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Why do receptionists eating birthday cake think they should get paid as much as this guy?
That's a fair question.
Although, if the receptionist knows better than to film vertically, I'd be willing get behind a bit of a raise.
Snag faller I reckon……they were more highly paid than a regular faller…as you can see snags are rotten…tops off for a variety of easons and they tend to "shell or break into "slabs" as they come down……..exciting work.
Red cedar the worst because with age the centre of tree hollows out all the way to the top so this fallers worries are much compounded…..the snag if you will is 120 feet high rather than 30 feet.
I remember old times in high lead logging the only real logging imho thumps chest when the fallers went from a very very good per diem to scale board feet on the ground.
Many disagreements between scalers and fallers in the woods….you could ahem hear two hands slapping.
Now you're logging kid!
that tree is rotten , a n example of a "widow maker" it looks like the faller had left previously due to fall out then returned to complete the very dangerous job. yes let's have pay equity, any class three file clerk is confronted by just as much danger ;getting body parts and dangly bits caught in three ring binders and so on.
I was a northwest high lead logger….not one of them faggy lumberjacks logging them east coast peckerpoles.
What a fine body of men….all with 20 20 vision ….straight of limb and morality….typically blond and a minimum of 6 feet in height….all with Stanford Binet results over 100.
I've never forgotten the life lessons learned and the kamaraderie….
I still stir my coffee with my thumb in silent homage to those men.
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The financial problems of Britain's biggest retirement home operator have left 31,000 residents fearing for their future and ignited a debate about relying on the private sector for public services.
Southern Cross has caused shockwaves after deciding to cut rental payments to landlords by a third for the next four months as it struggles to meet a £230 million (262 million euros, $378 million) annual rent bill on its 750 care homes.
British Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to step in and offer a "guarantee" that Southern Cross residents -- representing one in 10 of all elderly people in care -- will not lose out if the firm collapses.
Cameron's spokesman said they would be able to stay in their present homes or move to another facility.
The company's financial woes also sparked a protest from the GMB trade union, which represents around 12,000 members working in Southern Cross homes.
GMB warned that the homes "are not factories facing closure, they are a vital part of the social fabric of every community."
The union demonstrated Thursday outside a meeting in London of private equity firms including Blackstone, which acquired Southern Cross in a buyout in 2004 and financed its rapid expansion.
The problems have focused attention on the retirement home sector, which is set to grow as Britain faces up to a rapidly ageing population, with the number of over-85s projected to increase to 3.5 million by 2030.
For the past 20 years, the operation of care homes has increasingly been handed over to the private sector and two-thirds are now privately owned.
The remaining third are controlled by public health bodies and non-profit organisations.
Commentators compared the government's position to the Southern Cross crisis to the state bailout of struggling British banks in 2008 -- "some private enterprises are just too important to fail," said The Independent newspaper.
The timing is unfortunate for Cameron, whose coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats has proposed increasing the use of private health care providers in a sweeping review of the vast National Health Service.
The government has already had to tear up its original proposals in the face of opposition from the Liberal Democrats and health professionals.
Campaigners Age UK said the Southern Cross crisis was plunging residents and their families into deep anxiety and expressed concerns that the quality of care they receive could deteriorate if the financial problems worsen.
Southern Cross expanded fast by selling the leases of its care homes to investors attracted by rents which rose year after year.
But it has suffered from rising costs linked to the economic slowdown in Britain and the government's programme of public spending cuts, which have led councils to place fewer residents in its homes.
The company warned it was in a "critical financial condition" as it unveiled a £311 million loss for the six months to March.
Founded in the mid-1990s, Southern Cross had 40 homes by 2000 but expanded rapidly with with Blackstone's help.
It floated on the Stock Market in 2006 and Blackstone sold its stake, making around £2 billion. Blackstone says it has had no control over the company since then.

