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Times Change But Our Ozark Women Still Know How To Carry
By Bill Smith on 10:34 PM
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It's A Dogs Life
By Bill Smith on 10:21 PM
Filed Under: ARRA News Service
by A.F. "Tony Branco:
[Original Source]
Tags: dogs life, Americans, on a leash, liberal government, Barack Obama, A.F. Branco, political cartoon
Limerics A-Go-Go!
By HawgWyld on 2:20 PM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Howard A. Nobles -- a Benton resident, proud father of the great The Hawg, poet, retired educator and all around swell guy -- has published his second book of poetry.
What is it called? Lost in Limerick Land. What's it about? A collection of clean, humorous lyrics written over a period of about five years.
Where can you read all about it? Right here.
Hands on with the Nook tablet
By HawgWyld on 2:48 PM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Barnes & Noble released the Nook Tablet back in November and it's caused more than a bit of a stir in the "budget" Android tablet market.
Does it live up to the hype? I like mine, but there are some severe limitations to the machine.
Want to read more? Just click here and you're on your way, sports fan!
Three Christmas old time radio shows!
By HawgWyld on 3:00 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Merry Christmas to one and all! In the spirit of the season, the crew over at First Arkansas News has posted not one, not two but three sparkling old time radio (OTR) episodes for your listening pleasure.
What's over there? Episodes from Burns and Allen, Jack Benny and Mayor of the Town that are sure to please.
Want to give them a listen? Sure you do! Just click here and you're on your way.
More real estate news than you can shake a stick at
By HawgWyld on 1:41 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
We've had a fair amount of real estate news here in Arkansas over the past week, so let's take a look at a few of the stories that should be of interest to Natural State residents.
Did Arkansas Governor Put Arkansas Jobs At Risk For Political Gain?
By Bill Smith on 7:37 PM
Filed Under: Arkansas, ARRA News Service
|Politically Generated Layoffs?
The below situation was highlighted today in an email by the Republican Party of Arkansas quoted below:
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Tags: Arkansas, Governor, Mike Beebe, Arkansas Forestry Commission, John Shannon, Robert Araiza, Matt DeCample, overspending, underfunding, tradition and practices, Plantation Politics, Curtis Coleman To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service.
Gallup: Majority Of Americans View "Big Government As Biggest Threat"
By Bill Smith on 9:03 AM
Filed Under: ARRA News Service
Gallup released its poll last week detailing what Americans fear as the greatest threat to them. While Barack Obama and the Occupy groups have attacked the wealthy and and conservatives have expressed concerns about the abuses of unions, the survey shows that Democrats, Republicans and others have increasing agreed that the biggest threat in the last two years during Obama's presidency is Big Government.
Summary stats:
- 64% of Americans say big government is the biggest threat to the country
- 26% say big business which is down from the 32% recorded during the recession
Since 2009 to 2011, all political groups have noted the growing threat of Big Government:
- Democrats From 32% to 48%
- Republicans from 80% to 82%
- Independents from 59% to 64%
Additionally, while Occupy Wall Street . . . anti-big business message may not be resonating with majorities in any party. Republicans, independents, and now close to half of Democrats are more concerned about the threat of Big Government than that coming from big business."
Tags: Gallup, biggest threat, Big Government, big business, Big Labor To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service.
Santa: I'm Skipping That House
By Bill Smith on 9:26 PM
Filed Under: ARRA News Service
Tags: Christmas, Christmas Cartoons, Political Cartoons, Santa, U.S. Capitol, William Warren To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service.
3 northwest Arkansas Realtor boards to vote on merger
By HawgWyld on 12:56 PM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Three boards of Realtors in the northwest corner of the state will vote next month on whether to merge.
Should the members approve, the new board will be the largest in the state.
Click here to see the whole story and just how large that new board might be.
Angel Food founders caught with hand in the till?
By HawgWyld on 3:30 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Man, I hope these are just a bunch of false accusations floating around -- the founders of Angel Food, their son and an employee have been indicted for ripping off the charity.
If the four under indictment are found guilty, they deserve the worst the courts system can throw at them. Angel Food, which is based in Georgia, has helped around 500,000 families in the nation by providing them with heavily-subsidized meals. Churches here in Arkansas had embraced the program and volunteers spent countless hours working to improve the lot for people in their communities through the program.
It was a great program that ended earlier this year due to what those in charge of it called economic difficulties. A federal indictment suggests that's kind of true -- when people in charge of such a charity are stealing millions of dollars for it, perhaps the phrase "economic difficulties" does fit.
At any rate, click here to read all about it. Prepare to get angry.
One of the best buffets in Arkansas
By HawgWyld on 1:45 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Earlier this year, Tokyo House opened in west Little Rock.
What is Tokyo House? Simply put, it's probably the best "Asian buffet" restaurant in central Arkansas. It may well be the best in the state.
Tokyo House -- a Japanese restaurant -- offers up sushi and hot meals for $18.95 a person. The food is fresh, the variety is incredible and the quality is far ahead of what you might expect in such a restaurant.
I'll put it this way -- that $18.95 is a bargain when you stop and consider how much quality and variety you get for the money. If you're in the area, pay the place a visit.
You can read more about Tokyo House over at FirstArkansasNews.net.
Get yer horosocope here!
By HawgWyld on 4:07 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
A few months ago, the happy-go-lucky crew at First Arkansas News was lucky enough to attract the attention of Dr. Zodiac.
Who is Dr. Zodiac? Not only is he the inventor of the Crystal Quija Rune Board (an incredible piece of scientific equipment), he is a self-described astrologer, master of the occult and general-purpose mystic. Dr. Zodiac agreed to submit weekly horoscopes (he calls them StarForecasts, actually) to us. You can read the current horoscope here and see what the stars have in store for you every week by clicking here.
October housing market reports for central, northwest Arkansas
By HawgWyld on 3:13 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
What was the housing market like in central and northwest Arkansas in October? Yes, you're just dying of curiosity, aren't you?
Well, you no longer have to wonder -- now you can know (and knowing is half the battle, isn't it GI Joe fans?) Click here for the central Arkansas report and here for northwest Arkansas.
Oh, and those are from FirstArkansasNews.net -- the li'l ole site that posts housing market reports before anyone else in the state and offers the most "stat heavy" reports, too. Quite a feat...
Wikipedia Brown
By HawgWyld on 1:30 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Well there's a reason for that -- the bulk of my attention has been focused on FirstArkansasNews.net since April 2010. Why? That's more of a news site than this one is and, hey, I actually make a few bucks with that one.
Besides, there's something to be said for owning your own server space and installing WordPress on it. Ah, the joy.
At any rate, one of the things we've focused on at the aforementioned site has to do with original projects. For the absolute latest project, click here to listen to Wikipedia Brown, an original bit of modern audio theater featuring some actors from the Royal Theater here in scenic Benton, Ark. Fun stuff. We hope. Maybe....
By HawgWyld on 1:16 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
The crew over at First Arkansas News has produced a modern audio theater series -- the Super Weasel Lawyer Team!
What's it all about? Essentially, a bunch of weasels who sit in their offices in the Strip Mall of Justice and scheme up ways to make cash. It's all in good fun. Honest.
