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Steve Sarkisian was blunt when talking about the Arizona Wildcats' defense - and his Washington Huskies' chances today.
"The two ends," he said, "they're monsters."
Ricky Elmore and Brooks Reed are the greatest threat to quarterback Jake Locker and the Huskies' offense.
"They're the whole game to me," the UW coach said. "Our ability to block them is going to be a significant factor in the outcome of this football game."
How Locker responds to them will be, too.
Here's a look at four of Locker's body parts and how they can avoid the grasp of the Wildcats' two star defensive ends:
His head. Halfway through his senior season, Locker has identified one area he said he could improve the most: his decision-making.
"I think a lot of things that I still need to work on, get better at," he said. "I did some good things, but I'm always looking to get better. Cut down on the mental errors is something I'm going to focus on."
It's not limited to passing, Locker said. The Huskies have audibles that the quarterback can make when the team wants to run the ball, depending on the defensive alignment.
The quarterback is concerned about the defensive ends then, too.
"They're really talented," Locker said.. "They're athletic, strong, physical, guys that we're going to have to make sure we always have guys on them. We hope to keep that edge secure."
His lungs. An illness limited Locker in a loss two weeks ago to Arizona State; whenever he rolled out, the senior got winded. A thigh bruise slowed him during the UW's practices all last week.
Which is why, on the first play last week against Oregon State, Sarkisian called for his quarterback to roll on a pass play.
He felt good - bad news for defensive ends on the chase. Locker completed a 28-yard pass to D'Andre Goodwin.
"It worked," Locker said. "We got a good play off it."
His right arm. Locker threw for five touchdowns and 286 yards Saturday against the Beavers, but he could have had more.
After watching film, he said, "there were probably a couple opportunities" where he didn't wait and throw the ball downfield.
So far this year, Locker has completed 114 of 203 passes for 1,431 yards and 13 touchdowns with just four interceptions. He praised his teammates for making it so he didn't have to scramble. He has taken eight sacks this year; last season, the figure was 28.
The Huskies' offensive linemen must have confidence they can block the bookends.
"I thought my linemen did a great job of creating a pocket all Saturday," he said.
His right thumb. Locker broke his thumb in 2008 and didn't play against the UA in a blowout loss later in the year.
The Huskies are a different team with Locker.
With Locker, the Huskies defeated the UA last year. He got some help when Nick Foles' pass bounced off Delashaun Dean's foot and into linebacker Mason Foster's arms for a late touchdown.
"It was a crazy one, one of the craziest ones I've been a part of - and we've had some wild ones the past couple years," Locker said. "It was a game that was a big one for this football team."
The Huskies are 5-7 since; they were 2-10 the 12 games before beating the Wildcats.
"Everyone kept playing," he said. "There wasn't a sense of, 'There's no way we can win this football game,' and the ball bounced our way.
"Yeah, a big win for us."
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Washington quarterback Jake Locker has fared well against Arizona:
Year Comp-Att-Yards TDs INTs Rushes-Yards TDs
2009 12-23-140 3 1 11-92 1
2008 DNP (thumb injury)
2007 17-30-336 2 2 23-157 2
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Who will be in and who will be out on the Edmonton Oilers blueline?
The issue for the Edmonton Oilers on defence is the opposite faced on the forward lines, where the top lines look set and the bottom lines are still full of major question marks.
It's the other way around on defence, with plenty of bottom pairing options, but a major hole or two on the top pairing.
It's unlikely the Oilers will be trading for another d-man at this point, though. This week, Oilers GM Craig MacTavish said he's pleased with the group he has assembled on defence. As he told CHED's Dan Tencer: "I am happy with the defence. The defence is going to be a highly competitive environment and I really feel we have a number of guys who can play and play well, so that's going to be improved."
This is a fair assessment. But, that said, if the Oilers are going to contend, Justin Schultz is going to have to play like a top-pairing defenceman. The sooner he does so, the sooner the Oilers contend.
Once Schultz does step up — and he may well do so pronto given his fine skillset — the missing piece on the top pairing will be a big, bruising d-man who can handle the puck well enough to keep up with Schultz and the Oilers fleet forwards. The idea is the team needs a Derian Hatcher-type to go with Schultz's Sergei Zubov game. That player doesn't appear to be on the roster, or in the minor league system, as flush as the Oilers are with other kinds of prospects.
For now, Ladi Smid and Jeff Petry are the top-pairing, and while they thrived for a time under Tom Renney, they took a major step back in 2013 under Ralph Krueger. Schultz looks to be paired on a second unit, perhaps with incoming veteran Andrew Ference, who should be solid in a Staios-like way for the next season or two.
While the top units have question marks, MacTavish did an excellent job of bringing in players who can compete for bottom pairing jobs, namely top prospect Oscar Klefbom, Anton Belov, one of the KHL's best defenders, veteran Denis Grebeshkov and Dallas Stars prospect Philip Larsen. They join with Nick Schultz, Taylor Fedun and Corey Potter in competing for bottom-pairing roles. As many as four of these defencemen may make the team, as coach Dallas Eakins is known to like to have a lot of defencemen on hand, picking and choosing his starting line-up based on performance and the nature of the opponent.
Who will they be?
If Nick Schultz isn't moved, it's him, Belov, Grebeshkov and Potter, I'd suggest. Not a bad bottom four, not bad at all.
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I was having dinner with a client on Monday night and the following question came up: How did we come up with name "Concordance" for our reference data/company identifier mapping product? The client remarked that he knew what we meant by Concordance but that in some cases it was hard to effectively describe it to colleagues.
I got back to the office and, since I had forgotten the origin of Alacra Concordance, I asked around. It turns out that we had heard the term from a customer and after some research we adopted it as our own. There are several related definitions of concordance from Dictionary.com:
|agreement; concord; harmony: the concordance of the membership.
|an alphabetical index of the principal words of a book, as of the Bible, with a reference to the passage in which each occurs.
|an alphabetical index of subjects or topics.
|(in genetic studies) the degree of similarity in a pair of twins with respect to the presence or absence of a particular disease or trait.
Alacra Concordance is the mapping of all the various company identifiers that are used by all of our content partners. The mapping includes ticker, ISIN, CUSIP, Sedol, Duns number, issuer IDs from the ratings agencies, Markit Red Codes, KMV PIDs and many more. Without Concordance we couldn't provide all the possible results from a federated search across all our databases. All the identifers need to agree, or be in harmony with the Alacra Company ID. While this may appear simple, it's actually quite challenging in that we cover several hundred thousand companies and the concordance file needs to reflect corporate actions accurately and in a timely fashion. If you're familiar with security master file or reference data, you'll understand the difficulty in mapping over 35 different identifiers. It was the concept of a comprehensive index that was in agreement that led us to use the term concordance. [This is the first in a series on Alacra Concordance.]


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Hershey's Tom Joyce to Join AWMA Hall of Fame
FAIRFAX, Va. -- The American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) will induct Tom Joyce, vice president of global customer and industry affairs at The Hershey Co., into its Hall of Fame this September.
Joyce, a longtime supporter of AWMA, is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with Hershey's customers and representing the company in various global trade associations.
Joyce will receive the AWMA Hall of Fame award on Tuesday, Sept. 9, during the 2014 AWMA Summit & Business Exchange at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla.
This is just the latest Hall of Fame honor for the Hershey's executive. Joyce was inducted into the supplier wing of the Convenience Store News Hall of Fame in 2010. He was also inducted into the National Confectionery Sales Association's Candy Hall of Fame in 2003.


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I love Chanel's makeup, not only are their nail polishes always to die for but I also really like the simple packaging. "Each year, the CHANEL Métiers d'Art fashion show celebrates the exceptional talent of the Métiers Houses, pairing their know-how with a legendary destination. This year, Bombay Express de CHANEL showcases a specific vision of India. Peter Philips, Creative Director of CHANEL Makeup, intensifies the proportions of iconic Indian eye makeup to give it a universal character." How pretty is the Diwali nail polish color, even the name is so fab. Here's a look at the collection:
Graphic makeup with saturated colour blocks stretches out from the corner of the eye to express strength and femininity. Eyes succumb to the boldness and mystery of a black eyeshadow in all its nuances with ILLUSION D'OMBRE Mirifique. The rest of the face focuses on gold and light. The Exclusive Creation of the Collection is a precious, evanescent golden powder to dab onto cheekbones and eyelids in scintillating touches. In its classic black-lacquered case, ROUTE DES INDES DE CHANEL recreates an embossed motif of a rare fabric, a piece of bronze brocade from an Indian-influenced collection created by Gabrielle Chanel in the 1960s. A stroke of blush structures the face and warms the translucent complexion with the hint of an elegant and sunny earth tone. Lips remain natural, enhanced by the luster of luminous beige shimmering with gold. On nails, an original nail polish mixing pale gold and silver recalls the traditional festival of lights, for which it was named Diwali.
