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Seifer, Yeats, Zwierzynski & Gragg, LLP's practice focus is generally civil and commercial law, including counsel and advice, transactional work, dispute avoidance and resolution, and litigation in state and federal courts and before local, state, and federal administrative tribunals. Approximately 85% of our daily practice is in the field of public and private construction and design law. In fact, we are commonly recognized for our work in these areas, as demonstrated by two of our attorneys serving as Chairs of the Oregon State Bar's Construction Law Section and another currently serving as the Chair-elect. We also have significant practice and experience in commercial real estate law.
The nature of our practice has shaped our philosophy of service. Most of our clients are local or regional businesses actively working in an incredibly competitive industry. They count on our firm not just to provide excellent legal service on specific projects, but also to manage their day-to-day legal needs.
Therefore, we are highly responsive, prompt, and successful, yet assure that the associated costs are controlled. Wherever practical, we negotiate and mediate cases to achieve a settlement in a timely and cost-effective manner. When a fair and equitable resolution cannot be achieved, we aggressively pursue proper remedies for our clients through the litigation process. We believe this philosophy is proven by demonstrated results.
Construction Law
Our firm works with contractors, owners, developers, architects, engineers, construction managers, subcontractors, and suppliers across the construction and design industry. We have worked on major public and private construction projects across North America, including airports, convention centers, factories, stadiums, schools, industrial facilities, office buildings, shopping centers, high and mid-rise condominiums, apartment buildings, and other public buildings. We assist our clients from contract formation through project buyout and administration and, when necessary, in mediation, arbitration, and litigation. Additionally, we assist owners and designers in procurement, public bidding, and proposals. We even wrote the book on the topic—our firm edited and authored several chapters of the Oregon State Bar's Construction Law practice guide. Whether you are using AIA, EJCDC, or project-specific forms, our experience allows us to recognize and allocate the risks associated with construction.
Construction Liens and Bond Claims
From its inception, construction lien and bond claims have been a fundamental practice area at our firm. We possess a considerable level of specialized knowledge that allows us to ensure that lien and bond claims are properly perfected and foreclosed or to identify deficiencies to avoid improper claims. We also work with contractors and owners during construction to ensure that appropriate project administration occurs to avoid unexpected liens and claims during closeout. While prosecuting or defending a construction lien claim is a technical undertaking, we possess the experience to identify the best course of action to avoid and promptly resolve these disputes. Our extensive experience in this area has led to our attorneys frequently writing materials and speaking on the topic, including co-authoring the chapter for the Oregon State Bar's practice guide.
Bid Disputes and Protests
Seifer, Yeats, Zwierzynski & Gragg, LLP has successfully represented contractors in literally hundreds of bid disputes and protests with local, state, and federal governmental agencies. Bid protests involve quick decisions with meaningful effects on the bottom line; large projects can be lost or won in very short time spans. We understand the process and time constraints associated with bid disputes. Our familiarity with the construction industry allows us to quickly and efficiently analyze the likelihood of success with a bid protest and, when warranted, to timely prosecute a protest that preserves our clients' rights to be awarded work under a public contract.
Insurance Law
Seifer, Yeats, Zwierzynski & Gragg, LLP, is well versed in all types of insurance and has substantial experience with commercial general liability (CGL) policies, owner-controlled insurance programs (OCIP), contractor-controlled insurance programs (CCIP), professional liability, and builder's risk policies. Recognizing the interplay between the industry-standard forms and project-specific endorsements, confirming the intended allocation of loss in contracting and subcontracting, and utilizing insurance to manage project risk is an everyday facet of our practice. We provide strategic coverage advice to clients and represent them throughout the process, often serving as coverage counsel.
Commercial Real Estate Law
Seifer, Yeats, Zwierzynski & Gragg, LLP is a premier real estate firm in Oregon. Our representation extends to all aspects of real estate transactions in virtually every property type and all levels of complexity. These services include real estate development, acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, environmental and hazardous waste, construction, zoning, and land use. Our large and active real estate practice allows us to offer a wide range of expertise to our clients. We represent developers, investors, lenders, and business owners in the acquisition, development, financing, sale, and leasing of real estate.
Government Contracts
Seifer, Yeats, Zwierzynski & Gragg, LLP is recognized as an industry leader in the field of government contracts and procurement. We have extensive experience with the Court of Federal Claims, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and a long history of achieving our client's objectives even in the most complex and difficult circumstances. We have litigated cases involving dams, VA projects, forestry projects, tank projects, dry-docks, dredging, military housing, false claims act cases, and runways. We are proud to serve both large and small businesses in their dealings with the federal government, and each of our lawyers has a strong background in government contracts. We understand how the process works and achieve significant results at costs recognized as a true value.


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An ambitious look at the EU crisesPublished the 18 June 2018 in News by ENLIGHTEN
Since the Global Financial Crisis, the European Union has faced a series of economic and legal crises, including on issues such as banking, taxation, unemployment, austerity cuts, and competition over the rule of law. These entrenched and interdependent issues have pushed the limits of existing European modes of governance and called into question the legitimacy …Read the article
Crises in the European UnionPublished the 28 February 2018 in Events by ENLIGHTEN
This one-day event considers central themes in contemporary EU governance, especially in relation to the consequences of the economic and financial crisis. It does so by focusing on three central cross-cutting themes that allow for a direct conversation between ENLIGHTEN and TransCrisis research that will generate forward-looking insights for the worlds of practice and research.Read the article
Resilience: a documentary by H2020 project EnlightenPublished the 10 November 2017 in News by ENLIGHTEN
The 2010 economic crisis rocked the European project to its core, testing the resilience of its institutions to their limits. The crisis challenged the EU institutions' capacity to absorb disturbance and reorganize while undergoing change so as to still retain essentially the same function, structure, identity, and responsiveness. This documentary explores how European institutions …Read the article
ENLIGHTEN organises its final Agora Forum to discuss research findingsPublished the 3 October 2017 in News by ENLIGHTEN
Next October 9th and 10th, international academics, researchers, policy makers and civil society representatives will gather at the Institut d'études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles for a series of roundtable discussions on the findings of the Horizon 2020 project "European Legitimacy in Governing through Hard Times: the role of European Networks" (ENLIGHTEN). Over …Read the article
#EUEA17 Closing Panel | What Future for Transatlantic Solidarity?Published the 31 May 2017 in Events by ENLIGHTEN
Professors Mario Telò, Richard Higgot, Anne Weyembergh, Karel de Gucht and Alexander Mattelaer shared the panel "What Future for Transatlantic Solidarity: from Geostrategic Partnership to Competition?, a lively discussion on the US-EU relationship in the age of Donald Trump.Read the article


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A foreigner and aging has-been failed punk rocker from Ireland slams our country, which is one of the most generous countries on earth —live on the state-run media, the CBC, just now. Apparently it's "news" because it was on "Newsworld". And very important that we damn well hear it.
A CBC anchor "man" (named Andrew something) simply encourages him along in the "interview"—which was in actual fact not an "interview" by any stretch of the imagination. The anchor simply allowed him—a failed pop band nobody—to lecture us and filibuster for about 7 minutes non-stop about how Canada is failing in its international commitments—which is an outright lie—but the anchor doesn't care about that—he encourages it. When the anchor finally broke in with a question, it was the world's fluffiest softball—even by CBC-on-liberal standards: "So why do you think that is?", he asked the brilliant Bob Geldof, and then let him go on for another five minutes with his "answer", which was of course (and as fully expected by the anchor) nothing more than more slamming of our country —all while the anchor sits there on his butt.
The genius professor and international situations expert Bob Geldof then informed us that they (him and the other genius, "Bono") will be playing a Beatles song (with the words "Boy, you're going to carry that weight a long time") dedicated to our Prime Minister Stephen Harper, which is of course designed to insult him on the international stage, implicitly, and on a personal level. I'm sure the CBC will carry it live.
Personally, I'm on Canada's side. The CBC should wise-up. Then it should be banned.
Geldof "slams" Canada… with CBC's help
Geldof "criticizes" Canada… with CBC's help
- ArriveCan app needs to DEPARTcan (catch the same flight as the state-owned CBCan!) - Friday August 19, 2022 at 1:58 pm
- Liberals' "Canada Child Benefit" program shown to be another govt fail: favors rich rather than poor (!) - Thursday August 18, 2022 at 11:35 am
- New Coke —hold my beer. Here's New Woke. - Wednesday August 17, 2022 at 11:41 am


