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| There was no classified info ↓ Nothing classified at the time ↓ Nothing MARKED classified ↓ The rules don’t matter ↓ http://t.co/C2Unaaf3Ha — Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) September 8, 2015 Who should we believe when it comes to protecting America’s national security secrets: our nation’s intelligence professionals or Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign? The New York Times reports: A special intelligence review of two emails that Hillary Rodham Clinton received as secretary of state on her personal account — including one about North Korea’s nuclear weapons program — has endorsed a finding by the inspector general for the intelligence agencies that the emails contained highly classified information when Mrs. Clinton received them, senior intelligence officials said. … [T]he special review — by the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency — concluded that the emails were “Top Secret,” the highest classification of government intelligence, when they were sent to Mrs. Clinton in 2009 and 2011. On Monday, the Clinton campaign disagreed with the conclusion of the intelligence review and noted that agencies within the government often have different views of what should be considered classified. In short, the former Secretary of her State and her team have gone from swearing seven ways to Sunday that there was no classified information in her personal emails, to promising that there was nothing in her emails that was classified at the time, to explaining that there was nothing in her emails that was marked classified at the time, to saying the rules regarding classified information don’t matter. It’s the new, “what difference, at this point, does it make?” According to a 2009/2010 Executive Order (13526) signed by President Obama, it makes a big difference. The rules are clear, and declassification can only be done by the agency that classified the information in the first place: The White House Press Secretary said today that “of course” President Obama president stands by his Executive Order – but that hasn’t stopped his State Department from working overtime to cover for Clinton. State Department spokesman John Kirby “echoed” the Clinton campaign, telling The New York Times that “Classification is rarely a black and white question, and it is common for the State Department to engage internally and with our interagency partners to arrive at the appropriate decision.” Kirby also appeared on CNN today and revealed that the State Department is “working through our analysis of [the CIA’s review] and we intend to present that to the intelligence community in the coming days to bolster our argument.” This is ridiculous. The State Department and its secretary has no say – and has never had a say – in whether the information in question is classified. It appears that “the nation’s diplomatic corps has come to be an arm of the Clinton campaign,” The Wall Street Journal’s Kim Strassel argues: Since the dawn of the Clinton email scandal, the entire State Department has been vigorously protecting Hillary Clinton. … [W]hat we are witnessing is an extraordinary all-hands government assist for a presidential candidate. This assist was evident from the first moment, when Congress discovered the server and demanded the former secretary of state’s emails. The State Department scrambled to ask former holders of her office for private documents—giving Mrs. Clinton the excuse that everybody did it. State has ever since slow-walked the surrender of her correspondence to the House committee investigating the Benghazi fiasco. Chairman Trey Gowdy on Thursday had to conduct a hearing with former Clinton Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills while still not in possession of her work emails. State has also gone to bat for Mrs. Clinton in court. A federal judge had to order the department to release her emails starting this summer (rather than next year, as State had vaguely promised). A federal judge also had to order it to find out if Mrs. Clinton and her aides had in fact turned over all their email. The same judge had to order State to tell him what it had done to find her deleted email. On hearing the answer—absolutely nothing—he ordered the department to work with the FBI. The State Department has also assisted with Mrs. Clinton’s “not marked as classified” diversion. And an utterly ridiculous diversion it is. If Mrs. Clinton left a top-secret briefing, then emailed what she’d heard, that information is classified. Markings don’t matter. And yet State has deliberately sent the media down Mrs. Clinton’s “markings” rabbit hole. As others in the media have said before, we have to “assume that the Obama White House is complicit in this lack of transparency and in this rule breaking” by Hillary Clinton. It’s unlikely that Secretary of State John Kerry’s new “email czar” will change that. | POLITICS |
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| Some of the quiz game contributors have asked me to post a list of the games for which we have questions so they can create more without reinventing any wheels. The current list of 95 games for which we have all ten questions is below; we'd like to have at least 250:
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| Creepy caves, impossible leaps and mad dashes to escape collapsing tombs shows Lara Croft at her best. The demo I played at PAX Prime seemed like a finished game, it had in just 15 minutes everything you might have expected out of the previous game but with more stunning environments,
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| Summary Ocata has developed methods to culture and deliver retinal progenitor cells. Early, unpublished animal data suggest retinal progenitors can reverse blindness caused by degenerative diseases. If shown effective, the retinal cells have a huge number of potential applications. Ocata has received funding for retinal progenitor development in the orphan disease retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa has no approved, effective therapy, and represents a potential market over $1 billion per year. In my last article, I took a look at the current state of affairs with respect to the ongoing clinical trials being conducted by Ocata Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OCAT). The company has stated in no uncertain terms that its embryonic stem cell (NYSE:ESC)-derived retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) is its major program, and it has the potential to address an array of macular disorders, including age-related macular degeneration, Stargardt's disease, macular edema, and myopic macular degeneration.
However, Ocata has been working behind the scenes developing a large preclinical platform that may translate into exciting therapies in the future. These includes developmental treatments for autoimmune conditions, bleeding disorders, and other eye diseases. I'll focus on each of these programs one at a time in order to do them as much justice as possible without taking too much of your time.Photoreceptors and Eye Disease
The photoreceptors are the sensory cells in the retina that provide your eye the ability to detect light. Various diseases can lead to sickness or even death of the photoreceptors. Since the eye is unable to regenerate these cells, the loss of photoreceptors can eventually lead to total blindness.Ocata's Platform: Deriving Retinal Progenitor Cells
Pluripotent stem cells offer the possibility of forming any tissue in the body. Ocata Therapeutics has, through its DeltaCell technology, developed a platform for deriving a number of different cells, including the so-called "progenitors" of photoreceptors. Theoretically, these cells integrate into the retina and then can differentiate into photoreceptors themselves.The Go-Ahead from the NIH
On September 1, 2015, Ocata released news that they had received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to pursue further development of photoreceptor progenitor cells in preclinical work in a disease called reitinitis pigmentosa. It was not divulged in the press release which level of funding Ocata received; however, it is most likely that this was a so-called "Phase 1" grant. These are small business awards designed to facilitate animal studies, and they pay out a maximum of $150,000.
To be sure, $150,000 is not a lot of money for a company that is consuming tens of millions of dollars per year in an effort to move a product to market. However, the announcement of this award demonstrates two key aspects of Ocata moving forward:
1) It has shown some seriously promising data in animals that have not yet been published, and this promise is validated by the NIH
2) Phase 1 grants enable the acquisition of much larger phase 2 grants, which can garner up to 1 million dollars for 2 years. This would go a long way toward funding the entire project as it approaches IND submission.What Is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
The press release for the phase 1 grant from the NIH states that the money is for research into the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa. This is an inherited retinal disorder in which the rods (which are needed for non-color vision) are rapidly killed off, with dimmed low-light vision preceding more profound vision loss.
Currently, there is no approved therapy that can affect the disease course of retinitis pigmentosa. Growth factors and gene therapy techniques are currently in clinical trials for this disease, but the thearpy that has come the furthest in development, Renexus, has apparently been shelved by its developer, Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, as it does not appear in the company's pipeline any longer.
Replacement of the photoreceptors themselves may be beneficial to patients with retinitis pigmentosa. In 2006, a paper published in Nature showed that mouse retinal progenitor cells were able to integrate into the retina and differentiate into photoreceptors themselves, providing a platform to reverse vision loss.
Because it is an orphan indication (affecting only 200,000 patients in the United States and Europe), retinitis pigmentosa carries a subtantial market opportunity, with potential sales of $2 billion annually for an approved product, assuming a reasonable price of therapy at around $100,000 per dose, which is par for the course in these orphan indications.Tantalizing Data from Ocata Presentations
Ocata has prepared a number of corporate presentations over the past year, but until recently it has spoken only in broad terms about its retinal progenitor program, citing "promising" and "tantalizing" data...descriptors that many an Ocata long investor has come to dread over the years.
In its most recent corporate presentations, however, Ocata has actually shown some of these animal data.
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Taken from the Ocata September 2015 Corporate Update, available at ocata.com
The figure you see here demonstrate in a mouse model of retinal degeneration, similar to what happens in the eyes of retinitis pigmentosa patients, mice quickly lose the ability to react to light in a special box. In part B, 3 weeks into the experiment, the untreated eyes show very little response to light. However, the eye treated with the retinal progenitor cells had a substantial improvement in light sensitivity.
Importantly, if you look at parts C and D, this shows that the ability to rescue vision was dependent on the dosage of cells. This supports the idea that the cells are providing some therapeutic benefit, since "more is better." In part I of the figure, we can see that visual function is better in animals with a higher number of cells that persist, further supporting the hypothesis.
In addition, it didn't matter whether cells came from induced pluripotent stem cells or embryonic sources. They showed similar ability to rescue vision in these mice. In another set of sample images, the researchers were able to show that the photoreceptor progenitors restored the anatomic function and vitality of existing photoreceptors, as evidenced by injection of cells into the tail vein. Visual function was also preserved in another mouse model, ELOVL4, which simulate Stargardt's disease.
Source: Ocata's September 2015 Corporate Update
Ocata is expected to publish these findings in a peer-reviewed journal sometime in the remainder of 2015. Obviously, there has been a lot of work done on data presentation already, suggesting they didn't start writing this paper yesterday.Conclusions
So aside from the "gee, whiz" part of the scientific aspect of the retinal progenitor program, what can the investor take away from this information? Retinitis pigmentosa is yet another in a long line of degenerative eye disorders with no viable therapy. If Ocata is able to show highly promising preclinical data, it is highly likely they will receive orphan drug designation, much like the RPE therapy in Stargardt's disease. This will facilitate an easier regulatory pathway and incentives for development.
Of course, we must keep in mind that this is a complex technology in a very early stage of development. The soonest we could possibly see this move into clinic would be an IND submission in 2016. However, this might provide hope for patients with an intractable eye disease. | SCIENCE & TECH |
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| Traditional approaches to securing data centers have focused on strong perimeter defenses to keep threats on the outside of the network. This model is ineffective for handling today’s new and evolving threats. What’s needed is a more modern, sophisticated approach to data center security. That solution is micro-segmentation. This Dummies Guide provides an easy to follow overview of micro-segmentation and how it can work for your business. | SCIENCE & TECH |
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| It’s tough to talk to someone when you know they are distracted and not really listening to you.
Take this as a bit of motivation to be present in conversation with your husband. When he talks to you, look up and give him your full attention.
Not only is it a sign of respect (something our guys crave), but you will have fewer mix-ups over information he shared that you didn’t hear because you were distracted.
To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well. John Marshall
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| The information age has revolutionized a great many things in this world and continues to do so. In the Real Estate Industry, consumers are now awash in information but being able to make sense of it all is challenging. As the "numbers guy" at Terrie O’Connor Realtors, I am frequently asked by Realtors and their clients about Zestimates and the like. I can say first hand that the Zillow Zestimate or any other type of computer-based real estate Automated Valuation Model (AVM) has its limits, and should never be taken as gospel truth. It is fairly common to hear a buyer or seller using the Zestimate as a bargaining chip, they’ll say, "The Zestimate says X, so I’m not offering anything above that!" Let’s examine this a bit further.
Using a random house from my town as an example, I found the following AVMs from a few different sites: Trulia: $772,000, Zillow: $747,137 and RPR: $696,430. Some sites also offer valuation ranges: Chase.com: $611,460 to $810,540, Zillow: $702,000 to $792,000 and RPR: $619,823 to $773,037. Wow, that is quite a wide range of numbers with the largest being 32.5-percent larger than the smallest. This is a very typical example and serves to highlight how inaccurate these automated valuation models can be.
Zillow is open about how inaccurate their Zestimates are, publishing monthly data detailing their accuracy. As an example, our local New York metro area shows a median error of 9.1 percent, which means that more than half are off by more than that. In addition, you do not know if the Zestimate was 9.1-percent above or below the actual price. So really it is an 18.2-percent range that their Zestimate is in. From their data, they show that they are within 20 percent of the Sale Price only 74 percent of the time. But again, you do not know if that is above or below the price, so it is really within a 40-percent range. In addition, when you are looking at any given Zestimate on their site, you do not know if it is one of the 74 percent that are within that 40 percent, or one that is much further off.
All of this brings us back to the discussion of information versus knowledge. When having this conversation with our Realtors I like to say, "If I was your client and you told me that the house was going to sell for somewhere between $619,000 and $792,000, I’d fire you!" The computer algorithms have information, but they do not have local market knowledge, expertise, experience or human intelligence. AVMs have improved significantly over the years but have a lot of room for further improvement. A real estate professional who knows your market is still your best bet for determining an accurate valuation of your home.
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| So juicy!
Fifth Harmony is one of the hottest groups in Hollywood, so it's no surprise that they have to deal with questions about their love lives on the reg.
The X Factor alums are currently on the cover of Cosmo for Latinas , and got candid about what kind of boys are worth it to them!
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So what exactly do Normani Kordei , Lauren Jauregui , Camila Cabello , Dinah Jane Hansen , and Ally Brooke look for in potential boyfriends??
"Normani -- You have to respect me and the loved ones I have around me (like my family), which is my no. 1 priority.
Lauren -- Honesty is a huge thing, and loyalty, when it comes to relationships. I like the ability to engage intellectually with someone.
Camila -- Someone to be a good person, because that's a foundation for everything. And somebody that isn't afraid.
Dinah Jane -- Personality. You gotta make me laugh. You gotta, you know, run your pockets for me. I got that line from a Nicki Minaj concert.
Ally -- Someone who just has a really good heart. It's so attractive. Someone who makes you feel beautiful and encourages you."
Good to know -- LOLz!!!
And since we're on the topic of dating... Camila has gone through some pretty public hookups, including a rocky relationship with Austin Mahone , and more recently a flirtationship with none other than Niall Horan , so we hope she finds what she's looking for!
You can pick up the girls' mag when it hits shelves this October!
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised doubts over Pakistan’s ability to achieve the budget deficit and economic growth targets in the current fiscal year, outlining the challenges the country faces due to lack of progress on structural reforms.
In its flagship publication, “the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2015”, the Manila-based lending agency painted a mixed picture of Pakistan’s economy but was not sure whether it would be able to deliver on key economic indicators.
In fiscal year 2015-16, the government is striving to take the budget deficit down to 4.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) or Rs1.319 trillion.
“Notable risks to the budget estimates include failure to achieve a significantly higher provincial fiscal surplus and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collecting less tax than projected,” said the report.
The bank’s concerns were not misplaced as the FBR faced a huge shortfall in tax revenues in the first two months (July and August), which has made it almost impossible to touch the annual target of Rs3.104 trillion.
The lower-than-expected tax revenues have a direct bearing on provincial cash surpluses. Under the National Finance Commission award, provinces get 57.5% of total federal tax collections.
According to the federal government’s estimates, the provinces will generate Rs297 billion or about 1% of GDP in cash surplus.
However, the ADB said the provincial fiscal surplus had so far remained below budget estimates, contributing to higher deficits.
In the previous fiscal year too, the country had missed the goals set for the budget deficit and economic growth.
Economic expansion
Discussing economic progress, the ADB said the country’s growth was expected to edge up to 4.5%, which was still one percentage point below the official target of 5.5%.
Prospects for large-scale manufacturing hinged on progress on improving power supply, it said.
However, plans to build an economic corridor linking Kashgar in China to the Gwadar Port in Pakistan could significantly boost private investment and economic growth in coming years.
“More rapid and durable growth requires structural reform to improve tax revenues, energy supply and the business climate,” said the ADB in an advice the government was not taking seriously.
The bank believed that consumption would remain the key growth driver, supported by higher salaries and robust remittances.
It also added the status of women participation and its impact on economies in the latest report.
Gender gap
According to the bank, Pakistan is among those countries that do not have a law to prevent gender discrimination in hiring.
There is also no law for the same job for non-pregnant and non-nursing women as men. Pakistan also lacks a law for equal remuneration for men and women of equal value.
“In Pakistan, economic growth continues to be impeded by gender gaps in workforce participation, entrepreneurial activity and education.”
The restriction imposed by men appears to be a critical constraint that keeps female workforce participation low.
While 40% of unemployed women report having free time, a quarter of unemployed women say they would like to work if they could find a suitable job.
The ADB said Pakistan’s current account deficit was expected to widen marginally as slightly higher oil prices and stronger growth in advanced countries translated into an expansion in trade.
Nevertheless, exports are expected to increase only slightly after two years of stagnation, as manufacturing continues to suffer from energy shortages and low cotton prices see only a modest increase.
Regional prospects
Softer growth prospects for China and India, and a slow recovery in major industrial economies, will combine to push growth in developing Asia for 2015 and 2016 below previous projections, according to the report.
The ADB now sees GDP growth for the region at 5.8% in 2015 and 6% in 2016, below the March forecast of 6.3% for both years.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 23 rd , 2015.
