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I had been on the hunt for this doll for a bit of time, and I finally received him tonight!
Captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of Caribbean franchise is a Pink Label doll. It means that he is not a limited-edition doll. He has been quite difficult to find though, and as a result, his price has jumped up quite a bit!
The front of the box/packaging.
And here is the back. You can read a bit about the movie series here.
Here he is, semi-unboxed. Look at that handsome face.
Can we just appreciate the level of detail for this PINK label doll!
He even has this dangling head accessory!
Jack Sparrow fully out of the box!
And an official promotional image for reference. He doesn't have the ring or the guns, but there are several accessories that they did include.
Not bad, I'd say! It could use some aging and tattering, but for a pink label, I am not complaining.
Now what should his new name be?
PetWorks, the maker of Ruruko, was originally an e-mail software company, until they developed Momoko to be the office's mascot.
From then, they have created so many dolls! The newer addition being Ruruko, introduced in 2013 as Momoko's sister.
To be honest, I can't see it... Ruruko and Momoko are both 1/6, but if they are supposedly sisters, then I think the scale should correspond... and in this case, though the bodies used for the dolls are balanced, the head size isn't. That doesn't mean Ruruko isn't adorable, though, because she definitely is!!!
Just take a look at some of these photos grabbed from the Ruruko Website.
The first Ruruko. October 2013.
Adorable. I can understand why she became so popular soon!
My first Ruruko doll was CCSGirl 17SS. I was so eager to get her out of her box that I failed to document. :P But she will be in this blog so you can meet her, too!
Today, however, we will be meeting my second girl, Ruruko of the Gables.
Promotional photo lifted from the PetWorks website.
Here is my CCSGirl 17SS, dressed in Licca-chan clothes, helping me with today's box opening!
Like most PetWorks boxes, this one is simplistic. Almost too simple. I collect other dolls as well, and ones at this price range usually have really fancy boxes.
Now, certainly, I am fascinated with Ruruko--the reason why I bought a second one.
I'm going to go ahead and compare Integrity Toys dolls to Ruruko. They'd retail for around the same. Let's be more concrete and compare an FR Nippon Misaki Doll-Always Me. She costs 20,520. The same cost of one of the newest Ruruko Girls CCSGirl 17AW (Can't compare Ruruko of the Gables because she retailed for cheaper).
None of these are plastic. A Misaki・Poppy Parker replacement body costs JPY4,800 which leaves us with JPY15,720 for the head and stock.
And then you can see easily the difference in content and the amount of items you get!
Her dress is cute and all, but I wanted to redress her, just like I did with my first Ruruko. I grabbed another Licca-chan clothes set to try on her.
A handmade skirt and shirt. I used the trench coat though, because it is so cute!
Here are more photos of this cute, freckled girl!
In December 2016, Epoch announced the release of the adult-centered house, similar in mold and form to the Maple Manor, known as カーポートのあるあこがれのお家 in Japanese. The price point was about two times the retail price of Maple Manor (¥12,960).
The difference between the Maple Manor and the Lacender House is mainly the coloring. More detail is also added in the different parts of the house, like the golden paint on the embossed decoration on doors and windows. The roof of each house is also hand painted, so no two houses are the same.
Additionally, the house is shipped with a dedicated set of wallpapers! I scanned mine and you are free to download it here. It's not the best quality, but the material used in the wallpaper makes it very hard to scan. This should also fit perfectly with the regular-release Maple Manor!
The house was only available to Sylvanian Families Japan Premium Club members and only one unit per member was allowed.
Freya is as excited as I am to open this up!
The wallpaper included is so gorgeous though! I don't now if the other wallpaper they sell in the online shop is of the same quality, but this one was great.
It wasn't made of paper, but cardboard. It is also textured and is really nice to touch!
I still don't know how I will decorate the "outside" so I will update this post in the future!


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Nov 27, 2015 Nov 27, 2015 HTBS
Louis Pettipher: Joining The Redcoats
Louis Pettipher, the 2015 winner of the Doggett's Coat and Badge, the 300-year-old sculling race for young watermen run from London Bridge to Chelsea, standing on the terrace of Fishmongers' Hall with London Bridge in the background. Picture from @TidewayLondon.
Tim Koch writes:
With temperatures dropping in the UK, any reminders of warmer days are very welcome. Memories of this summer's Doggett's Coat and Badge were revived on 11 November when the 301st winner, Louis Pettipher, first appeared in public wearing his prize, the tailor made scarlet costume and all important silver badge. This was at the grand dinner in the magnificent Fishmongers' Hall, an event held every year to receive the latest member of this exclusive club. Film of the 2012 dinner runs from 7 minutes and 30 seconds on this video. The 1971 winner, Ken Dwan, calls the occasion 'a prize in its own right'.
The 2012 Dinner: The winner is presented to the Prime Warden.
Interestingly, and perhaps strangely to outsiders, the dinner is only for the members of the Fishmongers' Company and their guests, so the Doggett's men dine separately in another part of the building. At the end of the meal they process into the Banqueting Hall to the sounds of a fanfare and their newest number is presented to the Prime Warden (the head of the governing body of the Fishmongers' Company). The Fishmongers' Clerk (the CEO) then describes the race in Homeric style and the Prime Warden congratulates the winner and drinks his health in the winner's cup. The young waterman is then is escorted out to the strains of the Trumpet Voluntary.
Two excellent pictures of Pettipher in his new Coat and Badge have appeared on Twitter, one is reproduced at the top of this piece and the other appears below. I would like to name the photographer, but he or she has not been credited.
Louis Pettipher on the grand staircase at Fishmongers' Hall. The photograph looks rather like an oil painting and reminds me of the numerous portraits of Joan of Arc bathed in celestial light and hearing heavenly voices. Picture from @DoggettsRace.
Perhaps the angels are telling St Joan, more badge than coat, to take up sculling? Picture from WikiArt.
The historical origins of the Doggett's prize are that the coat is descended from a servant's livery and the silver badge is an ornate version of the waterman's licence badge. In the past such things were not unusual rewards for winning a tradesman's sculling race. As one example, for many years London Rowing Club ran a race for watermen apprentices, and offered their own coat and badge, one of which can be viewed here. It is popularly supposed that Doggett's is the last test of speed and watermanship to offer a coat and badge – but, strictly speaking, this is not true. As the picture below shows, there have been three 'one off' races in recent times in which the Waterman's Company has given splendid suits of archaic clothing to the victors.
Five different coats at the Waterman's Company 500th Anniversary Dinner on 11 November 2014. Picture: Susan Fenwick.
The above picture shows, from left to right, Mark Hunter in the Millennium Coat and Badge (one each were given to the pair who won the double sculls event held to mark the year 2000), Scott Neicho in the Waterman's Bargemaster's uniform, Jeremy Randall (the Master of the Company), Alfie Anderson in the coat and badge from the 2015 Waterman's 500th Anniversary race, Harry McCarthy winner of the 2014 Doggett's, and Chris Anness in the 2012 Queen's Diamond Jubilee race prize costume. The other coat and badge that could have been included is that of the Fishmongers' Bargemaster.
To spite these welcome modern 'one offs', the awarding of coats and badges for all but Doggett's died out in the 1920s. Two of the last non-Waterman's Company examples that were won are pictured below.
The last Hammersmith Coat and Badge to be awarded. It was won by John ('Jack') Leslie Phelps (1903-1983), later a Royal Waterman and the only member of the famous Putney family to win three coats and badges (Hammersmith in 1924, Kingston in 1927 and Doggett's in 1928).
The Hammersmith Badge.
The Richmond Royal Regatta Coat and Badge won by Harry John Cole of Isleworth in 1921.
The Richmond Badge.
A prize of a pewter tankard or a medal of base metal is just not the same as knee britches and a frock coat. Many years ago, an unknown waterman wrote this piece of doggerel:
Let your oars like lightning flog it,
Up the Thames as swiftly jog it,
An you'd win the Prize of Doggett,
The glory of the River!
Bending, bowing, straining, rowing;
Perhaps the wind in fury blowing;
Or the tide against you flowing;
The Coat and Badge for ever!
I was the pride of the Thames,
My name was Natty Jerry.
The best of smart and flashy dames,
I've carried in my Wherry.
In Coat and Badge so neat and spruce,
I rowed all blithe and merry,
And every Waterman did use
To call me Happy Jerry.
'Happy Louis' on 1 August 2015, jubilant at becoming the 301st man to be able to wear the 'Doggett's Coat and Badge'.
Alfie Anderson
Ernest Barry
Fishmongers' Company
Hammersmith Coat and Badge
Harry John Cole
Harry McCarthy
Jack Phelps
Jeremy Randall
Kenny Dwan
London RC
Louis Pettipher
Mark Hunter
Richmond Royal Regatta Coat and Badge
Scott Neicho
Thomas Doggett Coat and Badge Race
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Thomas Weil says:
A wonderful piece illuminating an extraordinary tradition – the larger subject of coats and badges beyond Doggett's – with terrific illustrations. Tim Koch's submissions are always excellent, but this was of a particularly high standard. Thank you, Tim!
cliver1 says:
Agreed a geat article. I watched all the 2015 race at the start and bumped into Chris Dodd before he went off to join a launch following the race.
A screen had been set up which enabled self and others to follow the race.
My grandfather Wallis George Radley did a watermens apprenticeship under the Late Bossie Phelps from 1900 to 1906. Sadly he didnt competet in the Doggetts race. Susan Fenwick has the view that he probably lost out in a heat. Probably then there were more experienced scullers who wished to take part compared with now.
For the 2015 race I had to particularly admire those contestants who had only learnt to scull in the recent past. They all finished the course.

