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Although I was only able to attend for a short amount of time, what I did see wasn't that great.
+was able to go, even if it was for 2 hours
+was able to see the who asked you panel
- they (who asked you) were only able to do 15 minutes of their show before a staff member, whose name will be with held, (that's right fool, i know your name) told them "5 minutes, kill it" and the reason for that was "I can't go home until you do...you are coming between me and my booze."
- i felt like i was going to be robbed walking from the lobby to where my car was parked. PLEASE choose a safer place for the con!!!!
personally, i'm leaning more to attend lvsc than going to av next year, but it all depends on whose running the con and if it looks like it's going to improve.
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I Wish My Dad and I Were Closer
Since this letter represents a very common and challenging situation, Drs. Marie and Dan decided to put their heads together and write a joint response to share their thinking about what a teen can do.
My parents got divorced about 4 years ago. When they did, my mom and sister, who was 15 at the time, moved out to a new house and I stayed with my dad at his house. My sister left with my mom because she didn't have a close relationship with my dad. They fought all the time and that caused my mom and dad to fight as well. I stayed at my dad's house because my dad and I were very close.
Now my dad has a girlfriend and he is always going to her house to spend the night. This bothers me because he is constantly leaving me home alone to fend for myself. I feel like he doesn't care about me and would rather spend his time with his girlfriend and her son, who is my age. Sometimes he doesn't even call to see how I am. This has all caused tension between me and my dad. Lately we have been fighting a lot because I don't like when he is gone all the time but at the same time I hate when he brings his girlfriend over to spend the night when I am home. I have told him this before and he doesn't understand why I would care if she is here. He says that she is a nice lady and that I should be more accepting.
I just want him to come home sometimes without her here. I am still a kid and sometimes I just want a parent here to help me with some of the things I need to get done and I don't feel like I can do that when he has his girlfriend around. On top of that, I don't think he acts the same around her. He tends to be nicer but at the same time he tends to annoy me more when she is around by asking me too many questions or wanting me to hang out with him and his girlfriend. Now he has stopped trying and he just goes to his girlfriends all the time. Part of me likes it because I don't have to put up with him and his girlfriend but I also feel so alone all the time.
Nobody is ever home and it has had an effect on my social life. I have gotten so used to being alone that I have stopped hanging out with friends. The only time my dad is home is on weekdays because he knows he has to bring me to school in the mornings. I feel like a burden because I am stopping him from being with his girlfriend all the time. Even on the weekdays he will stay at her house every opportunity he gets like if I get a ride to school. It annoys me because it is so obvious that he would rather be at his girlfriends with her and her son than at home taking care of me.
When he is home we just fight all the time. It's tough because I used to be very close to him but now he just annoys me all the time. He also has an anger problem. He gets mad at the stupidest things and yells at me for the smallest things. He never yells around his girlfriend because she knows she doesn't like it and she tries to help him not worry about small things, but whenever she isn't around, he is mean most of the time. He never used to be mean to me because I was younger and didn't have as much teenage angst. Now all he does is complain about something I'm doing even though I'm a good kid.
I do have a bit of an attitude but that's usually when he is yelling at me for stupid stuff. I made good grade, I do community service work, and I play sports. I don't get in trouble with friends because I usually never hang out with anybody, even on the weekends.
I tend to hang out with my mom a lot. We are really close and talk on the phone every night. I tell her everything because I know she won't judge me. She is pretty much the opposite of my dad. She doesn't get angry easily and I talk to her a lot. We barely ever fight. I have recently thought about moving in with her.
I feel like I might be happier there but there are a few problems with moving in with her. I love my dad's house and I have everything I want here. I have a huge room that I have decorated almost perfectly. The house is always clean and everything is really pretty. I have a lot of space for my stuff and I feel comfortable here for the most part.
My mom's house tends to be dirty a lot and my room there is really small. I have asked her if I can have my sister's room now that she is in college and she doesn't seem very willing. She says that she is not ready to "kick out" my sister. I see it differently though. My sister will still have a room of her own, it will just be smaller. If I will be the one home a majority of the time then I think I deserve the bigger room, not to mention my sister is very messy and not a neat freak like I am. She could probably care less what her room looked like and she is never home anyways. My mom just says that "she's been through a lot" but I have been through the same or even worst stuff than my sister and it upsets me that my mom doesn't think about what I have been through. Not only is moving into a less organized, smaller house hard but my mom seems to be making it harder by not giving me the bigger room to live in. I feel like my sister and my sister's feelings will always come first in my mom's mind.
My mom also lives with her boyfriend. He is a pretty nice guy but sometimes he can get annoying. He is kind of a slob and he is a little too care free. Sometimes he is so care free that he will not think hard enough before doing things and it ends up making things more difficult. Also, my mom and her boyfriend smoke which makes me really mad. Smoking is hard to quit and I don't like that her boyfriend is probably making it harder for her. I really want her to stop and she doesn't smoke in the house at all but it still bothers me a lot. I really feel like I could help my mom clean up the house but sometimes when she is uncooperative or gets stressed, she doesn't seem to want to help me. Also, when I ask her to do something she will always say that her boyfriend can take me where I want to go. Sometimes I just want her to take me places and not her boyfriend.
She has also told me that I can't move in until school ends in a few months because she is so busy with work that she can't take me. That's why I have to stay with my dad and he doesn't even know that I am thinking about moving out. I feel like things will get easier when I can drive but there are still a few things I am not so sure about. I have been very depressed before and I never got help for it but I just found a way to get over it. I just don't want things to get so bad that I go back to feeling as sad as I did. I really just don't know what to do or where to live and I want to figure things out so I can stop worrying so much about things.
A: "The greatest and most important problems in life are all in a certain sense insoluble. They can never be solved, but only outgrown." -Carl Jung
You are 16 and it sounds to us like you have already had more than your share of disappointments. The decisions your parents made left you in a quandary, but your resilience is showing through by asking us your question. It is a very good thing you are asking for help on this here.
Sometimes it's how we say something more than what we say that gets through. Your feelings are sadness, loneliness, and bewilderment that your parents are acting like they have finished parenting when you aren't finished growing up. Your words come off as demanding, angry, and entitled.
You may be feeling sad but what you seem to be showing is criticism.
It's true that your life does seem upside down. It's normal for there to be tension between parents and teens between wanting to stay and wanting to go. But usually it is the teen who is pushing for more independence, who is dating people the parents don't approve of, and who rebels against responsibilities. In your case, you're the person left at home to worry and your parents are moving on. No wonder you're upset with them. However – It doesn't matter how right you are. Being right isn't going to get you what you most need.
