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SMT-008 one to one Interphone
The SMT-008 interphone can't use alone. It's always used as a set including this intercom, a signal Transmitter, one earpiece and a signal receiver. With a signal Transmitter, one person speak with the interphone and another with the signal receiver and earpiece can hear the voice in another room or some places 50m away.
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The International Festival "Zodchestvo" is an event of the national dimension, an architecture and urban planning exhibition of the Russian regions, design studios, workshops and bureaus, as well as young architects, students and children's art and architectural schools.
"Zodchestvo" has been taking place annually since 1993. The Festival is organized by the Union of Architects of Russia under the auspices of the International Union of Architects.
The main objective of the Festival is to demonstrate the achievements of
Russian architects, to enhance architecture and to attack attention to this profession. Over the years the international professional community, the authorities responsible for the architectural and urban planning policy and public have become the main and permanent targets of the Festival.

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I feel like I blinked and it was October.
School has been wonderful, and ohhh so busy.
In fact,
LIFE has been wonderful, and ohhh so busy.
I haven't posted in ages,
and it's literally because I'm spending most of my time doing schoolwork.
And those free moments of time?
I usually like to spend NOT looking at a computer screen.
Thus, the blog hiatus.
But I've started to miss it,
So here I am. :)
There's so much that's been happening in my life,
and it's hard to make it short and concise.
In the past month I have....
- turned another year older... and 23 is not nearly as exciting as 21 once was.
- started a new job
- gotten more adjusted to life in Atlanta (I still miss you ATHENS!)
- been sewing like I work in a sweat shop... our Etsy page is booming. (more on that soon!)
- welcomed fall with open arms
- learned a tremendous amount of pharmacy-related stuff, and have grown to love the profession EVEN more
- been guzzling caffeinated beverages like it's my job
- saw my boyfriend, aka John Mayer, in concert
- been consumed by Scandal, and I want Olivia Pope's wardrobe
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As Harry Potter and Twilight proved, the decision to split a highly-anticipated book adaptation into two films is always a controversial one. Such was the case when Lionsgate announced that Mockingjay, the finale of The Hunger Games trilogy, would receive a similar treatment. Some fans worry that telling the story in two films will disrupt the flow of the narrative, while others believe it will simply give the plot more time to develop as it does on the page.
In the case of Hunger Games, fans certainly earned a bit more confidence when Mockingjay screenwriter Danny Strong – previously best known for his onscreen recurring roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gilmore Girls – received an Emmy Award for his work on the HBO film Game Change. Now fans have another reason to think that splitting up the Hunger Games finale just might work.
According to THR, Strong has already begun work on the second half of the Mockingjay two-parter. The writer's initial deal was to write both parts, but the studio first had to approve his work on Part 1 before he moved on to the climactic conclusion of Katniss Everdeen's (Jennifer Lawrence) journey.
We still have no details regarding which point of the story will serve as the breaking point between the two films, but the studio's response to the script can only be seen as a good sign to fans. Bringing Strong aboard also may have been a sharp move for Lionsgate, considering the political nature of the Mockingjay plot.
Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence is also expected back for the final two entries in the (now four-part) series. It appears then that the powers-that-be are pleased with the team they have gradually put together for the blockbuster franchise, but moviegoers won't get their first look at Lawrence's take on the fictional world of Panem until late this year.
Do you think Mockingjay will work as a two-film tale? Let us know in the comments section below.
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True Story The Pied Piper of Hamelin Never Piped
About the true story behind the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin Never Piped.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin piped only in legend, never in fact. For centuries it was widely believed that in 1284 a piper called Bunting (because of his multicolored clothes) appeared in the Westphalian town of Hamelin and offered to rid the community of its rats in exchange for a fee of 1,000 guilders. The piper then walked through the streets and with his enchanting music lured the rodents to a mass drowning in the Weser River, only to have the townspeople renege on their part of the contract. In retaliation the piper returned to Hamelin on St. John's Day (June 26) and with his playing similarly lured its children into a cave in the Koppenberg Mountain. As soon as they had entered, the entrance of the cave was sealed behind them, and all 130 were trapped forever.
Like all great myths, the Pied Piper of Hamelin has appeared and reappeared in innumerable variations throughout the world. Some point to the ancient literature of China and Persia as the source of the tale. The Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould believed that parts of the story originated in Greek and Sanskrit mythology. The irresistible influence of the sirens' song in Homer's Odyssey may have been another inspiration.
Other versions are plentiful. In one, the children are led, not into the mountain, but around it and into Transylvania, where they establish a German colony. In another, the action switches to Brandenburg and the musical charmer is a violinist. Yet another takes place over a three-year period in the town of Lorch, which has become overrun with ants. The first year, a hermit offers to pipe the vermin into a nearby lake, the townspeople withhold payment, and the angered hermit does his musical death number on the town's pigs. The following year a charcoal burner is hired to purge Lorch of its crickets, and again the locals renege. This time it's the sheep that are destroyed. Finally, a year later, an old man charms the town's rats out of their senses to a watery death. Unpaid, he takes his revenge on the children.
The actual historical inspiration of the Pied Piper legend may have been the infamous Children's Crusade of 1212, in which 20,000 young crusaders, led by a German youth named Nicholas, died.
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Onboarding IS Important
"What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye." ~ Horace
Next to recruitment, the hiring process and managing foreward, onboarding is an organization's playbook that communicates how important its employees are. After going through this process numerous times, often one can correlate how their onboarding experience predicts how the remaining career may go. Turnover or churn costs money, drains profits, and can be avoided. I recommend organizations evaluate its "first impressions" and escalate the importance to be in line with recruiting the best talent.
Fortunately, I have had the distinction of being hired by some heavy weights. Unfortunately, the size or reputation of the organization does not guarantee a strong onboarding experience. Often the vision statements and first day experience don't match up. Size or reputation don't necessarily align with onboarding excellence. Circumstances don't dictate whether it will be positive either — whether you were hired by the President or an HR professional tasked with recruiting.
It shouldn't matter who is being hired: an executive, a middle manager or frontline employee. An onboarding strategy communicates to new employees how important they are in the scheme of things and can foreshadows events. Minimizing first day enthusiasm is detrimental to your organization.
Those on Linked In or elsewhere spend a lot of time helping others get hired, then skip right into organizational issues — leadership, best/worse bosses, communications, etc. etc. Yet onboarding, tends to be flat or ignored altogether: a foray of forms, introductions, etc.
Thankfully, there a few organizations that are fluid in all its dealing with new employees, from its recruiting to hiring to onboarding. They haven't skipped over to organizational charts, assigning responsibilities, setting performance metrics. Simply said: a "produce or perish" mentality doesn't bode well for the most optimistic or talented individual. An avoidable poor tone can override any excitement and compound nerves that can carry forward for days or years to come. After all the tests on intelligence, cultural fit, experience and reference checks, why isn't onboarding as important as all of that? Seems like a no brainer to me, yet it is often overlooked. I can identify with poor onboarding experiences. I've seen colleagues start on their first day, not know who will greet them, no ID badge, no computer, no computer log on, business cards, parking pass, etc.
