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Overlaying fluorscence and DIC

  1. Open the images in ImageJ
  2. Adjust the contrast if neceesary: Image/Adjust/BrightnessConstrast
  3. Change or check all Images are in 8-bit format. Image/Type/8-bit
  4. Image/Color/Merge Channels and the Merge Channels box will appear
  5. Select the fluorescent images in the appropriate R, G and B channels and the DIC or similar image in gray channel. Select “Create Composite” and click “OK”
  6. Click on the new ‘composite’ image to activate it
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012

The benefit of Good habitat

Today I checked a few boxes for potential second broods and although I was disappointed not to discover any I did reacquaint myself with this pair of fourth calandar year owls which have been together in the same nest boxes, near to Crowton, since 2010.

A roosting/nest site that is combined with ideal Barn Owl hunting habitat should guarantee that the birds remain on territory as they have all that they need. One of the distant trees below contains the nest box in a field that is permanently left as rough grassland - Barn Owl heaven!

Monday, 22 October 2012

A change of box

This pole box was originally erected in October 2006 and after six years of exposure I decided to replace it as it was beginning to show signs of wear and tear.

In order to encourage any youngsters to remain in the nest site until they are capable of flying I have chosen to put up a deeper A-Frame in its place; this should prevent any inquisitive owlets from falling out of the box as they cannot access the exit until they are that much older.

Friday, 12 October 2012

Into a new home

Having replaced one of our older boxes near to Stretton in late August I was delighted to discover a pair of owls had moved in. The male bird (above) had moved a couple of miles from a neighbouring farm where I had ringed him last October.

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Predated Stock Dove

I made this grusome find in one of my owl boxes on Monday evening. This freshly killed Stock Dove was in a box that contained fresh Barn Owl pellets but the identity of the killer remains a mystery.


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Middle East Cartoons - political cartoons and my thoughts

Middle East cartoons from around the world. Including the Mohammed cartoons. Cartoons about the middle east, Iraq, Israel, Palestinians, terrorism and more. Read peoples comments and post your own.

Friday, September 30, 2005

Hamas stops firing

Hamas cease fire

Like so many other Middle East Cartoons about Hamas and Palestinian terrorist groups this cartoon is both funny and sad. It's funny because it sums Hamas (and other terrorist groups) up so well. The cartoon is sad because it's true and unfortunately this is the reality of the Middle East and world today. Thanks to Kevin Kallaugher (Kal), Baltimore, Maryland -- The Baltimore Sun, July 20, 2005 for this great Middle East cartoon. I'm not going to go on (as we all know I can) but leave you with a thought:

The bottom line is that Hamas (and middle east terrorists in general) want everything on their terms and never put aside their agenda. We can not afford to forget who we are dealing with or be fooled by charades of "ceasefires" or "middle east peace accords". Obviously the objective is middle east peace but for ALL SIDES and ALL TIME not just as long as Hamas (and other terrorist groups) feel like it or need it.

I wrote an article recently about Hamas stopping attacks on another blog of mine devoted to Middle East Opinions, read my Middle East opinion about Hamas and their ceasefire here.

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

New Middle East Cartoons

I've started a mailing list to alert people to new middle east cartoons on this site. Every time I post a new middle east cartoon I'll send you a quick mail to let you know (no SPAM!). Please subscribe to the alerts and you'll always know when there is a new cartoon!

Monday, September 19, 2005

Palestinian power struggle

Palestinian power struggle

LOL! This cartoon is amusing and scary at the same time. IT manages to hit the nail on the head in so many regards. The basic idea is simple - that there are still so many groups vying for control of Gaza that the Palestinian innocents and "man on the street" are still external to the process and likely to get screwed again by their leaders. (Read some of my thoughts on the Gaza disengagement at Middle East Opinions) The cartoonist (Patrick Chappatte) has done extremely well in his representation of Palestinian politics and attitudes in Gaza. Even so far as to correctly represent the positions and weapon resources of the different Palestinian factions:
  • Palestinian Authority (PA) is meant to be in charge (represented by them being at the top fighting off the other groups).
  • Hamas is openly opposing the PA and even has a bigger gun which I think represents their access to weapons and superior Palestinian power base.
  • Islamic Jihad is coming up from behind but does not have the kind of power that Hamas or the Palestinian Authority does (small gun).

2 things are terribly sad but true in this Middle East Cartoon:
  • They are fighting on top of a Jewish synagogue (nothing seems to get the Palestinians as excited as desecrating or destroying other people's holy sites.
  • The Palestinian innocent stands virtually no chance of being involved in the process.
Thanks to Middle East Truth for this great cartoon from Le Temps, Geneva, September 14, 2005.


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MigHelp’s project ‘MigHelp’s labour market competence training and migrant career-centre’ is a success!

Our largest and longest project ‘MigHelp’s labour market competence training and migrant career-centre’ ended in October 2017. The project, which was co-funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) of the European Union, lasted 17 months and offered complex services to migrant and refugees to help their future employment possibilities.

The core of the project included three trainings for 75 participants: European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) course, Family Day Care course and a Car Driving (B-category) course.

• We are happy to say that 19 people completed successfully the 7-months long European Computer Driving Licence course and we rewarded with ECDL certificates.

• Twenty migrant and refugee women finished the Family Day care Course at the end of 2016. MigHelp also managed to secure internships for ten women in kindergartens and family day care centres.

