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Hi, frineds, m here with one OS – Rakhi. But you know me very well.......Ialways coming with stupid one..........so here another stupid OS from me.......and there is also no need to tell that bare with my ridiculous mistakes........mistakes n me – we are bf-gf, never separated........and one more thing, I wrt this Os, almost in 15min, toh mistake hona to obvious hai!!!!!!
Friends, m not satisfied with the Os name 'Rakhi'. Plz also suggest a suitable name after read.
So here it is------------------
:::::: Rakhi ::::::
We are together since the day he was born. I took him in my small hands, my dad supported and help me to held him closer to mine........he opened his tiny eyes and smiled at me........ I kissed on his cheek, I love you.
I remembered that day, when he said, Maa. I was so happy..... I called mom quickly.......... I danced..... I celebrated that day with my favourite chocolate.....but that was the beginning....... I was happier, when he called me 'Di' for first time.....there was another celebration.
As days passed by, both of us grew older and our relationship too. We used to fight with each other ....... irritate each other......and also love each other......... He used to pull my hair and I used to screw his ear!
He shouts, "MAAAAA, dekhoooo, Di mujhe maar rahi hai!!!!" We were crazy kids......our parents frustrated with us.........we used to enjoy their facial expression and laughs. we share a most loveble love-hate relationship in the world..........the relationship of brother-sister.
Years passed......we grew up and became mature...........we still fought to each other, but not like before.........we are best friend then........I was his biggest advisor.
Day by day he became a handsome boy, his plus point was his cute dimple smile and his voice........he was a very good singer. Me ....... yes, only for me, he joined nearby music school.........because, I want to see him as a singer, just like my Shaan. Yes, I love Shaan......he always caught me.....actually interrupted in between me and my Shaan's secret conversation.
His voice was really melodious.........more sweeter than Shaan.
He was an intelligent student..........always grabbed first or second position on the class. My bro......was an allrounder. Thank you God........ I always thanked him for given me such a sweet brother.
But our nokh-jhok .....leg pull still continued...........
"toooh....aaj mere bhai ne kitne ladkiyon ko propose kia??"
"DIIIII......aap bhi na. Aaj rakhi ke din bhi aisi baat kar rahe ho!" He blushed.
OH MY GOD!!!!!! My bro blushed!!!!!
"Isska matlab zarur koi pasand aayi college me. Hmm???"
"haan, Di. par bhi tak maine usse puch nahi."
"toh kab puchega???"
"audition ke baad" he held my hand, "Di, I want to be a BIG singer......I want to fulfill your dream. Pehle main ek playback kar loon...phir."
I hug him......my eyes become moist..........he is the best brother of the world.
Almost two and half months passed.....I just entered my work-world........and he was second year of college. November 30th was his audition date. We........means our parents and bro decided to go to Mumbai............I was trainee then, so it was impossible to manage a week holiday.
I bid them from station.
"I love you Di.....I miss u."
"I miss you too." I hugged him, "accha, sun.......call me first after you reached the station....and take care of yourself..........and most important, no chatpata khana...OK!! Mom-dad......plz be strict with him."
The train whistled.
"bye beta" "bye Di"
"bye.........apna aur mom-dad ka khayal rakhna".
Next day night........... I was waiting for their call. My cell buzzed.
"Diiiiiiiiii......aap kaisi ho?"
"m fine......tu kaisa hai..........mom-dad kaise hai?"
Suddenly I heard some sound of firecracker........... "what is the sound?"
"I dont know Di..........may be – AAAAAAAAAA DIIIIIIIIIIII –"
The call disconnected.
The number you have trying to call is currently switched off.
It passed almost two hours...........I banged my cell on the bed.
Suddenly our landline ringing..............I just snatched the cradle..........
"Di, are you Gunjan Sharma??? Please, switch on your TV." A very sweet feminine voice from opposite side.
"yes. but who are you? Why- "
" I am your brother's class mate." She disconnected the call.
I rushed.
CST was attacked by two gunmen, one, was later caught alive by the police and identified by eyewitnesses. The attacks began around 21:30 when the two men entered the passenger hall and opened fire, using AK-47 rifles. The attackers killed 58 people and injured 104 others, their assault ending at about 22:45. Security forces and emergency services arrived shortly afterwards. The two gunmen --------------
I knelt down..........I was deaf and dumb........continue tears wetting my tee.........and searching my family........my bro......my life on small scene.
Two year passed.............today is again Rakhi..............and I stood numb in front of his photo.........he's smiling, his big chocolate brown eyesfull with mischief.........
"you miss me Di???"
"yes, I miss you...........I miss you Mayank......... I miss you bro."
"dont cry Di. I love you." I feel pair of hands hug me from behind, "I love you Di."
"I love you too."
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0 points for the first who guesses what game is next to be practically impossible to get (like lego indiana jones PAL now)
0 points for the first who guesses what game is next to be practically impossible to get (like lego indiana jones PAL now)
Just looked on eBay lots on the and there cheap
Hopefully to the last level!! Gotta make these recent hackers earn their way!!:p
BTW...The game couldn't be THAT bad, right? I mean, Nintendo let it (the game) get released, right? They have NEVER let a turd of a game hit market yet...
Link: The Faces of Evil / Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon / Zelda's Adventure (CD-i). I would rather scoop my eyes out with a rusty spoon if they required you to play it for more than ten minutes.
That is a very interesting link, LiNkZoR. I had never heard of those games either, or read that history of the split between Nintendo and Sony.
It appears this will be a PAL-only exploit:
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looks like im ok then lol mine is PAL
Looks like i dont have to scoop my eyes out with a rusty spoon then. I dont remember how i found out about thoose games, but i would also like to have them since i got almost every other zelda game except for wind waker and the ones for the DS but i do have a gold majoras mask and the gameboy ones. This is off-topic by why is the text below the avatar bold on somepeople but not on others?


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AUGUSTA — Australians began the third round of the Masters tournament holding four spots among the top-13, the most of any nation except five players from the U.S. That included leader Jason Day and one of the players tied for second, Marc Leishman.
When the round ended, an Aussie no longer held the lead as Day bogeyed his last two holes for a 73 and Leishman stumbled to a head-spinning 72, with five birdies and five bogeys. Scott was the only one to break par with a 69.
But Day, Leishman and Adam Scott are still in position to end the streak of a player from their country never having won the Masters, since they're among the five players tied for fourth or higher. Scott is alone in third behind co-leaders Brandt Snedeker and Angel Cabrera and Leishman, one shot behind, and Day are tied for fourth at 5-under, two back.
Scott and Leishman will be paired together on Sunday, in the next-to-last group. Day will play a group ahead of them with Matt Kuchar.
It will be the final test — this year.
"Hasn't happened before ... no one's won it yet so this is our best chance," Leishman said.
Ah, yes ... the Aussie Jinx at Augusta National. No one needs tell Scott, Day or Leishman anything about it, because they're never allowed to forget. CBS wasn't 30 minutes into its broadcast when it threw up a graphic with the five times an Australian has finished second at the Masters: Greg Norman twice, Jack Newton and Day and Scott, when they tied for second in 2011, sharing the clubhouse lead until Charl Schwartzel blew past them with four closing birdies.
Other Australians such as Robert Allenby, David Graham, Stuart Appleby and Steve Elkington were shut out at Augusta despite success elsewhere.
When the current three hopefuls did their post-round interview sessions, the Australian goose egg at Augusta came up on the third question to Scott, the fourth question to Day and the fifth question to Leishman.
Is it fair that the current crop of young Australians carry the burden for countrymen of another generation, when Day is only 25, Leishman 29 and Scott 32? After all, they'll have more than enough chances in the future.
