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Donovan McNabb(notes), as you know, will be playing quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings in 2011. Also, as you probably know, McNabb has been wearing the number five his whole career.
What you might not know, unless you really love punting, is that Vikings punter Chris Kluwe(notes) already wears number five for the Minnesota Vikings.
Is there a deal to be worked out that would get McNabb the No. 5? There is! As it happens, Chris Kluwe is a prolific tweeter, and posted this upon the news of McNabb heading north.
Tripping Icarus is a progressive rock band in Minneapolis. Their bassist is Chris Kluwe.
You can visit their Facebook page here, and listen to some of their songs here. Rolling Stone said "they are to the Minneapolis rock scene what MouseRat is to Pawnee." OK, they didn't say that. I said that.
I admire Kluwe's creativity here. Punters generally don't get a lot of microphones shoved in their faces. If he wanted to be the subject of his own press conference, Chris Kluwe would have to, I don't know, take the snap and literally eat a leather football right there on the field of play. McNabb mentions that he has athlete's foot, and there are reporters camped outside his bathroom window.
I'm ready to name Chris Kluwe the second-best punting number-seller in NFL history. Jeff Feagles(notes) remains at the top of that list, having gotten Eli Manning(notes) to pay for a family vacation to Florida in exchange for the No. 10. He then later sold another number to Plaxico Burress(notes) for ... well, Plaxico may have shafted him on that deal.
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Brave Fencer Musashi
Review by Nemesis
"One of the best Action/RPGS ever."
Well, I just got this game a while ago, and it is the best Action/RPG around (I don't really consider Zelda 64 a Action/RPG). Here are my thoughts on each major category:
GRAPHICS (8 out of 10)-
The graphics on Brave Fencer Musashi, while not breathtaking, do manage to get the job done. The colors are vibrant, and they work well for a game of this type. I think the characters are done very well, and look even better. I love the Japanese style artwork and influences, and they really do give this game character. The only problem with the graphics, while not terribly bad, is the collision detection. Sometimes you'll just sink into a house or something, and it can be annoying.
SOUND (9 out of 10)-
The sound in Brave Fencer Musashi is spectactular. The sound effects ar wonderfully done, and are crystal clear. The voice acting, while kind of annoying, is done well, and is annoying purposely, not on accident. But what really makes the sound stand out is the wonderful music. It's definatly Square quality music, and sets the tone of the game beatifully. I just bought the soundtrack because it's so good. The music is the type that stays in your head for days, and you don't want it to stop.
GAMEPLAY (9 out of 10)-
The gameplay of Musashi is solid as a rock. All of the RPG elements are done great, and the multiple abilities give the game some depth, as well as variety. All of the bonus things and mini-games that are in the game just make a great game better. Outstanding.
CONTROL (8 out of 10)-
Controlling Musashi is downright easy. Using Lumina and Fusion is simple, and attacking ememies is even easier. The analog control is smooth and precise, and adds more simplicity to this game. The only trouble is with some ledges, where you might accidently fall off of, because the analog is so precise.
Buy/Rent- Buy.
OVERALL SCORE: 9 out of 10
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I get a lot of requests for Face to Face training, often in situations where we already have an online course. Sometimes it is because a department or school wants it fast and all at once, but most often it is because of a comfort level they get having someone to answer their questions as they think of them. This is all well and good, but in today's economy our district is pushing more and more to have training online. Most courses are asynchronous, taking away that personal contact that you get in the face to face classroom.
So, I am running an experiment the next couple months. I am meeting with my participants face to face, but online. The course will be training the use of Adobe Connect Professional. All delivery will be done using Adobe Connect Professional. This will immerse the participants in the product they are learning and remove the need for travel for both the participants and the instructor. My curiosity is whether online face to face will meet that personal need of participants that typically want to be in the same room as the instructor.
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This colorized flyover movie from NASA's Cassini mission shows the two largest seas and nearby lakes on Saturn's moon Titan as seen in radar. Titan is the only world in our solar system other than Earth that has stable liquid on its surface. The liquid in Titan's lakes and seas is mostly methane and ethane.
The flight path starts at Titan's largest sea, Kraken Mare (about 680 miles or 1,100 kilometers long), and passes over the second largest sea, Ligeia Mare. Titan seas are named after sea monsters in world mythology. Then, there is an area with no topographical data and the flight path crosses an area with smaller lakes.
Lakes in this area are about 30 miles (50 kilometers) across or less.
Data for the movie was obtained by Cassini's radar instrument from 2004 to 2013. Heights of features were exaggerated 10 times. In this color scheme, liquids appear blue and black. Land areas appear yellow to white. A haze was added to simulate the Titan atmosphere.
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Reading, PA, October 27, 2014 — Head of Innovation at Ambius, Kenneth Freeman, published an article for Green Lodging News about the 'Green' versus 'Lean' design debate in modern-day workplaces. Freeman cites a new study that was recently published in the American Psychological Association's Journal of Experimental Psychology which demonstrated that plants in an office can increase employee productivity by as much as 15%.


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SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Astronaut James Lovell, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, will launch a lecture series at Southwsest Texas State University designed to look toward the future while commemorating the university's 100-year history.
Lovell will speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Evans Auditorium on the SWT campus. The free lecture is titled A Successful Failure: The Flight of Apollo 13.
Lovell's address will be the keynote lecture in the first of SWT's Chautauqua Series being held this spring on the university's campus. The four-part lecture series is part of the university's Centennial Celebration.
It is named for the Chautauqua movement popular in the late 1800s. Chautauquas featured lectures, literary readings, concerts and other educational activities aimed at stimulating discussion among a local population. SWT's landmark building, Old Main, is built on Chautauqua Hill, the site of many San Marcos Chautauquas before the university was founded in 1899.
Lovell will be the keynoter among four lecturers speaking at SWT Feb. 18 on the general topic The Future of the Planet. Other speakers that day will include:
Lovell has traveled farther than any other living astronaut, logging more than 600 hours and 7 million miles flying through space. Lovell's most famous space flight was as commander of Apollo 13, popularized by the movie of the same name starring Tom Hanks as Lovell.
The craft was enroute to a lunar landing in 1970 when oxygen tanks exploded, threatening the lives of Lovell and his crew, and forcing their early return to Earth.
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Volume % Change: 214% >>5 Stocks Set to Soar on Bullish Earnings From a technical perspective, HSNI bounced modestly higher here right off some near-term support at $50.03 with above-average volume. This stock has been downtrending badly for the last two months, with shares plunging lower form its high of $64.41 to its recent low of $50.03. During that move, shares of HSNI have been consistently making lower highs and lower lows, which is bearish technical price action. That said, shares of HSNI have now entered oversold territory, since its current relative strength index reading is 27.8. Oversold can always get more oversold, but it's also an area where a stock can rebound sharply higher from. Traders should now look for long-biased trades in HSNI as long as it's trending above that recent low of $50.03 and then once it sustains a move or close above Wednesday's high of $51.21 with volume that hits near or above 200,651 shares. If we get that move soon, then HSNI will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $54 to $56.


