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    The Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children is announced today.
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Features most wanted in the next version of Windows Phone

The smartphone industry is evolving at an extraordinary rate. Your brand new smartphone could be outdated in a year or so. To keep up with the competition, the operating system must be constantly updated with competitive features.

Although Windows Phone is very young compared to its competition, it has the potential to be on top. Even though the last major update - Mango - added about 500 new features to the OS, Windows Phone still lacks the luster in some areas.

HTC Radar running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

I've prepared a list of features which I feel the OS just has to have in its next version:

  • Dual-core/quad-core processor support

    None of the 1st-gen and 2nd-gen phones feature a multi-core processor. The market is flooded with dual-core Android smartphones and already, a phone featuring a quad-core processor has arrived. Though the current Windows Phones don't feel slow, the addition of faster hardware is always better.

  • Removable memory support

    In this age of high-definition, the built-in memory offered in Windows Phones falls short very often. You have no option but to stick with what the manufacturer offers. This can be a deal breaker for many users who like to carry their whole media library with them. Microsoft can take a clue from the iPhones, which also have no support for memory cards, but offer higher built-in memory.

  • High-resolution support

    480x800 seems to be the maximum resolution for all Windows Phones. Even the giants like HTC Titan, Titan II and Nokia Lumia 900 have the same resolution. 720p displays are the norm in the high-end smartphone segment and there is no reason for the new Windows Phones to have low-res displays.

  • Notification center

    Currently, there is no central place to see notifications except for the tiles on the Start screen. The notification center/drawer should display notifications for recent missed calls, messages, emails and app updates.

  • Repeated alerts for missed calls, messages and emails

    There should be an option for repeated alerts if you miss calls, messages or emails. Presently, if you miss a call while you are away from your phone, you won't be aware unless you manually unlock and check the phone. The phone should repeatedly alert you with short beeps at regular intervals to notify you of what you've missed.

  • Quick switch for enabling/disabling Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and data connectivity

    At present, there is no quick way to enable/disable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G/EDGE. A quick switch can be neatly incorporated into the notification drawer, saving the user a lot of hassle.

  • Consistent landscape orientation support

    As of now, there is no consistent support for landscape orientation in Mango. The Start screen, Phone tile, People hub, Pictures hub, Marketplace, Zune and Xbox Live apps don't support landscape, but on the other hand, the Me tile and the messaging, mail and calendar apps work in landscape mode. This inconsistency should be ironed out in the next iteration.

  • Complete backup and restore

    There is no way to completely backup and restore data on the phone directly from the OS. There should be an option to backup data and dump it into a single file on the inbuilt/removable memory.

  • True multitasking

    Mango has multitasking but it's more like app switching rather than true multitasking. Apps are just temporarily suspended and go into hibernation until resumed. True multitasking will enable apps to execute in the background. For example, you'll be able to listen to 3rd-party music apps or take calls from Skype while doing other tasks.

  • USB tethering

    In the US, it's usually the carriers who decide whether to enable USB tethering on phones. USB tethering enables users to use their phone's data connection on their PC. The lack of it can be a huge deal breaker for some people.

  • Support for VPNs

    VPN (Virtual Private Network) support is essential for business users. Mango has support for Exchange and RPC-over-HTTPS, but not all businesses use them. The addition of VPNs will make Windows Phone more business-friendly.

  • Native app/interface for video calling

    Skype and Tango are the only known apps for video calling on Windows Phone. Though most of the 2nd-generation Windows Phones have a front-facing camera for video calling, there is no native app to take advantage of it.

There's no guarantee that the inclusion of the above features will make Windows Phone a killer smartphone operating system, but it will definitely give its competition a tough time. If you feel any other features must also be a part of WP vNext, leave a comment below.

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October 23, 2012

Not a good day for Danil. Or anyone in this scene, honestly.

Sorry for being a wee bit late with this – just to confirm, the update day is still Monday. Unfortunately I got slightly obsessed with laying down perspective grids(and bricks) for each individual panel and it probably doubled the amount of time I usually would spend on a page. On the plus side, can you say vote incentive?

I also spent a bit too much time drawing an entry for the art contest which just concluded at Next Town Over, but let’s not blame Erin for distracting me with her wonderful comic.

Way to make me look and feel lazy with your precise perspectives.

Also I really appreciated you spending a bit too much time on my goofy contest! Your drawing was phenom.

Ha! It was a bit of an experiment in being overly-precise, I suppose. Normally I’m a lot more slap-dash, but I guess it’s good to step out of your comfort zone. I feel like I learned loads just doing this one page.

Also no problem! I loved drawing Hunter. He does have a certain charisma about him.

So I guess I should have figured this out by now, but magic isn’t element-based on Red Moon Rising then? As in, one person doesn’t necessarily only have the power over one element, but multiple?

(PS the water in the last panel is FREAKING AWESOME.)

It is element-based, but as you reasoned some mages have access to more than one element. Danil has access to four (and unfortunately, water isn’t one of them), while Renshou has three.

Also thanks! It was a challenge to get the water working, that’s for sure. Never drawn a big wave before.

Ah, so the runes above the eye did mean something. I guess the two nations have decided to use the same font size, then.

I wonder if even Ren can channel two elements at once, though.
I guess this would be a pretty traumatic way for lil’ Lethe Jr. to come of age, but then, that would maybe be a bit much. T’would explain why Mama Ren’s little fire show didn’t do anything for him.
So I guess two-at-once is the primary guess.

That water is so beautiful. I would totally get in a mage fight with someone just to do that.

WOOT! You’re back!

*does the super happy dance for the return of my favorite Steam/Magic-Punk comic*

There are not emotes to describe the silly grin on my face right now. I’m glad you’re feeling better, & I can’t wait to see Danil get his come-uppance.

I loooove the water on this page.

Also, speaking of which, can Renshou work with water as well as fire? I thought she could only use fire…? -confuuuuuused-

I wonder if shes the one causing the tidal wave–maybe by some strange twist the little boy has suddenly manifested some powers or or the presumably dead husband is still alive(dum dum duuuum)

Welcome back!!! I’m so thrilled that you’re finally feeling better- you’ve been missed! Gorgeous page as always; that water! That lighting and shadow! Augh, so jealous, lol. Looking forward to seeing who’s in charge of the tidal wave

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if you’re a current or aspiring vegan and you want to take your physical fitness to the next level, you’ll find this guide supremely helpful and inspiring. since you can reap major rewards without living in a gym, let’s look at some of the most popular ways to get fit. plus, if you run at a track, you’ll be away from the hazards and exhaust fumes of car traffic. you’ll learn how to prepare a variety of super-healthful meals and snacks that take just minutes to make. many people consider swimming to be the best form of exercise there is, and they have a strong case. as far as i’m concerned, if you can’t get salt water, the best use of a swimming pool is for skating. with those criticisms out of the way, there’s a lot to like about cycling. to avoid going down that rabbit hole, consider just getting a good book on dumbbell or kettlebell training and ignore any other advice you see.

many workout routines are boring, and if that’s a disincentive for you to exercise you ought to consider climbing. done right, indoor top-roping is certainly a safer and more controlled kind of climbing than anything you can get outdoors, where even world-class climbers perish with disturbing regularity. with a serious yoga practice, you’ll find the teachings have ripple effects that extend well beyond fitness and flexibility to many other parts of your life. you can purchase both dvds for the price of a couple yoga classes. if you have a pilates ball to sit on and decide this sort of thing works for you, you might decide to invest in one of these crazy looking ball chairs. we’ve published a comprehensive page on vegan nutrition that covers all the main things you need to know. a good starting point is to simply notice how you feel in the first 30 minutes after waking up. so why not try a few of the fitness ideas we’ve covered, and see which ones you like best?

