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Joe Simon, a comics writer and illustrator who co-created the shield-wielding patriot Captain America, the superhero foe to Adolf Hitler and a slew of villains since, died Dec. 14 in New York. He was 98. No cause of death was reported.
During the early 1940s, Mr. Simon served as editor of the Marvel comics predecessor Timely Comics. His death was confirmed by Marvel.
In March 1941, while World War II raged in Europe, Mr. Simon and illustrator Jack Kirby produced the first issue of Captain America. On the cover, the Stars-and-Stripes-bedecked superhero delivers a haymaker to Hitler's jaw.
"Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's Captain America was the first comic I read that made me feel like I was watching an exciting action movie," Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man and Iron Man, said in an interview with The Washington Post's Comic Riffs blog. "To me, the way Simon and Kirby wrote and drew Captain America gave me the same thrill as watching Errol Flynn playing Robin Hood on the big screen."
For Mr. Simon, the Jewish son of a tailor, the cover image was a deliberate shot at the Third Reich's anti-Semitism. The book's 45 colorful pages essentially amounted to Mr. Simon's and Kirby's argument for America's entry into the war.
The Captain America comic was a tremendous hit, selling a million copies a month, but Mr. Simon and Kirby saw relatively little of the profits.
Seeking higher pay, Mr. Simon and his partner began to negotiate a deal with a new comics publisher. They were fired by their original employer once the efforts became public.
As a result, Mr. Simon and Kirby produced only the first 10 issues of Captain America, copies of which remain coveted among comics collectors.
Mr. Simon and Kirby, who died in 1994, continued to work together at a number of comic houses, including what is now DC Comics. Their other credits included the Guardian, Manhunter, the Fly, the Fighting American, Newsboy Legion and Boy Commandos.
Mr. Simon also helped pioneer romance comics, such as "My Date," and true-crime comics with the magazine "Guilty."
At Timely Comics in the late 1930s, Mr. Simon hired a young assistant named Stanley Lieber, who would soon take the name Stan Lee. Lee later became president of Marvel Comics and is the co-creator of the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, the X-Men and Thor.
In the mid-1950s, Mr. Simon and Kirby dissolved their creative partnership. Kirby went on to collaborate with Lee on a number of the Marvel heroes.
Mr. Simon later edited the humor magazine "Sick" in the 1960s and worked in marketing. As a consultant for Harvey Comics, he helped develop Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich.
In 2007, Marvel Comics released an issue in which Captain America was slain by a sniper's bullet. As if in mourning, Mr. Simon reportedly sat shiva after the character's death.
"It's a hell of a time for him to go," he told the New York Daily News at the time. "We really need him now."
Since its creation, the Captain America comic has sold more than 200 million copies worldwide.
Hymie Simon was born Oct. 11, 1913, in Rochester, N.Y. He soon took the name Joseph Henry Simon. He served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
At newspapers in upstate New York, he worked as an illustrator, drawing detailed pictures of boxers and other athletes.
Looking for work in New York in the 1930s, he decided to pursue a job in the burgeoning comics industry.
"I was a writer and had done hundreds of newspaper cartoons, so it was an easy transition," he told the Corporate Legal Times journal in 2003.
The Captain America character — his real name was Steve Rogers — was a onetime art student who gained superhuman strength from an injection of Super Serum.
Armed with a shield that can deflect bullets, Captain America fought the rise of Nazism on the front lines in Europe and at home in the States by outing saboteurs and spies.
At Timely Comics, Mr. Simon lost his ownership rights to Captain America. After a legal battle that spanned several decades, he settled out of court with Marvel in 2003.
Mr. Simon once shared a studio with Jerry Robinson, co-creator of the Joker character of Batman, who died last week at 89.
Mr. Simon's wife, the former Harriet Feldman, died in 1971. Survivors include five children and eight grandchildren.
"It's no accident that the first superhero boom came when we were facing the Great Depression and a world war," Mr. Simon told The Post in July. "Superheroes represent the best in all of us — in that sense, they are us."
Staff writer Michael Cavna contributed to this report.


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'Baby Strong' Sabbath aims to reduce infant deaths
Pastor's goal: Reduce infant mortality by 10 percent
On the 5th annual Strong Baby Sabbath, an initiative to reduce preventable infant deaths in Milwaukee, more churches are joining the effort to help babies reach their first birthdays.
Along with singing praises, churches across Milwaukee are also focusing this Sunday on the common goal.
"That not another baby in the city of Milwaukee has to die due to infant mortality, god that is not your will," Rev. Gerri Sheets-Howard said.
Sheets-Howard leads worship at Bradford Memorial AME Church with a prayer for expecting mothers.
There is reason to pray: Each year, on average, 100 Milwaukee babies die before their first birthday from two preventable causes, including premature birth and unsafe sleeping environments.
That statistic led the church to partner with the city for the 5th annual event.
"There are causes to this," said Mayor Tom Barrett, "but there are solutions."
Bradford Memorial AME was one of two churches where Barrett delivered his message of support for families.
"We have to have churches that will be there to support women in particular, when they need a break, need that emotional support and need an extra pair of hands," Barrett said.
Toni Valliere said Bradford Memorial AME is one of 10 churches that provide sanctuaries.
"What that means is anyone who comes through these doors asking for help will get it," Valliere said.
Sheets-Howard said the churches help with referrals, information and support to young mothers so they can deliver and raise healthy babies.
Sheets-Howard has set a goal of reducing Milwaukee's infant mortality by 10 percent by 2017.


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When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?
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ESA enters £60m deal with Viasat to launch satellite with highest-ever data capacity
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has entered into a €68m (£60m) deal with ViaSat to build a new super-high data capacity satellite that will bring Wi-Fi to planes and fast broadband to areas currently languishing with slow internet speeds.
The ViaSat-3 satellite will supposedly be the highest capacity communications satellite ever built and will be able to serve millions of European consumers.
ViaSat-2 (pictured above) was sent into orbit above the Americas in June to bring internet connections to plane passengers. The company entered into agreements with a number of airlines including Icelandair.
More than 6,000 commercial aircraft worldwide were offering an on-board Wi-Fi service in 2016. It is expected that more than 17,000 will be doing so by 2021.
ViaSat-3 will be stationed above Europe and boasts even greater data throughputs than its predecessor.
Each ViaSat-3 satellite will offer over 1-Terabit per second (Tbps) of network capacity, which is comparable to the total capacity of all commercial satellites in space today.
It should allow European users to access 100+ Megabits per second (Mbps) broadband speeds in their own home.
The €68m deal will initially see the ESA and ViaSat develop two key components of the ViaSat-3 satellite ground segment.
This includes fixed and mobile user terminals for use in residential broadband, in-flight Wi-Fi and connected car applications.
They are also working on ground segment equipment and gateways for the ViaSat-3 network, which include the Satellite Access Node (SAN) subsystems for a cloud-based ground network infrastructure.
"The public private partnership with ViaSat will bring ESA and industry together to quickly develop broadband products that will serve the needs of millions of consumers across Europe who are currently without adequate internet service," said Magali Vaissiere, ESA's director of telecommunications.
"We believe this is a significant industrial opportunity that will keep Europe at the forefront of satellite and broadband technology development, giving Europe a leading position on the deployment of a next-generation broadband system with advanced ground networks and consumer equipment."
ViaSat Chairman and CEO, Mark Dankberg continued, "ESA aims to foster space innovation and promote a strong space economy. As a global company with a growing presence in Europe, we are proud to partner and tap into the space interests of ESA, the Member States and European industry. Our new Public Private Partnership with ESA will develop and bring-to-market new satellite-based broadband technologies to ensure European citizens have access to affordable, high-quality internet services."
Earlier this year Engineers at Purdue University, USA, demonstrated a new satellite propulsion system involving the release of water vapour from nozzles to steer the small spacecraft.
