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What is Backorder?
Particularly popular products sell out quickly, especially when customer demand exceeds supply. As increasing numbers of customers want to purchase items that are temporarily out of stock, the term ‘backorder’ has become more common as well. It directly refers to product reservation for items not currently on hand.
Backorder is also a sign that there is an increase in product development and brand awareness, with more and more people are looking to purchase specific products from your store.
For clients, backorder means that they should allocate reasonable time to wait before they can win the list of items they want. This waiting period is a challenge for suppliers to deliver services timely, place customer’s orders precisely, and reply to requests efficiently.
What are the key features of Domain Backorder?
Domain name monitoring
Every day, thousands of domain get expired or deleted by registrars. Previous owners may lose interest and want to venture out brand new names for their business accounts. Other owners may forget to renew their domain and eventually drop it for interested registrants.
If you backorder domains, domain monitoring is a service that frequently goes with it. The service allows you to track the details of the domain that you reserved – may it be the expiration date or the changes made on its status. No need for you to personally check your status on a daily basis because our backorder process at Crazy Domains includes the said monitoring service.
We will constantly monitor the name you backordered until it becomes available and deleted. We immediately notify you on your backorder status and provide additional information that will help you along the way.
Stronger brand identity
Brand awareness is both a limitless and time-consuming task. It is also an expensive investment considering all the marketing and SEO services that you need to purchase to increase brand recognition. However, if you have chosen a name that’s ideal for your business, you can save more time and money on your road to a successful business.
Domain backorder is a strategy to translate your distress in looking for an ideal name into convenience. While the name that would perfectly match the nature of your business is temporarily unavailable, backordering it surely gives you a chance to ease your worries and secure a chance that you can take it. Your registrars are responsible in attempting to register your domains and you’ll just have to wait on the day that you can finally get and utilise the name.
Legitimacy is the topmost priority for both business owners and clients. Business departments want to establish authenticity so in return, clients can develop a sense of trust and comfortability. The competition in choosing the perfect web name is tight especially when it’s already taken. But, no need to panic because this happens to a lot of registrants like you. A backorder option is especially helpful to develop product authenticity and commit genuine identity that your business holds.
Immediate name ownership
Most clients nowadays understand that a good web name is hard to search for. So if your name is something that’s rare and authentic, more customers will be intrigued about the products that you offer. Clients will frequently search your store and follow your posts to know more about your services.
Backordering service works slowly but surely in just a simple click. Although you can’t capture the name right off the bat, our backorder system supports your chance to own the domain you want.
What happens to expired domains?
Most people expect that expired domain names can be immediately registered after their expiration - a general misconception that a lot of people are still confused about. So, here’s how it works:
- Registration – A general top level domain (gTLD) can be registered for a minimum of 1 year to a maximum of 10 years.
- Expiration – The moment the registration period nearly expires, registrants are due for renewal and they have a chance to renew their domains. Days before the expiration, they are notified and informed about the expiration date and the process as to how they can still keep it.
- Grace period – In case current owners do not or cannot renew the names during the renewal due period, another chance will still be credited to them. This is the 30-day grace period where the renewal process can still take effect. The domains, however, are already inactive as of this period.
- Redemption – The redemption period is the last chance for previous owners to renew expired domains, but with a penalty this time. They are given a 30-day period to acquire their expiring domains back. This chance is considered to be a late approach for owners to redeem or re-own their domain names.
- Pending delete – After the redemption period, the domain’s status will now be pending delete for 5 days where there’s no more renewal chance for previous owners. Clients who pay for backorder service will just have to wait after the pending delete days are over.
- Available – Lastly, the domains will be available for everyone to register. This is where the registrar’s take action and attempt the registration for you.
How to buy expired domains?
In some circumstances, expired domains are publicly auctioned if the current owner does not renew or redeem it. The auction may help you buy expired domains by placing a bid on it. However, competition in auctions is tight, slimming the chance of an interested buyer to charge the name, not to mention the constantly changing price during an auction.
As a result, registrants prefer purchasing backorder services to avoid hassle in catching ideal names for the business. Some business holders are quite confused about what is backorder and how it works, so simply put, backorder is a tool especially helpful to purchase particularly popular products such as a potential web name.


Nowhere is the impact of popular culture and technology on children’s relationships more noticeable than in families. Both influences have contributed to a growing divide between the traditional roles that children and their parents play while, at the same time, blurring those same lines between parents and children. Over the past two decades, children who, for example, watch television, have received messages from popular culture telling them that parents are selfish, immature, incompetent, and generally clueless, for example, from Malcolm in the Middle, Tool Time, Family Guy, Two and a Half Men, and I Hate My Teenage Daughter, not to mention reality TV shows such as SuperNanny and the Housewives franchise.
This divide has grown due to the increased use of technology among children in several ways. First, children’s absorption in technology, from texting to playing video games, does by their very nature limit their availability to communicate with their parents. One study found that when the working parent arrived home after work, his or her children were so immersed in technology that the parent was greeted only 30 percent of the time and was totally ignored 50 percent of the time. Another study reported that family time was not affected when technology was used for school, but did hurt family communications when used for social reasons. Interestingly, children who spent considerable time on a popular social networking site indicated that they felt less supported by their parents.
Second, as digital immigrants, parents can struggle to gain proficiency and comfort with the new technology that their digital-native children have already mastered. This divergence in competence in such an important area of children’s lives makes it more difficult for parents to assume the role of teacher and guide in their children’s use of technology. Because of the lack of technological acumen on the part of many parents, they lack the authority, at least in the eyes of their children, to regulate its use. Due to parents’ anxiety or apprehension about the use of technology, they may be unwilling to assert themselves in their children’s technological lives. Because of their children’s sense of superiority and lack of respect for parents’ authority in these matters, children may be unwilling to listen to their parents’ attempts to guide or limit their use of technology.
Third, computer and mobile technology have provided children with an independence in their communications with friends and others. Consider this. In previous generations, if children wanted to be in touch with a friend, they had to call them on the home phone which might be answered by a parent. Thus, parents had the opportunity to monitor and act as gatekeepers for their children’s social lives.
Times have changed. New technology offers children independence from their parents’ involvement in their social lives, with the use of mobile phones, instant messaging, and social networking sites. Of course, children see this technological divide between themselves and their parents as freedom from over-involvement and intrusion on the part of their parents in their lives. Parents, in turn, see it as a loss of connection to their children and an inability to maintain reasonable oversight, for the sake of safety and over-all health, of their children’s lives. At the same time, perhaps a bit cynically, children’s time-consuming immersion in technology may also mean that parents don’t have to bother with entertaining their children, leaving them more time to themselves.
