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Tom Ellis
Precision Pearl Inlay
Austin, TX
|Above: Ellis torch and wire mother-of pearl peghead overlay for Ellis mandolin
He consulted with Larry Sifel before setting out on his own: "I went with different, more versatile, less expensive machines. He went with big multi-head machines that were custom made for them. I thought I could do it for less. When I told him I was gonna go into business against him he said, 'Wow, I have a bunch of onesie troublesome customers I can give you.'" Some of them have ended up doing extremely well and being great customers over the long haul. The ideal CNC job is very different from the hand-cutting ideal, he says: "Companies like Taylor are the ideal CNC clients. They order a certain number of sets of all their models every month, and have fairly high volume… or Gibson. Regular monthly orders are your bread and butter; that's very consistent work."
That doesn't mean there's no creativity involved: "We can take a design from a customer—they can email a CAD drawing that we can open in our CAD program, like the finished image of their logo. We create the tool path and nest it for the machine and send it over so we can cut it. Or sometimes a customer comes and says, 'I want this or that but what can you come up with?' We don't do a lot of design anymore, but my daughter and I are designers, and we do custom designs for our customers. It's not profitable or feasible to do a one-off or one-time custom job with CNC, but we can do limited editions or fancy pegheads for a deluxe model. We will want more than one, maybe a dozen or so."
The Tree of Life inlay on the fretboard is one of the standards of the acoustic guitar world. "For Tree of Life inlays, we'll do one or two at a time," Ellis says. "Tree of Life ginger board is about 100 hours of drawing and programming. The CNC part is not fast in the beginning. Actually, the design process is very similar to how hand cutters design." He does very little hand cutting these days, but says there are a few production jobs that require some hand cutting after the machine cutting is done: "That's always very tricky stuff, so I try to keep my chops up."
Ellis started building mandolins again about 4 years ago after a 15-year break, and his daughter has taken over a lot of what he used to do with the inlay. "Now," he says, "for the inlay biz I mostly keep the machines running, and sometimes that's a full-time job. We have nine CNC machines, just bought a new one and are getting another rebuilt. There are always new systems to learn."
Routing the cavity for the inlay & cutting abalone.
Gluing up & Mother-of-pearl inlaid fingerboards and headstocks ready for installation.


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Ariel Sharon dies after 8 years in a coma
Jerusalem: Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the provocative hard-line general who as defence minister was the architect of Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982 and the driving force behind its controversial settlement project, has died.
The 85-year-old has been in a coma and on life support since he suffered a massive stroke eight years ago while at the height of his political power.
Doctors announced last week his organs had begun to fail but said he was "fighting like a lion" to survive.
He lost that fight on Saturday in the Sheba Medical Centre near Tel Aviv.
Known as Arik to his friends, "Bulldozer" to his critics and the "Butcher of Beirut" to many in the Arab world, Sharon leaves behind a complicated and often tarnished political legacy.
"He was first and foremost a great and brave warrior," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said of Sharon, whose memory "will live forever in the nation's heart."
Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon, said "Ariel Sharon's life is intertwined with Israel's history . . . he was a man of the land who dedicated his life to this country, making at times considerable sacrifices".
Finance Minister Yair Lapid mourned the death of the "brave soldier and commander in the battle field, and fearless leader in the political and diplomatic field as well as a personal friend".
There has been no immediate reaction from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, although a senior Fatah official released a statement branding Sharon a "criminal, responsible for the assassination of (former Palestinian Authority president Yasser) Arafat".
"We would have hoped to see him appear before the International Criminal Court as a war criminal," said Jibril Rajoub, a senior Fatah official.
Hamas issued a statement saying: "Our people today feel extreme happiness at the death and departure of this criminal whose hands were smeared with the blood of our people and the blood of our leaders here and in exile."
Born in 1928 in Kfar Malal in Palestine, which was then under British Mandate, he joined the underground Jewish militia Haganah and went on to establish a reputation as a soldier prepared to use brutal force to fight Israel's battles – in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the 1967 Six-Day War, the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon invasion.
An official Israeli inquiry found Sharon bore some responsibility for the massacre – committed by Israel's far-right Christian militia allies – of between 800 and 3500 Palestinians in Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in the south of Beirut in 1982. He was forced to resign as defence minister over the findings.
He re-entered politics after the first intifada and as the Oslo accords with the Palestine Liberation Organisation collapsed, his provocative visit to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City in 2000 sparking the outbreak of the second Palestinian intifada.
Sharon pushed Israel's program of settlement construction in the occupied West Bank and now 461,000 Israeli settlers live across the Green Line – a move considered illegal under international law and one that significantly complicates the negotiation of any final peace agreement with Palestine.
As prime minister, it was his cabinet in 2002 that decided to erect a physical barrier within the occupied West Bank with the stated aim of improving security for Israelis, a vast structure that is in parts an electronic fence and in some areas a six to eight-metre-high concrete wall flanked by barbed wire and security fences that runs to hundreds of kilometres, dividing Palestinian communities and cutting farmers off from their land.
In 2005 he took the controversial and unthinkable step of unilaterally removing thousands of settlers from the Gaza Strip, while concentrating on consolidating Israel's hold on the West Bank via the expansion of its settlement program and the separation barrier.
Soon after that he abandoned his right-wing Likud Party and formed the centre-right Kadima Party, causing a political upheaval in Israel that would continue well after his catastrophic stroke the next year.
Sharon's former senior aide, Raanan Gissin, described Sharon as "an icon in Israel".
"I think he will go down in history as the person who shaped the nature of Israel and Israeli society for years to come," Mr Gissin said on Ynet.
"Sharon was somebody who could deliver," former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice told the Daily Beast. "You could trust him to do what he said he was going to do."
Sharon never regained consciousness after his stroke on January 4, 2006.
Sharon's coffin will be brought to the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on Sunday where the public will be able to pay their respects. A state ceremony will be held there on Monday, which foreign guests, including US Vice President Joe Biden, Office of the Quartet Representative and former UK prime minister Tony Blair, as well as Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, will attend. There will be a funeral procession to Mr Sharon's farm, where a military funeral will be held.
Middle East Correspondent Ruth Pollard has reported on the Arab revolutions, the battle against the Islamic State, tensions in the West Bank and Egypt's power struggle. Her job has taken her to Libya, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia and beyond and in 2014 she won a Walkley Award for her coverage of the war in Gaza.

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Elderberries — refers to the fruit.
In Latin name: Sambucus
In English Name: Elder
Treat the family: Adoksovye — Adoxaceae
Used in the home of the elder: fruit, leaves, flowers, flower buds.
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A small tree or branched shrub, 5-5.5 m tall, with light brown fissured bark. Brownish, dotted with brown sochevikami shoots containing in white, soft, wide core. Leaves 35 cm long, pinnate, opposite. Read more info»


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Seeming like a private island paradise, one of Boca Raton's most unique and spectacular lakefront settings is found in this one-of-a-kind 4.2 +/-acre peninsula property in Le Lac, surrounded by glistening waters along the sprawling shoreline in a panoramic viewpoint that reaches all the way across the lake. A long tree-lined drive winds its way to the residence, poised on the point of the grounds which also wrap around a private lagoon that shelters a covered boat dock.Approached by a garden walkway, the striking contemporary residence was originally created by an award-winning architect as his own home, at one with the serene beauty of the natural environment in a design inspired by the timeless works of Frank Lloyd Wright. Focusing on the spellbinding expanse of lake waters and shoreline while underscoring the indoor/outdoor connection, transparent walls of glass are a key element of the design, as are the strong horizontal forms and cantilevered rooflines. A fireplace anchors one of various seating spaces in the voluminous open great room which sets a calm mood indoors and outside on the relaxing lakefront deck and terrace. In this place of tranquility, the expansive lawns beyond give ample room for a pool and other outdoor living/entertaining space. Providing a singular opportunity for a custom renovation in the ultra-private, park-like splendor of Le Lac, this sensational compound-like lakefront property is a truly unlike any other.LocationLe Lac Road, Boca Raton, Florida. Country-like peace and privacy abound in Le Lac, an exclusive gated enclave of 200 +/-lush acres with only 32 multi-acre estates nestled around 60 +/-acres of interconnected lakes. Part of a top-ranked school district, this centrally located community is only 15 +/-minutes from Town Center at Boca Raton, a luxury shopping destination, and also has Atlantic Ocean beaches and Mizner Park's world-class shops and restaurants within easy reach. Additionally, the shopping, dining, and culture of vibrant downtown Delray Beach are just a short drive away. Boca Raton's private executive airport is a 15 +/- minute commute while Palm Beach International Airport is a 35 +/- minute drive.PropertyBasking in panoramic views from a private island-like peninsula by the lake's western shore, this stunning lakefront estate looks all the way across the wide waters and picturesque shoreline. The 4.2 +/-acres of the expansive grounds also encompass another point setting across the private lagoon served by a covered boat dock. Lush landscaping emphasizes the tranquil, naturalistic feel and enhances the gorgeous lake scenery. Set back at the end of a long private drive, the main residence is accompanied by the separate guest house and four-bay garage of this compound-like estate.ResidenceSpectacular views open from every angle of this contemporary residence that strikes a perfect balance of drama and serenity while making an open connection between the inside and outdoors. The spacious floor-plan totals 6,916 +/-square feet with three bedrooms and four full baths. Special design finishes feature airy glass walls, ipe wood elements, and a wood shake roof crafted of South American wallaba.Breathtaking views of the lake and shoreline fill the open living and dining spaces of the window-walled great room which is anchored by a sleek wood-burning fireplace and flows out to the deck and terrace. The kitchen and wine cellar are placed off of the great room. Two offices are also provided. Backdropped by the lake's tranquil beauty, the relaxing master bedroom suite is complete with two separate baths. Placed apart from the master suite, the second bedroom is served by another bath. The private quarters of the separate lakeside guest house contain another bedroom and bath.