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Since 1985 over 40,000 fragments originating from the forum area have been catalogued and documented from deposits created after excavations carried out in the 20th century. A seemingly huge quantity of finds but in reality they represent a small percentage of what was the enormous quantity of marble facing and super-structure blocks which made up the Antiquarium Forense (Forum District).
The five monumental complexes named the "Imperial Forums" were constructed in topographic continuity with the old Roman Forums of the imperial-republican era. The new structures substituted the religious, political and administrative functions of the former.
In chronological order of inauguration the forums built were: the Forum of Caesar (46 BC), the Forum of Augustus (2 BC), The Temple of
The external brick Roman complex, popularly known as the Markets of Trajan and today found in the heart of the modern city, has been miraculously handed down to us. Sited next to the great squares of the Imperial Forums the monument encompasses almost two thousand years of the city's history. The marks impressed upon its structure through time preserves the memories of the men and women who frequented, used and reused its spaces in so many different ways.
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Sizing Up Golden State Warriors Against the Rest of the NBA's Pacific DivisionSeptember 19, 2012
Sizing Up Golden State Warriors Against the Rest of the NBA's Pacific Division
It's been a long time since the Golden State Warriors took home the NBA's Pacific Division crown.
So long, in fact, that no current Warrior player was even born when the Dubs last won it in 1976. But after the roster upgrades the Warriors made this past offseason, Golden State is poised to feature its best, most balanced lineup in decades.
Andrew Bogut will be in the middle, giving the Dubs a legitimate center and defensive anchor. The bench is deep and versatile, with Brandon Rush, Carl Landry and Jarrett Jack expected to make significant contributions. And rookie Harrison Barnes should be able to help right away at small forward.
With a returning core that features players either in their primes (Stephen Curry and David Lee) or on the upswing (Klay Thompson), the Warriors are set to compete. No longer will the Warriors have to rely on gimmick offenses and unconventional lineups. The 2012-13 version of the Dubs is built to win the right way—with defense, ball movement and clearly defined roles for every player on the roster.
But the Warriors aren't the only Pacific Division team with a new look.
The L.A. Lakers made changes of their own, adding Steve Nash and Dwight Howard to a roster that already featured All-Star mainstays Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.
And the L.A. Clippers tinkered with their roster, bringing Lamar Odom back to Los Angeles and gaining some veteran experience by signing defensive stalwart Grant Hill and the gritty Matt Barnes.
The Sacramento Kings are an individually talented, but utterly disorganized mess. They'll still be hard to ignore, though, as most train wrecks are. And the Phoenix Suns pushed the reset button after losing Steve Nash, bringing in four new potential starters.
The landscape in the Pacific Division has transformed substantially over the last couple of months. Here's how the Warriors stack up against the changing faces of their division opponents.
Sacramento Kings
Put simply, the Sacramento Kings are a bad team.
What's more, they're bad in a way that should seem pretty familiar to Golden State Warrior fans. The Kings, you see, have cobbled together a lineup of good individual scorers who make absolutely nobody else around them better.
Sound familiar?
Sacramento, much like the Warriors did for years, will try to mask their inability to execute in a half-court set by running—a lot.
Last season, the Kings ranked first in the NBA in pace factor, which means they generated the most offensive possessions in the league. As you might imagine, they didn't use those possessions effectively, ranking 20th in total offensive efficiency.
The Kings are really a study in how not to put together an NBA roster. They've got a ton of shoot-first gunners and no facilitators, which showed in their assist rate (second-to-last in the NBA).
From a matchup perspective, Kings center DeMarcus Cousins dominated the Warriors last year, amassing averages of 22.3 points and 16 rebounds over four contests. Golden State had no answer for Cousins inside.
But that figures to change this year, when Andrew Bogut will step in to check the Kings center. That'll be a substantial upgrade over David Lee, who played out of position, and Andris Biedrins, whose position is on the bench.
Strategically, the Warriors can't let themselves be lured into a track meet with the Kings. Sacramento runs because they're disorganized and undisciplined, and the Warriors used to do the same thing. Now, though, Golden State is equipped to execute efficiently in the half court with smooth-passing bigs and knockdown shooters on the perimeter.
On paper, it's interesting to note that the Kings' prospective starting five of Isaiah Thomas, Marcus Thornton, Tyreke Evans, Jason Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins are all more athletically talented than the Warriors starters. But the Kings are essentially a streetball team, and don't execute or defend enough to be a real threat to Golden State.
Look for the Warriors to play a disciplined team game while the Kings' ballhogs take turns pounding the dribble and casting up bad shots.
With Bogut neutralizing Cousins, the Warriors should easily sweep all four contests against Sacramento this year.
Phoenix Suns
There are few players who more completely dictate a team's style than Steve Nash. If he's your point guard, your offense hums like a finely tuned engine. You play fast, shoot efficiently and hope your offensive prowess makes up for your defensive shortfalls.
But Steve Nash is gone.
Having lost their iconic point guard to the Lakers, this year's Phoenix Suns won't look anything like they did over the past eight seasons. In fact, the Suns' front office blew the team up completely. So using statistics from 2011-12 doesn't really help in evaluating how the Suns compare to the Warriors.
But we can look at Phoenix's new players to figure out what to expect in 2012-13.
For starters, Goran Dragic is returning to the Suns and will take the reins of the offense this season. In 28 starts for the Rockets last year, Dragic averaged 18 points and 8.4 assists on 49 percent shooting, proving himself capable of big minutes.
Dragic is capable, but as we'll see, he's also got some pretty exploitable flaws.
If Wesley Johnson beats out holdovers Shannon Brown and Jared Dudley for the starting job at shooting guard, he'll join Dragic, Luis Scola and Michael Beasley among Phoenix's four new starters.
Marcin Gortat, who troubled the Warriors last year—like every offensively skilled center did—will man the middle. Gortat shot a blistering 61 percent from the field in three games against Golden State last season with averages of 17 points and 10 rebounds. But there's a new Aussie sheriff in town for the Warriors, and—as will the be case for Cousins and the Kings—Gortat will find it much tougher to operate inside against Bogut this year.
Strategically, the Warriors' key advantage against Phoenix is the pick-and-roll. According to Synergy Sports, Stephen Curry ranked in the NBA's 97th percentile in points per play on pick-and-roll sets last year, and David Lee is as good a roller as there is.
But the real value in using the pick-and-roll comes when looking at the Suns' two most foul-prone defenders. Dragic ranked third among point guards in fouls per 48 minutes, and Scola struggles mightily when asked to cover mobile power forwards like Lee.
Keeping those two suspect defenders involved in as many plays as possible will pile up the fouls, allowing Golden State to play to its strengths on offense.
The Suns have pieced together a fairly low-cost roster with a number of solid players. But they don't yet have an identity, and they certainly lack star power.
The Warriors' superior skill should make it easy for them to outclass the Suns in the Pacific Division.
L.A. Clippers
The L.A. Clippers missed out on the Pacific Division title by a single game last year. And, after coming up just short, they've added a trio of forwards to support stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.
Lamar Odom, Grant Hill and Matt Barnes give the Clips exceptional depth, solid defensive options, and a whole bunch of potential for quirky lineups.
Of course, the Clippers also inexplicably signed Jamal Crawford to help soften the blow of Randy Foye's departure to Utah.
Crawford, 32, does one thing: shoot jumpers. Unfortunately for his new team, he doesn't do that efficiently. He's got a career field-goal percentage that barely cracks 40 percent, and he only managed to hit 38 percent of his shots last season.
Between Crawford's aimless chucking and starter Chauncey Billups' advancing age (he'll be 36 before the season starts), shooting guard is a major weakness for the Clippers.
Otherwise, L.A. is a very solid offensive team, as evidenced by their No. 4 ranking in offensive efficiency last season.
Overall, the Warriors managed to split the season series with L.A. last year despite Chris Paul absolutely decimating the Warriors' shoddy point guard defense. Paul put up averages of 24 points and eight assists against the Warriors on 57 percent shooting.
In addition, the Clippers' new free-agent forward trio definitely shores up L.A.'s weak spot at the 3. (Caron Butler averaged just 5.5 points per game against Golden State last season.)
The Warriors' main advantages over the Clippers are definitely in the frontcourt.
Sure, Blake Griffin is the best big man on either team, but he's certainly not without his flaws. For one thing, he doesn't defend at all, and he can't make free throws—Griffin's made just 59 percent from the line for his career. The Warriors have plenty of front-line depth (and fouls) to utilize against Griffin and center DeAndre Jordan.
If Golden State can knock Griffin and Jordan out of the air, and make them earn their points at the line, Chris Paul will be forced to shoulder more of the scoring load. And while, defensively, the Warriors' point guards, are no match for Paul, it's better for CP3 to go for 40 than it is for him to get 20 while tossing a dozen alley-oops.
Make no mistake, the Clippers are a legitimate playoff team and should be taken very seriously. But Golden State's superior depth, especially up front, means the Warriors match up well. Expect these two teams to slug it out four times, with another season split the likely result.
L.A. is likely to win at least 50 games this season, so unless Golden State exceeds expectations, the Warriors will be looking up at the Clips in the final standings.
L.A. Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers won the Pacific Division for the fifth straight time last year.
Now they've got Steve Nash and Dwight Howard.
The Lakers were already the class of the division before acquiring the two All-Stars; with those two now wearing Purple and Gold, L.A. has only gotten stronger.
But stepping back, any realistic analysis of how the Warriors match up with the Lakers must factor the potential for things to go horribly wrong in L.A.
Dwight Howard is recovering from back surgery and has no timetable for his return. There's a chance he misses a significant portion of the season, and who knows how "himself" he'll be whenever he does return?
Steve Nash is already 38 years old and will turn 39 in the middle of the 2012-13 season. Can the aging wonder really continue to avoid injury and decline, especially without the Suns' renowned training staff?
The same question applies to Kobe Bryant, who's actually played even more career games than Nash. How long can he sustain his skills?
And the biggest question of all: How can anyone be sure that this collection of stars will actually be able play together as a team?
If everything works out, the Lakers can absolutely win a championship. But there are tons of fragile knees, backs and egos that could cause the whole thing to implode.
If we assume things do go smoothly for the Lakers, the Warriors still match up against them as well as any team in the division.
Up front, the Lakers have a definite size advantage, with Pau Gasol being a particular problem for David Lee. But at center, Andrew Bogut is the division's best option to battle with Howard.
Also, Golden State has a number of able defenders to toss at Kobe: Brandon Rush, Richard Jefferson and Kent Bazemore can all take turns leaning on him.
At the point, Nash isn't the type of lightning-quick guard who gives the Warriors fits. So while he's still dangerous as a distributor and shooter, he's not going to present Stephen Curry or Jarrett Jack with an unmanageable problem.
Plus, the Warriors actually do have a couple of advantages over the Lakers.
First, there's no question that Golden State's bench is superior. Other than Antawn Jamison, L.A. doesn't have any capable subs. In Rush, Jack, Jefferson (assuming Harrison Barnes starts at small forward) and Carl Landry, Golden State can run fresh bodies at the Lakers' tired starters all night long.
Second, the Warriors have a major offensive advantage on the perimeter. If they can space the floor and force the elderly trio of Nash, Bryant and Metta World Peace to doggedly chase their bevy of outside marksmen, it could further exploit the Lakers' lack of depth.
In head-to-head contests, the Warriors will need to shoot a very high percentage from beyond the arc to win against the Lakers. But Golden State is definitely capable of doing that, so the four games between these two teams could simply come down to whether the Warriors shooters are hot or not.
If everything breaks right for the Lakers, they should repeat as Pacific Division champs. But if age, injuries or chemistry problems crop up, it's conceivable that the Warriors could climb over them in the standings.