"It's just a fact," Scott said about the lack of an Australian winner in the Masters despite numerous close calls. "You can't not deal with it. We've got another great chance. A couple of us had a look at it a couple years ago and three of us are right there knocking on the door tomorrow. There's no better time to ever have to deal with that question again, than if you go out and play good tomorrow."
Scott was the most solid of the three in the third round, making only one bogey and hitting 15 greens — despite missing nine fairways.
"The course was tricky," Scott said. "The greens were firming out and getting faster. You had to be careful where you attacked. I drove it fairly well but a couple of steps in the [second cut]. I had to be cautious out of the (second cut) and that wasn't a bad way to play today."
Day, who made 12 pars in a row, birdied No. 13 to regain the lead, but let it slip with two closing bogeys, also agreed that the burden needed to be looked at as an wide-open window.
"It's a great opportunity for all of us to be the first," Day said. "There have been some great, so many Aussies in the past that have an opportunity to win the Masters, and fell a little bit short. If it happens tomorrow, that's great. If it doesn't, then we're going to keep plugging away."
Leishman began the day at 5-under. He got his score to 6-under four times, then gave it back each time.
"I think 72 is a pretty good score," he said. "It's not an awesome score by any means but I have a really good chance tomorrow."


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On 7 January Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) celebrated the 'Thank You' initiative of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, by holding a special ceremony for employees, construction workers and contractors. 10,000 workers gathered at the Al Taweelah-based smelter to be thanked for their hard work and dedication in contributing to the prosperity of the nation. Sheikh Mohammed's initiative is supported by HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, along with the rulers of all the Emirates.Sheikh Mohammed's 'Thank You' campaign was launched to coincide with his Accession Day, with the focus in celebrating all the people who work in the UAE. He said: "We want to thank all the workers and let them know their services are valued and respected: they make our lives in the UAE better. Their efforts ensure that the UAE remains a haven and peaceful oasis where people can thrive and prosper."The ceremony was presided over by Saeed Fadhel Al Mazrooei, President and CEO of EMAL and Yusuf Abdullah Bastaki, Vice President Projects, along with all senior EMAL executives. Mr Al Mazrooei, addressing the crowd, which consisted of many cultures, nationalities and ages, acknowledged the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in making EMAL and the UAE such a success. "EMAL, as we saw at this celebration, is a large family and it is only by working together have we been able to turn a bare patch of desert into one of the world's largest aluminium smelters. Our family extends its gratitude to the leaders of the country who provide us with the vision and guidance in all we do, and to the local community around Al Taweelah for their support. During the ceremony the three best performing contractors in health and safety received award. At the end of the ceremony gifts were distributed to all workers by the CEO and the senior management team and then the whole crowd was invited for a healthy breakfast. Bastaki commented: "EMAL holds regular gatherings of it staff, but on this occasion it was specifically dedicated to convey the thanks of Sheikh Mohammed. The workers have the appreciation of all of us."
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Theodore Allegra: Airstrikes by Russia and the Asad regime are the cause of this devastation, and they are the cause of this suffering…These shocking acts in Aleppo beg for an appropriate investigation and those who commit them must be held accountable.Read more
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What an amazing couple of weeks it's been since I wrote my midlife crisis post, "Should I Stay or Should I Go," and asked the question, "What should I do with my industry-specific blog now that I want to create different content?" on the Internet love of my life, Focus.com. Besides blog comments from friends and strangers, my angst went global (I got email from Sweden – Daniel Wood, who is a great sales and motivation blogger). I spoke to people at length. Just yesterday, I was talking on the phone about my midlife crisis with Gary S. Hart, who is a sales blogger as well. The consensus is to keep The Funnelholic brand. Whether you delivered the message via phone or Web, thanks to everyone who gave your input.
Here is what I decided: The Funnelholic stays, and I will write about whatever floats my boat. The entire process became a real awakening for me about why I blog. It's because I love it. If I lose some readers, I have to live with it. If I started writing about things I don't care about, then The Funnelholic would fail anyway.
Here's what I've learned from the whole episode:
- If you have no passion, then your blog will suck. It was cool to discover that people really like reading The Funnelholic. I have loved creating content for this blog, and I continue to love writing on it. That may be the most important thing I learned: people can feel your passion.
- If you have no passion, your "social-media" presence will suck. The comment above is also true about your social media bearing. As Focus.com builds, you can see people who love what they are doing answering questions with gusto. If it pains you to write or talk about it, find a new career path. You've lost your passion.
- Writing helps you solidify your ideology. I have all this stuff in my head about business, marketing, sales and so forth. Writing about it – on The Funnelholic, as a guest blogger elsewhere, on Focus.com – helps me coalesce my thoughts and properly organize my beliefs.
- The personal online brand revolution is on. I built a brand, and the brand has a following. That was cool – and it's something I shouldn't start again from square one. Steve Woods and I talked about this idea years ago. He said: "There will be a new type of talent, an Internet free-agent superstar. In some cases, companies may hire because they want that person associated with their brand." Interesting. I am not Chris Brogan, but I've got something.
Thanks to everyone for their kind words and thoughtful advice.
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Authorities suspend search for fisherman after 42-foot scallop boat sinks near Provincetown
Authorities have suspended the search for one of two fishermen who were aboard a 42-foot scallop boat that sank about two miles north of Provincetown Sunday.
The "Twinlights'' vessel capsized at about 11:30 a.m. in an area where water depths reach about 190 feet, United States Coast Guard Petty Officer Robert Simpson said Sunday afternoon. The boat is believed to have become entangled in fishing gear, causing it to sink, he said.
One man, who is believed to have been on the deck of the boat when it sank, was rescued by a nearby lobster boat called the "Glutton,'' which called the Coast Guard to tell them about the sinking boat, Simpson said.
Another man, who is believed to have been inside the pilot house of the boat that sunk, has not been found, he said.
The search for him was suspended at about 10:40 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.
Coast Guard and State Police used a helicopter, vessels and a dive team to search according to Simpson.
The police dive team made one dive Sunday afternoon but was unable to find the missing man or the boat, he said. The team plans to dive again Monday.
Simpson said the search crews had covered more than 80 square-miles and, except for the dive team, they continued to search for the man Sunday evening, when the water's temperature was measured to be about 49 degrees, the air temperature was about 46 degrees and the wind was about 15 knots.


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CHARITIES need more business-minded volunteers to meet growing demands for help in the age of austerity, says the newly-elected New Forest Trust chairman.
William Ziegler is looking for new talent to help the trust support organisations that strive to conserve the flora, fauna and Commoning practices of the New Forest, many of which have seen Government funding cut in recent years.
The trust has generated almost £100,000 for conservation work since launching its Visitor Gifting Scheme in 2006.
Mr Ziegler said: "Given the trend in reduced funding from the Government, I think our value to the Forest will increase.
"While the New Forest Trust has always benefited from a core membership of passionate trustees, we have identified a need for some specific skills as we grow.
"It's essential that we make ourselves more professional, and what we need in order to do that is a bit of fresh blood with business expertise."
Mr Ziegler is a third generation New Forester and has been involved in several local organisations, including serving 10 years as the chairman of the New Forest Association – one of the world's oldest conservation bodies.
He succeeds Richard Manley, who was at the helm of the New Forest Trust for eight years and oversaw the introduction of the Visitor Gifting Scheme, which has funded many projects to improve conservation and the education of visitors to the New Forest.
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Could a genetically modified apple designed not to go brown after slicing be the apple industry's panacea?
Neil Carter, an Okanagan apple grower who runs a small biotechnology company seeking U.S. approval of the specialty apple, says his innovation could boost apples into the top ranks of the snack-food stratosphere and open a much-needed lifeline for North American growers if regulators approve the technology.
"If more people don't consume, growers aren't going to survive," said Mr. Carter, the president of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, based in Summerland, B.C. "If we could just get everybody to eat one more pound of apples per year that would translate into a big benefit to the apple industry," he said.
