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Columbus Pacific's team has overseen property acquisitions totaling more than $1 billion. They include a diverse blend of seasoned attorneys, accountants, operations and underwriting professionals. Having previously headed projects in the institutional and private sectors, CP's senior executives bring together strong leadership, proven experience and a nationwide network of industry connections.
BRIAN A. SHIRKENCo-Founder and Principal
Brian Shirken is the co-founder of Columbus Pacific and, along with Rick Margolis, serves as Principal. He brings over three decades of real estate, finance and investment experience to the company.
Prior to founding CP in 1995, he had held numerous senior positions at a Los Angeles based real estate investment and management company and prior to that worked with a national public accounting firm.
Mr. Shirken holds a Bachelor's of Commerce and Accounting degree and an honors graduate degree in Finance and Management Control Systems from the University of Cape Town. He is also a California CPA (inactive) and a California Licensed Real Estate Broker.
Mr. Shirken is the former Chair of the Jewish Federation's Real Estate Division, a General Partner of the Los Angeles Jewish Venture Philanthropy Fund and a Fellow of the Wexner Foundation.
RICK A. MARGOLISCo-Founder and Principal
Rick Margolis, along with Brian Shirken, co-founded Columbus Pacific in 1995 and currently serves as a Principal of CP. For over twenty years, he has led the planning, leasing, design and development of all properties acquired by CP. Mr. Margolis has negotiated well over one million square feet of retail leases and has developed and redeveloped shopping centers, office buildings, industrial parks, apartments, condominiums and parking facilities.
Throughout his time in the industry, Mr. Margolis has cultivated CP's nationwide network of brokers, tenants, architects and contractors. He also works closely with company's legal team, having previously served as Senior Counsel for a Los Angeles based real estate investment and management company.
Prior to his work in the commercial property industry, Mr. Margolis headed his own California legal practice. He holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University Northridge and is an alumnus of the Southwestern University School of Law, where he was listed on the National Dean's Honors List. Mr. Margolis is a member of the California State Bar.
TANYA A. NIELSENAsset Mgmt., Finance and Operations
Tanya Nielsen leads Columbus Pacific's Operations, overseeing finance, construction and operations for CP and its related entities. Her expertise includes contract compliance, financial processes and reporting, investor and financial institution management as well as corporate structuring.
Prior to joining CP, Ms. Nielsen served as Operations Manager, Capital Construction Development for the University of Southern California (USC) where she established the financial procedures for their $1 billion capital construction portfolio. Ms. Nielsen had previously served as the Vice President of Finance, Project Management for The Walt Disney Concert Hall where she oversaw budgets totaling $300 million and managed multiple aspects of the Hall's construction.
Ms. Nielsen holds a Master's of Real Estate Development and a Master's of Business Administration from USC, graduating with honors. In 2015, she was awarded the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation and is a California Licensed Real Estate Broker.
PHILLIP DUKEAcquisitions - Retail and Student Housing
Phillip Duke leads Columbus Pacific's Acquisitions Department. He has worked in the commercial real estate sector for over 18 years; directing shopping center acquisitions totaling $700 million and negotiating $150 million in property dispositions.
Mr. Duke has focused on the acquisition and disposition of national shopping centers and student housing throughout his career. He previously held leadership roles at SCI Real Estate Investments, CNA Enterprises and The Westwood Corporation.
Mr. Duke holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business and Accounting from California State University at Northridge. He is also a California Licensed Real Estate Broker and an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC).
DANIEL TERRANOVAOperations Associate
Daniel rejoined the Columbus Pacific team in May 2016 as Operations Associate, primarily focused on the asset management of CPP real estate holdings, investor relations, operations and financial management. Daniel originally joined CP in 2007 after graduating from USC and assisted with both asset management and acquisition analysis.
Daniel received a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management and Planning from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in Real Estate Development and a minor in business. As a student at USC, he worked as a Real Estate Development Intern for JPI, a nationwide luxury apartment developer.
CYNTHIA FOLESTEANUOffice Manager
Ms. Folesteanu provides support to CP principals, operations and acquisition departments.
Ms. Folesteanu joined the company in 2013 after developing her acquisition coordination acumen in a niche sector of real estate tax syndication in the Woodland Hills area. Before joining CP, she provided support to several executives for a Downtown Los Angeles stock savings bank.
Ms. Folesteanu attended the University of Phoenix where she graduated with a BS in Human Services, as well as being accepted into the University of Southern California Masters Social Work Program.
JOSH BLOCHAcquisitions
Prior to CP, Mr. Bloch worked as an analyst for Siemens Energy, JRK Property Holdings and DFS Flooring. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Math from Queens University of Charlotte, where he was recruited on a tennis scholarship from Johannesburg, South Africa.


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Get America Tours, was established in 1998, to introduce a new concept to the US travel market "Mini Tours". These efficient yet well paced excursions have since our founding departed year round to the most majestic locations on both the east and west coasts of North America
Their tours cater to all nationalities. They have professional Multi-lingual tour guides who are all trained. All of the guides are knowledgeable in history, attractions, and local customs of the places they travel to and through and will provide enriching information throughout the tour.
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Welcome, and thank you for visiting our website. With the launch of our new site we are extremely proud and excited to provide our existing and future customers with an online resource that is easy to use and informative.
Everett Pharmacy has always been a patient-oriented, service-driven business. We stand by our mission, "to provide our customers with superior service at low cost" and constantly strive to improve our pharmacy by providing you with the most convenient ways to process your prescriptions while meeting all of your of health and wellness needs.
From our new website you will be able to:
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- Email us with questions you may have
- Learn about the unique products and services we provide
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- View monthly articles that our staff will compose addressing various health related topics
- Connect with us via social media - Facebook
Please take a few minutes to browse around our site and come back often as we will consistently update it with new content and articles. As always, please email, call or simply stop by Everett Pharmacy if you have any healthcare questions or concerns that we can assist you with.
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|The Tango Dancers. standing Robert Raymer, Joelle St-Arnoult, Angela and Lee Clark; seated Anni Nordmann, Andre Cluzaud, Laurence, Seibert Kubsch
In Indochine, Joelle and I danced the tango together. Compare this photo with us in our tacky tourist clothes.
At 20 million, Indochine was, at the time, to be the most expensive French movie ever made. It went on to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and an Oscar nomination for Catherine Deneuve for Best Actress. Set during the 1930's in Indochina, the story centered around the lives of two women: Elaine Devries (portrayed by Catherine Deneuve), a proud, elegant Frenchwoman who presides over a vast rubber plantation and Camille (Linh Dan Pham), her willful adopted Indo-Chinese daughter.
Originally I was to portray one of the invited guests at a formal Christmas party at the house of Elaine Devries. In this scene, a pivotal one, Catherine Deneuve danced the tango with her adopted daughter Linh Dan Pham, and then exchanged slaps with her co-star and lover in the film, Vincent Perez – in front of Linh Dan, who had recently fallen in love with the same man.
The Christmas party scene, although six minutes long, would take four days to film. Four days with Catherine Deneuve! The scene also called for eight tango dancers who would later join Deneuve and Linh Dan on the dance floor. As things turned out, one of the tango dancers twisted his ankle playing tennis, so the casting people wanted me to play the part. I agreed. I figured the director, Regis Wargnier, would know how to work around one lousy tango dancer.
-Excerpted from "Four Days with Catherine Deneuve" from Tropical Affairs: Episodes from an Expat's Life in Malaysia.
* Here are links to The Chistmas Party scene and the Racing Boat scene.
**Looks like I have another French connection. Lovers and Strangers Revisited, my collection of short stories set in Malaysia, has been translated into French by Éditions GOPE!
*Update, the 20th anniversary of Lovers and Strangers Revisited, my collection of short stories set in Malaysia
**Update: Book orders for Trois autres Malaisie. E-book orders. Or recommend it to your friends, especially those who would like to know more about Malaysia or have an interest in Southeast Asia.
***Here's an update to the French blog about Trois autres Malaisie and my meeting the French translator Jerome Bouchaud in Kuching, and my involvement in a French documentary for Arte (June 2017) on The Sensual Malaysia of Somerset Maugham.


