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A New Approach to Your Next IT Budget Meeting
Charles Bystock
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CFOs + CIOs = Forging New Partnerships for a Better IT Budget
In the past, the CFO has acted as stop gap for IT projects deemed outside the scope — and budget — of the enterprise. But the recent rapid acceleration of digital transformation has brought IT and finance together to create a better budget process…
Key Components of an Effective IT Sourcing Strategy
For your IT sourcing efforts to be successful, they must be strategic. This requires the proactive exploration of your organizational needs based on a defined business case. In the past, the lowest bid would often get the contract. Today, having a…
Maximize IT Resources with Strategic Infrastructure Options
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IT Financial Planning for 2022: Budgeting for Digital Transformation
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Cloud Control: Managing Costs of Cloud Computing
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A black swan event is a rare and unexpected business crisis. But black swans are not that elusive, especially if you live in Australia. There's a lesson for the business world in this idea: Black swans are more common than you might realize. From a…
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Spending on robotic process automation (RPA) increased by 57% in 2018 and is expected to reach $2.4 billion annually by 2022. It's the latest trend in intelligent automation — and it's just getting started. The core functionality of RPA seeks to…
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COVID-19 IT Consulting
The pandemic changed everything we know about business structure — and it will continue to impact us personally and professionally long into the future. IT has definitely felt the disruption associated with COVID-19, and it's unlikely the industry…
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Hey look! No wooden butcher block… whaa?! I made these quesadillas at my sister-in-law's, hence the change of scene. A change of scene is good every once in a while, to get yourself out of the routine, see new things and get a fresh perspective. Typically I cook alone in my kitchen. I'm focused and having fun, but cooking is about sharing and friends and family and talking and laughing. These quesadillas are perfect for all that, totally sharable and not complicated. Simple is good, especially if it involves goat's milk feta and roasting red peppers. The sauce comes together with just a blitz of your blender – but first the peppers are roasted for maximum flavor and tenderness. After peeling off their blackened, blistered skin, just throw them into your blender along with some garlic, olive oil, pepper flakes, s&p. A simple, albeit addicting sauce made for dipping, spreading, dressing and sharing with friends.
Sauté the sliced shallot in a bit of olive oil, add the spinach and a bit of salt and pepper. Just quickly cook enough to wilt it a bit.
On your grill or under your broiler, roast the peppers until tender, dark and blistered, as shown. Let them cool a bit then pull of the burnt skin. Roughly chop and place in blender with the rest of the ingredients. Blend until just combined.
In a pan or on the grill, toast the tortillas and stuff them with the filling. Serve with red pepper sauce.
Slice the tofu as shown. Mix together the ingredients for the marinade and let the tofu soak up this sauce while you work on next steps. On your grill or under your broiler, roast the peppers until tender, dark and blistered, as shown. Let them cool a bit then pull of the burnt skin. Roughly chop and place in blender with the rest of the ingredients. Blend until just combined. Set aside. Sauté the sliced shallot in a bit of olive oil, add the spinach and a bit of salt and pepper. Just quickly cook enough to wilt it a bit. Set aside. Crumble up the feta. In a pan or on the grill, toast the tortillas and stuff them with the filling. Serve with red pepper sauce.
Hi grace, love these quesadillas, I bet tofu is good grilled.


