Ah, dear Roby Ryan has done it yet again and come out with some really beautiful designs, here's a taste, but head over to his site or his blog for a real treat!
Well! The new issue of ELLE has hit the shelves and I've done the horoscope illustrations for the year! Check it out on the ELLE website here.
You can now download your very own PDF of the Elle Hip City guide, just click here to go to the ELLE Blog and click on the link on the right!
Yay! I have made teddies!
These ones are two toned but I also produce solid colour ones. They are mde from 100% pure wool, the eyes are antique buttons and they are stuffed with off cuts of fabric and wool. They're going for R80 each.
Here is a really bad cellphone pic of Ben on my scanner with his gift from Rouleaux and his girlfriend.
They gave this little stuffed toy cat (soooo sweet) to Ben a couple of months ago when he had a tick bite fever, but I never got round to taking a nicer pic and since Ben is all healthy again, he's always on the move...he's probably at their house as I type!
My brother got married over the weekend, it was really, really special and I couldn't be happier for my new sister in law and brother.
As I was designated photographer, I also got a chance to use my Diana camera, however, it confused me a lot and I have no idea if the pictures are even going to come out..
May the future bring happiness and love big brother!!
Marina offering some Jameons cocktail to "the dress".
Detail of the back of the dress, yes, those are the cuffs of the shirt!
One of Justin Badenhorst photographs that I retouched.
Last night was the Vida E Caffe Green Tee Exhibition.
This week the ELLE Decoration hit the shelves along with the little Hip City Guide which I designed and illustrated! Visit the ELLE decoration blog here.
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PAUL CHRISTENSEN
WHEN THE ICE WON'T MELT
THE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
FIRST SNOWFLAKES
WHY WE NEED MONSTERS
There's a headline in today's New York Times, "Big TV Kill-Offs May Be Losing Their Punch," that points to the fact that "deaths" on violent shows are no longer as sensational as they once were. The producers of video gore are running out of ideas to keep the audience fresh for new horrors. The trouble is, the average viewer doesn't believe the dead are really all that dead. Some ruse or miracle will bring them back to life and provide more episodes of the show. I'm fine with that kind of thinking. It tells me that irony is not dead, no matter how jaded the audience has become in what the Times reporter calls "the dark-drama revolution of the '00s."
Gone are the days when bladders of sheep's blood were squirted out under the clothes of an actor in gory spectacles like Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, especially when poor Titus comes on stage with the stumps of his newly amputated forearms and calls them "fountains" to the horrified audience staring up from the pit at the Globe stage. Nowadays, filmmakers provide computer-enhanced scenes of mutilation and gaping wounds to supply the necessary shock and awe that sells tickets.
Contemporary audiences are starved for experience. The average person doesn't really see much blood or gore on American streets. We view it on TV and on Internet through the lens of a cell phone, and the shaky images make the scene real enough. But the reality of any such moment is denatured by the sense that someone else was there, taking the pictures, and then a police station released the images to a TV network for public consumption. We weren't there at all. Nor were we present as a policeman stops a car and asks for identification using his body-cam; if he is shot by the driver or a passenger, the camera abruptly points up at the night sky and the scene is over. We may believe what we saw, or feel cheated by the absence of any more authenticating detail to make us cringe. We may know violence occurs in our midst but we hardly ever encounter it.
Our experience is traffic, looking for a parking place, shopping at the supermarket, wandering the aisles of Best Buy, stopping at a food court to buy a slice of pizza and a Coke. Our experience is almost without incident. It leaves us tired and bored, and when supper is done and the evening runs out its final hours, we have the TV to turn to, hoping to find some unnerving vein of reality to shake us awake, to make us sit up with dread. Now the surprises are beginning to occur too often and the formulas are beginning to show through the plot lines. If we can see through the make-believe of chaos and anarchy, we are left to suspect that reality is contrived even at these extremes.
Everyone wants to believe there is a boundary around socially controlled existence, that beyond a certain faint edge begins the unadulterated terror of actual life. There is a tacit assumption that what lies beyond our streetlights and freeways is something we can't control, some momentous power that could easily devour us and swallow our whole civilization. The Japanese could translate this Atomic-Age paranoia into creatures like Godzilla who could come up out of the sea and kick over skyscrapers, toss cars and buses, and level every aspect of order and meaning. This sense that something buried in the wild, untouched peripheries of human existence could awake, like "The Thing," and destroy us may be as old as culture itself.
But in our time, when hardly anyone has ever seen a bear in the woods or even a coyote wandering through a prairie, it is harder to imagine the revolt of nature in any direct sense. It has to be made up for us. It's hard for us to imagine that there's anything left in nature that could harm us. That's why, when in April, 1912, the "unsinkable" Titanic sunk in a few hours after having its side ripped open by an iceberg, the terrors of the unknown reasserted themselves. Suddenly, chaos wore a new face in the world. It wasn't long before King Kong materialized out of the depths of a tropical jungle and tore asunder the skyscrapers of New York. Even the Empire State Building was a mere tree in the woods that the ape could scale without effort, and with Fay Wray in his right palm. The symbol of delicate, perishable humanity lay in that creased palm and would destroy the ape in the end. But the real story, the one we always go back to, is not that the ape died for love of a woman, but that he existed at all, and could break his shackles in a nightclub and terrorize the most powerful city in the world. Michael Crichton was our shock-meister in the '70s and '80s, and with Jurassic Park, he trumped the genre. The game of commercial terror was now wide open, and the market was flooded with images of extraterrestrials hiding in space ships, rogue forces operating Death Stars, etc.
TV turned to the cop shows to provide the same exhilarating high by portraying bloodless killers working for shadowy bosses. It was necessary to provide these images because without them the claustrophobic reality of American middle class life would become unbearable. There had to be some part of life that was unconquered by capitalism, by corporate culture, by the soft fascism of the State, by the drudgery of work and suburban life. There was no consoling narrative for living within the boundaries of ordinary life; the only freedom was in the anarchic wilderness around or beyond us, but which existed with us in an intimate parallel world. We required this sense of horror to be close enough that we could see the blood splatter, the bones snap, the flesh to erupt around a bullet hole. The need is so great for slaughter that we relish the unthinkable horrors of ISIS and Al Qaeda; we have an arch villain in these enemies of Christianity, and hold our breath at the news that the great treasures of Palmyra are being detonated, that prisoners are having their throats slit by masked men in a public square.
But this portrayal of gore has no ultimate meaning. It doesn't lead us to act or to think differently. We absorb the images and lament our sorry age, and go on hitting the remote for more screams and clangorous orchestral mayhem. We are addicted to this sense of imaginary freedom, this manufactured consciousness that we are not safe, even when we sit in the gloom of a living room lit by a TV screen, cocooned in an air-conditioned house, safe from the outside world by a myriad of locks and electronic alarms.
Gore doesn't tell us anything, doesn't inspire us to widen our responsibilities, or to change our routines. We are prevented from trying to imagine improving the reality we have. It could be made so much richer, more rewarding, more culturally profound and mysterious. We have genius all about us willing to invoke the depths of human nature in imaginative literature and plays, but we assume that the flood-lit urban stage in which our lives are scripted can not be altered, that we are prisoners of an electronic utopia no one can question. Instead, we sit down each night and gaze into a primordial world of monsters and plagues out of a sense that there's nothing we can do to make our lives more interesting. We crave whatever else is out there, even if it means some implausible threat to our lives whose dialog and plot creak with disturbing sameness.
SHOW ME THE AUDIENCE
The Past without History
© 2014 by Paul Christensen

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WCS works with the Government of Cambodia in two protected areas in the Northern Plains landscape, as part of the Conservation Areas Through Landscape Management (CALM) Project. This is a seven year UNDP/GEF-supported initiative aimed at conserving the globally important biodiversity found in the Northern Plains.
The Northern Plains of Cambodia are the largest remaining intact block of a unique landscape that once covered much of Indochina. The landscape is one of the most spectacular and important areas of south-east Asia for biodiversity, with over 260 bird species and large mammals such as Asian elephants, gaur and banteng. Local communities, who depend on rain-fed paddy or upland rice fields for their livelihoods, supplement these activities with small-scale animal raising and collection of non-timber forest products.
Wildlife and natural resources in the Northern Plains landscape face a number of growing threats, ranging from small-scale incidents of hunting or land clearance by local people, to large-scale commercial pressures such as mineral exploitation.
Government agencies and WCS are working in close partnership to eliminate or mitigate these threats. These activities have focused on the development and testing of certain key conservation approaches, such as community land-use tenure, community contracts and incentives for biodiversity supportive, whilst simultaneously strengthening the capacity for biodiversity management by government agencies.
Nest Protection Program Secures the Fledging of Nearly 7,000 Birds in the Northern Plains of Cambodia
Poisoning Continues to Threaten Key Wildlife Species in the Northern Plains of Cambodia
Six Critically Endangered White-shouldered Ibis Nests Protected in Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary
Stakeholders Successfully Demarcate Boundary of Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park
The History of the Kouprey
Angkorian Influence in Northern Plains
Bird Species of the Northern Plains
Forest cover trends in the Northern Plains of Cambodia 2002-2010
Tmatboey Community-based Ecotourism Project, Cambodia
Bird Nest Protection Program in the Northern Plains of Cambodia
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a direct payment for biodiversity conservation - The Bird Nest Protection Program in the Northern Plains of Cambodia
Carbofuran poisoning at the interface between wildlife, livestock and humans, June 2016
Tan Setha
Landscape Technical Advisor – Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary
Angdong Po Village, Sangkat Kompong Pronak, Preah vihear City, Preah Vihear Province
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Q: Text after .php/ in a URL I'm basically trying to reverse-engineer a site made in Wordpress. My peer made our site in wordpress, and I would like to add some code to processing data from a form using the Contact Form 7 plugin. When viewing source, the form action is
/v2/wp/index.php/contact-us/#wpcf7-f57-p9-o1

Also I noticed that all the URL's of the various pages have text after the .php, which I don't understand.
http://.../index.php/information-for-sponsors/

In the first case, I don't understand how the "/contact-us/..." is processed. In the second case, I don't understand how "/information-for-sponsors/" is processed.

