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Get The Look: Scarlett Johansson's Rosy Glow Makeup
Scarlett Johansson looks pretty in pink in this sophisticated smoky eye/rosy lip combo. Here's how to get the look using one of our favourite makeup brand Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics.
Star with a mineral primer to prepare the skin, then apply your Creme To Powder Foundation in the colour of your choice. With the Mineral Radiance Sundance, contour the face by applying on the temples, sweeping down to the cheekbones and then to the apple of the cheeks.
Using the Pink Diamond Pressed Eyeshadow, apply a small amount on the inside edge of the eyes near the bridge of the nose to highlight. Apply Storm Pressed Eyeshadow to the corner of the eyes with a rounded edge to give a smoky loko and blend in to the entire lid. Add a set of flirty Smiink Eyelashes then with the Galaxy Gel Liner smudge a line in under the eyelid. To complete the eyes use a Black Eyeliner Pencil to fill in the rim of the bottom lids.
FInish off this look by applying a coat of Promiscuous Lipgloss.
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For tonight's race please make your contribution before 18:00 (9 am PST) today! Some of you have already made a donation and for that I say a big THANKS.. you're truly making a difference in the fight against childhood cancer. For those who don't know what I'm talking about please read yesterday's post or go to this link: http://jacobschaub.com/2014/09/tomorrow-my-training-starts (Big red donate button on the right side). Remember to notify me so I know how far to bike today.
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We talk with acute care nurse practitioner Adam Schneider in this episode of Nursing Notes Live. Adam worked as an organ procurement coordinator at the University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation service for the last five years.
Last year, he became the senior organ procurement coordinator. This leadership position allows him to focus on quality improvement projects to ensure his staff has access to the best evidence-based practices and ensures they can maximize the number of organs transplanted. Join us as we discuss processes nurses can champion that lead to improved patient outcomes, like organ donation.
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OAKLAND (KPIX) — Long before the Black Lives Matter movement, the Black Panther Party was fighting to end police brutality in the Bay Area.
The party was founded 50 years ago in Oakland.
This weekend, a new exhibit opens at the Oakland Museum of California to tell the story. Founded in West Oakland in 1966, the party made its mission clear by outlining its goals with a 10-point party platform.
That list of demands included employment, affordable housing, quality education and an end to police brutality.
"The Black Panther Party has become even more relevant today," said Rene de Guzman, Senior Curator of OMCA.
He says not much has changed.
"At the heart of our exhibit is the 10-point platform," said de Guzman. "It's the set of demands the Black Panthers created to develop their organization. We also have the rare opportunity to look at the handmade draft that Bobby Seale wrote."
With the Black Panthers exhibit, the Oakland Museum is telling their stories though personal accounts, photos and artifacts.
"It's a bronze replica that refers back to the peacock chair made famous by Huey Newton," de Guzman explained as she gestured to a sculpture. "So the public is invited to come and sit in the chair to complete the artwork."
The party also published their own newspaper.
"It was an important independent media outlet for communities that did feel like their stories were being told," said de Guzman.
One display includes a rifle used by a Panther and later confiscated by the police.
"The biggest misconception of the Panthers is that they're a bunch of black men with guns," said de Guzman. "That's simply not true. At some point two thirds of the Panthers were women."
"What I hope is they don't prejudge," said OMCA Director Lori Fogarty. "Come in with an open mind and an open heart, and I think they'll leave in a different place than they entered."
The exhibit opens to the public starting Saturday. For more information, visit the Oakland Museum of California website.
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- Event is named "RETRO WEEKEND EXCHANGE 2019" ("Event")
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Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Sep 04, 2011
Favorite Wine: Darion's Reserve Norton
Norton Wine Review: DeVault Family Vineyards tasting room was in a location hard to describe. Yes, kinda in the town of Concord, VA; but placed on property behind a small gate, behind a formal family home, behind an enclosed all seasons pool, behind a mechanical shed, and next to several acres of grapes. The tasting room itself was a large renovated horse stable. Why did I feel as if I were in a compound? Fortunately the visit provided a healthy mix of mainly dry white, blush and red wines, with a few sweet offerings to add to the general appeal. Though opened in 2010, the seven acre vineyard was already six-to-ten years old with the Norton grapes being first planted. Whites were limited to two Chardonels and a Niagara. DeVault provided two 2009 Norton wines, one produced in stainless steel and the other 'American oaked'. The first had an unusually light bouquet for a Norton wine with a sharp initial taste quickly decaying in the mouth. The Darion's Reserve, the oaked Norton, was considerably darker in color and gave way to more promises for future examples from this winery. I'll put this maiden flight DeVault Family Vineyard Norton away for a short while to see what develops. With a second family generation already involved with the vineyard, hopefully we will continue to see this operation mature for many years.
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Strawberry Lip Gloss
Strawberry Rolette roll-on lip gloss is a fruity beauty treat for kids. It's transparent, natural and hydrating—and mouth-wateringly juicy!
Our strawberry-scented gentle and natural kids' lip gloss takes us back to summer picnics and strawberry picking in the countryside.
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The Holyoke Planning Board and Stormwater Authority will hold a joint Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 5:15 p.m., in City Hall Annex, Room 403, Holyoke, MA to hear, pursuant to Section 10.0 of the Holyoke Zoning Ordinance a Site Plan Review petition, pursuant to Section 7.9 Solar Facilities, pursuant to Section 220.127.116.11 Special Permit to Exceed Fence Height and a Stormwater Permit submitted by Aegis Energy Services, located at 55 Jackson Street.