• Between February 2017 and October 2017 MigHelp ran its first B-category Car driving course for migrants and refugees. Within the project 19 participants have since acquired a driving licence and even after the course’s official end other participants are taking the test required to pass their practical driving test. We believe that 23 participants will soon complete their practical driving and the others will continue with their driving course, as well.

In total, Fifty-eight migrants and refugees, more than two-thirds of the participants, have completed their MigHelp trainings successfully.

Within this project, we also organized MigHelp’s own MigComp module training for all three course groups. The aim of the training was to offer practical personal, social, communication and computer skills that assist the participants finding employment.

These competences have made participants more competitive on the job market and also help broaden their knowledge. They have become more self-confident and the modules raise their awareness about how to find the best job for themselves. Sixty participants succeeded to acquire a MigComp certificate.

During the project, migrant mentors and a career consultant were made available to help the participants in their trainings and also with job searching and other employment-related tasks.

On 28 October 2017 we celebrated the ending of the project (see picture above) with guests and other participants. The participants received their MigComp and other certificates and we shared the results of the project.

MigHelp looks forward to organizing more courses and training for the migrants and refugees of Hungary.

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Saturday, 17 March 2012

7DRL: Zaga-33

Made a seven-day roguelike.
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  2. Just downloaded this game (as I'm making an iOS rogue-like myself), and I love the vibe of it, great ambient music, and cute art. Nice one!


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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Inspector Gadget

Hello 1994, you will be leaving soon!
Well, we got the house inspected today. It really went well considering what we went through last time (which turned out to be a 30 minute soliloquy on why we should not buy the fixer-upper house). Everything turned out fine except for a few things, which don't scare me too bad.

I really got a chance to examine all parts of the house today and try to envision the changes I would like to make. We have big goals and small goals, long term changes and quick fixes for all areas of the house, and I'm pretty sure it will take us a lifetime to get it where we want it. It's a good thing we're not planning on going anywhere.

My mom and Mike's mom walked through for the first time also. They were both very excited and I think relieved that their children will be living in a structure that maybe won't fall down in 3 weeks.
Next up is getting the house appraised. I can't remember if we want it to appraise high or low, I think if it goes high we will have more equity in the house, but I'm thinking we'll pay less taxes if it's low. Is that right? Is there a different in a regular appraisal or a tax appraisal? I think I'm confused, will have to google that one. After the appraisal I guess we will just hang out until the end of November. I was able to change my work schedule, so I'm off for 5 days after we close (yay!). Hoping to get all the paining done and extract the carpets/general cleaning before we move furniture in. We'll see, I tend to underestimate time and money :o) Anyone interested in helping? There will be free pizza involved!


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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Vancouver, post-SCF; Saying 'Yo' to Yeo; One week until the Draft

OK, folks. I really don't have a lot this time around. I'll admit that straight out. But since it's been nearly two weeks since I sat down with my blog, time to get a few more things off my mind...

Stanley Cup Final: The Bruins actually stopped the Canucks' juggernaut. Now all of North America knows what a bunch of whining, crying, diving babies the Canucks are. When the heat was finally put on the Canucks, they wilted like so much lettuce. The Sedins were the ultimate non-factor in the Finals, while Boston goaltender Tim Thomas couldn't have done more to earn the cup, save for making it himself. While Vancouver thought the way to the cup was to fake injuries in order to draw penalties, the referees were having none of it. Play on.

Post-Cup Vancouver Riot: There has been so much said about this already, blaming anarchists and misguided youth. Sorry, Vancouver. You have no one but yourselves (and your lousy hockey team, the guys who couldn't seal the deal) to blame for the destruction which occurred after Wednesday night's Game Seven. Like your hockey franchise, you blame everyone but yourselves for the troubles. Look in the mirror, British Columbia. Don't like what you see? Do something about it. Start with your hockey team. Work on being a better community, one which doesn't tolerate violence every time things don't go your way. Will the Queen's Bench let the guilty off, like they did Todd Bertuzzi?

My guess is yeah, they will. After all, this is Vancouver, where anything goes. We all saw it again last week.

Saying 'Yo' to Mike Yeo: Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher now knows, after two seasons in the front office, just what a disaster he inherited from the remnants of the Risebrough administration. And, after the team tuned out Todd Richards at the end of last season (precipitating the disasterous 'March to Hell' stretch drive) that first and foremost, he had to find someone to get thru to the team's younger talent. The fact that they promoted from within speaks volumes as to where the ownership wants this team to go. This team will progressively get younger as time goes on. The fact that players like Antti Miettinen and (probably) Chuck Kobasew have played their last games in Iron Range Red should actually please the fan base, as there will be room for the kids who Yeo coached to within one game of the AHL Calder Cup at the NHL level this fall. Now if the Wild would buy out Cam Barker, so as to remove him from the roster, there would be two spots available on the blue line for Jared Spurgeon and Marco Scandella.

One thing Yeo said in his press conference Friday morning stood out: that the Wild will be a more competitive team, night in, night out. Hopefully that will mean the end of the 8-1 home blowouts, followed by two equally embarrassing home losses, all in the same week. Only time will tell.

NHL Draft: By this time next week, we will know who the Wild have selected in the 2011 Draft, coming this Friday and Saturday at the 'X' in St. Paul. As Fletcher and Co., continue to re-stock the larder of talent, the quality of 18-year-olds looks pretty good...on paper. Only time will tell if the decisions made next weekend will pan out. For the young players, it's their second-to-last step to getting paid for all those 6 AM practices in forlorn hockey rinks around the world. For their parents, another one leaves the nest to go out and seek his fortune. For the teams, it's taking a risk on a kid who has talent, but does he have the intangibles needed to survive at the highest level of the sport?

