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What will your student learn this fall?
To discern the difference between a reasonable argument and fake news?
To see a disagreement as an opportunity to understand a topic more fully?
To notice the real messages communicated in advertising?
To recognize, and diffuse, personal manipulation?
Out of all of my classes, Informal Logic is the one that yields the most "delayed" feedback. Of course students and parents love taking the class. . . but students remain changed months, even years, later. They deal with conflict differently. Write essays differently. Respond to advertisements differently.
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Jung Ryeo Won talks about the ageism only actresses experience
11:18 AM Jung Ryeo Won, society, Witchs Court Comments
Original Source (TV Report via Naver): Jung Ryeo Won, "The ageism only actresses experience made me work harder"
Jung Ryeo Won said that with age, she gained more acting experience and confidence in her acting but in contrast, she also experiences ageism that only actresses seem to experience. She wanted to break that discrimination/hardship and that motivated her even more to work harder on 'Witch's Court.'
1. [+3708, -275] What she's saying is the truthㅜ
2. [+3322, -265] I hope they would make more dramas that are actress-oriented
3. [+3041, -199] I wish they would make more dramas like Witch's Court - that's focused on a female lead
4. [+2935, -177] I really liked your recent acceptance speech ㅜㅜ
5. [+2161, -142] Fighting
6. [+902, -53] Every time an article about a female actress is published, I hate how they only fight about whether she aged or not
7. [+811, -66] For real, the double standard for age is only applied to women.... whether it's a man or a woman, you shouldn't be ridiculed or discriminated due to your age....
8. [+747, -82] I agree. Even though actors are over 40, there's a lot of roles for them where they're able to film romance stories with a young woman but women's roles are limited and even though they work the same amount, they're not equally paid.

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Home With Unique Original Depot and Saw Mill!
The history in these properties are amazing! A must see. The original depot and saw mill are included in this deal as well as two beautiful brick buildings. The tall building boasts of beautiful furnaces that would be great for an artist or someone who absolutely loves history.


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Port Employees Receive Women of Influence Honoree
Two Port of San Diego employees have been selected by the San Diego Business Journal as Women of Influence in Engineering. This prestigious designation recognizes progressive and cutting-edge women who advance their organizations' or companies' goals and lead high-level projects to fruition.
The Port is proud to announce that Perla Goco, capital project manager, and Ani Mehra, an associate engineer, both in the Port's Engineering & Construction Department, were selected for the recognition amongst several nominees within the region. They are featured in the San Diego Business Journal's March 29 special report on engineering and construction.
"We are fortunate to have women like Perla Goco and Ani Mehra on the Port's Engineering & Construction team," said Joe Stuyvesant, Port of San Diego President and Chief Executive Officer. "Both of them have worked on major cost-saving infrastructure projects around San Diego Bay that have improved the quality of life for our visitors and residents. Congratulations Perla and Ani!"
Perla Goco has more than 31 years of experience in the engineering field, 21 of those at the Port. She has designed more than 50 capital and major maintenance projects around San Diego Bay. These include LED retrofitting projects on all streets and in public parks within the Port's jurisdiction, which helps save the Port approximately 280,000 kw of electricity and $60,000 in utility costs annually. Goco managed the design and construction of the photovoltaic installation at the Port's B Street Pier Cruise Ship Terminal, which was recognized with an Honor Award by the American Public Works Association in 2017, as well as the photovoltaic installation of the Port's General Services Building in National City. Other top projects she managed were the Kellogg Beach Sand Replenishment Project, the Seaport Village Maintenance Project, and various pavement replacement projects within the Port's jurisdiction.
Ani Mehra joined the Port of San Diego in 2019 and has more than 12 years of experience in the engineering field. Her projects at the Port include leading the Preliminary Engineering Program, in which she completed more than 20 preliminary engineering reports within her first year of employment. She is also a project manager for the Port's Major Maintenance projects. Mehra also leads the Port's Reintegration and Reopening Committee where she helps plan and implement safety protocols and procedures that are mandated by the State and County COVID-19 health orders to safely bring staff back to the Port of San Diego's facilities. Prior to joining the Port, she worked for AECOM Engineering Company for approximately five years as a consultant to the San Diego Regional Airport Authority. While there, she successfully completed the Taxiway Refurbishment Project, a Federal Aviation Administration Project for the San Diego International Airport, one of the busiest single-runway airports in the world. Throughout her career, she has worked on multi-million-dollar engineering projects in both the private and public sectors. These include a $30 million project to refurbish air passenger boarding bridges, and a $12.2 million project to replace a vehicular service road to make drainage improvements.
The San Diego Business Journal's publisher, researcher and editorial staff determined eligibility for the Women of Influence in Engineering recognition based on accomplishments in the nominees' specific fields of expertise that added value to San Diego in terms of economic impact, leadership, ingenuity and entrepreneurship.
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@ around 18:00 Flux Pavilion talks about using the SSL Compressor.
When Kaskade does his own mastering, he mentions using the Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor Plugin.
Yes definitely. Waves has this SSL compressor plug-in, which is supposed to emulate the one I have in hardware. It doesn't have that warmth, which is why I'm using the outboard hardware, but when I'm working on my laptop I'll put it on the places where I know that I'll use the actual compressor later. And the same a little bit with the Neve preamps; I use Waves Scheps 73, which is basically just a preamp and you can drive it a little bit.
In his reddit AMA, Doctor P say he uses the following "instruments: massive kontakt battery nexus diva korg legacy collection minimoog processing: fabfilter pro q camel phat waves C1 waves SSL comp SPL tube tech izotope ozone wow i never realised how small the list of my plug ins would be"
In this Instagram photo, posted during October 2015, they say: "Master Master Master ????????????" and we can see on the monitor SSL Master Buss Compressor.
Eddie has an instance of the G-Master Buss Compressor open in this Facebook photo.
> I have the NLS [plug-in] on a Spike Stent SSL setting, the Waves SSL G master bus compressor, and the Waves H-EQ. It is my favourite EQ, but it's a bit of a processor hog, so I tend not to use it on individual tracks too much.
In this photo taken from Arno Cost's Instagram, visible is a Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor Plugin.
On 0:23 of the video, you can see an SSL Compressor Stereo in the effects chain (lower left of video).
Great compressor from Waves, which can be used on many different channels in many different ways.
Henry Fong shows us his plugins in one of his [Splice](https://splice.com/henryfong/henry-fong-j-trick-scream-original-mix) tracks, including a Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor Plugin.
In his screen is possible to see this plug in.
In this Instagram photo we can see Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor Plugin.
"So You wanted me to make it hard as hell..... you got it. #TranceFamily #NewTrackFinished —"
Another great plugin for advanced compressing.
The Waves SSL Compressor can be spotted in this picture of a processing chain tweeted by Tumay.
Based on the renowned master buss center compressor of the SSL 4000 G console, the Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor captures the unique sound of the original's IC input and twin VCA gain-reduction amplifier design. Prized by top engineers for its ability to "glue together" tracks, the SL 4000 G master buss center compressor is ideal for taming piano dynamics or adding punch to drums and percussion. Now, the ultimate finalizer that transforms a mix into a finished record can be yours - in the box.
Perfect for tightening up final mixes. Includes presets from GRAMMY®-winning mixer Chris Lord-Alge. Developed under license from Solid State Logic.
This is perfect for glue-ing your drums together, really nice buss compressor.
It helps me glue everything toguether!


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Conyers Dill & Pearman's Jordan McErlean, who was called to Bar of the Cayman Islands last month, has been appointed an associate in the law firm's Litigation and Restructuring department.
Mr. McErlean joined Conyers as a summer intern in 2011 and 2012 and later, due to his strong academic performance, became the recipient of the Conyers' Legal Education Award. The firm sponsored his Legal Practice Course in the 2014 academic year, the firm said in a press release.
After completing the course, he was offered articles of clerkship and after being admitted on May 19, he assumed his associate role.