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Duncan Macleod, editor of The Inspiration Room, has been blogging on advertising since 2003. It all began with the use of television commercials as texts in seminars on popular culture and generational change. Duncan started Duncan's TV Ad Land which grew into a network of sites focusing on TV ads, print advertising, music videos and political advertising. In 2008 Duncan joined forces with The Inspiration Room team to develop The Inspiration Room Daily. Duncan is based in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Candidates were outspent $4 to $1 by outside special interests
July 22, 2008
Madison - The 2008 Wisconsin Supreme Court race cost $5.96 million, including a record $4.8 million by outside special interest groups that secretly raised and spent most of that money on negative ads about the candidates, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis shows.
The latest campaign finance reports filed by the two candidates show they were outspent $4 to $1 by the outside electioneering groups. Candidates Michael Gableman and incumbent Justice Louis Butler spent a combined $1.18 million in the race. Gableman won the April 1 contest, becoming the first challenger to beat an incumbent state Supreme Court justice in about 40 years.
Spending by special interest groups consisted of those that made disclosed independent expenditures totaling $548,081 and phony issue ad groups that refused to disclose how they raised and spent $4.2 million on their activities. Both types of special interest electioneering spending were records for a state Supreme Court race.
The total cost of this year's race topped the previous record spent in the 2007 Supreme Court race when the candidates and outside special interest groups spent just over $5.8 million – an estimated $3.1 million by special interests and $2.71 million by the candidates.
Leading the phony issue ad groups in the 2008 race was Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state's largest business group which spent nearly $1.8 million mostly on television ads that supported Gableman or disparaged Butler. This follows an estimated $2.2 million they spent in the 2007 Supreme Court race to back Annette Ziegler, who won. In addition to the two court races, WMC has secretly raised and spent millions of dollars in partisan statewide and legislative races since 2002, mostly to back Republican candidates.
WMC has lost some of its members and come under public fire since helping elect Gableman to the court in part after Epic Systems, a pioneering high-technology company, said it does not want to do business with vendors who are WMC members because of the group's activities in the court race.
The Greater Wisconsin Committee, a secretive Milwaukee-based group, spent nearly $1.5 million mostly on television advertising that derided Gableman and supported Butler. The group sponsored a half dozen television ads most of which questioned Gableman's ethics and competence when he held jobs as a circuit court judge and a district attorney. In addition to their phony issue ad spending, Greater Wisconsin's political action committee spent $104,823 on independent expenditures on advertising in the race.
In the 2007 Supreme Court race, the group unsuccessfully spent an estimated $400,000 to support Linda Clifford. Formed in 2004, Greater Wisconsin has spent millions of dollars to support Democratic candidates for other statewide office and the legislature.
Two other phony issue ad groups – the Coalition for America's Families and Club for Growth Wisconsin – secretly raised and spent just under $1 million combined mostly on television and radio ads to support Gableman. In the 2007 high court race, Club for Growth spent an estimated $400,000 to back Ziegler.
The biggest spender among the independent expenditure groups was the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the state's largest teachers union and one of the biggest backers of Democratic candidates in other statewide and legislative races for the past several years. WEAC spent $349,325 – most of it on one of the most lurid ads in the campaign accusing Gableman of handing out lenient sentences as a judge to convicted child sex offenders.
Rounding out the top three independent expenditure groups behind WEAC and the Greater Wisconsin PAC's $104,823 was the National Rifle Association which spent $73,458 on postcards to support Gableman.
For more details about the spending and outside electioneering activities of these groups, please visit WDC's Hijacking Justice 2008 feature.
Phony issue ad groups are not required to disclose how they raise their money even if it is from a corporation or a labor union's treasury. Direct contributions to candidates from those sources have been illegal in Wisconsin for more than a century. The reason WMC, Greater Wisconsin and other phony issue ad groups do not have to report their sources of fundraising and spending like candidates, political parties and independent expenditure groups is because their advertisements, mailers and other electioneering activities do not explicitly tell people who to vote for even though their smear campaigns clearly show which candidate they want voters to support.
Independent expenditure groups must publicly disclose their fundraising and spending because their advertisements and other outside electioneering activities clearly say who to vote for.


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There are just four days to go until One Direction unveil their video for 'You and I.' Of course the boys are doing their best to tease Directioners and get them excited for the premiere of the romantic clip.
Go ahead, Directioners, let out that primal scream. Now that you got some of that excitement out of your system, check out these sexy video teasers for the video, which is coming down the pike soon, but not soon enough.
Consider us totally excited about this latest video, based on what Zayn Malik says about it.


