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I'll Review Anything: Black Widow (SPOILER FREE)
robinadventures / July 29, 2021
A good while ago, I rated my excitement levels for Marvel's upcoming Phase 4 movies. For Black Widow, my hype levels were nothing extraordinary. They were slightly above average but it wasn't like I was super riled up to go see Black Widow as soon as it came out this year. I would've been more excited for it if it released when it was originally scheduled to come out almost a year ago. Sadly, a lot of my excitement fizzled out during that long waiting period.
So I did eventually watch Black Widow but not at a movie theater since they're all shut down in the Philippines even today. I did manage to watch it over at my friend's house who, through some magical wizardry, managed to connect to Disney+ even if the service isn't available here yet. So, with all that in mind, let me give you my honest thoughts on Marvel's first Phase 4 film, Black Widow.
While Black Widow has been out for a good long while now and a lot of people have seen it already, I still can't bear to really reveal anything about the film as there's going to be that small percentage of readers who haven't seen it. So this will be a SPOILER FREE review. I might have put up an inconsequential questions post about Black Widow in the future but, right now, this will be SPOILER FREE.
Although Black Widow was released after Avengers: Endgame, the movie is actually a prequel and takes place some time after the events of Captain America: Civil War. Natasha Romanof AKA Black Widow is on the run as she broke the Sokovia Accords. While in hiding, she receives a package from her then assumed dead sister, Yelena Belova, and, because of the package was stolen from her former employers of the Red Room, Black Widow becomes the target of Taskmaster, a trained soldier who has the ability to copy the abilities of other Marvel heroes. Natasha now has to find her surrogate family and take the fight to the Red Room.
Maybe something got lost in the translation from the big screen to the small screen or it may be because it's a prequel and we know everything will be okay at the end. However, in all honesty, there's just something missing from Black Widow when compared to the other entries of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's like Marvel wasn't going all out when they were making Black Widow. I was never sucked into the film experience.
That's not to say Black Widow is a bad movie. There are a lot of things to like about the film actually. The thing that immediately springs to mind is Florence Pugh and her performance as Black Widow's sister, Yelena. They gave her the bulk of the best lines and personality here. She's snarky and more rebellious than Natasha is but it doesn't make her any less deadly. She can be a little too witty at times but I do love how she's self aware of some of the more superhero tropes like how they land on their feet after falling from a great height.
Actually, come to think of it, everyone in Natasha's family does a standout job in the acting department. Scarlett Johansson still manages to give a great performance as Black Widow. David Harbour is great as the bumbling, past his prime Russian version of Captain America, Red Guardian. Even Rachael Weisz, who plays Natasha and Yelena's adoptive mother Melina, does whatever she can with her limited screentime to make her come off as a complete character.
Sadly, not everyone does get the opportunity to get as fleshed out as necessary. This is mostly prominent with the villains. The leader of the Red Room is cartoonishly evil and is one of the most one-note villains I've ever seen. Even with the number of very one-dimensional villains the Marvel Cinematic Universe has pumped out, Black Widow's villain is probably one of, if not the, worst ones to come out from the franchise. It would have been fine if he were cartoony in a fun way but they made him so generic I didn't bother to learn his name.
I'm also extremely disappointed with that they did with Taskmaster. I don't have much of a background with the character but I'm very sure the origin we see in Black Widow is nothing like in the comics. That shouldn't matter but, if they do change Taskmaster's origins and personality, they better replace it with something that's at least as intriguing as the original. It's very easy to figure out who is under the mask. It's a shame really as the Taskmaster concept is fantastic and it feels wasted here. It's almost like what they did with Deadpool in Wolverine: Origins. It's not as bad as that abomination that is the mouthless Deadpool but it comes so close to destroying the character's general aura of coolness. At least the costume look awesome.
The action in Black Widow is generally good but nothing great. There's this feeling of deja vu with a lot of them because, while they're exciting for the most part, they also come off as rather generic and nothing really seems to stand out. There isn't this really tense battle nor is there an interesting gimmick or situation to make any of the action feel unique. This is another reason why I'm so disappointed with how they utilized Taskmaster! You have an enemy who can copy the moves of the Avengers and it's not used in a particularly interesting fight scene!
However, the most disappointing thing of Black Widow is the plot. It took me a long time to figure out what was bugging me about the entire story and I didn't really understand why everything felt so underwhelming. Eventually, I realized what was bugging me about the story. It's the general lack of connective tissue with the overall Marvel Cinematic Universe. I always had this feeling of a grander connection with the other films and they just flowed together into one cohesive story. This felt like a side story and doesn't affect anything in the grander Marvel Cinematic Universe. Oh, there's an after credit scene which will definitely affect one of the Disney+ shows but it feels like it was tacked on at the last minute.
In hindsight, maybe I shouldn't have been too excited for a Black Widow movie a year or so ago. As badass as the character is and how deserving she was of her own solo film, Marvel didn't put in the necessary serious effort to make it worthwhile.
Oh, note to Marvel, please reintroduce Taskmaster the right way in the future. Thanks.
Byee!
Have you seen Black Widow? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments section below!
July 29, 2021 in I'll Review Anything. Tags: black widow, disney, florence pugh, marvel, natasha romanof, phase 4, scarlett johannson, taskmaster
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Heroin Abuse and Depression
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In the mind of a heroin abuser, depression and addiction are often deeply intertwined. Heroin is a powerful opiate that alters the user's brain chemistry, causing mood changes, suicidal behavior, psychological dependence and addiction. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment estimates that close to half (48 percent) of opiate users have experienced depression at some point in their lives. When depression occurs in someone with heroin addiction — a condition known as a Dual Diagnosis — the chances of long-term recovery are slim.
Unless the user is treated for both conditions, it is likely that he or she will relapse soon after rehab. In many cases, the depressed heroin user will not receive treatment at all. Fortunately, clinical studies show that when depression and substance abuse are treated simultaneously, depressive symptoms often improve. According to Biological Psychiatry, opiate addicts who go through residential rehab or methadone maintenance treatment have significant improvement in their depression.
The key to treating heroin abuse and depression successfully is to identify both conditions early in the recovery process. Intensive neuropsychological assessment can reveal the signs of co-occurring psychiatric disorders like depression. Once mental illness has been identified, treatment must address both depression and heroin addiction to be successful.
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Heroin is a synthetic drug produced from morphine, a potent analgesic that comes from the opium poppy. Heroin exerts its effects by binding with receptor cells in the brain that respond to opiates. When you inject, snort or smoke heroin, the drug converts to morphine in the brain, where it slows down neurological activity and induces a state of sedation.
For many users, a heroin high produces a rush of euphoria and a sense of profound relaxation. But the National Alliance on Mental Illness states that in people with psychiatric disorders, the side effects of heroin are more likely to be negative. For someone with depression, heroin may seem like an antidote to hopelessness, sadness and guilt.
But in fact, heroin may worsen depressive symptoms such as:
A negative mood
A flat emotional affect
The psychosocial effects of heroin can also contribute to depression. Heroin is highly debilitating, and users often experience job loss, relationship conflicts, legal problems and financial troubles.
The physical consequences of heroin use — including respiratory illness, blood-borne diseases, muscular weakness and vascular damage — can also cause severe emotional distress.
Because the brain adjusts quickly to the effects of heroin, physical and psychological dependence develop rapidly. The National Institute on Drug Abuse states that nearly one-fourth (23 percent) of individuals who use heroin will eventually reach the point of addiction. Once addiction sets in, use of the drug becomes compulsive and uncontrollable — in spite of the devastating effects of abuse. All of these factors can intensify feelings of hopelessness, despair and self-loathing: the hallmarks of depression.
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Uncovering the causes of depression is one of the most challenging aspects of recovery for heroin users. Depression is much more than a low mood. It is a debilitating mental illness that can lead to isolation, job loss, broken relationships, poor physical health and an increased risk of suicide. Depression can arise from a number of sources, including:
Imbalances in brain chemistry
A stressful social environment
Treating a Dual Diagnosis of heroin addiction and depression is especially difficult if the individual is still under the influence of the drug. Many of the symptoms of opiate addiction — fatigue, self-isolation, poor concentration and weight loss — can resemble the symptoms of major depressive disorder.
A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence followed 615 heroin users in various stages of treatment or non-treatment in Sydney, Australia. The study revealed that one-fourth of the subjects were currently experiencing a major depressive episode. Twenty-six percent of the individuals in treatment had a lifetime history of depression, while 16 percent of those who weren't in treatment had been depressed. In the treatment group, a significant number of clients were also diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Others were living with a life-altering physical disability. In many of these cases, heroin was used as a maladaptive way to numb physical or psychological pain.
In long-term heroin users, it can be nearly impossible to determine whether depression led to addiction or vice versa. A comprehensive treatment plan must give equal attention to both conditions.
Relapse is common among heroin users who try to quit this highly addictive drug. The unpleasant side effects of heroin withdrawal can drive even the most determined individuals back to the drug.
Giving up heroin all at once without professional support can trigger extremely uncomfortable symptoms within 12 hours, including:
A runny nose
As your body continues to clear the drug from your system, you may experience the late symptoms of withdrawal, such as:
Intense cravings
Heroin withdrawal usually isn't life-threatening. However, heavy users may have dangerous seizures if they try to quit without medical supervision.
The physical symptoms of heroin withdrawal can feel like a severe case of the flu, but for many users, the psychological side effects are even harder to tolerate. In the days, weeks or even months after quitting heroin, users may feel extremely depressed. Once the brain comes to rely on the euphoric rush of a heroin high, the pleasures of everyday life may seem meaningless in comparison. A condition called anhedonia, or lack of pleasure, often develops in recovering heroin addicts. One of the primary goals of treatment is to help the addict find peace, hope and joy in a drug-free life.
For the addict who has broken off ties with her loved ones, giving up heroin can seem like losing a best friend. The recovering addict not only loses his connections to the drug itself; he must give up his relationships with dealers and other users. Even if these relationships are shallow and destructive, they may represent the only human connections that the user has left.
In rehab, group counseling sessions can help recovering addicts build new bonds with their peers — bonds that don't involve buying, using or sharing drugs.
Heroin abuse and depression are both risk factors for suicide. But when the two conditions are combined, the risk of self-injury or suicide increases exponentially. According to Addiction, the rate of death by suicide among heroin users is as high as 35 percent, and heroin abusers are more than 14 percent more likely than non-users to die of suicide.
Clinical studies suggest that hopelessness is one of the most common features in heroin addicts who are contemplating suicide. In a study that appeared in Substance Abuse and Misuse, 191 heroin addicts underwent psychometric testing to determine their level of hopelessness, the severity of their depression, and the extent of their suicidal intention. Suicidal intention was most strongly associated with feelings of hopelessness and despair.
Because heroin suppresses vital functions like breathing and heartbeat, accidental overdose is very common, and it may be hard to determine whether a fatal overdose was intentional. However, because of the high rates of suicide and relapse, it is essential that heroin addicts be assessed for depression and suicidal intention when they enter a recovery program.
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Depression can pose a lot of obstacles to recovery. Individuals who suffer from co-occurring addiction and mental illness often struggle with low motivation, poor concentration and social anxiety. In Dual Diagnosis rehab, treatment is tailored to the needs of the depressed patient. Therapists are trained in both psychotherapy and addiction counseling, so they understand the challenges of going through rehab while dealing with a serious psychiatric disorder.
Elements of a successful Dual Diagnosis approach to treatment include:
Comprehensive neuropsychological testing to create an individualized treatment plan that accommodates the patient's needs
Intensive individual psychotherapy to address the causes of depression
Peer group therapy to help the addict form healthy social bonds and learn new coping strategies
Motivational support with therapeutic strategies like Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Behavioral modification therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Opiate replacement therapy with medications like methadone or buprenorphine to minimize withdrawal symptoms and maximize the chances of long-term success
Antidepressant medication to correct chemical imbalances, elevate mood and restore healthy energy levels
Family education and counseling to build a supportive home environment
Alternative therapies, such as acupuncture, yoga, art therapy, exercise therapy and massage to provide drug-free relief for the symptoms of depression
From the admission stage through rehab and aftercare, the emphasis of Dual Diagnosis treatment is on restoring psychological health while supporting recovery from addiction. Rather than treating depression and heroin abuse as separate issues, a Dual Diagnosis program treats these conditions as intersecting conditions.
Hope for Depression and Addiction
In spite of the hurdles to recovery, there is hope for people living with depression and heroin dependence. Integrated rehab programs approach mental illness and addiction with equal experience, education and compassion.
Clinical studies show that rehab outcomes for these hard-to-treat patients are often positive. The Archives of General Psychiatry describes the results of a study of 157 opiate addicts with depressive symptoms. The study subjects were evaluated as they were entering treatment, and again six months later. When they entered the program, 17 percent were experiencing major depression, and 60 percent had mild depressive symptoms. Six months later, 12 percent reported major depression, and only 31 percent had depressive symptoms.
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Why NCDs are on the rise among elderly in Tanzania
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At least 88 per cent of people aged 50 and over in Tanzania are still without health insurance or any form of health. FILE PHOTO | NMG
By 2016 non-communicable diseases were estimated to account for just over one-third of all deaths in Tanzania.
The country has yet to pass binding legislation for every citizen in the country to have mandatory health insurance cover.
By BOB KARASHANI
The spread of non-communicable diseases in Tanzania has almost doubled over the past three decades.
Already, by 2016 such diseases were estimated to account for just over one-third of all deaths in the country, according to a new report on universal health coverage in Tanzania.
The report published by HelpAge International suggests that while most of Tanzania's health facilities deal with cases of NCDs like cancer and diabetes, only 10 per cent of the healthcare personnel there have sufficient training in diagnosing and managing such diseases.
It says the share of such diseases went up from 19 per cent of total disability-adjusted life years in 1990 to 34 per cent in 2015.
The study, conducted by HelpAge International and AARP in collaboration with researchers from the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania, focused on the extent to which older people are included in efforts to promote universal health care.
Official statistics show that the impact of NCDs in the country is higher among people aged 50 and above, who tend to experience the most formidable economic and other barriers in getting access to good quality healthcare services.
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"In the same way that the benefits of overall economic growth in Tanzania have not been spread evenly across age groups, health status and access to healthcare have also been unevenly distributed," the report says.
The findings show that at least 88 per cent of people aged 50 and over in Tanzania are still without health insurance or any form of health protection.
Tanzania has yet to pass binding legislation for every citizen in the country to have mandatory health insurance cover, although the idea has been mooted for years. A draft Bill is ready but still waiting to be presented to parliament, officials say.
According to Health minister Ummy Mwalimu, the proposed new law will pave the way for the provision of free health insurance cards to elderly citizens, giving them access to quality treatment services at any public or private health facility within the country.
Records at the African Medical and Research Foundation country office in Dar es Salaam show that by July last year, only 32 per cent of Tanzania's 55 million people were covered under robust health insurance schemes.
This effectively reduced out-of-pocket health financing, against the government's own stated target of getting at least 50 per cent of Tanzanians into such schemes by 2020.


