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Here at Fetching Dog our staff of talented groomers are dedicated to treating your pets with love and respect.

When you bring your pet to Fetching Dog you can rest assured that we will treat them as we would our own. Leaving your pet in another care is no little thing, it’s our goal to see both you and your little one (or not so little one) happy. That is why our groomers make it a point to get to know each and every customer personally. We want your loved one to be excited to see us knowing that they will be pampered and treated like royalty. We listen to your needs and requests as every four legged customer is unique. It’s our job to listen, tell us what you’d like. We believe in holistic care using all natural products including essential oils to promote a calm, comfortable grooming environment.

Monday - Saturday 8am-6pm
Call anytime 480-391-DOGS (3647)
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Our Services

Bath and Brush
Pampered with warm water and Luxury dog shampoo we clean every nook and cranny including the ears. We trim the nails and  follow with a blow dry and gentle brushing.

Bath and Tidy
Same as the Bath and Brush but includes trimming of the face, feathers, feet pads and "sanitary" areas.

Full Groom
Includes all services listed above with the addition of a full body trim and style.

Small Breed (up to 20 pounds)

Bath and Brush - Short Hair $40  |  Long Hair $45

Bath and Tidy - Long Hair $50

Full Groom - Long Hair $60

Medium Breed (21-50 pounds)

Bath and Brush - Short Hair $50  |  Long Hair $55

Bath and Tidy - Long Hair $60

Full Groom - Long Hair $70

Large Breed (51-80 pounds)

Bath and Brush - Short Hair $60  |  Long Hair $65

Bath and Tidy - Long Hair $70

Full Groom - Long Hair $80

Giant Breed (81 pounds and up)

Bath and Brush - Short Hair $70  |  Long Hair $75

Bath and Tidy - Long Hair $85

Full Groom - Long Hair $105

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Photo by ehenry95/iStock / Getty Images

Popular Small Breeds:

- Yorkshire Terrier
- Dachshund
- Shih Tzu
- Miniature Schnauzer
- Chihuahua
- Pug
- Pomeranian
- Boston Terrier

Popular Medium Breeds:

- Bulldog
- Cocker Spaniel
- Shetland Sheepdog
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Border Collie
- Basset Hound
- Labrador Retriever
- Dalmatian

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Photo by lgerghi/iStock / Getty Images

Popular Large Breeds:

- Golden Retriever
- Alaskan Malamute
- Staffordshire Terrier
- Boxer
- Collie
- Doberman Pinscher
- German Shepherd
- German Shorthaired Pointer

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Photo by MOAimages/iStock / Getty Images

Popular Giant Breeds:

- Great Dane
- Mastiff
- Newfoundland
- St. Bernard
- Great Pyrenees
- Irish Wolfhound
- Leonberger
- Landseer

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Photo by Salima Senyavskaya/iStock / Getty Images

*Pricing for all services are subject to change for specialty cases such as deep matting or prolonged neglect.
** All breed size pricing is base on weight.

Specialty Services

Hand Scissoring by Sonia $10
Our resident artist with a set of shears, Sonia specializes in hand scissoring.

Mud Bath $10 - 25
Great for the coat and the skin, cucumbers not included.

Deep Conditioning $5-$10
Perfect for slightly matted or tangled coats. A deep condition will leave your dogs hair soft and untangled.

DeShed $10
For dogs that tend to shed a lot, frequent De-Shedding treatments leave more hair on our floor and less on yours.

Teeth Brushing $10
Always a good idea to brush your dog's teeth between cleanings for fresher breath and a healthy smile.

Blueberry Facial $10
A safe and tearless spa product that allows us to get the entire face clean and smelling fresh.

Nail Painting $10
For when she (or he) needs that extra bling.

Hair Dye $15-$30
For anytime your baby wants that "unique" look or just to hide the years and feel young.

Express Grooming $10
In a rush, come in for an express groom before heading to the dog park. (may take up to 2 hours depending on the breed and size)

Nail Trim and Dremel $17
Nails a little out of hand? A trim and dremel is just the solution (dremel reduces snags and splitting). This is a walk in service.

Our Retail center at Fetching dog provides all a good dog needs. From foods to harnesses, we've got you covered.

Food & Treats

Pet wellness is the cornerstone of our business. We want your pet to be happy and healthy throughout a long energetic life.  With that in mind we carefully select only the best foods and treats. We carry a wide variety of the best available today. Every pet is different, some prefer kibble, some freeze-dried, other frozen. We’ve done our research and only carry the best of the best. Many are homemade local products, made with fresh locally sourced ingredients. Others, from larger companies are carefully vetted and selected based on their ingredients, where they source from and overall dedication to providing the highest quality products.

Included in our line-up are: Primal, Acana, Orijen, Carna4, Stella & Chewy’s, Fromm, Open Farm, Instinct, Lotus and Earthborn. These are the highest grade products on the market. Please visit their sites and learn for yourself about the quality and attention to detail that drives these companies.

With a variety of healthy stimulating toys your pets will be well entertained. All of our toys are selected for durability, safety and many are made in the USA. We carry West Paw, Kong and Chuck-It. It’s a fact that a tired dog, is a well behaved dog and a healthier dog. Encouraging play with quality toys is not only fun but very healthy for your dog. A bored dog is more likely to turn a shoe or a couch into their play thing. A quality toy is more than just something to chew on, hiding snacks inside of a Kong also stimulates your dog’s brain and keeps them challenged, occupied, and young!

Getting your dog out for a walk just might be the most important thing you do for your little one, well next to a healthy diet. Dogs need walks, no matter how big or small their yard, they need the excitement of the unknown and going on walks. A regular collar is important but not the best choice for attaching a leash as it can lead to neck and throat damage especially with smaller dogs that are prone to esophageal collapse. A breast harness is a much safer choice. We carry a wide selection of harnesses that work well for any size dog. We carry Bark Appeal Mesh Harnesses with matching leashes as well as Freedom No Pull Harnesses for large dogs and Gentle Leader face halter for pups that are a bit more "ambitious" on their walks.

Along with a healthy diet, supplementation is as important for our pets as it is for us. If your dog or cat happens to have a condition such as an unhealthy coat or dry itchy skin, a combination of quality natural foods and the right supplements are a smart choice toward getting them on the road to recovery. Here at Fetching Dog we work with integrative Veterinarians, specifically Dr Jodie Gruenstern and Dr. Julie Mayer. Through their recommendation we have chosen only the best pet supplements and foods to offer or customers. Below are a few examples of the products we carry. We recommend you do your due diligence and research any supplements you plan on giving to your pets. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Fetching Dog team of pros

Choosing a groomer is not something to do on a whim, you should be comfortable and confident that your beloved pooch will be treated with the utmost care and respect, bathed and groomed by a professional that they are actually excited to see. It’s simple, we treat your pets the way we treat our own. We run a friendly, family stress free environment, catering to the specific needs of each of our clients. We are all Veterinarian trained for first aid should any needs arise. We have also been trained in Pet CPR and First Aid. Our philosophy is that "We can never be too prepared."

The Fetching Dog is located at:
10105 E. Via Linda, suite A108
Scottsdale Arizona 85258

Call to book with one of our professional groomers today!
480-391-DOGS (3647)

Dear to all of us at Fetching Dog is our Animal Rescue program.

Animal rescue is of critical importance to us at Fetching Dog. Saving and improving the lives of neglected and homeless animals is something that we can all lend a contributing hand to. We have a continuing fundraising campaign running in our salon with our "Giving Tree". Much like the paper angel tree present in malls that has helped so many less fortunate children our Giving-Tree helps the less fortunate four legged friends in our community, which in turn helps the entire family. We have special collection boxes for specific sponsored pets in our rescue program that require special medical care, and are in need of extra funding. We are grateful to collect gently used, beds, bowls, toys, etc that we can pass along to the groups we work with.  When possible, we will be holding adoption events in our store which will be posted on our website and in our store in advance.

Local Non-Profit groups that we work with

Luv of Dogs - Contact here: http://www.luvofdogz.org/contact/

Ruby Ranch Rescue - Ruby Ranch PO Box 38233 Phoenix, AZ 85069  |  602-526-9960  |  info@rubyranchrescue.org

Animal Rescue FriendsPO Box 7313 Surprise, AZ  85374-7313  |  (623) 428-9119


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Starship Traveller – Part 1

Starship Traveller

The fate of the Starship Traveller and her crew lies in YOUR hands! Sucked through the nightmare of the Seltsian Void, the starship Traveller emerges at the other side of the black hole into an unknown universe. YOU are the captain of the Traveller and her fate depends on YOU! Will you be able to discover the way back to Earth from the alien peoples and planets you encounter, or will the starship be doomed to roam uncharted space forever?