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Singapore Education Summit 2010
The goal is to develop an event website. User is able to find information of the event such as Speakers, Sponsors, Vendors, Venue Information, Conference details, Media Release, Contact Us, Register. To summarize, we want to offer users the ability to reach the event information through a simple and easy to navigate web interface.
• Parents
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The site should be professional, stylish and trustworthy and appeal to a broad base of demographics. The site needs to be intuitive, easy to read and navigate
Here are a few websites that we want ours to look like:
We would like the Home Page to feature the key speakers and have an area to screen video about the speakers, vendors and sponsors. Information etc Date, Time & Venue of the event will be stated on the home page.
We would also like to have the following tabs on the home page:
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The PhD Program at Chicago Booth is one of the preeminent PhD programs in accounting, with a list of graduates who have played a central role in the evolution of modern accounting research. The American Accounting Association periodically awards a prize for seminal contributions to the accounting literature. Of the five times this prize has been awarded, Chicago PhD graduates have won four times. Prominent graduates include Ray Ball, Bill Beaver, Philip Brown, Joel Demski, Anthony Hopwood, Charles Horngren, Mark Lang, Baruch Lev, Stephen Penman, Katherine Schipper, George Staubus, Gregory Waymire, and Ross Watts. More information on this history of the program is provided below.
Research faculty are the most important resource for doctoral students. These are the people who will teach you, advise you, mentor you, co-author research papers with you, supervise your thesis, help place you in an outstanding job, and be your colleagues throughout your career. As measured by research productivity and impact, Chicago Booth has one of the best accounting faculty groups in the world. The group includes Ray Ball, Phil Berger, Hans Christensen, Merle Erickson, Christian Leuz, Michael Minnis, Valeri Nikolaev, Haresh Sapra, Douglas Skinner, and Abbie Smith, as well as an outstanding group of research-active junior faculty. The school is committed to maintaining the quality of this group.
In addition to an outstanding accounting faculty, Chicago Booth (and the university more generally) is fortunate to have some of the world's most prominent researchers in economics, finance, and other related disciplines, including a number of Nobel Prize winners.
The accounting faculty at Chicago publishes the Journal of Accounting Research. JAR is the oldest private research journal in accounting. It is generally considered to be one of the top tier accounting research journals in the world.
A complete listing of recent graduates listed in reverse chronological order by graduation year (with initial employment) includes:
For more details about the PhD Program in accounting at Chicago Booth, see General Examination Requirements - By Area in the PhD Program Guidebook (PDF).
To learn more about research being done by current PhD students, please view a listing of proposals and defenses across dissertation areas.
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Note: Watch the live webcast of the TSB's derailment report Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. ET by clicking here or tapping on the link under Related Stories.
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board is expected to release its final report on the Lac-Mégantic train derailment on Tuesday.
The agency's investigators arrived in Lac-Mégantic hours after a train with 72 tanker cars hauling crude oil derailed and exploded at the centre of town early in the morning of July 6.
During the year-long effort in Lac-Mégantic, the TSB assigned to the file roughly 50 investigators and experts in dangerous goods, engineering, human error, railway transport and mechanics.
After the 150 firefighters working on the scene brought the oil fire under control — which took about four days — search and rescue teams, TSB investigators and provincial police began looking through the wreckage for bodies and evidence that could helpdetermine the cause of the accident.
During the investigation, TSB employees interviewed witnesses and railway employees, inspected the train's black boxes and analyzed oil from the Lac-Mégantic rail cars and from wells in North Dakota, where the oil originated.
They examined kilometres of track, took samples of the tank cars to determine their composition and made 3D laser scans of all 72 cars to figure out exactly how they failed.
Investigators focused on several factors they believed may have influenced or caused the accident: the railway cars and infrastructure, the oil, and possible human error.
The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic train travelling through Lac-Mégantic on July 6 was hauling crude oil bound for an Irving refinery in Saint John, N.B.
The train consisted of five locomotives pulling 74 cars, including 72 unpressurized DOT-111 class tanker cars loaded with oil.
The TSB and its U.S. counterpart, the National Transportation Safety Board, have both noted in dozens of accident reports that the cars are prone to failure in accidents.
In a set of recommendations released in January, the TSB wrote that "for about 20 years" the agency had warned that the DOT-111 class cars are likely to release their contents in a crash.
"In previous investigations, the TSB identified the risks posed by the release of product from Class 111 tank cars, and the vulnerability of these cars to release product due to accident damage. The weaknesses of Class 111 tank cars have been acknowledged by the regulator and industry," the TSB wrote.
Almost all of the cars involved in the crash were breached and released oil.
Four of the cars also suffered thermal tears — shell failures caused by extreme pressure inside the tanks that built up as the fire heated and vaporized the oil.
Two of these cars tore within the first 20 minutes of the fire, TSB investigators found. With flammable material, this type of tank failure can be catastrophic and cause "large fire balls," the agency explained in a lab report released in March.
In their recommendations released in January, the agency suggested that the federal government require railways transporting flammable liquids in DOT-111 class cars to improve their cars to meet new, stricter safety standards introduced in 2011.
Those standards require thicker shells and improved fittings on the cars. None of the Lac-Mégantic cars were equipped with these features.
Investigators also tested the crude oil the 72 tankers carried.
Several firefighters on the scene of the accident last year observed that the oil burning in Lac-Mégantic seemed unusually flammable. Crude oil is not typically easy to ignite, and some guessed that the train had been carrying natural gas or another more reactive substance.
Transportation Safety Board investigators also said that they were surprised by how readily the oil had ignited.
Investigators sampled oil from nine of the train's cars, which did not explode and were moved to Nantes, uphill from Lac-Mégantic, after the derailment. The oil contained in these cars, which were not damaged in the accident, provided a more accurate sample than oil that had been heated by the fire, the TSB said.
TSB analysis confirmed that the oil was more volatile than the train's shipping manifest suggested.
The oil had been labelled as a packing group III substance — the least volatile classification for flammable liquids, which are categorized under Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Goods regulations. But TSB analysis found that its properties would place it in the more volatile packing group II.
The oil's flashpoint — the temperature at which vapours would ignite — was closer to gasoline, the TSB said.
The TSB recommended in January that Transport Canada require railways to do regular risk assessments and adopt stricter safety measures, including speed reductions and more regular inspections, for all dangerous cargo routes.
The agency also recommended that railways be required to write emergency response assistance plans for all trains carrying large amounts of oil, which was not a requirement in July 2013.
The TSB's report is also expected to address human factors and infrastructure problems that might have led to the accident.
At the time of the accident, MMA was one of two railway companies in Canada using one-person crews.
The train that derailed in Lac-Mégantic was crewed by just one employee, engineer Thomas Harding.
MMA chairman Ed Burkhardt said after the accident that the company believed one-person crews were safer, because employees were less likely to be distracted.
Around 11 p.m. on July 5, Harding parked the train on the main track in Nantes before going to a motel to sleep for the night.
He later told police that he turned on the train's air brakes and set seven hand brakes. According to police documents, the company's guidelines required that at least nine brakes be set.
Another MMA employee told police in an interview that 10 to 15 brakes should have been applied.
After shutting down the train to test the hand brakes, Harding left one engine running to maintain power to the air brake system, and then took a taxi to a hotel in Lac-Mégantic.
According to Harding, the lead engine — which he left running — had been smoking throughout the day.
Parked in Nantes, the engine was releasing a cloud of oil so thick that the taxi driver who met Harding had to use his windshield wipers to remove oil from his car before driving back to Lac-Mégantic.
Several MMA employees interviewed by police said that before the accident they had been worried about the poor state of the company's equipment and allegedly infrequent maintenance.
After Harding left, the locomotive caught fire. Firefighters from Nantes shut down the running engine before putting out the fire — which had the unintended effect of stopping power to the air brake system and left the train secured only by the seven hand brakes.
Firefighters and an MMA employee who arrived after the fire left the scene before 1 a.m. The train began rolling downhill sometime after, and at 1:14 a.m. it reached the centre of Lac-Mégantic, where it derailed and exploded.


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Show in a cave in the Sacromonte neighbourhood. Granada Tourist Board
Granada invites you to come and visit the city at this very special time, during the celebration of the International Music and Dance Festival, set to take place in its emblematic historic centre which has been recognised by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Great symphony orchestras, dance troupes, theatre companies and flamenco singers convene here from late June to July to experience the magic of Granada, when the good weather makes this the perfect time of year to enjoy all the attractions of this area on the Costa Tropical.
The city of Granada, in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain, is transformed into the art capital of the world with the celebration of the International Music and Dance Festival. An outstanding occasion to visit Granada, to discover all its culture, and to experience the wonderful festive atmosphere which every year attracts more than 30,000 visitors come from all over the world.
The main monuments in the city, which has been designated a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, are transformed into the scenario for a multitude of open air events. Recitals in Arab courtyards, concerts by great symphony orchestras inside the Alhambra, nocturnal flamenco shows and world music in the Albaycín quarter, theatre performances and dance exhibitions in the Generalife gardens… A programme of cultural events which makes the perfect excuse to take to the streets of the city and discover all its Arab enchantments.
The climate is also ideal for it. At this time of year you are guaranteed constant sunshine, which makes the province of Granada a particularly attractive destination thanks to its coastline. This is the Costa Tropical, where the average year-round temperature is 20 degrees, and where you'll find around 70 kilometres of coast lined with beaches and secluded coves with crystal clear waters.
Two weeks of culture and open-air spectacles during the International Music and Dance Festival; art and history in a monumental site which is practically unique in the world; guaranteed entertainment with a coastline which is ideal both for relaxing and for enjoying sports in the marine resort on the Costa Tropical; and the local gastronomy based on the Mediterranean diet, which is seen at its most delicious in the typical tapas.
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The Top 5 Reasons to Stay at a Bed & Breakfast
There are many reasons to stay at a Bed and Breakfast. However, many Bed and Breakfasts offer different amenities and services, so you need to learn about what a particular Bed and Breakfast offers before reserving your room. Nothing helps … Continue reading


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Worst SAG Breasts: Naya Rivera
One of the Glee nominated clips they used during the telecast was Jane Lynch's Sue Sylvester telling Naya Rivera's Santana that she wasn't down with "plastics". Too bad they didn't cut to Naya's face right after. It's particularly egregious on someone so young and beautiful, who clearly didn't need to mess with nature, who, in doing so, looks increasingly freakish and distended.
Check it – Naya's breasts are f-cked. And as such, everything she wears now is like lingerie. Like cheap, skin rag lingerie tautly covering two mounds that cannot be contained with class, breasts that were bought to push themselves out of any fabric, any covering, on all occasions, especially the most important ones.
I write this not in the spirit of snark, but with a lot of sadness. What weakness renders a girl this gorgeous incapable of resisting the lure of the knife? And what could she possibly hope to achieve, or bury (which is probably the more likely objective), in making that decision?
On a smuttier note, Naya's date for the evening appears to have been young British actor Douglas Booth. I previously wrote about him here. Not sure what's going on between them, but Mark Salling was also present and you remember how they dated and she supposedly keyed his car, right? It's just… I don't care how pretty he is, the new boy she's throwing down, it still doesn't make up for the f-ckery of her face, because, really, in this game we all play, if there's no confidence, there is no winning.
Photos from Wenn.com and Frazer Harrison/Jason Merritt/Gettyimages.com


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The Word - November 2019 Issue
Please read St. John's Lutheran monthly newsletter, The Word. It contains lots of information about what is happening at St. John's.
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Letter From Jerusalem
Please read the November 2019 letter from Pastor Carrie Ballenger Smith. She is Pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem. It contains lots of information how things are going at the congregation we support.
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Free Entry – Free Beginners Classes – £3 Intermediate Lessons
Salsa dancing events and lessons are organised by Don Stephens, for people from the whole of the North West. From Anglesey, Bangor and Llandudno, to Rhyl, Deeside and Chester.
The music played each evening is a mix of newer salsa styles, such as funky salsa and salsaton, to the older favorites like Cuban and New York.
Also some bachata, merengue, cha cha and kizomba music is played on the evening.
About the Classes
Salsa lessons are given at the beginning of each Salsa evening. The beginners' lesson starts at 8.15pm and usually lasts about for 45 minutes. There is a small step introduction session first, in the form of a line.
This lesson is for absolute beginners and people who are just starting out in the salsa scene. You will be learning basic footwork, basic handholds and basic turn patterns. This lesson is usually taken by Don Stephens or guest teacher.
The improvers' lesson starts around 8.15 and usually lasts for 45 minutes. There is a step introduction first, in the form of a line, using more complicated footwork.
This lesson is aimed at people who already know the basic steps, handholds and turns, but want to put them into more complicated routines for a smoother look on the dancefloor. This lesson is usually taken by Don Stephens or guest teacher.
After the lessons finish, mixed salsa music is played until 12.30am.
All of the events have a friendly atmosphere and are well attended, with an almost even ratio of men and women.
Also there are guest teachers at some of the events so please keep an eye out for future flyers and promotions.