A: To implement this you need to look down the mod_rewrite option for Apache. It allows you to map urls and can be combined with php to get what you need.
For instance, I write a blog software before which translated the url .com/contact/ to .com/index.php?key=contact
Then using the key in php I returned the post with the title contact.
Google Apache Mod_ReWrite, it takes a while to undertstand fully and you need this option enabled on your host. Many Free hosts dont have this functionality enabled.

A: Though all the comments and answers above are absolutely correct, I am not sure, however, if you will understand any of them correctly.
Well, this concept is called URL Rewriting and is used for a variety of purposes such as improving ranking in search results, making readable keywords,etc.
There are lots of plugins in Wordpress which do this dirty work for you and there is also the Wordpress Codex(if you wish to write your own).
For your reference, I found this blog which will explain this better.
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President Rodrigo Duterte's surprise visits in the wee hours of the morning in Negros Occidental made the headlines this year.
During his brief visits, he stayed at the Yanson residence in Talisay City.
His first visit was in February. He dropped by the province following his visit to the wake of slain overseas worker Joanna Demafelis in Sara, Iloilo. The President also visited the military troops in neighboring Dingle.
He also visited the city in April and November.
Journalists around the world who are reporting critical stories were either killed, harassed or threatened.
In Negros Occidental, a number of harassment and threats were reported this year.
Unidentified armed men strafed the house of Rey Siason of Muews Radio in Talisay City in September.
No one was hurt when the gunmen who were on board two motorcycles, riddled with bullets the house of Siason who was not at home when the incident happened.
In February, former Negros Press Club president Ranilo Azue, also of Muews Radio and Panay News, was mauled by several men just outside their radio station.
Also, the police visited the office of SunStar Bacolod in October to ask for favorable coverage in lieu of the order of its higher command to establish a partnership with the media.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Oscar Albayalde clarified they were not asking for "favorable coverage" from the media but only for coordination and collaboration for better dissemination of information to the public.
The local chapter of National Union of Journalist of the Philippines (NUJP) denounced the PNP for having such order.
"The media should not be blamed if it reports critical stories, like drug wars, killings, and corruption. It is their duty to the public to report the truth. Government forces must never harass, intimidate, or attack journalists who are just doing their jobs," the NUJP Bacolod said in a statement.
"Authorities are urged to respect the journalists and their duty to the public. They must not intimidate or restrict our rights to gather and spread information. We also call on our colleagues to remain steadfast, unwavering and united," it added.
In November, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11146 that declares June 18 as the "Bacolod City Charter Day," making it a special non-working holiday in the city.
The new law commemorates the day when then President Manuel Quezon signed and approved into effect Commonwealth Act 326 that created the City of Bacolod.
Bacolod Representative Greg Gasataya filed House Bill 7044 on June 13, 2017, upon the request of Mayor Evelio Leonardia, to correct RA 7724 that erroneously set October 19 as the date for the celebration of the Charter Day of Bacolod City.
RA 11146 also provides that the inauguration of the City of Bacolod shall be commemorated every October 19 and that the highlights of the MassKara Festival shall be held on the fourth Sunday of October.
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia received the Lifetime Excellence for City Governance award and Mentor of the Year award while the City Government was a finalist for Tourism Company of the Year award at the 2018 Asia Leaders Awards Gala Night and Awarding Ceremony at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel in November.
Leonardia's co-awardee was real estate mogul Andrew Tan, chairman and chief executive officer of Megaworld Corporation, who received the Lifetime Excellence for Real Estate award.
The mayor said the people of Bacolod was the reason why positive developments are happening in the city under his administration.
The Asia Leaders Forum recognizes and acknowledges leading men and women in various industries who have exhibited exemplary leadership and contributed in promoting the country as a premier business hub in Asia.
Aside from infrastructure, 2018 is also a good year for the province's information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
From its previous 12-place slide in 2017, Bacolod City has made a big jump in this year's Tholons Services Globalization Index after placing 89th in the world's top 100 cities for global services.
The city is eight notches higher from its 97th place ranking last year, Tholons' research report and ranking of the Top 50 Digital Nations and Top 100 Super Cities for 2018 showed.
Tholons International, the leader in global outsourcing locations rankings, reported that Bacolod was among the six localities in the Philippines which entered and inched on its list of top 100 outsourcing destinations in the world.
In 2017, the Bacolod City slid down to 97th spot from 85th place in 2016.
In 2015, Tholons has ranked the city at number 86, seven notches higher than its 2014 ranking of 93rd, particularly for outsourcing and offshoring.
It has made a record as rank 100 in 2010, and eventually leveled up to number 94 in 2013.
Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, executive director of Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for Information and Communications Technology, said this year's rank was fueled by digital innovation.
"It's a result of a strong government-academe and industry collaboration, constant engagement with schools and talent development stakeholders, and grit and determination to continuously challenge and redesign our own strategies to adapt to the requirements of global digital services," she added.


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Venture Capital, Wireframe Ventures Launches $75M Inaugural Fund
Published on September 16, 2016 By FinSMEs
Mill Valley, CA-based venture capital firm Wireframe Ventures is to raise its maiden fund.
According to a regulatory form filed with the SEC, the firm is seeking to raise $75m.
The doc lists former Claremont Creek Ventures directors Paul Straub and Harsh Patel as people related to the offering.
Paul Straub
At Claremont, Straub represented the firm on the boards of several companies including Alphabet Energy, Blue Pillar, Renew Financial, Project Frog, Clean Power Finance and Yerdle. He also currently manages the firm's investment in Root3 Technologies.
He previously managed the firm's investments as a board observer at Property Bridge (acquired by MGI) and Lefora/Meetro (acquired).
Prior to Claremont Creek, he invested in software and datacenter technology companies at Information Technology Ventures/Infinity Capital, including co-leading the first institutional round of Cyanea (acquired by IBM).
Straub also worked in product management and strategy roles leading projects for Veritas Software and Red Hat Software.
He began his career in investment banking at Montgomery Securities and subsequently joined Thomas Weisel Partners.
Harsh Patel has over 20 years of experience in building, operating and investing in technology growth companies, focusing on big data analytics and SaaS solutions applied to large markets in healthcare, energy, government and retail.
As a General Partner at RRE Ventures and In-Q-Tel, he led a number of early stage investments including Palantir Technologies, Tendril and Flipswap (now ERecyclingCorps). Patel has also been an active angel investor and mentor for a number of seed stage companies including Badgeville and SnappyTV.
Earlier, he was a Co-Founder of Orbit Commerce (acquired by Digital River, NASDAQ:DRIV).
Harsh began his career in enterprise technology R&D for Accenture, building solutions for AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and American Express.
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Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp Offers Masterclass with Jack Blades of Night Ranger
Chat with Jack in this interactive and intimate Masterclass where he will discuss vocal, bass and songwriting techniques.
Chat with Jack in this interactive and intimate Masterclass where he will discuss vocal, bass and songwriting techniques. Directly ask him a question you've always wondered about!
Sign up to join Jack Thursday, August 13th 5:00-6:00pm PDT.
Jack is best known for being the lead singer and bassist for Night Ranger and Damn Yankees.
Blades has released two solo albums and has written or co-written songs for Aerosmith, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey, and other artists. Blades has also produced or co-produced CDs for Night Ranger, Shaw Blades and for several other artists including Great White, Ted Nugent, and Samantha 7, among others. Blades appears on Mötley Crüe's Dr. Feelgood album, which was released in 1989. In the 1990s, Blades co-wrote four Aerosmith songs with Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Tommy Shaw: "Shut Up and Dance" (1993), "Can't Stop Messin'" (1993), "Walk on Water" (1994), "What Kind of Love Are You On" (1998). In 1998, Blades was asked by Ringo Starr to play bass in Starr's VH1 Storytellers with Joe Walsh and Simon Kirke.
Jack's roommate at the beginning of the '80s was Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, bass player for Montrose and Gamma and keyboard player for Sammy Hagar. He suggested they form a band. Fitz knew another guitar player in Sacramento (Jeff Watson) along with guitarist Brad Gillis and drummer / vocalist Kelly Keagy and Ranger was formed in 1980. The band recorded demos and played shows around the Bay area for two years. They were signed to Boardwalk Records and released their first album, ''Dawn Patrol'' in 1982. Prior to the release it was discovered that there was a country band by the name of The Rangers. Jack had written the song "Night Ranger" for the album so the band changed their name to Night Ranger to avoid any potential problems. Night Ranger went on through the 80s releasing albums which sold by the millions, as well as several hit singles. The band toured constantly both in the US and in Japan where they continue to be popular today. In 1989 Jack left Night Ranger and formed the Damn Yankees. Jack re-formed Night Ranger with the original members in 1996. They recorded three CDs – ''Neverland'' in 1997, ''Seven'' in 1998, and ''Hole In The Sun'' in 2008. Night Ranger continues to tour today.
Damn Yankees was formed by Jack at the start of the 1990s along with Ted Nugent and Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw. Damn Yankees had multi platinum success with two albums ''Damn Yankees'', ''Don't Tread'' and a gold selling single "High Enough." Damn Yankees recorded and toured non-stop for four years. In 1994 the Damn Yankees took a break – which they are still on today...
Shaw/Blades
After the Damn Yankees decided to take a break in 1994, Jack and Tommy decided to record together under the name Shaw/Blades. They wrote and recorded the first Shaw/Blades CD together – ''Hallucination'' was released in 1995. In 2007 Shaw/Blades released ''Influence'' (Vh1 Classic Records) which is a collection of cover songs that influenced Jack and Tommy. Shaw/Blades have toured acoustically across the US.
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Webinars are an excellent means of reaching out to one's clients and customers in the most cost-effective way. However, designing a webinar is not an easy task. It requires careful consideration of the needs and interests of the audience.
This necessitates the use of innovative tools and techniques to make web conferences as interesting as possible. After all, an effective webinar is one which is able to comprehensively engage its audience from the very beginning all the way till the end. One of the most reliable tools that never fails to captivate an audience is the art of storytelling.
In the context of a webinar or free web conferencing session, storytelling specifically refers to the use of narrative techniques. Stories and narratives when used effectively can result in a webinar that is interesting and engaging. Here are 5 simple reasons why storytelling techniques deserve consideration when designing a webinar.
Storytelling is a great way to capture attention.
Use stories smartly as part of the carrot and stick strategy. A relevant story can instantly grab the interest of the audience, and create an element of anticipation. It essentially serves as the "carrot" on the stick as it entices the audience to invest themselves in what you are saying.
This might seem counterintuitive, but the act of listening to a story or narrative is not a passive activity. It is active and requires the focus of the audience on the narrator. The narrator or speaker must then capitalize on this attention and translate it into some form of dialogue.
Stories are great vehicles for messages. A message might not sound useful if delivered blatantly to an audience, but, when told within a story, it has higher chances of invoking thoughtful consideration.
Stories have the power to stimulate people emotionally. When facts are presented within a meaningful framework of events, they become more convincing.
The best thing about a story is that one remembers it long after one has heard it. This makes it a valuable tool in a webinar host's arsenal. Important facts or messages that are conveyed within a narrative or alongside a story or anecdote have a higher chance of recall than a bland statement.
Storytelling in an online conference is a technique which provides an imaginative experience to the audience, instead of just feeding them the facts. It also entertains the audience while gently luring them into a state of active participation. When used wisely, storytelling is an extremely useful illustrative tool that will not only enhance the quality of your webinar but drive audience engagement too!


