Rihanna's unexpected appearance at London's Wireless festival caused a frenetic stir not only for avid music fans but for our keen jewellery magpies. Honestly where do I begin; her layered assortment of contemporary jewellery were ultra cool and fabulously plentiful altering from an otherwise summer-casual monochrome outfit to a festival-goer rock/biker chic with an edge.
It's proven to be quite a mission to figure out the origin to every pieces worn but a website entirely devoted to Rhianna's sense of style hausofrihanna spotted a couple of rings from online jewellery boutique Fallon that focuses on chunky, elaborate and conceptual punk/rock/biker chic collections. From their Classique collection the Microspike and Spike rings she wore are both made of gold plated brass with Swarovski crystals. Wear it individually for modern-punk elegance or layer it on like Rihanna to completely transform to a biker-chic-knuckle-duster-do-not-mess-with-me look. Phew.
That being said, I adore the heavily layered density of the diverse composition/texture of her bracelets and the chunky set body chain (seems to be all the rage these days). Everything is so amazingly well put together that a confusing mixture of admiration/jealously ensues (but just a tad).


The village «Western People» was the first of the elite settlements in Russia to the path of «dog friendly» ..
In the cottage settlement "West Face" of the Leningrad region was carried out works to install a 30-dispenser for DOG-packages.
This paper eco-hygiene kits with cardboard scoop-inserts are intended for cleaning after pets while walking.
This guide HOA "Western People" promptly responded to the request of the majority of the inhabitants of this village to take measures to create conditions for a civilized dog walking and cleaning for them.
So the first step done!
The new, space design, stainless steel containers are installed on every street of the village.
Manual HOA based solely on the grounds within reach of containers for dog owners. "They went out with the owner's favorite from his yard for a walk, though the right, though the left, but either side may benefit package for cleaning" - commented the system of placing devices leadership HOA.
To save money HOA was decided not to order a special pole-holders, and attach the dispenser to the package against a lamppost on the streets of the village. It was very even aesthetically.
In walking distance and a sufficient number of ballot boxes to be disposed of where packets with dog waste.
HOA "Western People" intends to systematically replenish dispenser package, as the lack of them there may be at the root discredit this good idea.


