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08-20-2015, 02:54 AM (This post was last modified: 01-02-2016, 05:10 AM by coyotecanuck.)
Name: Ian Frayne
Island of birth: 'Okotopa
Preferred occupation: R&D
Species: Eastern Coyote (Wolf and Coyote mix)
Brief character description: Ian has a lean, somewhat athletic build and he has a few minor scars in various places and a notch in his left ear. He usually appears to be a fairly laid back person, though he can be incredibly focused and hard working when something grabs his attention. He has a sharp mind and occasionally plays at being a trickster or pretends to be a fool. Despite his easygoing attitude and occasional tricks, he is capable of being dead serious and completely focused when needed. He also considers himself to be a man of his word. When he does give his word, he will do everything in his power to keep it.
Character background/history: Ian grew up in a port town on the island of 'Okotopa. From an early age, he showed a keen interest in just about anything mechanical or electrical. And he took every opportunity he could to tinker, a hobby which was encouraged by his father, an engineer. In time he started building his own devices and contraptions which he used for games with other kids, more practical uses, or just to see if something would work. His resourcefulness allowed him to combine things in ways that most people didn't think of, and to quickly improvise repairs or improvements. Although he has done some hunting in the jungles of 'Okotopa, he never targeted sentient creatures, viewing that practice as barbaric. As he got older, his interests broadened to include a fascination with weaponry and tactics. Since deciding to join the Overlord's forces however, he has worked at refocusing his passion for weaponry towards non-lethal weapons. He decided to enlist with the Overlord's forces for a number of reasons. Working for the Overlord would give him access to greater resources and knowledge to pursue his love of tinkering. He feels that working for a cause and moving to a different island would grant him plenty of fresh and interesting opportunities. The opportunity of meeting others who share his interests. And he wants to see the outside world beyond the islands, although the Overlord has imposed certain restrictions, he feels that working for her is his best chance.
Ian Frayne - by coyotecanuck - 08-20-2015, 02:54 AM


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Doubling-down on dumb: Homeland Security loses assault rifle in Redondo Beach, cops think it's a bomb
Posted at 5:04 pm on January 24, 2014 by Bob Owens
I'm not sure who looks dumber here.
Is it the fed who drove off without his weapon, or is it the Redondo Beach Police, who are so unfamiliar with gun cases that they evacuated the area and needed the LASD bomb squad to tell them a rifle is a rifle?
An assault rifle that caused the evacuation of several homes in South Redondo Beach on Thursday morning belonged to a member of a federal law enforcement agency under the Homeland Security umbrella, according to a spokesman for the Redondo Beach Police Department.
Police evacuated multiple residences in the 400 block of North Broadway after a neighbor inadvertently brought home the government-issued assault rifle, said Sgt. Shawn Freeman.
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Because police didn't know if explosives were also in the unusual carrying case, officers evacuated surrounding residences as a precaution and called the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad, Freeman said.
The bomb squad ultimately determined that the package was exactly what it appeared to be once it was opened: a rifle in a case, Jackson said.
Charitably, they won't charge the citizen who found the wayward firearm, in the only sign of intelligence shown during the entire incident.
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Q: How to Segue to the same ViewController via multiple segues from the same TableViewController I have a static TableViewController that has two static cells: A departure airport and an arrival airport. Both segue to another TableViewController that allows a user to select an airport and defines the original TVC as the delegate to pass the object back. What I don't know how to do is identify which property is being set when an airport is selected; the departure or arrival airport when the selection is passed back via a delegate. What I've started implementing is a property on the AirportListTVC that is set via the prepareForSegue method and then passed back to the delegate when a selection is made. Is there a better way?

A: Passing information to a new UIViewController is generally tricky - and using the automatic segues in Interface Builder doesn't really allow you to easily pass info.  Basically I'd suggest two ways (it sounds like you're using one):
1) Use the Interface Builder segues and use prepareForSegue to pass any information you have to the new UIViewController.
2) Name the UIViewController in Interface Builder (the Identifier) and then present it yourself using instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier as follows - using a Navigation Controller in this case to present:
UIStoryboard *storyboard = [viewController storyboard];
MyViewController *vc = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"MyVC"];
[vc configureWithMyData:myData];
[navigationController pushViewController:vc animated:YES];

It is a case of picking which suits you though.  Obviously you could also create controllers totally in code.
There are some things to consider here - for example these two methods cause the new UIViewController to be actually initialised/viewDidLoad at different points (I can expand on this if this helps).

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Q: saveInstanceState with edittext on fragment rotation doesnt´t work I´m trying to get this working.
I have a login fragment. Now I want to make better user expierence. When the user rotates his device the the eddittext fields should has saved values, a.e. email adress.
I read many tutorials about fragment lifecycle and many code examples but I doesn´t work.
Here is my code
public class LoginFragment extends Fragment {

    private static final String SAVED_EMAIL="savedEmail";
    private static final String SAVED_PASSWORD="savedPassword";
    String saved_email, saved_password;
...
@Override
    public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        if(savedInstanceState != null){
            saved_email = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_EMAIL);
            saved_password = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_PASSWORD);
        }
    }

 public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.logintest, container, false);

 btn_login = view.findViewById(R.id.btn_logintest);
        loading = view.findViewById(R.id.loadingtest);
        email = view.findViewById(R.id.etEmail);
        password = view.findViewById(R.id.etPassword);

            btn_login.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View view) {
                    login();
                }

                public void login() {
                    str_email = email.getText().toString();
                    str_password = password.getText().toString();

                    if (!str_email.equals("") && !str_password.equals("")) {

                        StringRequest request = new StringRequest(Request.Method.POST, URL_LOGIN, new Response.Listener<String>() {
                            @Override
                            public void onResponse(String response) {
                                //bei erfolgtreichen Login wird neues Fragment geöffnet
                                FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
                                FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
                                DummyFragment dummyFragment = new DummyFragment();
                                fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.container, dummyFragment);
                                fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(null);
                                fragmentTransaction.commit();

                                Log.e("anyText", response);
                                Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "erfolgreicher Text: " + response, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                            }
                        }, new Response.ErrorListener() {
                            @Override
                            public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
                                Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Text: " + error.getMessage().toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                            }
                        }
                        ) {
                            @Override
                            public Map<String, String> getHeaders() throws AuthFailureError {
                                Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
                                params.put("Content-Type", "application/json");
                                //benutzerdaten müssen noch sicher gespeichert werden
                                String creds = String.format("%s:%s", "username", "password");
                                String auth = "Basic " + Base64.encodeToString(creds.getBytes(), Base64.DEFAULT);
                                params.put("Authorization", auth);
                                params.put("str_email", email.getText().toString());
                                params.put("str_password", password.getText().toString());
                                return params;
                            }
                        };

                        RequestQueue requestQueue = Volley.newRequestQueue(getActivity().getApplicationContext());
                        requestQueue.add(request);

