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Lorraine Segato
(vocals, guitar, percussion)
Julie Masi
(timbales, percussion, support vocals)
Dave Gray
Lauri Conger
(keyboards, synthesizers, support vocals)
Margo Davidson
(congas, saxophone, percussion, support vocals)
Billy Bryans
(drums, percussion, Sincussions)
Steve Webster
Russ Boswell
(bass; replaced Webster)
Keir Brownstone
(bass; replaced Boswell)
This Toronto politico-musical troupe had its beginnings back in 1977 when Lorraine Segato, Lauri Conger and Billy Bryans became fixtures on Toronto's Queen Street circuit as part of a six-piece band called Mama Quilla II. The group released one 12" EP, produced by yet-to-be legendary Daniel Lanois before evolving into V which was a reggae-pop-funk collective that played around Toronto in 1981-82.
The act was unable to fulfill an appearance at Toronto's 'Festival Of Festivals' so Segato and Bryans quickly organized a band of musicians, including Lauri Conger, Steve Webster and Margo Davidson, under the name The Parachute Club. In short time they landed a deal with the newly created Gerry Young Management Co. and its offshoot label Current Records.
Later that year Winnipeg native Julie Masi joined followed by guitarist Dave Gray who was added during the recording of The Parachute Club's 1983 eponymous debut which was produced and engineered by Daniel Lanois.
The first single/video "Rise Up" became a statement of sexual and racial harmony. Parachute Club wore their politically correct vision on their sleeves with hit singles like "Alienation" and "Boy's Club" screaming out their message. "Rise Up" won a Juno Award for 'Single Of The Year'. Steve Webster departed to join Billy Idol's touring band and was replaced temporarily by Russ Boswell.
For their second album, "At The Feet Of The Moon", they added new bassist Keir Brownstone and charted with the title track that was bolstered by a 12" EP featuring a dance remix and several versions of their previous hit "Rise Up". They were nominated in CFNY-FM's U-KNOW Awards for 'Album Of The Year', 'Group Of The Year', and 'Female Vocalist Of The Year' (Lorraine Segato). That same year they won a Juno Award for 'Group Of The Year'.
With the production help of Hall & Oates' John Oates, the group released 'Small Victories' in 1986 which featured a duet with the singer and Lorraine Segato on the album's first single "Love Is Fire". The song gave the band an international profile. Julie Masi left the band following their initial Canadian tour for the LP.
In Mid-1987 Lauri Conger also left for registered massage training in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Parachute Club continued on with Manteca's Aaron Davis through 1988 (with Conger filling in for an ailing Davis during an appearance at Ontario Place during the summer of 1988).
The Parachute Club decided they'd achieved their collective goals and retired the act in 1989. Segato moved onto a solo career which continues today; Bryans began doing session work for other recording acts, producing and is currently running a music promotion company that helps international music from the Far-East, Africa and Europe gain exposure in North America; Conger, with the approval of a Canada Council "Arts B" grant application, returned to Canada in 1998 to pursue a musical focus in First Nations music/rhythms; Davidson had left the music industry to work with not-for-profit and advocacy groups before dying unexpectedly from undisclosed causes May 17, 2008.
The Parachute Club's "Rise Up" was used as the theme song to a 2-part CBC documentary series that focused on Canadian music of the 1980s.
With notes from Lorraine Segato, Lauri Conger, and Kevin Shea.
Rise Up (Current/RCA)
Alienation (Current/RCA)
Alienation (extended club version/Alienation (version) [12"] (Current/RCA)
Boy's Club (Current/RCA)
At The Feet Of The Moon [edit]/Walls And Laws (Current/RCA)
Act Of An Innocent (Current/RCA)
Sexual Intelligence/Equal/Equality
Love Is Fire/Waves (Current/RCA)
Love And Compassion/Secret Heart (Wild Zone) (Current/RCA)
Walk To The Rhythm (Current/RCA)
Introduction To The Big World/Big Big World [edit]//Big Big World (Current/RCA)
The Parachute Club (Current/RCA)
At The Feet Of The Moon (Current/RCA)
Moving Thru The Moonlight (Current/RCA)
Small Victories (Current/RCA)
Wild Zone: The Essential Parachute Club (BMG)
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Hey guy's I am back again. How you guys doing? How was you're Christmas, New Year and holidays?
Last December 15 my husband and I went on our biggest adventure in our time together. We had a 2weeks brilliant picturesque in Norway. We spent a week in +Oslo the capital city of +Norway and the other week was in the +Arctic in +Tromso J
We did quite a bunch of fun and yeah we're eating like a pig as well lol.
We did the following adventures in Norway.
- +Dog-sleigh
- +Northern-lights
- +Snowmobile
- +Reindeer-sleigh
- Camping in the Arctic
- Tourist-viewing
- Eating a +Reindeer stew and the +Norwegian cuisine.
Those adventure holidays experienced of ours was more than a designer bag and more than a material stuff that I ever received in my life.
I whispered +Christmas is not about a material gift that we hand over.
It's not about a temporary joy from a gift-wrapped box under the Christmas tree. But it's the long-term joy and experienced that we can bring-up every conversations with someone we would love to share with.
I had so much fun and had the most fascinating scene that time that I ever could think off.
Riding the Dog-sleigh and a driver as well in the dark with only lights we have on are the headlights of ours. In the middle of nowhere but surrounded with the true rainbow of God's made the amazing color of the Sky, the crystal clear stars that twinkling dancing so happily, the own music of the fresh air in the mountain, the fighter dogs that have a heart of a lion, our groups amazed and our each eyes, my eyes was tearful of the blessings appreciating how life been good to me since I stumbled way back then.
We sleep in the Tent bringing back the old ways from ages, fixing our own fire and sleeping in the winter bag.
No worries about shower, neither brushing our teeth nor washing our faces!
The delicious meal prepared by our "Arctic Adventure crew" was phenomenal and listening each stories in front of the big fireplace brought us in reality that really our world is fascinating more than ever else if we'll just open our heart so wide and let our eyes stare every bit of it.)
The Northern Lights is the most highlighted scene that brought me into tears.
It was another bucket list of mine that I conquered indeed a lifetime blessing experienced that most often people don't know they exist.
But above all I am Godly Thankful God for showing me how my existence in this world is indeed more than a Material stuffs coz God have a long term Trilled for us in the future and not the temporary one.
That was so far the Best Christmas I ever felt. It's the experienced of a longtime scene to share with in my next generation.
Have a Blissful fabulous New Year my friend,

