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American Idol
Jacob Lusk and Paul McDonald Talk Song Choice
Any contestant of American Idol will tell you, song choice can make or break a performance. Doesn't matter if you sing like an angel, if you misinterpret a classic song, you're gonna get a negative response — see last night's lukewarm judging of Lauren Alaina's so-so version of the classic, "(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman." Lauren is undoubtedly an amazing singer but bit off more than she could chew by taking on the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. That is not a comparison you want to encourage, Alaina!
Slightly more inspired were the song choices of two other Idol Season 10 finalists from last night – Jacob Lusk and Paul McDonald.
Jacob stuck to his guns by insisting on singing Michael Jackson's "Man In the Mirror" rather than Marvin Gaye's classic, "Let's Get It On." The singer said "With the original song choice, I just thought it was too raunchy. I'm an artist. I have songs that are sexual, but to just say, "Let's do it! Let's just get it crackin' baby, arrrrr!" is not the message that I really want to tell the world." Arrrr? Is "Let's Get It On" about an amorous pirate?
Paul apparently filed through a huge stack of songs before landing on Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues." "I took in a handful [to Jimmy Iovine and Will.I.Am] and they were just like, 'Yeah, that sounds like crap,' and I was like, 'Awesome.' So I kept going up and down, learning different songs and we ended up sticking with a Johnny Cash kind of country thing. But it was tough, man."
Song choice isn't easy, but at least no one went with Usher's "OMG" this week.
Yeah, we sympathize, Paul. Pleasing Jimmy and Will.I.Am would be pretty tough. Hmm, maybe we should adopt Will.I.Am's penchant for contractions, and dub them, "Jimm.I.Am." But that's not grammatical... "Jimm.We.Are?" Never Mind.
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I had a few conversations with Brian on what boots he recommends for my type of DS/ADV riding (camping off a F800GS on easy dirt roads and two tracks, riding to Alaska, etc...all my rougher off road riding boot needs are fulfilled by a seat of heavy Sidi Flex Force MX style boots), and narrowed it down to the Gaerne Balance Oiled and the Gaerne G-Midland. I ordered both from Brian so I could try them on and compare the two.
I will agree that all of Brian's comments in this thread are spot on, so I won't reiterate all of his points.
I have a thin build (5'11", 160 lbs) and therefore do not have this skinny calf issue. Therefore, I noticed that the Balance needed to be cranked down almost to the max on the upper most buckle for my calfs. Most of my riding in these boots will be with knee pads in the pants (not the strap on knee/shin guard style), and I ride with dress socks (pack lighter and dry faster when doing laundry on the road). They would work for skinny calfs, but just an observation. The Balance are very comfy, but I do like the more protective G-Midland since I am on a big 400+ pound bike. I would almost consider the Balance as a perfect touring/light DS boot though.
The G-Midland will close up around my skinny calfs with less effort. The velcro is maxed out, but there is no need to crank the top velcro closure down tight. The G-Midlands came out a little loose but I found that by stacking another thin insole in there, they are perfect. So now all I need to do is find a quality insole to add to the boot (the stock insoles are very basic and thin) and it should be perfect.
I will post up thoughts in a few months after I get more miles on them. Thanks again to Brian, he was very informative and helpful on my questions about boots.
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Plaintiff moves for partial summary judgment in the amount of not less than $1,075,297.23 on the First Cause of Action; and in the amount of not less than $460,841.67 on the Third Cause of Action.
Defendant moves for leave to amend its Answer to include an affirmative defense of usury.
Agile Opportunity Fund, LLC ("Agile") is the lender under two promissory notes executed by VectorMAX as borrower. The first note of December 26, 2007 is in the principal amount of $560,000; the second note of January 28, 2008 is in the principal amount of $224,000. The notes bore interest at the rate of 12% per annum, and provided that, in the event of default, the interest rate would increase to 17% per annum, and that the face amount of the notes, together with accrued interest would be immediately due and payable. The original maturity date of June 26, 2008 was extended to May 15, 2009. Plaintiff claims that as of May 6, 2011, defendant owed principal on the two notes of $784,000, $52,996.67 accrued interest at 12% between October 31, 2008 and May 15, 2009, $238,330.56 of accrued interest at 17% between May 15, 2009 through May 6, 2011.
Plaintiff Eastern Management & Financial, LLC ("Financial") is the lender under a promissory note made by VecorMAX on or about January 28, 2008, in the principal amount of $336,000. The note called for interest at the rate of 12% per annum and for 17% in the event of default. It also called for acceleration of the indebtedness in the event of default. As with the Agile Notes, the original maturity date was June 26, 2008, which was extended to May 15, 2009. Financial claims that as a result of the default on May 15, 2009, it is entitled to the principal sum of $336,000, interest at 12% from October 31, 2008 through May 15, 2009, in the amount of $22,700, and interest at the rate of 17% from May 15, 2009 through May 6, 2011 in the amount of $102,141.67
Defendants contend that the notes, with face amounts of $560,000, $224,000, and $336,000, were issued in return for advances of $500,000, $200,000, and $200,000 respectively. Dealing, for example with the December 28, 2007 note, defendants claim that the $60,000 over and above the $500,000 actually received, constituted a 12% interest charge. With an initial due date of June 26, 2008 with interest at 12%, the effective interest rate was 24% for six months, greater than the legally permissible rate of 25% per year.
Defendant makes the same argument with respect to the January 26, 2008 Agile Note with a face amount of $224,000, but an Issue Price of $200,000, a maturity date of June 26, 2008, and an interest rate of 12%, called for interest at the rate of 24% for 5 months. The Financial Note of January 28, 2008 has a face amount of $336,000 and an Issue Price of $200,000, with a maturity date of June 26, 2008, and interest at the rate of 12% per annum.
In addition to the interest requirements on the Notes, under the accompanying Securities Purchase Agreement, as additional consideration for the $500,000 loan, VectorMAX issued to Agile warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of VectorMAX stock at $4.00 per share, and an additional warrant for 25,000 shares on the same terms.
The Securities Agreement also contemplated an additional $200,000 loan, ultimately made in the form of the Second Agile Note with a face amount of $224,000, with a $24,000 "original issue discount". As additional consideration for the second loan, the Securities Agreement also provided for additional warrants for 50,000 and 10,000 additional VectorMAX shares at $4.00 per share.
The Securities Purchase Agreement also gave Agile the right to "put" the initially issued warrants back to VectorMAX for a period of 5 years, at 35% of the original loan of December 26, 2008, or after the note was paid. Defendant contends that this put provision produces an additional 35% interest for loans which extended only 5 or 6 months. In addition, VectorMAX had the right under the Securities Agreement to repurchase up to 50% of the warrants for 50% of the original loan. Had VectorMAX exercised this call, it would have produced an additional interest of 42 ½% for the one-year term of the loan.
Defendant contends it payed usurious interest on the notes in the first half of 2008, and as the maturity date of June 28, 2008 approached, it became clear that VectorMAX would be unable to satisfy the notes. As a condition of extension to October 31, 2008, Agile insisted on "deferment payments". Defendants incurred $324,870 for the Agile Notes and $139,200 for the Eastern Note, $116,017 per month for a deferment of less than four months, essentially adding interest of 136% interest on top of the already scheduled interest.
Agile and Eastern also allegedly insisted on the receipt of an additional 300,000 shares of common stock, with a value of approximately $600,000, which they obtained on June 30, 2009.
Based upon the allegations of the Verified Complaint alone, defendants contend that the interest demanded on the $700,000 loaned for less than 19 months was $1,719,475.89, or 155% per annum. The interest claimed on the Eastern Note was $753,720.30 for 18 months, 167% per annum.