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If you enjoy playing video games, you may or may not have tried finding a gaming chair. If you want to consider yourself a serious gamer, there are five reasons why you should buy a gaming chair for yourself.
One of the main reasons you should buy a gaming chair is because it introduces you to the full action of the video game you are playing. You can easily buy the best gaming chairs in Australia & fast shipping services.
This is achieved through the use of stereo speakers and a vibrating interactive monitor. You will literally feel in the middle of what you are playing.
When buying good quality gaming chairs, they often have leg extensions and provide great back and neck support. This of course also includes rock movement, which will help you find mobility.
However, there are plenty of seats out there that have stabilizers for when you need more stability than mobility. You can actually enjoy yourself sitting on a nice gaming chair.
If you pick up a high-quality chair, you'll find that it is perfectly angled and equipped with many accessories that you can use to hold the remote control or even the keyboard or steering wheel, for example.
This makes it a great place to sit when you're planning on playing video games for any length of time. You'll find many video game chairs that have cup holders so you don't have to knock down your rug or someone else's carpet with a fun moment in your game.


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16-22 September 2013 is National Cupcake Week here in the UK. National Cupcake Week aims to promote the popularity of cupcakes and it supports Clic Sargent, a charity for children with cancer.
I'm not making any cupcakes this coming week, but I thought I would share a few of the cupcakes I've made since Cakeyboi started – one for each day of the coming week.
Firstly, one of the first cupcakes I made here on Cakeyboi – Chocolate Cola Cupcakes. The flavour of cola really works well with chocolate, especially in these cupcakes and their frosting. Always go for full-fat cola (as I call it) when making these.
Second up and it's my Disney or Mickey Mouse Cupcakes. These were for the Disney Store in Dundee's 15th birthday. They were vanilla cupcakes with vanilla frosting on top, dyed red(dish) and two mini mallows plonked in. The chocolate cookies in the shape of Mickey ears really topped them off nicely!
Halloween is coming soon, so these Wicked cupcakes are a must for that time of year! The cupcakes were chocolaty with mint flavoured marshmallowy frosting piped high. I then made a witches hat from a Hershey Kiss, a chocolate disc stuck to it – then added a mint matchmaker to look like the witches broom. And if you haven't seen the musical Wicked – you must!
My Red Velvet Snowball cupcakes are different to most red velvet cakes, as they contain no cocoa. This makes the red VERY vibrant. I topped these with marshmallowy frosting and dipped them in coconut, just like a Snowball treat. They are very festive and great for Christmastime.
Another chocolaty cupcake, but this time flavoured with Guinness. These were for St. Patrick's Day. The Guinness really adds a depth of flavour, and if you aren't a fan of the drink, don't worry, you can't actually tell it's there! And the salted caramel frosting is great on any cupcake!
My Disco Bunny cupcakes were a bit of fun for Easter and were a plain vanilla sponge with rainbow sprinkles mixed in, topped with, you guessed it – marshmallow frosting! I dunked the frosted cupcakes into Rainbow Drops, bright coloured little puffs of sweet rice, You could used crushed Froot Loops too here. And I stuck in some foam bananas to look like rabbit ears!
Last, but certainly not least, my Salted Fluffer cupcakecones. They were inspired by an ice cream treat I had whilst on holiday in New York, called a Salty Pimp. They are vanilla sponge, baked in wafer cone cups. I then piped marshmallow frosting high, swirled this with caramel then dusted the top slightly with salt. The cupcakes were then dunked in a chocolate bath, before being popped in the fridge to set. The crack of the chocolate when biting in is very satisfying!
I hope you have enjoyed my wander down cupcake memory lane for National Cupcake Week!
And my Great British Bake Off thought of the week; Ali didn't have a good week, but I think what let him down mostly was the fact he looked like he was trying to be Benny from Crossroads with that green woolly hat on his head! This reference probably doesn't mean much to any of you under 40! So go and Google Benny from Crossroads now!!


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Defenceman Kyle Cumiskey agrees to 1-year contract with Blackhawks
CHICAGO - Defenceman Kyle Cumiskey has agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and is returning to the NHL.
The 27-year-old Cumiskey spent the past two years with MODO of the Swedish Hockey League and had four goals and 24 assists last season. He played in 132 games with the Colorado Avalanche from 2006 to 2011, registering nine goals and 26 assists.
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Otherwise known as UX, user experience is a key component of a website and dictates how users interact both with your business in the digital landscape.
Whether your company happens to be new and localised to a specific town or village, or an institution that is one of the largest in the country, it is key that users and customers are able to easily navigate your website in order to create positive interactions and conversions.
So, what do businesses have to consider when thinking about user experience?
Why is page load speed important?
As the speed in which people are able to access websites increases, user patience is beginning to shorten.
If a page takes more than just four seconds to load, you can expect at least 25% of your users to click off, sometimes forever.
Ensure that your images are optimised, that they are of the right file type, and that your code is as streamlined as possible. Every extraneous piece of code will slow down your website.
Check your page speed loading times using Google's PageSpeed Insights.
What is responsive website design?
Now more than ever people are using mobile phones and tablets to access websites, which means that a site must be able to respond to the dimensions of the screen for which it appears.
A responsive site will automatically adjust itself in order to meet the criteria specified by the device requesting it.
It's also important to note that when Google crawls a website, it is becoming more likely that the search engine will prioritise the mobile version first.
This means that if the mobile version of your website is not up to Google's standards, it might not gain as much exposure in the search result pages (SERPs).
Information architecture
With so many options available, it's important that websites are able to provide information in a simple and navigable way to ensure that users remain on a website.
Information architecture is about organising content so that users can easily understand what is happening on a page and so that they can reach their desired goal in the fastest way possible.


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"It's time for Harry Reid to man up, get in the ring, and pass a budget," Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) said Wednesday at a Capitol Hill press conference featuring several House Republican freshmen.
Ribble, referencing Reid's days as an amateur boxer, said that it was "offensive" that the Senate has not fulfilled its duty to pass a budget.
"He [Sen. Reid] hasn't even been able to pass a budget in 1,000 days," Ribble said. "It's offensive what's going on [over] there."
Other GOP freshmen also railed against Reid's inability to pass a budget in the past several years, most of which Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.
Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said that the obstructionist label often put on the mostly conservative House Republican class by Democrats – including Reid – was false, arguing instead that it was just a tactic to defend Democrats' own unwillingness to take political risks.
West called Reid's refusal to pass a budget "fiscal insanity."
"The American people have to balance budgets in their homes," West said during the press conference. "Our small business owners have to balance budgets to run their businesses. So, obviously, what Harry Reid calls obstructionism – I look at it – he stands for fiscal irresponsibility, he stands for fiscal insanity."
Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) – a member of the House Budget Committee – said that a budget was needed before the government can begin to reduce its deficit spending because a budget was the basic blueprint of government spending.
"We have a massive debt that we're all aware of -- $15.3 trillion in debt right now. There is a bigger problem though than $15.3 trillion in debt, and that is that we have no plan to get out of it," Lankford said.
"We're on autopilot to continue to increase our spending. We have to have a plan to get out of this debt. So while $15.3 trillion is incredibly significant, and 100 percent debt-to-GDP [ratio] is incredibly significant, the bigger issue is there is no significant plan to get out of this.
Lankford said that the country could not wait any longer and needed a plan to begin to dig itself out of debt.
"The simple fact is the Senate has to do a budget, the president has to work with both parties to be able to come to some resolution, because we cannot continue to wait with no plan to get out of this very significant debt that we're facing as a nation."


