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Still No Top Hat
So it turns out I didn't completely abandon the whole Dressing Nicely thing as quickly as I thought I would.
In fact, I actually wore a tie yesterday. For a dirtball like me (who sometimes will not shower and just throw on a tshirt and a hoodie) this is big news. You should all be very impressed.
As proof:
And you know what? I felt better too. I made better eye contact with people. I made myself sit up straighter in my seat. I was a better Josh. Which may sound stupid I realize, but it's true.
So today, again, I decided to dress nice:
If I'm not careful I may stop being such a dirtball all together.
p.s. Sorry for the stone faces today – every smiling face I made just made me look like I was auditioning for the lead role in the remake of Ernest Goes to Camp.
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Type: Residential
Location: City Beach
Budget: Private
Status: DA Approved
The brief was to create an elegant house with an industrial feel, that also responds with the rough-and-tumble of this young family's coastal lifestyle.
The palette of materials ranges from smooth hard-lined, crisp edges through to textured recycled concrete and stone, creating a simple form and a floating presence. Timber sliding screens and external louvered blinds allow the house to perform as an extension of the outdoor living areas, or act as one large balcony.
A pure box floats over the main form and contains the children's bedrooms and playroom as well as providing shelter over the large outdoor terraced areas. This box has operable shutters to one side allowing the sea breeze to flush through the spaces as well as ensure there is no overlooking to the neighbours.

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Amsterdam, De 9 straatjes
Pottery, porcelain, unica, vases, dishes, tableware and various special pieces and collectibles. The Kleikollektief is a small store and ceramic workshop, the owners produce and sell their own work, sometimes making use of decoration by other artists.
One side of the store holds closet-space with colorful handmade ceramic products, the other has a large working space where the product are made on the spot, allowing the customers to witness exactly how the production process works.
Cheerful, well organized, a varied crowd, consisting of ceramics-collectors, neighborhood residents, tourists and the occasional museum-conservator.
Customers have many shapes, sizes and decorations to choose from. Youll find both articles in the fixed collection and special additions made regularly. Custom made products like business gifts can be ordered here as well.
Corien Ridderikhoff and Klaartje Kamermans graduated from the ceramic department at the academy for arts over 25 years ago. Thy immediately opened up shop in the Hartenstraat. Their old building is small but effective and is used for production, presentation and sales.


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Birdbaths are popular with all birds, even birds that otherwise wouldn't visit a bird feeder, making them a great addition to your back yard. Watching a small flock of American Goldfinches lining up around the rim to drink or an American Robin taking a bath is a joyful experience. Because birdbaths are located outside, one common way to fill them is to use a garden hose. But is your hose actually providing healthy clean water for the birds? You may be surprised to find that it is not!
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Unanimous judgment of the Supreme Court gives a warning message to employers and their insurers
Andrew Lothian and Caroline Coyle take a look at the Supreme Court decision of Kennedy (Appellant) v Cordia (Services) LLP (Respondent) (Scotland) [2016] UKSC 6 and its implications for employers and…Read more
Solicitors' negligence and the role of expert opinion
Experts disagree on the extent of a solicitor's duty of care when instructed by a client to draft a will. Sheriff O'Grady notes that he is bound by the approach set down in Hannigan v Lanarkshire…Read more
Court of Appeal highlights the importance of not imposing an unrealistic duty of care on motorists
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment today in the case of Horner v Norman, dismissing the claimant's appeal. Peter Blake, who acted for the defendant looks at the judgment.Read more
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Will Balfry and Laura Scott review a case which highlights the importance of making appropriate enquiries of an expert's suitability.Read more


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NYX matte nail polish in sky blue [review with swatches!!]
Highlight of the week: I have been getting such a lovely response on my new youtube videos!! You can check out my channel over HERE
Downside of the week: I have an assignment due on Friday. And I couldn't start it before yesterday. I have to write 1,800-2,500 and we all know I'm going to write 1,800 words. haha. But I'm still on 1000 and I have to write intensely and all that. And I can't speak my mind so it's not like I'm going to finish it THAT soon.
Now onto this review =]
I have four of these NEW NYX matte nail polishes.
I have white, yellow, orange and sky blue.
I find them so pigmented..
They need a maximum of two swipes for intense colour payoff.
They dry quickly.
They also dry matte [which I don't really like].
I am not that much a fan of matte nail polishes..
just because they look kind of boring.
But I just top them with my Seche Vite Fast Drying Top Coat.
and Voila shine!
In this swatch, I didn't apply the toap coat.
In a way, I do like that they are matte because to dry matte they have to have certain chemicals
that make it dry so quickly.
And let's face it.
Everyone loves a fast drying nail polish.
I HIGHLY reccommend these,
I'm very pleased with them,
and they are very opaque, fast drying and pigmented.
I do have a nail swatch for one of them today:
and this is MNP 06 Sky Blue.
It's a bright medium blue. Kind of like the sky haha.
Hence the name, duh!
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I'm delighted to have the opportunity to tell you what products I recommend and what I would have passed on.
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The R&D program PRIIM launched by IPDiA reaches its end and allows the industrialization of ultra-miniaturized electronic components
Caen, March 18th 2014 – Four years after the launch of its PRIIM project (platform for the realization of shared industrial innovation), IPDiA presents the major technological results achieved during this program.
In January 2010, IPDiA announced the launch of a major R&D program named PRIIM, in collaboration with industrial partners (Movea, Sorin, Gemalto and Kalray) and technological partners (CEA-Leti, CRISMAT(1), 3D Plus and CNRS LAAS). The aim of this program led by IPDiA and supported by Bpifrance was to define new application requirements for high-growth markets such as implantable medical devices (stimulators, defibrillators, motion detectors), multimedia chips and complex embedded systems.


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SOS Children's Villages Mother's Around the World Celebration in NYC
I had the great opportunity to be the Auctioneer At 583 Park in NYC for SOS Children's Villages Mother's Around the World Celebration! A wonderful night filled with dinner, dancing and of course raising funds, awareness and hope for SOS Children's Villages and the fantastic work this organization does!
To find out more about this organization, visit https://www.sos-usa.org/
Upcoming Events
Jeffrey Fashion Cares Atlanta, August 27th 2018
Jeffrey Fashion Cares Atlanta is set to celebrate 26 stylish years on Monday, August 27, 2018 at 7 p.m. Considered the official kick-off to fall social season, the annual philanthropic fête founded by acclaimed retailer and arbiter of style, Jeffrey Kalinsky, will return to Phipps Plaza for an unforgettable evening that kicks off with a cocktail reception and dynamic silent auction followed by a high-energy live auction. [...]
CCA at The Seagate Club Delray, Sept 27th 2018
The Coastal Conservation Association South Palm Beach chapter will host their 7th annual banquet and auction at the Seagate Country Club in Delray Beach, Fl. Exciting Auction and raffle items include: local and exotic trips, artwork and sculptures, jewelry, Yamaha engines, Pathfinder, Contender and Hells Bay boats, top of the line fishing tackle and more! [...]
Saint Stephens School Bradenton, October 6th 2018
Join us on October 6th, for the Saint Stephen's school annual auction event! [...]