The real question is whether consumers will see enough benefit to bite into apples bred for their anti-browning traits with no additional nutritional bonus.
While the biotech industry has had significant success in agriculture, it has historically been the result of targeting farmers with innovations that offer savings, ease, environmental benefits, or a combination of those. Innovations that benefit other parts of the value chain - such as the tomatoes engineered to ripen more slowly that became the first GM crop approved in the U.S. in 1992 - have also been successful.
Mr. Carter's apple, called the Arctic, is one of the first products to land in the regulatory queue that has been modified to benefit consumers. There's no precedent to indicate whether the anti-browning feature is likely to add up to enough benefit to outweigh consumers' reservations about genetically modified foods, said David Sparling, a professor of agri-food innovation and regulation at the Richard Ivey School of Business.
"We're starting to see the first products coming out that have consumer benefits, but we're not quite at really significant consumer benefits," he said. "One thing holding biotech back is there hasn't been that big winner for consumers."
Mr. Carter, whose company is comprised of five people, has been chipping at that goal for more than a decade.
In 1998, the company licensed technology from government-funded researchers in Australia who figured out how to shut off the gene responsible for inducing browning in raw, cut potatoes. Buoyed by the market resurgence enjoyed by pre-washed baby carrots, Mr. Carter adapted the technology to function in apples, hoping it would give growers a premium product that fetched higher margins.
Over the decade it has taken for Mr. Carter to get the Arctic apple into a promising position with regulators, apples have seen somewhat of a resurgence - cut and packaged, they are becoming popular snack foods with children, air travellers and health-conscious patrons of McDonald's restaurants. To keep them from going brown, packers mist the sliced apples with an anti-oxidant spray.
Mr. Carter said using his GM variety, which is "one of the safest apples in the world," would cut the costs of that process.
And while his application for approval pertains to Delicious and McIntosh varieties, the technology could work in any apple, he said.
Among squeezed apple growers in Ontario, where 45 per cent of Canada's apples are produced, there is definite curiosity.
"We're in serious trouble," said Brian Gilroy, head of the Ontario Apple Growers' association. Growers have never planted GM apples, but "we're trying to find varieties that will return profit to growers," Mr. Gilroy said.
A determinate of the GM apple's success will be the cost compared to non-modified varieties, some of which have been conventionally bred for their innate anti-browning traits.
Jim Brandle, CEO of the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, said Mr. Carter's technology could be a tough sell when anti-browning is "available virtually for free" in Eden-brand apples. "What they need is perhaps a more compelling trait other than apple-browning," he said. "Maybe it has to be more nutritious and healthy," he said, adding: "If you could make bacon that wasn't bad for your heart, that'd be something."
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Brooklyn Dodgers great Sandy Koufax isn't the only native son to strike out with alleged $50 billion Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff.
According to court filings released last week, the borough's victims run the gamut from the well-known, like Fred Wilpon, the Brooklyn-born owner of the New York Mets, to the comparatively obscure, like a Flatbush investor who enjoyed returns of close to 20 percent annually – until the alleged house of cards collapsed in December.
Madoff clients contacted by this paper were reticent to speak, but those who agreed said they never had an inkling of impropriety.
"Bernie Madoff [Investment Securities] was the most trustworthy of all the investment firms. I mean, look at the list of people who went with him," the Flatbush investor said. "So my initial reaction was shock."
The investor, who wished to remain anonymous, said that back in 1992 when he first invested with Madoff, he was exceedingly cautious.
"After I made my first investment, I let time go by, and I requested a check. Within a week, I got a check. Then, I waited another few months, I asked for another check. No problem," the person said.
The investor said he enjoyed annual returns just under 20 percent, with 10 percent being the lowest. "Things seemed very good, from 1992 – until Dec. 11, 2008," the person said. On Dec. 11, Madoff allegedly admitted that his investment firm was essentially a Ponzi scheme. He now faces criminal and civil court cases, while many of his victims face uncertain financial futures.
Institutions, trusts, trustees, agents and individuals are among the 13,567 customer accounts on the list. No dollar amounts were included in the 162-page list made as part of a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. More than 5,000 accounts were in New York State, with over 100 having Brooklyn addresses.
The Brooklyn College Foundation, an entity that raises money for the college, received a donation that was invested with Madoff in 1991, at the discretion of the donor. The gift, which endows one scholarship, today totals $336,000.
Andrew Sillen, the executive director of the Foundation, said its exposure is minimal, amounting to less than one percent of its assets.
"None of the more than $45 million under the control of the Foundation's investment committee were placed with Madoff Securities," Sillen said in a statement.
Last August, the college's investment committee decided not to invest more money with Madoff's firm. "The committee was skeptical due to Madoff's unwillingness to provide transparency or discuss his philosophy, process, or strategy, which provided unrealistically high positive returns every year," Sillen said.
Also on the list is the Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province, a Roman Catholic community of priests and brothers, appearing on the client list as the Redemptorist Fathers of New York, located at 7509 Shore Road in Bay Ridge. The group refused to say how much it invested, but said that the returns were used to "fund Catholic school scholarships for inner city children, to train future priests and brothers, to care for our elderly members, and to fund other pastoral ministries."
"It is with sadness in our hearts that the Redemptorists must acknowledge that some of the good works and ministries of the Province may now be reduced, suspended or cancelled due to the loss of funds," the group said in a statement. "The Redemptorists' prayers are with all who were adversely impacted by this unfortunate turn of events, They include Mr. Madoff and his family in their prayers as well."
Other notable names include the Brooklyn Cyclones, who made the list through Brooklyn Baseball Company and Coney Island Baseball, the business entities that own the Mets farm team. The late Howard Squadron, the prominent attorney and father of freshman state Senator Daniel Squadron, is also on the list. At press time, Squadron did not return a call for comment.
A Fort Greene investor said news of the scandal was a complete shock.
"We were in it for 10 years. We got regular statements that were incredibly detailed. We declared every cent on our taxes," said the investor, who requested anonymity. "Our accountant reviewed everything every year and found nothing wrong."
An initial investment of $300,000 generated returns of roughly 10 percent a year – through good or bad times, the person said. "Last year everybody lost money, but Madoff made 3 percent. "We were like, 'How did he do that?'"
Now, the person continued, the answer is becoming clear.
"Very quickly, we made up our minds and said: 'It's gone. What can you do, except get on with your life?'" the Fort Greene investor said. The person's in-laws, meanwhile, have been "totally wiped out" by the disgraced financier. "Our concern is for people in our family who had a lot more invested than we did. "These are people in the 80s."
The news was even more shocking, because Madoff, the person continued, had an incredible reputation which made people feel safe. "He gave the impression of total security," the person said.


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Friday, April 28, 2006Took advantage of the sunny, warm day to renovate this side bed - replaced the single trellis with two matching trellises, one with Clematis 'Princess Diana' and the other with 'Dr. Ruppel'. Also cut back the Caryopteris and spread mushroom compost around them and Loropetalums, then weeded the bed, thinned the lambs' ear, and spready pinestraw.
Wednesday, September 5, 2001Divided some of the lamb's ear and plugged around the edge of this bed. It should have enough time to get established before frost.
Friday, July 20, 2001Planted two caryopteris and three spiraea shrubs in the bed. I had planned to solarize the soil and wait until next spring to plant, but I just couldn't stand the bed being empty.
Monday, July 2, 2001Edged the bed with "walnut" colored landscaping blocks. Hauled in compost to raise the level of dirt.
Friday, June 29, 2001Dug up the irises. Half of them to Katie's, and the remaining half along the back fence.
Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Initial NoteThis is an existing bed on the west side of the drive, currently filled with irises. They're somewhat pretty when they're in bloom, but this bed is boring and ugly the remaining 11 months of the year. It is very poor soil (okay for the irises), but it can't be mulched (because of the irises), and it doesn't transition well to the driveway. All in all in need of a makeover.
Now's the time to dig up the irises and place them somewhere else, (but where?)
Surrounded by hard surfaces and lots of heat radiating from the driveway and brick wall, my goals for this bed are:
1. long-season interest with some soft, cool colors
2. a few pockets of yellow and/or pink to complement the daylilies that will be on the other side of the driveway
3. use some shrubby perennials that can transition to the front beds (when we get them done)
4. use plants that take the radiant heat and the hot air from the dryer vent.
Wednesday, June 20, 2001Ideas for plantings:
Caryopteris/Blue Mist Spirea - already have three growing; with any luck they'll be big enough to set out next spring.
Spirea, probably Bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' - three of these, too
Clematis - two trellises (but which kinds to plant??)
Lamb's Ear to edge the bed
Achillea (Yarrow) in yellow or pink (?) to fill in between the shrubs
Linaria/Butter & Eggs would be nice, but perhaps too much lacy silvery foliage.
Sedum matrona - will probably move my S. matronas from their current spot, since it isn't as well-drained as it should be.
Centranthus macrosiphon - an annual form of centranthus. Not available commercially in the U.S. - may have to try an international source, either purchase or trade.
My only concern is if this will be too much silvery foliage, with the lamb's ears....well, I have some time to mull it over and tweak the plantings before we actually get the bed done.
One other idea - take the broken bird bath and paint/stain it, and fill it with blue and white pansies this winter, then with Cynoglossum, Nemophilia and/or Sisyrinchium next spring to give the impression of water spilling out. I've been wanting to use this piece like that, but I can't really plant much in the middle of the yard, since the dogs will maul any plants.
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Because I grew up in a funeral home, most of my childhood friends colored my world creepy.
Dead people have never given me the creeps, but a few live ones have.
Until a recent Saturday, I don't remember the last time I was "creeped out." Now I do.
Here's what happened:
On weekends, I trade my starched shirt and tie for jeans and a T-shirt. "Happy hour" for some folks is a martini. For me, it's scraping dirt from beneath my fingernails. Digging in the dirt is my cocktail.
With work still waiting at dusk, I climbed on the tractor. Thanks to headlights, I harrowed the ground for the fall crop of sunflowers. As I plopped down to shuck off my boots, I remembered I hadn't turned out the Great Pyrenees dogs or the goats from their feeding pens.
Goats really won't eat tin cans, but they will lick the dogs' platters clean, given a chance.
Flashlight in hand, I trudged to the pasture. During the 100-yard hike, I remembered the problem of snakes killing our chickens. When the dogs and goats scampered out, I flipped the beam over into the chicken yard.
Sure enough, a long, black serpent had our bantams cowered in the corner. Glancing around, I looked for a stick - for anything, really.
So I picked up a rock and hurled it at the 5-footer. Instead of fleeing, the rat snake lunged and latched onto a chicken's thigh.
Setting down the flashlight, trained on the snake, I lunged, too. Grabbing the snake behind its head with my left hand, I used my right to pry the chicken loose from the coiled death grip.
Snakes are mostly muscle, so I had to struggle to get the chicken free. And when I did, it dropped to the ground in a squawking flurry of feathers.
The bantam had barely landed before the hungry and now-angry snake wrapped around my right arm. Squeezing from my wrist to armpit, it had just enough tail left to switch my face.
"What'cha gonna do now?" I wondered.
Stooping, I could see the rescued chicken was not harmed, so I retrieved the flashlight with my spare hand and headed up the hill. Inside the greenhouse, I finally figured out what to do.
Just two weeks earlier, the dogs had bayed a rat snake in the pasture and we had removed it. To me, it looked like the same culprit.
So which would it be: more dead chickens, or the snake?
With some remorse, I contorted my body to reach for a shovel to stomp and sever the snake's head. I hung the snake on the fence. I wanted to see if it was still there at sunrise, or if I had just dreamed this creepy adventure.
As I unlaced my boots for a second time, I noticed the hairs on my arms.
Jeepers, creepers. My skin was crawling.
For a fellow who doesn't know much about liquor, I pondered, "How do you mix a martini?"
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A former middle school and high school band teacher is sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for having a sexual relationship with a student, according to the Northwest Indiana Times.
James Ciammetti, 43, of Oak Lawn, admitted to taking pornographic pictures of the girl in the band room, as well as, sending hundreds of text and chat messages to her.
Police say Ciammetti, a former teacher at Clark Middle/High School in St. John, Indiana, also had sex with the student numerous times.
The student's father found out about the relationship after searching her computer.
Ciammetti was originally charged in Lake County, Indiana on two counts of child molesting, two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and a single count of child solicitation.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was slated to go on trial in August 2009 when he was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors.
Along with his 30-year prison sentence, Ciammetti was also punished by Hammond federal Judge James Moody to 20 years of supervised release.
As part of a plea agreement, Ciammetti pleaded guilty to one county of coercion and enticement of a minor and one count of manufacturing child pornography.
Prosecutors dropped other charges and agreed to forgo the balance of his teacher's retirement account as restitution.


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I'm a music pirate. There I've said it. I've downloaded mp3 files for years. I'm slowing down, I'm paying for 90% of my music today. And ANY music I love, I buy. Immediately. But… There's a problem with the music business, and it's not me. It's streaming.
One of my friends, also a musician, asked me the other day, "Why would I ever buy an album again?" He was waxing poetic on Spotify. YUK.
So here's the problem. The digital distribution process for streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and others, allows them to pay only a fraction of a penny per stream. Sure, they have started a PR campaign to let you see how much they are actually paying overall, but here's the rub with that. 99.5% of all those royalty payments are going to The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, et al, major players with huge catalogs and huge legal teams to protect their client's income streams.
Yes, Spotify would've made Taylor Swift whole if she'd allowed them to stream her new disc, but she knows better. They are killing the financial opportunities for all but the biggest bands. The idea of the democratization of the music business, with the collapse of BIG MUSIC was to allow the indies to sell direct to their fans. Well, that's not quite how it's turned out.
Two big points about my participation in this process.
1. I've never intended to make a living playing music. I have a career, a house and two kids, and a life style that does not involve extended time in mini-vans and crappy hotel rooms.
2. I have only marginally successful tracks on iTunes and other online outlets. Yes, you can still by my physical CDs from CDBaby, but that market has all but gone away.
Still, I should be able to build on my catalog, my small but growing fan base, and continue to grow my income stream from my music. IF, AND ONLY IF, I disallow Spotify and Pandora from streaming my tracks. Here's a recent accounting page from my digital distribution dashboard on CDBaby.
See all those $0.00 sales? Here's how one of the stream sales looks in the details.
Let's see, that's 0.0005 per stream. 100 streams and I'll make a nickel. Um, that's not going to pay for guitar picks.
I'm sure the Rolling Stones are making fine dough off streaming with Jumpin Jack Flash, Sympathy for the Devil, and the rest of their hits. But new indie bands are NOT making jack shit.
Okay, I hear you, that's fine, you say, the money has always been in the touring. Even when majors broke new acts, the bands almost never saw any money from the record sales, they made money on-Tour. The record labels supported the tour and the artist would WORK their asses off, and make a descent living. This is major label artists.
This is also why musicians like Prince took a hiatus and became "the artist formerly known as…" because he was tired of giving all of the cash to his label. And that's why bands you knew and loved often go away. They must give up their band name and start again, or be forced to buy back their catalog from the labels.
So, if Apple Music is about to revolutionize the streaming music business, let's hope they get the royalty portion of the equation right. They've got a killer instal base of paying customers with the iTunes store. And the word is Apple Music is going to kill iTunes Radio.
