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Where the Universe Sings: The Spiritual Journey of Lawren Harris provides an intimate portrait of Canada’s most renowned artist and the expansive landscapes that inspired him. Co-founder and leader of the legendary Group of Seven, Harris has become the most valued artist in Canadian history, with canvasses routinely selling for millions of dollars. Who was this curious man? Why was Harris so determined to battle the critics and paint a radical new vision of Canada with bold brushstrokes and brilliant colours? And what led him to shirk convention and leap with abandon into the soul of the True North? As a documentary, Where the Universe Sings explores these questions and delves deeply into the life and experiences of Lawren Harris. Part proceeds to beneﬁt the Abolish Foundation. TICKETS: $20 Members / $25 Non-members / $10 Students. Tickets can be purchased at BUEI’s Oceans Gift Shop, or by calling 294-0204. Ticket holders are entitled to 10% off dinner at the Harbourfront (food only) before or after the film. Please call 295-4207 for reservations. Cannot be combined with any other special offers.
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Screaming, blood, gore, moonless night, zero visibility fog, people fleeing in terror - What a wonderful evening! Four sets for about $30 is great for your money, especially it’s alot closer than the haunts in PA. Plus the food in the midway is really good Legends is awesome. They can scare the holy bejesus out of you that’s for sure. First time I went last year absolutely loved it. Inferno is the stuff baby. Awesome actor. As well as other actors. I will be going back It was very scary and I loved it there were no lines it was great
Two to Tango by SidheRoseGraphics () Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise. Needless to say, Diego was eventually convicted of a few felonies and put away for quite awhile. Altayr took Sancha back to Paris. He taught her several more dance styles and they did their own shows with the highlight being Altayr's own choreographed version of Ravel's "Bolero" for two. Thanks for stopping by dear friends! Your comments are always appreciated! Hope you're having a fantastic week. We're having some really nice weather here!
Twelve Ways Convention Booths Grab Your Attention Pity the salesman who doesn't have some device to steer people into his booth. By Rob Cockerham \| The California State Fair is a landmark event of summer in Sacramento. It's a massive affair. It's a contest for ranch animals, it's a farming demonstration, a carnival and a midway, it's a concert, a food court and a sales presentation. One of the attractions is an air-conditioned tent with dozens of booths selling oddball products and knick-knacks. Depending on your temperament, it is either the best or the worst place in the world. Salespeople for vacuum cleaners, cleaning supplies, pots and pans, whole-house fans and shower build-ins surround you on every side. But there was a big difference among the booths. Some had pull. Some booths had someTHING that got your attention and got you engaged. It wasn't a sale, but it was defintely the first step to a sale. I was there for about 20 minutes, so I made a list. How to get convention attendees to visit your booth: Provide chairs for a presentation, or a bed, pillow, massage chair, airbed, etc. to rest on. I saw massage chairs, memory foam and smart gel cushions being sold this way, but when chairs filled up, the sales booth had a comfortable audience, listening to their pitch. Have a drawing for a iPad. For some reason the iPad has become the defacto convention giveaway. The convention attendees will be absorbed when they are filling out the form for the raffle, so you probably won't be able to sell to them, but you will have their names and phone numbers for your mailing list. At the state fair, Princess Cruises was giving away a cruise to Alaska, and they had a swarm of people tapping their details into rows of electronic tablets.
I saw a big improvement in the payout I made today, because of the hubs that were moved to niche sites. But when I check the stats of those hubs, what I see is different. They get a big spike in views the first day or two after they are moved, then the stats sort of flatline. Is this happening to anyone else? I'm happy with the results, but worry it's only very temporary. A good number of my hubs were moved almost immediately to niche sites and the majority have done exceptionally well since the beginning and continue to do so. Money is up, ad income is up, page views are up. This month I have had more views overall than I have ever had in any month during all of my years here. Even though I attribute some of this to the fact that I am "in my season" right now, views have gone way beyond what I ever expected. I think they will drop back once summer ends, but then only 23 have been moved so far, and I have another 72 that may be added later. If that happens, things should go very well, indeed. Just a couple hubs moved to niche site. All my hubs are featured. Money and views down. Yes, my first hub (under another of my profile names and after I returned to HubPages) was moved to "Wander Wisdom," and I noticed this with that hub. I had one old hub and three new hubs moved to Dengarden. The views plummetted on the old hub. The new hubs have had very few views. If it wasn't for Pinterest, I would be completely out of business. They've been good for me but obviously a lot depends on the individual niche site and the content you're creating. All of my hubs are featured. I wrote many of them 3 or 4 years ago, and kept updating them as each change came. Or at least as much as possible. It seems to me some of the niche sites have too many categories, possibly defeating the purpose. Owlcation, for instance. Education is such as broad topic. They have Tech stuff, Humanities and so many other topics, it may have been better to separate those. I guess time will tell. Interesting, perhaps they aren't niche enough then. I know they're still fresh with a lot of changes necessary so I'd give it a few more months and see what will happen next. Maybe they will create additional sites if the topics are too broad. Almost 1/3 of my hubs have been moved so far. What I've noticed is that there is a tendency to do better for a short while, then reverse. But then after maturing on the niche site the traffic expands well beyond what it was before. Overall, my traffic has more than doubled on average across the niche sites. That's about how many of my hubs were moved too. I have a defined niche, so I did do well so far. They began moving my hubs mid June, and the payout was the best I've seen in about two years. I guess it is a matter of giving the hubs more time to mature on the niche sites. I also have a lot of material I wrote for other sites. I took them off about a year ago, and they were just sitting. I added 3 to HP, and two of them were automatically moved to niche sites. So I think now they are looking at newer stuff first. Hi Jean, Yes, I think you're right about moving newer hubs first. I had two new hubs moved shortly after I published them about a month ago. But I still keep getting notices about additional old ones being moved once in a while to various niche sites. The results of traffic and revenue increases are motivating me to fix old hubs. I've been doing my own snipping in preparation for possible selection for additional moves. I'm finding that less Amazon ads are better. They don't overwhelm the reader. My finding is that too many choices makes people choose nothing. But with just one ad, they click it and Amazon is known to show them other choices anyway. I've been having Amazon sales almost every day now. Quite right. You don't want to give people choices. Better to trick them onto the Amazon site with text links then hope that they cannot resist temptation. I rarely use Amazon hubs anymore, I never made any money on them. Plus, the administration doesn't understand how some of my chosen Amazon products related to my niche. It isn't really worth it for me. I have also been fixing up old hubs. Even though I write about evergreen topics, I've been surprised a few times when I reread the hubs and realized a few small changes were necessary. It's good to know someone else is experiencing similar results as me. I took a peak at one of your Hubs with Amazon ads. The one about Venus In Capricorn. I see you didn't include any personal description of how you use the products yourself. That might be the reason why they are not working for you. I do often put books in my Amazon capsules, and still do my Astrology work myself, not using any programs. The programs leave out important things and add things that barely matter. Since I learned all I know about Astrology from my extensive library of reference books, it never occurred to me to say that I used them in Amazon capsules. The first hub I wrote here was how to cast your own horoscope, and I gave all the titles of the books needed (not in an Amazon capsule, as part of the hub). It's since been taken down, though I may put it back up. Since I've been taking Amazon capsules off, I don't think I'll put them back on. But thanks anyway Glenn. And I find books don't make much money on Amazon when we try to sell them here. Good news, hope I end up with the same results, thanks for the info. I think I'm in the 1st stage with the initial boost. I have half of my Hubs on niche sites. They are doing FABULOUS!! I am up probably 350 percent. No difference whatsoever. 3 have moved so far to howtheyplay. For what it's worth all the squidoo lenses moved here and converted to Hubs did very well for a short while and then dropped back a lot re. traffic At the time it was blamed on a Google algorithm change - but maybe what was experienced is much more typical re Google's response to new URLs. I've only had a few moved but overall traffic has more than doubled, so has payment, so I'm a happy hubbing bunny. Can't wait for more to 'go'. Only one of mine is doing much better with views. The others never got out of the gate. But overall traffic is better I think because more of my hubs are getting visits thanks to the niche hubs promoting "more by this author." Earnings are up as well. janshares, for you it is a case of the one that's doing well on the niche being in an area/on a subject of in which you're particularly strong/expert driving/"encouraging" traffic to Hubs in the same area/subject that, maybe, don't make the cut for a niche site (maybe for a reason like not enough images, of whatever). OR, is your niche article just a traffic-getter that meets niche standards (but is unrelated to background/expertise not directly related to the niche Hub? And, is the increased traffic for you in general a matter of someone's finding the niche article on whatever subject it is, and then, maybe, only looking for/reading other Hubs on THAT subject (like a food niche article that gets traffic to other food articles versus a psychology-related related niche article that draws traffic to other non-niche psychology-related Hubs you have? I don't do much on here these days (under either user-name) because I'm trying to figure out which, if any, approach to take with different types of Hubs; but among the several things I'm trying to sort out (and basesd on this thread), is whether (subdomains or no subdomains) there is still some sense in any user keeping Hubs to his own, individual, "niche type" subjects.... You raise some very good points to explore, WordCrafter09. I'd have to look at each hub and niche to get answers. I can, however, give you one good example of what I believe is the problem. My ground turkey meatball hub was the first one picked for a niche site, three months ago. It was doing well before that, maybe 20 to 40 views a day, higher on weekends. It now gets less than 5 a day. I think it was misplaced under "beef dishes" because there is no turkey subcategory. It makes me sad but there's nothing I can do about it. Edit: It has 1 view today. My Hubs are on 11 niche sites now and the number of views and money earned has increased significantly and steadily for all of them ever since the first Hub was moved over. I wish you all best success! I've got a few hubs that have been on niche sites for a little while now, and the performance has been strong and stable. Hopefully this keeps up. My experience matches that of AgilityMACH. Up 350% on views and earnings and holding steady for 3 months now. Before people go putting Amazon ads on all their pages again, it is worth remembering that the only pages that will get you Amazon sales are pages about products. If you are writing about anything else you are wasting your time (you will not get many sales) and you are spamming your reader. So, if someone searches for 'Books about Venus in Capricorn' then review a few and give Amazon links. If someone searches for 'Venus in Capricorn' there is no excuse for using Amazon ads at all. Give searchers what they expect rather than peppering them with unwanted ads and all will be well. I've even had hubs titled Venus in Capricorn or whatever sign, found a book like "Understanding Venus in Capricorn People" and nobody really buys them. I don't think it's worth it to put back any capsules I took off. And they only seem to allow one capsule anyway. I'll leave the ones still there, but all you can use for most of my topics are books, and I never made a payout even when all my hubs had capsules. Thanks for the advice though. Jean, What Will Apse explained in his comment is extremely important to understand. I think you were missing his point. He mentioned that title because I believe he was referring to the hub I mentioned that I looked at. You are not writing about the book. You are writing about Astrology. That's why you don't get sales from those Amazon capsules. The only way Amazon ads work is when they relate 100% to the subject of the title of your hub. And that is why HubPages snips those capsules that don't meet up to that standard before moving to niche sites. The book is on Venus signs though, Venus in Capricorn is the explanation of a Venus in Capricorn person. It's even hard to find obscure books about other planets in the signs, unless it's the Sun Sign. I understand I need to explain how I use it, but I never used that book. I use all my reference ones and many are out of print.. I appreciate Glenn and Will trying to help, but it's too involved to find books I've used and can recommend, people don't like to read reference books. They think they can go to a bogus site with incorrect info and know more than I do after 40 years of study. Many people think Astrology is something you can learn in an hour. I'm still learning. I'll take the capsule off, because they are moving some of my Sun signs to exemplore. Thanks though, you are both very nice to try to help me. I'm actually surprised they moved so many of my hubs now, they moved about 30. They aren't all about Astrology, I write about other things. Take care and good luck with your hubs. I respectfully disagree. I have several articles that are not about products but have ads on them that relate to issues discussed in the article for which those products can be helpful. They have brought in money regularly, and this month, more than ever before. It all depends what you write about and, of course, the relevance of the ads. I realize that my situation is a bit unusual since I write in a specialized area, but without those ads, my income would be much less than it is. Most of my Hubs that were moved to niche sites were moved in May and May was my best month ever. Now June is my best month ever, so I seem to be continuing with the momentum. That being said, in the month of June one of my Hubs experienced an unexpected spike because of real life events. I have a Hub on the 27 Club and on June 19th, actor Anton Yelchin tragically died at that age. For about three days, that Hub was getting 2000-3000 views a day. It has since dropped down, but it is still getting more traffic that what it was before. Of course it is weird to experience an increase due to tragedy, because it is hard to be happy about it. But we will see what will happen to traffic in the coming months. turbofuture and toughnickel are doing well so far. Owlcations didn't pick that much momentum. I honestly don't think the editors have the data to tackle the Amazon ad issue. If they are keeping ads that never produce sales, as Jean suggests, and dumping ads that are consistently used (the case with a number of my pages) something is seriously wrong. by David Hinerman8 weeks ago I've written almost 20 hubs in the last few weeks since I've returned to HubPages. I've had no problems getting featured & my hubs get moved to niche sites pretty fast. But I wrote a hub 5 days ago and it still has... by Glenn Stok4 months ago I noticed that hubs in niche sites no longer include the "More by this author" section below the hub. Is this just an oversight or was it a decision to drop it on niche sites? by Dr Mark4 months ago Over 1/4 of my hubs have not been moved to a niche site. They do not have much traffic from Google, so it is not HPs fault that they have not been selected. There is nothing wrong with them, but they do not have... by Scott Bateman9 months ago I'm very happy with the results of the niche sites. It's a win-win for HubPages and writers like myself. But I'm a bit curious about the process for choosing Hubs that go on those sites.One of my most successful Hubs on... by John D Wilson9 months ago The chart showed a loss of about 55% of the traffic on Hubpages in the last 6 months.I also looked at the traffic trends on some of the niche sites, and they don't seem to be making up for the loss.In fact the bounce... by Brandon Lobo18 months ago Hi,There's one hub of mine that was averaging around 200 views a day and getting plenty of Amazon sales around a year and a half ago, then throughout the first quarters of last year it was stable at around 50 views and... Copyright © 2017 HubPages Inc. and respective owners. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. HubPages® is a registered Service Mark of HubPages, Inc. HubPages and Hubbers (authors) may earn revenue on this page based on affiliate relationships and advertisements with partners including Amazon, Google, and others.
Previously, we’ve featured luxury backpacks designed by the Olsen twins – Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, for their luxury brand, The Row. Made from crocodile leather, these bags are known to carry exceptionally lengthy price-tags, with the previous pieces costing $39,000 a pop. Now if those weren’t fancy enough for you, artist Damien Hirst has come up with a collection of 9 luxury bags with the Olsen twins, yet again for The Row. These bags use Hirst’s spot paintings and medicine cabinet themes and each of these are either decorated with pill-like ornaments or eye-catching multicolored spots. The bags follow a similar shape like those featured here before and are available in black with differently colored pills and spots ranging from gold, silver to multicolored. Also, this new collection of bags from The Row will each come with a price-tag of up to $55,000, a sum most wealthy Olsen fans wouldn’t mind spending on a one-of-a-kind bag as such! [Justoneeye and Complex]
Erin has been my roommate the past two years. She is a blast to be around. We love a lot of the same things and have bonded many nights over watching the Real Housewives and eating a donut or two. I loved doing this photoshoot because we are comfortable around each other, and it felt more like hanging out than doing a shoot. I absolutely love how these photos turned out.
Initial response has been great; many more comments than I expected. A discussion thread is currently going on over on the mer.rlproject.com discussion boards. Thanks to everyone who has emailed. Version 1.0.1 is on the way. This will mainly be a bug-fix release with some user-interface improvements, but if you're using 1.0 you'll definitely want to update. I'm hoping for early next week for releasing it, but we'll see.
I've been working at a police station 5 days a week for almost two years now and I'm still deciding whether to keep both of my jobs or continue on with only Hooters. The tips I get when I begin to wait tables will decide that for me. I meet some pretty interesting people at work and I enjoy writing about them. My week so far: Sometimes I really hate working at a police station when I have to sit face to face with a pedophile waiting to regis ter. He had the nerve to say to me: "well I gotta take care of this, even though it's a pain." Most of these guys look like they could be my dad's best friend or my mom's brother. It's terrifying, Some crazy goth kid just complained to me about the non-smoking ordinance in El Cajon, comparing it to Nazi Germany circa 1933-45. Then he saluted Adolf Hitler and "marched" away. really? REALLY? Yes please PLEASE pollute my air with your cancer sticks sir. And thank your for comparing my country to a fascist dictator's. Is it wrong to get extremely frustrated with people that use their less-than-profficient-skills to speak or read english as an excuse to break laws and ignore rules that the rest of us are required to follow?? And then the expect me to excuse their tickets on that evidence alone? There is a 24X24 sign stating that what you did is illegal sir. No it's not my fault that you didn't have your glasses on. And now I'm very afraid that there are people like you driving without their glasses on and unable to read close-range 24X24 signs... I'm a 21 year old Southern California college student and part time Hooters waitress with too much going on inside my head. I love my family, my friends, and my wonderful boyfriend despite how crazy they all make me. When extreme sports, art, and music don't cut it, I come on here to vent my frustrations or flaunt my happiness. So here it is. Vivaaa!! Contact me at email@example.com Please note that the views and opinions expressed herein are mine alone. They are not necessarily the views and/or opinions of Hooters Inc, Hooters of America Inc, or of any other Hooters affiliate. Hooters Inc, Hooters of America Inc, and other Hooters affiliates are in no way affiliated with, Caution: Blonde Thinking, and they do not endorse or support, Caution: Blonde Thinking. The same applies to any Police station or of any Officer.
Torajaland – Sulawesi, Indonesia Elaborate Funerals and Eloquent Architecture Once known as the Celebes, Sulawesi is a fascinating island destination for exploring one of Indonesia’s most distinctive cultural groups. Tanah Toraja, or Torajaland, located within mountainous folds north of the popular port city Ujung Pandang, is famous for its unusual and elaborate death feasts. A visitor hits the jackpot if he or she arrives in time for a local funeral ceremony, to which outsiders are enthusiastically welcomed. Joyous celebrations of the soul’s departure for the hereafter go on for days, and are marked by flowing palm wine, music, dancing, colorful dress, and the sacrifice of a pig or water buffalo or two – or dozens, depending on the family’s means. Wooden coffins and earthly goods are buried in caves hewn into the limestone cliffs. The Toraja profess Christianity, but instead of crosses, carved and painted wooden effigies – lifelike figures of the deceased called tau tau – line the cliffs. Although grave-visiting is the draw (there are cemeteries for the nobility, cemeteries for babies . ..), the island itself is a marvel to explore, for the templelike architecture of its tongkonan homes (bamboo-roofed structures that resemble the prow of a sailing ship), clove and banana plantations, bamboo villages floating on beautiful Lake Tempe, and remote mountain enclaves accessible only by foot. Unlike their policy in other parts of Indonesia, the colonial Dutch encouraged the Toraja to preserve their rich architectural and cultural traditions – with the exception of human sacrifice, a custom extinguished sometime ago.
Good Sunday! I hope everyone is well. :) Before I dive headfirst into the many Boden reviews I have (most positive, a handful not so), I wanted to get the ootds published from my last trip to Mississippi. Unlike last year when we stayed there for nearly eleven days, this year was a mere eight total, so I was happy to have far less to pack and to think about. Anyhow, since I have done this before (2009, 2010, and 2011), I don't think I need to go into much more. "7FAM jeans, button-down fitted shirt, crisp wool jacket, and high-heeled boots." So instead, I take three lovely and comfortable pieces, wear just a touch of makeup, and fix my hair just so, and am happy when I make it through the process relatively unscathed. (Which we did--the first travel day was wonderfully easy, for once.) I hadn't originally planned to make a tee for CW but she saw me making mine, so she asked if she could have one, too. I actually like hers better. :) The sweater was reviewed by me here, and I have to say it has held up well, and looks wonderful with a variety of different colors. Of course, this shade is nearly sold out (as is much over there at Boden). The Effortless suede boots were my go-to the entire time I was in Mississippi, and I was glad to have brought them. They are also almost completely sold out, but if you like them, I reviewed them here. The Madewell scarf I received for a song, as it was a popback sale item with an extra 25% off. The cords are a wonderful color, and even though I usually stay away from J. Crew pants, I have lucked out this season, since the ones I have bought have fit well and are special and unique. BTW, the whole day was very relaxing, a bit of shopping, a bit of eating, and a bit of visiting. The collection pencil skirt in windowpane was one of my favorites from the J. Crew Fall lookbook, but OMG, the original price was so expensive. I can see why they wanted to charge that amount, as this skirt is made from the softest virgin wool imaginable, but what J. Crew should have done was to mark it at a bit above what they wanted to get for it, and I guarantee they would have sold out immediately. Instead, the skirt sat in the sale section until it was priced where most of us could afford it. (And at 30% extra off, at least in my case.) The rest of the outfit is old, except for the shoes, which I mentioned in the last outfit. this one in silver, and one in a gold stripe. If I was only allowed to have two tees in my closet, I would immediately grab these two and not look back. I wanted to wear the Carriage coat dress again this year, and since I have plans to try it like it was styled by J. Crew (see here), but knew it wouldn't be cool enough to do so down there, I came up with the idea to wear it with lightweight leggings, some black boots, a tank (not shown), and the Madewell storyteller scarf. I wore the dress here last, while pregnant, so it is nice to see that even though it fit me then, it still works on me now (although the a-line shape is much more obvious now). The sweater is the dreaded dream v-neck sweater. For those of you who are not a JCA, the dream sweaters are dreaded because the fabric pills nearly immediately, usually if you decide to look at it the wrong way. Now I have no idea how I lucked out, but this year's version in this lovely heathered mint color has barely a pill on it. Sure, it is a bit "lofty" but I don't need to get out my sweater shaver and I have worn it at least three times since purchasing it (mainly lazing about the house, that's why this is the first time you have seen it on me). (I wore it last here, more traditionally.) Mother's. Now I know that this food looks kind of gross, but WOW, it certainly doesn't taste like that. In fact, as much as I enjoy cooking Cajun myself, and have done so for years, the food at Mother's is my personal holy grail, and if one day I can manage to cook a jambalaya like Jerry's jambalaya (my fork is pointing to it), I would be exceedingly thrilled. I also kind of dig what Angus is doing there in the back. Any quotes? It is from JC Penny's and looks and feels way more expensive than it actually is. I liked it so much that I went ahead and grabbed it in heather grey on Black Friday (it was almost half-off, so cheap went down to insanely inexpensive). I am wearing this in a small, and I would say it fits well (I wear a size xs in J. Crew for reference). Above is the polyvore of my packing list. Okay, that's all. Will be back later tonight with more.
