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Stretch out on the sophisticated design of Largo Design Sectional, upholstered in soft top grain leather where the body touches in a Sand color, each piece offers unparalleled comfort and transitional style complete with intricate baseball stitching. This collection boasts your option two power recliners or three power recliners perfect for stretching out.
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Transitional Design
Zippered Cushions Prevent Losing Your Loose Change in the Cushions
The frame is constructed of hardwood in the structural elements and plywood for the silhouettes
Sinuous wire springs coated with rubber at the connection point for a trouble-free, noiseless sit
Recliners have a 300 Pound Weight Compacity
Top Grain Leather everywhere the Body Touches
Storage Console W/ Cupholders and USB
USB on each side of the recliner
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With fundraising goals set high and party plans in the works, Village residents, staff, and the community at large, have marked their calendars for the fourth annual Neighborhood Block Party!
In 2014, The Village celebrated the first anniversary of Asa's Neighborhood, Memory Care at The Village, by hosting a fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Association lovingly named, Neighborhood Block Party. The idea to host a small celebration quickly blossomed into a community wide event with nearly 200 people in attendance. Neighborhood Block Party was a huge success — the outdoor BBQ and concert has become a highly anticipated annual fundraiser!
With the community's support of Neighborhood Block Party, The Village has contributed over $40,000 to the Alzheimer's Association. We couldn't have done it without our neighbors, Village residents, and local businesses. We can't wait to see you again this year!

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text: San Francisco is a tough city for driving. With hills, winding streets, a dense city center, pedestrians, and practically no parking, San Francisco is a true urban driving challenge. And making matters worse, San Francisco has some of the worst drivers in America with significant road rage incidents. Drivers in San Francisco are 55.6% more likely to get into an accident. Though … Read More


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PANAJI: BJP candidate and Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane today retained his Valpoi Assembly seat by defeating his nearest rival by 10,066 votes in a by-election.
The election was held on August 23.
Rane polled 16,167 votes at the end of the third and final round of counting, while Congress' Roy Naik got 6,101 votes.
Independent candidate Rohidas Gaonkar got 316 votes while 454 voters opted for None Of The Above (NOTA) option.
The by-election became necessary after Rane left the Congress and resigned as MLA before joining the ruling party.
He had said he was unhappy that the Congress, despite emerging as the single largest party in the February 2017 elections, failed to form the government in the coastal state.


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Felipe Xicotencatl (C53)
OverviewAs announced at DEMA 2008, we have been collaborating with the National Marine Park of Cozumel and with two premier dive operators in Cozumel to develop a virtual dive site of the shipwreck Felipe Xicotencatl (C53).
We have recently released Rev. 1 of the C-53.
UnderwaterRight now you can enter the main Deck of the ship, but to do so, you will need first to get a good mask (rank > 50 .... the higher the better). We are developing 3D models for the marine life and will add those soon.
Suunto HelO2 Online Class


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Adams Golf Tom Watson Wedges
Adams Golf Tom Watson Wedges
[Aug 24, 2011]
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: Lob
put your vokeys away...this club wouldnt stoop down to the level of vokeys great club..im a raving fan.
[May 14, 2011]
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: 56 degree wedge
Great model, I had the 60 degree and just recently switched to this - love it! I would highly recommend it for all golf levels
[Jan 17, 2011]
Scratch Golfer
Model Reviewed: tom watson wedge set
i have been playing the greatest game that we all know as golf since i was 2 years old and have had much success in tournament play as far, as these wedges go they are great for the golfer who strikes the ball well if your not a good ball striker i would not suggest buying these wedges unless your just the weekend drink beer with your buddys and play 18 holes.
[Jul 14, 2010]
Shoots in the 70s
Model Reviewed: Tom Watson Wedges
I found that these wedges were very consistent when it comes to distances, but the wedges get very little spin. I demoed the Cleveland CG 15s and they get much more spin. I think for someone who is just out for fun these wedges are great clubs, but for someone who plays in tournaments and is really trying to score, these wedges are not the best choice.
[Oct 05, 2009]
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: PVD Gunmetal Wedges
I haven't played the regular Tom Watson wedges that many seem to dislike, but I do own the "PVD" (Physical Vapor Deposition) Tom Watson set and they're quite fine.
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[Aug 18, 2009]
Pete Stanley
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: Watson 3-pack
Got these a few months ago and traded them in for some Cleveland CG 12s...WOW...what a difference. The Watson's are just OK, they lack soul if you know what I mean. Not bad for a golfer on a budget, but they hurt my short game. The Cleveland clubs took 4-5 shots off my game the first few times out. The Watson's feel dull even in the sweet spot. I still LOVE my Adams A4s, but the Watson wedges (3 for $99.00) are on the cheap side. Sorry Tom.
[Jan 28, 2008]
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: Tom Watson 3-Wedge Set
I have never owned a wedge set before, but have always relied on just a 60 degree Wilson from Walmart. Needless to say this is a great upgrade for me. The deisgn of these wedges is top notch. They feel a little clanky at times, but overall I like the feel and weight, and they have a very large hitting area for those of us that don't always have perfect swings. I don't pull my full-swing shots near as much as I did with my Wilson. These are a great value and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a good wedge set. I will keep these in my bag for a long time. They may not be Clevelands, but neither is the price.
[Jan 23, 2008]
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: Adams Watson gunmetal wedges
I only have the sand wedge in this series and have played with many other wedges. I didn't think it would be this good because it wasn't expensive. I never worry about sand shots with my Adams Watson gunmetal sand wedge. Too bad it is now discontinued. Only criticism is the gunmetal finish eventually fades and shows the wear.
[Nov 14, 2007]
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: watson 3 set
I have to agree with the last reviewer. These are good for short pitches and lobs, but on full swings they are somewhat unpredictable. I like the look of them (nice profile). And yes they are a bit on the light side. It's a shame really. I even regripped them with expensive pro-line grips, but now they just sit in my garage. Watson is such a great player with his wedges, I too am surprised he's endorsed a mediocre product. Back to my trusty Wilson Dyna-Powered!!
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[Nov 13, 2007]
Shoots in the 90s
Model Reviewed: 3 wedge set 2007
i miss too many farways. the wedges do nothing to help. the only good thing about these is the price and chipping. for full swings they are awful. no feel too light i cant believe that watson lets them put his name on them. you get what u pay for. i worked at a course last summer and found a 60 from the older set. it was really new with perfect grooves. we have the hardest greens around, and it would check up and stop pretty well. i had never had new wedges (college budget) so i decided to put a set of these on my birthday wish list. well, i traded my used clevelands on a three wood, and it was a mistake. soon im getting som tm tp's. all these wedges did for me is create a gap from 120 to about 40 yards in my bag. they are unpredictable on full swings. not a bad idea for a new golfer. i went from shooting in the 80's to 90's by adding these clubs. the're about like the $12 wedges at walmart only harder. a case of getting what u pay for
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The New York Times says Michigan is a ski destination. Do you agree?
Not enough snow for skiing? No problem, ski resorts have snow machines. Here's how they work.
The New York Times can't stop raving about Michigan skiing.
Travel reporter Elaine Glusac, a Detroit native and frequent Up North visitor, stopped at three Michigan resorts this year and made the case for why the Mitten is the perfect spot to shred some ice.
"Affordability is a major draw — lift tickets often cost less than half of what the big western resorts command — as is natural beauty, albeit of the subtle Midwestern sort," she wrote, noting that she visited Boyne Highlands Resort, Boyne Mountain Resort, and Crystal Mountain. All three are in the "upper left quadrant of the Michigan mitten."
Glusac's findings are something the Free Press has written about before.
Those stories include the top 10 Michigan downhill Ski Resorts; the 10 best cross-country ski options; what you should know to ski in Michigan.
According to Michigan Ski Resort officials, this winter is expected to be intense, which for skiers means some nice, powdery options.
Let us know if you agree that Michigan skiing is awesome.
Also at Freep.com:


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Bought this sticky superman alike from my trip to Guangzhao last month. Pretty unique toy. Cheap too, RMB 10 for 3pcs. Both hand and feet have some gel/rubber stuff. I don't know how to describe it :P
When you throw that superman onto the wall or glass, or any smooth and clean surface, superman will stick on that surface. When the hand is falling down (legs are still attached to the wall), the hand will be moving down side, touching the wall again and at the same time the leg will be off the wall. This process will be repeated till it touches the floor.
Smellybutt love this toy so much. And she has been calling him "banananana". Why? I have no idea at all.
If she sees a banana, she'll say banana. Sometimes lari margin sikit, will say banananana too :P
Maybe that's the way she term it as plural - setandan pisang = a lot of banana (",)
After a few round of throwing superman onto the wall, and the sticky part is not so sticky anymore. When there's dust on the sticky part, it will loose its stickyness. Smellybutt got too excited with the rubbery feel and she pulls the superman apart. Yeah..she's a bit violent sometimes. As you can see in the picture, upper torso is gone. Amen.


