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A top member of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee's staff who served as the private "permit expediter " to the now sinking Millennium Tower project helped craft the mayor's recent defense of the project, NBC Bay Area has learned.
Patrick Otellini, who was hired by the city in 2012 , currently advises the mayor on how the city should prepare for a major earthquake and sea level rise.
Before he was hired by the mayor, however, Otellini worked as a private consultant, performing the little understood role of permit expediter in getting major projects through the city's bureaucracy and the Department of Building Inspection.
Otellini is the registered representative on the project, and his signature is on many documents related to the now sinking and leaning Millennium Tower.
In an Aug. 10 letter to the mayor, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein mentioned having met with Otellini and asked about what she called the "alarming" problem related to the foundation of the building, which has now sunk some 16 inches.
"I am left wondering if the city's building code played any role in allowing this sinking and tilting to happen," she said, adding that "most alarming" to her was the decision by the developers to not support the foundation in bedrock.
This month, Lee responded to the senator and defended the city's approval process. He said the project had been scrutinized by a peer review panel, as Department of Building Inspection officials "typically do for high-rise construction that employs a design based approach."
"301 Mission," the mayor concluded in his Sept. 9 letter, "went through that process and was designed and constructed to the approved plans, building codes and standards at the time."
At a news conference in defense of the project on Tuesday, Millennium's founding partner, Chris Jeffries, cited the mayor's letter.
"Mayor Lee responded recently that it went through all the design and review processes of the city of the San Francisco," Jeffries said, "and that it met all the requirements of city code and those processes." Jeffries called the foundation design "state of the art."
In an email to Supervisor Aaron Peskin on Wednesday, Otellini acknowledged that his office "provided guidance to the Mayor's office in responding to Senator Feinstein's letter" related to earthquake safety issues. He did not return calls seeking comment late Wednesday.
As for claims that the project had been reviewed by a panel of experts, NBC Bay Area interviewed the two structural engineering experts who served on the city's Millennium peer review panel.
While such a panel has three members, with a geotechnical expert represented, the Millennium project had just two.
Both panelists, Jack Moehle and Hardip Pannu, stressed that their work was limited to assessing the steel reinforcement of the above ground part of the structure, not the foundation.
The city currently allows buildings like Millennium to escape a full three-member peer review requirement as long as they are built with strict adherence to codes.
Since 2008, peer review is required only for those buildings whose designers have to prove their project can withstand a quake, even though it may not adhere to all provisions of the city code.
Peskin's office confirmed Wednesday that Otellini will be among those summoned to appear at the hearing about the city's handling of the project slated for 10 a.m. Thursday at City Hall.


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Feb. 20, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The University of San Francisco women's basketball team ended a 17-game losing streak, knocking-off visiting Santa Clara 58-52 Saturday night at War Memorial Gym in San Francisco.
Santa Clara (3-24; 1-11 WCC) had led by nine in the opening moments of the second half. Lena Gipson made eight field goals and scored 21 points to go along with 15 rebounds.
USF (5-24; 1-11 WCC) used a 19-4 push in the second half to lead for the final 11 minutes. Rheina Ale led all Dons in scoring with 17 points and Katy Keating made a pair of 3s.
The Dons avenged a 54-47 loss to the Broncos at SCU's Leavey Center on January 23rd. If the two teams end the regular season tied in the WCC standings, conference tournament seeding will be decided by RPI. Both schools will host No. 21 Gonzaga and Portland next weekend.
The Broncos established leads of six on a number of occasions in the first half. All nine of Maggie Godlenberger's rebounds came before the intermission and Gipson had 10 first-half points.
Ashley Armstrong's offensive rebound and baseline layup as the halftime horn sounded put the Broncos up 29-23 at the break.
What had grown to a nine-point Santa Clara lead was cut to one, 34-33, on a Rheina Ale three-pointer with 13:52 to play. Moments later, Ale sank another 3 from the top of the key to tie the game, 38-38.
USF was an efficient 6 of 9 from 3-point range as a team. Ale's shooting - coupled with a four-minute SCU scoreless stretch - saw the Dons surge ahead 50-40 with eight minutes remaining.
The play of Alyssa Shoji and Gipson kept SCU close. The pair combined to score 15-straight Bronco points in the second half before Armstrong added another driving layup to make it 52-48 USF with 3:38 on the clock.
Clinging to a four-point lead, Brittany Brumfield rolled-in a scoop shot in the paint, putting the Dons up by six with under two minutes to play - securing USF's first victory since December 10.

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I remember a Christmas when my little sister got a huge stuffed bear. With trembling little hands, she said "Big Teddy". She always loved that bear.
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Fly-fishing for Huchen
Boulders covered with an icy coating create the perfect ambient for winter huchen fishing.
I didn't often fish the Kupa for huchen, even though they are abundant there, primarily due to their small size. It's hard to imagine a fishing trip in which I didn't see at least a dozen small, undersized huchen, that we caught and returned to the water, or would follow the bait right up to the shore. On average, it took 20 – 30 bites to get one fish that was of the permitted size, and so the Kupa was commonly fished by those less responsible anglers who took the smaller fish. No, my great desire for catching big huchen directed me to the Dobra, where the huchen were fewer, but on average much larger. The Kupa only became attractive for me later, after I had already caught many big fish and learned that every fish above the allowed size was worthy of pride and awe, be it 5 or 10 kilograms. Over the years, my strength and will also started to slowly decline, and I was no longer as zealous to climb the cliffs of the Dobra, risking my life with the possibility of falling into a ravine. Meanwhile, the Kupa, particularly to Severin, could quickly and easily be reached by car, almost all the way down to the water. As we head down into Severin past the Frankopan castle, we descend down a narrow path to the ruins of an old mill, to a place where many a good huchen was caught. Just above the waterfall is a deep pool, almost a kilometer long, where big huchen can be found. I didn't really enjoy fishing in that part, as my experiences on the Kupa directed me to look for huchen in the whitest foam of the waterfalls, or between a passage of two travertine rocks. One winter, not just calendar winter, but an icy winter too, I carefully drove down in my Jeep, which always contained a good snow shovel, just in case, to the spring next to the mill where a large huchen had surprised me and gotten away the week before. I'll go there again, I thought. After fishing for huchen for so many years, I learned that it is a good idea to switch the bait on a fish who has already tried to bite. So this time, I decided to give my expensive and strong Sage salmon rod a try. A man named Kleich in Vienna had sold this rod to me and a group of friends for Alaskan salmon fishing, but in July it was not even possible to fish in that way, as the rivers were massive and swollen with the melted snow, and so fishing had to be from a boat. I figured, since I had paid so much for it, I might as well give it a try, and I carefully went down along the icy rocks to the water, to cast a large streamer made just for the occasion. The streamer had only just been enveloped by the powerful foam when a huchen bit it with such a force that I sat back in the cold Kupa out of sheer surprise. This was a good experience, and so, playing it carefully, I pulled out my first fly caught huchen.
In the winter, the best time for fishing is dusk, and so I usually planned my trips so as to be in my favorite position at dusk. There were many great fishing spots on the Kupa, and I started to keep a journal, sketching the waterfalls where the fish bit, its size, whether I landed it, and most importantly, the date. At the end of the season, it proved to be a rule that if you caught one fish, you should continue fishing, as the chances of a second catch were favorable. Dr. Martin Jakovac once told me very excitedly how he had fished on the final day before the season was closed, on 14 February, when a huchen with a tail as thick as a human arm had followed the zopf right up to his feet. I personally observed that spot under Vinica, and once caught an 11 kg huchen in that waterfall. The Kupa is an excellent river for fishing, as a large part of it can be covered in one day, and so I would regularly visit stretches from Severin, Zdihovo, Glavica, Jančani, Vukova Gorica, Ladešić Draga, all the way to the waterfall in the village Mrzljaci. Just a few more kilometers before the valley, under the village Kunići, the river flows through a short and high winding canyon near the village Rosopajnek, where I caught three large huchen under the waterfall, but only by casting from the Slovenian bank on the other side.
A very well known fishing spot, under the Severin na Kupi castle, where I caught many huchen.
However, if I should thank anyone for the material needed to compile this book, then that is my dear friend Branko, whom we used to call Headcutter or, more precisely, Decapitator. His exceptionally subtle framing of shots, like this one taken in his kitchen, forced me to buy my own camera.
One of the best known huchen anglers of the 20th century, Friedrich Karafiat, succeeded in catching 7 large huchen in a single day, the largest of which was exactly 15 kg, as he knew just where the fish were at that time. The angler rode from Karlovac to Mrzljaci on bicycle, which in itself is an athletic feat, and one by one, caught the big fish waiting under the waterfall that Mrzljaci shares with the Slovenian village Adlešič, where there is a sawmill. But the biggest problem was how to carry 7 large huchen on a bicycle. The angler himself was not overly strong, being only 160 cm tall, and so he asked one of the villagers to transfer the fish for him on his horse-drawn cart back to Karlovac. He paid for the transport with two large fish, and so the photograph shows only five of the large Kupa huchen. This respectable catch proves that there were no limits for huchen set in 1940, and it was not such a common feat for one angler to catch so many fish, and so the press treated the catch as sensational news.
When my sons grew big enough for fishing, Lovro and I would fish, while younger Matija would take photographs. Lovro was very persistent, and he would often catch smaller fish on the Dobra, which he would happily return, with my praise, uninjured back into the river. One day, at Fratrovci on the Kupa, I caught a huchen, and then dedicated the rest of the day to my sons, in the wish that they too catch a fish that day. I would usually go alone on these long and tough fishing trips, and they would accompany me only occasionally, and I knew of a spot near Vinica where the huchen could usually be found. Here, I regularly pulled fish out of the rapids, right next to the deeper part of the river where a whole shoal of nase was swimming, and the huchen were standing guard nearby. As a rule, I would get a bite at dusk, and I would either pull it up onto the gravel, or it would get away, which was not rare. But the dusk presented a problem in taking photographs with my Pentax, as the flash of the camera would light up only me, while the surrounding areas in the dark would barely be visible.
Though deprived of the beauty of the fish's natural environment, as the years passed, these night time photographs would come to make me very nostalgic.