The holidays are over, it's cold outside and your kids are spending way too much time inside. Don't stay at home — a family outing is the best antidote to cabin fever.
Make the most of New England's winter. There is nothing like a fresh blanket of winter white for snow-loving kids who enjoy swooshing down the slopes or gliding on ice. When the weather turns really cold, head indoors— a visit to a museum, a drop-in art studio or nature center are all great daytrip options.
So grab the mittens and warm coats –and check out our guide to the best of the area's winter family activities.
Massachusetts has an extensive network of municipal skating rinks and they all offer public skating hours. The Department of Conservation and Recreation's Web site lists locations, hours, admission fees and availability of skate rentals. Bay State Blades or Bay State Skating School also offer "learn to ice skate" programs.
84 Beacon St., Boston 617-635-2120 www.bostoncommonfrogpond.org Monday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday –Saturday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission: $4 per person, children age 13 and under are free.
Take a spin on Frog Pond's refrigerated outdoor ice. There's wonderful skating music, skate rentals, a concession stand and a large warming pavilion with lockers.
One Bennett St., Cambridge 617-765-4515 www.charleshotel.com/iceskating.htm Monday-Friday: 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission: $3 children, $5 adults.
Harvard Square pretty much defines urban hip and the outdoor ice rink at the Charles Hotel is one of Cambridge's coolest places in the winter. Skate rentals and snacks available.
Tuesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. to noon Friday: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Weekends: Noon to 5 p.m. Additional hours during school vacation weeks Admission: $7 adults, $4 children.
A lovely outdoor ice skating rink in a park-like setting. There are skate rentals, a concession stand and warming area. For beginners, there is a small practice area next to the main rink.
200 Park Rd, Weston 781-891-6575 www.skiboston.com Weekends and holidays: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday –Thursday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Trail Pass: Adults $14, $7 for ages 6-12; children ages 2 to 5 are free.
Weston Ski Track has 15 km of groomed trails and snowmaking on a 2 km lighted loop that ensures consistent cross-country throughout the winter and reliable night skiing. Weston Ski rents cross-country skis, snowshoes, and even child sleds. First-timers may want to take an introductory cross-country ski lesson; lessons are available for adults and kids.
Blue Hill offers the closest skiing in the Boston area with 60 acres of skiable terrain on green, blue and black graded trails.There's a rental shop for ski gear and a snow sports school that offers private and group lessons for kids and adults. "Skiwee" lessons are geared for skiers ages 4-6.
Get tubularAmesbury Sports Park has a great hill, snowmaking and two rope tow lifts that make it easy to enjoy fun in the snow. Price includes tube rental and use of the lifts. Helmets are provided for kids ages 4-7, bring your own for the older kids.
Ski Bradford (North) South Cross Rd., Haverhill 978-373-0071 www.skibradford.com Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekends: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Night skiing: Monday-Saturday 6 to 10 p.m.
Holiday and school vacations: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
State of the art snowmaking ensures great ski conditions. There is night skiing, and a rental shop. The ski school offers lessons for novices and clinics for advanced skiers. There are eight lifts here and snowboarders especially like that the terrain park has its own dedicated lift.
Lowell Rd., Carlisle 978-369-7486 www.greatbrookski.com Weekends: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Parking fee: $2, Trail fees $12 weekends, $10 mid-week.
Enjoy the rustic beauty of cross-country skiing at Great Brook. The 10 miles of machine groomed trails (weather permitting) meander through rolling farmland and quiet woods. Rentals available at the rustic lodge. There is night skiing "under the lights" on Tuesday and Thursday evenings when a 1-mile trail loop is lit by lantern light.
79 Powers Rd., Westford 978-692-3033 www.skinashoba.com Ski Area: Weekends and holidays: 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Weekdays: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Lift Tickets: Prices vary depending on day of the week, time of day, and age of skier. Tickets start at $18 for the Beginner's Area to $38 for a full day weekend/holiday Junior (age 12 and under) ticket.
Snow Tubing: Weekends and holidays 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., weekdays 1 to 10 p.m.
$20 for a 2 hour ticket. Must be 6 years old or 42" inches tall.
There are 17 trails that are serviced by four chair lifts, a terrain park for snowboarders and a separate snowtubing area. Lessons for kids as young as three, group and private lessons ski and snowboard lessons, and even race lessons for the more advanced skier. Nashoba's snowtubing park is the largest in New England with 15 lanes and four tow lifts.
There are more than 45 Audubon wild life sanctuaries located throughout the state, all are open year-round. All feature walking trails, and many have nature centers and offer programs and workshops for preschool children, school-age children and adults.
One Franklin Park Rd., Dorchester 617-541-LIONS (5466) www.franklinparkzoo.org Winter hours: Daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Adults: $11, children ages 2-12: $6, children under age 2 free.
Don't hibernate! A winter visit to the zoo is always fun. Bask in the warmth of Franklin Parks Zoo's 3 –acre indoor Tropical Forest where the zoo's seven gorillas are always entertaining. Other indoor exhibits open year-round are Bird's World and the Farm Barn.
Get outside! Look for animal tracks in the snow. There are several easy outdoor walking trails through piney woodlands and marshland to explore here. Cap off your walk with a visit to the nature center where kids can see the exhibits and visit the resident animals including an owl, a rabbit and other small critters.
425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford 508-991-6178 www.bpzoo.org Daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Buttonwood has a surprising collection of big zoo animals; including elephants, black bears and bison. There are weekend train rides (weather permitting) and a traditional New England farm animal exhibit that features rare breed animals like the very cute Tamworth hogs and pretty Leicester longwool sheep.
From the 60- foot tall Visitor's Center you can view Cranes Beach in Ipswich to Mount Agamenticus in Maine .Halibut Point is also a great spot to view seabirds like loons, grebes, gulls and ducks.
Adults: $9, seniors: $7, children ages 3-12 $6, children age 2 and under free.
Indoor butterfly habitat that makes a nice respite from New England's winter cold. Dozens of butterflies flutter about while you walk along the flower and shrub lined paths in a beautiful greenhouse atrium. There are educational exhibits, an observation room and an informational video.
Even in the middle of winter, it always feels like a warm summer day at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens. The 15 interconnected greenhouses feature more than 1000 varieties of exotic plants including tropicals, orchids and desert plants. Children's classes and drop-in programs are offered too throughout the year.
Adults $10, children ages 3-18 and seniors $8, children under age 3 free.
There's a lot to see in the three floors of exhibit space dedicated to natural history and the environment. "Dinotracks" is a new hands-on, interactive exhibit about the dinosaurs of New England. Walk along the outdoor path to see the live animal exhibits. Don't forget to say hi to Kenda, the Ecotarium's resident polar bear!
Weekdays: Adult $16, children age 12 and under $14; Friday, Saturday and Sunday $20 Adults, $16 children age 12 and under.
Tomb is an Egyptian-themed interactive reality adventure. A guide/actor takes you through Pharaoh's burial chamber where you look for clues and solve puzzles. Think of it as taking part in an Indiana Jones movie—and more fun than scary.
Saturdays Noon to 3 p.m.
$35 for adults, $17.50 for kids ages 5-12 and free for kids age 4 and under.
The Langham's chocolate buffet may be the ultimate winter indulgence. The exquisite tortes, mousses, and tarts will satisfy parents. Kids will love the stations dedicated to made-to-order mini chocolate chip cookies , the ice cream station where they can select "mash-ins" and the dunk- your- own chocolate fountain.
Sunday-Thursday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Day Pass Admission: Monday-Thursday $30, Friday-Sunday $40, Holiday Weekends $50. Book passes on-line.
Children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
This 65,000 square foot indoor water park is part of the Sheraton hotel, but you don't have to be a guest — you can purchase a water park day pass. It is always a balmy 84 degrees inside; there are four giant waterslides, an inner-tube lazy river, and a zero-entry pool area for young children with lots of water play features. There are always lifeguards on- duty. The snack bar sells tropical treats, hotdogs and pizza.
Everyone loves making mosaic projects and Artbeat has more than 100 different glass and porcelain tiles to choose from. Typical kid drop-in projects include children- of –the- world dolls, sticky sand art or rolling beeswax candles. The patient staff provides free instruction, projects are suitable for children over age 4, and most take just an hour to complete.
Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts in historic Concord, Massachusetts is a non-profit cultural organization committed to nurturing and encouraging the arts throughout the community. They offer art classes for children, teens and adults in a wide variety of media, an Arts and Environment program, and host the performing arts in their 435-seat theater.
10-day passes available - $60.
Price $8 per child, discounts for families with more than one child.
Discounts for siblings involved in one of our programs.
The Indoor Play Space is just the environment you and your active children are looking for. Your children (infants and toddler) can play on four moonwalks; The Circus Train and the Clown Combo, the Shark and the Under the Sea Adventure. The Tot Plex also has specifically designed programs to teach children basic athletic skills. Coached by top professionals within their respective fields.
Locations in Acton, Andover, Burlington, Canton, Framingham, Medfield, Newton, Norwell, Peabody, Pembroke, Plainville, Plymouth, Quincy and Westboro.
For more than 30 years, Gymboree has been the global leader in child development programs for children zero to 5. Come see how an array of fun, developmentally focuses activities help children gain the social, physical and intellectual skills they need. Call and try a class for free.
32 Station St., Brookline 617-731-6400 www.puppetshowplace.org Wednesday & Thursday: 10:30 a.m. for ages 3-6 Saturday & Sunday: 1 and 3 p.m. Extra shows are added during school vacation weeks. Tickets $10. Reservations recommended.
Always delightfully staged, both traditional and contemporary stories are presented using all sorts of puppetry—hand puppets, rod puppets and marionettes. There are different shows presented every week. Upcoming winter performances include "The Frog Prince" and "Going, Going, Gone Whaling".
200 The Riverway, Boston 617-879-2300 www.wheelock.edu/wft Tickets: $15, $19 or $23 depending on seat location.
Professional equity company located on the campus of Wheelock College. Each season, Wheelock Family Theatre stages a drama, a musical, and a children's show. The musical version of Peter Pan will be performed Feb. 1-March 2.
Friday performances: 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees:3 p.m.
Central Wharf, Boston 617-973-5200 www.neaq.org Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Adult: $18.95, seniors $16.95, children ages 3-11 $10.95.
The four-story Giant Ocean Tank (GOT) is the centerpiece attraction at the New Aquarium. This simulated Caribbean coral reef is the home to sharks, moray eels and schools of exotic fish. The star of GOT is Myrtle, the green sea turtle. "Killer Instincts" is the Aquarium's latest feature. Kids can pick up a passport and have it stamped as they follow the Killer Instincts path throughout the Aquarium and learn about sharks, barracudas and stingrays.
300 Congress St., Boston 617-426-6500 www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org Daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
$10 Adults, $8 seniors, $8 children ages 2-15, $2 children age 1 , children under age 1 free.
Recently expanded and renovated, the Boston Children's Museum is an awesome place for young children and their families. Kids can investigate science through bubbles at the Science Playground, explore race and ethnicity issues at the Boston Black exhibit and learn about fitness and have fun on the very cool lightbox dance floor at Kid Power. Kids can't get enough of the Children's Museum new clear three-story climbing sculpture.
465 Huntington Ave., Boston 617-267-9300 www.mfa.org Monday and Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Wednesday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Adults $17; Children ages 7-17 $6.50 (free for children after 3 PM weekdays, weekends and public school holidays), children ages 6 and under free.
During February vacation week there are live performances and art- making activities for kids in the galleries. If you prefer to go the self-guided route there are children's activity booklets available at the information center. Don't miss the MFA's mummy collection— one of the world's largest— which is sure to be a hit with your kids. John Singleton Copley's "Watson and the Shark" and John Singer Sargent's "The Daughters of Edward Boit" are both in the American Painting collection and are also extremely popular with young visitors.
235 Wellesley St. at Regis College, Weston 781-768-8367 www.spellman.org Thursday-Sunday Noon to 5 p.m.
Admission: Adults $5, seniors/students $3, children ages 16 and under free.
Collecting stamps is a great way to spark your kid's interest in geography and history. The Spellman Museum has fascinating exhibits of stamps, and a family activity room with scavenger hunts, design-a-stamp materials and puzzles. Best of all, every kid gets a free packet of stamps at the end of their visit to begin their own collection!
9 Sullivan Ave., North Easton 508-230-3789 www.childrensmuseumineaston.org Tuesday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m. Closed Monday. Admission: $6 per person, under age 1, free.
A children's museum located in an old fire station is a special place. There are three floors of fun all geared for children ages 1-8. Kids can climb the fire pole and ring the bell, dig for dinosaur bones, and make giant bubbles galore.
455 Oak St., Brockton 508-588-6000 www.fullercraft.org Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday until 9 p.m.
Adults:$8, $5 seniors and students. Free for children under age 12.
The Fuller Craft Museum is New England's home for contemporary crafts. Exhibits span all the areas of the arts including glass, metal, wood, fiber, and clay. Family events include [Sense]ation Day on February 18th when kids can watch artist demonstrations and participate in ongoing art workshops throughout the day.
www.battleshipcove.org Open Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Adults $14; seniors $12; children ages 6-14 $8; children under age 6 and uniformed military personnel are free.
Battleship Cove is a "floating" maritime museum and war memorial that is the site for a collection of World War II naval vessels. The Battleship Massachusetts, the Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy and the East German submarine the Lionfish are docked here. Kids will enjoy clamoring about the ships and imagining what a sailor's life was like — there are steep stairs, low doorways, and terribly uncomfortable -looking sailor's racks (cots) for sleeping.
161 Essex St., Salem 978-745-9500 www.pem.org Daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adults $13; seniors $11; students $9; children ages 16 and under free.
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) is America's oldest continuously operating museum. Totally renovated in 2003, the first thing kid's notice is the building's architecture; the soaring glass ceiling over the central atrium space mimics a ship's sail— a nod to Salem's strong maritime heritage. The galleries are brimming with curios from around the world – kids will especially enjoy seeing the collection of antique toys, the intricately carved ivory objects and the giant Asian export porcelain vases. The Art and Nature Center exhibit, "Origami Now!" (through June 2008) explores the connection between the art of paper folding and science. School age children will want to visit Yin Yu Tang, a reconstructed 200 year-old home of a Chinese merchant— the free snazzy remote control-like audio guides explain all.
January-March: Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.
$10 Adults, $8 seniors and students, $5 children ages 6-17, under age 6 free.
At the Concord Museum kids can explore the town's rich history as a Native American settlement, the site of one of the earliest battles of the Revolution and its importance as an intellectual and literary center in the 19th century. Concord after all, was the home of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Louisa May Alcott. The fifth annual Warm Words Storytelling Festival Feb. 16-18 celebrates Native American, African –American and European immigrant storytelling traditions.
132 Main St., Wenham 978-468-2377 www.wenhammuseum.org Tuesday-Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Adults $7; seniors $6, children ages 2 and up $5.
Step back in time at the Wenham Museum which celebrates the treasures of childhood in New England from the 17th century to today. The exhibits include an extensive collection of dolls, a train room full of operating model trains, and a fine collection of 19th and 20th century toys including toy soldiers, dollhouses and mechanical toys. In the Family Discovery room kids can dress in colonial costume , play with puppets, and build with blocks. Bring the grandparents, this is a wonderful museum for intergenerational fun!
177 Main St., Acton 978-264-4200 www.discoverymuseums.org Children's Museum Tuesday-Sunday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Science Museum Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 1 to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday 1 to p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Admission: Adults $9,Children $9, Children under age 1 free. Special Savings for both museums on same day.
There is a Children's museum in a charming Victorian house that is geared for children ages 1-6. Infants, toddlers and preschoolers can explore a safari room, the nautical- themed S.S. Discovery and Bessie's Diner. Next door, the Science museum appeals to kids up to age 10 and features an inventor's workshop where kids can create their own projects.
"Take a Walk" winter schedule: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Grounds are free and open to the public.
There are mansion tours during the winter Monday through Friday at 1 p.m. , but the main attraction for families is the grounds. During the winter months, families can explore the mansion's open spaces and visit the small farm.Winter activity backpacks can be borrowed for a $5 fee and include binoculars, a magnifying glass and activity guide. When there is snow cover, snow shoes are available for rent too. Ring the bell at the mansion to get your equipment.
100 Barber Ave., Worcester 508-853-6015 www.higgins.org Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday: Noon to 4 p.m. Open special Mondays Jan.21 and Feb. 18.
$9 Adults; seniors $8; $7 Children ages 6-16, free for children 5 and under.
The medieval Great Hall with its gothic arches and stained glass is an awesome setting for the 70 suits of armor, weaponry and medieval artifacts at the Higgins Armory Museum. Kids especially like the examples of dog armor and the jousting tournament display with armored soldiers on life-sized horses The audio wand tour ($2) has a dedicated channel for children. In the Quest Gallery kids can try on helmets and renaissance costumes and play a game of chess with the giant game pieces.
Adult:$20, seniors :$17, students, $12, children ages 4-12 $10, children under age 4 free.
Celebrate spring at The New England Flower Show. Meander among the dozens of indoor gardens interpreting this year's theme "Rhapsody in Green" (apologies to Gershwin!) — eco- friendly gardening that is beautiful and responsible. Families won't want to miss "Plantapalooza" the Children's Festival and Educator's night on Friday, March 14 which features hands-on gardening projects, live musical performances and storytelling just for kids.
Embrace winter! Lowell's WinterFest is fun for the entire family. For kids there are craft activities and kid's entertainment (clowns, storytellers, and magicians) throughout the two day celebration . The WinterFest highlight is the National Human Dog Sled Competition. Each team consists of 6 people- a rider, a pusher (musher) and four sled pullers. As many as 60 teams compete- many in wacky costumes. The North Bowl Soup Competition between thirty of the area's restaurants is popular too.
Maria Olia lives in Newton and is the mother of four children. She is the author of "The Little Black Book of Boston" which will be published by Peter Pauper Press in 2008.