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Smithsonian, Washington, DC-On view now through February 28, 2015 at the Lawrence A. Gleischman Gallery at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, is an exciting exhibition featuring diaries of famous artists including Oscar Bluemner, Joseph Cornell, Helen Torr Dove, Blanche Lazzell, Charles Green Shaw, John Storrs, Karl and Marion Zerbe, and Jack Tworkov among others.
A Day in the Life: Artists' Diaries from the Archives of American Art is an exhibition culled from the Archives' rich holdings of artist's letters and materials. "Reading an artist's diary is the next best thing to being there," states the Archives, "Direct and private, diaries provide firsthand accounts of appointments made and met, places seen, and work in progress—all laced with personal ruminations, name-dropping, and the occasional sketch or doodle. Whether recording historic events or simple day-to-day moments, these diary entries evoke the humanity of these artists and their moment in time."
Jack Tworkov keep regular diaries throughout his five decade career. In fact, he was known to keep at least three journals at the same time: one for social events; one for studio; one for philosophical thoughts. Following the publication of Tworkov's writings by Yale University Press in 2009, the Estate gifted its entire archive of letters and journals to the Archive of American Art. They make up the bulk of the Jack Tworkov Papers at the Archives of American Art.
Diary Entry: DECEMBER 25, 1954 Jack Tworkov was an intellectual and contemplative artist. This diary, spanning the years 1953 to1962, features intermittent but often profound entries. On Christmas Eve, 1954, Tworkov wrote, I BEGIN TO WONDER ABOUT THESE PAGES. WHAT ARE THEY FOR? WHY DO I WRITE THESE ENTRIES? PARTLY THEY SATISFY MY LOVE OF RECORDS—A MANIFESTATION OF EGO. PARTLY THEY CONSTITUTE AN EFFORT…TO DISCOVER MY TRUE EMOTIONS. PARTLY THEY ARE A LITERARY EFFORT… NOT WITHOUT A DESIRE THAT THEY SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE BE READ, IF ONLY BY THOSE WHO KNOW ME.
From the archives: JT at the Whitney circa 1964.