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Use Python? Want to geocode something? Looking for directions? Maybe matrices of directions? This library brings the Google Maps API Web Services to your Python application. The Python Client for Google Maps Services is a Python Client library for the following Google Maps APIs: - Directions API - Distance Matrix API - Elevation API - Geocoding API - Time Zone API - Roads API - Places API Keep in mind that the same terms and conditions apply to usage of the APIs when they're accessed through this library.


text: Those of you who read these pages no that I am not a fan of Justice's cock rock techno. This article accompanied by photo evidence (above) catching Justice playing "live" with an un-plugged MIDI controller is just too funny to pass up. As someone who has done real live electronic music back in my Team Shadetek days I know how difficult this is to do and do well, so on one level I'm sympathetic, on the other level, you shouldn't lie to your fans guys. I stopped doing live electronics when my music took a turn towards hiphop, dancehall and grime and I didn't think that any of the live improvisation I would do would improve the music. Since then my show has been me DJing tracks from a laptop, sometimes with effects. I play lots of un-released new dubs of mine that no one else has and make up my set list as I go along. I figure that's worth the price of admission. You get to hear my music, mixed and selected by me and get a peek into my present sound, IE the future since it always takes so long to get records or CDs out. I have a new project (more on that soon) that might be appropriate to a live format and so am I actually considering going into loop djing mode (breaking down the tracks into parts and re-constructing live) for that, probably using ableton live, but we'll see. However, you will NEVER see me on stage with an un-plugged MIDI controller making faces and pretending to do things that I'm not. Thanks to Dan @ Dubspot for the link.


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Silver Book Fact
Absent policy change, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that Medicare spending will grow at an average of 7% each year from 2010 to 2018, rising to $879 billion annually and 4% of GDP. The rate of growth of Medicare spending over the long term is predicted to exceed the rate of growth in federal revenues and the overall economy.
Thorpe, Kenneth E., Lydia L. Ogden, and Katya Galactionova. Chronic Conditions Account for Rise in Medicare Spending From 1987 to 2006. Health Aff. 2010; 29(4). http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/hlthaff.2009.0474v1


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April 09, 2012
/ by Kimberly Cooper
When: May 13 – 19, 2012
What: Peanut butter and jelly is the quintessential children's sandwich. The kid's classic has graced lunchboxes for years, nestled right next to a carton of milk. Since peanut allergy is one of the most common causes of food-related death, that sandwich can pose hidden dangers to those unaware of food allergies. Increase your awareness of food allergies during Food Allergy Awareness Week, observed May 13-19.
Background: In 1998, the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) introduced the first Food Allergy Awareness Week as a way to educate people about food allergies. According to FAAN, as many as 15 million people have food allergies. For those who are unaware, food allergies can prove deadly. During this week, education and awareness takes center stage.
Story Pitch: A wide variety of organizations and groups can take advantage of Food Allergy Awareness Week. Pediatricians will want to take time to educate their patients on the dangers of food allergies. Schools and childcare facilities may also use this week to alert parents of possible allergies in schools and centers. Nontraditional food manufacturers can also encourage awareness and highlight products that can be used instead of those that typically harbor allergies. Meanwhile, retailers of antihistamine drugs can also promote around this event.
Story Hook: Food allergies are a serious problem that often go overlooked. FAAN reports that allergies and anaphylaxis reactions among young people appear to be on the rise with an 18 percent increase seen between 1997 and 2007. Consider the following when you make your pitch:
Tips: An allergist who deals specifically with food allergies can offer great insight into the dangers of food allergies. In addition, parents with children who suffer from food allergies can discuss awareness and precautions.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (414) 272-6071 info(at)aaaai.org www.aaaai.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (800) 727-8462 info(at)aafa.org www.aafa.org
Centers for Disease Control (800) 232-4636 cdcinfo(at)cdc.gov www.cdc.gov
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (800) 929-4040 www.foodallergy.org
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During a confirmation hearing at the US Senate on April 13, the US Secretary of State nominee and incumbent CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Washington's "soft" approach toward Russia will come to an end.
Amid Pompeo's calls for harder line against Russia, Senator Tim Kaine of the Democratic Party asked him:
"If we embrace the regime change in other nations, we can hardly say 'but this is something only the US gets to do.' If we say it is an acceptable foreign policy goal for us, other nations conclude it is an acceptable foreign policy goal for them."
Pompeo, however, said he didn't find a moral equivalency in the cases Kaine was describing.
"This [US] is a unique, exceptional country. Russia is unique, but not exceptional. It behaves in ways that are deeply different from what we ever ought to contemplate. The words 'democracy promotion' and 'Vladimir Putin' are unlikely to be used in the same sentence, paragraph, or document — maybe the same century… I mean, look at the election meddling, right?" said Pompeo.
Twitter users have responded to Pompeo's suggestion that Russia is not exceptional, compared to the US.
Our establishment have become so drunk on the religion of "American exceptionalism," they can no longer see past their own noses.— HootHootBerns 🌹🐦 (@HootHootBerns) April 13, 2018
This isn't patriotism; this is lunacy and "Manifest Destiny" on an international scale. https://t.co/KfZGWMc9tw
"When..asked if US should back off from regime change..because RUor another country might feel justified following same policies, Pompeo responded its different when US do it— Ray Kinsella (@ProfRayKinsella) April 13, 2018
"This is a unique, exceptional country," he said. "Russia is unique, but not exceptional."
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Pompeo:— The Sirius Report (@thesiriusreport) April 13, 2018
This is a unique, exceptional country.
Russia is unique, but not exceptional.
Pompeo is in for some major shocks given what is coming down the track, geopolitically and economically.
April 13, 2018
What a fantastic pick for SecState. pic.twitter.com/ofV5xAHDBx— Steve Terpe (@srterpe) April 13, 2018
Baffling… it's hard to imagine how someone with such an insane ideology has reached that high up in public office. He clearly believes the vomit that comes out of his mouth. I think we may have just found an even more dangerous Secretary of State than Hillary.— Ichimoku Wa (@ichimoku_wa) April 13, 2018
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EULEX supports the 16 Days campaign with a video spot against gender-based violence
To raise public awareness of gender-based violence and its impact on the society as a whole, and to mobilize a greater audience in advocating for the cause, EULEX produced a TV spot calling for action against gender-based violence. The spot, which also calls on victims to raise their voice and report all cases of violence to the authorities, is being aired on TV stations in Kosovo.
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WASHINGTON – The planet's temperature has climbed to levels not seen in thousands of years, warming that has begun to affect plants and animals, researchers report in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Earth has been warming at a rate of 0.36 degree Fahrenheit per decade for the last 30 years, according to the research team led by James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.
That brings the overall temperature to the warmest in the current interglacial period, which began about 12,000 years ago.
The researchers noted that a report in the journal Nature found that 1,700 plant, animal and insect species moved poleward at an average rate of about 4 miles per decade in the last half of the 20th century.