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What Women Want In Bed
What women want will remain mystery for as long as you want it to be, and the same applies to her wants in bed too. Rather than guessing, try to figure out same by talking to her about how she's feeling and knowing her expectations beforehand.
Women love romance. Words and gestures of romance not only make her comfortable, but will also turn her on. Lighting candles, playing her favourite romantic melodies and sprinkling bed with flower petals are all conventional acts, but a sure shot gateway to her heart. Live and enjoy the moment, jumping too far will create an environment of displeasure. Confluence of effective communication and romantic environment fosters the sexual experience.
Most of the times, men hesitate to talk about preferences in the bedroom, i.e. the position or anything related to what goes on between a 'much-in-love' couple. Key to healthy physical relationship is communication. It is quite important to communicate about sex issues, without any hesitation with your partner. Any kind of abusive remarks should be avoided unless your partner does it herself in some situation. In order to communicate freely with your partner, bring up something from your physical relationship such as 'I love it when you...'
Women don't acknowledge a minute-lover, rather want things slow and smooth. Get acquainted with the situation, devoting time to caress and fondle, and all of these things that will make her happy. Moreover, hold her while gazing deep in her eyes. In a nutshell, one must involve her mind, body and spirit into the pursuit.
One of the crucial aspects of sexual act is foreplay. Foreplay is a ust because otherwise it will seem as if you're making a leap to climax and don't bother about her desries. Foreplay can be verbal too so experiment all you can; begin with kissing, softly caressing her body, teasing her and trying to talk about what's going to happen next.
Surprise her! Women love surprises, so why not surprise her in bed. The surprises will contribute to the cause of spicing physical relationship. Therefore, one must have some tricks up in their sleeves to delight their lady luck.
Yes, women too want to take charge! Let her be in charge, make her feel as though she's is leading the act. Tell her that what she's doing is really working for you. Sometimes, it is better to give control and relax.
Women complain that men tend to get lost in their own world, they want what they want. Everything comes in pairs; men shouldn't forget what their partner wants. To please her, it would be nice if you do cuddling for a while.
It's a part of foreplay. Sometimes, those light touches and teases can electrify the act. Tease her with an object such as feather. It can tickle the sensitive part of her body and get you into the act.
We all are vocal beings. Tell them how you like it and what you love about her. Be more open than you are about lovemaking with your partner. Don't let your ego get in the way; it will better your connection with her.
If everything has been working fine for you, even then it is okay to venture into this slightly darker fantasy. You don't necessarily have to be the aggressor on every occasion but a little adventure on bed sometimes is what she wanted.
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Best. Hamentashen. Ever. Made these last week. The crust on these is amazing. The filling is fantastic (I used almond butter instead of peanut butter), and I will definitely be trying other fillings with this amazing recipe, too.
Chocolate almond butter hamentashen (from one of my favorite blogs, Couldn't Be Parve)
6 tablespoons almond butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted margarine
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, cold
2 tablespoons AP flour
2 cups AP flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
To make filling: Combine the almond butter and powdered sugar. Stir until well mixed. Set aside. Melt the margarine and chocolate over a double boiler, stirring frequently until smooth. Alternatively, melt in a microwave in a medium bowl at 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds until melted. (this is what I did). Stir in the sugar, vanilla, and salt. Add the eggs, one at a time, stirring until fully incorporated before adding the other egg. Add the flour and stir with a spoon until the mixture is smooth and glossy, and the batter comes away from the side of the pan. Pinch off pea-sized pieces of the almond butter mixture and add to the chocolate batter. Repeat until the almond butter is used up. Stir the batter well to distribute the almond butter.
To make the dough: Thoroughly mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. On low speed add flour mixture and beat until just incorporated. Form the dough into 2 flat patties. Wrap and refrigerate the patties until firm enough to roll, preferably several hours or overnight.
To make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Remove one of the dough patties and let it sit until soft enough to roll, but still firm. Roll the dough between two pieces of waxed or parchment paper until it is 1/8″ thick. Cut out rounds using a 3″ round cookie cutter or the rim of a drinking glass, dipping the edges of the cutter in flour as necessary to prevent sticking. Repeat with the remaining disk and the scraps.
Place the cookies 1/2″ apart on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Scoop and place 1 level teaspoon of filling in the center of each cookie. Fold up the three sides of the cookie to make a triangle with the filling visible in the middle. Pinch the edges well to seal the corners.
Bake hamentashen until pale golden at the edges, about 12 minutes. Let sit for 2 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack and let them cool completely.


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Good vision is a vital part of feeling your best.
We rely on sight more than any other sense to enjoy life to the fullest. Your vision changes naturally throughout your life. For example, you may know that with age:
Nearly everyone experiences these and other changes in their vision as they grow older. The good news is you can continue to lead an active and independent life even with these changes.
There are three steps you can take to help take care of your sight:
1. Visit an eye doctor regularly
2. Budget for proper eye care
3. Make changes to help yourself see better
One very important thing you can do is getting your eyes checked regularly by an eye doctor—at least once every other year—especially if you are 55 or older. Some people, especially those with diabetes, may need to go more often.
You should visit your eye doctor even if you have no problems seeing. There are several eye diseases that have no symptoms during their early stages and only your eye doctor can tell if you have them.
Your eye doctor can treat common eye problems you may have, keep your eyeglass prescription up-to-date, and check for eye diseases. If you do have any problems with your eyes, your eye doctor will discuss the best way to treat them with you.
You should budget for the cost of a regular eye exam at least every other year or more frequently if your doctor recommends it. Most people want to protect their vision, even it if involves a cost. Proper eye care doesn't have to be expensive. Think of it as an investment in good vision.
There may be many ways to finance your eye care: health insurance, private plans, Medicare and Medicaid may all cover a portion of the cost. Check with your insurance carrier.
Small changes in the way you live will help you to see better as you age. These simple changes include:
Another way to grow older with good vision is to learn about vision changes that occur as you age. By being well informed, you can learn what problems may develop with your vision, how those problems can be detected, and what steps you can take to save your sight. When you go in for an eye examination, talk to your doctor about your eyes and your vision.
Taking care of yourself and keeping in good health can help protect your vision. You can lower your risk of eye disease and vision loss if you:
People with certain vision problems, like glaucoma, find that their eye doctors prescribe medication to stop the disease from causing further vision loss. To be effective, medicines must be taken at certain times in exact amounts.
Closely follow your doctor's recommendations and schedule for taking your medication. Skipping a dose or taking your medicine late may cause more vision loss.
If you have lost some of your sight from an eye disease or an eye injury, you can make the most of the vision you still have with low vision aids. Low vision aids will help you to stay independent. Some examples of low vision aids are magnifying glasses, high-intensity reading lamps, and large-print reading materials.
Another way to make the most of your vision is a type of special training called vision rehabilitation. Vision rehabilitation can teach you skills for living with low vision. Orientation and mobility training show you how to get around despite limited vision. You can also learn ways to adapt your household to make living with reduced vision easier.Learn More
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Welcome to Valley Bible Church
Whether you are seeking to know more about the Christian faith, have been a believer in Christ for quite some time, or somewhere in between, Valley Bible Church is here to help people from every walk of life experience a growing relationship with God. As a first step, we would encourage you to visit our church so you can see first-hand what we are all about. We are a growing congregation with the desire to know all that God has for our lives and to share it with those around us. Our Sunday service blends contemporary worship with solid biblical teaching and meaningful fellowship. And we offer quality Nursery, Children's programs and Teen ministries. On these pages you'll find helpful information to answer questions you might have about our church. So enjoy your visit to our web site and we hope to see you sometime soon!


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Larry and I were on one of our random drives - aimlessly wandering the city and we were starving. So we came across Taco Casa in the Loveland area.
We were really disappointed. The salad is iceberg lettuce smothered in ranch, hamburger meat and Skyline-amounts of shredded cheese. You'd think I'd love this - right?! Meh - it is pretty flavorless and gets old quick.
The chips were stale and taco sauce was free but a cup of salsa was extra (really?). The rice was horrible - dry and tasted like it came out of an MRE package.
The hard shell taco was actually pretty good.
Why Should You Go? We both ate less than half of our meals...nuff said.