Plaintiffs respond that the defendant's calculations of interest required by the promissory notes are erroneous, and that, in any event, the notes contain multiple savings clauses. Moreover, they contend that the inclusion in the interest calculation of the terms of the Securities Agreements and other agreements between the parties, first raised in a sur-reply, evidences defendant's recognition that the notes are not usurious on their face.
Defendant's original answer of 2009 did not include an affirmative defense of usury. They contend that they are entitled to an Order permitting them to amend the Answer to do so. Plaintiff contends that the failure to include such an affirmative defense constituted a waiver as a matter of law, and that, some two years later, there is no justification for such authorization.
Summary Judgment
When presented with a motion for summary judgment, the function of a court is "not to determine credibility or to engage in issue determination, but rather to determine the existence or non-existence of material issues of fact." (Quinn v. Krumland, 179 A.D.2d 448, 449-450 [1
To grant summary judgment, it must clearly appear that no material and triable issue of fact is presented. (Stillman v. Twentieth Century-Fox Corp., 3 N.Y.2d 395, 404 [1957]). It is a drastic remedy, the procedural equivalent of a trial, and will not be granted if there is any doubt as to the existence of a triable issue. (Moskowitz v. Garlock, 23 A.D.2d 94 [3d Dept. 1965]); (Crowley's Milk Co. v. Klein, 24 A.D.2d 920 [3d Dept. 1965]).
The evidence will be considered in a light most favorable to the opposing party. (Weill v. Garfield, 21 A.D.2d 156 [3d Dept. 1964]). The proof submitted in opposition will be accepted as true and all reasonable inferences drawn in favor of the opposing party. (Tortorello v. Carlin, 260 A.D.2d 201, 206 [1
The role of this Court, therefore, is not to decide whether or not the three loans are usurious, but whether or not defendants have raised triable issues of fact as to whether or not they are. Plaintiff makes the point that the notes, on their face, are not usurious, and, in any event, the claims are protected by the savings clause, which provides that "(n)otwithstanding any other provision hereof, interest paid or becoming due hereunder shall in no event exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law".
Were the promissory notes the only issues before the Court, it may well be that the plaintiff would be entitled to summary judgment. However, in examining the substance of a transaction which is suspected of usury, it does not matter whether the payments for the loan are direct or indirect. (Vee Bee Service Co. v. Household Finance Corporation, 51 N.Y.S.2d 590, [Sup.Ct., New York County, 1944]). That case involved the payment of a fee by the borrower of 5% of the amount borrowed, 40% of which was to pay Vee Bee Service Co., which provided certain consulting and underwriting services to some 52 banks. The other 60% of the 5% premium was maintained, initially in a special account, but thereafter not, to cover losses in the repayment of loans. In evaluating all the payments attendant to the loans, the decision noted that "... the Court should not be confined to its superficial form, but should examine into the real nature thereof. Id. at 597.
The Court there stated that the two elements of interest are "`the inconvenience of parting with it (the principal) for the present, and the hazard of losing it entirely'", citing Chase's Blackstone, 4
Amendment of Pleadings
The amendment of pleadings is governed by Civil Practice Law and Rules § 3025 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, which provides, in part, as follows:
The language of the statute, and cases interpreting it, make it abundantly clear that amendment of pleadings is to be freely granted unless the proposed amendment is "palpably insufficient" to state a cause of action or defense, or it is patently devoid of merit. To the extent that prior decisions led to the conclusion that the movant was under a burden to establish the merit of the amendment, they erroneously stated the standard to be followed. (Lucido v. Mancuso, 49 A.D.3d 220 [2d Dept. 2008]).
Defendants contentions require a scrupulous analysis of all of the loan agreements, but they are not "palpably insufficient" or "patently devoid of merit". Plaintiff contends that defendants, in failing to plead usury as an affirmative defense, have waived the claim. The initial waiver does not preclude defendant from seeking to reinstate the claim by seeking to amend its pleading. When, as in this case, a defendant fails to plead an affirmative defense, but asserts the defense in connection with a motion for summary judgment, the waiver is considered to have been retracted and the Court is free to consider the defense in the defense or support of a motion for summary judgment. (Strauss v. BMW Financial Services Vehicle Leasing, 29 Misc.3d 362 [Sup. Ct., Kings Co. 2010]).
The Court determines that defendant has raised significant material questions of fact as to whether or not, in the context of all the agreements between the parties, it was compelled to incur interest payments which exceeded the maximum rate permitted by statute. Motion Sequence 001 for Summary Judgment in favor of plaintiff on the First and Third Causes of Action is denied. Motion Sequence 002 by defendant for leave to amend the Verified Answer to include an affirmative defense of usury is granted.
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Kampala — BUNYORO King Solomon Iguru and the late American literature professor Mason Cooley live thousands of miles apart but they have something in common. Cooley once said: "Courage, determination and hard work are very nice, but not so nice as an oil well in the backyard."
As though he were Cooley's student, Iguru is determined to reap from the oil in Bunyoro's backyard. So he has pulled out a four-page agreement his kingdom signed with the colonialists five decades ago and is demanding a share of the oil in the region.
The 1955 Bunyoro Agreement, signed between British Governor Sir Andrew Cohen and Omukama Tito Gafabusa Winyi IV on September 3, gives Bunyoro Kingdom rights to share in the region's wealth.
Section 36 of the agreement states: "In the event of any mineral development, a substantial part of the mineral royalties and the revenue from mining leases shall be paid to the native government of Bunyoro-Kitara."
Based on this clause, Iguru has petitioned the President to allocate his kingdom an oil exploration block and that when oil extraction begins, Bunyoro should receive a substantial percentage of the royalties.
Shem Byakagaba, a legal expert, argues that the agreement is binding because it has never been annulled. Oil being a mineral resource, he argues, it is covered under section 36 of the agreement.
The agreement was signed to reduce the impact of the military attack on Bunyoro by the colonial Government in the 1890s and the economic deprivation in the early 19th century. In 1934, the colonialists banned the Banyoro from exploiting the mineral resources. They lost control of salt mines and other minerals which, according to Iguru, deprived the kingdom of revenue. After negotiations, the agreement was signed, improving the relations between Bunyoro and the colonial government.
These rights were rescinded in 1966 when former President Milton Obote abolished kingdoms. With the restoration of cultural leaders in 1993, Iguru argues, Bunyoro is still entitled to mineral rights specified in the 1955 agreement.
Iguru further argues that the National Oil and Gas Policy should indicate how cultural institutions will share the natural resources.
But the energy minister, Hilary Onek, says the policy and the Mineral Exploration Act allocate royalties to districts where the mineral resources are located; and a percentage is also paid to the land owners; who in this case is Bunyoro Kingdom.
Bunyoro Kingdom consists of Bulisa, Hoima, Kibaale and Masindi districts. Of these, oil has been discovered only in Hoima and Bulisa. If the royalty goes to districts and not the kingdom, only these two districts would benefit. For this reason, the Kitara Heritage Development Association argues that the kingdom should be treated as a region and not in terms of districts.
But the Cultural Restitution Act of 1993 which restored kingdoms only limits traditional leaders to cultural roles. It does not assign them the role of managing public resources. As a result, the traditional institutions like Bunyoro are not part of the administrative system.
Nevertheless, Byakagaba argues that the Cultural Restitution Act did not annul the Bunyoro Agreement of 1955. He calls for an amendment of the Act to allow kingdoms to manage mineral resources.