Let's see your hand, APPLE. The indie artists of the world as well as the future are waiting for you to lead.
- Apple Music: US$9.99/month or US$14.99/month (Family plan for six devices)
- Spotify: £10/month (£30 for five people)
- Google Play Music: £10/month
- Tidal: £10 for 320kbps, £20 for 1411kbps
- Pandora One: $4.99 per month
John McElhenney / aka Buzzie
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NFL Has Contingency Plans In Place For Super Bowl XLVIII In Case Snow Causes Issues
NFL Senior VP/Events Frank Supovitz said the league has contingency plans to delay Super Bowl XLVIII, scheduled for Feb. 2, as much as a week due to weather-related issues. Speaking yesterday after a press briefing in the parking lot of MetLife Stadium to tout the region's preparedness for staging the NFL's first outdoor cold-weather Super Bowl, Supovitz called the chances of a week-long delay "infinitesimal," describing a Hurricane Sandy-type situation as the spark for such a lengthy postponement. The league is also looking at delays of a just a few hours to a day or two depending on weather. Supovitz said the NFL would consider holding the event a day early if the weather forecast determined that was the best route. He added that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would make a final decision. Supovitz said the league is in discussions with Fox, this year's broadcaster, on programming options in the event of a time change. Such discussions have occurred for previous Super Bowls, but those were not as pointed and serious as the current talks (Daniel Kaplan, Staff Writer).
DETAILS ON THE PLANS: Supovitz said that just prior to the game, the field "will be covered by a tarp and the field will be kept warm with blowers under the tarp." In N.Y., Gary Myers reports if it snows during the game, "priority will be given to make sure the yard lines are clear but the field will not be cleared during an offensive drive behind the defense because that would create a competitive advantage for the offense." This is the "same protocol followed for every game." Supovitz: "A little bit of snow during the game would make it all that much more historical and all that much more romantic and all that much more competitive and fun and all that much more visual. There is nothing wrong with a little bit of snow during Super Bowl XLVIII" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 12/19). Supovitz said that any schedule change "would be made 'as late as possible' and would factor in both the fans' ability to get to the game safely as well as an expected television audience of about 160 million." But Supovitz and others associated with staging the game insisted that more than a "year of contingency planning makes such an adjustment extremely unlikely" (Bergen RECORD, 12/19).
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO POSTPONE? CBSSPORTS.com's Will Brinson wrote it "would have to be a MASSIVE snowstorm to keep the Super Bowl from being played on the biggest stage" (CBSSPORTS.com, 12/18). The N.Y. DAILY NEWS' Myers writes any movement off Feb. 2 is "going to force some serious scrambling and some serious second-guessing of the NFL for awarding the Giants and Jets the first outdoor cold-weather Super Bowl if game day has to be switched" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 12/19). The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Josh Dawsey reported that "if needed, 440 salt spreaders, six plows and 30 front-end loader tractors are available to clear the stadium parking lot," and more than 1,000 workers "will be involved." Chutes are "ready to move snow from the stadium's seats." The Aero snow melter, which melts 600 tons of snow an hour, also will be "in place" (WSJ.com, 12/18). In N.Y., James Barron writes this Super Bowl is "not just fighting the forecast for Feb. 2," but also "fighting memories of past Super Bowls that had to cope with snow -- even though the games themselves were played in the snow-free warmth of covered stadiums." Super Bowl Host Committee President & CEO Al Kelly said, "There have been so many questions about the weather that I think we want to make sure that the national audience certainly knows that this region has tremendous assets and resources and knows how to get this done. We keep the markets open every day and the schools open most days, and we'll do a good job Super Bowl week as well" (N.Y. TIMES, 12/19).
A PLAYER WEIGHS IN: Seahawks CB Richard Sherman in a special to THE MMQB wrote, "I still think hosting a Super Bowl in New Jersey is a big mistake." Sherman: "I saw the early portions of the Detroit-Philadelphia game in Week 14. It wasn't much to watch. The offensive and defensive lines were moving in slow motion. The receivers and defensive backs were slipping around the field." Snow "happens, and that's fine for a regular-season game or even an AFC or NFC Championship Game." A team in a cold-weather city "can and should earn the right to host a game in conditions it's familiar with." But the Super Bowl host city "is decided years in advance, and the game is supposed to be played on a neutral site." It is the league's "responsibility to show its audience the best possible product, and this can't happen in the snow." Sherman: "And don't tell me it's New York's turn, with their newish stadium. Seattle's stadium has been around since 2002 and we'd be a great host" (MMQB.SI.com, 12/18).
EMBRACE THE UNKNOWN: In Newark, Steve Politi writes under the header, "Snow At The Super Bowl Should Be Embraced, Not Feared." The Super Bowl "is not just a football game," but rather, "above everything else, a television show." Snow "might make it the most-watched television show ever," as people "will tune in for the spectacle alone" (Newark STAR-LEDGER, 12/19).
NFL Creating Pop-Up "Forty Ate" Restaurant In N.Y. For Super Bowl Week
The NFL is "going into the restaurant business for the first time, hiring Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group to run a steakhouse the week before the Super Bowl and putting the venue's most desirable tables up for purchase at $50,000 each," according to Mason Levinson of BLOOMBERG NEWS. NFL VP/Events Mary Pat Augenthaler said that Forty Ate, which takes its name from the 48th edition of the game, will "serve lunch, dinner and bar snacks from Jan. 27 through game day inside the Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel." Augenthaler said, "It's the first time we've done a restaurant, and it's a pop-up. What we're trying to do is for anyone, an NFL fan or a non-NFL fan, to come and experience the Super Bowl in a different sort of way and have access to what we think is the best hospitality out there." The restaurant will be in an "existing lounge and seat about 80 people at a time." Exclusive access to the four-seat tables "will cost $50,000," and include "food and non-alcoholic drinks, four tickets to the Super Bowl and the NFL Tailgate Party, a stadium parking pass and a concierge to manage reservations." Entrees generally will "range from $16-$36 and the last seatings" will be at 10:30pm ET. Forty Ate expects to "begin booking reservations on Jan. 6 and will also hold some seats for walk-ins" (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 12/18).


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Five-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte has many roles: swimmer, actor, future fashion designer, Florida Gator. Now he will add "swim coach" to the list. He's still competing, but he has volunteered his services as a coach to help raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief.
Lochte has joined in the Hurricane Sandy Relief auction, organized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue Magazine. The winning bidder and a guest will receive an hour-long swim lesson with Lochte, and then lunch with him afterwards. The starting bid is $4,000. Though no bids have been made, the auction still has 12 days left.
After winning five medals in London, Lochte attended Fashion Week and visited with several fashion designers. He told Fourth-Place Medal that fashion design is his passion, so it's not surprising to see him help out this group as they raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief.


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Uche Jombo Praises Husband On 40th Birthday "U've Changed My Life"
January 10, 2014 – Uche Jombo Praises Husband On 40th Birthday "Kenney Rodriguez, U've Changed My Life"
Nigerian actress Uche Jombo who is currently in the United States Of America with her Puerto Rican-American hubby today took to her Instagram page to honour him.
Kenney Rodriguez turned 40 today and his celebrity wife wrote a mind blowing tribute to him.
Check out what Uche Jombo said about her hubby below:
"There are Few people you meet that can change your life for the better and ….forever!!! Happy birthday to this guy right here!!! You are an amazing human being Kenney Rodriguez LOVE YOU!#youSureGoingToTurnThe40sIntoTheNew20s #FitKROD #CapricornMan #10thJanuary.
Uche Jombo and her hubby got married on May 16, 2012 in Puerto Rico. Despite the distance between them, the celebrity couple have kept their marriage out of scandal.
