Tax Free Savings Accounts have become a popular saving and investment vehicle for many Canadians. As of 2019, your allowable contribution room is $63,500. This can be a significant portion of your retirement savings, especially if you are a couple.
TFSAs are particularly popular with retirees because of their flexibility. Any withdrawals are not only non-taxable, they will not impact any government benefits or tax credits that are based on taxable income.
What happens to these funds when the plan holder dies? The amount in the account on the date of death is tax free – then it depends on who the funds are given to.
There are three different estate planning options for your TFSA.
Only a spouse or common-law partner can be a successor holder. The TFSA is transferred to your spouse directly without a waiting period and is not subject to probate fees.
The plan continues to exist on a tax-free basis and the spouse becomes the new account holder, although it will no longer have any contribution room.
If the successor holder already has their own TFSA, they then would hold two separate accounts.
If they wish, they can directly transfer the value to their own TFSA to consolidate accounts, making it easier to manage. This would be considered a "qualifying transfer" and would not affect any available contribution room.
The spouse can also cash in the TFSA with no tax consequences.
A designated beneficiary can be a spouse, or anyone else you name. At the death of the plan holder, the beneficiary will receive the assets at the time of death tax free, and the plan will be terminated.
Any income earned after the date of death is taxable in the hands of the beneficiaries.
If the beneficiary is a spouse or common-law partner – a "qualified survivor" – he or she can transfer all or part of the TFSA (the amount at time of death) to their own account without impacting their own contribution room.
However, to be considered an "exempt contribution" the funds must be transferred within the "rollover period" which is from the date of death to December 31 of the following year.
Any growth after death is subject to tax and would require new or unused TFSA contribution room in order to be transferred.
Avoid naming a spouse together with other beneficiaries because then the spouse won't receive survivor status.
You can name your estate as beneficiary and, if no successor holder or individual beneficiary is designated, the TFSA will become part of the estate and be subject to probate.
The funds will be distributed in accordance with the deceased's will. Any income earned after death is included in the taxable income and taxes are paid by the estate.
When we opened our TFSAs, Alberta did not allow the successor holder designation, but most provinces have now updated their legislation to allow it. Quebec is the exception, only allowing beneficiary designation through the deceased's will.
To save on probate fees and provide a timely, seamless transition of TFSA assets, a good strategy to consider is to designate your spouse as successor holder along with a backup beneficiary (or beneficiaries) if that's possible in your province.


2) Is there anything I can do?
2) Can I do anything for you?
1) Is it a bad thing?
1) Do you want to go back inside?
1) Are you still a Shigsegumi man?
2) Have you joined my father?
2) May I accompany you to Kofu?
2) Can I stay outside?
1) You want to fight alongside them?
2) Do you think you stand a chance?
1) Will you stay with me to the bitter-end?
1) Will you stay with me until the bitter end?
Sometimes instead of "Record of service" it is written "serviceS" or "flowchart".
This is longer than 5h. 6-7h I would say.
Thanks RD! Guide was perfect!
Just wondering if there's any stackable trophy lists for this game?


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University of Calgary Library Faculty Open Access Mandate
Kudos to the University of Calgary Library Faculty for their Open Access Mandate! Details are available at Open Access in Libraries & Cultural Resources, featuring a picture of Canadian librarian OA activist Andrew Waller seated at the desk.
This is a faculty-led mandate, in which Libraries & Cultural Resource staff commit to making their own work open access.
Text of the mandate:
As an active member of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, Libraries and Cultural Resources at the University of Calgary endorses the Budapest Open Access Initiative, the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing and the Berlin Declaration.
LCR academic staff members believe that the output of our scholarly activities should be as widely disseminated and openly available as possible. Our scholarly output includes but is not limited to journal articles, books and book chapters, presentations if substantial, conference papers and proceedings, and datasets.
Effective April 17, 2009, LCR academic staff commit to
* Deposit their scholarly output in the University of Calgary's open access scholarly repository
* Promote Open Access on campus and assist scholars in making their research openly available
* Where possible, publish their research in an open-access journal"
Thanks to the University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources for yet another example of Canadian Leadership in the Open Access Movement. Note that this is an inititiative that any library can take, without waiting for the university as a whole to adopt a mandate. This will provide a great training ground so that the library will be well prepared to provide support when the institution-wide mandate is adopted. This is assuming that every institution will eventually adopt an open access mandate; the benefits of OA to the institution are so compelling that my position is that ubiquitous institutional OA mandates are a matter of time (and hard work on advocacy, of course). For evidence of this coming ubiquitous OA mandate, see this post on the European University Association unanimous commitment to OA policy development.

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Tapol: Urgent Appeal: release Biak prisoners
West Papuan political prisoner Yohanes Boseren, currently on trial in Biak, is suffering from mental health problems thought to be related to the heavy beating he suffered when he was arrested. Human rights lawyers are calling for his immediate release and for him to be given the medical treatment he urgently needs. See appeal here.
Also Don't forget to sign ETAN's petition to unconditionally free West Papuan political prisoners.
Read the West Papua Report
Labels: action, political prisoners, West Papua
Message from Dili to Australia - Stop Stealing and Occupying the Timor Sea
Activists in Dili send a message to Australia about its theft of Timor's resources.
The photo within the photo is from an East Timor and Indonesia Action Network
demon at the Australian Embassy in Washington, DC in 2004. The struggle continues!
Read from the statement of the Timor-Leste based Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea:
Today, the Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea asks the Government of Australia to:
1. Stop stealing and occupying the Timor Sea, but show your good will as a large nation which
follows democratic prniciples to accept a maritime boundary which follows international law
principles.
2. Australia should set an example as a sovereign nation which respects and recognizes the
rights of Timor-Leste's people.
3. Australia should not promote or continue neocolonialism against Timor-Leste's people, who
have suffered this for centuries. We will no longer be your slaves.
4. The Abbott government should apologize to the Maubere people, who have been hugely
discriminated against by Australia from the past to the present. If not, we will continue to
demonstrate at the Australian Embassy for the indefinite future.
Read the full statement here
Background from Lao Hamutuk is here and from ETAN here.
Labels: Australia, boundaries. Timor-Leste, petroleum, TImor Sea
Mandela, Indonesia and the liberation of Timor Leste
Nelson Mandela took on Suharto in his own house. He demanded to meet with imprisoned East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao during a 1997 visit to Jakarta. Mandela insisted that the meeting take place outside the prison.
From Mandela, Indonesia and the liberation of Timor Leste | The Jakarta Post:
"Unlike many, Mandela remains loyal to the principles of Bandung that included the right to self-determination. Indeed, contrary to leaders of Indonesia's New Order, he threw his full weight behind the liberation of Timor Leste."
"The defining moments for Mandela and Xanana were at the expense, slowly but surely, of Soeharto."
Labels: East Timor, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Suharto, Xanana Gusmao
West Papua Report December 2013 - Religious Transformation, crackdown, Freeport, autonomy, Vanuatu speaks out andmore
Latest West Papua Report is now available here
In this edition's "Perspective," Dr. Charles Farhadian describes the transformation of the religious landscape of West Papua, in particular the role of the Indonesian government in the shift of the region from predominantly Christian to predominantly Muslim.
This month's "Update" leads with the police crackdown on West Papuan demonstrators which left at least one Papuan dead, many injured and many under arrest. WPAT sources in Papua New Guinea report that Papuan rights supporters foiled efforts by national police to arrest Port Moresby Governor Powes Parkop for flying the Papuan Morning Star Flag on December 1. Two reports look at the mining giant Freeport McMoRan, including its "greenwashing" activities. Moana Carassas, Prime Minister of Vanuatu, raised the plight of the people of West Papua at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Sri Lanka. A prominent Indonesian journalist called for greater transparency by the Indonesian government in dealing with West Papua. A regional journal reports on West Papuan activists in carrying their message to the nations of the Pacific.
In "Chronicle," we note condemnation of recent police violence in West Papua by Amnesty International and the West Papua Advocacy Team. The impact of the recent "Freedom Flotilla" is considered in a comprehensive essay. West Papuan voices are largely absent in the ongoing reconsideration of special autonomy for West Papua. An OpEd by ETAN board member Andrew de Sousa looks at the role of the "School of the Americas" in training military officials who have notorious human rights records. A regional conference examined policing practices.
Powes Parkop, Governor of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea's capital region, was presented with the John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award" for 2013. Parkop (center, holding plaque), with Jennifer Robinson and Benny and Maria Wenda in Port Moresby.
Labels: autonomy, ETAN, human rights, Indonesia, Octo Mote, police, SOA, Vanuatu, West Papua, WPAT
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There are many misconceptions about the proper way to prepare deer, squirrel, fish, and mushrooms for cooking. The Department has instructions for preparing your favorite meal with helpful illustrations, photos, and videos below.
Field dress your deer immediately after killing your deer. Follow these steps to ensure proper technique.
Learn some of the basic techniques for butchering a field dressed deer.
Novice turkey hunters are often intimidated when it comes time to clean this large bird. Just like a chicken or other fowl, there are two basic ways to clean a turkey: plucking and skinning.
Cottontail rabbit can be excellent table fare, but first it must be prepared properly for cooking. We'll describe one way to skin your rabbit and get it ready for cooking.
You've been mushrooming. Now that you're positive your mushrooms are edible, how to you prepare them for cooking?
Sometimes you find more mushrooms than you can eat right away. How do you preserve them for later use? Here are some suggestions.


