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Title: Atonement
Fandom: Primeval
Pairing: Becker/Jess
Rating: M (you'll know why)
Disclaimer: Neither the show nor the characters belong to me, they belong to ITV1. Nonetheless, I love to borrow them from time to time. The idea of the story as well as the story itself – including all possible pre- or sequels published afterwards – are mine.
Summary: Following "Scared". Becker tries his best to make up for hurting Jess's feelings.Warnings: once again not beta-read – not even by me. Sorry, it's late.
AN: Okay, just because I couldn't help it, here's another chapter. The rating surely is appropriate for the last scene. I think it's fair to call it 'pretty sexy stuff'. ;)
As far as I can tell, there'll be at least one other chapter. I just have this scene in mind where Abby says something like 'someone had a really great evening,' when Jess enters the room. Plus, I recently found out that I don't only like hooking those two up, I also like writing them as a couple. So, I need to explore this a little further.
Hope you'll like this. I know I had a lot of fun writing it, especially the last scene. So I hope you'll have as much fun reading it. And come on, fangirls, let's be honest. We've all been secretly dreaming about this… ;)
"Are you sure?" Becker asked, sounding nervous. "I mean, aren't these too… few colors? I mean, she likes colors…"
Abby smirked as she watched the florist wrapping the bouquet in paper. "Becker, girls love roses, trust me, especially when you have to make up for anything."
"Okay," he said, nodding, hoping that Abby was right and Jess would like the roses.
"So," Abby started as they left the flower shop, heading back for his truck. "Where are you going to take her tonight?"
"Um… Gordon Ramsay," he mumbled.
Abby stopped abruptly as her jaw hit the ground. "You… That's… certainly the most expensive restaurant in the whole city."
"Well, it's also the best," Becker replied with a slight shrug.
"Yeah, sure, but… Can you even afford that?" she asked, her eyes wide. "And how the hell did you manage to get a table there?"
"Lester," he said, "apparently, he knows the chef. And I honestly don't care about the prices as long as Jess likes the food."
"Wow, you really love her," Abby remarked.
"Yes, I do," Becker grumbled. "So, can we get back? I still need to pick up my suit."
"Suit," Abby repeated, giggling slightly. "You're going to wear a suit."
"Yeah, well, the restaurant has a dress code, you know," he grumbled.
Abby giggled again. Jess was going to like this.
Becker merely grumbled when Abby insisted to accompany him to the laundry shop to pick up his suit – just to take a look if the suit was appropriate, as she assured him. But he knew that Abby just wanted to see him in a suit to have something she could tease him about for the next couple of years.
At least, Abby didn't get the idea to come with him when he picked Jess up at her apartment. But somehow, Becker had the feeling that she was there watching him.
Nervously fidgeting with his cuff buttons, he waited for Jess to open the door.
Jess took a last nervous look in the mirror, nervously straightening her dress. Abby had called to tell her that the restaurant he was taking her to required a certain dress code, so she had opted for a short, not too low-cut but still sexy black cocktail gown. God, she had never felt so overdressed. She just hoped Becker liked it.
This was ridiculous. They'd already spent a night together. She shouldn't be so nervous and excited about this date. Not when they already were an item. But she couldn't help it. This was their first real date, after all.
Taking a deep breath, Jess opened her door, and was taken aback by the sight in front of her. Becker in a black suit holding a huge bouquet of roses in five different colors out to her.
"Hey," he greeted, a little awkwardly. Was he allowed to kiss her? This was their first date, but on the other hand, they'd already spent a night together.
Becker decided it was the best idea to hand her the flowers first. "These are… for you," he told her, holding the bouquet out to her.
"They're beautiful," she said, giving him a bright smile as she took the flowers from him, inhaling their sweet scent.
"No, they're just nice," he objected in a low voice. "You are beautiful."
She blushed, as she walked inside to put the flowers into a vase. "Well, you're not too hard on the eye, either," she said over her shoulder.
"So… you don't think I'm… overdressed or anything?" she asked, straightening her dress again, when she had put the flowers on her coffee table.
"No, you look great," he assured her. "Um… shall we?"
"Sure," she agreed, nodding a little too enthusiastically. Then she smiled to herself. "I'm sorry, I'm just… a little excited."
"Yeah, me too," he admitted, relieved that he wasn't the only one feeling nervous about their first date.
"This is kind of… ridiculous, isn't it?" she stated, laughing slightly. "I mean… sure, this is our first date, and I knew I would be thrilled about it if it ever happened, but… it's not like we're about to establish a relationship, is it? I mean, we… technically we already are an item, I mean, after everything that happened, aren't we? so we really don't need to be…"
Becker interrupted the flood of words coming from her mouth, by pressing a soft kiss on her lips. He felt her melt into his touch and his worries about this evening instantly disappeared.
"So, shall we go?" he asked again, smiling at her.
"Absolutely," Jess agreed, returning his smile. There was nothing to worry about. They would have a wonderful dinner and afterwards, if she was lucky, another wonderful night. There was no way this evening could go wrong – except for a dinosaur rampaging the restaurant maybe.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Jess stopped dead on the sidewalk, staring at the location in disbelief.
"What?" Becker asked, new worry growing inside him. "Don't you like the food here?"
"I… I don't know," she stuttered. "Because I've never been here before. This is… much too expensive, and…"
He turned to give her a frown. Why did everyone seem to think he couldn't afford this restaurant? He wasn't that badly paid, after all.
Finding her speech again, Jess turned to him and quietly explained, "Becker, you really don't have to do this. I forgave you and… I don't need to be taken to the most expensive restaurant in the city to enjoy our first date."
"I know," he assured her. "I just… You know, I don't really go out much. And when you told me to chose the location, I asked the others where they liked to eat. But when Connor and Matt both told me about their favorite fast food restaurants, I decided to ask Lester. He told me about this place saying that you can't die without having tried the food. I just… I wanted to take you some place special."
Jess gave him a watery smile and leaned up to peck his cheek. That was the sweetest thing anyone had ever said to her. "That's sweet," she whispered. "But still you really don't have to do this."
"But I want to," he told her with a grin. "Now, come on, they won't hold our table forever."
"How did you even manage to get a table here?" she asked quietly.
"Again Lester," Becker replied. "He booked the table for us, saying we were close friends."
"I guess he wouldn't have gotten a table for us otherwise," Jess remarked with a giggle.
Becker turned to smile at her. "I don't know. He really seems to like you."
She blushed slightly, but decided not to discuss this any further. Lester always pretended not to like anyone. But she knew he liked the team – the whole team, not just her.
"The table for James Lester," Becker informed the receptionist.
"Follow me, please," the man said with a nod.
Much to Jess's surprise the man lead them through the large dining room, where every table was occupied, into a smaller separated room where there was only one table. Lester managed to get them a private room? She didn't even know this place had a private room.
"So, um… Did Lester recommend anything?" Jess asked, skimming through the card in awe. She'd never even heard of the most meals they were offering here.
Becker looked at her, smirking. "The sea scallops as a starter, the turbot as main course and the Granny Smith parfait as dessert."
Jess giggled. "That sounds like Lester, leaving nothing to chance."
"They also have a bitter chocolate dessert," Becker told her. "As far as I can judge, is nothing with orange in it. Maybe they also think it tastes strange. But if you want I can ask, just to be sure."
She smiled at him, trying hard not to blush. "I can't believe you remember that."
"Well, um…" He cleared his throat, shifting a little in his seat. "You know, I think if you're interested in someone you just… keep things like that in mind."
Her smile widened, her eyes sparkling slightly, and she leaned over to reward him with a kiss.