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If you're a Benetint fan, then these four Benebalm Benefit Tinted Lip Balms are designed to go along with the tints – they're little hydrating hits of gentle colour that moisturise with mango butter.
The packaging ties right in with the Tints and has taken detail on the casing from each Benetint.
Colour wise, I'd describe them as a milky wash of colour. From left to right: Benebalm, Lollibalm, Chachablam and Posiebalm. I'm wearing Chachabalm at the moment and it's very balmy on the lip – too soon to say if it's hydrating but it certainly has all the feel of a regular balm and although the colour is a hint, it's definitely there.
So, you can see that Benebalm Benefit Tinted Lip Balms give the merest hint of colour, although I must admit they do look a little more lively on the lip. I think if I was choosing one shade for summer, I'd pick Lollibalm because it's the most milky and does that kind of creamy lavender thing on the lip but in a very subtle way.
It's a June launch for the Benebalms – but I hope they come sooner – I'm ready right now!
They look amazing! Any idea on pricing? We'll probably not get them until later this year, when it's Spring. I'll definitely be looking out for these and might even buy them online earlier.
I like the look of Lollibalm, however a little disappointed in the colour on the swatch. I'd like a bit more pigmentation!
I love the packaging on these, it looks so slick and elegant. They could honestly do with being a bit more pigmented in my honest opinion, though.
The packaging is gorgeous and I now want to try them, very badly! Great Post!
I'm curious as to how they compare with the Fresh Sugar balms as far as colour payoff goes.
good comparison.. they're very similar.
I love the packaging on these, but I'm not sure any of these would actually make a difference on my lip!
I purchased one today ( Posiebalm ), well it's a lipbalm, almost invisible on the lips ( very sheer ) I am quite disappointed. Honestly the l'Oréal one is good and less pricey ( in my opinion ).


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NEW YORK: People who feel wealthier are more likely to be politically conservative and oppose policies supporting wealth redistribution, shows a new research.
It revealed that feeling relatively wealthy not only led participants to oppose redistribution but also led them to view anyone who disagreed as blinded by self-interest.
"Peoples' support for tax and welfare policies depends on how well off each person feels at that moment," said psychological scientist and study co-author Keith Payne of University of North Carolina.
Perceived socio-economic status, how people judge their status relative to those around them, might be the more influential factor than actual household income in determining their attitude towards income inequality and wealth distribution, the findings showed.
"These findings are important because they suggest a mechanism by which inequality may lead to increases in political polarisation and conflict," Payne explained.
In online surveys, participants who were given feedback suggesting they had more discretionary income than "similar" peers showed less support for redistribution, and reported being more politically conservative than those who were told they were worse off than their peers.
In two additional experiments, participants were induced to feel wealthy or poor according to their performance in an investing game.
"When people were made to feel wealthier, they not only opposed redistribution but they also began endorsing more conservative principles and ideologies in general," Payne pointed out.


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It is not only money that is distributed unequally
PEARL grantee Prof. Conchita D'Ambrosio has developed new methods to paint a detailed picture of social inequality.
It has always been true that some people are richer than others. Why is this the case? Some believe that everyone is rewarded according to their abilities and performance. While there is likely some truth to this statement, it is far from explaining the distribution of resources in modern society.
"The success or failure of a society depends on how economic inequality develops," says economist Prof. Conchita D'Ambrosio, "because this has a direct influence on the wellbeing of its citizens." D'Ambrosio was appointed professor at the University of Luxembourg in 2013 with the support of a PEARL grant from the FNR.
The aim of her research project was to propose a new way of looking at inequality.
"Usually, people only look at money and income differences," D'Ambrosio says, "but there is much more to the concept of inequality: well-being, economic insecurity, chances in life, or the opportunity to participate in social life. All of these factors are unequally distributed in society. And they must be taken into account when describing the extent of inequality."
While income differences are relatively easy to measure, other aspects of social inequality are more difficult to capture, for example economic insecurity. For her project within the PEARL programme, D'Ambrosio's primary concern was therefore to identify information on individuals and the society in which they live that enable these phenomena to be measured, and then calculate them using large-scale survey data from around the world.
This required close collaboration with researchers from other disciplines, as D'Ambrosio relates: "When you ask people about their economic insecurity and their fears for the future, they talk about emotions. Therefore, to be able to measure these in a scientifically-valid way, I sought to work closely with psychologists and other social scientists."
With her interdisciplinary team, and in cooperation with other researchers of worldwide renown, the Italian economist has developed methods to identify new measures that have not to date been used in inequality research and to incorporate them into empirical statistical analysis. This allowed D'Ambrosio to portray the complex reality of human life much more realistically than is possible with a purely monetary measure: for the first time in the context of social inequality in various countries, she was able to create an accurate representation of life situations, their development over time and people's self-placement relative to others.
Inequality is a topic that can divide a society. The great danger that D'Ambrosio sees is that, in recent times, large proportions of the middle class have felt insecure and left behind. "This leads to shifts in the political structure and can encourage populist sentiment, for example," the economist says. She therefore feels it is especially important to disseminate her research findings and to introduce them into political discussions.
To this end, D'Ambrosio is using the classic channels of media communication. In 2013, she also established an event that is very popular among political and economic decision-makers when she launched the lecture series "Inequality and…?". These lectures attract world-leading researchers in the field of inequality, as well as politicians, including the Luxembourg Minister of Labour, Nicolas Schmit, who presented in 2018.
"In this way, the topic of inequality in all domains of life has continually made its way onto the political agenda," D'Ambrosio is pleased to report. "This is of vital importance for our future because we cannot allow our society to break down as a result of inequality."
For a number of reasons her current research interests have evolved in a direction she could not have taken had she not joined the University of Luxembourg. Her interests in measures of individual well-being always revolved around the attempt to capture individual sentiments and emotions. Working closely with Psychologists has helped her better understand what emotions are, and the role they play in individual behavior and outcomes. She has also met charismatic Geneticists and Epigeneticists who are interested in joint work on the construction of a comprehensive model of individual behavior.
Colleagues from Physics, Computer Science and Engineering, together with the hardware resources available in Luxembourg (High Performance Computing facilities), have allowed her the exploration of data from a different perspective.
The broad theme of her current and expected research in the next five years is the analysis of individuals over their life course, from conception to old age. She is interested in the study of the effects of socio-demographic events that occur to individuals (and her/his parents and peers) on individual behaviors and outcomes. She here plans to bring into the traditional approach of Economics insights from Biology and Psychology.
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This success story originates from the FNR 2019 Annual Report
Dr Conchita D'Ambrosio, FNR PEARL Chair © University of Luxembourg
PEARL – Attracting established leading researchers in strategically relevant areas for Luxembourg research
FNR CALL: 2012
DOMAIN: Humanities & Social Sciences
FNR COMMITTED: 1.76 MEUR
PERIOD: 2013-19
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Understanding worldwide socio-economic inequalities makes our society stronger
How socioeconomic inequality threatens social democracy
Toward a better understanding and diagnosis of neurodegeneration and brain tumours
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There are a number of reasons you have bad breath. While many are harmless some can be a sign of something more serious.
Bacteria: when you eat, bacteria feed on the food left in your mouth and leave a foul-smelling waste product behind.
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Mouthwash: this can help kill the bacteria or neutralize and mask bad breath. It is only a temporary solution, however.
Visit your dentist regularly: this allows your dentist to detect any problems that could be causing bad breath before it becomes serious!