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Consultancy on Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty
The Double Tax Avoidance Agreements (DTAA) is essentially bilateral agreements entered into between two countries, in our case, between India and another foreign country. The basic objective is to avoid, taxation of income in both the countries (i.e. Double taxation of same income) and to promote and foster economic trade and investment between the two countries. The advantages of DTAA are as under:
The advantages of DTAA are as under:
Lower Withholding Taxes (Tax Deduction at Source)
Complete Exemption of Income from Taxes
Underlying Tax Credits
Tax Sparing Credits
Can you imagine what would happen if you were a resident of India, but work for half of the year in Australia, and get taxed in India as well as Australia? It'd be bad. No one would do it. Even the big MNCs would stay away from such disasters.
Keeping this in mind, under section 90 of the Income Tax Act 1961, the central government has entered into DTAA with many countries. What does this do? Well this agreement aims to put forward equitable basis and means of allocating tax liability in case of an individual who has earned income in a country different from his/her residence. India has an exhaustive agreement with 79 countries* and not stopping there, India also aims to give tax neutrality to residents and non-residents who have income arising from countries not included in the DTAA.
*Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Libya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portuguese Republic, Qatar, Romania, Russia Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Swiss Confederation, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania , Thailand , Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Republic (Egypt), United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia
The Provisions of DTAA override the general provisions of taxing statue of a particular country. It is now well settled that in India the provisions of the DTAA override the provisions of the domestic statute. Moreover, with the insertion of Sec.90 (2) in the Indian Income Tax Act, it is clear that assessee has an option of choosing to be governed either by the provisions of particular DTAA or the provisions of the Income Tax Act, whichever are more beneficial.
The Non Resident can certainly take the benefit of the provisions of DTAA entered into between India and the country, in which he resides, more particularly in respect of Interest Income from NRO account, Government securities, Loans, Fixed Deposits with Companies and dividends etc.
This is explained below:
For the Assessment Year 2012-2013,
Withholding Tax Rate (TDS) under the Indian Income Tax for Interest Income - 33.99% whereas,
Rate of Tax prescribed in the DTAA with the country where Non Resident resides e.g. Singapore - 15%
Every Non Resident should choose lower of the tax rate prescribed in DTAA with the country where he resides and the tax rate prescribed under the Indian tax laws.
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Bruno Compagnet digs out his old steed to take a trip around the Rioja vineyards. A sweaty beard and bruised buttocks are his constant companions for the convivial kilometers spent pedaling in a peloton of vintage bicycles.
My tires bounce dangerously over the stones which litter the road which winds through the Rioja vineyards. I'm alone, sweating, in a landscape which can't have changed that much since man has been eating bread and drinking wine.
We pass though ancient villages with cobbled streets. The crossroads and alleyways whizz by to the rhythm of our pedaling. We struggle to reach the summits of old towns where, inevitably, a church takes pride of place. There are paintings, statues, saints and Madonnas adorned with flowers everywhere on the walls and street corners, marking the Compostella route and reminding me of my Calvary. As we leave one of the villages I lift my eyes to the bright blue sky and the powerful sun makes me grimace.
The road snakes and shakes as we're lead further afield into a mass of olive groves. Once again I ask myself what I am doing here. Good God, what has led me to end up in a situation like this? I'm stuck to the tarmac which is melting under the merciless sun and dragging myself to the summit of the hundredth hill when I find a small sign fixed to the trunk of a biblical olive tree: Eroica 60 km. It must be 11.30am. I stop to think and concentrate on my intake of water and sodium pills. I remember my first real sense of freedom: it was in the school yard in Saint Lary, my mother had taken the stabilizers off my small bike and I launched off, unsupported. I discovered an incredible thing that day, a feeling which would stay with me and guide me throughout my life.
If you're not a cyclist there's not much chance that you'll be prepared to bike 110 km (200 for the big loop!), half of which on a battered road, with more than 2000m of vert when it's 30 degrees in the shade… all the while on a bike which is probably older than you. That's what the Eroica is all about. But with such a good atmosphere, the amazing landscapes and the kind of guys who are pedaling at your side, you crack on and at the finish you are nothing but happy about what you've just experienced. Without a doubt I was looking for something a bit rough and ready, something related to my passion for old bicycles, for travel – on the hunt for the more natural, even a tad adventurous, side of bicycling. I also wanted to meet people who enjoy the same simple and authentic things in life, like travelling around a beautiful region on a bike saved from the scrapyard. You get it back in shape little by little, picking up spare parts here and there. It ends up with dodgy brakes, a chain which jumps and punctures regularly…. But at the end of the day you've made something which lets you ride.
There are moments of grace too – when you soar into a village cheered on by the crowd, decked out in their Sunday best, there to catch the strange spectacle and offer food and drinks to the "campeons!!". It's easy to forget that five minutes earlier you were ready to hurl the piece of junk which is between your legs into the nearest ditch. I remembered when, back in the day, my father used to take us to watch the Tour de France at the Col d'Aspin in the Pyrenees, a magical summertime moment when all the kids would proudly don the cyclists' revolting discarded caps scavenged from the roadside.