Ingrid Schindall of IS Projects examines the beauty of letterpress printing.
Ingrid Schindall highlights the old trade of letterpress printing from her IS Projects studio in FATVillage.
Print. Sleep. Repeat. Those three words encapsulate Ingrid Schindall's work mantra. When the creative entrepreneur opened her collaborative printmaking and book arts studio, IS Projects, in FATVillage Arts District in September 2014, letterpress printing was experiencing a revival. Along with her two other businesses—Nocturnal Press and Existent Books—the 26-year-old Schindall has become somewhat of an ambassador to the medium. Here, she talks about how IS Projects has become an open forum for South Florida artists.
How would you describe the evolution of letterpress printing?
Letterpress printing used to be primarily lead and wood-type printing, where individual pieces of type letters were pressed into a piece of paper. Johannes Gutenberg actually coined the term "movable print," which some say was the most important invention in human progression since fire. Now, letterpress has evolved to using photopolymer printing. Although IS Projects does use photopolymer, we also pride ourselves in practicing the original letterpress technique.
How did your love for printmaking develop?
It started in my sophomore year of high school when our teacher had us work on a linoleum carving project. I instantly fell in love with the art form. I began using it as a mark-making tool, and from then on, it was love at first typesetting. It was such an exciting medium that I decided to go to university at Maryland Institute College of Art because it had a great printmaking program.
How rare is letterpress printing in today's world?
It is very rare in South Florida, but it's slowly gaining traction. Letterpress printing is most common and known in places that have a long history of printing, such as the Midwest, where it played a major role in America's industrial history. My shop is one of the very few in South Florida, and it is the only local studio that actually teaches the art of letterpress printing. I wanted my shop to be a place where you can learn print media without having to sign up for a degree.
What inspires your letterpress work?
I will get this sentence that sticks in my head, and I'll end up writing a long story around it and distill it down from there. Sometimes it starts with a concept, but most of the time, it begins with a singular story, and then other stories will come around it. I do my writing, then I craft a housing for it. It's not just putting words on a page; it is figuring out what kind of page those words need, and then what kind of binding the whole story needs.
How has South Florida influenced your shop?
I think that being a part of FATVillage is really interesting because it's still relatively small and growing, and IS Projects can become one of its staples. People who come here during the monthly Art Walk ask what's new and inquire about some geeky new typeface that I bought. Seeing the light in people's eyes go on is amazing.
What's in store for the future of IS Projects?
We are in the process of expanding, which will be completed in the spring. I see this shop becoming South Florida's printmaking resource. I want it to be a place where people can learn, practice and rub elbows with other artists beyond the weekly workshops we host. I want to move toward fine art publishing and bring more artists here. The main thing that we are working on is getting more of a foothold in the community and trying to become a name that people recognize.
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Streaming Video News: December 12, 2018
I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Amazon Prime with a bunch of recent additions. Since the massive catalog purge at the end of last month, Prime has added more than 60 titles, including the new original series Vella Raja, available in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu in both standard and Ultra-HD. Jimmy Shergill's 2018 theatrical release Phamous is among the recently added Bollywood movies, which also include a bunch of older titles. Here are some that I've reviewed:
Ankhon Dekhi (2014) — ★★★★
Dedh Ishqiya (2014) — ★★★★
The Dirty Picture (2011) — ★★★
Hunterrr (2015) — ★★
For the full list of recent additions to the catalog, head to my Prime page and check out the "Newly Added" section at the top. (All of the Amazon links include my affiliate tag, meaning I get a portion of the proceeds from any items purchased through those links.)
In Netflix news, the new Andy Serkis movie Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle debuted last week, but the Hindi audio option isn't available in the United States — even though it features an awesome voice cast that includes Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, and Jackie Shroff. But we do have German, Italian, French, and Spanish audio options, so there's that. Head over to my Netflix page to explore other recent additions to the catalog, including a new Vir Das comedy special.
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Streaming Video News: July 1, 2017
I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Heera with two exciting new additions to the catalog. The 2017 movies Begum Jaan and Hindi Medium (which I loved) are now available for streaming. Both films got small theatrical releases in the United States, so this is a great opportunity to catch up on movies that were easy to miss. Better yet, watch them for free with Heera's free 7-day trial.
I also updated my list of Bollywood movies on Netflix with more than twenty additions to the catalog, a mix of previously available titles and stuff brand new to the service. I've reviewed many of the films, including (click on the star-rating for my review):
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani — ★★★
Ankhon Dekhi — ★★★★
Dedh Ishqiya — ★★★★
The Dirty Picture — ★★★
Hunterrr — ★★
Ishqiya — ★★★★
Players — ★★★
Shahid — ★★★★
Shortkut: The Con Is On -— ★★
Along with the Malayalam film Toymaker, the other Hindi movies added to Netflix today are Aankhen, Amrapali, Bheja Fry 2, Big Brother, Dashavatar: Every Era Has a Hero, Ishq Viskh, Lal Patthar, Liar's Dice, Masti, Professor, Sarkar, and Yaar Gaddar. In the last month, Netflix has added almost fifty new Indian titles to its streaming catalog! For everything else new on Netflix — Bollywood or not — check Instant Watcher.
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Streaming Video News: October 30, 2015
I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Hulu with one new addition to the catalog. 2015's Hunterrr is now available for streaming, without a subscription. While not a perfect film, Hunterrr does have interesting performances by Radhika Apte and Gulshan Devaiah, two actors I'd love to see more of in the future.
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CSAFF 2015 Preview
The Chicago South Asian Film Festival kicks off its sixth annual festival on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. This year includes new competitive categories for features and short films, in addition to a slate of other features and shorts with a connection to South Asian culture.
I've reviewed several of the movies showcased at this year's festival, including:
Patang — The festival begins with a special showing of Patang in memory of its director, Chicagoan Prashant Bhargava.
Dhanak — This adorable picture starts the day on Saturday, October 3, with a showing at 9 a.m.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge — In honor of its twentieth anniversary, the Bollywood classic gets a special showing on Saturday, October 3, at 5:45 p.m.
Hunterrr — One of the festival's competitive features, this romantic-comedy-drama runs Saturday, October 3, at 9 p.m., followed by a Q&A session with director Harshavardan Kulkarni.
Dum Laga Ke Haisha — This delightful romantic-comedy didn't release in the US theaters earlier this year when it released in India, so this is a great chance for Chicagoans to finally see it on the big screen. It runs in the non-competitive category on Saturday, October 3, at 9:30 p.m.
G – A Wanton Heart — Director Rahul Dahiya's social drama makes its world premiere at the festival on Sunday, October 4, at 2 p.m.
If you can't attend the festival in person, you can still catch several of these great films at home on the following platforms:
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Google Play; iTunes; Netflix; Spuul
Hunterrr: Google Play; Spuul
Dum Laga Ke Haisha: Google Play; iTunes; Spuul; YouTube
Devi (the festival's closing night film): Hulu
Here's to another great Chicago South Asian Film Festival!
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Movie Review: Hunterrr (2015)
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Compelling performances are the saving grace of Hunterrr, an otherwise unsatisfying tale of a playboy who won't grow up.
Hunterrr isn't as colorfully sexy as its poster suggests. Gulshan Devaiah plays Mandar, a thirty-something man on the good-looking side of average with all the style acumen of stereotypical IT guy. He's a lech who sizes up every woman he sees, planning his next conquest.
Since he's no supermodel himself, Mandar has a method for improving his odds: don't pursue the most attractive woman in a group; go for second best. Second best is still good, but her self-esteem is likely lower than that of her lovelier counterpart, making her more susceptible to flattery.
Only when Mandar gets called "uncle" while hitting on a woman at a bar does he realize he's getting too old to play Casanova. He reasons that an arranged marriage guarantees him a permanent sex partner, but he finds his promiscuous habits hard to break even after he meets his betrothed: fun, beautiful Tripti (Radhika Apte).
Hunterrr is told in non-linear fashion, flashing back to Mandar's early days as a pervert. Scenes of young Mandar with his cousins — handsome Kshitij (Vaibbhav Tatwawdi) and chubby Yusuf (Sagar Deshmukh) — are primarily excuses for scatological jokes. Writer-director Harshavardhan Kulkarni punctuates the comic sex romp with awkwardly serious moments, making it hard to feel comfortable with the film's tone.
This is a tough movie to enjoy largely because Mandar is so awful. He never faces any serious consequences for his behavior, and he assumes no responsibility for the consequences faced by the women he beds. When Yusuf points out that a housewife Mandar's been shtupping is on her way to divorce court after her husband discovered the affair, Mandar just shrugs and leaves town.
Credit to Devaiah for playing such a believable sociopath. He makes Mandar seem so ordinary, non-threatening even, until we realize how little Mandar cares about other people. The film even ends with Mandar cheerfully explaining to Yusuf that he'll get away with his latest transgression because most women are too embarrassed to admit to any kind of sexual contact, consensual or not.
Tripti is as charming as Mandar is loathsome. She's frank about her own romantic history, with a slightly bawdy sense of humor. Like Devaiah, Apte's performance is grounded and convincing. She's the real star of the film.
Kulkarni is great at writing complex female characters, whether it's Tripti in Hunterrr or Meeta in Hasee Toh Phasee. Here's hoping his future films focus more on his sophisticated heroines than on the dopey guys he saddles them with.
Hunterrr at Wikipedia
Hunterrr at IMDb
My review of Hasee Toh Phasee
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Q: Rotations of cube. Here shows a cube with base touching face edges' vertices as: $\{3,7\},\{7,8\}, \{8,4\}, \{4,3\}.$
The opposite face has edges' vertices $\{1,2\},\{2,6\}, \{6,5\}, \{5,1\}.$
It states the below :
$$x = \text{rotation about } \,x = (1, 4, 8, 5) (2, 3, 7, 6)$$
$$y =\text{rotation about}\, y = (1, 5, 6, 2) (4, 8, 7, 3)$$
$$z = \text{rotation about}\, z = (1, 2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7, 8)$$
Shouldn't be:
$$x = \text{rotation about }\, x = (1, 4) (8, 5) (2, 3) (7, 6)$$
$$y =\text{rotation about}\, y = (1, 5) (6, 2) (4, 8) (7, 3)$$
$$z = \text{rotation about} \,z = (1, 2)(3, 4) (5, 6) (7, 8)$$

A: No.
Consider the square face $(1485)$. It requires a four-cycle for a rotation about the $x$-axis, since, otherwise, two disjoint two-cycles would have order two.
Such a rotation of the square is a rotation of the cube, provided you take into account the opposite square.
The other axes are similar.

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William Franklin Porter II (Essex Township, 24 de março de 1926 – Irvine, 10 de março de 2000) foi um velocista e barreirista, campeão olímpico norte-americano de atletismo.

Campeão da Amateur Athletic Union em 1948, com a não-qualificação nas eliminatórias americanas do melhor corredor de 110 m c/ barreiras do mundo na época, Harrison Dillard, Porter disputou a final olímpica em Londres 1948 palmo a palmo com dois compatriotas, Clyde Scott e Craig Dixon, vencendo a prova na linha de chegada e conquistando a medalha de ouro em 13s9, novo recorde olímpico.

