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Oaklands SurgeryCentral Canvey Primary Care CentreLong RoadCanvey IslandEssex, SS8 0JATel: 01268 686100
Out of Hours The 111 Service will take over from 6.30pm to 8.00am Monday through to Friday morning and 6.30pm on Friday to 8.00am Monday. Although the Surgery is closed medical help is always available by calling the surgery number and listening to the information. When the surgery is closed the Out of Hours may be contacted on - 111.
For immediate, life-threatening emergencies, call 999.
Telephone Advice On receiving the request from a patient to speak to a GP or a nurse the message is taken by the receptionist for the named clinician and the message is then conveyed for appropriate action by the clinician. The clinician will then telephone the patient. Receptionists cannot put calls directly through to clinicians during clinics unless the situation requires emergency attention. Telephone consultations are also available with doctors and nurses.
Cancelling your Appointment If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the link at the bottom of this page to cancel your appointment.
By giving us as much notice as you can you are helping us to make sure that someone else is given your slot.
When the surgery is closed please contact the 111 service
Would you recommend our surgery? If you have a moment, please complete the Friends & Family test by going to the "have your say" section to the right of the screen and clicking on the 'Friend and Family Test'.
Prescription Reforms
Please note that all prescription enquiries should be directed through our reception staff in the first instance
Flu Vaccination Programme
We are currently within the annual flu vaccination programme and are still vaccinating those 'at risk'.
if you feel that you require a vaccination please contact our reception and your needs will be assessed
As from 1st April 2014 please be aware that the practice opening hours have changed. See under 'Opening Hours' for current opening hours.
Care Quality Inspection
We are delighted to say that Oaklands Surgery had a very sucessful CQC visit on Friday 6th December 2013, we passed all that was inspected by 100% and the short report can be found on the patients notice board in our reception area. If you would like to know more than please contact the practice manager.
Shingles Vaccine
A vaccine to prevent shingles, a common, painful skin disease is now available on the NHS to people in their 70s.
The shingles vaccine is given as a single injection for anyone aged 70 or 79. Unlike the flu jab, you'll only need to have the vaccination once.
The vaccine is expected to reduce your risk of getting shingles. If you are unlucky enough to go on to have the disease, your symptoms may be milder and the illness shorter.
Shingles can be very painful and uncomfortable. Some people are left with pain lasting for years after the initial rash has healed. And shingles is fatal for around 1 in 1,000 over-70s who develop it.
Patients will be contacted by the surgery in due course .
Patient Group Report 2013-2014
The Local Patient Participation Group Report 2013-2014 is now available under Further Information Patient Group. If you have any trouble opening the report please enquire at reception or look on the noticeboard in reception for a copy of the report
Telephones problems
Oaklands Surgery is aware that the telephone system is problematic. We are currently working hard to rectify this problem but it is proving more difficult than we thought.
Please could you bear with us during this time and we will inform you of our progress as we go.
We thank you for your patience during this time.
Oaklands Surgery has been successfully providing high level N.H.S. General Medical Services for the past 32 years. This enviable record has been earned by our ability to offer a broad range of general medical care which provides patients with the best possible health outcomes.
Our proven collaborative approach to the needs of patients is central to our philosophy and is based on a well-equipped surgery and the belief that ongoing investment in the development of dedicated and highly skilled staff ensures state of the art medical care for all patients.
For both N.H.S. and private patients our objective is to give the very best contemporary standards of medical and personal care, and you are assured that your treatment will be delivered in a sensitive manner by the most appropriate health professional. We aim to empower you to manage your condition with support from us by way of regular check-ups as and when required and to this end, we will strive to achieve the highest possible health gain for you.
Please take the time to fill in our online patient survey. All information you provide is anonymous. From reviewing the results we can ensure our services are amended to meet your needs and expectations.
Any research project which is undertaken at the practice has to be approved by a research ethics committee.
They ensure that any research undertaken is of a high standard, is necessary and is ethical.
They also ensure that people undertaking research are properly trained and have a duty of confidentiality.
When a research project has been approved you may be contacted to be invited to take part.
For certain studies we provide your name and address to the research team so that they can contact you.
The research team work as part of the practice team and have a strict duty of confidentiality.
Whether or not you take part in research is entirely up to you, and the decision you take will not affect your care from the practice in any way.
Please rest assured that whether or not you allow your data to be used, the care provided to you by the practice and the rest of the NHS will be of the same high standard.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the practice manager on 01268 686100. The links below will give you more information regarding Research.
Benefits Reform – Requests for GP letters
The Benefits System is undergoing major changes and we are aware this is impacting on many of our patients.
GP's provide medical care to their patients and are not in a position to administer nor to police the benefits system. It is not appropriate for the GP to be asked for letters of support or letters to confirm housing or care needs. GP's are not contracted or resourced to provide this service and do not have the capacity to do so. Time taken up with paperwork is time taken away from direct patient care. There are contractual and agreed methods for GP's to provide medical information to the Department for Work and Pensions, City Council and other agencies. These are sent to the GP practice and GP's respond directly to the departments requesting information.
Therefore we cannot respond directly to requests from patients for "letters of support".
If you have been told by any agency to obtain such a letter from your GP then please ask at reception for a copy of this information which you can then give to the department and/or organisation which has told you to get a GP letter.
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The UALR Concert Choir Dido & Aeneas scheduled for Friday/Saturday, Feb. 27 & 28 at 7:30pm will be performed as scheduled. The Artspree concert with Russian guitarist Anton Baranov on Sunday, Mar. 1 at 3pm will also be performed as scheduled.
Monday's March 2nd UALR Jazz Ensemble and Wednesday's March 4th Wind Ensemble concert have been canceled.
Please check our website calendar for the rest of our concert schedule .
Welcome to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Music Department. We hope that you will find this website informative and useful as you consider your formal musical education. br>
The Music Department is housed on the 150-acre campus, located minutes from downtown Little Rock, home of the Arkansas Symphony, the Clinton Presidential Library, the Arkansas Arts Center, and the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. The Fine Arts building includes a 300-seat Recital Hall, two large rehearsal halls, practice rooms, classrooms, and faculty studios and offices. A state-of-the-art music technology studio/classroom is located in the center of the campus and includes a recording studio that is available for students and faculty use. br>
The faculty members of the Music Department are nationally and internationally recognized in their fields of expertise. They provide students with an educational environment both demanding and supportive, and their success is evidenced by the graduates who have left and begun careers such as public school teachers, professional performers, conductors, college and university professors, music therapists, composers, scholars, administrators, and private music teachers. We take great pride in the success of our graduates.
We hope that you will carefully review the information provided in this website and that you will consider applying for admission to the UALR Music Department. Should you pursue the next phase of your formal education in music with us, we are confident that you will find a warm, friendly environment rich in musical and scholarly opportunities.
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Veterans' Corner
Thursday, December 26, 2013
FARMINGTON — Greetings and a blessed week to all of our readers and supporters during this holy week a time of celebrations, family gatherings and a time to mourn in the passing of three people that made a lasting impression on so many people.
On Friday we attended services for a dear friend and active member of the American Legion, Post 60, and Farmington and will really miss having Dean Warren banging the pots and pans in the kitchen. Dean worked very hard and made the commitment to work at every supper and served as American Legion, Senior Vice for more years than I can remember. Dean was also one who worked alongside of Richard Bowden and Harry Moulton in building wheelchair access ramps on three homes for our veterans. This was a task that they took on to assist and make lives easier for others. It would have been a normal summer if we as members didn't gather at Shirley and Dean's home for our summer cook-out. Dean would also be ready to repair anything down the hall that needed fixing. Of course his wife Shirley worked right along side of him and did some of the repairs herself. Dean and Shirley were together since (I believe) 2nd grade and their birthdays were one day after the other, with their anniversary sharing a birthday, so that way Dean couldn't forget it. They laughed, shared and supported each other in all they did.