Illinois is going to go to Districts for football (i think in two years) this will mean Mt. Carmel will no longer be able to play in the Big 8.
PAC/Big 8 merger? Just throwing it out there. I HIGHLY doubt it happens, but i'm just tossing out the idea.
There will never be a merger or reshuffle...old school PAC guys too pig headed.
If Tell City ever happens to go independent or to the PLAC...the PAC would get about 4 applications from Big 8 schools over night.
They will keep plugging along one way or the other.
I could see mutual interest from Jasper, Boonville, and Vincennes in joining the SIAC.
What would the PAC members interest if two of the three above (J, V, B) joined the SIAC or went independent?
They can try...but it will be a cold day in Hades that the member schools would vote that in. It's a geography thing more than anything else. Same reason they will never let Jasper in. Boonville might have a shot.
Just for me and the geography aspect, I like to see Boonville and Gibson Southern to join the SIAC. They both bring great boys and girls teams. It would eliminate out of conference games in football and sharply decrease the travel cost for conference sporting events. Not to mention great competition for all.
I do not believe this will happen, but I like this option the best.
BIG8 might be in trouble.
Once again, just my thoughts.
Funny thing about conferences...NO one cares about anyone's interest other than their own. Keep that in mind as we continue to blue sky solutions that have zero chance of coming to fruition.
That has been discussed here as nauseam and is a splendid thought, particularly with the Southridge/Washington flip. That said, there is no way in Hades that the PAC membership gives two squats about what happens to the former Big 8 teams. Their conference isn't broken in their minds, therefore why touch it.
Yep....if anything teams come to the PAC and it's still the PAC.
Don't know about Tecumseh going back in that case but they will be playing Forest Park, Pike Central, and North Posey this year anyway.
HH already plays Jasper and Mt.Vernon and SR already plays Jasper. I think the combine and split large school small school is a good idea.
With the way the Big 8 has performed in the playoffs in the past number of seasons, maybe a smaller conference is a good thing. This allows the schools to add another team who they are not familiar with and push them come playoff time. Washington and Mt. Vernon are currently down in football but competitive in other sports, but Princeton and Booneville have both surged in the conference, with Booneville winning the conference this past season. However this success has not brought any deep postseason runs. Jasper, Vincennes Lincoln and Booneville could add a 4A or 5A school to their schedule.
Indiana's travel distances are laughably small compared to what we do in Nevada.


