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The British have become far more comfortable than they used to be with interracial marriage, according to a report.
Research by British Future estimates that more than a million people in Britain are now of mixed parentage.
It came as census data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed a significant increase in the number of mixed race people living in the UK.
The think-tank's report, The Melting Pot Generation – How Britain Became More Relaxed About Race, says "mixed Britain is fast becoming the new normal" .
It points to famous mixed race people such as Jessica Ennis, Lewis Hamilton and Leona Lewis as being key influences on public acceptance.
Olympic heroine Ennis was born in Sheffield in 1986 to a Jamaican father and English mother.
At that time, a British Social Attitudes survey showed 50% of the public were against marriage across ethnic lines. The figure dropped to 40% in the 1990s and now stands at 15%.
Official census data also showed that the number of foreign-born residents living in England and Wales increased from 4.6 million in 2001 to 7.5 million in 2011 – 13% of the population.
The number of Christians living in England and Wales last year was four million lower than in 2001 – their numbers fell from 37.3 million to 33.2 million, the ONS revealed.
Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, said under-30s were Britain's most tolerant generation.
"One in four of the over-65s still say that they would be uncomfortable about a child or grandchild marrying somebody from a different race, but that falls to one in 20 of those under 25.
"It ranked last out of 10 as a possible source of concern, with even worries about the idea of marrying somebody much richer being slightly stronger among the youngest group."
He said the "Jessica Ennis generation" are much more likely to be mixed race, with one in 10 children growing up with parents from different backgrounds.
"Over a million Britons will have ticked the census box as mixed race – and that is only half the story of the rapid growth of mixed Britain," he said.
"Twice as many people have ethnically mixed parentage – but over half of them choose other census categories, such as black or white."
The think-tank believes that Britain has a greater claim to "melting pot" status than the US.
It points out that in America most mixed race people marry someone from an ethnic minority – as with Barack and Michelle Obama – whereas three quarters of Britons with mixed parentage marry white people.
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Dante Fabbro named CJHL defenseman of the year
Jake Oettinger among the invitees for the Strelow National Goaltending Camp. Also attended last year.
2017 recruit Ty Amonte will spend next season playing for the BCHL Penticton Vees, the team Dante Fabbro played for the past two years. Amonte scored 70 points for Thayer Academy as a senior and won the Bruins' John Carlton Memorial Award which is presented annually to the top male and female player from an Eastern Mass. high school or junior program "who combines exceptional hockey skills with academic excellence."
Journalist Neal Boudette, who covers automotive topics for the NY Times, interviewed Clayton Keller and Kieffer Bellows just prior to the NHL combine for The Terrier Hockey Fan Blog. https://terrierhockey.blogspot.com/20...chemistry.html
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BU Hockey: The trophy case is once again growing
Keller media interview at the NHL Combine
Keller measured 5-10 and just slightly shy of 164 pounds at the Combine. Couple of seasons in the BU S&C facility should get him closer to 180 and ready for the NHL.
TSN Scouting Director Craig Button's final draft rankings have Keller at #6, Bellows at #13, Fabbro #15 and McAvoy #16. So four of the first 16. https://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-matth...tters-1.503562
First ranking of incoming freshman comes from scout/referee Carl DeLucia:
Forward: Keller #1, Bellows #3, Harper #18
Defense: Fabbro #1, Krys #3
Goalie: Oettinger #1
BU Hockey: The trophy case is once again growing
FWIW someone like Keller, who needs to get stronger, would benefit a lot more from 1-2 years in college than playing a full OHL schedule. I think his final decision may come down to whichever team drafts him; in looking at where many prognosticators project Keller to be drafted, I'd be less concerned if he's drafted by the Habs, Devils or B's, and more concerned if Colorado, Ottawa or Carolina drafts him.
I always come back to: why would someone who has already shown they can average well over a point a game playing against older NCAA competition opt to play against younger competition?
I haven't memorized the draft order, but certainly we've seen some non-NCAA friendly teams (e.g. Toronto) push hard to get players to go a different route.
BU Hockey: The trophy case is once again growing
NeutralZone.net uses algorithms to select the top five incoming freshman classes. BU is #1, followed by North Dakota, Michigan, Northeastern and Miami. Strange, though, no mention of McDermott who is expected to be centering one of the bottom two lines.
That ranking is by his "points" which obviously favors teams with more recruits. The last line has the ranking based on average, with MN at third somehow and UND and UMD not on there so I'm guessing whatever he's doing is not great.
BU Hockey: The trophy case is once again growing
Mike Morreale piece that was posted on NHL.com today about the four BU first-rounders.
The two other BU recruits expected to be selected in the first round were linemates on USA Hockey's Under-18 National Team Development Program: center Clayton Keller and left wing Kieffer Bellows. Keller was also selected by Windsor in the second round (No. 40) of the 2014 Ontario Hockey League draft, and Bellows by Portland in the seventh round (No. 142) of the 2013 Western Hockey League draft.
However, Keller and Bellows each confirmed to NHL.com at the combine that he intends to play for BU in 2016-17.Quinn said he is thankful so many former BU players have become ambassadors and helped facilitate the recruiting process. Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel, who won the Hobey Baker Award as the best player in college hockey as a freshman at Boston University during the 2014-15 season, has done his part in helping bolster BU's lineup. Eichel was selected No. 2 in the 2015 draft.
"Your former players and current players are your best recruiters," Quinn said. "They know what's going to go on when they come to BU. I can sit here and say this is going to happen, but at the end of the day there's so much information out there that you have to be honest with these kids. It's important to have players like [Eichel] share their experiences."
2018 recruit Matt Quercia on his recruitment to BU. Power forward will play for Sioux Falls the next two seasons.
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Today's publication of the latest installment in Film Threat's Top 10 Lost Films brings our total list to 50 films. From the silent era into the 1980s, the number of films that either vanished completely or lost key sequences is astonishing.
For the record, among the missing movies are the world's first feature film, the first Technicolor feature, the first animated feature in both the silent and sound eras, the first werewolf movie, the first appearance by Dracula, the first kaiju film, and movies created by Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Sergei Eisenstein, Ed Wood, Oscar Micheaux and Martin Scorsese.
So here is Film Threat's Top 50 Lost Films of All Time:
"Arirang" (1926, Korea). Na Un'gyu directed this volatile drama about rural Korean life during the Japanese colonial occupation era. The prints were destroyed during the Korean War; reports of a surviving print in a private Japanese collection remain unconfirmed.
"The Audion" (1922, USA). This animated short film was produced by Western Electric and designed to offer a demonstration of sound-on-disc recording technology. An experimental project not meant for commercial release, it was thrown away after its test screenings were over.
"The Betrayal" (1948, USA). Oscar Micheaux's last film was a three-hour epic about a taboo love between a wealthy black farmer and a white woman in the wilds of South Dakota (she's really a light-skinned African-American passing for white). The film was a box office failure and no one bothered to preserve the prints.
"Bezhin Meadow" (1937, USSR). Sergei Eisenstein's first sound film was shut down after two years of production and the expenditure of one million rubles (no small fee for Stalinist-era cinema). The sole surviving (a workprint, according to some sources) was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid.
"Black Love" (1972, USA) "" Horror director Herschell Gordon Lewis, working under the pseudonym R.L. Smith, made his only blaxploitation feature in Chicago, but it is uncertain if it was ever completed or released.
"Brother Martin" (1942, USA). Pioneering African-American filmmaker Spencer Williams directed and starred in this all-black drama about a pious man's test of faith. All that remains of this film is an elaborate lobby poster.
"Cleopatra" (1917, USA). Theda Bara starred in this extravagant $500,000 budget production. Surviving prints were stored at the Fox Studio vaults in Hollywood and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, but were lost when fires broke out at both locations. Only 45 seconds of footage survives.
"A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" (1921, USA). Harry Myers, best known as the drunken millionaire who befriends Charlie Chaplin in "City Lights," stars in this adaptation of the Mark Twain classic. Only three of the film's eight reels are known to survive.
"Drakula halála" ("The Death of Dracula") (1923, Hungary). Paul Askenas plays a mental asylum inmate who claims to be the celebrated vampire. The film, which introduced the character named Dracula to the screen, does not appear to have been released outside of Hungary. It is among the many Hungarian silent films that vanished.
"El Apastol" (1917, Argentina). The first animated feature was created Italian-born filmmaker Quirino Cristiani, who spoofed the presidency of Argentina's Hipolito Irigoyen in a 70-minute feature consisting of 58,000 drawings. All known copies were destroyed in a fire in 1926, and only a few character sketches survive.
"The Great Gatsby" (1926, USA). The first film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel was actually crafted from a Broadway adaptation written by Owen Davis. Only a one-minute trailer survives.
"The Gulf Between" (1917, USA). The first Technicolor production and the first feature-length American color movie. All that remains are several frames from the long-lost print.
"Hats Off" (1927, USA). Laurel and Hardy deliver a bulky washing machine to a house at the top up a huge flight of stairs in this silent comedy, which was clearly a forerunner to their Oscar-winner "The Music Box." No print exists.
"Heart Trouble" (1929, USA). Harry Langdon's last starring role in the silent era was a spoof on military and spy films, but it was barely released and never preserved.
"Hello Pop!" (1933, USA). The Three Stooges and their original straight man, Ted Healy, star in this MGM Technicolor short. No print is known to survive.
"Help!" "" The Drama School Scene (1965, UK). The Beatles and British comic legend Frankie Howerd failed to click in this sequence from the Fab Four's second film, hence its removal from the final cut and its disappearance into the abyss.
"Her Friend the Bandit" (1914). This Keystone comedy had Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand as its stars and co-director. Originally called "The Italian" and released in Europe as "A Thief Catcher," the film probably relied on anti-Italian stereotypes for its humor.
"Him" (1974, USA). This X-rated film about a gay man's homoerotic obsession with the New Testament was detailed in the 1980 book "The Golden Turkey Awards" by the Medved Brothers "" whether they saw the film or just read about it was uncertain. No copy is known it to exist, and only an advertisement from the film's original New York run has turned up.
"Human Wreckage" (1923, USA). Dorothy Davenport, whose movie star husband Wallace Reid died from morphine addiction, created this harrowing drama of the destructive effects of drug usage on a family. This independent production was a hit in its day, but is lost today.
"Humor Risk" (1920, USA). The first Marx Brothers movie was this two-reel comedy with detective Harpo chasing villain Groucho in a nightclub where Italian bon vivant Chico and playboy Zeppo hang out. The film had at least one screening, but it was considered a disaster and the comic siblings allowed the sole print to be thrown out.
"In Holland" (1929). The Broadway comedy team of Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough starred in a series of early talkies. This spoof on Dutch culture probably deteriorated over the years until it vanished into nitrate goo.
"King Kong Appears in Edo" (1938, Japan). Believed to be the first kaiju film, this unauthorized remake of the RKO classic was believed to be destroyed in the Allied bombings of Japan during World War II.
"Kismet" (1930, USA) "" An early widescreen epic starring Broadway legend Otis Skinner in his only sound film. Racy subject matter prevented its re-release after the 1934 Production Code was enforced, and the film was most likely destroyed as having no further commercial value. Only soundtrack disks survive.
"Life Without Soul" (1915, USA). The second film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" changed the characters' names (Victor Frankenstein became William Frawley!) and starred Percy Darrell Standing as "the brute man" monster. The film's producers went out of business and the prints vanished with its creators.
"Lock Up Your Daughters" (1959, UK). Reportedly a "quiz film" in which scenes from a number of Bela Lugosi scenes were shown and audience members were encouraged to audibly identify their source, the film was reviewed in the British film trade journal Kinematograph Weekly "" but there is no record of the film ever being released and no materials on the film have ever been located.
"Man in the 5th Dimension" (1964, USA). Shot in 70mm Todd-AO, this short film starred Billy Graham talking about the world situation and how salvation could come about through the embrace of the Bible. Designed to be shown at Graham's pavilion at the 1964 New York's World Fair, it never played theatrically and has not been seen since.
"The Monkey's Paw" (1933, USA). The W.W. Jacobs short story was expanded into an hour-long RKO film, although a bizarre happy ending ruined the shock of its climax. Only fragments remain, although reports of a complete print at the UCLA archives are unconfirmed.
"The Mystery of the Mary Celeste" (1936, UK). Bela Lugosi went to London to star in this creepy film, based on a true story, about a ship that is found in the ocean without any person on board. The original 90-minute version is lost, and all that survives is the truncated American release called "Phantom Ship."
"Naughty Dallas" "" The Jack Ruby Footage (1963, USA). Exploitation filmmaker Larry Buchanan was able to shoot a film at the Carousel Club in Dallas on the condition that the joint's manager, Jack Ruby, get a role in the film. Buchanan reluctantly agreed, but threw away the footage after it was shoot. This was before Ruby did you-know-what in Dallas.
"No, No Nanette" (1930, USA). This early talkie adaptation of the Broadway musical followed the adventures of a Bible salesman whose infatuation for a scatterbrained chorus girl leads him away from Christ's path to Broadway. Only parts of the soundtrack on Vitaphone discs survive.
"Oklahoma!" "" The James Dean Audition. (1954, USA). The 16mm test footage of Dean auditioning for the role of Curly (playing opposite Rod Steiger as Jud) was thrown away after Gordon MacRae was cast in the role.
"Peludópolis" (1931, Argentina). The aforementioned Quirino Cristiani also created the first animated feature with sound, with this political satire. The only known prints of "Peludópolis" were destroyed in a fire in 1961
"Raja Harishchandra" (1913, India). Dhundiraj Govind Phalke's epic offered a cinematic vision of Hindu gods and goddesses, and the first bathtub scene in Indian movie history (played by men in female garments, since no actress would do this scene). Only fragments remain of this early landmark.
"The Return of Gilbert and Sullivan" (1950, UK). The operetta kings return to Earth to protest the jazz adaptations of their beloved compositions. No extant print of the original color production has turned up of this musical romp, although a truncated black-and-white version has been located in England.
"The Scott Joplin Performance Film" (1904, USA). An experimental early sound film was believed to be created by Eugene Lauste, this contained the only known footage of the ragtime performer. The experiment was acoustically unsatisfactory and the film was discarded as a failure.
"Space Jockey" (1958, USA). Phil Tucker, creator of "Robot Monster," had poor feelings for his obscure sci-fi feature, calling it a "piece of s**t." No details on the film can be located anywhere beyond Tucker's comments, and it is possible the film was probably unfinished and never released.
"September" "" The Original Cast (1987, USA). Woody Allen's ill-fated drama had a troubled history consisting of two versions of the same film. Leading man Christopher Walken was replaced by Sam Shepard after shooting began. The film was completed, but it was so unsatisfactory that is was reshot; Shepard and castmates Charles Durning and Maureen O'Sullivan were replaced by Sam Waterston, Denholm Elliott and Elaine Stritch. The first version has never surfaced.
"Song of the West" (1930). This all-Technicolor musical, based on the Broadway hit "Rainbow" by Oscar Hammerstein II and Laurence Stallings, had the distinction of being the first all-color/all-talking feature to be filmed entirely outdoors. The unstable nature of the early two-color Technicolor prints hastened speedy deterioration of prints.
"The Story of the Kelly Gang" (1906, Australia). The world's first feature film was this 70-minute Australian production about the rise and fall of Ned Kelly and his fun bunch of Outback rebels. Roughly 10 minutes of this production survive.
"Take it Out in Trade" (1970, USA). The notorious Edward D. Wood Jr. hit career rock bottom in writing and directing this X-rated romp about a couple who hire a detective to find their missing daughter living in a whorehouse. Wood has a supporting role in drag (his character's name is Alecia), but the film is gone "" only silent outtakes survive.
"Taxi Driver" "" The original climactic shootout (1976, USA). The MPAA forced Martin Scorsese's to mute the colors in the film's original bloody climax. The footage from the original full-color climax was thrown away and never seen again.
"Too Much Johnson" (1938, USA). Three years before "Citizen Kane," Orson Welles shot this silent comedy romp designed to provide a cinematic bridge into his theatrical presentation of the comedy "Too Much Johnson." The print and negative were destroyed in a 1971 fire at Welles' Spanish home.
"Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales" (1968, USA). Penelope Spheeris was supposed to make her directing debut in this savage satire of America's volatile race relations, but star Richard Pryor was unhappy with the film's progress and halted production. Pryor reportedly ordered the footage to be destroyed, although there are unconfirmed reports that some footage survived.
"Untitled Ed Wynn Film for "˜The Ziegfeld Follies of 1915′" (1915, USA). As part of the hit Broadway show, Ed Wynn dressed like a movie director and stood in the center aisle of the theater while a movie of his fellow castmates played on a screen (W.C. Fields was part of the film). After the show closed, the film was thrown away.
"The Way of All Flesh" (1927, USA). This film has the dubious distinction of being the only lost film to boast an Academy Award-winning performance, with Emil Jannings as a bank clerk who switches identities with a dead robber. Only five minutes of footage survive.
"The Werewolf" (1913, USA). The first known movie dealing with human-into-wolf transformations has a Navajo witch passing her black magic onto her daughter, who gets wolfish to scare off nasty white settlers. The last known print of the film was destroyed in a fire in 1924.
"What a Widow!" (1930, USA). The final collaboration between Gloria Swanson and her producer/lover Joseph P. Kennedy was this unsuccessful comedy about a young woman who suddenly becomes the center of romantic adventurers after she inherits $5 million when her rich old husband croaks. With neither Swanson nor Kennedy keeping track of the film, the prints vanished.
"The Wizard of Oz" "" The Jitterbug Number (1939, USA). This single sequence cost $80,000 to produce and five weeks to shoot, but it was removed from the final version of the MGM classic. The soundtrack recording and 16mm home movie footage of the sequence remain.
"A Woman of the Sea" (1926). Charlie Chaplin produced Josef von Sternberg's drama starring Edna Purviance, the co-star of Chaplin's classic comedy shorts. The finished film was so bad that it was never released. Chaplin destroyed it in 1933.
"Zudora" (1914, USA). This 20-chapter serial follows the adventures of a young heiress who can gain her inheritance if she solves a series of 20 mysteries. Chapters 1, 2 and 8 are all that remains.