Astragalus silifkeense Dinç, Aytaç & Doğu, sp. nov. (Fabaceae, sect. Astragalus Bunge) is described as a new species from Silifke (Mersin Province), in southern Anatolia, Turkey. The new species is closely related to A. columnaris Boiss., endemic to Denizli in western Anatolia, and A. gilvus Boiss. in Ankara Province, Turkey. Taxonomic descriptions, as well as pollen and seed characters of the new species, are presented. The new species grows in an open Abies cilicica (Antoine & Kotschy) Carrière forest. The geographical distribution of the new species, along with that of A. columnaris and A. gilvus, is shown. The new species is compared with is relatives A. columnaris and A. gilvus. Key words: Astragalus, Leguminosae, taxonomy, Turkey Astragalus silifkeense Dinç, Aytaç & Doğu, sp. nov. (Fabaceae, sect. Astragalus Bunge) is described as a new species from Silifke (Mersin Province), in southern Anatolia, Turkey. The new species is closely related to A. columnaris Boiss., endemic to Denizli in western Anatolia, and A. gilvus Boiss. in Ankara Province, Turkey. Taxonomic descriptions, as well as pollen and seed characters of the new species, are presented. The new species grows in an open Abies cilicica (Antoine & Kotschy) Carrière forest. The geographical distribution of the new species, along with that of A. columnaris and A. gilvus, is shown. The new species is compared with is relatives A. columnaris and A. gilvus.
Astragalus rubrostriatus Bunge and Astragalus qoturensis Podlech, belonging to Astragalus sect. Hymenostegis Bunge, are recorded here for the first time from Turkey. In addition, Astragalus chrysostachys Boiss. is excluded from the list of Turkish species of Astragalus.


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was a Japanese hip-hop trio from Nagoya, formed in 1996, and whose hiatus started in 2016. They are signed to Ki/oon Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music.

Biography
Home Made Kazoku is a trio, consisting of members Micro, Kuro, and DJ U-Ichi. The band was originally formed in 1996 under a different name. The band was in a state of flux with regard to membership until 2001, when they settled on becoming a trio with the name Home Made Kazoku. From 2001 to 2003, the band performed in various Nagoya nightclubs. In early 2004, the band was chosen to be part of a country-wide tour known as the Japan Club Tour. During the tour, the trio gained a large portion of their Japanese fanbase, and were also signed on by the recording company, Ki/oon Records.

Vocalists Micro and Kuro are originally from the United States. Micro spent a portion of his childhood in Kentucky, while Kuro stated that he lived in the U.S. until he was twelve in Chicago, Illinois.

Shortly after being signed on by a recording company, the group released an album containing the song "Home Sweet Home (Reborn)," which became one of the most requested songs on Japanese radio stations for the rest of the year. In July 2004, Home Made Kazoku released their first single, Summer Time Magic. Summer Time Magic ranked 15th on the Oricon record charts for nearly 10 weeks.

After a series of singles, including Thank You!!, which was used as the second ending theme for the anime Bleach, and Shōnen Heart, as well as the second opening theme for the anime Eureka Seven, the band's first full-length album was released "Rock the World". "Rock the World" entered the Oricon charts. The record was in fifth place on the Oricon chart for its first week, and would stay in top 20 for the next eight weeks. Rock the World sold 191,744 copies and became the 78th best selling album of 2005.

After their first album, the group went on several tours and concomitantly released several singles. They also released their second and third albums, "Musication" and "Familia".

Of special note, tickets to their second tour were sold out within the span of one hour, a record in Japanese music. In January 2007, it was announced that they would perform the first ending theme to the anime Naruto Shippūden entitled Nagareboshi Shooting Star which entered the Oricon charts at 10th place. One of the member, Micro, was featured on the Abingdon Boys School song "Lost Reason" as it appeared on their self-titled album.

Home Made Kazoku has performed for a promotional commercial for a product called "Walky Walky" with their song "Easy Walk". In addition, Home Made Kazoku's single, No Rain No Rainbow, is the movie theme for the second Naruto Shippūden movie.

In 2011, Home Made Kazoku returned to Naruto Shippūden for the third time with the song "FREEDOM", which was the 17th ending theme.

The band played their first show in the US at Otakon 2010 in Baltimore, MD, and returned for Otakon 2013 alongside T.M. Revolution.

Their official blog stated in August 2016 that the trio will go on indefinite hiatus by the end of the year. According to the comment by group member Micro, the group is taking a hiatus to "grow individually and take on new challenges." The group's three members will then pursue solo careers.

Style
Home Made Kazoku usually displays a very up-beat mood in their music, sometimes described by fans as "feel-good music". The pace of the songs may vary from moderately slow and calm to moderately fast and energetic. Following a trend within Japanese pop, the group makes use of English phrases within the music. This use is rather extensive, as nearly every song contains some amount of English. Most songs utilize the language in the refrain as well as in isolated instances throughout a song.

The subject matter of the music usually concerns love, family, peace, harmonious communication with others, fun, and summer festivities. Additionally, most of the music videos seem to take place in the spring or summer, hearkening back to their up-beat mood and liveliness.

When asked what they want listeners to take away from hearing their music, they responded saying that no matter where you come from or the color of your skin, we are all one big family. When asked which American artist they would most like to collaborate with, the group showed interest primarily in hip-hop and pop artists. Micro would most like to work with The Black Eyed Peas, Kuro with Stevie Wonder and U-ICHI with Jay-Z.