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text: Neiro 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 Hey all, I got some questions about the trinkets i should use for my Prot Warrior. Knight's Badge Pillar of the Earth Tectus' Beating Heart Grandiose Resistance These are the trinkets I have atm. I'm not quite sure, which i should use for either raiding, or cm (is there any bis item list for cm out yet?). Atm I'm using Pillar of the Earth and Knight's Badge, but I wonder if Tectus' Beating Heart is more viable or if I should stick to the bonusarmor. Another thing is, I feel like I'm way behind in dps in comparison to other tanks (especially after Revenge/shield Slam nerf) like DK or Monk. I'm not sure if it's me being bad, or DK/Monk just being very strong. Depending on the encounter, I'm doing like around 12-15k dps (ilvl 649) in HM. Just had a 642 Monk tank at nhc endboss being first in dmg with 24k dps oO Other topic: Is Proving Grounds Protection hard for Warrior? I hit 36 Waves around my 30. Try, a monk friend of mine did 46 waves first try. Just wondering =D Greetings! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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The Financial Times took home the award for best internal communications campaign at this year's PR Week Awards ceremony, held in London on October 14, 2014.
The winning campaign, Digital Learning Week, is an annual event held in FT offices globally that informs, educates and creates a dialogue around all things digital for both editorial and commercial employees. In 2014, Digital Learning Week included 64 events with 90 high calibre internal and external speakers.
The PR Week awards are among the highest honours in communications and PR, and the 'Internal Communications' category celebrates a significant project that has successfully engaged internal stakeholders, addressed business needs and achieved real engagement.
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H.P. Lovecraft, in full Howard Phillips Lovecraft (born August 20, 1890, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. – died March 15, 1937, Providence, Rhode Island), was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, most famous for the creation of the Cthulhu Mythos.
He wrote short stories, macabre short novels and novellas. Among his most celebrated works are The Call of Cthulhu (1928), The Shadow Out of Time (1935), The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1943), and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1941).
Lovecraft spent most of his life in isolation and poverty. His fame and reputation have grown steadily over the years after his death. He is now commonly considered, along with Edgar Allan Poe, to be one of the greatest and most influential horror writers.


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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Today, District Attorney Mark D'Antonio announced that a grand jury has indicted a Mesilla Park man charged with sexually assaulting two young family members.
Alfonso Jimenez Sr., 78, was recently indicted on two counts of criminal sexual penetration, both first-degree felonies. He was also indicted on one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor in the second degree and one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor in the third degree.
According to detectives with the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department, Jimenez was arrested last month at his home in Mesilla Park. Authorities said he allegedly engaged in sexual acts with two female family members who were both under the age of 12 when the crimes happened.
D'Antonio said "Protecting the children of Doña Ana County needs to be everyone's top priority. If convicted as charged, the defendant could face substantial time behind bars and would have to register as a sex offender."
The defendant faces 18 years in prison for each first-degree felony, 15 years behind bars for the second-degree felony and six years of incarceration for the third-degree felony.


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Nestlé UK has announced it has joined forces with Deliveroo's Essentials delivery platform in a deal that will allow products to be delivered directly to consumers. Deliveries are available from 11 Deliveroo sites in Leeds, London, Manchester, and Nottingham.
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JustEat and Take Away: friend or foe?
It seems like a boy's book story. Dutch Jitse Groen, founder of Thuisbezorgd.nl, Take Away, will create one of the largest meal delivery companies in the world with the merger with JustEat. With a leading position in Europe, Take Away makes it even harder for competitors Uber Eats and Deliveroo to make money. What are …
Meal delivery drivers: many accidents in the Netherlands
In the evenings between 6 and 9 pm, hundreds of meal attendants make residential areas unsafe on their scooters and bicycles. Home meal delivery drivers on scooters drive more dangerous than other scooter riders. Data from Dutch Veilig Verkeer Netherlands (VVN) show that they are even six times more likely to be involved in road accidents.
Sacked: the cost of the food delivery industry
The food delivery industry is exploding. Various companies compete to deliver food to your doorstep as cheaply and as quickly as possible. With apps like UberEats, Deliveroo and Foodora it's super easy to order your meal online. But do we actually know how these apps work?
Deliveroo: why delivering by bike is faster than by car
Smartphone data from Deliveroo riders delivering meals for restaurant-to-home shows that bicycles are faster than cars. In towns and cities, bicyclists are also often faster than motorized two-wheelers.
Deliveroo: from dark stores to dark kitchens?
The Guardian reports: "As appetite grows for upmarket takeaways, delivery service is setting restaurants up with satellite kitchens inside metal boxes. Deliveroo in London is setting-up dozens of "dark kitchens" in prefabricated structures for restaurants that want to expand their businesses without opening expensive high street premises".
The rise of on-demand 'Instant Deliveries' in European cities
The demand for instant deliveries has existed for some time but until recently was seen as a niche service in areas such as urgent document or pizza deliveries. The rise in e-commerce and the changing habits of consumers has resulted in a dramatic change in the demand for instant deliveries and also a major increase in available services …
McKinsey: how will same-day and on-demand delivery evolve in urban markets?
A new set of competitors, on-demand urban delivery providers, has recently entered the B2C delivery market. These start-ups, including Deliveroo and Foodora in Europe, as well as DoorDash and Postmates in the United States, offer a different form of service: they integrate demand aggregation via their own mobile platforms with dedicated in-house operations to enable …


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Anyone can take on muscle building. Some bodybuilding techniques can actually work for you, too, though you may not be aware of it. You simply need to have good information and proper technique. Here are some effective ways to start muscle building.
When attempting to build muscle mass, it is important to ingest the right foods. It could be because you have an insufficient nutritional intake if your efforts to add bulk are stagnating. To add bulk, you need to consume at least 4000-6000 calories each day from foods, which are calorie dense. Some examples of calorie-dense foods are pasta, bagels, eggs and nuts trail mix and steaks. Since vegetables have low calorie-density, keep their intake to a minimum.
While building muscle generally corresponds to an increase in weight, you should not be surprised if your overall weight does not increase. Your lack of net weight gain can easily be attributed to weight loss caused by a decrease in body fat offsetting your muscle gain. There are various tools and techniques that track body-fat loss. You can utilize them to account for this.
In order to build muscle, you need lots of protein. Protein is an essential building block and is the main component of muscles. Lack of protein makes increasing muscle mass difficult. Make sure that two or more of your larger meals, as well as a couple of your daily snacks, contain protein.
Having a dependable training partner is very important when building muscle. This partner can help spot you so that you can pump out those few extra reps that you could not do on your own. If your training partner is stronger than you because this can push you to work even harder, it can also help.
Many people who wish to build muscle use protein shakes and meal replacements. It is important to note however that there is a distinction between the two. It can be dangerous to your health to use protein shakes frequently as a meal replacement. A full meal contains many essential nutrients that are not included in protein shakes. In addition, living off protein shakes can leave your muscles soft which negates your muscle building efforts.
Spread your workouts out so that you are only lifting weights every other day. Spend one day working out your entire body, and then use the next day to rest. Your muscles will grow while you rest, not while you are working out. Even though it might feel like you are doing nothing on your days off, your body is still working hard.
Many people start upping their protein intake right after they start a bodybuilding program. Doing so may lead to excessive calorie consumption, which might then cause you to gain weight in the form of body fat. Increase your protein gradually as you increase the intensity of your weightlifting exercises.
Consuming a protein shake after working out is very important. The protein shake gives you body the nutrients it needs to be able to rebuild muscle fibers and help your muscles to grow faster and stronger. Protein shakes should have a ratio of 2: 1 of carbohydrates to protein in order for them to be as beneficial as possible.
