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The PhD thesis is titled Graffiti Achaeography: The poetics of engagement in Sydney’s inner suburbs.\nThis dissertation intervenes in the material traces of illicit graffiti writing and urban art production in Sydney's inner suburbs to reveal how graffiti reshapes and transforms place. This research has four aims. Firstly, to map the unfolding and unfinished meshwork of graffiti traces in three territories of production – the exterior, interior and subterranean habituses. Secondly, to photograph graffiti's displays in situ to provide formal texts for analysis and archivisation. Thirdly, to analyse the tensions and dialogues embedded in graffiti's multimodal formations to understand how place is constructed through the graffiti in the three territories. Fourthly, to design a dynamic and agile virtual interface to reimagine graffiti's place as digital heritage. As a practice-based research project, it comprises a thesis and a digital image archive titled Sydney Graffiti Archive. |
Dewalt is a Russian Protoss and currently member of teams the reps.ru fun-gaming pro team and sas.\nDewalt is a quite new player to the scene. He was member of the FRee FRiends Team from 2010 to 2012. In between these two years the Protoss was overtowered by other Russian players and didn't win any notable tournaments.\nWhen he joined the the reps.ru fun-gaming pro team in early 2012 he improved a lot, mostly thanks to the training with high class Russians like Tama. He started to enter more and more events, mainly those organized by the Russian community. As a result the Russian was the player with the second most games played in the ICCup Event Rankings of 2012.\nHis training paid off in mid 2012, when he was able to win Defiler Tour 40 and defended his gold medal a week later. He is often referred to as one of, if not the best, Russian player, especially after he was undefeated in the Russian King of the Hill. However, Dewalt tends to lose games against relatively weak opponents occasionally in early chances of tournaments, mainly because he lives in Novosibirsk and thusly has a time-zone disadvantage.\nIn 2018 he placed 4th in BSL 4, and got eliminated in quarter finals in StarLadder Pro Series and BSL 5. In 2019, Dewalt advanced to top4 of BSL 6. In 2017-2019 he won many smaller tournaments, for example, BSL5 Ladder Tour #2, BSL5 Ladder Tour #3, BSL5 KotH, BSL6 Ladder Tournament 3, and many more, solidifying his place as a top foreign player.\nIn early 2019, Dewalt went on a 2 month BW training trip to Korea. He was playing Broodwar full-time, and got to practice playing against high level Korean players with extremely low latency. His initial plan was to ty to try to qualify for ASL7 but he bought the ariplane ticket in advance, and missed the ASL qualifiers by only a few days.\nOn March 20th, he won a $1000 challenge organized by Rus_Brain, a BW tournament organizer/sponsor from Russia. Challenge was to get 11 consecutive wins at 2200+ MMR, playing with Korean VPN. Games had to streamed, and webcam also had to be on.\nDewalt joined team sas for Gambit's Cup 3 round 2. |
Valérie Amiraux holds the Canada Research Chair for the Study of Religious Pluralism in the Department of Sociology. She holds a PhD in political science and previously studied history and oriental languages. She is a member of the academic advisory board of the CCEAE, and has led research projects on Muslim communities in Germany and France. The research program of her chair, established in 2008, is entitled “Confessional Belonging and Ethnicity: Comparing Muslim Communities in Europe and Canada” and explores interactions between religious majorities and minorities within secularized political regimes. Her work also examines the relations between religious institutions and individuals’ religious practices. Her research program includes projects on “Pluralism and radicalization” as well as methodological reflections on interdisciplinary comparison.\nHer most recent research project on political fiction, financed by the SSHRC Insight Program (2015-2018), brings together an international and multidisciplinary team composed of professors, researchers and students gravitating around the Canada Research Chair in Religious Pluralism and the PLURADICAL (FQRSC) group. Based on the theory of the public and publics and driven by an ethnographic perspective, the research focuses on discourse analysis within popular culture.\nValérie Amiraux maintains a vibrant network of research contacts in France, where she completed her graduate studies at the Sorbonne and at Sciences Po in Paris and retains a position as a researcher at the Centre national de recherche scientifique, and in Italy, where she was postdoctoral fellow at the European University Institute in Florence. She regularly collaborates with Daniel Sabbagh (CERI, Paris), Nacira Guénif (Paris-XIII, Villetaneuse), Marwan Mohammad (CMH, ENS) and Olivier Roy (European University Institute, Florence) on questions of religious pluralism in Western societies. These networks have helped her attract postdoctoral fellows to her Canada Research Chair at UdM’s Centre for Ethnic Studies as well as doctoral students in co-tutelle with French universities working with her on themes related to Islam in Europe.\nSSHRC Gant, Comment la religion devient-elle l’affaire publique des autres?\n“Visibility, Transparency and Gossip: How Did the Religion of Some (Muslims) Become the Public Concern of Other?”, Special Issue: Critical Religious Studies 4:1, 37-56.\n(co-authored with Francis Desharnais) Salomé et les hommes en noir (Montréal: Bayard Canada).\n"Visibilité, transparence et commérage: de quelques conditions de possibilité de l’islamophobie… et de la citoyenneté”, Sociologie 1:5, 81-95.\n(co-edited with David Koussens) Trajectoires de la neutralité (Montréal: Presses de l’Université de Montréal).\n(co-authored with David Koussens) “From Law to Narratives. Unveiling Contemporary French Secularism”, Recode (Responding to Complex Diversity in Europe and Canada) – Online Working Paper Series 19, 3-15.\n(co-edited with Pascale Fournier) “’Illegal’ Covering: Comparative Perspectives on Legal and Social Discourses on Religious Diversity”, Special Issue: Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture 19:6, 689-806.\n"The ‘illegal covering’ saga: what's next? Sociological perspectives", Social Identities 19:6, 794-806.\n"Crisis and New Challenges? French Republicanism Featuring Multiculturalism", in: Alessandro Silj (ed.), European Multiculturalism Revisited (London: Zed Books), 65-140.\n"Discrimination in Comparative Perspective: Policies and Practices", The American Behavioral Scientist 8:1-2, 1691-1714.\n“From Empire to Republic, the French Muslim Dilemma”, in Anna Triandafyllidou (ed.), Muslims in 21st Century Europe. Structural and cultural perspectives (London: Routledge), 137-158.\n"L’affaire du foulard en France. Retour sur une affaire qui n’en est pas encore une", Sociologie et Sociétés 41:2, 273-298.\n"De l’Empire à la République: l’islam comme problème public", Cahiers de recherché sociologique 46, 45-60.\n(co-authored with Patrick Simon) “There are no Minorities Here: Cultures of Scholarship and Public Debate on Immigrants and Integration in France”, International Journal of Comparative Sociology 47:3-4, 191-215.\n(co-edited with Gerdien Jonker) Politics of Visibilities. Young Muslims European Public Spaces (Bielefeld: transcript).\nActeurs de l'islam entre Allemagne et Turquie. Parcours militants et expériences religieuses (Paris: L'Harmattan).\nArber Fetiu: La littérature dystopique et l’islamomania en Occident. |
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Serial and parallel LCDs to attach to your microcontroller project.\nThis a parallel 4x20 Blue mode Super Twisted Nematic (STN) with built-in HD44780 equivalent controller. White LED backlight makes for white characters on blue background. It has 6 o’clock viewing.\nThe LCD requires 4 to 8 input lines for data and a data read/write I/O Line, a enable signal, and a instruction/data register select I/O line. This LCD is a much less expensive alternative to the serial LCDs, but requires more I/O. |
This artwork is part 4 of a 4-part series one of my valuable collectors has commissioned. He has commissioned a painting of his barn on his California land to be done in the four seasons. This one will be the spring scene. Each painting will be the same scene, just a different season. The series represents the cycles of life.\nThis painting is sold FRAMED. I have included a pictures of it framed in a conceptual pic. This will give you a better idea of a representation of the size. |
In today's video we're going to be doing a breakdown and review of Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1 and the title of the episode was called: Winterfell. Here is the description for it: The Great War has come, the Wall that has protected the Seven Kingdoms has fallen and the Night King's army of the dead marches towards Winterfell.\n©2018 by second time around new york ny. All Right Reserved. |
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On 10th January 2008, Heraeus Noblelight moved into new office premises and a new Applications Centre in Shanghai. This had become necessary as the previous offices had gradually become too small. In recent years, the company’s activities in China have steadily increased and further expansion is planned. Moreover, the Applications Centre in Shanghai is an important factor in the winning of contracts.\nAt the opening, Rolf Diehl, Manager of the Infrared Division at Heraeus Noblelight, presented a glass sculpture to Dr. Chuangmin Zou, managing director of Heraeus Noblelight in China. This small work of art shows a Chinese dragon in a glass temple. It is partly gold-plated and parts of infrared emitters have been incorporated into the design. The sculpture was made by apprentice glass workers.\nIn December 2007, the purpose-built new production and administration building in Shenyang was opened. CEO Rainer Kuechler said during the opening ceremony: “The new building opens up new opportunities for growth for us. It is an important step to become a leading manufacturer of speciality lamps in China.” Besides lamps for optics and analytics, also infrared heaters for industrial processes and UV lamps for water disinfection are produced in Shenyang, predominantly for the Asian market.\nHeraeus has been present in Hong Kong since 1974 and in Shanghai since 1994. Heraeus Noblelight, the speciality light sources company, is active in China since 2002 with its own subsidiary Heraeus Noblelight (Shenyang) Ltd., in which several previous activities were consolidated.\nHeraeus Noblelight GmbH with its headquarters in Hanau and with subsidiaries in the USA, Great Britain, France, China, Australia and Puerto Rico, is one of the technology- and market-leaders in the production of specialist light sources. In 2006, Heraeus Noblelight had an annual turnover of 88 Million € and employed 651 people worldwide. The organisation develops, manufactures and markets infrared and ultraviolet emitters for applications in industrial manufacture, environmental protection, medicine and cosmetics, research, development and analytical laboratories.\nHeraeus, the precious metals and technology group headquartered in Hanau, Germany, is a global, private company in the business segments of precious metals, sensors, dental and medical products, quartz glass and specialty lighting sources. With revenues of more than EUR 10 billion and more than 11,000 employees in over 100 companies, Heraeus has stood out for more than 155 years as one of the world’s leading companies involved in precious metals and materials technology. |
After two loose, so-called pit bulls attacked a Beagle in August, Breckenridge, Colorado is not only considering a breed-specific law (BSL) for “pit bulls,” but also for breeds like Doberman Pinschers, unnamed breeds of mastiff, German Shepherds, Malamutes, Chow Chows, Rottweilers, Huskies, and possibly others.\nAlthough Colorado has, since 2004, prohibited breed-specific dog bans, Breckenridge is citing Denver as a supposed BSL success story. What they neglected to acknowledge, however, is that Denver’s “pit bull” ban has cost millions in taxpayer dollars and has regardless been enforced poorly with Denver’s ACOs repeatedly being unable to discern what is and what is not a “pit bull” as defined by their own ordinance.\nAs Denver (and Miami-Dade County) has also shown, BSL actually increases dog bite-related hospitalizations. And if that’s still not enough proof for Breckenridge, even the White House recently acknowledged that BSL is impotent legislation that does not keep communities safer.\n. . . since 2011, the town has issued 15 citations for 31 bite calls, none of which involved pit bulls. There have been 86 citations for 115 “dog at large” calls.\nReally? Breckinridge is going to dust off that old tale and tell it as if it were fact?\nAgain, the urban myth that “pit bulls” supposedly have locking jaws (and the variant of the locking-jaws myth, the more-powerful-bite-force myth or the they-do-more-damge-when-they-bite myth) has long since been debunked. As such, when public officials cite the locking-jaws mythology in an effort to make their pro-BSL argument appear credible, they just make utter fools of themselves.\nA survey on the Engage Breckenridge website showed that most Breckenridge citizens were opposed to breed-specific legislation in Breckenridge. According to the Summit Daily, “In the comments, people advocated more preventative measures such as holding owners responsible . . . ” Should it be that a town’s citizens are smarter than their governance?\nMayor John Warner, Councilman Ben Brewer and Councilwoman Jennifer McAtamney said they wanted more information and to reach out to the community. McAtamney said she was concerned about bigger dog problems, such as dogs on the loose. Councilmen Mike Dudick and Gary Gallagher said they would support a ban. |
Here is the latest plan for the $13 million Young St, Frankston redevelopment which will be turned into reality within months.\nThis plan has been a work in progress and includes the themes and aspirations that were most popular during the consultation period. Some of those suggestions were fantastic and proved that asking our community is the best way!\nOur State Government team and the Frankston City Council team have been working together to ensure the best possible finish.\nThis is only one facet of what our awesome governance team are working on to redefine Frankston- thanks to Maria Peters, CEO Chisholm Institute, Sue Williams, CEO Peninsula Health, Gabe North, Centre Manager Bayside Shopping Centre Vicinity Centres, Glenn Weir OIC Frankston Police Station, Kevin Hutchings, Managing Director South East Water and Professor Leon. Peterman, Pro Vice Chancellor Monash University.\nThings to look out for on the plans include: the scramble crossings, the city park green area and event space, roundabout removal, changes to bus bays and widened footpaths for better flow and trade.\nNote that this is the latest version, close to final, but we still have work to do. |
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh has said that he would subpoena former President Goodluck Jonathan as his defence witness.\nMetuh’s lawyer, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, according to Punch, made the request during a session at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.\nHe told the court that, “We have another witness on a subpoena, and at the end of the evidence of this another witness, we will take a decision on whether or not the first defendant (Metuh) will testify.\nIkpeazu said Dasuki was scheduled to be the next to testify for the defence, but he was absent from court on Monday.\nDasuki’s lawyer, Mr Ahmed Raji (SAN), however, opposed the request to compel the ex-NSA to testify as Metuh’s defence witness.\nThe court session is still ongoing.\nIt will be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had in January 2016, arraigned Metuh and his company, Destra Investments Limited, on counts of money laundering involving in alleged cash transaction of $2million and fraudulent receipt of N400million meant for procurement of arms from the NSA office on November 22, 2014. |
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Jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is set to go on hunger strike in her Tehran jail cell to protest her denial of medical care.\nIn a letter published by the Iranian NGO Defenders of Human Rights Centre, Zaghari-Ratcliffe announced that she would be going on a three-day hunger strike along with imprisoned Iranian physicist and campaigner Narges Mohammadi.\n"In protest to this illegal, inhuman and unlawful behaviour, and to express our concerns for our health and survival at this denial of specialist treatment, despite taking daily medicines, we will go on hunger strike from 14.01.2019 to 16.01.2019," the letter said.\n"We announce that in the event of the authority's failure to address these concerns and them further endangering our health, we will take further action."\nThe charity worker was first arrested in April 2016 while working for the Thompson Reuters Foundation, accused of spying and plotting against the Islamic Republic. She has denied the charges.\nAlthough she is potentially eligible for parole, this has been repeatedly denied to her by Iranian authorities.\nZaghari-Ratcliffe's husband told the Telegraph that she was "currently having medical treatment blocked for lumps in her breasts, for neurological care over her neck pains and numbness in her arms and legs", and said that "seeing an outside psychiatrist has been banned."\n"These are all being personally blocked by the head of Evin clinic, Mr Khani, despite having been approved by the prison doctor."\nMohammadi, deputy president of Defenders of Human Rights Centre, has been repeatedly arrested and imprisoned for campaigning for reform within Iran.\nAmnesty International described her sentence at the time as a "cruel and devastating blow to human rights in Iran."\nRichard Ratcliffe said the hunger strike had mainly been prompted by the refusal of a doctor to inspect the lumps in Zaghari-Ratcliffe's breast.\n"The denial of seeing a specialist to get the lumps checked in her breasts was a last straw. She has decided that enough is enough. Talking and lobbying in other ways hasn’t worked," he explained.\nDiplomatic tensions around Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case were exacerbated in 2017 when Boris Johnson, then the British foreign minister, wrongly described her in a meeting as having been training journalists in the country, a comment that led Iranian authorities to threaten new charges against her.\nSince taking over as foreign secretary in July 2018, Jeremy Hunt has announced a renewed push for Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release and last week accused Iran of holding her for diplomatic leverage.\nHer MP Tulip Siqqid tweeted on Thursday that "quiet diplomacy" by Hunt and Prime Minister Theresa May had failed to return the charity worker home and said other options needed to be pursued.\n"Nazanin has again been driven to despair because of the hopelessness of her plight. The cruelty of her captors + our Government’s failure to secure release means her life is at risk," she wrote.\n"What is the PM’s plan to bring her home? Quiet diplomacy has failed." |
So after that spectacular season last year culminating in one of the most exciting playoffs and Superbowls ever I was spent. I didn't know if I would or even could muster excitement for the upcoming season.\nThen some time last Tuesday I was back at mouth frothing excitement for the upcoming season, both for my Seahawks and the NFL in general.\nLots of transitions in coaching and rookies having huge responsibility put on their shoulders. In particular I am glued to how Rex Ryan pans out in Buffalo with a team that is peak Rex Ryan.\nSo tonight we start the season with two of the most insufferable franchises in the sport. The Patriots who are inarguably the best franchise since 2000 and the Steelers whose fans are a future glimpse into what a bunch of backwards-looking revisionist mouth breathers Patriots fans will become after Belichick and Brady retire.\n1. Russell Wilson with Jimmy Graham, a bona-fide receiver and something we've been lacking.\n2.Tyler Lockett returning kickoffs and punts. This rookie is electric (woogie woogie woogie) at returning and given how awful Brian Walters was last year, this should be a huge improvement for us.\n3. Dion Bailey playing strong safety during Kam Chancellor's holdout. 2nd year in the league and markedly different than the brutal physical playstyle of Kam. Hopefully he excels at the position.\n4. Frank Clark and Michael Bennett being a 1-2 punch pass rush. It's possible that our D Line is going to be the standout position group on defense rather than our DBs.\n5. Better play calling from Bevell. Cause it can't get any worse.\nSo fellow NFL fans, what are you looking forward to?\nP.s. I won't spoiler or spam the blog section with NFL stuff unless there's a supreme nuffling and even then I'll wait till wednesday. So rest assured you haters of the game that is half the inspiration for the game you love, you will barely even notice a peep.\nI quite like American Football and i reckon i understood about a quarter of that: well done!\nNow please remember. Please don't blab the scores and spoil it for us Euros.\nDidn't read the p.s. did ya Koadah. FOR SHAME!\nAs a pats fan, i look forward to breathing through my mouth and 15 years from now when i can interrupt any football conversation to say... "but Brady/Belichick were the best combo ever, even if your team did just win the last two SB's, that's nothing compared to our blah... blah... blah."\nPlease note the use of "our" to indicate I had something to do with the team's success.\nthat's the thing though ryanfitz - living in the past's achievements will only hold you over for so long. Niners fans aren't happy and they pull that "How many rings you got?" crap all the time.\nIt seems like a trump card but it's really a prison you wind up inhabiting where there will never be anything ever as good as it was and your memories of how good it was will fade.\nAlso, hell yeah you have to use 'our'. Whats the point of being a fan if you can't relish in the achievements of the team?\nI kid of course just more of a college fan myself.\nShould be a fun season though.\nHow high did Beastmode go in your pool? You think he can sustain production?\nGo steelers go! What a catch by Antonio Brown!\nI actually took beast mode as a keeper (3rd year now) along with dez. I think he can keep up the yardage at about 1700 apy and hopefully Graham can open up some better play action passes that will benefit the run game down the road. I'm cautiously optimistic but that's kinda stupid being the #1 favorite.\nThe renaissance in Oakland. 70's greatness is coming powered by ACDC... Back in Black.. Writing is on the wall. Never been this excited to watch them. They should be a great team to watch.\nAnyway we are all used to here what Jarryd Hayne is capable of, but what is your feeling stateside? Is he a one (pre season) wonder? A work in progress? Will he even get on the field? Or will he have an impact this year for the 49ers (who seem to be in a desperate situation from what I gather)?\nGrod - I am super excited to see how he does and I think he'll get some opportunities at punt returning at the very least. He's so different in some ways from the mold of kick/punt returners but he's surprisingly agile and has great vision.\nI hope he makes it!\nGronk does seem the posterchild for shirt-copters and ALLMENZLOS!!!!!!\nRenaissance I tell you: Back to taking talented players with off-field issues.\nAlways been an Eagles fan, although have lived in St. Louis the last dozen or so years. Looking forward to the Eagles offense and hopeful their defensive secondary does not stink quite as bad as last season.\nYa got Byron Maxwell for big money, so maybe that'll help a bit. The offense really is the most intriguing thing about the Iggles so I think I'll watch their offensive drives on Sunday Ticket then go to more entertaining games on D.\nI'm a 49ers fan, though I live in Boston. But c'mon - even if you hate the Patriots you have to love Gronk. The dude is a giant man-child who is enjoying the hell out of his charmed life and is on track to shatter all kinds of records for tight ends. I can admire that.\nI really hope that Gronk never does anything criminal because he really is the embodiment of everything that is fun about the NFL.\nTyler Lockette is gonna be much more than just a PR/KR guy... Gonna be the #1 WR come Week 5 or so. |