There is little doubt that technology is affecting family relationships on a day-to-day level. Children are instant messaging constantly, checking their social media, listening to music, surfing their favorite web sites, and watching television or movies. Because of the emergence of mobile technology, these practices are no longer limited to the home, but rather can occur in cars, at restaurants, in fact, anywhere there’s a mobile phone signal.
It’s not only the children who are responsible for the growing divide between parents and their offspring. Parents can be equally guilty of contributing to the distance that appears to be increasing in families. They are often wrapped up in their own technology, for example, talking on their mobile phones, checking email, or watching TV, when they could be talking to, playing with, or generally connecting with their children.
Interestingly, parents have attempted to counteract this growing divide not with actual face-to-face communication with their children, but by joining their children in cyberspace. A phenomenon that has caused considerable debate involves parents “friending” their children on Facebook (about 50 percent). Some parents use Facebook to keep track of their children’s coming and goings. Other parents friend their children as a means of feeling closer to them. So what is their children’s reaction to being “friends” with their parents? An informal survey I conducted of dozens of teenagers found that the dominant reaction can best be characterized as “EEEWWW!” Most children don’t want their parents to be their “friends” or their friends, for that matter.
The fact is that family life has changed in the last generation quite apart from the rise of technology. The size of homes has grown by 50 percent, meaning family members can retreat to their own corners of the house, so there’s less chance that parents and children will see each other. Because everyone is so busy with work, school, and extracurricular activities, there’s less time for families to spend together. At technology to the mix and it only gets worse. It’s gotten to the point where it seems like parents and children are emailing and texting each other more than they’re talking—even when they’re at home together!
The ramifications of this distancing are profound. Less connection—the real kind—means that families aren’t able to build relationships as strong as they could be nor are they able to maintain them as well. As a result, children will feel less familiarity, comfort, trust, security, and, most importantly, love from their parents. There is also less sharing which means that parents know less about what is going on in their children’s lives and, consequently, have less ability to exert influence over them. Parents are also less able to not only offer appropriate supervision and guidance, but, at a more basic level, they are less able to model healthy behavior, share positive values, and send good messages to their children.


BLOG #136 2/19/16
In this image, I had the model lie in the water; I stood, photographing down at her in the water, a point of view that took in no sky. Then I added a mirror, placed in such way that the sky, a different blue than the water, appeared as if by slight of hand.
I was dong a fashion shoot at Miami Beach for Rampage. There was a reason to be in southern Florida and not in my New York Studio, so I wanted the image to show not only the fashions but the beach, the water, the sky, etc., all without diverting the attention from the clothes. But how to do that?
MIRRORS! A mirror is such a wonderful tool to inject surprise and an element of surrealism into otherwise straightforward pictures that using one or more can lead to unplanned amazements.
Here, I used mirrors to add sky and the palm trees that lined the back of the beach; the placement of the mirrors had the added benefit of giving me a model with three arms. Doing things like that on occasion can add a compelling if not just curious feel to an image—-one needs to be careful of avoiding the “goofy” factor.
Here, I used two mirrors, one for the fashion and one to include myself, for a slightly ironic reminder that fashion, and fashion photography, are artifices, and – if things work out just right – art. The birds were pure serendipity (not really), a photographer’s best friend forever.
Our model, Sarah Powell. Portraiture is often made more interesting with the addition of various ingredients, in this case, a mirror.
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75 Years Ago
June 26, 1942
Fire trucks from Sturgeon Bay, Ephraim and Baileys Harbor joined Sister Bay firefighters at 7:30 p.m. when a blaze broke out in the new Bunda General Store.
The Door County scrap rubber drive is ahead of quota with a total of 52 tons already turned in.
“You build ‘em and we’ll be glad to land ‘em in Trondheim, in France or any other part of the world they need them,” Merchant Marine hero John J. Smith told a Door County audience. Smith survived a torpedo attack and saved some sailors aboard his freighter.
Dr. F. C. Huff, local health officer, ordered the city to remove a half-a-dozen trailers from the beach at Sunset Park or close the beach. In a related matter, the recently formed Fair Rent Committee received eight complaints from tenants about violations of the federal freeze on defense housing rates.
The mercury officially read 47 degrees early Tuesday, but Ced Dreutzer, who works nights at Smith Shipbuilding Co., said he saw snowflakes at about 2 a.m.
Gifts from Bay Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. and Peterson Boat Works boosted the Door County War Chest over $5,000.
Three Sawyer men were convicted of arson in connection with the May 10 fire at a Kewaunee fish shed. After Hillary Knipfer, 26, serves 12-18 months in the state prison, the Army wants him to answer a charge of desertion, claiming he left camp in 1941 after assaulting an officer. Sentence was deferred for Herman Johnson, 26, and Lee Thallman, 34, while they consider a stipulation to join the Army.
Following Bert Carmody’s announcement that he won’t seek re-election as register of deeds after nearly 26 years, Oscar Anderson, former Gibraltar town assessor, said he would run for the position.
More than 2,500 men participated in the sectional Holy Name rally in Sturgeon Bay Sunday.
Deaths: Mrs. Charles Whitford, 52, Sawyer; Mrs. Magnus (Josephine) Johnson, 80, Washington Island; Edward M. Ollinger, 55, Sturgeon Bay; Mrs. Eugene Campbell, 68, Green Bay; John Trucker Sr., 90, Racine.
Licensed to wed: Arthur H. Doolittle, Fish Creek, and Excilda Gauthier, Baileys Harbor, June 28; Roy E. Renard, Brussels, and Veryle Desotelle, Luxemburg, June 30; Arno Anderson, Frankfort, MI, and Patricia Curran, Sturgeon Bay, June 30; Karl Stuth and Doris Graf, Sturgeon Bay, June 28; Frances Graf and Evelyn Raynier, Sturgeon Bay; Harvey C. Cumber, Forestville, and Danica E. Columbo, rural Sturgeon Bay.
100 Years Ago
June 29, 1917
This is the last week and tomorrow is the last day that voluntary enlistments can be made in either the National Guard or regular Army.
Fifteen applications for saloon licenses were granted by the city council Tuesday evening to Charles Pisha, Max Pfeil, A. N. Wagener, Mrs. Mary Moeller, Joseph Schlise, Joseph Zivney, Max Freudenfeld, Res Arnold, David Houle, Ed Kirchenberg, Jule Mallien, Dan Hitt, Frank Teske, John S. Smith and Felix Fortemps.