If you choose to take any supplements to aide in your muscle building routine, do so cautiously. Many supplements are a complete waste of money, and some can even be harmful to your health. Discuss any of your supplement plans with your physician or a licensed dietician to make sure that you are not harming your body.
Make sure you are eating enough. Even if you are trying to lose weight while you build muscle, it is important that you are consuming sufficient calories. When your body is deprived of its fuel, it will be difficult to build muscle. An ideal diet for muscle gain is high in protein and low in fat and refined (processed)
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Make use of your own body when you are working out. Bodyweight exercises, which include push-ups, pull-ups, lunges, and dips, can cause you to experience additional muscle and strength gains. Because of this, these types of exercises are a very important component of a solid workout program, and they should be included.
You can cheat a little as you lift. If you feel your targeted muscle groups getting fatigued, then put some body behind the last few reps. Be careful not to over-use this technique, however. Control how quickly you complete each weight lifting cycle. Don't do an unreasonable number of reps in a short period of time. You should always keep a good posture.
Glutamine can be taken as a supplement to make sure that you are getting enough daily to develop strong, healthy muscles. This nutrient enhances muscle growth overall and helps the muscles to recover after a rigorous workout. If you incorporate 10-40 grams per day, you will see much better results.
The "rest pause" method can help you power on to the end of an exercise that challenges you. Simply take a brief break (no more than ten to 20 seconds) in the relaxed part of the exercise. Remain in position and gather the stamina you need to pump out three or four more reps instead of giving up.
You can keep your workouts fresh and bolster your motivation levels by changing up your routine from time to time. In order to fine tune its performance, keep in mind that a new routine will need a little error and trial time. Designing an effective routine is serious business. So, don't rebuild your whole routine more than three or four times a year.
Consider employing the services of a personal trainer. An experienced personal training can use their expertise to create a tailor-made workout plan for you to follow, which will help you to build your muscles quickly and safely. If you continue to work out without professional guidance, it could take you much longer to get the physique that you desire.
Make sure that you consume enough protein-rich foods. Your muscles need protein in order to repair and grow after an intensive workout. If your body does not get sufficient protein, you will find it impossible to build large, strong muscles and develop the lean, toned physique that you want.
Muscle conditioning and building are great ways to lose weight, increase strength and get your body in top-notch shape. Hopefully the advice of this article has increased your knowledge and boosted your motivation. Implement these tips into your workouts and you will be healthier, stronger and looking amazingly fit in no time at all!
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Costa de la Calma is in the municipality of Calvia and still offers less hotel places. This project was recognized by the town hall.
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Avoyelles grand jury indicts RLCC former warden Nate Cain
Former Raymond Laborde Correctional Center warden Nate Cain was indicted for obstruction of justice by an Avoyelles Parish grand jury Feb. 15. The state charges are the latest legal problems for Cain, who resigned his position in May 2016 amid an investigation into improprieties at the state prison in Cottonport.
Cain turned himself in and was booked at the Avoyelles Parish Detention Center early last week and was released on $10,000 bond.
This latest charge is related to Cain's actions during a 2016 administrative investigation into an alleged sexual relationship between an inmate and a female guard.
Former Corrections Major Randon Harrington, who was fired as a result of the 2016 investigation, was also indicted by the grand jury for obstruction of justice. The grand jury also considered charges, but did not indict, two others named in that investigation.
Former guard Brandy Dupuy's alleged relationship with an inmate prompted the investigation. She denied the affair.
The investigation did not conclusively determine Dupuy had a sexual relationship with an inmate. If she had, federal law would classify it as "rape" even if both were willing participants.
Former lieutenant colonel Beau Milligan was accused of aiding the coverup of the relationship.
Investigators found that Cain and others tried to shut down the inquiry. Harrington was accused of threatening the male inmate with being transferred to the State Penitentiary at Angola if he did not drop his allegations.
Milligan was also fired as a result of the investigation. He has appealed his dismissal to the State Civil Service board, which will hear the case in June.
During the investigation, Cain stopped a lie-detector test of Dupuy and sent away a rape investigator from Angola.
Cain was also indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 counts of fraud concerning allegations he and his wife, Tonia, used state credit cards to purchase items for their personal benefit. Tonia Cain was the prison's business manager at the time.
The Cains will go to trial on those charges in June. They have filed for divorce and she is now using her maiden name of Bandy.
She also faces state theft charges in Avoyelles Parish for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from accounts meant to support prison inmate clubs.


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Senator Chris Dodd's decision to retire from politics has caused many to conclude that he will not have sufficient clout to assure the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. That may be. Or perhaps as Roll Call suggested, Senator Dodd might have agreed to step aside in exchange for a promise that he be the first person to head the new agency. Who knows? Perhaps it does not matter. Dramatic change is on the way, and nothing is likely to stop it.
Whether we get a CFPA or not, one shield for national banks is melting away. The preemption defense is dying a slow death. Just a little over one year ago, national banks could count on federal regulators to stand by their side to defend against attacks from state attorneys general. In 2004, the OCC had issued a rule establishing areas of state law that do not apply to national bank lending and deposit-taking activities. It also confirmed that the OCC as the exclusive supervisory authority for national bank activities. Click here for the regulation. According to the OCC, if a state AG claimed a bank was violating its state law, it was the OCC and no one else which had the power to enforce the law against the bank. The state AG's office could not ask for information, it could not compel testimony, it could not require licenses, and it could not enforce even its own state laws against a national bank.
The world changed a lot in the past year. First, on May 20, 2009, President Obama issued a memorandum entitled "Preemption" which gave us a good clue about where things were headed. The memorandum curtailed "regulatory preemption". It directed federal departments and agencies to ensure that any preemptive regulations, including those promulgated during the past ten years, are "justified under legal principles governing preemption." Click here for the memo. In other words, the President was making it clear that his executive branch was going to be reluctant to interfere with state regulators.
A month later the U.S. Supreme Court took its turn at eroding the preemption defense in the Cuomo v. Clearing House Association, LLC case. That case started when Elliot Spitzer, the former AG of New York, sent letters to several national banks demanding information about their lending practices. He wanted to evaluate whether the banks had violated New York's fair-lending laws. Mr. Spitzer threatened that if the banks did not voluntarily honor his request, he would issue an executive subpoena for the information. The banks refused to cooperate. They contended that Mr. Spitzer had no power to compel production of their records. Relying on the OCC preemption regulation, they argued they were not subject to state investigation or enforcement actions related to their banking activities. The OCC and the Clearing House Association, a banking trade group, filed an action in federal court to stop Mr. Spitzer from attempting to enforce New York's fair-lending laws through demands for records or judicial proceedings. The district court ruled that Mr. Spitzer had no power to enforce New York fair-lending laws against national banks. The appellate court later agreed. The New York AG was not deterred and sought Supreme Court review. On June 29, 2009, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed the lower courts. It ruled the attorney general, now Andrew Cuomo, could bring enforcement actions against national banks, and does not have to defer to the federal government to enforce New York law. At issue in the Cuomo case was whether the OCC's regulation purporting to preempt state law enforcement was a reasonable interpretation of the National Bank Act (NBA). The NBA provides that only the OCC or its authorized representative may exercise "visitorial" powers over national banks. According to the OCC, visitorial powers include the examination of banks, the inspection of their books and records, the regulation and supervision of banking activities, and enforcing compliance with any federal or state laws concerning those activities. The Supreme Court held the OCC overstepped its authority with regard to the "enforcing compliance" limitation. The Supreme Court explained that visitorial powers and enforcement powers are two different things. The NBA preempts only a state's attempt to exercise visitorial powers. States are still free to enforce state laws that are not substantively preempted. For example, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act prohibits discrimination in the extension of credit. A state law that does the same thing is not preempted, because it is consistent with federal law. Prior to this case, only the OCC would have the power to bring an action for violation of a state's nondiscrimination law. Now, a state attorney general can bring his or her own claim against a national bank.
