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White House communications director Anita Dunn says that the White House believes Fox News is not a traditional, non-partisan news provider, but a media outlet for the Republican opposition. Fox News is "a wing of the Republican Party," Dunn says. "They take their talking points, put them on the air; take their opposition research, put them on the air. And that's fine. But let's not pretend they're a news network the way CNN is." Dunn continues: "[W]e're not going to legitimize them as a news organization.… We're going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent. As they are undertaking a war against Barack Obama and the White House, we don't need to pretend that this is the way that legitimate news organizations behave." [Time, 10/8/2009; New York Times, 10/11/2009; Fox News, 10/12/2009] In late September, Dunn told a reporter: "It's opinion journalism masquerading as news. They are boosting their audience. But that doesn't mean we are going to sit back." [Time, 9/30/2009] Fox News retorts that its news reporting segments, which its vice president Michael Clemente defines as being broadcast between "9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on weekdays," are non-partisan, and criticism of the White House and Congressional Democrats is limited to commentary by on-air personalities such as Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck (see October 13, 2009). "The average consumer certainly knows the difference between the A section of the newspaper and the editorial page," Clemente says, and adds that the White House is intentionally conflating Fox's news programs with its opinion shows: "It's astounding the White House cannot distinguish between news and opinion programming. It seems self-serving on their part.… Instead of governing, the White House continues to be in campaign mode, and Fox News is the target of their attack mentality. Perhaps the energy would be better spent on the critical issues that voters are worried about." Another Fox News vice president, Bill Shine, welcomes the criticism, saying, "Every time they do it, our ratings go up." Fox News has recently hired more outspoken conservative media figures, including former ABC News reporter John Stossel for its spin-off channel, Fox Business, and is reputedly negotiating to hire commentator Lou Dobbs away from CNN. Dunn and others say that it will not ostracize Fox News, and its White House correspondent, Major Garrett, will continue to be welcome at White House press conferences. Clemente has instructed Garrett, news anchor Shepard Smith, and other Fox reporters not to appear on some of its commentary programs. However, the White House has limited appearances by its members on Fox News shows; in mid-September, when President Obama made the rounds of Sunday morning talk shows, he skipped Fox, and the White House called Fox an "ideological outlet" instead of a legitimate news provider (see September 18-19, 2009). White House advisers note that in the past, Fox News hosts have falsely accused Obama of attending an Islamic "madrassa" to receive indoctrination in radical Islam (see January 22-24, 2008), promoted "tea party" rallies against the government (see March 23-24, 2009, April 6-7, 2009, April 6-13, 2009, April 13-15, 2009, April 15, 2009, April 15, 2009, April 16, 2009, May 13-14, 2009, July 28, 2009, and August 28, 2009), called Obama "unpatriotic" for attempting to land the 2016 Olympics for the US (see October 2, 2009), and led a push to force low-level White House adviser Van Jones out of his job (including accusations from Beck that Jones was a "communist-anarchist radical"). The White House notes that Beck and other Fox commentators regularly lie about the day's events, and cites a recent example where Beck complained that Garrett was "never called on" at White House press briefings, when Garrett had asked a question of the president that same day. Beck has repeatedly called Obama a "racist," leading to a boycott of advertisers for Beck's show (see July 28-29, 2009). [Time, 10/8/2009; New York Times, 10/11/2009; Media Bistro, 10/11/2009] Fox News encourages and promotes the dispute with the White House, and its ratings improve. Later, a Fox News executive tells Clemente that the White House's attacks were like "a hanging curveball" for the network. [New York Magazine, 5/22/2011]
Entity Tags: Shepard Smith, Michael Clemente, Van Jones, Lou Dobbs, Obama administration, John Stossel, Major Garrett, Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, Anita Dunn, Glenn Beck, Bill Shine
Timeline Tags: Domestic Propaganda
Jacob Weisberg, the editor of the online news publication Slate, writes that the White House is correct in labeling Fox News as a biased, conservatively slanted propaganda outlet and not a mainstream, non-partisan news provider (see October 11, 2009 and October 13, 2009). Weisberg writes that Fox News provided evidence for the charge in its own news coverage of the White House's claim. "Fox responded the way it always does," Weisberg writes. "It denied the accusation with a straight face while proceeding to confirm it with its coverage." Weisberg analyzes the Fox News story on the episode. The Fox story briefly detailed the White House claim, then lined up five critics of the White House to contradict the claim. Two of the critics were Fox News employees, vice president Michael Clemente and anchor Chris Wallace. A third, Tony Blankley, is a frequent Fox News contributor and the former press secretary for Newt Gingrich (R-GA), the ex-speaker of the House. The fourth was David Gergen, the veteran Washington columnist, who said the White House statement hurts Obama and helps Fox News. The fifth was the White House columnist for the right-leaning online news magazine Politico, who said that the controversy would boost Fox's ratings. "Five people are quoted in this article," Weisberg writes. "Two of them work for Fox. All of them assert that administration officials are either wrong in substance or politically foolish to criticize the network. No one is cited supporting Dunn's criticisms or saying that it could make sense, morally or politically, for Obama to challenge the network's power. It's a textbook example of a biased news story." Weisberg goes on to note that Fox News peppered its coverage of the story with accusations that Obama was compiling a Nixon-like "enemies list" with Fox News at the top, along with exhortations for Obama to stop complaining and get back to work and claims that other media providers were staunchly in Fox News's corner. "Any news organization that took its responsibilities seriously would take pains to cover presidential criticism fairly," Weisberg concludes. "It would regard doing so as itself a test of integrity and take pains not to load the dice in its own favor. At any other network, accusation of bias might even lead to some soul-searching and behavioral adjustment. At Fox, by contrast, complaints of unfairness prompt only hoots of derision and demands for 'evidence' and 'proof,' which when presented is brushed off and ignored.… Rather than in any way maturing, Fox has in recent months become more boisterous and demagogic in rallying the opposition against Obama." [Fox News, 10/12/2009; Slate, 10/17/2009]
Entity Tags: Fox News, Chris Wallace, David Gergen, Jacob Weisberg, Michael Clemente, Obama administration, Tony Blankley
Bill Sammon. [Source: Mediaite (.com)]Bill Sammon, the Washington managing editor for Fox News, sends an internal email instructing his journalists and producers not to use the commonly accepted phrase "public option" to describe a proposed government-run health insurance agency. The so-called "public option" is shorthand for a proposed health insurance plan offered by the federal government primarily for uninsured citizens who have trouble affording private health care coverage. Instead, Sammon requires reporters and news anchors to use terms such as "government option"—terms identified by Republican pollster Frank Luntz as being more negative and more likely to turn viewers away from supporting such an effort. (Ironically, a month ago, Sammon sent an email reminding his staff that Fox News "reports" the news as it happens, and that their function is that of "dispassionate observers"—see September 12, 2009). The liberal news watchdog Web site Media Matters will compile a number of instances from "straight news" broadcasts on Fox News that seem to follow Sammon's instructions, particularly on the network's evening flagship news program, Special Report with Bret Baier. Inside sources will tell Media Matters reporter Ben Dimiero that Sammon regularly uses his position as managing editor to "slant" Fox News's "neutral" news coverage to the right. Dimiero will write, "Sammon's 'government option' email is the clearest evidence yet that Sammon is aggressively pushing Fox's reporting to the right—in this case by issuing written orders to his staff." In August 2009, Luntz appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News opinion show, and told Hannity to use the term "government option" instead of "public option." Luntz explained that "if you call it a 'public option,' the American people are split," but "if you call it the 'government option,' the public is overwhelmingly against it." He went on to say that the program would be "sponsored by the government," and falsely told Hannity that such a program would be "paid for by the government." Hannity told Luntz that "it's a great point, and from now on, I'm going to call it the government option." The night before Sammon's email, Baier used