We are assuming that both homes allow you to go to the same school that you are in now. If you don't know this you may want to ask. You have lost enough. Do consider staying with the parent who lives close enough for you to be in school with your friends. You most likely don't want to separate from them.
But in any case we think you need an ally. Is there a school counselor or trusted family friend or teacher you can talk to about how hurt you are feeling? Perhaps you and that person can sit down with you and both your parents to help them understand your feelings.
If you want them to listen, you will have to apologize first for being so critical and demanding. This will set the tone for a new kind of conversation between you. Then you need to speak honestly about your feelings. Leave out all your complaints about the people your parents are dating, your wish for the bigger room, your reasons why you think you are entitled to better. Just speak honestly about how much you miss being close to them, about your fears about being so on your own, and about your need for their attention, advice, and support.
Resist the temptation to lecture them about their responsibilities. Keep your part of the conversation focused on how much you still need some parenting. Be open-minded about whatever criticisms they might have. Usually this kind of conflict does go both ways. There may be some things you could do differently to invite them to be closer. If this conversation doesn't get you all to a better place, ask if you can continue the conversation with a family therapist. Family therapists are trained specifically to help the whole family solve problems together.
The next year 2 years are like coming through the neck of a bottle. You will be 18 then and the freedom and challenges will change. Until then you may want to learn how to negotiate better with your parents. Here is a teen website we have found offers a lot, particularly about how to negotiate with your parents for what you want.
Support, patience and learning to negotiate and feel a bit more empowered in asking for what you want is the formula we are suggesting. We would also note that any decision should be followed with a 30-day (or less) evaluation period where all parties can have some input as to how the decision is going.
Finally, the words of Carl Jung are instructive. This is a struggle that you will be able to cope with for now, and one you will ultimately outgrow.
We send you our best thoughts . . .
Drs. Marie and Dan
Daniel J. Tomasulo, D. (2010). I Wish My Dad and I Were Closer. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 21, 2017, from https://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/2010/05/19/i-wish-my-dad-and-i-were-closer/


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Osgood Schlatter Condition
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Osgood-Schlatter condition (formerly known as Osgood-Schlatter's disease) is a painful condition characterized by tiny, microfractures of the bony bump in the lower leg bone (tibia) where the ligament from the kneecap (patella) is inserted into the tibia. The bump is known as the tibial tubercle. It is a disorder of the early teens, especially during a growth spurt, more likely to affect young men than young women, especially athletes of either sex who are active in games requiring substantial running and/or jumping.
It is a common, transient, short-term disorder, also called an overuse condition, that usually requires only rest and restraint from further strenuous activity for a relatively short period of time before it heals itself.
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Arsene Wenger bets an ice cream that Robin van Persie won't join Juventus
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has placed a bet with a journalist that Robin van Persie will not leave the Emirates for Juventus.
The Frenchman told Italian newspaper La Repubblica that his striker will remain with the north London club and promised to take the reporter out for an ice cream if he is proved wrong.
Juve have been monitoring Van Persie's contract negotiations with Arsenal and are reportedly keen to do a deal with the Dutchman.
The Italian club even sent former player and current executive Pavel Nedved to Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine to talk to the striker.
However, Wenger said a move to Turin will not happen this summer.
'There is no reason why a top player, a big champion would want a move to Serie A – in terms of the prestige of the league, the level of play or financial considerations.
'If he moves there, I will buy you a caramello,' Wenger concluded.
Van Persie has just one year remaining on his current deal with the Gunners and could leave for free at the end of next season if a new contract is not signed.
His father has already confirmed that he will not move to another English club, so a move to Italy or Spain could be on the cards.
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Wake Tech Conference Focuses on Student Leadership
February 28th, 2014
RALEIGH, N.C. (February 28, 2014) - Wake Tech students had the opportunity to expand their leadership potential and grow personally and professionally today during the first-ever Student Leadership Conference at the college's Northern Wake Campus. The conference included sessions on communication, networking, and time management.
A panel discussion moderated by Wake Tech President Dr. Stephen Scott included four prominent local leaders: North Carolina Senator Josh Stein, WRAL Anchor Debra Morgan, Lenovo Vice President Tom Looney, and Duke Energy Regional Director Willette Morman.
Morman, a Wake Tech graduate, offered students this advice: "It's not always about the money. You have to have a goal and passion. Be prepared for opportunities and make sacrifices. Hard work pays off."
Students and guests also enjoyed lunch in the atrium located in Building E.
The Student Leadership Conference was organized by Wake Tech employees as part of an Applied Benchmarking project. Applied Benchmarking is Wake Tech's continuous improvement initiative which challenges college employees to find great ideas and innovative solutions at other institutions and bring them to Wake Tech. The goal of the conference was to provide leadership training and development to help students expand their potential for success.


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WALL Heath Scout Group will be celebrating 100 years with an open day this weekend.
The group, which has been going since 1914, will be holding the event at its Enville Road HQ from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday June 22.
Memorabilia and photographs will be on display at the open day to which past members or scout group helpers are invited to attend and share old pictures and stories.
Members of the scout group also plan to enjoy a visit to Dudley Zoo, buffet and film showing at their HQ over the anniversary weekend.
David Mitchell, chairman of the 1st Wall Heath Scout Group, said the group formed just seven years after the Scouting movement was formed by Baden-Powell. He added: "Apart from a few war years, the group has continued to promote the development of young people and currently has nearly 70 members – both boys and girls."
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Process management may be difficult and time-consuming, but its increasingly becoming a standard by which customers and investors evaluate companies. And while its methodology is fairly straightforward, it can turn the business playing field into a battleground.
When a football team executes a handoff, everyone has to work together. The quarterback must know which way to turn and how to hold the ball so that the running back can take it without hesitating. The offensive line must know where to create an opening for the running back. And the running back has to hang on to the ball, or all of his teammates efforts are wasted.
On the business field, process management helps companies perfect the handoff by improving the coordination of activities between departments or business units so that they work as a team toward the same goal. In many of a businesss activities, if one function drops the ball, other departments suffer. For instance, product development may create a wonderful product, only to discover that the marketing departments research shows that the product will be too expensive for the companys target customers. Traditionally, companies havent thought much about the handoffs that are integral to their business. Theyve carefully managed their functions, such as accounting, engineering, operations and sales, but not the interactions that take place between those functions.
Process management runs under a new game plan. It emerged as a concept out of the reengineering and process-improvement initiatives of the 1970s and 1980s. But only within the past four or five years has it gained steam. Sweeping in scope, it requires a major shift in the corporate culture that affects peoples mind-sets, measures and methods.