Ver também
 Lista dos campeões olímpicos de atletismo

Barreiristas dos Estados Unidos
Campeões olímpicos dos Estados Unidos
Atletas nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1948

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Tyler Lee - 17 Months Old ♥
My little angel man, you're now 17 months old, just one month shy of being a year and half, I honestly can't believe it! 17 months in your pleasant company, how much of a lucky mumma am I?! This month you've really come into your own, you know what you want and when you want it and you also know what you don't like and oh boy do you let us know when you don't like/want something! Even though you can't talk you understand things I say. You amaze me so much, you even tidy up your toys after you've been playing, you're such a great little boy. I think I'm going to have to buy you a little toy cleaning trolley and hoover as you love cleaning things and the hoover so much - I hope you love these things all your life and give me a hand around the house as you grow! We've had a bit of trouble with you sleeping this month, you just don't seem to want to go to bed and we would keep you up late but it doesn't matter what time you go to bed, you always get up early in the morning! I think it's because you were born at almost five to six in the morning, you've always been an early bird. This month of your life you went on your first holiday out of Ireland and met your grandad for the second time. You discovered sand and loved it, you rekindled your love of water and even paddled in the sea. You visited another castle - I really hope you'll be a history lover with the amount of historic places daddy and I take you. I love the amount of cuddles you've been giving me in the past month and you even stay still for kisses, you're so affectionate and I love that quality in you. You're a smiley little boy, such a pleasure to be around, you're friendly, caring, you like to share, you're happy, beautiful and amazing, you're my favourite person ever and I'm so proud to be your mumma.
Weight - 22lbs
Height -Getting even taller, you can now open doors!
Hair - Very long medium blonde curls which get matted and fuzzy when you sleep so we put conditioning spray in it and I'm pleased to say you love getting your hair done.
Teeth - 11. You now have 7 on the top gum and 4 on the bottom, more are on the way!
Clothes Size - 12-18 months, going into 18-24 months in some brands
Nappy Size - 5
Favourite Food - Cheddar cheese.
Sleeping Time - One nap a day and sleep 12 -14 hours a night.
Loves - PupPup, pretending to be on the phone, playing with water, being outside, going for a walk, bouncing up and down on the bed, climbing the stairs and coming down it, the hoover, being thrown up in the air, pretending to be dropped, running around, going out in your trike, going on a swing, older children, playing with the hair straightner and hair dryer, playing in your ball tub.
Hates - Having your face cleaned, getting your nappy changed, when daddy goes to work, sitting still, being told 'no' or 'ah ah ah'.
My beautiful boy, I'm so looking forward to this next month of your life, your 17th on this Earth. I hope we have lots of fun, lots of adventures and make lots of happy memories. You're such a treasure, never change my little puppy. I love you.
at 16 July
Labels: 17 Months Old, Photography, Tyler Lee, Updates
Alexandra 16 July 2014 at 15:59
What a nice, warm post! I think white suits him so well, with blonde curly hair. Favourite Food - Cheddar cheese. He has really good tastes :D
Fiona Naughton 16 July 2014 at 19:21
Thank you Alexandra for your comment as always! :) Yes he LOVES cheese xo
Entertaining Elliot 16 July 2014 at 16:16
Love reading your updates! My son loves cheese too :) xx
Thank you so much for reading them :) Cheese seems to be a winner amongst the little ones xo
Lynette Hammond 16 July 2014 at 19:11
What a lucky mum you are indeed. I love that age, it's been a while since my daughter was that age, she's 14 now haha. Brilliant post, what a lovely record for Tyler when he's older.
Thank you so much Lynette, it is such a lovely age but it's so hard to get him to sit still for a picture now :) xo
That blonde curly hair is beeaaautiful!!! What a cutie <3
Love Lucinda xx
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Jo Smith 19 July 2014 at 12:13
That hair!! Oh he is just edible isn't he?! Glad he likes his hair being done, it could be such a different story if he didn't - resulting in you tearing yours out no doubt!
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Jenna Richards 19 July 2014 at 18:13
Oh my god, those photos are just adorable. I love the top one, he looks like a little explorer! #babybabble xx
Kaz @ Melting Moments 21 July 2014 at 02:53
What a ray of sunshine your little man is :)
Deborah Patrick 21 July 2014 at 09:32
What a gorgeous post and he's always sporting that determined expression on his wee face, haha. Adorable. x
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Things don't happen for a reason. At least not in the way people use the statement.
I used to think that I knew exactly what doors would open or what opportunities would be presented to me before I went to an event, meeting, class or whatever. But systematically, every time I thought I knew the exact manner that a night or a day would unfold, I was completely mistaken.
There was no way for me to prepare for running into that one person who happened to have a connection to another person whom I have been trying to contact for some time. I couldn't prepare for the wisdom or insight that my seemingly unimportant conversation with a stranger led to.
You can't live you're life holding on to your dreams or goals, constantly thinking that you know how it's going to unfold. One thing I can assure you of is that it won't unfold in the manner that you prepared. Dots aren't connected looking forward, they connect looking back.
This is why I can't stand the statement, "Things Happen for a Reason". I hate it because it's usually said by someone who does not know the entire situation regarding some facts and they think that it is easier to comment on the outcome of something than to really know or care to know about what went into the decision.
Success does happen for a reason and it's usually damn hard work. Putting the time in, connecting with people, getting feedback, studying, learning, etc. Keep throwing darts at the dartboard and good things are bound to happen. But don't let anyone reduce a success or a failure by saying, "Things happen for a reason." You are in control of your life. You – more than any outside factor – are the reason things happen in your life, good or bad.
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>The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1830–1914
>Writing the past
The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1830–1914
Modes of writing and their contexts
Authors and authorship
Readers and readerships
The culture of criticism
Women's voices and public debate
Writing the past
Radical writing
Intersections and incursions
The centre and the periphery
Guide to further reading
6 - Writing the past
from Part 1 - Modes of writing and their contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2010
Hilary Fraser
Joanne Shattock
The past as we know it was largely created by the Victorians. Historical terms and concepts such as the Renaissance, the Augustan, Modernity, the Zeitgeist - indeed, the very coinage 'Victorian', and even the idea of periodicity itself, were nineteenth-century inventions. Moreover, we have inherited from the nineteenth century a modern historical consciousness, and historiographical methods, for it was during this period that the modern discipline was defined and professionalized, that the counterclaims of empiricists and idealists were first articulated. This was when the German empiricist Leopold von Ranke introduced the methods of 'objective' history, the French republican Jules Michelet those of 'total' history, and the Swiss historian of art and culture Jakob Burckhardt those of Kulturgeschichte, and when Hegel and Marx shifted the focus of historical study away from the rise and fall of rulers and nations to the analysis of social change, together revolutionizing the historical sciences across Europe; while, in Britain, Carlyle and Macaulay presided over an efflorescence of narrative history and in 1886 the professional journal the English Historical Review was founded.
Nineteenth-century historiography is sometimes represented as somewhat monolithic, comprising predominantly grand narratives of great men, and celebrating nationalist and imperialist ideologies within either the progressivist paradigm of Whig history or the cyclic model of history favoured by conservatives. However, it is on the contrary precisely because history writing in an age described by Nietzsche in On the Use and Abuse of History for Life (1873) as suffering from a consumptive 'historical disease' was so rich and various, and took so many literary forms beyond that of the formal academic treatise, that modern cultural historians, critics and theorists so often turn to it, as a source or model, or as offering exemplification and elaboration of modern methods.
The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1830–1914 , pp. 108 - 126
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL9780521882880.007[Opens in a new window]
By Hilary Fraser
Edited by Joanne Shattock, University of Leicester
Book: The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1830–1914
Online publication: 28 November 2010
Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL9780521882880.007


