Found this at a gun store. it was an exchange thing. Paid $730.00 for it. Why? well the feed ramp had NO marks on it. The trigger had 1 minimal scratch.
I first learned to shoot with a 1911, Military 1973. I always had a problem with the weapon. being a lefty if I wasn't careful my fingers would hit the magazine release and drop it right of the weapon. Nothing more embarrassing to do in front of the range master. I did many pushups for dropping the magazine. Still love the guns just never bought one for myself.
I'm on this list as well, 3 Kimbers.
My humble Kimber Pro BP Ten II. 14rds of .45acp on tap. My only other 1911 is a commander sized Rock Island.
Wow, that is a nice lineup. I have shot the Kimber 45 with a 3" barrel and it was sweet. what I didn't like was the trigger job he had done 2.25lbs pull. to light for me.
Could you tell us more about the grip panel's and the sights? that's a quality firearm I like it.
I wish I had more info on it's history. A friend of mine was given it by a "cowboy" down in Texas when she had a ranch there,then I got it from her a few years later. Seems like it might have been used in competition. It probably started life as a Texas Rangers service weapon or might have been brought up from Mexico.
Would there be any way for you to take the slide off take a look underneath and see if there is any numbers or &%*@ thanks for the information, that's a really cool pistol with some great history behind it thanks for putting that one up there!
I drink the koolaid, but … not in closets.
RIA 22TCM/9mm single stack 5"
Yes the 938 does feel like that. just a solid simple pistol. A good weight for the design !
Thanks for looking it's always fun looking for Hidden Treasures. I like old guns especially old American Guns, that's a cool one thank you for taking the time, appreciate it.
First learned on a military issued Colt 1911 at around the age of 10. It was one of the many guns in my father's collection. I now have a Sig 45 cal 1911 Fastback Nightmare. Very accurate, light trigger pull and comes with nite sights. It also looks really good too.
Kimber Ultra Cary II 45 acp. I don't leave home without it!


The thinking behind my brand name was a focus on the inside of our head and the power that a brain really holds. The brain impacts everything we do in life as human beings like making daily decisions, coordinating our bodily functions, it gives us those bright creative ideas, it controls our emotions. It's the center of everything.
I remember I was watching T.V. late one night and I just got inspiration from what I was watching, and started writing down ideas. That night I remember I couldn't sleep because I just kept coming up with different ideas that were related to the overall concept of what I wanted the brand to be centered around.
My mind is always running, and I am always trying to think of new ideas and how they would fit with my brand, but usually if I stay up later than usual like I start thinking more freely and that helps with establishing new concepts because it is a different type of thought pattern.
I would say not trying to outreach the brand to people first before putting the product out there, but I understand this is a constant learning process and I enjoy the challenge. Also, not dropping a logo tee in first collection.
Just being able to show my product to some people and they say that they mess with it, people wearing my stuff or asking me about my shirt when I wear it. That stuff is cool to me I because for me it was all about just trying to create product that I liked but also people appreciate.
Not sure if it's weird but the gym definitely opens up my mind.
I'm all over the map when it comes to colors, that is probably why I created a white based shirt for each of my first 3 tees, and 3 different base colors options to go along with those shirts. I've always liked bright colors but depending on the design that can call for darker or brighter based color combination. But my favorite color is blue.
Places like DSM, Goodhood, VFiles, Bodega would be cool but so would local mall stores, Tampa locations of DTLR, Social Status.
I really like what Jungles, Felt, Powers 40s & Shorties, and Daily Paper have been doing lately, they have been dropping clean pieces consistently.
In one year I would want to have dropped an actual collection. In 5 years I would want to be in some stores and continue spreading the brand to where people would be anticipating a special release or collection dropping.


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Redstone Castle owners want zoning change
Jason Auslander
jauslander@aspentimes.com
Pitkin County Commissioners Patti Clapper, Rachel Richards and Steve Child make their way up to the Redstone Castle on Wednesday to check out areas of the historic estate that new owners Steve and April Carver want to use for weddings and other events.
The new owners of the Redstone Castle want Pitkin County's permission to hold more than 50 "major" events and an unlimited number of smaller gatherings per year at the historic property.
The handful of neighbors who live along the one-lane dirt road leading to the castle, however, believe that is asking way too much for the quiet, rural Redstone area.
"I've mended the curtains and scrubbed the wooden floors (at the Redstone Castle)," said Deb McCormick, who along with her husband, Bob, has lived in the mansion's former gatehouse for 42 years. "Bob and I were married in the mansion in 1979.
"We have love for the mansion. We want to see it continue, but at a reasonable level. And 350 cars a day is not reasonable."
Steve and April Carver, owners of the Hotel Denver in Glenwood Springs, bought the historic mansion at auction in November for $2.2 million. The 23,000 square-foot, 42-room English Tudor-style main residence was built in 1899 for coal and steel magnate John Cleveland Osgood. The estate was completed in 1903.
The Carvers are the property's 11th owners in its 114-year history.
The Carvers want to be allowed to rent out the facility for weddings and other events, though they are not planning to open the castle to overnight guests. However, county zoning laws that govern the castle property state that it cannot host more than three events per year.
Hosting more events than that requires an amendment to the zoning laws.
On Wednesday, Pitkin County commissioners paid a visit to the castle to hear the Carvers' plans and see what they want to do in person before considering their application during a public hearing Aug. 23.
Standing in the castle's courtyard Wednesday, Steve Carver told commissioners, county staff members and area residents that he wants to be able to hold two events a week with between 40 and 150 people for the period between May 1 and Nov. 1. The events — weddings were the main example cited — would take place in the castle's courtyard, an outdoor area between the castle and the carriage house and inside the carriage house, he said.
"Our vision is not to hold events inside the castle," Steve Carver said. "We're concerned about people staying here."
Those concerns, he said, include protecting the ornate nature of the decoration and furnishings, he said. Each room of the home was decorated in the tradition of a particular country, including a Russian dining room with red velvet walls and wallpaper made of elephant hide in the Persian-themed library. Rooms have not been available for rent since 2002.
Mike Kraemer, a county planner, said the major event schedule would work out to 52 events per year. In addition, the Carvers want permission for "minor" events with 39 people or less, though the couple has not specified how many times a year that will occur, he said.
Commissioners were not allowed to comment on the merits of the application Wednesday, though they asked questions about parking, access and other issues related to the proposed plans.
The McCormicks own one of the four homes along the dirt road between the Redstone Inn and the Redstone Castle. They said they are concerned about a constant stream of cars heading up and down the road until late at night, and the impacts on them and the area wildlife the traffic will have.
"This is a county lane," Deb McCormick said. "(The Carvers' plan) is not sustainable."
Fred Weitz, who has lived along the road to the castle for more than 30 years, seconded that statement.
"We just think the Carvers have gone overboard in what they've asked for," he said.

