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There are some deviant minds in the product development and marketing suites at Mattel's Barbie™ division.
What can I possibly say about the "Fetish" Barbie scheduled to spank – uh, hit – store shelves this autumn? Only that it's about time. And I have to have one. There's a whole cadre of people who have never liked the anatomically impossible doll's squeaky-clean image; some of us even suspected there was a kinky woman inside. Now she's becoming the straight man's/lesbian version of Tom's of Finland; the one-time ideal of feminine perfection is all but wielding a whip. Oh right. She already did that dressed as Catwoman Barbie .
You had to know this was coming. First she dumped that white-bread Ken. Then Mattel began the Barbie Double Entendre Series (disclaimer: there is no such line) with the Barbie Hot Tub Bus Vehicle Playset , which sounds an awful lot like those stripper limos that drive around, hmm?
Black Canary Barbie will be unleashed in September, no doubt spawning a whole new generation of fetishists. The back-of-box copy reads:
"Black Canary is dressed in her black motorcycle jacket, fishnet stockings, black gloves, and boots. This is truly one hot chick!"
Dude, she's plastic. And 11.5" tall. And if she were a real woman, she'd be 7'2" and her boobs would be so huge she'd… topple… over… Ohh.
(Point of fact: DC Comics' Black Canary has way bigger boobs. She's athletic, curvy and sexy, and she looks like a real woman. Except she's sci-fi. And drawn in ink.)
Mattel has no problem making their signature doll look like she enjoys tying up men and whipping them, as long as it's clear she's playing an actress who played a woman whose superpower is, uh, a high-pitched scream. They want to make sure parents understand she is in no way actually participating in such activities, making doubly sure the icon was two degrees from being mistaken for Dominatrix Barbie.
I have to say, a lot of people have been waiting for this day, simply because they – okay, we – disliked Barbie's purity and wanted to see her be, well, dirty.
The Weirdest Barbie Ever
Barbie doesn't look all that out of place in black leather and fishnets, unlike the oddity Mattel is still trying to live down: "Pooper Scooper" Barbie. (Buy here) That was the most incongruous of all the incarnations. I would've sworn she was a cat woman.
"Pooper Scooper" Barbie will have competition for the Weirdest Barbie come October. Mattel will release – or maybe sic the birds on – America's trademark doll with "Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds Barbie™".
The press release form includes copy from the back of the package:
"As you can see, the doll is being assaulted by a trio of angry avian attackers, making this one of very few products to be both awesome and classy."
"Assaulted," "awesome" and "classy" in the same sentence? That's worth the $44.99 alone. But wait! There's more! Mattel also touts that the doll has "real fake birds!" and "high-quality head looks scared and has awesome hair!" and asks the question on everyone's lips (not): "Will these plastic birds damage her delightful handbag or her carefully styled hair?"
Somewhere poor Hitch is watching his own horror movie unfold.
I love reading your comments (well, most of them). Are you going to join me in collecting bizarre Barbies now? What's your fantasy Barbie? What would you create as her next outfit, character or situation?
UPDATE: Black Canary is now available.Sarah Chauncey
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by Anonymous
If I could afford it I would probably want one.
by Anonymous
I would NOT want to buy that!
by Michelle
I love the pooper scooper barbie...next we can have the baby diaper changing barbie. :)
by Anonymous
Black Canary Barbie? She looks like Biker Bitch Barbie.
by Anonymous
I bought the poop-scooping Barbie for my daughter. The little magnetic brown pellets that come with the doll double as food & doody. It's quite amazing.
by Steve Levenstein
What does poor, boring Ken think of Barbie's new look? Perhaps he's considering a makeover of his own...
by Anonymous
...a few years ago. Besides, everyone knew Ken was gay.
by Anonymous
Village People Ken....
by Anonymous
Misogynistic and sexist trash.
by Anonymous
I am so 100% buying The Birds Barbie. I'm as serious as avian flu. Thanks for the notice on that, Sarah.
by Anonymous
Its about time people got a real life and used their energy to make a difference in matters that affect peoples lives. The balck canary barbie is funny and a pleasant diversion. She made me smile! I have seen Brittany wear a lot worse! And by the by they have already done a biker Ken he's my Billy dolls best guy. LOL
by Anonymous
Black canary doll was intended for collectors of Barbie meaning its not meant to be a toy. but overall, if parents buy this for their children, its kind of their fault if anything bad happens, not mattel's fault because it wasnt made for children to be playing around with.
heh, and swimwear shows more body than Black Canary's outfit.
by Anonymous
She is soooo cool! I've never had a Barbie in 43 years, but I want this one.
by Anonymous
I sooo want the Black Canary Barbie, I have the Batgirl one, they need to make a Huntress one and I'll have the Birds of Prey!
by Anonymous
I think a lot of complainers need to know that Black Canary has been around longer than Barbie....since 1947 really.
But what we forgot is Ninja Barbie...I mean- Elektra Barbie released in 2005 with sais.
by Anonymous
Have You Ever Checked Out the Collector Barbies?
They have Barbies from the Addams family to Mary Poppins. If this is scary, you should see "Cabaret Barbie".
As already said, this is not meant for children: Barbies have become a thriving business for adult collectors. Any parent that buys their 8 year old this doll is just asking for years of therapy, drug habits, and midnight calls for bail money. It doesn't take a brain surgeon (or a religious group) to know that this isn't meant for kids. That doesn't mean it needs to be boycotted or removed from shelves; more people just need to think before buying.
by Anonymous
i wish i had that one =]]]]]
by Anonymous
I plan on buying on buying both the Birds Barbie and the Black Canary. For anyone to think teh Black Canary is 'fetish' S & M designed is ridiculous. The superhero was dressed this way in the cmic books, thus Mattel dressed her in authentic costume
by Anonymous
by Anonymous
It's actually supposed to BE Black Canary not Barbie as ... .
DC and Mattel have a partnership with the license of DC products, and so along with the the six inch and four inch action figures, there are the collector's dolls which fall under the "Barbie's Famous Friends" title.
They're for adult collectors and not for children, and aside from being fun, they're a cheaper alternative for those who can't afford the Tonner Collector Figures.
There has also been Batgirl, Supergirl, and now Black Canary, and Wonder Woman will be released also. [Of note, Wonder Woman's "double W" (her symbol) will be the first doll of her's to have it as armor and not just a sticker or stiched on appearance; it will also be chrome-like metallic, and not just a gold paint, also a first in general.]