Companies that have begun to shift from a functional, silo structure to process management have done so out of necessity. In an effort to fend off major threats such as declining market share or an eroding customer base, they made the major, long-term commitment that this management technique requires. The methodology for achieving process management is fairly straightforward, but gaining peoples buy-in and ingraining this initiative into your organization can be challenging. To make sure your process-management initiative is successful, you need to change your corporate culture.
Customer-Driven Beginnings
A process can be defined as a set of activities required to accomplish a business task. While activity-based costing/management (ABC/M) focuses on individuals activities within a company, process management operates at a higher level, looking at how different processes interact.
To begin a process-management project, you must evaluate how well your company performs for its customers. "Essentially, process management is about transforming customer needs and requirements into processes that are designed to meet those needs," says Sam Johnson, partner in the national office of Ernst & Young LLP in Cleveland. "It also requires looking at the downstream impact of what youre doing."
A process-based company depends on cross-functional teams that identify which of the businesss current processes are most and least aligned with the companys strategies and mission. This exercise promotes communication across the organization. It also demands that people think differently about their jobs.
Process management requires functional managers to oversee teams that include people who dont report to them. "Thats a huge challenge," says Pat Dowdle, manager of ABM at GATX Corp., a Chicago-based company that provides services to the transportation industry. "Thats one reason why becoming a process-oriented organization can be anywhere from a seven- to 10-year journey, and thats asking a lot of an organization."
Dowdle is responsible for implementing both ABM and process-management initiatives at his company. "Were making good headway with process management in our new business areas, but within our traditional business areas, were still on ABM," he says. "With ABM, you can have quick wins, but with process management it takes longer to show its impact, especially when it comes to changing an existing business. Were trying to prove to management that this is more than just theory, and we realize we must show results in two or three years or well lose peoples interest."
Jerry Stevens, president of the Stevens Group Inc. in Durham, N.C., a consultancy specializing in process management, believes that process management can show early successes that keep managements enthusiasm for the initiative alive. "You can get some quick wins with process management by identifying a process that is performing poorly and making some quick improvements," Stevens says. "For instance, you may find results come faster with a process such as cycle time, as opposed to focusing on cost improvements. But you employ the same kind of approach as you would with ABM that is, piloting a part of the company that will show visible improvement within six months or so."
Does having ABM in place speed up process-management implementation? Dowdle believes it greatly helps, since ABM is process-oriented and, as a result, can cushion the cultural transition. But he doesnt consider it an essential prerequisite. In fact, focusing on process management before diving into ABM initiatives often makes sense.
"Its logical that first you should know which processes are critical to achieving your companys objectives and which are not before you delve into the ABM aspects of each one, because you may find that you simply dont need ABM information on some of the processes youve identified," says Stevens.
Pushing Process Management Through the Value Chain
Few U.S. companies have more than four or five years of process-management experience. One company that is as far along as any is the Pella Corp. in Pella, Iowa, a privately held manufacturer of windows and doors which has approximately 6,000 employees. The company has been engaged in process management since 1992. "Its become a perfect fit for us, but its taken time," says Jackie Johansen, compliance improvement specialist at Pella. "When we started out, an executive team went abroad to study how companies could succeed with process management. Then we began using it in our manufacturing, and its expanded into our distribution network, sales network and with our suppliers. Today, it works throughout our value chain."
Pellas journey to becoming a process-based company centered on picking the brains of its customers. The result has been what Johansen calls seamless sales a one-stop shopping service for customers.
"Before process management at our company, when a customer walked into one of our retail outlets, wed identify their needs and then recommend that they call a contractor, who would actually sell them the window or door they wanted," says Johansen. "So we were actually selling our products directly to contractors rather than to customers. The customer would have to call the contractor and arrange for the installation, which was extra work for them. ... Now, we handle the entire process ourselves, from purchase to installation. Its reduced the amount of work our customers have to do, and its helped tie them more closely to our company."
Most companies that have had success with process management have implemented the technique in incremental steps. Theyve adopted process management for some parts of their business, without abandoning their functional-management roots. Sometimes that strategy can pull employees in several directions.
"Most companies try to do both functional management and process management, which leads to an inherent conflict," says David E. Keys, Household International Professor of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and one of 12 people who contributed to the book "The Road to Excellence: Becoming a Process-Based Company," published by the Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing-International (CAM-I). "For example, an employee may end up reporting to two bosses one functional manager and one process manager." He adds, however, that many companies are willing to put up with the clash of management styles in order to reap process managements cost and time savings.
At Pella, mixing functional management and process management hasnt been much of a problem, according to Johansen. She says, "The functional management within our company actually supports the process management. Functional managers evaluate employees based on how well they integrate themselves into our process management." Stevens adds that companies trying out this concept need to maintain their hierarchical structure but overlay a process-management mind-set onto their existing organization. He says, "The idea is to change the culture and the mind-set, but not your organizational structure, and certainly there are some challenges there."
Among the problems businesses face when implementing this type of initiative is trying to do too much. Champions of process management tend to dive into the deep end of the pool and then hope they dont go under. "So many companies fail with process management because they bite off more than they can chew," says Johnson. "You need to understand the rate of change your company can handle. Trying to do it enterprisewide all at once is ill-advised."
As you plan and implement a process-management project, you need to take several steps to boost the initiatives chance for survival. Determine which processes have the greatest direct impact on customers, based on input from a team of managers from different divisions of your company. Of the processes your team identifies, focus early process-management efforts on the ones most likely to produce improvement quickly and easily. Get senior management behind your efforts at the outset. Tie performance metrics to process efforts. Encourage employees to think about how to remove barriers that make handoffs between departments difficult, and reward those who succeed. (See 10 Steps to Process Management, below.)
Process management can be difficult and time consuming, but its increasingly becoming a standard by which companies are evaluated. One indicator of the concepts growing popularity is its incorporation into the ISO 9000 standard. ISO 9000, an international standard with which a large number of manufacturers comply, certifies a certain level of quality at a company, which appeals to shareholders and potential investors. "These days, the standards for ISO 9000 are being rewritten to include a stronger emphasis on process management," says Stevens.
Process management may be one of the most valuable assets a company can possess. But before your business can profit from a project-management system, employees must be willing to take ownership of it, a buy-in that requires nothing less than changing your corporate culture.