The current draft of the house bill states attorneys general have full power to enforce state and federal law against national banks. State legislatures can pass any laws they like to protect consumers so long as those laws do not conflict with federal law and do not discriminate against national banks. A state law will not conflict if is is more protective of consumer rights than is federal law. Going further than the Supreme Court in Cuomo, this new law would allow states to exercise certain "visitorial" power over national banks. If this were the law when Mr. Spitzer asked for his information, the banks would have had to honor his requests.
Why is all this a big deal? For banks, one Consumer Financial Protection Agency is scary. But with the elimination of preemption, we will have now 50 mini CFPAs. What could be more popular today than bank bashing? If preemption is gutted, we will likely see a lot more state laws covering lending and a lot more state attorneys general with eyes on the governor's mansion announcing new investigations of a national bank on the nightly news.


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text: Moymoy Macasero is the other half of a Filipino comic and singing duo known for their uploaded lip sync videos in YouTube. James Ronald also was known as Moymoy auditioned for Star In a Million but he failed to qualify. He used to perform in a band named Pasionista until he decided to leave the band to join a television show with his younger brother Roadfill. The brothers started to upload their lip sync videos via YouTube in 2007. In 2008, their videos and their YouTube profile garnered over 5 million hits and they have more than 420,000 subscribers from all over the world. Most Mexicans, Americans, and Filipinos gave positive remarks for the duo's uploaded videos. You can check out his Spotify.


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On the Computation of LFSR Characteristic Polynomials for One-Dimensional and Two-Dimensional Test Pattern Generation
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Current methodologies for built-in test pattern generation usually employ a predetermined linear feedback shift register (LFSR) in order to generate or decompress deterministic test patterns. As a direct consequence, the test pattern computation and the fault coverage are constrained to the preselected architecture. Work has been done to determine desirable characteristics in the LFSR to be used. Also, work has been done in the use of these predefined architectures, in order to compact the test data. In general, these methodologies take advantage of the large amount of don't care bits present in the test patterns, to accommodate the few specified bits to the output generated by the predefined LFSR. This dissertation explores the design of the LFSR as a built-in mechanism for test pattern generation in integrated circuits. The advantage of designing such devices is that the test set generation process is not constrained to a predefined LFSR mechanism, and the fault coverage is not affected. The methodologies presented in this work are based on cryptography concepts and heuristics to perform its computation. First, it is shown how these concepts can be adapted to test pattern generation. After this, methodologies are presented to generate one-dimensional and two-dimensional test sets. For the case of two-dimensional test set, the design of phase shifters is included.
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Architects in Scotland have slammed an RIAS-backed pop-up installation in Glasgow Central station, branding it 'embarrassing', 'clumsy' and 'offensive to the profession'
Originally covered in grey foam, the small structure showcasing 100 of the best 'one-off houses or housing developments built in Scotland since 2000', received widespread criticism and prompted a number of the practices featured on the house-shaped lightbox to write official complaints to the RIAS.
Helen Lucas of Edinburgh-based Helen Lucas Architects described the installation as a 'horror', adding: '[The installation] is a completely embarrassing representation of our profession, demonstrating no design skill, execution or construction skill.'
The schemes featured as 'tiles' on the roof of the cartoon-like house were chosen from projects submitted earlier this year by practices hoping to be included in a major exhibition and a '240-page publication' as part of Scotland's Festival of Architecture 2017.
Lucas added: 'We were invited to pay [£200] for being part of a 'glossy' publication and exhibition; no mention was made of anything on a station platform as terrible as this.'
Jude Barber of Glasgow-based Collective Architecture said: 'As an architect and RIAS member I was deeply embarrassed that such a poorly conceived and executed structure was being showcased in such a public way.
'I was furious when I realised that our studio's work was contained within it.'
A poorly detailed house! Not really the best way to show off Scotland's top 100 homes. C'mon @RIASmembership we're better than this. 🙈 pic.twitter.com/aynDIIZ3EO— Michael Dougall (@Michael_Dougall) September 14, 2017
Barber, who has complained to both the RIAS president and secretary, added: 'Locating an exhibit to architecture within a busy train station is a great idea. It capitalises on natural footfall and provides an opportunity to meaningfully engage beyond formal institutional boundaries.
'So, for the RIAS to allow our collective work to be initially presented in public in such a crude way – unfinished, ill-conceived, poorly executed – is damaging to everyone's reputation.
'As a membership organisation, the RIAS should be the wind at our back, not a storm in our face.'
'The RIAS should be the wind at our back, not a storm in our face'
Andy Summers, a design tutor at Edinburgh College of Art and a co-producer of the Architecture Fringe agreed. He said: 'The level of care, commitment and skill shown in so many of the houses featured is not reciprocated by this installation, where the apparent hurried thinking, clumsy detailing and poor overall presentation in such a public venue is actually pretty offensive to the profession and public alike.
'A public-facing opportunity like this could have been offered to an emerging practice, which would have no doubt applied a level of attention and seriousness befitting the work being displayed.'
House of horrors in glasgow central by helen lucas
Yesterday (17 September) the RIAS agreed to remove the foam cladding, including the chimney and gable ends, with RIAS secretary Neil Baxter admitting the cladding hadn't worked 'practically or aesthetically'.
However he said a 'stripped-down version' of the lightbox would return to the station later this week.
Baxter, whose name appeared on the side of the house, had previously defended the installation (see below) saying that many people had only seen the it before it had been fully completed and that the 'little, supposedly light-hearted, 'pop-up' exhibition [was] simply a taster for the new RIAS publication 2020 Visions:Home'.
He added: 'The intention was not that it should be perceived as a house. It is a lightbox with an angled roof. Putting the end elevations on with windows and a door and adding the wee chimney was intended to be just a bit of fun. Also it engages with the public, our intended audience. Hopefully if anyone looks in the windows, which contain cartoon images, they will get the humour.'
Lee Ivett of emerging Glasgow-based practice Baxendale said the fiasco was 'more proof' that the RIAS had become 'increasingly irrelevant to many architects' in Scotland.
He told the AJ: 'I've never been a member of RIAS because I have never seen any evidence that they can be trusted to represent the interests of the profession in a manner that is creative, aspirational and progressive.
This display is a visible manifestation of all that is wrong with RIAS
'It appears very much a closed shop run in a centralised and myopic way. This display is a visible manifestation of all that is wrong with RIAS and how it no longer understands the needs and desires of the Scottish architecture community or what it takes to develop and create an architectural culture that connects practice with common society.
He added: 'I can't understand how any architect currently practising in Scotland would put their money into such an organisation and, until the RIAS undergoes root and branch reform, it deserves to lose membership and patronage from the Scottish architectural community.'
Glas Central 'Home' lightbox foam is coming off. Didn't work, practically or aesthetically. Thanks to all who advised- and sorry, mea culpa!— Neil Baxter (@nbaxter_rias) September 17, 2017
Response from Neil Baxter, secretary and treasurer of the RIAS (16 September)
'It was unfortunate that, because of difficulties with the electrical connection [the installation] remained in a partially built and unlit state for a couple of days. That was what some who saw it judged it upon. In retrospect we should have put up big "to be completed" or "work in progress" signs.
'The intention was not that it should be perceived as a house. It is a lightbox with an angled roof. Putting the end elevations on with windows and a door and adding the wee chimney was intended to be just a bit of fun. Also it engages with the public, our intended audience. Hopefully, if anyone looks in the windows, which contain cartoon images, they will get the humour.
'Using foam was because of the location – to ensure that if anyone, particularly children, bumped or fell against it they would not get hurt. That saved us from putting a fence around it, as it's on the busy station concourse with 180,000 travellers passing per day.
'The public reaction has been very positive. They seem to be appreciating the humour of it. I understand they are viewing in large numbers and are also commenting positively on the work that is on display.