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Taking a break at 6 weeks

After puffing into San Ignacio, we puffed our way out again 5km north to Bullet Tree Falls, a pleasant little village that lies lazily on the banks of the sparkling emerald Mopan River and just a spit away from Guatemala. It turns out that Marcus and Theo, our very generous CouchSurfing hosts, run the Parrot Nest Lodge. Imagine our giddy glee when we found out that we were to have our very own bungalow, a definitive upgrade from the floor space we were expecting! Vinko had been suppressing a cold and at the first sign of friendly faces and homey comforts he released the floodgates and we spent the next five days taking it easy, getting cruisy with the guests and locals, and generally just getting our shit together. 6 weeks on the road will leave you in a bit of a spin, mind the pun. We also found out that the memory stick containing all the photos of the trip thus far decided to keel over and die on us. So we needed a few days to mourn and drink away the pain of this loss. Trust me folks, I'm more disappointed than you that we don't have any glitzy images to keep you reading this post ;-P

Rio On pools and waterfall at Mountain Pine Ridge

The Croat Haka amidst the natural water park of Rio Pools

Danger mouse through slippery slide waterfalls

Bullet Tree Falls and the surrounding area has so much to offer: multiple winding rivers, lush mountains, deep valleys, caves, Mayan sites, waterfalls, real cheese and whole wheat bread... Marcus - being wildly extroverted and always up for anything and everything - knows all the local hide-outs, which places has happy hour when and you can hardly walk half a block without loud greeting being swapped across the street. We spent mornings at the colourful market trying all the concoctions of fruit wine (carrot wine anyone?!?), happy afternoons floating down the river on tubes, and never-ending evenings downing super cheap cocktails at Meluchi's, a little bar operating from a 12 foot container overlooking the cemetery and blaring with either reggaeton or karaoke (great fun, especially considering the super cheap cocktails). We also got the chance to splash around in the Rio On Pools and Black Rock Falls at the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. The myriad of pools and waterfalls are freezing - what were we thinking?!?!?

Black Rock Falls, home of the brave, Tarzan´s playground

Lady in red, just downstream from Black Rock Falls

Marcus and Owen showing off their Carrot and Craboo wines at Parrot Nest Lodge, Bullet Tree Falls
But all is not play for this travelling duo... oh no sir, we also had to visit Chaa Creek Lodge as part of our research. Marcus and Theo are good friends with the owners of Chaa Creek, Mick and Lucy, who came to the property in the late 70s as crusty backpackers who survived on picking beans and taking their produce to the San Ignacio markets in a canoe. So there is hope for us yet! Despite the fact that the lodge was fully booked for Christmas and very busy, Mick carted us around in his little 4WD gold-buggy while doing his rounds and we got to learn so mush about the property and its evolution into the amazing place it is today. The number one thing that we learned at Chaa Creek was the importance of great staff - each person seemed proud of the place and happy to be there, and we felt special because they were so pleased to be of assistance. Spending time at the lodge was inspiring and it ignited us to start pedalling again to go seek our piece of paradise. Good thing too, since the looming hills towards the west was not a motivating thought even on the best of days! Onwards to Guatemala!

Betta is bigga, is greatta! Sign at Rio On Pools, Belize

Speed bump = sleeping policeman, literal is betta in Belize, Cristo Rey Village

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Northern and Central Belize

Belize has kept us busy! We have met the loveliest people in some beautiful places, and spending time on the internet has not been high on our priority list. We just cruised into San Ignacio in Western Belize, although the term "cruised" is a bit of a stretch of the imagination - we just encountered the first of the hills on this ride and "huffed" is a much more honest representation of our arrival into town! For those in the know, San Ignacio area reminds us a lot of Montville & Maleny in QLD, and Pai in Thailand.

To back-track a little bit: Arriving in blue-green Belize was simple and straight forward, and actually quite a mind-trip. As soon as we got stamped, the music changed from Spanish ballads to Reggae, "Hola!" was bumped out of the way by "Hey Mahn!" and there was no mistaking that we were in Belize. Sugar cane field and sapphire lakes sprang up around us as we rode on one of only three highways in the countries - a roughly tarred, unmarked road that is just wide enough for two cars to drive on. And the mosquitoes! They show up in armies and show no mercy! We veered off into Corozal, which has a bit of a seedy feel but a great little internet cafe, and camped out that night with our two Austrian friends from Bacalar, Stefan and Romana, ready to set off to Sarteneja by boat the next day to avoid riding on the highway.

See Ma - no trees, walls or fences required!

Now, Sarteneja is a little fishing village on the end of the Shipstern Nature Reserve, 60km from the next town of any mention. And that 60km is not an easy ride - it is to date the worst road we've been on. The whole road was rocks the size of potatoes with sharp edges, so no matter where you rode, it was catastrophic. We decided that secondary roads in Belize wasn't going to be worth it. Upside is that we did go past a whole whack (pun intended) of Mennonite settlements, where all the kids passing us on horse-carts looked like brothers and sisters.

Literally THE WORST ROAD EVER - (Little Belize to Orange Walk)

In Orange Walk Town, we did our second tour-activity and took a boat down the New River to the Lamanai Archeological Reserve. The boat ride itself was spectacular - clean blue water, lush vegetation, birds and critters galore and we even had two spider monkeys come on board to grab some bananas. A classic case of Monkey See, Monkey Do: because they are the only two monkeys on the island and they only encounter human tourists, they walk on their hind legs when they come onto the boat. Apparently Lamanai was the only Mayan city in the larger area to flourish during the Late and Post-classic Mayan Period, so its architecture is unique and the culture was much different that many other cities of the time. We got our first sighting and sound-clip from the Howler Monkeys, who happened to have a territorial war going on in the canopy above our heads. Imagine this: you're 8 people in a jungle, age-old ruins around you and it sounds like the banshees of hell are closing in on you. Incredible experience though!