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Study Exposes Major Flaw in Classic Artificial Intelligence Test
by Angela Guess A new study by Kevin Warwick and Huma Shah, published by Taylor & Francis, purports to uncover a flaw in the classic artificial intelligence test developed by Alan Turing. The paper summarizing their findings is called "Taking the fifth amendment in Turing's imitation game." The announcement states, "A serious problem in the […]Read More →
How and Why Standards for Artificial Intelligence Keep Evolving
by Angela Guess Kristen V. Brown of SF Gate recently wrote, "John McCarthy, the scientist who coined the term 'artificial intelligence,' famously lamented that 'as soon as it works, no one calls it AI anymore.' He felt many of his field's achievements are underappreciated. Technologies such as Apple's personal assistant app, Siri, perform many of […]Read More →
Coming Up with a Better Turing Test
by Angela Guess Lee Gomes of IEEE Spectrum reports, "It was billed as an epochal event in humanity's history: For the first time a computer had proved itself to be as smart as a person. And befitting the occasion, the June story generated headlines all around the world. In reality, it was all a cheesy […]Read More →
Taking On Turing, In Film And In Artificial Intelligence Workshop
by Jennifer Zaino This past weekend the movie about British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing, The Imitation Game, had a successful debut. Turing, of course, created the Turing Test, which is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human. Fittingly enough, tonight is […]Read More →
Could "Amelia" Start Filling Low-Level Jobs?
Sophie Curtis of The Telegraph reports, "Today a new artificial intelligence computing system has been unveiled, which promises to transform the global workforce."Read More →
Artificial Intelligence: What We Hoped For & What We've Gotten
Michael C. Daconta of GCN recently wrote, "Over the last year, several developments on the artificial intelligence (AI) front have occurred that reflect our wildest fantasies and worst fears for this technology."Read More →
Does AI System Eugene Goostman Pass the Turing Test?
Dante D'Orazio of The Verge reports, "Eugene Goostman seems like a typical 13-year-old Ukrainian boy — at least, that's what a third of judges at a Turing Test competition this Saturday thought."Read More →
Looking Back to Alan Turing and Forward to Thinking Machines
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Kris Jenner 'fighting for marriage'
Kris Jenner is reportedly determined to keep her marriage to husband Bruce Jenner intact.
There has been speculation recently that Kris' union to Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner is going through a rocky patch after it was revealed he has been spending time in a Malibu beach house over the summer. Despite claims the relationship is under strain, Kris is determined to keep the union on track.
"She says she's made up her mind to fight for her marriage - a tall order... He's tired of being depicted as this henpecked yes man," a source told America's OK! magazine.
Kris and her large brood star in the hit reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which follows the lives of the matriarch and her famous children including Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian.
Apparently the 'momager' realises how important it is to show the world that they are still a strong team despite the recent rumours.
"Kris knows their façade as a happy family unit is what their audience wants to see. She's desperately trying to keep it together," the insider added.
Bruce and Kris have denied there is any trouble with their relationship.
Meanwhile, Kim's boyfriend Kanye West is reportedly furious after images were published of them with their baby daughter.
Photographs emerged yesterday of Kim and Kanye visiting a Los Angeles clinic with their new baby North. This is the first time Kim has been snapped since giving birth in June, and Kanye seemingly suspects foul play.
"Kanye went absolutely ballistic that a paparazzo took the pictures of the family outing to baby North's appointment with her pediatrician. Kanye was absolutely unaware that the photographer was in the parking garage of the medical facility," a source told RadarOnline. "He believes that a member of the Kardashian clan tipped off the photographer."
Kanye is said to be annoyed because the photographs were taken in the parking lot for the doctor's office.
"He feels absolutely violated and is just angered that their privacy was invaded," the insider added. "This won't be the last time that Kanye will clash with the Kardashians. He just doesn't understand the entire family's obsession with being in the media spotlight. Kanye knows it wasn't anyone in the doctor's office or the nanny that leaked the visit, and the circle of people that knew about the appointment was very, very small."
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Cultivate a Shrine.
2011 Happiness Challenge: For those of you following the 2011 Happiness Project Challenge, to make 2011 a happier year -- and even if you haven't officially signed up for the challenge -- welcome! Last month's theme was Time, and last week's resolution was to Observe the one-minute rule. Did you try that resolution? Did it boost your happiness?
This month's theme is Possessions, and this week's resolution is to Cultivate a shrine. (You'll see that I bungled the William James quotation a bit when I said it; the passage you see on the screen is the correct version.)
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Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu hit the dirt running with a mash-up of Aoiyama while veteran yokozuna Harumafuji was sent retreating for a first-day loss to Yoshikaze on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Kakuryu was never in trouble as he moved forward in a relentless onslaught before getting the Bulgarian-born maegashira to lose his balance with a well-placed smack-down technique at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Harumafuji committed sumo's cardinal sin of backpedaling as he attempted to drag Yoshikaze down by the back of the neck. But his komusubi opponent never lost his footing as he came flying forward to shove the yokozuna into the ringside cushions.
"I was so focused it was over before I knew it," said Yoshikaze. "The yokozuna retreated. … Well, I don't really know what to think about that. My goal is to beat everyone I face."
After Harumafuji's defeat, Hakuho was in no mood for games in the day's finale against Chiyootori as he swatted the komusubi once in the face and got one hand on the back of the mawashi before moving swiftly in for the kill.
Kotoshogiku ran like a freight train over Chiyotairyu, charging full-throttle with a low center of gravity to belly-bump his opponent quickly over the straw bales.
For the first time in 13 years, three of sumo's top rank are vying for the championship after Kakuryu won his first career title in March. What's more all three men come from Mongolia.
Senior yokozuna Hakuho is gunning for his 29th Emperor's Cup, his first in two meets. Harumafuji, who was slow to get up, is aiming for his seventh career title.
After the retirement of European wrestlers Baruto and Kotooshu and Kakuryu's promotion, the only men remaining at sumo's second-highest rank are Japanese-born wrestlers Kotoshogiku and Kisenosato.
Kisenosato needed time before getting his left hand in position on the front of the mawashi against little-man Takekaze but kept his composure to shove out the No. 1 maegashira by "oshidashi."
Technician Aminishiki deployed a "henka" sidestep at the tachiai to outflank Tochiozan, sending down the sekiwake with a thrust down as the crowd unleashed a collective gasp of disappointment.
Goeido, who is hoping to make a bid at ozeki in the near future, sent Takarafuji down with an armlock throw, despite getting a slow jump at the tachiai.
Rising star Endo, sporting his first topknot since joining the elite class last September, latched onto veteran Kyokutenho's mawashi with a firm right hand and marched his opponent over the edge in a powerful frontal force-out.
Egyptian No. 10 maegashira Osunaarashi, sumo's first African-born rikishi, churned out a vicious thrusting attack against Okinoumi before getting both hands around the mawashi to dump the No. 9 maegashira out by "yoritaoshi."


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Must-Know Fashion Highlights:
1. Put a beanie on it.
Don't be afraid of hats. Embrace them! (And the hat hair that comes with it!)
