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Love to watch anime and cosplay XD and Gintama's my fav anime XD I'm a 21 year old cosplayer and ive been cosplaying for less than a year and my first con was MCM Manchester July 2014 I hope you like my Cosplay XD Next cons: Hyper Japan - 10,11, 12 July MCM Manchester July 25th and 26th MCM Scotland September 26th and 27th MCM London October - 23, 24, 25th July https://www.facebook.com/kingluffygintokicosplay?fref=ts
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It's between the airport and the ballpark in Oakland: the Dry Ice Arena, home of the immediate Bay Area's thrivingest inline roller hockey scene. There's a parking lot in back, and a store where you can get you your gear: skates, shirts, helmets. They rent these, too.
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Gwen Hennessey
Sister Gwen Hennessey, O.S.F., (born September 29, 1932) is a Roman Catholic Franciscan Order Sister and activist. She was born on a farm in Buchanan County, Iowa, the thirteenth child of Anna Killias Hennessey and Maurice Hennessey. After residing at a religious center in Dubuque, Iowa,[1] she now resides in Sioux City, Iowa[2]
She is most widely known for protests at Fort Benning, Georgia, home of the Army's School of the Americas, a facility for training Latin American soldiers. Gwen Hennessey, along with her natural sister, Sister Dorothy Hennessey, O.S.F., were both arrested and convicted to six months in jail for their protest in 2001.
Hennessey believes that the School of the Americas teaches torture techniques to Latin American soldiers, and that graduates of the program have been involved in atrocities, including the 1989 murders of six Jesuit priests and two women in El Salvador. The school denies these claims and argues that it helps to spread democracy in Latin America.
Hennessey was drawn to the School of the Americas Watch by her brother, Ron Hennessey, a missionary in Latin America from 1964 until his death in 1999.
She took part in a protest march in the 1960s in Antioch, Illinois. African Americans were banned from the city, and Martin Luther King, Jr. was marching with her.[3] She also helped Cesar Chavez, leader of the United Farm Workers, organize migrant workers in California.
In 2002, Gwen Hennessey, along with her sister Dorothy Hennessey, was awarded the Pacem in Terris Award. It was named after a 1963 encyclical letter by Pope John XXIII that calls upon all people of good will to secure peace among all nations. Pacem in terris is Latin for 'Peace on Earth'.
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Can anyone here give me an idea of what Tsar smells like? Is it close to any of the other fragrances I mentioned in my opening post?
It gives me the same vibe (and also a little on smell) as Drakkar Noir and Francesco Smalto pour homme.
My Top '10' : (In no particular order)
- Dolce & Gabbana: Pour Homme (vintage)
- Pal Zileri: Cuoio
- Loewe: Esencia/Pour Homme/Solo
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- MPG: Santal Noble
- Acqua di Parma: Colonia Intensa /Leather/Oud
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- YSL: Kouros (Fraîcheur)
- Dior: Aqua Fahrenheit
Apart from a decrease in projection and longevity of the newer versions, didn't notice much of a change, the notes are pretty much the same.
I also have a bottle of Eau de Tsar - which is pretty good for summer.
I went to the Perfume House off Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland, OR, today. All they had for Tsar was the second (lighter green bottle) formulation version. I tried some on my skin - seems pretty feint smelling to me. Definitely not the powerhouse I was expecting. It's pleasant enough but I tend to like stronger scents like Polo Green and Azzaro.
Thank you boys for this informative discussion. I had the original Tsarwhich was striking and sophisticated, while very masculine, and then bought the stuff in the clear, green bottle which was hateful. I'm very glad to see another, better version is available. I'm going to buy some right now.
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April 25 – May 26, 2012 Opening Reception: April 25, 6-9PM
Allegra LaViola Gallery is pleased to present Stephanie Dodes & Marshall Korshak: We Buy Gold, an installation and video exhibition. Drawing on pop culture sources such as Disney and rap videos as well as consumerism, Dodes and Korshak rib us about our addiction to everything shiny and glittery, presenting us with the beauty of the objects as a foil to the emptiness of our constant drive to acquire them.
Upon entrance to the exhibition the viewer is immediately drawn in by the necessity of removing their shoes to fully participate. Dodes and Korshak have covered practically every surface in the project space with second hand faux fur, creating a warmly sensual environment. As we are drawn into their world we see it is off kilter: the shapes penetrating the space are nearly colliding and force us into uncomfortable proximity with each other and the fluffy protrusions. The collages adorning the walls are overlapping images of gold and jewels, enticing us to buy but offering nothing-- as fake as the fur beneath our feet.