Our third loss this week was a dear and special friend, Evelyn Derby who was very active in our VFW 6806 until they folded; she later worked for VFW Post 1772 in Rochester. Evelyn was our only State President that came out of Farmington and was always very proud of that fact. Her brother long time member Win Sargent was also very proud of her and mentioned her lovingly in conversations. I met Evelyn while both her and her husband, Richard were still active and I often was invited into their home where they both chatted about the Veterans groups and what they had accomplished over many years of dedication and service. I especially remember how Evelyn talked about when Richard first returned stateside after WWII and the lengthy stay he had in the hospital, she would say how hard he worked to get better and he would say praises to how hard she had it. They really worked as a couple to give to each other and other veterans. Evelyn would often tell stories of traveling long miles to perform the necessary tasks that were required of her position after a full day of work. You have to remember this was before many roads were improved and updated and cars didn't have power steering.
All three of these members were kind, giving people who gave and did what they could to assist others and to improve a small section of the world and make it better for others.
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LAWS, Susan M., 37, of Land O Lakes, Fla, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012. She was born in Clearwater and was a Pharmacist with Publix since 1999. She is preceded in death by her father, Ashton Lee Norton. She is survived by her husband, Ryan F. Laws; two sons, Ethan and Nathan; mother, Mary E. Norton; two brothers, Steven Norton and Scott Norton and his wife, Christine; sister, Stacy Mounts and her husband, Michael; and a large extended family and many friends. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at the Harvester United Methodist Church in Land O Lakes. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to an education fund for both sons. The education fund has been established in the name of Ethan Laws at Chase Bank in Land O Lakes, 22711 State Road 54, Land O Lakes, FL 34639.


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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's government says it "categorically condemns" email spying, after a German news magazine reported that documents from National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden say the U.S. gained access to the email system of former Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
A report posted by Der Spiegel says the documents describe an operation dubbed "Flat liquid" that claim to have accessed Mexico's "presidencia" domain, which was also purportedly used by members of Calderon's Cabinet.
Mexico's Foreign Relations Department says "This practice is unacceptable, illegitimate and contrary to Mexican law and international law."
It says it will send a diplomatic note to the United States, adding that "In a relationship of neighbors and partners, there is no room for the kind of activities that allegedly took place."
Calderon is now a fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
Earlier, a document dated June 2012 indicated the NSA had read current Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's emails before he was elected last year.
Pena Nieto has said that would be an illegal act if it occurred, and his administration has demanded an investigation.


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Novell steps up to managing enterprise Linux servers
Novell Thursday shipped software for managing enterprise Linux servers made by Novell and Red Hat, taking its systems management approach to a higher level.
Novell Thursday shipped software for managing enterprise Linux servers made by Novell and Red Hat, taking its systems management approach to a higher level.
Red Hat, Google, Dell, and several other companies have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging "poor quality" software patents, Red Hat said on Thursday.
January was a busy month for open source software, with numerous packages receiving key updates and improvements. Since so many have been released in rapid-fire succession, now is a good time to take stock of what we've seen so far.
There seems to be no end to the momentum propelling Linux into the mainstream these days, and this week news came out that's surely among the most exciting developments yet.
The latest release of the Linux operating system kernel offers a number of improvements that should speed up operations in SMP (symmetric multiprocessing) systems.
Eucalyptus Systems has struck a partnership with Red Hat that should ultimately ease the deployment of Eucalyptus private cloud platform on Red Hat software.
Red Hat will  preview next week a CEP (complex event processing) capability being added to the company's open source business rules management software.
Enterprise open-source software vendor Red Hat has acquired cloud software provider Makara, Red Hat announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Attachmate may be the primary purchasing party in the Novell acquisition deal announced today, but the involvement of Microsoft means there's a fresh new threat to Linux looming on the horizon.
Red Hat on Wednesday released version 6 of its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) distribution.
Fedora 14, or "Laughlin," made its official debut on Tuesday, and it's packed with a raft of new features designed to enhance the experience for users of the open source desktop operating system.
Oracle may own the Java trademark, but VMware is touting its own Spring framework as the best programming model for enterprise Java developers.
The current model of selling commercial enterprise software is broken, charged the CEO for Red Hat. It is too expensive, doesn't address user needs and, worst of all, it leaves chief information officers holding all the risk of implementing new syste...
One of the most persistent myths surrounding Linux and other open source software is that there's no easy way to get good support. Just this week, for instance, we saw this claim used in Microsoft's anti-OpenOffice.org video, obviously with the hope ...
Most of the volunteers and vendors behind OpenOffice.org have decided to create a new foundation that will be independent from Oracle and speed up improvements to the code in the open source alternative to Microsoft Office.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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The great thing about having a synth that has a chip for a brain is, it can evolve. So, as we played around with the MeeBlip ourselves, and got feedback from lots of you, it was clear that we wanted to make some changes to the switch and knob layout.
And then began the painstaking process of actually making those decisions. We spent lots and lots of time swapping one switch with another and arguing about what should be there. We're indebted to you in our user community for giving us some feedback about what mattered to you, and very much, as well, to veteran synthesist, sound programmer, and producer Francis Preve (Keyboard Magazine, Academik Records).
Underneath, there are some significant changes to the firmware that make it more efficient and effective, which we'll be talking about over the coming days. But let's start with what this means for actually playing the MeeBlip. And remember, if you don't like the decisions we've made, it's called a "hackable" synth for a reason. I'm working now on a firmware mod tutorial for changing a knob setting or two, even for beginners who have never touched this stuff before, so you can make sure you're happy with your 'Blip.
We're calling this whole generation MeeBlip SE, but the following descriptions apply to any MeeBlip with a front panel. (The firmware is available on the micro, too, but then of course you won't have knobs and switches labeled since there aren't any knobs or switches!)
Here's a walk through of the new controls:
Knob Shift is on the bottom right. Yeah, we're not sure why we didn't do this from the start, either, but it's fixed now, and more clearly labeled. Also, you'll be using it less, thanks to other streamlining.
Pulse Width Modulation! A previous firmware introduced a simple, single-speed PWM sweep to one of our two oscillators. I personally loved the way it sounded, and so it's still there – just throw the PWM sweep switch for instant results. But now, you also get to actually control the width of the Rectangle/Pulse waveform. (For the uninitiated, this adjusts the harmonic content of the rectangular oscillator. Actually, for the uninitiated, just play with it and hear how it sounds!)
Anti-Aliasing! There's a whole saga behind making this work, but you can now have band-limited oscillators. Switch it on, in other words, and you'll get smoother-sounding waves across the extremes of a keyboard. Switch it off, and choose to add some crunchier digital sounds when you hit lower notes, which can also sound good. (Again, if you don't know what we're talking about, just try it! Add in the Distortion switch for some less-expected sounds.)
New A/D envelopes for amplitude, filter. When you want to adjust the envelope of amplitude (the shape of the sound itself) or the filter, nine times out of ten all you really need is the attack and decay. In the spirit of instant playability and simplicity that motivate the MeeBlip, we've reduced to these two knobs. It allows for more efficient use of the chip, it's more intuitive to understand and play, and most importantly, it allows us to put both dedicated amplitude and filter controls on the main panel – no need for knob shift.
Filter Envelope Amount: Now, you can adjust how much the envelope modulates the filter, via this control when the Knob Shift is in the downward position. That lets you determine how subtle, or extreme, the effect is.
Osc B Enable: Throwing this switch now sets a 50/50 mix between the A and B oscillators. (If you miss the ability to mix with a knob, I'll show you how to add it back via a firmware mod, but we felt this covered more of our users and some other changes made the cut.)