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Vladimir Putin's United Russia party wins elections
Results are a marked contrast to last December's elections, but opponents still allege dirty tricks
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The ruling United Russia party won provincial and local elections around the country, early results showed, but opponents alleged widespread voting violations that will preserve President Vladimir Putin's dominance.
The first big elections since Putin began a new six-year term in May will do little to appease opponents who say he has used election fraud and suppression to stay in power.
Results from contests staged on Sunday from the Baltic Sea to Kamchatka on the Pacific Ocean showed United Russia had won or was heading for victory in all five provincial governorship races, and in several votes for provincial and city legislatures.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, to whom Putin handed the chairmanship of United Russia after they swapped jobs, said the ruling party had done better than in a December parliamentary election in which it lost dozens of seats.
Charges of fraud in that election brought tens of thousands of people into the streets of Moscow for the biggest opposition protests of Putin's 12-year rule, but he won the presidency in March despite the demonstrations.
"I'll put it frankly: United Russia has made a strong showing, stronger than in the December Duma election," Medvedev said at the United Russia headquarters in Moscow based on results from eastern regions, Russian news agencies reported.
"Everybody expected a party fiasco following the December election ... Nothing like that has happened," Medvedev said. He said the elections were "civilised and, as far as I understand, nobody has spotted any significant violations so far".
But opponents say the Kremlin used its position to give favoured candidates an unfair advantage by removing competitors from races and pressuring state employees to vote for candidates backed by United Russia.
They also alleged violations in races around the country on election day, including multiple voting and ballot-stuffing.
"It's sad that the situation hasn't changed. The number of violations has not decreased, nor has it increased" compared to previous elections, said Grigory Melkonyants, deputy director of Western-funded vote monitoring group Golos.
"In competitive races, violations are conducted without batting an eye. It's nothing new, they continue to conduct ... ballot-stuffing and carousels," a practice in which groups cast ballots at several polling stations.
Central Election Commission chief Vladimir Churov said Golos' claims had "nothing to do with reality. We are gathering all the material to investigate where such lies are coming from."
A regional election official said the commission had received no formal complaints of pressure on state workers.
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Mary, thank you for your question and I will try my best to help you with this. First let me start out by letting you know that I just did a post on my blog, leveladvice.com, that addresses this issue in depth. If you would like to read it click on the following photo or text.
Kitchen Remodel at LevelAdvice
I have had many clients requesting kitchen remodel projects and as you can imagine in all price ranges. Just because you want to remodel your kitchen within the budget you want to stay in, it does not mean that you can't get it done or get it done with quality.
I have to be honest with you, the things you are requesting are going to put you over your budget no matter who you hire to do the job. However, I have some great ideas that will still give you the look you want and keep you within your price range.
The first thing I would suggest that you look at is having a Kitchen Cabinet Reface. This would give you a brand new cabinet look, without having to tear out your old cabinets and buy new cabinets and then pay to have them installed. Typically you can save about have of the cost of the purchase of new kitchen cabinets and save on the cost of tear out and install as well.
With this method, all the face frames and sides of the cabinets that are exposed, are covered with wood and wood veneer. The doors and drawer fronts are replaced with new kitchen cabinet doors and new kitchen cabinet drawer fronts. New kitchen cabinet hardware is installed as well.
With this method, you you can also add additional cabinets and other options such as the deeper cabinet over the refrigerator with the full side panel as shown in the kitchen cabinet reface photo below.
Existing Kitchen Cabinets Before Reface
Kitchen Cabinet Remodel with Cabinet Reface
You can also purchase and install your own kitchen cabinet door hardware and kitchen cabinet drawer hardware online and save a bundle of money. You can then either drill the holes for the hardware yourself or ask your contractor to drill them for you. The kitchen cabinet hardware is very easy to install and I am sure you can do the job yourself.
The next thing is to option for laminate countertops with a matching beveled edge that will give you a solid countertop look. Having this type of counter built and installed will run you about one fifth to one fourth of the cost of any other solid type countertop including granite countertops or solid surface countertops such as Corian. Take a look at the following photo where the laminate top looks very similar to a solid granite top.
Finally we come down to the flooring. Here is where you will need to make the decision based on the what you have left in the budget after you do the kitchen cabinet reface, buy the kitchen cabinet hardware and have your new laminate tops installed. However I think you have a couple of good choices.
The least expensive way might seem to be vinyl. And, that is true if you are just pricing out the price of the flooring including installation. However, in your case, with an existing vinyl flooring and possibly another layer of vinyl and underlayment below it, if it has ever been changed, you would then incur the cost of having the old vinyl and underlayment torn out and having the new floor underlayment installed. This would amount to hundreds of dollars with all the labor and material that would be needed.
True, the laminate flooring may still cost a few hundreds dollars more, but look what you would be getting. A new laminate floor that has the look of tile, is much more durable then vinyl and stays warmer then tile. So, it's not tile flooring, but cost a lot less and will last a long time.
So, the other option is to go with a laminate flooring that actually looks like tile and can be installed right over the old vinyl floor you already have which you said is in good shape. That should mean that is still fitting tight to the floor with no bubbles or edges coming up.
Take a look at the following photo that will show you a laminate floor we installed that looks like tile. This is the actual photo of the finished laminate floor installed over the old vinyl floor that was in good condition.
To give you an example in the difference in cost between having to do the tear out work of the old vinyl flooring and underlayment and then installing new flooring underlayment and new vinyl compare to installing new tile look laminate flooring over the existing vinyl floor, it would be as follows.
Tear out old vinyl flooring and underlayment: $500.00. Supply and install new underlayment: $400.00. Trash removal: $150.00. Supply and install new vinyl flooring at $25.00 per yard installed:$1,000.00. Total estimate cost = $2,150.00
Supply and install new tile look laminate flooring over existing vinyl flooring at $9.00 per sq.ft. = $2,590.00
Now let's look at the over all price of your project. Let's say the price to buy new ready built kitchen cabinets was $5,500.00. The reface with new doors and drawer fronts would probably be about half of that or $3,000.00. The cabinet hardware would run about $150.00 if you buy it online. You install it for free. The solid look laminate tops would cost about $750.00 installed and of course the floor would cost $2,590.00.
Lets total that all up: Total cost = $6,490.00 and you would also save on all the mess that would associated with the flooring and underlayment tear out which will keep the dust level down in the house.
Add to that the cost taking out your kitchen sink and kitchen faucet and some kitchen appliances in order to install the new tops, and re-installing them and any possible upgrades you may want and let's say that totals up to about $450.00, as you can seen you would be within your budget.
I would assume that you can take care of any painting of the walls and or woodwork, that would save you a lot of money because all you would have to purchase is the price of the paint and painting supplies.
For help with doing any of this work yourself, you can go to our extensive How To Directory or large Video Library where the pros will help give you the type of home improvement advice you need to get the job done right.
Please remember, that if you need any additional help with your project, you can simply ask me about it on Ask Rick, where as you know, I will be glad to answer any of your kitchen remodel questions or any other home improvement question.
I hope this helps. Rick
Rick Maselli is Founder and Editor of Showroom411.com and Ask Rick
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Atlantic Highlands can be reached by car, train or ferry. Seastreak, a ferry service from Manhattan, is available to Atlantic Highlands Monday through Friday and to Highlands on weekends. From Highlands, Atlantic Highlands is easily reached by taxi or a lovely walk along the Henry Hudson Trail. For more information on things to see and do in Atlantic Highlands go to: ahnj.com.
This year Seastreak is running dedicated service
from and to NYC for FilmOneFest July 18th:
Departs Pier 11/Wall St 5:15PM
Departs Atlantic Highlands Marina 10:45PM
Directions for traveling by car can be found here. Alternatively, you can take the NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line to either Middletown or Red Bank and take a taxi to Atlantic Highlands.


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DIVINATION. Kahanah, or for-telling future events, is unlawful in Islam. Mu'awiyah ibn Hakim relates: "I said to the Prophet, 'O Messenger of God, we used to do some things in the time of ignorance of which we are not sure now. For example, we sued to consult diviners about future events?' The Prophet said, 'Now that you have embraced Islam you must not consult them.' Then I said, 'And we used to take bad omens?' The Prophet said, 'If from a bad omen you are thrown into perplexity, let it not hinder you from doing the work you had intended to do.' Then I said, 'And we used to draw lines on the ground?' And the Prophet said, 'There was one of the Prophets who used to draw lines on the ground, therefore if you can draw a line like him it is good, otherwise it is vain.'"
'Ayishah says "the people asked the Prophet about diviners, whether they spoke true or not. And he said, 'You must not believe anything they say.' The people then said, 'But O Prophet! They sometimes tell what is true?' The Prophet replied, 'Because one of the genii steals away the truth and carries it into the diviner's ear; and the diviners mix a hundred lies with one truth.'" [MAGIC.]
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Are you not sure how much money to put aside for retirement? Start a personal Social Security fund. Social Security was originally designed to get you through your retirement years, but it's unclear whether it will be around for decades to come. While you can't stop paying Social Security tax from your paycheck, you can create your own additional fund for yourself using the same percentages. (For more, see our Introduction To Social Security.)
The Formulas Behind Social Security
Social Security is calculated on a percentage basis, based on how much money you make and whether you are self-employed or employed by someone else. Throughout this article, a person making $40,000 per year will be used as an example, for easy comparisons.
- As of 2010, self-employed individuals paid 10.6% of their income up to the first $106,800 of their earnings. For example, if you make $40,000 this year, $4,960 will go towards Social Security.
- Non-self-employed individuals who make $40,000 would pay 5.3% on the first $106,800 of their earnings. The total Social Security tax going towards retirement for an individual earning $40,000 per year would be $2,480. However, this amount is matched by your employer to total the same $4,960 a self-employed person would pay in.
* These numbers are based solely on the percentage taxed for the Social Security retirement trust fund, and do not include the Social Security tax you pay towards disability insurance or the Medicare payroll tax.
How Much Will You Receive in Retirement, Via Social Security Benefits?
The monthly Social Security benefit payments you receive in retirement are based on an average monthly income over the 35 years you make the most income. For instance, one individual could have had a great income run from 20 to 55 years of age, while another hit his stride at 30. The average monthly income over this time period is called an indexed income.
The amount received when we hit retirement age is then calculated using your indexed average income. Your benefit payment is also called your primary insurance amount (PIA). We'll use the formula for someone retiring in 2010 at age 65.
The PIA formula is provided by Social Security Administration spokesperson Essie Landry:
- 90% of the first $761 of his/her average indexed monthly earnings, plus
- 32% of his/her average indexed monthly earnings over $761 and through $4,586, plus
- 15% of his/her average indexed monthly earnings over $4,586.
Example: Let's say you are retiring this year with an average income of $40,000 per year in your best earning years, which is equivalent to $3,333 per month. You would get 90% of your first $761 dollars, which equals $685. You will receive 32% on the remaining $2,572 in monthly income, which equals $823. Your total monthly benefits payment would be $1,508.
The Social Security Administration provides a retirement estimator calculator for you to calculate an approximation of your future retirement benefits based on your own earnings thus far. Landry also says, you can use it to create "what if" scenarios, based on different retirement dates and future earnings/income estimates. (To learn more, see A Tour through Retirement Plans.)
Calculating Private Retirement Savings
Let's say you created your own Social Security fund using Social Security tax percentages. You could use the 5.3% you are paying as an individual working for someone else, or the 10.6% you pay as a self-employed individual. We'll assume you maintain this rate with an annual income of $40,000 and deposited into a savings or investment account on a monthly basis. We'll also assume you are 35 years of age retiring at age 67, and in this example earning 5% interest compounded monthly.
- 5.3% - With a monthly deposit of $177 per month, you'd have $167,942 at retirement. If you continued to earn 5% interest on your money, you could withdraw $700 per month without touching your principal.
- 10.6% - With a monthly deposit of $353 per month, you'd have $334,898 at retirement. If you continued to earn 5% interest on your money, you could withdraw about $1,400 per month without touching your principal.
If your money grew at an 8% interest rate, you could nearly equal your retirement principal from the 10.6% rate at the 5.3% rate.
Creating your own Social Security fund is just one way to provide income in retirement. Consider all your options, like your 401K plan where you work. Consider working towards being debt-free as part of your retirement planning, as well. Don't forget to discuss retirement planning with your spouse. A worry-free retirement is the result of solid planning and reviewing all options.
For further reading, checkout Top 6 Myths About Social Security Benefits, Avoid The Social Security Tax Trapand 3 Ways To Make Your Retirement Funds Last.


