text:
Henry Tang's wife charged over illegal basement
The wife of former chief executive candidate Henry Tang Ying-yen is among four people charged over an illegal basement at their house after a year-long probe - but Tang himself is off the hook.
The scandal led to the collapse of Tang's bid for the top job in March last year.
A Buildings Department spokesman confirmed yesterday that the probe into the 2,250 sq ft basement at the house at 7 York Road, Kowloon Tong, had been completed and a summons issued on February 9.
The court will hear the case on March 13.
It is understood that Tang's wife, Lisa Kuo Yu-chin, was charged in her capacity as "the owner's agent" while Tang himself will escape any charges.
Architect Henry Ho Chung-yi, along with registered structural engineer Wong Pak-lam and a registered contractor were also charged. The department said the prosecution involved two charges.
One was related to building works being carried out without the approval and consent of the Buildings Authority.
That has a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment and a fine of HK$400,000.
The second charge concerned knowingly "misrepresenting a material fact in documents presented to the authority", which could result in a jail term of up to three years and a maximum fine of HK$1 million.
The Buildings Department investigation report and evidence - including witness statements and test results - were passed to the Department of Justice, which decided to press ahead with the charges.
Secretary for Development Paul Chan Mo-po would not confirm yesterday whether Kuo had been charged.
A spokesman for Tang said they had received a letter from the Buildings Department and the matter was being handled by their lawyers.
"No comment will be made since the case is now in legal proceedings," the spokesman said.
The couple were out of town yesterday.
Wong, the structural engineer, has also referred the case to his lawyer and would not make further comment.
The investigation has only just been completed - a year after the luxurious basement, complete with skylights, was revealed by local media in the final weeks of last year's chief executive election campaign.
Negative publicity over the illegal basement was then compounded by Tang's handling of the scandal. While he co-owned the house with his wife until 2010, he said he was not responsible for breaking the law.
The scandal was a huge blow to Tang's campaign and his popularity rating slumped to less than 15 per cent, effectively ending any hope of him becoming chief executive.
It was also seized upon by his election rival Leung Chun-ying.
But after Leung won the poll, illegal works - including a much smaller basement - were also found at his home in June.
Last month, Tang openly questioned whether the government was dealing with the matter fairly. He said his lawyers and architects had commented that they had never before seen such an in-depth probe into illegal structures.
Asked what effect the prosecutions would have on its ongoing investigation into Tang, the Independent Commission Against Corruption said it would not comment on individual cases.
How The Scandal Unfolded
February 13, 2012: Henry Tang Ying-yen admits having illegal structures at 7 York Road, Kowloon Tong - a house he co-owned with his wife, Lisa Kuo Yu-chin, until 2010. He apologises on a radio programme after Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao reported there was an excavated area connected to the base of a swimming pool.
February 14: The Buildings Department says in a mandatory removal order for the breaches that the property owner listed in the Land Registry - Tang's wife - would be held responsible under the law.
February 16: The Buildings Department confirms the existence of the 2,250 sq ft basement, which was not shown in the approved building plans.
February 17: The Buildings Department says it has started an investigation in response to media reports that suggested the basement existed before an occupation permit was issued in 2007. Tang says the basement was built after the permit was issued, essentially dismissing reports he had concealed the basement project from inspectors. All the parties involved - including the architect, structural engineers, contractors and Kuo - are invited to provide information for the investigation.
February 20: Tang formally signs up for the chief executive race.
March 7: The then secretary for development, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, says the Buildings Department has compiled a list of 40 people to interview about work done at Tang's Kowloon Tong home.
March 25: Tang loses the election to Leung Chun-ying, a loss attributed largely to the illegal basement and his earlier admission of infidelity.
May 15: Tang says illegal structures at his property are the subject of a probe by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
January 3, 2013: Tang says it was unfair and laughable for Leung to have attacked him over the illegal basement when Leung also had unauthorised installations at his properties.
Most Popular
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5


text:
nice tutorial.. one word of advice:
That is *not* a tutorial. That is explanation of arp spoofing that can be found literally everywhere.
I would like to see a tutorial made by you, for editing the arp packet manually and sending it over the network... that will teach yourself first, and the others, possibly, second.
Nice trying to help, though - keep the spirit up.

subset: commoncrawl


text: 6/16/12 6/11/12 POPSUGAR Fashion The Row The Row Resort 2013 Pictures The Row Resort 2013 June 11, 2012 by Justin Fenner 9 Shares Chat with us on Facebook Messenger. Learn what's trending across POPSUGAR. View on One Page Photo 5 of 31 Start Slideshow ADVERTISEMENT () Share This Link Copy What's Your Reaction? Thanks for your reaction Don't forget to share this with your friends! ← Use Arrows Keys → 5 The Row Resort 2013 br> Previous Next The Row Resort 2013A Little Turn On The CatwalkResort 2013The RowAshley OlsenMary-Kate Olsen


text:
Report from interviews for the Making Great Illustration book. For more info see About
One of the joys of visiting illustrators around the world is the travel, and Copenhagen is a beautiful city to visit – its canals and a fairy tale buildings lending an air of enchantment. I'm going to visit the Danish collective Hvass&Hannibal whose work seems to reflect this culture.
When we get up for breakfast me and my travel companion Edith get a sense that we are somewhere truly foreign. That's partly due to the strange array of fish delicacies that are on offer and largely because of the Christmas carols that are piped into the lift and hotel lobby. Our companion diners are wearing their Christmas sweaters. It's April.
Apart from a Peruvian pipe band the streets are oddly deserted and it's cold, bitingly cold. Hvass&Hannibal work in a trendy area of town where second hand retro shops sit next to interesting coffee shops. Their studio is in a basement; a warm haven and the illustrators too offer warm greetings and tea.
Sofie reveals that on this day Jesus is going back to heaven, that it's a holiday. The illustrators work for clients all around the world (and are visited by writers from the UK) so they don't always observe local holidays.
Interviewing a collective is a tricky business but Sofie and Nan seem well accustomed to answering each other's questions and contradicting each other's replies. I get a sense that there are no egos just searching minds. I'm especially interested in their working relationship, which in many ways parallels that of Derek's and mine. They are individuals working closely together in no need of individual ownership. They are strong and creative and their work seems to be a genuine extension and expression of who they are as Scandinavian artists working with curiosity about what may be around the corner.
They are an interesting duo and I'm lucky to see so much of their work in the flesh on the studio walls- delicately coloured sculptural pieces, patches of intertwined fabrics, Alexander Calder-like constructions.
I head off after an inspiring couple of hours to find Edith in the quiet centre of town and find a café serving the hottest soup I have ever eaten.
Jo Davies
Studio and Portrait photographs by Andrea Liggins
Hvass&Hannibal site


text:
18 genders (idea)
See all of 18 genders, no other writeups in this node.
Return to 18 genders (idea)
[Gender rebellion] [feminists] suggest that, when biological [sex] (male or female), [gender] ([masculine] or [feminine]), and [sexual orientation] are taken into account there are really, eighteen genders, not the two that are traditionally considered [appropriate] in Western Society. They are:
Some other [gender rebellion] [radical feminists] argue, however, that this system is no better than traditional [binary] understanding of [gender] because it still catagorizes people, which limits their ability to [self-actualize] and be recognized as [fully] [human].


text:
Gilles Detillieux (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:00:02 -0500 (CDT)
According to Geoff Hutchison:
> At 10:22 PM -0400 4/27/99, Tim Perdue, Geocrawler.com wrote:
> >Too bad that shiny new 18GB disk I bought *last thursday* is already 76%
> >full with just *indexes* (and I'm not using -a at all).
> >
> >Yikes! 8-)
> There are ways this can be cut down. In particular, since you won't be
> doing update digs, you don't need to keep the (large) db.wordlist file. You
> can also change the size of the stored excerpt by changing the
> max_head_length attribute. You can also use zlib compression on the
> document excerpts, which helps some.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't htmerge -m new.conf NEED the old and
new db.wordlist files to stick around? The way I see the code working,
it merges the docdb and wordlist from two separate digs, then subsequently
builds the new index from the merged wordlist. I realise that this will
eventually change in 3.2, but for the time being, it seems that you still
need the wordlists to stick around.
-- Gilles R. Detillieux E-mail: <firstname.lastname@example.com> Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/~grdetil Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba Phone: (204)789-3766 Winnipeg, MB R3E 3J7 (Canada) Fax: (204)789-3930 ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the htdig mailing list, send a message to email@example.com containing the single word "unsubscribe" in the SUBJECT of the message.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.0b3 on Wed Apr 28 1999 - 08:13:36 PDT


text:
After the holidays, Moss will fly to San Antonio, where the 6-foot-4, 231-pounder will prepare to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on January 3.
In the Shrine Bowl, Moss will man the weak-side stand-up defensive end position in North Carolina's '50' defense. Traditionally, that position has yielded some memorable performances in pervious Shrine Bowls.
"My responsibilities [are to] cover the reverse, the trap, [and] make sure that quarterback doesn't have enough time to set back in the pocket and pick our DBs apart," Moss said.
"I expect to bring the pain to the fullest. I refuse to lose. I refuse to let someone beat me."
Moss' experiences throughout his prep career have prepared him for the new position. At Trenton (N.C.) Jones, Moss played outside linebacker. But when he transferred to Jacksonville (N.C.) Northside prior to his junior season, Moss was moved to defensive end.
"With them moving here to outside linebacker, it really wasn't a totally new thing," Moss said. "It's just a matter of getting me seasoned in the position."
On North Carolina's starting unit, Moss will be playing with several fellow UNC commitments, including stand-up defensive end Hawatha Bell, cornerbacks Terry Shankle and Josh Hunter, and defensive tackle Jared McAdoo.
"It feels good to play with my future teammates," Moss said. "But we're really not focused on that. We're focused on Saturday."
North Carolina's roster includes three other UNC pledges – Jhay Boyd, David Collins, and Hunter Furr – as well as a major UNC target in Travis Bond. While some try to talk up their schools to Bond, Moss has a different approach.
"I really like to speak with my pads," Moss said. "When [Bond] sees the boys that are committed to North Carolina doing their thing, he should be like 'Oh man, there's no telling what they can do when they get together in college.'"
Moss said he has scheduled his official visit to UNC for January 16.