                    } else {
                        if (email.getText().toString().equals("")) {
                            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Bitte Email Adresse eingeben", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        } else if (password.getText().toString().equals("")) {
                            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Bitte Passwort eingeben", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        }
                    }
                }
            });
            return view;
        }
        @Override
        public void onSaveInstanceState (Bundle outState) {
        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
        outState.putString("savedEmail", SAVED_EMAIL);
        outState.putString("password", SAVED_PASSWORD);
        }
}

Can someone help me out? I want to undersand how to do that and I need the correct code to understand it too.
thanks so mutch.
EDIT
MainActivity
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.container,
                new LoginFragment()).commit();
    }
}

updated code
public class LoginFragment extends Fragment {

    private static final String SAVED_EMAIL="savedEmail";
    private static final String SAVED_PASSWORD="savedPassword";

    private Button btn_login;
    String str_email, str_password;
    private ProgressBar loading;
    private EditText email, password;
    String saved_email, saved_password;

 @Override
    public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        if(savedInstanceState != null){
            saved_email = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_EMAIL);
            saved_password = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_PASSWORD);
        }
    }

    public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.logintest, container, false);

        btn_login = view.findViewById(R.id.btn_logintest);
        loading = view.findViewById(R.id.loadingtest);
        email = view.findViewById(R.id.etEmail);
        password = view.findViewById(R.id.etPassword);

        if(savedInstanceState != null) {
            saved_email = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_EMAIL);
            saved_password = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_PASSWORD);
        }

        if (saved_email != null) {
            email.setText(saved_email);
            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), saved_email, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
        if (saved_password != null) {
            password.setText(saved_password);
            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), saved_password, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }

        btn_login.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                    login();
                }

                public void login() {
                    str_email = email.getText().toString();
                    str_password = password.getText().toString();

                    if (!str_email.equals("") && !str_password.equals("")) {

                        StringRequest request = new StringRequest(Request.Method.POST, URL_LOGIN, new Response.Listener<String>() {
                            @Override
                            public void onResponse(String response) {
                                //bei erfolgtreichen Login wird neues Fragment geöffnet
                                FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
                                FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
                                DummyFragment dummyFragment = new DummyFragment();
                                fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.container, dummyFragment);
                                fragmentTransaction.addToBackStack(null);
                                fragmentTransaction.commit();

                                Log.e("anyText", response);
                                Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "erfolgreicher Text: " + response, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                            }
                        }, new Response.ErrorListener() {
                            @Override
                            public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
                                Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Text: " + error.getMessage().toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                            }
                        }
                        ) {
                            @Override
                            public Map<String, String> getHeaders() throws AuthFailureError {
                                Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
                                params.put("Content-Type", "application/json");
                                //benutzerdaten müssen noch sicher gespeichert werden
                                String creds = String.format("%s:%s", "username", "password");
                                String auth = "Basic " + Base64.encodeToString(creds.getBytes(), Base64.DEFAULT);
                                params.put("Authorization", auth);
                                params.put("str_email", email.getText().toString());
                                params.put("str_password", password.getText().toString());
                                return params;
                            }
                        };

                        RequestQueue requestQueue = Volley.newRequestQueue(getActivity().getApplicationContext());
                        requestQueue.add(request);

                    } else {
                        if (email.getText().toString().equals("")) {
                            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Bitte Email Adresse eingeben", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        } else if (password.getText().toString().equals("")) {
                            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Bitte Passwort eingeben", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        }
                    }
                }
            });
            return view;
        }
        @Override
        public void onSaveInstanceState (Bundle outState) {
        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
            outState.putString(SAVED_EMAIL, "savedEmail");
            outState.putString(SAVED_PASSWORD, "password");
        }
}

I found the problem
I added this line in my MainActivity.class
if (savedInstanceState == null) <-- this line
        {
            getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                    .replace(R.id.container, new LoginFragment())
                    .commit();
        }

now it works :-)

A: Seems to you're missing variable to UI part in code.
I can't found set variable to UI part in your code now.
So you need to add this code.
   email.setText(saved_email);
   password.setText(saved_password);

Update:
I found one more problem in your code.
You set wrong paramter when saveInstance. So I changed it.
Here is full code.
public class LoginFragment extends Fragment {

    private static final String SAVED_EMAIL="savedEmail";
    private static final String SAVED_PASSWORD="savedPassword";
    String saved_email, saved_password;

    ...............

    @Override
    public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        if(savedInstanceState != null){
            saved_email = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_EMAIL);
            saved_password = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_PASSWORD);
        }
    }

    public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.logintest, container, false);

        btn_login = view.findViewById(R.id.btn_logintest);
        loading = view.findViewById(R.id.loadingtest);
        email = view.findViewById(R.id.etEmail);
        password = view.findViewById(R.id.etPassword);

        // This is added part. ====================
        if(savedInstanceState != null) {
          saved_email = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_EMAIL);
          saved_password = (String) savedInstanceState.get(SAVED_PASSWORD);
        }

        if (saved_email != null) {
            email.setText(saved_email);
        }
        if (saved_password != null) {
            password.setText(saved_password);
        }
       // ========================================

        .........

        return view;
    }

    @Override
    public void onSaveInstanceState (Bundle outState) {
        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
        // it's wrong, so i changed.
        //outState.putString("savedEmail", SAVED_EMAIL);
        //outState.putString("password", SAVED_PASSWORD);
        outState.putString(SAVED_EMAIL, "savedEmail");
        outState.putString(SAVED_PASSWORD, "password");
    }
}


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You might be surprised to know that the position in which you sleep can improve or destroy your health. You may sleep in any position you feel comfortable. But do you know that sleeping on the left side has immense health benefits to offer you.
It will prevent many diseases, improves your heart health, aids digestion, prevents tiredness, improves bowel movements and much more. You must train your body to sleep on the left side as this is very important.
After reading this article, you will find out the importance of sleeping on your left side. There are many health hazards of sleeping in any other position (other than the left side). If you sleep on the right side, the toxins in your body will not be flushed out properly, work load on your heart will increase too.
Sleeping on your right side also tends to worsen digestion problems. Sleeping on your back can cause difficulty in breathing and can be dangerous to people suffering from sleep apnea or asthma.
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Since they are the organs of metabolism and excretion respectively, liver and kidneys tend to accumulate more waste products and toxins.. Sleeping on youe left side will effectively filter out the accumulated toxins from these organs too.
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I start my day at 5:45 AM with a short training and a coffee, while I drink it I check all my messages and I check my to-do list for the day. My real working day starts at 10:00 AM after I come back from the kindergarten and my whole attention is directed to my teaching and all related to it. The best part of the online teaching is the fact that I travel in several different places during the day. All my students are like opened windows into a new culture. Yes, I teach them English but I also learn from them about their culture, countries, work and life experiences. Is wonderful to start your day in the Organised Germany and end it in the Positive Italy. Usually, my classes are concentrated in the evenings and from 8:00 PM to 11:30 PM I am fully immersed in teaching. At midnight, I can consider my working day closed as I go to bed to recharge my batteries for the next day.
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I think that Educational Sistem is already challenged in many ways. We all face an avalanche of information and choosing of the right one is the hardest thing. As I see, this is the role of the modern teacher – becoming a guide for the students, helping them trough. In the future, this might be even tougher as internet changed our reality once and for all. There are no more material borders but we must overcome the other ones, those mental borders that still persist in many minds.