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2010 was marked by two major emergencies: the earthquake in Haiti and the floods in Pakistan. The year had hardly begun when a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world, killing an estimated 220 000 people and rendering millions homeless.
The earthquake seriously crippled the health infrastructure, not only hampering the delivery of immediate life-saving assistance to the wounded, but also preventing the resumption of routine health care to the population. As the country was still struggling to recover from the earthquake, an outbreak of cholera was confirmed in October. As of December, Haiti remains at the forefront of humanitarian concerns as cholera has already spread across the entire country.
The second major emergency that struck in 2010 was the flooding in Pakistan from July on, which affected one fifth of the country and more than 20 million people. As of December, hundreds of thousands are still living in temporary conditions, their homes and livelihood lost.
Both events highlighted the magnitude of vulnerability and underscored the importance strategies related to Making hospitals safe in emergencies and Urbanization and health - two messages delivered by World Health Day 2009 and 2010. The first one highlighted the importance of having health facilities resilient to disasters and able to support their communities when most needed and the second recalled the importance of healthy cities.
Before these crises, the populations were already vulnerable due to weak health infrastructure, inadequate water and sanitation facilities and poverty (up to 86% of the population in Port-au-Prince was living in slums which were levelled by the earthquake). These disasters resulted in people being further susceptible to malnutrition, communicable diseases, chronic disease, psychosocial disorders, etc.
The lives and health of other communities have also been at acute risk: millions of people continued to suffer as a result of protracted crises such as in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Somalia and Southern Sudan and the sudden-onset crises in Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, to name but a few.
In the response to each of these situations, WHO, as Health Cluster lead, helped governments coordinate the response and, as convener of the international humanitarian partners on the ground, developed sectoral strategies and integrated response plans and sent technical resources and supplies to fill gaps and save lives.
Generous funding for health programmes has been received throughout 2010 (the amount of US$ 170.7 million has been channelled through Health Action in Crises in headquarters) but more is needed to respond to the many crises worldwide and to meet the health needs of affected populations.
This month's Highlights first examines four of these emergencies and the interventions implemented to meet the health needs of the population: Haiti, Pakistan, Somalia and Southern Sudan. The Highlights also present the health component of the new post-disaster assessment guidance being developed by United Nations agencies, the World Bank and the European Commission. It then gives an update on the funding received through headquarters in 2010, and the various meeting held this past month to foster better funding for humanitarian emergencies and better coordination among partners, including an update on the high level conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund.


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Diagnosed with PCOS - looking for success stories
Hey girls,
So glad I found this forum. I'm just looking for some encouragement. My husband and I have been TTC since January with no luck. I was on BC for 12 years, I went off last December. I've actually had pretty regular periods since going off BC, anywhere from 27-31 days. I haven't missed a period, but I always new that something was wrong. I have always had horrific periods, and I started when I was 11. So, we decided to get checked out.
We went to my gynocologist last week and she did an ultrasound, then diagnosed me with PCOS. Well, I cried like a freakin baby. Ha, Im such a loser. So, she put me on Metformin (1,000 MG/day). And Chlomid as well. I started the Metformin last week and will start Chlomid in a couple weeks, after my cycle starts. The good thing is, my bloodwork came back fine.
I'm curious about the side effects with Metformin. Since I started taking it, I am EXHAUSTED. Also, I've had diarrhea and been pretty nauseous. Is this normal? Do any of you girls have these symptoms? Was wondering if there was a way to illeviate them at all. I think I did figure out that if I eat a fatty meal, the symptoms are A LOT worse. So, I'm going to stay away from grease and fatty foods. I've also been very thirsty.
Also curious if any of you have success stories with these medicines? I'm just feeling a little down right now, looking for some encouragement :) I pray that this medicine works! She told me there is a higher chance that we could have multiples, but, at this point, we'll just be happy to be pregnant!
Thanks in advance!!
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Hi,sorry you have not had not had any responses.
I have been on Metformin for a few months now,and for me,it absolutely DID get better.At first I had all the same symptoms as you,horrible diarrhea,and just felt nauseous all the time.Your body should eventually get used to it though and you will adjust.
I still have flare ups,but like you mentioned it is worse with certain foods.
For me it isn't fatty foods,but anything high carb or sugary. (my boyfriend made this peanut butter pie and I only had one slice and ended up on the toilet ALL NIGHT LONG!!)
I do still feel tired a lot,but mostly it's just right after I take the Metformin.So,since I'm on it twice a day,I try to take it in afternoon or evening to stave off the tiredness as long as I can.
I have lost ten pounds on it,and my periods have become regular again,so for me,that is somewhat of a success story.
I'm not trying to get pregnant though,so I can't really say about that.
Although you may want to also ask about Spironolactone too.
I have heard that it increases your fertility,and while I was on that alone I did get pregnant (but had a miscarriage).
If you do get pregnant while taking Spiro,you will need to stop taking it right away because it can feminize a male embryo.Hope this helps!
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My friend Rick just made me aware of the opening reception of the new Hall Of The Gowanus, "the only exhibition space in New York City dedicated to the Gowanus Canal and its environs" at Proteus Gowanus.
Rick writes:
Eymund Diegel, an urban planner/GIS specialist/map maker, assembled historic maps of Gowanus creek, connected mill ponds, and the canal dating from the 1600's to the present, and overlaid the historic ones with the street grid so it shows what was where relative to the present. It's amazing to see the developments over the centuries. His maps, as well as other people's projects, will be featured at the opening.
Thanks, Rick. Sounds incredible. I certainly will have to drop by to see the new space and the exhibit.
January 17, 2010
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Hope this is nothing more than a foul up, could just be another accident of massive proportions - let us onions know you're alright if you reside in Israel.
Authorities were still searching for the cause of amysterious chemical odor that enveloped central Israel on Thursday, discounting reports that it originated in chemical ground disinfection operations in the south of the Sharon region.
Earlier in the day, residents of Tel Aviv, Gush Dan and central Israel complained of a harsh chemical substance that could be felt in the air.
Many people described the smell as similar to the smell of chlorine. Initially, the Home Front Command believed the source of the smell could be gas drilling near Nitzanim in southern Israel. However, the claims were proven wrong. No special instructions were given to the residents, as the Ministry of the Environment stated that no dangerous substances were detected.
At some point, a Channel 2 report claimed the odor's source was a ground disinfection operations in Hakfar Hayarok youth village, a process in which poisonous gas is inserted into the ground.
However the Environmental Protection Ministry have since denied the report.


