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Skyrim Survival Diary: Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
Feature by Brendan Caldwell List Goblin
Published on 22 Oct, 2014
There are lots of survival games, but there are also lots of games which could be survival games with the right mods installed. Over the course of Survival Week we'll highlight a few of those games and i)write a diary of our experience playing with it ii) explain how to do it yourself.
I found Meeko sitting by the side of the road. He is one of Skyrim's shaggy, grey wolfhounds that look as old as they do stupid. He saw me, turned around and ran into the thicket. I followed him through the trees, where he led me to a run-down shack. I looked inside and there, lying still and grey on the shed's single rickety bed, was Meeko's owner. He was dead. The mongrel looked to me, blinked in the cold and seemed to whine. All right then, I thought, you can follow me. It was a decision I never came to regret. Later on, Meeko killed a lot of people for me.
But more importantly, Meeko kept me warm in Skyrim's deadly mountain passes. One of the mods I have installed is Frostfall, which gives the player a few extra things to worry about. Exposure can leave you freezing to death, while being wet means you succumb to the cold even faster. You have to keep yourself warm at fires and fill up on hot soups to keep your 'exposure meter' from dropping too low. Once, I tried to swim across a small, icy river and before I could get a fire going on the opposite shore I passed out from hypothermia. I woke up in a familiar inn, penniless, frostbitten and with this note in my pocket.
That's Frostfall. Anyway, one of the lesser-known features of the mod is the effect companions have. You see, just travelling with a friend actually makes you feel warmer. In the wilds, Meeko the dog would sleep at the end of my bedroll and he really would keep my feet warm. That's why having him around was so great. That's why I was sad when he died.
Let's go back. It was day one of our trip around Skyrim and the snow was falling lightly. I knew it was falling lightly because that's what the latest Frostfall notification told me. "Light snow begins to fall," it said. I was planning to do a circuit of Tamriel's vast winterland by visiting each of the province's four Orc strongholds, where I knew I would be welcome (I had been made an honourary Orc in one of these fortresses already, the remaining three were my destination). I was not going to use fast travel (I have disabled it with Frostfall) and I was not going to travel by horse or wagon. It was just me and Meeko and our own six feet.
I was also not the Dragonborn. Just an outlaw from a two-bit band of ambitionless thugs. The use of another mod has allowed me to follow a new life and live in a Skyrim without Dragons or Shouts. That might seem stupid to some people, but if I'm going to turn my game into the story of one dashingly average rogue, his loyal canine friend, and their survival against the elements, I don't want everyone to keep calling said rogue by a stupid nickname. Besides, the name I have chosen is much better. (It's 'Muldoon').
So there we were, sitting in Solitude, getting ready for our big adventure. I crafted all the things we would need to keep us warm and well-kept. A cloak, a tanning rack, a tent and sleeping bag, a walking stick, a torch, a lantern. I've also got 6 pieces of emergency firewood and a bunch of food and wine (alcohol temporarily staves off the cold). The gates of Solitude opened wide and we, the happy adventurers, were on our way. We were not long on the road when we stumbled on a ransacked caravan, complete with husband and wife corpse combo. In hindsight, this should have given Meeko and I the foreshadowing we needed to avoid what happened next. But no. We were not very good at divining cadavers.
The faithful animal companion of Hollywood always dies at the end of the movie, to popcorn-flavoured tears. The animal familiar of literature always dies during some climactic moment of judgement and sacrifice, in passages blazing with meaning and symbolism. Meeko died on the first day of a 10-day journey, after I accidentally skewered him with my scimitar. He had charged into Robber's Gorge -- a camp of bandits -- and, in my hurry to keep by his side, I ran into the fray swinging extra hard, slicing not only his attacker but the dog's own flank too. He flumped to the ground and I froze. Meeko was dead and I had not even travelled a mile. I frowned. And then I murdered the rest of the bandits.
I could have stopped and reloaded an earlier save, reanimating the mutt and trying to pretend nothing had ever happened. But imagine it. Every time those big, old eyes would have looked up at me I would have known. I would have turned away in loathing, hating this creature, this imposter, this Meeko 2.0. Who could face that? This is Survival Skyrim now, Muldoon. You have to live with the consequences. I left the bandit camp and carried on. The road ahead was lonely (and colder) for the loss of my friendly hound. I took step after lacklustre step until, thinking it would help ward off loneliness, I had the idea to keep a journal of all my encounters. This journal ended up 22 pages long. So for the sake of brevity, levity and sanity, I will inflict you only with this extract.
The fish soup has cured me of my illnesses. I leave town without even speaking to anyone. Sweet dreams, Dawnstar! On the road out, the Frostfall notification tells me of incoming weather fronts. It reads: "A furious snowstorm draws near." It's probably nothing.
Attacked by more wolves.
An Old Orc stands in the blizzard by the roadside surrounded by bear carcasses. He complains about wanting a "good death". In Orc society, simply laying down to die is dishonourable and pathetic. You must die in a good fight. And since I am an honourary Orc, I understand his request. We fight and he dies well. Praise Malacath, Orc brother! You have made your tribe proud this day! I stoop down and take his gold.
I am freezing again, with snow-blinded vision. But the Nightgate Inn materialises on the roadside. I'm glad to see the innkeeper, but not so glad that I don't steal all the potions in the building. The only thing I buy is some more Fish Soups. I warm myself by the fire and then leave.
Attacked by wolves.
I drink some wine to keep my body warm (but not too much). Soon I find a pitched tent and a crackling campfire by a picturesque waterfall. Ah, the great outdoors!
Wolves.
If you plan to make a similar journey with these mods (see this article) I can tell you that your two best friends in all of Skyrim will be Fire and Fish Soup. Unless you have a dog by your side, in which case, you will have three best friends.
When I arrived in Riften, late at night on my fourth day of travel, I got horrendously drunk. The Realistic Needs and Diseases mod which governs your hunger, thirst, tiredness and illnesses, also tracks how much alcohol you consume. I went into the Bee and Barb, Riften's scummy tavern, and drank. I drank until the people said I looked ill. I drank until the room looked like the inside of a bottle of Irn Bru.
I passed out for four hours and came to again, only to find everyone else still supping. I went outside to get some fresh air but, obviously, the town was under attack by vampires. I fell over on my way back into the inn.
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The next morning I woke up thirsty, famished and unable to move. My hangover had combined with some Bone Break Fever I had neglected, and this created a crippling disease that left me too aching to carry anything. I gulped down some fish soup, which struck me as a terrible hangover cure, and went outside. A courier handed me a note. It was Mid-Year Day. Unable to face another night of debauchery, I left town and carried on my Gran Torino of Orc strongholds.
By the sixth day I had made it to Falkreath and there was only one Orc stronghold I hadn't visited. (The stronghold of Largushbur was wet and under a giant's siege. The stronghold of Narzulbur is unremarkable and easily robbed). I estimated one or two days more travel and that would be it. I didn't count on meeting Barbas.
I had been actively avoiding quests and favours the whole way along my journey. Laughing in the faces of the citizens of Dawnstar, scoffing at the requests of Riften reprobates. But when talk of a dog hanging around the road outside Falkreath reaches my ears, I am hooked. Part of me foolishly thinks Meeko might still be alive. But of course, it is just Barbas. I didn't remember him from my first dander through Skyrim's frosty wastes. So to meet a dog that looked identical to my old friend Meeko was a nice surprise. The only difference with Barbas is that he...er… well, he talks. He is a lost pet, the wiseass dog of demon fame, who wants to go on a little quest to be reunited with his old master -- a daedra called Clavicus Vile. I cannot refuse. What can I say? I am a sucker for those stupid dog eyes.
Twenty-four hours later and I am stumbling back into Falkreath, exhausted, hungry, cold and riddled with mild vampirism. Barbas' master did not want him back. Instead, he asked us to go on some ridiculous journey halfway across the province. As much as I love these dumb hounds, I was not getting THAT sidetracked. With fast travel off, that is a whole other adventure. The good news? Barbas is still by my side and will be until either I ask him to leave or until the daedra's quest is done. (I will never do this quest).
The final Orc stronghold, Dushnik Yal, lies another day to the west. Recovering at Falkreath for the night, I have time to think. The first time I played through Skyrim, I did not have half as good a time. The survival mods add so much that I would petition for any Elder Scrolls lover to try them out. But what I think really improves the game is the restriction on fast travel. In vanilla Skyrim, when somebody gave me a quest, I would instantly accept and, without thinking, just teleport to wherever. I rarely cared about what I was doing (the amount of dry characters don't help much) and I was running on the fumes of an XP binge. In this run-through, however, when I am asked to do a quest I do the following things:
Back out of the conversation
Take a look at my map
Are you fucking joking?
Okay. Okay. Deep breath.
I'll do it.
It feels momentous, looking at the distance between places and knowing that it will be a long slog there and back, through the cold. Instead of a videogame hop, skip and jump, it becomes a proper journey. An actual quest. I can look at Barbas' moronic doggy face and know that the detour to the cave full of vampires was worth it.
Two nights later, the hound and I are standing in the Orc stronghold of Dushnik Yal. The longhouse fire blazes and the Orcs have all drawn their weapons. I have just punched the Chieftain's favourite wife in the face.
It started when I walked into the stronghold, soaked to the bone, and went straight into the longhouse to dry off. The wives were having an argument with the Chief over who was his favourite. I didn't care. I spoke to a strong-looking Orc called Ghrobash the Iron Hand, who was sitting at the table and eating. He was a former traveller. "There's a freedom the roads give you," he said, "that the strongholds do not." I valued this attitude and, as per Orc discourse, I insulted him. A brawl started -- only between the two of us -- and during the scuffle I accidentally swung too hard and cracked one of the Chieftain's wives in the head. Meeko would be sad to see that, in the past ten days, my swing had not improved. The Orc tribe encircled me and I was promptly killed.
I eventually bested Ghrobash the Orc without assaulting his clansfolk and, being the honourable sort, he wanted to come with me on my journey. But according to my own Grand Tour, the journey was already over. Although, I supposed, there was one more thing I could do before I could call my own travels complete. One last stop before calling it a day.
Meeko's burial was not going as well as I had hoped. I realised this as I was carrying his corpse out of the bandit fort where he had died ten days earlier. I dragged him unceremoniously toward the nearby river. His body swung and bobbed, and all the time his eyes were wide open, his dog face regarding me with a dumb, happy grin. When Barbas, the Orc and I had found Robber's Gorge empty of all bandit bodies, I was worried Meeko's body would have disappeared as well. But there it was, lying exactly where I remembered, completely alone. Barbas had sat down next to it, I like to think out of reverence. In reality, his AI follower mind did not even register his precursor's existence. The Orc, likewise, stood idle and bored. But at least he had offered a small comment as we entered the gorge. "Smells like blood," he said.
My first idea had been to cremate Meeko. The heat from the resultant fire would keep us from getting any colder and I would be able to say that, even in death, this faithful companion kept me warm. I dragged his body over the campfire, but of course, bodies don't burn like that in Skyrim. It looked ridiculous. So I pulled him off again and started trekking toward the river, holding the body ahead of me, where it began to swing uncontrollably, like a heavy, furry pendulum. I soon reached the riverside, where I paused. I needed to place Meeko as close to the middle of the river as possible, so he would not fall limply on the riverbank. I reared back and swung forward before letting him go. This was supposed to give him a small measure of momentum. But this too did not go to plan.
Meeko's body flew upwards, as if it had been volleyed from a trebuchet, and I stared in terror at his spinning, airborne corpse. Thankfully, there was still enough lateral distance to the botched throw that he ended up in the water. His body splashed into the cold and began drifting downstream, where it lodged against a rock and refused to move any further.
I sighed. Ghrobash was splashing about on the banks for no discernable reason. I decided I was not going to get another bout of frostbite trying to fish a dead dog out of a fast-flowing river, even if it was old Meeko. I went back to Robber's Gorge to warm myself up. The journey was over. I had nothing left to do.
The sound of barking reached me and I looked to Barbas, sitting nearby. But it wasn't him. This barking sounded fainter, further away. What the hell? I stood up and walked to the edge of the wooden palisade -- the wall the bandits had used as an archer's post. Looking downward, into the gorge, I saw a patrol. Five Dawnguards were wandering through the pass. Among them, a single gorgeous husky. They were heavily armed but they didn't see the need to draw their weapons.
The men and the dog passed us quietly and undisturbed, and it gave me a strange amount of satisfaction to know that, thanks to Meeko and I, that regal husky would not be attacked. They disappeared down the road and, save for the fire, everything was quiet. There were no more bandits at Robber's Gorge.
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import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;