Well this one’s different. My initial experience with this book was suddenly realising that I was actually going to have to RTFM. The standard adventure sheet of the past three books was all but thrown out of the window in favour of a set-up that reflects the sci-fi staples that are ship and crew. Infact, courtesy of, here’s a scan.

But before I get ahead of myself, what’s this one about exactly? Eschewing the idea of having some sort of proper plot, Starship Traveller strips away so much fat, there is barely any space-bacon left. Infact, the little blurb at the start of this post is basically it. You’re the captain of a big starship, which travels, and have to find your way back home after being sucked into a black hole. Sucks to be you. So, the first thing you have to do is figure out your ships abilities, my Weapon Strength (1D6+6) was 10 and my Shields (1D6+12) was 18. Pretty damn good if I do say so myself. Good rolls continued as I determined my crew abilities, which ended up looking like this…

Captain – 10/18/12
Science Officer – 12/17
Medical Officer – 8/18
Engineering Officer – 11/21
Security Officer – 10/20
Security Guard 1 – 11/19
Security Guard 2 – 11/18

Skill reflects combat ability as well as the crew members ability at their job, although the non-combat crew suffer a -3 penalty if forced to fight. A number of other little rules presented themselves too, but I will cover them as and when they come into play. And so, by Ziltoid, let the adventure begin!

As I say, the story begins with the Traveller, despite the crews best efforts, being sucked into a black hole; big explosion and my whole crew was knocked unconscious, all on page 1. And I thought Faster Than Light was tough.

As we regain consciousness, the combined efforts of my highly Science & Engineering team come to the conclusion that we are completely lost. The engineers got my warp drive up and working and a glance at my long range scanners identified three nearby systems, two of which potentially were home to intelligent life. After quickly, and embarrassingly, Googling which of Port & Starboard were left & right, I decided to head for the Port-side system. I was totally going left.

Along the way, my sensors picked up a ship heading my way, a Class D Starcruiser (which could be good or bad for all I know) which soon hailed me on the ships video monitor. It was Commander M’k Tel of the Imperial Ganzig Confederation (which could be good or bad for all I know). Regardless, the dude informed me that I was in charge of an unregistered vessel and had wandered into Imperial territory, instead of stating my name and purpose as instructed, I decided to scan their ship.

Taking offense to my actions, the Starcruiser fired a volley of laser bolts at my ship, causing me to lose 2 Shields. Falling in line, I told him what had happened to my ship and crew, but skeptical of my story, M’k Tel instructed me to prepare for his First Officer to board to check things out. Agreeing, we soon had a brown reptilian thing on board, snarling and brandishing a weapon. Translators told me that he wanted to be taken to the computer room. Something didn’t seem right, so I took him on a bit of a detour through the lower decks. In this impromptu tour, we went through the animal behaviour labs where our visitor began shrieking at the sight of an eagle. Puzzled, I took a chance and released the bird which attacked the apparently terrified intruder. So, Eagle vs Alien in combat was my first battle. I’ll be honest, I didn’t see that one coming. The eagle managed to land a blow, but when the alien got a hit in, he cowered and pleaded for the bird to be called off. He explained that eagles were sacred creatures in his Ganzigian culture and he could not harm it. He was soon beamed back to his Starcruiser and the Traveller was left alone; by simply carrying an eagle on board we could not be harmed.

A scan of the area showed that there was a nearby solar system which became my next destination. Two planets were available to me, a red one and a blue one, I set a course for the latter and set down on the planet with my Science, Medical and Engineering officers.

This was where I realised that map taking is going to be a bit weird for this book! Mixing space decisions, movement and planet surface actions will be a pain, but I’ll try and make sense of it somehow! My current predicament saw me on what seemed to be some sort of road surrounded by small incomplete buildings, the road leading up to one big one. Walking into one of the smaller buildings I woke a bulky figure who jumped up to its single foot, shouting loudly in a language not picked up by my translator. Holding up our hands, my crew and I made out that we were friendly and the little guy soon relaxed. Oddly, my translator now seemed to work fine and I could understand every word he said. He was a Timol and this place was basically a refuge for aliens from all over the galaxy, seen as some sort of ‘promised land’, aliens came from far and wide to settle here. However, in some sort of communist movement, nobody was allowed to take charge, everyone was considered equal, resulting in total chaos. He did however suggest that the planet Culematter was very advanced and may be able to help me figure out what was going on, so I should head there.

Before I left, I decided to check out the larger building. This one was full of aliens of all shapes and sizes, one of which approached me and took me on a quick tour. My guide was named Fioral and he was really hammering home this equality thing they have going on. Apparently, some aliens enjoy attacking people and because of this equality, it is their right to do so, but so as to warn people, they wear guard uniforms. Of course, I was then promptly attacked by three men in guard uniforms who were soon seen off by me and my crew. Fioral didn’t seem too bothered by the attack and offered to show me some more of the place. The map room sounded like a good idea. In there I learned that I was in the Magnus solar system and the location of Culematter was also noted. Saying goodbye Fioral, I beamed back up and due to my original Medical officer being alive, all crew members healed 2 Stamina.

The other planet in this system, Trax, I learned in the map room had been devastated by war and so before heading off in search of Culematter, I set down on Trax. No radio communications could be made, by a system of roads seemed to focus on a settlement of some sort. My Science officer and Engineering officer were with me and indeed, the place was wrecked, empty streets and derelict buildings. But suddenly a shape appeared…

Gasp! See you next time, kids…

Will you and your crew be doomed to roam uncharted space forever?

Starship Traveller was a book I was very unsure of back when I first read it. I don’t want to say I wasn’t a fan of Sci-Fi as I had R2-D2, C3PO and Boba-Fett on my 5th birthday cake, but I was always more attracted to the swords and sorcery end of fantasy. It was more Hero Quest than Space Hulk, although that did change as I got older. I particularly have fond memories of the Megadrive/Genesis game, Starflight, which is a crew-based space exploration game, originally for home computers and now on GOG. Anyhow, Starship Traveller was never one that caught my attention at the time as I scanned up and down the book lists at the start of every Fighting Fantasy.

So, cut to my mother coming home one day to present me with a brand new Fighting Fantasy book that she had found in a charity shop. My ungrateful face falling on realising that the book was of course Starship Traveller. I think it may have been one of the early versions of the book, similar to what I have here now, pre zig-zag! But still, I wasn’t that impressed. However, once I got sat down to read it, I was actually quite taken with the crew system and the different atmosphere the book had compared to the others, I actually ended up enjoying myself. It never did unlock a love for Star Trek though, which it obviously draws a lot of influence from.

This is pretty much all I can remember about the book! Looking through it now, it’s in very good condition with a clean adventure sheet, no notes, but rather odd to see a Fighting Fantasy book without the customary green spine; this one is blue! It cost £1.50 back in the day, that’d barely get you a bottle of Coke nowadays… I’m looking at the illustrations though and I think we’re hitting a low with this one. They’re pretty stylised, that I can tell, but I can also tell that they’re pretty damn ugly. I won’t be ordering prints of any of these to frame, that’s for certain.

The Forest of Doom – Conclusions

Another bad ending then! Nevermind, we’ll chalk up a few more victories along the way I’m sure. At least I got out alive, just about anyway, that Wyvern very nearly had me in the end.

I have to say though, despite my memories of this book being fond ones, it’s probably the least enjoyable of the four I have done so far. Perhaps I just had a lot of bad luck though as it did seem that I missed an awful lot of encounters and locations. As I read through the book I noted a vast number of illustrations of events and people I never witnessed; so many items I took or found, I never discovered a situation to use them in. I seemed to be punished way more often than I was rewarded for anything, especially the Shape Changer at the start; a very tough, but pointless fight.

The whole thing felt a little diffuse, despite the attempt to lock in a more detailed backstory than the first two books, I never really felt in touch with my goal, near the end I actually forgot I was looking for a hammer at all. But perhaps the book does offer re-playability, maybe a second read-through could be done at some point. At the end of the book, this was obviously a given option as I was given the chance to return to page one. It’s an interesting way to get you to complete your map of the forest and find all the secrets within, but while it ties your adventure together as a whole it would also break immersion somewhat if you were to meet enemies you had already killed etc. Perhaps you could make up your own rules at that stage. Here’s my route through anyway, might hang onto this one in-case I go back into Darkwood Forest one day…

Before I go, I’ll also bring up my seemingly customary bitching about a piece of artwork. At the start, I mentioned the odd traits of the illustrator for this book and I have to question his familiarity with human anatomy. Perhaps someone can help me figure out exactly what sort of muscle structure this guy has, as I’m not sure it’s one that you and I share!