The proposed development includes the rehabilitation of a portion of the former Parsons Paper complex, Building "18" having 35,832 g.s.f. and the installation of a 1.1 megawatt solar array, and associated site improvements.
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Discover Mediterranean flavors with this simple recipe for stuffed squid. Follow along with the cooking how-to video as the Food Network shows you how to make this great seafood recipe. Stuffed squid with rice is more commonly known as Kalamarakia Yemista in Greece. Try making it tonight.
Ingredients for stuffed squid with rice.
* 3 tablespoons Greek olive oil, plus 1/4 cup
* 1 Spanish onion, finely chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
* 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
* 2 plum tomatoes, diced
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint leaves
* 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
* 2 1/2 pounds baby squid, cleaned
* 1/2 cup tomato juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the rice and stir to coat with the mixture; cook for 1 minute. Add 3 cups water, tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and cook until the rice is tender and the water is completely absorbed, about 14 to 16 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and stir in the mint and parsley. Let cool.
Stuff the squid with the rice mixture. Drizzle half of the remaining oil in a medium baking dish. Add the squid and drizzle with remaining oil and the tomato juice and season with salt and pepper. Bake until the squid is tender, about 25 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
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We just love to watch our Angel babies grow and grow. We received this update from parents Jill and Evan who adopted baby girl Isabella on December 3, 2012.
Here's what Isabella's proud parents had to say about her:
"She's the funniest, happiest, and smartest kid. We're a little biased. Thank you for making us a family! Can't believe she is already 3!"
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I'm an old as fuck user here and I haven't uploaded shit in a long time.
First off, let me just put to rest some things that you may be confused about if you see my movies, and I'll put them in a list here first, then explain them one by one:
-"Bowser's Annihilation" 1 and 2 are both gone from the portal
-The whole "Strawberry Clock" thing
-Who I REALLY am
Ok, now to explain the first one. Back in 2000/2001 when I first did both parts of "Bowser's Annihilation", I uploaded them offsite to conserve NG's bandwidth. In the long run this was a big mistake: For one day I logged into my web host Angelfire after they went under a vast redesign, and it automatically wiped all of my flash movies, and I did not have backups of them. You can partially thank Angelfire for fucking the movies. They are no more. If I could remove the submissions from the portal I would, but I can't. If I could bring them back, I would. I loved making them and having people enjoy them, even if they did suck.
Now, the Strawberry Clock thing. I was just a young boy pissed off at a bunch of people. Mainly because one sentence movies were getting a higher rating than the stuff I was doing, and my stuff was getting blammed from the portal, which made me really angry. When I saw the trend grow and even evolve more, I became even more angry. That is when I released "Strawberry Clock's Fucks". But I just want to say to this day that I no longer have any harsh feelings against any members of the Clock Crew, or Strawberry Clock himself. Those days are long over. I was actually quite mellowed when I saw Clock Crew members putting out decent content.
And finally, to whom I really am. From Jon Leno.com to The Cool 2000...boy those are really crazy memories.
I was trolled so much on the BBS and on the portal, that sometime in 2001, I decided to ditch this account, create a new one, and assume a completely new identity on Newgrounds. In the long run, it was the right choice, because not only did the trolling and hatred toward me stop as I had wanted, but this opportunity gave me the ability to act like my true self, and my true self is that I am not an asshole, I do not want to promote hatred, and I just want everyone to get along. It didn't really start out this way of course, but I was more in control at my new beginning. You could say this is where my life really started to begin, and where I discovered more of myself and who I really was, and I was evolving from an angry teenager to a young adult in control. I still use that other account I made in 2001 to this very day.
I have revealed who I am to several people already, and even openly so on the BBS under my other account quite a long time ago, because I felt it was time to fess up. As it turns out, people weren't very offended or shocked. They really didn't even care, it turns out. So I won't bother with putting it out there again. We'll just leave it at that, because this is the way I believe it should be, and I feel that things should stay in the past where they belong.
So yes, I'm still here on Newgrounds. In fact, I log in at least daily. I'm still making stuff, and I'm very much part of the community at the moment. In fact, in the past couple of months, I put out a submission that actually got a pretty decent rating (More than 3.50). I'm sorry that I won't be giving away who I am, or where you can find my now new work. But I just don't really care to connect my past with my present now. I feel like it would be a mistake. But just maybe and hopefully you are running into me and liking my new work. Who knows? I could of been the last submission you watched (unless it was hentai).
Finally, let's say our goodbyes. This will be my first and only news post, and the last thing I will ever do with this account. I do not wish for this account to be deleted, locked, or anything of that nature, because I will come back here from time to time and look at my old stuff, and I'm pretty sure some people will too, especially my anti-clock movies. As much as I am not against the Clocks now, what I created is a part of the portal history now, and I believe erasing it would be a violation.
So, this is Dudezilla, signing off for good. As I close this chapter in my life, I bid you all farewell, and wish you all good luck in whatever you may do, just as long as whatever you do is with good intentions. Even if it is to win the hearts of people with a one-sentence movie.


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Well, as requested last week by a commenter visiting from Lifehacker, here are the scripts that I mentioned in a Lifehacker comment about GTD software.