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One punch took him from Hollywood's Golden Boy to Bad Boy Brody.
The media didn't care he was grieving his brother's death. They descended on him, but to change his reputation, his manager got him a deal.
Act in an indie film, one that already had Oscar buzz, and he'd get the movie roles he needed to secure his future.
Yet he wasn't prepared for the real-life people behind the script.
He wasn't prepared for the murder the movie was based on.
And he really wasn't prepared for her, the biggest secret of all.
She was wild. She was beautiful. She defied gravity.
But was she the leading role that would tame him?
Bad Boy Brody by the incredibly talented author Tijan is a full length, standalone, romance novel. It´s a story about loss, heartbreak, love and living again. Brody Asher lost his brother in a horrible acident and he goes from Hollywoods Golden to Bad Boy fast. He´s about to lose a big movie role and he agrees to do a indie film to polish his image. What he finds when he sets his foot at the film scene is something he never had dreamt of. Morgan is a young woman who lives and runs with Mustangs. She´s nearly a recluse and hasn´t talked to her half-siblings in years. And now her mother´s story is about to be told in a movie. Brody meets Morgan and he´s not only fascinated by her, he´s mesmerized. And he´s the only one who can understand her. Morgan is like a mustang herself, she´s wild and can´t be tamed. They´re from opposite worlds, they don´t fit in and heartbreak and devastation is on the horizon. She can´t leave and he won´t stay - they´re doomed. Bad Boy Brody is a story that will stay with you. I read the book a few days ago and I can´t get it out of my head. The characters stubbornly stay. You don´t have to like horses to love this book, but I promise after reading Bad Boy Brody you´ll love Mustangs too. Every time Tijan releases a new book, I´m giddy. Giddy because I know I´ll love her stories and the characters and I we simply " click ". I recommend the book and give 5 stars.
I'm a huge fan of Tijan, I have every one of her books and loved all of them so I had huge expectations for this one as well. Still it was so unexpected in a good way. Bad boy Brody surprised me and it was quite different from the author usual stories. Oh, it still mainly focuses on the more traumatic spectrum of feelings and emotions but it's interesting how much the fact that the plot is separate from the usual high school/college environment mixes up things and creates a completely different atmosphere. I absolutely loved it. I'm going to try and not spoil anything about the actual storyline but let me say this that the book has a certain tension to it yet he pacing is pretty laid back. I enjoyed every minute of it. It strange because while I knew that I going to like it, as I do with every Tijan book, the first chapter scared me a bit because it was kind of generic and not at all what I'm used to from the author. However, as I continued on the second things got definitely better and better. We got 2 broken and closed off main characters, whom for some reason gravitate towards each other from the first glimpse. They slowly open up for each other and find something that urge them to change and become something more. This book was utterly romantic, somewhat heart breaking and overly emotional. And while the main focus of the plot is basically the connection between the two characters you just know it from the beginning that there is something more sinister, cruel going on in the background. Alas the story would have been perfect just by following Morgan and Brody journey, but this underlying suspense gave the whole thing an extra nudge to it. Morgan was a strange but endearing character, someone who was more comfortable in the wilderness among her horses but it was kind of a protective mechanism of hers. She turned off her emotions so she doesn't have to deal with it, the heartache and the loneliness. Honestly while I liked her most of the times, in other occasion I found her actions a bit standoffish and inconsiderate, while she was brutally honest with her intentions she was a bit cold towards others. Then there was Brody, who was constantly described as Bad Boy Brody, which was strange because we didn't really see this side of him in the book. Yes, he drinks a lot but other than that he is pretty straight-laced. He was intrigued by Morgan from the first moment and the connection between them was beautifully phenomenal. They kind of existed on a different plane thorough the whole book. This book was utterly enchanting, sweet and romantic. It was emotional but still less dramatic than you would expect from Tijan, but I liked it more for it. The last couple of chapters throw me off a bit but in the end I understood why there was a loop in the plot line.
This is only my third book by Tijan and I can honestly say, hand on heart, it's the best one yet!! Truly an amazing story and a wonderful book to spent a few rainy hours with. Yeah, it wasn't a nice weather day when I started reading this one. But, the story pulled me in and I got lost between the pages of my kindle and forgot about anything as mundane as wind and rain. Bad Boy Brody had it all for me. It spoke to my inner child who loved horses beyond reason and I love a great, emotional love story. Add in the Hollywood bad boy and I was a happy chick. Brody, for all he was portrayed as a bad boy, he grabbed me and dug under my skin. I was taken by him from the second he started talking. Amd Morgan? Gosh, what as strong woman she was. Her emotional connection to her mustangs bleed through my kindle and made me want to be that girl I used to be. When these two came together it was a wondrous thing. Their connection went beyond the physical, it was so intense. I loved how charming Brody could be when he wanted to let his soft side shine. This wild, but hard-working man stole my heart, smushed it up, then mended it before giving it back. I just loved every single second of the raw, powerful emotion filled book and wish there could have been more. No doubt about it. This is a MUST READ for all Tijan fans, and for those new to her, take a chance. You won't be sorry.