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Cameras in Court
Today we begin with the debate over just how much we're entitled to see of what goes on in America's federal courtrooms. And should we get to see it firsthand— or even live? It's neither an easy nor a settled question nearly a century after cameras entered their first courtroom. Some argue they provide accountability and transparency to the judiciary branch. Others see only a circus.
The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering black suspect George Floyd, was marketed like a Hollywood drama.
Court TV anchor (March 2021): Court TV cameras will be inside that courtroom.
Viewers may not have known it, but it was the first full trial in Minnesota where TV cameras were allowed.
When it comes to courtroom drama, it's hard to think of a more made-for-TV trial than that of former NFL star OJ Simpson in California. A pair of blood-stained gloves appeared too small for Simpson, proving, his attorney argued, that Simpson wasn't the one who wore them and killed his ex-wife.
Johnnie Cochran/Simpson attorney: If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.
Simpson walked away with a "not guilty" verdict.
For all the interest the Simpson trial generated, it revealed both the promise and the perils of cameras in court. It allowed the public to see just how the jury arrived at its verdict. But critics said the judge, attorneys, and witnesses were made into celebrities, sometimes playing to the media more than the jury.
More than 25 years later, that sums up the current debate over whether cameras in state and local courtrooms should be expanded to the federal halls of justice where they're currently banned.
Chuck Grassley is among a bipartisan group of senators supporting two bills that would permit cameras, for the first time, in all federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sharyl: What do you think of the chances that either one of these bills gets approved?
Sen. Chuck Grassley: It's going to be easier to get cameras in the courtroom for the district and circuit courts than a bill for the Supreme Court. And some Justices have said, "It would be over my dead body," that we'll have cameras in the Supreme Court.
That comment came from Justice David Souter in 1996.
Justice David Souter (March 28, 1996): I can tell you the day you'll see a camera coming into our courtroom, it's going to get rolled over my dead body.
The debate over cameras in the courtroom began before World War II. The first big trial seen by a wide audience was in 1935. Bruno Hauptmann kidnapped and murdered the child of aviator Charles Lindbergh. Video was shown in movie theaters.
The circus-like atmosphere prompted most states to restrict the broadcasting of court proceedings. The press has been pushing back ever since.
Sharyl: Have you heard any concern that with cameras present, it could change the whole dynamic of how the attorneys perform and how witnesses act and how the judges determined things?
Sen. Grassley: You hear it all the time, but it hasn't affected state jurisdiction and the state judiciaries where they allow cameras in the court room.
That's been heavily debated. In 1965, a Texas judge allowed cameras in the sensational trial of Billy Sol Estes. He was a politically-connected swindler linked to conspiracies involving President Johnson, the Kennedy assassination, and other suspicious deaths. The Supreme Court later overturned some of his convictions on the grounds that cameras deprived him of a fair trial.
In 1966, the Supreme Court also found cameras and excessive publicity interfered with the Ohio trial of Dr. Sam Sheppard, convicted of murdering his wife. A retrial found him not guilty.
In the late 1970s, Florida gave cameras a shot. The trial of serial killer Ted Bundy was televised nationally.
In 1981, a big ruling came in another Florida case. Two Miami Beach police officers convicted of burglary challenged cameras at their trial. But they lost in a Supreme Court ruling with national implications. It said cameras in court do not violate the constitutional rights of the accused.
A decade later, Court TV was launched with recognition that live courtroom drama could grab and hold a cable audience's attention. Some of law's most remarkable moments in court have played out before a global audience.
The 1991 trial of Pamela Smart, a school teacher convicted of helping her teen lover murder her husband.
The 1991 rape case against William Kennedy Smith, nephew of President Kennedy. He was found not guilty.
The 1992 trial of gay, cannibal serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, later murdered in prison.
Lorena Bobbitt, who cut off her husband's penis and was deemed temporarily insane.
Actor Robert Blake, found not guilty of murdering his wife.
And young mother Casey Anthony, not guilty in her daughter's murder.
By 2006, all 50 states permitted some form of camera coverage in their courts, producing drama and insight.
Here, a judge was charged with crimes and removed from the bench after challenging a public defender to a fistfight.
Public Defender: I am the public defender and I have the right to be here and I have right to stand and represent my clients.
Judge: I said sit down, if you want to fight let's go out back and I'll just beat your ass...
This judge recognized a defendant from their middle school days.
All the while, in federal court, cameras have been banned except for pilot programs and limited circumstances.
In 2020, the Covid-19 shutdowns helped push the envelope. With the normal in-person audience not allowed to observe Supreme Court proceedings, the court broadcast live audio of its oral arguments for the first time in its 230-year history. The case was about whether Booking.com can trademark its name. The answer was yes.
As for the Supreme Court justices, some have said the decision of whether to allow cameras at some point should be left up to them. And their views have been divided over the years.
Most recently, Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett have pledged to keep an open mind.
Senator Amy Klobuchar (March 21, 2017): So what is your opinion on having cameras in the Supreme Court?
Neil Gorsuch (March 21, 2017): I come to it with an open mind.
Brett Kavanaugh(September 6, 2018): I will have an open mind on it.
Amy Coney Barrett (October 14, 2020): I would certainly keep an open mind about allowing cameras in the Supreme Court.
Justices Sotomayor and Kagan have expressed positive views.
Sonia Sotomayor (June 14, 2009): I have had positive experiences with cameras when I have been asked to join experiments using cameras in the courtroom.
Justice Elena Kagan (August 2, 2011): Actually I've said before that I do think it would be a good idea, and in this I differ from some of my colleagues.
Chief Justice Roberts sounded hesitant when asked 16 years ago:
Chief Justice John Roberts (July 13, 2006): There's a concern about the impact of television on the functioning of the institution. And we're going to be very careful before we do anything that we think might have an adverse impact on that.
Justices Thomas and Kennedy joined Souter as clear "no's" when asked.
Justice Clarence Thomas (August 4, 2006): It will change our proceedings and I don't think for the better.
Justice Anthony Kennedy (July 14, 2009): We feel very strongly that it would affect the dynamics of the argument.
One of the most interesting viewpoints came from Justice Scalia.
Justice Antonin Scalia (October 5, 2011): I was initially in favor of televising. But the longer I've been there, the less good idea I think it is.
At confirmation hearings this past week for nominee Ketanji Jackson:
Ketanji Jackson (March 22): Well Senator, I would want to discuss with the other justices their views, and understand all the various potential issues related to cameras in the courtroom before I took a position on it.
The latest congressional bill to bring cameras to federal court was introduced about a year ago by Grassley and co-sponsors, both Republican and Democrat. But there's been little action on it since.
Sen. Grassley: I think the more understanding you get of how our political process works or how the nonpolitical process of the judiciary works, the stronger our democracy is.
After the Lindbergh trial, Charles Lindbergh was said to be so traumatized by the public attention, he secretly took his family to England under assumed names, where they remained for several years, shunning the spotlight and the harsh light of the cameras they'd had to face in court.
Sharyl (on-camera): The congressional proposals would allow the presiding judge in all federal courts the discretion to allow cameras, while protecting the identities of witnesses and jurors when necessary.


