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Barnes and Noble, Houston
There in the corner of my eye I saw what I can only describe as a golden colored flash moving so fast that it was almost a blur. When I looked up from my magazine there was nothing but when I would cover my sight of vision by placing the magazine in front of my face, the golden flash would reappear and slow down.
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Big Rock Warehouse/Loft
In less time that it takes a middle aged married man to spot the hottest young, bikini clad, beauty on the beach, Birk had us in front of Big Rock Lofts. I'm not sure that any of the three of us knew how we got back home so quickly but yet we were there.
Houston, TX, in the old warehouse district.
James Coney Island/Hotdogs
As we were coming in for a landing at James Coney Island, I looked at Dudley and asked him point blank, "One dog or two?" Of course, I was expecting him to say nothing but as I had come to realize with him, he definitely said something. "Urrrr, ruff, urrrr, arrrrr," he vocalized. "So you want two, is that correct," I clarified.
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I knew full well that Dudley's driver's license had expired during his stay at the SPCA but being that we lived in Houston I figured if all of the illegal aliens drove without a license then so could Dudley. Houston's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
900 Portwall Dr
Houston, TX 77003
Just before we got to work I was feeling a little hungry so we made a pit stop at Whataburger. Dudley had never been to a drive through so he remained most interested.
Whataburger, Houston, TX http://whataburger.com
China Garden
"How you doing Baby," she asked. She smiled and handed me a little bamboo plant in small blue and white very ornate porcelain pot with little white rocks in it instead of soil. It was growing in the shape of a heart. She told me that it was for me and my new friend because she knew how much I loved him. "Sometime you find true love and your heart full. You lucky!" she said.
Marian Jue ("Mama") at China Garden www.facebook.com/ChinaGardenHouston
1602 Leeland St, Houston, TX 77003
Pipe Yard
The employees outside fenced in the one remaining open side of the dog run and the new Dudley play land palace was complete. Dudley hadn't tried it out yet. He was taking another power nap on his green leather sofa. It was, after all, his first full day of work at Robinson Pipe & Supply so he was pretty tired. At least he was being productive. I really think that he is going to become a valued employee.
Robinson Pipe http://robinsonpipe.net
915 McCarty St., Houston, TX 77029
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
She then told me to quit being a smartass and that she would be seeing him real soon because tonight was the Jake Harm and The Hold Outs concert at the Hide Out and that Birk had asked her to go with us.
Kenny & Ziggy's Deli
Kenny & Ziggy's is an authentic New York delicatessen located in — where else? – Texas. Although the menu was quite extensive, and there were many sandwiches to choose from (such as the Fiddler on the Roof of Your Mouth, One In A Minyon, and Brisky Business), I didn't need to look at it, since I frequented this fine establishment on a regular basis. I ordered a Swiss & Shout sandwich.
Kenny & Ziggy's Deli http://kennyandziggys.com
2327 Post Oak Blvd
Houston, TX 77056
Hermann Park Zoo/Train
Once Birk stopped, Sarge unbuckled himself and began his ejection procedure. Just before he stepped out of the truck, he looked at all three of us and asked, "Hey, man, han, han, han, have you been on the Hermann Park train since they redid it?"
Hermann Park Zoo Train www.hermannpark.org/railroad.php
6104 Hermann Park Dr
Houston, TX 77030
The Texas Hill Country
Friend, how long has it been since you've seen a Texas sunrise from the top of a hill in the Texas Hill Country? Well, that's too long! The sunrise in the Texas Hill Country is one of the most magnificent, calming, soulful-filling sunrises available for human consumption. Trust me on that.
Highland Trails Ranch, Medina TX
Dudley meets Scout
As soon as I began walking up to the front door, Scout, who had been eyeballing me since I pulled up, stood and began barking. She was obviously not impressed with Careless. I could hear the barking from outside, and I could see her breath fog up the window every time she exhaled.
Westbury Animal Hospital
This award was called the "Angel Among Us" award. There was another nicely wood-framed document with L.D.'s name on it and it showed that he was once the President of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association. Right next to that, also nicely framed, was an award for the Practitioner of the Year from the American Animal Hospital Association. The last award that I saw framed and hanging on the wall showed L.D. as the Companion Animal Practitioner of The Year from the Texas Veterinary Medical Association. L.D was certainly highly decorated and had a wealth of experience. I decided right then that I had made the right choice for my new friend, Dudley.
Westbury Animal Hospital
4917 S. Willow Dr., Houston, TX 77035
Jake Harm & The Holdouts
Then Jake Harm and the Holdouts came on singing their new hit song, Wild Turkey at Sunrise, and I'll tell you what, Dudley starting shaking his tail around in a big circle. He was definitely ready for a boot scoot.
Texas A&M Veterinarian Teaching Hospital
Dr. Gordon was now rubbing Dudley all up and down and I could tell that he was liking it by the crocodile smile that he was sporting. She whipped out her stethoscope and began listening to his heart.
Texas A&M Veterinarian Teaching Hospital
465 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy, College Station, TX 77845
Eddie, The Miniature Pet Donkey
Eddie turned his head while munching on some hay. When he saw Rod, he got all excited and trotted over to him like a big puppy dog.