The waiter carefully cleared his throat next to them, making them jump apart. "May I take your orders?"
"I'd love to have the sea scallops as a starter," Jess said, trying hard not to blush.
Becker, feeling embarrassed himself, mumbled, "I'll take the same."
"Thank you, sir," the waiter said with a slight bow. "Which wine may I serve?"
"Um… Do you prefer red or white?" Becker quietly asked Jess. "You never told me, did you?"
"No, I didn't," she replied with a shy smile. "I assume Lester recommended both a red and a white wine."
Smirking slightly, he told her in a low voice, "He didn't think I was an expert on that."
"Are you?" she said, raising her eyebrow.
"Well, I'm expert enough to guess you'd choose red over white wine, medium dry," he answered, looking at her expectantly.
Jess just nodded, her mouth slightly open in surprise.
Grinning, Becker turned to the waiter. "We'll take a bottle of the Tapanappa Whalebone," he ordered.
"Thank you, sir," the waiter repeated, bowing again and leaving them alone.
"I can't remember anyone other than my comrades ever calling me sir," Becker said, chuckling slightly, when he was sure the waiter couldn't hear him anymore.
"Was that the wine Lester recommended?" Jess wanted to know. She was sure she'd never heard of the wine before.
"No," he replied, shrugging nonchalantly. "He recommended an Italian wine, but I prefer the Australians. I skimmed the wine card and this one sounded best."
Jess looked at him wide-eyed. She hadn't pictured him drinking wine.
"What?" Becker asked with a frown. "Don't you like Australian wines?"
"I… um… honestly don't know," she stuttered in return. "I don't think I ever tried one. But… How do you know so much about wine?"
"I don't know that much," he objected. "But my parents were really fond of wine testing. When I was nine, they started taking me with them."
Jess smiled at him, thankfully. "That's the first time you ever told me something personal about yourself."
"Yeah, well, I… I don't talk much about my parents since they died," he mumbled.
Her smile turned into a sympathetic frown, and she reached over the table for his hand, squeezing it slightly. "I'm sorry, Becker," she whispered.
"Don't be," he said, taking her hand in both of his. "It's been a long time and… Well, for the first time since then I found a place where I feel at home."
"The ARC," she guessed.
Becker blinked at her in confusion, and then smiled warmly. "Also… But only since you started working there."
Her head shot up, staring at him almost in shock, her eyes searching his for an answer.
He cleared his throat, adding, "I was talking about you, Jess. I feel at home with you."
She blinked back the tears that wanted to spring to her eyes. "And I never felt so safe and secure and loved before as I feel with you," she whispered.
Their moment was interrupted when the waiter served the wine. He smiled at them. A knowing smile telling them that this was the reason they had such a separate room.
Jess tried her best not to blush, and smiled sheepishly at Becker, who returned a wide grin.
The waiter filled both their glasses, and only a second later another waiter served their starters.
The sea scallops smelled amazing, and Jess leaned in a little closer, closing her eyes to enjoy the scent. She took one of the scallops, poured some of the sauce over it, and put it in her mouth.
Her eyes fluttered shut and she made a sound she – in Becker's opinion – definitely shouldn't make in public.
He swallowed hard as he watched her. "You know, if you keep making such sounds, we'll never make it to the main course," he teased a little huskily.
"Sorry, this just… is the best taste that ever filled my mouth," she told him, eating another scallop, this time swallowing the sound that wanted to escape her throat.
"Really?" he asked, grinning as he tasted his scallops as well. "Yeah, they're really good. But since last night, I can think of at least one thing that tastes much better."
She looked at him for a second, not sure what he was talking about, and then – seeing the dirty smirk on his face – blushed a deep shade of red. "Becker," she scolded, trying her best to get her pulse back to normal.
They decided to go with Lester's recommendations concerning the meal, wondering how affronted he would be that they didn't try the wine he'd recommended. And they had to admit that the main course and the dessert were just as perfect as the starter had been. Lester hadn't exaggerated one bit when he'd said that this was the best restaurant he'd ever eaten at.
"So," Becker asked, after having paid the bill – carefully paying attention that Jess didn't see it. "What are we going to do now?"
"Um… I…" she stuttered, not sure she could ask this of him. He wasn't all that romantic, after all. "You know, actually, I'd like to take a walk at the
"Absolutely not," he assured her, taking her hand and leaning her out of the restaurant.
They walked the mile to the park, crossing the Thames via the
"The sight is beautiful, don't you think?" she whispered when Becker stepped next to her.
"Yes, it is," he agreed, looking at her instead of the view she was referring to.
Smiling sheepishly, Jess leaned in to steal a kiss from him, mumbling, "Flatterer."
He wrapped his arms around her shoulders as they walked towards the park, and smiled when Jess reached up to take his hand in hers, their fingers entwining.
"You know, I don't think I've ever been here before," Becker mumbled as they walked around the small lake.
"Really?" Jess asked, surprised. "How long exactly have you been living in
"Well, I… never took the time, I guess," he replied with a shrug. "But I like it."
"Do you?" she pressed him, turning to raise her eyebrow at him.
"Yeah," he assured her, kissing her temple. "It's peaceful here. Despite the fact that I like guns, I also like places where I feel I don't need them."
When she shivered due to the dropping temperature, Becker suggested going someplace else. "Anything you have in mind?" he asked, gently nibbling at her neck.
"Would you take me to your place?" she asked a little hesitantly.
His head snapped up and he stared at her, frowning slightly. "I don't think that's a good idea. I mean, not that I don't want you to see my place, but… I thought we wanted to take things slow and…"
"Wait a second," she interrupted him. "Becker, I know you want to show me that this is not all about sex, but seriously. After such a perfect night there's no way I'm going down the celibate road. You made me feel like I was in heaven and I… I want to feel that way again."
"Are you sure," he asked, concern filling his voice.
"Absolutely," Jess told him, proving her words with a passionate kiss. "Just promise me one thing," she quietly added.
"Anything," he replied, locking eyes with her so that she could see he was serious.
"That you'll be there when I wake up tomorrow," she whispered.
"I promise," he said in all seriousness. Then he smirked, adding, "It will be hard to sneak out on you in my own apartment, won't it?"
"Oh, you…" she scolded, playfully slapping his chest as he put his arm back around her.
He had to admit, he was a bit nervous when he opened the door to his apartment. It wasn't because he had never taken a girl home, it was because for the first time he really minded what the girl might think about his home.
"Wow," Jess gasped when she saw the huge living room of his loft. "And I thought my place was big."
She slowly walked through the room, letting her fingers run over the soft fabric of the sofa. "You know, somehow I always pictured you to have a leather couch," she remarked, as she examined the small glass coffee table and the huge TV.
"Well, it's black," he answered with a shrug. "That's close enough, I guess."
She turned to smile at him. "I like it," she said. "Your apartment, I mean. It's a lot cozier than I had pictured it to be. Not like the typical bachelor apartment."
"The furnishing is pretty close to the one my parent's had," he admitted. "Maybe that's why."
The room filled with silence for a moment. Jess didn't want to tell him again that she was sorry. It just sounded lame. But she couldn't come up with anything else to say.
"Do you want something to drink?" he asked after a while.
Jess shook her head no. "I already had too much wine." Yeah, wine that was still making her head spin. Or maybe it was the fact that everything around her purely smelled of Becker. He'd been teasing her the whole evening and she was just… incredibly hot for him. And she desperately wanted him to make one of her wildest fantasies come true. She knew she would never actually ask him to do it, though. This was too… embarrassing. Thinking of him like this…
"Is there… anything else you want?" he pressed her. He was sure he could read an unasked question on her face. Maybe he should just go over and start kissing her. But he'd promised her to do whatever she wanted – so she should be the one making the first move tonight.