Clearer Labels, Layout: You'll notice the whole front panel has changed from top to bottom in appearance and layout. We were inspired this summer – as always – by the work of Dieter Rams, James because he was editing a book, Peter because he got to spend some time looking at old Braun gear in New York and elsewhere. But this isn't just about design chic: we wanted to make the controls more obvious to users and easier to see in low light. It's one more step toward making the MeeBlip accessible not only to our more synth-savvy early adopters, but people new to synthesis, because we feel pretty strongly that for both groups, playing around with tangible controls is hard to beat.
Questions? Comments? Complaints? Let us know if any of this is unclear, or if you don't understand any of the changes. And if you say "boy, I just wish it worked like this…," let us know that, too, because thanks to the ability to mod the firmware, the hardware really doesn't have to compromise between what we thought and what you think.


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text: TRUE TEMPER Combat Sports is proud to be in partnership with TRUE TEMPER, a company who produces premium composite products, with excellence in mind. True Temper has been developing and manufacturing innovative and high performing composite products for over 100 years from golf and cycling to hockey sticks and now softball and baseball bats. Using its state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities and cutting edge technologies, True Temper composite products continue to set the standard of excellence for performance and quality. Visit www.truetemper.com |


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Arizona State ekes out win over Cornell
NOV 20, 2012 8:44p ET
Arizona State (3-0) couldn't get the ball inside early and spent most of the first half missing 3-pointers. The Sun Devils shot a little better in the second half to slowly pull away, making 8 of 27 from 3-point range after missing 15 in the first half.
Bachynski had trouble handling the ball in the post most of the night, but made up for it with his defense and 10 rebounds. Carson was 4 of 14 from the floor, but made 11 of 14 free throws and had four assists.
Cornell (1-4) had another miserable night offensively, shooting 35 percent while turning it over 23 times.
Shonn Miller had 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Big Red.


text: Rites of Spring 36 ~ May 21-26, 2014We gather once again to celebrate the sacred Earth and the turning of the seasons in the mountains of western Massachusetts. Together we will weave the web of community Ancient traditions and new thought come together in workshops and conversation. Young people pass from childhood with the community's blessing. The sacred fires burn, drums echo the rhythms of life and dancers join the sparks flying toward the darkened sky. Lasting friendships form and families grow as we come together in our learning, our music, our ritual and our joy. The EarthSpirit Community and Tamelin Productions invite you to join us for the thirty-sixth annual Rites of Spring -- a gathering open to all who celebrate the sacred nature of the Earth. At the end of May, every year since 1979, our community has re-emerged as 500 participants from all over the United States and abroad come together to live and learn, work and play in a setting apart from our everyday lives. Rites of Spring offers a week filled with over a hundred workshops, rituals and performances. As our circle fully opens on Wednesday and grows still more on Friday, together we form a vibrant and joyful living community that expands outward with us when we leave. When we go, we carry home new perceptions about each other and the world, as well as personal commitments to making a difference in the world around us based on the strength of our spiritual connection with our community and with all of life. We know that we build our future on this sacred Earth together. In the two days before the full gathering begins, we hold the Village Builders' Assembly. We invite up to 100 people who have attended Rites of Spring at least once before to be part of this special time devoted to creating a beautiful and magical space for our week together. Please follow the link to Village Builders' Assembly for more information. Join us for what promises to be an inspirational and joyful Rites of Spring. |


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Will Colorado Springs be first legacy Qwest market to receive CenturyLink's Prism TV?
Posted By Andy Vuong On July 6, 2012 @ 9:47 am In Internet,Technology,Telecommunications | 2 Comments
CenturyLink is working to secure video franchise agreements [4] in the Colorado Springs [5] area that would allow the company to launch a pay-TV service to compete against the likes of Comcast.
Bob Stephens from the Colorado Springs Gazette reported this week that the company has won approvals from two of the four entities it needs before it will roll out the service. El Paso County and Monument have given their OK. Colorado Springs and Fountain are still weighing the company's application.
CenturyLink chief executive Glen Post [6] said in May 2011 that the company would like to launch Prism TV [7], its IPTV [8] video service, in at least one Qwest market.
"We'll be evaluating the Qwest markets in the coming months," Post said then. "We do think there could be some opportunity there. . . . We'll be making those decisions around midyear as far as any additional rollouts of IPTV in any of those markets."
Analysts had speculated that Denver and Phoenix – two of Qwest's marquee markets – would be among the first Qwest cities to receive Prism TV [9].
I've asked CenturyLink if Colorado Springs is indeed the market the company is targeting for the IPTV roll out that Post referenced last year. Since Post's comments, the company has been fairly quiet about the effort. This blog will be updated when the company responds.
Monroe, La.-based CenturyLink acquired Denver-based Qwest in April 2011 for about $24 billion in stock and assumed debt.
UPDATE 10:31 A.M. | Statement from CenturyLink spokesman Mark Molzen: "We have filed applications for video franchises in other communities outside of Colorado. We are still evaluating markets where we will offer Prism TV service. We hope to make an announcement in the coming months."
Molzen said he didn't have a list of the other communities. Before the merger, Qwest had sought video franchise reform in Idaho and Colorado.
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With the hope that little David Archuleta would "save the idol, save the world, the "American Idol" front-running hero took a stumble Tuesday night on the first show where all 12 of the top finalists sang. Archuleta did the unforgettable Idol no-no and forgot the words to his Beatles song.
The 17-year-old singer will most likely stay on the show, and so far fans seem to be forgiving him for being human. He may, however, not be the shoe-in winner everyone thought him to be.
Brooke White and Carly Smithson gave positive performances on the ladies side. White sat at the piano barefoot and sang with her heart while Smithson danced around the stage with a smile that let everyone know she was having fun.
Jason Castro stayed with his style and connected with Judge Paula Abdul while Chikezie rocked the house and gave one of the best performances of the night.
One of the contestants will be eliminated on Wednesday night's show. "American Idol" airs on FOX at 9/8c.
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Monday, March 3, 2014
A woman has died after a serious road traffic collision in Honington, police have said.
Emergency services were called to the collision between two cars on Green Lane in the village, near to the RAF base, at around 3.35pm today.
The road was closed while police, fire and air ambulance attended but sadly the female driver of one of the vehicles was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The male driver of the second car suffered less serious injuries.
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Maker Studios Lawsuit: Inside the War for YouTube's Top Studio
Born in Columbus, Ohio, to a church-going family whose matriarch ran a Christian heavy-metal record label, Zappin consistently has teetered on the line between mainstream and rebel. He says he was a straitlaced kid who avoided drinking or drugs, but after a few semesters at Ohio State, he went to Florida for spring break, had a blast and just decided to stay. He enrolled at a local college and studied film and business, but he never graduated. During the mid-'90s, he moved around, first to New York and later to California, where a pilot he made for Comedy Central went nowhere.
When he got out of prison, Zappin connected with others who had discovered the viral potential of social media and started wondering whether there was a business to be built there.
"One day, Danny called me and said, 'I have this idea,' " recalls Scott Katz, who worked at Maker in the early days, mostly on clarifying the business plan and finding funding. "It was about getting all these YouTubers together and forming a United Artists for YouTube."
The vision to create a talent-run studio that would give its creators promotional, management and ad-sales support wasn't Zappin's alone. Donovan's LisaNova channel pre-existed Maker and became so popular that she appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and MADtv. When Maker launched in Venice, Calif., in 2009, with only seven employees, she went in to $200,000 of personal debt to help finance the new company. (She later got a grant from YouTube, and Maker also was supported with a $60,000 brand deal with Sanyo lined up by Zappin.)