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FABC Opportunities - Get Involved!
The Foundation for America's Blood Centers offers a variety of ways to get involved and help support our life saving mission. From individual donations to large scale fundraising events, there is something for everyone! Some of our most popular ways to show your support include:
Campaigns are fundraising initiatives focused on a particular project or person. A campaign can range from a large scale program to honoring individuals who have contributed to the blood community or as a way for blood recipients and their families to give back to the community. Current and ongoing campaigns include:
Lou Katz Research Grant: In honor of Dr. Lou Katz, ABC Chief Medical Officer, the FABC will raise funds to develop a research grant awarded to an ABC member (with possible collaboration with an industry partner) focused on donor health, safety and management. To contribute, click here.
Jerry Haarmann Memorial Campaign: Jerry Haarmann was a dedicated leader in the blood banking industry for over 20 years. After his sudden passing in April 2014, a group of his former colleagues wanted to find a way to honor both his contributions to blood banking, as well as his friendship to many. Hence the formation of the Jerry Haarmann Memorial Campaign. Jerry's legacy will be honored with the naming of the Jerry Haarmann Leadership Certificate Program. To date over $50,000 has been raised. To contribute, click here.
Dr. Celso Bianco Lecture Series Campaign: The Dr. Celso Bianco Lecture Series is an endowment that funds the search, travel, and lodging to honor a leading physician and/or scientist to speak on an emeriging issue related to transfusion medicine. This lecture series is an outstanding opportunity to honor over 40 years of contributions in transfsion research, as well as blood and donor safety that Dr. Bianco has provided to donors, patients, and blood center staff. To contribute to this fund, click here.
One of the many valuable resources America's Blood Centers offers its membership is the opportunity to learn and network with peers and leaders in blood banking through ABC meetings, workshops and events. These face-to-face educational opportunities are just one component of the ABC Professional Institute - an online learning community offering an innovative and robust blood of traditional and virtual educational tools for blood center professionals. Be a part of the crowd with the unique opportunity to learn about the issues and challenges affecting the blood and transfusion medicine communities and meet your current and future partners in an intimate setting. With a variety of opportunities available, vendors or all sizes have the chance to meet, network and share with decision-makers in blood banking.
For more information on how to become an ABC Meeting or Workshop sponsor, click here.
Individual Donations
Individual donations from ABC Members, past blood recipients and blood donors, and any individual whose lifes has ever been touched by blood donation are always greatly appreciated by the FABC. Every donation can help, not matter how small or larger.


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IF THE FICUS COULD USE its green, fatty canopy, long limbs and stubborn roots as weapons in mortal combat like Treebeard, then Second and Fourth streets would look like Isengard after the Last March of the Ents, flooded and filled with the bodies of tree-slaying Orcs.But this isn't Middle Earth, it's downtown Santa Monica, where trees can't save themselves even in the face of certain death. Fortunately for them, they've got Jerry Rubin, a tall, thin, bearded and bespectacled 64-year-old who heads Treesavers, a group powered by fellow Santa Monica residents' eco-outrage, first unleashed this past August.That was when the Santa Monica City Council voted six-to-one to remove and relocate 31 mature, healthy ficus trees and destroy another 23 the city considers decaying or dangerously off-balance - "irreversible" symptoms of trees continuously resisting their tight, urban straightjackets. According to the city, removing the 54 trees would make streets safer for pedestrians and reduce concrete sidewalk-repair costs and legal payouts to trip-and-fall victims - the same complaints repeated across Southern California cities, where half-century-old ficus trees have outgrown and outlived their welcome, at least with tidy bureaucrats.Santa Monica City Hall's ficus-destruction plans were part of a larger, $8 million project that the city dubs the Second and Fourth Street Pedestrian and Streetscape Improvements, which also included increasing sidewalk lighting, extending curbs at crosswalks and replacing the 54 trees with 139 deciduous ginkgo biloba trees in the eight-block area between Colorado Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard.No other part of the project has incited the kind of personal opposition like the proposal to remove more than a third of the streets' 156 ficus trees - 40-foot-tall, 60-foot-wide giant balls of year-round green that, unlike often-scrawny ginkgo, provide deep shade. Local residents and merchants who love these trees want the $700,000 pledged to remove them spent looking for ways to preserve all but "the most dangerous trees.""There's a history on these trees that people have written," Rubin says, pointing to one of the dozens of messages hand-carved on the trunk of a Fourth Street ficus. "Look: 'John loves Mary!' It's a great tree to hug - it's even big enough for a two-person hug."The city planned to begin removing the trees in early October, but its plans have been delayed by Treesavers' last-minute restraining order and political maneuvers, if not by its members' tree-side vigils, TV press conferences and hunger-strike threats. The city has held off until at least January 14, when a city commission will vote on the group's request to grant the 54 trees landmark status.But if the legal routes fail, Rubin has been prepping his tree huggers for hardcore tactics that could make life hell for Santa Monica pols."I know there are many people that are willing to put themselves on the line for this cause," he says. "I am not saying this as a threat. Tree-sitting and chaining [ourselves to trees] is something we never hope has to happen. But there are many of us willing to do it. A sit-in at City Hall is something we're holding off on right now, for example."Santa Monica City Council has shown no signs of changing its mind, even now that one of the principal justifications for condemning the 23 trees - "disease" - was untrue. The word "diseased," city officials now admit, was misused again and again by city staff."Disease was not the correct term," says city manager Lamont Ewell. "I think people are misusing that fact. It wasn't [intended] to be misleading. What I understand is that I'm behind what our city forester [Walter Warriner] has said. Those trees need to come out!"But other city leaders are now admitting that the plan did not arise from concern over disease or other possible dangers caused by the trees. Rather, a powerful business owners' association is almost obsessively convinced that storefronts on Second and Fourth streets are less popular than the jammed, pedestrian-only Third Street Promenade because - wait for it - the Promenade is planted with a more flowery tree species. In Santa Monica, home of frequently bizarre politics, business leaders believe pedestrians prefer "dappled" light."This was almost all the idea of the Bayside District [Corporation]," says City Councilman Kevin McKeown, the lone vote against removing the grand old trees. "They're trying to figure out why Third Street has been a phenomenal success and why Second and Fourth streets haven't. I suggest they consider the fact that the Promenade doesn't have any cars!"In 1997, Bayside's board, which manages the 34-square block downtown, recommended that the city remove all 156 ficus trees on Second and Fourth streets and replace them with the Promenade's purple flowering tree, the jacaranda."Our charge is to remain [economically] viable," says Bayside executive director Kathleen Rawson. To her mind, "[the ficus] is dense, and light doesn't reach the sidewalk. People want more sunlight, and the expectation is that those streets [will] become more inviting."Nobody knows how Rawson and the Bayside group cooked up the curious theory that Angelenos want less shade. The University of Washington's Professor Kathleen Wolf found that when survey respondents were asked to rate outdoor shopping scenes that differed by tree size and canopy density, those scenes with larger trees and denser canopies ranked highest.Rawson says Bayside's board didn't consult any studies. The city admitted in an October 2005 report that "it was difficult to assess community 'sentiment' since so few people" attended publicly advertised - but in fact largely unknown - tree meetings. After that, planners decided to replace every other ficus tree with the ginkgo so that the "less-dense deciduous tree would provide dappled light most [of] the year and direct light in the winter, as well as increased visibility to and from the many interesting building frontages."But Warriner then informed them that removing healthy ficus trees without regard to their ability to be successfully replanted wasn't "good forestry." A key issue is that the ficus scrubs more pollutants than any other tree; and it sucks up and processes dirty water that would otherwise enter storm drains and the sea."They asked ... then which ones can we remove?'Â " recounts Warriner. "I said the worst ones - those 23." In addition, at the request of city planners, he chose 31 trees that he believes could survive replanting.It's almost humorous to watch the Santa Monica City Council attempt to justify its plans, now that the most visible opposition is from Second and Fourth streets' merchants - the intended beneficiaries of Bayside's plan. Dozens have displayed Treesavers-supplied "Save These Trees" posters on their storefront windows."I've been here for 25 years," says Ken Salek, who owns Nobel Gems Inc. with his brother. "We chose this street because of the look that these trees created. Fourth Street is known for these trees. [But] these are 'design elements' to [Bayside]. I have a problem with that."The notion that scrawnier trees help lure shoppers has spread through sunbaked Southern California - typified by what happened in West Hollywood. Between 2000 and 2001, over the protests of its tree savers, the city cut 100 of its ficus trees along Santa Monica Boulevard - on the recommendation of a street-redesign committee."The trees were probably the hottest topic on our committee," says former West Hollywood mayor Steve Martin. "The Chamber of Commerce wanted all the trees to be palm trees" - which offer virtually no shade but handily allow commercial signs in the space where shade trees once stood. "We had to convince them that shade was good. I really fought hard to defend [the ficus] trees, but we were paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars in trip-and-fall cases. There was only one logical conclusion."Santa Monica Boulevard instead got wan-looking Chinese elms interspersed with thin jacarandas, destroying the boulevard's deep shade - and its lush look - for a more common suburban feel. "The ficus had their day," Martin says. "They're really a symbol of a different era."Pasadena and Beverly Hills, which by contrast avidly protect their shade canopies, are probably the ficus' safest home in Southern California. "We get a lot of complaints [about our ficus trees] - I'm not going to lie," says Darya Woods of Pasadena's Parks and Natural Resources Division. "It's just that the political climate in Pasadena - from the residents to the council members to our city manager - is not to remove those trees."With shopkeepers demanding that their ficuses stay put, and with residents like Jerry Rubin hinting at chaining themselves to trees, Santa Monica's overlords seem determined to rip out the prized trees. McKeown scoffs that a passing fad is to blame - "streetscape style." To his fellow council members he says, "Sometimes you have to suck it up and say, 'That vote was a mistake.'Â "
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M4D-TP is an internal representation of part of Claptrap's mind in the Claptastic Voyage DLC from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. It is first met during the mission File Search, imprisoned in the Quarantine cube. It wears a pizza box on its head (with a slice of pizza), and a beer bottle on its antenna.
M4D-TP only interacts with the Vault Hunters via mission dialog in the missions File Search, where it is imprisoned in Quarantine, and in the mission The Psychology of a Claptrap, when it is released from Quarantine. In both cases, it appears obsessed with pancakes, and is disappointed when none are present.
After the missions, M4D-TP can be found right outside where the Quarantine cube used to be (next to the exit to Subconscious), but cannot be interacted with, and will not say anything else.
- "Pancake, PANCAAAKE! Who's there? Who's there?!"
- "No no pancake."
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This publication assists engineers in understanding the common challenges of building tall.
This guide aims to enable designers to realise their aesthetic aspirations using concrete.
An all-you-need-to-know guide on the specification of sustainable concrete.
This guide focuses on concrete and masonry housing, and presents requirements for Part L1A of the Building Regulations.
Gives likely structural options for a concrete frame, with useful points to note - written by engineers for engineers.
This publication widens the understanding of post-tensioned floor construction and illustrates the considerable benefits.
This document provides information on the material and resource efficiency of concrete and masonry.
This guide sets out how concrete's attributes can be used to minimise CO2 emissions.
This guide focuses on the use of concrete at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre and its part in creating a low energy building.
This publication summarises the material used in the design of reinforced and prestressed concrete bridges using Eurocode 2
The buildings from 70 years of Concrete Quarterly.
This publication seeks to provide information for structural engineers who are designing tall buildings in concrete.
A magazine to celebrate 10 years of the concrete industry sustainable construction strategy.
Welcome to the Concrete Quarterly subscription service. This is a free subscription and you will receive a hard copy of CQ, each quarter, for the next year. You will receive an email when you are nearing the end of your annual subscription, at which point you can decide whether to subscribe for the following year. Please ensure that you keep your postal address updated in your 'My Account' section, throughout the year, to ensure you always receive your copy.