both "public option" and "government option" in describing a proposed inclusion by Senate Democrats, as did correspondent Shannon Bream. The next morning, Sammon sends his email, which is titled "[F]riendly reminder: let's not slip back into calling it the 'public option,'" and reading in part, "Please use the term 'government-run health insurance' or, when brevity is a concern, 'government option,' whenever possible. When it is necessary to use the term 'public option' (which is, after all, firmly ensconced in the nation's lexicon), use the qualifier 'so-called,' as in 'the so-called public option.' Here's another way to phrase it: 'The public option, which is the government-run plan.' When newsmakers and sources use the term 'public option' in our stories, there's not a lot we can do about it, since quotes are of course sacrosanct." Fox News's senior vice president for news, Michael Clemente, concurs in a follow-up email and tells news staff that he prefers Sammon's phrasing "[t]he public option, which is the government-run plan." After Sammon's and Clemente's emails, Baier and others will no longer use the phrase "public option" without using Sammon's qualifiers. Dimiero will write that Sammon's title wording of a "friendly reminder" indicates that similar instructions had been issued previously. Indeed, during a September 3, 2009 broadcast, Baier repeatedly interrupted his guest, NPR's Mara Liasson, to "correct" her phrasing of "public option" as the "government-run option of health insurance." Liasson, along with conservative guests Charles Krauthammer and Steve Hayes, agreed to use Baier's phrasing. And during Baier's broadcast, on-screen chyrons described the idea as "Government Option." Dimiero will write: "Fox executives regularly defend the network by claiming that the right-wing propaganda on Hannity and its other opinion shows is entirely separate from its news programming, which they insist is objective. But Sammon's email gives credence to allegations that news from Fox's Washington bureau is being deliberately distorted to benefit conservatives and the Republican Party." Sammon will tell media reporter Howard Kurtz that he prefers the phrasing "government option" because it is "a more neutral term," and the phrase "public option" is "vague, bland," and "undescriptive." He will deny any knowledge of "what the Republicans were pushing." [Media Matters, 12/9/2010]
Entity Tags: Fox News, Bill Sammon, Ben Dimiero, Steve Hayes, Charles Krauthammer, Shannon Bream, Michael Clemente, Frank Luntz, Bret Baier, Sean Hannity, Mara Liasson, Media Matters, Howard Kurtz
Screenshot of Fox's November 18, 2009 broadcast using 2008 footage to claim 'huge crowds' at Palin's book tour. [Source: Media Matters]Fox News's Gregg Jarrett, anchor of the Happening Now news broadcast, tells viewers that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is "continuing to draw huge crowds while she's promoting her brand new book [her autobiography Going Rogue]. Take a look at—these are some of the pictures just coming into us. The lines earlier had formed this morning." Fox News then cuts to film from the 2008 presidential campaign, where Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, was speaking to a large and enthusiastic crowd. The footage shows rally participants waving "McCain/Palin" signs while others hold pom-poms and cheer. Jarrett says, "There's a crowd of folks." [Media Matters, 11/18/2009; Think Progress, 11/18/2009; Chicago Tribune, 11/18/2009] Media Matters soon identifies the footage as being from a November 1, 2008 rally in Florida. [Media Matters, 11/18/2009] Progressive columnist and blogger John Amato, calling Fox News's usage of the footage a deliberate "hoax," writes that he has filed a complaint with the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) over the use of the footage. [Huffington Post, 11/18/2009] Shortly afterwards, Fox News airs an apology, with another anchor saying in part: "We didn't mean to mislead anybody. It was a mistake, and for that we apologize." [Chicago Tribune, 11/18/2009] The next day, Fox News senior vice president Michael Clemente blames a "production error" for the use of the inaccurate footage, saying: "This was a production error in which the copy editor changed a script and didn't alert the control room to update the video. There will be an on-air explanation during Happening Now on Thursday." [Think Progress, 11/19/2009] Unnamed sources tell a Chicago Tribune reporter that "serious disciplinary action" may be taken against those responsible, and that Fox News executives consider it "a sloppy and unnecessary error." [Chicago Tribune, 11/18/2009] The Tribune and a number of progressive bloggers note a similar error on Sean Hannity's Fox News broadcast two weeks earlier (see November 5, 2009).
Entity Tags: John Amato, Fox News, Michael Clemente, Gregg Jarrett, Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin, Federal Communications Commission
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Chris Brunt's dramatic 95th-minute equaliser cancelled out Danny Graham's stunning late strike to ensure promotion-chasing West Brom and relegation-threatened Watford shared the spoils in a clash that had implications at both ends of the Coca-Cola Championship.
A scrappy encounter at a blustery Vicarage Road looked to be heading towards stalemate until Graham lashed home a superb 25-yard effort, but Brunt popped up to spoil the party and head home from close range after six minutes of injury time had been shown.
Malky Mackay's side, who had seen Jon Harley sent off for a second bookable offence minutes prior to their opener, are now out of the bottom three by just goal difference alone after results elsewhere.
Mackay will also be seriously concerned by what appeared to be a season-ending leg injury for Manchester United's on-loan youngster Tom Cleverley.
Albion went into the game knowing victory for them combined with a draw or defeat for third-placed Nottingham Forest at home to Cardiff would secure their immediate return to the Barclays Premier League.
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Roberto Di Matteo was able to rotate his ranks and call upon established duo Giles Barnes and Roman Bednar, while Gianni Zuiverloon also came in at right-back for the injured Steven Reid.
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And despite Albion`s impending promotion party, the hosts were quick to remind the visitors of their desire for all three points at the other end of the table.
Baggies keeper Scott Carson was forced to make a fine point-blank save from Adrian Mariappa before Mackay saw his selection problems worsen with the early loss of Lloyd Doyley to injury.
West Brom were struggling to get into the encounter, with their passing game not helped by a bobbly surface.
Although Di Matteo's side steadily gained a foothold as the first half wore on without really posing a serious threat to Hornets stopper Scott Loach.
A fiery scuffle involving Watford skipper John Eustace and Graham Dorrans, which was joined by a host of other players, raised temperatures inside Vicarage Road.
But, with Will Buckley firing off target when in a good position, the half-time scoreline remained goalless.
The first half-chance after the restart fell to Mariappa, who stung the gloves of Carson with a rasping 30-yard drive in the 53rd minute.
At the other end, Bednar went down in the area under pressure from substitute Jay DeMerit but his appeals were waved away.
Robert Koren then saw his effort well blocked by Dale Bennett as Albion, minus the injured Zuiverloon, started to impose themselves.
As well as Doyley, Watford had also lost Buckley to injury when their survival hopes suffered a real blow as United loanee Cleverley was stretchered off with his leg in a splint.
Matters went from bad to worse for the hosts as Harley saw red for a second bookable offence in the 79th minute.
But just minutes later Graham popped up to send the home crowd wild with a marvellous opener from distance which looked to have settled matters.
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Keys to Effective Learning: Study Skills and Habits for Success, 6th edition
Published by Pearson (August 26th 2014) - Copyright © 2014
6th edition
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This text is geared to students who are academically underprepared for college-level studies, especially first-generation and at-risk students.
The sixth edition of Keys to Effective Learning text helps students build habits for success and develop the thinking, self-management, and study skills they need to succeed academically. This edition is streamlined to focus more on essential study skills, with greater coverage of memory, studying, reading, and test-taking. It retains its acclaimed simple-to-use Critical and Creative Thinking coverage, and adds relevance by addressing the two greatest barriers to staying in school—time and money management. Recognizing that the first step in developing the independent thinking skills needed for college-level work is understanding how you think, this revision builds students' self-awareness in three ways: embedded in-chapter self-assessments, "powerful question" features, and learning preferences grids that asks them to think about how they learn in a variety of situations. The text offers a pre- and post-course assessment. The Habits for Success theme is now more integrated and practical. Students assess which habits they'll need in college and how to form those habits so they have the tools to increase their preparedness, confidence, and commitment to learning.