import com.ra4king.gameservers.jwords.server.JWordsServer;

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A hot summer day requires a refreshing beverage. I have not found many beverages that are as refreshing as agua fresca. I was first introduced to agua fresca recipes when I worked in restaurant kitchens. I saw some of the cooks blending together fruit and water. When I asked what they were making, I was introduced to a wonderfully refreshing beverage. Agua fresca recipes are so simple, and usually as contain fruit, water, sugar, and sometimes herbs blended together. After blending, the pulp is strained out. You can use almost any combination of fruit to make your agua fresca recipes, and you can even play with adding sparkling waters or alcohol too. Here are a few ideas for you to use for entertaining, or just when you really need to cool off on a hot summer day.
I will start with the most common of agua fresca recipes. Watermelon was the first agua fresca that I had, and it is the most common. The natural electrolytes in watermelon make it especially thirst quenching. I think that this is a good recipe to start with.
This agua fresca recipe is great for an outdoor brunch, or for any summer gathering. This will replace your cucumber water with its citrus-minty refreshment.
This is another simple and standard agua fresca recipe. You could add ginger, coconut water, or orange zest to this recipe to give it an extra dimension. At the beach or with breakfast, pineapple agua fresca is delicious and super refreshing.
This recipe is not only loaded with all of the flavor and vitamin C of hibiscus, but it will also keep you hydrated longer because of the chia seeds in it. The gorgeous color makes it great for parties.
Cantaloupe is one of my favorite agua fresca recipes. The use of basil in this particular recipe is very creative. This tastes like a summer garden in a glass, and it is perfect for an al fresco Italian dinner.
This is a take on cucumber agua fresca recipes, but it has the added twist of kiwi. Kiwi has a very distinct taste that is somewhere between a banana, strawberry, and citrus. Cucumber-kiwi shows how creative you can get with your combinations in your own recipes.
Peaches are my personal favorite fruit on this planet. I love peach agua fresca recipes. I find the jalapeño garnish (optional) especially interesting. I would love to have a pitcher of this with me on Taco Tuesday, or with anything off of the grill.
This recipe is so full of good stuff. A juicer is required, and in that respect it may not be a proper agua fresca recipe. However, it is delicious, nutritious, and refreshing. The rich color makes this a great beverage to serve at Halloween parties.
Any combination of berries makes a great agua fresca. Blueberries are loaded with antioxidants, so this is a delicious and refreshing way to get more good stuff into your body.
Lemonade and limeade are technically agua fresca recipes, and this is basically a strawberry limeade. This is so refreshing, and the strawberry just feels like early summer to me. You cannot beat this recipe on a hot day.