Want to listen to the first two episodes in the series? Of course you do! Just click here and you're on your way. Ah, Weaselmania. Catch it!
Don't Be A Chicken - Cut, Cap & Balance
By Bill Smith on 1:29 PM
Filed Under: ARRA News Service
For America, a conservative activist group, has produced a video to support the group's "Cut, Cap, and Balance" pledge – cut the deficit, cap spending, and balance the budget. It has some farm humor and notes that "chickens tend to flock together, often following each other without a real sense of direction."
ForAmerica is headed has over 1.2 million Likes / Followers their FaceBook Fan Page: ForAmerica. See you at the Pledge! View the video:
Tags: Don't Be A Chicken, Cut, Cap, Balance, budget, debt ceiling, video To share or post, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
"Dominoez" - The Coming Collapse of America
By Bill Smith on 3:08 PM
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Bill Smith, Editor, ARRA News Service: In the "yesteryears" we used the term "the domino effect"to illustrate the spreading of communism. Cartoonist William Warren has now used dominoes in his latest political cartoon (below) to depict the coming collapse of the American economy.
Is there anyone "who cares" at the White House or in the Senate Democrat leadership and is also willing to stop or to help mitigate the coming economic collapse of America? Mr. Obama, we do not need anymore campaign rhetoric! The progressive liberals and even a few anarchist from odd political variations may be looking favorably toward the collapse of our country, but the rest of America is not.
Many House Republican have demonstrated their concern. They came to Washington with a clear understanding that they have no promise of returning for another term. They also understand that time is running out for certain problems to be resolved. They know they might be "out on the street" with their follow Americans if the economy collapses. Also, rumors are spreading of fear of a potential dictatorship operating out of the White House in the future if an economic collapse were to occur.
Yesterday, the ARRA News Service posted about 103 House Republicans supporting the the House Republican Study Committee's "Cut, Cap, and Balance" response to the debt limit and the bigger debt crisis that's just over the horizon. It's a simple, three-part plan:
- Cut spending to slash the deficit in half next year (requiring about $380 billion in spending cuts according to CBO)
- Cap spending so it aligns with average revenues (ratcheting quickly down to 18% of GDP from current 24%).
- Send a strong Balanced Budget Amendment to the states for ratification (with high hurdle for tax hikes and 18% of GDP spending cap).
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By William Warren: "Today my cartoon looks at the debt crisis which is spreading from Europe to the U.S."
Tags: European Central Bank, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Political Cartoons, Portugal, Spain, U.S. Debt Crisis, William Warren, the economy, collapse of America, Anthony Weiner, US House, US Senate, White House, Cut, Cap, Balance, Bill Smith
A Lum and Abner comic strip?
By HawgWyld on 12:52 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Yes, indeed. The crew over at First Arkansas News is working on a new project -- a Lum and Abner comic strip.
Music Monday -- Bobby Conn
By HawgWyld on 12:42 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. Rules are simple. Leave ONLY the ACTUAL LINK POST here and grab the code below and place it at your blog entry. You can grab this code at LadyJava's Lounge Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.
PS: Because of spamming purposes, the linky will be closed on Thursday of each week at midnight, Malaysian Time. Thank you!
By HawgWyld on 12:39 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Guest post from: Constance Rodgers
I am excited to begin my career as a freelance journalist but there are a bunch of things I need to do before I really get myself off the ground. I've got the writing chops but I need to get a www.domainnames.com purchased so I can get a website up there. Without a site I can point potential clients to in order to show off my work, I may as well be going door to door! My friend Jennifer is going to help me design the site but I've got to make sure to do it very professionally so I'll earn some credibility. It doesn't help my case that I'm so young so I want my online presence to really show my work for what it is. I hope I'll soon gain notoriety for my work but in the meantime, I've got to get my name out there and this is the best way I know how. Soon I'll be beating editors off with a stick but until then, it's all about marketing myself!
Mozilla Firefox 4 -- pretty darn good
By HawgWyld on 1:54 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Thank goodness for competition, huh?
What does a company do when it's market share is falling due to intense competition from other organizations with a ton of good ideas? If you're Mozilla, you come up with a new browser in an attempt to retain your user base, make gains on the dominant Microsoft Internet Explorer browser, keep your competition at bay and attract more users.
So, Firefox 4 is out there and it's a pretty solid browser. Want to read a full review of it? Just click here.
The mortgage interest deduction -- retain it, modify it or eliminate it?
By HawgWyld on 2:00 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
It appears 2011 will be a banner year for the mortgage interest deduction -- it could either be scaled back, cut out or retained (thus ensuring it will burrow further into the tax code, of course).
The facts are, quite simply, these. The government is broke after bailing out every group under the sun over the past couple of years. Last year, the feds decided it might be good to cut back a bit on spending. It appears 2011 will be the day (or, rather, year) of reckoning.
In this climate, then, it's no surprise that the federal government is taking a hard look at the mortgage interest deduction as something to eliminate in an attempt to raise some revenue. It's also not a surprise that money-flinging interest groups such as the National Association of Realtors are throwing a fit about suggestions to touch the deduction at all. And the general public? Polls show they want to keep the deduction.
First Arkansas News has launched a series taking a hard look at the deduction. You'll find the first part of tat series here and the second part will show up, well, when it shows up, you know?
Obama: Talking Out Both Sides
By Bill Smith on 10:34 PM
Filed Under: ARRA News Service
Tags: Obama, Talking, both sides, AF Branco, political cartoon To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
It Is Time For Senator Harry Reid To Step Aside
By Bill Smith on 2:01 AM
Filed Under: ARRA News Service
|Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
"Failed Leadership"
Today, April 6th, Representative Rick Crawford, now joined even more US Representatives have in another letter addressed Senator Reid's "reckless, partisan strategy of shutting down the government."
Crawford writes in the second letter to Senator Harry Reid, "With all due respect, if you do not plan to fulfill your responsibilities as Senate Majority Leader, perhaps it is time to step aside." The letter goes on the state, "Mr. Reid, it is time to stop denying the dire straits of our nation's fiscal health. "It is time to pass a bill."
[Full Story with the two letters and the list or Representatives who signed the letters.]
Tags: US Congress, letters, Rick Crawford, Arkansas, Senator, Harry Reid, time to resign,
Who's more responsible: Charlie Sheen or Washington?
By Bill Smith on 3:26 PM
Filed Under: ARRA News Service
Who is more fiscally responsible: Charlie Sheen or Washington? Duh! Charlie the Warlock. Washington spends $30 million, the same as Charlie's salary, in less than five minutes. Now that's a fastball… At least Charlie knew not to spend more than Two and a Half Men was paying him.
Bankrupting America: At first thought, Charlie Sheen hardly seems like a model for fiscal responsibility. But, somehow, Washington has managed to be far worse.
Washington's habit of spending far more than it takes in has driven the country into debt. And our economic situation is projected to only get worse.
The solution is clear, but not easy: spending cuts. History shows that reducing government spending leads to sustained economic growth. And that's something (even Charlie Sheen) can get behind.
With the help of Charlie (sort of), our latest video explains that after years of spending far more than we take in, Washington has driven us deep into the red. And there's only one viable solution. Check out the video below and then sign up to be one of the first to receive our latest products!