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The small mountain town of Oracle is set in the northeastern hills of the Santa Catalina Mountains. The place has a fascinating history, innumerable stories, and offers a few simple facilities, both for visitors and those who decide to settle here. You'll love that everyone in the shops and stores here will treat your pal like one of their own, and even though Oracle does not have any veterinary clinics in the area, there are plenty of them (at least five and counting) in the Tucson area.
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If there is one thing that kills scholarship in Nigeria's higher institutions today, that thing is ''sorting''. It is a situation whereby lecturers demand gratification from students to either approve or go through their projects/papers, or to give them good marks. It also involves subtly forcing students to buy their textbooks, despite official ban on such by the school authorities. In this instance, students are required to write their examination numbers and names after buying such textbooks, an indication that those whose names and numbers are not seen will face punitive measures such as failing the lecturers' courses. Conversely, those who comply hardly fail.
Another bad aspect of ''sorting'' is a situation where some male lecturers literally force female students to sleep with them in order to give them pass marks in courses they fail. They have also been known to purposely fail female students for refusing to sleep with them, even if they pass their courses.
While the female students are sexually harassed, the male students often pay money to the lecturers through their proxies, who are often course representatives.
Many students are today forced to put money in envelopes, accompanied by bottles of wine, and forward to lecturers through their proxies after every examination. It is especially rife among final year students.
A recent case which was brought to the notice of this paper was a female student whose project supervisor refused to approve her topic because she did not ''drop'' money. It was only after she did so that the lecturer, a woman, looked her way and approved her project topic.
This is indeed, a very sad phenomenon in our schools today. It has in no small way, contributed in rubbishing education and enthroning mediocrity.
Although the various school authorities claim to be against such a phenomenon, it has continued to hold sway and Fides understands that those involved in this scam have a well organised racket aimed at protecting themselves.
Thus, students who obey the directive of their institutions by reporting their ordeal are often victimised because their identities are often leaked. Thus many students are afraid of reporting such incidents.
Fides frowns at such practice which does not augur well for the growth of education in the country. Under this practice, mediocrity is enthroned when otherwise brilliant students are failed, while the dullards are passed because they gave the lecturers what they wanted.
We recommend that the various administrations of our institutions of higher learning set up credible panels to look into this anomaly and terminate the appointments of lecturers found guilty. But whereas these institutions cannot do this, and where they fail to guarantee the safety of students who report such cases, the affected students can report their ordeals to the media who will carry out independent investigations and expose the culprits.
This practice should not be treated with kid gloves and must be treated with the seriousness it deserves, seeing that many students have been made to suffer through no fault of theirs.
The higher institutions are not places where cash and carry business thrives. They are hallowed places from where the leaders of tomorrow are produced. When such potential leaders are deprived of their marks or given undue advantages, the future of the country can only be doomed.
We however commend the few institutions which have managed to contain this phenomenon and urge them to continue to resist it.