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iPRO become Scarlets new Official Sports Drink Partner
Gwenan February 18, 2022 News
Scarlets are delighted to welcome iPRO as the club's new Official Sports Drink Partner.
The partnership will see iPRO supply their healthy isotonic iPRO Sport Edition range to the senior, age-grade and women's teams along with reusable hardware to reduce the use of single use plastic water bottles.
Nigel Ashley-Jones, Scarlets Head of Physical Performance, said: "We are delighted to be teaming up with iPRO. In elite sport, every detail counts and hydration is obviously a crucial part of preparation, performance and recovery. We are excited to be moving forward with iPRO as a partner for all our teams at the Scarlets."
iPRO Sport Edition is an Informed Sport certified isotonic range, formulated with a replenishing blend of electrolytes and carbohydrates for optimum rehydration.
Fuelling up with iPRO Sport Edition enables players to maintain their fluid balance, improving muscular strength for quick and explosive movements on the court. iPRO Sport Edition drinks are rich in 100% vitamin C and contain energy-releasing vitamins B5, B6, B7, and B12.
Niall Davison, Scarlets Performance Nutritionist said: "It is fantastic to have IPRO on board supporting our on-field performance here at Scarlets. We particularly like the science behind IPRO products, using all natural ingredients, and providing additional key vitamins and minerals which support the health and performance of our players."
Lucy Darrall, iPRO Global Partnerships Manager, commented: "We're incredibly excited to enter this partnership with Scarlets. Hydration is key to fuelling the intensity of rugby training and match days, preventing the onset of fatigue and loss of endurance. Our premium hydration drinks provide an essential source of vitamins, electrolytes, and minerals to help players perform at their highest level. We look forward to seeing our partnership with Scarlets grow."
James Bibby, Scarlets Head of Commercial, added: "It is fantastic to be able to welcome such an innovative and market-leading brand as iPRO to the Scarlets commercial family and we look forward to developing the partnership over the coming seasons."
Fans will be able to hydrate with the same replenishing iPRO Sport Edition range, available to purchase from concessions in the stadium.
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iPRO Website: www.iPROHydrate.com
iPRO Hydrate drinks are coloured by nature and sweetened by natural sources. Only responsibly sourced and high-quality ingredients can be found in a bottle of iPRO. Moreover, the company is committed to long-term sustainability. The entire iPRO product range, and all associated packaging, is 100% recyclable and made from recycled materials. In 2022, iPRO endeavours to reach 75% recycled material packaging.
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Many divers would agree that the best underwater experiences are those you don't see coming. RICHARD CAREY has just had one of those experiences in Thailand.
On a liveaboard trip aboard Similan Explorer we always start the trip with an easy check dive. On this occasion we did this at Koh Chi in the Surin Islands. After jumping in for the early morning dive I was shadowing the group, taking a few photos of the coral and anemones.
Next thing I saw something large swimming in the gloom. It was swimming towards me, above the granite boulders, and as it came closer I saw that it was a bowmouth guitarfish – my first sighting of one ever! Read more.


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Jets Revis, Mangold, Ferguson chosen for Pro Bowl
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The Jets had three players selected to the Pro Bowl, but it was one omission that was the most surprising development.
Cornerback Darrelle Revis, center Nick Mangold and tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson all were chosen, but kick returner Joe McKnight was not selected to represent the AFC, despite leading the NFL with an average of 31.9 yards per kickoff return, which included a touchdown.
McKnight won the fan voting, but has been sidelined with injuries lately. Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was selected instead, after averaging 27.7 yards per kick return and ranking fourth in the AFC with a 10.8 punt return average and a touchdown.
McKnight was named the first alternate, and linebacker David Harris and guard Brandon Moore were chosen as second alternates at their positions.
Revis is going to the Pro Bowl for the fourth straight season. He has four interceptions this year after having none in 2010. Teams have tested him a few times and have paid. Revis has 51 tackles and returned one interception for a touchdown.
After missing two games early in the season with a high ankle sprain, Mangold returned to anchor the Jets offensive line. The Jets learned just how valuable he is when he was injured and the line looked awful. The center got the Pro Bowl nod for the fourth straight year.
"It's just as exciting as the first one," Mangold said. "The injury kind of helped me become a better player. It helped in me just really enjoying the moment, knowing at any moment it could be taken away."
Mangold's linemate, Fergsuon, is making his third straight trip to the Pro Bowl. The left tackle has had a few bad games this year, but surely earned some votes based on reputation.
"It's funny because a lot of the people I'm playing against this year, I'm seeing them on the Pro Bowl ballots," Ferguson said. "[Jason] Pierre-Paul, I thought he was a phenomenal athlete. I saw [Elvis] Dumervil. I saw Tamba Hali. I saw Andre Carter. Some guys I had some challenging games against. It wasn't just me, they had some success against some other guys. It was a very interesting year. Those guys being Pro Bowlers I was like, 'OK, it makes sense.'"
The Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Jan. 29 in Honolulu.
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After you complete the Chico Speaks survey, you'll be prompted to click on a hyperlink to exit the survey and be redirected to the Chico Speaks Prize entry webpage. On the Prize entry webpage, please enter your first and last name, Chico State ID, Chico State email, and when applicable, the name of the student organization that referred you to the Chico Speaks survey if you would like the group to be eligible for a prize. Your contact information cannot be connected to any of your Chico Speaks survey answers.
Check your Chico State email for a message regarding the Chico Speaks survey April 9 through April 29 or visit the Chico Speaks webpage.
Click the hyperlink at the end of the survey to go to the Chico Speaks Prize entry page.
Enter your information on the form and submit.
It is that simple! If you win one of the weekly prizes, we will contact you via your Chico State email. Drawings will take place twice weekly.
*Students are eligible to win one prize only (coffee excluded).
The first 1500 students who enter the drawing will receive a $5.00 credit added to their Wildcat Card to purchase a coffee or other drink from AS Dining Services.
ONE Official Chico State Student Organization will win $500 from AS Conference Services! To enter an official Chico State student organization in the drawing, please enter the name of the organization on the Chico Speaks Prize entry page. The student organization with the highest ratio of referrals to membership will win the $500 award. The winner will be announced on May 4, 2018.


Coffee roasting is the most important and among the least understood aspects of the formula of enjoying coffee. Roasting is the process where we transform raw "green" coffee beans into the delicious beans you enjoy every morning. One of the best things about our vast array of specialty coffee is that we offer various levels of roast, so you can enjoy our coffee to your personal roast specifications!
The other great thing: we have serious roasters, worth the price of Ferraris, at our disposal in nearly all of our stores, operated by expert team members. (At our smaller city stores, we bring in coffee from close-by Fairway Markets). Our coffee is roasted perfectly, and roasted fresh right in front of your eyes. We do this simply because we care.
City Roast (like Colombia Supremo): A city roast is a medium light roast that imparts a great deal of flavor and leaves out the darker, more complex "roasted" flavors found in darker roasts.
Vienna Roast: A darker, more robust roast that lacks the strongest roast flavors and oils, but still maintains a balanced complexity.
French Roast: This dark brown roast exhibits very strong, prominent roasted flavors and has a much greater body and more oil than the lighter roasts.
Italian Roast: The darkest roast we have. Any subtle flavors of the beans are replaced with intense, roasted flavor and a heavy body in the mouth. These beans are great for espressos!
When the coffee becomes darker roasted, the flavors of the roast become much more evident than the flavors of the bean. Try as many different roasts as you can and find your favorite!


I'm tired of the heat, tired of the over 10,000 mold count that makes it feel like a screwdriver is stuck in my temple, tired tired tired of sweating inside my own home. I'm ready for the fall, for the brisk, cold air, and this 1946 Plymouth ad makes me want to pop right inside that kitchen and fill the gravy boat.
MMMM, love the smells, the warmth inside on a cold day, the closeness when the weather outside is not survivable.
Yes, not survivable! That sounds lovely (although I will abhor it by January).
Amen. Gravy, candy, fruit cake and egg nog. So inviting. When I was a kid I was always wishing Christmas to arrive quickly. My Mom would always admonish me; saying that I was wishing my life away. I guess I was.
Oh, my son does that, too. He's never happy about today. He's looking forward to tomorrow. We could going to the moon today, and he'd be talking about watching an "Office" episode tomorrow.
Fill the gravy boat with vodka. Problem solved.


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Bluewater Launches Clean Drinking Water Movement to Boost a Sustainable Future for Human and Ocean Health
Stockholm, Sweden, October 13, 2017 –(PR.com)– Bluewater, a world leader in innovative, market-leading technologies delivering contaminant-free drinking water, today announced a strategic push to fast-track wider public access to purified drinking water and disrupt the global beverage's industry reliance on single-use plastic bottles.
Bengt Rittri, the Swedish environmental entrepreneur who founded the Stockholm-based company, said Bluewater is committing to reimagining point-of-use water delivery for homeowners and businesses alike.
"We want to harness human ingenuity to develop disruptive transformational thinking that will provide more people around the globe with on demand clean drinking water in ways that will help bring an end to the need for throwaway plastic bottles," said Rittri. He added that the health of the planet demands imaginative thinking to halt the vast tide of plastic waste that sees over one million plastic bottles being sold every minute and less than nine percent recycled.
Speaking prior to the opening Wednesday, October 11, in Alicante, Spain, of the 2017 -2018 Volvo Ocean Race, Rittri made an emotional appeal to everyone on the planet to join him in a movement to change the existing water distribution and consumption model that sees billions of plastic bottles being shipped from one side of the world to another.
Noting that many of those bottles will end up in the oceans as litter, Mr. Rittri said Bluewater has both the technology and developed business models that can spell end the need for single-use plastic bottles.
"I believe Bluewater offers a very viable solution because water generated at source stops the need for long-distance transportation. Bluewater's point-of-use water generation technology already leverages patented second-generation reverse osmosis solutions to deliver unmatched amounts of pure water and slash the amount of waste water by up to 80 percent compared to traditional RO systems," Rittri said.
To help draw attention to Bluewater's unique technology the company has partnered with Volvo Ocean Race entry Vestas 11th Hour Racing, which aims to be the most sustainable competitor in the nine-month long round-the-world event. Bluewater water purifiers will be generating pure drinking water in the team and guest pavilion at each of the 10 stopovers.
"Supporting Vestas 11th Hour Racing is driving many new insights and presents an opportunity for us to scale up our communication about the solutions available and share our learnings so that they are not kept just within Bluewater," Bengt Rittri said.
The first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race starts on October 22 from Alicante, Spain. The yachts will have stop-overs in 10 ports, including Cape Town, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Auckland, Itajaí, Newport, Rhode Island, Cardiff, Gothenburg and The Hague. During the 2017 American's Cup races on Bermuda, Bluewater supplied the 100-strong Swedish Artemis team and support staff with a rainwater harvesting system that met their daily needs for drinking water. During the four weeks of the America's Cup finals, Bluewater public water stations saved the equivalent of some 250,000 plastic water bottles from being used.
For more information, please contact David Noble, Head of Communication and PR, on +44 7785 302 694 or [email protected]
About Bluewater
Bluewater helps people and businesses to benefit from cleaner, healthier tap water generated by the company's state-of-the-art water purifiers innovated with love in Sweden that remove virtually all pollutants, from toxic metals and chemicals to lime-scale. www.bluewatergroup.com
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Regardless of the size of the Estate of the deceased, it is in the Executor's best interests to obtain Probate. This is because a Grant of Probate gives the Executor authority from the Court to deal with the deceased's assets and protects them in the event that they distribute these assets to the beneficiaries incorrectly.
If the Estate is small the Court does not charge a fee for making the Probate application which is one more reason to obtain Probate.


