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Rihanna's Instagram Has Vanished
UPDATE: As mysteriously as Rihanna's Instagram account vanished, it has now returned.
Rihanna's Instagram account has disappeared, following threats of deletion from the Facebook-owned social network. RiRi has been an active user of the service for some time now, but last week she'd posted a series of partially clothed photos from a cover shoot with the French magazine Lui. According to TMZ, Instagram told her to remove the photos or they'd remove her account.
Rihanna moved the photos over to her Twitter, but her account has vanished nevertheless. Whether that's the work of the puritanical head honchos at Instagram, a frustrated deletion by Rihanna herself, or something else altogether isn't yet clear. But Rihanna has been such a constant presence on the social network that seeing a "page not found" message will surely be jarring to her large and dedicated fan base.
For now if you want to see Rihanna, you'll have to settle for the rest of her Internet presence, or just hit one of her shows with Eminem this summer.


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Baton Rouge, La — Gerard G. "Rock" and Missy Rockenbaugh, co-owners of Kean's Fine Dry Cleaners, have been appointed to LSU University College's Advisory Board.
"I feel blessed to continue what the Kean's Brothers started 113 years ago," said Rock Rockenbaugh. "The Kean's Brothers primary business back then was cleaning the collars for LSU students. Throughout the years, Kean's remains close to LSU with book collections and drives for the LSU Library Foundation, the cleaning and care of theatrical costumes for Swine Palace, and now as a member of University College's Advisory Board. I enjoy spending time with young people and learning about their ideas and visions. Their ideas are fresh, which help me to think young."
LSU University College's Advisory Board is comprised of 26 business executives and community leaders. It is a strong and active board, and members participate in a number of activities and events, such as an Annual Meeting and Pigskin Preview hosted by LSU Football Coach Les Miles, selection of University College's more than 50 scholarship recipients, and host/hostess to various LSU recruitment receptions.
"University College is privileged to have Rock and Missy Rockenbaugh join our board," said Paul Ivey, executive director of LSU University College. "Their community involvement and interest in LSU are strong indicators of how they can be valuable assets to our college and the programs we administer."
"It is an honor to be named to the LSU University College's Advisory Board," said Missy Rockenbaugh. "Young people today are our future for tomorrow. Knowing that students have the support and counseling that University College provides, reassures me of their success in their education. I am excited to be included in helping these young people achieve that success."
Rock and Missy Rockenbaugh are co-owners and operators of Kean's Fine Dry Cleaners, enterprising 14 locations and more than 100 employees in the Greater Baton Rouge metro area.
Founded in 1900 by brothers John Selby and Frank H. Kean, Kean's Fine Dry Cleaning's initial business was laundering collars for LSU students in a small building on Government Street. In 2003, Rockenbaugh was recruited and invested in the company, working diligently for two years learning the "ins-and-outs" of the family business.
In 2003, Rockenbaugh formally took over all controlling rights of Kean's Fine Dry Cleaners. Just as Kean's, under the Kean Bros. ownership, had always been a family affair, Rockenbaugh continues this tradition today. He and his wife and their two sons, Stephen and Gregory, have worked in every Kean's location to learn the business and get to know the customers.
In addition to Rock Rockenbaugh's entrepreneurial spirit, he serves philanthropically with Big Buddy, Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Junior Achievement, Uniforms for Kids, as the former chair of the Baton Rouge Arthritis Foundation, and is a board member of the St. Vincent DePaul Foundation.
Likewise, Missy Rockenbaugh is equally philanthropic, serving the community for the past six-years as vice president, membership chair and board member of Baton Rouge Green, co-chair of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women 2012, Esther House for Women, and Bishop Ott Shelter.

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The Malish Corp.'s Grout Scrub with swivel handle is designed to scrub even the narrowest grout lines, removing dirt and grime "with ease," the company said.
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Hessian – Brand For Sale
So I saw this little nugget pop up early last week, and my first reaction was… that's cool. Then when I started really thinking about it, I completely shifted gears.