Charlie Sheen (impersonator): "Yeah, well, being a 'rockstar from Mars' is expensive. Duh. But I still brought in more than I spent. WINNING. You can't say the same for Washington. LOSING."
Here are a few facts:Last year, Washington brought in 2.3 trillion in taxes, and spent it all, plus a lot more. One and a half times to be exact. Losing!We need solutions NOW and Public Notice's latest video shows what we already know to do. Cut Spending!
It took over 200 years, and every president from George Washington through Bill Clinton, to rack up a $ 6-trillion debt. But Washington politicians have more than doubled that in just 10 years. Losing!
Our current debt of more than 14 trillion means every American household is on the hook for $130,000. Losing!
We pay almost $1 trillion, every year, on interest payments alone. Losing!
After World War II, the U.S. government cut spending from 44 percent of the economy to 11 percent.
If Charlie Sheen can figure out how to turn a dire situation around, there just might be hope for Washington.
Tags: Bankrupting America, Charlie Sheen, data visualization, debt, deficit, Government Overspending, Government Spending, new video, video, who is more responsible, Who's more responsible: Charlie Sheen or Washington?, winning Via ARRA News Service.
NAR overstating numbers?
By HawgWyld on 1:57 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Well, here's some more great news for the housing industry -- CoreLogic says the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has overstated its national sales numbers by as much as 20 percent.
Ruh-roh, Scooby. That's a scary accusation if it proves to be true, considering how often the NAR's report is used by economists, analysts, journalists, etc. It's also scary when you realize that the number of months in supply is directly tied to sales -- lower sales could mean more months in supply than we thought, meaning it will take longer to get housing inventory thinned out than we previously believed.
Click here to read about this whole mess.
Last Earthquake in ...
By Willy on 9:08 PM
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Considering Prosecutorial / Judicial Misuse or Abuse of the Arkansas Animal Cruelty Laws
By Bill Smith on 1:31 PM
Filed Under: Animal Cruelty Laws, Arkansas, ARRA News Service, judicial abuse
It was in the courtroom of Judge Bruce Anderson, Bradley County District judge, in Warren, Arkansas that the first two cases of that county were tried, two remarkably similar cases with inexplicably different results.
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Before the reputations of more Arkansans are damaged, before more jobs are placed at risk, before more family financial resources are consumed, and before any further enforcement of the animal cruelty laws are enforced, more education on the law is necessary for law enforcement, prosecutors and, of course, judges! Legislators are encouraged to re-evaluate their former efforts and reaffirm or even improve the "safeguards" placed in effect to protect property owners against frivolous lawsuits and charges when protecting their properties, persons and livestock from the threat of roaming dogs belonging to or abandoned by irresponsible pet owners.
Ram 1500 -- an overview
By HawgWyld on 3:31 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
At the end of June, I went out and bought my first full-sized pickup truck -- a Dodge Ram 1500 SLT with a crew cab.
I was wowed by the semi-truck styling of the thing, that mango tango paint job, the car-like comfort of the ride and a stout V-8 under the hood.
The fuel economy is terrible and parking the thing can be a nightmare, but I just had to buy the truck. Now that I've had it a few months, the time is right to review it.
Hey, the 2011 Rams are virtually unchanged, so people looking at one of those might want to know what someone thinks about a 2010 model after a few months. Am I still glad I shelled out $32,000 for a gas-guzzling pickup truck? Click here and find out.
OTR serials
By HawgWyld on 2:07 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Yes, the crew over at First Arkansas News has started something new -- old time radio (OTR) serials.
Yes, we're talking about those multi-episodic story arcs that kept people coming back week after week, month after month and year after year to hear what happened next.
That's some fine entertainment, kids featuring the likes of Lum and Abner, Superman, Flash Gordon and Little Orphan Annie. Want to head over and listen to some episodes?
Sure you do! Just click here and you'll be on your way to old time radio heaven.
Black History Month
By Bill Smith on 10:48 PM
Filed Under: ARRA News Service
Tags: Bob Parks, commentary, Black History Month, history, blacks, democrats, republicans To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". H/T ARRA News Service.
Arkansas unions riled up over illegal immigrants
By HawgWyld on 9:55 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
The economy is a mess and we're seeing all levels of government taking action to get people working again.
Here in Arkansas, one area of concern has to be with contractors who hire illegal immigrants (we've seen a lot of bills written around the nation that appear to be in direct response to the "they took our jobs!" mantra that's common these days). The Arkansas Legislature is due to take up H.B. 1013, which is sponsored by State Rep. Jim Nickels (D-Sherwood). That bill, simply put, would punish contractors who knowingly hire people who are not authorized to work in the United States.
What is interesting is the broad appeal that this bill will likely attract. Why? It addresses an issue embraced by both conservatives and liberals (to an extent) and the bill has already drawn the support of union leaders here in the Natural State.
Want to read more about H.B. 1013 and what the unions are doing to support it? Sure you do! Just click here...
Atari Lynx -- innovative design, horrible battery life
By HawgWyld on 2:02 AM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
Yes, it's the Atari Lynx -- the portable gaming system that was ahead of its time but was absolutely stomped into oblivion by the Nintendo Game Boy.
The Lynx had a lot of advantages over the Game Boy -- color graphics, better sound and a groovy innovation or two that should have made it a contender in the market. However, it also had wretched battery life and lacked the marketing dollars, third-party support and the franchises that Nintendo enjoyed. Still, the Lynx was a fine little system and I still play mine quite a bit.
Interested in an overview of the Lynx? Sure you are! Click here to read all about it.
December home sales up in northwest Arkansas
By HawgWyld on 11:22 PM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
While the latest housing news out of northwest Arkansas might not be great, it sure looks good compared to the dismal sales reports up there -- and from around the nation -- over the past few months.
Let's Vote for Little Rock!!
By Crazy Working Mom on 1:24 PM
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Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers and provides Americans with a fuel-efficient, environmentally responsible and safe mode of freight transportation. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad emphasizes excellent customer service and offers competitive routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America's premier rail franchise.
Union Pacific's Steam ProgramNo other railroad in this country has retained its steam locomotives and historical rail car fleet like Union Pacific. The preservation of this equipment speaks to the high value Union Pacific places on its heritage and its role in America's history. Our two steam locomotives have run thousands of miles as UP ambassadors of goodwill:
- The Challenger No. 3985 was designed by Union Pacific and built in 1943 by the American Locomotive Company, and is the only operating engine of its class in the world today – the largest and most powerful operating steam locomotive.
- The No. 844 is the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad, and was delivered in 1944. No. 844 was placed in freight service in Nebraska from 1957 to 1959, then was saved from being scrapped in 1960. No. 844 celebrated its 50th anniversary of Special Train Service in 2010.
Mark Marchand named new CEO of Arkansas Realtors Association
By HawgWyld on 11:51 PM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
After the departure of former Arkansas Realtors Association (ARA) Chief Executive Officer Andy Schaus in September, the search has been on for a new CEO.
The ARA ran a search for a few months and the new hire, Mark Marchand, started at the organization on Monday.
Oddly, the ARA didn't make that information public. However, First Arkansas News confirmed that Marchand was, indeed, at the ARA and you can read the full story by clicking here. Yes, that's a First Arkansas News exclusive story, so check it out.