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No one can deny that the global pandemic has brought huge impact to business world. It is still on going even with how vaccine are started to be distributed all over the world. The impact, shift, and changes are still remained. Ups and downs in business is not something uncommon. The most important thing of it is how to keep your business thriving regardless how rocky your path is. It is not easy but not unreachable.
Building And Managing A Thriving Business With Rocky Path
Innovation. Those who can survive and thrive are the ones who are always willing to innovate. It is because innovation itself is what helped society overcome various big problems caused by the global pandemic. And it will be the thing that can also help business to thrive. One of the major shifts caused by the global pandemic is rapid rise of technology. If you refuse to adapt to the growing trends then you need to be ready to fail.
It is essential for business owners to be willing to try new things. Business itself is not something stagnant. Something can happen anytime regardless of your readiness to face the situation. What you need to do is always be ready to innovate and take action. Experimenting with different methodology and recommended systems of operation can help a lot to run your business steadily during crisis. When you adapt according to the situation, you have ideas to develop.
Don't let your business to be or look fragile. It should stand strong regardless of the situation. Well it sounds easier said than done for some people but when you have this kind of mentality, it helps a lot making the best decision for your business. Identify any factors that can put your business off balance. Hence, keeping track of the trends that can potentially cut your business down help you to take preventive actions. Hence, it is important to create careful planning which include any scenario your business possibly face when crisis happens.
To keep your business thrive, you need to take care of your employees. They are important for your business because they are the backbone of your entire operation. Therefore, you have to prioritize in taking care of them just like how you take care of your own health. Support your employees mentally and emotionally as well because it is just as important. Encourage them to cultivate healthy work-life balance.
To keep your business thrive, you have to sick to the budget. It is not a secret that finance is one of the most crucial things for business to thrive. However, when the road is bumpy, you need to take do extra to ensure your revenue stream still running in. Hence, it is essential for your business to have budget from the beginning. Even if your profit increase rapidly, stay within the parameters of your budget. Then, reevaluate your budget on regular basis. So you will know what adjustments to do to align with your goals and expectations.


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Norfolk, Virginia is a leading public sector user of Business Process Management and the city's IT department has worked for nearly the last decade to develop a strategy for better process automation.
City budgets are severely strained due to economic conditions pervasive in the news for the past year, and at least for the next few quarters this outlook is not likely to change. But Norfolk, Virginia's leader in Business Process Automation, Mary White, says this is a perfect time to improve government services and efficiency by leveraging business process management (BPM) tools.
"We have thousands of paper forms and every one is a potential process to automate," Ms. White said in an interview following her presentation at the Metastorm Global User Conference last week. Spreading this viewpoint to the city's 4,900 other employees, however, has been a major task for Ms. White and her team since launching into BPM in 2002 – one she feels they are winning.
"BPM is considered by many to be an invasive technology, which creates difficulties for technical support staff" White said. But the hope is that process automation will become an end user product, similar to how employees across all departments create and share Excel spreadsheets. "The hardest thing is changing the perception that IT owns BPM …it's a paradigm shift."
One of early accomplishments of the Metastorm BPM® software was automating building permits. Before implementing the technology, Norfolk took nineteen days to approve permits. After implementing the BPM solution service delivery dropped to three days. This process was so successful, that it was sought after and shared with other cities. Norfolk has now automated processes in departments as varied as finance, law enforcement and human resources. In addition, they have automated interfaces with systems such as Peoplesoft, AMS Advantage and Sungard HTE using Metastorm's BPM software. Several projects are in the queue throughout the city's operations, with an increasing number of processes being developed for customers outside the traditional oversight of IT.
When the budget cuts hit, however, Ms. White said the cliché of "doing more with less" became the only option. This was the intent of the permitting project. The year prior to automation, the city processed about 30,000 permits for housing and construction last year and that number was expected to go up to about 48,000 that same year. "When people asked, 'Can I have this?' that's how I know we've grown to another level," said Ms. White. "Yet to have this influx of interest at a time when budgets are strained, and every expense is under scrutiny, is unfortunate." BPM is designed to be the solution for times like these.
To address this situation, the group of eAccess & Process Automation BPM team created a framework to guide other departments when developing their BPM strategies. Each project must have:
- A Process Owner – similar to a project sponsor – who will manage process requirements and early deployments
- A Technical Liaison who communicates with the Process Owner and serves as the main point of contact for end user questions
- An IT Support person who is a process automation expert that also coordinates other technical services
This type of management structure partners IT with their customers to take responsibility for their own training, marketing, and documentation of their process automation. Therefore personnel cuts have been less damaging to the city's BPM service delivery. Ms. White also said that BPM automation allows customers to improve protocols so that they don't automate bad practices that impedes business. "They realize BPM is an enabling tool. We're coaching them to design something more quality and accountability into their business flows."
Moving forward, Ms. White says keeping pace with BPM upgrades, as well as supporting technologies like SQL Server, will remain a challenge in this economy. But a planned transition to virtualized servers this year will help free some test environments, allow the IT department to inherit third party upgrades, and hasten process automation.
Four or five years ago Metastorm BPM allowed the city to decrease the wait time for building permits by two weeks. Now, it is helping the city maintain high levels of service delivery in the face of budget cuts and layoffs.
"It's part of ROI that you don't measure in throughput time," Ms. White said of the software. "You're asking people to do five jobs at one time and Metastorm can make it possible for them to actually respond to more workload than they could before."


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25 Nov 2016
You'd think someone who has cooked as many turkey dinners as I have over the years (both Thanksgiving and Christmas for as many as 24 people) would have no qualms about cooking a turkey dinner for three people, but I woke up at 6 to get potatoes into the slow cooker (new recipe) and then sat here checking and rechecking recipes for the three other dishes for the meal -- turkey, stuffing, and Brussels sprouts.
I decided I'd do a cheesecloth wrapped turkey (how can you go wrong with a turkey wrapped in melted butter soaked cheesecloth?) and instead of stuffing the bird, do a dressing, where I just cook it in the oven. I had bookmarked all three recipes (Brussels sprouts, which I have only cooked once before, with pomegranate seeds) but then my computer rebooted itself and I lost the recipes.
So I spent a good deal of time searching the internet for the recipes I had decided on. I got them all printed, but even at that I would be changing them as I cooked. I had decided on a dressing (i.e., not cooked in the bird) with sage sausage -- I never have used sausage before. My mother always used turkey innards to flavor the stuffing, but I've never done that, so this would be an experiment. I also discovered that I had no onions. I ALWAYS have onions. I didn't want to go to the store (if I could find one open), and decided I'd be nice to Walt (who hates onions) for once and cook without an onion. There would be chopped apple and celery and then dried cranberries and toasted almonds (not in the recipe, but something my mother always used).
Around 11 Ned and Marta stopped by on their way to Marta's parents' house for dinner We had a nice visit and then they went over to visit Grandma. About half an hour or so later, it was time to get my mother, but I was at a point where I couldn't leave the kitchen, so I sent Walt. He told me later that Ned was a gem. My mother had decided she didn't feel like coming, but Ned is not to be denied. He told her what a good time she would have got a coat and put it on her, and then guided her out to the car. I didn't know any of that until after we had taken her home again. She was, of course, confused about where she was and asked me many times if this was my house.
Walt made her a vodka tonic, her first in a very long time (she used to have one every night).
I sat there and said to her "You know how you're always telling me you want to get rid of all the crap in your house?" She nodded affirmation. Then I said "Well...look at this" and indicated the crap around the chair where she was sitting.
She told me that obviously she had not done a good job teaching me how to clean house. We laughed. She also tried making friends with the dogs. Lizzie loved it, Polly was having none of it and stood in the hall barking.
She helped me carry dishes to the table, but instead of coming back to get another dish, she took her own dish and started filling her plate, and in the process knocked over my wine glass. I don't think she even realized she had broken it. I kicked myself for putting out my godmother's good crystal (which I acquired when my mother moved to Atria) because I loved the glasses and now only have 3 left. But that was my fault, not hers.
Everything turned out fine, though there was too much, which, of course, was the whole point of cooking myself--leftovers!. I also was disappointed that I had chosen dressing instead of stuffing and next time will stuff the turkey again. Dressing is too dry and crispy. Stuffing is wet and soggy and perfect when added to the dressing that doesn't fit in the turkey to make the perfect combination.
I was also a little disappointed in the Brussels sprouts. They were good, but not as good as I had hoped.
But she ate it all and had a piece of pie...and two glasses of wine. While Walt and I cleared the table, she finally made friends with Polly. Sort of.
She was really tired when we took her home and was probably going to go right to sleep...I would too, if I'd had a vodka tonic and 2 glasses of wine!
It was really a nice Thanksgiving. And after we got home from Atria, we had calls from Jeri and from Tom (and the girls) so we had touched bases with everyone and feel very thankful for a day well spent.
Now I go to sleep, dreaming about the pumpkin pie I'm
going to have for breakfast in the morning, and the turkey sandwich I'll
have for lunch.
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First time activation of the nature park ONFF-0345 Vallée de la Meuse Dave in Marche-les-Dames. This little village is a mark point in Belgian history as the late King Albert I was killed here in a mountaineering accident back in 1934 .
The park is a very closed forest, even no cell phone reception here …
235 QSO's in 3 continents and 32 DXCC, PV8AAS was the best DX and my first South American ever ! Glad to give a new one to all the locals as 40m was pretty good.