text:
1. Richistan–A pop sociology book on America's "new rich" economic class. I'm just a little ways into it, but it looks very interesting. I'm not sure why, but I love pop sociology stuff. The study of culture has always drawn me, and I enjoy finding out what the broad mass of people are doing and [Read More…]
Interesting Books I'm Reading; Also, a Time of Transition
December 17, 2007 by 4 Comments


text:
THE founder of Reggae Reggae sauce Levi Roots will land in Warrington today, Thursday, to speak to young people about life as an entrepreneur and how to cook healthily.
Primary school pupils, aged seven to 11, are invited to the first session at 2.45pm to 3.15pm at the Warrington Youth Club, based at the Peace Centre.
The second session will take place for secondary school pupils aged 11 plus from 3.20pm to 4.00pm.
Tickets are free.
To attend e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
It is never easy to allow your children to grow up and leave the protection of the nest. Martha struggles harder with this than others, since her daughter is all that she has left.
As the story goes on, Martha is confronted with other harsh realities in her role as local midwife. Her life seems to be falling apart. Can she keep her faith through it all?


text: Lookee here, another coil-over conversion kit for the '65-'66, from Ron Morris Performance. Joining TCP, Global West, and Unique Performance in the two-arm market, and RRS and Fatman in the MacPherson. The link: http://www.ronmorrisperformance.com/01hot_new/index.html $2500 gets you these parts: As installed: The coil-overs are QA1 12-ways. 1.75" Shelby drop. Adjustable tire stops (something I could use with 235/45-17's on 17 x 8's w/5" BS). Two-way adjustable sway bar. Retains OE steering. Adjusts camber by changing LCA length (not good).


text:
Morning After Pill
The Morning After Pill, commonly known as the Emergency Contraception (EC) can be used if you had unprotected intercourse.
Or also known as Morning After Treatment is used within 72 hours of suspected conception, this special combination of pills can be taken to prevent implantation. This regimen has recently been approved for labeling by the FDA and is now available over the counter without a prescription for women age 18 and older.
The Morning After Pill is also commonly known as the Emergency Contraception (EC). Often it is used if a woman forgets to use birth control, or birth control fails, leaving them worried they become pregnant.
For more information:
- Plan B
- Back Up Your Birth Control
- Emergency Contraception (Princeton) FDA Approves Emergency Use of Oral Contraceptives
- Oral Contraceptives for Use as Postcoital Emergency Contraception (FDA)
Find an abortion clinic near you that provides this method:
Alabama Abortion Clinics
- Montgomery - Reproductive Health Services of Montgomery
Arizona Abortion Clinics
Georgia Abortion Clinics
- Atlanta - Summit Medical Associates Atlanta
Louisiana Abortion Clinics
- Shreveport - Hope Medical Group for Women
Maryland Abortion Clinics
- Gaithersburg - Metropolitan Family Planning Clinic Gaithersburg
Michigan Abortion Clinics
- Detroit - Summit Women's Center Detroit
Minnesota Abortion Clinics
- Minneapolis - Mildred Hanson MD
Nevada Abortion Clinics
- Las Vegas - Birth Control Care Center
New Hampshire Abortion Clinics
- Concord - Equality Health Center
New Jersey Abortion Clinics
- Plainfield - Options for Women Plainfield
Texas Abortion Clinics
Wisconsin Abortion Clinics
- Milwaukee - Affiliated Medical Services


text:
- ON "The Batman" [2019 Film] in batman
- ON Aquaman Appreciation Thread in superman
- ON Batman-related HAWTNESS in batman
- ON Wonder woman appreciation thread in superman
- ON R.I.P Adam West in batman
- ON Justice League (2017) in superman
One more Saturday night...🌆
#purechicago 🏗
#fromthestreet ⛼
Read More
Read More
VIEW 4 of 4 COMMENTS
VIEW 3 of 3 COMMENTS
@midnightsun, I actually LIVE in Chicago (last 17 years), but I visit Colorado at least once a year for a Broncos game. I lived in Colorado Springs 1981-1994. I did get to go to one Cubs playoff game at Wrigley, Game 1 of the NLCS vs L.A.⚾
Ahhh, what a small town!! Then you can relate to all the craziness going on now. I live about a 8min walk to Wrigley so to put it light--it's been a loooong couple of days haha. Nonstop partying. Wild that you love denver too, I was just there for a broncos game MNF vs the Texans. Soon so good to watch em put Brock in his place lol.....You must go to the Blackhearts Burlesque show this June, I see they just added Chicago to the list!!
I am THE Rev. O.J. Flow, and I approve this message. 🍌🍒🌽
Special thx 2 @trocc...
Read More
Yes, summer. It's really nice. "P.S." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/noel-neill-dead-lois-lane-719698
@silversurfer, YES! I did catch that, I gotta say that 95 years is a good run as a Superman icon. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHdKjX6DHox/


text:
Telefónica banishes bill shock with the announcement of its first standard pan-European data roaming tariff giving smartphone customers 25MB of high-speed Internet usage anywhere across the 27 European Union member states for just $2.54 a day. Telefónicas EU-wide tariff means mobile customers on Movistar or O2 networks will no longer have to worry about the cost of sending or receiving emails, updating their Facebook status or browsing the web on their smartphones when travelling or holidaying abroad. For $2.54 a day, Telefónica is giving its smartphone customers travelling in the EU a data volume of 25 Megabytes which translates to 250 visits to essential websites like Facebook, Twitter, Google or BBC Online and up to 500 emails. Additionally, customers will only pay for days they choose to use data, and will not be charged should they wish to switch off their phone. The Telefónica tariff weighs in at a fraction of new price caps announced by the European UnionFacebook, Twitter, Google which ruled that as of 1 July, one data megabyte should cost no more than $0.9, or $22.25 for 25 MB. On a per megabyte basis, Telefónicas European tariff works out considerably cheaper than the EUs regulated rate. José María Álvarez-Pallete, Chairman and CEO of Telefónica Europe, said that users no longer need to switch off their smartphones when travelling within the EU, and neither do they need to worry about bill shock when they get home. Further, their European data tariff gives smartphone customers great value while allowing them to do what really matters to stay connected wherever they are in a simple and transparent way and with complete peace of mind.
Smartphone customers use on average around 6MB in a day, but any Telefónica customers exceeding 25 MB will be immediately notified. The Pan-European tariff launched in Germany in May and will be available this summer to O2 and Movistar customers in Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Source: Wireless Federation.
© Copyright 2017, ITU
The information presented within this blog comes from various organizations around the world. ITU encourages users to seek more detailed information from the original source through the links provided.
Links to third-party websites are provided for the convenience of all users. The ITU is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content on these third-party websites. ITU does not offer any guarantee in that regard nor does ITU endorse the third-party organizations, their sites or content.


text:
This ancient art, much like acupuncture, works on a meridian system similar to a map. It is thought that when people suffer from ailments such as insomnia, energy lines that run through their body are blocked. Stimulating pressure points relating to particular health problems can help release energy so that health can be restored.
While acupuncture, as its name suggests, entails puncturing the skin at certain points, acupressure relies on applying pressure to achieve similar effects. Stimulating pressure points relating to relaxation and stress relief can help promote healthful sleep.
Behind your ear
Anmien, a pressure point located above your jaw, and behind your ear, working towards the area just before your neck, is said to help promote serene, relaxing sleep. You will know when you've found the right place to apply pressure with your index and central finger, as they will rest in a tender depression in the described location. Hold this position for up to twenty minutes for beneficial results. The pressure used should be strong enough for you to recognize, but not be uncomfortable or difficult to maintain.
Your wrist
The inner gate, sometimes referred to as Neiguan, can be highly successful when used to alleviate insomnia. This pressure point is thought to relax the spirit and calm an over-active mind. Use three fingers to apply pressure underneath your wrist at its base. Between your tendons in this location is a hollow, and this is the correct position.
Interestingly, there are also pressure points located in the creases of your wrists if you follow down from your little finger, or thumb. Therefore, the wrist is a prime area that can help with sleep.
The ball of your foot
Beneath the ball of your foot is a pressure point that can help you relax and get to sleep more easily. Use your thumb to apply pressure, and gently massage this area until you feel very calm and restful.
Above your toes
Use your index finger to massage the point that can be located three thumb tips in width up your foot, from the area between your big toe and the next toe along. Sleep should eventually follow.
Acupressure is a great way of achieving sleep naturally, without having to resort to expensive treatments or pills. You can easily work on the pressure points that promote sleep by yourself. Alternatively, you can always ask a friend to lend you a hand.
References: http://www.livestrong.com/article/110734-pressure-points-fall-asleep/


text:
Baku, Azerbaijan, May 5
By Sabina Ahmadova - Trend:
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and his delegation departed for Austria.
The purpose of the visit to this country is to participate in the 124th session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, to be held in Vienna on May 5-6, according to a message from Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
Minister Mammadyarov will make speeches and have bilateral meetings as part of the session.
Translated by E.A.
Edited by S.I.