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Bluetooth Beacons deployed in financial service branches allow banks to create new types of customer interactions, delivering a more positive, personal experience.
To imagine this more vividly, let's follow John and Mary as they undertake a dreaded errand:
John and Mary approach their bank. As they reach within 200 feet of their institution, beacons mounted on the exterior of the building trigger a notification within the bank. An available clerk pulls up their customer profile at the same time that the beacon 'wakes up' a banking application in Mary's phone. The application welcomes John and Mary to the bank and presents a list of services. In all likelihood, the application startles the pair, but they are soon won over by the user-friendly interface. Mary selects 'Mortgage' from the list of available services as they approach the queue. During that time, the clerk receives Mary's selection and has scheduled an appointment with the next available specialist. As John and Mary queue, a message directs them to a lounge area and notifies them of their upcoming meeting with a mortgage specialist. While they sit, John and Mary thumb through the application and remember to pay a recurring bill due to a friendly reminder. Ten minutes later, they are ushered into an office to discuss their situation with a bank officer who is already apprised of their financial history and ready to provide relevant information. As Mary and John proceed to exit the bank at the end of their meeting, the bank application asks if Mary is willing to complete a short customer service survey. A few taps later, the survey is completed and sent off for branch analytics. With that bit of feedback, the bank is able to fine tune their operations.
Well, that turned out less onerous than we imagined.
Let's break down John and Mary's experience into the six major benefits of Bluetooth deployments broken down for the banking and financial sector:
1. Proximity Detection and ID Recognition
Beacons mounted on bank walls can detect the presence of customers before they even enter the building. When customers have a banking application on their mobile device, beacons can identify customers and alert clerks. Greeting customers by name and already having their account pulled up will make every client feel like a VIP. By integrating an API with the bank's CRM, banks will be able to serve clients better by knowing his relationship history with the bank. By only offering services which customers may be interested in, interactions at service desks become more efficient. On the customer end – nearby beacons can trigger in-application actions to remind users of upcoming payments or inform them of special offers. Beacons can be configured to trigger welcome interactions which present customers with a list of available services at their present location. This will take some of the onus off of clerks and will clarify many client questions.
2. Desk and clerk allocation
Each client will be allocated to a specific desk and bank officer based on their relationship history with the bank. A nearby beacon will trigger an in-application message detailing the availability of account managers and requested specialists, where to wait, along with an estimation of wait times.
3. Custom Financial Offers
Armed with data from customer profiles, bank clerks will be able to pitch financial offers in line with a client's current financial status. Clerks may be offer consolidation loans or second mortgages based on financial straits, or low interest credit cards based on student status. Bank clerks may engage in more targeted up-selling techniques, account optimizations, and dynamic pricing.
4. Automated Banking Services
Mobile banking applications are a major technological leap from ATMs. Through secure banking applications, customers may be prompted to pay monthly invoices or review pending notifications. Mobile apps can provide financial advice regarding managing expenses, saving for retirement, or purchasing a home. Banks can decide on which services can be accessed through mobile, allowing customers to change preferences for financial arrangements, activate cards and services, and accept custom offers.
5. Satisfaction Surveys
Beacons trigger in-application surveys in which customers will be invited to evaluate their experience. By collecting information directly after customer-staff interactions, data is more accurate and customers will be more likely to offer specifics.
6. Branch Analytics
Gather data from surveys coupled with environmental sensor data from beacons will help branches anticipate and understand customer behaviour, flow, and employee allocation techniques. By measuring dwell times during certain types of transactions, banks will be able to identify inefficiencies and streamline processes.
As the most trusted consumer service, banks are the most apt industry to incorporate proximity detection services and mobile payment applications into their customer services. As Bluetooth continues to increase in range and versatility, we look forward to the future of IoT.