'I propose to write on Tuesday (19 September) to all those whose work is featured to ask if they wish their "roof tile" blanked out. Happy to do that if some of those featured still have issues once the structure is complete. The graphic design lends itself to removing some of the work from display without it looking unintended. Some of the roof tiles are already not images, but simply grey.
'This little, supposedly light-hearted, 'pop-up' exhibition is simply a taster for the RIAS new publication 2020 Visions:Home. That demonstrates the fantastic work being undertaken by our members and reflects on the first two decades of the current century. It is 190 pages long and a truly superb demonstration of great work.'
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August 3, 2007 at 1:19 pm 3 comments
Remember how I said recycling greasy and dirty paper and plastic was worse than not recycling at all? Apparently, I am not the only one. This week, letsrecycle.com, a website that specializes in waste and recycling news of the UK, published a story that confirms it. Chase Plastics, a British recycling company, has called councils to stop collecting plastic film from households.
(Plastic film is a technical term that applies not only to plastic film wrap but all kinds of thin, soft plastics, like pretty much every kind of wrapper there is, from the toilet paper package to plastic bags)
According to Jessica Baker, representing the company, "kerbside collections should be restricted to plastic bottles only".
"This would reduce the contamination of other materials, such as paper and aluminium, caused by food residues stuck to cling film and plastic trays. It would also make sorting plastics easier and solve problems at materials recycling facilities, where film "gums" the machinery. While councils appear to be in favor of dropping film, the difficulty lies in convincing a public which is calling for all materials to be recycled. The problem is getting the message across that it's just as important to leave certain things out as it is to put them in. Plastic is inert in landfill, it's material which decomposes that is causing problems"
So there you have it. I told you so. *Does a little goofy 'I told you so' dance*
Photo recycled from Flawka, on Flickr.
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See, this was my issue with not sorting. We throw everything in together. So, if I cannot get a glass jar perfectly clear, I worry it will contaminate the paper and do not throw it in. What's a girl to do?
I have question about drink containers (in the European context; I don't know if they make them the same way in the US). What do you suppose would be better: a tetra-pak for juice and milk, because it's theoretically made of paper, even though it has to be put into a different bin than the paper? Or a PET bottle (plastic #1)? Alina, do you know much about the quantity of energy consumed during the recycling of each of these materials?
I'm trying to use half as many of these containers by reducing juice consumption. I started watering it down by half… it's actually a nice, subtle taste!
Thanks the links in the most recent post. I'd heard that about coins before; and Sharon's refutation of the pseudo-environmentalist's "drive your car" argument is just soooo good!
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BARCELONA, Spain -- After winning his 10th Monte Carlo Masters title last week, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal will try to win another 10th tournament title in Barcelona on Sunday with a straight sets win over Horacio Zeballos in the semifinals of Barcelona Open on Saturday.
The 6-3, 6-4 scoreline doesn't tell the whole story as this wasn't an easy match for defending champion Nadal by any means. Up 5-3 and serving for the opening set, the Spaniard had to fend off three break points before claiming the first set.
Zeballos refused to go away as he went toe-to-toe with Nadal until the ninth game when the No. 3 seed broke to go up 5-4. This was enough to give Nadal and opportunity to try and break another record, his second 10th tournament title in two weeks.
"Ididn'tplaywelltoday,tobehonest," confessed Nadal in his post-match press conference. "Overall,itwasabadmatchformeonsomany levels, though there was a moment in the first set I wasn't too bad. The weather conditions affected my game, it was very windy and it kept changing.
"The rival was tough, he has a great service, he knows how to open the angles. I missed many opportunities at the beginning of the second set. Victories like these, when the conditions are against you, are very important. I'm ready to play way better tomorrow," said Nadal.
After the match, Zeballos took a selfie with the 'King of Clay.'
"Nowadays social media is everywhere," said Nadal, referring to the selfie Zeballos took. "Horacio has playedagreattournament,IknowBarcelonaisveryimportantforhim.Formeit'san honorthatsomeonelikehimasksfor apicture."
Earlier on Saturday, Dominic Thiem punched his ticket to the finals with a hard-fought three-sets win over top seed and rusty Andy Murray.
Thiem came out firing on all cylinders in the opening set, breaking Murray's first two services games as he raced to wrap up the set 6-2. On cruise control in the second set and poised to take the match in straights, somehow the No. 4 seed took his foot off the pedal, allowing Murray to get back in the match. The Scot welcomed the opening, taking the set 3-6.
The tide turned again with Thiem going up 4-2 in the third. Murray came back to level the set but at 5-4, Thiem broke Murray to close out the match 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
"I'm obviously tired just now. I was also tired after the match we played last week that'swhy it's important forme togetmatches like these, in the long run," said Murray, who's skipped Miami Open with elbow injury. "It'sa lot toughertoplayathree-hourmatchthantotrainforthreehours."
Nadal and Thiem have played three times with Nadal leading their head-to-head 2-1. They split the last two matches, which were both played on clay in 2016. Thiem took the semifinal in Argentina while Nadal won their fourth round in Monte Carlo.
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The Court JesterDVD - 1999
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VERY GOOD 1956 film (with VERY high production qualities and costs - the most expensive comedy film produced up to that time) with a fine cast starring Danny Kaye, and including fab Glynis Johns (I've only recently been watching all her performances - best perhaps in Mary Poppins), and many others.
The costuming is particularly good - all that armor, etc. - and it does have fine singing/dancing/comedy intermixed as it meanders through fab variety of sets.
The rhyming lyric lines, etc. are often amusing - including where the poison and true brew are located.
A comedy masterpiece, with immensely clever songs by Kaye's wife, Sylvia Fine. Now, where did I leave the brew that is true? Fergus the Ostler will know.
Classic Danny Kaye with his penchant for both physical and intellectual comedy! And remember, the flagon with the dragon has the pellet with the poison; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true! Enjoy it all over again!
Fantastic dancing, hilarious story line, excellent duel. Basil Rathbone (who plays the villain) was a seasoned fencer, but Danny Kaye had never fenced before making this film. Kaye proved to be such a quick learner (and was younger than Rathbone by quite a few years) that it wasn't long before he was besting Rathbone in their practices. If you like musical-dance comedy, especially in Busby Berkeley's huge-dance-troop style, you'll be delighted by the dancing in this film! Karen
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This is one of my favorite movies including comedy, a royal take-over, protection of a young heir, a band of out-laws much like Robin Hood and his group, and some confusing wordplay about poison....
The Court Jester is mainly about a young man, who follows the Black Fox (Robin Hood-like character) and is constantly impersonating his master, and amusing the other men in the Black Fox's group with a few circus friends.
However, the nearby castle has been taken over by a powerful and spiteful being, who has assumed king. He killed the real king and queen, but their infant child managed to escape and is in the care of the Black Fox.
The out-laws quickly form a plan to regain the throne to it's rightful owner, and send spies inside the castle--including the head of entertainment and the Captain.
The Captain and the young man--disguised as an old grandfather--head into town with the infant king hidden in a wine cart.
They quickly intercept some of the "king's" men, but eventually persuaded them to let them proceed.
An evening storm breaks out, and they duck into a vacant cottage for the night.
Soon they are settled, but an odd visitor comes knocking, introducing himself as the "King of Jesters, and Jester of Kings".
The Captain's quick-thinking brain and silver tongue gets the mysterious traveler to talk, and she finds out that he is on his way to the castle to serve as (big surprise) the court jester.
The Captain, having all the information needed, clobbers the jester on the head, saying, "You dress up as him, and get into the castle. I'll take care of him." (And that's the last we hear of the jester.)
The next day, dressed as the court jester, the young man heads toward the castle on a different route than the Captain.
But, no sooner had he arrived, than the "king's" daughter falls in love with him.
Her father wills her to marry a warrior from the North, whom the princess hates.