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With all the talk about proprietary deal flow in our industry, you'd think that intermediaries didn't exist. Our team has been sourcing deals for almost three decades. We appreciate the role you play in discovering cool companies, getting them ready for a sale and introducing them to us. Please keep doing that! Here is our promise: we are a fast "No" and a committed "Yes"; we show up prepared for meetings and keep our iPhones in our pockets; we don't kick tires just to stick around in a process; and we try to make you look good along the way. And here is an invitation: we invest in some pretty great companies that you should get to know. We are happy to introduce you to our portfolio and we hope you can make time to visit when you are in Chicago.


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When pressed for time, write a "mini brief" instead of no brief at all
With social media, digital advertising and search media, things are moving faster than ever. You still need a Creative Brief. However, you might need to try our Mini Creative Brief. Opportunities come to brand leaders need quick decisions and even faster execution. And, so many times I am seeing teams spinning around in circles of execution and I ask to see the brief and the answer is quickly becoming "Oh we didn't have time to do a creative brief. We just did a phone call". You always need to take the time to write it down. Our Mini Creative Brief has a strategic objective, clear target, consumer insights, the desired response and what we'll tell them.
Elements of communication strategy
First off, I would hope that every brand has the discipline to do an advertising strategy that should answer the following seven key questions.
- Who do we want to sell to? (Target)
- What are we selling? (Benefit)
- Why should they believe us? (Reason to Believe)
- What is your organizing Big Idea? (7-second brand)
- What do we want the advertising to do? (Strategy)
- What do want people to think, feel or do? (Response)
- Where will we deliver the message? (Media Plan)
Once you have these seven questions answered you should be able to populate and come to a main creative brief. To read more about writing a full creative brief follow this link: How to Write an Effective Creative Brief
Back when we only did TV and a secondary medium it was easier to have a Creative Brief. We would spend months on a brief and months ago making the TV ads. The brief got approved everywhere, up to the VP or President level. But now the problem is when you're running around like a chicken with its head chopped off, you decide to wing it over the phone with no brief. It's only a Facebook page, a digital display ad going down the side of the weather network or some twitter campaign Who needs a brief.
If I could recommend anything to do with brand communication: ALWAYS HAVE A BRIEF.
The Mini Creative Brief
The Mini Creative Brief focuses on the most important elements of the brief, you must have:
- Objective: What do we hope to do, what part of the brand strategy will this program. Focus on only one objective.
- Target: Who is the intended target audience we want to move to take action against the objective? Keep it a very tight definition.
- Insight: What is the one thing we know about the consumer that will impact this program. For this mini brief, only put the most relevant insight to help frame the consumer.
- Desired Response: What do we want consumers to think, feel or do? Only pick one of these.
- Stimulus: What's the most powerful thing you can say to get the response you want.
When you go too fast, it sometimes takes too long
If you choose to do it over the phone, you are relying 100% on your Account Manager to explain it to the creative team. Then, days later when they come back with the options, how would you remember what you wanted. If you have a well-written communications plan, this Mini Brief should take you anywhere from 30-60 minutes to write this. The Mini Creative Brief will keep your own management team aligned to your intentions, as well as give a very focused ASK to the creative team. And, when you need to gain approval from your boss for the creative, you will be able to better sell it in with Mini Brief providing the context.
Pressed for time? Next time, try using the Mini Creative Brief
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The best solutions are likely inside you already, but struggle to come out. Our unique engagement tools are the backbone of our strategy workshops. These tools will force you to think differently so you can freely generate many new ideas. At Beloved Brands, we bring our challenging voice to help you make decisions and refine every potential idea.
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I recently stopped by his showroom to see the new collection and of course, wanted all of the shoes, but did not expect to fall in love with his handbags. They were divine to say the least, and to be quite honest, I could see myself carrying all of them (who couldn't?). These were my top three picks:
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This iView discusses The Role of Multi-Cloud in IT Transformation.
This Market Spotlight discusses the key trends in cloud computing and the changing nature of the skills needed in an IT organization.
This InfoBrief highlights how small and midsize businesses worldwide are using cloud computing for cost-effective competitive benefits.
This Business Value Snapshot highlights findings from the IDC White Paper: Enabling the Business Through Cost-Effective Scalability with Amazon EC2 Spot Instances.
IDC interviewed seven organizations to understand how they are using Spot Instances to support their business operations. These AWS customers reported that they have taken advantage of access to very cost-effective and scalable compute resources to grow their business and create more innovative IT operations.
This IDC Health Insights White Paper is sponsored by Commvault and examines the need for a robust health data management platform that manages both clinical data and business data across the enterprise.
This IDC Customer Spotlight discusses how Liquid Web enhanced its overall security profile by partnering with Corero Network Security. Corero
This IDC Technology Spotlight looks at the role of Riverbed in accelerating digital transformation by addressing the new requirements for a cloud-ready enterprise.
An "IDC Innovators" document recognizes emerging vendors chosen by an IDC analyst because they offer an innovative new technology or a groundbreaking business model, or both, and were approved by the IDC Innovators Review Panel.
The purpose of this IDC MaturityScape is to assist senior IT leaders in assessing the current state of their hybrid cloud management processes, governance models, technologies, and skills in order to identify gaps and create a road map for better aligning the organization's management model and tools with the emerging needs of complex, dynamic self-service hybrid cloud environments.
Cloud services are becoming an increasingly mainstream IT and application delivery model. Businesses now look to multitenant clouds (alone or in conjunction with other types of third-party IT) to deliver a wide range of benefits, including infrastructure scalability, improved business agility, and lower total cost of ownership.
Many organizations understand the value of optimizing its print and document infrastructure in order to achieve greater efficiencies and cost savings, increase security and better meet your regulatory/compliance and environmental/sustainability objectives. This iView discusses the current trends and steps to discuss with your print and document mangement provider.
As companies increasingly look to transform their businesses with mobility, they need to consider the core management and security infrastructure that will enable these services. This Technology Spotlight examines the important role played by enterprise mobility management (EMM) technology in managing the security challenge posed by the combination of mobile devices and cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps.
This InfoBrief disusses the need for IT departments to be open to adopting new and more flexible approaches to IT service delivery to help the business not just grow but to thrive in this age of the digital economy driven by the 3rd Platform of IT innovation.
With the advent of the 3rd Platform, the evolution toward cloud-based IT is not an either-or
proposition. Hybrid cloud is a viable option for any organization looking to leverage, rather than
replace or abandon, existing internal IT frameworks.
The 3rd Platform is causing businesses to rethink their entire IT infrastructure as a result of the steep growth in worldwide numbers of Internet of Things (IoT) systems and mobile devices with which end users drive increased data analytics and transactions on back-end systems.
This infographic highlights drivers and benefits of mobing to cloud.
This InfoBrief highlights top technologies that are expected to drive SMB growth in the next two years. Research findings outline the benefits, concerns, and strategeies SMBs plan to employ to leverage cloud adoption.
Cloud adoption is growing. A recent IDC survey revealed that fully 68% of organizations had some form of cloud strategy (public or private). A very broad range of workloads are migrating to the cloud – 30% or more of organizations have already migrated, or have plans to migrate literally every workload we asked about to the cloud. But despite this level of adoption, most organizations are still working to improve their cloud strategies.
RingCentral needed to solve configuration management problems for rapid delivery of changes and quality for complex Hadoop big data analytics and other systems on which the company's phone and communications business depends. Solution: The company selected Qubell Inc. and its autonomic application management platform.
This IDC MarketScape represents a vendor assessment of 12 vendors that provide private cloud IaaS to the U.S. federal government.
By 2020 the digital universe will be 44 trillion gigabytes. How can all of this data help make your organization more competitive?
This Infographic explores the digital universe and its projected growth through 2020.
As more of the world goes online, including the physical world, the more opportunity there is for enterprises (and consumers) to use data in new ways. This iView explores the many different applications of today's data.
Top-performing partners are adding cloud to their mix... and succeeding. This infographic highlights key performance indicators for partners who embrace the cloud and how these metrics shift in the cloud.