Bill Rowley lives and photographs in Western Massachusetts. His prize-winning images have been exhibited in numerous area galleries, most recently those of Forbes Library in Northampton, Jones Library in Amherst, and Springfield Technical Community College. He has authored an article on cross-polarization for EOS Magazine, and was instrumental in establishing the photography program at Riverside Industries in Easthampton. One of Bill's images, "Rainbow Lagoon," was chosen as the Theme Picture for next year's Monson Arts Council's Spring Show. Currently, Bill serves as president of the Pioneer Valley Photographic Artists.
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South Korea's Pop Music Giant to Launch New Cryptocurrency
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Published on 06 September 2019, 07:36 America/Chicago
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S M Entertainment, South Korea's largest music agency has recently announced its plan to launch a new cryptocurrency that will connect Artists and Fans.
Analyst predicts sooner or later the largest giants will join the crypto revolutions, and indeed it's happening. A few days ago, Philippine Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao's launched its own token, Pac. The so-called celebrity token is intended to connect Pacquiao with his fans effectively and efficiently. However, this time too, the latest plan of SM Entertainment seeks to connect Artists with their fans with the use of cryptocurrency.
S M Entertainment's cryptocurrency will be launched with the support of its tech partner CT-AI Labs. The news was first confirmed by Sang-Sik Joo, the CEO of CT-AI Labs at developers' conference of UpBit on Sept. 04. While the company restricted further details, it said that they are planning to utilize both, private as well as the public domain blockchain. As per the reports, the new token will more likely be known as SM token which will be primarily used as the efficient means of payment and settlement system to be entered and tracked on Blockchain.
"Blockchain from the entertainment standpoint is a decentralized entertainment entity,"
While the company elaborates the launch of new digital currency is focused on encouraging the interaction between fans and artists, rumors state that the shares of the company are experiencing a steep decline. This has led the company in negative circumstances for quite some time now. With the launch of the new crypto token, fans and investors are likely reconsidering the company's share and excited to look at what it might bring for them with the introduction of new digital currency.
Further details on how and when will the company aims to finally kick-off the new cryptocurrency remains unclear. It's worth noting that the news of new virtual currency's launch by SM entertainment have quietly excited the whole crypto community.
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Spoerry ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

Anne Spoerry (1918–1999), kenianische Ärztin und Pilotin französischer Abstammung
François Spoerry (1912–1999), französischer Architekt
Heinrich Spoerry (1869–1907), Schweizer Industrieller und Bergsteiger
Vreni Spoerry (* 1938), Schweizer Politikerin
Robert Spoerry  (Dipl. Maschinenbau-Ingenieur ETH)

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Hello,Pat thanky oh so much well thank the lord, my foster son he did not. Come! He gtot friends. God is good". Knew that married woman. They kept it secret, it came out! She got with child and her hustband was livid.He was angry,well since then they had nothing but trouble.I really don't want be privy to it.He got himself into it and so now he got to take care his own problem.The victim also is the child.
Thankfull,that he did not even call me. God will work it out. I got my plate full..as the saying goes...thankyou all for your prayers.I prayed myself to sleep.
. He will not make peace with his mother...If you going to be christian you got.to be forgiving.Col.3:13.
Hello ELENA. Yes, I certainly hope all goes well for you. I will say a prayer for you.
Hey,again just saw your.message,,you know I had panic attacks for years they wear you down, been some years now,don't get out much.the lord knows,things are changing.My priest friend going for last chemo. They.think his cancer most gone after last chemo, he.has skin.cancer small area.hope you.can get rest,all you got need rest.hugs & god bless.
Elena, if your foster son needs medication, and is violent when he's not on it, protect yourself. Don't let him in your house. Tell him to go back on his medication and to get back to therapy. Nobody can predict when an unstable person will get violent. Protect yourself and be safe.
As for Song of Sol 2:1, 12-13...especially "come away"...alone with Him alone and He is everything.
He who called...faithful, will do.
purpose, told, "I will bless you...and you will be a blessing"
Beautiful thoughts moving forward these months.
Many blessing from this--thanks for sharing, I carried it on to October.
I reminded her only because there is too many other blogs already concerning other topis and maybe she want to answer one of them here. I do not know, I cannot read her mind. She is a wonderful sister so I didn't think she would mind me bringing it up. It seems it bothered you. The sisters need these blogs to discuss their needs and prayers.
I'm sure chira would have figured that out all by herself MarkV. After all you did.
Sister Chria, you are on the wrong blog. Man made tabernacle is on another blog.
He did not enter a manmade sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one., He entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence. Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
The law...a shadow...not the realities...can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly...make perfect, those who draw near to worship.
Song of Solomon 2:1 "I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valley."
2:12-13 "The flower appear on the earth, the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land [The fig tree] putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away."
Matt 24:32 "Now learn a parable of [the fig tree], When his branch is yet tender-putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:"
as for offering, sacrifice also, heb 9 and 10. "How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit, offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our conscience from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!"
For this reason, Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance-now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins previously committed under the first covenant.
Hello,Darlene, bless you and right now, I believe in JESUS name,we come before the throne room, we ask.for your Omnnipresent,Omnipotent.,power Give this wonderfull christian lady, give her a special extra appointed time, if you be so,kind ...let her be able see her loved jones,have extra miracle be able to hold on a While longer, moments all the family will. Treasure,until she as to when you wish be 'singing with the company of angels. He reigns,Christ JESUS reigns,with power,glory,majesty. Amen.
left me,some damage but,at this time, not running to dentist. Trish you have a kind heart, really people are in need of love,mercy, wisdom,be the light jesus give you extra patience, strengh,amen..
Darlene, I'm praying for you. It's a shame that the gums have not healed in all this time.
I'd appreciate prayer for a woman in AA named Fran. She asked me to be her AA sponsor last week, and it has given me the opportunity to share my faith and ideas from Scripture in the natural course of our discussions. She is Catholic, and is totally unaware of the role of the Holy Spirit, much less Scripture. Pray for me to be a loving witness to her as we work together in our recovery process. This is why I have stayed in AA as a believer.
Mod.permit-Mary,appt.Thurs./ kind of concern, Darlene bless your heart. I really panic when it comes to dentist,keep me in prayer,probably my system changing. ,thankyou for carrying.think about alot of good things get fr others on here,I want good days lay n bed pray for all our troops come home, starving n healing for children, things like that get my mind off myself, God is good. Always,no matter how I feel,I keep it in my mind.love agape,family.
Would appreciate prayer for another sinus infection. I can't shake them. I'm very weak and tired too. I am still dealing with back pain from the car accident as well.
In spite of all this, God keeps proving Himself over and over again. He loves me, and strengthens me.
Mod.permit, Mary mean to say how are you? I go to see doctor tomorrow,I hope n pray she don't giveme bad news,she seem be good doctor thus far. Thankyou, everyone.
Hello, thanks Mary,been up & down, had to just tk myself good talk to my father God,had really breakdown my body,think it sadness,then I began just pray n sing, self get bk,total upset to my system, crazy but yeah that supplements,herbs,sure was working for me.They are scam artists. Just ask the lord forgive me being so stupid, put my faith n God,He can do what nobody can do.amen.thankyou, Mary...who are you?
Praise the Lord your surgery was successful. That is awesome.
thanks for your comments trish. I am probably a bigger baby than you but if I don't have to hurt then I am not going to. the surgery was the worst thing I ever had in my life but the doc fixed me up good and I don't have to hurt anymore.
Shira, I've had other procedures at this office, and they offer sedation, which I've had. Problem is, I'd need a ride home, and that's not always that easy. Although, yesterday's shot was extremely painful, which only happened one other time in my lower back. Doctor said it was more painful because the area was extremely inflamed. I'm hoping it's better next time.
The other procedure this doctor does is called a rhizotomy, which is where they do sedate you. Then, they burn the nerves with a laser injection and that usually lasts a year or more, because the nerves grow back slowly. I've had great success with that only lower back. It's less invasive than surgery, and I'm home that day.
trish, I had the injections in my lower back also but the dr gave me the same thing you get with a colonosopy. I was awake but it didn't hurt one bit. I had those for 2 years and ended with surgery on my lower spine. ask your doctor to do the same for you. it is completely painless. God bless.
Moderator permit-Everybody,thankyou so much,went and got more vitamins and lots of ensure, going with B complex, try toget energy back. Trish,Darlene. And Mary. ...we continue pray for ourselves, Trish yes,be carefull, you need try keep track the cortixone shots. Pray for me,my one side head hurts very strange. Feeling better,smile. Pray for all.n the prayer room,I do.thanks,God bless.
Elena, I am glad you got some rest. That is awesome.
I'd appreciate prayer for my back. I injured it in a car accident in August, and aggravated an already existing condition. Today I got a very painful cortisone shot in my cervical spine. I am hoping it helps.
Hello,moderator permit- Darlene..this ELENA, can anyone like us help out/ or address send help this little one?
Darlene, I will continue to pray for that precious little girl. Her injuries, and all that has happened to her family, are so tragic my heart aches for them. I hope that they had some type of insurance for their home, as well as for the little girl, at least CHiP, to help with the costs of her care. Please tell the family that you have friends who care and are praying.
Ava the 3 year old, granddaughter of our friend, that got burned needs prayer very much. The burns were so bad on her feet they did amputate her toes and soles of her feet. Our toes help us balance when we walk so she will probably have to learn to walk all over again once she is well enough to walk at all. Her daddy needs prayer too seeing his baby girl hurting,plus being there all the time,and going through all of this is really taking a toll on him. The step grandfather to her did die. There are benefits being held for Ava and the family pray they do well,one Saturday brought in $7000.00 but thats a drop in the bucket since they lost everything and the hospital bills will be huge.
Congratulations Shira. I like living in an apartment.
I sold my home and rented an apt. I don't have to worry about mowing grass or expensive repairs. best thing I ever did.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Thanks Char. That was very encouraging.
Darlene, I don't let these things get me down. I keep doing my volunteer work, helping others who need help, and glorifying God. It's going to take more than physical infirmities to get me down.
worked, complete and ready for use.
he God of my rock, in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour (moshi'ah), thou savest (the verb Y-Sh-Ah) me from violence.
I am starting physical therapy today, for injuries I got in a car accident a few weeks ago. My car is in the shop for the repairs, and I am driving a rental. My car is a Honda Civic, and I am renting a big Dodge Caravan Minivan. Big transition. In all of this, God is so good to me. His love endures forever.
Virgin: The Promised Seed of the woman.
Is 9:6-7,7:14,Matt1:23,Lk 2:11 "Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, And shall call his name Immanuel."
He is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him, he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Char, Im assuming your posts to chira, are written to me, (chria), rather than shira or another.
"A true blessing sister, like a little child running in a field of flowers, inhaling, enjoying and praising God the creator, as Father for His creation..." This made me smile.
Moderator permit-well,guess not as Ithought, they nev'r mailed me the supplements,vitamins/fish oil, more stuff can't pronounce but,got to say it works! but,I sure not putting no more cash,faith & sensible eating ..God best doctor, no substitutes and not mad just disappointed.
It has been really good restore my eye vision, right eye,thank God!
Family, yes 23/Feb. , just laugh..girlfriend,ha ha think facebook oh! Lord, I can not handle it...not mad, just ha ha. It too much. For me,5 Elena, with my same ,It too,much. For me.too hard.
Hope you and your mom,be ok.love,ha ha..Elena(chemo has its goodside) Trish,forgive me.ChristiaNet.
do really care bout each other on here, let me say thank God,you n your mom, all alive! Hey finally after all nite :) on facebook, my name is Elena Dacosta My b/d feb.1952.
Trish thank you,I know what you mean, have several on my prayer list too and of course always you. Thank you all who have prayed for me and my prayer requests.
Elena and others, I am on Facebook, and my user name is Patricia Anne Reilly, if you would like to Friend me. Send a message how you know me if you choose to Friend me. Hugs and prayers to all.
Moderator -my apologies.,Mary please forgive,can't seem to get neither to put profile,facebook,friend tell me got to get to the library n put all my info. Hopefull Monday ...how have you been.Mary? thankyou,, God bless.
//Darlene, you stay on my prayer list, as does Mary, Elena, aka, and many others.
I'd still appreciate prayer, as I deal with the fallout from the car accident on Thursday. I hope to see my doctor tomorrow. He told me to wait a week to see how I felt. I've been having trouble sleeping with the tension and backache.
Darlene, you stay on my prayer list, as does Mary, Elena, aka, and many others.