Blog - Get Your Glow Back!
Until the 1920s it was considered undesirable to have a tan – pale skin was seen as a sign of beauty and only those who worked outside had tanned skin. In the 1920's Coco Chanel brought popularity to the tan when she went on holiday and returned with a sun-kissed glow. Since then, tans have been associated with beauty and health.
A natural suntan occurs when the skin is exposed to UVA and UVB rays from the sun. The skin stimulates the production of a pigment called melanin from melanocytes in the basal layers. These melanocytes spread melanin through the prickle cell layers and a colour is seen on the surface of the skin. This substance is created to protect the skin from damage to the sun by absorbing and scattering the light. As the sun's rays penetrate the skin, the melanin darkens in colour.
DHA - the magic ingredient.
Whilst everyone was outside, getting a tan from the sun, two German scientists discovered the use of DHA (widely used in X-Rays) as a colouring ingredient for the skin.
In 1950, Eva Wittgenstein researched DHA as an oral drug to help children with glycogen storage disease. When the solution spilled, she noticed skin discolouration and used the solution to help treat Vitiligo, a skin defect that causes white patches of discoloration.
Most Self tan lotions contain DHA (Dihydroxyacetone) and when applied to the skin there is a reaction between this and the amino acids in the upper skin layers. Over the next 1 to 8 hours (depending on the strength or type of DHA used), this reaction produces a temporary browning effect with a similar hue to that of a natural suntan – believe it or not? this is known as the Maillard Reaction. This is not a stain or dye, but rather a natural reaction that produces a colour change on all treated skin.
As the DHA molecules are anchored to the skin surface, the colour cannot be washed off. The tan will only fade in the course of exfoliation that occurs naturally and manually when washing.
RESTORE, REPLENISH and REVIVE whilst leaving your skin with a healthy looking glow all year round, whatever the weather!
I wanted to develop a product that combines the benefits of a premium, anti-ageing moisturiser with the best in self-tan. It's your passport to a year-round youthful glow.
Youth Glow Technology® - combines a unique blend of Organic Black Seed Oil, Jojoba Oil and Virgin Plum Oil to help reduce the appearance of fine lines whilst Hyaluronic Acid restores smoothness and hydration to the skin. Your skin will be immediately sun-kissed thanks to the in-built caramel hue, whilst 100% naturally derived and EcoCert tanning ingredients adjust to your natural skin tones for a healthy looking tan that will develop fully in just 2 to 4hrs. Apply evenly to the face, neck and décolleté, in place of your daily moisturiser. For a continuous, natural golden glow apply FACE once every two to three days to develop a deeper colour that suits your personal needs.
Hyaluronic Acid (HA) - almost half of the body's HA is located in the collagen of skin and it is logical that HA plays a vital role here. Hyaluronic acid helps to retain over a 1000 times its weight in water within the cells of skin, making it an excellent moisturiser. In fact, no other biological substance can retain as much water as HA resulting in increased smoothness, softening and decreased wrinkles.
Jojoba Oil - This oil is an enigma, since if one looks at the chemical structure; one would expect it to be a wax. Nature's only liquid wax has some extraordinary properties, since it has the protective power of a wax but with the light emollient softness of oil. It is reported in the literature to alleviate minor skin irritations and to be effective in the treatment of dry and sore skin. Jojoba is good for sebum and is used to control and complement this skin's natural moisturiser. Jojoba oil has been shown to significantly soften the skin. Jojoba oil may be effective in alleviating the symptoms of psoriasis and in controlling acne outbreaks. It has been used medically for the treatment of burns and sores etc.
Black Seed Oil is obtained from black cumin seeds, which originated more than 3,000 years ago in the kingdom of the Assyrians and ancient Egyptians. Research shows that black cumin seeds contain non-volatile oil. The non-volatile black seed oil is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids including linoleic acid and linolenic acid. An oil, which has properties that can help heal skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and dry skin.
Plum Oil is extracted by mechanical means alone, from the kernels of the plums, and is then filtered and treated to remove prussic acid. It is beneficial for dry and mature skin types due to the high amount of oleic (68%) and linoleic (23%) acids that help to renew the complexion and maintain healthy skin. Plum oil is rich in antioxidants, unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins A and E, which play a key role in preventing collagen deterioration and in stimulating skin healing. The oil has a luxurious texture and imparts a silky smooth feel to the skin.
Sun Believable FACE is available in two shades; Medium – for a sun-kissed golden glow on lighter to medium skins or Dark – to provide a deeper, bronze tan for medium to darker skin tones - As well as helping to even out your skin tone; FACE helps to create the illusion of whiter teeth, it also makes eyes look brighter... the perfect pick-me-up!
It couldn't be easier, just like applying your daily moisturiser, apply your facial self-tan to clean skin in even, smooth strokes. Start by hitting your t-zone (the forehead and down the bridge of your nose) since that's where the sun naturally hits your face. Move outwards, covering your cheeks and chin in a quick motion to create an even look. Be sure to move down from your chin and jaw line to your neck and collarbone, as you want to blend your face coverage with your body. Always wash hands after application.
1. After reading this, are you temepted to try my anti-aging hydrating facial tan?
2. Already using Sun-Believable FACE? What shade do you use and what's your skintone?
Thanks for reading my blog post and don't forget to comment below.
How interesting to know how it all began. I've definitely lost my glow, so I'll be trying and Face is now on my Christmas list. I love the highlighter from this collection, you can mix it with your moisturiser to add a little extra shimmer or use it alone for more a strobing effect. Keep up the good work.
This product is total quality. I put it on at night and the next day I have a beautiful glow - simple as that. It does not go all smudge or smeary on pillow case either. The next morning the colour looks really natural, the dark shade has no orange at all on my light to medium skin tone, just looks sun kissed. I love it and will keep buying it.
This is the least smelly of any self tanner I've ever used. To me this tan is more gradual but one coat still has an impact. I have medium skin with yellow undertones and the dark shade is good on me, not orangey at all and really hydrating. I like the packaging and pump, not messy.
Nice texture, no streaking and it's anti-ageing with a gorgeous hydrating glow. I am very fair with sensitive skin which tends towards dryness. I received this as a gift in the medium from my mum who is massive LD fan and has 100's of his products and it's the perfect tone for someone who needs bronzer all winter, just like me because my friends at work have stopped telling me that I look like I am not feeling well because I am so pale!
I'm pale as pale can be and I use the medium option - It goes on smoothly with nice even colour. Not sticky or smelly. Develops into a soft, neutral glow that looks natural on my very fair skin. No tell tale smell either. Thanks for the fab blogs Leighton.
This face product is great. I have sensitive skin and it does not give me spots. It goes on smoothly and evenly, evening out your skin tone. To me, there is very very very little scent that fades completely after a few minutes. It deeply hydrates the skin all day and gives you a beautiful sun kissed glow. I was hesitating about getting this because I thought it might not being dark enough, but it is perfect for me. It gives a nice natural tan colour and glow, nothing orange or overly-tan looking. This is a great product and I will definitely be repurchasing. I've got a light/warm skin tone and I go for the Dark.
I have very pale skin and I use the medium shade.
After trying many supermarket and some supposed higher end (well, much more expensive!) facial bronzers but I have to say, Sun Believable has several perks to why this brand stands out for me. No break outs, even coverage, & easy application - no odor at all and a fabulous real looking glow with hydrated skin and with no need for foundation since my skin is literally glowing! Even though the tube of FACE is not massive I was really surprised how many applications I did get. I used twice a week probably the first two weeks and then once a week after that, sometimes more and it lasted me well over 3 months!
I use the dark/olive skin.
It was my first purchase from this brand and I have enjoy using it. I'm light skinned and I got the dark and it looks lovely, healthily and bronzed, even my husband likes it and with him being a guy who always has facial hair, most tinted self tanners look awful but this doesn't - I now have to hide it from him, actually I'm going to get it for him for Christmas. What I do like is the fact that's it's hydrating and I also don't have to sacrifice my skin care to self tan.
Hope to see you on TV again soon.
I have medium skin tone and I use the dark. As a rule I normally hate fake tan of any description because it always looks fake, smells horrible and never ever looks lovely and natural. Even the ones that claim they don't have a nasty smell do but not this one and it really does look natural and fades away without going blotchy. I have loved using this and it is so simple and easy to get an even, healthy glow with. I highly recommend it.
Loving the blog btw, really like to find out fun things out about the products I use.
This tan is like nothing you have ever used, No smell, texture is silky soft. I use medium and I'm pale but this will give you that subtle glow, people will not think it's a tan so don't expect this big dramatic change. It's so classy and a lovely glow from what seems like within the skin. I use this every 2-3 days and I don't even need foundation anymore just a little powder sometimes on the 3rd day. I have never been great at tanning myself as I'm really pale but this has made it so easy to use and gives me that golden goddess glow. Keep these wonderful products coming Mr Denny.
I have slight pigmentation marks on my face and I used to always find fake tan just makes them worse, not anymore!. This is great because It does not dry your skin out and I have bought both shades and this gives you total control. I use medium in the week and dark at the weekends, I'd say Medium is golden and Dark is bronze. There is NO odour and the 50ml bottle will last for ages. My mum loves it too and told me to say that it's a 'must-have' for more mature skin too.