The Forest of Doom – Part 3

Down a well is where we were if memory and my map serves me correct? Having just had an epic confrontation on my hands and knees with a tiny gremlin, I continued to explore the tunnels hidden in the back of the well, following a turn in the tunnel to the south. The tunnel opened up a little into a small room with scant furnishings around a wooden box. Upon opening the box, another gremlin came flying out and failed in an attempt to stab me due to a sucessful Luck roll. What the hell a gremlin was doing sitting in a box deep underground I’ll never know. Again, combat was made all the trickier as I was forced to my knees by the low ceiling and with an effective Skill of 5, I actually took a fair few hits, taking my Stamina to single figures before I killed the little sod. It wasn’t really worth the trouble either as all I could find of worth in the room was a gold ingot worth 28gp, but so heavy I had to drop an item to take it with me, so it stayed put. Moving north through the tunnels this time I was soon pulling an arrow out of my shoulder as presumably more gremlins lay in wait further down the passage. Indeed, this was the case and thankfully, they were extremely weak so even in the confined space, they were killed without taking damage myself. More curious clay hands were found in the room, so I took one along with 3gp.

Heading back up and out of the well, feeling very much like I’d just gone on a wild-goose chase, I heard footsteps coming from above me, coming down the ladder. Not waiting to see who it was I grabbed the leg of whoever it was and pulled them down, delighted to see that another gremlin had just gone flying past me into the water below.

After climbing all the way out I continued in a Westerly direction and discovered a small bearded man in a little red jacket, fast asleep atop a mighty toadstool. I think it was fairly safe to assume he was a gnome. I gave him a quick nudge to wake him up and he subsequently fell off his toadstool. I quickly introduced myself and my quest and at the prospect of obtaining some information, I handed over 5gp. He told me that somewhere to the north he had seen the skeleton of a Goblin in a crypt, perhaps he had part of the hammer I was looking for? I headed off, looking for a northerly turning…

And lo, I did find my northerly turning, but the first thing it brought me to was an empty wooden hut and on it’s porchway sat a small blue vase. Inside, it appeared inky black, nothing could be seen, but there was something in there, so I had a rummage around and despite apparent intense pain I pulled out a small handful of objects. A Phial of Strength which gave me +5 Stamina was consumed straight away, but coming with me on my journey was 5gp and a dragons tooth.

A little further north, I thought I had found my crypt, a stone building which had a locked door requiring a silver key, which I predictably didn’t have. I did however have a shoulder though and a lucky dice roll later, the soor was smashed open. Descending some gloomy stairs I realised that I had in-fact discovered the crypt that the gnome spoke of. I lit a candle for a better look and there lay the skeleton of a goblin next to a huge stone box. However, my attempts to open the box were thwarted, the lid was a huge stone slab and without a supply of ‘Dust of Levitation’, I couldn’t shift it and so had to leave the crypt empty handed. Bugger.

Somewhat resigned to failure, I trudged onward through to the north. A sparkling in the trees caught my eye, but moving closer to investigate, I was surrounded by a large shadow. A dragon shaped shadow at that. Apparently I had disturbed a Wyvern, a Wyvern who had just spat a giant fireball at me, which thankfully missed. As I didn’t possess a flute, I had to indulge the thing in combat… Enya fan I guess. Bloody hard battle it was too, my Skill of 8 was a real crutch against the Wyverns 10/11 stats, but a load of Luck rolls got me through the fight by the skin of my teeth.

And now onto my treasure! At the lower end was a 10gp stash and a throwing knife, but more interesting was a gauntlet and a gold ring. I put on the gauntlet and was delighted to find that it was a Gauntlet of Weapon Skill and would give me +1 to my attack rolls! Gleefully I tried on the ring… which turned out to be a Ring of Slowness, forcing me to deduct 2 from my attack rolls. DAMN YOUR EYES, LIVINGSTONE!!!

After this latest disappointment, I continued north only to hear voices and cracking of dry twigs. Before I knew it, I was surrounded by bandits. Given my post-wyvern weariness and the way I’d just been screwed by Livingstone, I elected to just do whatever they wanted. Five objects from me was what they required to allow me past, each gold piece was considered a single item, so I gave them 5gp and bid them good day. I did mention a while ago about the illustrator seemingly not being able to draw a convincingly solid weapon grip, well, the bandit leader is a prime example.

Anyway, it seemed as though the bandits were the last challenge I would face in Darkwood Forest as the trees cleared and I stepped out into Stonebridge!

Rather embarrassingly though, I’d shown my face without the hammer I had set off to find. A rather unspectacular end to the journey, I was informed simply that I had failed in my quest, I was unable to face Gilibran, the dwarf king of Stonebridge, and set off to the east to rest. Curiously, I was given the option to search the forest further, returning to Yaz at the start and effectively starting the adventure again with my current character. New Game + wasn’t something I was looking for now though and so I settled for the bad ending again. My adventure was over.

The Forest of Doom – Part 2

Out onto the grassy plains I stepped, we were now free from the forested area that the adventure began in and the well trodden pathways through the vegetation were now guiding me forwards. Heading past a few northerly paths, I progressed in an easterly direction before eventually being forced to take a northern route. My initial purchases from Yaz came up good for me here though as the vegetation I was walking through started to wrap around me and pull me down, but thankfully my Plant Control potion was able to convince the Tangleweed to release me before it could suck all the juices out of me, or so I presume.

Through this encounter I made my way further north to find myself at the bank of a flowing river where I met a centaur. My pacifist leanings led me into conversation with him and I soon found him to be a quite pleasant chap who was glad to meet someone who wasn’t trying to kill him. Regardless, the cheeky swine still wanted 3gp to carry me across the river. I didn’t have 3gp, being nice gets you nowhere it seems, should have ended him. So, I was left to cross the river myself, which inevitably resulted in bad things, but not as bad as it could have been. I was subjected to a violent leech attack, which cost me one of my Provisions as I had to tip salt on the thing to get it off. Something which suggests to me that my meals consist entirely of salt. Interesting.

After this, I decided to set up camp for the night and was woken in the dead of night by howling sound that only served to draw my attention to the entirely unrelated giant spider that was crawling through the trees towards me. No problem to me though, the thing was slain without landing a single blow on me, and I’d just woken up and everything.

My next discovery was a cave which emitted a snoring sound. A little tippy-toeing helped me discover a sleeping cave troll, complete with obligatory giant club. The guy was sleeping close to a big leather bag though, which I intended to take. Again, my astute purchases did me proud here as the Net of Entanglement proved its quality by gracefully flying through the air and encompassing the cave troll into an angry, struggling ball. I ran from the cave, giggling like a school-girl, to investigate my booty. A slightly disappointing 5gp and a brass bell were in there, but hopefully that bell will save my ass at some point.

Wandering through the pathways to the west, I arrived at a well. Investigation led me to find a ladder running down, which duly went to climb and then fell down, cutting my head in the process. A torchlit passage ran off to the side however and following this brought me to a T-junction at which I took a right turn. A curtain hung across the tiny passage, which revealed a small gremlin when pulled back. The little fellow was examining a red clay figure of a human hand, which he strangely smashed as soon as he spotted my entrance. A difficult fight ensued as I had to knock 3 Attack Point off every round due to the cramped conditions, but given the fact he was a tiny gremlin and I a mighty hero, I destroyed him. My reward came in the form of a medallion which I took from his neck, apparently worth 9gp. Woo.

I climbed back into the tiny passageways and began to crawl back down to the T-junction where I would explore  the other end of this small underground network… In part three I will anyway…

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3 of the Worst Growth Stocks of 2018 (So Far)

Nicholas Rossolillo, The Motley Fool

Although it got off to a strong start in January, the U.S. stock market has been volatile for most of 2018. While that has given many stocks fits, some have been hit especially hard -- like those of growing businesses whose shares rose too far too fast. Three such companies are Lending Tree (NASDAQ: TREE), MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL), and Universal Display (NASDAQ: OLED). But just because they're down doesn't mean they're out.

When lenders ask you for business

Bob Hope famously quipped that a bank will only lend to you if you can first prove you don't need the money. Lending Tree has tried to put some of that power back into the hands of the borrower by creating a marketplace where loans from various banks can be shopped and compared. It's done a good job, too, with revenue doubling twice in the last three years.