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From the Editor: Summer is for making memories
Summer reminds me of snowglobes.
Every summer for the bulk of my childhood, my mom, my sister and I would take three weeks, hop in the family's bright red Jeep Cherokee and travel to a new place. Our adventures took us all over the United States and Baja California — from Mount Rushmore to Cabo San Lucas — hitting up every campground or Motel 6 in between.
Every city we would stop in, my mom would allot my sister and I one souvenir each. My sister always gravitated immediately toward the large barrels filled with multi-colored stones, which she'd pour into a tiny velvet bag and add to her ever growing stash once we finally returned home.
I chose snowglobes.
While some have perished over the years, I still have a few hidden in the depths of my closet. They are funny reminders of the fascinating, diverse places I was able to see and experience without ever leaving the country. Even moreso, they are evidence of the best summers of my life, spent with my family on the open road — although if you'd asked me then, I would've despised sweating through 120-degree weather in Mulege, Mexico with the Jeep's broken air conditioner, or sharing itchy motel sheets with my older sister.
The summer months are upon us, so the Surfside News would love to know about some of your vacation traditions. What are your road-trip tales or Malibu traditions?
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Empress Njama has revealed the secret behind her big butt as she denied rumours and speculations suggesting she had undergone some sort of artificial modification to enhance her backside.
The actress in a chat with Punch said: "I did not enhance my buttocks. I have always had big buttocks."
She however noted that she had to reduce the mass behind her because of her fashion preference as she said: "Whoever says I tampered with my bottom is a learner. I actually reduced my buttocks because I used to like to wear a particular design and size. As a result, I had to lose weight to fit into it.
"My bottom reduced when I lost some weight. I'm not against people enhancing their bodies. They have their reasons for doing so but I would rather go to the gym than go under the knife because the after-effect of surgery is worse than going to the gym."
She continued: "If you really want to enhance your body, you can exercise and get the natural enhancement."
Speaking on marriage, Empress Njama said: "Before my brother, John, got married, nobody told him he was next. It just came. So basically, there's nothing to suggest that I am not next on the marriage list. Marriage is something that happens naturally, so it will happen naturally for me. I can't clone a husband, so I can't go on and on about what qualities he must possess. I'm not an artist that will draw the kind of man I want because what you deserve might not be what you'll get. When I pray, I tell God to let His will be done."
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In 1962, hip, affluent Canadians, eager to catch the fresh new sounds of the Fab Four from Liverpool, were buying hi-fi systems with turntables tucked into old English-style furniture.
One stereo maker, a brash young Hungarian immigrant named Peter Munk, placed an ad in the first issue of The Globe and Mail's Report on Business, showing components fitting neatly into "an Elizabethan refectory table."
It was a pitch aimed at the anglophile tastes of many business readers, who still saw Canada as an Atlantic nation, with its commercial life centred on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.
Fifty years later, it is a vastly different Canada – as we strive to be a Pacific power, to build relationships with China and wrestle with the challenge of laying a pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the B.C. coast.
Report on Business has chronicled this westward march, from Montreal's waning years as the dominant financial hub, to Toronto's emergence as the northern apex of a continental economy – and now to Calgary and Vancouver as gateways to a surging Asia.
That geographical shift is the symptom of a deeper tension – between a powerful resources economy, now dominated by western energy, and a vital but vulnerable manufacturing sector, based largely in the East. And while we built national champions in mining and oil, we have failed tragically to create and keep a powerhouse in high technology.
All of this drama has been played out over the decades by a rich (in character and finances) cast of players, from bankers and swindlers, to manufacturers and energy tycoons – but the most colourful of all may be that same Peter Munk, whose 50-year odyssey parallels Canada's economic history.
As a Toronto manufacturer of consumer electronics, he crashed and burned in the late 1960s, a casualty of his own mismanagement and Canada's unforgiving treatment of innovation. After a successful foray into real estate, he built a global leader, Barrick Gold , now the largest gold miner in the world and the fifth-largest company on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He has emerged, at 84, as an elder statesman with a classic Canadian résumé: He made his biggest mark by digging stuff out of the ground.
Today, more than half of Barrick's operations are in the Asia-Pacific region and South America – and yet, in Mr. Munk's formative years, Canadian titans, and titan wannabes, were unabashedly Eurocentric.
In the Report on Business of 1962, it was still the goal of any rising plutocrat to be a British lord or to consort with lords – and this was even before Conrad Black. Conglomerate-builder E.P. Taylor announced he would make big moves in Britain, and Anglo-Canadian grocer Garfield Weston was eyeing opportunity in rebuilding Germany.
Yet the big economic story that year was just how tenuous this link with Europe would become. The idea of a united Europe was in ascendance, not in decline, as today. With Britain trying to join the European Common Market – it would take another decade – and the dawn of a Common Agricultural Policy, Canadian exporters were feeling abandoned.
The Atlantic era of Canadian business was grinding to a close, and the U.S. relationship, always strong and often contentious, had become even more critical. In a world splintering into economic blocs, the country realized where its future lay – and in 1965 forged a groundbreaking free-trade pact in autos and auto parts with our southern neighbour. The Atlantic country was now resolutely North American.
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Canadians are easily distracted by resource booms, and one of the hottest erupted in the Timmins region of Northern Ontario in the early 1960s. The Texas Gulf Sulphur strike of copper, zinc and silver dominated the pages of the new ROB. At the peak of speculative mania in 1964, the Toronto Stock Exchange saw a record 28.7 million shares change hands in a day – while in 2012 a normal trading day might see volumes of 400 million shares.
When Canadians find stuff in the ground, they take leave of their senses, unleashing contagions of get-rich-quick thinking. Texas Gulf's strike led to the Windfall affair, named for a company controlled by mining legend Viola MacMillan, who shockingly went to jail for stock manipulation.Report Typo/Error
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Chairman game
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Conjunto de classes em namespaces php, para tarefas uteis e muito utilizadas, porem que levam tempo sempre que se inicia um novo projeto, estas classes tem a funcao de trabalhar dinamicamente, para oferecer maior facilidade e rapidez.
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About two-thirds of Australian companies with business interests in Japan see potential for increased sales despite the overall slow economic growth and modest progress in bilateral free trade negotiations.
And about a third of those companies think the business environment has become easier in recent years while about two-thirds say it has not changed significantly.
The findings are in the first comprehensive survey of the bilateral business environment for a decade which comes when the change of government in Japan has sparked new hopes for a broad free-trade deal.
But while the survey found that the respondents were optimistic about the benefits of an FTA, only about 6 per cent thought it would have a significant impact on their own business, underlining the dominance of the long-standing resources trade in the overall business relationship.
The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research for the Australia-Japan Foundation conducted the survey of almost 900 companies. It was undertaken last year when Japanese investment in Australia increased sharply and there had been a government-business push to broaden the relationship beyond the resources sector.
The authors found: "The overall optimism in this survey provides a strong foundation for sustaining a favourable business climate between the two countries in coming years."
While Japan has a reputation as a difficult foreign market to enter, companies that said it was now easier nominated globalisation, company specific factors and technological developments as the reason the climate had improved. Those that saw the outlook as more difficult overwhelmingly nominated the state of the Japanese economy as the main reason.
Those that saw more market potential nominated Japan's overall economic size, the suitability of Australian products, strong networks in Japan and the quality of Japanese products as reasons for optimism.
While only 21 per cent of respondents thought that Japan was difficult to access, almost 60 per cent thought that Japanese companies were too bureaucratic.
After the recent diversification and growth in Japanese investment in Australia, the survey found a strong thirst here for more inward investment but less interest among Australian companies in investing in Japan.
Utility, agriculture and financial services firms saw themselves as potential targets of Japanese investment, while surprisingly few companies in the mining and health sector saw themselves as investment targets.
Mostly, only services companies were interested in investment in Japan, underlining the focus on services in the FTA talks and the way the number of companies in services trade has doubled in the past decade.
In a speech launching the report on Friday, the parliamentary secretary for trade,
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By Mary Ann McQueen
After considerable study, the administration at Marymount High School determined that less frequent but longer instructional "blocks" would be a boon for student learning and stress reduction.
Last year, Marymount adopted a new class schedule of three or four instructional periods that each lasted 75 minutes.
The extra time students have between class meetings provides them with more time to prepare for each learning session. Teachers, as well, have more time to prepare for each class and provide a more in-depth lesson.
Students are well prepared for class because they have more time to prepare. Their work is returned promptly because teachers have more time between class meetings to grade their work and to meet with students should they need help or clarification. Students seem to retain more, as well, because longer class sessions allow teachers to imbed the material in a variety of ways, including group work and collaboration.
Both instructors and students benefit from having time built into the school day to prepare for future lessons. For instructors, the new schedule is like a dream come true. The atmosphere is more relaxed because the time is organized and configured differently.
The decisions that were made regarding the schedule were bold, educationally sound and have "netted" great results. Last year Marymount was identified as an Apple Exemplary School because of its effective use of technology in the classroom coupled with the school's "1 to 1" laptop program.
Both students and teachers contend that "the longer instructional sessions provide the time that is needed to use technology effectively in order to enhance the classroom experience."
Mary Ann McQueen teaches social studies at Marymount High School. She holds a BA from Santa Clara University and an MA from Loyola Marymount University. She has been teaching since 1983 and joined the Marymount family in 1989.


