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MLS Combine List Released
- Posted by Drew Epperley
- On December 10, 2008
- 2 Comments
- 2009 MLS SuperDraft, MLS Combine, SuperDraft Watch
Ah, Christmas come early for those who love the MLS SuperDraft. Today the league released the list of players that they will be inviting to the MLS Combine Jan. 9-13 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. All 15 MLS teams will be represented at the annual event, which will end two days before the draft in St. Louis. Additional players will be added in the coming weeks.
Some guys on this list I've already discussed in recent Draft posts, others I will try to get into later on before the draft. The 65 players will get broken up into a couple teams and will play in a few games to try and impress the various scouts on hand. Usually it helps us know who will be stars on the next level and who won't be.
GOALKEEPERS (7): Chris Brown (Boston College); Evan Bush (Akron); Steward Ceus (Albany); Alec Dufty (Evansville); Neal Kitson (St. John's); Milos Kocic (Loyola, Md.); Sean Milligan (Dartmouth).
DEFENDERS (20): Lyle Adams (Wake Forest); Calum Angus (Saint Louis); Trevor Banks (Old Dominion); Darius Barnes (Duke); Rhett Bernstein (Brown); Matt Besler (Notre Dame); Evan Brown (Wake Forest); Oscar Castillo (Connecticut); Chris Clements (Tulsa); A.J. Delagarza (Maryland); Paul Gerstenberger (Boston College); David Hertel (Michigan State); Wes Knight (Charleston); Otto Loewy (Winthrop); Yohance Marshall (South Florida); Ryan Mirsky (Southern Methodist); Babjide Ogunbiyi (Santa Clara); Kyle Russell (Coastal Carolina); Seth Sinovic (Creighton); Jack Traynor (Notre Dame).
MIDFIELDERS/FORWARDS (38): Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe (George Mason); Quincy Amarikwa (California-Davis); Brandon Barklage (Saint Louis); Josh Boateng (Liberty); Graciano Brito (Quinnipiac); Pav Castenada (Duke); Aaron Clapham (Louisville); Raphael Cox (Washington); Sam Cronin (Wake Forest); Dylan Curtis (California-Davis); Doug DeMartin (Michigan State); Jokul Elisabetarson (UNC Greensboro); Michael Fucito (Harvard); Andrei Gotsmanov (Creighton); Mike Grella (Duke); Alex Grendi (Penn); Juan Guerra (Florida International); Jeffrey Harwell (Southern Methodist); Bryan Irwin (Portland); Richard Jata (Campbell); George John (Washington); Keum Sung Kim (Loyola, Ill.); Michael Lahoud (Wake Forest); Ryan Maduro (Providence); Patrick Murray (Furman); Kyle Patterson (Saint Louis); Nick Perra (UC Santa Barbara); Chris Pontius (UC Santa Barbara); Matt Poole (Virginia); Akeem Priestley (Connecticut); Daniel Revivo (Winthrop); Tosaint Ricketts (Wisconsin-Green Bay); Brad Ring (Indiana); Chris Salvaggionne (Charlotte); Jordan Seabrook (South Florida); Marcus Tracy (Wake Forest); Nick Zimmerman (James Madison); Graham Zusi (Maryland).


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Streatham: St Peter
Lambeth South Deanery
Parish Contacts
Revd Peter Andrews (Vicar)
St Peter's Vicarage
113 Leigham Court Road
London SW16 2NX
Tel: 020 8769 2922
E-mail: email@example.com
Sunday Services
Details of all Sunday and weekday services and activities may be obtained from the parish contacts
Patron: St Stephen's House, Oxford
Population (2001 census): 12,415
Urban Priority Area: Yes
Deanery: Lambeth South
Archdeaconry: Lambeth
Episcopal Area: Kingston
Diocesan Record Office: London Metropolitan Archives
Introduction to parish
St Peter's is a parish church serving the local community in Streatham and West Norwood. The church enjoys a lively and active congregation representing all ages and many ethnic backgrounds. The principal service of the week is the Parish Mass on Sunday at 10.30am. There is a Sunday School, crèche facilities and an extremely able choir of children and adults to support the service.
The congregation places an emphasis on fellowship and so there is an opportunity to meet other members of the congregation after the Parish Mass. There are also frequent events, whether concerts or social. St Peter's celebrates the principal feasts of the year and has a range of weekday services. Full details are available on the church's website.
Details of Church
Built: 1870
Architect: Richard Drew
Listing: grade 2*
The building is of faced brickwork with pitched roofs covered in clay tiles to the main roofs and baptistry. The church forms a dominant feature at the junction of Glennie Road and Leigham Court Road, being raised above the level of the road and approached by steps leading up to the main south entrance. The stone features including the minorets and vertical emphasise of the buttresses and general elevational treatment echo the treatment of the building internally.
The church was re-ordered internally in the late 1980's by Derek Philips RIBA, so that the altar is now at the west end within what was the baptistry. The old sanctuary is now used as a day chapel.
The nave is arcaded with stone columns; at the west end is an apse with low ceiling, now used as the sanctuary, with windows facing out onto Leigham Court Road. At the east end, the former chancel is flanked by the organ to the north and the Lady Chapel to the south. Both nave and chancel are roofed with steeply pitched tiled slopes, whilst the aisles to north and south have shallow (virtually flat) roofs abutting the nave walls just below the nave roof - there are no clerestory windows.
There is a parish office in the former main entrance porch to the south of the current sanctuary; this connects by way of a short spiral stair down to the crypt area, which, due to the slope of the site, is accessed from ground level at the west end of the church. The crypt contains a hall, toilets and kitchen, and was also subject to alterations in the late 1980's.
To the north of the sanctuary is a small meeting room. At the north east corner of the site are ancillary rooms comprising choir vestries, clergy sacristy, toilet and corridor connecting from the back of the organ loft through to an external door at the east end of the complex.
The main entrance has been located now to the south porch, which is reached by means of steps which wrap around the spiral stair previously mentioned. To the north, a landscaped in-situ concrete ramp has been formed giving wheelchair access to the north porch.

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Clean Appearance
The first thing you should do is make sure you are clean and use good hygiene, because one of the biggest turn-offs to meeting anyone is a bad smell from not showering, or bad breath. Take the time to shower and use deodorant. If you're a man and you have a beard, you should shave it or trim it to look attractive. If you're a lady, you're probably a little more conscientious about your looks, and you don't need to get the latest, hottest Maybelline products to blow a man away, but take a little time to do your hair or clean your face just enough to be presentable. And it doesn't take fancy clothes to be attractive, just something on the nicer end of casual, unless of course you have a stylish faded jeans preference that might bring out your inner country self, if that's your niche.
A Normal Ice Breaker
When you find someone to talk to, don't try a cheesy pick-up line out of a book or magazine, just say something normal like "Hi, how are you doing?" You don't have to introduce your name right away, but maybe ask them if they are enjoying the atmosphere of the place you're in, or how their day has been going. Just keep it authentic for starters so that you can engage in a real conversation with them, and let it flow from there.
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The most important thing of all is just confidence. As the two of you start discussing what it is you do, whether it's your job, or your favorite recreational activity, be confident in what you're talking about. Don't exaggerate or attempt to overly sugarcoat your life or job salary, but come across as happy about it, while at the same time being honest about it. A man or a woman who is confident in themselves and happy and smiling, is always going to be very attractive to the other person.
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SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Article Title
Brave new media
As technologies continue to evolve at bewildering speed, the varieties of content creation platforms under the umbrella term "new media" are ever changing. Summer Cao examines what the explosive pace of technological innovation in the media means for the creative community.
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Welcome to Gregorian Community
Named after St. Gregorios of Parumala in Kerala, the Gregorian is a community of Indian Orthodox Christians at a place called Roha on the route from Mumbai to Goa. Bishop Geevarghese Mar Coorilose who founded the Community is hoping that this community is one day able to provide the youth with a go to place when they are laid low with the cares of modern life, to spend time away from routine, focusing inwards and towards God. Also it is envisioned to eventually grow into a resting place for the broken hearted, the downtrodden and isolated from society. And also it is hoped that it will become a place for ecumenical study, debates, dialogue among different world religions. Currently running a school and an old age home, the community has a vision to develop itself as an oasis in the desert of life, utilizing its natural beauty of river banks, valleys and hills, to provide one and all with comfort, rest, rejuvenation and opportunities for soul searching and self examination, while providing service to the society and nation.