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yo it sounds like one of those old ass japanese samauri movies you know when u go into the dojo and see the two fuckers facing off with each other its like the song before the battle of the two noble samauri men
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Ah, soooo..
First off, fine work. This hardly sounds like anything electronically composed. Secondly, nice atmosphere. Your piece blends together seamlessly, but the sound is more militaristic, almost like oar-slave time-keeping music, with the beat and the orch. Not a problem with the song, just a personal itch. If it must be the Daimyo I see, let him have a bit more royal-ness to his theme.. even if they were just landowners. I've said too much already. Good work here!
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(Adds part on threat to inflation, quotes)
By Noe Torres
MEXICO CITY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Mexico has no plans to increase the amount offered in dollar auctions following a sharp slide in the local peso, Bank of Mexico Governor Agustin Carstens said on Monday, noting any impact on inflation could force the central bank to respond.
Last week, the peso, which has been hit by the fall in international crude oil prices and uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy, prompted the central bank to auction $200 million to support the currency.
Speaking after an event in Mexico City, Carstens said December was an atypical month, and that the central bank had no plans for now to increase the dollar amount offered in auctions and would continue to monitor the auctions through the first weeks of next year.
"We'll have to see how this mechanism is working in December and also in the weeks following that start of the coming year," Carstens told reporters.
He added, however, that the peso's current performance could affect inflation which would force the central bank to take action.
"Obviously the exchange rate could affect inflation, which is part of our remit, and could force us to react," Carstens said.
He added that he was calm about the performance of the peso, which he thought was undervalued.
The peso pared session losses after Carstens' comments. (Reporting by Noe Torres; Writing by Gabriel Stargardter; Editing by Simon Gardner)


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Binghamton Mets Fans Counting Days 'Til Next Spring
Binghamton baseball enthusiasts can't wait until next year. They may have been disappointed earlier this month when the B-Mets post-season hopes were shattered by the Trenton Thunder but they're looking forward to next spring for what the team bills as a "New Beginning."
The 2014 season for Binghamton is scheduled to start at home on April when the B-Mets plan to host Akron.
Here's the official Binghamton schedule for next season to assist in planning. If you've got questions about tickets, call the B-Mets office at 607.723.6387.
It's only 191 days until Opening Day… But who's counting, right?


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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Haiti's government is putting the brakes on large-scale migration of orphans fearing they may fall victim to human traffickers, the prime minister says.
Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive says he has issued an order that children cannot be released for adoption without his personal approval, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday.
Bellerive told the Herald he has also ordered non-governmental organizations working in Port-au-Prince to stop picking up children found alone on the street.
He said the government fears that orphaned children may be collected for prostitution or slavery.
As Bellerive's order was taking effect, U.S. Embassy officials in Haiti scrambled to move as many orphaned children to the United States as possible.
A U.S. military cargo plane flew some 50 Haitian orphans to Sanford, Fla., near Orlando Monday after word surfaced that such flights were being suspended.
Meanwhile, Canadian Minister for State for the Americas Peter Kent told an Ottawa news conference Wednesday a flight carrying 52 Haitian orphans was due to arrive in hours. Most of the children were destined for homes in Quebec, where French is widely spoken.
The first group of 24 orphans arrived in Canada during the weekend.


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Shade Trees are a boon to the ecology and bring beauty to any yard. When picking shade trees appropriate to New England you want to consider not only the hardiness of they varieties you are picking, you want to think about the fall, and what colors the tree can bring to your landscape. Here you can find a list of the top five trees to incorporate into your landscaping for beauty and ease.
Maple Trees
Available in a variety of species, maple trees are the best known of New England trees. The Silver Maple is particularly suited for wet ground and grows at moderate speed. In the fall it turns a spectacular golden yellow. Sugar Maples grow well in northern climates and turn a beautiful orange in fall. Japanese Maples have a more delicate leaf and sport a dark red color in the fall.
Birch Trees
Easily recognized by most people, the Birch sports a white trunk and dark green leaves. Some varieties of Birch feature peeling barks and have a smooth surface. Many Birches grow multiple trunks resulting in a clump of trees that grow together. While they can be susceptible to leaf miners and borers they tend to be healthy, hardy trees if well cared for. They can grow in moist soil but prefer well drained areas.
Ash Trees
Ash trees are particularly resistant to cold weather which makes them suitable even in the northern regions of New England. Green and white Ash trees are excellent additions to a home landscape as they both have some resistance to salt and don't tend to have problems with insects or disease. These are low maintenance trees that grow beautifully with a minimum of care.
Oak Trees
Few things are as majestic as full grown Oak. Memories of Robin Hood and his Merry Men will spring to mind when you view the spread branches and rich foliage of an Oak. Smaller Pin Oaks can also be incorporated into a landscape. While Oaks do prefer an acidic soil they grow well all over the New England area. Slow to reach full size they can be huge trees that last for centuries if well treated.
Linden Trees
Lindens grow in a classic pyramidal shape when young but may change to a broader, symmetrical appearance as they age. Available in two basic varieties, little leaf and American, these trees like full sun whenever possible, but will do well in partial sun environments. Rarely plagued by insects they do well in just about any conditions. They also possess wonderfully fragrant flowers that add to the tree's appeal.
It is no surprise that trees add value as well as beauty to a property. Few things in nature are as magnificent as a fully grown shade tree, and even fewer are as long lived. Aside from the obvious benefits of fresh air, shade and visual appeal, trees provide much needed homes for birds, squirrels and other wildlife. Shade Trees are relaxing to look at, and provide the perfect location for sitting at the end of a long day.
Houses that are shaded have lower energy costs during the hot summer months. Shade Trees provide sound reduction and some degree of privacy if properly placed. Well developed trees can be a favored spot for children looking for a hide out, make good structures for hanging swings and can be the perfect place to spot fairies with your kids.
Shade Trees are remarkable things, taking in our waste gases and turning them into clean, breathable air, holding onto soil and reducing erosion and providing comforting beauty wherever they are planted. Investing in Shade Trees for your yard is a wonderful way to contribute both to the environment and to your quality of living.


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Mobile handsets take first as audio IC consumers
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I guess it was just a matter of time before mobile handsets became the Number 1 consumer of audio ICs.
I guess it was just a matter of time before we achieved the next "Number 1" status. According to a report released by Forward Concepts, handsets are now the largest consumer of audio ICs.
Its latest market research report, "Audio Chip Markets: The Foundation of Multimedia" report chronicles the history of audio and its many formats and the introduction of multimedia capabilities with the original Sound Blaster PC card introduced in 1988.
Key study findings in the report are:
- Mobile handset ring-tone and MP3 melody chips already constitute a billion-dollar market and will continue to be the largest class of audio chips through 2010.
- MP3-type player chips will continue strong growth from the 100-million-plus unit level in 2005 for the next two years, after which we predict that the personal player market will begin to be subsumed by the handset as the primary personal audio vehicle.
- Digital Class D audio amplifiers continue to gain market share against traditional linear amplifiers in a number of applications because of their power efficiency and smaller sizes.


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Financial Planner- Reverse Mortgages
The Kearney office of CharterWest National Bank started doing reverse mortgages in 2006 in addition to all of the other FHA forward mortgages, VA, conventional and rural development mortgages.
A reverse mortgage is a loan that allows someone aged 62 or older to borrow some of the equity of their home to:
- Payoff an existing mortgage;
- Establish credit for unplanned expenses;
- Payoff vehicle loans, medical bills or other debts; and
- Improve monthly cash flow with the elimination of the current home loan and/or monthly payments sent to the senior.
Both fixed rate or variable rate loans are available and no restrictions are placed on the funds. Homeowners also get to keep the title to their home just like with a traditional mortgage.
Reverse mortgages are a collateral based loan. Should the home sell for less than what is owed, FHA has to eat the difference. They could not come back against the estate and try to get money from the heirs, unlike with forward mortgages.
For more information, call CharterWest National Bank at 308.234.2220.


text: Currently I have a Mondo bypass valve that is recirculated back into the system on my car, but I was looking into running a b.o.v or a diverter valve that uses what they call an "anti stall" valve that will allow MAF cars to vent to the atmosphere without having issues. The MAF sensor is set up as a draw through configuration. Does anyone have any info or experience with this setup I am looking into, or am I wasting my time? The reason for doing this is I would rather sell my Mondo (make decent money off of it) and buy something that I could vent into the atmosphere as opposed to having to route back into the system. Any info would be cool.