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FOLLOWING the huge success of her previous charity Zumbathons, Bowdon Zumba instructor Jo Gordon is pulling out all the stops to host another event - this time in aid of the Tic Tok Ovarian Cancer charity, which is raising funds for Manchester University Research for Ovarian Cancer.
The event will take place on October 28 from 2pm at the Longfield Suite in Prestwich.
Jo said: "This event is very close to my heart. Not only have I lost one of my best friends, Jackie Franks, to ovarian cancer but two people extremely close to me are currently going through treatment. I'm delighted that all profits raised from the event are going straight into research to combat this dreadful disease."
Jo's aunt, Maralyn Cohen, is a senior committee member of Tic Tok Ovarian Cancer and is receiving treatment herself.
She said "We can't wait to hold our first event. I know first-hand how crucial it is to raise funds for research into ovarian cancer, and to have my niece Jo hosting it is amazing!"
Roz Carlick, a family friend and chairwoman of the charity, is also currently battling ovarian cancer. She said: "Since my diagnosis two years ago, I've become painfully aware how vital it is that all women are informed about this disease, particularly as more people actually die from it than breast cancer. Everyone who supports this Zumbathon will be doing their bit to spread the word so that somebody's mother, daughter or sister could be saved."
Jo will be joined by fellow instructors Jess Stone, Mark Gill and Hayley Shatliff Smith. Helping to get Zumba-goers into the mood will be the St Mary's Youth Samba Drummers from Prestwich.
Admission is £10 and all ages are welcome. Tickets are purchased at the door and information on Zumba can be found on www.zumbacheshire.co.uk or www.zumba.com


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HOUSTON - Local 2's Rachel McNeill is packed and ready for her three-week long trip to Sochi, Russia for the Winter Olympics.
With temperatures expected in the 40s and 50s during the day, packing for the winter weather was key, Rachel said, and included lots of layers -- everything from blankets, to jackets, to earmuffs.
Also on the list of go-to Sochi garb: ski pants.
Rachel said she hopes to hit the slopes at some point during her trip.
"I'm hoping I'll be able to make it out on the slopes a couple of days and do some skiing," Rachel said.
Rachel admitted she's also relying on body warmers to help her adjust to life in Sochi.
"I am a Houstonian and a Jamaican," said Rachel. "I'm not ready for the cold. This stuff [body warmers] really works. Trust me."
But perhaps her main winter weather accessory will be hats.
"I am bringing 20 hats and headgear to Sochi," Rachel declared. "So thankfully, my boss shared with me her box of hats. She's got this great stuff brought in from Detroit, so I'm going to have lots of cute things and lots of different looks."
Why the overabundance of hats?
"You've got to keep your head warm, that's what everyone says, right?" Rachel asked.
Rachel's journey to Sochi begins February 1. She'll provide daily updates in live reports throughout the Winter Games on KPRC Local 2.
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Now if you'll excuse me I gotta go make sure dinner gets started because the kitchen shuts down during the games here! Laters!!!
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Article on Gov. Brown and gun laws
Just read this and thought I would pass it on. I would like to hear your opinions too.
If this is in the wrong place please move . Thanks
The author is not pro-gun and says Brown has common sense. What a load of BS and a thinly veiled call for gun control.
Once again we have a writer who has addressed an issue by concentrating on one side of the issue. He mentions the 18 bills, but does not touch on any relevance of any of those bills to stopping the next mass shooting, or the next LA Gang Bang Party! No mention that fact that most of the gun fatalities in the US are suicides. Suicides are sad, but hardly a crime, except against oneself. No mention of the fact that most law abiding gun owners would be affected, without affecting one criminal. It is the same old tired rhetoric.
As I say to one of my gun grabbing liberal friends who owns and drives a Porsche. "Why do you need a car that will go over the posted speed limit of 70 MPH?" It starts another argument every time.
I can see where you're going with your question, I'm curious of his answer to the above question
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A Couple Gets Married In A Hospital
Yesterday, I read Wendy's post on how to get your wedding announcement in The New York Times and followed a link to Offbeat Bride, where brides who think outside the box showcase their unique weddings. But far and away the most special, and moving, wedding I saw was that of Rebekah, a designer and "wannabe entomologist," and Shayne, a computer programmer. Their wedding took place last November in Manhattan's Beth Israel Hospital a week after Shayne was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. There wasn't much time to plan for the ceremony, and Shayne was a patient in the hospital, so it was up to Rebekah to put the wedding together. The bride wore a ruffled white top, and they both wore jeans and matching gray Converse sneakers with pink laces, which they got because they thought they wouldn't be able to get wedding rings in time (they ended up buying rings at a small jewelry store across the street).
Instead of the bride taking the groom's last name, they "intertwined the first two letters of [her] last name (Meek) and the last two of his (O'Neill) to come up with Miel." Miel means "honey" in French and Spanish, and the couple already had matching honeybee tattoos, so it fit. They high-fived at the altar. Afterward, Rebekah realized, "We were now a team, which meant we could get through anything." They hadn't planned on getting married until marriage was legal for all, but getting married gave Rebekah access to Shayne's medical records and ensured they would have continuous health coverage.
Looking through their sweet and quirky wedding slide show, I noticed that the bride, who was wearing a sleeveless top, hadn't shaved her armpits for the ceremony. I pointed this out to a coworker, who responded, "Gross!" But I think finding someone who'll marry you, regardless of how shaved you are or aren't, or, you know, if you're sick in the hospital, is pretty awesome.