2. Dark nail polish.
The go-to color: Oxblood
3. Chunky sweaters, especially gray.
4. Fall's fashion color: Emerald Green
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Here's a little project I did for a friend's birthday - took an old window frame and used it as a picture frame. I was happy with the results. Love finding inventive ways to frame art!
Thanks, Bryan! The window frame was purchased for $30 at an antique shop. Such an affordable and fun little way to frame your work.


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An Anglican priest loses his faith and sends his family and parish spinning into chaos
Father Carel Fisher's London rectory - like his faith - is a shell. The rectory remains hollowed and broken from bombs dropped in the Second World War, while his religious passion abandoned him long ago. As Carel becomes a shut-in, his brother Marcus sets out to save him before it's too late.
Rich and complex, The Time of the Angels is a powerful story of a man's descent into madness, and the destruction he wreaks along the way.
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"Stranger than fiction"
Actually it is fiction, and it is very strange indeed. You could call it an intense family drama, w multiple interlocking relationships, triangular and quadrilateral. It's a story about brothers, about sisters, about fathers and sons, about religious belief and denial, about nihilism and morality, about what happens when God dies and the evil angels take over. Prebble's reading is wonderful, capturing the many characters perfectly.
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Gisele Bundchen has introduced her beautiful daughter Vivian Lake to the world in a Facebook post.
The Brazilian supermodel posted an adorable picture of her cuddling her two-month-old baby girl, who was wearing a sweet white dress.
Gisele wrote alongside the picture of her baby, "Love is everything!!! Happy Friday, much love to all."
The 32-year-old model welcomed her daughter Vivian Lake, her second child with football star Tom Brady, in December.
At the time of Vivian's birth, Gisele issued a statement saying, "We feel so lucky to have been able to experience the miracle of birth once again and are forever grateful for the opportunity to be the parents of another little angel.
"Vivian Lake was born at home on December 5. She is healthy and full of life."
The precious baby girl also has a three-year-old big brother named Benjamin and a half-brother named John, 5, from Brady's relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan.
Tom Brady recently told ESPN, "I think it's great for my boys to have a girl in the house, understand at least a little bit about what makes a woman tick — not that I can certainly figure that out, because I can't. She's a beautiful little girl."
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The Coon Rapids Lions Club hosted its fourth wine and epicurean delights extravaganza at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Saturday evening.
This event was a fundraiser to benefit the club's various community projects, including health screenings at Coon Rapids High School, ACBC Food Shelf, Alexandra House, Element Teen Center, Feed My Starving Children, Mercy Hospital Wellness Van, Stepping Stone Emergency Housing, TLC Toys, camps and Scouting.
An estimated 200 people attended and more than $3,600 was raised.
More than 80 different wines were provided by MGM Liquor Warehouse of Coon Rapids through vendors who served and discussed the wines with guests at the event.
In addition, appetizers were served by 12 local establishments – Famous Dave's, Boston's, Olive Garden, Dickey's Barbeque Pit, Hot Wok, Dairy Queen, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Pizza Hut, Caribou Coffee, Jimmy John's, Buffalo Wild Wings and The Harvest Grill.
There were also booths for local artisans and businesses to show their wares and products plus a silent auction for people to bid on gift certificates and items donated by local businesses.
The traditional "Wall of Wine" with up to 80 bottles of wine had a new wrinkle this year.
Attendees paid $20 for a bottle of wine, then played the game of plinko to determine which community organization and/or program supported by the Lions club their $20 will go.
Each container where the "plinko" could land was designated with one of the organizations and/or programs.
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Clearly, I have upset the Internet
Okay. Message received.
The Internet is definitely mad at me about my last blog post about the high expectations around BB10.
It was definitely my best read, and most commented on piece ever, and many of those comments were downright mean. My favourite one went something like this: "the author is clearly an amateurish hack, but he's probably right."
I guess I should clarify.
What I wanted to emphasize is that expectations are way too high for this phone. My company, Postmedia, has planned more than a week of news coverage leading up to the Jan. 30 unveiling of the phone. CBC, CTV, and others are also falling all over themselves to give this phone as much coverage as they can.
By the comments I received, it's as if the fate of BlackBerry is the fate of Canada, its tech industry, and the epic battle for smartphone dominance.
First of all, the tech industry in Canada is strong, whether RIM succeeds or fails. Second, the BB will sell relatively well for any phone that's not Samsung or Apple, but it won't make a serious dent in the market share of either company. Thirdly, RIM will survive even if the phone fails to live up to expectations, which I have already said, it undoubtedly will.
Lastly, we're talking about a frickin' phone here. There doesn't seem to have been as much media hype and leadup to the war in Iraq. All I am saying is that people should get ahold of themselves, take a deep breath, and not stake so much on the future of RIM.


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Nuremberg (Oct. 1)
The prosecution today completed its case against 3 Nazi officers charged with leading a special Gestapo task force which exterminated ##,000,000 Jews and other "racially inferior" people during a two-year period.The American prosecutor wound up his case in the record time of 13 and onealf hours. The case is being heard by an American military court, Following comletion of the prosecution presentation, the trial was adjourned until next Monday hen the defense will be heard.
The three-man court accepted some 170 documents as evidence, including tally beets of the various persons murdered by the Nazi unit. The prosecutor's case was ased almost entirely on the documents which included copies of orders and records of the mass killings.


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Emma Mobile1
OverviewThis is the page for the Emma Mobile1 SoC, also known as em1 or mp200, from NEC/Renesas. There is a linux port for it, released by Sony for it's NWZ players (see sony open source content for the sony nwz-e463 for example).
DatasheetThe datasheets are availble on Renesas websites using the internal search engine but are very hard to find. They are also attached to this page. A special comment about missings documents:
Undocumented modules
MMMThe MMM crypto modules is located in Bank 6 at address 0x60040000.
FeaturesThis modules seems to supports DES and AES in CBC and ECB modes. This list is by no way exhaustive.
RegistersThe following registers were identified:
MSPNothing is known about the MSP modules except that it has three clock lines (rtclk, sclk, pclk). -- AmauryPouly - 02 Nov 2012
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ANTIOCH — An Antioch man was hit with a stun gun and arrested after a brief standoff with police late Wednesday afternoon.
Around 5 p.m., Antioch police responded to an apartment in the Lake Shore Apartment Complex, located at 600 Wilbur Avenue, for a report of an intoxicated man fighting with a woman and her elderly father, said Sgt. Santiago Castillo.
The caller told police the man, identified as 32-year-old David Thomason, was armed with a knife and had cut the woman during the fight.