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People /
Research Faculty and Staff /
Klopfer, Scott /
Carey, Caitlin
Cook, Cassandra
Cross, Daniel
Crowe, Shelia
De La Cruz, Jesse
Emrick, Verl
Faller, Chelsey
Fields, Matt
Kalen, Nick
Kauffman, Joby
Current page: Klopfer, Scott
Orndorff, David
Peele, Ashley
St. Germain, Michael
Weber, Jennifer
Scott D. Klopfer
1900 Kraft Drive Suite 105
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0534
sklopfer@vt.edu
Scott Klopfer is a Certified Wildlife Biologist ® with over 20 years in wildlife and natural resources management experience. He has been a researcher at CMI for much of that time, first as a graduate student working on his MS degree (1997) then as a Research Associate starting in 1995. He became the Director of CMI in 2009 after coordinating the GIS and Remote Sensing Division for nearly 10 years. He has also worked for the US Forest Service Northeastern Research Station, the Flat Rock Brook Nature Association, and the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation.
Scott has worked on sponsored projects with a number of state and federal agencies including the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and the US Geological Survey. His research interests include applied landscape ecology, managing natural resources in changing landscapes, and the relationship between importance and information in decision making. Scott has a BS in Environmental Science and Forest Biology from SUNY College Environmental Science and Forestry (1992) and is presently pursuing a PhD in Geospatial and Environmental Analysis through the Department of Geography at VT.
Professional Site Links
Wildlife-habitat modeling
B.S. Environmental and Forest Biology - SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry (1993)
M.S. Wildlife Sciences - Virginia Tech (1997)
Hoegh, A,.I. Crandell, M. Fies, and S. Klopfer. 2016. Model Selection with Missing Covariates for Policy Considerations in Fox Enclosures. Journal of Applied Statistics. Issue 15. Published online 24 Nov 2016.
Whitaker, D. M., J. C. Pack, G. W. Norman, D. F. Stauffer, and S. D. Klopfer. 2005. A range-wide meta-analysis of wild turkey breeding phenology. in C. Al. Stewart, ed., Proceedings of the Ninth National Wild Turkey Symposium, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI.
McCombs, J.W., S.D. Klopfer, and G.L. Schairer. 2000. Using a relative phenological index to improve conifer classification in forests of the eastern United States from Landsat TM data. Pages 216-223 in Proceeding of the Second International Conference. Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry. ERIM International. January 10-12, 2000. Lake Buena Vista, FL.
Schairer, G.L., R.H. Wynne, M.L. Fies, and S.D. Klopfer. 1999. Predicting landscape quality for Northern bobwhite from classified Landsat imagery. Proc. Annual Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 53:243-256.
Klopfer, S.D. 1999. Climate characteristics of the Big Levels region, Augusta County, Virginia. Banisteria 13:17-22.
Scott, C.T. and S.D. Klopfer. 1998. Standard forest sampling designs and their analysis using TabGen. Conference Proceedings. Toward a unified framework for inventorying and monitoring forest ecosystem resources. Guadalajara, Mexico.
Klopfer, S.D. 1997. Insolation, precipitation, and moisture maps for a Virginia geographic information system. M.S. Thesis Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg VA. 199 pp.


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Marauder: Man of Prey
by Tin Tim
Part 13: House Call
You didn't think I let the year end without an update, right?
:"Here, to Avtaikin's House. I sense a big fight. - Ok, comrade Avtaikin. Let's test your might."
Avtaikin's house in deep in the city. It's just behind that reddish building on the left.
This battle can be very hard, if you don't approach carefully and have some kind of plan. But as always, I'm prepared.
Looking at the map, it should be clear that a pincer move is the most sensible option. Serb and Zhirik will go around the left, aiming for the backdoor. Akhmet and Vitek will take the right and then split up, but more on that later.
Because before I can really make a move, I have to deal with dogs.
After that, Akhmet and Vitek move forward and split in the industrial area ahead. You really have to be careful on the right side as it's very easy to get spotted.
:"A whole dog pack. Gathering like flies on shit."
:"These bitches are no match for our lads. - For Russia!"
Indeed, Serb. Indeed.
Akhmet will sneak up to that bus and then will approach the house. He's the only one stealthy enough, and I have a crafty plan for him.
Vitek will stay in this corner, for now. He'll get spotted when he rounds it. So he has to wait till the party starts. When that happens, he'll sprint to the ruined building ahead and will provide support from the top of it.
The other team is getting close to the backdoor.
Meanwhile, Akhmet has reached the house.
There are basic trigger-mines around, so that's another reason why this is a job for him.
He clears the ones that are close to him and then waits.
It's a bit hard to make out, but some of those windows are open. Very important for my plan.
The other group also spots some mines.
But it's easy enough to avoid them.
They move into the foliage next to that tree and wait.
With all my pieces in place, let's start the show.
Remember that I said, that I had a plan for the heavy grenades and gave Akhmet the throwing talent for a reason?
:"Fuck! What did I destroy?"
:"Can you put your mind to anything?"
This was triggered because the explosion smashed some containers, but the items don't take damage. So whatever.
I think this was the perfect way to start this battle.
The backdoor team is one the move and Vitek sprints towards his position.
But wait!
There is another open window..
There is a sniper in here, and I want to keep him busy while Vitek moves through the open.
No kill. But the log shows a heavy hit, that's good enough.
Zhirik can only stun this guy, as the medium armor blocks 9x18mm pretty reliably.
I'm sure this is close to a war crime.
Vitek has reached his spot.
He can see and shoot into the staircase from here and into some parts of the house. This is important as the AI usually rushes the staircase and fighting an uphill battle gets you killed fast.
But this time, the AI stays in the flat and refuses to step out.
I leave Zhirik behind as three guys will hinder each other in the cramped area.
The lads get ready and I tell Vitek to shoot the door to pieces.
I swear this just happened. The AI opened the door at the right moment to catch that round. And it's actually Avtaikin.
This is good, as he's also armored. Now he's passed out.
Akhmet get's foiled by armor again. This is the point where buck should be kept as a backup for dogs, while slugs should be used on humans.
But stun is also neat.
Have some more of it, Avtaikin!
But I'm in kind of a bad spot. The AI camps the entrance and going in there is a big no-no.
Serb catches a rifle butt here, but his armor absorbs it.
Another plan is needed.
That'll do.
Vitek engages in a cat and mouse game with the wounded sniper. He won't get him and will actually not play a role in this battle anymore. This is weird has he usually gets some sweet snipes here. But whatever, it's not like he didn't had time to shine already.
Akhmet steps into the flat...
...and does more war crimes.
Serb keeps pushing into the flat..
...but instead of letting him walk into a possible trap, I set my own.
But nobody wants to make a move. So let's just Rambo this.
He just empties the clip before pulling back.
Akhmet takes over for him.
God bless the auto-fire upgrade!
Zhirik leveled when the scene started. That's why he can feel special with that little star over his head
Well that was some fine work, I think.
Of course I had the advantage of knowledge. But when I played this the first time my plan was roughly similar. Just without the surprise grenades.
Time for some levels.
Zhirik goes up in the MG tree.
Accuracy:"In your hands, a machine gun is not a "support weapon". Few bullets are wasted on "keeping enemies down", most make them go down for good!"
Vitek maxes the rifle tree.
Fast aiming:"Optical scope or not, you lock enemies in your crosshair faster than lightning."
And Serb takes the throwing skill.
Grenadier:"In peaceful times you could excel at basketball. Now you excel at scoring grenades into the smallest crevices."
Now it's time to clean up and collect the loot.
Meanwhile you can check out the map. The border is roughly where that fence is, but they bothered to give the map more depth. Neat!
First off, let's get the proof of Avtaikin's demise.
:"To the colony deputy chief Avtaikin A. V. from the grateful inmates...Bleh, what a jerk."
He also had some Whiskey and this..
A nice upgrade in storage.
There are some things hidden in the house. Namely behind a metal door that Akhmet failed to open.
That works.
Here you can see that a metal door will make bullets ricochet. And you surely can hit yourself in the face! While you can't destroy the door, without explosives, you can shoot down the lock.
In there, is a chest and a safe.
The PKM is the one MG that I'm going to use. I figured I may as well use the biggest one. The SVD is a nice rifle, but I like the unique Vepr more.
I'm not sure if this optic will ever show up at traders, as I've never bothered to really look. But the mag is unique and will increase Vitek's shooting time before he has to reload by a nice amount.
There is more stuff on the map to collect and see, so let's keep moving.
There are several corpses around. They are not just re-skins or container bodies, they are parts of the scenery and look like they're dead for some time. Also Jerry.
In a garage, Akhmet finds this.
This goes on the AKM. While it will raise the stamina drain, it turns the AKM into an LMG that can be used when shit hits the fan.
We've seen bus stops, like this, multiple times.
But it's a nice touch that they added a map on the side.
In the ruin where Vitek was sitting...
Say hello to the RgG-6! It can bang out six 40mm grenades in a couple of seconds. I'm not kidding, you can paint the whole area with explosions. With that said though, the actual mechanic is a tad complicated so I'll go into it when Serb uses it. Oh yeah, that backpack is also nice.
Lastly, Akhmet checks the gas station from the beginning of the map.
Seems like someone holed up in here...
Avtaikin's band had a bunch of good weapons and gear..
..so the rest of the group is as equally packed.
:"This road leads to the house."
Enjoy your new years celebrations!