Say it ain't so, Ryan!
By HawgWyld on 11:39 PM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
It seems all good things must come to an end.
Yes, Ryan Mallett -- one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the University of Arkansas -- has decided to skip his senior year and enter the NFL draft.
That's a shame.
A real shame.
However, he won some great games with the Razorbacks and any fan worth his salt ought to wish Mallett well in the NFL.
You can read the story about Mallett's departure here.
Looking for a new system for those NES and SNES games?
By HawgWyld on 11:01 PM
Filed Under: TheNaturalStateHawg
I've collected a ton of Nintendo Entertainment (NES) and Super Nintendo Entertainment Systems (SNES) over the years.
The games pretty well last forever but the hardware needed to play them doesn't. What's a retrogramer to do? I looked at one of those Chinese-made systems that are cheap and new to use with my collection of vintage video games a few months ago and have been pleased with the results so far.
Want to read all about my nifty little red and gold game horse and how it's held up over the past few months? Sure you do! Just click here for a review of the Retro Duo and you may just decide to pick one up for yourself.


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3 Reasons Bond Funds Are Better than Bonds
Investing in bonds and bond funds can provide you with a similar type of investment. However, bond funds are an investment that have several advantages over traditional bonds. Here are a few of the reasons that bond funds are better than bonds.
1. Easier Purchase
One reason that bond funds are better than bonds is that they are much easier to purchase. When you need to purchase shares in a bond fund, you can simply do so from any brokerage account. It is as simple as investing in any other type of mutual fund. With bonds, it is not that simple. You are going to have to open an account with a bond broker in order to purchase bonds. In many cases, this involves a minimum investment of at least $5,000 just to open the account. You have to work with your bond broker in order to find the type of bond that you are looking for and then they will help you make the purchase.
2. Diversification
Another big reason that bond funds are better than bonds is because of the diversification that they provide. When you invest in individual bond, you are going to be subject to how that bond performs. If the value of the bond declines because of interest rate increases, you are stuck with it unless you take a loss to sell it. With a bond fund, you are purchasing a share of a very diversified portfolio. The portfolio is made up of hundreds or thousands of different bonds. This means that if one bond does not do very well, the rest of the bonds are going to be there to make up the difference. When a company goes out of business, the bond holder is supposed to be toward the front of the line to get their investment back because they are considered to be a creditor. However, sometimes it does not work out like this. If that is the case, you want to be an investor in a bond fund instead of an individual bond. If you own an individual bond in a company that goes out of business, you may lose your entire initial investment.
3. Professional Management
Investing in bond funds is also going to provide you with professional management. When you are an individual investor, you have to make all of the individual investment decisions for yourself. This means that you have to research all of the bonds that you are potentially going to invest in an make a decision that you think is best. When you are an investor in a bond fund, you are not going to have to worry about this. You will simply invest in the bond fund and the fund manager is going to choose all of the bonds for you. They are also going to decide if and when to sell the bonds that are in the portfolio.

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The battery, which needs to be manually installed, is priced at ¥3,150 (around $31), and dated for July 25 in Japan. When approached, a Nintendo spokesperson told us today's reveal is specifically a "Japanese announcement," and that "all other territories will make announcements if relevant." So we'll have to wait and see if the battery's coming west.
Also getting a power-up is the Wiimote, via a new fast-charging pack. Nintendo promises the pack, which includes a new battery, backplate, and charging stand, both charges the peripheral quicker and for longer. Wii and Wii U owners in Japan can buy the upgraded battery alone for ¥2,625 ($26), or get the whole pack for ¥4,200 ($41).


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Celebrating Women's Month - An aromatic journey...
Posted by Greg Schneider on
This month we celebrate Women's Day. As women, we are the full circle. Within us we have the power to create, nurture and transform.
I have decided to invite 3 good friends to tell their stories of Transformation and finally I to will share my story of personal transformation from regular mom and housewife to the world of entrepreneurship, boss lady and businesswomen.
First is my dear friend Doryce Sher, owner and creator of The Aromatic Apothocary. Her company's rise to become a household brand more than two decades ago, was quite phenomenal.
Doryce hailed from Zimbabwe and as a high school graduate, set her heart on becoming a chartered accountant, however, her dad encouraged her to study pharmacy believing that to be a more appropriate profession for his daughter.
After qualifying and pursuing her profession, dispensing drugs at a retail pharmacy, she decided this was not her passion. Luckily, Doryce had an epiphany, "I can't do what I don't believe in ". Fortuitously or by design, as I believe the universe guides one, she stumbled on a course offering Aromatherapy. It was a profession hardly heard of in the early nineties.
As a qualified pharmacist and with her newfound knowledge of the health benefits of plant-based "medicine" she began blending her oils for stress, muscles aches, insomnia, and many more ailments. Doryce used pop up markets as her first step to retail her products and in doing that, she learnt another pearl of wisdom . "Never be afraid to be in touch with the end-user of your product – this is far more valuable than market research."
Doryce's journey to a prestigious retail store at the Cape Town Waterfront took many twists and turns. Along the way, many competitors joined the alternative health market, the likes of the Body Shop, a well-known UK brand. However, Doryce adopted her next pearl of wisdom "Don't look sideways and get distracted by naysayers or competition". A valuable lesson to myself as owner and founder of Symbols on Silk.
Twenty years of juggling manufacturing, wholesale, retail, staff theft, staff disloyalty, borrowing money, an acrimonious divorce and finally liquidation left Doryce vulnerable, but never defeated.
Next followed Doryce's hugest insight and third pearl of wisdom. "Everything that happened made me more creative and encouraged me to find a way around or through my challenge".
With the Aromatic Apothocary having closed down at the Waterfront, Doryce could have been defeated and become a victim of her circumstances and nobody would have blamed her, but this woman of worth once again stood tall giving us another pearl of wisdom, "I never let shame or pity debilitate me".
Doryce went back to restart the Aromatic Apothecary all over again. With much persuasion, she convinced the organisers of Decorex to exhibit her beloved brand once more. Here lies her next piece of advice, "Look at your goalposts and adapt them as needed".
Finally, Doryce is back on her feet having reframed her new mind-set, "Adversity creates opportunity" .
From my dear friend I have learnt the fundamentals of my business, my most favourite being "Always do in business, what you say you are going to do," I would like to add to this, "because so many companies don't".
Thank you Doryce for your invaluable advice, for sharing it with our readers and showing us why women are more than creators and nurturers, but transformers of themselves, turning ideas into great successes.
As a token of appreciation, we would like to offer five of our lucky readers who share their personal pearls of wisdom with Symbols on Silk, two of my favourite Aromatic Apothecary products, Roll-on Relief and the Relaxer Mini Roll-On, as well as a beautiful freshwater pearl strung on a silk thread. Winners will be chosen at the end of August.
Happy Women's Month.
"Thank you Doryce for your pearls of wisdom, you have inspired me, with your work ethic and sound business advice".
Doryce Sher, Founder of Aromatic Apothecary, creating ready & easy to use aromatherapy products for body, mind & soul.


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Double Trouble - A double elimination loomed since the judges invoked the save last week.