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Fillipino-owned Recruitment Agency Accused of Corruption
June 29, 2011 June 28, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment
A lawyer of Filipino-Norwegian recruitment agency Active Service Omsorg Og Rekruttering (ASOR) tried to stop the release of a new book by an Oslo city official detailing the alleged corrupt practices of politicians in Norway's capital.
Oslo city council member Erling Folkvord confirmed to national TV NRK that he received a letter from ASOR's lawyer asking Spartacus, the publisher of his new book "Vår korrupte hovedstad" (Our Corrupt Capital) to stop the release of his book today.
Folkvord is known for his crusade against corruption, earning himself the nickname "watch dog." He has been elected to the Oslo City council since 1993. He was also elected as a parliament member from 1993-1997, representing Norway's Red Party.
In an interview with NRK TV, Carl Bore, counsel for ASOR, said that the book contained "wrong" and "damaging lies" about his client and portrayed the agency as a corrupt company.
"These are clearly wrong allegations. There are very few (allegations) that are correct," Bore said.
In Folkvord's book, ASOR was accused of sending invoices for free labor, not giving minimum wages, and employing unqualifed personnel.
Folkvord told NRK TV that "it is unfortunate that someone is trying to stop the publication of a book whose subject is so important."
Spartacus has not responded to the letter from Bore and has no plans of postponing the launch of Folkvord's book.
ASOR was founded in 2000 and lists as its owners Filipina Rizalina Galiza Jenssen and her Norwegian husband, Hallvard Jenssen.
ASOR is one of the biggest players in providing nursing aid services to elderly clients in Oslo. It counts the city government of Oslo as one of its biggest clients.
It is reported that the company earned a total of 67 million kroners (around 524 million pesos) from city government contracts in 2010.
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by Nettrice Gaskins | May 30, 2011
Doris Salcedo, "Plegaria Muda," 2008-2010. Photo: Oscar Monsalve © Doris Salcedo.
In this week's roundup, Doris Salcedo evokes memorials, Cao Fei explores play time, several artists are celebrated and more.
Doris Salcedo: Plegaria Muda unveils the newest sculptural work by Doris Salcedo in the turbine hall of Moderna Museet Malmö (Sweden). The show contains multiple references and as an installation, Plegaria Muda can evoke associations of a memorial or a collective burial site. It springs out of a three-year-long research of the ghettoes of South East Los Angeles, but is also a direct answer to repeated atrocities committed by groupings within the Colombian army between 2003 and 2009. This exhibition closes September 4.
Cao Fei's Play Time is the artist's fourth solo exhibition at Lombard Freid Projects (New York City). Play Time returns to Cao Fei's previous interest in the convergence of fantasy and reality and premieres her latest works. She continues to utilize different types of media including video, photography and sculptural installations that evoke childhood games, story telling and TV programs that have a profound influence on children. This show closes June 25.
John Baldessari will be presented with the 2011 Alumni Achievement Award at the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, May 31. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards provides early recognition and support for teenagers, many who go on to become some of the country's most important artists.
John Feodorov contributed two new paintings, each addressing the theme Emergence, to be featured in Social Security, an exhibition of current artwork by a loosely affiliated group of prominent, mid-career and emerging Northwest artists who share visual theorist Nicholas Mirzoeff's position that politics are embedded in every aspect of contemporary culture. The exhibition at the Kirkland Arts Center (Kirkland, WA) runs June 4 – July 2.
Paul Pfeiffer's work is currently being featured by the Goetz Collection in Munich. The 30 exhibited video and sound installations, sculptures and photographs are on view until October 1.
Maya Lin will soon submit plans to redesign Queen Anne's Square in Newport (Rhode Island). Once Lin's plans are approved by the Newport City Council, work could begin this summer and be completed by the end of 2012.
Juxtapoz magazine is featuring art by Laylah Ali, especially her Greenhead series that delves into questions about race, politics, and class.
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Australian Man's Inspiring Service Provides Single Shoes For Amputees
Jack Parker collects donated shoes and ships them to fellow amputees who need just one. Parker lost his right leg because of a genetic disorder.
Jack Parker
Article by Samantha Crook
A 26-year-old Australian man is sending single shoes to amputees.
Jack Parker collects donated shoes and ships them to fellow amputees who need just one.
Parker lost his right leg in 2008 because of a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis.
After he got tired of throwing away right shoes, he started the Swap Shoes With Amputees Facebook page.
"Pretty much I was thinking 'How can I help?' It gets really hard to buy two shoes and you can only use one so you chuck the other one out," Parker told ABC Australia.
People all over Australia have contacted him. And international interest is growing.
The shoes are free, as long as you can cover shipping. But he's trying to figure out a way to make it entirely cost-free.
This video includes images courtesy of Jack Parker.
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Ardern's final act was to join lawmakers attending celebrations at the Rātana meeting grounds, the home of an Indigenous Māori religious movement.
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Chris Pratt Says Paul Rudd "Sucks" in New Video for the Russo Brothers' Fantasy Football League
By Aaron Perine - November 24, 2019 05:13 pm EST
Football season is right at the midway point and things are tightening up in a number of divisional races. Over in the AGBO Superhero Fantasy Football League, there is a wild matchup brewing between Chris Pratt and Paul Rudd. The Star-Lord actor decided to get a little spicy on social media and take some well-placed shots at Rudd. He told the Ant-Man star that he sucked and made some really crafty jokes about his height in there as well. It will be a big game between Pratt's 5-6 team and the slightly better of 6-4 record of Rudd's squad. Things have been strange in this league all season. Chris Hemsworth is absolutely crushing it at 10-1 and everyone else is just trying to catch up. Hopefully, this week's action can bring about a challenger apart from Miles Teller. But, here's what Pratt had to say about his close friend on Twitter.
"I'm in Iceland filming a movie right now, but I'm still keeping up with my fantasy team." Pratt begins. "I think I'm 5-6, but I've met Paul Rudd and I think he is also 5''6'…Hey-yo. Uhh, I think he's taller than that but.."
Chris Pratt has a few words for Paul Rudd... who are you rooting for this week? @prattprattpratt is playing for The Brain Treatment Foundation and Paul Rudd is playing for Big Slick, Children's Mercy Hospital. #AGBOSuperheroLeague pic.twitter.com/xLYY6cX0am
— Russo Brothers (@Russo_Brothers) November 24, 2019
One of the other performers in route with Pratt points out that he's played Rudd's father in another project and that the actor was actually five feet and five inches tall. (Wow, never would have guessed.)
"Is that true? Is he really 5''5'? Well, see it's true, even J.K. thinks Paul Rudd sucks! No, but it's hard to bash on a guy who everyone thinks is the nicest guy in the world. So, good luck Paul, trying to smack talk me. (laughter.) You're not making the playoffs, I am. And, it's for charity, which is cool. My charity, The Brain Treatment Foundation is going to get a big donation from this. and it's going to come from me whooping you a**! Okay, see you buddy!"
So, clearly the two Marvel actors enjoy each other, but they have no problem trading wicked barbs. This has been the case across the board as normally playful members of the collected Avengers: Endgame cast have distributed some sick burns over the course of the season. Ryan Reynolds, Karen Gillan, and Anthony Mackie have been standouts when it comes to elite-level trash talking. Unfortunately for them, only Reynolds is anywhere near the top of the standings at 7-3. Rudd and Pratt are near the top half, but this will be a big game for playoff seeding.