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A beautiful Jakob Bengel demi parure. This amazing set is composed of a gorgeous looking bit of 925 sterling silver that looks brand new and stunning galalith beads. The necklace is composed of chrome metal links. These link down to chrome metal caps with black plastic tips that cap a dark red and yellow colored marbled galalith beads. There are two oblong shaped red galalith pieces, two yellow galalith cylinders, and one large oblong galalith bead in the center of the necklace. The necklace is fastened with a spring ring clasp which holds great. The earrings are clip style and have one silver metal strand that connects to a small red galalith bead which has a small silver metal spacer in between it and connects to a larger yellow galalith bead. The earrings are signed "925" on the clip and look amazing. Bengel never used sterling silver in his work so the earring clips have been modified sometime after they were created. The set is not signed by Bengel as he never signed his jewelry but the style and unique geometric design as well as the signature galalith and chrome composition make it undoubtedly Jakob Bengel's work. The necklace measures 20 3/4" long and the earrings measure 3 1/8" in length. The set looks amazing and as if it were made yesterday.
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Zoic and Arnson Create HD Videowall Experience For EAExciting, totally original presentation immerses E3 attendees into the world of EA videogames (May 26, 2005)
The first thing E3 attendees saw when they walked through the doors of the high-energy videogame convention was an expansive booth for EA featuring an immersive 360 degree HD video surround experience that showcased some of the developers next generation and leading titles. For this project, the creative agency Arnson Communications called upon the team at Zoic Studios to help bring this one of a kind experience to life for Electronic Arts.
In the planning stages, Todd Arnson approached Zoic Studios with his vision. Zoic advised on the technical spec and creative execution of the presentation for the 13.5-foot high x 188-foot long circular environment. The company, led by Zoic Visual Effects Supervisor Andrew Orloff, was also selected to animate two segments of the show: cinematics for EA's promotion of "FIFA" and "The Godfather." For "FIFA," Zoic worked with next generation game assets, placing high-resolution characters into a hyper-realistic soccer stadium environment with moving crowds, lifelike plays and true-to-life characterizations. For "The Godfather," Zoic drew upon the classic film to present a rich scene that is lush with detail and layers of complexity worthy of the feature's (and the game it has inspired) aesthetic.
Once "FIFA" and "The Godfather" segments were completed, Zoic was responsible for the overall assembly of various animated segments provided by the Arnson internal design-production team, EA in-house teams, and a number of other select cg animation vendors. The completed assembly delivered a flowing eight-minute plus presentation that features nearly 300,000 frames of HD material. This involved the manipulation of over three terabytes of data per day, which was assembled and layered in a little over one week. The project utilized a complete spectrum of hardware and software including flame, Maya, After Effects and Mental Ray.
Arnson Communication Credits:
Executive Producer: Todd Arnson
Creative Director, EA Brand: Derich Wittliff
Creative Director, EA SPORTS Brand: Ismael Obregon
Visual Effects Supervisor: Kathy Siegel
Brand Packaging Producer: Scott Tinter
Creative Director, FIFA: Aaron Sternlicht
Producer, FIFA: Neil Ingram
Creative Director, Godfather: Aaron Hendricks
Producer, Godfather: Joan Zierler
Zoic Credits:
VFX Supervisor: Andrew Orloff
Executive Producer: Gina Fiore
Producer: Daniel Brimer
Godfather Supervisor: Lochlon Johnston
FIFA & Projects Technical Supervisor: Barry Dempsey
Lead Animator, FIFA & Godfather: Jake Bergman
Lead Compositor, FIFA: Don Kim
Lead Compositor, Godfather: Sean Apple
Lead Compositor, Final Show Assembly: Brian Conlon
Visual Effects & Animation Coordinator: Liesl Dano
Editorial: Dmitri Gueer
Head of Engineering: Saker Klippsten
About Zoic
Zoic is an award-winning visual effects and digital production studio that combines leading technology with multi-disciplinary artists to create original and imaginative projects for film, television, commercials and music videos. In addition to EA, recent Zoic projects include the upcoming Joss Whedon-directed feature release "Serenity," television episodics "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "CSI: Miami," commercial campaigns for HP, the recent music video promo for Ford and American Idol, as well as the acclaimed viral campaign for MINI.
For more information on the company, visit www.zoicstudios.com or for details on this project please contact Gina Fiore @ 310.838.0770.
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Shanghai's new contemporary art museum, the Power Station of Art, opens on October 1 with the 9th Shanghai Biennale art festival appropriately titled "Reactivation." It runs through March 31, 2013.
The Power Station of Art is China's first government-aided contemporary art museum, housed in the former Urban Future Pavilion from the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The pavilion itself was the renovated Nanshi power station, built in 1897 and symbolizing the city's industrial might at the time. Since it burned high-sulfur coal, it was a major polluter and was gradually converted to gas starting in 1997; it was decommissioned in 2007. It was at the heart of an area containing the city's first steel company, water company and other industrial giants.
But the old plant has turned "green" and artistic, today emblem of creative sustainable development.
The new museum replaces the old Shanghai Art Museum as the biennale's venue near People's Park. Many art lovers are nostalgic for the old colonial-era horse racing club and its historic ambience.
"But the space is too limited for an international biennale," says Zhang Qin, the former curator of the Shanghai Biennale, "We had to squeeze in some pieces at the last minute and even the outdoor space was not enough."
However, this year's chief curator Qiu Zhijie has space to burn.
After a half year of renovation, the space now covers nearly 41,200 square-meters with 12 exhibition halls and fills the void in the city for a major contemporary art museum.
The enormous size allows enormous-sized works and installations to be exhibited.
The municipal government hopes that the new museum will eventually take its place alongside renowned contemporary art institutions, such as Pompidou Center in Paris. An exhibition on loan from the Pompidou will open in December in the Power Station of Art.
Besides Qiu Zhijie, the curating team includes Boris Groys from Germany, Jens Hoffman from Costa Rica and Chang Tsong-Zung from Hong Kong.
Around 98 artists from 27 countries and regions will participate the biennale and some pieces are daunting.
Examples of super-sized art include the 18-meter high "Transformer"-like installation "Infinity Column" created by Chinese artist Ouyang Chun and the "Thousand-hands Bodhisattva," a tower of iron fingers created by Chinese artist Huang Yongping.
"It will be a long process for the Shanghai Biennale to mature and become one of the top events on the international stage," Qiu said. He said it faces difficulties in attracting sponsorship, in being operated by a regular art foundation and in building up a professional biennale working team.
When the theme "Reactivation" was announced several years ago, many people said it was not original and seemed a token reaction to the venue being a former power plant.
"I don't think so, this is a perfect theme," Qiu retorts.
In his view "Reactivation" isn't about a makeover or renewable energy. Instead, it prompts visitors to think about how they live. When the sit of the power plant becomes active again, it doesn't generate physical electricity. Instead, it creates spiritual pulses that would activate the inherent energy within a community, he says.
The biennale, of course, does explore energy use; it features categories titled Resources, Revisit, Reform and Republic.
"Energy collection in the pre-industrial period was restrained by geographical locations, climate and limited resources. Today we dig deep into the earth or ocean to find resources for energy," Qiu says. "To address this issue, we need to look at other ways to obtain energy and find energy from collective action."
"On cold winter days when we were kids, we would not use a stove to keep us warm, instead, we would cuddle with each other," the curator observes. "Energy is not some hidden treasure waiting to be discovered. It comes from collective consciousness. That's why we are interested in artists who are able to 'do work'."
For example, an art team from The Philippines uses waste plastic soda bottles for an installation. They mix phosphorus powder with water and fill the bottles so they radiate light in the dark.
Qiu says this piece resonates with the concept of reactivation and using energy for environmental protection.
Apart from the Power Station of Art, the biennale will feature satellite projects and exhibitions. One is "Rescue: Shanghai Ark," an exhibition of photos of Shanghai taken by Jewish refugees in World War II and paintings by a Jewish artist, showing how people survive in disasters by supporting each other. During World War II, Shanghai opened its doors to Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in Germany and other countries. Most other countries refused to accept them.
More than 30,000 people fled to Shanghai. This exhibition in the Republic section is a tribute to Shanghai.
Another project is the "City Pavilion Project" that invites important international art cities to take part. Each city's ministry of culture or major art museums will curate a city pavilion. Thirty cities will be chosen, 10 of them holding exhibition sites in the Power Station of Art, and the other 20 holding exhibitions in pavilions at various historical sites between Waibaidu Bridge, Sichuan Road N. and Nanjing Road E.
"I can't say that this year's biennale will be the best ever since its establishment (16 years ago), but surely this will be the most unforgettable one," says Hua Yi, a member of the biennale team.
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Midnight Clear Trailer (2005)
20 November 2005 Drama 18 mins
A middle-aged loser and a lonely old woman separately contemplate suicide on Christmas Eve. After several strangers inadvertently interrupt their attempts, they cross paths in a surprising and dramatic way and change each other's lives forever.
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Ydessa, the Bears and etc. Trailer (2004)
Ydessa Hendeles' exhibition entitled "The living and the Artificial" (consisting of works of art all comprising a photograph of living persons in the company of one or several teddy bears) had puzzled Agnès Varda so much that she decided to go to Toronto where the artist lives and interview her. In front of Agnes Varda's DV camera, Ydessa tells about the singularity of her artistic approach. She also expresses herself about the Holocaust, which both her parents survived.
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WILMINGTON — A juvenile is in custody after a bomb hoax Wednesday at Wilmington Middle School, the police chief reported.
Both the middle and high school buildings were evacuated, said Wilmington Police Chief Duane Weyand.
"Within 30 minutes the responsible party was taken into custody," he said.
The bomb threat consisted of a message written on a bathroom wall at the middle school, according to Weyand. School officials began evacuation and the notification procedures. Detectives began investigating upon arrival, while patrol units aided with the evacuation, the chief said.
"While the school was being cleared, it became apparent that a juvenile student was responsible for the incident. The school was cleared and shortly thereafter we had the responsible party in custody for the bomb hoax," Weyand stated Wednesday afternoon in a media release.
The juvenile will have a charge or charges filed against them later in the week by the Clinton County Juvenile Prosecutor.
The juvenile remained in custody at the time of the media release.
"We can't thank the school enough for their assistance. I can't stress the importance of having a school resource officer on scene to aid in these types of calls," said Weyand.
Wilmington City Schools Superintendent Ron Sexton stated that these incidents are very serious.
"The kids need to learn that there are severe consequences if they're caught … they're always caught," said Sexton. "It disrupts the parents, the students, the instructors. We take this very serious."
Sexton gave credit to the students for the maturity they displayed during the evacuation.