"And receiving such money would mean the kingdom will be exposed to the institutions of Auditor General to account for the funds received," he adds.
But this also raises questions on whether Bunyoro has the institutions to ensure that funds are utilised efficiently for the benefit of the region.
If Bunyoro is to benefit from oil exploitation, the king should set up companies, which will be subject to government audits.
Onek says if Bunyoro has sufficient funds to invest in petroleum exploration, the Government will let them acquire an exploration block. He, however, cautions that allocating Bunyoro an exploration block is no guarantee that they will find oil. He adds that natural resources should be shared by the entire nation. He cautions against sectarian demands.
But Byakagaba argues, "Bunyoro is not a tribe. It comprises of various communities that include Baruuli, Bagungu, Bachope and the Banyoro."
He adds that since Bunyoro will be most affected by oil exploration, they should take a proportionate share of the proceeds.
Already, the kingdom is seeking compensation from the Government for the Waraga oil site in Hoima, saying the area was an important spiritual centre. The kingdom says the government and the oil investors tampered with the Bunyoro shrine, which was marked by mikooge (tamarind) trees. Waraga is said to be a spiritual centre set up by King Waraga, one of the oldest Bunyoro kings.
Bunyoro is also pushing for a university and petroleum institute at Kigumba, Masindi district.
Both the oil discovery and the 1955 agreement are not new. But campaigns for the 2011 presidential elections will start next year. Could the demand for royalties be a political calculation?


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PORTER COUNTY | Staff from the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will teach residents how to compost in their backyards during May workshops at various locations around Porter County.
Composting offers an opportunity to contribute to and directly benefit from part of the solid waste solution, recycling, and results in a rich soil amendment great for gardens and yards. Attendees will learn how to backyard compost, incorporate compost into their yards or gardens and more.
Workshops are planned at 6 p.m. on the following dates: May 1 at Brinka Cross Gardens, 427 E. Furness Road, Town of The Pines; May 7 and 8 in the Interpretive Center at Sunset Hill Farm County Park, 775 Meridian, Valparaiso; and on May 14 in the Woodland Park Blue Spruce Room, 2100 Willowcreek, Portage. The workshop will also be held at 10 a.m. May 13 at Sunset Hill Farm County Park.
Online registration has begun and is available at www.ItMeansTheWorld.org. The registration fee of $13 includes a sturdy backyard composting bin along with handy guidebooks to backyard and worm composting. Registration deadline for each session is the Friday prior to the date.
The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County promotes environmental stewardship among individuals and businesses through education programs. Call (219) 465-3819 or e-mail email@example.com.


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Here's a statistic that'll scare you: On average, a YouTube user will spend five hours out of each month watching videos. Five hours! That's a lot of time to spend staring at funny cats, weird song covers and parody clips.
In its latest report, Internet marketing firm comScore reveals just how much of our lives we're wasting on Internet videos and the whole thing is a bit depressing.
As it turns out, "176 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in May for an average of 15.9 hours per viewer." Out of those 15.9 hours, 311 minutes — or just over five hours — were dedicated to YouTube alone. Hulu clocked about 3.5 hours of use for the month and music video service VEVO got nearly two hours of everyone's time.
We can understand how Hulu received so many eyeballs — and we wouldn't even blink had it gotten more — as it serves up a lot of full-length TV shows and movies. But YouTube and VEVO? They're mostly dishing out clips which are a few minutes in length. Are people really clicking through about a hundred short clips each month?
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How to Be Absolutely Silent
This article will teach you on how to be completely silent, absolutely dead silent when doing anything, as silent as a ninja.
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1Listen closely to every sound you make. Be aware of your surroundings and how they will act when you come in contact with them. If you are trying to walk silently you don't want any floorboards creaking or twigs snapping.
2Practice a lot. You must learn how to blend in with the surrounding sounds.
3Have confidence in yourself. The moment you get scared you will fail.
4Wear clothes that don't rustle. If you are sneaking around in the house and you have wood floor boards wear two pairs of socks.
5Make sure the person doesnt know you trying to sneak on them
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- Practice sneaking up on animals. They are extremely sensitive to sounds, so if you can sneak up on a cat or dog you know your training is almost complete.
- Practice on a squeaky chair. Sit on the chair then try to get up without making a sound.
- Try not to breathe heavily either.
- If you can hear yourself then the person/animal that you are sneaking up on can hear you too! So be careful.
- Try not to swallow saliva when too near a person as you may create a "gulping" sound, revealing your location.
- Try to breathe through your mouth because you can inhale more air with less sound and time, breathing through the nose is a lot better if you're in one place, such as hiding, because you inhale less air, thus making less sound!
- When sneaking, walk on the balls of your feet, gently putting each one down and slowly rolling your foot till it is flat.
- Don't get complacent, even after lots of practice.
- The same goes for animals, make sure it's one which knows you, and won't attack you if it hears you sneaking up behind it.
- Some people will react angrily or violently, so try not to scare anyone who you think might retaliate.
- Someone might call the police if you are stalking them.
- If you can hear yourself then the person/animal that you are sneaking up on can hear you too! So be careful.


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Great color payoff and applicationI have recently gotten a few Deborah Lippmann polishes and have been really impressed. What stands out about Deborah Lippmann's range is how prolific her color selection is. Her colors really capture the tone and trend of the upcoming season. I have been looking to her collections for the latest "it" nail color. Apart from trends, the colors really have a wonderful payoff and are quite flatter...read moreing against the skin. These apply really well, going on smoothly, even if your application isn't perfect. The finish is indicated in the description which is very helpful. This way you know if you are buying a more sheer finish or something that is more creamy and opaque. The wear for these polishes is decent. I haven't had any chipping, however the color does start to recede after a couple of days. These polishes touch up quite well though...the color blends nicer than many of my other polishes. I don't like that some of her special collection colors cost more. These polishes typically retail for $16 which is already expensive, but certain "special" colors cost $18-$20. This i think is pushing it. Lippmann's polishes do not contain many of the harmful ingredients included in most typical polishes which is yet another benefit of her range. — 2 years, 9 months agoHeathRene | 274 reviews
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Polish perfectionI love these. They come in the most pretty colors and have the best names. Diamonds and Pearls is one of my favorite colors. It is a light shimmery color that makes my nails look polished when I don't want full on color. I would have given a higher score except that these do run a little bit pricey. — 1 year, 4 months agobeautybody | 128 reviews
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Luscious ColorsLippmann nail polishes are gorgeous. The majority of the polishes do not chip and have the most beautiful shine to them. I love how all of the names for Deborah's polishes are names of songs. One of my favorite reds, Stop and Stare, is a bit deeper than It's Raining Men! If you love glitter on your nails, Lippmann has one called "Happy Birthday!" She explains it as a party in a bottle! If yo...read moreu absolutely love nail polish, these are worth it. The formula is even better than the Parisian brand names (CD, Chanel, YSL). Looking for a nude nail polish, Naked is a winner. Greige? Waking Up in Vegas will do it. You can layer the colors that Lippmann has created and end up with a completely new shade. Give them a go! You'll thank yourself! — 1 year, 4 months agosweettpea29 | 262 reviews