\|Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Keqing at China's National Day Reception on Tuesday with DFA Acting Secretary Laura del Rosario. Photo by Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News MANILA - Even with its looming change in leadership, China reiterated that it would keep its policy of “peaceful development.” China also expressed hope that its bilateral relations with the Philippines will go back to normal despite an ongoing territorial dispute. In a message during China’s National Day reception held Tuesday night, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Keqing underscored the importance of Philippines as a neighbor to China. Ma said tensions between the Philippines and China have eased “in the last few months,” also citing the “important meeting” of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Interior Secretary Mar Roxas. “I wish joint efforts will be continued with the aim of overcoming current difficulties and bringing the bilateral relations back to the track of normal development. I believe this is in the interests of both sides and is conducive to the peace and stability of our region,” Ma said during the celebration of the 63rd founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. Ma said that “friendly cooperation” between the two countries has led to “tangible benefits.” She cited “double-digit annual growth of trade, steadily increasing two-way investments as well as cultural and people-to-people exchanges.” This is despite China’s decision to ask the Philippines to pay back its official development assistance of around US$500 million to fund the North Rail project. Neverthless, Ma expressed confidence that China’s relations with China will continue to grow. “The Philippines is an important neighbor to China. Amicable interactions between the Chinese and the Philippine people have forged affinity and kinship, which has withstood the test of history and time,” Ma said. China gave an assurance that it would keep its policy of peaceful rise even with its looming 18th National Congress that would give way to a transition to a new leadership. Xi is the presumptive successor of Chinese President Hu Jintao. “There is no doubt that China’s basic state policy of peaceful development and opening to the outside world will remain unchanged. China will be all the more determined to go for peaceful development, follow the win-win strategy of opening up and implement the policy of good neighborliness with neighboring countries,” Ma said. Philippines 'hand-in-hand' with China In her response, Foreign Affairs Acting Secretary Laura del Rosario said the Philippines is looking forward to the “expansion” of the country’s trade with China, hoping that it “would double during the next four or five years.” “Being with good friends and neighbors, we are confident that no matter what challenges we face as neighbors or as a region, we would be working hand-in-hand with China,” del Rosario said. “As the People’s Republic of China celebrates its anniversary, we toast to its bright and strong future, a future where the Philippines and China will continue to be friends, will continue to be good neighbors and partners in development,” she added. Other Philippine officials who joined the reception were former President Fidel Ramos, Vice President Jejomar Binay, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Presidential Adviser on the Political Affairs Ronald Llamas, Philippine Special Envoy to China Domingo Lee, Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos, Manila Rep. Zenaida Angping, and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, among others.
The first thing one learns in law school is that spell check is no longer helpful. It does not recognize a high proportion of the words needed to write about the law. One inevitably sits staring at words like “domiciliaries” for extended periods of time, comparing to a textbook or handout, making sure that it is actually spelled the way it is intended to be spelled so it can be added to the computer’s dictionary. I never bothered to add any of these words to my computer’s dictionary, so I stare at them for extended periods of time EVERY TIME I use them on my computer. And no, I don’t intend to add them. That’s what they want. It means that they win. Speaking of domiciliaries, let’s discuss them, just briefly. Did you know, if you are a Know what this means? This means that, despite having lived in Furthermore, you can’t get out of this state citizenship by moving overseas. Ever. I know, you moved overseas fifteen years ago and you never intend to live in this country again. Your computer chip should be flashing like mad. “Gone! Gone! Gone!” Nope. Still a citizen of the state you lived in before you left. “But I left! And I subjectively intend to live in Country X forever!” Tough. Still a citizen of your last state. Still can be sued there for anything you did anywhere. I always wondered how I could file tax returns as a non-resident resident of
I've made some notes for me for the lace carriage, with pictures. Kitty, as always, is right on hand to help. Dont move the needles beyond the needle bed. Use ravel cord to hold stitches, (this works really well). Take time to do it right. Use the lace carriage to do the stocking stitch. Yarn in the feeder, side levers forward and no punchard. It knits at a looser stitch than the main carriage. To tell the carriage where the pattern goes (starting from the back) : bring the white lever next to the card forward. Set the edge pins. on the carriage flick the side levers forward, and the dial to transfer. Increase and decreases can be done as normal, just move the edge pins to their new position and take the needle out of work (for decreases). All the pins do is stop the carriage from doing anything. Just do your increase/decrease and move the edge pins. then knit. If there's a needle, it will knit, if not it doesn't, so it doesn't matter where the edge pins are, all they do is stop patterning. Just remember to move them and take the needle out of work.
It was the best of times and it was the worst of times, the best of times for the Bush Crime Family and the worst of times for America. The Bush Family played a large part in the formation of the Central Intelligence Agency and has ruled America since 1947. The recent CIA leaked “report” on Donald Trump’s depravity in Russia was prepared by an ex-British spy and given to the Democratic Party after Trump won the GOP nomination away from Jeb! Bush ending the Bush reign of terror. John McCain does the Bush Family’s dirty work According to Patrick Buchanan, the report was then funneled to John McCain who passed it on to the Republican FBI Director, James Comey. Trump's Enemies See an Opening “Fake news!” roared Donald Trump, the work of “sick people.” The president-elect was referring to a 35-page dossier of lurid details of his alleged sexual misconduct in Russia, worked up by a former British spy. A two-page summary of the 35 pages had been added to Trump’s briefing by the CIA and FBI — and then leaked to CNN. This is “something that Nazi Germany would have done,” Trump said. Here, basically, is the story. During the primaries, anti-Trump Republicans hired the ex-spy to do “oppo research” on Trump, i.e., to dig up dirt. The spy contacted the Russians. They told him that Trump, at a Moscow hotel in 2013, had been engaged in depraved behavior, that they had the films to blackmail him, and that Trump’s aides had been colluding with them. When Trump won the nomination, Democrats got the dossier and began shopping it around to the mainstream media. Some sought to substantiate the allegations. None could. So none of them published the charges. In December, a British diplomat gave the dossier to Sen. John McCain, who personally turned it over to James Comey of the FBI. Damning dossier was a hoax Zero Hedge is now reporting that the report was actually a hoax, but in the age of fake news no verification is required before attempting to destroy people’s lives, especially people on Trump’s team. 4Chan Claims To Have Fabricated Anti-Trump Report As A Hoax In a story that is getting more surreal by the minute, a post on 4Chan now claims that the infamous "golden showers" scene in the unverified 35-page dossier, allegedly compiled by a British intelligence officer, was a hoax and fabricated by a member of the chatboard as "fanfiction", then sent to Rick Wilson, who proceeded to send it to the CIA, which then put it in their official classified intelligence report on the election. Here is 4Chan's explanation of how the story came to light: >/pol/acks mailed fanfiction to anti-trump pundit Rick Wilson about trump making people piss on a bed obama slept in >he thought it was real and gave it to the CIA >the central intelligence agency of the united states of america put this in their official classified intelligence report on russian involvement in the election >donald trump and obama have both read this pol/acks fanfiction >the cia has concluded that the russian plans to blackmail trump with this story we made up just let that sink in what we have become. Fake reporter given unlimited access to W. Bush White House To understand just how egregious this “fake news” really is we need to go back to the George W. Bush Administration planting a “fake” reporter in their press briefings. Remember Jeff Gannon of Talon News who always was the go to guy to lob “fake news” questions to George Bush to make him look good? From Washington Blog: All-time most ridiculous ‘crisis actor’: President Bush’s gay male prostitute, Jeff Gannon, acting as White House ‘objective professional media’ to pimp US Wars of Aggression President George Bush, Jr. used a crisis actor as a very friendly White House reporter to pretend the US War on Terror was legitimate policy to a crisis rather than obvious unlawful War of Aggression all began on lies known to be false as they were told. As I wrote in 2010, George Jr. used gay male prostitute, Jeff Gannon, to act for two years that the US faced a crisis of terrorism in front of the world’s media. This is the most ridiculous use of a crisis actor: a US president’s gay male prostitute lover with zero press credentials entering the most elite media assignment at the White House to act that the “War on Terror” is real rather than staged. Most Americans are unaware that this gay male prostitute was allowed over 200 visits to the Bush White House between 2003 and 2005 with a “press pass” issued by White House leadership. According to Secret Service public records of check-in and check-out dates and times (here and here), most of the prostitute’s visits included several hours of time before and/or after press conferences, 32 times on days without press conferences, and 14 visits without checking-out in apparent overnight stays at the White House residence of Mr. Bush. Secret Service would ordinarily declare a security emergency and conduct a full search of the White House if their records indicated a person hadn’t checked-out at the end of a press conference. Apparently, this protocol wasn’t enacted because Mr. Gannon had permission to spend the night. Jeff Gannon’s employment was gay male prostitution; he had no previous experience as a journalist and no association with any media when he began attending White House press conferences. Jeff Gannon’s gay male website had multiple photos of his fully-naked shaved body, and advertises to prospective clients that his penis is eight inches in length and circumcised. The White House is the most difficult press conference in the world to attend, and only open to the most credentialed professionals from major media, yet Mr. Gannon received special White House permission without any connection to any media. Comedians do the job of reporters Where was the FBI and the CIA when a “fake reporter” who was a real prostitute was given unlimited access to the press room and White House and the President of the United States’ residence? How can the reports prepared by the CIA be trusted? How is it that America has to rely on comedians to deliver “real investigative” reports? George W. Bush wasn’t the first Bush to use “fake news” reports to bring America into war. George Bush Sr. also used “fake news” to sell the nation on his Iraq War. President George Bush, Sr. used one crisis actor and two outrageous lies for his unlawful war on Iraq in 1990: Crisis actor Nayirah, the daughter of Kuwait’s ambassador to the US, lied that she was a hospital volunteer and saw Iraq soldiers murder 312 infants by stealing incubators and throwing the infants onto the floor. Papa Bush and then Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney lied that US satellite photos showed Iraq military massed at the Saudi Arabian border ready to attack. These photos have never been shown due to claims of “national security,” while commercially available satellite photos show zero Iraq military presence. Trump banned from Britain The Bush Family could not have pulled off these capers without the assistance of the British Empire. Margaret Thatcher was there to assist George Sr. and Tony Blair provided the “sexed up” British intelligence that was used to sell America on war with Iraq. The British Empire under David Cameron attempted to derail Donald Trump campaign by banning Trump from Britain on “fake charges” clearing the way for Jebby Bush. Banned in Britain? Parliament debates keeping Trump out Britain's Parliament held a boisterous debate Monday on a proposal to ban Donald Trump from the country in a rebuke of his call to block Muslims from entering the United States. The topic drew plenty of support from the British lawmakers, who don't actually have the power to ban anyone. The debate did allow members of Parliament to vent their frustrations about Trump's comments… Trump raised the ire of British Prime Minister David Cameron after last month's terror attack in San Bernardino, Calif., by proposing to keep Muslims out until more rigorous security checks are in place. The Republican presidential hopeful also lashed out at the city of London, saying it has become so "radicalized" that police fear for their lives. It is no secret that the Bush Family was irate when Donald Trump took on Jeb during the primary and dispelled the “fake news” that George W. Bush kept America safe on his watch. With the Bush ties to the CIA any report such as that of the golden showers coming from the CIA leaks should be viewed with a high degree of skepticism. From The Horn News: Bush’s revenge! GOP’s plot to stop Trump Ever since the dawn of the television era, it has been every major presidential candidate’s best friend. I’m talking about the post-convention bounce… Unfortunately, that’s not going to be Donald Trump’s convention experience. Not by a longshot. Sure, there will be plenty of unhinged, left-wing nutjob protesters who will find their way to Cleveland for the convention, looking to cast a pall over it. But they’re not Trump’s biggest problem. It’s actually the GOP establishment that is trying to guarantee that the Republican National Convention will be a circus of negative publicity, much of it damaging to Trump… It is now a near certainty that there will be a push at the Republican National Convention to strip Trump of the nomination through a rules change. Before Trump even makes his first appearance at the podium, his campaign will be trying to contain the damage from this unprecedented coup d’etat. If that wasn’t bad enough, a series of high-profile Republicans have announced that they are skipping the convention completely, mostly to protest Trump. Just the short list includes the entire Bush family, Mitt Romney, Arizona Sen. John McCain, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, and many, many more. As many as eight Republican Senators may miss the convention. And these no-shows are going to generate a constant current of negative media coverage, even during Trump’s better convention moments. Trump can’t trust spooks with his life Is it any wonder that Donald Trump has his own security detail? With all of America’s spy agencies leaking damning lies about Donald Trump prior to his inauguration, he’d be crazy to put his life in the hands of the Secret Service. Look at what happened to Ronald Reagan when a mentally ill man with ties to the Bush Family attempted to assassinate him. Who would have benefitted from a Reagan death? Bush Sr. that’s who. So the media is attempting to shame Trump into relieving his private security from their duties. From Vanity Fair: WILL PRESIDENT TRUMP KEEP HIS OWN PRIVATE SECURITY FORCES? “It’s playing with fire,” one former Secret Service agent says. Whether you believe Donald Trump should be taken seriously but not literally, or vice versa, there is no doubt the president-elect has his authoritarian tics—filling his Cabinet with generals and billionaires; promising to “open up libel laws” to make it easier to sue journalists; not giving a single press conference since the election and musing that he might do away with daily press briefings; giving his adult children prominent positions within his White House transition team; suggesting that post-campaign “victory rallies” could become a staple of his presidency. Then there are the habits that tend toward the authoritarian, such as Trump’s penchant for surrounding himself with his own private security forces—ex-cops and retired F.B.I. agents whose loyalty has earned them an unprecedented position of power alongside the Secret Service. Politico reports that Trump, who had hired his own private security and intelligence teams to work alongside the Secret Service during the campaign, will be keeping “at least some members” of those teams. Seems very prudent to me. So hang on America, we only have a week to go and our new President will be in the White House. But Trump hasn’t been resting on his laurels, he’s already hard at work. His nominees will be approved and he can roll up his sleeves and undo the sixteen horrible years of the Bush/Obama/CIA fiasco. January 20, 2017 will be the day Americans got their country back. The Trump wrecking ball will smash the GOP into bits and rebuild it into the once great party of Theodore Roosevelt. Bring out the champagne and ring in the New Year, Happy Days are here again. The Bush Family, the CIA and the British Empire’s war on Donald Trump will be lost. By Patricia Baeten
Thursday, May 26, 2011 Bismarck saga -- Luck runs out At 8:47 p.m. the British Swordfish flight catches up to the Bismarck. While the flight leader had planned to launch a coordinated attack, the worsening weather conditions and heavy AA fire from the Bismarck conspired to break up the attack into disjointed runs in small groups. Only one of the first 14 torpedoes fired hits the Bismarck, square amidships -- just like the Victorious strike -- and as in the previous case the German torpedo protection system and armor belt was enough to keep the damage from the small 18-inch aerial torpedo carried by the Swordfish to a minimum. Just as it appeared that the Bismarck might escape, the 15th Swordfish made its run. Fatefully, the Bismarck attempted to turn away from the torpedo, a maneuver that proved to be a mistake as instead of hitting the well-armored middle of the ship, the torpedo struck at the very stern of the ship. It would be decades later before the true nature of the damage suffered by this hit was discovered when Dr. Robert Ballard located the wreck. It appears that the blat jammed her starboard rudder right into the propeller shaft. It's also possible that the blast blew off the port rudder. The Germans didn't know what they were dealing with, but this was a scale of damage unrepairable at sea. The Bismarck was doomed. It was 9:05 p.m. At 9:30 p.m. the Sheffield runs up on the slowed Bismarck, which opens fire at 15,000 yards. No direct hits are scored on the cruiser, but splinters from near misses kill several crewmen and knock out the ship's radar set. The Sheffield is able to determine that the Bismarck is steering an erratic course, the first indication that the British have that their quarry may not escape after all. Just a few minutes alter, at 9:40 p.m. the Bismarck notifies Berlin of its plight.
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: \|Type:\|\|Artigo de periódico\| \|Title:\|\|Nanogravimetric study of lead underpotential deposition on selenium thin films as a semiconductor alloy formation procedure\| \|Author:\|\|Cabral, M. F.\| Calegaro, M. L. Machado, S. A. S. \|Abstract:\|\|An electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance Au electrode modified with a Se thin film was used to investigate the electrochemical behavior of lead ad-atoms using underpotential deposition (UPD) conditions. A specific quasi-reversible process was observed during the reduction of Pb2+ on Se thin films in perchloric acid media. The charge density of Pb ad-atoms on Se thin film (46.86 mu C cm(-2)) suggests a recovery of 0.1 monolayers, which is in good agreement with EQCM data. The Se thin film can be successfully alloyed with Pb atoms that are deposited by chronoamperometry using time intervals large enough to allow for diffusion toward the inner Se phase. Linear sweep voltammetry combined with EQCM in perchloric acid was used to characterize the amount of Pb absorbed in the Se thin film. These findings offer a new strategy for alloy formation in semiconductor films using UPD as an effective tool to quantify the exact amount of the incorporated metal.\| \|Editor:\|\|Royal Society Of Chemistry\| \|Appears in Collections:\|\|IB - Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas\| Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
Yesterday Grannywen and I went out to lunch. It was a bit of a magical mystery tour as she didn't have a clue as to what or where we were going! To be fair, I only had a half a clue as I needed to drive us there without a map so that she didn't suss it out! We arrived at the Mill at Gordleton and it was fabulous and magical to say the least, but more of that in another post! I returned home last night on the train, along with all the great unwashed but am now enjoying some sunshine before heading off into work this afternoon. No washing to hang out today as I didn't get up early enough but this LO shows a regular feature on my patio! Hopefully Grannywen will have managed to convey Barney back to the vet this morning for his second injection, she can't really tell the twins apart. Hopefully it's not Fred who went?? The vet suggested marking him up with nail polish which I grudgingly agreed to, and he was duly splodged with pink, but by the next day it had all come off so watch this space as to who went???? Amazingly, after his first visit on Friday his funny sniffle seemed to disappear so fingers crossed all is well.