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| Hello all my fashion divas and gurus! I am so happy to give a sneak peek of one of my latest makeup review from Gerard Cosmetics. Thanks ot the fabulous divas and gurus of Gerard Cosmetics, I had the chance to check out and fall in cosmetic lust with Gerard Cosmetics Lather lips collection in Luxurious Jewel Tones. I will have the entire review and photos of all the fabulous colors on later hopefully by next week. In the meantine check out this exclusive sneak peek. Here is a look at @gerardcosmetics Gerard Cosmetics is a cruelty free cosmetic brand. You have to check out these colors: Summer Sun lipgloss, french toast lipstick, Jewel, and Cherry Cordial. Review coming soon to Heavy on Fashion! A photo posted by Malanb (@heavyonfashion) on Aug 17, 2015 at 4:13pm PDT Check my next beauty review coming to #heavyonfashion featuring one of my fave cosmetic brands @gerardcosmetics. The lipsticks are French Toast and Cherry Cordial. The Color Your Smile Lighten Lip Glosses are in Summer Sun and Jewel. More photos coming soon! A photo posted by Malanb (@heavyonfashion) on Aug 6, 2015 at 7:10pm PDT | ENTERTAINMENT |
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| Left Behind: World at War – (2005) The 3rd installment in the series. A year and a half ago the world was hit with the biggest catastrophe it had ever seen. Without warning and without explanation, hundreds of millions of people simply vanished off the face of the earth. The world was in chaos like it had never been before. Yet somehow one man seemed to rise to the challenge. One man had the strength and conviction to unite a shattered world. One man gave the world hope. That man was Nicolae Carpathia. He now rules the entire world.
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| Introduction In this article i will give an example of login form using entity framework. We will do login from database table so first of all create database table using entity framework's code first approach. Now, Using linq query we can do this task. Description Sometimes anonymous user can harm our application and can change the data stored in our application. That’s why, it is often necessary to permit only authorized users to use our application. There is no predefined method to do this operation in windows forms, so we have to implement it in our way. If we have username and password in our database then we can implement a better authentication system. So we will create a table in our database named User which will have two columns (Username and Password). Insert some records in that table to check our login control. In click event of login button write following code: Here in this code will show a message if user leaves the textboxes empty. First check the username in our database having exactly the same name user entered in textbox. If there is an entry then compare the password. We can show a message box at each wrong step of user. Download example. | OTHERS |
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| In this episode of the Chengdu Living podcast, we sit down with veteran Chengdu expat Andy McAuley who has, along with several other foreigners, had a huge impact on the soccer scene in Chengdu. This podcast touches upon a variety of topics, including Chinese nationalism in sports, the Chengdu International Football League, sports education, and, memorable moments in the various soccer leagues that have existed in Chengdu, and hooliganism.
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Topics Discussed 00:00 Intro 01:50 Why Andy came to Chengdu 02:45 Playing football in Taiwan 03:25 A note on terminology 04:30 The Wanderers and expat football in 2007 07:20 Soccer as a social scene 09:00 The Chengdu City League 10:20 Relations between foreigners and the City League administration 15:15 Nationalism and soccer 17:30 The trials and tribulations of organizing a sports league in Chengdu 20:15 Conflicts with the Jinniu soccer team 25:10 The Babi fight 29:10 The beginning of the Chengdu International Football League (CIFL) 34:00 The social dynamic of CIFL 36:25 Eli and Andy strike a bet 40:50 The logistical challenges of running CIFL 42:20 How does CIFL find referees 48:20 Close competition and heightened emotions 49:40 Changes coming to CIFL 55:30 Eli’s dramatic match reports 57:10 High quality Chinese teams 59:45 Plans for expanding ADI 60:45 Xi Jinping’s drive to improve Chinese national football 62:40 Changes in parental and educational mindset 67:20 BBC teachers exchange program 70:00 The role foreigners’ play and have played in popularizing soccer in America and China Songs Featured in this Podcast LinFeng – First Day of Spring Photay – Reconstruct (ft. Seafloor) Ian Ewing – Water Skeewiff – Match of the Day Remix
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| 2016 Republican candidate Donald Trump made a campaign stop in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday where he greeted with cheers, while immigrant rights activists held a protest.
While speaking at an event hosted by theNational Federation of Republican Assemblies Saturday morning, the GOP front-runner touted the fact that he has taken the lead in numerous national and state polls.
“We’re going to take this country back and make it so great again, so strong again,” Trump said to a crowd of 500 at a Christian-based entertainment facility in Rocketown, reports USA Today.
Trump also touched on a number of topics, including health care, veterans’ rights, immigration, his reality TV series, his books and family, and police brutality.
“I’m a Republican, I’m conservative. But I’m just as angry with Republicans. Because they go to Washington and something happens: They become weak,” Trump said.
He also took a jab at undocumented workers while addressing issues within the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying, “The illegal immigrants, in many cases … are treated better than our veterans.”
Although the billionaire real estate mogul labeled most immigrants from Mexico as rapists and thieves in his presidential announcement speech, on Saturday he said that he employs many Hispanics within his private enterprise and described them as “great people.”
He went on to criticize conservatives who support policies that allow undocumented immigrants to remain in the country after committing crimes. He called this concept “sanctuary citizens.”
“Last night in Massachusetts, I met some unbelievable families that have been devastated by illegal immigrants. They come into the country and kill members of their family,” Trump said.
Meanwhile, immigrant rights activists protested Trump’s visit by holding a rally outside the venue.
Two local advocacy organizations, the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition and Workers’ Dignity, led a march of hundreds of immigrant community members from the Music City Walk of Fame Park to Rocketown, reports WKRN.
Prior to the event, a south Nashville immigration lawyer placed a prominent message for Trumpon display, which reads”Donald Trump, make Nashville great again. Please leave soon.”
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| Dispatches on creativity from the ILTA conference.
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| With plenty of rain falling in Ireland tomorrow's Group 2 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes looks sure to be run on ground favouring horses who prefer plenty of cut in the ground and at the 14-1 available with Betfair Sportsbook the four-year-old Hot Streak looks excellent value to claim the first prize of 120,000 Euro on his first run for trainer Robert Cowell.
An impressive winner of Ascot's Cornwallis Stakes as a juvenile the son of Iffraaj looked potentially one of the best sprinters in Europe the following season when running out a half length winner of Haydock's Temple Stakes on soft ground on the back of which the horse was sent off the 3-1 favourite to take Royal Ascot's King's Stand Stakes. A length and a half third to top speedster Sole Power there was still a highly creditable effort but with one or two exceptions the Qatar Racing-owned colt has since been very disappointing for trainer Kevin Ryan who rated his inmate as possibly the best he has handled.
Connections obviously feel that a change of scenery may be need for the horse to regain his best form and with that in mind he is now in the care of Robert Cowell who does so well with this type of animal. Soft ground over the minimum trip are probably ideal for Hot Streak and with conditions likely to be perfect at the Curragh a return to something like his best should see the sprinter prove very hard to beat on his first run in Ireland.
Another soft ground specialist in the shape of Maarek is likely to prove the biggest danger as the mount of Jamie Spencer showed something like his best form when winning at Beverley last time despite having to overcome a slow start on ground a little livelier than the son of Pivotal prefers.
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| The first Sunday of the 2015 NFL regular season has come and gone. Some of the same old names showed up and proved why they are among the best in the business. Others, teams who have become laughingstocks around the league, showed everyone that their attempts at rebuilding likely won’t create quick fixes. And in Denver, a quarterback that’s well past his prime struggled to the same degree that we saw late last year.
A couple upsets, especially one in St. Louis, may have led to some more questions regarding the best teams in the league. Meanwhile, a former New York Jets head coach had a tremendously successful debut in Western New York.
Mainly because real football has graced us with its presence once again, it was an outstanding day around the NFL.
Here are our 10 takeaways from the first Sunday of NFL action.
New York Giants had Dallas Cowboys game in stunning loss
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| I’ll be trying out some new columns in the next few months … one of them is a Best of Yesterday post where I write about something I did … yesterday.
As those of you who’ve been following along for any length of time will already know, I have an abiding passion for any kind of scouting – used books stores, thrift stores, ebay listings, auctions, odd little house museums. This obsessive looking extends to the natural world too, be it hunting for beach glass, rocks, or as the case may be, fossils. Yes, fossils. I stumbled on the fact that fossils are very accessible in New Jersey at the beginning of the summer and had been wanting to make a day trip out of it ever since (cajoling and pleading…). There are a few places where you can just hike in and literally pan fossils out of streams (really! no fees, no permits!) – but one in particular, in Colt’s Neck, is close to NYC (an hour’s drive) and the fossils found there (sharks teeth) are particularly appealing to a 6 year old boy. We drove out on Sunday and low and behold, within minutes, Tim had found a fossilized sharks tooth – 60 million years old. 60 million years! I was worried it would be overrun with people or somehow cheesy but it was the opposite. We had the stream to ourselves and it was pretty unspoiled, which a lush otherworldly landscape (at least to our urban eyes!). I highly recommend it as an NYC kiddo friendly outing – here is a great write up from Mommy Poppins a few years back to help point you on your way if you’re interested. We definitely dressed to get wet (and brought dry clothes) plus all the usual in nature stuff (water, tick spray, etc).
Walking down to the stream! There was a bit of trash here (and you park on the side of the road next to a large housing development – random!) but once you’re in the stream the outside world disappears.
The stream!
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The trees!
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| MAYFIELD, Ohio – Mario Monastero threw three touchdown passes as No. 7 Mayfield stayed unbeaten with a 42-13 win over Kenston in Western Reserve Conference play on Friday.
Monastero threw touchdown passes of 47 and 25 yards to Gage Bican, and a 76-yard score to Luke Bican. Gage Bican finished with five catches for 90 yards and two scores, while Luciano caught three passes for 152 yards and the one score.
Kenston was led offensively by Parker Gdula, who carried 17 times for 54 yards and one score.
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| Welcome back to the blog!
We introduced the first ERWC module “What’s Next” with a play (starring your classmates) and a discussion regarding “Life after High School.”
Then I collected your typed envelope with your “letter to yourself” and your goal sheet inside, along with the consent sheet from the district. If absent, be sure to submit them, as they were worth points!
We leisurely read; to receive any points back for leisure reading, you must submit ¾ page description of what you read for about 10-15 on your own time.
Then, on the next page in your spiral notebook we titled that page “Rhetorical Vocabulary #1”. List the following common SAT words (and when you return, ask your classmates for the “pictures” you should draw to help remember these words; they are required):
1) rhetoric (n): the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively
2) copious (adj): abundant, more than enough
3) tenacious (adj) - tough, stubborn, not letting go (like a tennis ace)
There will be 12 other words added over the next few class sessions.
The next page of your spiral notebook should be titled “Rhetorical Vocabulary #2 – My Personal Vocabulary” Here you will need to brainstorm a list of 4-6 activities, hobbies, sports, etc. that you enjoy in your free time. Then select one of those activities and come up with a list of 5 “rhetorical words” that are related to that activity. These should be words that are specific to the activity and words that are not just “ordinary” (like the example of rough, albatross, pin, card and wedge for the sport of Golf).
I distributed the ERWC workbooks - be sure to bring it with you to each class!
Finally, we completed some grammar work based on this module. Please download and complete the following two activities by next class: MODULE 1 Grammar Activites 4-5
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| Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and now: Generation C.
That’s right. Keynote speaker and award-winning author Brian Solis has coined a term for the latest generation—a generation defined not by age or by decade, but by lifestyle. Generation C, where C stands for connected, is the end of business as usual and the beginning of a more personal era of business. (highlight to tweet)
During our latest webinar, Brian Solis discusses his exclusive Insightpool eBook and speaks with CEO Devon Wijesinghe about the shift that needs to take place in marketing and sales in order to gain the attention of this connected generation.
In this webinar, Brian and Devon touch on:
The rise of Generation C and how to gain their attention The shift that needs to take place in sales and marketing The secrets behind building customer relationships How to fine tune your social media to drive better results The Rise of Gen C and How to Gain Their Attention
“Generation C represents a connected society based on interests and behavior. Gen C is not an age group—it’s a way of life ,” says Solis. These connected customers are growing, while traditional customers are fading away. This is not the customer that gets their news from newspapers and magazines or waits for their show to come on every week. Instead, they binge watch on-demand shows, get their news on mobile devices, and communicate through texts and tweets.
Generation C possesses a sense of empowerment. Through technology, they have more control than ever, and with this control comes new expectations. These expectations demand instant gratification, personalized service, and individual attention.
This is the future of engagement, and there is a big opportunity here for brands. It’s the end of business as usual and the beginning of a more human, more personal era of business. To succeed, brands must relearn what they know by thinking like the customer and bringing the experience down the personalization of each and every individual.
The Shift That Needs to Take Place in Sales and Marketing
When social media emerged, brands jumped on every network looking to reach social customers. But rather than getting to know people—why they were there, what was important to them, where value could be added—many simply used these social networks for selling and marketing.
Businesses didn’t take the time to get to know people, and it’s this simple action that is now redefining the approach for Gen C. The future of sales and marketing lies in the mixing of experience design, content marketing, and SEO.
Brands should strive to be more like people. When you have someone’s attention, what do you do with it? Create an experience. The next steps, the messaging, the SEO—this is where brands find humanity. When people feel like they are listened to (again, the humanity of the brand coming in to play), they take the next steps—they advocate, they influence, they make a purchase.
The Secrets Behind Building Customer Relationships
Technology is merely an enabler for relationships—and a powerful one at that. Without understanding this technology and its relationship with behavior, without aligning a bigger mission, we are just managing businesses the way we always have.
One way to look at relationship building is by mapping out the real digital customer’s journey, understanding how it works and how it’s different than the traditional customer journey. It’s then that we come to the Influence Loop .
In this loop, influencers help by creating content and engaging people on your behalf (or on your competitor’s behalf), which moves people along this journey. Or, your customers are creating content and engaging others because of how they do business with you, which moves people along this loop.
Check out the eBook for more visuals of the Influence Loop and the Customer Journey.
How to Fine Tune Your Social Media to Drive Better Results
Relationships are built on trust, and everyday consumers trust others like them. They don’t trust executives, and they don’t trust ads, but they do trust peers. To build that trust , don’t ask for the sale on your first interaction . Add value. Engage them their way.
Engagement is a moment in which you provide value while someone takes value. This plants the seed of a relationships. Whether you’re informing, helping, or providing a service how they want, when they want, and where they want, all of these add value.
What Do You Stand For?
What do you want someone to experience with your brand? You must identify your brand’s personality and make sure that it’s coming through consistently each day, on each platform. Customer’s don’t see departments—they see one brand, and you have to act like it.
For the Q&A session and to hear Brian announce the name of his new book, watch the full webinar here . And don’t forget to download our free eBook, Meet Generation C, Your New Connected Customers.
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| The 2015 EPHA conference explored how the concept of 'Health in All Policies' has evolved into a broader approach to better governance for health. Health in all Policies has a vital importance in the case of Roma Integration. Housing, Education, Access to Healthcare, Employment and Discrimination are core elements influencing overall Roma population health. The conference sought to draw lessons from previous health policy-making and identify challenges and opportunities for health in the coming decade. The event shed light on the issue of Roma integration, including past successes and obstacles, as well as future strategies.
Side event of the EPHA 6th Annual Conference, 2-3 September 2015 "Towards a European Union for Health - From Health in All Policies to EU Governance for Health and Well-Being?"
Background information
The Roma, Europe's largest ethnic minority group, composing of approximately twelve million people, is one of the most disadvantaged communities living in Europe, and in most cases they live in segregated areas or settlements without proper access to healthcare services and health coverage in general. The Roma population is at the bottom of the socio-economic spectrum, with social determinants of health mostly responsible for health inequities. [ 1 ] In most cases Roma lack sufficient access to public services, including access to healthcare.
The European Commission has issued a report on the health status of the Roma population in Europe . The report concludes that Roma in Europe suffer a greater exposure to wider risks of ill health, have poorer access to preventive and healthcare services and suffer poorer health outcomes than the general population. The report also highlights that as a result of cutbacks linked to the economic crisis, the health status of Roma and their access to health services is deteriorating further in several areas. This latest report reinforces the worries of the public health community about the Roma health situation, and that urgent policy actions are needed to tackle the Roma public health emergency.
In the first session , the discussion focused on the situation in Slovakia, as a case study to demonstrate the challenges Roma living in secluded communities face in having access to basic healthcare services. It also offered some solutions as to how local authorities, stakeholders and the Roma themselves, with the active involvement of Roma health mediators, can work together to promote meaningful Roma inclusion.
Recognising that each stakeholder (Member States, European Commission, (pro) Roma civil society) has its own responsibility to promote meaningful Roma integration, this session will provide an inclusive platform for panellists and participants to have an in-depth discussion about the crucial aspects of Roma integration and how aspects of public health could be included in the non-health specific elements of national strategies for Roma integration (housing, employment, education, anti-discrimination), following the health in all policies (HiAP) approach aiming at better governance for health. The debate also aimed to discover what role Roma Health Mediators can play in facilitating that process.
Figures show the disadvantaged health situation of Roma in Europe. For example, a continuous improvement is needed in the area of reproductive health to help prompt a decrease in infant mortality by monitoring the access to qualitative and guaranteed antenatal, perinatal and postnatal health services for Roma women as well as for socially vulnerable women. As there are structural problems in many countries which prevent access to healthcare, session 2 will focus on effective use of European funds for solving these problems by presenting some examples of good practice from Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria.