Table of contents
Chapter 1 — Habits for Success: Reality Check
Habit for Success: Persist
Take Action: Prepare to Change a Habit
Real People Persist: Yvette Gomez, Graduate of the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Powerful Questions about Persisting
Inside Tips from Sarah, Self-Management Coach
Habit Summary: Persist
Chapter 2 — Learning Styles: Building and Using Self-Knowledge
Habit for Success: Keep Learning
Real People Keep Learning: Dr. Joyce Bishop, Professor of Psychology at Golden West College
Take Action: Link How You Learn to Coursework and Major
Inside Tips from Carol, Career Coach
Powerful Questions about Continuing to Learn
Chapter 3 — Time and Money: Managing Important Resources
Habit for Success: Think Before You Act
Take Action: Make a To-Do List
Inside Tips from Joyce, Technology Coach
Powerful Questions about Thinking Before You Act
Real People Think Before They Act: Drs. Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins, Graduates of Seton Hall University
Take Action: Map Out Your Budget
Habit Summary: Think Before You Act
Chapter 4 — Setting and Reaching Goals: Using Values, Stress Management, and Teamwork
Habit for Success: Reach Out to Others
Take Action: Explore Your Core Values
Take Action: Create a SMART Goal Achievement Plan
Powerful Questions about Reaching Out to Others
Real People Reach Out to Others: Louise Gaile Edrozo, Graduate of the Registered Nursing Program at Highline Community College, Des Moines, Washington
Habit Summary: Reach Out to Others
Chapter 5 — Critical and Creative Thinking: Solving Problems and Making Decisions
Habit for Success: Create and Imagine
Take Action: Analyze a Statement
Real People Create and Imagine: Charlie Reinhardt, Graduate Student in Hotel Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Powerful Questions about Creating and Imagining
Take Action: Gather Evidence of Your Creativity
Inside Tips from Carol, Career Coach
Habit Summary: Create and Imagine
Chapter 6 — Memory: Maximizing Recall for Test Success
Habit for Success: Put Your Senses to Work
Real People Put Their Senses to Work Through the Power of Memory: Henry Gustav Molaison, a Man Without a Memory
Take Action: Linking Memorization and Critical Thinking
Inside Tips from Joyce, Technology Coach
Take Action: Create Your Own Mnemonic
Powerful Questions about Putting Your Senses to Work
Habit Summary: Put Your Sense to Work
Chapter 7 — Reading and Studying: Focusing on Print and Online Materials
Habit for Success: Ask Questions
Take Action: Survey a Text
Inside Tips from Sarah, Self-Management
Real People Ask Questions: Candace Payne, George Washington University, Pre-Med Student
Take Action: Mark Up a Page to Learn
Powerful Questions about Asking Questions
Habit Summary: Ask Questions
Chapter 8 — Reading Across the Disciplines: Math, Science, Social Science, and Literacy Texts
Habit for Success: Use What You Know
Powerful Questions about Using What You Know
Inside Tips from Joyce, Technology Coach
Real People Use What They Know to Learn and Solve Problems: Laban Seyoum, Political Science Graduate Student, Southern Connecticut State University
Take Action: Connect Courses in Different Disciplines to Your Own Success
Habit Summary: Use What You Know
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Habit for Success: Listen Actively
Powerful Questions about Listening Actively
Real People Listen Actively: Ismael Valenzuela, Iraq War Veteran and Student at the Borough of Manhattan Community College
Inside Tips from Carol, Career Coach
Take Action: Prepare to Listen and Take Notes in Your Hardest Class
Take Action: Combine Class and Text Notes
Habit Summary: Listen Actively
Chapter 10 — Test Taking I: Test Preparation and Objective Tests
Habit for Success: Take Responsible Risks
Take Action: Organize for Test Success
Powerful Questions about Responsible Risk
Inside Tips from Sarah, Self-Management
Real People Take Responsible Risks: Carla Baku, Stanford University English Major
Take Action: Learn from Your Mistakes
Habit Summary: Take Responsible Risks
Chapter 11 — Test Taking II: Getting Results on Essay Tests and Graded Projects
Habit for Success: Be Flexible
Inside Tips from Carol, Career Coach
Take Action: Write to the Action Verb
Real People Think Flexibly: Abigail Holtz, Transferred to Tufts University from Art School
Powerful Questions about Flexibility
Take Action: Be Part of a Virtual Team
Habit Summary: Be Flexible
Chapter 12 — Moving Toward Success: Putting Habits to Work
How Do the Habits for Success Keep You Moving Ahead?
How Can You Apply Each Habit Toward Positive Change?
How Will the Habits Power Your Successful Future?
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Palmer Park's splash pad had its grand opening Sunday afternoon, Aug. 18. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
The Tony Hawk Foundation donated $30,000 Ride It Sculpture Park, located on E Davison and Klinger, built by Power House Productions. "It's exactly the type of grassroots effort that we hope to see more of in cities like Detroit," Hawk said. "I know the surrounding communities will appreciate the positive impact the skatepark project will have." (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
(left) Dan VanHamme, Centerline, helps Tonya Parker pull Yvonne Robinson, 7, out of a child's swing at Louis Stone Playground on Forest and the Lodge in Midtown. The Detroit Mower Gang participated in a 'Motown Mowdown', a 24 hour 'mow-a-thon' Saturday, May 25. The Detroit Mower Gang is a group of renegade lawn mower enthusiasts who volunteer bi-weekly to cut Detroit's overgrown parks and playgrounds. This event pulled in a number of interested volunteers to mow as many Detroit parks as possible. The group mowed from 9am-11pm Saturday and camped at their 'home-base' in Dorais Park and started their engines again at 6am Sunday until 10. A competition was held on who could clock the most hours on their mower. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
Festival goers chalk the walls of the Underground Stage at the 2013 Movement Electronic Music Festival in Downtown Detroit on day 3 of the festival in Hart Plaza Monday, May 27. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
The Detroit Party Marching Band plays on the steps on the Masonic Temple in front of a banner reading, "Mission Accomplished." Thousands of costumed Detroiters participated in the Marche du Nain Rouge, a festive march down Cass Corridor in Midtown to rid their city of the Nain Rouge or 'red drawf' Sunday afternoon, March 24. The Mardi Gras style march is a spring event in Detroit to rid the city of the Nain Rouge, a ghastly figure the city's founder Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac was said to have seen causing havoc in the city. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
Thousands filled the streets of Woodward in Detroit Saturday morning to march on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's unveiling of his historic "I have a Dream" speech in Detroit. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
(left) Jimmy Mazzola, 13, and Joseph Rheaume sign autographs. Little league baseball team Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores returns home after representing the Great Lakes Region in Williamsport, Penn. for the Little League World Series. Hundreds of family and friends cheered on the welcoming procession at Grosse Pointe Woods City Hall Thursday evening, Aug. 22. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
Avalon International Bread co-founder Jackie Victor, Detroit, sings and dances during Friday Sabbath prayers at the welcoming bread-breaking party for the explanation of Avalon International Breads to the 50,000 sq-foot warehouse, called Avalon City Ovens "A new craft bakehouse" on the east side. Prep tables overflowed with fresh cookies, brownies, strawberries, fresh vegetables, cheese, hummus- and of course bread, lots of bread. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
In the 3rd American Coney Island Coney Dog Eating Challenge contestants have 10 minutes to scarf down as many coney dogs as possible. Last year's champion Deshean 'Whipdog' Whipple, of Detroit, took home the belt by downing 10 1/2 coneys Thursday, Sept. 12. This is his second win in three attempts. When asked how he did it Whipple replied, "I love to eat!" (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
America's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators to watch the parade floats dance their way from Midtown to Downtown. The city's first real snowfall of the year didn't stop the crowds from coming out and being apart of this holiday tradition. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
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Tyree Guyton, creator of the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, met with Allee Willis, a Grammy-winning songwriter, from Los Angles to discuss a possible collaboration over a white linen table lunch held in an junkyard on Detroit's east side Tuesday afternoon, April 30. Willis is a native Detroiter, attended Mumford High School and as a youth used to spend her Saturday's afternoons in her dad's scrapyard also on Mt. Elliott street. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
Over 200 skateboarders convened on the DIY skate park made from the tennis courts of the abandon and forgotten Brewster-Douglass projects in Detroit for "Go Skateboard Day," a global event to get skaters out together to skate, June 21. The skateboarders then took over the streets of downtown Detroit from around Comerica Park during a Detroit Tigers Game, to Hart Plaza and up to Capitol Park. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)
Engine 27, Ladder 08 held a public safety demonstration Thursday morning in which Captain Christopher Dixon staged a Christmas tree burning to educate citizens on the importance of fire safety including tips and measures to prevent a house fire. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive.com)


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Total OBD & ECU Auto Diagnostics
If admission pressure is too high (before a valve is replaced), again build up a slight pressure and, unlike previous test, cause pressure to fall by switching off ignition. Loss of admission pressure should not exceed 0.5 bar within 5 minutes.
After removing manometer, select System Tester menue for drive links / bleeding and let off brake fluid from bleed valves of longitudinal and transverse lock servo cylinders until no more air bubbles appear.