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The Pyramid is one of the most important Illuminati symbols. The large base represent us, the little people at the bottom, while the capstone represent the 0.001% ruling from atop the capstone.
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is seen here, yet again, making a popular Illuminati sign.
German politician Angela Merkel also use the sign frequently, in fact, she made it her trademark pose, demonstrating that people making these signs are aware of what they rare representing.
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#freshfridays Quote: Look For The Virtues
By Amy Miller
"…There would be far less of divorce, much less of infidelity, much less of anger and rancor and quarreling. There would be more of forgiveness, more of love, more of peace, more of happiness."
Looking for the good in your spouse daily — YES that's DEFINITELY a smart technique to use in marriage!
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4 Under 40, 2 Under 20 finalists lead the way
- 13 individuals have been nominated%3B you vote to select the top 6
Oshkosh Northwestern Media's 4 Under 40 and 2 Under 20 brings you an impressive group of young leaders moving the community forward in 2015.
It was not an easy task for the advisory panel to narrow the 22 nominations received to the finalists you see today, and as you read their stories we think you'll agree that they are outstanding individuals.
The voting period opens today at www.thenorthwestern.com/4under40 and closes May 3. We're counting on you to help choose which of these 13 finalists should join the ranks of 4 Under 40 and 2 Under 20.
They include advocates working behind-the-scenes to ensure a better life for others; young women pushing the envelope in male-dominated industries; people enriching the lives of the youth.
These finalists are leading others along the path to a healthy lifestyle; growing the economy; they care about nature, animals and the neighbors we live, work and play with. One of them literally saved a life and another exudes influential humanitarian skills.
They have a plethora of passions and their examples show it doesn't matter where those interests lie or what one is capable of. As the advisory panel noted, these finalists are just a sample of people in Oshkosh who are choosing to make a difference. We hope the number of nominations we receive for them continues to grow.
As I met with each finalist and learned about them and why they do what they do, I couldn't help but look in the mirror and think, "Can I be doing more?"
Society is busy as ever and we can get wrapped up in personal endeavors, but I've found inspiration in the 4 Under 40 and 2 Under 20 finalists. They have moved me to step it up a notch, get more involved and make a greater commitment to Oshkosh.
Each of us holds power to make an impact on our surroundings, whether big or small, and it's up to all of us to keep this city thriving.
Trying something new like volunteering can be daunting, but these finalists show leaving that comfort zone is well worth it. The winners will elaborate in essays in a special edition of the newspaper Sunday, May 17.
Oshkosh has seen change in the little more than five years since I first came here to attend the university, but there are still items to check off our to-do list and gaps to fill in politics and traditions like Sawdust Days or the parades.
If you, like me, feel a spark of motivation as you read about the finalists, let's challenge ourselves to act on it. The Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin is a great place to start.
Who knows, next year maybe you'll be featured on the front page as a 4 Under 40 or 2 Under 20 finalist.
Noell Dickmann: (920) 426-6658 or email@example.com; on Twitter: @ONW_Noell
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Read the full profiles and see video of our nominees and cast your vote for the 4 Under 40 and 2 Under 20 honorees. thenorthwestern.com/4under40
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One Briton's View of Guns in the US
The short answer is that "gun controls" do not work: they are indeed generally perverse in their effects. Virginia Tech, where 32 students were shot in April, had a strict gun ban policy and only last year successfully resisted a legal challenge that would have allowed the carrying of licensed defensive weapons on campus. It is with a measure of bitter irony that we recall Thomas Jefferson, founder of the University of Virginia, recording the words of Cesare Beccaria: "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
One might contrast the Virginia Tech massacre with the assault on Virginia's Appalachian Law School in 2002, where three lives were lost before a student fetched a pistol from his car and apprehended the gunman. . . .
It is nice to see that these arguments are even being taken seriously in the UK.
Thanks to Dan Gifford for sending this to me.
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Pork, Wine, and Harmony
Photo by Christian Seel
PORK BELLY iceberg, cucumber, Thai distillation
When composing a dish I have to decide if I am going to focus on contrast or similarity of flavors. In some cases a ying and yang-like collision can be refreshingly startling and exciting, and opposite textures consumed simultaneously are always pleasant. But what about weight? I think this aspect of food and wine is overlooked.
In this pork belly dish we focus on weight--or body as it is often termed in the wine world--and try fusing the two opposite ends of the spectrum. Pieces of extremely fatty pork belly are flavored with a rich, Thai-inspired, coconut milk-based curry, banana, and avocado. The opulent curry is immediately satiating, so much so that after a couple of straight bites of it, even the most extreme glutton waves the napkin in surrender.
Thinking in the realm of opposites, to find overall balance on the palate, we opted to bounce between the extremes of body. We liked the idea of pairing the curry with very lean components. Iceberg lettuce and cucumbers came immediately to mind. Their watery nature and clean earthy flavors worked well with the banana and coconut elements of the dish and also helped contrast the curry and pork, which coat the mouth in fatty richness.
The dish now in harmony, we put it in front of our wine team.
To fuse the iceberg and cucumbers we turned to a technique becoming popular in modern cooking called compressing. The cucumbers are juiced, and the meatier inside leaves of the iceberg are carefully separated to retain their bowl-like shape. The two are combined in a container that is then placed in a vacuum chamber machine and run through four cycles at the highest level. The intense pressure in the machine forces out the water normally present in the lettuce and replaces it with the cucumber juice. Essentially co-mingling the two ingredients, it is a modern, speedy way to macerate or marinate, and the result is single bite that tastes of both lettuce and cucumber.
The cucumber-infused lettuce cups are then filled with the pork belly curry and garnished with herbs and fried garlic. Balance is restored with components of fat and lean combining in each bite; the dish has added complexity and dimension, as each bite provides extremes in texture.
After tasting the dish the chefs realized the unctuous pork curry still dominated the body. We needed another clean element. We looked to another relatively new technique in modern cooking called rotary evaporation. The goal was to create a chilled, Thai-flavored consommé, bright with the very building blocks of Thai cuisine, which could be used as a palate cleanser while consuming the course.
Photo by Lara Kastner
We identified fish sauce, lime, bird chilies, and lemongrass as the ingredients for the condiment beverage. The evaporator distills the ingredients under a vacuum, therefore altering their atmospheric pressure, so liquids can be boiled, evaporated, and then distilled at temperatures around 102 degrees F--meaning they are not heated to extreme temperatures, thereby dulling their inherent flavors. It's what I imagine cooking on the moon might be like.