Read the EVENT REPORT to find out more.
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EVENT REPORT (pdf)
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Session 1
Ľubomíra Slušná Franz, President, ACEC - THE WORK WE DO, THE SUPPORT WE NEED The role and challenges of NGOs in the process of improving the health of Roma Communities .
Radovan Horváth Nálepkovo Health Mediator - Healthy Communities- The Life of a Health Mediator
Richard Koky, Chairman of the steering committee – The Platform for Supporting the Health of Disadvantaged Groups - Introduction to the Healthy Communities Project
Marek Virág, Mayor of the village - Markušovce - Experience, problems and challenges related to excluded Roma communities in municipalities
Branislav Ondruš, State Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic - National project, healthy communities
Session 2
Deyan Kolev, Amalipe, Bulgaria - Successful Models for Improving the Access of roma to Healthcare in Bulgaria - Is the mission possible?
Sebihana Skenderovska, National Roma Centrum, Macedonia - Advancing the access to healthcare for Romani women in Macedonia
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The side event is organised by the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) in collaboration with the “Together for Better Health” Programme of Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK).
ABOUT Together for Better Health (T4BH)
Established in 2011, Together for Better Health is a consortium of four non-government organisations, including GSK, working to improve access to healthcare for socially excluded Roma communities in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. The three-year programmes aim to address some of the gaps in these basic services. http://www.togetherforbetterhealth.eu
Related EPHA articles
One-year EU advocacy Roma health fellowship programme [Joint press release] Europe must tackle anti-Gypsyism by moving forward with the Anti-discrimination Directive Wall Free Europe - Breaking down barriers for Roma Roma Public Health emergency - alarming European Commission data on Roma health Vĕra Jourová » European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality [EPHA visit to Romania] Pressing need to take Roma integration seriously Roma Health Matters - Dialogue with Civil Society on Roma Integration [EPHA analysis] Roma Summit 2014 and International Romani Day Legal action for Roma inclusion: a new dawn for Roma Health Mediators? Intercultural mediator on Roma communities – the birth of a new profession? [European Roma Information Office (ERIO) Seminar] Roma Integration: the Role of Local Authorities A Roma perspective of EPHA 4th Annual conference
[ 1 ] Marmot M, Allen J, Bell R, Bloomer E, Goldblatt P (2012). WHO European review of social determinants of health and the health divide. Lancet, Vol. 380, No. 9846, pp. 1011 – 1029. Doi: org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61228-8. | COMMUNITY & LIFESTYLE |
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| EXCLUSIVE: The Walking Dead isn’t back on the air until October 11 but AMC today tried to take a zombie apocalypse sized legal bite out of Frank Darabont and CAA’s multi-claim ongoing action against them. “All of Plaintiffs’ claims in this lawsuit ultimately will be proven meritless, but, as demonstrated below, Darabont’s new breach of contract claims alleging entitlement to an additional 5% of contingent participation should be dismissed now,” said the cabler tonight in an almost down to the deadline wire response to the plaintiffs’ first amended complaint of August 4 in the nearly 2-year old multi-million dollar case. Related 'The Walking Dead' Season 6 Key Art Unveiled “Contracts are not screenplays,” noted a memorandum of law from AMC’s lawyers in support of their dismissal aim “They cannot be unilaterally rewritten simply because one party dislikes the ending. Yet, that is precisely what plaintiff Frank Darabont, a screenwriter, attempts to accomplish by amending his Complaint in this action to allege that he is entitled to an additional five percentage points of contingent compensation beyond the more than ten
percentage points he already receives.” This is the latest blow in the bare knuckles suit that the ex-TWD EP and the heavyweight agency filed in late 2013 with claims that Darabont was screwed over with unpaid fees, gross receipts, intentionally low license fees, owed credits and more. After developing and launching the hit show based on the Robert Kirkman created comics series, Darabont was pink slipped in July 2011 after the first season had aired and Season 2 was in production. His successor Glen Mazzara was out the door on TWD in December 2012 after the end of the third season. Scott Gimple has served as showrunner on the series, which is going into its sixth season next month, since January 2013. Darabont and CAA’s amended complaint filed this summer dropped the wrongful termination language in the initial filing but added that Darabont was now due 100% of his “Developed By Profits and EP/Showrunner Profits” vested shares. Perhaps more worrying for AMC, Darabont and CAA also set their sights on freshman Fear The Walking Dead, which debuted on August 23 to record breaking results. Labeling the series a “derivative productions” for which they are due some serious cash under Darabont’s deal with AMC. AMC has always referred to FearTWD as a “companion” series – a parsing of language with legal implications. After long battles in discovery over who has a right to look at what from whom, sources tell me that depositions in the case continue with big names from both sides like AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan and programming head Joel Stillerman as well as CAA president Richard Lovett recently facing questions from the lawyers. The late August litigious version of a knife fight with AMC livid over CAA Business Affairs exec Jon Ringquist being revealed not to be an attorney has hit a roadblock. While the plaintiffs admit the agency higher-up is not a lawyer and it was an error that he was said to be one, the parties are not able to find a resolution to what AMC sees as repeated “false representations” by the other side. Rinquist was one of the few in the case given the right to look over the paperwork of the other side. AMC said on a sanctions seeking filing on August 20 there is no way he should be looking at the much contested and confidential AMC agreements for the likes of Breaking Bad and Mad Men that have been dragged into the case. The highly contentious matter is now before the court appointed Discovery master at the order of Judge Ellen Bransten. RelatedCAA Adds “Aiding & Abetting” Claims Against UTA In Agent-Poaching Lawsuit Marc Kasowitz, Aaron Marks, John Berlinski and Mansi Shah of Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP’s NYC and LA offices represent AMC in this matter. Jerry Bernstein and Harris Cogan of NYC firm Blank Rome LLP along with Dale Kinsella represent Darabont and CAA plus Chad Fitzgerald and Aaron Liskin of Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP. | ENTERTAINMENT |
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| ARTWORK FOR LIVEFIST / SAURAV CHORDIA It's a phrase thrown about often in this business, but in the compulsively bumpy world of Indian aviation procurement, there are few occasions when an item chosen for the armed forces is a certain, unequivocal game-changer. The Indian government's decision to clear a deal for 15 Boeing Ch-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters steps far from the slapdash, frequently fallible procurement paths the armed forces have taken all too often. For one thing, the Chinook won a competition. Two, the government's decision to close the deal comes nearly three years of negotiations later -- an indication, perhaps and hopefully, that India has closed the best deal it could for the product. But now that the decks are truly cleared for a direct commercial sale contract between the Indian MoD and Boeing Defense, it's useful to examine sentiments within the Indian Air Force, which will operate the Chinooks possibly from its Chandigarh base, but possible closer to the country's capital too. Here are five reasons why the CH-47F Chinook in IAF colours (as detailed for the first time by artist Saurav Chordia above) could be a true game-changer in Indian service: 1. The IAF has had a troubled run with its spare heavylift rotory wing capability. Of the four Mi-26 Halos it bought in the eighties, three remain (one was written off after a severe crash-landing five years ago). But even before the accident, the platform has had typically severe serviceability issues that have mostly seen only one in the air at any given time -- not the worst of scenarios for such a small fleet, but grossly less than what the IAF wanted from these machines. Replaced with a full-sized fleet of new generation helicopters will give IAF planners the kind of heavylift rotory wing flexibility they've never had before. Squadron-sized numbers (and, of course, newer circumstances) will shore up serviceability and put more numbers in pilots' hands. The last few years have demonstrated that the ability to have more than one of these helicopters in the air at any given time is the difference, quite literally, between life and death. More numbers of heavylift copters in aero-bridge operations during humanitarian relief or disaster reconstruction work will be crucial. 2. Trials in 2010-11 convinced the IAF in no small measure that the tandem rotor capability would enormously boost what they were already doing with the conventionally framed Mi-26, especially in high-altitude operations. A comparison of what the tandem rotored Chinook could do in terms of landing approach capability, centre of gravity envelope etc., as opposed to the aerodynamic, performance and safety constraints on the CH-53 Super Stallion/Mi-26 proved to be too substantive to ignore. In simple terms, the IAF was convinced the Chinook could get more done, cleaner and safer. 3. The Chinook is substantially smaller and with a lower payload capacity than the Mi-26, but a higher degree of loading/unloading flexibility (especially rear loading) coupled with a significantly greater number of cargo/troops/equipment configurations convinced the IAF that switching to the tandem rotor machine made more sense than explore the very capable Mi-26T2, that sports better engines, avionics and safety features than the variant the IAF currently operates. The Chinook's performance with under-slung cargo also won the IAF over. 4. The Chinook's flying qualities, agility in the air, significantly lower rotor diameter and landing flexibility will allow the IAF to fly it where it couldn't have even thought of taking the Mi-26. High altitude border areas, along narrow ridges and valleys, to deliver equipment, humans or materials for construction, road-building/repair, communications infrastructure building, disaster relief, casualty evacuation or any of the several other mission profiles the Chinook is built for. Why is that a game-changer? Because the IAF cannot satisfactorily deliver heavy payloads to precise sites even now. If not fully in some areas, tandem rotor operations will close the gap significantly, allowing the IAF to deliver closer to sites of requirement than ever before. 5. The Chinook is only the second heavylift helicopter the IAF will have ever operated. Unlike the Mi-26 that has performed strictly a troop/cargo transport role, the Chinook will obviously have a special missions profile as well. While the IAF has been looking at the MH-47 special operations configuration, the CH-47F variant it has chosen will definitely be used for special operations training and exercises, and will necessarily integrated with the larger joint special forces orbat. The IAF, a master at finding innovative new uses for its kit, could throw up several surprises behind the stick of a Chinook. | CULTURE & ARTS |
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| I would be lying if I said I wasn't dreading writing this post. Not because I hate Love, Yellow [quite opposite actually] but because writing this post means it's Monday night which also means it's back to the regular routine of things tomorrow. It turns out I prefer four day weekends rather than two. Crazy I know because I can assure you not one other person has ever said that....within the last 27 seconds on your Facebook news feed. I guess, however, if you have to snap back to reality you may as well snap back with a cute floral baseball tee and a trio of bracelets that will make you swoon. Oh clothes, you always know how to take the tears away.
Recently I have been baseball tee obsessed. I have also been floral obsessed. Combine the two and well, you could say I'm obsessed [I feel so white girl right now]. This baby is softer than soft and can be thrown on for running around during the day or for dinner at night. This whole "cute casual" thing is a look I can get down with.
Because no baseball tee is complete without some cute accessories I chose this trio of dainty gold bracelets that can be worn a number of ways! All on one wrist together, worn on separate wrists like below, just one alone, etc. I love these little guys and think they compliment the feminine look perfectly.
This month you are able to get this top and the set of bracelets for only $38. Holler for a dollar. Or thirty eight of them. All of the details are below or you can beat the crowd and click here to get your order on now. Remember Love, Yellow items usually go quick because quantities are limited so run [unless you are in wedges and will roll your ankle and fall on the ground - not saying that happened during these photos or anything but I can imagine it might if you are clumsy or something] over there and get yours now.
And there we have it - another month, another cute outfit.
Ready to get your hands on the above? You've come to the right spot....
1. Pricing is easy--it's $38 for both pieces (top and bracelets). Meant to be worn together as an outfit or great separate as well!
2. As far as sizing goes, you can view the size chart here. I am typically a size small and am wearing a size small in this top. Amy is typically a size medium and is wearing a medium. 3. You have now through Friday to place your order. Limited quantities are available so you will want to order soon to ensure you receive your size! 4. Your order will be shipped within three business days. 5. Remember that if you receive the items and aren't happy with your order, you can ship all or part of it back! Instructions will be included in your order. 6. Spread the word about your Love, Yellow items! Tweet, Instagram, put it up on a billboard, whatever you feel is necessary ;) Please use the #LoveYellowLook hashtag so that I can be sure to send a thousand kissy faces your way for doing so! 7. Order now :) LOVE, YELLOW - CUTE, CASUAL AND COMFORTABLE | ENTERTAINMENT |
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| Anish Kapoor at Moscow’s Jewish Museum SHARE FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ Pinterest Email More... 1 / 11 ADVERT END Anish Kapoor at Moscow’s Jewish Museum by Nicholas Forrest | September 23, 2015 REPLAY Installation view “Anish Kapoor: My Red Homeland” is at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow until January 17, 2016 RELATED ARTICLEAnish Kapoor’s Solo Exhibition at Moscow’s Jewish Museum
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MORE FROM Museums SEE ALL SLIDESHOWS » Ericka Beckman at VW Berlin Divine Beauty at Palazzo Strozzi Collection+: Christian Thompson at SCAF Sneak Peek: Ai Weiwei at the Royal Academy London Yayoi Kusama “IN INFINITY” at Denmark’s Louisiana Slideshow: Villa Flora Enchantment at Marmottan Photograph by Ringo Starr at NPG London Fragonard Romance, Love and Lust: Slideshow Gilbert & George: The Art Exhibition at MONA Anish Kapoor at Moscow’s Jewish Museum Nicholas Forrest | September 23, 2015 | CULTURE & ARTS |
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| Larry Fitzgerald's last 16 games with Carson Palmer: 92 rec 1,167 yards 10 TD — Heath Cummings (@heathcummingssr) September 21, 2015 Believe it or not, Larry Fitzgerald could be a top 20 WR this season in fantasy football. Over his last 16 games with Carson Palmer under center, the Arizona Cardinals WR has 92 receptions for 1,167 yards and 10 touchdowns! Now obviously this weekend boosted those stats by 8 catches, 112 yards and 3 touchdowns, but 16 games is 16 games. Fitzy now has 14 receptions (17 targets) for 199 yards and 3 TDs in 2015. Last season, when Palmer played in weeks 1 & 6-10, Larry posted 32 receptions (41 targets) for 483 yards and 2 touchdowns. In 2013, they connected on 46 passes (71 targets) for 484 yards and 5 touchdowns over the Cardinals final 8 games. There might be an owner out there who thinks Fitzgerald is past his prime and will "sell high" on the future hall of famer. Go find out what they want! | SPORTS |
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| Booklist staff meeting
Can you believe that this is the seventh year for the 31 Horror Films in 31 Days Challenge? Why, I remember when this whole idea was just a glimmer in my eye. (The glimmer turned out to be a carnivorous guinea worm, which tunneled through my eye’s vitreous humor and lodged itself in my frontal lobe, where it then birthed a thousand maggoty offspring that swam through my bloodstream only to burst out of my chest in highly dramatic fashion.)
Anyhoo, if you’re still reading, then you’re probably the kind of sicko who’s just right for this kind of challenge. To get yourself up to speed, you can read the post-mortum reports from 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , and 2014 . Or, you know, you can just read the below FAQ (feverishly, as one reads the Necronomicon), superglue your stupid face to your TV, jam in your IV mix of apple cider and candy corn, and get spooky.
OUR FETID FAQ:
1. Do I need to watch a movie every night?
Do I sound like that kind of demented dictator? OK, bad question. But no, just 31 total. Easy, right?
Can I pick ’em or what?
2. Can I watch a movie I have seen before?
Since I don’t have tiny micro-robot brain-probes to tell me what you’ve watched already (not yet, anyway), go ahead. But I urge against it. There is so much glorious crap out there if only you open your heart to it.
3. Do I have to finish every movie?
Yes. Did you see Captivity , the 2007 film where the psycho chopped up body parts in a blender and force-fed the flesh-smoothie to his victim? Yeah, this is sort of like that .
4. How do I play?
Use the Twitter hashtag #31HorrorFilms31Days and tweet each film along the way, complete with a brief, pithy description/review. Example:
1. STAGE FRIGHT. A dancer in an owl mask dismembers crabby cast members. Given that their play includes a lady playing a saxophone on a fire escape, I’m rooting for the owl.
5. How do I win?
You “win” as long as you manage 31 films before midnight on October 31. (But if you want to “really win,” you need to have the highest overall score.)
6. How is this helping the world?!
First of all, it’s keeping you off the streets. Second of all, our good f(r)iends over at The Blog Is Coming From the House are continuing to gather data about gender and race in horror films. In fact, our collective work with #31HorrorFilms31Days helped spawned this Salon.com comic . So CLICK HERE to help the cause. Do something for someone else for once, you miserable ghoul! | ENTERTAINMENT |
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| Last Day of Back to School Art Sale! Here are a few of my watercolors that have been mailed off as part of my Etsy Shop Art Sale - across the US from Colorado to North Carolina and even as far as Australia. Today is the last day to participate - all art is 25% off in my Etsy Shop - just use coupon code BACKTOSCHOOL at check out. | CULTURE & ARTS |
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| Via APD , as readers know, the 13th annual King Street Art Festival is happening this weekend, September 19-20. Given that the festival stretches from the lower King Street near the waterfront to the King Street & Washington Street intersection, there will be road closures which mean likely significant delays if you are traveling by car.