Dos platanos (spider monkey on Lamanai tour)
High Temple at Lamanai, and yes we are at the top there...

We headed down the highway to Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, where our trip almost ended. Not in a bad way - we stayed for 3 days with Angie, Mick and their kids (Zach and Cory) at the Crooked Tree Lodge; we loved the lagoon and serenity of the place, they needed a cook for the busy season. I won them over with a potato dish and it was a close call, but in the end we decided to seek our destiny elsewhere.

Ghetto breakfast - old corn tortillas given new life by topping with peanut butter and bananas before toasting in the pan!
Good ol´classic southern barbecue meat at Slim´s Grill in Biscayne, Belize
Noah makes possibly the best Cashew and Blackberry wine in Belize, Sand Hill

The ride leaving Crooked Tree was hard, partially because we couldn't find a good place to stay along the way, and partially because my stubbornness wanted to get all the way to Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. The 85km ride was our longest yet, and we rested there for 4 whole days to check out the area and recover. After yoga in the morning, Tim and Cory, two motor bikers from Calgary (Dad, take note! Terranova Expedition - their Dec 12 blog has some photos of our day at the zoo!) gave us a ride on their bikes back to the zoo. The zoo was devastated by Hurricane Richard in October, but the staff did everything they could to ensure we still had a great day. Hats off to them. We got up close and personal with a python, tapiers, mountain lions and scarlet macaws. We even got to do a "roll-over, high-five" with a jaguar - so close that you could smell its breath and it was exhilarating. Jaguars are massive cats, much bigger than either of us anticipated. The next day we we cycled 20km backwards (one-way!) to Gracy Rock, a small Creole Village, with our new friend Alex who grew up in the village. It's a gorgeous little village on the Sibun river - we had to paddle a boat over the river to Alex's house. Him and his family was very kind to us and it was his birthday coming up, and I made him and the rest of the great people at Monkey Bay 2 massive lasagnas the night before we left.

Oh my god! Look at that beard!!! - Belize Zoo
The Schalk of envy, Tim and Corey from Terranova Expedition with one of the bikes
Bridge over Sibun River with Alex at Gracy Rock

Now we are in hilly country and apparently the hills towards Guatemala are even more difficult. So wish us luck - we'll be heading out there probably in about a week!

Friday, December 3, 2010

Adios Mexico, Bienvenidos a Belize

The last week in Mexico was a tumble dryer; we travelled quickly and struggled in parts of the wilderness, pampered ourselves at an ecolodge and lay-low for a while in a campers hideaway paradise, and even played a small role in the theartical drama of a bustling populated albeit little Mexican town.

The boat to Punta Herrero from Punta Allen was in the end a mystery never to be resolved, the weather did not improve, at least not within a reasonable time bracket for our trip, and we took the rugged road through Sian Kaan to get to Felipe Carrillo Puerto. Cycling through the middle of a biosphere reserve jungle as four o'clock swings around, the day begins to yawn and you have no clue where you will sleep that night can heighten the stress levels just a tad. Luckily for us the lesser visited Caseta Santa Teresa did in fact exist and came just at the saving tick of time, Manuel the ranger working there was a saint and showed us into the very comfortable military style sleeping quarters and bathrooms. We had a great nights sleep after a well deserved warm meal and loads of liquids.

We reached Felipe Carrillo Puerto well into the afternoon after another tough ride and a minor puncture in Sian Kaan. The road closer to Carrillo seemed to be the hunting ground for many a poacher or logger, it was a sad sight to see the scars left behind as layers of jungle were torn out of the thick vegetation. A quick stop at the first little mini-mart, a few cold cokes later and we found a hotel to rest for the night. That evening and early the next morning we enjoyed the delights the regional town markets of Mexico tend to offer, fresh licuados and hot empanadas - yumm!

After the Sian Kaan adventure, the rough nights sleep in Carrillo and lots of headwind, the 75km ride to Pedro Antonio Santos for our next stop was a real, real tough challenge. We crashed for a quick lunch and a rest in one of the random staggered yellow concrete bus stops along the highway. We reached our destination late into the day, it was a beautiful end to our ride - the wind calmed, birds and grasshoppers flew across our view of the setting sun. We rode in these calm, dry and comfortable conditions until reaching the turn off to Laguna Azul, a German run camping and cabana hang-out on the northern edge of the Bacalar Laguna. We stayed for two magical and relaxing nights where we came to a deeper understanding of why people tend to move to live at the edge of a lake.

Vinko and Stefan attempting the world's first canoe launched Kite Surf, Laguna Azul

Our stay in Bacalar was eco-romantic at the Kuuch Kaanil cabanas, again the stunning lake and the relaxing setting made it difficult to cut our stay any shorter (we stayed for three nights). While staying with the nice people at Kuuch Kaanil we explored the lake for half a morning with a couple from Mexico city who were staying there on a friends recommendation. Our guide Angel took us to a 120 meter deep cenote (Cenote Azul - often used by deep sea free divers) as well as gliding through the Canal de los Piratas, a channel used by logging pirates local from the region who used to smuggle out mahogany to be used on expensive furniture made in England and Europe before the 20th century. This area is definitely going on our top picks list to return to and maybe start our eco-venture, it is truly amazing and very well worth looking after. The couple from Mexico city, Manuel and Mansul turned out to be extremely generous people. That afternoon they invited us to come along for a walk around Chachobben (they insisted on paying our entry fee!), a rarely visited group of Mayan temple ruins much more majestic and stunning that anything seen at Chitchen Itza - but this is probably largely due to the fact that you might well turn out to be the only person at the site to experience its calm wonder.

The mission ride to Belize turned out to be quite a bit more difficult (mostly due to head wind - again) and quite a bit further than we initially envisioned. We crossed the border after paying a departure tax to leave Mexico - a common feature it seems in most Central American nations. Right on the border between Mexico and Belize there is a place known as the free-zone, a place of bargain shopping with tax free prices the size of a smaller town, totally lawless and chaotic. Immediately upon entering Belize one could sense the striking differences in culture; the music, the accents, the clothing, the cars and of course the currency. We bought only necessary supplies in the free-zone and snatched a quick lunch at a road stall serving Mexican style buns with chicken and salsa, these went down well with a couple of soft drinks to quench our day's thirst.

We reached Corozal, our first destination in Belize, after a brisk hour ride from the border. Drivers on the road, again were very considerate and took sweeping lines to provide lots of clearance for us - this is even more remarkable when considering the fact that this was highway number one, a road with just enough space for two trucks to pass each other and no painted lines. Corozal is a cute little town with a lovely little central plaza or park, it had just the right number of shops and stops for us to stock up on supplies, get on the internet to complete this website (yay - milestone!) and get a night's rest. We got up very early the next morning for our boat transfer to Sarteneja, an end of the road seaside town with a more regional road access to Orange Walk - at this point our preferred travel route.