Hessian is a brand for sale–that is, a brand that represents no business or product. The designer, Ben Pieratt, hopes to sell the Hessian brand for $18,000. That includes 30 hours of design time, the URL, twitter handle, identity that's already been designed, and a whole list of other odds and ends you can find here. The buyer will then apply it to their restaurant, start up, clothing label, etc.Â
Visually, the design and execution are pretty cool. I like the flying "h" through space effect; it weirdly reminds me of the flying toaster screen savers from the mid-90's. That's not a bad thing, it's just what popped into my head. I must say, if I saw this identity emblazoned across a storefront or wrapped on a vehicle, I'd be intrigued. If I walked into the store and it was a nail salon, however, I'd be disappointed.Â
Ben mentions in his blog post about Hessian "… it seems to me that in today's connected environment, there's no reason designers shouldn't be able to create designed product packages, and then sell them to entrepreneurs." I think he is correct when it comes to maybe graphical elements such as icons, or heck, even customizable website templates, but branding? I can't help but imagine that this type of thinking will turn the identity and branding process into something more along the lines of getting a tattoo. You walk into the store, flip through the book, and say "I want one that's similar to this". Now, you can always get a super duper custom one-of-a-kind tattoo, but that will cost extra.
This idea, albeit interesting, completely misses the point – in my opinion – of what branding and identity is. I may be proven completely wrong, and these guys may have invented the next big business model for identity designers. However, in my world (and BOF's world), branding and identity begin with the client, or more specifically, the business. We have to ask what or who we are creating an identity for. How should that person or business be portrayed to the rest of the world? What are the fundamental values of that business, and how can those be incorporated into a brand mark? The list goes on.Â
Anyway, I don't mean to sound cranky, I'd love to hear what you guys have to say. I also promise to do a follow up if this thing sells.
Happy Friday!
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I agree with you Nathan. It's like buying a brand/identity off the shelf at your local store or something. While it "could" really fit someone's product or business, it's more likely that such a model would mean ending up with a number of companies/products with "cool" brands, but no connectivity between the brand and the product/company itself. It's also probably such a company would then be tailoring their true identity to "fit" with the brand they bought. In the long run such an off-the-shelf brand will do more harm than good for a company.
Totally with you @d75e289c18593885449ef2090e8008f8:disqus. Thanks for the insight!
I like the idea, if someone is starting a bike shop or clothing store, this may be a good way to begin creating a 'look', but let's not fool ourselves, this is a logo, this is an idea, this is not a brand or an identity. A brand evokes feeling, a brand gives you butterflies, a brand makes you smile, because it has delivered something personal. I like the idea and the creative look, but feel nothing …. yet
The design is great but would see myself creating a restaurant around the brand instead of creating a restaurant and then build the brand. Its like booking a 2 week hiking trip to the himalayas and getting someone to wear in your new hiking boots. Sure they might be soft and fit reasonably well but they will never really feel like they were moulded to fit you and the longer you wear those boots the more obvious it becomes. A brand should be moulded around a business so there is no distinction between the 2. As for the price. For 18000 I will create a brand, build a site, design a menu and wear in your hiking boots.A new term might be appropriate. faceless franchise


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MIHMS Anesthesia Claims Submission
MIHMS has been updated so providers can report anesthesia minutes for professional claim submissions via Direct Data Entry (DDE). The DDE screen will display the total number of minutes entered (field located next to the units field) as well as the number of units, in the claim total box.
Minutes can also be submitted using the ANSI 837 electronic claim format. To submit anesthesia minutes, element SV103 must contain a value of 'MJ' (minutes) with the number of minutes residing in SV104. The minutes should be submitted as whole numbers (1 through 9999).
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Is there a better way to spend a Sunday than perusing hot vintage finds in Toronto's most electric and trendsetting gallery while sipping on a latte from Manic Coffee (pick up half a block West)? NO.