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text: Business Press Release Forever™ Launches Free 90-Day Intro Memberships May 12, 2014 6:38 AM Business Wire 0 Check out our press release hub, powered by Business Wire. It's a one stop shop for industry announcements to help you stay on top of the latest technology and investment trends. Get the scoop here.PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 12, 2014– Forever, Inc. today announced the launch of its free Intro Member Program. Forever.com is the world's first permanent digital storage and sharing service. The company guarantees that it will save and enable sharing of photos (and soon documents and videos) in Permanent Member Accounts for the member's lifetime plus 100 years, with a goal of thousands of years. There is no advertising or data mining on Forever and members retain complete ownership rights. Permanent members of Forever, pay a one-time membership fee and also pay up-front into the Forever Guarantee Fund for permanent storage. The Forever Guarantee Fund acts as a permanent endowment, generating income and gains which pay for storage, sharing and data migration to new file formats over time. Save and share your precious memories for generations to come. (Photo: Business Wire) Forever launched its service in February at the Association of Personal Photo Organizers conference in Dallas and has already attracted thousands of members. The company's new Intro Member Program enables people worldwide to open a Forever account including the use of Forever's web and mobile apps at no cost for 90 days. Intro Memberships are not permanent, but Intro Members can convert their accounts to permanent memberships at any time for payments as low as $7 per month for 36 months. Intro Member benefits include standard Forever features like full resolution photo saving, triple backed up and encrypted storage, unlimited uploading, downloading and viewing, and private sharing with friends and family. Glen Meakem, Founder & CEO of Forever, previously earned a national reputation as Founder & CEO of FreeMarkets, a B2B "software as a service company" (SAAS) that Meakem took public on the NASDAQ exchange and eventually sold for $500 million. FreeMarkets still exists today within SAP. Forever has raised over $18 million in funding to date. According to Meakem, "For the first time in history, we are offering people the ability to permanently save and share their memories through permanent cloud storage. Forever is private and secure — there is no advertising or data mining. We enable the digital rights people deserve. With Intro Memberships, we are thrilled to provide the opportunity to try Forever at no cost." About Forever, Inc. Forever™ is the world's first permanent digital storage and sharing service. Visit forever.com for more information or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20140512005919/en/ Forever, Inc.Cherina Pelissier, Marketing & PR Associate, firstname.lastname@example.com


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ISIS Turns To Sleight-Of-Hand To Show Off Its Wallet. That's Not Helping, Guys
It's a time-honored tradition at tradeshows for vendors to use outlandish performers—acrobats, models, jugglers, comedians, etc.—to boost booth traffic. But the Hippocratic Oath of publicity is: First, do no harm. ISIS seems to have forgotten that rule in its struggle to gain a mobile wallet foothold, by referring to its show spokesperson as a "cyber illusionist" and its presentation as a "trick." That's not a confidence builder for a financial app.
ISIS has faced criticism for being overly vague and unable to articulate any significant differences—let alone advantages—over rivals such as Google Wallet and PayPal. Add the fact that ISIS is the only one of those three that hasn't done a public trial, and the sensitivity of not appearing substantive should be huge.
Ideally, what ISIS wanted to do at its much-hyped event Tuesday (March 13)—where it officially debuted its mobile wallet—at the South by Southwest conference in Austin is go ultra-heavy on specifics. Geek 'em out, throw out so many advantages, technical safeguards and wonderful features the others lacked that it radically would undermine their reputation as vague marketers.
So what did ISIS do instead? It used as its face at the booth someone who identified himself to the crowd as a "cyber illusionist." (Let's start here. It's unlikely a team of linguists could have come up with a more-regrettable term than "cyber illusionist" for a mobile payments company trying to convince retailers that it is substantive and trustworthy.)
The cyber illusionist then began what he called a demo, but which he also referred to as a "trick." Did anyone in marketing even try and vet this guy's script? If the answer is "yes," that explains a lot. (By the way, the "demo" wasn't a demo, in that the presenter didn't show how the payments would happen in the real world.)
The presentation involved three phones, a lot of fast shuffling and synchronized marketing videos. It was truly a cross between a slick PowerPoint and a Penn & Teller magic routine. There's nothing wrong with that, unless you believe the best way to convince retailers you're not slick and deceptive is to perform a multimedia version of three phone Monte.
Marketing is all about associating words and images with desired attributes. What words are conjured up by a magician calling himself a cyber illusionist and dubbing a mobile wallet presentation a "trick"? Illusion. Deception. What you see is not what you get. Smoke and mirrors. Shell game.
When it comes to mobile wallets, the issues of deployment are deadly serious. PCI security implications, having customers impacted by data privacy decisions, whether the wallet will hurt/help the retailer in growing marketshare are hardly matters that CIOs and CFOs can afford to take lightly.
Most importantly, though, is that it feeds the narrative that there are no serious differences with ISIS' rivals. We asked earlier whether anyone in marketing was overseeing this. A better question might be: Was anyone overseeing this who was not in marketing?


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VanKleevage, absinthe & corn dogs like heaven and hell
By awoodall
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 at 4:58 pm in Oakland nightlife, Uptown.
I stopped in at Cafe Van Kleef the other night on my search for Oakland's signature cocktail (that's a story for Friday's Night Owl) and learned that the bar is now serving food and absinthe. Peter Van Kleef jumped on the "green fairy" bandwagon with La Tourment, a French Absinthe that he said can be drunk straight.
He's also serving bar food and showed off his convection oven that looks like a safe but that can turn out a pizza with a Sicilian-style crust in minutes. So he claimed. I never know if the rascal is messing with me or not because he's always got a mischievous look on his face and a tall tale on the tip of his tongue. He looked especially roguish Monday night with his baseball cap worn backwards and a chunky gold chain dangling from his wrist. Anyway, he said the bar is dishing up shrimp and bread, meatballs "like your mother makes" (I hope not MY mother), baked tilapia fish and corn dogs served with mustard and horseradish mustard "so it's like heaven and hell."
He removes the stick and cuts the corn dogs up in thirds served with a little paper fan or umbrella. Peter said he also installed a walk-in cooler so he can have enough beer ro supply giant keg taps. His beer prices are still the same although the Chinese, he continued, have cornered the world market on hops, jacking up the price of beer by 50 percent. "I believe students deserve a break," he added as explanation for his steady prices — $4.
Van Kleef's just wrapped up a breast cancer awareness event for which a drink called the VanKleevage was concocted. (Three rums with a splash of half-and-half and grenadine syrup. Shake in a cocktail shaker until your hand freezes and the drink looks like breast milk.) What do you expect from the home of the Catholic-Protestant cocktail?
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Candlewood Suites Bloomington-Normal
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Recognized by the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, Candlewood Suites is the first green hotel in the Bloomington - Normal area. Ourextended stay hotel provides a convenient location off I-55 near the Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI). Our hotel is also centrally located near State Farm Insurance, Country Companies, BroMenn Medical Center, Bridgestone/Firestone, Mitsubishi Motors North America, IllinoisState University, OSF St. Joseph Medical Center and many government offices. With a meeting room that can accommodate 30 guests, a 24-hour business center and free high-speed Internet access, our hotel in Normal, IL is the perfect place to base your extended stay in the Bloomington-Normal area.
While lodging at our extended stay hotel in Normal, guests can enjoy easy access to area attractions like the Children's Discovery Museum, the Prairie Aviation Museum, and US Cellular Coliseum. There are also a number of great shopping spots less than two miles from our Normal hotel, including the Shoppes at College Hill and the Eastland Mall. Our guests have the convenience of several restaurants within walking distance.