text:
Get an overview of this hotelHotel in Rosenberg with free breakfast and outdoor pool
Popular property highlights
Situated in Rosenberg, this hotel is 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Rosenberg Railroad Museum and 11.7 mi (18.9 km) from Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land. First Colony Mall and Sugar Land Ice and Sports Center are also within 16 mi (25 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, a meeting room, and laundry facilities are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 56 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Premium bedding, coffee makers, and free local calls are among the other amenities available to guests.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
La Quinta Inn & Suites Houston - Rosenberg, TX
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
La Quinta Inn & Suites Houston - Rosenberg, TX features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center and a meeting room. A complimentary breakfast is offered. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, coffee/tea in a common area, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
La Quinta Inn & Suites Houston - Rosenberg, TX is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 3
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Free wired Internet
- Laundry facilities
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 56
- Free self parking
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
- Smoke-free property
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Microwave
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Shower/tub combination
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets stay free
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Pets allowed (no fees)
No rollaway/extra beds available
Hotel Name
- Quinta Inn Rosenberg
- Quinta Rosenberg
- La Quinta Rosenberg
We should mention
Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


text:
Tryon Fine Arts Center hosts a new twist on A Christmas Carol.
Tag: christmas
Showing 22-42 of 45 results
A Carolina Christmas
The Smith-McDowell house will deck the halls with authentic Victorian decorations through Wednesday, Jan. 2.
The giving tree: Simple gifts can fulfill big needs
For many seniors and adults with disabilities in Buncombe County, visions of sugarplums do not dance in their heads during the holiday season. They're dreaming of warm clothes, food and the reassurance that they are not forgotten. According to Roxann Sizemore, supervisor of the Buncombe County Adult Protective Services Department, that's the mission of the Buncombe County Senior Wish Tree project, and it goes beyond wish lists.
Old Fashioned Christmas at Johnson Farm
Find some holiday peace at Johnson Farm's Christmas festival on Saturday, Dec. 1.
Christmas, deflated? Yule need some strategies for coping
Do the holidays leave you feeling knocked out? Deflated? Overwhelmed? If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Find some tips for coping within. Photo by Calvin Allen.
Merry Christmas from the Asheville Argus
Consider that bell ringer. He represented maybe half a percent of the population of that scene. In the face of those numbers, where does he get the conviction to believe he can do good in the world? I mean, doesn't he have any decency?
Christmas songs, locally sung
Five very different sounds of the season, from three very different bands: Mad Tea, Alligator Indian, Reigning Sound, Now You See Them and Canyon Creek.
CalCast: Dec. 22-25
Christmas is often a time to cozy up with family, but why not take your celebrations out on the town?
Psycho Santa toy run benefits kids at Eliada Home
Local tattoo/piercing shop Diamond Thieves joined a collection of motorcycle clubs led by Legendz to deliver a trailer full of toys to Eliada Home.
Get in the Italian Christmas spirit
Italy has a Santa Claus, too. Her name is La Befana and her story will be brought to life by Red Herring Puppets this weekend.
Ringing in the holiday season
A case of gleaming bells, and some talent musicians, are the perfect recipe for winter joy.
CalCast: Dec. 8-11
From Christmas to solstice, the holidays are everywhere. But what if you need a break from the festivities? This week's CalCast offers a respite from holiday cheer with a few events that don't feature Santa and his elves.
CalCast: Dec. 1-4
Christmas might seem far away, but you wouldn't know that from this weekend's calendar. Towns near and far are showing off their good spirits. But don't worry, if you're not in the mood, we've sprinkled a few non-holiday events in with the mix.
Will Asheville get a white Christmas?
Where to go on Christmas Day
So, you finished upwrapping all your presents/burning that lump of coal. And you're not into sitting in a darkened movie theater with everyone else in town plus their cold germs. So, what to do?
A change in the weather? Long-range forecasts call for dry, mild winter
Both the National Weather Service and the WNC-based Ray's Weather Center are predicting a drier, milder winter than normal this year. But that certainly hasn't been the case so far. This is shaping up to be one of the coldest Decembers in Asheville's recorded history. And we've already doubled the average snowfall for the month, with forecasters calling for more on Christmas Eve.
Edgy Mama: Toxic toys … research before you buy
Yeah, I've written about toxic toys before, but it's that time of year. That time of year when many folks feel the need to purchase toys because it's holiday time. Because, by God, we're Americans
Christmas Eve Services and Events
From candlelight ceremonies to traditional services, local Churches and community centers welcome the public to share, pray and relish the spirit of the season this Christmas Eve.
Merry Kitschmas (continued)
A brief but extra-sparkly video of Brevard's Aluminum Tree Museum.
Edgy Mama: Running the marketing hamster wheel with Mr. Squiggles
For the first time since Pet Rocks were hot in 1975, I got caught up in a toy craze.
Edgy Mama: How to survive the holidays with kids
That 18-wheeler barreling down the mountainside at us, with no runaway truck ramp in sight, is another holiday season. Let's just hope the truck is loaded with Christmas trees.


text:
It's almost January, which means diet commercials will overrun the TV and new members will crowd the treadmills at the gym.
That's right, it's time for the dreaded New Year's resolutions.
But by March or so, it seems everyone forgets about those goals, and the gym empties out and sitcoms are padded with the usual car commercials.
So what is it that makes New Year's resolutions fail year after year?
"I think people often times get overzealous in making their New Year's resolutions," said Ericka Bond, social work coordinator at the Pavilion at Metroplex Hospital in Killeen. "We need to make sure our goals are reasonable and measurable."
Some of the more popular resolutions are to quit smoking, cut back on alcohol, get fit, lose weight and save money, according to USA.gov, the federal government's Web portal.
To be successful with goals, Bond suggested choosing a more specific aim instead of something general and unmeasurable. For example, she said, instead just wanting to spend more time with the family, try something, such as sitting down for dinner together a couple of nights a week.
Vicky Cora, clinical dietician at Metroplex, said Bond's advice also can be applied to nutrition goals. Instead of choosing just to eat healthier, she said pick three things to focus on, such as adding more vegetables to meals, choosing whole grains and walking daily.
"Focus on those three things first and once you get there, include additional ones," said Cora.
Another useful strategy to help achieve a goal is to tell others about a resolution for the new year.
When it comes to quitting smoking, Casaundra Collins, a tobacco cessation nurse educator with Army Wellness Center at Fort Hood, said telling other people about the goal can make a big difference.
"A huge factor would be building a support system and actually taking responsibility," she said. "You have to claim it. You have to tell your support system of family, friends and co-workers that you're quitting and enlist their help so when you have the urge they don't offer them to you. Having the urge (to smoke) and access (to cigarettes), that's a recipe for failure."
Collins said clients typically cite three main reasons for failure to quit smoking: boredom, weight gain and stress.
"There are a lot of behavioral changes you have to do as well," she said. "Otherwise your body reverts back to what it's known the longest."
For any resolution to be successful, there is one final requirement: a desire for change. "Your motivating factor is your best offensive and defensive weapon," said Collins.
To track progress in achieving goals, Bond suggested setting a date to follow up and re-evaluate the resolution with a note on the calender or a cellphone reminder.
"For example, a month or a couple of months down the line, check in and see if there's progress," she said. "Is it too broad? Is it too easy? Maybe you need to make the goal a little more challenging? Check in with yourself and keep yourself on track."
Bond said if the goal has been unattainable, use the opportunity to adjust the resolution to a more realistic one.
Contact Rose L. Thayer at firstname.lastname@example.com or (254) 501-7463.


text:
Product Information
Snoe Arctic boots available exclusively from Derby House.
Mid calf length, practical winter boots ideal for cold and wet weather. Made from Oxford Polyester upper with leather look reinforcement around heel, ankle and foot area. Warm fleece lining and faux fur collar make this boot snug, keeping your feet toasty when your out and about. Sturdy TPR outsole helps to prevent against slipping on wet or snow surfaces. Front lacing system around upper and foot make this boot easy to fit and adjust. These boots are not waterproof.
Please note that if you are between sizes, we would advise to order the larger size.


text:
The real enemy of my people is here. If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality…they wouldn't have to draft me, I'd join tomorrow.
~ Muhammad Ali (1967)
Duke University is a top-notch school and the students at such prestigious universities — the breeding ground for our next generation of leaders — do their damnedest to stay the hell out of America's endless foreign adventures — exactly as did our current generation of leaders. Who can blame them? Apparently, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (who spent Vietnam stateside). With the military stretched a bit thin globally, Mr. Gates went begging and used a recent speech at Duke to try and drum up some warm bodies to fight the endless War of Terror.
It was a telling speech (and a warning to us) about the kind of man Mr. Gates is. A long-time big wheel in the CIA, he opened with The Traditional Joke To Start Things Off and quipped, "(When he was) President of Texas A&M, I had to fire a longtime football coach. I told the media at the time I had overthrown the governments of medium-sized countries with less controversy." Funny guy, I'm sure the people responsible for our country's diplomatic efforts are thrilled that Obama picks as Defense Secretary a man who doesn't seem to consider that every military intelligence officer of a "medium sized" country is going to perk up at that one. In his poor choice of words Mr. Gates displays an imperial arrogance that borders on reckless stupidity.
To be fair, considering we are getting our ass kicked in both Iraq and Afghanistan maybe the world's medium sized countries find his tasteless joke funny, but it still does not disprove my point. We have enough problems, why would Mr. Gates wish pile on? Our political elite piss and moan about people "giving material support" to terrorists and here the Defense Secretary goes and helps Al-Qaeda recruit by providing them with talking points.
Despite his post, he also displays a shaky feel for what exactly the military's mission is, as when he talked about our troops and "the wider society they have sworn to protect." He is (to put it kindly) a bit off mark, as our troops swear no such thing. They swear one thing only — to "support and defend the Constitution, against all enemies, foreign and domestic." That's it. They don't even swear to defend the territory of these United States, as the land we live on is unimportant; it is (was?) our adherence to the rule of law that makes us unique.
Mr. Gates seems unaware of this, which is why he can state that our Air Force "has been at war since 1991, when it began enforcing the no-fly zone over Iraq" with his sense of honor unmoved (he swore the same oath to our Constitution) and, just as sad, America's lousy education system is why not one Duke student in the audience was moved to ask, "When did Congress declare war?"
The point in his speech that should have made every draft age Duke student perk up and take notice was when Mr. Gates described a military draft as "the ethos of service, reinforced by the strong arm of compulsion" and how he pointed to the endless rotations in and out of the meat grinder required of our all-volunteer military and asked, "how long can these brave and broad young shoulders carry the burden that we…as a society — continue to place on them?" Yes Mr. Gates, how long?
The all-volunteer military we now possess is one of modern America's greatest accomplishments, it is the ultimate expression of democracy — the people may vote, by joining or not joining the military, on every war our political class pushes us into. This is an extremely effective check on our political elite's ability to wage wars, and one made all the more necessary in an America where Congress has completely abdicated its sworn oath to declare war as required by Article I, Section 8. And it is by this system how we know that today the overwhelming majority of Americans — 99% by Mr. Gates calculations — don't give a damn about Iraq, Afghanistan, or the endless War of Terror.
I am not calling for a return to some imagined libertarian past; America has always had a draft in times of major wars — until now. During our Revolution, Civil War, World War One, Two, and then with the advent the Cold War "America retained a large, permanent military by continuing to rely on the draft even in peacetime." With the fiasco of Vietnam and the social unrest the draft caused, American politicians were frightened enough to end it, and that is one of the very few steps towards freedom this country has taken during the course of its slow devolution.
Towards the end of his speech Secretary Gates pointed to the 54 Duke students who had been killed in fighting across the globe since the end of the Second World War, all on foreign lands, all without any declaration of war by Congress. If the students at Duke are half as smart as their S.A.T. scores claim, they'll make sure that number remains unchanged. There are more important matters to concern themselves with than who gets to claim control of Kandahar.
Mr. Gates chided the Duke students to "think about what you can do to earn your freedom," promising that they can do so by joining the military. It would be far better for the Duke students to think instead about how the can defend their freedom, which is not something handed out as an award by the likes of Mr. Gates and the rest of his clique, but something that is theirs by birthright.
The military draft has a long, sordid stranglehold on our nation's history, and for all Mr. Gates platitudes to the all-volunteer force it would take but another terrorist attack on American soil to change his mind, if it isn't changed already. To defend their right to choose whether or not this government is worth fighting for, to choose whether or not the politicians' endless foreign campaigns are worth submitting their very lives to, to keep a democratic military to defend our democracy, that is where the Duke students can fight the good fight.
They hopefully realize that a people's freedom always lies on the home front, and they can do far more for liberty by ignoring Mr. Gates' lurid sales pitch and staying home. The fight for our freedom must be fought here, not the Middle East.
CJ Maloney [send him mail] lives and works in New York City. He blogs for Liberty & Power on the History News Network website and the DailyKos. His first book Back to the Land (on Arthurdale, West Virginia during the New Deal) is to be released by John Wiley and Sons in February 2011.


