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Where defendant sought voluntary psychological treatment for his abusive behavior toward his granddaughter, the trial court improperly dismissed defendant's first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges. Fundamental fairness does not require "that a defendant who initiates counseling and receives false assurances of ...Read More »
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Where defendant was convicted of possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of cocaine and sentenced to seven and one-half to 20 years in prison, we remand for resentencing. Defendant's "sentence represents a threefold departure from the guidelines ...Read More »
Sentencing – Inaccurate Sentencing Information
Where the trial court did not strike inaccurate information from the presentence report, we remand so that it may do so. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court failed to address inaccuracies in the presentence report. We disagree. In ...Read More »
Sentencing – Prior Record Variable 5
Where the court improperly considered defendant's two prior convictions for driving while impaired while scoring prior record variable (PRV) 5, we remand so the court may determine whether resentencing is required. "[T]his Court [has] held that because drunken driving offenses ...Read More »
Evidence – Improper Judicial Participation
Where the court sustained an objection to a defense question about whether hospital personnel had asked the rape victim when was her last sexual intercourse before the alleged assault occurred, the court erred by later telling the jury that the ...Read More »
Evidence – Spousal Privilege
Where defendant's estranged wife was allowed to testify that defendant fired shots through a door at another man, we reverse defendant's conviction of felonious assault and remand for a new trial. The court erred by permitting the wife to testify ...Read More »
Sentencing – Remanded For Resentencing (84919)
Where defendant was convicted of statutory manslaughter but sentenced as if he were convicted of second-degree murder, we remand for resentencing before a different judge. Defendant's conviction is affirmed. Remanded for resentencing. People v. Bell. (Lawyers Weekly No. MA-9401 – ...Read More »
Assault With Intent To Rob While Armed – Insufficient Evidence (85022)
Where defendant was convicted of assault with intent to rob while armed, we reverse. Defendant did not "have the present ability to carry out that" threat. We remand for entry of judgment for attempted unarmed robbery. People v. Chandler. (Lawyers ...Read More »
Search And Seizure – Consent (85212)
Where defendant consented to a weapons search, and the search exceeded defendant's permission, defendant's motion to suppress the evidence obtained during the search was improperly denied. Defendant was riding on the hood of a car. An officer stopped the car. ...Read More »
Evidence – Co-Defendant's Statement
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These guys did everything they promised and more.I have referred successfully family members, staff, and friends (over 12) and they all feel exactly the way I do regarding Solar Negotiators.Yes, my equipment is all American Made, my system is monitored, cleaned, and maintained by this amazing team.They were not the first team I had come out to my house but the 4th and they made it simple to understand, saved me big money over the earlier 3 bids, and got the job done in a timely manner.They are heavily involved in our community with generous support to many worthwhile causes and I would still recommend them to anyone and everyone.... read more
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- Netflix
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If you're an Xfinity subscriber, you can search to see which movies are available on premium movie channels and on Xfinity Free.
For example, you can search to see where the Academy Award-winning film Argo is available:
The search results show you which services offer the movie, in which formats, and how much it will cost you to rent or own the movie. The results also provide links to reviews on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. Share buttons allow you to post your search results on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites.
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This week was a bit glitchy behind the scenes at The Wonder of Tech. Mystery abounded as my sidebar suffered from the pull of gravity and dropped to the bottom of the page, below the article and comments. My attempts to propel the sidebar back to its rightful place resulted in not only futility but in two articles being resent to subscribers. I'm very sorry about that. The Wonder of Tech never spams our subscribers.
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Pro Tools M-Powered is Pro Tools. M Audio Pro Tools M Powered 8 Recording Software has the same user interface as Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools LE, all while expanding your creative hardware options to dozens of M-Audio interfaces. Session compatibility with all current versions of Pro Tools software means that you can easily move your projects between pro, project and mobile personal studios. Anyone can become a member of the Pro Tools community. Pro Tools M-Powered 8 is the serious music production choice for power, compatibility, options and ease of use without spending serious money.
What started as a simple string and pedal sales catalog has grown exponentially over the past thirty years. The early days were a time where catalogs didn't have much of a presence in the industry, but what began as a college dorm room operation grew rapidly. In 1986 we moved to a full product offering and 64-page catalog, which over the years has grown to 162 pages. Join the AMS family and get your free catalog now!
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Perfectly combining technology and style, the AUTHENTIC MONIKER is a jacket for accompanying the riders in their journeys.686
Perfectly combining technology and style, the AUTHENTIC MONIKER is a jacket for accompanying the riders in their journeys.
In fact, beyond its trendy two-coloured printing, there is a comfortable insulation as well as a technical membrane assuring effective protection against most wintry conditions. It thus provides the assurance to stay warm and dry during the whole riding session regardless of the weather thanks to its waterproof and breathable Infidry 10™ membrane (10 000mm / 8 000gr) and its welded seams.
But these are not the only benefits of this jacket since it adds several technical components that make it even more functional:
- Main BEMIS® seams sealed
- Vislon® hidden zip closing
- Air-Flo™ ventilations under armpits
- Adjustable anti-snow gaiter
- Access to the inner right chest pocket
- Pass pocket
- Internal storage pocket in mesh
- Double pockets in chest with military flap closing
- Cord adjustment in the internal hem.
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Outer : 100% flecked polyester
Lining: 100% nylon taffeta / 100% peach skin in polyester and brushed tricot / 100% polyester mesh combination / 50% acrylic / 100% polyester Sherpa / 60% nylon / 40% Elastane
Waterproof and breathable Infidry Membrane 10™ (10 000mm/8 000gr) offering good protection against the weather, in all winter conditions.
- Polyfill insulation : Body 80g / Sleeves 40g
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Things here are pretty nice. I hope this doesn't sound too annoying, but I love Mondays as far as being a SAHM. I feel like I have a lot of energy and patience from the weekend of DH being around to help. I had my agenda of arts and crafts (stamps today), a picnic in our front garden and a trip to the car wash. My kids FREAK over going to the car wash - you would think I was taking them to Disneyland. LOL
As for boobs, mine are morphing back into the prego/nursing boobs again which is kind of nice because I'm filling out my bras again. Since I've been pregnant or nursing for the past (almost) 5 years, that is pretty much my entire bra collection.
Body pillows - I love mine these days! Bring on the pillows. Last night, John incredulously counted the pillows on my side of the bed - I have 5 including my body pillow. <smirk>
Baby carriers - I have never had a wrap, I can't even braid my hair in the mirror so the only time I tried one my friend had, I got totally tangled up. I would totally try one that you don't have to do all the wrapping - they look so comfy for baby and mama. Becky - I might be wrong, but I think the hip dysplasia issues are more of a concern with the Ergo and similar carriers that spread the baby's legs around the mother's waist? I'm no expert on baby carriers though so I could be wrong. I love my Mei Tea carrier which is a lot like an Ergo though, but I don't use it the traditional way until after 4 months. Please share if/when you find out more info on this.
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Los Angeles, California (PressExposure) December 22, 2009 -- Based in Los Angeles, web design firm ATAK Interactive (www.ATAKInteractive.com) uses advanced web programming to improve the user experience in the ultra-competitive e-commerce market.
"Everything starts with an idea," says David Ephraim, executive vice president and CFO of ATAK Interactive (ATAK). "Our development teams use a multi-phased user cetric approach in order to make websites both aesthetically pleasing and easy to use."