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Heals Malmesbury has launched a series of fundraising events through May in support of community projects and national charities.
Events include a music quiz and curry night at The Horseguards, Brokenborough, at 6pm on May 8.
A cabaret/karaoke night with fancy dress will be held at The Kings Arms, High Street, at 7.30pm on May 16.
Grease will be shown as part of a fancy dress film night at the town hall on May 30 at 7.15pm. Tickets cost £6.
A dance-a-thon has been organised for May 31 from noon-5.30pm at the town hall.
Money raised by the events will go to Heals Malmesbury, Swan Advocacy, Macmillan Cancer Support Call (01666) 822202 or 07903 871140 to register, or email heals@email@example.com


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There have been many changes to the Washington College GIS lab over the past few months. We have begun work on numerous new and exciting projects, grown our workforce (both interns and staff), and even renovated the lab. One of the newest additions to the GIS program is the addition of a Music Production team. Richard Grouser III and Samuel Stuhler are the first employees of the lab's new team. Stuhler, a junior here at WC, is a business major and music minor. Grouser is just the opposite; he is a sophomore majoring in music with a minor in business. Their first assignment in the lab was to work on creating theme music for the Pluckemin Project. You can check out what the composed by following the link posted below.
The Pluckemin Project requires a lot of work from different teams throughout the Lab. This project involves creating a 3D recreation of the first military cantonment in America, which is now destroyed. Everyone working on the project is collaborating to create a high quality video of the area with rendered scenes, narration, and information to present to the Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House and Museum. Both Stuhler and Grouser have been working as a creative team during their time at the lab so far, but for this project Grouser gives Stuhler the credit. "Sam did all of the composing himself", says Grouser, "I made a few contributions to overall concepts". They are currently in the process of composing more music for different scenes, credits, and more as part of the Pluckemin Project.
With the help of new technology that the lab has provided, Stuhler and Grouser will have the opportunity to create music with just the two of them and a computer. Using a program called Ableton Live they are able to create the wonderful music that the Lab will use in videos and other various projects. Stuhler noted that "Ableton provides hundreds or samples and recording capabilities that allow us to compose music that would normally require a whole band."
Their newest project is called the Sandbox Gallery Project. This project is in conjunction with Washington College's Kohl Art Gallery, located on campus is the Gibson Center for the Arts. The goal is to have music for all the different exhibits that come through the Kohl Art Gallery. Grouser is excited about this project, commenting "it is one thing to have original background music playing for the gallery but the idea for this project is to "Location Aware" music. This means as you walk around the gallery the music changes depending on where you are in the exhibit. It's an incredible concept that has been done before, but rarely has it been well executed."
Both Grouser and Stuhler commented that they have really enjoyed working in the GIS Lab so far this semester. Grouser says that the best part about working at the Lab is the range of projects that they have the opportunity to be a part of. "Each project is entirely different and presents a completely new set of challenges as a composer and songwriter. No two pieces are ever going to sound the same coming out of the GIS Lab. Some of the music projects that the lab wants to do are pushing the boundaries a little bit as far as music application is concerned. Some of the projects have hardly been done before, even on a professional level." Stuhler agrees, saying that his favorite part about working for the lab is "the open ended projects, we are encouraged to work on projects that interest us and be creative in our work, the constraints are very minor on our work."
Stuhler stated, "I am very excited to be a part of the music production team and even more excited to contribute to the great work that the entire GIS team creates." The goal and purpose of the Music Production Team is to compose music to accompany the work that the GIS Lab produces. In their short time here at the lab they have already completed one project they were assigned to, and throughout their time here they hope to complete many more.


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HTC Sensation Z710t for China Mobile uses ST-Ericsson's dual-core NovaThor chipset, Qualcomm weeps
It seems that the company finally managed to score a big brand name in smartphones to put its new chipset in a flagship device, albeit bound for the Chinese market. China Mobile uses its homebrew TD-SCDMA standard, and ST-Ericsson has come to the rescue with its 1GHz dual-core NovaThor A9500 platform, which comes with the usual goodies like 3D capabilities, Full HD capture and playback, advanced browsing and so on.
The HTC Sensation Z710t is probably the first brand name flagship smartphone to use an ST-Ericsson SoC, and it shares the same specs with the HTC Sensation 4G, but for the chipset, of course. We'd love to see some benchmarks and battery life numbers from this newcomer to gauge the performance.
This has probably been a China-specific collaboration between the two companies, because of the TD-SCDMA radio. We doubt that HTC will look for alternatives to Qualcomm, which is its minority shareholder to boot.
source: ST-Ericsson via Reuters
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1. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
bbye snapdragon!!! wooooo
2. XiphiasGladius (Posts: 813; Member since: 21 Aug 2011)
I wonder if this chipset will be used for the next gen SE phones next year. . . I'm so interested with this chipsets performance though, nice catchy chipset name by the way. . .
7. Phullofphil (Posts: 805; Member since: 10 Feb 2009)
What's wrong with snapdragon there pretty good chips. Not the best but better than nvidia I think. Da sings chips are the fastest chips out there I do believ and it's too bad they do not support LTE
3. som (Posts: 768; Member since: 10 Nov 2009)
ST-Ericsson no more Sony-Ericsson??
4. Phullofphil (Posts: 805; Member since: 10 Feb 2009)
Different partnership. I think Sri son is the same Sri son that's partnered with Sony though. What's weird is does any body know if the xperia phones or other Sony ericson phones use that chipset. And the other thing is what's or who is the st part of that partnership. I guess I could google it be right back
5. Phullofphil (Posts: 805; Member since: 10 Feb 2009)
That is the other partner. I tried to put a link from the wiki article but I guess it had some banned words in in the link. Which I don't understand but what ever.
6. deepak verma (unregistered)
its the first time that st ericsson launched its mobile platform. none of sony phone has this mobile platform. it is a very good processor with great battery backup
8. Lawrence (unregistered)
NovaThor chips have Mali-400 graphics, same as Samsung Exynos!
ST-Ericsson has only made very low-end chips before.
9. maniacks (unregistered)
ST-ERICSSON's Novathor ... wow...They have the best power management solutions...
Finally we can have android fones with goood bakups... yaay \m/
10. TelecomGuru (unregistered)
Just to clarify for those that do not know. ST-Ericsson is a joint venture between ST-Microelectronics and Ericsson Mobile Platforms (EMP). Sony Ericsson, naturally, was a joint venture Between Sony/Ericsson which took the handset business, EMP produced chipsets which went into several manufacturers devices. Until 3years ago, EMP was the only supplier to Sony Ericsson and provided a complete platform with access and application processor. Sony Ericsson moved to Qualcomm to provide better application processor capabilities ST had its own line of Nomdik application processors and so a merger of access modem vs application processors was a nice fit and hence the now NovaThor range was born. To state either company individually made "low-end" chips is somewhat absurd. I assume the majority of comments are solely based on the application side of the 'phone'?
11. deepak verma (unregistered)
i agree with you. In this phone both the modem and application processor are of st ericsson. HTC like this processor very much thats why they replaced the qualcomm's processor. If this st ericsson processor get a good response in china then htc might launch it worldwide.
13. RJ (unregistered)
Nice to see a true competitor to Qualcomm (integrated Modem + Application processor) being part of a flagship smartphone!
I'm sure we'll see more of NovaThor in worldwide Android phones!