As for the movie "Catwoman," I can understand that might have been a bit of a question mark for "concerned" parents, (there was, after all, a lot of marketing for kids with the movie) but the apparent uproar this doll has caused is not justified. Black Canary has been around longer than most of these parents for one thing, and again, it's not for children anyway. Even if a kid does play with it, they're not going to think anything sexual. If they do, they've probably been exposed to a lot worse.
So I don't think this as a "weird Barbie," nor do I think that should be cast for "The Birds" either. If you class "Barbie" as a type of doll and not the character herself, it may seem a bit odd, and rather random, but considering there is the Barbie Medusa out right now, it doesn't seem to strange at all.
Furthermore, with this kind of selection out there, it can only make Mattel even more money of the line for there's a lot more straight males collectors , whether of the super hero or the Hitchcock film, or just in general, out there buying their wares simply because it's NOT just for little girls, but a cool piece of plastic that one can showcase or add to a collection.
After all, if this much discussion can be on one Barbie doll online, I'm sure it can prove just as word worthy on a mantle piece at home! :P


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Using HitchHiker – Building a Matte/Shadow material utility
This post is to show how you can use Hitchhiker to develop maxscript tools in super quick time. Any auto thumbnailer is going to have about a million uses in production in my humble opinion, as most of the development time on a utility is spend building the UI functionality. Whilst on the subject of dotnet controls, I would like to draw attention to another dotnet thumbnail control out there, written by TD Jason Labbe. It's got a few things that Hitchhiker doesn't have like multi select, so might be useful if Hitchhiker hasn't quite got the functionality you need. Nice job Jason! You can read about it here
The Problem
On our last production, we had to consolidate a lot of complex sets into background renders as we were on tight deadlines. Often, the shot would need some form of contact shadow as well as masking so the obvious choice was to use the mental ray matte material. Depending on the type of shot, HD render times could be cut from 10 minutes per frame to around 45 seconds, with no perceptible loss of detail or quality.
The Solution
I wrote a utility that allowed the user to browse for the rendered backgrounds and quickly set the material up as a matte material, ready to be assigned to the background objects and rendered.
This utility is a good example of what you can use HitchHiker for. The browsing window allows you to pick the map that you want, and with the new cache mode property on the latest hitchhiker, is very fast. The greatest thing was that I wrote this entire script on my train ride home one day. This was exactly why I wrote HitchHiker, a plug and play solution to speed up my deployment of production scripts.
The material setup is simple, matte/shadow.reflection (mi) shader is made with an Environment/Background Map (mi) shader. The texturemap is then set to screen and the blur taken down. You have to option to include the alpha so that you can use the render for composition. While the script itself is simple, it's an example of how you can speed up a common bottleneck with very small programming outlay. Suffice to say, it checks that Mental Ray is the production renderer, as the materials are only compatible with that, but if you wanted to adjust it for use with an alternative material setup, it would be very easy. There is a method called :
CreateMatteShader <texmap> <slotnumber>
This could be changed to whatever you liked.
There is another assembly that is included with this script too, called ImageBot. It is an extended picturebox that allows you to zoom in on an area by dragging a marquee with the the right mouse button. This could also be used in other scripts, for example a rendered frame buffer.
How to use the script
Make a copy of your scene and render all static elements and save the rendered background file. Start MonsterMatte and use HitchHiker to navigate to the rendered file and select it. Press 'Create Shader'. The matte material will be created and added to the designated material slot.
Apply the material to anything in the scene that isn't animated and render – watch how fast it goes!
To install, just download the script below and copy the folders to the root of your max installation. You'll see the macroscript listed under the 'LoneRobot' category and is called MonsterMatte. It's not really a monster tool, but unfortunately when I was writing this article that monster mash song kept going round my head, damn pesky irritating brain.
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What I liked most about this story was how it seemed to have a natural pace. It wasn't rushed, which made it for a more believable love story. Though I did wish, as I did in Big Sky Country, that Hutch and Kendra had gotten together sooner, I guess it wouldn't have had the same effect had it happened.
Another aspect I enjoyed was all the kids in this book, from newborns to preschoolers, to teens, they all brought out sides in these characters that revealed so much about them. I love the sense of family between all them.
Big Sky Mountain was a bit of an emotional book, more so than the first one. And it started out with one of the most entertaining wedding scenes I've yet to read. I could see it all so clearly in my head, which made it so enjoyable.
Hutch and Kendra have great chemistry together, but I think that has to do more with the fact that Hutch Carmody exudes charm. I didn't much like him in the first book, as he's painting in a bit of a negative light, but I completely fell in love with him from the first page.
Hutch and Kendra's friends, Boone and Tara, are the ones to watch next. They have that whole "I really don't like you, but I'm somehow really intrigued by you" thing going on. We see a little more into Boone's life in this book and it's all a bit sad, so I'm hoping he gets a happy ending soon. Tara is still a complete mystery and I'm dying to know her story. I'm really enjoying this series a lot overall, and am looking forward to reading Big Sky River the moment it is out.
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Big Sky Mountain by Linda Lael Miller
Series: Parable Montana #2
Published by HQN
Pub Date: July 31st 2012
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback | Source: Publisher
Genres: Adult, Romance, Western
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With his rugged good looks, vast wealth and family name, hell-raiser Hutch Carmody is still the golden boy of Parable, Montana. But he's done some growing up—making peace with his illegitimate half brother and inheriting half of Whisper Creek Ranch, which should have been all his. These days, Hutch knows there are some things money can't buy: like the heart of loving, ladylike divorcée Kendra Shepherd.
Kendra's quiet mansion reminds her of what she wants most—a devoted husband and the pitter-patter of little feet. She can't get Hutch Carmody out of her mind. But a rough-and-tumble cowboy like Hutch, coming home for family dinner? Seems crazy! Then again, crazier dreams have become reality under the vast Montana sky.
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When brainstorming your next storyline, do you know whether it will be a trilogy or a stand-alone book? Can you discuss the differences between writing a trilogy or a stand-alone?
I usually think in terms of a series—there are actually six books in the Parable/Big Sky group. I've tried many times to write a stand-alone book—I meant "The Man from Stone Creek" to be one—but I seem to be wired for trilogies. J Some engaging secondary character always appears, with a story to be told, and the next thing I know, I'm off and running. Some of my early books—"Fletcher's Woman" and "Willow" come to mind—were intended as single stories and stayed that way, but the series thing goes back a long way. My first series was the Corbin books—there were brothers, and an interesting sister, too. So the first book turned into four. It's organic with me—I guess I just think in terms of big, sweeping stories with casts of thousands!