"I don't know," Jess whispered, biting her lip. She really shouldn't ask him to do this.
"Come on, Jess, just tell me," Becker dared her. "I told you tonight I'd do whatever you want me to do."
"Really anything?" she enquired hesitantly.
Her reluctance told him that it was something sexual she had in mind. Smiling, he affirmed, "Really anything."
"Would you… strip for me?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Becker stared at her in disbelief for a moment. Then a lecherous smirk spread across his face.
He walked over to his hi-fi equipment, searching for a slow song. Grinning, he turned up the volume and started the song.
Jess giggled slightly when the first chords of 'Fever' by Beyoncé were playing. But the next second, she bit her lip, when Becker started to move to the music. Who would have thought he could dance – let alone dance like this.
Grinning over his shoulder, he slowly let his jacket slide to the ground. Moving towards Jess, he undid his belt and pulled it off.
Jess licked her lips and a pleasurable shiver ran through her body as Becker wrapped his belt around her waist and pulled her close against him for a deep kiss.
She couldn't believe he really did this for her. And she couldn't believe how hot this actually was. She'd never been too fond of stripping. But this was… arousing – to say the least.
He moved slowly, taking off his shirt bit by bit – and from the flush on Jess's face he could tell that this was exactly what she'd had in mind when she'd asked him to do it.
She stumbled backwards, grabbing the couch for support. Her knees were weak and she was shaking. God, why couldn't he just rip the rest of his clothes off – and hers alike?!
He took his time getting rid of his trousers, and sashayed over to her, still moving to the last chords of the music, in nothing but his boxers. Turning around in front of her, he slid his hands beyond the rim of his underwear, wiggling his hips, causing her to giggle.
Grinning to himself, he pushed his boxers down, and – in a good stripper manner – turned around, holding his hands in front of him, before, with the last beat of the music, revealing that he was just as hot for her as she was for him.
Jess drew in a shaky breath and took the advantage to fully look at him. "My God, you're gorgeous," she whispered, suddenly feeling overdressed and… boy, was it hot in here.
Smiling, he took her hand, pulling her close against his naked body. He kissed her hungrily, letting his hands slide up her thigh – and then gasping.
"Well, this was… really turning me on," she whispered, blushing slightly.
"In this case," he said, grinning as he lifted her up, "let me show you my bedroom."


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'Roger Ramjet' Creator Fred Crippen Dies Age 90
Fred Crippen, the prolific animator, writer, producer, director and founder of Pantomime Pictures who created the famous 1960s series Roger Ramjet, passed away March 22 at the age of 90. The news disseminated over social media this week.
Possessed of many skills, Crippen began his animation career after graduating from Michigan State at Shamus Culhane Productions in New York — he had also been enlisted in the US Marine Corps. He then went to work for UPA in the Big Apple before transferring to the company's Hollywood studio. When UPA started to wind down, Crippen founded Pantomime in 1958, which produced Roger Ramjet.
Roger Ramjet ran for five seasons, following the patriotic adventures of the titular hero (voiced by Gary Owens) who somewhat dim-wittedly went about saving the world with the help of his PEP pills which gave him "the strength of 20 atom bombs for a period of 20 seconds."
A recipient of ASIFA's prestigious Winsor McCay Award, Crippen worked for many of the top cartoon studios over his decades-long career, including Hanna-Barbera, Fred Wolf Films, Sony, DIC, Saban and Disney, adding his talents to over 40 animated series, specials and shorts including Yogi's Space Race, The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Men in Black: The Series and Godzilla: The Series. The 1957 UPA double-segment short Trees and Jamaica Daddy, for which Crippen directed the "Jamaica Daddy" part, was nominated for the Best Short Subject – Cartoon Oscar.
Crippen also influenced future generations of artists through teaching at Southern California schools including CalArts, the Art Institute of Orange County, Glendale Community College and Mt. San Antonio College.


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As of March 29th, 2018, the connection service to the Game App "KNACK's Quest" will end. Please read the following to confirm the functions that will no longer be able of use.
You will still be able to play KNACK on PlayStation 4 after the connection service with the Game App has ended.
Mankind must turn to Knack, an unlikely hero, to protect them from a dangerous new threat. The unassuming Knack stands at a mere three feet tall, but thanks to the power of mysterious ancient relics, he can transform into a powerful brute or even a gigantic wrecking machine. Knack is mankind's only hope for turning the tide against the invading goblin army, but trying to harness the true power of the relics could threaten to put the whole world at risk. From Mark Cerny, one of the greatest minds in video games today, Knack is a fun-filled adventure of colossal proportions that invites players to wield fantastic powers and discover a unique and vibrant world, available exclusively for PlayStation®4.
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How to Display Text in Two Lines With Crystal Reports
By default, Crystal Reports generates its reports by using single-line fields. Depending on the layout you selected for your reports, double-line fields might sometimes be preferable, for example when dealing with long data strings. You can instruct Crystal Reports to display text in double-line fields by editing the application's options.
Launch Crystal Reports. Click on "File" and select "Open."
Open the file that contains the database you wish to generate a report for.
Click on "Options" and select "Editor."
Open the "Display" tab and activate the checkbox next to "Rich text." Click on "OK."
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Whether the disgraced magnate winds up broke or behind bars, something is specific: His judicial issues have simply started. States one specialist, "I've never ever seen anything like this.".
After an awesome variety of females (84 and counting) have spoken loudly and strongly in current weeks to implicate Harvey Weinstein of sexual misbehavior, the manufacturer's empire practically unquestionably will collapse. How? To paraphrase Robert Frost, some say it will end in fire. Some say in ice. An intense conclusion means jail sentences, a hurried sale of properties and restitution for victims. Even if The Weinstein Co. and those associated with it prevent those fates, they still face a war in between bros that will have almost everybody in Hollywood freezing them out.
" I've never ever seen anything like this," states Larry Hutcher, co-managing partner at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, who has years of experience handling intracorporate concerns. Harvey Weinstein's legal future is an untidy venture, discussing various locations of law that quickly will link www.robertwkelley.com.
Civil Action
Currently, The Weinstein Co. has been struck with a $5 million carelessness claim from starlet Dominique Huett in Los Angeles. Another $4 million match in Canada– from a confidential starlet– asserts infliction of psychological distress by Harvey Weinstein, among his assistants and The Weinstein Co. (as well as targets Disney, which when owned Miramax). On Tuesday, a confidential starlet also took legal action against in Los Angeles over a supposed rape in 2016. More matches are probably in the works. That stated, there are obstructions.
For beginners, while the proof provided in the explosive exposés about Weinstein recommends that The Weinstein Co. board members might have known something about what he depended on, to show neglect, these suits will need to reveal a lot more (for instance, that Weinstein's acts were foreseeable which the board's failure to act in fact triggered the injuries). With legal guards varying from statutes of constraints to the exercise of business judgment, these complainants will need to find proof that the board had an understanding of Weinstein's conduct or at least neglected the warnings.
For his part, longtime Weinstein Co. lawyer Bert Fields states he and others were practically uninformed. He includes that just late in the game did he find out about claims to the impact of Weinstein satisfying starlets who paid him with sexual favors. He calls that previous misbehavior declares "practically basic ones you get in the movie business," today that he's checked out the current reports about what Weinstein has depended on, concurs this circumstance isn't basic. Had he known more, he states, "My disposition would have been to fire him as a customer." (Fields states he when fired Donald Trump for habits that were "definitely horrible and ethically base.").