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The bus journey from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA takes approximately 6hours 55 min (for express trips) and longer for trips with stops. However, this may change due to weather and traffic conditions. Please refer to your ticket for times.
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The distance between San Jose, CA and Los Angeles, CA is 489.3 miles.
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How To Tell If Sour Cream Is Bad & How Long Does Sour Cream Last?
If you have a tub of sour cream sitting in the fridge and you are wondering if it is still suitable to use, it is valuable for you to know how to tell if sour cream is bad, given that sour cream is a perishable food item.
Indications that your sour cream has gone bad include sour cream that displays mold, has a pungent odor, or has become discolored. Sour cream can last anywhere between one to two weeks if stored in a refrigerator. Sour cream generally goes bad if it has been exposed to heat.
Let's find out how long sour cream can potentially last, find out ways to prevent sour cream from going bad, explore signs that indicate if sour cream has gone bad to ensure that you know when it's time to discard your sour cream tub.
How To Tell If Sour Cream Is Bad
Displaying Mold
Emitting An Off Odor
Discolored
Causes Of Sour Cream Spoilage
Not Stored Properly
Left Out At An Event
Stored In Refrigerator While Power Has Gone Off
Dirty Utensils Contaminating Sour Cream
How Long Does Sour Cream Last?
How To Prevent Sour Cream From Going Bad?
Refrigerate Your Sour Cream
Use Clean Utensils When You Dish From The Sour Cream Tub
Check The Relevant Dates On The Sour Cream Tub
Potential Consequences of Eating Sour Cream That Has Gone Bad
Induce Vomiting
So, How To Tell If Sour Cream Is Bad & How Long Does Sour Cream Last?
Here are three ways for you to tell if your sour cream is bad:
The slightest hint of mold is a clear sign that your sour cream has gone bad.
While you may be tempted to scoop the mold off the top of the sour cream, this is not advisable as it is likely that the mold has contaminated the sour cream that, which is being displayed through the mold on the surface.
If mold is present in your sour cream, it means that your sour cream is no longer suitable for consumption and will need to be disposed of.
Sour cream generally has a fresh smell, with a slightly sour aroma. However, if the odor coming from your sour cream is regarded as rancid, stinky, or pungent in an unusual manner contrary to the general sour cream smell, then it's safe for you to assume that the sour cream has gone bad.
While you might be tempted to taste the sour cream as you convince yourself that the name sour cream implies it should be sour, it is best rather to throw the tub of sour cream away to prevent any illnesses that may arise from eating sour cream that has gone bad.
Generally, if your sour cream has gone bad it will present yellow in color. However, bad sour cream is not limited to being yellow.
If your sour cream is no longer white in color, then it is safe to assume that your sour cream has significant growth of fungi and bacteria and is no longer suitable for consumption.
If your sour cream is discolored, it is best to throw away the discolored sour cream rather than take the risk of eating the discolored sour cream, as that can cause you to feel ill.
Here are potential causes of sour cream spoilage and tips on what you will need to do in the event that your sour cream has gone bad.
The longevity of sour cream is largely dependent on its storage. Sour cream needs to be stored in cool conditions, ideally within a refrigerator, in order to remain fresh.
Therefore, it is not suitable to store sour cream in a pantry or leave it on the counter. Naturally, this implies that it is most certainly not appropriate to leave sour cream in the sun.
If sour cream is exposed to temperatures above 40 F, the sour cream is likely to spoil.
If a sour cream tub has been placed on a food table at an event for more than two hours, this will result in the bacteria multiplying to an extent where the sour cream is no longer suitable for consumption.
Apart from the fact that the sour cream has been exposed to heat, it is also likely that people have used dirty utensils and potentially double dipped in the sour cream. If this is the case, it is almost certain that the sour cream will become contaminated due to its exposure to other food substances.
If the sour cream has been left on display for more than two hours, you will need to throw the sour cream tub away.
If the power in your home has been off for longer than four hours, this implies that your refrigerator has not been able to fulfill its cooling function for four hours. Keeping sour cream cool is an important factor in ensuring that the sour cream bacteria do not excessively multiply.
If your power has been off for longer than four hours, the refrigerator will have lost any residual coolness that may have been keeping the sour cream cool and is likely to have caused the sour cream to be in an environment where the temperature is approximate to room temperature.
Leaving your sour cream in a refrigerator that is no longer cool can be equated to leaving it out of the refrigerator and storing it at room temperature. In this regard, if your power has been off for an extended period that exceeds four hours, then you can most likely assume that your sour cream has gone bad and will need to be disposed of.
Using utensils that are dirty in the sense that they contain remnants of other food particles on them can result in contamination of the sour cream.
Sour cream that is exposed to remnants of other food substances is likely to go bad as the bacteria in the sour cream will be altered once it is exposed to the new food substance.
If you notice a biscuit crumb in the sour cream tub, it's worth a shot to try to scoop it out before it contaminates the tub, but don't be surprised if the tub goes bad shortly after. The bacteria in sour cream tubs are exceptionally sensitive and react to even the slightest interaction with other substances.
To prevent your sour cream from being contaminated, make sure to use clean utensils each time you take a scoop of sour cream from the tub.
Opened or unopened sour cream can last for up to two weeks after its sell-by date, provided it is stored in a refrigerator.
In terms of the Food Marketing Institute's consumer guide to food quality and safe handling, a seven to 21-day window is estimated as being a reasonable time for sour cream to last as long as it has been stored in a refrigerator at 40 F.
However, the shelf life of sour cream can be significantly shorted if it has not been handled adequately. If the sour cream was left at room temperature at any point, this might cause the sour cream to go bad as sour cream needs to remain in a cool environment to stay suitable for consumption.
Even though you may take caution and adequately store your sour cream in the refrigerator when you get home from the store, this does not guarantee whether the sour cream was stored in a cool environment when the manufacturer or vendor handled it. Therefore, knowing how to tell if sour cream has gone bad is important in preventing you from consuming sour cream that has gone bad.
Here are three sour cream prevention tips to help ensure your sour cream does not go bad.
The easiest way to prevent your sour cream from going bad is to ensure that your sour cream is stored in a cool area like a refrigerator at approximately 40 F.
By refrigerating your sour cream, you are preventing the bacteria in the sour cream from multiplying to the extent where the bacteria is able to take over the sour cream.
When it comes to sour cream, prevention is the only option as there is no cure. Once your sour cream has gone bad, you have no choice but to discard it as failure to discard your sour cream and subsequently consuming it can result in illnesses.
When dishing from the sour cream, dirty utensils can contaminate the sour cream, causing it to go bad.
While it may seem perfectly harmless to use the butter knife to scoop up some sour cream, given that they are both used as spreads, it can, in fact, be detrimental to the sour cream if it is mixed with another substance as this adds new bacteria to the batch.
It is best practice to rather use clean utensils every time you dish some sour cream from the tub.
Using new clean utensils each time you scoop from the tub ensures that there are no substances being mixed with the sour cream that could alter the bacteria in the sour cream in a manner that could cause the sour cream to go bad.
The "sell-by," "best if used-by," and "use-by" dates on the packaging of sour cream tubs provide clear timelines regarding when the sour cream is suitable for consumption provided it has been stored in a cool environment.
When it comes to the "sell-by" date, this date informs the store as to how long the sour cream should be on display. As a consumer, you should buy the sour cream before the "sell-by" date.
On the other hand, the "best if used-by" date indicates the latest date at which the sour cream will be of the best taste and highest quality.
Finally, the "use-by" date indicates the last upon which the sour cream should be consumed.
While the sour cream is likely to still be suitable for consumption after the "sell-by" date and "best if used-by" date has passed, it is unlikely that the sour cream will be suitable for consumption if the "use-by" date has passed, even if it has been stored in a refrigerator.
Here are potential consequences that might ensue if you consume sour cream that has gone bad:
Eating sour cream that has gone bad can cause extreme stomachaches and nausea. If you suspect that you have consumed sour cream that has gone bad, consider getting over-the-counter nausea pills to ease nausea and potentially any painkillers if necessary.
Eating sour cream that is no longer suitable for consumption may result in one experiencing diarrhea.
If you suspect that you are experiencing diarrhea because you ate sour cream that may have gone bad, then it is advisable that you keep up your liquids and acquire anti-diarrhea pills from your local drug store.
If the diarrhea persists, it is best to consult a doctor.
Eating sour cream that has gone bad can result in vomiting.
If you believe that you may be vomiting because you potentially consumed sour cream that was bad, then it may be valuable to get nausea tablets to calm your stomach.
Enquire whether there are any other tablets that may help alleviate your discomfort and remember to keep up your liquids, as you want to avoid becoming dehydrated.
If you continue to experience vomiting, it is best to consult a doctor.
Sour cream that has gone bad will often have a pungent odor, be discolored, or display mold. While sour cream can generally last for up to two weeks, if it is exposed to heat, it will go bad.
If you suspect that your sour cream has gone bad, it is best to throw out the tub as consumption of sour cream that has gone bad can cause illnesses, including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting.
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I did the 5th draft over a year ago, so now I've got both draft 6 and draft 7 in progress. The 7th draft of my first novel, Aza, is the one on Amazon at the moment. However, I have a feeling 2KOD will require a lot more than 7 drafts.
The French. I experimented with adding the occasional French word to the novel (think Firefly or a less-extreme A Clockwork Orange) in the 4th draft. My idea was to give the city more depth with the quirky feature that everyone spoke both French and English. It didn't work, so I've cut out all the French except for one character's speech, trying to give the impression that he thinks himself better because he speaks a dead language of 'sophistication'.
Emotion. My MC, Tavis Kimberton, came off a little flat, so I've upped his reactions, made him question everything from the beginning, and tried to make him more likeable for readers.
Our city is tall. It stretches out forever, reaching into the sky with greedy, handless arms. White arms. The sort of whiteness that, when the sun shines on it, makes me squint my eyes and look sideways.
I see white marble in all its shades; from the grade A white of surgical halls to grade C–riddled with mineral impurities. Some look like clouds, others like ink rained from the sky, dripping down the sides like veins.
White marble. It's what makes our city the architectural masterpiece it is. It's an endless edifice of milky skyline. It's like our city floats. Well, the good half of it. Our half.
We have marble streets with real trees and painted-white brick walls. They connect the buildings together, supported by concrete pillars that keep us from falling into the earth. This is our right, says Father, because we are good people.
I wrote the first draft of B Like You for NaNoWriMo 2016. The premise is a seventeen-year-old girl, Bee, who is the sole provider/carer for her five younger sisters due to their mother's mental instability and lack of interest in the girls. Definitely not fantasy, this novel reached some very dark places that November. I despised everything about it at the time–the setting, the lack of dragons, the painful topics that cropped up. I felt trapped in the head of my MC, caught up in her crippling cynism and desperate need to be free. I'm not sure where this story came from. I know I was feeling more unstable in my life than usual, due to several tragic events that happened in early autumn. Perhaps it was brought on by them, or I just can't write reality-based fiction without going horrible, who knows.
I'm preparing to transform my rough first draft into a cohesive 2nd draft. This means I'm currently plotting and trying to decide what the order of events is. It reads a bit like it has two climaxes at the moment, so that definitely needs to be fixed!
I have lots of doubts about this novel. Is it something people will actually want to read? Is it too similar to the multitude of other dysfunctional-family stories? Can I write horrible topics in a believable, careful way? Abuse, poverty, and death crop up again and again. I believe that it's incredibly important for a writer whose novel includes disturbing or taboo topics to present them competently. Social media shows us every day the damage of language, and whilst books are mostly shielded by the fact that they are fictional stories, they still have the power to affect someone's thoughts and they rarely have age restrictions like films do. I plan to expand these thoughts in a separate blog post if any of you are interested.
Other things I'm working on include this blog–I'm continuing to post every Thursday, with book reviews, film reviews, writing tips, and rants on story structures with bi-weekly writing prompts. I also started a Twitter @Sonora_Hills with the hope of integrating myself into the online writing community. Hopefully, I'll manage to keep up with everything over my second year at university. The best case scenario, in my opinion, is that by next summer I've gotten Two Kinds of Darkness to a place where I can start querying agents!
All seventeen year old Bee wants is her own life. But with five little sisters who depend on her, a life is something she's not going to get. She blames her Mama, who's too busy trying to find "the perfect man" to care about any of her kids. Bee is terrified of failing, but with the guilt of her brother–still missing a year after he ran away–hanging over her, she's afraid she already has.
What are you working on? New projects? Old projects? What are your dreams and apprehensions? Tell me in the comments!