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The 1st International Conference of Social Work was held in Paris in July 1928, bringing together over 5000 delegates, representing 42 countries. This was the foundation for the current day IASSW, ICSW and IFSW. The 2018 conference in Dublin will include the opportunity to reflect on the 90 years that have passed in the development and work involved in achieving this history.
Social Work records requested from around the globe
In 2013 IFSW embarked on a project with the aim of ensuring all their archival material would be preserved for current and future generations to make the IFSW archives and history accessible to social workers and researchers as it is important to preserve this history of the social work profession. The IFSW archives contain information dating back to 1847, but there are gaps in historical records especially pre and post the Second World War across the globe and gaps in regional history. The IFSW Archivist Fiona Robertson [email protected] and others are involved in a stock take to determine the extent and location of missing information and requests people who have information about records of the International Permanent Secretariat of Social Work 1928 to 1945 and IFSW records generally since 1956 to contact her with this information.
The IFSW website contains copies of key documents http://ifsw.org/archives/ and more will be posted as the Project continues and the archives and historical documents are able to be viewed at the IFSW Office.


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As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, CCM places a great deal of importance on transparency. As a recognition of this focus, CCM is a two-time recipient of the Joel A. Weston, Jr. Award for excellence in non-profit management which has a strong financial management component.
In order to stake the claim of being a good investment, we follow annual best practices. Here are our most recent IRS Form 990 and Financial Audit.


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Purpose in Character
It doesn't happen as often as we would assume, but in our lifetimes, our character will be questioned. Someone will doubt us and what we stand for. Of course, it will most likely infuriate us and lead us to question ourselves to the core. It will provoke anger to come out of places we didn't even know we had, and make us feel sick to our stomachs over the fact that others have perceived us in a certain light--perhaps a light that we completely disagree with. But there it is. "Others perceive us." At the end of the day, is our decision to even take into consideration what others say of us.
People often say that our work isn't who we are; it's merely what we do. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary goes on to define Character as such: noun char·ac·ter \ˈker-ik-tər, The complex of mental and ethical traits that make up and distinguish an individual.
That being said, if work is just something we do, then what defines us? According to the dictionary, we can agree that our character is that thing. It is the one thing, similar to our dignity and our pride, that we feel as though we must protect and yet expose at the same time.
Our character is also the first cousin of our life's purpose. We know what we love to do, and we do it with respect, gratitude, and with a confident mindset. Our character encompasses that. It is the silent reflection of our own distinct qualities that have been built into our lives. The great thing about our character is that, try as they may, no one can take away another person's character. They can try to tarnish it, but it is not theirs to destroy. However, they can willingly watch their own character decompose by the seams.
Our character is what determines how we respond and react to situations and circumstances. It is comprised of far more than what is on display for others to see. Our character exists in the moments when no one is watching. As Abraham Lincoln once said, "Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree."


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Like most other Kenyans, I was shocked by last month's power bill. It was Kshs.3,400/- up from 1,920/- the previous month. I did not imagine things would get any worse but this month I got another shocker bill of Kshs.4,200/- By some bad coincidence, at around the time I got my bill, we had blackouts for two days in a row. I was beginning to think the bad old days of Power Rationing are back but thankfully things are now back to normal.
Earlier on, Rafiki Kenya and Bankelele did articles on the spiraling bills, with Rafiki giving tips on how we can cut them by half. Check them out and see if you can find some helpful ones. I was thinking we pack up our bags and go back to the village but he reminded me that that would mean using firewood and charcoal for cooking – a sure way to finishing off our already disappearing forests.
There is word that these charges will come down although I don't see that happening. At least not down to the amounts we once knew. But if Kenya Power insists on charging such figures, then at least let them perfect their services so consumers don't feel like they're being short changed.


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Section 3
- Part 1
- Topic 3
Create and configure menus.
- Create and configure a MenuStrip component on a Windows Form.
- Change the displayed menu structure programmatically.
- Create and configure the ContextMenuStrip component on a Windows Form.
The MenuStrip component is new to .Net 2.0 and replaces the MainMenu control.
The MenuStrip exposes an Items Collection which can be used to add ToolStripMenuItem Controls. These represent top level menu items (File, Edit, Tools, Help etc). Each ToolStripMenuItem Exposes a DropdownItems Collection which can be used to add more ToolStripMenuItem.Each ToolStripMenuItem can have an Access Key, an Image, and
The ContextMenuStrip Control is also new to .Net 2.0 and replaces the ContextMenu control. It can be used to display a short cut menu when a control is right clicked. Define the menu options much in the same way as the Main Menu control works and assign the ContextMenuStrip property of the control you want to associate it with to the name of your control.
Other Resources & Links:
MenuStrip Control (Windows Forms)
ContextMenuStrip Control
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He became the figurehead and tireless activist in cases of official harassment or misconduct, notably the Joy Gardner case, where a black woman died after immigration officers entered her house and put her under restraint. And In 1985 when a riot exploded on Tottenham's Broadwater Farm estate and a policeman, Keith Blakelock, was murdered, Bernie commented that the youths on the estate felt that the police had received "a bloody good hiding." The remark made him a notorious hate figure in the pages of the tabloids.
Bernie Grant was born in 1944 in Georgetown, Guyana, His parents, Eric and Lily were schoolteachers, and he attended St Stanislaus College, a Jesuit-run secondary school. The family arrived in England in 1963, and he attended Tottenham technical college, before doing a degree course in mining engineering at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh.
We met in 1970 while working for the Post Office at the International Telephone Exchange, in King's Cross. His radical engagement in student politics had already made him well known throughout the network of black students. It turned out that we'd both lived within a hundred yards of each other in Georgetown. He had a confident, humorous manner which made him instantly likable. We didn't discuss politics and spent most of our time larking around, practising our French and Spanish by trying to chat up the continental operators, or reminiscing about Guyana.
He talked from time to time about going back to Heriot Watt or somewhere else and resuming his studies, but when the Post Office strike of that year began, and Bernie became one of the chief organisers in our branch, it was obvious that he was happy and excited by the challenge of trade union politics and organisation.
Bernie stayed on as the exchange representative for the telephonists, attended union conferences, pursued a number of trade union courses, and wound up as chair of the branch.
With a typical mixture of passionate commitment and shrewdness, Bernie had recognised one of the few industrial areas where the colour of his skin would not be a disability. At the beginning of the 70s, Powellism was still a force in workplace attitudes, but the Post Office was more or less a multiracial enclave where there were black supervisors and union officials. The Chapel Street branch in London was notorious as a hotspot of National Front activity, and Bernie was a prime mover in the campaign to outlaw racist practices in the workplace.
During that period his politics took on a sharper edge, and he began to forge long-term alliances on the radical and anti-racist left.
He then became a full-time official for the National Union of Public Employees. Haringey, where he had lived and been a student, was an almost inevitable port of call. The borough's growing ethnic population was confronted by hardline racist organisations. He became a local councillor and then leader of the council.
His election coincided with a period of intense conflict between the Conservative government and a variety of municipal authorities. The tabloid press, dubbed him Barmy Bernie, and Haringey council was the subject of an endless stream of negative stories.
His notoriety and support for controversial projects such as the campaign for black sections in the Labour party, made the Labour establishment nervous and distant, and his survival as a political figure was due mainly to the respect and affection that large segments of the local electorate felt for him. In 1987 he won the Tottenham Parliamentary seat, ousting Norman Atkinson, who had been the MP for 20 years.
He entered Parliament dressed in African robes, and his career entered a new more internationally-oriented phase. His sympathies were pro-Arab and he made several visits to Colonel Gadafy in Libya. At the same time he became an important resource for developing world governments. When the volcano erupted in Monserrat a row broke out about British aid and policy towards the refugees. Typically the Monserratian chief minister immediately telephoned Bernie Grant and invited him to plead the island's case.
Bernie caused some embarrassment by arriving on the island before the government's own fact-finding mission, but he was never reluctant to break ranks, frequently going against some of the most deeply held beliefs of his leftwing allies. For instance, he defended Harriet Harman's decision to send her children to a selective school, arguing that his own children had suffered from their education in the public sector. Before that he began the campaign for government reparations to the former colonies.
Like his support for black sections in the Labour party, these were views often strongly opposed by political allies and enemies alike, but in recent years he had become a highly respected figure, and while he faced plenty of criticism, it was muted by the respect and affection in which he was generally held.
However, during the last 10 years his chronic diabetes had begun to disable him, which in turn gave him relatively little time to attend the House of Commons.
Even those who characterised him as rash and hasty acknowledged that he was likeable, charming, generous to friends and enemies, and relentlessly honest. Those closest to him understood that he had never accepted the dogmatic positions of faction and party. He had a passionate devotion to an ideal of justice, and he believed that politics was about these notions.
He is survived by his three children from his first marriage and by his wife and devoted assistant, Sharon.
Bernard Alexander Montgomery Grant, politician, born February 17, 1944; died April 8 2000