By combining different interactive elements such as virtual tours, full-motion videos, and flash banners, the user experience becomes much more engaging and memorable.
"Interactive flash animation elements are very useful in making websites visually appealing," says Josh Goodman, ATAK founder and CEO. "It also boosts interactivity, which ultimately keeps potential customers on your website longer."
Custom interactive interface custom programming [http://www.atakinteractive.com/customprogramming.htm] can also be used to guide visitors toward using specific features such as direct purchasing, ordering, and contacting customer service. Search engine optimization (SEO) is vital to having a frequently visited website, and should be used in conjunction with all interactive elements.
ATAK's creative approach to e-commerce programming helps their clients stay a few steps ahead of their competition, while also helping to get over the hurdles that can come with having a successful e-commerce website.


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By Adam Karnes
Historically low interest rates coupled with strong operating fundamentals equate to readily available mortgage capital for self-storage owners who seek financing. Those aiming to lock in longer-term debt and insulate themselves from prospective rate increases will find a number of attractive options in the market. Following is a summary of some common debt products available for borrowers.
Local and Regional Banks
According to data compiled by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the dollar volume of commercial bank originations through the second quarter of 2016 was up approximately 33 percent year over year. As a result, banks and thrifts maintain their position as the largest holders of commercial and multi-family debt at nearly 40 percent of the $2.9 trillion outstanding. While this indicates strong commercial bank lending, there's evidence that local and regional banks are experiencing a "lending chill" because of the regulatory scrutiny of real estate loans.
Local and regional banks are relationship-driven lenders that can offer very competitive interest rates. Borrowers should be prepared to place their operating or depository accounts with that bank and should also anticipate the bank conducting an extensive credit review.
Banks will lend up to 80 percent loan to value (LTV), offering terms ranging from one to 10 years, which amortize over 20 to 25 years. They commonly require personal-recourse guarantees, which can be scaled back or even eliminated at lower leverage. They typically aim to maintain transaction costs at a reasonable level, and owners can often negotiate prepayment provisions. Finally, the interest rate will vary based on the factors above, and the rate package is often executed through a swap agreement.
The CMBS Market
The commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market appeared to be finding its post-recession footing in 2015, which at approximately $101 billion of total U.S. issuances was the strongest year since the recession. The sentiment going into 2016 was it would be similar to and possibly surpass 2015. However, through October, issuance was down nearly 37 percent year over year.
Jamie Woodwell, vice president of commercial real estate research for MBA, has said the CMBS market is seeing far more loans paying off and paying down than new loans being originated. This is despite $232 billion in CMBS loans scheduled to mature in 2016 and 2017—affectionately labeled "the wall of refinances" by Trepp.
Furthermore, a new round of risk-retention measures took effect in December as part of the Dodd-Frank Act, which has already caused some choppiness in CMBS activity and may continue to do so. While commercial banks and life-insurance companies have stepped up to the plate and taken on some of the maturing volume, it stands to reason the balance sheets of these institutions will inevitably fill up. As such, a case could be made that the market needs a CMBS recovery.
While they'll vary based on individual deals, here are some common CMBS debt terms:
- Non-recourse loans
- Leverage up to 75 percent (can increase with mezzanine)
- Five- to 10-year terms
- Fixed interest rate
- Amortization schedules up to 30 years
- Interest-only periods available
- 8 percent debt yield minimum
- Large primary-market deals preferred; may compete for smaller loans in secondary markets
- Closing costs of approximately $50,000 all in; some lenders offer a fixed-cost option for $25,000 (excluding survey, title and borrower legal fees)
- Prepayment typically yield maintenance or defeasance
The interest rate in CMBS transactions is calculated by adding a risk-spread premium to the "swap side" offering index. For example, a 10-year rate is found by adding the lender's risk-spread premium to the 10-year swap. Therefore, with spreads in the 2.75 percent range (275 basis points) and the 10-year swap at 1.5 percent, the applicable rate on 10-year CMBS money would be 4.25 percent.
CMBS lenders are aggressive in nature and have historically produced extremely compelling quotes for self-storage owners, regardless of what the CMBS market might suggest. CMBS debt allows borrowers to lock in low rates for up to 10 years, and the loans are also assumable—both valuable hedges against rate increases. Assuming the industry can wade the regulatory waters and capital-market volatility, CMBS loans can present a very attractive piece of financing going forward.
Life-Insurance Loans
Life-insurance companies are another source of commercial debt for self-storage owners. According to the MBA's "Quarterly Databook," the second quarter of 2016 marked the second largest origination quarter ever for life companies. As such, these lenders account for 14 percent of all outstanding commercial/multi-family mortgage debt.
Insurance lenders allow borrowers to lock in longer-term rates on a non-recourse basis, similar to CMBS. However, unlike CMBS, life companies are extremely conservative and prefer to lend on high-quality stabilized assets in primary markets.


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The verdict is out on influenza shots. Many medical professionals now concur it is more vital to protect yourself and your family from the influenza vaccine than the influenza itself.
Every year the pharmaceutical industry, medical professionals and the mainstream media strive to convince us to get vaccinated against the influenza.
However we're being incorrectly informed.
What we don't hear, are cases about the adverse reactions or about the poisonous chemicals being injected into us.
Check out listed below:
1. The influenza shot makes you ill to begin with
Have you ever discovered how vaccinated kids get ill almost immediately following a vaccination? This is because the influenza virus is introduced into their bodies. So instead of immunized, the influenza shot in fact only sensitizes the body against the infection. And the fact that it triggers individuals to get ill following a shot shows immuno-suppression (i.e. lowering of the resistance).
2. Influenza vaccines include other dangerous components such as mercury
The pharmaceutical industry, medical professionals and the mainstream media are candid in telling us that influenza vaccines consist of stress of the influenza virus. Exactly what they are less most likely to reveal though is the long list of other active ingredients that come with the vaccine. It is now a known truth that influenza vaccines consist of mercury, a heavy metal understood to be dangerous for human health. Mercury toxicity can trigger anxiety, amnesia, cardiovascular diseases, breathing issues, ADD, oral illness, digestive imbalances and other serious health issues.
3. The influenza shot can cause Alzheimer's disease
Evidence now suggests that influenza vaccines can trigger Alzheimer's illness. Research conducted by Dr. Hugh Fudenberg, a leading immunogeneticist, shows that those who regularly get the influenza vaccine increase their danger of Alzheimer's illness by 10 fold. He thinks this is because of the poisonous mix of aluminum and mercury in the vaccine. Additionally, introducing the influenza virus to an elderly person (who with age will naturally have a weaker immune system) will just increase the possibilities of that individual becoming susceptible to more major disease.
4. The very individuals pressing influenza vaccinations are making billions of dollars each year
In August 1999, the Committee on Federal government Reform initiated an investigation into Federal vaccine policy. This investigation concentrated on possible conflicts of interest on the part of the Fda (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The examination concluded that numerous people serving on 2 key advisory committees had monetary ties to the pharmaceutical business that make vaccines. Typically, these people were granted waivers to fully take part in the conversations that caused recommendations on vaccine licensing and adding vaccines to the Youth Immunization Schedule. This in itself develops severe doubt regarding how reliable influenza vaccines really are.