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As expected Toronto FC midfielders Julan de Guzman and Dwyane De Rosario will be heading to Buenos Aires, Argentina, later this month.
The pair will join the Canadian national team for its friendly against Argentina on May 24th.
They will suit up against Vancouver this Wednesday for the Nutrilite Canadian Championship match, but TFC will have to make-do without two of its premier talents for next Saturdays home tilt with the New England Revolution
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for both these players, TFC director of soccer Mo Johnston said in a release.
The chance to compete for your country against one of the best teams in the world is an honour.
De Rosario has 53 caps for Canada but has not played for the team since September 2008. De Guzman has 44 caps and most recently competed for Canada on Jan. 31.


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Nissan cuts full-year profit forecast by 20%
TOKYO:Nissan yesterday slashed its full-year profit forecast by 20 per cent as it pointed to slumping sales in China stemming from a bitter territorial row, the effect of a strong yen and weakness in Europe.
Nissan also cut its full-year sales forecast for the firm's biggest single market China by 13 per cent as the diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing sparked a consumer boycott of Japanese goods.
Nissan, part-owned by France's Renault, said it now expects to sell about 1.18 million vehicles in China, the world's largest vehicle market, in the year to March, down from a previous forecast of 1.35 million units.
Japan's automakers have seen a steep drop in sales in China, with Honda last week blaming the ongoing row - and a strong yen - for a 20 per cent cut to its annual profit forecast.
"The China factor is still unpredictable as this is politics, not business," Shigeru Matsumura, auto analyst at SMBC Friend Securities in Tokyo, told AFP.
"Foreign exchange risks will also remain a key factor with a considerable impact on (automakers') earnings."
Toyota, less dependent on the China market than Nissan and Honda, on Monday warned it would sell about 200,000 fewer vehicles in China in the second half of its fiscal year and take a 30 billion yen hit to the bottom line.
The long-standing territorial row flared again in mid-September after Tokyo's nationalisation of an East China Sea island chain that is also claimed by Beijing, setting off huge demonstrations across China and a consumer boycott of Japanese exports.
Japanese factories and businesses across China temporarily closed or scaled back operations over fears of being targeted by angry mobs.
On Tuesday, Nissan said it now tips net profit for the year to March of 320 billion yen ($3.99 billion), down 20 per cent from its earlier estimate of 400 billion yen.
The China spat would cut 60 billion yen alone from Nissan's annual operating profit, it said.
"The number of visitors to dealerships in China is recovering gradually...and we are making our utmost efforts to normalise the business as quickly and swiftly as possible," Nissan's chief operating officer Toshiyuki Shiga told a press briefing on Tuesday.
"It is too early to think about changing our strategy for China," he added.
But Nissan's Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn has warned that Nissan would think twice about making new investments in China amid the row. It has several production plants in China with a new factory in the northeastern city of Dalian planned for 2014.
The automaker's first-half profit, meanwhile, slipped 2.8 perc ent to 178.3 billion yen on sales of 4.54 trillion yen, which were up 4.1 percent on-year.
The company recorded double-digit rises in sales in Asia outside Japan and North America, while Europe sales fell about 3.2 per cent, it said.
"After factoring in the projected negative impact of a strong yen, disruption in China and continuing weak market conditions in Europe, Nissan has revised downward its full-year forecast," the company said in a statement.
Annual sales were expected to dip to 9.81 trillion yen, down from 10.30 trillion yen, Nissan said.
Japanese firms have also struggled with the high yen which has weighed on the nation's manufacturers by making their products less competitive overseas and shrinking repatriated foreign income.
The yen hit record highs around 75 against the dollar late last year and remains strong.
Nissan shares closed 2.02 per cent lower at 677 yen in Tokyo yesterday.


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Looking for a last-minute Halloween craft to do with your kids? These paper towel ghosts are perfect for all ages. I actually remember making them with my sister from the age of 3 up to when I was about 15 years old. They're fun for everyone because they're really easy and made using items you're guaranteed to already have at home. Kids get to show their creativity by giving the little ghosts different facial expressions. I remember breaking the colors out and making vampire ghosts, Frankenstein ghosts and werewolf-themed ghosts.
You'll need paper towels, cotton balls, a permanent marker and string.
Place the cotton ball in the middle of the paper towel and cinch the rest of the paper towel around it. This will form the ghost's head.
Tie off the head with a piece of string.
Use the permanent marker to give the ghost a face.
Give the ghosts a haunt! Tape them around the house. We put ours up above the kitchen window.
These little ghosts make an excellent part of a last-minute Halloween display with some dollar store garland or a quick banner made from orange construction paper. We often set them around the pumpkins on the mantle throughout October until the pumpkins get carved right before Halloween. They also make a fun display with some tin can luminaries.
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A GROUP of youngsters from Germany have been finding out about West Lothian as part of a twinning visit.
Sixteen visitors from West Lothian's twin area of Hochsaurland in Germany spent ten days in West Lothian as part of this year's youth exchange programme recently.
The youngsters, from Meschede and Brilon in the Sauerland region, stayed at the Low Port Centre in Linlithgow, and took part in a wide range of social, political, cultural and educational activities during their stay.


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Campaign advisers helped create mess
The presidential campaigns went after each other's economic advisers this week — and they're both right in claiming that the other camp deserves a share of the blame.
John McCain and Barack Obama are each taking advice from people who created, passed and implemented the laws that paved the way to the market meltdown.
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Democrats point to two Republican-backed bills — the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, passed in1999, and the Commodities Futures Modernization Act, passed in 2000 — that broke down the firewalls between Wall Street and commercial banks and banned regulation of credit default swaps, an insurance-like product bought by financial services companies to cover their risky subprime mortgage investments. American International Group, rescued by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, is one of the biggest sellers of these swaps.
"You can't erase 26 years of support for the very policies and people who helped bring on this disaster with one week of rants," said Obama, slamming McCain at a Thursday rally in Espanola, N.M. "What we've seen the last few days is nothing less than the final verdict on an economic philosophy that has completely failed."
McCain has taken economic advice from his longtime political friend, former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, who left his role as co-chairman of McCain's campaign after he called Americans a "nation of whiners" in a "mental recession." McCain aides say he is no longer officially advising the campaign.
An avowed deregulator, Gramm sponsored and shepherded the 1999 bill to passage.
"I am proud to be here because this is an important bill. It is a deregulatory bill," Gramm said at the bill signing. "I believe that that is the wave of the future."
According to regulators involved in the process, Gramm buried the swaps measure in an 11,000-page omnibus spending bill.
"There are plenty of other people's fingerprints on it, but as I read the legislative record without [Gramm's] support the CFMA would have never happened," said Michael Greenberger, who directed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's division of trading and markets in the late 1990s. "It was a very nontransparent legislative process, and Gramm was part of that maneuvering effort."
Also on McCain's economic team is John Thain, the chief executive of Merrill Lynch who engineered the sale of the firm to Bank of America this week, and Harvard professor Martin Feldstein, an AIG board member.
Several Obama advisers played a role in securing the passage of both bills.
Former Iowa Republican Rep. Jim Leach was another sponsor of the 1999 legislation. Leach co-founded Republicans for Obama and spoke at the Democratic National Convention last month in support of the Illinois senator.


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Selectism channels T Magazine in explorating the new Martin Margiela Suite Ile aux Oiseaux at Les Sources de Caudalie near Bordeaux. "For 650 euros a night and up (a special package includes "a gift signed by Maison Martin Margiela" — perhaps one of the Maison's new wine-bottle lamps?), guests can retreat to the avant-garde chambre between spa treatments and bottles of premier cru at the hotel's La Grand'Vigne restaurant. (In keeping with the spa theme, the restaurant offers a calorie-conscious menu amid the foie gras.)"