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Definition, History, Collection of Raw Art.
The Dream (1910)
Museum of Modern Art, New York.
By Henri Rousseau, probably the
most famous Naïve artist. Also
see: The Sleeping Gypsy (1897).
The term "Art Brut" (raw art) was invented by the French painter, sculptor and assemblage artist Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) to describe works "created by people outside the professional art world... from their own depths and not from the stereotypes of Classical or fashionable art." (See the English expression Outsider Art.) Although Dubuffet's category of Art Brut embraces any painting or sculpture created outside the confines of contemporary or traditional culture - and thus free from cultural manipulation or influence - he personally was mainly interested in a specific sub-category of this raw art: namely, works by patients in mental hospitals. See also: Primitivism.
West End Village, Tory Island
By James Dixon (1887-1970),
a Donegal fisherman who first
started to paint at the age of 72.
For a general guide to forms
of non-representational art,
see: Abstract Art.
For geometric abstraction,
see: Concrete Art,
or Non-Objective Art.
See: Art Definition, Meaning.
CATEGORIES OF ARTS
For painting and drawing,
see: Fine Art.
For sculpture and assemblage,
see: Plastic Art.
For ornamental designwork,
see: Decorative Art.
For crafts and design,
see: Applied Art.
For artworks made from salvaged
material, see: Junk Art.
For a general category,
see: Visual Art.
For concepts of beauty,
see: Aesthetics.
Art By Medically Insane Patients
Dubuffet's fascination with Insane Art, was based on its creative purity and on the inspiration it gave his own work. In short, he believed that only Art Brut was untarnished by contact with prevailing cultural values, and this spontaneous expressionism inspired his own original childlike drawings, graffiti scribblings and signs, and was the conceptual base for his primitive-style structure executed without any sense of composition or clear aesthetic characteristics. His sculpture too was based on similar efforts by Art Brut artists. As well as papier mache, hardboard and planks of wood, and a range of "found objects" in the style of Marcel Duchamp's readymades, Dubuffet also mixed grease, sand, and plaster with gloss paint to create a suitably "raw" medium.
Compagnie de l'Art Brut Collection
Dubuffet wasn't the first to be intrigued by modern art created by individuals suffering from mental illness. Interest in the subject had begun to grow during the 1920s, ever since the 1921 publication of the book Ein Geisteskranker als Künstler (A Psychiatric Patient as Artist) by Dr. Walter Morgenthaler, which featured the artworks of the lunatic Adolf Wölfli - notably his 25,000-page pictorial autobiography including 1,600 illustrations, and 1,500 collages. Another seminal work was the 1922 treatise Bildnerei der Geisteskranken (Art of the Mentally Ill), by Dr Hans Prinzhorn. In 1948, along with other artists including Andre Breton (1896-1966), Dubuffet founded Compagnie de l'Art Brut, to handle his collection of art by children and the insane. Known as the Collection de l'Art Brut, and regularly lent for exhibitions at art museums around the world, it now contains thousands of works and is based in Lausanne.
Famous Art Brut Artists
In France, well known Art Brut artists include the painters Henri Rousseau (1844-1910), Joseph Crepin (1875-1948), Augustin Lesage (1876-1954), both spiritualist healers; the monumental sculptor Robert Tatin (1902-83), the painter (on scrap metal) Gaston Chaissac (1910-64); and the junk artist Chomo (Rene Chomeaux) (b.1924). In addition to the above-mentioned Adolf Wolfli (1864-1930), Swiss Art Brut artists include the schizophrenic Aloise (1886-1964) whose specialty is portraits of opera singers executed in coloured pencil. Other noted Art Brut artists include the American painter and assemblage artist Alfonso Ossorio (1916-90).
• For more about the meaning of art terms, see: Homepage.
Art Glossary
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ART EDUCATION


Silver Roman Ring Authentic Ancient with Intaglio III or VI, X and M. Circa 1st to 3rd Century AD. From Eastern Europe.
The engraving on the bezel of this ring is very interesting. Obviously intended to be read and 3 separate numbers. The first one is either III (three) or VI (six), the second X (ten) and the third M (thousand). If the X were immediately in front of the M it would be 990. However, because it is not possible to have III or VI before X and because the M is on a separate row, it can be safely assumed that the engraver meant them to be read individually. What could 3 or 6, 10 and 1000 mean? Intriguing.
This is a very sturdy solid ring which is perfectly wearable. Professionally cleaned.