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Approval to purchase a residential property is normally granted to:
1. Foreign companies buying residences in Australia for their senior executives.
2. Foreign nationals temporarily resident in Australia for more than 12 months buying for their own use as a principal place of residence (subject to the sale of the property when they cease to reside in Australia).
3. Foreign nationals purchasing residential real estate as joint tenant with an Australian spouse. Foreign interests are also usually given approval to buy vacant residential land on condition that construction of a dwelling is to commence within 12 months. Approval will also usually be granted to buy home units and townhouses off the plan, under construction or newly constructed (but never occupied), on condition that no more than half of the units in any one development are sold to foreign interests. Australian citizens living abroad who are holders of permanent visas or entitled to hold a 'special category' visa are exempt from examination under foreign investment rules.
Definition of Foreign Investment A foreign interest is briefly described as:
1. A person not ordinarily resident in Australia
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There are various forms of investment and proposals with regard to foreign investment in Australian real estate. These include:
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F.NO.225/95/2001-ITA-IIGovernment of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of Revenue(Central Board of Direct Taxes)New Delhi
To All CCsIT/DGsIT/CsIT
Sub: Instructions regarding scrutiny of assessments
In suppression of earlier instructions on the subject, I am directed to state that the procedure for selection of cases for scrutiny during the current financial year 2001-2002 will be as under:-
All search cases will be centralised in the central circles and will be scrutinized.
Except for search cases, all the officers of a range including Addl. CIT/JCIT, DCIT, ACIT and ITO will have concurrent jurisdiction on all the cases failing in that range. However, addl. CIT/JCIT will himself not make the assessment but will closely monitor and supervise the same.
The Addl. CIT/JCIT will allocate the files among Assessing Officers for processing under Section 143(1).
The Addl. CIT/JCIT, DCIT and ACIT will select cases for scrutiny having due regard to the information available with the department and scrutiny potential of the cases. Facts of claiming heavy deductions under chapter VIA and heavy refunds will also be kept in mind. The minutes will have drawn on the meeting held among them.
The proposal for selection along with minutes will be submitted to the Commissioners who will discuss it with the Addl. CIT/JCIT.
After a thorough discussion of these cases and also other cases in this connection, the Commissioners will approve the selection out of those cases for scrutiny.
The total number of cases selected for scrutiny in each range will be 30 in the ranges having only company cases and 40 in other ranges. These cases will be in addition to actions arising on account of orders under section 263, 264, 148, appellate orders and directions of courts etc.
The cases will be assigned to DCIT/ACIT and ITO, by the Addl. CIT/JCIT for scrutiny, on the basis of comparative amount of returned income as well as the importance of the issues involved.
The first questionnaire will be issued only after the approval of the Addl. CIT/JCIT.
The Assessing Officers and the Addl. CIT/JCIT will discuss all the cases during the course of scrutiny from time to time.
The facts of the discussion of the cases with the Addl. CIT/JCIT will be recorded by the Assessing Officer in the office note, which will also be initialed by Addl. CIT/JCIT.
All the information available with the CIB and other outside agencies like Company Affairs, Directorate of Enforcement, CBI or any other agency of the Department or Government will be taken into account while completing the assessment.
2. Officers will have full accountability with regard to selection of cases.3. All efforts will be made to have a thorough scrutiny and examination of the cases.
4. Since the number of scrutiny assessment will be limited, the officers would be required to devote their extra time on the rest of the work of the Department for completing the work other than scrutiny and pay special attention to the collection work.5. A list is enclosed herewith giving a model of such activities. But this list is only inclusive and does not include all other jobs which are supposed to be done by the officers during this period. The Addl. CIT/JCIT will allocate the files of the range among different officers for completion of these jobs.
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INSIDE: How to turn a $5 vintage frame into a photo frame for an old photograph. DIY color block accent on black and white photo.
Do you have a soft spot for discount home decor stores? I certainly do. [Un]fortunately, there just happens to be such a store conveniently located within minutes from my daughter's elementary school. And, yes, I stop there frequently. Most times, I'm faced with the 'hard choice' of cruising the aisles of this home goods store or waiting in the chaotic school parking lot for school to let out. Can you guess which choice often wins?!
I often justify my
wasting time in this store by heading to the clearance sections first. And it was in this area that I found a pink mirrored tray heavily marked down to $4.99. I snatched it up. I had no creative vision in mind but c'mon, it's a bargain at $5!
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Use a tray as a unique photo frame
There was something about this mirrored tray that spoke to me. Apart from telling me it was a better investment that a calorie-induced, fancy cup of $5 coffee! It would make for an unconventional photo frame for a vintage black-and-white photograph.
– Tray
– Photograph (black-and-white vintage is what I used)
– Paint + brush (this set has a variety of small sizes)
– Detail paint brush
As much as I liked the pink color the tray was originally, it really didn't mesh with the colors in my home. So did what any DIY-er does; I painted it. (Yes, I know coral is kinda related to pink!)
I located a really cool vintage photograph online, purchased it and then had it enlarged locally at a photo services center. (Source: Dreamstime)
how to add color spot to a photograph
What's a little DIY action if you don't get creative? I decided to add my own color spot technique to this vintage photograph. Since I had the paint out and all.
Using a fine detail paint brush, I slowly started to add some coral paint to the bathing suit. A little tedious (and some strongly worded 'don't bump me' to the kids) but I loved how it turned out.
I trimmed the photograph to fit within the tray. I was able to slip the photo under the wooden frame without needing additional adhesive. Should you need adhesive, this is a great option.
Other Great Home DIY Projects:
- Repurpose an old baking pan into a cool wall frame
- Recover thrift store kitchen stools into retro kitchen decor
- Use vintage napkins and linens to make a no sew table runner
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conjunctivitis means we've all been pretty fortunate, and I didn't mind too much staying in on Thursday and Friday to take care of her.
Taking Calpol ("pink medicine") is something G does quite willingly, but then it is sweet enough to make me consider a sly spoonful whenever I get it out. But rubbing the inevitable calamine lotion over G's spotty body was a bit more like hard work. Trying to attack a particularly large scabby one in her left ear, I had to virtually pin her down over my knee to keep her from wriggling, while also trying to get her lengthening hair out of the way.
I got the cream on, but it didn't last very long. Twenty minutes later, as we were sat next to each other on the sofa watching TV, G said: "Daddy, look!" and I turned to see her holding out her finger, the scab from her ear on the end of it. Almost enough to put you off Twiglets for life.
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One Direction Drop in on Newcastle United Football Training Session
One Direction can sing, dance and make the ladies swoon, but who knew they had soccer skills to boot! The boys (minus Zayn), were added to the Newcastle United Football Club roster for the day and showed off some of their fancy footwork... and we aren't talking about their dance moves!
According to The Daily Mail, 1D played the battle-hardened NUFC footballers in a match, but unfortunately came up short despite a formidable performance by Niall Horan. The guys enjoyed lunch with the footballers with Niall saying, "'It was brilliant to be here. We'd like to thank the club and Alan Pardew (NUFC manager) for having us down and for getting us involved." Styles added, "It was good fun coming out to have a look around and to meet the staff and players. We don't really get chance to come out and play -- especially 11-a-side -- so we really enjoyed it." Such manners on these boys!
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Thursday 26 May 2011
I went to see the new Pirates of the Caribbean film yesterday at Taunton with my friends Viv, Greg and Pippa (Orange Wednesday, apparently!). It was in 3D. I don't go to the cinema very often since we're quite a way from the nearest one so this was my first 3D film. I bought the glasses and sat expectantly, and I have to say I was not disappointed. I'm not sure I ever want to see a film in 2D again! I absolutely loved it.
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The Symphony Family
Behind the scenes are many people who work very hard to allow the Oregon Symphony musicians to do what they do so well. We would like you to meet some of the staff and Board members — part of the Symphony family.
- An Interview with Bill Findlay
- Officially retired from the Oregon Symphony Board, Bill describes the most dramatic experience of his nine-year tenure.
- An Interview with Susan Nielsen
- For over sixteen years Susan has been happily producing, booking and creating the ideas for some of the Symphony's most successful performances.