Disconnect System Tester and correct brake fluid level with pressure reservoir completely full (after pump unit has automatically switched off). On no account top up above "max. " mark.
911 Carrera 4 All-wheel drive / Antiblock system
Preventing confusion of longitudinal and transverse lock lines General
- This test ensures that no electrical or hydraulic lines for lock activation/operation have been mixed up. Such a mix-up could for instance occur following an accident repair for which relevant parts (major components, lines and hoses) have been removed.
- System Tester 9288 is required for testing.
- Testing is carried out with vehicle completely jacked up.
1. Completely jack up vehicle (all 4 wheels free).
2. First check general functioning of transverse lock (correct configuration).
3. Connect System Tester 9288 to diagnosis socket (P. D39/45-9). Switch on System Tester and ignition. Call up PDAS menue for drive links and select "check transverse lock".
Display shows: Transverse lock 1 = Pressure reduction No. of impulses - 0 -.
4. With 0 impulses (display reading) it must be possible to turn rear left-hand wheel. The rear right-hand wheel must be held immobile during testing. Input 1st impulse and turn rear left-hand wheel. Input 2nd impulse and turn wheel etc. With increasing number of impulses, wheel should become harder and finally impossible to turn. With any other result (e.g. wheel does not become harder to turn, even though solenoid valve is audibly being activated with each impulse), start with troubleshooting
5. Check general functioning of longitudinal lock (correct configuration). To do so, engage parking brake and hold front right-hand wheel immobile during testing.
6. With the System Tester select "check longitudinal lock" In menue for drive links. With 0 impulses it must be possible to turn front left-hand wheel (front right-hand wheel immobilised). Input 1st impulse and turn wheel, input 2nd impulse and turn wheel etc. Prescribed reaction: With increasing number of impulses, wheel should become harder and finally impossible to turn.
- First check whether activation system for lock solenoid valve has been mixed up. To do so, disconnect control unit plug of PDAS/ABS control unit and plug in lock valve block (arrow) with ignition switched off.
— Carry out continuity test (Multimeter) Prescribed continuity between:
PIN 21 on control unit plug and PIN 3 on solenoid valve plug = line for transverse lock activation
PIN 18 on control unit plug and PIN 4 on solenoid valve plug = line for longitudinal lock activation
PIN Nos. 1...4 for the solenoid valves are marked on the solenoid valve plug and the valve block.
- If this check is in order, the hydraulic lines from the valve block (solenoid valves for longitudinal and transverse locks) to the lock servo cylinders have been mixed up.
- After rectifying this error, carry out another check with the System Tester for additional confirmation.
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I am a big lover of Pizza who isn't?! However sometimes I don't feel like a heavy dinner, so this pizza on a tortilla wrap is a great alternative especially during the summer months, and if your on a diet, but still want to enjoy yummy foods!
Gluten free tortilla wrap (you can also use a regular one if your not sensitive to Gluten!)
Vegan sundried tomato pesto ( you can also just use tomato puree)
black olives
Nutritional yeast or Vegan cheese
I used a tortilla wrap from the brand BE FREE, they are quite thin, so i stuck 2 together with a little pesto, so they didn't break when adding ingredients, if your using a thicker wrap you probably won't have to do this.
Assemble all your ingredients onto the wrap and then put the in the oven for 10-15 mins simple!
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There is nothing worse than discovering that you have a leak in your roof. But, if that leak is left unresolved, it may lead to much bigger problems like damage to your interior, your belongings and even extensive mold. You might end up needing Roof Repair.
It can be quite challenging to find and hire a good contractor in Mullins. Great homes in Mullins aren't worth anything without an effective roof, however, you can't get that without getting acquainted with the type of repairs or hiring a professional roofing contractor.
Above The Rest Roofing understands that solving a roof problem immediately is important to you and your investment. We offer free check ups of your roof and can often be there in the same day. A roof inspection is a method that should be carried out at least annually to make certain that the roof of your home in Mullins is in excellent condition.
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There are only a few precious days of Ramadan left, and Eid is just around the corner. While it can be easy to get caught up in preparations for Eid, and in all the things that you plan to do after Ramadan is over, it's important not to forget the countless blessings that Allah has promised us in these last few days of Ramadan. So take advantage of the blessings in Ramadan before they disappear!
SubhanAllah, the blessings in Ramadan that Allah has promised us are miraculous. To begin with, we are promised tremendous reward for simply fasting during this holy month, but that doesn't include all the other blessings. Whether it's making duas, reading Quran, doing dhikr, remembering Allah, or simply doing good deeds, all the rewards for doing things that we should be doing anyway are multiplied.
So make good use of these days and take advantage of the countless blessings. Take some time out of your days and nights to read Quran. Make dua for yourself, for your family, your friends, your community, the ummah, and all those who are suffering and are oppressed around the world. Learn some new duas. Offer extra salah. Give charity. Do dhikr. Do good deeds.
Allah has offered us so many blessings in Ramadan but we often forget to take advantage of them because we get consumed by things in this world. We think that the things in this world are more important than our afterlife, and forget to work towards it.
So take a break from the concerns of this world and work towards your akirah. There are so many little things you can do, that will come to your aid when you need it the most. You don't know if you'll ever live to another Ramadan, if you'll ever have another chance to worship and pray in these holy nights, so take advantage of it. There is no guarantee for this life.
A reminder for myself before anyone else.
Daily Dose of Deen is a feature that aims to uplift your spirits and put a smile on your face.


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Our firm contacted a few months back by a couple awaiting the arrival of their first baby. They wanted a custom home designed to flow well and accommodate the needs of their growing family. They were drawn to the charm and details of a classic Craftsman style. They chose to demolish an existing home in the quaint city of Homewood AL, and build their new home on the property. The 2,800 sq. ft. open floor plan has the master and guest suite on the main floor. The kitchen is open to the Living Room and is separated by a large island. The living room opens onto the rear covered porch through telescopic doors, blurring the lines between inside and out. The second floor has two additional bedrooms off of the upper loft as well as an exercise room.
Tommy Daspit beautifully photographed the completed home . Willow Homes was chosen to build the home, and did a wonderful job. Here are a few photos from the existing home through the constrution process.
Existing Home-Pre-demolished.
Mid-Construction Front Elevation
Mid-Construction Foyer-to-Living Room View
Mid-Construction Living Room-to-Rear Porch View (Opening will be telescopic sliding doors)
Mid-Construction Living Room-to-Kitchen View
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At the start of the night you feel confident in your high heels, your legs look amazing and your outfit is perfectly coordinated. What happens after hours of standing, walking and dancing? If you are anything like me, by home time you are left hobbling your tired little party feet to bed.
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The CBSC Keelboat Spring Series consisted of 6 races with the final races having finished last weekend.
Congratulations to Nyaak (1st), Tenacious (2nd) and Celerite (3rd) for a well sailed series!
Click here for the the individual and final series results.
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University of Illinois Announces $100 Million Commitment From Grainger Foundation
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced a commitment of $100 million to its College of Engineering from the Lake Forest-based Grainger Foundation.
The gift will be used to fund the Grainger Engineering Breakthroughs Initiative, an effort to create at least thirty-five new endowed chairs and professorships, expand the Department of Bioengineering, and support additional research in medical imaging, nanoscale biotechnologies, cell and tissue engineering, and systems biology. At least twenty-six of the endowed chairs and professorships — representing approximately $40 million of the gift — will be focused on bioengineering and big data, with the aim of cementing the university's leadership in the field of computing and information technology.
The gift also will be used to launch a $100 million endowment campaign for engineering scholarships, as well as a capital campaign for the $40 million renovation of the Everitt Laboratory building. Established in 1949 by alumnus William W. Grainger, who graduated from the university in 1919 with a degree in electrical engineering and went on to found W.W. Grainger, Inc., a supplier of maintenance, repair, and operating products, the foundation is a longtime benefactor of the UI College of Engineering.
"This generous donation from the Grainger Foundation will strengthen the College of Engineering's ability to maintain its legacy of groundbreaking accomplishments and remarkable new discoveries that change the world and enrich the lives of people everywhere," said Ilesanmi Adesida, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. "We are certain that this very generous gift to the College of Engineering at Illinois will have broad impact across all of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and beyond."


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Observe people, African 'democracy' at work.
The minions have chosen their leader. The leader can be a brute, a thug, corrupt, it does not matter. Hail the mighty chief.