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Perth twins Anna and Lucy DeCinque share boyfriend and have plastic surgery to look identical
AUSTRALIAN twin sisters decided to spend $200,000 plus on plastic surgery to look identical to be able to share a boyfriend and a job.
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News Corp AustraliaMarch 8, 20143:22pm
When two become one: The Decinque twins
Identical twins Anna and Lucy DeCinque share everything; their phone, their car, their job and now even their boyfriend. Courtesy Channel Seven
Sharing job, bed, even boyfriend ... Lucy (left) and Anna DeCinque. Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied
TWIN sisters say they decided they want to look identical to be able to share everything in their lives.
Yes, everything: house, bed, boyfriend, Facebook account and even a job.
Anna and Lucy DeCinque, 28-year-olds from Perth, Western Auastralia, have reportedly spent more than $200,000 to ensure they look identical.
The former Mt Lawley Senior High School students have had breast implants, lip enhancements and tattooed eyebrows. They also undergo weekly skin peels and infra-red sauna treatments, ensure they have the same diets, exercise routines and wear the same clothes and shoes, the New York Post reported.
Want to share everything in their lives ... Twin sisters Lucy (left) and Anna DeCinque. PSource:Supplied
The twins, who used to work at Lash Sublime — Eyeline Extensions in Perth, now share a job serving meals to the elderly. They split shifts and pay.
And, yes, they have the same boyfriend.
"We're dating one boy at the moment," Anna told the New York Post.
"There are three people in our relationship. We're sharing."
Lucy added swiftly: "It's not really weird to us," added Lucy. "We have one boyfriend and all of us share the same bed … We have the same taste in everything, so obviously we're going to like the same boy, too."
"We're all together when we have sex, and if we like the same guy, so be it."
Anna admitted they dress provocatively in low-cut outfits, body-hugging miniskirts and stilettos.
"We like looking after ourselves, what girl doesn't?" said Anna.
Lucy added: "We never wear the same outfit twice when we go out."
"Everything has to be new."
"When we go out, we get so many guys saying they want to marry the both of us or date the both of us," boasted Anna.
"We can't imagine a day when we're not in each other's company,'' added Lucy.
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Star Trek sequel — please, no Khan!
June 29, 2010 by Peter T. Chattaway
Star Trek sequel — please, no Khan! June 29, 2010 Peter T. Chattaway
Anthony Pascale at TrekMovie.com notes that we are now exactly two years away from June 29, 2012 — the intended release date for the next Star Trek movie. This is kind of remarkable, when you think about it, because the last Star Trek movie came out over a year ago, and gaps of three years or more are almost unheard of in this franchise; indeed, the only longer gaps on record are the four years between Insurrection (1998) and Nemesis (2002) and the six and a half years between Nemesis and last year's reboot.
Anyway. Along the way, Pascale once again floats the possibility that the sequel might bring back Khan Noonien Singh, the villain who was played oh-so-memorably by Ricardo Montalban in an episode of the original TV series and then again, 15 years later, in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). And this, I think, would be a bad idea, for several reasons.
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First: The new movies are taking place on an alternate timeline that branches off from shortly before the birth of James T. Kirk. And when Khan was first introduced in the original series, he was drifting in space in suspended animation and had been doing so for over two centuries. So that means Khan, in this new timeline, would have to be drifting in space in suspended animation right now, and Kirk-Pine would have to find Khan in pretty much the exact same condition that Kirk-Shatner found him in. Among other things, this means that Khan will not be the vengeful Captain Ahab that he was in Wrath of Khan; he simply doesn't have any of that history yet, i.e. the history of being resuscitated by Kirk, seducing one of Kirk's crewmembers, trying to take over the Enterprise, being left on Ceti Alpha V by Kirk, witnessing the death of his wife and many other followers when Ceti Alpha VI explodes, and nursing his hatred of Kirk for years afterwards. The Khan of the original series may have been a noteworthy villain on some level, but he was not yet what most people think of nowadays when they think of "Khaaaaaaan!" — so anyone who goes to the next movie expecting a remake of Wrath of Khan will be sorely disappointed. Or at least, they should be — and if they aren't, it will almost certainly be because the filmmakers have ignored the continuity issues that they themselves wrote into the reboot, and thus, some other group will end up being disappointed.
Second: Spock-Nimoy actually died because of Khan. (And then he was brought back to life by the Genesis Wave.) Spock-Nimoy has now come back in time and knows where all these future threats lie (and not just Khan, but V'Ger, the Whale Probe, the Borg, etc.). So if Spock-Nimoy doesn't warn Starfleet or Spock-Quinto about all these various threats, then that, in a nutshell, would be lame. Very, very lame. At any rate, there is no reason why anybody should be "surprised" when they come across Khan on this new timeline, the way they were when they came across him on the original timeline. There would be no need to get acquainted with the man, to figure out whether he really is the Khan of history, to take time sussing out whether he really is a villain like the history books seem to indicate and, if so, what he is capable of; instead, thanks to Spock-Nimoy's encounters with Khan, the people of this timeline should know in advance exactly who he is and just how careful they ought to be around him.
Third: The whole point of Khan, originally, was that he came from the 20th century. I repeat: He came from the 20th century. Not the 21st century, which is where we are now, but the 20th century. Back in the 1960s, when the character was invented, it was established that Khan had been a genetically-engineered super-human who ruled a vast swath of the Earth's population for several years in the 1990s … and then, when he and his followers were deposed, they fled our planet in one of those large "sleeper" ships that we use to get from planet to planet within our solar system. …Oh, wait, what's that? We didn't use sleeper ships in the 1990s, and we didn't use them in the 2000s either, and now that we're in the 2010s we still don't have any plans to use them in the immediate future? Oops. Now, of course, no one expected the Star Trek franchise to last this long, and to keep on churning out new stories nearly 50 years after the series first began. And back in the 1960s, the 1990s must have sounded pretty futuristic (but without being too futuristic; like I say, the whole point of Khan, originally, was that he came from the 20th century, i.e. our century). So I don't hold any of this against the original episode. But details like these have created anomalies that the other Star Trek shows have had to steer around (e.g., when the cast of Star Trek: Voyager was sent back in time to North America in 1996, they never mentioned that Khan is supposed to be ruling a huge section of Asia at that time). Do the makers of the new movie actually want to open this can of worms, either by acknowledging the continuity problems or by ignoring the existing continuity altogether?