Lending Tree started out offering mortgages, but the addition of other products like credit cards, auto loans, and student loans has helped take the online finance company to the next level.

It may come as a surprise, then, that the stock is down 32% year-to-date (as of July 15). That's in spite of year-over-year top-line growth of 37% and a 29% increase in adjusted net income in the first quarter. Long-term owners can take solace in the fact that the stock price has surged 3,000% in the last decade, but more recent buyers might feel slighted.

The problem is valuation. Lending Tree's market cap is $2.9 billion. That's 79 years' worth of profits based on the last 12 months, although it's only 32 times Lending Tree's projected 2019 earnings. Management has said that full-year 2018 revenue and adjusted EBITDA will expand by as little as 25%. That's nothing to scoff at, but with much of that growth already priced into shares, a big pullback was inevitable.

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A more-connected world isn't always a slam dunk

As the reach of the internet continues to expand into new applications, many electronics parts suppliers have experienced transformational growth. MaxLinear -- a provider of connection-enabling devices for the smart home, telecom, and other industries -- has grown its sales nearly 50% since 2016, including a 25% increase in the first quarter. The stock has fallen 36% this year, though.

MaxLinear's acquisitions of rival Exar for $700 million ($472 million net of Exar's cash) and of Marvell Technology Group's home networking business for $21 million drove the sales increase. The idea of these deals was to increase MaxLinear's footprint in the world of connected things, picking up new sales, and to save on operating costs through merger synergies. So far, that hasn't panned out.

By the end of 2017, MaxLinear had swung to a loss, and first quarter 2018 earnings were only $0.03 per share. A big contributor to the deteriorating bottom line was that the company had to take out loans to fund its purchases. Interest expense was $3.9 million during the first quarter, eating up most of the company's $4.4 million operating profit. With sales expected to stay stagnant in the second quarter, the stock has remained under pressure.

An on-again, off-again relationship

Over the course of two years, OLED technology patent-holder Universal Display's sales and profits skyrocketed. Its stock followed suit, doubling twice through 2016 and 2017. This year has been a different story, with valuation being cut in half as Universal Display has become more dependent on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone business.

OLED displays have been around for a while, most notably in ultra-high-definition and low-profile televisions. Apple's premium iPhone X that debuted in late 2017 was seen as the start of a new OLED era, one that would eventually replace older LED screen technology. Debate has swirled around how many iPhones will actually get an OLED screen in the 2018 lineup, though. And every conflicting opinion and research report has sent Universal Display's stock tanking or soaring.

As with all new tech, adoption comes in fits and starts. However, as the holder of OLED patents, Universal Display wins no matter who uses the tech or what the application is. Plus, despite the market's confusion on how to value Universal Display's stock, management was very clairvoyant at the end of 2017 about what to expect in 2018: a year of transition. Sales were expected to slow as display manufacturers gear up for more OLED screen construction before returning to growth during the back half of 2018. The slowdown did transpire in the first quarter, with a 22% year-over-year sales decline; the next event to await is the anticipated rebound.

As demonstrated by these three underperformers, business growth doesn't always equate to stock growth. For some, like MaxLinear, business expansion comes at too high a cost. For others, like Lending Tree and Universal Display, a pullback in shares is a chance to pick up a stock with the potential to resume strong growth once again.

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Nicholas Rossolillo and his clients own shares of Apple and Universal Display. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Apple and Universal Display. The Motley Fool is long January 2020 $150 calls on Apple and short January 2020 $155 calls on Apple. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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What is a bulla?

2 January 2018
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A bulla is a sac or lesion that is filled with fluid which develops if fluid is trapped beneath a thin skin layer which is considered as a form of blister. For a blister to be categorized as a bulla, it should be bigger than 0.5 centimeters in size.

What are the indications?

It is easy to pinpoint if an individual has a bulla or bullae. The affected skin is usually slightly elevated with clear fluid within.

In case the bulla is infected, the liquid within has a milky appearance. If the bulla is due to trauma, it might include blood.

When to consult a doctor

A doctor should be seen if the bulla is painful or limits movement or if it includes blood.

A bulla caused by friction typically heals on its own if left alone.

If the individual has diabetes or circulatory issues, a doctor must be consulted as well. Remember that these conditions increase the risk for the bulla to be infected.

Oftentimes, a bulla forms as a response to certain medications or accompanied by fever. In such cases, prompt medical care is needed.

There are various treatment options for a bulla which is based on the root cause and if drainage is necessary.

Home remedies

A bulla caused by friction typically heals on its own if left alone. Apply a protective bandage over the site to prevent further irritation or making it worse. Ideally, a gauze pad should be used since the fabric absorbs moisture while allowing the bulla to breathe.

Do not attempt to pop or burst the blister on your own. If the skin is opened to drain the bulla, there is a high risk of introducing bacteria into the wound. This can result to an infection or make the condition worse.

Medical care

In case a bulla requires drainage, the doctor should be the one to perform the procedure to lower the risk for an infection.

At the doctor’s clinic, the site is swabbed with a cleanser to get rid of any bacteria or dirt. The blister is punctured with a sterile instrument.

Once the blister is completely drained, the doctor will place a dry bandage on the site. After a few days, the individual might choose to remove the skin covering the bulla if it has already dried. Clean a pair of scissors with iodine and use it to remove the excess skin if it is no longer attached firmly.

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Canadian Olympic FAIL

24 Feb

Remember when ROOTS provided the athletes with the olympic clothing? I remember running around to all the stores just to find the awesome red track pants. Roots did well. The clothing was praised. But then HBC (Hudson’s Bay Company) came into the picture and everything seemed to go down-hill after that.

What happened Roots? How can you lose the bid to the Bay? I’m sure you’re all familiar with those white-dominant clothes with the signature colours – you know the ones we all make fun of when we see people wearing them out in public. Well, 2006 came around and the clothes were trashed. Nobody cared, and to tell you the truth, I couldn’t even tell you what they looked like – easily forgettable.

And 2010 comes around, and the clothes are still getting bad reviews. As I watched the snowboarders, I kept saying WHY ARE THEY WEARING JEANS? HOW CAN THEY POSSIBLY SNOWBOARD IN JEANS?

Well, US, bravo. They are not jeans, but look-alike baggy jeans! With a stylish shirt.

And now I bring you the Canadian gear. Keep in mind, the US Gear on the athletes, you can purchase (I have provided a link to the Ralph Lauren website to purchase). The gear for the athletes is only for them, so obviously, someone fucked up somewhere, because we got screwed.

Please tell me, what do these have to do with Canada or the Olympics, all I see is lame self-city-promotion.
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(NO really, what is this chain look?)

And what Canadian Olympic gear am I wearing? LULULEMON’S CHEER GEAR, and ROOTS 2004 Canadian Olympic Gear. Read my entry about my latest Cheer Gear

But I guess you can’t say everything is bad – I did purchase this guy.

And look at his mittens, how could I not? 🙂

In my opinion, aside from that red/black jacket with the white “CANADA,” US did it best.
Ralph Lauren Clothes the US Olympics

And more controversy …
Why are the CANADIAN Olympic Clothing made in China?

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LuLulemon’s Take on the ugly Canadian Olympic Gear – and how they would have made it better!

It cost $800 to clothe an Vancouver Olympic Volunteer

Canadian Olympic Clothing Logo = TORY Logo?

Canadian Olympic Clothing, one word, YUCK!

Olympic Fashion; Highs & Lows

2 Feb

What better way to show off your Canadian pride than some Cheer Gear from Lululemon Athletica.

(inside of the hoody)

(back of the hoody)

and the famous gold zipper, that caused all that controversy. *note, I added my little Italian Lululemon Flag Pulls (pack of 5) $8.00

Other Cheer Gear includes: USA, Sweden and Germany. I went into Lululemon before Christmas looking for the Canadian Cheer Gear, but everything was sold out. I did manage to score my sister the USA Remix Hoody – complete with silver zipper.

And now I have my own set of Cheer Gear. I passed on the umbrella with the (actual) hockey stick handle, and the little bottle of black paint you can use to “black out” some teeth. The SA tried to convince me to purchase it, by also stating she’s tried it and it “tingles” and made her mouth “slightly numb.” If it was a no before, it was a definite SUPER NO after that.

Complete with my Vancouver Olympics 2010 red gloves, I’ll be ready to cheer on Canada 🙂

PRICE: $48.00 (SORRY tee)

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C.H.E.W and Excel

27 Jan

I’m sure you’ve all seen the commercial, two guys sitting on a couch – one with the Canadian Maple Leaf tattooed on his face, the other chewing Excel gum.