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Join us for a very special evening with Randall Morton, founder of The Progressive Forum.
After a hiatus of three years, The Progressive Forum is reopening in the fall of 2017. We are honored to have Randall Morton join us to hear the future plans for TPF and to also hear the first live announcement of TPF's fall speaker.
History of The Progressive Forum from their website:
The Progressive Forum premiered on June 13, 2005, with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Houston Mayor Bill White at The Hobby Center, Sarofim Hall, in a program called, "Our Environmental Challenges." The year before, in June 2004, founder Randall Morton saw Robert Kennedy on Larry King Live and called one of Houston's fine speaker organizations and suggested they present Kennedy but nothing came of it. Dismayed about national trends after the elections of November 2004, he called Kennedy's representatives who were responsive to Kennedy appearing at a new speaker series. Morton had experience creating and hosting another speaker series which became the largest in the oil industry, The Oilfield Breakfast Forum. He also had 32 years of marketing experience operating his own advertising and public relations agency, Randall Morton International, Inc. The success of the Kennedy-White event demonstrated that The Progressive Forum had a viable business model. Six months later, the Forum opened its first spring season in 2006 with Jared Diamond, Seymour Hersh, and Molly Ivins. Al Gore appeared June 7th in a sell-out event launching An Inconvenient Truth at The Progressive Forum, his first U.S. book event for that title. That first year, The Progressive Forum presented seven events which also included George Soros, Edward O. Wilson, and Frank Rich in the fall.
The Progressive Forum produced a special closing event on April 21, 2014, to focus on the most important issue for the success of life, climate change, featuring Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org. After producing 48 events over nine years, founder Randall Morton retired from TPF to move on to other projects. As a legacy gift to the community, TPF left a website with timeless wisdom, featuring a comprehensive page on all past speakers with videos, biographical sketches, reading lists, and news updates.
For more information on The Progressive Forum, please visit http://www.progressiveforumhouston.org/
Date/Time: Monday, September 11, 2017 @ 6:00pm
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Why Crude Is Going To $84, And Then Zooming To $100
Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions
Oct. 3, 2010
Last week the shorts were all lined up for another bearish inventory report for Petroleum products from the EIA, but lo and behold, miracles do actually occur. We had an extremely bullish report (Fig. 1) which caught a lot of traders poorly positioned, and many fund managers underexposed to the commodity, which relative to Gold, Silver, and Copper, smelled like a bargain in the face of further quantitative easing expected by the Federal Reserve in the 4 th quarter.
The technicals indicate that upward resistance will not be found until the $84 a barrel level, so despite Crude Oil moving from roughly $75.60 before the report on Wednesday morning to close Friday`s electronic session at $81.73, a $6.13 move in 3 days, there is still more room to go for this upward move in the commodity. (Fig. 2)
The real surprise in the report was the large drop–3.5 million barrels– in gasoline inventories, and the RBOB contract needed to re-price itself given this change which was largely due to lower imports on the supply side, as demand for gasoline is still relatively anemic year on year.
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PANAMA CITY � Months behind schedule, the county courthouse expansion project�s contractor is in hot water and may get the boot, emails show.
PANAMA CITY � Months behind schedule, the county courthouse expansion project�s contractor is in hot water and may get the boot, emails show.
The Bay County Commission approved the $13.5 million project 14 months ago, but no site work has begun. For months, discord has brewed between the construction manager, the architect and the county judges, according to emails reviewed by The News Herald. Additionally, the behind-schedule project is more than $2 million over budget and a final contract, including the price, has not been signed.
The commission named Yates Construction of Destin as the construction manager in April, but the firm was taking criticism six months into the project for not carrying its weight and being difficult to work with.
�... Yates has not been easy to deal with,� Assistant County Manager Dan Shaw wrote in an Oct. 29 email. �[W]e shall see when they come in with the max price....if its (sic) too much, we are going to need to fire them and go out to bid[.] ...[Judge Michael] Overstreet has wanted to fire Yates for months[.]�
Overstreet and Yates� area manager, Mike Lovrekovic, did not return requests for comment.
Architect Bayne Collins said in emails he didn�t feel like Yates was doing its job and carrying its fair share of the workload.
�� we are working our collective asses off, with little significant and specific [construction manager] input, and then being criticized for �piece milled� (sic) and �trickle in� documents?� he said in an email to Lovrekovic on Oct. 27.
County Public Works Director Ken Schnell also wrote in an Oct. 24 email that he had �heard several local vendors don�t want to participate with Yates� on the project.
County Manager Ed Smith said the option to kick Yates off the project is �always on the table,� but the county is trying to work things out and still is meeting with the firm. He said something must happen by the end of the month; he said the commission should vote on either a Yates contract or fire the firm and go back out for bids at its Feb. 4 meeting.
�We�re several months behind, and obviously that�s the reason why by the end of this month it�s fish or cut bait,� Smith said.
Smith said the county included Yates in a meeting Friday and dismissed the in-fighting over the project.
�There�s general dissatisfaction with all of us � and there�s enough finger-pointing to go around,� he said.
The project�s cost has been the reason for the discord and the delay. The total budget was $13.5 million, but $1 million already has been spent on the architect so Yates had $12.5 million to work with. Despite cuts to square footage, Yates hasn�t budged off a $14.5 million price, emails show.
Smith said increasing the budget is �not an option,� nor is paring back the project so the judges don�t get what they want. He said Yates either needs to find some way to eliminate the excess $2 million or the county will look for another firm to do it.
�There�s no sense in building it if we�re not going to build it to what the judges need, and they have been extremely cooperative in the whole process,� Smith said, adding, �There�s nothing fancy. There�s no mahogany. There�s no marble. There�s nothing like that.�
The final contract price is important because it represents the guaranteed maximum amount the county will pay for the project. Any cost overruns would be borne by the contractor.
The fight to lower the price has significantly delayed the project. Optimistic estimates were that work would start by September. Commissioner George Gainer had said construction would start in a year of the project�s initial approval in November 2012; now the project may be months away from getting off the ground.
The annex building would be built on the site of the old jail property, which abuts Massalina Bayou and is downhill from the main county courthouse building. The annex would be three stories tall with parking on the ground level and circuit court offices and courtrooms on the upper floors.
After winning the contract in April, Lovrekovic said coming to terms with the county wouldn�t be a problem and expressed excitement about the work.
�I�m looking forward to putting my name on that courthouse and know that I had something to do with constructing it,� he said in an interview.