\|LeBron is back in Cleveland. But can he bring with him\| the success he had in Miami? Later this month, the NBA season will be underway. So let's look at how I ... the Sportz Assassin ... see the Eastern Conference unfolding (check the West here). Good: The Bulls are a tough bunch. They are defensively sound and won despite being limited offensively. They get Derrick Rose back, who looked great for Team USA. They also get Doug McDermott to be the off-ball scoring threat they've longed for. Oh, and Pau Gasol is a perfect compliment to Joakim Noah on the baseline. I really like this team. Bad: Rose has played just 49 games in three years for the Bulls. This is a decent team without him, but Rose turns them into a legit contender. Can you trust him to stay healthy? Good: You go from missing the playoffs to adding LeBron James and Kevin Love. How can it get any better than that? Oh yeah, you resigned Kyrie Irving to a long term deal and surround them all with guys like Mike Miller, Shawn Marion and Brandon Hayward. Bad: Aside from LeBron, none of their starters ... okay Anderson Varejao ... has played in the postseason. There will be an obvious learning curve that may stunt their growth at times. Plus, there will be a big honeymoon period right now so there isn't the pressure to bring home an immediate title like there was for LeBron in Miami. Good: The young Wizards finally found success last year and hung on to Marcin Gortat in free agency. They also added Paul Pierce, which gives them huge playoff experience as well as a guy that can rise to the occasion. Bad: Not much, except for the fact that they have arrived and are now expected to win. Can they handle that? Good: Kyle Lowry returns. So does a very talented and cohesive roster. DeMar DeRozan gained valuable experience with Team USA. Bad: No one will respect them, which is fine. While they are a team that plays together, do they have enough go-to guys to make a difference when the playoffs come around? Good: Miami isn't bare. They still have Chris Bosh (who could shine now that he is probably the top option), Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers. They added Luol Deng, Shabazz Napier and Josh McRoberts. Erik Spoelstra is a darn good coach who gets a chance to show it wasn't all about LeBron. Bad: Losing LeBron James will hurt any team, I don't care what the roster looks like. Wade looked really bad in the Finals and now you're asking him to carry more of a load. James carried the Heat during major stretches of the past two seasons. Who will do that now? Good: The Buzz is back! Also, they have Lance Stephenson who brings that key wing scorer they've been missing. The Hornets have a nice blend of go-to talent (Stephenson, Al Jefferson, Kemba Walker), young developing talent (Noah Vonaleh, Cody Zeller, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, P.J. Hairston) and nice role guys (Bismack Biyombo, Brian Roberts, Jason Maxiel). Bad: Can you totally trust Stephenson? Especially since the last time we saw him he was blowing in LeBron's ear. While there is a lot of young talent, not all have panned out the way we thought. Good: A team with Kevin Garnett won't go out without a fight. This will be Joe Johnson's team, it seems. In the bad East, it won't take much for them to sneak into the playoffs. Bad: This is a franchise crumbling, it seems. The owner wants to sell, the aging roster is falling apart and injuries are always a threat. If Brook Lopez goes down again and Deron Williams can't get back to health, they will be in trouble. Good: Well, they're bringing back their logo from the 1980s. That's awesome. They're also bringing back the gang that took the top seeded Pacers to the brink of elimination in the first round. I love Adrian Payne and Thabo Sefolosha brings experience and defense. Bad: The Hawks are kind of stuck in this realm. Getting talent to come to Atlanta will be difficult with the scandal in the organization about ownership and Danny Ferry's actions. 9-NEW YORK KNICKS Good: The Raymond Felton era is over, again, in New York which is good for them. Jose Calderon could be a much better fit. The Carmelo Anthony era continues. Phil Jackson gets his first real crack at creating the roster as he sees fit. Bad: Tyson Chandler, though aged, had gone back to Dallas. Derek Fisher, fresh off the court, is the new head coach despite having zero coaching experience. Aside of Calderon, nothing was really added to this roster to make me think anything will change. Good: This team was the top seed last year and returns David West and George Hill. Bad: Paul George's leg broke and he'll miss the season. Lance Stephenson left via free agency. Roy Hibbert regressed last season and looks like a shell of himself. They brought in Rodney Stuckey and that's it. Good: Of all the "bad" teams in the East, the Pistons have the talent to stay out of the bottom of the standings. Andre Drummond, Brandon Jennings, Josh Smith and Greg Monroe is a better lineup than the teams below them. Stan Van Gundy isn't everyone's favorite coach, but he gets a lot out of his guys. Bad: They overpaid for Jodie Meeks and it is very debatable that the roster can't play together. With SVG running things in Motown, this may be the year he sees what he has and makes the big adjustments next offseason. Good: Rajon Rondo is still there. So is Brad Stevens. And the leprechaun. Let the Marcus Smart era begin. Bad: Rondo is hurt again and probably is on the way out once Danny Ainge gets a deal he likes. Despite being in tanking mode, they really don't have much in the way of big time young talent outside of Smart. Good: Nikola Vucevic is one of the best young centers in the NBA. Aaron Gordon will make Orlando fans remember the days of big time dunkers like Dwight Howard and Shaq. I like Elfrid Payton a lot and want to see how he plays with Victor Oladipo. Bad: Channing Frye is a nice pickup if he can stay healthy and add something more than his shooting. Will Oladipo and Payton clash? Good: Jabari Parker is there and he gets to run the show. I like Giannis Antetokounmpo and think those two will form a nice tandem for the future, along with John Henson. There's other talent there to keep them afloat. Bad: But not enough. Plus I'm not a fan of how they handled the coaching situation. Jason Kidd takes over a young team and not the experienced team he had in Brooklyn last season. Is he good enough to make that difference. Good: Draft speak here, but they have a lot of assets. While this team isn't very good right now, they do have guys like Michael Carter Williams, Nerlens Noel and Joel Embiid. Bad: Beyond that, not much. This is the plan for the 76ers, to get really bad and get a young nucleus similar to what Oklahoma City did.
Let's compare the snow we have today with what we had during the last snowstorm on December 19. First a Dec. 19 pic, followed by one from today, Feb. 6. (click on a pic to embiggen) And now the back yard. First Dec. 19, then today. Definitely more snow today. I love the large wall on the railing of our deck in the back yard. It's about two feet high.
The moment I decided to become a beauty blogger was the moment that changed my life for the better and worse. Blogging has been great because I get to disseminate information on my areas of expertise to a very captive audience and the continued positive response gives me the juice to continue writing away! But if only there was just writing involved – there are the beauty launch events that happen from week to week, there must be time to build in play time with many beauty products along with a host of other responsibilities that come with this fulfilling, but time consuming passion. I say all of this to show you exactly why sleep is now a luxury for me and no longer the norm. Before the big Health & Happiness – hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz was held at the famed Rockefeller Center this past February, beauty bloggers were given the chance to interview the presenters, one of whom was Dr. Michael Breus, also known as The Sleep Doctor. I spoke with Dr. Breus because I wanted to really understand the relationship between sleep and beauty and get him to answer the question if the lack of sufficient sleep really does affect us negatively. Without skipping a beat, the good doctor said “yes”. According to Mayo Clinic, adults are to get seven to nine hours of sleep. Do you get this much sleep? Although I’m hard-pressed to honor the Mayo Clinic’s recommendation, it’s been beyond challenging. If you’re burning the candle at both ends with family, work or schooling and are sleep-deprived, you’re giving the aging monster carte blanche to do it’s dirty work on you by producing sagging and lackluster skin, giving you puffy eyes and creating fine lines & dark circles under your eyes. I’ve seen all of the following on myself in photos except the fine lines & dark circles where sleep that week was at an absolute minimum – needless to say I was horrified. For the last few months I’ve latched onto two eye products that help keep dark under eye circles at bay and keep my eyes looking firm and lifted – Dr. Lewinn by Kinerase 1) Under Eye Recovery & 2) Lift & Resculpt Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream. Now faced with knowledge of the effects of sleep deprivation, will you make a good faith effort to carve out the proper amount of time needed to help you look and feel your best every day? I’ll do it if you will.
How beautiful, even in death… I once read a Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin finds a dead bird outside of his home. The bird was drawn so starkly and beautifully, ink on a pure white background, that the bird almost looked like it was sleeping. Today, I sat on the steps of our deck, next to the small, lifeless body of a bird just like the one in the comic strip. No doubt it had tried to fly straight through our house, unknowingly crashing into our large window and plummeting to its death. I sat looking at the bird, and thought – how beautiful, that even in death, its wings are folded just so, its eyes closed, feet tucked neatly into its body. When I die, what will I look like?
What was the scope of their involvement? I engaged Arty Geek for a complete UI refresh of what had been built to date. They also undertook frontend and backend development for the platform. One reason for selecting Arty Geek was the fact that my project was developed for the Azure platform using the .NET framework. Arty Geek mentioned this as a strong area for them, which has proved to be true. We used HTML5 and AngularJS 2.0 on the frontend. The initial scope revolved around building a simple landing page, recruiter-profile pages, and search results, along with insular elements like sign-up and sign-in screens. From there, we moved quickly and broadly out to include the job seeker profile pages, activity feeds, as well as footer components like About Us, Developer, and FAQ pages. We've also started building a job posting feature. The platform has become quite robust in a short amount of time. The landing pages feature great and fast-loading animations, which is also true for the search pages. The recruiter profiles have a Net Promoter Score attached to them, which animate when search results come up. We've built out numerous APIs, including a Google API for capturing user locations, a SendGrid API for outgoing email, as well as the basic frontend and backend APIs between the application and the Azure database. Arty Geek has been managing the Azure infrastructure, replacing my previous database admin. They've also assisted in getting our Google Analytics set up. It's become a broad relationship, and it's my intention to make it a long-term partnership. How did you come to work with Arty Geek? I put out a job on Upwork and had several UI design companies come forward. Each one was asked to submit initial designs detailing the conceptual direction they were looking to take. I was particularly impressed with the work done by Arty Geek, so I selected them for the job. The look and feel provided in their work stood out among the various other concept designs I was given, and that's what was important to me. I wanted something dynamic, modern, and inviting, and Arty Geek nailed it on the first try. How much have you invested with Arty Geek? The estimate for the initial UI refresh was $26,000, but Arty Geek came in at $21,000. To date, I have paid them $32,830. What is the status of this engagement? I started working with Arty Geek in August 2016. They continue to provide support and ongoing development.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) recently launched its EPYC server processors for data centers. The processors outperform Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) current generation of processors and are supported by partners across the product ecosystem. Operating system providers are showing a strong support for optimization. Server space players also are showing a strong interest in EPYC because of process technology support and dense server capabilities. This launch gives industry players an opportunity to end Intel's command in the server market. Following are some of the reasons why we believe AMD will hurt Intel in the server space. Performance and memory bandwidth In 2-Sockets, EPYC has higher performance, ranging from 23% to 70%, across all price entry points. In 1S configuration, Advanced Micro Devices displayed a boost in a range of 21-63%. Regarding memory bandwidth, Intel's current offerings lag behind Advanced Micro Devices' equivalent. The AMD EPYC 7601 system on chip (SoC) beats Intel Xeon processor E5-2690 v4 CPU in memory bandwidth by 146% on 2P servers. Performance per watt EPYC is looking at a performance per watt gain of 1.54x for integer performance and 1.76x for floating point performance. Now, as its performance per watt is lower as compared to Intel's current best-in-class 2P E5-2699A v4, material TCO gains will be a selling point for EPYC. Reduced total cost of ownership EPYC allows data centers to fit more severs in a relatively smaller space, which can have a material impact on TCO. AMD claims that 1-Socket scalable capabilities of the processor can result in 20% capex savings for data center clients. Note that EPYC eliminates the need for additional motherboards for scaling I/O and memory. Another key thing to note here is the ecosystem. Server markets are driven by support ecosystem. It was always a concern whether Advanced Micro Devices could build a decent ecosystem for its EPYC offerings. The company has done well, given the fact that partners across industries are on board. Its partners include server OEMs, ODMs and cloud infrastructure providers. Optimization support from server operating system providers is also a success for AMD. Incentive for price competition Players in the server market have a very strong incentive to initiate price competition. This was not possible before, given Intel's superior performance fueled by the node lead. The launch of EPYC has changed that, as AMD demonstrated superior performance. Leapfrogging process technology Enterprise clients, including public cloud providers, have a decision to make. They can either go with Purley, which is launching soon, or they can opt for 14nm EPYC parts. Going with EPYC can allow clients to leapfrog process technology later to jump onto 7nm. Note that AMD's next-generation products are expected to be based on GlobalFoundries' 7nm process technology. This is the primary reason Intel doesn't hold a clear advantage with its 10nm launch. Disclosure: I/we have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Presented by the History Department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dr. William P. Jones University of Wisconsin-Madison Associate Professor, History About William P. Jones: Jones is a historian of the 20th century US with a particular interest in race, class and work. February 17th, 2010 Hitchcock Multipurpose Room Sonya Haynes Stone Center Free & Open to the Public Reception & Book Signing Following Talk Sponsored by the Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC School of Law, Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs through the Diversity Incentive Fund, and the Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence.
The Government has accepted the finding that there be no change to the existing provisions and policy approach to medallic recognition for Australian Defence Force members who served with Operation GATEWAY. Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Senator David Feeney said the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal (the Tribunal) found that the existing recognition is appropriate for Australian Defence Force members who served with Operation GATEWAY. “Operation GATEWAY commenced in 1981 and is carried out by Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft. The operation involves the conduct of maritime surveillance patrols over the Northern Indian Ocean and the South China Sea,” Senator Feeney said. Royal Australian Air Force members who deployed on Operation GATEWAY prior to 31 December 1989 may be awarded the Australian Service Medal with Clasp ‘SE ASIA’ for this service, provided they are not also entitled to the Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp ‘SE ASIA’ for previous service in South-East Asia. “The Australian Government accepts the Tribunal’s finding that these entitlements should not change, and this matter demonstrates the Government’s commitment to the independent review of Defence honours and awards issues,” Senator Feeney said. In addition, the Tribunal has developed four principles to govern eligibility for awards in relation to Australian Defence Force service in South-East Asia from 1945 to the present. These are detailed in the Tribunal’s report. The Tribunal’s full report is available at http://defence-honours-tribunal.gov.au/ More information on Defence honours and awards is available at http://www.defence.gov.au/medals/ Senator Feeney's Office: Jeffrey von Drehnen (02) 6277 3415 or 0477 348 476 Defence Media Operations (02) 6127 1999
Smith Exclusive: Stay 4, Pay 3 Destinations in Argentina This sultry southern city has been igniting the passions of tango dancers, gringos and steak fans since South America’s colonial days… World-besting wines may lure most visitors to this arid spot in the Cuyo region, but the snow-capped Andean peaks, elegant city and vast, seasonally tinged countryside charm as much as the drinkable delicacies. Flatteringly known as ‘Salta la linda’ (Salta the pretty one), this is a peak-filled place that’s one heck of a charmer… Roll up, roll up and take the ultimate ringside seat for the wild-eyed wilderness circus that is mountain-bound, lake-hugging San Martin de los Andes… From the blog Tales from our travels The Porteño Suites at the Argentine capital’s 90-room Faena Hotel were born with passion in mind. Romantic red and glam gold hues rule in the living area, with luxe materials from leather to marble and crystal. The crisp white bed is topped with an artisanal fur throw; Philippe Starck designed the freestanding tub in the glass-walled bathroom. Sumptuous scarlet and white styling is the go across the awe-inspiring wining and dining spots, from antique-strewn, informal El Mercado to upscale El Bistro. The Pool Bar sports crown-shaped fountains; El Cabaret is the sultry tango club; Faena Spa seduces with a hammam.
Dallas, the king of the shootout in the first season of the breakaway competition, has lost its touch. The Stars fell to 1-5 when Brad Boyes scored in the second round and Ty Conklin guessed right and foiled Stephane Robidas to close out a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night. "I kind of guessed he was going to shoot low," Conklin said after the Blues improved to 3-1 in their last four after sinking to the bottom of the Central Division. "This game was pretty important for the position we're in." Brad Richards scored for Dallas in the first round, but Andy McDonald countered for St. Louis. Dallas' Mike Ribeiro hit the goal post with his second-round attempt, and Boyes scored through Marty Turco's pads to give the Blues the edge before Conklin's save. The Stars were a League-best 12-1 in shootouts in 2005-06, the first season they were used to decide games tied after overtime. The magic is gone. "It's a big part of the game and we do put emphasis on it in practice," forward James Neal said after returning from a two-game league suspension. "We've got to bear down and find a way to win that extra point. It's so big." Robidas and Toby Petersen twice gave Dallas the lead in the first period, but the Blues pulled even each time on goals by Eric Johnson and David Backes. T.J. Oshie's goal with 9:00 remaining in regulation put the Blues in front for the first time, but Brenden Morrow beat Conklin with 25.4 seconds left and Marty Turco on the bench for a sixth attacker. "It was a sloppy game. We started out doing what we wanted to do, but for some reason we decided not to do it anymore," Richards said. "That's not how we wanted to play. We started turning pucks over and not doing what we did in the first 10 minutes. We weren't going to keep them to zero shots for the whole game." Johnson's goal came on the power play, snapping St. Louis' 0-for-19 drought with the man advantage. The Blues started the night last in the league on the power play at over 12 percent. "Our power play hasn't been clicking lately but the attitude tonight was to work hard and get the pucks and play with a 5-on-5 mentality," Oshie said. Before the game, the Stars honored team executive and former player Brett Hull, one of the newest members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Team owner Tom Hicks announced that Hull, who walked onto the ice holding the Stanley Cup, will become the first member of the Stars Walk of Legends. Hull played for the Blues from 1987-98 before signing as a free agent with the Stars, helping Dallas win the 1999 Cup. Material from wire services and team media was used in this report
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NEW Video: Paul Getting #OutThere in Albany As the first leg of the U.S. summer 'Out There' tour comes to a close in Kansas City, PaulMcCartney.com takes a closer look at Paul's recent gig at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. As the waiting crowd gather round a piano and warm up their voices, we head inside in search of Paul. Behind-the-scenes, we catch up with a fan meeting with Paul, just before he takes to the stage. The second leg of the 'Out There' U.S. summer tour will resume 2nd August in Minneapolis. We'd love to hear some of your favourite moments from Paul's 'Out There' tour in the comments below...
Andrew Jackson Donelson to Sam Houston, November 12, 1847 I must confess that I cannot see in the points of the war a proportionate reward for its cost. Is not a line giving us the bay of Francisco and running thence west to the Rio Grande and down this stream to the Gulf, enough for us? This line can be justified in a military point of view, and is one which Mexico ought to give up to enable us to keep the Indians from her settlements. My idea is that the defense of this line and the blockade of the Mexican ports is a more _______ [?] measure than a continued war with the Guerillas of that country, and more politic of us against the supposition Andrew Jackson Donelson to Sam Houston, November 12, 1847. Andrew Jackson Houston Papers #3654, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Personal Structures, 55th Biennale di Venezia Curated by Karlyn De Jongh & Sarah Gold 01.06.2013 – 24.11.2013 Anlässlich der 55. Venedig Biennale nimmt André Wagner an der Gruppenausstellung „Personal Structures“ teil. On th occassion of the 55th La Biennale di Venezia André Wagner is participating in the group show „Personal Structures“. VIP Pre-view Party: May 28 (auf Einladung/ By invitation only) Pre-view Party: May 29 (auf Einladung/ By invitation only) Eröffnung/Opening: May 30/31,18:00 – 22:00 h (für die Öffentlichkeit offen/ Open to public) Palazzo Bembo/ Global Art Affairs Foundation Öffnungszeiten: täglich, 10:00 – 19:00 h/ Opening hours: daily, 10:00 – 19:00 h Ausstellungsraum/ Exhibition space: Adresse/ Address: Second floor / Riva del Carbon # 4793 30124 Venedig/ Venice/ Italy Tel/ Phone: Sarah Gold +39 349 088 9763 www.palazzobembo.org . email@example.com The invited artists for 2013 are: Chul Hyun Ahn (KOR), Yoshitaka Amano (JPN), Alice Anderson (GBR), Jan-Erik Andersson (FIN), Axel Anklam (DEU), Yifat Bezalel (ISR), Djawid Borower (DEU), Faiza Butt (PAK), Mimmo Catania (ITA), Chen Ping (CHN), Canal Cheong Jagerroos (CHN), Genia Chef (KAZ), Karlyn De Jongh (NLD), Scott Eady (NZL), Toshikatsu Endo (JPN), Carole Feuerman (USA), Cristiana Fioretti (ITA), Dale Frank (AUS), Chris Fraser (USA), Marc Fromm (DEU), Sally Gabori (AUS), Jakob Gasteiger (AUT), Darryn George (NZL), Selby Ginn (AUS), David Goldenberg (GBR), Gotthard Graubner (DEU), Kimberley Gundle (ZAF), Laura Gurton (USA), Patrick Hamilton (CHL), Anne Herzblut (DEU), Per Hess (NOR), The Icelandic Love Corporation (ISL), Hirofumi Isoya (JPN), Sam Jinks (AUS), Grzegorz Klatka (POL), Mehdi-Georges Lahlou (FRA), James Lavadour (USA), Helmut Lemke (DEU), Luce (LTU), Heinz Mack (DEU), Michele Manzini (ITA), Christopher Martin (USA), Christian Meger (CHE), Herre Methorst (NLD), David Middlebrook (USA), Atelier Morales (CUB), Peter Simon Mühlhäußer (DEU), Hermann Nitsch (AUT), Yoko Ono (JPN), Roman Opalka (FRA), Otto Piene (DEU), Triny Prada (FRA), Qin Chong (CHN), Stefanus Rademeyer (ZAF), Nicola Rae (GBR), Arnulf Rainer (AUT), Bogdan Rata (ROU), Thomas Riess (AUT), Rene Rietmeyer (NLD), Yhonnie Scarce (AUS), Wilhelm Scherübl (AUT), Dmitry Shorin (RUS), Nitin Shroff (IND), Monika Thiele (DEU), Michele Tombolini (ITA), Stefan Toth (CZE), Suh Jeong Min (KOR), VALIE EXPORT (AUT), Elena & Vitaliy Vasiliev (UKR), Ben Vautier (FRA), Raphael Vella (MLT), André Wagner (DEU), Xing Xin (CHN), Plamen Yordanov (BGR), Zhang Yu (CHN). During the next 55th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia 2013, we will organize at Palazzo Bembo our exhibition “PERSONAL STRUCTURES”. The exhibition will open the first of June and run until 24 November 2013. The exhibition brings together an extraordinary combination of established artists next to artists whose oeuvre is less known. What they have in common is a dedication to the concepts Time – Space and Existence. The exhibition is curated and organized by the Global Art Affairs Foundation. Each artist in the exhibition presents recent artworks, either site-specific, especially made for this exhibition, or coming directly from the artist’s studio. Several rooms in Palazzo Bembo are dedicated to one single artist and some rooms are presenting 2 or 3 artists. Their strong statements give each of the rooms a very specific atmosphere. The exhibition features a broad variety of artistic media, such as: videos, sculptures, paintings, photos, installations with light, wallpaper and performance. Since the participating artists originate from diverse cultures and are of very different age, Time – Space and Existence are highlighted from unusual points of view. PERSONAL STRUCTURES therefore stimulates a more conscious relation from the spectator towards his daily surrounding and aims to increase the awareness of their own personal Existence as human beings within a specific Space and Time. The exhibition PERSONAL STRUCTURES is part of an international art project. It was initiated in 2002 by the Dutch artist Rene Rietmeyer, who noticed that even in the most distant corners of the world, there are artists working with Time – Space and Existence, thereby expressing themselves in a very personal way. This observation led to the idea of bringing several of these artists together in publications, exhibitions and symposia. A 200-pages exhibition catalogue, as well as a 448-pages book about the project, PERSONAL STRUCTURES, containing the thoughts of several of the exhibiting artists, will be available. Personal Structures, with André Wagner, 55th Biennale di Venezia, Venice/IT
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Traditionally, vocals are added to the Shona musical mix by both mbira players and listeners. The kushaura (lead) singer is often one of the mbira players or a vocalist who is a member of the mbira group. Kutsinhira, also called mabvumira or kudaira, response vocals may be added by other mbira players or anyone else present. Huro (singing) includes mahon'era - low-pitched syllabic singing without meaning; chigure/magure - high pitched syllabic singing without meaning, including yodelling; and song texts. Mbira song texts vary in length from a few words to lengthy poems. Texts may include both lyrics specific to a certain mbira piece and lyrics which may be sung with any mbira piece. Some texts are ancient wisdom in "deep Shona," while others may be contemporary personal commentary on current events. Non-musical Shona oral literature such as tsumo (proverbs) and nhetembo (praise poetry) may be included in mbira singing. Singing during the course of an mbira piece may be a collection of "one-liners," a cohesive text, or both. Meaning of mbira lyrics is often symbolic, and listeners interpret it in a variety of ways - which may or may not include the meaning intended by the singer. Mahon'era and magure singing styles use the voice as a musical instrument, imitating the mbira melodies, and responding and interweaving with them. The mbira singer enjoys great freedom of personal expression, both in text content and musical improvisation. Shona traditional belief is that mbira singing, and well as mbira playing and mbira dancing are inspired in the individual directly from the spirits. Use these "vocables", which have no meaning, to sing along with melodic lines you hear on the mbira: Pronunciation: a as in father, e as in they, i as in free, o as in hoe, u as in who Used most for bass lines: ha, he, hi, ho, hu, hiya, heya, huwa, hereha Examples of combinations: ha hiya he, heya ha hu, ha huwa huwa Example of combination: nda nde nde nde Used most in high shaura (lead) singing: iye (yodelling from high to low), ngore (from low to high pitch), iya, aye, iyere, ayere, iyerere, iyare ayowe, ayowerere, iyowerere, iyo, yu, ya, o, ye Used any time: wo, woye ALL of the above can be combined in many ways!