I use Plaxo to keep my contacts in sync on both my Macs, and Google Calendar is my home-base for calendar information. I subscribe to my Home and Work Google calendars on both machines, as well as the US Holidays calendar from apple.com. My home Mac also publishes a Birthdays calendar (taken from the birthdays of all my contacts in Address Book) to icalx.com, and I subscribe to it via gCal and on my work Mac.
Now that I've explained the data in my system, here are the scripts (hopefully they're well-commented; otherwise you can leave comments here if you need more explanation):
iPod scripts
The iPod_script_office and the iPod_script_home both reference themselves in "tell" blocks (they're each saved as "iPod_script" on their respective computers, so they won't compile properly unless you've already got an iPod_script application available. Either create a dummy script app via the Script Editor, replace the "tell" block by something else temporarily, or just read the scripts in a text editor so Script Editor won't get confused.
Saturday, April 29
iPod scripts
Well, as requested last week by a commenter visiting from Lifehacker, here are the scripts that I mentioned in a Lifehacker comment about GTD software.
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Tuesday, April 25
Thoughts on the HTML Specification
I was looking through my bookmarks on del.icio.us yesterday, and I noticed a glaring inconsistency in the way my bookmarks are named. I usually post links using the bookmarklet, so (at least initially) they are given names identical to the originating page's <title> tag.
The problem here is the different ways in which different sites format their <title> tags. Lifehacker uses "<headline> - Lifehacker" (i.e. "<headline> - <source>") and Playlist uses "<source>: <headline>". CNET News formats titles as "<headline> | <source>" and the New York Times uses "<headline> - <source>" (which is the same as Lifehacker).
Each news source formats their <title>s in their own way when listing the headline and the source; in fact, Wired used to use "Wired News" as their page titles and not include the article headline at all! I suggest an easy way to standardize this by incorporating a new HTML header tag: <source></source>. This will allow the end-user to customize their format for viewing the headline and news source (we can keep the <title></title> for headlines since it's already established) so that all news they read and/or bookmark can be attributed in one common manner.
Of course browsers would need to be updated to support this, and I have no idea if the HTML spec is open for changes, but I've had this idea lately and I needed to write it down so I could get it out of my head. If you got this far, thanks for sticking with my rambling.
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Microsoft Beats a Dead Horse with IE7
John Dvorak hits upon some insight in this discussion of the Internet Explorer browser. I can't really think of anything of my own to add here that he didn't already cover, so just go read the article.
Column from PC Magazine: The Great Microsoft Blunder
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Thursday, April 13
Google Calendar CL2 is released!
Google Calendar (codenamed CL2) has hit public beta! This is an awesome online calendar that allows you to set up multiple calendars and subscribe to each individually with any .ics-compatible calendar client (Apple iCal, Mozilla Sunbird, etc.).
Only one problem so far: it can send SMS notifications to your cell phone to remind you of events, but Verizon is not yet supported. However, the ability to have a web-based calendar that I can get into my iPod (by subscribing to it in iCal and then pushing the subscription out via iSync) and bring with me wherever I go is HUGE!
UPDATE: one other problem: Google Calendar does not support iCal to-dos... only events.
Google Calendar
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Monday, April 10
ABC starts to "get" digital delivery
In the linked article from Macworld (below), ABC's decision to stream TV shows is announced. Finally, an American network gets the concept of digital delivery and time-shifting! The BBC has been doing this for quite a while (for radio, anyway): shows on all its radio networks are available to be streamed via RealPlayer for one week after their initial broadcast.
If ABC did something like that, it would be tremendous. They can even leave the ads in; I wouldn't care. Their test plan seems to consist of making television episodes available via Flash streams during May and June of this year. No mention is made of which episodes will be available, or how long each will be accessible online, but it's certainly a step in the right direction.
Shows to be aired this way will include Commander in Chief, Desperate Housewives, Lost, and the whole last season of Alias. I'll definitely check some of these out once they've been put online. However, this still puts ABC behind the times... the BBC recently started podcasting new episodes of The Now Show, with a license that allows then to be downloaded for up to seven days after the broadcast and then stored in perpetuity provided they are only used for personal entertainment.
BBC has podcasted a number of shows in the past, including Radio 4's Today program(me?), but The Now Show is the first entertainment offering they've made downloadable. The significance of this, of course, is that the show will be portable. I can listen to a downloaded MP3 via my iPod nano while working out, washing dishes, or even driving. RealAudio streams are nowhere near that flexible.
In a perfect world (at least, in my perfect world), all radio and television content would be available for download and on-demand consumption. I don't care if they contain ads, or even the time period following on-air broadcast during which downloading is permitted. As long as I have the ability to listen/watch on my own schedule rather than following the strictures of network execs who decide when programs hit the airwaves, I'll be happy.
ABC takes shows online for free, with ads - Macworld
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Wednesday, April 5
Run WinXP on a Mac - no hacking required
There has recently been a hack published that allows owners of an Intel Mac to install Windows XP and dual-boot the icrosoft and Apple operating systems. This took quite a bit of know-how to set up, and the Windows software didn't have any of the correct drivers necessary to operate the Macintosh hardware at full capacity. Apple's monitors were not fully supported, and while running WinXP there was no way to even operate the Mac's internal fan (which is necessary to cool the system as it runs).
But now, Apple has released the public beta of software named (at least for the moment) "Boot Camp," which will allow Windows XP SP2 to be installed on Mac hardware running Intel processors.