Only this isn’t only gum. It’s gum with a cause! Wrigley started the campaign C.H.E.W (Canadians Helping Each Other Win).  Wrigley is a Proud Partner of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and until March 21st, 2010, a portion of each pack bought goes to help the Canadian Olympic Foundation.

So what’s so special? Well, besides helping Canadian Olympians… well, it has the pretty little outline of the Canadian maple leaf on it 🙂 It still tastes the same – the cool mint that refreshes your breath!

Six Canadians were chosen on the pack:
– Hockey star Martin Brodeur
– Speed skater Denny Morrison
– Sledge hockey goaltender Paul Rosen
– Curler Kelley Law
– Snowboarder Brad Martin
– Alpine skier Kelly VanderBeek-Ford

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Welcome to FITSPI -- Home of the Original Smartphone Pocket! -- Add to your current fitness wardrobe with FITSPI's Fall Line specifically made to enhance the look and feel of you workouts!

Each pair of FITSPI's comes full equipped with a smartphone pocket made to keep your phone snug regardless of the exercise! Go ahead... Try to make it fall out.


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Conventional and #FancyStats Rate The NHL’s Deadline Trades Much Differently

This year’s NHL trade deadline saw quite a few transactions — 74 veteran players switched teams in the month leading up to (and including) the March 2 moratorium — and some of the moves could shift the league’s balance of power with the playoffs a little more than a month away.

In anticipation of Monday’s cutoff, we listed about 35 likely trade candidates and their possession metrics, to get a sense of who the advanced statistics would favor if any of them were dealt. But now that all the deals have been cut, how highly do the numbers regard the big names moved at the deadline?

It totally depends on which numbers you look at. Conventional stats — such as goals, assists and plus-minus, as synthesized into point shares above replacement (PSAR) — favor players like newly acquired Detroit winger Erik Cole. Cole bounced back from a pair of down seasons to average a goal every three or so games with a +4 rating (on a Dallas team that’s -11 overall) before being traded. That performance was enough to lead all deadline acquisitions in 2014-15 PSAR. But as we’ve learned, the NHL’s #EnhancedStats movement emphasizes more than traditional counting statistics.

Advanced metrics such as Corsi and Fenwick (ahem, “shot attempts” and “unblocked shot attempts”) started a trend in player evaluation of focusing on his ability to improve his team’s puck-possession rate while on the ice. If possession is a reliable path to team success, the reasoning goes, you want to stock your roster with players most associated with strong team possession rates when they’re in the game.

Now, Stephen Burtch’s Delta Corsi (dCorsi) and Domenic Galamini’s Usage-Adjusted Corsi have pushed attempts to isolate a skater’s effect on his team’s possession rate even further. The relatively new twist provided by those stats? Attempting to account for player-usage factors — such as position played, teammate and opponent quality, zone starts and even faceoff winning percentages in dCorsi’s case — on a player’s possession rate in addition to looking at on-ice versus off-ice differences.

In the past, you’d have to eyeball a player’s workload and usage as a means of context for, say, his relative Corsi. But these new stats attempt to bake those contextual factors into a single number by comparing a player’s actual possession rate to what we’d expect of an average NHL player at his position if placed in the same situations.1

You might think there’d be a decent amount of crossover between conventional numbers and these new possession-based advanced stats, but the correlation is practically nonexistent. Rescaling PSAR against an average baseline to make an apples-to-apples comparison, I found essentially no relationship with Burtch’s dCorsi Impact (which gives players more credit for maintaining strong possession rates relative to average in greater amounts of ice time) this season:

Take Cole again. Despite his solid counting stats and a very good point share tally, Dallas’s possession rate when Cole was on the ice was actually lower than what would be expected from an average player in the same situations with the same teammates and opponents. Or take FiveThirtyEight favorite Jaromir Jagr, whose relatively down conventional stats belie a player still capable of driving play with the proverbial skills that don’t show up in the box score.

They’re not alone among the bigger-name deadline acquisitions. Much was made when the Arizona Coyotes shipped away center Antoine Vermette and defenseman Keith Yandle. Both players were solid PSAR contributors for Arizona this season but also ranked among the least valuable dCorsi players at their respective positions.

Meanwhile, Zbynek Michalek, another former Coyote, boasted extremely unimpressive counting numbers (8 points and a -6 rating in 53 games) even by the standards of his position but ranks as one of the best defensemen in hockey according to dCorsi Impact.

In case it wasn’t clear by now, all this goes to show that it’s nearly impossible to guess whether a player is a possession star or scrub based on his conventional numbers. As is the case with most of these new-school-versus-old-school metric battles to recently crop up across almost all sports, a player’s true value probably lies somewhere in between. But in hockey, that fact just underscores how little we still know about who’s helping and hurting their teams.

  1. This is similar in theory to the way researchers have sometimes attempted to measure individual fielding in baseball, under which a defender’s actual plays made in the field are compared with expected play counts based on balls in play sent in his direction.

Neil Paine is a senior sportswriter for FiveThirtyEight.


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Vogueing on

With a mixture of incredulity and dismay, I realised last night that I have been back in Australia for six months. And this fabulous blog originally intended to be based around the fashionable travels I was on for 15 months up until six months ago has been neglected. There are many reasons for that, but I do have so much to say and share, so this weekend in Sydney, as we greet the autumn on our doorstep, I am thinking of what is going on in London right now – the Vogue Festival. They are holding it a month earlier this year than they did last year, but my weather app tells me London is having true spring weather this weekend, so the gorgeous young things that will be all dressed up in their floaty dresses and highest heels might find it more comfortable than it was at the event last year.

In 2013 the Vogue Festival was held on April 27-28, which should have been very spring-like, but in fact the weather was just freezing. I wanted to turn up to the two-day fashion and beauty fest looking Delevingneishly divine, but I was in layers of wool and leather and denim and all I could do was look around me at wonderment as those gorgeous young things defied the elements to look totally Vogueish. Note lovely girl in watermelon pink dress – I swear it was about eight degrees Celsius outside.

Vogue Check-in

One of the numerous fun activities available to ticket holders in the vast foyer area of the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre was having your own Vogue cover styled and photographed. Every time I look at my photo I wish I had done a “Carrie Bradshaw on a cold day in Paris” kind of look — remember when she was An American in Paris wondering forlornly around the cobblestoned streets in a strapless bustier-style full-skirted dress with a nice ornate coat thrown over it, open to reveal her beautiful decolletage? No pashmina, no fur, no anything that might have kept her warm. It was all about looking beautiful. For me on a freezing London day in late April, when I dearly wanted to be wearing bright colours and showing my decolletage, I was in a grey cashmere sweater and jeans. A lovely Brunello Cucinelli grey cashmere sweater, but nonetheless, once I was made up and adorned with accessories (including mini Chanel hoop bag) Vogue-style, I looked a bit like a silly woman in a winter sweater in the spring.

Debbie on the cover of Vogue

Dior had a terrific studio set up for eye makeup, and although I didn’t think much of the way the makeup artist did my eyes, she did introduce me to one of my favourite eyeliners, Diorshow Art Pen, which, eleven months on, I have begun to master quite nicely. I had already been using Dior Beauty products for more than six months, since Joey Clouter, Dior’s best makeup artist in London, then in Selfridges, now in Harrods, converted me the previous September. That’s how I became Debbie Dior and a whole other story for a future post on this blog. (This is the problem with having taken so long to start writing here; I have way too much to say!)

Vogue Dior Eyes

Another fun activity was the hair braiding, which I submitted to happily. I went for the more simple braid look and again wished I was dressed for spring instead of rugged up in my winter attire, which overwhelms a hair look as wistful as braiding.

Vogue Deb Braid 2

I had bought tickets to seven of the talks over the weekend. The standout on the Saturday was the delightful and amazingly thin Natalie Massenet, founder of Net-a-Porter, wearing a Victoria Beckham dress and elegantly presenting us with her Instagram personal photo album of her life story up until founding the online fashion store that revolutionised online fashion shopping. In fact, so much did she have to share with us about her life, she completely ran out of time and recommended we all go and view her story on Instagram.

“Behind The Scenes of A Vogue Cover Shoot” was a discussion between Vogue UK editor Alexandra Shulman and various collaborators, including the rather bewitching supermodel Cara Delevingne, who sat looking serene and at times sort of interested. Definitely one of those faces you want to photograph, so I gave it a try.