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Today went to Alpine Motor to pay for the balance of the car. Had a long chit chat with the sales guy, Dex. After the car prices went up this round, sales plummeted. He said the next round COE is expected to go even higher due to a high number of unsuccessful bidders. I'm so glad we caught the wave at the right moment. This is even better than when COE prices were at the constant low, because we paid the car at a low expected COE price and got the COE at almost $10000. Like Dex said, effectively there won't be depreciation in value for the first year.
I told him my aunt expressed interest in the Chevy Aveo, which is at the current price, factoring the higher COE, more expensive than what I paid for the Optra. He did mention however that Alpine offers rewards to Chevy owners who refer new buyers. So if you guys out there are already interested in Chevy, tell the car dealer you heard it from me.
Spent a great deal of time with Mayenne this weekend. Good thing she wasn't as cranky, with the exception (and still the problem) of feed time. I so enjoy carrying her and singing her silly-lyric nursery tunes to coax her to sleep. How silly? Here's a few examples:
(to the tune of Twinkle Star)
Baby 快点睡觉觉
(to the tune of 客人来)
睡觉觉 睡觉觉
Baby 快睡觉
Sometimes she would stare at me quietly with those pretty eyes as if mesmerised by my singing.
I just found a trick to make her behave herself. Every time when I saw her doing some funny antics, I would take out the video cam and tried to film it down. But very often, she would stop what she did and became docile. So what I did was to put the video camera on tripod to film her so that she doesn't get bothered. Interestingly, she would still be very conscious of the device place at about a metre away and would stare at it. So instead of rolling the camera, I turned it off and left the room. Peace prevailed. She still moved her limbs violently, but minus the screamings.


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Speaker: Prateek Gandhi, Data Platform Solution Architect
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[Caution: There are spoilers ahead! So if you haven't yet watched "Cornered," come back when you have and share your thoughts and theories.]
Wow! Now that was an outstanding hour of television—the kind of episode that makes me worry for my keyboard's "1" key as I pound on the exclamation point! Finally, after five episodes of excruciating buildup, we got the payoff.
I guess I should begin my round of applause with the cold open. (If we ranked TV shows by the quality of their opening segments, I have no doubt that Breaking Bad would rule the list.) As Mike acknowledged later in the episode, Gus' rivals have discipline. In Episode 4, Mike waited out an assault on a Los Pollos Hermanos truck and then killed the attackers as they opened up the door. Gus' gang was prepared to fight that same battle one more time, but the enemy adapted and outwitted Team Fring. In fact, they ate its lunch. If the drug war is a chess game, the opponent is outplaying Gus, cannily anticipating his moves.
You know who's surely a terrible chess player? Who has no discipline whatsoever? Walter White. His lack of impulse control means that he's forever stepping into traps or simply failing to think things through. What's worse, he's the kind of guy who crows about how smart he is—until he finally realizes he's made a stupid mistake. I'm thinking, of course, of the incident in the lab. Jesse is called away by Mike, so Walt—his ego bruised when he realizes he's been left to clean up alone, work he considers far beneath his exalted status—bribes some reluctant laundry employees to do the job. Ugh, that smug expression on his face when he tipped his coffee cup to the camera while the women mopped and wiped! But as anyone whose brain cells weren't marinating in a bath of exaggerated self-regard could foresee, he'd sentenced the women to a swift ride to Honduras. (And that's the best outcome we can hope for. I just hope that Tyrus' explanation to Walt wasn't the equivalent of a parent telling their child that the aging family dog has been sent to a farm upstate.)
The highlight of the episode was the great rolling face-off between Walt and Skyler. She's smart and strategic, and even though she puts 2 and 2 together (Walt's contemptuous dismissal of Gale to Hank, and his sentimental phone message) and makes 3.75, she's not as wrong as Walt thinks—or says—she is. Still, when she suggests he's in over his head, his precious pride is wounded. "I am not in danger. I am the danger," he tells her, coldly. It's a great line, but it's just another example of Walt's cluelessness. Skyler, Bogdan, and Mike all know he doesn't have what it takes to be the boss.
If Walt is a smart guy with no emotional intelligence, Jesse is a genius-level empath, at least when it comes to manipulating meth heads. (Writer Gennifer Hutchison deserves an Emmy for this excellent episode on the strength of the scene at the tweakers' palace alone.) Jesse received praise from two extraordinarily hard-to-please men: Mike and Gus. The only person withholding his approval is Walt. Skyler humiliated Walt, so Walt lashes out at Jesse, a man who always makes him feel better about himself. But Jesse's confidence is growing—he sees through Walt's bluster and declares him, quite correctly, to be an "asshole."
Readers, I'm curious what you think: When Skyler told Walt she was worried that the man who offed Gale might do the same to him, is it just my imagination, or did Bryan Cranston somehow manage to convey that Walt wondered for a moment if Jesse might indeed do the same to him some day? Also, what did you make of Skyler's coin toss? The trip to the Four Corners felt like a bit of an overreach—a too-knowing nod to the episode's title and to Walt's mood—especially when Skyler wouldn't even follow fate's counsel. That quarter wanted her in Colorado, but she pushed it back into New Mexico. Why? Is it because she knows that she's the only person who can, in the words of her great final line, "protect this family from the man who protects this family"?
[Jessica Grose is on vacation. She'll be back next week—no doubt cursing her bad luck at having missed the best episode of the season.]