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package org.hisp.dhis.tracker.preheat.cache;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.function.BiFunction;

import org.hisp.dhis.common.IdentifiableObject;
import org.hisp.dhis.common.event.ApplicationCacheClearedEvent;

/**
 * A DHIS2 metadata cache implementation to reduce db lookups during pre-heat
 *
 * @author Luciano Fiandesio
 */
public interface PreheatCacheService
{
    /**
     * Fetches an object from the pre-heat cache.
     *
     * @param cacheKey the full class name of the object being cached
     * @param id the identifier of the object to retrieve
     *
     */
    Optional<IdentifiableObject> get( String cacheKey, String id );

    /**
     * Returns the metadata value cached in {@code cacheKey} mapped to
     * {@code id}, obtaining that value from the {@code mappingFunction} if
     * necessary. This method provides a simple substitute for the conventional
     * "if cached, return; otherwise create, cache and return" pattern. If
     * metadata value is null, the given mapping function is evaluated and
     * inserted into this cache unless {@code null}.
     *
     * @param cacheKey the cacheKey for retrieving the cache
     * @param id the identifier for retrieving the metadata value from the cache
     * @param mappingFunction the function to compute a value.
     * @return an optional containing current (existing or computed) value, or
     *         Optional.empty() if the computed value is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified mappingFunction is null
     */
    Optional<IdentifiableObject> get( String cacheKey, String id,
        BiFunction<String, String, Optional<IdentifiableObject>> mappingFunction, int cacheTTL, long capacity );

    /**
     * Check whether a class type is part of the cache
     *
     * @param cacheKey the full class name of a metadata object
     *
     */
    boolean hasKey( String cacheKey );

    /**
     * Fetch all the cached entries for the given class type key
     *
     * @param cacheKey the full class name of a metadata object
     *
     */
    List<IdentifiableObject> getAll( String cacheKey );

    /**
     * Adds an object to the pre-heat cache.
     *
     * @param cacheKey the full class name of the object being cached
     * @param id the identifier of the object being cached, used as cache key
     * @param object The object being cached
     * @param cacheTTL The amount of **minutes**
     * @param capacity The maximum number of entries hold by the cache.
     */
    void put( String cacheKey, String id, IdentifiableObject object, int cacheTTL, long capacity );

    /**
     * Invalidates all caches.
     */
    void invalidateCache();

    /**
     * Event handler for {@link ApplicationCacheClearedEvent}.
     *
     * @param event the {@link ApplicationCacheClearedEvent}.
     */
    void handleApplicationCachesCleared( ApplicationCacheClearedEvent event );
}

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Another sad day here at Great Escape Classic Car Hire. We're waving goodbye to our trusty 1974 Jaguar XJ6 saloon after 3 great years. Since I bought this car in March 2007 I've grown unnaturally attached to, mainly because it is so beautiful to drive and is such a good looking saloon car. But now it's for sale via E Bay, with a low starting reserve.
The Jaguar is part of the largest fleet of classic Jaguar hire cars in the UK and has been on hire through Great Escape for three years, in which time it's become popular with weddings and also worked on several fashion shoots and TV documentaries. Its Sable paintwork with green interior is certainly unusual, but it's back in fashion - and it's one of the things I like most about it, because it makes it so different.
Since the car has been with us for hire we have spent several thousand pounds improving and maintaining it, so someone is going to get something of a bargain. Plus it's had regular and careful use - its last hire was 470 miles in 24 hours.
So long and fairwell then BABs the Jag. Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved. Right, better stop there then. To find out more click here to visit the EBay listing or call Graham on 01527 893733.


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Jennifer Aniston has officially joined Instagram and her first post brings the cast of Friends together. See it here!
October 15, 2019 - 15:27 / Sarah Schulz
Jennifer Aniston has been missing from the Instagram world since the social networking site became famous and now, she has just officially joined! Her first post has fans and fellow celebs very excited...
"Alex Quinn" was a fan favorite in season 14...!
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That's right, Jennifer Aniston officially has Instagram! She is already verified with over 100,000 followers and has even made her first post and comment! The picture she chose to post is a selfie of her with her fellow Friends cast members with the caption, "And now we're Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM" with the waving hand emoji.
Jennifer Aniston Is On Instagram
And now we're Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM
A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Oct 15, 2019 at 6:03am PDT
Jennifer made her first official comment on Courteney Cox's picture of her, Courteney and Matt LeBlanc. The comment reads "A rare comment and I love YOU". Fans everywhere are going wild as well as other celebs like Reese Witherspoon who commented on Jen's picture with "YASSSS!!! Welcome to Insta Jen!!!" Jennifer's appearance on Instagram has been very long anticipated by many.
A rare night and I love it.
A post shared by Courteney Cox (@courteneycoxofficial) on Oct 6, 2019 at 12:05am PDT
It is hard to know at this point whether or not her sudden appearance on Instagram and her chosen first post will have anything to do with a Friends announcement. Possibly a reboot? We can't wait to see what Jen has in store with her account! Stay tuned...
He is now 61 years old!
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New Vocations Program Director Anna Ford: "We are very thankful for all the owners and trainers who are participating in this year's Pledge. Fasig-Tipton's generous offer to match all pledges."
A growing list of prominent owners and trainers are stepping up to support racehorse aftercare by participating in the New Vocations Breeders' Cup Pledge.
Now in its ninth year, the Pledge has raised over $480,000, with 100 percent of funds raised supporting the program's rehabilitation, retraining and rehoming efforts.
"I recently toured New Vocations at Mereworth Farm, and was very impressed with the program and facilities. I'm happy to support an organization that is doing such positive work for the Thoroughbred industry and leading the way in aftercare," shared Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella.