When officers arrived, they saw Thomason standing on a the second story of the complex, banging on the front door to an apartment, Castillo said.
When officers confronted him, Thomason put a knife to his neck, but after a short standoff, he was taken into custody after being subdued with a stun gun.
Thomason was taken to an area hospital before being taken to County Jail in Martinez, though Castillo did not say what charges Thomason may face. The woman and her father, who have not been identified, were treated by paramedics at the scene.
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Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 29 points (-0.2%) at 16,714 as of Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,066 issues advancing vs. 1,889 declining with 193 unchanged. The Services sector currently sits up 0.4% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. On the negative front, top decliners within the sector include Krispy Kreme Doughnuts ( KKD), down 14.6%, Melco Crown Entertainment ( MPEL), down 6.6%, Wynn Resorts ( WYNN), down 4.9%, Trinity Industries ( TRN), down 4.7% and MGM Resorts International ( MGM), down 3.2%. Top gainers within the sector include Swisher Hygiene ( SWSH), up 830.0%, CarMax ( KMX), up 2.6%, Magna International ( MGA), up 1.5%, McKesson ( MCK), up 1.0% and W W Grainger ( GWW), up 0.9%. TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the sector lower today: 3. Las Vegas Sands ( LVS) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector lower today. As of noon trading, Las Vegas Sands is down $2.70 (-3.5%) to $74.73 on heavy volume. Thus far, 5.3 million shares of Las Vegas Sands exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.6 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $74.20-$75.68 after having opened the day at $75.30 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $77.43. Las Vegas Sands Corp. develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts in Asia and the United States. The company owns and operates The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, Sands Cotai Central, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao, the Plaza Casino, and the Sands Macao in Macau, the People's Republic of China. Las Vegas Sands has a market cap of $61.8 billion and is part of the leisure industry. Shares are down 1.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Las Vegas Sands a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Las Vegas Sands as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full Las Vegas Sands Ratings Report now. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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Lady Antebellum Cancels CFD Show, Announces Pregnancy
Lady Antebellum's previously announced performance at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 20 has been cancelled. Hillary Scott is expecting her first baby and will not be able to travel and perform through the summer. Scott announced her pregnancy to fans on her band's Facebook page late Friday.


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Clear your inbox. Team danish!!
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Thought I'd change it up a bit.
You're a star.
That would be good as my time is a little tighter lately.
I need some kip so I'll catch you later.
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Mayoral contenders vie for Welch and Kriseman endorsements
ST. PETERSBURG-- Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch and state Rep. Rick Kriseman are officially out of the mayoral race, but don't expect them to drop out of the election limelight.
The two men, like many prominent community leaders, are being courted by a rash of mayoral contenders hoping to score their endorsements.
Welch said he won't endorse until after the primary, but Kriseman said he could endorse someone as early as June.
"I don't plan on endorsing anyone prior to the end of session," he said. "My focus up here (in Tallahassee) needs to be on my job up here and not on what's going on back in St. Pete in the mayor's race."
Welch said he will likely donate cash to the campaigns of contenders Scott Wagman, Jamie Bennett, Bill Foster and Deveron Gibbons because they each donated cash to his past campaigns at some point.
"That's the protocol," Welch said.
Welch's father, former council member David Welch, is Gibbon's mentor, but Welch said he and Gibbons aren't as close.
"He is an associate," Welch said.
Welch is friendly, however, with Bennett, who worked with him on homeless issues across Pinellas County. So if Bennett makes it past the primary, he could be Welch's guy.
Kriseman, meanwhile, said he could endorse a Republican, but it seems more likely that he will support one of his Democratic buddies. He and Bennett used to go out for drinks after meetings when they both served on the City Council and they still keep in touch.
Wagman said he is also Kriseman's friend, but Kriseman said they only met once.
So who will probably get Kriseman's endorsement? Hmmm... we guess Bennett.
-Cristina Silva, Times Staff Writer


text: My 9 year old was bugging me because she wanted to go to tikkun leil Shavuot. She had a busy Sunday, what with preparing for the chag, a dance recital(ballet and jazz), and enjoying a very nice day. I tucked her in at 9, and told her I would wake her at 11, and if she could get herself out of bed, she could come with me. I figured she would mumble something about being tired, roll over and go back to sleep. NOPE. She bounced out of bed, got dressed in a jiffy(much faster than her usual, in fact) and we went and learned for 2 hours(actually, I was the one who was getting tired). Not only did she absorb a pretty adult shiur on Ruth, but we had excellent discussions on the walks to and from shul. And she certainly didn't go because of the snacks. One of the things I worry about is passing on a love of learning and Torah to my children. So far, so good.


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Racing Post is one of the lucky publications that has its niche cornered. Similar to publications with a strong hold on their audience, it has successfully put online subscriptions to good use since the early 2000s. But not all paywalls are created equal, and Racing Post was working with a homemade solution that was no longer cutting the mustard. It decided to revamp its paid content strategy to better serve its consumers, grow subscriber numbers, and collect greater insight into its audience.
Justin Evans is the founding partner, creative director, and senior strategist for stresslimitdesign, a Montréal boutique social media agency founded in 1999, and a 2008 Webby Award winner.


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Filing for divorce could be an expensive proposition, depending on whether you need an attorney, and if the divorce is uncontested or contested. For an uncontested divorce, you only need to pay the filing fee. For a contested divorce, you have to pay the filing fee and the fee to serve your spouse. Some states charge to file a counter petition, so if you are the spouse that was served, you have that fee to cover. You can do a contested divorce without an attorney, though that might not be wise. The longer it takes to work things out in a contested divorce, or the more "side battles," such as temporary custody or temporary alimony, the more expensive a divorce becomes.
Assistance for an Unemployed Spouse
If you are unemployed because you stay home with the children, you have medical issues, because your spouse prefers that you do not work, or for any reason, and want to retain an attorney, some attorneys will take your case. You must explain to the attorney up front that you do not have the money since you do not work. In the petition, the attorney will ask that your spouse pay your legal fees. In most cases, especially if you stayed home with the children or because your spouse preferred that you did not work, the court will order your spouse to pay your fees. You have benefit of having legal representation, which is always better if your spouse retains an attorney.
Joint Assistance
Some couples use savings to pay for a divorce. The couples will agree that each party has a set amount that can be removed from savings or a retirement account to pay for each spouse's attorney. Once the money is gone, the spouses must get together to determine whether more money from a particular account should be used, or if each spouse must come up with his own money from working.
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Some areas have legal aid facilities that have attorneys who work for lower than the going rate. Some may even base their fees on a percentage of your income. Check in your particular area for legal aid. When you call them, ask as to how they are paid – whether they use a flat fee or if representation is based on a percentage of your income.