As such, during the festival, King Street will be CLOSED from Washington Street to Union Street while the festival is open for customers (9/19 – 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM, 9/20 – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM). NO cross traffic is ALLOWED. So, if you’re going to the South side of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia during this event, use Prince Street to get around. If you need to get to the North side of Old Town during the event, use Queen Street & Cameron Street to get around the road closures.
Plan EXTRA time, especially if you are traveling through Alexandria along Washington Street or on Route 1 due to the road closures. If you are traveling by car to the event or are attending another event in Old Town, view real-time parking availability at this link .
Cross streets will be OPEN overnight and private security, hired by the event organizer, will be onsite to protect the artist’s property. Additionally, the 100 block of North St Asaph Street will be closed to vehicular traffic and will be in use by public safety vehicles during the times of the event. | CULTURE & ARTS |
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| In our surroundings there are many small and larger niches shrouded in mystery.
Logistics of all our consumer goods is one of those mysterious “nebulous” areas.
Suddenly they appear in the stores in front of our noses – from the farthest corners. The ports which serve as container terminals are alive around the clock.
The container ships are to be unloaded or loaded immediately following their arrival in port.
The investments are gigantic so time is money – each hour costs. Old days of sailing ships when it was expected them when they came, so no exact time.
Nowadays then half an hour may be a delay. From my latest visit in the dutch port of Rotterdam earlier this year. | OTHERS |
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| It has been a while since my last update. This post is for Invisible Illness Awareness Week , which starts on September 28th, 2015 and ends on October 4, 2015.
I’ve been so sick this year, there has been no time to do anything but focus on getting my life back on track. I just started coming out of my eight month battle with these invisible illnesses of mine in early June. (Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, and ME are my sworn enemies.)
This blog is supposed to be about travel and cultures in Asia, but I haven’t had the strength or desire to write until towards the end of July, and by then, I had six months worth of work to catch up on. (I have written other articles on MSW about traveling with chronic illness and about being a chronically ill expat in Taiwan if you’re interested.)
If I’m being really honest, I haven’t been capable of any kind of travel in over a year. Just dealing with jet lag and getting through airports lands me in bed for weeks.
Life ground to a halt there for a while and I knew I had to fight to receive better treatment for myself in Taiwan or I was headed home for good.
I received some great news a few weeks ago, though, and I’ve been meaning to share it, but I’ve felt so good over the past three weeks, I put all of this on the back burner to go out and enjoy life. And really, that is what life should be about!
Anyways, on with my news.
This is part of my medical team at Taipei Veteran’s Hospital . My primary doctor, Dr. Lin (林孝義), is on the left. He is a leading expert in Rheumatology and Autoimmune illnesses in Taiwan. He is also the leading expert in Taiwan on Ankylosing Spondylitis.
In January 2015, we decided to switch doctors because we didn’t feel like I was getting the care and treatment that I needed at National Taiwan University Hospital. I wrote about my troubles with the health care system in Taiwan in January after a very scary cardiac episode at the ER in Banciao. This episode happened because my doctors weren’t talking to one another or checking for drug interactions.
NTUH served me well for a while, but they were very hesitant to get aggressive with my treatments. Everything was a battle with them, including getting the medications I needed to get my life back on track. I had finally resolved to start infusion therapy for AS and my doctors at NTUH refused to admit that the medications they had me on since 2009 were no longer working. Not to mention that dealing with a health care system in a foreign country, as much as I love Taiwan, is really scary when you can’t think straight. I was finding it increasingly difficult to even get my point across with my doctors at NTUH.
I found out about Dr. Lin through a plea for help on Facebook while I was promoting awareness for Ankylosing Spondylitis through the Walk As One foundation in April and May 2015. A friend responded and soon enough, I was on my way to see Dr. Lin.
When I first started seeing Dr. Lin in May 2015, I was as sick as a person can be without requiring hospitalization. I had been experiencing severe chronic pain and autoimmune fatigue for seven months, as well as horrible anxiety and depression from my conditions and from the awful side effects from the meds I’ve been taking to keep my immune system and pain in check.
I know. Me? Depressed!
The only thing I’m going to say about depression now is that if you haven’t experienced it, it is very real and just horrible to deal with. It’s not something you can get over.
The worst thing anyone said to me this year about my illness was, “ Cheer up. If you try to be happy, you won’t feel so down. ”
Fuck. That.
I have never felt more like scratching someone’s eyes out than I did during that conversation.
Depression is not something you ‘get over’. Illness is not something you can fix by putting a smile on your face. When you’re in agonizing pain 24-7 for months on end, it is very, very hard to find happiness or joy in anything.
Depression is not something you 'get over'. Illness can't be fixed by smiling.
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With that said, I did have some happy moments this year. My mom came to visit in May and while I feel awful that she had to see me like that, it was great to have her here. We had some really great times together, including a long weekend in Hong Kong and some excellent meals from the night markets here in Taiwan.
And we got a kitten in January just before my birthday. Her name is Bijoux, and as you can see, she has been a great source of comfort to me this year.
Another Diagnosis – Once you’ve got one autoimmune disease, you can expect another illness to join the group at some point.
Dr. Lin confirmed that AS was not the culprit behind my symptoms from December through June 2015. Having been diagnosed with AS in 2009, I know my body well and even I knew that something was different about the pain and fatigue I was feeling. Thankfully, Dr. Lin listened to me. He spent two hours with me during our first meeting and ran a bunch of tests, most of which revealed nothing.
I continue to be a medical mystery, just like many other Invisible Illness Warriors around the world.
I am a medical mystery, just like other Invisible Illness Warriors around the world.
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He diagnosed me officially in May with Fibromyalgia, Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as CFS.
Crazy, isn’t it! I had prepared myself to start infusion treatments for AS, and instead, I came home with three new ‘friends’ to enjoy my life with. Devastated does not begin to describe how I felt after receiving that news. I had no hope and couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. The following weeks were very, very hard to get through.
He also told me that day that I am one of those people that is allergic/sensitive to everything. My immune system simply can’t handle the daily onslaught of foreign substances that we are introduced to each and every day.
At that time, I was taking 13 pills a day to manage my condition, one of which is used with cancer patients; two of which were heavy duty pain killers that were slowly leaching the life out of me while wreaking havoc with my liver, kidneys, and stomach.
I’ve had to go back to see Dr. Lin every three weeks since May for blood and urine tests to make sure my kidneys and liver are ok from the drugs. His first rule of order was to alleviate my symptoms and then get me off the drugs.
Thankfully, Dr. Lin has been able to wean me down to eight pills a day, two of which are painkillers, but they aren’t nearly as strong or addictive as what I was on before. The stigma of being on these types of drugs, especially addictive painkillers, stays with me every single day. People do judge, especially where prescription drugs are concerned.
I constantly feel the need to let my doctors know that I don’t abuse my medications. My first rheumatologist at NTUH refused to give me a stronger painkiller for the longest time. I eventually made my husband John come in with me and had him plead my case, and even then, my dear rheumy remained reluctant.
I’m happy to say that Dr. Lin gave me what I needed to start functioning again and I’ve finally started living life without daily painkillers, although I still need them throughout the week for breakthrough pain.
Chronic pain is real, folks, and when pain affects every decision you make throughout the day and it affects your ability to get out of bed in the morning or to even take a short 15-minute walk, it IS devastating.
I also subject myself to a lot of pain each day just because I don’t want to take them. I’d rather suffer the pain if it is manageable than pump more crap into my body.
Every day I wake up and hold these little pills in my hand and wonder if I can get through the day without them.
Anyways, enough about that.
My great news is that on August 20th, Dr. Lin deemed me healthy enough not to have to go back until October!
My fibromyalgia symptoms are finally under control and I’ve kicked this stupid disease to the curb…for now. And my AS is in remission.
I finally feel like me again, and I am so incredibly grateful to be his patient. He gave me my life back in three short months.
My life will never be ‘normal’ because of these conditions. I still suffer from chronic pain and fatigue because of the war that continues to rage on inside my body. Life with chronic pain can change anyone, but I think the one true lesson I’ve learned from all of this is to recognize that there will likely be more bad days than good days and to seize the good days and enjoy each day as it comes.
I don’t really care what anyone else thinks of me in regards to what I have to do to live successfully with these illnesses. The only people I need to keep happy are me, John, my family (close friends included) and Dr. Lin, of course.
Thank you, Dr. Lin! I am profoundly grateful to you! (Special thanks to June Chen and her friend Johnny for putting me in touch with Dr. Lin.)
Oh, and especially my mom, for putting up with Sick-Me while she was here. I know it wasn’t fun for her to have to see me like that. I love you, Mom.
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You can check out this article that Dr. Lin did with the Taipei Times a few years ago. The only thing I disagree with is the comment about more men having AS than women. That is simply not true.
According to the Spondylitis Association of America ,
Similar numbers of men and women are affected with spondyloarthritis. In the past, it was thought that ankylosing spondylitis was more common in men than women. More recent studies suggest that ankylosing spondylitis occurs in similar numbers of men and women.
I’ve spent a lot of time on AS forums and on AS Facebook groups where the majority of people who are discussing their symptoms are women. Perhaps it’s because women present differently or they’re harder to diagnose. Who knows? All I know is that it’s important to dispel the myth that women do not suffer from AS as frequently as men do. I know too many women who are suffering and not receiving the treatment that they need because they are not receiving a proper diagnosis.
I remain forever more your steadfast and relentless Invisible Illness Health Advocate.
~Carrie
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One of my favorite things to do around each of the holidays throughout the year when my kids were little was to collect holiday-themed books to read. I always had my eyes open for used holiday books at the thrift store or used book store and, of course, we borrowed books from the library. During the weeks preceding each holiday, we would use those books for our read-out-loud time, and that became part of our holiday celebration. My kids may be a little too old for Halloween picture books at this point, but I still love this tradition, so I decided to spread that tradition on to you guys. Here are a list of 13 kid-friendly Halloween books, including some of the classic stories I read to my kids (some are even so old that my mom read them to me!) and some that are new from authors that we love. Note: Amazon affiliate links used. Happy Halloween! The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams and Megan Lloyd The Little Old Lady is one of the classic stories that I remember from my childhood. I love the little old lady’s fearless attitude towards the spooky things that happen around her and her clever solution to handle what’s happening. I also love that it teaches kids that sometimes things that seems scary aren’t really that scary after all. The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain This is another classic from my own childhood. Brother and Sister Bear head out to trick or treat and plan to avoid Miz McGrizz’s spooky house. But as they trick or treat, they discover that looks can be deceiving, and they end up having a wonderful, perspective-changing time with Miz McGrizz. Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins by James Dean This adorable book finds Pete the Cat rocking out to the classic Halloween children’s song “Five Little Pumpkins.” Spooky Pookie by Sandra Boynton From one of my kids’ favorite board book authors, Pookie tries on costumes one by one, but somehow can’t find just the right thing. Pookie’s resolution is adorable! Pinkalicious Pink or Treat by Victoria Kann In this cute Pinkalicious story, the mayor has canceled Halloween because a storm has knocked out the town’s power. No Halloween means no Halloween candy. No Halloween jack-o’-lanterns. No Halloween trick-or-treating. No Halloween holiday parties. And worst of all, no Halloween costumes. Pinkalicious is determined to fix the situation so she can wear her perfect costume. Who’s There on Halloween? Board book by Susan Hagen Nipp and Pamela Conn Beall (Authors), Charles Reasoner (Illustrator) Who’s There On Halloween? encourages readers to play along and use the clues to name the holiday characters hidden inside. Fun interactive book for toddlers and preschoolers! It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff (Author), Felicia Bond (Illustrator) Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he decorates all the pumpkins in the patch! Although this book was written after the “golden era” of my kids’ read-aloud days, they grew up loving the “If You Give a Mouse” books. Peanuts: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz This is a board book version of the classic Peanuts Halloween tv movie. It includes reusable stickers that kids can use to interact with the story that they (and we!) all love. Splat the Cat: What Was That? by Rob Scotton Halloween should be a black cat’s favorite holiday, but Spat the Cat is nervous about visiting a creepy haunted house. He’s worried it will be too scary. Splat’s friend Spike tells Splat not to be a scaredy-cat—the haunted house is just for fun! Kids will love this lift-the-flap book (I know my kids lived for them!). 10 Trick-or-Treaters by Janet Schulman (Author), Linda Davick (Illustrator) 10 trick-or-treaters is a cute not-so-scary Halloween counting book with bright, bold artwork and fun rhythms: 10 trick-or-treaters
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or give someone a fright. I Spy Spooky Night: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo (Author), Walter Wick (Illustrator) My kids lived for “I Spy” books, and frankly I enjoyed an occasional break from reading out loud. This “I Spy” book takes children through a spooky old house at night where they search for spooky items like bats and lizards and owls. Franklin’s Halloween Paperback by Paulette Bourgeois (Author), Brenda Clark (Illustrator) Perhaps because our last name is Franklin, and perhaps because Franklin was one of my kids’ favorite characters, we had a huge collection of Franklin books (you know…the kind that you know backwards and forwards because you’ve read them so often). We love Franklin’s experience at his Halloween party, where he thinks there might be a real ghost (spoiler: there isn’t a ghost, and Franklin realizes what’s really going on…). The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain Three brave little bears explore the inside of a mysterious old tree and go into, up, through, over, down, and out. We just love the Berenstain Bears books, so I thought they deserved an extra spot on the list! What are some of your favorite Halloween picture books? For more Halloween entertainment, visit a few of my favorite blogs: Best Halloween Mysteries by In Our Spare Time 5 Halloween Movies for the Whole Family by Mom Does it All Have a Spooky Good Time With These Kids’ Halloween Shows by Views from the Ville Are Corn Mazes Dog Friendly by Two Little Cavaliers 30 Spooktacular Halloween Board Books for Toddlers by Mom on the Side Fun Family Halloween Movies that Kids Can Watch too by Our Family World Top 7 Scariest Books That Will Make You Want to Read With the Lights On by My Kids Guide Spooky Fun Halloween Apps for All Ages by Pretty Opinionated 13 Nights of Halloween by MommaDJane Family Friendly Shows for Halloween by Day by Day in Our World Halloween Movie Quotes by Style on Main Halloween Movies that aren’t Gory by How Was Your Day? Video Game Costumes by Gaggle of Gamers © 2015, Lolli. All rights reserved. About Lolli
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| Low Latency 135: Elite hacker Barbie The newest Barbie doll has Wi-Fi and can talk back. by Blake Stevenson , Jeff Bakalar @blakestevenson @jeffbakalar September 18, 2015 12:20 PM PDT Blake Stevenson Low Latency is a weekly comic on CNET's Crave blog written by CNET senior editor and podcast host Jeff Bakalar and illustrated by Blake Stevenson. Be sure to check Crave every Friday at 8 a.m. PT for new panels! Want more? Here's every Low Latency comic so far.
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| Saturday October 5, 1985 was one of the greatest days in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays franchise. Doyle Alexander threw a complete game 5-hitter; and Ernie Whitt, Willie Upshaw, and Lloyd Moseby homered. The Blue Jays beat the Yankees 5-1 at Exhibition Stadium to clinch the AL East for the first time.
I was six years old.
My memories of that day are virtually non-existent, but I do have a hazy recollection of George Bell sinking to his knees, high-fiving a charging Tony Fernandez, while the stands emptied and fans charged the field.
Over the next eight years, as I grew up and got older, the Jays provided a number of lasting memories. I remember Tom Henke striking out Larry Sheets on September 30, 1989 to clinch the East for the second time. I remember December 5, 1990 when I heard the news that my two favourite players had been traded to San Diego for Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar. I remember October 2, 1991 when the Jays walked off the Angels to win the East again. And of course, we all remember the ’92 and ’93 World Series wins.
But when Joe Carter hit his famous winner off of Mitch Williams I was still just a kid, 14-years old and watching the game with my best friend and my parents, probably drinking Kool-Aid and eating Doritos. I wasn’t at a bar. I wasn’t downtown Toronto. I didn’t hit up Yonge street and party for hours. I wasn’t even old enough to have a celebratory champagne or a beer.
I wasn’t concerned though. The 1994 team had most of the core players returning, and from ’83-’93 the Blue Jays were the best team in baseball. They captured five division titles, two World Series, and were an astounding 225 games over .500. The good times were bound to keep rolling, and with me reaching highschool and then university I would be right along for the ride.
Of course, that isn’t what happened. When I hit my real formative years from 16-20, the Blue Jays were reduced to an afterthought, sometimes fielding winning teams but never in contention. For over 20 years I watched as other cities celebrated the end of playoff droughts and paraded World Series trophies. New York, Boston, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, and St. Louis all won championships. Teams that had been terrible for so long like Detroit, Kansas City, Cleveland, and Tampa Bay all qualified for postseason baseball. And there were our Jays, happily bumbling along on the outside of relevance.
Sure there were exciting times, and franchise re-boots that brought hope. We had the Roger Clemens era, the Roy Halladay era, the A.J. Burnett/B.J. Ryan era, and then the Jose Reyes era. Each of them renewed thoughts of playoff baseball, both in the city, and in myself. Each of them failed.