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After years of lurches and stops, House and Senate leaders finally struck a landmark pension-reform accord Wednesday that ultimately could shave $160 billion from the state's future pension liabilities and lift Illinois from its status as the least creditworthy state in the country.
But the deal expected to be voted on next week in Springfield sets up a hostile legislative confrontation with public-employee unions that claim the agreement is unconstitutional.
It also runs headlong into the crosswinds of the 2014 gubernatorial campaign, in which Gov. Pat Quinn is poised to grab a huge legislative prize, and one of his top GOP rivals — private equity investor Bruce Rauner — is said to be trying to tube the plan through back-channels.
A series of secret, closed-door meetings involving the legislative leaders that date back to October culminated Wednesday with a deal to reel in annual, cost-of-living increases current and future state retirees get, lower pension contributions from existing employees and hike retirement ages.
"We have a deal," House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, told reporters at about 11:45 a.m. at the Michael Bilandic Building after the latest round in what had been intensifying, daily discussions ended in an agreement.
As late as Tuesday night, some close to the talks expressed pessimism that a deal could be reached before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Labor officials excluded from the talks found out about the eventual Wednesday breakthrough from reporters.
"Unions representing hundreds of thousands of public employees and retirees were not included in the leaders' talks," read a statement issued by the We Are One Illinois coalition of public-sector unions. "If their new plan is in line with what's been reported from earlier discussions, then it's an unfair, unconstitutional scheme that undermines retirement security."
If lawmakers wind up somehow passing a bill next week, they will grant Quinn his No. 1 legislative priority going into what promises to be a bare-knuckles re-election campaign — a contest he's entering in which barely three out of every 10 Illinoisans are satisfied with his job performance.
After Wednesday's announcement, Quinn was quick to place his seal of approval on the deal, which incorporated key elements from summer-long deliberations by a bipartisan legislative conference committee the governor sought.
"When I proposed the creation of a conference committee in June," Quinn said in a prepared statement, "I asked members to draft a plan that eliminated the unfunded pension debt and fully stabilized the systems, and this plan meets that standard.
"We have more work to do," the governor continued. "I look forward to working with the leaders and members of the General Assembly over the coming days to get this job done for the people of Illinois."
Madigan touted the role he, as speaker, played in bringing about the deal and predicted next week's votes would be tight.
"What I can tell you today is that all four leaders have agreed," said House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, after emerging from the talks at the Bilandic Building. "It's going to be a very difficult roll call. The unions will be against the bill.
"But we're going to go to Springfield and, speaking for myself, I'm going to start working today to persuade House Democratic members to vote for the bill on Tuesday," the powerful Southwest Side Democrat told reporters.
At the heart of the deal, which was first reported publicly by the Chicago Sun-Times, are changes to the annual, 3-percent compounding cost-of-living increase retirees now automatically get.
Those increases would be replaced by a new, less generous formula in which only a portion of a retiree's annuity would be subject to compounding, 3-percent increases, while the balance would be non-compounding and tied to the rate of inflation. Whatever a retiree's base annuity is, before cost-of-living increases are added, won't change.
"What we're doing will benefit long-term, low-income workers," Madigan said.
The leaders also wove into the deal what is being called a "COLA pause," meaning that current workers 50 and over would have to go one year in retirement without getting any increase in their annuities. Those under that age could face a cost-of-living increase freeze of up to five years.
In exchange for concessions such as that, existing workers would have one-percentage-point less withheld from their paychecks for pensions.
There also are guarantees that 10 percent of any savings generated by the changes would automatically be diverted to the state's five retirement systems on top of regular statutory pension contributions. If lawmakers ever shorted the systems of what they are owed, the retirement systems would be newly empowered to sue the state to collect those proceeds.
Madigan said that Rauner opposes the deal because of that funding guarantee. A Rauner campaign spokesman said the Republican has serious concerns with what he has seen of the plan.
"Unfortunately, the Springfield insiders have kept Illinoisans in the dark about the details of this bill," said Rauner spokesman Mike Schrimpf. "We've seen politicians do this before, and it is rarely a good sign for taxpayers. Any deal that would rank pension payouts to government union bosses ahead of priorities like education and public safety should cause grave concern and will lead to higher taxes."
Politically, if Rauner is the GOP's nominee for governor, a successfully enacted pension law would deprive him of being able to paint Quinn as ineffective in his dealings with the Democratic-led Legislature. Almost from taking office, the governor has imposed deadline after deadline for pension reform only to be rebuffed by Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.
If the bill passes, it is sure to face an immediate legal challenge from public-sector unions such as AFSCME Council 31, the Illinois Education Association and others seeking an ironclad judicial interpretation of the state Constitution's edict that public pensions won't be "diminished or impaired."
But the speaker said he believes this concept will withstand constitutional scrutiny.
"We've expected there would be a court challenge from the very beginning," Madigan said. "Built into this bill are several items of consideration, where we would say to the court, 'Yes, there would be a change in the benefit level, but other things are being done for the system, such as a guarantee of funding and the ability of the systems to file a lawsuit if the money is not sent over to the systems; a reduction in the employee contributions, which is a consideration for the worker.'"
Three of the four legislative leaders — Durkin, Madigan and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, R-Lemont — spoke with reporters after Wednesday's talks broke up.
Asked why the deal came together now, Radogno said, "It's just the urgency and the sense we really need to get this done …. Every leader had concerns, and we've all accommodated each other."
"Having the leaders, all four agree, is a huge step in the right direction," Radogno said.
Only Cullerton chose to avoid talking about the deal, with an aide explaining that the North Side Democrat had Thanksgiving "shopping" to do.
"The Senate president is going to work members over the next couple of days, over the weekend, to garner support for the package," spokesman Ron Holmes said.
The sales pitch Cullerton must make to his caucus to secure an expected 18 votes will be a challenge, given how the 40-member Senate Democratic bloc put only four votes on a failed, Madigan-crafted pension bill that was similar in scope last May.
"I think it's going to be difficult," said Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, a member of the pension conference committee and supporter of labor's arguments in pension talks. "I'm uncomfortable they didn't have a seat at the table when they're the people who'll be impacted by this."
In conceding that a vote in the House will also be tight, the speaker sounded the part of a football coach.
"We've gotten this far," the speaker said. "We're inside the one, and we're trying to get across the goal line."
But, in a note of optimism, Madigan added, "We might have a better record than the Bears in the red zone."
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from: NewBernMama
to: straightfromthea
date: Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:40 PM
subject: Why so mum?
ATLien,…I am quite surprised at the deafening silence on this whole Phaedra Parks / Angela Stanton crime ring story. What's up with that? Almost feels like major bias. Even if you don't believe the source, shouldn't you at least inform the public of what the allegations are and let them make a decision.
I know you aren't afraid of a little legal action by way of Atlanta's resident High Powered Celebrity Attorney turned Housewife.
What gives?
Love the blog,
Thanks for reaching out NewBernMama!
Here's what gives…
I don't believe what that broad has to say… point blank. period.
Most of you have already read about Angela Stanton's claims about Phaedra Parks being involved in criminal activities, but for those of you who haven't… CLICK HERE.
That being said, I decided NOT to give her a forum on?StraightFromTheA.com?to spread something that I personally don't believe.? Biased… maybe.
VIBE merely gave her a platform because they are the publishers of her book. Betcha didn't know that.
Long story short, Stanton wrote a book called "Lies of a Real Housewife: Tell the Truth Shame and the Devil", which just so happens to be published by VIBE – the same site that just so happens to have?released her monologue/informercials to market her "memoirs".
I watched a few seconds of the video and I have questions…. REAL QUESTIONS about the situation that I want answered before I can "officially" go in, so I personally reached out to Stanton via Twitter to request a one on one.
Phaedra Parks has officially denied Stanton's claims and has washed her hands of the situation, opting to have her attorneys fight the battle.
Just FYI… the book has been published by VIBE as a "memoir"… and contrary to popular belief "memoirs" don't have to be factual.
Remember James Frey? The dude Oprah blasted for "lying" in his memoir on her show?
[READ: Oprah.com The James Frey and the "Million Little Pieces" Controversy… ]
If you recall, Oprah later publicly apologized but only after a few well-known journalists admitted that "memoirs" have some "leeway" in truth.
[Sidebar: Meaning, if I'm psychotic and actually believe that Antwan "Big Boi" Patton is REALLY AND TRUELY my baby daddy like I jokingly write on my site, then when I write "Memoirs of ATLien" and include my "recollection" of our life together with our five kids, it's TRUE beccause that's how I chose to remember it.]
I totally get it now and feel so bad for Phaedra, whose fame is clearly being used by someone she used to know so that they can "get ahead" by using her notoriety.
If you visit Stanton's twitter, you'll notice that she spamming the heck out of people and is clearly on a mission to sell books. ?And she included me in her spamming earlier today. When I inquired publicly when we could chat, Stanton changed the tune from the private messaging you read above.
Now she wants me to buy her book and maybe she'll do an interview…. ie 'f*ck u pay me'…
So unless and until one or both of these broads go to jail… I'm done with this nonsense. ? Unlike VIBE, I don't have a financial interest in this story.