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I'm participating in a group show at Copro Gallery! The theme of the show is things that inspire Guillermo Del Toro. So I've picked an Edgar Allan Poe story, which reminded me of Crimson Peak. The show opens October 7th for anyone in the area, do check it out!
I'm doing an original art sale! I've put up a small selection of work from my archives, along with some new tiny originals I've been working on recently.
The shop will only be up for two weeks, so get 'em before they're gone! www.rovinacai.com/originalart
There's a cool post on the Tor.com blog showing all of my sketches from Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series. I absolutely love the series, and so every time I get an assignment to illustrate one of the books, I go a little crazy and give AD Irene Gallo many *many* prelim sketches. Only 3 sketches are taken to final for each book, but the blog post gathers together all the previously unseen sketches, so you can see the ones that didn't make the cut.
I'm excited to announce that I recently finished illustrating a picture book!
The book is called 'Tintinnabula', it's written by Margo Lanagan, and will be published in Australia in October by Little Hare Books.
Here is a sneak peak of an advance copy I recently received:
There's a small interview with me in the April issue of Locus Magazine. You can also read it online here. They did a feature on legendary illustrator Kinuko Craft, and included some mini-interviews with other illustrators as well. I am thrilled to be included alongside Jeffrey Alan Love and Paul Lewin.
My piece 'Tom, Thom' has been nominated for a Chesley Award this year, in the Interior Illustration category! The piece was created for a Tor.com short story, and is one of my favourite pieces from last year.
The calibre of work nominated is truly amazing, and I'm super honoured to be included. A list of all the gorgeous work nominated can be found here.


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I wanna see y'all who wanna plan with me
Wave your hands across the land if we family
Say hot-damn hot-damn we wanna jamboree
This is for my peeps here I stand for you cause you stand for me
C'mon I know I jam, I know I jam jam, while oh damn
I know I jam, I know I jam jam boree
I know I jam, I know I jam jam while oh damn why don't you Jamboree for me?
Yes, Indeed
Kaboom kaboom the platoon came on in eight limbs and timbs
Broke rims smoked sims whoop dogs with bent rims
For the real and the raw from whoo'd up with the law
I never kill for the thrill but I cut for the cause
Smokin' budda with a hoota' get better prices from looters
Shake my shell with the shooters leed a luga with duga
Some say modeling and acting mean Treach is selling
(man he's Sellin')
While I'm yelling first a felon with my gat at ya melon (BOOYAH)
Hella heated, I'm too ill for them to beat it
We the most cheated most weeded most needed
You best believe it
Lets take the tapes jam for me, stand for me
Your'e damned to be without the jamboree
[Hook 1x]
We've put it down since the days of high school
And everywhere we Mark we rule
Naughty's about to raise our stock
And we didn't come to brag about what we got nigga
We came to rock
We blew the spot taking the streets to pac
You'd be thug-style for a while then cold rolled our jock
Using the last few years as our evidence
Niggas been tryin' to duplicate the mixture ever since
You live in value reprimanding
If you challenge me I guarantee
When we finish I'll be the last man standing
Fuck what you heard naughty is forever in demand
When Kay drop tracks all the party people jammin'
I wanna see y'all who wanna plan with me
Wave your hands across the land if we family
Say hot-damn hot-damn we wanna jamboree
This is for my peeps here I stand for you cause you stand for me
[Hook 1x]
I ask the thugs who have mercy in these days is dirty
I'm still sturdy and flirty till my derby for jersey
The funk is pass-booted lights-camera-shoot it
I just did it to do it that's why I suit it and boot it
Here's the graphic niggas is just tattered and added
Orgy's are automatic from back-traffic to addicts
Crush the cabbage straight from the savage to lavish
We rip those who rat it thats why your click had it
(?dog?) cats to cuchies for me its lootchie then hootchies
Cause we'll drop a cuzzie that leaves your whole label woozy
And shitty and dizzy because your whole city miss me
And whip out they titties
And from they kiddies throw me 50's in bundles of 100's
And make every hater want it
Drunk and blunt it knock onto the hottest nigga comin'
Kay scratch and cut ya no matta what you make or
Wanna come and touch her the punani rusher like Usher
[Hook 2x to fade]
(Jam On It) (Jam-Jam-Jam) (Jam-Jam-Jam) (Jam On It)
The first single from Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury, Jamboree was a chart success in 1999 and was the group's third highest selling single
The beat is built on two samples: a percussion loop from Earth Wind & Fire's On Your Face (1979), and a horn riff from Benny Golson's I'm Always Dancin' to the Music (1978)


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Looking in the MirrorSpiritual Revelations for those seeking Humanity in Humans ~~CordieB.
Archive for Poetry
Friday Flash Friday 55 – Beliefs ~CordieB.
The following poem is submitted for the fabulous Friday 55, hosted by none other than the G-Man, AKA, Mr. Know it All. I'm about an hour late on my submission, but I hope someone still finds it beneficial on any day of the week. 🙂 Here 'tis…
Our life is a mirror reflecting our beliefs
Whether laced with joy or riddled with grief
We can only see what we believe real
What we don't believe can't be revealed
Change your belief system and you will see
Changed beliefs manifest into reality
Remove the false veil of impossibilities
Infuse your imagination into actualities
~Written by Cordieb.
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Peace, Light and Love! CordieB.
Flash 55 Friday – His Cuddle is Such ~By CordieB
He curves his upper body against the curve of my back;
Placing his wand between my buns in its crack;
Bending his knees to form fit my thigh and calf;
Embracing the dip in my waste, envoking a sensuous love laugh…
…His cuddle is such…
One of many reasons I love him so much
~Written by CordieB, dedicated to My Gee (Greg) – Love ya Babe
Submitted for the G-Man's, AKA, Mr. Knowitall, (Not MY G. but some other lucky girl's G.) Fabulous Friday Flash 55 – wherein one writes a story or poem consisting of 55 words. It's fun, you've got to try it. Leave the G-Man a link if you try this! He always responds!
Mine Own Worst Enemy; Mine Own Best Friend
Repost for myself; as mine own worst enemy seems to be creeping in more often, here lately…… Do you battle with your own worst enemy too? If so, remember your best friend is always there to comfort you.
Thought for The Day: Have you hugged yourself, today? ~CordieB
This poem was inspired by a very, very good friend and confidant, who often shares with us her own worst enemy and her own best friend over at Just Paisley and Why Paisley . Also, a fellow artist, TekkieBrek, planted the seed for this poem with his beautiful artwork, shown in reduced size below.
Mine own worst enemy and mine own best friend…
an infinate circle of sainthood and sin…
have always been with me; from beginning to end
through good times; through bad times; thick and thin
Both have tugged at my soul since God only knows when. . .
Mine own worst enemy screams words of hurt and dispair…
then my best friend comes to my aide with comfort and care
she hugs me ever so gently; caresses my soul
whilst mine own worst enemy digs a dark hole
into the core of my heart creating disbelief
in the beauty of life; thus making it hard to concieve…
a life worth living; a love worth giving…
then mine own best friend again comes along
she kisses my spirit; sings me a beautiful song
of love and joy; bright sunny skies
she reminds me of the falsness of the hurt, pain and lies…
that mine own worst enemy so often spews…
she opens the funny pages in the mist of bad news…
Yes, she awakens my spirit and rocks me to sleep
as I moan, as I tremble, as I lay, as I weep…
She caresses my head; massages my tired, aching feet
Sending mine own worst enemy into a silent retreat. . .
where mine own worst enemy gathers strength for another blow
launching me once more into a wreckless, dispairing low
Yet, I endure with patient vigilence for the love within
to give renewed strength, courage and wisdom to mine own best friend . . .
~Written by CordieB.
Spirtual Riddle – A Very Strong Force Am I
I am one of the strongest forces known to man.
I can cause you to wake up early every morning, although you have no place to go;
I can cause you to consistently be late for work, your dates, appointments, meetings and very important events;
I am so strong that going against my will may cause you to feel disconnected, aloof, and oftentimes confused and dazed.
I am so powerful that I often cause you to eat when you are not hungry and drink when you are not thirsty.
So powerful is my force, I am why you may call mom, dad, or your best friend each Sunday afternoon, faithfully.
If you want to use me for your good, try mastering me for 28 days. I might prove to be just what you need, indeed.
Who am I?
I am the Force of Habit.
By: CordieB
Quote for the Day – In order to see a different results – one must practice different habits. ~CordieB.
There Will Be Blood
There will be blood if we simply look the other way
There will be blood if we continue our lives the same way
There will be blood if the cycle of violence is not forsaken
There will be blood if a life for another life is taken
There will be blood if we continue to fight hatred with hate
There will be blood if we abandon solutions to rehabilitate rejuvinate
There will be blood if we neglect to teach our young to love
There will be blood if we don't love our neighbors, inspite of
There will be blood.
There will be more blood.
There wll be an endless,
forever increasing,
cycle of blood. . .
there is no more blood.
~Written by CordieB
Quote for the Day.
Deep inside even the most seemingly evil of beings lies a seed of love; it is that seed we must strive to rejuvinate and cultivate. When we hate the evil, we only cultivate more hatred ~CordieB.
Peace, Light and Love…
A Spiritual Riddle – I'm the reflection and a reaction of being untrue to self – and perceived selfishness
My existence emerges quite often in the middle of the night;
Sometimes I bring anxiety; Frequently, I induce unrealistic fright.
Oftentimes I'm an instant reflex of a web of grave deceit;
Many feel I can be eradicated by disclosure; Allbeit revealed most indiscreet.
I was borne when humans went against their true natural flow . . .
I quickly grew enormous from false judgments which were sowed
Into the conscious being as a way to tame the actions
Of any action committed without perceived fair karmic reactions
Many occasions my existence is sparked by the master manipulators
Who use fictitious sliding scales of love as unloving validators
"If you love me you would do this; You wouldn't do this if you knew . . .
I would never do such nonsense; because of the love I have for you.
You would go along with my way if you were down for me and true"
I'm sure you've heard these statements; perhaps you've said them too.
Know your self and love yourself and you won't fall into the ageless trap . . .
Of the Master Manipulators who will trick you to take the rap
For anything that goes against your true heart in the name of loveless love…
And continue with the punishment until they rise abreast of and above…
The manipulation that was taught to you and for which you practice too
When you ask more from another than you know you would honestly want to do
I arise when spirit, mind, and actions are not on one accord
I bring traumatic injury to the mind; I cause such destruction; you can't afford…
To keep me in your presence; as I'll reek havoc on the spirit and the flesh
I'm the reflection and a reaction of being untrue to self – and perceived selfishness
Who am I . . . (click below for riddle answer)