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Covid-19 is killing Brazilian children at alarming rates. Many may be going undiagnosed
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"Who's mommy's little girl?" 22-year-old Brazilian Sameque Gois asks as she plays with her baby's tiny hand, in one of the several videos she showed CNN. In the footage, little Sarah responds to her mother with an ear-to-ear smile.
Sarah was born in January this year. Despite having a few issues during pregnancy that caused her baby to be born prematurely, Gois says her daughter was generally healthy. But after she took her baby girl to the Casa de Saúde Hospital in São Paulo's coastal city of Santos to treat a urinary tract infection, Sarah started to present persistent fever and flu-like symptoms.
"When her symptoms started, the doctors said it was bronchiolitis, that it wasn't anything serious," Gois explains. But her daughter would not recover.
As Sarah's condition deteriorated, Gois says she felt helpless. "All I knew was that she was in a serious condition and that she could go at any moment. I knew that the only thing I could do was to get on my knees and pray," she said.
Despite her pleas, her daughter died from Covid-19 on May 27. She was just five months old.
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Sarah's case is one of many in Brazil. The Brazilian Health Ministry says 1,122 children under the age of 10 have died from Covid-19 since the pandemic started. The Brazilian government records the number people who died from severe acute respiratory diseases – such as severe cases of the flu, and others.
However, researchers from global health organization Vital Strategies, which works in more than 70 countries around the world, say its studies suggest such case numbers have been severely underreported.
When comparing the number of Brazilian child deaths from such illnesses in 2018 and 2019 with the number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, Vital Strategies found an excess 2,975 deaths. The organization says it's likely that the vast majority of these excess deaths – not just the official number of 1,122 – were because of Covid-19.
Newborn Sarah Gois, sleeping at home, just a few months before she contracted Covid-19.
courtesy Sameque Gois
"What we see in Brazil is that the number of kids dying with Covid specified as the cause of death is higher than what we are seeing in other countries of the world – it's 10 times higher," Dr. Ana Luiza Bierrenbach, an epidemiologist at Vital Strategies, told CNN.
In the United States, the only country in the world with a higher overall official death toll than Brazil's, far fewer children have died from Covid-19 – 382 Americans under the age of 18, according to CDC data.
Bierrenbach adds that the coronavirus variant known as Gamma or P.1, which was first identified in Brazil, may not be entirely to blame.
"Kids have been dying more in Brazil since the original variant was here, so it was not the addition of the P.1 variant that made kids die more here than in other countries," she said.
Recognizing Covid-19 in children
Covid-19 is widely shown to have a more severe impact on the elderly than the very young. Even if all 2,975 excess child deaths were caused by Covid-19, children are still dying in much lower numbers than adults – the overall death toll in Brazil is now more than 514,000. Researchers fear that this small representation of children in Covid fatalities is causing some doctors to miss diagnoses in their youngest patients.
A member of the Brazilian Armed Forces puts a face mask on a child in the village of Urucu Jurua, Grajau, Maranhao state, Brazil, in October 2020.
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"Truthfully, Covid-19 in children was neglected at the beginning of the pandemic," says Brazilian pediatrician Dr. Andre Laranjeira.
"A lot of pediatricians had a certain resistance when it came to requesting Covid-19 tests for children, when they were exhibiting those typical respiratory tract symptom – runny nose, cough, fever – practically all children have those symptoms this time of the year, in the autumn, and some doctors were not testing them," he says.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro confirms his country to host the 2021 Copa America soccer tournament, during a ceremony of the state bank sponsoring Brazilian athletics, at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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According to Gois, it took 12 days after baby Sarah developed the first symptoms before doctors tested her for Covid-19. It was only when Gois herself was diagnosed with Covid-19 that doctors tested her daughter.
Dr. Marisa Dolhnikoff, a lung specialist and researcher at the São Paulo University Medical School has been studying the impact of the novel coronavirus on children and adolescents, and says children with Covid-19 could present symptoms different from the ones exhibited by adults with the disease.
"If a child presents high fever, (skin) rash, abdominal pain, doctors could potentially think of other diagnosis and not relate it to Covid-19," Dolhnikoff says.
"We need to be aware that these different kinds of symptoms can be related to Covid-19 and these children can present a very severe disease."
Disparity in treatment
And while different symptoms might throw off some doctors, most physicians and researchers also agree the main culprit for Brazil's higher Covid-19 death rate in children is likely disparities in the country's health care system – although Brazilians benefit from universal health care, there are vast differences in quality of treatment between private elite hospitals and small or rural public health care providers.
"In large centers we are prepared to deal with these children and we have very, very good ICUs but it doesn't apply for the whole country," Dolhnikoff explains. "We have a lot of poor regions in the country that struggle to deal with this situation."
Bierrenbach at Vital Strategies agrees that inequality could be at play.
"Why is this happening? Probably due to higher vulnerability, lack of access to good quality health care," Bierrenbach says. "Maybe they are undernourished, and they perish more from Covid."
More than half of Brazilians – 116 million people – faced food insecurity in 2020. Of those, 19 million people, or 9% of the population, are starving, according to the Brazilian Network for Research in Sovereignty and Food and Nutrition Security.
Laranjeira says the disparity shows up not just in the quality of accessible health care, but also in how they are affected by the disease.
"When you take the fatalities within the pediatric age group, more than 60% are from vulnerable socio-economic groups," he concludes. "It's impossible to turn a blind eye to that."
Journalists Rodrigo Pedroso and Marcia Reverdosa reported from São Paulo. CNN's Vasco Cotovio and Isa Soares reported from London. Reporting also contributed by Juliana Koch in São Paulo.