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Bontrager's Interchange ANT+ Cadence Sensor is a cadence sensor that wirelessly transmits your data to a variety of ANT+ enabled receiving devices including Bontrager Node computers (sold separately). It includes a 5mm crank cadence band magnet and a silicone mounting strap to fit most chainstays, making installation a snap.
Get more data from your rides with the Bontrager Interchange digital combo speed and cadence sensor. This ANT+ 2.4 Ghz is designed to work with Bontrager Node wireless computers. It also works with many other ANT+ enabled devices. Sensor adjustment is easy with the adjustable arm. • ANT+ 2.4 Ghz and Bluetooth Smart wireless digital speed and cadence sensor • ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart allow simultaneous use of Trip 300 and smartphone • For use with many ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart wireless technology enabled devices • Independently adjustable arm for precise alignment of speed and cadence sensors • Includes Bontrager wheel magnet and crank cadence band • Includes silicone mounting strap to fit most chainstays and CR2032 battery • Visit www.thisisant.com/directory/ for compatible ANT+ devices • Visit www.bluetooth.com/pages/bluetooth-smart-devices.aspx for compatible Bluetooth devices
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United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division
July 24, 2014
JOHN R. CHRISTIAN, Petitioner,v.J. S. WILLIS, Warden, Respondent.
LAWRENCE L. PIERSOL, District Judge.
Petitioner brings this pro se petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Also pending before the Court is Petitioner's Motion to Seal Document, Doc. 11. The Motion to Seal, Doc. 11, is denied as is the clarification Reply (Doc. 11-1) as no basis has been shown for the requested sealing.
The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Petition be denied with prejudice. Petitioner timely objected to the Report and Recommendation.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri has twice denied Petitioner's request to amend the Presentence Report (PSR) so that as amended it would better support Petitioner's desire to enter the RDAP program.
Petitioner's Objections to the Report and Recommendation consist largely of a statement of the evidence as to why the PSR was wrong regarding some of Petitioner's recent drug use along with arguing other indications of RDAP qualifying drug use. Petitioner attached to his Objections to the Report and Recommendation portions of what was apparently a 47 page Presentence Report. Those portions show significant drug use as well as treatment from an early age. Unfortunately for Petitioner, the timing of the drug use shown in the PSR does not support RDAP entry under Bureau of Prisons regulations.
It is normal for sentencing purposes for a Defendant to want to make the best showing possible. Such a showing can be contrary to what is later necessary to qualify for RDAP and its accompanying benefits.
This Court recognizes that 18 U.S.C. § 3625 precludes judicial review of individual RDAP program entry determinations, Reeb v. Thomas, 636 F.3d 1224, 1227 (9th Cir. 2011) unless there is a violation of established federal law or a violation of the Constitution. There is no violation of federal law as the Bureau of Prisons in making this individual determination did not exceed its statutory authority nor did it otherwise violate federal law or the Constitution.
It is this Court's conclusion that had Petitioner objected to the PSR in a timely fashion pursuant to FED.R.CRIM.P. 32, this Court as the Court of confinement could consider the request to correct the PSR. No timely objection was made. If timely objection had been made to the PSR, and if this Court did make corrections to the PSR, then the Bureau of Prisons could consider the PSR as corrected and determine whether or not all the information before it warranted entry into RDAP. This Court does not make any determination as to what its ruling on PSR correction would be if timely objection had been made to the PSR. Accordingly,
1. That the Petitioner's Objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, Doc. 15, are overruled and the Presentence Report (PSR) is adopted in full by the Court.
2. That the Report and Recommendation, Doc. 12, is ADOPTED.
3. That Petitioner's Motion to Seal Document, Doc. 11, is DENIED.
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How fast can you type on your Mac? I learned to type on an old fashioned manual typewriter, graduated to an electric, and fell in love with computer keyboards a few decades ago.
My typing speed and accuracy has increased over the years, but thanks to some shrewd app developers, there are ways to type faster than you can really type. Think shortcuts. Think keyboard shortcuts. Think abbreviations. And, above all, think of Rocket Typist.
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A number of factors play into how fast we type. Experience. Training. Tools. And, importantly, what we type. For most of us, we type much as we always have, but thanks to copy and paste, auto-correct, and the delete key, we may do better than we did back in the day.
Rocket Typist is a Mac utility which gives us a relatively simple way to increase both typing speed and accuracy. How? First, create a list of frequently used phrases that you use when typing.
Once you have a few phrases all you need to do is invoke the appropriate abbreviation and your Mac– thanks to Rocket Typist– types it for you. What else can you do?
- Commonly repeated phrases such as "How are you?"
- Signatures with or without images
- Current date and time
- Names, addresses and other contact details
- Hard to remember technical terms
- Support replies to your customers
- Code snippets for developers
The list goes on. And so will your list. Start with a few basics– addresses are good. Code and text snippets. Time and date stamps. Boiler plate phrases you use over and over.
With Rocket Typist each abbreviation instantly expands into the snippet you want, and only where you want it to go. And, if you created the snippet of text with accurate and correct spelling, your spelling improves with your typing speed.
The app lets you use Macros to make snippets stick together and be more dynamic. It also handles Rich Text Format (RTF), and snippets are available in the MacBook Pro Touch Bar. You can easily import an export snippets, too.
Here's the good part. Rocket Typist is priced far less than similar abbreviation apps on the Mac. Far less. Like no-brainer far less.
Here's the better part. The basics in Rocket Typist are free. The price tag only applies to extra features.
Any caveats? Yes.
Rocket Typist could use more macro options, a longer list of example snippets to help yo get started, and a way to keep the snippets in iCloud or Dropbox so they can sync between Macs. So far, there's no iOS version for iPhone or iPad, either.
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Kay Charlton is a trumpet player, composer, educator and Arts Award Adviser.
Thirteen tunes in a variety of styles, with lyrics, actions and space for improvisation and copy-backs. Starting with simple 1-2 note tunes, and moving on to 4-5 note tunes, this book will aid creative music making and progression.