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Betsy DeVos: Improving the American Education System
Betsy DeVos is an American businesswoman and entrepreneur, and she is most well known as the wife of Dick DeVos, who belongs to one of the most influential and wealthiest families in the United States. Betsy DeVos has also been confirmed recently to become the 11th United States Secretary of Education. With her confirmation as …Read More Betsy DeVos: Improving the American Education System


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Giancarlo Stanton will be activated off the disabled list today, according to manager Don Mattingly.
The Marlins have activated outfielder Giancarlo Stanton off the disabled list as he returns from a groin injury, the team announced.
Stanton suffered the injury while trying to stretch out a double with two outs in the ninth inning of a loss against the White Sox in August.
Results of an MRI showed a grade three strain in his groin.
Manager Don Mattingly says that Stanton may primarily be used as a pinch hitter before it is decided whether he can return to the regular lineup, according to Clark Spencer of The Miami Herald.
• September's top storylines: Playoff races, awards chase, more
Stanton was hitting .244/.329/.496 with 25 home runs and 70 RBIs before the injury.
The Marlins sit in third place of the National League East at 68–71 and five games behind the second wild card spot.
Stanton singled in a pinch-hit appearance during Miami's 4–3 loss against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.


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Batman: Arkham Knight will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on 2 June 2015.
Warner Bros made the announcement earlier today, also revealing two collector's editions for the game - a Limited Edition and a Batmobile Edition.
The Limited Edition will include an art book, steelbook case for the game, a prequel comic book, an exclusive character skin pack and a Batman figure. It will cost £89.99 for the console versions and £74.99 for PC.
Meanwhile the Batmobile Edition boasts all the above, minus the Batman figure, and a Batmobile which the press releases says is "fully transformable". This console-exclusive version will retail for £169.99.
Arkham Knight was originally pencilled in for release this year but slipped into next alongside many other anticipated titles.
Rocksteady's Arkham series started in 2009 with Arkham Asylum and continued two years later with Arkham City. A prequel developed by Warner Bros Montreal - Arkham Origins - was released last year to fill the gap between Rocksteady's own fames. Arkham Knight is the first entry to feature the Batmobile as a playable vehicle.
At Gamescom we were lucky enough to get hands on time with the game, you can read our impressions here. We also spoke to developers Rocksteady Studios' Guy Perkins about the title.


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When you think of a dog as a pet you think of calm well mannered dogs who faithfully listen to your every command. Dogs who let you know when its time to go out to use the bathroom and that immediately return to you when you tell them to come. However dogs don't come out of the box this way there is work that you both must commit to. Obedient and trained dogs are happier and less likely to get into confrontations with people or other dogs.
And of course, training your dog well will also make he or she a much better family companion, especially in households where there are young children. Many studies have shown that proper dog training makes a big impact when it comes to cutting down the number of dog bits and other behavior problems encountered by dog owning households.
When considering training your own dog, or having someone else help you train it, there are certain basic commands that must be mastered in order for a dog to be considered truly trained. These basic commands include:
Heel – it is important that any dog learn to walk beside its owner on a loose lead, neither pulling ahead nor lagging behind
Respond to the word No – the word no is one word that all dogs must learn. Training your dog to respond to this important word can save you a ton of trouble.
Sit – Training your dog to sit on command is a vital part of any dog training program.
Stay – A well trained dog should remain where his or her owner commands, so stay is a very important command in dog training.
Down – Lying down on command is more than just a cute trick; it is a key component of any successful dog training program.
Dog training does much more than just create an obedient, willing companion. Training your dog properly actually strengthens the bond that already exists between dog and handler. Dogs are pack animals, and they look to their pack leader to tell them what to do. The key to successful dog training is to set yourself up as that pack leader.
Establishing yourself as pack leader is a very important concept for any potential dog trainer to understand. There is only one leader in every pack of dogs, and the owner must establish him or herself as the dominant animal. Failure to do so leads to all manner of behavior problems.
A properly trained dog will respond properly to all the owner's commands, and will not display anxiety, displeasure or confusion. A good dog training program will focus on allowing the dog to learn just what is expected of it, and will use positive reinforcement to reward desired behaviors.
In addition to making the dog a good member of the community, obedience training is a great way to fulfill some of the dog's own needs, including the need for exercise, the security that comes with knowing what is expected of it, a feeling of accomplishment and a good working relationship with its handler. Dog training gives the dog an important job to do, and an important goal to reach.
Giving the dog a job is more important than you may think. Dogs were originally bred by humans to do important work, such as herding sheep, guarding property and protecting people. Many dogs today have no important job to do, and this can often lead to boredom and neurotic behavior.
Basic obedience training, and ongoing training sessions, provide the dog with an important job to do. This is especially important for high energy breeds like German shepherds and border collies. Training sessions are a great way for these high energy dogs to use up their extra energy and simply to enjoy themselves.
Incorporating playtime into your dog training sessions is a great way to prevent both yourself and your dog from becoming bored. Playing with your dog helps to strengthen the all important bond between you – the pack leader – and your dog.