Men's and women's clothing, shoes, and accessories from the closets of some of Toronto's expert vintage shoppers will be on sale.
NOTE TO FASHIONISTA READERS: Each season, Studio will select twenty of their favourite vintage fashionistas as vendors. If you are interested in participating at the Spring 2009 Edition of the Toronto Vintage Fashion Bazaar, please contact Vanessa.
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BLADEN COUNTY -- The Bladen County Animal Shelter is trying to do their part when it comes to saving animals.
However, they want the community to take responsibility for the outcome.
Bladen County is one of the largest counties in the state, with a huge animal population. The county animal shelter takes in three to four thousand stray or unwanted animals each year and the ugly truth behind all those animals is 70 percent of them are euthanized, because of the lack of space.
Shelter volunteer Sylvia Kim comes in to help more than 60 hours a week. She says it's hard to work with animals she knows may not be there when she gets back.
Kim said, "They come in their hunger, their lost, their strayed, their dumped, people forget that they are our companions sometimes and they just don't care about them."
With the work of dedicated volunteers like Kim and her organization "A Shelter Friend" the number of animals euthanized in Bladen County have been going down.
Kim comes in each week to take pictures of the animals and post them on a number of websites. One of them is www.dogsindanger.com featuring a countdown clock, letting the public know just how much time each dog has left.
Shelter supervisor Ted Carter says the urgency of the web site has worked. He said, "Unfortunately some of the animals do have to get euthanized, but we've been very fortunate with the assistance of pet finders, as a matter of fact last we had 32 animals that were adopted in one day."
Many times Carter is forced to hold more animals than the ten-cage facility can hold. However, with the help of the health department, 60 new cages will be added by spring
"It will be more fair to the animals, they'll have more room, and hopefully it will lead to more assistance here at animal control," Carter said.
The Health Department is proposing an extension of the required holding time before euthanization from 72 hours to five days. That would give pet owners more time to reclaim their lost animals, and give the animals more of a chance to find a loving home.
Carter and Jason Bryant are the only two animal control officers in Bladen County and they have a big job for just two men.


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Biržai | ||
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Location of Biržai | ||
Coordinates: 56°12′N 24°45′E / 56.200°N 24.750°ECoordinates: 56°12′N 24°45′E / 56.200°N 24.750°E | ||
Country | Lithuania | |
Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
County | Panevėžys County | |
Municipality | Biržai district municipality | |
Eldership | Biržai city eldership | |
Capital of | Biržai district municipality Biržai city eldership Širvėna eldership |
First mentioned | 1450 | |
Granted city rights | 1589 | |
Population (2001) | ||
• Total | 15,262 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Website | http://www.birzai.lt/ |
Biržai ( pronunciation (help·info), known also by several alternative names) is a city in northern Lithuania. Biržai is famous for its reconstructed Biržai Castle manor, and the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe beer breweries.
The name of the town is of Lithuanian origin and is spelled in different forms in other languages: Birsen (German), Birże (Polish), Birzhai (Russian), and בירז/Birz or Birzh (Yiddish).[1]
The town's first written mention dates to 1450. The construction of Biržai Castle began in 1586, and the town was granted Magdeburg Rights in 1589.[2] In 1575, as preparation for the castle's construction, a dam was built on the Agluona and Apaščia Rivers at their confluence, and the artificial Lake Širvėna, covering about 40 km2 (15 sq mi), was created. It is the oldest surviving artificial lake in Lithuania. The town's history is closely associated with the Radziwiłł family (Lithuanian: Radvila). Jerzy Radziwiłł was the first noble to settle in the town. Later, after his daughter, Barbara Radziwiłł married the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland Sigismund II Augustus in 1547, the power and influence of the family grew immensely. The Radvila family established a Protestant church and school, and the city became a cultural center of the Protestant Reformation in Lithuania.