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Kate Nixon Posted On September 17, 2019
Sometimes the most fascinating little journeys don't even require a plane ticket or a set of car keys. I took one this morning that didn't even require me getting out of my chair or closing my laptop.
I have been working most mornings on my next book, exploring the lives of Eleanor Vance (1869-1954) and Charlotte Yale (1870-1958), two unsung Arts and Crafts pioneers who established two North Carolina Arts and Crafts cottage industries to train young men and women: Biltmore Industries in Asheville and the nearby Tryon Toymakers and Woodcarvers.
At the age of 19, Eleanor took woodcarving classes at the Cincinnati School of Design, where in 1888 she would have known Margaret Overbeck, later of the famed Overbeck Pottery. When I saw an obscure reference buried in a footnote that Margaret Overbeck had died in 1911, the same year she and three of her sisters had started Overbeck Pottery in their Cambridge City, Ohio, home, I became curious and began digging deeper into the story.
And it became a story not so much of their pottery but of the unusual lives of four of the Overbeck sisters: Margaret (1863-1911); Hannah (1870-1931); Elizabeth (1875-1936); and Mary Francis (1878-1955).
The Oberbeck sisters. From left: Harriet, Margaret, Hannah, Elizabeth and Mary Frances.
Overbeck pottery, vaso, circa 1915, shown in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.
To begin with, their father's name was actually John Overpeck, who was a German farmer and cabinetmaker who died in 1904. Their highly creative mother, who passed away two years later, taught their children a variety of skills, from quilting and weaving to music, painting, woodworking, and ceramics. In 1911, the year Margaret convinced her three younger sisters they should start a pottery in the family home, the siblings also decided to change the spelling of their name to Overbeck.
Throughout their childhood, their mother had discouraged the four sisters from marrying, as she was convinced marriage would "limit their ability to fulfill their creative potential." She must have made a convincing argument, for the four sisters remained single their entire lives, living together in the family home which also became their pottery studio.
Overbeck pottery "bacile con piede," circa 1934. Shown in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Oldest daughter Margaret first studied at the School of Design, as well as under artist Arthur Wesley Dow and art potter Marshall Fry. She exhibited her artwork at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 and wrote articles and provided china painting designs for Keramic Studio magazine. Margaret had embarked on a promising career as an art instructor at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, when in 1907 she suffered a serious head injury in a car accident.
Margaret returned home to recuperate and by 1911 had convinced her three sisters that they should start Overbeck Pottery. Hannah was initially responsible for the decorative designs on their handmade vases. Elizabeth, who studied ceramics under Charles Fergus Binns at Alfred University, turned the pottery on their wheel and develop unique glaze formulas. Youngest sister Mary Francis drew and applied decorative designs to the vases, but also created numerous decorative figurines.
In 1911, as the four sisters were preparing their first kiln of art pottery, Margaret suffered a relapse related to her head injury and died without ever seeing one of their finished vases. Undeterred, the three remaining sisters persevered, determined to make a success selling unique, hand-decorated art pottery. Their output was understandably modest, but their standards remained high. Any piece of pottery which they felt was inferior was destroyed rather than released.
One by one the Overbeck sisters aged and died, leaving Mary Francis in charge by herself starting in 1936. Despite the odds, she kept the pottery in operation for nearly two more decades, as it only closed upon her death in 1955.
Today Overbeck Pottery is highly collectible, and while I have not been fortunate enough to add one of their vases to my collection, knowing at least part of the story of the four Overbeck sisters has enhanced my appreciation for their work.
Overbeck pottery, vaso, circa 1930, shown in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
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A Year in Review: VIISA in 2017
Determined to bring Vietnamese startups to the world
· Southeast Asia,accelerators,startups,entrepreneuership,gamechangers
2017 — Setting the new bar for Vietnam's startup ecosystem
2017 has been the most exciting year yet for Vietnam, for the startup community that is growing in not just quantity but especially in the quality of knowledge, impact and speed relatively to the global community. Hundreds of millions of dollars were pumped into Vietnamese startups.
Tiki, a long-time big player, founded in 2010, received $54.5 million from China's JD.com and Korea's STIC Investment. KyberNetwork, co-founded by a Vietnamese, launched their ICO on 15/9, taking in 200,000 Ethereum, which was valued $56 million at the time. The network is now valued over $333 million, with Vitalik Buterin—who co-founded Ethereum—on the board of advisors, proving Vietnam's competitive capability in even the most demanding markets.
The community is also maturing rapidly, evidently shown by TechFest—an annual event endorsed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and co-organized with many other ministries, agencies and startup ecosystem builders in Vietnam; TechFest 2017 instead of introducing new startups, revolves around attracting investment for existing ones. Notably, Vietnamese startups got to meet with global partners from Israel, Singapore, Finland, the US and other countries in the region, to exchange knowledge on AgriTech, MedTech, EdTech, TravelTech, F&B, AI, IoT, FinTech, E-commerce.
The government has also recognized this trend and is doing its best to nurture the blooming ecosystem and attract more investment internationally. On June 2017, the Law on Technology Transfer was revised to promote technological advances and the commercialization of said technologies. Contemporaneously, the local governments have also delivered noteworthy initiatives of their own. SpeedUP 2017 is a 11.75 billion VND fund (est. $520,525) started by Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology, that invests in 14 startups all over Vietnam at a minimum of 350 million VND ($15,505) to a maximum of 1,282 billion VND ($56,792). The Hanoi People's Committee launched Startupcity.vn, an online portal that stores startup and investor profiles similar to Crunchbase. The portal also publishes news to connect startups with investors, big players and the government.
VIISA came into the picture
In this climate of opportunities, exists VIISA (Vietnam Innovative Startup Accelerator) — a partnership between FPT corporation, Dragon Capital and Hanwha Investment — who has invested up to $30,000 in 18 startups ($15,000 in cash and $15,000 in-kind), creating over 170 jobs, not including VIISA staff.
A keen believer and supporter of Vietnamese startups has entered the arena
The beginning of 2017 marks VIISA's highly anticipated first batch, the first ever acceleration program of this scale to ever exist in Vietnam. After 3 rounds of shortlisting, 7 teams out of over 150 were selected. They strive to disrupt simple daily struggles such as selling second hand goods, to allowing freedom of accessing any close-by gyms, or even a lifestyle subscription for daily liquor, restaurant meals, that you didn't know you need. Batch 1's startups are:
Fixir: A mobile app that helps motorists discover and book repairs and service from reliable workshops through their mobile app.
LeXis: A legal platform that helps companies and individuals get legal advice and help through a prepaid package and a toll-free number.
FastSell: A mobile app that allows you to list, discover and buy things from people around you quickly, reliably and securely.
UseData: SAAS that helps online sellers optimize visual merchandising through their product analysis platform.
Butterfly Hub: Transforming beauty through data science, computer vision and AI. Users find fashion and get the latest haircut for that best matches their looks.
WisePass: A mobile app with a subscription plan. For 6 million VND per month, members get to enjoy a bottle of spirits or wine, every single night, at quality bars and restaurants.
WeFit: A mobile app that provides you access to more than 300+gyms and fitness classes in Vietnam with their monthly subscription plan.
The excitement is palpable
VIISA's 1st Investment Day on 11 April 2017 saw all 7 teams graduate from the program, with $515,000 successfully raised.
"It's still unreal how far VIISA has come, our name is known throughout the region at this point, all thanks to the hard work of the team, founders, government officials, our partners and mentors. It goes without saying this is just the beginning, we are so excited to play our role in making Vietnam an innovation hub."
— Dr. Le Hoang Anh —
Chairman of VIISA & Managing Partner of Dragon Capital
Marching forward
To capitalize on the success and valuable lessons from Batch 1, VIISA went ahead to screen another batch of approximately 160 applications, with 12 teams given the green light. Interestingly enough, 4 teams are incorporated outside of Vietnam, and 11 founders of multiple nationalities: Indonesia, France, US, Spain, South Korea, Colombia, Japan and Ukraine.
Keeping up with its discipline of cultivating solutions across many different verticals, Batch 2's startups zoom in on Media, Artificial Intelligence, Agritech, Edtech, On-demand platforms and Sharing Economy:
Saigoneer (Vietnam) Provide local brands with a rare trustworthy platform to share their narratives and services with unique and highly desirable audience.
CricketOne (Vietnam) Feeding the world with sustainable protein using proprietary IoT technology.
MarketOi (Vietnam) On-demand concierge delivery service that takes you from order to delivery.
Cyfeer (Vietnam) Building e-solutions for apartments and building management.
Dental Tap (Ukraine) Cloud-based software-as-a-service for dental practices.
Authentic Guards (Indonesia) Protecting brands against counterfeit products using proprietary technology.
Mojitok (South Korea) Third-party smart AI that helps reads emotions and converts text to stickers
Ella Study (Vietnam) Online platform connecting Vietnamese students with alumni for overseas universities placement consultations.
CID Auto (South Korea) Video-first mobile car sales platform.
InterviewApp (Vietnam) Online platform to train jobseekers with professional development.
WeSport (Vietnam) Connecting sports enthusiasts with sports facilities.
Xpath.co (Vietnam) Tailored local experiences for discerning tourists.
Brainstorming time, our favorite time
Working with people from so many backgrounds is not a walk in the park, however. Navigating not just the program but also new challenges stretched VIISA's limited human resources thin. As 3 teams are based outside of Vietnam, communication wasn't easy. What VIISA gained during this batch is invaluable, allowing the team learning opportunities and perspectives on startup worldwide.
"I got a lot from VIISA, from the immensely valuable Amazon credits to intense sessions to perfect DentalTap's pitch. At the same time, I feel like I could have used some more insights on the legal end. All in all, it was a valuable experience."
— Yaroslav Osetrov —
CEO and Founder of DentalTap
"I must say that CYFEER is happy within the frame of VIISA program. We gain so much from how to form a firm company, how to speak out the strength of us, how to change our biz model fit with the market, how to deal with problems, new knowledge to many other fields and much other support from legal, advice to on-time finance help. CYFEER has grown big and gone far from our starting point, thanks to VIISA team, Adrian, Leo, Phuoc, Minh, Aiden, and Troy."
— Pham Hung Phong —
CEO and Co-founder of CYFEER
So many game changers
The 2nd Investment Day was held on 25 October 2017 with over 150 invited guests, the majority of which were angel investors or venture capitalists from Mekong Capital, VinaCapital, Dragon Capital, etc
"I am delighted about the diversity of Batch 2 startups. The foreign teams were able to expand their business in Vietnam while helping Vietnamese companies with global insights. This is a step forward for the ecosystem!"
— Mr Sangyeop Kang —
Investment Officer, Hanwha Investment Group
Some highlights post VIISA adventure:
WeFit has established partnerships with most major venues in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city. They raised $155,000 seed funding from VIISA and ESP Capital.
WisePass raised $400,000 in seed funding led by Expara Ventures with VIISA participating, and is expanding both vertically to include Starbucks and AirBnB-like accommodation.
Saigoneer tripled their revenue for the 4th quarter, 2017, reaching 150,000,000 VND, the biggest number for them, yet. They have expanded to Hanoi and launched a Korean version. Other languages and locations are in consideration.
Cyfeer doubled its customer base from 2 to 20 while another 15 are in trial, attracting around $350,000 in investment.
Ella Study has 15 paid customers composed of universities, vocational training services. Their revenue spiked to $51,000 at the end of the program compared to the $4,000 at the beginning.
2018 for VIISA is not looking to be any less challenging. The accelerator is concentrating on Fintech, TravelTech, AI/Chatbot, IoT, Healthcare and Big Data, starting with the 3rd batch of innovative startups. But even more exciting is a pre-accelerator program being launched a month prior to the 3rd batch. The program — VIISA-X — seeks to not just accelerate our future startups in term of knowledge and best practices, but also possibly helps with the local ecosystem, a long-term mission of VIISA.
VIISA is also actively expanding our network of regional partners, starting off 2018 in style by co-organizing Fintech Challenge Vietnam, the nation's first official fintech competition co-hosted by the State Bank of Vietnam and Mekong Business Initiative. On top of that, the team is also in talks with both local and regional corporations and educational institutions, in order to bring Vietnamese startups beyond the borders, as well as attracting foreign startups to come and set up in Vietnam and explore this hugely potential market.
One cannot sum up the excitement of the VIISA team ahead of 2018 any better than our very own CEO, Mr. Tran Huu Duc:
"After two successful batches, VIISA has definitely left a positive mark on the ecosystem here. For 2018, we are looking at even harder problems to solve, and the impactful startups that come with them. I can't wait to start!"
Keep an eye out for Vietnam and VIISA in 2018!
VIISA graduates Batch 2 with 11 Startups on Investment Day
VIISA launches Accelerator Program Batch 3