As I said, only time will tell...

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3 Responses to “How to Separate Egg Whites and Yolks”

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  1. Daphne DeLaurier

    Dear Meg,
    Though not looking for instruction (on how to separate an egg!), I found your video thought provoking for the following reason. I’d watched it first without sound (out of consideration for my husband at 4:00 in the morning). It was clear, well captioned, and I imagined I was likely missing out on numerous kitchen sorts of sounds or your voice in the background.
    When I finally had the opportunity to view it again, with sound, I was instantly struck by the “deep silence” I experienced, regardless of the beautiful instrumental accompaniement in the background. Because that is all that it was – “background”. First and foremost were the concentration and intent of your posture and hand movements. Wonderfully choreographed. This video is a piece of art.

    Best wishes,

    • Meg

      Wow, that’s a big compliment! When I first started doing videos I would talk about what I’m doing, but I’m deaf and if I am not on tip-top form it’s a slog and it shows. Better to just use captions let my husband find the music for me. Sometimes I think I look like that old t.v. show where the disembodied white-gloved hands would do crazy things against a dark background 🙂

      • Daphne DeLaurier

        I vaguely remember those “white-gloved hands”… They have nothing on your grace.

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Monday, June 27, 2011

Zombie Invasion

The world is dealing with some wild, dangerous weather. Japan is still struggling with the aftermath of a devastating tsunami and recent earthquakes. Wildfires and flooding plague wide swaths of the US and Canada and Australia.

In Newfoundland?

A Zombie invasion.

According to CBC commuters were alerted via electronic signs of the coming invasion this morning.

No word yet on casualties.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

A Game of Thrones

Years ago Don and I wondered into a store in downtown Toronto called Bakka Booksand fell in love with the little bookstore. It focused mainly on science fiction and fantasy novels and featured write ups on a variety of different novels that the owners, employees and patrons favored. We really enjoyed reading the reviews and picked up some really great reads because of them. It became a monthly ritual to drop into Bakka and see what was new.

Don, the lucky bastard, went to Bakka one afternoon without me. I am not sure why we weren’t together but I missed out. Big time.

He walked in on a book signing. It was quiet, but a few people were gathered around a desk at the back arguing with a man about putting the books one the small screen. One kid was even offering screen play suggestions. Don looked at the books stacked to the side of the desk, and selected one: A Game of Thrones. He read a few pages and was hooked.

After purchasing the novel he brought it over to the author, George RR Martin, and asked him to sign it. Not having read the novels, or knowing much about the series, he was at a loss for words when Martin asked him what he wanted on the book. Martin took the book and scrawled across the page: “Don, Keep your sword sharp!” and then signed his name.

Days later Don began cursing himself at fairly regular intervals. “I cannot %^$#ing believe I met the guy who wrote this book! I had the chance to ask him a ton of questions and I could not because I had not read it yet.”

We both blazed through the novel, and read all the books that followed it in the Song of Ice and Fire series. We have been waiting for the latest in the series, A Dance of Dragons, for years. (YEARS MARTIN DAMN YOU! YEARS!)

And now the series is on television, and it is awesome. Unfortunately, Don’s self flagellation has once again become a problem: as soon as the end credits roll he once again starts in on the “I cannot %^$#ing believe I met the guy who wrote this book and I had nothing significant to say to him!”

If you haven’t been watching the series on HBO, don’t start now. Go get the book, read it, thank me profusely for the suggestion and then watch the series. It is a fantastic world that Martin has created- but it is the characters that really make the novel sing. These are people you root for, mourn, love and hate. It also the characters that make the book better than the television series- and that is to be expected I think. You get so much more about who they are, what they are thinking and how they plan to act.

The series is exceptionally well done though, I thought it would be impossible to bring this particular work to the screen but they have managed nicely. We look forward to it each week- although I could seriously do without Don’s griping at the end. Come on Don, it has been about 8 years since you lost your only opportunity to speak with the author of one of your most favourite books in the world.

Let it go.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Dammit it Jim, You're a Doctor!

Captain Kirk beamed down to earth yesterday to get an honorary doctorate from University. At spring convocation Thursday Shatner joked:

"Don't be afraid of making an ass of yourself," he said. "I do it all the time and look what I got."


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Friday, November 27, 2009

For some peaceful thoughts.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

I Should Be Dancing, Yeah....Dancing, Yeah

Toe doc took another gander at my tootsies. Surgery is set for Dec. 14th. No big deal. Outpatient stuff that will even allow me to walk on it the same day. Still I'm not looking forward to the actual cutting. I am looking forward to getting something fixed that has caused me pain and discomfort for my entire life.

He also skewered my foot with another shot of cortisone. This one hurt. A Lot! He hit the nerve dead on. That's a good thing I guess. Tomorrow I should feel like dancing again.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

After my last post my pain came back almost full bore. Blech.

I couldn't bring myself to comment on it. I'm depressed.

On the bright side I get to go back to that lovely podiatrist next week. Maybe he'll be able to come up with something that chases the pain away a little more longer term.