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Born in Evansville, Indiana, Jason first discovered his love for the game of golf at the age of 14. While earning a Psychology degree, he used his passion for the game to earn a Division 1 scholarship at The University of Evansville where he became an All Missouri Valley Conference player and an All Academic Conference nominee.
Currently, Jason, PGA, is the Director of Instruction at Forest Highlands in Flagstaff, AZ for the summer season. Formerly the Head Teaching Professional for The McCord Golf Academy in Orlando, FL during the winter months and a Director of Instruction in Ohio during the summer months where he was named the Northern Ohio PGA Section Teacher of the Year in 2013. Jason now spends the entire year in Arizona bridging his summer season in Flagstaff with a Director of Instruction role at Mirabel in North Scottsdale for the winter season. Jason was recently voted Best Instructor in the Valley by Arizona Foothills Magazine.
Jason Reddington is also a member of the Proponent Group, a community of accomplished teaching professionals from around the globe. The member network includes more than half of the GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teachers, more than 150 PGA section Teachers of the Year, more than a dozen PGA National Teachers of the Year and the owners and operators of over 50 golf academies.
Recently named 2016 "Best Instructor in the Valley" for the third straight year and 2013 Northern Ohio PGA Section Teacher of the Year. Jason Reddington Golf Instruction brings over 12 years of teaching experience from Top 100 Teacher Rick McCord, and an extensive background in the mechanics and analytics of the golf swing, but focuses on improving your game in what matters most, shooting lower scores.
It is my goal to provide students with the information, techniques, and skills they need to improve their golf performance and their enjoyment of the game. Instructing, teaching, and coaching to provide excellence in golf instruction is my passion and commitment to every student. Improving the student as a golfer, and not just their golf swing is the overall goal. To do this, you must understand what the student's goals and commitments are. Striving to make the student a better player and to shoot lower scores is where I go beyond instruction, and coach my students on the importance of all facets of the game. This means involving areas such as wedge play, putting, and on-course instruction in my programs to help improve the students' games.
It is my belief that the club face determines most of what will happen within the rest of the swing. Getting the club to swing properly and in the right direction is difficult to achieve with a poor club face position. I believe that when the club face is open or in a weak position at the top, the result will only be incorrect sequencing to get the club back to a manageable position at impact. This is a common cause for casting, over the top, or breaking down of the lead arm at impact. Find your club in a stronger position at the top and you will begin to see lag, more inside out path, and a proper release.
To get technical, I fully believe that success in the golf swing and ball striking comes down to something as simple as ball flight, and the understanding of these "NEW" laws. Laws that are now validated with precision technology such as Trackman. This system leaves no guessing and allows me to quickly identify the students' most glaring problem while simplifying the area of focus for the student. Within these laws will describe more technical areas such as a players' club face, club path, and angle of attack. An understanding and correcting of these integral parts to achieve the desired ball flight is the key to constructive learning and improvement. This awareness allows the body to be "free-er in the golf swing and accommodate the position of the club, not the other way around. This keeps the golf swing simple, and allows for proper sequencing and more natural athleticism to take over.
In closing, there is no method to golf instruction, each individual case brings its own personality, and working with the student to fulfill their needs is the recipe to making them better golfers. Therefore, I am not just a teacher and instructor, but also a coach and motivator.
Jason Reddington is one of the best instructors I have ever had work with me over my career. His knowledge of teaching is significantly beyond his years. Jasons teaching and playing ability is superior and is only exceeded by his character as a person and golf professional.Rick McCord - Top 100 Teacher
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Dr. Valerie Klein, Professional Collaboration Leader at the Math Forum. Valerie was head of the Numeracy and Financial Education Summer Institute here in Philadelphia. The institute brought together teachers from all across the US and canada to explore using problem solving to integrate financial literacy into the mathematics classroom and to find and use math relevant to financial literacy and how it aligns to the core mathematics curriculum. Today, Valerie is involved with local schools here in the Philadelphia area, leading the professional development team at Universal Companies' family of schools as well as the School District of Philadelphia's Samuel Powel School, in West Philadelphia.Read More →
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This is the third in a series of catalogues published jointly by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Pierpont Morgan Library to record exhibitions of drawings from the two institutions and from distinguished private collections. The exhibitions and the books that illustrate them will ultimately document the finest traditions of European draughtsmanship, from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century.
The Eighteenth Century in Italy, which follows The Italian Renaissance and The Seventeenth Century in Italy, contains reproductions of 300 drawings, presented one to a page. The book brings together, chronologically, brilliant works by G. B. Tiepolo, Canaletto, Francesco Guardi, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and Domenico Tiepolo—as well as drawings of fifty-one other masters of the Settecento.
As in the preceding catalogues, the photographic reproductions have been made directly from the drawings themselves in order to retain, as much as possible, the original tonalities. Each of the 300 drawings has a commentary, record of provenance and exhibitions, technical description, and bibliography. And, for the first time in the series, many watermarks have been drawn and reproduced photographically.
Lenders to the Exhibition
Works Cited in Abbreviated Form
Exhibitions Cited in Abbreviated Form
Index of Artists
Baetjer, Katharine. "Portrait Painting in England, 1600–1800." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.


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Once you're consistently sourcing your leads and rentals, an easy calculation will give you the cost per lead and rental for each type of marketing. For example, take the number of leads or rentals generated by your website and divide that into your monthly website costs. Do the same for your Yellow Pages ads, direct mail, referrals, etc. It's important to calculate the cost for leads and rentals separately, as you may find some marketing channels produce a lot of leads but few actual sales.
One owner assembled a spreadsheet of his facility's 2010 marketing efforts, including dollar amounts and the number of rentals generated by each campaign. He was convinced that Yellow Pages, which had generated 120 rentals during the year, had been the most effective, while direct mail, which had generated only 35 rentals, had not been effective enough to consider using again.
The facility's average rental was worth just over $2,200. As it turned out, the average cost of each Yellow Pages rental was $1,000, while the average cost of each direct-mail rental was only $200. Armed with this information, the owner able to make smart decisions and create a more effective marketing plan for 2011.
Referral Return
A referral program can provide one of the best possible returns on your marketing dollar, so consider it carefully when building your 2012 budget and allot an appropriate amount. It really doesn't make sense to offer a meager $25 referral bonus when your average rental is worth more than $1,000 and you spend a great deal more on other leads and rentals. Of all the marketing efforts, a referral program is the only one that only costs you money if it works!
I know one self-storage owner who cancelled his referral program because it was "costing too much money," but it was working. He would have done better to spend more on his referral program instead.
After much urging, another self-storage operator in central Florida upped his $25 referral fee to $100 and has seen a dramatic increase in rentals. While he has to pay for Yellow Pages and Internet marketing regardless of whether these efforts work, he only pays a referral fee when someone actually rents a space. How cool is that?
Also, if you want your referral program to be effective, pay the referring person in cash or check. Programs that offer a credit on a customer's storage account or a discount on future storage are never as successful.
Know Where Tenants Live
Another piece of information you need to make smart marketing decisions is where your current tenants live. Your management software should be able to produce a marketing report or map that shows you, by ZIP code, the areas that contain your highest concentration of customers. Your marketing efforts should focus aggressively on those regions. Don't try to make a primary market out of one that hasn't emerged as one organically—you will be disappointed with the results.
So, are you going to prepare your 2012 marketing plan with actual data or by the seat of your pants? Make better use of those precious marketing dollars and use your management-software reports to make more informed and cost-effective decisions. Your business depends on it.
Bob Copper is partner in charge at Self Storage 101, an industry consulting firm that assists facility owner/operators and managers in developing more effective and profitable operational systems. It also aids in conducting performance reviews and providing the necessary tools to perform at higher levels in a competitive industry. To reach him, call 866.269.1311; e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Copyright © 2014. UNIMIN is a registered trademark.