Apple Unveils Software to Run Windows XP - AP
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Saturday, April 1
All That Stuff to Do...
So, I recently started reading David Allen's book Getting Things Done, which is just about the most popular book in the blogosphere. I've been reading about it for at least a year, but I was hesitant to get into it. Basically, the reason I shied away was due to some misconceptions about it:
In general, I'm very impressed with the book so far. I'll be blogging later about the process of figuring out what he means, and about the processes I'm working on in my own life to make all the "stuff" easier to deal with.
- I misunderstood the concept of "next actions," thinking that I would have to define every action throughout a project right at the outset. I don't claim to fully understand it yet, but the truth is that you only need to define the one thing that you have to do next, and you don't worry about the step after that until after the first action is completed.
- I was under the impression, based on certain reviews, that it heavily relied on Eastern mysticism. In actual fact, he just draws on aspects of Eastern thinking to clarify his ideas (at least so far).
In the meantime, go read Merlin Mann's excellent blog, 43 Folders. It's chock full of great GTD tips (which I might find more meaningful after having actually read the book), and is one of the main reasons I actually decided to give the book a go.
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Sight alignment and sight picture are constantly emphasized. Each range is equipped with the appropriate training aids to help students visualize what the instructor is presenting. Front Sight targets are split into the head and body regions with each having a 5 and 2 point scoring zone. For the body, shots falling within the dome shaped thoracic cavity are scored as 5 points while shots outside the thoracic cavity result in 2 points. The head is similar with the 4"x5" cranial ocular cavity netting a 5 point hit and 2 points for the remainder of the head. In the above photo, you can see the instructor's front and rear sight training aid used to show proper sight alignment and picture.
Here is Clayton, a fellow shooter that I partnered with while our relays took turns on the firing line. I believe this was his first time at Front Sight and I'm pretty sure he was enjoying the training.
Aside from shooting, day #1 of the course also includes two classroom lectures, totaling about 75 minutes. They include "Code of Mental Awareness and Combat Mindset" and "Moral and Ethical Decision Associated with the Use of Deadly Force".
Day #2 is more time on the range along with two more classroom presentations. "Problem 2 and 3: Criminal and Civil Liability" is 45 minutes long and is presented in the main classroom right after lunch. Near the end of the day, "Tactical Movement" uses up the last portion of the training day. The classroom presentations are designed so that rifle, shotgun, and handgun students all receive the same lecture. Any information unique to a specific type of firearm is delivered by the range instructor when the student returns to the range.
During day #1 and #2, both 2 and 4 day defensive handgun students share the same range. Class sized drops a bit for days 3 and 4 since the two day course students are finished. The last classroom lecture at the end of day #2 is the final classroom session for the course. The final two days are all spent on the range.
During our breaks, many of the folks spend time reloading their magazines. Having taken the defensive handgun course before, I came equipped with more mags than most students. I had 8 magazines for my Springfield XD 9mm. Each magazine holds 16 rounds although I typically load them to 14 or 15 during a training session. The mags seat easier when not topped off and the slide is in battery, such as when performing a tactical reload (which we did very often).
The morning of day #3 had us spending some time in one of the tactical simulators (shoot houses). With the information gained from the previous day's tactical movement lecture, you and an instructor clear a house. Actually, you clear the house and the instructor follows behind with a large carabineer attached to the back of your shooting belt, which is done to help ensure the safety of everyone. After you access the first door, you won't even know you have a "shadow" back there.
During day #3 lunch, a supplemental lecture is offered in the main classroom , which is "How to Select a Defensive Handgun, Tactical Shotgun, Practical Rifle, and Weapons Modifications". For a person new to firearms, or one looking to get a different type of firearm, this is a good presentation. Right after lunch, we received a short range presentation regarding holsters and shooting from concealment. From that point on, all shooting was performed using a jacket, vest, or some other type of cover garment. The rest of day #3 was spent practicing for the next day's skills test.
As the drills and practice continued, we were always reminded about site alignment and site picture. Here Vicki, one of our instructors, reminds Lisa about the proper placement of the front sight in relationship to the rear sight. Keeping the top of the front sight even with the top of the rear sight is paramount for making hits on target, especially when performing head shots. Lisa was another one of my range partners. We shot together during the morning of day #4.
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Among several belt-tightening measures, First Baptist Church of Dalton instituted a spending freeze, assuming that year-end stock gifts and other profit-sharing donations will come in below last year's metrics. The church's staff has been asked to carry out missions on a low-cost or no-cost basis, and to look for cost recovery everywhere they can. As […] Read More
As federal regulators and corporate executives nationwide pull all-nighters in efforts to reign in the snowballing financial crisis, pastors and fundraising professionals wonder what impact the crisis will have on their ability to do God's work. A quick polling of pastors by EthicsDaily.com shows that while the prevailing long-term sentiment is that "this too shall […] Read More
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Ethical speech advocates said pledging to avoid gossip one hour a day can make this world a better place. Launched by New York religious writer Irwin Katsof on Sept. 4 last year, the Words Can Heal campaign is running a series of public service ads in national newspapers, on CNN, ABC, NBC and FOX, along […] Read More
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Sunday, January 22, 2017
BEAUTY: Clothing--Boris Bidjan Saberi
Clearly, this season's Hundredth Monkey moment is turning out to be the concept of mountain climbing. For his Fall-Winter '17-'18 collection at Paris Fashion Week, Boris Bidjan Saberi applied his customary apocalyptic-Gothic sensibility to the idea of ice climbing. Witness the deadly spiked boots to kick into the sides of glaciers, the ropes, the harnesses, the waxed transparent leather coat that looks like it is made by an Inuit out of seal intestine, and the long-haired Yeti coats. Wild. I wonder what it is, psychologically speaking, about mountain climbing that is firing in the imaginations of these artists? An ascent towards something higher/better? An escape from what is below? Are those two yearnings the same thing?