It's cold today, but that didn't stop me from going out and working in the yard. I rototilled a small patch of ground. The wind was blowing so hard that I now have a mouthful of dirt. I raked it flat and laid paver brick. It was surprisingly satisfying.

Now I think I'll go brush my teeth.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Pain and No Pain

Over the last month or so walking has become increasingly difficult.

It started in my left foot, my left heel to be more specific.
Every morning walking would be agony. After walking on it for a few minutes the pain would subside and I got along pretty well. Lately, though, the heel pain would come back over and over throughout my day. If I sat at my desk in the office for an hour or so and then try to walk down the hall it would feel like burning hot knives were being stabbed into my heel until I walked it out again.

In addition to my left foot I was having some trouble with my right foot. It started out as a slight pain between my 3rd and 4th toe. If I walked on it very much, like every evening when I would do my exercising it would really start to burn. I started to suspect I may have a fracture there. There were a couple of other painful places on my left foot, but those were the two main complaints.

It took having the pain become so severe that I was starting to hobble around like a crippled old person, both feet in agony before I went to a podiatrist.

That was yesterday.

He listened to my complaints, examined my feet (I apologized for having hot sweaty ones, and he said he's done this for so long he doesn't even notice anymore), and had his nurses x-ray both of them.

Then he came in with the news:
Left foot:
1. Plantar Fascitis
They wrapped it in a splint and it's felt marvelous since. They will probably make an orthotic for me to wear until it heals up.
2. Hammertoe
which will require a small incision underneath to the tendon so it can straighten out. This will be done at a later time.
3. Bunion
which is just starting to form. It causes some swelling and pain in the joint, but isn't too bad. This is another thing that we'll fix at a much later time.

Then on to the Right Foot:
1. The one and only thing wrong with this foot is a Neuroma.

I had a neuroma removed from that same spot 28 years ago, but sometimes they grow back. Mine did. He told me I could have a shot of cortisone into it to help deaden the pain and also to help shrink it back down to where it wouldn't cause me anymore problems. I told him to go for it. He gave me the shot, which seriously didn't hurt as much as the neuroma. He kept saying, "almost done, almost done, are you okay?" Ha ha. He must have thought I was a real pansy.

I couldn't believe how good I felt this morning. I got out of bed and walked, yes WALKED across my floor. I didn't hobble, lurch, or limp. It was so wonderful. All day at work I just kept looking for opportunities to walk. I probably overdid it because tonight I am once again having a lot of pain in the neuroma.

I go back in 2 weeks to see what else needs to be done.

Pain is a very disabling thing. When you're in pain it seems to cloud everything. I had people asking me all the time if I was tired, or upset, or not feeling good. I really didn't realize the extent to which it had affected me.

Today was a revelation. I was more outgoing, I was more energetic, and I was definitely happier. It made me very grateful for doctors who know the healing arts, for medical advances, and that my particular health problem is very treatable and I will recover fully. It made me ponder on those who are so much less fortunate than I. People who have chronic pain for years. People who have illnesses that linger and diseases that they may never conquer.

Through every life a little pain must fall, cause it really makes the painless days shine.


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PostSubject: A fan who met Michael at Disneyland, 90s   Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:39 am

i saw michael jackson once at disneyland and it was kind of funny. i was waiting outside the restrooms for my friend and i saw a bunch of people in black walk out of the mens room. then michael came out and i recognized him because his skin was so pale. he looked angelic almost and he was taller than he looks in photos with cartoon-like proportions. i gave him a big smile and he gave me a big smile right back. he was patient when i started typing on my dynavox and i told him i didn’t believe any of those nasty news stories about him and that i love his music(and i really very much do). he said ‘oh thank you so much.’ and bent over to give me a big hug. he felt so small even under a winter coat. then he signed my park map pamphlet before i even asked and winked at me with a ‘see you around, beautiful’ as he walked away. i can’t ever forget how he looked sad until i told him i didn’t think he was guilty and hope for a minute it made him feel like the whole world doesn’t condemn him. my friend who was in the bathroom got a picture of us and he is kneeling down looking up at me, it is so sweet.

the autograph and picture means even more to me now that michael is gone. i would share it except i don’t feel comfortable posting my image online.

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Wednesday, May 7

Wednesdays are Crazy Days

Does everyone have a day of the week that is an automatic no for extras? I can do errands, watch peoples' kids, get hair cuts, set up doctor visits and cook up a storm any day of the week.

Except Wednesdays. We.Are.Always.Busy.On.Wednesday.

It has made life much better since I started saying "no" to Wednesday extras. For us, it means that Michael comes home early from work in order to finish up the final touches on Wednesday night's youth group events, go over his message, and still have enough time to eat dinner, get a shower, and all of us be out the door at 5:30 to pick up the kids we take with us. During the day I finish up the mundane parts of the Wednesday program - the papers we send home with the kids, the agendas for the workers for the following weeks, adding up the points, updating the youth group blog (on occasion) and making dinner MUCH earlier.

And, Something Unexpected always happens on Wednesday of all days. Of course I try to be flexible and work through it. But saying no has been the best decision for us this year. It has made such a difference.

What day of the week is your busiest? What makes it that way? And, of course most importantly, what is your "go to" dinner for those Crazy Days?

Ruth Copley said...

Hey Jenny, how are you doing? My busy day is Thursday since I have Awana in the evening...I need to start learning to say "no" to thing on that day. Unfortunately, it seems the doctor, therapist, etc. is only available on that day as well! A great go-to-meal? Anything that can go into the crockpot and can cook all day so all I have to do is just scoop, eat, and run. :)

Alicia said...