Ryan reported 34 million votes were cast, the highest number this season.
The group number, a medley of Elvis classics, was bad. The lip syncing and choreography were amateurish. Couldn't they either sing live or leave out the medley altogether? Who likes this?
Next up, was the Ford Music Video. It encouraged us to go green with the Fusion Hybrid, to the tune of "Light and Day Reach for the Sun".
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Time came for results; Ryan bespoke the famous "Dim the Lights". He brought Casey James, Aaron Kelly and Andrew Garcia to center stage. Abruptly, Andrew was told it was time to go. He sang and graciously thanked everyone for the experience. Casey and Aaron were pronounced safe.
Idol Gives Back is one week away. A film package rolled of Elliott Yamin and Kara Dioguardi on a trip to Africa. The piece featured the children IGB raises money to help.
Season 7's Brooke White performed a duet of "If I Can Dream" with Justin Gaston. Nicely done.
"Dim the lights" and here we go. Ryan had all the remaining contestants come to center stage. He sent Crystal Bowersox, Siobhan Magnus and Lee DeWyze to the sofa of safety.
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Henrique Faria Fine Art is pleased to present Rebel Spirit, Marta Minujín's second exhibition in the gallery and one of many held in New York City since the 1960s. This exhibition will feature a selection of works of diverse media that have been carried out since 1973 and showcase important themes that Minujín has been working with throughout her career.
Building her practice around the tenets of institutional critique, Minujín set out to challenge how and where art was seen and experienced. Integrating art and life, an important goal of the neo-avant-garde, was an essential element to Minujín's environments and happenings and she often used everyday objects as a means to interacting with and reaching her audience. Minujín began her "colchones", or mattress, series in the early 60s and, inspired by the popular counter culture psychedelic and free love movements, created anthropomorphic, vibrantly colored sculptures of mattress foam and cotton that lay languidly on the floor. These works, similar to her later installation Laberinto Minujinda (1985), elicited viewers' tactile senses as Minujín's stimulating environments enveloped them. The Laberinto consisted of twenty-four distinct "multi-sensorial situations", including a tactile room, a tunnel of televisions and even a minotaur, that were devised to encourage visitors to reconsider their views on the media and use of everyday objects, and further, to challenge dominant cultural ideologies.
Minujín has also used her practice as a way to continually undermine the art institution. The Laberinto wound its way through the then socially conservative Centro Cultural Recoleta and its visitors, by partaking in the various experiences presented to them, defied the traditional decorum that one would expect at an upscale cultural center. Kidnappening, an earlier work staged at the Museum of Modern Art and the environs of New York City in 1973, was a performance-happening in which Minujín and a troupe of dancers dressed in cubist-Grecian costume overtook a donors reception in the museum's garden with song and dance. The performance did not end there¬– guests of the party were then "kidnapped" and taken blindfolded to different happenings taking place in other spaces around the city. In these works, Minujín breaks down the divisions between the strongholds of the art establishment and the frenetic activity that lies beyond it, in the city, in the street, in the places where life unfolds and where all can take part in the act of creating.
As part of the effort to fuse the realms of art and life, a sizable part of Minujín's career has been dedicated to fashioning proposals for temporary "monuments" in public spaces that bring together the general population with notable figures and elements from their popular culture. While some of these monuments exist only as proposals, including the Pelota de fútbol de dulce de leche (1981) and the Torre Eiffel de pan baguette (1982), many have been realized. The Torre de pan James Joyce (1980) was erected in Dublin, city of the author's birth, and took its shape from the Martello Tower described in Ulysses and its outer façade of Butterkrust bread from Downes bakery was incorporated due to its being mentioned in Dubliners. The spectators were encouraged by Minujín over a megaphone to take the 8,000 loaves that covered the structure. The happening ended once all the loaves of bread had been taken, once the tower was stripped of its materiality and the public square became empty once again. As Minujín's artistic practice has grown and evolved, it has remained an art of inclusion, an art whose purpose is to serve the ones that set it in action.


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To access our Neighbour Aid program, you must first register with MAC (My Aged Care) who can be contacted on www.myagedcare.gov.au or 1800 200 422. They will either do a phone or in person assessment and then you can request to be referred to Jubilee Community Services.
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So many people are wondering why the evangelicals are quiet over what the president is doing because they see that it flies in the face of the beliefs of Christianity…..there is an easy answer……they want Trump to appoint those judges that will do the bidding so they can have their way with abortions and forcing their Christian beliefs on the country……
Well the most recent ruling but SCOTUS shows the value of having activists judges on the court……the most recent ruling was on the Trump travel ban………
The Supreme Court has just delivered a major victory to President Trump by upholding his travel ban, reports Politico. The justices split 5-4 along the usual lines, with the conservative majority winning the day. The court actually upheld the president's third version of his ban, this one issued last fall and originally barring travelers from eight countries, reports the Washington Post. The eight were Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad, Venezuela, and North Korea, though Chad was later removed. Six of those countries have Muslim majorities, but the White House insisted to the court that it was not a "Muslim ban." The state of Hawaii and other challengers disagreed and argued, unsuccessfully, that Trump had exceeded his executive authority with the move.
"SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. Wow!," tweeted Trump after the news broke. The decision ends more than a year of legal arguments about a key component of the president's immigration policy, notes NBC News. Trump put his first travel ban into effect soon after taking office, but it caused chaos in airports and met stiff resistance in courtrooms. The second iteration didn't fare much better, but the third has now succeeded. The ban has been in effect since December, when the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect while the legal case played out.
Not to worry there is more……..
The Supreme Court delivered good news on Tuesday to faith-based pregnancy centers that oppose abortion. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices blocked key provisions of a California law requiring the clinics to inform patients about low-cost abortions provided elsewhere, reports the Los Angeles Times. While the court did not strike down all of the law, it returned the case to lower courts, with Clarence Thomas writing in his majority opinion that challengers were "likely to succeed." He concluded that forcing the clinics to talk to patients about abortions probably violates their free-speech rights, reports the AP. "California cannot co-opt the licensed facilities to deliver its message for it," Thomas wrote. Chief Justice John Roberts joined him, along with Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch.
The law went into effect in 2016 after lawmakers raised concerns that the anti-abortion pregnancy centers were using "intentionally deceptive advertising and counseling practices," per the LAT. The law was two-pronged, explains NPR. If a center was unlicensed, it had to make that fact prominently known, including in signs and advertising. If the center was licensed but did not provide abortions, it had to post signs saying that the procedures were provided by the state. While the law affects only California clinics, the court ruling could have ramifications in other states. However, as USA Today notes, that might actually be good news for those who support the right to have an abortion. For example, the ruling could possibly be used to strike down laws in conservative states requiring women to have ultrasounds before an abortion.
This is what you get when activist judges are the priority for appointment to the Supreme Court…..
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Villa renovation completes the circle for pioneering healthcare centre.
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An early 20th century villa converted from a residential dwelling into New Zealand's first specialist breast healthcare clinic - and recently converted back again into an ultra-modern home – has been placed on the market for sale.
The seven-bedroom/two-bathroom villa began life as a substantial-sized home in the chic Auckland suburb of Newmarket - where many of the city's 'upper-middle-class' citizens including accountants, lawyers and factory managers settled during the early part of the 1900s.