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Offshore Wind Cushions Jan De Nul from Rough Dredging, Oil & Gas Markets
Turbine installation at Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project; Image source: EDF EN
Jan De Nul has reported a 2017 decline in the dredging market which, together with challenging conditions in the oil & gas industry, left a mark on its financial results. In the light of this, the company emphasised the role offshore wind had in its performance last year, adding that it sees further growth in the offshore renewables market, where its business is no longer restricted to Europe.
Commenting on its annual results for the past year, Jan De Nul said the overall figures show a mixed picture with decrease in turnover due to a tight and competitive market, while its financial performances remained strong, and even stronger than in 2016.
The company posted a turnover of EUR 1.76 billion Euro in 2017 (compared to EUR 2.04 billion 2016), however, its EBITDA increased from EUR 339 million in 2016 to EUR 365 million in 2017 and – after depreciations, financial costs and taxes – Jan De Nul still displays a net profit of EUR 70 million.
Smaller capital expenditures in its core markets and declining project scope have directly resulted in lower margins and higher costs given the increased management costs of a multitude of smaller projects. However, thanks to the world's growing awareness of climate change and commitments to energy transition, Jan De Nul Group experienced increased activity in the offshore renewables market, in and outside Europe, the company stated.
"During its past exponential growth phase, Jan De Nul Group has always succeeded in capitalising on its core competences. Now our business model shows resilience in a downturn, thanks largely to our flexibility and product mix, as well as our technical capabilities, supported by targeted investments, training and a permanent search for talent."
In 2017, Jan De Nul was working on the construction of the two gravity based foundations for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in Denmark. The company installed both foundations in February 2018.
Last year, Jan De Nul carried out several offshore wind farm construction works, including installation of both foundations and wind turbines at the Finnish Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm, turbine installation at the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project in the UK, installation of export cables at the UK Race Bank offshore wind farm, and installation of wind turbines at the Nobelwind offshore wind farm in Belgium.
Looking past 2017, the company just finished installing 36 monopiles and transition pieces at the German Borkum Riffgrund II offshore wind farm, where it is also in charge of laying the HVAC export cable. Furthermore, Jan De Nul has also been chosen to install 32 wind turbines for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) in Germany, with the works planned to start in the spring of 2019. Jan De Nul will also install the HVAC export cable for TWB II.
In May 2018, Jan De Nul won a contract for the design, procurement and installation of the wind turbine foundations for the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan, where it earlier signed a deal for the Changhua offshore wind farm. On the Changhua project, Jan De Nul will be responsible for the foundation design, fabrication and installation, wind turbine installation, supply and installation of cables off- and onshore as well as for the upgrading of the electrical substation.
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One reason why I haven't posted anything for a while is that I've bought my first graphics tablet.
This is something I've wondered about, and sometimes resisted, for about twenty years. Recently, however, I've been commissioned to produce a short animated explanation for the people I work for four days a week. I wanted to take this opportunity to experiment with animating in my natural, rough, sketchy drawing style, and I knew the tablet could potentially make this possible.
I work for a network of Baptist churches in the West of England, and together with our neighbouring Associations, we want to share the idea of what's possible through Partnership. The idea of Great Partnerships became part of this, and that gave me the perfect excuse to try drawing what I could never hope to do in real life: dance like Fred and Ginger.
Or, in this case, Fred and Rita, because the moves above are roughly based on a scene from You Were Never Lovelier starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth.
Kind of. Because I'm just practising, and I'm using 6 frames a second to try to save time. That means you're seeing only a quarter of the pictures per second that you'd see in a Disney film. It does take a ridiculous amount of time, but I do love it. I'm going to get back to it now.
Today I was at a community tea to say goodbye to our minister Laurie and his wife Karen. They've been at our church ten and a half years and it's been brilliant. They're leaving a happy group of people, doubled in size, with a wide range of ages and cultures and broad links to the local community.
My excuse for posting this on my illustration blog is the blue glass plate that I got to design for Laurie and Karen.
Many years ago, I saw a photography exhibition that included a photograph of the congregation of St James Picadilly gathered in one of the aisles. I had an idea that we could take a similar photo at tbc, to put on a sign outside showing that there were friendly human beings inside. One teatime, while hosting at least two extra children, I managed to scribble a sketch of the kind of thing I meant, to take to a church meeting that evening. The church thought the sketch would do as well as a photo, and that sketch has been on the sign outside our church ever since.
For this 30cm blue plate, I had a go at updating it, reflecting the way the church has grown and including some different people – although there was no way I could fit everyone in. I had to work from photos, which I normally refuse to do. Just sometimes, though, when the purpose of what I'm drawing and my connection to the people I'm drawing is strong enough, I get away with it. The figures end up a bit more stilted, but hopefully the overall effect is still one of joy and community, even in silver on blue.
Fancy a walk by the river?
Most of the illustration I do involves scribbling with a pen on paper, but not all.
Just for a change, I thought I'd post some walking maps I worked on with Environmental Education and Interpretation Specialist Ruth Coleman last year.
This involved lots of sitting in front of a computer but also a certain amount of getting lost and stung by nettles.
The maps were produced by the WaterSpace Project, a partnership between B&NES Council, the Canal and River Trust, the Environment Agency and Wessex Water in collaboration with The Bath Mayor's Guides, the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, the Avon Frome Partnership and Mike Chapman.
If you fancy a walk this half term, you can download all three maps on this page of the River Avon Trail website.
On Saturday I went to Clevedon Baptist Church to sketch at 'Destination Bethlehem' for the Christmas card we'll send out at work. I work at the West of England Baptist Association and we're trying to feature a different one of our churches each Christmas. Destination Bethlehem was a magnificent immersive nativity experience – and a complete sell-out, I believe. Guests lucky enough to get a ticket, and also a large number of school children during the week, were taken through a labyrinth of Nativity story sets, and had the opportunity to bake real bread, be shouted at by Herod, chat with some Bristolian shepherds, haggle in a Bethlehem market, and finally meet the baby in the manger. I got to put on a costume, crouch in the corner on the way to the stable, and draw what I saw.
My drawing reminds me a little bit of Helen Oxenbury's illustrations in We're going on a bear hunt. I so much wanted to draw like Helen Oxenbury when I was fourteen, and I never will, but perhaps it's the colours in this, or the way they're all moving gently and hesitantly towards the baby they know is the culmination of their quest.
My reading of the Bear Hunt story (which will be an animated special on Channel 4 this Christmas) was always that the family wanted a fun adventure together with lots of actions but that it preferably wouldn't involve an actual live bear. We see the bear herself at the end, lonely in the moonlight, unable to play with the family who came to seek her. Bears, after all, are real, and they're not exactly safe.
The baby in my picture is, of course, a plastic doll. I think Christians are probably very accustomed to play-acting. We do it all the time. But however much we act makes no difference at all to whether the person represented by the doll, Emmanuel, God-with-us, is actually real, and actually with us.


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Magdalena Frąckowiak (ur. 8 października 1984 w Gdańsku) – polska supermodelka. W 2007 została twarzą Ralpha Laurena. Związana z agencją DNA Models w Nowym Jorku. Wyróżniła się w kampaniach reklamowych Ralpha Laurena, Alessandro Dell'Acqua i Óscara de la Renty w 2008. Była na okładce edycji włoskiej, niemieckiej, japońskiej i rosyjskiej magazynu "Vogue". W 2018 została uhonorowana statuetką dla "Kobiety Roku 2018" za sukcesy w branży, przyznaną przez hiszpańską edycję magazynu "GQ".