My Quilt Infatuation: January Deals and FOUR Giveaways!
January Deals and FOUR Giveaways!
Well, it's a brand new month and a brand new year, and I'm super excited to fill you in on the latest happenings at some of my very favorite shops! This post also includes four different giveaways, so read on to find out how to enter!
I always love kicking off a post with a giveaway, and this one from the Fat Quarter Shop is super awesome- a fat quarter bundle of Kate Spain's new line, Early Bird! This collection is so new, it's not even shipping just yet, so the lucky winner will be one of the very first to receive it!
I also want to call your attention to a couple of other fun things happening at FQS right now. At the beginning of every month, I make a point to check out their Basic of the Month, which is at a special 20% off price for the entire month. Even if you've vowed to use up your stash this year, basics are always a necessity for helping every project come together. This month's basic is Moda's Concrete Basics line, a great tonal basic that has a similar feel to the Grunge Basics.
If you're looking to expand your horizons into a neat new shape, Fat Quarter Shop also has a new set of orange peel templates, with an array of fun, new patterns to put them to good use.
Over at Shabby Fabrics, they're beginning a brand new year of their fun pillow club, A Year in Words. For me, decorating my entire house for each new season just doesn't happen, but I enjoy a little touch here and there. These fun pillows are perfect! The shapes are laser cut and pre-fused, so all you have to do is iron in place, and sew around to create a perfect appliqué.
Over at LouLou's Fabric Shop, so much awesomeness is going on! They are continuing their HUGE Year-End sale, with literally hundreds of fabrics marked down to $6.00/yard, and great prices on some precuts as well, with no coupon necessary.
If a special, full-priced collection has really struck your fancy, LouLou's has generously offered my readers 15% off all full priced fabrics with the code quilt. I have my eye on the new Acreage collection!
LouLou's is also sponsoring the second giveaway of the day- a $25 gift certificate to spend however you choose!
Fort Worth Fabric Studio is another shop that offers amazing fabrics at fantastic prices. Right now, the Dear Stella collection is only $5.55 per yard through January 21st!
One of my very favorite features of shopping at FWFS is checking out their expertly curated bundles. Each week, they mix fabrics from different collections for a unique, perfectly coordinated bundle. The color combinations, as well as the prices are hard to pass up! Fort Worth Fabric Studio is generously providing one of their Love Is In the Air bundles as a giveaway this month! *Due to shipping costs, this giveaway is only open to US residents.
The start of a new year is the time that many quilters not only make some life resolutions, but some quilty ones as well. If you've promised yourself that you'll do a better job of labeling your quilts, then let Finer Ribbon help you! I absolutely LOVE my labels, and they are quick and easy to add to all of my projects. I have used my full color labels for well over a year, and the quality is top-notch. At just over $100 (US) per spool, they may seem pricey, but each spool contains 1000 labels, which works out to about ten cents per label. Ordering a spool means that you won't even have to think about labels again for a LONG time!
*My labels are 2 1/4 inches wide. You'll have to choose your width in the drop-down menu.
*My labels are printed from side to side, rather than running the length of the ribbon. I think it works perfectly for quilts, but I have also sewn them to mug rugs, pillows, etc., and I still like this size.
Finer Ribbon will work with you to design your labels, so you don't need to be afraid of the process. They will send you a full-scale, printable proof so that you can print, cut, fold and make absolutely sure that your labels are exactly what you want. Best of all, they are super patient during the process. I had two or three different proofs before I approved my labels, and the Finer Ribbon team was so friendly from beginning to end!
And finally, there are always great things going on at Lady Belle Fabrics. Did you know that their sale bundles, like this Gooseberry bundle, are always 30% off? You can check out all of these awesome sale bundles HERE.
Right now, in addition to 30% off of tons of great bundles, Lady Belle is offering free shipping with the code freeship.
Lady Belle is also sponsoring the final giveaway of the day! They are offering a $25 gift certificate to spend however you choose. If you're looking for a brand new, sweet collection to help you spend it, Lady Belle has Heather Ross' new collection, Sleeping Porch!
Wow, so many great happenings at so many wonderful shops! Even though I've promised myself to bust my stash this year, I've always got a little room in my cabinet for some fabric love found on sale!
Time to enter these four fantastic giveaways. Just leave a single comment on this post to let me know if you've made any quilty resolutions this year, or you can just tell me what you have on your wish list! Since one of the giveaways is only open to US residents, in your comment, please let me know if you live outside of the US (don't worry, though- you're still eligible for the other three!). That will help me out when I draw the winners!
Remember to leave an email address if you're a no-reply blogger, and only one entry per person please! Unfortunately, replies to your own comment counts as an entry (the system numbers those, too), so remember to put your email address in your comment. Additional replies/comments/entries are always deleted. I'll announce the winners at NEXT week's NTT (January 25th).
Thanks for the chance to win (also I can't win the Valentine's bunde since I live outside the USA)!
Only one resolution this year ~ I'm determined to make a king-size quilt for our bed! Fabulous giveaways ~ fingers crossed!!
wow, you're starting the year off with a bang! Can I say that I love Kate Spain fabrics - have been snowbound for over a week now and have been playing with scraps. Have never made a true scrap quilt - am getting geared up to do so. Taking baby steps, I find myself still putting fabric lines together.
Great giveaways! My quilty resolutions include finishing UFOs and making a table runner!
My resolution this year is to make some smaller projects. Especially to use up some of my stash that isn't working for large quilts. I have so many one yard cuts that just don't go with anything else. I hope to use these to make room for new, fun fabrics.
Such great sponsors and prizes! I am working on using up precuts in my stash this year and challenging myself to learn new techniques while I'm at it!
My main 2017 quilty resolution is to keep track of all yardage in and out with the final goal of using 200 yards of fabric this year!
This year I'm resolving to make four quilts - one per quarter. Great giveaways!
Finish! That's my word for the year and my goal/resolution!
My quilty resolution for this year is to follow the one I made last year - which is to quilt without guilt. I can start as many new projects as I want, and work on whatever project is calling me the most at any particular time.
My quilty resolution this year is use some of the patterns I've collected over the last five years. For instance, I want to make a Swoon, make a quilt from Sunday Morning Quilts and make another baby quilt from the Fat Quarter Baby Book.
I have resolved to finish at least two WIPs before I start anything new. So far, I haven't broken it, but sure have been tempted to!
Quilting resolutions - I will finish up my Vintage Fabric quilt this month, start on my son's quilt and have the summer sunflower quilt in the queue.
Like so many others, I've set goals for myself to achieve. Nothing so hard, tried and true but achievements to better myself in a couple of ways.
I really NEED to use up some scraps! So I'm hoping to make at least one large scrap quilt! Wonderful giveaway!
I will try to use as much of my stash as possible this year, and make at least six charity quilts for the children's ward at my local hospital.
I live outside the US.
Thanks for this great opportunity to win some fun stuff!! I plan on quilting more in 2017.
Our guild is doing a UFO challenge (that I'm running) and my goal is to get at least half of my UFO's completed!
Aside from the nearly universal "work from stash" resolution, my goal for this year is to enjoy the entire quilt making process more and not rush just to get a project done.