Even if one does not think Fields, the other factor at play is that a number of these claims might be stopped briefly for bankruptcy or criminal procedures. If TWC declares Chapter 11 security, an automated remain on domestic litigation would take place. If Weinstein is arraigned criminally, he may assert his Fifth Amendment rights and argue that continuing with these civil cases would bias a jury versus him. (That's how Bill Cosby put many civil claims versus him on hold.).
Weinstein Vs. Weinstein.
An arbitration currently is underway where Harvey Weinstein declares his firing was incorrect, pitting him versus the TWC board and, therefore, his bro, Bob. He also has taken legal action against the company in Delaware for access to e-mails and other personal records. In the court documents, submitted by lawyer Patty Glaser, Weinstein means bringing more claims, consisting of an action targeting board members for dripping secret information to the media along with a claim for mismanagement through a "knee-jerk pursuit of a fire sale … all before finishing an extensive examination to recognize precisely what did or did not happen." The fit threatens to be disruptive as the debt-ridden company continues to hunt for money and checks out a sale.
According to those educated, TWC currently has worked with 2 law office and other specialists to draw up a restructuring as well as get ready for a Chapter 11 filing. Fields states he does not prepare for that and firmly insists the company has enough "important properties" to raise the required funds. Hutcher states the best course might be to sell rights to numerous movie and TELEVISION jobs. Rights may be connected by those who formerly lent the company hundreds of millions of dollars, and even if there are enough goodies to hawk, TWC will be in court quickly looking to stave off a property freeze required by Steve Bannon's previous company, Genius Products, which is stressed about gathering on a pending $130 million scams claim.
An entity like Lionsgate or MGM might try to obtain the bulk of the distressed company, but if that takes place, the financial rescuer may firmly insist that the acquisition is finished in combination with a bankruptcy filing or want a court order that the debt-ridden company's possessions are being bought free and clear of liens. And if a purchaser does not come, The Weinstein Co. might be pushed into uncontrolled bankruptcy by a creditor.
While bankruptcy uses security, it can also be a minefield. Of all, lenders are offered incredible freedom to examine possible misbehavior. The prospective variety of financial institutions here is huge– not just female accusers and financiers but a host of directors and stars who is owed recurring payments for a deal with films and TELEVISION shows. According to bankruptcy lawyer Robert Marticello, one or many of those lenders might press the court to license a trustee, and must that happen, both Harvey and Bob Weinstein might find themselves dealing with a broad examination into previous dishonesty and incompetence. "The trustee basically becomes the CEO," he states. "There is a guideline in bankruptcy that all info associated with the financial condition is open to evaluation. It's actually composed to be a fishing exploration." There might be no option. "The benefit is a stay of all pending litigation. At least it provides you a breath.".
The Defense
How is the Weinsteins safeguarding versus all of this? Those in Harvey's camp claim– maybe with a degree of incorrect naivete– to be bewildered regarding why TWC will not right away turn over his e-mails. These experts think they'll ultimately get them anyhow (through discovery) and are specifically injured by and suspicious of Bob's camp dripping those very e-mails to Ronan Farrow and other press reporters. Sources near to Harvey say those e-mails are had to show that a few of his accusers might have attracted him and perhaps even thanked him for fantastic intermediaries. That sort of method will barely win over critics– others, like Bill O'Reilly, who have been implicated of misbehaviors, have not swayed viewpoint by promoting selfies and thank-you notes from their declared victims– but it's at least an effort to plant doubt in the minds of district attorneys considering criminal charges.
The e-mails also may be used to show complicity on the part of Harvey's coworkers. His legal group honestly acknowledges that's one of the reasons that these records are required. It also may best describe why TWC hesitates to share them. "The Weinstein Co.'s survival impulses are to distance themselves as much as possible [from Harvey]," states trial lawyer Jay Holland, "to provide him as an only wolf. From the point of view of Harvey Weinstein, he wishes to pull them in as much as possible. He desires civil and criminal liability to arrive at their laps and have them share the expenses of safeguarding whatever.".
By whatever means, the Weinstein empire is collapsing before everybody's eyes– and the only question is the degree of the fallout. What we now are seeing, states Holland, "is the last gasps of a shootout. The siblings have actually essentially ensured their shared damage.".


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Indian directing duo Vidya Sharma and Rajesh Thomas just released a music video for the appropriately titled 'Genius Crazy' track by D Nova. The production, animation and post handled in-house at the directors' studio Rocketscience Lab, who have this to say about the project:
"With an abstractart approach to desiging a clip, this video is an collectors piece in all its form. An exhibition of bringing alive materials you love and have had feelings for. All our virtual urges takes form in the realistic world in this vogue styled video. Multiple materials shot on a circulating base is brought togeather with green screen shots of the model, jammed against flat landscapes created in a 3d like fashion."


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Movie news for the last few weeks have pivoted from the James Gunn firing, to Venom saying "turd", and back to James Gunn's firing. Now that the decision seems to be cemented in Mickey's ledgerbook, it's time for Disney Studios and fans of the series to decide how to go forward.
Broken Fandom: From a Fan, For Fans
My love for both Guardians of the Galaxy and, in particular, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 is well-documented. I cried a little bit at the sequel for admittedly personal connections that other viewers probably didn't have, but it is still an affecting film and one of Marvel's best. I have come to adore James Gunn's direction of the series, and seeing him go reminds me of the last three seasons of The West Wing where Aaron Sorkin said, "too-da-loo" as the series' writer. It hurts more than maybe it should. Now I'm left with a bit of a moral dilemma: Do I support another sequel that lacks what might be the key ingredient, or do I stand with Marvel Studios, not for their decision, but for their continued creation of something fun and otherworldly?
As a pseudo-journalist (I write stuff, does that count?), I will more than likely see Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 in theaters when it comes out. Not only will I want to write on what is turned out in reference to recent events, but I feel called to. What happened here to James Gunn is important to our perception of how the film industry operates. Many have compared and shot down comparisons to Roseanne Barr's dismissal after a recent Twitter tirade, and the similarities AND differences in each scenario are beginning to define the lines artists shouldn't cross. At least, in the eyes of major studios with CEOs rumored to have presidential aspirations. The third Guardians film matters, not only because of what the actual product will look like without its original director, but also for its reception from fans. If those who loved the first two films decide that enough is enough, at least in Gunn's case, then that might ripple through Hollywood. Societal forgiveness is a weird thing to gauge, and if the same fans who have come to absolve Gunn of old tweets made in poor taste choose not to forgive Disney, there's a chance that box office drops might change some minds from on high.
I forgive James Gunn, and I don't think his situation is very comparable to Roseanne's. At the same time, while I strongly disagree with Disney's decision, they are standing by a new set of standards. Brutal as it may be, I have to try and hope that this practice will remove more toxic forces than reformed artists. I don't like it and it's not how I operate, but I have to hope I'm wrong.
For fans, I can only recommend looking within. It's not an easy choice and the options aren't black and white. This is a pretty tepid suggestion, I admit. If I wasn't so embattled, myself, I'd hop on my Paul Revere-esque horse and shine some bright internet light, calling us all together to fight cinematic tyranny. Hey, that could even be a movie! What this kind of situation does best is remind us of all of the power we wield. We do not have to be passive and let every movie get slapped with capes and superpowers. We can choose to reject films because of their moral dilemmas behind the scenes. We can push the price of a large drink at the movie theater down to something reasonable, like 4 bucks instead of 6.* Any audience, but an audience of fans in particular, can decide to not be passive in their approval of studios and their standards. It just starts with you, your money, and that kind old lady at the ticket booth.