Here are my two cards to share with you today. The first one here is for last week's MMSC card. I must have scanned it a bit crooked, because I don't remember it being that crooked when I got done making it. Yesterday I shared a baby girl card and today I have one more for a boy baby. I know lots of people having babies, which is fine...as long as it's not me!! Anyhow, since this was last week's and it's pretty straightforward, I'm not going to spend a lot of time on the details. I couldn't make the angled element at the bottom of the sketch work for me, so I just left it out.
The other card I have is for today's MMSC challenge. The color palette for this card came from a previous KWerner Color Inspiration challenge a while back that I had not participated in. I used Pumpkin Pie for the card base and then added a layer of Ballet Blue which I stamped with the Floral background stamp from SU in Ballet Blue ink for a tone on tone look. Next I added the two triangles in each corner, using Real Red and So Saffron. I cut a circle with my scallop circle nestabilities in Certainly Celery and then another scallop circle in So Saffron. I stamped the flower from "Fifth Ave Floral" in Red ink on white paper and cut it out. I colored it in using Watercolor pencils and blender pens. To accentuate the detail of the flower I went over the lines of the flower with a Bravo Burgundy marker. I added the prima flowers in the corners, and then the eyelets on the rim of the Celery piece. The sentiment at the bottom is from SU's "Sweet little Sentiments" and I used Real Red ink.
Both of your cards are wonderful! Such a sweet little baby card, and the beautiful colors on the second card really catch the eye. A very happy card. Nicely done. Thank you so much for playing along with the MMSC.
Lovely card with that gorgeous rose image from SU!!! The MMDesign Team thanks you for playing in our challenge this week.
Doris you have been a busy girl here making two cards. Your MMSC card is so sweet and lovely with the beautiful rose. Lovely embellishments! Thanks so much for finding the time to play along with us this week. We welcome your participation as we love to visit and view your work.
Get Sketchy and "Be Happy"