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Buy works – Sidorov Valentin Mikhailovih | (born 1928, the Tver Province).\nSidorov Valentin Mikhailovih (born 1928, the Tver Province).\nPeople’s Artist of the USSR, Laureate of State Prizes, member of Presidium of the Russia Academy of Arts, Chairman of Board of the Association of Painters of Russia. In 1948 entered the I.E. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where studied under P. Belousov, R. Frenz and I. Spepashkin. Graduated from the Surikov Moscow State Institute of Arts in 1954, after having passed the course under P.I. Kotov, F.P. Reshetnikov and V.G. Tsyplakov. In 1960-1966 headed the ‘Academic Dacha’. Traveled a lot in Siberia, the Pamirs and abroad. Permanent participant of the municipal, regional, All-Russia and All-Union Art Exhibitions as well as the Russian Fine Arts Exhibitions abroad since 1951. In 1997 appeared as a designer of the ballet ‘Song about merchant Kalashnikov’ (music by V. Kazenin).\nAt the Omsk Theater of Opera and Ballet. Member the Russia Writers Union (2001), Laureate of the Sholokhov Prize (2000), author of the book ‘Edge of Inspiration’ (1984), the novel ‘Burn as bright as you can’ (2001), series of stories about artists in the ‘Mir Muzeya” (‘The World of Museum’) MagazineIn 1996 was awarded with the Golden Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts for the works created in 1993-1995 and on year later became the Laureate of the State Prize of Russia for the series of picturesque works ‘My quite Motherland’: ‘June Evening’ (1994), ‘My quite Motherland’ (1994-95), ‘Hay –mowing morning’ (1995), ‘Spring. High Sky’ (1990-1996)/ The artist’s works are kept at the State Tretiakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum and great number of regional Museums.\n350000 - 450000 rub. 350000 - 450000 rub.\nMarch. Ice has been Brought.\n100000 - 102000 rub. 100000 - 102000 rub.\nVictory Day. Lot is withdrawn. |
Day 3: There is nothing in rural Montana.\n…just look at it! Absolutely nothing. And I have no reception, so while Michael is driving, I suppose I should write up about yesterday’s travels and post when I can.\nWe fell in love with St. Louis, something I definitely didn’t expect! I mean, it’s the birthplace of my good pal (Tom Sandoval) and one of my favorite men (Jon Hamm), so I don’t know why I underestimated it. But we pulled in, and shoot! It was super clean and the Gateway Arch was more breathtaking than I was expecting. And as someone who’s not necessarily a sports fan, I was way impressed with the Busch Stadium area.\nWe stopped at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial just outside of the Arch, which was such a sweet slice of Americana. One of the Park Ragners dropped me while I was talking to my mom on FaceTime to show me how to take this fun dome shot with a self timer.\nThen we went to Angelo’s Taverna, where I ate toasted ravioli, which is, apparently, a midwest thing? It was ravioli breaded, friend, and served with marinara. Not normally my thing! But I figured, when in St. Louis.\nIf you go to Angelo’s? As for Kia. She was so sweet and friendly.\nThe drive out of St. Louis was lovely…the surrounded suburbs are gorgeous, or at least were from the highway. We stopped a few hours outside the city and picked up a mount for the dashboard so that we could take time lapse video.\nThen we got real sick of Missouri. It never seemed to end! We found a way to take a quick detour and knock Kansas off our “States Visited” list, and then another detour just out of Iowa to knock Nebraska off the same list. The Nebraska detour was a blast though, because we found a Lewis and Clark Visitor Center! It was closed, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t put the selfie stick to work.\nThe rest of the evening was spent driving to Sioux Falls. In the distance on the I-29, we saw fireworks. Turned out that they’d just been legalized in the state of South Dakota that night! What are the odds?\nWe got to our destination safe and sound. We went with Airbnb for our accommodations, and can’t sing the praises of Karen enough. Her home was impeccable, and she was extremely hospitable. She even made us to-go breakfasts for the next morning! |
This 3BR plus den floor plan is the largest offered in the St Pierre building with beautiful newly decorated main floor and lobby areas. Enter the foyer into the large great room and western exposure lanai which enjoy wide views of mangroves, walk-ways and nature just outside. There are two large split bedroom suites, each having curved window walls, numerous windows and private updated bathrooms. The 3rd bedroom and bathroom is conveniently located near the den with French doors. Two of the bathrooms and the kitchen have been updated with wood cabinets and granite countertops. The kitchen has high end stainless appliances, a huge window over the sink and a morning room with a private terrace. There is a butlers pantry, a wet bar and ample secured storage areas. This premier building features guest suites, fitness, card and social rooms plus it's located close to the Pelican Bay tram station providing beach access. |
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Simply put aperture cards are card blanks with die cut windows; they are really useful for designing eye-catching framed cards and for also adding depth to your projects.\n1. With a piece of the Dovecraft Bohemian paper, cut a 14.5cm square and stick to the card front. To make an aperture for the front, use the third largest nesting die and cut.\n2. With your chosen Bohemian paper, cut a piece of 15.2cm square to cover the inside of the card. We have used the damask paper with floral border.\n3. To create the inside concertina fold, cut a piece of card 15.2cm by 10cm. Score and fold 2.5cm in from both sides to create three panels. Turn your card so the opening is on your work surface and stick one of the 2.5cm to the inside of the card front and the other 2.5cm behind the card.\n4. Stamp 2 butterflies onto some patterned paper and stick to the inside so it is at the centre of the aperture feature.\n5. To decorate the card, we have surrounded the aperture with paper blossoms. To make two paper butterflies, we have used a contrasting Dovecraft Bohemian paper and cut using the Fiskars Squeeze Butterfly Punch. Stick to the card and finish the border by adding an adhesive gem or pearl to the flowers and butterflies.\n6. Stamp the ‘Love & Wishes’ sentiment and cut to shape with a fishtail edge. Add several 3D foam pads to the back of the card in the centre to give a curved appearance and stick to the top of the card at an angle.\n7. To finish, we have added a Dovecraft Bohemian Printed Butterfly to the corner of the stamped sentiment and to the bottom right corner of the aperture and embellished with three gems.\n1. With your chosen piece of Dovecraft Bohemian paper, cut a 15.2cm square, cut the aperture out, by using the window as a template, before sticking to the front of your card.\n2. Cut a 15.2cm square with the acetate and stick to the inside of the aperture. With a contrasting piece of paper, create a 15.2cm square and cut out the aperture. Stick the paper over the acetate using double sided tape. Make sure the edges of the acetate are covered.Using the Dovecraft Bohemian check paper, cut a 15.2cm square and stick to the inside of the card. Stamp the ‘Thank You’ sentiment in the centre.\nTIP: If you are not confident stamping directly onto the card, stamp on the same pattern paper and cut out before sticking down.\n3. We have embellished the inside of the card with some butterflies cut from the front of the 6" x 6" paper pad, then cut the bottom section of the front cover to size before gluing into place.\n4. For the front, we have cut seven butterflies from the 12" x 12" paper pack and stuck them around the aperture. To finish, add some sequins and 2 wooden butterflies to the front of the acetate.\n1. With two different Dovecraft Bohemian papers, cut a 15cm square and cover the front of both cards.\n2. Using the second largest nesting stamp, die cut the stamp on one of your card fronts. Use the third largest die for your second card front. Stick both cards together by stick both the backs together using double sided tape.\n3. Cover the inside of the card using a contrasting patterned paper. We have used the pretty multiple butterfly paper for ours.\n4. Print the ‘Love & Wishes’ sentiment stamp onto a strip of patterned backing paper. Once dry, cut to size and stick to the back of the front aperture at an angle. To decorate the front of the card, we have then added two butterflies from the front of Dovecraft Bohemian paper pad and embellished with three gems. We have then added four large adhesive pearls to each corner of the nesting stamp.\n5. For the second fold of the card, we have added two printed butterflies to the inner aperture and embellished with 3 gems in different sizes to create the butterfly body.\n6. To finish, we have added a wooden butterfly shape to the centre of the card and decorated with some pearls to coordinate with the pearls used on the front of the card.\nAre you tempted to make your own card with apertures? We would love to see what you make, simply share it on the project gallery! |
Mohammad Ali Salim Awarded the Prestigious MFIAP Title.\nIn this body of work, I chose to examine the interactions of people with public graffiti art installations in New York City. I was inspired by the non-permanent nature of graffiti installations. They are always changing. Every few months, the installations are painted over by new artists. I have observed, studied, and photographed one area over the course of a year.\nCharacteristic of many urban regions, early works of graffiti were seen as a sign of competitive vandalism. Artists would compete to see who can mark harder to reach parts of buildings as a symbol of personal accomplishment. This act of competition has been transformed into a widely recognized art form that is well received by the local community. The graffiti artists reflect the diverse population of New York City. With permission from the local government, artists are allotted wall space on the exterior of public buildings, or entire spaces, to create their works.\nThe people of New York City have incorporated these non-permanent installations as a part of their daily lives as they chose to either just briefly look, or to linger and take in the artwork while passing by, and then continuing onto their destination and daily routine. Some people even choose to take a short break and pass time in these areas to read, have a cigarette or a cup of coffee, or think about their day. The vivid colors and unique style bring delight to the viewers, creating a sense of community bonding. |
Thanks for reading and visiting. This all started as a scrapbook of sorts on my favorite holding but lately has taken on a life of its own. It’s clear to me that owners of TPL are passionate bunch. And the bunch appears to be expanding. Biggest day ever today. View stats below.\nWell, it turns out the blog hit 1,000 before the stock price did… I bet the stock price will not be that far behind! Thanks for doing this website, definitely a great website and I enjoy reading the articles that you publish. Exciting times to be invested in TPL. At what point does management realize that they have to get 2 out of ever 3 votes in order to just get tied with HK and crew. I’m sorry but the recent 4 star general is a PR stunt and we deserve better. At what point in time does management realize that they are trapped in the sunk cost fallacy? Again, congrats on the website – I have said it once and I will say it again, great work!\nThanks for reading and thank you for the kind remarks. Always appreciate your posts here and elsewhere.\nThank you for collecting all this info in one place!\nI said it many times before, love this place. Thank you so much for keeping us all posted, it’s the best source for daily perspective and info sharing on TPL I’ve found. The guys @ SA do a good job too, but just not the same. Congrats on your success!\nThanks TPLblogger….I REALLY appreciate your site and frequent updates on a stock that is invisible to most of the investing world. Your success is due to both timely updates, and your measured common sense views. And being ahead of the curve for what has been a transformative time for TPL. With the fun of the director proxy fight it will be interesting how quickly you have a 2000 handle on the eyeball count.\nReally appreciate all your efforts!! |
Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Piano, Harmonica, Fiddle, Steel guitar.\nKenny Price (Hee Haw); Johnny Russell; Red Stewart & Pee Wee King; Wynn Stewart; Sylvia (singer/song writer); Nicki Thomas (Playmate March 1977); Buck Trent; Billy Walker; Doc & Chickie Williams; and, Mac Wiseman.\nRoy Nichols (Merle Haggard), James Burton (Ricky Nelson/Jerry Lee Lewis/Elvis), Don Rich (Buck Owens), Spider Wilson and Jimmy Capps (Nashville Staff Guitarists), Chet Atkins, Merle Travis and many others.\nGuitars - Fender Telecaster (2), Ovation Nylon String, Peavey DynaBass. Amps - Fender Mustang III, Peavey Vypyr 120, Peavey Vypyr 120H w/Weber speaker, Mosvalve 500-Tubeworks Bass rig. |
Doing business is no easy task. You are often over occupied with stuff and barely find time to focus on the basics. Though your focus will remain on the business, small tasks may not get your attention. There is nothing wrong in it, as you have no time to check their performance. Instead, why not try to find reputable bookkeeping and accounting firms in UAE instead? After all, both services will come in handy once they begin to perform their tasks. While bookkeeping service will keep an eye on petty expenditures, an accounting firm may check bigger transactions. The big question may be, where to look for to hire these services and what it takes to hire them? Well, you being an entrepreneur should know where to find these, but if you don’t, then the best way to do is to get in touch with your contacts. Ask them to help you find suitable firms for your business. If they suggest you to look to outsource these firms, you should go for that option too. It will only help your business prosper in the longer run.\nThe lack of time is a problem, but it will remain so for a long time. To make sure that nothing goes wrong, and you end up hiring a reputable firm without any fuss, you should get in touch with contacts and ask them to assist you in your need. Chances are that they’ll comply, and you might end up getting in touch with decent, reputable firms soon.\nNow that you are in touch with a few services, start asking pertinent questions. Chances are that you will get relevant answers. The moment to hire is no there yet, so explore more options. Remember, you need to outsource the best services for your business. There is no room to make a mistake as it might cost you dearly. Focus on what you should look for, and also check the credentials of the service. Bookkeeping services should take the burden from you, and help you save time in doing that. Same will be the case with accounting and auditing firms. While you are at it, don’t forget to look for VAT consultants in Abu Dhabi. These consultants will assist you in calculating the value added tax. Once calculated, it will become easy for you to pay the due amount of tax to the government. |
WASHINGTON — It was a meaningless game on a meaningful day for soccer in the nation’s capital.\nD.C. United ended its long and often illustrious run at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium while the New York Red Bulls ended their long run to Major League Soccer’s postseason.\nAfter a dreadful first half, New York scored twice in the second half to walk away with the Atlantic Cup and a 2-1 victory. The Red Bulls, the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference, will take Amtrak home and immediately begin preparations to face the Chicago Fire in the play-in game, on Wednesday night in Bridgeview, Ill. They could have faced any of four teams — Chicago, New York City FC, Atlanta or Columbus — and the opponent was not decided until NYCFC and Toronto each scored late to earn draws and settle the matchups (Atlanta will face Columbus). Toronto and NYCFC finished 1-2 and have first-round byes.\nMcCarty, of course, was jettisoned by the Red Bulls in a trade last January, one which upset many of the club’s fans. But now, it’s obviously time to move on and prepare.\nFive Red Bulls regulars stayed at home — Sacha Kljestan, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Daniel Royer, Damien Perrinelle and Aaron Long. The youngsters Sean Davis and Tyler Adams, along with the veteran Felipe Martins, began the match on the bench. Davis and Adams entered the match as substitutes in the second half.\nBut Marsch allowed goalkeeper Luis Robles to keep his consecutive starts streak alive, which is now 174 games.\nMarsch said the team would train on Monday and travel either on Tuesday or Wednesday.\nWith Robles, the captain for the game, the only regular starter in the lineup, the Red Bulls were lethargic and largely loitered in the first 45 minutes. And they paid the price two minutes before halftime when Paul Arriola‘s skillful volley put D.C. up, 1-0, to the delight of the nostalgic and vocal crowd of 41,418.\nBut in the 68th minute, Panama’s international defender Michael Amir Murillo played a nice one-two passing combination with Muhamed Keita that let Murillo hit a gentle volley over goalkeeper Steve Clark.\n“I don’t generally encourage our center backs to go forward like that,” Marsch said.\nSeven minutes later, Vincent Bezecourt‘s neat backheel pass sent Connor Lade, an early sub for the injured Sal Zizzo, down the right flank. Lade’s cross eluded Clark and somehow made it way to Gonzalo Verón for an easy tap-in. Verón failed to give the Red Bulls an insurance goal when his penalty kick, after a hand ball by Jalen Robinson, was stopped by Clark, ending the Red Bulls’ string of seven PKs without a miss this year.\n“This game was big for the group, because we didn’t start off so great in the game and we didn’t start the year great on the road,” Lade said. “Against Chicago, we know we’re in for a special game, but we feel we have a lot of momentum going.\nD.C., which hosted a Legends Game that included many of the stars of the club’s past — such as Marco Etcheverry, Jaime Moreno, John Harkes and Eddie Pope — before the match. At some point next season, the club will move into its new Audi Field. Also on hand was the team’s first coach, Bruce Arena, and first General Manager Kevin Payne. |
Kids Shredding Singletrack is a weekly mountain bike skills clinic for 11 to 16 year old youth. Sault Cycling Club ran their inaugural Kids Shredding Singletrack (KSS) sessions in June of last year. The response was so positive that we’re at it again for a second season.\nWe will have 6 weekly sessions, starting Tuesday May 7, ending June 11. The sessions start at 6:45 will last approximately 90 minutes.\nThe instructors/leaders include a mix of certified and non-certified riders. All are experienced mountain bikers who love the trails and teaching others about them.\nKids will need to be fit and motivated enough to ride between 6 and 10 km of single track trail in an outing.\nThe focus will be on introducing the kids to fun and safe mountain biking. The environment will be non-competitive and kids won’t be pressured to try any skill outside their comfort zone. One of our volunteers is a photographer so we will try to provide a complimentary digital photos of each rider shredding single track and learning a sport they can enjoy for the rest of their lives.\nIf you are interested in having your child participate, please complete the KSS Registration Form and the completed KSS Bike Check Form. Send these to [email protected] by May 1, 2019.\nThere will be a welcome session and bike check on Thursday May 2, starting at 7pm, at the Esposito Park Pump Track. We will ride the pump track and warm up our riding muscles (and make sure we have all of our paper work completed!).\nSean, Andre and I can hardly wait for our weekly rides! |
I’ve been a bit quiet while fighting a sinus infection, coping with side effects from the antibiotic for said infection, resting a small hernia so that I don’t have to see a surgeon, and then, because I’m so gloriously accident prone, elevating my foot so three newly rebroken toes can heal quickly. My cup overflowed and I had no creativity to chat about. *laugh* However, I wanted to pop on to wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year full of personal success and joy. And pampering, of course. It’s kind of my job to hope and help you work some pampering into your year. *teasing grin* Hopefully you have a safe and fun celebration however you are ringing in the new year! |
Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap will be on the jury of the 20th Busan International Film Festival’s New Currents competition in the Asian films section.\nSince the inception of the fest in 1996, the New Currents section presents current trends in Asian films by discovering and introducing new filmmakers.\nThe New Currents jury consists of celebrated filmmakers and film professionals from wide ranging genres to search for new directors with strong spirits.\nSylvia Chang, one of the most acclaimed actresses and female directors in Asia, has been appointed head juror of the New Currents competition section. She has been actively engaged in filmmaking aside from her acting career as a representative Hong Kong film icon since the 1970s, read biff.kr.\nThe other members of the jury include Kashyap, South Korean director Kim Tae-yong, German actress Nastassja Kinski and American film critic Stephanie Zacharek. |
Still Photographer Justin Lubin took to Instagram to reveal that production has officially wrapped on Annabelle 3 the sixth film in The Conjuring Universe. Directed by Gary Dauberman, the film is set to debut July 3, 2019.\nThe untitled Annabelle 3 will once again center around the titular demon doll but this time she is already under the possession of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Mckenna Grace will play the role of Judy Warren, daughter of the paranormal investigating couple who is targeted alongside her two teen babysitters by the demonic doll after they bring it home into their artifact room. Madison Iseman and Katie Sarife are set to play Judy Warren’s babysitters.\nThe Conjuring universe includes both James Wan-helmed Conjuring films, the first Annabelle spinoff and its sequel Creation, and the recent blockbuster The Nun. It was announced last year that plans are underway for another feature film based on The Conjuring 2‘s Crooked Man, while a third Conjuring film is also being developed.\nGary Dauberman, the writer behind the spin-offs, will make his directorial debut with the new Annabelle film. Dauberman also wrote The Nun, which opened in theaters on September 7. He also penned New Line’s massive hit It and is working on the follow-up, It Chapter Two, as well.\nJames Wan’s Atomic Monster and the Peter Safran Co. are again producing the third film with Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear to executive produce.\nJohn R. Leonetti directed the first spin-off, which earned $257 million on a $6.5 million budget, while 2017’s sequel was directed by David F. Sandberg and made $306.5 million worldwide on a $15 million budget.\nThat’s a wrap on Annabelle 3!! What a great cast and crew!! |
Shirts With Random Triangles: Covering Dixie: President Obama honors Alabama (again), Mike Stoops, Vanderbilt recruiting, and more.\nCovering Dixie: President Obama honors Alabama (again), Mike Stoops, Vanderbilt recruiting, and more.\nCovering Dixie Like Mildew - The SEC: All your crystal football are belong to us. |