Continue to check back here later on for an analysis of what this means for Disney, and what choices they have going forward.
*This last one is impossible. Joe got caught up in the moment.
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Renata Dwan joined UNIDIR after many years working on peace and security issues at the United Nations, most recently as Chief of Policy and Best Practices in the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support. She led the team to implement Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's reform initiative on peace operations, the High-level Panel on Peace Operations, and was a member of Secretary-General Guterres' team reviewing the UN's peace and security architecture. Renata has worked on peace operations and complex emergencies at UN Headquarters and in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Mali and Syria. She led major UN-wide policy and reform initiatives on peace and security issues including security sector reform, peacekeeping partnerships and crisis management capacities.
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A strong second half performance saw Kerry come from four points down to beat Tyrone by 1-18 to 0-18 at Croke Park this afternoon.
A poor crowd of 33,848 turned out to watch a game that never really took off, but that will matter little to Kerry who go forward to meet Dublin in the All-Ireland SFC final.
Kerry had outstanding performances from Stephen O'Brien, Paul Geaney and David Clifford, but their substitutions made a huge difference as Jack Sherwood and Tommy Walsh made immense contributions when introduced.
The only drawback was a black card for O'Brien who has already received two black cards in the last year and may miss the All-Ireland final. The Kenmare forward was man of the match this afternoon and ultimately it was his 56th minute goal that decided the game.
This was the proverbial game of two halves as Tyrone dominated the opening period and got their match ups spot on, leaving many feeling that Kerry were out of this game at the break.
However, the introduction of Sherwood at half time and the switch of Tadgh Morley onto the impressive Cathal McShane had a telling impact on the game.
Then when Walsh was brought on, the former Aussie Rules players made a big impact winning frees and setting up scores as Kerry grew in confidence as the second half wore on.
Tyrone were very impressive throughout the opening half as they looked assured and confident on the ball, while Kerry were nervy, certainly as they failed to score from the 19th minute until half time.
The Ulster side targeted David Moran and he is sure to be black and blue after this game as he was pulled and dragged all over the place, but the fact of the matter, he was put off his game and that was the aim of the Tyrone players.
Still though, there was only four points in it at the break and Kerry had played nowhere near their best. The Kingdom in fact looked naïve and inexperienced at times; making the wrong decision when in good positions on numerous occasions.
Kerry's Sean O'Shea looks for a way through against Ronan McNamee and Peter Harte of Tyrone
Indeed, the poor attendance at the game will probably get as much headlines as the match itself as the game never really reached the heights that many felt it would.
It took three minutes for us to get the opening score of the game and it was a well worked Tyrone move that saw Michael McKernan get into space to slot over the first score.
Tyrone were winning the midfield battle from early on, but two minutes later Kerry were level when David Clifford slotted over a close range free.
Still though, it was evident that Tyrone were using the possession more wisely and the impressive McShane opened his account in the sixth minute.
From the Kerry kick out, Tyrone won the ball and worked it in to Mattie Donnelly who pointed off his trusty left boot. A Sean O'Shea free made it 0-03 to 0-02 after nine minutes.
Niall Morgan then gave a way a ball straight to Paul Geaney who sent the ball over the bar in return, but the Tyrone goalkeeper made amends two minutes later when slotting over a '45.
The score of the opening half came in the 14th minute when Clifford scored from distance and at this stage, it looked as if both sides were evenly matched.
However, points from Niall Sludden and McShane saw them go two clear and O'Shea's converted '45 was their last score of the half which came with 16 minutes remaining.
Tyrone were slowly tightening their grip on the game and every turnover was greeted with a lot of fist pumping from their players.
McShane made it 0-07 to 0-05 by the 22nd minute, but there were just two more scores for the remainder of the half as Mattie Donnelly got his second before Sludden did likewise in the 35th minute, 0-09 to 0-05 at the break.
Kerry came out a different side in the second half as O'Shea (free) and Geaney got them off the mark before McShane pointed a free at the other end.
This was the start of four converted frees two each for the Tyrone forward and O'Shea before Sherwood came forward and drilled over an excellent score off the outside of the left boot.
With his first touch after coming on, Conor McAliskey sent over a fine point for Tyrone in the 53rd minute. Kerry responded with a well taken point by David Moran who was growing ins stature as the game wore on.
Clifford was always a threat and he added another score, a minute before the only goal of the game when Geaney fed O'Brien and he coolly slotted past Morgan.
Are Kerry heading for the All-Ireland final? Stephen O'Brien goals for them to move them ahead.— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 11, 2019
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A contender for Footballer of the Year, O'Brien added a point soon after as Kerry went four points clear. Morgan converted his second '45 in the 59th minute to leave a goal between the teams.
O'Shea (free) and Clifford hit two unanswered point, but Tyrone hit back with a brace through McShane and Richie Donnelly as we entered six minutes of added time.
Geaney made is a four-point game again with a well taken score. Sub Darren McCurry pulled one back for Tyrone then O'Brien, McShane (free), Clifford and Peter Harte (free) closed out the scoring.
Kerry - S Ryan; J Foley, T Morley, T O'Sullivan; P Murphy, G Crowley, S Enright; D Moran (0-1), A Spillane; B O Beaglaoich, S O'Shea (0-6, 5f, 1'45), S O'Brien (1-2); D Clifford (0-5, 1f), P Geaney (0-3), K Spillane. Subs: G White for S Enright, J Sherwood (0-1) for A Spillane, T Walsh for J Foley, D Moynihan for K Spillane, J Lyne for G Crowley, J Barry for T O'Sullivan.
Tyrone - N Morgan (0-2'45); M Cassidy, R McNamee, R Brennan; M McKernan (0-1), F Burns, K McGeary; C Cavanagh, R Donnelly (0-1); M Donnelly (0-2), N Sludden (0-2), P Harte (0-1f); P Hampsey, C McShane (0-7, 3f), C Meyler. Subs: C McAliskey (0-1) for N Sludden, T McCann for K McGeary, D McCurry (0-1) for M Cassidy, B Kennedy for C Cavanagh.
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The 6ths-Heaven in A Black Leather Jacket
Wasps Nest by the 6ths- Stephin Merritts other band- is a dress rehearsal for the 69 love songs. It doesn't move through genres and literary devices with his opuses whirl wind speed or ease- sticking to the campy, faggy indie pop, it does have the same themes though and shows a heart breaking romanticism-because what is cynicism but a scab over a broken heart ?
In, Heaven in A Black Leather Jacket, a wife leaves on Sunday (by a train) and the husband looks for tricks by the docks-but it's sung with the p.o.v of a trick- and what the boy desires is not to be fucked but to 'be kissed in the Hollywood rain'- this song is the ultimate Stephin Meritt love song-it has a sense of ambiguity, a desire to be kissed which has more intimacy then fucking, a love of place (this time Hollywood)- and the finding that special someone.
Also by comparing those kisses to being 'hit by a hurricane' and by describing his paramour as wearing a black leather jacket he alludes to the bdsm of teen pop queens like the Shirelles and The Shangri Las.
Finally there is the rhyming of train and rain-which seems banal but ties textually the desire of the wife with the desires of the husband, and allows a sense of sexual ambiguity-he loves his wife and rumpy pumpys with boys on the dock, and its ok-he will take what he can get.
In three minutes he has made a love song, talked about gender poltics, made Hollywood seem romantic again, and given the listener a history of pop music, remarkable really.


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Turkish Delight
Poh Ling Yeow's Turkish delight is a perfect sweet indulgence or home-made gift for the festive season.