Pioneering New Zealand breast-care surgeon John Harman bought the home in 1989 - converting it from a residential dwelling to become the base for this country's first multi-disciplinary specialist breast-care clinic, St Marks.
Kiwi nurse Shelley Grieve returned from her big 'OE' in 1995 after several years working in London's Harley Street breast-care clinic. She landed a job with John Harmen at his Newmarket St Marks clinic.
When Dr John announced he was retiring from the breast-care sector and developing the bigger St Marks site into a sprawling world-class mid-rise apartment complex, Shelley and her husband Rod were offered to buy the redundant old villa which had served as a clinic for thousands of women patients.
The Grieves' offer was accepted, and a meticulous relocation plan was drawn up – eventually seeing the 355 square metre villa sliced into five transportable portions which were duly jacked up onto the back of huge flat-deck trucks and hauled some 43 kilometres in the middle of the night to a new home in the Hunua district South of Auckland.
"You could say it was fate that brought me to St Marks in more ways than one," recalls Shelley. "Not only did I get a job at St Marks, but I also ended up buying St Marks to live in. I suppose you could call it the ultimate 'work from home' – or in my case 'work became home'."
Shelley and Rod then spent the ensuing two years bringing the 100-year-old spacious high-stud property back to its former glory…. adding a liberal dose of interior décor sense and style, and converting what were various multiple patient rooms and nurses' stations into an office, library, media room, sun room, and of course the huge array of bedrooms.
"She has 'great bones'…. even if some of those bones were dissected to enable the big move out to the countryside. It's that old cliché though: 'they don't make 'em like this anymore," admits Shelley.
"One of the reasons Rod and I came back to New Zealand from the UK was that we both love the colonial Kiwi style of home with all its kauri floorboards and paneling – something which we lovingly restored in the St Marks villa… along with the opportunity to provide an enviable lifestyle for our family."
However, a dual change in career opportunities has seen the couple relocate down to Palmerston North – placing their 21-room Hunua labour of love up for sale.
The property at 121 Heald Road in Hunua is being sold through a tender process being run by Bayleys Real Estate, with tenders closing on September 13. The reconverted villa is surrounded by some 8,240 square metres of lush grassed fields broken down into smaller fenced paddocks used for gazing pet lambs and chickens.
Bayleys Counties salesperson Denise Jenner said that while the physical relocation of the St Marks villa was complete, the property was a 'blank canvas' for landscaping, tree planting, or for the installation of outdoor living areas, swimming pool and tennis court.


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Why I think MySpace blocked Photobucket April 12, 2007Posted by Daniel Gardner in Business Thoughts, Current Events, Fox, MySpace, Photobucket, TechCrunch.
MySpace are at it again blocking third party content providers, today's victim is Photobucket, specifically targeting there video offering that is heavily used across MySpace for sharing videos.
If Fox were to come out and say they wish to have full control over the video's displayed on MySpace due to issues with policing content, I would totally understand as this directly relates to Fox's other lucrative media properties but the fact that they are directly targeting Photobucket and are leaving others in tact (namely Google's YouTube Videos which are notorious for containing copyrighted content) means that this decision was in relation to something Photobucket has done or is planning to do.
I would say the decision was made because of the latter as Photobucket is currently on the take for an estimated $300 – $400 million, this play may be an attempt by Fox to dilute Photobucket's worth by distributing FUD with relation to the future of there Online Video offering and it's actual value, possibly allowing them to pick up a bargain and expand there media powerhouse.
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This week, year one have been learning about the change of seasons and changes in the weather. I think we can all agree that it has definitely got a little chillier these past few weeks!
After a discussion of what happens to the trees and the weather in Autumn, we decided to get our coats on and head outside to look for signs that Autumn is definitely here!
We found lots of beautifully coloured leaves in shades of red, pink, brown, yellow and red. We even found some conkers!
What a lovely afternoon it has been.


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SystemMen - In the past, people used to refer to Apache as the most popular web server in the world. Many systems in the world are still using Apache. Time later, Nginx was developed and people started using it more than before. This is because it is better at performance and resource saving. Then, what is nginx?
What is nginx?
Nginx, pronounced "engine x". It is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP/UDP proxy server, originally written by Igor Sysoev (from the homepage).
Igor released this software for the first time in 2004, it's free and open source. That allows other developers to improve their code as desired.
In 2011, a company with same name was founded, providing enterprise solutions.. Currently they provide solutions on support, optimization, monitoring …
What advantages does Nginx have?
You know, websites is growing, the number of internet users increase. Apache began to show his weaknesses. Consume resources and can not run well for heavy websites.
It can be said that Nginx was born to solve the problem of Apache. By February 2018, it is running for nearly 26 percent of the busiest sites. It can run very smoothly with limited resources (many of the installation instructions run Nginx with only 512MB of RAM) while Apache or IIS can not do that.
You see, Nginx was originally only used as a proxy, but now, many systems use it as a web server replace Apache.
Summary of some advantages (according to my personal rating):
- High performance, able to run very well for heavy websites.
- Resource saving, the ability to handle multiple requests with only very little hardware.
- Detailed, complete documentation.
- Large user community, fast support. Nowadays there are many blogs, tech websites or forum guides as well as fix bugs.
- There are a lot of support modules for other features and you can use these modules to compile into free versions that still have features like commercial.
OS and features
This web server provides the ability to run on different operating systems, FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS, Windows.
You can view more features at homepage. The plus point for this web server is that the community now uses it very large, supporting you a lot of useful modules.
Like Apache, Nginx now supports the WAF module including Mod Security (in addition, it has another WAF module – Naxsi). This ensures that web servers can run more securely.
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Gregorio Ramon
Gregorio Ramon, 90, passed away May 2, 2018 in Jourdanton, Texas. He was born in Goldfinch, Texas to Pablo and Cruz (Rodriguez) Ramon.
He was preceded in death by his parents Pablo and Cruz Ramon, son Richard Ramon, daughter Carmen Molina Chavez, and 3 grandchildren Rachel, Melinda, and Richard Ramon.
Gregorio is survived by his wife Tomasa Jimenez of Charlotte, Texas; sons Eloy Ramon and wife, Carmen of Charlotte, Texas and Eudaleo Ramon of Charlotte, Texas; and daughter Adelfa Garza and husband, Jose of Houston, Texas. He is also survived by twenty-one grandchildren and forty-seven great-grandchildren
A visitation will be Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the Hurley Funeral Home in Pleasanton, Texas from 2:00 to 9:00 PM with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 PM. A funeral mass will be Monday, May 7, 2018 at 10:00 AM at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Charlotte, Texas. The interment will follow service at the Charlotte Community Cemetery in Charlotte, Texas.
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When I am in New York, I always try to visit the Ailey Building. This time I called one of favorite dancers, Matthew Rushing. It was so nice to sit and watch him in rehearsal dancing!!! They just happened to be rehearsing for "Ailey on Ailey" a special program where members of the company can choreograph on each other. That was a nice treat.
A big thank you to Jamar Roberts for letting me watch his creation!
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If you live in your home as your principal residence, but cannot pay your tax bill, you should still claim your Home Owner Grant. Penalty applies to all taxes, including the grant portion outstanding after the due date of July 4.