text:
This crepuscular conflict requires a new vocabulary and a familiarity with a new type of history.
crepuscular, kre-pus′kū-lar, adj. of or pertaining to twilight—also Crepus′culous.
It is blended twilight of intellect and sensation; it is the crepuscular of thought.
It is a weird, mysterious spot, like some crepuscular nook of paradise solely illumined by the gleaming stars of two tapers.
Some species of foxes, however, are twilight prowlers, and one or two of the fennecs are also crepuscular.
These crepuscular chambers at Vincigliata are a mystery and a challenge; they seem the mere propounding of an answerless riddle.
When my eyes unclosed the chamber of the moonstone walls was filled with a silvery, crepuscular light.
The time was 4 A. M., and consequently was not due to any crepuscular light.
There is little need to dwell upon these crepuscular stirrings of popular Latin poetry in the earlier Middle Ages.
Standing in the crepuscular light of the corner, her marvellous beauty shone out with the vivid richness of some rare painting.
appearing or active at twilight
Latin crepusculum
figurative use from 1660s; literal use from 1755, from Latin crepusculum "twilight, dusk," from creper "dusky," of unknown origin. Especially of evening twilight.


text:
Residents can now link up with area support services such as in health, education, employment, shelter, food, senior services, mentoring, alcohol/drug abuse, education, transportation, veterans, legal/law enforcement and more through a new program called ARCH.
ARCH stands for Area Resource Community Hub and is under the Princeton-based Rum River Health Services (RRHS). People can access ARCH through clicking on the website – www.rumriverhs.org/ARCH or can call 763-389-5080, ext. 143 to reach the RRHS Director of Community Health, Cindi Naumann.
The ARCH website, as of last week, has a menu of 27 categories and subcategories are linked to each category. Naumann says she welcomes feedback from users of the website and will speak with people with questions about any of the various community resources.
RRHS obtained a $49,240 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation to start ARCH, and that made possible the hiring of Naumann.
RRHS launched ARCH this month and explained it to the approximately 40 people at the Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce's dinner meeting in the RRHS office building Jan. 10.
RRHS Executive Director Jeff Larson first explained what RRHS is all about.
RRHS provides various community health services, gives counseling/treatment for alcohol and drug abuse and supports families of clients who have gone through chemical dependency treatment. One of the support services is housing at RRHS' Belle Haven townhomes, usually for a period of 24-36 months.
How to use ARCH
At the heart of ARCH is the mentioned website which lists the various community services in Mille Lacs. Support services in Mille Lacs are the focus now, RRHS Corporate Operations Director Kim Young and Naumann explaining that in order to apply for the grant to start ARCH they had to start with one area. Naumann adds that she will try to assist anyone who calls.
RRHS plans to watch how the ARCH program works out and then it could possibly expand it to also list resources beyond Mille Lacs.
Transportation a big need
Transportation is the need that most callers to the ARCH office have mentioned so far, Naumann said last week. New Life Church, in Princeton, had taken over the volunteer driving coordination service last year, but decided last month not to continue that, Naumann said. Churches might also benefit from ARCH if they are ever victims of fraud in which some persons have gone from one church to the next to collect money, according to Young and Naumann. Churches can call the ARCH telephone number and refer persons who are seeking money to Naumann, who can then interview them to learn more about their background and perhaps help them find long-term solutions for their needs.
The idea of ARCH is to treat the "whole person," Naumann said, adding, "I hope we can help people and make a difference.


text:
|This needs a stretch. (Feel to remove when satisfied of completion.)
Needed: Personality.
|Trini Lee
|Vital Statistics
|Hair color
|Eye color
|Other Statistics
|Tiki Tub
|Production Details
|Played by
|Fran Southworth[1]
Jennifer Hale[2]
Trini Lee is a live music performer at the Tiki Tub. Her signature song is "The Words Get Stuck in My Throat".[1]
Physical appearance
Trini is a female, with dark hair. She wears a yellow robe with fur trim, over a yellow dress.
Insert details here.
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Season one
She sung for the entertainment of the patrons of the Tiki Tub, during which the Green Humungonaut attacked.[3]
Season two
She attended a party at the Blake mansion, where she stated that her jewelry was stolen by the Hodag.[2]
During another performance at the Tiki Tub, the Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics invaded, and she was kidnapped. She was later found bound and gagged, along with Krissy Kristy, inside a coffin.[4]
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
- 109. Battle of the Humungonauts
- 205. The Hodag of Horror
- 218. Dance of the Undead
- The song that she sings is a reference to the Japanese movie, The War of the Gargantuas, which also has two large creatures fighting and the song featured in the film.
- In her first episode Battle of the Humungonauts, she is uncredited, however, Angel Dynamite revealed her name after playing her song and her singing voice Fran Southworth, is shown in the song's credits of the episode's closing credits. In her next appearance The Hodag of Horror, she has a one line in response to being mugged by the Hodag. This time she is performed by Jennifer Hale and is credited as "Woman in Yellow".
- In her first appearance, one of the patrons she got close to was a Don Knotts look-alike.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Battle of the Humungonauts, Dance of the Undead
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Hodag of Horror
- ↑ Battle of the Humungonauts
- ↑ Dance of the Undead


text:
Creating a new community
When I moved from Miami to Los Angeles four months ago with a tenuous plan and a lofty dream, I packed my car with all the things I thought I would need to survive on my own: 600 thread-count Calvin Klein sheets (because a gal's gotta dream), a Proust novel (intellectual sustenance to counterbalance tabloid shallowness), Villeroy and Boch silverware (a reluctant gift from my mother, who relinquished her extra set for my alimentary benefit), a portable navigation system (from my dad, who knew that without it I'd wind up in Mexico on the way to my first job interview), my Artscroll Tehillim (for times of gratitude and times of duress) and three journals my grandmother gave me the night before I left (in which to deposit the contents of my experience).
I was ready.
These are hardly the items to ensure safety and security for this 23-year-old woman leaving home for Hollywood. But upon arrival in the second-largest city in the country, I quickly had to discern between things needed to keep me happy and things needed to sustain viability here. I started shopping at South Coast Plaza — fabulous retail, ethnic food court, isolated anonymity — a comfortable destination. But soon enough pressing needs like, say, having an income, a residence and a California auto insurance policy (which my first car accident efficiently expedited) took precedent over bric-a-brac intended to furnish an abode I did not yet have.
What I needed was some help. What I needed was my family.
Every Shabbat for three months, I ached for their presence; the laughter tumbling through the hallways, the Friday afternoons spent cooking with my mother and sipping sauvignon blanc, kneading challah dough with my 15-year-old brother, who is quite deft at leveraging his religiosity for a day off from school. Most of all I missed the frustrating commotion of our time together: the competitive commiserating at the table, my father's completely ridiculous jokes, my sister's hurried recitation of the blessings so we could eat the raisin challah — already — and my grandmother's prolific and endless anecdotes about everything from King David to President Bush.
When the grind of settling in subsided, I leased a studio-with-a-view in pristine Santa Monica and acquired a job in the film industry to foot the rent; I also regained the luxury of longing. Three thousand miles divided me from comfort and companionship, and though I was determined to forge ahead and establish my independence, I needed a community.
I spent weekends strolling down Main Street, eyes transfixed and ears abuzz with the Sunday morning bustle of Santa Monicans walking their dogs and carting their strollers, holding their babies and eating their brunches, sporting their iPods and donning couture — how do they put that much effort into early morning regalia? Now and then I'd make an acquaintance — in the Starbucks line ("Oh you love soy? I know — it tastes so rich!") or at The Omelette Parlor ("Slather your muffin with apple butter … di-vine!"), but recreating the role of family takes more than casual conversation.
In order to integrate myself into the community here, I committed myself to two things: I would accept any invitation and seize every opportunity, either finding friendship or business connections, or at worst, acquiring fodder for amusing my editors and colleagues at the Journal. And if I turned on the television because I had nothing else to do, I resolved to leave the apartment.
I enrolled in a Jewish history class, which sounded very romantic, with its "4,000 years in four weeks cruise through the ancient world" motif. The age gap between me and the others in the class ran the gamut from 40-or-so years to 60.
Although it was not quite Saturday-evening fare, I was thoroughly embraced by peer and professor alike as the chronically late 20-something who hops over the desks for a discreet seat in the back and then countermands her carefully styled privacy by posing provocative questions. After all, connecting with your elders is a crucial threshold in community building and since my grandmother's footfalls are a tough act to follow, it was going to take a village.
Another tool emerged vis-a-vis the Miami neighborhood of yore, as I endured an almost daily barrage of phone calls and e-mails from community members proffering their connections to help me put down roots. I was apprised of who to meet and where to go, and in typical Jewish fashion, heard a good deal of, "This one's sister and that one's brother knows someone, who knows someone, who knows someone living — somewhere — in Los Angeles."
With nothing to lose but sleep, I complied with every insistence to connect.
Thus began a programmed routine of breakfast with film producers, sushi with television executives, coffee with Jewish musicians and, finally, a temple not to call home, but to recall home.
On Shabbat, I attended Friday Night Live, which brought me closer to the friend back home who recommended the event, while strengthening my bond to new friends, who came to the service because they knew how much it meant to me. With familiar melodies reverberating throughout the crowd, this was the moment I first felt the force of belonging — and challah never tasted so sweet!
As the days pass, the deep longings for my home and family, my temple, my rabbi, my mentors and friends, do not wane or wither.
But a different yearning forms and festers; an unfamiliar place gives birth to a new destiny, and my mind whirls with possibility — the dream of creating my own family begins to unfold.