According to WIKIPEDIA "onboarding" means (adapted from Bauer & Erdogan, 2011):
Onboarding, also known as organizational socialization, refers to the mechanism through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective organizational members and insiders.[1] Tactics used in this process include formal meetings, lectures, videos, printed materials, or computer-based orientations to introduce newcomers to their new jobs and organizations. Research has demonstrated that these socialization techniques lead to positive outcomes for new employees such as higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater organizational commitment, and reduction in occupational stress and intent to quit.[2][3][4] These outcomes are particularly important to an organization looking to retain a competitive advantage in an increasingly mobile and globalized workforce. In the United States, for example, up to 25% of workers are organizational newcomers engaged in an onboarding process.[5]
There you have it: organizational socialization. Any organization that demonstrates a caring for that new employee usually has planned this important "first impression" that lasts, disguised as onboarding that communicates:
- We're happy to have you
- You made a great decision to join us
- We will prepare you for your job
- We will ensure you know who, what, where you will start
- We will support your success in every step of the way
- We will onboard you: orientation, training, and an Agenda
- We will ensure that someone will be there to greet you
- We will assign a mentor who shows the right behaviors
- We will ensure that you have all the tools from Day 1
- A computer with log on credentials – IT
- An ID badge – Security
- Someone to greet you: your manager or a mentor
- Where you will go: a training room, an orientation classroom, a desk – HR
- An agenda: what you can expect in the upcoming days until you start assignment
- Paperwork: forms, more forms to fill out, Policies, Code of Ethics, etc.
- Training or orientation: a classroom or boardroom where you are given an overview, history, expectations, paperwork, benefits
- Anything that communicates the company is happy to have the new recruit
- omething that communicates that the company is happy to have the new recruit
- Lunch with your new Manager, Mentor or team
- Executive welcome on your first day in orientation or training room
- An orientation or training environment where you meet others on similar first day
- A video or something that intimately introduces your company (marketing, testimonial videos from happy customers, happy employees)
You can sweeten the experience and establish first day traditions:
- Anything that communicates the company is happy to have the new recruit
- Lunch with the new Manager, Mentor or team
- Executive welcome on the first day
- An orientation or training environment to meet others who share the first day
- A video or something that intimately introduces your company (marketing, testimonial videos from happy customers, happy employees)
Granted, logistics, schedules and a whole whack of other interfering factors can hamper that first day experience. Simply said, don't assume the manager can ensure all the particulars are taken care of while multitasking: taking care of business, supervising other employees, meeting with customers, etc.. You can't assume either that HR has it all covered. They may be assume it is the recruiting or benefits, payroll forms. IT may have a serious matter to take of that distracted them from their responsibilities.
By having an ONBOARDING Agenda with responsibilities assigned (and those assigned have backup designated) is as important as any and all recruiting process. Even better, if it is mapped out visually like your organizational chart. Just don't assume that it is taken care of.
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Last month I had an unscheduled trip to Birmingham (unfortunately my uncle passed away in February and his funeral was 8th March). While in Birmingham, I visited a few establishments I thought I would tell you about.
Cherry Reds, John Bright Street
Arriving quite early into Birmingham city centre on a wet Thursday morning, I needed something to eat to get me through the day. I asked some Twitter friends for recommendations and came away with three; York's Bakery, Urban Cafe and Cherry Reds. I had a quick look at the menus and locations and decided on Cherry Reds. I'd been before but it was a long time ago and I'd only had coffee the last time.
I met my mom and one of my sisters outside the cafe. We went inside and were greeted by a loud and smiley young lady behind the counter. I had a quick look at the menu and went for a bacon sandwich and a latte. My sister also had a bacon sandwich and my mum had scrambled egg on toast. I have one gripe with bacon sandwiches when I eat out; they rarely have enough bacon. I think for a decent bacon sandwich you should have at least 3 rashers of bacon.
Cherry Red's bacon was very tasty. It was thick and cooked just enough. The bread was thick cut and lightly toasted. There were only 2 rashers of bacon, though. I know it adds to the cost of things but for 3 quid you'd expect 3 rashers!
That was my only problem with the experience. The coffee was very nice also. Probably the best part of the visit was the server. As mentioned she was loud and smiley, in a way only Brummies seem to manage. It was refreshingly personal for someone used to the detachment of a lot of London establishments.
Cotteridge Wines, Pershore Road
South Birmingham is spoiled at the moment for beer. Cotteridge Wines has been the Best Bottle Shop in England for 4 years running and just down the road you have the second best, Stirchley Wines.
You can see why when you walk in to Cotteridge Wines. Two long aisles rammed full of beer, bottles and cans from all over the world. There's apparently more than 1400 beers on site. They also have a taproom at the back of the shop with seating and a patio area for warmer days. I met some friends there before we headed on to Akram's for dinner. I had time for a couple of beers before we had to leave, and I had time to pick up a few more for the road too.
In the taproom I tried Brew By Numbers 08|07 Stout Coffee & Milk and Magic Rock Brewing Sour Passion. Both of these beers were great in their own way. The BBNo beer was great for a cold evening. The Magic Rock could easily keep you going for a session sat in a hot beer garden during the summer and I could happily have sat there all night trying the remaining taps but we had to be off for our reservation at Akram's.
Akram's, Pershore Road
Akram's is a Birmingham institution. They've been at the same location on in Stirchley for as long as I can remember. Akram's is a "family run restaurant offering only the best in traditional Kashmiri cuisine." They have an extensive menu to chose from so everyone should find something to eat.
There were about 10 of us at the table so we kind of broke off in to factions. The 5 at my end of the table decided to share a large naan. This wasn't as big as the legendary Birmingham table naans but as you can see it was still huge. Fresh flatbread stuffed with flavoursome spiced lamb mince. I could probably have eaten that on my own with a bit of sauce to dip it in.
My friends around me started picking their mains while I was still making up my mind. I remembered what I'd been told by a friend of mine – "You can always recreate the sauced dishes at home but how many of us have a tandoor in our house?" With that, I chose the Akram's Tandoori Speciality, or Mixed Grill.
It took a little longer for mine to come to the table than it did for the others but it was absolutely worth the wait. The plate was sizzling hot when it was put down in front of me. Not only was it hot, but it was also very spicy. I loved it. There was sheek kebab, tikka lamb and chicken and tandoori lamb chops and chicken. This was all sat on top of onions and peppers which soaked in the juices from the meat above it. I would not hesitate to order this again. Next time though, I'd make sure that there was some bread left by the time the dish got to the table!
Urban Cafe, Church Street
As it'd been suggested to me, Urban Cafe on Church Street was to be my breakfast destination before I started heading back to London. It's a good location just a short walk from Colmore Row and St Philips Cathedral square (also known as Pigeon Park by the locals).
The cafe itself is actually really nice. It felt lively but not busy when I walked in. I had a quick look at the menu and, as I was really rather hungry, I went full on hipster and had the Avocado Smash with bacon and poached eggs. I tell you what – this cafe is not cheap. The avocado smash and a coffee cost me more than £10. Can you believe that? In Birmingham! It did taste good but for that amount of money I would expect to have had 2 slices of toasted sour dough with avocado along with the bacon and eggs.The coffee was delicious so I would go back for that alone (and it wasn't extortionately priced).
200 Degrees Coffee Shop, Colmore Row
I'd passed 200 Degrees on my walk from the car park to Urban Cafe and I thought it looked interesting. On my way back to the car I decided to get my cup filled for the journey home. I made my way inside and found a frankly massive coffee shop. Taking up 2 units the place is vast and the coffee bar is very long indeed! I went for a filter coffee to keep me going on the way home and, as expected, the coffee was great.