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| 9.6°C Belfast
Willie Donachie has resigned as Newcastle's reserve team manager after the club launched an investigation into claims he hit a teenage player.
The 62-year-old stood down on Thursday night amid an allegation he was involved in an incident with 19-year-old defender Remie Streete after the Newcastle Under-21 team lost 2-0 at Sunderland on Monday night.
A club statement said: "Newcastle United can confirm that Willie Donachie has resigned from his position as reserve team manager with immediate effect. The club will be making no further comment."
Donachie spent more than four years at Newcastle, joining in December 2009 as an academy assistant director, moving to the role of development coach and, for the past two years, taking charges of the reserves.
Confirmation of his departure came as Newcastle attempted to regroup after an eventful fortnight which has seen midfielder Yohan Cabaye and director of football Joe Kinnear leave the club in vastly different circumstances either side of a 3-0 derby defeat to Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League.
Manager Alan Pardew found himself in the firing line as Cabaye's departure, together with Kinnear's failure to replace him and the capitulation against Sunderland, provided fresh ammunition for disgruntled fans.
In the short term, Pardew will prepare a team further torn apart by injury and suspension for Saturday's tough trip to Chelsea knowing there is work to be done during the summer.
Pardew said: "I am very focused. We have a great group of scouts, led by (chief scout) Graham Carr, who have always been working in the background.
"We have got a list, as we did in the last window, and we will work towards that list.
"Obviously, we have got a lot of work to do because actually this summer, we have got a few changes to make.
"We have got a few players out of contract, we have got one or two areas that we really need to strengthen, so I don't think we are under any illusions that we have got a bit of work to do this summer."
Kinnear's exit on Monday night followed a second successive transfer window during which he managed to make only one loan signing, and it remains to be seen whether owner Mike Ashley opts to appoint a replacement.
Pardew admits he does not know how the club's transfer plans will be implemented from now on, but has no doubt over the message he will deliver to Ashley when they finally do meet.
He said: "My message is always the same, it's about taking the club forward. We can't stand still, we have to go forward, so it gives us an opportunity to do that."
Newcastle will head for Stamford Bridge without midfielder Cheick Tiote who is set to miss at least two games with a hamstring injury. Fabricio Coloccini, Yoan Gouffran and Papiss Cisse remain out, while Loic Remy serves the second phase of his three-match ban.


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There are a few different ways of giving regular users the ability to use wvdial to dial a ppp connection. This document describes three different ways, each of them differ in difficulty to set up and the implication on security.
This document assumes you have wvdial properly configured. All the configuration below must be done as root.
Using suid
This is arguable the easiest setup but has major impact on system security since it means that every user can run wvdial as root. Please consider using one of the other solutions instead.
As normal users can't use wvdial to dial a ppp conection by default, you need to change permissions:
chmod u+s /usr/bin/wvdial
You should see the following permissions:
ls -l /usr/bin/wvdial -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 114368 2005-12-07 19:21 /usr/bin/wvdial
Using a dialout group
Another, slightly more secure way is to set up a group called dialout (you can call the group anything you want really) and give members of this group permission to run wvdial as root.
First create the group and add the users to it:
groupadd dialout gpasswd -a myuser dialout
Then set the group and adjust the permissions on wvdial:
chgrp dialout /usr/bin/wvdial chmod u+s,o= /usr/bin/wvdial
You should see the following permissions:
ls -l /usr/bin/wvdial -rwsr-x--- 1 root dialout 114368 2005-12-07 19:21 /usr/bin/wvdial
Using sudo
sudo arguably offers the most secure option to allow regular users to establish dial-up connections using wvdial. It can be used to give permission both on a per-user and group basis. Another benefit of using sudo is that you only need to do the setup once, both previous solutions will be "undone" when a new package of wvdial is installed.
This document will not dive into all that sudo has to offer, please refer to its man-pages (sudo, sudoers, visudo) for that.
Use visudo to edit the file /etc/sudoers:
To give a specific user permission to run wvdial as root add the following line (changing the user name of course):
myuser localhost = /usr/bin/wvdial
To give all members of a group (dialout) the same permission:
%dialout localhost = /usr/bin/wvdial


text: So, over the last few weeks, I've been learning how to use R, a software package that does statistical analyses and data plotting (and more). Rather than using the data sets that are included in the software to learn how to make it do what I want it to do, I thought it would be more fun to look at a decently sized data set that might be of more interest to me. So, I downloaded the Global Volcanism Program's list of large Holocene* eruptions (defined as VEI of 4 or greater) and have been using that as a testbed for my new R skills. One of the first things I did was compile a count of how many times each volcano shows up in the large Holocene eruptions list - sort of a quick assay of what are the most active volcanoes. Well, maybe not the most active - there are many volcanoes that have erupted frequently over the last 10,000 years before at VEI of less than 4. Kilauea is a good example of this, as it is very active, but only shows up a couple times in the large Holocene eruption list. This list is something like "most large eruptions from a single volcano" list. Now, as with any list like this, we're biased towards (a) more recent eruptions that appear in the historic record and (b) volcanoes that are not in remote locations. There may well be other large Holocene eruptions that we haven't identified or have misidentified (see my discussion of the missing eruption of 1258). So, this list becomes "most large eruptions from a single volcano that we know of." Bit of a mouthful, so instead let's just call it "the heavy hitters of Holocene volcanism." * The Holocene Epoch is roughly the last 10,000 years. There is some discussion of whether the Holocene is over and we're now into what some people call the Anthropocene. #10 Avachinsky (12 entries) Interestingly, the top 10 on the GVP list are also the only volcanoes that appear on the list in double digits. Avachinsky is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia - our #1 region for Holocene volcanism, with over 100 entries. We haven't seen an eruption of Avachinsky since 2001, but it might be the most hazardous volcano on the peninsula due to its proximity to Petropavlovsk. In the NASA EO image (above), you can see both Avachinsky, with its large, breached caldera and Kozelsky, which has grown on the side of the older volcano. Image: NASA Earth Observatory.#9 Vesuvius (13 entries) Not a big surprise to many, Vesuvius is actually the only Italian volcano to make the top 10 (Etna, although with frequent eruptions, tends to be less explosive, so only lands at #54 with 3 entries). We've been waiting since 1944 for another eruption of the large arc volcano and many people would consider Vesuvius to be the most dangerous volcano on Earth, with suburbs of Naples creeping up and around the edifice (see above). Image: NASA Earth Observatory.#6 (tie) Taupo, New Zealand (15 entries) - Taupo is remarkable for its magmatic productivity. Even if you don't look at its last 10,000 years of activity, it would still be a beast after the Oruanui eruption (~26,500 years ago) that produced over 1,100 cubic kilometers of volcanic debris. During the Holocene, it has had numerous huge eruptions, including the famed 186 A.D. eruption that may have been one of the few ultraplinian eruptions of the Holocene. It is hard to capture the scale of Taupo from the ground, and this picture I took in 2009 (above) just shows some of the caldera lake and low, sloping hills made of volcanic deposits that surround the giant volcano. Image: Erik Klemetti#6 (tie) Ibusuki Volcanic Field, Japan (15 entries) If ever you wanted a dark horse for this list, Ibusuki would be it. I had to look up the volcanic field to even know where in Japan it lies, but it has been prolific over the Holocene. It might be a little unfair that this whole system, that includes a caldera, stratocones and a multitude of maars and craters, would be considered a single volcano on the list. However, this volcanic field on Kyushu has been active, produced the caldera only 4,600 years ago. However, since ~886 A.D., Ibusuki has been quiet - the second longest period of quiescence of any volcano on the list (after Taupo). Image: Ray_Go / Wikimedia Commons#6 (tie) Hekla, Iceland (15 entries) The first of two Icelandic volcanoes on the list, Hekla, last erupted only 12 years ago. It erupts a different composition magma than other Icelandic volcanoes - its basaltic andesite to andesite is more viscous than the standard basalt, which could account for some of its explosivity. However, with most Icelandic volcanoes, the amount access to water (in the form of ice and snow) likely help with the explosive eruptions as well. It's last VEI 4 or greater eruption was in 1947 and much of Icelandic is covered with layers of tephra from other, older eruptions from the volcano. Image: Ken Chen / Flickr#5 Arenal, Costa Rica (19 entries) We head to Central America as we enter the top 5 - Costa Rica's Arenal. The behavior of this highly active volcano is one of explosive eruptions followed by periods of lava flows that build the edifice as we see it. This includes the most recently period of active (which may have ended in 2010) that started with a VEI 3 eruption in 1968. However, tephra layers found across Costa Rica attest to the large explosive eruptions that recurred every few hundred years, with the last occurring around 1400 A.D. Image: Isaac Bordas / Flickr#3 (tie) Katla, Iceland (21 entries) Our second Icelandic volcano is the volcano that strikes fear in hearts of journalists everywhere (or so it seems), Katla. Located on the southern side of the island nation, Katla is the first volcano with over 20 entries in the list and it erupts the full spectrum of magma - basalt to rhyolite. This likely aides in producing explosive eruptions as the hot basaltic magma mixes with cooler rhyolite mush that accumulates under the volcano. Katla produced two VEI 4+ eruptions within 60 years of each other in 1860 and 1918 and a VEI 5 in 1755, so the threat of a large eruption is there. However, as an active volcano with a glacier perched on top, you should expect a lot of earthquakes even in an eruption isn't in the cards, so don't get too jumpy. Image: Edward and Caroline / Flickr#3 (tie) Cotopaxi, Ecuador (21 entries) South America's lone representative in the top 10, Cotopaxi looms over central Ecuador. Eruptions from Cotopaxi can be quite impressive, with some lahars from the volcano having thought to have traveled 100 km from the source. You would think that a volcano like Cotopaxi would have all of its modern eruptions well documented, but the VEI 3 eruption in 1942 is listed as "uncertain" in the GVP database as unsubstantiated press reports are the only evidence of this eruption. Image: Bertrand Semelet / Camp to Camp#2 Pelée, Martinique (22 entries) Pelée is not only appears the second-most times in the list, but it also produced the deadliest eruption of the 20th century. The 1902 eruption produced a pyroclastic flow that destroyed St. Pierre, killing over 30,000 people. VEI 4 or larger eruptions have been common at Pelée over the last 10,000 years, as the sticky andesite lavas that eruption from the volcano form domes and plugs that collapse, releasing pressure and producing an explosive eruption - the Peléean style of eruption. Image: Kenshiraw / Flickr#1 Shiveluch, Russia (43 entries) In a sense, Shiveluch is like the Babe Ruth, the Pele, the Michael Jordan, of Holocene volcanoes. Other volcanoes will erupt, but Shiveluch is so far ahead that catching up would be quite a feat. Coming in at almost double the number of entries of the #2 volcano, Shiveluch has been incredibly productive during the Holocene. Much like Pelée, Shiveluch is characterized by dome-collapse eruptions that produce pyroclastic flows, ash fall and lahars. The NASA Earth Observatory image (above) captures one of Shiveluch's many 2012 eruptions, this one relatively small, that sent ash out over the Pacific Ocean. So, any surprises on the list? Any volcanoes you thought would make the top 10 and didn't? I find it interesting how some of the volcanoes are frequently active with punctuated massive eruptions (Shiveluch, Arenal) but, as we might expect, many have longer repose periods between sizable eruptions. If you're curious, some honorable mentions, knocking at the door of the top 10 include Raoul Island, Cerro Bravo, Colima, Fuego, St. Helens and Ksudach. Image: NASA Earth Observatory