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90s Hip Hop Songs That'll Make You Nostalgic AF
The 90s was a huge era for music especially Hip Hop, so here's a look back at some of the songs you might remember from the special decade...
The 90s was definitely a great time for Hip Hop music and this gallery proves it. With the likes of Hip Hop royalty like the late Biggie and 2Pac going head to head, Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and Eminem in their prime giving the world timeless music, the 90s was definitely a time to be alive.
Prepare to feel nostalgic AF as you work your way through this list of throwback songs from the 90s...
The Notorious B.I.G- 'Mo Money Mo Problems'
'Mo Money Mo Problems' was the second single released off of Biggie's 'Life After Death' album after he died. Going straight to number one and following the success of 'Hypnotise' which also went straight to number one, this made Biggie the only artist to have received two number ones in the Billboards Hot 100 charts posthumously.
Coolio- 'Gangsta's Paradise'
This single saw Coolio win a Grammy at the 1996 awards as well as cementing its place in the list of best selling singles of all time, selling 6 million singles worldwide.
MC Hammer- 'U Can't Touch This'
This song is catchy AF and it's still as catchy 28 years later. This ultimate throw back song still gets people moving until this day.
Jay Z- 'Hard Knock Life'
If you've ever watched the classic 1982 film 'Annie' then you'll have known why this song sounded so familiar. Jay Z sampled 'It's A Hard Knock Life' from the movie making the single an easy favourite.
The Fugees- 'Ready Or Not'
This smooth, melodic tune is off The Fugees' second and final album released in 1996. The band featured Grammy-award winning singer Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras.
Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans and 112- 'I'll Be Missing You'
This emotional single was released by P Diddy following Biggie's untimely death back in 1997. P Diddy and Biggie were really close and the song is a tribute to late rapper.
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince- 'Summertime'
If this song doesn't make you want to cruise around a sunny city like LA with the roof of your car winded down as this song blasts through the speakers then we don't know what will. Friends and 'The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' costars, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince himself, Will Smith blessed us with this ultimate summer jam.
Salt n Pepa ft. En Vogue- 'Whatta Man'
What happens when two badass girl groups from the 80s get together, you get absolute hits like 'Whatta Man.' If this song doesn't take you back to the 90s then we don't know what will.
House Of Pain- 'Jump Around'
Just like its name this song is sure to make you wanna 'Jump Around.' This club banger was released 25 years ago and it still drops every single time.
Heavy D And The Boyz- 'Now That We Found Love'
The 90s gave us some solid, timeless dance music and this song is proof.
Ice Cube- 'It Was A Good Day'
Ice Cube released this track in 1993 and it sees him recount the events of what to him was a "good day."
Snoop Dogg- 'Gin And Juice'
'Gin And Juice' was nominated for a Grammy award in 1995 for 'Best Rap Solo Performance' and the single was produced by Dr Dre.
2 Pac- 'Hit Em Up'
'Hit 'Em Up' can be described as one of the biggest diss tracks in Hip Hop history. West Coast's very own 2Pac fires shots at his East cost nemesis and rivals Biggie and P Diddy as well as Biggie's wife Faith Evans and Lil Kim who he reportedly had an affair with. Three months after the release of the track in September 1996 2Pac was killed in a drive-by shooting.
Biggie- 'Hypnotize'
'Hypnotize' was the last song that Biggie released before he was killed just a week later. The song appears on his 'Life After Death' album and went to number one, making him one of the few artists to get a number one posthumously.
Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg- 'Still D.R.E'
'Still Dre' features Snoop Dogg and it was released in 1999. The track is one of the biggest singles off of Dr. Dre's album 2001.
Eminem- 'The Real Slim Shady'
'The Real Slim Shady' is a song that really put Eminem on the map as a force to be reckoned with. The single released in 2000 won Eminem-real name Marshall Mathers- a number of awards including a Grammy for 'Best Rap Solo Performance' in 2001.
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A fun bike ride from the centre of Derby to Swarkestone, with a cafe break before returning back to Derby.
The ride is suitable for all ages and is mostly aimed at novice and improvers, or those who would like to get back into cycling - the ride will be at an enjoyable, relaxed and social pace. As long as you know how to ride then the event is for you.
The route is entirely traffic free but there will be a short section of walking on the canal tow path.
The session is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding and to give you the confidence and tools to support you in your role as a Club Welfare Officer.
Do you find it hard to tackle tricky topics, especially if you think it'll prove unpopular? What if you could be more confident having those conversations?
More than just a workshop, you'll have the space to discover and explore what it takes to have courageous conversations and achieve the outcomes you want. You'll come away feeling braver and more proactive about taking on difficult topics which can cut through barriers and obstacles as well as building more cooperative relationships.
Join us in Sheffield for the British Dodgeball Home Nations League match between England and Scotland.
Active Derbyshire and Active Notts will be hosting a Disability Insight Conference at the New Art Exchange in Nottingham. The networking event will involve speakers from Public Health England and discussion around creating more opportunities for people with limiting illnesses and long-term conditions.
Crafting a narrative which motivates people to take action is one of the most important aspects of systems leadership. It's also one of the most challenging. Year after year great ideas and opportunities fail because the narratives we use don't connect with the people we need to mobilise. This workshop will help you develop the skills to build compelling leadership narratives for your work using the art and science of public narrative.
Join us for an informative session about the Primary PE and Sport Premium, funding opportunities for your school and the Active Lives Survey: Children and Young People.
Delivered by Active Derbyshire and Active Notts, in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, Derbyshire Active Schools Network (DASN) and the Notts School Games Organiser Network, the sessions are aimed at School Governors and Business Managers.
Table Tennis England is inviting Clubs, Coaches and Table Tennis volunteers to come together for a weekend of networking, workshops and sharing best practice at the 2019 National Conference. The Conference, which includes the Pride of Table Tennis Awards dinner and the launch of TT Kidz, aims to bring together the table tennis community to celebrate the sport at every level and share information on the latest programmes and initiatives available through Table Tennis England and partners.