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Union Minister of State for Power, Jyotiraditya Scindia has taken the onus of Congress' defeat in the recent Madhya Pradesh assembly polls.
"I have taken upon myself the responsibility for the party's defeat and I stand by it," Scindia, who was the chairman of the state Congress poll campaign committee, told reporters at the Guna airstrip on Thursday.
A detailed analysis must be done of the reasons that led to the party's defeat, he said.
Replying to a question on various statements being made against the Congress leaders by Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi, he said there was no need to pay any attention to them.
The Congress had won in five out of eight assembly segments in his parliamentary constituency Guna, Scindia said, adding that the credit for it should go to its people.
The Congress got a drubbing in the state by winning only 58 seats in the 230-member assembly.


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A container of charcoal caught fire in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Wednesday morning.
Firefighters were called to the 16700 block of Oakmont Avenue, where a sea container caught fire on a loading dock. Officials said the container was about 3/4 full of charcoal.
Firefighters used foam to extinguish the bulk of the blaze, which happened near a commercial area on Ziggy Lane. Expect some nearby roads to be closed.
The cause of the fire is not known yet.
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The release of the final film will mark the end of a relentlessly public filming and promotional process that began well over a decade ago.
Now 23, Grint who plays Harry Potter's sidekick Ron Weasley, admitted he felt a bit lost without the movie franchise.
"It's been my childhood. It's going to take a while for me to fully accept," said Grint. "I keep telling myself, next year we'll be back, but we won't. It really is the end."
"It is sad. The last day was quite emotional."
Grint has already appeared in two other films, Wild Target and Cherrybomb, but in the past he has admitted to being overcome by tears on the final day of filming for Harry Potter.


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Letter: Vote Loberg for Pierce County judge, he says
TO THE EDITOR: I'm writing to express my support to Bob Loberg for the office of Pierce County Judge.
I know him as a neighbor, a regular person whom you can talk to, someone fair and honest, and a hard worker, He's had 34 years of experience as an attorney in general practice and as a trial attorney.
He lives in Ellsworth, shops here, goes to church here and therefore would be a good judge here.
I know him to be a fair and honest person. Those two things alone are enough for me to vote for him.
So, I encourage the voters of Pierce County to go to the polls in February and vote for Bob Loberg for Pierce County Judge.
He will not disappoint.


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Angel from Maximum Ride ^^ Merry Christmas, everyone!!! I hope you're all as excited as I am! This was inspired by this song--[Link] P.S. on the tag on the bear it says "From: Max(crossed out) Santa" :3
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I think you captured her beautifully perhaps you could show her dark side in another drawing. Anyway i really liked your interpretation of angel.
AMAZING! Angel looks so cute and innocent! but in the series, I think she is kinda scary and evil :P Anyways, cool drawing 3
this is soooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!u did an amazing job on the lineart/coloring/shading/blush/lighting!!!!and so on/./lol...i think this my fave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!5/5 and faves
ANGEEEEEEEEEELLLLL!!!!!! THAT EVIL LITTLE DEVIL!!!!!! So cute though! Love the roses, lol from MAX ER.. Santa3
Very nice :) Love the composition and the detailing :)
i love maximum ride!!!!!!awesome!!!
Thas so cute yuki-chyan!!!!!
Aaaaww, adorable! I've added it!
Awwww really cute!! =D


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I'm an oldschool ROM flasher, and I've honestly gotten tired of Flashing now (I have flashed my good share of ROMs).
I also haven't been on XDA forum for a whileeee.. so I'm a little outdated as to what's out, and good.. although I have looked a bit.
So overall.. getting to the point..
I want to what the most stable STOCK looking rom is (in your opinion) that I don't have to be flashing constantly and can just keep it on my phone for loooonnnnggggg with no bugs or almost none.. and fast.
And also name me another non-stock rom AOKP or AOSP etc etc.. that is like I described above.
and I will rep everyone as well.


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The Securify Almond router should only be given to someone you hate and want to annoy.
The Amazon Dot is discounted in bulk – buy 3, get $20 off; buy 6, pay for 5. A very useful device to have, especially if you have other stuff in your house (like Ooma VOIP, or a wi-fi thermostat or sprinkler controller or TP-Link wi-fi switches, or other supported wi-fi devices the thing can control. Exceeded my expectations for usefulness by far, and for $50, endless playtime.


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Friday, October 2, 1998 Published at 14:31 GMT 15:31 UK
World: Asia-Pacific
Voting compulsory for Australians
Australians are going to the polls in great numbers - nearly all 11 million of them.
The average turn-out rate is usually over 95%, which was only exceeded by the mock-elections of countries under Communist rule.
But Australians do not seem to be complaining about the harshness of the law, even though casting one's vote requires considerably more mental exercise than ticking the favourite candidate.
House of Representatives
Unlike the UK's first-past-the-post system, Australia has adopted preferential voting for its 148-seat House of Representatives - the lower house - in which each voter sets up an order of preference among the candidates, effectively casting several votes.
Initially, though, only the first votes are counted, and the winner is the candidate with an absolute majority.
If no-one has more than 50% of first votes, the candidate with the lowest number of votes is eliminated, and his/her ballot papers are redistributed according to the next preference.
And this goes on, until an absolute majority is established.
Mandates in the House of Representatives are for three years, but it is possible to call early elections - like this year.
If this looks daunting, voting for the Senate, a system called quota-based proportional representation, is no less complex. Twelve senators are elected for each state, and two for each territory.
Candidates who reach a certain quota of the total first votes, about 14%, are guaranteed a seat. Any surplus votes are redistributed among the other candidates according to the next preference.
And that is not all. Elections for the Senate, where senators have six-year mandates, are staggered, so there is an election every three years, for about half of the seats.
Elections for the Senate take place at the same time as for the House of Representatives, but senators always serve their full term.
So following this year's early elections, winning senators will have to wait for nearly a year to take up their seats, for a guaranteed six full years.


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Same, but kudos to her for being the last female.Originally Posted by Muduh;2116434;
Same, but kudos to her for being the last female.Originally Posted by Muduh;2116434;
Why is it boys talk so much, when they have nothing to say? And girls have plenty to say, but no one will listen?
--Vada Sultenfuss
I agree, Muduh. But he was really ready to go.
It was a good run for him and I have enjoyed seeing his willingness to push his own limits and yet be himself. It takes a manly Man to wear those "jams."
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It's too bad about Jerry...but someone had to go
Maybe, if he wouldn't have clowned around last week, and danced as well as this week, he would still be dancing next week...
But then, who would have left?
Any speculation?
There is a race car driver in nextel named boris saidOriginally Posted by dberk;2116337;
I thought it was a sequined Hefty lawn and leaf bag with the "cinch sak" tie over her shoulder.Originally Posted by MsFroggy;2116191;
It was awful. I've seen prettier maternity dresses if she is pregnant which I don't know, but surely she could have done better than that. Maybe she got Edyta's designer by mistake.
Unk, you dont' watch for the dancing? Man I'm shocked. Bet you read Playboy for the interviews only too right?
You know why we all watch these hunks and girls? It's like watching the travel channel: color pictures of places we will never get to go!!!!
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Que me amat, amet et canem meum
(Who loves me will love my dog also)
Originally Posted by myrosiedog;2116675;
I just got my Halloween costume! I am going as Martina McBride. . . . .Now, where's that Beadazzler?
Race car drivers aren't just from another country; they're from another planet.Originally Posted by queenofitall;2116629;
I don't think anyone mentioned last night how often Tom referred to the contestants as potentials for the unemployment line. Whether it's true or not, I think it was very rude of him to say it.
Alec Mazo. I think he is Edyta's fiance. They also said he was the champion from season one.Originally Posted by greenie22;2116253;
I wish the two had done more of a traditional country/western dance. This show has a predominance of Russian dancers, and I'm not sure that some of the American folk stuff gets lost in the translation.
Martina might be PG, both her costumes were barrel-shaped. In any event, I liked her voice. I hadn't heard her sing before. I liked the lyrics to her first song, too. A very positive message in those.
Boris Diaw with the Phoenix Suns.
greenie was referring to the man in the middle of Mak's students during their routine.Originally Posted by Brandy;2116761;
The three pairs that danced behind Martina were horrible. One of the men was actually creepy.