One person I and everyone else in the auditorium would have liked to photograph was Victoria Beckham, who kicked off proceedings on the Sunday with a one-to-one discussion with Alexandra Shulman. Unfortunately it was the only session where the audience was instructed they could not take photos. Nor could they ask questions, because Ms Beckham had ensured she would only be asked questions she had pre-approved, and the conversation ran like a prepared script. Everything she said had a rehearsed feel to it. That aside, it was a very captivating hour, as Posh Spice is absolutely riveting to watch. Mainly because every time she turns to the side, she disappears. She is really that thin. I have never seen anyone quite so thin. When she described climbing mountains with her children, I just couldn’t imagine she wouldn’t snap in half at the slightest breeze. But listening to her talk about her successful Victoria Beckham label, about the way she works with her team and how hands-on she is in every aspect of the business — which I do believe she is — was fascinating. I don’t own any Victoria Beckham and am not sure I will ever find a piece in her collections that would work for me as her designs are very structured and although she insisted she designs for women of all sizes, I think they are made for size 4 and smaller. But one day I could be surprised.

There was an interesting session on “The Secrets of Creating a British Brand” with a lineup of key UK design identities — Anya Hindmarch, Christopher Kane, Tamara Mellon (co-founder of Jimmy Choo and about to launch her own clothing and shoe brand), and Jonathan Akeroyd, CEO of Alexander McQueen. I had bought my first McQueen dress at Selfridges the previous September; I already had a couple of Anya Hindmarch pieces (one, a mirror-metallic bag that sadly peeled badly, and then with the vouchers I was given to compensate for that, a very nice every day black wallet); and had never been a fan of Jimmy Choo shoes, but I was open to discovering the world of Christopher Kane. After the Festival I went on an exploration of Kane’s spring/summer and pre-fall collections and came to the realisation that his designs do not work for me at all. But I like some of his prints.

Mario Testino, one of the most prolific and in-demand fashion photographers over the past few decades and most famous for his portraits of Princess Diana, spoke about his career in a session hosted by Vogue UK fashion director Lucinda Chambers. It’s a shame she didn’t make it more interesting; she was not a great interviewer and to stay interested I had to keep gazing at the lovely slides above Mario, admiring his images if not the conversation.

The “Too Fat, Too Thin… Will I Ever Be Content?” session that followed was a typical conversation about body image with no earth-shattering revelations. Yes, Patsy Kensit had to deal with weight issues through her career. Yes, if you are in the public eye, you are expected to be thin. Natalie Massenet and Victoria Beckham had already quashed any potential argument that curvy is cool. This session was a filler, and I think I even felt like I wanted to doze off.

But then along came Alber Elbaz, the irrepressible, ebullient, very funny Artistic Director of the house of Lanvin. He is Israeli, Jewish, self-deprecating and egotistical all at once, and a wonderful raconteur. The most unlikely looking designer — short and rotund — he has the most refined sensibility when it comes to draping sumptuous fabrics on women. He adores women. I could have listened to him talk for hours. I left with a new-found fascination for Lanvin, and decided before my travels were over, I would need at least one piece in my collection.

Which is a very interesting development in my fashion odyssey, my “finding my fashionista” if you like. Previously I would see clothes I like, have a very instinctive response to colour, print (eternally a sucker for florals), fabric, weight, drape, and perhaps where the piece fitted into a particular collection. Other than perhaps Stella McCartney, who had brought a heritage with her name in spite of establishing her brand in her own right, I had rarely taken into consideration the name or personality behind a design label. But this had started to change with my love of Dior and Valentino, with more reading and research and fascination with the history of a design house. With Alber Elbaz, I became much more invested in the genius behind a brand. Elbaz designs gorgeous clothes, his ad campaigns are usually brilliant, and his boutiques and concessions inside department stores are opulent and enticing. But Elbaz himself is the best advertisement for Lanvin. Of all the designers in the world today, he is the one I would most like to meet.

And so off I went into the cold London evening, having had my fill of Vogueish fashion and feeling well edified, not to mention braided. Looking at the program for this year’s Vogue Festival, taking place this weekend, I am totally wishing I could transport myself there for two days. Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler are speaking. Phoebe Philo of Céline is featured. (I haven’t liked any of her designs at Céline but I do find her loyal following fascinating). Lord, oh Lord, Manolo Blahnik is going to be speaking. (Be still my beating heart.) Naomi Campbell will be there. And to top it all off, the one and only Valentino Garavani is going to be talking about his life and career. If this is the lineup Vogue have put together for only their third festival, I think I had better plan ahead for 2015 and find a way to be in London.

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Almond Financier with Honey-Mint Poached Pears

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Author Notes: Delicate almond financiers with a nicely caramelized honey-mint poached pear on top. Adapted from Irina of Pastry Pal. However instead of using white wine and rosemary, I used water and mint. Simplydelicious15

Makes: 8-10 (4" diam., 1 1/4" high) cakes

Almond Financier: Flour, Almond flour, Powdered sugar, Egg whites, Butter , Slivered almonds

  • 4 ounces butter
  • 1 2/3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F In a large bowl, stir up the powdered sugar, flour and almond flour. Pour in the egg whites and whisk the mixture until smooth. Set the mixture aside.
  2. In a saucepan, melt the butter over high heat and watch it melt. Keep your eye on it as you do not want it to burn. The color you are aiming for it a chestnut brown. Once you smell a nice and nutty aroma, the butter is done. It will take about 5-7 minutes. Make sure the butter does not start smoking, that's when you know it is burnt.
  3. Slowly incorporate the browned butter into the flour and egg white mixture. There will be some blackish milk solids at the bottom of the saucepan. Make sure not to pour that into the batter. It will make it taste bitter. Just leave that in the pan.
  4. Now it's time to bake the financiers. I used mini tart pans from Williams-Sonoma, but you don't have to. You can use cupcake tins or mini brioche pans. Spray the pans with cooking spray or coat them with butter. Fill the pans until halfway full. Sprinkle the slivered almonds on top. Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool as we prepare the pears.

Poached Pears: Canola oil, Bartlett pears, Honey, Mint, Water

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 4 bartlett pears, peeled
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh mint
  • 1/4 cup water
  1. Cut the pears along the four sides. Try to get most of the fruit off, cutting close to the core.
  2. Heat a saute pan over high heat and pour in the oil once the pan is heated. Toss in the pears and allow them to sit for 30 seconds before stirring. Cook the pears for about 5 minutes. If desired, move them around to get each both sides seared.
  3. Once the pears have cooked for a while, add in the honey and mint. Stir the ingredients together and allow the pears to release their juices while taking in the honey and mint as well. Let them cook in the honey for about 5-7 minutes. If the edges of the pan seem to be too caramelized and start to look burnt, add some water. After about 5-7 minutes, poke the pears to test their tenderness. If they are still hard and the liquid is evaporating too quickly, add more water and honey and turn the heat to medium. Once the pears are tender (test by poking a toothpick or fork into the center), pour them into a sheet tray and let cool. Reserve any left over syrup.
  4. Take the cooled financiers out of their pans and place them onto small doilies or onto a small plate. Cut the pears into thin strips. Place the sliced pears, in their original shape, onto a financier. Gently top each pear with a fresh mint leaf and brush the entire surface of the dessert with the left over syrup from the pears.

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Serves: 4

Roasted Artichoke

  • 4 Artichokes, stems and top 1/3rd portion removed
  • 4 Cloves of Garlic, peeled
  • 1 Lemon, halved
  • 1 tablespoon Coconut or Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper

Lemon Butter Dipping Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons Butter
  • 1/2 Lemon, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 4 Cloves of Garlic from the cooked Artichoke
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  1. reheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice off the stem and top 1/3rd of the artichoke. Immediately rub the choke all over with lemon and oil.
  2. Next, press the garlic clove into the center the artichoke, season with salt and pepper. Place sage on the top and wrap in tinfoil.
  3. Place the artichokes in the oven, stem side down for 2 hours.
  4. Remove them from the oven and let cool for 20 minutes
  5. For the dipping sauce (optional): Remove the garlic clove from the artichoke, combine with sage, left over lemon juice, olive oil or unsalted organic butter.

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Everyone including Giallorossi loyal fans labeled AS Roma last summer business as a supermarket. Giallorossi gone through a major restructuring last summer as they welcome eight new players along with new manager Eusebio Di Francesco and sold most of their future stars. It all happened after former Sevilla’s fame Sporting Director Ramon Rudriguez Vardejo better known as Monchi arrived in Rome. Monchi commented then reacting to his business criticism, “AS Roma is more than a supermarket” and eight months into the business he proved it.