Fourth: Does the new movie series want to be its own thing, or is it forever going to be aping the original series? Granted, this is a problem that has plagued other branches of this franchise; when Star Trek: The Next Generation made the jump to the big screen, its first two movies were tied to the original series and used time-travel to make this connection (Generations featured Kirk, Scotty and Chekov, as played by the original actors; while First Contact featured Zefram Cochrane, as played by a brand-new actor), but its next two movies were not connected to the original series, and they are generally regarded as two of the weakest and least successful Star Trek movies ever made. So keeping the new movies tethered to the original series makes a certain sense, on that level; it keeps things within a certain "safety zone". But then, if all Abrams and company are doing is a sort of karaoke version of the original series, can we really say the series is boldly going anywhere any more?
Fifth, and on a related note: The J.J. Abrams movie has already borrowed several elements from Wrath of Khan, from the Centaurian slugs (which look and function a lot like Ceti eels) to the vengeful-widower villain to the Kobayashi Maru subplot to the closing Leonard Nimoy voice-over. The next movie should probably find a new well to drink from.
Anyway. There are probably other reasons I could mention, but these are the first that come to mind. Can you think of any others? Or, conversely, can you think of any reasons why adding Khan to the mix would be a good thing?
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Dude, that is so self-evidently a horrible, horrible idea that I think the arguments are almost extraneous. 🙂
OneBigHappy
In my opinion, one of the reasons the new Trek was so well accepted was because it didn't lean so heavily on the past. Just slight story touches and playing with characterizations in a fun way, but a fresh story and descent special effects. Some of my Trekkie friends disliked it for the same reason, but I thought it was great and would prefer to be surprised, not by how they rework something old, but by how they offer up something fresh that's fun and thoughtful.
Stuart B
I'm actually rewatching ST: Voyager right now, up to the end of season five, and I share your frustration about ignoring Kahn in Future's End.
To comment on what OneBigHappy said, I'd say one of the main reasons the new Star Trek was so successful was that it wasn't preachy. It didn't embrace blindly the misguided humanism of Gene's original vision. It didn't step up on a liberal soapbox and preach at us. It was good sci-fi action that focused on universal themes such as friendship, loyalty, and looking up to our parents.
Humanism is what killed Star Trek, in my mind.
So. Post-Trek we have a destroyed Vulcan, Spock Prime (who probably won't be back), and a whole universe of potentials such as Kahn. Perhaps they will forge new ground, such as having the surviving Vulcans "logically" attempt to eradicate all the Romulans in revenge or something.
Possibly they could jump up to the Doomsday device, and do something creative there.
Maybe the Romulans will get more attention than just the instant villain status they have enjoyed (not very enlightened of Roddenbery to humanize every other race BUT the Romulans).
Or, since ST: Enterprise is still pure canon, they could do something with ideas brought up in that show. Kirk and company attempt to erradicate AIDS, I mean, Pa'nar Syndrome, or something.
No matter what…Tuvok will never exist now. Which is a shame.
Looking forward, in the original universe post-Romulus being destroyed, I'd like to jump forward 10-15 years, and set up two different TV shows, each lasting 4-5 years. The first show would be space based and focus on what may be the last ever starship Enterprise, as they are still dealing with the ramifications of the destruction of Romulus and I'm certain subsequent retaliation from many races against Vulcan/Federation.
Throughout the first five years, set it up so that the Federation falls apart both internally and externally, with the sole express reason for it's internal collapse being the arrogance of humanism that the Federation drives forward. Let it be proven that it was the utopia that led to it's downfall, an attempt to control man through that society. Obviously there are external factors, but it's man's base evil and humanistic arrogance that led to the fall of the once mighty Federation.
End the first five years with the destruction of the Enterprise.
The second five years, or second TV series, should be set on earth a few years later. Bring a few cast members on board from the prior show, but start with largely a fresh new cast. Earth is largely under a resistance fight, with many warring factions and races trying to control Earth and thus the "Federation". Romulans can be one sect, humans another, Klingons, whomever. Focus the series on personal and politically historical issues, shoot largely outdoors in Vancouver (yay Stargate!), focus on ground battles, and use space flight sparingly (such as things like fighter planes and the like).
At the end of that series, bring about some sort of peace, and reforge the Federation, with a neutral galatic seat of power, one that is not so human-centric.
As you can see, I've given this some thought.
Or, just create a Star Trek version of Warehouse 13 or SWAT (Star Trek: MACOS)! lol
Peter T Chattaway
I dunno, I think the Romulans have been pretty well humanized right from day one. The episode that introduced them ('Balance of Terror') was partly about the perils of racial prejudice, and near the end, the Romulan commander tells Kirk: "You and I are of a kind. In a different reality, I could have called you friend." Granted, I haven't followed every twist and turn of their representation on The Next Generation and subsequent shows, so it's possible that later episodes made them far more villainous; but it seems to me that the Romulans have never been entirely demonized.
As for what's been happening on the original timeline since Spock fell into the black hole… Actually, the computer game Star Trek Online gets into that somewhat, and it even features a voice-over intro by Leonard Nimoy as Spock — though how Spock could know any of this stuff, when he is stranded on the new parallel timeline over 100 years in the past, is beyond me. Anyway, suffice it to say that the power vacuum left by the destruction of Romulus lures the Klingons into dreams of conquest, which puts a strain on their alliance with the Federation, and various other powers get into the mix as well. You can watch one version of the intro at YouTube, here.