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RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game game the Jagdish Alex Game Studios (Jagex Games Studio) production.The game scale in the world, second only to the World of Warcraft and has received the Guinness Book of World Records, "the most popular MMORPG game".Runescape is one of the popular online games. The currency used in this game is called Runescape gold. Gold is always important in the game.
Halfway last year, Runescape made online gaming history by reaching 200 million players/adventurers coming from over than 150 countries. The free-to-play MMO's milestone is visible and constantly being tracked on the game's website. Mark Gerhard, Jagex Runescape game developer) Chief Executive Officer is ecstatic on the landmark achievement and he stated,It has been an incredible journey to get to where we are today, and by continuing our tradition of constantly innovating, evolving and lovingly crafting RuneScape we are certain to continue to break records by creating an online adventure like no other."
In order to move up in the Runescape world and buy important stuff, a player needs to buy gold.Online, you can find a lot of Runescape game service providers. Some can provide you aith leveling and in-game asset services and even virtual currency or what is known as Runescape money. Gold pieces, or gold, or GP are considered as the most common form of currency in this game.
There are tons of ways of making money or earning gold in Runescape. These are some of the ways:
Fletching.Using Zamorak robes.Fighting Green Dragons.Using unicorn horns.Using Mort Myre fungi.Using kegs of beer.Green dragon hide.Flax.Using the Aviansies method.Using Snape grass.Using Runescape pure essences.Using Miscellania.Merchanting member items.Getting money from coal carts.Getting money from spiritual mages.Killing Zamorak warriors
I have been lack of gold for some time.However, these processes only produce a small amount of gold. That is the reason why most people have to deal with Runescape 2007 gold merchants online.


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A Murder at Rosamund's Gate by Susanna Calkins
In the mid-1660s in London Lucy Campion is a chambermaid. She is a "good girl" as she and her employers will admit and goes about her duties faithfully. Her world is turned upside down when her mistress's ladies maid, Lucy's best friend, Bessie, is found brutally murdered in a field. Lucy's brother Will is sent to Newcastle to await trial for Bessie's murder. Lucy knows that finding any evidence is the only way she can help her brother and keep him from the hangman's noose.
Lucy is a bit headstrong but she is a believable character of the time. The murder mystery is almost secondary to the time period. The persecution of the Quakers, life as a servant, and the outbreak of the plague in 1666 all figure prominently in the narrative. This is an often overlooked time period, especially from the viewpoint of the help, and it was nice to visit for a while.


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Suspected rebels ambush government vehicle in the Casamance region on March 25, robbing five people; similar attacks possible in the near term
A group of suspected fighters from the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) ambushed a group of government workers in the Casamance region on Monday, March 25. Gunmen robbed five members of the Emergency Program from the Modernization of Frontier Axes and Territories (PUMA) while they were traveling through the northern Sindian area. All PUMA workers were released unharmed and an investigation into the incident is ongoing. Similar attacks are possible in Casamance region in the near term.
Armed groups are known to operate in the Casamance region, including the MFDC, which has fought for the independence of Casamance since 1982. Tensions in the region increased in early 2018 after unidentified gunmen killed 14 people in the Bayotte forest on January 6.
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You must be 14 – 24 years of age. If you are under 16 years of age you must have your guardians consent.
Sifu Leong Lim from the Jun Fan Gung Fu Academy will teach Bruce Lee's original Seattle-era Jeet Kune Do (JKD). This is the first time that Bruce's original Seattle Jun Fan JKD curriculum is being taught in Australia.
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What really happened this weekend when ATMs would not work for many large financial institutions and online banking was not accessible? Did a computer glitch strike so many major banks at one time?
ATMs and Online Banking
According to the Orange County Register, some customers of Bank of America and Wells Fargo were unable to access online banking. Wells Fargo tellers in the area said it was "part of a national outage." Tellers reportedly had a hard time with even simple transactions like cashing checks or checking balances.
"Our systems are available but apparently a limited number of customers may have had issues accessing some account information," said Betty Riess, a spokeswoman for Bank of America, to the Orange County Register. "But it's very limited and sporadic and we expect to have it resolved shortly."
According to MyFoxPhoenix, Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo all declared that "computer issues" had "shut down their systems" on Saturday in Arizona.
The Birmingham News in Alabama reported the same outage problems with Wells Fargo, the city's third-largest bank by deposit. Wells Fargo spokesperson Jay Lawrence said, "We had some issues that affected some customers across our operating area Saturday afternoon." The problems allegedly meant the company didn't correctly reflect the account balances of some customers. By 7:30 PM, Lawrence stated all systems were 100% back up and running.
Bank Holiday
According to political and financial writer and activist Phil Brennan, who was hunting for news as it happened on Saturday, the affected banks included, U.S. Bank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Compass, USAA, Suntrust, Chase, Fairwinds Credit Union, American Express, BB&T on the East Coast, PNC.
Brennan suggested it was not a "computer glitch to do with the change in Daylight Savings Time," but a bank holiday to "devalue the dollar." He wrote, "In the light of what is going on geopolitically, I am still very suspicious about the reasons for this mass downtime of ATMs and Online Accounts. There is still a very distinct possibility that November the 11th will turn into an extended Bank Holiday so I would advise all those who can get their money out of their banks to do so, even if you have to pay your upcoming bills manually."
Prison Planet, which quotes Brennan, blames the "ATMs crashing across the country" on rumors of a "bank holiday" warning made last week which "could limit or prevent altogether cash withdrawals."
Wikipedia states that during the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt did declare an Emergency Banking Act, a "bank holiday" which shut down banks from March 9, 1933 to March 13. No matter the era, if a people can't get in their bank to access their money, it would cause panic.
Free Republic and Godlike Productions forums, as well Twitter, were in a bit of a frenzy over the "computer glitch" which affected so many banks. Godlike Productions also reported that Walmart, Winn Dixie, and Publix went down on Nov 6th and would not accept debit cards. Cash or check only, but then credit cards were later accepted yet had to be manually called in. Is it related in any way?
Security Updates
Daylight Saving Time may have played a part in a the computer glitch, but quite a few banks suffered. Was it maintenance perhaps to fix security flaws? Many financial institutions said they fixed their apps last week after security firm viaForensics disclosed holes in financial mobile apps. The smart phone applications with vulnerabilities included Bank of America, Wells Fargo, USAA, Chase, and TD Ameritrade. Some of those are the same as Brennan listed.
However, CNET reported last week that PayPal, Wells Fargo, and USAA updated their apps to close the holes. TD Ameritrade claimed it would fix the vulnerability in the next version. Bank of America said it would address its app issue in a few days. Chase had no comment.
Andrew Hoog, Chief Investigative Officer for viaForensics said in an email:
I doubt the outages are related to changes prompted by our findings. However, our belief is that mobile apps will become the primary way customers choose to interact with not only financial institutions but with any other service which offers access form a smart phone. As such, there needs to be a significant increase in testing of both the applications functionality and security. When changes are made to the application itself or the underlying operating system, a full regression test is necessary. Any shortcuts in these areas will put users at risk.
Specifically to security, we believe that there are security issues in mobile apps that puts users at risk for identity and financial theft. While every application provider we have encountered strives to provide a highly secure application, the fast pace of development often results in applications which are not subject to sufficient security testing. This places the general public at significant risk. By exposing vulnerable apps in our free public service appWatchdog, we directly empower users to protect their identity and financial data.
If it wasn't to patch security holes in financial apps, then what caused the large scale bank outages? At the time of posting, none of the banks had responded with a comment. Do the red alert bank holiday theorists have it right?
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Episode 143: Modern LDS Polygamy
Join Lindsay as she interviews Utah Women Unite founder, Joanna Smith about the newly ordained LDS prophet, Russell M. Nelson and his sealing to two women. Links mentioned in this podcast:
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And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. Psalm 106:15
Sometimes, if we complain and covet enough, God will give us exactly what we want—to our own ruin. Back in Numbers 11, God's people launched a Complain Campaign. Their charge? "God, we don't like this fresh manna you're feeding us every day. We want meat. We must have meat!" On and on they complained and wept . . . until God gave them just what they asked for. Moses announced, "Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you shall eat. You shall not eat just one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days, but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you" Numbers 11:18b–20a.
Should the people celebrate or shudder? God was so ticked at their arrogant rejection of His adequate provision and goodness, He gave them what they wanted. Because they thought meat could satisfy them in a way God could not, He gave them so much they choked on it. So significant was God's action that several hundred years later it was still the talk of Israel. It was mentioned in Psalm 106:15, as well as the consequence: "And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul." God gave them what they "had" to have but withdrew Himself. With God, we can be satisfied and fulfilled with very little, but without Him, all that we have will be dry and deeply disappointing. With as much meat as they could eat, the Israelites could get physically fat if they wanted, but spiritually, they were starving.
What parallels can we see in our own lives? Do we covet or crave something, put our lives on hold, and continually beg God for it? Nothing is essential for us but Him. Things were never designed to take God's place. When we covet something and consider it essential, then beg Him to give it to us, we are asking God to replace Himself with something we consider more important. When we do this, He may allow us to experience firsthand the consequences of substituting anything for Him, a relationship, a financial goal, a specific material dream, etc. Covetousness is such a cruel enemy. It promises prosperity but brings only painful poverty of spirit. Indeed, in time we may hate what we thought we had to have like the loathsome meat coming out of the Israelites' nostrils.
In many Third World countries, people live in staggering poverty, but they can also demonstrate stunning peace and joy with very little. In contrast, many "rich" Christians are also the most miserable. We lament the spiritual poverty of the church but fail to make the connection: "And He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul." If you can relate to the Israelites' insatiable cravings, be warned! Covetousness will take you to the place in life where you hate the very thing you had to have. God will essentially say, "Do you think that's better than Me? Fine. Have it." Beware of begging God for any non-essentials your heart craves. In time you may hate what you had to have. What's your meat, the thing you covet and crave, put your life on hold for, and continually beg God to give you? How have you experienced leanness of soul?
This is my Prayer: Father God, I need You and nothing more. Lord I want You and nothing more. Please forgive me for my craving, complaining, and begging for things I think will fill my heart. How foolish that I thought anything but You would fulfill me. God, I don't want a lean soul, I want to be one of "those who hunger and thirst for righteousness," for You promise, "they shall be satisfied". Jesus may I be satisfied in You. In your name Jesus, I pray, amen.