Washington, DC (Rooters) — Capitalizing on the recent popularity of social networking applications, the Internal Revenue Service today announced its newest service, a social networking site at WhoYouShouldKnow.gov.\nIn what is believed to be a first, WYSKster was created without a single dollar of taxpayer money. Former Stanford University Provost and current National Security Advisor Candy Rice’s Palo Alto connections came in handy for what is believed to be a first in government: a venture capital funded government enterprise.\nPrivacy advocates were concerned about WYSKster’s announcement, but when reached for comment, EPIC President Mark Rottenberg could only be heard weeping softly in the background.\nFuture versions of WYSKster will incorporate data from President Bush’s Temporary Worker Program, terrorist organizations, and anyone who listens to Air America Radio.\nWYSKster is currently in beta and will be available to anyone with a valid social security number shortly after April 15.\nNeal Stephenson has a new novel coming out in two weeks: The Confusion: Volume Two of the Baroque Cycle. I still haven’t read Quicksilver: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle, so I guess I better get busy.\nAnd Volume Two is just 823 pages — that’s darn near svelte compared to Quicksilver.\nAir America is now live, with the “O’Franken Factor” playing live (requires Real Player).\nBack in December, Joe Rospars posted to the Dean blog about sending care packages to the troops. The post linked to AnySoldier.us — a clearinghouse for how to send care packages to soldiers serving in Iraq.\nThat afternooon my wife put three large care packages together of toilettries, books and other assorted items and we sent them on their way.\nYesterday, we got a thank you note from one of the soldiers, who had just returned home to his wife and two daughters after serving in Kirkuk.\nUnreal. Candace Parker, the two-time Naismith Player of the Year, won the dunk contest at the McDonald’s All American Boys and Girls Games.\nThe catch? This wasn’t the girls’ competition. She beat the guys.\nLast year’s winner? A guy you might have heard of: Lebron James.\nCandace played her high school ball less than a mile from my house, and is headed to Tennessee next year. She first dunked in a game as a sophomore.\n[Obama] may become the first black Democrat able to rise above race in the fashion of Powell and Rice, and in doing so become the embodiment of one of America’s most enduring dreams.\nMoveOn.org has a new book out: 50 Ways to Love Your Country. It’s currently #2 at Amazon.com; help make it #1!\nCivic activity on either side of the aisle is to be appreciated and encouraged. Get involved.\nNothing like those first few days with a little one in your life. Congrats to Roland and his wife Barb.\nWhen I told my four year-old that we’d be taking a train trip in a month, the look of joy that crossed his face was worth the price of the ticket (a rather reasonable $900 for a family of four, round-trip – within $10 of the cost of airfare for the same trip). When I showed him the virtual tour of the sleeper cabin we’ll be in, he nearly fell over. “COOL!” he proclaimed.\nThis is a riot. And I just showed it to Jason Krause, the tech reporter for the ABA Journal.\nBut grassroots, doesnt quite cut it for me. What we really have at our hands are Jazzroots. Combining the power of technologies with the dynamics of Jazz. Often unscripted, often just jamming along, and sometimes not very refined, small flares of activism. Small pieces, loosely joined, to bastardize David Weinbergers latest work of genius, achieve great things, not by cohesion or through a unified leadership, but through persistence and improvisation.\nLike Jazz, jazzroots efforts are sometimes rather unpolished, yet appealing.\nCarl with a K has an advance copy of what is probably the best post mortem on the Dean campaign. For those who would like to pin the campaign’s demise on the software, or the Internet, or the new supporters… this is well worth a read. The answer is both more straightforward and more depressing than any of those indictments.\nCheck this out: the good folks at Bloomba get it. They recognize that one of the barriers to adoption is inertia: most people out there are using Outlook, and they don’t even realize that there’s a better answer. So Bloomba is reaching out to execs at small to mid-sized businesses. Tell them what you do, what line of work you’re in — and they’ll send you a copy.\nThey’ve taken a page from Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point: if you’re a connector, they want you. If you haven’t given Bloomba a look yet, this is a great chance to do so.\nJust finished reading Footprints of God, the latest book from Greg Iles. I’ve written about Iles before — and I can’t think of an author I’d rather read right now.\nAnd what a story Footprints of God is.\nHow does a guy who’s written historical fiction, spy thrillers, legal dramas, and serial killer thrillers, now turn around and do this?\nFinally got around to trying to sync my iPod to the new laptop. The iPod was working, mind you.\nAbout a third of the way through the sync, iTunes stopped making progress. That lasted a good ten minutes, at which point I decided that something was wrong. So I rebooted the iPod (held down the menu and play buttons).\nThat’s when the chunk-chunk noise started.\nAn endless cycle of seemingly random iPod error messages appeared on the device, and each time I tried to launch the iPod Updater software I got an error on my PC saying “Can’t mount iPod”. OK — this isn’t fatal, as I have a copy of iPod — the Missing Manual and it told me how to go through the disk diagnostic app on the iPod.\nAt which point I got to the point that the Missing Manual described as “Bad. Really bad.” The iPod diagnostic was reporting a serious failure with the iPod disk drive.\nOK — I’m still in the warranty period (not for phone support, but for mail-in support). So I went to the iPod support site, and followed the steps to initiate a support request.\nSo I have an iPod that doesn’t work. And I can’t get it fixed because the Apple support site doesn’t work.\nMarc Canter wants to know who has the most active workspaces. He has three.\nLots of RSVPs coming in through comments and e-mail, so here’s an update. We have a few options. If you think you can make it next week (reminder: Wednesday night, 7:30pm 7:15pm) to the blogger dinner in Chicago, cast a vote for your preference for dinner. We’ll go with the group majority on this one.\nUpdate: Ben Pao it is!\nBen Pao. Chinese. 6 blocks from TechShow hotel. Entrees are between $12 and $20.\nVolare. Italian. 3 blocks from TechShow hotel. Entrees are between $12 and $20.\n437 Rush. Italian steakhouse. 3 blocks from TechShow hotel. Steaks are $25+, pasta is $15-$25.\nConfirmed attending: me, AKMA, Buzz Bruggeman, Albert Delgado, Jim McGee, Fred Faulkner, Mike Fioritto, Ernie Svenson, Dennis Kennedy, Jeff Beard, Matt Homann, Jenny Levine, Tom Mighell, Shannon Clark, Barry Bayer, Erik Heels, Jack Vinson. I’ll update as others confirm.\nJeff Jarvis is providing marvelous daily summaries of the growing feud between the Bush administration and Howard Stern.\nInc.com’s Norm Brodsky writes about meeting JetBlue’s CEO on a flight from New York to Oakland. But, he wasn’t sitting down. He was working the flight.\nThat’s an inspiring person to work for. Now I know why so many people I know rave about JetBlue.\nContinued love and good wishes to the Cutler family; we had dinner with them this weekend and got to share stories about how they’re doing. They’re so strong during this ordeal — and to hear such good news is a tremendous relief!\nIn the meantime, I’m off to dinner with the other exec members of DuPage for Dean to reminisce about a hell of a year.\n4pm UPDATE: Very preliminary mid-30s turnout projection for Chicago. Official projection at 6 pm. That’s not bad at all. Still trouble with GOP turnout and downstate turnout. Word is DuPage County is experiencing a small spike in Democratic voters.\nTransparency. You don’t have to guess what he’s thinking; he’ll tell you.\nCandor. He doesn’t pull any punches.\nDecisiveness. He has conviction — and the wherewithal to follow through on it — that others will count on.\nA sense of humor. He doesn’t take himself too seriously, and he likes poking fun.\nMost of all, what you get from reading about him is a sense that he likes who he is, what he does, and the positive effect he can have on other people.\nAnd how can you not like a guy who writes this post?\nI first met Hiram Wurf a little over a year ago; I had just written my first few posts about the Dean campaign, and he was a local looking for info. He found my blog, and shortly thereafter he was helping me plan events in the county.\nHiram’s contributions to the Dean effort here in DuPage County are legendary: much of the group’s success is directly attributable to his passion. Now that he has a little free time on his hands (thanks, Howard), he’s channeling some of that passion into a blog, WurfWhile. Be sure to swing by and give him a read.\nWith my first week at Socialtext under my belt, I am happy to report that it’s as exciting as I’d hoped it would be. As with any growing company, there is a lot that needs to be done (and done yesterday) — but that’s part of what keeps the juices flowing. I’m continuing to get up to speed on the product itself, and now that I’m monitoring changes to my workspaces in my RSS aggregator (now using Sharp Reader), I’m amazed at how well distributed groups can work together.\n[Socialtext] offer[s] a middle ground between e-mail and a conventional web page, which makes them useful for collaborative projects, particularly those involving far-flung teams. Rather than maintaining multiple copies of a document and sharing ideas by e-mail, [Socialtext] allows members of a team to pool their thoughts more easily.\nWe’ve had incredibly rapid adoption of this new tool, especially for group brainstorming and sharing learnings. This has been especially gratifying since most of the team are pretty agnostic when it comes to technology.\nDean fans will recall these three words were the cornerstone of his September 23, 2003 speech in Copley Square, Boston.\n“Democracy and freedom, forged through action. That is the story of America.\nThere’s a certain symmetry. Dean for America. Democracy, Freedom, Action. DFA.\nIt’s great to see Obama get the national attention ahead of Tuesday’s primary here in Illinois. My wife and I put an Obama sign in our yard a couple weeks ago, and I feel he’s the best candidate we have going into the general election. While there are other strong candidates in the field (and Blair Hull is not one of them; see here), only Obama has the potential to be a superstar on the national stage. He’s a committed lawmaker (the only one in the race who’s actually passed a law), an insanely smart individual, and brings a life story to the race that will earn him instant credibility on a range of issues.\nThe race will be close. Be sure to get out and vote on Tuesday, regardless of who you want to win.\nTurns out the reviews by the pros were less enthusiastic.\nI loved the film. Didn’t just like it, loved it. Towards the end, I watched as a son tried to reconcile conclusions about his Dad he’d drawn long ago with seemingly incontrovertible evidence that what he believed to be true was not. (Or maybe it was — but it’s his uncertainty that’s so poignant.) I thought about my relationship with my father (a very good one, thankfully) and my relationship with my two sons (still early, but so far so good!) and how dynamic the relationships are, and how important they are to me.\nThere are a few memories of time with my Dad that are frozen for me — I can recall every detail about them. There’s the time he showed me how he could write three pages about the sun rising in response to my complaints that I couldn’t write three pages about the Civil War. (Cut me some slack, I was in seventh grade. Three pages seemed like a lot at the time.) I was awed by the skill I didn’t know he had — and not just by the ease with which he did it, but the enjoyment he took in doing it. That’s the day I decided I liked writing.\nI remember the weekend he spent with me while I was studying in France. It was the first time he and I interacted not as father and son but as friends. I’m fortunate that I realized at the time just how significant it was — I enjoyed the weekend all the more, and twelve years later, can still tell you what we had to drink for lunch before heading off to the caves for a wine tasting.\nAnd I remember when he held my son for the first time: his first grandson, and the sixth generation in our family in which the first born was male and named Richard. I remember the pride I felt for bringing a new man into the world, the joy I felt at being able to share it with my Dad, and the connection I felt to the generations before us who had played out this exact scene so many times before.\nStories about us are what will keep us around long after we leave. On my last day of sophomore history in high school, Winslow Smith told us that all men search for immortality. Teaching, he said, is the closest a man can come to immortality — because long after the teachers go, with any luck their students will still talk about them. I’ve never forgotten that lesson from Winslow.\nThat, in a nutshell, is what Big Fish is all about. It’s not the story that matters. It’s what the story says about us — why we tell it, how we tell it — that matters. Some people listen to the stories themselves; hopefully more will hear the storyteller. With any luck, those that love us will keep the stories (and the storyteller) alive.\nDetails: Wednesday, March 24. So far, confirmed to attend: me, Ernie, Buzz, Jenny, Jim, Dennis, AKMA, and Jeff. I spoke with Buzz today and I think others are coming — but I lost track of the others he named.\nJust like a few years ago I would go out of my way to reward companies who had web sites, I am pre-disposed to work with people who have recognized the value of contributing to the weblog community – and as the blog model gains momentum, that will only get easier.\nIndeed. Just over a year ago, I was fortunate enough to have lunch with Socialtext CEO Ross Mayfield, who talked to me about his plans for Socialtext: combine the weblog concept with easily editable web pages (aka “wikis”) and you’ll have a platform for lightweight and powerful group collaboration.\nI’ve been a user of Socialtext for several months — and part of the reason I’m so excited about this opportunity is that I’ve seen the dramatic increase in group productivity that results from using such a powerful tool. The other reason I’m excited is that I’m joining a talented, smart and passionate group of people. I feel very fortunate to join them so early in this journey, and can’t wait to see where the ride takes us.\nFor those that don’t know Socialtext, it’s a very flexible application (for some customer stories visit here). Groups who need to ensure everyone is on the same page can derive tremendous benefits from using Socialtext. If you want to learn more, feel free to drop me a line and I’ll follow up with you shortly (that’ll give me enough time to work on my elevator pitch!).\nI won’t be moving anytime soon — part of the reason for the flurry of activity in the basement last week was to get an office area ready for me to use (alas, it will be ready on Wednesday. But we’re close!).\nI want to thank so many of you who contacted me privately during my job search process. Not only do I have my blog to thank for my new position, I have it to thank for the dozens of remarkable people who are most definitely part of my circle of friends — most of whom I’ve never even met. To all of you who wrote with suggestions, names, and wishes of good luck, thank you!\nOn April 24, tfpl will host a seminar called Knowledge Management: Lessons from Leaders. Among the panelists is Ros Jones, Knowledge Manager at the Financial Services Authority.\nI’m not doing as much travel as I used to (and that’s a wonderful thing), but it occurred to me today that magazines are nearly ideal for the 1-2 hour flight. You pick them up in the boarding area, and if you read the whole thing cover to cover, you probably finish around the time you’re taxiing to your gate.\nThere’s certainly a subscription model opportunity here — but I think the more likely play (at least initially) is the business traveler who is rarely in the same place each week (and might therefore miss a subscribed-to disc in the mail). For $5, don’t you think tens of thousands of travelers would pick this up to watch in flight?\nThe tendency to hate, really hate, opposing politicians surely is not good for American democracy. It is not rational to hate George W. Bush, just as it was not rational to hate Bill Clinton. But after spending eight years hating Clinton, conservatives who complain about the Bush-haters appear to be hypocrites.\nGeorge W. Bush enjoys neither royal nor religious status that would place him beyond criticism. Whether or not he is a real conservative, he is no friend of limited, constitutional government. And for that the American people should be very, very angry.\nInteresting: Sunday night, CNN is doing a one-hour inside the Dean campaign special. Included at the link are some pop-ups about campaign staff, a timeline, and other items. Not sure how revealing this will be, but might make for some interesting watching.\nMe? I’ll be cleaning the house after my 3 4 year-old’s birthday party. Maybe I’ll TiVo it.\nI’m impressed with Kerry’s showing. I’m the last guy to offer up an opinion about how he pulled it off, but like many in this election, I’ve indicated that I want a guy who would beat Bush. I felt Howard Dean was the right guy for that fight — and that the campaign’s strategy was the ideal playbook to take head-to-head. Turns out I was wrong — and Kerry’s strong campaign is evidence that he’s capable of getting the votes needed to get elected.\nMy admiration for Kerry’s campaign is matched by sadness looking back at the last year. I got involved in the Dean campaign by sending an e-mail more than 18 months ago. I never thought I’d get involved as I did, nor did I think my involvement would garner me any attention — so it was more than a bit surreal to listen to Illinois’s Governor Blagojevich repeatedly thank me by name on Monday for my work on the Dean campaign and for the impact it had in our county.\nIt’s only fair to assess the campaign through the same lens I looked at others. And when John Kerry fired his campaign manager, I remarked at the time that candidates who couldn’t run strong campaigns didn’t deserve our vote. Kerry had let his campaign corrode from the inside out.\nBut to his credit, he fixed it.\nDean, on the other hand, didn’t. Two factions grew in Vermont, to the point that they became counter-productive. Dean failed to fix the situation. It became a tense environment, where valuable energy was wasted trying to negotiate competing loyalties and agendas.\nThat’s no way to run a campaign. And it’s no way to win office.\nHats off to John Kerry. He’s the party’s nominee, which means he’s my nominee.\nTo look at my basement right now, you’d conclude that I actually know what I’m doing. There’s the table/miter saw (it’s even got a cool laser, though I can’t figure out why), the drill, the cordless screwdriver, the levels, hunks of drywall on the ground… and the more than 600 linear feet of lumber I’ve secured to the ceiling joists to frame out the heating vents so we can hang the ceiling tomorrow. The soffits are almost done (thanks for the link, Allison!) and the drop ceiling should go in pretty smoothly (at least, that’s what I’m telling myself). In the meantime, my wife is painting the walls and cabinets; we’ll install the cabinets tomorrow and get the countertop in over the weekend.\nIf ever I needed confirmation that my calling was software, this project has provided it. |
“Don’t panic!” This was the first thing I blurted out to my boyfriend, George — taking the advice of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — as our hysterical houseguest, followed by my panicked cat, burst into the bedroom at 3 a.m. Our insomniac friend had made herself a cup of tea and lit a candle. Although we aren’t sure how it happened, we knew what did happen. Sudan, my 20-pound Savannah cat, knocked the candle over. A copious amount of wax now covered the back of his head, neck, and right ear. Thankfully, he wasn’t burned, but he was frightened.\nPanicking would not remove hardened wax from a squirming cat’s head. Neither would toxic solvents. The wax was so thick it couldn’t be easily cut or wiped out of his fur. Leaving it wasn’t an option either — he would ultimately ingest it. The only solution was to shave him. Sudan needed a buzz cut. And, luckily, I had the right tool for the job — a super pocket pro compact cat and dog clipper.\nAlthough these clippers are designed for cats and dogs, they aren’t particularly animal friendly. They buzz and vibrate — two unfriendly attributes that are especially scary to a sensitive kitty such as Sudan.\nThe wax-removing process needed to be easy and anxiety free for everyone — Sudan, George, and me. This was an opportunity for me, a certified cat behavior consultant, to put into action what I advise others, using positive-based and force-free methods. Minimally, Sudan’s reactions when exposed to the sound, vibration, and feel of the clippers needed to be calm — not panicked and stressed.\nClicker training, a reinforcement-based training system, along with counter conditioning and desensitization, were in order here. They worked without constraint and force. Through these coercion-free and positive methods, accompanied with highly desirable treats, we replaced unpleasant, fear-driven responses with pleasant and stress-free ones — to the point that Sudan kept coming back and rubbing his head on the clippers.\nWe started with something easy — introducing Sudan to the clippers, using clicker training. The instant his nose touched them, I reinforced the behavior with a click and a treat. Within a few seconds he was repeatedly targeting them, eager for the treat that followed. Once he was cool with the clippers, George gradually moved them until they rested on his neck. Sudan always had the option of leaving the scene — he didn’t. My cat is highly motivated by food — he will jump through hoops (literally) for his favorite chicken treats.\nThe buzz followed. George turned the clippers on so they buzzed and vibrated while he positioned them about a foot away. When Sudan retreated from the grating noise, nothing happened — no clicks, no treats. When he stayed, I clicked and gave him chicken. Once Sudan was comfortable with the buzz, George moved the vibrating clippers towards him in tiny increments. I reinforced Sudan when he chose to stay.\nGeorge touched Sudan’s head with the vibrating blade and clipped a small amount of wax from his fur. He manned the clippers while I continually reinforced and distracted Sudan with chicken. At first my skittish kitty tolerated less than a second of shaving, then gradually accepting more until George was able to give him a complete buzz cut without stressing him or us. Sudan was finally wax-free.\nSudan relaxing while he is shaved by Marilyn Krieger.\nThe three of us celebrated! George and I marked our victory with chocolate and coffee while Sudan relaxed in my lap. Although my sensitive cat won’t win any prizes for his new do, he was calm and wax-free. An unexpected development was Sudan’s new love affair with the clippers. He revels in being massaged with them. I covered the blade with a guard that acts like a massager. Every morning Sudan hangs out by the drawer where it’s stored, eager for a daily massage.\nSudan’s story illustrates how effective coercion-free and positive-based methods are. Although it took a little time to remove all of the wax, he was never constrained or forced. Throughout the process, Sudan was calm and stress-free.\nGot a cat behavior question for Marilyn? Ask our behaviorist in the comments below and you might be featured in an upcoming column. If you suspect a behavioral problem, always rule out any possible medical issues that may be causing the behavior by first having your cat examined by a veterinarian.\nShe is a frequent guest on television and radio, answering cat behavior questions and helping people understand their cats. |
There is disruption on the Woolwich branch of the DLR due to a security alert at London City Airport.\n⚠️ There's no service between Woolwich Arsenal and London City Airport while we respond to a security alert at London City Airport.\nThere’s very little to go on at the moment except the obvious which is avoid the DLR and use Southeastern or the tube if at all possible. |
Most protein bars are glorified candy bars, LOADED with sugar, calories, and saturated fat. Switch to Quest Bars — the all-natural protein bar with 18 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and over 20 grams of HQ whey protein.\nThink for a minute about your training and progress — does it feel like your muscle growth has slowed, or even stopped altogether? If so, you’re stuck in the middle of a big, black, fitness abyss known as a plateau. Here are a billion ways to bust through.\nA guide to one of the best all-around ab exercises on the planet — the weighted cable crunch. If you want bigger, stronger, uber ripped abs fast, cable crunches are your ticket to explosive growth.\nThe next time you decide to cozy up with Ryan Gosling and The Notebook, go completely HAM — let the tears pour down your face, gulp down a few glasses of red wine, and stuff your face with an entire PINT of Arctic Zero — it only packs 150 calories.\nWhile one goal of weight lifting is to buff up, most people who train religiously acknowledge that the benefits go far beyond muscular growth. Here are 18 reasons why you NEED to lift weights — right now. |