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Nick Carr of Washington & Jefferson and Anthony Bonaventura of Waynesburg each won two bouts and moved into the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Friday at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Carr, a graduate of South Fayette High School and redshirt sophomore, opened the Division III tournament with a 14-6 major decision over Dylan Foley of Springfield at 165 pounds at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Carr advanced to the semifinals with a 7-5 overtime victory against Cedric Gibson of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Carr wrestles top-seeded Chris Burdge of Centenary (NJ) in the semifinals.
Bonaventura, a 174-pound senior at Waynesburg University, took an 8-3 decision from Sebastian Gardner of Concordia-Moorhead in the first round, then moved to the semis with a 4-2 decision over Ethan Ball of Coe. Bonaventura wrestles No. 3-seed Dan Schiferl of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the semis
Josh Etzel, a 157-pound senior for W&J, lost a 10-5 decision to top-seeded Nazar Kulchytskyy of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the first round. Etzel was eliminated 3-1 by Terner Gott of John Carroll in the consolation round.
Teammate David Dibenedetto, a 184-pounder, fell to Jeff Holm of Olivet, 2-1, then was eliminated after a 3-1 overtime loss to David Welch of Roger Williams College.
Two other Waynesburg senior wrestlers – Luke Lohr and Cameron Fine – were sent to the consolations after first-round losses. Lohr, a 149-pound senior, was handed an 8-5 loss to Brad Mayville of Rochester Institute of Technology. He stayed alive with a pin in 2:11 of Dylan Thorsen of The College of New Jersey.
Fine, a 184-pound senior, was pinned by eighth-seeded Josh Thomson of Messiah. He then defaulted to No. 6-seed Eric Twohey of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 6:02 and was eliminated.
Bentworth's Gus Mizia, a 174-pound redshirt freshman from Mercyhurst, won a 5-3 decision over Josh Rodriguez of Fort Hays State in the Division II event in Cleveland. Mizia lost his quarterfinal bout, 11-4, to Adam Walters of Findlay but can still finish as high as third place.
Gus Mizia's brother, Francis, lost his first-round bout when he was pinned in 3:46 by Ray Hall of Colorado State-Pueblo. He was later eliminated 8-4 by Derrick Weller of Lindenwood.
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> Ugh. Definitely an oversight. Don't suppose you want to think about > pulling the name out of the DROP command ;-) ? Yeah, I've already done it - it's ugleeey, but it works :P >>I'm running out of time unfortunately, and I need to know from you >>whether I should go back to my work on making owner and acl TOC entries >>fully independent? All this means is that people restoring pre-7.5 >>binary dumps into 7.5 will not get the owner fixes... But people using >>the binary format to upgrade seems like a pretty rare case to me! > > > Hardly --- for instance, people using large objects have no other > choice. Yes they can - they can just use the 7.5 pg_dump to upgrade... > You can *not* change pg_restore in a way that will make it impossible > for such people to restore their dumps (and no, I don't think it will > fly to tell someone after the fact they should have used 7.5 pg_dump...) I didn't say they won't work, I just said that they will not have a fix for the owner/acl issue - I'll just check the version of their binary dump and if it doesn't have independent acls and owners, I will just restore it using the old set session authorization method. > Maybe it's sufficient to have a backwards-compatibility mode in which > the SET SESSION AUTH commands still get issued same-as-ever. In fact, > you could just automatically do that if you see the archive version is > too old to have ALTER OWNER support. That's what I was suggesting :) Peter E wanted me to keep a set session auth mode around anyway for sql standard compatibilty - is that still a requirement (it doesn't seem hard to do). However...I think that if you ask 100 postgres users if they want to be able to restore their own backups, or have sql standard backups, I know which one 100 of them will choose :) Actually, this brings up another point - people occasionally complain on the list that pg_dump is not considered important enough :( ie. Is there any good reason we cannot backport the entire new pg_dump to the 7.4 branch, and change the 3 small things that prevent its output restoring to 7.4. This is because there are many 7.4 users who cannot restore their own backups to 7.4 in an emergency, and have resorted to using CVS pg_dump and running sed scripts over it... > On the whole though, I think editing the DROP commands might be the best > way. Are there any cases where that would actually not work? There's a couple of tricks. * Drop commands for TYPEs have 'CASCADE' on the end (has that always been true) * I currently assume that the last two characters in a drop command are ; and \n. I'm not sure if this has always been the case. Maybe I should make it loop until it removes the trailing semi-colon. * Do we no longer worry about the SCHEMA AUTHORIZATION clause? I might set it to keep being issued in 'sql standard mode', but otherwise we cannot use it in dumps any more. * I have to special case VIEWS and SEQUENCES to use ALTER TABLE...OWNER TO * On the second scan I'm not sure what to use as the comment above each owner and acl bit - I'll make it the same as the master object. * On the second scan I have to hard-code the list of object types that need to have owners and acls dumped. Other than that it works really well :) I just have to tie off some loose ends and make really sure that my drop command extraction is safe from buffer errors, etc. Hopefully I'll be able to submit tonight. Chris
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No bond reduction for woman accused of sex with child, dog
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UPDATED: Jan. 25, 2012 at 9:32 p.m.
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A woman accused of having sexual relations with a family dog and a child related to her has waived her right to a preliminary hearing,
Macon County Prosecuting Attorney Josh Meisner said.
Christina Spaid, 34, of Macon faces numerous charges, including statutory sodomy; use of a child in a sexual performance; endangering the welfare of a child; and unlawful sex with an animal.
Spaid is accused of sexual activity with a blood relative under the age of 17, as well as sexual activity involving the family dog, all while her husband, Billie Spaid, watched.
She will be arraigned in circuit court February 8.
She's in the Randolph County jail.


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It comes around once a year, so when we do the Summertime Ball, we do it BIG! Check our some of our faves from the past, in partnership with Vodafone.
WAAAAAAY back in 2009, we hosted our very first Summertime Ball. Since then, we've had the biggest stars, the loudest music and the very BEST performances the world's seen. Just sayin'.
Thousands upon thousands of you have screamed, raved and sang with the most famous popstars, and to get you ready for this year's #CapitalSTB, we're counting down just a FEW of our favourites... And believe us when we saw it was nearly impossible to get it down to this list!
Are you counting down the seconds until Capital's Summertime Ball with Vodafone 2016? Do you want to keep updated on all of the line-up details and gossip? Keep It Capital Breakfast all week from Monday, 25th April to find out EVERYTHING you need to know about this summer's BIGGEST party!
Of course we had to start with this one, didn't we? After all, they had THE biggest platform AND the most fierce dance moves. The ladies really showed us what America has to offer... And we absolutely loved it. The flight over here and the jet lag? You guessed it... It was worth it.
Fifth Harmony - 'Worth It' (Live At The Summertime Ball 2015)
Speaking of intense choreography, who better to remember than Cheryl? During her set, Chezza performed the feel-good song of the year (which we're still trying to get out of our heads!) and she brought all of her best moves with her.
Cheryl Cole - 'Crazy Stupid Love'
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Ed Sheeran had done the Summertime Ball before - he surely didn't want to do it again, right? WRONG! His pal, Taylor Swift, brought him out on stage with her, as the pair grabbed their acoustic guitars and strummed out together. Two megastars for one? Can't be bad.
Taylor Swift Feat. Ed Sheeran - Everything Has Changed (STB 2013)
We were ready for Katy's performance - for the jazzy outfits; the incredibly pyrotechnics and for the sick tunes... We were not ready for just how good her opener was going to be. She almost had as much energy as everyone watching at the stadium!
In true Enrique-style, he brought ALL of the sex-appeal to the stage... Oh, he also brought one screaming fan, Sophie, up too! During his rendition, the pair seemed to be getting a little close and friendly. Especially when he planted a big, ol' kiss directly on her lips. Everyone was shouting (some out of excitement; most out of jealousy.)
How were the guys going to do it without ZAYN? Well, apparently, their first London performance EVER as a foursome was incredible, as they opened the entire show to the loudest applause we've ever heard.
One Direction - 'Story Of My Life' (Live At The Summertime Ball 2015)
If you're going to come in from the other side of the planet, you're going to put on a good show, right? First thing's first - she was the realest and the awesome-est; especially after she brought out Charli XCX to help get the crowd hyped!