They will follow him into the depths of hell. African culture is such that it works around a Master and Slave mentality.
The master is always right and the slave is there to serve. The master can do no wrong. The slave cannot challenge the master.
That is the mindset of Africans and why we have despots all over Africa. The rulers can rely on the culture of subservience and absolute obedience regardless of the suffering and hurt they cause.
The slaves on the other hand believe it is their lot in life. It is their fate to be dominated and abused. And so, with all this in mind, the peasants of the ANC have chosen their next master and have begun to bestow gifts upon the master to seek his favour.
LaZooma will never go to jail, of that I am 100% sure.
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ANC President Jacob Zuma confirmed that even though the party took a decision at its general council in 2005 to support him, nothing concrete was done since then.
Zuma, who heads South Africa's ruling party, made the comments after the ANC conference in Free State donated money to him. In an impromptu fundraising drive, delegates at the provincial conference raised R52 000, and they pledged an additional R1.4 million.
The conference broke into song when Zuma arrived but that was only the beginning of the delegates' generosity. With a bit of encouragement from the re-elected provincial Chair and Treasurer, they opened their hearts and pockets and amassed over R52 000 in cash and much more in pledges from ordinary branch members.
The money was a welcome boost for Zuma, who has already spent hundreds of thousands of rands to defend himself against corruption charges.
Zuma also took the opportunity to defend the ANC's decision to start its own newspaper: "It is the first concrete support that has been extended to me and as you know, I have to pay lawyers. I will be able to do that, and with this support, who can't win?"
With less than 10 days to his trial, which is bound to be lengthy, the ANC President needs every penny.
South Africa's North West ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) has resolved to show its undivided support to Zuma during his corruption case next month. The PEC has taken this decision at its meeting in Taung. ANC Provincial Chairperson Nono Maloi says members of the ANC throughout the province will be mobilised to picket at the courts, demanding the withdrawal of charges against Zuma.
The PEC has further resolved that Zuma should be the country's President. Preparations for the campaign for the pickets at the Mmabatho High Court by PEC members will commence next Monday.
Maloi says the ANC in North West is expecting to overwhelmingly win next year's general elections with more than 87%, which they obtained in the last elections. The PEC also announced that disciplinary action against those members that summoned the party to court last week is underway.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
ANC donates R1.5m to Zuma
Observe people, African 'democracy' at work.


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We invite you to get to know, share and comment on some of the ongoing projects at the SCimPulse Foundation. The portfolio of the Foundation is unusually diverse, with the common thread of similarity that all its projects share the aim of improving humanity's living conditions. From investing in education to empowering people to provide an open network where ideas become feasible initiatives.
Soundsight is helping the visually impaired navigate without using the sense of sound. Read more.
echOpen is bringing new tools in the medical field to help make healthcare more accessible using open source hardware.
Hubotics-is making wearable exoskeleton, affordable and customizable for shoulder and elbow rehabilitation.Tsilla Boisselet is helping give the farmer's land "a second chance" with the Resuscitation project -to revitalize soil and promote agriculture as a healthy ecosystem.
Any attempt to understand care in the 21st century means understanding its historical roots and the value of the past that challenges us. Deborah Liebart, a researcher on the Opencare project is exploring care in European societies and the effectiveness of different care systems.
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Recently, SCImPULSE Foundation has joined a project on big-data analytics with Intel and CERN. Exciting times lie ahead, and we look forward to sharing with you how this cooperation will evolve and develop. Read more
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Just as a reminder, OpenVillage is continuing to accept participants. So far, OpenVillage has groups of initiatives coming together from Brussels, New York, Greece and Germany to approach social, health and physical care in unconventional ways. If you're working on a project that tackles access to care or solutions to address the needs of society, register for the event.
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Suspiria (2018) Dir. Luca Guadagnino
Having just discovered the original Suspiria 1977 two years ago (yeah, I know) I was impressed with the Giallo style and music of the cult classic but a tad underwhelmed – perhaps as a result of high expectations.
However, as stylish as Dario Argento's film was, this film – which is "inspired" by that horror of the same name – goes to much more complex and dark places than Argento's slasher.
The story is familiar as Dakota Johnson's expert dancer heads to Berlin to enrol in a dance academy in the 70s but finds there are dark forces behind the façade of the respected school.
Stylistically Guadagnino avoids the extreme colours of the original – bar some fantastical dream sequences – and shows Berlin as an oppressive and grey city rocked by terrorist atrocities. And although these ideas aren't fully formed – some going nowhere – the constant presence of outside public news is as oppressive as the oppressiveness featured within the mirrored walls of the school itself.
Despite her unquestionable talent Susie Bannion (Johnson) begins to exhibit traits of a missing student and a parallel story sees psychotherapist Josef Klemperer investigate the mystery. Sadly one of the biggest drawbacks is the decision to cast Tilda Swinton, an actress I love, as the very male doctor. Each of her appearances – in what has to be said is fantastic make-up – took me out of the movie and seems an excellent experiment in the wrong film for it.
Swinton does the best she can caked in prosthetics BUT also appears as stern matriarch Madame Blanc – the lead choreography teacher and away from the sex-swap role is much better in delivering a strict matron – but one with a layer of sensitivity and doubt by the film's conclusion.
The film's editing begins chaotically and Radiohead's Thom Yorke provides a soundtrack that echoes some of the original's melodies but in fact sets itself apart from it in the best way possible. From full songs that contain his inimitable falsetto, Yorke also seems to have delved into horror music's past. With orchestral segments reminiscent of Bernard Herrman's Psycho score to repeated piano refrains influenced by Halloween and The Exorcist, Yorke keeps the score diverse, layered and yet unobtrusive throughout. A phrase not echoed in the original's bombastic and totally over-powering music.
One of the best scenes in the film occurs when a student threatens to leave but is locked in a rehearsal room and Johnson's dance moves in another room are replicated – voodoo doll-style – by the trapped woman. Smashing her bones into the mirrored wall and with joints flying out of sockets, the beauty of the dance shapes are contrasted brilliantly with the nastiness of the injuries being inflicted.
Disgusting, shocking and bloody, it's a masterclass of visual storytelling and horrific aesthetics, and is one of the best scenes of 2018 without question and has to be seen to be believed. Brace yourself people.
As the teachers are slowly revealed to be part of a witches coven, the film explores issues of motherhood as they try to "re-birth" the spirit of Markos – currently contained in the body of a disfigured corpse-like woman.
The dancing is fantastic and the dull-colour palette of the film is punctuated by the vivid reds of dance costumes, dresses and, of course, plenty of the red stuff as Johnson uncovers awful goings-on in the hidden catacombs of the academy building.
As the film comes to a physical crescendo the ending is a slight let down with a new twist on the original. And with the good work delivered to that point it becomes frustratingly unfortunate that clichéd operatic music and a seen-it-before ceremony brings the film to a slightly drab conclusion.
That said, despite a 2 and a half hour run time – which certainly doesn't feel like it – Suspiria is a gory piece of art from start to finish. Themes of guilt, history and power are all thrown into a mix of dark passions and the body horror/beauty of contemporary choreography. Whilst not all of them gel together, the film dances to its own ritualistic chaos in a distorted orgy of cinematic pleasures.
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Apple updates iTunes Affiliate program with new iTunes Store Credit payment option
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Apple on Thursday announced a change to its iTunes Affiliate program, allowing members to receive commissions in the form of iTunes Store Credit instead of direct electronic bank transfers.
Apple adds support for WeChat Pay in China
08/29/2017, 01:08 pm
Purchases at Apple Music and the App Store in China can now make use of WeChat Pay, a popular service operated by Tencent, Apple has announced.
Apple fighting movie studios to keep 4K films priced at $20 on iTunes
08/29/2017, 08:08 am
Ahead of the anticipated launch of a new Apple TV with support for ultra-high resolution 4K video content, Apple is said to be caught in a contract dispute with movie studios, who want to see iTunes prices for 4K films exceed $20.
Apple opens iTunes donations for Hurricane Harvey relief
08/27/2017, 06:08 am
After Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas on Friday, and continues to roll over the Gulf Coast as a tropical storm, Apple this weekend reactivated iTunes donations to support American Red Cross relief efforts in the area.