How tall do you think Paul Rudd really is? Is he really the nicest Avenger? Let us know in the comments!
You can keep up with the entire AGBO Superhero Fantasy Football League here.
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Complex Interviews Soundcloud Rapper Video Director Cole Bennett
Some might say he's the Hype Williams of this generation.
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Whether you know it or not. there is someone shaping the visuals for the "Soundcloud Era". His name is Cole Bennett and his brand is flourishing.
Complex conducted a very lengthy but interesting Q&A with the Illinois native who has seemingly become the man to go to if you are an emerging Hip-Hop artist. In the last 24 months, Bennett has shot videos that are synonymous with the launching careers of Ski Mask the Slump God, Lil Xan, Smokepurpp, and Juice WRLD.
In the feature he addresses a litany of subjects including his come up, founding his now uber-popular company Lyrical Lemonade production company, his social media following, directing style and more. Here some of the standout details.
On how and why "Soundcloud" artists started to a breakthrough in the mainstream:
There was this long period where all of these quote, unquote "SoundCloud rappers" were putting up bigger numbers than mainstream acts who are all over the radio. The sound of it was aggressive at some times, and it had content that a lot of the gatekeepers and media outlets didn't want to accept yet. But then it got to a point where you couldn't help it anymore. You can't help the direction music goes in.
How there are some pretty obvious reasons why these newer artists don't adapt so well to the media coverage that comes with stardom:
You don't know how to handle the media. You don't know how to handle everything. You can say one thing on the internet, and your career takes a turn left or right. The biggest growing pain for the whole new scene is that these artists are blowing up so quickly, and sometimes it's difficult to handle because they're not media trained. No one knows how to just be a superstar suddenly, you know?
He also explains why Juice WRLD could be the biggest act to come out of the sub-genre:
Juice WRLD is one of the most talented people I know. The way he works is crazy. That whole Future project, he freestyled. Almost every song that comes out, he freestyles. Even songs that he puts together with a hook and a bridge and a full layout of what a song should be, he freestyles. What he's going to do moving forward is unreal. I mean, some of the features that he has ready to go, they go way beyond hip-hop. Juice WRLD is in place to be a superstar, a legend, to be remembered forever.
You can see his video for Future and Juice WRLD's "No Issue" below.
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Turkey turns to medical diplomacy to heal damaged relations
FILE PHOTO: Workers wearing protective gear unload a shipment of medical supplies from Turkey intended to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), from a cargo plane arrived at Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
By Tuvan Gumrukcu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Emblazoned with Turkish flags and presidential seals, crates packed with medical equipment are loaded onto planes, part of a major aid campaign by Ankara which has dispatched supplies to dozens of countries since the new coronavirus pandemic erupted.
"There is hope after despair and many suns after darkness," says a message on every shipment – a line from 13th-century Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi, which looks to better days not just in the battle against COVID-19 but also for Turkey's fraught diplomacy.
With its relations with NATO allies in Europe and the United States darkened by disputes over Russian missile defenses, human rights, and Western sanctions on Iran, Turkey hopes the virus crisis is an opportunity to soothe recent tensions.
Despite battling one of the world's biggest coronavirus outbreaks at home – where the death toll now exceeds 3,700 -, Turkey has sent medical aid to 61 countries, including the United States, Spain, Italy, France, and Britain.
By its own calculations, Ankara has been the world's third-biggest aid distributor during the outbreak, sending face masks, protective suits, testing kits, disinfectant, and respirators.
In a letter to President Donald Trump sent with one shipment, President Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped the "spirit of solidarity" Turkey had shown would help U.S. politicians "better understand the strategic importance of our relations".
Ankara faces potential U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defenses, which it bought last year but has not yet fully deployed. Despite the threat of sanctions, it says the systems will ultimately be activated.
On Saturday, Erdogan also called on the European Union to increase its cooperation with Turkey in light of the support Ankara provided member states during the outbreak. "I hope the EU now understands that we are all in the same boat," he said.
Turkey remains a candidate for EU membership but the process has long stalled amid disputes over Turkey's human rights record, the handling of Syrian refugees, and gas exploration around Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean.
PROBLEMS PERSIST
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the aid initiative had lifted the mood with Washington.
"Has there been a positive atmosphere after the latest aid Turkey sent? Yes, and there is a positive atmosphere in the eyes of the (U.S.) public too," Cavusoglu said, adding however that "the core problems with the United States still persist".
Turkish aid shipments were also sent to Libya, Iraq, Iran, the Palestinian Authority, Russia, the Balkans and to China, where the new coronavirus first emerged.
Turkey says it has also sent aid to Israel, despite tensions over Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and the status of Jerusalem. Both sides expelled their top diplomats in 2018.
Turkey has sent aid to 15 countries in Africa, where it is seeking to expand influence and commercial ties.
Not all aid shipments have gone smoothly. A commercial shipment of ventilators to Spain was delayed over export licenses. Another commercial shipment of 400,000 protective suits to Britain was criticized after some failed quality checks, but both Ankara and London said that was not a government-to-government shipment, and that there had been no problem with aid sent directly by Turkey.
While the diplomatic outreach may have brought a change of tone to some of Ankara's troubled international relations, analysts say lasting results are unlikely without concrete steps to address fundamental differences.
"No amount of goodwill, no amount of medical diplomacy will alter the negative repercussions that Turkey's deployment of the S-400s has produced in Washington," said Fadi Hakura, consulting fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London.
"If Turkey wants to curry favor with Washington, it has to terminate the S-400s."
Gonul Tol, founding director of The Middle East Institute's Center for Turkish Studies in Washington, said Turkey's differences with the EU would also not be resolved overnight.
"While some countries have welcomed Turkish aid, Ankara's problems with its neighbors and Western allies are too serious to be resolved by a few symbolic steps," she said.
(Additional reporting by Dominic Evans; Editing by Daren Butler and Gareth Jones)
Posted on May 11, 2020 By Reuters News Agency
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We are so excited to introduce our newest HERO Athlete Emma Howells. She is a stand out gymnast from Gerogia and is a 2017 TOPS National Qualifier! Scroll down to read and learn more about Emma!
To be the best of my ability. I'd love to do college gymnastics or even elite someday.
So far, making it to national TOPS testing and getting to test at the USA Gymnastics training site/Karyoli Ranch.
I have to try my best to have a healthy body so I can make my body do all the things it needs to do. Nutrition is key in that.
I don't take my self too seriously.
We can't wait to see where Emma's journey takes her!