A silverware plating fakir has been fooling some of the ladies of Sawyer and vicinity and some of them have had to pay more for the plating than new articles would have cost.
Golfers’ Magazine notes the following: “The development of two courses in Peninsula State Park, in the Door County peninsula between Lake Michigan and Green Bay, is evidence that the so-called northern woods region is no longer a wilderness, fit only for the hardy men in cruising boots and Mackinaw jackets.”
Wholesale arrests are being made for road violations. Supervisor Henry Hahn had formally complained to the highway commissioner that people are driving rigs and autos on roads under construction. In last week’s roundup, Hahn was the first to be arrested.
Teweles and Brandeis are paying 55 cents a pound for wool this week which is the highest price ever offered here.
Door County collections for the Red Cross drive totaled $3,453.
Phillip Peterson was at home Sunday to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary Peterson. He is a member of Battery B, Green Bay, and expects to leave for mobilization at Camp Douglas on July 2.
A school meeting was held in Baileys Harbor last week to decide the location of the graded school to be built in the near future.
Last time tonight at the Opera House: “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” All seats are 25 cents.
Deaths: John Gordon, Forestville; Valantine Kita, Gibraltar.
Births: a son to Mr. and Mrs. George Schultz, Peninsula Center.
Wed: Aloysius Daubner and Caroline Nelson, Ellison Bay, June 20.
125 Years Ago
June 25, 1892
Sturgeon Bay’s common council adopted a resolution prohibiting the playing of brass bands on main street thoroughfares during church hours on Sunday.
The tug Goldsmith got in a raft of logs, over 1,700,000 feet that came down the rapid river and belong to the Reynolds Lumber Co.
The lighthouse board issued a notice that after July 1, during thick or foggy weather, a bell will be sounded once every 12 seconds from the 25-foot tower recently erected at Sherwood Point.
About 35 men and seven horse teams showed up Saturday for a work bee to get the road in condition on the hill by Dominick Wayland’s in Sturgeon Bay town.
Eugene Cordier sold his property in Egg Harbor to a Canadian for $2,600 and plans to return to his native France.
At one time a single farmer in Baileys Harbor had a flock of more than 100 sheep, but this year assessor James Reidings found less than 30 sheep in the town. He linked the decline to the fact that dogs are more numerous and are permitted to roam as they please.
A tornado swept over southern Minnesota last week killing 50 people and causing a great deal of property damage.
Lightning strikes killed three people and injured several others when they sought refuge under the Grant monument in Lincoln Park at Chicago.
Deaths: Adolph Heilmann, 52, Sturgeon Bay; Fred Wohtman, 62, Baileys Harbor; Mrs. Anna Johnson, 80, Ephraim.
150 Years Ago
June 27, 1867
The operations on the canal are progressing. Soundings on the bay and lake have been taken and buoys anchored showing ample depth of water for the entrances to the canal.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the ladies of Sturgeon Bay and vicinity was recently held at the Court House. The subject was suffrage and proposals were brought forward and voted on but it seems our excited female friends seem to have lost sight of the fact that the proposed amendment must pass the next Legislature before it is submitted to the people for their approval.


Reasons To Rethink Eating Turkey This Thanksgiving
When I was a kid, I remember meeting a turkey once and actually thinking, That animal is ugly. No wonder we eat it. Unfortunately for turkeys, it is harder for humans to empathize with them than some other farm animals that are "cuter," like pigs and cows. Fortunately, I've come a long way since I was a kid, and I am now a vegan who aims to learn about the ways that all of earth's creatures deserve freedom and life. Considering it is nearly time for my vegan Thanksgiving, now seems like a good time to learn more about turkeys.
So I did my research, and spoke with Vice President of Communications at Mercy For Animals, Ari Solomon, to find out more about why we should all give turkeys a chance to live and be free. What I found was both adorable and at times upsetting.
Whether you're already vegan or vegetarian and want to convince your family to forgo turkey, or are simply an omnivore open to opting out of eating animals this Thanksgiving, here are some facts about turkeys that might help you see just what adorable, sentient animals they really are.
Turkeys Love To Be Petted — And They Even Purr
For my birthday last year, I went to Catskill Animal Sanctuary in New York and got to have the chance to meet a turkey. He had escaped from a small slaughterhouse in New York City, so you would think this would be one mean, cynical bird. Not so. They told me this guy would gently peck at your feet until someone picked him up, because all he wanted was to be held. Once someone did, he actually started purring, like a cat. It was so clear this animal loved humans and affection; the fact that over 45 million turkeys like him will be killed this Thanksgiving alone breaks my heart. I mean, if you can experience that kind of pleasure, do you really think you can't experience the inverse pain?
In the wild, turkeys would happily spend their days caring for their babies, building nests, foraging for food, grooming, and even hanging out in trees. As we'll see below, their life on a farm is anything but that idyllic.
Farmed Turkeys Never Get To Meet Their Mothers
In nature, baby turkeys would stay with their mothers for the first five months of their lives. On factory farms, baby turkeys are slaughtered when they’re just five months old.
When they are born on commercial farms, turkeys are hatched in incubators and crammed into warehouses with thousands of other motherless chicks — they never even get to have a mother, and they are understandably very confused by it. The video above shows how, if given the chance, a baby chick will immediately try to bond with whoever is around when it hatches (even if it is a human). Just like all babies, they need love.
Turkeys Are Actually Way Smarter Than We Give Them Credit For
"The term 'bird brain' couldn’t be further from the truth," Solomon tells Bustle. "Turkeys have a complex vocabulary of gobbles, clucks, putts, yelps, and whistles. They have personality, character, and a keen awareness of their surroundings."
In fact, The Atlantic article “Consider the Turkey” points out that in the wild, turkeys also have a crazy-good sense of direction. "Wild turkeys return to the exact location of a baiting station an entire year after feeding. They scratch and sniff and circle the exact spot for that unforgettable free lunch even though the trough has been moved. Animal behaviorists agree that this return is notable. The Humane Society rightly characterizes it as 'evidence of hitherto unappreciated intelligence.'" I don't know about you, but I can barely get around with GPS.
They Certainly Like Us (For Some Reason)
Erik Marcus, the author of Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating , has spent a lot of time with turkeys on farm sanctuaries and writes that, “Turkeys remember your face and they will sit closer to you with each day you revisit. Come back day after day and, before long, a few birds will pick you out as their favorite and they will come running up to you whenever you arrive. It’s definitely a matter of the birds choosing you rather than of you choosing the birds. Different birds choose different people.”