Three 250 horsepower outboards, that beats anything we saw as kids on Lastovo!

All in all, we miss Mexico already and having explored just a small number of gems that just the state of Quintana Roo had to offer, we pledge to return again sometime to explore more of this thriving middle ground and rich melting point standing between North and Central America. Belize it turns out, as we predicted, is already a lot more pleasant and friendly than people warned us along our route so far - but that's always the case, isn't it?!


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The village is on the north eastern outskirts of the county town of Stafford and is just 3.2 miles from the town centre

Hopton is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. In the survey the village has the name Hotone in the Hundred of Pirehill.In the survey the settlement was described as of a medium size with 12 households. The assets of the village listed include 6 villager or villein, meadow of 4 acres, 2 furlongs by half furlong wide of woodland, 4 smallholders and 2 slaves. There was also 6 ploughlands, 2 lord’s plough teams, 3 and half men’s plough teams. In 1066 the lord of the manor was held by the free man Alward. In 1086 the lord of the manor was held by Gilbert of Hopton from Robert of Stafford.

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Asakusa : Chinese foods at Ryuen

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Inventive Chinese foods restaurant in a historical town

I met an acquaintance at Tsukiji and he asked me if I go to Ryuen that is Chinese foods restaurant in Asakusa the next day.
I had wanted to go there for a long time, so I said “Yes !” 🙂
We took 7000 yen course. Ryuen now require reservation in advance.
The simple white house is nice.

Appearance, Ryuen (Asakusa)

The cook don’t serve traditional Chinese foods. His original, inventive foods are served.

We were four and toasted with iced oolong tea. And Smooth tofu with century egg (ピータン豆腐) was served soon.
This food is mostly served every time at course.
Sliced century eggs in the strained tofu.

Iced tea and tofu with century egg, Ryuen (Asakusa)

White squid and warasa salad with lǎojiǔ (白いかとわらさのラオチュー漬けサラダ)
They get fresh seafood at Tsukiji and use. Warasa is a medium-sized yellow tail.
According to its old and size, yello tail have various name in Japan.
The fragrant smell of lǎojiǔ was added to the seafood. The squid was soft, and tasty. I wanted to have second helping of it !

White squid and  warasa salad with lǎojiǔ,Ryuen (Asakusa)

Chicken with spicy sauce (よだれどり)
I like the spicy sauce and fatty chicken.

Chicken, Ryuen (Asakusa)

Fried egg and crab with truffle (かにたま)
The flavor of the truffle was good 🙂

Frie egg and crab with truffle, Ryuen (Asakusa)

Shark fin and chiitake soup (ふかひれとちいたけのスープ)
Chiitake is a kind of shiitake mushrooms. It looks oily from this photo, but it wasn’t.

Shark fin and chiitake soup, Ryuen (Asakusa)

Spring roll with corn (とうもろこしの春巻き)
The corn was sweet ! And a little salt was added.

Spring roll with corn, Ryuen (Asakusa)

Warm Chinese tea.

Chinese tea, Ryuen (Asakusa)

Fried pork fillet and conger eel with black vinegar (豚ひれと穴子の黒酢炒め)

Frie pork fillet and conger eel with black vinegar, Ryuen (Asakusa)

Sorry, I forgot it…but I remember black small balls are raisin.

Fried foods, Ryuen (Asakusa)

Fried rice (チャーハン)

Fried rice, Ryuen (Asakusa)

Almond jelly (杏仁豆腐) as dessert.
Mango and cherry on it. The cook said, “Almond jelly is secondary roll !”
Certainly those fruits were good, especially the mango ! So sweet and well ripped. But this almond jelly was tasty, too.

Almond jelly, Ryuen (Asakusa)

On my way to the station, I walked through this beautiful illumination.
Senso-ji temple

Illumination, Sensoji temple (Asakusa)

About Ryuen (龍圓)

Address / 3-1-9 Nishi Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Station / Asakusa station (Tokyo metro, Tsukuba Express)
Open / 12:00 – 14:30, 17:30 – 21:30
Sundays and another national holidays / 12:00 – 14:00, 17:00 – 21:00
Closed / Mondays (In case of national holidays, it is open and the next day is closed)

  1. Very innovative Chinese cuisine! I like

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The first Great American Migration was the movement of nearly 1.5 million African Americans out of the rural South to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between years leading through WWI and the start of the Great Depression. African-American populations increased by about forty percent in Northern states as a result of the migration, mostly in the major cities including Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and New York City. Many African Americans would travel north to seek and fill the industrial jobs as part of the massive mobilization to meet the Great War effort.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Another Snow Day

Another snow day today. No school for the kids. Not to complain or anything, but snow days stink! All the kids do is fight over the TV, Computer and whatever else. And then it's too cold and snowing to go anywhere or do anything so your stuck in the house all day. They would be better off having school. At least I think so.

This is I think their 4th snow day so far. I can't take much more! And my daughter's dance class was canceled again because the last storm was on a Wednesday too. And they make you still pay even though the class is canceled.

OK. Sorry for sounding so negative. But I've got a headache, and the kids have been driving me crazy all day! Please no more snow days!

  1. Snow days are wonderful! I always loved getting unexpected days off. Sorry it gave you a headache though. Perhaps you should just set up a computer schedule for the kids with their input. I assume they want to watch TV at the same time but different shows. The one whose been most helpful around the house that day or the day before (without being told)is the one who gets to choose the show. How's that sound?

  2. Hi Sue,
    My kids were off school 4 days this week, due to snow days and really bad weather. I do know how you feel and I am so ready to send them back to school next week. Just glad they were safe at home though. I love my kids dearly, but I do enjoy the time when they are at school learning. A peaceful house is always nice to have for a little bit. Take care and hang in there. :-)


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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Ruby Tuesday #7

The magic # is 1! If either the Red Sox win tonight, or the Rangers lose, the Red Sox will win the wild card. This is really down to the wire. I was kind of mad last night, when they called the game in the 7th inning due to the rain. We were losing, but had two men on with no outs. We could have come back. Oh well, we better win tonight.

Here is a Budweiser bottle, my husband got the other day. It's an aluminum can - with Red Sox on it. I love it! Go Sox!

Red Sox Bud

  1. Love the RED sox bottle! But I'm a Yankees fan! :) Happy Ruby Tuesday! :)

  2. I love the aluminum bottles that Budweiser has. This is great they made on for the Red Sox. I have a blue one here! d

  3. Kewl bottle ... perfect for Ruby Tuesday. Ya know the only sport I follow is tennis, right?
    Hugs and blessings,

  4. That is just so great! I've honestly never seen a Red Sox Beer before!
    If you'd like to stop by my blog I'm at Cake Crumbs.