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Some of Donovan's money was spent leasing a home in Venice so that YouTube star Carl, a comedian who was posting big-traffic videos like him playing "inappropriate Pictionary" with his children, could move to Los Angeles. That 419 Grand Blvd. residence became a kind of mecca for the YouTube creator-community, a digital media version of 1960s Haight-Ashbury or the Sunset Strip. "Every YouTube star you could think of came through that place and either partied or crashed," says Zappin, mentioning such YouTubers as Shane Dawson and Ryan Higa, among others. "And thousands of videos were made there. We eventually got rid of it because it was becoming a liability. Too many parties."
Maker's network continued to expand, and the founders marveled at the escalating traffic and subscriptions. Maker's primary channel quickly became known for its humorous sketch comedy, celebrity impersonations and personal video logs. "Every second, every refresh, the numbers were crushing," says Donovan. "It was the fastest sub gain any of us had ever seen. The YouTube community was going crazy for it."
To accommodate growth, in 2012 Maker moved into a new headquarters in Culver City and the previous year brought in business-oriented execs including COO Courtney Holt, the former MySpace Music president. But along the way, Maker's success created tensions. Zappin's repeated fights with top YouTubers including Ray William Johnson, The Fine brothers and Philip DeFranco are legendary at the company. Zappin also cites the "stressful" time as the reason that he and Donovan broke up. But perhaps what ultimately has affected Maker most was the decision to take money from venture capitalists.
"I was always against it," says Katz, who no longer works at Maker and is a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit. "Bringing on VCs comes with a price. The flip side was Danny explaining to me that we needed to grow fast. And bringing on the money allowed deals with bigger YouTubers who required guaranteed [advertising revenue shares]. In the VC world, once you take funding, you are on a path."
STORY: SXSW: Maker Studios Execs on Turning Down TLC and How Mobile Views Threaten Revenue
That path eventually led to Kreiz, who invested in Maker in spring 2012, bringing a very different skill set.
The 48-year-old established himself as chairman and CEO of Fox Kids Europe, which he co-founded with Haim Saban in 1996. It became one of the fastest-growing pay TV channels before eventually being sold to Disney for $3.3 billion. In March 2008, Kreiz was tapped to run Endemol, the world's largest independent TV production company.
At the time, Endemol had been saddled with debt from a 2007 buyout. Kreiz's main task was restructuring, but amid the global financial crisis, Endemol struggled and Kreiz stepped down in June 2011.
Kreiz says that after the Endemol drama, he made investments in nine companies and became interested in the burgeoning YouTube ecosystem and multichannel networks (MCNs) like Maker. "I saw this space as a particular opportunity," he says. "I traveled to Los Angeles to study the opportunity. Maker stood out because of their programming and content DNA. The founders had great intuition about how to navigate the company."
Kreiz met with Suster, the VC player who had become one of Maker's key financial backers. "He said he wanted to invest," says Suster. "I said, 'Absolutely, but would you consider getting more involved?' "
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At the time, Maker already had surpassed 1 billion views a month and was developing partnerships with Snoop Dogg, Robert De Niro's Tribeca Enterprises and Kevin Smith in addition to hiring dozens of engineers focused on scaling the enterprise.
While the viewership numbers are impressive, what Maker cares about most is a metric called "RPM," or revenue per thousand views. The money can come from YouTube through its Google AdSense program or from direct deals with advertisers. On YouTube, Maker videos typically earn about a $1 to $3 RPM. But 45 percent of that goes to YouTube. And about 70 percent of the rest is turned over to the video's creators. (Less established talent needing more production and marketing support from Maker get a lesser share.) That leaves the margins for an MCN like Maker relatively thin.


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Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiserare engaged!
The couple began dating during Bledel's stint on Kartheiser's "Mad Men" last year.
Bledel is best known for her starring role on "Gilmore Girls."
Last fall, she and Kartheiser attended her Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsco-star Amber Tamblyn's wedding toDavid Cross.
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Michel Letellier first joined Innergex in 1997 as Vice President – Finance. He was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2003, and later appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2007. Mr. Letellier is responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing all of the Company's business activities, in order to ensure its sound financial management and long-term sustainability.
Prior to joining Innergex, Mr. Letellier worked at Boralex Inc. from 1990 to 1997, where he was involved in the development and operation of several run-of-river hydroelectric projects and where he held positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to that, he spent two years as a member of the Corporate Finance group at Brault Guy O'Brien Inc. Mr. Letellier holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degree from Université du Québec à Montréal (1986) and a Master of Business Administration degree from Université de Sherbrooke (1988). -
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Jean Perron joined Innergex in December 2003 as Vice President and Treasurer. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2007 and Senior Vice President in 2011. Mr. Perron is responsible for the Company's accounting, taxation, and budgeting processes. He also provides leadership and coordination in developing the Company's corporate structure in close cooperation with the legal department.
Prior to joining Innergex, Mr. Perron worked for KPMG LLP for more than 13 years, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, lastly as Senior Manager in taxation for a diversified clientele of private and public companies. Mr. Perron holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Université du Québec à Montréal (1990) and has been a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant since 1992. -
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Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President - Communications
Jean Trudel joined Innergex in 2002 as Vice President – Corporate Development and was named Vice President – Finance the following year. He was appointed Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President – Communications in May 2011. Mr. Trudel is responsible for the execution of the Company's investment strategy, which includes optimizing its capital structure, financing projects under development, and leading the evaluation, negotiation, and financing process for potential acquisitions. He is also responsible for overseeing corporate communications, which includes public relations, media relations, and investor relations.
Prior to joining Innergex, from 1999 to 2002 Mr. Trudel worked for Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (formerly Clarica) as Director, Investment Project Finance for Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Prior to that, Mr. Trudel spent three years as a member of the Corporate Banking Group at Bank of Nova Scotia. Mr. Trudel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) degree from HEC Montréal (1993) and a Master of Business Administration degree from Queen's University (1996). -
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Richard Blanchet joined Innergex in 2001 as Vice President – Development and was appointed Senior Vice President – Western Region in 2011. Mr. Blanchet is responsible for overseeing the Company's activities in Western Canada, providing leadership and guidance to the development, engineering, and construction teams.
Prior to joining Innergex, Mr. Blanchet worked as a specialist and project manager at Group RSW Inc. for more than 13 years. Mr. Blanchet holds a Master of Science degree (1989) and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree (1986), both from Université Laval. Mr. Blanchet has been a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec since 1988, and a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia since 2002. -
Renaud de Batz, Geologist, M.Sc., MBA
Senior Vice President – Hydroelectric Development
Renaud de Batz joined Innergex in 2002 as Project Manager and was appointed Vice President – Hydroelectric Development in 2005. Mr. de Batz is responsible for overseeing the development of hydroelectric projects, including supervising construction and engineering activities and coordinating the multi-disciplinary teams involved at all project stages, from development to commissioning. He is also responsible for identifying and evaluating potential hydroelectric projects.
Prior to joining Innergex, Mr. de Batz worked at RSW Inc. for more than 12 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility in Canada and abroad, lastly as Project Director and Specialist. Mr. de Batz holds a Master of Science (Geology) degree from Université de Marseille (1985) and a Master of Business Administration degree from Université du Québec à Montréal (2003). Mr. de Batz is a member of the APEGBC as a Professional Geoscientist. -
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Senior Vice President - Project Management
Peter Grover joined Innergex in 2005 as Vice President – Project Management. He was appointed Senior Vice President – Project Management in 2011. Mr. Grover is responsible for overseeing Innergex's development activities in wind and solar energy, including the development, construction, and operation of the Company's co-owned wind farm projects under the Cartier Wind Energy joint venture.
Prior to joining Innergex, Mr. Grover worked for Alstom for more than 20 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility in the renewable energy sector in Canada and abroad, lastly as Director of Project Management. Mr. Grover holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Concordia University (1986) and has been a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec since 1992. -
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Senior Vice President - Operations and Maintenance
François Hébert joined Innergex in 1999 as Vice President – Operations and Maintenance. He was appointed Senior Vice President – Operations and Maintenance in 2011. Mr. Hébert is responsible for overseeing the operation and maintenance activities for the Company's hydroelectric facilities, in order to maximize their productivity and life expectancy. He also plays an active role in the design and commissioning of electromechanical equipment for hydroelectric projects under construction.