The UK was on Amber alert as strong winds up to 129km/h battered the country. A deepening low pressure system to the north brought very blustery winds with gales battering the area. Damaging gusts swept exposed spots of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. High winds have brought down trees and power lines causing travel disruption in parts of Scotland.\nWe were warned to batten down the hatches amid fears of falling roof tiles, cracking branches and damaged power lines. I woke up to a freezing casa that I’d to put the heating on and it was the end of May!!! Then the dilemma of dressing for work. So I stick to my safest attire, cardigan and boots. It was quite calm on the way to work.\nBut during my lunch walk, I’d to hold on to my hat. WhoOOSH!!! I had to cut it short because I don’t want to be out and about under the trees in full leaf as winds of this strength can easily topple them. There were lots of flying twigs and debris about . So back to the safety of the warm office. These wind speeds would be noteworthy in midwinter, but for them to occur in late spring is most unusual. So far the Midlands escaped the full brunt. I spotted these cute cygnets huddling together to keep warm.\nApart from strong winds, UK airspace was again braced for ash clouds released from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano. Different volcano. Different ash cloud. Same problems. It came just over a year after the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted and the resulting ash cloud grounded flights not only across the UK but through most of northern Europe. The Grimsvotn volcano started erupting on Saturday sending a plume of ash up into the atmosphere bringing the closure of Icelandic air space.\nThousands of airline passengers face travel disruption as dozens of flights were cancelled as the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland headed towards Scotland and northern England. I think it was for the best that carriers were cautious than to have aeroplanes falling from the sky. My cousin, Jajan and family, was in the UK for a fortnight’s holiday and he was watching closely the chain of events. They will be flying back to Malaysia from Glasgow and didn’t want to be stranded in a foreign land.\nWe planned to meet when they were in Oxford but we got our lines crossed. I thought we were meeting on Wednesday but he planned it on Thursday. I was working on that day and he has to be in London the same night. He was on a very tight schedule and I hoped he and family had a wonderful time in the UK. Since we couldn’t meet here, we made plans to meet when I’m in Malaysia. Have a safe trip home.\nIn Malaysia, landslides caused by heavy rains, have hit the Hidayah Madrasah al-Taqwa orphanage in the district of Hulu Langat. 16 people, all but one of them young boys, were buried under mud and rubble. An absolute tragedy to those who have very little in life to start with. It was even more tragic that the orphanage was built on a hillside, in a country prone to heavy rainfall. Where were the planning and health and safety authorities??? Al-Fatehah to those who died.\nIn the city of Joplin, Missouri, 142 people were killed by a massive tornado. America's deadliest single tornado, with winds of 322km/h, was one of the most destructive in US history carved a swathe of destruction through the city. It left a trail of devastation six miles long and half a mile wide, including flattened houses, ruined churches and grocery stores, mangled cars and splintered trees. The Joplin tornado was one of 68 reported across seven Midwest states over the weekend, from Oklahoma to Wisconsin.\nThe weather patterns were definitely changing. My heart and prayers go out to all the people who had been adversely affected.\nAt work, my colleagues and I cracked our heads to decide where to place a decimal point or dot in the classification system. I had only realised that some of us didn’t think that it was important where the dot is after the main subject related group. The dot is not a decimal point in the mathematical sense, but a psychological pause to break the monotony of numerical digits and to ease the transcription and copying of the class number. It also helps the shelving assistants when they shelve the books.\nI have also joined a Zumba class at the nearby primary school. The classes run on Tuesday and Thursday but I could only managed the Thursday class. There were classes held in the university but their hours doesn’t fit with mine. This class started at 6.30pm which meant that I have time to change at home and then Babe gave me a lift to the school. I walked home after the class is over. Another 30 minutes of brisk walking. Not an easy feat after the class as my legs turned to jelly :-).\nZumba is a dance-fitness class performed to a thumping Latin American beat, with a party atmosphere. The word "Zumba" comes from a Colombian word that means to move fast and have fun, which was how people described the routine. Using upbeat Latin music together with cardiovascular exercise, Zumba is aerobic dancing that mixes effective body sculpting movements with easy-to-follow, fun dance steps.\nThe session lasted about an hour and incorporated several dance styles, including cumbia, merengue, salsa, mambo, rumba, flamenco, calypso, belly dancing and Bhangra. To give it a local flair, Bhangra and Arabic music was also mixed in. The music includes both fast and slow rhythms, allowing for a great cardio workout as well as body sculpting exercises. You tend to forget that you’re working out and everyone was smiling and having fun. There were about 30-40 of us, all women of different ages, sizes and colours having a very good time.\nDuring one of my walks, I heard a harsh screeching call above me. When I looked up, I spotted this handsome Jay flirting from tree to tree. I stood there admiring the pinkish plumage, intense blue patch on the wings and the quirky black moustache. This was the first time I’d seen a Jay in the university’s grounds and what a pleasure it was. |
She's becoming a road car?\nHi Pete, She's becoming what she was before for the most part. A Track Day/Daily Driver. It'll be a 2 L motor now, still FI but Wes Ingram performance (not race) upgrade. The roll bar will go back in for some peace of mind on track days. The (same) speakers keep me happy every day, including during long drives to the 3 tracks I like best. Something I'd like to do is a Rocky Mountain tour in the car, south to north and then across southern Canada to Vancouver and then down the Pac coast back to LA. Most of my miles will be local...grocery store, coaching assignments, Angeles Crest jaunts.\nLooking good Andy. The Rimicci family is doing a great job, once again. How much hands on do have in this Andy?\nBob, I'm doing little things...like now I'm taking all the bits off my old dash and installing them on a new one. I had refurbished the old dash myself and it held together nicely for a while but I thought at this stage with the same old cracks reappearing that I'd opt for new. Hopefully the materials are superior to the original.\nThe two firewall brackets for the dash required four 3/16" holes for their rivets, so I put a deep socket over the bit to prevent me from doing something dumb.\nBEFORE (little dimples show where to drill).\nOne of the two firewall brackets attached.\nPaul, hilarious for sale ad!\nLast edited by GTVB4U; 12-02-2018 at 05:05 PM.\nI took the (mostly) completed new dash down to the shop to be installed. While there I saw the new 2L engine in the car for the first time. It's starting to feel like I'll be driving Angeles Crest again soon.\nHanging out here with a bunch of Italian friends. You can see the new headliner is in, trunk weather stripping, and rear backup light (this will be wired as a 3rd brake light with red bulb). The TAMIYA logo sticker is probably going to go.\nAnother view of the new headliner. The new dash is in and being rewired.\nThe nose picked up it's grill components.\nNew door handles that will actually lock.\nPSk and Racer Z like this.\nCannot tell you how much I have enjoyed your photo-documentation of the transformation/restoration of this car. I have been looking for a 1750 GTV project car and your journey gives me inspiration (and some courage to take it on). Where did you source the new dash from (seem to be a variety of them all over the place) and how does it compare to the original? Can you post a few more pictures of the new dash please? Also, what did you (or Wes Ingram) end up doing to your 2-liter? Specs and mods please?\nLast edited by CALSPYDERMAN; 12-05-2018 at 01:43 AM. Reason: Added questions about source of new dash and engine work.\nHi Tim, Here are 2 more photos of the dash. Still not complete, because of ongoing wiring, but better angles. The dash is made in Italy, and I believe the shop got it through Centerline Alfa. It came as a blank. So you can see when I drilled for the four warning/indicator lights on the left, I had the option to reposition things a little. Notice there is no hazard light flasher...didn't want it. In drilling those 4 holes and cutting the opening for the stereo I encountered no metal. Its a tough plastic frame. It is a lot lighter than the one I took out. The 2 center brackets for attaching to the firewall aligned perfectly. However the two side brackets were wrong. I had to remove and use the side brackets from my old dash. (This may be because we ordered the dash for the earlier 1750 series as it had a much cleaner look). I also "borrowed" my glove box door from the old dash because it fit way better than the one supplied.\nTim, regarding what Wes did with the FI, I know it's his HP build. I'm under the impression that HP builds can vary. He likes to talk with the engine builder before starting. I can get more info from Santo and Anthony if need be.\nI wanted the engine to be suitable for a track-day/daily driver. So as a street car it can't be too radical. I know the pistons are 10.4:1, the crank has been reground, hardened and balanced. I know the cams are Colombo & Bariani... but can't tell you which ones, some head work was done as well. Everything is new on it. It will be quicker than a regular FI 2L, but still very street-able. At least that's what I had in mind.\nMy son's '74 2L GTV was converted to Webers after he bought it from me. He drives it on the street and it's fast at the track. I hope to be neck and neck with him next time were out. He's in the black '74 and I'm in the red '71, the track was Buttonwillow.\nThe bottom shot was "The Best of France and Italy" show held in Woodley Park, Van Nuys a few Novembers ago.\nThe Radiator being fitted. the oil cooler is hidden in front. Neither have their hoses yet. The car goes out soon, after the windshield and rear window are installed, back to the upholstery shop for carpeting.\nThanks so much for the details on the dash Andy - super helpful. I'm familiar with the Centerline-sourced dash (it's like $1400 nowadays I think). Everyone's mileage seems to vary when it comes to dash replacements. So Wes did your injection and Santos did your engine build? Envy you guys - we don't have the wealth of Alfa resources up in NorCal that you've got down there.\nMust be so awesome to be able to share the track experience with your son - in another Alfa nonetheless. Even if you're just a step behind your son on the track - you can't watch your own car while you're driving it.\nBe sure you line your doors with Dynamat as well - it makes a world of difference and the door slam resembles that of a 911!\nLast edited by CALSPYDERMAN; 12-08-2018 at 11:43 AM.\n"Envy you guys - we don't have the wealth of Alfa resources up in NorCal that you've got down there."\nHi Tim...I believe Dave Vegher who owns Veloce Motors West, in Petaluma, is still building engines. He's one of the best builders anywhere. And Wes is closer to you than me. His waiting list is loooong.\nToday I took some left over Dynamat down to Santo and Anthony for the doors (thanks Tim for the suggestion) and for the new floor under the driver's seat.\nSince last time, the rear window and the windshield glass have been replaced. New brake fluid reservoirs have kicked out the old pair, and the rear deck has been reinstalled.\nThanks for the updates Andy. Looking good. Almost a car again. |
Following the Labor Day Weekend project on the Bay Bridge, KQED Radio News’ Cy Musiker ran a story about bridge safety questions including critical comments from an authority on the bridge, UC Berkeley’s Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl. I found it difficult to listen to this story, partly because the audio for Prof. Astaneh-Asl was really bad, but mostly because it seemed like he was just speculating about the bridge being unsafe. Since they’d found a pretty serious flaw in part of the bridge suspension, he said that there probably more problems that they just hadn’t seen yet. OK, maybe. But maybe not? Without anything more to go on, I’m not sure why Cy went ahead with his “Is the Bay Bridge Safe?” story. It just seemed alarmist. I’m re-reading American Ground, and Prof. Astaneh-Asl shows up here as well. His portrayal in the book is not too flattering; he comes across as something of an opportunist, with a penchant for making attention-getting claims that turn out to be called into question. I’d missed the follow-up story the next day, where Cy interviews Tony Anziano, the Caltrans project manager for seismic upgrades on bridges, and who would presumably know what he’s talking about. He says the bridge is safe, which I accept as the answer to the question posed the previous day. |
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There are a number of quaint little towns and villages in the area. Here are just a few you could visit during your stay. As you will see from the Area map, Invergordon is in a central position allowing access to the north and the south possible. Public buses run through the local area and you should check the Stagecoach timetable for routes and times at www.stagecoachbus.com. The area is also covered by day tickets. We have given an indication of bus numbers and estimated journey times throughout the following list. These are for guidance only - we cannot be held responsible for any changes. Please always check with the bus driver on the day.\nFrom Invergordon to Brora takes just under 2 hours 30 minutes. 25X will take you from Invergordon to Tain where you will have to change to X99 or X98 to take you further north i.e. Dornoch, Golspie or Brora.\nTain is a small town (about 11 miles from Invergordon) which was the birthplace of St. Duthac and his final resting place. Places of historical interest in the town include The Tower, St. Duthus Church and St. Duthuc’s Chapel. The Museum on Chapel Brae has many exhibits relating to Tain’s past and is also the centre of the Clan Ross Association. In 1966 Her Majesty The Queen Mother opened the Rose Garden which was laid out with 900 roses to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the Royal Charter being bestowed by King Malcolm Canmore in 1066.\nVisit www.tain.org.uk for more information.\nGlenmorangie Distillery is located just north of Tain (about 12 miles from Invergordon). They boast the tallest stills in Scotland and produce around (6,000,000 litres) 10 million bottles per annum.\nVisit www.glenmorangie.com for further information.\nBalblair Distillery is located in Edderton (17 miles from Invergordon). The distillery produces 1,700,000 litres of pure alcohol per year, from locally sourced barley.\nBalblair was used in filming the 2012 film ‘The Angel’s share’. The Angel’s share is so called because during the process when the whisky is left to mature, a small amount of the whisky in the barrel evaporates and the content is reduced by a small amount (up to 2%). As the barrels are air tight and stored under very tight secure warehouse conditions no-one can explain why, when the barrel is finally opened there is less in every barrel than there should be, so myth has it that it must be taken by the Angels, hence ‘The Angel’s Share’!\nVisit www.balblair.com for further information.\nDornoch is a small town situated on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, near to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east. Dornoch has the thirteenth-century Dornoch Cathedral (Scotland’s smallest cathedral), the Old Town Jail (now a shop), and the previous Bishop's Palace which is now the Dornoch Castle hotel. Nearby is Royal Dornoch Golf Club, named the 5th best golf course outside the United States in 2005 by Golf Digest magazine. Legendary golf course designer Donald Ross began his career as a greenkeeper on the Royal Dornoch links. It is also notable as the last place a witch was burnt in Scotland. Her name was Janet Horne; she was tried and condemned to death in 1727. There is a stone, the Witch's Stone, commemorating her death, inscribed with the year 1722. On 21st December 2000, Madonna had her son Rocco christened in Dornoch Cathedral, the day before her wedding to Guy Ritchie in nearby Skibo Castle (a private club).\nVisit www.visitdornoch.com for further information.\nBen Bhraggie is a hill which rises 397 metres (1,302 ft) above sea level. The hill dominates the skyline above the village of Golspie and is visible from many parts of east Sutherland. The 100 foot high statue which is perched on top is that of George Leveson-Gower, Marquess of Stafford and first Duke of Sutherland who became notorious through the part he played in the Highland clearances. The statue has come to be known locally as The Mannie.\nA network of mountain bike trails, the Highland Wildcat Trails, has been built on the side of Ben Bhraggie. This features black and red graded routes, going from the summit of the hill down to the village of Golspie, including the longest single track descent in the UK at around 7 km.\nVisit www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/highland-wildcat-trails-golspie-p317471 for further information.\nBrora was once the main industrial centre in Sutherland having at one time a coal pit, boat building, salt pans, fish curing, lemonade factory, distillery, wool mill, bricks and a stone quarry. Stone from the quarry was used in the construction of London Bridge, Liverpool Cathedral and Dunrobin Castle. When in operation, the coalmine was the most northerly coalmine in the UK. Brora was the first place in the north of Scotland to have electricity thanks to its wool industry. Today, very little remains of these industries apart from Clynelish Distillery to the north of the village.\nVisit www.brora.name for more information.\nClynelish Distillery started life in 1819 when a distillery was founded in the village of Brora by the Marquis of Stafford, later known as the Duke of Sutherland. This notorious character is more famous in Scotland for his part in the Highland Clearances of the same year, when he evicted around 15,000 crofters from his land in order to farm sheep. It is speculated that he started the distillery to provide a market for his barley and to put the local moonshiners out of business. It is one of the base spirits for Johnnie Walker Gold Label.\nVisit www.discovering-distilleries.com/clynelish for more information.\nThe Fearn Peninsula, Portmahomack, Tarbat Discovery Centre and the Seaboard Villages can be accessed by taking 25X from Invergordon to Tain and changing to 30C there. The journey from Invergordon to Balintore will take approximately one hour.\nPortmahomack is a small, picturesque fishing village in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is situated on the Fearn Peninsula. Tarbat Ness Lighthouse is about three miles from the village and Ballone Castle (now a private home) lies about a mile from the village. There is evidence of early settlement and the area seems to have been the site of significant activity during the time of the Picts, early Christianity and the Vikings. The village is situated on a sandy bay, has a small harbour designed by Thomas Telford and has the unusual distinction of being on the east coast but facing west. Portmahomack lies inside the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation with the associated dolphin and whale watching activity.\nVisit www.portmahomackcommunity.org.uk for further information.\nThe Seaboard Villages are three small, contiguous coastal villages, situated about 10 km southeast of the town of Tain in Easter Ross. They face east onto the Moray Firth.\nVisit www.seaboardcentre.com for further information.\nFrom Invergordon to Dingwall takes approximately forty five minutes on a 25 bus, which will also continue to Inverness taking another forty five minutes.\nDalmore Distillery is located just outside Alness (about 3 miles from Invergordon). It sits on the banks of the Cromarty Firth overlooking the Black Isle, the "big meadowland", from which it takes its name.\nThe Dalmore distillery is owned and operated by Whyte & Mackay Ltd and now stands as their largest distillery as well as being the flagship for the brand. With four pairs of stills, Dalmore produces 4,300,000 million litres per annum and employs eighteen staff at peak times, but still retains its quality and character.\nThe legend of The Dalmore dates back to 1263, when Colin of Kintail, Chief of the Clan Mackenzie, saved King Alexander III of Scotland from a charging stag. As a reward the grateful King, granted Colin of Kintail the lands of Eilean Donan, the motto ‘Luceo Non Uro’, which translates to ‘I Shine, Not Burn’ and the right to use the 12-pointed Royal Stag as the Mackenzie clan crest. The lease was taken over in 1869 by three Mackenzie brothers, Alexander, Charles and Andrew. As members of the clan Mackenzie they brought with them the iconic 12-pointed Royal Stag emblem, the caberfeidh, which has adorned every bottle of The Dalmore since. In November 1917 the focus shifted from malts to mines at Dalmore when the Admiralty took over the distillery; the US Navy used the warehouses as factories for the production of deep-sea mines. In 1920 they left the distillery again - mostly in ruins - after an explosion and a fire in the warehouses, but not before some 38,000 mines had been shipped from Dalmore. Long before the legal battle about compensation for the damages between Andrew Mackenzie and the Royal Navy was over (the debate eventually reached the House of Lords in 1925) Dalmore resumed production again.\nAlness is a small town 3 miles from Invergordon. For most of the 1990’s and early 2000’s Alness regularly entered and won flower competitions such as Scotland in Bloom, Britain in Bloom and others, winning a large number of awards and this also helped regenerate some areas of the town with some housing estates winning separate awards themselves. They have not entered in recent years, however the town is still adorned by flowers maintained by hard working volunteers.\nVisit www.alness.com for further information.\nCnoc Fyrish Stands tall over Alness and rises to 1,478 feet. The imposing monument, at the summit, was built in the 1780’s. It is said to replicate the Gates of Negapatam, a coastal fortress near Madras in India, which General Sir Hector Munro, 8th of Novar (who was raised on the estate) had captured from the Dutch and their Indian allies around 1781.On his return home from India, and as the local population were being cleared off their land, employment was a problem and so it was allegedly built to give the locals some work. It was said that Sir Hector rolled stones from the top of the hill to the bottom, thereby extending the amount of time worked and paying the labourers for additional hours.\nMore details of a suggested walk to the top of Fyrish can be found www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ullapool/fyrish-monument.shtml.\nEvanton is a small village 4 miles from Alness. It is more or less enclosed to the north-east and the south-west by two rivers, the Allt Graad and the River Sgitheach.\nThe Allt Graad, sometimes called the River Glass, is a picturesque river that flows from Loch Glass, near Ben Wyvis, for 9 km (5½ miles) until it passes the northern end of the village, and empties into the Cromarty Firth. However, some 3 km (1.9 mi) before it reaches the Cromarty Firth, it passes through the Black Rock Gorge. The latter is a few hundred metres in length and reaches 36 metres (120 ft) in depth. In April, 2004, ten days of filming took place in the area for the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the Gorge is the setting for the scene where Harry is chased by a dragon.\nVisit www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ullapool/blackrockgorge.shtml for further information.\nKiltearn church and burial ground lie on the shore of the Cromarty Firth. The current church is on the main street in Evanton.\nVisit www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ullapool/kiltearnchurch.shtml for details of a walk round the area.\nThe "naked rambler" Stephen Gough was reported and arrested at Evanton in November, 2003. He was engaged in a naked trek through Britain from Lands End to John O’Groats. While walking through Evanton wearing only a hat, a backpack and boots, he was spotted and reported by a local resident. He was sentenced two months later! His arrest meant that he still had one hundred miles to go in order to complete his journey. He completed his journey in January 2004 and repeated the feat in 2006.\nThe Zulu Herring Boats which were part of the Seaboard fishing fleet before World War 1 are now commemorated by a plaque at Foulis Point on the shores of the Cromarty Firth, strategically placed so as to see the remains of the wrecks at low tide. The boats were left moored there when the Seaboard fishermen answered the call to serve their country, but unfortunately very few of them ever returned and the boats were left to rot. Only three of an estimated dozen or so can be seen to this day – their outlines being visible at low tide about one hundred yards from the shore.