Acidic lime and herbaceous lemongrass drive the shooter; the pungent fish sauce helps keep the drink savory, and the chili distillation tricks the mind. The capsicum does not transfer in the distillation process. The result is a liquid that has the intense aroma of fresh, raw chilies with none of the heat. It appears to be a shot glass of water resting on the plate, with the same clarity and consistency.
The dish now in harmony, we put it in front of our wine team. Thai-inspired flavors originally led them to a unique blend of Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, and Roussanne from a producer named Sequillo located in South Africa's Western Cape region. It is a delicious wine, and we enjoyed presenting it to our guests. But as often happens when new dishes arrive on the menu, they get tweaked slightly in the first weeks. As several elements of the dish subtly changed, Joe realized that the Sequillo was no longer matching up as well as he would have liked.
The team began a new round of tasting with the now-finished dish and realized we were in a range where Riesling would be a good pairing, but failed to find one that made for a really compelling match. Somehow a Kerner--a hybrid cross of Riesling and the red grape Schiava--from Abbazia di Novacella, in Italy's Alto Adige region that Joe had been introduced to over year ago came to mind. He called the distributor to have a sample dropped off, tasted the dish again the next day, and was very pleased to have found the right dish to finally put the wine to work.
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New Deltek GovWin IQ report highlights key issues in federal mobility progress
HERNDON, Va. – February 9, 2016 – According to the new report from Deltek – "Federal Priorities: Cloud, Big Data, Mobility, and Data Centers, 2015-2020" – federal agencies spent $1.3 billion on enterprise mobility devices and services in FY 2014. However, many agencies still struggle with establishing security environments that will support multiple mobile platforms and expansion of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) activities.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has made progress in developing secure mobile solutions, as evidenced by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)-provided DoD Mobility Classified Capability – Secret (DMCC-S) program which provides classified mobile access to DoD's Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet). DoD, as well as many civilian agencies, are looking to the DMCC-S program and derived credentials as a security model for the future. Derived credentials is a two-factor authentication method that uses a public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate in the form of a smart card that lives inside of a mobile device, negating the need for a CAC or PIV card reader (Common Access Card and Personal Identity Verification, respectively).
Secure mobile environments set the groundwork for broader use of mobile devices, but agencies also face challenges in effective mobile device and cost management. Decentralized and fragmented management has resulted in a need to standardize pricing; establish policies for over- and under-utilized devices; consolidate component-level mobile device policies and configuration guides; speed up agencies' mobile vetting, adoption, and deployment practices; and shore up mobile security training.
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- Mobility reporting requirements are only just beginning to provide transparency into agency's enterprise-wide view of mobility usage and management.
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B1297. APRIL FITZLYON. Maria Malibran, Diva of the Romantic Age. London, Souvenir Press, 1987. 330pp. Index; Bibliography; Photos; DJ. - 0-285-65030-0
ōApril FitzLyon was a scholar, a biographer, a remarkable translator and an intellectual of wide culture, which included a deep interest in Russia, its literature, history and well-being, and a passion for music.
She went on to write separate biographies of two singing sisters, first Pauline Viardot Garcia, one of the great divas of 19th-century France, who had never been the subject of a biography before (The Price of Genius, 1964), and then Maria Malibran, whose career was even more brilliant, and who sang internationally in the bel canto repertoire (Maria Malibran: diva of the romantic age, 1987). Both were daughters of the Spanish tenor and teacher Manuel Garcia who had sung for Rossini, but whose harsh parental tyranny blighted the lives of his daughters. April FitzLyon discovered much about the long-standing and ambiguous relationship between Viardot and Turgenev, and threw light on both artistic and social life of 19th-century Europe. In 1983 she helped to organise and wrote the catalogue for the centenary exhibition æTurgenev and the TheatreÆ, at the Theatre Museum in London. The FitzLyons lived in Golders Green and later Chiswick, moving in intellectual circles that included many Russian emigres. Kyril retired from the Ministry of Defence in the early Seventies. They visited Russia both before and after the collapse of Communism, and for about a quarter of a century until her death April was General Secretary of the Russian Refugees Aid Society. She made many radio broadcasts for the BBC, contributed to Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and produced articles and reviews for newspapers and journals including Encounter, the TLS and the Literary Review. She was a scholar of the old school.ö
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"Born in 1808, Maria Malibran was one of the most beautiful and accomplished opera singers of her day. Those who attended her performances were enraptured, ecstatic; she was mobbed by screaming fans like any twentieth century pop star. Yet her influence went further for, more than any of her contemporaries on the stage, she personified the moods and aspirations of the Romantic Age, and she became the muse of poets, novelists and painters. From the moment of her death in 1836 - at the age of 28 - she was deified; she became an idealised figure, with no apparent human failings. Existing biographies of La Malibran tend to perpetuate the myths that have surrounded her. April Fitzlyon has sought instead to explore the reality behind the cult of the superstar: the sad catalogue of incest, bigamy, hysteria and unwanted pregnancies that shadowed her career. She was, in the context of the time, a doubly disadvantaged person: an actress, and a woman; a goddess on the stage, fĻted by her public, an outcast from it, received as little more than a servant into the salons of Paris. The continual struggle to placate her audiences and balance her public and private lives made her a victim of her very success. Like many modern superstars, she cracked under the strain and her death, although apparently the result of an accident was the only possible solution to her problems. Using much unpublished material, this readable and carefully researched biography exposes La Malibran's personal life for the first time, described her impact on French literature and explores the phenomenon of her cult. It also provides an absorbing study of the period: an age of revolution, emotion and free expression with, nonetheless, its underlying code of rigid morality. Seen as the tragic figure she was, La Malibran's brilliance as singer and actress remains untarnished, but her very human vulnerability highlights the heavy price that must be paid for meteoric success."
ōMaria Malibran was a mezzo-soprano who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts and was one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality and dramatic intensity, becoming a legendary figure after her death at age 28. Contemporary accounts of her voice describe its range, power and flexibility as extraordinary.
Malibran sang the title r¶le at the premiĶre of Donizetti's MARIA STUARDA. Malibran became romantically involved with the Belgian violinist, Charles Auguste de Bķriot. The pair lived together as a common-law couple for six years and a child was born to them in 1833 (the piano pedagogue Charles-Wilfrid de Bķriot), before Maria obtained an annulment of her earlier marriage to Malibran. Felix Mendelssohn wrote an aria accompanied by a solo violin especially for the couple. Malibran sang at the Paris Opķra among other major opera houses. In Paris, she met and performed with Michael Balfe.