Prior to joining Innergex, Mr. Hébert worked for Alstom for 12 years, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, lastly as the automation department's Electrical Coordinator. Mr. Hébert holds a diploma in Electronics from Cégep de Sherbrooke (1986) and a diploma in instrumentations and controls from Cégep du Vieux-Montréal (1987). -
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Vice President – Organizational Development and Talent Management
Anne Cliche joined Innergex in June 2011 as Vice President – Organizational Development and Talent Management. Mrs. Cliche works in close collaboration with the senior management team to ensure the implementation of the Company's strategic plan. She is also responsible for the development and implementation of human resources strategies, programs, and tools, and for optimizing the Company's organizational structure in order to support its growth.
Prior to joining Innergex, Mrs. Cliche worked for three years as an independent consultant specializing in organizational development and change management. From 2005 to 2008, Mrs. Cliche was National Director of Organizational Development and Training for Saputo. Prior to that, Mrs. Cliche was National Director – Operations and Project Management within the Corporate Communications team at Microcell from 2000 to 2003, and National Training Director – Sales and Customer Service Training with Fido from 1996 to 1999. Mrs. Cliche holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Université Laval (1983).
Matt Kennedy, M.Sc., R.P.Bio.
Vice President, Environment – Western Region
Matt Kennedy joined Innergex in 2011 as part of the acquisition of Cloudworks Energy Inc., where he had been Vice President – Environment for over a year. Mr. Kennedy is responsible for managing all environmental issues pertaining to the Company's activities in British Columbia and Western North America, namely ensuring the monitoring of facilities in operation and projects under construction, the completion of environmental studies and receipt of permits/approvals for development projects, as well as establishing and maintaining relationships with various stakeholders.
Prior to joining Cloudworks, from 2005 to 2010 Mr. Kennedy worked as Development Manager and Environmental Manager (BC) at Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc. Before entering the renewable energy sector, Mr. Kennedy was a consulting aquatic biologist for over 10 years. Mr. Kennedy holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Western Ontario (1995) and he has been a Registered Professional Biologist in British Columbia since 2004.
Claude Chartrand, P.Eng., B.A.Sc.
Vice President – Engineering
Claude Chartrand joined Innergex in February 2012 as Vice President – Engineering. Mr. Chartrand is responsible for managing the newly created Engineering department for the Western Region, whose mandate is to provide engineering services for projects in development, to participate in the coordination of activities during project construction, and to provide assistance to the operations team.
Prior to joining Innergex, Mr. Chartrand worked for AECOM (formerly RSW Inc.) for more than 23 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility, lastly as Vice-president, Regional Business Line Leader, Energy, Canada West. Prior to that, Mr. Chartrand worked as an engineer on numerous projects in the energy sector, particularly in hydroelectric power generation, at Monenco Consultants Ltd. (1981-1988), Société d'ingénierie Cartier (1977-1981), and Montreal Engineering Co. (1975-1977). Mr. Chartrand holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Civil Engineering) degree from École Polytechnique de Montréal (1975). He is a member of several professional engineers associations, namely those of Ontario and British Columbia. Mr. Chartrand is also a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec since 1977.


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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Triple-S Management Corporation (NYSE: GTS) today announced that Ramon M. Ruiz-Comas, President and Chief Executive Officer and Juan-Jose Roman, Finance Vice President & CFO, will present to investors and financial analysts at Wells Fargo Securities 2011 Healthcare Conference in Boston on June 22, 2011. The presentation will be broadcast live through the Internet at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time. You may access the audio webcast at the Triple-S Management website at www.triplesmanagement.com in the "Investor Relations" section.
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Why Taxi Drivers Don't Want Uber in Miami
Ashton Kutcher made an unplanned cameo during a Florida Senate Transportation Committee meeting two weeks ago. Uber representatives presented a clip of the Two and Half Men star and Uber investor on Jimmy Kimmel Live blasting Miami for not changing longstanding laws to accommodate the upstart car service. via Scott Thompson's Flickr / MNT Flickr Pool
"Basically, it's like mafioso, like village mentality of like we're not gonna let the new guy in," the actor said. "Like in Miami."
Diego Feliciano might be considered one of those mafiosi. Feliciano is the president of the South Florida Taxicab Association. A man who got his start more than 30 years ago as a cab driver, Feliciano says Uber seeks to skim the top off taxis' business while potentially threatening service to those who can't afford the app.
See also: Uber Goes Over Miami-Dade's Head and Takes Fight to Tallahassee
"I just don't see the taxicab industry existing in Miami-Dade County if someone gets to do what we want to do and not doing what we have to do," he said in a recent interview with Riptide. "It's just not a fair playing field."
Feliciano also says the Miami taxi industry now realizes the need to innovate. Not only are credit card readers coming soon to all cabs, but also more cab companies will likely partner with competing Uber-like apps in the near future.
New Times spoke with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick last September, but for the uninitiated, the venture-capitalist-backed San Francisco startup allows users to pull up an app on their smartphone and order one of its cars, usually black luxury sedans. Payment is handled through the app by credit card, and a 20 percent "tip" is automatically added with no option to offer more or less. Instead of rewarding good or bad service with money, users are instead asked to rate their driver on a five-star scale. The driver's average rating is displayed on the app as users wait for their cars. Prices for the service are significantly higher than taxicabs and are not fixed. The company employs "surge pricing" when demand is unusually high, such as during periods of inclement weather or holidays.
Current Miami-Dade law regulating town car services, however, makes it nearly impossible for the company to operate here. Cars have to wait an hour after being ordered to arrive and must charge at least $70. Town car and limo services are also licensed in Miami, with the current cap on licenses sitting at 625. After failing to find traction to repeal those laws on the county level, Uber has unleashed an aggressive campaign in the state legislature. It's estimated the company has about 20 lobbyists in Tallahassee.
Feliciano says Uber's entrance into the industry could have disastrous affects by unleashing a new fleet of unregulated cars to compete with taxis.
"These cab drivers now are not only losing because they've got all these unregulated vehicles competing directly with them, but then they're also losing the cream of the crop of the business," he says of Uber's hypothetical entrance in the market. "Fairly said, my cab drivers gotta go pick up a couple 50-, 60-dollar fares in Gables Estates and Kendall to make ends meet. They can't just go pick up a mom who has to go to the laundry and do all the other little jobs."
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New Namek is besieged by an enormous evil entity - the Big Gete Star - a 'living planet' of metal that sustains itself by devouring entire worlds.
Fearing for the existence of his people, Dende, the new guardian of Earth, turns to Goku and his friends for help. The Z-Fighters spring into action in an effort to save the new Namekian home world from this invading menace, but their fight won't be easy! The Big Gete Star has an army of powerful Cyclopean Guards at its disposal, and what's more, at the heart of this metal giant lurks an old enemy... Cooler!
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Cooler shouldn't be able to use Instant Transmission, since he cannot sense Ki.
During one of the final scenes, just before Goku turns Super Saiyan and shoots the finishing stroke at Cooler (Big Gete Star), we can see Vegeta stretched out on the ground, with black hair. Soon after, while Goku is charging a ki sphere in right hand, we note Vegeta, still unconscious on the ground, as a Super Saiyan with blond hair.
When the Big Gete Star lost its grip on New Namak, the latter planet's gravity should have held the Star to the surface. Instead, it floats off into space.
If Dende is the new guardian of the Earth, Piccolo should already be fused with Kami. Therefore, he should be the most powerful of the warriors present. He would have been more than powerful enough to defeat the single Meta-Cooler in the Bg Gete Star passageway.