But now, finally, after one of the most incredible second halves in recent memory, the Toronto Blue Jays are on the verge of clinching the AL East. After the Yankees lost to Boston again last night, Toronto’s magic number is 1. With a doubleheader scheduled for today in Baltimore, surely the end is here. Surely it will happen today.
I’ve been asked a few times by people in the last few weeks how I am going to react when it happens. After all, I’ve been a fan, a season pass holder, and now a blogger through so many hard and lean years. I’ve invested so much of myself into this team.
The truth is, I don’t know. I didn’t celebrate or get excited on Saturday when the club officially clinched a Wild Card birth, mainly because I don’t truly consider the one game play-in a true postseason spot. Sure it was nice to see, but the division has always been the carrot on the stick. In July they were dead and buried, in August they took off, and in September they dodged several Yankee bullets to stay ahead. Now the end is near and the title is inevitable, and I am a mixture of exhilaration, joy, and nervousness.
This is a new team, and a great team, but it’s hard not to think about the players who devoted themselves to this city in the past and never got over the hump. I think about Vernon Wells, Carlos Delgado, and Roy Halladay. I think about Aaron Hill, Adam Lind, Lyle Overbay, Jason Frasor, Casey Janssen, and even guys who were here before them like Shawn Green, and Shannon Stewart. All of those guys spent years and years trying to break the playoff drought and couldn’t do it.
But most of all, as pathetic and eye-rolling as it might sound, I’ll probably think of myself as that 6-year old kid jumping up and down when they won for the first time. Then I’ll see guys like Stroman and Sanchez, letting out their inner 6-year old boy and jumping around like crazy, basking in the joy of the moment.
And then I’ll probably do the same. | SPORTS |
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| A girl has got to have a dress. No, that is not my belief, but my oldest daughter's. She is 3 years old, and at times a real girly girl. I have been showing you some pictures of a dress I was making for her. Well, it got finished:
It will fit her this winter, the sleeves are about 3/4 length, which will work out just fine. I did add quite a few rounds on the bodice, and even more on the skirt. Now it comes to her knees, or actually a little below. The pattern was from the UK Hand Knitting Association, and because their website appears to be under construction, here is a link to the pattern on Ravelry. As mentioned before, I used yarn that was somewhat different from the pattern's suggested yarn, and I had to adjust stitch and row counts. But she is thrilled with how it turned out, wore it already, even if it is a little big, and can't wait for the weather to turn cooler so she can wear it again. For more details, you can look at my previous post about this dress.
And because she could not wear it in the summer when it was 100 degrees (about 40 Celsius) outside, and I found a pattern that a dear friend had given to me a while back for a simple summer dress, I figured I would make her a summer dress as well. The yarn I used was Patons Australia Four Seasons 8 Ply Crepe, unfortunately now discontinued. I used US6 (4 mm) needles. The pattern was printed on a single sheet of paper, and when I went looking for it, I could not find much of any information about it. Also it was very quickly clear to me that it was very poorly written, and the stitch counts were just plain wrong for the most part. But the dress was very simple, so I took the idea and made my own variation. This was the result:
Yes, you see correctly, the ends had not even been woven in. She just had to wear it the moment it came off my needles.
A day later it was properly finished, and washed:
It was a fun and easy little knit that could easily be scaled up to fit bigger girls. | CULTURE & ARTS |
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| In the most expected eviction in the history of Celebrity Big Brother , TV cop Chris Ellison left the house.
“I don’t think I ever want to hear another American accent in my life,” he said in an post-exile interview. “I will be so glad to be out of here.”
After the all-out war of the night before, everyone was in muted conversation as they tried to work out what happened and why.
The Brits are genuinely confused by the Americans—especially by Jenna and Farrah. Their eagerness to be confrontational and shout at people would be classified as a mental illness by the National Health Service.
The dynamic duo were were bitching, as usual—this time about Natasha. Despite every bit of evidence to the contrary, they were convinced that the lass from Liverpool had instigated the whole thing. And went on to repeat this version of events to President Scoop.
Feeling he was losing control of the house, Scoop held a meeting and made speech about how everyone should pull together. It wasn’t the Gettysburg Address, but at least he tried.
Scoop then left without further debate, discussion or questions. If he’d ever seen Prime Minister’s Question Time, he’d know the English like to talk back to their leaders.
His just laying down the law and pissing off left the British contingent, well, pissed off. “These Americans are doing my head in,” was a constant refrain.
Only James decided to do something about it.
Bearding them in their lair, he calmly tried to explain to Farrah, Jenna and Scoop that while everyone spoke the same language, the misunderstandings when it came to behaviour was wider than the Atlantic. It was the quietest and most civilised conversation the Americans have had in two weeks.
And in part, it worked. Farrah and Jenna went round the house trying to explain or make peace.
But wariness has entered the eyes of the Brits and there’s a glint of steel growing in their souls.
Ellison was asked by CBB host Emma Willis how he coped with Jenna and Farrah. “I just ignored them,” said the savvy actor. “I’ve shared a house with them, but I don’t really know them.”
In an attempt to liven things up as the episode ended, Big Brother announced face-to-face evictions. And Willis told viewers there was going to be a fake double eviction on Friday: Two housemates would be spirited off to a secret room, where they could keep watch on everyone else. However, in a twist to the twist, the rest of the housemates would be told what was going on, and could manipulate the watchers.
It’s an interesting idea, but will it work? | ENTERTAINMENT |
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| Squirrels in the backyard, and a mother cat on a road trip with the kittens. squirrel climbing all over the fence Mother cat with three half grown kittens. I assume they were on a field training trip. | OTHERS |
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| ReutersArgentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner waves to supporters from a balcony after a ceremony the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires May 4, 2015. A group of creditors led by activist investor Paul Singer who have tried repeatedly to collect from Argentina, just ran into another wall. A U.S. court decision on Monday stated that the creditors, made up of mostly hedge funds, cannot seize the assets from the country's central bank, The Wall Street Journal reported. The decision, handed down from the 2nd Circuit, reverses a June New York district court ruling that would've opened up Argentina's reserves to claims from the funds. The creditors hold claims of $2.4 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal report. The creditors have failed numerous times to collect the debt — a fraction of the $80 billion in debt the country defaulted on in 2001. The ruling is significant as a 2014 Supreme Court decision that sent Argentina into default also gave the country's creditors the right to discover its assets all over the world. This most recent ruling is a check on that ability.
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| It's been a long time since I've posted anything on here. But I find myself reacting to political things on Twitter, and that takes 5-6 tweets. So let me try to warm up my old political muscle with my thoughts on the current GOP field.
First of all as a recovering Republican and currently a small-l libertarian, let me make clear what I'm looking for in a candidate:
The candidate must seek to reduce the size and scope of government in all aspects. For GOP candidates, this means the defense budget, the state of perpetual wars (terror and drug), and fewer intrusions into personal choices across the board, including freedom of movement over our borders (which means actually fixing immigration).
Not that pair of fucking clown shoes known as trump (who doesn't even deserve his name capitalized).
So with that in mid, let's rank my choices:
Rand Paul - He's probably the only libertarian-ish candidate up there, with a record of opposing the growth of government (including defense), the inanity of the drug war (sort of), is the loudest voice against government spying, and isn't batshit crazy for building border walls and deporting people. As a libertarian candidate, he's fairly weak, getting too many GOP talking points at times. Still, beggars can't be choosers when looking at the rest.
Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker - These are all decent conservatives, appear genuinely thoughtful, and probably representative of the better part of the GOP. However, there are too many "Build a Wall", "Kill the Terrorists", "spend more on x" opinions for me to support any of them. That does not mean I won't consider them when it comes to the general election, depending on how they try to play when it comes to the country in general.
Jeb Bush - Like the above, but no more Bushes in the White house, so I won't vote for another Bush. Period.
John Kasich - Currently my state's Governor (OHIO!!!!). He and his party actively fucked the Libertarian party so as to eliminate the Gubernatorial candidate. Will not vote for him for this reason alone. Otherwise, he'd be in group 2 right now.
Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Lindsey Graham - These guys are fairly repugnant in their views, are clearly anti-libertarian, and have no problem unleashing the hordes of government on their pet issues. Better they all be made to lick santorum (the substance, not the candidate) than be anywhere near the nomination
That pair of fucking clown shoes, who I will not name again - I don't give a shit what comes out of his blather-hole. I actually blocked him on Twitter so I wouldn't have to look at retweets of his shit. What he says doesn't matter, because he is in this for himself. I would vote for the Democrat candidate if he was the GOP choice. He is everything wrong with the GOP in one bad combover of a joke candidate. Fuck him up his stupid ass with Obama's right arm.
So there it is. I'll try to narrow down some of the reasons I'm ditching the party of Reagan (who, FYI GOP candidates, was definitely not anti-immigration) again, and what they need to do to maybe get me to vote for them again. | POLITICS |
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| This document summarizes how On-Boarding is a RackWare solution that provides a push button, automated mechanism to move existing Workloads between different Datacenters and Clouds. It is an easy and convenient process that has the advantage of creating an exact duplicate of a running Image without the burden of rebuilding or recreating template images and applications. All Operating System and application settings are maintained in the process. Images can be moved with network configuration... | SCIENCE & TECH |
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| Sydney borrowed her portrait painting this weekend and entered it an art contest at the Milford Fair in Prince Edward County. And guess what... she won the award for Best Portrait!!! She also placed 2nd in the kids painting category. Congratulations Sydney. We're so proud! | CULTURE & ARTS |
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| After years of speculation and member requests, Facebook is finally working on some kind of Dislike button, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said.
Zuckerberg said the feature will be coming soon during a town hall meeting on Tuesday at the company's California headquarters. However, it's unclear whether it will be a companion to the Like button or one of many new ways to express thoughts and feelings around Facebook content.
See also: The Facebook Like Button Could Have Been Green
Zuckerberg said the move would allow users to express emotion in a more realistic way, rather than just having one choice. Read more...
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| Listen to Jonathan Woolner talk about Zacchaeus. “…In the absence of connection there is always suffering.” Jesus moved toward suffering while tradition held that a tax collector would not even be considered human. He also calls him (who lacked connection) by name (pure and innocent). Jesus makes the first move. He invites us to be who we really are. Read along in Luke 19:1-10 , Matthew 5:8 . | RELIGION |
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| Created by Tyler Perry, The Haves and the Have Nots on OWN premiered well and then the ratings grew over the course of the first season of 36 episodes. Will the series’ ratings continue to grow or will they fall? Cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. The Haves and the Have Nots follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family of Savannah, Georgia and the hired help who work in their opulent mansion. The cast includes Tika Sumpter, Crystal Fox, Renee Lawless, Tyler Lepley, Jaclyn Betham, Aaron O’Connell, Peter Parros, Angela Robinson, Gavin Houston, Eva Tamargo, and John Schneider. Below are the show’s TV ratings, typically the best way to tell if the series will be cancelled or renewed. These figures will be updated as the weeks progress: 2/27 update: OWN has renewed this series for a third season of 23 episodes. Note: If you’re not seeing the updated chart, please try reloading the page or view it here. For comparisons: The first season of The Haves and the Have Nots averaged a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.48 million viewers. Cable ratings are typically released within a day or so of the show’s airing, except for in the case of weekends and holidays. They are sometimes harder to come by so there may be occasional delays or gaps. How are your shows doing? Check the current rankings:
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| Lol!! Via Aliens do exist and I am sure they coexist with us, observing our every mood and all our moves So beware, one day they are goon to strike us Here are 5 Strongest signs of Aliens and Alien life! | ENTERTAINMENT |
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| It is a privilege to welcome Rachel Knowles to the salon today to chat about travelling in Regency England. A longtime friend of the Guide, Rachel is better known as the author of the marvellous Regency History blog. I'm pleased to announce that Rebel Hand won the giveaway of A Perfect Match!
---oOo--- Travelling choices How easy was it for the relatively affluent, or indeed anyone, to travel from place to place in England in 1789? That was the question I needed to answer when researching my first novel – A Perfect Match – a historical romance set in late Georgian England.
The book opens in the autumn of 1788 when Alicia Westlake arrives in London with her mother for the season. Later in the story, they travel from London to Weymouth, on the south coast of England, a distance of about 130 miles. What were their travelling choices for making that journey in the summer of 1789 and how long would it have taken?
Private carriages
The most comfortable and flexible way to make a long journey in 1789 was to travel by private carriage. Unsurprisingly, it was also the most expensive. It left the travellers in complete control of where their journey started and finished, when their journey took place and who they travelled with. Typically a private travelling carriage was postilion-driven, that is, the vehicle was directed by one or more men called postilions or post-boys riding one or more of the horses, rather than the carriage being driven by a coachman.
The post system
By making use of the post system, the journey could be accomplished as quickly as possible. The post system was a system of inns or posting houses where fresh horses and postilions could be hired at different stages along the post road enabling fast travelling speeds to be maintained.
In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, when the wealthy Colonel Brandon is called to London on urgent business, he plans to ride to the town of Honiton, declaring to Sir John: “I shall then go post.” Later when Marianne Dashwood is ill, and he goes to fetch her mother, he sends “an order for post-horses directly”.
On the other hand, Willoughby, before he had secured himself a rich wife, had not wanted to incur the expense of travelling post, and commented: “My journey to town—travelling with my own horses, and therefore so tediously…”
Travelling chariots and post-coaches
Travelling chariot at National Trust Carriage Museum at Arlington Court The most desirable vehicle for two people making a long journey was a travelling chariot. It was designed with one seat facing forward with a glass window at the front. As the chariot was postilion-driven, there was no coachman to block the view of the road ahead.
When George III travelled from Windsor to Weymouth for his summer visits, he sometimes made the journey by travelling chariot, but sometimes he travelled in a larger carriage with other members of his family or household which was referred to as a “post-coach”. The main difference between a chariot and a coach was that a chariot had just the one seat facing forward, whereas a coach had a second seat opposite and could seat more people.
Sometimes the King made this journey of around 113 miles all in one go and the Gentleman’s Magazine very usefully recorded how long it took. The times recorded range from about 11 to 13 ½ hours, presumably dependent on the length of stops en route and the condition of the horses rather than on the traffic. If these figures are accurate, even allowing for only very short breaks, it suggests that the King travelled at a speed of at least 8 to 12 miles per hour.
Georgian convertibles
Postilion landau at National Trust Carriage Museum at Arlington Court Alternatively, the carriage could have been a landau or landaulet – the Georgian equivalent to a convertible. These vehicles had two folding leather hoods which could be lowered to make the best of fine weather and give better visibility. The landau had a body like a coach with two seats whereas the landaulet had just one seat like a chariot.
Hiring a carriage
Model of stage coach at National Trust Carriage Museum at Arlington Court If a traveller did not own his own carriage, he could hire a post-chaise – a public travelling chariot. Sharing the cost of hiring a post-chaise was another way to save money.
In Sense and Sensibility, Miss Steele is very quick to point out their mode of travel to London: "Not in the stage, I assure you," replied Miss Steele, with quick exultation; "we came post all the way and had a very smart beau to attend us. Dr Davies was coming to town, and so we thought we'd join him in a post-chaise; and he behaved very genteelly, and paid ten or twelve shillings more than we did."
The next best alternative
Royal Mail coach at Red House Stables Carriage Museum If a traveller did not own his own carriage or have the means to hire a post-chaise, then the next best alternative was to travel by Royal Mail coach. This was a quick way to travel as these coaches were specifically designed to carry the mail from one town to another as quickly as possible. They had a special dispensation that meant they did not have to stop at turnpike gates to pay tolls. A horn was blown to let the toll-keeper know that the mail coach was coming so he could get the gate open in readiness.
A mail coach was protected by the Post Office guard who was armed with pistols and a blunderbuss, making this method of travel relatively safe. However, there were drawbacks. Although working to a strict timetable made the mail coaches very reliable, they only ran over a limited number of routes and left from coaching inns, not a traveller’s front door.
In addition, the mail was always the priority, not the passengers, and if there was an accident, travellers could find themselves stranded whilst the driver deserted them to deliver the mail on horseback. The other drawback was travelling with strangers, as anyone who could afford it could buy a ticket. However, as this was still quite an expensive way to travel, the company would most likely have been relatively select.
Cheaper ways to travel
Travel by mail coach would have been too expensive for many people and they would have been obliged to travel by stage coach or worse.
Stage coaches ran to timetables like the mail, but although they operated over more routes, they were not so fast or reliable. As well as inside passengers, they took passengers on the roof. These travellers were subject to the elements and could literally freeze to death in bad weather conditions. The coachmen also had a tendency to take too many of these outside passengers on their coaches, making them top heavy and likely to have accidents. As it was considerably cheaper than the mail coach, the company was less select and a traveller might be obliged to share their travelling space with all manner of persons and even livestock.
If a person could not even afford a ticket on a stage coach, their only option was to walk or to hitch a lift on a stage wagon. According to Google Maps, the journey from London to Weymouth would take approximately 43 hours to walk. A lift in a smelly wagon might seem a good option compared to this!