Malibran is most closely associated with the operas of Rossini ¢ she sang, among others, TANCREDI (title r¶le), OTELLO (both Desdemona and title r¶le), IL TURCO IN ITALIA, LA CENERENTOLA and SEMIRAMIDE (both Arsace and title r¶le) but also sang in Meyerbeer's IL CROCIATO IN EGITTO and enjoyed great success in Bellini's operas NORMA, LA SONNAMBULA and I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI (Romeo). Besides Bellini's Romeo, she also performed the same character in two other then-famous operas: GIULIETTA E ROMEO by Zingarelli and GIULIETTA E ROMEO by Vaccai. Bellini wrote a new version of his I PURITANI to adapt it to her mezzo-soprano voice and even promised to write a new opera especially for her, but he died before he was able to do so.ö
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Andrew Solomon's depression speech discusses the inner psychological journey of an individual, namely himself, who has experienced depression and divulges the audience in a deep and dark journey of his depressive past. Solomon tells the audience how normal individuals experience or know depression, through metaphors such as literature and paintings.
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The entire nation, thanks to the media, is aware of the police cum military brutalities inflicted on the innocent citizens of Kumawu-Bodomase including sympathising mourners attending the funeral of the late Kumawu Akyempemhene Nana Okyere Krapa II, on Thursday, 16 February 2017.
Hardly had the dust settled when a rumour was leaked from Kumawuhemaa Nana Abenaa Serwaah Amponsah's camp that Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II arranged the security personnel to proceed to Kumawu-Bodomase to ensure by any means possible that Kumawuhene Barima Tweneboa Kodua V and his sub-chiefs were not allowed to attend the funeral as chiefs but ordinary mourners.
Much as I am still in the process of questioning His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo and his government to know who ordered the armed police cum military personnel to descend on Kumawu-Bodomase to brutalise the people on that fateful day, I shall while waiting for an answer, lend ear to the rumours doing rounds in Kumawuman as to who sent the security personnel there. There is the slightest truth in every rumour, so an adage goes.
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The Divisional Police Commander of Effiduase in the Ashanti region is understood to have ordered the security agents to shoot and kill Barima Tweneboa Kodua V. He claimed his instruction to the police and the soldiers was an order from above. So is Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II that person at above issuing that order to kill an innocent chief?
Why would he issue that order? I know for fact that Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has been colluding with Kumawuhemaa to exploit Kumawuman to the hilt. They had dubiously arranged to sell hundreds of thousands of hectares of Kumawu Afram Plains lands to a Norwegian company. They also have the agenda to avail themselves of the Kumawuman funds with the Bank of Ghana if they had their own way.
These are the reasons why they need a puppet in the person of Dr Yaw Sarfo, the alleged Kumawuhene Barima Sarfo Tweneboa Kodua, who will yield in to their manipulations directed at duping Kumawuman, to become, or remain, the Kumawu Omanhene.
Does Asantehene see Barima Tweneboa Kodua V as a threat to his evil intentions hence arranging to have him killed if the rumours coming from the queen's camp coupled with the order by the Effiduase Divisional Police Commander were anything to go by?
Asantehene must understand that he is not an Overlord of Kumawu but Kumasi. By existing conventions, he has absolutely no right to meddle in Kumawu chieftaincy affairs or disputes let alone, impose a person of his choice on Kumawuman as their paramount chief. He had better go back to learn the Ashanti history and the relevant regulations very well in case he has forgotten them.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II should note that the despotic powers of Asantehene were abrogated upon the capture and deportation of Asantehene Nana Agyemang Prempeh I to Seychelles in 1896. From 1935 when the Asante Confederacy was restored, the role of Asantehene in the Asante Confederacy, now the Asanteman Council, has become only ceremonial in nature.
All the Divisions within Asanteman, e.g. Kumawu, Juaben, Mampomg, Essumja, Kokofu, Nsuta etc., are lord unto themselves and no Asantehene has the right to go there to expropriate their lands or funds. I have a proof of document to this effect.
Additionally, with Gold Coast, now Ghana, becoming a republic with constitutional monarchy, all the previously absolute powers wielded by our Kings, chiefs and queens, were taken away. They are all under the same laws of the land like any other ordinary person.
For the sake of the public readers, let me define what a constitutional monarchy is. Constitutional monarchy is a system in which the king or queen's power is severely limited, because they act only on the advice of the politicians who form the government.
Subsequently, I find it a bit odd how Asantehene could order a contingent of police and military to proceed to Kumawu-Bodomase to commit that heinous crime which is now all over the news and broadcast on ABM television abroad.
What a disgrace to Ghana that a tribal chief could usurp the powers of an elected government to order the security forces only answerable to the government to mount such a criminal assault on innocent people.
When the Bimbilla chieftaincy dispute erupted for the second time, the Minister of Interior and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) rushed there and have now provided both rival chiefs with police protection.
Is that of Kumawu any different from Bimbilla's or the government is waiting for people to be killed as it was the motive of the police and the soldiers before a government Minister and the IGP will rush there to implement some form of solution? What is good for the goose is also good for the gander. Therefore, what is good for Bimbilla could also be good for Kumawu-Bodomase.
Asantehene and his accomplices as clever as they were in seeking alibi to exonerate themselves of any possible blame organised a send-off party for then outgoing Ashanti Regional Police Commander COP Nathan Kofi Boakye on same Thursday 16 February 2016 with Kumawuhene Sarfo Tweneboa Kodua in attendance. Who do they think they were fooling if not themselves? Do they think Kumawuman people are fools who wash their face upside down?
The outgone (transferred to Tamale) Ashanti regional Police Public Relations Officer Yusuf Mohammed Tanko said the police acting on intelligence, sent the armed security personnel to Kumawu Bodomase to forcibly ensure that Barima Tweneboa Kodua V did not attend the funeral of the late Kumawu Akyempemhene Nana Okyere Krapa II in the capacity of Kumawu Omanhene. He said the police have it on their record that Barima Sarfo Tweneboa Kodua is the legitimate Kumawuhene who has sworn the oath of allegiance to Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and additionally, he has been gazetted.
I find his reasons completely balderdash. The fact that Dr Yaw Sarfo was dubiously enstooled, dubiously swore an oath to Asantehene and dubiously gazetted does not make him recognisable by and acceptable to, the subjects of Kumawuman. The little said about his gazetting, much the better.
The truth will out in the coming days even though Asantehene is hiding at his Manhyia Palace and probably in his bedroom the forms Dr Yaw Sarfo filled out consequent upon which he was gazetted as Kumawumanhene.
Why is Otumfuo concealing a document meant to be a public record? As said by Kwame A-Plus, 'Aben be bom'.
Did the government of His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, or Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, send the armed security personnel to Kumawu Bodomase not only to disrupt the late Kumawu Akyempemhene Nana Okyere Krapa II's funeral but also, to kill Kumawuhene Barima Tweneboa Kodua V if he were to flout the orders by the security personnel as made evident by the Effiduase Divisional Police Commander?
Stay tuned for more info. Until I get a satisfactory answer from the government, I shall not rest.
Rockson Adofo
Dated: Thursday, 23rd February 2017