During when Goku is fighting Cooler, he does his Kaio Ken technique. After his red flame goes down, Goku's body is still lit red.
Goku: Hey, can you still fight?
Vegeta: What, what kind of question is that!?
Goku: Listen, at this rate we're not gonna make it much longer, there's only one way for us to win, we have to combine our powers and attack him at the same time!
Vegeta: I DON'T TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU!
Goku: I thought you'd say that!
(Millions of Coolers are running at Vegeta and Goku)
Goku: Well, it was nice knowing you, Vegeta...
Vegeta: Ohh... shut up!
(Goku has just dodged a Death Bomb)
Cooler: Very nice, I didn't think there was time to dodge... that was quite a clever trick!
Goku: You like that one huh? It's called Instant Transmission!
Cooler: I know.... it's one of my favourite techniques!
Cooler: You can't win!
Goku: I'll just have to try harder!
Cooler: ....By all means try....
Meta Cooler: Perhaps I forgot to mention - my body is monitored constantly by the main computer. Any injury I might suffer is instantly detected and repaired!
Robot: (to prisoners) Excuse me, your attention, please. If you'll all be so kind as to follow me, we'll begin chopping you up.
Vegeta: I can't feel my legs.
Cooler: I would bother to explain but you wouldn't live long enough to care, Namek filth.
Goku: It's been nice knowing you Vegeta.
Vegeta: Oh, shut up!
Frieza and Cooler were both recreated as machines.
At the start, in the spaceship, everyone except Piccolo has a personalised space suit, that is, their names are on each of their own suits.
Cooler uses his fourth form to model Meta Cooler since Goku was the only one to have seen his Ultimate Form. Movie #5: "You should feel privileged...you'll be the first to witness this new form!"
Meta Cooler knows the Instant Transmission technique, an attack similar to the Kiaiho and an invisible attack that makes a huge explosion.
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This movie also takes place during the 3 Years of training, Very Late in the training. When the Nameks Left Goku went with them to check out there planet
Vegeta's first movie appearence.
The idea of a single computer absorbing other metals, computers, and even life forms is taken from the other anime called Akira. Although, the Big Ghette Star is like Unicron from Transformers the Movie (1986), as he is also planet sized and devours worlds too.
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When Piccolo first enters the Big Ghetti Star, it looks the same as when the astronaut goes through at Jupiter in 2001:Space Odyssey.
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Are You His Lover Or His Mother? Part 1
By Deb Dutilh
Have you heard this story?
An elderly man was stopped by the police around 2 a.m. and was asked where he was going at that time of night.
The man replied, "I'm on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking and staying out late."
The officer then asked, "Really? Who's giving that lecture at this time of night?"
The man replied, "That would be my wife."
It's an old joke that smacks of stereotypical truth and may answer the question about why men pull away or shut down and tune you out, retreat into their man cave way too often for your taste?
Of course, that's not me. I don't want to be his mother! He's already got one.
So what's this mother thing all about?
Mothers are usually the fixers, helpers, decision makers, and the true domestic engineers who want and need to teach, forgive and give advice. Being needed feels so wonderful!
Here are some Mother traits that may surprise you.
- have an attitude that says, "I know best. I'm right. My way is better," even if they don't say so.
- may think and say – "We're a team after all you should listen to what I have to say --- hear – "You should do or at least try it my way, which is so much better."
- express strong opinions and point out shortcomings and mistakes, not because they're mean, or even think he's not doing it right, but because they feel that as a team with their partner they want and need to "help."
- may be the over-functioning perfectly organized powerhouse multi-tasker who has everything under control, including her man? She makes all the plans, pride herself on having the family enterprise humming like a fine-tuned spiffy engine, being available for everyone – although deep down she's probably starting to feel some resentment and guilt.
- have a daily planner that looks like the CEO of a successful organization. Giving, giving, giving and maybe even getting lost in the shuffle.
- remind him of things and then forgive him for not knowing any better. "It's okay, honey, I know you didn't know."
- give lessons and advice with a helpful indulgent smile. "My dad always did it this way. Wanna see how easy it is to do it like this?" It's all teamwork, remember?
- speak with a voice of authority because they have accomplished a lot
Here's a little known secret that women often ignore about men. Men usually do not need or want our unsolicited advice. They probably learned from a dad, too, or another buddy and have their way of doing things which has always works for them. We know you're accomplished and awesome with some terrific ideas but said in the wrong way it can sound like you're competing. However, if and when they do want your input or help, they'll ask you because they really do value what you have to say as long as they are sure you won't respond like their mother!
The bottom line is all of this is really negative masculine energy in the disguise of helpfulness and forgiveness.


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… is my new favorite show on television.
It all started last week when I was on break and, for once, had nothing to do. I noticed on Netflix that I had added Parks and Rec to my queue, and I thought, HEY! Now's a good a time as any to start watching. I expected it to be funny and entertaining.
What I did not expect was to fall so completely in love with it that my inner dialogue now mimics a mix of Leslie Knope and Andy Dwyer. And Ron Swanson has easily become my new fictional character hero.
Part of what's so fun about the show is that it takes place in Indiana. There's a lot of midwestern humor in it, and certain references to Indianapolis that have made me split a hernia laughing (there was a great jab at the Pacers that I won't repeat because it must be watched).
I love a show where I can't quite pick my favorite character. I especially enjoy Tom Haverford's weird sense of pop culture and obsession with high class living, including his ambitions to be a club owner and his iPod deck mounted on a Roomba (called DJ Roomba).
I know everyone ever is always pressuring their friends to watch this show or that show, but I'm serious this time. Watch Parks and Rec. New episodes start TOMORROW!! (We bought Hulu Plus just to catch up on Season 4, that's how obsessed we are.)


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Sheridan Stormes has taught lyric diction courses at Jordan College of the Arts since 1988. The languages for which she has served as a diction teacher and coach include English, French, German, Italian, and Latin. She has authored three "textlets" (as she prefers to call them) to aid in her teaching of diction: Hochdeutsch for Singers, Liaisons Dangereuses and Other Aggravations of French Diction for Singers, and Diction: The Power of Pronunciation! A Guide to Pristine Pronunciation of English, French, German, Italian and Latin for Classical Singers and Choral Directors. In addition, Sheri has taught an undergraduate research class,Music Research Techniques,and has team-taught JCFA's graduate level Research in Music class.
A mezzo-soprano, Sheri began her vocal studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and holds a BM and an MM in Vocal Performance from Butler University. Her voice teachers have included Dorothy Kocher, James Q. Mulholland, André Aerne, Bard Suverkrop, and Sharon Beckendorf Searles. Additionally, she has performed in Master Classes for Carol Neblett, Philip Gossett, Thomas Grubb, and Nico Castel.
In addition to her music degrees, Sheri holds an M.S. in Library Science from Indiana University, Sheri has served as a member of the Butler Libraries staff for over thirty-seven years. She is the Libraries' current Performing and Fine Arts Librarian and liaison to Jordan College of the Arts.
Sheri's performing experience includes appearances on Butler's Faculty Artist Series, Pi Kappa Lambda Benefit Recitals, Romantic Festival Series, the Spirit & Place Festival, and with the Indiana Opera Theatre, and as soloist with the Carmel Symphony and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. She has performed such works as Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Symphony No. 4, Elgar's Sea Pictures, Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio, Handel's Dettingen Te Deum and Messiah, Verdi's Messa da Requiem, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Vivaldi's Gloria, and Handel's Utrecht Jubilate.