Blah, blah, blah, I am now a homeschool mom and also have a kiddo in regular school as well as a 4 year old who's idea of affection is a sucker punch to the gut.
Oh yeah, I started a business (or two) after completing my Master's and am now slowing them down to focus on homeschooling.
So this is my welcome back video. As a mom, I feel like life is one great detour that is both challenging and a blessing, a gorgeous chaos.
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The 90's monopoly on fashion isn't going away any time soon, nor should it. Chunky shoes and mom jeans have been a savior for this short, pear shaped girl who can't walk in heels. But the 2000's are making a comeback, blame the Netflix binge of the CNN series by the same name. We imagined silver spacesuits in the new millenium. The reality was more Floridian post devastating hurricane. Barely clad in a trucker cap, ribbed tank, and destroyed denim mini skirt. For all the abominations, there are some trends we're secretly dying to revive, and the Spring 2019 runway certainly agrees.
To quote Sophia Patrillo of Golden Girls fame, "Picture it, the 2000's." Bubblegum pop is out, and our favorite good girls have gone bad. Xtina got Dirrty. Lindsey Lohan was a Mean Girl. Destiny's Child kept on survivin'. This decade saw Britney go from red catsuit, snakecharmer, Madonna spit swapper, and GI Jane takes on Yellow Cab. There can be no Google search that exists without Paris Hilton. Handkerchief hems were in. As were handkerchief tops. Handkerchief everything. When our midriffs weren't completely exposed (a portion of the body explicitly banned in my middle school's dress code) they were covered by a tunic over boot cut jeans. Bling was a thing. The purses were tiny and there was never any guessing as to what brand because logos were everywhere. Two words that don't go together but did in the 00's: bohemian and streetwear.
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Scientists discover the secret of Galapagos' rich ecosystem
By Mohammed Mujtaba khan Last updated Jan 14, 2021
A Galápagos Toroise. Credit: Alexander Forryan
New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only modest rainfall and vegetation, is able to sustain its unique wildlife habitats.
The Galápagos archipelago, rising from the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean some 900 kilometres off the South American mainland, is an iconic and globally significant biological hotspot. The islands are renowned for their unique wealth of endemic species, which inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and today underpins one of the largest UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Marine Reserves on Earth.
Scientists have known for decades that the regional ecosystem is sustained by upwelling of cool, nutrient-rich deep waters, which fuel the growth of the phytoplankton upon which the entire ecosystem thrives.
Yet despite its critical life-supporting role, the upwelling's controlling factors had remained undetermined prior to this new study. Establishing these controls, and their climate sensitivity, is critical to assessing the resilience of the regional ecosystem against modern climatic change.
In this new research, published in Scientific Reports, scientists from the University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre and Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador used a realistic, high-resolution computer model to study the regional ocean circulation around the Galápagos Islands.
A giant tortoise on the Galápagos Islands. Credit: Alexander Forryan
This model showed that the intensity of upwelling around the Galápagos is driven by local northward winds, which generate vigorous turbulence at upper-ocean fronts to the west of the islands. These fronts are areas of sharp lateral contrasts in ocean temperature, similar in character to atmospheric fronts in weather maps, but much smaller.
The turbulence drives upwelling of deep waters toward the ocean surface, thus providing the nutrients needed to sustain the Galápagos ecosystem.
Iguana on the Galápagos Islands. Credit: Alexander Forryan
Alex Forryan of the University of Southampton, who performed the research, said: "Our findings show that Galápagos upwelling is controlled by highly localised atmosphere-ocean interactions. There now needs to be a focus on these processes when monitoring how the islands' ecosystem is changing, and in mitigating the ecosystem's vulnerability to 21st -century climate change."
Professor Alberto Naveira Garabato, also of the University of Southampton, who led the project supporting the research, said: "This new knowledge of where and how the injection of deep-ocean nutrients to the Galapagos ecosystem happens is informing ongoing plans to expand the Galápagos Marine Reserve, and improve its management against the mounting pressures of climate change and human exploitation."
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Lakers vs Nuggets and the Day I Met Machine
April 12th, 2009, Author: robd
AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
I had to go back to LA. When planning my trip and looking at the games schedule, I knew I had to keep moving East to get to my eventual goal of reaching New York. But there it was, Nuggets @ Lakers, too hard to resist. Especially given the Nuggets new-found identity as the clear number 2 team out West. Especially given the chance to see one of my old Pistons heroes, Chauncey Billups. There was quite a bit of hype leading up to this game, and most of the folks I spoke to in LA genuinely believed the Nuggets were a dangerous team that could upset them. But overriding all of that was the optimism of Andrew Bynum's return – for good reason, it turned out.
I managed to secure a media pass for this game and headed down to the locker rooms an hour before tip off. The Lakers locker room was mostly empty, except for Ariza who was suiting up. Lamar Odom walked in sweating from his pre-game shootaround. Then I saw Sasha Vujacic, the Machine, in a pose that would typify everything his Machine-parody has made famous. He was standing in front of a tall mirror adjusting a black headband, stroking his long hair.
"What's with the headband dude?" someone else in the locker room chimed, grinning.
"Is for shootaround" Machine quipped, staring at himself in the mirror. "Always wear this for shootaround". The expression on his face was deadly serious.
He walked towards his locker and I mustered up the courage to approach him (the first few times I was in the players rooms I couldn't help but get a little nervous, these are stars of the game, will they be nice to you? Will they bite?).
"Hey Sasha, how you doin?" was what I said. He looked at me and nodded and said "hey".
"I'm from Australia, I've come a long way to be here tonight". This is not a bad line to use to get their attention, and why not, it's true. The Machine's eyes lit up.
"Oh you're from Australia? Where in Australia, Melbourne?" said Machine.
"Yeah! Melbourne. You been there?" I asked.
"I have some family friends in Melbourne. Never been there though. It's a great place huh?" said Machine.
"Yeah man, you should come visit some time. You'd love it." And from there on Machine was my friend.
After being in a few locker rooms and speaking to quite a few players over the last week, I can say without any doubt that Sasha was the most friendly and genuine of them all. We spoke for about five minutes, and the whole time he was happy to answer my questions even though I knew he was itching to get out there on the court for the shootaround. I had probably interrupted the Machine's pre-game ritual of "Put on headband, check hair, Machine go shoot". But he never let on he was in a hurry.
He spoke about how this season he's experienced his ups and downs, and how often he's had to make sacrifices for the good of the team. Sometimes only playing five minutes is tough, especially when the Lakers have been this successful, especially when you can shoot like Sasha. I asked him how this season compared to last – statistically they're very different, 8.8ppg on 44% 3-pt shooting in 17.8 minutes last season, to only 5.6ppg on 35% 3-pt shooting in 16.1 minutes this season. Not necessarily the decline you'd expect for a young, improving player on a team this good. "My role is different this season" he replied. No doubt owing to the fact the Lakers have more bench contributors this season, and the play of Trevor Ariza who has stepped up his role considerably (and was injured for most of last season). "But I still love the responsibility, I love the pressure situations" Sasha said, gearing up for the playoffs in his mind already.
Of course, I had to ask him about The Dunk. I told him it was one of the most popular YouTube clips at the moment. He smiled, but then quickly went serious again. "I played the whole quarter that time, which is different to usual. It's hard to find rhythm when you're not playing all the time. DJ made a great pass and I was able to cut to the rim". A much more diplomatic response than I was looking for. "Felt good?" I asked. "Yeah. Felt good" he said while laughing. I wished him good luck for the game, and Machine ran off, tucking his hair under his headband.
Last year I said that Sasha was one of my favorite guys in the league. A lot of people say they like Sasha, because he's the Machine, because he's a lovable character, because he's Sasha. But if you look beyond that, you will see a player with a big heart who wears it on his sleeve. A player who means more to the game than you realize.
A few years ago Sasha Vujacic was looking like a player who wouldn't be around the NBA for very long. He couldn't shoot consistently, he wasn't getting minutes. After the Lakers second successive first-round defeat at the hands of Phoenix in 2007, during the off-season that saw Kobe bad mouth Bynum and throw a few tantrums, the Lakers camp was in disarray. They could have been forgiven for trying to offload Sasha, the Slovenian experiment had seemingly failed. But they persisted and were rewarded for it, as Sasha became one of the deadliest shooters in the game during the Lakers stellar 2007-2008 season. During this time he showed me that he's more than a long-range gunner – he hustles with the best of them, he runs the court like a mad man, and when he screws up he lets himself know about it. I've said a few times that Sasha can get a bit "sooky" on the court, and he can, but this trait is the source of his inner drive. When Phil Jackson mouths off at Sasha you know he's taking it to heart. When he takes a bad shot instead of passing to an open teammate you can see the look of regret on his face, albeit for an instant. Instead of sucking it up, Sasha lets it out, and it's this transparency that makes him such a fan favorite.
If only more NBA players seemed to care as much as Sasha Vujacic does, the league would be a much better place. For that reason, and for the fact that having met him he seems to be a really good bloke, Sasha Vujacic is one of my favorite guys in the league. If you see a dude walking around Melbourne wearing a Lakers #18 jersey, stop and say hi. It will probably be me.
UPDATE: In hindsight, for being such a good bloke, Sasha gets into our Wall of Fame. Sorry Ray, you just ain't no Machine.
I went looking for Chauncey in the Denver locker room. He wasn't there. K-Mart was, looking a little tired. He saw me approaching and pretended he was sleeping. "Nice try Kenyon" I said. I spoke to him for a couple of minutes hoping Chauncey would walk in, then headed outside where Nuggets coach George Karl was surrounded by reporters. One of them asked him whether defense was the hardest point to coach to this Denver team? Karl paused for a bit. "The changes we made.. made it easier. We couldn't have picked up a better player [Billups]". He went on to talk about the impact that Chauncey had made, and how everything about him exudes "winning". He made the interesting point that last season, "shot selection created our bad defense", and this was something AI and Melo struggled with at times.
On to the game itself. What an anti-climax. Denver stayed close for a half and Melo looked dangerous when he was on the floor, but ultimately foul trouble was his undoing. The Lakers shot 46 free throws in this game, Gasol and Kobe combining for 18-21. The FT disparity made it difficult for the Nuggets to stay close late in the game, and the Lakers simply blew them out. Kobe made some tough shots late, as he always does, and the gap between first and second teams out West was made to look startlingly large. Bynum impressed me in his first game back. There was a little rust, to be expected, but damn he still looked good. I'm sticking to what I said 8 months ago before the season started – Andrew Bynum might be the most important player in the league. He is the one guy that can negate everything else. The Celtics efforts to get KG healthy for playoffs, the Cavs trying to prove they are the best team in the league, the Magic trying to prove that they can prove themselves – it all doesn't matter if Andrew Bynum is healthy. He makes that much of a difference.
So can we skip the Western playoffs this year and send the Lakers straight to the Finals? Not so fast. Let me take you back to 2006. The Detroit Pistons finished with 64 wins and had a similar 10-game lead on the next best team in the conference, as the Lakers do now. They were in a class of their own. It prompted Bill Simmons to say this during round 1 of the playoffs (I know, I've quoted this before):
They're cruising to the Finals as easily as any team since the 2001 Lakers unless something goofy happens, like Billups blows out a knee and as he's rolling around on the ground Rasheed runs over to help him out, leans over and cracks a bone in his back. Or Rip Hamilton's nose breaks again and leaves him with one of those Michael Jackson/no-cartilage noses, killing his self-esteem in crunch time. Or Flip Saunders intentionally starts tanking games so he can challenge Don Nelson's record for "most playoff games coached with a career record under .500." Or Kid Rock and Eminem start beefing at courtside of a home game, followed by Kid's brother-in-law firing gunshots at someone in Eminem's posse and inadvertently shooting Tayshaun Prince. Get the point? Something REALLY crazy would have to happen
History will show that something really crazy DID happen, and the Pistons fell out in the Eastern Conference Finals thanks to a Wade-charged Miami Heat. My point is, don't think the Lakers are immune to having something like this happen to them. There are teams out West that can beat you on any given day. Last year in the playoffs the Lakers got the benefit of most close calls and close games – they had the appropriate mix of dominance and fortune (i.e luck) you need to make the Finals. This time around only a few things need to go wrong, a couple of freaky buzzer beaters or suspensions, and the Lakers could fall short. I'm not saying it will happen, just that there might be a 2006-version of the Miami Heat lingering somewhere in that pack of Western Conference teams. Maybe the Trail Blazers? (not too disimilar to that Heat team). Maybe the Rockets? Who knows. If I had to bet, I'd still put big money on the Lakers making the Finals. But in 2006 I would have lost big money with that line of thinking. That is why we do the playoffs. That is why the slogan asks "Where will amazing happen this year?". If I knew the answer to that, I would be a very rich man.
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10 Comments until now.
bev + April 12th, 2009 (#):
Machine! I completely agree Rob, Sasha plays with a lot of heart and emotion. It's great to see. He also really hates losing, i remember reading a quote from him somewhere that he couldn't even wear the colour green cos it reminded him of the Celtics!
Jim S + April 13th, 2009 (#):
Your a c**t rob! hahaha u bastard!
Jim S
KOBE L4L!
LAKERS BABY!!!
CP4 + April 14th, 2009 (#):
^^a jealous lakers fan?
that's awesome you met Sasha. it is weird to think how much better he was last season, in fact the lakers entire bench was better last season, yet they won more games this season. even without Bynum. Can Ariza really have made that much of a difference?
Eric + April 14th, 2009 (#):
Great story, keep them coming.
Way to represent Melllll-bourne
robd + April 14th, 2009 (#):
haha thanks jimmy.
yeah CP4, that is an interesting point. i would argue that Ariza alone has had a massive impact, especially defensively. And when Bynum went out Lamar raised his game to a level he wasn't playing at last year. But it is weird that practically no Lakers player has had a big jump in production from last season. Something to remember is they're also scoring less ppg as a team than last year.
and Eric, always gotta rep Melb. Always.
Shooba + April 14th, 2009 (#):
Ray ain't no machine? I seem to recall one Ray Allen blitzing past the "machine" on the way to the rim for the pretty lay-in… when as that? Oh yes… it sealed the greatest comeback in NBA Finals History.
My green-tinted glasses won't allow me to view Machine as anything more than a crybaby. Sorry Rob, I guess we have to agree to disagree
It's funny, Ray is like the complete opposite to Sasha. One is very emotional, the other is the smoothest man on the planet.
I didn't for one second say Sasha is better than Ray – that simply ain't the case. I'm just a bigger fan of Machine.
And Shooba, I wouldn't expect anything less from you than a typically green-tinted view of the world.
Tizzle + April 15th, 2009 (#):
Man, Ariza was one of Isiah's greatest accomplishments. I still got his Knicks jersey that everyone bagged me for buying.
Respect to Trev.
Weekly link roundup (4/17/09) | Sasha Vujacic Official Site + April 17th, 2009 (#):
[...] Australian blogger meets Sasha before the Lakers-Nuggets game. [...]
Janice + April 21st, 2009 (#):
I just loved your article! Sasha is a great defensive player on our Laker team, and it will be fun to watch him play through the play-offs into the Finals! We watch every Laker game and are always critiquing Sash's game and see that there are a lot of things he does to help the team in all aspects of the game. We love him! Go Sasha! Go Lakers!