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Practice report: C's staying sharp - Boston Celtics Blog - ESPN Boston
Rivers said he wouldn't be afraid to toss Chris Wilcox into a game situation despite the veteran forward/center having missed most of camp and all eight of the team's exhibition games. "At the end of the day, we still trust him on defense, we still trust him on the glass, [and we] still trust him as far as running the floor," said Rivers. "So I wouldn't hesitate to put him out in the game. At all."
Good to hear. Hoping for a nice year from Chris.


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Decorated Old Lighthouse
With the Washington Park Festival of Lights taking place right next to the Old Michigan City, Indiana lighthouse, they seem to have gotten in the spirit as well. Last year, only the lantern room was decorated with Christmas lights.
It really fits in well with the festival of lights.


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Finishing our Study in Psalm 22
2 thoughts on "Psalm 22"
Great sermon! I so wish I could sit down and discuss/listen/learn . . . Just not the season to do that it seems . . . With you, loving Him and committed to walking in the dust of His sandals ~ Deb


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Chief Commissioner Marion Buller, stood amongst a sea of TRU community members to share the findings from the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, titled Reclaiming Power and Place on June 24.
From start to finish, the sombre report drove home the severity of the violence against Indigenous women and girls. Buller opened her presentation with a tearful acknowledgment of the spirits of the missing that this report is for.
This national inquiry was mandated to inquire into and report on the systemic, underlying and historical cause so all forms of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people and to make a recommendation to stop that violence.
The final report was a result of over two years of work by Buller and her team. Buller concluded that 1,484 family members and survivors provided testimonies, the team received 433 artistic expressions and 83 experts were consulted. During the years of work, 15 community hearing were held as well as nine Knowledge Keeper, Expert and Institutional hearings.
Buller presented findings that the community felt in their hearts. Stories of poverty, sex trafficking and violence were not uncommon for Buller's team to hear.
"I have no choice but to sell my body, so I can feed my children and keep a roof over our heads," stated one of many women to speak with Buller during research.
"The truth is out there, you can't unhear it," Buller said.
One of the overarching findings from this report, Buller reported, is the deliberate pattern of systemic human rights and Indigenous rights violations and abuse is the cause of the disappearances, murders and violence experienced by Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people. Buller strongly states that in all sense of the word, these acts of violence are genocide.
"You're legally bound to uphold to Indigenous human rights," Buller spoke of the Canadian government on the number of human rights violations she came across. "It's imperative that you live up to your legal obligation."
Buller also found her years of research that the domestic laws put in place in Canada have failed to protect Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people.
The final report found that this systematic violence has displaced Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA people from their traditional roles in governance and leadership leading to Indigenous governments or bands not placing their full trust in Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people and not representing their interests.
Buller urges that short-term or project-based funding models in service areas are not sustainable and continue to represent a violation of inherent rights to self-governance; a crucial requirement to properly serve and protect.
"This can no longer be a pilot project approach. This can no longer be something that's done off the side of someone's desk. This is a basic human right that must be funded on a permanent basis," Buller said.
With all the research gathered, Buller and her team urge the government as well as all Canadians to protect, support and promote the safety of women, girls and 2SLGBTEQQIA people and create time and space for relationships based on respect.
Buller aims to hold governments accountable to act on the calls for action they provide and to actually implement them.
The final report broke down the calls for action into four categories; health, culture, human security and justice.
Buller found that intergenerational and multigenerational trauma negatively impacts every aspect of life and well-being. The report calls for all governments to ensure the rights to health and wellness are recognized and protected on an equitable basis.
The final report further stated that assimilationist and genocidal government laws and policies have led directly to high rates of violence. Buller asks that the governments recognize and protect the rights of Indigenous peoples to their cultures and languages as inherent rights and constitutionally protected.
Buller found that the social and economic marginalization and exclusion is a direct result of colonialism and of racist and sexist government policies, again making them tools of genocide. She urges the governments to uphold social and economic rights, allow self-determination and provide support services for sex industry workers; to name a few.
"The Canadian justice system is premised on settler-colonial society's values, beliefs, laws and policies and fails to include Indigenous concepts of justice," Buller states in her presentation.
Buller calls to immediately implement recommendations regarding Canada's justice system as well as amend the Criminal Code when it comes to definitions of offences, intimate partner violence, and violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA peoples.
Buller suggests that for this national inquiry to become an action plan, the work must be done in partnership with the Canadian government and Indigenous communities. This partnership would have to be done carefully and thoughtfully to ensure representation.
"There are a lot of people who are not going to let this issue or report collect dust," Buller said in response to criticism. "As a result of our report, there is a lot of international scrutiny on Canada."