Życiorys

Wczesne lata
Urodziła się w Gdańsku jako córka Danuty i Kazimierza Frąckowiaków. Kiedy miała szesnaście lat, jej matka wysłała zdjęcia na konkurs dla modelek do warszawskiej agencji. Wygrała lokalny konkurs piękności Waterproof Model Search i została przyjęta przez Dariusza Kumosę do agencji Model Plus w Warszawie. Jej pierwszą pracą była sesja fotograficzna dla magazynu "Machina". Wkrótce wyjechała z Polski i zamieszkała w Mississauga, w południowym Ontario.

Kariera
Karierę modelki rozpoczęła w 2000. Po zdaniu matury, przez rok pracowała we Francji, a potem wyjechała do Stanów Zjednoczonych. W 2006 trafiła na okładkę włoskiej edycji "Glamour". Rok później pracowała dla Stevena Meisela, znalazła się na okładce włoskiej edycji magazynu "Vogue" i otworzyła pokaz wiosennej kolekcji Yves Saint Laurent w Paryżu, została twarzą Ralpha Laurena, a serwis style.com uznał Frąckowiak top modelką sezonu wiosna 2007. W lipcu tego roku wzięła udział w pokazach mody takich marek jak Dior, Alessandro Dell'Aqcua czy Jean-Paul Gaultier, a we wrześniu pozowała do chińskiego "Vogue'a" i "Harper's Bazaar".

11 maja 2009 zajęła 26. pozycję na liście światowych modelek Top 50 opublikowanym w serwisie models.com, w 2010 znalazła się na 13. miejscu tejże listy Top 50 Models, a w kwietniu 2012 była na pozycji 20.

Uczestniczyła w kampaniach: Valentino, Christian Lacroix, Chanel, Dior, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Givenchy, Alberta Ferretti, Alessandro Dell-Acqua, Angelo Marani, Anna Rita N, Anteprima, Behnaz Sarafpour, Belstaff, Carlos Miele, Carolina Herrera, Costume National, DKNY, Doo.Ri, Emilio Pucci, Erin Fetherston, Etro, Gianfranco Ferre, Giuliana Teso, J. Mendel, Just Cavalli, La Perla, Le Silla, Luca Luca, Luella, Malo, Matthew Williamson, Missoni, Monique Lhuillier, Narciso Rodriguez, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sue Stemp, Temperley, Tommy Hilfiger, Trussardi, Y and Kei, Zac Posen. W 2010 oraz w latach 2012–2015 występowała w pokazach mody marki Victoria's Secret. W 2011 była twarzą marki Reserved i reklamowała Blufin (2011) oraz Jimmy Choo i IRO (2012).

W październiku 2019 ogłosiła, że zamierza na miesiąc zamieszkać w klasztorze w Nepalu, gdzie miała studiować buddyzm i medytację, a następnie usunęła swoje profile w mediach społecznościowych i wycofała się z życia publicznego.

Życie prywatne
W latach 2009–2010 spotykała się z włoskim artystą Carlito Dalceggio. W latach 2010–2013 jej partnerem był Wojciech Pastor. Od grudnia 2016 do czerwca 2018 była związana z Aleksandrem "Alexem" Przetakiewiczem.

Agencje
Agencja matka: Model Plus
  – DNA
  – Elite
  – 2pm
  – Hamburg
  – Munich Models
  – TESS
  – Elite Milan
  – Donna
  – UNIQUE DENMARK
  – View
  – Next Company

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Fashion Model Directory – Magdalena Frąckowiak
 Dnamodels – Magdalena Frąckowiak

Linki zewnętrzne

Polskie supermodelki
Ludzie urodzeni w Gdańsku
Urodzeni w 1984

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Pardon me while I ramble, but that is the nature of a blog.
We've been in the daily grind for a while, and it seems we are just coming up for air. We lift our head out the the foxhole as if to ask, are the people still coming? Indeed they are, but no longer in droves. And the respite causes me to think, to reflect. The job we do around here is more than just a job because this place is more than a business.
Maybe you don't think of Sacramento in that way, but indeed it is. We have budgets and bills to pay, and staff waiting for that paycheck. Our staff show up to work at 8:00 am sharp, or 8:30 if there is breakfast, reporting for work everyday. They have meetings, and that to-do list, and phone calls and emails to answer. It's very much a business. But then again it's more than that.
We are a non profit. A religious entity. We are a ministry. Which makes our jobs more than a job, and work more than just a paycheck. And that work we do? Well, it's a seed being sown somehow and someway, that we may never see come to fruition. All the repairs made to buildings, the replacing of water heaters, the fixing of the refrigerator, the fresh clean sheets put on beds daily, these are seeds planted for harvest, maybe years away. Sometimes we are only now being made aware of the impact of camp 30 years ago. Only time will tell the impact we have on our current guests, in the future!
But even then, sometimes it's easy to view our day to day as means to an end. But in the light of eternity, that just simply isn't true. We are in the process of building our new welcome center we call "The Front Porch" (lobby/ gift shop). And while it is easy to think only of the completion date, the grand opening etc., the building is a means to get to the eventual end. If you are wondering what the end is, the people are. They always have been. The people that will fill that grand room with their churches, groups, friends and family are the end goal.
This company, ministry, family of sorts, is made up of a bunch of ends, a bunch of people with eternity's hanging in the balance. It can be so easy, too easy, to forget that the way we treat one another is not trivial in the scheme of things; it is the goal.
Gods greatest creation is sitting right next to you, on a plane as my current case may be, or next to you in your office, in the trench you are digging, on the building you are constructing, in the classroom you are teaching, in the household you are raising. Your coworkers, children, or the strangers in an airport are the end goal. The way we treat one another is important to God and the kingdom. The way we conduct ourselves reflects the creator to his created beings. The integrity of your work matters. The kindness you communicate to your subordinates as well as your boss, truly matters. The attitude you present to the world matters whether you work in a secular job or in ministry, because we live only in the light that Gods' eternity provides.
The means is camping, retreats, buildings, activities, food, fellowship. The end? That's the people we share this ministry with.
I ask you to pray for our staff to see eternity in the jobs they do, and in the places they live, and the choices they make in raising a family as part of ministry.
Love your blogs. They always make me think and realize just how great a place Sacramento is. I am very blessed to know all of the people there. They always make me feel welcome and loved. I am always glad that God led my children to this family. Love you all. Thank you Sarah.


While most of us have long forgotten our New Year's resolution, there is one social channel still holding strong. Facebook is taking the mantra "new year, new me" to heart with some changes aimed at making the platform "good for people's well-being and for society." This includes prioritizing meaningful content from friends and family over content from businesses, brands, and media, emphasizing local news, and increasing ad transparency by allowing users to see pages' active ads.
If you post organic content to your business' Facebook page, you will see a noticeable decrease in your page's reach and overall user engagement. Organic business content has always struggled to make its way onto users' news feeds, but this change will make it that much more challenging.
As well, an initiative Facebook has rolled out in Canada allows all users to see a page's active ads through the navigation bar on the left side of the page, even if they are not in the target audience. For those organization attempting to influence the public without associating it with their brand this is bad news, but for most this change won't make a difference.
Facebook itself acknowledges that people may use the platform less frequently as a result of these changes. As a result, ad costs may increase as people spend less time on the platform, resulting in less ad inventory.
Yes! We expect that these changes will boost use of other platforms such as Instagram and Facebook Messenger, which will offer new ways for businesses to reach their Facebook audiences.
Make your content engaging. Facebook will prioritize content that sparks conversation. So utilize the platform as a two-way communication channel and create content that engages your audience and avoids simply talking at them.
Set aside a budget for paid social posts.Even before these changes, putting dollars behind Facebook content substantially amplifies reach. Facebook is still one of the most cost-efficient ways to reach an audience, so putting a little money towards advertising can greatly improve your results. It's worth noting that even a very modest recurring spend on Facebook allows for improved paid and organic reach to your audience.
Engage your fans. Your fans will support you if you reach out to them. Encourage your followers to add your page to Facebook's "See First" feature.
Make it Live! It's nerve wracking to think about going live on the net — what would you say, or do, or show? Despite that, Facebook Live videos receive six times the reactions as non-live videos. So next time you are considering creating video content, think about how you could integrate live content into your toolkit.
Diversify your options. Ok this is not a Facebook only tip, but it is a pro tip. Facebook isn't the only advertising option out there! Diversifying your messages across several social media platforms can help reach a variety of audiences — or the same audience segment but across more than just one feed. We always recommend testing out different platforms as digital and social media is always changing, and your audience may be in places you might not expect!
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There are total 14 letters in Calligraphical, Starting with C and ending with L.
a.	- Of or pertaining to calligraphy.
In Calligraphical C is 3rd, A is 1st, L is 12th, I is 9th, G is 7th, R is 18th, P is 16th, H is 8th letters in Alphabet Series.