Sieve rice flour & Fried gram flour well and mix it with coconut, hing, sesame seeds & salt. 2. Add butter and start kneading the dough with spatula by slowly adding the boiling water. Add oil if required to make the dough smooth. 3. Grease your palm with oil and make small balls from the dough. Spread the balls on a cloth or tissue paper to absorb the extra moisture from coconut. 4. Heat oil in pan or kadai on a medium flame and drop the balls gently into the oil. Keep stirring for even cooking. 5. Once its cooked (i.e. ssshhhing sound drops) drain it in the paper towel. 6. Your coconut flavored rice flour balls – Uppu Seedai is ready to be served.
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Don't worry about making smooth balls but try for similar size for even cooking.
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{
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     * @var \DateTime $updatedAt
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="updated_at", type="datetime", nullable=false)
     */
    private $updatedAt;

    /**
     * Set updatedAt
     *
     * @param \DateTime $updatedAt
     * @return self
     */
    public function setUpdatedAt($updatedAt)
    {
        $this->updatedAt = $updatedAt;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get updatedAt
     *
     * @return \DateTime
     */
    public function getUpdatedAt()
    {
        return $this->updatedAt;
    }
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The Last Tsar: Blood and Revolution – school info
Discover the extraordinary lives and deaths of Tsar Nicholas II and his family and consider the science behind one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century.
Rulers of a sixth of the surface of the Earth, the last imperial monarchs of Russia, the Romanovs, enjoyed lives of unimaginable wealth and power but the family mysteriously disappeared in 1918.
Set against a turbulent backdrop of social upheaval and war between 1900 and 1918, this exhibition explores the influence of medicine on the imperial family during this period, from the young Tsarevich Alexei's haemophilia B—a rare blood condition passed down from Queen Victoria—to the Tsarina's mental health, and the influence of doctors as well as spiritual advisers including the infamous mystic Rasputin.
Discover the private lives of the Tsar and Tsarina and their children through unique artefacts, documents and photographs never before on public display in the UK. Examine the crime scene and learn more about the advances in medical and forensic science which would later transform the investigation into their brutal deaths.
Header image: Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna and Nicholas II with children onboard the "Polar Star" yacht, 7 September 1905 © State Archive of the Russian Federation
Free Special exhibition
Date: 21 September 2018 to 24 March 2019
Price: Free but pre-booking required
Curriculum links: History
Key stage suitability: KS3, KS4, Further Education, Higher Education


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DeSantis Responds To Biden's Speech In Philadelphia
Conservative News Daily September 3, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) slammed President Joe Biden Friday night for delivering "one of the most disgusting speeches an American president has ever given" this week in Philadelphia where the president made "a partisan attack on half the country."
In his speech on Thursday night, Biden sought to blame America's problems on former President Donald Trump and his supporters, labeling them "an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic."
DeSantis responded to the speech during an appearance on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" with guest host Raymond Arroyo.
"He ran as being a unifier and he's basically saying to the vast majority of the country that disapproves of him, that they're effectively a threat to the republic," DeSantis said. "He dodders, he lashes out, but at the end of the day, his policies are why there's so much opposition to him."
"He came in and he opened the border, and we've seen what a disaster that's been; he kneecapped American energy, we've seen how that's hurt millions and millions of people across our country; they've inflated the currency, we have one of the worst inflations we've had in over 40 years," DeSantis continued. "So of course people are going to be upset at all the wreckage that he's left in his wake. He is the American Nero. He's a failed leader. And I think that he is doing this because he's trying to energize his base to fend off a real butt whipping this November."
DeSantis slammed Biden for having Marines stand by him while he delivered the speech, saying that the president used them "as a prop for a partisan attack on half the country."
"I think that that's something that doesn't sit well with a lot of veterans," DeSantis said. "I would also say he respects veterans? He respects active duty? He has kicked out military members based on the COVID jab. That's not respect in my book. We've lost a lot of good people who wanted to serve but for his mandates."
"And then I think you look at the way he's weaponized federal agencies, it all plays into this idea of him mobilizing government against people he doesn't like, and he has done that time and time again, and I think he's gonna continue to do it," DeSantis continued. "And if Republicans do take control, they need to hold them accountable, because I think it's likely to get worse if he loses in the midterms."
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Spas in Central and Eastern Europe offer thermal water therapy at cheap rates. Passing a few therapeutic days in a traditional-style spa such as those in Poland is popular with tourists on a budget.
These spas are usually focused on providing more therapeutic value than beauty spas are. They provide masseurs who help to unknot tired muscles and relieve sore backs, a sometimes painful but always beneficial process.
The Polish thermal resort Cieplice is one of the more renowned in the area. There is a 12-month waiting list of retirees and other citizens who plan on taking a cure at this resort for free through the Polish national health service, but travellers can skip the queue by paying the daily rate.
The program includes meals in the form of traditional Polish food, daily spa treatments, thermal baths, and accommodation. Extra treatments, such as water electrostimulation, peat enemas, and liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, are optional and available for an inexpensive rate.


RADNOR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) today reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2018 of $399 million, or $1.80 per diluted share available to common stockholders, compared to net income in the fourth quarter of 2017 of $816 million, or $3.67 per diluted share available to common stockholders. Fourth quarter adjusted income from operations was $475 million, or $2.15 per diluted share available to common stockholders, compared to $440 million, or $1.98 per diluted share available to common stockholders, in the fourth quarter of 2017.
It is calculated by dividing annualized adjusted income (loss) from operations by average equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI").
It is calculated by dividing (a) stockholders' equity excluding AOCI by (b) common shares outstanding.
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Mississippi Museum receives portrait of opera singer Newman
NATCHEZ, Miss.
A Mississippi museum acquired a portrait of opera singer and music educator Daisy Cecelia Newman, who was born in the state and had an international career that included a nomination for a Tony Award.
Newman's portrait will be included in "The Black Butterfly," an exhibit about his life at the Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture, according to a press release from the city's tourism agency, Visit Natchez.
Newman was born in Natchez on January 5, 1947. She was 74 when she died on February 10.
"This artifact is an important contribution to our collection," museum executive director Bobby Dennis said in the press release. "I knew Mrs. Newman. … His talent and his accolades went far beyond the Mississippi. His praise was international.
The exhibition begins on February 14. She will include videos of her performances and additional photos of her sister.
Newman received a Bachelor of Music from Cleveland State University. She also studied at the Oberlin Music Conservatory and the Oglebay Opera Institute.
Newman sang on five continents and worked with Leonard Bernstein and Robert Shaw, according to a biography published by an arts group she led. As a soprano soloist, one of the roles she played most often was that of Cio-Cio-San in "Madame Butterfly". His Tony nomination was for a "Porgy and Bess" production.
During a 30-year career as an administrator, Newman worked in the education departments of the New York Philharmonic and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In 2003, she became Executive Director of the Young Musicians Program at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2013, she founded the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra, based in Berkeley.
Dennis said the museum's acquisition of Newman's portrait was made possible by his sister, Dorothy Hills. The portrait was on display during Newman's memorial service on August 15 at the Natchez Convention Center. It arrived at the museum on December 15 and was presented by the former mayor of Natchez Philip West; Mary White, co-founder of the museum; and Jimmy Ware, president of Natchez Business and Civic League.
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Home > The Horses
Jim Glass' long-sought peace is shattered when the ex-soldier and ex-Ranger discovers six of his corralled horses dead, their throats slit. Though he dreads doing so, he'll strap on his weapons and go hunting for the culprit—because someone capable of such a foul, thoughtless killing is capable of anything.
The dusty town of Domingo has been targeted by a pair of blood-crazed brothers and their Texas cohorts with robbery, murder and mayhem on their minds, and that's where Glass will make his stand—even though his only support is an old Indian named Hairy Legs and an over-the-hill lawman named Trout. Because a home's the one thing a man's got that's worth fighting—and dying—for.