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FYBO indeed! Her Majesty's Thunder is now a regular sponsor of the event with t-shirt giveaways and shop rag swag. It was just 29 degrees when I headed out last Saturday morning to the Freeze Your Balls Off event in Durham, NC. I had about a 40 minute ride ahead of me, but my snowballs were plenty bundled. This was a personal new record for cold riding - previously, 36 degrees was my lowest. I met up with Daniel from Fistful of Choppers along the way which was great - a cool guy (even when it's warmer).
The event is put on by the Incriminators Scooter club at the Fullsteam Brewery there in Durham, NC. Not as many people attended as in 2010 (heck is was 25 degrees warmer) but there were still plenty of scooters and a few motorcycles. The TonUpNC guys were there and they led the hour-long country ride when the temp was still only about 40. There was still ice on the ground in some areas but the roads were mostly clear. The Moped Army of seven showed up to swarm and destroy which was great if not smileworthy. With the noise coming from around the corner, I was sure the junior Shriners were coming. Nice to see more custom two-wheelers anyway.
I'll definitely go again next year.


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Halloween Fun with Force-E Scuba Centers
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It's that time of year that everyone gets ready for Halloween...so why not come celebrate with Force-E! We have two presentations by local photographer Suzan Meldonian, Alien Nation on Oct 19 at Force-E Riviera and Monster Mash on Oct 25 at Force-E Boca.
The presentations will be on the bizarre aliens and monsters of the sea, many found right here in our own backyard at places like the Blue Heron Bridge, and just off shore drifting in the Gulf Stream Current. We will start at 6:30 pm with a social then she will present with her slide show of some of the photos of "monster-like" critters...so let's welcome in Halloween.
Love dressing up for Halloween? Then join us on Oct 28 for our Free Blue Heron Bridge Halloween Night Dive. Starting at 6:00 pm, join us for a Hot Dog BBQ and come to the BBQ in your Halloween costume and walk away fed and with prizes! Also that night we have the rep from SeaLife Cameras there to demo the new Sealife Micro HD+ this is a separate event so make sure to sign up online if you would like to demo a camera!
Wanna have even more fun??? Join Force-E on Oct 29 for our Halloween Boat Dive in Pompano Beach with Sealife Cameras and the boys of Scuba Nation! First stop/dive will be the haunted "Wreck of the Tracey" where you will do some "trick or treating" underwater style. Prize will be awarded for the best Underwater Halloween Costume.
Second dive site will be a shallow reef with lots of sand near by to use as a studio for the Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest. There will be prizes for the Scariest and Most Original. Sign up for this event online to reserve your spot on the boat.
Fish deserve to have a spooky Halloween too! See you at our fun events!


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A Man of No Importance –
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Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Based on a film A Man of No Importance
Directed by Rod A. Lansberry
Regional Premiere featuring Colorado's Legendary Irish-Folk Band Colcannon
It's 1964 in a working-class neighborhood of Dublin. Oscar Wilde devotee, Alfie Byrne has ambitions to perform Wilde's Salome with his amateur theater troupe in the local church hall; however, Alfie doesn't realize the controversy his choice of title will create with the church leaders. With the play opening in jeopardy, Alfie turns to someone he thought was a friend, only to be confronted by anger and rejection. The theater troupe stands beside him and helps Alfie find his place in the world.
A Man of No Importance combines Irish-inspired folk music with the depth of a well-written play. Join us for this lyrical musical from the Tony Award-winning team who brought you Ragtime .
Main Stage Theater
Previews April 24 - 26, 2015
Performances run April 28 – May 17, 2015
Talk Backs
Fri, May 8 after 7:30 p.m. performance
Wed, May 13 after 1:00 p.m. performance
Times & Pricing:
Previews Fri, Sat & Sun at 7:30 p.m. $36
Fri & Sat, 7:30 p.m. and Sat & Sun, 2:00 p.m.; center $73, prime $67, value $59
Tues, Wed, Thu, 7:30 p.m. and Wed, 1:00 p.m.; center $66, prime $60, value $53
Please note: This production contains mature subject matter.
2015 Accessible Performances
Wednesday and Friday evening performances can be audio-described for the blind upon request at least one week in advance. Call the Box Office at 720-898-7200 for more information.
ASL interpreted performance
Friday,May 15 at 7:30 p.m.
" A Man of No Importance examines a 1964 Dublin theater troupe" review in Denver Post on May 2, 2015 http://www.denverpost.com/theater/ci_28031342/man-no-importance-examines-conflicted-1964-theater-troupe
"The ghost of Oscar Wilde graces the boards at the Arvada Center in A Man of No Importance in Colorado Drama on May 2, 2015 http://coloradodrama.com/man_no_importance.html
' A Man of No Importance ' is a memorable night of theater" reviewed by Bill Wheeler, TheaterColorado.com http://theatercolorado.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-man-of-no-importance.html
"Alfie Byrne is a man of no importance or is he?" reviewed by John DiTirro, Denver Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/review/alfie-byrne-is-a-man-of-no-importance-or-is-he
"Arvada Center and Irish-folk band Colcannon join forces in musical" - Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/theater/ci_27977124/arvada-center-and-irish-folk-band-colcannon-join
Historic realism takes the stage in ' A Man of No Importance' " - Lakewood Sentinel
"Maybe Modest, but Hardly Unimportant" - Sonya Ellingboe, Westminster Window
A strong, integrated performance...a lovely musical collaboration ~ Craig Williamson, North Denver Tribune
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Rovio Entertainment has brought something new than just playing the Angry Birds. They don't forget that they also have the other character in that game franchise besides the birds. Yeah, it is the piggies. And in order to help you who already or want to play this game, here I give you some Bad Piggies tips and tricks. These tips are really useful and it can help you in the game.
Bad Piggies Tips and Tricks that You Should Know
Below here, I have given 5 tips that can be followed by all players and it will help you a lot in improving your game progress. So now, let's begin this Bad Piggies tips.
Check Out the Components First
When you want to build the vehicle, you should check out the components first. Make a plan where you should place each component because it will affect your chance of getting the full three stars. And you also have to know what is the use of each component because some component has a big role. For example, the fan can give a boost to make the vehicle run.
Try to Clear the Goals
In order to get all the stars, you need to clear the mission on each star. Make sure that you pay attention to the mission that you have to clear before you start running the vehicle. You can check on your top right side of your screen to see what you should do in order to get the stars.
Remember the Main Goal
You should keep in mind that your main goal is not to ride with the vehicle safely until the finish line. Here, your goal is to deliver the pig to the finish line. You will be failed if you cannot make the pig pass the line. So, the first thing that you have to do is make sure he arrives at the goal.
Don't Give Up if You Fail at the First Try
I have to admit that this game is not as easy as the Angry Birds in order to collect the stars. Here, you have to think and try really hard to get all the stars. So, don't give up easily when you fail to get all the stars or even any of it. You can try it again anytime you want until you succeed.
Buy the Items from the Shop
For my last tips for Bad Piggies, I wanna suggest you buy and use the items from the shop. There are some items that will be really useful. For example, the turbo charge will double your engine power, the super magnet will attract the star boxes, and super glue will make your ride almost indestructible.
What do you think about those tips? Are they really useful for you? And I have one more tip that will make you happy. Here, try this Bad Piggies hack right now to get loads of Coins for this game. I'm sure you will love this one. That's all Bad Piggies tips and tricks that I can share with all of you.
So, tell me your opinion about these tips by leaving a comment in the comment box. And I'm really happy because I can help the other players who also play this game. So, thank you, guys.