I did have a little look around while I was inside and found that downstairs from the cafe they have "Barista School". The offer 4 different courses from Basic Barista to Latte Art, so if you love coffee and want to learn more about it, you should take a look.


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In Memory… Michael, you will be missed!
A true legend. An innovative creator. – SxD
And a playlist Erika of FashionChalet put together for me in Memory of the KING of POP… Michael Jackson. Thanks, Erika. I know this is a tough day for you…. for all of us……
Song Title / Why
Cry Perfect for right now, we must be positive. Change this world, make it a better place, as Michael would have wanted.
Thriller Life is meant to be cherished, enjoyed. Dance to the beat, let the music move you.
Stranger in Moscow Lulu introduced me to this one, via her blog. I have it on repeat right now. Very moving..
Billie Jean It's a classic!
Will You Be There I listened to this over and over on my Walkman riding my bike around the neighborhood, as a kid, singing along (out loud!)
Black or White Amazing song, and video. The words are right! We have to love one another…. :)
I hope you take the time to listen to my playlist and remember Michael for who he was..
A true Angel in the airwaves….. xoxo, Erika
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Thanks for having patience with my answering your Q's this will be a tough week/weekend. I'm happy to share my favorite and most cherished Michael J. songs with your readers. <3
Great photos in the montage Cameron and wonderful song choices Erika he will sadly be missed : (
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RIP Michael. He was a true star.
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EverEarth's vision is to teach children and parents more about the environment we live in. AllEverEarth products and its business structure revolves around the notion of sustainability. All the toys are made from sustainable, FSC® (C106741) -certified wood. EverEarth is committed to preserving our forests, and its activities include initiating the "Plant-a-tree" campaign. They use recyclable packaging, environmentally-friendly toy shipment, the natural energy of the sun with the help of solar cells, and much more. EverEarth wants to inspire children and parents to get closer to nature, because sustainability and environmental awareness concern us all.
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This morning, we got our first taste of Wally Pfister's feature directorial debut Transcendence by way of a pretty enigmatic teaser trailer. Pfister took a page out of longtime collaborator Christopher Nolan's book (Pfister served as Nolan's cinematographer for many years) by offering up a teaser trailer that shows no actual footage from the film, and now Warner Bros. has released a second teaser for the film. Though this video doesn't show any footage either, it does have Morgan Freeman talking about the singularity.
Hit the jump to watch the second teaser, and click here to watch the first teaser. The film also stars Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, and Clifton Collins Jr.. Transcendence opens in 2D and IMAX on April 17, 2014.
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Here's the official synopsis for Transcendence:
Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will's thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.


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Wicking Bed Garden
Gene Logsdon, that great and sorely-missed farming sage, would have laughed at us, had we consulted him before building this style garden bed.
And he would have been right.
I cannot remember what got us started down the path of this labor-intensive, unproductive and expensive form of gardening (can you tell I loved this and would recommend it to friends??)
It sounded good—wicking beds operate on the principle of creating a reservoir of rocks that fills with water and provides a continuous supply of moisture from the roots up for plants in dry climates (we were in South Texas USDA Zone 8b at the time and were on city water restrictions.)
Hubby did most of the work, from designing to building to filling the beds with dirt and finished organic compost atop a layer of stones and an intricate root-watering reservoir system (see photo gallery below, it's easier to show than tell.)
Then we planted and waited, expectantly.
The plants kind of dinked along for awhile, and while our tomato plants grew tall and green, very few actual tomatoes materialized. The basil did well, but then basil always does well so that didn't tell us much. The bed didn't need any surface watering, but it didn't grow much either.
We were puzzled. A couple things contributed to the failure of this project, probably most notably that we used limestone rocks in the base of the bed, which raised the pH of our already very alkaline soil to levels that made nutrients in the soil unavailable to the plants. We tried amending it the other direction by watering with a mix of distilled vinegar and water which helped a little but not enough.
Did I mention we built this in the backyard of our rental?
Upon preparing to move out, our landlady did not want or need said garden bed and wanted it gone. Taking it apart was almost as much work as building it…just not as much fun. The rocks in the reservoir were soggy and had provided a haven for a couple of scorpions, an assortment of poisonous-looking spiders, etc.
Then we had to put down sod, another expensive and labor-intensive project.
I simply cannot recommend this style of bed, but particularly not if you ever plan to move out of your home. And gardening in a rental home? That's another story for another day...but the long and the short of it is: don't, just don't. Let us serve as a terrible warning to other tenants. My sincere belief is that there's zero point to improving the landscaping in a rental, and many rental contracts actually prohibit it entirely.
Here's a fairly detailed gallery, with my notes, if you own your own home (and feel like torturing yourself!) You've been warned.


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It was an absolute pleasure to be present at the wedding of Ben and Laurie.
When I first met them, I could see how great they were together and I couldn't wait to photograph their big day after they told me what they had planned. In the beautiful surroundings of Laurie's parents' farm the whole family pitched in to make a personal wedding unlike any other, from growing the flowers for the event, to cooking the food and churning tubs of ice cream and even designing the tent!
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Name: Adam C Aguilera
Began Playing Disc Golf?: I began playing disc golf at the ripe old age of 8 years old. My uncle Frank Aguilera used to run the pro shop at Oak Grove (1984 or 5ish) and I would go out with him and all his buddies (Zimmerman Stokley, Sheldon, the Lissamens and the likes, I even remember a very young Steve Rico). Watching these titans of the old school was very motivating. I remember a wintertime open tournament sponsored by BUD LITE!!! So I played recreationally (or scarcely) until moving to north park about three minutes by skateboard from Morley. Then I started playing seriously. Motivated by the Jarvis twins and Micah Dorius until I believe 1999 Spring Fling at Morley placed 3rd Am. Won my first PDGA contest where I retired for a decade due to being a young and arrogant poor sport. Fast forward 2009 I am back and now a little more mature with a renewed passion and love for the sport.
Division: Open
First Disc?: This a tuff one. First disc for golf had to be a Midnight Flyer. The Aero Driver was my first driver.
Favorite Hole at Morley and Why?: My favorite hole at Morley has to be a tie between 5, 6, and 7 all long. Or pro tee 8 any of the longs.
Morley Field Aces?: Been a while so my memory of letter to pin position is rusty... 1 middle of trees short, 2 right by the park lot, 4 by the road, 8 straight by tee 9, 12 right side by fence, 15 pre pyramid, 16 straight and short and back 30 ft bye the wall, last but not least 18 behind the willow I hyzered over the pro shop. P.S. I chained out of 19 long once.
Favorite Disc and Why?: My favorite disc is a signature 1984 Aviar Driver model of the disc my uncle Frank set the world record. May very well be one of Innova's first signature discs.
Favorite Driver and Why?: My favorite driver is the Innova Champion upper signature 08 Feldberg world Champ Boss.
Favorite Midrange and Why?: New favorite mid range champ Roc 3 Mcbeth signature model
Favorite Putter and Why? Favorite putter is a Stiff DX Aviar
Favorite Disc Golf Websites?: www.morleyfield.com
Whats In My Bag?:
4 - DX 175 Aviar putter
1 - Legacy Icon Clozer putter for straight short drives.