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Fast delivery, less than 2 week. The screen is very good and the information display is very intuitive. Working with power bank.
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StratosAudio Enabled Hyundai Autonet DIF 1000 Radio Receives CES 'Best of Innovations' Award for the Mobile Electronics Category
Century City, Calif., Friday Dec. 20, 2003 -- StratosAudio, Inc. announced today that Hyundai Autonet's Interactive Symphony Digital IF Radio (Model HA-DIF1000) has been honored...MORE
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Kelly Christensen, President & CEO - Seattle, WA
Before forming StratosAudio, Kelly spent a year and a half acting as President and Chief Operating Officer for a local software company. While there he created the initial business model including: Sales Forecasting, Cash Flow, Balance Sheet, P&L, and conducted market analysis. In addition he successfully engaged in strategic alliances with market participants, structured, negotiated and coordinated the associated legal contracts with counsel for various partnerships. He also worked with retained counsel to prepare a Private Placement Memorandum, and managed the day-to-day operations of the company. The company has achieved many of the goals initially instigated and developed by Kelly.
Previous to the above, Kelly provided professional consulting services
for companies such as: NMB, TRW, AT&T, the Southern California Gas Company, the Analytic Sciences Corporation and Pacific Telesis. His experience include projects such as: The Strategic Defense Initiative ballistic missile/laser tracking program, the first ISDN network in the United States (At USC for AT&T), Systems Analysis providing recommendations and improvements in data flow for a multinational organization (NMB) and providing support and solutions for both Local and Wide Area Networks and related systems for the Southern California Gas Company working directly with senior management and the Board of Directors.
Kelly has also engaged in creative arenas such as the music and film industries. Running an independent record company, KMC Records in Seattle, he produced his own records as well as other artists which charted in primary markets across the United States. In addition he has produced music videos, multimedia, and was the Executive Producer of a feature film product featuring a marketing campaign with endorsements from multi-national sponsors.
John P. Hansen, Sr. VP of Product Development - Austin, Texas
John brings a wide variety of capabilities to StratosAudio including a bachelor in computer science degree, a law degree from a top 20 law school, systems engineering experience in embedded hardware and software, program management experience for successful multimillion dollar projects, technical marketing manager for a Fortune 500 company, director of marketing for a division of a Fortune 100 company and co-founder for a successful private company, all prior to coming to StratosAudio. John also was sole or co-inventor for 26 granted patents, developed and overseen production of embedded electronic products, has developed and implemented marketing, technical, strategic and public relations strategies, developed and presented technical and marketing seminars, been interviewed by hundreds of media outlets (including WSJ, NYT, Time, MSNBC), negotiated contracts and worked with thousands of customers in North America, Asia and Western Europe. John.s current role in StratosAudio utilizes all of this experience in bringing the Interactive RadioSM from concept to successful venture.
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Joe Capobianco has been involved with communications change for over two decades, working primarily with start-ups and emerging companies. Joe was a founding executive at Music Choice (VP, Programming), a partnership of Sony, EMI, Warner Music, Microsoft, Motorola, Warner Cable, Cox and Comcast, now available in over 40 million homes, and at Sirius Satellite Radio (CD Radio), where as Executive VP/Content he designed and managed the programming operation, overseeing all music and talk channels and ad sales. He negotiated the first content agreements in the category, and worked closely with a wide range of companies throughout the music, cable, radio, Internet, sports, automotive, consumer electronics and financial industries.
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Rich has a broad background working in the Internet arena. He has held senior positions providing Internet Software Design, Computer Networking, Internet Security, and Data Center operations. Prior to joining the StratosAudio team, Rich held the position of Director of Technology at QUEit Corporation. While in this role he managed a team of engineers in the design and deployment of QUEit's Internet Direct Marketing application. Before joining QUEit, Rich held the position of Senior Manager of Production Services at iXL. He lead a team of engineers in designing, implementing, and supporting iXL.s worldwide WAN/LAN, Security, Microsoft Exchange network, Communications(PBX, Cellular), and corporate applications.
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It happens rather innocuously enough, a look, a comment or a memory and past hurts come crashing down, like being caught under a riptide, one wave after the other, pounding you to the sandy bottom, making it difficult to breathe.
Birthdays, anniversaries and holidays may be difficult for some as they can resurrect memories of family gatherings gone awry. Perhaps political arguments overpowered love. Perhaps alcohol or drug abuse blurred the lines of decency. The disappointments, pain and shame can sometimes be too much and at first, there is avoidance of others and later, full blown depression takes over each day. It can be hard to rise from bed during those dark times.
Always the fat kid growing up, I became accustomed to the rocks hewn towards my head on the way home from school, being chased until I could run no more, being pummeled by those judging me unworthy, as well as the taunts and name-calling and the jingles making fun of my weight. No matter how hard I tried, the weight did not come off; it only increased and ironically, I learned to find solace in food and books. I could live my dreamlike and perfect life through the pages between the hardcovers, while feeding my insecurity with copious amounts of comestibles. Though I grew in size, truly, I was starving.