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March 23, 2012
Easter Egg Hunt Centerpiece | Blue Eggs & Daffodils
Last week I posted a Spring table setting that featured bowls of heirloom blue and brown eggs lined up with bowls of planted daffodils down the center of the table. I decided to make another setting with the same 'ingredients' inspired by my planted paperwhites from the Holidays. I used the same wooden box in which the paperwhites were planted and I 'hid' the blue and brown eggs nestled in the moss. I love that it is so simple, but seems whimsical at the same time - almost like a little patch cut out of someone's garden on Easter morning.
For a really easy place card, I wrote names on the brown eggs with a black fine point Sharpie. I love simple table settings like these - they seem so fresh and understated but have lots of style. Don't you think? What will you be using to dress your Easter table?
Labels: easter, Entertaining, entertaining table settings, holiday samples, spring, spring tables, Table
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This is a very nice Easter tabel, I find much inspiration In your blog :-)
Rikke from Denmark
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This is lovely! Love the soft pastel colors. Can't wait to recreate when I have my own home. Thanks for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
I adore this idea and the whole table is beautiful...love the blue plates!ReplyDelete
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Nice idea you've share to us.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:16 PM
Beautiful centerpiece. I would love to know where your glasses came from. I have been looking for some very similar (like Barefoot Contessa uses so often on her show). They are gorgeous. Thanks! Danielle B. at Welcome CompanyReplyDelete
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| 8.8°C Belfast
Scottish independence could be "a positive development" for the UK's flagship airline British Airways, the chief executive of the firm's parent group has said.
Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group (IAG), said the Scottish Government's policy on air passenger duty (APD) meant that a Yes vote would be "marginally positive" for the industry.
When asked about contingency plans ahead of the September referendum during an interview on BBC Breakfast, Mr Walsh said: "If anything, it might be marginally positive because, I suspect, the Scottish Government will abolish air passenger duty because they recognise the huge impact that tax has on their economy.
"So, it is probably going to be a positive development, if it does happen, for British Airways."
The Scottish Government's white paper on independence outlines plans to reduce APD by 50% to boost international connections.
The SNP says this reduction would be "with a view to abolishing it completely".
The tax is currently reserved to Westminster.
Mr Walsh's comments were welcomed by the Scottish Government.
Transport minister Keith Brown said: "Willie Walsh - the CEO of a group which includes British Airways amongst its portfolio - can clearly see the opportunities of independence.
"A boost to tourism and travel in Scotland will have a positive impact on growth."
A Better Together spokesman said: "Breaking up the most successful economic, political and social union in history for the sake of a tax on holidays doesn't seem like the strongest argument.
"As the intervention from Standard Life made abundantly clear, leaving the UK would cost jobs here in Scotland.
"Alex Salmond's failure to tell us what will replace the pound means companies like Standard Life and RBS, which employ thousands of people in Scotland, have warned about the big risks involved in going it alone. "