Iggy Azalea - Fancy
Live At The Summertime Ball 2014
Max, Jay, Siva and Tom had done a pretty impressive set without Nathan, while he was recovering from throat surgery. Then they started performing 'I Found You', when they found Mr Sykes, appearing from the ground. If you're watching this video with headphones, you've been warned... The screams get very, very, VERY loud.
The Wanted - I Found You (STB 2013)
And if you're still listening with headphones, we feel sorry for you, 'cos the audience doesn't get any quieter. Usher and Will.i.am were performing their HUGE smash hit, 'OMG', when a fresh-faced, floppy-haired, red-chino-wearing Justin Bieber skipped on stage, and the three of them performed together. No. That's not a dream. It happened.
While Lil Wayne couldn't make it to the performance, J Lo certainly made up for it with her booty shaking and the shiniest outfit we've ever seen. Oh, and let's not forget how on-point her vocals were, either.
It was nice knowing you, replay button. The four girls performed 'Black Magic' for the FIRST time at last year's Summertime Ball, and we haven't got enough of this performance since. (Don't judge us - we're still trying to learn that dance routine.)
Little Mix - 'Black Magic' (Live At The Summertime Ball 2015)
This was the gang's first time performing at one of our Balls, but you'd have thought they'd done it EVERY year based on how flawless their performance was. Annoyingly, we kept telling them "Don't Stop" too. They did though. Boo!
5SOS - 'Don't Stop'
Live At The Summertime Ball 2014
If you've just managed to get this song out of your head, prepare to be humming it again for the next three years. PSY got the entire arena doing his infamous moves and it was just THE best way to do summer. (Great. Now we're singing it... Sigh.)
PSY - Gangnam Style (STB 2013)
Well, we couldn't do a list of the best performances without including Ed, could we? Armed with nothing but his guitar and a pair of long-shorts, he got every member of the audience belting out the lyrics with him.
We knew not to hold our breaths for an all-jumping, all-dancing Jessie this time around, what with her injuring her foot... But an actual throne? Could you get any more impressive than that?! Ms J raised the (theoretical) roof.
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Big weekend sale at Albany Library
Friends of the Albany Library will hold their biggest sale of the year from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17 and 18 at the branch, 1247 Marin Ave. Books will include volumes in languages other than English and there will also be LP records, CDs, and DVDs available.
The Edith Stone Room will feature vintage, collectible, old, unusual and large items available until noon on Sunday and not included in the Bag Sale.
Fifty-cent items will be outside, along with over 1,000 library discard books priced at 5 for $1.
Fill a large bag for only $5 from 3 to 4 p.m. May 18.
For details or to volunteer, contact the Friends at 510-526-3720 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Chorale will present spring program
Cindy Beitmen directs the Contra Costa Chorale in performances of its program "New York, New York" at 8 p.m. May 16 at St. Cornelius Catholic Church, 225 28th St. in Richmond, and 5 p.m. May 18 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road in Kensington. The program features choral music by 20th century composers who were born or lived in New York City, including Aaron Copland, Randall Thompson, George Gershwin, Astor Piazzolla, Marvin Hamlisch, and Cy Coleman.
The community chorus will be accompanied by Cara Bradbury and Skye Atman on piano.
Tickets at the door are $20 general, $15 students/seniors/disabled, free under age 12.
Details: www.ccchorale.org, firstname.lastname@example.com, or 510-255-0703.
Celebrate heritage roses in El Cerrito
The annual Celebration of Old Roses will be held from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 18 at the El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane.
The free event features 100 linear feet of rare and heritage cut roses on display, a bouquet design contest, guest display tables (bring your own roses) and a vendor area with rose-related and themed items for sale. Experts will also help identify specimens and lineage for those who bring in roses. Children will receive a free rose plant, while supplies last.
New exhibit opens at City Hall gallery
Paintings and prints by award-winning Berkeley artist Robbin Légère Henderson make up the newest exhibit in the upstairs gallery at El Cerrito City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave., on display through June 30.
The exhibit includes eight recent prints, four paintings, and one scratchboard drawing by Henderson executive director for the Berkeley Arts Center from 1991-2006.
Gallery exhibits are presented by the city's Arts and Culture Commission.
Toast Older Americans Month at high tea
The Albany Senior Center, 846 Masonic Ave., is hosting a high tea for Older Americans Month from noon to 2 p.m. May 22.
Admission is $5 per person, which includes tea and lunch. Tables should be reserved by May 16. Details: 510-524-9122.
Participants welcome at Albany Relay for Life
Albany Relay for Life, a 24-hour walking benefit for the American Cancer Society, will be held from 9 a.m. May 17 to 9 a.m. May 18 at Cougar Field, behind Albany Middle School.
This year's relay is dedicated to former Mayor Jewel Okawachi, assistant City Manager Judy Lieberman and police officer Steve Foss, who were all claimed by cancer in the past year.
Teams and donations are welcome. Visit www.relayforlife.org and enter "Albany, CA" in the "sign up for an event" window.
APAL Bike Rodeo set at Cornell School
The Albany Police Activities League is hosting a Bike Rodeo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 17 at Cornell Elementary School, 920 Talbot Ave.
Children should bring their bicycles to the free event, which will feature bike inspections, safety information, and a bicycle safety course. There will also be free bicycle helmets for young participants.
APAL says the event will "encourage riders to wear helmets on every ride, give young cyclists basic skills for on-road riding, and teach cyclists the rules of the road to help keep everyone safe."
Albany general plan EIR comment deadline
Albany is requesting comments from responsible agencies regarding the scope and content of the draft environmental impact report for its 2035 general plan and has extended the deadline for public comment to May 23. Details about the general plan are online at www.albany2035.org. Responses should be directed to Anne Hersch, City Planner, City of Albany, 1000 San Pablo Ave., Albany, CA 94706 or email@example.com
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Sizzix | St. NickThursday, December 22, 2016
Hello! Please find my detailed post along with video on Sizzix.co.uk blog. :)
Thank you!
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Honey Bee Stamps | Advent Calendar Extravaganza With Taheerah AtchiaWednesday, December 21, 2016
Hello! We at Honey Bee Stamps teamed up and made cards for Taheerah's Advent Calendar Extravaganza for Day 18. To view the rest of the cards check Honey Bee Stamps Blog.
I'm entering this card for Simon Say Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make it Sparkle
Thanks for visiting! See you soon! :)
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Sizzix | Super Quick Christmas CardsThursday, December 15, 2016
Hello everyone! Please find my pretty unusual super quick Christmas cards made using Sizzix Bigz Bows die and Big Shot Express Machine on Sizzix Lifestyle Blog :)
Here is the pic of one of the cards!
To know more details and for the little pictorial and to view two more cards kindly visit Sizzix.co.uk blog :)
Also entering this card for CASology week 228 : Bow
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Modern One Layer Card with Honey Bee StampsTuesday, December 13, 2016
Hello everyone! I was up on Honey Bee Stamps Blog a couple days back with this card made using Hello Gorgeous Stamp Set from their November release which I love the most. I have a few card designs right now running in my head, when time permits I will definitely share them with you all :)
This stamp set has got beautiful, one of a kind images that go perfectly with the sentiments that are already in the set. :) First I have chosen the stamps that should go on my card and then I went for colors. I decided to use only two colors – Aquamarine and Jet Black inks on my card.
I started by stamping the 'hello' sentiment in Aquamarine ink to create my own background. I didn't want my stamping to be perfect so I didn't concentrate much on stamping because that imperfection would help to bring that trendy look to your cards. Next I aligned the sentiments and stamped in Archival Jet Black Ink. To bring more depth to the card I added tiny splats of black paint followed by sequins.
I have filmed a video for you where I'm showing you everything in detail from start to finish
Thanks for stopping by, see you later! :)
Mix and Match Holiday CardMonday, December 12, 2016
Hello everyone! I'm up on Mudra's blog with a one of a kind elegant holiday card made using non holiday stamps. Kindly visit the blog for more details :)
Thank you!
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Sizzix Christmas Jumper ChallengeFriday, December 09, 2016
Hello everyone! Today I'm so happy that I'm joining in with the Sizzix Christmas Jumper challenge, kindly visit Sizzix Lifestyle Facebook Page to learn more details and to watch the video. This Christmas Jumper Challenge is all about embellishing your jumpers!! What are you waiting for, pull out your jumpers, embellish it and Share it on social media. Who knows your jumper might get featured!!
Click here to view the complete post with pictures, products used and the procedure at Sizzix Lifestyle blog. :)
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Sizzix | Let Us Make a Wreath!Thursday, December 01, 2016
Hello my dear lovely friends! It's December already and I really cannot believe that we are in the most wonderful time of the year! I know many of you are busy in making and prepping your lovely houses with Cosy Christmas Decorations!! Today I have a simple yet gorgeous idea at Sizzix Lifestyle Blog sharing a Christmas Wreath made with Holiday Greens Thinlit Dies and Big Shot Express Machine. So Come, Let us make one! Head over to Sizzix.co.uk blog to know more details about this project!