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Spy Game by Akin Abayomi
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Inspired by a fencing fight scene from Die Another Day, Akin Abayomi shoots and styles this dramatic and stylish photo shoot, which stars Theresa Claire McCrory. This fashion shoot is titled Spy Game, and is presented in black and white to enhance the suspense and sense of good and evil presented in each photograph through the styling and composition.
Akin Abavomi's shoot merges the action of fencing with the sexual aesthetic and bold, seductive styling. The military cap and diamond encrusted mask look super-hot together, and combined with underwear, stockings and killer heels, Theresa looks every inch the seductive Bond villain. We particularly love the close-up photographs of Theresa, as these images leave a little more to the imagination and are a little more classic; the close-ups with the fencing mask have a real sense of imminent action. The fencing mask is a great touch to an otherwise fairly simple fashion photograph.
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Sigur Rós album Kveikur (news) and "Brennisteinn" (video)
4/25 Update: There are now no plans for a deluxe edition per sigur rós' official website. It is available on CD and LPx2 from Amazon NOW.
I've been lax in posting as of late… sorry… what to get me out of the funk? News about the new Sigur Rós album Kveikur, album art, tracklist, and a new video…
Gorgeous use of limited colors, and a little more loud (maybe Kjartan was keeping the rockiness at bay) – this video bodes well for the what is to come in the new album. They begin their North American tour tomorrow (I get to see them in Bend, OR in May), including their biggest headline show to date at NYC's Madison Square Garden.
Kveikur comes out June 18, 2013, and pre-order is live over on sigur-ros.co.uk for both CD & vinyl versions.
The limited edition pre-order should be live soon.
Kveikur Tracklist:
1 Brennisteinn
2 Hrafntinna
3 Isjaki
4 Yfirbord
5 Stormur
6 Kveikur
7 Rafstraumur
8 Bláprádur
9 Var
Oh, and this was also announced yesterday… PRINCE is playing two shows in one night at small rock club Roseland Theater in downtown Portland, Oregon.
And guess who snagged tickets to see the 8pm show on April 21st? Me! Whoa!
Fol Chen – 200 Words
Definitely a different vibe than their "Cable TV" or "In Ruins" videos, but Fol Chen is still making some excellent electronic-pop. Here's "200 Words" from their upcoming album, The False Alarms:
The False Alarms comes out on March 19th on Asthmatic Kitty… CD and vinyl:
*FREE DOWNLOAD* Wussy's Berneice Huff and son, Bill sings… Popular Favorites
Cincinnati rock quartet Wussy just released this collection of rarities, bsides and live tracks FOR FREE…
Berneice Huff and son, Bill sings… Popular Favorites
As a thank-you to our fans' support and generosity in 2012, we are happy to present a free download album of rarities, B-sides and demos.
- Terry Gross Intro
- Nomenclature
- Maglite (remix)
- First Concert
- Bought It Again (demo)
- Blood & Guts
- WOXY Intro
- Rigor Mortis (live)
- Retarded
- Bedroom Posters
- Jonah (demo)
- Airborne (acoustic)
- Musical Style
- Linda Linda/Sweetie Sweetie (live)
- All the Bugs Are Growing (demo)
- Run Away
- What Band Would You Erase…
- Soak It Up (demo)
Chali 2Na – "Against the Current" & future PledgeMusic (12/12/12)
Jurassic 5 baritone Chali 2Na has a few solo albums to his name, but this next project, as hinted back last winter, is about to see the light of day. We finally have a video for "Against the Current"…
And a week from now (on 12/12/12), his PledgeMusic drive will go into effect.
As excited as I am to tell you about it, I admit humbly that it's going to take me some time (and some help) to get this thing assembled the way I intend it for you. So as a snack before the meal, I came up with a way to reward y'all for getting involved and being a part of it from the jump. Starting 12.12.12 (next Wednesday to be exact) I'm going to begin releasing a series of EPs along the way until the book is ready to ship. The first installment of the series, from this project I labeled, "Against The Current" will be a sample of the four that will follow. The most enjoyable thing about my music career for me personally, has been collaborating with Artists from many different walks of life, and even places of the World. And I've been influenced by so many different types of music, that with this project I'm actually going in on a couple of them. The 2nd EP will be heavily influenced by Electronic and Dub-Step music. I'm also finishing up one that's Caribbean influenced and another one I'm going to record exclusively with my live band. And the last one will be a true vintage Hip Hop record, even-though I know that's not exactly what Hip Hop sounds like in current day. Hence the name of the Project.
Keep in the loop on his PledgeMusic page:
~Dan – np: Sufjan Stevens – Silver & Gold (Songs For Christmas) Vol. IX: Let It Snow!
Tomahawk "Stone Letter" video & West Coast Tour
Tomahawk's fourth album, Oddfellows, comes out Jan 29, 2013. They released a 7″ single for "Stone Letter" on RSD 2012 Black Friday, and now we have a video and some Feb 2013 West Coast tour dates… I already got my Portland ticket!
Tomahawk w/ Retox West Coast Tour
- Feb. 12, 2013 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
- Feb. 13, 2013 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
- Feb. 15, 2013 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
- Feb. 16, 2013 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
- Feb. 17, 2013 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
- Feb. 19, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theater
Tomahawk is Mike Patton (vocals, keys & effects), Duane Denison (guitars), John Stanier (drums) and Trevor Dunn (bass). Oddfellows can be pre-ordered now in both CD & vinyl.
Wussy "Waiting Room" & "Asteroids" (live on Ultra Sessions)
One of the best indie rock bands around, Wussy, had an Ultra Sessions. Here's "Waiting Room"…
And "Asteroids"…
Check out their latest album, Strawberry, listen and buy if you like it on Amazon.
I saw Over the Rhine last night at the Triple Door in Seattle. Review, setlist, and photos up before Thanksgiving!
Ashley Peacock… help him make a new solo record in 2013!
My good-good friend from the Cincinnati area, Ashley Peacock, is breaking his 9 year silence as a solo musical artist. His last solo album was 2003's Precursor EP, which led into his brit-pop band The Times' 2005 album Begin (link w/ audio samples). His last album with a group was 2012's Growing Concern (link w/ audio samples) under the Chance Brothers moniker.
He is long overdue for a solo album, and he's trying to raise $1,750 via Kickstarter to put the finishing touches on the record.
I'm not sure where he'll go with his new record. I love a lot of music, but I know when he's working on something I need to support it. I hope you'll listen to some of his past stuff and give him your attention for what's to come.
Odds weigh heavily that you'll like it! Go to the Kickstarter HERE.