2 - 180g Star Marino Roc
1 - 180g Mcbeth Roc
1 - 180g DX Roc
1 - 175 Innova Atlas - delicate touch Shots.
2 - 175g Innova Valkyrie,
2 - 175g Innova Roadrunners
1 - 175g Legacy Cannon
2 -175g Innova Wraith
2 - 175g Boss
1 - 175g Xcaliber
Tourney Wins or Top Finishes?: 2nd place wintertime 31 2nd place Sylmar match play 3rd place tie Sky High Showdown
Not too impressive I know.
Favorite Pro Player?: Steve Rico, Marc and Ken Jarvis, Paul McBeth, and Frank Aguilera.
Tips for newer players and players looking to improve:: uhh maybe this isn't a question I am qualified to answer....but I will say keep calm and focus on being courteous that way you wont focus on that putt you just missed. Adapt a consistent grip and never get attached to a disc cause I got 99 problems but a disc aint one...
Miss you Morley. Tell Leo I said sup.


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"I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, grew up in Chicago and did my undergraduate work at Southern Illinois University. Back in Chicago I opened my commercial photography business in 1988. The majority of my commercial work was editorial portraiture for national and international publications. I started teaching at Columbia College Chicago in the spring of 2002 and decided to pursue my MFA. I was accepted to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana in the fall of 2005 and completed MFA in Photography in May of 2008."
"Until moving to Indiana I had always thought of the state as a place to drive through to get out east. I could never figure out what a "Hoosier" really was and even now, after having lived here for more than 3 years I still have not deciphered it. Bloomington is not like the rest of Indiana which has a conservative reputation or "Red" state status. Bloomington has always been an oasis of "Blue" surrounded by red until the recent election when the state ended up in the blue column. I didn't understand what people saw in Bloomington until I moved here. The school, the city and the quality of life here in Bloomington are quite special, with a combination of small town values, big city ideas and some of the nicest people I have ever met. Indiana. The area is both a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts as well as offering a variety of festivals and events. I have had the opportunity to take advantage of both ends of this spectrum. Now I do not want to leave."
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Baroness Scotland of Asthal: I thank the noble Viscount for that intervention. I think that he makes a very good point on national insurance numbers. We know that a huge amount of fraud results from the use of passports and other identification which could include national insurance numbers, resulting in more than Ł1 billion of waste.
I think that the noble Lord, Lord Renton, was the only Member of the Committee to refer specifically to other issues of fraud. I understand his hesitation about the way in which those offences have historically been viewed. He is right that offences of fraudulently obtaining a passport or driving licence were
Lord Renton: I am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. If someone does not make a deliberately untrue statement but innocently does so, should that really be arrestable?
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: Within the meaning of the section if a person made an innocent misstatement, he or she would not be caught. We seek to catch those who seek to use the documents fraudulently. There are many examples of documents that have been obtained improperly. Others have obtained documents to demonstrate the ease with which they can be obtained. One remembers well the journalist who made a fraudulent application for a driving licence on behalf of Mr Blunkett. We know that such documents can be obtained. We need to ensure that people understand that they should not be obtained fraudulently and that we bring an end to that practice. Of course, I shall consider the drafting as the noble Lord suggests to see whether it needs to be perfected in any way. We believe that it suffices at the moment but I undertake to reconsider it.
I turn to the main import of all that has been said in relation to the amendments we are discussing. The theme that ran through the address of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, was very much that the measure constituted muddled thinking on the part of the Government. That point was taken up by the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, who said that it was short-sighted arresting someone or increasing the penalty for possession. I believe that the noble Baroness made that point on a number of occasions. However, as regards possession, the Government have not increased but reduced the punishment. The noble Baroness will know that previously the sentence was up to five years' imprisonment. We have now reduced it to a maximum sentence of two years. Were the Government's amendment not to be accepted, it would no longer be an arrestable offence. I believe that the noble Baroness said on three occasions that the Government were increasing the penalty. I say very clearly that we are not; we are reducing it.
I believe that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd, in raising the issue of class C drugs and of moving in the right direction, tried to suggest that we were withdrawing from that very positive stance. I hope that shortly I shall be able to persuade the noble and learned Lord that that is not what we seek to do.
The right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Worcester made a valid point as regards the major concern about rhetoric on toughness. I make it absolutely clear that
It is right when looking at the level of offences to bear in mind that possession of class C drugs is at the moment capable of being an offence for which people are dealt with. The number of persons found guilty or cautioned for offences involving unlawful possession of class C drugs in England and Wales in 2000 was only 331, but I am sure that those were the more serious cases which had to be dealt with and were dealt with, whereas 70,306 people were dealt with for possession of cannabis. In terms of reducing the number of arrestable offences, I suggest, I hope, mildly and with the greatest respect, that the moves that we are taking will reduce that number and not increase it, although I entirely take on board what Members of the Committee said in relation to the way in which the measures will bite.
As regards possession, I believe that the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, asked whether people in receipt of prescriptions would be at risk. The Committee will know that Regulation 10 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 governs that matter. A person may have in his possession controlled drugs under the terms of Schedule 2, 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the regulations. That allows a person to have those controlled drugs in their possession for administration for medical, dental or veterinary purposes in accordance with the directions of a practitioner. That is the position. We are not changing it. It will remain the same. It has not caused anxiety in the past and it is highly unlikely to cause real difficulty in the future. However, we have to deal with class C drugs generically. They all come within the same classification.
The noble Lord, Lord Waddington, was right to say that cannabis is not viewed as benign by everyone. The Government are not being inconsistent in their view. The noble Lord, Lord Waddington, mentioned the psychotic effect that cannabis can have on those who suffer from mental illness. Cannabis has been identified as an accelerant in terms of the disintegration of the mental health of some vulnerable adults who have a propensity to that particular vulnerability. We say that cannabis can be a very serious drug. We are not suggesting that its use should be considered lawful. We seek to discourage the use to which it is currently put, particularly by young people. However, we take into account that circumstances need to be addressed in terms of how they are treated.
We need to view the way in which we approach cannabis, and the arrestability of cannabis, within the context of the new structure we seek to put in place in relation to how offenders will be dealt with. As regards the frameworkwe think that this has coherenceit is important that the guidance that will be produced by ACPO will set a standard which will be applied by all police officers across the country. Of course I hear and understand what the noble Lord, Lord Alexander, said in relation to the need for clarity and consistency of the law. Like him I believe that it is important that that clarity exists if we are to retain our common law, as that which is not denied is inherently permitted within the way in which our law has always been structured. We do not propose to change that.
In the situation in which we now find ourselves there are two pull factors. First, the use of cannabis is deemed to be unlawful because of its aberrant effect on a large number of the population. Secondly, if we wish to reduce its use, we have to be much more sensible and flexible in the way in which we respond to those who may be capable of being persuaded to give up its use entirely. That is where one has to look at the structure which we shall put in place. We are sending out a very clear message to young people that cannabis misuse, or, indeed, any other drug misuse, constitutes criminal activity which will not be tolerated. Police enforcement will, therefore, be consistent with the more structured framework for early juvenile offending established under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 where a young offender can receive a reprimand, a final warning or charge depending on the seriousness of the offence. Following one reprimand any further offence will lead to a final warning or charge. Any further offence following a warning will normally result in a charge being brought. After a final warning, the young offender must be referred to the youth offending team, to arrange a rehabilitation programme to prevent re-offending.