\nDingwall lies near the head of the Cromarty Firth where the valley of the River Peffery unites with the the mouth of the Conon, 11 miles from Invergordon. It was formerly an east-coast harbour but now lies inland. On the town's present-day outskirts lies Tulloch Castle, parts of which may date back to the 12th century. In 1411 the Battle of Dingwall is said to have taken place between the Clan Mackay and the Clan Donald. The 18th century town house and some remains of the ancient mansion of the once powerful earls of Ross, still exist. An obelisk, 16 metres high, was erected over the grave of Sir George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie, near the parish church of St Clement. It was affected by subsidence, becoming known as the "Leaning Tower", and was replaced by a much smaller replica in the early years of the 20th century. However even this is now marked by signs saying "Keep Out" on the grounds that it is a dangerous structure.\nDingwall is the home of Ross County Football Club, who won promotion to the highest tier in Scottish football in 2012. Despite the town's small population, The team reached the 2010 Scottish Cup Final, when over 17,000 Staggies fans travelled to the match. They won their first major piece of silverware in 2016 by winning the Scottish League Cup.\nMajor General Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald, KCB, DSO (4th March 1853 – 25th March 1903), also known as Fighting Mac, was a distinguished Victorian soldier. The son of a crofter, MacDonald left school before he was 15, enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders as a private at 17, and finished his career as a major general, "one of only a few British Army generals who rose from the ranks on his own merit and professionalism." He distinguished himself in action at Omdurman (1898), became a popular hero in Scotland and England, and was knighted for his service in the Second Boer War. Posted to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) as Commander-in-Chief of British forces, he committed suicide in a Paris hotel in 1903. MacDonald is often said to have been the model for the soldier who appeared on the label for Camp Coffee. "Fighting Mac" remains a national hero in Scotland. A 100 ft high memorial was erected above Dingwall in 1907, as well as another memorial at Mulbuie on the Black Isle, near where MacDonald was born.\nThe Drover’s Monument commemorates the unique annual migration of livestock, and the unsung heroes who performed it in days gone by. They collected cattle from the Western Isles, Skye or the far North and walked them hundreds of miles to market in all weathers. Some even walked their herds all the way to London to secure the best price. Many of them became cowboys and major ranchers in the U.S. Wild West.\nGlen Wyvis Distillery. On the 16th April 2016, 270 years to the day after the Battle of Culloden, The Flying Farmer, John Fraser Mckenzie and his board offered the chance to become part of history by inviting members of the public to invest in the distillery. As a result, GlenWyvis Distillery is now the world’s first 100% community-owned distillery. While the building is completed high on a hill overlooking Dingwall, GlenWyvis Basecamp has been set up down in the town itself in Victoria Restaurant on Dingwall High Street – where you can learn all about GlenWyvis Gin, our plans for GlenWyvis Whisky, and our local heritage tours. Here you can enjoy a tipple of GlenWyvis Gin and learn all about our limited edition malt whisky, Highland Inspiration, released to mark the laying of our foundation stone.\nThe Black Isle is even more difficult to visit using public transport. You have to take 25X into Inverness bus station. To reach Beauly and Muir-of-Ord you need a 28 bus from Inverness bus station. The journey will take approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. To reach Cromarty from Inverness take 25D (from Longman Road) to Avoch, Fortrose and Cromarty. The journey to Cromarty will take approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.\nThe Black Isle, despite its name, is not an island but a peninsula surrounded on three sides by water – the Cromarty Firth to the north, the Beauly Firth to the south, and the Moray Firth to the east. It includes the towns of Cromarty, Fortrose and Beauly, and villages such as Muir of Ord and Avoch.\nBeauly is a small town 10 miles (16 km) west of Inverness. Beauly is the site of the Beauly Priory, or the Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin and John the Baptist, founded in 1230 by John Byset of the Aird, for Valliscaulian monks. Following the Reformation, the buildings (except for the church, which is now a ruin) passed into the possession of Lord Lovat.\n3 miles (5 km) south of Beauly is Beaufort Castle, the chief seat of the Lovats, a modern mansion in the Scottish baronial style. It occupies the site of a fortress erected in the time of Alexander II, which was besieged in 1303 by Edward I. This was replaced by several castles in succession. One of these, Castle Dounie, was attacked and burned by the forces of Oliver Cromwell in 1650 and razed again by the royal army of Prince William, Duke of Cumberland in 1746 during the Jacobite Rising. Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat witnessed this latter conflagration of his castle from a neighbouring hill (he then fled and took refuge in the Highlands before his capture on Loch Morar). In 1994 Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat sold Beaufort castle to Ann Gloag (director of the Stagecoach Group), to pay off debts.\nVisit www.visitbeauly.com for more information.\nMuir-of-Ord: is situated near the western boundary of the Black Isle, about 20 km west of the city of Inverness, and 10 km south of Dingwall. The Black Isle Show, one of the largest agricultural shows in Scotland, is held every August in a showground near Muir of Ord.\nGlen Ord Distillery is located in Muir of Ord. It is the only remaining single malt whisky distillery on the Black Isle. The distillery currently produces 5,000,000 litres of pure alcohol per year.\nVisit www.discovering-distilleries.com/glenord for more information.\nCromarty is a small town on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, 5 miles (8 km) seaward from Invergordon on the opposite coast. The town grew around its port, formerly used by ferries, to export locally-grown hemp fibre, and by trawlers trawling for herrings. The port was a British naval base during the First World War and HMS Natal blew up close by on 30 December 1915 with heavy loss of life.\nHighland Ferries offer a regular ferry service between Cromarty and Nigg with the Renfrew Rose running from June to September, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily, offering a direct route North from the Black Isle.\nCromarty is architecturally important for its Georgian merchant houses that stand within a townscape of Georgian and Victorian fisherman's cottages in the local vernacular style. It is an outstanding example of an 18th/19th century burgh, "the jewel in the crown of Scottish Vernacular Architecture". The thatched house with crow-stepped gables in Church Street, in which the geologist Hugh Miller was born (in 1801), still stands, and a statue has been erected to his memory.\nThe burgh is also noted as a base for viewing the local offshore sea life. These include one of the most northerly groups of bottlenose dolphins.\nFortrose is a town about 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Inverness. The town is known for its ruined 13th century cathedral, and as the home of the Brahan Seer. In the Middle Ages it was the seat of the bishopric of Ross. The Cathedral was largely demolished in the mid-seventeenth century by Oliver Cromwell to provide building materials for a citadel at Inverness. The vaulted south aisle, with bell-tower, and a detached chapter house (used as the tollbooth of Fortrose after the Reformation) remain. These fragments, though modest in scale, display considerable architectural refinement, and are in the care of Historic Scotland (no entrance charge). Fortrose shares a golf course with Rosemarkie. Set on the Chanonry Ness the course stretches out into the Moray Firth and offers good views of Fort George. The course is well known for its signature 4th Hole "Lighthouse". The lighthouse in question is the Chanonry Point lighthouse which was designed by Alan Stevenson and was first lit on 15th May 1846.\nChanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie. This is one of the best spots in the UK to view Bottlenose dolphin from the land. The dolphins are often visible off Chanonry point, particularly on an incoming tide when they play and fish in the strong currents. Other wildlife, including porpoises and grey seals, can also regularly be spotted. European otters are occasional visitors.\nAvoch is a small harbour-village located on the south-east coast of the Black Isle. Ormond Castle or Avoch Castle was a stronghold built on the site and served as a royal castle to William the Lion; passed on to the Morays of Petty then Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, upon his marriage to Joanna de Moravia in 1362. Descendants of Archibald, were to take the title of Earl of Ormonde from the castle. Legend has it that the village was founded by survivors of the Spanish Armada. Intrepid Scottish-Canadian explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie, the first European to explore the great Canadian river now known as the Mackenzie River, crossing North America twice, to the Arctic Ocean in 1789 and Pacific Ocean in 1793, retired to Avoch in 1812 where he died in 1820 and was buried in the old Avoch Parish churchyard.\nTake the public bus, 25X, from Invergordon to Inverness, the journey takes approximately 50 minutes.\nThe direct route between Invergordon and Inverness crosses both the Cromarty Bridge and the Kessock Bridge and bypasses towns such as Beauly, Muir of Ord and Dingwall. The Cromarty Bridge crosses the Cromarty Firth and the Kessock Bridge crosses the Beauly Firth. When the Kessock Bridge was opened, it was the first bridge of its kind in Europe, and won the Saltire Award for Civil Engineering. It was designed by a German and is based on a bridge over the Rhine in Düsseldorf.\nInverness – the capital of the Highlands, with a population of around 55,000, was granted city status in 2000 and is situated at the mouth of the River Ness (which flows from nearby Loch Ness). The city lies at the end of the Great Glen with Loch Ness, Loch Ashie and Loch Duntelchaig to the west. The Caledonian Canal also runs through the Great Glen connecting Loch Ness, Loch Oich, and Loch Lochy.\nVisit http://www.inverness-scotland.com for more information. |
United Healthcare vying for a slice of Obamacare pie in Illinois?\nUnitedHealthcare vying for a slice of Obamacare pie?\nIf UnitedHealthcare of Illinois Inc. starts selling plans on the state's health insurance exchange this fall — as reported today — the insurer most likely won't make a large dent in Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois' market share.\nStill, there are chances for the carrier, an arm of Minneapolis-based UnitedHealth Group Inc., to make inroads in the state.\nFirst off, even though roughly 217,000 people signed up for plans on the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace for 2014, many thousands more uninsured sat out the first year of Obamacare. Those people, hit with tax penalties for going without coverage this year, could be more motivated to buy insurance the next time around.\nAlso, given Blue Cross' difficulties processing applications during the 2014 enrollment period, there may be some customers willing to switch from the state's dominant carrier to an alternative if the price is right.\nChicago-based Blue Cross dominated the marketplace in the enrollment for the 2014 plan year, garnering about 200,000 signups from Oct. 1 to April 19, 92 percent of the state's total. The insurance giant was one of five carriers that offered plans on the state's exchange, which was operated in partnership with the federal government's site, HealthCare.gov.\nUnited stayed off the Illinois marketplace for 2014 but is planning on entering the exchange with its own individual policies, according to the Chicago Tribune, citing unidentified sources.\nA United spokesman would not confirm or deny the report, saying that the company is still evaluating its participation on the exchanges on a state-by-state basis.\n"Although we intend to increase our participation in the exchanges as they mature and develop over time, in the near term we remain focused on the necessary first steps of this process, which include careful evaluation of exchanges on a state-by-state basis, (qualified health plan) application submissions and rate and product filings," the spokesman, Kevin Shermach, said in an email.\nBefore this year, nearly 1 million people in Illinois lacked insurance but had incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, by some estimates.\nIf it does jump in, United will likely have to set its prices within shouting distance of Blue Cross' to be relevant in the market.\nFor the 2014 plan year, Blue Cross had the lowest premiums among plans sold in the Chicago area in the bronze, silver and gold metal categories. For example, in Cook County, Blue Cross' three lowest-cost silver plans all had premiums below $182 per month for a 27-year-old individual. No other carrier offered a plan below $200 a month, according to data released last fall by the federal government.\nDepending on what plan features the company offers and how it price them, United's entry could help hold down premium increases.\n“With UnitedHealthcare coming in, they're going to try to undersell Blue Cross, which will help keep the rates low for people in the coming year,” said Jim Duffett, executive director of the Campaign for Better Health Care in Champaign.\nBlue Cross has been the largest carrier in the state by premium revenue and membership for years, with United a distant second.\nIn 2012 United held about 8.4 percent of the total market for individual and group plans. Its share was smaller in individual plans; it covered about 36,000 lives that year, or 6.4 percent of the market, according to research by Carl McDonald, a Boston-based analyst at CitiGroup Global Markets Inc.\nMeanwhile, Blue Cross covered nearly 309,000 people, for 69.3 percent of the individual market.\nCarriers have from May 27 to June 10 to submit plans to the Illinois Department of Insurance for sale on the exchange. Open enrollment for the 2015 plan year starts Nov. 15. |
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The past few weeks have seen a rise in the cancellation of Netflix shows –from the extremely expensive The Get Down to the deeply dull Bloodline. Some have wondered whether this is a sign of the cracks in Netflix’s facade showing or the streaming content bubble finally bursting but for Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, this is only the beginning of Netflix establishing itself as a real media network.\nFantasy shows are all the rage and–with Game of Thrones going off the air soon–it’s time to find a replacement series. What better than to take it back to the original: the story of Jesus Christ, this time with that prestige television filter that all the people love these days. The last supper, the temptation of Christ by the Satan snake (I think that’s what happens), walking on water, the betrayal by Judas; these are all ripe ideas perfect for an hour-long overly drab and superficial television drama. It won’t make it past the first season if the Christians of America have anything to say about it.\nSean “Puffy” Combs aka Puff Daddy aka P Diddy is one of the greatest and volatile personalities out there and it is honestly motivating every time. No person has learned the art of berating greatness out of people except for him (just watch both seasons of Making The Band). I say fly Puff out to various places in America and have him give the Glengarry Glen Ross Alec Baldwin type speech to different unions, small companies, high school football teams or disgruntled rap groups. It’s inspirational to see common people achieve goals and it’s hilarious and a little uncomfortable to watch Puff Daddy yell at you because you took a nap instead of trying to hustle for a few more minutes longer.\nIf you want a show that will be canceled quickly then how about a half-hour comedy about the world of freelance creatives. Casting a bunch of attractive young people who don’t get enough jobs a month to afford the ridiculously spacious apartment they occupy in Brooklyn is sure to bore many and piss off the people who actually freelance for a living. There will be incredible episodes such as the one where everybody is still waiting for a paycheck from a job they did 6 months ago or the one where they go to networking events for free food and to hopefully meet someone who can give them an actual job in media; there’s also my personal favorite: the one where they contemplate quitting and seeing if they can get an office job. This show will be doomed from the very start.\nThe recent Twin Peaks revival is notable not just for being a return back to a show that the world fell in love with 25 years ago but also because the new series is pure, uncut David Lynch. To see a David Lynch project free of oversight, notes and restrictions has been both maddening and exhilarating but it should also open the door for other directors to have that same opportunity. And since Netflix is now in the bold chances department, what would be a bolder chance than letting director and possible crazy person Lars Von Trier having free reign to make whatever he wants. It will almost sure be controversial, self-indulgent, insane, disturbing and will have people talking. It’s a win-win where Netflix gets to say they did something brave and they got to up their cancellation numbers.\nOk so here me out: we get a host right, let’s just call him me. We give me a camera crew and a briefcase of an undisclosed ridiculous amount of money and it is my job to spend it all in under 48 hours. If The Get Down and Marco Polo are any indication, Netflix has no problem spending insane amounts of money on nonsense so let’s cut the middle man. Maybe I’ll go to Vegas and bet the entire thing on one game of Craps, maybe I’ll rent out a football stadium and throw a kegger or maybe I’ll pay for billboards for Planned Parenthood in red states; who knows, the sky’s the limit and it will almost surely make everyone reconsider everything that lead to this show existing –including Netflix’s desire to actually cancel shows rather than just financing good and sensible programs. |
Dave U. Hall has a sordid history of playing bass-o-guitar in bands with Lester Bangs and Mickey Leigh, including but not limited to Birdland and the Rattlers. In fact, that's him on the back of the Rattlers album cupping his groin! So if you need somebody to cup your groin on an album cover, give me a call and I'll pass along his email address. But yes, so when David bounced me a howdy-doodly-doo, I thought "Power Tree! Sure could however interview!" He responded, " ." And the rest, as they say, is below, with my questions in bold and his answers in regular print.\nHow did you get involved with Birdland and the Rattlers?\nWell, I have known Mickey Leigh since I was twelve years old. We grew up together in Forest Hills and went to the same schools. Therefore, it was that association that eventually brought me to Birdland and the Rattlers.\nWhat kinds of mischief did you and Mickey get into when you were 12?\nYou know; I feel a little bit reluctant to answer this question. I have kids and I don't want to give them any ammunition to use on me one day (laughs). I guess it would be safe to say; that Mickey and I got into the kind of mischief that children that age often get into. Looking back on it, I suppose it was clean fun compared to the kinds of things that children do today.\nDid you know Mickey's soon-to-be-famous brother when you were young? If so, what was he like?\nI knew Mickey's whole family. So yes, I did know Joey (as well as Mickey) when I was growing up. Joey was a nice guy. He was a quiet sort of person most of the time unless he was fighting with his brother. Sometimes when Mickey wasn't home, I would hang out with Joey. We would listen to albums. I remember Joey putting on albums like The Stooges and the MC5. He was into a lot of stuff that other people didn't really listen to.\nAlthough we were friendly when I was young, we became really close after the Ramones broke up. That's because besides being a family friend, I was also his computer consultant. I used to go over to his house quite often when I was in the city working with other clients to do maintenance work on his computer. By the way, I was responsible for helping him get his first computer. Joey really loved his Macintosh computer. After he died, I wrote an article about Joey and his Macintosh for a magazine called MacDirectory. I wanted the Macintosh community to know that Joey was one of us. When I received the issue (that the article was in) from MacDirectory and read it, I cried. I really miss him.\nHow long have you been playing bass? And why did you choose that instrument? Do you play any other instruments?\nI started playing electric bass around thirteen years old. I hung around with this guy that nobody's mother liked. He had a brother who played bass (I think he had a Hofner or something). Anyway, I used to go over to this guy's house and see his brother's bass on the bed. I remember holding it once and plucking the strings. It was from that moment on that I fell in love with the instrument. I begged my Mom to get me a bass. The rest as they say, is history. I also play some woodwind instruments. But my main woodwind instrument is the flute. I remember listening to this band called Seatrain. The bass player played bass and flute on the album. There was a song on the album called "Flute Thing" that inspired me to take it up. I guess I wanted to get the high and low frequencies of music (laughs).\nDid the Ramones seem revolutionary to you at the time, or were you able to pinpoint their influences - or what?\nI didn't even know that the Ramones existed until about 1975. It was around that time that I left college in Boston to gig with a jazz-rock band that was formed up there. One of our first gigs I believe was at CBGB's. I remember at that time; that CBGB's was a place where you could play any style of music. Punk (or new wave) music was just starting to come up but and not at the forefront yet. Actually, I thought what I was doing at the time was revolutionary (laughs). Anyway, It was most likely; that I started to hear the Ramones music at CBGB's the first time. When I first heard them, I don't think that I was too impressed. I mean; you have to understand; I was doing music in 11/8 time and here was this band doing three minute songs loud and out of tune. By the way, and this is a true story. Dee Dee and Johnny used to show up at my gigs. I was never sure if they liked the band or whether they were just in the neighborhood at the time. I remember Dee Dee saying, "We're not here to see you." Anyway, I think it was Johnny who noticed that I had this tuning device. It was called a Strobotuner. The Strobotuner was the first machine that could tune an instrument electronically. Well, guess who started using it for their band after seeing me use it. Maybe I should claim that The Ramones in tune sound was due to me. (laughs).\nI guess what I am trying to say, is that in the beginning, I didn't really understand where the Ramones were coming from. Looking back at that particular time, it seems as though rock and roll was really getting away from its roots. It was like all those records that Joey used to play for me when I was a kid just got lost and forgotten. To me, it was the Ramones who bought rock back to its roots. I didn't get it then, but later on I realized that. It was when I got it, that I really appreciated what they were doing and where they were coming from. I love the album Road to Ruin. It is one of my favorite albums of all time.\nWhat was your impression of Lester Bangs? Was he difficult to work with?\nI really didn't know Lester in a social way. It was more like a professional relationship. I would basically interact with him at a rehearsal. We would play and work out the songs and then pretty much go our separate ways. That was about it most of the time. As far as rehearsals went, Lester did have a certain way about him that I found unusual. I don't know. Maybe being a rock critic, I thought he might have felt uncomfortable doing what he wrote about other people doing. Lester wasn't your typical front man. I mean; when you go on stage looking like you just got out of bed, you have to wonder what the guy was thinking. But all in all though, I liked Lester and thought he had a lot of soul.\nThis many years later, what do you think of the Birdland CD?