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Salsa de Aguacate: Avocado Sauce
To make this avocado sauce I followed the recipe in Memories of a Cuban Kitchen by Urrutia Randelman. The recipe call for 2 ripe avocados, but as it turns out, I only had one that was ripe enough; nevertheless, these are the proportions.
2 large, ripe avocados
juice of 1 lime
1/2 cup chopped pimento-stuffed green olives
1 tbsp Spanish capers, drained
6 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper
In a non reactive bowl, mash the avocados to a paste. All the ramaining ingredients and blend well. Place on avocado pit in the sauce to keep it from darkening and refrigerate until ready to serve as a dip.
Pretty simple.
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God, that sounds and looks great! And to think I never had that in Cuba; but again, thinking back, I grew up in Cuba at time when at least half the Cuban traditional pantry was missing in action from the stores due to the Communist rationing. Olives and capers were back then rarer than diamonds. I remember my father would sometimes find them in the restaurants where he knew "people" (these restaurants were mostly in hotels catering to technicians and functionaries from the old Communist Bloc countries) at exorbitant black market prices and then we would celebrate by making a Picadillo Criollo (Cuban style ground beef) with papitas fritas (cubed french fries) and pasitas (raisins), the way it is supposed to be, and not plain like most Cubans make it even in Miami. When you mix olives, capers and diced roasted pimento peppers in brine, it is called Alcaparrado and it flavors and wakes up anything you add it to. You can't have picadillo, fricasé de pollo, arroz con pollo or carne con papas without it. Anyway, when I find some decent looking and tasting avocados, I will make this "delicacy" I never had the opportunity to taste. Keep it up! Hugs.ReplyDelete


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Brooks_Victoria Saddle Bag
A handbag with roots in the bicycle saddle
Hermes & Brooks
The Brooks, Victoria Saddle Handbag project was originally designed for the Prix Emile Hermes competition and then later acquired from us by Brooks. It is now produced by Brooks and functions as a handbag only.
Connecting accoutrements
The project started out by thinking around bicycle bags, and questioning if the bicycle bag could become a more integrated part of the bicycle?
From looking at traditional leather saddle bags and their placement behind the saddle we played with physically connecting both the bag and the leather saddle to make something new. What evolved was a leather saddle cover with integrated saddle bag that could all be removed and then fold together to become a handbag away from the bicycle. A fun, smart and stylish thing.
Creating character
Our aim was for the bag to communicate its bag look while mounted on the bicycle seat. One key detail that helped to achieve this is the continuous unbroken single piece of leather connecting bag lid and saddle. We also made the handle strap for the bag a prominent detail, you can clearly recognise it as a handbag handle while on the saddle.
When removed and taken away from the bicycle it transforms by folding into a clutch sized handbag with the female cyclist in mind. The handbag has the form of a bicycle saddle creating unique character, and communicating a cycling story away from the bicycle.
Quality and care
With the initial idea that the bag and saddle cover parts were to be made from a high quality leather and hand stitched by the Hermes brand we wanted it to be something that could be both protected from the natural elements and possible theft. By allowing the leather part to be fully removed leaving only a skeleton saddle base a protected premium solution was achieved.
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Four months after their joyous wedding in Scotland, Andy Murray and his bride Kim Sears are expecting their first child. His agent confirmed the ace news after her 12-week ultrasound. The new addition to Team Murray is thought to be due in next February.
Just days after the ceremony in Scotland, his mother Judy spoke of her longing for them to start a family.
"I'm really looking forward to being a granny," she told Closer magazine. "I've always wanted to have grandchildren, but I had to be patient and let them get married first."
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Andy and Kim have been together for 10 years so marriage and children seemed like the next step. Even so the former Wimbledon champion has been floating across the courts ever since tying the knot.
On winning the final of the Madrid open against Rafael Nadal, the sportsman delighted the crowds by writing: "Marriage works" on the lens of the camera capturing the match. It works so well that the tennis star also reached the semi-finals of the French Open and Wimbledon, where he was beaten by father-of-4 Roger Federer, who has 2 sets of twins.
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Banks don't even enjoy art…they just look at the price tag…like a Monet, Turner or DaVinci…they know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
I recently had a revelation: I now understand the significance of starving children holding out tiny hands for food and the shiny brass plaques on the door of a bank.
They don't need handouts…all the uninformed line up to deposit money in their coffers…the banks turn around and invest this money, make a killing in interest, then charge you whenever you need to withdraw enough to buy food to live. A capitalist might think that's a normal attitude, but a realist understands it's the same way rich people have been sticking it to the underdog since the days of Babylon and the building of the Egyptian pyramids. The shivering, starving, and huddling masses have the upper classes walking all over them, getting them to wash their cars, and then not even paying them enough to get a drink of water. Bottled water is not cheap…next time I blow a buck on a bottle of water, I'll make sure it's a Perrier.
I don't like getting walked on, but I have so many footprints on my bad back I look like the path to a beer stand on the fourth of July. I can't afford a bank account…they don't pay interest, and they have fees for every transaction I'd ever make, so it's basically cheaper just to keep the money under my mattress. Cash only…sorry, no cheques. No wonder the ruling classes are trying to institute a cash-less society…if your money is in the hands of a greedy bank, you don't have as much as your little booklet states you have…even if you close your account, they charge you for that…it's easier to withdraw all your money, then never use the account again. Unfortuntely, that will work in reverse…they automatically withdraw monthly expenses, and if you have nothing, it shows up as a negative amount…after a few years, they'll come knocking, demanding what you now owe them…and you don't have to do a single darn thing.
No one ever said life is fair…it's nasty, brutal and short…Edmund Burke made that comment a long time ago, and it's as true today as it was then. It seems the moral of all this is you should stick it to your neighbour before he gets a chance to stick it to you. Never trust anyone with a smile and an Italian suit…and, stay away from banks with shiny brass plaques on their doors…those brass standards are a domineering, commercial group of investors…investors that need your money to make them more money, and you won't see dime one of it…but you will see them taking dimes a plenty for the priviledge of letting them use your money to make them more money. Life always goes around and what goes around doesn't always come back…it ends up in the luxuriant pockets of those bankers that always smile when you make a nice deposit. Need a loan? We can help…you'll pay it off for the rest of your life, but we'll lend you a few bucks…banks were created by someone with lots of money, and they will continue as long as money is a class symbol, and turns life into a endless fight to get your fair share…an oxymoron, as your share is never fair. Too bad, so sorry…we're closed…use our credit card…only 15% for each transaction.
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BEIRUT — Syrian government forces seized control of a key neighborhood of Homs on Monday, activists and state media said, delivering a blow to besieged opposition fighters in the city once dubbed "the capital of the revolution."