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Betting on baseball
The MLB season is underway again now, which is great both for fans of the sport itself, but also for those interested in baseball betting. Fans are speculating about which teams could win the American and National Leagues, and the World Series, as well as putting bets down on these issues – and the odds information for these is now available from bookmakers. Unfortunately the odds for the American League and World Series winners do not make good reading for Twins fans – with the side from Minnesota placed amongst the rank outsiders for both of them.
Currently the shortest odds you can get on the Twins for the American League pennant are 50/1, but most of the bookies are placing them at around 100/1 – making them a bet that a casual baseball betting punter is likely to consider far too much of a risk. The lowest odds on them for the World Series are just as unpromising – at around 150-200/1 at most of the sports betting sites. Ultra optimistic Twins fans might be unable to resist a bet on them, although they will surely be aware of the weaknesses of their team, but many of the fans might decide to skip putting an outright bet on them in favour of playing baseball casino games instead.
There are certainly lots of these games available, such as the hugely popular online slots game Hot Shot and this has led to more and more sports fans choosing to gamble at casino sites such as Lucky Nugget alongside betting on sports. The fact that you can play games like Hot Shot from any location these days as well, thanks to downloadable mobile casino apps, has only added to this because it means they don't have to just be an alternative to sports betting now – they can also be played during breaks in the games as well. Thus Twins fans sceptical of their team's chances in this season's MLB can still get a fix of both baseball and betting.
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I´m so happy about this sweater ! I need to knit more sweaters & cardigans *_* because the feeling of wearing something you made - something so big and good-looking - is just great ! I just can´t wait to finish the sweater I´m currently working on !!!
And here´s my loot from the art supply store *o* I could spend hours in this shop ! They have SO MANY amazing things !
Let´s keep fingers crossed the actual spring will start soon !
Das is lustig, ich ziehe grad von München nach Ingolstadt. München is mir einfach zu laut und hektischen und anonym gewordenen. Und teuer!!! Und Ingolstadt is so schön überschaubar und grün.... Wir können uns also ab klatschen ;) und ich hab grad raus gefunden das ich von Ingolstadt genauso lange zu Arbeit fahre wie von meiner alten Wohnung :) Ich hoffe du findest alles was du dir wünschst in München!!!
I'm starting gluten free, too :( and dairy free. It's so hard because I was raised on a meat and potatoes kind of diet. I'm going to miss savory food.
They are great *o* I really like sweet potatoes !
Ty jsi MtF transsexuál? Promiň, ale vypadáš v obličeji jako kluk. A to vulgární nakrucování a výrazy jak kdyby ses chystala někomu vykouřit by k tomu taky seděly, protože transsexuálové si většinou užívají svoji proměnu až do absurdna.


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The most important thing for your sanity is finding your comfort level, and knowing when to tell people no. You can't do everything everyone else wants you to, it is impossible. Just because you may be physically and mentally capable of the tasks others want you to do, doesn't matter if you aren't able to take the time needed to keep yourself happy and healthy.
Short term, prioritize what you're currently committed to, focus on the things you can quickly and easily get out of the way (completing something helps focus because success makes everything seem less impossible), and see if anyone else can take over some of the others. Then once you've gotten through that, take a break before you take anything else on.
When you're feeling more focused again, schedule off hours that are only for you (and enjoying the company of family and friends). When you get into the swing of that, you can look at the balance between the two jobs, and if you want to start shifting the focus to the second job, you can look into how to dial back the other job (or even replace it with something less demanding).
Regardless of how much of my advice works out for you, please know that anyone who doesn't understand you need to make time for you isn't concerned with your well being, and strongly consider focusing on those who are less understanding when you start thinking about where to trim your obligations to make your self care time.
Best of luck in finding that balance. It's hard, and everyone goes through this struggle.
Thank you dear. <3 I appreciate it.