Like I mentioned about the turkey I hung out with at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary, all he wanted was to hang out with people and be petted, just like a dog. Watch the video above about one Farm Sanctuary turkey's bond with humans, and see if you don't cry some happy tears.
Turkeys Suffer Immensely Before They Are Killed
Make no mistake — on a commercial farm, there simply is no way to produce at scale while giving turkeys a "happy life." "On factory farms, they are treated as mere meat-producing machines. Mercy For Animals has documented turkeys being punched, kicked, and scalded alive on factory farms," Solomon tells Bustle. "All for Thanksgiving dinner."
Indeed, the suffering incurred by turkeys is immense — I won't go into full graphic detail here, but you can read all about what actually happens here. Suffice it to say they live in cramped, filthy conditions, babies are born without mothers, and all turkeys die a premature, painful death.
"Free-Range" Doesn't Equal A Happy Life
All "free-range" means is that the turkeys had occasional access to the outdoors. Free-range turkeys still suffer overcrowded conditions that make it nearly impossible to move. Commercial farms are so unhygienic that there is a pre-slaughter mortality rate of 7-10 percent, or between 20 and 26 million turkeys every year in the U.S. alone.
You might feel better buying a turkey labeled "free-range," but, as Solomon puts it, "Free-range or not, all turkeys will meet the same violent death."
They Anticipate Death And Can Have An Empathetic Heart Attack
If turkeys can bond to humans, it's no surprise they bond to their fellow turkeys. The Atlantic article points out that when a turkey is removed from its flock, it will squawk until it's reunited with its posse. In fact, a turkey will "mourn the death of a flock member and so acutely anticipate pain that domestic breeds have had epidemical heart attacks after watching their feathered mates take that fatal step towards Thanksgiving dinner. They clearly feel and appear to understand pain."
Even sadder, according to The Washington Post, nearly one million chickens and turkeys are unintentionally boiled alive every year in U.S. slaughterhouses because production lines move so fast that they often fail to kill the birds before they are dropped into the boiling tank.
It's Not Even Good For You
This is really a whole other article, but it's worth mentioning that just because turkey is poultry, that doesn't mean it's good for you (or the earth). So-called "white meat" might be less damaging to your body than red meat, but it still increases your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, food poisoning, antibiotic resistance, and premature death. Why not skip it altogether in favor of equally delicious, healthier vegan Thanksgiving foods? You'll even have more room for pie.
Not Eating Turkey on Thanksgiving Can Make A Difference
You might think something like, Well, it's already dead anyway, right? But by choosing not to participate in this system, you are essentially boycotting it on both a symbolic and market level. If people continue eating fewer and fewer animals (as they are), demand will decrease, which means fewer animals will be bred only to live a life of captivity and suffering.
If you find the origins of Thanksgiving problematic — celebrating a discovery that eventually led to Native American genocide and environmental destruction — why create further suffering and environmental harm in the world? "By skipping turkey on Thanksgiving you are taking a stand against needless cruelty and violence," Solomon says. "Now that’s something to be grateful for."
Images: Pixabay; Giphy


A few snow creations I saw in Denton yesterday when I went to my cardiologist appointment:
Ummm... wedding cake? It was quite nicely done, but I wasn't sure what it was supposed to be. Robot snowman, maybe? I dunno.
The Flying Tomato!!
When I stopped for milk at Braum's, the employees had put together this smiling creation atop one of the shrubs.
I love Braum's. I really, really do.
I hate snow, of course, but I still have a sense of humor and I still appreciate a good photo-op. Plus, I had my green & brown plaid Wellies on, so my feet didn't get cold OR wet. That, coupled with the moderate temperatures, made it bearable. If it had been minus ten out, you can bet I wouldn't be shutterbugging outdoors.
I bought those Wellies on 6th Avenue in NYC, about two blocks south of Central Park, because my feet were wet in the rain when I was walking to the MMA. I love those boots sooooo much... not only are they kickin' awesomely cute, but they evoke very happy memories, too.


I’ve been watching the weather which is battering the UK, and in contrast, here in France, the sun is shining. I hope everyone will come through the storms safely and that everything possible will be done to help the flood victims – starting with pumping out the water very soon.
This week’s challenge at Winter Wonderland caught my eye as it is to make a card without any stamping on it. I decided to use some of the dies I got with a voucher I won just after Christmas, along with the Frostyville border I’ve used many times. The Christmas Card Challenge this week is to use only silver and blue – so I have combined these ideas and this is what I came up with.
What I used –
Dies – Santa, and small deer from Impression Obsession, Memory Box Frostyville border and stars, Marianne Horizon Pine Trees die – cut in both silver and blue card from my local craft shop
Paper, ribbon and gems from my stash
Computer generated sentiment
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges –
Winter Wonderland Challenge – No Stamping Allowed http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.fr/2014/02/no-stamping-allowed.html
Christmas Card Challenges – Colour Challenge – Silver and Blue http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.fr/2014/02/christmas-card-challenges-11.html
Lothian Crafts Online Challenge – Love Using Your Dies http://lothiancrafts.blogspot.fr/2014/02/lothian-crafts-online-challenge-31.html
Sparkles Christmas Card Challenge – Anything Goes http://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.fr/2014/02/ch37-anything-goes-its-our-3rd.html


The Department of Telecommunications has asked telecom and other companies to vacate the spectrum in the 3,300-3,400 Mhz band, which will be used as 5G airwaves. This was said in a notice dated March 27, and companies have six months to comply.
No new assignments will be made in that band and existing licences will not be renewed, the notice said. It added that the telcos may want to migrate to other frequency bands, such as 2.7-2.9 GHz and 5 GHz, which are currently being used for providing internet services.
Bharti Airtel has already surrendered airwaves in this spectrum band, media reports said. Reliance Communication has shut down services as it processes the sale of its infrastructure. Corporations like Indian Oil Corporation and ONGC are also currently using the spectrum.
The government is speeding up its action to begin 5G services in India. It is reported that recommendations for the auction by June. The consultation has already concluded. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had included the deployment and growth of 5G bands as key in its recommendations for national telecom policy. The government plans to bring India’s 5G at par with the world, or by 2020. Telcos want a delay in auction given the stressed condition of the telecom industry.
Government’s intention resonated in their budget when Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech proposed a set of measures to aimed to improve internet access in India. Among them was the creation of an indigenous test bed for 5G technology. The plan for setting up a 5G test bed at IIT Madras was first announced in December 2017 and it is expected to be operational within the next six months.