I tried humor to stave off the attacks and it worked quite well until I became my own worst enemy. I treated myself much worse than those taunting classmates or family members ever did. Finally, after years of bingeing and purging, diet pills and laxatives, starvation and exercise, I learned I had a legitimate health reason for my obesity; however, the damage had been done to my mind and it would take another lifetime to unravel. No matter the dress size, obesity greeted me in the mirror.
There are other matters too, the manner in which we are raised and abuses of all types leading to multiple levels of shame. We, many of us, live with these issues each day, trying to navigate normalcy to the best of our abilities. We may look for our solace and healing through faith, plastic surgery, self-help books, meditation or libation and chemicals of all sorts. We may do well for years, thinking we are cured of the hauntings of our past, but beware–it can come calling again.
The other day, I had a simple request for family history information from a couple of relatives. One was gracious and loving in her response and the other, not so much. The gracious one, though she triggered a variety of pleasant and unpleasant memories, was always kind. The other one chose not to help, but brought shame and condemnation with his comments, which of course, triggered shame and condemnation in me.
For a moment, I allowed myself to wallow there, to be back where I never wished to return, to the pain of my youth, to torment and agony that was never my fault. Isn't it just like evil to want you to return to that state of shame, embarrassment and condemnation?
But, thankfully, I have a wonderful Father who has reassured me that I need never return to that place. Though I hovered at the door to that dungeon, I did not dare to turn the handle, for God tells me in Romans 8, that:
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
I had a million things I wanted to say to this person, about past hurts and pains that he caused me, but instead, I chose to sit back and try to emulate my other relative, the gracious and loving one and allow God to battle for me in His time.
*have you had a time where something or someone triggered bad memories for you? If so, how did you handle it?


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KeelEazy: Keel Strip by the Foot (White)
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KeelEazy is a self-adhesive (peel and stick) strip that provides an extremely durable surface anywhere that abrasion is a concern. Ideally suited for the keel of kayaks, it is also used on boats, canoes, jet skis, car doors, etc. Available in white. KeelEazy is sold by the foot. KeelEazy can be applied full length or on specific wear spots.
KeelEazy is easily applied to fiberglass, polyethylene, thermoformed ABS and metal surfaces and can be molded over compound curves with the use of a heat gun.
Size: 3/32 inch PVC 2-inch wide strip, sold by the foot
KeelEazy is a protective two-inch-wide by 3/32" thick strip made of PVC with an adhesive back. We cut your KeelEazy to order. For example, if you order 10 feet, we will ship one 10-foot strip of KeelEazy. You have the option to cut your KeelEazy with a good scissors or shears if you need to further modify it to a specific size. While developed primarily for use on boat hulls, it works wherever abrasion is an issue. It is very easy to install. Simply clean the area, remove the backing film and press into place. It requires at least 70-degree room temperature or the use of a heat gun or hairdryer.
You can remove by applying heat from a hair dryer or heat gun and peeling it away. Any adhesive residue can be removed with alcohol or "goof off". It adheres to plastic, fiberglass composite, Polyethylene, varnish, resin and metal.
KeelEazy is easily applied to fiberglass, polyethylene, thermoformed ABS and metal surfaces and can be molded over compound curves with the use of a heat gun.
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Monday, June 3, 2013
Body After Pregnancy
Let me first just say that pregnancy is a blessing and truly a gift. However, a woman's body goes through hell growing and birthing a baby. So ladies, give yourself -and your body- a break! You used it to create a life...things are going to look a little different after baby.
I gained 50lbs during my pregnancy. 20lbs of it was water and blood and all of that great stuff - I lost that within the first week after giving birth. I'm having a hard time losing the last 6lbs though. And I have to remember that I will never look the same as I did before I was pregnant (my cup size did increase by 2 whole sizes!) Now, I'm in the process of going through my closet and taking out pieces that I can determine will never fit me again (mostly tops and dresses that no longer fit my bust) and also removing pieces that are just not appropriate to wear now that I'm someone's mother and getting older. I've even had to get rid of some of my old favorites...then I look over at my husband's side of the closet, with all of his old favorites safely tucked away, with envy.
I also have to now relearn how to dress my body in the most flattering way. Before, I could look at the cut of a top/dress/bottoms and know if it would be flattering on me or not. Now cuts that were once the most flattering on me...aren't. And I still haven't found that go-to cut/style.
This video is actually very helpful. It explains that even if you lose all of your baby weight... you body shape may still be different.
Most of all it is important for ALL mothers to remember... we're beautiful no matter how our body has changed. We gave the gift of life... and that is the most beautiful thing in the world.
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I'm just now seeing your blog! Love this post. Interesting that you mention your bust increasing by two cup sizes- mine got HUGE. I'm talking like DDDD when my milk came in. Like you, I too decided that I'd likely never fit in most of my pre-pregnancy wear, so I donated a ton of it. Now, Levi is almost two, I've lost all the baby weight and then some. All of those clothes I donated were the sizes I'm shopping for now. Oops. I never would have thought that would be a problem I'd run into! Also-now all my prepregnancy bras, which were way too tiny while breastfeeding- are now all too big. I'm down about a cup size between pregnancy/breastfeeding/weaning and distance running, so bra shopping has been interesting- no more running in and grabbing one without trying it on.ReplyDelete
It's crazy what our bodies go through! I'm only 2lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight and I've noticed the shape of my body is still very different! I'm happy with it though!ReplyDelete
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Sums it up perfectly.