Rebels had retreated from about 95 percent of the Khaldiyeh neighborhood by midday Monday after a morning air raid that was followed by bombardment with surface-to-surface missiles and mortar shells, activists said. Syrian state television went further and said government forces had "restored security and stability" to the area.
The fall of the neighborhood, which had been in rebel hands for more than a year, marks a strategic loss for the opposition, slicing in two the remaining rebel-controlled territory in the city. It also builds on a steady string of government gains in central and southern Syria, where the tide seems to have turned in favor of President Bashar al-Assad's forces, bolstered by militants from Iran and Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement.
Government troops made inroads into Khaldiyeh over the weekend. They took the 13th-century Khalid ibn al-Walid mosque on Saturday, and its shrine was severely damaged in the fighting.
The operation has taken a devastating toll, leveling large areas of Khaldiyeh. Photographs of government forces moving into the neighborhood showed the level of destruction as soldiers picked their way through battered streets piled with rubble. An aerial image distributed Monday by activists, who said it was taken by a downed surveillance aircraft, showed flattened buildings and deserted streets in Khaldiyeh.
Standing in the wreckage, a reporter for the pro-Assad Iranian television channel al-Alam interviewed soldiers about their advance against rebel fighters. "Our will is strong, and we are determined to chase them to the end of the world," one said.
The government launched an offensive a month ago to squeeze out pockets of resistance in Homs, after troops seized the nearby border town of Qusair, cutting rebel supply lines to the central city that has been a bastion of opposition to Assad's rule. In addition to the symbolic significance, controlling Homs would help the government secure a clean sweep of territory from the coastal ports of Latakia and Tartus to the capital, Damascus.
Some clashes continued Monday on Khaldiyeh's eastern edge, near Qahira Street, but the neighborhood had essentially fallen, said Abu Rami al-Homsi, a spokesman for the Syrian Revolution General Command activist network in Homs.
With access cut from the rebel-held Old City to opposition strongholds in Qusour and Juret al-Shayah, he said, it is only a matter of time before the other neighborhoods fall.
"There have been no reinforcements for us to break this siege; there are no weapons to change the way of the battle," Homsi said from Qusour, the sound of automatic gunfire crackling in the background. "I think we might resist weeks or maybe a month, but not long. There's no balance between the two sides."
Abu Jaafar Safsafa, another Homs-based activist, said the army had taken control of the entire neighborhood by Monday afternoon. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that the majority of Khaldiyeh was in government hands but that sporadic clashes continued Monday.
After inching forward Sunday, the main Western-backed opposition group slammed the army's "hollow gains," which it said were made after the area was "pulverized."
"Such a tactical withdrawal by FSA fighters is not indicative of Assad's ability to maintain control over the area," the Syrian Opposition Coalition said in a statement, referring to the rebel Free Syrian Army. "The Assad regime is attempting to lift the low morale of its militias by propagandizing and exaggerating its hollow victory in Homs. However, Assad holds only temporary control, until the FSA are ready to retake the area."
But on the ground, activists were less optimistic.
"A lot of members of the Free Syrian Army have been wounded now," Homsi said. "Some of them are martyred; some are handicapped. There is a shortage of fighters and very little ammunition. We are very worried."
Ahmed Ramadan in Beirut contributed to this report.


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So...about that hurricane.... It's been a hectic time. Excessive rain is always a struggle on Muddy Farm because I have heavy soil, and we've had a lot of rain. I'm guessing I lost 70 percent of my crops from both the hurricane and the record rains that followed a week or so later. However, I've replanted some things, and I'm scrapping around as best I can.
I was not hit nearly as hard as my friend on the other side of the mountains--Evolutionary Organics Farm, in New Paltz. Below is a link to a fundraiser that Kira Kinney created for her farm. If anyone can help her out or spread the word to other interested people, I would be incredibly grateful. I can't tell you how many reasons why Muddy Farm wouldn't exist if it wasn't for Evolutionary Organics Farm. First of all, I learned how to grow vegetables from Kira. My greenhouse was also a gift from her. All in all, Kira is profoundly generous with her resources and farming expertise and as far as I'm concerned, a gift to her is a gift to all of the small organic farmers in the Hudson Valley who look to her and her farm as a pillar of the community.
Thank you. Here's the link: http://www.myregistry.com/visitors/GiftList.aspx?param=1&sid=176AE4CE-664C-4B4C-AA90-991C273D5C5E
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Hey Dave - I've been thinking about how you were faring with the recent bad weather conditions. Sorry to hear Muddy Farm was hit hard and that Kira was even harder hit. I hope people rally to help her out. Aside from your losses I hope things are going well for you! Sending positive energy your way...
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All of us want to have cheap car insurance. Car insurance is already mandatory in many states and this may seem like a hassle for most drivers. What they do not understand is that insurance is something that a person needs as a security against whatever accidents that may happen to them. Insurance protects you and the people around.
When you go to an insurance company and ask for an insurance quote, they will probably ask you to give them a bit of information first. They will ask you for personal information and also a record of your history. This is for them to assess you on how much risk you will be to the company. They will use this information to either approve or reject your request for insurance. If they approve your request, they will determine how much you will pay based on the risks that you might pose.
One of the things insurance companies look at is your credit scores and your credit reports. These two are a history of your financial status. It includes many things that will determine how good you are at managing your finances and what your behavior is regarding paying your debts. The better your credit scores and credit reports are, the better the deals that the insurance company will give you. It also works the same way the other way around since the negative comments in these two assessment documents will make it more difficult for you to get insurance. If you do get insurance despite the negative comments, the company might give you deals that will provide the company with much more security.
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We are very excited to offer our seaplane flights in New York. The scheduled service has rapidly expanded and our charter service has become very popular with executives and visitors to New York and the surrounding areas.
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Florida based airline Tropic Ocean Airways will announce the return of their New York seaplane service at the New York Travel Show on 8-10 January 2016. This successful service, now in its fourth consecutive summer season, has become increasing popular with commuters and visitors looking for an alternative luxury travel experience in and around New York.
Tropic Ocean Airways scheduled weekend service will operate out of New York City Seaplane Base located on the East River between 23rd and 25th Streets on FDR Dr to destinations including East Hampton, Montauk, and Block Island. Commencing May 2016, the quick and reliable service will be operated by the Cessna Caravan EX Seaplane, the fastest aircraft of its category. The EX features leather executive style seating and air-conditioned cabin. Tropic Ocean Airways will also be offering charter options during the summer throughout New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
CEO and founder of Tropic Ocean Airways, Rob Ceravolo, commented "We are very excited to offer our seaplane flights in New York. The scheduled service has rapidly expanded over the short time that it has been operating and our charter service has become very popular with executives and visitors to New York and the surrounding area."