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If you're a Thorns fan you already know that the Girls in Red came back from 2-nil down to take the match in overtime, 3-2. I can't add too much to Jonanna W's fine match report over at Stumptown Footy.
However, if you were one of the many who doesn't get FOX Sports 2 (Or "The Ocho", as we like to call it around here…) and didn't get to watch the game you might not have had to pound out the flat spot in your forehead after the first half hour. Actually watching the match was a bipolar swing between quick despair and slowly building hope. Because, as Jonanna says, within 30 minutes the game seemed all over –
"It's here that the gloom descended, over the several watching parties across Portland; over who knows how many PDX households; over the Rose City Riveters tent, where a handful of SG faithful cheered their team on halfway across the country; and, most importantly, if body language is to be believed, over the 11 Thorns who almost sleepwalked through the next 10 or so minutes at Verizon Wireless Field, shoulders slumped."
The Thorns truly looked like a beaten team. Kansas City's goals weren't just goals, they were shots right to the head; two in the skull, quick-quick, a sudden killer. The very worst examples of the sort of defensive breakdowns that have killed Thorns FC all season. Tymrak had eons of time and acres of space to place her shot, and Karina LeBlanc looked slow to dive to her right. Then the defense simply stopped, ballwatching, as Melissa Henderson looped a header over LeBlanc for #2.
I was watching the game at Bazi Bierbrasserie – which was a terrific host and provided a great venue; thanks, Bazi! – and after I finished pounding my head on the table I looked around and saw I wasn't the only one. Too many other Thorns fans had seen this before; the defensive derp (TM), falling behind on soft goals…and too many of us have seen the team crash and burn in this situation.
Only Saturday it didn't. The two quick-quick Kansas City goals were their only goals that day.
Instead, slowly, the Thorns fought their way back into the match.
Perhaps it was Tobin Heath, refusing to just lie down and die, pulling back the first goal, roaring and driving on her teammates and lifting their heads back up.
Perhaps it was Christine Sinclair, wrathful as always, working tirelessly up front, making runs, moving skillfully and intelligently off the ball (her brilliant dummy at 65′ practically makes Weimer's tying goal happen as the defense freezes long enough for Weimer to calmly claim the ball at the top of the six and drive it past Barnhart) and forcing FCKC to respond to her moves rather than start its own.
Perhaps it was Coach Parlow Cone, whose substitutions were timely and effective.
Perhaps it was Beuhler and Williamson, Marshall and Dougherty and Ellertson tightening up for the last 90 minutes; communicating with each other and with their midfield, marking Holiday out of the match, acting like a tough, composed band of well-drilled professionals instead of four strangers who just happened to wander onto a grassy field.
I've had some hard things to say about the Thorns backline this season. I have some hard things to say about the first half hour they played Saturday.
But after that they did a woman's job, all of you; well played. That was the Thorns defense we all hoped we'd see this season. That defense saw out the full time drawn 2-2.
And then the game went into overtime.
There's no way to describe the tension of the last half hour of play. Both teams looked gassed. The hot day and the brutally hard pitch looked like misery. It felt at that point like the next goal, whoever scored it, would be the winning goal.
So when Allie Long took a sweet pass from Weimer and slotted it into the FCKC goal to put Thorns FC up 3-2 I'll bet that people emerging from the Fred Meyer all the way down on SE Hawthorne and 39th must have heard the roar from us down on 32nd.
Hell, when the long whistle blew people out in Corbett must have looked around and up at the cloudless sky, wondering what that strange distant bellowing noise was.
What is was, was pure wonderment.
The wonderful thing about this match was that slow, remorseless comeback; the Thorns' refusal to concede. For perhaps the first time all season this team, this entire team, showed ferocity and cohesion instead of fragility. From the 33rd to the 120 minute, from Coach Parlow Cone's substitutions to the play on the pitch, this team looked like the team the rest of the league started out afraid of. The Death Star. Mentally and physically tough, technically skilled, and tactically smart.
My father used to say that the reward for work well done was more work, and that is surely the case here. The reward for this wonderful win is a hard hour and a half in Rochester, where Mary Abigail Wambach and Carli Lloyd and another dozen or so talented players will be waiting for Thorns FC this coming Saturday.
We're there. We're in the Final, where "they" said we would be back in April.
I could thoroughly break down Western New York against PTFC here as I did FCKC last week, but why? You know and I know and Coach Parlow Cone knows what we're going to see in Rochester and what we have to do about it.
We're going to see Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd. We will have to put a collar on them; defend in depth, with our keeper and our backs and our midfield communicating and working as we did over that last hour and a half in Kansas City. We will have to watch especially for long balls over the backline, the Wambach specialty.
And then we have to score; our midfield has to protect the ball, move to space, and make accurate passes. Our midfielders and attacking fullbacks will have to spread the Western New York defense wide and pass into our forwards. Our forwards have to make the timely runs, take the passes in stride and turn them into goals, something we have yet to do in Rochester.
But the Thorns showed last Saturday that they can do things they haven't done before.
If there is ever a time to do that again, if there is ever a time to show that last Saturday was the team as it is and can be, it will be next Saturday.
I learned one other important thing from Jonanna's post; the NWSL Championship Trophy may well be the butt-ugliest piece of silverware ever offered up as a professional sports prize. Seriously. It's fugly. Reeeeeally f'n ugly. I've seen kid soccer trophies that looked better.
There's only one hope for it.
The damn ugly thing will look a whole lot prettier sitting in the trophy case at Jeld-Wen Field.


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The world's Top 100 Airlines in 2017 were voted upon by airline customers around the world, and they were announced at the World Airline Awards. Over 275 airlines were featured in a customer survey, but we only 100 were listed. This year, the list had a lot of shake ups in the Top Ten, but one thing stayed the same—no US airlines came close to breaking in the top spot.
We've listed the top airlines here, but for the full list visit Skytrax's website.
1. Qatar Airways


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Instead of 'spell levels', psionic powers are ranked by 'grade' – from minor to medium to major.
Minor Psi-Powers (1 ISP)
|1. Danger Sense
|Ignore surprise.
|2. Daze
|Humanoid with 4 HD or less loses next action.
|3. Detect Psionics
|As Detect Magic, but detects psionics.
|4. Empathy
|You know the subject's surface emotions.
|5. Far Hand
|Move small objects at a limited distance.
|6. Precognition
|Gain +2 bonus to one attack or saving throw (decided after roll).
|7. Telempathic Projection
|Alter the subject's mood; shift one category. Not usable in combat.
|8. Vigour
|Gain 5 temporary hit points (disappear after 1 turn).
Medium Psi-Powers (3 ISP)
|1. Clairvoyant Sense
|Clairvoyance (as spell).
|2. Empathic Transfer
|Transfer another's wounds to yourself (up to 2d6 hp, manifester suffers half damage).
|3. Inflict Pain
|Telepathic stab gives your foe -4 on d20 rolls, or -2 if he makes the save.
|4. Kinetic Blast
|Deal 2d6 force damage to target on successful ranged attack.
|5. Object Reading
|Learn details about an object's previous owner.
|6. Psi-Charm
|Charm Person (as spell).
|7. Read Thoughts
|ESP (as spell).
|8. Telepathy
|Two-way communication with intelligent creatures.
Major Psi-Powers (5 ISP)
|1. Biofeedback
|You heal 2d6 hit points damage, or 1d4 ability points.
|2. Brain Lock
|Hold Person (as spell). Note that subject(s) can still take mental-only actions.
|3. False Sensory Input
|Subject sees what isn't there.
|4. Fate Link
|You link the fates of two targets (split all damage equally).
|5. Kinetic Shield
|Psychokinetic shield grants +4 AC (against physical attacks only).
|6. Negate Psionics
|Dispel Magic (as spell), but cancels psionic powers and effects.
|7. Psionic Blast
|Targets within 30-ft. cone are knocked unconscious, or stunned on save.
|8. Telekinesis
|Telekinesis (as spell).