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Virgin Mobile has reported record numbers of contract customers at the expense of prepay users. The company released its results for the quarter ended 31 December, today (25 February).During the final quarter of 2008, the MVNO gained 70,800 contract users, taking its total to 649,000, but it lost 224,000 prepay customers.Mobile revenue was £141.1m – down from £151.6m during the same quarter a year earlier. The company said the drop was due to 'a reduction in prepay subscribers being partially offset by growth in the number of higher-value contract subscribers'.Overall, Virgin Media's total revenues fell to £1.03bn in the three months to 31 December, from £1.05bn a year earlier.Its on-net broadband customers increased by 57,100 year on year to 3.68 million – a gain that was down from 68,700 in the previous quarter.Virgin Media's chief executive, Neil Berkett, said: 'During the quarter, we built upon the foundations we put in place to offer a differentiated and highly competitive consumer proposition in 2009.
He added: 'Record numbers of customers are now using Virgin Media's services, despite the current economic environment. We are successfully giving more people reason to choose us, and they are buying more products than ever before.'The company said it expects its prepay subscriber base to continue to decline in 2009.
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Photo-a-day 55: Tebay services
Warning: This post was published more than 5 years ago.
I keep old posts on the site because sometimes it's interesting to read old content. Not everything that is old is bad. Also, I think people might be interested to track how my views have changed over time: for example, how my strident teenage views have mellowed and matured!
But given the age of this post, please bear in mind:
- My views might have changed in the 5 years since I wrote this post.
- This post might use language in ways which I would now consider inappropriate or offensive.
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Many thanks for your understanding.
This is the view from the independently-owned and frequently highly-rated Tebay services, on the M6. It might look pretty, but the last time I was here I paid about £7 for a chicken curry that was inedible. Today, I've just stuck with a bag of Mini Eggs – though, as a public health doctor, I'm not sure I should admit to either of those choices!
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BCT Day 25
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August 18th, 2002
Yay. Another Sunday rolls by. I'm hoping for some much needed rest from the week's activities. I also want to wash my PT uniforms. One is brown (it used to be gray) from the sawdust last night, and the other just emits a foul odor. I hope I can call my parents and Cendy without a life threatening thunderous thunderstorm like the one last Sunday.
Six Sundays to go. 39 days until I see my peeps. Too bad I can't go to sleep like last Sunday. Our D.S. is roaming around, trying to catch people.
I went shopping today. I got an air freshener for my locker so it doesn't smell like ass & onions?anymore. I also got more white socks because they keep disappearing. I also bought another PT shirt so I don't have to wear a filthy one. I always run out of clean clothes on the weekends. Wow, am I ever boring you. It's Sunday though. What do you expect?
Gas chamber tomorrow. I'm nervous.