In case you were wondering, my character Mrs Westlake was a very wealthy widow and so I decided that she must travel post in her own travelling chariot. But as she and her daughter discover in my book, even having your own carriage does not protect you from unexpected adventures along the road.
Sources used include:
National Trust Carriage Museum at Arlington Court
Red House Stable Working Carriage Museum
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| Self-help guru Wayne Dyer passed away on Saturday, August 29, at the age of 75, leaving behind a legacy of what it truly means to think positively. Dyer was an advocate of being in control of your life and preached this message in a slew of books, including the 1976 bestseller Your Erroneous Zones: Step-by-Step Advice for Escaping the Trap of Negative Thinking and Taking Control of Your Life as well as Pulling Your Own Strings.
A friend of Oprah Winfrey and a mentor to many, Dyer used seminars and even decks of cards with inspirational features to encourage others to follow their dreams. Tune in to this video of Dyer sharing about forgiveness, health and loving others:
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| Right now at Macy’s pick up the 18 pc Pyrex Simply Store Set with Colored Lids for just $23.99 when you use code YH89W (reduced from $49.99 to $29.99!) Score FREE pick up at your nearest store (where available) – or, add any $3 Beauty Item to score FREE shipping, too! Add to my Favorites | FOOD & DRINK |
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| Next on Patch » Mt. Washington Elementary Hosts Craft Fair Merge Sets Date for Next Networking Event The event is September 25. LocalStream September 9, 2015 ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments0 Shared by Happening In Highland Park via Facebook
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| The phrase “deceptively simple” has never been so apt as when used to describe the creative process of Geoff McFetridge, who has to go to great lengths to achieve the clarity of line and shape that sets his work apart.
Geoff McFetridge
Quiet Alert, 2015. Acrylic On Canvas
66 x 80 inches 167.6 x 203.2 cm
The LA-based artist and graphic designer has developed a signature style born from a systematic and constant refinement of his imagery, drawing and redrawing “until only the most essential pieces are left”.
It Looks Like It Says is a collection of new work being shown at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York. In his compositions, the subjects are, through his redrafting process, reduced to segments like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Each smoothed down and simplified piece has its own distinct colour, and the image remains abstract until all the pieces have been fitted together.
The works mark a new area of interest for McFetridge, who has turned his attention to cars for the first time. The Canadian seldom draws from reference, and his vehicles, like the other elements of his creations, are a fusion of memory and imagination. This exhibition is composed of 10 canvases with several more works on paper; 10 October is the closing date.
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The Illusion Revealed as Temporary, 2015. Acrylic on canvas
66 x 80 inches 167.6 x 203.2 cm
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60 x 48 inches 152.4 x 121.9 cm Geoff McFetridge
Soundlessness, 2015. Acrylic on canvas
60 x 48 inches 152.4 x 121.9 cm Geoff McFetridge
The Beach Seen Through Limo Tint, 2015. Acrylic on canvas
50 x 80 inches 127 x 203.2 cm
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Duster Crying, 2015. Acrylic On Canvas
66 x 80 inches 167.6 x 203.2 cm
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A Poem Looks Like What It Says, 2015. Acrylic On Canvas
30 x 37 inches 76.2 x 94 cm Geoff McFetridge
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| Some cool Classic Car images:
1968 Dodge Charger R/T Avatar – Reflecting The Evening
Image by 1968 Dodge Charger R/T | Scott Crawford
It’s about time for me to "get out there and take some pictures". But the meantime, here is a new edit from one of my favorites taken in 2012.
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| SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!
My grandson is playing High
School again this year so my wife and
I are trying to get to as many of his
games as possible to show our support.
We were under those Friday Night
Lights last night as Holy Redeemer
took on the Black Knights of Lake
Lehman.
It was not a pretty sight! Football
is a "contact sport" and the boys from
Lake Lehman had a substantial weight
advantage over the Redeemer players.
I can't tell you how much bigger they
were except to say I thought I saw the
logo "Mack" on several of their shirts.
Perhaps it was "Freightliner." But,
whatever, they're a mighty big lot!
But let's keep this commentary
positive. Let's focus on the high
points.
First, my grandson's team
showed up. The cheerleaders did a
great job. And the Lake Lehman
Band sounded pretty good. Other
than that the French fries at the refreshment
stand pretty much cover the high
points.
Of course,while the score doesn't
reflect it, you've got to give the
underdogs team a lot of credit for never
giving up! Holy Redeemer only scored
once. But the team played hard right
down to the second the last buzzer
sounded. And that determination
makes them winners whatever the
score!
Hope they keep that attitude...and
that all your NEWS is good!
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| Get set for the Ultimate Celebration Package from Four Seasons: an intimately customisable five-property adventure that interweaves tropical island escapism with electrifying VIP-access to the world’s only full FORMULA 1 night race.
“For just one lucky pair, we’ve created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the excitement of FORMULA 1 night racing during an exclusive ten-day journey through five Four Seasons hotels and resorts in three spectacular destinations,” says Michael A. Crawford, President, Asia Pacific, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
Exclusively available to the first caller only, the Ultimate Celebration Package is one part of the ongoing series of Four Seasons Extraordinary Experiences. This package spans from the cultural and spiritual embrace of Bali to the verve and vibrancy of FORMULA 1-gripped Singapore during the country’s 50th anniversary of independence, before concluding in blissful abandon on the dream-like beaches of the Maldives.
Three Nights in Bali – September 15-18, 2015
Four Seasons Resorts in Bali make for the ultimate pre-race escape. Reconnect with self and surroundings with AntiGravity Yoga, meditation, healing Chakra rituals, Life Talks and Ubud’s graceful charm at the sacred hillside haven of Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan. Then, immerse in the oceanfront chic of Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, an all-villa beach retreat where Bali’s finest Cooking Academy, surf school and temple-adorned setting share the island’s traditions and innovations at their magical best.
Four Nights in Singapore – September 18-22, 2015
Pulsating with the energy of its Golden Jubilee celebrations, the Lion City welcome roars to life with four nights of butler and chauffeur service at the impeccable Four Seasons Hotel Singapore. Memorable cuisine and helicopter city tours culminate in VIP table seating during the world’s most intoxicating FORMULA 1 race. Experience the exhilaration of Asia’s only night street circuit race, then enjoy VIP access to the star-studded Amber Lounge after-party followed by VIP Deck concert passes.
Three Nights in the Maldives – September 22-25, 2015
After the exhilaration of race fever, return business class airplane tickets to the Maldives await. Here, clear turquoise waters, pristine white beaches, a sandbank dinner and a champagne cruise set the scene for a dream of pure tranquillity. Stay one night in a Two-Bedroom Water Suite in the traditional village-like surrounds ofFour Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa, followed by two nights in a Two-Bedroom Water Suite at the sister island of Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, a sublime natural wilderness located in the remote Baa Atoll UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, just a short seaplane ride from Kuda Huraa.
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| September 17, 2015 Hello,
At last, the most wonderful time of the year is upon us - the season of wild steelhead.
After a scorching summer, we are seeing rain and cooler nights and a renewed sense of urgency among anglers. It's time to start patching waders, sorting tackle, fixing reels - time to keep one eye to the sky and one on the dam counts.
It's the time we relish, but also the time to put our hard work to the test. From Alaska to California, we are using the same determination we bring to our steelhead fishing to our wild steelhead conservation work; improving habitat, restoring runs of wild fish, improving fisheries management, and educating the angling public on the most up-to-date science. We continue to make progress on a variety of issues and places-dam removal in California, wild steelhead gene banks in Washington, and legislation that would designate a wild steelhead sanctuary on the upper Rogue River in Oregon being just a few examples.
Take a moment to read about our recent work and results- and how you can help.
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Four things you can do right now to help wild steelhead Advocate for southeast Alaska's wild steelhead. The Tongass National Forest is taking comments on the Tongass Land Management Plan, which will determine management priorities and resource protections for the forest in the future. Tell the Forest Service to protect 77 key watersheds identified by scientists, fishing interests and others as the most important unprotected steelhead and salmon habitat in Southeast Alaska. http://www.americansalmonforest.org/take-action.html Protect the Oregon/California Smith River from mining. In the headwaters of the Smith River on the Oregon/California border a proposed large-scale nickel mine threatens key steelhead spawning tributaries. The BLM has temporarily withdrawn the mining proposal pending review of the area for special designation, as proposed in recent legislation by members of Congress from Oregon and California. Take a moment to tell them to make this withdrawal permanent. Find your niche in Wild Steelheaders United Nearly 3,000 have signed the Wild Steelheaders United credo so far. That's good, but we can do better. Commit yourself to helping our cause by getting at least one of your fishing buddies to sign the WSU Credo. Of course, you can also make a donation, and there are other ways to contribute. But boosting our sheer numbers is very important. Go to a local Trout Unlimited meeting and ask how you can help with your local river. You can find it here. Forward this newsletter to friends and encourage them to sign the Credo. Donate $40 or more and get a Wild Steelheaders United hat. Donate here. Help protect 14,000 miles of streams in Oregon The Oregon Board of Forestry is considering increasing buffers around riparian zones. Currently, those buffers are only 20 feet, which is inadequate for providing the shade needed to keep water cool. Studies have shown that a 120 buffer is adequate. We are asking the board to consider 110 feet. To learn more, check out our blog and contact the Board to tell them you support protecting Oregon's streams and rivers.
The steelhead portfolio: Conserving diversity with diversity By John McMillan: Science director for Trout Unlimited's Wild Steelhead Initiative This summer, both drought and fire have underscored one important fact: The old way of doing things will not restore healthy, fishable wild steelhead populations. We have to be proactive, rather than reactive, if we want fishable populations of wild steelhead in the future.
This is not a criticism of any manager, group or individual. We have all walked the path together. What happened in the past is not important except for what it teaches us moving forward. One such lesson is that conservation of a species like steelhead that thrives because of its diversity will require a multitude of approaches, ranging from better fisheries management to improved stream flows and temperatures.
Our goal with the Wild Steelhead Initiative is to diversify and prioritize conservation actions in the same way financial portfolios are managed. That is, to have a collection of several assets rather than one or a few because not all assets will perform equally well as time passes. A hedged bet if you will. The portfolio concept is applicable to all salmon, but particularly to steelhead. Each life history is analogous to a different asset.
A life history is the catalogue of what a fish does to reach maturity (for example, the age at which a fish enters the ocean, or how long they spend at sea before returning to spawn). These details can differ greatly from one fish to the next. Any given steelhead population may support upwards of 30-36 life histories, the most of any salmon, trout, or char. In short, diversity is their calling card.
Just like some products in the financial market, some life histories survive better than others. For example, researcher Jonathan Moore and others found that while three different life histories were the most prevalent in a given year for steelhead in the Nass River, B.C., no life history ever represented more than 45% of the population. The diversity dampened variation in abundance and improved stability by more than 20%.
Given that one steelhead can be very different from the next, the health of the environment around them becomes extremely important. Life histories are affected by several factors, including the diversity of available habitat, population genetics, and fishery management. That is why Wild Steelheaders United is pursuing a variety of conservation approaches,(some of our recent work is discussed below).
Rebuilding wild steelhead diversity will require a strategic, coordinated set of actions designed for individual populations and watersheds, and that is precisely what our Wild Steelhead Initiative is all about. Steelhead depend on a diversified portfolio of life histories for their health and resilience. . And our opportunity to fish for them depends on our success in maintaining that portfolio.
I'll boil it down this way: More life histories = more population resilience = more consistent annual run size = more fishing opportunity.
The State of our Progress Oregon:
For years, Trout Unlimited has been working with agencies and industry to improve timber harvesting practices in Oregon. In July, Dean Finnerty, Southwest Oregon Coordinator for TU, testified in support of increasing private land timber buffers along rivers and streams from 20 feet to the scientifically supported distance of 110 feet. If the proposal passes, thousands of miles of steelhead streams will benefit from the cold water created by bigger, healthier riparian zones. Take Action
Further south, we are asking people to support mineral withdrawal on the Upper Smith River, which is threatened by proposed nickel mining. The comment period closes Sept. 28, so submit yours today!
TU's Blueback Chapter conducted a highly popular volunteer snorkel survey in August, continuing the great tradition of citizen science on the Siletz River.The survey will help the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife determine the range of rare coastal summer steelhead and their interaction with hatchery fish.
Finally, support continues to grow in the Deschutes Basin for Opal Springs fish passage on the Crooked River. To learn more about this project by TU's Deschutes Chapter go to their site.
California:
On the Carmel River, the final phase of the San Clemente Dam Removal Project was implemented, restoring steelhead passage to some 25 miles of historic spawning and rearing habitat. TU's Central Coast Steelhead Project is working to remove seven smaller concrete blockages that remain in the upper watershed, as well as fish passage barriers in other steelhead rivers, including the Big Sur.
California is where the next round of Steelhead Science for Angler Workshops will happen. Workshops will be held in Long Beach at the Aquarium of the Pacific on Sept 26th and Davis at the Veterans Memorial Center on September 28. Space is limited, so get your spot today (RSVP for Long Beach here and Davis here)!
Washington:
WSU has been leading the charge to get the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to designate the Skagit, Elwha, and Puyallup/White rivers as "wild steelhead gene banks," which means that they would not receive any hatchery steelhead. We appreciate the efforts of the many steelheaders who spoke up in favor of these designations. Here is the link to the Seattle Times editorial submitted by TU leaders, Derek Young and Chris Taylor, on the topic. WDFW is scheduled to make a decision on the future of gene banks in the Puget Sound region shortly, so stay tuned.
On the east side, the Upper Columbia Basin has become an epicenter for salmon and steelhead recovery success stories as ranchers and farmers make voluntary changes that keep more water in steelhead rivers and allow fish passage. This summer, TU began work on irrigation efficiency projects in the Methow, Entiat and Wenatchee Basins of North Central Washington, which will increase flows in crucial tributaries for summer steelhead.
Alaska:
In August, TU met with Bill Bennett, British Columbia's Minister of Mining and Environment, to discuss concerns about impacts proposed mines might have on Southeast Alaska steelhead and salmon rivers. We are working to ensure that, if they are built, measures are in place to protect steelhead and salmon. In the Tongass National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service is modifying the forest plan, which will guide future management. The Tongass is the largest national forest in the country (roughly the size of West Virginia)) and a mecca for wild steelhead. Currently, development is still allowed in highly important steelhead watersheds. Take a moment to support protection of these 77 key watersheds.
Idaho:
On the West Fork of the Yankee Fork in the upper Salmon River basin, TU has been busy working to restore spawning habitat in an area that was heavily dredge-mined a century ago. The project includes a new river channel full of large wood structures, excavated pools, constructed riffles, glides and point bars. Next July, the entire mainstem Yankee Fork River will be diverted into the new channel. The existing channel will be ideal for rearing and spawning steelhead.
Events Calendar:
September 18-19: We will be at Rogue on the Fly in Galice, Oregon
September 26: Steelhead Science for Anglers, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, Calif. 12-4p.m.
September 28: Steelhead Science for Anglers, Davis Veterans Memorial Center, Davis, Calif.3-7p.m.
October 3-4: Issaquah Salmon Days. We will be at the Trout Unlimited booth.
November 17: Wild Reverence film and Steelhead Conservation talk with John McMillan at the Barn in Leavenworth, with the Wenatchee River Institute. | ENVIRONMENT & ANIMALS |
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| A man was stabbed following an altercation that occurred near Howard University last night, said D.C. Police.
Police said the crime happened after two men got into a fight near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Gresham Place NW around 8:37 p.m. The victim was stabbed after walking away from the man he was fighting with, police added.
The man was “conscious and breathing” when emergency crews took him to the hospital, said police and D.C. Fire and EMS officials.
Stabbing at 2045 hrs at Gresham/Georgia Avenue NW. LOF: black male, wearing all black, bald head 5279
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) September 8, 2015
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| Amazon's space nerd CEO sets up rocket shop at Cape Canaveral Jeff Bezos is as nuts about space as he is about delivering you everything on Earth. His space company, Blue Origin, looks to be setting up a new space race with Elon Musk's SpaceX. by Eric Mack @ericcmack September 15, 2015 12:08 PM PDT Updated: September 15, 2015 12:49 PM PDT Bezos: Super space nerd. Blue Origin Long before he was conjuring up ways to sell us everything from a basketball hoop to tiny parts to fix our ceiling fans, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was a space nut.
Tuesday morning at Florida's Cape Canaveral Spaceport, Bezos' space technology company Blue Origin announced plans to set up shop on the historic Space Coast, where missions like Mariner first infected a young Bezos with the space bug decades ago. Bezos told a small crowd of press and dignitaries at Cape Canaveral that Blue Origin will be taking over the launch site at Complex 36, where 145 launches including the Mariner missions, Pioneer 10 and Surveyor 1 lifted off over the decades.
7 Photos SpaceX, NASA dream of selling dream trips (pictures) "The site saw its last launch in 2005 and the pad has stood silent for more than 10 years -- too long. We can't wait to fix that," Bezos said, adding that Blue Origin will also open a rocket production center at the Spaceport to streamline the process from manufacture to launch. With true Amazonian efficiency, Bezos made the announcement in a brief five-paragraph speech before surrendering the microphone to local politicians who droned on about economic development for the next 40 minutes.