It was earlier reported that Nokia and Airtel had a partnership to work on 5G technology standards and management of connected devices via the Internet of Things (IoT).


WASHINGTON – It is really hard to properly assess the Republican tax reform proposal now discussed in Congress. Many details have yet to be ironed out. Sure, in principle we can agree that a basic reform leading to a simplification of the almost incomprehensible U.S. Tax Code would be much better than the confusing morass we have now.
Lower corporate tax rates
We can also agree that a lower corporate tax rate would be good for American firms, in as much as lower rates would simply realign the U.S. with corporate tax rates prevailing now in most advanced countries. And, finally, limiting the interest deduction on home mortgages in excess of a certain amount is good. This deduction in practice is only a subsidy to wealthy home owners who get a nice “rebate” –a huge deduction based on the amount of interest they paid on their mortgages– when they borrow large sums of money to finance their mansions.
That said, in all the back and forth about potential winners and losers and possible –just possible– incentives that may be created by this new legislation that may end up boosting investments, economic activities and therefore overall growth, one major consequence of this new tax law is barely mentioned.
This is mostly a tax cut
Whichever way you look at it, this “tax reform” plan is mostly a tax cut that will end up cutting national revenue –by trillions of dollar, over several years. In turn, lower revenue caused by lower tax rates will force America, an already highly indebted country, to go much deeper into debt in order to meet current and projected spending obligations. This is a horrible, totally undesirable outcome.
America is in deep fiscal trouble
In case you did not know, America is already in deep fiscal trouble. Lower revenues would simply make a bad situation much worse. Indeed, absent sorely needed federal spending reforms aimed at slimming down (read: reduce size, scope and cost) our gigantic, and financially unsustainable entitlement programs –Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid– this Republican tax reform plan will further deteriorate our horrible fiscal outlook, simply because an even greater revenue shortfall –without significant spending cuts to go along with it– will amount to larger deficits, year after year.
Absent spending reductions, it is obvious that future larger annual deficits can be financed only through additional public borrowing.
So, here is the net impact of these ill-advised tax cuts. When all is said and done, some Americans will see their federal tax bill cut, in small or large measure. And this will be good for them.
A much larger national debt
But, as a result of this “reform”, America will have a much bigger national debt. And this is a disaster, not in the shape of a sudden catastrophe; but in the shape of a sliding slope that will amount to diminished federal resources down the line, and consequently much more limited options for the Federal Government in domestic as well as international affairs.
Simply stated, a country with an enormous, and growing, debt burden will no longer be able to afford a large defense budget. Therefore, with a shrinking military at its command, the U.S. President will have to “redefine down” the national interest.
Indeed, trying to cope with mountains of red ink, America will be no longer able to afford meaningful amounts of federal spending on international affairs, foreign aid, health research, sorely needed new infrastructure, space exploration, energy, and what not.
You get the picture. No money means scaled down domestic and global ambitions.
If we look at history, all Great Powers that went deeply into debt simply ceased to be Great Powers. (Check Spain, Portugal, France, Great Britain, the Russian Empire, and more).
No longer a Great Power
This should be obvious to all. But let me restate it anyway. America cannot be a debt ridden country concerned about the mounting financial cost of extravagant debt service obligations and still remain a Great Power. This is just impossible.
Great Powers are rich.
The foundation of any Great Power is the flexibility provided by huge economic resources that the Government can use to pursue its objectives. Sure enough, resources are often squandered in the pursuit of ill-advised enterprises.
However, in the case of highly indebted countries, with no real money to spend, the national leadership has few or no options. No option among other things means fewer and fewer power projection means, (read: reduced military spending), and reduced leverage in international negotiations. Simply stated, the World does not give much thought about a country that used to be rich and powerful but is no longer.
When will the world stop taking America seriously?
Since Uncle Sam’s debt already topped the astronomic figure of $ 20 trillion, how much farther can we go before the World stops taking America seriously? Nobody really knows. It is a matter of changing perceptions about the speed and the likely impact of America’s fiscal deterioration.
Why do we hear almost nothing about this fiscal crisis?
Well, if the fiscal consequences of this impending tax cut are so dire, why do we hear only vague and somewhat muted comments about the fiscal impact of this tax “reform”? Very simple. Elected leaders do not like to the bearers of bad news.
And the added complication is that it is really hard to explain in layman’s terms the damaging effects of an impossibly large national debt. Voters cannot “touch” the national debt and realize that it is really bad for them. These enormous figures –$ 20 trillion dollars of red ink, and climbing– seem to be abstractions.
The sky is not falling
Besides, if the sky has not fallen until now, why should it fall tomorrow if just added a little bit more to the debt? Can’t we just muddle through, just as before? Whereas a tax cut is a tangible benefit. This is something that can be sold to the voters.
The bigger the cut, the better. If cutting taxes means reducing already insufficient revenue, therefore worsening an already dire fiscal outlook, so be it. Tax cuts that directly benefit your constituents may get you reelected. Whereas increasing taxes and/or reducing spending on unsustainable entitlement programs in the name of fiscal sanity, will not get you any votes.


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MONTRÉAL, April 28, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - The Casino de Montréal is proud to welcome renowned chef Joël Robuchon, who will open a restaurant on the premises in the spring of 2016. Montrealers and visitors will be able to dine at L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, which will be located in the Casino's Pavillon du Québec, to discover the gastronomic delights served up by the highest-rated chef in the world. In fact, his restaurants have earned no less than 25 Michelin Guide stars over the years.
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We love dogs. From Tim Flach's extraordinary dog portraits to the great mystery of how to photograph a black dog, we have a particularly soft spot for unusual ways to capture (wo)man's best friend. That's exactly what San Francisco collage artist Samuel Price does in his stunning dog portrait collages made of hand-cut photographs from recycled magazines.
And while the whole eco-art card may have been played and played again over the past few years, it's worth noting that a single ton of glossy virgin paper, like that used for magazines like National Geographic, requires 15 trees to make about 1,100 magazines. Sam collages about 20 recycled magazines every day, or 48,000 over the 10 years he's been making his stunning collages—that's 650 trees saved over the course of his creative career.
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State board orders recount of 94,000 Durham County votes
RALEIGH, N.C. — After a meeting that lasted roughly three hours, the State Board of Elections has ordered a recount of 94,000 votes in Durham County, according to WTVD.
The hearing was possibly one of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory’s last hopes to catch up to Democrat Roy Cooper in the governor’s race.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Cooper’s lead had grown to more than 10,000 votes for the first time, past the threshold for McCrory to ask for a recount.