5. Absence of genuine evidence that young children even gain from influenza shots
51 research studies involving 260,000 children age 6 to 23 months developed no evidence that the influenza vaccine is any more reliable than a placebo. In addition, influenza shots only secure against particular pressures of the infection meaning that you can still quickly get the influenza if you enter into contact with a various stress of virus.
6. Makes you more susceptible to pneumonia and other infectious diseases
For someone with a currently suppressed body immune system, injecting strains of the influenza infection can have destructive effects. If your body is already working to combat a virus or merely running with low immunity, a vaccine injection could put your body in major risk of contracting influenza with more powerful symptoms, or even worse pneumonia and other infectious diseases.
7. Vascular conditions
Medical research study reveals influenza shots are associated with an increased threat of vascular inflammation. Symptoms consist of fever, jaw pain, muscle aches, discomfort and stiffness in the neck, arms, shoulder and hips and headache.
8. Kids under the age of 1 are at threat
Kids under 1 years of age are extremely vulnerable to a neurotoxic breach of the fragile switchboard surrounding the brain and central nervous system. The preliminary of the influenza vaccine is administered at age 6 months. A kid under the age of 1 does not have sufficient defense to guard against premature issue to the blood barrier in the brain.
9. Increased risk of narcolepsy
There have been dozens of reported cases of children in 12 different nations who have developed narcolepsy (a persistent sleep condition) after getting the influenza vaccine. The study, which occurred in between October 2009 and the December 2011, compared 3.3 million immunized Swedes with 2.5 million who were not vaccinated. The risk was found to be greatest among the youngest individuals who took the vaccines. For those under the age of 21, the danger of contracting narcolepsy was 3 times higher.
10. Weakens immunological responses
There have been literally countless medical journal articles released that program injecting vaccines can result in hazardous immunological reactions and a host of other infections. Moreover, weak immunological reactions only reduce an individual's ability to combat the illness that the vaccine was expected to safeguard against in the first place.
11. Serious neurological conditions
Evidence now suggests that ingredients in influenza vaccinations can actually cause serious neurological disorders. In 1976 a considerable variety of those who received the influenza vaccine obtained Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a condition identified by long-term nerve issue as well as paralysis. Influenza vaccines can include many hazardous materials including detergent, mercury, formaldehyde, and stress of live influenza infection.
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The way we buy cars is changing, but some things are here to stay
Progress in the motor industry over the last decade is simply unmatched
In the last fifty years the rate of innovation in the motor industry has been absolutely staggering.
Comfort, performance, handling, technology and fuel economy have all improved at a rate that you just don't find in other industries.
But, all things considered, the way we buy cars hasn't really changed that much at all. Financing is a relatively new thing but the haggling process, the cat and mouse game and the trips to numerous dealers have been mainstays of car-buying for decades.
It does feel a bit like this decade, though, is set to be the one where consumers begin the shift to new ways of buying cars. New services are offering buyers the ease-of-use and pleasurable buying experience that you're used to from walking in to an Apple store or ordering a taxi through your phone.
New ideas and online innovation
Tesla, the electric car company, doesn't really have what you could call a showroom and Hyundai is toying with a Rockar retail store in Bluewater filled with 'Angels' rather than salesman and then you have the online-only retail sites like Drive The Deal, Buy a Car and carwow.
Leading the pack is the latter, carwow, which has quickly become the UK's largest new car-buying platform. It removes the haggling and legwork from the equation by allowing buyers to specify the car they want and having dealers throughout the country offer their best price.
What remains at the end of all of these transactions, though, is the opportunity to head down to the dealership, sign for your car and drive it away. You can also have it delivered but the vast majority will choose to do it the old-fashioned way.
And that's part of the reason the traditional car dealer won't ever disappear. They may have to evolve to accommodate new ways of buying but as the second biggest purchase of your life, people still want the experience of picking up a new car. It's become a tradition, and as we all know, traditions don't disappear over night.
Thanks for reading. Make sure to stay tuned to the Warrantywise blog, Facebook and Twitter for more great content throughout 2015!


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Icewind Dale II
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- Blood, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icewind_Dale_II
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User-Centered Information Security Policy Development in a Post-Stuxnet World
A balanced approach is needed for developing information security policies in Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) contexts. Requirements engineering methods can facilitate such an approach, but these tend to focus on either security at the expense of usability, or vice-versa; it is also uncertain whether existing techniques are useful when the time available for applying them is limited. In this paper, the authors describe a case study where usability and requirements engineering techniques were used to derive missing requirements for an information security policy for a UK water company following reports of the Stuxnet worm. They motivate and describe the approach taken while carrying out this case study, and conclude with three lessons informing future efforts to integrate security, usability, and requirements engineering techniques for secure system design.


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Unanswered: Deleting duplicate records in table
Is there an easy way to do this?
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One question would be: Are you trying to delete records where the entire record is duplicated (other than the autonumber/primary key field) or where just one of the fields is duplicated?Expert Database Programming
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One way I've done it is (below are some GENERAL guidelines I've used in the past. Since each situation is a little different, you'll need to see what works best for you) You can also write a bit of code if you're willing to spend the time:
1. Make the Find Duplicates query.
2. Change this to a make-table query and make a table (i.e. DupsTable)
3. Make another table with Unique records of this Find Duplicates query (i.e. UniqueTable).
4. Link the DupsTable (or UniqueTable depending on your situation) with your data table in a query on the duplicated field (or primary key - again, depends on your situation). Change the query to Dynaset (Inconsistent Updates).
5. Open the query, delete all the records.
6. Append all the records in the UniqueTable to your main data table.
Be careful though. This is assuming you don't care about autonumber and primary key fields or data that might be different in one record verses another even though there is a duplicate on one of the fields. Since I don't know your specific circumstances, you'll have to tweek what fields you have in the queries above. If you have tables linked to your duplicate data table, the whole thing gets rather complex and I'd recommend taking it very slow, making constant backups of the entire data tables before deleting any data. Nothing worse (in my opinion when doing this) then ending up with orphaned records or deleting data by mistake.
Also keep in mind, what you think is a duplicated record is not always a true duplicate. You might have 1 field in a record (with say 50 fields) where the data in that 1 field is different than the other record. I say this only because there's almost always a way for data entry people to find a way to duplicate a record and then enter 1 thing different (i.e. phone number or address is slightly different).
For example, I had what I thought was the best method for not allowing duplicates on customers only to find 'Tom Jones' could be entered: 'Thomas Jones' or 'Jones Thomas' or 'Tom & Peg Jones' or 'Thomas & Peg Jones' or 'Tom & Peggy Jones', etc...etc... This is the same for the address. I even had a primary key on the first character of the first name + the last name (they still found a way to duplicate it - i.e. William verses Bill) as well as Last name + first 5 characters of the address and about a dozen other methods. The only I've found was a good way to prevent duplicates was when we collected the social security number (or credit card #'s) and did credit checks on the man or woman's ss# so it couldn't be mistyped. Then it was fairly easy to make sure the 2 same ss#'s were not entered. Even phone numbers were not totally safe and changed.