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India's Middle Class Loses Trust in the Economy
By Amy Kazmin
In India, manufacturing has taken a hit. Its growth tumbled to 0.6 percent year-on-year.
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India's middle class is spending less, leading to a swift deceleration of one of the world's major fast-growing economies.
Kaushik Sengupta, 45, a product development manager for an export-oriented shoe manufacturer, is the kind of middle-class Indian whose family's consumption should be helping to power the economy. But his decision in 2009 to buy a $33,500 apartment from an ostensibly reputable property developer, who promised it would be ready in two years, proved a financially crippling mistake. Today his unfinished flat on New Delhi's outskirts is one of the estimated 465,000 residential units across India that were sold but never completed, as property developers confronted regulatory issues, litigation over land titles or simply ran out of money.
For the past decade, Sengupta, like many others in his situation, has paid both a mortgage and a rent, which together eat up around half of his $1,110 monthly salary. The rest goes to food, school fees and other household necessities, leaving little for discretionary purchases. "I end up with nothing in my hand to spend," he says. "It's a disaster."
He is not alone in this gloom. After a surge of national optimism following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first election victory in 2014, many Indian families have lost confidence in their economic prospects. As they confront challenges ranging from an urban real estate crisis to a rural income squeeze and persistent lack of job opportunities for young people, India's households are engaging in a collective belt-tightening that has undermined economic growth.
Whatever little hope they had that things will improve is gone.
Sunil Kumar Sinha, India Ratings and Research
India's gross domestic product growth is in its fifth consecutive quarter of deceleration, figures published last week showed, tumbling to a six-year low of just 5 percent year-on-year between April and June. That was down sharply from the disappointing 5.8 percent in the first three months of 2019, and from 8 percent in the same quarter the previous year. One of the biggest drags on growth was a sharp deceleration in private consumption, which had been one of the economy's major growth engines over the past few years. Private consumption grew just 3.1 percent year-on-year from April to June, down from 7 percent growth in the previous quarter. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, private consumption contracted 6.7 percent. The shift has been exacerbated by a withdrawal of previously easily available consumer credit from now-ailing non-bank lenders.
"Consumers in rural and urban areas have reached the point where they cannot see any income growth," says Sunil Kumar Sinha, principal economist at India Ratings and Research. "Whatever little hope they had that things will improve is gone, and households have put a sudden break on their consumption."
As a result, manufacturing has taken a hit. Its growth tumbled to 0.6 percent year-on-year, with the car industry suffering a severe contraction leading to hundreds of thousands of job losses. The grim data has stunned analysts, many of whom have now sharply lowered their growth forecasts for India's economy for the current financial year to about 6 percent, and prompted a rare public rebuke from Modi's predecessor, Manmohan Singh.
"The state of the economy today is deeply worrying," Singh, the former prime minister, said in a video issued by the opposition Congress party once the GDP data was released. "India has the potential to grow at a much faster rate. But all around, mismanagement by the Modi government has resulted in this slowdown."
New Delhi has downplayed the magnitude of the economic change, pinning the blame on a deteriorating international economic environment stemming from trade friction between the U.S. and China. It has emphasized that India is still growing faster than many developed economies. Economists say India's economy is likely to show slight signs of a pickup in the second half of the financial year. But, many say, getting growth to reach its potential rate of 8 percent will require more profound structural reforms to improve the business climate and tackle serious long-term challenges including a persistent lack of job creation that constricts household budgets and undermines long-term savings rates.
Household savings — the biggest component of a nation's overall savings rate — have fallen from 23 percent of GDP in 2012 to 17 percent this year. Household indebtedness rose from 9 percent to 11 percent of GDP in the same period. "India's fundamental problem is that employment growth and GDP growth are not working in sync," says Ritika Mankar, an economist at Ambit Capital. "As a result of this, the pace of savings is just not growing, and the savings-to-GDP ratio has in fact been coming under pressure."
Mankar says lower savings led to a higher cost of capital, which then damped down investment. "There is just not enough money available at affordable rates," she says. Meanwhile, Sengupta, straining to pay both rent and a mortgage, is pessimistic about his personal prospects. When Modi was first elected in 2014, he had hoped for a solution to help so-called stuck homebuyers like him. That hope has dissipated. "Everybody voted in 2014 thinking that whatever mess they are in will be sorted out," he says. "But the government is not intervening or coming onto the scene. On the ground, the reality is that nothing constructive is coming out."
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CURVY carrots, lumpy spuds and twisted tomatoes are wanted for Coventry and Warwickshire's first Wonky Veg contest.
The competition celebrating weird-looking fruit and veg has been launched by Growing Coventry, a new campaign to get people growing their own food.
Garden Organic, a driving force behind the campaign, wants you to get out in the garden and dig something up to see if your portly potatoes or bendy beans could be a wonky veg winner.
Bob Sherman, the charity's director of operations, said: "Just because your veg looks less than perfect doesn't mean it doesn't taste great.
"We've been so indoctrinated with everything conforming to specific shapes, sizes and colours – and it's all nonsense.
Earlier this year the European Union agreed to scrap rules that stopped wonky fruit and vegetables being sold alongside more perfect-looking produce.
Bob said: "When the EU says vegetables no longer have to conform to this strict criteria, you know attitudes are changing.
"In other countries you don't find this obsession with perfectly presented produce.
Growing Coventry was launched earlier this year to encourage homes, schools and businesses to have a go at growing their own food.
Garden Organic dished out more than 2,000 starter kits, helping first-time growers plant pumpkin, pea and lettuce seeds.
Among the wonky veg entries Bob is expecting to see a glut of curious carrots – and some romantic spuds.
He said: "Carrots are always good for being wonky. They only need a few stones in the way and they throw out forks in all directions.


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Middle Corridor vessel transport to improve, but main player missing
Two vessels will now operate frequently across the Caspian Sea, connecting Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan with Baku in Azerbaijan. The deal between the Caspian Shipping Company CJSC (ASCO), Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC and Turkmenbashi International Sea Port aims to improve connectivity along the Middle Corridor, for which Caspian Sea links are the main weakness.
The two vessels will be operated by ADY Container LLC and Turkmenistan Transport and Logistics Centre OJSC. With their addition, weekly voyages from coast to coast will double, if, of course, weather conditions allow, since they are responsible for much of the bottlenecks in the region. Interestingly enough, according to the parties involved, the development is crucial to improve the links along the "Asia-Pacific-China-Kyrgystan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey-Europe transport route". However, Kazakhstan, a central component of the Middle Corridor, is left out.
Increased volumes and more development
ADY Container explains that the route between these countries was first introduced in 2019. In two years, it has experienced immense growth. Specifically, "the volume of freight transportation on the route in 2021 increased by 101 per cent compared to 2020", says ADY Container. All parties are in close cooperation to improve transport conditions even more. For instance, they aim to decrease the transit time from Turkey to Kyrgystan in 12 days.
Turkey changes the rules
Turkey was the latest addition in the route, which joined in December 2021. Understandably, the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway that the Turkish Railways and company Pasifik Eurasia have as a flagship could not be missing if the route wanted to expand from Azerbaijan to Europe.
However, Turkey seems to be setting its own rules in the region's transport links. Since its launching, the Middle Corridor has used Kazakhstan prominently for transit in Central Asia. The dynamics are now changing, and the partners look to establish rail links with secondary regional powers, like Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Turkey has declared openly its plans to become the leading player in Central Asia and the Middle Corridor. After all, in late 2021, its transport minister Adil Karaismailoğlu mentioned that Turkey aims to shift "30 per cent of the volumes passing through Russia and the Northern Route to the Middle Corridor via Turkey".
Kazakhstan might not be Russia; however, it holds much of the Silk Road volumes, including these of the Middle Corridor. As a result, if Turkey wants to absorb more volumes, it sounds normal to target volumes transiting through this country to draw them directly to its infrastructure. The close collaboration with Azerbaijan Railways and its subsidiaries and the new transport deals along the Caspian Sea seem to point towards this direction.
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Australia-New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup bid boosted after Japan withdraws
Australia and New Zealand have become the clear favorites to jointly host the 2023 Women's World Cup after Japan withdrew from bidding.
23 June, 2020 15:21 IST
The combined bid performed significantly stronger than its only remaining rival, Colombia, in the FIFA inspection report - scoring 4.1 to 2.8. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE) - Getty Images
The combined bid performed significantly stronger than its only remaining rival, Colombia, in the FIFA inspection report - scoring 4.1 to 2.8.
Japan was marked 3.9 out of 5 and was likely to split the voting on FIFA's ruling council among the seven Asian Football Confederation representatives.
FIFA, soccer's world governing body, will vote Thursday.
Praising Japan's decision to quit the contest as "another impressive show of Asian football unity," AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa called on Asia members to vote for the cross-confederation bid.
READ: Japan to withdraw 2023 Women's World Cup bid
"This is the most technically impressive of the bids that the council must choose from on June 25 and we must be guided by the experts," he said.
None of the remaining bidders has ever hosted a senior men's or women's World Cup. Victory for the Australia and New Zealand would be the first time a World Cup has been split across two confederations.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a joint statement on Tuesday endorsing a bid they say would "embody our passion for women's football and proud commitment to equality and fairness."
"Football is the game that connects us all. We sincerely hope that an Australia-New Zealand FIFA Women's World Cup will bring us all together again in 2023, when we can all celebrate humanity, community and unity through football," the prime ministers wrote in the joint letter to the FIFA Coucil.
New Zealand is part of the Oceania soccer body that has three FIFA Council members. But New Zealand Football President Johanna Wood is ineligible to vote at the online meeting.
ne of the questions raised or comments made in the evaluation report was, it is a challenge across co-hosting of countries," Wood told recently. "But I think what we have demonstrated through the Rugby World Cup (and) the Cricket World Cup, that we have done these events before.
"So we are well placed to manage it across confederations, as well as across different countries. The travel has been kept to a minimum because of the hubs, and that's really to help support players, but also fans getting around."
The tournament is due to be staged from July 10-Aug. 20, 2023 and will see the field expanded from 24 to 32 teams.
Japan, which co-hosted the men's World Cup in 2002 with South Korea, announced it was quitting the 2023 tournament contest at a news conference on Monday. The Japanese women won the title in 2011 and were runners-up in '15.
READ: FIFA stands by evaluation of Colombia 2023 Women's World Cup bid
"I could not be more disappointed to have to make this very difficult decision," Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima said.
The Women's World Cup was first staged in 1991 and has been twice staged in Asia, each time in China.. It has never been held in South America.
But Colombia's chances were hit by the lowest score in the FIFA inspection that rated stadiums, national security, hotels and other infrastructure.
FIFA said Colombia's plan needed "significant amount of investment and support," while Australia and New Zealand was the "most commercially favorable" bid.
That prompted a complaint last week by South American soccer body CONMEBOL, which has had strained relations with FIFA in recent months.
CONMEBOL, which has five council members though only four eligible voters on Thursday, has worked to build closer ties with European soccer body UEFA, which has the biggest voting bloc with nine.
FIFA initially wanted the voting to be conducted in secret, but backtracked following criticism of the secrecy and promised to make them public.
But the Women's World Cup host is still chosen only by the 37-member ruling council, whereas the location of the men's tournament is now selected by the entire congress of more than 200 member federations. The joint 2026 World Cup bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico beat Morocco two years ago in the first such public vote.
The policy was introduced under new FIFA President Gianni Infantino after longstanding criticism of secret votes by executive committee members in 2010 to pick Russia and Qatar as hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Those hosting campaigns have been investigated by FIFA and prosecutors in the U.S., France and Switzerland.
The United States has won the Women's World Cup four times including in France last year. Australia, Colombia and New Zealand have never finished in the top four.