Let us put that in the context of the way in which we hope that all those dealing with young offenders will approach their treatment and rehabilitation. The officer will have an opportunity to caution the young offender and to remove the cannabis. There will also be an opportunity to track the behaviour of that offender and, hopefully, to make a helpful intervention to stop repeat behaviour before it becomes deleterious to that young offender's health and leads to further activity.
I hear the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, when she says that only 1 per cent of the people who use cannabis go on to use more serious drugs. However, I must say to her that that 1 per cent is still very important. We know that those who go on to use them can be destroyed by that experience. I speak for not only myself, but our Government: we do not wish one such person to be lost. We wish to put in place a system that can do justice to the vulnerable and to those who need assistance and support.
The framework is consistent. One difficulty that we have found in dealing with the approach that many have had is that it has not been holistic and has not looked to see how the various parts of the Bill fit
The way in which we have structured the Billusing the guidelines, setting it out as we havegives us the flexibility to respond in a way that might be capable of meeting the needs of those who will be subject to it. That is not only young people, but the community subjected to the bad behaviour that comes with the problem, and the families who are destroyed by the abuse that comes with it. We will have a system that we hope to be prouder of than we have been of the system in the past. There is a lot of work for us to do, but the Government think that we have got matters about right.
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Before year's end, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is reportedly planning to conduct a second freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) around one of China's new artificial islands in the South China Sea. Designed to show that the United States will not recognize any Chinese attempt to establish expansive maritime rights around its man-made outposts, the operation will mark the second mission in as many months, after an October 27 FONOP around China's Subi Reef.
A bipartisan group of regional analysts and defense experts roundly criticized the Obama administration for its handling of that patrol, including its muddled messaging and potentially self-defeating execution. In fact, the Subi Reef FONOP may represent the first case in the 36-year history of U.S. freedom of navigation patrols in which an operation strengthened an illegal maritime claim rather than challenged it.
The Subi Reef FONOP may represent the first case in the 36-year history of U.S. freedom of navigation patrols in which an operation strengthened an illegal maritime claim rather than challenged it.
The Obama administration can't afford to repeat the same mistakes during its next operation. The drama unfolding in the South China Sea today will help shape the fate of maritime law in the twenty-first century, so the United States must ensure that both the messaging and execution of its activities there advance its broader strategic goals.
In 2013, China quietly began dredging sand from the ocean floor and dumping it on rocks and low-tide elevations, eventually creating seven new artificial islands in the disputed Spratly archipelago. Now totaling some 3,000 combined acres, China's man-made outposts, which are scattered amid nearly 600 rocks, shoals, and islets also claimed or occupied by Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, have alarmed states across the Indo-Pacific.
For one, the outposts are likely to strengthen China's claim to lucrative territory, resources, and fisheries in the Spratlys. Second, the islands can serve as power-projection platforms for the Chinese
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Remembering Hurricane Andrew, 20 Years Later
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(NEW YORK) -- As Tropical Storm Isaac approaches Florida, many people who live there are looking back and remembering Hurricane Andrew, which struck 20 years ago on Friday.
Four days before Andrew ripped into Florida's Atlantic coast on Aug. 24, 1992, the storm didn't look too serious. But when it made landfall it was a Category 5 hurricane.
Dozens died and more than 200,000 people around Miami lost their homes.
Until Hurricane Katrina, Andrew was the costliest in U.S. history, causing an estimated $30 billion in damages.
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Hot weather's officially upon us, and with it, the perennial question arises of how to look your best without breaking a sweat.
Keep reading to find out what to wear—and drink, and listen to, and marinate with—on the auspicious (and happily, pretty much inevitable) occasion of a backyard barbecue. We've taken the liberty of prepping you for two potential circumstances: cocktails on the patio and burgers on the lawn.
Wear: A print that says, "I'm officially off the clock." Shorts that hit above the knee. A stingy brim, jauntily cocked.
Drink: Sriracha micheladas and the Official Drink of Austin.
Don't Forget: To load up your iPhone with summer jams to stream on this Bluetooth speaker.
Pictured Above: Altru Flamingo Shirt | Ray-Ban Clubmaster | Glory Hats by Goorin Fedora
1901 Shorts | Otis & Eleanor Wireless Speaker
Barbuzzo Ping Pong Flasks | Izola Shot Glasses | Converse Jack Purcell Sneakers
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Drink: An IPA or two before switching to easy-drinking cans.
Don't Forget: To mess with Texas. Stubb is the man. Read more grilling tips here.
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Areaware Bottle Opener | Wallin & Bros. Sandals
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Marseille train held up in 'scene from Wild West'
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A gang of youths waving emergency flares managed to stop a high-speed TGV train travelling through a high-security area in Marseille on Saturday in an incident that one police representative described as a "scene from the Wild West".
Waving official flares usually reserved for serious emergencies, dozens of youths forced a high-speed TGV train to come to a standstill on Saturday as it left the southern city of Marseille with 150 people onboard.
"They were banging on the windows, taking photos and laughing," one 19-year-old student who was travelling on the train to Nice with her mother told reporters. "They tried to get onto the train. People started panicking. Then the police arrived."
The group of 15 to 20-year olds failed to access any of the train carriages but did break into a control box on the side of the train, stealing smoke grenades and throwing them at the vehicle, causing damage to one window. The group then threw stones at police arriving at the scene before running away.
'Attention seeking'
Using the witness accounts of passengers on the train, police were able to detain ten suspects aged 15 to 20 and charge them with obstruction and vandalism.
Police trade union representative David-Olivier Reverdy compared the attack with a scene from America's lawless Wild West era. "We've already had attacks on freight trains in Marseille and inspectors are regularly harassed, but this is something else," he said.
In July 2012 some 20 young people stopped a freight train in Marseille by placing trolleys, metalwork and breeze blocks on the tracks. The youths then broke into to train and stole large quantities of consumer goods. In 2008 a similar attack saw IT products stolen.
Reverdy said that the assailants behind Saturday's incident were "more interested in getting attention on the internet than committing a train robbery". The scene was filmed by one of the group members and numerous train passengers.


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I wrote this piece of java code because I encountered a situation where I had a list of some strings from some table in database and needed to create an in clause. Since the number of items was huge, it was not possible to manually add quote the string and add a comma.
Here was my requirement.
I had string in the following format:
And I needed the string formatted something like the following so that I could put that in 'in clause' in one of the SQL.