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On the Monday public holiday I escaped from the city with my mum & long time family friend Sandra to go visit some woodfire potters down South Gippy way. Mum needed a pot for an orchid she received, and both potters we had visited had just done a large bi-annual firing.
First stop - Gooseneck Pottery.
Gooseneck pottery - out the front
Gooseneck pottery - studio
Gooseneck Pottery - studio bush view
My parents have been visiting Robert's studio for some 15+ years. I even made his website for contra once upon a time, which is still there! Robert's studio is in a gorgeous hillside bush location and has a 15 metre kiln which he fires over several days twice a year. Yep. 15 metres.
After stopping for lunch at my favourite cafe owned by aforementioned awesome house-on-hill owner, we drove out the other side of Leongatha (past a cow and rainbow filled paddock) to:
Valley Plains Pottery
Valley Plains Pottery - studio and gallery
Valley Plains Pottery - studio and gallery
Valley Plains Pottery - The lovely Zak and his anagama kiln
In complete contrast to Robert's studio, Zak's light filled studio is perched utop a ridge with gorgeous panoramic views of the surrounding gippsland hillside. He doesn't yet have a website (although I'm considering making him one!) but here's some details:
Zak Chalmers
Valley Plains Pottery
Nicholas Road
Leongatha South
Victoria, Australia
ph: 0356745657
Open weekends and public holidays 10-5
Open most weekdays, please call before you visit.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
3 comments:
- mrs boo radley said...
Looks like you had a fabulous day! Love the pictures. The rainbow is gorgeous.
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- P R I M O E Z A said...
oh, i can just smell the fresh air looking at your photos. i have to get out into the country.
- 7:54 pm
- Mookah said...
And you didn't drop into the Mookah studio at Inverloch!!! Your photos make me feel proud to live in sth gippy...
- 7:25 pm
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New Zealand's most sustainable house is now officially finished and is already pumping power back on to the grid.
Generating substantially more energy than it uses, the 'Ideal House' in Beachlands, Auckland, is the first Positive Energy home that will also have Passive House* Certification in the country (*PH, an accreditation of energy efficiency developed in Germany and spreading around the world). It requires no heating or cooling, and owners Murray and Lee Ann Durbin couldn't be happier.
"Designed for our family of four, our aim was for it to be not only to a comfortable, healthy, energy-conscious home, but also to produce a surplus of electricity to feed back into the national grid," Murray says. "After several years of planning, two years of renting, and 11 months of building we're finally in."
The Durbins' house includes photovoltaic solar panels on the roof, and is designed to maintain a minimum temperature of 20 degrees all year thanks to its careful design, super insulation, air-tightness and heat exchanged ventilation.
"I can't emphasise just how amazing the home is to live in. It's amazing to see the kids running around in t-shirts and shorts, warm and comfortable when it's blustery and freezing outside."
SEE ALSO: Solar powered property market
Murray says the plan was to build one of the most efficient houses in New Zealand, whilst keeping to a "main-stream" budget.
"The house's key features include a high level of insulation and air-tightness, triple-glazed lowE windows, heat exchanged ventilation, recycled materials when practical, water-harvesting and conservation as well as specific energy efficient design."
The downpipes are connected to two 25,000 litre underground water tanks.
"For water conservation, we're using rainwater harvesting, low-flow taps, showers and toliets, water-conservative appliances, and heat-pump hot water cylinder. Our site is also over 90% permeable, reducing the strain on public stormwater systems following heavy rain."
To save power, every light in the home is LED, the exterior lights are on sensors and energy efficient appliances have been carefully selected.
Murray says the home was rated as an 8-star under the local Homestar program and is now going through its final built certification.
"The house also includes a comprehensive waste-management and waste-minimisation plan. We reduced the intended six waste skips down to just one through project management and recycling."
Murray and Lee Ann's drive and passion is to provide "better homes for our children" – not only a better quality and healthier living environment as their children grow up, but to leave a legacy as the future owners of these homes.
As part of its commitment to sustainability and focus on new growth areas, Westpac, voted the world's most sustainable company, enthusiastically jumped on board to support the leading-edge construction.
The home will be open regularly for its first two years so others can share the Durbins' learnings, and experience the comfort of a high performance home first hand.
SEE ALSO: Solar powered property market
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Whatever you do don't call Moana a "princess!" Voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and newcomer Auli'i Cravalho and with music composed by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Moana is Disney's latest creation. Read more on Moana on the Fairy Tale News Blog! And mark your calendars for Thanksgiving when Moana hits theaters! Advertisements Continue reading
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"Il racconto dei racconti" (Tale of Tales)
Below is the Italian trailer for Il racconto dei racconti (Tale of Tales), an Italian fantasy horror film directed by Matteo Garrone and starring Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones and John C. Reilly. It is Garrone's first English-language film. The movie is a screen adaptation of fairy tales by Neapolitan poet and courtier Giambattista Basile, including Pentamerone … Continue reading
Dear NPR: Hazel is not Spiderman (A response to the Diane Rhem Show's "Readers' Review of The Fault in Our Stars")
By: Rebekah Fitzsimmons Dear NPR: I am normally a big fan of your programming; if I weren't a very poor graduate student, I would likely be a financial supporter as well. So, when I say that I was really really disappointed by your Wednesday, June 25th episode of the Diane Rehm Show, I want you to … Continue reading
In Theaters Now: Boyhood
By: Swampish If you have not done so already, consider checking out Richard Linklater's Boyhood. The film, starring Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater, and Ethan Hawke, is an American coming-of-age drama that was widely released in theaters on August 15, 2014. One of the qualities that makes Boyhood worthy of note is its unique mode of production. The film was … Continue reading
Moments from Into the Woods
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Disney has released the first trailer for their movie adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's 1986 musical Into the Woods, opening this Christmas. The story features famed fairy tale characters Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack in the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Prince Charming, along with fairy tale archetypes like a baker, a baker's wife, and a witch. Continue reading
Mechanical Miracles and Little Infinities: A review of The Fault in Our Stars
By: Rebekah Fitzsimmons
There are tons of reviews out there on the Internet this week turning a critical eye towards The Fault in our Stars, a film starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, based on the best-selling young adult novel of the same name by John Green. Continue reading
Maleficent Creatures and Re-Enchantment
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Published a few months ago, Helen Oyeyemi's novel, Boy, Snow, Bird, takes its inspiration from Snow White, reworking the tale's celebration of "skin as white as snow" in relation to contemporary ideologies regarding race, gender, and identity. This spring also saw the opening of Continue reading