If anyone thinks they have a fool-proof method (without collecting ss#'s), I'd be extremely doubtful and 100% sure I could enter a duplicate (a challenge for anyone who thinks they have a method which doesn't allow any duplicates collecting just the customer's name and address (keeping in mind that I might be a customer who's moved and changed my address or phone number) - I guarantee I'll break it and enter a duplicate record.) Disregarding of course, those idiotic routines where each customer is assigned a Customer number and when the customer calls they have to know what their customer number/loan number is, etc.. (don't you hate that when you call a company and have to know what your customer number is? - like I have that memorized or carry it with me - the only numbers I can remember by heart are my ss#, phone numbers, and one of my credit card #'s.)
I know I've gotten of course here but I used to pull my hair out trying to find ways a customer entry could not be duplicated and we weren't allowed to collect ss#'s or ask the customer's phone number.
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After more than 50 years of being shown by the BBC, one of the biggest events in the sporting calendar will be transmitted by a rival station on Saturday after Channel 4 acquired the rights for the Grand National, Derby and Royal Ascot last year.
The broadcaster has spared no expense in its effort to stamp its mark on one of British racing's biggest days – a day when the world will be watching – and accepts the plaudits it has received for its revamped coverage of the likes of the Cheltenham Festival last month will mean little if it fails to strike a chord this weekend.
The executive producer responsible for the pictures provided to
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"We're not making any promises about audience figures, but one thing I can go on and say is that it will be the biggest horse racing audience of the year. We hope it will have the appeal that it has always had."
Those sentiments were echoed by Channel 4's racing spokesman Hannah Walker, who refused to speculate on the size of audience the broadcaster was expecting but admitted it faced a far bigger challenge than during its recent Cheltenham coverage.
"We know that and we've got the various benchmarks from the other events we've done, from the cricket to even the Paralympics," she said.
Channel 4's sporting high came during last year's Paralympics, when a peak audience of more than 11 million tuned in during the opening ceremony.
It would need to get close to that figure simply to match the audience that watched the final Grand National shown by the BBC last year, something surely beyond even Channel 4's wildest dreams.
But the broadcaster has left nothing to chance, devoting much of its schedule over the next three days to the race meeting, while giving some of its highest-rating entertainment shows an Aintree theme.
It will show specials involving Come Dine With Me and comedian Alan Carr as well as rebranding Sunday Brunch as Saturday Brunch in what has been billed as a 'Grand National season'.
Its racing coverage itself will attempt to push the boundaries both in terms of content and technological innovation.
Hicks was hoping for unprecedented access to areas on the racecourse usually off-limits to television cameras.
He said: "We want to make more of the animals and the people. So we want to be behind the scenes at times."
Channel 4 also aims to use Hollywood-style filming techniques to bring viewers closer to the action than ever before.
The 45 cameras being used at Aintree will include one on a low-flying helicopter manned by Emmy award-winning cameraman David Manton, as well as one on an 18ft arm attached to the top of a roving vehicle that will track and broadcast the runners and riders as they make their progress during the races.
Walker said: "That's going to be a first for the sport."
Channel 4 has also reinstated the head-on camera placed within Aintree's most notorious fence,
Becher's Brook, much to the approval of the racing community.
However, horses have died after falling at the fence in each of the previous two years and Hicks was acutely aware of the added pressures that would surface for him and his team if the worst were to happen in the coming days. Channel 4 has released a trailer in the build-up to Saturday, billing racing as 'The Original Extreme Sport'.
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The BBC came in for strong criticism of this last year when the loss of a camera meant disturbing pictures were broadcast.
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Unanswered: Problem with DB update, then retrieving an ID
I want to be able to insert a new record into the database, then retrieve the ID of that record, which is an identity field. My problem is that when I attempt to retrieve the ID, nothing comes back.
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Hence, the ContractFileName comes back as ContractID.doc...or whatever the extension is. The ID is not returned for some reason.
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Are you using MS Access, MS SQL Server, or some other DB Server?That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
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This is, unfortunately, definitely something that will be "DB-specific." Some engines force you to requery; some provide a way to retrieve the ID-number that was assigned.
It is for this very reason that many applications use logic that allows the client to obtain an ID-number from a pool or generator, so that server-assigned numbers are never used. It's always been a "crufty" part of application design: one in which all of the so-called solutions taste bad.ChimneySweep(R): fast, automatic
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Paris Hilton Shares A Clip Of New Song 'Crazy For You'
A new year means a new Paris Hilton single will eventually surface sometimes during these next twelve months. Being the iconic heiress that she is, Paris may already have a song in mind for fans this year that will follow up her latest single 'High Off My Love'.
The song is called 'Crazy For You' and Paris teased just fifteen seconds of it on Instagram today, but it was enough to get our appetite wet for more. Grant it, we're going off a little shimmer and the song's hook, but it's enough for us to hope that Paris will get us dancing yet again this summer. Fingers crossed that 'Crazy For You' has some sort of house element infused in its DNA.
There's no guarantee that this will be released this year or at all. The last time Paris teased a song on social media, it leaked many months later (see: 'Never Be Alone'). Anything is possible when it comes to Paris' music career, but if one thing's for sure…she has something that waiting to be released.
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(KILLEEN, Texas) — Fort Hood officials released on Saturday the names of eight of the nine soldiers who died June 2 after the Light Medium Tactical Vehicle they were riding in overturned in a creek.
According to a statement from the Fort Hood Public Affairs Office, "The circumstances of the accident are unknown at this time, pending an investigation by a team from the Army Combat Readiness Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama."
One of the soldier's next of kin is still pending formal notification, and that individual's identity will be released when the notification is complete, officials said.
The eight deceased soldiers identified were:
Staff Sgt. Miguel Angel Colonvazquez, 38, of Brooklyn, New York
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Soak The Rich Scheme Should be Repealed
April 14, 2003
The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) should be repealed, according to Bruce Bartlett. Initially imposed by liberals in 1969 as a "soak the rich" tax scheme, the AMT forces tax payers to calculate their income taxes twice: first under the regular income tax and again under the AMT. Whichever yields the higher tax is the one that must be paid.
Legitimate deductions, such as the personal exemption and payments for state and local taxes, are disallowed under the AMT, and incomes are taxed at either 26% or 28%. These rates are much higher than those of the regular income tax for most taxpayers.
The AMT has several flaws, Bartlett says:
- Because of inflation and real economic growth, what constituted the "rich" in 1969 is now the middle class.
- Today, the threshold for paying the AMT is $35,750 for singles and $49,000 for couples -- if your annual income is above these amounts, you are "rich" as far as the AMT is concerned.
Although the law has been adjusted over time, the threshold for paying the AMT has not kept pace with inflation, Bartlett explains:
- The latest adjustment expires in 2004 -- after that, thresholds will fall to $45,000 for couples and $33,750 for singles.
- It is estimated that the number of taxpayers owing taxes as a result of the AMT will rise from 2.6 million in 2002 to 36 million by 2010 under current law.
- Remarkably, revenue from the AMT is expected to rise so rapidly that by 2008 it will cost more to repeal the AMT than to get rid of the regular income tax altogether.
In short, as a recent analysis put it, the AMT is moving from a "class tax" to a "mass tax" paid by most taxpayers.
Source: Bruce Bartlett, "Tax deserves to be repealed," USA Today, April 14, 2003.
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Eloquent are the words of writers, compelling, mesmerising in their ways of seduction. The writers will, taking captive the reader, drawing truth from air, loaves from crumbs. How easily we fall, surrender to these words and mirror the intent, so kind, so malice.