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Cheney had his 5th heart attack a couple of days ago and survived it. I get the feeling that if he died no one would be able to tell the difference, he would look and sound the same.
Dick first got his government insurance back in 1967, before his first heart attack. Isn’t it funny how Republicans LOVE their own government-run insurance plans but it’s evil to give that to the rest of us? Hahaha! Fucking funny as hell.
If Dick was an average guy like you and me he would have died by his 3rd heart attack because by then his insurance company would have refused coverage because it’s a pre-existing condition. Or else Dick would have lost everything paying for the things insurance won’t cover to the point where he could no longer pay his insurance premiums so they would have dropped him.
I bet Dick never loses a single night’s sleep thinking about those of us out here in America for whom a heart attack is fatal because we can’t pay for it.
If only we had that evil, socialist, government-run health insurance that Dick has.


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Is it possible to have a synchronized orbit between the Moon and the Earth, using the gravity of both bodies to hold its position (with some assistance, since the Moon's orbit is not circular). This could lead to so much: tethered lift transport, communications, deep space launches, etc.
Is it possible to have a synchronise orbit between the moon and the Earth,using gravity of both bodies to hold its position?
Yes and no. The "Yes" part: This is the Earth-Moon L1 point. The "No" part: The amount of fuel needed to stay at EML1 is huge. It's much better to be in a pseudo-orbit about those unstable Lagrange points. But now the vehicle is not staying at a single point. Many scientific probes have already been placed at the Earth-Sun L1 and L2 points. The Earth-Moon Lagrange points have not yet been utilized extensively.
This could lead to so much; tethered lift transport, communications, deep space launches ...
Not for the tethered lift transport. That doesn't make any sense. A space elevator would need to have it's center of gravity at geosynchronous altitude, making the entire mechanism orbit the Earth once per sidereal day. On the other hand, deep space launches are certainly a possibility with an EML1 or EML2 space station. An EML1 or EML2 space station / fuel depot has been seriously investigated as a waypoint to interplanetary space.
As mentioned, the L1 point is between Earth and the Moon. An elevator straight from Earth to the Moon isn't feasible, as they have two different rotation speeds, however, the L1 point is interesting for space elevators. It is one of two key point (The other being the L2 point) in making a lunar space elevator possible. From that point, a payload could be lifted from Earth to orbit using a Space Elevator, then move to the Moon, and finally go from the Moon to it's surface using such a space elevator.


Music is my thing. It always has been. I’m pretty confident that I came out of the womb singing some kind of tune. Both of my parents can sing. One is shy and won’t sing on a stage. The other loves the spotlight and never minded singing in front of people. I wonder which one I took after in that area? From the time I started school, any time there was a play or musical or an opportunity to sing in church, I was there. And I wasn’t going for the chorus line. I wanted center stage. I LOVE to sing loud and clear.
When I was little, it was because I liked the attention. As I got older, I continued to sing in church, but the reason changed. I now wanted to glorify God and give Him the praise. And when I moved to a new and bigger church at the age of 30, it all changed. There was no choir. There was a praise band, a worship team and contemporary Christian music. The church that I was going to didn’t do “specials” like they did in the church I went to growing up. I felt far inferior to the professionals they had on stage! There was no way I could bring anything to the table with them. And so I stuck to singing with the congregation in the pews, knowing that God had given me a gift….but afraid to use it.
As I started looking for my new church here in Alabama, one of the things I was looking at was the worship time. It wasn’t as important as other things like sound doctrine, or a gospel-sharing church. But I love the peace I feel as I worship in song so it wasn’t far from the top. Imagine my surprise that I’ve been repeatedly visiting a smaller church with old-fashioned hymns and a piano. I just found out they have a small choir. It’s like I’ve stepped back in time to my childhood! And it’s not what I’ve been used to for 12 years. And I think it might be right where God wants me.
You see, I long to feel the presence of God with music. But the truth is, I don’t need that music to feel the presence of God. He’s all around me. The Holy Spirit lives inside of me because I am a blood-bought daughter of the King. The music and the words are there to help me praise Him, to rejoice in who He is and what He’s done for us. The ability to sing is the spiritual gift that God has given me to use and honor for His glory. And I feel like I’ve wasted it for 12 years.
1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
The Lord has changed what I see as beneficial for me in finding a church. Rather than a church with a “stellar” worship hour, I long for a church that shares the gospel, who believes in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20). Then show me that same church that allows me to use the spiritual gifts that God has bestowed on me to serve others. In finding that, I find my church.
I’m thankful for a God who leads us exactly where we need to be. We only need to listen, trust, and obey. How about you, friends? Do you have a spiritual gift that you’ve been tucking away? Share in the comments below what it is, and let’s pray for opportunities to serve others with that precious gift from God!


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Why no I would not..
I'm gonna make a reads list thingy. The day is ending in, what, 6 hours?
Oh... that's a shame, but it's better this way if you can't be active.
Vote: Miss Alkane
Explain por favor?
No you should explain.
Any scum reads? Any reads? Any anything?
Sorry school takes a lot of time. Ok well let's see.. Let me get home and read back and I'll give a little read
Kinda eh list due to things not happening:
Arra - "Hrm". If Arra is a Conspiracist as they claim, potentially a confirmed civilian. I don't recall Arra doing anything like this before. I doubt this is a penguin trick.
CjBeats - Asking stuff. If I recall correctly, that's something both Civ and Pengu Cj share, I think. He did start MilkCalf lynchwagon just with a "defend yourself" comment and a vote, and let it become a lynch. Like it didn't even matter.
Karmin Arlert - New. "Taking notes". Eh. I don't know. Null I guess.
611 - Strikes me as erratic. Being himself? No clue. I don't like letting the MilkCalf wagon to end in a lynch, but... eh, I'm having trouble reading 611 this round. I've not seen him like this to be honest.
Zebe - beep boop
SpaceMonkeyRingo - Hasn't been doing much meaningful stuff. Did a random vote in the beginning though, which was off for him. Just kinda under the radar at the moment.
Apathy Applied - Nothing, nada, nil, zero, zilch... Total null.
HunterC1998 - I get Civilian vibes. Hunter was more aggressive as a Penguin when I played with them.
Zeskorion - Nothing out of ordinary. A little bit quieter than usually, though.
Miss Alkane - Again, nothing unusual, but knowing Alkane, that doesn't say much. If Arra's speaking the truth, Alkane has allies. Penguins? Stargazers? If the latter, I think there's been a hint... maybe? dunno I'm just hoping not a Priest.