\nWell, I originally played those songs way before the album came out and loved all of them. I don't have the CD. However, I do have a few rehearsal tapes that we made and I thought they rocked when I listened to them. You know; now that I think of it, I did go on Amazon.com a few times and listened to snippets of the album in Real Player. It sounded really good. In retrospect, I think one of the positive things about me leaving Birdland; is that had I not left, that album might not have happened and that means that we would have very little today to hear musically from Lester.\nWhat was the greatest professional success of your life? Were the Rattlers a popular touring band?\nI think that the greatest professional success of my life (other than making the Rattler's album) was being able to play in all the different bands that I played in. This gave me the opportunity to learn so many different styles in addition to all the experiences that came along with it.\nWere the Rattlers a popular touring band? That's hard to say. I guess only to the people that came to see us (laughs).\nDid you ever feel like too much attention was put on "Joey Ramone's brother" and not enough on the Rattlers' music?\nYes I did. Maybe the writers (or some reviewers of the album) thought that it would be a good idea to mention that "little brother" stuff or the connection. Maybe they felt that it would sell magazines or hook the reader into reading their article. So it's possible that it helped the band in some crazy way. I'm sure that it hurt us in many ways too. It's hard to say. I think that when you have a brother who is so well known in the same music community you're playing too, it is pretty hard to avoid something like that totally.\nTo you, did Mickey seemed bothered by the fact that he was constantly compared to his brother?\nThis unfortunately, was one of the curses that Mickey had to deal with. I know Mickey wasn't too pleased seeing a review of the album or an advertisement in a local paper saying, "Joey Ramones baby brother, or little brother" or some variation of that. I remember once, being on tour and arriving at one of the places for a sound check. Mickey picked up the local paper and read something in there referring to the little brother or whatever thing. He lost it and started ripping the paper into shreds. He was quite fed up with all of it but took it well nonetheless. It was also frustrating having some people write and compare the Rattlers music to the Ramones instead of reviewing the album on its own merit. In my opinion, comparing the Rattlers to the Ramones was like comparing apples and oranges. It was just plain silly.\nSame question -- this many years later, what do you think of "Rattled"?\nI am very proud of that album. A lot of love went into making that record. When I listen to the album today on my car stereo or on my iPod, the music still seems as current today as when we first did it. I'll never forget when the JEM/PVC record company signed us to do the record. That was probably one of the greatest musical moments of my life.\nI was also really happy, when I found out that Dionysus records wanted to reissue Rattled on CD. It gave people that heard of the band, (but never had a chance to buy the album) a second chance to hear the music.\nWhat did you bring to the table in Birdland and the Rattlers? Did you co-write any of the songs? Or bring in ideas? What were the situations like?\nWhen I was in Birdland, I basically brought my talent into the band. Mickey and Lester wrote all of the songs in Birdland. The music (from what I remember) was already pretty much structured. However, I do remember me being able to interweave my style here and there in the music.\nAs for the Rattlers, I feel I brought a lot more to the table than I was able to in Birdland. Even though certain individuals might not agree and write me off as a fly by night second bass player. I guess it is easy to forget that someone got the clothes together for the band or designed the album cover or helped develop the band's concept or whatever.\nAs for the music, I didn't write or co-write any songs for the Rattlers in the beginning. When I first got into the band, it was more like learning the songs that the Rattlers already were doing. However, as time went on, the band started to eliminate songs from the set list. Thus, opening up the playing field to contribute. It was then that I started to think about melodies and rhythms that would fit into what we were trying to say as a musical unit.\nThe problem about writing songs for the Rattlers was that you felt as though you were invading Mickey's territory. Mickey was very critical about anything you brought to the table. So for a while, I didn't bother to bring in anything because I didn't want to get myself aggravated. So I just contributed my style of bass playing. However, I did get credit for co-writing one song with the band. Our first song writing team effort was the song "I Won't Be Your Victim." When the album came out, that sort of became our single along with our music video. I wrote the middle part of the song and the most of the title. Later on, I wrote a song called "Let's Be Friends" that the Rattlers performed before the end of my tenure with them. So as you can see, I did try to contribute to the band.\nMickey mentioned that there is a whole album's worth of Rattlers material that was never released. What is this material like? Do you think there's any chance it ever will be released?\nAs I mentioned before, when I first got into the band, I learned songs that were eventually eliminated from the set list. I am not exactly sure if it was an album's worth of material we scraped from the list. It is possible however, that the Rattlers may have recorded some songs after I left the band that I don't know about. So it is possible that there may be enough songs for another album. The music that I am aware of was kind of pop sounding. I liked all the Rattlers songs. But I think the rational was that once we decided to go into a certain direction, we wanted the songs that we were doing to have continuity. So eventually some songs that weren't in the vein were scratched.\nAs far as Mickey releasing the songs, well, that is up to him. In fact, when we talked about this subject once, I remember him saying to me that he wanted to record the "Let's Be Friends" song if he ever did decide to put out unreleased material. I believe he said to me, "We did that in the Rattlers so it should be on the record if we ever do another Rattlers album." So I guess anything is possible. I know he is very busy now writing a book on his brother. Therefore, I don't see Mickey doing a project like that for a while.\nWhat did the Tribe sound like? Did you ever record any material?\nI can't really put my finger on it, but they did incorporate a bit of the U2 sound in their style. I think that U2 was really hot at the time so maybe that's why it was in there or perhaps it was accidental. I sometimes wondered if the singer thought he was Bono's alter ego. (laughs).\nDo you still keep up with Mickey at all? Why did you end up parting ways after three bands together?\nWell, we really never parted ways totally. Mickey and I still speak to each other on the phone or over the Internet. But it seems only when I initiated it (laughs). He still forgets to call me on my birthday which I rib him about every year (laughs). Seriously though; after playing in three different bands with him on and off; he and I would just go our separate ways so to speak. Mickey was a dominating person to work with and sometimes I felt I just needed some space from him to clear my head. However, despite it all, he and I still remain friendly today. One thing I learned in the music business is that business is business and friends are friends. Since we started off as friends, I didn't see jeopardizing a friendship over a business relationship. I guess what I am trying to say; is that I always considered his family my extended family. And family is very important to me.\nDid you hear his Stop cd? Any thoughts?\nNot only did I hear it, I even played on the record (laughs). If you look at the credits, you'll see that I am listed on it playing flute. I played flute on "With our Hands we Pray." I think that the Stop cd was a stepping stone record for Mickey. The record felt to me as a kind of bridge to a new style and sound he was starting to explore.\nHave you played in any other bands since Crown the Good?\nYes. Actually, I tried to start my own band at one point. Right after I left the Rattlers, I wrote like twelve songs. I think that they were all about Mickey (laughs). I hooked up with this drummer who used to play in the Dictators and we went into a recording studio to put the material down on tape. Since we didn't have a full band, I hired some the best studio musicians in New York that I knew at the time to help demo the tapes. I even asked Mickey to play on one or two tracks (definitely one). Anyway, after we made the tapes, it seemed as though we just couldn't get any musicians that we auditioned to duplicate the sound from the tape. Then, the drummer (who was the only permanent member besides me of course) started to have personal problems and eventually betrayed me. So I scraped the project and put the tapes away in storage. After that, I just played as a hired gun for bands that called me up for gigs. However, I was pretty selective with whom I played with. Some things you can't do, even for money (laughs).\nWhat are your main artistic pursuits these days? And what do you do professionally?\nWell, back in the 1980's I started to get involved with electronic music. I always had a love affair with technology ever since I can remember. I first worked with drum machines (for my demos) and eventually graduated to analog and digital synthesizers. Then, when MIDI came out, I started to learn how to write and compose music on my computer. I am still very involved with computer music today and teach it as well at a school in Brooklyn. When I am not doing anything musical, I do Macintosh computer consulting. I've also written articles and reviews for the Macintosh in a few computer magazines. I enjoy working with digital photography as well using iMovie and iPhoto.\nWhat does the "U" in your name stand for?\nWell, Mickey always used to say to me, "You do this, you do that". So I just substituted the U for You (laughs). Actually, for some reason, I was always the one who was elected to supervise hauling around the equipment. So I used to say to Mickey, "What am I, a U Haul?" So I put the U in my name as a joke to mean Dave U Haul the equipment. |
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It is once again the big impact. At the end of February, shortly before the US-set deadline for the trade to expire in the dispute with China, want to be US President Donald Trump and China’s head of state Xi Jinping to come together to negotiate the restructuring of their economic relations personally. Details about the planned Meetings are completely open, but if the previous meetings between the two heads of state are an indicator, then the world expect public again bombastic pictures in front of historic facades, probably somewhere in Southeast Asia.\nunlike many previous Trump productions of the Pomp and circumstance could be, this time, however, appropriate. Because the heads of the two largest economies manage to the top of world economies, a breakthrough that could affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people in a sustainable manner – in both Good and Bad.\nThe sino-American relationship is in crisis. The rise of China to new large-scale power scares strategists in the United States for quite a long time. However, during the growing military and political influence of China’s ruling Communist party remains in Asia and Africa for most Americans in the Abstract, she meets the growing economic success of the Chinese directly.\nHardly a Federal state, in the non-workers complain that the local industry has moved either to China or due to poor ability to compete, had to close down. At the same time, resentment over the forced Joint Ventures with Chinese companies grows in the chief days, without the US companies can do in the medium term, the largest economy in the world. And that this vehicle will also be used to mass-tires the intellectual property of the American withdrawal, doubted a long time nobody more.\nuse This displeasure know Trump. Already in the election campaign, he criticized China in focus. In the White house, he surrounded himself with collaborators who shared his vision of the world and the Chinese as a threat to American prosperity view. Their most striking protagonists, the US trade representative Robert Lighthizer, and Trumps economic adviser Peter Navarro. Other, more liberal voices within the Administration were, however, soon cold. In order for the hardliners to determine the course of China policy. You want to arrange the relations of the two States. A step that is associated with enormous risks.\nOver the decades, had found the United States and China, a mode that worked for both sides. China acted as an “extended workbench” of the developed industrial countries, and took over the production of affordable consumer goods, which were sold in the United States. With the collected capital of Beijing, turned to the Americans, in turn, low-interest loans available, which drives consumption in the United States.\nthe two countries grew economically ever closer. The Chinese economy was dependent on the demand from the United States, the Americans benefited from the cheap Goods and the cost of production. As a “Chimerika” referred to the British historian Niall Ferguson has been more than ten years, this symbiosis – a term that not coincidentally recalls the word “Chimera”. |
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As summer winds down, I want to post more fun time photos of the good times I enjoyed with my grandchildren. The first kidfest was in San Jose, CA. But these next 2 or 3 feature my Wasatch Front kidlets.\nIn a seven-day period in the latter part of July, I visited two petting zoos – well, the one at Thanksgiving Point was more of a Pet Peeking Zoo. While a few goats romped free on the square, little visitors could pet MOST of the domestic animals through the wire fence.\nThe petting zoo at This is the Place Heritage Park, on the other hand, was an up-close-and-personal experience as you will see in this slide show of Misses Mia and Evie.\nStay tuned for the Thanksgiving Point Pet Adventure!\nCategories: ... just another entry ... | Tags: Entertaining Grandchildren, Fun in the Summer Sun | Permalink.\nI think you have a budding photographer there in Mia! Beautiful kids–such big pretty eyes and creamy complexions. I enjoyed the slide show! |
Moving is really stressful. You cannot even commence to comprehend it unless you will be in the midst of the storm. A couple weeks ago my roommates, newly married and able to make a big change moved out. I didn’t even realize how much stress these were experiencing until one, Rachel, was at the middle of the dining area in tears because of how consumed with stress it had all made her. Lucky on her behalf, after they got all of their stuff together a сustoms clearance will be taking over the truly hard part. You might begin to see the relief on her face the moment those freight shippers came in and removed all their large appliances and furniture. Her move was not just her and her husband against a monstrous logistical task. Now it had been within reach of properly trained, qualified professionals.Getting out of a state, or maybe your town, or perhaps your community can be quite a nightmare of intricacies. Everything you have amassed has value into it and yet, within the heat of the move, I have come across so many people nearly give up. “Leave everything here, we do not need it” they’ll say. Obviously this can be only a choice for the most affluent people, and the ones guys don’t have to worry. There’s no freight quote on the planet some meandering rich person would turn down and only moving themselves. Unless they are truly eccentric, crazy or just irritably “gung-ho.”Getting a freight quote can be tricky. If you are moving there are numerous of men and women trying to make use of the stressful position you’re in. These individuals would love to play your “We just need to understand this done”-attitude against you. And you will discover youself to be surprisingly prone to their charming promises that everything will be cared for. Don’t be fooled. Look in for the companies marketing you. Compare freight cost and look at reading user reviews. You should always be confident in your business. And as opposed to just going with any freight shippers why don’t you look into a logistics company?Moving they’ve got said can be more stressful than losing someone you care about. Now I am not sure without a doubt with that but the terror in people’s eyes since they begin to pack their lives into boxes is most definitely real. Life’s hard and messy and there is a large amount of stuff to deal with. Moving basically takes this reality and articulates it in clear and apparent ways. Freight shippers and logistics companies might help. Don’t panic. Call somebody who has experience. |
The goal is to be the last player remaining. When the music — J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos — plays in slow-motion, the controllers are very sensitive to movement. When the music speeds up, the threshold becomes less strict, giving the players a small window to dash at their opponents. If your controller is ever moved beyond the allowable threshold, you're out! Try to jostle your opponents' controllers while protecting your own.\nFor more information and high-res images, see our presskit.\nJohann Sebastian Joust is a game by Die Gute Fabrik. Website Made by Pixelate.\nThis site is best experienced on whatever browser or device you prefer to use. |
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Today’s Gospel highlights what a different world Jesus and the earliest Christians lived in by comparison with us today. Jesus and Luke’s community unquestionably believed in slavery. In all the Gospels Jesus regularly draws on the image of a slave to make points about duty, respect or responsibility. In other passages Jesus and St Paul advocate for the just treatment of slaves or servants. It was an institution in their world that they never questioned. They never told the slaves to make a bid for freedom. They never told Christian slave owners to set their slaves free.\nLike society generally, the Church, for most of its history, followed this line. Much to our shame when the tide rightly turned against slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Church was, generally, very slow to be converted to the emancipation movement and take a stand against the colonialism and racism that slavery enshrined. Our movement on the question of slavery is a wonderful study in the development of doctrine. Not all social realities that Jesus assumed in his day continue to be relevant to our world. It took Society 1800 years and the Church a bit longer still to see slavery for what it is – an assault on the children of God – both servant and master. It shows how we have to keep carefully discerning the movement of the Holy Spirit and God’s guidance in the light of new thinking. The image of the slave in today’s Gospel is invoked to underline our response to God’s goodness. It is good to recall that the word "redemption" literally means, "buying back." It comes from the practice in the ancient world where there were two types of slaves - ones who were born or forced into slavery, usually for life, and others who paid off a debt or a crime by becoming a slave, usually for a period of time. The second type of slaves could be set free when someone else paid their debts, or the ransom their master now demanded for them was settled. They would, then, either be the slave of the purchaser, or set free completely. The metaphor came into Christian theology to describe how we, who are enslaved by our destructive behavior, gained a liberator in Christ who entered into a sinful world, subjected himself to its violence and death, to succeed in setting us free. Christ shows us that we do not have to live destructively anymore. Now claimed by the love of Christ, we are no longer slaves, but his friends, indeed through the redeeming work of Christ we have been welcomed into God’s family. Our work for God, then, is totally disproportionate to the gifts we have been given. Holding, as we do, that life, creation, all talents and, in our case, security and peace are fruits of God’s love, Jesus is right to highlight which side of the ledger is more generous. To serve God in the world, in response to his invitation, is a privilege. We share in his creativity, compassion, hospitality and care. And often, through us, others come to know God and make a judgment if Christian faith is sincere. As respondents to many surveys tell us, they may like who Jesus is and his teaching in the Gospel, but the stumbling block for their joining us is the way they see that faith lived out in the Church. May the Eucharist, then, give us a sense of the dignity we have by being called the servants or slaves, friends and family of Jesus Christ the Lord. Richard Leonard, S.J.\nNicely done, Richard. Especially this line: "As respondents to many surveys tell us, they may like who Jesus is and his teaching in the Gospel, but the stumbling block for their joining us is the way they see that faith lived out in the Church. " It is amazing how Jesus always attracts and all people are naturally drawn to him. When will the royalists in the church realize that they attract no one. Jesus is the way , the truth and the life. Easy to see except in many of his so-called messengers who like to quote long doctrines and make idle distinctions while seeking self glory. |
When thinking of flora and fauna in the Riviera Maya, cenotes or snorkeling/diving in the second largest reef in the world are typically the first two natural wonders that come to mind. No doubt those are both great experiences, but one of the hidden gems in Puerto Morelos is its botanical gardens.\nSo close that you can even see Rancho Sak-Ol from one of the lookout points, the botanical gardens are almost literally in our front yard. Of course it has a range of plants for any botanical-enthusiast, but the botanical gardens also offer a spectacular mix of wildlife, history, and agriculture.\nThe initial trail takes you through a few Mayan landmarks, including a traditional home, medicinal building, and very small ruins of a Mayan structure. A bit down the path from the ruins sits a lovely stream with a miniature waterfall.\nNext you have the option to walk down a path to learn a bit about the important role Mexico played in the popularization of chewing gum. A series of signs in English, Mayan, and Spanish explain the intensive process of extracting gum from trees.\nLast but not least, the final portion of the path shows off the abundant wildlife of the Riviera Maya. You might be lucky enough to spot spider monkeys swinging in the trees, iguanas lounging, or some coatis scurrying along the floor.\nA spider monkey hangs from the tree looking for a tasty leaf to eat.\nNear the end of the trail, you can climb to the top of the lookout tower and see the vast expanse of forest as you cross a hanging wooden bridge. Be sure to let us know if you could see Rancho Sak-Ol when you come back!\nBUG SPRAY – very important!\nHow to get there: The botanical gardens are a 10-minute taxi ride or drive from our hotel. |
Nicolas Demuth aka Parra for Cuva grew up in small town in lower Saxony (Germany), which he left right after his A-level to study sound design in the wild, vibrant Berlin. The various musical influences of the city only boosted his already strong fascination in producing electronic music and helped developing his unique sound. More so his long years of playing classical and jazz piano help him transfer his visions. Also of great importance is his long lasting friendship to singer Anna Naklab, whose voice stands in perfect symbiosis to his compositions. “Serene and relaxed within the last bone”, as it was so eloquently put by Blog author Bianca Werner, is a good way to describe their collaborations. In the spring of 2013 Parra for Cuva & Anna Naklab released their ‘Fading Nights’ EP on the French label Delicieuse Musique Records followed by their second release called ‘Something Near EP’, which came out on Well Done! Music. |
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The Cake Stall is an Auckland based boutique bakery, specialising in old fashioned cakes and treats just like Grandma used to make. Our wide selection of cakes and other baked goods can be taken home or enjoyed at our beautiful Royal Oak location over a cup of coffee. The Cake Stall is dedicated to bringing you only the best products and cake accessories; from retro tins and napkins, to New Zealand made preserves and bagged goods. We bake fresh daily from the kitchen behind our shop so you can enjoy the wafting scent of baking whilst you browse our selection of cakes and accessories. Our dedicated team of bakers make quality goods from tried and true recipes, to bring you that taste of home you so fondly remember. |