This month the team set out to try different recipes from the wonderful cookbooks sitting on the shelves in the Livery Shop. Below are the true tales of the culinary challenges our fearless cooks faced this past week.
Caution: please be advised to read on a full stomach, or at least have a gosh darn good snack in front of you. Also, be aware of your own drool marks as the deliciousness from these stories is immeasurable.
Broccoli Caesar with Smoky Tempeh Bits is a regular go-to around our house. I love it, my husband loves it, and I'm pretty sure our fetus loves it because between the tempeh, the broccoli & the cashew butter, it's super nutritious.
As a serious Caesar salad fanatic, I can say with 100% certainty that this is the best Caesar salad dressing I have ever had. It'll probably become your new party trick.
In the recipe's preamble, the author (Laura Wright) mentions that you can either blanch or roast the broccoli. I would HIGHLY suggest roasting the broccoli. It gets so crunchy and flavourful. While the broccoli is roasting, you make the dressing and the tempeh "bacon" and the whole meal is ready to devour in 20 minutes.
As an inexperienced cook, I wanted to choose a recipe that was simple, but still more than just a handful of ingredients. I ended up going with "Spicy Peanut Noodles" from "Vegan Comfort Classics" by Lauren Toyota and it definitely did not disappoint! The peanut sauce was soo easy and soo delicious, and was all around the perfect dinner recipe.
Lauren is the brain behind the blog 'hot for food' and this book focuses on ways to make your favourite comfort classics, but without the use of any animal products. It definitely makes vegan comfort food totally accessible to everybody, whether you're vegan or not and whatever your skill level may be!
HOT TIP: One of the best parts about this recipe is how customizable it is – add tofu, add veggies, take out veggies, put it on rice instead, the options are truly endless.
I made the Celery Cilantro Punch from the Moon Juice cookbook. The Moon Juice cookbook has a lovely soft-touch cover and is black like my soul so I was drawn to it instantly. I chose this recipe because I had a bushel of celery in my fridge already :) The book also said that it provides stress relief and detoxification so I wanted to live my best life and be the picture of health. In my head I imagined myself drinking this juice from a mason jar with a reusable straw after a yoga class.
In reality, this juice tastes just like its name except for more celery-y.
HOT TIP by T: I would add some extra apple to up the sweetness & probably customize it with some turmeric & pepper for that extra anti-inflammatory benefit!!
The 2 minute chocolate chip and pecan cookie was fairly easy to make. The ingredients were readily available in my kitchen (minus the pecans) and easy to prepare. If you're feeling like making a single cookie to indulge yourself, this is the recipe for you. The best part was how fast it was to prepare. Once you have all the ingredients prepped and ready (about 5 minutes), the process of making the cookie only took another 5 minutes.
I did make a couple of modifications to the recipe. I ran out of vanilla extract and substituted that with coconut milk, and I had regular butter instead of vegan butter. I also used sea salt dark chocolate instead of regular chocolate chips. While this may have changed the original flavor the author had intended, I thought the flavor was still good even with the new additions. The most interesting ingredient was probably the pecans – I've never had a chocolate chip pecan cookie before and the crunchiness was a nice addition to the gooey chocolate.
I do wish that the cookie was softer and more moist. The cookie turned out to be crumbly and slightly dry, but the pecans and chocolate chips made it up for it. You may have to experiment with the proportions of wet/dry ingredients to find the optimal consistency. Best enjoyed with a glass of milk of your choice!
HOT TIP: I would recommend mixing the dry ingredients together first, then melt the butter and add it immediately. The recipe calls for 1 tbsp of butter – I added 2 tbsp and it was still slightly dry. I would recommend adding even more (2.5 - 3 tbsp) depending on the dough consistency.
I am going to say upfront, I took some liberties when it came to making the recipes I chose. First of all, I had to work around a main that I had already taken out of the freezer that morning, open face lamb burger on toasted olive bread (#delicious). Lucky for me, I found two Moroccan Salads from from Green Kitchen Travels by David Frenkiel & Luise Vindahl, which is a sister book to their first cookbook, Green Kitchen at Home. Shared in this cookbook are the couples favorite vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free recipes from years of travelling the world. I chose, Marinated Carrots and Lemony Pepper & Tomato Salad.
First of all, I didn't have four red peppers, cumin or four giant orange carrots. So, rather than buying exactly what I needed, I used what I already had in fridge, different colour peppers, a cumin interpretation of chilli powder-curry powder mix, and eight smaller sized carrots. The most difficult part for me was peeling the skins after roasting the peppers. I have never done this before, and instead of using my brain cells, I decided to try and peel them while they were fresh out of the 400 degree oven...ouch. In the end, they turned out to be fresh, healthy, and easy sides to make.
HOT TIP: make sure you have cumin and also youtube how to peel roasted peppers before your fingers have regrets.