Written and adapted for the screen by Tony Burgess and directed by Bruce McDonald the 2008 film Pontypool feels like a demented Monty Python sketch on acid. It is clever, witty, and funny. It is also a brilliant exercise in suspense and horror. The film promises so much in the beginning and continues to make these promises right up to the last quarter of the film. Then (a little like the 2010 film Insidious) it discards its brilliant beginning and shows us the ‘monster.’ Considering that the film was made in Canada by Canadians it’s no real surprise that the ‘big bad’ of the film turns out to be the English language. Without sounding too racist (I hope) it makes a sort of ironic sense coming from a country that has two national languages. One of which is French. French is still touted as the ‘sophisticated’ language (mainly by the French) and the French are still slightly pissed that it is no longer considered the ‘international’ language that it once was. English has taken over as the ‘international’ language, which is slightly surprising considering it is seen to be harder to learn that the Chinese Mandarin language. Still language plot points aside, the film is a good one. We join DJ Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie) on his drive to work. Work is a small suburban radio station that he’s just started at. Grant was a ‘Shock-Jock’ at his last job and it got him fired. Working for Sydney Briar (Lisa Houle) the radio’s producer and manager is a major ‘drop’ in his status. The only other person in the radio station is Laurel-Ann Drummond (Georgina Reilly) who is the station’s technician, switchboard operator and all around chief cook and bottle washer. She also is a big fan of Grant’s. That station producer Sydney doesn’t like Grant is obvious from the moment she walks into the station. Grant has little love to give in return as he drinks his scotch and coffee while presenting his show. While talking to their ‘eye in the sky’ traffic reporter, who in reality is not in the sky at all but is parked on a hill in his car, they are told that a ‘mob’ of people have surrounded a Dr’s office in the town. This same mob, apparently blows up and the survivors start moving towards the radio station. A transmission in French breaks into the radio stations live broadcast. Laurel-Ann translates it and the message is that they should stop talking in English and to not use ‘terms of Endearment’ such as honey or sweetheart. At this point in the film, we can only hear what Grant, Sydney and Laurel-Ann hear from the various ‘eye in the sky’ reports and phone calls into the station. We can hear through the calls, the sounds of everything that is going on around the caller. It makes for a suspenseful ride. Steven McHattie really sells Grant Mazzy. His reactions, rants and realisations are brilliant. It is his presence that makes the film feel all too real. If the film had continued in the vein that it had started, it could have quickly become a classic horror film. Unfortunately the creators decided to ‘show’ the infected crowds and bring the violence and gore into the radio station. It doesn’t harm the film when they do this, but it does rob it of it’s brilliant suspense and mounting horror. Overall, I loved the film. And I might be the only one who noticed this, but towards the very end of the film when Grant and Sydney are playing their word association game in an attempt to “save the world” isn’t that a direct reference to the 1974 film Rhinoceros? A film that could be Pontypool’s spiritual twin? - Phase 4 Likes Things A Little Bit Zombie (dreadcentral.com) - ‘Byzantium’ Stills Get Bloody In Horror Bites (moviesblog.mtv.com) - Biting Bunny Footwear – The Monty Python Killer Rabbit Slippers by Think Geek are Hilarious (TrendHunter.com) (trendhunter.com) - Terry Gilliam’s daughter posts ‘Monty Python’ cutouts and other archival gems online (theverge.com) - Movie Review: Pontypool (scottkenemore.wordpress.com) - The Trillium 25 Interview: Tony Burgess – A Q&A with the author of Idaho Winter (walrusmagazine.com)
By Jake Schroer Crow River News Sports The Knights hockey team came out on the wrong side of a couple of hard fought games last week. In Monticello, the Knights played at the Moose Sherritt Arena against the Moose, a co-op between Maple Lake, Monticello and Annandale. After no scoring in the first period, the Knights broke through in the second on a Brett Marshall goal (assist by Mitch Bourgerie). Strong play by the Knights through the first two periods was highlighted by a lopsided shot count (19-8 through two). This trend continued in the third, with the Knights getting another 14 shots on goal for a total of 33. However, despite being outshot almost two to one, the Moose put a couple in the net when it counted the most. The first came from Oliver Winsor to tie the game in the third (assists by Drew Brockman, Colton Jones). The eventual game winning goal came not even 40 seconds later, scored by Brooke Evans (assists by Jones, Justin Wilson). The Knights had chances to tie the game down the stretch, but could not close on any of them. Coach Jerr Johnson gave credit to the opposing goalie. “He played great for them the whole night, and never gave us a lot,” he said. The Knights knew they would have to try and bounce back against Buffalo. Knights lose 6-3 in Buffalo The Knights traveled to Buffalo for the renewal of a rivalry, but it was the Bison who came out on top. The Bison grabbed a 2-0 lead on goals by Jerame Schuetzle (assists by Jake Ramsey and Reed Morehouse) and Justin Laven (assists by Morehouse and Gunnar Goodmanson). The Knights cut into the lead on a Logan Nelson power play goal (assist by Connor Spetz), but Buffalo scored twice more in the second to take a 4-1 lead. This time, Loren Lindvall and Hunter Thompson (assists by Schuetzle and Goodmanson) did the damage. The Knights did not go quietly. Mitch Bourgerie (assist by Brett Marshall) and Connor Spetz (assist by Cory Kackman) cut the lead to 4-3, but Jake Ramsey responded for the Bison (assist by Goodmanson). Jake Michalko added an empty-net goal for a 6-3 Buffalo victory. “Just one of those games where we probably learned a little bit about being ready to go right from the start,” coach Johnson said. He felt his team was getting better from these learning experiences. The Knights host Tartan Thursday at the STMA Arena in Albertville.
California is not nearly out of the weeds yet. According to CoreLogic, the foreclosure crisis in California may be far from over. On March 21, CoreLogic announced that 1.6 million homes across the country were classified as “shadow inventory”—defined as foreclosures, 90 days-plus delinquencies or lender-owned properties. California, one of the states hit hardest by these trends, makes up a large proportion of shadow inventory. CoreLogic says that California—together with Florida and Illinois—makes up more than a third of these properties. According to CoreLogic, for every two homes for sale nationwide, there is one classified as shadow inventory. “The shadow inventory remains persistent even though many other metrics of the housing market show signs of improvements,” said Anand Nallathambi, president and CEO of CoreLogic. “As we move into what is traditionally the peak selling season for real estate, servicers will certainly be watching closely to see if now is the time to move more inventory out of the shadows.” Though shadow inventory was down from January 2011, from 1.8 to 1.6 million units nationwide, it has remained unchanged since October 2011. The slow foreclosure process is partially to blame for this. “Almost half of the shadow inventory is not yet in the foreclosure process,” said CoreLogic’s chief economist Mark Fleming. “Shadow inventory also remains concentrated in states impacted by sharp price declines and states with long foreclosure timelines.”
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Should Social Security Have A Role In Preventing Gun Violence? There seems to be widespread agreement that it would be best to keep guns out of the hands of those who are severely mentally ill. The problem is identifying those who are severely mentally ill. If only there were some government agency that had a database of people suffering from severe mental illness. I think I know of such a government agency. Social Security has a database of those who are drawing disability benefits and they are further identified in that database by primary diagnosis. I don't think that current Social Security policies allow data sharing for the purposes of keeping firearms out of the hands of those who are severely mentally ill but the Privacy Act has an exception that allows release of information for "law enforcement" purposes. Could that be interpreted to include gun background checks? I have heard nothing to suggest that the White House is considering the idea of using Social Security records to identify individuals who should not be allowed to buy guns. The idea may never be considered. It probably has drawbacks but I really don't like the idea of guns in the hands of schizophrenics.
The Intensity Increases Have you ever woken up to the distinct feeling that something was different? Maybe something critical happened to you the previous day and it changed you. Or maybe you made a life-altering decision. Or maybe, just maybe,you changed. Every once in awhile, out of the blue, it seems as though the whole universe has ‘shifted’ and suddenly things become sharper, clearer and even simpler than they ever were before. Do you know what I’m talking about? I recently experienced this. People that know me describe me as being intense. Sometimes too intense. But they way I see it is, if there is anything in life worth pursuing then you should go after it with everything you have. Pull out all the stops! Go all the way or don’t bother going at all. And this year I am more focussed than ever before. I am clearer and sharper than I have ever been. Why? What shifted? That is exactly what I am about to tell you. While on vacation with my family over the Christmas season I was blasted with what I call the ‘spin cycle.’ I suffered a severe migraine the evening before New Year’s Eve (something I have battled for many years) and though it was brief it caused my mind to spin into a cycle of “why me?” questions which eventually slid down the slippery slope of despair until I bottomed out at the valley of hope deferred. I am so thankful that while I was in that place (for a hour, but believe me it was long enough) Holy Spirit showed me something incredible. I want to share the revelation with you so that you too can stop the cycle in your mind whenever you face difficulty. During the days that followed, I have had my perspective changed in such a way that I literally woke up one morning and felt as though the entire world had shifted. I will be doing a short series on what Holy Spirit revealed to me. I will also be doing a controversial series at the same time as the aforementioned series. Here is what these two series’ will look like: –Why Is This Happening To Me? * this series will address a common malady in the Body of Christ. I’m calling it the “spin cycle.” It happens to many Christians when they face a crisis then, when the answer or breakthrough seems to linger, they become desperate until they eventually despair. The Bible refers to this as ‘hope deferred’ and it makes the heart-sick. The spin-cycle is what our minds and emotions go through as we wait for our breakthrough. Find out why this happens and what to do about it. This will be available as a regular weekly or bi-weekly blog post, so if you’ve subscribed to The Adoption either through the email opt-in or through the RSS feed you will receive it without doing anything else. –Psychology and Christianity *this series will address a concern that has been on my heart for a number of years. The deceptive practice of psychological Christianity. What does psychology in the Church look like and how did it get there? Why is this deception? How has the Church been affected by it? The most common names for this ministry are inner healing, sozo, and listening/healing prayer. I have sought the Lord for several years on this issue and I am convinced it is deceiving the Body of Christ in the most devastating way. This will be an opt-in series which means you will need to sign up to receive it since it will contain some very sensitive material. I have formerly been a minister and teacher of inner healing and I have been a recipient of this kind of ministry. WARNING: Do NOT sign up for this series unless you are prepared to have your current belief system shaken concerning this type of ministry. Find out how FREE you really are! (This topic is briefly discussed in my book The Adoption but this series will cover it more specifically). The topics will cover: -dealing with your past, present and future -generational curses (do they exist? What to do about them) -addictions and other bondages (how to really be free) -identificational repentance (what is it? Is it necessary?) -the spiritual atmosphere (strongholds, and dealing with the strongman) -and you can know that you will never be deceived again! Neither of these series are being written because I have ‘issues’ with particular people or ministries. I am not angry with anyone and I am not trying to correct anyone. My heart is to direct people away from dependency on man in order uncover the individual’s true identity in Christ. It is the truth that will set you free! If you are already a subscriber of New Posts and you wish to be included in subscribing to either one or both series, just contact me to let me know. New subscribers can choose to receive one or both of these series.You may also choose to subscribe to all the regular new posts at The Adoption. Just fill out the form below click one, two, or all three!
When the Supreme Court ruled in June that same-sex couples would have the right to marry in all US states, Facebook users showed their support for all of their gay community, friends, family members and colleagues by activating an option add a rainbow overlay to their profile images. Support for Charlie Hebdo We saw this same kind of support in January in Paris. Armed with assault rifles and other weapons, terrorists forced their way into the offices of the satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, killing 11 people and injured 11 others. As if this wasn’t enough carnage, they murdered four Jewish hostages a few days later. These terrorist actions stunned the world. Facebook supporters who deplored the violence added the colors of the French flag, red, white and blue to their profiles. Now Facebook is rolling out Frames on a broader scale because these screens represent important opportunities to generate revenue from marketing dollars. How do Facebook’s Frames work? Key in facebook.com/profilepicframes. You’ll go to a webpage that has your Facebook profile picture on it—a great opportunity to swap out your photo if you’ve been thinking about this. There’s a dropdown with a list of what seems to be mostly European sports teams—remember that social media isn’t just an American obsession; we’re part of a global community that loves to be connected, and the rest of the world is crazy about soccer. There are line items for movies, Canadian Football League and Major League Baseball. Causes include World Wildlife Federation, Make a Wish, Girl Scouts and Australian Marriage Equality. There’s another feature on this page, another dropdown that lets you create an end date, identifying how long you want your Frame to run before it reverts back to your original unadulterated Facebook profile picture—1 hour, 1 week, 1 month or never. Don’t like these choices? Wait a while . . . If you don’t like or aren’t familiar with any of these choices, don’t select them. There will soon be more that will be added to these lists. Given the breadth of options available, it’s pretty easy to envision the monetization potential of these screens. Big brands will love the ability to reach Facebook’s 1.591B active monthly users. For the entertainment sector, this is a great way to promote a new movie and build a connection with their audience. People are passionate about their sports teams—let’s get some of our own American teams into the mix. Causes are endless. Politics? Of course! Don’t be afraid to have opinions. It’s endless. I can’t wait to see how Facebook’s Frames evolve.
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London, Mar 2 : Britney Spears has been warned by financial advisers that she could be out of money within four years. According to newly released court documents, the troubled singer had a fortune of 80 million pounds but is now left with just 20 million pounds. Last week, Britney's parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, and Andrew Wallet, a lawyer appointed by a Los Angeles judge to run her estate with her mother, carried out a financial meeting at the singer's Los Angeles home. Jamie said that his daughter was on the verge of ending up like Michael Jackson, whose Neverland ranch is due to be sold by creditors at public auction this month. "Britney was very wide-eyed and attentive ... but ... she's as addicted to buying houses and new Mercedes as she is to the attention of the paparazzi," Times Online quoted a business associate, as saying. "There was a moment when her mother said she could be out of money within four years, and her two children would still be at grade [primary] school, when she sat up and took notice," the associate added. The Toxic singer's income is believed to be in decline, for her most recent album, Blackout, and Believe, her fifth Elizabeth Arden perfume from a range that used to earn her 2 million pounds a year, have failed to match previous sales. However, the troubled pop star's friends believe that under the guardianship of her parents, she may be coming back from the edge.
IT WAS the day the helicopter famously changed direction. It was also the day Stuart McCall duped his manager and was granted an extended leave of absence by his wife. Every Rangers supporter who was at Easter Road on 22 May, 2005 has their own story to tell of one of the most remarkable afternoons in Scottish football history. McCall is no different. Everyone was up on their feet going crazy. Two seconds later, it was the same again Ten years on from that almost impossibly dramatic final day turnaround, in which Rangers’ 1-0 win at Hibs earned them the title in conjunction with Celtic’s late collapse to a 2-1 defeat at Motherwell, McCall leads the Ibrox men back to Easter Road seeking to provide another happy memory for their fans. But amid the tense build-up to today’s play-off semi-final second leg, which Rangers go into with a 2-0 lead, McCall happily took time out to reflect on his experience in Leith a decade ago. Assistant manager of Sheffield United at the time, McCall booked his passage to Scotland by informing his boss Neil Warnock that it was a crucial scouting mission. “I told Neil the week before that Derek Riordan, who scored 20 goals that season for Hibs, was getting lots of rave reviews and I should go up and see him,” smiled McCall. “So I got two directors’ box tickets, but managed to swap them. I told Hibs not to give me anything fancy, so I ended up behind the goal with the Rangers fans.” McCall’s determination to be at Easter Road was in sharp contrast to his fellow former Rangers players from the 1990s who lacked his belief that the title race was not yet over. “I think I was the only one of the ‘nine in a row’ team who was there,” he added. “John Brown, Ally McCoist, Andy Goram, Richard Gough and Gordon Durie all told me they were going, but none of them did. “Ian Durrant claims he was in the main stand because he’d just joined the coaching staff, but I’m not sure I believe him. None of them thought it was going to happen. So I was quite proud of myself. “I got my little carry-out at Harrogate Station in the morning and travelled up on the train. Clink, clink! “The actual game itself was a bit of a nothing game. I went with my brother-in-law and with five minutes to go, he was saying we should just leave because Celtic were still winning at Fir Park, but I reckoned we might as well see the end of the game as we still had an hour and a half before our train back to Harrogate was due to leave. “Then there was a buzz going round Easter Road and all of a sudden, everyone was up on their feet going crazy. Two seconds later, it was the same again because word had come through that Motherwell were 2-1 up. “At the final whistle, I was trying to send text messages to McCoist, Durie and the rest saying ‘You should have had faith’ but they wouldn’t send in the pandemonium. What I didn’t know was that a TV camera panned in on me in the crowd just as I was jabbing the phone unsuccessfully and saying: ‘F*** it!’. Which, of course, my wife saw. As I say, I was supposed to get the last train home but I got a nice message from her saying ‘See you on Tuesday!’ She understood. I went back to Glasgow to celebrate with pals. “As a football fan, the only thing that compares to it for me was when I went down to Wembley as a kid and saw John Robertson score the only goal of the game for Scotland against England. When things are unexpected like that, it’s so much better.” McCall will hope today’s encounter lacks any dramatic turnaround in fortunes as he looks to lead Rangers into next week’s play-off final against Motherwell. “Everyone knows the prize at stake if Hibs or ourselves get through,” he said. “There’s still another two-legged tie to go to get promoted, but you can’t underestimate the importance of this game. Not for me personally, but for the club. “I know Alan Stubbs is saying a 2-0 lead can be precarious. I’d be saying the same, because it can be. But I’d rather have a 2-0 lead than be 2-0 down. “We have to take belief into this game, that we will create chances and hopefully score. There was nothing much between the teams in the first leg but we defended well and managed to score two really good goals. “I think we have scored in 14 of our last 15 games so, as a manager, that gives you confidence. Everyone is talking about the first goal being crucial at Easter Road, but it’s the winning goal that counts. We lost the first goal in the second leg of the quarter-final against Queen of the South but we always had that belief we would score.”