The New York Times Travel Show will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Center NYC and provides a perfect venue for Tropic Ocean Airways to showcase their New York seaplane service. With over 500 exhibitors, the show provides visitors with valuable travel tips and information on domestic and international travel, luxury destinations and popular hot spots.
In addition to the popular New York scheduled and chartered service, Tropic Ocean Airways continues its successful operations from its home base in Fort Lauderdale. With a fleet of wheeled and amphibious aircraft, Tropic Ocean Airways provides luxury scheduled and private charter flights, cargo flights and yacht provisioning services throughout Florida and the Bahamas.
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The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is on its way to Syria. It'll be its first-ever combat deployment and the first battle test of its MiG-29K (Fulcrum-D) fighters.
The MiG-29K is all-weather ship-based multirole 4++ generation fighter aircraft developed by the Mikoyan design bureau. Along with the Su-33, the aircraft is now part of the mixed wing on the Admiral Kuznetsov, the Russian aircraft carrier sailing to deploy in the Mediterranean. The MiG-29 K/KUB version is a two-seated variant which also can be used as a training aircraft.
The MiG-29K was originally built for the Indian Navy, according to a contract signed in 2004. India has purchased 45 of MiG-29s over the last decade to be based on aircraft carriers: Vikramaditya and the future INS Vikrant set to become India's first indigenous carrier in 2018. India might yet increase its MiG-29K fleet. The Mediterranean deployment is the best chance to showcase the ship-based jet's capabilities to potential clients.
The aircraft is in service with the Russian Navy since 2010. At the end of 2015, the MiG aviation company fulfilled a government contract for the delivery of 24 fighters for the naval aviation to be delivered to the Navy before the end of the year. The Mig-29K will eventually replace the Su-33.
The fighter looks like the land-based version of the MiG-29. In reality, this is a completely different aircraft with foreign electronics replaced by domestic versions, and the «friend or foe» identification system completely rebuilt. The modification is devised for rigors of deck operation. The MiG-29K has folding wings, reinforced landing gear and an arrestor hook for carrier operations. It can perform short take-offs and land at low speeds.
The plane is able to attain very high angles of attack. It has upgraded pilot displays and radar-absorbent coatings to reduce its radar signature. The open architecture allows the installation of new equipment and weapons. The MiG-29K boasts composite materials and an integrated digital «fly-by-wire» system with multiple backups. It is designed to operate from unprepared airstrips with its air intakes specially protected against debris.
The aircraft has a length of 17.3m, height of 4.4m and a wingspan of 11.9m. The maximum take-off weight is 24,500 kg.
The weapons suite includes a 30 mm cannon with 100 rounds in the port wing root, RVV-AE and R-73E air-to-air missiles, Kh-25ML/25MP, Kh-29T, Kh-31G/31A, Kh-35U air-to-surface missiles. The Kh-31A is a supersonic anti-ship missile resistant to air-defence. The Mig-29K is the only platform to carry it. The short-range R-73 infrared-guided missile can be targeted and fired through a helmet-mounted sight without the plane being pointed at an enemy fighter. Other armaments include rockets and guided aerial bombs. Kh-31P passive radar seeker missiles are used as anti-radiation weapons. The plane can carry 6.5 tons of precision-guided munitions.
According to the plans, the aircraft may test the new Kh-38M (X-38) missiles in Syria. The missile has folding wings and tail fins for internal carriage, and would have a variety of seeker heads for different variants. Depending on the variant, it can have laser, active radar, IR or satellite guidance. The weapon's range is up to 40 km (21.6 nmi). The speed is Mach 2.2. It can be armed with HE fragmentation, cluster warhead, armor-piercing warhead weighing up to 250 kg (551 lb). The Kh-38 has a 5-meter (16-ft) circular error probability.
The MiG-29K has two RD-33MKs turbofan engines to give it excellent acceleration and a top speed of Mach 2.25. Equipped with smokeless combustion chamber and new full authority digital engine control (FADEC) system they are engineered to reduce infrared signature and improve aircraft camouflage. With 4,560 kg of internal fuel, a combat radius is 850 km (531 mi). It can be increased to 1,300 kilometers with 3 underwing fuel drop tanks.
The fighter can both conduct aerial refueling and «buddy» refuel other aircraft.
The MiG-29K is equipped with three multifunctional color liquid-crystal displays a four-channel digital fly-by-wire flight control system, passive anti-radar missile homing system, Sigma-95 GPS receiver, TopGun helmet-mounted targeting system and electronic countermeasures (ECM). An onboard oxygen generating system eliminates the need for heavy oxygen canisters. The types of combat missions can be increased by adding optronic/infrared imaging reconnaissance pods.
The avionic suite is based around the Zhuk-ME pulse Doppler radar. With a detection range of up to 120 km, the Zhuk-M radar is capable of terrain mapping and following. In the air targeting mode, the Zhuk-ME can track up to ten air targets while engaging four targets simultaneously. In air to surface mode the radar can detect a tank from up to 25 kilometres (16 mi) away and a bridge at the distance from 120 kilometres (75 mi) away, a naval destroyer could be detected up to 300 kilometres (190 mi) away, while up to two surface targets can be tracked at once. The radar has a scanning area of +/- 85 degrees in azimuth and +56/-40 in elevation. The fighter has multichannel infra-red search and track (IRST) system with target designation system. IR and laser sighting devices for ground targets illumination can also be installed.
The MiG-29K boasts low radar cross section, advanced aerodynamics, electronic-warfare capabilities, standoff weapons and a melee of air-to-ground weapons to strike terrorist targets.
A deployment of ship-based strike aircraft in the areas far away from the mainland is something only a first-rate world power can do. Russia showcases it's a member of the club. The deployment will significantly beef up the strike capability of Russian forces deployed in Syria. The overall strengthening of the Navy in the Mediterranean supports the policy aimed at strengthening Russia's foothold in the Middle East and North Africa.


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Reader Tara writes, "I have a black tie event to attend in a few weeks, but I hate wearing dresses. I'm uncomfortable showing off my legs, but I'm afraid I'll look out of place unless I give in and wear a dress or skirt. What do you think?"