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Gun Violence in Indiana: Ten Point Takes the Message Statewide
SOUTH BEND, Ind.--In South Bend, ministers are talking about how to stop shootings and other violent crimes in their neighborhoods. In Indianapolis, a group of ministers has been getting together with people in the neighborhoods and walking, talking and helping cut down on crime by putting people on the right track.
The Ten Point Coalition has long had plans to expand. With support from Indiana Atty. Gen. Curtis Hill, Vice-Pres. Mike Pence, Gov. Eric Holcomb, and other people of substantial influence, the organization has a solid plan to move into other cities in 2018.
"In the last few weeks I have been to Gary, South Bend. I'm going to Evansville, and then on the 8th we have a team that will be in Ft. Wayne," said Rev. Charles Harrison, one of the pastors who leads the Indianapolis Ten Point, which is modeled on what has worked for some neighborhoods in Boston.
"In 2018 we should have anywhere from four to seven cities across the State of Indiana," said Harrison, of the plan to educate people in those cities on how to cut down on violence.
The Indianapolis Ten Point has received accolades from Pence and Holcomb, as well as an award from the FBI for its success.
Residents in the neighborhoods walk together. The ministers engage the people who might be at risk, and people who have formerly been drug dealers and gang bangers work to convince young people that the street lifestyle can ruin lives.
The group also works with police.
One of the neighborhoods the Ten Point patrols and where the group is fully engaged is the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood in Indy, where there has not been a murder in over two years.
Harrison said the plan ts to target neighborhoods, and not necessarily the whole city. A group in Muncie, trained by Ten Point, is mimicking the Indianapolis effort.
"In the cities that are experiencing this high level of urban youth gun violence, you will see Ten Point replicated, and they're gonna target specific neighborhoods," said Harrison.
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As I understand it, if a component requires a CSS stylesheet, you either have to put <style> commands
in the generated HTML or you have to change the global page when you add the component.
The first method means that the user would find it hard to override or change the component, as well
as increased overhead and blowing out the browser cache.
The second method breaks component isolation. Essentially, the main page for an app suddenly must
be concerned about the styles used by various subcomponents.
I believe we would be well served by enhancing the @Shell component to automatically pick up the
stylesheets declared as needed in subcomponents. The situation is similar to how @Body picks up
@Script components and tucks them into just one Javascript block.
This would require a way for a component to register the stylesheets it uses. I would expect a tag in
the jwc that sets the IAsset stylesheet/stylesheets, as then the top level component could just look for
those assets in the contained items.
I would expect, then, that the top level stylesheet/stylesheets passed into the @Shell component would
be augmented silently. There is an argument for a "useComponentStylesheets" attribute that is by
default true to control this behavior.
The result would be that a user would not need to know that a component has added a stylesheet,
because it would just work. It would be snazzy if the addition was smart enough to only include a
stylesheet onec if there were multiple instances of the same component, or if there were two
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Update 21st January, 2015: IELTS have replied and they may be suggesting that there is no location that provides this - more research may be required.
I read on this site: "http://www.ielts-mentor.com/cb-ielts" that a computer-based IELTS test has started from 2005 - I am not sure if this is still ongoing or not.
The site said that it is/was available in Italy x 1 center / India x 2 centers / Bangladesh x 1 center / Egypt x 2 centers / Jordan x 1 center / Kenya x 1 center, the UAE x 2 centers and Vietnam x 1 center.
"Italy, Milan – British Council
India, New Delhi – British Council
India, New Delhi – IDP Education Australia
Bangladesh, Dhaka – British Council
Egypt, Alexandria – British Council
Egypt, Cairo Agouza – British Council
Jordan, Amman – British Council
Kenya, Nairobi – Australian University Studies Institute
UAE, Abu Dhabi – British Council
UAE, Dubai – British Council
Vietnam, Hanoi – British Council".
They also mention that: "the list is enhancing day by day. You should visit the www.ielts.org website to find if your nearby center offers the CB IELTS or not."
They say that: "only Academic Module is available on the CB IELTS".
This is apparently the same.
The same, but shorter for the IELTS Listening: 30 minutes in total.
The IELTS speaking test is face-to-face still.
5th January 2015 - I will get in touch with IELTS to find out more information about this topic.


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This former milking parlour has been tastefully renovated, retaining many original features including exposed stonework and beams. Adjoining another property, it enjoys far-reaching views over open countryside and is just a short walk from the heart of the village of Evershot, with its pretty buildings and pubs. Cerne Abbas, 8 miles distant - famous for its large chalk Giant as well as plenty of tea rooms serving delicious cream teas - is a popular destination for visitors from all over the country. The towns of Bridport, Dorchester and Weymouth are all a short drive, along with the many chocolate box villages dotted along the coast. Shops ½ mile, pub in village.
All on ground floor: Living/dining room. Kitchen. 2 bedrooms: 1 double, 1 twin both with beams. Bathroom with bath, shower cubicle and toilet.
Gas 'coal-effect' fire in living room inc. Gas CH, elec, bed linen and towels inc. TV. DVD. M/wave. W/machine. T/dryer (by arr). Freezer. Enclosed garden, decked area and furniture. Parking (2 cars). No smoking.


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Try resetting your modem and clearing the cache.macheteman23704 said:Is anyone else having problems with this? It has been locking me out of joining about 75% of my battles today, whether it be cargos, titanium nav relays, Drac Bases, or Scourge Mines. Lost my phoenix fleet on a 85 nav relay since I wasn't in there to drive them. And on a drac base I lost my citadels I had been using to gather res sitting in a corner while I used Ironclads to do the work. I've tried the usual suspects of refresh, reload, etc but to no avail. The rest of the game is working, no major lag, stuff in base seems to be working okay. Just when I try to join battle, it gives the "failed to connect" box, and never lets me in, however many times I try.
I hope it clears up for you. I know it can be infuriating to have this happen.macheteman23704 said:I tried that once, but the lockout happened again. I'll try one more time, though.


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For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray three 8-inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray.
In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the sugar, pistachios, butter and salt on medium speed. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla.
Add the flour and baking powder and mix on low speed until smooth. Pour into the prepared cake pans and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pans on racks for 10 minutes, then invert onto the racks and cool completely.
For the blackberry compote: Combine the blackberries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over low heat. Let cool.
For the buttercream: Combine the sugar and 3/4 cup of the water in a pot and bring to a boil. Combine the cornstarch with the remaining 1/4 cup water in a small bowl and add to the boiling sugar mixture. Combine the white chocolate chips and vanilla in a large heatproof bowl. Pour the boiling sugar mixture over the white chocolate chips and mix well. Let cool to room temperature.
Pour the melted chocolate mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add the butter and mix on low speed until incorporated, then mix on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the cream cheese and mix until combined.
To assemble: Place a cake layer, top-side up, on a cardboard disc. Pipe a 1-inch border of buttercream around the top and fill in with 2 scoops of buttercream. Spread 1 scoop of blackberry compote evenly on top. Stack the second cake layer, top-side down and repeat with the buttercream and compote. Set the final cake layer, top-side down, on top. Frost the top and sides of the cake with buttercream.
This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition. It has not been tested for home use.


text: If on a rainy afternoon the car-drive takes you to Lonavala, and taking a random turn the vehicle glides through winding roads of Tungarli and finally stops at the gates of an ecotel named Lagoona Resort, believe that you will be living in blissful comfort throughout your stay there. For two glorious days and nights there will be no sign of the daily-life stress that crushes you ruthlessly, and even if your idea of the weekend getaway is to get out of the city and be anywhere on a hill station, such hotels are for reminding you why coziness is so important. TV, mini bar, internet connectivity, direct-dial phone, individual temperature controls and such joys are meaningless when there's a lagoon under your balcony and it has ducks, and not too far from the lagoon is a swimming pool around which you can waddle. The environmentally friendly hotel in offers you complimentary breakfast and dinner at its restaurant – Patio, and rooms are plush spaces you never want to leave. Awaking to a drizzle, you see green mountains with white waterfalls, and another hotel in the distance, and when you're done with your morning dose of the misty view, it's time for a nap in the foamy bathtub.