Headlines:Some great fishing this week both out of boats and off the bank. The Soft plastic spinning in Eucumbene is really starting to fire again. Eucumbene has produced good numbers and Jindabyne some really good quality fish too.
Lake Jindabyne:- The polaroiding has improved since last week. The bottom section of the lake has been better with slightly cleaner water.
*Matt Daniel and George Hardiman polaroided the lake on Sunday and saw a dozen or more fish. George was the star of the day hooking and landing two lovely fish on nymphs and successfully out fishing some other noted anglers on the day.
Spinning with soft plastics has been nothing short of awesome again this week. Drifting from a boat or casting from shore are both good methods using small medium sized Bass Minnows, Gulp Baits, Squidgy fish and Squidgy wrigglers on 1.5 -3gm heads. These are best fished with a slow roll type retrieve. See report below.
Just thought i would give you a bit of a report of my weekend fishing at Eucumbene. I took a weekend off from bream fishing down the coast to get some trout on plastics. Fished around the Tollbar, Dam wall area where I had a good weekend fishing and caught plenty of fish, although the bright sunny conditons on Sunday made it a bit harder. All up caught around 40 fish with around 20 Browns and alot of small Rainbows.The biggest Brown of the weekend was a nice heathly 65cm fish which weighed 2.3kg before which was released, and alot of Browns around the 1.4 kg mark. Most fish were caught on gulp minnows and grubs along steep banks and around the trees. I used Berkley gulp in the minnow grub 3 inch, pumpkinseed and watermellon, also used the 3inch craws in camo and the new colours 3 inch minnows.
I was very surprised not to see to many boats around I was the only person to launch at old Adaminaby .
With the unsettled conditions fishing has been good right through the day. With the evenings and mornings being the best on the calm clear days. Make sure you have your gloves and beanie and all the other warm gear and the frosts have been HUGE on some mornings.
The new Gulp Trout Bait is a new 55% stonger scent . Chunky Cheese and Rainbow Candy have been the the pick of the colours.


Wednesday's Powerball jackpot has spiked to more than $450 million and is likely to grow. The prize is expected to boost sales this week, but ticket buying has reportedly dropped 35 percent since 2013, which is putting state budgets on the losing end of the lottery system. Ben Leubsdorf of The Wall Street Journal joins Alison Stewart from Washington to discuss the pitfalls of Powerball.
This Wednesday's Powerball jackpot has already spiked to more than $450 million and will probably grow over the next couple of days.
The huge prize is expected to boost sales this week, but ticket-buying has reportedly dropped 35 percent since 2013. And that's putting state budgets on the losing end of the lottery system.
Joining me now from Washington, D.C., to talk about the pitfalls of Powerball is Ben Leubsdorf with The Wall Street Journal.
So, Ben, here's the obvious question. Why the decline in participants?
Well, this is the biggest jackpot we have seen since December 2013 for any lottery game.
And that's why people aren't buying tickets. People buy tickets, they get office pools, they — people come off the sidelines who aren't regular players when you have a big, eye-popping jackpot like this. And we haven't had one in a while.
That's the main reason that Powerball sales dropped 35 percent in 2014 from the prior year. In 2013, 2012, we had this string of really big jackpots for Mega Millions and for Powerball. And that got people playing the game.
Now, when we haven't had those big numbers, people haven't been as impressed with an $80 million jackpot as they are with something above $200 million, above $300 million.
So, explain to me how that directly results in state budgets having a problem.
Well, 44 states rely on lottery revenue as part of their revenue picture. And that's — it's not the biggest part of their revenue structure. Taxes, federal grants, those are still the big parts. But they rely on this money in order to, in many cases, pay for education or other expenses.
So, when you have a big reduction in Powerball playing, you have got state lotteries saying, well, we have got to make up that revenue somehow. So, some states, Virginia in particular, has tweaked their scheduled to roll out more scratch-off games, instant win games to make that up lost revenue to make sure that they don't have a shortfall when it comes to — time to settle the budget.
So, if you can't count on participants in the lottery, why do states have this as part of their budget portfolio?
Well, you know, it's, by its nature, a random chance that — these drawings are pretty random.
So, when we had the hot streak in 2012, 2013, states were — states were raking in a lot of revenue. Now we have had a dry streak for a while, and they haven't been seeing it. But I think most officials aren't too worried that this is going to continue. This could be the beginning of another string of big jackpots.
It has been serious for certain states. Arkansas, for example, had one scholarship program that had a $5 million deficit.
Is there anything that states can do to prevent this from happening to them?
Well, some states are very conservative in their revenue estimates.
I spoke to the head of the North Carolina lottery, who says that they budget for — they assume that they're going to have the standard number of players. They don't count on a big jackpot to bring in lots of new players. If they do, she said, that's gravy, that's great for them. But they're not going to be in trouble, she said, if they don't have big jackpots materialize.
Ben Leubsdorf from The Wall Street Journal, thanks so much.


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Why the toilet is hub of literary activity
By Naoko Asano
At the intersection of public and private space is that muddy area known as the public bathroom. This space accommodates the performance of a very private biological function but is also an open gathering place for strangers. Because of this weird convergence of public and private, public bathrooms are particularly well suited to a unique form of art: graffiti. It's the stuff found scrawled all over the stall or elsewhere on bathroom walls — confessional rants, political diatribes, jokes, gibberish, doodles, phone numbers — and after a quick survey of the public bathrooms in cafés, restaurants and bars along the Danforth you can see how common this form of self-expression is. What distinguishes bathroom graffiti from the ordinary street variety is that its practitioners aren't skilled artists who engage in high-risk vandalism, but rather they are regular folk who answer nature's call anonymously. This — the notion of the toilet as a locus of secret self-expression — is what makes bathroom graffiti worth noticing.
Graffiti itself is an old practice
Take, for instance, the discovery of ancient wall writing in Pompeii. Modern street graffiti has been granted some form of artistic and economic legitimacy in recent times. Though not similarly validated, bathroom graffiti is a thriving form of cost-free communication. The bulk of it consists of spontaneous writing, a kind of self-expression that allows people to scribble down some tentative ideas on whatever subject interests them at that specific moment. It is uncensored and unexpected thought — part of the appeal of bathroom graffiti is discovering it in the most unusual places. In one restaurant on the Danforth, in a clean and well-appointed bathroom, there is a lengthy back-and-forth dialogue about what it means for a woman to marry. The reader, alone inside the stall, is left to wonder what inspired someone to contribute to this low-tech message board. Whether the words are pretentious or stupid, provocative or clever, people feel compelled to set them down in ink. Not to mention the thrill of transgression — the walls of a public bathroom offer a kind of protection that allows people to make their thoughts public without having to worry about being caught. It's a kind of non-committal soapbox, taking private thoughts into the pubic realm without sacrificing the identity of the author.
Bathroom graffiti is a captivating form of art vandalism that hasn't gone entirely unnoticed. As a mode of public writing, it has occasionally been acknowledged as a source of fascination, if indirectly, by writers of fiction. John Cheever's story "Mene, Mene, Tekel Upharsin" uses bathroom graffiti as a way of discussing a character's alienation from a society he's been absent from for too long. The story's protagonist returns to New York from Europe only to notice an unusual style of prose scribbled on the walls of several public bathrooms. He begins to suspect that this graffiti is evidence of a new style of writing, and his reaction to it drives the story forward. Stephen King likewise makes dramatic use of a character's noticing of bathroom graffiti in his story "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away." Both stories show how taking graffiti seriously is seen as strange. The focus is not on the practice of writing bathroom graffiti, or on the morally problematic aspect of art-as-vandalism, but rather on the act of noticing this apparently perverse phenomenon. The particular pleasure in reading bathroom graffiti comes from a necessary dose of voyeurism. We are observing a stranger's private thoughts in a place that, by its very intimate nature, gives the whole experience an almost absurd quality.
Experiencing bathroom graffiti
There are websites devoted to collecting the experience of bathroom graffiti, posting examples either in photographs or text-only versions. But the best way to appreciate bathroom graffiti is to see it for yourself. Like found art, contextualizing it is needed in order for it to really leave an impression. Recasting street art in a lavatory setting means that the visual impact is inevitably lessened. While the graffiti you see out in the open is often quite graphic and beautiful, the stuff you see in the stall consists mostly of graffiti in its most basic form: words. And yet the special thrill of discovering one person's funny observation, or being angered by another's myopic worldview, comes from the authenticity of the experience and the access to private thoughts made anonymously public. A toilet stall provides an egalitarian platform — writing on the wall requires no special skill or authority, no costly supplies or painstaking preparation. The writers seek no recognition, and the point isn't for them to mean anything, to intend anything, but rather simply to act, impulsively, to scribble something. It's what people have been doing since they learned to hold a pen — using language to make a record of experience.
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quality, I really like this, I saw something like this on http://www.hire-a-graffiti-artist.co.uk It maybe the same person or a different graffiti artist? I dont know it all looks good to me lol. xxx