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New York 6/10/17
We woke up and took a stroll to Central Park, which was not a very long walk from our hotel located near Times Square. We stopped at Pret-a-Manger for some coffee (iced for me; it was really hot this weekend!) and did some meditation and Hynobirthing relaxation practice in the park. We took a brief … More New York 6/10/17


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Today I opened my memoir writing workshop at Politics and Prose, an independent bookstore in Washington, D.C., by saying something like, "I don't want to discuss politics in this class, but I do want to acknowledge this weekend's events. I will assume that we humans are concerned with the pain of our fellow humans. I am devastated and thought about cancelling class. But I remembered the importance of stories and each of us telling our stories the best we can."
Was this a political statement in a very political town? I really hope not. I would like to believe that people on both sides of the so-called aisle are grieving for the loss of life and freedoms.
I do not have the skills to promote world peace or even build houses, but I can help others to find the courage, words and resources to write their stories. I am honored that student writers, from high schoolers through retirees, have shared deeply personal stories that resonate with me and other readers. The writers have been affected by gun violence, war, rape, physical and mental abuse, illness and discrimination based on their religious, racial, sexual, gender, linguistic, or economic identity. As I read their stories, I understand them, our many worlds and myself better.
How do we understand the depth of the loss of life this weekend? By reading stories about the victims as told by their loved ones. We can learn something about the Tree of Life Synagogue victims and the Louisville Kroger victims. And of course we can learn more about all humans suffering in so many similar and different circumstances.
In this increasingly troubling time, dedicate time to write and read. Buy a notebook from the grocery store like poet Sharon Olds and write. Go to the library: care for others and yourself by reading stories by humans similar and seemingly dissimilar from yourselves.
Remember our losses. Celebrate our lives.


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You are either browsing Netflix for new releases, or feeding of gossip from Buzzfeed, or perhaps creating travel stories on Instagram, which means spending a whole lot of time on your digital devices.
Agree or not, but we are hooked on our digital screens almost half of our walking day, lets not forget the emails and conferences we host online! That means too much exposure to digital blue light that is emitted from these devices.
And yes, that is quite harmful. You can notice a strain on your eyes if you have been working on your laptop for a few hours and look up, immediate dryness, itchiness can be felt. That's quite a common effect while others are seen complaining of headaches and fatigue.
Average person spends 10.5 hrs on digital devices
Although the digital advance brings us convenience and connectivity, the long term effects on our eyes cannot be denied. Well, thanks to the increasing awareness of using protective eyewear, everyone seems to be sensitized to digital eye strain.
Wait, when you say protective you don't mean plastic goggles or mundane eye exercises right? Don't even start on the healthy recipes that have too much of carrots!
Well, as a matter of fact No! Protective eyewear can be stylish and elegant, while easing your eyes to digital devices. What we mean is, prescription glasses. No, not just boring grandma frames, but chic designs that have digital blue light protection! Oh yeah! You heard right!
Prescription glasses aren't defined as the geek look or the girl next door anymore, especially with celebrities styling their eyes effortlessly on red carpets, gala events and flocking magazine covers. Even readers have got a sexy revamp!
Today, you can strut in style with clear glasses that don't need a prescription to protect your eyes. A digital blue coat, is the trending combat to eye strain, while making you look cool and swanky!
There are so many varieties you can choose from if you talk about shape- square, classic aviators, John lennon round, if you say texture- tortoise shell, clear, acetate or metal, if you talk about type then there is half rimmed, rimless and full rimmed and lets not even start on colours!
So when you plan to don prescription glasses at work, don't you think they should be designers? You got to look great right? Wait, when you say designers does that mean expensive?
Hell no, shopping for glasses online is affordable, trustworthy and quick! Most sites give you a 100% quality guarantee for their products. Some, even host the Virtual Try On feature, which lets you virtually try all the featured frames just by uploading your close up picture! So you get to see how the frames look without having to step into a store.
When you can get your beloved delivered at your doorstep without having a sales staff breathing down your neck, you can also customize the lenses to your preference. Yes, that's not just the digital blue coat, but get some cool coatings like anti-glare and anti-fog for instance.
Here are top 3 styles you must own as your digital protectors!
- Oversized Glasses: Known for their chunky frames, thick and wide are the new sensations on the block. Go for a monochrome when styling at work. Black is the best bet for Oversized glasses, plus they give you an unobstructed view.
- Rimless Glasses: Matured and sophisticated, held on titanium nose bridge and arms, the glasses carry so much grandeur. They almost look invisible! You can go from dress to jeans in no time!
- Thin Metal Glasses: Did Gandhi glasses become the thing recently or did Harry Potter revolutionize them! Either ways, thin metal round glasses work miracles on any face shape, they have a retro sense thats makes it much loved. Plus they are lightweight to wear comfortably all day long


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So here's the big news! Dr Guillermo Alvarez, a prominent bariatric surgeon, has generously donated autographed copies of his new book The Gastric Sleeve. While he was not my surgeon, he is one of the warmest and most gracious people that I've had the pleasure of getting to know in my new post surgery life. He is a rockstar in the bariatric and world, yet he takes the time to answer questions no matter how small.
If you're preop especially you want this, but there is some great info for us postops as well. Enter for you or if you know someone who can use this book, give it to them. If you want to enter and you are already a blog follower and/or FB fan, you will get extra chances to win. (i just made this list this morning so I know who you are)