Preserving Sydney's beaches against rising sea levels could cost more than $700 million over the next 50 years and would require the government to reverse its long-standing position regarding offshore sandmining, according to a study on climate change-induced beach erosion. The report was commissioned by the Sydney Coastal Councils Group to investigate whether beach nourishment could stop Sydney's beaches from being washed away by the projected sea level rise of 10 centimetres a decade. But the report also identifies a business case for beach nourishment, saying the economic benefits would outweigh the costs, compared with doing nothing. ''At some point, which will come sooner for some beaches than others, Sydney beach sands will be depleted, and [offshore] sands in the shelf sand bodies could be used to nourish these beaches,'' said Professor Bruce Thom, the President of the Australian Coastal Society and an adviser to the coastal councils group. Beach nourishment involves a floating dredge drawing up sand from deeper waters and depositing it in the shallower ''surf zone''. The action of the waves then pushes it onto the beach. ''It's a practice that has been used on the Gold Coast for many years,'' Professor Thom said. ''Different techniques, but the basic principle is the same: using sands from a local source, putting them into the surf zone, and [allowing] the waves to push sand on to beach.'' Many NSW coastal councils perform beach nourishment on a smaller scale but the sand must be sourced from lagoons or estuaries. The report's author, Lex Nielsen from AECOM, determined that beach nourishment would need to be carried out in 10-year stages. The first and largest program would require 12 million cubic metres of sand at an estimated cost of $300 million to nourish all Sydney's beaches from Cronulla to Palm Beach. Subsequent campaigns every decade would call for about 4 million cubic metres of sand at a cost of about $120 million an operation. The report said sandmining off Cape Banks at Botany Bay would provide sufficient sand for the first stage of works but that the subsequent operations would have to source sand from elsewhere. But a long-standing state government embargo on offshore marine sandmining would prohibit sand being mined at this scale off Cape Banks, a spokeswoman from the Department of the Environment, Climate Change and Water said. Geoff Withycombe, from the coastal councils group, said the report identified a strong economic case for beach nourishment, based on detailed case studies of Narrabeen-Collaroy, Manly and Bate Bay in Sutherland. At some point, which will come sooner for some beaches than others, Sydney beach sands will be depleted Manly, as a tourist attraction and iconic Sydney beach, had the best economic case, with every dollar spent on sand nourishment yielding an economic benefit of $2.40. ''Of course, it's much harder to place a value of having the beach existing for future generations to enjoy, but that is the outcome we're aiming for,'' Mr Withycombe said.
Institute of Clinical Sciences Salary range: £39,550 – £46,410 per annum Full time, fixed term until 30 November 2016 Applications are invited for the post of Research Fellow interested in studying the interface between angiogenesis and osteogenesis. Blood vessels are an important component of the skeletal system and they interact with several cell lineages associated with that microenvironment. The growth of blood vessels and bones are intimately linked during development. In particular, blood vessels can provide the niche necessary to promote the maintenance and proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells. We are looking for a candidate to develop an internationally competitive independent project to study the relationship between angiogenesis and osteogenesis using mouse models and taking advantage of cutting-edge imaging and molecular biology techniques. You should have a PhD or postdoctoral experience in angiogenesis and osteogenesis or a closely related subject, and a track record in cutting-edge research, with an excellent publication record for this career stage. Experience in generating and interpreting next generation sequencing data, working with animal models and advanced imaging are necessary for this post. The position is full-time fixed term until 30 November 2016 and will be based within the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre at the Hammersmith Campus. Our preferred method of application is online via our website at www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select “Job Search” then enter the job title or vacancy reference number into “Keywords”). Please complete and upload an application form as directed quoting reference number HM2016054. Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, please email firstname.lastname@example.org to request an application form. Closing Date: 8 April 2016 (Midnight BST) Committed to equality and valuing diversity. We are also an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Two Ticks Employer and are working in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people. This post is not valid after Friday April 8th, 2016
The following are the preliminary call statistics for the Wellesley Police Department from the year 2012. These numbers show the types of calls that the department typically responds to, and also offers some comparisons from previous years. In 2012, the Wellesley Police Department had 25,618 calls for service. This number represents every call possible, and ranges from an officer making an arrest, to investigating a noise complaint, or a medical emergency. By way of comparison, the department had 27,296 calls in 2011, 25,614 calls in 2010, 25,620 calls for service in 2009, and 26,807 calls in 2008. Wellesley Police officers wrote 2,216 separate reports during the course of 2012. The types of reports that Wellesley Police officers write can range from criminal investigation reports, domestic violence incidents, suspicious activity, vandalism, or sudden deaths. A report can also be written merely to document an event for future reference. For an officer, a report typically means typing a page or more of information, and includes the officer's observations, statements taken from witnesses, and other fact gathering type information. Officers usually type a report in their police cruiser, using a laptop computer. Once the report is completed, it is sent electronically to the shift supervisor, who reviews the report. On the average, a report usually takes an hour to complete. Some reports, however, can take several days to complete, due to the complexity of the case involved. In 2011, Wellesley officers wrote 1,264 reports, in 2010, 1,400 reports, 1,650 reports in 2009, and 1,436 reports in 2008. Wellesley Police officers conducted 7,286 traffic stops for motor vehicle related offenses in 2012. This is an average of about 20 motor vehicle stops per day by Wellesley Police officers. The outcome of these traffic stops ranged from a verbal or written warning, citation, arrest, or a summons to appear in court for a criminal offense. By way of comparison, the department had 7,794 stops in 2011, 7,225 stops in 2010, 8,483 traffic stops in 2009, and 7,247 traffic stops in 2008. During 2012, Wellesley Police officers performed 2,091 selective traffic enforcement posts. These posts are assigned to officers based on citizen requests and accident data. The post focuses the officer's attention to a particular motor vehicle violation, such as speeding or failing to stop for a red light. Many of these posts are performed on smaller, neighborhood side streets. Typically, these posts do not result in many citations, but serve a greater purpose in reminding drivers to slow down, and assuring residents that the Wellesley Police Department responds to complaints. In 2011, the department had 2,129 posts, in 2010, 1,959 posts were done, and in 2009 the department conducted 2,032 selective traffic enforcement posts. The department investigated and documented 976 reported traffic accidents in 2012. In 2011, the department investigated 787 traffic crashes, in 2010 the department investigated 856, while in 2009 the department investigated 731 crashes. In 2008 there were 781 traffic accidents. Wellesley Police officers made 164 arrests in 2012 and filed 266 criminal complaints. In 2011, 221 arrests were made, and 312 criminal complaints. These criminal complaints are cases where criminal charges were filed against a suspect, but an arrest was not made. By way of comparison, the department made 253 arrests in 2010 and had 376 complaints. In 2009, there were 227 arrests and 410 criminal complaints. In 2008, the department made 193 arrests, and had 293 criminal complaints. The Wellesley Police Department responded to 1,701 burglar alarm calls in 2012. This averages out to 5 alarm calls per day, and includes alarms from both private dwellings and commercial buildings. In 2011, 1,573 burglar alarm calls were received. In 2010 there were 1,690 alarms, while in 2009, there were 1,598 alarms. 2008 had 1,612 alarms. The department investigated 647 E-911 'hang up' or accidental calls to the Wellesley Police Department's Emergency Communication Center. Every 911 call made in Wellesley, accidental or otherwise, results in at least one police officer being dispatched to verify that there is no problem. Many times these 911 calls are as a result of a citizen dialing the number by accident. The Wellesley Police Department, to ensure the safety of the public, will still send an officer to verify that there is no problem, hidden or otherwise, at the caller’s location. A 911 call made with no voice, no contact, or a hang up call results in the fire department and ambulance also being dispatched as well. It should be noted that the 647 calls are merely the calls in which there was no contact with the caller or the caller indicated that the call was made accidentally, not the total 911 calls received. The department also responded to 622 E-911 calls in 2011, 650 E-911 calls in 2010, 728 E-911 calls in 2009, and 758 in 2008. Wellesley Police officers responded to 1,721 medical emergencies in 2012. In 2011 there were 1,442 medical calls, in 2010, there 1,425 medicals, while in 2009, the department responded to 1,453 medical emergency calls as compared to 1,531 in 2008. Many Wellesley Police officers are Massachusetts certified emergency medical technicians (EMT), and each shift is staffed with EMT's. All Wellesley Police officers on patrol have automatic external defibrillators (AED's) with them as well. These AED's have been critical in treating patients with sudden cardiac arrest. The Wellesley Police Department investigated 26 burglaries in 2012, 23 of those in private dwellings and 3 in commercial buildings. There were 30 burglaries in 2011. In 2011, the Wellesley Police Department began posting call information on a monthly basis on our website to keep our citizens informed of the type of work that the department does on a daily basis. The department, under Chief Terry Cunningham, will continue this practice in 2013.
Open Control Panel. Click “Add or Remove Programs.” Check “Show Updates” at the top of the dialog box. Scroll down the list to “Windows XP – Software Updates,” select “Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2Preview,” and then click "Change/Remove." If "Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview" does not exist, then:- Start>run >type in:%windir%\$NtUninstallie7bet2p$\spuninst\spuninst.exe. You need to have "view hidden folders" enabled. %windir% is your Windows installation directory, which is normally 'C:\Windows' on most systems.
“He’s not scary, he’s gorgeous.” In another movie, a darker more serious movie, a line like this by George about his new mysterious boyfriend Joe may be cause of interrogation. A moment of dialogue symbolic of the darker side of the gay sexual liberation where many men put the pursuit of sexual gratification before any clear and rational reasoning. Where the hunt for dick blinds us to the very real danger in front of our faces. But, like I said, that might be another movie. You’re Killing Me is not that movie. That’s not to say this deliciously amusing gay horror comedy from director Jim Hansen isn’t saying anything. Quite the contrary, it actually has a lot to say about the shallowness that is prevalent within gay culture. But, first and foremost, You’re Killing Me is about entertainment. And in that it succeeds.
Many remote communities in Canada depend on diesel generators for their power. It’s a system that’s not only environmental problematic, it’s often not the most reliable. Today we speak with a BC organization that’s helping communities migrate to renewable energy so that they’re no longer dependent on fuel shipments from the south. We also bring you a review of the new film If a tree falls, which chronicles the experiences of members of the Earth Liberation Front. Plus, we take a look at dioxins: what they are, where they come from, and their effect on human health. Green Screen Movie Review: If a Tree Falls Every once in a while the Terra Informa crew heads out to the movies to review an eco-themed film. This week Terra Informa corespondent Myles Curry brings you a Green Screen Review of the documentary If a tree falls: a story of the Earth Liberation Front. The film focuses on the contentious issue of radical environmental groups and their treatment as terrorists by authorities. Democracy Now! Clip (1) (2) Renewable Energy for Remote Communities If you live in the city, try to think back to the last time you flipped a light switch and nothing turned on. Now picture depending on a plane full of diesel to come into town before you get power again. If you live in a remote community in Canada today, this is likely the energy system you rely on, so moving towards a more local renewable energy system is about more than just climate issues. Terra Informa’s Chris Chang-Yen Phillips speaks to Alia Lamaadar about Cleantech Community Gateway, her non-profit that’s working to help the communities of Haida Gwaii build a new energy system. Remember all that dirt you ate when you were a kid? Scientists at Harvard Medical School have found evidence it may have kept you healthier. In a study just published in the journal Science, researchers gave groups of mice different levels of exposure to microbes and examined how their immune systems reacted. Mice that were shielded from microbes in infancy seem to have had more cases of inflammatory bowel disease and asthma. Jumbo Glacier Ski Resort In BC, the province has given a controversial new ski resort the green light. The Jumbo Glacier Resort will offer year-round skiing in a remote mountain area near Invermere, in the southeast of BC. Many people welcome the jobs that the 6000 room resort would create, as well as the recreational opportunities. But there are also fears over the environmental impact of such an enormous development, and the affects it will have on the area’s grizzly bear population. High Temperature Records Crumble Over 7,000 high temperature records were broken in an “unprecedented” March heat wave in much of the United States signaling a warming climate, health and weather experts said in a press conference last Friday. While natural climate variability plays a major role, it is the addition of human-spurred climate change that makes this particular hot spell extraordinary, the scientists said in a briefing. Great Backyard Bird Count The year’s Great Backyard Bird Count has released some interesting results. Based on the observations of people from across the country, four times more snowy owls migrated south from the Arctic than did last year. This is said to be due to lemmings, which snowy owls hunt, becoming more scarce, forcing the birds to fly south in search of food.
On April 22 I went to see Larry the Cable Guy, Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall at the Consol Energy Center. I decided to write this story for Lori Goodwin Scott at the Herald Standard for her entertainment section. When I first arrived I was amazed to find how many people had come to see the show, it was also very hard to find a parking spot. After I got into the building and rode the escalator to the top of the building I found my seat all the way on the balcony. There were thousands of people seated all around anxiously awaiting the show. At 8pm the host of the show came out to introduce Bill Engvall and he came out to the stage. He told jokes about getting old, his family, and other numerous things. After about 20 minutes it was Jeff Foxworthy’s turn to come out. He of course told some redneck jokes, talked about his redneck family amongst other things. Lastly Larry came out with his usual catch phrase “Get r Done” he was very funny, so much so that a man in front of me fell over with laughter. It was over about 11pm. They didn’t let any body take photographs or video because they were filming a movie for CMT. Otherwise I would have got some pictures. It was a good show and I think that all the fans throughly enjoyed themselves.
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The mission of Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital is to restore, maintain and enhance health by providing superior care now and in the future. KSB will be the community’s first choice for health services. Who We Are Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital is a not-for-profit, independent healthcare provider located in Dixon, Illinois. We’re known as KSB Hospital, or simply KSB, to our community. We first opened our doors in 1897, when Judge Solomon Bethea gave his entire estate for the creation of a hospital in honor of his late wife Katherine. If you’re a history buff and would like to learn more about our interesting past, head over to our Wikipedia entry. The world has changed in great ways since we got our start, but our mission of serving the healthcare needs of the community has remained constant. In order to fulfill our mission, Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital has grown and evolved into today’s acute care hospital, our regional network of primary care clinics, and a multi-specialty physician group. Each year we reinvest in technology, facilities, and our employees in order to continue to meet the changing healthcare needs of our hometowns. As a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, KSB relies on the support of generous donors and benefactors. If you’d like to support the health and wellbeing of the community, consider making a donation to Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital. Your generous donation is tax deductible and will be used to continue our 115+ year effort of serving all those in need. David Schreiner – President/Chief Executive Officer Julie Mann – VP/Chief Administrative Officer Linda Clemen, RN – VP/Chief Nursing Officer Kevin Marx – VP/Chief Practice Officer Tony Evers – VP/Chief Financial Officer Suzanne Ravlin – VP/Chief Legal Officer Pratip Nag, M.D., PhD. – Chief Medical Officer Our Board of Directors Chairperson – Doug Lee Vice-Chairperson – Lynette Knodle Secretary – Katie Pratt Treasurer – Ray Neisewander, III Past-Chairperson – Colleen T. Henkel Member – Rick Curia Member – Joseph Welty, M.D. Member – David L. Schreiner Member – Chad Weigle Member – Chris Hammitt Member – David Hellmich
This Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between C. K. Cooper & Company, Inc. ("CKCC") and Lexington Resources, Inc. (the "Company") (collectively the "Parties"), and their predecessors, agents, servants, employees, owners, shareholders, officers, directors, partners, associates, attorneys, representatives, successors, assigns, heirs, firms, brokers, appraisers, partnerships, corporations, and their insurers, and each and all of them, and is based upon the following recital of facts: R E C I T A L S WHEREAS, CKCC and the Company have previously entered into an engagement letter, dated September 9, 2004, pertaining to certain services to be rendered by CKCC to the Company (the "Engagement Letter"). A true and correct copy of the Engagement Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" to this Agreement and expressly incorporated herein. Simultaneously with the execution of the Engagement Letter, the Parties entered into an indemnification letter, dated September 9, 2004 (the "Indemnification Letter"). A true and correct copy of the Indemnification Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit "B" to this Agreement and expressly incorporated herein. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Engagement Letter, the Company granted to CKCC a right of first refusal to be engaged as the managing dealer or placement agent for any subsequent offerings of the Company's securities for a 12-month period commencing on September 30, 2004. WHEREAS, the Company desires to conduct another securities offering with a firm other than CKCC and CKCC is willing to waive the right of first refusal granted under the Engagement Letter in return for certain consideration described in this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. Waiver of Right of First Refusal. Upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, CKCC hereby waives the right of first refusal under the Engagement Letter. 2. Issuance of Shares. The Company will issue upon the execution of this Agreement 200,000 shares of its common stock, par value $.0025 per share, to CKCC (the "Shares"). In addition, the Company agrees that in the event that Prospect Energy or any related individuals, entities or other affiliates of Prospect Energy participate in any financing with the Company through September 30, 2005, the Company will issue an additional 25,000 Shares of common stock in the name of Adam Blake Connors ("Connors"), an affiliate of CKCC (the "Connors Shares"). 3. Representations of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to CKCC as follows: (a) Authorization. All corporate action on the part of the Company necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the Company's obligations hereunder, and for the authorization, issuance and delivery of the Shares and the Connors Shares has been taken. (b) Validity of the Shares and the Connors Shares. The delivery of the Shares and the Connors Shares, when issued and delivered in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free of any liens, encumbrances or restrictions on transfer; provided, however, that the Shares or the Connors Shares may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state or federal securities laws at the time a transfer is proposed. (c) Non-Assignment. The Company warrants that it has not assigned or otherwise transferred any obligation, liability, action, claim, or demand related to the Engagement Letter or the Indemnification Letter. The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend CKCC and its officers, directors, employees, employers, agents, servants, attorneys, insurers, successors, and assigns from any obligations, liabilities, actions, claims, or demands that Company has assigned or otherwise transferred in breach of this warranty. 4. Restrictions on Contacts. The Company agrees that it will not allow any other investment banking firm or managing dealer (or any individual fund managers or affiliated funds managed by the same or related entity) engaged in connection with any subsequent securities issuance, or any of its agents, servants, employees, owners, shareholders, officers, directors, partners, associates, attorneys, representatives, successors, assigns, heirs, firms, brokers, appraisers, partnerships, or corporations to contact or solicit parties previously introduced to the Company by CKCC. A list of such contacts is set forth on Exhibit C hereto. 5. Registration Rights. The Company will grant rights to CKCC and Connors to register the Shares and the Connors Shares in accordance with the following provisions: (a) "Piggy Back" Registration. If at any time the Company shall determine to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (including pursuant to a demand of any stockholder of the Company exercising registration) any of its common stock (other than a registration relating solely to the sale of securities to participants in a Company employee benefit plan, a registration relating solely to issuance of securities by the Company in connection with the acquisition of another company or business or a strategic relationship with another person or entity, a registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Shares and the Connors Shares, including any other security which is issued, as a result of a stock split, dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of the Shares and the Connors Shares (th e Shares, the Connors Shares and any such other security being referred to herein as the "Registrable Shares") or a registration in which the only common stock being registered is common stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities which are also being registered), it shall send to CKCC and Connors (together the "Holders") written notice of such determination and, if within ten days after receipt of such notice, such Holders shall so request in writing, the Company shall use its best efforts to include in such registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Shares that such Holders request to be registered, except that if, in connection with any offering involving an underwriting of common stock to be issued by the Company, the managing underwriter shall impose a "cut back" limitation on the number of shares of common stock included in any such registration statement because, in such underwriter's judgment, such limitation is necessary based on market conditions, then the Company shall be obli gated to include in such registration statement, with respect to the requesting Holder, only an amount of Registrable Shares equal to the product of (1) the number of selling stockholder shares that remain available for registration after the underwriter's "cut back" and (ii) such Holder's Ownership Percentage, as that term is defined below. If any Holder disapproves of any material terms of such underwriting that differ from the terms disclosed to such Holder in connection with such Holder's decision to participate in the registration, it or he may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter; provided, however, that pricing changes will not entitle any Holder to withdraw if the final price at which the shares are to be sold by the underwriter is not below the low end of the range set forth in the most current draft preliminary prospectus distributed to Holders as of the time the Holder decides to participate, or if there is no range expressed, then not below 85% of the price stated in the most current draft preliminary prospectus distributed to Holders as of the time the Holder decides to participate. For the purpose of the previous sentence, "Ownership Percentage" means and includes, with respect to each Holder of Registrable Shares requesting inclusion of Registrable Shares in an offering pursuant to this Agreement, the number of Registrable Shares held by such Holder divided by the aggregate of (i) all Registrable Shares held by all Holders requesting registration in such offering and (ii) the total number of all other securities entitled to registration pursuant to any agreement with the Company approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and held by others participating in the underwriting. 6. Survival of Certain Provisions and Agreements. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the representations made by the Company to CKCC in the Engagement Letter and the Indemnification Letter shall continue to remain in effect for the period to which they relate. In addition, the rights and obligations of CKCC and the Company under the Indemnification Letter shall survive the execution of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect. 7. Enforcement of Provisions of Agreement/Injunctive Relief. Company acknowledges that its failure to carry out any obligation under this Agreement, or a breach by Company of any provision herein, will constitute immediate and irreparable harm or damage to CKCC, which cannot be fully and adequately compensated in money damages and which will warrant preliminary and other injunctive relief, an order for specific performance, and other equitable relief. Company further agrees that no bond or other security shall be required in obtaining such equitable relief and agrees and consents to the issuance of such injunction and to the ordering of specific performance. Company also acknowledges and agrees that other action may be taken and remedies enforced against it in the event of breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement. 8. Specific Performance. In the event the Company breaches any of the provisions of this Agreement, CKCC shall be entitled to the following: (a) In the event the Company breaches or violates the provisions, requirements or restrictions contained in Paragraph 4 of this Agreement, CKCC shall be entitled to, at a minimum, the equal or greater of any compensation that CKCC would have otherwise been entitled to receive under the Engagement Letter as if the investors or contacts listed in Exhibit C have invested in the Company through CKCC. (b) In the event the Company breaches or violates the provisions, requirements, or restrictions of Paragraph 5 of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to, at a minimum, specific performance and injunctive relief pursuant to Paragraph 7 hereof to require the Company to cause the registration of the Shares or the Connors Shares. Should such specific performance or injunctive relief not be available or be prohibited by any laws, rules or regulations, CKCC shall be entitled to monetary damages equal to the sale price of the Shares or the Connors Shares which would have been obtained if the Shares or the Connors Shares had been properly included in the Company's registration statement. (c) Any and all other relief a court of competent jurisdiction may deem just and proper. 9. Governing Law. Any and all disputes arising out of the provisions of this Agreement, including any action for specific performance, injunctive or equitable relief, shall be construed and enforced pursuant to the laws of the State of California, existing as of the date of this Agreement, and any action relating to such disputes shall be the sole jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Central District. 10. Payment of Costs. In the event any party brings suit to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, or is required to defend any action the defense of which is any provision of this Agreement, the non-prevailing party agrees to pay the prevailing party such court costs and attorneys' fees as the Court deems just. 11. Further Action. The parties hereto agree to execute, and expressly authorize their respective attorneys, if any, to execute, such other documents and to take any other steps as may be necessary to effectuate the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 12. Enforceability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction, or any federal, state or other administrative agency or authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement will nevertheless continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way. 13. Indemnification. The Company hereby agrees to defend, protect, indemnify and save harmless CKCC, its officers, directors, employees, employers, agents, servants, attorneys, insurers, successors, and assigns if any person, firm, corporation, agency or other entity shall assert or attempt to assert any claim, action or demand by reason of the foregoing matters, including, but not limited to, any claim for contribution or indemnification. 14. No Reliance. Each party acknowledges it has not relied upon any statement or representation by any other party, their counsel, their insurers, or any of their officers, directors, agents, employees, employers or attorneys in executing this Agreement or in making the agreements provided for herein, except as expressly provided for herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is hereby executed by the parties hereby on the date opposite each party's signature below Dated: September 8, 2005 C. K. COOPER & COMPANY, INC. /s/ Alexander G. Montano Name: Alexander G. Montano Dated: September 8, 2005 LEXINGTON RESOURCES, INC. /s/ Grant Atkins Name: Grant Atkins Excluded from the marketing List of Contacts B&E Apartments, L.P.
Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Nextel Cell Phones. and other Cellphone topics. Nextel cell phones have gone BlackBerry picking. Every wireless phone provider offers BlackBerry, and no matter what Nextel plan you choose, you can always tack on a BlackBerry 5 MB or a BlackBerry Email and Web, although many plans offer instant messaging for your cell phone. If you've gone BlackBerry bananas, you have to have Oprah's favorite phone, albeit with long distance at .20 a minute. You pay $39.99 for 5 MB of use, $49.99 for unlimited. Note that rates exclude taxes and Sprint fees after the Sprint Nextel merger. But if Nextel and BlackBerry seem like a good combo to you, you can now have both ripe for the picking. \|Jennifer Mathes, Ph.D.\|
Embrace Your Potential and Be Productive. Long Live The Lower Ninth Ward. Cliff, do you think the event is even slightly diminished by the attendance of C. Ray Nagin? Ashley, It won't be diminished. I don't think many people understand the impact of Mayor Nagin's lack of leadership. If they did he wouldn't have won re-election. Cliff, when you settle in, could you post about The State of the Black Union this weekend? Kool-Aid Kids are wearing Tavis out on the boards! Wish I wasn't so broke, I'd jump in my car and come down. :-) I'd just like a first-hand perspective.Thx! Cliff, I registered for the event, but was unable to attend due to the flu.On Thursday at City Council they voted to demolish the Lockett School in the Upper 9th. I was dismayed that Hedge Morrell had brought a crowd in from the Tavis Smiley Conference to applaud the approval.Of course we know the RSD probably has no real plans to rebuild there when the dust settles there will be a vacant lot, a sign, and a promise. Post a Comment
Here's the 12x12 layout I created using the sketch as a starting point: This photo of my grandaughter was taken on New Years Day while she was visiting from Florida during her holiday break. Journaling reads: Even though you live in Florida ... You're still a Minnesota girl at heart. Background paper: CTMH Aspen All other paper: misc scraps Large Rings: Technique Tuesdays FUNdamental Rings Stamps: CTMH January Word Puzzle, Art Warehouse, and Peachy Keen Funshine Faces Liquid Pearls: Flamingo Perfect Pearls: Berry Twist and Turquoise Inks: Color Block Frosty White and CTMH Chocolate Cricut Cartridge: Winter Woodland Title Letters: Kaiser Craft Fuzzy Fonts Thanks for stopping by the Tator Patch!
[Image Courtesy of National Geographic] As if the world needed another excuse to love Leonardo DiCaprio more, his new National Geographic climate change documentary is currently streaming free for a limited time. Before the Flood will be free until November 6 on Twitter, YouTube and other platforms. The decision comes as National Geographic wants to boost environmental awareness and the negative effects of climate change. DiCaprio interviews prominent researchers, political figures like President Barack Obama, and innovators like Tesla’s Elon Musk. At the time of publication, the documentary sits at over 8,800 retweets on Twitter and nearly 2.6 million views on YouTube. You can watch the full documentary down below. We give it two green thumbs up. SEE ALSO: 10 Ways Humans Impact the Environment
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Suspect Smashes Through Wall To Burglarize Buckingham Business Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying an unknown suspect who broke into a Buckingham business earlier this week, taking off with cash and tobacco. Employees at the Kuntry Express, located at 4951 Buckingham Road, closed the store just after 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 11. When owners arrived to open the store around 4:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, they discovered that the cash register was left open and multiple tobacco products had been taken. After walking into the store’s office, they noticed that a sink had been destroyed and the ice maker was pushed out of place. A hole had been cut into the wall, which is how the suspect managed to gain entry to the store. Upon reviewing the store’s surveillance video, an unknown male, wearing a large white mask that covered his entire face and white gloves, could be seen entering the store’s beer cooler at 2:44 a.m. After removing an item, he continued to move around the business, stealing numerous products and cash, before leaving through the hole in the wall. Anyone with information on the identity and whereabouts of the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477). All callers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Tips may also be made online at www.southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com or by submitting a tip on the P3Tips mobile app.
Small Lady - Quartz movement, Analog date display, Sapphire crystal, Black hands and roman numeral markers, 30 meters water-resistant The Tissot Women's T-Classic Desire Two-Tone Watch blends sophistication with well-crafted details, creating a ladylike elegance. The two-tone, stainless steel bracelet features tiny links that create an overall delicate pattern that's quite different from the more common bracelets with chunkier links. The petite, gold-tone bezel features a bright, white dial and classically styled, understated, black Roman numerals. There is a calendar window at three o'clock and slender black hands, with a sweeping seconds hand. This watch features a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 99 feet. Precise Swiss-Quartz movement Case diameter: 24 mm Stainless-steel case; White dial; Date function Water resistant to 99 feet (30 M): withstands rain and splashes of water, but not showering or submersion
Tomorrow is the start of the Boise AKC Dog Show! I'll be competing in Utility B with Jeb and in both Utility B and Open B with Suzie. I'm enjoying showing Jeb right now because he'll be 10 in December and it's been quite a ride--one I wish would never end, but it will. Right now he's healthy and feeling great, so I'm enjoying every day knowing age will catch up with him and retirement will happen. :( I love that hound!!! Suzie has her UDX (12 legs) and a few OTCH points. My goal with her is an OTCH. However, we have a ways to go before we get there. So as I polish her up and get her scores up, we'll go for that UDX2. I wanted to work her a lot before this show, but I'm not sure we've done enough since our last show to clean up her act. :o These hounds are TOUGH! But hey, I love a good challenge. LOL This year I have a few students competing. I'm most excited about the two in Novice A. I hope they have a great time and love the sport enough to become addicted like the rest of us. ;) I also have students in Novice B and Utility A. Good Luck to Ann, Carla, Phyllis, Sue and Tiffany and to all of my friend Alice's students as well (Alice is who got me and Jeb started in competition. She has taught me a lot and I'm forever grateful for that!)! THINK GREEN and QUALIFY! My plan is to put updates up each day! Wish us luck! For more info on the show, check out www.icckc.org. The show is at the Fairgrounds. The vendors (lots of cool dog stuff to shop for!!!) and breed rings are in the big exposition building. Obedience is in the smaller building north of there and just outside of that building is Rally and Agility. Obedience starts at 8am or 8:30am each day and goes until about lunch and sometimes until about 2pm. The advanced classes are usually first (I have to be there early!).
All it took was one look at New York City’s India House before Emma Cleary and Juli Vaughn Designs knew they just had to design a styled wedding shoot around it. Enter an inspired nautical wedding, which was carried through to every detail of the photoshoot — including the incredible Kelly Faetanini gown! From the event stylist, Juli Vaughn: It is somewhat rare that a venue inspires an entire photo shoot, but India House in the historic Financial District of NYC with its antique model ships and posh maritime decor was the exception. It is unique enough to inspire two creatives (Emma Cleary Photography and Juli Vaughn Designs) to put their talents together to create a shoot that answers the question: What would a wedding look like for a couple that loves the sea but lives in the city? It would start with the perfect sailing theme, blend the modern elegance of New York with the natural vintage twist that anything nautical evokes, and be “tied up” with plenty of blue shades and rope accent. Shoot Location: New York City, NY / Photographer: Emma Cleary / Styling, Floral and Event Design: Juli Vaughn Designs / Event Venue: India House / Wedding Dress: Kelly Faetanini / Hair: Red Carpet Brides / Makeup: Olya Schechter / Ties: Dibi Ties / Wedding Cake: Elegantly Iced / Banners and Flags: Liddabits Design Shop / Wedding Invitations: Julia’s Poppies Design / Models: Wilhelmina
What a beautiful Blue Moon we all enjoyed this week. Since each month is basically one lunar (moon) cycle and normally contains one full moon, a standard "blue moon" is any second full moon within one month. In this case, we have had a truly blue moon - both the second full moon in December and also the 13th moon in the year (where normally there would be twelve, just as there are twelve months). So, whatever you have put off into "once in a blue moon".... well, here's your chance. More on Blue Moons at Obliquity.com Usually in the winter months, the clear calm skies that allow for inspired full moon viewing also indicate severe freezing temperatures but this last moon appeared in an interestingly warm week (relatively speaking) here in coastal Virginia. We mustn't be fooled, however, the cold Canadian air is falling quickly down the continent and will be here very, very soon.
Submitted by Bethany Hill School on February 16, 2017 - 2:35pm This Book review was written by Bethany Hill Place resident Jenny P., one of our young readers! Ghosts, is about a girl who moved to California because her sister had a problem with breathing while living in Mexico. After they moved there, she found that there is lots of fog and an ocean next to her house. She was sad at first because she missed all her friends. None of her friends could visit her because she's too far away. One day she met a boy who said he played around with ghosts, but she didn't believe him at first. Then her sister was attacked by ghosts who tried to take her breathe away, which was easy because of her breathing problem. The next day her sister ended up in the hospital but she was blamed. Her sister was ok, and they both started believing that there were ghosts in the fog and at Halloween time. On Halloween night they locked their doors because they were afraid that the sister might get hurt again. At the end of the story there's a mystery surprise. I recommend this book because it's caring, sometimes sad, and mostly funny. Every donation, no matter the size, helps create positive change in the lives of our residents.
Patrick Scordato, Matthew Horner and Colton Schnars won a pair of individual events as Bellefonte cruised to a 61-32 victory against Huntingdon on Friday. The Red Raiders (7-1) took first place in each individual and relay event. Scordato captured the 100 and 200 freestyle. Horner took the 200 individual medley and 400 freestyle, while Schnars triumphed in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. Jordan Newman swam to a win in the 50 freestyle and Grey Rockey captured the 100 breaststroke.
Tom and Snare Mics Deliver Unparalleled Quality Both On the Road and In The Studio Milford, NH, June 3, 2009 – Earthworks, manufacturer of High Definition Microphones™, announced the introduction of its DP25/C and DP30/C tom and snare microphones, which are now shipping to retail outlets and sound contractors on a worldwide basis. The DP25/C and DP30/C make their debut following the highly successful launch of the FlexWand™ High Definition Microphone™ and the award winning PianoMic™ System. The Earthworks DrumKit™ Systems have had great success because they pick up drum sounds with far more detail and accuracy than conventional microphones. This improved sound quality is due to proprietary advanced technologies utilized in Earthworks High Definition Microphones. The DP25/C and the DP30/C are able to capture an exceptional degree of detail due to their extended frequency response and fast impulse response. The diaphragms found on the DP25/C and DP30/C settle much more quickly than competing microphone diaphragms, enabling them to more accurately capture the widely varying timbre and dynamic sounds typically found in a drum performance. The DP25/C, designed specifically for snare drums, has a frequency response of 50Hz to 25kHz while the DP30/C, designed for toms, has a frequency response of 30Hz to 30kHz. Both microphones have a flexible mini-gooseneck and can handle up to 145 dB SPL. Their polar patterns feature excellent rear rejection, helping engineers control unwanted bleed and feedback. Larry Blakely, a well known professional audio industry consultant, while spearheading the research and development at Earthworks, commented: “As is the case with nearly all Earthworks products, the DP25/C and DP30/C High Definition Microphones™ were developed as a result of listening to customers. They wanted the same type of pristine, detailed sound they were getting from Earthworks drum overhead mics for their snare and toms. We miked a set of drums with nine Earthworks High Definition Microphones (including the new tom and snare mics) and also nine industry favored mics. When veteran engineers heard the difference between the two recordings, they made the comment that it didn’t even sound like the same set of drums. The increase in detail and sound quality, they indicated, was staggering.” The new Drum Periscope™ tom and snare microphones perform exceptionally well for both live sound reinforcement and recording applications. Dream Theatre is among the first international recording artists to put the new Drum Periscope microphones into regular use on the road, and has been touring with them for over a year. Randy Lane, FOH engineer for Dream Theater, commented: “Dream Theater fans are notorious for their attention to detail and they absolutely demand top notch audio. So many times I would be at the console after the show and have drummers come to the front of house and comment that the drum sound was as if they were standing next to the drum itself. The kit was a monstrous 38 channels, with no electronic inputs. 38 open microphones means the mics that are used must have great off-axis response to minimize feedback and bleed from adjacent sources.” “The Earthworks mics were stellar in this department,” Lane continued. “Smooth off-axis response translated into precise drum tones that reproduced the dynamics and articulation that is such an important part of Dream Theater’s music. Small splash cymbals placed in the front of the kit stood out and were not lost in a wash of phase cancellation or lost dynamics. Overall, the Earthworks mics simply sounded like the drums on which they were placed. A clean, accurate and faithful reproduction of the source is exactly what the mics provide.”
The Lucky Star Marathon, Namibia’s premier coastal running event has once again been a massive success with foreign nationals from 11 countries participating in this year’s event. Apart from being the premier marathon event in Namibia, the Lucky Star Marathon serves as a qualifier for the Two Oceans and Comrades marathons. The event is unique in the sense that the course follows the scenic main road between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, where runners are able to enjoy the cold Atlantic Ocean on the one side, and the rolling sand dunes of the oldest desert in the world, the Namib Desert, on the other side. Etosha Fishing, Namibian home of the revered Lucky Star brand, is the main sponsor of the event and aims to promote community involvement and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle among the youth through this event. For this reason, significant focus is placed on involving schools from across the country. Athletes from participating schools are sponsored with transport, accommodation and food, allowing them to travel to Walvis Bay and participate in the event. For many children this opportunity also means seeing the ocean for the first time in their life. The Lucky Star Marathon also supports the “Feet Forward” charity project, which collects and distributes running shoes for the less fortunate. For the fourth year running various schools and organisations in Cape Town, and for the second year organisations in Namibia, have collected shoes for schools participating in the The project was started to support and promote running as well as other sports at the many schools around Namibia that participate in the Lucky Star Marathon. This year 10 schools have benefited from this initiative, which is sure to grow with future events. The total participants for this year’s event according to the various categories are as follow: Countries represented included - 42km – 83 - 21km – 187 - 10km – 133 - 10km relay – 95 : Brazil, Spain, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, Swaziland, South Africa, Botswana and the United States This was also the first year that the marathon used fully integrated online technology to enhance the race experience. For the first time registrations were done online through the Etosha Fishing website (www.etoshafish.com.na ), which has a dedicated section on the Lucky Star Marathon. Furthermore, timing of the athletes was done using real-time capturing technology provided by Finish Time, which allows for immediate availability of results. A full listing of the marathon results, photos and video clips of the event, are available on the Lucky Star Marathon section of the Etosha Fishing
What is non-emergency medical transportation? Ironically enough, it’s a service that very few people ever think to consider when starting a business, or when they need a service. A non-emergency medical transportation company primarily deals with transportation of the elderly and disabled. You’re going to be transporting people who need some form of assistance more so than you would if you needed a taxicab or similar service. Predominantly we transport people who are in wheelchairs, a lot of people who are in stretchers, and a number of people who are ambulatory. Ambulatory meaning that they can walk like me and you, but many times they move a little slower, maybe because of a disability or because of their age, they may have a walker or cane, and therefore they do need a little bit of assistance. So non-emergency medical transportation is, unlike an ambulance service, we are non-emergency. We don’t transport people that need life support or anything, but we do transport people who are wheelchair-bound, stretcher-bound, or just ne
Seven is a lucky number. So, we in FINEP are very glad that we have the pleasure to introduce 72 new apartments to all those who are interested in a high-quality municipal living. We can offer apartments with layouts from 1+kitchenette through today best-selling in market 2+kitchenette up to large 4+kitchenette family apartments. All of these belong in our modern and nice residential Malý Háj project in Prague - Štěrboholy. It is popular with families with children as well as with the clients who search for their first place of living. Even older clients who need an easily accessible public traffic, municipal services and modern infrastructure can find there a pleasant place for their everyday life. Each of the apartments sold to private ownership within the 7th phase of the construction has a balcony, terrace or an enclosed balcony and it at the same time creates part of an architecturally interesting house with retreating storeys. Even your beloved cars will enjoy Malý Háj. Proper parking places are waiting for them under the house. Construction of an entirely new town park, full of greenery, benches and places for relaxation, opposite the new house has been started. Thus, Malý Háj residential locality will continue to belong among “the greenest” new residential localities in Prague thanks to immediate vicinity of natural parks Hrušov and Říčanka. For more information on the offer of the apartments within the 7th phase of Malý Háj see www.finep.cz/en/maly-haj-VII We will be delighted to offer you the option to have your new apartment equipped to your liking. You just have to visit our new three-storey showroom of the company ProBydlení in the centre of Prague situated next to Lannův Palác. For more information see www.probydleni.cz.