My busy day is Thursday. We have Bible study in the morning and have to be out the door with both kiddos by 8:15. We eat lunch there at church and then get home by naptime (roughly). I usually crash during the afternoons and do a simple pasta supper on Thursdays. I'm pumped about tomorrow though - we're having a big ole potluck brunch. Yum!

Amanda said...

Viola!! we love it!!! The garlic chicken or the cheese one. Its in the frozen food. Its got the veggie's and chicken and noodles. The kids even like it. It's from birds eye. Thats whats for dinner almost every sunday for lunch.

jeileenbaylor said...

My day is Tuesday - I teach all day - have a faculty meeting and then head straight to grad. school and don't even get home until 10:30pm! i can't fit anything extra in on Tuesdays!

Mary Ann said...

My crazy days are Monday & Thursday because they are my 2 job days. I work 7-3 at my full time job (nuclear pharmacy) and then 3:30-9 at my part time job (retail pharmacy). Things have eased up just a bit b/c I'm no longer training for the Indy Mini. I can go home after work instead of going to the Y to run.

ruth said...

Jenny, I'm with you on Wednesday since we have youth group, but Monday's are a close second. My quick meal is either pasta or grilled cheese with tomato soup.

I like your graphic here. It reminds me of the tie-dyed shirts we made on TS summer tour. And THAT reminds me of the guys clicking their heels off into the sunset. I'll have to try to dig up that picture.

Autum said...

Wednesday's are ours as well. Playgroup in the morning/afternoon (if I am not working) and then Cubbies for Tyler in the evening. I am looking forward to the calmer Wednesday pace of summer. Usually a no nap day. I even try to go to the chiropractor a different day, though it means another trip out of the house.

Not much help on the dinner angle. Yesterday we didn't eat dinner until after Awana. Frequently over the winter we had pasta for dinner - spaghetti or alfrado.


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For the month of July on Staff Picks, we went 15-5 (75%). For overall Unanimous Picks, we are currently 14-8 (64%). On this card, we could only find ourselves all agreeing on one matchup. Check out below to see who we believe will be victorious.

David (6-3): Pettis, Markos, Jouban, Bravo, Alvey, Perez

Kenneth (66-47): Moreno, Markos, Jouban, Bravo, Evans, Perez

Pau (63-50): Pettis, Markos, Jouban, Bravo, Alvey, Soukhamthath

Kieran (62-51): Moreno, Markos, Jouban, Bravo, Alvey, Perez

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Jake (60-53): Pettis, Grasso, Price, Bravo, Evans, Perez

Will (57-56): Moreno, Markos, Jouban, Bravo, Alvey, Perez

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At UFC 211, Sergio Pettis was scheduled to fight former title challenger Henry Cejudo. The day before the event Cejudo pulled out of the fight. It was a shame because it was finally that big test that Sergio Pettis needed. For his troubles, it seems the UFC has gifted him a Main-Event fight against a top prospect. Before entering the UFC, Pettis was the former RFA Flyweight champion and is also the little brother to former UFC champion Anthony Pettis. There was quite a bit of hype around the younger Pettis. So far Sergio is currently 5-2 in the UFC and has won his last 3 all by Unanimous Decision. Brandon Moreno surprised many fans with his performances on The Ultimate Fighter. Since entering the UFC, Moreno has beaten 3 ranked opponents in a row.

Since this will be scheduled for 5 rounds and is also located in Mexico City, it will be interesting to see how the two Flyweights pace themselves. Pettis has surprised many with his takedown defense in past fights, but Moreno will be a much more unorthodox grappler. This seems to be Moreno’s moment to shine in front of his home country. After a few back and forth action packed rounds, Moreno takes Pettis’s back and sinks in a tight choke. The two Flyweights will likely take home Fight of the Night.

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Randa Markos (6) vs. Alexa Grasso (2)

Many of us have gotten behind Markos after her performance against former champion Carla Esparza. Grasso entered the UFC with a perfect record, and even looked that way in her UFC debut. In Grasso’s most recent outing, Felice Herrig seemed to get the better of her in many of the exchanges. In the buildup to this fight, it seems that Randa has no problem playing the spoiler as she travels to enemy territory.

Randa surprised many with how much her grappling has improved. She was already a strong wrestler, but is also sneaky with her Jiu-Jitsu. If Grasso can keep the fight standing she has a chance to get the victory. Markos will constantly look for takedowns and will implement lots of damage while on top. Over 3 rounds Randa Markos does enough to get the nod.

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Alan Jouban (5) vs. Niko Price (3)

The UFC sure does love testing up and comers against the seasoned vet Alan Jouban. This will be Jouban’s 10th time making the walk to the octagon. Before being stopped by Gunnar Nelson in his last outing, Jouban was riding a 3-fight win streak. Niko Price is currently 1-0-1 inside the UFC and has a professional record of 10-0-1.

In Niko’s last fight, he found himself hurt badly early in the fight. If Jouban can rock Price, he will not let him off easily. Look for Jouban to land some devastating strikes early and add to the already impressive highlight reel.

Alan Jouban via: 3rd Round TKO

Martin Bravo (8) vs. Humberto Bandenay (0)

Out of the 6 fights on the main card, we were only able to all agree on Martin Bravo getting his hand raised. Bravo broke onto the scene when he won the Latin America Ultimate Fighter last November. Martin Bravo is currently 11-0 and has only gone the distance on 2 outings. Humberto will be making his UFC debut in Mexico and is riding a 5-fight win streak with them all coming by stoppage.