Discography

Albums
H.M.K.U (2001)
Mainichi ga Eiga no you na Hitokoma ~Life Is Beautiful~(2002)
Home Sweet Home (2004)
Rock the World (May 11, 2005)
musication (February 15, 2006)
Familia (March 14, 2007)
Home (October 8, 2008)
Circle (March 3, 2010)
AKATSUKI (September 28, 2011)
3RISE (September 12, 2012)
Laughin' Road (February 11, 2015)

Compilations
Heartful Best Songs (6 February 2008)

 Life goes on & on(Extended Ver.)
 Home Sweet Home(Reform)

Family Tree~Side Works Collection Vol. 1~
  1.Wait For Me(feat. Arikawa Kotomi)
  2.I Say Yeah (feat. PUSHIM,RHYMESTER,MAY J & MABOROSHI)
  3.abingdon boys school-Lost Reason (feat, Micro)
  4.FLOW-Night Parade (feat. Home Made Kazoku)
  5.Sowelu-Let's Go Faraway (feat. Micro)(Mine-Chang Remix)
  6.SOFFet-Minus To Plus (feat. Kuro)
  7.HB-Haru No Hakuchuumu (feat. Home Made Kazoku)
  8.Noriyuki Makihara-Honno Sukoshi Dake (feat. Kuro)
  9.TUT-1026-yume tabi (feat. Micro)
 10.LITTLE-Gradation (feat. Micro,SHOGO & SMALLEST)
 11.FUN HOUSE(Fickle Remix)(feat. KAME,HOZE & TUT-1026)
 12.Shimoneta & DJ Taki-Shit-Funky Technician (feat. Home Made Kazoku)(Fickle Remix)
 13.KAME &L.N.K.-Shi GO TO Jin (feat. TUT-1026 & Micro)
 14.Aikotoba Wa Abracadabra (feat. KOME KOME Club)

Singles
 Summer Time Magic (7 July 2004)
 Summer Time Magic
 Mr. Tough Guy
 Oooh!Yeah!
 (17 November 2004)
 Aikotoba
 Hero
 Home Party
 (26 January 2005)
 Thank You!!
 Home Sweet Home (Reborn)
 On the Run (2 March 2005)
 On the Run
 Live On Direct pt.2
 Adrenaline
 (3 August 2005)
 Shōnen Heart
 Sora to Umi no Deau Tokoro
 Shōnen Heart (Instrumental)
 Joyride (5 October 2005)
 Joyride
 Manabi no Ma do
 Life Work!
 Joyride (Instrumental)
 (18 January 2006)
 Salvia no Tsubomi
 You'll Be Alright with Noriyuki Makihara
 Nani ga ta desu ka?
 Salvia no Tsubomi (Instrumental)
 You'll Be Alright with Noriyuki Makihara (Instrumental)
 (12 July 2006)
 Aikotoba wa Abra Cadabra Home Made Kazoku vs. Komekome Club
 Manatsu no Dance Call
 Precious Season
 Aikotoba wa Abra Cadabra Home Made Kazoku vs. Komekome Club (Instrumental)
 Manatsu no Dance Call (Instrumental)
I Say Yeah! (4 October 2006)
 I Say Yeah!(Micro, May J., Pushim, Kuro, C. Ricketts, S. Sasaki, J. Yamamoto)
 I Say Yeah!(DJ BOBO JAMES RMX)
 I Say Yeah!(Breakthrough Remix)
 I Say Yeah!(Fickle Remix)
 Everybody Needs Music (22 November 2006)
 Everybody Needs Music
 Silver Town
 Tera Incognita Shirarezarutochi
 What's Going On
 (31 January 2007)
 Kimi ga Kureta Mono
 Never Enough
 Salvia no Tsubomi Liga Oriente Remix
 (7 March 2007) 1st Naruto Shippūden Ending Theme
 Nagareboshi Shooting Star~
 Yonaka ni Kaita Love Letter
 Nagareboshi Shooting Star (Instrumental)
 (16 January 2008)
 Oboeteru
 Rise & Shine
 Everybody Needs Music (raw phat remix)
 Easy Walk (8 April 2008)
 Easy Walk

 No Rain No Rainbow(23 July 2008)
 No Rain No Rainbow

 I Wish
 Come Back Home (3 September 2008)
 Come Back Home

 Easy Walk (DJ Deckstream Remix)
 YOU 〜あなたがそばにいる幸せ〜 (YOU ~Anata ga soba ni Iru Shiawase~, You ~Happiness Around You) (11 March 2009)
 YOU 〜あなたがそばにいる幸せ〜
 Fun House ft. Kame (from Kame & L.N.K.), Tut-1026, & Hoze (from Smells Good)
 Clap! Clap!
 Tomorrow featuring Kusuo (4 November 2009)
 Tomorrow featuring Kusuo
 Mukaikaze (ムカイカゼ, Headwind)
 Looking for You
 Silver Town
 L.O.V.E. (10 February 2010)
 L.O.V.E.
 Step by Step
 Shōnen Heart (Fickle Remix)
 Nukumori (ぬくもり, Warmth) (27 October 2010)
 Nukumori
 Mirai Ōrai (未来オーライ)
 Nukumori (Instrumental)
 FREEDOM (1 June 2011)
 FREEDOM
 No Rain No Rainbow (Fickle Remix)
 FREEDOM (Instrumental)
 FREEDOM (Opening Mix)(Only Limited Edition)
 Kohaku Iro ni Somaru Kono Machi wa (琥珀色に染まるこの街は, Amber in This city) (January 25, 2012)
 Kohaku Iro ni Somaru Kono Machi wa
 Across the Universe
 Kibun wa Marude Jackpot! (気分はまるでJackpot!, Feeling Yourself Like A Jackpot!) (May 30, 2012)
 Kibun wa Marude Jackpot!
 Oiegei feat. Min'na-san (お家芸 feat. みんなさん)
 Love is... feat. Ms.OOJA (August 8, 2012)
 Love is... feat. Ms.OOJA
 メモリーレーン
 Kimi Ga Ita Kara (July 31, 2013)
 Kimi Ga Ita Kara
 SUMMER BORN!!!!
 Sun Shade Love
 N.A.M.A
 Kimi Ga Ita Kara(Instrumental)
 N.A.M.A.(Instrumental)
 Hashiri Tsuzukeru(October 23, 2013)
 Hashiri Tsuzukeru
 Syncopation
 Hajimari No Kane
 N.A.M.A. Remix(feat. Seamo)
 Hashiri Tsuzukeru-Instrumental-
 N.A.M.A. Remix(feat. Seamo)-Instrumental-
 Yokorenbo(January 14, 2015)
 Yokorenbo
 You Choose
 Kodona
 N.A.M.A.(Remix)(feat. Nobodyknows+)

DVDs
Live 2005 "Rock the World" ~はじめての家族旅行~ in 名古屋
Home Made Films Vol.1
Home Made Films Vol.2
Home Made Films Vol.3
I Say Yeah! NeOSITE 10th Anniversary Party@Shibuya AX 2006/10/27
Tour 2006 "Musication" ~平成十八年度・新学期家族大歓迎会~ in Zepp Tokyo
TOUR 2007 "FAMILIA" ~Heisei 19 Nendo Shiawase Kazokuka Keikaku~ in SHIBUYA AX

References

External links
Home Made Official Website

Musical groups established in 1996
Musical groups disestablished in 2016
Ki/oon Music artists
Japanese hip hop groups
Japanese pop music groups
Musical groups from Aichi Prefecture

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Guys it it freeeeeeezing. I went out today and honestly I could not put enough layers on. For those readers who are in warmer climes, you lucky articles as my mother would say. It is very cold here, when I try shoving the dog out the door in the morning she is very unwilling to go.
I've been bundling up, as you guys all know, every year I like to knit my own giant snood. Last year was two shades of purple, this year I've gone for a multi coloured stripe, it is huge I'm not even kidding, totally massive, thick aran and when I put it on goes from neck to just above my waist. I love oversize accessories so this is totally me!
I've also been wearing my little hat from Accessorize, it has a ginormous bobble on the top, I was really unsure about it. So unsure I asked my Instagram followers what they thought but the consensus has been positive, so I'm keeping it.
I just put a brand new fireplace into our new house which means we have lots of heat downstairs but, I think I might get some cheap rotating halogen heaters for our third floor, my dressing room is up there, and let me tell you folks even with the heat on first thing in the morning it is still cold. It doesn't make me want to strip off! I figure if I blast myself with heat an close my eyes for ten minutes I can pretend it's summer.
With the cold creeping in we've been snuggling up on the sofa (our new sofa hasn't arrived for the house yet) I've bought the most enormous cups for tea, and I've taken to buying different biscuits every night for watching television with. How sad am I right?
Here's a snap of our usual night, us in our jammies curled up on the sofa drinking tea and doing pug cuddles. This is our winter on the run up to Christmas.
What is your winter routine shaping up like?


Bajazet is Racine's most violent drama; it ends, like Phèdre, with a female character's on-stage suicide, here the culmination of a vividly described sequence of off-stage murders. The setting, in a claustrophobic space within the harem at Constantinople, menaced from both without and within, seems to license a violence of emotion as well as of deed. Violent too are the repeated reversals of fortune, and the terrifying acceleration of the play towards its inexorable catastrophe.
Alan Hollinghurst's translation of Bajazet premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in November 1990.
Alan Hollinghurst is the author of four novels: The Swimming Pool Library, The Folding Star, The Spell, and the winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize, The Line of Beauty.