Apple's Swift curriculum coming to over 30 community colleges, select high schools
08/25/2017, 08:08 am
Apple on Friday said that over 30 U.S. community college systems will offer its "App Development with Swift" curriculum during the 2017-2018 school year, expanding on the original six the company announced in May.
Longtime label holdout Drag City puts catalog on Apple Music
08/21/2017, 01:08 pm
Independent label Drag City has added most of its back catalog to Apple Music, reversing a previous stance calling for better artist compensation.
iTunes U Collections migrating to Apple Podcasts app in September
08/21/2017, 12:08 pm
Apple is preparing to migrate iTunes U Collections from the iTunes U app to Apple Podcasts, with a warning to educational institutions advising the change will take place in September as part of the release of iTunes 12.7.
Apple opens promised iTunes donations to Southern Poverty Law Center
08/20/2017, 11:08 pm
As planned Apple has opened up iTunes donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center, part of a broader reaction to the violence at this month's far-right rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Movie studios may sidestep theater chains in deals for early Apple iTunes rentals
08/18/2017, 09:08 am
Movie studios looking to set up early-access rentals with companies like Apple and Comcast may reportedly push ahead with those negotiations and skip revenue sharing with theater chains, if the latter don't reduce their demands.
Apple to spend $1B on original content for up to 10 new TV shows over next year
08/16/2017, 09:08 am
Apple is reportedly budgeting about $1 billion to secure and produce original video over the course of the next year, a figure which may soon make it a competitive force in that arena.
Song meant to spoof car audio systems climbs into top 50 on Apple's iTunes charts
08/11/2017, 01:08 pm
A track consisting of nothing but 9 minutes and 58 seconds of silence is currently sitting at 49th place in Apple's iTunes charts, apparently out of frustration with the way many car audio systems work.
Apple's "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" now available for streaming on Apple Music
08/08/2017, 09:08 pm
As promised, Apple on Tuesday released the first episode of "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" to Apple Music subscribers, the firm's second attempt at original episodic programming.
'Carpool Karaoke' showrunners discuss series ahead of Apple Music debut
08/07/2017, 05:08 pm
In a new interview published on Monday, the minds behind "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" talk about the bit's breakout success, transforming the segment into a full-fledged TV series and why Apple Music was the right fit.
Verizon offers Apple Music discounts with controversial 'Up' rewards program
08/07/2017, 01:08 pm
U.S. carrier Verizon is offering people in its new Up rewards program discounts on Apple Music -- with the tradeoff of handing over personal tracking data.
Apple could buy into Bollywood video content with Eros Group deal
08/07/2017, 09:08 am
Apple is reportedly among several companies in talks to buy up the complete film and music library of Eros Group, an Indian movie production studio with a number of famous Bollywood hits.
Will Smith, James Corden to star in first Carpool Karaoke episode
08/03/2017, 04:08 pm
Apple on Thursday shared a new ad for its upcoming "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" exclusive, revealing Will Smith and late night host James Corden will star as the show's first pairing.
Spotify retains clear lead over Apple Music with 60M paid subscribers
07/31/2017, 04:07 pm
Spotify on Monday announced that it has 60 million paid subscribers, keeping it well ahead of Apple Music in the on-demand music industry.
Apple outs new trailer for 'Carpool Karaoke' in advance of Aug. 8 debut
07/31/2017, 01:07 pm
Apple on Monday released another trailer for "Carpool Karaoke," its exclusive Apple Music show set to premiere next week.
Apple reveals 4K and HDR plans in iTunes, hinting revamped Apple TV may arrive soon
07/28/2017, 03:07 pm
Users have found that some new releases on the iTunes Store list availability in 4K resolution and high dynamic range, suggesting that support for ultra-high-resolution video formats may soon come to iTunes, along with new Apple TV hardware.
Apple Music's Trent Reznor backs subscription streaming, but says free music 'here to stay'
07/26/2017, 04:07 pm
In an interview published on Wednesday, Apple Music executive Trent Reznor -- best known as the frontman of Nine Inch Nails -- said that while he's been converted to the concept of subscription streaming, he also believes free music is "here to stay."


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Australian rockers Bonney Read went to the Philippines earlier this year with a simple objective: the band members wanted to use the same influence that they had on their followers to make a difference in communities in need. Now they're reinforcing their commitment with the announcement that all funds from their latest single "Days Gone By" will be donated to Philippines charity organizations.
Following a successful three week, nine show performance in the Philippines, Australian pop-punk quartet Bonney Read volunteered their time with local organizations and donated all the takings from the tour to community development organization Gawad Kalinga (GK). Reinforcing their commitment to the region, the talented musicians have announced all the takings from their latest single "Days Gone By" will be donated to JoombaJam, a partner of GK who create music-based education tools for those working within GK communities.
Throughout the 'Humanitour' of the Philippines in Australian pop-punk quartet Bonney Read did more than just play rock and roll. In between shows, all four members of the 'almost all-girl' pop-punk quartet volunteered with Gawad Kalinga (GK), running team-building workshops for students, teaching music lessons in one of the GK Sibol Schools and preparing meals for 2000 children in impoverished communities.
The socially minded musicians donated all of the taking from their tour to GK but gone further in their dedication to this cause, are now donating all proceeds from new single 'Days Gone By' to JoomaJam, a partner of GK who create music-based education tools for those working within GK communities.
"Joomajam's social mission is to create music driven learning solutions for public schools and marginalized communities, and make learning fun and engaging through public school teacher training," claimed Joombajam founder Vin Fandel. "The end goal is to help develop lifelong learners: Kids who believe in the value of education. Kids who believe that if they want to better their lives, they have to arm themselves with much needed skills and knowledge," he continued.
The cause is especially close to the group, made up of Jess Cooper (Guitar and Vocals), Kat Ayala (Guitar), Astrid Holz (Drums) and Jeremy Goldfinch (Bass), with most of the band having worked as music teachers in the past. "We are hugely passionate about education and inspiring children and are proud to support such an important cause," said the band memebrs in a group statement.
Their single "Days Gone By" was released through iTunes on 13th November and can be downloaded from iTunes here.


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The New York Times: FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has moved to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. Genachowski says he will refer the deal to a hearing before an administrative law judge, where AT&T will be required to show that the merger is "in the public interest." "The record clearly shows that, in no uncertain terms, this merger would result in a massive loss of U.S. jobs and investment," said a senior FCC official.
AT&T's Larry Solomon said the move was "disappointing." "It is yet another example of a government agency acting to prevent billions in new investment and the creation of many thousands of new jobs at a time when the U.S. economy desperately needs both," Solomon added. "At this time, we are reviewing all options."


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MSI R9 290 Gaming Review
Introduction and Technical Specifications
Published: 15th February 2014 | Source: MSI | Price: £367.99 |
In our initial review of the R9 290 we felt that it had the potential to provide far better value for money than the 290X, with only the thermal limitations of the dodgy AMD cooler reducing its performance.
With the release of the MSI R9 290 Gaming we should see those limits removed. As well as being part of the outstanding MSI Gaming range, the R9 290 Gaming is also supplied with the MSI Twin Frozr cooler which should give us greater overclocking headroom to really bring the Radeon card up with the best of them.
So without further ado let us see if out early gut-feeling about the Hawaii GPUs potential is borne out now that we have a cooler worthy of the name.
Technical Specifications
There are three settings on the MSI Gaming. Usually the AMD cards have a Silent and Uber modes. The Gaming introduces an OC mode too, which boosts the Hawaii core past the 1GHz marker. Otherwise things are, specification wise at least, fairly standard for a R9 290.
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mantle gave a good increase in performance there, especially given the CPU your using.
Only time will tell how much mantle will benefit gamers, lets hope Thief comes to market with full support for ALL GCN GPUs and works in Crossfire unlike BF4 at present.
One thing i will add here, the PCB on this MSI card is reference,so it is watercooling capable (checked by EK here), but also contains some of higher quality components compared to the reference card (MSI military class) and likely could be a higher binned chip.
Definitely worth considering for those water cooling or planning to watercool a 290, especially those who can't watercool immediately considering the stock card's noise levels and throttling. It also has a good looking backplate at stockQuote
My old MSi GTX 560 with the Twin Frozr II cooler, while being fine when it's idle sounds like an aeroplane while gaming.Quote


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Now adapted for young readers, Senator Kamala Harris's empowering memoir about the values and inspirations that guided her life.