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Teacher imprisoned for sex with boys claims teachers are 'unfairly singled out'
A former Alabama teacher imprisoned for sleeping with two of her students is appealing her conviction, claiming state mandates infringe upon her constitutional right to have consensual sex with anyone over the age of 16. According to Tuscaloosa News, Charli Jones Parker, 31, pleaded guilty to having contact with students younger than 19. She is currently serving a three-year prison sentence. The same month Parker pleaded guilty, a Morgan County Circuit Judge ruled that the law prohibiting sex between a school employee and student was unconstitutional. Parker's attorney argues that this violates the equal protection clause because it treats school employees differently than other professions, criminalizing "private consensual sexual relationships."The age of consent in Alabama is 16. "Alabama law does not make it a crime for members of other occupations to have consensual sex with 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds, even when there is a position of trust or authority," said Parker's appellate attorney, Virginia Buck.Buck raised a hypothetical scenario in which a 21-year-old janitor working for a Tuscaloosa school system went on spring break and had sex with an 18-year-old senior from a district high school. Under that law, she said, he would be guilty of a Class B felony. However, she argues that a 65-year-old "doctor, minister, therapist, or attorney" is not subject to the same criminal liability. "School employees have been unfairly singled out and are being sent to prison for something that, at most, might cost people their job or their license in any other profession," she said. "Certainly, anyone who has sexual contact with someone without their consent, or who is under the age of consent, should be criminally punished. But to send someone to prison for a consensual sexual relationship with someone over the age of consent solely because they are a school employee treats school employees differently than everyone else."AL.com reports Parker was arrested in March 2016, days before her husband was arrested on the same charges. She was indicted on 13 counts of a school employee having sex with a student under the age of 19.
A former Alabama teacher imprisoned for sleeping with two of her students is appealing her conviction, claiming state mandates infringe upon her constitutional right to have consensual sex with anyone over the age of 16.
According to Tuscaloosa News, Charli Jones Parker, 31, pleaded guilty to having contact with students younger than 19. She is currently serving a three-year prison sentence.
The same month Parker pleaded guilty, a Morgan County Circuit Judge ruled that the law prohibiting sex between a school employee and student was unconstitutional.
Parker's attorney argues that this violates the equal protection clause because it treats school employees differently than other professions, criminalizing "private consensual sexual relationships."
The age of consent in Alabama is 16.
"Alabama law does not make it a crime for members of other occupations to have consensual sex with 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds, even when there is a position of trust or authority," said Parker's appellate attorney, Virginia Buck.
Buck raised a hypothetical scenario in which a 21-year-old janitor working for a Tuscaloosa school system went on spring break and had sex with an 18-year-old senior from a district high school.
Under that law, she said, he would be guilty of a Class B felony. However, she argues that a 65-year-old "doctor, minister, therapist, or attorney" is not subject to the same criminal liability.
"School employees have been unfairly singled out and are being sent to prison for something that, at most, might cost people their job or their license in any other profession," she said. "Certainly, anyone who has sexual contact with someone without their consent, or who is under the age of consent, should be criminally punished. But to send someone to prison for a consensual sexual relationship with someone over the age of consent solely because they are a school employee treats school employees differently than everyone else."
AL.com reports Parker was arrested in March 2016, days before her husband was arrested on the same charges.
She was indicted on 13 counts of a school employee having sex with a student under the age of 19.