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Aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft on Thursday said negotiations to sell its business jet and general aviation operations to a Chinese firm have collapsed and that it will instead seek to emerge from bankruptcy as a standalone company.
The aircraft manufacturer entered talks in July to sell its business jet and general aviation operations to Chinese firm Superior Aviation Beijing for approximately $1.8 billion. Such a sale would have given Hawker Beechcraft greater access to the Chinese aviation marketplace, which is expected to grow considerably during the next few decades.
But CEO Steve Miller on Thursday said the exclusive talks have collapsed because the two parties could not reach an agreement on the terms of a Plan Sponsorship Agreement. Representatives earlier said any deal with the Chinese firm would have excluded Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC).
When the aircraft manufacturer emerges from bankruptcy, the company plans to rename itself Beechcraft Corporation and implement a business plan that focuses on its turboprop, piston, special mission and trainer/attack aircraft. The company will also focus on high margin parts, maintenance, repairs and refurbishment businesses, all which Hawker Beechcraft believes have high growth potential.
However, as part of this plan which sees the company emerging from bankruptcy in the first quarter of 2013, Hawker Beechcraft will evaluate its product lines in consultation with key creditor constituents. This could lead to a sale of some or all of those product lines, or a closure of the entire jet business if no satisfactory bids are received.
In early August, Hawker Beechcraft told its employees that it plans to lay off 170 employees across multiple levels and functions, both hourly and salaried workers, throughout its completion center in Little Rock, Arkansas. The facility, which performs repairs and maintenance but also puts the final touch on planes before they are delivered to customers, currently employs about 450 people.


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module Test
  module Drive
    module GitHelper
      include Methadone::SH
      include Methadone::CLILogging

      def create_patch filename
        sh 'git pull --rebase'

        res = sh 'git diff --binary origin/master' do |stdout|
          File.open(filename, 'w') { |f| f.write stdout }
        end

        unless res == 0
          raise IOError.new 'Failed to create patch'
        end
      end

      def delete_patch filename
        File.delete filename
      end

      def git_push
        sh 'git push origin'
      end
    end
  end
end

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Is there a problem with saving to the BW Database that a player looted NW_IT_GOLD001?
Not sure where to ask this, and not even sure what a good title for this post should be, but here's a problem I am experiencing.
I have some monsters and some chests that have nice items and/or high amounts of gold in them (say 35000 gold). I want these finds to be a one-time deal for the player.
So what I do is create the placeable, check the has inventory, usable and plot boxes, give it a unique tag, but put nothing in the inventory. I then put an onopen script in the onopen slot, and no other scripts.
How when a player opens the container, any special items and/or high amounts of gold are only there if they haven't been looted already. This is achieved through a combination of the onopen script and a onacquire script.
So this works great for any item on our item palette, except for nw_it_gold001. The scripts do not recognize that the player has looted any gold.
From the Lexicon, OnAcquireItem - "This event fires for gold but in this case the item is invalid (OBJECT_INVALID) and the only valid information is item stack size".
Hum - not sure how you can have a stack size on an invalid object.
But, maybe using GetModuleItemAcquiredStackSize)() for that container and if that value matches the known gold quantity that is supposed to be in there, I could assume that's the gold the player grabbed, and set the DB variable accordingly. Will try that.
Thanks Proleric and kevL_s. I got it working.


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Brand Studio Masterminds
How Memac Ogilvy and Lexus Built a Seamless Online Car-Buying Experience with Facebook
By Communicate StaffThu, Feb 11 2021
"We worked with Facebook to explore how we could take the entire car-shopping experience to social and the result is a one-of-its-kind solution that allows people to build and buy their dream car right on their feed." – Patou Nuytemans, Chief Executive Officer MENA & EMEA Chief Digital Officer at Memac Ogilvy
For the past two years, communications agency Memac Ogilvy and car brand Lexus, part of the Al-Futtaim Automotive Group, have been consistently devising innovative ways to stay ahead of the game and adapt to changing times.
This approach culminated recently with the Lexus Car Configurator, an initiative developed in partnership with Facebook around a common vision: to create a never-before-seen car shopping experience in the region.
Over a period of four months, the agency sourced more than 7,600 images and linked together with 1,500+ pages to code a series of interactive instant experiences that let users build and buy their dream car right from their Facebook feeds.
Powered by the Facebook Instant Experience, the Lexus Car Configurator allows users to explore the entire range and customize their favorite car model, essentially building their dream Lexus.
The main objective of the campaign is to deliver a seamless online consumer experience, enabling car enthusiasts to explore, customize, book their test drive, reserve, and even pay through their mobile phones – in short, to adapt to rapidly evolving consumer needs through an innovative solution that takes the car-buying journey to the next level.
Leen Fakhreddin, Creative Agency Lead MEA at Facebook, says: "Through our strategic partnership with Memac Ogilvy, we developed a pioneering configurator that people can use directly in their Facebook app. Configurators are a critical part of the car-buying journey, but they're often designed for desktop in a time where more and more car buyers are doing their pre-purchase discovery and research on their mobile devices. The Car Configurator will not only enable Lexus to connect with car buyers when they're in the early consideration phase but also allow users to experience the brand by booking a test drive and paying a deposit on the car of their dreams."
Here's what Patou Nuytemans, Chief Executive Officer MENA & EMEA Chief Digital Officer at Memac Ogilvy, told us about the campaign.
What were the main goals for the digital campaign that ran on Facebook platforms?
As a one-of-its-kind car shopping experience in the region, the main goal of this campaign was to put our consumers first and meet them right where they are – on their social feeds.
Why did you choose Facebook's marketing solutions, out of many alternatives?
Facebook has been a pioneer and a game-changer when it comes to social media. We're fortunate to share a strong relationship with them. We were able to gain access to their exclusive pre-Alpha formats with personalization and customization. Our extensive sessions with the engineers at Facebook were crucial in giving us a chance to build and develop a unique product. We're grateful for the continued support of their solutions engineering team that has been instrumental in helping us develop a product that's truly out-of-the-box.
Which Facebook/Instagram solutions/products did you use for this campaign?
With the help of Facebook's MENA solutions, we developed an exclusive format that links a series of Instant and Interactive Experiences allowing users to explore the full range of Lexus cars, customize their favorite model, and book a test drive or reserve the car right on their feed. We launched the campaign with 28 creatives in English and Arabic to drive consumers down the funnel of awareness, consideration, and converting them through test drives.
Which measurement methods did you use to gain new learnings?
In partnership with PhD, we ran a conversion lift study, which is one of the most widely acknowledged and powerful tools used to understand the impact of your Facebook advertising on driving incremental sales and conversions. It helped us divide the people into randomized test and control groups in an intent-to-treat test methodology, enabling us to compare the performance of these groups over time.
The early results indicate a 2X increase in conversions driven by the Car Configurator vis-à-vis the business-as-usual campaign.
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Le'Veon Bell's suspension reduced to three games
Published: Aug 20, 2016 at 01:09 PM
Gregg Rosenthal
Around The NFL Editor
For the second straight year, Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell has a suspension from the NFL reduced before the regular season starts.
Bell was suspended three games by the NFL on Friday for violating the league's substance abuse policy, the league announced. The suspension was reduced from four games upon appeal, a source informed of the settlement agreement between the league and the NFL Players Association told NFL Media's Mike Garafolo. Bell missed several drug tests, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport previously reported.
"We are disappointed Le'Veon Bell has been suspended three games to start the 2016 season," Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said in a statement. "We will continue to support Le'Veon, but we acknowledge this mistake has put the team in an unfortunate position. We will continue to work with Le'Veon to help him eliminate distractions in his life so he can reach his full potential as a member of our community as well as a player for the Pittsburgh Steelers."
As part of a settlement between the two parties, Bell will remain in his current stage of the substance-abuse program, Garafolo added. Staying in the same stage of the program means Bell's next suspension would also be four games, not 10.
After his suspension was announced, Bell apologized to his fans and teammates in a video he posted to Twitter that was removed a short time later. He stated in the video that he missed drug tests in December, January and April. "I put the blame on myself," Bell said.
Bell ended the video by stating "after this whole situation is done, you'll get a better person and a better player out of it."
On Saturday, he elaborated on his comments while speaking to reporters after practice.
"I own up to everything," Bell said. "It's all my fault and I can't blame anyone for anything.
"Obviously, I've got to learn from this and move on."
This qualifies as partially good news for Bell and the Steelers. While he will get back on the field sooner, Bell was still holding out belief on social media recently that he wouldn't miss any games at all. Bell was suspended in 2015 following an arrest for marijuana possession and DUI in August 2014.
Bell will be eligible to return to the lineup in Week 4 on Sunday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs. In the meantime, the Steelers will get by with DeAngelo Williams as their lead back. Fitzgerald Toussaint and Daryl Richardson have also been competing for snaps in camp.
At least the Steelers know they can survive without Bell, even though we believe he's the most complete running back in football. The team went 7-3 without Bell last season when he was suspended and subsequently injured last year. This season, however, the offense is also dealing with wide receiver Martavis Bryant's season-long suspension.
Pittsburgh starts its season with a road game in Washington before hosting the Bengals and heading to Philadelphia. To take the next step as a team, they are hoping to be more balanced this year with an improved defense taking some of the load off Ben Roethlisberger's shoulders. Replacing Bell in the lineup has just become part of the routine in Pittsburgh.