'Just Breathe' is the second book in The Protectors series and can easily be read as a standalone. Each of Leeanna's series are linked so you can find out what happens to your favorite characters in other books. For more information about Leeanna and her new releases, please go to www.leeannamorgan.com. Happy reading!
Do I have two hundred dollars for this impressive nineteenth century oil painting? The auctioneer pointed to someone on his right. I have two hundred. Do I have two-fifty?
Tanner looked at the dark-haired woman sitting three rows in front of him. She raised her hand and the bidding war continued.
He wasn't interested in the furniture or any of the other large estate items going under the hammer. But he was interested in what was happening with the painting.
The woman's hand shot up again and he smiled.
What's Kelly doing? his friend Tank said from beside him. She couldn't fit another painting in her store if she tried.
She must think it's worth it.
Sure enough, her hand moved again.
Tanner studied the painting more closely. It was by an unknown artist, but the blend of color and composition was superior to a lot of paintings he'd seen.
When the bidding reached five hundred dollars, he waited to see what Kelly would do.
She hesitated, then stuck her hand in the air.
The auctioneer smiled and banged his gavel for the last time. Sold to the lady in red!
She must have liked it, Tank said. Your book's up next.
Tanner had known Tank since their days in the military. They'd been in the same Navy SEAL team, fighting alongside each other in some of the world's deadliest war zones. Now here they were, at an estate auction in downtown Bozeman, waiting for the opening bid on a poetry book.
The auctioneer cleared his throat and the audience fell into silence. The next item is a first edition copy of A Boy's Will, by Robert Frost. It was published by David Nutt in 1913. As you can see, it's in the original bronze pebble grain cloth, lettered in gilt, with a few spots of foxing. But overall, this book is an excellent, bright copy. Phone bids have already been placed for this item. Bidding will start at one thousand dollars.
The collective gasp from the audience didn't faze Tanner. The book was easily worth nine times that amount—more if international bidders were on the phone.
The auction started. Even though he was itching to place a bid, he kept his hand at his side.
When the price reached three thousand dollars, Tank nudged his arm. Looks like this one's out of your price range.
When he didn't reply, Tank looked at him. You can't be serious? No book is worth that much money.
So are Fabergé eggs and Edwardian postcards, but you don't see me bidding on them.
The bidding on the poetry book stalled.
Tanner watched some of the people who had placed bids. They were keen, but not stupid. The provenance of this book was sound, but it was easy to get burned.
The auctioneer repeated the last bid. Three thousand six hundred dollars was too good a price. He put his hand in the air.
You shouldn't have done that, Tank muttered. I'm supposed to keep you out of trouble and look at you.
Robert Frost is worth it.
He'd better be. You're going to be eating Cheerios for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the next month.
Tanner bit back a laugh. He was a senior security specialist at Fletcher Security. His assignments took him around the world, guarding people with more money than the national debt. Buying this book wouldn't bankrupt him.
Another person outbid him and he raised his hand again.
Within minutes, the price jumped another three thousand dollars and Tanner was out.
Tank sat back in his seat. I can't believe anyone would pay that amount of money for an old book. The world's gone crazy.
Another first edition of the same book sold for twenty thousand dollars at Sotheby's.
It's just as well you weren't there.
He didn't have the heart to tell Tank he'd been viewing the auction online.
Tanner watched the auctioneer, waiting to see where the bidding would stop. After a final rally of phone bids, the poetry book sold for eight thousand dollars.
Tank muttered something under his breath and Tanner smiled.
Kelly made her way toward them while the next items to be auctioned were placed on the stage. Bad luck with the book.
Tanner shrugged. It doesn't matter. You got the painting you wanted.
Her green eyes sparkled. It's a beautiful portrait.
Are you staying for the rest of the auction?
Kelly's eyes narrowed. Maybe, but you could leave. There's nothing left that would interest you.
Oh, I don't know. I could be persuaded to bid on a few of the items coming up next.
Tank cleared his throat. Ignore him, Kelly. He's teasing you.
Her gaze moved from Tanner to Tank. You're underestimating your friend.
She lifted her chin as the auctioneer returned to the stage. Enjoy the rest of the auction. May the best person win.
And before Tanner could think of a suitable reply, she was gone.
Tank sighed. Why do you have to annoy her?
I don't plan on annoying her—it just happens.
Tanner glanced at Kelly. She'd stopped in front of the glass paperweights about to be auctioned.
Tank pointed at the page he was studying. You can't be serious. Why do you need six paperweights?
I've got a lot of paper.
Yeah, right. Kelly's not going to be happy if you win.
But none of them are bidding just to annoy her.
Tanner ignored Tank and watched the auction. He lifted his arm when Kelly was the only bidder left.
She glared at him and raised her hand again. Another six bids ricocheted between them before Tanner won the auction.
Tank shook his head. You're living dangerously.
He smiled at Tank, then studied the catalog again. I'm buying Christmas presents. Your fiancée is studying fashion and design. I'm sure she'd like a set of perfume bottles from the 1860s.
Don't involve me in your underhand tactics. Hayley would skin me alive if I upset Kelly. My name would be mud at their next girls' night out.
It's your choice. You don't need to bid.
Tanner glanced at Kelly. Her hand was already in the air, beating off the opposition for the bottles.
He didn't know what it was about her, but she got under his skin, irritated him for reasons he didn't understand.
He stuck his hand in the air and Tank groaned.
If you buy those bottles, you keep them.
Kelly swung around and scowled at him.
Tanner smiled and she turned away. He didn't let her disapproval deter him. After an intense bidding war, he won the perfume bottles and the next auction.
That's it, Tank said. Unless you've got a girlfriend stashed somewhere, you don't need ten silk shawls. If you bid on anything else, you'll have to walk home.
What about the mystery box on the stage? Tanner said. Kelly won't be interested in it.
Tank glanced at the catalog. Are you sure you're not going to bid just to annoy her?
No one's allowed to look in the boxes. Kelly never bids on anything she hasn't seen. Tanner knew this because he'd watched her at each auction they'd attended. She liked to see what she was buying, no surprises, no mysteries. He knew how her mind worked, what made her excited, what left her cold.
It was just a pity he couldn't work out why she bothered him so much.
Tank tapped his watch. You have five minutes and then we're leaving.
The auction started and Tanner placed the opening bid.
Kelly raised her hand and Tank sat forward. I thought you said she wouldn't want the mystery box.
Tanner was confused as well, until Kelly turned around and smiled. If he guessed right, she was bidding on the box to prove a point. She didn't care what was in it; she wanted to beat him.
When the bid reached one hundred ninety-five dollars, he hesitated. Most of the mystery boxes sold for less than thirty dollars. Kelly didn't have an unlimited amount of money and he had a conscience buried somewhere deep inside him.
The auctioneer banged his gavel and pointed to Kelly. Sold!
He expected her to look satisfied, but the frown on her face surprised him.
Come on, Tank said. I'm hungry and you need to get out of here before Kelly catches up with you.
Tanner glanced once more at Kelly. Something wasn't right and he didn't know what it was.
Kelly slammed her car door and took the painting she'd won into her antiques store. She didn't often lose her temper, but Tanner Sutherland had annoyed her so much that she'd need a double-strength hot chocolate to recover.
Her cousin, Avery, looked up from the front counter. How did it go?
Not good. Tanner won most of the lots I was interested in.
I thought he only went to auctions to buy books?
I guess he's branching out. He's done the same thing at the last three auctions we've both been to. She carefully unwrapped the painting, glad he'd kept away from this beauty. He didn't bid on this painting, though. What do you think?
Avery smiled. It's beautiful. Who painted it?
There's no signature, but I'll take it to Nick Costas. He might be able to help identify the artist.
Nick Costas owned an art gallery on Main Street, not far from Kelly's store. If he couldn't help her, he'd know who she could contact.
Kelly bit her bottom lip. I don't know if I'll sell it or not. I might keep it.
Your apartment's full of paintings. You'll have to move out if you want more wall space.
I know, but this one is special. She studied the painting. A young woman sat on a stone bench with a soft pink rose in one hand and a book in the other.