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I'm mind-boggled by the number of spoiled brats who are still hyperventilating over the fact that Donald Trump won last month's presidential election. Here are two super-precious examples of the breed.
First, a gay university student who's feeling terribly, terribly scared.
Since the election, I haven't slept in my dorm room once. I've slept on couches, futons, floors and unoccupied beds in my friends' homes. At first, it came from a need to be with people who supported me and understood how scary this political moment is for young people who grew up under the liberal auspices of an Obama presidency and came of age politically in a time marked by progressive movements such as that of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). But after I went home for clean clothes to find an anti-gay hate message written on my door, right next to a set of stickers spelling out "Vote 4 Hillary," my couch-surfing took on new urgency. I was no longer searching for comfort from my peers — I was trying to preserve a sense of safety.


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From writing sales letters, reviews, pre-sell blog content, landing pages and even advertisements, to get the best conversions requires copywriting skills. Every internet market or affiliate marketer could use these skills, so it's actually a wide audience. Many sub niches are missed because people don't think about it.
It's also a high offline market, such as people who write copy for magazines, yellow page ads, and so much more.
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Best yet is that this niche is the perfect cross over into generating leads for copywriting services. There are also many digital products such as ebooks, or even software that automates some of the process. you'll even find high priced copywriting affiliate products that pay out big commissions.
This niche is also an evergreen niche, meaning it will always be around, there will always be people that will need help improving their copywriting skills. It's not a need or a "problem" that's going to go away any time soon.
The sky is the limit with this website and it could be yours today!
You'll be getting a content pre-loaded Copywriting Website. It comes pre-loaded with 11 high quality text posts. It also comes pre-loaded with advertising, plug-ins, video pages and much more.
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These Video clips are embedded right into your website, which means your visitors will watch the video's right on your website, that could mean return visitors and even better, possible viral traffic to your site. You site could be a source of needed information for web surfers.
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Sites are also quite easy to add new content, edit the current content, or change the site as you wish. You make it your own. It's your self improvement website to do with what you will. Adding new content is as simple as typing.
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KoA: Reckoning - Demo 17th, Mass Effect 3 Cross-Promo
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Now it's my turn to say "I told you so"…
That would be too easy, even for you
Well, what can I say, based on the demo - it's nothing like I expected it to be.
That said, I don't think my issues with the game are much related to what you've been saying about it.
I knew it would be a Fable art style - and I knew it would be about fast-paced action combat - and not a "realistic" simulation type RPG. Those things are fine - even good in some ways. Remember, I really liked the original Fable - and that was much worse in terms of not being "serious".
It's the actual execution of those things I'm so disappointed with, and I honestly didn't see that coming.
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Stacey Vanek Smith: Shares of Eastman Kodak tumbled yesterday, on rumors that the photo giant might file for bankrupty. Today all signs point to Kodak eventually filing for Chapter 11.
Marketplace's Eve Troeh joins us now live in the studio to talk about this. Good morning, Eve.
Eve Troeh: Good morning.
Smith: So Eve, tell us what would a Kodak bankruptcy filing might look like.
Troeh: Well, the company has not confirmed that it is filing for bankruptcy -- it seems to be playing things both ways at the moment. On one hand, it's trying to sell off assets and raise money to stay out of bankruptcy court, but it's also making preparations to file for Chapter 11 -- at least according to the Wall Street Journal this morning. The paper didn't name any sources from Kodak, and a company spokesman said Kodak "does not comment on market rumor or speculation."
Smith: Ah. Well, Eve, even when companies file for bankruptcy, many end up staying in business; some recover, like General Motors. What could happen here?
Troeh: So, a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is a company saying: listen, we're in dire straits, but we think we can turn this ship around. And if the bankruptcy courts agree, then Kodak can keep paying its bills and doing what it's been trying to do anyway -- namely, get back in the black. Now, what changes is who decides how to do that. A committee of creditors becomes the board of directors, essentially.
Mark Kauffman is an analyst at Rafferty Capital. He says bankruptcy helps struggling companies like Kodak also get loans to stay afloat.
Mark Kauffman: Having that basically puts off the issue of a fire sale. When you're not dealing with a situation that you need the money immediately -- you know, once you have your loan -- it's an auction.
The bankruptcy court would auction off Kodak's assets -- most importantly a huge set of patents. And whether Kodak's solvent or not will likely depend on how much those patents fetch from the bidders.
Smith: Our own Eve Troeh here in Los Angeles. Thank you, Eve.
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* Vanke showing some signs it becoming more like an SOE -sources
* Shenzhen move may end protracted corporate power struggle
* Some analysts think Baoneng may still want board seats (Recasts, adds comment from lawyer and former employee)
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HONG KONG, March 31 (Reuters) - China Vanke has come under the direct control of the Shenzhen government, a move that may end a struggle for boardroom control but raises questions as to what extent the property giant will remain a market-driven company.
The Shenzhen body that oversees government-controlled enterprises said Vanke had become one of its newest members, according to the Wechat post seen by Reuters on Friday.
Vanke, China's No. 2 homebuilder by sales, has been in crisis since late 2015 as financial conglomerate Baoneng Group built up a 25 percent stake and sought to oust management.
To counter Baoneng, state-owned Shenzhen Metro Group, a key Vanke ally, bought a 15 percent holding for $5.4 billion and this month became its largest shareholder in terms of voting rights after a proxy agreement with Vanke's No. 3 shareholder.
The moves have widely been seen as a prelude to the subway operator gaining control of Vanke and the cause of much speculation that the firm would begin to resemble a state-owned enterprise.
Vanke has attended a recent meeting to set targets on social responsibilities, including the role of state-owned enterprises in promoting Shenzhen's growth, the city's supervisory body for state-owned assets said in its Wechat post.
Some current and former employees have said that since late last year when Vanke was in talks with Shenzhen Metro, the company has gradually been adopting some practices that pointed to it becoming more like a state firm.
Vanke, worth $33 billion by market value, is reorganising its party committee - which controls corporate governance - and promoting more policies proposed by President Xi Jinping, the sources said, declining to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.
The policies include the "One Belt, One Road" initiative - which envisions building a network of land, sea and air routes that will open new markets and education campaigns focusing on honesty, they said.
"The state-owned culture is obviously growing inside the company," said one former senior official who left Vanke earlier this year.
The real estate sector contributes around 15 percent to China's economic growth, and both Beijing and local governments have been keen to take a more active role in the market, particularly when sky-rocketing prices have become a serious concern for policymakers.
"There's no market traits in this case; it's all about interests of the state," said Roy Qiu, a lawyer who specialises in mergers and acquisitions at DeBund Law Offices based in Shanghai.
Asked to comment on whether it could be considered a state-owned enterprise, Vanke said on Friday it had always been 'a mixed-ownership enterprise' and would continue to be one. It declined to comment on the reorganisation of its party committee.
Whether the more direct control by the Shenzhen government will cause Baoneng to back down remains to be seen. Some analysts believe it is still interested in gaining seats on Vanke's board.
Baoneng and Shenzhen Metro did not respond to requests for comment.
The term of Vanke's current board officially expired on March 27, although company rules allow the current board to serve until a new one is formed. The property developer said this week that no time frame to select a new board had been set as yet as various parties were discussing proposals.
The corporate power tussle has taken a large toll on Vanke. In addition to ceding much power to the Shenzhen government, it has also lost its title as the country's biggest homebuilder to rival China Evergrande Group - one that it had previously held for a decade.
Some staff had left the company and projects were facing cancellation, it has said. (Reporting by Clare Jim; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree and Edwina Gibbs)