'14685', '14701', '14707', '14720', '14738', '14741', '14743', '14745', '14747', '14748',
'14749', '14750', '14751', '14761', '14764', '14767', '14768', '14771', '14775', '14776'
So, to save my time doing the impossible manual change (I had around 2000 of these items), I wrote this simple program. This program features File Read, File Write operation in Java and also shows simple Java String manipulation techniques.
package com.kushal.sql.utilities; /** * @author Kushal Paudyal * Created on 10/02/2008 * www.sanjaal.com/java * * Demonstrates the following Java features * --Reading a File in Java * --Simple String manipulations * --Writing to a File in Java */ import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.BufferedWriter; import java.io.FileReader; import java.io.FileWriter; public class FormInStringForSQL { public static void main(String args []) { try{ String inputFileName="C:/items_that_were_marked.txt"; String outputFileName="C:/myoutputfile.txt"; BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(inputFileName)); String line=""; int count=0; String formattedStringForInClause=""; /**Read the file and do the necessary formatting**/ while ((line = in.readLine()) != null) { if(count%10>0) /**Formatting to 10 columns**/ formattedStringForInClause+=" '"+line+"', "; else formattedStringForInClause+="n '"+line+"', "; count++; } /**Removing the trailing final comma (')**/ if(formattedStringForInClause.endsWith(", ")) formattedStringForInClause= formattedStringForInClause.substring( 0,formattedStringForInClause.length()-2); /**Writing the formatted string to file**/ BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(outputFileName)); out.write(formattedStringForInClause); out.close(); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }[My Video Promotion]
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I've decided to do a real talk-life series here on my blog since this is my space to write whatever I please. I've done similar things before but I want this to be a little different, a little more honest. As I have said, I am a 20-something fresh off the college mill so I've decided to write about those experiences as they come, whenever that may be.
Dynamics – a pattern or process of change, growth, or activity.
Time is always changing things. Whether that's making the transition from a mimosa to a mid afternoon cocktail or the transition of living at home to moving out, time causes change. Time causing changes also causes a change in dynamics. Every major decision in your life is going to alter the dynamics of the relationships around you. As you grow older your thought process changes, your opinions change, your beliefs change. You as a human being change, hopefully for the better.
Relationships have always been the number one priority in my life, almost to a fault. I've chosen people and relationships over other things in my life that have affected my decisions; sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. But even when it's for the worse, I always choose my relationship over whatever other card is on the table. My view is that if you don't have strong relationships with the people who you love, what's the point of anything? At the end of the day, life is about the people around you and if you don't sustain your relationships with them, what else can you say you do you have?
Recently I've had a realization that the dynamics in some of my relationships have changed drastically in the past few months. Graduating college is a big change that affects not only me, but many of the people around me. The term "college grad" almost becomes synonymous with getting a job. The first dynamic this affected was the one with my family. They want me to be happy with a job I love (which I am so grateful for) but at the same time I need to make money to continue to survive. Every time I think about that, the scale tips back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Our generation, the Gen Y generation, was raised with not settling for less than you're worth. We grew up being told you can do anything you want, be anything you want to be. Partly because there are countless new types of jobs opening up with all of the new technology and media evolving around us everyday. "The possibilities are endless."
My fellow college grads and I are all pretty much on the same starting level: college degree and a few semesters of internships. Enter: The Employer. He/she comes around with a job (yay job!) and you want to say yes because duh, it's a job. But there's a part of you that wants to say no. Why do you want to say no? Better yet, why is your gut telling you to say no? You want to say no because you know you're better than what they're offering you, you know you're capable of doing something bigger and better even at just the start of your career life, you know this isn't what you're meant to do. Enter: The Dilemma. Do you take the job because you need the money or do you hold out because you know you're worth more than what the job is? I still don't know the right answer to that one. The scale tips back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.
The other major dynamic I've been struggling with is my relationship with myself. I'm a 20-something and I want to act my age just like most 20-somethings. But most of the time I feel older than I actually am. I feel like I'm 21 going on 28 with the way I go about making decisions about my future and the way I have to talk to people in a "professional environment " But the reality is, all I really want to do is eat mac & cheese and jump around in a bounce house and eat fruit popsicles. The world has a few stigmas of what a 20-something should act like. So should I go with stigma #1 and be enjoying my youth and going out and meeting new people? Or should I go with stigma #2 and be focusing on my career and staying in? Is there a happy medium that makes everyone happy? Should I care about making everyone happy?
I re-read that last sentence and start laughing because I know for a fact you can't make everyone happy. I've already tried doing that for a good portion of my life and it's a huge waste of time. So that's not going to happen anymore. I made that promise to myself a while ago.
Dynamics used to be a fun thing to play with when I was younger. Even as a kid, I was able to notice how the energy in a room shifted when someone new entered the room, how the current people in the room shifted for said new person depending on who they were. Now it's different. Now, dynamics are a part of a much more delicate tower and if you pick the wrong block to remove or change, the whole thing could come tumbling down. Kids can rebuild and restructure their towers in no time because they love making new friends, it's their job to socialize. But as people get older, they are less and less inclined to rebuild their tower with you.
They key is to find the people who wouldn't mind rebuilding their tower with you, even if you mess it up a few times. Maybe they even let you repaint it too.


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Sachin Kohli is a partner in Weil's Mergers & Acquisitions practice and is based in New York. Mr. Kohli has experience in all aspects of representing public and private companies, as well as private equity funds, in connection with acquisitions and divestitures. He is also involved in providing counsel regarding general corporate matters, including reporting requirements, corporate governance issues, defensive measures and other strategic considerations.
- The Dow Chemical Company in its $130 billion all-stock merger of equals with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
- Kinder Morgan in its $76 billion acquisition of all the outstanding equity securities of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Kinder Morgan Management and El Paso Pipeline Partners
- DIRECTV in its $67.1 billion sale to AT&T
- Dow in its approximately $40 billion spin-off from DowDuPont Inc. as part of DowDuPont's separation into three independent, publicly traded companies, one each for its agriculture, materials science and specialty products businesses
- Kinder Morgan in its $38 billion acquisition of El Paso Corporation
- DIRECTV in its $28.5 billion stock-for-stock merger with Liberty Entertainment
- Intel Corporation in its $16.7 billion acquisition of Altera Corporation
- JAB Holding Company, as leader of an investment group, in that group's $13.9 billion take-private of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
- Sanofi in its $11.6 billion acquisition of Bioverativ Inc.
- Health Management Associates in its $7.6 billion sale to Community Health Systems
- athenahealth, Inc. in its evaluation of an unsolicited takeover bid by Elliott Management Corporation and its subsequent $5.7 billion sale to Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital (an affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation) and planned combination with Virence Health
- MGM Resorts International (MGM) in its $4.25 billion sale of the Bellagio to a joint venture MGM formed with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and its planned leaseback of the Bellagio
- Belmond Ltd. in its $3.2 billion sale to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. in its $5 billion acquisition of Copano Energy LLC
- inVentiv Health, Inc. in its $4.6 billion merger with INC Research Holdings, Inc. creating Syneos Health, Inc.
- Lincare Holdings Inc. in its $4.6 billion acquisition by Linde Group
- Media General Inc. in its $4.6 billion sale to Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc.
- Thomas H. Lee Partners and inVentiv Health, Inc. (n/k/a Syneos Health, Inc.), in THL's sale of a 50% interest in inVentiv to Advent International, valuing inVentiv at $3.8 billion
- NBC Universal in, together with The Blackstone Group LLC and Bain Capital LLC, its $3.5 billion acquisition of The Weather Channel, LLC
- Special Committee of McMoRan Exploration in the $3.4 billion sale of the company as part of three-way merger with Freeport-McMoRan and Plains Exploration & Production Company – a deal with total transaction value of approximately $20 billion
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, as a member of a consortium that also includes BC Partners and Beamer Investment (GIC) and that is the sponsor of GFL Environmental Holdings Inc., in GFL's $2.8 billion merger with Waste Industries, Inc.
- Nexeo Solutions, Inc. in its $2 billion sale to Univar Inc. and its $640 million sale of Nexeo Solutions Plastics to One Rock Capital Partners.