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Ward Wins By a Whisker
Friday, March 31, 2017
Posted by Louise Parkes
McLain Ward's victory with HH Azur in tonight's first leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2017 Final was so smooth that defending double-champion, Switzerland's Steve Guerdat, showered his American opponent with praise. The double-Olympic team gold medallist, who posted the quickest time in 59.27 seconds, explained the course didn't leave riders with a lot of options.
"It was big enough for the first night! In reality there was just a whisker between the top three, I was very fortunate." "We're very lucky to have Santi (Santiago Varela ESP) and Alan (Wade IRL) the two very best course designers here. They put the test in front of you and they're not afraid to put up big fences but they make subtle problems that always have a solution. Nothing tricky, Alan's track always rides smoothly if you solve the test."
It was indeed a close-run affair as runner-up, Sweden's Henrik von Eckermann (35), may well have overtaken him but for a small error between the second and third fences which saw him stop the clock on 59.58. "It should have been seven strides there but I did it in eight, and that was the whisker I think!" he said."My horse is quite green. I started riding her in September when I started running my own yard and she'd only been jumping 1.45m before."
"I'm one of McLain's biggest fans. On the circuit in Florida I like watching him any time", the 2012 Olympic champion Guerdat said, after finishing third with a thrilling ride on the fiery mare, Bianca. "I'm happy with my position and the way my horse jumped. She felt very good but I think we have the right winner. I'm happy for McLain today. We knew he would be the man to beat this week and I hope we have a good fight to the finish!"
The niceties will be a thing of the past by tomorrow evening however, because with tonight's result turned into points, Ward has only a two-point advantage over von Eckermann going into the second competition, while Guerdat is only a single point further adrift.
There's €1,300,000 in prizemoney and the glory of taking the coveted Longines title to be sorted out by Sunday afternoon.
The FEI World Cup™ Jumping series is in its 39th season.
FULL RESULTS can be viewed here
Classification going into tomorrow's second competition can be viewed here
A total of 37 athletes from 18 countries will participate in the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final 2017. The participating countries are: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Uruguay and USA. A total of 875 human and 1,086 equine athletes compete in the FEI World Cup™ Jumping Leagues around the world during the 2016/2017 qualifying season, all with an eye on a place at the Longines Final in Omaha.
Defending champion Steve Guerdat (SUI) is going for his third consecutive Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping title in Omaha (USA).
Course designer in Omaha is Ireland's Alan Wade.
The first FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final was held in Gothenburg (SWE) in 1979, when Austria's Hugo Simon took the title with Gladstone. Simon, who only announced his retirement from the sport recently at the age of 74, was the first rider to win the series title three times.
American riders have taken the title on nine occasions. The last American winner was Beezie Madden with Simon at Gothenburg in 2013.
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Archive for March, 2010
March 24, 2010 Leave a comment
There are things hidden so deep within us that we don't even know them to be there. It's unsettling, to say the least, when they suddenly start showing themselves. But knowing oneself is a first step. Not towards leaving the past behind, but towards integrating it into one's being.
For me, art has always been the vessel that takes me both towards the divine and towards the depths within myself. Even if the journey can be painful at times, I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Categories: Compassion, Fractal Art, Inspiration
March 13, 2010 1 comment
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I'd write something here normally, but looking at the void at the center of both these images just makes me feel that words are unnecessary.
I just can't decide… which one of them do you like most?
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Former Corpus Christi band teacher gets five years for distributing child pornography
A former Corpus Christi ISD band teacher accused of distributing child pornography was sentenced Thursday to five years in federal prison.
Parker Pendergraph, 29, pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography in March, appeared before visiting U.S. Circuit Judge Gregg J. Costa.
In addition to the prison term, the judge ordered he be on supervised release for eight years after his release. During that time, the judge set out several guidelines meant to limit his access to children and the internet. He will also have to register as a sex offender, the judge said.
Before the court, Pendergraph, a former Carroll High School band teacher, apologized to his family and friends for his actions and said the situation was something he never imagined he'd go through.
"I'm going to walk a very straight and narrow path from here on out," he said.
He surrendered to authorities in the courtroom immediately after he was sentenced.
Pendergraph was arrested in February after authorities learned he sent a photo of a naked 14-year-old girl in a chatroom called ChatStep. The chatroom contacted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and verified the image was that of a minor, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.
Authorities linked Pendergraph to the photo and seized several digital devices from his residence using a search warrant. That led to the discovery of the image of the girl uploaded into the chatroom, according to the office.
Law enforcement also discovered more than 500 images containing child pornography and 390 images child erotica.
According to the release, Pendergraph also acknowledged visiting chat sites and " wanting to trade pictures of nude girls."
"He further stated he had seen images of child pornography on his computer for almost a year," the release states.
Pendergraph was hired in July 2015 as an assistant band director at Carroll then was eventually terminated after authorities got involved in February.
More:Corpus Christi ISD band teacher charged with distributing child pornography
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Both prosecution and defense agreed on the five year prison term.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Hugo R. Martinez pointed out in court Thursday the case was unique because of Pendergraph's position as an educator.
"He placed himself around children who were the exact same age of the image he was looking at," Martinez said.
Scott Ellison, one of Pendergraph's attorneys, pointed out his client has no prior criminal history and cooperated with authorities throughout the investigation.
He said Pendergraph is working to learn welding from a relative who practices the trade, as the former teacher understands "he's not going to be a band teacher ever again."
"Basically, he's lost everything," Ellison said.
The judge, in accordance with a request from the attorney, said he would recommend Pendergraph be sent to prisons in Illinois or Maryland that have residential sex offender treatment programs.
"I'm sure you've learned from this," Costa told Pendergraph in court, later adding it seems he's "come to grips with what is happening."
He mentioned the Bureau of Prisons offers work skill and treatment programs and encouraged Pendergraph to take advantage of them.
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Check out some images from photographer Eva Woolridge's "Embrace Your Essence" photo series – a bold project with a purpose: "to photograph what women found beautiful about themselves, thereby moving away from destructive self-criticism," writes Business Insider. The series has garnered much attention since Woolridge's photo of her friend Felicia Taliaferro (the first photo below) went viral on social media. Explaining her inspiration, the photographer states: "I was surrounded by such beautiful women with such gorgeous souls, [But they] sometimes let their light dim because they constantly were trying to fit somebody else's beauty standards." Explore below and CLICK HERE to see more.
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How Do You Reverse a Broken Mirror Bad Luck Curse?
Some believe the curse of seven years of bad luck that results from breaking a mirror can be reversed by burying all of the broken pieces of the mirror in the moonlight. This only works on nights when the moon is visible.
Wear safety gear
Protect yourself from cuts when handling broken glass. Wear protective gloves and shoes, and use a broom and a dust pan to sweep up the broken pieces.
Put the broken pieces in a container
Do not put the broken mirror pieces in a bag, as the glass can cut through the surface. Instead, dump all of the broken pieces in a box or another sturdy container, and close the container.
Dig a hole
Never dig on public property. Choose a location where you have legal access, and dig a hole at night when the moon is shining.
Bury the box of broken pieces
Put the box of glass in the hole and shovel the dirt on top of it until the box is completely covered. Firmly pack the dirt over the box.
Leave the broken pieces alone
If you are unable to bury the broken mirror pieces, leave the pieces where they are for seven hours, then clean up the pieces. Do this only if leaving the broken pieces does not pose a safety hazard.