Dragonclaw - not in this game lol wat those posts confused me
I could see our Penguins hiding in the lurkers... at least 1-2 of them perhaps. Not knowing exact numbers is kinda annoying. So this.
Apparently you have allies we don't know about? Care to share with us?
(Ima hold off on my reads for now)
I've never had an ally before, but even I know sharing too much about 'em would be a bad move. Even if it might prove I'm town, ain't no way I'm betraying my friend.
As for you. Well. Zebe made a good point about you starting the MC lynch. You're smart enough for that to be a Penguin thing for you, I believe. And that's a fact, not a simple "defend yourself".
Even if MC did end up being a Cultist, that doesn't prove a thing. Flips tend not to matter when proving guilt or innocence - but reasons for voting or not voting do, as I already stated.
Sometimes you should keep your trap shut.
And no, I'm not clarifying which bit.
And why not.
Why do you keep doing that, though? Are you trying to make a wagon? Or just add to the pressure? ??? why
That's not helpful.
I'd want to hear them, I'm gonna leave soon. I'd want to hear more opinions, since I won't be back before the Day's over.
That's not true. But I can get why you don't count that one time.
I see. But no chance.
What one time?
That doesn't count.
RG when does this day end?
And Zebe I need more stuff to happen today to get more reads. Alkane is acting a little suspicous. So is 611, but he always does.
We need a votecount.
I still have time. Barely. Ok well, right off the bat, @611 and @Zebe Care to actually give reasons for those votes?
You guys are always the first ones voting for me. Time to actually play.
611 seems quite suspicious, but when doesn't he? Don't trust him, but he isn't giving me town vibes.
Alkane seems...a little off. Like she's trying a new approach, or perhaps a role she hasn't had?
Apathy, gotta post more man
Zebe always voting for me always wrong. Why do you insist?
CJ asking questions getting the boat moving, i like it. Also town vibes.
Arra don't trust him, but really quiet.
Karmin arlert good friend, terrible player. Too quiet.
Hunter wasn't he scum twice in a row? Eh, I don't remember. Null
Please don't call me a zebe copy...
This. He just seems off. I mean, he normally does, but I just don't trust him. Especially after those two (at least) bandwagon votes with barely any reason, if any. I'd have thought we were out of RVS by now... besides, that strategy isn't even RVS. It's like he's testing the waters, trying to figure out who people would be okay with lynching. Trying to get a wagon going on somebody, anybody. : ////
Both he and CJ have been seeming suspicious to me. I'm gonna stick with CJ, though. For now.
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by Laura Picken
Summary: A little bit of mindless fluff inspired by the movie What Dreams May Come.
Hi all! This is just a little bit of fluff inspired by the amazing movie What Dreams May Come. Minor Sentinel spoilers for S2. Spoilers for the movie, but if you haven't seen it, don't worry, I don't give away much. There's -so- much in that movie that I could be writing from now until doomsday and not give away everything. Any of you TS smarm writers would have a field day with it. Seven or eight bucks to see it is getting off cheap, IMHO. But before I digress too much...
Disclaimer: We're all well aware of who owns Simon, Jim and Blair, so I'll just say that no copyright infringement is intended. Sharon's mine, folks, so don't use her without permission, although I'd be incredibly honored if you ask. This is not beta-read, since To Protect and Serve (which should be posted by the beginning of next week) is going to take up most of my readers' time anyway. I promise to triple-read for any major spelling or grammar errors, though.
Anyway, on with the show...
The scrolling credits on the television slipped noiselessly to a bluescreen as the two-person audience lay comfortably in each other's arms, thinking. Finally, Blair was the first to speak. "Wow..."
Sharon sighed in complete agreement. "Yeah, that movie was incredible. I hope heaven is really like that..."
Blair opened his mouth to speak, but, knowing that he was about to go into another anthropology lecture about afterlife beliefs of cultures around the globe, Sharon simply shut him up with a look. Blushing, then grinning sheepishly, Blair quietly replied, "Yeah, me too."
Chuckling lightly, Sharon pushed against Blair's leg until she was sitting up, then got off the couch to take the rewound tape out of the machine while Blair cleared the coffee mugs and empty popcorn bowl. As Blair stood at the sink and washed out the coffee cups, he wondered about the movie and the woman he had just shared it with. Could they be-? He wasn't sure. Sure, from the moment he met her he knew that there was no other woman for him. He also knew that Share hadn't dated much before they met, and had dated him exclusively ever since. But soulmates? He wasn't even entirely sure the possibility existed. And yet...
Feeling warm, thin arms wrap around him from behind, he left the popcorn bowl in the sink and leaned back into the embrace, enjoying having her close. Finally his curiosity got the better of him. He had to know what she was thinking. Turning around to face her he asked, "Share?"
"Do you think we're soulmates?"
There were many responses he thought he was going to get to that question.'Yes', or 'I'm not really sure', or something along those lines were the most likely possibilities. So her laughter definitely caught him off-guard. Confused, he asked, "What? What did I say?"
Breaking the embrace, Sharon took him by the hand and led him to the door. As he helped her into her coat she replied, "You don't get it, do you Blair?"
Now he was really confused. "Get what?"
Putting on her gloves, she looked around for the tape she promised to return on her way home. Finding it on the counter, she turned back to face her boyfriend, who was still standing at the door. The innocent look of bewilderment on his face left her grinning. "Blair," she asked, "Why do you think we have such a strong relationship?"
Sarcastically he replied, "Well, why don't you tell me, oh great psychoanalytical genius one?"
Glaring back at him, Sharon patiently explained, "Blair, it's not because we're soulmates, although you are my best friend and someone that I love very much. The reason why our relationship has been successful when your other relationships haven't is because I'm not expecting you to -be- my soulmate."
Sharon opened the door to leave, then turned around to finish her explanation. "Nope. If I -was- expecting you to be my soulmate, I'd be thoroughly disappointed."
Kissing her quickly, Blair then asked, "Really? Why's that?"
Allowing herself a longer goodnight kiss, Sharon replied, "Because you already have one. And I respect that as part of who you are." As the look of complete confusion came back across his face, Sharon laughed again, giving him one last quick kiss before leaving. "Goodnight, Blair."
Left to his own wandering thoughts, Blair called back, "Goodnight, Share," and closed the door. Straightening up the loft from the last remnants of dinner, habitually moving as quiet as possible, he thought about what Sharon had told him. He already -had- a soulmate?