I only have one quilty goal for this year, and that is to try new-to-me batting choices - I have a wool batting on the current quilt, and plan to try bamboo too. Thanks for the chance to win some really fantastic prizes!
I'd like to finish a couple of QALs this year!
Jumping on the use the stash bandwagon! Doing pretty well so far but it's only the middle of January.
Wow, what a way to start the year! My resolution is to finish up a few quilts I had started and never finished.
My resolutions mostly involve getting several tops quilted, but of course I received new fabric at the end of the year and there are several new quilting skills I'd like to explore.
Thanks for all the great giveaways. I am in the US.
Wonderful giveaways. Thanks for the chance to win. My quilty resolution is to finish off my UFOs this year.
So many yummy things! I've resolved to slow down!
Such generous companies! I failed at my resolutions last year, so I decided not to make any this year--no pressure that way...I would like to add to my Bonnie and Camille collection and be brave enough to start using more if it!
My resolution was to try to spend at least 20 minutes a day with sewing/quilting projects. Thanks for the great giveaways.
My resolution this year is to try and use less prints in a block. In the past I have been obsessed with adding color and prints to a quilt, only to realize that the end product is waaaayyyy too busy. So far, I am learning quite a bit with using less and loving the results. The giveaways are awesome btw.
My plans are to read more novels this year!! Thanks for the chance to win these awesome prizes... I would be eligible for only three as I am from Canada.
This year, I vow to learn to make hexies so I can sew up some of those adorable hexie projects! I also want to work on my curved piecing and make it perfect. All of that needs fabric! I am IN the US!
My resolution is to quilt the 10 tops I made last year. I have one done. I also want to reduce my stash by using it.
Wow! What a great way to start the new year. Thank you for the opportunity. I'm trying to use up some of the fabric and kits I have stuffed in the closet. Out of sight, out of mind. It's amazing what I found that I'd forgotten. I live in the US.
This sounds like fun...thanks for the opportunity!
My goal for the year is to finish some UFO's. I made a list of 12 and so far finished 1. Thanks for the opportunity.
I stopped making resolutions years ago. Each year I try to make sure that I finish my UFOs so we can enjoy the larger size quilts.
life goals- just be more mindful of all the beautiful happenings around me. Thanks for the chance at receiving MORE fabric.
Quilts resolutions are to actually make quilts this year!
Thanks for all the eye candy! My quilty resolution is to teach my retired brother-in-law how to quilt. He is a former graphic designer and has a house with a beautiful empty basement. I think I have convinced him that he has the time, the talent, and the space. Now I hope he also has the interest after our first few lessons.
My quilty resolutions are to make a quilt for my Dad and to finish four of the quilt tops that need to be quilted. I hope to do more but those are my main goals for 2017. Thanks for the chance to win.
No I didn't make a resoltion, just sewing what my heart makes hapy whenever I find time for it! I am from Switzerland. Thanks for still including us in giveaways. What fun!
My quilting resolution this year is tied to my word of the year "focus." I'm focusing on finishing and on taking a more focused approach. I may never work on just one project at a time bit less than 10 might be good! Lol bethastrand@gmail.com the snow in Oregon had me off to a good start!
My resolution is just to quilt whatever I can. I've been away from quilting for 2 years for a variety of reasons beyond my control, and it's so good to be back. I'm in Canada.
My resolution is to sew as often as I can this year. I'm in the USA.
My resolution this year is to work through my WIP pile. I'm sure some baby quilts will be made as well during the year. Always nice to have those on hand :) Thanks for a chance at the giveaway. I live in Canada.
My resolution this year is to make some quilts (or at least one!) that is outside my comfort zone - perhaps try a new technique. Oh, and also to have a go at free motion quilting - so scary. I'm in the UK.
This year's resolution is to be better at finishing. I have chosen 12 projects to finish this year and will try again to work within my stash for anything new that gets added to the master project list.
My resolution for 2017 is to finish some of the many UFOs that are hanging around.
My resolve is to work from my stash....at least for a while!
My quilty resolution is to do more sewing for joy and to do less sewing/quilting that have close deadlines. These are great giveaways!
I'm determined to make my stash a bit smaller this year, it's almost out of control and starting to scare me!
Hi, Kelly - you have a lot of amazing sponsors. I've shopped with most of them! One of my quilty resolutions this year is to take time to respond to the blog posts that I read daily. This past year I was v-e-r-y busy and didn't always do that, but it takes so much time to put a post together, that I think bloggers deserve to know someone is reading! I've also made a list of my in-house projects, most of which don't have backings to go with them. So I'm on the search for backings. And time to make the projects!
I don't do resolutions, but one of many goals is to make 30 quilts for donations this year.
Thanks for the wonderful giveaways! My quilty resolution is to keep one of my quilts for our bed. Thank you!
Thanks for the great giveaways! My immediate quilty resolution is to finish my 2 Minecraft quilts for my boys.
Thanks for such great support of the quilting community! My resolution: finish one quilt per month in 2017...I'm ahead of the game to date: have finished TWO in January!
That's a great give away! I love the Gooseberry collection!
Great giveaways! My goal for 2017 is to stay organized and grow my quilting business- Quilting by Vickie! I started longarming about 6 years ago and "retired" last year so this is my year!!
Thank you so much for the chance to win one of these giveaways.
Thank you for your kindness. My goal for this year is to machine quilt all of the quilt tops I finished last year.
Wow! What a great way to kick off 2017! I am going to try to clean up a bunch of my UFO's this year and use up some of my stash. (BTW, I am in Canada).
What generous sponsors you have! My main goal this year is an I Spy quilt for my grandson. Beyond that, knocking off a few UFOs and keeping current with my quilting guild. Live in Canada, but have a US shipping address.
Great give always. Working on lowering the number of WILd I have!
My serious resolution is to finish many of my UFOs...I got a start at the tail end of 2016 and I plan to keep going.
Resolved to partake in only 3 on line quilt alongs...that way I'm on task and each is staggered by the week each month so I'm no overwhelmed trying to whip out 3 in a week. Can't wait for your book Kelly!
I have several WIP, but I could always use a few more.
My resolution is to finish my WIP's. Last year I completed my WIP's by April. This year is a different story, because my creative juices have been flowing! Thank you for the great giveaways!
My resolution is us organize my scraps and to make at least four quilts to donate thanks!
I'm working on finishing up some random quilt projects this year. Thanks for offering a chance to win some cool prizes!!
Wow, such wonderful gifts to giveaway! I have 12 WIPs and my goal is to finish one a month!
I am making all christmas gifts this year. Should reduce my stash to dust shouldn't it? Hope so!
I love Kate Spain's collections and would use her fabrics to finish a 2 year-old WIP.
I have 3 quilts in various stages I want to complete all of them before I begin any new ones - think that will happen?
My only resolution is to sew quarter inch seams every day. I find this process meditative and calming.
Thirty years ago I took a Sampler quilting class. All the work I've done is by hand. I have 11 of the 12 blocks completed but packed them away because I was "afraid" of the applique work.I have now retired and am determined to complete that #12 block.I am recently retired and have decided this is the year for handmade gifts....quilted ones. I am reading your posts and choosing quilting and sewing projects you suggest. I am so new to this that my stash consists of only one set of black and white print fat quarters I purchased for an altered art club I was in a few years ago. We each did a crazy quilt square and then each took one anothet's home each month and "altered" the square. I am so ready to purchase some of the fabrics you have shone for some mug rugs I am wanting to make. Hopefully I will one of your drawings!!!!