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Ever looked at a beautiful contemporary painting hanging in a gallery and wondered how it would look in your living room? Now that dreamy thought can actually be translated into a reality, courtesy ArtCollective.
For Affordable And Contemporary Paintings, Stop By The ArtCollective
- Nearest Metro Station: Srirampura
What's The Scoop?
ArtCollective, an initiative of Mahua Art Gallery, is on a mission to democratise contemporary art in India. From abstract and conceptual style to traditional and figurative, these artworks are available as limited edition, artist-licensed prints in custom sizes for every art and decor lover. Some amazing artists including Bharti Prajapati, CF John, JMS Mani, Amit Bhar, Ravi Wagle and Shraddha Rathi have partnered with ArtCollective to help take art to every household in India. So for all those of you bored of buying posters and can't look at highly priced originals at this point, this one is specifically for you.
What makes it even better is that artists earn a significant royalty from every artwork sold, and the quality of the prints is the same as one would find in MOMA {Museum Of Modern Art, New York} and other museums. Let's celebrate art, shall we?
Who Is It Best For?
Recommended for anyone who loves art and decor, and is looking to own/gift fine art prints.
Credit cards are accepted too.
Where: ArtCollective, 344/8, 4th Main Rd, Sadashiva Nagar
Price: INR 3,500 to INR 25,000 for limited edition prints.
Timings: Monday to Friday, 9.30am-6.30pm
Contact: +91-9741720001
Find out more about them here. Follow them on Facebook here.
Jahnvi Pananchikal is part of the team at ArtCollective.
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Rep. Paul Ryan clearly won the night at the vice presidential debate in Kentucky ("VP rivals come out swinging," Oct. 12). America saw a cranky old man who showed no respect for his opponent and acted condescendingly toward Mr. Ryan, who had the facts on his side.
Mr. Ryan's performance made Vice President Joseph Biden livid, nervous and out of touch with reality. It's time for new leadership.
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And counters
A crazy-strong battler in the Gameboy days due to being strong in every stat that matters, alongside the high Speed. Tauros had the strongest Hyper Beam in the game, and would down anything that wasn't a Rock-type to be KO'd in one hit. The coverage with Earthquake and Blizzard only bolsters Tauros, and its Critical Hit hax was insane. Cloyster is the only reliable switch-in, as it has enough Defense to sponge a Hyper Beam, and resists Blizzard. Articuno does okay too.
Basically a slightly weaker but slightly faster Tauros. Just paralyze it or send in a Cloyster, and you're fine.
The only Pokemon to do super-effective damage was Gengar, and that was just with Lick. It could hit back with Psychic, and boom, dead Gengar. Alakazam has immense special strength and eually impressive Speed, maining lots of Critical Hits. The only good counter to an Alakazam is another Psychic-type like Alakazam or Hypno, or a Gengar, crossing your fingers that you can attack first. Bulky Pokemon like Chansey or Snorlax also work wonders.
Zapdos is really only good to switch in and attack in bursts, but STAB Drill Peck / Thunder results in a powerful hit, coming form this bird. An immunity to Earthquake lets it safely switch in on big threats. Rhydon, Golem, and Onix all counter Zapdos fairly well, or other Electric-types such as Raichu.
A great typing that allows for really powerful sets; it's basically an alternate Alakazam. Thunderbolt and Mega Drain, and even Explosion! Hypnosis is a nice addition that Alkazam wishes it could have. It's rather frail though, so a sturdy Rock-type like Rhydon could OHKO with Earthquake as long as there's no Mega Drain, but Alkazam is the no-fail counter.
Mainly used for its Speed, Special, and access to Bolt-Beam. Starmie is certainly one of the stars of OU in Gen 1. Recover and Thunder Wave fit it like a glove, as it can slow down threats like Alakazam, which makes it easy to force switches on dedicated Psychic-types. Use an Electric-type like Zapdos or Raichu to stir up some stuff. Exeggutor works really well too.
Every Pokemon in OU back in Gen 1 is a threat, but these are the biggest ones. Maybe others will mention additional threats. :)
Rhydon Link for Gen 1
Rhydon was one of the most dominant Pokemon back in gen 1, as Trachy said before in that link.
mewtwo - due to strength
Mew- strong and can be versatile
gyarados - strong and can be versatile ie -move set ( surf,thunder, ice beam, fiire blast)
jolteon - strong fast can take down psychics with pin missile(bug move) with thunder and hyper beam being available
then as mentioned gengar and hypno due to hypnosis/dream eater combo (gengar can have explosion which can be a huge threat to your best pokemon) and hypno can learn hyper beam


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What is the TechShow?
The LinuxLink TechShow is a live weekly webcasted audio show dealing with the Linux computer operating system and any other geeky subjects that the hosts find interesting at the time. The show has had a plethora of interviews with the most important and popular personalities in Linux, OpenSource and Free Software, among other things, and we strive to have a loose, comfortable and friendly "gathering of friends" type atmosphere. Although we are not an adult show, our language and sometimes humor, is not always family friendly. Enjoy with your headphones on :)
A little history:
A long time ago in a city in eastern Pennsylvania, Dann Washko and Linc Fessenden met for the first time while searching for a Linux user group. Not finding any, they formed their own, the
Lehigh Valley Linux User Group
in the summer of 2000. During that time, they enjoyed listening to the infrequent audio programming put out by "The Linux Show", an internet audio program with such notable hosts as Eric Raymond, Doc Searls and Russ Pavlicek. By mid 2003 Linc was absolutely convinced that he and Dann could do that too and it sounded like so much fun that we scheduled our very first TechShow episode on September 24, 2003. That very night, Allan stopped by to let Dann and Linc borrow a mixer and ended up saving the day with some working microphones. That began the original TechShow and we are still going strong today!
A little trivia:
The TLLTS trivia question we are asked most is where the name came from. It is widely assumed that TheLinuxLink portion of the name comes from Linc, one of the original hosts. In fact, it does not. It's just a wonderful and interesting coincidence. Originally Dann had plans for starting a dead tree newsletter about Linux called The Linux Link. He registered the domain name even before he and Linc met. While the dead tree newsletter never did get off the ground, Dann initially hosted the website for the TechShow, so we called it "The LinuxLink Techshow". The "The LinuxLink" portion of the name just stuck!