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Gate Gourmet sacked workers discussing with Unite union co-leader Derek Simpson who said if there is injustice I am very concerned
ON the opening day of the TUC conference in Manchester yesterday a lively 50 strong lobby of Workers Revolutionary Party and Young socialists members greeted delegates with demands for a General Strike to defeat the Tory cuts.
A delegation of Gate Gourmet sacked workers, gained tremendous support from delegates for their cause and their upcoming 5th anniversary rally in Southall.
PCS Secretary Mark Serwotka told News Line: We are proposing a coordinated action of all the unions in opposing the cuts.
We are serious about what we are doing, to organise action across the unions if the government continues its attacks on our members living standards and jobs.
Unite London Westminster delegate, Dan Crines said: Weve got to build public support for a general strike. The cuts have to be confronted. Im proud to buy a ticket for the Gate Gourmet sacked workers 6th anniversary rally.
Theyve been seriously let down by both the employer and the Unite leadership.
Kev Clarke UCATT Lincoln Chairman and Labour Councillor said: What the Coalition is going on about is a load of rubbish. Saying they are going to destroy the public sector and build up the private sector is crazy.
Its only a few years ago that Thatcher destroyed the private sector in Lincoln and all over the country.
We had six heavy industrial factories. Theyve all gone now. Id support a general strike.
Ian Flowers, Unite Norwich said: Brendon Barber (TUC General Secretary) says he wants to get the public onside, before taking action.
While Bob Crow advocates a campaign of civil disobedience. He is talking about sitting out on roads and motorways against the cuts.
Mark Serwotka says no job losses are acceptable.
But not one of them is calling for a general strike.
Unite Joint General Secretary Derek Simpson told News line We dont need to be talking to the Tories, we need to be talking to the British people.
As he was entering the building, the delegation of Gate Gourmet sacked workers told him that he should be supporting their struggle.
He said: The Gate Gourmet struggle wasnt something I was involved in.
It was during the time of the Transport and General Workers Union and before the establishment of Unite.
However, I think their dismissal was very wrong. I always support workers in difficulties but if deals have been signed I dont know what can be done.
I was not aware of a court case. I will make inquiries about your situation. I will ask if your case is in the high courts. I will find out about what has happened
If there is injustice I am very concerned, Simpson added.
Claire Jones, NUT Secretary for Rhondda Cynon Taf said: I represent twelve hundred people and I want to hear what is going to happen to defend public services. A 25% cut in education would be devastating.
I would support a general strike to kick the government out.
Robert Skelton, Leeds Unite Branch Treasurer, said: It is terrible what is happening to the Gate Gourmet workers. This union has to fight much much harder for its members.
Hank Roberts, ATL Junior Vice President, said: The cuts in the education sector are the worst in living memory. They represent an attempt to completely realign the relations between the trade unions, the government and the employers.
We have to resist that attempt.
RMT General Secretary Bob Crow rushed into the conference but said Its a waste of time to lobby the Tories.
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber also rushed in but said to the Gate Gourmet Workers, I think the union did all it could to win a decent settlement.
Rob Fitzpatrick Hatfield Main NUM said of the Gate Gourmet struggle: I think theirs is a just cause and I think that the union must back them in their hour of need.
He continued: There should have been a general strike in 1984-85 (the Miners Strike) Weve got a culture now where the Tories think they can take whatever they want.
Brian Caton former General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association and TUC General Council member said: I have advocated a general strike for the past three TUCs.
My view is that we should fight for working men and women if needed, breaking bad laws to do what is necessary to protect vulnerable workers, including the Gate Gourmet workers.
Demonstrations have an affect, but the biggest affect during my time was when all the Prison Officers came out on strike.
Helen Flanagan PCS Branch Chair Wigan DWP said: Id like the TUC to call a national demonstration to start with.
The TUC needs to get off their knees and recognise that these attacks on the working class must be defeated. We need a general strike to win now, she stressed.
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Nigerian artists are putting the country and African art on the global map with their talent and creativity, which seemingly knows no bounds. The limelight is shining brightly on visual artist and singer, Laolu Senbanjo who has been hired by Nike to "create Air Max inspired art at #AirMax Con NYC".
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According to Nike as a "Master of Air", Senbanjo will "draw on inspiration from his Yoruba heritage and global travels. At Air Max Con, he'll be creating art, incorporating his love for Air Max, New York City, and sports".
Born and raised in Ilorin, Senbanjo will infuse his Afromysterics, a term the talented artist coined in 2007, "which means, the mystery of the African thought pattern".
A gifted musician and law graduate, with experience in human rights law, having practiced in Nigeria, Senbanjo has a wide repertoire of themes to draw from. He fearlessly and boldly infuses these themes in his artwork.
Senbanjo says all of his artwork is heavily influenced by his Yoruba heritage and life experiences.
"I am a passionate activist and you will notice how most of my works have social justice ideologies woven throughout,"
"…feminism, women and children are often present and common themes in my work," Senbanjo says.
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Lost Boys acquire DAD
DAD, probably the top Belgian agency has become part of the Lost Boys network. DAD is being sold by Belgacom, its majority owner since 1997. Belgacom had a 85% share in DAD. The acquisition of DAD will be completed with a combination of cash and shares. With this acquisition, Lost Boys are going rule the Belgian online advertising market, as Robert Pickering, CEO of LB Icon confirms: "Combined with our other Belgian subsidiary Winsome, acquired in March 2004, we now are the no.1 player in the Belgian market for digital marketing and technology solutions".


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"I'm only seven months into learning how to balance all of those things," she said. "What I know for sure is that many women have done it before me – so it's doable. But I'm a newbie – I'm making a lot of mistakes right now!"
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This was a school assignment where the task was to come up with a concept and create a magazine cover out of it.
This magazine called Krav Maga is a niche magazine that deals with the martial art / defense method Krav Maga. Krav Maga is a martial art that stands out from other martial arts in that it is designed to defend itself against realistic attacks and assaults. Krav Maga does not require physical strength and is based on the body's natural reflexes. This type of defense is the method used by the military in many countries. The magazine will contain information about Krav Maga, where courses is held Norway, simple tips / exercises, history, interviews and reports. The magazine will be published four times a year.
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Harvard Law School Class of 2005 First to See Pro Bono Requirement
by Erica Winter
Now at Harvard Law, between the spring semester of a student's first year and spring break of his or her third year, the student must do 40 hours of some sort of free legal work. Many students do much more than the required amount, says Dealy, with 82% of students doing more than 100 hours each of pro bono legal work since the requirement was launched.
The goal of the program is to have students carry a philosophy of service with them into their legal careers. Even if a student moves on to work in corporate law, says Dealy, there is a hope that he or she will continue to do pro bono work of some kind in his community.
The program also helps to put an emphasis on experiential learning, which, as opposed to the many specialty clinics that are available to students, is mandatory.
For example, if a student is interested in corporate law with a focus on real estate, he or she can come to Dealy's office and ask about what pro bono opportunities there are that would pertain to his or her career goals. Dealy can then direct him or her to a firm or nonprofit that is working to develop low-income housing. This gives the student experience in his/her desired field, helps members of the community, and fulfills his/her pro bono service requirement.
The pro bono work can take many forms, says Dealy, but it must be legal work, not just community service. Some students do research and writing, some help draft legislation, others represent indigent clients.
Rules governing who can practice law vary from state to state. In Massachusetts, third-year law students can provide direct legal services to clients if they are under the supervision of a licensed attorney.
The program requires that there is a supervising attorney at the firm or organization in which the student works, says Dealy. The supervisor must give feedback, teach good legal skills to the student, and have a mission of helping to make a good lawyer. "We do look into the supervision piece very carefully," says Dealy.
One hurdle for program participation for some nonprofits, says Dealy, is that the staff attorneys there are so flat-out with work that they do not have time to supervise a student, even though the group may need pro bono help.
So far, about a quarter of students are doing their pro bono work in state and local government offices, says Dealy. Others work in Public Defender offices or provide direct legal services to the poor through other groups. So far, all of Harvard Law's students have gotten their first choices of pro bono assignments, says Dealy, but this could change now that all students at the school will be under the requirement. Those in classes prior to 2005 were grandfathered out of the requirement, although many did pro bono work nonetheless.