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The Rotary Club of Los Angeles has long been regarded, to use the term coined by Theodore Roosevelt, as a "bully pulpit" for speakers. The club was founded in 1909, while Mr. Roosevelt was president, and is the fifth oldest Rotary club in the world. LA5, as it is known to members, is not only one of the oldest clubs in the world, it is also one of the largest. LA5's membership of more than 300 men and women of accomplishment represent a cross-section of the private sector and government in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The club also has one of the largest endowments of any Rotary club in the world, the income from which supports a wide range of philanthropic projects that total more than $350,000 annually.
Over the decades, the Rotary Club of Los Angeles has provided a forum for prominent people from business, the professions, government and academia in the United States and around the world. They have found the club to be an excellent venue to present their views on topical issues and encourage support for their programs and causes.
LA5 History Book
The Club is proud to announce that the third edition of the History of the Rotary Club of Los Angeles is available for purchase. This magnificent hard bound coffee table sized book chronicles the 106 year story of our Club with its service to the community and fellowship among its members. It's chock full of color pictures of current members and their Rotary activities. Also, we have found archival pictures from the early days which will surely interest everyone. As you savor over 140 pages of text and photos, you'll learn things about LA5's breadth of activities and diversity of members that you know and maybe never knew. And you'll will be amazed at the impact your Club has had on Los Angeles, the country and the world.
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There is a link between oxidative stress and many disorders of the brain, including autism. I have been researching this for some time.
I knew there was a component of developmental delays that could be impacted by nutrition and nutrigenomics. It just took me 20+ years to find out the best way. Several studies show that children with autism have deficiency in superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase. These antioxidants are usually present in children until the age of 20.
For some reason, this population is experiencing so much oxidative stress that the levels are deficient and unable to fight back. These children have increased inflammation, toxicity, mitochondrial and immune dysfunction. The study findings suggest increased oxidative stress in autism that may contribute to the development of this disease.
The brain regions found to contain these physiological abnormalities in these children involve a variety of areas of development. These areas include motor coordination, sensory issues, speech, auditory processing, social behavior, and memory issues. Interestingly, my deficiencies were very similar and impacted my memory. Do you want to learn more?


Maggie Kate was such a trooper, maybe one of the best newborns I've ever shot! She never cried...not once. Perfect!
I love this family and you will probably recognize her big brothers from previous posts. Maggie Kate's aunt is one of my very best friends and my college roommate!
She is just as lovely as the rest of her family, so enjoy miss MK and all her pink!
Ok friends, this smile is going to get you.
And with parent's like these he never stood of chance of being anything but!
I'm sure he will be a heart breaker!!
I just can't get enough of these images, I hope you will enjoy them as much as I have.
This cute family and I have known each other for some time now, and its always fun when we meet up for a photo shoot!
These boys are all boy, and them make me work for the photos and boy are they silly.
Enjoy our adventure at the Pumpkin Patch a weeks ago!


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Hosted by Warren Olney Oct. 30, 2014 National
In the 1980's, there was skepticism about the economic viability of cell phones. Now, most of the world's poorest people can afford them. Today, the cost of fossil fuels is going up, while the cost of solar power is going down, and although solar power supplies less than 1% of global energy needs, the tipping point has already arrived in many developing countries. In the US, it could happen by 2020. A decade later, fossil fuels could be economically obsolete. We've heard such predictions before, and the transition will not be easy. Coal, Big Oil and public utilities won't lie down. Government policies will be crucial. Will photovoltaic cells be the cell phones of the future? We look at the challenges posed by inevitable change in technology.
Ethan Zindler - Bloomberg New Energy Finance - @EthanALL
Tony Seba - Stanford University - @TonySeba
Eric Wesoff - Greentech Media - @ewesoff
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Jenny Hamel, Evan George, Andrea Brody
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For the first time in years, Israeli authorities blocked access today to one of Jerusalem's contested holy sites — called the "Temple Mount" by Jews and the "Noble...
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San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres Free MLB Picks & Odds 9-22-2015
by Guy Bruhn - 9/21/2015
Probable Pitchers: Christopher Heston (11-10) vs. Tyson Ross (10-10)
The San Francisco Giants visit Petco Park on Tuesday to play the San Diego Padres. Christopher Heston is the probable starter for the Giants and he'll face Tyson Ross of the Padres. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at +108 and San Diego at -118. The over/under was set at 7. The Giants have a 71-68 over/under record and a 85-64 run line mark, meaning they cover 57% of the time. The Padres have a 88-56 over/under record and a 72-78 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 48% of the time.
The Giants come into this game with a 78-71 record, and they are 34-41 away from home. Christopher Heston has a 11-10 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.61 and a 1.27 WHIP. He's pitched 164.2 innings thus far while surrendering 153 hits over that time and when he starts, the Giants are 14-14. The Giants are also 14-13 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.09 and they have given up 395 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .229 against the bullpen while being struck out 390 times and walking 129 times this season. As a team, San Francisco has allowed 8.41 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.34 batters per nine. They are 7th in the league in team earned run average at 3.66.
As a team, San Francisco is batting .268, good for 3rd in the league while putting together a .266 average away from home. The Giants hold a .406 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .327 which is good for 5th in baseball. They rank 5th in baseball with 9.21 hits per game and Buster Posey leads the team with 168.
With a 70-80 overall record, San Diego will come into this game 35-37 at home. Tyson Ross has a record of 10-10 while sporting an earned run average of 3.18 on the year with a 1.31 WHIP. He's pitched 184 innings thus far while surrendering 162 hits over that time in which the Padres are 16-15. The Padres are also 16-13 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.23 and they have given up 420 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .241 against the Padres bullpen while being struck out 452 times and walking 170 times this season. As a team, San Diego has allowed 8.61 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.58 batters per nine. They are 20th in the league in team earned run average at 4.13.
As a team, they are batting .245, good for 28th in the league while putting together a .250 average at home. The Padres hold a .390 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .300 which is good for 30th in baseball. They rank 27th in baseball with 8.3 hits per game and Matt Kemp leads the team with 151.
San Francisco has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 73 errors with 1,554 assists and 3,979 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .984 team fielding percentage while committing 87 errors, accumulating 1,454 assists and compiling 4,006 put outs.
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The San Francisco Giants are 71-68 against the over/under so far this season
The San Francisco Giants are 85-64 against the run line so far this season
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The San Diego Padres are 88-56 against the over/under so far this season
The San Diego Padres are 72-78 against the run line so far this season
Injuries to Watch
09/19/15 1B Brandon Belt Concussion out indefinitely
09/16/15 2B Joe Panik Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/16), out for season
09/11/15 LF Gregor Blanco Concussion out indefinitely
09/09/15 C Hector Sanchez Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/8)
09/07/15 C Andrew Susac Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/6)
09/06/15 RF Norichika Aoki Concussion out indefinitely
08/20/15 RF Hunter Pence Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/18)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Hip Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/28), out for season
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season
09/13/15 P Colin Rea Elbow "?" for next scheduled start
09/09/15 1B Yonder Alonso Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/2)
08/15/15 P Brandon Maurer Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4), out for season
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4), out for season
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)
Guy's Pick: Take the Padres
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Back in May, Rovio announced a new "Rovio Account" feature that would allow users to sync their progress on games such as Angry Birds across devices. At the time, the feature launched with limited availability, arriving worldwide for The Croods and only in Finland and Poland on the original Angry Birds game.
Rovio today announced that the new Accounts feature is now available worldwide on the original Angry Birds across iOS and Android devices, although it is yet to come to the other games in the Angry Birds family.
We know that you've all been waiting for a way to sync progress between devices and we really feel that we have an amazing solution in place now.
For now, Rovio Account is available on the original Angry Birds game, as well as The Croods. The next step is for us to roll this out onto other Angry Birds and non Angry Birds titles, so that's exactly what we're going to do!
Angry Birds for iPhone [Direct Link] and iPad [Direct Link] are available in the App Store.
Serious question: Why can't this use Game Center or iCloud?
They don't work on Android.
Is the focus on iOS and Android. All devices should also include Macs, right?
I don't mean that Android doesn't matter, but that adding iCloud support doesn't take away one whit from a cross-platform Rovio account. Not entirely unlike how 1Password supports syncing through iTunes, iCloud, Dropbox, or via WiFi.
It's the same save file being synced.
Personally, I'd much rather use iCloud, as I don't have to set up yet another account. And, it'd in fact, just work.
And I would still be glad they have the Rovio account as an option, so that others could use it that need it, and for it to be an option for me in the future if I started using other platforms.
My question is, will it sync between the iPad and iPhone versions. Since Rovio LOVES reselling their games with the "HD" tag on iPad at a higher price, they are technically separate apps.
We need way more of this. Helps with those that want to jump ship on an OS. I only see consumer benefit here.
How many people switch off playing a game between iOS and Android versions?
I do. I play on my iPad at home, then at work or on the road, play on my Galaxy S4. Or visa versa.
I just want a way to backup my progress in case of a system restore.
They should still offer an iCloud feature.
This needed to be added years ago when I actually still played angry birds.