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iPro Academy 2.0 Review – What is the iPro Academy 2.0?
What is the iPro Academy 2.0? Have you heard about it after looking at the first version? Do you want to know if Fred Lam can help you learn about making your own online business? Well, here is my in depth review about iPro Academy 2.0. I hope that this can help you learn more about it.
Before we jump into the review proper, let me point out that I have always been making reviews about various internet marketing programs. I made this as a passion because I want to impart to everyone my knowledge and experience towards these systems. By the way, if you want to start a legit way of earning, check out the #1 recommended work at home opportunity.
What is the iPro Academy 2.0?
iPro Academy 2.0 is a training program that teaches people on how to earn money online by making a website and directing traffic to it. If you already have a website, then you can just focus on increasing traffic and generating money.
It is focused on increasing traffic by buying them at a low price. The person behind this training program is Fred Lam. He is a top internet media buyer and he knows a lot about high quality traffic. It appears that iPro Academy 2.0 has been closed, but still I am writing this review for educational purposes.
In this review, I will try to find out the truth behind iPro Academy 2.0. I am not an affiliate and this review is completely unbiased. I recommend that you read the entire review before thinking about joining this training program.
How Does iPro Adademy 2.0 Works?
iPro Academy 2.0 is not just about buying traffic and it teaches you a lot more than that. There are many modules inside the training and this type of program can benefit internet marketers of all levels.
The following are the modules that they offer.
Module 1: Learning the fundamentals
Module 2: Creating your own website
Module 3: Understanding sales funnel
Module 4: Facebook ad mastery
Module 5: Google AdWords advertising
Module 6: Bing advertising
Module 7: Penny-click mastery
Module 8: Zero up business model
Module 9: Instagram ad
Module 10: Email traffic master
Module 11: Gmail sponsor ads
It is easy to know the content of most modules because of their names except zero up business model and penny-click mastery, so I will explain these two in here.
Zero up business model teaches you on how to build a business instantly without technology, inventory or capital. Penny-click mastery is about in-text advertising and it will teach you how to get inexpensive clicks with in-text advertising.
It is very clear that the training of this course is really good and it covers many aspects of earning money online. Bonus training is also there to teach you a few more things.
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How Much Does it Cost to Join?
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Bottom Line
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- Plenty of Trainings and Lessons
- Can Benefit Internet Marketers
- Expensive
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Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight is a 1973 American documentary film offering a stylized look at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Produced by Stan Margulies and executive produced by David L. Wolper, it was directed by eight different directors. It was screened out-of-competition at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was later shown as part of the Cannes Classics section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Some visuals of the Munich stadium from the documentary were used in Without Limits.[3]
|Visions of Eight
Film poster
|Directed by
|Miloš Forman
Claude Lelouch
Yuri Ozerov
Mai Zetterling
Kon Ichikawa
John Schlesinger
Arthur Penn
Michael Pfleghar
|Produced by
|Stan Margulies
|Written by
|David Hughes
Deliara Ozerowa
Shuntaro Tanikawa
|Music by
|Henry Mancini
|Arthur Wooster
Alan Hume
Daniel Bocly
Michael J. Davis
Rune Ericson
Walter Lassally
Jorgen Persson
Igor Slabnevich
Ernst Wild
Masuo Yamaguchi
|Edited by
|Dede Allen
Catherine Bernard
Jim Clark
Lars Hagstrom
Edward Roberts
Margot von Schlieffen
|Distributed by
|Cinema 5
Release date
Running time
|110 minutes
|United States
Wolper asked eight directors to select their own crews and create a segment which would capture some aspect of the Munich Games.
- Yuri Ozerov directed The Beginning
- Mai Zetterling directed The Strongest
- Arthur Penn directed The Highest
- Michael Pfleghar directed The Women
- Kon Ichikawa directed The Fastest
- Miloš Forman directed The Decathlon
- Claude Lelouch directed The Losers
- John Schlesinger directed The Longest
Alan Hume shot the segment The Fastest for director Kon Ichikawa. Arthur Wooster shot The Longest for director John Schlesinger, and Walter Lassally directed the photography for Arthur Penn's segment The Highest.[4]
Visions of Eight won the best documentary award at the Golden Globe Awards, held in 1974 for films which were released in 1973.
Peter Rainer of Bloomberg News wrote that, "Schlesinger's is the only segment that fully acknowledges the Black September terrorist attacks, in which 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, and a West German policeman, were murdered."
Rainer continues, "Penn's entry begins daringly. Not only is the imagery a slo-mo crawl, it's also out of focus and the soundtrack is silent. Gradually the visuals sharpen, the stadium sounds come up, but, for the most part, the pole vaulters rising into the sky remain superslow abstractions. Along with his great editor Dede Allen, who cut Bonnie and Clyde, Penn anatomizes the action without ever losing sight of the fact that these athletes, including USA's Bob Seagren, are men and not gods (as Riefenstahl might have us believe)" — referring to Leni Riefenstahl's 1938 documentary Olympia.
Rainer sees French director Claude Lelouch's segment as a welcome contrast to the other directors' worshipful heroic depictions: "Lelouch's The Losers ... shows us a boxer who rants in the ring after his defeat; wrestlers gamely trying to fight after tearing ligaments and dislocating limbs; swimmers treading befuddled in the pool after their last losing lap."[5]
It is available at the Criterion Collection as part of the 100 Years of Olympic Films set. [6]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Visions of Eight". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Cannes Classics 2013 line-up unveiled". Screen Daily. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ Hartl, John (October 4, 1998). "Movies -- Prefontaine's Tragic Life Gets Another Onscreen Run". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ Alan Hume, Gareth Owen, Peter Rogers (2004). A Life Through the Lens: Memoirs of a Film Cameraman. McFarland & Company. p. 84. ISBN 9780786418039.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Peter Rainer, "Munich Olympics, Murders Caught in 'Visions of 8' July 28, 2012 Bloomberg.com https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-29/munich-olympics-murders-caught-in-visions-of-8-dvd.html
- ^ Announcing 100 Years of Olympic Films