Here's the thing with getting dressed for formal events these days: The rules are so much more flexible than they were a decade or two ago. Cocktail dresses are acceptable for occasions where it was once only about long gowns, sequins are equally at home during daylight or evening hours, and all stuffy old gender rules have gone completely out the window. You can absolutely look chic, put together, and totally feminine in a gorgeous pair of pants--and you'll stand out in a sea of Little Black Dresses, just like Ginnifer Goodwin and Chloe Sevigny recently did at the Metropolitan Opera gala.
Your first option is to wear all black--a fabulous pair of tailored pants (silk, a rich velvet, or even leather will help dress things up a bit) with a totally chic top in a look-at-me silhouette, like Faith Hill did for the season finale of Project Runway. Notice how the details take this from simple to completely sexy: Sculpted shoulders, a plunging neckline, rich material, a kicky little peplum at the waist. Add some big jewelry (a statement necklace or chandelier earrings) and a pair of satin open-toe shoes, and you'll be one of the best dressed women at the event:
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You'll also look stunning--and so modern!--in a tuxedo-style suit. Yves Saint Laurent rocked the fashion world when he introduced his version for women in 1966, and it's become an absolute wardrobe classic since. You'll always look sexy in black, especially if you choose a jacket that covers you up enough to wear nothing underneath, but I think white is even cooler (as long as you stick with a dressy fabric like silk and avoid cotton or linen). If you're more mellow, wear a black collared shirt underneath, or if you're feeling bold, take a cue from Rihanna and rock a leopard top. Red lips, sexy shoes, and a fabulous clutch will complete the look:
And finally, I'd say this is the perfect occasion to wear a jumpsuit--even if you're not terribly fashion-forward. Check out America Ferrera at a recent film premiere wearing a version by Milly. She looks sophisticated, comfortable, and absolutely gorgeous, and it's not as out-there as the word "jumpsuit" makes you think it will be. A strapless version will look much dressier than one with sleeves, and you can treat it like a dress and accessorize accordingly:
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Brief History
The establishment of Master of Islamic Studies, Universitas Islam Indonesia is one effort to face the challenges of science, technology and information development that changes rapidly. It is through preparing human resources who have skill and integrity of science and religion. Since its first establishment in 1997, concerning the vision, mission and aims of the program, two study programs (concentration fields) were proposed namely Islamic economics and Islamic education. The two study programs, recently, have strategic and significant role in the development (particularly Islamic society development) of this nation and country.
In 1997, Indonesia had 349 faculties and higher institutes with 21 faculties registered status, which have more than 700,000 students with 6,125 lecturers. Most of the lecturers of private Islamic higher institutions at that time were undergraduates (S1= 5.895 lecturers) or 96.3%, and the rest (3,7%) were postgraduates (S2 and S3 = 230 lecturers). On the other hand, the awareness and interest of the society, such as teachers and professionals to continue their study increased. The fact was that many candidates tried to enroll to some postgraduate programs of State Institutes of Islamic Studies (S2 and S3) in Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Padang and Aceh. The capacity of those institutions, however, is not adequate to accept all candidates. In the university, interest and trends of undergraduates, especially from Islamic Studies faculty to continue their study also increased significantly. They realize that competition to win limited job market is highly tight. Other trends are also that higher education institutions in their lecturers' acceptance require postgraduate degree. Those reasons, of course, provide the opportunity to establish the postgraduate program of Master of Islamic Studies.
Concerning the increasing number of candidates who are interested in continuing for S2 degree, Master of Islamic Studies UII is optimistic and challenged to improve its quality continuously. In fact, MSI management periodically revised and developed the curriculum in order that the graduates are able to face the recent challenges in terms of education and economy changes and development. In line with society's demand, vision, and mission of the program, later in 2005/2006, two study programs – Islamic Research and Shari'ah Business Law- were founded. Islamic Research concentration is to graduate Islamic scientists who are able to contribute their expertise toward the development of, especially, Islamic society and Islamic religion. Whereas Shari'ah Business Law concentration is to accommodate the society's needs in the beginning of 2006, that is, the issuance of the new Act No 3 of 2006 concerning the changes on the Act No 7 of 1989 concerning Religious Courts, which provide a new authority toward the courts to settle Shari'ah economic disputes.
In order to increase the participation of the program in developing Indonesian human resources through increasing the participant number, MSI UII provides scholarship and partnership systems to enhance the students. The system will accommodate selected human resources, either employed and unemployed, who are interested in attending the program without tuition and fee burden.
At the middle of 2006/2007 academic year, alumni of MSI UII have been 430 persons from the existing concentrations. Society has recognized the alumni of MSI UII. In fact, those who are unemployed have soon obtained jobs in various institutions; even in the middle of their study, they have been accepted to work. Alumni who have worked also get promotion.
National Accreditation Board (BAN) Minister of National Education, Republic of Indonesia has awarded the study programs of MSI UII with ACCREDITATION A respectively in 2000 and 2005. In addition, Journal of Islamic Studies "Millah" published since 2000 also attained Accreditation A in 2003.


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|Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig) wrote :
Can you add some detail please;
1) what model of laptop do you have?
2) When you say it's bricked twice - that's confusing, do you mean you've permenantly unrecoverably bricked two laptops, or do you mean you somehow recovered them?
3) What version of Ubuntu did you install at (1) ?
4) The boot at (2) was that a normal boot after the installation?
5) In (3) did it upgrade to a new version of Ubuntu (which?)
6) Had you ever selecting the EFI boot options?


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Pile Height: 1/2"
Size FT: 9' 0" x 12' 0"
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Forest Families is a creative project set up to allow families of children 4 years upwards, to explore their curiosity, learn and experience the enriching and creative potential of natural spaces, woodlands and the outdoors.
Forest Families officially launched on 3rd December 2014.
Who runs the Forest Families workshops?
The workshops are run by a variety of experienced and qualified outdoor and arts educators, who love to show you and your family how much the outdoors mean to them and how much they can mean to you in your everyday family lives.
Stephanie Walker – Project Leader, Forest School Leader
Jaimie MacDonald – Edinburgh based Arts and nature educator, maker and life coach www.madecurious.co.uk


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Middle Ages Images (how to read them, by Chiara Frugoni)
Medieval painting
Medieval drawings are
The interest is often to illustrate the invisible and there is no interest in studying the human anatomy when drawing the human figure.
Note: Miniatures were often made by two artists: and "Adumbrator" - the draughtsman, and the "Illuminator", the painter. (Much similar to the Comic industry today where there was a artist for the drawing, one for the inking process and one for the colouring. I think with the new era of computers, today, all three tasks can be made by a single person and software like Photoshop or Manga Studio)
"...drawing, better than any other technique, offers access to the artist's thought processes"
Vasari, quoted by Melanie Holcomb
MINIATURIST, English ,Gospel Book c. 1150, Illumination on parchment, Cathedral, Winchester.