Some students at Harvard work with individual professors who have been asked to do pro bono work, such as writing amicus briefs, says Dealy. Professors will call her office outlining their requirements for an assistant, and a student with the required skills and academic background will be placed with the professor for the project. Some professors will only take on some pro bono projects if they can find a student to assist them, says Dealy.
Other students fulfill their pro bono requirement at organizations abroad over the summers. They work in international nonprofit groups on human-rights issues or in law firms working on immigration cases, for example. These students are allowed to receive travel grants (ranging from $3,300 to $5,600) to take these positions and still have the work count towards the pro bono requirement, says Dealy, but they cannot receive payment for the work itself. There are also summer funding grants for those doing domestic public interest work.
Another way for a Harvard student to fulfill the requirement is to work with one of several student organizations helping the community. Overall, about one-third of Harvard Law students meet the pro bono requirement through existing campus organizations, says Dealy. One of these campus groups is the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, the oldest student-run law practice in the country.
For an in-depth look at a student who made this commitment, see the story profiling on Jennifer Cannistra on this page.
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Hi, Rob,
I too am running BIOS 1.34. I don't think this makes any difference. I have the same putrid transfer rates that you have.
I reformatted the flash drive with NTFS and FAT32, all to no avail.
What benchmarks are you running? There are a number of utilities out there for this purpose, but so far I am just using file copies, which can be deceptive i.e. Windows calculates some ludicrous transfer rates when writing to cache, then ten years later I'm still stuck on 95% complete etc.
The thing that perplexes me is the fast performance of the USB 2.0 hard drive; why doesn't the problem surface there too?
12-25-2011 03:51 PM - edited 12-25-2011 04:57 PM
Hmmm.... I have a new Sandisk Cruzer 32GB which was originally formatted FAT32. I tested the speed copying a large ISO file (2.3GB+) and saw data rates of around 4.2 mb/sec. I then reformatted it to NTFS, 4192 Sector size and got 24.8mb/sec.
Update: There is a Microsoft Hotfix that addresses the USB data transfer rate issue in Windows 7 SP1. The fix id is KB2581464 which you can request from Microsoft. A e-mail will be sent with the link to retrieve the file. I added the MaximumTransferLength DWORD to the USB controller entry and modified the DWORD to be 2MB. The transfer speed increased to 29.8 mb/sec.
"This article introduces a new feature that enables you to update the maximum transfer size of USB storage devices in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. After you install this update, you can increase the maximum transfer size from 64 kilobytes (KB) to 2 megabytes (MB) in the Usbstor.sys driver.
Note For some USB storage devices, performance can be improved if the maximum transfer size is increased from the default 64 KB. This update supports this change when the hardware vendor provides a device information file (INF) to set this value for the USB storage devices. "
12-26-2011 12:26 AM - edited 12-26-2011 12:43 AM
I am not exactly sure how it works, I did some research on google that USB and network are somehow file transfer related as it is copying with Windows Explorer, so some of the tweaks benefits for both scenarios.
@ harrisb
Great tips, copying a single through USB 2.0, I was able to achieve around 85MB - 120MB, however I am not too sure why speed starts to drop gradually till 50+MB per second after several seconds. Thanks
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Hi, Pete,
USB 2.0 maxs out at 480 Mbs = 60MBs, and that is theoretical i.e. you won't achieve it in the real world (more around 40 MBs). So how can we see such nice numbers? If the data is written to memory cache, then Windows calculates the transfer rates as being very high. As the data gets flushed to the flash memory at USB 2.0 speeds, the average transfer rate starts to drop reflecting the true transfer speed.
So I suggest downloading one of the many flash drive benchmark utilities, instead of relying on the deceptive numbers Windows will show you on a file copy.
12-26-2011 08:18 AM - edited 12-26-2011 09:05 AM
Sounds about right for the realizable speed. I've been seeing 25-29 mbps after applying the change. However, this is only on NTFS formatted sticks. The FAT32 sticks are showing 4-6 mbps so it's likely that there is buffering going on when NTFS is used. It did see something interesting when I ran the resource monitor. The disk activity was also mirrored with the network activity so USB is being treated as a network resource.
Here's the results from a benchmark run that I just did. The maximum write speed is still 4mb+ and the maximum read speed is 23mb+
I wonder if everyone is "looking too deep" for a solution to this question about file transfer speed when moving files to an external drive (USB or otherwise).
If you go to 'Device Manager' (found in the Control Panel), click on the external storage device that you are interested in (it will be listed under the 'Disk Drives' subheading - click that subheading to expand it), and then right-click on the drive in question, choose 'Properties', then select the 'Policies' tab, you will be presented with the following choices:
It appears to me that by chosing the 'Better Performance' option, it should be possible to speed up file transfer to the external drive. The catch, of course, is that you can no longer just rip the USB stick out of the side of the computer whenever you want, you will need to use the 'Safely Remove Media and Eject Hardware' dialog that is available from the task tray on the menu bar before you remove the device.
The only thing that setting the Windows driver policy to "Better Performance" is to release the source faster. The underlying transfer rate is unchanged from the computer to the USB device.
Hi, Michael,
I tested that setting. See one of my earlier posts in this thread.
This setting has to do with write caching, and unfortunately does not resolve the issue.
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I am not exactly sure how it works, I did some research on google that USB and network are somehow file transfer related as it is copying with Windows Explorer, so some of the tweaks benefits for both scenarios.
Do you have something to support the statement "From what I know, the problem lies with Windows 7 (throttling) " statement or not?
Sounds like not.
When you say throttling, it sounds like a deliberately programmed act to reduce the speed. Your new statement above sounds more like you are saying people need to tweak the defaults.
@ ThorsHammer
By default, Windows 7 limits the network receive speed to 10% of its maximum - 100Mbps on gigabit ethernet, and 10Mbps on fast ethernet - (This affects even if you are copying from network to usb or general, etc.)
Disabling Network Throttling helps me a lot on video streaming such as youtube and file transfering.
Tweaking the default network settings improves both network and USB. It works for me. Even though they seems 2 separate issues (USB and Network transfer rate), but it's relevant.
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Family entertainment leader Chuck E. Cheese's is headed to the Big Apple for its second appearance at the year's highly anticipated social media conference for women. At the eighth annual BlogHer Conference, the company will join more than 3,000 female bloggers and attendees in New York City, Aug. 2-4, to showcase its newest games, celebrate its new campaign, Chuck E. Rocks, and network with some of the nation's most influential online women. "BlogHer is a great opportunity for Chuck E. Cheese's to connect with moms and hear what they have to say about our stores, the new gluten-free products and our recently launched Chuck E. Rocks marketing campaign," said Scott McDaniel, chief marketing officer, Chuck E. Cheese's. "We could not be more excited to hit the BlogHer showroom floor to connect with our fans and introduce our new campaign to the blogging community." Guests will find the latest information on all-things Chuck E. Cheese's inside the company's BlogHer booth, 102/104. In addition, bloggers will have the opportunity to play their favorite games, talk to brand representatives and participate in special promotions surrounding the Chuck E. Rocks campaign. The company has also created a Twitter hashtag, #CECblogher, specifically for the conference so attendees can easily follow the conversation and join in the BlogHer fun. "Over the last 35 years we've changed and grown up alongside the families and the children who are our guests, and as we start to entertain the next generation of families we wanted Chuck E. to be relatable to both today's children as well as their parents," said McDaniel. "To kick off the new generation of Chuck E. fans and celebrate his new style, we're planning to rock at BlogHer. We hope that moms will love it so much that they go home and share it with their kids."
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whores, all of us
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Poem by: Iskah E Shirah
lines and lines of cars
frozen on the 405:
LA's red light district.
we prositute our wallets to gas
to pay for cars and gridlock.
we prositute our minds to
hollywood, books of faces,
photographic inventories,
to fill our need to be heard
in a virtual world
dying of noise overpollution.
we prostitute our souls
to every quick-fix
magic potion,
snake oil salesman,
dr quack,
good hands self-declared
that swears it'll fix the loneliness,
afflicting us.
does anyone hear our crying late alone?
does anyone see the bruises from the last customer?
does anybody know the anguish of our souls?
does anybody care about the ropes hanging
from every ceiling
in LA's red light district?
will anybody save us?
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Wow! I had never read this one before!
You know that guy who always comes to read sometimes in chapel, with the dreadlocks? I could almost hear him reading this one in my mind :P
The beat to this is incredible. It's thought provoking. Definitely one of my favourites.
Wow! You are talented. I love how your title is the hook. When I read the title, I was like "Okay, what are you talking about here," and then it was just not what I expected.