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What will they learn? At the end of your course, students will be able to...
What is the course about?
It's a good, solid course. The material is presented well, and is relevant to how to organize projects. I would have liked to have seen a bit more substance in the assignments (only quizzes), but good information is presented nonetheless.
I have just finished this course and I took it in order to get a grasp on project management since I was a novice in the subject. The course fulfilled its purpose for me. I recommend if you want to get a basic knowledge on Project Management, this is your starting point.
I really enjoyed this course. I felt that the instructor explained project management, the management skill set, as well as the mindset of managing a large project in a clear, concise way. Definitely good for beginners in business, as well as people who are interested in a refresher of PM principles or better planning and control techniques in their work.


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Will The Real Abi Saunders Please Stand Up? by Sara Hantz
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance
Abi Saunders might be a kickboxing champion, but
when it comes to being the center of attention,
she'd rather take a roundhouse kick to the solar plexus any day. So when her trainer convinces her to audition to be the stunt double for hot teen starlet Tilly Watson, Abi is shocked—and a little freaked out—when she gets the job.
Being a stunt double is overwhelming, but once the wig and makeup are on, Abi feels like a different person. Tilly Watson, to be exact. And when Tilly's gorgeous boyfriend, Jon, mistakes Abi for the real star, Abi's completely smitten. In fact, she's so in love with her new life, it isn't long before she doesn't have time for her old one.
But when the cameras are turned off, will she discover running with the Hollywood A-list isn't quite the glamorous existence she thought it was?
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Abi wasn't a character that I found myself liking at all. That made it more of a task to trudge through the pages. She just repeatedly grated on my nerves. I don't feel like she evolved at all from the insecure girl that dominated the story and weighed it down. The other characters didn't hold much of an interest for me, either. I was bored with the entire lot.
I'll admit. The very first thing that got my interest about this book was the character's name; Abi. My cat is named Abi, and I have a soft spot for people who spell it that way. Then I saw what I thought was going to be a kick-ass main character. I just don't think that's what I got from this story.
**I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to Entangled Publishing and Sara Hantz.


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Reflecting on last year brought a mixture of both joyful remembrance and sad regret. The regrets were mostly on the homefront: regret for the hours I spent "minding" my kids instead of raising them, "tolerating" my husband instead of loving him. Sins of omission, rather than commission.
While reading and reflecting I was greatly encouraged by an excerpt from a letter by Catherine Booth to her husband (the founders of the Salvation Army). This is my prayer for the year ahead.
"If you will seek home, love home, be happy at home, I will spend my energies in trying to make it a more than ordinary one;
it shall, if my ability can do it, be a spot sunny and bright, pure and calm, refined and tender, a fit school in which to train immortal spirits for a holy and glorious heaven, a fit resting-place for a spirit pressed and anxious about public duties;
but oh, I know it is easy to talk, I feel how liable I am to fall short,
but it is well to purpose right,
to aim high,
to hope much;
yes, we will make home to each other the brightest spot on earth, we will be tender, thoughtful, loving and forbearing, will we not? Yes, we will!"


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Latest News
Pentagon to shift war crimes court from sunny Cuba to chilly Illinois
The White House said Tuesday it will move its war court from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois, but officials could not say how soon or at what cost, and acknowledged they'll need support from Congress to fully implement the transition.
Administration officials declined to estimate how many of the 210 detainees at Guantánamo would move to the Thomson Correctional Center, but White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said he "wouldn't get in the way of contradicting" an estimate by Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill, of about 100 detainees.
A letter to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and a presidential memorandum made official the federal government's intention to acquire the largely empty maximum-security facility about 150 miles from Chicago.
A senior White House official said in a background briefing that the 146-acre prison was the intended site for the latest version of the military commissions trials, meant for war on terror captives accused of committing war crimes. The official also said the administration intended to transfer any so-called indefinite detainees to the facility, which would require congressional action.
Many Illinois officials and congressional Democrats support the idea, but Republicans cited concerns for Americans' safety, and human rights advocates underscored opposition to indefinite detentions on or off U.S. soil. Others worried Obama is being rushed by the anti-war base.
The latest move comes after nearly a year of obstacles being thrown in the path of Obama's plans to close the controversial prison camps in southeast Cuba. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a military lawyer, agrees with closing Guantánamo "if done correctly," but suggested the latest development is more evidence that Obama's team "has lost its bearings in an effort to close Guantánamo as quickly as possible.
"The Administration has sent a confusing message to our troops on the battlefield who no longer know when civilian law enforcement rules or the laws of war might apply," Graham said.
But even advocates of Guantánamo's closure viewed the skeletal plan outlined Tuesday with skepticism. "If Thomson will be used to facilitate (detainees') lawful prosecution, then this is truly a positive step," said Joanne Mariner, counterterrorism director at Human Rights Watch. "But if the administration plans to hold the detainees indefinitely in the Thomson prison without charging them, President Obama will simply have moved Guantánamo to Illinois."
"It will pose no danger to the community," National Security Adviser James L. Jones said Tuesday, while Durbin vowed, "We will never forget 9/11."
On paper, officials said, the facility first opened in 2001 would be the nation's most secure.
The letter to Quinn said acquiring Thomson would allow the federal government to carry out the president's order to close the facility at Guantánamo, where terrorism detainees have been housed since 2002.
Reported abuses at Guantánamo during the Bush administration inflamed Islamic radicals and incurred disapproval from the international community. Obama ordered that the detention center at Guantánamo be emptied by Jan. 22, 2010 but has acknowledged the deadline can't be met. Of detainees still at Guantánamo, five have been designated for federal trial, with another 25 under consideration. The Pentagon's Chief War Crimes Prosecutor, Navy Capt. John F. Murphy, has said his staff is building military commissions or war crimes court cases for up to 55 of the 210 detainees now at Guantánamo.
And Murphy has made clear that his staff, which fly into the remote base for hearings and then return to suburban Washington D.C., can prosecute the trials anywhere on U.S. soil. The announcement appeared to quash any speculation that war crimes trials might be held on military bases around the United States.
Separately, officials said they would also use the portion of the Thomson prison used for Guantánamo detainees -- as opposed to federal prisoners -- for indefinite detainees, of whom there were nine approved by the federal courts through habeas corpus review, the yardstick a senior administration official said he would use.
Two senior administration officials, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity at the insistence of the White House, said current law would allow Guantánamo detainees awaiting military commission proceedings to be transferred to Thomson and would allow the facility to become the new site for those proceedings.
Guantánamo detainees awaiting prosecution through civilian courts would not go to Thomson but to the jurisdiction where they would be tried, such as alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four fellow accused, whom Attorney General Eric Holder have designated for trial in New York. Detainees to be sent to other countries would stay at Guantánamo until leaving the U.S., the officials said.
As for "indefinite detainees," whom the government likely could not prosecute but who are considered too much of a threat to national security to release, administration officials said they'd need Congress to change the law before they could be transferred to U.S. soil.
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Theresa May is expected to issue an appeal to the country to unite as she formally launches the process for the UK to leave the European Union. It has been nine months after the conflict-ridden Brexit referendum was launched last June. May will be officially triggering Article 50 in a letter that will be hand delivered in Brussels.
She also expected to make a statement to MPs in the Commons pledging to get the right deal for everyone in the UK, that will also include the EU nationals in the UK. The majority of Brexit-supporting Conservative MPs have started celebrating. The historic day of triggering of Article 50 will have a business-like theme.
Tory MPs have been discouraged from holding Article 50 parties. However, majority intend to defy the request by celebrating as soon as the PM has finished answering questions on her statement. The Whitehall is experiencing mixed emotions as moods of excitement and anticipation take toll. A senior government described the mood of triggering Article 50 by comparing it with Christmas Eve.
The letter invoking Article 50 will be personally delivered by Britain's EU ambassador Sir Tim Barrow to European Council president Donald Tusk.
Mrs. May briefed senior ministers at a Cabinet meeting. She will also highlight her ambitions for Brexit in the Commons.
The PM is expected to point out how she will negotiate and represent every person in the United Kingdom when she sits around the negotiating table months ahead. She will pledge that its her fierce determination to get the right deal for every single person the UK. The Brexit negotiations will now get under way and they could last two years.
Jeremy Corbyn, who is the Labour leader will be expected to respond to the PM's statement. He made a statement ahead of the major event saying that his party would hold the Government to account all the way.
He claimed that the conservatives want to use Brexit to turn the U.K into a low wage tax haven. The UKIP leader Paul Nuttall claimed his party would be the guard dogs of Brexit. Nuttall also promised to hold the government accountable and ensure that there's no regressing.
SOURCE: news.sky.com/story/pm-signs-article-50-letter-with-call-to-come-together-10816891