Inside the rooms the video works submerge us further in the bombastic unreality that Dodes and Korshak favor. Girls recite poetry in faint tones and women aggressively gyrate to a mishmash of arrhythmic tunes. The palpable sense of desire allows us to examine the work through the lens of our consumer culture. The women (and girls) in the video work often appear to be cut off from their surroundings: dancing to beats they cannot keep up with, and surrounded by stuff they cannot see. This could be a metaphor for our own blindness, or a superimposing of the all-consuming female over the very things she is supposed to covet. Within this desire is the conflict and convergence of expectations from both a male and female perspective. Our persistent search for the "next best thing": the newest model, the youngest woman or the perfect man traps us in the endless loop.
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Eric Edholm, Shutdown Corner
September 2, 2013
There's little doubt that the schedule is a huge factor in the NFL. The problem is determining which teams have tough ones at the start of the season.
With so much change in the standings year to year, judging the strength-of-schedule metric can be deceiving. Since 1990, at least four teams that did not make the postseason the year prior did so the next season.
Plus, injuries can change everything in a heartbeat. If a star quarterback goes down, a playoff contender can fall to the ranks of the also-rans.With that it mind, let's take a look at a smaller sample size of the schedule: the first four games. Getting off to a good start doesn't portend automatic success (witness the 4-0 Arizona Cardinals last season), but it never hurts.
These are the teams with the toughest roads to navigate early in the season:
10. New York Giants
Also a little deceiving, as last season's win totals of their first four opponents — Cowboys, Broncos, Panthers and Chiefs — add up to only a .469 win percentage. But consider that three of the four teams have a good chance to up their win totals this season and the fourth, Denver, sets up the always popular Peyton vs. Eli matchup.
9. Atlanta Falcons
Every year the stakes get raised a notch for the Falcons. They open in the Superdome in Sean Payton's first game in nearly 20 months. Sources indicate it could be loud that day. Then it's sneaky-tough games against the Rams (home) and Dolphins (road), before a killer matchup in Atlanta against the Patriots. No one said making the Super Bowl would be easy.
8. Cincinnati Bengals
So you've gone ahead and done it, picking the Bengals to make the Super Bowl. Congrats on your "risky" pick. Now better buckle up for a challenging opening quartet. At Chicago Week 1. Rivalry game at home against the Steelers in Week 2. Home against the Packers Week 3. Then on the road for a Browns team seeking respectability. It won't be an easy slate.
7. Miami Dolphins
Four NFL teams have to go on the road three times in their first four, and the Dolphins are one of them with Browns, Colts and Saints — maybe not the toughest trio from last season, but three teams that can claim to be better this year. Throw in a home date in Week 3 with the Falcons, and you've got a tough road for the Dolphins to prove they should be taken seriously.
6. Philadelphia Eagles
It's a bit deceiving when you find out that the 2012 winning percentage of their first four opponents is a middle-of-the-road .500. But that's offset by the seemingly improved Chiefs coming to town with former head coach Andy Reid in Week 3 in what is sure to be a highly charged event. The Eagles also have to open in prime time in Week 1 against the Redskins and face Peyton Manning and the Broncos in Week 4. Might be some offense in those games.
5. Buffalo Bills
Imagine you're new head coach Doug Marrone. You're facing the prospect of starting a rookie quarterback — injured first-rounder E.J. Manuel or undrafted Jeff Tuel — right off the bat, with the Patriots, Panthers and Ravens (three of the hottest teams down the stretch last season) coming to town looking to whoop some tail. At least their one roadie in that stretch is at the Jets.
4. St. Louis Rams
So the Rams want to prove they are among the big boys? No sense in wasting time. Week 1 against the Cardinals at home might be a suitable tune-up, but after that it's a murderer's row of the Falcons (road), Cowboys (road) and 49ers (home). This young Rams team can't afford to get too far behind in a loaded NFC West.
3. Oakland Raiders
You have to feel for the Raiders, really. Yes, they get a home date in Week 2 with the two-win Jaguars, whom they beat in Oakland last season. But they go on the road in Weeks 1 and 3 to face the Colts and Broncos, and have a home date with Robert Griffin III and the Redskins in Week 4. Thought No. 1: Is their secondary ready for that? Thought No. 2: Would Terrelle Pryor, if he wins the quarterback job, just up and quit before Week 5?