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Many think that the iPhone was the first phone with a capacitive touchscreen, but that's not the case – the LG KE850 Prada was announced a month earlier (December 15, 2006) compared to Apple's unveiling at the Macworld Expo (January 9, 2007). Sales of the KE850 started in May of 2007 at a price of €600 while the iPhone first became available in June. The design of the phone was a collaboration between LG and fashion brand Prada, which lent its name to the final product. The phone was even bundled with a swanky leather case, which underlined its status as a piece of...
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Andrew Clover 2000 Best Newcomer Nominee
A Man of Substance in a World of Filth
Quirky and eccentric Clover's career is as energetic and diverse as his stage persona. A Fringe regular he still finds time to appear on TV in shows from Casualty to Ashes to Ashes. On film he has appeared in Steven Berkoff's Decadence and written films including one animation. Ever versatile, writing projects of Clover's famously include the Dad Rules column in The Sunday Times which has been made into a book.


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France urges E.U. to sanction Iran and save nuclear deal
France pressured the European Union on Monday to sanction Iran for its involvement in the Syrian civil war and its ballistic missile program, Reuters reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the United States out of an international nuclear deal signed in 2015 under former President Barack Obama's administration. The deal among the U.S., France, Britain, Germany, China, Russia and Iran was meant to curb Iran's ballistic missile program in return for the lifting of sanctions, which have hurt its economy.
The United States is due to give a fresh relief waiver on May 12 for its sanctions against Iran, but Trump said if other countries in the deal don't find a way to fix the "flaws" by that date, he will drop out.
In response, France, Britain and Germany have proposed new E.U. sanctions targeting Iran's support for the Syrian government and Tehran's ballistic missile program, according to a confidential document seen by Reuters.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters on arrival for talks with his E.U. counterparts that they were determined to ensure that the deal was respected.
"But we must not exclude (from consideration) Iran's responsibility in the proliferation of ballistic missiles and in its very questionable role in the near- and Middle East," he told reporters on the scene. "That must also be discussed to reach a common position."
The confidential document cites "transfers of Iranian missiles and missile technology to Syria and allies of Tehran, such as Houthi rebels in Yemen and Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah," according to Reuters.
Iran's foreign ministry said the weapons are purely defensive and could not be negotiated.
"We were hopeful that after his recent visit to Tehran and negotiations with Iranian officials, he would understand the realities of the Islamic Republic's defense policies," Bahram Qasemi is quoted as saying in Fars news agency.
New sanctions would need the support of all 28 E.U. member states, but certain countries don't want to complicate new business ties with Iran. For example, Reuters said Italy and Greece want to rebuild a business relationship that had once made the E.U. a top trading partner of Iran and its second biggest oil customer.
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Probably the best of recent books about Bulgaria is Richard Crampton's "Concise History of Bulgaria", updated in 2005. The distinguished historian of Eastern Europe leads the reader from the Bulgarian medieval kingdom to the Bulgarian state at the beginning of the 21st century when it stood at the doorsteps of NATO and the European Union.
More than half of the book deals with the troubled 20th century. During the Second World War, Bulgaria was allied to Nazi Germany. However, it managed to resist German pressure to deport its 50,000 strong Jewish population.
Where German and Bulgarian views and jurisdiction did clash in domestic Bulgarian affairs was over the Jewish question. In October 1941 the German minister in Sofia, Beckerle, had begun pressing for more restrictions on the Bulgarian Jews. Further measures were introduced early in 1942 with a 20 per cent levy on Jewish property, the enforcement of the wearing of the yellow star, the compulsory sale of Jewish business with the proceeds being deposited in blocked accounts, and the disbandment of almost all Jewish organisations. Yet so unpopular were these measures amongst the general population that the press was forbidden to report on them immediately but had to let out the information gradually. After yet more pressure from Beckerle the sobranie [Parliament] agreed in August 1942 to pass a bill depriving Jews in the occupied territories of their Bulgarian citizenship; it was a decision which was to cost most of those Jews their lives.
After the Wannsee conference and the decision to implement the final solution Nazi pressure intensified. A deputy of Eichmann's arrived in Sofia as assistant police attaché in the German mission with the brief to implement the next stage of the final solution. True to the agreement of the previous summer the Bulgarians did not impede the deportation in March 1943 of the Jews in the occupied lands. In the following months there was much less cooperation over the Jews with Bulgarian citizenship living in Bulgaria proper, at least 6,000 of whom the Nazis had wished to deport in the first wave of transports. The question was taken up by Dimitur Peshev, a deputy from Kiustendil where preparations were being made to concentrate the putative deportees. He drafted a petition to the king which was signed by over forty deputies from the government party; Boris then forbade the deportations. In May of the same year the persecutions were fiercely opposed by the Orthodox Church and once again no deportations took place. The protests were backed by organisations representing every section of Bulgarian life from authoritarian, pro-fascist MPs to the trade unions and the illegal communist party. In the light of such strong and united feelings in the nation the king found no difficulty in standing firm against further pressure from the Nazis. The deportations never took place and Bulgaria's fifty thousand Jews survived the war.
A Concise History of Bulgaria. Richard J. Crampton. 2005.
[pp. 171-72 / Cambridge University Press]
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Augusto Farfus races into the points in the Zandvoort dunes.
Zandvoort, on the Dutch North Sea coast, is one of Augusto Farfus' favourite tracks in the DTM calendar – and the driver from Curitiba scored six points in the first of the two Zandvoort races. He finished Saturday's race in eighth in his Shell BMW M4 DTM.
In the morning, Augusto qualified tenth on the grid. It was not an easy session for BMW, as the pace was set by a strong Mercedes line-up. At the race start, Augusto dropped a position but after an early pit stop on lap five, he worked his way back into the points' positions. After 34 laps, he crossed the line in eighth, immediately behind his BMW Team RMG team-mates Timo Glock, who was the highest placed BMW driver in sixth, and Marco Wittmann (seventh).
"We did the maximum we could today", Augusto reported after the race. "It was about limiting the damage. Me, Marco and Timo took the best that was possible. I think that a little bit better qualifying can help us so hopefully tomorrow we can put the car to the front. Overtaking is very difficult at Zandvoort, so a good grid position is crucial for a strong result."
Zandvoort hosts the fifth round of the 2018 DTM season. Tomorrow, Sunday, the action in the dunes will start with FP3 from 09.15 to 09.45. Qualifying will follow from 11.20 to 11.40 and the tenth race of the year starts at 13.33.
A difficult Norisring weekend comes to a close for Augusto Farfus.
Augusto Farfus scores his best result of the season to date at Zandvoort.


Last week two reports came out about Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) plans to introduce a competitor for Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Echo and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Home smart hub.
The Information said Apple is developing a new product to take on the Echo, with similar features like a speaker and microphone for voice commands. Meanwhile, VentureBeat wrote that its sources say that Apple will upgrade its Apple TV device by adding a speaker and microphone (the current version has a mic in the remote, but is only used to search for streaming content).
It's clear that Apple is looking to take on Google and Amazon in the connected home space, no matter which source is more accurate.
I tend to think Apple will simply upgrade the Apple TV with smart capabilities because the device already has an established brand, and having two different Apple devices in the living room would be redundant.
But the bigger issue here is whether or not Apple can successfully compete in the smart hub space -- or if it's simply entering the market to keep up with the competition (Hint: I think it's the latter).
First, let's get this out into the open: Apple has already fallen behind in the smart home space.
For the past two years Amazon's Echo speaker has been the only viable smart home hub on the market with a voice assistant (Alexa), third-party integration, and true connectivity with other parts of a connected home.
Amazon has opened up Alexa to work with a variety of other devices, so that its Echo speaker can control everything from a Nest thermostat to asking it how much gas you have in your car.
Google has taken notice and introduced its own smart home hub, called Home, last month. The device integrates one of Google's strongest features -- its voice search -- into a device that sits in your living room and answers questions, makes dinner reservations for you, and keeps track of your calendar.
Google's advantage in the space is its top-notch voice assistant, which it's calling... wait for it... Google Assistant, and its ability to marry that feature with finding relevant information.
And while Google Home hasn't even hit the market yet, I've used Google's voice search on my iPhone enough times to know that having a device in living rooms with the same capabilities (and more) could quickly become a go-to device for unanswered questions.
Meanwhile, Apple has a box that can play video content and music through your TV, and that just got Siri integration.
It's long been rumored that the company would turn Apple TV into a smart home hub, and now it appears it's finally moving in that direction. But at this point it's hard not to think that Apple is just playing catch-up to Google and Amazon.
And worst of all, I don't see how it has any advantage in the space right now.
In the not too distant past Apple would have had an advantage in the smart home space because of its vast ecosystem of iPads, iPhones, and apps. It's been a coveted network of devices and services for a long time, but what matters now is compatibility. And Apple hardly plays well with others.
Smart homes are a hodgepodge of devices from different companies, all working together to bring automation into the home. The key to their success is that they can communicate with each other, and that they're easy to give commands to.
VentureBeat says Apple will open up Siri to developers so that they can create some of the same integration that the Echo already enjoys, but at best that would put the device on par with the Echo, not necessarily make it better.Siri is hardly a beloved feature even by the most diehard Apple fans -- and in the smart home space the voice assistant takes center stage.
It's hard for me see where Apple would have an advantage over Google Home or Amazon Echo. Sure, the Apple TV is a popular device, selling an estimated 37 million units since its 2007 launch, according to Strategy Analytics. And an upgrade could help those numbers improve, but don't expect Apple's announcement of a smart home hub (if there is one) to beat the competition. Apple is great at selling devices, but it fails to be impressive with its digital assistant and typically doesn't like opening up its devices to play well with others.
The article Apple Investors Shouldn't Hold Their Breath Waiting for This originally appeared on Fool.com.
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2 Corinthians 7:1-4 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one. I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die with you. I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you. I am greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.
Purifying ourselves is a twofold action: turning away from sin, and turning toward God. "Perfecting holiness" means that the Corinthians were to have nothing to do with paganism. They were to make a clean break with their past and give themselves to God alone. In this phrase, Paul wasn't suggesting that the Corinthians could become sinless in this life. Instead, he was prodding them to work at maturing in their faith. God had provided them with all the resources they needed, and Christ's Spirit would empower them to become Christ like (Romans 8:2).
Paul insisted that the Corinthians should open their hearts for him. He knew how much those in the church need one another. If fellowship was necessary in Paul's day, it is all the more crucial today, when time is more valuable than money. Each day holds barely enough time to care for personal and family needs, let alone to meet the needs of others. Yet the activities that occupy our time are not as important as the community described in these verses. Paul's intention is not "coffee and donuts between church" fellowship. Believers need accountability that comes from lives intertwined by the cords of commitment and love.
Lets Bring it Home: If you are not in a small group Bible study, take the first steps. Offer hospitality to fellow believers; when others extend the hand of fellowship to you, grasp it enthusiastically.