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Q: NDK Integration with Android Studio I'm new in NDK .and try to setup Integration with NDk .But after research           through many sites ,i could not solved my problem. Here is build.gradle file
  apply plugin: 'com.android.model.application'
     model {
      android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
    }

  android.ndk {
    moduleName "native"
   }

  defaultConfig.with {
    applicationId "app.com.jnitester"
    minSdkVersion.apiLevel 15
    targetSdkVersion.apiLevel 23
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
    buildConfigFields {
        create() {
            type = "int"
            name = "VALUE"
            value = "1"
        }
    }
}

/*   android.ndk {
    moduleName = "native"
}*/

android.buildTypes {
    release {
        minifyEnabled false
        proguardFiles += file('proguard-rules.txt')
    }
}

android.productFlavors {
    create("flavor1") {
        applicationId "com.app"
    }
}

android.sources {
    main {
        jni {

            source {
                srcDir 'src'
            }
        }
    }
}

}

dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'
compile 'com.android.support:design:23.1.1'
}

my classpath is:

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle-experimental:0.4.0'
we get error like that:
Error:(18, 0) No signature of method:     org.gradle.model.dsl.internal.NonTransformedModelDslBacking.applicationId() is applicable for argument types: (java.lang.String) values: [app.com.jnitester]
    Open File
when i put buildTypes,productFlavours,sources inside android{} then it gives Errors like that:
Error:(4, 1) A problem occurred configuring project ':app'.
 > Exception thrown while executing model rule: model.android
   > Could not find method compileSdkVersion() for arguments [23] on project ':app'.

may be this question be duplicate but we couldn't find the solution yet .
 Your help would save my time. Any Help would be appreciated in Advanced.

A: try adding '=' char. e.g.
compileSdkVersion 23
change to
compileSdkVersion = 23

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Q: H2 - General error: "java.util.ConcurrentModificationException" [50000-188] We use H2 for a database in a box.
We use the file system to keep our data.
All is running fine during past few days and with no apparent reason we get this exception:
org.h2.message.DbException: General error: "java.util.ConcurrentModificationException" [50000-188]
    at org.h2.message.DbException.get(DbException.java:168)
    at org.h2.message.DbException.convert(DbException.java:295)
    at org.h2.mvstore.db.MVTableEngine$1.uncaughtException(MVTableEngine.java:94)
    at org.h2.mvstore.MVStore.writeInBackground(MVStore.java:2479)
    at org.h2.mvstore.MVStore$BackgroundWriterThread.run(MVStore.java:2689)
Caused by: org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLException: General error: "java.util.ConcurrentModificationException" [50000-188]
    at org.h2.message.DbException.getJdbcSQLException(DbException.java:345)
    ... 5 more
Caused by: java.util.ConcurrentModificationException
    at java.util.HashMap$HashIterator.nextEntry(HashMap.java:894)
    at java.util.HashMap$ValueIterator.next(HashMap.java:922)
    at org.h2.mvstore.MVStore.applyFreedSpace(MVStore.java:1474)
    at org.h2.mvstore.MVStore.storeNowTry(MVStore.java:1126)
    at org.h2.mvstore.MVStore.storeNow(MVStore.java:1046)
    at org.h2.mvstore.MVStore.commitAndSave(MVStore.java:1035)
    at org.h2.mvstore.MVStore.writeInBackground(MVStore.java:2476)
    ... 1 more