Hi Iskah, perceptive piece of writing. I notice that it was originally called, 'The Hook', which I think is a much cleverer title. Admittedly, this caught my attention so perhaps that's why you changed it? Also, think would be much more punchy if you punctuated - it really needs question marks .... I don't think you'll mind me saying that?
Thank you for the feedback! :D I'd rather get a comment like yours than one that tells me I'm wonderful, fantastic, ingenious, etc. You actually have helped me XD thanks again! (by the way, are you sure it was called the hook? :/ I honestly don't remember that at all, and usually I'm good with remembering my titles)
Oh dear, will teach me not to go to bed all night! No, I totally misinterpreted the reader, Amanda Brooke's, comment! Still think, 'The Hook' would be a great title though! lol.
Nah, not the Hook, it ain't about Pirates deary...then on the other hand, it could be about Pirates of a different nature, you know? Given in to the Pirates that take our money, our minds, our souls...yeppers, sounds like Pirates to me. Old Captain Hookyou!
This gets a vote/like from me.
Using the words whores/prostitute is pretty effective. It can extend to more than the female selling herself and I think that's good. I like it. It's smart and it's true actually. We do give ourselves to a lot of rubbish.
I really like it, Iskah! Very powerful with a strong beat, and also very accurate!
Very thoughtful. Thanks for posting it.
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When burials can no longer take place in churchyards because they have become full, then those churchyards can be declared "closed" and the maintenance of them passes to the local Town or Parish Council. In St Neots the Town Council has, through this mechanism, become responsible for the closed churchyards of St Mary's Parish Church, St Neots, St Mary's Parish Church, Eynesbury and St Mary's Parish Church, Eaton Socon.
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During the quarter, we remained engaged in highly visible, complex M&A transactions and other advisory assignments, including cross-border transactions, spin-offs, distressed asset sales, and government advisory in the Americas, Europe and Asia.Among the major M&A transactions or assignments that were completed during the second quarter of 2012 were the following (clients are in italics): Medco Health Solutions in its $29 billion merger with Express Scripts; Northeast Utilities' $17.5 billion merger with NSTAR; and Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Lazard is advising on three of the ten largest global M&A transactions announced in the second quarter of 2012, including: Anheuser-Busch InBev's $20.1 billion acquisition of the remaining stake in Grupo Modelo it does not already own; Walgreens' $6.7 billion acquisition of a 45% stake in Alliance Boots; and Sara Lee's spin-off of D.E Master Blenders 1753. Our Sovereign and Government Advisory business continued to be active in worldwide assignments, particularly in Europe and Africa. We continue to be involved in many of the most notable recent restructurings, such as Allied Pilots Association with respect to American Airlines; Eastman Kodak; Hostess Brands; and the National Association of Letter Carriers in connection with the USPS's restructuring efforts. Please see a more complete list of Strategic Advisory transactions that were completed in the second quarter of 2012, as well as Restructuring assignments, on pages 7-9 of this release. First Half Financial Advisory operating revenue was $520 million, 9% higher than the first half of 2011. Strategic Advisory operating revenue was $420 million, 6% higher than the first half of 2011. This was driven by a 16% increase in M&A revenue. Restructuring operating revenue was $100 million, 20% higher than the first half of 2011, reflecting the closing of several large assignments primarily during the first quarter of 2012.
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THE winners of the 56th World Press Photo of the Year 2012 have been announced, with images of war, sport and wildlife dominating the shortlist.
Malaysian photographer Wei Seng Chen scooped the top prize in the Sports Action Single category with his image of a bull race (above main) in Indonesia. Paul Nicklen of Canada won the Nature Stories prize for his shot of emperor penguins (below left). Italian Fabio Bucciarelli came second in the News Stories category with his photo of a Free Syrian Army fighter (below right).
The overall winner was Paul Hansen, with an image of two Palestinian children killed in a missile strike being carried to their funeral. The contest drew 103,481 entries by 5666 photographers from 124 countries.
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I have this one posted on my site but kept forgetting to add it here. You think I am excited or something. lol
Undressing in the bathroom was nerve-wracking for me. It really shouldnt have been, but then Harold had only seen me in skimpy costumes before. I slipped on a robe and high heels. I kept reminding myself this was strictly professional, but my body was saying otherwise.
There was music playing and I recognized my favorite instrumental CD. My heartbeat picked up a little more. I took a couple of deep breaths as I walked closer to the simple structure. The three-panel box looked sturdy even with wheels on the bottom.
So, whats with the robe?
I didnt feel like giving the whole neighborhood something more to talk about, I said with as much as confidence as I could muster.
Harold just nodded his head. I noticed hed undressed down to his boxers. Oh, boy, I thought, but somehow it slipped out of my mouth before I could cover it.
You all right?
I nodded, taking one last deep breath, and untied my robe, standing still while it fell to the ground. A low whistle came from Harold, but I couldnt meet his gaze. A cold breeze swept by me and my nipples tightened. Warm hands grasped my head and I looked up to meet Harolds eyes. I saw such love and compassion in them. His face got closer to mine. When our lips touched, it was unlike any other kiss Id experienced. My arms went around his neck and his chest hair only made my nipples react more.
I was shocked that Harold would make such a bold move, yet pleased at the same time. I wasnt sure if I could have done that. Not exactly how I thought our first kiss would be, I thought to myself. The kiss ended too soon, and I could tell Harold had reluctantly done so.


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Doug and Melissa have their own website www.melissaanddoug.com and their products are widely available in stores across the UK.
The Melissa & Doug Farmyard Jumbo Knob jigsaw is a lovely wooden toy that was given to my son for his first birthday. I checked on the Amazon website and it is currently retailing at £9.92 (May 2012). The range also includes, Pets, which includes a bird, cat and dog, and Rainforest, which includes a monkey, parrot and tiger.
The puzzle includes a cow, sheep and horse. Each piece is brightly coloured and handcrafted, with a large chunky knob on each piece for easy pick-up. The knob is well positioned so that the animal is not obscured and is easy for my little boy to grasp with his tiny hands. Underneath each piece is a picture of the animal to allow your child to match the piece correctly.
The pieces are very well made and fit well. The animals are set on a red background which looks like they are sitting in a barn and this is also well made and chunky. The pieces are sturdy and chunky and stand up to a bit of bashing and general play, none of the paint has flaked off and the pieces have not become chipped, splintered or dented.
The puzzle is very easy to do for children of a young age, the puzzle is marketed as being suitable from aged 1, and I would agree with this. My son was able to do the puzzle within a few days with a bit of practice. The good thing about the puzzle is that it is chunky and great to look at, is easy to master and also helps children to learn different animals and where they live.
The only downsides to the puzzle is that is it very easy to do, so has a limited life span , though as it is so well made it could be passed on to other children and it is also quite pricey, but again if it is passed down through subsequent children it would be better value for money. Overall I would recommend this puzzle to others.


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5 Things Not to Do If a Food Critic Is Eating at Your Restaurant
Most food critics just want to be left alone. And eat ratatouille.
Please note: After speaking with the owners, it has become clear that Liberty Kitchen did not comp my first meal at the restaurant; they comped my dining companion's meal, which I erroneously assumed was my own meal being comped. Also note that chef Lance Fegen did not have anything to do with the naming of either BRC Gastropub or the Hawaiian MacCock burger; those names were were created by owner Lee Ellis.
In this week's cafe review of Liberty Kitchen, I had a difficult time pegging the restaurant and what it's trying to be. Oyster bar with killer burgers and cocktails? Upscale dinner destination? Casual lunching spot with confusing prices? I ended up drawing my own conclusions -- which you can read in the review -- but I think that perhaps one of the reasons I was so rattled the entire time is that I was spotted from my first visit.
Liberty Kitchen has had issues with critics from the day that it opened and posted a sign barring Houston Chronicle food critic Alison Cook. The ban ostensibly arose out of owner Lance Fegen's disagreement with something Cook once wrote about his previous restaurant, Glass Wall (which is now owned by ex-partner Shepherd Ross), as well as her review of his other establishment, BRC Gastropub.
The sign and the "ban" were a rather juvenile reaction, to say the least, but Fegen seems to have an adolescent mind-set in other areas, too: Naming BRC after a "big red cock" and one of Liberty Kitchen's burgers the "Hawaiian MacCock" immediately spring to mind as other examples.
However, if Fegen was in Liberty Kitchen the last two times I was there, I didn't spot him. That didn't stop me from being recognized by his other staff members, though.
I really like you, Liberty Kitchen, especially your oyster bar. Just calm down, okay?
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And there's nothing much I can do about that; I'm not anonymous and never have been. I'm accustomed to being recognized and working around it in subtle ways: Watching the service closely at other tables, for example, instead of the compromised service at my own table. And I know that since most dishes involve hours of prep work, it's unlikely that every aspect of my food is prepared à la minute.