The Gardens at Cheshire is affiliated with three significant organizations that provide valuable resources to the greenhouse & gardening communities. It has been my pleasure to be associated with the following organizations. Mad Gardeners are based in Litchfield County Ct, whose mission is to promote appreciation and cultivation of plants, and the creation, conservation and maintenance of gardens and suitable habitats for such plants through educational programs and meetings. www.madgardeners.org Metro Hort is a professional organization whose members are active in the worlds of public and private horticulture to create and deliver a greener New York. www.metrohort.org Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association whose mission is to support the business interests of the greenhouse growers in Connecticut through education, promotion, and government representation, and through cooperation with other allied interests. www.flowersplantsinct.com
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Web Developer, Software Engineer, and Writer in San Francisco, California Before becoming an expert in Node.js, Azat worked with various web technologies such as SQL, PHP, Java/J2EE, Ruby and ASP at the U.S.A. federal government agencies, small startups and big corporations. Prior to joining Capital One, he worked as a Team Lead at DocuSign, where his team rebuilt a 50-million-user product, the DocuSign web app. The major accomplishments include: implementation of the in-app payment system with single sign on and rolling out an in-house A/B testing framework as well as a suite of tests aimed at growth. At the same time, Azat taught technical trainings at Cisco, Walmart Labs, Hack Reactor, and other organizations. Before that, he worked on software development and web projects at Storify (acquired by LiveFyre in 2013), National Institutes of Health, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, where he worked on the highly popular Electronic Deposit Insurance Calculatorand Lockheed Martin. Azat is passionate about technology and finance, as well as new disruptive ways of educating and empowering people. In his spare time, Azat write on his tech blog Webapplog.com, speaks at conferences and contributes to open-source. Azat Mardan holds BS in Economics and Informatics from the Ufa State Aviation Technical University (Russia), and MS in Information Systems Technology from the University of Northern Virginia. Professional Blog: http://webapplog.com/ Publications (books): http://webapplog.com/books
People like secrets. Creative people really like secrets. Meet Luis, Keeper of Secrets. When I was younger, I took a Psychology in Art class. There were universal shapes that were often drawn by children of the same age around the world. Then there were drawings that helped children without the words to articulate their feels who would draw their family members. Some of the more dominant individuals in the family were drawn bigger. There was something to be said about the proximity of each family member from the others. And then, there were illustrations of self-portraits that were somewhat angular with no eyes or no hands, maybe a home with no doors. Those were the parts that we, as students, were asked to pay special attention. They might be indicative of something that the child felt he or she was unable to express. No ears, eyes or mouth could mean, hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. It’s a bit speculative though. I tend to draw a lot of faceless people. I’m not sure if this indicates anything in particular psychologically or if it’s just my own artistic inclinations. I guess I wonder from where our own inspiration comes. Is it our psyche speaking up? Maybe I should try a Jungian analysis of my artwork and see if there are any female archetypes represented here. The process of creating seems somewhat like a waking dream, I guess. Maybe that’s why so many creative types often feel like a vessel of some unknown creative spirit rather than assume complete conscious control over what is put down on paper. Where do you think your creative inspiration comes from? Anyone know any books about this subject? Will have to do some research on it. My favorite book is Shadows Bright As Glass by Amy Ellis Nut about an individual named Jon Sarkin who became this creative prodigy after experiencing brain trauma. His personality changed and he just felt an overwhelming need to create constantly. It makes me wonder if creativity is biochemical or from the part of the subconscious responsible for dreams. Maybe it’s from our experiences or all of it combined. Anyway, it’s a great book and it’s worth a read. Here’s a NY Times review by Abigal Zuger, M.D. So, yeah. Here’s my drawing. Pointilism with a micron pen. Happy Doodling! I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. -T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock My sister requested a reset button for her vacation. I wish I could do the same for my weekend. Too many complications, arguments with loved ones, self-doubt, and add to that, random cantankerous strangers on the streets of Brooklyn who occasionally like to chime in with something resembling a put down. It’s that kind of a weekend. Having one of those days where I felt like my life was missing purpose. So, I stormed out of my tiny apartment in search for a place that felt nurturing for breakfast and found myself at Primrose Cafe in Clinton Hill for tea. Under a brownstone, this small place has a feeling like you are visiting your grandmother’s house, complete with board games, garden seating in the back, and pretty shabby chic décor that set the right tone for my doodling and some comforting hot Earl Grey tea. I drew some real nonsense for a while until I got it out of my system. Maybe not solving all my problems, but certainly felt safe to just be. It’s important to self-nurture. There are a lot of opinions that float out there about people’s worth or value. It’s easy to slip into a dark place of feeling worthless and powerless to change everything. I suppose these napkins are worthless since they no longer do their job of cleaning up messes since I’ve drawn on them. However, to me and maybe to a few people who enjoy them, they are worth considering. It’s all perspective in how we choose see any given situation. So after tea, I took a short walk to a community garden. It used to be an abandoned lot, worthless. The people in the community felt this tiny piece of land was worth something to their garden and their art. Here’s a couple of pics of it… These flowers aren’t solving world hunger but, certainly, they are not worthless to someone like me who needs a place to sit, be, and breathe in a nurturing place. Anyway, that’s my rant for the day. Just try to remember, your sheer existence is worth it to someone who might be sitting nearby you. Not everyone can be the beacon of hope to the world but your energy adds to everyone else’s life experience. Try to keep positive…or just doodle something crazy for your waiter or waitress. Peace! This is a quick self-portrait sketch because all potential artists need one, I guess. When I did this one, I had bangs and looked a bit serious, I suppose. I’m guessing it was a Monday because I’m not the biggest fan of Mondays, in general. I was told by a Pratt University graduate admissions person that this looked ‘dark’. I wasn’t sure if she meant the medium (which was a pretty dark pencil) or that the general mood of it was dark. Either way, I bravely shared my sketch that I thought captured my essence. That interview into the Art Therapy program put me on the wait list for a full year until, out of nowhere, I was being reconsidered again. Going through the admissions process the first time is a tremendous amount of work (a new portfolio?) and anxiety producing. I could not bring myself to do it a second time and opted not to do it. Who knows if it was the right decision but I’m sure I just saved myself $80,000 considering that career would not pay nearly that much a year. Closed one door, so maybe another might open. Time will tell. Wonked out with a stomach flu! Yay me. Poured a glass of ginger ale, broke out the saltines, and doodled on a napkin provided by Smash Burger’s delivery guy while I decided whether I was ready to digest a grilled turkey burger yet. Here is Urp…not to be confused with burp. Trying my hardest to find something whimsical in my current physical state. It would be much more fun to believe that my stomach has been mistaken for Earth by a tiny alien named Urp, who made plans to invade and attack without realizing his mistake and my stomach’s misfortune. With enough Ginger Ale, Urp can be burped out of my stomach and go back into space where he belongs. Alas, Urp is not real and it really is just a stomach flu. Reality can bum you out sometimes so I think it’s important to foster a healthy imagination. In fact, one of my favorite live action shorts won an Oscar for that theme. It’s a movie from Denmark called Helium by Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson. The boy in the story has a terminal illness and he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a custodian. The custodian helps the boy use his imagination to conjure a magical afterlife that doesn’t seem boring or too scary. It gives him hope and peace. I caught all the Oscar nominated live action shorts at BAM, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and this was my favorite. Last year’s Oscar award winning documentary, Inocente, caught my attention as well for the same reason I love the short, Helium. It’s about a girl named Inocente who was an undocumented homeless teen who had dealt with domestic violence when she was a small child but found an ARTS program that supported her vast imagination. Art was a way for her to escape the pain of her reality and create some joy with bright colors and whimsical creatures. She created a space within her imagination where she could be a child and play even though her reality didn’t seem to really allow her that opportunity. Currently, she’s preparing to do a show in NYC for May 12 (reception on May 15th) but she hasn’t revealed when or where yet. I’d like to go. Her paintings are nurturing for everyone’s inner child when you need the world to be sweet, innocent, and fun. I’m sure there are countless artists who used art as an escape from a harsh reality. It’s a fabulous coping mechanism but, lest I stereotype all artists, not the only reason one creates. We create because we are not robots. We create anything because people need room to express their individuality, their humanity, and maybe there’s something spiritual in all of this too. We create because it gives us purpose. When we create, so might others and so on…and then, humanity wins! Anyway, I think I’ve got Urp out of my system. CREATE!!!!
A reader let me know that I was mentioned on the March for Science Seattle page. Wow. Let me repeat that amazing accusation. …the idea that there are no biological differences between men and women, that there are no evolutionary differences in male and female psychology, and that everyone is a clean slate (tabula rasa hypothesis – false) with gender being 100% socially determined without biological basis. I am a fairly conventional cis-het man, steeped in Western culture, married to a conventional cis-het woman. I have seen porn. I have had heterosexual intercourse. I’m entirely conscious of the biological differences between men and women. I’m also a biologist. I know the difference between a testis and an ovary, between a Mullerian duct and a Wolffian duct, between testosterone and estrogen (which, in the latter case, isn’t much). I’m also fairly well acquainted with the literature in evolutionary biology, and even know a bit about neuroscience. To say that I claim there are no biological differences between men and women is so patently absurd and totally divorced from reality that Mr Pavlov ought to be embarrassed about saying something so stupid while accusing me of saying something so stupid. He won’t be. What he’s doing is a common rhetorical trick. It’s obvious that most men have a penis and most women have a vagina, therefore, with a bit of clumsy sleight of hand, he wants to claim that every bit of cultural bias about the relative abilities of men and women is equally valid. He wants to pretend that because ovaries exist, all his notions about femininity must be equally rooted in biological reality. Similarly, he reveals his hand with that odious Pinkerism about blank slates — that’s exactly the same game! Argue that some element of human psychology is not fixed by genetics and that it arises in a social context, and you are castigated by Pinker fans who like to bring the discourse to a dead stop with the ludicrous accusation that you must believe everything is 100% socially determined without biological basis. It’s idiotic and dishonest, but right now it’s Pinker’s main claim to fame. Some things are complex and culturally determined. Biological sex is strongly canalized to produce a bimodal distribution of physical properties, but intersexes do exist. The brain is a plastic organ that responds to its environment in sophisticated ways, and carries both predispositions and the potential to develop in new ways, and gender is less strongly specified by genes than is the reproductive tract. If anyone is anti-science, it’s these people who want to argue for a less responsive, less adaptive, less diverse pattern of possible behaviors from the human brain. You don’t get to claim that you have a solid biological footing in arguing that women are more nurturing, are less capable of doing math, and prefer the color pink because estrogen unless you’ve done actual work to demonstrate that those differences are real. Breasts aren’t your shortcut for imposing a mass of narrow Victorian cultural prejudices on how people should be, and you don’t get to hide behind science on this one. Also…hiding behind trivially exposed lies isn’t science, even if some of your scientific heroes who try to defend a regressive conventionality think so.
Good morning, I am back with a new card to show today. This time I have made a LOTV card for the Lili's Little fairies challenge "Black Magic". I have been doing so many pale cards lately that I thought it was fun with some black and bright pinks and silver to that. The little penguin is coloured with my Letraset family. Totally adore my markers, and other colour mediums as well. LoL But for some reason I always go back to the markers. Enough about that. The designer papers are from and old stack from DCWV if I don't remember wrong. Have not used it for years but I looked in all boxes filled with different designer papers and this popped up, I had forgotten all about it. Oh well, so was it with my gemstones as well. They hide in a box and now found those to and got them to work for me. My snowflakes are made with a Whimsy Die. I just adore these snowflakes. Just a little big, why does everything has to be that? Big I mean. Now I have to leave the computer as my hands are not working with me today. Weather change, it's a lot colder even if the sun is shining. The air is much more crisp than before. Hope it stays this way then I might get some rest from the pain in the coming days. On the other hand I am going to the doctor tomorrow and then it can be good with some pain. LoL Also a big thank you to the lovely DT over at Passion for Promarkers that picked my ballerina card for their top five this week. Thanks so much gals. It means the world to me. You are the ones who got me into this blogging stuff from the beginning. Remember to be grateful for what you got and what will come your way. Life is good even when it's hard... Love n hugs Challenges for this card Lili's Little fairies - Black magic + DT call Papertake Weekly Challenges - things that makes you go awww (and that is what this little cute penguin did when I first saw him. :) ) Tuesday Throwdown Challenges - You're a gem! Use it Tuesdays - Anything goes (the hoarded piece is my designer papers, many years old and the gemstones) The Cutie Pie Challenges - No flowers
The Equinox Convergence is Erik Orrantia’s second book and follows on the heels of his Lambda Literary Award winning novel Normal Miguel. The seasonal equinox – a balance between equal parts of light and darkness – serves as the metaphor for this incredibly gripping mystery suspense thriller that delves into the human capacity for both good and evil and how given certain circumstances and motivations, seemingly decent people can be drawn into the depths of darkness. The fictitious rural Mexican town of Carritza located 120 kilometres north of Acapulco in the Province of Guerrero, and the neighbouring Ejido Mapolombampo the indigenous village of the Núkul Tribe and the Tribe’s adjoining traditional lands are the main settings for this story where worlds collide – that of Mexico’s drug trade and traditional indigenous life. Tom Flaherty is a Caltech professor, world-renowned physicist and String theorist. He takes a sabbatical and moves back home to Washington State to help take care of his aging mother who’s been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia. Maude Flaherty’s dementia causes her to journey back in time and relive her memories. During his sabbatical, Tom is invited to guest lecture at the University of Washington where he begins a series of lectures on space, time and the cosmos. While his return home heralds a rekindling of old friendships and the formation of new ones, it is not an easy family reunion as Tom comes to terms with his mother’s aging and illness, and is forced to face the issues surrounding his painful relationship with his sister. But all these things coalesce and serve as catalysts for Tom’s realization that he’s been hiding from life since the violent death of his lover and partner, and that it’s time to start living again.
After installing Accesspoint, and rebooting by disconnecting and re-connecting the power supply max2play will show up on my devices as a network. Unfortunately, it only exists for approximately 30 seconds. If quick enough I can login to the max2play network, but it will still ‘disappear’ after 30 or so seconds!? It will not show up again as a network until I reboot again, but it will also disappear again after 30 seconds. On one occasion I was able to stay connected for an extended period, but that was only once and nothing I did that time was any different. Does anyone have any suggestions? It is an RPi3 with 5amp power supply, and I have tried with and without USB hard-drive connected. Thanks. Please make sure that you should choose nl80211 For the Raspberry Pi 3 in the accesspoint setup page for the WiFi Driver, if something is not working. Otherwise leave it empty. And we recommend you to use EDiMax for the wifi stick. You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Max2Play free downloadcheck it out now
I want to sink my toes into the sand, feel the warm breeze, smell the ocean air and sit quietly as the sun shines down upon me. Can we leave now? This is the coolest thing i have ever seen!! Patinated brass pavilion, made by Mike Smith Studio. Jamie Fobert architects, garden by Tom Stuart-Smith, Chelsea Flower Show
English to Spanish Translation Professional Javier Uribe Member since October 09, 2013 Studied English at the Anglo-Mexican Cultural Institute (The Anglo) finished Advanced courses and then took CES ( Comparative English-Spanish Studies). Finally studied Translation for a year and a half. Always learning and reading about my job. I've always thought that translation is an Art, that´s why when translating I use the culture and thinking of the destination language, so the translation reflects the thinking and feeling, not word by word translating (Spanish is my native language).20 years of experience on IT (Information Technologies) mainly on databases, spreadsheets (Excel Advanced) and Microsoft Access at application development level. Now I'm introducing myself on cloud computing. Worked last 18 years at a University, Now working as Head of Alumni Services Department at the Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Coacalco. Excel Advanced Access Advanced Private Cloud Building Customer Service
The latest rendition of Paint Pro, version 6, was recently released by Jasc Software and I must say this affordable graphics program just keeps getting better with age. Many years ago, I downloaded the first release of Paint Shop Pro in order insert and edit screen shots for textbook publications. Since that time this shareware product has kept pace with the industry and responded in kind with new and improved features as the demand for eye-popping graphics has accelerated exponentially. The Paint Shop Pro program can be as elaborate or simple as you choose. Using creative drawing tools, brushes and palettes users can create their own professional looking graphics or you can simply use PSP as a program to view and manage graphic files. How many times has someone sent you a special picture as an e-mail attachment, only you can't figure out how to see it? It's not enough to just download an image file from e-mail or the Internet. You must have a program on your end that supports that particular file type in order to actually view the image. Paint Shop Pro supports over 40 different file formats including JPEG, GIF, BMP, WMF, WPG, PCX, Kodak, CorelDraw, Adobe PhotoShop, MacPaint and more. You can frequently recognize the file type by the three-character extension that follows the filename. Butterfly.wpg is a WordPerfect graphic, for example, while monsters.gif is a GIF graphic file. Paint Shop Pro can read virtually any graphic, picture or photo file that you have. After you've acquired or downloaded a graphic file, start PSP and then open the file. Now you can actually edit the image if you desire. Add text, change colors, textures, size, color depth or simply cut, copy and paste any or all parts of the picture to other applications. If you're a digital camera user, you'll love PSP's expanded digital support features in version 6.0. Paint Shop can also communicate with your scanner, allowing you to import images directly into the program for fine-tuning or manipulation. As the Internet and World Wide Web have exploded, so has the need for dynamic graphic content. Paint Shop Pro has answered this challenge with powerful tools that enable users to create professional-quality web page elements. Those who dabble in web page design will appreciate the editable text tools with character level formatting, similar to WordArt. Creating image transparencies is easier than ever with the Transparent GIF Wizard. Included with Paint Shop Pro is a second great program called Animation Shop. This program lets you create your own animated images that can be uploaded to the web or incorporated into Office 2000 products, such as Word or PowerPoint. You can animate graphics, text or photographs by pasting the images into multiple frames that, when run together, create the illusion of motion and animation. The best news of all is that you can download Paint Shop Pro for free from Jasc (www.jasc.com) and road-test the product for 30 days. If you decide to purchase, the cost is approximately $100 for a new license or $30 for an upgrade. If you buy the software, you actually receive a "how to" manual along with the program on CD-ROM. These days, it's pretty rare to receive a useful, printed manual as an accompaniment to a program. Whether you're a budding web page designer or simply want to better manage your digital images and downloaded pictures, Paint Shop Pro is a good staple to keep in your software cupboard. Cathi Schuler owns a computer literacy training/consulting company, Cee Prompt! She is a co-author of computer textbooks and can be reached by e-mail at email@example.com or by mail c/o The Record, P.O. Box 900, Stockton, CA 95201. She is on the Internet at: http://www.ceeprompt.com. for past archived columns.
Time for another band battle. And let me tell ya, this one is tough. I’ve lost sleep over this decision. I consulted my therapist, my parents, and Dick Clark, and still no one could help me. I knew I was on my own. ’s greatest beer is Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter. Cleveland ’s greatest athlete is Jim Brown. Cleveland ’s greatest actor is Paul Newman. But who’s Cleveland ’s greatest band: the Dead Boys or the Pagans? Cleveland I’m guessing that if you polled the public, the Dead Boys would win in a landslide. But given my highly informed and most specific readership, I’m anticipating a photo finish. Unlike the Dead Boys, who recorded two LPs for a major record label, The Pagans never even made a proper album during their 1977-79 heyday. Their legacy is an extraordinary run of self-issued singles that rate with the best 45s of any early punk band. The Dead Boys may have coined the phrase “young, loud & snotty”, but the Pagans were just as loud and no less snotty. Any way I look at it, it almost itself feels like it has to be a tie. I’d list Mike Hudson amongst the ten greatest punk singers of all-time. But I’d say the exact same thing for Stiv Bators. “Sonic Reducer” is one of my favorite songs ever, but I can’t say I like it any more than “What’s This Shit Called Love?” or “Street Where Nobody Lives”. The Dead Boys are to me the definitive American-style ’77 punk band with their flamethrower guitar leads and degenerate rock n’ roll stylings. But the Pagans, with their thumping ferocity and guitars that spewed noise like alien destruction machines, were the archetypes of Midwestern punk. I maybe give the Dead Boys a slight edge in terms of quantity of killer tunes. But then again, I can’t really say they had a third-or-fourth best song as good as “Eyes of Satan”, “I Juvenile”, or “Boy Can I Dance Good”. The Dead Boys took the influence of the Stooges and New York Dolls to the logical next step. The Pagans played rock n’ roll as if inspired by a chemical-induced rendezvous with God or perhaps the devil. But who was better? Hmmm. Oh well, I guess it’s just like choosing between kielbasa and bratwurst. There is no wrong answer. I love both bands. But if you put a gun to my head, I’ll cast my vote for the underdog Pagans. The ball is in your court, dear voters!
she loved swimming in Uncle Bobby's pool playing in the pool with some of her cousins It rained a good bit while we were there but we managed to take Ella to the boardwalk one rainy afternoon with my sister and brother. One of the many memories I always have when going to New Jersey- the boardwalk! Ella loved it and loved the all the rides...she was so excited about all there was to do. She really didn't want to leave :( this was as we were parking at the boardwalk...someone was tired ;) but super excited when she saw all the fun around her the girls :) playing a game with daddy to when a Nemo fish with her Nemo fish she won excited to get on the rides Aunt Staci braved it and rode the pink elephant with her ;) riding the carousel riding the pink truck We also made it on cousin Jeff's boat for a ride and Ella was so thrilled. She stood up the whole time and would not sit down. She kept telling Jeff "ready, set, GO" to go super fast...she wanted to go real fast the whole time. It was fun watching her excitement. Then time to head home again....we were ready for the driving to be over with! Until next time!!