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Free food will be provided and there will also be a Fayettechill Giveaway to those in attendance. The meeting is open to all members of the campus community. (A professional Net Impact Chapter has also recently been launched, and the chair will be on the panel. You may join at Net Impact Northwest Arkansas- Professional.)
Net Impact is a global organization promoting sustainability practices and social change on campuses and in the workplace. With more than 100,000 members, Net Impact promotes professional development and networking while emphasizing sustainable habits.
"Net Impact is more than a club," said Meredith Adkins, corporate outreach director for the George W. Edwards Jr. Career Development Center. "It is a global community of emerging leaders who truly care about making a positive impact through their careers."
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Fake Missing People Posts Spread After London Bridge Attack
Retweet-hungry trolls are spreading fake posts about missing people after the London Bridge terror attack. Watch out for these fake tweets.
Micro-blogging site Twitter has been flooded with bogus tweets and pictures over the weekend claiming to show family members desperately looking for loved ones after the London Bridge attack on Saturday.
Seven people were killed and 48 injured after terrorists drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then stabbed revelers in the nearby Borough Market area on June 3rd.
While Londoners took to social media to tell others they were safe, some used the opportunity to create fake posts to harness Retweets and Likes. Pictures of little known YouTube personalities have been used in most cases.
Watch out for the below fake tweets.
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My bro went missing after the #LondonBridge incident I was on the phone with him as it happened let me know if he's safe and RT to find him pic.twitter.com/QIzUWdW4c3
— Whiskers (@LoveYouTrucy) June 3, 2017
Fact: The picture is of Vincent a.k.a Vinny Vinesauce, creator of the gaming YouTube channel Vinesauce.
Fake Tweet 2
My brother was on #LondonBridge and won't answer the calls. I'm so terrified about him. This is him! Please RT ! pic.twitter.com/QuDsju0iMk
— . (@Kvlt0) June 3, 2017
Fact: The picture is of one Devon Sweeney who has a YouTube channel by the same name.
I want you all to myself because I'm selfish you don't need no buddy else. pic.twitter.com/7HnfS7PSrd
— Devon Sweeney (@Devontherealest) June 3, 2017
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My brother was on #LondonBridge and won't call back. I am terrified. I heard tires squealing and screaming!! This is him! Please help!! pic.twitter.com/lc9XQCarjU
— Blink (@PedicalEtho) June 3, 2017
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ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan wrapped touring for 2013 after closing his headline tour over the weekend. The "Dirt Road Diaries Tour," which sold-out all dates in advance, along with the fifth annual eight-city "Farm Tour 2013" shows, saw Luke perform for a total of 1.3 million fans this year.
The "Dirt Road Diaries Tour" was nationally promoted by Live Nation. Cabela's was a tour sponsor while Citi was the official credit card of tour.
Luke will launch a new tour in January, "That's My Kind of Night Tour," with the first leg kicking off on Jan. 16 in Columbus, Ohio at the Schottenstein Center; Bryan will perform 18 shows through March 8. The tour will feature Lee Brice and Cole Swindell.
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1 1/3 cups coconut sugar [2] granules
¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons spring or filtered water
2 teaspoons shelled hempseeds
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup sprouted whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour [3]
1/3 cup semolina flour [4]
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda [5]
Generous pinch sea salt [6]
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1 cup non-dairy, dark chocolate [7] chips
½ cup macadamia nuts [8], coarsely chopped
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1/4 cup unsweetened organic almond or soy milk
1 teaspoon brown rice syrup [9]
2/3 cup non-dairy dark chocolate chips
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Preheat oven to 350o and lightly oil an 8-inch square baking pan.
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Northwest Airlines has announced the suspension of its Seattle-Amsterdam-Bangalore route, before one flight had taken off. The airline cited rising fuel costs as the main reason behind the decision to cancel the daily service that was set to start on October 30. In a statement Northwest said: "As a result of Northwest Airline's recent decision to reduce its level of …Read More »
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Nioh director Fumihiko Yasuda gave a presentation at this week's Game Developers Conference where he gave listeners a peek into the title's development process. He detailed how he and the rest of the development team at Team Ninja approached the development of Nioh and how the game's multiple demos affected its final version.
Yasuda revealed that when the studio restarted the development of Nioh sometime in 2014, he had to re-evaluate and re-determine the game's approach and target audience. The result led to creating an intensely difficult and challenging "masocore" game targeted at hardcore gamers, a direction that played to the strengths of the company.
The studio then decided to take a different approach to the development process by interacting directly with its target audience through the release of multiple demos. Nioh's demos were released throughout the middle and latter parts of its development and gave the studio a way to help them re-affirm the direction the game was taking.
The feedback gained through the demos also gave them insight on the game's target audience as well as helped them determine which portions of the game may need to be changed or improved. Yasuda explained that while they accepted all the feedback given through the demos, they still determined which opinions were to be incorporated, especially when it came to subjective matters.
Yasuda noted that some opinions, like those asking for a simpler game or an open-world game, needed to be rejected as it steered away from the core direction they chose for Nioh. But feedback regarding the more technical aspects of the game such as the its camera movement, the inclusion of tutorial elements, as well as improving overall user performance were easily taken into account.
Yasuda closed by saying that the development of Nioh became a learning experience for the development team as they learned more about their audience and their opinions as well as more about themselves as a studio.
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An updated design put a fresh breath of life into the Penticton Peach Festival float.
Since unveiling the new design in May, the float has captured a handful of awards while visiting other community parades.
"Thank you to the board members and float committee who worked together to come up with the new concept that has been capturing the attention of parade float judges in the communities that we visit. We also have great ambassadors in the Miss Penticton royalty, the board of directors and our host committee that assist in promoting and encouraging people to visit Penticton," said Penticton Peach Festival president Don Kendall.
The float design incorporates the sun rising over Munson Mountain, a paddlewheel at the back in tribute of the S.S. Sicamous, green and blue trim to represent the lakes and agricultural areas and peaches that spring up all around the float.
The renovations were completed over the winter thanks to $30,000 of funding, evenly split between the City of Penticton, Travel Penticton and the Peach Festival Society.
The float, which will cruise in over 20 parades this season, has won the Grand Marshall Award for third place in the 12,000 to 200,000 population category at the Spokane Lilac Festival, the Queens Award at the Marysville, Wash. Strawberry Festival, Directors Award at the New Westminster Hyack Festival and best float at Osoyoos Canada Day Cherry Festival parade.
The float has rolled through the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival, which was televised, in Wenatchee on May 4 and most recently at the Calgary Stampede, also televised, where the float took third place in the community category.
The Penticton Peach Festival takes place Aug. 7 to 11, with the Peters Bros. Grand Parade on Saturday Aug. 10.
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Just got my very first 'yes' from a publisher ever!! The Jacket with Wings will be appearing in the Summer edition of Black Lantern (http://blacklanternpublishing3.blogspot.com/2009/12/jacket-with-wings.html). For that reason, it is no longer available here.
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What a wonderfully adorable first episode for what will no doubt be a fantabulously cute series. It's them thick outlines and absurd designs. I mean, this dog is a potato! How cool is that?! And there's a cucumber bird! I'm already in love. I don't even know what this show is about but seriously. Dogtato. This thing can sprout a generic flower from its tail or even a rose!