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With 2nd quarter earnings about to begin rolling out tomorrow, Monday's movement in the markets was something to ponder befor possibly jumping into the breach. Leading the way were financials, the very same banks that caused huge financial failures less than a year ago.
Are the banks fully rejuvenated? Can they be trusted as guardians of important capital - for mortgages, college, retirement, etc. - or have investors forgotten so soon how cavalier these same bankers were with other people's money. Sadly, I am of the camp that says they cannot be trusted. Every time financial stocks lead rallies, I see the same fraudulent faces, the same lying CEOs, none of whom have been rightfully indicted, prosecuted and jailed for their various crimes: collusion, delusion, evasion and deceit.
After falling for four straight weeks, maybe the market was prime for gains, but one must bear in mind where we are in the greater cycle. Stocks are just coming off highs, and, with the economy still struggling, one has to question the wisdom of jumping in at this particular juncture. Maybe for short term profits, this is the right move, but longer term, stocks could easily become cheaper in months ahead. If this is a short term timing rally and an in-and-out play, which is predominantly what our markets have become, this may be worthwhile, but waiting until the first few days' worth of earnings results come to the fore seems to be a more prudent position.
In any case, stocks were brought higher by the banks, which lifted every sector by at least 1%.
Dow 8,331.68, +185.16 (2.27%)
NYSE Composite 5,761.37, +133.85 (2.38%)
The movement was broad based, with advancing issues beating out decliners, 4980-1400. New lows, however, maintained their edge over new highs, 79-40. Volume was nothing about which to get excited, another indication that not all hands are on board with this move. Weak volume has been an consistent feature marking the end of the rally and the beginning of the correction four weeks ago.
NYSE Volume 1,189,460,000
NASDAQ Volume 1,921,335,000
Commodities were all over the map. Those in the energy-related sector followed oil's downward draft of 20 cents, closing at $59.69. The metals were all up, with gold higher by $10.00, to $922.50, and silver up 14 cents, to $12.79. Livestock and foodstuffs finished in mixed fashion.
Banks will be in focus the rest of this week as a number of big names announce earnings. Goldman Sachs, a particularly important bellwether, reports tomorrow.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Financials Fun or Another Sucker Rally?
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32 / 42890 Adverts
Charming Stone-Built Residence Detached, 1 floor, separate entrance, in a charming property
from $98/Night (rates)
from 1 to 7 people
3 Bed and Breakfast
Liveable floor area : 4,850 Sq.ft.
Ground surface : 0.37 acre
3 Bed and Breakfast
Liveable floor area : 4,850 Sq.ft.
Ground surface : 0.37 acre
Swimming poolParkingStroller
Benefits : Private jetty
- View : Not overlooked, country side, swimming pool, garden/park, river, nightlights
- Kids welcome
- Setting : Romantic, Flourishing
- River at <165'
- Horse riding, Fishing
- Exposure : South
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When this post goes live, I will hopefully have landed safely at Singapore airport, from where I will continue to Sydney. I will be travelling for the next 4 weeks and, hotel WiFi permitting, will try to post at least a "photo of the day" as often as I can. Stay tuned and wish me luck!(The picture above was taken last Sunday in Salzburg, in case you were wondering).