2. San Francisco 49ers
No team faces a higher winning percentage from 2012 in its first four than San Francisco, which takes on the Packers at home (seeking playoff revenge), the Seahawks in Seattle (a budding bitter rivalry, and the site of their biggest loss in 2012), home against the Colts and at the Rams, a team that should have beaten the 49ers last season. A stiff early test for last season's Super Bowl runners-up.
1. Green Bay Packers
Is there a tougher opening trio of games than the Packers? They open with the Super Bowl team that trashed them in the playoffs, then come home to face RG3 (we assume) and the Redskins, followed by the chic Super Bowl pick in the Bengals in Cincinnati. That Week 4 bye might sound early, but it will be well earned.
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Fresh off earning reader approval for Blame Em, Lotta returns to our front page with another fresh single off his next street album—and this one just so happens to be an exclusive world premiere. On High Times,... More
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[UPDATE] MajorStage Present: Kris Kasanova Live in NYC (Powered by The DJBooth)
New York, NY -- On Wednesday, June 18, Brooklyn buzzmaker Kris Kasanova killed the stage at East Village venue Drom. Presented by MajorStage in partnership with The DJBooth, the event was a great success, with NYC hip-hop... More
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This evening, Kris Kasanova will take the stage at NYC venue Drom in a show presented by MajorStage and powered by The DJBooth. (Click here to read more and/or purchase tickets to the event!) As an hors d'oeuvre, the... More
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On her new paper-chasing anthem Raven Sorvino is joined by Doley Bernays and Kris Kasanova, who together pool their talents in hopes that it earns them enough coin to buy the famous Da Vinci painting, the Mona Li$a. One by... More
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No matter what went down the preceding evening, Kris Kasanova is incapable of getting up on the wrong side of the bed. After all, every new day means he gets to spend another 24 hours as the fly, young G that he is. On... More
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Not featured on the solo tip since 2011, when he earned positive reader reviews for mixtape cut Possessed, Kris Kasanova makes his triumphant return to our front page with a freshly-released record off his next street album.... More
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Commentary: Protecting the people, not the polluters, says GreenpeaceGuest commentary by Roman Paul Czebiniak,
Greenpeace Senior Policy Advisor on Climate and Forests,
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September 27, 2012
This is a response from Greenpeace to Dr. Daniel Nepstad's critique of Greenpeace's recent report on a carbon finance program being advanced by California and other subnational entities. His op-ed can be found at Commentary: Greenpeace report threatens climate change mitigation and tropical forests.
The commentary by Dr. Nepstad criticizes our report, but fails to point out that the subnational REDD offsets the GCF advocates for would by definition, result in no additional climate mitigation since they would merely allow industrial emitters to continue polluting in California. And that is the best case scenario. Numerous independent examinations of subnational REDD offset projects (by Greenpeace and others) have shown them to be inefficient and ineffective due to the inherent problems of:
- leakage (where drivers of deforestation merely shift from one part of the country to another),
- non-additionality (where finance is provided to protect an area of rainforest that would have been protected anyway)
- impermanence (areas being subsequently destroyed by fires, infestations or even climate-related impacts).
For these reasons, the UNFCCC Cancun Agreement on REDD strictly limited subnational REDD activities to "interim" measures and required that all results-based activities occur only within the confines of national monitoring programs. While Dr. Nepstad argues that REDD offsets in California could occur at the jurisdictional level, it is not clear that will be the case, nor is it clear how the problems noted above would be resolved at the jurisdictional level, or how it is consistent with the Cancun Agreement. Indeed, the Climate Action Reserve's Draft Mexico Forest Protocol for California would essentially allow for small scale project-based REDD offsets (although it has apparently been momentarily put on hold).
Dr. Nepstad's remark that this might be years from implementation misses the point. Even if it the program were years from implementation this would not solve the inherent problems outlined in the report. Discussions about "proof of concept" and "learning by doing" are fine if a program is still in a research phase, but promoting offsets that would allow companies in California to continue to impact the health and environment of local communities in the absence of significant demonstrated success seems problematic.
Dan Nepstad's response to the Greenpeace Report: Greenpeace report threatens climate change mitigation and tropical forests.