See the dragon? The Middle ages was fascinated with the unsual and the fantastic...but, is our "modern" society not the same? Video games, fantasy illustrations and holliwood movies are not diffrent....
Miniature probably from the Benedictine monastery of San Pedro de
Cardeña, near Burgos- Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; 17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (44.4 x 30 cm)
St John's College 17, Thorney Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Cambridgeshirefirst decade of the 12th century
PSALM XI (12), f. 6v.
"In the upper left of the picture, the beardless Christ-Logos1 is stepping out of a globe-mandorla (verse 6, (5)) to hand a cross-spear to an angel armed with a shield and striding toward the right, while four angels to the left of the mandorla discuss the matter. The same angel, repeated as the instrument of God, is smiting with the same weapon, the 'flattering lips' of the foremost of a group of the wicked represented as soldiers (verse 4, (3)) in the lower right corner. In the middle register below the Christ-Logos are nine of the 'poor and needy,' some represented as cripples (verse 6, (5)), in whose defense the Lord has arisen. In the foreground below them are two groups of the wicked. One of the groups is walking around a circular object resembling a table-top, and the other is pushing round a turnstile. The Latin text (verse 9, (8)) reads: 'in circuitu impii ambulant ,' i.e., the wicked walk about in a circle! In the upper right of the picture the psalmist holds a scroll containing 'the words of the Lord' and points to two smiths at work at a forge in front of a building, which illustrates verse 7, (6): 'the words of the Lord are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace of earth.'"
Jean Pucelle (French, active in Paris, ca. 1320–34)-Grisaille and tempera on vellum.
The technique of "Grisaille" is also used today (in Comic illustration, painting on leather and on any other medium such as oil or acrylic and it is very helpful to work with colour values, although only using greys, before applying colors...)
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What comes to your mind when you hear the expression "driving lean across the organization"? How would you drive lean across the organization?
Is this what we really need to do to move towards being a lean company? Can we sustain efforts if we drive them? What happens if the driver leaves the company? What about respect for people or engaging the employees?
As a lean leader (both internal and external), I have been asked in the past to "drive" lean across the company. Having someone, especially an outside consultant, tasked with driving lean is not the best way to become lean. Sure, you most certainly will get some fast results but it will not be sustained and it may cause more damage to the organization than the gains you achieved.
To begin changing our lean culture, instead of using the term "driving", can we choose better words to reflect a better approach? How about leading the way, guiding, teaching or setting the example?
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History-This 5 song EP is the follow up to her much acclaimed These Open Roads cd.
Review-Haroula Rose's latest is 5 songs and clocks in at a little under 18 minutes. To describe this music is like a female folksier version of Drive by Truckers meets Aimee Mann. The lyrics are pretty simple and most songs are over almost a country folk guitar, very slow and yet very catchy. They slow drip into some ok melodies and evokes images of simpler days and maybe driving in the country and heartlands of America. So Easy, is a mix of pop-and some kind of alt folk country and very passionate. This song sounds like some kind of break up song and maybe trying to find a new love cd, and maybe trying to understand and find a meaning in all the pain she is going thru but yet still be positive. Wichita Lineman introduces her sound to another dimension, it brings out a piano and just has the simplest lyrics but the song stuck with me long after the cd was over. The cd starts off with Only Friends and goes into So Easy, and they are both sort of passable as well. Only Friends is a little simple pop song that would feel in place on country music stations and explores a relationship that we go thru, when people want to be only friends. And So Easy, sounds like Sara Bareilles Love Song little cousin. Very catchy and poppy, that would make pop radio gold.
All in all, this cd is safe and tailor made for radio, and it works in that aspect. This cd seems to alienate the guy experience, because it seems like she is talking directly to young women who have been going thru similar experiences that she has. While I sort of respected the music for what it offered and the songs were ok with me, it is not a masterpiece and seemed way too short. I would have liked a longer experience for my first taste of Rose. I still sort of liked what she offers, but I felt like I am not the audience she is trying to get.
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Liverpool's historic comeback against AC Milan in Istanbul has beaten off competition from Manchester United's smash and grab win against Bayern Munich, and Zinedine Zidane's left-foot volley to be named the most priceless moment in Champions League history. But do you agree…?
1. Final 2005: Liverpool and the miracle of IstanbulLiverpool were considered the underdogs against AC Milan and this position seemed justified when the Italians led 3-0 at half-time.
Commentators and fans agreed that damage limitation was the best the Reds could hope for in the second half, but what followed was one of the most incredible comebacks in football history.
Liverpool scored three second-half goals, with Jerzey Dudek making a miraculous double save from Andrey Shevchenko to deny Milan an extra-time win.
Liverpool went on to clinch victory on penalties to secure their fifth European Cup trophy.
VIDEO: Liverpool 3-3 Milan ( 3-2 penalties ) Champions League Final 2005 2. Final 2002: Zinedine Zidane's volley against Bayer LeverkusenIt was Zidane's Champions League-winning goal for Real Madrid that arguably encapsulates his lasting legacy.
Roberto Carlos crossed the ball high into the box and Zidane, 18 yards out and seemingly off balance, adjusted his body and, in one smooth movement, pirouetted and caught the ball full on the volley.
It flew past Hans-Jorg Butt and with no further goals scored, clinched Real Madrid their ninth European Cup.
VIDEO: Zidane goal in Champions League final 3. Final 1999: Manchester United secure the treble against Bayern MunichTrailing to an early Mario Basler free-kick and without both Roy Keane and Paul Scholes, United looked set to miss out on the Champions League victory that would complete a historic treble winning season.
Two late goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer completed an unbelievable turnaround. Even the unflappable referee Pierluigi Collina cited it as one of the most memorable matches of his career.
VIDEO: United 2 – 1 Munich 1998/99
4. Final 2010: Saturday Night Fever for InterThe Santiago Bernabeu hosted the first Saturday night Champions League final competed by Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
Both managers had already tasted Champions League glory with Porto and Ajax respectively, but it was Jose Mourinho, not Louis Van Gaal, who doubled his personal Champions League tally as Inter cruised to a 2-0 victory with two goals from Diego Milito.
5. Final 2001: Bayern Munich bounce backJust two years after their heartbreak in 1999, Bayern found redemption at San Siro in 2001.
With a 1-1 draw played out in normal time and no change after injury time, the Germans beat Valencia on penalties 5-4.