The recipe is from the Adelaide-based chef and café owner's latest cookbook, Poh Bakes 100 Greats, and reflects her view that the process of cooking can be relaxing and meditative.
"It's really nice to be able to make a basic like this because the practice feels ancient," she writes in the recipe introduction.
"When you've been stirring over a hot stove for a while and there's not really any gadget that can fast-forward things, you kind of just abandon yourself to the old-worldliness of the act, and wind up having romantic thoughts such as wondering who the first person was ever to make Turkish delight …"
Turkish Delight
Makes about 80 pieces
Sugar syrup
580g (2 2/3 cups) sugar
175g (½ cup) honey
Pinch of cream of tartar
125 ml (½ cup) water
Starch mixture
125g (1 cup) wheaten cornflour (cornstarch), see note below
125g (1 cup) icing (confectioners') sugar
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
625 ml (2½ cups) water
15g gelatine sheets, soaked in a bowl of cool water for 1 minute
Bits & pieces
1 tablespoon rosewater
¼ teaspoon pink or red food colouring
70g (½ cup) toasted pistachio nut kernels, roughly chopped
Dredging powder
125g (1 cup) icing (confectioners') sugar
60g (½ cup wheaten cornflour (cornstarch)
Line a 20 x 30cm baking tray with baking paper. If you want to be extra cautious, spray the paper with a little cooking oil spray, but wipe off any excess.
To make the sugar syrup, combine the sugar, honey and cream of tartar in a medium–large saucepan. Add the 125ml (½ cup) water. Stir with a metal spoon until smooth, then bring to the boil without disturbing the liquid again. Boil for 10–15 minutes until very little to no steam is rising from the syrup and the mixture turns slightly more golden.
While the sugar syrup is boiling, make the starch mixture by combining the cornflour, icing sugar, cream of tartar and the 625ml (2½ cups) water in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking continuously, until you have a thick, smooth paste. Turn off the heat, but leave the saucepan on the stove.
When the syrup is ready, carefully pour it into the starch mixture, and whisk until smooth. Return the saucepan to medium heat. Cook for 5–10 minutes, whisking continuously, until the mixture is very thick. Squeeze all the water out of the gelatine sheets, and add the gelatine to the mixture with the rosewater, food colouring and pistachios. Stir well, making sure the ingredients are combined and the gelatine has dissolved, then pour into the prepared tray. It will take about 5 hours for the mixture to chill in the fridge and set completely.
To make the dredging powder, sift the icing sugar and cornflour into a medium mixing bowl to combine well. Return the powder to the sieve, and shake generously over the slab of Turkish delight, then flip it over onto a cutting board. Carefully peel off the baking paper. Dust more of the dredging powder over the bottom of the slab (which is now facing upwards), and slice into 2cm squares. Between slices, rinse the knife under hot water, then dry.
Toss the Turkish delight in more of the dredging powder. Store in an airtight container, keeping the layers separated with baking paper. These will keep well for up to a month in a cool place.
I only use wheaten cornflour (cornstarch) in my baking. It's not accurately named and it's the old-fashioned stuff everyone used until a few years ago, when gluten intolerances resulted in maize cornstarch becoming more prevalent. Texturally, maize cornflour leaves a grainy residue in the mouth. To be sure what you're getting, always check the ingredients list on the packet.
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The quick-start guide to setting up a small business
The details and planning required to start a small business can seem overwhelming. That's why many would-be entrepreneurs never manage to take the small business plunge.
Fortunately, taking care of the details -- getting a business license, obtaining permits and other related matters -- is actually fairly easy. Then, once you have your basic infrastructure in place, you can spend your time focusing on what entrepreneurs do best: making money.
One quick note: We won't cover deciding whether your business should be a sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC or corporation. Many entrepreneurs, especially those starting a side business, begin as sole proprietors, but the decision regarding which legal entity to form is one you should make only after consulting with an accountant or financial professional.
Here's a quick-start guide to starting your own business:
Determine your business name. While branding, unique selling propositions and business-identity considerations are important, keep in mind there is no perfect company name. So don't worry about selecting the ideal URL, dreaming up the perfect website design or roughing out your promotional literature. Pick a name. You can always operate your business under a name that's different from your company name. (That's what a DBA, or "doing business as," is for.) And you can always change your company's name later, especially if you end up doing something different than you originally thought.
Apply for an Employee Identification Number (EIN). An EIN is a federal tax number that is used to formally identify your business. Although you don't need an EIN unless you plan to have employees or form a partnership, LLC or corporation, it makes sense to apply for one. The process only takes a few minutes and is free. If you don't have an EIN your Social Security number is used to identify your business for tax purposes. An EIN allows you to keep your Social Security number confidential. All you have to do is go to the IRS website and apply.
Apply for a trade name. If you decide you won't operate your business under your own name, some localities require you to register your trade name. Go to the courthouse and fill out the form. In most areas, applications get approved on the spot.
Apply for a business license. The county or city where you live will require you to have a business license. The form takes minutes to complete, but make sure to bring your EIN and approved trade name application form. You may also be asked to estimate what you think your business will gross in terms of annual receipts. Don't get hung up on trying to create the perfect forecast. If you're just starting a business, there's no way to know.
Complete a business personal property tax form. Some localities require this form while others do not, so ask while you're at the courthouse. In many areas this form is not required for the first year of operation. There is no need to list equipment, tools, supplies, computers, etc. that you already own and plan to use in your business. Keep track of any tangible business personal property you buy later, because you will list those items when you file next year's form.
Apply for other required permits. Every locality requires different permits. Ask about zoning requirements, permits to allow you to run a business from your home, etc. If you're not sure, just say, "This is the type of business I'm setting up. What permits do I need?" The clerks will tell you.
Apply for a certificate of resale. This is only necessary if you plan to sell products and are required to collect sales tax. (A certificate of resale is sometimes called a seller's permit.) Check your state department of taxation website for details.
Establish a business checking account. Keeping track of business and personal expenses can be tough at first. An easy way to make sure you don't use the wrong funds -- and lose out on possible deductions -- is to have a business checking account you use solely for business purposes. Don't put the account in your name, though. Use your business name and business EIN to identify the account. Running all your revenues and expenses through a separate account will make your accounting a lot easier. (Remember to ask a lot of questions about the account: monthly fees, charges for checks and deposits, etc. Business checking terms and costs vary widely from bank to bank.)
Set up a simple way to keep your books. Business accounting software is great but can be a little daunting at first if you've never run a business. For now, create a spreadsheet or even use a notebook to log the revenue you receive and the money you spend. Later you can set up a more formal system, but as long as you keep track of all your expenses and all your income, you'll be fine at first.
All of the above may sound like a lot to accomplish but it's actually very easy. Plus there will be people happy to help you. The staff at your courthouse and your locality's treasurer's office will answer any questions and walk you through the different processes.
Best of all, unless your area has unusual requirements, you can get the basic infrastructure of your business set up in no more than a day or two. Then you're off and running!
More on small business: The best way to achieve healthy work-life balance


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[ed. SANDERS, Ed]
4to, 26 pale green mimeographed leaves, unpaginated, secured by staples running the length of left edge. A fine copy.
First edition. Issue Number 4 of this key publication of the Mimeograph Revolution. Printed in August 1962.
In the 'fifties and 'sixties, one-man underground publishing enterprises such as the Fuck You Press rarely got past Issue One -- indeed, many failed even to get that far. Fuck You, A Magazine For The Arts ran for thirteen issues between 1962 and 1965, featured contributors comprising most of the principal cast of that period's counterculture scene, and is now acknowledged as one of the main freeways connecting the end of the Beats to the beginning of the Yippies. In Sanders' own words, 'Fuck You was part of what they called the Mimeograph Revolution, and my vision was to reach out to the 'best minds' of my generation with a message of Gandhian pacifism, great sharing, social change, the expansion of personal freedom (including the legalisation of marijuana), and the then-stirring messages of sexual liberation.'