  5. Wow that is a cool beer. I wonder if they will do them over here for our football!

  6. A super shot!!

    I happened to see in your profile as I was scrolling down that you like Johnny Cash and Meatloaf. Me too - way different music. :)
    Have you seen Meatloaf's meatloaf commercial? It makes me smile.


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Sunday, 1 March 2015

Scarf - Al-Madina Hijabs | Coat - Vintage | Shirt - Zara | Jeans - Topshop | Shoes - Bank

WHITE JEANS ALERT! Okay so the white jeans trend is something I avoided like the plague, they looked great on others but made me look like I had two mini milks (ice cream) for legs. But then one day that all changed when I saw a pair on sale in Topshop, for £15 I couldn't resist! Luckily when I tried them on at home they looked pretty sweg, i'm still getting used to wearing them- its pretty difficult since they're white and get dirty SO SO easily. So far i've got a lipstick mark on the knee and some bb cream by the button. It's a pain in the ass but they look so good I don't care!

Whats your hated trend that turned into favourite trend?

  1. Love this look! The jeans look fab Saima!
    My hate-to-fav trend has probably gotta be the whole denim on denim look. Denim has made a major comeback and I've been experimenting a lot more recently in that area. Now, my current denim pieces have become some of my most favourite wardrobe items! Dunno how I didn't like it before! ;D x

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Aug 13: Group Ride to ‘plazaPOPS’

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6:30pm Departure from Lawrence-Orton Bicycle Repair Hub
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Join us for a group ride from our Lawrence-Orton Bike Hub to plazaPOPS, Scarborough’s newest ‘pop up’ community gathering place located at Wexford Heights Plaza.

WexPOPS launched on July 5th, 2019, as part of the Taste of Lawrence Festival, and will be popped up until August 17, 2019! Check the event listings featuring local artists and musicians, and check out their twitter and instagram for updates, announcements, and volunteer opportunities.

PLEASE NOTE: The 9 km route includes riding in traffic on Lawrence Ave E and is suited for those who have moderate experience commuting on a bicycle.


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With tablets PCs and mobile phones coming with better specs, they are slowly replacing the conventional desktop or laptop computer in almost every aspect. One such important field is 'Internet Browsing' and bloggers and site owners can no longer neglect this very fact.

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Good Minimal has a clean and minimalistic look which can suit personal bloggers and portfolio sites. You can customize the blog with customizable post types and portfolio pages built-in with the theme. By using this theme there is no need to create different sites for phones, tablets and computers as it automatically adapts itself according to the medium.

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“New” Columbia Men’s Bugaboot Plus Electric Cold Weather

The idea behind the Bugaboot Plus Electric was pretty simple : take a classic look, infuse it with the most advanced heating and weather protection technologies, add battery-powered heat-on-demand and conquer the world,
We’re still working on the world domination part, but the resulting boot is a true tour-de-force,
Waterproof leather and ballistic mesh combine for fantastic fit while the articulated collar enhances freedom of movement without sacrificing protection,
The new full-length Techlite shell is super lightweight (almost half as light as previous versions) and is skinned with TPU-coated leather for durability,
A triple-shot of Omni-Heat technology delivers unstoppable warmth : 200 grams of insulation gets a boost from the thermal reflective lining while Omni-Heat electric delivers heat-on-demand at the push of a button for those times when body heat just isn’t enough,
Built-in rechargeable batteries provide three temperature settings for maximum protection from the cold,
On the low setting, heating pads located under the ball of the foot deliver warmth for 4 hours; on high, expect 2 hours of heat where your foot needs it most,
A dual compound lug pattern on the rubber outsole is weather sensitive with varying hardness depending on terrain, so you get greater traction in all cold weather conditions,
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Sunday, April 15, 2012

How To: Thrifting For Clothes

I am an avid thrift store shopper - not only do I look for neat vintage pieces to sell in my Etsy store, I also look around for myself. Why not, right? I have found some really great buys for myself for incredibly cheap that I end up using all the time. I have gotten to where I go about once every 2 weeks and I even have a nick name at my local Salvation Army :) They call me the pattern lady - I have seriously bought over 200 patterns over the last 6 months.

Anyway, Thursday I decided to branch out and go to a few thrift stores I have always driven past and never visited. I'm very glad I did because I found a great pair of shoes :)
This is a pair of Talbots brand brown patent leather peep toes :) They have a very low wedge heel and they are open on the inside of the foot. The insides of these shoes look like they were never worn and there are no scuffs at all to the outside. There is some minor wear on the soles, but it is obvious that these were only worn a few times by the previous owner :) And now they are all mine! I am generally wary of used shoes, but these are in such great shape that they just need a good wipe down with a sanitizing wipe and they are good to go. Plus I needed a cute pair of brown shoes for a skirt I am making, so it worked out great. Talbots brand shoes run anywhere from $60 to $150 new, and I got these like-new ones for only $2! Yahoo :)

So, in honor of my great shoe find, I wanted to help others who may be interested in thrift shopping but scared to try. Here is a compilation of my knowledge that I use every time I go shopping.
  • Clothing - Check for stains, frayed edge, rips, tears, etc. Anything unsightly that you wouldn't want to walk around with. If it has a stain, does it look like you could easily remove it? If the answer is no, then let it go. Any small rips and tears - can you fix it easily? Things like a missing button should not be a deal breaker on something you really like otherwise. Just make sure to give any clothing a good look over to ensure you're not going to give it away eventually for the same reason as the previous owner.
  • Shoes - How worn are they? Shoes really only have so much wear to them and there is not much you can do if they have passed a certain point. Inspect the insides - do they look like something you want your feet rubbing around in? If they are really dirty or the padding has worn through, skip them.I'm very big on the dirty issue. You never know what illnesses people could have just sitting in their shoes. Are there any scrapes or tears on the outside? How worn are the soles? Say it's a pair of nice looking tennis shoes but the rubber sole is worn off on one side - skip them. Shoe soles are like tires - you want some traction. The shoes I just got had a little bit of wear on them, but certainly not much. See:
As a side note, I also like to look through and see if there is anything that could be repurposed to be new while I am at the thrift store. This will take some craftiness on your part (and it helps if you have an addiction to pinterest like I do), but you can end up with some great items after a little tweaking. I am planning a few repurposings for Me Made May, so keep checking back to get a little more info on that :)

All in all, thrifting for clothes may not be as easy as going to a department store, but for roughly 95% savings, it is worth the effort. Just be smart about your shopping trips and the thrift store will be your new best friend :)