As the first woman, African American, and South Asian American to become attorney general of California, and the second black woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, Kamala Harris has blazed trails on her path to the national stage. But how did she achieve her goals? What values and influences guided and inspired her along the way?
In this young readers edition of Senator Harris's memoir, we learn about the impact that Kamala's family and community had on her life, and see what led Senator Harris to discover her own sense of self and purpose. The Truths We Hold is a biographical ode to the values she holds most dear--those of community, equality, and justice--all of which helped shape her choices on her path to the Senate. An inspiring and empowering read, this book challenges readers to use their own values to guide their decisions and become leaders in their own lives.
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It has been four years since I started this adventure in photography. It started as a hobby and saw me go from a point and shoot Sony, to making barn wood frames and selling them on Ebay to get a enough money to afford my first Dslr camera, a Nikon D3200, I shot 60000 frames with that camera. My hobby turned into a passion. Last March I invested in the top end APS-C sensor a Nikon D7100.
Shot after shot with the D3200 and hours of reading and learning various techniques and hours of post processing in Corel Painshop brought me to making submissions to Our Iowa Magazine. Last year it was the Winter issue and no images selected for publication. I was going to submit some for Spring but after a discussion via email with the editor I elected not to submit at that time because I thought I did not have what they were looking for.
In July I contacted the editor and submitted a select 12 or so for consideration in the Autumn edition. No word so I assumed there we none selected again. I continue to shoot every weekend and as time warrants. Yesterday I got home and notice the issue came only it was in a envelope not the usual plastic wrapper. I assumed it was a renewal notice at my subscription was running out soon.
I also got a battery grip in the mail for my D7100 yesterday and I unboxed it an placed it on the camera. Worked like a charm. I went out to my porch to have a cigarette and opened up the envelope. Inside the front cover was a letter informing me that my picture was selected for the issue and enclosed was a check for 200 dollars for publication. Wow! Finally made it and it was a full page spread.
Below is the cover letter and the image they selected. It was one of the last Autumn pictures of the season as most of the tree had been stripped of their foliage but a few oaks trees still had their color. They are the last in our area to shed their leaves and some years keep them into Winter. So the moral of this story is one word Perseverance. Steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. Lesson learned.


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Having been in the CFCI singles community for 4 years I have experienced God work amazingly in my life. Lately, even more closely as my healer and deliverer. At last year's conference Laudate, I learnt what it means to praise in all situations of my life because God is who He is and He never changes.
On hearing the announcement of this year's conference, I was excited, opened the calendar on my phone and saved the dates. As months and days ran by, the conference approached faster than anticipated and my level of excitement kept increasing. A week before the conference while walking down the stairs, I missed a step and twisted my ankle. I sat right there in so much pain and the first thought to cross my mind was "what if it's a fracture, how will I attend the conference?" by then my leg had swollen up. The Lord reminded me of the previous conference Laudate at that very moment, and I began praising and thanking Him for this pain.
That evening I went to the hospital to check on my foot, while I waited for my X-ray report I kept praising God and on receiving my report I was happy and relieved since it was just a sprain. The doctor told me to wear a bandage for a week or two and then I would be fine. However, I was in a lot of pain and walked with a limp.
As the day of the conference commenced and we reached the Old Goa retreat center, I was filled with joy to meet my brothers and sisters from across India. While we were entering I realized the elevator wasn't working compelling me to take the stairs. Now this was rarely painful but I used it as an opportunity to offer this suffering up for lost souls.
Day one of the conference began and through the talks God rebuked me in areas I needed to repent specially Lust of the flesh, of the eyes and pride of life. That night as I retired to bed I went through the examination of the conscience which helped me prepare for a good confession the following day.
The next day as I confessed my sins and said my penance, I experienced the never ending mercy and forgiveness of God. The Lord filled me once again with His grace and I was set free from the chains of sin and at that very moment I received a physical healing from Him. He healed me instantly of my ankle pain. I removed the bandage and could once again walk properly. I jumped and danced before my God during the praise and worship time.
"He has done great things to me and Holy is His name and I give glory to Him for He is my healer and deliverer."


text: Travel to Ghana, a beautiful land of many contrasts sitting on the Gulf of Guinea between Togo and the Ivory Coast with Burkina Faso lying along its northern border. In the south the low lying, sandy coastline is fringed with palm trees and dotted with small saline lagoons, to the east stretch rich grassy plains. Dense verdant rainforests grow in the west and towards the north, after crossing a range of green hills the savannah opens up giving way to the arid Sahel. In the east, Akwapim hill, the highest in the country, runs northwards along the Togolese border. The Volta Rivers – the Black Volta and the White Volta flow into Ghana from Burkina Faso and they join to form Lake Volta, which is the world's largest artificial lake.


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Hi Alyssa,Try,All the best.Someone once said, "Sometimes you have to poop where you wanna grow food."The line that follows does not explain the quotation above. You need to do that.In the next line, you mention 'the matter':
In this context, I would like to avoid an direct estimation about the good or bad nature of television.
What does 'the matter' refer to? That is, what exactly is the topic of your essay? You need to tell the reader clearly what they are about the read. Give them the Ws: who, what, where, when, how, why.
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Conversations about: Graciano Nepomuceno, 1881 – 1974, sculptor
July 23, 2010 at 3:21 pm (Uncategorized)
Conversations about: Isabelo Tampingco, 1850 – 1933, sculptor
July 23, 2010 at 3:20 pm (Uncategorized)
Conversations about: Leoncio Asuncion y Molo, 1813 – 1888, sculptor
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Conversations about: Fernando Zobel de Ayala y Montojo, 1924 – 1984, painter [ the dead artist, NOT Fernando Zobel "el guapo" the dreamboat ]
July 23, 2010 at 3:15 pm (1900s Philippines, 2000s Philippines, Filipino Art, Manila Houses, Random memories, The Global Crowd, The Manilenos, The Past)
We stood before a big white canvas with a messy black splotch in the middle… we were all awed before it because it had been purchased for an unspeakable sum. Actually, everything in that house was purchased for unspeakable sums so it was just another purchase during a leisurely afternoon. The more august among us murmured expressions of comprehension, appreciation, and delight. Needless to say, I wasn't one of them. I wanted to go down and back to the living room where there was more foie gras and more Dom Perignon served by the waiters and big bags of potato chips secreted inside the magnificent Batangas I altar table.
"I have never pretended to be an art connoisseur and I'm certainly not going to start now… So what's this all about???" I looked up and down and left and right and just couldn't "get it."
The rest of the company, who were good friends of mine anyway, stared incredulously at me and broke out in guffaws and giggles…
In truly "top-out-of-sight" Manila — the Manila of the Roxas-de Ayala-Zobel-Soriano, the Tuason-Legarda-Prieto-Valdes, the Roxas-Zaragoza-Araneta-O, the Ortigas, the Aboitiz, and now of course the monosyllabic Chinoy ultrarich the Sy, Tan, Go, Tiu, Que Pe, et. al. — a painting by their "primo" Fernando Zobel in one's home, usually in the living room, is a sign of one's belonging in that special world. You see, you just cannot walk into a Manila art gallery and buy a Fernando Zobel. Not only will you need the $$$ megabucks, you will need the stratospheric social connections to pull it off. If you bought one and didn't need either, then you bought a fake, darling.
Conversations about: Vicente Silva Manansala, 1910 -1981, painter
July 23, 2010 at 3:15 pm (Uncategorized)
Conversations about: Victorio C. Edades, 1895 – 1985, painter
July 23, 2010 at 3:14 pm (Uncategorized)
Conversations about: Fernando Cueto Amorsolo, 1892 – 1972, painter
July 23, 2010 at 3:13 pm (1900s Philippines, Family Traditions, Filipino Art, Gonzalez de Sulipan, Manila Houses, Random memories, The Batanguenos, The Bicolanos, The Bulaquenos, The Cagayanons, The Cavitenos, The Cebuanos, The Davaoenos, The Global Crowd, The Ilocanos, The Ilonggos, The Laguna Tagalogs, The Leytenos, The Manilenos, The Negrenses, The Novo Ecijanos, The Pampanguenos, The Pangasinenses, The Past, The Samarenos, The Tarlaquenos, The Tayabenses / Quezonians)
What a laugh… I grew up in my Lola Charing's house which was proudly hung with oil portraits by THE Fernando Cueto Amorsolo. Unfortunately, all of them, save for Lolo Augusto's posthumous one from 1947, were from the 1950s, a period decried by serious collectors and scholars for mediocre works because of his deteriorating eyesight. The one of Tito Willy looked specially sad; Amorsolo had explained to Lola Charing that he was mimicking the style of Rembrandt. It looked like Rembrandt on downers. In any case, they were perfect for Disneyland's "Haunted Mansion" ride. Fearing that we grandchildren would neglect and eventually sell them, my uncle Brother Andrew donated the whole spooky lot to the various art gallery units of the DLSU De La Salle University. They must be haunted by now.