These are issues which former New York Times food critic Frank Bruni addressed in The Atlantic after leaving his post, saying that "critics have long been recognized" and that it's now virtually impossible to remain anonymous. More to the point, he wrote, it's not necessary:
[R]estaurants suddenly faced with a critic in the dining room can't change the menu instantly. They can't go shopping right then for better ingredients. They can't get a better service staff, or re-train the line cooks, etc., etc. While a recognized critic's portions may be slightly different from another person's, and while the kitchen may take special care with the order going to a critic's table, the fundamentals that make the restaurant great or mediocre remain in place. And while the service can get better for a critic, it can also get worse: hyper-solicitous, nervous, intrusive.
Hyper-solicitous and intrusive were the hallmarks of the bizarre service that I encountered while at Liberty Kitchen, and the reason I thought it would be helpful to draw up a list of things for restaurants not to do when a food critic is spotted in the wild. Trust me -- this advice will make things better for everyone.Next Page
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Grand South Asian bargain
South Asia is riddled with multiple antagonisms and mutual suspicions. India mistrusts Pakistan, and vice-versa. Afghanistan and Pakistan are at loggerheads. On the sidelines, China, Iran, and Russia look to Afghanistan for opportunities to help themselves, and crimp the United States. The Americans, meanwhile, are preparing to retreat from a decade of war in the Afghan hills and valleys.
Given all of these rivalries, I believe that the only path to regional peace and stability runs not through incremental agreements, but through a 'grand accord' that reconciles all of the powers' deepest national-security interests. But is such an accord feasible?
On the surface, one would not think so. US-Pakistan relations have turned poisonous, with blunt statements proliferating from both governments. In Istanbul, a recent gathering of Afghanistan's concerned 'neighbours' produced only a rather anodyne statement in preparation for a meeting in Bonn later this year.
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the US form a rectangle of relationships in South Asia, with India, China, and the US constituting a triangle that not only contains the South Asia region, but is also a major theatre in an increasingly global struggle.
Consider India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the US. Can these relationships be transformed into anything resembling a cooperative effort?
Conditional settlement
To be sure, US-Pakistani relations now appear at an all-time low. Bitter congressional testimony by former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen about Pakistani perfidy in 'supporting terrorism' deepened suspicion on both sides, which a high-profile visit to Islamabad by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did little to ameliorate. On the contrary, Clinton reiterated an earlier warning to Pakistan against keeping "snakes in the backyard."
Not surprisingly, Pakistan has reacted angrily to such statements; they are also alarmed. General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, Pakistan's army chief, cautioned the US against intervening in the militant bastion of North Waziristan. "The US must think 10 times" before doing so, he said. General Hamid Gul, a former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, went further, warning the US of the "dangers of a third world war."
In the midst of this turmoil came the assassination of the Afghan government's chief peace negotiator with the Taliban, former president Burhanuddin Rabbani. Soon after, an outraged President Hamid Karzai signed a "strategic partnership" agreement with India (though he added, as a placatory afterthought, that "Pakistan is our twin brother").
Long wars can end in one of three ways: unconditional surrender and an imposed peace; a conditional settlement, such as in Korea or Vietnam; or a diplomatic solution that reconciles all of the concerned parties' interests. If South Asia is to begin to build a future of peace and prosperity, the latter option is the only viable way forward.
Despite the blunt rhetoric and cold stares between the US and Pakistan, a parting of ways between the two is simply not feasible. America is leaving Afghanistan, but without victory. So reaching some agreement with Pakistan, one that both India and Afghanistan can live with, is essential.
Both India and the US have a direct — albeit different — interest in restoring peace and order to the South Asian neighbourhood. A comprehensive regional settlement, however, requires dealing with a wider circle of interests. Sino-Indian relations, in particular, can no longer be allowed to drift toward strategic antagonism. Yet that is where the bilateral relationship is headed, given China's efforts to secure maritime supremacy in the Indian Ocean. China may reason that its naval build-up in the Indian Ocean is only about protecting sea lanes vital to shipping the resources that its economy needs. But others, like India, are bound to see something more sinister afoot, an effort at encirclement.
With their burgeoning bilateral trade and shared commitment to eradicating poverty, both India and China have common cause to cooperate in creating a mutually acceptable geopolitical map of South Asia and the Indian Ocean. Of course, this is not to suggest that competition between India and China can or should cease. But their overlapping layers of commercial and political interests do offer hope for agreement— if the two governments seize the opportunity. Chinese assistance in encouraging Pakistan to reach agreement with India and the US on Afghanistan's future is a good place to start, and will also benefit Chinese security by crimping the ability of terrorists to infiltrate China's Xinxiang province from either Pakistan or Afghanistan
Clinton recently offered a vision of a "strong, constructive relationship among India, the US, and China." She admitted, realistically, that building one will be difficult because "there are important matters on which we all disagree." Yet she also pointed to "significant areas of common interest," arguing that, "if we want to address, manage, or solve some of the most pressing issues of the 21st century, India, China, and the US will have to coordinate our… efforts."
The prospect of a grand accord for South Asia is before us. It is an idea whose time has come, because there is no longer an alternative path from conflict.
— Project Syndicate, 2011
Jaswant Singh, a former Indian finance minister, foreign minister, and defence minister, is the author of Jinnah: India - Partition - Independence.


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Entering Friday with a 60-74 record, the Toronto Blue Jays are 18 1/2 games back in the American League East and miles out of playoff contention.
It's understandable if Jays fans have checked out for the fall, hoping the team's highly touted roster will get its act together come spring, but at least one Toronto supporter was already prepared to write off the season months ago. This fan just so happened to work in law enforcement, and he expressed his frustration over the perennially frustrating club in a police report filed after some bozo ran onto the field at Rogers Centre back on May 5.
Nobody likes to see a game interrupted by a guy looking to get on TV, but, as the officer put it, this particular distraction gave Jays fans "a brief respite from their season-long agony."
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- $20 for one general admission to Belle City Brewfest (up to a $47.70 value)
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TRIBUTES have been paid to the veteran broadcaster John Milne, who has died at the age of 72.
The former BBC Scotland journalist became known across the country as the first presenter of Good Morning Scotland.
Dundee-born Mr Milne, who was also known as the face of Newsnight Scotland, presented Reporting Scotland for 10 years during the 1980s and 1990s.
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He went on to present radio's Newsweek Scotland on Saturday mornings before retiring on his 65th birthday in 2007 after a BBC career spanning almost 40 years. He covered both the Piper Alpha disaster and the Lockerbie bombing
Former colleagues said he helped shape the character of Scottish journalism.
Current Reporting Scotland presenter Jackie Bird said: "He was Reporting Scotland. I was in awe at working with someone with such a reputation, but he turned out to be warm and welcoming with a fantastically dry sense of humour.
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Mr Milne began his journalism career in print journalism, his first job with DC Thomson before he joined The Scotsman newspaper.
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Hyderabad/Mumbai: Danone SA, the world's biggest yogurt maker, is in talks with Hyderabad-based Tirumala Milk Products (P) Ltd to buy a stake in the dairy that operates in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Negotiations with the French firm are centred around the quantum of stake to be sold, according to Tirumala Milk Products' managing director Bolla Brahma Naidu. "Whether it will be 51% or 100%, I will not be able to say now," he said over phone.
A Paris-based spokesperson for Danone declined comment.
Danone and New Zealand's Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world's largest dairy exporter, are among potential acquirers of a controlling stake in Tirumala Milk Products, whose promoters and private-equity investor Carlyle Group are looking to sell stake in the firm, The Times of India newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Carlyle does not comment on speculation, a spokesperson said in an email.
The 15-year-old Tirumala Milk Products, the second-largest private supplier of liquid milk in southern India, will seek an enterprise valuation of around Rs.2,500 crore or $450 million, The Times of India report said, quoting unnamed people.
Private-equity firm Carlyle India Advisors Pvt. Ltd invested $22 million in Tirumala Milk Products in 2010. Carlyle India holds between 20% and 25% in the company and is represented by managing director M. Shankar Narayanan, who sits on the firm's board.
If the deal materializes, it could be announced by 27 November, said Danda Brahmanandam, joint managing director of Tirumala Milk Products. One of the main reasons for the sale is Carlyle's desire to exit its investment, he said.
It is yet to be decided whether the stake sale will be accompanied by a change in management, Brahmanandam said. Naidu declined to comment on this.
While some promoters are looking to sell, others want to retain some stake, Brahmanandam said, without elaborating.
