Day 1 - Plain Cupcakes

When starting a 100 day project it makes sense to start at the beginning. In this case the beginning is aplain cupcake - the recipe taken straight out of the Edmond's Cookbook (a.k.a. 'Old Faithful')

These are the cupcakes that I grew up with so they brough back loads of memories from when I was a kid. Admittedly most of those involved sneaking jsut one more cupcake while nobody was looking... 

Photographers notes:

I kept things simple for this one. They are plain cupcakes afterall. I had a look at the light falling around the cupcakes and decided that I liked this angle best.

Scam: "your quotation with payment terms"

Here's the e-mail. The reasons to believe it is a scam are below that.


Dear Friend


We have carefully observed your product and have come to understand that you are so experienced in the industry. Hence,we have confidence that you can produce for us the exact products we need with competitive prices.


Kindly give us your quotation with payment terms and delivery time; and don’t forget to leave your direct contact number to reach you with.


We look forward to establishing a rewarding business relationship with your good company.


Best wishes.
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MRS FELICIA RITAZ
( Purchasing Manager)








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Phone: 888.925.3363 x
E-Fax:
http://www.yaleenforcement.com


Reasons to believe it is a scam
- Product not specified
- My name not specified
- E-mailed to undisclosed participants (i.e. many people got the exact same e-mail)
- Contact details for people selling products are usually readily available
- Indisutry not specified
- I don't produce any products
- Purchasing Manager's company not specified
- Contact details incomplete and confusing (E-fax? No extension for phone number)

How To Write an Essay : Step 1 - Don't write

When you are given the task of writing an essay it is tempting to get stuck in straight away. Afterall nobody likes a blank page and once you have a few words down you'll be able to build up some confidence. Soon enough the question that seemed incredibly difficult to understand is starting to make sense and you're a writing machine.

While it may seem like getting started has helped here in many cases it has had the complete opposite effect. For many people the question clears up not because they have come to understand it but instead because they have begun to redefine it. Such a move is incredibly dangerous as it means you end up answering the wrong question and drifting away from the target topic and, if its part of an assessment, the available marks.

Rather than starting by writing start by breaking down the question. Ensure that you understand all of its components before hitting the library or the word processor. Use the question to build the structure of your essay and a plan of attack for your research.

Scam targetting TSB bank customers

The e-mail below is a scam.

Common indications include:

- Undisclosed recipients

- Link not pointing to TSB wbesite

- The fact that I received this and am not a TSB customer

TSB Bank Limited (NZ) customerservice@tsbbank.co.nz	8:58 AM (6 minutes ago)
to undisclosed recipients

For your protection, access to your accounts has been blocked due to a system error! { error code : 0e95p07 }   To re-gain access, you need to click the "Resolve" link below. This will only take a moment.   Resolve

Breaking into wedding photography

Breaking into wedding photography.

404 - Helping the page not found page find itself

This is the reason I love 404 pages.
They provide an opportunity for humour and a shared connection in a moment of furstration.

Suzuki GN250 - Adjust Idle RPM

The Suzuki GN250 is designed to idle between 1200 and 1300rpm once it has warmed up. If your motorcyle is idling higher or lower than this you can adjust the idle speed by turning the throttle stop screw. You should do this when the engine has warmed up. Warm up typically takes 10 minutes in summer months and 20 minutes in winter months.

The screw can be found near the choke. It points downward and has a spring wrapped around it. Turning the screw clockwise will increase the idle speed. Turning it counter-clockwise will decrease the idle speed.