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A fan favorite from Counter-Strike Source, the Silenced USP Pistol has a detachable silencer that gives shots less recoil while suppressing attention-getting noise. It has been given a custom engraved silencer and slide.
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Many presenters who are hard workers don't care for working on their presentations. That's odd.
Many researchers, data scientists, academics, and other knowledge discoverers are not very good at presenting their work. They argue, somewhat reasonably, that their strength is in formulating questions, collecting and processing data, and interpreting the results. Presentations are an afterthought.
The problem with this is the following:
If the purpose of finding out a true fact is to influence decision-makers, communicating that fact clearly is an essential step of the whole process. In fact, all the work done prior to the presentation will be wasted if the message doesn't get across.
Does it make sense to waste months of work discovering knowledge because one isn't in the mood to spend a few hours crafting a presentation?


text: I'm a huge Paul Rhoads fan – so happy he's the leader of our program. However, I was a little disappointed at his press conference yesterday. This is just my opinion, but I believe Paul made two mistakes. First, I don't think Paul should have taken jabs at Notre Dame and Iowa for continuing to recruit Lazard up to the last minute. It seems a little hypocritical to say something like this when all coaches, including Paul, recruit other teams' commits (e.g., Paul got Jake Campos to flip on his commitment to Missouri). Maybe Paul was bringing this up to point out Lazard's commitment to his word. If so, he could have made the point without jabbing Iowa and Notre Dame for doing what all teams, including Iowa State, do. Second, I don't agree with his decision to make Lazard off limits to the media next year. This only elevates Lazard's status as being 'special' over the other players, and I think that's the last thing Paul should be doing. Either make all freshmen off limits to the media as they do at Iowa, or make them all available. Don't single out your star recruit, especially when he's already demonstrated that he's a very mature and level headed young man. Just my opinion.


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Escape from Furnace 2Escape from Furnace (Volume 2)
Alexander Gordon Smith
Square Fish
Square Fish
Square Fish
ISBN: 9780312674762256 Pages, Ages 12-17
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Alex tried to escape.
He had a perfect plan.
He was almost free. Even felt the cool, clean air on his face.
Then the dogs came.
Now he's locked in a place so gruesome—so hellish—that escape doesn't even matter.
He just wants to survive.
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I have a confession.
I'm not a good person.
I always said that I only stole from strangers, that I only took stuff they'd never really miss: money and electronics and the sort of things you can't cry over.
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"Fresh and ferocious, Lockdown will hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises." —James Patterson
"Furnace is hotter than hell and twice as much fun! Sign me up for a life sentence of Alexander Gordon Smith!" —Darren Shan, author of the Demonata series
"Fast paced and packed with nail-biting scenarios . . . This is a dark story with a dark ending, but the gritty action and compelling characters will have reluctant readers enthralled." —School Library Journal
"Once again, Smith has created a thrill ride that will leave the audience wanting more. Smith's prose is fast paced, witty, and sometimes downright terrifying. Some of the images he creates could manifest into a nightmare or two. Teens who are looking for a great thriller/horror story will definitely want to pick up these novels." —VOYA
"Adrenaline-fueled action infuses the narrative as it did in Lockdown (2009), keeping the pages turning. . . . The author knows what keeps his readers locked to the page and delivers it soundly." —Kirkus Reviews


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I took a look at wattpad but quickly came running back here. To me, hubpages has a lot more to offer and seems to do better in the search ranking from what I understand. Sorry to not have been the help you were looking for, just thought I would chime in.
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Linvoy Primus at Forging Men, Billericay
Forging Men, Billericay
Monday, 29 September 2014 from 20:00 to 21:30 (BST)
Who's Going
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Event Details
Linvoy Primus is one of the most liked and humble footballers from this generation. Linvoy has spent the last twenty years playing football, finishing his amazing career in the Premier League with Portsmouth FC.
We will start the evening with a man-sized buffet meal and drinks will be available from the bar.
Linvoy will be speaking to us about his three passions: football, life & faith!
This is a ticketless event, so no need to bring anything with you.
When & Where
The Forge Pub
The Pantiles
CM12 0UA Billericay
United Kingdom
Monday, 29 September 2014 from 20:00 to 21:30 (BST)
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'Forging Men' is a group for men in the Billericay area - open to all for friendship & discussion, we also organise community action projects. We usually meet on the last Monday each month.