Even before Amazon had its first profitable year, Bezos was throwing money into Blue Origin as far back as its founding in 2000. Since then, Blue Origin has been developing rocket engines and capsules for both orbital and suborbital flight. It's currently taking reservations for space tourists. The company hasn't garnered as much mainstream attention as Tesla CEO Elon Musk's SpaceX, perhaps because we've been too busy focusing more on Amazon's drone efforts, or Bezos' successful but unrelated effort to recover an old Apollo 11 rocket from the Atlantic (OK, OK, Jeff, your space nut bona fides are confirmed, we get it).
Related stories Jeff Bezos IDs recovered Apollo 11 rocket Bezos' space company tests suborbital rocket To the casual observer, it looks as though Bezos and Blue Origin are positioned to give Musk and SpaceX a big run for their money following this news, the explosion earlier this year of a SpaceX rocket bound for the International Space Station and Blue Origin's partnership with United Launch Alliance (itself a partnership of Boeing and Lockheed Martin) to supply the engine for ULA's first super-powerful, reusable Vulcan rocket. At the end of the press event, Bezos again took the mic to reveal a preview glamour shot of Blue Origin's orbital vehicle that will use the company's BE-4 engine, which is currently being designed, to carry people into space, likely for larger-scale industrial, defense or NASA missions. Its "little brother," the BE-3, was successfully used to test launch the company's "New Shepard" suborbital spacecraft in April.
"One day -- I don't know how long this will take -- but one day I look forward to having a press conference in space," Bezos told the crowd in closing. Tags: Crave Sci-Tech Jeff Bezos NASA Space Previous Story Hidden iOS 9 features About the author Eric Mack Crave freelancer Eric Mack is a writer, radio producer, and podcaster based in Taos, N.M., but he lives in Google+.... See full bio Comments More From CNET | SCIENCE & TECH |
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| By combining never-before–released data from energy utilities with public data, UCLA researchers created a database that provides an unprecedented look at the energy-use landscape.
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| The Fox So Cunning and Free Bridezilla The Hornet Mr. Nimoy Smashed Hulk P&O Tricky Dick Art Scott The 6 Million Dollar Mask Dirty Filthy Ape Beware! More masks approacheth. | OTHERS |
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| Ever wondered what it’s like to work at a digital media agency? Well I’m here to shed a little light on it for you.
It’s almost been two months since I started on the graduate scheme at Tug, who offer paid search, search engine optimisation, display and social media to clients. I’ve joined as part of the SEO team.
As a journalism graduate whose experience has so far mostly been in event reporting and a little bit of PR, working in search engine optimisation has been a whole new experience for me. For anyone starting out in SEO I recommend reading the Moz Beginner’s guide to SEO , it will tell you everything you need to know!
Working at an agency means you get the chance to work with a variety of different clients. This is great as it means every day you can be working on something different and you get to learn about a wide range of industries really quickly. Brainstorming new ideas for clients is also a fun part of it as it’s a chance to be creative in coming up with new projects and ways of working.
Obviously when working with all these different clients, you have to be on top of your work and prioritise your time well, something I think my journalism experience has prepared me well for. It’s a fast paced environment but even though everyone works really hard, there’s a great social side to being at an agency too. I mean who can say no to Bangers & Beers on a Friday to start the weekend?
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| I was having a devil of a time finding a pair of Chanel slingback pumps in my size since they are one of the shoes of the season. Thankfully, the Chanel PR team came to my rescue—merci beaucoup, Nadia! | FASHION & STYLE |
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Dockwise operates the largest fleet of specialized vessels in the world: a versatile fleet of 25 semi-submersible, heavy transport vessels of different concepts and ... 看完這艘比航空母艦還要霸氣的船已經很驚嘆,再聽到原產地是台灣後更是大吃驚! 好強的發明!... BOMB01.COM Robert Reich Apple’s hyped unveiling yesterday of two new iPhones and a smartwatch was underwhelming. The watch has a full-color screen featuring multiple sensors that permit notifications, track credit cards and fitness, and can be used to dictate messages or chat with another Apple Watch wearer. But smart phones do many of these same things, so why should people want to do them on a wristwatch? I have some of the same doubts about Google glass. (And Amazon’s Fire is a complete disaster.) A more basic question: With so many large and growing problems in the world – hunger, disease, climate change, homelessness, chronic unemployment – why are America’s leading tech companies, each overflowing with talent and creativity and with hundreds of billions of dollars to spare, coming up with such trivial solutions to non-problems? Oscar Wilde 17小時 · "Superbly premature as the flowering of his genius was, still he had immense development, and had not sounded his last stop. There were great possibilities in the cavern of his soul, and there is something macabre and tragic in the fact that one who added another terror to life should have died at the age of a flower."
-- Oscar Wilde as quoted in Aubrey Beardsley by Stephen Calloway Aubrey Beardsley was born in Brighton, England on this day in 1872. The signals will eventually allow them to determine an exact resting place for the downed Boeing 777. They will then send down a submersible vehicle to plumb the depths of the ocean for the black box. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mh370-hijacked-afghanistan-russian-intelligence-3407468#ixzz2ypOEzfEF
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Brazil’s Retail Scene, Inspired by Vegas By SIMON ROMERO The department store tycoon Luciano Hang is expanding his reach in Brazil, with each new cavernous store an homage to American capitalism. Global Economic Challenges The members of the Group of 20 should share the credit for avoiding the economic abyss, but now they must confront the causes and cures of the financial crisis.
The NYT notes that stock prices were up yesterday as a result, and the LAT points out that consumer spending and pending home sales were on the uptick for the second month in a row. However, economists expect unemployment will surpass 10 percent before the recession ends. If discouraged workers, who have stopped looking for jobs, were included, the current unemployment rate would rise to 15.8 percent. The prevailing attitude in the papers is that utter doom and despair have given way to more tempered feelings: the NYT calls the present job market "dreadful," but less so than "the stomach-churning events of recent months," while the WP says the recession is "pulling away from an economic abyss into a period of steep, but orderly, decline." Classical music A grand vision Jul 5th 2012, 14:59 by V.S. | NEW YORK KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN, a 20th-century German composer who died in 2007, rejected traditional musical forms and often refused commissions, preferring to create his own avant-garde spatial works, which incorporate the physical space as a prime element. One of his more outlandish works is the “Helicopter String Quartet”, an ensemble piece, performed by musicians on four separate helicopters, transmitted via video to listeners on the ground. Its premiere, and sole performance, was in 1995 at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam.
Stockhausen’s other logistically challenging works are also seldom performed. But the New York Philharmonic recently staged “Gruppen” (1957) as the centrepiece of its “Philharmonic 360” programme for its season finale. The piece requires three orchestras, each with its own conductor.
Alan Gilbert, music director of the Philharmonic, found the ideal space for the concert: Park Avenue Armory. Its vast and cavernous drill hall is the size of a football pitch with a soaring barrel-vaulted roof. Since becoming an arts venue in 2007 it has hosted exhibitions and installations, dance, fashion shows and concerts. It is a worthy choice for unconventional classical music—Georg Friedrich Haas’s “In Vain” (2000), an orchestral work played mostly in darkness, was performed there in February 2011, for example—and it is especially suitable for staging the five spatial works that made up the “Philharmonic 360” programme.
The hall was cleverly configured. Several hundred people were seated in a circular area in the centre, surrounding them were three orchestras on separate stages with other listeners seated on rows of rising seats nestled in between. The rich layers of Stockhausen’s “Gruppen” are captivating. Conductors Magnus Lindberg and Matthias Pintscher joined Mr Gilbert, leading one orchestra each. They neatly accomplished the tricky feat of co-ordinating the different tempos and metres—the soundscape was at once cacophonous and beautiful. Stockhausen wrote about the piece: “Whole envelopes of rhythmic blocks are exact lines of mountains that I saw in Paspels, in Switzerland, right in front of my little window.”
For Giovanni Gabrieli's "Canzon XVI" (1610), the hall worked like an acoustic replica of a baroque cathedral. The glorious fanfares echoed through the cavernous space from the brass players stationed in clusters across the three stages. Polyphony (music with multiple melodies) is also a major component of Pierre Boulez’s “Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna” (1974), for which the orchestra was divided into eight groups, each with colourful percussion elements such as tabla (Indian hand drums) and Japanese wood blocks. Mr Gilbert, standing on a podium in the middle of the circular seating area, conducted the kaleidoscopic work, a collage of luxuriantly textured sounds. A serene rendition of Charles Ives’ “Unanswered Question” (1906) also charmed listeners with the reverberant acoustics of the hall.
A piece from Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” (1787) fared less well. The first act finale fit the bill because of its spatial elements—the scene takes place at a ball with three different dance bands—but despite the talented singers wandering through the audience as they performed, wearing white dresses and extravagant white wigs, the effect was underwhelming. Their voices were swallowed by the huge space and co-ordination problems between soloists and the ensemble resulted in an un-Mozartian mess.
Mozart aside, the imaginative programme worked brilliantly. Listeners have long complained about the drab acoustics of Avery Fisher Hall, the Philharmonic's permanent home. On this occasion, the Park Avenue Armory proved an acoustically fertile space for Mr Gilbert's vision.
New Sphere in Exploring the Abyss By WILLIAM J. BROAD Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution SEAWORTHY Workers at Ladish Forging drove a press onto hot titanium, transforming it into a cup, part of the personnel sphere for the submersible. Scientists are hard at work on the tiny submarine that will replace the legendary Alvin. CUDAHY, Wis. — The deep is legendary for inky darkness. William Beebe, the first person to eye the abyss, called it perpetual night.
The darkness is matched by the intense pressure. Four miles down, it amounts to nearly five tons per square inch. That is too much even for Alvin, the most famous of the world’s tiny submersibles, which can take a pilot and two scientists down to a maximum depth of 2.8 miles. But a new submersible is being built here, and even the process of construction seems a rebuke to the darkness. The work lighted up a cavernous factory with fireworks on a recent visit. Hot reds and oranges burst into showers of spark and flame as blistering metal began to yield to the demands of the submersible’s design. 小說Catch- 22首章 中 連用 cavernous 3次形容 口 眼 頰
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cavern Syllabification: (cav·ern) Pronunciation: /ˈkavərn/ Translate cavern | into German | into Italian | into Spanish noun a cave, or a chamber in a cave, typically a large one. used in similes and comparisons to refer to a vast, dark space:the dark cavern of the main performance hall rouses me from the cavern of sleep Origin: late Middle English: from Old French caverne or from Latin caverna, from cavus 'hollow'. Compare with cave1 cavernous Syllabification: (cav·ern·ous) Pronunciation: /ˈkavərnəs/ Translate cavernous | into German adjective like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere:a cavernous warehouse giving the impression of vast, dark depths:his cavernous eyes cavernous (kăv'ər-nəs) adj.
Filled with caverns. Resembling a cavern, as in depth, vastness, or effect: a cavernous yawn; cavernous echoes. Anatomy. Filled with cavities or hollow areas; porous. cavernously cav'ern·ous·ly adv.
[形] 1 ほら穴のような;大きくて奥行きの深い. 2 〈目・ほおなどが〉くぼんだ. 3 〈音が〉ほら穴から出るような, うつろに響く. 4 すき間だらけの;多孔質の, 海綿状の. cav・ern・ous・ly [副] sub・merse ━━ vt. =submerge.
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| Fitness Kitchen LA Launches New Website Los Angeles, CA –September 8, 2015: Fitness Kitchen LA, a heathy meal delivery service available in the Southern California area, announces official brand relaunch including an updated meal program with à la carte options, a soon to come vegetarian plan and an updated user friendly website. The delicious and nutritious chef-prepared delivery service offers a variety of plans to choose from. Based on a users’ health and fitness goals, options include the newly renamed base plans: Trim, Maintain and Train. These plans all include four meals per day which vary in portion to accommodate the specific plan. Additionally, Fitness Kitchen LA now also offers an à la carte menu as well as the new and improved VIP custom program. The à la carte option offers users the opportunity to pick and choose which meals they would like delivered to them. A majority of the à la carte options are also available for purchase at various Earthbar locations in Los Angeles as well as at Body Energy Club in Hollywood. The new VIP Custom option gives members a more tailored plan based on their own personal needs, ideal for those with any dietary restrictions. All menu items from Fitness Kitchen LA are specially created and prepared by nutritional consultant Tom Nelson and the culinary artistry of Chef Marieno Iorieo. Together, Chef Marieno and Tom Nelson create delicious meals that combine lean proteins, complex carbohydrates, healthy fats, ample portions of vegetables and fresh fruit to reach the health and fitness goals of each meal plan. Fitness Kitchen LA works exclusively with the freshest local, high quality ingredients in Southern California. These ingredients are featured in savory menu items that may include: Pumpkin Protein Pancakes with Coconut Butter Cream & Sautéed Apples. Turkey with Arugula, Cherry Tomatoes & Asparagus with Sesame-Orange Vinaigrette, and Grilled Top Sirloin with Walnut “Cream” Sauce & Roasted Vegetables. “We are excited to offer our new, and existing customers with a brand new Fitness Kitchen LA experience. In addition to our site getting a makeover, we have updated our meal plans and now offer an à la carte option. Our new site’s layout is more efficient and will make finding meal plans, menu items, and other information even easier,” says Tom Aaron, co-founder of Fitness Kitchen LA. The new Fitness Kitchen LA website makes finding meal plans, menus and delivery information more accessible. Members will also be able to create their own user profiles with the ability to update their account, make payment changes, or include special instructions with one click of the mouse. For information on carrying Fitness Kitchen LA’s delicious and nutritious grab-and-go menu at your retail location please contact [email protected]. For more information about Fitness Kitchen LA, visit FitnessKitchenLA.com, Like Fitness Kitchen LA on Facebook, follow @FitnessKitchenLA on Instagram and @FitKitchenLA on Twitter, For media requests please contact Alyssa van Hinte at Stanton & Company at [email protected]. ### About Fitness Kitchen LA: Fitness Kitchen LA delivers delicious, nutritious chef-prepared cuisine, including custom meal plans, and à la carte options, and catering services. The expert team at Fitness Kitchen LA combines their knowledge of nutrition, fitness and gourmet cuisine to create the most nutritious meals to support a variety of wellness goals. Posted on: September 9, 2015
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| Liverpool are thought to be keen on bringing outcast Manchester United ‘keeper Victor Valdes to the club, according to the Daily Star .
The 33-year old shot stopper is out of favour with the Red Devils after falling out with manager Louis van Gaal.
He only joined the Old Trafford side back in January but has been left out of the club’s Premier League and Champions League squads for the season.
The former Barcelona bastion saw a move to Turkish side Besiktas break down over the summer.
Now, it is reported that Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is considering luring the player to Anfield, to provide competition for first-choice net mind Simon Mignolet.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has also been linked with making a move for the World Cup winner, with goalkeeping concerns of his own,
Thibaut Courtois sustained a knee injury earlier this month, leaving only Asmir Begovic and Neil Blackman as options between the sticks. | SPORTS |
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| 1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Change the way you think.
8. Release your children when they become adults, its their life now
9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay cheque.
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| SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 15, 2015 /satPRnews.com/ — Blue Shield of California Foundation today announced more than $4.4 million in third-quarter grants aimed at advancing healthcare and domestic violence services for the most vulnerable Californians. The funding — which brings the Foundation’s 2015 giving to more than $22 million — includes a new initiative that will facilitate collaboration between government and private charitable funders with the goal of improving the health of targeted, high-need populations across the state.
“This emerging concept, known as ‘Accountable Communities for Health,’ has the potential to transform health in California ,” said Peter Long , PhD, the Foundation’s president and CEO. “This initiative will harness the resources, talents, and priorities of public and private stakeholders to improve health outcomes at the population level.”
Accountable Communities for Health (ACHs) are designed as an alliance of healthcare Provider s, public health agencies, community-based organizations and social service Provider s whose goal is to collectively improve patient outcomes, while also reducing health d ISP arities and costs. California’s ACH initiative, which is part of the California State Health Care Innovation Plan, aims to create ACHs in six communities throughout the state. Blue Shield of California Foundation supports this effort in partnership with the California Health and Human Services Agency, the California Department of Public Health, and three other philanthropic funders.
In total, the Foundation announced 26 grants this quarter to help address and prevent domestic violence, advance coverage solutions for the remaining uninsured, and integrate behavioral health into primary care settings across the safety net.
A full list of Q3 awards can be found here .
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Blue Shield of California Foundation is one of the state’s largest and most trusted grantmaking organizations. Our mission is to improve the lives of all Californians, particularly the underserved, by making health care accessible, effective, and affordable, and by ending domestic violence. For more information visit: www.blueshieldcafoundation.org | COMMUNITY & LIFESTYLE |
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| SUNNYVALE, Calif. , Sept. 11, 2015 /satPRnews.com/ — VITEC, a worldwide leading Provider of powerful digital video solutions, invites you to visit VITEC Booth 7.G16 to see a live demo of the industry’s only completely portable IP streaming solution for HEVC/H.265 video September 11th-15th 2015 at RAI Amsterdam.