Contributors to this, the Mad Men issue, include Michael McClure making his debut appearance, Nelson Barr, John Weiners ('faggot & cocaine snifter'), John Harriman ('Dean of the Lower East Side Guild of Motherfuckers & Poets'), and Sanders himself. Sanders' attitude to his female contributors had yet to aspire to the revolutionary: among them were Carol Berge ('Sweet poetess whom the entire Editorial Board, you may know, would just love to fuck') and Mary Mayo ('another poetess on the We'd-love-to-fuck list'). Tuli Kupferberg makes his second appearance. He and Sanders were co-founders of the The Fugs, the underground freak electro-folk protest combo whose output, which included songs such as Homemade Shit, Coco Cola Douche and I Shit My Pants, resulted in an impressive number of arrests for obscenity.
Around 500 copies of each issue were produced, firstly on the nearby Catholic Worker's Speed-O-Print and later on an A.B. Dick stencil duplicator. They were then distributed free of charge wherever Sanders found himself. The survival rate of any issue of the magazine is low; copies of early issues rarely surface, and they are rarer still in fine condition.
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Just a brief note this holiday.
Every Thanksgiving I play a little game, listening for the number of times I hear the phrase: "Macy's Day Parade".
It's an odd homage to consumerism. Many of us said it when we are kids, and if you still haven't caught it, you probably still do.
It's the "Macy's THANKSGIVING Day Parade", or the "Macy's Parade", but not "Macy's Day Parade".
Today, about a half dozen major retailers have decided to cut their employees' holiday short and open on Thanksgiving to extend the holiday shopping season just a few extra hours. Thanksgiving falls on the earliest possible day it can this year: the 22nd, meaning there are more days between now and Christmas than there could possibly be otherwise. Yet, it's STILL not enough. Some major retailers like Wal*Mart, Target & Sears have seen fit to open right smack-dab in the middle of turkey dinner with the family on Thursday evening and stay open all night.
I'd argue that these few extra hours on an ALREADY lengthy shopping season only cannibalize sales they would otherwise have simply been made a few hours later. Do we REALLY need to open Thanksgiving night???
So do us all a favor this "Macy's Day": STAY HOME and enjoy turkey (or "Tofurkey" for some) dinner with the family rather than encouraging these greedy bastards that can't wait an extra 12 freakin' hours before they start to commercialize yet one more holiday on an already extended shopping season.
Oh, and BTW: What's with Presidents "pardoning a turkey on Thanksgiving" only to end up eating turkey anyway? Why was one bird deserving of a pardon and the other not? What did the unlucky turkey do wrong? I think someone is missing the point of a "pardon".


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Tender ziti cooked to perfection and smothered in our special marinara sauce. A great side dish or a meal on its own.
Penne rigate pasta (durum wheat semolina, niacin, folic acid, ferrous sulphate, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate), marinara sauce (tomatoes, tomato puree, corn syrup, soybean oil, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, spices, natural flavor, modified food starch, citric acid), canola oil, sugar, garlic salt, black pepper, parsley, basil and xanthan gum.


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§ 36.35 Source rack protection.
If the product to be irradiated moves on a product conveyor system, the source rack and the mechanism that moves the rack must be protected by a barrier or guides to prevent products and product carriers from hitting or touching the rack or mechanism.
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Princeton Alumnus Said To Be Obamas Pick For Budget Director
This story was written by Josephine Wolff, The Daily Princetonian
Peter Orszag 91, Congress budget office chief, is rumored to be President-elect Barack Obamas choice for director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The New York Times and the Associated Press both reported Democratic sources saying that Orszag is likely to accept Obamas offer despite his initial reluctance to leave the budget office midway through his four-year term.
An economics major at Princeton, Orszag was an economist in Bill Clintons administration and later founded an economic consulting firm.
Projections for the fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, show an estimated $1 trillion budget deficit. Orszag declined to comment for this article.


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SBI net profit crosses Rs 6700 cr in 07-08
Kolkata, May 2: State Bank of India's net profit has jumped by 48.2 per cent at Rs 6,729 crore for 2007-08 fiscal from Rs 4,541 crore in 2006-07.
Announcing annual results for FY 08, SBI Chairman O P Bhatt today told newsmen that the Bank's net profit for Q4 08 stood at Rs 1,883 crore, also upped by 26.1 per cent from Rs 1,493 crore in Q4 07. SBI's total business growth was over Rs 1,81,000 crore, he said adding deposits were up by Rs 1,01,885 crore, a 23.4 per cent growth from Rs 4,35,521 crore in FY 07 to Rs 5,37,406 crore in FY 08.
Mr Bhatt attributed the increase of profit margin to efficient working condition, better customer servcies and cost cutting of the managment.
Mr Bhatt also informed that the SBI's group net profit was at Rs 8,960 crore.
SBI's market share in deposits had increased to 15.4 per cent from 14.8 per cent driven by low cost depostis where market share had increased from 13.9 per cent to 17.4 per cent, Mr Bhatt said adding advances were upped by Rs 79,949 crore, a 23.4 per cent growth from Rs 3,42,232 crore in FY 07 to Rs 4,22,181 crroe in FY 08. Bank's agricultural advances grew at 24.6 per cent, he said and added that the Bank had acieved 18 per cent benchmark.
While home loan grew by 18.7 per cent, auto loan rose by 29.9 per cent and education loan by 33.6 per cent, he informed and said international advances were up by 50.4 per cent y-o-y.
The SBI was the largest non-rupee provider of corproate syddicate credit to ndian corporates, Mr Bhatt stated.
With new addition of 1000 branches in 07-08, SBI now boasted of having 10,000 branches, he said adding the Bank's increased operating profit was by 31.1 per cent to Rs 13,107 crore in FY 08.
SBI had proposed to open 2000 new branches by this fiscal, half of those at rural and semi-urban areas, and another 8000 by 2010, he said.
The Banks's profit share from rural areas stood atwas 35 per cent, Mr Bhatt added.


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Product Description
Circa 1920, exhibition quality freestanding mahogany carved jardinière by Whytock & Reid of Edinburgh. This piece may have been designed by Sir Robert Lorimer. The large rectangular trough shaped jardinière is solid mahogany with canted corners, a double moulded edge on the inside and the original metal liner. The canted corners form the legs, at the top is foliate carving, classical on the top and Lorimer-esque beneath. The legs have reeding and taper down to a stylish Lorimer foot. There is a simple apron at the sides but at the front is a carved apron and again has Lorimer-esque type carving. Quite substantial piece with excellent colour.
- 66cm high x 92cm wide x 38cm deep


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The calendar says it's Spring but I awoke to 4 inches of snow on the ground this morning…I have Spring Fever soooo bad! Snow or no snow, I've been getting busy with my Spring cleaning to get myself ready for an awesome Spring and Summer ahead. We all know the usual Spring Cleaning tasks – wash the bed sheets, draperies, shampoo the carpets, clean the windows…all that good, deep house-cleaning stuff you do as you get ready to open the windows – ah that is definitely in my top three of the favorite times of the year, the first time you open the windows for Spring. But (always a but right?) what about all the other stuff, you know some of the finer details?