Game 3: A Star is Born
Stephen Jackson was a fan favorite. He was tough. He had length and could shoot. Going into last year's postseason, although he wasn't playing well, he presumably would be a big part of the Spurs' run. He'd probably match up against KD or LeBron (if it came to that).
He got cut.
Essentially, the argument was that Stephen Jackson didn't think he should have taken a back seat to Kawhi Leonard, whom the Spurs were very high on. Although KL had shown some really nice signs of his future potential, it was only evident to the coaches, apparently.
He had his breakout moment(s) in the Finals, where he showed he could guard LeBron, and had some offense. Tonight, however, we are seeing the things Pop saw in his Pop Crystal Ball last year. Leonard's freakish length shortens the gap (somewhat) between LeBron's otherworldly athleticism and the Spurs' solid defense. His shooting, and ever-expanding offense were the difference tonight.
But you knew that.
Everyone wants the guy to take the next step and take over. He is doing it at his own pace. The fact that he breaks out the new stuff1 in the Finals is fine by me. The fact that he does it against the best player in the world is also perfectly okay. Lots of old-time Spurs fans remember teams that did the opposite2. His shooting and aggressiveness underpinned the Spurs unreal ball movement and overall incredible effort in that ridiculous first half3.
Normally, we'd all sit here and say "well, the Spurs can't play like that every game." But they can. They ripped off a 35-9 run in the fourth quarter in game one. They ripped off a quarter or three like this – though not at NBA-record setting level – throughout this playoff run. The scary thing is that LeBron can drop 35 points on his own like he did in Game 2.
And that's the matchup. LeBron vs Spurs. It's a rematch of 2007 again, with a significant upgrade in the cast of characters on the King's side. The difference this game was that Miami's best player was also their most turnover prone. If Mario Chalmer's wasn't busy locking up the LVP award, you could make the argument that LBJ was one of the biggest reasons that Miami lost4.
Still, this win was about desperation and returning to moving the ball. As good as the Kawhi's game was, he isn't a guy Pop can toss the ball to and let go to work. Tony still has a little bit of that ability, Manu in ever-decreasing-in-frequency spurts. Pop says they must move the ball or they die. That death-avoiding desperation was evident. Now it is Miami's turn to dance with desperation.
Random Thoughts
- If it weren't for Rashad Lewis, Miami might be down 3-0. That said, if not for Diaw, the Spurs might have been out in the first round.
- Timmy got stripped in the lane a ton. Seems like Miami was looking for a way to defend TD down low after getting pwned by him on rolls and post-ups.
- WTF Bobby Ramos? You won (by losing) the press conference.
- Tim Duncan in the press conference on Kawhi Leonard: "I thought he had a lot of work to do. But Pop and the guys saw something in him." I like the idea of asshole Tim Duncan. Call it Ultra Focused On Winning Tim if you want. It's great either way.
- That was the most tense 25 point lead I've watched. Damn. Early leads are scary leads.
- I fully expect a regression to the mean and all, but I'm hoping against a terrible shooting performance to balance that out.
- Gah. Third Quarters and Free Throw shooting. The worst. The WORST.
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1. His point total (29 points) was a career high for an NBA game – regular season or playoffs. [↩](#fnref:p88449115197-1)
2. Ask my mom about Rod Strickland [↩](#fnref:p88449115197-2)
3. 75.8%!!! 71 Points!!! [↩](#fnref:p88449115197-3)
4. Aside from ridiculous shooting by the Spurs, of course. Also, Gawd. I'm sure we'll hear a never-ending stream of LBJ hate that will be terrible to endure. Can't wait for the next game already. [↩](#fnref:p88449115197-4)
Game 2: LeBronning
I was at The Cove the other night, eating a burger and listening to some local band. They took a break and the guitarist said "I'm cramping!". The rest of the band proceeded to carry him off the stage a la Lebron James in Game 1. It was funny. Sports is supposed to be fun and it's hella fun to make jokes at your rival's expense. The worst thing about the last few days between games has been not the overreaction to LeBron's cramping, but the reaction to that. It has been the caping up for LeBron. Having some fun with the dude – a non-life threatening injury at that – isn't the worst thing that happens on the internet. Look at the racist, sexist, homophobic stuff that goes on and then come back and tell me that the people pretending they have a LeBron cramp are the worst on the internet.
That said, tonight LeBron actually did some #LeBronning. He proceeded to drop 35 points on a Spurs team putting up a solid defensive effort. The rest of the Heat only had 3 assists (one of which was Chris Bosh's game-sealing pass to D Wade with 9 seconds left). The heat won on the strength of LeBron James' otherworldly talent overcoming all of the excellent execution from the Spurs.
And that is mostly it. Ten or fifteen years from now, that'll be what people talk about. Such is the reductive nature of sports history. San Antonio played a typical Spurs game – with some incomplete quarters and missed free throws to boot – and came up short thanks to the incredible play of LeBron – with great play by the champs.