Long story short, the warrior and the new jester arrange a joust--or rather the "king" does, for he is not fond of his love to the princess, and would gladly see him dead--for the princess's hand.
(Here's where the wordplay comes in.) It is traditional before jousts to have a drink.
With the help of the princess's servant, a witch-like type, they poison one of the drinks, and tell the jester.
They use such confusing rhymes as: "the vessel with the pestle," "the flagon with the dragon," and the "chalice with the palace."
However, one of the Northern warrior's followers hears them conversing, and tell the princess's suitor.
So, when it comes to the drink, they are both trying to get the un-poisoned one (which is really hilarious) and they keep fighting over whose drink is whose, that the "king" eventually skips the drink, and tells them to go straight on to the battle.
Will the jester survive the mighty warrior?
Will the throne be returned to the rightful royal infant?
And what will become of the princess and her love to the jester...?
Find out in...The Court Jester!
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When you're as rich and famous as boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, you're spending habits become a point of interest and judgment of the public.
No wonder his constant purchase of luxury cars has always been the topic of discussion of nosy fans and disappointed car enthusiasts alike.
Why, you ask?
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It can be remembered that Mayweather even announced its arrival on his Instagram account where he also bragged about the cars very impressive features and hefty price tag.
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This opinion can be viewed as either green envy or just plain disappointment coming from people who probably know way more about cars than what their bank accounts can afford.
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Bacillus anthracis is the gram positive spore forming bacterium responsible for the disease known as anthrax.
It is found in grass eating mammals
Humans can become infected in nature by contact (inhalational or cutaneous) with spores on animals (wool sorters) or by eating contaminated (GI) animals.
Anthrax is more well known in the US for its relationship to the 2001 terrorist attacks where letters were sent to news stations and newspapers as well as to political officials containing anthrax spores. These occurred in the weeks after the 2001 terrorist attacks on 9/11.
(Note: the woman on the cover was the first case of cutaneous anthrax in NY. She worked at the NY Post and developed a necrotic sore on her right middle finger, which she insisted was where her cat scratched her. The NYU ED resident (hmmm..) and ED attending had the derm attending come and see the patient and no one knew what it was. Didn't quite look like a cat bite, but I guess you never know what those little buggers carry in their mouths. She was biopsied, started on abx and d/c. Three days later when reports of inhalational anthrax cases were noted in Florida, the astute ED resident and attending called the patient and mentioned their concerns that she might have cutaneous anthrax. At this point, she remembered some funny letter she had opened while at work! This was her photo on the cover of the paper the following day…and yes, that IS her middle finger.)
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· Starts as painless pustule with associated smaller vesicular lesions, usually along the border
· Typically the pustule develops into a necrotic appearing ulceration within 1 week
· There is often significant edema
· Often associated with constitutional sx and local lymphadenopathy
· Treatment is cipro, doxy or amoxicillin for 60 days
Inhalational anthrax
· Starts as a mild flu like illness
· Severe respiratory distress and sepsis
· CXR classic findings have mediastinal lympadenopathy
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Two battle-weary Israeli intelligence operatives--both on the verge of taking desk jobs--agree to tackle one last mission in this rousing, if overly sentimental, thriller about duty and dirty tricks in the desert. The two superagents, Eytan Eckstein and Benni Baum, accept the assignment to uncover the identity of a mole who has infiltrated Israel's nuclear missile defense system. The mission will force them to slip into Ethiopia to rescue a Czech defector, Jan Krumlov, who promises to divulge the name of the mole. Krumlov, however, has conditions: Eckstein and Baum must first extract his wife from Bosnia, then help him bring 50 Ethiopian Jewish children he's protecting back to Israel. Eckstein and Baum hold up their end of the bargain, but once in Ethiopia, they discover that Krumlov is a much more complicated man, with far more complicated motives, than first believed. He's also wanted dead or alive by a vicious band of Ethiopian rebels who don't care who else might get killed in their manhunt. Hartov, who himself worked in Israeli intelligence, infuses his story with enough realistic detail about espionage and the military to keep the intrigue high. For all its clever twists and high drama, however, the story suffers from bloat. At several points, it bogs down in schmaltzy dialogue and thickly applied subplots about the regrets of career soldiers and their domestic troubles. Eckstein and Baum, returnees from Hartov's previous novels The Heat of Ramadan and The Nylon Hand of God, are solid but predictable heroes. Far more absorbing are some of the story's secondary characters, who show the human side of the dark world of espionage.
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May 7, 2020
Topics: the church
Where Do We Go From Here?
May 21, 2017
I believe that the church in the West is facing perhaps the greatest challenge it has ever faced. Yet there also lies before us the greatest opportunity for God to manifest His power, Great faith is born from great challenges. If the church can recapture its' passion for Christ and disentangle itself from accommodating the culture, God will pour forth His glory in unprecedented power.
The Second Coming of the Church
May 9, 2017
- Timothy Jerry
- Eternity Rising
- Hurtling Toward Oblivion
- The Great Evangelical Recession
- End Times
- Last days
- the church
- the world
The world is undergoing rapid change, unprecedented since the time of Noah's day. We are racing toward the point of no return from the darkness of sin that is ravishing cultures around the world.
The American Church at a Crossroad
May 2, 2017
The church in the West will both take heed of the signs and awaken from its' slumber or continue to decline.
Changing Times
April 26, 2017
"We are at a critical point in the life of the North American Church, the Christian Community must rethink our effort to make disciples. David Kinnaman
Your Gifts and Callings
August 15, 2016
God's plan for our spiritual development has always been within the context of the local church. God designed the local church to operate after the template of the family. The local church was designed to nurture and make room for believers to grow and develop their spiritual gifts.


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Seventh in the series of World Tour Highlights articles, this dispatch lists my ten favourite buildings around the world, in no particular order. I don't pretend to make these judgments based on any architectural merit - they're chosen based purely on my own aesthetics and the mood I was in at the time.
1. The Long Room, Trinity College Library (Dublin, Ireland)
It's not a building, since Trinity College – like most universities – is a collection of many buildings; and besides, it's only one room in one building among those many that I fell in love with – but the Long Room in Trinity College Library is one of my favourite places in the world. Warm wood floorboards worn smooth as glass, bookshelves with sliding ladders two stories tall and filled with ancient leather-bound volumes, and carved busts of scholars from past ages down the length of the central aisle; the atmosphere of collected knowledge is strong enough to taste.
2. The Petronas Twin Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
These buildings (and Kuala Lumpur itself) first came to my attention because of the debate they sparked in Toronto over the the claim to the title of the world's tallest building (or tower, or free-standing structure, or whatever). They're truly massive constructions, all in fluted brushed stainless-steel cladding like 1930's Futurist rocket ships ready for launch, joined halfway up by a bridge. Visible from anywhere in the city, they're a clear statement of Malaysia's optimism and forward momentum, though the urban gossip surrounding their construction mirrors the struggle of the Southeast Asian nation's struggle against elements of its own government.
3. Confitería el Molino (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Across the street from the Palacio Congreso, at the Western end of Buenos Aires' famous Avenida de Mayo with all its wonderful architecture, is the remarkable and unremarked Confitería el Molino – the Windmill Cake Shop. It's a prosaic name for a fascinating building. It's never really discussed in any of the city's tourist literature, and most Porteños seem not to notice it much. It's six stories of stained tan stone, ornate carvings and wrought-iron balcony railings, topped with a beautiful example of Buenos Aires' iconic architectural flourish, an elongated Italianate cupola with open sides that expose a central spiral staircase. The base of the corner turret that supports the cupola is decorated with the eponymous windmill sails. I've never been inside – the building is derelict and has been boarded up for fifteen years. When I first saw it I thought that a building so wonderful must have a story behind it – but if so, I can't find it. It's just one elegant building among many, as far as the city's inhabitants are concerned.