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The Need For Directory

A good numbers of persons may ask this question as why such a directory was needed. A number of Directories of this type have been appearing from time to time, so, what was the necessity of bringing out another Directory. It may also be asked as what is new or unique about the directory under reference. It may be mentioned here to satisfy the queries in this regard that this is the first time that a Directory of such a big number of people in ‘Sikhi sarup’ is being presented. In all earlier Directories, the focus was on Punjabies or Sikhs, both turbaned and others, but, in this Directory we are concerned with those valiant Sikhs who have won laurels in their respective fields by remaining in ‘Sikhi sarup’ and not compromising on this signifi cant aspect of a Sikh personality. Further, the Sikhs included in this Directory are supposed to posses minimum two qualities as mentioned in Gurbani and by Bhai Gurdas Ji in his Vars and Kabitts. These qualities include simplicity, humanity, humility knowledge, honesty, truthfulness, soft speech and a humanly sensitive attitude to help others, irrespective of their caste, creed, religion and nationality. Another important thing about all these role-models listed herein, is that they have done or are doing something signifi cant for propagation of Sikh religion, Punjabi culture, Punjabi language and ethical values. Some of them might have done or are still doing some marvelous work in other fi elds for human welfare which has made the people in general and Sikhs in particular, proud of them. The list of role-models includes people from almost all walks of life, belonging to diff erent strata of society living at different places on the globe.


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Friday, October 23, 2015

Shop Mint Giveaway 2

TOP: Nordstrom ($18!) // VEST: The Mint Julep Boutique // JEANS: Joe's // SHOES: Toms // NECKLACE: Stella & Dot // WATCH: Fossil // EARRINGS: Kate Spade

Happy Friday!

In case you missed our first Shop Mint Giveaway Post, we are so excited to collaborate with one of our favorite boutiques the Mint Julep Boutique and bring you a chance to win a $25 gift card to shop with them! The giveaway ends Sunday, October 25th at noon!

All you have to do is:
1) Follow us on Instagram: @simplyduostyle and @shopthemint
2)"Like" the picture on Instagram featuring Amy in her dress or Hannah's picture in this vest
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Bands don’t need a narrative, but a narrative helps. You can get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without one, I guess, but giving people a reason to continue talking about you, keeping your name in the public’s mind, is not the worst idea. Journey has narrative for days, so much so that I’m not going to bother rehashing it, because if you’re reading this, there’s no way you don’t know, at least in broad strokes, the story of singer Arnel Pineda.

It’s a shame, though, that the story is often framed as “Journey needed a singer as good as Steve Perry” when it should have been “Journey needed a singer that could hang with one of the most talented bands in rock history.” Sure, 14 different people have been in Journey at one time or another, but the Schon/Valory/Smith/Cain lineup is something special, as evidenced by their first trip to Smart Financial Centre.

It was a classic-rock show for classic-rock fans, leaning more toward tight performances with healthy doses of self-indulgence instead of production magic. Yes, that’s code for “there were four different solos throughout the night, including two different guitar solos.” Why Ross Valory didn’t get a moment in the spotlight remains a mystery.

It’s always impressive when a band can open with a song other bands would close their set with, but “Separate Ways” was just the first of many songs that would have fans up on their feet and goingbonkers. “Lights,” “Faithfully” and “Any Way You Want It” all got their share of big pops, although I expected the reaction to “Don’t Stop Believing” to be a little more deafening.

Perhaps by the end of the night the crowd had feasted on too much of a good thing. Other than that second guitar solo, which went on far too long for its place in the set, the show was everything you might want if your primary interest in going to a concert was escapism. Fitting, in a way, because if you told me you think Journey is the greatest pop-rock band of all time, I don’t think I’d disagree....

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Good Shirts

Ok, I'm not big on fashion and I'll leave fashion reviews to the experts but when I find decent clothing for guys I'm going to just have to put a brief post about it here.

I had run across a shop a while back and purchased a couple of t-shirts that I liked, but hadn't visited the main store until just the other day. Now I wish I'd done so sooner.

The place is called Urban Underground and though I'm not really into the whole "style" as presented in the store (not even sure what the style is called), I do like the way the t-shirts look, especially with a nice pair of jeans (the jeans I like the most are ones I got from Dusty's Menswear on MIA Island)

Urban Underground Shirts

Here's a quick snap of some of the shirts they've got here. In the lower right side of the picture is the gem of the shop, two packs of 5 plain t-shirts in assorted colors for 200L each. It was an easy decision for me to pop the 400L total for both packs. They are no-copy, no-mod, so you can't change or make copies of them but you can give them away if you happen to not like a particular color or want to give them to someone who needs a style makeover.

The shirts that have stuff on them are also nicely done and reasonably priced at 50L each, so take the time to check them out as well. Oddly enough, the ones with patterns are no-transfer so you can make copies and modify them, but not give them away. So gift givers, beware.

These are probably some of the best looking t-shirts I've seen on the grid so far.

The only thing I have against these shirts is that they are made on the jacket layer, meaning you can't wear anything over them, which is disappointing because they'd look good under some other things I have. Oh, I understand they had to be made on the jacket layer to get the pull over look, but it'd be really cool if I could get a version of these on the undershirt and shirt layer so I could wear them under a couple jackets I have.

Here's what they look like on me.......

Urban Underground

It's also kind of a cool place, visually, as well.......

Here I am in the entrance of the place, not sure if the big guy to the left is a salesperson or not.......

For those that are interested in that sort of thing, yes, the monsters are for sale, the one outside for 350L and the ones inside for 340L. You have to find the right spot (the claws) to click on them before the Buy option comes up, but they can be purchased.

If anyone is interested in a few more pictures of me and the monsters, there are a couple up on my SLBuzz account, for some reason they didn't crosspost to Fickr like they are set up to do.

And here is the SLURL for the place.......

So, if you're a guy looking for something good looking to wear, check this place out. The prices are reasonable and the shirts look good.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Second Life, not just about gratuitous sex and violence

During one of my recent Google searches for new articles on Second Life, I came across the following article which tickled my fancy (and don't we all need our fancy tickled from time to time?)  (Note: edited to replace original link with link to web archive, original link no longer available)

Now this is what it's all about.......using Second Life for new and interesting things.

In brief, the article is about a University of California - Irvine computer scientist named Crista Lopes who has used Second Life to test out software to control a virtual rapid-transit system called SkyTran. What's really cool is that after the software's been tested out in Second Life the plan is that she's going to transfer it to a real life version of SkyTran.

Apparently the physics of Second Life (Havok 2, for you technical types) is close enough to the real world that she can cheaply simulate the SkyTran operation and work out the kinks in the system, in both the physical design as well as the controlling software.

For example, according to the article, they discovered that aligning the express track directly over the platform, while perfectly safe, wouldn't feel that way to the rider. Not something you would notice based on a CAD drawing but apparent to an avatar riding the pod in Second Life.