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One of Mike Horton's nephews in the wreckage of his home
No matter how many times it's been asked–and answers offered–the perennial question is provoked by fresh wounds: "How could a good and all-powerful God allow such a tragedy?" The massive 2-mile-wide tornado that leveled much of Moore, Oklahoma, exposes the fragility of life—but also the apparent contradiction between a God who is good and all-powerful.
Receiving the news, my heart raced as I thought about my brother, sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, and cousins in Moore. My parents were from there. It was a place I've known well since childhood, visiting extended family. So I scanned the local OKC TV stations for updates. I knew by the description of the devastated area that the home of my brother and sister-in-law was in its path.
Finally, late at night I received an answer to my text-messages and talked to my brother by phone. "It's all in God's hands," he said. It was from him that I first heard the doctrines of grace. He and Linda are enthralled with the God of grace and glory who has revealed himself in his Son. We don't know why, but he does—and that's enough. It's one thing coming from me, and another thing hearing it from my brother just after he and his wife had lost every material treasure they had.
His wife was away for the afternoon, beyond the range of the tornado. Their children were just out of its path. Waiting it out at home, my brother—a veteran of "Tornado Alley"—changed his mind when he heard it was a Category 4 or 5. Climbing into his truck with debris already falling, he drove off for several miles until he saw the twister pass his neighborhood. Returning only 5 minutes later, he found only a heap of rubble. Yet there they are, extending a helping hand to neighbors. Why? Because life is meaningless and "sympathy" is just an expression of self-interest?
Without answers, we are faced with senseless tragedy. Arbitrary, meaningless, random. We search for answers—to make some sense of things—because our hearts and minds are not satisfied by this shrug. It's not an easy thing to affirm faith in a good God who could have restrained this ferocious storm but didn't. But it's more offensive both to reason and to life itself to imagine that we live in a world where there is no ultimate meaning or purpose. The only thing worse than losing a loved one in such a tragedy is believing that their death—and their life—had no transcendent purpose.
I noticed that evangelists of atheism—mainly from other parts of the country—quickly appeared in chat rooms. "If a god who allowed this does exist, we would have to call him evil," said one. It's struck me that this person lives in a world as simplistic as any radical fundamentalist claiming to read God's mind. For both, the answers are clear. For both, God is not hidden and he does everything directly and immediately. Both imagine a God who sends natural disasters like Zeus throwing thunderbolts from Olympus, either for sadistic pleasure or for specific judgments.
The nihilistic shrug is not an answer—even a partial one. It's not a comfort at all. It has absolutely nothing to say in a situation like this. "Stuff happens" is the only response consistent with a naturalistic worldview. But the emptiness spreads. It's not just the bad things, but the good ones, that are reduced to meaningless trivia. It also means that the love that has been overflowing in extravagant generosity shown not only to but even among victims of the tornado themselves is meaningless.
Out of darkness, light is already emerging. And instead of turning on God, like many of the faraway critics, they are turning to God for comfort, even as God sends his people to tend to their temporal needs.
This is in no way to treat lightly the tremendous loss incurred. The amazing spectacle of victims who have lost much extending a helping hand to neighbors who have lost more is a testament to the fact that there must be something more to life than making up meaning as we go along. Yet it doesn't assuage the grief over losing a loved one.
The choice is between placing our confidence in a God who is both good and sovereign despite the moral and natural evils—even when we don't have all the answers, and giving up on any transcendent meaning for love as well as suffering.
And that choice isn't arbitrary. How can we be so sure? Perhaps it might have been, except for the fact that the Triune God revealed in Scripture has fulfilled every one of his promises in history. Most conclusively, he has sent his Son to rescue sinners by his life, death, and resurrection. Who knew what God was doing at the cross? Jesus' disciples fled, the Romans jeered, and his own people judged him cursed by God. By the look of things, Good Friday yielded only one of two choices: a God who doesn't care or a "Savior" who was a fraud. Because Christ has been raised in history, our lives are no longer "the show about nothing." We have come from somewhere grand and although we have fallen from it, we are being taken far beyond that glorious beginning, in the train of the Conqueror who has defeated death and hell.
If you want to help victims of the Moore tornado, please consider donating one of these organizations:
The Presbyterian Church in America Disaster Relief
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Disaster Relief Fund


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Algae eaters are often sought after by pond and aquarium owners to minimise algae growth. Outdoor ponds have a different ecosystem than an aquarium, so the challenge is a different habitat. Algae eaters can be placed in some ponds.
Consider where your pond is located before placing the algae eater into the pond. If the pond is located too far north, where the algae eater would not survive the winter, or the pond is too large or not compatible for a heating system, then the algae eater is not going to survive the cold. If you live in a warm or temperature-controlled climate with winters that remain above freezing, then the algae eater can be placed safely into the pond.
Common Plecos, known also as armoured catfishes and Garra Pingi Pingi, are well suited for ponds. You may also want to consider placing some Trapdoor Snails into the pond along with the algae eaters, for extra life if the winters are warm and mild. You can expect the Common Plecos to breed within the pond, while they do not naturally in an aquarium habitat.
Consider the size and depth of your pond before placing the algae eaters. If the pond is small, placing only one may do the trick. Plant aquatic plants like water lettuce, water hyacinth or water lilies, depending upon your temperature climate zone. Floating plants naturally oxygenate the water and help the algae eaters do their job more efficiently. The important thing is to balance the algae with the life in the pond that eat algae and the life that grows within it.


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More Competitions Coming Up/Christmas Party
There are a couple of Team CrossFit challenges coming up in December. It would be great if we could get multiple teams to participate. Our gym has the potential to keep up with the best of the best in the GTA. Let's show them how great we are from the North!
December 9th- Tidal Showdown- First prize is $800!
I believe it is a qualifier for the Christmas Massacre!
CFI Christmas Party
We will be holding a Christmas Party Friday, December 14th at the Casbah. There will be food (Bill can have the final say over the catering if he likes), live music and good times with the great people of CrossFit Indestri. We will send out a facebook invite as well as a newsletter. It would be great to see everyone out. And no, there will be no WOD during the party!


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2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
The Inc. 5000 is an expansion of the annual Inc. 500, which ranks the country's top 5000 fastest-growing private companies and features a special ranking of the top 10% of the list as the Inc. 500.
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Southeast – Finalist
The Entrepreneur Of The Year® program, founded by EY, has recognized the endeavors of exceptional men and women who create the products and services that keep our worldwide economy moving forward.
University of South Florida
Fast 56
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The Fast 56 identifies, recognizes and celebrates the world's fastest growing USF Bull-owned or Bull-led businesses. The awards celebrate their success while also providing a forum to pass lessons to the next generation of Bull entrepreneurs.
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Pacesetter Award
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
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Georgia Fast 40
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Each year ACG Atlanta, the Atlanta Chapter of The Association for Corporate Growth® (ACG), a global professional organization focused on middle-market growth, mergers and acquisitions, and private investment honors the top 40 fastest growing middle-market companies in Georgia.
Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award
Finalist (as HealthStat Rx)
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Kim Hee Ae is a celebrated South Korean actress. Born on April 23, 1967, she was first discovered when she was a freshman in high school by a man who worked for advertising agency, which opened the way for her to work as a model. Kim Hee Ae made her acting debut in the 1983 film "The First Day of the Twentieth Year." She has enjoyed a successful career acting in both films and television dramas. Some of her most popular roles include the film "Thread of Lies" (2014) and the television dramas "My Husband's Woman" (2007), "Midas" (2011), "A Wife's Credentials" (2012), "Secret Love Affair" (2014), "Mrs. Cop" (2015) and "Second to Last Love" (2016). Kim Hee Ae also has made regular appearances on the travel reality show "Sisters Over Flowers" since 2013. Kim Hee Ae married Lee Chan Jin, CEO of the web portal DreamWiz, in 1996, and they have two sons.
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Kim Hee Ae Makes Powerful First Impression In Poster For Upcoming Drama
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Kim Hee Ae Predicts Kim So Hye Will Be A Top Actress In The Future
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Hey everyone! This post is about my Fall through Spring must have. I got my Doc Martens in December for Christmas. The boot style I got comes in two materials which are patent (leather), and matte (not shiny). I love my black patent Docs. The only thing I didn't like was how hard it was to break them in. It took a few weeks to break them in, but once they are broken in they are super comfortable. They are $120 dollars but they are a good investment.
My Doc Martens:
How I style Doc Martens:
For a more casual look, I pair my Docs with jeans or black leggings. This would look good with an oversized sweater, flannels, or a crop top. Docs are more of a Fall, Winter, and Spring shoe because in the summer they might get to warm and sticky for your feet. If you look at my ootd I am wearing my docs with a dress and a blazer. These are good for a more dressy occasion or a just casual everyday look.
I, myself, don't have the floral Docs but I do love them. I wanted simple black ones for my first pair because its simple yet classy. The floral Docs I have seen on tumblr and some blogs. I think the floral Docs would look cute with black tights and a skirt.
These are some of the other colors that there are besides black. Celebrities like Kylie Jenner have the yellow Doc Martens. It's your own style and choice of which ones you want. I absolutely adore these shoes and might get another pair or two in the future.