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EWI Albuquerque awards scholarships to UNM and CNM students each year. Applications for 2019 ASIST scholarships for CNM students are open NOW and must be received by March 22. ASIST scholarships are awarded at both the Chapter and Corporate level.
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For an independent label to survive twenty-five years in the volatile world of the music industry is an impressive feat. But Hi-Bias hasn't just survived, it has thrived. And that is an achievement worthy of serious celebration.
To commemorate the Label's 25 years it is releasing "Hi-Bias 25 Years – The Origin of House" collection which features 25 hand-picked label gems spanning the labels history all digitally remastered along with 2 exclusive new previously unreleased singles all showcasing the label's fusion of passion, commitment to quality and innovation which is sure to see Hi-Bias remain a vital and valuable force for many more years to come.
1 DJ's Rule – Get Into The Music (Serious Club Mix)
2 Red Light – Thankful [feat. David Gordon] (Raw Club Mix)
3 Nick Fiorucci – Beggin
4 Shauna Davis – Get Away (Stonebridge & Nick Nice Club Mix)
5 deadmau5 – Fifths
6 Luca Debonaire & Michael Fall – Go Deeper [feat. Jodie] (Luca Debonaire Club Mix)
7 Saint Tropez Caps – Liftin' Me Higher (Original Mix)
8 Joey Seminara & Danny Nagels Vs. MC Flipside – Just The Tip (Hatiras Vocal Mix)
9 Nick Fiorucci – The Night [ft. Kelly Malbasa] (Chriss Ortega Electro Club Mix)
10 Goldtrix – It's Love (Trippin') [feat. Andrea Brown] (Goldtrix Club)
11 The Uprising – You Can Wait (Swiss Club Mix)
12 Temperance – Hands Of Time (Classic 12″ Club Mix)
13 Rachel Starr – Till There Was You (John Creamer & Stephane K Club)
14 Block & Crown & Nick Fiorucci – Understand This Groove (2015 Rework)
15 DJ's Rule – That's It
16 The Ones – Flawless (Phunk Investigation Club)
17 Oval Emotion – Higher And Higher (Boomtang Boys Anthem Club)
18 Groove Sector – Love Attack (Contagious Club Mix)
19 Willow – Move On (Tellurian Club Mix)
20 Eyes Cream – Fly Away (Bye Bye) (Extended Yeeeeeah Mix)
21 Z-Formation – Sound Waves
22 Soup – New York – London – Paris – Chicago
23 Fellows – Rise Up
24 Dionne – Come Get My Lovin' (Bigshot Bonus Track)
25 Landlord – I Like It (Blow Out Dub) (Bigshot Bonus Track)
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The Lucky Few
June 10, 2010 by Gabe Zaldivar
Filed under Other Sports, SRG's Blog
It's Christmas in June. Soccer fans throughout the world are holding their breaths just a bit today, ready to exhale for an entire month. I am, for lack of a better term, excited. But if you have a better term please send it in. My symptoms include dry mouth, perspiration, and a complete inability to work.
The World Cup is March Madness in June. That is if March Madness were an international affair pitting the top athletes in their sport against each other every four years. So yes, World Cup is better than March Madness. That should say something to those nay sayers out there. Especially since I used to loathe futbol.
But now I am part of the lucky few. I am aligned with those in this country that can witness and marinate in the greater picture that is soccer. I was once befuddled by those that could sit around and watch a game that had no score for an hour and a half. Now I know the answer to that question is easy. You sit and watch. Once you do so, you will never look back.
My arguments were the same as yours. The scoring is too low. Well that's a very American thing to say. Sometimes the foreplay is just as tantalizing as the act itself. In soccer the build up of a potential goal is like an hour with a beautiful woman. Except if you're me, you are drinking beer and the room probably smells like carnitas. I am talking about the game watching not the being with a woman…but the same for that too. Either way the passing and movements in open space are like poetry. That is of course if poetry was awesome.
What else? Oh yeah the flopping. I can't help this. I hate it. You hate it. The players feel foolish doing it. Its a necessary evil that more people should just accept. Running around for ninety minutes is tiring. So if there are no timeouts in this sport, why not just fall down and say "Hold on a fucking second, I'm Super winded over here." I can deal with that. I think I might employ this tactic in my daily life, perhaps after reaching the top of a flight of stairs.
Then there is the possibility of a game going to kicks. This is another acceptance that one has to make for a game that already takes from every player all they can muster. When running for 90 minutes does not give us a winner, the players will run for thirty more. If they still have none they can either run for a little more and make a complete mess of the field or they can just kick the ball and call it a day. I hate that this happens, but really there is no other way.
But in the arbitrariness of the free kick is the justice of it all. Both teams get a coin flip. The rest is left up to fate. I like that idea. Let's let some magical mysticism decide the game. I guess. I'm sure I will still be pissed in the end. But here's to the journey. That is all soccer is after all.


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I got a poem writen for me by my poetic friend Seong Chun. Below is the masterpiece.
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Engineered to bring happiness to people around,
Name that travelled for friend another mile,
Not another guy that can be easily found.
Yesterday of 5th June you are still a stranger,
Only time has proven your sincerity,
Name that has a strong desire to be a winner,
Good luck my friend to produce work of splendid quality.
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Today, Samsung have officially launched his third Tizen based Samsung Z2 after Samsung Z1 and Z3. Samsung Z2 is the first 4G Tizen smartphone, at a special event held in New Delhi,India.
The Z2 is said to has been customised to offer unique value to the Indian consumers, which include key features such as Ultra Data Saving mode, S bike mode and the new My Money Transfer that will all make this an attractive offering.
The devices has a 4″ WVGA screen that is Powered by a 1.5GHz Quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, microSD capability (upto 128GB), dual SIM support, 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, VGA front camera, and a 1500mAh long-lasting battery.
Samsung Z2 will be priced at INR 4,590 and will be available for purchase in India from August 29, 2016. Consumers will have a choice of Gold, Black and Wine Red.