4. Neuschwanstein Castle (Füssen, Germany)
Neuschwanstein Castle, as Sheryl and I got very tired of being told every five seconds, is the castle that so impressed Mr. Walt Disney that he animated it and turned it into his iconic, trademarked own. Despite its unsavoury associations, it really is a beautiful pile of stone. It's the quintessential High Romantic fairy-tale castle, all slender spires and fluttering pennons. It overlooks the countryside from its perch above a gorge, complete with a delicate bridge spanning a rushing torrent far below – perfect for dramatic confrontations between the noble hero and the arch-villain. It was built and obsessively project-managed by Mad King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the late 19th century. Its most picturesque elevation was covered in scaffolding when we visited, naturally – this has been a recurring theme during our travels.
5. Palace of Quinta da Regaleira (Sintra, Portugal)
The Quinta da Regaleira is a historical estate in Sintra built and designed by the extremely eccentric, possibly mad, and definitely wealthy merchant Antònio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro, a gentleman scholar with a mystical and alchemical bent. It's an extravagant five-story mansion in the neo-Manueline style, covered with a profusion of Gothic gargoyles, towers and ornamented spires. Inside there are strangely-shaped rooms, elaborate fittings, a laboratory and stone spiral staircases leading to the roof. The roof itself has fantastic angles and terraces that can only be accessed by secret passages. I could have spent days there.
6. Library, Delft University of Technology (Delft, Netherlands)
A very odd building indeed. Built half-underground on the university's Mekelpark campus, the roof of the building is a grassy hill. The wedge-shaped building's single exterior wall is glass, and stacked with bookshelves from floor to the height of four stories. Poking up out of the grass on the hill roof is a massive silvery cone that pierces down through the hill and into the open space of the library, conducting light and air from outside, and the upper, interior levels of the cone are ringed with study tables. A marvelously strange building which is still somehow perfectly suited to its purpose.
7. Kyoto Station (Kyoto, Japan)
Kyoto's central station is an enormous steel and glass cavern. One vast space inside, with nine stories of escalators to either side of the atrium up to the fluid, rippling lines of the roof observation deck and the catwalk slung across the interior gulf fifteen stories below. The blatantly futuristic design is in direct opposition to Kyoto's traditional wooden construction and ancient temples, but quirky decor touches, like a huge Astroboy statue and the cubic offices overhanging the atrium, save the colossal building from is own grandiosity.
Photo by Gavin Anderson (under CC license)
8. Himeji Castle (Himeji, Japan)
Walking away from Himeji's train station, the castle suddenly appears like magic on top of a little hill overlooking the city. It's one of the loveliest, most elegant buildings I've ever seen. The building is called the "White Heron" castle for its gleaming pale walls and the upswept wing-like shapes of the pagoda-style stacked roofs, each one smaller than the one below. The roof tiles are all in silver-grey and they shine like pewter in the sun. I found it a very moving building, very striking but harmonious with its environment. The castle is not without its dark side, however; one of the outbuildings was marked as the designated area for ritual suicide of dishonoured samurai, and according to legend the ghost of a betrayed serving girl haunts the well of the castle grounds.
9. Casa Battló (Barcelona, Spain)
I spent some time at art school, in a former life, so the quirky, insane genius of Antonio Gaudí was familiar to me before I came to Barcelona. It's one of the
reasons I went there, actually – to see in person the buildings I'd seen in textbooks. The Battló house didn't disappoint. Although a restoration and not built from the ground up, Gaudí designed every bit of it from the windows to the doorknobs. Organic forms dominate as in all of Gaudí's work; the banister of the main staircase is twisted wood, and the building's facade is decorated with undulating skeletal balconies and oval windows. The roof-line, famously, is dominated by a humped dragon shape in mosaic tile; some say the building is an architectural allegory of St. George's slaying of the dragon. The top floor is taken up by uncharacteristic – for Gaudí, at least – white rooms and hallways of pure white parabolic arches. An entirely fascinating building in every way. I spent an entire afternoon there and I don't think I took in half the intricate detail.
10. The Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
It's a terrible cliché, to go on and on about how amazing the Taj Mahal is. And yet… some things are clichéd for good reasons. The Taj is without question the most heartbreakingly beautiful building I've ever seen. Postcard photos and films don't do it any justice – you need to see it in person. Right away. Go, now. When you get there, preferably just after sunrise, you'll understand. You'll see how the vaulting of the arches is exactly the right proportion to make the great dome seem light enough to float above the paved square around it. You'll see the reflective, sparkling flakes of mineral embedded in the creamy white stone of the walls, that give such depth and sense of motion as you walk around it. And you'll see the detail and intricacy of the inlay work running up the building, forming geometric patterns, flowers, and the letters of the suras of the Quran. You'll notice, despite the crowds surrounding it even at that early hour of the day, how the building evokes a stillness of the heart and a calm joyfulness of the spirit. Go, now.
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Kerryzmart posted a topic in Dodge Shelby Discussion ForumNot sure where I should start to get this thing appraised but thought this might be a good place to start. I came across this car recently. Its complete and runs and drives. Won't pass smog in California. But it will drive to another state. I'm thinking $2000ish. It's all original but rough interior. 5spd 4cyl.turbo 130k miles


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Moselle Valley TownBy Karine Andriasyan
This painting is of a small cozy town called Wellenstein which is in Moselle Valley in Luxembourg. Enjoy your romantic walk on the narrow curved streets, where you don't even know in which century you are now, so quiet and away from loud megapolises it is... and then have dinner at some place that offers nice chilled Moselle Riesling, the famous wine produced from those vineyards cascading down the hill. Painted on Fabriano 300gsm paper. The artwork is unframed. Shipping worldwide. You can contact me here, or visit www.etsy.com/shop/KariArtBoutique to find more of my recent works for sale.


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This lesson explores vamps in the C Wahine tuning between C and G7 chords. We will learn the same vamps for the Drop C tuning as well. The phrases we learn can be adapted to any other tuning. The only difference between C Wahine and Drop C is that the high string is tuned from E down to D in Drop C tuning. We adjust the notes on this string and often move the note D to the 3rd fret of the 2nd string in C Wahine. Although the tunings are very similar, Drop C has the same fingerings as Taro Patch tuning on the top 5 strings and C Wahine tuning has the same fingers as standard tuning on the top 4 strings. Knowing these connections can really help as you explore the various tunings.
Tuning: CGDGBE
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Animal Restaurant v4.4 Feature App (Unlimited Fish, Plate & More)
Animal Restaurant v4.4 Feature App (Unlimited Fish, Plate & More)
Note: Please use SAI to install this game.
This heartwarming management simulation game all starts with a stray cat in the forest.
You're the owner of Animal Restaurant. Will you take in this clumsy, dirty kitty and let him work at your restaurant?
You can learn all kinds of recipes,
like taiyaki, strawberry pancakes, shaved ice, and spaghetti!
There's even pizza and avocado sandwich!
Mix and match all styles of furniture.
We've got European-style dessert tables, Japanese-style fences, and Mediterranean-style ovens!
You can also have an Alice in Wonderland-style garden tea party!
Hire cute feline staff,
including a ragdoll cat, a tabby cat, and a big orange cat!
You've also got to get on good terms with an eccentric chef!
As long as you work hard, you'll always have a steady stream of customers.
Will you chat with this diverse crowd of customers?
Will you listen to their thoughts, or argue with them?
Learn about the customers' stories through chats and letters. You can even participate and change their lives.
Hear about secrets, gossip and tear-jerking experiences.
All of this and more can be found at Animal Restaurant—a simple yet cozy and cute restaurant that's all yours!
Come open a restaurant and start your story!