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I was sad, but not shocked to see T-Dawg come to an end. As edgy as this show is, I don't think even they would want to veer into what a racist (Merle) would do to an African American, and it is inevitable that the prison crew collides with the Woodbury crew soon. It would either come off disingenuous and out of character, or they would have surely made some headlines.
Excellent. My post erases itself. Anyone else feel there's ****** editing or major plotholes with the three graves being dug and filled in?
In a post-apocalyptic world burying when you can burn is a ridiculous choice. It was done for one reason - ceremony. Honor their dead. And if they're gonna dig one useless grave, might as well dig 3.But yeah - pretty dumb.
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Not every album released is a new studio album…..but it sure seems like they are! Every year there are a ton of live albums, greatest hits packages, reissues, remasters, box sets, special edition and limited edition releases that flood the marketplace. Sometimes there are multiple versions of these releases depending on which part of the world they are released in!
The one important criteria I have each year for the best and worst albums lists is that the albums have to be new studio albums…..or at least promoted as new studio albums. The problem is that some of these live records and greatest hits packages are quality releases and there's nothing like getting a really good reissue of some long out of print album you've been searching years for. That's why this year I'm creating this new list to recognize some of the quality non-studio, non-original releases that have found their way into my collection. There were a lot of different releases that I picked up that weren't studio albums so I'm only going to list my ten favorites. So here are my Best Miscellaneous Releases of 2011…..
Bitch – Be My Slave/Damnation Alley E.P. (2011 remaster): I had no idea that this Bitch album was getting the remaster treatment from Metal Blade and I was completely surprised when i saw this in the new release rack back in August. Not only do you get the remastered BE MY SLAVE record from 1983 but also the DAMNATION ALLEY E.P. from 1982 along with a bonus track, 'Let's Go'. You can still find the original CDs online but what makes this remaster a top pick is the bonus DVD that runs over 2 hours long! The DVD includes a live performance at the Keep It True XIV Festival in Germany back in April 2011 and a classic performance from L.A. from the early '80s and a couple of music videos. The DVD alone would have been a solid purchase but it adds so much more to the remaster.
Black Sabbath – Born Again (2011 Deluxe Edition) & Dehumanizer (2011 Deluxe Edition): I'm a huge Black Sabbath fan, especially of the post-Ozzy eras of the band! So far, I've collected most of these deluxe editions from the Dio years and the Tony Martin led THE ETERNAL IDOL (1989) but I was waiting for both BORN AGAIN and DEHUMANIZER to get the deluxe treatment. Both editions offer two bonus tracks each, live tracks from each tour and solid packaging but the best detail on these reissues is the sound. BORN AGAIN always had that thick muddy sound to it and this remaster sounds better than my original CD and the DEHUMANIZER CD sounds just as good. Definitely a couple of highlights added to my collection this year, now I'm looking forward to the rest of the Tony Martin era getting the deluxe treatment!
Eric Carr – Unfinished Business (2011): Being a KISS fan, and an Eric Carr fan, I had to list this CD. I ended up getting an advance copy of this new Eric Carr album and I'm honored to have it in my collection. During his tenure, Eric was the most outgoing member of KISS when it came to meeting with the fans…..he loved his fans and the fans loved him. It's been 20 years since Eric's passing and his family, specifically his sister Loretta, has compiled this collection of rare recordings that include unreleased songs, live tracks, remixes and interview clips. There are obvious KISS links in most of the songs and I really like hearing was Eric's audition tape for KISS back in 1980 when he sang 'Shandi'…..now that's a rarity! I also think the packaging is top notch: a glossy digipak with plenty of liner notes for each track.
Def Leppard – Mirrorball: Live & More (2011): Hard to believe this is Def Leppard's first live album but MIRRORBALL captures the band extremely well with a great overall sound. The songs are taken from the last few tours and it's basically the same hits pack we've seen live since 2007 but the sound on all those hits is awesome. Lots of value here being a Wal-Mart release: 2 bonus live tracks, 3 new studio songs and a 45 minute DVD that includes a behind the scenes look at the last tour in 2008/2009, live tracks and music videos. I also like the old school, thick jewel case! Definitely a solid pickup and a solid live album…..it makes you wonder what took the Leps so long to release one.
Doro – 25 years In Rock…..And Still Going Strong (2011): Finally, a proper U.S. release of this 2 DVD & CD set celebrating Doro's 25th anniversary in Metal. This collection was originally released back in September 2010 around the world but U.S. distribution took a little longer…..surprising considering Nuclear Blast has a U.S. branch. This package includes the 3 hour 25th anniversary concert in Germany with tons of guest stars on the first DVD, a documentary and tons of extra live performances on the second DVD, and a live disc with highlights from the anniversary concert. I spent about $20 on this release and, even though some of the performances are 3 years old, it was definitely worth it. Doro has packed a ton of material in here for a great price, my only complaint being that the live disc isn't the complete anniversary show…..I would have easily paid the extra money to get the full show on audio.
Grave Digger – The Clans Are Still Marching (Live At Wacken 2010) (2011): It's always great to see a band and label get it right and release a special package of a live DVD with the bonus live CD. Napalm Records and Grave Digger released THE CLANS ARE STILL MARCHING in both the CD and DVD formats but each version gave you the bonus of the other format. If you bought the DVD styled case, you received the bonus audio CD of the full show and, if you bought the CD version then you got the bonus DVD. Seems a little odd to release the show that way but you get the full experience of the band's 2010 Wacken show either way. There's bonus footage on the DVD and the package I bought was the CD hardbook version.
Twisted Sister – Under The Blade (Special Edition CD/DVD) (2011): Twisted Sister's back catalogue got the reissue treatment in 2011 but this special edition of UNDER THE BLADE stands out as the best. First is the original Secret Records mix of the album with bonus tracks coming from the 1982 RUFF CUTTS E.P. Remember, there are two versions of UNDER THE BLADE: the original record from 1982 and the remixed album from 1985 on Atlantic Records (with an alternate album cover). That's enough right there to make a solid reissue but there's a bonus DVD included of the band's appearance at the 1983 Reading Festival along with bonus interviews. Twisted Sister has been releasing a lot of archival material lately but getting the original version of UNDER THE BLADE out there was a must, as was getting RUFF CUTTS into circulation.
UFO – The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979) (2011): This is one of my favorite releases of the year and it's not just because I'm a HUGE UFO fan but because this is a perfect collection to introduce a new fan to classic UFO. I was lucky to receive an advance copy of this 5 CD set and I was able to get a lot of time comparing it to other remasters that I own. This set includes UFO's first five albums with Chrysalis Records (PHENOMENON, FORCE IT, NO HEAVY PETTING, LIGHTS OUT & OBSESSION), as well as, the classic live record STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT. Each album is remastered and sequenced in order of release with non-album singles, B-sides, bonus tracks and previously unreleased live performances all mixed in the timeline properly. Basically, you're getting the classic Michael Schenker era UFO in all it's glory complete with an extensive booklet that includes a new 2011 interview with lead singer/founder Phil Mogg and extensive song credits. I could have used some extra pictures and proper photos of each individual album's cover art but that's a small complaint. This collection is retailing for around $20-$25 depending where you buy your music so it's a heck of a buy and a great way to get started into a great band, I hope there's another collection like this with the rest of the UFO catalog.
Whitesnake – Live At Donington 1990 (Special edition 2CD/DVD) (2011): Another solid live package from a classic band that's had a major resurgence in the last few years. Whitesnake is as relevant as ever by releasing two awesome studio albums in the last few years and having some great anniversary reissues of the band's best selling albums from the '80s but this new live set is something fans like myself want to have. 1990 was probably Whitesnake's peak of success and this Donington perofrmance on the Slip Of The Tongue tour is a great way to re-live some of the glory days. The package includes the full live show on DVD and CDs (a huge plus for me!) and it's got great glossy digipak packaging with plenty of pictures and great disc artwork. I love live releases like this! Both formats, full shows and a lot of care put into the package.


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Osterman & Company - osterman-co.com
For over 34 years Osterman & Company Inc., has been one of the top resin brokers/distributors supplying commodity and engineering grade thermoplastic resins to customers throughout the world. This means that we supply end users with plastic pellets that get manufactured into everything plastic you see in the market. Just a few examples of the markets we are involved in 99designs(but are not limited to) are the food industry, garbage bags, plastic forks, crates, car dashboards, toys, fencing and decks, medical supplies…you name it we've supplied it. Our focus is on being the Company of Choice for our customers, suppliers and employees. We pride ourselves on our integrity in a market where there isn't vast pricing variations among competitors the value and integrity we provide is a differentiator.
The plastics industry is a mature industry and as part of our marketing drive we have positioned ourselves as the Company of Choice. We often use handshakes in our stock photography to portray the feel of our company, we're business relationship based, not deal based. Our goal is to have our website be sleek and the "Mercedes" of our industry. We want to create a high end profession, fresh look in an industry that is mature but also ensure its industry appropriate. Also there should be a masculine feel as that best targets our audience.
Our focus is to reach out to all members in the resin industry. This would include our suppliers (Dow, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, et al.) as well as new and existing customers, and anyone surfing the net looking for plastic products, such as international buyers. Our industry ranges mainly from 30's – 60's and is predominantly male. Therefore the look of this site should be clean, fresh, current, with good use of white space, easy to navigate but not pop art and too trendy as we have a mature audience. It needs to be industry appropriate.
Our current color pallet that we would like to stay with is PMS 301 (our logo color - #005293 in hex) and the pallet we often use with our blue is white, black, gray/silver. Introduction of alternate colors is ok if it's needed for design elements.
We want a design that stands out in our industry but is also appropriate. We want the impression to be Osterman & Company is cutting edge and dynamic, a leader.
We have attached what we refer to as our corporate line card. This has the "feel" of what we are looking for. Our current website can be viewed at http://www.osterman-co.com. This website we feels looks dated and doesn't give the look and feel of a cutting edge, industry leader. Also don't like the sizing which give the look a blue border.
Likes: like this site a lot visually, color scheme, clear and easy to read and navigate, good use of white space
Dislikes: inactive buttons under products on bottom of home page, design of corresponding pages don't match with look and design of home page
Dislikes: busy and not easy to read, crowded, color scheme
Likes: Color scheme, ease of use
Dislikes: looks dated and old fashioned
Dislikes: too many colors and no clear theme, disorganized and hard to read, too many nav buttons
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Mission Statement for the Housing Authority of the Town of Glastonbury
The mission of the Housing Authority of the Town of Glastonbury shall be to ensure the provision of housing opportunities for lower income persons in a viable community setting.
It will develop and operate its programs in a manner that ensures that people are housed to acceptable standards; at affordable costs; in a manner that requires increasingly less subsidy from public resources; in an environment that stimulates socially inclusive communities and breaks down the barriers between tenants and home owners; and that provides the basis for individuals to realize their potential.
Location and Hours of Operation
25 Risley Road, Glastonbury CT. 06033
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.


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Viral envelope
Most viruses (e.g. HIV and many animal viruses) have viral envelopes as their outer layer[1] at the stage of their life-cycle when they are between host cells. Some enveloped viruses also have a protein layer called a capsid between the envelope and their genome [1]. The envelopes are typically derived from portions of the host cell membranes (phospholipids and proteins), but include some viral glycoproteins. They may help viruses avoid the host immune system. Glycoproteins on the surface of the envelope serve to identify and bind to receptor sites on the host's membrane. The viral envelope then fuses with the host's membrane, allowing the capsid and viral genome to enter and infect the host.
The cell from which the virus itself buds will often die or be weakened and shed more viral particles for an extended period. The lipid bilayer envelope of these viruses is relatively sensitive to desiccation, heat, and detergents, therefore these viruses are easier to sterilize than non-enveloped viruses, have limited survival outside host environments, and typically transfer directly from host to host. Enveloped viruses possess great adaptability and can change in a short time in order to evade the immune system. Enveloped viruses can cause persistent infections.
Enveloped examples[edit]
Classes of enveloped viruses that contain human pathogens:
DNA viruses[edit]
RNA viruses[edit]
- Flavivirus
- Alphavirus
- Togavirus
- Coronavirus
- Hepatitis D
- Orthomyxovirus
- Paramyxovirus
- Rhabdovirus[2]
- Bunyavirus
- Filovirus
Nonenveloped examples[edit]
Classes of nonenveloped viruses that contain human pathogens:
DNA viruses[edit]
RNA viruses[edit]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "CHAPTER #11: VIRUSES". Archived from the original on 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ^ "The Rabies Virus". CDC. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
External links[edit]
- "Virus Structure". Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope. Retrieved 2007-06-27.