Explore the joint assistance avenue, even if you and your spouse are arguing. The money is going to be divided equitably by the end of the divorce proceedings, so it is only fair that you can help each other out to get your differences ironed out, even if you cannot agree on anything else. If that doesn't work, or you don't have the savings to pay for attorneys, check into the legal aid or ask at your clerk's office. In some cities, the clerk has a division that helps fill out the divorce forms, which are all available from the clerk.


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"War was easier than daughters."
Queen Cersei Baratheon dresses the wounds her son, Prince Joffrey Baratheon, suffered when Arya's direwolf attacked him and explains to him the privileges and challenges of being king. He'll have the power to rewrite history, she promises, but he also must know when to conserve his strength in the realm. "Everyone who isn't us," Cersei tells her son, "is an enemy."
Ned returns to his chambers to find Sansa and Arya fighting. Sansa rejects the doll he brings her as a gift, and when he checks in on Arya in her bedroom, she's holding her sword, Needle. She tells her father she asked Mycah to practice with her, and now the boy is dead. Ned assures her it wasn't her fault - or Sansa's. He even allows her to keep the blade - if she promises not to stick her sister with it.


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These managers boast a good year and a great long-term record.
It's been another challenging year for stock fund managers. The markets are just slightly in the red, so generating just about any kind of decent positive return takes some work. Our five nominees for Domestic-Stock Manager of the Year have done an outstanding job not just this year but over the long haul to produce strong returns for shareholders.
As you probably know by now, we look for managers who have had a great year and earned strong long-term results for shareholders. They also have to be strong stewards who put fundholders first. We'll announce the winner the first week in January. Here then are the nominees:
Bob Goldfarb and David Poppe--Sequoia Fund
Last year's Manager of the Year winners have provided quite a follow-up. This year they are up 10.7%--placing them in the top percentile of large blend. Although some have written off Sequoia's great returns over the years as just due to its Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A holding, Berkshire shares are down about 6% this year. Rather, it's the fund's other top holdings that are rocking: Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Bill Nygren--Oakmark Select
Bill Nygren last won the award in 2001, and he continues to be an adept stock-picker. He is ably assisted by comanager Henry Berghoef at Select and Kevin Grant at Oakmark fund. Nygren uses private market purchases to gauge a company's fair value, and he will patiently wait for the market to see it his way. At Select he makes concentrated bets where top holdings lately have been just under 10% of assets, but at Oakmark he runs a more diverse portfolio with nothing over 3% of assets. While the two funds diverge a bit in yearly performance they have been pretty close over the long haul. In fact, both funds have upside capture ratios over 100%, but Oakmark Select's downside capture ratio of 81% is higher than Oakmark's 74%. What that means is his funds have outperformed in up and down markets though mostly by losing less in down markets. This year, MasterCard
Don and Stephen Yacktman--Yacktman
Don Yacktman last won our award 20 years ago when he was running Selected American
Scott Satterwhite and James Kieffer--Artisan Mid Cap Value
Satterwhite and Kieffer have built quite a record. They started at Wachovia in the late 1980s where they produced strong performance and then joined Artisan where they launched Small Cap Value in 1997. Mid Cap Value followed in 2001 and Value (their only fund that's still open to new investors) in 2006. George Sertl was named a comanager on the funds in 2006. What stands out across those funds and over all that time is the consistency of approach. A little like Nygren, they also look for stocks trading at steep discounts to their private-market values. They also look for strong cash generators with little debt. Unlike Nygren, they won't go above 5% weightings in their top names. Through all kinds of markets, returns have been strong. For example, Mid Cap Value was top-third for its group in both 2008 and 2009--a real rarity given the market's dramatic reversal. This year, Value is up 4%, Mid Cap Value is up 4%, and Small Cap Value is down 5%. The first two are top-decile for their categories, and Small Cap Value is top-third in a tough year for small-value. Management showed strong stewardship in closing Small Cap Value and Mid Cap Value before assets hindered their process. You can see that in their cumulative returns. Small Cap Value has gained 290% versus 95% for its benchmark since its 1997 inception. Mid Cap Value has gained 190% versus 105% since its 2001 inception.
Pat English and Andy Ramer--FMI Large Cap
English, Ramer, and the team at FMI have guided both funds to top-quintile returns this year and over the trailing five-year periods. Common also has top-decile 10-year returns; Large Cap was launched in 2001 and is just shy of a 10-year record. Management looks for companies with strong returns on invested capital where shares are trading at modest levels on metrics like P/E and price/cash flow. Like the Artisan managers, they closed Common Stock at a modest asset level. Like Yacktman, they've managed to be focused while still keeping a lid on risk. At Common Stock, the upside capture ratio is 87% and downside is 80%. For Large Cap, upside capture is 95% and downside is 77%.
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Ive tried a few but always lean back to stock, but am getting ancy. Can anyone reccomend a nice clean ROM that works well with all the apps and is good on battery.
I might go back to SuperOSR but wanted something different. Tried CY7, Zulu, and like one or two more.


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Make your holiday to Egypt and Petra unforgettable but not at the expense of the environment or the local people. All tour guides are responsible for ensuring that the guests understand the nature of the environment that they are in and minimise the impact that they may have. Concerning local community, we use locally owned hotels and restaurants and their entire employees are local people. Our visit to Wadi Rum reinforces in the Bedouin community the need to preserve their cultural heritage. Most of the employees are from the Bedouin community and the Jordanian government does its best to keep the Bedouin customs and their culture heritage for the development of tourism in Jordan. The government makes Bedouins aware of that importance.
Through our environmental responsibility, all historical places visited are to be left as we found them without touching sites and dropping litter, and we always advise guests to conserve the environment and not to smoke at the historical sites. Moreover; our local staff are prevented from smoke during working hours. Moreover, we decided not to use car horns excessively whilst driving (unusual here in the Egyptian streets).
We offer our clients the chance to visit charitable organisations in Egypt, like Masr Al Mahrusa Baladi. This NGO tries to improve the quality of education in Egypt at governmental schools, especially primary schools, and takes care of genius students at governmental schools. Also, they help to wipe out illiteracy, in addition to bringing up and educating orphans.
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Seventh Star Press is proud to announce that R.J. Sullivan's new short story collection Darkness With a Chance of Whimsy is available today in several eBook formats!
Darkness With A Chance of Whimsy is a diverse collection featuring tales in urban fantasy, science fiction, horror and other speculative fiction genres showcasing R.J.'s great range as a writer.
It is now available for just $3.99 in Kindle, Kobo and Nook formats, with others to follow. The direct links are below.