Relying on subnational offset markets to provide even partial funding for REDD would be at best a distraction, and at worst counterproductive. Research from Stanford University and elsewhere shows that subnational offset projects can do more harm than good by creating a disincentive to national level success and real sustainable development. Furthermore, the push to include REDD in the carbon markets appears to be misdirecting significant existing funding to carbon-focused readiness efforts that are far less likely to succeed than people-centered policies such as the clarification of land tenure, participatory land use planning processes, and independent national monitoring systems. For these reasons, The Munden Project and other independent experts have argued that REDD is structurally unfit for inclusion in compliance markets.
Dr. Nepstad correctly points out that emissions reduction from REDD could provide significant reductions in the near term. That is why Greenpeace and others have campaigned for new and additional sources of financing for REDD and continue to advocate for substantial forest-specific funding to be made available under the global Green Climate Fund and elsewhere. We would also welcome the opportunity to collaboratively pursue non-offset incentives for progressive States and Governors who promote people-centered forest protection programs.
"Outsourcing Hot Air" voices justified concerns with the rush to include subnational REDD offsets into a compliance market, largely to work within – rather than change – a political discourse that has been dominated by the interests of large polluters. Greenpeace is not willing to quietly acquiesce to those interests, knowing full well that catastrophic climate change itself poses an existential threat to the tropical forests so many of us, including Dr. Nepstad, want so badly to protect. As we made clear in our report, Greenpeace would welcome a GCF that eschews false solutions and uses its influence to foster much needed dialogue and action among subnational entities to pursue real solutions to climate change and deforestation.
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Commentary: Greenpeace report threatens climate change mitigation and tropical forests
(09/25/2012) From 2008 through 2010, deforestation in the states of the Brazilian Amazon declined steeply, lowering reductions in CO2 emissions to the atmosphere by approximately 1.5 billion tons. During this same period, the 30 nations that participate in the world's largest carbon market—the European Union's "Emissions Trading Scheme" (EU ETS)—reduced emissions by about 1.9 billion tons (Figure 1). There is an important difference between these two extremely important steps towards emissions reductions. The first was achieved through climate-related donations of approximately US$ 0.47 billion. The second involved financial transactions of US$ 411 billion—roughly 875 times more money. Greenpeace's new report , Outsourcing Hot Air, could help to slow—or reverse—the progress of tropical states and provinces around the world in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).


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Brochure More information from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/2004545/ Kingsway Financial Services Inc.: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis Description: Synopsis World Market Intelligence's 'Kingsway Financial Services Inc.: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis' contains in depth information and data about the company and its operations. The profile contains a company overview, business description, financial ratios, competitor benchmarking data, SWOT analysis, key facts, key employees, as well as information on products and services. Summary This SWOT analysis and company profile is a crucial resource for industry executives and anyone looking to gain a better understanding of the company's business. 'Kingsway Financial Services Inc.: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis' report utilizes a wide range of primary and secondary sources, which are analyzed and presented in a consistent and easily accessible format. 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Angry Anderson also a big Elvis fan
Angry Anderson showing his Elvis tattoo.
One of the biggest crowds yet turned out on Wednesday afternoon for the official unveiling on the Elvis Wall of Fame of the latest recipient to be acknowledged for their contribution to Australian music.
Rose Tattoo front man, Gary (Angry) Anderson was very humble in accepting the honour, unveiling a plaque on the wall at Kelly Reserve.
Angry charmed the large number of people present and admitted he had been an Elvis fan for much of his life.
"I was in to jazz and the crooners like Frank Sinatra. Then I heard this voice, it was Elvis and was immediately a big fan."
Just to prove his 'relationship' with Elvis, he undid his shirt to show an Elvis tattoo in the middle of his back - much to the delight of the crowd.
Deputy Mayor, Alan Ward welcomed the many visitors and said the festival was shaping as perhaps the biggest in its 23 years history.
He outlined Angry Anderson's music background, but also the large amount of work he does for community organisations.
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"He is definitely a worthy addition to the Elvis Wall of Fame," he said.
Angry inducted to Elvis Wall of Fame
Angry inducted to Elvis Wall of Fame
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Aussie rock legend Angry Anderson AM was inducted to the star-studded 'Elvis Wall of Fame' this afternoon, the special event marking the start of the 2015 festivities. Anderson became the 21st recipient of the honour and officially unveiled a plaque in his honor at the wall at Kelly Reserve this afternoon. A good crowd of fans turned out to see the Rose Tattoo front man, who posed for photos and signed autographs.