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I've been meaning to share these photos with you for about a month now, but to say that November was hectic would be an understatement. Better late than never, though, right? Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway of an AccuQuilt Go! Baby! Fabric Cutting System and your choice of three dies and my giveaway on Where Women Create of a yummy FQ stack of Kona Cotton and a copy of Modern Log Cabin Quilting!
Here are some photos of the last night of my Fall 2011 Intro to Modern Quilting Class at Sewn Studio here in Cincinnati. To say that I'm incredibly proud of the work that my students did would be an understatement. These are their first quilts! Can you believe it?
The quilt above was made by Michelle as a Christmas gift for one of her daughters. I love her use of color!
And look how she pieced the middle of the back of her quilting using scraps from the front. Beautiful!
And look how she pieced the middle of the back of her quilting using scraps from the front. Beautiful!
The next quilt was made by Teresa. Gorgeous! I think her palette is really nice with all the creams and grays with pops of coral.
For the quilting, Teresa stippled her quilt. Amazing, right? These aren't small quilts, either, and kudos to Teresa for picking something so challenging for her first quilt.
And here's the back. I love those prints from Violet Craft's Peacock Lane!
Ellen's quilt is so striking! She used some very small, bright tonal prints that almost read as solids, and chose black for the sashing and borders. Her quilt reminds me of some Amish quilts that I have seen, but with a really modern twist.
And here's the back. So fun!
Once again we used the Fenced In pattern by Elizabeth Hartman that is found in her book The Practical Guide to Patchwork: New Basics for the Modern Quiltmaker. I just love how different all of the quilts look, even though all the students are following the same pattern. It's so fun for me to watch them create and grow as quilters over the course of the six-week class. And I couldn't be more proud of them!


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Beginning Jan. 1, organic products certified in Japan or in the U.S. may be sold as organic in either country.
The agreement announced at the Natural Products Expo East in September, will streamline U.S. farmers" and processors" access to the growing Japanese organic market, supporting job creation and business development on a global scale. The organics sector in the U.S. and Japan is valued at more than $36 billion combined.
Leading up to the announcement, U.S. and Japanese technical experts conducted on-site audits to ensure their programs" regulations, quality control measures, certification requirements and labeling practices were compatible. Both parties individually determined that their programs were "equivalent" with no restrictions for organic plant and plant products.
This means that, for the first time, certified organic farmers and businesses in the U.S. don't have to prove that didn't use a specific substance or production method to gain access to the Japanese organic market. The partnership streamlines the export certificate process, which also reduces the paperwork burden for farmers and businesses.
For packaged retail products, labels or stickers must state the name of the USDA-authorized certifier and may use the USDA organic seal. Use of the Japanese organic logo is required on plant and plant-based products and requires a Japanese Agricultural Standards-authorized importer.
Organic products not regulated by the JAS law, such as meat, dairy products and alcoholic beverages, may also be exported to Japan. These products do not require an export certificate and may be labeled with the USDA organic seal but not the Japanese organic logo.
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the USDA National Organic Program, which oversee organic products in their respective countries, will take on key oversight roles.
The two countries will continue to have regular discussions and will review each other's programs periodically to verify that the terms of the partnership are being met. This arrangement covers only products exported from and certified in the U.S. or Japan.


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Applying for Graduation
If you expect to fulfill graduation requirements during the next academic year you must submit an application for graduation. Undergraduate and Law School students are able to use the new online application for graduation through InsidePacific, instructions on how to use this feature can be found below. All other students must fill out an Application for Graduation Form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar. Incomplete applications will not be accepted and returned to student for correction. There is no fee for filing this form.
You may graduate at the end of the fall semester, end of the spring semester, or end of the summer sessions, but graduation ceremonies are held only once a year in May.
|If you plan to graduate:
|The application deadline is:
|Fall 2020
Spring 2021
Summer 2021
|Friday, May 1, 2020
Advance notice of the intent to graduate permits timely review of degree requirements and notification of deficiencies in general education requirements. This allows you to plan or change your final term course schedule to ensure completion of all requirements.
Graduation Requirements
- Satisfied the general education requirements?
- Satisfied all requirements for your major(s) AND the requirements for any declared minor(s)?
- Earned a minimum of 124 units (or units applicable for your degree)?
- A minimum Pacific GPA of 2.00 overall?
- Met the university residency requirements?
Important Reminders
- If you are completing your final course work at an institution other than Pacific, you must have an official transcript sent to: Office of Admission. Transcripts must be received within one month after the last day of finals at Pacific for the semester in which you plan to graduate. An approved Transfer Course Approval Request Form must be on file with the Office of the Registrar at Pacific before taking classes at another institution.
- If you determine that you will be unable to meet all of the degree requirements by the last day of the semester in which you plan to graduate, please file an updated graduation application with the Office of the Registrar as soon as possible.
- If you have a double major, or a major and a minor, you must complete all requirements for each major/minor before graduating. If you are unable to complete all the requirements and still wish to graduate, you must complete a change of program form to change from a double to a single major or to drop the minor. You may not graduate in one semester with one major and return in another to complete the other major or minor.
- All grade changes, removals of incompletes, and transfer work transcripts necessary for completion of degree requirements, must be on file in the Office of the Registrar within one month after the last day of finals at Pacific for the semester in question.
- Corrections to academic records, including change of grades due to faculty or clerical error, are made within thirty days following the granting of the degree. After this deadline records are considered official and no further amendments are allowed.
- Diplomas are mailed to the permanent address on record around 3-4 months after the semester in which you graduate. If your address changes it is your responsibility to inform the Office of the Registrar of this change. prior to your graduation date. Returned diplomas will be kept on file five years and then destroyed. There is a fee for a replacement diploma borne by the graduate.
- If you have any outstanding financial obligations your diploma will not be mailed. Contact the Finance Center if you have any questions regarding financial obligations.
|How to use the Online Application for Graduation Feature
For Spring 2020, Summer Sessions 2020, and Fall 2020 terms: The Office of the Registrar HIGHLY RECOMMENDS submitting new applications via the above electronic method, however the physical form may still be accepted as we transition to a fully online application.
Paper applications are required for Spring 2019, Summer Sessions 2019, and Fall 2019.
Note: Changes to your graduation information (date, term, name, or diploma address) once an online application has been submitted will require a paper Application for Graduation Form submitted to the Office of the Registrar.


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Today, we're happy to announce that the latest LinkedIn app update for BlackBerry 6 and 7 smartphones is now available for download on BlackBerry World. The new 2.2 version provides more tools to keep you connected to your LinkedIn professional network while on the go. New features to check out include the ability to share updates with BlackBerry Messenger contacts and follow companies.
BBM-Connected Status Updates
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has always been an integral component of the BlackBerry platform, providing a valuable communication tool for messaging between friends and business users alike. With the launch of version 2.2, the LinkedIn app for BlackBerry is now integrated with BBM. This allows you to share your LinkedIn posts with your BBM contacts, maximizing the experience over both networks. You will also see LinkedIn updates reflected on the "BBM Recent Updates" screen.
Follow Companies
LinkedIn is a great channel for connecting with companies and receiving information on their products and services, resources, job openings, and other updates. The LinkedIn 2.2 update on BlackBerry enables you to follow the companies you're interested in by subscribing to LinkedIn company pages.
To download LinkedIn 2.2 for BlackBerry, head on over to the BlackBerry World store front. Note that it may take up to 24 hours for the app to appear, depending on your location. Also, make sure you're following the BlackBerry company page on LinkedIn for the latest BlackBerry news!
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Hey I saw your Rhg And thought it was unique. So i made this.
Its not much but i thought hey why not?
hope you like it
1. rhg? no
2. did he tell me? yes
I can't animate, draw, write, be entertaining, or be helpful.
hey, post in the general discussion more often.
nvm,i dun't wanna btle no more
hey,wanna battle for real this time?
Due date is november 6th,tell me if ur up for the battle
I'm not morrocan
that's literaly 7 days
I say 7/27/2016
I propose 6/29/2016
when's the due date den?
wanna battle?
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Gears in motion
Those are NOT my eyes.
Certified Piece of Shit
shitpage is cool
yolo >o>