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CLERMONT-FERRAND, France – December 12, 2013 – A jump in graphics used to mean more effort for game artists; now it'll just be a better showcase for their skills. Introducing Allegorithmic's Substance Painter - a patented, next-gen painting application that accurately replicates the look of age, decay and fractures virtually via a new particle-based painting system.
"When artists saw our prototype, they were shocked," said Dr. Sébastien Deguy, Founder and CEO of Allegorithmic. "Nothing is more important to game and 3D artists than making an object or environment look real; now a professional look is available in seconds."
Substance Painter's multi-channel particle brushes follow physical laws and come with presets that mimic aging processes like decay, cracks, dust accumulation and stains. Next-gen quality details are easily achievable through controls that naturally follow the artist's hand movements.
"The feedback we are getting is off the charts," added Deguy. "We usually don't like to say groundbreaking, but there's no other word for it."
The beta version of Substance Painter is available upon request on both the Mac OSX and PC platforms. During the open beta (planned for January 2014), special pre-purchasing discounts will apply. For more information, please visit www.allegorithmic.com.
Founded in 2003 and based in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Allegorithmic is a leader in the 3D content production industries with clients including Turn 10, Arkane Studios, Electronic Arts, NCSoft, Tencent, Autodesk, NVIDIA and Intel. The company specializes in creating advanced authoring software and middleware that is designed to simplify the process of creating and distributing high-quality textures for next-generation content developers. The company's flagship product range is Substance. For more information on Allegorithmic and its products, please visit www.allegorithmic.com.
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YAZ, Oral Contraceptive Registration in China
This study has been completed.
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First received: January 5, 2009
Last updated: January 27, 2013
Last verified: January 2013
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness in terms of prevention of pregnancy and safety of the oral contraceptive YAZ in healthy Chinese women.
|Drug: YAZ (SH T00186, BAY86-5300)
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter, Open-label, Single-arm Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of the Oral Contraceptive YAZ (20 μg Ethinylestradiol, 3 mg Drospirenone) for 13 Cycles in 670 Healthy Chinese Female Volunteers.
Further study details as provided by Bayer:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The primary efficacy variable is the number of unintended pregnancies as measured by the Pearl Index (PI) during 13 cycles of treatment. [ Time Frame: 13 cycles (1 cycle= 28 days) ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Bleeding pattern indices [ Time Frame: 13 cycles ]
- Cycle control parameters [ Time Frame: 13 cycles ]
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: Whole study period ]
- Laboratory tests [ Time Frame: Whole study period ]
|Study Start Date:
|December 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Arm 1
Drug: YAZ (SH T00186, BAY86-5300)
20ug ethinylestradiol, 3mg drospirenone, tablet, orally, opd
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy women between 18 and 45 requesting oral contraception.
- Smokers may not exceed 30 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The use of steroidal oral contraceptives , or any drug that could alter oral contraception metabolism will be prohibited during the study.
- Pregnancy, lactation (less than 3 menstrual cycles since delivery, abortion or lactation before start of treatment)
- Menstrual disorders suspicious of ovarian failure (e.g. oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, hypomenorrhea
- Any disease or condition that may worsen under hormonal treatment
- Other contraceptive methods such as sterilization or IUD/IUS
- Substantial overweight (BMI > 30 kg/m2).
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00819312
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|Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510120
|Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
|China, Hubei
|Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430022
|China, Jiangsu
|Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210006
|Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210009
|Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, 225001
|China, Liaoning
|Shenyang, Liaoning, China, 110004
|China, Shandong
|Jinan, Shandong, China
|China, Shanxi
|Xi An, Shanxi, China, 710032
|China, Sichuan
|Chengdu, Sichuan, China
|Beijing, China, 100034
|Beijing, China, 100044
|Chongqing, China, 400010
|Chongqing, China
|Shanghai, China, 200011
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Township Leasing on Indigenous Land
The Australian Government is committed to pursuing land reform for townships on Indigenous land in a manner that respects cultural links to land and traditional land holding systems, and delivers a system of improved housing, infrastructure and service delivery. Land reform will also ensure a solid basis is established for future economic development, private investment and home ownership.
Why land tenure reform?
In the past, government and non-government organisations have invested in fixed assets on Indigenous owned land without routinely securing tenure over these assets. Any construction on Indigenous land has belonged to the land owners, regardless of the funding source. Governments in particular have continued to build and use funded assets, relying on permissive occupancy for access to and control of assets.
Through the National Partnership Agreements on Remote Indigenous Housing and Remote Service Delivery the Australian, State and Territory Governments have committed to the policy of ensuring that secure land tenure arrangements are in place before any major investment in fixed assets, such as housing or infrastructure, is made on Indigenous-held land. Township leasing in the Northern Territory In the Northern Territory, there are a number of options for securing government investment, including housing precinct leases that have been used to secure government investment in social housing. Communities with these leases are also encouraged to take up the option of a whole-of-township lease, which offers a holistic approach to land-tenure reform.
Approximately half of the land in the Northern Territory is Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (ALRA). ALRA land is communally held and inalienable – it cannot be sold, transferred or subdivided.
Whole-of-township leases reform the way that Aboriginal land can be used. A township lease allows for the creation of individual and transferable interests in the land (through subleases), leaving the underlying ownership intact and paving the way for economic development and home ownership.
Township leases negotiated to date
There are township leases in place over Nguiu in the Tiwi Islands (99 years), and Angurugu, Umbakumba and Milyakburra in the Groote Eylandt region (effectively 80 years).
Fact sheets
The following factsheets are designed to provide further information for individuals and communities about the purpose and operation of township leasing in the Northern Territory.
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ITASCA, IL--(Marketwire - May 18, 2011) - AtCor Medical Holdings Limited (ASX: ACG), the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor® system which measures central blood pressures and arterial stiffness non-invasively, today announced that a study(1) published in the American Heart Association's journal, Hypertension, showed that selectively lowering central blood pressure led to a significant reduction in left ventricular mass -- effectively a reversal of cardiac damage in high blood pressure patients.
Using AtCor Medical's SphygmoCor® technology, the study compared the effects of a year of treatment using nebivolol, a vasodilating beta blocker, with metoprolol, a non-vasoactive beta blocker, in hypertensive patients. Patients were placed randomly into two groups receiving either nebivolol or metoprolol, and both brachial (measurement taken at the arm) and central blood pressure measurements were recorded.
While both groups showed a similar reduction in brachial blood pressure after one year, only nebivolol lowered central blood pressure.
Also, only the nebivolol group showed significant reduction in left ventricular mass indices. This was significantly correlated with the decrease in central pressure. In the metoprolol group, left ventricular mass indices and central blood pressure were unchanged.
As reductions in brachial pressure were similar in both groups, central pressure measurement was key to identifying the positive effects of treatment with nebivolol.
The study authors stated, "It has been demonstrated previously that, compared with brachial BP (blood pressure), central BP is a stronger determinant for left ventricular hypertrophy. Recent data from the Strong Heart Study also indicate that, in terms of reduction in left ventricular hypertrophy, it is more important to target central systolic than brachial BP."
The new study showed also that brachial blood pressure measurement fails to identify reductions in risk shown by central pressure measurement.
Duncan Ross, President and CEO of AtCor Medical said: "This study is an important endorsement of the need to measure and manage central pressure. Current standard of care is simply inadequate, given the availability of a noninvasive, low cost technology that provides comprehensive data on central blood pressure -- SphygmoCor. The study further highlights the need to use central pressures to identify patients at risk of cardiovascular disease and manage their care."
"Earlier studies have shown that drugs affect central and brachial pressure differently," Ross continued. "This study shows that if elevated central pressure can be detected and lowered, damage to the heart can be reversed. Noninvasive central blood pressure monitoring, measuring the pressures the heart, brain and kidneys actually experience, will play an increasingly important role in diagnosis and treatment."
About AtCor Medical
AtCor Medical develops and markets products for the early detection of cardiovascular risk and management of cardiovascular disease. Its technology allows researchers and clinicians to measure central blood pressure non-invasively. The company's SphygmoCor® system visibly identifies the effects of reflected blood pressure in the central aortic pressure wave, effects which cannot be detected with standard blood pressure monitoring. More than 2,500 SphygmoCor® systems are currently in use worldwide at major medical institutions, physicians' practices, research institutions and in clinical trials with leading pharmaceutical companies. The company's technology has been featured in over 500 peer-reviewed studies published in leading medical journals. AtCor has operations in Australia, the United States, and Europe. For further information, please visit our web site at www.atcormedical.com
(1) Kampus et al. Differential Effects of Nebivolol and Metoprolol on Central Aortic Pressure and Left Ventricular Wall Thickness, Hypertension, 2011;57