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Shawn Mendes pre-sale discount concert tickets are available on February 15, 2016 for the cities of Milwaukee, Hamburg, and Hershey for his 2016 tour, and go on sale on February 20 with shows selling out fast. In addition, CheapBargainTickets.com is pleased to offer the promo code "Bestdealtix" allowing you to save an additional 5% off the already low price for their tickets to any of the Shawn Mendes concerts.
Announcing his second world tour as a headliner, the 17-year-old singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes will play across North America starting in July, after his tour overseas. He has just recently ended his run on Jingle Ball and as Taylor Swift's opening act, and released his debut album 'Handwritten', which increased his following to the point of having his performance at Radio City Music Hall selling out within 5 minutes.
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A hymn to ward off an epidemic?
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Every once in a while, i come across hymns from which real people, real events and real places jump out at me. It is one of the reasons why i research the Rig Veda. As i read through the hymn, a connection is made. Images begin to form in my head and slowly assume life. Eventually, i am transported to the past, an invisible observer, and the entire event begins to unfold before my very eyes. Hymn 63 from Mandala VI is a great example of one such hymn.
A galaxy of Puru princes have gathered for a yagna to invoke the Asvin twins. It is rare for such a coming together of princes, so the reason(s) for doing so must be equal to the occassion. The hymn itself appears to have been composed for the occassion. It starts by raising a bold question – where is the hymn that has found and brought the Asvin twins to their worshippers, it asks. The implied response is that it is this hymn that has the power to to do so. Come readily to this mine invocation, the hymn implores the Asvins in its very second verse.
WHERE hath the hymn with reverence, like an envoy, found both fair Gods to-day, invoked of many-
Hymn that hath brought the two Nasatyas hither? To this man's thought be ye, both Gods, most friendly.
Juice in wide room hath been prepared to feast you: for you the grass is strewn, most soft to tread on.
With lifted hands your servant hath adored you. Yearning for you the press-stones shed the liquid.
Soma juice has been prepared in vast quantities in a wide room and fresh grass strewn for the gods to tread on softly as they manifest at the place of worship. The scale of the manner in which the soma juice was prepared – in a "wide room", is significant, because it rarely finds similar mention. Then as the yagna progresses, up stands the grateful-minded priest, elected and appointed by the group of princes to invole the Asvins.
Agni uplifts him at your sacrifices: forth goes the oblation dropping oil and glowing.
Up stands the grateful-minded priest, elected, appointed to invoke the two Nasatyas.
Come readily to this mine invocation, lauded with songs, that ye may drink the juices.
Compass this house to keep it from the foeman, that none may force it, either near or distant.
It is not just the Asvins whose grace and benevolence is being sought but those of Ushas and Surya as well. Then hymn asks the Asvins to compass the house (or perhaps even entire settlements) so that no foe may forcefully enter. They are also asked to slaughter the fiends (raksasas). Now, here is how i interpret who the foe might be. If these were mortal foes or enemies of the princes and their people, then why invoke the Asvins? The Bharadvaja priest would have naturally turned to Indra or Agni or both. Given the association of the Asvins as gods of medicine and healing, one could infer the foes here are an expression for illnesses and/or evil spirits that cause them.
The princes that were part of this event were Puraya, Sumidha, Peruk and Sanda. Not much is known about any one of them. But the fact that four of them came together, does suggest the importance of the event. My interpretation is that they came together to either ward off an impending epidemic or to deal with one that had come upon their people and settlements.
After the completion of the yagna, the Bharadvaja priest was handsomely rewarded (see the Bharadvaja danastuti). Two mares from Puraya, a hundred from Sumidha and food from Peruk. Sanda gave ten gold-decked and well-trained horses, tame and obedient and of lofty stature.
Mine were two mares of Puraya, brown, swift-footed; a hundred with Sumidha, food with Peruk
Sanda gave ten gold-decked and well-trained horses, tame and obedient and of lofty stature.
Nasatyas! Purupanthas offered hundreds, thousands of steeds to him who sang your praises,
Gave, Heroes! to the singer Bharadvaja. Ye-Wonder-Workers, let the fiends be slaughtered.
It must have been some event this – and feels wonderful to be able to read about it and visualize it in my head. What happenned to these people after the yagna, is impossible to tell. Let us hope, the grace of the Asvin twins was bestowed upon them and that they were able to live healthy and happy lives.


text: Syria is one of the 'biggest jobs in international diplomacy today' Professor Hinnebusch proclaims. Chairing the St. Andrews for Syria panel discussion last Friday, the professor of IR and head of the Syrian Centre in St Andrews provided an insightful introduction to the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world today. It is easy to sit back and think that this is something that doesn't affect us, but it has created waves throughout the world, most notably in the refugee crisis.


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Won't Love You Back
Singapore's birthrate is the second lowest in the world. Yet its elderly population grows larger and larger, as medicine increases their lifespan. Great news personally. Bad news economically.
Highly educated, dedicated, and loyal, Singaporeans have built Singapore's success their strong work ethic. Singaporeans have developed a new idea of family to include their friends and company. Many cite a preference for hanging out, working too much, and worries about reaching their professional potential as reasons why they put off starting a family.
Your Stuff Doesn't Love You turns consumerism on its head by attacking advertising. Using commonly held beliefs about intrusive or transparent marketing messaging, the campaign pokes fun at our NEED to buy the newest and best constantly.
The posters beg the viewer to question their needs versus wants. To consider the actual needs of their family and their legacy.
"Will my new mobile phone be around when I retire? Will it carry on my family's legacy after I pass? Will it bring a twinkle to my parent's face when they see it?"
As Singapore's consumer spending downtrends, Singaporeans have cited a lack of confidence in their financial future as reasons to hold back on purchases. The campaign drove home this idea as Singaporeans began to consider the future of their lives and the legacies they would leave behind. Because ultimately they knew that their stuff wouldn't love them. No matter how much stuff they bought.


text: This is the book that the librarian had chosen for October. I went to the book group for the first time yesterday – it is held in the basement of the library and anyone who wants to go along is welcome. A large table was surrounded by chattering women and a silent, solitary man when I joined them – there was little opportunity to talk or to meet anyone as the librarian came in with a trolley filled with cups, coffee, tea and cakes. She left and returned with a paper with many discussion points and notes. She led the discussion with some interesting points. I had not read TC Boyle previously, a well known and prolific American author. The Tortilla Curtain, deliberately titled to reflect the Iron Curtain, the Berlin Wall and any other man-made wall separating peoples, was written in 1993 and is now on the US High School curriculum although it has been challenged recently (in 2010) by a mother who wanted it removed. Each person around the table then had the opportunity to express their opinion about the book, the subject matter and the writing. What was fascinating were the many different responses, from loving to loathing the book, the subject matter and the way in which the book was written. I was gripped from the outset and although the subject matter, the contrast between the lives of wealthy Americans and illegal Mexican immigrants, was often very painful and depressing, I would absolutely recommend it. It is particularly pertinent given the current situation in Australia with asylum seekers and after the tragic loss of life in Italy recently. Happy reading! And any book recommendations will be gratefully accepted! I am sure there will be plenty of time for reading as winter sets in whilst Simon is toiling away at Arrowsmith!


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Anglican Deaconess Ministries was started in 1891 by Martha Archdall, and her husband Rev. Mervyn Archdal because they wanted to see Christian women being active in public life.
Martha and Mervyn went on to start a school in Balmain. We used the funds raised from school fees to buy land, on which we later built hospitals.
Martha gathered people into her drawing room in the City of Sydney, and built community through and around the work she did.
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Not that anyone but a few Deniers was particularly worried that some microscopic revision in a few years of temperature data meant the theory of human-caused global warming was even slightly undercut — but progressives need to be know all the rebuttals. I had emailed Gavin Schmidt at RealClimate about this — I'm sure I wasn't alone — and he put together a very nice debunking post.
As Gavin writes, "there is clearly a latent and deeply felt wish in some sectors for the whole problem of global warming to be reduced to a statistical quirk or a mistake." Sad.