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Meal deal
Sysco shows how to distribute food with ruthless efficiency
WHEN John Baugh and his wife Eula Mae launched Zero Foods in 1946, to deliver frozen food to businesses in Houston, America's distribution system consisted of countless small local firms. So Baugh set about consolidating it. In 1970 he persuaded eight similar firms to merge with his to form the Systems Services Company (Sysco), which he then expanded through a series of acquisitions. Baugh died in 2007, but on December 9th his firm announced a deal which, if antitrust regulators approve it, may be the culmination of his visionary strategy to build the type of modern and efficient food-distribution system that India lacks (see article).
In an acquisition valued at $8.2 billion, Sysco will buy US Foods, its closest rival in America. There has been speculation for years that these two firms would get together. Indeed, William DeLaney, Sysco's boss, says he considered buying US Foods seven years ago, but decided that the price was too high.
Thanks to its strategy of acquisitions and an obsession with cost control and efficiency it got from Baugh, Sysco has long been the market leader in delivering food, frozen and otherwise, to schools, fast-food chains and even fancy Michelin-starred restaurants such as the French Laundry in California's Napa Valley. With US Foods it will account for over a quarter of the American market. Food producers will not relish the extra clout of the combined firm. Likewise, restaurants, which will lose the chance to get lower prices by playing off Sysco and US Foods against each other. So the merger will provide a stern test for Barack Obama's antitrust enforcers after their recent attempt to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways fizzled out embarrassingly.
After a hard year of slow growth and a scandal over poor storage of perishable food in some depots in California, Sysco hopes to return to what it knows best, stripping out costs. The outlook may be grim for employees of US Foods, who had hoped for an easier exit from six years of ownership by Clayton Dubilier & Rice and KKR, two private-equity giants. Workers would doubtless have preferred an initial public offering or even a sale to a big retailer like Walmart.
Successfully integrating two such sprawling, decentralised firms (Sysco alone has more than 70 operating businesses in America) is likely to take several years. That will create opportunities for smaller rivals such as Performance Food Group and the innovative Gordon Food Services to poach customers disgruntled by the merger process. It will also hold back Sysco's efforts to apply its strategy to markets outside America. Many of them are almost as fragmented as America's when Baugh started earning his reputation as the "Sysco Kid".
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline "Meal deal"
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Zach Johnson managed to tie for 3rd this Sunday at the John Deere classic, but the unexpected events that occurred on the 16th hole certainly didn't help his concentration.
As Johnson lined up to make his first putt on the green of the 16th, he was suddenly startled by a loud bang that made him react like this:
That can't have helped with his focus…
Reports state that the bang was so loud it sounded like an actual explosion, most fingers point to a boat that passed by the green and believe that someone fired an air cannon. Was it deliberate or just extremely bad timing? Either way, not cool, no one wants to see that whilst the pros are trying to play at the top of their game.
Johnson took some time to regroup, but he missed the birdie putt and had to settle for par and eventually finished at 19 under.


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Moon Alert
Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 9 AM to 2:30 PM EST today (6 AM to 11:30 AM PST). After that, the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Behind the scenes research will help you today, especially financially (even more so if you're self-employed). Nevertheless, be aware of the limitations of the Moon Alert this morning (see above) and wait until it is over to act.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
This is a great day to meet new people because your interactions with others will be stimulating and illuminating! Younger people will teach you something new or open your eyes to a new dimension. Meanwhile, don't shop or make important decisions until this morning's Moon Alert is over.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Tread carefully! The Moon Alert this morning is in your sign, which means you could go off halfcocked and say or do something that you later regret. Be smart and just coast. (Don't shop for anything other than food, gas or entertainment.) Easy does it until the afternoon.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
After the Moon Alert is over this afternoon, the Moon will move into your sign. Before that, avoid important decisions or spending money except for food or gas. Sudden travel opportunities might come your way. Wait until the Moon is in your sign to act.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Something unexpected with banking, shared property or inheritances might occur today. Don't sign important papers or make important decisions during the Moon Alert this morning. Meanwhile, a confidential conversation with a female friend might take place.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
This is a tricky day. Partners and close friends might do something you least expect. On the positive side, it could be an interesting introduction to someone new? Or exciting information? Avoid important decisions and actions this morning during the Moon Alert. Eyes are watching.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Something unexpected could change your work routine or your daily schedule today, especially related to pets. Stay top of things. This morning is not an ideal time to travel or make travel plans. If you have to travel, allow extra time for delays and snafus.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Stay flexible today because surprise invitations to unexpected events might suddenly occur. This window of opportunity will be brief. Fortunately, during this morning, it's a poor time to agree to anything important. (A bit tricky.) Parents should be vigilant because this is an accident-prone day for your kids.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Small appliances might break down or minor breakages could occur or someone unusual will knock on the front door because something will change your home routine today. Get dressed and stock the fridge. An impromptu gathering might take place?
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is full of surprises and interesting detours. New faces, new places and new ideas are popping up everywhere. However, this morning is a poor time to agree to anything important. (Check Moon Alert.) This is a fast-paced day, so be alert! (The world needs more lerts.)
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Keep an eye on your money and possessions today because something unexpected could affect them. You might find money; you might lose money. Do what you can to protect what you own from loss, damage or theft. Don't spend money this morning (except for food or gas) due to the Moon Alert. See above.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
This is an exciting interesting day because you will discover new things, meet new people and see new places! However, in the morning, there is a Moon Alert so do not agree to anything important or spend money on anything other than food or gas.
If Your Birthday Is Today
Actor Michael Sheen (1969) shares your birthday today. You have an inquisitive mind and are perhaps interested in science and technology. You want to help society. This will be a more relaxed year for you. Because your interactions with others will be important, do your best to cooperate with others. Look for ways to be kind and helpful. Be open to engaging with others because business and personal relationships will benefit you.