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Peer Tere Jaan Di - Gurdass Mann - Classic Real Punjabi Track
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Gurdass Mann - Babe BHangra Pounde Ne - Classic
Brilliant brilliant track released by Gurdass Mann which translates as the grandfathers or old men are dancing bhangra which was a message to the youth of Punjab that old men were healthier than them after the epidemic of drug and alcohol abuse that has taken place in the region. It is a song to motivate the young masses and old alike to get up and have a dance.
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Tru Skool - Gurdass Mann - Jagg De Rehnaa
What a brilliant classic in the Real Bhangra hall of fame. This track highlights the problems and greed that has overtaken the most beautiful culture in the world it asks people to wake up form the nightmare and return to their roots and stay awake. Excellent music, production and an education to boot what more could you ask for.
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Overexposing the Outdoor Game
The brain-trust over at The Fourth Period, Dave Pagnotta and Dennis Bernstein, have said that they may have found out of some plans to have not one, not two, but THREE outdoor games in the NHL starting as soon as next season. Pagnotta and Bernstein say there could be a series of outdoor games to co-op the losses of revenue from the lockout and the players going over to Sochi, thus eliminating the All-Star Game.
Next year's Winter Classic will be the rematch of the game that never happened-- Maple Leafs and Red Wings from the Big House at the University of Michigan. The other places that have been discussed, as Pagnotta and Bernstein have put out there, are Los Angeles (Dodger Stadium) and New York (Yankee Stadium).
Of course, this is all brainstorming at this point, as nothing has been made available to the general viewing public, but it would make up for lost revenue and bring more attention to the NHL as a whole should this ordeal come to fruition. The multiple games would give more shots to teams that may not be able to have outdoor games, as well as bring in more of an audience for the spectacle.
Though, the biggest question right now is does this oversaturate the specialness of the Winter Classic and the special date on the calendar it has for many hockey fans. Granted, there are a lot of people who love the outdoor game and would enjoy having multiple occurrences, but will that last for long?? I've always been of the proponent that you'll soon run out of markets that could handle an outdoor games, thus making it more limited-- but the league starts to have three games and kill three markets at a time-- how much longer could it last??
It's not as if we haven't seen problems, either. It was too cold in Calgary for the Heritage Classic, there has been weather delays, postponing the start of the games, and overall-- while a successful gimmick in the end-- may overwork those people who have to put the ice together and break it down to take it to the next placement. Dan Craig can only do so much in the allowed time he would need for each venue and a limited window in each market to have the perfect ice so that it's playable and not a danger to the players involved.
Would people clamor to go to the games?? Of course, it's an amazing event and something that many would want to see. The multiple locations would give more fans a chance to see it on a regular basis without having to break the bank on travel. The idea would make up for lost revenue and maybe create new revenue streams to help the league make up for lost money during the lockout.
That said, how many times a year can the NHL go to the well and expect a waterfall of money poured onto them. While in theory it's a great, if you start to take away the unique nature that the Winter Classic (and to a lesser extent, Heritage Classic) has brought to the NHL lexicon, it's starts to possibly devalue the whole thing, leading people to not care as much for missing the outdoor games because they would know that there's another one coming up later in the season.
Leave the Winter Classic as it is and let's not try to give everyone an outdoor game a year because there will be a time where the gimmick has run its course and it's back to the drawing board to think of something better to make money.
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CBC Music just added a slew of talent to their all-Canadian line-up for the 2016 music festival. Charlotte Cardin, Whitehorse, Maestro, and many more will be taking to the stage during the one-day festival. The festival will also feature the winner of CBC's search for the best up and coming musicians in the country, the 2016 Searchlight Competition.
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I have been lucky over the years to get many referrals from family and friends. I haven't had to advertise for child care since 2009. A few days ago I put my profile on Care.com. If you haven't heard of it, Care.com is an online community that connect families to babysitters, nannies or child care (like me). They also have links for tutors, senior care, pet sitters and housekeepers.
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Film #231: TRIANGLE
3 out of 5 stars
From the makers of CREEP & SEVERENCE, this is basically GROUNDHOG DAY meets TIMECRIMES meets GHOST SHIP. These kind of films (time loop/travel stories) are always difficult to pull off, but director Christopher Smith does a good job leading us through the labyrinthine maze of the story. Melissa George is a sympathetic lead and performs well. The rest of the cast hold up their end of things admirably. This isn't the greatest film you'll ever see, but it is convoluted, intriguing, and pretty darned fun.


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Coffee ice cream with vanilla-bean caramel sauce at Molly Moon's in Seattle
Anyone who has spent time in the Midwest or on the East Coast will agree, Seattle is not a great ice cream town. So when I heard that Molly Moons in Wallingford was making the good stuff on site with mostly organic ingredients and interesting flavors, it was on my radar right away. Then when Dana Cree, a wonderful pastry chef and co-author of Tasting Menu was leaving Veil to work at Molly's, I couldn't wait any longer.
My wife and I tried the coffee, chocolate, and salted caramel ice creams. The coffee was my favorite, made with beans from Vivace which may be the greatest roaster in America. (I know, I'll probably get some hate mail from someone who is a fan of a place I've never heard of that roasts their beans one at a time with forceps and a bunsen burner. Go ahead, I can handle it). You can see that scoop up above, with caramel sauce. Sarina objected to the slight grittiness of the very fine coffee grounds remaining in the ice cream, but it didn't bother me.
Honestly, I felt the chocolate was just good, not chocolate reverie inducing. And we both thought that the salted caramel was out of balance. I adore salt in my caramel, but this just seemed to go too far. And the salt was very evenly distributed in the mix, so every bite tasted the same. I think less salt and mixed in at the last moment so you get the occasional capricious flake of sea salt would be better.
Dana's toppings were absolutely stellar, and a great treat for only $1 per serving. The aforementioned vanilla bean caramel sauce was rich and buttery and neither too runny nor chewy. The seasonal compote achieved a texture I've never come close to, somehow thick and consistent without being at all gummy, and no sacrifice in fresh fruit flavor. Amazingly good.
Molly's is definitely worth a visit, and I'll be back to try some of those other interesting flavors, like the Thai Iced Tea and Balsamic Strawberry. At just $3 for a scoop and $4.50 for a double, it is an affordable and very fun treat – especially for us transplants that miss having good ice cream in every neighborhood.
p.s. kudos to Molly for using organic dairy, lots of local ingredients, and all compostable serving bowls and utensils!


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9 March 2011
None of us really foresaw how quickly waves of change could alter the political landscape across the Middle East and North Africa – because most opinion makers were looking at the region through the lenses of security, Islamism, stability and migration. Yet, just like a good detective story, the clues of what was to happen were in front of us all the time.
Analysts and researchers observing the region – not to find answers to European and American questions but to understand where it was heading on its own terms – have long been pointing out the demographic and social trends. The growing youth population wanted change, democracy, equal opportunities and an end to corruption and nepotism. They were more interested in connecting with the rest of the world and feeling proud of their countries than joining backward Islamist utopias.
It was clear, if one really wanted to see it, that political Islam had evolved from merely wanting Sharia based isolationism into an attempt to reconcile Islamic faith and its principles with the realities of a global world. In fact, groups such as Al-Qaida and its myriad of local expressions emerged in reaction to this trend. Even then it was clear that the heyday of militant and anarchist groups was passing – though their capacity to cause harm was not. Militant Islamist groups were distant observers of the changes in the Middle East and North Africa, and could claim no victory or achievement in the toppling of rulers which they had been promising to dethrone for years. When the curtains came down, it became clear that while Islamist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood remain political players not to be overlooked, they are a lot less grand than the bogey men they have been made out to be.
Even the governments that traditionally favour stability at the expense of freedoms as the better of evils – such as the United States – were acutely aware that the realpolitik dichotomy of stability versus chaos was only a myth. A quick internet search reveals statements by George Bush and Condoleezza Rice acknowledging that supporting tyrants for short term gains was counterproductive and the promotion of democracy and political freedom was the only guarantors of long term stability. Thus, even the fiercest critiques of Turkey's ruling conservative Muslim AKP have spoken of it as a model for the rest of Muslim world. Turkey, contrary to all of the scaremongering about an Islamist takeover, was being seen as a success story – a Muslim society that is democratic and cherishes an open market economy.
So, yes, hindsight is great. It comforts us by removing the shocking truth that we have been blind, we have pursued outdated and futile policies, and we have been on the wrong side of history. As European leaders compete against one another to make emotive statements praising the brave uprising of Arabs in feeble attempts to look like they have been with the common people of the region all along, they quickly forget – or wish that we forget – all of the murky connections they had with now out of fashion leaders of Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, and their continued dealings with similarly shady governments in Iran and Saudi Arabia.
While we don't know what exactly the current changes in the region will mean in the long run, one thing is certain. The EU's problematic and fragmented engagement with the region is in shatters. Unless the EU develops a robust, unified and multi-layered and proactive foreign policy, it will continue to find itself excluded from brand new economic and political opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. The EU no longer has to compete only with a strong American presence there, but also with the ever increasing diplomatic and economic clout of Turkey and Iran, as well as strong domestic public opinion and civil societies.
Can the EU achieve this and realise its potential as a stabilizing and influential force in the region? At the moment the answer is no. But then again, in the last two months we have learned how quickly stubborn old regimes can give way to liquid and energetic new ones. Who knows, maybe a European revolution is awaiting us around the corner.