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Thierry Lalive d'Epinay (* 28. Dezember 1944) ist ein Schweizer Manager und selbstständiger Unternehmer. Der promovierte Elektroingenieur war Forscher und Dozent im Bereich Automatisierung und Computertechnik an der ETH Zürich, bevor er ab 1979 leiten Positionen bei ABB und Landis+Gyr übernahm. Mit der hpo management consulting ag gründete Lalive 1995 gemeinsam mit Andreas Suter seine eigene Beraterfirma, in der er als Verwaltungsratspräsident und Experte tätig ist.

Ab 1998 sass Lalive d'Epinay in den Verwaltungsräten verschiedener Unternehmungen wie der Société Générale de Surveillance oder dem Industriekonzern Von Roll. Von 1999 bis zu seinem Rücktritt Ende 2008 war er Verwaltungsratspräsident der Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen. Ein Höhepunkt seiner Amtszeit war die Realisierung der Bahn 2000, bei der mit dem Fahrplanwechsel am 12. Dezember 2004 massive Verbesserungen im öffentlichen Verkehr vorgenommen wurden. Unter seiner Ägide wurden zudem die bisherigen Kreisdirektionen abgeschafft und die vier Divisionen Personenverkehr, Güterverkehr, Immobilien und Infrastruktur etabliert.

2021 veröffentlichte er das Kinderbuch Arno und die Steinmonster.

Lalive d'Epinay ist mit der früheren FDP-Politikerin Maya Lalive d'Epinay (* 1957), die von 1999 bis 2003 im Nationalrat sass, verheiratet. Das Paar wohnt im schwyzerischen Bäch in der Gemeinde Freienbach am Zürichsee. Lalive d'Epinay hat drei Kinder.

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Ready to showcase their new brand image, Possible Worldwide recruited BHDP to help reinvent their existing workspace.
The goal of the redesign was to position the client journey at the forefront of the experience. This experience begins in the lobby, where clients are wowed right away and greeted with a "touch wall"—a modular expression of who they are and what they do.
Color is used to reinforce Possible's brand in a simple and powerful manner. A two-foot tall datum begins at the entry and travels the length of the space, identifying the client path. Stops along this path reinforce key insights through dimensional words and phrases that reflect the advertising agency's spirit, showcasing collaboration and innovation.
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Engaging New Donors at an Established Nonprofit
Client Success Stories, Donor/Member Appeals, MultiChannel Fundraising
In late 2013, the National Geographic Society called on Avalon to create an individual giving membership program to broaden and enhance its fundraising efforts. In response, we created the "Contributing Membership" program and launched a successful multi-channel Contributing Member acquisition campaign to begin acquiring philanthropic members.
OBJECTIVE: After the initial acquisition campaign, Avalon was tasked with finding strategies to further bond National Geographic's inaugural Contributing Members to the organization, to keep them engaged and giving.
STRATEGY AND AUDIENCE: First and foremost, we needed to create a special appeal that would resonate with a file containing only new joins, to keep them interested and active. Capitalizing on the start of a new year, Avalon chose an Annual Fund strategy as a first attempt at additional giving engagement. The letter focused the case for giving on exploration, highlighting some of National Geographic's most notable discoveries and expeditions as it seeks to further understand the world we all share. We described specific exploration projects—like Paul Salopek's seven-year trek from Africa to Tierra del Fuego, featured in a recent National Geographic magazine—as examples of the Society's invaluable work.
Unlike more typical appeal universes that span 24 months, our selects consisted solely of 0-6 month new joins from the October 2013 acquisition campaign—so our message had to be clear and concise. Corresponding art consisted of a window carrier with a "2014 Annual Fund" teaser in National Geographic's signature yellow, a drop-cut letter/reply to minimize the high costs associated with such a small mailing quantity, and a BRE. We achieved our intended goal: a simple package with a clear and compelling case for support.
RESULTS: The results of this Annual Fund appeal proved unequivocally that National Geographic's new Contributing Members are committed to supporting the organization. The unbelievable 10.96% response rate blew away the budgeted 1.50%—and the average gift not only surpassed budget by 95%, but also exceeded the original acquisition effort's average gift by 50%.
The resulting revenue raised was 10 times more than budget. And despite such a small mailing universe (which traditionally renders direct mail campaigns cost-prohibitive), the cost-effective Annual Fund technique exceeded its net goal by almost $8000.
Our institutional approach, coupled with telling members even more about a well-established nonprofit they are familiar with, proved to be a blockbuster approach to engaging new Contributing Members.