Our hotel features premium amenities, including an outdoor Gazebo with two barbecue grills, a state-of-the-art fitness center, free laundry facility for our guests, and the Candlewood Cupboard where you can grab a quick meal or snack. Candlewood Suites in Bloomington-Normal invites you to consider us home
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Experience of my stay
July 04, 2015
Enjoy staying at Candlewood. Appreciate the convenience of the mini kitchen, Love that it is pet friendly. Clean and quiet Only negative is the lighting in the bedroom kitchen area could be better
Good value and great location
July 01, 2015
This hotel was close to everything. Several grocery stores and restaurants were in walking distance. It's great having a full-sized refrigerator and large microwave. Also the Wednesday evening social hour with great food was a very nice touch.
Clean and comfortable. Friendly staff
July 01, 2015
I was very pleased with my stay at this hotel. Very clean and comfortable. Kitchen was supplied with everything I needed. Hotel staff were friendly.
Candlewood - not up to par
June 30, 2015
This place is not up to par with other Candlewood Suites.


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About ePROTEA-FINEXUS Group
About us
ePROTEA MSC Sdn Bhd was incorporated in January 2000 and is a Malaysian-based enterprise banking software solutions provider, which develops and markets its own intellectual property (IP) banking solutions for the banking industry locally and internationally.
Whilst, FINEXUS International Sdn Bhd was incorporated in December 2008 to provide Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO), Banking Solution IT Systems and Infrastructure Outsourcing services.
Our Vision
We are a creative, highly versatile team of technically competent professionals with a vision. We pride ourselves as we have undertaken and successfully implemented many large-scale projects for prominent banking clients.
The partners together have this one vision to create an identity as a reputable banking solution provider. The quest for excellence is within us, wanting to do better constantly and to make full use of our God-given talents. However, at the end of it all, it is about how successful we have been in fulfilling our destiny and in whatever we do, we hope we are able to contribute to the sustainable economic progress of our societies.
All in all we hope to be known as a caring, world-class reputable banking solutions provider.
ePROTEA & FINEXUS Group of Companies
The Companies
ePROTEA MSC Sdn Bhd (515271A) is an MOF-Status (2010) and MSC-status (2000) company accorded by the Malaysian Government for all MDeC-Approved Business Activities (Financial Software Development). Current paid-up capital is Ringgit Malaysia 5.0 million. Authorized Capital is RM 10.0 Million.
FINEXUS International Sdn Bhd (843494-U) is the outsourcing arm of ePROTEA Group. It is also an MSC-status company (2009) accorded by the Malaysian Government for all MDeC-Approved Outsourcing Business Activities. Current paid-up capital is Ringgit Malaysia 1.0 million. Authorized Capital is RM 5 Million.
ePROTEA ASIA SB (692327T) is the Asia-Pacific marketing arm of the ePROTEA and FINEXUS Group of Companies. Current paid-up capital is RM 250,000.00. Authorized Capital is RM 1 Million.
iSHANEZ Technologies SB (760027T) is a Bumiputra MOF-Status company. Current paid-up capital is RM 100,000.00. Authorized Capital is RM 100,000.00.
Note: FINEXUS is the Shared Services and Outsourcing (SSO) arm of ePROTEA.
Our Overseas-based Companies
We have office and business presence in the following cities/countries.
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (HQ and DR Center for Outsourcing Services)
- Cyberjaya, Malaysia (FINEXUS's Main Outsourcing Center & ePROTEA's Business Continuity Center)
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Vientiane, Laos
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Manila, Philippines
- Guangzhou/Chengdu, China
We have currently 5 R&D centers in Kuala Lumpur, CyberJaya, Bangkok, Jakarta and Hanoi.
Business Operation & Continuity Centers
We are currently occupying our own office and operating from Headquarters at Level 29 Menara KH, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Current market value RM 7.0 million with its contents. It has a floor space of 11,000 sq ft to comfortably accommodate 130 persons to serve our clients.
Also, we have a 6,000 sq ft office in CyberJaya worth RM 3.0 million with its contents which serve as our SSO (Shared-Services and Outsourcing) business center. It can seat about 60 persons comfortably.
Both these offices backup complement each other as business and continuity centers.
We also invested and acquired a 31,000 sq ft signature office worth RM27million Signature office A CapSquare property in Downtown KL, and will be moving-in within 3 years. Our new Corporate Headquarters soon!
Total property plus contents valued at RM 37+ million.
Financial Performance by Revenue
Since our inception till to-date, we have recorded over RM 170+ million in orders for the Group. Thus far, we have delivered close to RM 130+ million worth of banking software solutions and outsourcing services which represents > 80% Operation Efficiency.
Jan 2000 till FYE June 2007 (7.5 years) – RM 57.5 mil (Annual Average 7.7mil)
FYE June 2008 – RM 15 mil
FYE June 2009 – RM 15 mil
FYE June 2010 – RM 18 mil
Forecast Average Revenue for next 3-Years RM20-25mil
Current Book Orders and Maintenance Contracts (Next 5-Years)
Currently, we have book orders worth over RM 85+ million (minimal)
Management & Staff Strength
BOD and Senior Management Team
- Clement Loh (Chairman and Executive Group MD)
- Joel Choo (Director and CTO)
- Yong Sin Yoon (Director, Technical Director, Chief Information Security Officer and Presiden Direktor)
- Yeoh Ping Ping (Director, Technical Strategist)
- Lee Keng San (Director, Technical Strategist)
- Jeffrey Fok (Director and International Business Development Director)
- David Lam (Business Operation Director)
R&D and Deployment/support Staff Strength
We currently have, on average, a 180 staff strength force. 95% of the staff-force strength is involved in technical development, deployment and support of our financial solutions. 70% of staff are based in Malaysia and the others are spread across ASEAN.
SSO Staff Strength
We currently have, on average, a 15 plus staff strength force in Malaysia.
Thank you again for taking some time to know us.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours Committedly
Clement Loh (Mr) – Chairman & Group MD


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The Vampire Diaries Spoilers: Will Damon Die For Elena?
This spoiler for The Vampire Diaries is not for the faint of heart! TVLine has an exclusive look at a new promo poster, and it's extremely ominous.
Damon (Ian Somerhalder) is wearing a noose, holding the rope in his bloody hands. "Give him enough rope..." the text reads.
If there's one thing we can say about Damon, it's that he'll do anything for Elena (Nina Dobrev). The elder Salvatore doesn't want the cure — but Ian Somerhalder says she certainly does. Something tells us becoming human again won't be as simple as popping an aspirin, and if it requires a sacrifice, Damon just might be willing to volunteer.
This wouldn't be nearly as foreboding if Nina Dobrev hadn't just told E! Online that something "tragic" is coming that will affect Damon, Elena, and Stefan (Paul Wesley).
Consider us freaked.
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'Transformers: Age of Extinction' Crosses $20M Mark After Second Weekend in Brazil
July 27, 2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction added $3.4 million in its second wekeend in Brazil. The film played in 451 lcoations and experienced a 42% drop from its opening weekend. Age of Extinction has grossed a cumulative total of $22.2 million after its first two frames in Brazil.
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Clausing leads Hoosiers at Indiana Open II
Jan. 13, 2007
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Senior Stacey Clausing led the Hoosiers at the Indiana Open II on Saturday, Jan. 13, winning two events.
Clausing finished first in the 60-meter dash in 7.70, and won the 200-meter dash in 24.16.
Seven Hoosiers came away with victories. Senior Lorian Price won the 60-meter hurdles (8.71) and sophomore Caitlin Lauer earned a win in the 800-meters (2:14.08). Sophomore Audrey Smoot finished the 600-meter run in 1:36.52, as her and Courtney Freiberger led a 1-2 sweep in the event.
In the field events, sophomore Tiffany Howard won the shot put (14.12 meters) and Vera Neuenswander cleared 3.63 meters in the pole vault to finish first.