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This is the third post covering questions asked by attendees to the Foreclosure Buying 101 Webinar and RealtyTrac website demo.
View the most recent recording of the webinar.
In the first post we covered the topic of avoiding foreclosure, in the second post we covered the topic of buying at foreclosure auction, and in this post we'll look at the topic of buying bank-owned homes through the filter of three questions asked during recent webinars.
Before addressing these questions, let's quickly lay the groundwork for what we're talking about when referring to bank owned homes. These are properties that have gone through the foreclosure process and have been repossessed by the foreclosing lenders, most commonly through a public foreclosure auction where no third party bids on the property, but also through deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure, where a homeowner in default voluntarily deeds ownership of the property to the foreclosing lender — often in exchange for some cash to walk away with.
These bank-owned homes are known commonly in the industry as REO homes, standing for Real Estate Owned by the foreclosing lender.
1. What is the best way to find the REO manager at the bank listed on the property details page on RealtyTrac?
The REO manager referred to in this question might be one of several people working at the bank who is responsible for managing and ultimately selling the REO inventory owned by the bank. Unfortunately this almost-mythical figure can sometimes be as difficult to locate and contact as a unicorn — particularly when dealing with a large lender.
So the first answer to this question is that you're better off finding an REO manager at a smaller, community bank, particularly one in your area where you can actually go down to the bank physically. But in the case of a larger lender, the best advice is to put on your best detective hat and start combing the Internet for any scrap of information on the bank, calling any phone number you can find associated with the bank, and even faxing and mailing contingent offers to the bank, hoping that those will get through to someone responsible for the property.
2. How can I find the foreclosed homes for sale available for making online offers on RealtyTrac?
The main reason you might want to contact the REO manager mentioed in the last question is if you are pursuing an REO home that is not yet listed for sale —which is very likely given that RealtyTrac estimates only 15 percent of the unsold REO properties nationwide are actually listed for sale.
If you want an easier path to purchase a bank-owned property, you'll probably want to focus on foreclosed homes listed for sale. There are two ways to find these on RealtyTrac: one is to simply click the "Satus" column at the top of any search results page, making sure you're on the "Bank-Owned" tab; and the second is to click on the "Bank Hot Properties" subtab under the "Bank-Owned" tab.
3. What is the difference between REOs for sale and bank hot properties?
Both of the search methods described in question No. 2 above will help you find REO homes listed for sale with a real estate agent; the bank hot properties simply represent a sub-category of these listed REOs that allow for RealtyTrac users to submit non-binding online offers directly to the listing agent or REO manager. Here is a video showing how to use RealtyTrac's exclusive Foreclosure-MLS Match feature to find bank-owned homes listed for sale.
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An Evening with the Doge at Palazzo Contarini della Porta di Ferro
Duration: approx. 6 hours
Location: Venice
This tour was already booked by 8 people
Why choose this experience?
|An evening to enjoy the refined atmosphere of the 18th century wearing a mask
|To taste a refined menu purposely created to fit the occasion whilst musicians, actors of the Commedia dell'arte and dance instructors entertain you with fun performances
|To take part in one of the most exclusive parties of Carnival 2017, with music and a DJ set until nightfall
An intimate and exclusive evening to celebrate the Carnival of Venice as the aristocrats of the 15th century!
Housed in a location of high effect, Palazzo Contarini della Porta di Ferro, this fascinating evening, scheduled for Saturday 18 February 2017, will allow you to get into the shoes of the great Venetian inhabitant of the past to experience a night in their sparkling golden world where lavish parties and wild pastimes were the order of the day...
On arriving at the Palazzo Contarini della Porta di Ferro, you will be greeted by a rich welcoming cocktail in the elegant entrance hall facing the palace inside courtyard and a picturesque canal.
You will then be lead to the majestic indoor lounge for the gala dinner: this particular room has a terrace overlooking the garden of Palazzo Contarini, a feature that makes this elegant residence a rarity in Venice!
Musicians in period costumes will create a soft music background to the dinner while walkons and dance instructors engage you in dances entertaining you with fun performances…
After dinner, the evening will continue with a DJ in the lobby of the ground floor until late at night!
Places for Dinner with Casanova are limited so booking is recommended soon! It is important to note that access to the event is only allowed to guests with a historical costume and mask. If you wish to rent online masks and Venice Carnival costumes we recommend the Atelier Tiepolo, one of the best tailors in Venice with over 300 vintage clothing choices and accessories.
Important info
Saturday 18 February 2017.Departure point:
Palazzo Contarini della Porta di Ferro, Castello 2926, Venice.
Departure time
8.30 pm
Languages available
No explanations.
€320.00 per person
approx. 6 hours
No credit or refunds will be given in the case of a NO SHOW (if you don't show up at the meeting point at the time indicated on your voucher).
If you want to attend the event please show a copy of the voucher (electronic and paper copies of the voucher are both accepted).
The numbers available for this event is limited to 100 people. Reservations will be accepted up to the available places and no later than 15 February 2017.
Dress Code: historic costume and mask.
CANCELLATION POLICY: there are no refunds once booking has been confirmed.
In exceptional cases and/or reasons of force majeure that may prevent the tour already purchased to run regularly (i.e. acts of nature, strikes, exceptional closures, serious unexpected events or health problems experienced by the person in charge with the service after which it is really impossible to find a substitute), the tour might be cancelled.The customer will be notified of this as soon as possible and will be asked to choose between postponing the tour on the first date available or get a prompt refund of the price paid for the tour.
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The upcoming episode of "Grey's Anatomy" will see Wilmer Valderrama entering Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital as a patient, and according to spoilers, he will be interested in one of the doctors attending to him.
Amelia, Penny and Stephanie will be in charge of Valderrama's character Kyle, a musician who checks into Grey Sloan to get a tremor in his hand treated. A teaser for the episode titled "I Wear the Face" shows Kyle commenting that all the doctors at Grey Sloan are hot. The next scene is of him discussing the possibility of going on a date with Stephanie.
"That'll be one hell of a first date," Kyle tells her.
Valderrama has been roped in for multiple episodes, and fans will get an opportunity to see how his relationship with Jerrika Hinton's Stephanie progresses.
Elsewhere in the episode, we'll see Nathan and Owen coming to blows and Meredith being trapped in between them. Fans will also see Catherine interfering in the lives of her son Jackson and her ex daughter-in-law April.
The previous episode of "Grey's Anatomy" saw Catherine befriending April and finding out that the young doctor intentionally withheld news of her pregnancy while signing divorce papers. Catherine will use this information to possibly patch up things between Jackson and April.
"She always has an angle and an agenda, not necessarily malicious, but she's a strategist," actor Jesse Williams, who plays Jackson, said in n a new edition of the podcast Shondaland Revealed. "She's had to carve out her lot in life from being smart and being effective. She might be abrasive, she might not have done it with the particular grace you might have liked, but she's often right."
"Also, she's very anticipatory. Everything with her is getting out ahead of something. She sees what's coming down the road in a couple turns. She's trying to position you for it. You don't see it, so it seems like an overreaction," Williams added.
"Grey's Anatomy" airs Thursdays on ABC.
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Well................I have been a pretty good artist for my age. I did these when I was 16, just turned 17 recently and was working with
3d and flash.
*Marathon Mall anual art competition-Holder= Rich dude who owns a mall (1st place) - prize= $600
*Overall artist in the school-Holder= C.C.Sweeting Senior High
(1st place) prize= RESPECT!!
*Overall artist in the country-Holder= Government of the bahamas
(1st place) - Prize= $1000
*Overall artist in the carribean-Holder= FCCA (beating over 200 contestants from 18 countries) (1st place) - prize= $5000, 2,500 of art supplies to my school.
Some of my work when I was in school -AGE (15-16):
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Hand-Drawn Doodle From The Artist'S Point Of View Of A Sketched Hand Doodling. Open Area On The Sketch Pad/Note Pad For You To Put Your Own Drawing Or Text. All Parts Of The Drawing Are Grouped And On Separate Layers Making For Easy Changes. Hand With Pen Can Be Moved To Any Position And Drawing Underneath It Is Complete. Swirly Doodles On Layers That Can Be Easily Removed, From The Getty Images, Istock Vectors Collection. Artwork By Dddb.
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Are you ready for an obvious statement? There are cameras. Everywhere.
Anywhere there is a person, there's about a 100 percent chance someone in the immediate area has a device capable of recording their surroundings.
And it's awesome. People may concerns about privacy and all that, but if you don't want to be seen, don't leave the house. Thanks to the prevalence of cameras, we're catching all sides of humanity.
From a dude eating his own ear wax to baby's first time on a swing, it's all gold.
The one downside to cameras? Selfies. Ew.
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Violence and the religious sanction it gets in Pakistan
My facebook Timeline has a couple items that were repeatedly shared by many today.
The first was a video of a security guard who was attacked by religious zealots for eating during the fasting hours in the month of Ramazan (when all adult Muslims are supposed to fast from sunrise to sun down). He was attacked for not upholding the sanctity of Ramazan. There are quite a few people on Facebook who supported this act of violence by saying that eating is not allowed by law in Pakistan and that security guard should not have eaten.
The second was the photo of Abrar Hussain – a former Olympian and a Gold Medalist Boxer – who was gunned down in Quetta sometime back (4 other Hazaras were killed in Quetta today). His crime was that he was a Hazara Shia. It has been an open season on Hazaras and Quetta has become a killing field where terrorists of Laskhar e Jhangvi roam free and kill their prey at will.
I wont go into the details of Hazara killings because far more qualified people have written heartfelt pieces on the plight of Hazaras in Pakistan. I have just one question for everyone who reads it. Are these not acts of sheer barbarism and against everything that decent and human? As these acts are carried out in name of religion, isn't there something seriously wrong with the way it has pervaded our society and provides sanction to most heinous of crimes?
If you condone above acts of barbarism, then I have nothing further to say to you but if you condemn beating up people for not fasting during the month of Ramazan or randomly killing them because they practice a different version of faith then please, don't stay silent and separate religion from everything else – law, public spaces, government, social interactions and legislation. Religion should be a way that lets the believers connect with God, it should not give license to the practitioners of any faith to kill and persecute others.
Please think and reflect, it is as simple as that.
Photo courtesy: Traitors of Pakistan