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Growth investing has changed a lot since I started in the 80s, especially in terms of which sectors are driving earnings and revenue growth. Back then, one of the core parts of any growth investors' portfolio included fast-growing biotech and drug stocks, such as Genentech (DNA) or Amgen (AMGN) that were consistently provided yearly revenue and earnings growth of over 20%. Now this sector seems to be lacking of these sorts of profitable, fast-growing opportunities.
It seems there are only two sorts of stocks in these sectors. On one end you have the huge drug firms, Including Pfizer (PFE) and Eli Lilly (LLY), whose blockbuster drugs are losing patent protection leaving their pipelines somewhat bare. Plus, they are engaged in myriad restricting efforts. They only attract value and dividend investors drawn to their low valuations and high dividends. On the other end of the spectrum is a surfeit of small biotech stocks that have some interesting drugs in phase trials, but are burning through cash and whose profits, if any, are far out in the future. These stocks are bought by speculative players who are hoping to hit home runs and willing to have plenty of strikeouts along the way.
Although much harder to find, profitable firms with explosive revenue growth are still out there. Here are two I like that that have very reasonable valuations given their growth arcs.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company. It gets 70% of its current revenues from its blockbuster drug Xyrem, which is used to treat narcolepsy.
Four reasons JAZZ is a solid growth play at $48 a share:
- Earnings are rising at a rapid clip. JAZZ earned $3.52 in fiscal 2011 but is on track for more than $4.75 a share in profit in fiscal 2012. Analysts currently expect almost $5.75 a share of earnings per share (EPS) in fiscal 2013.
- Revenues are exploding. The company should experience better than a 125% sales increase in fiscal 2012 and analysts project almost 40% revenue growth in fiscal 2013. It has a minuscule five-year projected PEG (.34) as well.
- The stock is selling at just 8.5x forward earnings, a discount to its five-year average of 12.5x.
- Consensus earnings estimates for both fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013 have gone up nicely over the last two months and the median price target on JAZZ is $67 a share, which is substantially above the current stock price.
Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR) is a biopharmaceutical company that provides prescription drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, nephrotic syndrome and infantile spasms indications.
Four reasons QCOR still has upside from $50 a share:
- Questcor has a similar revenue growth profile to Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Sales growth should come in at around 115% in fiscal 2012 and analysts expect over 35% sales growth in fiscal 2013. The stock sports a small five year projected PEG (.47).
- The company has beat earnings estimates easily each of the last six quarters. The average beat over consensus for the last four quarters has averaged 20%.
- Consensus earnings estimates for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013 have moved up more than 20% over the last three months.
- Given its explosive growth, 12x forward earnings is a cheap entry point for this stock.


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Hermine Körner was born on May 30, 1878 in Berlin, Germany as Hermine Stader. She was an actress, known for Die Irre von Chaillot (1959), Tragödie einer Leidenschaft (1949) and Die Troerinnen des Euripides (1959). She was married to Ferdinand Franz Körner. She died on December 14, 1960 in West Berlin, West Germany. See full bio »
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A busload of women become stranded in an isolated part of the Canadian countryside. As they await rescue, they reflect on their lives
In a bus driven by Michelle, a lively black woman in her early 30s, seven women, previously strangers, meet on an outing in the Quebec countryside. Catherine, the youngest, is 69; Constance, the oldest is 88.
The bus breaks down and the elderly group finds refuge in a dilapidated house by a lake where they are forced to spend three days in primitive conditions and, Robinson Crusoe-like, to draw on their hidden resources in order to survive.
Thus herded together, the little band, which includes Mohawk Indian Alice (74), ex-Liverpool factory worker Winnie (77), American-born artist and writer Mary (71) and buttoned-up Londoner Beth (80), reveal the rich details of their past lives, swap stories, and learn to support each other with ingenuity, courage and humour.
Cynthia Scott's film not to be confused with Paul Schrader's The Comfort Of Strangers was heavily garlanded with praise on the major Festival circuit and offers 100 minutes of undiluted pleasure.
The exquisite landscape in which the delicate tale unfolds is magnificently photographed, and the women themselves are a constant source of revelation.
The construction is fictional, as is the screenplay, but the latter draws its material from real lives, and is played not by actors, but by the people concerned.
Only those with a psychological aversion to women, old people or life itself will be able to resist.
A timeless piece of magic, with an implicit underlying reminder that life is far from over when youth has gone.