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TOC: 'Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre' Edited by Paula Guran
Prime Books has posted the table of contents for Paula Guran's upcoming anthology Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre:
Here's the book description:
The farther we've gotten from the magic and mystery of the past, the more we've come to love Halloween – the one time each year when the mundane is overturned in favor of the bizarre, the "other side" is closest, and everyone can become anyone (or anything) they wish… and sometimes what they don't. Introducing nineteen original stories from mistresses and masters of the dark celebrate the most fantastic, enchanting, spooky, and supernatural of holidays.
Here's the table of contents (in alphabetical order by author's last name)…
- "Black Dog" by Laird Barron
- "From Dust" by Laura Bickle
- "Angelic" by Jay Caselberg
- "Pumpkin Head Escapes" by Lawrence Connolly
- "All Hallows in the High Hills" by Brenda Cooper
- "We, the Fortunate Bereaved" by Brian Hodge
- "Thirteen" by Stephen Graham Jones
- "Whilst the Night Rejoices Profound and Still" by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- "Trick or Treat" by Nancy Kilpatrick
- "Long Way Home: A Pine Deep Story" by Jonathan Maberry
- "The Mummy's Kiss" by Norman Partridge
- "All Souls Day" by Barbara Roden
- "And When You Called Us We Came To You" by John Shirley
- "The Halloween Men" by Maria V. Snyder
- "Lesser Fires" by Steve Rasnic Tem & Melanie Tem
- "Unternehmen Werwolf" by Carrie Vaughn
- "For the Removal of Unwanted Guests" by A.C. Wise
- "Quadruple Whammy" by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Book info as per Amazon US:
- Paperback: 360 pages
- Publisher: Prime Books (September 4, 2013)


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Barry Callebaut successfully placed long term bond, at the same time renewed and amended credit facility
- Barry Callebaut successfully issued EUR 250 million Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2021
- In addition, Barry Callebaut renewed and amended its existing long term revolving credit facility
- This refinancing further improves the company's liquidity profile and financial flexibility
Barry Callebaut AG, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, announced today the successful placement of EUR 250 million 10-year Senior Fixed Rate Notes and the renewal and amendment of the terms and conditions of its existing EUR 850 million long term revolving credit facility to EUR 600 million with a tailor-made covenant package. The offering of the Fixed Rate Notes created sizeable demand and was significantly oversubscribed. The bond issuance and the amended long term revolving credit facility substantially improve the company's liquidity profile and financial flexibility.
Victor Balli, CFO of Barry Callebaut, said "The successful restructuring of our sources of funds is an important milestone for our company. The strong reception illustrates the high appreciation of Barry Callebaut in the capital markets. The refinancing improves the average maturity of our debt profile and gives us more flexibility."
The Senior Fixed Rate Notes are due on June 15, 2021 with a coupon of 5.375 percent and a light covenant package. Credit Suisse, ING, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Societé Générale acted as bookrunners and joint lead managers for the issuance. The Notes are unsecured and rank fully pari passu with the existing revolving credit facility and existing notes
The Notes are rated Baa3 by Moody's and BB+ (positive outlook) by Standard & Poor's. Barry Callebaut will use the net proceeds from the offering to reduce the drawn amount under the long term revolving credit facilities and for general corporate purposes. The Senior Fixed Rate Notes will be traded on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (ISIN BE6222320614).
At the same time, the terms and conditions of the reduced long term revolving credit facility, which now amounts to EUR 600 million, have been improved, resulting in a longer maturity of 5 years with two extension options (5+1+1 tenor), tailor-made covenants more in line with the company's business model, less restrictions in securities and general undertakings. Twelve international, high standing banks participated in the club deal, confirming the strong interest of financial institutions to cooperate with Barry Callebaut.
Barry Callebaut:
With annual sales of about CHF 5.2 billion / EUR 3.6 billion / USD 4.9 billion for fiscal year 2009/10, Zurich-based Barry Callebaut is the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate – from the cocoa bean to the finest finished product. Barry Callebaut is present in 26 countries, operates more than 40 production facilities and employs about 7,500 people. The company serves the entire food industry, from food manufacturers to professional users of chocolate (such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs or bakers), to global retailers. Barry Callebaut is the global leader in cocoa and chocolate innovations and provides a comprehensive range of services in the fields of product development, processing, training and marketing. The company is actively engaged in initiatives and projects that contribute to a more sustainable cocoa supply chain.


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El Monte, Calif. – Gaming PC maker iBuyPower has
announced the availability of a new multitouch notebook.
The Battalion Touch CZ-11 has a 15-inch multitouch LCD with 1,920
by 1,080 resolution with DirectX-11 capability, the company said, claiming it
is the only multitouch gaming notebook now available.
The CZ-11 is powered by an Intel Core i7 mobile processor; it has
4GB of DDR3 memory, an ATI Radeon HD 5650 DirectX-11 graphics card, a 500GB
hard drive and an optional Blu-ray drive.
The model's retail varies from $1,100 to $1,299 depending upon
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Firmware bugs seem to be everywhere these days. So much so that firmware source code analysis is even entering the courtroom in criminal cases involving data collection devices with software inside. Consider the precedent-setting case of the Alcotest 7110. After a two-year legal fight, seven defendants in New Jersey DUI cases successfully won the right to have their experts review the source code for the Alcotest firmware.
The state and the defendants both ultimately produced expert reports evaluating the quality of the firmware source code. Though each side's experts reached divergent opinions as to the overall code quality, several facts seem to have emerged as a result of the analysis:
– Of the available 12-bits of A/D precision, just 4-bits (most-significant) are used in the actual calculation. This sorts each raw blood-alcohol reading into one of 16 buckets. (I wonder how they biased the rounding on that.)
– Out of range A/D readings are forced to the high or low limit. This must happen with at least 32 consecutive readings before any flags are raised.
– There is no feedback mechanism for the software to ensure that actuated devices, such as an air pump and infrared sensor, are actually on or off when they are supposed to be.
– The software first averages the initial two readings. Then it averages the third reading with that average. Then the fourth reading is averaged in, etc. No comments or documentation explains the use of this formula, which causes the final reading to have a weight of 0.5 in the final value and the one before that to have a weight of 0.25, etc.
– Out of range averages are forced to the high or low limit too.
– Static analysis with lint produced over 19,000 warnings about the code (that's about three errors for ever five lines of source code).
What would you infer about the reliability of a defendant's blood-alcohol level if you were on that jury? If you're so inclined you can read the full expert reports for yourself: at defendants and state.