text:
Results 1 to 1 of 1
- Join Date
- Dec 2013
- Posts
- 3
Wild Season - An RPG Farming Sim inspired by Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing & Rune Fac
Hey Everyone!
So I wanted to tell you about our game Wild Season!
Wild Season is a farming simulation game, similar to Harvest Moon, but with mature story lines & a greater focus on depth & character-driven storytelling. The game revolves around the main character (You), suddenly coming into possession of a farm in a far away town, and the story of how you repair, build and expand it. You'll work your way through a wide range of issues like heartbreak, drinking problems, and crazy exes. You can even join the town council and make crucial decisions for the town.
And the best part? We're making a PC/Linux/Mac version!
However we need your help to do it! We're nearing the end of our kickstarter and it looks like it's going to be a close call! But we need your help to ensure that we make it past the finish line!
The best part? The game is also going to be released on OUYA! Who have accepted us into their freethegames fund. This means if we hit our kickstarter we get DOUBLE what we're asking for in our game. These are funds that we fully intend to use to make the game bigger, better and more awesome than it is now! But we just need to hit our kickstarter limit!
So please drop by! Leave a pledge! And share it with your friends, family, neighbors and haunts! You'll be helping a dream come true!


text:
Definition of hamstrings
plural of hamstring 1
The word "hamstrings" uses 10 letters: A G H I M N R S S T.
No direct anagrams for hamstrings found in this word list.
Adding one letter to hamstrings does not form any other word in this word list.Words within hamstrings not shown as it has more than seven letters.
List all words starting with hamstrings, words containing hamstrings or words ending with hamstrings
All words formed from hamstrings by changing one letter
Other words with the same letter pairs: ha am ms st tr ri in ng gs
Browse words starting with hamstrings by next letter
Previous word in list: hamstringing
Next word in list: hamstrung
Some random words: eikon dwindle mu favela kerf ef kuchen
This is not a dictionary, it's a word game wordfinder.
- Help and FAQ - Examples - Home
Privacy and Cookies Policy - Share - © Copyright 2004-2017 Morewords.com - 8.806mS


text:
Fetish Featured Models 351—362 of 362
Fetish Artworks***/*
Short review: It's an amazing fetish site featuring the artwork of many professional fetish artists! They feature everything from bondage to medical fetish, torture to hardcore sex! Fetish Artworks has hand-drawn adult toons by some of the most well known and professional artists! Plus they have all types of kinky animations such as 3D renderings, Japanimation, full length adult comics, and even interactive Flash animations!
Content Amount: There was quite the extensive library inside! Thousands of galleries equalling hundreds of thousands of animated fetish pictures to enjoy. Plus they update frequently and even have a few exclusive pieces of art that you can't get on another site!
Content Quality: The quality was amazing! There are well known artists like Alberto Vargas who used to illustrate for Playboy and lots of popular Japanese full length comics. Plus the 3D renderings looked so life-like that you forgot you were looking at toons!


text:
6223 Roy Guest Road
Clermont, GA 30527
Call us to learn
Email us
The ranch has a large new barn with
eight 12' x 14' stalls equipped with feeders, auto waterers, fans
and lights. The barn is designed to board show horses,
pleasure horses and trail horses and has an indoor wash rack,
private lockers, feed room and shaving storage area. Training
facilities include a 50' round pen and a 150' x 90' arena with a
16' x16' covered viewing stand.
The pastures, with
established fescue, Bermuda and rye, have four-board fences to ensure horse safety.
The property also includes several corrals with shared loafing sheds.
We are dedicated to providing a safe and user-friendly boarding
facility. We'd love to show you around The Rocking T Ranch, so drop
by or give us a call to schedule a visit.
Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
7 Days a Week


text:
Breaking through Performance Barriers: Desktop Virtualization at Cisco LiveData Center
We're halfway into Cisco Live! Each year I find more and more attendees are coming to talk to us about running various desktop delivery models on UCS. Some observations fromRead More
Improve the Ways and Means of Application DeliveryData Center
Organizations are rethinking their data centers and nothing is off limits for discussion – everything from infrastructure to software to processes, and even more fundamentally, the very ways in whichRead More
Open Source Acceleration for ApplicationsData Center
In previous blogs I have described how organizations are maturing beyond provisioning of individual servers to provisioning of richer cloud-based application stacks. Known as platform-as-a-service (PaaS), this capability takes cloudRead More
Let Cisco Cloud Work for Your BusinessData Center
At a recent event I saw a T-shirt that said "Remember when cloud only meant rain?" In the days before cloud computing, asking someone what they thought about cloud usuallyRead More
With Cisco Cloud Management, FASTWEB Delivers New Value-Added Cloud ServicesData Center
Imagine that you head the leading telecommunications provider in Italy and you are watching traditional service and revenue streams struggle under intense competitive pressure. Customer retention is a major issueRead More
Move Past Survival and ThriveData Center
Every area of your business has a stake in the way IT delivers services. Each one needs speed, agility, efficiency, and a clear definition of its relationship with all ofRead More


text:
The only ways to get a stranger to hold your hand for an hour are to schedule a manicure or to exploit a crossing guard's sense of duty. This Groupon is an opportunity for human contact.
$12 for a Winter Wonderland Manicure with a Paraffin Treatment ($30 Value)
Clients enjoy complimentary chair and hand massages during this chemical-free manicure that includes a skin-softening dip in eucalyptus paraffin wax.
Felicia's Fabulous Nails
The friendly staff at Felicia's Fabulous Nails understand the importance of looking your best. That's why they offer a wide variety of services, including mani pedis, acrylic nail services, eyebrow waxing, and eyelash sets. Offering services to young and old alike, Felicia's Fabulous Nails works out of an intimate storefront in RIchmond and is a proud supporter of local businesses..


text:
We have 1 clue and 1 related crossword answer for Formerly, once upon a time. Read below for answers to clues including Formerly, once upon a time.
|Last seen
|Formerly, once upon a time
|December 17, 2013
Copyright © 2013 by Two Across, LLC. | Privacy | Mobile | Two Across Player for Windows 8 PCs | Contact Us


text:
Blackshirts return to dominating ways
Huskers' top-ranked defense invades Missouri.
Published Friday, October 10, 2003
Lifelong Nebraska fan Barrett Ruud describes last season as "the worst year I've ever been through." Ruud not only witnessed Nebraska's defense crumble, he experienced it.
The third-generation Cornhusker started all 14 games at middle linebacker last season. The vaunted Blackshirt defense dipped from mediocre to just plain bad as Nebraska finished 7-7 - its first nonwinning season in 40 years.
Defensive coordinator Craig Bohl was fired and replaced by Bo Pelini, a 36-year-old journeyman NFL assistant with no previous ties to Nebraska. Pelini delivered a clear message to the Cornhuskers.
"He had a pretty simple approach," said Ruud, a Lincoln, Neb., native whose dad, two uncles and great-grandfather played for Nebraska. "He told us it was a clean slate. Nothing that happened before mattered. There were no starters, and he told us we had to play harder than ever. We thought we were playing pretty hard, but you don't really know how hard you're capable of playing until you really push yourself."
Presto! The low-key Pelini has the Blackshirts ripping through offenses like Montecore, the 600-pound tiger that attacked one half of Siegfried and Roy last week.
The 10th-ranked Cornhuskers (5-0, 1-0 Big 12) enter tomorrow night's game at Missouri (4-1, 0-1) with the nation's top-ranked defense. Pelini has produced such a dramatic turnaround in Lincoln, he's already being mentioned as a head-coaching candidate for a few teams in 2004.
"This doesn't really surprise me," Ruud said of the Blackshirts' success. "We were a decent defense last year - we just didn't show it in some big games. We've always had good athletes. We're just developing better technique and gaining more experience. We're learning how to play better, and that makes a big difference."
With virtually the same defensive personnel from a year ago, the Huskers are allowing just 218.6 yards and 7.6 points per game, compared to 361.9 and 23.9 last season, respectively.
Nebraska has forced 19 turnovers after totaling just 21 last season. Last week's 30-0 win over Troy State was Nebraska's first shutout in three years.
What's the difference? Pelini installed more zone coverages and dropped Nebraska's traditional man defense.
The system has produced a star in weakside linebacker Demorrio Williams, who lines up at defensive end on third-down passing situations.
In a league stocked with stars at outside linebacker - Texas' Derrick Johnson, Kansas State's Josh Buhl and Oklahoma's Teddy Lehman - Williams (6-foot-1, 215 pounds) has arguably been the Big 12 defensive player of the year through the first third of the season. He leads the Huskers in tackles (42), has forced and recovered two fumbles and has 5½ sacks.
"Whoa, that's like having a safety at linebacker," Oklahoma State offensive guard Sam Mayes said after Nebraska's season-opening 17-7 win over OSU. "He was in the backfield all the time."
His unusual speed explains why Missouri has used a wide receiver to mimic Williams on the scout team this week.
"If you really want to know," Utah State quarterback Travis Cox said after losing 31-7 to Nebraska last month, "I can still feel him. … I've never played against anyone like him before."
For all the progress the Blackshirts have made, they've been feasting on some of the nation's worst offenses: Penn State (81st nationally in total offense), Utah State (104th), Southern Mississippi (108th) and Troy State (110th).
"I try not to read much in the newspapers or on the Internet," Ruud said. "But when I do, you still see some people that say we're overrated. It seems like there's always people that want to see Nebraska fall. But that's good, I guess. It's only motivation."
Tomorrow, Nebraska faces one of the few offenses it contained last season. The Huskers held Missouri to just 220 yards in a 24-13 win. In quarterback Brad Smith's first Big 12 road game, he totaled just 157 yards of offense against the Blackshirts, almost half his season average.
"We pursued very well in that game, for whatever reason," Nebraska Coach Frank Solich said. "We matched up well in the schemes. We were able to keep Brad from breaking the long runs out of the one-back counter game that he was so successful at. We've got different schemes now, and they'll definitely try to take advantage of what we're doing."
"Their system works really well with the players they've got," Missouri offensive tackle Scott Paffrath said. "And they've got great athletes on defense. When you have guys as good as they have, I think you can plug in any system and it'll do well. We'll just try to counter what they're going to do."
Reach Dave Matter at (573) 815-1788 or email@example.com.
Copyright © 2003 The Columbia Daily Tribune. All Rights Reserved.
The Columbia Daily Tribune