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2011 Scripting Games Study Guide
The 2011 Scripting Games will be held April 4–April 15, 2011, and will test a variety of commonly required skills for IT pros seeking to automate their production environment. The development of competencies in the areas shown below will help the prospective Games participant to successfully complete the 10 task-based scenarios that make up the 2011 Scripting Games.
More important than competing in an online competition and receiving a certificate (suitable for framing) is the usefulness of the skills represented. These fundamental skills routinely come into play when IT automation is required. Familiarity with these skills will help you become a better Windows PowerShell scripter. In this manner, the 2011 Scripting Games Study Guide is an essential resource to learn Windows PowerShell, whether or not you are competing in the 2011 Scripting Games. (In addition to the resources highlighted here, make sure you also consult the 2010 Scripting Games Study Guide.)
Working with processes is a fundamental skill for nearly anyone who logs on to a Windows computer. Memory management, performance management, and security management often come down to process management. In Windows PowerShell, it is very easy to work with processes to see which resources they are consuming, and to start and stop processes. I have written quite a bit about working with processes from within Windows PowerShell; these articles provide an overview of the breadth of things that can be accomplished using Windows PowerShell. (By adding the Getting Started tag to the view of the articles on the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog, the more fundamental articles are filtered.) If you are just learning Windows PowerShell, see the Scripting Wife article where she learns how to start and stop processes. It is both fun and informative. You may also wish to review some of the Windows PowerShell scripts in the Scripting Guys Script Repository that deal with processes.
If it is important to work with processes, it is doubly important to understand what services are doing on your machine. One reason for this is that while processes show up readily in Task Manager, services have a tendency to hide. I do not mean to impart nefarious intent to them. It is just the way they group in the services host processes that makes them hard to keep track of. Starting, stopping, examining the start order, changing the service account, examining the service host process, examining service dependencies, and changing the recovery procedure are all common service-related procedures. I have written more than a dozen Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts that detail working with services. Some excellent scripts in the Scripting Guys Script Repository illustrate working with services. They are worth careful examination.
Sooner or later, everyone needs to work with files. Even though most user documentation is held in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel files, people who are IT pros often work with plain text files, comma separated value (CSV) files, and occasionally tab separated value (TSV) files. The tasks include reading data in from the file, writing data to the file, and creating and deleting the files. I have written a number of Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts about files in general (using the "Windows PowerShell" and "files" tags reveals nearly 40 articles). A good overview of the process is the How Can I Work with Directories, Files, and Folders by Using Windows PowerShell? The "Windows PowerShell" and "text files" tags reveal around 30 articles that specifically have to do with working with text files by doing things such as updating text, searching for text, and the like. Because this is a fundamental skill, this task has occurred in recent Scripting Games, and the solutions to those events provide extremely valuable information while highlighting come rather clever tips and tricks for working with files. From a beginner's perspective, see The Scripting Wife Redirects Output and Creates a Text File. You also may wish to see some scripts from the Scripting Guys Script Repository that illustrate working with text. In addition, you may wish to look at some scripts that illustrate working with files from a Windows PowerShell script.
If it is fundamental to work with files, it follows that working with folders is also a fundamental skill. In addition to creating and deleting folders, knowing things such as the amount of disk space consumed by folders is essential. No matter how big hard disk drives grow, there is always some application that will grow to consume the available disk space. Put another way is the second law of computing: "The user's demand for disk space will always grow to equal the amount of available disk space plus 10 percent." Details for creating folders, moving files to folders, and deleting folders appear in this series of Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts (the tags are "Windows PowerShell" and "folders"). The Scripting Wife learns about working with special folders in this Scripting Wife article, and her experiences are especially valuable for beginning scripters. There are some really clever scripts in the Scripting Guys Script Repository that illustrate some of the techniques involved in working with folders from a Windows PowerShell script. They are worth a careful reading.
While it is true that many scripts only need to display information in the Windows PowerShell console, it is also true that many times that output needs to go somewhere else. Whether that output is to the console as a table or list, or written to file, sent via email, written to a CSV file, database, Word document, Excel spreadsheet, Visio application, PowerPoint presentation, or sent to a printer, you must deal with output and make the appropriate decisions concerning its use and application. I have written nearly 20 blog posts that talk about displaying output (the tags are "Windows PowerShell" and "displaying output"). These articles cover the gamut from changing the title bar on the Windows PowerShell console to drawing a cat on a fence. Some excellent scripts in the Scripting Guys Script Repository illustrate displaying output. You should review them in your preparation for the 2011 Scripting Games. Wink nudge.
Like it or not, IT pros need to know and understand how to work with Extensible Markup Language (XML). Conceptually, XML is not all that complicated, but the problem for IT pros has always been the lack of good tools to simplify working with the stuff. Developer types have the power and the flexibility of Visual Studio, but IT pros did not have anything until Windows PowerShell. There is XML Notepad, but it is not really aimed at IT pros. However, XML is way more flexible than a simple CSV file in its ability to store structured data, and as the basic tool set in Windows grows increasingly powerful, IT pros will continue to bump into XML. Therefore, now is a great time to begin to look at this stuff, and to get comfortable with parsing it. I have written several blog posts about working with XML from inside Windows PowerShell, and I have also had several great guest bloggers who have dealt with the topic of XML and IT pros. From a beginner's perspective, my post called Is There an Easier Way to Work with XML Files? is a great place to start. One reason it is important to learn about Windows PowerShell and XML is because XML data is often returned from web services. Accessing web services from a Windows PowerShell script is cool because you can easily look up weather for a specific city, or check stock prices from a script.
Using the Internet
Because Windows PowerShell is reliant on the .NET Framework, it is really easy to develop Windows PowerShell scripts that connect to the Internet and accomplish useful tasks. Whether it is using Windows PowerShell to download files from a particular website, or to submit a search string to the Bing web service, the number of tasks that involve connecting to the Internet continues to grow every year. There have been several Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts that talk about working with the Internet from inside Windows PowerShell.
Using Regular Expressions
It was possible to use regular expressions from VBScript. That was something that used to amaze people when I was teaching my VBScript classes years ago. Of course, the regexp object in VBScript was a bit cumbersome and had some of its own quirks, but it was a useful technique. So what is the big deal with regular expressions in Windows PowerShell? Well, for one thing, regular expressions in Windows PowerShell bring complete support for the language. In Windows PowerShell, we now have the same support for regular expressions that the .NET Framework provides. I can work with regular expressions in a C# application in the same manner as I can within a Windows PowerShell script—that is not only way cool, but also extremely powerful. I have written more than a dozen Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog posts that detail working with regular expressions to accomplish some very useful tasks such as parsing telephone directory listings. In fact, the telephone listing article is a great overview of the steps involved in working with regular expressions in Windows PowerShell. Other articles from Regular Expression Week on the Script Center include converting a tab-delimited file into a comma-separated value file, parsing a firewall log for dropped packets, and parsing a firewall log for sent packets. Taken together, these four articles combine to create a great short course in working with regular expressions from within Windows PowerShell.
Local Accounts and Groups
One last thing an IT pro needs to know how to do is to work with local user accounts and groups. In fact, now that we are using Windows NT–based machines at home instead of Windows 9.x machines, even my dear old mom needs to know about local user accounts and groups. (In particular, I need to know that she is not a member of the local administrators group.) This is the point for people using computers at home; they should not be running the computer with a user that is a member of the local administrators group (the principle of least privilege). This is because it is too easy to hose things if one is running with too much power. I have written nearly a dozen blog posts that talk about working with local user accounts and groups. The tasks covered include creating groups, creating user accounts, changing passwords and other related operations.
I would love you to follow me on Twitter and Facebook. If you have any questions, send email to me at email@example.com, or post your questions on the Official Scripting Guys Forum. See you tomorrow. Until then, peace.
Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy


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As I look to Holy Week and the implications it has for followers of Christ, I find it most fitting that in my body I bear weariness and pain. Nights of unease and waking, rising with prayers on my lips and burdens in my heart, I remember that He too, though perfect, knew suffering inconceivable to you and me.
I recognize and bear with honor, though small in comparison the suffering that aches His heart swelling also in mine, as I survey this world still wrought with strife and dishonor. How much better His ways! How much better His purpose and plan, if only we acknowledge with assent!
I look to His life and the good He did so quietly along the way, extending healing Hands to the sick and tender compassion to the sorrowing. I see His humble estate in this ignorant world, though King, they spat upon Him, unknowing.
The good gifts of selfless love and redeeming grace offered to us after so great a cost, may we suffer with such gentleness that His glory is displayed in our lives.