She sang as alto section leader for High Holy Day services at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation for over twenty years and is currently the alto in the Temple Quartet. In addition, she has served as soloist/section leader for several large churches in the Indianapolis area, including Trinity Episcopal, Meridian Street United Methodist Church, and First Baptist Church of Indianapolis. She also performed for several seasons as a member of the vocal quartet "Vocal-Ease" (a group made up of four Butler alumni!) and as a member of the Indiana State Museum Players, a group which presented musical revues both on the ISM stage and at various venues in Indiana as part of the Museum's Outreach/Distance Learning Program. In this capacity, Sheri has sung everything from "bad" Indiana songs to Gilbert and Sullivan to Broadway show tunes to shows devoted to the music of some of Indiana's best native song composers: Hoagy Carmichael and Cole Porter! She was also a vocal soloist for the annual "Celebration of Advent" recital at the Gothic Chapel in Crown Hill Cemetery for several seasons.
Sheri is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and is a member, past Delta Zeta Chapter President, and past National Associate Regent of Pi Kappa Lambda national music honorary. She is an alumna of Sigma Alpha Iota and Active and Performing Member of Indianapolis Matinée Musicale. Sheri also has served as Vice President of the University's chapter of the general honorary, Phi Kappa Phi. In addition, Sheri has served as an adjudicator for various statewide vocal competitions, including the Prelude Awards and ISSMA (Indiana State School Music Association).
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When the calculator is on, hold down numbers 5 and 6 (also works with 2 and 3) and then press the ON button. The calculator should now turn itself off. Usually, the calculator will auto power off after a set time.
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quote:I didn't even know I had a transmission filter so the answer would be never.
quote:Supposedly my transmission crapped out because I didn't know about the filter. I suspect it has more to do with the 150k miles it has on it.
quote:The new Tacomas have no dipstick and no way to add fluid. Its good for 90K.
quote:Once a year, I flush my transmission out completely. There is a new system dealers use that hooks up directly to the trans lines, sucks all of the old fluid out, flushes the filter without removal, and reinstalls fresh fluid. It even flushes out the torque converter, something that changing your filter won't do.
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quote:How much does this run you?
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Another small screen actress makes it to the big screen of Bollywood. The lucky one is none other than, Leena Jumani, of "Kairi" and "Punar Vivah" fame. She has been signed by producer, Vashu Bhagnani, for his movie, "Himmatwala", featuring Ajay Devgn in the lead, and to be directed by, Sajid Khan.
The movie is a remake of old classic, Jeetendra-Sridevi hit, of the same name. Leena will essay the role of, Ajay Devgn's screen sister. The muhurat of the movie was performed at the Ramoji Filmcity, Hyderabad, on August 22nd, 2012, amidst much fanfare. Leena was also present at the occasion along with the other cast members.
Fans of the actress will be eagerly waiting for her debut movie, to see her perform on the big screen. As far as small screen is concerned, Leena has already proved her mettle with shows like, "Punar Vivah" and "Kairi", both from the house of, Shashi-Sumeet Productions Pvt Ltd.


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X2O Media's Xpresenter⢠Powers Striking, Informative Digital Video Wall at Novus International Inc. Corporate Headquarters
MONTREAL â Nov. 16, 2009 â X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for professional digital signage applications, today announced that Novus International is relying on its Xpresenter⢠platform to create and display content on a digital video wall located near the main entrance of the company's new St. Charles, Mo., global headquarters. The wall, one of the largest of its kind in the Midwest and a striking design element in the new building, comprises nine 46-inch monitors that create a visual representation of Novus' corporate identity for customers, partners, and employees. Novus is also relying on Xpresenter to power a single-monitor at another entrance that displays updated information for employees. more


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I received this as a gift from someone who knows I love the fragrance combo of rose and lemon. Be aware it is aromatherapy, so you'll definitely need to like the scent to enjoy it. I can smell the black pepper as well. It is creamy. The smell lingers on the skin and even on clothes, so be aware of that as well. I only use it when I'm in the mood for scent.
Bottle also says: organic and ethically harvested essential oils and plant extracts, free from synthetic fragrances, parabens and sles, not tested on animals, vegan, made in England
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Zombie Borders. Spitfire down: The WWII camp where Allies and Germans mixed. 28 June 2011Last updated at 03:50 An attempt to recover a Spitfire from a peat bog in Donegal will highlight the peculiar story of the men - both British and German - who spent much of World War II in relative comfort in neighbouring camps in Dublin, writes historian Dan Snow.
In Northern Ireland in 1941, a routine Sunday afternoon sortie by a pilot flying one of Britain's Spitfire fighters runs into difficulties. Returning to base after flying "top-cover" for maritime convoys off the coast of Donegal, the Rolls Royce Merlin engine overheats and fails. World War II: The Holocaust - Alan Taylor - In Focus. One of the most horrific terms in history was used by Nazi Germany to designate human beings whose lives were unimportant, or those who should be killed outright: Lebensunwertes Leben, or "life unworthy of life".
The phrase was applied to the mentally impaired and later to the "racially inferior," or "sexually deviant," as well as to "enemies of the state" both internal and external. From very early in the war, part of Nazi policy was to murder civilians en masse, especially targeting Jews. Later in the war, this policy grew into Hitler's "final solution", the complete extermination of the Jews. A PRIEST BEARS WITNESS. Father Patrick Desbois is on a mission to uncover the mass graves of nearly two million Jews. Sixty years after the Holocaust, time is running out. by Sarah Breger Father Patrick Desbois seldom smiles. Sitting across from me in the deserted dining room of a Foggy Bottom hotel in Washington, DC, the austere French Catholic priest unflinchingly chronicles the mass execution of Jews during World War II. Adam Kirsch Reviews Vasily Grossman's "Life And Fate" WRITING THE STORY of the Holocaust is a futile ambition—not because the events of 1939 to 1945 are too horrible to be told, but because they are too various to be compressed into one definitive or representative story.
The 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis came from every part of Europe, from every social class and profession and age group, from every point on the spectrum of Jewish life between militant atheism and traditional piety. All these stories had a similar ending—but then, so do all human stories, and the monotony of death does not annul the immense multiplicity of life. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Concentration Camp - Magazine. In Germany the words 'protective custody' have a double meaning.
Originally the term meant the incarceration of people who were threatened by others and who were guarded for their own safety so that they might be protected from their enemies. Now, however, men in protective custody are mostly those who are brought, for the 'protection of the people and the State,' into a concentration camp without hearing, without court sentence, without the possibility of redress, and for an indefinite time. Frequently people sentenced by a court are taken into protective custody by the Gestapo after serving their prison sentence, often directly from the prison gate.
Such, for example, was the fate of Pastor Niemöller, who, after being released from prison, was taken into the camp Sachsenhausen near Oranienburg, the camp with which we shall be concerned here. He is in solitary confinement there, and I never saw him. Why an Accidental Holocaust Expert Stopped Teaching About the Final Solution. It should have been a straightforward talk on the impossibility of talking about the Final Solution.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the abyss that night—an event that led me to rethink the place of the Holocaust in modern history. I was giving a guest lecture on the subject of Primo Levi at a synagogue in Houston, presenting Levi's masterpiece, Survival in Auschwitz, to a crowd of 50 or so. I spoke about the nature of Levi's experience at Auschwitz: his relationship with fellow prisoners, the camp's makeshift economy and pecking order, the reasons he thought he survived while so many others died, and the narrative strategies he adopted to describe something that could not be described. In particular, I dwelt on Levi's notion of the "gray zone"—the ways in which death camps blurred the frontiers between guilt and acquiescence, persecutor and victim.
Setting the record straight about Jewish mathematicians in Nazi Germany. Mengele's Skull. It was an unusual coincidence, one that presented a difficult choice. Mossad agent Rafi Eitan described the missed opportunity to an interviewer from Der Spiegel almost fifty years later: In the spring of 1960, as we were planning the arrest of Adolf Eichmann, we learned that [Josef] Mengele was also in Buenos Aires. Our people checked out the address and it proved to be correct. … There were just 11 of us and we had our hands full dealing with Eichmann.