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Ten places named after Queen Elizabeth II
September 9, 2022 @ 9:13pm
In this file photo taken on February 26, 1970 Queen Elizabeth II poses with her Corgis dog. - AFP PIC
LONDON: Here are 10 places around the world named after Queen Elizabeth II:
Around 437,000 square kilometres (169,000 square miles) of British Antarctic Territory was named after the monarch to mark her diamond jubilee in 2012.
The triangular segment is nearly twice the size of Britain and stretches from the South Pole to the Ronne Ice Shelf on the Weddell Sea.
Seven decades earlier in 1931, this slice of Antarctica was discovered by the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition and named after the young Elizabeth, who was third in line to the throne.
Roughly covering the section south of India, it is now part of Australian Antarctic Territory.
The former wasteland in east London that staged the 2012 Olympics was renamed after the Games to mark the diamond jubilee celebrating 60 years on the throne.
Queen Elizabeth memorably opened the Olympics with a sequence that appeared to show her parachuting down to the stadium with James Bond.
Straddling the equator, the east African country's most visited national park is known for its lions, hippopotamuses, elephants, crocodiles and leopards, along with volcanic cones and crater lakes.
The 1,978 square-kilometre park was renamed after a visit by the monarch in 1954.
The tiny park in Hanover Square was created to remember the 67 British victims of the 2001 terror attacks in the city but was renamed in 2012 when it was rededicated as the memorial site for all the Commonwealth victims.
The monarch officially opened the garden in Lower Manhattan in 2010.
The Parry Archipelago was renamed in 1953 to mark the coronation. The northernmost cluster of Canada's islands include Ellesmere Island, the world's 10th biggest.
Despite their vast size at 419,061 square kilometres, the Arctic islands have a population of just 400. At the top of Ellesmere sits Alert, the northernmost settlement in the world.
The new £2.5 billion Heathrow Terminal 2 was officially opened by the monarch in 2014. Around a quarter of Heathrow's passengers fly through T2.
The sovereign never actually used the terminal: there is a plush VIP terminal used by heads of state elsewhere in the airport.
Once the largest general hospital in the Commonwealth, the facility in Kowloon opened in 1963, when Hong Kong was still a British colony. The monarch's husband Prince Philip laid the foundation stone.
Hong Kong's biggest hospital is the prime treatment centre for civil disasters and helicopter-transferred patients.
Queenstown was the first new town built on the city-state island to cope with its booming population and was named to mark the 1953 coronation.
Around 100,000 people live in the 20-square-kilometre area. Developed as a self-contained community, it houses largely older, original residents in high- and low-rise blocks.
Intended to showcase the Western Australia capital on an international stage, the new area contains a mixture of luxury hotels, apartments, office blocks and restaurants.
The man-made Swan River inlet officially opened in 2016. The new entertainment and leisure precinct were billed as "the place to be, see and do" in Perth. --AFP
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Q: Как открыть проект на микросервисах в Eclipse Пробую открыть проект на микросервисах в Eclipse.
oauth-rest
С Eclipse до этого не работал, а в IDEA все было просто - создаешь обычный java проект и добавляешь туда модули и получалось как единый проект.
В Eclipse так не работает. Попробовал добавить все единым каталогом, он распознал все проекты как просто набор каталогов, а не как проекты maven.
Попробовал добавить в workspase как набор отдельных проектов, он их определил, но именно как отдельные проекты.

И при компиляции выдает ошибку.
Например, имеется сервис
<artifactId>oauth-authorization-server</artifactId>
<version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

Он используется в другом сервисе,
<groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
<artifactId>keycloak-custom-providers</artifactId>

через зависимости в файле Pom.xml
<dependency>
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    <artifactId>oauth-authorization-server</artifactId>
    <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <scope>test</scope>
</dependency>

И в результате компиляции получаю ошибку:
Failed to execute goal on project keycloak-custom-providers: Could not resolve dependencies for project com.baeldung:keycloak-custom-providers:jar:0.1.0-SNAPSHOT: Could not find artifact com.baeldung:oauth-authorization-server:jar:0.1.0-SNAPSHOT -> [Help 1]

Т.е. он не находит сервис oauth-authorization-server
Я так понимаю, что проблема в том, что он не видит общего pom.xml.
Но как это победить?