Published December 2014. All information contained herein reflects data from the Unimin Corporation GRI Sustainability Report (2014) and information collected from 2011—2013.
Report Parameters
This is Unimin's second sustainability report providing data and stories from 2011 through 2013. Report content represents all wholly owned mining operations and related facilities managed by Unimin Corporation including Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc. and Southern Lime in the United States, Grupo Materias Primas in Mexico and Unimin Canada. All of these entities report to our corporate headquarters in New Canaan, Connecticut.
This report is prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3.1 guidelines and the Mining and Metals Sector Supplement. It is a GRI-Checked Application Level C report, and GRI has verified that the report is completed in accordance with Application Level C.
Organization Profile/Governance
Unimin's operations are managed by the Executive Management Group (EMG) consisting of executive officers who are responsible for defining the strategy and goals for the organization. The EMG reports to the Unimin CEO, who reports to the Sibelco Group CEO and the Sibelco Group Executive Committee, which in turn report to the SCR-Sibelco Group Board of Directors, the highest leadership body for Unimin's operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.Highlight Story Our Vision
Unimin's "Vision Document" communicates the basic elements of our management philosophy, our approach to managing our business and our commitment to our stakeholders. The Document provides the framework and processes to look beyond daily business challenges and develop longer-term and systematic solutions to achieve our ultimate goal of Operational Excellence. Five guiding principles focus our efforts and serve as benchmarks against which we measure our progress:
- A Safe and Healthy Workplace
- Long-Term Access to High Quality Mineral Reserves
- Industry Leading Operations and Technology
- People Performing at Their Best
- The Customer at the Center of Everything We Do
Stakeholder Engagement and Materiality
During 2012 and 2013 we saw an improved coordination of the Company's vision document and sustainability initiatives. Central to this effort was an expanded materiality exercise conducted with Unimin's Senior Management Team and their direct reports. The exercise identified internal and external stakeholder priorities, validated our most important areas of focus and established aspirational goals in those areas.
A cross-functional sustainability team is focusing its energies in three key areas:
- Cascade our sustainability message throughout the organization.
- Document independent sustainability initiatives to multiply best practices.
- Improve our internal sustainability reporting mechanisms.
In the coming year we will establish a baseline of quantitative and qualitative data that will help improve our processes for a sustainable future.Highlight Story Bold Goals
- We will be the leading corporate citizen in the communities in which we work.
Employee Relations
- We will champion 'personal sustainability' through employee safety, wellness and enrichment programs.
Occupational Health & Safety
- We will be the safety and health leader in our industry.
Resource Management
- We will optimize our natural resource utilization to ensure sustainable performance for our stakeholders.
Environmental Responsibility
- We will proactively manage our environmental impact to advance our sustainable growth.
Economic Performance
- We will sustain our economic growth and the prosperity of our stakeholders through continuous improvement and innovation.


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With his recent relocation to Sweden from New York, Shai Dahan chose to combine both cultures into the work for this solo show. The work includes hybrids of urban landscapes and familiar Scandinavian wildlife. With his signature birdguns, Shai expanded his animal-gun series and also chose to utilize other means from their environment to express the conflict between animals and the humans who invade their habitat.
Artspace + Us Gallery @ Gothenburg, Sweden
Things Come Undone : Shai Dahan
May 27th – June 20
Opening Reception: May 27th @ 6-10 pm
Södra vägen 30
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Valero eyeing acquisitionsSeptember 9, 2015
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The sustainability of the private sector pension system from a long-term perspective: the case of Luxembourg
Many projections have been made in different countries in order to assess the long-term prospects of the pension system. Updated projections are less frequent in Luxembourg. The paper contributes to fill this gap. Such an exercise is informative not only from a Luxembourg viewpoint. Luxembourg is indeed the epitome of a small, open economy, characterised by large inflows of cross-border and foreign employees. The experience of Luxembourg may therefore magnify some issues that are also of relevance in bigger countries, where they are not addressed in an explicit way because they are overshadowed by purely internal demographic and economic factors. The first part of the paper is a digression about the concept of fiscal sustainability and the most relevant indicators of sustainability. The theoretical literature in this field is somewhat inconclusive, as no clear-cut and widely accepted indicators of fiscal sustainabilty could be derived. A pragmatic approach based on the Maastricht reference values has therefore been privileged in the paper. The second part draws the attention on the current situation of the Luxembourg private pension system. This situation is extremely favourable at first sight, as the private regime has recorded large surpluses over the last years, the sedimentation of which gave way to reserves in excess of 20% of GDP. However, as illustrated in the rest of the paper, one should not conclude from these static pieces of evidence that the private pension regime is sustainable. The third Part describes the pension model used by the BCL, which extends to 2085. The salient result is that the currently favourable situation of the pension system reflects a very high rate of economic growth in the nineties and also the inflow of large contingents of cross-border and foreign employees. Since these employees are relatively young, they are currently net contributors to the Luxembourg pension regime. However, the reverse situation is bound to prevail when they will retire. Under some reasonable assumptions, this evolution would even gives way to a large debt ratio and the situation would further deteriorate if immigration or the inflow of cross-border workers were to loose their momentum. These results illustrate the need for dynamic analyses in a small, open economy such as Luxembourg. They also highlight the vulnerability of the pension system to factors that are to a large extend beyond the reach of the national authorities, like immigration and the availability of a large pool of non resident employees.
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MLB Suspensions: Rangers, Tigers Among Clubs Facing Questions Following Bans
Published August 6, 2013
RETURN TO MOTOWN IN THE CARDS? In Detroit, Lynn Henning writes Tigers SS Jhonny Peralta "likely has played his last game for Detroit" after being given a 50-game suspension. Although he is "eligible to join the team 50 games from now, the regular season will be in its waning days." The minor-league season will have "ceased and tuning up to rejoin a big-league team will be difficult" (DETROIT NEWS, 8/6). But also in Detroit, Mitch Albom believes the Tigers would activate Peralta "when his suspension is up ... if they need him and think he'll be effective." The Tigers "used him right through Sunday afternoon ... knowing full well his suspension was coming." If the Tigers had a "moral stance, they wouldn't have done that." But "then, for most teams, holes in the lineup trump moral stances" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 8/6).
WORTHY OF A SECOND CHANCE: Padres SS Everth Cabrera also was suspended 50 games, and in San Diego, Matt Calkins writes, "Instinct said to bury the man the way he perpetually buried the truth." But after "giving the most heart-felt sports apology I've ever seen, he also deserves a second chance." Cabrera spent the "first 13 minutes or so" of a press conference "explaining his actions in Spanish while a member of the Padres public relations staff translated." Calkins: "To be perfectly honest, it was all pretty weak." But then Cabrera "switched to English for one last statement, and ... changed the entire narrative of his day." While observers could "see the emotion building beforehand, it burst through the dam when he vowed to work harder than ever to make it up to his supporters." At one point, a "tearful Cabrera needed a full minute to compose himself." Once he did, he "went on to warn fellow Latin players about the people they associate themselves with" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 8/6).
WINNING IS THE ONLY THING: MLB Network's Chris Rose discussed whether the suspended players should be cut from their teams, and he said, "As much as we all want to do the right thing, it's about winning ball games in the end. If you have a chance to win a championship and you think Jhonny Peralta and/or Nelson Cruz can help your team win, those guys will be back in uniform sometime this year" ("MLB Tonight," MLB Network, 8/5). In L.A., Bill Plaschke writes despite MLB Commissioner Bud Selig's "fight for his game's honor and his personal legacy, baseball teams will quietly live with the juicers as long as those teams can benefit from them." The PED business will "continue to thrive as long as the reward for both the players and teams is much greater than the risk" (L.A. TIMES, 8/6).