Avery laughed. That's what you said last week when you bought the watercolor. Guess what I did this morning?
Kelly glanced at Avery. Updated our accounting database?
Opened our last consignment from Elizabeth?
Avery shook her head. No, but I must do that before I leave. This has to do with the watercolor.
Kelly's gaze darted across the store. You sold it!
I did. A lady from Texas bought it. She saw it advertised on our website.
That's wonderful. I'll buy us lunch from Angel Wings Café to celebrate.
Sounds good. Did you win the auctions for the paperweights and shawls?
Tanner? Why would he want them?
That's what I was wondering. Kelly took her car keys out of her pocket. I did manage to win three other auctions. I'll get the boxes out of my car.
Avery followed her to the parking lot at the back of her building.
Two years ago, Kelly returned to Bozeman to sell the craft store her uncle had left her after he died. That short visit had turned into a permanent move and given her more than she ever expected.
She unlocked her trunk and passed Avery one of the boxes. There are some lovely necklaces and ornaments in there. The jewelry doesn't look all that great now, but I'll use the stones in my own designs. And this, she said excitedly, is a box of unopened oil and watercolor paints. Mia's art students are going to love them.
Apart from the ornaments, did you buy anything for the store?
Kelly shook her head. Unless there's something in the mystery box, then this is it. A drop of rain fell on her arm. We should take these two boxes inside and unpack them. I'll leave the mystery box in the car until after lunch.
Before we have lunch you might want to check your phone messages. Some of them are urgent.
Okay. Kelly opened the back door for Avery. Did Mrs. Gray call?
Yes. She's ready for me to collect everything you talked about the other day.
We're both going to be busy. Kelly walked into the workroom. After she'd checked the first message, her eyes widened. Tanner called?
Avery slid her box onto a table and grinned. About two minutes before you arrived. He didn't say what it was about.
He probably wants to tell me how lucky I am to have won these boxes.
Maybe he wants to sell the paperweights and shawls to you.
I don't think so. Kelly collected all of the messages and put Tanner's at the bottom of the pile. She wasn't in any frame of mind to talk to him. He could wait until the afternoon or maybe tomorrow.
The waitress at Angel Wings Café gave Tanner and Tank their lunch orders.
You're welcome. I'll be back later to refill your coffee. Enjoy lunch.
Tanner dipped his fork into his chicken pot pie. It wasn't a coincidence that this café was his favorite place to eat. As well as being close to work, Tess and Kate baked everything from scratch using locally grown, organic produce.
He watched Tank bite into his burger. I'm leaving for Calgary on Thursday.
Will you be back by Saturday?
Hayley's organizing a dinner party.
Tanner choked. I don't do dinner parties.
It's not my idea of fun, either. But she wants to try some of the food options for our wedding. You have to come.
What about John or Connor? They like getting dressed up and talking to people. John Fletcher, their friend and boss, owned Fletcher Security, the company they both worked for. Connor was another security specialist.
Tank frowned. They're busy. You'll know almost everyone at the party.
Last time I had dinner with you and Hayley, you forgot to tell me she'd invited one of her friends from college.
She might have been, but that wasn't the point.
You can't stay single forever, Tank said. At some point you're going to have to mix and mingle.
Do you know how crazy that sounds? Up until a few months ago you were a confirmed bachelor. As soon as you met Hayley you crossed into the dark side.
Tank put his burger down. What are you afraid of?
Tanner picked up his coffee. You think wrong.
Oh, yeah? When was the last time you dated?
Has this got anything to do with being a foster kid?
It had everything to do with being in the foster care system, but Tank didn't need to know that. I prefer my own company.
You should meet people outside of work. You're a great guy.
Someone banged into the back of Tanner's chair.
Oops, sorry. I… Kelly's mouth dropped open. What are you doing here?
Tanner decided not to take offense at her grouchy tone. Tank and I come here all the time. He looked behind Kelly. Hi, Avery.
Avery leaned over her cousin's shoulder. I heard you won the auctions for the paperweights and shawls.
Kelly grabbed Avery's arm. We're in a hurry. No one's looking after the store. She hauled her cousin toward the front counter and didn't look back.
Well, that was interesting, Tank murmured.
Tanner would usually have asked Tank what he meant, but not today. He knew exactly what his friend was thinking. She's still annoyed with me.
I almost feel sorry for you. So, what about the dinner party?
Tanner pushed his plate of chicken pot pie away. No.
Tank glanced at the counter. Maybe you don't need to come.
Just because you're happily engaged, it doesn't mean everyone else has to be.
Avery headed toward them with two bags in her hand. Kelly found a great book last week. You should come and see it.
Tanner looked for Kelly. She was paying for her lunch. Thanks, Avery. I'll leave it until next week.
We might have sold it by then. She glanced over her shoulder, then turned back to Tanner. I gave Kelly your message. She won't stay angry for long.
Avery shrugged her shoulders. Suit yourself. But it's a first edition Emily Dickinson. Bye.
Kelly ignored him but smiled at Tank as she walked past their table. Tanner shook his head. Why can't Kelly be more like her cousin?
Beats me, Tank said with a smile. But it's brightened my day.
Tanner watched them walk past the café's front window. They were deep in conversation. He hoped it had nothing to do with him or the poetry book sitting in their store.
He finished the rest of his coffee and left a tip on the table. If he was going to speak to Kelly, it had to be now. I need to leave. I've got an apology to make.
Tank laughed. Can I come and watch?
You have to meet your fiancée.
I'll call you about Saturday.
It won't do any good. Tanner left the café, wondering what was worse—saying sorry to Kelly or going to Tank's dinner party.
Whichever way he looked at it, he was doomed.
Tanner opened the door to Kelly's antiques store.
She was helping someone at the front counter.
He tried to blend into the shelves and not stick out like a sore thumb, but it wasn't easy when he was six-foot-one and built like a quarterback.
He stopped in front of a display of toy cars. While he was here, he'd at least give the impression he was looking at gift ideas, instead of wondering how he would apologize.
When Kelly finished helping her customer, she came across to him. Avery told me you're interested in the Emily Dickinson book.
I am, but I came here for another reason. He picked up the box he'd taken out of his car. This is for you. I've kept one of the paperweights, but the rest are yours.
She looked inside the box and frowned.
I'm sorry about the auction. I didn't need half of what I bought.
Kelly handed the box back to him. I'm sorry, too. Someone else could have easily won the auction items and I wouldn't have minded. I can't accept these. They're yours.
He pushed the box toward her. I only wanted them because I knew you would be interested.
Kelly took the box. If I say yes, you have to let me pay for them.
Tanner knew she wouldn't accept them if he didn't agree. Okay.
Wait here. Kelly disappeared through a door behind the front counter. When she returned, she had a small book in her hands. This is the book I bought last week. It's in beautiful condition.
Tanner opened the poetry book and smiled. Where did you find it?
At an estate sale you didn't go to. The McGarveys are downsizing and heading into town.
She looked at the box of paperweights. How about we call it an exchange?
Not going to happen. It's worth ten times what I paid for the paperweights.
It doesn't matter. I didn't pay a lot for the book. Mrs. McGarvey will be pleased it's gone to someone who will appreciate it.
Thank you. He cleared his throat and looked around the store. I like what you've done with the walls.
She followed his gaze. Four of my brothers came in last weekend and gave me a hand. I don't think the store has been painted since Uncle Mike started his business.
Twenty years. A lot has happened since then.
Do you like owning your own store?
Kelly smiled. It's different than teaching.
Tanner didn't know much about anyone in Bozeman, except the people he worked with. What did you teach?
High school English and history. I enjoyed it, but it was the type of job that consumed you. Some of my students had stressful lives and it made learning almost impossible.
Tanner didn't need to be reminded about how hard school could be.
Kelly frowned. Why do you collect poetry books?
He held the book a little tighter. When I was at school, I used to spend all my spare time at the library. I'd read as many books as I could, but poetry was my favorite.
He didn't need to close his eyes to see the low-slung brick building in College Hill, Cincinnati. It had been his refuge, somewhere safe from his foster families and the gangs that overran his neighborhood.
The front door opened and Tanner moved out of the way of a man coming into the store. I should be going. Thanks for the book.