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And as Steve pointed out, knowing the limitations of the consumer gear you might choose to use for professional work is a very valid concern. But then again, I feel everyone should make the effort to learn to the best of their ability, the tools they choose to use. From amateur hobbyist to high end pros.
First step... read the hideously boring manual multiple times while going over each step with said piece of gear. Even if it's a feature you think you will never use, at least you will know where to avoid it on some sub-menu in the future. The next thing to realize is that an H4N or a DR-100 is never going to be a Zaxcom or a Sound Devices. What are they? A cost effective alternative at a lower price point.
Some of us that have been doing broadcast and film work long enough to remember back when we had hair, also remember what we used back then. From the Marantz cassette field recorders to the Nagra 1/4 ", the limiting factor was the technology of the day. Can you imagine what your $200 will buy when they surpass digital technology in our industry? Alright flash back the the here and now... With current digital technology where it's at today, professional results can be achieved at a lower price point and higher quality level than it could in the past. And while most of the consumer units mentioned earlier lack the much needed features of some of the higher end professional units, they still offer great bang for the buck on a lower budget. Even if you are at the level where you are required to use Top Shelf gear on gigs, owning something like the H4N is still a no brainer. They are a great low cost scratch pad, EZ SFX gathering tool at a low price point, and even make a great dictation tool for those of you that get great ideas and forget them later. They are also capable of delivering acceptable results in a professional work environment when used in the secondary, and lower budget primary use areas. So far with budgets shrinking I have used the H4N as an in bag backup to an SD702, as well as backup to the wireless camera feed when used. As a quick down and dirty stereo SFX/Ambiance field recorder, and have used it in the primary position as a field recorder for low budget TV commercials. It's generally fed from an SD mixer through a set of pads, so the built-in H4N mic-pres are bypassed, giving the Sound Devices mixer's great sounding output a clean signal path.
OK maybe just a little too much coffee this morning.
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|December 5th, 2010, 11:02 PM
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We have recently purchased both a ZOOM H4N and a TASCAM DR-100. I haven't spent a huge amount of time actually test driving the H4N on a proper shoot, but this weekend I recorded the audio for a short film using the DR-100. The H4N is currently on a shoot in Timor - so I'll let you know how that goes when the crew come back to Australia in a few weeks time.
One important thing that I think is messing from this discussion is that fact that with both the H4N and DR-100, you really need a mixer as well to achieve good results in the film world. This weekend I just used the DR-100 connected directly to the mics - and although I made it work, and the end result actually sounds pretty good, it was a horrible to work with. Juggling the DR-100 in a bag whilst also trying to swing a boom was a nightmare, and as the volume controls on the DR-100 are so noisy and hard to operate, you basically just had to set the levels prior to the shot, hope for the best, and then do another take if needed. There was no way you could ride the levels on the fly. Getting a bag that nicely fits the DR-100 so that you can see the levels while your swinging a boom is tricky - in the end I just ended up holding the boom with one hand, and holding the mixer in the other.
We also had issues with the DR-100 overheating (as it was a really hot day and we were filming in the sun) and shutting down. We never lost any time, but we did have to restart it a couple of times. The build quality isn't great - and already after the first shoot, the unit is looking a little worse for ware.
We have done tests with both the H4N and DR-100 and the quality between the two is both pretty similar. They both have pros and cons in terms of quality and it really depends on your workflow (i.e. if you run line level audio into both the DR-100 and H4N they should pretty much the same - but the preamps on H4N to my ear sound slightly better). However, if you're thinking about using a H4N or DR-100 in a no/low budget film environment - you really need to buy or hire a good field mixer (such as the 302 or MixPre). Connected to a 302, both these units are fantastic! The DR-100 is especially good, as you can just hire the DR-100 in your bag, and just use the remote (included) to start it recording.
One thing I really wish both Tascam and Zoom would do is add some better monitoring options, so that you can listen to both the left and right channels in both ears on your headphones.
As someone who does a lot of no and low budget short films and feature films, and also from someone who doesn't do audio for a living, I am now going to start saving for a 744T+552, and in the meantime, I'm just going to hire a 402 when needed. The price different is SUBSTANTIAL - but so is the build quality, and ease of use. I guess I was just spoilt having access to a 744T, Cantar and Diva whilst at film school!
I think the DR-100 and H4N are both going to be really handy things to have around - however I know, that once I take the massive leap, save up for months and months and purchase a 744T or 788T it will stick with me for a lifetime. As a young filmmaker, personally I feel much better about spending huge amounts of money on this kind of audio gear, than spending thousands of dollars on cameras, which are outdated within a few months. I just think it's funny that people get so shocked when you suggest buying an expensive piece of audio gear, and yet people have discussions about buying amazingly expensive cameras all the time without second thought.
Anyway - long story short. Both the DR-100 and H4N are good recording solutions, given their low costs - however if you're looking to do film work with either, invest or hire a good field mixer. Without one, it will make your life just that little bit harder (like shooting a film without a tripod).
Hope this helps!
|December 6th, 2010, 11:24 AM
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How about using the JuicedLink DT454 with the Tascam DR 100. Has anyone tried it? I find the use of Hi gain in DR 100 to be a real pain.
|December 6th, 2010, 07:57 PM
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You could certainly connect the DT454 to the DR-100, and although the DT454 may (or may not - I've never actually played with one of these units, and judging from the production values - especially the audio quality- of their help videos, I'm not sure if I would trust these products, but anyway!) solve the pre-amp issue, it won't really solve the ease of use issue. For film/broadcast work at least, you need a mixer that can be easily controlled whilst you're swinging a boom around. The DT454+DR-100 setup would actually complicate matters further, and although it might sound a bit better, it would be even harder to manage on set. I think the cheapest option would be to get a Sound Devices MixPre. It's not super cheap - but the build quality is great, and it sounds pretty good as well.
|December 7th, 2010, 09:12 AM
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I am doing nature recording. I understand how cumbersome it would be using the juicedLink DT454 plus the Tascam DR 100. I am experimenting with these while taking baby steps in audio. When I am ready, I think I will go for the Sound Devices 552 which records to the SD card so that I get the desired quality levels. I don't think it would be a easier to carry one item rather than carry a mixer as well as a recorder.
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IMO, you may be better off with a SD-702 or 722 recorder if you're planning on budgeting that kind of money. Although 552's internal recorder sounds 'good' it was built for back-up proposes. The 552's recorder section does not have the same premium high-end electronics and converters of the 700 series recorders.. which may be particularly important for nature recordings.
|December 8th, 2010, 01:29 AM
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Thanks Rick!
I searched the Sound Devices site. This is what they say about the differences between the 552 and the 7 series recorder:
"While both the 552 and 7-Series recorders have excellent audio performance, when the lowest noise recording is required, the 7-Series recorders are the choice. The combination of the 7-Series extended bandwidth microphone preamplifiers and their high-dynamic range analog-to-digital converters provides increased dynamic range and sensitivity. This translates to lower noise recordings, especially when distant micing low level sound sources. If your microphones can take advantage of the low noise, the 7-Series will outperform them. The 702, 702T, 722, and 744T mic inputs have 114 dB of dynamic range, and the 788T microphone inputs have 123 dB of dynamic range. The figures on the 788T approach the theoretical limit of A-to-D performance.
The 552 is a capable performer, as well. It has 103 dB of dynamic range and is suitable for most applications. Its A-to-D performance is the biggest difference, with the 552 having a bias toward increased power efficiency and the 788T having a bias towards increased performance, especially noise performance. When the widest bandwidth and lowest noise recording is required, choose the 7-Series."
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|December 9th, 2010, 02:14 PM
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Yes I agree that a mixer like the Sond Devices MixPre (665.00US) is essential when recording dialogue for any type of production. You have full control of your signal with that, with all physical switches & dials. Menu driven features in the real world just slow you down, ans make you miss things, and that costs you money. With the MixPre you can calibrate it to your H4N/DR100 so you are virtually clip proof. Also you have sweet optical limters both at the input and output stage, 2 levels of low cut for wind, a "Tape Return" input that you can run back from the recorder so you hear what the recorder (or camera) hears while having your cans plugged into the mixer, You can make the signal of either channel go to the left/center/right channel of the recorder, You can ride the levels, SEE the levels, provide better Phantom, which extends the battery life on the recorder. AND you bypass the crappy pres on the recorders. Also your headphone volume is actually able to go louder than your ears can stand, so you won't be missing the subtleties that you miss when your cans are too quiet.
Yes it's 2x the cost of the recorder, but how much does it cost when you blow a day of recording due to bad monitoring on the recorder, and everything is distorted. Or you hold up production while struggling to get the right level etc, and you miss some scenes at the end of the day. Preventing that with a MixPre can save you enough to pay for the unit. And though the JuicedLink mixers sound decent, they are limited in functionality. No meters (on most) limiters, low cut...
You will never miss the money you spend getting the right tool for the job. A mixer is an essential tool for video production no matter what you use to record on.
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Hi All,
Are the xlr outputs of MixPre line level only?
If so, it may be helpful to note that the xlr inputs on the H4n and DR-100 are mic level so some sort of attenuation/pads would be neccessary in order to match the levels between mixer and recorder. Regards, Neil
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Yes the MixPre is line level out on the XLR, however you can take the "tape out" 3.5mm out of the MixPre and run that to the Line in on either the H4N or the DR100.
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Re: Zoom H4N vs. Tascam DR-100
Hi there.
i have read a lot about people using "tape out" 3.5mm out of the MixPre with the line in of the H4N, DR100 and other cheaper recorders.. because that ignores the cheaper preamps of these recorders. But isnt there a big risk of interference because you are not using the balanced xlr inputs?
If there is i have another question:
When using the Tascam Dr-100 for example would it be possible that i plug in the "tape out" 3.5mm out of the MixPre into the line in of the tascam, and one xlr output of the mixpre into one xrl input of the tascam and record both. So i have one signal that is "save"?
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Re: Zoom H4N vs. Tascam DR-100
You are much more susceptible to noise pickup (a.) at low levels and/or (b.) with long connecting cables.
(a.) because low signal levels require more gain in the following (pre)amp, which means noise will also be amplified more.
(b.) because longer cables act like longer "antennas" which will be better at picking up noise signals through electromagnetic inductance or capacitive coupling.
In the real world of audio, this means that balanced lines are important at mic level, especially with cables more than a few feet long (let's say 5' just as a ballpark, but it really depends on how much electrical noise is in the environment where you're recording).
Once you get up to line level, which is easily 100 times, or more, greater voltage compared to mic level, balanced wiring is much less important, especially when your interconnect cables are only 2' or 3' long.
Of course you still need well-shielded cables, you need to observe proper connections, proper levels, etc. You need to be careful with balanced to unbalanced connections, because you will have some "extra" wires left over and you want to have the interface work correctly. If all these things are attended to correctly, it would take an exceptionally noisy environment for the line-level wiring to pick nearly as much noise as mic-level wiring would.
All in all, I think it would be a very strange situation where a mic-level output from a mixer, connected to a mic-level input on a recorder, ends up sounding better than a line-level to line-level connection. Of course this assumes that the mic inputs on the mixer are no more susceptible to noise than the mic inputs on the recorder itself.
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Re: Zoom H4N vs. Tascam DR-100
And then you'd still be using the mic preamps in the recorder, which (a.) would be redundant because you've already used the pres in the mixer, and (b.) would add some finite amount of noise and distortion which you would not get if you used the line inputs on the recorder.
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Re: Zoom H4N vs. Tascam DR-100
One of the biggest advantages that the DR-100 has that not many people mention is the fact that it has true analog limiters on the front end. I love this feature and allow you to record a much hotter and dynamic signals as compared with the Zoom. As I understand it, the H4N does not have this feature. I have 2 of them and a DR-1 and am very pleased after using them for over a year.
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Little League hero Dante Bichette Jr. still trying to make it as a pro in Yankee organization
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Maybe Dante Bichette Jr.'s professional career will someday eclipse his Little League tenure.
Or maybe that week in Williamsport, Pennsylvania 10 years ago ends up being the highlight of his baseball life.
One thing is certain: Bichette is going to keep working hard to make sure that his starring role in the 2005 Little League World Series doesn't end up defining his baseball life, and that the Yankees didn't make a mistake by making him their first pick in the 2011 MLB Draft.
"It's a crazy year, man. A lot of ups, a lot of downs," Bichette was saying last week at New Britain Stadium, where he was in town with the Trenton Thunder, the Yanks' Double-A affiliate. "(I'm) just trying to figure it out like everybody else out here, I guess. I'm just trying to come out and have fun, play the game and get some wins."
Bichette began this season with Trenton but was hitting just .214 when he was sent down to High-A Tampa in early June. He didn't exactly rake there, either, hitting .223 with one homer in 45 games, but got the call back up to Trenton on Aug. 4. He's been better lately, including a three-hit game Wednesday night against the Rock Cats.
Bichette, 22, is a career .249 hitter with just 31 homers in 1,934 at-bats in five seasons the Yankees' minor-league system. His defense, once thought to be his Achilles heel, has been better (eight errors between first and third base) but still needs work. His father, the former 14-year big-leaguer who hit 274 career homers, worked hard with him prior to last season to re-tool his swing and still provides whatever advice he can.
"He's always just a phone call away," Dante, Jr. said.
His dad was right by his side during the 2005 Little League World Series, as an assistant coach on the Maitland, Florida team that advanced to the quarterfinal round. Bichette, Jr. was the pitching and hitting star of that team, which was coached by another ex-big leaguer, Mike Stanley.
"That was a once-in-a-lifetime thing, man," Bichette, Jr. said. "I still talk to a whole bunch of dudes from that team. We're still buddies, keep in touch over social media and stuff. Yeah, that was a lot of fun. We put a lot of effort into that year, and it ended up being good."
One former Little League teammate, Max Moroff, is currently also in the Eastern League, a second baseman with the Altoona Curve — the Pirates' Double-A affiliate.
"We're all still young out here, most of us," Bichette said. "We're all just trying to get better. All of this is just stepping-stones on the path to becoming a big-leaguer. You've just got to take the bumps and try to love the game."