Innovative dishes with seaweed, from crispy udon noodles with nori salt to wakame-and-cucumber salad.
Have fun with this variation on the traditional sushi rolls. These bulgur hand rolls add a great chew and wonderful whole wheat flavor.
Inspired by a snack served at Japanese restaurants, Marcia Kiesel boils udon noodles until they are just al dente, then ties them into small bundles and quickly fries them in a shallow layer of vegetable oil. They are addictively crunchy.
The sesame sticks, wasabi peas, almonds and peanuts make this irresistible bar mix wonderfully crunchy.
French fries have gone way beyond the prosaic russet potato. At Fork in Philadelphia, for instance, Ellen Yin features yuca and taro fries on her menu. Then there are the irresistible fries created by Gene Kato for the Japonais restaurants originating in Chicago. Made with sweet potatoes, the frites are seasoned with a blend of Japanese flavorings, including nori flakes and the tingly spice mix shichimi togarashi.
Owner Jason Chan took his design cues from the restaurant's wine list: The walls are painted the color of Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Kacie Loparto harvests seaweed along Maine's coast and sells it at farmers' markets and on her website, shesellsseaweed.com. She especially loves wakame mixed with miso, ginger and cucumber.
"Korean-style horumon stalls are big in Tokyo," says Andrew Zimmern. "These tiny restaurants grill dozens of skewers with animal parts like udders, cockscomb, trachea, you name it. But even with conventional meat, grilling techniques like basting with fresh ginger juice are genius. If you're not adventurous, try it on chicken thighs."
Chef Douglas Keane of Cyrus restaurant in Healdsburg, California, and an F&W Best New Chef 2006 creates a quick but flavorful broth using kombu (a type of seaweed) and dashi powder (an instant Japanese stock made from shaved bonito tuna flakes). He poaches eggs in the broth and serves them for a protein-rich lunch or even breakfast.
Brooklyn chef Sohui Kim says this Korean soup is both celebratory (it's often called birthday soup) and restorative—she frequently makes it to ward off colds. The soft, supple texture of the seaweed and tender beef make it incredibly soothing and comforting, not to mention very tasty.


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Yoram Ofek (Hebrew: יורם אופק; September 25, 1950 – December 9, 2009) was a Marie Curie Chair and full professor in the Information Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Trento, Italy. He was the inventor of 45 US and European patents and published more than 120 journal and conference papers. He invented several novel architectures for networking, computing and storage. He was elected IEEE Fellow in 2006 for his contributions to switching, scheduling and synchronization in data networks.

Education and career
Ofek was born in Kibbutz Ramat David, Israel. He received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign.

In 1979 Yoram Ofek was a researcher at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and in 1982 at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. In 1987 he became research staff member at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. In 1998 Prof. Ofek and Prof. Mario Baldi founded Synchrodyne Networks, a company that developed switching technology for the Internet.

He became the Marie Curie Chair and full professor at the University of Trento in 2004, where he also taught graduate and master level courses.

Research
Prof. Ofek was directing IP-FLOW (a recursive acronym for "IP FLows over Optical and Wireless"). The focus of IP-FLOW was the flow control of IP packets over the Internet.

Awards
IEEE Fellow.
IEEE ICC-007 ONS Best Paper Award: "Scalable Switching Testbed not 'Stopping' the Serial Bit Stream," (with D. Agrawal, M. Baldi, M. Corra, G. Fontana, G. Marchetto, V. T. Nguyen, D. Severina, T. H. Truong).
IEEE ICC-2009 - Best Paper Award (First International Workshop on Green Communications): "Time for a 'Greener' Internet," (with Mario Baldi).
IBM Outstanding Innovation Award for his invention of the MetaRing architecture and his contributions to the SSA storage products.
IBM Research Division Award for developing the PARIS high-speed networking prototype system.
Four IBM Invention Achievement Awards.
Three IBM External Honors.
Three commendations of excellence for his research at Rafael.

Articles about some of Yoram Ofek's inventions
Pipeline forwarding
Time-driven switching
Fractional lambda switching
Time-driven priority

References

External links
 Prof. Ofek's homepage at the University of Trento
 Remembering Yoram Ofek
 Interview with Yoram Ofek (Italian)

Israeli scientists
Italian computer scientists
1950 births
2009 deaths
Fellow Members of the IEEE
Academic staff of the University of Trento


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Election of the SEC: employees are not entitled to challenge the employer's unilateral decision on separate establishments
Leave a Comment / Actualités / By Mgg Legal
In multi-establishment companies, the determination of the separate establishments entails the setting up of a Social and Economic Committee (« SEC ») for each of them.
In the absence of a collective agreement, the employer can make a unilateral decision to set the number and the scope of the company's separate establishments. In doing so, the employer must take into account "the management autonomy of the head of the establishment, in particular with regard to staff management" (art. L. 2313-4 of the French Labour Code).
In the event of a dispute concerning the employer's unilateral decision, the number and the scope of the separate establishments are set by the Labour Administration (art. R. 2313-1 et seq. of the French Labour Code). Article R. 2313-1 of the French Labour Code specifies that the company's representative trade unions (and the unions that have constituted a trade union section in the company) may challenge, within a 15-day period, the employer's unilateral decision before the Labour Administration. The decision of the Labour Administration may then be appealed against (art. L. 2313-5 & R. 2313-2 of the French Labour Code).
In a recent case dated October 20, 2021 (n°20-60.258), the French Supreme Court held that only representative trade unions or trade union sections in the company are legally entitled to challenge the unilateral decision of the employer.
In the case at hand, the perimeter of the company's separate establishments, which was challenged by several unions, had been confirmed by the Labour Administration, and then by the Civil Court.
After the SECs were elected, the Civil Court cancelled the election of one of these SEC.
Following a company reorganization, the employer invited the representative trade unions to negotiate the loss of the separate establishment status for that ex site. Failing to reach a collective agreement, the employer then decided, by a unilateral decision, to withdraw the status of "separate establishment" of that site.
No union organization challenged this decision within the required timeframe, but seven employees then brought an action before the Civil Court, asking it to suspend the effects of the employer's unilateral decision and to allow the organization of new elections.
The dispute was finally brought before the French Supreme Court, which held that "the Civil Court had rightly decided that the employees were not entitled to request the suspension of the effects of the employer's unilateral decision and the organization of elections on a perimeter no longer recognized as constituting a seperate establishment".


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Q: Previous Input gets overwritten by Newer Input Hi I really need help with my program, I have searched high and low for a solution but can't seem to find what I'm looking for.
I'm making a program where the user adds a desktop, enters various information for it and then it gets added in an array list.
Here's the code:
Intro:
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    String input;
    boolean looper = true;
    DecimalFormat f = new DecimalFormat("#.00");
    ArrayList<Desktop> desktopList = new ArrayList<>();
    ArrayList<Laptop> laptopList = new ArrayList<>();

    while (looper) {
        System.out.println("");
        System.out.println("******************* Artificial Intelligence Co. *************************");
        System.out.println("1. Add Information for new Desktop");
        System.out.println("2. Add Information for new Laptop");
        System.out.println("3. Display all computer information");
        System.out.println("4. Quit");
        System.out.println("5. Credits");
        System.out.println("*************************************************************************");

Switch Statement and Case 1:
switch (input) {
            case "1":
                System.out.println("");
                System.out.println("=========================================================================");
                System.out.println("Information for new Desktop");
                System.out.println("=========================================================================");

                Desktop xx = new Desktop();
                boolean loop = true;

                while (loop) {
                    System.out.print("What is the Computer ID: ");
                    xx.setComputerID(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());

                    if ((xx.getComputerID().startsWith("D")) && (xx.getComputerID().length() == 4)) {
                        loop = false;
                    } else {
                        System.out.println("Computer ID should start with a letter \"D\". and have 4 characters.");
                        System.out.println("");
                    }
                }

                loop = true;
                while (loop) {
                    System.out.print("What is the Processor Speed: ");
                    xx.setCPUspeed(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());
                    try {
                        if (StringisDouble(xx.getCPUspeed().substring(0, (xx.getCPUspeed().length() - 2))) ||
                                StringisDouble(xx.getCPUspeed().substring(0, (xx.getCPUspeed().length() - 3)))) {   //checks the value before GHZ or HZ if its a double
                            if (xx.getCPUspeed().endsWith("GHZ") || xx.getCPUspeed().endsWith("HZ")) {
                                loop = false;
                            } else {
                                System.out.println("CPU Speed input should end with \"GHZ\" or \"HZ\".");
                                System.out.println("");
                            }
                        } else {
                            System.out.println("CPU Speed input should contain a decimal or number followed by  a \"GHZ\" or a \"HZ\".");
                            System.out.println("");
                        }
                    } catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
                        System.out.println("CPU Speed input should contain a decimal or number followed by  a \"GHZ\" or a \"HZ\".");
                        System.out.println("");
                    }

                }

                loop = true;
                while (loop) {
                    System.out.print("What is the RAM: ");
                    xx.setRAM(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());
                    try {
                        if (StringisInteger(xx.getRAM().substring(0, (xx.getRAM().length() - 2)))) {        //checks the value if it is numeric and ending with GB or MB
                            if (xx.getRAM().endsWith("GB") || xx.getRAM().endsWith("MB")) {
                                loop = false;
                            } else {
                                System.out.println("RAM input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"MB\".");
                                System.out.println("");
                            }
                        } else {
                            System.out.println("RAM input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"MB\".");
                            System.out.println("");
                        }
                    } catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
                        System.out.println("RAM input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"MB\".");
                        System.out.println("");
                    }