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Q: App Keys (.plist keys) Isn't there some wiki or apple documentation which shows which app keys can be used for apple software?
NOTE: I searched the whole net and didn't find any databases on this topic, so if there isn't really such a database maybe we should create one where we can share these keys. Is it possible to create a wikipage in this manner on stackexchange?

A: Well-built applications (hopefully including most of Apple's own apps) should be self-documenting -- Apple recommends that developers include a preference manifest inside each application that describes the preference keys they use (including their names, data types, descriptions, reasonable default values, etc).
To view an app's manifest, right-click (or control-click) on the app, and select Show Package Contents; then open Contents/Resources, and look for a file or folder named after the app's bundle id with a ".manifest" suffix (e.g. Safari's is in a sub-bundle, so it's actually in Safari.app/Contents/Resources/com.apple.safari.manifest/Contents/Resources/com.apple.safari.manifest).
The manifest file is itself in .plist format, and may be a little hard to ready by hand, but if you look for the name values listed under <key>pfm_name</key>, you should find what you're looking for.

A: As far as I know the answer to your question is "no".
For any given software you can use defaults read to get whatever options are set, but if there are default options that are not set, you won't see them.
Blacktree Secrets is building a DB of defaults commands (which modify app plists).

A: Manifest Destiny is a site used to track Manifest (option) files for apps.

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Aarogya Setu will soon be expanded to feature phone users – ETtech
Niraj Modak — May 1, 2020 in Gadgets • add comment
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi
The government will soon name practically 900 million individuals to test if they've signs of the Covid-19 an infection, because it steps up its contact tracing efforts by the Aarogya Setu app.The Aarogya Setu app, developed by the federal government, will be expanded to all feature phone users, with the Centre planning to companion with telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone-Idea, who will allow calls to their subscribers, a prime official advised ET. There are round 550 million feature phone users within the nation.
The Ministry of Home Affairs in its order on Friday which prolonged the lockdown until May 17 mandated that the native authority shall guarantee 100% protection of Aarogya Setu app among the many residents of the Containment Zone.
The voice calls, which will be in all Indian languages, will use an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) from a central helpline quantity – 1921.
The IVRS name will test for signs and native well being authorities will be alerted about those that report any, Abhishek Singh, CEO of MyGov advised ET."All smartphone users who have not yet downloaded the application will also be getting notifications from their service providers to download it," Singh added.
So far, round 80 million individuals have put in the app, which alerts users if they arrive in touch with a Covid-19 constructive particular person, utilizing the GPS location and Bluetooth on their gadgets.
Read: Some startups mandate Aarogya Setu, others wary
The Aarogya Setu group has adopted a two-pronged technique to attain out to thousands and thousands of feature phone users, Arnab Kumar, program director of NITI Aayog advised ET.
"The team is also in advanced testing stage of Aarogya Setu app on Jio Phones which operates on KaiOS that is capable of running certain apps," Kumar mentioned.
Through this initiative, the federal government hopes to attain out to 100-150 million Jio users as properly.
Through the pan-India roll-out of the IVRS, the place subscribers can talk about their medical situation on a toll-free quantity and be offered appropriate medical intervention, the whole inhabitants will be coated, he added.
Based on suggestions from the app, the medical group of Ayushman Bharat is reaching out to individuals who have self-declared signs to present medical intervention. Over 75,000 calls have been made to this point.
The Centre has made downloads of Aarogya Setu compulsory for its employees. According to a authorities order on Wednesday, all central authorities staff and people with PSUs (public sector undertakings) and autonomous our bodies ought to evaluate their "status" on the app earlier than reaching workplace.
Earlier this week, it additionally ordered that migrant labourers and different stranded individuals being shifted to their dwelling states also needs to "be encouraged to download the app through which their health status can be tracked and monitored".
However, privateness activists have raised considerations over the necessary nature of the downloads.
A various group of organizations and people have endorsed a illustration to the Prime Minister's Office and varied central authorities ministries on May Day opposing the necessary use of Aarogya Setu, the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) mentioned in a press release on Friday.
"The Aarogya Setu app which was initially touted as a voluntary measure has been made effectively been made mandatory for gig workers and government employees. This is despite failing to adhere to data protection standards and lacking algorithmic accountability," in accordance to IFF.
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Holly Valance Height, Weight, Body Measurements. Holly Rachel Candy is an Australian actress, model and songster; she was born on 11 -05- 1983. She recognized capably as Valance started her profession as Felicity "Flick" Scully on the Australian soap opus Neighbours. She released her 1st album Footprints which incorporated the lone "Kiss Kiss" (2002).
Subsequent to living in Los Angeles for (7) years Holly come back to Great Britain (2009). That summer she had a short relationship with electropop star name Vince Frank (FrankMusik) behind come into view in the video for his Confusion Girl single.Holly got married with billionaire British property developer Nick Candy in Beverly Hills, California On 29 -09- 2012.
Holly gave birth in London to their 1st child, a daughter, named Luka Violet Toni Candy. As a teenager, (1999) Holly was acted in the long-running Australian soap Neighbours as Felicity "Flick" Scully. Holly left the series (2002) to pursue a music profession.
Date of Birth: 11 May 1983.
Birth Place Name: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Holly Valance Nationality Name: British, Australian, Serbian.
Holly Valance Ethnicity Name: Serbian, English, Spanish.
Spouse Name: Nick Candy (m. 2012).
Siblings Name: Olympia Vukadinovic, Coco Vukadinovic, Olympia Valance.
Parents Name: Rachel Vukadinovic, Rajko Vukadinovic.
Holly Valance Weight in Pound: 121 lbs.
Holly Valance Weight in Kg: 55 kg).
Holly Valance Height in Feet: 5′ 8″.
Holly Valance Height in Centimeter: 1.73 m.
Holly Valance Body Measurements: 35-27-36 in.
Holly Valance Bra Size: 32C.
Holly Valance Bra Cup Size: C.
Holly Valance Shoe Size/Feet Size: 8 (US).
Holly Valance Dress Size: 8 (US).
Holly Valance Hair Color: Light Brown.
Holly Valance Eye Color: Light Brown.
Holly Valance Star Sign: Taurus.