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The Orion spacecraft recently underwent mass properties verification in Houston in preparation for the second Launch Abort System test. NASA Langley Research Center was intimately involved and LaRC engineers Amanda Cutright and Anjie Emmett were on hand for the operations.
Here is a video clip of Anjie and Amanda explaining the testing:
Knowing the mass and the CG of the Orion spacecraft is a safety of flight issue. The AA-2 (Ascent Abort – [test] Two) test flight will test the Launch Abort System during the critical boost phase of the Space Launch System. The LAS must safely remove the Orion capsule with its crew away from a failing booster if there is a launch mishap. The earlier PA-1 (Pad Abort – [test] One) test performed a similar function, but from a stationary simulated launch pad. The AA-2 capsule is an actual Orion Command Module, instrumented and mass simulated for this test. The fixture seen in the videos was built to enable multiple weight and CG measurements to be made in multiple orientations and is reusable on subsequent Orion vehicles.
The Houston Chronicle also posted an article on the verification test at:
Amanda and Anjie traveled to Johnson Space Center in Houston for the testing. They are seen in the background of the video above.
The Norfolk, VA area newspaper The Daily Press also ran a story about the testing:
Both Amanda Cutright and Anjie Emmet are members of the Hampton Roads Chapter of the SAWE. Amanda is co-chair of the upcoming 78th International Conference on Mass Properties Engineering in Norfolk, VA from May 18 – 23, 2019.
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>Americans: Taking It On The Chin
Who's Going Down With Blagojevich?
by Don White
There have been three Democrat governors put in jail. Will Rod Blagojevech be number four? It's almost a foregone conclusion.
In the present and past, a Chicago political machine has run things in Illinois. Under the jaundiced eye of Richard Daily, and now his namesake son, both Chicago mayors, the tone of this state is set by big city politics.
Ironically, in 1840 Chicago may have been the second largest city in the state. It was second to Nauvoo, Illinois, located on the Mississippi River, which was inhabited by Mormons who were viciously driven in the middle of winter out of the state by Illinois gunmen. The Mormons suffered greatly in Illinois and on the trail to the Great Basin which was marked with shallow graves of those who died of disease, starvation, icy cold weather, and other privations as they attempted to make it to Zion.
The perpetrators of the injustice done to Mormons were not your ordinary good people — they were mobsters who murdered innocent people, looted their homes and burned their farms, but by no means do they represent the fine law-abiding people living in Illinois today or in that day.
Illinois has a spotted political history. Even the last Republican governor is in jail. What is it about this state, Illinois, the fighting Illini state?
People say it isn't the people who live in the Illini state, it's party poilitics and it's the same everywhere. Maybe the old mayor of Chicago, Richard Daily, started a corrupt party machine, ideas like "it's the Chicago way," from which the good people of Illinois can't escape.
But I beg to differ with people who say the "Chicago Way" is the way it works in every state. It simply is not that way in the other 49. They say their leaders aren't any worse than citizens in any other state. But if not, why are they leading the "league" in in choosing governors who end up corrupt? And somebody had to become deceived enough to vote for these scum bags.
In a way, I side with Blagojevich. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald was wrong. I don't like the way he got the cart before the horse in this case. Why is it taking so long to bring formal charges against Blagojevich? Why didn't Fitzgerald build his case before he created all of this hoopla to the media, which is the wrong way to bring criminal charges against anyone?
Wyoming Defense Attorney Gerry Spence agrees: Legal Blog Watch quoted the flamboyant and successful western-attired attorney in a story cited below. The blog said: "Has U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald absconded with Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich's presumption of innocence and right to a fair trial? If so, whose conduct — that alleged of Blagojevich or that seen of Fitzgerald — is more abominable? These are questions Carolyn Elefant asked here last month, and now trial lawyer Gerry Spence raises them on this blog in a post entitled, "Guilty Until Proven Innocent." Never one to mince words, Spence accuses Fitzgerald of acting more like a jury than a prosecutor."
It would be a travesty of justice if Blagojevich got off because he couldn't get a fair trial anywhere in America, wouldn't it? Then you would hear the people howl. If Spence was his counsel, Blago would probably turn around and sue Fitzpatrick and the entire juris prudence system, the state of Illinois, and the Legislature for evicting him from the executive mansion. He may have a valid cause of action, how can we tell? Before you become critical of that statement, just think about it a while? What if the things people are saying about him are true but don't constitute enough evidence for a conviction? Only Fitzgerald knows. Only a duly constituted jury can decide.
If they convict the former governor, don't believe for a moment that he will go down alone. He has the goods on a lot of people in Springfield, Illinois and Chicago and he is a vindictive man and a windmill, filibustering, blustering fool of a speaker. He will rat on his best friend if he can take ten years off his jail term.