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As the world observed the World No Tobacco Day, a lot of brands tried to discourage the habit of smoking amongst their consumers, through various mass media campaigns. Tapping onto digital, outdoor, print and television, the campaigns aimed at bringing out the dark side of smoking tobacco.
Right from media brands to health to FMCG, a lot of brands took to digital, outdoor and other mediums to send a message. BestMediaInfo picked up five such campaigns through which these respective brands tried to do their bit to the society.ô
Godrej aer - #BreakTheSmokeBreak
Conceptualised by Creativeland Asia, the campaign called #BreakTheSmokeBreak helps people get off the puff, in a rather funny and quirky manner.
Godrej aer identified that the right time for a smoking intervention is when the person takes the smoke break. So, as an initiative linked to its musk.after.smoke fragrance, Godrej aer decided to #BreakTheSmokeBreak and surprise smokers with fake ãurgentã phone calls (like, ãYour mom is at the reception. Come back!ã and ãFree biryani in office. Come quickly.ã)
The campaign began on Facebook and Twitter, with Godrej aer asking users to share details of friends who smoke, on breakthesmokebreak.godrejaer.com. They could then pick an ãurgentã message relevant to their friend and click ãcallã during the friendãs smoke break. After which, a call would be placed immediately, breaking the smoke break.
The activity saw over 5200+ phone calls made in just a day. One fake call at a time.
Kapil Dev Pillai, Head Marketing, GCPL, said, ãWe created the #BreakTheSmokeBreak campaign, based on the behavioural insight that a smoke break can be delayed or cut-out completely when called out for urgency. However for the people who compulsively have to smoke, we do have the Godrej aer musk.after.smoke variant, which neutralises the smell of smoke. While it does so, we strongly wish people donãt smoke at all.ã
Anu Joseph, Chief Creative Officer, Creativeland Asia, added, ãTo get a smoker to quit smoking is the toughest thing to do. So, we thought of the next best thing. #BreakTheSmokeBreak. Weãve all done it occasionally to help people we care for. Now, Godrej aer helps us do it in a more fun, credible manner. And the numbers show its working.ã
Mathrubhumi and its giant ãCigarette Bombã
One of the Keralaãs largest media houses, Mathrubhumi Group, is trying to spread the message of anti-smoking in Kochi city through an ambient ã installation placed at Vytilla junction in Kochi, Kerala.
The objective is to create awareness among public about the harmful effects of tobacco. The installation is created in shape of a ticking time bomb, with the dynamites replaced by cigarettes, the ãCigarette Bombã reminds people about the after-effects of smoking. The cigarettes used in the model were made using PVC pipes and a timer clock was attached on both sides. The caption on the installation read ãevery second you smoke a cigarette, youãre getting closer to deathã. The underlying message of the installation, suggesting that smokers are like a ticking bomb.
The installation was created by Maitri Advertising and is a joint effort of Kochi city police and Corporation of Kochi in association with Mathrubhumi.
Practo and its twisted game of ãSnakesã
Practo, the medical services app, has launched a quirky campaign on digital platform- "Accha jalata hoo, duwaon mein yaad rakhanaã that has been created in association with Digital agency - Blue Bot Digital. The campaign hits the message that ãDon't let the habit winã, so that people are aware as to their habit is consuming them.
The video shows a popular Snake game but the snake is represented as an actual cigarette and how it is consuming people. Snake has always been a popular game. The concept of showcasing smoking as a habit that is bad for health through the popular game draws peopleãsô attention and also helps spread the message that smoking habit is harmful, and it consumes you.
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Orient Electric - #StubTheHabit
Orient Electric tried to touch upon a harsh reality of being a wrong influence on children through its new digital film #StubTheHabit. The film begins with a small kid stylishly pulling off his fatherãs oversized coat in an attempt to imitate his father. He then tries on a tie with it, as the father secretly admires his sonãs innocence from behind the door. In his effort to look more like his father, the kid picks up a pencil and starts to puff into it like itãs a cigarette.
The sight baffles his father, as he realises what heãs been teaching his son subconsciously. He takes a conscience-stricken look at the burning cigarette in his hand and immediately stubs it and walks towards his son implying a new beginning of no smoking.
The campaign is conceptualised and implemented by DigitalsLBi. Vineet Singh, Branch Head Delhi - DigitasLBi said, ãThe brief to create share of voice (SOV) for the brand on living a healthier life. Targeting adults through their children, we tried to establish the fact that ãwhat they see is what they doã and itãs up to us on what we want them to take away from, thus leaving the audience with a thought provoking call out to say no to smoking and #StubTheHabit.ã
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Viacom18 - Digital Campaigns
Viacom18ãs youth and English entertainment brands - MTV, MTV Beats, Vh1, Comedy Central and Colors Infinity - created an anti-tobacco awareness through the digital medium. Viacom18 joined hands with Ketto, an online fundraising website for cancer patients.
While Comedy Central and Colors Infinity took the video route to spread the message, Vh1 presented a unique method to fight the urge of smoking with the launch of a fun fidget microsite. Research states that it takes approximately 3.5 minutes to smoke a cigarette. Vh1 is geared up to replace that urge by launching the healthy digital fidget toy. MTV has shared ãLetters to Cigarettesã on its social media platforms. All these activities are being cross promoted across all the five brands.
Ferzad Palia, Head, Youth and English Entertainment, Viacom18 said, ãWhile everyone is aware that smoking or chewing tobacco is harmful, most young people do it anyway because it is perceived as ãcoolã or sometimes due to peer pressure. What we are aiming to do through this unique five brand campaign is to try and speak to them in a language they understand ã humour ã to truly drive home the message.ã
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12 of the coolest kitchen gadgets you don't yet know you need
If you are like me then you will understand the appeal of gadgets. I love spending time in my kitchen so it makes sense that I would want to invest in some of these to make life a little more fun while I am cooking.
Some of these will actually be useful and others are , well just toys to put a smile on your face. What ever purpose that is serves it is still fun and if you can get you hand on something that puts a smile on your face then you are already winning.
Have a look though these and see which one you would love in your kitchen.
Share it or leave a comment below, I would love to hear from you!
Lazy singleman's breakfast sandwich maker
This is like having MacDonalds in your kitchen without all the fuss of going there to order. If you are a single man this should be on your list of must-have gadgets for a cooler home.
Lazy Couple's Breakfast Sandwich maker
As with the one above, its Macdonalds in a box just for you, if you have upgraded and have a girlfriend then this is the one for you!
Oil Free Deep fryer
For those who are looking for something cool but want the "healthy option" then this is the gadget for your kitchen. Great for making easy dinners for the kids.
Nordic ware silver dollar waffle griddle
If you love waffles then this is the machine that you should be looking to get. It makes handy little waffles that wont overload you with calories and just look cool.
Darth Vader Toaster that brands your toast with the Star Wars Logo
If you are a fan of Star Wars then this will tickle you pink. How cool would it be to have this in your kitchen and get a bit if the dark side action in the morning?
Your very own personal pie maker
Who does not like a good pie? With this Little gadget it is all so easy to make.
Even you could do it 🙂
Super cool and super space saving magnetic beer storage for your fridge
The ultimate man-cave accessory! Getting drinks form the fridge with something like this in place will be be so much fun!!
Bear Paw General purpose shredders for pulled pork an other meats
These Bear paw shredders will quickly help you shred your pulled pork meal and help you carve the roast. Or you could just wear them and look cool chasing the kids around the house.
Stainless steel pineapple slicer and dicer
Such a simple and fun way to get your dose of all the best bits of pineapple.
Easy to use vegetable chop and measure
If you like a bit of order when you are cooking this is the gadget that you need. dice your unions into squares and finely dice your celery,it comes with a handy measure as well should you need to be measuring what you are chopping up.
Solid wood chopping board with built in scrap disposal
This is the perfect board for chopping vegetables on, it comes with its own little disposer so you are able to keep the board clean while you are doing your chopping.
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