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MGW Ace – The First Portable HEVC Encoder: At IBC2015, VITEC will be demonstrating its innovative MGW Ace HEVC Encoder, the industry’s first 100-percent hardware-based HEVC/H.265 portable streaming appliance. MGW Ace brings the power of HEVC compression into the field with a small footprint, power efficient appliance that delivers broadcast quality low latency streams at up to half the bandwidth utilization of legacy H.264 solutions. Equipped with a wide selection of I/Os MGW Ace is the answer for any video broadcast and contribution requirement within settings such as live news broadcasts, sports venues, or government and Military video applications . Advanced features include Zixi™ Error Correction technology and KLV/STANAG metadata processing for ISR missions.
MGW D265 Portable HEVC Decoder: Also being shown for the first time at IBC is VITEC’s portable HEVC decoding appliance, MGW D265. The broadcast-grade IP decoding appliance decodes real-time HEVC/H.265 streams anywhere, anytime. The appliance features a rugged portable design suitable for field use or stationary applications. With backward compatibility for legacy MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 H.264 IP streams – the MGW D265 can be used to receive streams from VITEC’s HEVC encoder or as standalone decoder for any IPTV or Full-Motion-Video application. Powered by the Zixi™ technology for both HEVC and H.264 – MGW D265 assures error-free playout of IPTV streams over public Networks .
EZ TV IPTV System : At IBC2015, VITEC will be showcasing its award-winning EZ TV IPTV System , which allows any facility to deliver live, on-demand, or recorded video over their existing IP infrastructure. Using the EZ TV Web Portal, administrators can easily create, manage, and distribute video assets while the solution’s browser-based EZ TV Player uses the market’s most flexible digital video codec to offer CPU-efficient quality playback of IPTV streams across Networks . Now equipped with a new add-on for IPTV settings, the solution easily complements any IPTV deployment with quality and compliance dashboards, as well as instant alerts — ensuring all video, audio, and metadata services are delivered reliably to users.
Focus FS-H50/60/70 — Portable Proxy Recorders: Ideal for sporting events, breaking news, dailies, meeting and training, surveillance, and online video sharing, the VITEC Focus FS-H50/60/70 are versatile, portable H.264 standard and HD recorders for workflows and applications requiring superior video quality and optimized video file size. With a resolution range up to 1080p30 and bit rates up to 8 Mb/s, the three models include composite and analog audio inputs, an HDMI input, and an HD/SD-SDI input, respectively.
Proxsys PX-Series Media Logistics and Archiving Solution: The Proxsys PX-Series Media Server System enables organizations to ingest, archive, and share valuable media assets efficiently and securely, both within an organization and with credentialed third parties. Within a smooth, user-friendly workflow, the Proxsys PX-Series provides the functionality and features required to safeguard high- and low-resolution video as well as images, audio, and typical “office” files such as word documents, pdf’s, spreadsheets and more. At IBC2015, Proxsys V.8 will be unveiled featuring a new Proxsys Custom User Interface (CUI). In V.8 it will now be possible to integrate the full Proxsys functionality onto a customer’s Website, creating a seamless workflow with a familiar look and feel compatible with the customer’s corporate identity.
Extensor SDI4Mosaic — 4K Mosaic Generator: The Extensor SDI4Mosaic is the simplest way to connect up to four SDI feeds on a single mosaic d ISP lay. SDI4Mosaic converts a 4K HD-SDI video source to a standard HDMI monitor. SDI4Mosaic automatically creates a mosaic of up to four video channels and d ISP lays on compatible monitors. It also allows the comparison of two video channels and d ISP lays them in various layouts. The OSD Status gives all status information super-imposed directly on the video output signal.
MGW Sprint and MGW Portable Encoders — Zero-Delay Streaming: VITEC’s video innovations will also be shown with a live demo of its MGW Sprint – the world’s fastest MPEG-4 H.264 HD encoder/decoder appliance. With the ability to encode, stream and decode HD content up to 1080p06 in under 1 frame of latency , the professional-grade IPTV device enables IP delivery of the most complex imagery point-to-point (unicast) or point-to-multipoint (multicast) — with Delano visible delay glass-to-glass matching the latency of any hardwired uncompressed video System . Also on d ISP lay will be VITEC’s full line of MGW portable encoders including Premium, Nano, Nano TOUGH, and Pico, all of which now support Zixi error-correction technology.
“At VITEC, we are constantly striving to give our customers the highest quality, cutting-edge IP digital video solutions, from encoding and streaming to media logistics. This IBC, we will be demonstrating our newest portable encoding, IPTV, and decoding solutions — featuring the multi-award-winning MGW Ace portable HEVC encoder and its counterpart the MGW D265 IP decoder,” said Philippe Wetzel , CEO of VITEC . “Visit our booth for a live demo of the industry’s only completely portable IP streaming solution for HEVC/H.265 video.”
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| “Brantelid's feverish energy, tonal and textural range add something new. The Andante has a glistening innocence, while the sense of rough, spontaneous dance in the finale pulls the music closer to its roots. That feisty quality ignites the Scandinavian Suite of [Grainger]...Nielsen's poignant Op. 21 song 'Just bow your head, oh flower' is an inspired encore. Blink and you could be sitting in a sunny wooden parlour in Funen, Denmark.” --BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015 *****
“Hugely recommened.” --Gramophone, May 2015
After a meeting in 1906 in London, Grainger visited Grieg in Bergen the following year, only two months before the older composer passed away. The Danish-Swedish cellist Andreas Brantelid and his Norwegian chamber music partner Christian Ihle Hadland now turn to a programme of cello works by the two composers, opening with Grieg’s celebrated Cello Sonata. They also include less well-known pieces, however, such as the composer’s arrangement of the Allegretto from his third violin sonata, and an Andante con moto intended as part of a never completed piano trio, in which they are joined by the violinist Lars Bjørnkjær. Discovered after Grieg’s death, the piece would have to wait more than 70 years before receiving its first performance. “Brantelid is certainly virtuoso - try the cadenza-like passages and, indeed, the Allegro finale of the Sonata in general. He also finds a lovely colour for his instrument as it imitates the Halling-style fiddle leading the dance. But he never swamps the essential melodic simplicity of the music with misleadingly compensatory colour. Hugely recommened.” --Gramophone, May 2015 | CULTURE & ARTS |
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| INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — 14 years later, the pain from a day that will live in infamy could still be felt as people paid their respects at a 9/11 ceremony downtown.
The night started in good spirits at the 9/11 Memorial site off Ohio Street where two beams from the World Trade Center stand.
Many people were taking pictures by the memorial and having conversations.
But once the bagpipes started playing, signifying the beginning of the ceremony, a serious yet respectful feeling came over the crowd.
People stood with their hands on their hearts for the national anthem and Pledge of Allegiance.
Following that, Mayor Greg Ballard and Fire Chief Ernest Malone both gave short speeches. The guest of honor for the ceremony was retired Lt. Colonel Richard Sprunk.
He was in the Pentagon the morning of 9/11 but luckily wasn’t near the area hit by the plane.
He talked about the pain of knowing he survived while others died, but also how the tragedy brought the country closer together.
“If we want to truly honor and remember that day, every day, then let us learn from the passengers of flight 93 who from all walks of life banded together because they loved their country more than their own self and mercy more than their own lives,” he said.
Next to the memorial site is Fire Station 13 for the Indianapolis Fire Department. We asked one fire fighter what it’s like knowing so many first responders died doing their jobs on 9/11.
“If somebody else is willing to make that sacrifice for their fellow man, fellow human being, you know I always want to give 110 percent and give the same way,” said firefighter Brad Morris.
Before the ceremony, a motorcade of Harley Davidson motorcycles rode in to join the crowd. Afterwards, a vigil was held with people of all ages holding candles. | CULTURE & ARTS |
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| Airwheel Electric Scooter without seat Helps Cast Away Pain of Lost Love
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Notas de Prensa en Ingles Comentarios desactivados en Airwheel Electric Scooter without seat Helps Cast Away Pain of Lost Love 08, September 2015: Life is full of ups and downs. Whether it is good or not depends on the attitude towards life. Whoever is determined to live a dark life, sunshine will never cast on him. However, once he makes up his mind to change the table, he can lead a totally different life then. Jean broke up with her boyfriend a few weeks ago, for which she felt so heartbroken and frustrated that she locked herself at home all the time. She did nothing but ate a lot while lying on the sofa. She put on 10 kg only after two weeks, making her look extremely terrible. Later on, her friend came to see her and had a talk with her, asking her to stop living like that. She took the advice and then decided to go out and lose weight. Accidentally, she saw the introduction of Airwheel electric scooter online. This transport is said to be a practical vehicle for commutation and exercising. Given that her bicycle happened to be broken, she bought the twin-wheeled scooter Q5 then. After receiving the product, she spent only 10 minutes learning how to steer the transport downstairs. Thereby, she changed her clothes and went out for ride with the Q5. Since the self-balancing scooter is completely controlled via body movement, there is no handle for the vehicle. Jean stretched out her arms and felt the breeze across her body. At that moment, she felt the peace that she never had. Life could be so relaxing and free. From that day on, she would have a ride every evening. Because she has to stand on the vehicle and keep twisting her body so as to steer the vehicle, to her surprise, she lost 5 kg within 10 days. With the help of Airwheel self-balancing scooter, Jean’s pain from the lost love has been cast away then. For Media Contact:
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| On the other hand, the computer games were nice. It’s putting the ultimate hunter against the ultimate beast. I guess that’s why the matching is so popular. | ENTERTAINMENT |
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| PS Audio has announced that the company is lowering the price of its tiny, entry-level integrated amplifier, the Sprout. As of September 18, the price has dropped from $799 to $499. The company explains that it designed the Sprout to attract younger audiences, to be a "simple, elegant solution for music lovers to play their tunes from records, CDs, and smartphones." PS Audio feels the new price point will more effectively target those shoppers. You can learn more about the Sprout here. From PS Audio
Last year veteran audio manufacturer PS Audio introduced Sprout, a small integrated amplifier designed to appeal to entry-level buyers and attract younger enthusiasts to audio. CEO Paul McGowan felt this step into untested waters was needed to help specialty audio survive and grow. "Sprout was a hit with our customers, but it wasn't a home run with the target audience," said McGowan. "We haven't made as much headway into the new market as we'd hoped, and we've seen that for entry-level consumers, $799 was just too expensive. "Building Sprout was a leap of faith on our part, and required a major investment that we've repaid, paving the way to restructured partner pricing. To us, and our dealers, developing the future of our industry is far more important than maintaining standard margins. So, to make Sprout accessible to even more music lovers, we're cutting the price to $499. Sprout was a bargain at $799; at $499, it's a total no-brainer." Sprout was designed by Sales Director Scott McGowan to be a simple, elegant solution for music lovers to play their tunes from records, CDs and smartphones in today's smaller homes. "I designed Sprout to be for Millennials and 30-somethings like me," said Scott. "Houses are smaller these days--perfect for Sprout, but unfortunately, so are incomes. We expect Sprout will get into a lot more homes at $499." The $499 price is a permanent change, not a promotional special, and goes into effect September 18. Sprout at $499 is the same little giant that received rave reviews and appeared on magazine covers. Sprout hasn't changed--just its price, and for the better! Sprout is available direct from the PS Audio website, from dealers, and from many distributors. Price may vary in overseas markets. Additional Resources
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The starting rotation for the Boston Red Sox stinks. That was the narrative entering the season when the team rolled out what seemed to be a collection of middle of the rotation starters. There was no ace to anchor the staff, but they defiantly pushed forward as if they didn’t need one. Well we know how that worked out. Not only could they have used a more reliable option at the top of the rotation, but the five guys that started in the rotation performed below the low expectations we had for them. Justin Masterson was released, Joe Kelly was temporarily demoted to the minors and Clay Buchholz predictably couldn’t stay healthy. When we pick up the pieces of this shattered staff to look ahead at what’s left for the Red Sox to count on heading into next season, it may not be as bad as you think.
More From Editorials/Analysis9/23 - MLB Standings Watch: Red Sox fighting to avoid last place9/22 - Pitching is night and day for Red Sox starters Henry Owens, Eduardo Rodriguez9/22 - Patience with Bogaerts pays off for Red Sox9/21 - Red Sox Preview: Chance to climb out of last place against Tampa Bay Rays9/21 - Red Sox Strut: The two rook strut It starts with youth. The failures of some have given opportunities to others, as Eduardo Rodriguez and Henry Owens made their debuts this season. The pair of rookies have each struggled with consistency at times, because that’s what young pitchers do, but they have also shown flashes that remind us why scouts have always raved about their potential. Expect them to be significant cogs in next year’s rotation. The Red Sox handed Rick Porcello a massive contract extension before he ever took the mound for them in a regular season game and it didn’t take long for him to make them regret that decision. Porcello has been a disaster this year, posting a losing record (8-14) and an ERA that still hovers north of 5.00, proving once and for all that paying a pitcher like an ace doesn’t automatically make him one. Yet Porcello may not be a lost cause after all. He seems to have figured some things out during his hiatus on the disabled list and has come back as a new and improved version of himself. Or at least one that resembles the pitcher Boston thought they were getting. Porcello owns a 2.98 ERA in six starts since his return, down from the brutal 5.81 ERA he had at the time he was banished to the DL. His strikeout rate is up from 7.22% to 8.93%, while his ground ball rate has risen from 43.2% to a 52.5% rate that is more in line with his career average. He’s also walking fewer batters (1.91 BB/9, down from 2.12) and allowing fewer home runs (0.85 HR/9, down from 1.57) since his return. Is this a small sample-size mirage or a sign that Porcello has fixed the mechanical flaws that derailed his season? He may never live up to that contract, but the Red Sox can at least feel more comfortable keeping him in the rotation if he continues to pitch the way he has over these last six starts. Wade Miley may end up as nothing more than a back of the rotation innings eater, but he’s been doing just fine in that role. He leads the team in innings pitched and should end up just shy of 200 this season. His 4.34 ERA won’t excite anyone, but he’s actually pitched better than that number suggests. His 3.70 FIP is 12th in the league, putting him a tick ahead of some guy named Felix Hernandez. More from BoSox InjectionNew home for PawSox dead – or is it?4h agoMLB Standings Watch: Red Sox fighting to avoid last place1d agoRed Sox, Hanley Ramirez Meet To Talk Activation Date1d agoRed Sox Recap: Henry Owens implodes after four perfect innings in 5-2 loss vs Rays1d agoPitching is night and day for Red Sox starters Henry Owens, Eduardo Rodriguez1d ago Speaking of calculating a pitcher’s ERA based on factors independent of the defense behind them, Kelly’s 4.18 FIP is much easier to swallow than his 4.82 ERA. He’s actually tied with Jeff Samardzija for 25th in the league in that category. Kelly’s season got off to a bumpy start, but he’s another member of this rotation to straighten himself out after taking some time off. Soon after returning from a mid-season demotion to Pawtucket, Kelly reeled off 8 straight wins before being shut down for the season. Buchholz is the wild card of the pack. He can look completely lost on the mound at times, while devastatingly dominant at others. His 3.26 ERA this season would have put him 7th in the league if he had enough innings to qualify, while his 2.68 FIP would have been second best behind Chris Sale. The problem is that once again he won’t pitch enough innings to qualify. Buchholz has never made 30 starts in a season and has surpassed 175 innings only once. Fairly or not, he’s been labeled injury prone, while also being prone to dreadful slumps where he can’t seem to get his head in the game. His very affordable $13 million team option means he’ll almost certainly be back, but he isn’t reliable enough to count on to lead the rotation. As long as the Red Sox don’t need him to be that guy, he still has plenty of value. Boston’s rotation has been middle of the pack since the break, which is a drastic improvement over how they performed in the first half. Some of that is progress made by pitchers that had been performing well below what they are capable of, but this improvement also coincides with the Red Sox upgrading their outfield defense by giving Jackie Bradley an everyday spot and removing Hanley Ramirez from the equation. This aligns with why several Red Sox starters have an ERA significantly higher than their FIP. Perhaps the solution to upgrading this pitching staff has been improving the defense supporting them. The Red Sox still need to find a reliable front line starter, through free agency or trade, to lead this staff. After that they may not need much more help, as the pieces they already have are better than their stats make them appear to be on the surface. Stay connected with BoSox Injection
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| The Lancome Mes Incontournables de Parisienne Multipalette for Fall 2015 is a new and elegant palette for eyes and face that includes four gorgeous eyeshadows, blush, highlighter, three brow shades, and 2 dual sided eye and brow brushes for application.
What makes this limited edition palette special is the gorgeous compact it comes in. The leather-like design has an elegant buckle gracing the front and the black casing almost gives this a Dior-like look and feel! It’s quite an elegant (and pretty expensive) piece from Lancome.
The Lancome Mes Incontournables de Parisienne Multipalette for Fall 2015 is $95 and available now exclusively at Nordstrom.com.
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