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The crypto and blockchain ecosystem knows no days off. The past day or two has seen a heap of developments take place, and so to help you stay on top of it all, I pieced together an 24-part thread. Can't be bothered looking through the whole thing? All good! Below, I've put what I considered the ten most noteworthy inclusions. Enjoy!
[1] Veil has launched! The Veil team has built an interface that makes it easy to interact with prediction markets and derivatives on Augur (REP). The new product also leverages technology from 0x (ZRX) and Ethereum (ETH). The value of REP is up ~50% in recent days. The sharp rise is likely attributable – at least partly – to Veil's mainnet launch.
[2] Leading Bitcoin infrastructure technology provider Blockstream has launched its Blockstream Satellite API Beta. Paying via the Lightning Network testnet (i.e., for free), users can broadcast data via Blockstream's satellite network. No Internet needed!
[3] Ethereum's Constantinople upgrade was postponed due to a potential vulnerability discovered by blockchain security firm ChainSecurity relating to EIP1283 (i.e., cheaper gas costs for SSTORE operations). Next course of action to be explored during Friday's core dev call.
[4] Leading crypto exchange Binance launched its EUR/GBP fiat exchange, Binance Jersey. Trading pairs at launch: BTC/GBP, ETH/GBP, BTC/EUR, ETH/EUR. €20 rewarded to the first 5,000 KYC-verified users! This was announced hours after Binance completed its sixth quarterly BNB token burn (1,623,818 BNB was burned this time round).
[5] Leading crypto custody provider, BitGo, announced a partnership with FINRA- and SEC-regulated Genesis Global Trading, allowing clients to buy and sell digital assets directly from the security of their BitGo Trust cold storage account (i.e., without having to manage keys).
[6] Crypto industry giant Coinbase has grown yet again. This time by way of San Francisco-based API data management startup Blockspring, who announced that their team is joining Coinbase. Blockspring will continue to operate as an independent company, according to their blog post.
[7] GoChain (GO) partnered with a leading automated retail technology company, PopCom, to build a GoChain-powered product range (and corresponding management tools) that would enable cannabis, pharmaceutical and alcohol retailers to automate the sale of government-regulated products. PopCom are currently conducting their own STO on California-headquartered Start Engine and are aiming to raise up to $943,000.
[8] Former major cryptocurrency mining firm Giga Watt has reportedly closed access and power to its facilities and stopped day-to-day operations. The U.S.-based company filed for bankruptcy last November. Customers have until March to withdraw from their Giga Watt-native wallets.
[9] BitMEX Research, in collaboration with TokenAnalyst, published a telling report on ICO treasury balances. One finding: the $24.2B worth of native tokens* issued to 100+ teams is now worth ~$5B (*not accounting for would-be low liquidity). Yikes!
[10] Ethereum-powered professional data exchange Dock partnered with CanYa (CAN), an open dApp ecosystem for the peer-to-peer service marketplace. The partnership allows for a seamless log-in experience and trustworthy profiles to be used in CanYa's product suite, starting with its CanWork freelance platform!
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Associated Students of Portland State University Pass Divestment Resolution In Support of Palestinian Human Rights
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October 26, 2016
Associated Students of Portland State University Pass Divestment Resolution In Support of Palestinian Human Rights
Portland, OR (October 26, 2016)— The student senate of the Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU) passed a resolution earlier this week brought forward by Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights (SUPER). The resolution calls on the university to divest from Israeli apartheid by an overwhelming vote of 22-2, with 1 abstention.
The resolution was passed after seven years of work by SUPER, which presented to the student senate. The central focus of the resolution is to prohibit investment in four corporations complicit in the oppression of Palestinians: Hewlett-Packard, Motorola Solutions, G4S and Caterpillar. Hewlett-Packard provides biometric ID systems to the Israeli military that enables discriminatory treatment of Palestinians, playing a similar role that Polaroid did in apartheid South Africa. Motorola provides surveillance and communication systems supporting Israel's occupation and illegal settlements. G4Sprovides systems and support for Israel's imprisonment of political prisoners and children under unjust military rule. Caterpillar provides militarized bulldozers, which are complicit with numerous human rights violations and are used to destroy Palestinian homes, orchards, and civilian infrastructure.
It was resolved that the ASPSU call on Portland State University to divest any current and future holdings in the companies mentioned above, and any other company deemed to profit from human rights violations against Palestinians. Furthermore, the resolution more specially resolved, "that the Associated Students of Portland State University ASPSU calls on the University to put in place an internal investment screen which prohibits investment in any company that provides weapons or equipment used for violent acts that target either Israeli or Palestinian civilians; provides equipment used for the displacement of Palestinians from their homes or the construction and maintenance of illegal and unethical Israeli government authorized settlements; or supplies equipment used for the construction or maintenance of the Separation Wall in the West Bank and Jerusalem."
The passing of this resolution means the students of Portland State University have spoken: moving forward, the university should cease investing in these companies. "These four companies aren't only responsible for human rights violations in Palestine, but all over the world," according to SUPER. "They are also involved in the U.S. prison system, immigration and human rights violations all around the globe."
We believe in justice and equality for all people, and are proud that our campus is now on the right side of history. We hope our university's decision may encourage others to also stand for human rights. We urge other members of the university community and other universities to pursue the same path of justice, and to continue to make history towards a free Palestine.
For more information:
Hewlett-Packard: http://investigate.afsc.org/company/hewlett-packard-company
Motorola Solutions: http://investigate.afsc.org/company/motorola-solutions-inc
G4S: http://investigate.afsc.org/company/g4s-plc
Caterpillar: http://investigate.afsc.org/company/caterpillar-inc
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by Drew Martniez
Leadership Giving Director
Every year United Way of Salt Lake shares some love with our leadership and Donor Network members by delivering Valentines in the first two weeks of February. This is a great opportunity to get out and meet some of our most generous and committed investors!
We are so grateful for each and every member of Tocqueville Society, Leadership Circle, Women's Leadership Council, Young Leaders, and Diamond Donors! Without these committed investors, we could never fulfill our promise to change the odds so that every child in our community has the same chance to succeed in school and life!
Happy Valentine's Day and thank you for all you do to LIVE UNITED!
A special thanks to Sweets Candy for its generous donation of the Valentine candy.


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Learning Intention:
I can recognize and explain implicit messages in poetry.
We are part way there!
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Today, we continued our reading unit on poetry. We are getting pretty skilled at recognizing metaphors, comparisons, and personifications in French poetry, but it really is a bit tricky in a different language to understand the meaning of these devices. Today, we worked in groups to find and analyze literary devices in a particular poem. Below is a picture of Ayu's work on personification.
Ideally, we want to be able to analyze a French poem and interpret the author's words. This might take us quite some time, but we will continue to try. The past few lessons have focussed on practicing the skills that will help us meet the learning intention below.
Learning Intention:
I can recognize and explain implicit messages in poetry.
We are part way there!
Les figures de style
This week in French Language Arts, we have been learning to recognize les figures de style (literary devices) in poetry. Some examples that we are focusing on are metaphor, comparison, onomatopoeia, and personification. It can be really difficult to recognize imagery in a new language, but Mme. Leconte is helping us learn to recognize, infer meaning, and soon create our own examples of les figures de style.
Many of us were really excited to start a mini unit on poetry because we love having the chance to show our creativity. Others are really strong writers and enjoy the opportunity to paint pictures in our readers' minds using words. A few of us are unsure whether we like poetry or not, but we are keeping an open mind about our learning.
To deepen our understanding of these literary devices, we listened to a new French song this week by Zaho called Tourner la page; it is full of examples of les figures de style which we tried to identify, categorize, and understand. You can watch the music video of this song below. We are also reading a variety of poems with different styles to get a better idea of how we might use these literacy devices in our own writing when we compose our poems.
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This study examines the effect of payment vehicle and managing agency on household's stated willingness to pay (WTP) for freshwater quality improvement in Pakistan's Swat River valley. Contingent valuation questions scenarios were designed based on three different payment mechanisms; a mandatory payment to government, a donation to government and a donation to a local non-government organization (NGO). Results show that zero WTP response rate is lower significantly for donation to a local NGO compared to mandatory and voluntary payments to government. Household's annual donation to a local NGO is $2.8, which is almost double to mandatory and voluntary payments to government. Interviews indicate that this difference might be due to households' lack of trust of the government programs or fear of corruption, or might be a strategic response to overstate actual WTP when asked about donations to an NGO. The implications for contingent valuation researchers looking to value WTP in poverty dominated areas are that a donation to a local NGO can be used as one payment vehicle to obtain an upper bound on WTP and a mandatory payment to the government can be used as a lower bound.
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Shah, S.A., Hoag, D.L.K. & Loomis, J. Is willingness to pay for freshwater quality improvement in Pakistan affected by payment vehicle? Donations, mandatory government payments, or donations to NGO's. Environ Econ Policy Stud 19, 807–818 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-016-0178-x
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Early Morning is derived from five piano performances recorded in a variety of spaces over a period of several years. These performances incorporated both traditional and extended instrumental techniques, generating a wide variety of gestural and textural materials. Although these materials informed the overall unity of the piece, sound transformations proved to negate the piano as a recognisable source. Instead, the focus is upon the gradual accumulation and dispersal of spectral detail; these broad contours enhance the spatial impression, suggesting the expansive shaping of physical landscapes. The structure of the piece was inspired by the peaceful awakening of an early morning scene and its illumination in first light.
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A restaurateur is planning to expand his Indian tapas-style brand after a successful start for its inaugural Sunderland venue.
The Funky Indian opened on Wearside at the end of last year, and has since won rave reviews for its tapas-style Indian food and quirky interior design.
The restaurant, run by Kam Chera, also operates as a social enterprise, offering training and employment opportunities for young people.
Mr Chera turns the venue into a training academy during the day, running three 10-week courses each year for young people from the city with special needs and disabilities.
The venue has partnered with two Sunderland schools – the Barbara Priestman Academy and Portland Academy – as well as Sunderland-based PSB Training to run the scheme, with supporters of the project including Gentoo and Sunderland AFC.
As well as providing work experience and hospitality training, The Funky Indian has also pledged to provide some part-time positions at the end of each course, to add to the six jobs it has already created at its base in Tavistock Place.
Mr Chera – who also runs the two Amore restaurants in Roker and Ashbrooke – is putting plans in place to open a second Funky Indian restaurant in Newcastle within the near future, to continue to expand his unique concept of high-quality dining as a social enterprise.
He said: "For all the time I've run Amore, we have held a Christmas party each year for children with special needs from the city, and from that came the idea to offer much more than that – we wanted to offer training, practical skills, confidence building, and potentially a job at the end of it.
"We dedicate a full day each week for 10 weeks to these young people to equip them with the skills they will need to work in the hospitality sector.
"We are thrilled our idea for The Funky Indian has become reality and have had so much support from across the city and beyond.
"We are already looking at opening a second restaurant, most probably in Newcastle, within the next 18 months, such is our confidence in this unique concept."
The legal aspects of the opening of The Funky Indian were handled by the leisure team at Newcastle law firm Sintons. Partners Sarah Smith and Alok Loomba handled the licensing and real estate aspects respectively.
Sarah Smith said: "As well as being a fabulous restaurant by night, Kam has created something unique by day, operating it as a training academy for young people and giving them the skills and potential to help transform their lives.
"This is a really superb concept and we are delighted to see The Funky Indian growing and thriving as we knew it would."