We are but puppets, swaying to the sentiments like snakes to the charmer, irrepressibly subservient to the power of the written word. We believe, are convinced, find truth and find God, all from this silent, thought driven power. And yet we falter to the resounding within us, the echoes of common sense and all that we hold as right and just.
Who then do we conceive as truth sayers, those who can be trusted to impart thought aligned with truth. Who among us are disciples of reality, who can see the holes within the propaganda? Who can we follow to avoid the manipulations of the biased self-gain populous. Who then is above gain, imbued with truth for truths sake?
Writers have a purpose, a relentless quest to control thought, to pervade the consciousness of readers and to sell the ideas of will. For whatever purpose that is, writers are today's Merlins, coveters of all that is magic, all that invests in the beauty, the hatred, the love and emotions of all that is human. Writers are the painters of truth, real or not, purveyors of reality with which the reader associates.
How empathetic the writer must be to make this connection, step over this invisible line of complacency. How powerful these words that tie the reader to another's truth. How convincing the language that humanity may rise up indignantly: fight, repel, and enact the rituals of fractious condemnation. How needed the words of love and compassion, words of self-reliance, responsibility and understanding. These words should be the most powerful of all. But are they?
Writers live to express their thoughts, so they live on beyond them, have meaning worth remembering. Surely truth is a responsibility, understood and imparted with care. Words should be like soaring flight, freeing the shackles of limitations and expanding the sense of possibility. Writers must embrace a creed, a doctrine of balanced informed expression. If words were a tool of progress not dissension and disseminating lies, our world would be a peaceful place.
Writing is a responsibility to those who read; a silent covenant that upholds the decency of kindness and rejects the tyranny of propaganda and the manipulation of humanity. In fiction, the writer can choose the direction, but truth and compassion can still be woven into a plot. Fiction is not a lie; it is a blank canvas that can propagate a lie, dependent on the writer's whim.
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About Compassion
Let me note that a superficial and shallow attitude towards ethic issues can sometimes produce an opposite effect compared to what is expected.
For example, we discussed acceptance of the COMPASSION principle as one of the first steps towards LOVE. But does everyone clearly realize that compassion does not have anything to do with plunging into unpleasant emotional states of "worrying about" someone?… People who fall into states like that become unbearable for others, especially for those whom they "worry about". The bioenergetic impact of the fields with such characteristics sometimes can be the "final blow" for those wounded or sick people who become the subject to such "worrying". The victims may feel a desperate need to get rid of this "compassionate" monster who overwhelms them with such a state — to get rid by all means, at the level of the deepest instinct of self-preservation, which is beyond the control of the intellect…
Such "compassion", just like bioenergetic vampirism [7], ruins loving relationships between people, destroys families…
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The tiff at TIFF continues to gather steam.
One of the most prominent U.S. rabbis said yesterday that protesters, including Toronto activist Naomi Klein, documentary filmmaker John Greyson and actress Jane Fonda, were echoing the rhetoric of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in challenging Israel's claim to Tel Aviv.
In a press conference yesterday, rabbi Marvin Hier, who produced two Academy Award-winning documentaries, fired the latest salvo in the controversy surrounding the Toronto International Film Festival's spotlight on Tel Aviv.
Also yesterday, five major artists issued separate statements criticizing the Klein group - they include David Cronenberg, Minnie Driver, Norman Jewison, Ivan Reitman and Saul Rubinek.
Klein, Fonda and some 60 others last week signed a letter accusing the festival of being the victim of an Israeli government propaganda campaign to polish that nation's image. Klein said three more high-profile figures, actors Julie Christie, Viggo Mortensen and Harry Belafonte, had added their names to the protest letter. Greyson earlier withdrew his short documentary film from the festival in protest.
Festival officials have denied that the City to City program's spotlight on Tel Aviv was the result of Israeli lobbying.
"If the protesters were really interested in the propaganda issue," Hier said, "then why does their letter wrongly accuse Israel of being an apartheid state or wrongly claim Tel Aviv is built on former Palestinian villages?" That, he said, "shows you what their real agenda is, the de-legitimization of Israel itself."
Hier arrived in Toronto Thursday from Washington, where he had attended a reception at the home of U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden. "There were 100 Jewish community leaders there," Hier said, "and all they wanted to talk about was what was happening in Toronto."
However, Klein, who has emerged as the spokesperson for the protesters, said today that her group is not making any claim about Tel Aviv.
Asked her position on whether a final Middle East settlement would include one, bi-national state or two separate states, one Palestinian and one Jewish, Klein said: "It should be up to Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to decide what kind of states or state they want. I have never advocated for any position on it and am not about to start. My only concern is that all states must abide by international law. There is absolutely no merit in the claim that the letter advocates a one-state solution." A blog by Jane Fonda also indicates that she supports the two-state solution, Klein added.
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AF while BFing
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I haven't written on this board before, but I am so confused right now and was hoping for some insight!
My son is 10 months old and I am still BFing and pumping while at work. My first PP AF started when we introduced solids and appears to be coming more regularly each cycle. Before baby, I was diagnosed with PCOS and needed Clomid to get pregnant, so regularity at all is a shock to me. Last cycle I know I definitely O'd because I felt it for the first time ever, then 2 weeks later AF started and was super heavy. My anovulatory cycles were always much lighter and didn't last as long.
This cycle, I think I O'd 6/23, and then I have been spotting on and off since then. I thought AF was starting on Monday 7/8 because the spotting picked up, but (tmi) the tampon only had brown and red blood on one side in more of a streak. Tuesday I thought would definitely be the day because I wiped some bright red blood, but then my tampons after that only have mostly brown blood and I'm not wiping much of anything now. It seems like it's in between spotting and a light flow...
Is this wonkiness normal for still BFing, even though I've already had about 3-4 PP AFs? I have never spotted like this before either, so it's really throwing me off! I took a $tree hpt on Monday PM but only got an evap line. We DTD right in line with my suspected O day, but I can't imagine pregnancy is even possible with all of this spotting.
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yeah your cycles can be pretty wonky while nursing, especially while breastmilk is the bulk of their diet at that age. But good that you took a test because it is always possible ;)
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My cycles were so crazy after my first, I took pregnancy tests all the time because I'd get all kinds of symptoms. As a matter of fact the time I actually did get pregnant I was so fed up with spending money on the tests that I was like screw it, it's a negative this time too. I only tested because of a new symptom of my breasts hurting when I lifted my hands above my head.
Re: AF while BFing
Agree...yes, your cycles can be very wonky while breastfeeding. But it is certainly possible to get pregnant. If you're ovulating, it's a possibility.
Re: AF while BFing
Still bleeding on and off but negative hpts. Think I'll call my gyno tomorrow or Monday because 3 weeks if spotting can't be normal.. And opk yesterday was almost positive, but today much lighter.
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I just bought a WD TV live and I cant access my share directories. I've read that I have to allo blank password (ACCOUNTS: LIMIT LOCAL ACCOUNT USE OF BLANK PASSWORDS) to make it worked. But I don't have LOCAL SECURITY POLICY on my Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools.
Any suggestions ?
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Hi gouletjo. Group Policy are not available on home edition of windows 7
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- On keeping the Young Protectors' 15 year old computer expert from accessing porn online:
Spooky: I could summon a demon to eat the computer, if you want...Commander: No one is summoning anything to eat any of our equipment and that's final!Spooky: It would just be a very small demon.Commander: NO!