As most of you know I am currently saving for a deposit to buy land and build a cabin. Well, we have an exciting update. It looks like my boyfriend and I may have found the perfect block of land! Although, the block of land is a little out of our price range so we have decided to keep saving for the deposit because we want to avoid borrowing more money from the bank than we have to. In the meantime we have been working on our interior style, and whilst we don't want to go out and make any big purchases at the moment, we do want our current living situation (a two bedroom apartment by the beach) seriously epic. We've been making a few smaller purchases for our bedroom, living area and office, and have been very strict with those purchases, as we want to make sure we can use them in the cabin.
When we recently went looking for a rug for the bedroom, it struck me how possible it is to update a space by making a few small changes. We don't have the luxury to do what we want with our apartment as we're renting, but it's been a welcome challenge. With this in mind, I thought I would share 13 stylish ways to update your bedroom on a budget.
BRIGHTEN IT UP #ihavethisthing with exposed light bulbs. Seriously. I love how minimalist they look and how they take up next to no room. They are also one of the most inexpensive items to update a bedroom. If you're like us and can't find any bedside lamps to suit your style, mix it up and use exposed light bulbs. And if you have a bedhead, considering hanging the cord over it like we did, or suspend the exposed cord from the ceiling. Get as creative as you want. And remember, it's all about the cord. The best part? If we get sick of the cord colour, we can easily replace it. For inspiration, take a look at my favourite exposed lighting styles here.
SAY IT WITH ORNAMENTS Ornaments are the perfect bedroom updaters without going too crazy on your budget. Plus when you're in the land of limbo, between renting and buying, they are the perfect solution to update a bedroom effortlessly and with style. I recently made these DIY cement diamond pendants and I made sure to choose cement that suited our interior colour palette. What do you think? Do you like them? I think I might make a few more for the rest of the house!
REVITALISE WITH BEDDING I love the feeling of freshly washed bed linen; even more so when it's brand new. Updating bed linen – sheets and duvet covers – makes a world of difference. I used to love cotton sheets but over the last couple of years I have transitioned to linen. I find this fabric keeps me cool in summer and warm in winter. I also love the crinkly look of linen; there is something earthy about it.
To make a quick update to your bedroom, change your bedding. I love white sheets as they make a bedroom feel spacious and bright, and I always had a white duvet cover in a different texture, such as waffle. However I started shying away from keeping everything so white at the beginning of last year. I also found it a little too 'beachy'. So I swapped my plain white duvet covers for prints and block colours in neutral tones to compliment the look and feel both Jason and I wanted to achieve.
THROW DOWN A RUG I've always loved floor rugs, you should see how much here! However I have really struggled to find a rug that not only compliments our interior style, but also fits within our budget. Floor rugs in Australia are very expensive. However I managed to pick this rug up from Super Amart - and I love it! It's the perfect size and colour, and above all – it was only $299, so good! It is the perfect updater for our bedroom. And placed underneath the bottom end of the bed, a rug adds a fresh new look to any bedroom. In fact, Super Amart have some of the best updaters for a bedroom space if you're in need of a fresh change. And for more rug inspiration, have a look over here.
INSTANTLY UPDATE CUSHIONS Nothing updates a bedroom more than cushions. Not only are they an affordable solution, they can also completely change the overall look and feel of a bedroom. At first I started with the black and white Aztec cushions, but over time I have updated the bedroom with cushions I find on my travels. Whilst the prints are different, they are all still very tonal, which is essential.
MIRROR, MIRROR My parents own a holiday apartment and I am always so surprised at how large it is when I walk in; except after a few altering seconds when I realise the space looks a lot bigger because one wall is covered with a very large mirror. To stylishly update your bedroom without busting your savings, think about adding a floor or wall mirror to the space.
PAINT THE WALLS A fresh lick of paint is one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to put life back into your bedroom space. I always prefer shades of white, but you could also include a feature wall. Whether it's paint, wallpaper or decals (otherwise known as removable stickers), they can all be easily updated when your style evolves. If you're renting, like us, best to ask the landlord first! We did and we spent last summer painting the walls white in the apartment – it's so much lighter and brighter in the apartment now. Bonus!
GIVE IT LIFE I cannot count the number of plants in our apartment on my fingers, but if I had to give a number, it's in the ballpark of 15… And we live in a two-bedroom apartment. Indoor plants are amazing because of their air purifying qualities. Not sure which ones to buy? Too easy! I personally love Peace Lillies, Bird of Paradise, Chain of Hearts and Ferns. These are all very hardy and look very cool in any space.
SHELVES Storage is key when it comes to keep a space tidy, so invest in a few free standing shelves in your bedroom. There are a few cool styles going around at the moment, so if you are looking for shelf inspiration head over here.
BEDSIDE TABLES One of the easiest and more functional ways to update your bedroom on a budget is to change your bedside tables. The best places to look are garage sales, second hand stores, timber yards and jumble sales. Last year I bought two timber stumps to use as bedside tables, however my boyfriend already had two bedside tables. So we are currently using his and have repurposed the timber stumps to elsewhere in the apartment.
THROWS Possibly the cheapest way to stylishly update your bedroom on a budget is to buy a new throw for the bed. My biggest tip however is to make sure it actually serves a purpose, than just to throw onto the bed to look good. A throw should also be used as a blanket on cold nights.
MOVE AROUND To give a free instant update to your bedroom space, have you considered moving your furniture around? If possible always factor in Feng Shui, a Chinese philosophical system of harmonising (furniture in this case) with the surrounding environment. However if this is not completely possible, an interiors expert has told me it's ok to have one, maybe two, elements out of balance. Quick tip? Pushing furniture up against the walls of a room makes it look smaller, so give your bedroom breathing space by pulling furniture away from the walls – like we have done with our bedside tables.
CHANGE CURTAINS As a minimalist, I believe that curtains shouldn't be a feature in the bedroom. They should match the walls in your bedroom or at the very least, block out the sun. So if you are looking for ways to update your bedroom on a budget, consider investing in new curtains. Keep your budget in check by considering white painted timber blinds instead of big heavy drapes. Jason and I are both morning people, so we don't like waking up to a dark bedroom. But if you do, choose curtains that are blackout – although these tend to be a bit more expensive!
This is a collaboration with Super Amart. Concept and copy by Jaharn Giles from Mister Weekender.