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The future of plastics
Coinciding with the upcoming Chinaplas show is the fifth Plasticity Forum annual conference which takes place in Shanghai on April 27-28. Drawing on the circular economy theme the event gathers leading experts, innovators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, think tanks, government agencies, and investors to share key learnings, experience and strategies around the use and recovery of plastic.
This year's forum will address the latest developments on the use of new materials and solutions that enable use of plastics without the environmental footprint and where opportunities can be created with resource recovery, job creation and waste reduction.
Doug Woodring, Founder of Plasticity Forum comments: "Our theme "Material Solutions for Undervalued Resources" is about finding real, material solutions for plastic recovery and re-use. Plastic recycling is tough to do, because of the different types and the light weight. Only about 10% of all plastic made globally actually gets recycled so this is a massive opportunity. As we begin to think about how to drive a circular economy, this unique forum brings together experts from across sectors to share what they are doing, to discuss how they can work together in more efficient ways, and create opportunities for all parties involved."
You might also find this recent report on plastics and the circular economy interesting.
EMG will once again be at Chinaplas supporting a range of clients, and has also been helping to promote the Plasticity Forum to the local Chinese audience.


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On both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, aviation regulators are working with their 'stakeholders' to give the airline industry relief from pesky noise-abatement procedures. This translates to allowing turns immediately after takeoff, as well as turning arrivals lower and closer to the landing runway. It also means jamming local flights lower so they remain below these designed departure and arrival flows.
The impacted neighbors near London appear to be a few years ahead of U.S. residents in the area of citizen activism. They have numerous airport groups who are creating a steady flow of actions and news stories aimed at stopping airport expansion. Thanks to some insensitive NextGen implementations creating new noise ghettoes, though, U.S. citizens are increasingly speaking up. They have to, to protect their quality of life.
FAA continues to implement new routes without environmental review. In a way, they have to, for this is all part of their 'NextGen' program. FAA has oversold the claimed benefits of NextGen to both the Public and to Congress, because they need Congress to continue approving billions in additional funding. FAA has also made deals with the unions and the airlines, to ensure they will not speak out of line about FAA's NextGen ambitions.
We Don't Need NextGen to Benefit from the GPS Technologies
But FAA is conveniently not sharing the fact that the GPS technologies have been around for decades, and have been practically and routinely used in ATC for more than a decade. Instead, FAA has chosen to 'package' these technologies and present them as a new and costly program wrapped in their carefully-crafted, glossy sales pitch. The program frankly offers no practical safety benefit; the monies approved by Congress and spent by FAA serve mostly to justify excess FAA positions and duties (from headquarters to the regions to the union leaders who spend much of their work time 'collaborating' on committees at each facility) while also propping up a handful of aviation industry contractors. And when they retire, many employees at the top of FAA (and quite a few at the lower ranks, too) will do as their predecessors did: hire into second careers with these same contractors, to richly supplement their already ample federal pensions.
And What Exactly did FAA Use to Buy Airline Silence?
Well, they promised to shave off a few miles (translating to a few million in added airline profits), by removing all environmental restrictions on departures. Hence, the TNNIS departure off LaGuardia, the stressful noise impacts over Laveen and F.Q. Story in Phoenix, and the newly created NextGen noise ghettoes around American's new hub in Charlotte, NC. And, they promised the same lower (and noisier) routes with tighter turns on arrivals, such as the SERFR arrival into SFO.
Fly Up, FAA!!
So, is it any wonder that more people are hating FAA and the airlines with greater intensity? Is there really any surprise that this sign was carried at a recent protest against FAA's NextGen noise?


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451612992976397191.post3248170776589396697..comments2022-03-21T02:26:09.617-04:00Comments on Grand Rapids Pundit: The Rapid Uses Communist-Inspired Logo for Free email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-451612992976397191.post-37039050754037277872011-04-04T07:44:20.000-04:002011-04-04T07:44:20.000-04:00I'm not really surprised.I'm not really email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-451612992976397191.post-34566340400842342962011-04-05T05:03:16.000-04:002011-04-05T05:03:16.000-04:00Once again as in May 2009 it's time for respon...Once again as in May 2009 it's time for responsible common sense people to be heard again. The RAPID yes people with $100k backing are attempting to spread their social agenda on the backs of taxpayers. Look at the master Rapid plan and try to find where they are adding new routes. Thank you to the people in Grandville, Kentwood, Walker, Wyoming to killing this millage in 2009. We need you again! Go to itpwatch.org to see how you can get involved and make public organizations be responsible with our tax email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-451612992976397191.post-86074444072248780902011-04-19T09:09:57.000-04:002011-04-19T09:09:57.000-04:00You're right, nobody else has EVER made a fist...You're right, nobody else has EVER made a fist before! firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-451612992976397191.post-61649525652574293782011-04-22T21:21:28.000-04:002011-04-22T21:21:28.000-04:00VOTE NO MAY 3! And to the admins / web designers o...VOTE NO MAY 3! And to the admins / web designers of this site...please HELP US help voters understand that they need to vote NO on May 3 by posting links to vote-no videos, sites, articles etc. to the Rapid's official facebook page. Daily propoganda is urging people to vote YES...I need your help to try to keep vote-no posts near the top! THANKS!!!! :)email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-451612992976397191.post-24713800734078441332011-04-22T21:39:39.000-04:002011-04-22T21:39:39.000-04:00The clenched fist has also been used by the women&...The clenched fist has also been used by the women's rights movements at the turn of the century, anti-tax protests, Egyptian freedom groups, pro-capitalist groups, anti-censorship movements, etc. Tying the rapid to socialism through this fist is like tying the red wings to nazi germany because both use the colour red. "The fist has become universal, context is now crucial to understanding its meaning." - http://www.docspopuli.org/articles/Fist.htmlAnthony firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-451612992976397191.post-55128926048038179252011-04-23T16:44:43.000-04:002011-04-23T16:44:43.000-04:00Anthony S. DRIVES and he is a paid Rapid Yes orga...Anthony S. DRIVES
and he is a paid Rapid Yes firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-451612992976397191.post-83811415017479599512012-04-26T12:41:53.000-04:002012-04-26T12:41:53.000-04:00What is all this bitterness from? I think you'...What is all this bitterness from? I think you're misinterpreting The Rapids' agenda. A lot of the figures on this site are ...wrong. No one in the public sector profits from these things...maybe private developers who take advantage of them. Either way, when it comes down to it, people need to ride the bus. It's just that simple. Some people can't afford to drive, especially when gas prices are higher. So go read a book or something and chill out. Providing transportation choices actually expands the free market, believe it or not.