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Home Uncategorized Hope, Faith and Charity; Honoring the Flag of Italy!
Hope, Faith and Charity; Honoring the Flag of Italy!
The Ciao Pittsburgh Team
By Alberto Amore
20 regions,110 provinces and 8101 Comuni fought, invaded and resisted each other for thousands of years, only to join together for the final time during the 'risorgimento' as 'La Repubblica Italiana', 'The Republic of Italy' under a single flag, that of the Green, White and Red, known as 'il Tricolore'.
The flag is seen everywhere in Italy, in the Green fertile mountains, the White wash of the water lining the peninsula and the red of the volcanos. It is in the red and white wines and the mountain fresh mineral water that adorns every table in the country and of course it is in so many meals, the white Pasta, the Red Tomato's and the fragrant Green Basil that grows wildly on the roadsides. But what do the tricolores really mean and where did they originate from?
Each year January 7th in Italy is Tricolour Day (Festa del Tricolore) or National Flag Day (Giornata Nazionale della Bandiera) when Italy and Italians the world over celebrate their most unifying symbol, the Glorious Red, White and Green of the Italian flag!
The flag of Italy ('bandiera d'Italia'), is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white and red, with the green at the hoist side. Its current form has been in use since 19 June 1946 and was formally adopted on 1 January 1948.
Evidence of human artifacts from 850,000 years ago (not a typo) exist on the Italian Peninsula. Its rich history includes Neanderthal man, modern humans and pre-Roman tribes including Italics such as the Latins and the Umbrians. Italy was constantly under invasion for thousands and years seeing many partial kingdoms emerge, such as the various iterations of the mighty Roman empire and the various KIngdoms such as the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. With this prehistoric disagreement lasting long into modernity however, the Italian Peninsula has only unified three times. Italy was first conquered by the Romans in the third century for 700 years and history repeated when the Holy Roman Empire unified Her in the 5th Century.
The first entity to use the Italian tricolour was the Cispadane Republic in 1797, which supplanted Milan after Napoleon's victorious army crossed Italy in 1796. The colours chosen by the Cispadane Republic were red and white, which were the colours of the recently conquered flag of Milan and green, which was the color of the uniform of the civic guard. Napoleon who was born on 'Italian' soil and conquered what is now modern day Italy sought to give the people its own identity and its own agency. Bonaparte' pushed to have the Italian flag as it resembled, and partially mimicked his adopted red, white and blue flag of France.
Some have attributed particular values to the colours and a common interpretation is that the green represents the country's plains and the hills, white, the snow-capped Alps and red, blood spilt in the Wars of Italian Independence. A more religious interpretation is that the green represents hope, the white represents faith and the red represents charity, this references the three theological virtues.
The tricolors have become an internationally recognized brand in their own right. World leading design, an unparalleled eye for beauty and painstaking hand crafted workmanship can be see in the the proud strip that has adorned Ferrari winning world championships, Gucci handbags and dominating the Superbike Racing on a flying Ducati.
Wars have been fought under the Italian flag, the nation victorious over many other nations whilst conversely under the same flag, Italy has been invaded, desecrated and experienced genocide.
For all the bloodshed and for all the loss however, the main reason for any Italian to love the flag is that it is proudly worn on the chest of the four time world cup champion soccer team, The Azzurri! Nothing brings Italy together or sells as many flags as Italy's national soccer team as in the hearts and minds of Italians their success and failure (which has been outlawed by a passionate nature who follows each world cup campaign like its 40 superbowls), is a very real matter of life and death, albeit a very fragile spirtual one.
In fact soccer is so serious that the winning soccer club in Italy in their domestic competition is awareded an Italian flag crest, called a 'scudetto' which signifies that said team, currently Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus, are the reigning title holders.
If you are Italian, don't wait until January 7 each year, show off those colours every chance you get, after all it took us 850,000 years to make them!
Ideas for showing the tricolours, Surf the internet and Buy (preferably Italian made);
An Italian tricolore tie
Tricolore earings
A Gucci watch
Gucci anything (almost)
Buy an Italian car and put an off-centre tricolor stripe over it.
Buy a tricolore bikini, or one piece
Wear tricolore pjamas
Genuine Juventus jersey
Azzurri (or an national representative team) jersey
Tricolore Coffee Cups
Alberto Amore is a writer, poet and unabashed waver of the Italian Flag. He owns Tricolore headbands, keyrings, socks, rear view mirror decorations, cufflinks, cake decorations, ribbons, minitaure boxing gloves, numerous Azzuri Football and Rugby League jersey's, shorts and supporter clothing bearing the tricolore crest, however despite a constant longing, and in memory of an Italy in ruins from the pain of thousands of years in battle, he still doesn't own an Italian tricolore tie.
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Caribbean: 1 In 5 Unaware Of TB Diagnosis, Says Health Organisation
The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) says one in five people infected with tuberculosis in the Americas, including the Caribbean, remains unaware of the disease.
PAHO said this is due to "failure to access health services or because they are not properly diagnosed." In 2012, PAHO said regional countries reported 220,000 cases of tuberculosis, and an estimated 19,000 people died from the disease.
But it said an additional 60,000 people are believed to have TB, who have not yet been diagnosed.
"This situation not only endangers their lives, it also facilitates further transmission of TB, producing more disease and generating socioeconomic costs for individuals, families and communities," PAHO warned.
It issued the statement in commemoration of World TB Day that sought to raise awareness on the tuberculosis burden in the world, as well as the efforts made for its prevention and control.
Throughout the years, PAHO said this commemoration has offered the opportunity to mobilize the political, economic and social commitment for the prevention and control of TB in the countries.
For the 2014 campaign, PAHO said it will follow the worldwide focus on TB diagnosis and case detection of those still not reached, "with emphasis in the Americas on vulnerable populations, social determinants and large cities."
Source; National news agency of Bernama
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Hind Kishore Geel is a graduate of B.Tech Class of 2015. He currently works at Arista Networks Inc. in the capacity of a Software Engineer. Hind is an avid traveller and has a knack for outdoor sports, specially skateboarding. During his free time, Hind plays music, reads books and writes poetry.
TeamBR: How does it feel to be interviewed by the magazine of which you were such an integral part?
Hind: Overwhelmed and surprised. Overwhelmed because, truly, it is an honour to be interviewed for BufferedReader. I know, from my days of working for the magazine, that the alumni pool of CSEians has some remarkable people who have achieved great heights in their professional life. And, hence the surprise.
TeamBR: So, please tell us how has your life since ISM been?
TeamBR: As an alumnus do you feel that the education imparted to you over the last four years really helped? And do you believe there is anything lacking?
Hind: Did the education help? Yes of course. Part of the reason I am working in a Computer Networking company today is courtesy of Dr. Chiranjeev Kumar and Dr. Sukomal Pal who were beyond effective in piquing my interest for Computer Networks and Operating Systems, the two terms that comprehensively define what Arista does. And hence the knowledge gained helps, it truly does.Is that education enough? No. Something that I would love for students to learn and understand is software development beyond single-script softwares/logics that we get so used to making during the under-graduation. In most companies, and I believe Arista is a good enough example for me to speak on everyone's part, the code base is huge. Although these people don't really expect the newly grads to immediately get in the groove of the business, but having an idea of how software development happens on a "larger" scale would definitely help.
TeamBR: Can you tell us something that you wish you would have done better when you were in college?
Hind: As before, understanding the importance of being a team-player in software development rather than being a lone-wolf. I realize working here, although necessarily reiterating what Software Managment must have taught you,that as your code swells up, the time it takes to manage this code swells up too and a normal software engineer spends far more time in managing the code or writing enough tests to manage that code than actually writing product code.
Other than that, "better in college" is a misleading question. There are always hundreds of things that could be done better. This is something that I think is best defined by negation, and how I like to, now, articulate it is - When in college, do something, do anything, attend classes, do practicals, go for treks, take part in sports, be a part of a family, a club, stand up and speak, listen, understand and learn, but don't just DON'T ever vegetate in your hostel room. Two years down the line, stupid attempts failing miserably are reminisced with far more cherish than time spent binge-watching a TV series alone in my hostel room whose story is lost to me today.
TeamBR: What do you think you as an alumnus can do to help the college now?
Hind: Although the internet has shrunk the globe far too much but I believe working in the industry we, alumni, have, for a good part of our everyday, a close exposure to our respective industries and technologies that are being employed to bring those to reality. And this helps us put a far more pragmatic picture of these than whatever internet and textbooks would tell you. Moreover, since in the initial days of our professional life, I see many of us switching between jobs looking for that right job, alumni would be great at informing the students what's hot and what's not in the market, right from what the job expects from you and what you should expect from it as well.
TeamBR: Being an undergraduate, what is your take on long-term working in the corporate world? Do you feel that further studies are a must?
Hind: Long term working as an undergraduate isn't the best prospect in my opinion. And even though the experience of working in industry speaks a lot about the quality of an individual, there's a reason a post-graduate is given more respect than a graduate in the industry. Because technical talent doesn't show on face, it doesn't show right away in the words you speak. The qualifications earned in educational institutions hold value. I am not saying having a coveted degree from a respected college gets you in Googles or Facebooks, but they do get you noticed far more than you'd have without them. Coming back to the question, Are further studies a must? I wouldn't have answered a question with another if there was a better way around. So, Do you wish to learn and study more of the your discipline of education? Being a graduate doesn't necessarily mean you have to be a postgraduate as well. But I must say, postgraduation opens door to more demanding technical problems of the industry. The industry respects your qualifications.