Thinking as he finished the dishes, he started to laugh himself as he realized that Sharon was right. They hadn't clicked immediately, but there was one person who could do (and in many instances, had done) the same things for him that Chris did for Annie. Turning off the lights, he stopped at the door to his room. "Soulmates, huh? Wonder what the dissertation committee would have thought of -that- one?"
A familiar voice called down from the top of the stairs, "Good night, Chief."
Blair jumped at the sound. He thought Jim was on an all-night stakeout. He wouldn't have invited Sharon over otherwise. That meant that the older man...a relaxed smile crossed his face. "Good night, Jim."
The next morning was a flurry of activity in the bullpen, as usual. And, as usual, Jim and Blair seemed to move, breathe, even think as one. But, as Simon Banks watched them from his office, he noticed how the two men seemed to catch each other at points, and a knowing glance or smile would pass between them. An image of a family playing together near a lake in the mountains flashed at the back of his mind. Confused, he shrugged off the image focused his thoughts back on his work and getting through the day. [Soulmates,] he thought, [can be a real pain sometimes. It's nice that I get to see them in action this time. Maybe I'll finally be able to understand them...]
You want to understand that last paragraph? See the movie. ;-)


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THIS EPISODE: Tosha Silver, San Francisco Examiner columnist and author of "Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead," joins us and shines a bit of light on life.
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Top 5 Questions about being a Medical Assistant
When you are choosing a new career, you may have many questions, especially if you are thinking about becoming a medical assistant. There are a lot of things you need to know about this diverse field before making a choice. The healthcare industry needs trained professionals who can complete a variety of important tasks such as updating medical records, recording vital signs and symptoms, or dealing with health insurance policies. Understanding how to perform these important functions ultimately creates a healthier world for all of us. Below you will find the top 5 questions people ask about being a medical assistant.
#1 How much does a medical assistant get paid?
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average pay for a medical assistant in 2018 was $33,610 per year. Pay may be more depending on certification and/or years of experience.
#2 What is the highest paid medical assistant?
According to U.S. News, in 2017, the best paid medical assistants were located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, earning $58,650 a year.
#3 Is being a medical assistant a good career?
There are many reasons why being a medical assistant is a good career. One reason is that being a medical assistant can be a rewarding and fulfilling career. Medical Assistants have the opportunity to heal people on a daily basis. Plus, it can be very exciting. Each new day brings something different. If you work in pediatrics, you get to see and care for newborn babies. If you work in an emergency room, you can be part of a team that saves lives instantly. Or, if you work for a plastic surgeon, you can watch people improve their appearance. There are so many different job settings where you can make a difference and enjoy doing it.
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Medical Assistants are almost always in demand, so you tend to get job security and good pay. Medical assistants play a large role in healthcare as well as the community. They are crucial to creating a healthy environment where people can work, thrive, and grow.
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Medical Assistant training offered at Milwaukee Career College (MCC) and can be completed in just 30 weeks. Both day and evening classes are available. You will receive comprehensive training to perform certain clinical tasks, front office administrative duties and wide-ranging medical coding and medical billing duties. The program includes an unpaid externship experience at a local medical office or healthcare facility.
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THE WINERY DOGS, the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy(DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB), legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON), was interviewed on this past Monday’s (August 5) edition of Eddie Trunk‘s SiriusXMsatellite radio show, “Eddie Trunk Live”. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
On whether THE WINERY DOGS feels like “home” for Portnoy after stints with DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and ADRENALINE MOB:
Portnoy: “We all have cleared our schedule for the rest of this year to focus on THE WINERY DOGS, and we plan on doing the same next year. We plan on riding this cycle — and this band — as far as we could take it. And we all view this as a full-time band; this is not a side project. Me, personally, I have things in the pipeline that were already in the pipeline that are coming out — FLYING COLORS, PSMS, a TRANSATLANTICalbum — but other than those, they’ll come out, this is the band. I view this as my new home. And the way I was in DREAM THEATER — that was my home and I did other little things when I could, I view the situation here the same… I mean, the other things that I do — TRANSATLANTIC,FLYING COLORS, those are side projects. ADRENALINE MOB, we gave it our best shot, but this, right from the get-go, it just feels great within the band — the internal chemistry is amazing — and also the external reaction has been just off the charts, unanimously supportive and positive. So it’s just a great, great feeling, and I really do feel like this is my new home.”
On whether there are any plans for THE WINERY DOGS to release a concert DVD:
Portnoy: “We’re probably the only band in history to be this stupid. We filmed our second show ever for a live DVD while we were in Tokyo. Actually, the footage looks amazing — any production you do in Japan is amazing, top notch — but it was our second show. We’re already leaps and bounds better than we were at that show… I think we’re gonna keep it that it’s only gonna be released in Japan — a souvenir for them. Our second show. I mean, the hardcore fans will probably be able to obtain it, because you can obtain anything on the Internet, but we’re gonna leave it as a Japanese souvenir. Which is really cool, ’cause how many times do you see a DVD of a band’s second show ever? So, in that sense, it’s a cool collector’s item, a cool snapshot of a place in time, but we would like to do a proper onem, you know, a hundred shows in and then maybe do a worldwide release with that maybe next year or something.”
The self-titled debut album from THE WINERY DOGS sold around 10,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart.
“The Winery Dogs” was released in North America on July 23 via Loud & Proud Records and in Japan on May 15 via Victor Entertainment. The CD was mixed by Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX,ADRENALINE MOB, STONE SOUR and STEEL PANTHER.


Learning about your Zodiac sign should come with a decoding key. Sure, your sign's planetary ruler and your animal symbols are easy to commit to memory right away, but what about those odd pictographs that frequently appear alongside (or in place of) your sign's name?
Astrological glyphs are a system of shorthand to denote the signs without having to write them out. So, you're most likely to see them when brevity is a priority, whether you're looking at your emoji keyboard or natal-chart software.
They've changed and evolved over time, but keeping things succinct has always been the point. (For the record, whether they should be standardized is an ongoing discussion among astrologers.) The earliest astrological glyphs date back to Europe in the middle ages. Prior to that, the signs' names were usually written out in full.
Of course, each signs' symbol and glyph varies depending on the astrological system that you follow. For our purposes here, we're going to stick to the set of glyphs you encounter as a reader of Western, or tropical, astrology.
Even if you only use your sign's glyph as a sort of astrological flash card, to remind yourself where it appears on the Wheel of the Zodiac, trust that it serves an important purpose. Much like your sign's ruling planet, ruling element, or representative symbol, your glyph can illuminate an aspect of your sign you previously overlooked.
Ahead, we take a closer look at the glyphs associated with each sign of the Zodiac.


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