                }

                loop = true;
                while (loop) {
                    System.out.print("What is the Harddisk size: ");
                    xx.setHarddisk(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());
                    try {
                        if (StringisInteger(xx.getHarddisk().substring(0, (xx.getHarddisk().length() - 2)))) {        //checks the value if it is numeric and ending with GB or MB
                            if (xx.getHarddisk().endsWith("GB") || xx.getHarddisk().endsWith("TB")) {
                                loop = false;
                            } else {
                                System.out.println("Harddisk input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"TB\".");
                                System.out.println("");
                            }
                        } else {
                            System.out.println("Harddisk input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"TB\".");
                            System.out.println("");
                        }
                    } catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
                        System.out.println("Harddisk input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"TB\".");
                        System.out.println("");
                    }
                }

                loop = true;
                while (loop) {
                    System.out.print("What is the Monitor: ");
                    xx.setMonitor(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());
                    if (xx.getMonitor().equals("CRT") || xx.getMonitor().equals("LCD")) {
                        loop = false;
                    } else {
                        System.out.println("Please enter in CRT or LCD only.");
                        System.out.println("");
                    }
                }

                loop = true;
                while (loop) {
                    try {
                        System.out.print("What is the price: $");
                        xx.setPrice(Double.parseDouble(scan.nextLine()));
                        loop = false;
                    } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                        System.out.println("Price input should be numeric.");
                        System.out.println("");
                    }
                }

                desktopList.add(xx);

                System.out.println("Information successfully added.");
                System.out.println("");
                System.out.println("");
                break;

Case 3, where user gets to see what he/she enters:
                case "3":
                int DesktopCounter = 1;
                int LaptopCounter = 1;

                System.out.println("");
                if (desktopList.isEmpty()) {
                    System.out.println("No desktop added!");
                    System.out.println("");
                } else {
                    for (int i = 0; i < desktopList.size(); i++) {
                        System.out.println("");
                        System.out.println("Desktop " + DesktopCounter);
                        System.out.println("Computer ID: " + desktopList.get(i).getComputerID());
                        System.out.println("Processor Speed: " + desktopList.get(i).getCPUspeed());
                        System.out.println("RAM: " + desktopList.get(i).getRAM());
                        System.out.println("Harddisk:" + desktopList.get(i).getHarddisk());
                        System.out.println("Monitor: " + desktopList.get(i).getMonitor());
                        System.out.println("Price: $" + f.format(desktopList.get(i).getPrice()));
                        DesktopCounter++;
                    }
                }
                break;

Desktop Class:
       public class Desktop extends Computer //Child class of Computer
    {
        private static String Monitor;

        public Desktop()
        {
            ComputerID = "-- No ID specified --";
            CPUspeed = "-- No processor speed specified --";
            RAM = "-- No RAM specified-";
            Harddisk = "-- No Harddisk size specified --";
            Monitor = "-- No Monitor specified --";
            Price = 0.0;
        }

//Setters and Getters
    public String getMonitor()
    {
        return Monitor;
    }

    public   void setMonitor(String monitor)
    {
        Monitor = monitor;
    }

}

Computer Class:
public class Computer //Parent class

{
protected static String ComputerID;
protected static String CPUspeed;
protected static String RAM;
protected static String Harddisk;
protected static double Price;

public Computer() //Initializer
{
    ComputerID = "-- No ID specified --";
    CPUspeed = "-- No processor speed specified --";
    RAM = "-- No amount RAM specified-";
    Harddisk = "-- No Harddisk size specified --";
    Price = 0.0;
}

public Computer(String computerID, String cpuspeed, String ram, String harddisk, double price) {
    ComputerID = computerID;
    CPUspeed = cpuspeed;
    RAM = ram;
    Harddisk = harddisk;
    Price = price;

}

//Getters and Setters
public String getComputerID() {
    return ComputerID;
}

public void setComputerID(String computerID) {
    ComputerID = computerID;
}

public String getCPUspeed() {
    return CPUspeed;
}

public void setCPUspeed(String cpuspeed) {
    CPUspeed = cpuspeed;
}

public String getRAM() {
    return RAM;
}

public void setRAM(String ram) {
    RAM = ram;
}

public String getHarddisk() {
    return Harddisk;
}

public void setHarddisk(String harddisk) {
    Harddisk = harddisk;
}

public double getPrice() {
    return Price;
}

public void setPrice(double price) {
    Price = price;
}

//End of getters and setters

}
Now say if I add a Desktop using case 1 with the following information entered in:

*

*Computer ID: D001

*Processor Speed: 3.2GHZ

*RAM: 512MB

*Harddisk: 80GB

*Monitor: CRT

And then proceed to add another Desktop with these:

*

*Computer ID: D123

*Processor Speed: 4.4GHZ

*RAM: 8GB

*Harddisk: 1TB

*Monitor: LCD

When I display the information using the case 3 code block, it outputs:

*

*Desktop 1

*Computer ID: D123

*Processor Speed: 4.4GHZ

*RAM: 8GB

*Harddisk: 1TB

*Monitor: LCD

*

*Desktop 2

*Computer ID: D123

*Processor Speed: 4.4GHZ

*RAM: 8GB

*Harddisk: 1TB

*Monitor: LCD

When by right, Desktop 1 should display its own unique attributes.
I would appreciate any help.
EDIT: I solved this problem by making my variables non-static.

A: update after extra code was posted
Your fields should not be static in your Desktop, Computer and Laptop class. Change these fields:
protected static String ComputerID;
protected static String CPUspeed;
protected static String RAM;
protected static String Harddisk;
protected static double Price;

to
protected String ComputerID;
protected String CPUspeed;
protected String RAM;
protected String Harddisk;
protected double Price;

static fields are the same for every object of a class. So if you have multiple Desktops and you declare the Price static, all Desktops will share the same price field. This is not what you want, obviously all Desktops have another price.
Also change
private static String Monitor;

to
private String Monitor;

You really want to have a seperate monitor per Computer and not share the same monitor for all computers.
old answer
The code runs perfectly here, so there must be some missing information: the problem must be in some part of the code you did not post:
******************* Artificial Intelligence Co. *************************
1. Add Information for new Desktop
2. Add Information for new Laptop
3. Display all computer information
4. Quit
5. Credits
*************************************************************************
3

Desktop 1
Computer ID: D123
Processor Speed: 2GHZ
RAM: 2GB
Harddisk:1TB
Monitor: CRT
Price: $100.00

Desktop 2
Computer ID: D002
Processor Speed: 2GHZ
RAM: 16GB
Harddisk:2TB
Monitor: CRT
Price: $500.00

Some thoughts:

*

*you did not post the Desktop class, if the fields in the Desktop class are declared static, that would explain the results, make sure they are not declared static

*it looks like you are using the same variable somewhere e.g. Desktop xx = new Desktop(); is not in the case statement as is in the code above

*you might be using a wrong index to get the item of the list, you are looping with a for-i loop and do desktopList.get(i) if you happen to do desktopList.get(0) or desktopList.get(someVariableThatIsAlwaysZero) you will always print the same result. It's safer to use the new foreach syntax: for (Desktop desktop : desktopList){ ... }

*you have to learn to use the debugger, go step by step through the code and see where the duplicate values are inserted, and if no duplicate values are inserted, see where the print statements are printing and why they print the same value; using a debugger is really important to find problems

*your code might be out of sync

I will just give you my version that works, so you might want to compare:
public static void main(String args[]) {

        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        String input;
        boolean looper = true;
        DecimalFormat f = new DecimalFormat("#.00");
        ArrayList<Desktop> desktopList = new ArrayList<>();
        ArrayList<Laptop> laptopList = new ArrayList<>();

        while (looper) {
            System.out.println("");
            System.out.println("******************* Artificial Intelligence Co. *************************");
            System.out.println("1. Add Information for new Desktop");
            System.out.println("2. Add Information for new Laptop");
            System.out.println("3. Display all computer information");
            System.out.println("4. Quit");
            System.out.println("5. Credits");
            System.out.println("*************************************************************************");

            input = scan.nextLine();

            switch (input) {
                case "1":
                    System.out.println("");
                    System.out.println("=========================================================================");
                    System.out.println("Information for new Desktop");
                    System.out.println("=========================================================================");

                    Desktop xx = new Desktop();
                    boolean loop = true;

                    while (loop) {
                        System.out.print("What is the Computer ID: ");
                        xx.setComputerID(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());

                        if ((xx.getComputerID().startsWith("D")) && (xx.getComputerID().length() == 4)) {
                            loop = false;
                        } else {
                            System.out.println("Computer ID should start with a letter \"D\". and have 4 characters.");
                            System.out.println("");
                        }
                    }

                    loop = true;
                    while (loop) {
                        System.out.print("What is the Processor Speed: ");
                        xx.setCPUspeed(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());
                        try {
                            if (StringisDouble(xx.getCPUspeed().substring(0, (xx.getCPUspeed().length() - 2))) ||
                                    StringisDouble(xx.getCPUspeed().substring(0, (xx.getCPUspeed().length() - 3)))) {   //checks the value before GHZ or HZ if its a double
                                if (xx.getCPUspeed().endsWith("GHZ") || xx.getCPUspeed().endsWith("HZ")) {
                                    loop = false;
                                } else {
                                    System.out.println("CPU Speed input should end with \"GHZ\" or \"HZ\".");
                                    System.out.println("");
                                }
                            } else {
                                System.out.println("CPU Speed input should contain a decimal or number followed by  a \"GHZ\" or a \"HZ\".");
                                System.out.println("");
                            }
                        } catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
                            System.out.println("CPU Speed input should contain a decimal or number followed by  a \"GHZ\" or a \"HZ\".");
                            System.out.println("");
                        }