Founded by four entrepreneurs, Tirumala Milk Products had humble beginnings. It started as an intermediary—providing 10,000 litres of chilled milk everyday collected from farmers in nearby villages—in the supply chain of a small dairy in a village in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
The founders—Brahma Naidu, Brahmanandam, B. Nageswara Rao and N. Venkata Rao—were friends who decided to start a dairy in 1995. They also supplied chilled milk to Heritage Foods India Ltd, managed by the family of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
In 1998, after hiring a milk-processing plant, they ventured into the lucrative Chennai market. The milk was re-branded Thirumala, in line with the Tamil pronunciation of the word. Tirumala Milk Products entered the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh markets in 2001.
Today, it is one of the top producers in south India, handling 1.2 million litres of milk a day, and with a considerable market share in Andhra Pradesh (450,000 litres a day), Tamil Nadu (400,000 litres a day) and Karnataka (250,000 litres a day), according to Naidu.
The rest is converted into milk powder. It has about 9% market share in Andhra Pradesh.
Last December, Tirumala Milk Products announced that it would build one of the largest integrated private dairy projects in the country, spread across 3,000 acres in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh with an investment of Rs.6,000 crore. When completed, the dairy would house 20,000 cattle and would have milk and by-product processing facilities complete with a 2 megawatts (MW) biogas plant for power generation.
Tirumala Milk Products employs 4,900 people directly, and indirectly employs about 20,000 people that include agents, dairy parlour owners and drivers in its chain, Naidu had said in an earlier interaction.
Experts say there is a strong interest among private equity firms as well as strategic investors in the dairy business.
India continued to be the largest milk-producing nation in the world, with nearly 17% of global production in 2010-11, according to the National Dairy Development Board. Nearly all of this gets consumed domestically.
"The dairy business is a consumption-driven business," said Vishal Tulsyan, director and chief executive, Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors Pvt. Ltd, a PE firm that has invested in Parag Milk Foods Pvt. Ltd.
"Investors see huge value in it. There is substantial strategic interest."
Bloomberg contributed to this story.


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Decision makers
THIS is how Facebook views women?
Upon learning about a photo (that depicted a woman with her legs spread wide over a set of train-tracks, apparently ready to take the blow of a train barreling towards her), I flagged it for it's content as "hate-oriented". Facebook's dashboard support then replied with, "Thank you for your report. We carefully reviewed the photo you reported, but found it doesn't violate our community standard on hate speech so we didn't remove it".
I have stated my "severe dissatisfaction" with the lack of removal, or even acknowledgement that these photos make it okay within our own "safe", social community for slut-shaming, demeaning women, and hate-speech, and I will not keep quiet about this. Photos like this shared on Facebook allow for the patriarchal society we live in to perpetuate, and I'm done sitting down and accepting this as "okay": if Facebook allows these kinds of images, this is obviously how they view women (and furthermore, allowing these hateful images makes it okay for this organization to not make much mention of those who take it to the next level with spreading child pronography on this social networking site). Facebook's "Community Standard" for Hate Speech is as follows: "Facebook does not permit hate speech, but distinguishes between serious and humorous speech. While we encourage you to challenge ideas, institutions, events, and practices, we do not permit individuals or groups to attack others based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or medical condition".
As far as I'm concerned, Facebook has violated it's own terms, and needs to remedy this situation with more avid removal of hate speech, images, videos, gifs and the like from it's site, and to stop allowing others to violate their terms of use and conduct: kick these people off for good to display an actual punishment for their behavior, and it will no longer be tolerated. The simple fact that this photo, and many, many others like it (and photos far worse) are circulating on Facebook is atrocious, and the fact that these images are kept on the site only means that this organization sees all women in this light: sexual objects that hold no merit aside from the ability to spread their legs.
I didn't sign up for this shit, and I want it gone.
Stop allowing hate-speech and media on the social networking site. Allowing users to continually belittle, demean and abuse others through images and video makes it acceptable for others to do so, and this is wrong.
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2014-2015 Season Announced at SteppingStone Theatre
For 27 years, SteppingStone Theatre has given young people a place to experience the joy of creation and a sense that they can make a difference
in the world. We keep this front and center every year and this season in particular. At no time has this been more important for today¹s young people.
We start the season with our delightful Rainbow Crow that tells a wonderful Native American story of self-sacrifice and altruism for the good of the entire community. Our ever-popular holiday extravaganza, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! shows how, when given the chance, every young person can come through and shine in ways that no one would expect.
For Black History Month, we¹re remounting Christina Ham's moving Civil Rights play, Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963. It imagines how the girls spent their last week, acting out their dreams of the future in a way that brings great hope, and shows how a great movement for change can come out of tragedy.
We¹ve created two brand-new plays this year too. Shooting Kabul tells a story that will resonate deeply with refugee and immigrant populations, showing how engaging in creativity‹in this case photography‹can bring about great change; and One Grain of Rice is based on a Hindu folktale that demonstrates the power of tenacity, cunning, and multiplication! And we finish the season with a new version of the classic tale, Jack & the Giant Beanstalk you never know what can arise from a few magic beans!
Rainbow Crow
October 17-November 2, 2014
By Rhianna Yazzie. Music by Gary Rue
A SteppingStone Theatre Original
In this Lenape Native American story, you¹ll find out how the crow, once
known for a beautiful voice and colorful feathers, heroically sacrifices
that beauty to save the world. On the way, she discovers that inner beauty
and loyalty are more important than what¹s on the outside.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!
December 5-13, 2014
By Barbara Robinson, based on her popular book. Produced by special
arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963
January 30-February 22, 2015
By Christina Ham
A SteppingStone Theatre Original
"What bothers me most is that their names have been virtually erased: they
are inevitably referred to as the four Black girls killed in the Birmingham
church bombing. Along with our memories of that horrible day and what it
symbolized, I would also like us all to consider what Carole Robertson,
Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley and Denise McNair might have become." -Dr. Angela Davis
SteppingStone Theatre¹s acclaimed play takes this quote as a starting point,
and lets the Four Little Girls live out their hopes and dreams for the
future. Don¹t miss the play that was featured in commemorative events around
the country in for the 50th anniversary of the tragic day that galvanized
the Civil Rights movement.
Shooting Kabul
March 13-29, 2015
By Kim Hines. Adapted from the book Shooting Kabul. Text copyright ©2010 by
Naheed Hasnat. Published by Simon and Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
Used with permission.
A SteppingStone Theatre Original World Premiere!
One Grain of Rice
April 24-May 17, 2015
By Dane Stauffer. Based on a folktale from India
A SteppingStone Theatre Original World Premiere!
A spectacular musical tale of greed, ingenuity and MATH!
When the prince hoards all his land¹s rice during a famine, a young girl
devises a brilliant way to feed the people‹get the prince to agree to give
her one grain of rice one day, then double the amount each day for 30 days!
At the end of the 30 days, it takes hundreds of elephants to carry away all
of the rice he owes!
Jack and the Giant Beanstalk
July 11-August 2, 2015
By Linda Daugherty
Performance Information:
Tickets for all performances are available at www.steppingstonetheatre.org
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Ticket Prices:
Youth and Seniors, Ages 2-17 and Ages 55 and up: $12.00 per person
Best Christmas Pageant Ever!: $14.00 per person
Adults, Ages 18-54: $16.00 per person
Best Christmas Pageant Ever!: $18.00 per person
Members: $9.00 per person
Small Groups of 8-19, any ages: $10.00 per person
Large Groups of 20+, any ages: $8.00 per person
Home school groups, any size, any ages: $8.00 per person
Upcoming Production:
The Reluctant Dragon
July 12-August 3, 2014
Based on the short story by Kenneth Grahame. Adapted by Steven C. Anderson.
Music by Dana P. Rowe, lyrics by John Dempsey
Not all dragons are scary, and not all heroes are violent!
SteppingStone Theatre's productions are professionally created and produced,
with talents drawn from the best in the Twin Cities and throughout the U.S.
The young actors are rigorously trained, but remain fresh and vibrant,
bringing their joy and sense of fun to all SteppingStone Theatre¹s
productions. Enjoyed by all ages, adults as well as children, SteppingStone
Theatre¹s productions are affordable, high-quality entertainment.
All performances are in SteppingStone Theatre¹s new home, a beautifully renovated 100-year-old architectural gem located at 55 Victoria Street North, one block north of Summit Avenue in the Historic Hill District of St. Paul.
Performances are appropriate for all ages.
SteppingStone Theatre is fully-accessible to persons with disabilities, and has regularly-scheduled ASL & Audio Described performances. Interpreters can be scheduled for other performances at no additional cost upon request.
Performance dates, times, prices and tickets are available at (651) 225-9265 or www.steppingstonetheatre.org