Uefa Champions League 2017/18 quarterfinals draw tough on Sevilla and AS Roma

Monchi arrived at AS Roma with a good track record. He spent 16 years as Sevilla’s Sporting Director and helped the club to establish themselves in top half of Spanish Primera division and earned the club profit of around 200 million in the transfer market during his stay. He left Sevilla in April 2017, having helped them to conquest of 11 trophies during his tenure, and later into that month signed a new contract with AS Roma.

Monchi, AS Roma, Uefa Champions League, Serie A

Former Sevilla man was right fit to AS Roma’s strength. Giallorossi business model was quite simple which involves buying a modest sum, providing a platform to develop and ultimately sell for a handsome figure, all while being competitive. He was the master of that business and he adapted Giallrossi model very soon.

He sold eight players last summer including big names; Mohamed Salah to Liverpool, Antonio Rudiger to Chelsea, Leandro Paredes to Zenit St. Petersburg, and Wojciech Szczesny to Juventus. He brought in Lukasz Skorupski from Empoli to replace Szczesny, Juan Jesus from Inter Milan, Fredericko Fazio from Tottenham Hotspur, Aleksandar Kolarov from Manchester City, Bruno Peres from Torino, Rick Karsdorp from Feyenoord, Maxime Gonalons from Olympique Lyon, Lorenzo Pellegrini from Sassuolo, Cengiz under from Basaksheir as new players.

It was a bit like a supermarket but it was all business. It hasn’t made AS Roma a weaker side. Monchi kept intact the AS Roma influential player retaining Daniel De Rossi, Edin Dzeko, Kevin Strootman, Radja Nainggolan and Stephan El Shaarawy. They are sitting at third on Serie A points table and they have reached to Uefa Champions League quarterfinals after 10 years.

It proves that AS Roma is more than a supermarket and business will go as usual. Few players will be bought and sold next season as well. Goalkeeper Allison Becker, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Cengiz Under and Diego Perotti are already under the radar of many European sides and they may leave the club next season but some new players will be formed in to fill the void as well.

They have already proved that they are more than a supermarket but their tie against Barcelona in Uefa Champions League quarterfinals will solidify their position in Europe. They are absolutely not favourites against the Catalan giants but they have an advantage of playing at home in second-leg and Monchi was quick to acknowledge that as positive.

AS Roma sporting director told Premium Sport as Football Italia reports, “We weren’t very lucky, but we want to play this tie. I have faith in my team, we have to go out with the desire of doing something important. We know that Barcelona are one of the best teams in the world, but we must think we can move forward.”

“In football, you play 11 against 11. If we do things properly, we can move forward. Barca aren’t just Messi, they’re a very good team, but Roma can still beat them. Valverde’s Barcelona is more balanced, they’ve improved a lot defensively and they’ve grown a lot, but I really like the fact the return will be played at the Olimpico. if we leave Camp Nou with a good result, we can have a good game with our fans behind us.”

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Luis Islas believes that never-been-called-up goalkeeper Franco Armani shouldn’t just go to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, but should start for Argentina ahead of Sergio Romero.

Romero has been a regular in the Albiceleste side for the best part of a decade, winning 92 caps – 36 more than any other Argentinian keeper. The 31-year-old has, however, made zero Premier League appearances for Manchester United this season – and just six over the last three campaigns – due to the presence of David de Gea.

Armani, also 31, rejected the opportunity to pursue an international future with Colombia to fight for a place in Argentina’s Russia 2018 squad. And since joining River Plate in January, he has been in outstanding form, conceding just one goal in his last eight outings.

“I would take him to the World Cup,” Islas, who was a 20-year-old deputy to Nery Pumpido at Mexico 1986 and Argentina’s first-choice goalie at USA 1994, told TyC Sports of Armani. “We’re not talking about an 18-year-old kid.

“This is someone who maintains his form round after round and is playing for an important club like River. If I was the coach I would take him, no doubt about it, but you have to be respectful of the coach, who is Jorge Sampaoli.

“A goalkeeper is far more reliable when he plays [regularly]. It evidently hasn’t hurt ‘Chiquito’ [Romero] much, but I prefer a goalkeeper who plays.

“Given his current form, Armani has to start against Iceland. That said, you would have to give it deep thought because you don’t know how he’d respond to being in goal for the national team.”

Romero, Nahuel Guzman and Willy Caballero were the goalkeepers Sampaoli called up for Argentina’s most recent friendlies against Italy and Spain.

Another former World Cup shot-stopper, Colombian great Rene Higuita, has repeatedly campaigned for Argentina to take Armani – they both starred for Atletico Nacional – to Russia 2018.

After opening up against Iceland in Moscow, Argentina face Croatia in Nizhny and finally Nigeria in St. Petersburg in a wide open Group D.

Annoyed that he was still back-up to Pumpido, Islas quit the national team shortly before Italy 1990. This enabled Sergio Goycochea, who had been Argentina’s third-choice goalkeeper, to capitalise on an injury to Pumpido early in the tournament and go on to make history.

Islas played his final international in a 3-2 defeat to Romania at USA 1994.

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These Teen Retailers Have Greatly Benefited from Popular Online Shopping Platforms

Retailers that cater to the younger demographic are trumpeting the role that digital is playing in boosting overall sales.

In reporting first-quarter financial results, Urban Outfitters, American Eagle and Abercrombie & Fitch cited digital sales as outperforming traditional brick-and-mortar retailing as the online and mobile channels continued to gain ground.

Richard Hayne, CEO of Urban Outfitters, speaking on a conference call with analysts, said: “The retail segment comp increased by a very impressive 15 percent. Digital comps outpaced the stores, but both channels delivered double-digit regular price comps.”

Frank Conforti, CFO at Urban Outfitters, speaking on a conference call with analysts regarding a first-quarter sales gain of 12 percent, said: “Digital continued to outperform stores, posting a double-digit sales increase driven by increases in average order value, sessions and conversion rate.”

“Free People’s growth was driven by domestic and international growth in department stores, specialty stores and digital businesses. These increases resulted from growth in several categories, including women’s apparel, intimates and FP Movement,” he said, referencing the brand’s active collection.

But digital does not come without a caveat. Conforti noted that while gross profit increased 17 percent from the prior-year quarter to $281 million and an improvement in gross profit rate to 32.8 percent, “these gains were partially offset by lower initial margins due in part to lower penetration of private-label merchandise and deleverage in delivery expense due in part to the increased penetration of the digital channel.”

At the Urban Outfitters brand, where retail segment comps in the first quarter grew 8 percent, Hayne noted that the brand delivered positive comps in both the digital and store channels in North America and in Europe. Within digital, he said “the brand saw nice increases in sessions, [average order value] and conversion with international markets being particularly strong. In China, Urban won the Most Popular Brand for the Young Generation award from Tmall Global.”

He added he feels the biggest opportunities are in digital, wholesale and international expansion.

In digital, Hayne believes Urban has a roadmap for success. “Rapid digital growth has been achieved by offering larger and better product assortments, creating compelling visual imagery and effective marketing and building sites that make digital shopping easier and more enjoyable,” Hayne said. “Our proprietary technology shared by all three brands includes web and mobile platforms that are fast, reliable and scalable.”

The company is leaning into the online momentum with a new marketplace. “This exciting new feature enables a curated assortment of third-party sellers to list and sell merchandise on our brand websites. After a thorough test period, each brand plans to expand its marketplace to include complimentary brands, products and services with a goal of expanding the online assortment offered to the customer and increasing site traffic,” he said.

Hayne noted that other recent site enhancements include the addition of two alternative payment methods, Apple Pay and Afterpay, which allow customers to purchase and receive products and then pay for them over time with no interest charges or credit checks.

American Eagle CEO Jay Shottenstein, also speaking on a conference about first-quarter results, echoed the bullish vibe on digital. “We saw exceptional growth in our digital business, with sales rising 20 percent, marking our 13th straight quarter of double-digit increase. Ongoing investment in technology and omnicapabilities are delivering strong returns. The digital business now stands at 29 percent of our business,” he said.

Bob Madore, chief financial officer at AE, responding to a question on e-commerce shipping costs, said: “There are a few levers that we can pull as it relates to shipping expense. One of the bigger ones is we’ve made some significant improvements in reducing our shipments per order … and we’re constantly looking at delivery providers and tweaking our delivery model to combat some of the price increases that we’ve seen.”

Fran Horowitz, CEO at A&F, commenting on a strong overall performance, said: “Our efforts are focused on transforming our operating model to deliver an improved customer experience, with strategic investments in omnichannel experience, marketing, and tools and technology to strengthen our execution and customer engagement. We are off to a strong start in 2018, and we are committed to delivering top and bottom line growth as we work towards our goal of being a leading global omnichannel apparel retailer.”