Symptoms of an asthma attack can include frequent coughing and wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. These symptoms may occur alone or in combination with other symptoms. A sign that asthma may be present, especially in children, is an excessive number of chest colds or episodes of pneumonia. Because these symptoms are common to other illnesses, asthma is often difficult to diagnose. Recognizing and reducing the frequency and severity of symptoms can help prevent further damage to the lungs.
particle filters to remove particles from the indoor environment.
Install exhaust fans in the kitchen and bathrooms.
weekly to prevent growth of bacteria and mold.


"Slow Life" is a time lapse clip revealing the secret life of corals and sponges and it is meant to be viewed on large screens. These ecosystem-building representatives of marine fauna are in fact very mobile creatures whose motion is only detectable at different time scales compared to ours. Their world is absolutely captivating and hypnotizing, especially when viewed at high magnification.
We made 150000 shots to create this clip. Why so many? Because macro photography involves shallow depth of field. To extend it, we used focus stacking. Each frame of the video is actually a stack that consists of 3-12 shots where in-focus areas are merged. Just the intro and last scene are regular real-time footage. One frame required about 10 minutes of processing time (raw conversion + stacking + deconvolution). Overall, we spend about 9 months on this project developing techniques.
Source footage available in 4k.
Ocean Ark Alliance is a Not For Profit organisation based in Australia dedicated to supporting, sponsoring and promoting marine education and conservation of oceanic environments.
We don't need to dive into the deep ocean to find the most unusual lifeforms. This short clip is a journey into a bizarre world of microscopic inhabitants of pond water.
You will see water fleas, bryozoans, water mites, mayfly nymphs, ostracods, and, of course, hydras. They jump, crawl, and float in a completely alien environment filled with mesmerizing algae and bushes of ciliates on stalks.


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Slimy environmental crisis upends tight Florida Senate race
By Shawn L. Albright on August 9, 2018 Environmental crisis
In recent days, the race for the US Senate in Florida has become decidedly viscous.
Incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D) and his Republican challenger, Gov. Rick Scott, have each taken turns blaming each other for toxic blue-green algae blooms plaguing parts of the state that have killed life marine, raised public health concerns and threatened the Sunshine State's tourism industry. And even as they accuse each other of inaction, the two-term governor and three-term senator have gone out of their way to prove just how committed they are to solving the problem.
In a campaign season dominated by talk of immigration, trade tariffs, the Supreme Court and all things President Trump, Florida's showdown over an unfolding environmental disaster could prove a problem. crucial in one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races this fall.
The state has battled severe algal blooms before, including in 2016, when toxic slime swarmed waterways along Florida's coast, forcing the governor to declare a state of emergency. Then, as now, the state's largest freshwater body, Lake Okeechobee, was at risk of overflowing due to heavy rains. This led the US Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency charged with monitoring water levels, to open levees surrounding the lake and dump polluted water from runoff into rivers and estuaries that lead to the lake. 'ocean.
On Florida's southeast coast, the result was slimy, smelly blue-green-brown algae that shut down businesses and sickened dozens of people. Meanwhile, over more than 100 miles of the southwest coast, a wave of red tide has killed thousands of marine animals, including dolphins, manatees and endangered sea turtles. Scientists continue to search for the underlying causes.
The issue became a focal point of the controversial Senate contest as business owners filed complaints and some families were temporarily kicked out of their homes because of the foul smell.
The blame game hit the airwaves last week when Scott aired a TV ad – titled 'No more waiting, no more talking, no more seaweed' – that criticized Nelson and the feds for allowing the releases of contaminated water from Lake Okeechobee that have led to nasty, smelly and potentially dangerous algal blooms in places like the state's St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers.
"Washington politician Bill Nelson pledged 30 years ago to solve this problem," Scott's ad reads. "But Nelson is a talker, not an actor." The ad ends with Scott saying, "I'm not waiting for Washington."
Nelson did not take these criticisms quietly. He has visited areas affected by toxic grime, which thrives when warm, nutrient-rich water combines with runoff from farms and other developments, and he blames Scott for systematically dismantling the capacity of the state avoided environmental calamities during his eight years as governor. .
Nelson also unveiled his own ad this week: "Florida's algae bloom crisis is a man-made crisis, made by this man," he says, as a photo of Scott appears on the screen. "The water is murky, but the fact is clear. Rick Scott caused this problem.
Frank Jackalone, manager of the Sierra Club's Florida chapter, said that although Scott tries to pin the blame on Nelson, the governor is solely responsible for the crisis.
"The thing is, Rick Scott had a lot more power to deal with these issues than Bill Nelson did," Jackalone said. "Bill Nelson has a voice in the US Senate. Rick Scott is the Governor of Florida and had the power to enforce the Clean Water Act in the state. He could have enforced pollution regulations. Instead, it cut funding, rolled back regulations, and eliminated much of its enforcement staff.
During Scott's tenure, environmental agency budgets were cut sharply. The budget for the South Florida Water Management District, which oversees water issues from Orlando to Key West, has been cut. Many of the more than 400 workers who lost their jobs in the $700 million cut were scientists and engineers whose job it was to monitor pollution levels and algal blooms. Scott also abolished the Department of Community Affairs, which oversaw the development of the state.
Lauren Engel, director of communications for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, noted that blue-green algae is caused by pollution from Lake Okeechobee. Like Scott, she pointed to the fact that the Army Corps – a federal agency – is responsible for the water discharged from the lake.
"The buildup of pollution in Lake Okeechobee has been going on for decades," Engel said Thursday, calling criticism that Scott's environmental policies allowed more pollution into the lake and made a bad situation worse "an unfair characterization."
Blair Wickstrom, publisher of the Florida Sportsman, agreed the problem dates back at least a decade.
"It's been going on since before Scott, but since he took office there's been a marked increase in nutrients in Lake Okeechobee and an increase in algal blooms," Wickstrom said. "It's not an act of God or not because we can't stand the rain. It's the lack of regulation at the state level.
Researchers say they are bothered by the lack of information; Scott's budget cuts reduced the number of water quality monitoring stations in the state as well as the frequency of water sampling. Scientists say a lack of data prevents them from determining what caused these latest toxic algal blooms and providing the kind of early warning that could prompt authorities to act sooner.
"It would be interesting to understand why this is happening, but we can't do that with the data we have," said Karl Havens, a professor at the University of Florida and director of Florida Sea Grant.
Last month, Scott declared a state of emergency for seven counties in Florida, as he said, "to help combat algal blooms caused by Lake Okeechobee water discharges from the Army Corps of Engineers". He ordered the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to step up water quality testing, implement a multimillion-dollar grant program aimed at helping pay for the cleanups and ordered state agencies to help local businesses affected by the crisis. .
For his part, Nelson implored the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the potential health effects of algal blooms. He also proposed legislation to get tax breaks for small businesses affected by the situation and to make more federal funds available for research into the problem.
"The state is heavily dependent on tourism and outdoor recreation, the fishing industry, real estate and the availability of clean water, so toxic blooms will directly affect some of our economic drivers and most important taxes," said Florida TaxWatch President Dominic M. Calabro.
In Stuart, on the state's east coast, Wickstrom closed its publication's offices for two weeks in July due to an algae bloom. Employees have complained of headaches, itchy eyes, nausea and other ailments.
"I was taking 10 Tums a day," Wickstrom said. "I'm generally a guy without Tums."
The bloom has dissipated somewhat this week, he said.
"It's not so bad when it's just green," he said of the seaweed lurking outside his office on the St. Lucia River. "When the green turns to brown, that's when the putrid smell invades you."
Lori Rozsa reported from Florida. She is a former Miami Herald editor and former People magazine bureau chief. She is a frequent contributor to The Washington Post.