I'm not really one for making resolutions but I do want to use up some of the contents of my scrap bins before they fall over and bury me alive!
I'm outside the US. I need to use more of my stash!
My quilting resolution is to finish my projects! It's so easy to just complete a top and then tuck it away. What good is that?! I want more finished projects!
My resolution is to use my fabrics, and not buy new pieces. That being said, I can WIN new fabric, because it's not BUYING!
If I am a no reply blogger, my email address is momacita22@yahoo.com.
Thanks for the chance at these wonderful prizes!
I made a list of 24 UFO's to finish this year. I promised myself that if I didn't finish them this year, I'd pass them along for a clean slate in 2018! So far, I've made some progress, but I keep getting distracted by shiny new projects. Thanks to the sponsors of this giveaway--wonderful prizes!
My biggest resolution is to get organized. I started a list of my wip and what stage they're at and when I want to have them completed. I can't buy anything not directly related to those wip until they're done! We'll see if it helps!
What lovely fabrics!!!! Who wouldn't want to win some? Just the inspiration to start something new!!! Happy New Year to you!
My quilty resolution is to sew more, and I have already gotten more sewing done this year than I did in the last quarter of 2016!
My resolution is to finish the quilt tops from Quilter's Academy Volume 1 (3.5 to go!) and then quilt all of my completed tops!
What girl couldn't use more in her stash! Lovely new fabrics. Enjoy your site!
My intention this year is to finish two quilts for great granddaughters and to start on one for a grandson who is in the Air Force.
Same Hildy, thanks for the chance to win (but I can't win the Valentine's bunde since I live outside the USA)!
the only thing better than a giveaway is more giveaways. thanks for the chance to win.
please enter me in your giveaway! thanks for the opportunity!
I am going to try new patterns, techniques this year. I tend to make the same types of quilts. Thanks for the giveaway!!
My resolution is to finish more projects, quilting and otherwise! I live in NW Ontario.
My resolution is to finish the king sized flannel quilt for my bed that I started 2 years ago! I live in Canada. Thanks!
My goal this year is to finish up a lot of my WIPs that just need quilted!
My quilty resolution (as such) is to do more this year. I lost momentum last year and my sewing/quilting just went bust. I want to finish several quilts this year.
My resolution this year is to not start new projects until I finish the current one.
Not going so good as I have 5 quilts and a wall hanging in process. In my defense though, they were started last year! Except for 2 baby quilts that need to be done soon( I thought about and planned for them in Dec.).
I really want to begin organizing my scraps!
Making a quilt for myself (finally) and hope sewing for others doesn't get in the way.
My quilty resolution for this year is simple.... just make more quilts than ever before! I live in the lovely state of Virginia. Thanks for all the giveaways!
My resolution is to get my sewing room organized so I can make more quilts.
Wow fantastic giveaways Kelly! I have a few Quilty Resolutions which I wrote out, posted, and linked up with Yvonne at Quilting JET Girl. :-) I'm working conscientiously on them. I am Canadian but I spend the winter at our home in Florida!
My new year's resolution - don't start any new projects until at least 1 UFO is completed.
I am determined to make a dent in all the tshirts my kids, nieces and nephews have saved for quilts!
My resolution is to sew more, and make quilts out of the 2 already totally assembled quilt tops.Thanks for your great blog. You seem to love the same color range that I do!
My quilting resolution this year is to finish my daughters wedding quilt. Thank you for the chance to win in these wonderful give always.
My quilty resolutions this year is to quilt from my stash and limit my fabric purchases. Yeppers that's what I am telling myself. I did manage not to go to my LQS $1.00 FQ sale this past weekend. Of course we had an ice storm weekend and they were closed for 2 days. I dodged a fabric gorging this time around.
Will I be able to stand strong the next time? I am seriously gonna try but a good thing is I am sewing up some of the $1.00 FQ I bought a coupla months ago at their sale. Nothing held back, nothing sacred. All is up for cutting.
No resolutions for me, but I'm wishing for a more organized sewing room this year.
I didn't make a resolution because those are easy to break. A promise is different. So I promised myself that I would really try to complete the started and/or kitted quilts I already have.
Kate Spain's collection looks fabulous. I like the idea of the pillow club.
I want to finish a couple of quilts that are mostly done and start on my quilt kits that I won from Craftsy last August!
Going to make an "planned" scrap quilt from my stash.
I would love to open a little shop selling baby quilts this year, that's my greatest goal.
What a grand assortment of prizes and thanks to you and your wonderful sponsors for the giveaway. I am trying to finish one UFO a month. I have January's done. Trying to use my stash exclusively, but always love new pretties to add to it.
My resolution for sewing this year is to make quilts for my 3 grown children and my Mom and sisters. Before Christmas.... can she do it?? :) :) Thanks for the chance to win!!
This is wonderful, Kelly - thank you for coordinating all these goodies.
I'm tackling my quilt tops and getting them quilted this year. The first thing I did was to move everything around in my sewing room to make it more useable. Thanks for such a great give away!
I'm on a fabric diet this year, mostly planning to work from my considerable stash. Exceptions are: if it's free in some way, if it's needed for a specific project, or if there's a vendor at my quilt guild (or another venue) that I feel I need to support! Other quilty plans are 3 charity quilts due between now and early June and participating in my guild's rainbow scrap challenge in a big way (we're supposed to do 2 blocks a month and I'm doing 12 blocks a month so I'll have a lot of options at the end and enough for a couple decent-sized quilts).
My resolution is to do more selfish sewing this year. Last year I got sucked into some really fun Instagram swaps. They were great, but left little sewing time for my own projects. Thank you for the giveaways, congrats on your book, and happy sewing to all!
That early bird bundle is going to be fabulous for some lucky winner!
This last holiday season was pretty hectic for my etsy shop, so this year I've resolved to spend half an hour a day working on stuff for my shop, particularly when there are no orders. Now that things have slowed down, I'm even finding lots of extra time to sew for myself! Yay!
Wow great new years fabrics!!
Those are some great deals. My goals this year are to do more monthly projects for me - kind of like my own block of the month where I'm the only participant. I also want to work more from my stash of fabrics. Thanks for the giveaway!
My main quilting goal is to work through some of the kits I've purchased in the past, and finish the couple of UFO's I didn't finish before the end of last year.
I resolved to try new techniques this year and see how many tops I can quilt!
My goal is to sew at least an hour a day, starting with those UFO's.
Wow! What a great set of giveaways. I'm trying not to set hard goals this year and mostly work on whatever strikes my fancy. That being said I have a couple of deadline projects at the top of the list.
I resolve to stop buying so much fabric and to work on my WIPs. Those are probably everybody's resolutions, haha.
I'm going to start busting my stash. However have permission to shop for new specific projects. Thanks for the chance to win!!
I have Snowberry Prints on my wish list! So pretty. I live in the US.
My only resolution is to quilt more. I didn't get nearly enough sewing time in 2016. I am hoping to have more fun with it in 2017!!
Congrats on the book. Can't wait to see it when its done.