After this exception all requests to the database throw this exception:
java.sql.SQLException: Unable to run insert stmt on object DoorOpening{start=2015-09-14T18:20:32.932+02:00, end=null, device=Device{id=1601138, type=DOOR_MAGNET_SENSOR, whereInstalled=Room{id=406, label=entree principale, type=OTHER}}, readyToSend=false, sent=false}: INSERT INTO `door_opening` (`device` ,`start` ,`end` ,`readyToSend` ,`sent` ) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)
    at com.j256.ormlite.misc.SqlExceptionUtil.create(SqlExceptionUtil.java:22) ~[ormlite-core-4.48.jar:na]
    at com.j256.ormlite.stmt.mapped.MappedCreate.insert(MappedCreate.java:135) ~[ormlite-core-4.48.jar:na]
    at com.j256.ormlite.stmt.StatementExecutor.create(StatementExecutor.java:450) ~[ormlite-core-4.48.jar:na]
    at com.j256.ormlite.dao.BaseDaoImpl.create(BaseDaoImpl.java:310) ~[ormlite-core-4.48.jar:na]
    at com.krgcorporate.box.persistence.DatabaseManagerImpl.createDoorOpening(DatabaseManagerImpl.java:385) ~[persistence-0.1.jar:na]
    at com.krgcorporate.box.core.detection.event.DoorOpeningManagerImpl.open(DoorOpeningManagerImpl.java:92) ~[core-0.1.jar:na]
    at com.krgcorporate.box.core.detection.event.DoorOpeningManagerImpl.onRfIsmMessage(DoorOpeningManagerImpl.java:72) ~[core-0.1.jar:na]
    at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor28.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[na:na]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:1.7.0_25]
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) ~[na:1.7.0_25]
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventSubscriber.handleEvent(EventSubscriber.java:74) ~[guava-18.0.jar:na]
    at com.google.common.eventbus.SynchronizedEventSubscriber.handleEvent(SynchronizedEventSubscriber.java:47) ~[guava-18.0.jar:na]
    at com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus.dispatch(EventBus.java:322) ~[guava-18.0.jar:na]
    at com.google.common.eventbus.AsyncEventBus.access$001(AsyncEventBus.java:34) ~[guava-18.0.jar:na]
    at com.google.common.eventbus.AsyncEventBus$1.run(AsyncEventBus.java:117) ~[guava-18.0.jar:na]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) ~[na:1.7.0_25]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) ~[na:1.7.0_25]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:724) ~[na:1.7.0_25]
Caused by: org.h2.jdbc.JdbcSQLException: The database has been closed [90098-188]
    at org.h2.message.DbException.getJdbcSQLException(DbException.java:345) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at org.h2.message.DbException.get(DbException.java:179) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at org.h2.message.DbException.get(DbException.java:155) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at org.h2.message.DbException.get(DbException.java:144) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at org.h2.engine.Session.getTransaction(Session.java:1451) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at org.h2.engine.Session.getStatementSavepoint(Session.java:1461) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at org.h2.engine.Session.setSavepoint(Session.java:690) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at org.h2.command.Command.executeUpdate(Command.java:248) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at org.h2.jdbc.JdbcPreparedStatement.executeUpdateInternal(JdbcPreparedStatement.java:157) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at org.h2.jdbc.JdbcPreparedStatement.executeUpdate(JdbcPreparedStatement.java:143) ~[h2-1.4.188.jar:1.4.188]
    at com.j256.ormlite.jdbc.JdbcDatabaseConnection.insert(JdbcDatabaseConnection.java:170) ~[ormlite-jdbc-4.48.jar:na]
    at com.j256.ormlite.stmt.mapped.MappedCreate.insert(MappedCreate.java:91) ~[ormlite-core-4.48.jar:na]
    ... 16 common frames omitted

The hdd is not full.
The database is accessed only with 1 connection and the box don't produce a lot of insertions.
Thanks in advance for your help.


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Q: Why is "own self" separated into two parts but similar words like "yourself" aren't? Why is "own self" separated into two words, while other reflexive pronouns like "yourself" aren't?
Here is an example:
I am at war with my own self and it has become a constant struggle to wake up and face the day.

A: The real reason is "just because": it's how we write it, and that's just the way it is. But you might want something more than that; if so I hope the explanation below will be of some use.
We spell "yourself" as one word to match the spelling of other words like it, like "himself" and "themselves", that act as single words grammatically: these words cannot be split up, and they are formed in specific ways for each one that have to be memorized. (For example, for no obvious reason, we say "himself" and not "hisself".)
The phrase "own self", is written as two words because it does not behave as a single word: we can stick other words in between, like in the phrase "your own true self". In contrast, we can't say something like *"him true self".
You might notice, though, that we can say "my true self"; this is because "my" by itself is a possessive pronoun in English, unlike "him". So in principle, it might seem to make sense to use the spellings "my self" and "your self". But in practice, it is considered an error to use these instead of "myself" and "yourself". That is why I said earlier that part of the reason is "just because".
Google Ngram Viewer (We see that the phrase "own true self" exists, but *"him true self" does not exist.)


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Formation Media Nominated For Business of the year at Touch FM's Pride of Warwick District Awards
written by Ethan
In 2015, Formation Media's Director, Martin Gordon, won the "Best Business Person of the Year" Award from Touch.FM's Pride of Warwick District Awards.
This year, we are excited to announce that we've been nominated for "Business of the Year", as one of four Warwick businesses competing for the prize.
We hope that our values and virtues, as well as our marketing prowess, will contribute to our chances of winning the award.
Formation was founded in 2006. We have come far from our humble beginnings in Leamington and now operate out of a large office in Warwick, with an open plan studio, glass meeting room and UX Factory. Along with our premises, our team has grown too, as well as our client-base, skills and experience.
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2018 6'4 SG Israel Barnes
Ashton West | Author
ISRAEL Barnes is a six foot 4, true shooting guard in the class of 2018. He competes with one of the best programs in the country, defending Nike EYBL Peach Jam Champions, MoKan Elite. MoKan is known primarily for taking top midwest prospects and turning them into household, national names. Israel Barnes case is no different. As of today, he has received his 2nd NCAA Division 1 offer from the University of Texas Tech. His first coming from Tulsa University. This is only the beginning for the rising senior prospect.
AFTER seeing him on film on numerous occasions and in person at the MADEHoops #TheWarmUp event in Bentonville, Arkansas - he is at his best in catch and shoot situations. Outside of being a great athlete, defender, and play-maker, Israel is an ELITE shooter. One of the very best in the 2018 class. His mid-range game is just as good as his shot from behind the arc. His game could be described as very smooth and fluid with the ability to out muscle defenders when attacking the rim. He has good size at 6'4 and a solid build making him a tough cover for smaller defenders at his position.
NO different than other MoKan Basketball Alumni, Israel has a great attitude about his recruitment process telling me, "I don't really think about it, I am just enjoying the process." Sounds very similar to other elite prospects when asked the same question. Speaking of MoKan, Israel commented on what it's like playing for such a well-respected program in throughout the midwest and country: "At MoKan, the level of competition is great and i've enjoyed the role that has been given to me. I am a leader and expected to score the ball when the opportunity presents itself."
Israel Barnes at the EYBL
Take a look at the rest of our conversation here:
AW: What does your daily workout routine look like?
IB: "Each day I spend I spend in the gym is with my father. We spend a lot of time on the gun and working on moves that the "greats" have perfected. After that, I lift about an hour of weights."
AW: What are you feeling right now after receiving an offer from Texas Tech?
IB: " Just extremely happy and thankful to God for all his blessings. I'm still going to continue to work for his glory."
AW: For someone who hasn't seen you play, how would you describe your game to them?
IB: "I'd describe it as a guy who leaves it all on the floor every game. Can score, defend, handle the ball, and get his teammates involved. But more than anything just a guy who plays with passion."
KEEP an eye on his recruitment as the floodgates have opened and the secret is out on Israel Barnes!


EIT RawMaterials invites all the partners to the General Assembly Spring 2019 that will be held in Berlin on Tuesday, 7 May 2019.
The General Assembly will be held again at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 3, 10178 Berlin.
The current schedule is as follows: Tentatively, the General Assembly meeting will start on Tuesday, 7 May 2019 at 11:00 and will end at 15:00. Lunch will be provided at the venue.
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