Well, we're back in Wisconsin after a whirlwind trip to Ohio to spend Christmas with my family. It was a fun stretch of 4.5 days, and just nice to be "home." It seems like the whole trip just flew by!
We left dark and early Saturday morning (out the door before 6am!) and were surprised with smooth traffic and a mostly uneventful drive.
But after nearly six hours, we were more than ready to arrive!
The long weekend consisted of plenty of eating.
My favorite local pork chops (Winner's marinated).
We also enjoyed some extra-special beverages, including my favorite Christmas beer and the customary Christmas Eve Belini (not pictured).
My family loves board games, so there was no shortage of game time. Two of our favorites were "Eye to Eye" and "You've Been Sentenced!"
I'm especially fond of "You've Been Sentenced," because it's all about creating grammatically-correct sentences with given words on cards.... perfect for a word nerd like me. Let the record show that I went undefeated.
The day after Christmas, we received a late gift: A blizzard!
We got nearly a foot of snow the day after Christmas - the roads were a mess!
So, because we were stuck inside, we had to make our own fun. The "Triple Cat Hold," consisting of Mr. Pancakes, Lieu Lieu and my parents' cat, Molly, had been in the works all week. Neither cat is too fond of the others, so we knew we were in trouble from the get go. Here is what ensued when my brother tried to hold all three cats.... in one second.
After all the fun of the Triple Cat Hold, we realized the weekend just couldn't get any more exciting, so we knew it was time to head home.
I never feel like I have enough time when I'm spending time at my parents' house. Never get to see everyone I want to see or do all the things I want to do! But I'm so thankful to have such a fun, happy Christmas spent with my family and friends. Until next time, Ohio!
Wishing all those celebrating a very merry Christmas. From Rachel, Eric, Lieu Lieu and, of course, Mr. Pancakes.
So far I've made Buckeyes, Martha Washingtons, Christmas Chocolate Surprise and two kinds of cookies.... but that hasn't been enough. I needed more. And I needed something salty, sweet with a hint of peppermint crunch.
That's where this popcorn comes in.
Remember a while back when I made cake-batter popcorn? That stuff is legit. That stuff is delicious. that stuff will be gone in three minutes flat if placed in front of me. For Christmas, I wanted to create that addicting quality with a special holiday flare. Enter crushed peppermint sticks and white-chocolate peppermint M&Ms. And, my friends, the pairing could not be more perfect for the season.
It's like a pepperminty Christmas cake with a crunch. This stuff would be perfect for noshing on while watching one of your favorite Christmas movies with the fam.
Or, it would also make for a nice gift, packaged in a festive bag. I put a little in a baggie and attached some instant hand warmers to leave for our mail man this year. You guys, we have the perfect mail man - he seriously looks EXACTLY like Santa Claus.... if Santa wore a postal service uniform. It's like Christmas Eve every day he delivers the mail. He's a sweet man - even jolly, I'd say - who always chats with us if one of us happens to be outside when he's delivering mail. This year, I figured our mail man deserves a special little gift. So if our neighbors' mail happens to have white-chocolate-and-peppermint fingerprints all over it tomorrow, it's all my fault.
But enough yapping.... all you care about is the recipe, right? Here's enough to make about 16 cups worth of the salty-sweet snack.
Pour popcorn onto a large wax-paper-lined cookie sheet. Melt the white chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second increments until melted. Stir in vegetable oil (gives the melted chocolate smoothness), then stir in yellow cake batter and crushed candy cane. Pour the mixture over popcorn, then mix with your hands to coat the kernels. Add M&Ms to the mix and finish with festive holiday sprinkles. Let the chocolate set and harden, then enjoy!
As Christmas nears, we're running out of time to complete all our favorite Christmas traditions. The three weeks leading up to the Big Day are always jam packed, and last weekend was no different!
On Friday we attended a Christmas party whose theme was "Dress as your favorite Christmas character." I'm a pretty big fan of themed parties, especially Christmas themes, so I was all in on this one. And, wouldn't you know it, Eric and I both happened to have Christmassy costumes at our disposal at home - we didn't even need to shop or make anything!
And I... well... this was a big moment for me. Really, it was a big moment for our relationship. Sure, Eric may have proposed to me alst year with a beautiful ring, but this year he proved how much he really loves me: He let me wear The Pink Nightmare from "A Christmas Story!"
"She looks like a deranged Easter Bunny...." As you know, Eric is very particular about his Pink Nightmare outfit.... no one else has ever worn it for an extended amount of time. The fact that he trusted me with it for an entire party? That's true love right there, folks.
We were a big hit at the party and we had an absolute blast. But we were just as excited fot the next day, filled with the two of us making our favorite chocolate-dipped Christmas treats!
With these ingredients and more, Eric whipped up a batch of his Martha Washingtons.
While I whipped up a batch of my beloved Buckeyes.
And, as tradition goes, when we've got enough leftover chocolate after dipping our treats, it's time to make "Chocolate Christmas Surprise," which, as I've mentioned before, if basically just a mix up of whatever is in our kitchen, dumped into a big pot of leftover chocolate and mixed around.
This year's mix comprised of Rice Chex, Cheerios, pretzels, peanuts, shredded coconut and dried cranberries. We really classes it up this year with the addition of those cranberries.
And of couse, after mixing it all up in some chocolate and then laying it out to harden, no Christmas Surprise would be complete without a fair amount of sprinkles.
And as if all the chocolatey goodness above wasn't enough, I just couldn't stop there. For me, Chrismas just isn't Christmas without frosted sugar cookies. I used my tried-and-true recipe, but this year kept it to trees and stars, in the pretties light pink and mint green icing I could whip up.
I've got to admit, I'm more than a little giddy over these ultra-girly cookies.
Christmas Goody Bonanza is always one of my favorite days of the holiday season... I love making the same treats each year and spending time in the kitchen with Eric. But there's no way I'm stopping here! I've got at least two or three more goodies I'd like to bake before Christmas comes... so stayed tuned. New recipes are on their way!


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