These two Featherweights have a high chance of stealing the show. Bravo hits hard and starts fast. That is a dangerous combination. Bravo will have the home crowd advantage and will be putting his undefeated record on the line. Both fighters will come to brawl, but it will be Bravo that will have the more powerful strikes. With a victory, Martin Bravo earns himself a crack at a Top 20 opponent.

Martin Bravo via: 2nd Round TKO

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Sam Alvey (5) vs. Rashad Evans (3)

This may be Rashad’s last chance to prove himself inside of the UFC. Once a former champion with a decorated resume and highlight reel, now finds himself on a 3-fight losing streak with his last win coming in 2013. Sam Alvey was riding a bit of momentum before losing his last fight by Decision to Thales Leites where he was unable to prevent a large amount of leg kicks.

Everyone knows what Sam Alvey’s game plan is in every fight. Start off slow and hope to land a counter. Alvey’s slow starts have cost him in previous fights, and this may be something Rashad may try and capitalize on. Many us are leaning towards Smilin’ Sam Alvey, and it comes as no surprise. Rashad’s best days seem to be long gone. If Alvey can land on Rashad’s chin, he will put him out.

Sam Alvey via: 1st Round TKO

Alejandro Perez (6) vs. Andre Soukhamthath (2)

Perez and Soukhamthath are the opening fight on the Main Card. Alejandro Perez first got my attention after he beat Scott Jorgenson’s legs to a pulp. Perez entered the UFC through the first season of Latin Ultimate Fighter and ended up winning the whole season. Perez is currently 3-1-1 inside the UFC with his last fight resulting in a Draw. Soukhamthath entered the UFC riding a 3-fight win streak but lost a close Decision in his UFC debut. This will be his second fight inside of the UFC.

Although many of us are leaning towards Perez, I believe this fight will be much closer than that. Both possess abilities to end the fight standing or on the ground. Perez will likely land more throughout the fight to get the decision victory. 2 close decision losses in a row for Soukhamthath.

Alejandro Perez via: Unanimous Decision

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I have to say I'm just tickled pink about my new blog header picture. Sure it's a little large, but I don't see the point in cropping it. I encourage everyone who hasn't done it already to run to your "Layout" section of your blog and start putting up header pictures.

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I very well could, I just need to re-unpack the new files and locate the title screen.
I gotta admit the Japanese logo looks a hell of a lot cooler/more refined that just blood splattered Afterbirth letters with blood wings because religious imagagery. That right there is something you would see in a Game Boy Advance game, and works better with Rebirth's GBA artstyle.
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People often misunderstand customer service and, as a result, they fail to solidify business relationships, says Sarah Spivey, managing director at Modulift.

One has to be careful when talking about customer service because everybody already thinks they're good at it. Ask a bunch of business people what separates their company from competition and they'll say customer service pretty quickly. They might also say their product is the greatest or best value, but what they think really keeps people rushing back to spend their money is the supposed thrill they make it to buy from them.

It's an arrogant and often misguided assumption. Some CEOs look at their turnover—they'll be poring over 2017 figures even as I write this—and attribute a large part of revenue to their staff's excellent customer service. In reality, they should be looking at the wasted potential that isn't in the books because existing and prospective clients are left underwhelmed. It's amazing how many businesses appraise their own customer service without considering how it looks from the other side. There's a good reason why restaurants don't write their own reviews.

Get customer service wrong and it's incredibly patronising. We've all heard a salesperson get the deal or make a sale, only to go on to explain how smart and astute the buyer is for spending their money with them. "We won't let you down," or, "You'll be glad you made this decision," are other common phrases. "Don't see it as a cost, see it as an investment," another might chime, before adding, "I'm not interested in making money, I just want to make you happy."

That's not customer service—it's creepy salesmanship. The people I've looked up to and respected most throughout my career are those who've created the best customer service experience without even knowing they're doing it. They've never been the kind of person to drive into work every morning repeating to themselves, "The customer comes first," nor have they ever really been heard telling their clients how great they are.

Instead, they've been very good at building relationships and understanding what people want. And by that I mean what they really want. Proper customer service can't be delivered, particularly in the B2B marketplace, without a rapport between seller and buyer. It's a hard art to master. Listen to someone issuing brilliant customer service and the boundary is practically non-existent. One could be forgiven for thinking they are on the phone to a friend, asking how their family is and remembering that their favourite football team lost at the weekend. Then they go on to talk about holidays and restaurants they've tried.

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One can't fake it and it's not trickery. A salesperson can't take the names of someone's children and ask what sports team they support the first time they speak to them; it takes time. Imagine the impression it would give if on the second occasion a representative of a product supplier called up a prospect customer they said, "Hi, we spoke last week, I'm just checking to see how Johnny got on at school sports day." It would be intrusive and lack sincerity. Why is this person asking me personal questions, they'd think?

We're not among the misguided here at Modulift, but we do back our customer service. We acknowledge that there's always room for improvement, however, which is why we continue to invest in making every experience a customer has with their point of contact enjoyable and memorable. Recently, for example, we set everyone a challenge to call, first, a distributor and, second, a key account, purely with a view to strengthening relationships. While many receive regular calls and visits anyway, it was amazing how much positivity was generated by the exercise.