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I hope you and your families have a happy, and fun Thanksgiving!
Hope you all had a fun weekend!!
Mine was sooooo busy, but fun!
Friday night started with the Ventura Ghost Tour. It was so interesting to find out not only about the ghost stories, but the history of Downtown Ventura.
The tour was given by Richard Senate. He is an authority on the paranormal and history in this area. He is a published author, teacher and he has even been on tv.Google him to find out more.
Saturday, we were busy with the usual Saturday errands, then a lovely dinner out with friends.
Sunday was the Ventura Flea Market. My husband and I went very early, then we met my friend, and blogging buddy Jamie. My husband left us girls to our own shopping time. Jamie and I had a ball as usual. We shopped and talked non stop!! After we shopped til we could shop no more, we all headed to Downtown Ventura for lunch at Nona's Courtyard Cafe. In the Bella Maggiore Hotel. One of the haunted sites on our tour Friday night! Lunch was delicious.
Dear sweet Jamie insisted on treating us to lunch even with our protests!!!! The girl is stubborn!!
She also presented me with the most lovely orchid plant for Thanksgiving.
In the pictures you can see my beautiful orchid, as well as some of my flea market finds. I got some old Christmas ornaments, a really great old mirror, old sheet music, and other misc items not pictured.
I'm sure you are all busy this week getting ready for the big T day on Thursday.
I will try to post another day this week. I have more to talk about, as I have received an award from another sweet blog friend.
Hello all, and happy Thursday!!
Hope you have all had a great week so far!
I have been busy working on some Christmas goodies. All of the glitter and glue are keeping me away from your blogs. I really need to catch up.
I hope you all have some great plans for the weekend.
We are going on a ghost tour tomorrow night, that my daughter and son in law purchased recently at a silent auction. Spooky fun!! It is a walking tour of Downtown Ventura. I will let you know how that goes.
Sunday is the Ventura Flea Market, and I am meeting my friend Jamie there. You know Jamie, the best vintage jewelry maker I know. http://simplymeart.blogspot.com/ We are going to have a fun day of shopping for treasures. Can't wait!!
I will try to get around to visit soon!
I talked a bit before about an upcoming kitchen remodel. Nothing is happening yet I'm afraid. I am waiting as patiently as possible for the above sink. It's a beautiful Farmhouse sink by FRANKE. I was told 3-4 weeks, and I'm only on week 2.
You see, nothing can happen until the sink gets here. You have to have the sink in order to measure the counters etc. etc.
I think it will be worth the wait, as I have wanted a Farmhouse sink for a very long time. At least my kitchen won't be messed up for Thanksgiving. Maybe for Christmas, who knows? Only the sink gods know for sure.
So please send out some good sink vibes for me.
You know how it is when you want to start something.
More about the sink, it is fireclay. Each one is made and fired from clay in Switzerland. No black scratches!! Yay!! (It weighs a ton, and you have to have it built in to your cabinet).
The sink we are replacing is 26 years old, and won't come clean anymore. It's been scrubbed so often that I think layers of enamel have come off.
Anyway, I will let you know when this project starts. I will have pictures of the before and after. That's always fun.
I must get back to my glittering now. I am making some new French candy containers. A new paper project for me.
I will try to add them to my etsy shop.
Sorry I haven't had time to visit this week, but I was busy opening my new Etsy store. It's something I have wanted to do for quite awhile now.
If you notice on my sidebar I have a cute button to go straight to my Etsy. My button and Etsy banner were made by the talented Amber of Shabee Chick Designs.
I named my shop The Vintage Crown. It will have many of my creations, crowns, boxes, tags, wands, cones, and lots of magical, whimsical goodies.
It took me awhile to figure it all out, since I am not a computer genius. Just and artist. You know right brained and all of that.
I will be listing many more items soon. I just had to get at least one thing on there to start it out.
I will let you know when I get more listed.
Thanksgiving Is On The Way!!
I have been decorating for Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving, and I don't like to skip over the opportunity to decorate. I know most stores go right into Christmas after Halloween. We shouldn't overlook the pretty Thanksgiving decor.
I am off to a busy week. I will try and check in with you periodically.
I have started making some winter, and holiday crowns.
Just thought you might like to see what I have been up to so far. I have also been busy making holiday boxes and tags. So I guess you could say, let the holidays begin!!
In the midst of this holiday stuff, I have also started working on a little kitchen remodel. I'm sure I will have pictures of that soon.
Yesterday I attended A Parisian Holiday Soiree, hosted by the lovely and talented Heather Bullard. It was a beautiful afternoon. Heather worked tirelessly to put on a wonderful affair. Her wonderful family was there to help! It was so great to meet Heather.
I attended with my friend Jamie of Simply Me Art!! We left from Jamie's home, and chatted the whole hour and 1/2 there and back.
The soiree was held at the Beautiful Mission Inn in Riverside California. I had always heard about this place, but had never been.
There was pretty eye candy everywhere you looked. We had such fun, shopping, eating sweet treats, and doing a couple of crafts with Heather. Heather also had a vintage Christmas wrap demo, and a question and answer time with 2 lovely Editors from Somerset. There were many wonderful door prizes as well!!!
I got to meet Jill of Bailiwick Designs. I have been following her blog for along time now. We had a chance to visit the whole afternoon.
I only had time for a few photos as you can see.


The Bürgenstock Hotels & Resort in Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, has named Hanneke Stoop director of its Alpine Spa. Stoop brings extensive experience in spa management for some of the world's leading luxury hotels and resorts, including La Clinique La Prairie, Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat and the Hotel Martinez.
Opened in late 2017, the Bürgenstock Hotel's Alpine Spa ranges over 107,000sq ft on three levels. Facilities include 13 treatment rooms, three private spa suites, wet areas with hammam, sauna, whirlpools and hydrotherapy, a 24-hour fitness centre and a Kids Club. Guests enjoy the lake and mountain views from the dramatic 1,383-foot-long outdoor infinity pool that wraps around two sides of the spa building. And with windows on three sides, the 69-foot indoor pool provides equally impressive panoramas.
Most recently, Stoop was spa director at the Royal Mansour Hotel in Marrakesh, Morocco. Prior to that post, she was head of hospitality services and infrastructure at the Kusnacht Practice, a luxury rehabilitation and treatment centre.
Stoop began her career in the finance and marketing department of the Club Méditerranée in Athens. A year later, she became front office manager at the five-star Hotel Le Mas Candille in Mougins. Next, she worked in management housekeeping at the Hotel Metropole Monaco and as guest relations manager at the Hotel Martinez in Cannes. In 2005, she joined the Hotel Monte Carlo Bay & Resort as assistant spa director; three and a half years later, she became spa director of the Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat.
"I am very pleased to welcome Hanneke Stoop as a passionate expert in her field," said general manager Robert P Herr. "Hanneke Stoop has run renowned spas and successfully developed some of them. With her experience, she will further enhance the profile of the Alpine Spa as a world-class wellness oasis."
Ms. Stoop received a diploma from the Department of Tourism and Leisure Studies at the NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
She is fluent in English, Dutch, and French and has a good working knowledge of German and Italian.
"During my career, I have been privileged to work in beautiful, exclusive spas," said Stoop. "My new position at the Bürgenstock Resort surpasses anything that came before. The location and infrastructure of the Alpine Spa is unique in the world and I look forward to inspiring local and international guests with my team and making the spa experience even more extraordinary."