text:
K-State Grain Science Professor Named First Wilbur Endowed Professor in Stored-Product Protection
Date Posted: December 20, 2011
Manhattan, KS—Kansas State University professor of grain science, Subramanyam "Subi" Bhadriraju, has been appointed the first Donald A. Wilbur Endowed Professor in Stored-Product Protection at K-State.
Bhadriraju will begin the three-year appointment on Jan. 1, 2012.
He joined the K-State faculty as an associate professor in 1996 and was named full professor in 2003.
Prior to 1993, he was on faculty at the University of Minnesota.
Bhadriraju is recognized internationally for his expertise in managing insects in grain and grain products throughout the supply chain.
His research focuses on alternatives to pesticides for managing stored-product insects, such as the use of reduced-risk products in stored grains and use of elevated temperatures for managing insects in food-processing facilities, among others.
Additional information about his projects can be viewed at http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/grsc_subi.
The endowed professorship was created by Don and Eunice Wilbur of Paola, Kan., to honor Donald A. Wilbur, former professor in K-State's Department of Entomology, and to provide financial assistance to an outstanding faculty member in stored-product protection in K-State's College of Agriculture (related article: http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=557).
Eunice Wilbur is from Sabetha, Kan. and graduated from K-State in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
Don, a Manhattan, Kan. native, attended K-State from 1954 to 1959, and is the founder of the Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC), Olathe, Kan., a pest management service provider for the grain and food industry.
Don's father, Donald A. Wilbur, was a faculty member in K-State's Department of Entomology for 43 years.
He retired in 1970, but continued working on several research projects until 1975.
Prof. Wilbur recognized that commercial grain handlers and farmers died every year because of improper use of pesticides used in grain storage.
He started a safety program focused on the proper use of pesticides and safe grain handling procedures in Kansas.
The program was so successful, it was adopted nationwide.
While at K-State, Wilbur also developed a special course on "Milling Entomology" for milling students, to help them recognize and control insects in flour mills.
"We really appreciate the support of Don and Eunice and are happy to join them in honoring Don's father, who was a dedicated member of our faculty and mentor to his students," said Gary Pierzynski, interim dean of the College of Agriculture.
"Dr. Bhadriraju's work in the field of stored product protection makes him a fitting recipient of this endowed professorship."
"Prof. Wilbur has done pioneering and classical research in stored-product protection, and it is indeed an honor to be recognized as a Don Wilbur Professor in Stored-Product Protection," Bhadriraju said.
"I have known Don and Eunice for close to two decades and want to thank them for their generous support to K-State.
Like his father, Don has contributed a lot to stored-product protection through his company to bring awareness of pesticides, interpreting label information, and developing educational programs to promote integrated pest management practices while protecting people and the environment.
The company he started, IFC, still espouses these core principles.
Bhadriraju plans to use the annual $10,000 support associated with the professorship to encourage and recruit undergraduate students at K-State to conduct research in the area of stored-product protection.
"In the last three decades I have seen a decrease in the number of stored-product protection specialists in the United States.
"Unless we encourage young minds, we may not meet the future educational and research needs in this important area, that is not only a national need but an international need," Bhadriraju said.
More information about K-State's Department of Grain Science and Industry is available at http://www.grains.ksu.edu/p.aspx and Department of Entomology information is at http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/p.aspx.
For more information, call 785-532-4092.
See Related Websites/Articles:
Grain News


text:
Gift cards are sold at kiosks in shopping malls or even websites that catering to this exchange market.
Grilled Oystersby Christopher Idone Learn how to take the easy (and delicious) route to oyster heaven from a catering god.
But catering expressly to either group would be, as the Academy Awards producers have learned, a huge mistake.
I could count on about 20 years of catering to this possibly debilitated but still buying class.
It was 1979 and I was the chef/manager of a catering operation in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
It'll be lovely; but how are we going to manage the catering department?
He was catering for a gourmet in Furneaux, and rose to the requisite height.
For one thing, avoid fixed rules and arbitrary ideas in catering.
He knew her independence of thought and action; it brooked no catering for favors.
The progressive teacher of domestic arts no longer thinks of catering merely to the personal decorative sense of young girls.
"provide food for," c.1600, from Middle English catour (n.) "buyer of provisions" (c.1400; late 13c. as a surname), a shortening of Anglo-French achatour "buyer" (Old North French acatour, Old French achatour, 13c., Modern French acheteur), from Old French achater "to buy," originally "to buy provisions," perhaps from Vulgar Latin *accaptare, from Latin ad- "to" + captare "to take, hold," frequentative of capere "to take" (see capable).
Or else from Vulgar Latin *accapitare "to add to one's capital," with second element from verbal stem of Latin caput (genitive capitis); see capital (adj.). Figuratively from 1650s. Related: Catered; catering.


text:
If you are serious about building a great financial services firm in today's fast-paced digital environment, listening to these informative conversations can help. I am always looking for the best and brightest people in the profession to share their insights and advice. These three conversations are sure to spark an idea or two. In this
Here's Why Fiduciary Advisors Should be Cheering the Robbins / Mallouk Announcement
Brooke Southall at RIABiz.com asked me to send him some comments on the "Mallouk mega deal" a couple weeks ago. Brooke's article published the next day – you can read it here: Tiger By the Tail: What to Make of Peter Mallouk's Deal with Tony Robbins and Where the Unlikely Pairing Might Go from Here.
Insights from Financial Services Consultants You Won't Want to Miss
These three subject matter experts shared some pretty awesome insights and observations with me last month. They all talk about where they see challenges and opportunities within the financial services profession. Stop what you're doing now and listen to one or more of these audio clips. You'll be glad you did. Khalid Usmani on marketing
The Digitization of Financial Planning – March 1 Webinar with Neal Quon and Abby Schneiderman
Join Everplans co-founder Abby Schneiderman on March 1, 2016 at 4PM EDT as she explores the "digitalization" of financial planning with Neal Quon co-Founder of QuonWarrene. This brief and informative discussion will focus on the digitalization of planning and how Everplans can position you to take full advantage of the new paradigm. Abby will demonstrate the ins
Three Awesome Audio Interviews with Industry Innovators
These three subject matter experts were kind enough to spend some time educating me on where they see challenges and opportunities within the financial services profession. You'll see a common thread running through each of these ten-minute audios: New and innovative technology is playing a major role in helping advisors (a) solve problems for their
Insights and Intellect from Thought Leaders in the Financial Services Industry
Check out this thought leader roundtable brought to you byMatt Lynch and professional colleagues at Strategy and Resources LLC. Visit AdvisorsThinkTank.com to access now. Visit http://www.impactcommunications.org to learn more about Marie Swift and Impact Communications. Visit http://www.marie-swift.blogger.com to post a reply or read other Best Practice profiles.
FPA / UMKC "Career Day" in Kansas City November 6, 2015
I was pleased to hear from my local FPA chapter and the instructors at UMKC who are partnering with the KC chapter to put on Career Day 2015. If you are in the area, please join us for the afternoon, November 6, 2015, on the UMKC campus. This is an important conversation and I hope
Save the date! T3 Technology Conference for Financial Advisors – Feb 10-12, 2016 – Florida
Visit now: www.TechnologyToolsForToday.com Visit http://www.impactcommunications.org to learn more about Marie Swift and Impact Communications. Visit http://www.marie-swift.blogger.com to post a reply or read other Best Practice profiles.
See You at FPA B.E. in Boston? Here's How to Find Marie Swift.
I'll be at the FPA B.E. Conference in Boston. Find me and say hello! I'll be hanging around these booths — all of which are Impact friends and clients, all of which offer some pretty fantastic solutions for independent advisors and allied institutions: Vanare | NestEgg – Table #17 Client Driven Practice – Table #15
Trends That Matter: Top Issues for Major Firms Today
Matt Lynch, Managing Partner at Strategy and Resources, LLC will discuss trends that affect major firms, from the "vendor identity crisis" to "regulatory pressure," to "trends in advice" as well as "succession issues" and "micro-marketing." Matt's presentation will be followed by table discussions centered around the key trends, facilitated by Strategy and Resources' resource partners