                    }

                    loop = true;
                    while (loop) {
                        System.out.print("What is the RAM: ");
                        xx.setRAM(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());
                        try {
                            if (StringisInteger(xx.getRAM().substring(0, (xx.getRAM().length() - 2)))) {        //checks the value if it is numeric and ending with GB or MB
                                if (xx.getRAM().endsWith("GB") || xx.getRAM().endsWith("MB")) {
                                    loop = false;
                                } else {
                                    System.out.println("RAM input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"MB\".");
                                    System.out.println("");
                                }
                            } else {
                                System.out.println("RAM input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"MB\".");
                                System.out.println("");
                            }
                        } catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
                            System.out.println("RAM input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"MB\".");
                            System.out.println("");
                        }

                    }

                    loop = true;
                    while (loop) {
                        System.out.print("What is the Harddisk size: ");
                        xx.setHarddisk(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());
                        try {
                            if (StringisInteger(xx.getHarddisk().substring(0, (xx.getHarddisk().length() - 2)))) {        //checks the value if it is numeric and ending with GB or MB
                                if (xx.getHarddisk().endsWith("GB") || xx.getHarddisk().endsWith("TB")) {
                                    loop = false;
                                } else {
                                    System.out.println("Harddisk input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"TB\".");
                                    System.out.println("");
                                }
                            } else {
                                System.out.println("Harddisk input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"TB\".");
                                System.out.println("");
                            }
                        } catch (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
                            System.out.println("Harddisk input should have a numeric value and end with \"GB\" or \"TB\".");
                            System.out.println("");
                        }
                    }

                    loop = true;
                    while (loop) {
                        System.out.print("What is the Monitor: ");
                        xx.setMonitor(scan.nextLine().toUpperCase());
                        if (xx.getMonitor().equals("CRT") || xx.getMonitor().equals("LCD")) {
                            loop = false;
                        } else {
                            System.out.println("Please enter in CRT or LCD only.");
                            System.out.println("");
                        }
                    }

                    loop = true;
                    while (loop) {
                        try {
                            System.out.print("What is the price: $");
                            xx.setPrice(Double.parseDouble(scan.nextLine()));
                            loop = false;
                        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                            System.out.println("Price input should be numeric.");
                            System.out.println("");
                        }
                    }

                    desktopList.add(xx);

                    System.out.println("Information successfully added.");
                    System.out.println("");
                    System.out.println("");
                    break;

                case "3":
                    int DesktopCounter = 1;
                    int LaptopCounter = 1;

                    System.out.println("");
                    if (desktopList.isEmpty()) {
                        System.out.println("No desktop added!");
                        System.out.println("");
                    } else {
                        for (int i = 0; i < desktopList.size(); i++) {
                            System.out.println("");
                            System.out.println("Desktop " + DesktopCounter);
                            System.out.println("Computer ID: " + desktopList.get(i).getComputerID());
                            System.out.println("Processor Speed: " + desktopList.get(i).getCPUspeed());
                            System.out.println("RAM: " + desktopList.get(i).getRAM());
                            System.out.println("Harddisk:" + desktopList.get(i).getHarddisk());
                            System.out.println("Monitor: " + desktopList.get(i).getMonitor());
                            System.out.println("Price: $" + f.format(desktopList.get(i).getPrice()));
                            DesktopCounter++;
                        }
                    }
                    break;
            }
        }
    }

    private static boolean StringisInteger(String substring) {return true;}

    private static boolean StringisDouble(String substring) { return true; }

My Desktop class looks like this:
@Data
public class Desktop {

    private double price;
    private String computerID;
    private String CPUspeed;
    private String RAM;
    private String harddisk;
    private String monitor;

}

Where @Data is a Lombok annotation that generates setters and getters. As you can see, the fields are not static.


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Glyn Hodges
Welsh international Glyn was targeted in the summer of 1987 by his former manager Dave Bassett, but finally joined the following October having failed to settle at Newcastle. He spent two and a half years at the club, memorably winning the 1988-9 Player of the Season award after helping the team reach the Play-Offs. He left in 1990 to join Crystal Palace.
Most recently coaching at Stoke City, Glyn spoke to Watford Legends while working at Fulham in 2011.
Hi Glyn, thanks for talking to Watford Legends. You were with Wimbledon, then Newcastle, and then joined Dave Bassett at Watford. How did that move come about?
My contract was up at Wimbledon. Watford, QPR and Newcastle were interested in me and I had the summer to think about it. I liked the idea of leaving London and going up to Newcastle. After four months I realised I'd made a mistake. It just wasn't what it said on the tin. So I came back down and had a chat with Watford and Dave Bassett and signed pretty much straight away.
What wasn't right at Newcastle?
I was playing out of position for a start, the results weren't great, and I suppose it just wasn't a good fit for me. Other players will confirm that sometimes you get a feeling if you are not going to settle, and that for me was one of those times. I could have toughed it out but the opportunity was there to come back down so I took it.
And how did you enjoy your time at Watford?
Yes, I enjoyed it. I joined with Dave Bassett in charge, and I know he didn't go down very well with the fans but I think that anyone following the regime before would have struggled. I think Dave lasted three months after I got there. I stayed on for two and a half years and played under another good manager in Steve Harrison, and the fans were always good to me. It was an enjoyable time.
With the Dave Bassett era there seems to be quite a split. Some established players at the club didn't like the changes that were happening whereas other players that came in at that time feel that you have to move with the times to progress. How did you feel about it?
I don't think it is a case of being stuck in the mud but I think Dave struggled to implement his ways with a lot of the more senior players. Some of the younger ones were fine, they just went with it. These things happen and he was successful elsewhere, so I guess it was wrong manager at the wrong time for Watford.
Does any particular game stand out for you as a personal highlight?
We beat Arsenal at home which was great but really the rest of that season was all about fighting relegation. The seasons afterwards with Steve Harrison made Watford a good place to play and a good place to be. We finished with a shout of the play offs and had a good run. I just wish we could have had a bit more success and got back up
Did you have any players who you got on particularly well with?
There were a lot of good lads actually; Kenny Jackett, Gibbsy, Gary Porter, and younger lads like Iwan Roberts were coming through. Yes, they were a good bunch.
Do any goals stand out for you?
I think I got two goal of the season awards in two years. I think I scored a couple of good ones. I remember scoring against Oldham at home and Barnsley away. I remember Barnsley away as they let the Watford fans move in to the stand to get out of the rain and cold! I hit the ball and it travelled with the wind and rain and went in to the top corner. So two great goals that won me the award but I like to think I was a part of trying to make goals as well.
You won player of the year in 1989. What did that mean to you?
It definitely meant a lot. When people like Dave Bassett didn't go down well, it was good for me, as a player he brought in, to go from strength to strength and do well for the club. So to get the player of the year was the icing on the cake that season.
What made you go to Palace?
I used to sign contracts and let them run out and then see what is around. I did the same with Watford and Colin Lee was trying to negotiate to keep me. But I fancied another challenge and I could have either gone back to Dave Bassett who was at Sheffield United, back to Wimbledon or on to Palace. I liked the idea of working with Steve Coppell, who as a right sided player in his time would be good for me as a winger myself.
I moved with no issue with Watford though, I'd had a great time.
You stayed with Sheffield United for a few years. A different world for a Londoner!
Yes I finished with Palace in 1991 and have stayed up there until just recently when I have moved to Surrey. So I have a wife and kids who all have funny accents! But it's a lovely part of the world and everyone loves their football.
So what are you up to now?
I'm coaching at Fulham as I have been part of the coaching team with Mark Hughes over the last few years. I've also worked with him at Manchester City and Blackburn. I have a year on my contract left so who knows after that, but for now I'm at Fulham and getting ready for the season.
If we were to put a pin in the calendar for five years time, what would you like to be doing?
I have no idea. In football, anything can happen. Look at Brian McDermott at Reading, Chief Scout, Reserve Manager and then got the big opportunity. You don't know what is round the corner but in this day and age in football it's good to keep working.
I'd like to have an opportunity in management again, but you never know when or if it may come.
Thanks for your time Glyn. Best of luck for the coming year.
Cheers boys.
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BANDIT, WTH are you talking about.
They make great and simple programs. Hell I would pay for them.
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I only need a burner for example, so a ripper included would just be bloat for me.
It's a pity really that Apps like this are becoming defunct.
Thanx to the Publisher for a free Burner, but unfortunately..!!
Without a Ripper Included, I don't think it will be popular..??
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Q: Apply bootstrap.css/js ot Epub file I use Epub.js for render epub files in web-browser. But I need use bootstrap styles in book(also needed popovers). Is this possible?
Thank You!

A: I found solution. Epub 3 format has the annotation.

This sentence contains a commented phrase.

This is the comment.

The epub.js wasn't hide  then I set in epub stylesheet.css
aside {
    visibility: hidden;
}

and now it working normally.