Feel the excitement and g-force of V8 performance racing with Australia’s premier V8 experience team for 4 laps at Eastern Creek Raceway, a challenging circuit and home to the V8 Supercars and A1 Grand Prix. Driving in an anti-clockwise direction, this track delivers a challenging mix of long straights, tight and tricky corners, rising curves, hills and flats. Be prepared to take it to the max with a no limit drive often reaching 200 kph!\nYou are then strapped in behind the wheel and you're off! Your personal instructor will coach you through the intercom to make sure you go as fast as you can, as safely as you can on the 4 lap session.\nWhat an awesome experience. My instructor was great and I would definitely do it again. |
Description: Ramp up the intensity in Battlefield 3 and enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore nine massive multiplayer maps. Use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat from land, sea, and sky. Plus, every second of battle puts you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action. This is Battlefield 3, where there's no wrong way to play... except the one that gets you killed.\nPlay to your strengths. The four player classes — Assault, Engineer, Support and Recon — each have their specialties, and working together is key to victory. Play Assault and revive your fallen teammates on the front line. Or take the long view as Recon and neutralize the enemy threat before it appears.\nGo anywhere, do anything. Commandeer any vehicle you come across, from tanks and buggies to helicopters and jets. Slam your F/A-18E Super Hornet directly into an enemy combatant! Why not? Do whatever you want, because you can.\nTotal mayhem. Enjoy nine multiplayer maps. Massive destructible environments? Yup. Wide open spaces for crazy vehicular combat? Roger that. The only thing between triumph and total destruction is you.\nPlus, the Battlefield series has never looked better, as stunning graphics and sound detail make you think you're truly on the battlefield! It's a truly epic experience. And whether you play alone through the story mode, or go online to battle with friends or rivals across the world, you'll know that this is a game worth playing. |
Ten years ago I wrote to Hanoi University asking if they could assist a group of UK cavers in exploring the limestone areas of Vietnam. Since that date we have had a number of successful expeditions to this wonderful country. On all expeditions we have been fortunate to have had with us members from the Geology and Geography Department of the University who have played a full and vital role in all aspects of the expeditions.\nDuring the last six expeditions we have explored and surveyed over 140km of magnificent caves in Vietnam. We have concentrated our efforts in 2 main provinces, one in central Vietnam (Quang Binh) and the other in the northeast (Cao Bang).There are many other areas still unchecked but we believe we have been fortunate to be the first to have a major expedition to this fascinating country.\nDuring these expeditions we have made many new friends with people we have come across. We have had many exciting experiences and all have been made more interesting by the kindness and generosity shown by the local people. These people have been through many hardships in the last 50 years and we have found both the young and old to have tremendous resilience to whatever problems are placed in their way. Without their considerable help we would not have been able to have the success that the expeditions have surely achieved.\nThis latest expedition was no different to many others we have had to Vietnam. The team worked very hard in all aspects of the expedition and free time was an absolute minimum. An important factor in any expedition is how all members can work together in difficult conditions and still have a good time.This was helped considerably by the assistance of Vietnamese members who worked so hard in trying to make our limited stay as easy going as possible.\nAll the permissions and access problems were sorted out well in advance, making sure of the best possible use of our limited time. Because we were caving in areas very close to sensitive borders it was very important that everything was well organized. At times we were literally a stone’s throw from either China or Laos but because of the correct planning we experienced no problems whatsoever. We had a totally free hand in where we wished to go and all the local people were extremely friendly wherever we went. The biggest problem we encountered was to be dragged into local houses to be offered the local house rice wine before and after caving. However we could cope with such difficulties and the hospitality shown by the people we met was at times quite overwhelming.\nThe expedition found over 20km of new cave passage. We explored the longest single cave in Vietnam at 18.9km that included a 10.5 km river passage and involved a 4-day underground camp. We have left many caves still unexplored and found a new area with tremendous potential. All members had a wonderful time and the experience of the people of Vietnam is one not to be missed.\nThis report I hope will explain some of our experiences in this beautiful country and I for one will return to continue our exploration of the amazing caves of Vietnam. The next expedition is scheduled for 2001. |
CLEVELAND (AP) Michael Beasley headed home on crutches, his immediate future and Milwaukee's playoff hopes in doubt.\nBeasley sprained his left knee in a frightening scene during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. As he was trying to defend LeBron James, Beasley's left leg buckled grotesquely and he crumpled to the floor under the basket.\nBeasley, who has given Milwaukee an offensive spark this season, immediately signaled for help and had to be helped off the court by teammates Thon Maker and Greg Monroe. He also needed assistance to get to the locker room.\nHe's scheduled to have tests on the knee Tuesday in Milwaukee.\nBeasley scored 11 points before going down, and the Bucks didn't have enough offense in a 102-95 loss to the Cavs, who packed the lane to stop All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. He finished with just nine points on 4-of-13 shooting.\nBut Beasley's injury was far more concerning for the Bucks, who entered 10th in the Eastern Conference.\nThe No. 2 overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft, Beasley is in his first season with Milwaukee. He's bounced around the league, playing twice with Miami and for Minnesota, Phoenix and Houston. But he's been a nice addition for the Bucks, who recently lost star Jabari Parker to a season-ending knee injury.\nKidd believes Beasley should be considered for the league's Most Improved Player award. |
Liposuction is a procedure for removing fat by suction method. It is also known as Lipoplasty, Lipo-contouring and Suction Assisted Lipectomy (SAL). This is basically a body contouring procedure by removing localized fat deposits. Amongst various Cosmetic Surgery procedures this is one of the most commonly done procedures worldwide.\nThis is the treatment of choice to get rid of stubborn fat deposits anywhere in the body. Most commonly done areas include Face, double chin, arms, axilla fat, waist, abdomen, waist region love handles, side bulge at upper thighs, inner thighs, buttocks and knee joint region. Virtually any area with localised unwanted fat can be treated by this method.\nEven after diet, exercise and gym training some areas fail to respond and shed off fat. Such areas are most effectively improved by this procedure. Depending on area 5 to 7 litres of fat can be sucked out in one go. However this is not a weight reduction surgery but body reshaping surgery. For weight reduction this is just an adjunct method along with other means.\nThis routinely done procedure is painless and doesn’t require overnight hospitalization. The area to be treated is marked and infused with medical fluid to enhance it. This is also called tumescent method. The fat is then sucked out through tiny 2 to 3 mm cuts by introducing specially designed cannulas which are attached to a suctioning machine through a pipe. After the unwanted fat has been sucked out area is covered with compression tapes and garments to prevent any fluid collection and swelling.\nPatients are sent home by evening. They can resume normal light activity the next day. The compression garments are worn for about 3 to 6 weeks. Results are good and lasting. Whatever fat is removed does not come back in that region. This beneficial effect can be permanent if adequate measures are taken to avoid weight gain.\nDr VD Singh's VM Plastic Surgery Centre in Chandigarh is undertaking these procedures since last 15 years. Several patients from near and far have visited this centre for liposuction. |
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Piloting the purpose built, 1,000 bhp Triumph Rocket Streamliner will be Isle of Man TT racer, truck mechanic and TV presenter Guy Martin. Well known for his love of speed, Guy is relishing the prospect of bringing the land speed record back to Triumph – and the UK – after an absence of 45 years.\nTriumph has a long legacy of smashing the land speed record and held the title of “World’s Fastest Motorcycle” from 1955 to 1970 with the exception of a brief 33-day period. The record-breaking Triumph streamliners of that period were Devil’s Arrow, Texas Cee-gar, Dudek Streamliner and Gyronaut X1, the former achieving a top speed of 245.667 mph (395.28 km/h). Today’s bar, held by Rocky Robinson since 2010 riding the Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner, sits at 376.363 mph (605.697 km/h).\nThe 2015 Triumph Rocket Streamliner features a carbon Kevlar monocoque construction with two turbocharged Triumph Rocket III engines producing a combined 1,000 bhp at 9,000 rpm. The motorcycle is 25.5′ long, 2′ wide and 3′ tall. Powered by methanol fuel, the bike is competing in the Division C (streamlined motorcycle) category.\nThe iconic Bonneville name was conceived following Johnny Allen’s land-speed record runs at the Salt Flats in September 1955, when he reached the record-breaking speed of 193.72 mph. The first T120 Bonneville model was unveiled at the Earls Court Bike Show and went on sale in 1959.\nWith final testing scheduled at the Bonneville Salt Flats in mid-July, the record attempt will take place 24-27 August, 2015.\nTo follow the progress of the world land speed record attempt, please visit www.TriumphLandSpeed.com and www.GuyMartinRacing.co.uk.\nFirst established in 1902, Triumph Motorcycles celebrated 110 years of motorcycle manufacture in 2012. For more than two decades, Triumph Motorcycles has been based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and has produced iconic bikes, which perfectly blend authentic design, character, charisma and performance. Building around 56,000 bikes per year, Triumph is the largest British motorcycle manufacturer and has over 750 dealers across the world.\nAt the heart of Triumph’s philosophy is a commitment to developing truly unique motorcycles that offer a blend of distinctive design, intuitive handling and performance to enjoy the perfect ride. . The innovation and engineering passion that gave birth to the iconic Bonneville of the 60s has today created a broad range of bikes suited to all motorcycle riders, including the striking 2.3 litre Rocket III, the unmistakable Speed Triple and the TT and Daytona 200 winning SuperSports Daytona 675.\nTriumph currently employs around 2000 personnel worldwide and has subsidiary operations in the UK, America, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Benelux, Brazil, India and Indonesia as well as a network of independent distributors. Triumph has manufacturing facilities in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and Thailand plus CKD facilities in Brazil and India. |
Students played basketball as part of the university’s birthday celebration.\nHeritage Week is a three-day yearly event that celebrates all things Duquesne. Duquesne University was founded 140 years ago on Oct. 1, 1878. This year marks the 6th annual Heritage Week that commemorates Duquesne’s birthday and the university’s Catholic Spiritan heritage.\nEach year, Duquesne celebrates Heritage Week beginning on Monday, Oct. 1 and concluding on Wednesday, Oct 3. These three days were full of celebration, such as the university birthday party on A-Walk on Monday, which featured three tables including food, free T-shirts and games.\nTuesday’s events included a Mass celebrating the Feast Day of Claude Poullart de Places, a Feast Day Luncheon and a “Feast on Feast Day Giveaway.” To conclude the festivities, Wednesday night there was a Food, Faith and Culture Night.\nDuquesne President Ken Gormley noted that the university’s mission is fundamental to the university. As a Spiritan university, Gormley encourages Duquesne to look back on and celebrate its roots during this week, because they make Duquesne what it is today.\n“As a Catholic Spiritan University, our mission is at the heart of everything we do,” Gormley said.\nDuquesne’s mission began prior to the birth of the university, when the Spiritan order was founded by Claude Poullart de Places.\nDe Places graduated from high school merely at age 16 as the valedictorian, attending Saint-Thomas College in Rennes. His valedictorian speech impressed the Royal Family, leading them to invite him to Versailles in Paris.\nFrom there, De Places attended and graduated from law school, later deciding to become a priest. At the age of 24, he founded the Spiritan order, but passed away six years later.\n“These dedicated Spiritans rolled up their sleeves, and through their vision, made Duquesne University the special place it is today. This history serves as an inspiration to our whole campus community, as we continue to live out the mission envisioned by our founders, each day, by serving our students and the community at large,” Gormley said.\nLuci-Jo DiMaggio, the director of mission animation in the Division of Mission and Identity, showed much enthusiasm as she explained the significance of creating such a week.\nHeritage Week falls on the same week as Homecoming this year, calling for even more festivities.\nHomecoming and Heritage Week both celebrate Duquesne University in different ways. Homecoming, however, takes place from Oct. 5 to Oct. 7, and welcomes home alumni. Similar events as those for Heritage Week will take place over the course of the three days celebrating Homecoming.\nNormally, these gatherings do not fall during the same week, but this year they do, as DiMaggio mentioned.\nGormley shared his thoughts regarding Heritage Week.\nHe invited the community to join the festivities and celebrate the founding of Duquesne University.\n“I encourage the entire Duquesne family to participate in the activities we have planned for Heritage Week, and to use this occasion to reflect upon how fortunate we are to be part of such a remarkable institution of higher education,” Gormley said. |
So, with our first snowfall of the season a large group of fellow weavers journeyed to Denise’s newly purchased home, for our 2nd Monday gathering. It was fun to welcome a few new faces and with many faces we don’t see all that often; Denises’ house was bursting at the seams with fiber conversations here, there, and everywhere.\nWelcoming Anna, Judith, Susanne, Keyena , and Diana and looking forward to new fiber friendships. It is somewhat subversive and amazing how we manage to find each other.\nThere were lots of great foods shared but a highlight was the wonderful fall soup that Denise had cooking on the stove. It is a recipe from Mollie Katzen and is called Gypsy Soup. Recipe here.\nThanks Denise for your warm hospitality and if your house can survive this group, it can probably survive anything!\nA couple of the newbies. Judith with her lovely shawl and Anna showing us her almost finished knit top.\nAn angel and ram wet felted by Kris and a postcard Barb had printed of her amazing hats.\nI am amazed and delighted at all the fiber activity going on in the Driftless. I am finally weaving again after the move to the big city, and your post and photos make me homesick, even if home is where you have your fibers! Have a safe and cozy winter and know that I think of your gang often. |
Released last year on PS4, Android, and other devices, the hydro-racer Riptide GP: Renegade will be releasing later this month for Windows PC and Xbox One.\nDeveloped by Vector Unit, Riptide GP: Renegade is a game in which players race rocket-powered watercraft through futuristic environments while pulling off mid-air stunts, outrunning cops, and boosting their way to the front of the pack. The game features a variety of play modes such as a single player Career mode, eight-player online multiplayer, ghost racing leaderboard challenges, and split screen local multiplayer supporting as many as six racers at a time.\nRiptide GP: Renegade is rated "E10+" by the ESRB. |
On March 1, 2019, Schwab ETF OneSourceTM will double its lineup of zero-commission ETFs to include 503 funds covering 79 Morningstar categories. The list of the 246 funds that will be added to the program on March 1 is below (in alphabetical order by ETF sponsor and fund ticker).\nFor more information about the expansion and important disclosures, view the press release. The current list of Schwab OneSource ETFs is here. Please note that the 246 ETFs listed below will be available to investors to buy and sell commission-free1 online in a Schwab account, and will be included on the schwab.com page referenced here, on March 1, 2019.\nInvestors should consider carefully information contained in the prospectus or, if available, the summary prospectus, including investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. You can request a prospectus by visiting schwab.com. Please read it carefully before investing. |
If you read the first few chapters of Graveyard, you are noticing typical (but, weirdly not) problems a young boy might experience: boundary setting, connection with community, learning read and follow rules (and, okay, learning to say Help in a Ghoul language and having his non-human guardians figure out how to fed his human self). Write a paragraph about resilience in Bod or any other character you've read about so far, and tell a sentence from an article or link about resilience that it brings to mind. This can be written as a letter from his dead mother (oops. Spoiler alert) or his ghost mother, or as a formal report to a social worker checking in about his ability to handle stress or crisis.\nIf you read the first few chapters of Graveyard, you are noticing typical (but, weirdly not) problems a young boy might experience: boundary setting, connection with community, learning read and follow rules (and, okay, learning to say Help in a Ghoul language and having his non-human guardians figure out how to fed his human self).\nStudybay is a freelance platform where you can order a English Language - Case Assignment, Article paper, written from scratch by professors and tutors. |
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Which camp are you in? Hint: If you describe yourself as a sought after speaker, internationally acclaimed guru, or, worse, a thought leader, notice how quickly your conversation partners peel away at the next social event? If, on the other hand, you show interest in others while letting a few useful factoids about yourself bubble out, you’re in the more palatable, yet effective, self-promotion middle ground.\nStephen Balzac, author of the soon to be released book, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Organizational Development, and myself share some tips firmly rooted in that middle ground in Madden’s new article, “How to Self-Promote Without Being Obnoxious.” If you’re hungering for more tips, insights, and anecdotes geared more for the quieter half, pick up a copy of my book, Self-Promotion for Introverts®: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead. |
(New York) – The Pakistani government should take all necessary steps to ensure the security of Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should hold accountable those responsible for ordering and carrying out a campaign of targeted killings against the Shia.\nOn October 4, 2011, gunmen riding on motorbikes stopped a bus carrying mostly Hazara Shia Muslims who were headed to work at a vegetable market on the outskirts of Quetta, the provincial capital. The attackers forced the passengers off the bus, made them stand in a row, and opened fire, killing 13 and wounding six others. On September 19, near the town of Mastung, gunmen forced about 40 Hazara who had been traveling by bus to Iran to visit Shia holy sites to disembark, shot 26 dead, and wounded six. Although some Hazara managed to escape, another three were killed as they tried to bring victims to a hospital in Quetta. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Sunni militant group, claimed responsibility for the September 19 attack.\nWhile sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia militant groups has been a persistent problem in Pakistan, more recent attacks have primarily targeted ordinary Shia going about their daily lives. Despite Pakistan’s return to constitutional rule in 2008, scores of unarmed Shia have been killed across Pakistan by Sunni extremists, particularly around the Islamic month of Moharram, which is of particular significance to the Shia. Human Rights Watch has recorded at least 16 attacks on the Shia so far in 2011 across Pakistan.\nSunni militant groups such as the supposedly banned Lashkar-e Jhangvi operate with impunity even in areas where state authority is well established, such as Punjab province and the port city of Karachi, Human Rights Watch said. Both in Balochistan, where local militants challenge government authority, and elsewhere across Pakistan, law enforcement officials have been seen to look the other way during attacks on Shia and other vulnerable groups.\nIn Balochistan, some Sunni extremist groups are widely viewed as allies of the Pakistani military, its intelligence agencies, and the paramilitary Frontier Corps, which are responsible for security there. Instead of perpetrating abuses in Balochistan against its political opponents, the military should be safeguarding the lives of members of vulnerable communities under attack from extremist groups, Human Rights Watch said.\nPakistan’s federal government and the provincial government in Quetta need to direct the military and Frontier Corps to actively protect those facing attack from extremist groups, Human Rights Watch said. National and provincial authorities should make all possible efforts to quickly apprehend and appropriately prosecute those responsible for the September 19 and October 4 attacks and other crimes targeting the Shia population. |
When you want funding to purchase vacant land, as opposed to developed land with property on it, the whole calculus of the lending process changes. It’s a lot easier for a bank to foreclose on a house or a building and sell it and recoup its losses than it is to do the same thing with a plot of land, in most cases, so you need to understand what’s different about this sort of transaction. The laws about purchase and transfer can vary widely from one province to another, or even from one municipality to another, so you need to pay attention to the rules in your area before you consider making this sort of investment.\nA lot of our other customers have worked with us for financing land purchases, and we’ve put together a Frequently Asked Questions list down below for you to consult. For information about individual questions, you can talk to us on the phone or live chat or send us an email. We also have a pre-qualification application online if you think you‘d like to go ahead and explore land financing. |
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Okinawa Soba published a collection of photographs showing geishas in the early 1900s looking a little different without their kimonos.\nOff but kinda on topic- Why do Japanese depict themselves as white people? I'm not asking about skin tone because they're somewhat similar. I'm asking about the nose, eyes, and hair.\nAlso I was stupidly expecting semi-naked ladies. |