Others who finished strong include freshman Ashley Rhoades, who cleared 1.73 meters in the long jump to finish in second. Freshman Faith Sherrill was second in the weight throw with a toss of 15.48 meters.
Indiana returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 20, as it hosts the Indiana Team Classic. Events begin at noon.
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Pic of the Day 1/29: Guess The Carcass in Patagonia
Hello from Patagonia! If you've noticed our absence on social media over the past few days, blame it on the fact that wifi is hard to come by in the icy fjords of southern Chile.
We just finished a 9 hour tour of the Torres del Paine National Park (the park to visit when in Patagonia, we were told) so we're exhausted as hell. Thus, this picture post is going to be short and sweet. Of course we'll be writing up a full review of the park in the coming days, but for now all we can think about is hopping into a hot shower and subsequently drinking 3 bottles of wine.
Our photos from the park are all too impressive to present with minimal commentary, however, so instead we'll show you an interesting find we came across while exploring the steppe:
Can anyone guess which species of animal carcass this rotting hoof came from? Here are a few hints:
- They are members of the llama family and have decidedly camel-looking faces.
- They are native only to the arid mountain regions in western South America.
- I ate part of one for dinner last night, and it was delicious.
Also, if you're wondering how this morsel wound up stranded by its lonesome on the side of a hill, it was probably the doing of one of the many mountain lions that live inside Torres del Paine
Leave your guesses in the comments and stay tuned for our full review of the park for the answer!
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The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a federally funded program with the primary objective of improving communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities principally for persons of low and moderate income.
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The CDBG program is important to the City and the community because it is a very flexible resource that can be used in many different ways to meet the needs of low-income communities. More importantly, the CDBG process requires citizen participation, which allows for public input in addressing community needs. Public hearings and community meetings are held in conjunction with the proposal application process to identify needs and proposed use of funds, as well as to request project funding. Requests for proposals (RFP's) are distributed every year to those organizations/agencies looking to address an unmet need in the City. Submission of the RFP does not guarantee funding. A committee reviews proposals and only those with viable projects are recommended to the Mayor and City Council for approval. The Mayor and City Council make all final funding decisions.Eligible Activities & Costs include:
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In the ongoing security transition process from the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to local security authorities, Police Director Chris Massaquoi says armed police officers are being deployed into places where UNMIL have withdrawn from.
"Yes, we do have armed officers into those particular areas. That's the only way we will be able to protect our people."
"We are not going to put our officers in harm's way; so we are doing everything to have armed officers into those areas they require arms," said Director Massquoi.
Addressing a joint news conference with UNPOL Commissioner John Nielsen at the National Police Headquarters Wednesday, Director Massaquoi said in light of the security of the people, the Police have taken a lot of armed officers from those special assignments to be brought back to Headquarters in Monrovia for redeployment.
Besides, he said as a result of security concerns along the Liberian/Ivorian border, the police Emergency Response Unit (ERU) was successfully deployed in 2013 at the border along with the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN), thereby contributing to the security stability along the border.
Meanwhile, Director Massaquoi has stressed that the LNP needs to deploy officers with arms in various areas where arms are needed, while calling for logistical support, infrastructure, uniforms and vehicles, among others, for the police to be deployed where they should be.
Though the police chief reported that about 200 new depots have been established throughout the country, he failed to say exactly where those depots are located, but reveal that a lot of them were provided by the UNMIL Quick Impact program.
"We are not crying wolf as some may think. The police have genuine need of logistics, including communication, vehicles, uniforms, as well as infrastructure to be able to do the people's business of providing security," said Cpl. Massaquoi.
In a related development, the police chief reported a marginal reduction in the overall crime rate in Liberia from 14758 in 2011 to 14388 in 2012, representing roughly 2% in crimes reduction in 2012.
For his part, UNPOL Commissioner John Nielsen thanked Director Massaquoi for his leadership, saying each year the LNP steps up its security measures to ensure the public good quality of service.


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Well here's my point of view. I'm also a complete noob to GPS and found the unit very easy to use.
The guys @ trail tech are awesome!!!!! they stayed up late Wednesday to work out a few things and Emailed me an update for the unit.
It got me from Palmdale to Vegas with out a hitch.
Speedo perfect , tracking amazing . I ran the whole thing never looking at the roll chart. I just had my riding partner keeping track in case of failure and to point out the hard ways. I set the two engine temp points. Only saw one come on when I had the bike sitting at ide. (set at 120) just to see if it worked. There are tons of different settings those were just the two that I set.
Things I would like to see fixed.. Which im sure would be and easy program rewite.
Speed in the corner while on the map screen. Or to stay on speedo screen where all the info is and have a turn pop up.
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it would be great to have the track line bolder and Your travel line even bolder. It's a lil hard to read in the sunlite with dusty goggles and running 85. Be nice if you could just glance down.
This should not put anyone interested off on this unit it though.. It has SO MANY fuctions and its built by guys like us RIDERS. So I'm sure any issue anyone has they will deal with them.
i personal love it and will add a few more on the other bikes I have..
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J. Sawyer Company filed as a Foreign for Profit Corporation in the State of Florida and is no longer active. This corporate entity was filed approximately thirty-nine years ago on Wednesday, July 21, 1976 , according to public records filed with Florida Department of State. It is important to note that this is a foreign filing. A foreign filing is when an existing corporate entity files in a state other than the one they originally filed in. This does not necessarily mean that they are from outside the United States.
John Sawyer served as the President John's past corporate affiliations include Sawyer Ranch Inc, The Crystal Fruit Company and two others.
Ruth Sawyer was the Director of J. Sawyer Company. Ruth's past corporate affiliations include Sawyer Ranch Inc .
The registered agent for the company is C T Corporation System. Also known as a statutory or resident agent, the registered agent is responsible for receiving legal notifications regarding court summons, lawsuits, and other legal actions involving the corporate entity.
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At their meeting Tuesday, members of the Starkville Planning and Zoning Commission raised objections to language in the proposed Placemakers' draft of form-based codes for the city that allows the codes' provisions to supersede city zoning provisions.
The commission ultimately decided to let Placemakers present the current draft at a public hearing at its next regular meeting in November. Jerry Emison, chair of the commission, said a work session would follow but could spill over into a work session separate from the regular meeting.
If the public response is too large for a single public hearing, Emison said, a second public hearing could come at the regular December meeting. He said it will be important to give any interested citizens the chance to voice their concerns without strict time limits.
"If you rush it, you mess it up," Emison said. "This is one of those things where if you want it bad, you get it bad."
Typically, the city's Planning and Zoning Commission sets rules for how property can be used in certain areas, including commercial, industrial and residential use. Form-based codes set more focused architectural guidelines in certain areas to encourage certain types of land use, allowing developers to build better projects with fewer administrative steps.
The draft the board discussed at its meeting is available on the city's website at http://cityofstarkville.org/detail.php?p=7&s=50 [3] as part of the commission's e-packet.
Emison asked City Planner Ben Griffith if the codes would take the place of zoning and subdivision requirements in the transects laid out. Griffith said the transects act as overlay districts which add architectural guidelines on top of existing zoning regulations, keeping both in place.
"There was a lot of discussion with the Placemaker folks about that," Griffith said. "You're still going to have the underlying zoning."
Emison said if the transects do maintain the underlying zoning, then the codes need to say so explicitly. Currently, they do not.