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German energy giants pull plug on conventional power
German power company RWE is shutting six domestic plants and rival E.ON is threatening to relocate to Turkey as the sector tots up the cost of the government's energy policy turnaround.
German power company RWE is shutting six domestic plants and rival E.ON is threatening to relocate to Turkey as the sector tots up the cost of the government's energy policy turnaround.
(AP) -- Germany is determined to show the world how abandoning nuclear energy can be done.
Germany will stop subsidising solar energy by 2018 at the latest, its environment minister said Monday after last year initiating a scaling-back of generous state support for the faltering industry.
Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan, with a phase-out due to be wrapped up by 2022.
Optimistic predictions that Germany's decision to turn its back on nuclear energy will lead to the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the renewable energy sector have met with scepticism.
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film, but one in four Germans would be happy to have a microchip implanted in their body if they derived concrete benefits from it, a poll Monday showed.
Germany's Internet community, gathered at the world's biggest high-tech fair, was up in arms Thursday at a draft law forcing Google and other similar sites to pay media firms for content.
Germany's parliament Friday blocked a law allowing the storage of carbon dioxide underground, as Europe's top economy wrangles over energy policy following Japan's nuclear disaster.
French automaker Renault and the Bollore family group that runs a successful pay-as-you go electric car network in Paris, are teaming up to develop technology.
Internet players are set to make a big splash at the world's biggest IT fair opening in Germany Monday, likely to widen the event's appeal from a traditional devotion to pure technology.


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Indie Band Spotlight: Hunter
Time for another spotlight, people! I recently had a chance to see Nashua, NH-based indie alt-folk-rock band Hunter, and wanted to share them with the world.
Hailing from Southern New Hampshire, Hunter is a dynamic four piece alternative rock band defined by their energetic live performances and unique songwriting style. Formed in early 2014, Hunter has already performed in numerous venues across Southern NH and Northern MA to great results and have more recently been making their way onto mainstream radio stations such as 106.3 Frank, Boston-based alternative station Radio 92.9, and 107.3 WAAF. Their live shows include a dynamic group of covers as well as many of their own songs. The band has a distinctive feel which blends the sounds of folk, blues, indie, and alternative rock. The quartet's self produced debut album was released on August 29th and includes ten of their original songs. Though the members of the band all come from very different musical backgrounds, they are all highly experienced, charismatic musicians and close friends who share a similar artistic vision. When brought together, their individual styles result in a genre of its own.
Give a listen to their newest self-titled release, which dropped in August:


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On February 29, 2016, a motion for authority to sell assets of the estates pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code was filed in the bankruptcy case of Noranda Aluminum, Inc. and its affiliates.
The filing was assigned docket number 272 and is described on the court's official docket as follows:
Motion for an Order Establishing Bidding Procedures for the Sale of the Downstream Business and Granting Related Relief, Motion to Sell Property: Downstream Business Free and Clear of Liens under 11 USC 363(f). Fee Amount $176,. Certificate of Service: Yes. Filed by Debtor Noranda Aluminum, Inc. Hearing scheduled 3/21/2016 at 09:30 AM at Bankruptcy Courtroom 5 North. (rei, k)
Noranda Aluminum, Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection, or had an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed against it, on February 8, 2016. The bankruptcy case is pending before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri . The case number for the lead bankruptcy case is 16-10083. The bankruptcy case is currently assigned to United States Bankruptcy Judge Barry Schermer. The law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is acting as lead bankruptcy counsel to Noranda Aluminum, Inc. in the bankruptcy case.


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James Michael Wilson
Johnny Andrews
Bobby McGee
Simon Trane
Ron Starr
Lee Sherwood
Bob Gross
Jack Harris
Willard Scott
Brother Love
Dennis Waters
Eddie Edwards
Jack Harris Unwrapped! is a collection of humorous essays expressing his unique point
of view on a variety of topics and life's musings.
He shares personal photos of himself taken with many of the celebrities he's interviewed over the years.
It also features a special section with his favorite, time-tested "Florida Cracker" recipes gathered from family and friends.
Originally hailing from Logan, West Virginia University with a B.A. in history
and served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant for two years, including a year in Viet Nam.
You can get Jack's book at
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Jack can also be heard
on our internet station
Web Radio Classics
6am - Noon Eastern
Jack replaced
when new management took over.
'Harris In The Morning' lasted into the Disco Days of KYS
which was strange mix since Jack hailed from West Virginia
and still had a touch of the accent.
Known as Your Jocular Cracker Jack Crack Jock Jack,
Harris had a ton of bits to keep audiences entertained.
And just like his predecessor, Jack had a
tape-sped-up sidekick...Moose, the time tone.
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Here Comes the Sun, in Northern New England
Maine and all of Northern New England is getting what has turned out to be a treat this spring…sunshine and warmer temperatures. I for one could not be any happier. I dare say I am giddy!
The AP reports the National Weather Service says it's going to be sunny Tuesday with temperatures approaching 70 across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. By Thursday, it'll approach 90! IF any one says it is to hot…I may just pass out!
It'll be a dramatic turnaround after several weeks of gloomy weather. Tom Hawley from the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, says there's been either rain or a trace of rain on 12 of the first 14 days of the month in Portland, Maine. (AP)


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USA Today and #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels "never disappoints" (RT Book Reviews). In a heartfelt and engaging new novel, she weaves a story of second chances and determination, as an injured ex-athlete becomes the owner of a matchmaking business.
As far as former NFL star Jake Masters is concerned, dreams are risky propositions. Years ago he came achingly close to achieving his ambition of playing in the Super Bowl - before a spinal injury ended his career. Confined to a wheelchair, unwilling to take a chance on another risky surgery that could restore his mobility, Jake now stays cocooned behind the imposing gates of his lavish home.
But his twin sister, Beth, has no intention of letting him languish there forever. After years of flitting from one failed business idea to another, all fueled by Jake's generosity, she now owns a highly lucrative matchmaking service. And she's gifting the business to Jake - whether he likes it or not - while she follows her dreams of making it as a singer in Nashville.
Though Jake had plenty of women falling all over him at the peak of his success, he knows nothing about matchmaking. He's willing to try for his sister's sake, and it's soon clear that he needs an assistant. Enter Gracie Sweet, whose slender frame belies a take-no-charge toughness that would put any linebacker to shame. Grace begins by revamping the business and soon she's overhauling Jake's entire life - and to his huge surprise, Jake's enjoying it. But when their clients become victims of theft, Gracie and Jake must reconcile their very different outlooks if they're to have any chance of saving the business... and if Jake is to make another play for the life he thought he lost....
©2015 Fern Michaels (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
"Ok Book - not her best but the narration killed it"
Cute Story
No, the narration was horrible
No.... all voices sound the same and it sounded as if she was just reading from the pages instead of telling the story from all the different charters like so many do so well.
tuff love can be good
"The Match"
Not really sure. I tried this author for a change of pace listen. The style was not for me in this this book. If your a fan of this author, I am sure you will enjoy the listen.
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