i was just returning from a 400 mile round-trip to Boston…. and as i closed the back door with relief, the phone was ringing….it was Bill saying that Denis had reported great ice on Moosehead Lake…and the wind prediction was that aggravating 5-10 knots….10 knots and we’d have a blast….5 knots and we’d have uselessly pushed 258 well-known miles of asphalt past our tires…I tried to convince Bill to let me put Icywood on top of his car and save me driving, but he was already up to his neck in group logistics…as Brenda emphatically signaled a “thumbs down” ….and, putting her face close to mine, mouthed “just say no!” ….I bowed out of the trip.\nBut within minutes, i knew i would come. Denis has posted a seductive video. Curtis, Bunting, and others had committed. My time in Boston, dancing a long dance with a low-risk cancer, had reinforced the shortness of life…..then there’s the shortness of my ability to iceboat…then there’s the especial shortness of this particular season….if the lads had a blast, i would face months of ice-less regret….so i started packing….\narriving at The Birches at 930 the next morning, Denis and Bill were half-setup…..the ice was the best i had ever seen on Moosehead….a slightly pebbled surface, but the thaw and rain had smoothed all the earlier slow-downs…and the wind was giving promise of arrival…I mentioned to Bill that i was there with one and only one desire: to cruise right up to the northern tip of the lake…15 straight NE miles….while Fred Muser, David Godin, Bunting, Bill Grenier, and Curtis were finishing, I cruised down to lovely Kineo, relishing the smoother ice and a wind which, in gusts, brought storm sails to mind.\nafter a few miles, we crossed a tricky pressure ridge, hacking the vertical ice with an axe, and guiding each runner across….then….sailing on…it seemed like the immensity…. the smooth, windy, vast immensity….began to overwhelm our senses….take a hundredth of this plate and plonk it in New England, and it would so eagerly be sailed….after another 7 miles or so…can you grasp that?…we came to an offshore island and examined it’s unusual nests, perhaps loon nests….this may have been Green Island, a coveted trout fishing spot…ever on we sailed, close reaching in the NW wind. Then crossing a second pressure ridge….i now had one finger approaching frostbite…my determination was dwindling….the two coves which form the end of North Bay were clearly visible…did we have to follow this adventure to the very hand-crippling end?….Bill swapped a glove with me and i hoped the numbness would reverse.\nFinally, we crossed a third pressure ridge, came close into NE Cove and, aware that our luck could change at any minute, happily turned and headed South. Then disaster struck: 5 boats had re-crossed our first returning pressure ridge and had clustered closely beyond it…I was the last to cross and since our return was a broader reach than before, my sail was slightly drawing as others helped my runners cross the brash…then a puff from a new direction sent the boat accelerating, and i bore off to port, my only option….shouting “watch out” i barely missed the nearest boat, and, unable to run fast enough, the wheel jerked out of my hand. i lunged for the runner plank, gripped it with a death grip, while the boat dragged me ever faster, sliding on my side on the ice. I knew i had to get that wheel, so i struggled to pull closer to the boat, and eventually brought it to a luff….whew!….in this vast space, what if?….\nFar to the SW we could see the dramatic shape of Kineo, yet only slowly did the miles bring it nearer….finally, after 30 to 40 miles of sailing, we set our brakes in front of the lodge and ordered welcome drinks and sandwiches…then, a wonderful afternoon romp…a long, dark, tired drive home…and Wednesday finds me hard a-bed with the symptoms of mild concussion…but as i lay here, dizzy, headachy…..every cell of my body happy to be still….staring blankly at the woodwork…i realize that i’m really more stoned than concussed….our community—wonderful and warty–has allowed me to experience something i would not encounter alone…a vastness….a beauty….a sacred space…. |
We build quality at any price!\nThe process of building with Tony was a dream. Many people have negative stories about home building experiences that are fraught with misunderstandings, missed schedules, or poor quality -- building with Tony was just the opposite.\nHe used the best possible materials, building methods, and sub-contractors.\nHe advised us on ways to solve challenges we encountered, improve our design, and add points of "delight".\nHe was patient with our desire to have everything be perfect!\nHe is a man of high integrity and positive disposition - a joy to work with each day.\nWe have lived in our home for 19 years, and it is still as airtight, well-structured, and livable as the day it was finished; we have not had a single problem with any feature related to the construction quality or design of the house. We have recommended Tony to others who were considering building a custom home MANY times, and we maintain that he is among the premier, most high-quality, easy-to-work-with builders in Cincinnati. Should we ever build another home, we would not even CONSIDER using anyone except Tony and Cornerstone Custom Homes!\nThe new window really gives the room the natural light we wanted. We have had several compliments from neighbors and friends on the overall craftsmanship, especially the cabinets and tile work. We have had absolutely no problems since you left the project completed on-time and on-budget.\nThe job site was kept clean and all of the work was done in a few short weeks. The four season room that he built turned out fantastic and we spend as much time as possible in it. We continue to receive numerous compliments on the room and feel that this was one of our best investments in our home.\n© 2019 Cornerstone Custom Homes and Remodeling, Inc. - A premier Cincinnati area home builder and remodeler. |
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Beautiful home with knotty pine wood throughout home! Very spacious, kitchen with island, den has wood burning fireplace with rock accent and sliding glass door going out onto covered patio. Master bedroom is very large with walk in closet. Bathroom is updated with slate tile flooring, copper sink and abundance of storage. This home makes you feel like your in your luxury cabin out in the woods in the middle of town!\nListing provided courtesy of Penny Riordan of Strategic Realty. IDX information © 2019 Wichita Falls Association of REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service. |
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- Can be crafted with 5 Shining Jewels and some credits.\n- Can craft 1 Brilliant Enhancement Fuel with 10 Finest Enhancement Fuel and some credits.\n※ Note that Brilliant Enhancement Fuel is untradeable.\n- Already purchased Gear Readers can be sold back to an NPC for the same price it was purchased for.\n- NPCs will no longer sell Gear Readers.\n- Dungeon bosses will drop Dimensional Fissure, Unstable Magic Circle and Dimensional Space Power Source.\n- Dimensional Space Power Source can be moved through Account Warehouse.\n- Dimensional Power Convertor modified to be tradeable through private transactions and black market.\n- Changed Dimensional Jewel / Two-dimensional Coin to drop upon boss death.\n- Fixed certain cubes not being able to be placed in the Black Market.\n- Fixednot being able to use Retuning Component on certain boss weapon cores from Disaster Recovery Center.\n- Fixed "Explosion" skill that occurs at Dimensional Pressure Phase 3 or higher not hitting at a certain height.\n- Modified to prevent users attacks from knocking him down frequently.\n- Duration of the grab reduced and will use an attack upon successful grab.\n- Time Hold Attack Speed reduction changed from 40% to 20%.\n- Optimized the effects of explosion skills.\n- Optimized the combat when close up.\n- Fixed errors with certain additional attacks moving to strange places instead of chasing an enemy.\n- Fixed Aerial Damage being applied to Bit Explosion regardless of where Bit Release happened.\n- Fixed occasional server disconnections when using a finishing move.\n- Fixed critical rate buff not dissapearing after Finishing Move Yuri Quick Draw!\n- Fixed Aerial Damage being applied to Explosions regardless of where Finishing Move Golden Time Again was used.\n- Fixed Aerial Damage being applied to Release Explosion regardless of where Release was used.\n- Fixed issue of client crashing when using Phase Power Open after dungeon clear.\n- Fixed certain skill cube data not applying or still applying after skill level changes in dungeons.\n- All skill videos (with the exception of Novice stage) have been removed. File size also reduced.\n- Happy Birthday Box given when logging in on the 17th of May.\n- Can hire a 3-star costume once per day until the 3rd of June. Go here to pick your costume.\n- File check time reduced on patcher.\n- Improving game loading speed.\nNew Crafting and Armor Item Sets added.\nFixed issue with PNA stats being applied incorrectly.\nChanged the value of certain Set items and Options.\nChanged the Clear Experience for dungeons with entry limits.\nQuest steps and completion conditions changed.\nBirthday Event for Seo Yuri on 17/5.\nCompensation for weekend maintenance added.\nChildren's Day Balloon Gathering event modified.\nSurprise Toy Box obtained upon completion of Union Watch extended to 21/5.\nOfficial Agent Promotional Costume event quest ends.\n(05-12-2015, 09:59 AM)EternalDream Wrote: Birthday Event for Seo Yuri on 17/5.\nI'm sensing a bias here, since they didn't do anything special for Seulbi's.\nBut meh, I don't main seulbi anyway soz.\nThey did. Did you miss it?\nWe got cake buff items and everything.\nI hope they reduce the number of those prism things needed for upgrading the legendary sets.\nWe already have two dances. I think what it's saying is that the 100 days dance now has a chat command when it didn't have one before.\nThe name for the emote hotkey shortcut is even the same as the first dance but with a "2". |
I make Lemon traybake a lot. To say that it is a huge hit is an understatement. My family loves it as does anyone I know, who has baked it. For years I have made 'Ice Lemon traybake' using a mixture of Icing sugar & lemon juice to decorate it. I'll be honest, I was… Continue reading Lemon Traybake – Variations. |
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Madrid - Spain on Thursday hailed the "close cooperation" between Moroccan and Spanish security services in fighting terrorism, following Morocco's dismantling of a recruitment ISIS cell to fight in Syria and Iraq.\nMadrid – Spain on Thursday hailed the “close cooperation” between Moroccan and Spanish security services in fighting terrorism, following Morocco’s dismantling of a recruitment ISIS cell to fight in Syria and Iraq.\nThis operation confirms “the close collaboration between Spanish and Moroccan security services in fighting terrorism”, the Spanish Interior Ministry said in a statement.\nThe ministry also welcomed the cooperation between the security departments of the two countries in the investigations into terrorist networks.\nThe Moroccan Interior Ministry announced on Thursday the dismantling of a nine-person cell recruiting volunteers to fight with the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq.\nInvestigations into the cell, based in the cities of Fez, Tetouan and Fnideq, was carried out in cooperation with Spanish authorities. |
The SRC should have 35 councillors, but the electoral officer has decided it will stay put at 33.\nElectoral Officer Karen Chau has held off on increasing the number of SRC councillors, even though under its own constitution the council is two members short.\nChau, who has only recently taken on the EO role, made her decision after suggestions the council has been undersized for at least five years.\nSince 2013, there have been 33 positions up for grabs at the SRC’s annual elections. After Chau’s ruling, that number will stay unchanged for the 2018 election.\nYet during last night’s council meeting, it emerged there should in fact be 35 councillors.\nThe SRC constitution stipulates one councillor for every 1000 undergraduate students, or part thereof. There must also be an odd number of councillors, so if the total would otherwise be even, it is raised to the nearest odd figure.\nBased on the University’s enrolment lists, SRC administration counts 33,447 current undergraduates. That means there should be 33 councillors for the first 33,000 students, plus one more to represent the 447 remainder. Since this method produces 34 councillors—an even number—the total must be raised to 35.\nUnder the constitution, it’s up to the electoral officer to calculate the correct number of councillors “each year prior to the Annual Elections in September”. After that, the number will “remain unchanged until the next Annual Elections”.\nDespite this provision, Chau will not be increasing council to 35 ahead of the September elections. In a statement issued this afternoon, Chau explained that “the overwhelming basis of procedural fairness, especially noting that the nomination period has already opened, favours the holding over of any changes to electoral outcomes until the following year”.\nChau also urged council to explore the “substantive consequences of raising its own numbers to 35” before any action is taken.\nAt last night’s council meeting SRC President Imogen Grant suggested council’s underrepresentation was a longer-term issue. Grant pointed to the University’s annual reports which show total undergraduate enrolments for the previous year. Since 2013, these reports have recorded over 33,000 undergraduates. Based on these figures, there should have been 35 councillors in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.\nNonetheless, Chau suspected that “fluctuations in data” meant it would be “a stretch to characterise the Council as having had a chronic underrepresentation problem since 2012”.\nAnd when contacted by Honi, Graham confirmed this was the case. She explained that she did not rely on the annual report figures, which uses data captured at the semester one census date.\nRather, early in semester two, she projected what the size of the student body would be come the SRC election in September.\nThe start of semester two enrolment figures, Graham explained, include students who end up withdrawing ahead of the September elections. This means the number of eligible voters and therefore the size of the student body shrinks every year. So, before calling the election, Graham would “look at the numbers provided to me by the university at a stage after the initial enrolment date but before Census date when many students have already ‘withdrawn without penalty’”.\nIn some years, the numbers provided still showed enrolments just above 33,000, but Graham said she “knew from 17 years’ experience that it would drop more”. In most years, total enrolments did in fact did fall below 33,000 by election date.\nOn that basis, Graham held off an adding a further two councillors.\nWhatever the historical situation, the issue of representation is now a live one for the SRC. At last night’s meeting, support for adding councillors was split.\nMany councillors were reluctant to expand the 2019 council now that electoral nominations had opened. Some opposed expanding the SRC altogether: “I think the constitution should be amended,” Will Edwards of NLS said.\nChau, who sat in on the meeting, expressed hesitations in her report to council.\nShe expressed concern about difficulties interpreting the constitution, pointing in particular to the requirement that the number set in a given year “remain unchanged until the next Annual Elections”. One interpretation, Chau said, was that the number set last year cannot now be altered in a way that would affect next year’s council. On this reading, a decision to increase council’s size now could only affect the 2020 SRC.\nAt one point during the meeting, Grant seemed to be encouraging councillors to give instructions to Chau: “We consider the EO to take guidance from council,” she said. This may not be a power council actually has: the purpose of the EO, as Secretary to Council Julia Robins reminded Grant, is “to be separate to council”.\nThis article was updated on Monday August 6 to reflect comment received from former SRC Electoral Officer Paulene Graham. |
Restaurants always seem to have the upper hand when it comes to dips and sauces, and the store-bought renditions never seem to taste quite as good. Here’s some good news: You no longer need either, because now, you can make a classic Honey Mustard Dressing as good as your favorite restaurant. One that’s perfect for both drizzling and dipping.\nThis Honey Mustard Dressing Recipe is sweet and tangy perfection, and it all comes together in 2 minutes or less.\nWHAT’S IN HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING?\nHoney Mustard Dressing is a creamy condiment used for topping all kinds of salads, sandwiches, and of course, for dipping. It’s on the menu at just about every salad-serving restaurant and on the condiment aisle of every grocery store, but nothing compares to a homemade rendition.\nIt’s made up of three main ingredients, two of which will not surprise you at all — honey and mustard. For a classic Honey Mustard Dressing, you’ll want to go with plane Jane yellow mustard. The last ingredient, however, might be somewhat of a revelation to you. It’s mayonnaise.\nMayonnaise is what gives a classic, restaurant-style Honey Mustard its creamy consistency, making this dressing perfect for both topping a salad or for dipping.\nIn addition to the 3 main-stays, a pinch of salt and a little cayenne is the only seasoning you’ll need. The cayenne is optional, but it does add a nice kick to the dressing.\nMeasure out the mayonnaise, honey, and yellow mustard.\nYes — it’s really that easy. All you have to do is measure your mayonnaise, honey, and yellow mustard and add them to a bowl. Season with a pinch of salt and cayenne pepper for a touch of heat, and that’s all there is to making this beloved salad topper. Recipes do not get a whole lot easier than this, folks.\nIS HONEY MUSTARD GOOD FOR YOU?\nWhile Honey Mustard Dressing is both gluten-free and dairy-free, it may not necessarily be the healthiest of choices. It is mayonnaise-based after all. It weighs in at about 276 calories for a 3 tablespoon-sized serving. If you’re looking for a sweet dressing on the healthier side, you might want to try a vinaigrette instead.\nHowever, everything in moderation, and this Honey Mustard Dressing is a small indulgence well-worth taking.\nDRESSING, DIP, OR SAUCE — YOU CHOOSE.\nHoney Mustard is one of my personal favorites, and in our home, we use it a lot. My oldest daughter requests it every time we serve baked chicken tenders, and we actually got her to try a salad for the first time thanks to a drizzle of homemade Honey Mustard Dressing.\nIt’s quick to make, extremely versatile, and better than any store-bought rendition. Guaranteed. Pleaes, enjoy!\nEasy Ranch Dressing features the perfect blend of mayonnaise, sour cream, minced garlic and a simple mix of herbs and spices. It’s perfect on top of a Classic House Salad…or anything with lettuce, really.\nTwo minutes and a few ingredients is all you need to make this classic, restaurant-style Honey Mustard Dressing featuring mayonnaise, honey, and yellow mustard.\nIn a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, honey, mustard, salt and cayenne. Whisk until well blended and serve.\nFor a thinner dressing, add 1 tablespoon of water and stir until it has reached the desired consistency.\nI’m obsessed with the color of this!! I love honey mustard dressing, but have never thought to make my own. Since I don’t really like to buy salad dressings, that just means I haven’t had it in a while. I need to change that!\nMy mom, sister and niece love honey mustard. I will have to make this for them.\nHoney mustard dressing is one of my absolute favorites! I love how easily it comes together. Definitely need to try this at home some time.\nHa! Me too 😉 So much better than sacrifice! HA!\nHoney mustard is one of my fav dipping sauces. Can’t wait to try this!\nI love honey mustard dressing! It’s my favorite dressing to order at restaurants, but I never thought about making it at home. Looks so easy!\nHoney Mustard Dressing is one of my favorite dressing. Looks easy. Would love to use this dressing on my Chicken Drumstick Platter this weekend.\nHomemade dressings are always better, and I really love honey mustard! Can’t wait to make this!\nWow I never thought of adding mayo, I usually just combine honey and mayo, I’ll have to give this version a try.\nThank so much for posting this recipe. I buy this dressing from the store all the time, so it’s good to know I can make a better version at home in 2 minutes.\nHomemade dressings are always great. thanks for sharing the recipe from scratch. I have not yet started making them at home. so bookmarking.\nPass the chicken fingers – this sauce is calling!! I love honey mustard for a dressing but my favorite is for dipping too!\nHoney mustard is my favorite dipping sauce!!! SOOOO GOOD!\nNothing like a homemade dressing, your version for honey mustard sounds delicious and looks so creamy. Need to try it at home as I know it will enhance my meals. |
Not only will the Ohio State women’s basketball team be without senior guard Kelsey Mitchell next season, but it will also lose four other key contributors to graduation in forwards Stephanie Mavunga and Alexa Hart, and guards Linnae Harper and Asia Doss.\nLuckily for the Buckeyes, redshirt junior guard Sierra Calhoun and redshirt junior forward Makayla Waterman both said they will be returning to Ohio State for the 2018-19 season.\nNever a primary scorer, Waterman served as a facilitating forward this season. She averaged just 3.5 points and 3.9 rebounds across 18.2 minutes per game in 32 games. Next season, she will be counted on to take a larger offensive role with the loss of Mavunga, the team’s top frontcourt scoring threat.\nCalhoun also affirmed her intention to return next season after the loss to the Chippewas, answering with a simple “yes” before the question was even completed.\nStarting in all 34 of the Buckeyes’ games this season, Calhoun scored 11.8 points per game, the fourth-most on the team. She was a primary ball-handler at times, taking the pressure off Mitchell, and often took the role as a sharpshooter. She shot 37.4 percent from the field, while making 35.8 percent of her 3-point attempts this season.\nCalhoun said she anticipates and is looking forward to becoming more of a scoring threat with Ohio State’s three leading scorers — Mitchell, Mavunga and Harper — leaving the program.\nGiven the youth of next season’s team, Waterman and Calhoun must take larger leadership roles, which Calhoun believes will not be too much different to their roles this season despite the loss of the five seniors.\nWaterman and Calhoun will be joined next season by sophomore guard Jensen Caretti, who averaged 8.7 minutes and 2.4 points in 29 games. A former highly regarded recruit, Caretti will almost assuredly move into a starting role next season despite her lack of experience.\nNext year, the Buckeyes will add Najah Queenland, a transfer from Pacific who sat out this season and will be in her fourth collegiate season. In 2016-17, her final season at Pacific, she averaged 4.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 22.1 minutes per game. With Harper, Mitchell and Doss graduating, the 5-foot-10 Queenland could fill the role as a primary ball-handler.\nOhio State will also add a crop of freshmen. It has three 2018 prospects — four-star guard Janai Crooms, three-star post Aaliyah Patty and four-star Hungarian forward Dorka Juhasz — committed to the program. Despite lacking collegiate experience, the trio could have an impact on the team given the graduations.\nRedshirt junior guard Chelsea Mitchell, the sister of Kelsey, took the semester off to focus on academics and her status on next season’s team is unclear. Former walk-ons Savitha Jayaraman and Karlie Cronin will return, but neither are expected to have major upticks in their responsibilities.\nWaterman said she and Calhoun have often looked ahead to next year and thought about being the team’s only seniors with a vastly different roster composition.\nNot only will it be weird for Waterman, but the Buckeyes will once again be dealing with a smaller-than-usual roster.\nIf Ohio State does not add any transfers or recruits for next season and Chelsea Mitchell returns, it will have just 10 players. And without Kelsey Mitchell, Mavunga, Doss, Harper and Hart, the Buckeyes might be in for a tough rebuilding year. |
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Senior Compliance and Litigation Counsel, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.\nMark Krause is a Senior Compliance and Litigation Counsel at Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Mark handles a broad range of compliance matters, including issues related to security and data theft. He also is responsible for managing litigation, including copyright and trademark litigation. Before, Mark was an Assistant US Attorney and served as Deputy Chief of the Cyber and Intellectual Property Crimes Section of the US Attorney's Office in Los Angeles. Mark's responsibilities included prosecuting various cyber and intellectual property crimes, including hacking, phishing, and sextortion. He currently teaches Cybercrime at the USC School of Law. Mark is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law and Amherst College.\nThis document was retrieved from http://www.rsaconference.com/speakers/mark-krause on Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:45:40 -0400. |
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