So when I found myself in the houses of family friends with magnificent, blindingly lit Amorsolo genre paintings, I was surprised by how sunny and happy they looked, so unlike ours.
Conversations about: Pablo Cueto Amorsolo
July 23, 2010 at 3:13 pm (Uncategorized)
Conversations about: Fabian de la Rosa y Cueto, 1869 – 1937, painter
July 23, 2010 at 3:12 pm (1800s Filipinas, 1900s Philippines, 19th century Filipino Art, Design and Decoration, Filipino Art, Random memories, The Manilenos, The Past)
Long ago in mid-1987, Malolos patrician, historian, and nationwide heritage advocate Basilidez "Dez" Bautista led our group through a memorable tour of his hometown Malolos, Bulacan and environs.
He brought us to the famous prewar Art Deco mansion of the famous ophthalmologist LS. Apart from the stunning ceiling painting by the young Fernando Amorsolo, and the goldfishes in the guest bathroom walls also by Amorsolo, what riveted my attention was the charming painting "Kundiman" by Fabian de la Rosa, an elegant scene of an afternoon musicale at home where the doctor himself, dressed in a light suit, was depicted seated in the corner. For me, it was the soul of that house, more than the Amorsolo ceiling opus.
Several years later, in a crazy turn of events, I was admiring, albeit sadly, the very same "Kundiman" by Fabian de la Rosa in the entrance hall, hung with wallfuls of beautiful prewar Fernando Amorsolos, of an ubercollector friend's Forbes Park house, where it hung by itself on a small section of wall beside the entrance to the dining room. I wanted to weep at seeing an old friend displaced from one's original home. For me, it was totally forlorn and out of context there — a masterpiece among hundreds of other masterpieces in the Chinoy Croesus' palace — nowhere as beautiful, shining like a star, as it had been in its original and intended location — the airy and commodious "sala" of the Art Deco doctor's mansion in Pariancillo, Malolos, Bulacan.
Over dinner, close friends related, in hush-hush tones, the story of the painting's acquisition. I knew the doctor's family was rich and didn't need the money the painting had generated [ the broker's margin notwithstanding ]. My friends related that the Fernando Amorsolo ceiling was badly deteriorated and required immediate restoration. The doctor's family, based in Ayala Alabang, was financially solid and could well afford it. The well-known art restorer from Santa Ana, Manila was summoned and he declared that he could save it. However, apart from the enormous restoration fee, he required something else from the family: he would only restore it if the family agreed to sell the "Kundiman" painting by Fabian de la Rosa to him. It was their Scylla and Charybdis: it was one or the other. The doctor's family, desperate to save what they thought was their greatest treasure — the Amorsolo ceiling — agreed. The restorer forthwith sold it to the Chinoy Croesus. Well, we all know what happened to the art restorer after that. End of story.
A few years ago, I came across another superb Fabian de la Rosa, a large painting of "Planting Rice" which traced its provenance to the estate of the Spanish mestizo patriarch of a rich shipping family. Magnificent and mesmerizing. I could not get enough of it the whole evening. Because the heirs are still affluent and very discreet, the painting and the rest of the distinguished collection — including a large Fernando Amorsolo, a large Jorge Pineda, a unique pair of exquisite oil landscapes on "madre perla" shells by the national hero Jose Rizal, among other splendors — have not been seen by art scholars and connoisseurs for decades and will likely remain so. That is the reason why it has not landed in the Chinoy Croesus' palace.
Conversations about: Felix Eduardo Resurreccion Hidalgo y Padilla, 1855 – 1913, painter
July 23, 2010 at 3:12 pm (1800s Filipinas, 1900s Philippines, 19th century Filipino Art, Design and Decoration, Filipino Art, Manila Houses, Random memories, The Global Crowd, The Manilenos, The Pangasinenses, The Past)
"Hidalgo is all light, color, harmony, feeling, limpidness like the Philippines in her calm moonlit nights, in her serene days with her horizons inviting contemplation…"
Dr. Jose P. Rizal during the toast at the dinner in honor of of the prizewinning artists Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo on 25 June 1884 at the "Cafe Ingles."
Refinement. The one characteristic of the paintings of Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo y Padilla.
"The only real "La Banca'!!! " Teyet declared smugly as we stood, mesmerized as always during every visit, by the masterpiece in his apartment's entrance hall.
So it was quite a surprise when we browsed through Teyet's former BFF "best friend forever" and now archnemesis couturier Pitoy Moreno's book "Kasalan" [ "Wedding" ] — derided as "Kasalanan" [ "Sin" ] by Teyet — and saw the "La Banca" painting by Hidalgo, another one, this time from the collection of industrialist Manuel Ag*stines and his patrician wife Ros*rito Legarda-Prieto C*ro.
For sure, that was another real "La Banca."
Another beautiful, relatively accessible Hidalgo painting is "La Inocencia" still in its original Filipino Art Nouveau frame from the collection of Dr. Alejandro Legarda. It still hangs in the living room of his house.
A real stunner, an epic work, is the mural "The Assassination of Governor Bustamante" in the Leandro and Cecilia Locsin collection. I first saw it during the Luna-Hidalgo retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila in the late 1980s. With the painter's characteristic finesse, it didn't even look like a violent assassination. It looked like the Dominican friars were just parading around with banners or something…
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo y Padilla was born in 1855 to the rich, propertied Padilla family of Binondo, Manila originally from 1700s Lingayen, Pangasinan. For starters, he was painted at the age of four in 1859 [ or age of six in 1859 if born in 1853; historians have varied dates 😛 ] with his maternal grandfather Narciso Padilla by the Tondo maestro Antonio Malantic. Narciso Padilla was a rich lawyer and merchant with several businesses and many commercial real estate properties in Manila and surrounding "arrabales" districts. Narciso's daughter, Barbara "Baritay" Padilla de Resurreccion Hidalgo, Felix's mother, inherited many valuable properties from him, among them several big warehouses in the Divisoria entrepot in Tondo which lined the Pasig river. The affluent Padilla family had [ and still has ] a long history distinguished by high professional achievement, wealth, conservatism, and prudence. The Padilla descendants recall that, with characteristic frugality, their forebears had transferred the "bahay na bato" ancestral house in Lingayen, Pangasinan beam by beam and brick by brick to Calle General Solano in posh San Miguel district, Manila in the late 1800s. Frugality notwithstanding, the transfer of whole houses "in toto" was not an unusual practice during the Spanish colonial era.


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Oh, yummy….Jan found a recipe for Oatmeal Chip cookies that's Gluten free and soooo good! She found it at the Southern Living website. Here's the recipe:
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened (substitute soy and dairy free)
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
1 tsp. gf vanilla extract
1 tsp light corn syrup
4 1/2 cups gluten free oats (Bob's Red Mill are the most reasonably priced!)
1 cup semi sweet gf chocolate chips
1 cup GF candy coated chocolate pieces (dark chocolate M&M's…yum!)
2 teaspoons baking soda
beat sugars and butter at low speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and next 3 ingredients, beating until combined. Stir in oats and remaining ingredients.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake, in batches, at 350 for 15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool


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Painting has slowed down for me. The Gun Boar is about in the same place as we last saw him, although so paint did chip off... dammnit....
I was able to get ahold of a bunch of new minis!!!
I found a guy dumping a lot of Farrow on the eBay!!!
What I got:
Lord Carver
Min. Farrow Brigands
Min. Farrow Brigands
War Hog
War Hog with some conversion work
Rorsh & Brine
Farrow Slaughterhousers
This, on top of my 1 Gun Boar takes me to about 45 point and definitely enough to start playing when Doc's stuff shows up from Poland.
I am excited!!!