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The handshake and the wider context
TOMORROW'S MEETING between Queen Elizabeth II and Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, is an important symbolic addition to the iconography of reconciliation on this island and between Ireland and Britain. Their handshake, at a private meeting in Belfast organised by Co-operation North and to be attended by President Higgins, deserves the publicity it has attracted, however upsetting Sinn Féin's political opponents find that to be.
The Northern Ireland conflict has been fought in part over symbols and few are more potent than this welcome encounter between a former commander of the Provisional IRA and the titular head of the British armed forces. Both individuals bring with them personal memories from the conflict – in 1979 in this State, Queen Elizabeth's octogenarian uncle, Lord Mountbatten, was murdered, along with two children, by the IRA. Mr McGuinness doubtless has his own personal and dark memories.
Following the Belfast Agreement 14 years ago, and the now five-year experience of power sharing between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin, many will say it was past time that this significant gesture was made. Queen Elizabeth's remarkably successful visit to the Republic last year was a much greater symbol of the normalisation of relations between the two islands and between nationalism and unionism. This meeting in Belfast looks belated in comparison but it signifies as much about the transformation of Sinn Féin as it does about the transformation of relations between the communities within Northern Ireland, and between our two islands and nations. The party is now part and parcel of government in Northern Ireland, supporting the criminal justice system, the police and committed to the principle of consent. Its all-Ireland character is revealed by its strength in Dáil Éireann. While Sinn Féin's political rhetoric continually stresses preparation for Irish unification, unionists say the union has never been stronger. More will be heard of these arguments as events of 100 years ago are commemorated.
They will be raised in a different way by the unionist campaign launched yesterday in London against Scottish independence. Mr McGuinness showed a notable broadening of horizon recently when he spoke about the implications for Ireland of that political process in Britain. Sinn Féin makes a contribution to politics in this State by bringing these issues continually to public attention. They are often overlooked, especially during the current politics of recession and troika bailout, and should be more fully considered by all the parties committed to closer North-South co-operation and eventual Irish unity, which are decidedly not a Sinn Féin monopoly.
The Belfast Agreement and the associated architecture of North-South and British-Irish co-operation are now fully in place and functioning as planned by the two sovereign governments and the Executive in Northern Ireland. It is a huge achievement, which will be further strengthened by tomorrow's meeting between Queen Elizabeth and Mr McGuinness.


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Fancy Food Friday | Mother's Day Brunch Inspiration Menu
© Whim and Fancy Photography (flowers courtesy of my Grandma's garden!)
What better way to celebrate your Mother than to cook her a deliciously-mouthwatering brunch? Well, here is an inspiration menu for you!
Start with...
- Try a make your own omelet bar! Buy bell peppers, an onion, goat cheese or other specialty cheese, spinach, tomatoes, and bacon or sausage. Or try your own favorite mix of veggies. Pre-cook and chop everything beforehand for easy assembly!
- Fresh seasonal fruit salad. Apricots, cherries, oranges, grapefruits and strawberries are all in season right now!
Then add some special dishes:
Bananas Foster French Toast
Serves 2-3 Recipe by Tessa of Handle the Heat via Handle The HeatFrench Toast:
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 6 thick slices bread
- butter for frying
Bananas Foster Topping:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 2 bananas, sliced
- pinch cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a large shallow bowl or dish whisk together eggs, milk, salt, cinnamon, and allspice. Soak bread slices in egg mixture, allowing to absorb as much liquid as possible.
While bread is soaking, heat a large skillet or griddle on medium heat. Melt butter in pan and brown the bread slices, working in batches if necessary. Brown for about 3 minutes per side, or until lightly golden. Place slices on a baking sheet and finish cooking in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until slices have a desired brown color.
While the french toast is in the oven, prepare the bananas foster topping. In a small skillet, melt the butter. Add the brown sugar and stir until dissolved into butter. Add banana slices to pan, stirring so they are covered in caramel sauce. Sprinkle a pinch of cinnamon. Bananas are done when they are warmed through. Pour bananas foster mixture over French Toast.
Herbed Potatoes
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I prefer my tried and true recipe for herbed potatoes. They come out slightly crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside every time!
Serves 5-6
- 1 5lb bag of red potatoes
- 1/4c-1/2c olive oil or grapeseed oil
- Various seasonings (my favorites: rosemary, basil, garlic powder, fresh ground peppercorns, thyme, ground cayenne pepper)
- 1 gallon Ziploc bag
- 2 9x13 dishes
Preheat oven to 425°. Wash potatoes and dry. With skins on, cut potatoes into quarters and then into quarters again. See above photo for size reference. Place a quarter of the potatoes into the Ziploc bag and pour about a 1/4c of the oil over. The add seasonings to your liking. Zip the bag and toss it around until all potatoes are coated. If you need more oil or seasonings, feel free to add. There really is no wrong way to mess this up! After completing all potatoes, spread in one layer over each 9x13 dish. Roast for about 30 min and check tenderness. Roast for another 10min if they are a little hard to the bite. Enjoy!
Unique Mimosa Bar
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For a quick and delicious brunch cocktail, grab a couple bottles of chilled champagne and some flavored Italian sodas. World Market carries delicious flavors like Blood Orange and Pomegranate that will be sure to give your mimosa a unique, special taste!