- Fidelity National Financial (FNF) in its redemption of all tracking stock shares of Fidelity National Financial Ventures in exchange for shares of common stock of Cannae Holdings, Inc., following which Cannae became an independent, publicly traded company, and FNF ceased to have a tracking stock structure; and in its $2.9 billion acquisition of Lender Processing Services, Inc. (n/k/a Black Knight, Inc.)
- Verizon Communications in its $1.4 billion acquisition of Terremark Worldwide Inc.
- MGM Resorts International in its $1.175 billion sale of the real property of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey to MGM Growth Properties LLC
- MGM Resorts International in its formation of MGM Growth Properties LLC (MGP) and on the corporate aspects of MGP's $1.05 billion initial public offering
- Whirlpool Corporation in its $1 billion modified Dutch auction tender offer for its common stock
- Arca Contal in connection with the establishment of a Central and South American beverage bottling joint venture with Ecuador Bottling Company
- American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. in its proposed $9.7 billion offer to acquire Cole Credit Property Trust III, Inc.
- PSAV, Goldman Sachs and Olympus Partners (PSAV's sponsors) in the sale of PSAV to Blackstone
- Goldman Sachs in its acquisition of PSAV Presentation Services
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTTP) in its acquisitions of Flynn Restaurant Group LP, Plano Molding Company and in Plano's acquisition of Synergy Outdoor; in its minority investment in CSC ServiceWorks Holdings, Inc.; and in the formation of Trivium Packaging through a combination of OTPP's portfolio company, Exal Corporation, with the Food & Specialty Metal Packaging business of Ardagh Group
- Morgan Stanley as financial advisor to EMC Corporation in EMC's $67 billion sale to Dell, Inc.
- Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as financial advisors to XL Group plc in XL Group's $4.1 billion acquisition of Catlin Group Limited
- A major financial institution as financial advisor to Gentiva Health Services, Inc. in Gentiva's $1.8 billion sale to Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
Mr. Kohli is recognized as a "Rising Star" for M&A in the U.S. by IFLR1000. He was named a 2017 "Rising Star" for M&A by Law360 and named among The M&A Advisor's 2017 "Emerging Leaders." He was also named a "Rising Star" for M&A by Super Lawyers 2013-2017. Mr. Kohli previously served on the Corporations Law Committee of the New York City Bar.
Mr. Kohli received his J.D./M.B.A., magna cum laude, from the University at Buffalo, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Buffalo Law Review.
Awards and Recognition, Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Awards and Recognition
- Sachin Kohli Named a "Rising Star" for M&A in the U.S. Award Brief — IFLR1000
- Sachin Kohli Named 2017 Rising Star for M&A Award Brief — Law360
- Sachin Kohli Named Among 2017 Emerging Leaders Award Brief — The M&A Advisor
- Sachin Kohli Shortlisted for "Best in M&A" Award Award Brief — Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Rising Star Awards 2019, 2018
- Sachin Kohli Named "Rising Star" for Mergers & Acquisitions Award Brief — Super Lawyers 2013-2017
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises MGM Resorts in Joint Venture with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust to Acquire Bellagio Deal Brief — October 15, 2019
- Fifteen Weil Partners Shortlisted for Euromoney Legal Media Group's 2019 Americas Rising Star Awards Firm Announcement — August 07, 2019
- Weil Advised Guggenheim Securities and Morgan Stanley on Jack in the Box's Transformative $1.3B Whole Business Securitization Deal Brief — July 08, 2019
Latest Thinking
- Delaware Chancery Court's "Vulcan" ruling puts teeth in non-disclosure agreements Publication — Westlaw Journal — By Sachin Kohli and Michael J. Aiello — PDF — June 04, 2012
- Delaware Chancery Court Ruling Underscores Importance of Non-Disclosure Agreements: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. v. Vulcan Materials Company Alert — Mergers & Acquisitions — By Michael J. Aiello and Sachin Kohli — PDF — May 14, 2012
- SPACs – Exit Opportunities for Private Equity Sponsors? Alert — Private Equity — By Sachin Kohli — PDF — April 01, 2008


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The Ark Animal Tarot & Oracle Deck
The Ark Animal Tarot & Oracle Deck is a 100 card multi-use deck with:
- 22 Major Arcana Cards
- 56 Minor Arcana Cards
- 22 Bonus Cards
All 100 designs are completed and we are just tweaking colors.
Back of the The Ark Tarot & Oracle Cards
Whether you are a novice, an expert reader or a collector, you can use the archetypal imagery and subtle symbolic key on each card for:
- Tarot readings
- Oracle readings & daily inspiration
- Shamanic readings & healings
- Meeting & working with Spirit, Totem, & Power Animal Guides
- Cartomancy
- Playing Cards
- Energizing & clearing sacred spaces
Packaging & Printing
The Ark will be printed on the best quality card stock available and cocooned in a keepsake box with magnetic closure.
Once I have the demo decks the following will be chosen:
- Gloss or Matte Laminate
- 14pt or 16pt card stock
Cards - 3.5 x 5.5 inches - Slightly larger than average. A size that handles and shuffles well and brings out the art and animals in all their glory!
Book - 5.5 x 8.5 inches - Full color, 300+ pages!
Box - 6.0 x 9.0 inches - Magnetic enclosure keepsake box!
The Ark Tarot Deck includes a 300+ page, soft cover, full-color guidebook. We're still tweaking the design but its very close to finished.
The QR codes at the bottom of each page link to my website, WhatIsMySpiritAnimal.com, where there are extended versions of the descriptions.
As well as card interpretations, we have included chapters on:
- Working with Spirit, Totem, and Power Animals
- The 5 Elements
- The Cardinal Directions
- Numerology
- The Major and Minor Arcana
- Shamanism
- Animal Communication
- Sample Spreads
Inside the book is a URL (web address) where you can dive into six free half-hour, pre-recorded classes.
Classes are taught by deck creator and channeler Bernadette King. Client and student reviews can be found on Google.
The Snake level also comes with all the Dolphin level gifts PLUS exclusive to this level:
The Wild Kingdom Wooden Artisan Box
The Raven level also comes with all the Snake level gifts PLUS exclusive to this level:
- A stunning 7.25 x 10 inch, 48 page journal with the animal of your choice on the cover! Paper on the inside is creamy white smooth finish 70lb and acid free. Use for class notes and to record magical experiences with your animal spirit guides.
If you're new to Kickstarter, a Stretch goal is a point set past the original funding amount where a new aspect of the project is "unlocked". This is incentive for you all to keep sharing the project on social media. If there is something you'd like to see included in the project, feedback is always welcome.
Order this add-on pack and be surprised by nine cards not shown here. What animals will arrive in your mailbox? 12 cards total plus mini booklet. $7.00
Once this stretch goal is met I'll post all the designs for this special pack. Order this add-on pack and feel the love radiating from Friends, Family, & Lovers. 12 cards total plus mini booklet. $7.00
Once this stretch goal is met I'll post all the designs for this special pack. Order this add-on pack and allow a mother's love to pour into your heart. 12 cards total plus mini booklet. $7.00
Once this stretch goal is met I'll post all the designs for this special pack. Order this add-on pack and add incredible dimension to your readings. Travel back in time and into magical fantasy realms. 12 cards total plus mini booklet. $7.00
Add-Ons are "additional items" that you can add to your pledge towards our campaign. Choose any (or all!) of these to help fill your personal Ark!