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Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has received a letter from Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Bahrain's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, on bilateral relations. The Bahrain ambassador to the UAE, Sheikh Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, handed over the letter as he met Sheikh Hamdan on Monday, WAM reported. Sheikh Hamdan also received a letter from Dr. Mustapha Osman Ismail, Sudan's Foreign Minister, on bilateral cooperation in various fields and development of events in the region.
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The Swedish furniture giant apologised after commissioning a report into claims political prisoners worked in factories making its products in the 1960s and 70s.
The company says it never condoned the use of forced labour but the report showed it failed to properly vet how its suppliers were operating.
The report concludes that Ikea managers "were aware of the possibility that political prisoners would be used in the production of Ikea products in the former GDR".
"We deeply regret that this could happen," said Jeanette Skjelmose, an Ikea manager.
"The use of political prisoners for manufacturing was at no point accepted by Ikea."
But she added: "At the time we didn't have the well-developed control system that we have today and we clearly did too little to prevent such production methods."
Ikea commissioned accountants Ernst & Young to look into claims aired by a Swedish TV documentary in June but first raised by a human rights group in 1982.
Rainer Wagner, chairman of the victims' group UOKG, said Ikea was just one of many companies that used forced prison labour in East Germany.
"Ikea is only the tip of the iceberg," he told The Associated Press in an interview earlier this week.
Wagner said he hoped that Ikea and others would consider compensating former prisoners, many of whom carry psychological and physical scars.
"Ikea has taken the lead on this, for which we are very grateful," he told a news conference in Berlin, where the report was presented.
Peter Betzel, the head of Ikea Germany, said the company would continue to support efforts to investigate the use of prisoners in East Germany in future.


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The Silent Footsteps of Unheralded Vets: A Poem
Veterans Day passes many of us without a turn of the head. Some of us get the day off work; others don't even know the national holiday is upon us. In many towns and cities across the U.S., women and men who served in foreign wars and peacekeeping efforts go unheralded in the public eye. Sure, we the media tell stories and personal narratives of the heroism and sacrifice they gave for the rest of us. But sometimes it feels gratuitous — or like no one truly cares.
For Rachel Button, who hails from metro Detroit but now lives in the state of Washington's North Cascade Mountains, images of a Veterans Day parade on Woodward Avenue in Detroit remind her of the march that often goes unacknowledged. Specifically, Eric Seals photographs for the Detroit Free Press inspired her to write this poem:
You wanted the poor and tired huddled masses—
the slack-jawed and stubbled—
but we march alone on Woodward
uniforms stiff on our still-broad shoulders,
The Free Press took pictures.
Photos of men,
mostly men,
marching a street edged by empty sidewalks,
black men and white men
some of us in leather and flannel
others in uniforms which trim our bodies
into silhouettes framed by brass buttons.
Imagine the hands at our sides:
wrinkled, smooth, freckled, gloved—
scarred by cuts and burns, scrapes and time—
hands that held babies,
hands that held our heads when loneliness
felt too heavy to hold on our necks.
We bend into cold with something like pride
not for the battles we fought,
but because we're still standing, walking, moving,
together, slapping our shoes on Woodward,
standing straight, even if not one soul watches.
For an engaging and informative read, I highly recommend John Carlisle's column accompanying Mr. Seals photos.