I've been really slack with my taping lately, tonight was no exception. Left my gear at home because I woke up literally just before the gig and rushed out.
Exceptional show, although it seems Miranda (Bass/Keys) was absent - not sure if that's how the whole tour will be. The Tivoli is a fantastic venue, the crowd wasn't as packed as the last Brisbane show but they still went nuts.
Can't really complain about this gig, the guys were as amazing as ever. There was some audio problems with Patience's microphone for a bit during Carve Your Name (I think it was that song anyway) but the crowd filled in the words. I thought the lighting was a bit lack luster since it was a show at the Tiv and not a little bar or something but thats just me being picky. Overall the show was bloody fantastic and I had a amazing time.
Flying down to Melbourne on Monday to see some friends, looks like we are all going to see The Grates at the HiFi that night! I won't be taping but I know a recording will surface shortly after so look out for it!
This show was originally set to be played at The Arena but it got upgraded to the Riverstage to fit more people. Perfect! Except torrential rain hit Brisbane less than an hour before the show. Soaking wet and cold, it was still one hell of a show.
I didn't record because of the heavy rain. I'm really annoyed because it was such a great gig. The guys said they'll be back in March so I'll be sure to record then!
Amazing show full of energy. Fantastic crowd too. Highlights included 1996, Let's Dance To Joy Division and Techno Fan. I don't know what else I can say about this gig, it was just incredible.
After the encore the guys did a little jam session, I managed to get that recorded.


Celebrate Fat Tuesday with some delicious Mardi gras cupcakes. These cupcakes are baked with the official colors of Mardi Gras which are purple depicting justice, green depicting faith and gold depicting power. If you are unable to go down for the actual carnival, then you can stay home and bake these Mardi Gras cupcakes and still get to celebrate like everyone else. When baking Mardi Gras cupcakes, you can use a recipe for butter-milk cupcakes and add some food coloring to achieve the theme colors for this occasion. This recipe is good as the cupcakes turnout to be soft and moist and not too sweet. This means you can use almost any kind of frosting for Mardi Gras cupcakes that have been used using this recipe.
Mardi Gras Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting are vanilla buttermilk cupcake colored in green, yellow and purple according to Mardi Gras celebration. These are not dificult to make cupcakes, but great for this holiday.
Mardi Gras Cupcakes are Buttermilk Cupcakes frosted with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. These delicious cupcakes are colored in yellow, green and purpule specialy for this ocasion-Mardi Gras celebration.
Beautiful colorful Mardi Gras cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting are great dessert for celebration these holiday. These cupcakes are nothing more then basic Classic white layer cake. And with a burst of coloring added and turn into festive rainbow cupcakes.
We can just say: these cupcakes look and sound amazing! For the King Cake Cupcakes we could say that these have "cupcakes" in name only. Filled with a cinnamon-cream cheese mixture and topped with a light glaze these are delicious, so soft and creamy.