Skillet meals are quick and easy to make. This page contains Mexican skillet recipes.
This was a creation that came out of not having the necessary ingredients for a different recipe. My family absolutely loved it, and they have asked for me to remake it.
Brown the ground turkey, and drain if necessary. Add the pepper, onions, and salsa. Simmer. Cook the noodles according to the package directions. Add the noodles to the turkey mixture. Add the entire package of the Sante Fe cooking creme. Mix thoroughly. Add the cheddar or Mexican cheese on the top and serve. YUM!
Cook box of macaroni as package instructs. Add browned ground beef, sauteed onion and other ingredients to pot of mac and cheese. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water. Depends on your preference as to how moist you want it. Heat through and serve with corn bread and green salad.
Heat dressing in large skillet on medium high heat. Add pork; sprinkle with half of the seasoning mix. Stir-fry 2 minutes. Add vegetables, rice, water and remaining seasoning mix; mix well. Bring mixture to boil. Reduce heat to medium; cover. Simmer 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; cover. Let stand 5 minutes. Serves 4.


As Congress debates a multi-billion-dollar rescue plan for the U.S. auto industry, the government's budget deficit has reached record levels.
The proposed $14 billion government bailout for Detroit's Big Three auto companies is moving closer to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Democratic Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts said the carmakers cannot be allowed to fail.
"This economy, which is already in trouble, would take a staggering hit if you had this kind of collapse," he said.
If the plan passes the House, it could face trouble in the Senate, where Republicans, like Bob Corker of Tennessee, said it does not go far enough to require the car companies to reform the way they do business.
"I always want to read the details, but based on what I know, I cannot support it," he said.
Corker and some other Senate Republicans believe a government rescue plan may not solve Detroit's problems.
"I have tried to offer a plan that keeps them from going into bankruptcy, but I am beginning to believe that maybe the only way for them to do what needs to happen is through that process, which we have worked to try to avoid," he said.
The Bush administration is supporting the concept of the initiative, which would allow General Motors and Chrysler to receive government loans, and would eventually let Ford have access to government credit.
Meanwhile, the U.S. government has registered a record budget deficit. The Treasury Department said the deficit surpassed $164 billion last month, the largest federal deficit ever recorded for the month of November. Experts blamed the growing deficit on both the impact of the recession on tax receipts and the costs of the $700 billion financial rescue program.
European stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday. The DAX index in Frankfurt was up half a percent, at 4,804, while the CAC 40 in Paris gained seven-tenths of a percent, to 3,320. London's Financial Times 100 was the only major index to fall, dropping one-half percent to 4,361.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index surged 5.6 percent, to finish at 15,577. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 3.2 percent, to 8,660.
China is reporting an unexpected drop in exports in November, as global demand plunged. China's exports in November fell by 2.2 percent from a year earlier, which could mean more job losses, leading to further political unrest, and a deeper slump for the world's fourth largest economy.
And Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has created an anti-crisis commission, to be led by one of his deputies, to develop a coordinated approach to economic and social problems. Plunging oil prices and sinking investor confidence are threatening the economic gains of Putin's presidency.
Oil prices rebounded Wednesday, as a government report showed U.S. inventories were much smaller than expected. Crude oil for January delivery rose more than $3.50, or 8 percent, to $45.57 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.


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Tag Heuer's Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Watch Looks Like It's Trying to Take Off
Kat Hannaford
It may be the first watch to ever measure (and show) what 1/1000th of a second looks like, but your friends down the pub won't care for that. They'll just keep asking you to "make it fly again!"
Tag Heuer has apparently applied for 11 different patents with this Mikrotimer Flying 1000 watch, and if granted that'd be a record-breaker apparently. The real prize is that 1/1000th second-measuring dial, which makes 10 rotations for every second.
Other than that, the black titanium carbide case and black ruthenium-treated pieces inside finish the look off nicely. It'll definitely be a watch to crave once it goes on sale—but as for dates (and prices), Tag itself isn't too sure, as they admit that further development is needed to make sure it will be as reliable and durable as every other watch they've ever created. [YouTube via Uncrate]
That's truly mindboggling. 100 KHz in a mechanical movement? What are they going to make it out of? I mean, think about it, that's 277.78 hours for a billion beats - 11.6 days. I have a hard time imagining a material that can deal with that.
...which is as much a comment on many imagination as anything. Someone enlighten me, please!
Oh, yes, and I'll take one as well. Maybe they need beta testers.


Looking to create a mood board to help with your branding?
Mood board creation, why do you need one?
When thinking of your business you have a look and feel in mind, get it on paper/digital. What do you like, what do you want to include, not just colours, patterns, textures, words, type anything you want to associate with your brand.
I thought I would pu together 5 top tips on creating a mood board that you can work with in work or home.
It is easy to hop on Pinterest and make a board, hey, I have loads! Go back to basics, photos, magazines, newspapers, textures, colour cards. Grab a large sheet of paper and get sticking!
Add some text! Create some drama, what words go with your brand. What does your brand stand for? Do you have favourite sayings? Mine is definitely 'Winging It!' I have always said I am winging it as a mother, wife and life!
Do not eliminate anything that catches your eye, stick it on there. It shouted you for a reason. How do you think half of the witty or clever logos came about?
If someone is looking in on your mood board could you explain why you have certain things on there? resonate with your board, this will help you to truly find the right feel for your company styling.
Whilst pulling together a mood board for what ever reason enjoy it, have fun. Spend time on every detail you will love your board and the outcome for years to come.
If you want to take it even further contact me and we can put it all together. Logos, marketing and web design is my love. Let's work together.
logos. Where do you start? Give your business the impact it deserves.


You don't need to know today what you want to do in ten years – that is the neat thing about SDK. Your career path at Schechter Dokken Kanter is determined by your experience, interests, and the level at which you join the firm. We'll give you the opportunity to explore different options, and together with your career counselor, you will outline a career plan at SDK. No one path is right for everyone, so we give you the option to choose.
From Day 1, you'll find we are focused on your development. We start our employees with an orientation schedule that covers firm culture, processes and procedures, acclimation to the organization, and a team in which you'll work.
SDK will help you fulfill your need to keep abreast of the latest accounting tools and practices through our affiliations with Allinial Global, MNCPA and AICPA. We support you along the way by providing continued education training and will also help you in your quest to become a CPA. In addition, each specialty area has a focused training track. Your first five years are concentrated on technical training, helping bridge your education with the reality of the professional world. Once you've mastered the technical aptitude, you will move into a leadership role, giving you the opportunity to build new skills in supervising and management. And throughout this entire process you'll interact with young professionals and seasoned shareholders giving you ideas how to market yourself, network and build successful relationships for your entire career!
To get you started on the right foot, we'll connect you with established employees in the firm – a mentor or buddy to guide you, so to speak. These team members give you alternative resources for all those questions you hate to ask (that everyone has) and also help you build strong internal relationships. Down the road, you will have the opportunity to select a formal mentor from our management team who will be a source for personal and professional coaching.