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Warm Guns were a Danish band formed in Aarhus in 1978 by Lars Muhl. Influenced by punk and new wave in the late seventies, the band was often compared to artists like Elvis Costello. Among the band's more well-known songs were "The Young Go First" and "Wonderkids".

History
Lars Muhl (vocals and keyboards) formed Warm Guns with Lars Hybel (guitar), Per Møller (guitar), Jacob Perbøll (bass) and Jens G. Nielsen (drums). The band played their first gig on 26 December 1978 at Århus Musikteater with the Danish punk band Lost Kids, among others. The concert was recorded and released in 1979 as the minialbum First Shot Live. Møller left Warm Guns the same year to play with Anne Linnet Band, after which the band continued as a four-piece.

1980 saw the release of their first studio album, Instant Schlager, released on PolyGram's Vertigo label. Songs like "The Young Go First" - an Australian Top 20 single and a small national radio hit  - generated some interest in the band, but failed to make a greater impact.

Perbøll left the band around the turn of the year, while Frank Lorentzen (guitar and keyboards) became a new member. He contributed to the next studio album Italiano Moderno (1981) on which Georg Olesen (TV-2) helped out on bass. The album was recorded in Copenhagen and London with producers Nils Henriksen and Rod Huison. In 1981-82 Lorentzen left Warm Guns to join Bamses Venner, followed by Nielsen who left to focus on his regular band, Gnags.

With newcomers Kaj Weber (bass) and Troels Møller (drums) Warm Guns recorded the EP 4 Heartbreakers Only (1982) and third album Follow Your Heart Or Fall (1983). The album was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen with Nils Henriksen producing. On the following  tour an expanded lineup with Lars Kiehn (keyboards) and Jacob Perbøll (guitar) played the Roskilde Festival, where the live album Hey-Hey-Hey Live Roskilde Festival 83 (1983) was recorded.

After a 1984 tour, which included the band opening the Roskilde Festival, Warm Guns broke up at the end of the year. Lars Muhl in 1989: "The concert at Roskilde in '83 was our best so far and we got so many offers afterwards that we ended up out on the road again. That concert was supposed to be our farewell concert. "We couldn't sell records because we were an underground pop band, the kind of band you can't label. Before the '84 tour we had been struggling for a number of years without really achieving mainstream success. So things started to sour between us and we broke up after the tour."

After Warm Guns disbanded, Lars Muhl went on to a solo career, Lars Hybel played with The Intellectuals and C.V. Jørgensen, and Jacob Perbøll later joined Big Fat Snake.

Discography

Albums
 Instant Schlager (1980)
 Italiano Moderno (1981)
 Follow Your Heart or Fall (1983)

Live albums
 First Shot Live (1979)
 Hey-Hey-Hey Live Roskilde Festival 83 (1983)

Compilations
 Hard Luck (1990)

EPs
 4 Heartbreakers Only (1982)

Singles
 "Hip Shot" (1979)
 "The Young Go First" (1980)
 "Arrivederci" (1981)
 "Wonderkids" (1981)
 "Bedtime Story" (1983)

Notes

References
Bille, Torben (1997): Politikens Dansk Rock. Politikens Forlag
Holleufer, Torben (2010): "Lars Hybel: Genfundet guld på stenbroen". Gaffa
Tulinius, Bjørg & Kier, Mette (1989): Det er så yndigt at følges ad. Gaffa no. 64, December 1989
Muhl, Lars (1993): Sjæl I Flammer. Hovedland
Fogde, John (2010): "Hvem har åbnet Orange?". Gaffa

External links
 Discography discogs.com

Vertigo Records artists
Smash Records artists
Danish rock music groups
Danish new wave musical groups


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We blast off and go hands-on with Starlink: Battle for Atlas
The news that Star Fox will be a playable character in the Nintendo Switch version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas was one of the early surprises of E3 2018. We couldn't wait to hop into the pilot's seat and take Fox for a spin, but it turned out that our preview would be with the Xbox One version of the game, so Star Fox was nowhere to be found. It's ok, I did a barrel roll or five anyway.
You begin your game by selecting your ship, pilot, and wing-mounted weapons. While your selections appear in real time on the screen, these selections are made by adding or removing parts of colorful, miniature toys, which are mounted on top of your controller. A starter set comes with the game itself, and you can buy additional packs which come with different ships, pilots, and a whole array of different weaponry, ranging from flamethrowers, to ice cannons, to black hole generators.
The controls are easy enough to pick up, and my first mission involved locating and destroying an enemy extractor set up on a nearby planet. I had no problem transitioning from cruising through outer space, to entering atmosphere at speed, to skimming the planet's surface. Enemies come in relentless waves as you chip away at their defenses, and you can modify your craft, changing tactics by swapping out weapons, in the middle of combat.
One of my favorite features about Starlink is the fact that some of your weapons can actually synergism, combining their effects, making way for more strategic play. Once powered up, I could fire my black hole generator, which would pull enemies towards it, and then light up the black hole itself with my flamethrower, creating a fire vortex. This vortex would hold anyone near in place while blasting with fire damage, but you'd better have an exit plan! The fire vortex sucks in anyone near by, including your own craft, as I figured out pretty quickly.
Starlink: Battle for Atlas will be coming to the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on October 16th, 2018.
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An Albertville man faces theft charges following a Marshall County Sheriff's Department deputy's attempt Wednesday morning to serve a paper in a civil matter at a home on Martling Road near Albertville.
According to a news release, the deputy noticed a car parked on the property with a man and a woman inside.
As the deputy talked to them, it was apparent neither person lived at the home or had a connection to anyone inside the home.
During a check of the home, deputies discovered the screen on a window had been cut and pulled back. Deputies learned the homeowner was sleeping inside. She said the screen had been intact the day before.
Deputies found a 21-gallon air compressor, bolt cutters and a trimmer inside the car.
At the same time, another deputy was conducting a burglary and theft investigation in the Alder Springs community.
The deputy contacted the deputy on Martling Road and learned the items stolen from Alder Springs matched the items found on Martling Road. The owner identified all items.
Johnathan Toy Aaron, 21, was arrested and taken to the Marshall County Jail, where he remained Thursday afternoon with no bond.
Deputies checked Aaron's home and recovered two tree stands that were stolen from the Alder Springs home as well. The victim valued his property at just less than $1,000.