They also discovered that if a clear glass pod as is used in the Second Life version, were used in real-life, it could expose passengers to a fast, repetitive pattern of track components which could potentially produce seizures in some people.

There's more in the article, give it a read....

If you care to see it in person, the slurl for the SkyTran platform is....

If you do decide to visit don't expect much, it's not fancy and it was obvious to me that it is truly an experimental design as stated in the article.

When I was there I wasn't able to persuade the pod to take me around, though I was able to reset the tracks and watch them rebuild themselves by messing with the two white blocks on the ground, clicking the buttons to reset everything and the blocks themselves to rebuild it all and that was kinda neat.

I'd really love to see more of this sort of thing in Second Life, it seems to me that there is so much untapped potential in this virtual world of ours, we've just scratched the surface and there's more and better to come.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

A Place in the Sun

In real life I'm a computer programmer, so one of the first things I did when I came into Second Life was seek out Dr Dobbs Journal's island and sign up for their Life 2.0 conference. Dr Dobbs is a programming magazine that's done some articles on Second Life and has really embraced the potential of Second Life and, I think, done an extremely good job at using that potential. They've done a couple of in-world conferences and on a weekly basis they do presentations and stuff related to computing and virtual worlds. I'll probably do a more detailed blog post on them later, but for now I want to show y'all the Winter Wonderland build that Sun Microsystems did.

So as part of this group, I was invited to a holiday party hosted by Dr Dobbs and Sun Microsystems. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend due to real life work, but decided to pop in after the fact and see the place.

Above is the invite to the party, I thought it was very well done though I wish they'd warned me how big it was, kinda startled me when it rezzed. The invite came complete with snow and music. Clicking on the invitation as instructed, I got a note card with information on the event and a bookmark, the slurl to which you will find below.

Above you see me at the landing zone on Sun Microsystems 5, one of the islands that Sun has in Second Life. It was a bit chilly, with a little nip in the air, but bearable....

Here is the sign which greets you at the landing point, clicking the sign gets you a note card with some instructions and a few goodies to keep you warm.

This is what the note said...

Welcome to the Mystical Woods

Please read the SL Client Optimization instructions to have the most enjoyable experience.

When you are ready to begin your journey, follow the lanterns along the wooded path, be careful not to stray off the path as there are wolves and bears about and it is easy to become lost.

Everyone at Sun Microsystems hopes you have a pleasent visit to the Mystical Woods and that your holiday is filled with much happiness and joy!

Points of interest:

The Lantern
The Wooded path of the Mystical Wood
The Woodsman's cottage
The Lake Keeper's cottage
The Frozen Lake - with ice skating
The Governor's home
The Marbled Bridge
The Ice Palace
The wish Tree

Here I am in front of one of the many lanterns which guide you along the way.

They give me of that old fashioned, nostalgic, mental picture of winters past.

A view of the pathway, the lanterns light as you approach, guiding you along.

I seem to have found some of the wildlife that lives in the woods. I guess they weren't scared of me.

No winter build would be complete without a place to ice skate (skates are provided if you don't have any)

This was a very nice little frozen pond for skating on, very much in keeping with the old fashioned feel of the build.

Watch out for the penguins........

An aerial view of the frozen pond, there is a little shack there to keep warm in if you're not skating.

This must be one of the cottages mentioned in the note card, perhaps the woodsmans cottage?

The Governors Home, a very beautiful place, just need to find a way to get it out into the real world so I can live in it.

I don't think the governor will mind if I take a quick look inside.........hmmm, a very cozy living room, fire in the fireplace, Christmas tree all decorated, perfect place to relax after a hard day of governing.

After trekking through the woods, I finally made it to the Ice Palace. This was where the party was held. The big tree you see just behind the fountain is the Wish Tree where you can place your Christmas wish in the form of a note card.

Back the way I came, the Marbled Bridge and a couple of really pretty ice sculptures.

A reindeer , I believe.....

And a Pegasus.........

Here we are at the entrance to the Ice Palace, there's a little writing table where you can make your wish for the wish tree (actually, the instructions for putting your wish up float above the table)

Click on the door to enter.....

Inside the Ice Palace, there is a fairly large area for dancing and individual dance balls all over. To the left side of the picture above, you can see one of several nooks where folks can go and sit.

Hmmmm, where's the door? How did I get in here? A word of caution, the door is kinda hidden on the inside with a picture of an outside view to camouflage it, in the picture above you can see what looks like a bunch of snow covered trees through an opening, that's the inside of the door you entered to come inside. Just click on it and the door will open and you can go out again.

Another angle, the Ice Palace is basically a big dome shaped structure with smaller areas connected to form the nooks.

As you can see, plenty of dance balls for you and your companion to use....

And there's even a bit of the ol' bubbly to of charge, of course........

I thought this was a very nice winter build from a visual aesthetic point of view, a nice little place to wander around in with that someone special.

Definitely worth the time to go check out.

Sunday, December 9, 2007

There's No Excuse

I was looking through some back issues of Computerworld magazine yesterday and noticed one had an article on Second Life boldly presented on the front cover (Dec 3, 2007 issue).

The article starts with the author stating that he didn't want to do it and considers himself "too old and too serious" to look into Second Life. I guess I have to give him an A for honesty for admitting it, but I feel like the attitude going in doomed the article to be a negative one from the beginning. And indeed, I found that it had a negative tone throughout which is unfortunate because it'll stop people from even looking to see what Second Life is all about. It is one thing to point out the flaws in the experience, but in my opinion this article went beyond that.

He had a negative experience, as I suppose many do, but is there really an excuse for that? An excuse for going in blind and uninformed?

In my opinion, no, there is no excuse for anyone to go into Second Life and not have background information on what it is all about and a vast list of things that interest them to check out.

Do a Google search on the 3 words, Second Life Blog, and you'll get pages and pages of results that even a cursory examination of some of them will give you loads of information on what you can do in Second Life, more than enough information to figure out how to have a good experience. Just reading Natalia Zelmanov's blog, which came up for me on the first page of that search, would be enough to give a person a vast head start just from the tutorials alone, especially her Getting Started in Second Life Guide.

For myself, from the first day I logged into Second Life, I made it a habit to do a Google search every day or so using simply the words Second Life and see what new stuff came up, from articles to blog entries. In the 7 months or so that I've been in Second Life, I've never once wanted for an interesting place to go and see, never wanted for a nice place to go and "dance" and chat with nice folks. In fact, there are places I want to visit and haven't had the time to, things to do that I would like to and haven't.

Ok, so there are going to be some people who just don't get it, who don't see the point in Second Life and that's ok. I don't see the point in some stuff that other people do and enjoy, but I at least hope that if I'm going to try something, I have informed myself about it enough to know that it's something I'm not interested in rather than pass by an opportunity to do something interesting because I wasn't informed.