After we had brought Eichmann to the house where we kept him until we flew him out, my boss at the Mossad, Isser Harel, called. Reinhard Heydrich Biography: The First In-depth Look at a Nazi 'God of Death' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International. The site for the assassination was carefully chosen at a point where a steeply sloping street in Prague's Libe district made a hairpin turn, forcing approaching cars to slow down considerably.
This is precisely what the driver of a heavy convertible Mercedes did as his vehicle climbed toward the curve at approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 27, 1942. Dieser Artikel ist aus dem SPIEGEL. NEVER SURRENDER: THE LONELY WAR OF HIROO ONODA. His home was a dense area of rainforest and he lived on the wild coconuts that grew in abundance.
His principal enemy was the army of mosquitoes that arrived with each new shower of rain. But for Hiroo Onoda there was another enemy - one that remained elusive. Unaware that the Second World War had ended 29 years earlier, he was still fighting a lonely guerrilla war in the jungles of Lubang Island in the Philippines. His story is one of courage, farce and loyalty gone mad. Coco Chanel: Nazi agent? She was one of the most remarkable women of the 20th Century, but Coco Chanel's reputation is again under scrutiny over allegations that she was a Nazi agent in World War II France.
To millions of people around the globe Chanel stands for style, opulence and understated elegance, from haute couture worn by the few to ready-to-wear treasured by the masses. Her achievements are undeniable. Hans Litten: The man who annoyed Adolf Hitler. 19 August 2011Last updated at 11:19 By Jon Kelly BBC News Magazine A new drama tells the story of a Jewish lawyer who confronted Hitler 80 years ago - earning the dictator's life-long hatred.
So who was Hans Litten? In the Berlin courtroom, Adolf Hitler's face burned a deep, furious red. The future dictator was not accustomed to this kind of scrutiny. Germania: Hitler's Dream Capital. Albert Speer's plan to transform Berlin into the capital of a 1,000-year Reich would have created a vast monument to misanthropy, as Roger Moorhouse explains. Albert Speer presents Hitler with a model of the German Pavilion designed for the World's Fair in Paris, 1937.
Mary Evans Picture LibraryIn 1937 Hitler's architect Albert Speer was given the task of transforming Berlin from the sprawling metropolis that it was into Germania, the gleaming new capital of a Greater German 'World Empire', the centrepiece of the civilised world. It was a vast undertaking. Ian Kershaw on the Last Days of the Third Reich: 'Hitler's Influence Was Fatal' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International. SPIEGEL: Professor Kershaw, you have spent the last three years studying the collapse of Nazi Germany.
In the end, are we left to shake our heads in amazement at the absurdity of the final phase, or do you, as a historian, also feel something akin to admiration for the perseverance of the Germans? Kershaw: The head-shaking predominates, at any rate. I'm convinced that we English would have given up much earlier. Why did Japan surrender? For nearly seven decades, the American public has accepted one version of the events that led to Japan's surrender. By the middle of 1945, the war in Europe was over, and it was clear that the Japanese could hold no reasonable hope of victory.
After years of grueling battle, fighting island to island across the Pacific, Japan's Navy and Air Force were all but destroyed. The production of materiel was faltering, completely overmatched by American industry, and the Japanese people were starving. A full-scale invasion of Japan itself would mean hundreds of thousands of dead GIs, and, still, the Japanese leadership refused to surrender. The forgotten history of Pearl Harbor.
In a straight line between the US and Japan, Hawaii is the first piece of land due west of San Francisco. In 1941 its shallow-water port, Pearl Harbor, provided the best place to anchor in the whole Pacific. There, at 7.49am (local time) on 7 December of that year, a first wave of torpedo bombers began to destroy the US Pacific Fleet. The Second World War revolved around not just Europe and the Atlantic, nor even the Pacific, but the whole of Asia. A special report.; Japan Confronting Gruesome War Atrocity. From Dictatorship to Democracy: The Role Ex-Nazis Played in Early West Germany - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International. Stalin & Hitler: Mass Murder by Starvation by Timothy Snyder. Poker Lessons From Richelieu. The Aftermath of Mountain Meadows.
1911, The Other Revolution. China 1911: The Birth of China's Tragedy. The Most Terrible Polar Exploration Ever: Douglas Mawson's Antarctic Journey. Amelia Earhart: New evidence tells of her last days on a Pacific atoll. Edison vs. Westinghouse: A Shocking Rivalry. Agent Orange, by Lam Yik Fei. News Desk: A Reporter's Lawyer. The FBI and Martin Luther King - Magazine. Hendrik Hertzberg: King Day (I): Quote Unquote. "The Drum Major Instinct"** Civil Rights and Black Identity. The Media Made Malcolm X. The Gorbachev Files: Secret Papers Reveal Truth Behind Soviet Collapse - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International.
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There is no perfect energy source. Each and every one has its own advantages and compromises. This series will explore the pros and cons of various energy sources. Learn about other forms of energy generation here.
Nuclear power is once again considered a prominent alternative, despite the disregard it was met with in the 1970s. This is because it's now being touted as a more environmentally beneficial solution since it emits far fewer greenhouse gases during electricity generation than coal or other traditional power plants.
It is widely accepted as a somewhat dangerous, potentially problematic, but manageable source of generating electricity. Radiation isn't easily dealt with, especially in nuclear waste and maintenance materials, and expensive solutions are needed to contain, control, and shield both people and the environment from its harm.
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Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy
Ten years ago, one of the worst space accidents of all time took the lives of seven astronauts when the space shuttle Columbia was destroyed. The 10th anniversary of the Columbia accident is Friday, Feb. 1, yet the memories for many are still fresh. People all over the world, including those heavily involved in the space program, and some who'd never given it a passing thought, remember where they were when they heard about the disaster.
On Feb. 1, 2003, the shuttle Columbia was returning to Earth after a successful 16-day trip to orbit, where the crew conducted more than 80 science experiments ranging from biology to fluid physics. However, the seemingly healthy orbiter had suffered critical damage during its launch, when foam from the fuel tank's insulation fell off and hit Columbia's wing, tearing a hole in it that later analysis suggested might have been as large as a dinner plate….
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My question is as follows--
The earth takes 12 hours for a half rotation.That is it takes about twelve hours for the westernmost extrmety[say XX] of the world o receive light after the easternmost extremity[say YY].
I also assume it takes more than 36 hours by a plane to get to Tokyo from New York on a normal airliner.
Now if a plane,instead of flying towards YY after taking off form XX,flies opposite to that direction,with the same speed as the earth is rotating in that part of the world{abt .5km/sec.}..will it then,after 12 hours be over YY ??
Still slightly confused about the exact question, but on today's planes it is about 15 hours from NYC to Tokyo, at least it was only 12 hours from Detroit to Beijing the last time I went. As for the 36 hours-do not forget the time difference and the International Date Line-when flying east to west you "gain" time, west to east you "lose" time. All I mean is if you fly east to west and leave at 2pm-such as Europe to New York you would arrive at about 3 PM New York Time. to keep it all relative the journey is the "about" the same time except if you take the jet stream into the equation but anyway again if you left Europe at 2pm it would be 8am in New York-arriving at 3pm in New York (now 9 PM in Europe) would mean the journey took 7 hours. Flying the other way-New York to Europe is roughly about the same time but it feels like you lost time, leaving NYC at 2pm (9pm in Europe) you land in Europe at 4am the next day-meanwhile back in New York it is only 9 PM of the same day you left. Hope this did not confuse you anymore!
Michael Baldwin
A plane flies THROUGH THE AIR. The air rotates with the earth. As a result, it takes close to the same amount of time to fly from Tokyo to New York in either the east or west direction. Specific time depends on wind speed and wind direction along the trip. The plane's airspeed and direction, when combined with the motion of the air over the ground, determines the motion of the plane over the ground.
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