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It's not always about schmoozing the most senior person at a company. I'd encourage staff and other readers of this blog to consider everyone as an individual with equally important business and personal requirements and interests. This is especially important to remember in an incestuous industry, where people often follow a career path and even if they do move companies they do so within the same sector. A junior employee is worth networking with and getting to know as one day he or she might become the director of a startup or another business in the industry. They'll remember who gave them the time of day and those who looked down their nose at them.

As a rule, I'd suggest companies invest 3% of their salary budget in training and development of staff, and next year we are putting a primary focus on customer service. Delivering a good product, on time and being available to answer a phone call are lessons that can't be learnt in business studies at school. To treat that as merely a starting point and take it to the levels explored above involves a more holistic commitment to customer service and infrastructure supporting that culture.

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It's trite to close my final blog of the year in reflection on the last 12 months but it's worth acknowledging the importance of celebrating achievements and learning lessons from what didn't quite go to plan. It's an opportune time to check that housekeeping is up to date and ensure a business can hit the ground running as 2018 gets underway. Our advertising schedules are booked, forecasts locked in, and trade show stands reserved, for example.

As I blogged about last time, industry can expect to see more of the 'trusted global brands' concept debuted at LiftEx last month, where we shared space with load cell manufacturer Straightpoint. The initiative will see us address a number of untapped markets and we're excited about testing the diversification potential of our below-the-hook range.

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Cao Fei is concerned with the fate of individuals facing the radical changes sweeping the contemporary world, and she is particularly sensitive to the impact of China’s accelerated transition toward a market economy. In 2006, she went to a light-bulb factory for a six-month artistic collaboration with the employees, who, due to the extreme rationalization of production, were living under conditions leading to the eradication of their dreams. The video Whose Utopia (2006) is the result of this collaboration, which sought to revive the workers’ contact with their aspirations and their creative power. Although they are physically distant, their reality nevertheless reflects the inner conflict experienced by most individuals subjected to the productivity logic of the industrialized world.
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Born in Guangzhou, China, Cao Fei lives and works in Beijing. Her videos, her photographs, and her digital works associate popular culture with the idea of utopia in order to portray the transitions of contemporary China. She has had a meteoric rise on the international art scene and her work has recently been seen, among other venues, at the Serpentine Gallery in London (2009), the New Museum in New York (2009), and the São Paulo Biennale (2010). Cao received the Chinese Contemporary Art Award in 2006 and was a finalist for the Hugo Boss Prize awarded by the Guggenheim Museum in 2010. She is represented by Vitamin Creative Space in Guangzhou and by Lombard-Freid Projects in New York.

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Once Upon a Blue Moon

Last night's blue moon is starting to wane.

 Let me back up a bit.

The first full moon of August appeared the night of August second. As with all full moons, this first full moon of August stopped me in my nighttime tracks from car door to house door. The illuminated sky struck me so full of awe, I decided not to go inside just yet. I did unlock the door and let my dog out. I couldn’t be moon gazing outside with Wnnie door-scratching inside, sensing  that I was so near yet so far. The pooch, who is close to blind, slowly descended the back porch steps. She needed no more brightness than the light of August’s first’s full moon.The light in which we both became moonshadows.

So much had happened during the 28-day lunar cycle that produced this early August full moon. My daughter gave birth to my first grandchild, a boy. And in that time from the early-summer full moon to August’s first full moon, my grandson had travelled from womb to hospital ward to home. On one of the eight days before the first moon of August reached fullness, the baby’s eyes remained open a bit longer than they had remained shut during his wakefulness. By the time this first full moon of August glowed overhead, my grandson had begun to distinguish the constant shapes in his bright world as those of his parents’ faces gazing back at him; the sounds  - their voices .

August’s second full moon appeared last night, August 31. Two full moons in one month is considered a rare occurrence that usually happens just once every two or three years. The second moon in the month is called a blue moon; thus, the expression once in a blue moon , which means once in a great while. The adjective has nothing to do with color, though photographers often tint the prints of this lunar phenomena.

There hasn’t been a blue moon since Emily was first engaged, over two years ago. Now, the next blue moon comes along - and she’s a mom. My son lived nearby and had just entered graduate school around the time of that last blue moon. Now he’s living in the Boston area and working full-time in the oldest and largest private bank in the country. In the time between the blue moon of 2010 and last night’s blue moon, there occurred three moves to different apartments for him and three moves for Em and her husband. .
Journalists have also noted that, in this year’s blue moon cycle, Neil Armstrong died, 43 years after he became the first person to walk on the moon. Seems fitting.
Now, the blue moon of 2012 - which looks so near yet so far -  is waning.
I wonder what will come to pass before the next blue moon appears in 2015?
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Payments and Settlements News nr 25: interesting stuff

This edition of P&S News has good some interesting stuff amongst which:
- more info on the Berlin Gruppe
- information on Mastercard study on EU-payments with Cards
- BAH report on Mobile Payments.. (the time is ripe...).

And of course I should not forget that to mention that the ESCB has issued a policy statement which essentially reads that central banks will price their settlement systems on the basis of cost-recovery. And the non-Euro national central banks also subscribe to this vision.

What's interesting is the redundancy of this statement. According to their statute the ESCB is already held to act in accordance with the principle of an open market economy with free competition, favouring an efficient allocation of resources. So why bother issuing a separate statement? Generally such reassuring statements, coming out of the blue, can be understood to imply the reverse.