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Both players and coaches adopted a cautiously optimistic tone after Montana football's first spring scrimmage Friday.
"I thought the competition was good," head coach Bobby Hauck said. "I liked the way we responded to the situations we were in, especially the veteran guys. They looked like they knew what they were doing."
"It felt good. We still have a long way until we're game-ready or anything, but it felt good to get out here and hit each other and do some live," wide receiver Sammy Akem said.
The scrimmage Friday was the first of three this spring, with the next coming on April 5 and the Spring Game in Kalispell on April 13.
The Griz started spring practice a week late because of bad weather, necessitating a compressed schedule leading up to Friday's scrimmage.
"It didn't affect us," Hauck said. "These guys, when it's time to come to work, they come and work. That's maybe the best thing about our team. We don't have to push them much."
Entering Hauck's second season back at the helm, the players have had more time to get used to what the coaching staff expects.
Montana also returns a majority of starters on both sides of the ball. That familiarity was generally on display in a scrimmage that was crisp, given how early in the season it was.
"Most of it looked like college football," Hauck said. "I think we're significantly ahead of where we were a year ago today."
The offense, led by returning quarterback and Big Sky Newcomer of the Year Dalton Sneed, opened up well before the defense took over for most of the scrimmage.
"It's a lot more comfortable, I'd say, for everyone who was involved last year," Sneed said. "Mostly everybody's been in the system for year … so definitely more comfortable, we're flowing a little bit better, earlier."
The first-string offense converted four of five short-yardage situations with sophomore Adam Eastwood running the ball.
"We want to be able to make those," Hauck said. "You get what you practice. I didn't think we were very good at it a year ago, so we had several days this spring that we worked that."
On their first drive, transfer running back Marcus Knight dove to catch a deflected pass before scoring from 3 yards out.
A few drives later, in a last-minute situation, Sneed converted a fourth-and-long with a 30-yard throw to sophomore wide receiver Mitch Roberts.
With time for one last play in the scenario, he then hit Roberts in the front corner of the end zone for a 12-yard score.
"It was the last play, and I saw that the DB had heavy inside leverage," Sneed said. "We had a slant called, and obviously that wasn't ideal, so I just checked into a speed out at the goal line. Mitch ran a great route, the line held up perfectly, and I was able to get it to him."
Both the first- and second-string teams struggled to run the ball, a problem that's carried over from last year.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Garrett Graves looked like the biggest running threat, going live for a series or two and escaping the pocket for decent yardage a few times.
After a 40-plus yard field goal by Brandon Purdy, the defense took over fully.
Kobey Eaton picked off a deflected Wheeler Harris pass and returned it across midfield. Knight, who transferred in from Citrus College in California and is expected to compete with Eastwood for the starting job, fumbled on a big hit from cornerback Josh Egbo. Sophomore safety Robby Hauck recovered for the defense.
Graves finished the trifecta of turnovers by rolling out and throwing the ball right to cornerback Kadeem Hemphill, redeeming himself a little by sprinting downfield to get in on the tackle.
"It's awesome to see turnovers," senior linebacker Dante Olson said. "No matter who it is, you've got to be happy for them, so it's awesome to get out there, celebrate a little bit, storm the field.
The special teams had a highlight too, with punter Adam Wilson booming one kick over 70 yards and then dropping a 55-yarder right on the 1.
It was the second team that gave the offense some encouragement at the end. In fourth-quarter drills to close practice, junior Cam Humphrey hit a beautiful seam route to sophomore Gabe Sulser before redshirt freshman running back Drew Turner scored from the 2 to bring the session to an end.
Hauck, while generally positive, was blunt in one assessment.
"I thought the young guys failed," Hauck said. "I didn't think that was very good. That would probably be my first thought. … They need to practice, that's how you get better. To get better at football, you have to play, so as much live-speed as we give them, the better they're going to be."
The Grizzlies will have a week off for spring practice before returning to the field on April 1 for the first of two practices before the second scrimmage on April 5.
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Why you're now a political reporter for Facebook
You might kind of know it already, but as well as providing the eyeballs for the advertisers that pay in order to make Facebook a free platform for users, you're also contributing the content it needs to offer some of its services.
And now, along with powering the Facebook platform itself (just think what'd happen if we all, say, just didn't post today?), you're now going to be on-hand as roving reporters for the US election.
Thanks in no small part to Trump supporter Joel Menken, who captured the moment when his candidate nearly got taken out by a member of the crowd (if only?), Facebook has launched a handy 'America's Funniest Home Videos – Election 2016' service for journalists.
Viral videos are no longer just that accidental chance event, like when Charlie Bit Me, they're a serious business, explained by its launch partner Storyful:
As Menken's video shows, user-generated content often drives the news cycle. With this in mind, Facebook and Instagram are today launching FB Politicswire. The service will feature videos, images, and stories about politics in America, all sourced and verified by Storyful politics team. This content will also appear inside Signal, Facebook's free newsgathering platform.
Storyful is a professional viral video procurement service that seeks out, verifies the legitimacy of and ultimately monetizes that video you caught while you should have been listening to the person you want to be the next President.
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ALRC inquiry findings back calls for a new Indigenous court in NSWWed Mar 28 2018
Law reform and public affairs
The Australian Law Reform Commission's report Pathways to Justice— An Inquiry into the Incarceration Rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples was released today. President Arthur Moses SC has welcomed the report, describing it as "a comprehensive blueprint for urgent action to address the shameful over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our prisons". He called for "swift and decisive action" from the Commonwealth, state and territory governments to ensure its recommendations are implemented. View the Bar Association's media release here.