The company’s net sales were up 11 percent to $730.9 million, with comparable sales ahead 5 percent. Direct-to-consumer net sales increased 14 percent to $200.7 million from last year and represented about 27 percent of total net sales for the quarter. A&F trimmed its operating loss to $42.2 million, from a loss of $69.9 million last year.

At the Hollister chain, Horowitz said that comp sales were up 6 percent in the quarter, with continued strength in North America and Asia. She added Hollister’s marketing efforts have led to high levels of engagement across platforms and programs. “Carpe Now is our most successful campaign to date, with more than 1.5 billion impressions across all platforms and more than 78 million engagements with our content in the first quarter,” she said.

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To decouple the monitors on my desktop, as well as aim them more on axis as I sit in a nearfield position, I mounted short spikes at the back of the cabinet and a slightly taller spike in the front center.

I must admit I like the way this looks and it decouples and fixes the monitors nicely.

Just for fun, however, and to also test other monitors without committing to spiking the cabinets, I bought a cheapo pair of Auralex foam risers, which have extra pads to lower or raise the speakers slightly as well as point them up or down.

And I have just noticed that with the tweeters pointing down and NOT firing straight into my ears, the speakers are surprisingly smoother and less fatiguing.

I use Auralex in my office under my Adam powered monitors. I'd concur entirely - definitely a nice way to go for desktop monitors.


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I'm making an audio plugin that uses OpenGl 3.3 , so i had to include <GL\glew.h> . The thing with it is that you have to include it before any OpenGL headers. My problem is that JUCE's opengl module uses gl.h, so i had to include glew before that, but this way, it messed up a JUCE header, modules\juce_opengl\native\juce_MissingGLDefinitions.h. The problem is that from line 82, these values are -in fact - defined. I had to comment them out to make it compile. These should be guarded with #ifdefs. Or am I doing something wrong?

    GL_OPERAND0_RGB                 = 0x8590,
    GL_OPERAND1_RGB                 = 0x8591,
    GL_OPERAND0_ALPHA               = 0x8598,
    GL_OPERAND1_ALPHA               = 0x8599,
    GL_SRC0_RGB                     = 0x8580,
    GL_SRC1_RGB                     = 0x8581,
    GL_SRC0_ALPHA                   = 0x8588,
    GL_SRC1_ALPHA                   = 0x8589,
    GL_TEXTURE0                     = 0x84C0,
    GL_TEXTURE1                     = 0x84C1,
    GL_TEXTURE2                     = 0x84C2,
    GL_COMBINE                      = 0x8570,
    GL_COMBINE_RGB                  = 0x8571,
    GL_COMBINE_ALPHA                = 0x8572,
    GL_PREVIOUS                     = 0x8578,
    GL_COMPILE_STATUS               = 0x8B81,
    GL_LINK_STATUS                  = 0x8B82,
    GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER              = 0x8B30,

    GL_VERTEX_SHADER                = 0x8B31,
    GL_ARRAY_BUFFER                 = 0x8892,
    GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER         = 0x8893,
    GL_STATIC_DRAW                  = 0x88E4,
    GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW                 = 0x88E8,
    GL_STREAM_DRAW                  = 0x88E0,

Thanks - I don't have glew here to try, but I've added a check that should avoid that if you want to try again now..

Thank you for reacting so quickly. It works for me now!

Why would you use GLEW? For OpenGL Level 3.0?  What is that? Where is that?  Are you making any type of

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All the images in the tutorials on the JUCE website are gone. Do you know? I wrote using the contact form but have not gotten any answer.

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Thanks for making us aware of this.

The tutorial content with images should be up to date and working now. Thanks again for the report!


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Request for examples that use parameters outside of the (0.0, 1.0) range

I just discovered the new example projects in the examples/PlugInExamples folder. They look great! Especially the multi-out examples.

A request: Could the Juce folks add a plugin example, or modify an example, to have parameters that are outside of the 0.0 to 1.0 range? Most of us developer folks have our own ways of dealing with mapping the 0.0..1.0 range of VST to real world floating point unit,  so it would be nice to see how the "new" ways deal with similar issues. The new AudioParameterFloat, AudioParameterChoice, NormalisableRange, etc. classes look cool, but it would be great to see them in action in a plugin. Something like the Gain plugin, but with the gain expressed in decibels (-12 to +12). Such a plugin would make it easy to see how these new parameter methods work with VST 2.4, VST 3, RTAS, AAX, AU.

Sean Costello

Great idea. As an addition a log range (e.g. frequency [20 20k] with 632=sqrt(20*20k) instead of 10010 @ 0.5) would also be useful to easily supply nice automation for frequency parameters.

We have several examples that use those classes - you can just tweak the ranges manually if you want to experiment with them.


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SCHEDULES for Qatar Airways are expected to be thrown into disarray by the closing of air corridors by its Middle East neighbours.

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt closed their air and sea borders with Qatar and gave its citizens 14 days to leave, over its alleged links to terrorism in the region.

The Saudi Press Agency said: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken this decision as a result of the serious and systematic violations committed by the authorities in Doha over the past years with the aim of creating strife among Saudi internal ranks, undermining its sovereignty and embracing various terrorist and sectarian groups aimed at destabilizing the region."

The UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have all announced full support for the Saudi stance with similar actions.

Flights to Australia and Asia are expected to be severely disrupted as they fly over the UAE and will now require lengthy diversions over Iran which will make some unviable, while others will lose passenger capacity.

Also, many Qatar Airways flights to other middle east countries operate through Saudi air space and this will be denied.

The extent of the impact of the decision is not yet clear and comment is being sought from Qatar Airways.

Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-based carrier, said it would suspend flights to Qatar “until further notice.” Emirates, the Dubai-based carrier, announced it too would suspend Qatar flights starting Tuesday.

Combined with the US laptop ban, it is likely that travelers will avoid travel on Qatar Airways and quite possibly other airlines in the region.

The UAE’s state news agency WAM reported the cutting of ties and gave diplomats 48 hours to leave citing their “support, funding and embrace of terrorist, extremist and sectarian organisations”.

Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad said it was suspending flights to Qatar.


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  1. Chops Modifications.

    Thanks Alex, you're a genious!
  2. Hi guys, how do you reverse the channels in chops? thanks, K
  3. Emiting Particles From Texture.

    Hello, I am running into the following problem. I have a geometry with a mapped texture on it. The texture is simple, it's all black but in front has a white shape on it that expands over time. I need to have it set up so that the particles are emmited from only the white portion of this geometry. Does anybody have any idea on how to do that? thanks, Katherine
  4. Hey Alex

    Hey! Happy late birthday by the way! Sorry I was stuck on the other side of the edge of civilization while being right in the middle of another one.
  5. Happy Birthday anakin78z

    OW! I missed your bday! No!!!! See, being in Europe and on vaccation and stuck without internet for the next two weeks will do that to you! But late or on time, Happy Bday!
  6. Maya->Houdini camera aperture.

    Never mind, I found the script and the tutorial
  7. Hello, Time to get back to the good ole odforce forum. Does any one of you houdini geniouses know the "magic" formula on how to convert the camera aperture from Maya to Houdini? I mean in Maya there are two values, both less than one, but in Houdini there is only one value that's over 30 that roughly matches the one in Maya. All I could find is the suggestion to look into houdini user guide that says there is a conversion formula but how do I find that. Many thanks, Kat PS nice to be back
  8. Happy birthday arctor!

    Happy Birthday arctor! Sorry for being late... You know I don't go online on the weekends anymore. Yeah too many people are born this time of year.
  9. Happy Birthday Red4Kat

    Now wait a minute! I thought I logged in earlier... Oh well, live and learn, 28 ( ) has passed and still
  10. Where's The UsualAlex?

    Hey, I'm right here! Yeah yeah feel a bit guilty mostly for missing all you birthdays guys... Busy with work and stuff... Speaking of birthdays, I hear Valerie just had one yesterday Happy Birthday Val! oh... and mine is commin up too...
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    Oh no no no Marc, I think you should keep it. Brainwash, *cough*, I mean educate the young ones...
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    Happy Birthday! 25 is a good number, hold on to it while you can... or even if you can't
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    Hey Marc, First of all I think that this model (as well as pretty much all of your models) kick major ass! Right on! As far as boots, well... they are well modeled but along with the whole outfit it looks like she is going skiing or something. But nice work! Kat PS: If you're still looking for clothing ideas, I'd suggest black leather...
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