Whether it's sizing people up by their appearance, accents or even hair colour, we are all guilty of making snap judgements the moment we meet people. It's that old adage that first impressions count. They clearly do but we must make sure it is for the right reasons. 'First impressions' can be littered with prejudices and labelling that forgets the individual and reinforces our own prejudices. Really if we stop and think about it, labelling and generalizing individuals in this way is ridiculous. Yet we do it almost without realizing, which leads us on to…..
It's a tricky one this one, as the name suggests, you are effectively doing the wrong thing without really doing anything. The first step to combat this is to open up your eyes (and mind) to the possibility that you may be using stereotypes or generalizations which create bias either for or against a certain societal group. One of the best ways to do this is to flip it on its head: For example, in a recruitment situation, instead of asking 'what am I looking for?' ask yourself 'what am I not looking for?' Are all your criteria fair and justified? You may surprise yourself.
Diversity is a fairly broad subject and it has many very human elements. This means that we can often connect with the topic on a personal level. This has many positive benefits, not least that it's easy to motivate and engage your staff with a diversity focus. However, the interest can often be self-interest, with people only really engaging with policies that impact them directly, so parents taking an interest in more family friendly policies, for example. The obvious problem is that if your workforce is not very diverse, your focus of interest will not be very diverse and your diversity strategy can, ironically, become quite narrow. By focusing on the interests of staff already employed, you may be closing doors to other groups by not addressing issues that may hinder them entering the workforce.
"Here come the fun police!" Not what you want to hear when you are trying to build engaging and enduring relationships with your team. But there is a fine line to be walked here. What is considered office banter by some may be interpreted as genuine discrimination or intimidation by others. It's a subjective issue but one that needs to be managed if you are to be respected by your team, as well as liked. The impetus here is to do something rather than nothing. Ignoring offensive comments is to normalize them and implies your acceptance of sentiment behind them. If you hear something even slightly borderline or notice that someone seems upset by 'office banter', then it's not banter anymore and it's your duty to do something about it.
"Its political correctness gone mad!" A statement that sparks frustration, annoyance and, often, confusion. It's okay to make a joke about "The French" but a throw away comment about religion could lead to accusations of inciting racial hatred. The best advice? Err on the side of caution. If you would not want to see it written down as a formal statement with your name on it then don't say it and certainly don't email it. These things come back to haunt you.
Whether you recognize any of these examples from your own behaviour of that of others, its food for thought. The key to avoiding such pitfalls is to open up your mind and apply 'diversity thinking' to your workplace behaviours. Use your judgement, your common sense and your empathy to see things from another perspective. In the words of a very wise one, "you must be the change you wish to see in the world," Mahatma Gandhi.


Brian Westerbek (Chch) & Richard Browne (Ash).
Roma Lloyd & Naneete Seear (Club Southland).
7 Sallie & Roy Harry-Young (Cav).
Top Senior player:- John Yellowlees.
* The Frost team was entered as a 4 person team, Frost,Whitford,Odd,Xavier. The Beer team was reduced to 2 players due to the hospital admittance of Maryon Beer who had played Day 1. Maryon Beer was replaced by Vivienne Whitford for Day 2. Vivienne Whitford played Day 1 for the Frost team.
Neville Frost, Stefany Frost (Dunedin), Shirley Smith (Wanganui).
Murray Johnston, Barb Johnston & Joan Miller (Masterton).
3rd Denise Bavidge, Geoffrey Greer (Bayview), Gordon Ogden (Napier).


Yoga is a potent type of exercise that originated in India as a type of non secular observe. Though yoga and asana aren't thought of to be scientific by western definitions, the follow of asana is taken into account by yoga masters to be very fastidiously developed and refined primarily based on a number of effectively-developed underlying principles and health aims.
Nevertheless, in a distinct course of, the overall knowledge of Yoga has now change into frequent knowledge all through in the more materialistic western world the place it's proving to be used as a popular aid in a number of areas of self tradition – physical, psychological and spiritual.
In its highest expression, within the human physique, life not only perceives and thinks but, by way of superconscious schools of the mind and spine, provides and receives unconditional love and has the power to transcend earthly limitations and know itself.
It is vital to recollect, when working towards yoga asanas, that the initially goal of these exercises was to have the ability to sit still and meditate with out pain or discomfort. However Pranayama prepares the mind and physique for meditational and non secular practice of Yoga such as Dhyana, Dharana and Samadhi.
While you be part of a yoga class you may find that's all it is advisable suit your life-style. Rigidity interrupts the even move of life drive throughout invisible vitality channels within the religious physique, however yoga postures loosen up the nervous system and restore a balanced distribution of power to all of the body elements.
Trendy medicine has ensured that there are lots of ways to regulate it. These cures are often used along with the ancient science of Yoga, particularly 'pranayama' or its extremely evolved respiration practices.
The practice of yoga was developed by an Indian Hindu by the identify of Patanjali means back in the year 300. Moreover that, the observe of Yoga (asana) has every little thing to take with you off your mat. The mixture of both physical and psychological exercise with a purpose to reach the inside soul by producing some amount of power is the true meaning of Yoga. We can be discussing in more detail on this site poses, follow and classes.
Patanjali and other historic yogis used asana to arrange the body for meditation. A balanced, vigorous follow of Yoga poses will help to stabilize a man's core muscle tissues, stretch overly-taught areas of his physique, and help to strengthen weaker muscle tissue groups.
Understanding yoga just isn't simple. Yoga is a union of mind and body. When Choudury was developing his type of yoga, he actually worked with scientists at Tokyo University to determine how completely different asanas stimulate the glands within the physique. Here are a couple of physical advantages of Pranayama.
Many yoga poses derive their inspiration from animals and plants. Once we carry out yoga postures, they distribute life power all through the physique, serving to it to flow evenly, with out interruption or blockage. Full disclosure: in Yin, you possibly can anticipate to carry the poses for a very long time, 5 to twenty minutes in some circumstances.