- Made even more humorous by the fact that Commander is in a different room, off-panel, the whole time.
- Generally, anything Spooky says during the interlude.
- Tsunami's facial expressions make it even better.
- Kyle, upon seeing fanart of him and Spooky together:
Kyle: You... uh... you seem to be saying "no" a lot. Like in every panel.
- On a more meta level, remember that this whole interlude is about a set of characters reading an in-universe explicit Slash Fics about themselves. We already know that one of said characters actually IS gay yet (of course) acts nothing like how the in-story slash artist portrays him. The whole scene smacks strongly of the humor and bewilderment that many real-life men, both straight and gay, express when reading typical Yaoi and BL.
- A meta Funny from the commenters about Interlude one, Page 13note : A hypothetical conversation between Spooky and the Commander:
Commenter 1:"But Mummmmm... You never let me summon demons to eat our equipment!. :-( ""I said No, Spooky!"Commenter 2: "But ALL my friends are allowed to summon demons to eat their equipment!" noteCommenter 3: "[A]nd if All your friends jumped off a bridge.... we'd just be down to [F]lyboy."Commenter 2: "Okay, okay, I get it. No bridge diving, check. ...[B]ut can I summon that demon, now?" *innocent look*
- On page 32 of chapter 4, we see Fluke throw one of Spooky's flasks to try and stop Annihilator or Platinum Priestess somehow. Something huge, brown, and mysterious erupts from the flask just in time to block PP's attack from striking Commander. And on page 33, we find out what it was: A twenty-foot-tall bear. That shoots laser beams from its eyes. It's so utterly bizarre that it's hard not to burst into hysterical laughter. Needless to say, the reaction in the comments was... further confusion.
- To make it even better, the bear's backside is smoking when we see it clearly. Yes, that's right. Sircea shot a giant bear in the ass. It is understandably pissed.
- Possibly the cherry on top is, per Amanda, the fact that Spooky was not supposed to keep that thing. Of course, why she trusted Spooky of all people to not keep a massive bear demon that shoots lasers from its eyes is another matter entirely...
- When fighting the demon king, the heroes draw on their final wind to try to defeat him. The first move made by the team? Fluke throws the Annihilator's kunai into the King's always covered in shadow member.
- Gordon cracks a joke. No one laughs not because it isn't funny, but because no one thought he could tell a joke.
- Also it's hilarious to imagine yourself as a hostage just sitting there for all this time taking in all this ridiculousness and the heroes are too busy making out and gawking to set you free.


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This is how it works:
- A complete glyph is published in the Type ID Pop Quiz.
- Try to identify the typeface. To win, you need to name both the typeface and the weight.
- Show off your knowledge by casually mentioning additional trivia, like who designed it, when and by whom was it (first) published, and other cool stuff to impress your fellow Typophiles with.
- The winner produces a new challenge -- a complete glyph, black on white background, presented in a 288 x 288 pixel square, including a R204G000B00 1 pixel border.
- The person who posts a challenge can't win the next game.
In case of any disputes, I will act as judge, jury and avenging angel of wrath.
If you think this is a little too difficult, maybe try the Entry Level Type ID Pop Quiz first. Too easy? Go to the Expert Level Type ID Pop Quiz.
Good luck everyone, and have fun. ;^)
With respectful thanks to the originator of this utterly useless but highly entertaining waste of time, the often imitated but never duplicated Cheshire Dave.
I dont know
I dont know
Sorry Bald, It's was a
Sorry Bald, It's was a little Joke
It wont happen
almost Apex… maybe Clan?
almost Apex…
maybe Clan? That new one with no italic?
Is it?
Is it?
good luck kids!
good luck kids!
That's certainly a perky
That's certainly a perky little tail. I can't remember seeing anything of this type with a terminal (or lack thereof) like that. Anxious for someone to get it right.
Go on mates! Czech it
Go on mates! Czech it out…
ITC Tyfa? I should know my
ITC Tyfa? I should know my Czech designers better. I've heard nothing but good things about Praha in the last year or so. On that note, I'm anxiously awaiting the day that Škoda starts exporting to the U.S... I'll be the first one in line.
Yes v-6! That one is the
Yes v-6! That one is the Tyfa 1959 GRafotechna version! Your turn......
This is my miserable failure
This is my miserable failure moment. I read the directions on posting an image, and had no luck. The black bar with the edit button is evading me. Anyway, until I get it figured out (sorry), here's a link to the image. It's an easy one to get things moving in here.
I helped you out. :^)
I helped you out. :^)
Thank you! X^)
Thank you! X^)
Is *that* a cent-symbol?
Is *that* a cent-symbol?
No, not a cent symbol.
No, not a cent symbol. Unless you mean my avatar, but that's for another day!
If/when hints are needed,
If/when hints are needed, let me know, but this one should be in the bag... it's an obscure reference.
It's a variation on the
It's a variation on the paragraph symbol, yes? Jenson? Or perhaps some derivative of Jenson like the Doves or Golden Type?
Thats look like an a on the
Thats look like an a on the side
Where did v-six go?
Where did v-six go?
Jason got it. It's the
Jason got it.
It's the capitulum from Adobe Jenson Pro.
You're up.
(p.s. I was at work trying to find something in our limited font library that would go well with ITC Berkeley).
Sorry 'bout that, I
Sorry 'bout that, I figured that would stand out like a sore thumb, it's one of the few of its kind without a descender... but I guess it was so different that it wasn't clear what the glyph was. Also, any alphabetic character from Jenson Pro would've almost gone in the beginner category, except that maybe it'd be confused with Centaur. Anyway, if I end up posting another I'll stay away from the analphabetic stuff.
Casey, also don't name
Casey, also don't name your uploaded image what the typeface is ... ;^) I had to bow out of this round because I knew the name of it. (Don't worry, I've done it before too.)
I named the image capitulum,
I named the image capitulum, that only hinted at the character, which apparently would've helped anyway.. but yes, I am absent minded enough that I certainly could have done that. You had no need to duck out, maybe the second you saw the image your sub-conscious replaced capitulum with Jenson. That's when you know you're good :)
This might be a piece of
This might be a piece of cake; basically if you've used this font even once this is going to jump right out at you, but I used it recently so it's what came to mind. Have fun...
Reminds me of Maiola … but
Reminds me of Maiola ... but it isn't.
Oh, er, that'd be the
Oh, er, that'd be the ampersand in Martin Majoor's FF Scala Italic from 1990. (Tiff, Casey, Muzz – surely you're holding back? I guess it must be nighttime elsewhere in the world...)
Yep, you've got it Ben,
Yep, you've got it Ben, you're up. (I figured it was a bit too distinctive to be difficult, but it's just such a great ampersand.)
OK. Should be easy as
OK. Should be easy as
Ben, good choice, this one
Ben, good choice, this one probably doesn't hang out around typophile too much.
It's Giddyup, Yee-haw!
It's Giddyup, Yee-haw!
Don't know if I have to
Don't know if I have to wait for confirmation, but in the meantime, here's a royal new challenge, wonder
Sorry Bart. Yes you're up;
Sorry Bart. Yes you're up; it was the Q from Adobe Giddyup Std. I was attempting to move from the sublime to the ridiculous. Nice new challenge there.