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Aziz Ansari and Eric Wareheim dance to Kanye West, new Skepta, Korean folk-metal and more in this week's look at music
Skepta: Man
Skepta's world domination is imminent: 6 May sees the release of his LP Konnichiwa, which many have been eagerly awaiting since the London-based MC and producer dropped the single "That's Not Me" (featuring his brother JME) back in 2014, and the riotous "Shutdown" the following year. Helming the resurgence of UK grime, the 33-year-old (born Joseph Junior Adenuga) doesn't look like he'll be plateauing anytime soon. In his latest track "Man," Skepta transforms the intro riff from "Regular John" by Queens of the Stone Age into a banger, rapping, "Told me you was a big fan but the first thing you said when you saw me is "Can I get a pic for the gram?" / I was like "Nah, sorry man."
Jambinai: They Keep Silence
Almost an antithesis to manufactured K-pop is South Korean band Jambinai, who use their country's traditional instruments to rock out with intensity. In their music video for experimental metal track "They Keep Silence," Eun Youg Sim vigorously plucks the large geomungo to establish the bass line; on Bomi Kim's knee is the wailing haegeum, bowed sort of like a cello—later breaking out into a shrieking solo. And when Ilwoo Lee isn't on the electric guitar, he's wielding his piri, a bamboo oboe. They're not afraid to get atonal and angry, tapping into the unique aspects of their expressive instruments. Jambinai will be releasing on their album Hermitage on UK label Bella Union this June.
Kanye West: Famous
Written, directed and starring Aziz Ansari and Eric Wareheim (aka Lil Bud and Big Bud), this not-necessarily-official video for Kanye West's "Famous" also features a lot of pasta, wine and dancing around Italy (as well as some car-humping). Part artistic gem, part vacation slideshow, the video is absurd—and very sweet. While maybe a seemingly odd match for West's track (which features Rihanna and Swizz Beats, and samples the ever-perfect Sister Nancy), the postcard-style clip is a delightfully wacky three-way love letter between Ansari, Wareheim and food. (Note: the video also potentially works as a trailer for season two of Ansari's Netflix show "Master of None.").
Har Mar Superstar: How Did I Get Through The Day?
You might have spotted Har Mar Superstar in the season three premiere of Broad City as the "Oy Bomb" dude in the art gallery, but he isn't abandoning his career as a chest-baring rockstar just quite yet. His upcoming album Best Summer Ever, out from longtime friend Julian Casablancas' label Cult Records, has been summed up as "Greatest Hits of Har Mar Superstar from 1950-1985." (Note: Har Mar aka Sean Tillmann was born in 1978.) The time machine goes back the furthest with his song "How Did I Get Through The Day?," oozing with soul-pop of the '50s and the irritation of the 2010s. Best Summer Ever is out this week, featuring Karen O on "Haircut," the Casablancas-penned "Youth Without Love" and another favorite, the supremely '80s disco track "It Was Only Dancing (Sex)."
Jahkoy: All or Nothing (I Just Wanna...)
Toronto-born, LA-based singer/rapper/producer/songwriter Jahkoy (who originally performed under the name Raheem) consistently releases music via Soundcloud (where he has some 40K followers and calls his genre #bipolarsound) and "All or Nothing (I Just Wanna...)" is the most recent. The upbeat, synth-heavy track (produced by Rotterdam-based Moods) is a groovy, tropical treasure in which he calls out all the things he loves about his girl: from her vibe to the bun in her hair. In "All or Nothing," Jahkoy (who signed to Def Jam earlier this year) has crafted a sparkly, jubilant summer jam—that makes a perfect Monday pick-me-up track.
ListenUp is a Cool Hunting series published every Sunday that rounds up the music we tweeted throughout the week, also found in Listen. Hear the year so far via Cool Hunting Spotify.


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SALE-based Floorbrite Cleaning and Facilities Services have sponsored the football team of the son of one of their longest serving members of staff.
Colin Sharkey has worked for Floorbrite for more than 25 years and supports his son Paul in the under 12s Timperley and District Junior League.
His son, Paul, plays for Ashton on Mersey JFC Predators who are currently top of their league.
Their football kit however was letting their side down until Colin asked Floorbrite to sponsor them so they could look the part too.
The Predators' manager, Mike Hogan, and assistant manager, Antony Norman, are delighted with the new improved look.


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Andover Town FC have decided to reward both players and supporters alike at the end of this season as a thank you for what has been a superb effort all round.
Supporters are invited to e-mail in their nominations for Player of the Year to the Advertiser and these will be collated and the winner announced at the Salisbury Hospital Cup Final at the Ray Mac Stadium on Wednesday May 7.
The club have also announced that all those who send in nominations will be put into a draw and the winner will receive a season ticket for next season's Wessex League Premier Division campaign.
Nominations should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com by Tuesday May 6 addressed to Kerry Miller.


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Im just into alot of different things right now. Just trying to find someone with the same interests. I wanna girl who can be upfront and have some ambition and wants to do things in the world
I think wht a offer to any relationship is being able to put myself in others shoes. I believe tht i have a good understanding about the good and the bad of world. Im a very avid listener. I wanna to know about wht females like to do rather than have to brag alot about myself. I grew up all around the world so it has change my perspective so much on how the world works. Very good listener and I have a great sense of humor but I'm someone who alot about the girl. Believe me if you get a hold of me you will have my undivided attention. I'm not one to cheat because I know that it hurts to be betrayed
So if you want someone who is willing to take the timeout to listen and be more of help than a burden. If you want someone who can be faithful dependable and responsible than you have found your guy!
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3. Laptop
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5. My Detroit gear
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If detroit will when another championship or not
I would say if you are tired of dealing with the whole run around with guys who are here to just hit it and quit it then you seriously need to give my profile a look :)