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This Ken Kirkby oil painting titled 'Winter Field' is worth over $3
Man buys $3,000 painting for $10
Buyer travels to Ucluelet to confirm second hand score
A very lucky man won't be forgetting his visit to Ucluelet anytime soon after discovering he had struck oil at a second-hand store.
The man recently brought a painting he had purchased for $10 into Ucluelet's Mark Penney Gallery where Penney confirmed it was a very rare Ken Kirkby oil painting titled 'Winter Field' worth over $3,000.
Penney told the Westerly News the out of town man first contacted him about six months ago to enquire about the painting after noticing Ken Kirkby's signature on it.
"This guy's in a second hand store with his girlfriend and his girlfriend is trying on clothes and looking at things and he said there were two paintings there that caught his attention: a portrait and this one," Penney said.
"This black and white painting is literally not colourful; it's a very plain, simple painting but it draws you in to some of the brush techniques because there's not a lot of colour impact."
The man liked the painting and paid its $10 asking price without knowing how shrewd an investment he had just made.
When he brought it home his girlfriend noticed Kirkby's signature and an online investigation led them to understand who Ken Kirkby is.
The man remained skeptical of the painting's authenticity however so he emailed Penney to enquire about it.
"I recognized Ken's signature, I recognized Ken's work, what was unusual about the painting though was that it was monochromatic, or black and white," Penney said.
"I had heard Ken mention once that upon returning from his epic saga up North for six-plus years in the arctic he had come back to Vancouver and taken his paint kit out of storage and the paints had been ruined because they were frozen…the paints had separated and were unusable with the exception of some black and some white."
Penney said Kirkby used the paints to create about 10 oil paintings during a hunting trip in Iona Beach in 1968.
"He pulls out his paint kit and all of the paints are wrecked and most of the brushes too, he said, so there was only a couple of brushes and he ended up whittling one with a pocket knife to a stick-point and using it as a palette knife," Penney said.
"He just sort of lightheartedly made, he said at least seven but no more than 10, of these little paintings and they were all done on various leftover canvas wrap boards…They're all standard sizes but they're not all consistent in size."
The oil paintings were sold for $200 each.
Penney has one of the rare paintings in his gallery, titled Snowfall (Northern Lights).
"They all look very much like this one does…kind of crude very monochromatic but they have evidence of some of his (Kirkby's) best techniques," he said.
"This particular piece that were looking at now shows the Northern Lights but because it's in black and white there's none of the usual distinct green of a Northern Lights depiction but what's neat about it is there's a lot of sheen to the painting so you've got some luminosity by other methods."
Penney said he assured the man the $10 painting was an original Kirkby but the man remained skeptical and traveled to Ucluelet to find out for sure at Penney's gallery last week.
"He brought the painting in and he was still quite skeptical as to its authenticity and also its value," Penney said.
When it came time to put a price on the painting, the man was shocked by Penney's response.
"I said 'I think you'd be silly to let go of it for less than three' and he said $300? And I said, 'No $3,000,' so he was quite surprised," Penney said.
"The price was set at $200 in 1968. This gentlemen acquired it, a very savvy buyer I would say, by chance but either way he acquired it for $10 and was looking to figure out what it was he had to find out it really is worth above $3,000."
He said the man has decided not to sell the painting at this time and purchased an autographed first edition Kirkby biography from the gallery.
"In the art world occasionally paintings by famous artists show up in weird places, estate sales and the like," Penney said noting a Lauren Harris was purchased in New Zealand for about $5 and turned out to be worth over $50,000.
"In Ken's case, this is a living artist but still a very high profile painter and what makes these more valuable is that they're very rare. There really was less than 10 paintings made in this particular style and always the story behind a painting can add value, or at least a lot of interest, and in this case it makes for a fascinating story and anybody whose got a painting like that is surely proud of it."
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Temple Cycles' owner, 26-year-old Matt Mears started out restoring classic bicycles when he was studying at Bristol University, founding the business is 2014. Since then, he's developed a range of stylish bikes, relying on funding from within the business.
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All its bikes are built out of steel in Temple's Bristol workshop. They include hybrid bikes as well as adventure road, cross and fixie machines, with a quietly retro look. It's also got quite a range of matching accessories, offers special builds and will make custom bikes to order.
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Matt Mears says: "We want to make beautiful, stylish British bicycles here in Bristol and sell them throughout the World. There was a time when the UK's bicycle industry was the envy of the World - it's our dream to bring those days back."
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Record, Edit, Share: How I Produce My Podcast
Matt Birchler | 25 Aug 2015 | 7 min read
I have been recording podcasts for just over a year (the first episode of Birch Bark was on August 18, 2014) and I wanted to take a moment to share my workflow and some of the tools that I use to get shows recorded, edited, and distributed each week.
This workflow is for a one-man show that airs weekly, has a modest audience, and is produced on a Mac. This guide is simply an overview of the tools I use and why I have selected them for the job. Your show may have different needs, so don't take this as gospel, but I hope that it can serve as a guide for those who haven't jumped in the game yet.
If you're not familiar with my show, it's called Bite Size Tech and it's a weekly show where I discuss my favorite news stories from the past week in tech and gaming news in 5 minutes or less. That last bit is kind of a joke at this point though, as I have yet to get an episode under that 5 minute mark. You can subscribe right here.
This is the most straightforward part of the process, but it's one that you need to get right otherwise everything else in the process will suffer. I record on Sunday morning when my wife is still asleep and the outside world is quiet. I speak best when the day is new. I do even better when I exercise right before as well. This works for me, but of course you'll have to find what works for you.
Microphone - Blue Yeti ($129)
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This mic is really fantastic. I know you can spend more and get something nicer, but I think this is more than capable for the vast majority of podcasters in the world. Even at $129, this is pushing the bounds of what most people want to spend on a microphone, so you may want to check them out on eBay where you can usually get one for less than $100.
I like that it is pretty forgiving, and has a few different recording modes so you can find the right one for your recording environment. It also works with OS X and Windows, so it's pretty darn universal (if you're podcasting from Linux, I can't help you). It simply connects over a mini-USB cable that also powers the mic. I don't use a pop filter or any pre-amp.
Quicktime Player (free)
When in Quicktime, a quick Ctrl+Alt+Cmd+N brings up the audio recording interface. It's super easy, and is built into OS X so it's free. By default, QuickTime will save your recording as an MP3 file, but I would advise switching it to "Maximum Quality" mode which will save a higher quality track. It takes up a little more disk space, but it's not enough to really make a difference.
Byword ($11.99)
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Unless you're an incredibly good extemporaneous speaker, you're probably going to need an outline. There are plenty of other apps out there that focus squarely on outlining, but I'm a markdown fanatic, so Byword is my go-to app for all writing.
This is where "the magic happens," as they say. Bite Size Tech is a one man show, but that doesn't mean I simply record my vocal track, pop some music onto the start and end of it and call it a day. No, there are many edits in my shows. I edit out content where I go off the rails (not okay when your shows aim to be 5 minutes), I remove pensive silences where I consider my next words (again, not ideal for a short show), and I manipulate audio levels to ensure I don't blow out my listener's eardrums when they're listening.
This process is going to be slightly different for those who do multi-person shows, but the general principles hold true whether you're recording on your own or with a group.
Levelator (free)
One of the things I struggled the most with early on in my recording was getting a level audio track. Your voice naturally rises and falls as you speak, and this isn't really a bad thing. You don't want to sound like a robot, but you also don't want to have your listeners fiddling with their volume while they listen to your show.
Levelator is a quick and easy way to eliminate a lot of those mountains and valleys in your audio. You can get fancier with more professional tools and plug-ins, but just like the Blue Yeti microphone, I think Levelator is good enough for almost everyone making a podcast.
NOTE: Levelator requires a WAV or AIFC file. MP3s will not work.
Logic Pro X ($199)
I don't use nearly all of Logic's features, but it is a great audio editing application that I have fallen in love with. I like that it is fast, has a good compressor built in, and has keyboard shortcuts for everything. What I don't love is mostly its price. $200 is totally fair for what type of product it is, but it's a sizable investment that you have to know from the start will likely not pay off unless your podcast does very well.
Garageband (free)
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Garageband is bundled into every Mac, and is a good starting editor for podcasts. It's free and does basically everything you need. I used this for all my shows in 2014 and found it to be mostly satisfactory, but I was frustrated with how it handled track levels and long term, was anxious about its inability to be enhanced with plug-ins.
But make no mistake, GarageBand is an amazingly powerful free editing tool and it's awesome that Apple gives this away. If you're getting started, this is the tool you should try first; it'll get you far.
SimpleCast ($12/month)
I've tried a few different podcast hosting solutions, and SimpleCast has settled in as my favorite. SimpleCast is nice because it's exactly as easy to use as its name implies. It has a nice UI for adding new episodes, it is reliable, and it has solid analytics data. At $12 a month, it is on the pricier side, but the fact that I don't have to worry about anything going wrong is worth the price for me.
Another bonus feature is that you get a free hosted website for your podcast. The default themes leave a little be desired, but you can fully customize it with your own CSS if you'd like. But how important is your podcast's site anyway?
ZenCast (in beta)
ZenCast is about to come out of beta, and it looks very promising as well. At the time of writing, ZenCast has fewer features than SimpleCast (no website, for example), but it looks like it is going to be a competitive option. I'm personally quite curious to see what their pricing model is.
Updated: Turns out ZenCast is coming out of beta soon (hopefully) and has some pricing on their site, although aparently those prices have not been finalized. The service has also added hosted websites for shows since the last time I checked as well. Hat tip to G. Keenan Schneider on Twitter for the updated info.
Of course I also post an update to Twitter the day a new show goes up. I also make a post here with the show notes. If it's an episode I think non-tech people will enjoy, I also post it to Facebook.
The nice thing about podcasts is that most people subscribe to them, so getting all your Twitter followers to see a new episode is out is less important than some other digital content (such as blog posts like this one!).
One neat trick for podcasts is to post a link to them on Twitter a few hours, or even a day, after they go out to your subscribers. This gives people who already enjoyed the episode a moment to think, "hey, that was good, I'll retweet it!" Podcast episodes are a notoriously tricky medium to share, so think about how and when you are sharing your content to get the most return.
Podcasting is not that hard for anyone to do in 2015. You can use free software and nearly-free hosting to create a show. If you have something you want to share with the world, there's almost nothing stopping you. Podcasting has been around for over a decade and it still has tons of room to grow. You're not too late, it's actually a great time to get going.
Finally, I love listening to little, lesser-known shows, so if you make a podcast already, I'd love to hear about it. Leave it in the comments or let me know on Twitter.
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