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Browsing Reddit's PlayMyGame subreddit I found a post by Jon Oldblood asking for QA testers for his upcoming game Masochisia. Wanting some experience having a look at game analytically I volunteered to help out, and ultimately performed two rounds of testing.
My first round of feedback was based on my first impressions of the game. While playing I took notes on noticeable details that jumped out at me in areas like:
- Technical issues.
- Game Aesthetics.
- Game Audio.
- Game Story.


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We want to thank the "For Some Women" March for providing material for this blog post.
According to the March's website: "In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women's March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us…" "We call on all defenders of human rights to join us."
Wow! What a mission! We totally agree with it. But, not so fast, Patti and Leslie. You are pro-life, you defend the human rights of babies, so you can't come. Who, if not the unborn, are more marginalized?
After suffering through Madonna and Ashley Judd's comments, we can now understand why our country has been in such a miserable state. People actually applauded them! People actually cheered! People actually agreed with them? We have the right to assemble, and to free speech; we will defend those rights to the very end. However, their speeches - fraught with expletives, hate-filled attacks, and downright threats do nothing to promote progress for women, or for anyone for that matter. They were vile, meaningless rants that made them look foolish, childish and frankly, totally ignorant.
We've been on both sides of this issue for decades. We used to be radical feminazis angrily arguing about a woman's right to choose...helping elect pro choice candidates, etc. We drank the koolaid of the progressive feminist propaganda for way too long... The aftermath has been devastating to women, men, our families, and our culture. All that sexual freedom had consequences, and many lives have been destroyed. We finally realized we couldn't live in peace and live a lie. We broke the silence and allowed the truth to set us free and now speak publicly about the regret of our abortions.
By bravely sharing our testimonies, Silent No More brings broken hearts to hope and healing. Please read from the thousands of testimonies on the Silent No More Awareness website. Share it with others who are hurting. To quote Theresa Bonapartis of Lumina, "The one thing that is different is there is more of them...the walking wounded from over 40 years of legal abortion. Women desperate to stay in denial, rationalization, and justification to the extent that they have reduced themselves to their vaginas by wearing "Pu--y hats," some baring their breasts and shouting all kinds of degrading chants."
To the women who marched on Washington, you didn't march for us, but we will march for you on January 27th.
Patti J. Smith and Leslie Davis-Blackwell


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Hello cuties! Today I have another outfit for you, wearing my new houndstooth check print skirt. And the location we chose is so beautiful thanks to the colors of fall…
H&M Turtle Neck Shirt, Gina Tricot Leather Jacket, Skirt bought in a little store in Paris, Alexander Wang Dakota Boots (buy A.Wang shoes here), Marc by Marc Jacobs Watch (buy here)
Oh how I love fall when it looks like this: colorful trees, fallen leaves all over the streets and sunshine in your face. Can it stay like this for a while please? Well, some days ago I wore this skirt which I bought in a cute little store in Le Marais, Paris, for the first time. I combined it with a simple turtle neck shirt (and some bold black eyeliner for a 60ies touch). Then I added some leather boots and a faux leather jacket, that is it. Hope you like it.
Wish you a wonderful day! x


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School starts at 8:50 and finishes at 3:00. Any arrivals after 8:50 are recorded as late. We expect pupils to be collected from their classroom doors on time. Pupils that stay for an after school club are to be collected from the front of school no later than 4:15.
If your child is absent for any reason you must contact the school on 01482331914. If we do not know why your child is absent from school and we cannot contact you the attendance officers will make a home visit.
It is a legal requirement under British Law that all children of school age attend school all day, every day. It is unacceptable to take your child out of school during term time for reason of a holiday or an extended visit to your home country. Any absence for reason of a holiday will result in a Fixed Penalty Notice Fine from the Local Education Authority under the Education (Penalty Notice)(England)(Amendment) Regulation 2013. If the fine remains unpaid it can lead to the matter being placed before the Magistrates Court under section 44(1)A of the Education Act (1996). Any absence (the period of which is at the Headteacher's discretion) for an extended holiday or visit to your home country may result in your child being removed from the Collingwood Primary register and losing their place here. We do not want this to happen so please do not take your children out of school.
Any pupil whose attendance drops below 90% (for any absence) will be closely monitored and any further drop will initiate the start of an Education Welfare Office Attendance Enforcement Procedure which can again lead to Fixed Penalty Notice Fine and/or the matter being placed before the Magistrates Court.
We are also experiencing an increasing number of children who are being taken out of school for appointments and/or being collected early. Please can I remind you that you should make appointments for the Doctor, Dentist, Optician etc out of school hours although I do appreciate that this is not always possible.
If your child needs to attend an appointment during school hours please inform your child's class teacher and the school office on the morning of your appointment and bring an appointment card or letter as proof. Your child should only be taken out of school for the duration of the appointment, not for an entire morning, afternoon or day.