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Pick up a dictionary and a skyline is defined as the outline of a group of buildings seen against the sky. In the last century, cities from around the world have not only grown to cover enormous swaths of land spaces horizontally but have grown upwards as if to touch the sky , in a human effort to make stairways to heaven.
These high-rises are the business centers of modern cities and appear to keep a watchful eye on the city life below, all round the clock. In this article we bring you the best sky grazing skylines from across the world.
More popular as a global financial capital, Hong Kong is the greatest skyline of the world. Not surprisingly, it has more than 78 buildings with height measuring over 200 meters. The largest of them is the International Commerce Centre standing an impressive 484 meters tall. It houses dozens of high rising residential buildings.
The former British colony, Honk Kong sizzles in the night when the lights of these high rising buildings glimmers and make reflections in the Victoria Harbor waters.
New York City, United States of America
If anything conjures up the image of a gigantic wall obstructing any view beyond it, it is the array of tall buildings in the Big Apple. New York City has one of the most distinct skylines, with a high density and systematic arrangement of tall buildings. It creates a panoramic view of a skyline against a horizon like nowhere else.
The city has incredible number of 58 buildings over 200 meters high, as of today. The tallest residential building in the world is not surprisingly located here, at 426 meters the 432 Park Avenue offers a sunrise view very few building can. Also home to the some of the oldest skyscrapers New York City is the skyscraper heritage of the world.
Chicago, United States of America
More popularly known as the 'Windy City,' Chicago has 28 buildings measuring over 200 meters tall. Among these, three buildings are listed in the top 20 tallest buildings of the world.
It is worth nothing Chicago built the first steel high-rise structure in 1885 and is a birthplace of modern skyscrapers. It is the city that more than a century ago opened the way for architectural engineering of high rising building. Not to forget, Chicago has a wonderful skyline view that mesmerizes many people.
Shanghai is the biggest city and is the financial center of China. The city has grown at a rapid pace and it reflects a perfect example of a modern skyline. One can evidence the latest architecture styles, engineering and technology in the Shanghai skyline. It is a most definitively a showcase of modern architecture.
Shanghai has 45 buildings measuring more than 200 meters. Among them 4 are more than 400 meters tall. It is located on the bank of Huangpu River. Shanghai gives a view which is very extraordinary especially while you are boating in the beautiful Huangpu River.
Singapore is a City, a Country and an Island. It has 16 buildings measuring over 200 meters. However, because of the air traffic trouble, Singapore cannot build any building measuring more than 280 meters. And there is no surprise that it hosts 3 buildings measuring exactly 280 meters tall.
Singapore is a fine example of thorough urban planning and is considered the cleanliest cosmopolitan city of the world. The buildings here are uniquely arranged to offer you a riveting view. Singapore also is an architectural model city of the world.
Tokyo has 21 buildings measuring over 200 meters tall. Among them Tokyo Tower, a communication tower, is a tourist attractor and has a very popular feature. It tower can be lit in different colors on every night. In addition to the unique architecture, the whole city of Tokyo is infused with neon lighting. And due to air traffic safety mandates, it is mandatory to flash a red light that adds to the beauty of the skyline at night.
Tokyo is the capital of Japan and the most populated city of the world. Surprisingly, even with the large population and lack of available land space ,the government restricts building anymore skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Toronto, the cultural city of Canada has 15 buildings measuring over 200 meters. Among them, CN Tower is measured an impressive 553 meters in height. CN Tower also has the distinction of having the highest observation deck of the world.
Besides, the city has a perfect collection of famous architecture drawing many students to pursue new architectural techniques.
Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia has 13 buildings measuring over 200 meters tall. When built, the Petronas Towers (more popular as twin towers) were the world's tallest towers. However because they are two in number, they have able to retain the title of tallest twin towers of the world.
Located in the south-east Asia, Kuala Lumpur is a very popular tourist destination. Tourists from all over the world love to visit this city to watch an amazing blend of the skyline and natural landscape.
Only a few decades back, Shenzhen was a fishing village located in the south-east region of China. Now, with more than 6 million population, it is a metropolis. It has 35 buildings measuring more than 200 meters tall.
Because of the neon light, Shenzhen has a view that lies in the realm between reality and fantasy.
Dubai, United Arab Emirate
Located in a desert region of Arabian country, Dubai is a modern model of a skyline. The city is home to some of the world's tallest hotel and residential buildings. The world's tallest building Burj Khalifa is so ahead of its league at 828 meters, it is 196 meters taller than the Second tallest building ever made, the Shangai Tower.
Dubai has more than 73 buildings measuring more than 200 meters tall. Surprisingly, all these skyscrapers have been built in the past 10 to 20 years. The city has seen a dramatic change in the landscape from a parched desert city to an envious skyline every city wants to have.
Samual Sam
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TIER secures $60 million in funding from Goldman Sachs
By Will Dodds
European micromobility firm TIER has secured $60 million in asset backed-financing from US investment bank Goldman Sachs.
The operator was recently chosen as one of the three providers for the London e-scooter trials, which begin on 7 June, while it earned similar tenders in Paris and Dubai.
TIER state that the investment is the first of this scale within the micromobility space and will be used to help expand its fleet of e-scooters.
The capital will also aid the development of the TIER Energy Network, a series of battery charging stations that will be installed in retail stores across Europe and the Middle East.
Last month, TIER reached its 100 city milestone following its expansion into Krakow, Poland, with further plans to launch in Hungary, Slovakia and Ireland over the summer.
"The size of this highly scalable asset-backed debt facility is a game-changing first in micro-mobility, accelerating our expansion and cementing our market leadership in Europe," said TIER chief financial officer Alex Gayer.
"This facility leverages our recent equity raise and will enhance our capital-efficient growth."
"Even amid a global pandemic, TIER has established a proven track record of profitable unit economics and asset longevity," added managing director at Goldman Sachs Ben Payne.
"We are excited to help the European leader extend sustainable mobility to more people across the world."
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The US + Britain trivialize mainland Europe, NATO and the EU
March 23, 2017 by Dennis Kefalakos Leave a Comment
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, flanked on his right by Secretary of Defense James Mattis attends the afternoon Ministerial Plenary of the Global Coalition Working to Defeat ISIS at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 2017. [State Department Photo/ Public Domain].
After the insults the German Chancellor Angela Merkel experienced in Washington last week, the Anglo-American duo last Tuesday orchestrated new assaults on mainland Europe. It's not only the outrageous option of the no-deal Brexit, which gains momentum in London, possibly being encouraged by Washington. It's also a fact that Britain and the US escalate their pressure on Europe in every possible way, very probably in order to weaken the EU's stance in the Brexit procedure. As for Merkel's exposure last week to Donald Trump's outrageous demands for…German money, the whole affair turned into a disparagement of the entire mainland Europe, through the monetization of…NATO.
Concerning the latest developments, the US and Britain, out of the blue, jointly banned all electronic devices larger than a mobile telephone on flights, setting off from a large number of airports of mostly Muslim countries and heading for Britain or the US. The gadgets can be stored only in the baggage, away from the passengers cabin. More important though, was the refusal of Rex Tillerson to attend the 5 and 6 April NATO quarterly meeting in Brussels, which would have been his first as State Secretary. Let's take one thing at a time.
US and Britain act alone
There was no prior consultation with mainland EU countries about the new banning of electronic devices from passenger cabins of commercial flights, setting off from practically all the mainly Muslim countries, including Turkey, with destinations in US and Britain. The step is expected to have much more disrupting effects than the ban of liquids in handbags. Unaware passengers will face the options of either losing their gadgets or not embarking on their flight.
The ban includes tablets, laptops, DVD players and cameras. All those items are not at all easy to give up in order to catch a plane, as it is the currently the case with say, 120 ml of shampoo or toothpaste. Currently, all packages of liquids exceeding 100 ml are banned from handbags to be carried in the main cabin, and have to be thrown away if the passenger wishes to board the airplane. Imagine the same scenes taking place, but involving expensive tablets, laptops or cameras.
All Muslims are suspicious
The new measure covers all flights with US destinations, departing from the airports of Cairo, Istanbul, Kuwait-City, Morocco, Amman in Jordan, Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Britain is to do the same for all flights to the UK departing from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. The hasted application of the measure as from this Saturday 25 March is expected to create very tricky problems.
Obviously, there is no time for the public to grasp the new restrictions. The high value of the banned from main cabins items may gravely puzzle a number of passengers. Concerning the US, it's interesting to observe that the measure doesn't involve any American air company, because none of them serves the airports stigmatized. All those flights are conducted by European or Arab companies, including the Turkish Airlines. In this issue the US and Britain, among other things, obviously want to make Europe seen as being slack vis-à-vis the Muslim extremism.
Tillerson disparages NATO
Concerning the second incident this week, intended to belittle Europe, it may be considered as more significant than the first one, at least from a semantic perspective. The refusal of Tillerson to attend his first NATO meeting as US State Secretary, has raised eyebrows in many European capitals. The State Department even rejected the alternative dates proposed by Brussels for the April NATO meeting. The Americans proposed their own options. According to Reuters, Tillerson will stay in the US to participate in the 6 and 7 April visit of the Chinese President Xi jinping and later on during the same month he will visit Moscow. The Americans for their own reasons dropped the possibility of Tillerson participation in the first day of the NATO conference on 5 April and then they also rejected all the other options as proposed by NATO.
The new American scorn of NATO reminded everybody, that President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked the Atlantic alliance organization and called it "obsolete". Add to that his demands that the Europeans and more so Germany owe a lot of 'protection' money to the US, and the mainland EU capitals can be certain of the American intentions. As a matter of fact, Tillerson confirms what the European Sting wrote on 20 February, on the occasion of the Vice President Mike Pence and Defense Secretary James Mattis visits to Brussels: "They rather confirmed the ideas the Europeans had about the Trump administration; disrespectful for the EU, vying for economic protectionism and being strategically flippant in confronting the Russian assertiveness".
In conclusion, it's beyond reasonable doubt that the new American administration's objectives in Europe are quite different than under Barack Obama. State Department confirmed that Tillerson will visit President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin next month, and together with that it aired the disparaging treatment of the NATO meeting dates. Russia is not any more an 'outcast', and the US under Trump can cooperate closely with Moscow. This cooperation may include dealings in the Ukraine and Syria, and probably Crimea, which will be outraging for the Europeans. All these are infallible signs about spring and summer storm clouds gathering in the European skies.
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While the Spanish newspaper El País calls it La Bienal del deshielo (The Biennial of defrosting), citing the presence of Cuban émigré artists and their US colleagues, the 12th Havana Biennial has also served as a backdrop for visits by famous figures in the fields of music and performance as well as art.
A few weeks ago, the singer Rihanna was greeted with spontaneous cheers on the streets and cafes of the Cuban capital, accompanied by renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. And not only have thousands of US visitors landed in Havana with State Department permission, international art-world luminaries like Joseph Kosuth, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Daniel Buren, and Gabriel Orozco have been part of the official Biennial program.
Now, one of the most mysterious, anonymous—and paradoxically most well-known—artists has revealed his presence on the changing island.
As always, the British graffiti artist Banksy—king of street art—did not appear in person. Instead, he emerged through the efforts of artist and videomaker Néstor Siré (b. Camagüey 1988).
While reading online accounts of the British music scene by DJ Jon Carter, Siré discovered that Carter and Banksy had spent several days in Havana in 2004, en route to Jamaica.
As the Internet revealed, Banksy left behind several graffiti works—among them, his own version of Alberto Korda's iconic image of Che Guevara, and his "Gangster Rat" character. His stenciled phrase "This is not a photo opportunity" also appeared.
After this discovery, Siré hit the dusty streets of Habana Vieja, looking for traces of the elusive Banksy. He wrote to the artist but received no response. Finally, his efforts were rewarded. He found one of the works from 2004, blurred and deteriorated, but recognizably a Banksy—one of his "Gangster Rat" images.
In his attempts to rescue the image, Siré called in a group of art restorers and conservators specializing in wall paintings. Under the guidance of the restorers Alberto Chia Collazo and Yanira Arteaga Romero, experts on mural paintings, and the assistance of Yoel López Vargas, Rafael Gómez Pérez, and Giordano Guerra, the team removed the work using the stacco technique, which ensures image conservation.
The process was meticulously documented and recorded on video by Siré for his own Prohibiciones Producción production company.
The approach of the Biennial, with its theme of From the idea to the experience, encouraged Siré to exhibit the restored piece as Banksy's only work preserved in Cuba.
Under the title Todo para vender: Banksy en La Habana (All for Sale: Banksy in Havana), the work is now on display as part of Siré's contribution to Nano, a group show featuring small-scale works by 20 Cuban artists. Curated by Gretel Acosta, the show is a collateral exhibition of the Biennial, on view at the Teodoro Ramos Blanco Gallery in Havana's El Cerro district.
On his website, Siré has offered the work for sale, quoting a price of $40,000. There's just one catch: as a condition of the sale, regardless of where the purchaser resides, the piece cannot be taken out of the country.
In other words, Siré has nationalized Banksy's Havana "Gangster Rat," whether Banksy himself has agreed or not.
Nano runs through June 22 at the Teodoro Ramos Blanco Gallery in the El Cerro district of Havana.
Abelardo G Mena Chicuri (La Habana 1962) Formerly a curator at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, he is curator of the Farber Collection, Miami. He recently became CEO of RM Estudio, an arts advisory company in Havana for private and corporate collections.