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Football playoff capsule
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Somerset slams Selinsgrove in AAA
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Eagles flex muscles
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Titans' rally falls short against Meyersdale
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Van Meter field goal lifts Ridge to title
November 15, 2014 LOYSBURG — Exactly 15 days after suffering a double-overtime, double-shootout loss in the District 5-6 final to Bedford as part of the Chestnut Ridge soccer team, Sean Van Meter was able to take th... more »»
Trojans thrash Dragons
November 15, 2014 MOUNT UNION — Central dodged a bullet in the first quarter when it made a goal-line stand on fourth-and-goal at the 1, stopping Mount Union's D.J. Bookwalter for no gain. more »»
Blue Devils' 9-3 season leaves questions for 2015
November 15, 2014 Bellwood-Antis coach John Hayes, usually the last man in the handshake line following Blue Devil high school football games throughout the years, was out of place Friday night at Mansion Park in... more »»
District 6 Class AA semifinals capsule preview
November 15, 2014 Who: Huntingdon Bearcats (6-5) vs. Tyrone Golden Eagles (10-1) When: Tonight, 7 p.m. Where: Gray-Veterans Memorial Field, Tyrone Coaches: Huntingdon — Mike Hudy (12-19, three years). more »»
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November 15, 2014 Portage Area High School football coach Gary Gouse knows all too well that the margin for error is very small if the Mustangs are to make a successful return to the District 6-A championship game... more »»
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In his upcoming inaugural and State of the Union speeches, President Obama needs to set a clear vision of where he wants to take this country in terms of fiscal and tax policy. He must then codify that vision in an understandable set of legislative proposals. Finally, the president should do what he does best and take his case directly to the American people.
Failing to do that, he risks seeing the second term of his presidency turn into a repeat of the first, with more gridlock, brinksmanship and growing public disgust with Washington.
As that first term ended, President Obama achieved what most political observers would normally consider a modest victory, but which in today's Washington was a notable success. He campaigned for re-election on the premise that part of getting deficit spending under control was requiring the wealthy to contribute more in taxes. He achieved success by compromising, and instead of the $250,000 income threshold he advocated, Congress approved a rate increase on family incomes of $450,000 or more.
Yet finally getting enough Republicans to say "uncle" on a tax increase hardly addresses the nation's long-term troubling fiscal outlook. It was but a small step.
The deal did not address the spending side of the fiscal cliff, instead pushing it back two months. Without congressional action, cuts of approximately $110 billion are set to take effect in early March. Half the cuts would come in defense spending, the other half in non-defense budgets.
Discretionary spending accounts for the Defense Department would be cut by 10 percent, according to the administration. On the non-military side, discretionary accounts will be trimmed across the board by more than 8 percent, including a 2 percent cut to Medicare spending, the administration estimates. Many economists warn such a large and abrupt cut in federal spending, made haphazardly, could stall the economy.
Around the same time the nation will bump up against the debt ceiling and will not be able to meet its obligations unless Congress raises it.
Deficit hawks in the House may justifiably see themselves in a dominant position at that point, refusing to raise the debt ceiling and avoid the massive across-the-board cuts unless they get the budget reductions they want, likely hitting heavy on social service and environmental programs.
The president would be making a mistake by again engaging that faction in a game of high-stakes poker, each side bluffing and refusing to fold until the nation is up against a binding deadline and imminent crisis.
President Obama would be far better off making a bold and fair policy proposal, offering a vision that requires tough but necessary sacrifices. But what vision?
We again urge President Obama to turn to the commission he appointed - the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, more commonly known as the Simpson-Bowles Commission after its chairmen, former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson and the former Clinton White House chief of staff, Democrat Erskin Bowles. The key principles of its 2010 report remain sound.
Those principles include shared sacrifice; cutting the deficit by over $4 trillion over the next 10 years, sufficient to stabilize the debt by 2015 and reduce debt as a percentage of GDP below 70 percent by 2020; and achieving that goal with two-thirds spending cuts, including changes to entitlement programs, and one-third revenue increases through tax reforms.
By showing leadership and demonstrating a willingness to make the tough choices, President Obama would put tremendous pressure on both recalcitrant members of his own party and on Republicans to strike a deal and move the country forward.
This is what second term presidents can do. It is what President Obama must do.
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