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who went?
I was there with my wife who raced for the first time. They had a 'Never Ever' category for women doing their first race. Finished 3rd in her age group.
Really fun event, well run, with a big turnout. Georgia Gould, Erin Huck, and plenty of other pros were in attendance.
Watching pretty girls race their mtb bikes, free coffee, food, beer...
it was a hard day
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FlyFest - Fly Magazine's 21st Birthday Block Party With Jimmie's Chicken Shack
DRGN KING, The Districts, DR. SLOTHCLAW, Willie Marble Experience, Vinegar Creek Constituency, Silver City Rodeo, The Akrons, Shrimpboat, Jake Lewis & The Clergy
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Jimmie's Chicken Shack blends funk-metal with elements of ska and reggae but also a surprising acoustic prowess. Lead vocalist Jimmy HaHa grew up in Maryland and played with a group named Ten Times Big for several years. After the band broke up, he hit the snowboarding circuit for two years but then began several acoustic jams with friends. HaHa recruited drummer Jim Chaney (from Ten Times Big), longtime friend Che' Lemon on bass, and guitarist Dave Dowling (aka Double D) to form Jimmie's Chicken Shack. Based in Annapolis, MD, the group formed their own Fowl Records and released Give Something Back. After selling tens of thousands of records around the Baltimore area, Jimmie's Chicken Shack signed to Elton John's Rocket Records and released their major-label debut, Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope. Still involved with their own label, however, the group also released The Original Recipe, a collection of early recordings, followed in 1999 by Bring Your Own Stereo.
You don't just get there straight out of the blue; those haunting humming synthesizers at the beginning of "Paragraph Nights," the melancholy piano chord changes, the emotional pull the song has on your psyche. It's a process, you know? It comes from years of growth, experimentation, revision, looking at the scene from another angle, considering the possibilities. "Take a picture, make it last, make it different," sings Dominic Angelella. And that's very much the road DRGN KING has taken.
Our story opens with Angelella onstage at a North Philadelphia rock club, his hair flailing, his guitar strings rattling, his face beaming. It's 2009 or thereabouts, and he's performing with one of his old bands, a punky Americana group with such high energy, folks are hanging out after the show to shake his hand. A couple months later, a different venue, a different scene entirely – an eclectic hip-hop outfit, and there he is again, rocking out on guitar. Later still, Angelella's face keeps showing up in band photos, on show flyers and venue websites. His enthusiasms run the gamut – experimental lo-fi psych, indie rock soul, arty grunge throwbacks. The question has to be asked - are you in every group in Philadelphia? He laughs, responds: No man, just a bunch of projects.
Meanwhile in South Philly, Brent "Ritz" Reynolds was holed up in a studio, making a name for himself as a young hip-hop producer. He cut tracks for The Roots, worked with Mac Miller and State Property alum Peedi Crakk. Reynolds knew his stuff and had the moxy for the hard haul of being a freelance recording guru. In early 2010 he and Angelella connected in a chance recording session, and the doors of possibility were blown open. Angelella's songwriting would become a prototype for Reynolds to test out his lush, imaginative production skills into the rock world. Conversely, Reynolds' studio alchemy would place Angelella's broad-spanning tastes and musical interests under a single umbrella. You don't have to be in a dozen different-sounding bands and call them a dozen different things. You can do it all, and call it DRGN KING.
DRGN KING debuted in a well-received warehouse show that fall. Angelella and Reynolds deemed the experiment a success, and kept it moving. Various musical collaborators were brought in, shows got played and new songs were written. Then they retreated into the studio, recorded, refined and recorded some more. Paragraph Nights comes after two years of nose-to-the-grindstone work, and its song are bursting with life, excitement, self-discovery, possibility. Listen to the pensive, introspective electronic pop of "Warriors." It's a nod to the community of artists and musicians in Philadelphia, and ruminates on crafting an identity through art: "People tell me I got no purpose," Angelella sings. "They're not wrong but it's allright."
The Districts
The Districts are a band that exists in the moment. Described by close friends and girlfriends as a well oiled machine, filthily cult like, and also "normal dudes."
The Philadelphia four-piece channels its long-forged bonds into visceral, explosive genre blurring music. Informed equally by arrangements and dynamics, and a focus on lyrics, they take inspiration from a broad range of sounds and places. They are constantly evolving and hard to pin down.
From their self released LP "Telephone," to their 2015 label debut LP "A Flourish and a Spoil," The Districts keep at work touring and recording. Formed in 2009, they have been going strong for quite a while now. An anonymous insider report claims they have recorded a new album and it is more realized and in your face than ever before. Be on the lookout.
Willie Marble Experience
American songs are full of deranged old ghosts howling at the moon. Vinegar Creek Constituency, an eclectic, incendiary string band out of the PA Dutch Country, channels these venerable old ghosts of the American folk tradition through imaginative, emotive original songs delivered with rock n roll intensity. Full of shouting, floorboard-stomping soul, their live performances are uplifting, high-energy events with fans dancing in the aisles and clapping, stomping, and singing along.
Like their folksong forerunners that took root around campfires and on back porches across America, the songs call out from the crossroads of light and darkness. They are dreams of Heaven alongside visions of Hell; songs in praise of love alongside tales of murder and the madness of lovers betrayed; songs that ride the rails, wander the countryside, rise from the grave, and cackle in the face of impending doom.
The musicians of Vinegar Creek Constituency come from diverse musical backgrounds that range from formal Classical performance to experimental garage Rock to traditional Old Time Appalachian string band music to Gypsy Jazz. Consequently, the band's sound encompasses elements of many styles, including super-charged bluegrass, early rockabilly, swing, vaudeville, and ragtime. Singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Leonardo DiSanto says of the band's style, "I really hear our music as a form of primitive rock n roll played with a bluegrass instrumentation. From the age of 9 I've been a huge Elvis fan. If you listen to Elvis' legendary earliest recordings on the Sun label, it was really just a 3-man string band lineup: acoustic guitar for rhythm, double bass on the bottom, and electric guitar phrases for embellishment. Elvis was recording Bill Monroe songs back then, Bluegrass songs like "Blue Moon of Kentucky," and charging them up with the energy that would come to characterize rock n roll music. I think those records are ancestors of what our group does."
The Vinegar Creek Constituency was first conceived in 2005 as a side project by DiSanto, a Lancaster Pennsylvania singer/songwriter then fronting an experimental garage rock band. All of the band members were with other groups at the time, and the Constituency played only a few sporadic shows in the Lancaster area in their first few years. By the Spring of 2008, the musicians of VCC had begun to approach the project with increased focus and commitment.
In May of 2008 VCC traveled to Cumberland, MD performing in and winning the first annual Delfest band competition, an event that became a catalyst for the band's growing creative energy. Their eponymous debut album was released in October 2008. The follow up album, Angel of the Last Waltz, was released in May 2010. Both albums were engineered, produced, and released by the band members themselves and feature all original material. The Vinegar Creek Constituency currently performs in clubs, theaters, and festivals in an ever-expanding range throughout the East from New England to the Appalachian South, headlining or sharing the stage with legends, luminaries, and notables of numerous genres of American music, from rock to bluegrass to country. Some of these include: Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Larry Keel, Railroad Earth, Sara Evans, Langhorne Slim, David Bromberg, Chris Thile (of Nickel Creek), and John Cowan (of Newgrass Revival).
Silver City Rodeo is an Americana/Folk Rock act from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The band was formed in the winter of 2011 when Andrew Fausnacht moved back to Pennsylvania after spending a few years tucked away in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. After returning to his home state Fausnacht met up with old time friend Neil Martin. Years prior Martin had spent some time traveling cross country in an old Ford van. When the pair reconnected they started writing tunes fueled off of those experiences. The line-up was completed a few months later when they asked some old friends to join in on the fun.
The Akrons
We formed in Akron, PA (holy crap!) in late 2011. Previously, members of The Akrons performed in Mission United, Ex Education, and Reason Left Town. Heavily influenced by fast, catchy punk rock circa "the 80's and 90's", we love to run around the stage and pretend that we aren't old. The fact of the matter is that we ARE old, but we still play faster than your little dopey high school metalcore band.
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If you like your war plays/movies to be recruiting posters for the next big one, then skip Ion's first-rate production of an amazing play. It's clear why Bengal Tiger was a finalist for the Pulitzer in 2011. The question is why it didn't win.
Playwright Rajiv Joseph created a theatrical anarchy zone: Iraq, 2003, just after the American invasion. People devolve to their animal natures; predators prey, and their ghosts pray for a salvation that may never arrive.
To underline the hopelessness, director Claudio Raygoza often moves his actors in slow, counterclockwise circles, as if trailing ever backwards, away from resolutions and the Light.
About the only thing that moves forward is Uday Hussein's golden pistol, which has a reverse Midas Touch: everyone who handles it dies. And as you follow the golden gun (in search of the grand prize, Uday's golden toilet seat), you watch madness go viral.
Ion has become San Diego's flagship for daring, important, disturbing theater, and for offering knockout shows on a stage no bigger than a two-car garage.
Scenic designer Brian Redfern has concrete porticos pocket with bullet-holes, the Bengal tiger's cage, and Oday Hussein's topiary ("God's Garden") and still has room for the play's existential probings and explosive, absurdist humor downstage.
Karin Filijan's lighting, including dappled, gobo effects, and Melanie Chens' sounds - booming blasts and barely audible music - turn the stage into a zoo without bars.
"When I get hungry, i get stupid," says Ron Choularton's tiger at the beginning of a fascinating performance (among his finest). Shaggy haired and bearded, with lifeless eyes, in the end he wails like an old biblical prophet whose followers abandon him one by one.
Brian Abraham's multi-faceted Musa may be the one "whole" character in the play (the others become so after death). But it's a curse, since his knowledge and culpability corral him. Excellent work.
Jake Rosko and Evan Kendig nicely marble gung-ho G.I. bravado with off-kilter perplexity. Linda Permenter and Olivia Ruiz play Iraqi women - i.e. human crime scenes.
The first time I saw Claudio Raygoza act was back in, ironically, 2003, the year Bengal Tiger takes place. He was unforgettable as the blind, "ham actor/hammer" Hamm in Beckett's Endgame. At the time I thought: whoa - there's a hot new actor in town! Little did I know he also wrote and directed and designed sets, lights, and costumes and would become an artistic director and would do very little acting in the next decade.
Raygoza showed his stuff last year as a trash-talking intern in The Little Flower of East Orange, and earned a Craig Noel Award for his effort. He's doing it again, this time as Uday Hussein. When he enters as a ghost with bullet holes across his chest carrying the severed head of younger brother Qusay - with a perfect accent, splendid timing, and dripping with attitude - Raygoza takes Joseph's already finny and nightmarish play over the woods and through the river.
Ion Theatre, 3704 Sixth Avenue, Hillcrest, playing through June 1.
More like this:
- Three decades of San Diego theater — Feb. 12, 2014
- Claudio Raygoza: the acting process at Ion Theatre, part two — Feb. 1, 2014
- Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Ion Theatre (part one) — May 20, 2013
- Theater Critics Circle Awards: Backstage Last Night — Feb. 7, 2012
- Review: The Devil's Double — Aug. 5, 2011
It IS an amazing play and I KNOW ion and Raygoza are doing it UP -- I'm envious of all you SD play goers!