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10 Jan 13
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"Can I See You Again" Explained
This was one of my first projects I worked on after moving to New York City.I teamed up with, then 19 year old Estonian model / singer Elvira K who had a strange affinity for R&B and soul music.
For this song I kept the production pretty basic focusing on the fender Rhodes even using the lower register of the instrument for the bass line. I attempted to play guitar but only got in a "soul slide" so that's all I used. The Guiro, and strings were inspired by "Playing Your Game Baby" by Barry white. Lyrical content more on the Stevie Wonder Side of things. I recorded the track in a Greenpoint studio / rehearsal space that I was sharing at the time, located a solid hour bike ride from my apartment in Sheepshead bay brooklyn.
This was the first time that I worked with drummer Andrew McLean, who replaced my programmed drums with a reserved and perfectly pocketed hip-hop groove. I believe the same day we recorded the drums for another project, "Where We Go" which was originally going to be elvira's tune as well.
We tracked the vocals for "Can I see you again" over a period of about a month layering Elvira's multiple harmonies and working on the lyrics. We recorded the song line-by line to work out the phonics and rhymes and replaced the verses with live takes towards the end of the process. This was the first song elvira ever wrote.
A few months later I went up to boston with my mobile recording rig and got Ben Syversen to lay down a trumpet solo for this and the "where we go" track.
Written By B. James and Elvira K
all instruments by Brendan James
Drums – Andrew McLean
Trumpet – Ben Syversen
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09 Jan 13
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This was a small artist production project I did when I lived in Boston with for an artist named Beth Chandler – Circa 2006
Beth, a native of the Northeast considers herself "first and foremost a Poet",
she elaborates:
BC – "All of my songwriting begins as poetry…all of which are inspired by emotional situations I'm facing. Most of my lyrics revolve around love relationships gone wrong, which is pretty common I'm sure!"
With lyricism as the stronghold, the music fell into a position of respective ambience, a genre DJ Bak(ed P)otato knows well:
BP – "With (Apparent Concern), Beth and I both found ourselves focusing more on the lyrical content than the beats themselves. We would have sessions where we would be spend all of the time just writing, trying to come up with ways to best express ideas that we both held, and knew every body else had felt but couldn't voice. In working on the musical content I always gave Beth the center of attention, dealing with sounds thatt were more ambient, full and lush."
I got to sit in on a mixing session with The Phenomenal Handclap Band this past week at Salt Lands Studio – they're Right below 68 st. bar — who knows what records were mixed beneath me all these years in DUMBO? Looking forward to their new release sometime in 2012 on Tummy Touch records
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UR GUN-quikmaster by AbstractRhythm Mixed and summed through our Allen & Heath Spectrum with her 16 channels of analog goodness. I am starting to see the benefits of mixing entirely analog with rock-style music. This track was all recorded live simultaneously, with secondary acoustic and electric guitar overdubs. 88.2k to cubase – compression and eq during tracking. Since […]
22 Jan 11
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I spent most of today waiting for people to show up at the studio, and after 2 people cancelled (calling, or waiting for me to call them after our scheduled meeting time -what's up with these people) I decided to take out my frustrations on my new mix project with o-zi. I LOve working on mixes that are already 80% there rough or brought in by the clientthe artist has already worked out the song and made the mix as best as they can by themselves. The ideas are there and I just have to come in and work on things like CLARITY and fidelity. You know, like actual engineering stuff. This is very pleasurable for me because 90% I'm just find myself fixing problems that the artist should of figured out themselves. Its about working with what you've got, again and again, getting it the best YOU can and then bringing it into the studio.
O-zi is typical hip-hop with a nice underground sampled stoner aesthetic. I really like working on this type of hip-hop because its all about fidelity. Taking the original files from logic I upsampled to 88.2k and did some basic compression / shaping techniques in the box before breaking out everything across the console. Because I was going for a very "analog" sound I was resolved to do as much out of the box as I could. I played around with the 20 or so tracks through the board shaping with the consoles eq and a couple outboard compressors on the vocals. Because I still wanted to do some serious sidechaing and digital subroutine and maximizing of which I only know how to do in the box I then re-tracked everything back into Cubase using the direct outs of the board. This froze all of my levels, and eq at 88k in the session so when I moved back it the box I could generally keep my fades at unity gain. I don't have any technical reasoning for this, but I believe the less you manipulate a digital audio track in a DAW through gain eq and plugins, the better.
I did my subgrouping, bus compression and grouping in Cubase and the re-sent the groups back through the console where I mixed the 4 stems and printed the master back into the program, and viola! Hybrid 88.2k digital and anolog mixing! I'll post the mix up here in a few days, listening back on the bus to New Paltz NY through Barbuds and I am VERY pleased.
18 Jan 11
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Through understanding of this general concept the mix engineer usually goes on to elaborate on this identity, exaggerating on the specific style sonically and stylistically. I've been having a particularly hard time the mix on this track, "Amathyst Rocks" and it's overall musical concept in general. Is it hip-hop, soul, rock?
On first listen I would describe the essence of the this track as Hip-Hop with the live feel of rock, but with so much space to work with between two genres the direction of where to go with mix-wise remaind a little unclear. When I think and mix hip-hop I typically think of dry, punchy, kick heavy drums. I also usually think in terms of only a few elements: the drums, the sample or melodic content, the lyrics and the ad-libs. When approaching a mix from a rock perspective I usually think about ambiance a lot more, more compression, more room sounds, more distortion and overall aggressiveness. Part of the challenge with Amathyst is the various changes in the song, the verses are very hip-hop, with a heavy rimshot, almost reggae-ish back beat. The Choruses explode with the addition of the background vocals and horns.
Conceptually as I approached this mix I wanted to go from tight to wide and big in regards to the verse / chorus alternation. The main ingredient towards achieving this was the treatment of the drums in the mix. I am very familiar with mixing tight R&B and Gospel flavored drums, with a general inspiration being drawn from mid-seventies funk and pop recordings. (Steely dan, The Isley Brothers ect.) I usually accomplish my tight drum mixes by relying primarily on the direct mics on the kit ( kick, snare, hi-hat). In the mix I use expansion or transient shaping to bring out attacks on each of the individual drum elements and bus them together. I then lightly mix in the overheads and apply a heavy compression to the bus that incorporates the punchy combo of slow attack and fast release. Lately I've been working on better mixing drums with in the style 2000 era rock (incubus, the white stripes ect.) undoubtedly achieving this style depends largely on the idea of "variable ambiance" (direct / compressed room) and the use of various room microphone placement techniques that specifically exaggerate the ambiance of kit.
For the Amythyst track I began by first mixing two stems of the drums: one highly expanded and/or gated and dry, the other an exaggerated room track compiled by using the totally squashed ambient mics.
I had this vision of triggering and gating the ambiance with the direct mics in this way achieving a natural gated re verb which I could then mix back into the drum bus ala 'variable ambience'. The side-chained gated idea turned out to be a little harsh, so I used a trasient shaper on the room mics and sloped the attack past the direct attack of the drums
With all this being said I still don't think this mix nails it. I have definitely achieved the drum sound that I want, but problems still exist with the feel, immediately listening today (2 days after the mix) I am struck by a feeling of too much roominess and verb. Have I overcompensated for the dry elements apart from the drums by applying too much verb? Perhaps. I also have struggled in this mix with the placement of the vocals and keeping them on top of everything. As I did not record these vocals, I have been having a perticularly hard time with their quality. A good quality vocal will generally cut through a mix without much effort and, as is true with most things in the digital audio domain the more processing you add, the more clarity you loose. You can tell by my extensive use of FX / distortion on the vox that I am desperatly trying to get the vocals to cut artificially. They cut, but I the believe that the distortion and delay are having a general downing effect on the mix that is making the whole thing sound a little too lo-fi for my tastes.


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I believe that there is a great opportunity available to the city, and that sections of the Liffey Boardwalk should be opened to buy or rent by businesses for use as a commercial space.
Allowing retail units to set up on the board walk will attract more visitors to the boardwalk and will help deter the anti-social behaviour that is currently undermining this wonderful resource for our city. It makes sense for the city's coffers and it makes sense for local business. I believe that more people will be attracted to this excellent public space if they can be properly catered to here.
The creation of more cafés and retail units on the boardwalk would help re-invigorate an area that has become a magnet for anti-social behaviour. The City Council should consider allowing private businesses to either buy or let a portion of it and "set up shop" as appropriate. This would have the dual benefit of removing the anti-social behaviour and making the areas more pleasant, while also providing the city with some extra revenue.
I'm aware that there are one or two outlets selling coffee and refreshments, however I believe that this aspect of the boardwalk could be expanded greatly.
The boardwalk has the potential to be a real gem for Dublin but, at the moment, we can see that it isn't fulfilling that potential. Inviting businesses into the area will help the boardwalk to fulfil its potential – while also giving the city more money to invest elsewhere.


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Like many other small business owners out there, I did not go into business in order to become a salesperson. It is something I should have anticipated, but I cannot say I was prepared for it with any honesty. I generally feel much more comfortable in my spreadsheets and invoices than I do self-promoting. However, if I want my bookkeeping business to succeed, then I have to be able to learn and use marketing tools effectively.
Research shows that referrals are an extremely effective marketing tool. So one of my first events in self-promoting was at a local networking event. It was a casual group, mostly meeting over drinks to get to know each other and pass around some business cards. I thought it would be a great first experience, but I had entered it with some trepidation. As a perfectionist, I kept looking over my business cards, seeing nothing but their flaws. I kept questioning where I was supposed to sit, how to enter into the conversations, and how to exchange cards in a way that wasn't as awkward as it felt. I was in my head so much that I only managed to hand off one business card during that first half an hour, and the exchange felt clumsy and forced. Yeah… sales was definitely not my strong suit.
I took an opportunity to regroup in the ladies room. I took a breath, looked in the mirror, and forced a confident smile. I told myself that for the remainder of the gathering, I was going to make sure each person there got a copy of my business card and a chance to hear the services that my business provides. I was going to pretend that I didn't care if the other person likes my cards or if I thought they didn't need my service. I reminded myself that even if this didn't produce any leads, it would give me more practice promoting my business so that I can become more comfortable with those exchanges.
The remainder of the event went much more smoothly, even if I was well outside my comfort zone. I did have one more awkward exchange. One woman that spent more time in her phone than talking with the other networkers gave what sounded suspiciously like a disgusted "Oh…" when I told her what I did and produced a copy of my business card for her. She left my card on the table when she finished her drink and departed. In many ways, this was one of my most valuable exchanges. It was a reminder that one negative response while networking doesn't have to affect the rest of my networking experience. It is never a waste to give out a business card. The waste is believing that someone doesn't need your services (or know someone that may need your services), and not making that connection based on that assumption.
In the end, the event was a success. It produced a really good lead regardless of its casual set-up and low turnout. And, even more importantly, I had my first taste of networking with other entrepreneurs. Following events were less intimidating and I was able to focus more on making those connections. By continuing to push myself outside my comfort zone, I become a better promoter for my business and find better opportunities for continual business growth.
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From: Jonathan Robie (email@example.com)
Date: Wed Jan 08 1997 - 17:09:00 EST
At 01:52 PM 1/8/97 -0600, Carl W. Conrad wrote:
Your message was really helpful for me in understanding the phrase KAI ETI
KAQ hUPERBOLHN hODON hUMIN DEIKNUMI.
> I don't have my previous post at hand, but I believe that I said I thought
that the
> MEIZONA (CARISMATA) referred not just to AGAPH but rather to PISTIS,
ELPIS, and AGAPH,
> the three endowments that MENEI (13:13) even after the others fade away
with the
> dawning of the new age
I'm reluctant to believe this simply because of the nature of spiritual
gifts expressed in 1 Cor 12:4 ff:
1Cor 12:4 (GNT) DIAIRESEIS DE CARISMATWN EISIN, TO DE AUTO PNEUMA: 5 KAI
DIAIRESEIS DIAKONIWN EISIN, KAI hO AUTOS KURIOS: 6 KAI DIAIRESEIS
ENERGHMATWN EISIN, hO DE AUTOS QEOS hO ENERGWN TA PANTA EN PASIN. 7 EKASTW
DE DIDOTAI hH FANERWSIS TOU PNEUMATOS PROS TO SUMFERON...
The CARISMATA are distributed among the body. Some people are given this
gift, others that gift, all from the same spirit and all for the benefit of
the body.
But love isn't like this. *All* Christians are called to faith, hope, and
love. Therefore, I have a hard time seeing these as CARISMATA. To me, the
CARISMATA are means towards edification, but love is "(ta'da!) ... a course
par excellence."
I once heard a teacher refer to the use of spiritual gifts without
transforming love as "the cosmetic renewal".
Jonathan Robie
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YOU can't beat a slice of hot toast with a cup of tea in the morning.
But some patients at the Western General are having to go without – because a toaster kept setting off the fire alarm.
Staff in the breast unit at the hospital are having to refuse patients' requests for toast after bosses took the device away.
Instead, they have been offered a selection of cold sandwiches if they felt peckish between meal times and after operations.
One patient, who asked not to be named, said it was a "shame" that staff "couldn't be trusted with a toaster" any more.
"When you come round from an op you can't really face much in the way of food and a wee bit of toast is perfect," said the patient. "It's easy to digest.
Every other time I've been in hospital someone can rustle up toast in a few minutesDisgruntled patient
"Every other time I've been in hospital someone on the ward can rustle up toast in a few minutes.
"I was told they couldn't do it any more as they had been banned from using toasters because they'd caused too many fire alarms.
"Instead I got a not great cold sandwich and all I could do was pick off a few bits of the bread.
"It's a bit of a shame that a comforting tradition has gone down the tubes because highly-trained hospital staff can't be trusted with a toaster."
NHS Lothian said staff had not been banned from making toast for patients, but said it was no longer "routinely available" in the breast unit.
Chris Stirling, site director at the Western General Hospital, said: "Patient experiences and the quality of the clinical treatment they receive whilst in our care is of the utmost importance to us.
"Making toast has not been banned at the Western General Hospital, however one toaster was recently removed from the breast unit due to fire safety issues.
"Toast, therefore, is not routinely available on the breast unit, however in view of this patient feedback we will consider options for providing it when requested."
In 2010, new mothers at a hospital in Glasgow were no longer offered toast because the toasters were classed as a fire hazard.
Instead, staff at Southern General Hospital were given a roll, cereal or biscuits after their labour.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the change was made as toasters were setting off the fire alarms.
Earlier this year it was reported that across the UK, hospitals were forced to pay out nearly £200,000 for false fire alarms, caused by burnt toast, steam and dust.
Some hospitals were visited several times a week for false alarms, which automatically trigger a call to the emergency services. Last month, the Evening News told how dirty mattresses had been found at the Western General Hospital despite an inspection warning the health facility had "appalling" hygiene six months earlier.
A report in January rated cleanliness levels as "poor" and made a series of recommendations after finding dirty equipment, overcrowded wards and hand gels wrongly removed.