And another question. Who checks this policy principle? Are we just to take the central banks word for it? Or are accountants checking this and issuing declarations of conformance..? The recent Italian affairs have made it clear that also central banks are prone to make misstakes just as any other organisation.

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If you ignore the fact that I've been wearing those sandals for a week straight I will look much more like a "style blogger". I can't help it though. I'm lazy. As much as I love the look of a pair of heels, I hate wearing them. I'm going to blame it on my weak ankles. Damn you ankles.

Are you happy it's Friday. Me too. I didn't even work on Monday but this has been the longest week ever. Do you have any plans? SSF and I are going to take in an Orioles game (our first of the season!) with some friends. I'm very excited. I love baseball.

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Chai Latte: Take two

Sipping chai latte, making the new duster tunics, feeling how life has been good to me!
Creating is a manifestation of all the good in the universe - be it painting, singing, dancing, playing, growing... Creating is change, it is evolving, in a nutshell. Oh, i just got the most prominent delicious
smell of Spring through my window - for the first time this season, i think, it felt so real! Yay!
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I would like to make a general announcement that, while in England, Joel proposed and I said yes. We are now engaged to be married. This is generally glorious.

Splendid! I believe you two shall be insane and happy and insanely happy with each other. :D

Heh. Bun, I thought of you, as Joel proposed on what would be, in NZ time, June 22nd, and Joel's birthday is also on December 22nd. See the ironic parallel? *hugs ironic parallel*

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Whhat! Such a delayed announcement!
So happy for you! ^_^

I know! There were people I wanted to tell in person first, and then I figured I'd better hurry up and let everyone know. Partly complicated by my temporary lack of ring.

(I know I don't actually know you, but I thought this post deserved a comment :D)

Heh. Thank you, mysterious fellow Wellingtonian.

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(according to Aja, Joel was really enthusiastic for you to catch the bouquet, so I think she knew then)

*grins* Thanks. Actually, he proposed in between the wedding and the reception, so I wasn't technically eligible for any bouquet-catching. But it meant I got to smirk a lot as they hustled me into the hall for when Ellen threw it.

Congratulations, sweetie-pie! When do you reckon you guys will have the wedding?

Sorry I missed you at knitting club on Monday- after all this time I've been hassling you to come! Was otherwise engaged. ;P Tehe! See you this Mon?

Yes, you will, and I'm bringing a guest.

Er, not for AGES. 2010, probably.

OMG Ssar thats awesome :) :)

I'm glad you agree! ^!^ Thanks Sas.

Grats grats grats ^^ England proposal sounds cute.

It was, and thanks! Your icon is somewhat ironic.

Oh wow, that's wonderful, SSar! Congratulations!

I am so thrilled!!!

I'm seriously having a spastic attack.

uhoh! but at least it is a bliss attack. Hugs.

Hey Congratulations!! England and a proposal...NICE!

Very swish, eh?
It was very nice to see you yesterday! You looked very chipper! I hear you're in town until next Saturday (19th I suppose)?

Knowing about this already makes it no less cool. I wish I could give you sage advice but our civil union was completely unco!
Go you two :D and remember I still owe you food...

You do! I look forward to it, your cooking experiments sound delicious. Be sure to keep a crafty eye on them whenever they're cooling on your windowsills.

And, thank you. Hugs so much.

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Nicholas Griffin

"Dizzy City"

(Reviewed by Tony Ross JAN 5, 2008)

Dizzy City by Nicholas Griffin

I picked this book up because I'm interested in New York City around the time of World War I and hoped to find some great period detail in its pages -- that and I love a good con artist story. It opens with the harrowing story of Ben Cramb, a London lad who joined the Army with his tearaway pals in order to avoid prison. As with so many others in the trenches, disaster finds them quickly enough and only Ben survives to escape the war as a deserter, ending up in New York. There, suffering somewhat from posttraumatic stress disorder, he falls in with an experienced con artist, and attempts to learn the trade from him as they embark on an elaborate con of a wealthy Midwesterner.
Rather surprisingly, a third of the way into the book the narrative changes to that of the wealthy Midwesterner. He's not at all what he appears to be, and this sudden shift in perspective takes a little while to get used to after having gotten invested in Ben's story. We learn about this man and see Ben and Ben's wily mentor from his perspective as things build to a climax -- only for the story to halt and shift to a third narrator! Now, the story is told by a beautiful actress who is tied to several of the characters, and may actually be the master of them all. The elaborate multi-layered con game plays out against a backdrop of America's neutrality, daily news of the war, war material profiteers, and soforth.
Griffin's decision to halt the action right before the climax, shift perspective to a different narrator, and go back in time is a bold choice, and one I ultimately found to be more of nuisance than worthwhile. Part of the problem may be that he establishes Ben as such a compelling protagonist in the first third that we are loath to leave him for the company of other, less interesting narrators. And when that climax does finally arrive, it is accompanied by an historical event that robs the scene of its drama and sends it into a more ambiguous place. It's not a particularly satisfying finale to all the contortions and machinations that precede it. Nonetheless, the book is worth reading by fans of historical fiction for the careful plotting and keen use of the period.

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Nicholas GriffinNicholas Griffin was born and raised in London. His father is English, his mother is American, his wife is Venezuelan and his son only speaks Spanish. He wrote his first novel, The Requiem Shark, after genealogical research turned up a pirate in his family tree.

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