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1. Core Theme: Student Success
Objective: Access
|Regional Market Penetration
|Growth from FY11
|Financial Assistance
|Growth from Aid Year 11
|Student Diversity
|Equal to the region (within 5%)
|High Demand Career Pathways
|At or above UA percentage (within 5%)
Objective: Preparation
|Entry Level Course Success
| - Bachelor
|Better than average UA rate (within 5%)
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|Advising and Degree Completion Plan
|Data not yet available
Objective: Success
|Graduation Efficiency
|Less than 1.5 : 1 ratio of completed to required credits for an undergraduate degree and less than or equal to the UA ratio
|Degree Attainment Rate
|Ratio of awards per 100 degree-seeking students within one standard deviation of .11
|Retention and Persistence Rate
|At or better than UA rate
|Full Enrollment
|Growth from FY11
|Post Graduation Employment
|At or better than UA percentage
2. Core Theme: Teaching and Learning
Objective: Breadth of Programs and Services
|Program Assessments and Reviews
|100% of programs assessed
|Service Assessments
|Growth from FY11
Objective: Academic Excellence
|Successful Course Completion
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|Better than average UA rate (within 5%)
| - Upper Div.
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| - Developmental
|Honors Program Participation
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|Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression
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Objective: Quality of Faculty and Staff
Comprehensive Faculty and Staff Evaluation (student ratings)
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|Comprehensive Faculty and Staff Evaluation (evaluations)
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At least 80% of adjunct faculty evaluated
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|Fee Structure Review
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|Review of Six-Year Course Sequence
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Skip to comments.Global warming killing coral reefs, right? Wrong, Australian study finds
Posted on 12/14/2004 11:34:55 AM PST by worldclass
newly published research, by a team led by oceanographer Ben McNeil of Sydney's University of New South Wales, suggests that present coral reef calcification rates are not in decline and are equivalent to late 19th century levels.
"Our analysis suggests that ocean warming will foster considerably faster future rates of coral reef growth that will eventually exceed pre-industrial rates by as much as 35 percent by 2100," McNeil said in a statement Monday.
(Excerpt) Read more at story.news.yahoo.com ...
Dang! Hate to break it to you...
Global Warming should definitely be in the realm of science
fiction,right up there with warp speed travel and little
green men on the moon.
I was born on a small planet at the edge of one of the distant
red-shifted galaxies, and arrived in Roswell, New Mexico a few
years after my relatives made a somewhat noisier landing out in
the nearby desert. Without warp speed travel we would never
have been able to reach this thoroughly f_cked up planet !!! ;-))
Just what we needed....MORE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!! :-) Did you at least register with the men in black?
Just what we needed....MORE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!! :-)
Did you at least register with the men in black?
In a successful effort to avoid the Men In Black, my family and I
spent the next 10 years moving around the country at frequent
intervals, during which period I attended 27 different schools,
including Northpit Muddle Skool, before ending up at GIMMY.
After 7 pleasant years in Area 51, followed by 30 years in the
Center of the Universe (Elm Grove, Wisconsin), I now reside in
northern Cydonia with my 72 virgin wives, 666 wierd children,
one small, noisy, long-haired Mexican Chihuahua named Sam
(short for Samson), 395 of Lenny Dee's marvelous Hammond
organ classics, 9 aging Macs, 1 very stubborn Aurora, and an
awesomely cool Powerbook G-WIZ33, all of which are linked
together through an AppleTalk network thingy that sporadically
communicates with a miserable Microsoft Windows 98 machine
of dubious origin, and one supercalifragilistic Dell Black Beauty
running on Microsoft Ex-Pee (SP2) with 5 recent updates !!!
Total disappointment...even extraterristerials use Windows!!...ugh. I was really hoping to get some cool tech from you.
Total disappointment... even extraterristerials use Windows!!
..ugh. I was really hoping to get some cool tech from you.
We are also taught from birth to be cleverly deceitful where
concealment of our magnificent, highly advanced technologies
are concerned. Here, on planet Earth, Islamofascists are the
creatures that display a similar art of deception. However, they
have absolutely no technology to conceal, hence they apply all
their efforts to fiendish, Satanic head chopping techniques !!!
If global warming kills coral, then how come we have so many reefs in the geologic column from eras when the average temperature was much warmer than now?
They're not green. They're grey.
According to Jacques Cousteau, some coral reefs were in decline in his day, but that was due to toxic runoff and industrial waste. They didn't have Global Warming then, but they did have DDT and cobalt-90.
Actually, more of a light gunmetal.
(see my profile page)
Family photo? :-)
In other words... grey. ;)
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Rising dementia among US clients risky for brokers
Last Updated: 2012-09-21 14:32:27 -0400 (Reuters Health)
By Suzanne Barlyn
(Reuters) - Taking direction from elderly clients whose mental capacity is on the decline causes some sticky problems for Wall Street's brokers.
Among them: wire instructions to an overseas bank account that you think belongs to a scam artist. Family members or regulators who complain about a client's erratic transactions years later.
They are challenges that Wall Street brokers must prepare to confront as waves of roughly 77 million Baby Boomers hit retirement age over the next two decades. The oldest of them turned 65 last year.
By 2030, about 18 percent of the U.S. population will be at least 65, up from 13 percent last year, according to the Pew Research Center. Dementia is also on the rise. Alzheimer's disease will strike about 8 million Americans ages 65 and over in 2030, up 60 percent from 2010, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
For Wall Street, that means millions more clients who are ill-equipped to make financial decisions. The securities industry is already looking for solutions.
"Broker-dealers will eventually need help from state regulators to deal with clients with dementia," said Ronald Long, director of regulatory affairs for Wells Fargo Advisors, a unit of Wells Fargo & Co during a recent industry conference.
Long believes that state securities regulators should give brokerages authority to place holds on clients' accounts when advisers are concerned about a client's mental capacity until the firm can locate someone, such as a family member, to help make decisions. Brokerages would be allowed to make limited transactions during that time to maintain the account value, he suggests.
The legal change, in many cases, may still be years away. In 2010, Washington became one of the few states to have such a law. Adopting similar legislation elsewhere will likely take time.
Until then, brokers should rely on their instincts and common sense to protect clients - and themselves.
"There's a significant risk that someone other than the customer is going to look back at transactions to see what happened," says Richard Roth, a New York-based securities lawyer who represents brokers. And by then, clients are either dead or too infirm to give their version of the events, he said.
Following through on a hunch that a client may not be thinking clearly is one of the biggest challenges brokers face. Raising questions about a client's mental acumen early on could push the client to find a new adviser - especially if the broker is wrong.
"It's a tricky problem," said one Midwestern broker for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, who recently contacted a couple in their late 80's about how to invest the principal of a bond that came due. The husband, he learned, was recovering from a heart attack. The wife was already incapable of understanding his questions.
The broker contacted family members to help locate documents such as power of attorney that gave the couple's son authority to make decisions.
The broker declined to give his name because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
But in other cases, the signs may not be as clear. For example, a client who repeats a trade order he discussed just days earlier may signal mental trouble, or a one-off instance of forgetfulness. What's more, direction from family members and important legal documents may be difficult to come by.
Brokers working with elderly clients can beef up their precautions. First, check the firm's policies for guidance on determining whether a client has a power of attorney and when a situation is serious enough to alert the compliance department, which may decide to halt transactions.
Another idea: schedule meetings around 10 a.m., when at-risk clients are most likely to be alert, said Helen Modly, executive vice president of Focus Wealth Management, a registered investment adviser in Middleburg, Virginia. Avoid restaurant meetings where noise and distractions may cloud the discussion.
Modly limits her meeting agenda to three concepts. She then reviews them again with clients before the meeting ends.
Creating a paper trail can also help advisers defend themselves if questions crop up later, says Roth, the lawyer. That might include a letter to a client explaining that she instructed you to buy 100 shares of a certain stock but did not remember giving that instruction later in the week, he said.
The influx of Baby Boomer retirees will also mean changes on Wall Street.
Nearly 80 percent of advisers, for example, want more training on dementia issues, according to a 2011 report by AARP Public Policy Institute, which studied the problem among various types of financial advisers. Only about one-third of advisers now undergo training.
The shortage of training stems from a limited number of offerings to advisers, said Ryan Wilson, senior strategic policy adviser for AARP. While some brokerages, such as Wells Fargo Advisors, require annual training on the subject, other programs are hard to come by.
The securities industry may also need to develop a uniform response for advisers who witness a questionable transaction. For example, more than half of advisers will place a hold on an account until they receive direction from a supervisor or compliance officer, according to the AARP study. But many compliance officers surveyed said that advisers should hold only "detrimental" transactions. That may not be possible to determine, however, until after a transaction is complete and the money is gone.
Having more legal clout from regulators to place those holds could eliminate some uncertainty about the process. It would also relieve brokerages of another awkward measure: running to regulators for emergency orders to halt transactions.
For Wells Fargo's Long, the problem of dementia should involve not just Wall Street, but entire communities. Brokers, he said, are already walking a thin line on the issue.
"We can't turn the brokers into social workers," he told regulators.


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Rated 4 / 5 stars
Pretty Good
A rather good game but there is room for improvement. you could add some power ups like a bomb to nuke everythin on the screen or a allied craft to fly across the screen and shoot some enemys. Also it wud have been good to have a option to turn the music off. The game started to act a bit funny when i got to 30000 as there were some explosions on the screen that didnt disapear so i got a bit bored of them being there and closed the game.
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not bad
nice little game to play while i was bored. Would be nice to see one that people will wanna play all through the year too.
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holy shit
Great game. It's the perfect arcade game!
You might want to make another game with a similar style for the rest of the year though...
Rated 4 / 5 stars
It's ok.
Good game if you have ten minutes of free time, but at least I get bored pretty quick.
Rated 4 / 5 stars
This was a good overall game. I liked the feel of the game; it ran very smoothly, and was a good design. Kudos.


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