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Information Technology with a twist of science and history
Donald Alcock's evacuation to the Gold Coast
DIARY OF DONALD ALCOCK
ON HIS VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO THE GOLD COAST (age 10 years)
Friday, June , 7th, 1940.
Before we got on the ship we had to wait hours in queues, and asked what you had in your bags, and they even read your private letters, and at last we got on the ship, then I went up some steps into a nice lounge where I read a comic while waited at the Purser's office to get the number of our cabin. She called me and we went to tidy up when we tidied up we went on deck and watched our luggage upon a moving belt and we spotted our luggage, and then we thought it was time to get gone tea only we were too late and we couldn't get a meal until half past seven so then we to muck about until then. When we had dinner it was eight o'clock and time for me to go to bed. By this time the ship was moving down the Mersey to get front of the convoy as our ship was the Commodore's. So we were in front just behind the naval cruisers and sloops. Well as soon as I got into bed Mummy came in and said "it's life boat drill would you like to come?" Well I said yes so I put on my life belt and went up to life boat station No.6 and there we stopped. The Captain came and told us to carry our life belts everywhere (but not wear them). He told us not to strike matches at night as it can be seen 3 miles away, and not to drop anything overboard as it gives the position of a ship; then I went to bed but I could not sleep and I could feel the throb of the ship's engines, and then Mum came in at eleven o'clock and she gave me glass of liver salts. I counted sheep and had a pillow down my side to keep cool; only had one sheet on. I went at last to sleep. (Here follows a drawing of Mummy in her her life belt)
"Are you awake Don" The speaker was Mummy "Yes I am
I said, and she said there was some fruit for me. I looked up and there was apples, oranges, and grapes so I ate them then I got dressed and went on deck and counted the convoy.
I got up to 17 counting ours then went down to our cabin and told Mummy we had a big convoy of 17. CRASH, BOOM, BANG, DINGLE, DINGLE the gong went for getting up but I was up already. Then I went up on deck again with Mummy and we counted 19 ships. Convoy forming up from different ports down the English coast then we went in for breakfast as the gong went. After breakfast we went in to the barber's shop.
They not only cut hair but sold toys and all sorts
of things, but the barber's shop wasn't open so I had to write this …. Diary; then the barber's shop open and Mummy made an appointment to have my hair and her own done and then we wandered about and played with a building set of mine with real little stone bricks and mortar. Then it dinner time. It was a very nice dinner. After that we had a little round the decks and then we rested until tea time. We didn't hear the gong so Mummy went to see and came back and said "Hurry up your wash, we've nearly missed tea" so I washed quickly. The we played games until my bath time. We always have salt water baths with enormous taps. You can't make soap with salt water so give you a bath of fresh water to make the soap lather. After my bath I went to bad and had some supper brought to me by a very nice stewardess.
Snore ZZZZ Snore ZZZZ ZZZZ Sorry I'm asleep.
Good night all, Good night.
Here follows a drawing of Mummy in her salt water bath.
Same as yesterday but I lost my mortar to my building set. We gave our cabin a real turn out and my mortar isn't found yet. (Here follows a picture of Don looking for mortar with torch)
I got out my bunk and opened the cabin windows and saw there were lot more ships had joined the convoy as I mucked about until I had to get up and dressed and went on deck. The deck steward (Called Decks) told me there were 58 ships so we counted them again to see if he was right. Bang! Crash! Boom! Breakfast time.
After breakfast went on deck again and then we walked around deck and I played with a little "Schuco" car which I let run under people's feet when they weren't expecting it.
Then I played cards until dinner time. After dinner the usual walk around deck and rest until tea.
I'll tell you what I do and then write this ere diary. After tea I played deck golf. Instead of a ball they give you a wheel that is hit sideways so that it does not roll on the deck. They mark out rings with numbers in and if you get the wheel into ring without a number you are bunkered and have to count two.
And now for bed.
(Here is a picture of Mummy and Don playing golf:
Before I do Tuesday I will tell you that I am going to put only the important parts in.
We had meals as usual, we played deck golf which I like very much. 1 have entered for the competition, the deck games are already in progress. All sorts of rumours that we are going into Dakar, French West Africa.
Smallish children on board; all very good.
Up and doing more golf. Mrs. Crawford played cards with me at 6 p.m. then bath and supper and bunk.
(Here is a drawing of Don and Mrs. Crawford playing cards)
To-day we have left the convoy and are speeding up, a terrific roll going on; the speciality of the Abosso. The Commodore is in civilian clothes taking a rest and our captain in charge. We are now passing Gibraltar and the Canary Islands. We had boat drill again and one of the officers told us to keep a lookout for any suspicious objects floating about and to report to the Bridge.
Italy has now come in to the war. There is a play called "Adolf Popoff" in the lounge at 5 o'clock. The actors have strange names like P.C.Never there, Sergeant, Jamaica Rum, Sonny June.
The swimming pool has been put up this morning and I watched the powerful crane hauling the wooden sides in position and I watched the canvas bag that holds the water being roped into position. Mummy won 5/- in the sweep.
To-day I went to the pool and bathed twice. The pool is deep everywhere except when the boat rolls then gallons go over the side. Beaten In golf.
Same as Friday; played more golf, swam, rumours going round we are going to Dakar. Good night.
Church, but I didn't go. More swimming and golf, and that's all of the importance. (here is a picture of Don in the pool)
P.S. Adolf Popoff was on after dinner tonight; he was arrested in the dining room, and tried later (Very funny)
Owing to the International situation we can't go
to Dakar. Mummy in the finals of golf but unfortunately beaten. Mummy went in the pool to-day. A grown up could stand and a little baby went in and was held by the arms by a grown up. The baby was about two, and can a say a few words.
Lots of people wearing toupees and it is too hot to bathe during the day after 9 o'clock and before 4 p.m. Rumours that we shall get to Freetown tomorrow. Mummy threatens to bathe after tea. Mummy did go to the pool, and went to the barber's shop to get some sweets and a balloon elastic.
Meals as usual and sad news. The swimming pool was taken down and will not be put up again as it us near the hatch and the pool would get in the way of unloading cargo and the cranes. I played a new game with my ball and it was very nice. Mummy drew the sweep to—day and got a box of 5/— chocolates which she is keeping for Kumasi. Mummy and I played ping pong. We don't know who won because we didn't keep the score. Well I have saved the exciting bits for you. "Land sighted" "What" Yes, eat tea quickly as soon as I finished I went to see the land. It looked like a great big mountain rising into the air, and soon we could see the green trees and the houses, then a rope ladder was let down for the pilot to climb up to the bridge to guide us though the boom.
This is Freetown, Sierra-Leone. We don't, get off until Takoradi the next port. Then Mummy told me something I didn't know before, that as that a submarine had chased us, and when the convey broke up, got three of the other ships.
Went up on deck and saw native boys diving for pennies from their canoes. You throw them from the deck but once they get it it is theirs, and some of them didn't say thank you. A great big oil tanker came alongside and gave us oil. "John Brown" the lender of the penny divers came out from the shore. Had collar and tie on, a silly top hat and a little pair of trunks. When he didn't get the pennies he said "O.K!" "God bless you and give you a father".
Boring, no swimming, no golf, as we are out at sea again and heading for Takoradi; sea calm.
They fired both guns twice, every one longing to get to Takoradi.
Sunday 23rd June.
I'm out of bed looking for the Gold Coast though the window not that we are there, but I can see it in the distance. Getting dressed and then for breakfast. Seeing this is the last day of my diary, I am making it long.
Had a nice breakfast and thinking it's the last Elder Dempster meal I shall have for long time. Up on deck watching them get the anchor ready to go down. We are now going through the mole, and go alongside the wharf. Mummy saw some friends she knew and started to wave to them; then we had to wait in a queue for our papers and passports to be examined and then we walked down the gangway to dry land again and away from the ship. Then all our luggage had to go though the Customs and our train was waiting for us.
A little boy came and talked to me whilst Mummy was in Custom shed. He is a little white boy and his father is the Prison Superintendent. He said he liked "Fighting and knives". Now the train is off on a long journey. We passed lots of stations, with heaps of natives about, through the manganese mines, and the gold mining towns and reached Kumasi at 7 p.m. and found Daddy and lots of friends waiting. Daddy's labourers all said "Welcome" and "I salute you". Then we reached our bungalow which was a blaze of light and very nice. It is so funny to see lights everywhere after the blackout in England.
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This exhibition featured newly commissioned work by set designer Simon Costin, renowned for his work with Tim Walker and Alexander McQueen, and questioned what catwalk shows could be if the possibilities were limitless.
In a series of model sets, Costin chose a myriad of real and imagined spaces to stage his fantastical and innovative presentation ideas: from a disused nuclear power station to a cardboard forest. Each fictitious show challenges current formalised ways of viewing garments: from searching for them amongst the branches of a baroque forest to seeing deconstructed parts of a garment through giant lenses.
Accompanying the model sets were Costin's sketches and notebooks, which gave an insight into his own working process.
Simon Costin's Impossible Catwalk Shows was commissioned and curated by Ligaya Salazar.