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The 80-year-old mother of an NYPD detective died in her Brooklyn home over the weekend after apparently catching fire in a cooking accident and either suffering a fatal fall or succumbing to a heart attack while dousing the flames.
The badly burned body of Elaine Lee was discovered in her apartment at the Brown Houses in Brownsville Saturday by her daughter, Detective Veronica Lee.
"I went over there and I had the key," Detective Lee said Sunday.
"I went in and found her on her back. I don't really know what happened."
Police sources said it appeared Elaine Lee was cooking at around 10:15 p.m. Saturday in the apartment when her clothes caught fire.
She ran to the bathroom and turned on the shower in an attempt to put out the flames, the sources said.
But she apparently slipped or had a heart attack and slammed her head on a hard surface.
Veronica Lee found her mother lying on the floor of the apartment and dialed 911, but it was too late. The elderly woman was burned over most of her body.
Police and the fire marshal have not released a cause of death, but officials said one of the stove's burners was still on when they arrived, indicating Elaine Lee may have been cooking.
One neighbor witnessed the aftermath.
"Last night, I heard someone crying . . . Something told me to go to the door," said Lee's 71-year-old neighbor, David Edwards.
"I went to the door, and I peeked through the peephole and I saw [Elaine Lee's] door open and I saw a girl on the floor bawling," Edwards recalled, referring to the woman's daughter.
"I had no idea [what happened]."
Neighbors described the victim as a quiet, churchgoing woman who lived alone in the sixth-floor apartment at the complex on Thomas S. Boyland Street.
"She was quiet — a nice gentle lady, tall and slim," Edwards said.
"She'd go to church as often as she could, and she'd go to the senior center sometimes with her Access-A-Ride, and when she came back, she always had a plate for me."


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The Classic Center expansion is a month ahead of schedule and could wrap up next February.
"We've had great weather," Executive Director Paul Cramer told the Classic Center Authority on Tuesday. "Everything is falling into place so far."
The $24 million project, which started in August, will double the size of the Classic Center's main exhibit hall and enclose a courtyard behind the old firehall, turning it into a glass atrium.
The expansion is also coming in under budget, Cramer said. Some of the money saved will be spent on improving the front of the building's appearance by adding brick pavers, new landscaping and a canopy.
"That gives us the appearance of having a front door," authority Chairman Joe Napoli said.
Whether visitors, especially those parking in the Foundry Street deck, would be able to tell the front of the building from the back was a major issue brought up when debating the expansion in 2010.
The expansion will allow the Classic Center to book conventions and trade shows of more than 5,000 people, almost twice as many as can currently fit into the 30,000 square-foot exhibit hall. One religious group is considering signing a contract for 6,000-person conventions in 2013 and 2014, Cramer said.
The Classic Center is coming off a rough winter - it ended February $172,000 in the red for the fiscal year - but Cramer said he expects business to pick up. Three student organizations held conventions this month that brought a total of 6,200 people to Athens, April is always busy and two 3,000-person conventions are scheduled for June, Cramer said.
"While it doesn't look good at the moment, we're going to come back and put a surplus on the books by the end of the fiscal year," he said.
Hotels are expecting a good spring because of events at the Classic Center, said Mike Waldrip, vice president of Motel Enterprises, which owns three hotels in downtown Athens.


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My 50 Favorite Movies -- U-Turn/
It was really hot yesterday.
I was in a new place.
I didn't have a Mustang Convertible.
I still haven't closed on my apartment yet, and it seems like whatever can go wrong with this close will go wrong.
Reminds me of U-Turn, with Sean Penn, and that's my movie this week. Directed by Oliver Stone, U-Turn takes Murphy's Law to new heights (or depths). Fingers cut off by a loanshark, car broken down, Sean Penn finds himself in a one horse town in the Arizona desert. If that's not bad enough, he gets mixed up with the most backwards, twisted collection of characters I think I've seen in any movie not named House of 1000 Corpses. Billy Bob Thorton plays a car mechanic that gets dirtier more ornery with every piece he rips off of Penn's 64 1/2 Mustang. Jennifer Lopez gives new definition to the phrase, "Don't get involved with a crazy hot chic who may or may not be having an inappropriate relationship with her father in Arizona after a loanshark cuts off two of your fingers." Ok, so that's not an often-used phrase, I'll admit, but it should be, because its just a bad idea.
Things in U-Turn just get from bad, to worse, to ugly, to whatever's much worse than bad, worse, and ugly combined. Great movie... not so great for the whole family to watch.