Commissioner Ira Loveless then brought Section T 1.1C of the codes to the commission's attention:
"Where the provisions of "Article VI — General Provisions" and "Article VIII — Parking" of the Starkville Municipal Code are in conflict with the requirements of this Section, the requirements of this Section shall apply."
Emison said he, too, planned to bring Section T 1.1C up.
"That is not an overlay," Emison said. "That is a substitution. If and when this goes to public hearing, that needs to be drawn to the public's attention."
Emison said his biggest issue was with Section T 1.4D, which allows a design review board to review any site or building plan application denied by the Planning Office. The code provides for the city to establish a design review board with members coming from wards affected by the codes.
"We establish here by indirection, not directly (but without an official statement), a design review board whose judgment on this shall basically govern without any effect from the planning and zoning commission. The way this is written, is the design review board, which is not, I think, legally constituted in the governing statutes of the State of Mississippi, is designed to take the place of the planning and zoning commission in these areas. I have a problem with that."
Emison said he wanted Placemakers to draft form-based codes with no provision for a design review board at all. Commissioner Jason Walker said the city needs to have a design review board like larger cities have, but when Emison said he would be in favor of the commission taking over the functions the draft currently outlines for the design review board, Walker agreed.
"If I were looking at it, then, our definition for what we do has to be expanded to include some more things that are like design review, which we don't do," he said. "If we're going to find a way to merge some of that, I'm for it."
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One year ago this week I was staring into the determined eyes of my toddler. I remember the moment clearly: she was standing in my bedroom between the closet and door while I was sitting on my bed. I can't remember what the stand-off was about but it resembled the tense moment in one of those old Western movies before one of the cowboys made their first move. You know what I'm talking about: the camera zooms in on their sweaty, dirt-smudged faces, their gaze unbroken, all the townspeople crouched behind barrels and store windows.
What was the drama about? I can't remember. Socks that didn't feel right. Pants she didn't want to wear. Wanting to go shoe-less on a city walk. It could have been anything in those days and that particular week had been battle of the wills after battle of the wills with my baby turned toddler.
She wasn't my first child but is definitely my most "spirited" to date. She's loud, wild, hilarious, and deeply sensitive.
Something happened that day as I watched her dark brown, almost black, beautiful doe-like Bambi eyes framed angelically by springy chestnut curls, stare at me, ready to go the distance. I laughed. Not at her. Not out loud. I laughed internally at the idea that I was in conflict with a two-year old human being. I laughed at the "seriousness" of this situation. I marveled at the spirit this child possessed: so small, yet unafraid of to stand up and test me, Goliath. 24 months prior I'd delivered her myself. All 7-ish pounds of her slid into my arms sunny-side up with eyes wide open on my bedspread. Those same eyes.
And here we stood. In the same room as her birth. Reliving an alternate form of back labor.
That day I began to write. I created a character based on my toddler called Honest Toddler and one year later, a book was born. The Honest Toddler: A Child's Guide to Parenting. My first book. It's not a how-to. It's a humor book; an oasis of giggles for parents who may or may not have ever found themselves standing face to face with a 2T with furrowed brows over the wrong shaped piece of cheese.
As I wrote I was forced to understand the hilariously straightforward thought patterns of my toddler
"Yes, we're in an intersection but I'm done walking, therefore, I will sit down."
"5AM is technically morning. Breakfast please."
I'd like to say the process of writing this book has made me a more enlightened parent, able to deal with anything life or my toddler throws at me, but that isn't exactly the case. While I can say my awareness increased, I still find myself closing my eyes and counting to 10 several times a week. I pray to God, angels, fairies, whichever deity floating by wants to help me make it through the chaos that is dinner preparations.But I laugh more. Not when she can see me, as we all know toddlers resent being mocked. I've relaxed. Because in two years her emotions may steady a bit but most of the baby fat around her tummy and face that I like to bury my lips in will melt away and she'll be able to say "pajamas" instead of "kijamas" and at that moment I'd probably cut her toast in any shape on Earth for just one more nose-to-nose with my pint-sized, curly-haired warrior. Book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Honest-Toddler-Childs-Parenting/dp/1476733716 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HonestToddler


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Summer is fast approaching, even though it may not seem like it at times. There are many activities to participate in to enjoy the nicer days to come. There are also a lot of dangers! I will cover these dangers and give tips to help you enjoy an incident free summer.
It's the time of year to dust off the old grill and enjoy some burned hamburgers. Before you start this activity you should be prepared.
Don't clean up your yard and burn the debris! The only fires you can have, except for certain special exceptions, are for cooking for human consumption. If you do decide to have a cooking fire the following must be done.
Never store flammable liquids or gasses
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|Derek Sherrod OT Mississippi State
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|Solid across the board, but not great at anything. Athleticism is only average, and may not allow for him to play left tackle at the next level.
|Sherrod is a solid but unspectacular lineman. He doesn't have an exceptionally high ceiling, but his floor isn't very low either. At worst, he develops into a quality right tackle. At best, he's a quality left tackle. Whichever position he winds up at, he's probably a starter but probably not a Pro Bowl caliber player. I wouldn't hesitate to take him in the 2nd round, but wouldn't reach for him in the 1st.
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Huge draft implications in Jets/Colts game… for the Chargers
The Chargers are huge Jets fans this weekend.
According to a report by ESPNNewYork reporter Rich Cirimi (via ProFootballTalk) the conditions of the Antonio Cromartie trade state that if the Jets advance past the Wild Card round of the playoffs the Chargers get a 2nd-round pick instead of a 3rd round pick.
That one-round jump is nothing to sneeze at.
With a 1st-round pick and two 2nd-round picks the Chargers would have the ability to be major players on draft day. Their biggest hole is right tackle, and they could easily land a starter with one of those three selections. They could also move up to select the guy the want if they were worried that someone such as Derek Sherrod may not be on the board at No. 18.
Another interesting development could come when a decision is made about Vincent Jackson. The Chargers are not likely to let him walk without getting something in return. So a sign and trade could very well net them yet another 2nd round pick. That may give them the ammunition to move into the top 10 if they wished to make a move for A.J. Green or possibly Julio Jones.


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It looks like the Howler monkeys decided to overnight in the trees over a couple of the cabins, as we were treated to another one of Nature's alarm clocks at 5:30 am. While a couple of campers rolled over and went back to sleep, several others got up and played a full game of volleyball before 6:30 in the morning!
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The National Republican Party is keeping a close eye on next week's recall election here in Wisconsin. In a call with reporters today, RNC Director, Reince Priebus, said they are 100% behind Scott Walker.
Priebus said the recall election will also play very favorable for them with the presidential election in November if Walker defeats challenger, Tom Barrett.


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The loss of Medicare and Medicaid certification by Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro is more than a matter of lost funds. It speaks to me of a need to look at the circumstances which led to this point and determine what needs to be fixed and how quickly and safely we can restore the public's trust in the operations of the Hospital. As I have already stated, the Department is dedicated to providing quality care to consumers in the state facilities, and substandard care will not be tolerated.
To this end, I have contracted with the Compass Group, Inc., an independent hospital management team from out of state, to go to Cherry Hospital and give me an unbiased and unvarnished assessment of the Hospital and to develop a plan to implement whatever changes are necessary to bring this hospital not just back into compliance but to the highest standards of care. I expect to have their report before the end of September. A team of five experts in hospital operations from the Compass Group began work onsite on Wednesday.
I have requested a two-part approach from the Compass Group. First, I want a thorough and comprehensive examination of Cherry Hospital's current organizational structure, staffing patterns, policies and procedures and its management procedures. Based on their phase one assessment and the work plan they develop, Compass Group will then work onsite at Cherry Hospital and implement the plan and provide onsite management in order to see that necessary changes are acted upon and put in place.