"Science fiction, fantasy, paranormal thrillers, space opera– R.J.'s talents are remarkable and diverse." ~ New York Times And USA Today Bestselling Author Debra Holland
"From a universe in a fish bowl to robotic vampire pop stars, R. J. Sullivan takes you to fantastical places that will chill your marrow
and make your imagination soar."
~ Michael West, bestselling author of Spook House and Cinema of Shadows.
Synopsis: Collected for the first time since their initial publications, Darkness with a Chance of Whimsy presents ten tales from the imagination of R.J. Sullivan. Thrills and chills await you, but you may also get blindsided by the absurd. This volume includes a pair of stories featuring Rebecca Burton, the mysterious investigator of R.J.'s acclaimed paranormal thriller series. Among the ten stories, you'll find:
"The Assurance Salesman" shows five strangers more about themselves than they ever guessed.
You don't want to venture into Daddy's basement in "Fade."
Rebecca Burton tries to talk someone out of a bad idea in "Backstage Pass."
A bullied police detective finally defeats his rival in "Able-Bodied."
A desperate father finds the "Inner Strength" to save his young daughter, "Becky" Burton.
A child seeds his aquarium with a most unusual "Starter Kit."
A brilliant robotics engineer creates a "Robot Vampire."
About R.J.: R.J. Sullivan's novel Haunting Blue is an edgy paranormal thriller and the first book of the adventures of punk girl Fiona "Blue" Shaefer and her boyfriend Chip Farren. Seventh Star Press also released Haunting Obsession, a Rebecca Burton Novella, and Virtual Blue, the second part of Fiona's tale. The short stories in this collection have been featured in such acclaimed anthologies as Dark Faith Invocations by Apex Books and Vampires Don't Sparkle. His next book due out very soon will be Commanding the Red Lotus, which collects the series of science fiction novelettes in the tradition of Andre Norton and Gene Roddenberry.
R.J. resides with his family in Heartland Crossing, Indiana. He drinks regularly from a Little Mermaid coffee mug and is man enough to admit it. www.rjsullivanfiction.com


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Tiger is the tip of the iceberg: Fried chicken, monkey chants and bananas in sports
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From The Grio — By now you've heard the comment. A noted PGA Tour veteran made an off-color joke about Tiger Woods, referencing fried chicken. After the incident, and the subsequent backlash, the professional backtracked, said he meant the comments in jest, and claimed there was...
Fried Chicken and Racism: Tiger Woods Insult Sparks Debate
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In this supposed post-racial society, it seems certain foods still carry racial significance and the sting of degrading stereotypes. Watermelon is one of them. Going back to slavery days, African-Americans were depicted as ignorant, small-minded people who are predisposed to liking the fruit. Fried chicken...
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A washed-up reporter takes on nanotechnology as his new assignment. He happens across a new way to clean up oceanic oil spills only to find that the microscopic nanobots will eat just about anything - and everything.
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My taste differs from kid books to gory horror books.
Extremely predictable. You could have wrote a better story. Stacy Keach and the music are the best part. If you have ever watched the new show Crowed (few have, but it is growing on me.), This is the old man.
That idiot from the Canadian electro-post-genre punk band, Uncle Outrage. Hey. How's it going?
"When Solutions Cause More Problems Than They Solve"
A pretty straightforward and predictable storyline here but a great listen nonetheless. The story is a modern day take on the idea of bringing in cats to kill the snake problem, only to end up being overrun by cats.
Very well produced and acted with some great sound effects.
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What a great Twilight Zone drama. I was on the edge of the seat, my gut was twisting and goosebumps all over.
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Very good story . Would recommend to everyone who likes the twilight zone. I've seen them on TV but listening to them is even better.
Well executed production, but predicable to anyone with a small knowledge of science. I'd pass.
"No big surprises. Still worth a listen."
Even if this episode is somewhat predictable, it's still worth a listen. They really go full out with the "nanobot menace" idea. Excellent writing - actually presenting some surprisingly interesting visual (yes!) things. Good acting and great sound.
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Passion for work is a must
As Swire Properties' CEO for the mainland, Guy Bradley is ideally placed to comment on some of the major trends. "With the economy booming in the major cities of mainland China, the country offers great opportunities for the real estate industry," says Bradley.
"Until recently, all eyes were on the fast-developing residential market in first- and second-tier cities, but there are already a number of overseas developers engaged in commercial projects on the mainland. This number is growing as many local developers are refocusing away from residential property and on to commercial. This is partly due to the central government's policy initiatives to slow the growth of the residential market and also to the fact that local players are looking for business strategies that are sustainable over the longer term.
"Despite their attractiveness as long-term investments, commercial projects are very capital intensive, so it tends to be the developers with considerable financial strength and reliable cash flows who are best able to engage in such developments."
Swire Properties is one of the developers in a position to take such a strategic view. Its five new mixed-use projects - with a total gross floor area of 12.9 million square feet - are in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Chengdu.
Kai Shing Management Services, a subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties, has been very active in the mainland's thriving property management industry, says K F Chan, the company's deputy managing director.
This level of success has had to be earned. "The major challenge is that the mainland and Hong Kong have different legal and administrative systems," says Chan. "A property management company must acquire either a grade I, II or III licence to conduct property management business on the mainland. The company has to start at the lowest grade III level and then move up. The licence is granted based on whether the operator has substantial capital, sufficient professional staff and its management portfolio."
But it's not only red tape that presents a challenge, according to Chan. "Mainland property practitioners are comparatively weaker than their Hong Kong counterparts in areas like customer service and risk management." He says the group therefore puts a lot of effort and resources into staff training and supervision.
Bradley identifies two macro trends which Swire Properties has to factor into its planning. "The impact of inflation is significant on the overall cost of a project, so it's essential for developers to focus on excellent planning and project management."
Rising prices are not the only side effects of a booming economy. "Finding and retaining the right talent to meet the needs of our business is challenging, as there are ample career development opportunities on the mainland for talented individuals," Bradley says. "This is something we address by offering competitive packages as well as long-term professional development and career advancement opportunities, in the hopes that this will make Swire Properties a preferred employer."
In return, Swire is looking for qualified applicants with a particular outlook. "Whether fresh graduates or individuals who have been in the workforce for a number of years, they must have a passion for what they do, be keenly interested in the real estate industry and possess a desire to grow with the company over the long term," Bradley says.
Chan says his company currently has over 800 staff and is still actively recruiting. "We are looking for candidates who are able to work independently, enthusiastic, dedicated and have good analytical skills. We require applicants to have sensitivity to crisis and the ability to manage crisis. And, of course, they need to be service-oriented and have good interpersonal skills."