text:
The defense was able to hold the Lions thanks in part to two holding penalties on Detroit.
Miller and the offense got the ball with just under two minutes to go already in Lions territory. The team looked to have a game-winning drive within their grasp, but a miscommunication on snap from center Olin Kreutz to Miller resulted in a nine-yard loss. Miller misfired on his next throws, which left the Bears with 4th and 20. Dropping back to pass Miller fell over a lineman's foot, but was to get back to his feet and role right. Miller threw the ball toward the sideline and found White for a 33-yard gain.
"It was one of those times when you know that you really have to step up and play," Miller said. "My arm wasn't in great shape but at that point, you have to keep going. I hadn't really thrown much of anything in practice for over two weeks. All I could do was to hope for the best and give it my best shot."
Despite not being able to punch the ball in for a touchdown Paul Edinger's 20-yard field goal tied the game and sent Chicago to their third overtime game of the year.
The third time was the charm as the Bears, who lost their two previous overtime appearances, as the team wasn't going to be denied again.
The Lions won the toss, but elected to defer in order to have a strong wind at their back. The decision gave the Bears the ball with a chance to win the game.
A 37-yard kick return by Ahmad Merritt gave the Bears the ball at their 35-yard line. Leon Johnson, who played the majority of the fourth quarter and the entire overtime in place of Anthony Thomas, gained 15 yards after being hit in the backfield putting the ball at midfield. Miller fell again as he dropped back to pass and lost six yards setting up 3rd and 11. He found Marty Booker for 14 yards a first down at the Lions 37.
Three plays later a Miller incomplete and were ready to send Brad Maynard in to punt, but the Lions head coach Marty Mornhinweg accepted a 10-yard holding penalty that gave the Bears another chance. Miller found Booker for 15-yards on 3rd and 18. The Bears gambled because of the wind and decided not to try a 48-yard field goal and went for it on 4th and three. Miller completed a five-yard pass to White for a first down. After three consecutive runs by Johnson head coach Dick Jauron sent Edinger on for a forty-yard field goal attempt. The placekicker, who had missed from 35 yards earlier in the game, got just enough to clear the cross bar for a 20-17 win.
When asked about his overtime questionable decisions Mornhinweg stood his ground.
"I would do that again," Mornhinweg said of his decision to defer the overtime kickoff and accepted a penalty when the Bears were ready to punt. "Knowing the outcome, I wouldn't do it again. But in a similar situation I would."
That a big reason the Lions have lost 14 straight games on the road.
The Bears failed to get points out of their first drive, which moved inside the red zone after starting their own 1. Chris Chandler completed passes of 27 and 40 yards to Marty Booker that lead to a 35-yard field goal attempt by Paul Edinger that went wide right and snapped his consecutive conversions at 13.
The Bears haven't scored on their opening possession all season.
The offense got the ball back when Cory Schlesinger fumbled on a Keith Traylor hit that Mike Caldwell recovered in Lions territory. However, the unit failed to capitalize on another opportunity when Booker dropped a potential touchdown pass. The Bears stayed aggressive going for it on 4th and one from the Lions 34, but didn't convert.
After almost picking ball off on previous play McQuarters makes his first interception of the year off a deflection of a Joey Harrington pass by Bryan Robinson. The cornerback returned the ball 33 yards to the Lions 13-yard line.
Marcus Robinson's second touchdown catch in three games gives the Bears a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter.
The Lions went to the air to get on the board. On a 13-play drive Detroit threw the ball eleven times and was helped by a 23-yard pass interference penalty on Mike Green. The Lions got as close as the Bears four-yard line before settling for a 22-yard field goal by Jason Hanson.
Trailing 7-3 in the third quarter Mornhinweg gambled and went for a touchdown on 4th goal from the one-yard line. The risk paid off with a Harrington touchdown pass to Germane Crowell that Detroit in the lead for the first time at 10-7. The 15-play drive took over eight minutes and was just the second Lions scoring drive that took over five minutes all season.
A Dustin Lyman holding penalty on the ensuing kickoff pined the Bears deep inside their own 20. On the first play from scrimmage Chris Chandler took a hit and went down with a sprained ankle. Chandler had to leave the game and Jim Miller was forced into action. His first pass attempt skipped to the intended receiver and the Bears were forced to punt.
Kicking into a stiff wind Maynard got off a 41-yard punt, but Eddie Drummond returned the ball 16 yards setting the Lions up at the Bears 35-yard line.
The life of the Bears seemed to go out of the team as Chandler limped off the field and then James Stewart broke three tackles to get into the endzone on a 23-yard run. The score extended the Lions lead to 17-7 late in the third quarter.
However, the fourth quarter belonged to the home team as the Bears scored ten points in the final 2:33 of regulation and were able to force an extra session.
Some questionable decisions by the Lions led to Edinger's forty-yard field goal that broke the Bears eight-game losing steak and improved the team's overall record to 3-8.
"Nobody wants to see their name in the record books next to a statistic like that," Jauron said. "This team has tried hard all year. They've been so close and things just didn't go our way. Today it felt as if the tide was beginning to turn. We made some mistakes but we were able to come back. That hasn't happened for us in quite a while."
It's the Bears first win since Sept. 15 when Jay Feely missed a 46-yard field goal wide left, which gave the Bears a 14-13 win over the Falcons.


text:
Reports that scientists are working on a test to determine who is at risk for Alzheimer's may sound like a medical breakthrough, but the chances are slim that hordes will roll up their sleeves to provide the necessary blood sample.
For at least a decade, there's been a test for Huntington's, the incurable, hereditary disease that combines aspects of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Schizophrenia. And yet, only 10 – to 20 per cent of people at risk for HD have been tested, according to University of Alberta health care expert Timothy Caulfield. "The majority of individuals simply don't want to know," explains Caulfield, especially since there is no cure for HD or Alzheimer's.
Our squeamishness goes beyond fearing a disease that is likely to kill us. A Harris/Decima poll released this week indicates that 55 per cent of Canadians won't even talk about end of life care. The poll, which was conducted for the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, found that "being afraid of death," an unwillingness to "upset family members," and being "creeped out" were primary reasons to avoid preparing an Advance Care Directive, leaving instructions about resuscitation – or not – if they are to stop breathing or go into cardiac arrest.
Besides dying, the "spectrum of discussions that people don't want to have," says psychologist Keith Wilson of the University of Ottawa, includes when to give up driving the car, move into assisted living, or register as organ donors. By contrast, "people who are young and healthy are generally comfortable about talking about [end of life] as an abstraction," he says, because they have "little awareness about what it might be like in the actual circumstances."
Theoretical discussions about the long goodbye come to an abrupt halt, though, when there's a sudden death. In the midst of such tragedies, decisions made with youthful invincibility can provide solace to grieving survivors. After champion freestyle skier Sarah Burke died, at 29, in a training accident, her family donated some of her organs so that others could live, and then made a public statement, encouraging people to sign up as donors. And a good thing, too. Canada's record of 15.54 deceased donors per million people is paltry – even shameful – considering the need and the fact that countries such as Spain have double our rate of organ donation. Our numbers are increasing – up from 514 donors in 2011 to 540 in 2012 – but the improvement is slight.
I signed one of those little white donor cards with the green trim when renewing my driver's licence, put it in my wallet and forgot about it. So did Michael Curran, publisher of the Ottawa Business Journal. But then his son Emerson, a University of Ottawa philosophy student, suffered massive head injuries in a fight at a house party, and was airlifted in critical condition to an Edmonton hospital. As he and his wife flew to their son's deathbed, Ms. Curran recalled a conversation about the afterlife with Emerson, and how he had signed an organ donor card. For the Currans, honouring their son's wishes became more than a living act of generosity – it continues to give them solace and a cause.
"Within two weeks of Emerson's death," Mr. Curran said in a telephone interview, "about a hundred of his friends got together in a local diner in Ottawa and 75 of them signed up to be organ donors."
As for Mr. Curran, he retains his shrivelled green-and-white donor card as a keepsake from his university days, but he and his wife have done something far more effective: They've gone online to beadonor.ca and registered in an accessible database. And so have I. Next step: having the tough conversation about an Advance Care Directive.
This is the second in an occasional series about preparing for the inevitable.Report Typo/Error
Follow @semartin71on Twitter:


text:
Benvenuti nella pagina del forum italiano dedicata a Tim!Questo è il link per il vecchio topic: http://forum.keanemusic.com/t/328.aspx
Non è ovviamente possibile rendere pieno onore a Tim e al suo dono per la musica con una semplice immagine, ma da qualche parte bisogna pur cominciare...Credits: Alex Lake
Potrei dilungarmi sugli innumerevoli pregi di quest'uomo, scrittore, compositore, bassista, pianista, cantante, chitarrista e sperimentatore...esprimere tutto il mio entusiasmo per i suoi momenti di passione mentre suona, mentre si scatena nella sua classica "timdance"... rinnovare il mio sollievo per tutti i traumi cranici evitati durante i suoi scapocciamenti mentre suona il suo piano...o potrei addirittura partire con una delle mie sviolinate imbarazzanti...ma preferisco per il momento evitare...Ah dimenticavo...il nome del topic...Beh mi è venuto in mente ripensando ad una parte del video di Strangers, quando il cameraman chiede a Tom se puo' dare un voto a Tim in una scala da 1 a 10. Tim si sbilancia con un... I want 11 out of 10 because I'm soooo sexy, e Tom allora conferma che il suo amore per Tim arriva fino a 11 . Condivido.
Riporto e aggiorno
la lista delle canzoni cantate da Tim, che avevo scritto nel vecchio
topic. Mi dispiacerebbe perderne traccia...
Inserisco a parte le canzoni di Mt. Desolation
* * * * * * * * *
* *
* * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Mt. Desolation
non Keane/Mt. Desolation
Di recente è stata data la
possibilità ai fans asiatici di fare delle domande a ciascun membro
della band su Facebook. Queste sono le risposte che ha dato Tim:
Q. Tim, don't you think about composing film music? Music is really
important in a film, if I could see the film with your music, it would
be fantastic!!
Miho Habuka
A. That's a good question. I have been asked to do a couple of things.
The problem is it's incredibly time-consuming and I hardly have enough
time to write songs for Keane when we're touring! Also I feel that it's a
very specialised area and I need to learn more about it. I do sometimes
have ideas for instrumental pieces, and have recorded one or two of
them - I think they sound ok! So I hope to do something one day.
Q. What is your favorite Asian food?
Bert Manalo
A. Well, I'm not an expert but I have to say that I absolutely love
eating sashimi when we're in Japan. It feels very pure. I remember the
first time we went to Tokyo our record label took us to quite a fancy
restaurant and the waiter came out with a fish that was still twitching!
It was slightly alarming, but it doesn't get much fresher than that…!
Q. To Tim, what do you think about cows?
Patt Path
A. I love cows. When I was a boy I had a polaroid photo of a cow that I
took on my bedroom wall for many, many years. She was trying to lick the
camera I think! I love going to see the cows being milked at our local
farm, and there's a beef herd that grazes along the river next to my
house. They're very gentle animals, and I think their digestive systems
are one of the wonders of the natural world.
Q. Why are most of your songs about melanholy and struggles? Even the
upbeat ones are somehow sad and tragic. Don't get me wrong. I love your
songs and cant wait to hear you play them live!
Bee Bucao
A. It's hard to say. You might just argue that I'm a melancholy sort of
guy! But it's probably not quite that simple. The songs I like tend to
be sad ones, so I've probably just grown up thinking that's what a good
pop songs should be. I remember Thom Yorke saying that our generation
was part of a "culture of complaint", which I think is true generally. I
suspect it may be something to do with the fact in the UK that we
haven't been blighted by world wars and serious hardship for the last 60
years or so - so there's not so much of a genuine need to keep the
spirits up and distract people from everyday misery and fear like there
was for people in the first half of the 20th century, and indeed people
dealing with the fallout from WW2. It's a theory, anyway…! On a personal
level, I just find those sorts of songs more interesting. I think
sadness tends to be more complex than happiness.
Sono disposta ad aspettare anche tutta la vita per una colonna sonora composta da Tim Rice-Oxley! Spero davvero che un giorno riesca a trovare il tempo per lavoraci su seriamente."I love going to see the cows being milked at our local
farm, and there's a beef herd that grazes along the river next to my
house. They're very gentle animals, and I think their digestive systems
are one of the wonders of the natural world." Fossi in lui eviterei di rivelare particolari così scabrosi .
dell'intervista Teresa! Questa domanda sulle mucche mi ha fatto venire
in mente l'intervista di Tom a Tim del 2008, quando a 0.35 Tom chiede
"What do you think of cows". Non so se è stato un caso, o se il fan
asiatico voleva semplicemente controllare che nel frattempo la versione
di Tim non fosse cambiata .Ecco il video per chi se lo fosse perso...Credo, anzi sono sicura, di non averlo mai scritto qui, ma amo quest'uomo.
intervista a Tim (del 7 ottobre) a cura di Keanemusic. Mi sembra
impossibile che la prima cosa che gli viene in mente quando gli viene
chiesto come userà il tempo a sua disposizione tra un tour e l'altro, è
fare il bucato e andare dal dentista . Ci dovrebbe invece essere un
codice etico pro-fantimmica che gli vieta di farci sapere quella cosa
della jacuzzi ghiacciata...ok ci son cose migliori, pero'
comunque...Vabbè scusate, era per dire due stupidaggini. E l'agitazione
pre-concertistica...ecco l'intervista.
In bocca al lupo per il dentista, Tim!
Q. Hello Tim! How are you?
A. Very well thanks. I did a huge walk around Bangkok this afternoon and my feet are aching. Q. Where are you right now?
A. I'm on the plane flying home from Thailand. We'll be at home for a
few days and then off to Beirut and into the European tour. Q. So, you've been out in Asia for 10 days now, how's it all going?
A. It has been a really great tour. Everyone has been very welcoming and
friendly. I also feel like I've been able to see a bit more of some of
the cities we've visited than usual. We have met some interesting people
and had some great times. Q. How have the shows been so far?
A. The crowds have been great and I think we have played really well.
They've been big shows too, which makes us feel pretty special. We've
also thrown in some songs we haven't played for a while, like The Lovers
Are Losing and Snowed Under, which keeps us on our toes. Q. The crowds look great from Richard's photos.
A. Yes they've been incredibly enthusiastic, a lot of smiling faces and some very loud singing along…! Q. With a show every other day and quite large distances
between them, presumably you're spending quite a lot of time travelling?
A. The travelling has definitely been intense. A lot of flying and a lot
of time spent in vans to and from airports and venues. Jakarta has the
most mental traffic we've experienced so far...! Q. What do you tend to do while you're on planes?
A. I usually read - I've just finished Tropic of Capricorn by Henry
Miller, and have moved on to Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. If the
flight's a bit longer I might get stuck into a bit of Modern Family or
Mad Men. Q. You're also visiting some places that Keane haven't been before - have you been able to do any sightseeing?
A. I've done plenty of sightseeing, or at least managed to get a taste
of something cultural, in most places. That has been really brilliant
actually, because it's frustrating when you go somewhere exciting and
exotic and leave without feeling you've seen anything apart from the
hotel and the venue. We did karaoke in Taipei, experienced Gangnam Style
first-hand in Seoul, ate a lot of sushi at the restaurant which
inspired the big fight scene in Kill Bill in Tokyo, had an ice-cold
jacuzzi in Jakarta (OK, that was just me), and visited the Grand Palace
and took a long boat along the river in Bangkok. Among many other
things. It has been a lot of fun. Q. When you get back, you only have a couple of weeks before the European tour starts. What will you do during that time off?
A. I think it's six days until we fly to Beirut, so there's not a lot of
time. I'll mainly be dealing with a big pile of laundry from this tour,
and doing exciting things like going to the dentist. Wish me luck. Q. And presumably you're looking forward to the European dates and rounding off the year with the UK arena tour?
A. Yes, it's pretty much our busiest year ever I think. These few months
are particularly intense, in the best possible way. I feel like we're
having fun and playing really well, so it's great to be busy right up
until Christmas. The European tour is easily the most extensive we've
ever done, with a lot of new places, and it will be a real treat to be
back in arenas in the UK playing the Strangeland songs.
Faccio onore al video postato da Teresa qui http://forum.keanemusic.com/t/22205.aspx?PageIndex=8 con questa gif...
My love for Tim goes up to 11!
(credits lo staff di keanemusic)
Altre immagini di Tim dal blog di Amsterdam...
santo cielo! guarda che roba questo spread!
dove è la pagina del sudoku?
Oddio Tim in giro per Beirut a bordo di una vespa è me-ra-vi-glio-so! Non posso fare a meno di pensare alla canzone dei Lunapop "50 special", se Tim vuole fare un giro sui colli bolognesi ci adoperiamo... (le mie facoltà mentali sono degradate, scusate).
Roby attenta sempre alla mia stabilità mentale con le foto dei Keane in generale, e in particolare quelle di Tim..
Non si puo'....ASSASSINO!!
sim163: Non si puo'....ASSASSINO!!
sim163:Roby attenta sempre alla mia stabilità mentale con le foto dei Keane in generale, e in particolare quelle di Tim..Non si puo'....ASSASSINO!!
blueberrynight:E qui non aveva ancora iniziato ad umidificarsi .
.Laura.:Mi sono sempre chiesta a cosa pensi e cosa provi in momenti come questo... (anche se forse è meglio non chiederselo)...
Qualche altra immagine dai Q Awards (credits: whoever took it)
Credits: Lia Toby/ WENN ---> Click per ingrandire.
Grazie Alessio!
Ecco il Best del 2012 per Tim.
1. Favourite album of 2012?
Cat Power - Sun. Very sultry and soulful.
2. Favourite single?
Solange Knowles - Losing You. This song (and video) blew my mind.
3. Best gig you saw?
Bruce Springsteen in Barcelona. He played Racing In The Street. What more can I say?
4. Best gig you played?
Maybe Paraguay. 13,000 people on a beautiful warm evening in South America. Doesn't get much better than that.
5. Best film you saw?
Moonrise Kingdom.
6. Best journey you made?
Driving through the snowy Austrian mountains towards Ljubljana was a beautiful morning on the bus.
7. Best TV show you watched?
Probably the BBC Imagine documentary about Bridge over Troubled Water. Very, very inspiring.
8. Best book you read?
I loved The Dinner by Herman Koch. A slightly strange and surprising book.
9. Best meal you ate?
Jesse's friends Rich and Erica took us to an incredibly low-key street
food place in an alley in Bangkok. Simple but both exciting and
10. Best thing you bought yourself?
One of the reproduction G-Plan sofas that Hemingway Design have just done. I didn't think I would ever get so excited about a sofa. Should I be worried? >>>>> Un divano???
11. Best thing someone else bought for you?
Somebody in São Paulo (I'm sorry, I can't remember who) gave me a model
train which I love. It's now sitting on top of a speaker in my studio.
12. Best website you visited or app/podcast you downloaded?
damnyouautocorrect.com. Read it and weep.
13. Best thing that happened in 2012 for Keane?
It's kind of obvious, but being number 1 again really was amazing.
Strangeland was hard work to make and it was a very rewarding and
emotional moment when it topped the charts.
14. Best thing that happened in 2012 for you?
Rediscovering my love of being a tourist. I want to spend the rest of my life travelling and learning.
15. Finally, what are you looking forward to in 2013?
Travelling and learning!
Mi rammarico di non aver risposto prima....(senti come sono poetica oggi!!)
blueberrynight:10. Best thing you bought yourself?
One of the reproduction G-Plan sofas that Hemingway Design have just
done. I didn't think I would ever get so excited about a sofa. Should I
be worried? >>>>> Un divano???
blueberrynight:5. Best film you saw?
Moonrise Kingdom.
12. Best website you visited or app/podcast you downloaded?
damnyouautocorrect.com. Read it and weep.
Approfitto per postare qui sotto una foto che ha recentemente inserito Jesse sul suo twitter, con un messaggio che dice pressappoco..."ecco qui un qualcheccosina/pensierino per tutte le signore..." e perbacco!!! chiamalo un pensierino!!
sim163: Mi rammarico di non aver risposto prima....(senti come sono poetica oggi!!) blueberrynight:10. Best thing you bought yourself?
One of the reproduction G-Plan sofas that Hemingway Design have just
done. I didn't think I would ever get so excited about a sofa. Should I
be worried? >>>>> Un divano??? Si, ma è vintage...questo spiega tutto.... http://www.gplanvintage.co.uk/The-Story/Non devo pensare a quel divano. blueberrynight:5. Best film you saw?
Moonrise Kingdom. Ho forse visto film migliori nell'ultimo anno, ma questo l'ho guardato qualche mese fa ed è veramente mooolto carino. Bravo Tim! blueberrynight:
12. Best website you visited or app/podcast you downloaded?
damnyouautocorrect.com. Read it and weep. Ho
controllato il sito...e approvo anche perché mi è capitato
svariate volte di ricevere messaggi bizzarri (o di inviarne...) blueberrynight: La quoto...anche io sono rimasta alla fine con un senso di disagio, mah..Approfitto per postare qui sotto una foto che ha recentemente inserito Jesse sul suo twitter, con un messaggio che dice pressappoco..."ecco qui un qualcheccosina/pensierino per tutte le signore..." e perbacco!!! chiamalo un pensierino!!