Second Life boring? In my opinion, definitely not, but it's not going to be handed to you on a silver platter (since when is anything like that?), you have to go out and find the interesting stuff. Might I suggest you begin with a simple Google search on one of your favorite things and add the words Second Life to that search, you might be surprised at what you find.

Friday, December 7, 2007

Podcasts and Blogs

One of the reasons I decided to try my hand at a blog about my Second Life was due to the inspiration of a group of folks who have podcasts and blogs about Second Life. Now, if you're new and you want to learn more about Second Life and be entertained at the same time, then check these out. (Click on the links embedded in the post to visit the sites for each and please do see the blogroll in the sidebar for many other blogs which I would mention in this post except that it'd take days for you to read it, it'd be that long. But they are all worthy of your time to look at)

First on my list is what has to be the most useful blog for someone in Second Life to read, and that is Natalia Zelmanov's Mermaid Diaries Blog. This blog is simply incredible, it's got just about everything you could hope for in a blog about Second Life, posts on neat places to visit, tutorials on just about anything you can think of that you would want to see a tutorial for as it relates to Second Life, commentary and advice on an assortment of subjects. If there were only one blog on Second Life that you were able to read (other than the official blog) then this would be the one I would recommend reading, hands down.

Next on my list is a podcast which is one of my "must listen to" podcasts and that is SL under the Radar podcast by Radar Masukami, he interviews some of the more interesting characters in Second Life and also highlights some of the places he's visited. It's one of the most entertaining podcasts I listen to, my favorite episodes have to be #10 and #11, which featured some of Radar's friends and got kinda wild and crazy, but they are probably the best ones he's done. I also like the episode about his visit to New Babbage (episode 16). I recommend that you go back and listen to all the episodes available, they are well worth listening to. My only complaint is that I want more, more, more, I've listened to every episode available and Radar's been slow in posting new shows lately, but I'm hoping to see more soon. They're certainly worth the wait. Radar also has a regular blog called Reading Radar which is a good read, where he does reviews of places visited and people encountered.

Another on my list of "must listen to" podcasts is Going Broke with Daphne and Tamara, which is a podcast on Second Life fashion and good places to buy clothes and shoes and all the accoutrement's necessary for the stylish avatar. Now I'm not really interested in fashion on a conceptual level, whether it be in Second Life or Real Life but I do like to dress nicely in Second Life and am fairly picky about the stuff I wear on a day to day basis in world (yes, I actually change outfits in SL quite often and don't like to wear junk unless it's for a contest). I've been lucky enough to chance upon some really nice outfits in SL and have spent a few thousand lindens on clothing (gasp, yes, a guy spending lindens of clothing instead of weapons, who woulda thunk it?). I have picked up on a few places to look for decent guy's clothing by listening to this podcast, but mainly I just listen to it for the entertainment value, the interaction between Daphne and Tamara, plus their guests, is a real trip and the podcast is usually being listened to by me same day it comes out. I've gone back and listened to all of their podcasts and I have to say they are uniformly well made and great to listen to, though they have noticeably improved over time.

Yet another "must listen to" podcast is the Pod Mafia Podcast, another entertaining podcast which is done in segments where a wide assortment of topics are covered, with musical breaks in between. Gomem Desoto, Stuart Warf and Yxes Delacroix are the hosts and the banter and interaction between the three makes this podcast most entertaining and informative. Having gone back and listened to all the podcasts, I have to say that the addition of Yxes as host was just what the podcast needed, the podcasts prior to Episode 6, frankly weren't that good (sorry guys) and things really picked up by Episode 8 when Yxes was featured, and Episode 9 when she joined the show as a co-host. Gomem and Stuart are naturals to podcasting, but the other previous participants weren't, which isn't meant to be a knock against them, not everyone is going to be able to sit and chatter on about a given subject and be entertaining to listen to. And after listening to the earlier podcasts I got the sense that there wasn't a good sense of direction for the show until the podcast was "restarted" after roughly 6 months, then a few months later when Yxes was added. I think Gomem and Stuart just needed a good "straight man" to work with and Yxes fits that need precisely. I love listening to them and highly recommend the podcast to everyone.

And I can't not mention the very first podcast about Second Life that I started listening to, which lead me to SL under the Radar and all the rest, and that is Will Ross the Travelling Avatar, quick and dirty tips for a better Second Life. It's a short podcast, about 5-10 minutes but the tips he comes up with are pretty useful and it's definitely worth the time to listen. Wish he'd do a longer podcast, even if only slightly longer, so he could go into more detail on some of the topics he covers.

Last, but not least, on my A-list of blogs that I just have to mention is What is this Crap? a blog done by the infamous Crap Mariner (well, he's infamous to me now after hearing about him on some of the podcasts featured above). Crap is a very interesting character, and is very prolific with his blog(s) and other ventures. I don't even have words to do him justice, you just need to go read his blog.

But wait, I simply can't do a blog post on Second Life blogs without mentioning one other blog and that is the blog of..........Mr Watermelon himself, Torley Linden. His blog is definitely the most......colorful, and he's a very interesting character. As you can obviously tell by the Linden name, Torley works for Linden Labs and is probably the most recognizable figure representing Linden Labs in Second Life. He blogs on a variety of subjects, including Second Life and has done and continues to do some absolutely must see video tutorials which are on YouTube, check them out at Torley's YouTube User Page. And you have to visit, in world, Torley's Watermelon Land which is very.............watermelony, just go see it and you'll understand.

Ok, I guess I've written a monster blog post, and here I thought I'd have trouble coming up with something to say in this blog. There are so many good blogs and podcasts related to Second Life, I feel bad that I can't mention them all, but ya gotta stop somewhere. Perhaps I'll do another post sometime and highlight some of the other really good blogs out there.


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A New Marsha Ambrosius Track Is Never Too ‘Far Away’

To Marsha Ambrosius' credit, "Far Away" does sound like Michael Jackson whom she initially intended to collaborate on this track with, which would have been a perfect fit according to her Facebook page. From her debut album, Late Night & Early Mornings,that has been causing quite a bit of bitten, jagged nails, we'll just have to wait until early next year to hear what else she has in store for us. Until then, make sure you deeply imbibe this song that was nicely produced by Just Blaze and that she debuted last week at S.O.B.'s in NYC.

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  1. Ok, now THIS is what I've been waiting to hear from her. Love it. It would have been a great duet w/ MJ, too.

  2. This song is a drag, the production doesn't fit her voice and I find it really annoying on this.

  3. My prayers have been answered! This is a really great song and I hope that it serves to bring Marsha the credit she deserves for this and other miracles like "Butterflies" and some of Floetry's songs. I hope the album doesn't disappoint.

  4. I'm hating waiting for this album, but this song lets me know it'll be worth the wait.

  5. Yup, this is full of win.

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