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Rev. Tania Carroll's passion for environmental justice and sustainability come from every aspect of her life. After a 30 year career as a firefighter, Rev. Tania has witnessed firsthand the effects that both man-made and natural disasters have on communities. As a woman of color, she has also noticed how certain communities tend to be underserved as they attempt to recover from these aforementioned disasters. A Florida native, Rev. Tania hopes that the people around her begin to take Hurricane Season seriously, considering all of the lasting effects of climate change and its impacts on vulnerable communities.
Carroll has been a facilitator in Green The Church for several years. Through Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of West Palm Beach, FL (a GTC-affiliated church), she strives to educate the surrounding communities of color on environmental sustainability and justice. Rev. Tania feels a spiritual calling to not only be an educator but to help prepare urban communities to survive the effects of climate change. She has seen first hand She recognizes that we are called to be good stewards over the earth, and she intends to continue to share the message with others.
Recognizing the church as a medium for this message hasn't always been easy. She finds that sometimes there is a lack of understanding of the importance of environmental justice and sustainability can make it difficult to talk about. On the other hand, once people are open to the conversation there is a captive audience.
If given all of the resources that she needed, Carroll says that every home in the urban community would be adequately prepared for anything. Clean water and organic produce would be available to everyone. "We have to eat to live, not live to eat," shares Carroll.
Rev. Tania gives the advice of "starting small" to anyone interested in joining the fight to sustain the earth. Something as simple as recycling can make a difference, especially when communities recycle together. As community gardens have begun to pop up in South Florida, she stresses the importance of people growing their own produce to tackle the health problems that come with living in food deserts. She believes that we have more power than we think we have, and it's imperative that we start to tap into it.
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Congratulations, Eric! She is truly a fortunate little girl to be born to such a wonderful, loving family. Best wishes to your wife.
First of all, congratulations! A beautiful baby girl with a very adorable name.


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Pierre Pevel is a French author who won the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in 2002 and the Prix Imaginales in 2005. Gollancz will translate and publish Pevel's popular Dragon Sequence in English.
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The Dragon Fantasy Sequence
The Dragon Fantasy Sequence — (2009-2011) Publisher: The Cardinal's Blades is part historical novel, part old-fashioned swashbuckling high-action adventure, and part classic fantasy. Pierre Pevel has woven some of the best-loved fantasy tropes — musketeer-style adventuring, daring swordsmen, political intrigue, non-stop action and dragons — into a stunning new fantasy series. Paris, 1633. Louis XIII reigns over France… and Cardinal Richelieu governs the country. One of the most dangerous and most powerful men in Europe, Richelieu keeps a constant, sharp eye on the enemies of the Crown to avoid their assassination attempts, thwart their spies and avert their warmongering. But he's up against people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, even going so far as to forge alliances with France's oldest and deadliest enemies. Spain, and the Court of Dragons. The nobility keep tiny dragonnets as pets; royal couriers ride tame wyverns, and lethal man-shaped scaled dracs roam the country. But the power rising from the Court of Dragons is anything but mundane; the Black Claw sect draws on dragons as they once were: ancient, terrible, utterly merciless… and poised to move against France. Faced with the growing threat from Spain, Richelieu summons Captain la Fargue, an exceptional swordsman, devoted officer and brilliant leader. If he's to turn aside the Black Claw's schemes, La Fargue and his legendary company of swashbucklers and rogues must be persuaded to once again risk their lives, fortunes and reputations for Richelieu, and for France. It's the biggest challenge yet for The Cardinal's Blades — and they'll need to be sharp…
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PLOT SUMMARY: Paris, 1633. Louis XIII reigns over France... and Cardinal Richelieu governs the country. One of the most dangerous and most powerful men in Europe, Richelieu keeps a constant, sharp eye on the enemies of the Crown to avoid their assassination attempts, thwart their spies and avert their warmongering. But he's up against people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, even going so far as to forge alliances with France's oldest and deadliest enemies: Spain, and the Court of Dragons.
Faced with the growing threat from Spain, Richelieu summons Captain La Fargue, an exceptional swordsman, devoted officer and brilliant leader. If he's to turn aside the Black Claw's schemes, La Fargue and his legenday company of swashbucklers and rogues must be persuaded to once again risk their lives, fortunes and reputations for Richelieu, and for France.
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Many professionals are busy with their respective roles in their workplaces.
If you want to stay on top of your career and be visible to your top management for career advancement, you have to do more than just being busy.
If you want to become a leader in your career, you must have an unwavering belief that you can indeed achieve that goal.
It is evident that those who set a plan in place and work the plan get farther faster than those who don't.
You need to create your own set of objectives and life goals.
Steven Covey, in his bestselling The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, gives evidence of the importance of visioning success.
He identifies Habit 2 as "Begin with the end in mind".
He explains that all things are created twice — first in the mental world, and second in the physical world.
Most actions that fail, fail in the first creation.
Create a Vision Board — a simple yet powerful visualisation tool that activates the universal law of attraction to begin manifesting your dreams into reality.
Personal career branding is a way of clarifying and communicating what makes you different and special, and using those qualities to guide your career or business decisions.
It is about understanding your unique attributes — your strengths, values and passions — and using them to separate yourself from your competitors or peers.
Be a blessing (Be a pleasure to work with).
I am sure a lot of people know the importance of networking. But what is its true essence?
It is more than just attending company functions or participating in projects.
Get yourself on the radar screen and make meaningful contributions to people who could be influential to your career.
Be available — if possible, sit in on important meetings.
To stay relevant, you need to pursue your own professional development plan.
Gain the skills and knowledge needed to contribute greater value to your employer.
Don't wait around for your employer to tell you what to get trained in.
Look at people who are your role models in your career path.
Request training on a quarterly basis.
Always surround yourself with supportive people — coach, mentors, peers and friends — and carefully limit your contact with "energy-draining" people.
Who do you have in your life that has your best interests at heart, with absolutely no ulterior motives?
Gather your resources (What kind of support will enable you to make the changes happen?).
Strategic planning is critical. What you want to be a number of years from now will depend on how you execute these five strategies in becoming a leader in your career.
Article by Chan Ngee Key, a career coach and strategist with Training Edge International. He has over 15 years of corporate experience in personal and business change. Contact him at chan.ngeekey@trainingedgeasia.com or visit www.trainingedgeasia.com for more information.