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ECIS 2012 in Chengu, China "Competitive Intelligence in the online world†(ECIS 2012)
Venue: Nordic International Management Institute
Location: Xindu District, Chengdu City, 610500 Sichuan Province, China
|Event Date/Time: Nov 01, 2012
|End Date/Time: Nov 02, 2012
|Early Registration Date: Jul 17, 2012
|Paper Submission Date: Jul 26, 2012
With the recent and current economic crisis and a growing criticism of neoclassical economics there is a tendency for business studies to return to the essentials, towards issues of trade and the notion that we need to innovate to remain competitive. The topics for this year's ECIS conference are set to reflect these tendencies.
Papers should fall within any of the following topics:
1. Data Analytics - Harvesting Insights from Large Data Pools
2. Strategic Analytics as a Value Creator into Products
3. Organization of Competitive Intelligence
4. The Economics of Intelligence
5. Double Loop Learning with Online Websites and Apps
6. The Impact of Human Bias in Competitive Intelligence
7. Using Competitive Intelligence for Innovation
8. Competitive Intelligence and Market Communication
Paper should be written in the form of the Journal of Intelligence Studies in Business (JISIB)
See https://ojs.hh.se/index.php/JISIB/issue/view/JISIB%201%202011/showToc
Best papers will be published in a special edition of the journal.
October 31st
16:00 - 19:00 Registration
19:00 – Dinner
November 1st
08:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Opening
10:00 - 12:00 Keynote speechs
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Afternoon session 1 (2 session in parallel)
15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:30 Afternoon session 2 (2 session in parallel)
17:30 - 18:00 Break
18:00 - 18:30 Summing up the first day
19:00 - Dinner
November 2nd
09:30 - 11:00 Panel Discussion
11.00 - 12:00 Morning session 1 (2 session in parallel)
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Afternoon session 3 (2 session in parallel)
15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:00 Summing up of the Conference
19:00 – Dinner
Scientific Committee
Dr. Mark Xu, University of Portsmouth, UK
Dr. Subir Ranjan Das, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, India
Ass. Professor Dirk Vriens, Radboud University, Netherlands
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Professor Kingo Mchombu, University of Namibia, Namibia
Professor Adeline Du Tout, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Professor Pere Escorsa, School of Industrial Engineering of Terrassa, Politechnical University of Catalonia, Spain
Ass. Professor Per Frankelius, Örebro University, Sweden
Professor Malek Ghenima, L'Université de la Manouba, Tunisia
Professor Blaise Cronin, Indiana University, United States
Dr. John E. Prescott, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Dr. Michael L Neugarten, The College of Management, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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Professor Kamel Smaili, Université Nany 2, France
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Professor G. Scott Erickson, Ithaca College, United States
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Professor Xinzhou Xie, Beijing Science and Technology Information Institute, China
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Professor Per V. Jenster, Nordic International Management Institute, China
Professor Alfredo Passos, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil
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New ObamaCare Numbers: 8M Enrollees with 28% Being Young Individuals
The enrollment figures for the Affordable Care Act's first open enrollment period continue to climb, as do the number of young enrollees, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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The department announced 8,019,763 people have selected plans on both state and federal exchanges through April 19. This includes enrollment activity after the formal end of open enrollment on March 31 that was extended for those who had continued issues signing up or life circumstances that caused them to enroll late.
The latest enrollment numbers didn't differ much from President Obama's April 17 announcement that 8 million people had signed up for coverage, but the report did provide a clearer picture of just who signed up.
The demographic breakdown shows that 2.2 million (28%) of the enrollees were young people, ages 18-34. That number increases to 2.7 million when including those ages 0 to 34.
HHS also announced that more than 4.8 million people had enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) through the end of March 2014.
The original goal for the first enrollment period was 7 million people with 2.7 million of them being young and healthy enrollees between 18 and 34. Young people are needed to offset the costs of insuring older and less healthy people on exchanges, who can no longer be charged more for their care, under the Affordable Care Act.
The report also shows that 2.6 million enrollees have signed up on state-based marketplaces and 5.4 million on the federally-facilitated exchange. Of the 8 million, 54% are male and 46% are female. In addition, 85% had selected a plan with financial assistance.
Under the ACA, every individual in the country has to have insurance by the end of open enrollment period, which passed on March 31, or they will face a fine of $95 a year or 1% of their annual income for failing to comply.
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The enrollment figures include everyone who has selected a plan on the exchanges. The insurance industry typically defines someone as enrolled once they made their first month's premium payment. It is not yet clear how many people have made that payment, although the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee is reporting that on the federal marketplace, only 67% had made their first month's premium payments through April 15.
The subcommittee sent letters to every insurer participating on the federal exchange, Healthcare.gov, requesting payment information.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had reported in late March that between 80% and 90% of enrollees had made their premium payments. HHS is pushing back against the subcommittee's report.
"These claims are based on only about half of the approximately 300 issuers in the Federally-facilitated Marketplace and they do not match up with public comments from insurance companies themselves, most of which indicate that 80 to 90 percent of enrollees have paid their premium. Additionally, given the significant surge in enrollments at the end of March, it stands to reason that not all enrollees would have paid by the date of this so-called report since many people's bills were not even due yet," HHS spokesperson Erin Shields Britt said in an email statement to FOXBusiness.com.
Yevgeniy Feyman, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, says the likelihood of payment increases with age, which isn't a good sign since young people's participation is important.
"The investigation found that only 25% had paid between the ages of 18 and 34," Feyman says. "It is not good to see that. But on the other hand, this is only through April 15, so we don't have information on the surge that may have happened after that date."
That being said, Feyman argues payment data may not be the best "talking point" to use against ObamaCare.
"This will work itself out," he says. "This could be problematic for Democrats to deal with, but not harmful to the law itself."
Analysts are already projecting double-digit increases in premium costs for 2015, which are priced in, but it's based on risk pool composition and not payment data, Feyman points out. If and when the public is privy to payment data, it will be at a politically-beneficial time, he says, as this could impact democrats during the midterm elections.
"Eventually they have to release this data," Feyman says. "For months they were claiming they didn't have it, and there is no reason to keep it hidden."