The local community of Lithuanian Jews, which settled in the Duchy of Biržai at the end of the 16th century, was influential, establishing an interest-free loan society, two major flour mills, and an international linen export business.[1] The Islamic Lipka Tatars performed military, police, and postal duties for the Radziwill family.[3]
During the Wars with Sweden, Biržai Castle was an important point of defence. In 1625, Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, attacked the castle with 8,000 soldiers and it was forced to surrender. The castle was left in ruins and was rebuilt, only to be burnt in 1655. In 1662-1669, it was rebuilt again in Renaissance style. On 9 March 1701, August II the Strong and Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) signed a pact in the castle to unite their forces against Sweden. However, in 1704 the castle was completely destroyed and was left in ruins until its restoration in the 1990s.
The town's population suffered greatly due to wars and religious conflicts between the Protestants and Catholics. In the late 18th century, Biržai lost its city rights. The Radziwiłłs lost their wealth and influence, and Biržai was sold to the Tyszkiewicz family to cover debts in 1811. In 1849-1862, the Tyszkiewicz family built a neoclassic Astravas Manor palace across the lake from the site of the original castle.
In 1869 the town had about 2,600 residents. Thirty years later the population had grown to 4,400.
During World War II, the entire Jewish population of Biržai was annihilated. 15 Jews were shot to death by German soldiers at the Biržai Jewish cemetery in July 1941.[4] On 8 August 1941, Gestapo and Lithuanian collaborators murdered the entire Jewish population of the town, some 2,400 people, by shooting them to death at a mass grave in a forest grove 3 kilometers outside the town.[5] The town was almost completely burned down during the war.
In 1968 the population reached 10,000. Currently there are 15,000 people living in Biržai.
The northern part of the city, along with Lake Širvėna, lies within Biržai Regional Park. About 9,000 sinkholes have been identified in the park,[6] formed abruptly after gypsum in the soil has been dissolved by underground water. Some of these holes are dry, while others have become small ponds or lakes filled with water from the many underground rivers and streams. New holes appear annually. According to local legend, the 20-meter-deep sinkhole known as Karves ola (Cow's Hole) was discovered by a farmer after his cow disappeared. A tunnel at its bottom leads to an underground cave and lake.[7]
Famous people[edit]
- Jerzy Radziwiłł, Great Hetman of Lithuania
- Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz
- Julius Janonis, poet
- Kazys Binkis, poet, playwright
- Petras Kalpokas, painter
- Austra Skujytė, olympic silver medal winner
- Žydrūnas Savickas, strongman
- Vladas Garastas, basketball coach
- Romualdas Brazauskas, basketball referee
- Jokūbas Šernas, signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania
- Alfonsas Petrulis, signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania
- Jonas Mekas, film maker
- Bernardas Brazdžionis, poet
- Borisas Dauguvietis, poet
- Jurgis Bielinis, publicist and one of the main organizers of illegal book-smuggling (knygnešiai) at the time of the Lithuanian press ban
- Elchonon Wasserman, famous Lithuanian rabbi, disciple of Chofetz Chaim
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biržai. |
- Official website of Biržai district municipality
- [1] Historical map of Lithuania by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon Anville with Birze
- ^ a b "BIRZAI: Kovno". International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Istorija" (in Lithuanian). City of Biržai. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "SUMMARY - ŽIEMGALA INVESTIGATIONS". Žiemgala Journal. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Mass Murder of the Jews at Biržai Jewish Cemetery". Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania. Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Mass Murder of the Jews from Biržai at the Pakamponys Forest". Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania. Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "PROJECT ENVIRONMENT". European Commission. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- ^ "A visit to holey ground". Baltic Times. Retrieved 2009-06-19.


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As Darkness Surrounds me
Darkness surrounds me
wrapping me up in cloths of pain
my heart screams in agony
but my soul remains calm.
Been down this road so many times
as I walk through the valley
the shadows of death
betrayed, alone, hurt.
My feelings for trust linger on
tethering off the edge of defeat
my thoughts of friendship
now a forgotten memory
as darkness surrounds me.


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