- Bonus Packs of 12 cards total plus mini booklet - $7.00 each
- Ark Guidebook Digital Download PDF - $15.00 each
- Additional Ark Tarot Decks - $40.00 each
- Additional Wild Kingdom Artisan Wooden Keepsake Box - $80.00 each
Buy an Ark Tarot Deck for yourself and be the most popular friend in your tribe when you buy a few to gift.
As a Tarot reader, I'm always on the lookout for special vessels to hold my most cherished decks.
You'll treasure this box for many years to come.
Look at the intricate (but strong!) scroll work and spirit animals on the side!
The Wild Kingdom Wooden Artisan Box is made from white birch. These boxes are solid, sturdy and will keep your beloved animals safe until you take them out for use. And this box is big! At 7x10x4 inches and 2.5 pounds it's large enough to hold the entire Ark Tarot box with extra room for the add-on animal cards.
How to add items to your existing pledge amount:
(as recommended by Kickstarter)
1. Click on "Manage Your Pledge" at the top right of the page
2. You'll be prompted to change your pledge amount. Add the amount of items you would like to get to your current pledge. Enter that new amount in the pledge field.
3. You will then be prompted to confirm the amount of the change to your overall pledge. Hit confirm.
4. Once you confirm, you will asked to confirm once again at the Kickstarter payment gateway. You will then be redirected to Kickstarter.
5. You can message me with what the additional funds are earmarked for, or you can wait until the conclusion of the campaign and add it to the exit survey that goes out to all the backers. Or both. :)
Thank you so much for your continued support and enthusiasm!
Heidi Sutherlin has been working and creating as a graphic designer and artist for the past ten years. She's happiest when collaborating with her clients, having the creative conversations that give shape to thoughts and imaginings. Interested in everything, she's been an avid listener of beliefs of all kinds from a young age. Combining her love of design with the joy of discovery and the mysteries of the universe are the best parts of her job. She manages her particular brand of digital mayhem from her home in beautiful Central Oregon, sharing her space with a small army consisting of a giant black Lab, turbo assisted Staffordshire Terrier, diabolical cat named Kitteh, a wonderful man and a son with the very same insatiable curiosity and joy she gets to wield each and every day.
"This deck has such a special place in my life and I hope that you find all of the wonder, joy, and emotion that I've experienced along this journey Bernadette and I have been on to send them out into the world. Every card is a moment in time, suspended and waiting to invite you in. When you work with these cards, may you savor the moment when you realize that what you are looking at is looking right back at you. Welcome, my friends, where the Wild Ones roam."
In compliance with Kickstarter rules, no funds will be donated from this Kickstarter project. However, it has always been my business model to do all I can for the animal organizations who use all their dollars for the good of the animals. Keeping with my decades of tradition, a portion of future profits from sales of The Ark Animal Tarot & Oracle Deck will go to benefit my current favorite animal educational facilities, sanctuaries, and rescues:
Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses
Mystic Jungle Educational Facility (see photo below)
Sunrise Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Please understand I have to charge shipping or it would eat up all the money that would be used for printing, etc. and that would make everybody sad. I do NOT want people to be sad.
So, here are some things to know about my shipping process and rates:
- To make shipping costs lower, you will receive wooden boxes, journals, and totes separately from the deck. If you're like me and love to get packages in the mail then you have fun times to look forward to!
- International Shipping. I tried to get the Harry Potter owls to make this easier but they're booked in Vegas. Please remember the deck weighs right at 3 pounds and is 6 inches wide x 9 inches long and 3 inches high. It's a literal ark. The wooden box is thick, sturdy and weighs in at 2.25 pounds. It is 7 inches wide x 10 inches long.
The Ark Animal Tarot & Oracle Deck, the bonus card decks, all readings (including but not limited to psychic, medium, Shamanic, Spirit, Totem, and Power Animal) readings and any classes associated with The Ark Tarot are metaphysical products and services. They are for entertainment purposes only. By participating in and supporting this Kickstarter you agree to the Disclaimer & Terms of Service clearly posted on each of my websites. Please be sure to read these terms on the Building Beautiful Souls, Inc. web property WhatIsMySpiritAnimal.com
Risks and challenges
Yes. There are always risks with every project. However, 25 years of entrepreneurship has taught me how to dream a dream and make it come true.
Because of my background in project management, publishing, and communications some of the biggest project hurdles have already been handled:
A. Distribution
All distribution channels are in place and work flow charted. We got this!
B. Investment
My company, Building Beautiful Souls, Inc. made the substantial upfront financial investment for artwork, images and licensing, marketing, and more. Though I need your help to set the animals free (printing), I know exactly how much money I need to get The Ark Tarot to the finish line. I've carefully priced out:
i. Production costs for the main and bonus decks;
ii. Ancillary rewards;
iii. Domestic and overseas shipping.
All the animal allies and I need to set this project free is you.
Due to pricing, I had no choice but to farm printing of The Ark Tarot out to China. Not having any experience with this I asked my soul sister Katherine Skaggs (creator of the bestselling "Mythical Goddess Tarot" deck) to help. She introduced me to her broker - Bob Passantino. Katherine was introduced to Bob by industry legend Ted Andrews, author of Animal Speak. Bob has worked with Ted's family for many years.
Bob's decades of experience and close relationships with overseas printers have safeguarded The Ark. We are paired with a top notch, credible printing company with a terrific reputation for superb quality control. Of course I'll receive samples before the print run but working with Bob has allowed me avoid delays and communication breakdowns with the printer.
Many thanks to both Katherine and Bob. And, of course, to Ted Andrews, who has joined the animals he loved in spirit. He is missed every day by the animal kingdom and the metaphysical community.
I WANT you to be empowered by the magic and medicine of your animal spirit guides. This means I'll do everything in my control to make sure you get The Ark in the stated time-frame. Kindly be on the lookout for emails from me. I'll also update this Kickstarter as new information becomes available.
A. The Shipping Drama Llama
Shipping can be delayed. The boat from China might sink. I'm sure other random things can happen but here's to hoping they do not.
B. Alien abduction, Zombie Apocalypse, and more.
Should anything happen to me, I have systems in place to see this project through.
C. Damaged Packages
I'm a Scorpio. I want to control everything, but the fact that almost all of you live beyond my ability to walk your reward to your doorstep makes that impossible - I have to rely on a delivery service. If your reward arrives damaged, contact me and we'll work out a way for you to send me photos of the damage, and I'll do my best to make you happy.
5. HOW TO HELP ME MAKE YOU HAPPY (AKA - Please don't pay for shipping twice.)
Please do your part. Be sure to;
A. Answer the Backerkit questionnaire after the Kickstarter campaign is over. You'll get an email to let you know when the survey is on its way.
B. Contact me with any questions. At the top of this Kickstarter page, you'll see my name, Bernadette King - click on it to get to the "Contact me" button to send me a message.
C. Make certain your credit card info is accurate in your Kickstarter account BEFORE the end of the campaign - if your credit card is declined, you will not receive your reward.
D. Double check that the proper address is put into your survey because...
***If a reward gets shipped back to us because you put in the wrong address, YOU will have to cover the shipping to resend it.***
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Funding period
- (30 days)