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The Democratic Party of Denver (DPoD) is organized to allow for those at every level to have a voice and provide input. The party has several standing committees and we encourage representation from each sub-district.
A. County officers
The DPoD has four elected officers: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. In addition, the Chair can appoint an Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. The elected officers are elected at each Re-Organization meeting of the Party, which takes place in early February of every odd-numbered year. The people eligible to vote for these positions are members of the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Denver County. The Central Committee is made up of the following: the Precinct Committee People who live in Denver, the members of the County Executive Committee (comprised of the County Officers; the Captain, Co-Captain and Finance Chair of each House Sub-district, and the Captains at Large), Officers of the Colorado Democratic Party who live in Denver, members of the Democratic National Committee who live in Denver, and any Democratic Elected Official who resides in Denver whether they are elected to a municipal, state, federal, or special district position. In addition to these members, the House and Senate District Officers (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary) also serve on the Central Committee.
B. Captains -at-Large
The Chair appoints up to 12 Captains at Large (CALs) who serve at the discretion of the Chair. These Captains at Large, some of whom also serve as Chairs of the various standing committees, operate as a Steering Committee assisting the elected and appointed officers in directing the work of the Democratic Party of Denver. Some Captains at Large fill specific positions that are not necessarily Committees, such as Strategic Planning, the representative from the Denver Young Dems, or Captains-at-Large who fill in wherever they are needed to work on special projects.
C. Current Standing Committees
The County Chair also appoints Chairs of the following Committees:
D. District Divisions and Officers
The Democratic Party of Denver uses the division of the State House districts to manage the activities of the county. The Party, in turn, divides each House District into two sub districts (A and B) to make the tasks we perform more manageable. This gives the entire County 16 subdivisions to help with Party organization. Each sub district has an elected Captain, Co-Captain and Finance Chair - a total of 48 positions. Each of these elected officers serves on the Executive Committee, which meets monthly. During those meetings, members of the Executive Committee receive information to relay to the members of their sub district, vote on resolutions and the annual operating budget, and discuss and form pertinent issues to the future success of the DPoD.
Each of these officers are elected by the Central Committee members who live in each sub district . (Please see above, under County Officers, to refresh your memory as to who is on the Central Committee.) The election takes place at the Re-Organizational meeting held in early February of each odd year. At the Re-Organizational meeting, officers are also elected to a two-year term in the position of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary of an entire House, Senate, Judicial or Congressional District. These officers run the Re-organization meetings, District Assemblies, and Vacancy Committee meetings (if necessary). The Congressional District Chairs and co-Chairs are automatically members of the State Central and State Executive Committees.
E. Precinct Committee People (PCP)
(Year in the Life of a PCP) (PCP Handbook)
These are the people who make up the grassroots of the DPoD. There are two PCP's for every precinct. This is a wonderful place for someone who is new to the DPoD to get their feet wet. These people are responsible for helping with all campaign activity in their precincts. What's a precinct? It is the smallest unit into which the state is divided for voting/tracking purposes. It is based on voter registration. Each precinct is roughly (ideally) 1500 registered voters. Some are more some are less due to population shifts around the City. Establishing precinct sizes and boundaries is a function of the County Clerk. How often are precincts re -distributed? There is no set limit on how often this can be done. For practicality's sake it is usually only done shortly after redistricting. However, if a precinct suddenly becomes very over-populated due to new development, the County Clerk can decide to go ahead and divide that precinct into multiple precincts. Find out which Precinct or District you are in HERE.
F. Corporate Information
The Denver Democratic Central Committee is the corporate and trade name on file with the Colorado Secretary of State, organized as a Nonprofit Corporation pursuant to §7-90-301, et seq. and §7-122-101 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S).
The Denver Democratic Central Committee is organized under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Colorado Revised Statutes, and its duly adopted rules which in turn are consistent with the duly adopt rules of the Colorado Democratic State Central Committee. Prior to this incorporation it has operated as an unincorporated non-profit association consistent with Colorado law. The Denver Democratic Central Committee makes state campaign finance filings with the City and County of Denver pursuant to advice obtained when the People of Colorado adopted the existing system of campaign finance reporting.
Upon dissolution or liquidation, the assets of the Denver Democratic Central Committee remaining after payment of its liabilities shall inure to and/or be transferred to, the Colorado Democratic State Central Committee. The Denver Democratic Central Committee has duly adopted bylaws, called Rules, which provide for delegates to have some or all of the authority of members. The bylaws and Colorado law provide for the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations and obligations of delegates, including their selection and removal, the calling noticing, holding and conducting meetings of delegates; and carrying on corporate activities during and between meetings of delegates, as required by Section 7-126-501, Colorado Revised Statutes. The delegates appoint the directors (known as the Executive Committee), and the necessary officers of the Denver Democratic Central Committee"
The Secretary is the Registered Agent, who is elected each odd year around February. More corporate information is available at the Secretary of State's website, and questions can always be addressed to one of the following:
The Chair: [email protected], The Secretary [email protected], or the Operations Director [email protected], or by calling 303-830-8232.
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text: The Cheese Bot's story is truly one that must be believed only if you're tired of reality. The Bots (as they are known to their several friends) started out playing for hyperactive sugar infused children and stupefied tired adults on the Chuckee Cheesey* circuit as back up players for the giant rat-like automaton stars. Not content to be playing second fiddle to man-made musicians the Bots decided to break out on their own into the so called real world with musical arrangements that are appreciated by most people above the age of zero and below the age of Bernardo Ablonski who is really, really old. Just to be clear, Mr. Ablonski doesn't hate The Bots, he just prefers his music from a Karaoke machine without anyone singing and the volume turned all the way down. The Bots have hit the road with Longhorn Colby on sax, bongos and vocals, Limburger on guitar and vocals and Fromage du Jour on guitar, bass and vocals. If you're like me (I know I am) you'd hire these guys for your local establishment, private party, bar mitzvah, going away party or Tupperware fiesta.


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Welcome to the Good Living Warehouse!
We created the Good Living Warehouse with a very specific purpose in mind:
- To provide simple, natural solutions for nutrition, pain relief, and wellness at cost effective prices.
- To offer a collection of high quality, scientifically supported natural health products and information for "Good Living" all in one place.
Many online stores have a very simple business model: To offer as many popular products as they can as cheaply as they can and then advertise like crazy. We're not like that. The Good Living Warehouse is a U.S. based family company, and we only carry the products we believe are the best.
In fact, we use many of them ourselves.
We know that without good health, everything else suffers, so it is our mission to help you and your family achieve your best life possible.
What we do best…
We Do Research
It is our aim to provide the highest quality and most effective products and information as possible. We are constantly researching the most current scientific health data so we can offer proven solutions based on concrete evidence. As science advances and new information is made available, we adjust our product lines accordingly.
We Pursue Excellence
We strive for perfection. While there is always room for improvement, we want to provide you with an amazing online customer experience. If for any reason you are not satisfied, please let us know and give us a chance to rectify your issue. We will do everything possible to make your experience with us a gratifying one.
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We truly care about our customers. We don't just want to sell to you. We want your life to improve as a result of purchasing our products and using our services. It is our hope that we can create a life-long relationship with you based on trust, confidence, respect, and care. Our aim is to earn your loyalty through positive experiences with our company.
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I interrupt this week's Friday's Hardwired Hints post to introduce:
FINALLY: Winners of the 2009 Homeschool Blog Awards!!! | The HSBA Post
This is the link to the list of 2009 Homeschool Blog Awards winners. Sadly, Topsy-Techie didn't make the cut, but I thank you to each of you who took the time to stop by and vote.
But don't let my loss discourage you (hee)…head over and discover some terrific homeschooling blogs that we can add to our "network."
Have a great weekend everyone…
(HHH will be back again next week when I can stop hyperventilating long enough to pull it together, I promise!)
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Our concept booklets are proven to communicate the big vision, initiate a pro forma and build consensus in the most efficient and cost effective manner available today. A well informed site plan, a creative program, colorful renderings and logo designs are usually the initial step to inform government agencies, financial institutions, investors, developers, partners and stakeholders of your intentions.
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Nov 03, 2016
TACOMA, Washington – The Puget Sound Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collected 6,098 pounds of food during the recent Trick-or-Can initiative.
SAAC donated to FISH Food Banks of Pierce County, which works to feed local children and families in need.
SAAC nearly doubled up on last year's efforts when it collected 3,597 pounds of food through Trick-or-Can.
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Happiness is...
Flowers through your letterbox, green shoots appearing in the garden, long walks in the Lincolnshire countryside, drinking tea alfresco, reading everything and anything, cake (in its many glorious forms), writing, making memories, trying out new recipes, a lazy hot bath with a new magazine, the smell of fresh washing, clean sheets, warming your toes by a roaring fire, eating a meal when you have just picked all of the ingredients from the garden, dancing to folk music at a ceilidh, going out for breakfast, noticing the seasons change, watching the sunrise, catching up with friends and family, hearing the morning chorus of birds, taking photographs and the promise of a new day.
What makes you happy?
P.S. This post was inspired by Sarah over at Daydreams of Summertime!