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The Industry Series at Theatre Calgary features guest speakers, panels, and special events for theatre artists and enthusiasts. What does the future of theatre look like in Calgary and abroad? What are the challenges? Who are the champions? Grab a drink, join your fellow artists, and be inspired by provocative and innovative dialogues. Then spend the evening networking and sharing ideas!
Admission is free and open to all.
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WHEN: Monday, November 20. Doors @ 7:00pm, Presentation @ 7:30pm.
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After spending their freshman year apart at their respective schools, Pat and Mike were reunited on Cape Cod for the summer of 2009. Pat worked as a tennis instructor, while Mike worked as a mate on a fishing boat. Together, the two came up with the idea of Sandy Drawers.
Both Pat and Mike love being outside, whether it is on the tennis court, in the water, or on the beach. Similarly, they enjoy looking good and feeling comfortable in fun, "feel-good" clothing.
We want you to share the same feelings as us. Therefore, we created Sandy Drawers to provide you with the same sensations! We want you to look your best wherever you may be. We hope you join us in this experience.
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Pat was never labeled a "fashionista" often grabbing whatever was clean in his hamper, but he has always enjoyed the simple pleasures of life and making everyone around him smile. His goal with Sandy Drawers was to do just that. Keep friends, family, and everyone around him in comfortable clothes smiling and living everyday like it was the weekend!
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Certainly a painting with lots to talk about, great to get the kids enjoying them tooReplyDelete
I would have laughed too... You have to wonder if some of artists were under the influence of something or other sometimes! :DReplyDelete
Its something you need to stare at for a while to figure it out. It's a strange one.ReplyDelete
Lol what a strange and funny piece of art this is.xxReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2015 at 4:34 PM
Interesting visual art! Funny indeed =) #MySundayPhotoReplyDelete
Interesting piece of artwork. I can see the attraction for children!ReplyDelete
That is an awesome piece of art, very coolReplyDelete
Thank you for linking up
This is a very odd piece of art work, what era is it from? I agree that this sort of thing makes sightseeing with kids a lot more fun.ReplyDelete
Oh no...I think those body-less cherubs would show up in my nightmares! haha.ReplyDelete
oh what an unusual piece of art, although i find the cherub birds a bit scary lookingReplyDelete
that is really bizarre. those weird bodiless cherubs look like magpies gone wrong:) and that odd beast with the tooth sticking out. a bit scary.ReplyDelete
hehehe! That made me smile...What an odd piece xReplyDelete
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Along with HA, he's a spirit general who protects BUDDHA.
HANG can send laser beams from his nostrils, so was conscripted by Heaven to serve as a minder. Why BUDDHA should need such protection in Heaven makes one wonder.
But the images of HA and HANG are also used to deter vandals from desecrating shrines, presumably for fear of nasal lasers. Nasers?


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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed his second ATP title of the year when he won the Marseille Open with a 7-5, 7-6 defeat of fellow Frenchman Michael Llodra in Sunday's final.
Fourth-seeded Tsonga, who won the South African Open two weeks ago, kept his cool under Llodra's pressure at the net to seal victory in one hour 43 minutes.
Tsonga, who now has four ATP titles under his belt, broke decisively in the 11th game to snatch the opening set.
The second set went with serve and world number 12 Tsonga took the resulting tiebreak 7-3, ending the match with his 11th ace on his first match-point.
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James Wan On Board First Of Six New 'Resident Evil' Films
Earlier today we learned of plans to reboot the popular (at least internationally) and long-running Resident Evil franchise, after six movies starring Milla Jojovich. What we didn't have were details, but now that's changing as Constantin Film has hired Aquaman director James Wan to produce the first movie.
The plan is for this new reboot to be the first of six films with an entirely new cast and creative makeup. Adding Wan to the mix is a smart move for a bunch of reasons, but let's start with the fact that he knows about long-running franchises and modern horror movies, having launched the Saw franchise along with The Conjuring (plus its multiple spinoffs) and Insidious. Not only that, but he's successfully branched out into other genres by directing Aquaman and the $1.5B-earning Furious 7.
Writing the first Resident Evil movie will be Greg Russo, best known for the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie which Wan is also producing. So things are moving rapidly on this and there may be news on a director and start date very soon. [Deadline]


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Yes, these newly minted college grads - at least the ones fortunate enough to score a gig – will now enter the working world. But that degree unfortunately is worth less: The average starting salary offer to Class of 2010 graduates is down 1.3 percent compared to the average posted last year at this time by the Class of 2009, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
NACE's Summer 2010 Salary Survey shows that the overall starting salary offer to Class of 2010 bachelor's degree graduates now stands at $48,661—down from an average of $49,307 posted last year at this time.
For all the kids just now starting college, and considering various majors, where are the money-making careers these days?
Engineering degrees account for four of the five most highly paid majors among the college Class of 2010. Specifically, petroleum engineers earned the highest starting salary offer—$74,799—followed by chemical engineers ($65,628).The only non-engineering degree to crack the top five was computer science, coming in at third with an average starting salary offer of $61,112.


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Kaoru Usukubo"Brightness falls from the air"
22nd October -19th November 2011
Gallery Hours: 11:00-19:00 Tuesday –Saturday
Closed on Sunday, Monday and Public holidays
Reception for the artist and the opening party: 22nd October2011 18:00-21:00
We are pleased to announce the opening of new gallery "taimatz" and to present the new paintings by Kaoru Usukubo.
"Brightness falls from the air"
How many layers of the virtual images should we pile up to reach the reality that we want to find out? Otherwise, is it possible to believe that sometimes a lie comes to true?
In the field of virtual images, the endless pursuit of imaging technique is getting more remarkable than before. It seems to suggest that how much we are eager to grasp a sense of reality through the visual means. Occasionally, the body of works of Kaoru Usukubo is referred to such an intention of more and more precise representation of the visible world, however it is her consideration that the realism in painting is rather to be related to the question about how the things are, from an existential point of view and that is just what she concern.
Kaoru Usukubo, born in 1981 in Japan, studied at Zokei University and the National University of Fine Arts and Music in Tokyo. She participated in "VOCA2010-The vision of contemporary art"(The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo ) in 2010,"Yokohama Triennale2011-Our magic hour" in 2011.
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CHILLIWACK, B.C.—Police say they now have the video card from a camera that may have recorded the horrific events that saw a woman plunge to her death after falling from a hang glider.
Hang glider pilot William Jon Orders has been held in custody after allegations that he swallowed the card.
At a court appearance earlier this week, police said X-rays showed the card was inside Orders, but today the RCMP confirmed they now have the card.
The victim was celebrating an anniversary with her boyfriend last Saturday with a hang-gliding excursion, but tumbled out of her harness only seconds after take off.
Witnesses said the young woman fell 300 metres to her death while her boyfriend watched.


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Wrong one - Moyes out! Man Utd fans' banner revealed as boss insists: I have support
MANCHESTER UNITED supporters have revealed the banner which is set to be flown over Old Trafford and it reads, "Wrong one - Moyes out".
Supporters on fans' forum Red Issue clubbed together £840 to fund the banner, plane and pilot to fly over Old Trafford ten minutes before the kick off against Villa on Saturday.
And now, the first pictures of the banner have emerged.
But David Moyes has remained defiant, "Everywhere I go I get great support from Manchester United supporters," He said.
"They are entitled to do that"David Moyes
"I was at a dinner last night for Darren Fletcher and there were Manchester United supporters who came up to me and said 'come on, keep going, we understand exactly the situation the club is in and team is in'.
"They were really supportive and every time I have been to Old Trafford they have been great.
"I am seeing a lot different from what a lot of people are saying but I understand that results matter."
When asked about the fly-by, Moyes said: "I have heard of it and what they are saying about it, but this is something which is a long journey here, this is only the start of the journey.
"People can do that. They are entitled to do that."
One forum member who helped stump-up cash to fund the project explained his reasons for doing so.
Neil Hutchings, 59, said: "Many United fans feel that Moyes is way out of his depth in terms of tactics and more importantly motivation.
"The situation is only going to get worse with the forthcoming Champions League tie against Bayern.
"The reigning league champions are currently seventh and the Everton team that he left are six points ahead of us with a game in hand. He has to go now."