- Clean out Your Closet – Okay this one is kind of the usual and most of us do it but I still put it on the list cause it's a big one for me.So here's the details of why this one is a top Spring Cleaning task for me (and I do this at the beginning of every season Summer, Fall, Winter too). First and foremost, it's time to swap out and rearrange some clothes as I transition from Winter to Spring. Second, as I start getting back into my fitness mindset (out of what I like to call my "bear weight" because well I'm just going to say it, the extra keeps me warmer during the winter – being real here – and naturally I fluctuate a bit more during the Winter in my weight because I'm not as active being inside more), pulling out an visualizing my Spring and Summer outfits helps get me motivated. Want some tips on closet clean out? I wrote a kick butt post, Power Tips for an Awesome Closet Clean Out, that shares what I'm like cleaning out my closet (I go all in for the haul!)
- Clean out your Inbox – who wants to be sitting at their computer on a beautiful sunny day going through emails, not me! So I'll take a little extra time now cleaning out the collection of promotional emails that have stacked up from the holiday season (don't judge me, it's been a crazy busy beginning of the year). Check out my Bringing Peace to Your Inbox post for tips on keeping it under wraps after you get it all cleaned up. (Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I'm totally plugging myself this blog post but man I got resources I want to share with you!)
- Clean out your health and beauty products – I don't know about you but I've been adding some more color to my stash and getting ready to get my 'fresh, Spring face' on for everyone! Did you know that we should be rotating out our beauty products several times throughout the year? This helps keep bacteria from forming and keeping your face clear (you know how you wet your brush, dip it in your eye shadow, apply, and repeat? Unfortunately that could be adding some potential for bacteria to grow to – so swap out your products and clean your brushes girls!) I also take stock of moisturizers, vitamins and all the other good stuff I'll be using up to make sure I'm stocked up and not hanging on to anything I don't use that adds clutter…oooh and get some yummy new floral or citrus scents to bring in Spring with!
- Clean out your fridge and freezer – and not just for the clean factor but also for the 'let me stock up on healthy vegetables and fruits' so I can be successful working this "bear weight" off kind of mindset. Prep adds to success! Give this baby a good wipe down as you go through it too. Move over frozen vegetables and fruits, cause the fresh ones are coming in! Think grilling too – oh yay, my favorite!
- Clean up your finances – Saving up for a Summer Vacation? Gotta get those finances organized so you can stay on track…plus hopefully by now we've been able to bounce back a little from the holiday spending. I find myself on the go more during the Spring and Summer so it's important for me to have a good budget and record of spending in place for myself that I can easily and quickly update. Here's the budget planner I use (yes, another self plug but it's a good one, I promise!) – How to Build a Budget for those that Hate Budgets – umm, like me, but this made it so much easier for me so I hate it a little less now.
- Clean out your books and magazines – this can be paperbacks/hardbacks or kindle format, whatever you got. Some laying on the beach Summer reading is ahead so get through your books and get ready. Have books you've never read? Move them to the front so they're convenient to grab when packing…I'd tell you to get rid of the books you've already read but that's not my strength. I totally see my books as trophies after I read them and I envision myself someday having a home with either a library room stacked floor to ceiling with shelves of books or a very long hallway with the same so I can't back you up on that one but if it's for you and it fits your fancy, then by all means, yes de-clutter away!!!
So back to my Spring Fever – on days like this when there's snow on the ground (which I'm happy to report has been melting throughout the day), are the days I tuck inside with a good Yoga practice…but I'm biting at the chance to get outside for a great hike! So for now, I'll focus on wrapping up my Spring Cleaning so when those warm days hit I'll be ready to get out!
What kinds of unusual Spring Cleaning do you do?


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Counseling/Holistic Services
Note: Donations must be pre-paid before services are rendered. I will receive an e-mail alerting me that you have donated and will confirm via e-mail and we will then set up an appointment. I try to make this as simple a process as possible. As a ministry, I choose to act as my own church as opposed to a for-profit business; therefore I will not charge sales tax.
As a metaphysician, I have a variety of products to aid in some holistic endeavors. I will add these products on my online storefront soon. Keep a lookout for them this summer season!


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- Snake is often seen as a dangerous animal. This reptile is often seen in various artworks. The most popular snake in art world is dragon. Unfortunately, I have never seen it in real life. So, I prefer to make a painting of snake that is more realistic. The following picture is my painting of green snake that was portrayed at night among the leaves of a tree. Instead of sketching directly from nature, I used a photograph from the internet. The result is more dramatic than the photograph. Actually, the snake is quite small compared to the leaves but when it was drawn on a large paper it looks big.
Watercolor Painting of Snake
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ASHGABAT, September 30, 2013 — The World Bank Group and the Ministry of Finance of Turkmenistan have signed the Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) Agreement, which is an integral part of the interim strategy for Turkmenistan. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Economy and Development, State Statistics Committee, State Insurance Company and other partner agencies and ministries.
The activities under the RAS Agreement will be financed by the Government of Turkmenistan and will focus on areas proposed by the Turkmen authorities, namely, macroeconomic statistics, financial sector development, and private sector development. The entire program under the RAS will be arranged, managed, delivered and supervised by the World Bank Group in line with international best practices.
"The first ever Reimbursable Advisory Services Agreement, which is part of a two year program of cooperation, indicates strong commitment of the Turkmen Government to move forward with reforms in the financial, banking and private sectors – areas where the World Bank Group has extensive experience and expertise," said Saroj Kumar Jha, World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia. "The World Bank Group will complement the efforts under the RAS Agreement with analytical and advisory services in sectors that are relevant to the country's economic growth."
"Supporting the country's development agenda and priorities will be a joint World Bank-IFC effort in Turkmenistan," said Moazzam Mekan, IFC Regional Manager for Central Asia, "IFC will support government efforts to boost private sector development through providing assistance to the government's ongoing privatization program and helping strengthen financial market infrastructure."
The RAS Agreement represents one of the two key components of the interim strategy for FY14-15. The interim strategy, which does not involve lending, aims to assist the Government of Turkmenistan in addressing selected priority issues related to the country's development goals, where one component represents the activities under RAS agreement and the other component is a set of strategic analytical studies financed and undertaken by the Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) on economic diversification, investment climate, privatization, and WTO accession.
The interim strategy, discussed by the Board of Directors in July 2013, will serve as a platform for cooperation for the World Bank and IFC with Turkmenistan to support reforms in the country from 2013 through 2015.
Turkmenistan joined the World Bank Group in September 1992. In 1996, the Bank established a Liaison Office in Ashgabat to enhance communications with the government and to provide operational support.


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This project is an development board designed by Radek Malina. This board has Atmel ATmega64 microcontroller on board and can be very useful to develop custom AVR firmware. This can be also great as an introduction board to microcontroller and programming. Development board is better to be use insted of bread board set up. This board is very nicely designed by facilitating connection of different components using PCB headers. Mr. Radek Malina has designed at the time when the arduino board was available in Czech Republic and also has many different on board modules to test various interface and fuctionalities.
The features of ATmega64 Development Board are as listed
- Atmega64 – all the ports available through pins, a different crystal can be connected (optional frequency crystal)
- DS3231 RTC, real-time IC / I2C
- Temp. DS1820 1wire Temp. Sensor
- USB Port FT232RL USB/RS232 converter
- Buttons 8x -16x LED
- Connect LCD Display 16×2
- 7segment-LED Display
- N-FET For PWM
- ISP Programming connector
All module pins are labeled for easy and friendly connection with microcontroller and there are separate connectors and jumpers provided for all microcontroller ports so user can easily connect, test and debug his firmware code. Also there is also on board ISP Programming header provided as J2. The board can be powered by DC Adapter as well as USB connector.
You can download design files here ATmega64_Eagle_files