It's an italic uppercase
It's an italic uppercase Y.
If hints are needed btw, I will be glad to meat demand.
Is it DTL Fleischmann
Without any clue, it is
Without any clue, it is really impressive.
oh no. i KNEW i know that Y,
oh no. i KNEW i know that Y, i knew it. i've been looking at fleischmann like 2 hours a day lately, thats why! i could've won! ;)
Yes, it's DTL Fleischmann,
Yes, it's DTL Fleischmann, also known as Kaisers Königliche Fleischmann. (I gave two very tiny clues, but I don't think they were very helpful, so well done!) You're up. :)
Ok, nice, i post a knew one
Ok, nice, i post a knew one in a couple of minutes.
Ok, here we go: Good
Ok, here we go:
Good luck
If hints are needed…
If hints are needed...
Good one T, I'm out in the
Good one T, I'm out in the dark on this one. I remember recently seeing a similar italic with a similar slope (or relative lack of slope) but can't for the life of me what it was.. Almost seems like something Jan van Krimpen would've done with a few small tweaks. The sharp edge on the bottom serif will haunt me until someone ID's this.


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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards has bumped up his request for federal disaster aid to rebuild after August flooding ravaged south Louisiana, seeking $4 billion in additional assistance.
The Democratic governor Friday released a letter he sent to President Barack Obama with the request, boosted from an earlier ask for $2.8 billion. Congress would have to approve the spending. Edwards is hoping the Obama administration will advocate for it.
Edwards praised the federal response, but said updated damage estimates drove up the price tag of his request. The money would pay for rebuilding after the August flood and an earlier March flood that struck north Louisiana.
Additional aid would come on top of the $438 million disaster recovery grant Louisiana received from Congress and traditional FEMA grants and disaster recovery loans.


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The Dead Ships @ Barboza
Ian Crawford and the Famous Last Words, Alec Shaw, Joe August
Sun · July 2, 2017
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pmBarboza
This event is 21 and overhttps://www.chopsuey.com/event/1484693/
The Dead Ships
A lot has happened for LA Weekly's Best Band of 2016 – The Dead Ships – in the short time that they've been together. Just a couple short months after singer/guitarist Devlin McCluskey and drummer Chris Spindelilus started jamming, the soulful garage rock duo were playing sold out shows at The Echo in their native Los Angeles and at San Francisco's Bottom Of The Hill.They quickly became the most talked-about live show in L.A., picking up airplay on radio giant KROQ where their song 'Big Quiet' spent five weeks in the number one slot on the station's star-making Locals Only show and getting hand-picked by Goldenvoice to perform at Coachella. In July of 2016 they released their debut full-length album CITYCIDE. Produced by Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning, the now-trio with Alex Moore on bass put together a fiery collection of songs that showcase McCluskey's engaging yowl and an unrelenting drive that refuses to let up on the gas pedal until the last notes of album closer 'Tomorrow's Crashes' fade away. The band kicked off 2016 with a sold-out tour of the U.S. opening for Les Butcherettes and a stop at SXSW. This was followed by a string of dates with The Cult and multiple Summer festival slots.
Joe August
The music blends a groovy 60s sound with catchy choruses, classic guitar riffs, celestial harmonies, and a modern lyrical twist.
Venue Information:
925 E. Pike St.
Seattle, WA, 98122
925 E. Pike St.
Seattle, WA, 98122


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[wpmac] Re: WordPerfect for DOS on Mac OS X
Expand Messages
- WPDOS's print preview was an absolutely exact representation of the layout of the printed page, with all the text and graphics exactly where it would appear in print. It didn't represent the shapes of all fonts correctly in the early versions, but the individual letters were in the exact positions they would be on the page. No one ever wasted a sheet of paper because of any limitations in the print preview.
--- In email@example.com, Rick Albright <logres@...> wrote:
>> I know that there was print preview, but I seem to recall (though vaguely, I admit), that it was somewhat quirky. Maybe I'm mis-remembering.
- Thanks for clarifying!
On Dec 16, 2010, at 4:24 AM, em315 wrote:
> No, because DOSBox only has basic support for the Hercules Graphics
> Card (for graphic screens) but not for the Ramfont feature on the
> Hercules Graphics Card Plus. (Ramfont supported italic,
> strikethrough, small and large sizes, etc., in the text screen, but
> not proportional fonts; proportional fonts were displayed only in
> print preview. I still have my old card, but no computer to use it
> in.)
> If you want italics on a WPDOS text screen, you can choose the
> Italic font (but you'll lose bold) in Colors/etc. under Settings/
> Display. Or you can run WPDOS under Windows with Tame, as described
> here:
> http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/tamewp.html
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With a sense of vocation
Keeping things clean
Ruedi Pargetzi trained as a baker and pastry chef, before being tempted away by the Rhaetian Railway. As a track inspector, he had to carry out year-round checks of the rails between Chur and St. Peter. Today he is – literally – our proud upholder of cleanliness, as he and his team leave our trains spotless every morning.
Two observation cars of the Glacier Express and a blue-liveried period carriage of the Pullman Express are slowly rolled into the "tunnel". This is the term used by RhB maintenance staff to refer to the train-wash in Landquart. Items of rolling stock enter at one end, go through four washing procedures, and then come out spotlessly clean at the other. In the machine, which resembles an oversized car-wash, giant rotating brushes scrub and spray the roof and sides of each carriage. The members of the team manually scrub the buffers and steps between the individual carriages. "The machine would damage the carriages' couplings and cables, so this job has to be done by hand", says Ruedi Pargetzi. He is a section leader in the RhB's operational maintenance department in Landquart. Noise reigns inside the carriages. An employee with a vacuum cleaner on his back is hard at work, cleaning the upholstered seats. The team of six men has just one hour to clean five carriages.
«I wanted to get out of the bakery and work with my hands.»Ruedi Pargetzi, section leader
The Rhaetian Railway aims to run clean trains at all times. The cleaning procedures used are carefully thought-out, and a mobile team accompanies each train on its journey, checking toilets and emptying litter bins as it goes along. Trains are also cleaned daily, whenever they make a longer stop at a station. Once a week, each locomotive and carriage runs through the "tunnel" in Landquart, where it is cleaned inside and out and then subjected to a technical inspection. A major cleaning operation is carried out once a year.
Watching the rails in all weathers
"In ten months, we've completed 14,700 weekly and 360 annual cleaning operations here in Landquart", says a proud Ruedi Pargetzi. He has been working in operational maintenance for ten years. But that was not his first job with us. Aged 50, he has been working on the Rhaetian Railway for 30 years. He originally trained as a baker and pastry chef. "But I wanted to get out of the bakery and do something skilled with my hands," he recounts. This is why he applied for a job as a construction worker at the RhB, later becoming a track inspector. This meant 4 am inspection shifts, and the use of a pedal-powered handcar to cover the 12 kilometres between St. Peter and Chur. His task was to keep the way free for the smooth running of our red trains, by removing any stones and tree branches that might have got onto the tracks. He then had to return on foot, checking the rails for signs of breakage or damage. "I used to be out in all weathers – but it naturally left me super-fit", he says.