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The town's famous statue of the Virgin was possibly commissioned by St Augustine and was possibly brought by Saint Cyprian during an invasion of the Vandals into Spain. The statue was placed in Chipiona and was venerated in the local monastery by the Augustinians. Times were good. The Virgin enjoyed a peaceful life in her Augustinian hermitage for three centuries; then it was time to flee again. This time the invaders were Muslim Saracens and she went under ground. The monks hid her in an underground cistern next to a fig tree where she remained for 500 years.
Only in the C13th did Our Lady finally reveal where the precious treasure was to be found. Rediscovery of the statue, chalice and lamp encouraged new devotion to Our Lady of Rule and the first known miracles were being recorded by 1330. Pilgrims flocked to see her from all across the country. The Black Madonna apparently freed prisoners, saved sailors from shipwrecks, prevented children from drowning in wells and healed the sick.
Although devotion to Our Lady of Rule reached its peak in the C18th, the monastery and sanctuary fell somewhat into decline and were not restored until the middle C19th. A small chapel near the great sanctuary marks the place where Our Lady of Regla was found centuries ago, and the cistern and fig tree are still looked after carefully.
Today 8th of September is still celebrated each year as the feast day of Our Lady of Rule, the birthday of the Virgin. Festivities begin with a vigil the night before, followed by fireworks, processions and wine.
Our Lady of Rule's influence lasted! Today Chipiona is still only a small seafaring town on the Atlantic coast, yet it is boxing above its weight. The key facilities still have a connection to the sea and are mostly found close to the beaches. The port, for example, is located in the west of the town and has moorings for hire, as well as a sailing school. The long stretches of white sandy beaches are very attractive, and full of Seville-ites topping up their city tans.
The round cut stone tower with lantern and gallery on top is mounted on a 4-storey square stone base. As you can see in the photos, the tower rises from the front of a 2-storey keeper's house. The lighthouse itself is unpainted; the keeper's house is partially painted white. The lighthouse is 69 metres high and there are 344 steps to climb to reach the top. Although the beacon still has a formal role, the lighthouse is open to visitors; those who climb all the steps will be rewarded with magnificent views stretching for 40 ks on clear days. All of Chipiona's architectural treasures, eg the cloister of the Sanctuary and the Cuzmán el Bueno Castle, can be beautifully photographed from the top.
But be warned: wear sensible shoes! This is the tallest lighthouse in Spain and it is claimed to be the third tallest in all of Europe.


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|Photo courtesy TigerHockey.com
Sam Steel and Dawson Leedahl both had three point nights in the win.
The Pats scored three times in the first and three in the second and kept the Tigers offense at bay to improve to 26-3-6-1.
Tyler Brown stopped 36 of 38 shots for his 18th win of the season.
Uncharacteristically, the Pats were outshot 38-33 while going 2/2 on the powerplay and 5/6 killing penalties.
With the victory, the Pats extend their lead atop the Eastern Conference to four points over Medicine Hat with four games in hand.
The attendance at the Canalta Centre was 3329.
Quick Hits
- The Pats powerplay is up to 31.2% after going 2/2 Tuesday night.
- Adam Brooks has points in six straight games (7G, 10A).
- Nick Henry has points in five straight (4G, 4A).
What's Next?
The Pats next game is Friday against the Calgary Hitmen at 7 p.m. at the Brandt Centre. Tickets are available at reginapats.com or at the Brandt Centre Box Office.
(Courtesy Phil Andrews/ReginaPats.com)


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Rising singer Moya has taken a relatively unconventional approach to releasing music, putting out her debut album Lost and Found on the quiet last year.
Since then, she's steadily built up plenty of buzz with subsequent singles 'Making Me Fall' and latest track 'A Little More Love', which has so far clocked up over half a million views on YouTube.
We phoned up the singer to find out how she's handling fame and what she makes of comparisons to the likes of Emeli Sandé and Bruno Mars.
Hello Moya, you're sounding bright and chirpy today...
"I am! I've got a gig tonight so I'm probably just pumped for that."
Do you prepare much for gigs or do you just dive into them and see what happens?
"I woke up this morning feeling sick with nerves, but I end up just rocking up and just playing the set - they're normally pretty chilled affairs. My friends and family will be there tonight which makes it a lot easier."
Surely that makes it worse?
"Not for me. A lot of people say that but I love it. I look to them for support! As long as Mum is smiling then everything is going fine."
Your new single 'A Little More Love' is out next month. Are you pleased with the response so far?
"Really pleased, especially compared with the response to my last single. It's getting played on radio a lot more which is encouraging, and it's had loads of views on YouTube."
One of the comments under the video on YouTube says: "She's bringing '50s groove back to music...reminds me of Emeli Sandé". Would you agree with that?
"I've had that a lot with this song, although personally I don't think I'm anything like her! I love all the old school Motown stuff that I grew up around, so I hope I sound more like that. I'm not trying to sound like any of the commercial artists out there at the moment. Mind you, I read a comment online the other day that said: "I love your chubby shape." I was like err... thanks, I think!"
You released your album Lost and Found on the quiet last year. Why did you opt for that approach?
"We wanted to make this as organic as possible. We made an album and didn't see the point in hanging about so we put it out with relatively little fanfare. I suppose we could always put out a deluxe version or something when the time is right. I'm pleased with how we did it though, I prefer people discovering me rather than putting me in everyone's faces."
How would you describe the sound of the album?
"Piano-driven music is probably the best way as it encompasses quite a lot of different areas. There's a lot of synths in there as well, so 'A Little More Love' fits in quite well amongst the songs."
Perez Hilton called you a "female Bruno Mars" recently...
"I remember reading that when I was on a train to London and I burst into tears. Everyone thought I was a freak. I've been lucky that people have said really nice things about me. Any publicity is good publicity and I love Bruno Mars's style, so being compared to him is definitely a good thing in my books!"
Who else on the charts are you listening to at the moment?
"I've always been a fan of Delilah's stuff. She's done it the way I'd like to do it - not getting in everyone's faces and just releasing sick tunes. I recently toured with Karima Francis as well, which was brilliant - she's such an interesting artist."
Finally, what's the best Motown song of all time?
"Hmm... it's got to be a Stevie Wonder song. Probably 'Isn't She Lovely?' because my mum plays that to me every year on my birthday."
Moya releases 'A Little More Love' on April 14. Her album, 'Lost and Found', is out now.


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I had to do some JS trickery to implement a preview feature by posting via AJAX without having to reload the current page.
The problem I ran into was displaying the output into an iframe.
Assuming the HTML is:
<iframe id='preview-iframe' src="about:blank"></iframe>
We can use this jQuery command to inject the HTML into the iframe.
Update (18/01/13): Thanks Nikri for the IE about:blank fix!