My only problem with this episode is that there was an extremely disturbing part where it starts raining and a bunch of frogs come out and say "kero" over and over again. It brings back nightmares from when I played Blue Dragon… Oh that status effect. It's a miracle I was able to tolerate playing Tales of Keroro without fainting. Uh, yeah, enough about video games.
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AWJ Real Estate launched the Rabwa Project in Riyadh, which is one of the largest and most important real estate projects for investment in commercial centres and residential complexes with distinctive planning.
Rabwa project emphasizes the keenness of AWJ Holding to provide quality projects and its commitment to the standards of sustainability and development in line with Vision 2030. It also illustrates the company's endeavour to support the comprehensive development process witnessed by the Kingdom in various fields under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy prime minister and minister of defence.
Rabwa project is a unique example of major projects in Riyadh and the Kingdom. It is strategically located in the heart of the capital Riyadh. It includes a variety of possibilities including commercial of various types and sizes, offices, entertainment, sports and social, as well as residential use, which will comprise the largest part of the project that will reflect the finest and best models of urban planning that positively affects all social, security and personal aspects of the residents of the area. It is modern and boasts all the important government facilities and services that will meet the actual needs and future requirements providing the best quality of life and well-being for the residents and the surrounding communities that spur social and cultural growth.
Rabwa boasts a strategic location close to a large number of ministries, major government offices, hospitals, and universities. It enjoys many relevant power points connected to all sides of the city. The location is surrounded by many vital roads and public transport stations, which will facilitate access to any area of the project in the town, in addition to owning many of the attractions that will do an extraordinary investment opportunity project.
AWJ's keenness to create partnerships with the public sector to develop new entities in the real estate sector and support its business activities in the Kingdom. The company's endeavour to form partnerships with the private sector in developing diversified and sustainable development projects that would support and achieve a set of objectives of Vision 2030, this ambitious vision aimed at upgrading the services provided to citizens and residents in the Kingdom.
AWJ Real Estate would develop the entire project master plan in phases. The first phase, which includes the development of about 2,000 housing units by real estate developers during the upcoming two years, will be a contributing factor in achieving the goals of the housing program.


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Fencing In The Rain by Liten Kanin aka Tory Lin
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Previous Exhibitions at Flower Pepper Gallery:
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- Pandamonium from June 7th to 27th, 2014
- Minuscule from May 3rd to June 6th, 2014
- Of History And Hope from April 5th to May 2nd, 2014
- Handmade Christmas Ornaments Sale from December 3rd to 31st, 2013
Liten Kanin aka Tory Lin is currently living and working in Los Angeles.
Tory Lin was born in Taiwan and was raised in Southern California. She graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in 2012. While in college, she participated in study abroad programs in Berlin and London where she was exposed to the great works of Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon. Her fine art work has been featured in New American Paintings and Blue Press Projects. Tory has also established the illustration brand "Liten Kanin" in 2015 to separate personal and commercial work.
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A walk down the staircase into the basement gallery, Meher Afroz Vahid's debut solo exhibition, Simat kar kis liye nuqta nahin banti zamin, (Tell me why the earth does not compress into one point? Why did the expanded sky seduce the heart? -Meeraji) at Threshold Gallery seems like a walk down the recess of one's mind, one where forgotten memories flow out of the seams when with family or friends, a sense of negotiating a space of belonging, a longing to make sense of the past as one sets out for the future, a constant conflict of trying to make sense of a childhood that is lost as one treads through adulthood.
Agoraphobia - Claustrophobia,Knitting with wool & zari
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Being from a traditional family, the artist draws inspiration heavily from cultural symbols, this is evident in the installation titled "Epitaph" which is an inscription of "Nad-E-Ali", a prayer narrated by the artist's father at bedtime through her childhood on a wax pillow, the artwork can be symbolic of finding comfort in childhood, a sense of security it offers, an escape from the everyday reality of adulthood, this idea of belonging expands to her other installation "Ghar se dur Ghar" which is a well like cement installation with water in which the text inscribed in urdu meaning ghar se dur constantly spurs so that at one point it starts to read out ghar se dur ghar, which constantly challenges the notion of "home", whether to engage with the concept as a physical space or a memory. The concept of home as an entity that can be ever changing as we move out of our childhood homes, to different cities or as finding comfort or home in another person, whether in friends or in a romantic partner.
Epitaph, Dua 'Nad -e- Ali' on pillow Wax and plaster
2x4 ft, 2018
The artworks use the natural manipulation of organic substances to create works that talks about the constant transformations and movements present, the idea of engaging in constant back and forth, the only constant being change and transgressions. The urdu inscriptions of words, Guftagu, Khat, Khamoshi, Waqt, Marna and Miln with brass wires on soap tiles, speak of this change, the artist comments, " All materials I use become signifiers of the body, this wish to constantly be transforming into something else and observing that change, body being together with the mind, the idea of then having multiple selves, the mediums I play with keep transforming, they are constantly in flux. Like the soap tiles I inscribed with brass wires embedded, there are active with each other, that's why the stains, the result now has changed, it has a life of its own."
Installation Soap melting under bulb
Variable, 2018
While the works display an understanding of transformations, change and a sense of moving forward there is an underlying conflict of unlearning as well as the burden of trying to cling on to the past. Vahid's pieces like Zari, a two-piece video installation of the process of weaving and dying of thread, explores the violent nature of everyday acts, the ritualistic everyday existence and the burden of coming to terms with the realisation of cultural learnings that leave imprints on our idea of the self, this can be juxtaposed with her piece "Aj" an inscription of the word meaning today on a cement residue, the artist says that " Everytime the pieces fall out I stick them back together, there is an urge to preserve the past." These two pieces along with her set of six photographs, titled "Aasman" the idea of using a found piece of mirror to capture the sky become emblematic of her exhibition which explores the changing dynamics of finding meaning both culturally and spiritually, tangled in the constant chaos of unlearning cultural rituals while preserving a sense of past, a way of staying grounded to one's roots. The idea of being found merging into the blurring boundaries of transformation and understanding of multiple selves.
Meher Afroz Vahid
Meher is a Mumbai based artist. She did her diploma in sculpture from Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts (2016), Mumbai & MFA from Shiv Nadar University (2018), Delhi. She has done a three-month residency, funded by Future Foundation (2017), Switzerland. Torn between the urge to expand boundaries and the need to gravitate around a concrete and familiar centre, her works present a subtle exploration of a personal, cultural and even spiritual transition.
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CHIREC's Founder-Director Mrs. Ratna Reddy was felicitated with the Icon of the Year 2018 by EducationToday for her immense contribution to the field of education and leading an organization that instills a passion for learning and innovation.
CHIREC's Founder-Director Mrs. Ratna Reddy was felicitated with the Most Inspirational Leader Award by White Page India.
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CHIREC's Founder-Director Mrs. Ratna D. Reddy was one of the three women from India to win the coveted International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge Award for the year 2014.
Ratna Reddy was felicitated for her contribution to education by Andhra Mahila Sabha P. Obul Reddy Public School on Teachers' Day in the year 2015.
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