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With The DIY Pantry (F+W Media, 2014), by Kresha Faber, you can break free from processed foods and learn to make healthy, delicious meals without spending hours in the kitchen or breaking the bank. This book shows you how to stock your pantry with all the ingredients you need to make your favorite meals for the entire week. Best of all, each flavorful recipe requires fewer than 30 minutes of hands-on time. This excerpt shows you a Homemade Hummus Recipe for a quick and easy meal.
Buy this book from the GRIT store: The DIY Pantry.
More from The DIY Pantry:
Homemade Pizza Crust Recipe
Homemade Pasta Recipe
Garlic and Dill Pickle Recipe
Homemade Hummus Recipe
Hummus is great for satisfying afternoon cravings. This plain, original version is absolutely delicious, but there are a few add-ins that are worth adding in as well—roasted garlic, kalamata olives, or roasted red peppers.
Hands-on: 10 minutes
Inactive: none
Ready in: 10 minutes
Yield: Serves 6; Makes 3 1/2 cups
Cost Per Serving: Between 25 and 50 cents per serving
Gluten-Free / Vegan / Vegetarian / Dairy-Free / Egg-Free
Calories: 121
Fat: 4 g
Protein: 6 g
Sodium: 402 mg
Fiber: 4.5 g
Carbohydrates: 16 g
Sugar: 2.5 g
2 cups cooked garbanzo beans
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons tahini
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 generous pinch sea salt
2 tablespoons water, plus more if needed
1. Pulse beans and garlic in a food processor until roughly blended; then add in the remaining ingredients and process until smooth. Add more water as necessary to obtain your preferred consistency.
2. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Excerpted from The DIY Pantry: 30 Minutes to Healthy, Homemade Foodby Kresha Faber Copyright © 2014 by F+W Media, Inc. Used by permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. Buy this book from our store: The DIY Pantry.


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1. Rafting Neretva with BBQ
Rafting is a very adventurous activity and one of the most popular forms of active relaxation in Konjic, that opens the challenges of whitewater to both beginners and experienced rafters. Located in one of the most idyllic regions in the country, Neretva river is stunning, class II-III river ideal for school groups, families and companies. Rafting on wild waters is a challenging job for skippers and organizers, but for the ones who choose it, it is the main entertainment. Even though this fun might sound like too much adrenaline, your safety and security are ensured at the highest level. During the rafting tour, you will enjoy beautiful Big and Small canyon, untouched nature and lovely sceneries that are not visible from the road, as well as four adrenaline rapids which are arranged so that each one is more adventurous than the previous one.


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Bridgeport police are investigating after a man was shot in the foot on Monday night.
Police said 30-year-old Derek Nash was walking with a friend when two men confronted them near Orchard and Spring streets, one of whom shot Nash in the foot.
Nash's injuries were non-life threatening, according to police. Authorities said Nash and his friend were uncooperative with investigators.
It's not clear if police are following leads or have identified any suspects.


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The editorial ``Shortchanging the Arts,'' March 29, rightly states the benefits of the arts, which ``nourish the members of a community.''
But it wrongly concludes that if something has a benefit it must be worthy of a government subsidy. I object to the government taxing me so that it can decide what art is suitable for me. I can provide my own ``nourishment.'' Rodger Virtue, Northridge, Calif.
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Organized by Museum Folkwang, this retrospective of Nancy Spero (1926–2009) considers the artist's use of the human figure to raise important questions about feminism, gender, and violence. The exhibition traces Spero's career, starting with the Paris Black Paintings of the 1960s through her artistic responses to the Vietnam War and her mature work in 1990s and early 2000s. Throughout her career, Spero saw herself as a political artist that used art as a vehicle to engage with social and political issues. In order to capture the scale and scope of Spero's oeuvre, the exhibition features approximately eighty works, including paintings, collages, and prints, and focuses in particular on her works on paper.
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The unit pictured to the right is merely a prototype but once the AppStore drops, this puppy is going to be an absolute necessity. The iControlpad is a hardware accessory designed to transform your iPod into a portable gaming device with a dedicated directional pad and four rubber gaming buttons. It fits snugly around the iPhone and connects to the dock port in order to interface. But it will take a bit of work before app store games are compatible with the iControlpad, and that's where a simple jailbreak comes in handy. Yes, all ZodTTD emulator projects are fully compatible with the iControlpad. Translation: All the Playstation, Genesis, Nintendo, Super Ninendo, etc games you can handle on your iPhone with a real gaming controller to rock them out with. Prototypes have already been distributed and hopefully we'll see the Order link light up soon.
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As another year draws to a close, this is usually when I look back and see what I've accomplished as a writer, and then look ahead to a new year with goals and opportunities. This year I did get a short fiction (The Pocket Watch) published at a new 'zine, and I had an opportunity to interview a prominent poet for Motionpoems, but because the film didn't meet certain criteria (due to the film-maker's not following them), it was not ran/presented. Yes, I was a bit disappointed; but I was grateful for the new experience and a chance to meet new people. Who knows, I may try my hand at another citizen journalist's assignment at some point. To end the year, a short story (Jewel) and an essay (The Door) was published with Piker Press, and I submitted a (horror) short story to a (my first) contest. I should know the result for this by the end of January 2015.
2015 is looking more and more like a year full of life-changing events which I can't elaborate on now. And for that reason alone, I'm not going to set too many goals for myself. What I will do is focus more on writing short fiction and essays, and hopefully read more books than I did in 2014.
What about you? Were you able to accomplish as much as you'd hoped for this year? What are your plans for the new year?


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iCondensation for Watch
iCondensation for Watch
Native application for Apple Watch to calculate the dew point temperature, the temperature at which water vapor contained in the air changes from gas to liquid (condensation). The stairs of your choice can be in Celsius or Fahrenheit