Why is it contractors can never show up on time? The installer for our laundry room cabinets was to be here by 9 a.m. He just showed up at 10. His excuse? "It was raining and I had to pick-up the van." Wrong answer. Just like the thousands who commute to work everyday, you plan for such hiccups. To say it was the weather is a lame excuse. Take responsibility and arrive on time. I'm just sayin'. Oh my, what a find! I've been hearing this remix for a few days now on BPM. So of course, I was thrilled to land upon the track by the girl who "bled love" last year. She's back with another Tedder produced single - one that fortunately doesn't sound like a Clarkson/Beyonce collaboration. And of course, the remixer with a rock sensibility pumps up the jam. Check it out HERE. And get ready to hear this number at every gay dance party this season. "I'm just trying to be happy." As some of you know, I won't be happy until the house is perfect. But many of you are asking for pictures. From this, I've decided to select a few of my favorites within the house - the first being the Family Room cabinetry. I've included two pictures. The first shows the TV in all its glory. The second demonstrates how the panels conceal the TV and reveal shelves filled with our worldly possessions. Beautiful. Pink Trash Travels to: Lao Cuisine Chris loves Thai food. So a few nights ago, we ventured over to 5359 North Broadway in Chicago to try Lao Cuisine. He spotted some patrons in the restaurant the night before so he thought, "Why not?" The food was good and we'll most likely return. But here's my question, "Why do most Thai restaurants light their eatery with thousands of florescent bulbs?" It was so bright in Lao Cuisine I thought my skin would burn from the excessive illumination. Besides that, we all know florescent lighting never makes anybody look good. If you ever wonder where I find my Club One selections, I grab the links from a few "music lovers" sites. As I've noted many times, I don't upload any music - only share what's currently floating around on the great worldwide web. Anyway, today I read a few chat "rolls" between the individuals who post the music. And sadly, it can get quite nasty between them. Apparently, they try to outdo each other in regards to their blog's popularity. Some post music. Some steal the links. Name calling ensues. And from there, it goes downhill. The bloggers are very protective of their "work" and don't want anybody stealing their thunder. Of course, my random postings aren't enough for them to care about. But for those who copy their links on a daily basis, they have some nasty words to share. I suppose they highly guard their info as they create links from their uploads to advertisements. So, when you click on the song, it sends a "hit" to an ad. From that, they get paid based on how many eyes see the brand message. And for these 14 year boys who run home after school to pass along the latest Whitney dance track, I assume it can add up quickly. After all, those Cinnabon's and American Eagle t-shirts at the mall are quite expensive. Welcome 2 the Hood I know our neighborhood has a "watch" program. But I didn't realize how responsive they would be until tonight. An hour ago, Chris and I heard a "bang" outdoors. So we lazily investigated from our front door (as it won't currently open due to the re-plating of the door hardware) only to see our neighbor running down the block screaming, "Is everyone okay?" Apparently there was an accident on the corner. Nobody was hurt. Instead, it appears someone was driving a car, smashed into three along the way, then ran from the scene. Seriously, I've never seen a neighborhood swarm faster to a crime scene. All of which makes me feel better about crime in our neck of the woods. If the residents are that tuned in to the sights and sounds of Lakewood, then I might not need an extra flood light after all. This week's Club One is for those of you planning Halloween festivities this weekend and next. This "ghostly" song has all the elements of a hot trick-or-treat anthem with darker vocals, Haunted Mansion organs and a kickin' beat. Check it out HERE. Come on Jessie My favorite hottie Jessie Pavelka recently launched his new WEBSITE. Sadly, there's not a photo gallery with shirtless shots of the Diet Tribe host. I'm hoping he revamps the site to include some T & A. Otherwise, what's the point? Pink Trash Travels to: Crazy Town Just when we think the minor construction will be completed in the house, we find out the cabinet guy needs yet another day to finish installing the pieces in the new family room. So, that means when the appraiser comes tomorrow at 2, I won't be able to properly present the house. Not that it should matter as our LTV (loan to value) ratio is low (meaning we owe less than the property is worth). I just don't like being disorganized. It sends me directly to crazy town. Feeling So Urban Now that we live up North on the block of 5200, I'm required to take public transportation down South to the gym. So today, I rode the "L" train followed by a short stint on the bus (as it was passing by). I'd prefer to drive, but because the weather was nice, my journey didn't seem so bad. And in the process, I felt so urban. I'm sure my feelings will change tomorrow, or the following day, when I realize this is my only way of commuting until I get a full-time job (and the resulting car purchase). So today good. Tomorrow, who knows? Thanks Ms. Gaga Now that we're in a house, and not some European flat or American condo with secured access, I get a little nervous about break-ins. So, tomorrow I'm asking our contractor to install two motion lights on the North side of the house and South side of the garage. Sure, we have two dogs and an ADT security system, but in these tough economic times, you need to take extra precautionary measures. I don't want to be disturbed in the middle of the night by some hooligan trying to steal my plasma from the lower level! I'm just sayin'. Well ladies and gentlemen, as promised, today's Club One is by none other than Ms. Nasty herself. Ralphi's take is a bit more laid back (hence the "Martini" in the title), but it fully captures the essence of the original's similarities to All For You (thanks to Rodney Jerkins and not Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis). Take a listen HERE. Wow, I'm gone for a week and Janet decides to add a new single to her greatest hits album she's releasing in November. Make Me is fun, classic Janet in the vein of All for You. Look for a Club One entry soon! In the meantime, take a listen HERE. Think I Can Because we've been focused on pulling together the house, I feel somewhat like a hermit crab. I haven't talked to friends in days, my gym schedule is off, and I've barely been able to keep up with the news (like the story today about a boy's homemade balloon). At least we settled down a bit tonight to watch the season premiere of 30 Rock. What a great show. And watching it on our new 52" plasma made it even better! Alexandra Burke Live! Ask me what TV show I miss from Europe and I'll quickly answer, "The X Factor!." After all, it was one year ago when we were introduced to Alexandra Burke. She could sing, dance and perform like a seasoned professional. So of course I was anticipating her return to the show to sing her first official release. She didn't let me down. Check out her live performance below. Luv her! Do U Miss Me? Yep, we're still moving. Which essentially means I've been off-line for almost four days. Ugh! I've got so much to say I don't know where to begin. So, I suppose I could abbreviate: 1) We've run the gambit of emotions while moving. On one hand, we're exited. On the other, we're a bit depressed as it's overwhelming. So, we're trying to focus on the positive. 2) With such a big house, you'd think we'd have plenty of room for our stuff. Wrong. Instead, we're running short of space. All of which means we'll be having a giant garage sale soon. 3) Because we've got a new house sound system, I've been listening to KISS FM while unpacking. Britney's new song has become my unpacking song. I'm sure there's some hot remixes floating around - I've just not had the time to find them. 4) On that note, I've been listening to the same iPod gym mix now for almost a week (because of course we're still going to the gym). And considering I add a new song or two every day, I'm sure you can understand I'm looking forward to searching my contacts for fresh dance jams. When we get settled later this week, look for photos. I know you can't wait. Because we're moving, I'm off-line until the low volt guys make the connections work. So bare with me while I'm in transition. Not more than a few days I hope. After all, I've got plenty to report. I went over to the house tonight to select a grout color for our master bath wall. Before our designer arrived, I thought I'd do a #1 in the bathroom connected to our bedroom. Unfortunately, somebody had already done a #2 - and didn't flush. Even worse, I couldn't flush the waste away. So I'm not sure if the plumbing was turned off or if the toilet is already broken. Here's to hoping for the latter. Like a Good Neighbor Our fence at the new house is falling over into the neighbor's yard. So of course, I want a new one. Fortunately, our neighbors want a new one as well. I just finalized with them tonight their commitment to pay for half of a new fence. We're not getting a design that duplicates the South side of our property, but we're also saving around $2K. So, I can deal with the inconsistencies. After all, most fences in Chicago don't match anyway. Besides that, Boston Ivy will be covering both of them in the near future. So in the words of Joy Behar, "So what? Who cares?" Blogging Live: Crazy Bus Riding on the crazy bus going North. Watching a mysterious liquid spill from a plastic bag. Don't know if it's beer or pee. Neither is good. Read & Support Our friend Kevin is a personal trainer at LVAC. He mentioned to me the other day that he's featured in a new on-line magazine. So, I checked it out. Sure, it has some work to do on layout and design (and lighting for some of the models and featured contributors), but Kevin's fitness article features some helpful tips. Read and support a local Chicago initiative, MintMale, HERE. German newspaper Bild is reporting that Sepp Krätz, proprietor of the Hippodrom beer tent at Oktoberfest (and the tent where we partied with Chicago friends a few years ago), turned down a request for a reservation by Joe Jackson. Krätz is quoted as saying: "You can't go celebrate and party if your own child has passed away only a short while ago. It's just not right". McDonald's is CELEBRATING 30 years in France with the opening of a restaurant in the Louvre's Carrousel. Dare I say I just washed my last load of gym clothes at the apartment? With our delivery truck arriving next week to our new house, and the washer and dryer connected as of Monday, I believe it just might be. Because I'm tired of hauling a basket full of colors and whites down three flights of stairs, outside, in the elements. I'm just sayin'. This bit from Family Guy cracks us up. So of course I find it funny that Chris sits next to a "Gary" at the office. And when Gary answers the phone he says, "Gary speaking" - which sounds like "Housekeeping." I'm trying to add some muscle mass to my otherwise slim and lean frame. So I'm eating basically whatever I want along with omitting cardio from my routine. In addition, I'm rotating a heavy leg workout into my schedule at least twice a week. As a result, my jeans are fitting more snug. Besides that, my undergarments are riding higher than I like. So, I guess I can't have my cake and eat it too. Because I saw Kylie in Munich last year, I didn't buy tickets to her first stateside tour. I suppose it's because I wasn't that impressed. Don't get me wrong, I love Kylie. But the show in Munich was a bit flat. Maybe the show touring America is better. From the clip below, it appears she's thrown in some new material - which I like. It's a nice simple pop song. It's no "Can't Get You Out of My Head," but those songs don't come along that often. I never lost anything at Oktoberfest - except for my breakfast last year because of the flu. But if I did, it's great to know the Germans are so efficient on running a CENTRAL LOST AND FOUND.
Conservative Black minister Bishop E.W. Jackson joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss his views about Black Lives Matter and why he considers the movement “demonic.” Bishop Jackson is part of a group of ministers who believe it’s time to revive America’s inner cities. The group, Staying True to America’s National Destiny, or STAND, says President Barack Obama and activists have done little to help the nation’s growing race, poverty, crime, and violence issues. RightWingWatch.org reported Bishop Jackson, “lashed out at the ‘demonic Black Lives Matter movement’” during a conference call he organized with conservative activists in November. On Friday’s edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin confronted Bishop Jackson about his disparaging remarks regarding the movement for social justice that is making some headway demanding accountability from law enforcement officials. Black Men Wearing Hoodies Go Christmas Caroling In The “Whitest Neighborhood In The City” What do you think would happen when a group of African American men wearing hoodies travel to The Estates of Saratoga Woods quite possibly the “Whitest neighborhood” in a city to spread a little holiday cheer? In a new video released by prankster Tom Mabe, five Black men wearing black hoodies knock on the doors of unsuspecting suburbanites. Once the front doors open, the initial reaction is what you would expect. Dear White People: Why Are You Trippin’ About An All-Black Wiz? Just before the premiere of NBC’s adaptation of The Wiz Twitter blew up because many in White America went crazy over there being all-Black Wiz. On Friday, Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now decided to help all of those who lost their minds over The Wiz with his special #DearWhitePeople message. Don’t miss Roland Martin’s hilarious conversation with comedian Lavelle Crawford. All that and more in this edition of the NewsOne Now Audio Podcast.
Ontogeny of glomerular territory patterning in the olfactory bulb of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and exploring for potential effects of sensory experience on glomerular development Date of Award Chinook salmon, glomerular patterning, neural development, olfactory bulb, olfactory sensory neurons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Axon terminals of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) aggregate into glomeruli, functional units of odour discrimination within the olfactory bulb. Glomerular patterning facilitates assessment of olfactory stimulation-induced changes to neural circuitry. Contemporary studies indicate Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) alevin imprint to olfactory cues, purportedly amino acids, prior to emergence. In this study, OSNs were labelled against keyhole limpet hemocyanin to characterize the development of glomerular territories from hatch to emergence, focusing on calretinin-immunoreactive OSNs. Glomerular territories were distinguishable at hatch, and showed expansion and moderate refinement with maturation into emergent fry. Calretinin-immunoreactive OSNs innervated the dorsolateral and lateral glomerular territories, and four lateral glomeruli, lG1, lG2, lG3/4, and lG6. Neither amino acid exposure nor somatic growth influenced glomerular volume of one glomerulus, lG1. The establishment of glomerular territories at hatch infers a functional olfactory system, but a sensitive stage for visible effects of olfactory experience on glomerular volume requires further investigation. Ochs, Courtney Lucy, "Ontogeny of glomerular territory patterning in the olfactory bulb of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and exploring for potential effects of sensory experience on glomerular development" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5319.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is a movie bursting at the seems with kinetic energy and rock n’ roll galactic cool, taking audiences from the universe they know and into a whole new one. A thief, two thugs, an assassin and a maniac: five degenerates who are the last people you’d ever expect to be heroes. When space outlaw Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), steals a mysterious orb he’s in for more trouble than he could have ever thought. Inciting both the rage of his boss, the space pirate Yondu (Michael Rooker), and the radical Kree warlord, Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace), Quill finds himself with a bounty on his head, and is soon locked up with bounty hunters and best buds Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel), the deadly assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana), and the marauding Drax (Dave Bautista). Forced to work together, this crew of rebels make their escape, and discover that Quill’s orb is something far more dangerous than they could have ever imagined. With nowhere to go, and half of the galaxy hunting them, these ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ decide to make one last desperate stand against Ronan and his evil forces in order to save the galaxy. Guardians of the Galaxy is simply phenomenal. No mere comic book movie, this is a compelling space opera with some of the most outlandish and cool characters you’ll ever see on film. Director James Gunn was given trust over these outcasts and he delivered. Gunn crafts a story about a rag tag group of loser outcasts, people that nobody in the galaxy cares about, all of whom have faced unbelievable loss and horror, but through extraordinary circumstances come together to not only form a team, but a family, and who for the first time in their lives get the chance to do something greater than themselves. Whereas the Avengers are heroes in and of themselves, the Guardians only work together, separately their nothing more than criminals and outlaws, but together they can be heroes. Gunn’s passion for these characters and their incredible universe is felt in every frame of film, which the audience absorbs through some kind of visual osmosis. If you don’t know who the Guardians are when you enter the cinema, you will by the time you leave, and you’ll be guaranteed to want more. Leading this group of rebel outlaws is Peter Quill, the self-styled StarLord played with complete awesomeness by Chris Pratt. Quill is an old fashioned swashbuckler, a rebel with no fear of danger, a swinging ladies man, and the all around coolest cat in the galaxy. Quill, who was abducted from Earth by space pirates The Ravagers when he was a child hasn’t had the easiest life. Through grit and determination he has survived in the universe, and is now trying to steal a piece of it for himself. Pratt pulls off Quill’s mercenary swagger with ease, he’s a modern day Jesse James, complete with laser guns, duster jacket, and a very cool helmet, but while Quill’s a guy who can look after himself in a brawl, it’s usually his quick wit and ability to run with the situation that get’s him out of trouble. It’s Pratt who set’s the tone for Guardians of the Galaxy in the first fifteen minutes of the movie, and he doesn’t disappoint. He’s clearly having a ball with this character and it’s awesome to watch. Then there’s Zoe Saldana as Gamora, a deadly assassin and the adopted daughter of the mad titan Thanos. Like all the Guardians she’s got issues, and is the initial consciousness that leads them on the path to becoming heroes. Let’s make this clear Gamora is no damsel in distress, she’s one kick ass chick who can rough it up with the boys, while kicking their asses in the process. Saldana has serious poise and grace and brings this to Gamora, and there’s a deadly elegance to how she swings her blades. Saldana is great to watch on screen, and she definitely digs Gamora. Dave Bautista is Drax. There is no way to dispute this. A hulking marauder feared by all for his ferocity and strength, Drax also carries a tremendous pain that fuels his need for vengeance. Stumbling in with the Guardians, he’s ultimately the one who unites them, as he’ll have no one hurting his friends. Bautista, like Pratt and Saldana was again a wild card entry, and went through an exhaustive audition process to obtain this coveted role, but like all those involved it was his clear passion for the character of Drax, and the desire to make him his own that won him the role. With passion comes power, and Bautista knows a lot about this. Anyone who take’s on Drax will invariably get crushed, and he’s one mean fighting machine. Dave Bautista is Drax, and there’s no other way we’d want it. And finally we come to Groot and Rocket, all around best buds, and the dual heart of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Firstly there’s Groot, the last of his kind, and who has one very memorable catchphrase, which goes something like “I Am Groot”. It’s Vin Diesel who brings this incredible and unique character to life, and he does a terrific job, again you feel his passion for this character onscreen. But you can’t have Groot without his out of control best friend Rocket, a feral, and very angry genetically enhanced raccoon, who while rough around the edges is actually a hero in waiting, and get’s all the best lines and screen time thanks to Bradley Cooper. It’s also these two who create the most heart felt and tear jerking moments of the film, which will have audiences welling up. Guardians of the Galaxy also has a compelling supportive cast. Firstly there’s Lee Pace as big bad Ronan the Accuser, a fanatical Kree warlord, who swings his mighty hammer with psychotic enjoyment and who has no value for anyone he considers lesser than himself. Pace really lets loose with how terrifying Ronan is and his presence clarifies just how needed the Guardians are. Karen Gillan is pretty frightening as the morbidly jealous Nebula, and Djimon Hounsou is one ferocious hunter as Korath. One particular standout is Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta, the blue skinned bandit leader of the Ravagers. Rooker is the only person who I could see as Yondu, and he really delivers as this cantankerous old space pirate, and Quill’s semi adoptive father and role model. Yondu has a particular love/hate relationship with Quill, and his weapon of choice: a whistle-controlled arrow creates a menacing silence whenever he levels it at anyone. He’s one badass character. There’s also Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, who has an amazing, yet creepy alien zoo, and who with a thoroughly crazed appearance and slightly morbid intentions is one to watch out for. And finally in a very cool cameo appearance, which will define the Marvel Universe, Josh Brolin makes his entrance as Thanos. Nuff said. Guardians of the Galaxy is an emotionally dramatic, action-packed, extremely funny full on film, complete with its own kick ass soundtrack. It’s so much fun, and while some might see it as a mere Marvel superhero movie, it’s actually something more, something bigger than it was originally intended to be, just like its five main characters. If you want a good time out then head to the movies, strap yourself in, and prepare for one awesome trip across the galaxy. Image source: Walt Disney Pictures.
P. J. Casey, Carausius and Allectus: The British Usurpers (Yale University Press, 1996) The political history of Roman Britain is not well-documented, and among its more shadowy reaches is the ten-year period (286-296 A.D.) during which the island formed an effectively independent realm under the "emperors" Carausius and Allectus. The literary evidence for these figures is windy and exiguous, but they left behind large numbers of coins of many different types. P. J. Casey, an archeologist and numismatist, believing that coinage, properly interpreted, can make significant contributions to the historical record, has taken up the challenge of reconstructing the skeleton, if not the torso, of the Carausian regime. The greatest part of the book is not a true narrative (which would take up only a few pages) but rather an analysis of raw data from speeches, chronicles, coins and excavations. The presentation is admirably lucid, but readers who are easily bored by tables of the distribution of mint marks may lose the thread. Casey's efforts produce a convincing outline. The story begins with the rebellion of Carausius, a Roman naval commander assigned to chase pirates on the Gallic coast but accused of snatching recovered booty for his own purse. Like all rebels, he called himself "emperor" and claimed a legitimate place in the imperial government, going so far as to portray on his coins "brother" emperors who never deigned to take public notice of him except as a "rebel". The new regime established itself in Britain, firmly enough to throw back the first expedition sent against it. On the continent, it initially held substantial territories, lost them to the "legitimate" authorities, then regained a portion of them again. After seven years of rule, Emperor Carausius was assassinated by his treasurer Allectus, a yet more obscure figure who faced and was defeated by the army of the Caesar Constantius (father of the Constantine the Great). Credit for the campaign should go to one of Constantius' subordinates, but the official panegyrists who are practically our only source of information preferred to give all credit to the Caesar. Unfortunately, the outline cannot be fleshed out with much detail. Even major incidents, such as the failure of the Roman authorities' first attempt at reconquest, are known only by inference. Through a dim haze we glimpse the clash of armies and fleets in what must have been "interesting times", but we can barely see who is fighting and cannot at all say why. Appended to the main body of the work are excurses on three more or less related topics: Roman naval warfare (about which not much can be said), the mysterious "Carausius" coinage that appeared in the 350's (which some historians, though not Casey, attribute to an otherwise unknown "Carausius II") and - the most entertaining portion of the book - the legends that grew up around Carausius' name in the Middle Ages. Perpetuated and elaborated well into the 1700's, this pseudo-history transformed the Roman rebel into an Irishman, a Welshman, a Dutchman, a peacemaker between Picts and Scots, a savage invader of Scotland, the ancestor of a noble Venetian family and a founding father of the English navy. In this unexpected way, the name of this shadow of an emperor has lasted to our own day, when those of many once famous figures now are shadows themselves.
Drugs are a pervasive problem in our society today but nobody wins when the wrong person gets convicted. If you have been unfairly charged with possession of drugs it takes persistence and a willingness to fight the State, even in trial, to get the right result. Don’t get talked into a plea until you know all your options. There is much case law on unlawful search and seizure. You need an attorney who can spot the problems with the State’s case and expose it. The Law Office of Trey Hicks is committed to helping individuals who find themselves facing drug charges in Central and South Texas. Trey knows that drug charges are serious at any level. As a matter of fact, the state of Texas created a “state jail felony,” which is designed to punish those found in possession of 4 ounces to 5 pounds of marijuana with a minimum of 6 months in jail and a felony charge on their records. The Law Office of Trey Hicks should be your first resource when you are facing state drug charges. These cases can quickly escalate and it pays to have an experienced lawyer on your side to protect your best interests.
Monday, March 14, 2005 "One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain..." Bob Marley-Trenchtown Rock Today I was really feeling some old school Bob Marley back in the day when he was making music with the Wailers. Trenchtown Rock, Concrete Jungle, Catch A Fire ... The rawness of the music and the way the guitars are almost scratching the beat; you can't resist nodding your head and stompin your foot when that kick drum hits the floor... Just like Bob said, when it hits you feel no pain. It feels good! It's a shame that we have to lose people and ride on the wings of memories but I guess it's necessary.. Right now I'm riding out on the feel good sound of Natty Dread.
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Today I'm going to be talking about our gumball machines. They're sold individually and they're perfect for almost any event, but I especially like them for birthday parties. You can personalize them by tying on a tag and a ribbon! This ribbon here is 18-inches long and ends up being the perfect length to tie around. They already come with the double bubble gumballs inside, but when you're finished with them, the top actually screws and you can keep refilling them over and over with your favorite candy.

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