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LOST RIVER, WV (2 hours from DC, 2.5 – 3.5 hours from Baltimore and Richmond, and 5 hours from Philadelphia). Lost River, West Virginia is situated between the George Washington National Forest, the Lost River State Park, and miles upon miles of pastoral country roads and farmsteads.
Luxurious cabin in the Mountains, minutes from the Lost River community hub (Lost River Artisans Co-op, Lost River General Store, Lost River Yoga), restaurants, Trout Pond National Park, and Lost River State Park. This 2-level home has open and spacious entertaining space with views that you will want to share with friends and family. Cooks will stay part of the action with open floor plan, and will love the grill option on the deck. Enjoy our new private yoga studio with a local yoga teacher, massage therapist, or on your own.
Wrap-around covered decks and screened porches let you find a special place to catch sun, read a book, or nap. If you want to explore - go hiking, horseback riding, white water rafting, cycling, fishing, antiquing, bird watching at the nearby parks, or on the 5.01 acres. Flyers are available for you to peruse.
Enjoy a glass of your favorite beverage in front of one of the two wood-burning fireplaces - one in the great room and one on the adjoining screened-in porch.
We built an office on property, and hope to have that ready soon for your very own private fitness/yoga studio. You can see it in some of the pictures, it is the smaller building with all of the steps.
Of course we have all the modern day luxuries for your use: central air conditioning and heat, cable TV, laundry facilities, and WiFi.
PLEASE Note: Although our cabin can sleep up to six, the rates quoted are for 1-4 people. There is an extra charge ($35 per person, per night) for the fifth and sixth person.
We are transplants from Washington, DC. We love the community in Lost River, WV and it has become home for us. We are so busy with our new venture - Lost River Trading Post in Wardensville, WV - that we wanted to share our cabin with others so that they can experience the beauty of the Lost River Valley.
Donald Hitchcock and Paul Yandura purchased this cabin in 2008
We had a very busy and stressful life in Washington, DC, and Lost River was an escape for us. Our two day weekends, grew to three day weekends, then to four day weekends. Now we live in West Virginia full time and go back to Washington, DC only when necessary.
We have such a great location and view at our cabin. I like to say we are in the friendliest and coolest neighborhood. It is literally 5 minutes to eat, 5 minutes to yoga, and 5 minutes to ice cream, but feels so far from everything. The only cabin in Lost River with its own private yoga studio. Studio accommodates up to six comfortably.
Amazing home in the middle of the mountains with all the comforts of a five star hotel
Definitely would go back. Great getaway. Very peaceful. Had everything you needed.
We spent Thanksgiving week together with family from across the country in this quaint cabin. The setting was perfect and gave us a chance to get away from it all and really spend some quality time together. The kitchen was well equipped and provided us with most everything necessary to prepare our Thanksgiving dinner. It should be noted that grocery options are limited in the area, so you may want to bring supplies along.
The property was clean and very well maintained and any questions we had were promptly addressed by the owners. We would strongly recommend this home to anyone looking to get away from it all.
This was our 2nd stay at this cabin in Lost River. It has everything you would need for a secluded getaway in the mountains. The views are spectacular and the stars at night are incredible! We go in the fall to see the changing leaves and this property is surrounded by amazing trees. You are also so close to great hiking trails. Don is so friendly and accessible whenever you have a question. I would give this VRBO the highest rating!
Calling this a "cabin" does not do it any justice. This place is fantastic. It is very well appointed, with more than the accommodations you would expect in a rental. Comfortable beds, nice towels and sheets, all the utensils and kitchenware you need, etc. Plus, gorgeous views and that outside screened in porch with the fire place! We also loved the immediate access to the General Store, where everyone is so kind and the food is delicious!
Lost River State Park
Trout Pond National Park
Lost River General Store
Lost River Museum
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HOLIDAY - Special Holiday Rental Rates - $50/night surcharge and 3 night minimum for following holidays: Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, and Halloween. $50/night surcharge and 4 night minimum for following holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's.
TRASH AND RECYCLING: To avoid an extra $50 fee for trash removal by cleaning service, guests should place all trash in trash bags, and place in the green community shed during their stay and/or before their departure. The small green community shed is located on the right about 200 feet before you arrive at our driveway on Wildlife Drive.
Check-In Time is 3pm, Check-Out Time is 12 noon.
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Category: Support Services
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Implement Date: 15 August 2008
Application: Custodial Operations
Availability: Public
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To ensure pathology specimens and medications being transported by Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) staff are packaged and handled in a suitable manner. This is to ensure-
To the extent necessary to transport and deliver a controlled drug, the following persons are authorised to possess a controlled drug under the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996-
Medications will generally need to be transported in a temperature-controlled (air-conditioned) environment if the medications are likely to be in a vehicle for periods in excess of 1-2 hours. Medication and materials requiring refrigeration should be transported in a suitable container to provide for the type of refrigerant used (eg esky for wet ice).
Brisbane-based health centres are provided with a QCS courier with set times for pick up of pathology specimens. If centres do not have their specimens at the front gate when the courier arrives, they need to make alternative arrangements.
Other centres need to make their own localised arrangements regarding appropriate times for couriers to collect pathology specimens.
All packages containing pathology specimens for transportation should be securely placed and restrained within the relevant transportation. For example, in a motor vehicle this should be in a separate luggage compartment or boot.
The packaging of all pathology specimens must be carried out by a registered nurse. To guarantee the safe transport of pathology specimens by air or surface methods the guiding principles are the same. Packaged material should not have any possibility of escaping from the package under normal conditions of transport.
All pathology specimens and/or associated materials packaged for transport MUST be triple packed.
The outer packaging for transport must be marked with-
Transport documentation MUST be contained separately and should be accessible without opening the package.
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Valdivia Vacation Packages
Some 130,000 people call Valdivia in Los Rios home.
Valdivia is situated approximately 540 miles (869 kilometers) southwest of Mendoza and about 460 miles (740 kilometers) south of Santiago, the national capital.
In addition to urban parks, the area also has several larger nature preserves where families can enjoy picturesque landscapes and interesting wildlife. To tour one of the major local natural preserves, visit Santuario de la Naturaleza Rio Cruces.
Those with a passion for plants will enjoy Botanical Gardens, an important collection of plants in the Valdivia area. Allow plenty of time to investigate the diverse collection of plants on display.
Valdivia boasts some generous public spaces; Valdivia Square is a firm favourite with residents and visitors alike. Enjoy a picnic lunch, watch the passing parade, and you'll soon understand why this square is so loved by Valdivia residents.
The old settlement buildings and forts in Valdivia are well worth exploring for travelers with a keen interest in military history. Check out the sturdy structure of the Niebla Fort and learn about the defensive techniques and strategies in times gone by.
When you need a little time out, visit Parque Saval, a place where you can spend time outdoors. Families enjoy this peaceful space for its charm and pretty garden beds and trees.
Discover new worlds in Valdivia by spending some time at the Casa Hoffmann. Explore the collections at your own pace, view the exhibits, and then ask for tips from the locals to locate some of the smaller museums in the area.
A place of worship, one of the more popular of the many historic sites in this city, is the Valdivia Cathedral. Visit the site to learn about its past and also to study its design.


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An intimate crowd had the privilege of seeing Germany's Martin Zobel and his band Soulrise on September 9, 2012, in San Francisco on their debut American tour.
Fully Fullwood (legendary bass player, from Peter Tosh to Soul Syndicate and Tosh Meets Marley) produced Zobel's new roots album, "Land of the Free" in his Southern California studio, prompting a short tour of the West Coast. Another icon, Earl Zero, opened for Zobel, accompanied by clips of the 1981 movie "Word, Sound & Power" that featured both Zero and Fullwood. From the old roots, to the new roots, the connection was clear. Zobel's music beats to the heart of original-style roots reggae but is fresh and unique. He expresses passionately while interacting joyously with Soulrise. Clearly he was thrilled to be performing in California.
The buzz from this first tour is growing. I look forward to seeing him reach wider next time around. In the meantime, as Martin Zobel says, "Today I will take it Easy, I won't complicate my mind".
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A PROM fair will be taking place at the Guildhall in Worcester to help raise funds for a trip to Tanzania.
A team of 13 challengers aged 15 and 16 will join two teachers from The Chantry school for the World Challenge which will see them set out from Martley to travel 7,000 miles to Dar es salaam in Tanzania.
The fair has been organised to raise money for the trip because each team member must raise £3,500 to pay for their part in the challenge.
Julia Haywood, mum of Maia who is one of the challengers, has helped organise the fair.
She said: "We have about 15 stallholders with two dress companies - Promesse and Dresses4Divas - so there's something to suit every pocket.
"We have also got hair demonstrations and make-up."
The stalls also include those selling beauty products, cufflinks and jewellery as well as car hire and more Prom-related goods.
A raffle will be held offering a prize of a money-can't-buy car and driver for the winner's prom.
Mrs Haywood said: "We have been having various fundraising meetings and I thought proms are quite up and coming and it was quite a good opportunity.
"We are asking £2 to go in to boost funds but anyone is welcome."
The fair will take place between 2pm and 5pm.
The team will set out on their challenge in July and will take part in treks and help out with the local community.
Mrs Haywood said: "It teaches life skills.
"They will have to make decisions on how they get to places.
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Celebrity News For Oct. 23, 2013 | Late Edition
Why Did Minka Kelly and Chris Evans Split Up?
- What went wrong for Minka Kelly and Chris Evans — Us Weekly
- Everyone loves Tom Hiddleston — Lainey Gossip
- You'll never guess which rapper is writing a cookbook — HuffPost Celebrity
- Aretha Franklin defends Miley Cyrus — ET
- Everything you need to know about Kate Middleton's dress — People
- The craziest celebrity wedding proposals ever — The Daily Beast
- Who will play John Belushi? — BuzzFeed
- Jessica Lange may leave AHS — Pink Is the New Blog
- Kanye West won't give Kim a prenup — Dlisted
- Hayden Panettiere loves her fries — Just Jared
- Lily Aldridge gets sporty — Hollywood Tuna
- Alec Baldwin's daughter is all grown up — The Superficial
- Julianne Hough keeps it casual — I'm Not Obsessed
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