The unsung heroes of the RhB
Somewhere along the way, and after becoming a father for the third time, he began to long for a job that involved being in one place. "I loved my job as a track inspector, but I had enough of being constantly on the move", he says. So as soon as an internal vacancy came up in the wagon-cleaning department in Chur, he put in an application. This was quickly followed by a promotion to section leader in operational maintenance at Landquart. "I love keeping things clean, and seeing everything spick and span", he says. But passengers rarely appreciate his work or that of his team. "You could say that we're the unsung heroes of the RhB, as we spend the night leaving everything spotless for the following day, just like in "The Elves and the Shoemaker." His worst moment is when people denigrate the cleaners' work. "This is a very physically-demanding job", says Mr Pargetzi. It requires expert knowledge about materials and the chemicals and cleaning products that can be used on them. "We don't just run around with a dustpan and broom."
«I love keeping things clean, and it's good to see everything spick and span.»Ruedi Pargetzi, section leader
A "complaint" to remember
The team carries out its checks every morning, during the main cleaning operation of the ALLEGRA railcar "Carlo Janka". One team-member gets down to deal with the normally-carpeted floor, while another runs a shampooing machine over the seat upholstery. "The members of our team have all sorts of professional backgrounds", explains their section leader. They include housepainters, cooks and former catering employees. There is in fact, as yet, no industrial-cleaner training available in Switzerland. The Rhaetian Railway therefore offers its employees various in-house training courses in this field. "We train our own specialists to perform such t asks a s the removal o f g raffiti." Some fifty employees, working in three shifts, ensure that our red-liveried trains are clean for their first morning runs. "Passengers are only aware of our work when they board the train, and even then not consciously", says Mr Pargetzi. "It's either clean or it's not, but people only notice the latter." However, passengers do occasionally realise what has gone in to keeping our carriages so pristine. It is on these occasions that the cleaning team receives a very special kind of "complaint": "Some people use the system provided by the RhB to submit complaints to express their praise regarding the clean state of our trains", explains Mr Pargetzi, laughing. "We print these messages out, and pin them to the notice board as a welcome morale-raiser."


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There are a couple of ventures as divided and as hard to characterize as the music business.
From free performers and recording studios to real marks and prestigious music settings, there are handfuls if not many components that make up the business overall – and they aren't generally associated or coordinated in any discernable way.
Be that as it may, on the off chance that you have an enthusiasm for music, and you're resolved to construct your own music business or be a piece of the business in some capacity, here are seven things you should think about the condition of the music business.
Following are the basics of the Music Business
- Most performers are early adopters of new innovation. Regardless of whether it's the most recent online networking or crowdfunding stage, artists are frequently the first to take new apparatuses for a test drive, and some discover achievement thusly. For example, free performer Daria Musk discovered footing on Google Hangouts.
- Now and again, there's no justifiable purpose for progress. This is especially valid with something as individual and subjective as music.
- Innovation is changing the way studios work. LANDR is an online instrument that consequently experts recorded music – and supposedly, the completed outcomes are very great. Continuous advancements in innovation keep on decreasing the requirement for conventional enormous spending recording studios, and the generation procedure is being mechanized to an ever increasing extent. Home account hardware is likewise moderate and high calibre.
- The blockchain might be the fate of the business. The innovation is hidden mainstream digital currencies, for example, Bitcoin is known as the blockchain, and it might offer a route for more music organizations and artists to adapt their work without outsiders taking a bigger cut of the pie. Be that as it may, the present business structure is keeping this from advancing.
- It's the main business with Payola. It's unlawful for radio stations to play music on-air in return for cash unless they uncover it as "supported broadcast appointment." Sadly, defilement proceeds and standard wireless transmissions are commanded by top 40 music, which speaks to the to a great degree well-known minority. In the event that you thought Arctic Monkeys was "free", you're not notwithstanding beginning to expose what's underneath of the autonomous lion's share.
- Music spilling is a development showcase. What's more, we will keep on seeing advancement and new improvements around there. There might be many gushing locales now, however that number will probably ascend to the hundreds, and perhaps thousands.
- People might not have imagination cornered. For reasons unknown, machines are fit for creating excellent, enthusiastic music, something long idea to be incomprehensible. Will this change the way music is made? Will it make artists out of date? It's difficult to state.
Final Thoughts
Before starting the business we should know about all the nook and corner of the business. So that if the problem arises we can able to find the solution and helps to find the core of the problem. This experience will help you to get success in your business.


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United States Army - Purple Heart - Vietnam Service, 1971
United States Army - United States Bronze Eagle - Vietnam Service, 1971
November 29, 1982
Willie Erving Lee Ashe
retired Navy, retired civil service
Will Smith, Tyra Banks, Robert Beltman
Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Phil Ford, Arthur Ashe
HG Wells
I like the Time Machine by H.G. Wells; The Last Mohican
Carolina blue, air force blue
Fried Rock Fish with cole slaw, butter potatoe, and Rocky Mount, N.C. barbeque
Red Planet, Superman Returns, The 10 Commandments
Snoops Dog, Jay Z, Isley Brothers, James Brown, LL COOL J, Beyonce, Wu-Tang
Lyndon B. Johnson, he gave so many Americans the right to vote. Many minorities, blacks, women were denied their equal rights.
A Glass is almost empty when it is only half full
Tennis, football, basketball, golf, baseball
ANTM, CSI, Original Star Trek, Smallville, Miami Vice
Rap, hip-hop, nugroove, jazz, funk, rythm and groove, soul, disco, modern blues, modern love
New York City - Manhattan
Youtube, D.C. Comics, Alienshift, Above Top Secret
1964 Galaxy 500 Ford
Family owned convenient store in Gold Rock, N.C. 1960's, 1970's
Computers, pool, tennis, and inventing electromagnetic hover devices
Claudette Delois Ashe
retired Nurse Practioner
I discovered a real-how to technology in creating flying saucers. I want to expand this to a real working space crafts as common as an airplane, with real saucer runways and boarding tickets.
I think my Dad is a good personal hero and role model. He taught me how in many ways from home, work, and respect.
I would like to met Geronimo and Medicine Hat, I would like to know what these ancestors would have to say about the United States of the 21st century. And how Native Americans have generally prospered more than any ethnic minority in this country.
My priorities are for an immigration policy that will work. It is an immigration policies advantage. That will also place European and other European-Asian nationalities whom illegally enter the U.S.A. Just as responsible for immigration violations the same as with Latinos, OTM's, and Mexicans for immigration to the U.S.A. illegally.
I want to change the White House office of the President. As the exact role model that stops the stereotyping of what a President should look like. What color he is and what American background he came from.


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Robert A. Shanks0000-0003-3790-5148
Robert A. Shanks received his D.App.S. degree in 2003, a Ph.D. degree in 1972, and a M.S. degree in 1969. He is Emeritus Professor specializing in polymer science, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The theme of his research is synthesis and modification of nanostructured materials and biopolymers with enhanced physical, chemical, and thermal properties, development of functional nanomaterials, and investigation of processes of controlling the self-assembly of nanostructures, with emphasis on thermochemical and thermophysical properties and advanced thermal analysis techniques with temperature modulation and successive self-annealing. His research topics include biopolymers (poly(lactic acid), poly(hydroxybutyrate)s), natural fiber composites, biomimetics, nanocomposites (including graphene, carbon nanotubes, silica, and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes), liquid crystalline polymers, and transition and relaxation measurement and modeling.
Biography Updated on 22 June 2016