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Club 20 talks about roads and coal
Club 20, which gathers leaders from 22 western counties to work for the interests of rural Coloradans, tackled infrastructural issues for a second day on Friday.
The conference hosted discussion groups and provided a space for committee meetings. A transportation committee meeting tackled possible ways to bring in more revenue to fix problems on rural highways and roads.
"We are in a grave situation as far as transportation funding," said Terri Binder, the transportation chairwoman for Club 20.
To realistically improve and maintain existing infrastructure the Colorado Department of Transportation would need to bring in about $250 million annually, the committee said.
Voters might not even be aware of how drastic the issue is, said Bonnie Peterson, executive director for Club 20. She said polls showed voters were more concerned with the legalization of marijuana than how Colorado could improve and maintain roads.
Peterson said this is especially pertinent to the Western Slope.
"Forty-six percent of road-related deaths are in rural Colorado," Peterson said. "What does that say for our visitors? What does that say for our industry?"
Also, if there were more transit options in small towns, people who are disabled or aging would have a means to stay in their communities. Fewer people would have to consider moving to metropolitan areas, said Elena Wilken, executive director for the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies.
"Transportation is the gateway to staying in your community," she said.
But to do that, Wilken said, transportation revenue needed to be boosted overall.
Two options the committee discussed were increasing the sales tax or the gas tax. The committee generally agreed the gas tax would be a hard one to sell to voters.
"We are seeing studies throughout the U.S. that show gas taxes are not acceptable," Peterson said.
An increased sales tax might work, said Phil Vaughn, business affairs chairman for Club 20.
"Transportation is good for everybody," Vaughn said. "I see a statewide impact and in a lot of ways I feel like it should come from the general fund."
The committee said they would do more polls regarding the gas tax and sales tax and passed a motion to endorse the idea of increasing revenue for transportation through a statewide measure.
Another conversation was about new restrictions on power plants and how that would affect Tri-State Generation and Transmission.
Rick Johnson, plant manager, presented on the different regulations Tri-State would need to comply with.
"When there aren't fires in the Western U.S. our skies are clean," Johnson said. "Craig Colorado, we got clean air. But not good enough (for new state regulations.)"
He suggested some of this pressure could be to give solar and wind power more footing economically.
"Are they really trying to improve the environment or are they trying to shut down coal?" Johnson said. "Wind is around now because of subsidies. If you're going to make a market you have to get rid of the competition."
Johnson said that they'd need to build about 80 square miles of solar panels to match the wattage that comes from Craig's Tri-State plant, and that even renewable energy needs gas or coal as a back-up since wind and solar can be compromised by unpredictable weather. And, he said the plant was already clean-burning so new regulations were superfluous.
"We're going to spend $300 million and not going to see a darn difference," Johnson said. "We have good coal in Northwest Colorado."
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As the United States honors the many individuals who have made the ultimate sacrifice this Memorial Day, multiple ceremonies in Moffat County will pay tribute as part of the holiday.


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The Rising Tide of Corn
Friday, June 15, 2007
The nation's unquenchable thirst for gasoline -- and finding an alternative to what's been called our addiction to oil -- has produced an unintended consequence: The cost of the foods that fuel our bodies has jumped.
Beef prices are up. So are the costs of milk, cereal, eggs, chicken and pork.
And corn is getting the blame. President Bush's call for the nation to cure its addiction to oil stoked a growing demand for ethanol, which is mostly made from corn. Greater demand for corn has inflated prices from a historically stable $2 per bushel to about $4.
That means cattle ranchers have to pay more for animal feed that contains corn. Those costs are reflected in cattle prices, which have gone from about $82.50 per 100 pounds a year ago to $91.15 today.
The corn price increases flow like gravy down the food chain, to grocery stores and menus. The cost of rounded cubed steak at local Harris Teeters is up from $4.59 last year to $5.29 this year, according to TheGroceryGame.com, which tracks prices. The Palm restaurant chain recently raised prices as much as $2 for a New York strip. And so on.
"Anybody that knows anything about the marketing of corn knows that when you raise the price of corn you are going to create problems in all of the markets that use corn," said Ronald W. Cotterill, director of the Food Marketing Policy Center at the University of Connecticut.
The increases have not gone unnoticed by John and Irene Lobuts, retired teachers who live in Rockville and were finishing up their weekly visit to Giant yesterday. John noted that while gas price increases have been obvious, "food is right behind it." His wife quickly offered the observation that "milk is going crazy."
Though the increases may seem hard to swallow, Americans have been relatively fortunate when it comes to food prices, spending only about 10 percent of disposable personal income on food. That expense was more than 20 percent in 1951, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
But now some economists and analysts say the corn price increase could combine with other factors -- poor weather and soaring energy costs -- to unsettle the food industry, since corn products are used not just to feed animals but also in high-fructose corn syrup, the sweetener of choice for such products as soft drinks and cookies.
Hershey, the chocolate maker, recently lowered earnings projections because of higher milk costs. So did Dean Foods, a major milk processor. General Mills and Kellogg's have bumped up cereal prices. Marriott International, which typically sees price increases of 2 to 3 percent a year for its purchases of protein items, now expects that to at least reach 6 percent next year and perhaps go as high as 8 percent. The company buys 10 million tons of beef a year.
"It's a risk we are really paying attention to now," said Brad Nelson, Marriott's corporate chef, though the company is not increasing prices in its restaurants.
The heightened demand for corn has decreased the supply of other grains, including soybeans, because farmers are shifting fields to make room for corn. Soybeans are a key ingredient in trans-fat-free cooking oils now in high demand as cities and counties ban fatty oils in restaurants and bakeries. New York was the first city to do so, and other municipalities have followed, including Montgomery County. Now Sysco, a Houston food company that is a major supplier of trans-fat-free oils, says it is seeing pricing pressure on the product.


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Press Releases
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- Garden City-based "Teen Project" and Charlie's Champions Foundation Team up to Deliver Gift Cards to Teenagers at Winthrop
- Date
- March 20, 2017
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Mineola, NY – For the third year in a row, young members of the Garden City community delivered gift cards to teen patients at Winthrop-University Hospital, brightening their holidays and providing cheer that will last the Hospital year-round. This year, Steven and Matthew Spirakis, with help from another local organization, Charlie's Champions Foundation, raised more than $8,000 in gift card donations to the Child Life Program at Winthrop and Winthrop's Cancer Center for Kids (CCFK).(L.-R): Ashley Carlo, Manager of Winthrop's Cancer Center for Kids; TJ and Charlie Schmitt of Charlie's Champions; Steven and Matthew Spirakis of Teen Project; and Nicole Almeida, MS, CCLS, Director of the Child Life Program at Winthrop. The Schmitts and Spirakises teamed up to collect gift cards for teen patients at Winthrop-University Hospital.
"The efforts of the Spirakis brothers, Charlie's Champions Foundation, and all those who supported them in their generosity towards our teenage patients, are beyond appreciated. Brightening the days of our patients come in many forms, and the thought and passion behind their drive to help is deeply appreciated," said Nicole Almeida, MS, CCLS, Director of the Child Life Program at Winthrop.
The Spirakis brothers founded "Teen Project," which has an ongoing mission to empower teens to give back and help others by participating in community service activities. When the boys heard that teenagers who had to be hospitalized at Winthrop over the holidays could use some extra cheer, they immediately got to work.
The Spirakis family has had a long relationship with Winthrop, particularly through their efforts in planning the Hospital's annual Swimathon, which benefits pediatric patients.
"In talking with Winthrop's Child Life staff, we heard that the bulk of donations the Hospital receives, like toys, are geared toward younger patients. We saw an opportunity to help teen patients' holidays be a little brighter, too," said Beth Spirakis, on behalf of her sons.
This year, Teen Project partnered with Charlie's Champions Foundation to collect their largest donation to date. They were pleased to deliver these cards to Winthrop's Child Life Program and the CCFK, which will rely on these donations year-round to help brighten the days of teen patients in the Hospital. The gift cards range from iTunes, to Dunkin Donuts, and many other popular stores.
"We were thrilled to partner up with 'Teen Project,'" said Tara Schmitt, who founded Charlie's Champions with her husband, John, in honor of their son, Charlie, who is a cancer survivor who was treated at the CCFK. "Everyone put a lot of thought into which gift cards the kids would enjoy the most, and it was all about finding ways to brighten their days."
"Teens don't choose to stay in the Hospital," said Matthew Spirakis. "Providing gift cards is a way to make them feel special."
"We were excited to team up with Charlie's Champions Foundation and combine efforts to reach teens," added Steven Spirakis.
"I remember being a patient at the CCFK, and I loved the treats I would come home with over the holidays. The gift cards were like gold," added Charlie Schmitt. "It made you forget about the hours spent undergoing treatment. Teen Project takes their options to a whole new level, which is pretty cool!"
The campaign began in November of 2016, and the boys reached out to fellow students and teammates at the Garden City High School, the National Junior Honor Society students at the Garden City Middle School, as well as students at Candlewood Middle School in Dix Hills. The gift cards were delivered just in time for the holidays.
Winthrop's Child Life Program is dedicated to helping children understand and cope with the hospital experience. Certified Child Life Specialists utilize therapeutic play, arts and crafts, entertainment and other diversions to ensure that the hospital experience is as stress-free as possible for children and their families. A vital program across the full spectrum of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services at Winthrop, Child Life is supported in its entirety by philanthropic contributions. For more information about the Child Life Program at Winthrop, visit www.winthrop.org or call 1-866-WINTHROP.