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Yolo Soapbox was a Yolo County political discussion site. Covering political and social issues throughout the county, www.yolosoapbox.com is a forum site where users sound off on what's important to them. After a great start in April 2006, the site averaged hundreds of visitors everyday. By 2008, it was gone.
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Have you noticed there seems to be a real trend for vintage flag cushions at the moment? Well Jo and I were talking about them because Jo was looking for something for her sons bedroom and we thought if we could find a nice vintage flag perhaps I could print one on my linen. Anyway our lovely friend Vix came to the rescue with just the thing. So here are the results, I feel some oblong cushions and some cheery bunting will be on notonthehighstreet.com by next week!watch this space to see what the finished articles look like.
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More than a walking shadow?
Donnchadh O'Conaill examines CTC's Macbeth under the microscope, Fellow's Garden, 19/06/2010
Theatrically, in terms of its look and momentum, it was often striking
Here's an oddity. CTC's Macbeth, which will fly Durham's banner across England and the more civilised parts of America this summer, has a clear, well-integrated vision, a strong aesthetic, moments of brilliant direction, and is well cast in the crucial roles; and yet I found it curiously underwhelming. The simplest way I can put this is that the production was lopsided.
Theatrically, in terms of its look and momentum, it was often striking. The set created a stark backdrop: five wooden door frames with black sheets billowing in the wind, the stage marked out with tape, four torches guttering at the front. This tableau never threatened to overwhelm the action, but when combined with a broadly uniform acting style it did constrict the production. Something as simple as the witches breaking with convention and entering or exiting by stepping over the tape might have added some fluidity; without any such concession, the staging felt slightly stiff throughout, and tended to steamroller the dramatic nuances of motivation and emotion.
The key to any production of Macbeth will lie with the actor playing the title role, but the key to the drama is the relationship between him and his wife. This is what gives the action the crucial depth, affording the audiences glimpses of motivation to make sense of what would otherwise appear as one damn murder after another. In CTC's version, one never felt that Lady Macbeth was anything more than a conspirator egging Macbeth forward.
One never felt Macbeth was fraying
Ben Starr's performance in the title role was characterised by his expressive, fluent delivery and command of the stage. These attributes were put to particularly good use in performing to an on-stage public. For example, the speech he makes on confessing that he has killed the servants framed for Duncan's murder is a little masterpiece in portraying a politician at work, ever so slightly over-practiced and over-sincere. Similarly, Starr's swagger in confronting and slaying an opponent near the climax is both perfectly judged and entirely in keeping with what has gone before (and his delivery of the one of the best lines in the play, 'Thou wast born of woman', is marvellous).
Where the performance was lacking, in my opinion, was in his portrayal of the private narrative which feeds into and ultimately becomes the public one. He tended to deliver his soliloquies as speeches to the audience, rather than drawing us into the character's intimate desires and fears. One never felt Macbeth was fraying, unravelled by terror and disgust at his own ambitions. He addressed the hallucinatory dagger as though it were a rival noble standing between him and the throne; the nervous breakdown he appears to suffer having killed Duncan comes almost as a surprise.
The cuts in the script gave the production a headlong momentum
Stevie Martin delivered a performance of impressive intensity, while also deftly combining different emotions, as in the banquet scene. Alone among the cast, she conveyed a sense of being a victim of forces beyond her control, of struggling and failing to retain her control of her own emotions and ultimately of her own humanity. This was best achieved in the sleepwalking scene, but had been suggested earlier by her nervous spasm on hearing an owl cry. The problem, then, was not so much with Starr and Martin themselves, but rather that their combination was less than the sum of its parts. The lack of intimacy in the blocking inhibited their interaction, and I felt it was telling that the best moments in the play did not feature any of the private scenes they shared.
Some of this was possibly a result of overall decisions made by co-directors Oscar Blustin and Brooke Ciardelli in order to deliver a streamlined, 90-minute tragedy. The cuts in the script gave the production a headlong momentum, but this was at the cost of any moments of reflection which might have elucidated the choices and motivations of the characters. Everyone seemed too busy doing things to convey a sense of why their actions mattered. Furthermore, the production rarely achieved a definite atmosphere that I could detect. This was most evident in the latter stages of the play; the staging and performances conveyed very little sense that Macbeth is trapped and the walls are closing in around him.
The chief concession to atmosphere was the witches, who were integrated into the action at various points, sometimes acting as messengers (as when they jeeringly inform Macbeth that his wife is dead), sometimes just lurking in the background. Natasha Cowley, Rebecca Collingwood and Harriet Bradley gave well-pitched performances, complete with sinister movements and bizarre animal noises. What I thought they lacked was more supple set of performances to play off, and a way of conveying how they gradually insinuate their influence into the lives of every character we see.
the inspired use of virtually the whole supporting cast to depict the devil summoned by the witches
The other, male supporting players struggled against the uniformally macho style, which proved rather reductive and afforded few opportunities for characterisation. Will Steel was appropriately regal as Duncan, and the murderers went about their work with a suitable gusto, particularly when killing of Lady MacDuff and her son; I particularly liked the 'pick up the knife' bit they enacted with the latter. But elsewhere, certain performances seemed inhibited by the somewhat rigid style and the demands of the pacing. In particular, Ed Lane, who never seemed fully at ease as MacDuff, didn't grasp the chance to convey a sufficiently powerful reaction to the news of those murders.
These criticisms should be balanced first by reference to the setting (it is obviously going to be more difficult to achieve emotional nuance when performing outdoors), and also to certain excellent moments of direction (as in the inspired use of virtually the whole supporting cast to depict the devil summoned by the witches). Finally, I have no doubt that this production will improve on tour as various actors settle into their roles. However, unlike a comedy such as last year's Twelfth Night, the dramatic and tragic elements of the play will not bloom simply because the acting tightens up. I feel directorial changes are needed to adjust the balance of the production, in order to produce a staging worthy of the talent available.
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Jun 10, 2009 - 3:27 pm
My husband is to start Interferon on July 13, 2009. He is 67-but is excellent health except for the melanoma stage 3.
Jun 11, 2009 - 9:33 am
Dear Speedy,
Jun 11, 2009 - 12:13 pm
I am praying that we made the correct decision on taking he Interferon, and that he will be able to take the necessary amounts. Our doctor is the Medical Director of Melanoma at Johns Hospital, which is one of the countrys leading teaching and cancer centers. The doctor also offered a clincal trial to my husband, but we felt we should try the Interferon first.
Jun 15, 2009 - 7:40 pm
I am gearing up to start interferon June 29, 2009. I am 28 years old and was diagnosed with Stage 3 melanoma in January of 2009. So far I have had two surgeries - first to remove the tumor and sentinel nodes. Both sentinel nodes came back positive for cancer. Had all of my left axillary nodes removed (70 total - 32 had cancer). I just finished up 5 weeks of radiation therapy last Thursday. Have to be honest though... nothing scares me more than the upcoming year of interferon. The treatment side effects have been minimal up to this point and I've been dealing with all of this really well, but I am terrified of how I may feel while undergoing interferon. I will do what everyone else seems to be doing here... 4 weeks of high dose infusion and 11 months of self-injection.
I watched my stepdad go through many courses of interferon for his hepatitis C several years back and the side effects were horrible. I so badly want to make it through this phase of the treatment so that I have the best shot at decreasing my chances of recurrence. However, I am terrified of how the interferon is going to make me feel... especially because of my history of depression and anxiety. I am already taking two different anti-depressants, but my depression has been severe in the past and it concerns me. I'm not looking forward to a year of feeling rundown and sick. I would really appreciate some support from those who have been there... especially anyone who is doing this that also has a history of depression. Thanks and you are all in my thoughts and prayers...
Jun 18, 2009 - 5:34 pm
But it is going to, well, suck.
Jun 20, 2009 - 12:00 pm
I also am a stage 4 melanoma survivor (I read you were in one of your other posts) Although I did not take Interferon, I did carboplatin and placitaxol and 3 other clinical trials. I am about to start my 4th clinical trial at a teaching hospital also. I have been battling this disease for almost 2 years and so far am doing pretty well. I was first diagnosed in 2003 and then my melanoma returned in 2007 with metastases to my hip with a large tumor. This has caused me to have pelvic fractures so I am in a wheelchair now. With pain meds I am able to keep going and try to keep a positive outlook.
I wish you all the best with your treatment.
(Your cat is adorable. I have a cat also named Chester.)
All the best.
Jul 16, 2009 - 10:29 am
How is your husband doing? My husband is scheduled to stay Interferon July 20, 2009. He is 39, and he has Stage III Melanoma. He had 3 positive sentinel lymph nodes. His other lymph nodes were clear. He just got his last drain out, and he has had a port put in for the Interferon. My husband is very healthy outside of this. He is a Police Officer, and he grew up on a farm so we know all about the demands of being a farmer. Our families still farm. I hope your husband is doing well.
Jul 17, 2009 - 5:08 pm
First off I had to laugh at the "the Hell they call Interferon" I remember they gave me a list of side effects from interferon (about 20 different side effects) and I got all but one (I didn't lose my hair). Which was really the only one I didnt care about (I look good bald)
Second hang on tight those first 5 weeks can be a real "Hell" sort too speak. Make sure you talk to your doctors about the side effects they can give you drugs to help (I had a migrain headache that i really thought my head was going to explode).
Third and someone else gave this advice DRINK LOTS OF WATER. The drug stays in your body for 48 hrs so the treatment the next day will multiply the effects and so on. The more water you drink the faster you get the first stuff out.
Fourth you may not need antidepressants (I didnt until it went to stage 4 and I was on another treatment). I think the interferon is more of a test of mental fortitude then physical strength.
Finally it is not the only treatment offered, but it is the best shot at beating Melanoma before it gets to stage 4 and trust me you dont want it to get to stage 4 (very bad survival rates)... However saying that I have been stage 4 over 2 years and I'm still kicking so keep your chin up... the best thing this horrible thing has taught me is to enjoy every day!!! and I do!!
SORRY FINALLY FINALLY if your husband wants to quit treatment tell him to send me an email. I can help him through it. Its tough but he can do it.
Jul 23, 2009 - 5:05 pm
I am a stage 3b level 4 melanoma survivor, diagnosed one year ago. It had spread to my groin sentinel node, so I had a complete groin lymph node dissection that was thankfully negative.
Jul 23, 2009 - 5:10 pm
Dear DJ,
PS your surgeon was correct It does have a mind of its own.
Aug 14, 2009 - 3:23 pm
I hope that things went well with the start of the Interferon treatments. I start the high-does treatments on Monday. My doctor already put me on an anti-depressant this week to get it into my system. That was a little hard to accept. I have never been on any medication regularly.
I asked the doctor if I would be able to continue working while taking the high-dose treatments. He said I should as long as I have a place to rest. I am lucky enough to have a job with an office at a university and I also teach one class. My wife wants to put a lazy boy in my office. I told I was already there. I am hoping to be able to manage the teaching.
All of the advice above is helpful, but it sure sounds like it could be very unpleasant. Not looking forward to having the flu for a year. I hope that is all it is.


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Meh, another pretentious, over-priced, nouveau-cocktail lounge. Worth neither your time, nor your money.
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Loved the place. Good vibe, incredibly knowledgeable barman. Excellent cocktails....
My husband and I purchsed the living social coupon for Vintage Cocktail. It sounded like a cool place so we thought we would give it a try. The atmosphere was great and the drinks rocked! Nice to get finally get a strong drink . We will most definately go back.
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This place rocks. From the outside it looks like it could be pretty snobbish, but on the inside, the bartenders are the complete opposite. I recently went to Branch and wasn't a fan, the atmosphere was too stale there. I hit up Vintage a few weeks later and it was what I was looking for: great drinks, friendly/knowledgeable/goofy bartenders, and decent ambiance. Their oly/shot special hit the spot :)
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