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Some time ago, I got an incentive to get a new Windows Phone – I've written a few articles about this ( here, here, here and here). The long and short of it is that I got enough clicks to earn me a new phone so long as I used it solely for 3 months.
It's now been over a month since I moved over from my older iPhone to a new Lumia 820 Windows Phone (with WP8). It's taken time to get used to a new device, a new device OS and a new device/OS ecosystem. I'm sure it's no surprised that one's reaction to a new phone is a mixture of one's reactions to all three of these!
The Phone
The phone itself, the Lumia 820 is a step down in quality from the iPhone. It's nice enough, but the screen resolution is not as good. Having said that, the phone in bright sunlight (like we had today!) is pretty good – better than the iPhone. The phone has a plastic back cover just feels rather like, well, plastic. The Lumia feels ok in the hand while the iPhone, on the other hand, felt great.
The telephone functions (SMS text and PSTN calling) works great so far. As we know, it sucks at home a bit, but that's O2's fault as the reception here is sub-optimal. The reception across northern Europe has been good.
The device as a smartphone is excellent. I can do mail, surf the web, play on twitter fairly easily. The wireless aspect is pretty smooth – connection seems easier than in the iPhone across the many Wi-Fi sites I access in my travels.
The phone's controls are on the side and I find I often turn off the screen when holding it. I am kind of getting used to it though – but I prefer the controls on the top of the phone.
The phone's back is a hard plastic shell. The Lumia has several striking colours on offer and mine was white. It looked awesome, at first, but the whiteness is fading a bit. It, and the plastic controls, make the phone feel cheap.
The worst aspect of the phone is the screen resolution. It's just not as good as the iPhone. And that would keep me from buying or recommending the phone.
The OS
The WP8 OS has been quite interesting to get used to – and I quite like it. It's very different to the IOS/Android. With WP8 there are, in effect just two screens: the first is the start screen with tiles etc. and the second, a full alphabetical list of all the apps on the phone. The former lets you organise how you view all the goodness on your phone while the latter helps you find it all.
This new paradigm has taken me some time to get used to. But as I use the device more, I am slowly honing in on tiles I need for the 80-90% case and leaving everything the else to the flickable a-z list. It works, but it takes a lot of work to get it all setup. I found the time to get all the applications up and running was longer than for both iPhone and Android.
The Applications
The application ecosystem lags far behind the iPhone and Android. There are just far fewer applications and applications that exist are often not as good than for the iPhone of Android. There's no native app for my bank (First Direct)-and although I can use the web site, I really like the iPhone app. There's also no Drop box application, no decent BBC or Iplayer application either. Sure I can, like my bank use the main web sites for some of these, it's not as convenient.
The Nokia 820 is an OK phone, with a pretty good OS and a poor application ecosystem. The 820 suffers compared to it's bigger brother (the 925) particularly in terms of resolution. The WP8 OS works well enough to not be a hindrance but the application ecosystem needs a great deal of improving.
If I had to buy a new phone today, I'd not buy this particular model, but would consider a 925 mainly due to the better screen resolution. The OS is not an issue – if there was a great phone, having WP8 on it would not be an issue.
So thanks to Microsoft for letting me have the phone. If it's OK by them, I'll keep it a little while longer (beyond the three months I originally agreed!).


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BISCO is proud to be funded in part by Oxfam America and to work as part of their Coastal Communities Coalition, working with other local nonprofits to address issues in the Gulf Coast Region. The coalition works for policy changes that impact the entire region, and of course the major policy focus for the past couple of years has been the RESTORE Act! We thank Oxfam and their very talented staff for such hard and dedicated work in helping us work on this critically important issue! We are looking forward to this legislation being a turning point for coastal recovery along the Gulf.
2012. BISCO is working under the U-19 Grants with both Tulane University and the University of Texas Medical Branch. These grants focus on health and seafood safety issues related to the BP Oil Disaster. We appreciate our partners at both of these prestigious universities, and we are thankful for the opportunity to work with them on these worthwhile projects.
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Enjoy free Hungarian folk concerts in Budapest on Vorosmarty Square Christmas Market. Most of the concerts take place in the evening at the Xmas Fair, please check the dates and hours below.
Looking for a truly fantastic and spectacular festive experience in Hungary where Hungarian folk bands give free concerts? Look no further than the beautiful, renowned Budapest Budapest Christmas Market on Vorosmarty Square.
Each year the centre of Budapest is transformed into a magical Christmas shopper's paradise full of market stalls, unique, handmade Christmas gifts, while the air is filled with the lovely smell of cinnamon pastries, sausages and mulled wine.
Soak up the Budapest Christmas sights and lights, listen to the free concerts near Cafe Gerbeaud, try some delicious warm street foods as you wander around this lovely market in the city centre of Budapest.
There are many free entertainments at the market too, with several folk concerts late afternoon or evenings, even on weekdays.
Dates of Free Hungarian Folk Concerts
The dates below are for the year 2016 Budapest Christmas market on Vorosmarty Square, in District V Budapest:
25 November, 8 pm: Dromara band (Gypsy folk music)
26 November, 7 pm: Viki Havay and the Wooden Dog Band
27 November, 2 pm: Bubabal (children's folk dance house)
27 November, 8 pm: Dobroda Folk Band
4 December, 9 pm: Eszterlanc Folk Band
5 December, 5 pm: Folka MokaFolk Band
9 December, 7 pm: Viki Havay and the Wooden Dog Band
10 December,11 am and 2 pm: Nagykun Folk Dance Band
10 December, 6 pm: Csangallo Folk Band
11 December, 2 pm: Bubabal(children's folk dance house)
11 December, 6 pm: Dobroda Folk Band
12 December, 7 pm: Budafolk Folk Band
13 December, 7 pm: Eszterlanc Folk Band
14 December, 7 pm: Roma Hungaricum Folk Band
16 December, 8 pm: Dromara Folk Band
18 December, 6 pm: Dobroda Folk Band
19 December, 5 pm: Folka Moka Folk Band
19 December, 7 pm: Budafolk Folk Band
22 December, 7 pm: Viki Havay and the Wooden Dog Folk Band
25 December, 2 pm: Bubabal Folk Dance House (children' dance house)
26 December, 7 pm: Bekas Folk Band
27 December, 6 pm: Bekas Folk Band
Don't forget that Budapest has plenty to offer apart from the Christmas Markets too, including beautiful buildings, UNESCO world heritage sites on both sides of River Danube, stunning architecture, and world-famous natural thermal baths in Budapest where you can soak during the cold winter days.


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This week has been one of those weeks I have when I start getting down on myself for all the things I'm not, haven't done and quite honestly cannot do (except a miracle happens).
My head was so full of it that I ended up having a conversation with God about it.
And as usual, The Holy Spirit drops 'the word'. I call it 'the word' because He's said this to me the dozens of times we've had this conversation. This time I read 'The Word' in the message translation and one word- Wow!
Read with me: Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan's angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn't think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me,
My grace is enough; it's all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.-2 Corinthians 13:7-9
It's a long read today but it sums it up. The weaknesses I have are a strong weakness because Christ works through them. It's in those weaknesses that He shines through the most.
I have enough Grace (supernatural enablement) to do all that I have been called to do. The weaknesses I have are strong weakness because Christ works in them and through them.
And most of the time, I can say with Paul that: Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become.-2 Corinthians 13:10
My weaknesses (handicap) will probably never go away but that's fine. They take on the strength that Christ gives and they become 'strengths' from which Christ gets al the glory.
What else can I ask for?
So if you're like me and you have certain weakness that you bemoan from time to time, why not turn them over to Christ and let him turn them into strengths you can rejoice in?
I've turned over my weaknesses to Christ.
I'm rejoicing in my strong weakness.
Who's with me?


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The weather is turning chilly, and that means it's time to squeeze in those last few golf games before it gets too cold!
Brandon Jones, assistant golf professional at the Robert Trent Jones golf trail at Hampton Cove, gives tips on how to improve your game on the greens.
Tune in for great golf tips on The 19th Hole every Saturday on WHNT News 19 This Morning.