This poster is clearly just a play on words and related to the type of music featured at the concert. Trust me. No one is a communist anymore. It's not firstname.lastname@example.com


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New Orleans band doing the hardcore a la early 90's screamo.
Get it on bandcamp.
Get it on bandcamp.
i heard a song on a pirate distribution sampler i got from a band called thou when they were on tour, i really like it, thanks for this cd, do you ever scan artwork, i know its a pain so no biggy.
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I never replied to this but I most of the time do not scan artwork cause it is easily findable on websites like discogs :) However, if you, or anyone else, would request any artwork for any record that I happen to have I would be more than happy to scan it and share it.Delete
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Study Inshad (Nasheeds/Qasidas) with Sheikh Mohammad 'Adel Rayhan.
Sidi Mohammad Adel is our lead singer for the weekly gatherings of dhikr and mawlids in religious circles in Amman, Jordan.
A master munshid trained in the classical tradition who has been singing for over 30 years and has memorized vast amounts of spiritual odes. He learnt traditional singing from his father, Sheikh 'Adel, and from the munshids of Jordan, notably Sheikh Mahmoud at-Tirmidhi and 'Ali 'Akur.
Mohammad 'Adel tours internationally during his annual travels to the UK, Australia, India, and Egypt. He has also performed in Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Syria. With his brother, Abdullah Adel, he has produced two albums: Experiences of Lovers, and The Mantle of Praise.


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Now here is something very special and thrilling for every Mopar fan, as we have these two, greatly restored 1971 Dodge Challenger Convertibles, rolling down the streets and posing on the city square in Helsinki, Finland. For those of you who are following us on regular bases, there is probably nothing new and strange about the fact that this video of these Hemi twins is coming from the north of Europe, because there is a big group of American muscle cars fans and enthusiasts who are collecting this awesome cars.
I'm not going to bother you with many facts and numbers about the cars, as I'm pretty sure there will be nothing new in what I would tell you about it that you do not already know well. in this case, both of these Mopar classics are rolling on huge wheels, and both of them have some serious HEMI Performance V8 motors that makes them roaring like tigers. Just check out the video and admire its beauty – pure Hemi pleasure!


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This 22 June 2019 video from the USA says about itself:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won't Apologize for Calling ICE Detention Centers Concentration Camps
REPRESENTATIVE ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, Democrat-New York, fired back on Thursday at House Republican Leader Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican-California, who had demanded that she apologize for her use of the term "concentration camps".
Read the full story by Nicholas Ballasy for The Intercept.
By Eric London in the USA:
No to concentration camps in America!
26 June 2019
Along the US-Mexico border and in immigrant concentration camps within the United States, the Trump administration is committing crimes so depraved and sadistic that they have stained every branch of government, both parties and the entire political establishment with the mark of infamy. Hundreds of millions of people around the world are sickened by the rot at the core of American capitalism.
Recent reports of conditions at detention facilities housing thousands of immigrant children expose systematic dehumanization and violence against children who have been torn from the arms of their parents and relatives.
Dr. Dolly Lucio Sevier, a pediatrician who visited concentration camps in Texas last week, told ABC News that the jails are akin to "torture facilities", and that children are forced to endure "extreme cold temperatures, lights on 24 hours a day, no adequate access to medical care, basic sanitation, water or adequate food."
A group of attorneys visiting detention centers in Texas last week witnessed rooms full of children without toothbrushes, diapers, sleeping pads or adequate food or water. Many children are sick with influenza and left untreated.
Guards have forced older children to look after babies and denied the children the right to wash their hands or wash baby bottles. Children defecate near where they eat and are denied access to soap. Dr. Servier said the conditions are "tantamount to intentionally causing the spread of disease."
One lawyer saw guards get furious at children and take away sleeping pads because they lost a lice comb. A recent lawsuit revealed that guards refer to immigrants as "tonks" because of the sound a heavy metal flashlight makes when guards beat immigrants on the head. Agents in South Texas are turning away donations of diapers, soap and toys made by concerned local residents. Six children have died in custody in recent months.
The latest individual victims of the government's war on immigrants are Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, a 25-year-old father, and his daughter, Valeria, who was 23 months old when the two drowned in the Rio Grande as the girl's mother, Tania Vanessa, watched in helpless horror from the shore.
The family decided to cross the river after US authorities barred them from applying for asylum from their native El Salvador at the port of entry between Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Tamaulipas in Mexico.
The image of Óscar and Valeria's lifeless bodies recalls a passage from Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, when Eliza, a runaway slave followed by slave catchers, clasps her child to her body and leaps between pieces of floating ice to cross the Ohio River and to freedom:
With wild cries and desperate energy she leaped to another and still another cake; stumbling—leaping—slipping—springing upwards again! Her shoes are gone—her stockings cut from her feet—while blood marked every step…
Uncle Tom's Cabin sold more copies than any novel in the 19th century, and the country was transformed by what it learned of the horrors of slavery. Opposition to the crimes committed to uphold that "peculiar institution" generated the social power that fueled the revolutionary overthrow of slavery through the military conquest of the slavocracy in the Civil War. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, "The blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword."
The reports of deaths at the border and the brutalization of detained immigrant children have similarly shocked Americans, as they learn what is really happening in their country. Yesterday, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner John Sanders was unexpectedly forced to step down due to popular outrage over the reports. Nevertheless, CBP brazenly sent hundreds of children back to the most notorious facility in Clint, Texas yesterday.
Events themselves are revealing the complicity of the entire political and media establishment in paving the way for such crimes and exposing the bipartisan web of lies used to justify the assault on immigrants. NBC's Chuck Todd joined forces with extreme reactionaries like Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney in claiming there are no "child concentration camps" in the US, only "resettlement centers" for "illegal unaccompanied minors".
The New York Times and Washington Post have published editorials attacking Democrats for not handing over money to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and CBP quickly enough. On Monday, the Post specifically denounced some House Democrats for "using the hashtags #NotOneDollar and #CloseTheCamps" and for thinking the bill "will help advance the administration's immigration and detention policies. Such thinking is irresponsible."
The Democratic Party is collaborating with the Trump administration to fund the American Gestapo and facilitate the crackdown. More than anything else, the Democrats are terrified that growing popular opposition to the fascistic brutalization of immigrants will explode in the form of mass protests, strikes and school walkouts.
It is this fear of opposition from below that led Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to plead with Trump last weekend to postpone plans for mass military-style raids across 10 cities to round up thousands of immigrants. On Saturday, within hours of the planned sweep, Trump postponed the raids for two weeks and demanded that the Democrats pass legislation limiting the right to asylum and funding the anti-immigration machine. …
Pelosi and other Democrats claim the funding is necessary for "humanitarian" reasons, as if anyone believes that Trump and the American Gestapo have anything to do with humanitarianism or that their mistreatment of immigrants is due to lack of funds. By voting to hand Trump the $4.5 billion he requested, the Democrats have provided the Trump administration with the resources to arrest thousands more people. …
The increasingly violent character of the ruling class attack on immigrants is a warning to all workers. Trump is appealing to fascistic elements, especially within ICE and CBP, who are capable of greater acts of violence, including on a mass scale. With the acquiescence of the Democratic Party, Trump hopes to distract workers from the disastrous pro-corporate policies of his administration by using immigrant workers as a scapegoat for rising levels of social inequality and misery.
The urgent threat to the safety of immigrants requires the mobilization of the working class. The Socialist Equality Party calls for workers and students to organize protests, strikes and demonstrations in defense of immigrants and against the threat of dictatorship.
The SEP calls for the formation of defense committees in working-class neighborhoods, at schools and at workplaces to safeguard immigrants and mobilize the working class against the bipartisan assault on democratic rights. The worst crimes of the 20th century must never be allowed to take place again. History will judge those who fail to act.
About 40 soldiers invaded the campus of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) firing live ammunition and tear gas into a crowd of hundreds of student protesters, leaving 20 injured. The five wounded by bullets are in "stable" condition, according to hospital authorities. The operation follows the killing of four demonstrators and maiming of dozens with gunfire last week. Videos have shown armed squads snatching protesters, and the body of a young doctor was found after he participated in protests earlier this month: here.
TRUMP'S HORRIFIC ASYLUM POLICIES BLASTED A coalition of American asylum officers urged a federal court to block the Trump administration from returning some migrants seeking refuge in the U.S. to Mexico, saying the policy was "contrary to the moral fabric of our Nation." [HuffPost]
PARENTS OF DEAD GIRL 'HOPED FOR BETTER LIFE' The parents of a 6-year-old girl who died of heat stroke this month while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border are speaking up about the "desperate" choice they made to seek asylum in America. [HuffPost]
US Border Patrol agents joke about immigrant deaths in secret Facebook group with 9,500 members: here.


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