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7th January 2021 7th January 2021 Tom Dixon	0 Comments	Bluesdoodles CD Review, Ignorance is Bliss, Nighblade, NWOBHM, rock
You know you're in for some Rock with a capital R when you see the skeletal figure on the cover and the brooding image of the band gathered around a Mad Max style car; add in a name that screams heavy rock and Nightblade is the result.
This new album, Ignorance Is Bliss, is the third album from the Midlands-based band with a slightly different but hopefully, stable line up. They seem to have been associated with the 'Alternative' label but, to me, there is more of an 80s heavy rock vein to their sound and they certainly aren't as one dimensional as a lot of Alt. rock bands tend to be. If you are new to the band then I would counsel you to listen to the first and title track last…it is still a bangin' track but the semi-spoken vocal style could be off-putting until you get used to Mark Crosby's styles.
After a couple of plays, however, you can see why he went this way and it is a definite grower. Track two, Steering The Wheel, is a mid-tempo rock song that develops really well and, after the bridge, gets even heavier. This is like an Atkins era Priest…almost sparse but with real depth behind the catchy riff; it has a touch of grunge to it when the riff speeds up but that doesn't spoil it and only a guitar solo could have improved it. Only You starts with a meaty bass that plays with the melody of the preceding song and blends the two together rather neatly. It has its roots in a blues-based riff but seriously heavied up and after a Van Halen-ish bridge, I was expecting some soloing but that was not to be. Never Take For Granted is next and starts off like Alice Cooper's early stuff…it develops into a weighty, riff-based song that is the early favourite…it may be over seven minutes but the mark of a strong composition is that it doesn't seem that long.
Then, at last, we get some guitar soloing that is clever, phased, imaginative, and way too short. What If has engines and chain saws then a toilet flushing (no, me neither) before the bass cuts in with a neat syncopated drum pattern behind it. The funky feeling stays when the chords come in but manages to be heavy too as the vocal is reminiscent of the Velvet Underground…to my ear anyway. The guitar solo is worth the wait even if it is lamentably short…a theme methinks! Further From The Truth is Priest-ish again with twin guitar intro with a mildly commercial feel that equates to catchy and a sing-a-long chorus adds to that…not a bad thing, I hasten to add. Take Me As I Am has that grungy touch but doesn't descend into it too much; the short guitar solo also lifts it above the norm.
Immune To It All is later Alice this time as the picked chords of the intro is joined with thudding bass and drums before the tempo changes and reminds me of the great Pallas in its heaviness but with a lightness of touch. Find The Strength Within starts like ballad of old but with electric punctuation, before the main riff hits and puts weight behind the balladic vocals. The final track, Stop, isn't the Sam Brown covered by Joey B song…it's a pacy rocker with a great bass-driven riff and is high energy and fitting way to wrap up the album…think Di'Anno Maiden in feel.
The album as a whole is like listening to the early days of the NWOBHM but with some newer tinges of 80s rock in there too. It is entertaining from start to finish and my only moan will come as no surprise…as a guitar freak/geek, I just felt that the running times should have allowed much more in the way of solos to generate even more variation and panache. That's just me…you may feel differently if you give them a listen. I bet they are a blast live and that their next album will be even better if they remain stable.
Bluesdoodles rating: Great listening for those that pine for NWOBHM and want an up to date, melodic and above all, heavy version.
Steering The Wheel
Never Take For Granted
Further From The Truth
Immune To It All
Find The Strength Within
Mark Crosby: vocals
Sam Morse: guitars
Tim Cutcliffe: bass
Richard Lawley: drums, keyboards, guitar
Recorded at The Old Smithy, Worcester and produced by Nightblade and Richard Wood
(The iTunes run on track delivered some trippy psyche from the original Nirvana who were, IMHO, way better than the band that adopted the name much later. Rainbow Chaser was released in 1968 and embodies that time so well…always worth a listen.)
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When we were up in Usk a few weeks back we visited the natural burial ground at Usk Castle Chase. My mother is buried there. By coincidence they were having an "Open Day" which I must admit I found a bit bizarre but I suppose even burial grounds and funeral directors need to do a bit of marketing!
My mother was always into natural things and woodlands so it seemed a natural thing to bury her there rather than in the local churchyard in the Vale of Glamorgan. The setting is amazing and the views are fantastic. It's a very pieceful natural place and I'm sure it's what she would have wanted – in fact she left us strict instructions! It gave us the chance to have a non-religious "service" and we actually did the whole thing ourselves with poetry readings and some of my mum's favourite music. NativeWoodland did all of the preparation of the burial site and we used a specialist "green" funeral director from Cardiff aptly called Green Willow Funeral Directors. They were really good, and very reasonable cost-wise. We even used a biodegradable wicker coffin which looked nice. The site is kept close to nature and hence there are no grave markings or memorial stones as you can see in the picture.
If you are looking for something a bit more natural and eco-friendly than the traditional funeral service then I can recommend both the organisations we used.
Native Woodland have since opened another site at St Nicholas, west of Cardiff.


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How to watch a NCAA tournament game in 3 minutes or less: All you need to know
The NCAA is coming to town.
The Big 12 is heading to Oklahoma City.
And the Pac-12 is heading home.
So what does that mean for all of the conference's best teams?
How much will they get to watch the Pac 12's best in Oklahoma City?
The Pac-11 will be playing its first NCAA tournament games in the Big 12's home state, Oklahoma City, and the Pac 9 will be at the Alamodome in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This year's Pac-10 tournament will be played Feb. 1-8.
The Pac-15 will be held Feb. 18-20 in Phoenix, Arizona.
And there will be some conference matchups in both the Big Ten and SEC.
There's a game between the Pac 10 and Big Ten champions, Ohio State and Oregon, on Feb. 22 in Madison, Wisconsin.
The SEC will have a pair of games, against Florida and Florida State, on the weekend of Feb. 24 and Feb. 25.
All told, there will probably be 10 conference games, with 10 different conference teams.
But that's just the Pac 14.
In the Big East, there's a doubleheader between Indiana and Purdue.
There is a road game between Virginia Tech and Maryland, on Saturday, Feb. 26, and a road contest between Rutgers and Virginia.
In the Big South, there are three games against teams from the conference that don't make the bracket: Texas and Florida, South Carolina and LSU, and Kentucky and Texas A&M.
In other words, the Big Eight has three games that will be against teams that didn't make a top-25 ranking in the preseason, as well as a couple of other teams that will play teams from outside of the bracket that weren't in the tournament.
In addition, there'll be some non-conference games: Louisville is a game against another ACC team, NC State, and South Carolina will play Georgia Tech and Georgia Tech is a matchup against Vanderbilt.
There will also be two home games against a team that made the bracket and the conference is in a two-game losing streak, which means the Big Twelve and Pac-13 could be in for a long, hot summer.
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