While this action may seem drastic to some, circumstances have proven that changes need to be made at Cherry Hospital. I will take whatever actions I deem necessary in order to make Cherry Hospital a safe and secure environment for the patients under its responsibility.
I have been assured by Governor Easley that he will do all within his power to help the Department secure the funds needed to supplement the loss of Medicaid and Medicare dollars. The Governor has also directed the Office of State Personnel to approve procedures that allow adjustments in health care technician pay where needed to retain or hire qualified staff.
Governor Easley has directed me to increase my efforts in planning for the next legislative session to secure the funds and authority I have been advocating to make the mental health system more responsive and more accountable. As the Governor and I have stated repeatedly, the reform enacted by the General Assembly envisioned that as bed reductions at state psychiatric hospitals occurred, community service alternatives would grow. That did not happen. In fact, we have actually seen a decrease in the number of psychiatric inpatient beds in community hospitals over the past five years. We sought $20 million in the past session for this purpose but received only $8.1 million in funding. The Governor has directed me to aggressively pursue that additional funding in the next session.
As I have stated in the past, it is time for community hospitals to step up and accept that "psychiatric beds" are part of their community and they need to increase the number of beds available in their hospitals so mentally ill patients can be successfully treated in their home communities and not just at a state hospital.
As the Governor told me today, "I am still committed to giving you (Sec. Benton) all the resources you need to guarantee quality service to all patients. This is not an optional service that can be denied or allowed to fail. It is critically important to all of us in North Carolina, and these services must be provided properly."
I plan to use my time as Secretary making these changes my highest priority. By Nov. 1, eight mobile crisis units – including three new units – will be operating in the catchment area covered by Cherry Hospital. These units provide local community mental health care and treatment to people in crisis, which reduces the need for treatment at Cherry Hospital. With the addition of the three new units, the entire eastern region will now be covered by one or more of these teams.
We also expect to have an additional 30 to 40 community hospital beds under contract by Dec. 1 for the eastern region.
Finally, we have just concluded an agreement with East Carolina Behavioral Health, the largest Local Management Entity in the eastern region and the source of the largest number of patients referred to Cherry Hospital. This agreement calls for certified peer specialists who will be assigned to patients referred to Cherry Hospital by the LME. These specialists will be an outside but integral part of the patient treatment plan and will work with the patient and the hospital staff to develop a wellness plan. The peer specialists will also work with the patient and hospital to develop, implement and monitor the patient discharge planning so successful community placement and followup is carried out.


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Do you have a quote that guides, inspires, or embodies your training/racing/life?
"That's the thing about running: your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success. They are moments in time when running allows you to see how wonderfuyl your life is." - Kara Goucher
Why do you run?
I run to be free, for the pure moment of solace during a hectic day, to explore, to test my limits and expany my horizons. I run because my best friends are runners and I love the connection we still have despite being millions of miles apart. I run because its my favorite part of my day.
What is your favorite place to run?
Any place except industrial parks, yuck! I enjoy where I'm living in Ithaca with trails, dirt roads, the lake and the hills. Makes everyday an adventure!
Running gear you can't live without?
My Oiselle Lux Layer, my favorite, oh and typically shoes!
What is your favorite local running store?
The one I work at: Finger Lakes Running Company in Ithaca, NY!
When you're not running where would we find you?
Mostly drinking coffee/tea or on my TT bike!
What is your favorite post-race treat?
Ice Creammmm.
Complete the sentence: If I was stranded in a hotel room with one movie and one book, they would be…
Tommy Boy and The Help or Once a Runner.
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MSNBC Hosts Visit White House to Hobnob With Prez
They're there to talk up taxes, the economy and the deficit
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At least they're being honest. Journalists Rachel Maddow, Ed Schultz, Al Sharpton, and Lawrence O'Donnell of MSNBC didn't hide their love of the President in a trip to the White House Tuesday, in a meeting to discuss the "importance of preventing a tax increase on middle class families, strengthening our economy, and adopting a balanced approach to deficit reduction." Those were the words of White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest in a statement released to the press and reported here by Zeke Miller of Buzzfeed. Ed Schultz gleefully tweeted, "On my way to DC to visit with the President on fiscal cliff...Nancy Pelosi joins me tonight on the Ed Show..," an affirmation to which Huffington Post reporter Jennifer Bendery responded with the claim that the meetup was, well, a bit of a "love fest." Seconding the love fest concept, Maddow herself described the trip to the West Wing as part and parcel of a "hippie cabal."
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River Phoenix's final film 'Dark Blood' to premiere at Miami Film Festival
River Phoenix was 11 days away from completing his role in 'Dark Blood' when he died of a drug overdose outside The Viper Room nightclub in Hollywood in 1993.
At the time, the studio canned the film because it was cost-prohibitive to replace Rivers or edit around his absence. The footage sat in a vault for several years until the movie's director, George Sluizer, heard it was going to be burned to make space. He acted quickly to organize a heist of the footage and move it to the Netherlands.
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"Dark Blood" will make its U.S. debut in March at the Miami International Film Festival.
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Indonesian investigators have recommended that the country's civil aviation authority review its approval process for aircraft modifications, after finding deficiencies in a converted Aviastar British Aerospace 146-300 destroyed after hitting terrain last April.
The operator modified the passenger aircraft in September 2008 to create a combi version capable of transporting 42 passengers plus a freight load. The aircraft's manufacturer had not issued an approved combi modification for the type, and the changes were approved by the Indonesian DGCA.
But a National Transportation Safety Committee investigation into the fatal terrain strike, during a go-around at Wamena, found that the DGCA approval "did not appear to consider all appropriate matters relating to airworthiness and safety relating to that configuration change".
It points out that the modified aircraft had no weight and balance trim sheet, and that the operator was using an incorrect version for the fatal flight. The centre-of-gravity chart used was not designed for the combi variant but a 110-passenger configuration.
The NTSC found that the planned landing weight at Wamena was 38,319kg but that modification reduced the maximum design landing weight from 38,328kg to 37,008kg.
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Joan Rivers in critical condition after she stops breathing during surgery [UPDATED]Add to Favorites | Fashion Police
Update: E! Online is reporting that Rivers' condition had been updated to stable. Her daughter Melissa and grandson Cooper have flown to New York City to be with her.
Comedian and "Fashion Police" star Joan Rivers is currently in critical condition after experiencing complications during surgery on her throat.
Accord to TMZ, 81-year-old Rivers was rushed to a hospital after she stopped breathing during the surgical procedure. It's believed that her heart stopped beating and a call was placed to 911 at 9:39 a.m. ET.
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photos of shania and carrie while carrie was a baby.
it broke my heart leaving you alone with blue even though i'm a perfect care...blue gave you-
*claps hand over shania's mouth* later! don't spoil the (not really great) surprise!
carrie as a kid! vacuuming her newly remodelled bedroom like a good girl. i redid it for a fresh start.
it looks like a house for carebears.
moommm!! i like it!
and carrie as she is now. a sabosabotchi.
hey, why aren't you using exclamation marks? i was a sabosabotchi and you used exclamation marks!
well, carrie was a paletchi, right? getting sabosatchi means i gave her two care misses, and i'll probably get perotchi...again. not that i don't like sabosabotchi, but i like variety.
oh. well, look up the growth chart and give me a care miss!
that's offensive to all perotchis everywhere.
Edited by kuchipatchi.is.blue55, 04 January 2012 - 10:35 PM.