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package gov.va.med.pharmacy.peps.common.exception;

import java.text.MessageFormat;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.MissingResourceException;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

/**
 * Pharmacy unchecked exception base class. Intended for use where cause of exception is unrecoverable.
 */
public class PharmacyRuntimeException extends RuntimeException {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(PharmacyRuntimeException.class);

    private MessageKey key;
    private Object[] arguments;

    /**
     * Create a new exception with a no-argument message.
     *
     * @param key String key to the exception message
     */
    protected PharmacyRuntimeException(MessageKey key) {
        this.key = key;
        this.arguments = new Object[] {};

        log();
    }

    /**
     * Create a new exception with a parameterized message.
     *
     * @param key String key to the exception message
     * @param arguments Arguments to insert into the message
     */
    protected PharmacyRuntimeException(MessageKey key, Object... arguments) {
        this.key = key;
        this.arguments = arguments;

        log();
    }

    /**
     * Create a new exception with a no-argument message.
     *
     * @param e Exception that caused this exception
     * @param key String key to the exception message
     */
    protected PharmacyRuntimeException(Throwable e, MessageKey key) {
        super(e);

        this.key = key;
        this.arguments = new Object[] {};

        log();
    }

    /**
     * Create a new exception with a parameterized message.
     *
     * @param e Exception that caused this exception
     * @param key String key to the exception message
     * @param arguments Arguments to insert into the message
     */
    protected PharmacyRuntimeException(Throwable e, MessageKey key, Object... arguments) {
        super(e);

        this.key = key;
        this.arguments = arguments;

        log();
    }

    /**
     * Return the message localized for the default locale. The localized message is derived from the ExceptionMessage
     * provided in the constructor.
     *
     * @return String localized message
     *
     * @see java.lang.Throwable#getLocalizedMessage()
     */
    public String getLocalizedMessage() {
        ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle("properties/" + getClass().getName(), Locale.getDefault(), Thread
            .currentThread().getContextClassLoader());

        String message;

        try {
            message = bundle.getString(key.getKey());

            if (arguments.length > 0) {
                message = MessageFormat.format(message, arguments);
            }
        }
        catch (MissingResourceException e) {
            message = e.getLocalizedMessage();
        }

        return message;
    }

    /**
     * Return the message localized for the default locale. The localized message is derived from the ExceptionMessage
     * provided in the constructor.
     *
     * @return String localized message
     *
     * @see java.lang.Throwable#getMessage()
     */
    public String getMessage() {
        return getLocalizedMessage();
    }

    /**
     * Log the message via Log4j
     */
    protected void log() {
        LOG.error("", this);
    }
}


Per this post, this device has an FCC ID of KA2-DI524.
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Health Net Assisting Members in California During State of Emergency
By: Health Net via Business Wire News Releases
In response to Gov. Gavin Newsom's declared state of emergency, Health Net, LLC wants to help ensure everyone is informed about what they can do to help protect themselves from the coronavirus (COVID-19).
What is the coronavirus?
Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is a respiratory disease, which has become a public health emergency in the United States and other countries:
The symptoms of coronavirus are similar to the flu, including cough, fever, shortness of breath, and lower respiratory illness. However, it may be contagious before a person begins showing symptoms.
Although the virus first appeared in China, it has become widespread and has been detected in many other countries, including the United States.
Prevention Strategies
According to the California Department of Public Health and the CDC, there are important steps to take to prevent the spread of all respiratory viruses:
Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently. Use soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizing rub (must contain at least 60 percent alcohol).
Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze by coughing/sneezing into your elbow.
Promptly dispose of tissues in a wastebasket after use.
Clean public surfaces thoroughly.
Avoid shaking hands.
Get a flu vaccine.
If a member is quarantined, and needs an emergency supply of their medications, they can call Health Net at 1-800-400-8987 for assistance.
For all members, Health Net is waiving co-pays for medically necessary screenings and tests for COVID-19.
If a member develops symptoms of COVID-19, including fever, cough or shortness of breath, and has reason to believe they may have been exposed, they should call their health care provider or local health department before seeking care. Contacting them in advance will help ensure that people can get the care they need without putting others at risk.
For more information, Health Net members should call 800-400-8987.
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At this time, state and federal health officials have indicated that the risk from COVID-19 is low and therefore treatment of the virus is aligned with treatment of other viral respiratory infections.
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I've been working as a freelance illustrator since 2010, showing my broad artistic range with both private and commercial commissions, working on visual assets for games and creating works that both me and my clients are satisfied with.
My passion for art began at a young age, spending large amounts of time doodling and sketching, but my real push forward into my career was when I first saw the concept art for the Metal Gear series of games created by Yoji Shinkawa. I'm deeply inspired and influenced by sci-fi and cyberpunk movies and other styles of video game art. I also enjoy tutoring budding artists who wish to learn how to draw, and helping others learn different tips and tricks with tutorials, I don't believe there's ever a time when you stop learning!
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