Although the majority of the team had moved on, several Bayern players had played in the '99 final and it was the emotional celebrations of Samuel Kuffour and Stefan Effenburg that made this a truly memorable final.6. Final 2011: Barcelona outclasses Manchester UnitedHaving been fairly dominant in the Premier League and with Wembley providing an apparent "home advantage", United were considered the only team capable of matching Josep Guardiola's magnificent Barcelona side.
As it transpired, no team was capable of matching the Catalans, who romped to a 3-1 victory and in doing so cemented their reputation with many people as the best club side of all time.
7. Final 1996: A triumph for 'The Old Lady'Juventus had been without a European Trophy for 11 years before this triumph against Dutch champions Ajax.
With the scores level after extra-time, Juventus clinched the title 4-2 on penalties.
8. Final 1997: Record breaking RickenA goal from Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero had just cut Borussia Dortmund's lead to one when local Dortmund lad Lars Ricken made his mark.
Coming off the bench in the 71st minute, he became the youngest player to score a goal in a Champions League final and also the fastest scorer, getting a goal after just 16 seconds on the field and securing the trophy for his home town club.
9. Champions League 2012: Chelsea caught napping by NapoliAlthough Chelsea had struggled to find top form under the stewardship of Andre Villas-Boas, few had expected them to be so comprehensively beaten by the unfancied Italian outfit.
The brilliance of Napoli's "Holy Trinity" frontline meant that the Blues would have to turn around a two goal deficit at Stamford Bridge in the second leg.
They did.
10. Champions League 2009: The battle of Stamford Bridge – Barcelona vs ChelseaOn a night of nerves and tension, Chelsea looked to have kept Barcelona at bay and sealed an all-Premier League clash against Manchester United in Rome after Michael Essien's 20-yard blockbuster in the ninth minute.
After numerous chances and FOUR penalty claims were rebuffed, Blues fans will never forget how, in the third minute of stoppage time, Andres Iniesta scored a superb long range goal and landed his team a place in the Champions League final.
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Cohabitation Agreements
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- Date published:
- October 2016
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A new version of Resolution's Cohabitation Agreements available.
This new edition of Resolution's Cohabitation Agreements draws upon the wealth of experience of Resolution members and provides you, as a family law practitioner, with an essential tool to create binding cohabitation agreements. Fully annotated and updated for 2016, this invaluable resource references current case law, navigates the pitfalls of drafting the agreements and equips you to more confidently assist your cohabitant clients.
As ever, this new edition represents hundreds of hours of input from senior Resolution members. They have debated the suggested contents, the perils and pitfalls, and the various ways different courts and judges respond to particular wording.
Resolution members get a 33% discount off the normal price.
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Resolution's definitive guide to drafting cohabitation agreements, including full coverage and analysis of property, disclosure, gifts, business interests, provision and support, life insurance, mortgage payments, and costs.
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Past award winners
At its meeting in 1982, the Council established an Awards program with two types of awards. One is the "Honorary Member" for persons who have made invaluable contributions to the whole STP community. The second type is for the prime movers (organizers and coordinators) of scientific programs within SCOSTEP and for special services to the STP community. An Awards Committee was established to evaluate nominations and select the recipients in this category; the Bureau selects the Honorary Members.
Honorary Members selected to date:
Joe Haskell Allen
Sir Granville Beynon*
Prof. K. D. Cole
Dr. Herbert Friedman*
Prof. C. de Jager
Prof. C. -H. Liu
Prof. T. Nagata*
Prof. J. G. Roederer
Dr. Z. Svestka
Dr. D. J. Williams
Service Awards have been presented to:
Joe Haskell Allen – outstanding services to the International Magnetosphere Study in directing the IMS Information Exchange Office
Sidney Allan Bowhill – Prime Mover of the Middle Atmosphere Program resulting in important new middle atmosphere research in many nations of the world
Edward R. Dyer* – fifteen years of outstanding work and enduring dedication to IUCSTP/SCOSTEP as Scientific Secretary
Vladimir Vasilyevich Migulin* – leadership and his many outstanding services to the Solar-Terrestrial Physics Community
Alan H. Shapley – outstanding support of SCOSTEP scientific programs by the establishment and operation of data services fundamental to Solar- Terrestrial Physics
Paul A. Simon – outstanding services to the Solar Maximum Year in coordinating space and ground-based experiments
Michael J. Teague – outstanding services to the International Magnetosphere Study through the IMS Satellite Situation Center
James I. Vette – outstanding services to the International Magnetosphere Study in establishing the IMS Satellite Situation Center


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Golf Industry Aims to Help Those Impacted by Wildfires
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GOLF 20/20 Is Now WE ARE GOLF
GOLF 20/20 is now WE ARE GOLF. This move streamlines the two initiatives into one. With the merger, resources will be more efficiently applied by one organization, instead of two, on behalf of the golf industry. This will allow the new WE ARE GOLF to focus on its mission of uniting the golf industry to drive participation and to advocate in the game's best interests.
Stay tuned for further developments.
Collaborative organizations under the WE ARE GOLF umbrella include: PGA TOUR, the PGA of America, USGA, LPGA, World Golf Foundation, National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), Golf Course Superintendents Association or America (GCSAA) and the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA).
WE ARE GOLF is a coalition of golf's leading organizations working together to communicate the game's economic, charitable, environmental and fitness benefits to Congressional leaders. Contributing organizations include the GCSAA, NGCOA, PGA TOUR, the PGA of America, USGA, the U.S Golf Manufacturers Council and the World Golf Foundation.Learn More
Our vision is for golf to look more like America from a socio-economic and demographic standpoint. Our mission is to promote and increase diversity & inclusion across the game and business of golf.Learn More
A Women's Task Force, comprising of representatives from golf's leading organizations, was created to address and determine the best strategy to guide the industry's efforts to increase interest and participation in the game by women.Learn More
The golf industry has been dedicated to environmental responsibility in the design, construction and management of golf courses. Some of the game's leading organizations have invested considerable resources in this effort and are now leading golf's drive toward sustainability.Learn More
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National Golf Day celebrates the game's nearly $70 billion economy, $4 billion annual charitable impact and many environmental and fitness benefits.Read Article
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Pray every way you know how… and especially for rulers and governments to rule well.
1 Timothy 2:1-2 (The Message)
God loves North Korea deeply, yet few there know of his character as taught in the Bible. The Church is present in North Korea but kept very quiet whilst its political leaders teach a religion of self-reliance and isolation from the nations called Juche.
Will you partner with us in prayer for North Korea over the next two years?
Will you pray for a new freedom in North Korea to allow believers to share the good news of Jesus without persecution?
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