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Q: Time delay / lag estimation non periodic signals (and periodic signals) I'm working on aligning different measurements from sensors. Some of these are periodic and I just used the maximum of the cross correlations and it worked fine. Now I have a couple of non periodic signals similar to ramp/sigmoids/step/hill functions that I want to align, but for these the cross correlation fails miserably (giving me always the maximum at lag 0).
What is the approach for these kind of signals?
Ideal the approach would work for both signals without prior knowledge which one I'm encountering.
Here is an example (with noise)

A: One possible approach is to take your aperiodic signal and coerce it into a periodic signal.
One way to do this is to first normalize your signal, and then append an inverted version of your signal  (1 - normalizedSignal) to your signal. This makes it a periodic signal which then should be able to be fed into cross-correlation analysis relatively easily.
Here is an example I whipped up using an inverted sigmoid shifted in time.
function aperiodicxcorr()

    % Time step at which to sample the sigmoid
    dt = 0.1;
    t = -10:dt:5;

    % Artificial lags to apply to the second and third signals
    actualLag2 = 3;
    actualLag3 = 5;

    % Now create signals that are negative sigmoids with delays
    S1 = -sigmoid(t);
    S2 = -sigmoid(t + actualLag2);
    S3 = -sigmoid(t + actualLag3);

    % Normalize each sigmal
    S1 = normalize(S1);
    S2 = normalize(S2);
    S3 = normalize(S3);

    % Concatenate the inverted signal with signal to make it periodic
    S1 = cat(2, 1-S1, S1);
    S2 = cat(2, 1-S2, S2);
    S3 = cat(2, 1-S3, S3);

    % Retrieve lag (in samples)
    [corr2, lag2] = computeLag(S1, S2);
    [corr3, lag3] = computeLag(S1, S3);

    % Convert lags to time by multiplying by time step
    lag2 = lag2 * dt;
    lag3 = lag3 * dt;

    fprintf('Lag of S2: %0.2f (r = %0.2f)\n', lag2, corr2);
    fprintf('Lag of S3: %0.2f (r = %0.2f)\n', lag3, corr3);
end

function [corr, lag] = computeLag(A, B)
    [corr, lags] = xcorr(A, B, 'coeff');
    [corr, ind] = max(corr);
    lag = lags(ind);
end

function data = normalize(data)
    data = data - min(data(:));
    data = data ./ max(data(:));
end

function S = sigmoid(t)
    S = 1 ./ (1 + exp(-t));
end

The modification to the signal that I discussed, looks like this for the above code.

And the result of the fprintf statements at the bottom are:
Lag of S2: 3.00 (r = 1.00)
Lag of S3: 5.00 (r = 1.00)

And these match up with the specified lags.
The drawback of this is that it won't work for signals which are already periodic. That being said, periodicity is relatively easy to check (particularly for a normalized signal) by comparing the first and last values of your signal and ensuring that they are within a specified tolerance of one another.

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As the Pop up Market approaches I feel the need to revisit recipes and test them more often until they are absolutely nailed. One of them is the carrot cake recipe from last year. I guess I love carrot cake more than any other. I know its not the most glamorous cake and for Christ's sakes, what about chocolate and berries but I love that its so beautifully spiced and hearty and vegetable infused. Another thing that I love about it is that its not overly sweet or heavy. I also somehow associate carrot cake with spring because the first carrot appear at the farmer's market. What I do love is the simplicity of it as well. All together I really enjoy the process of baking. Sometimes when I'm alone at home and the kids are out I like the silence of baking by myself. I have plenty of time and I start by imagining what I'd like to bake and explore some ideas on the internet. Pinterest is also quite inspirational when I'm not sure what I'd like to bake. Next, I'll see what is in my pantry and what I can bake. For that reason as well , carrot cake is great because most people will have carrots at home and the other ingredients I usually have on hand as well.
Since I've been experimenting with making vegan cheese I would also like to share my cashew cream cheese frosting soon but this time I kept it simple. A simple blended cashew cream frosting and a little green from pistachios to remind me that its Spring. The beauty of Spring is also apparent in the nature and the wild garlic is spreading like wild fire in the local woods. I am yet to make a recipe on the blog with wild garlic but it is in the making and I'm looking forward to it. Spring pulls me out of the house usually. I can't help it. I want to soak up some rays of sun and blossoms everywhere.
So to move on to the recipe. I think you'll love this recipe. It is a real winner with most eaters, omnis included. To whip these up it takes about an hour in total and they are very moist and lightly sweetened.
The past weekend we spent doing a lot of shooting and recipe testing and I am excited to share new recipes with you. Stay tuned for some wild garlic treat! Have a lovely day!
Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Line a muffin pan with liners or grease each hole with a little coconut oil.
In a large bowl whisk together all the dry ingredients except for the walnuts.
In another bowl whisk together all the wet ingredients except for the carrots.
Whisk the two together folding in the carrots and walnuts last.
Bake them for 20 minutes and check for doneness but inserting a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean they are done.
Set aside to cool and make the cashew frosting.
Blend all the frosting ingredients until creamy and smooth, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the blender if necessary.
Place the frosting in the fridge for about 30 minutes before glazing.
Garnish the cupcakes with cashew frosting and pistachios and enjoy with tee or coffee.


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Dru Kuxhausen Jamaure Gregg Jovan Zelenbaba A.J. Lawson Jeremy Harrell Jairus Roberson Trenton Massner Sports Men's college basketball College basketball Basketball College sports Men's basketball Men's sports
McNeese State Southland Northwestern State
Gregg lifts Northwestern St. past McNeese St. 78-75
- Jan. 09, 2021 07:38 PM EST
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Jamaure Gregg registered 13 points as Northwestern State snapped its seven-game losing streak, narrowly defeating McNeese State 78-75 on Saturday.
Jovan Zelenbaba had 13 points for Northwestern State (2-12, 1-2 Southland Conference). Trenton Massner added 13 points. Jairus Roberson had 10 points.
Keyshawn Feazell scored a career-high 22 points plus eight rebounds and five assists for the Cowboys (6-5, 0-3). A.J. Lawson added 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Jeremy Harrell had 12 points.
Dru Kuxhausen, who led the Cowboys in scoring entering the contest with 14.0 points per game, scored only 6 points. He made 20% from 3-point range (1 of 5).
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This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com


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