The good news? LeBron James, despite all his talent, isn't likely to cash fadeaway three balls on incredible defense from Kawhi Leonard and well now that I think about it that is the only thing the Spurs can hope for. Next game the Heat players will presumably play outside of their minds. Danny Green called the shots LBJ made "ones we can live with." LeBron called them "uncontested". Basketball is a game played to the offense's advantage. Presumably, a player can get good enough to drain half-court jumpers and there is little the defense can do about it. So when the most athletic and dangerous player on the Heat can step back and rain threes there is little in the way of hope for the Spurs.
Miami likely felt similarly when Patty Mills and company combined to drain nine (9) threes in the second half.
How Should We Feel?
I say you should feel okay. The fun thing about playoff basketball is how often the Narrative gets broken or rewritten. How much talk about athleticism was there while the Spurs were winning in Oklahoma in game six? Wasn't that the Unresolvable Problem the Spurs would have to face?
Similarly, the Spurs' execution is praised when they win – or in quarters where they are ripping off gif-able sequences – but ignored when they put up 20+ turnovers – which has happened. That is basketball. It is a game of runs and trends and overreaction to those things. I'd say that the Spurs organization's secret has not been some keen eye into the game, but recognizing it for what it is. They don't overreact (like Twitter does) and they don't stray from the process. You know those last nine or so possessions where the Heat played incredible defense and made game one's 31-9 run look like an anomaly? Well we'll likely see those same sets and those same plays next game. Hopefully we'll see different outcomes.
So it goes.
The Rematch Game 1
So how about that AC? I had no idea what the hell was going to happen in this game beforehand. I predicted Spurs by 7, and then winning the series in 6. You can probably say this game was lost by the Heat when LeBron couldn't continue in the fourth quarter. Maybe it wouldn't have mattered, as Danny Green and the Spurs were … ahem …heating up in the fourth quarter on their way to a 31-9 run.
Put me in the camp that says dealing with ridiculousness is part of the game. The game includes injuries, water cannons, bats, and the AC going out. That isn't to say that LeBron should have toughed it out or some other ridiculous bullshit. When I joke on the twitters about sports I do so fully acknowledging that I cannot and never could play at that level. From an NBA-fan standpoint it obviously is lame that the best player couldn't perform in crunch time, with the game close. Again, that's the game. Someone tell Derek Rose about being unlucky.
I don't know about calling this Game 8. I do know that it wasn't two teams feeling each other out like Game 1 of the 2013 Finals was. So maybe it is kind of Game 8. There is a decidedly different vibe going into this one, from a Spurs fan perspective. Sure, the plaudits for the team's two-decade run were repeated, but this time there was a little bite. I like it. The Spurs' run has been amazing compared to the Clevelands of the world but not necessarily better than the Bulls of the 90s, the Lakers of the 80s, or the Celtics of the 50s. I'm happy for the Spurs to be in that conversation.
The first half, with all of Manu's energy and shot-making felt like a revenge movie. Everyone gave Manu a eulogy after he played 1 good game out of 7 to end the last Finals, after underwhelming in the playoffs. The Spurs' inability to win post-2007 can in some ways be explained by Manu's inability to be healthy in the post-season. Not only is he heather now, but he doesn't have to do as much as Kawhi Leonard has grown offensively.
That's a long way of saying that it was good to see him back in 2007 form. He admitted in the halftime interview that he faded a bit. Given that he was the only looking crisp offensively, that didn't portend good things for the second half, five point lead notwithstanding.
All that said, we would have had a very different game if that air conditioning was working. LeBron said he felt like he played the entire game when he was subbed out in the middle of the third quarter. "They are trying to smoke us out."
The only dude that was impervious to suffocating temperatures was Ray Allen, the ageless one, who finished three drives in the third that put the Heat up, including a dunk in traffic on a fast break. I let out a "WTF." The Spurs had their 18th turnover or thereabouts at that time. The offense looked like it did vs the Mavericks. Nine TOs in the third quarter, ya'll. Some of that was the Heat, some of it was the heat, and some was just trends. The Spurs have had some awful third periods this playoff season.
That fourth quarter belonged to Danny Green and LeBron James' thigh cramps. Say what you will about how you would react etc, that means nothing when your leg is killing you. Still, the Spurs unleashed a fourth quarter that was reminiscent of the ones they put up against OKC and PDX. Danny Green got open, hit some shots, and even got a score in transition. The coolest thing about those shots? They were wide open ones that came from beautiful passes. Passes that weren't so pretty in the third. Manu said they were sloppy in the first three – 20 turnovers in the first three quarters. "They are more athletic than us. Waiting 15 seconds for a pick and roll makes it harder."
Know that this means nothing. The Spurs won game one in Miami last year. They lost the series. The Spurs jumped up on OKC in the first two games. After game four the entire fan base was ready to throw in the towel. We all know Miami will make some adjustments. We know the AC guys will make some too. LeBron likely won't need to be carried off the floor and definitely won't be looking for substitutions halfway into the third quarter.
Basketball Super Bowl
There is nothing like a game seven. It is known. The NBA gets a terrible rap for being a league of loafers (it is more akin to guys running a marathon than being lazy) and so for casual folks, seeing two teams fueled by desperation and finality is enthralling. Whereas I have a higher appreciation for the Association, I empathize with these folks. I'll pretty much watch any Championship-deciding game. Drama!
If the Spurs are anything like me1 they are feeling pretty good today. All punches-to-the-gut heal in time. That time can be a day-plus. You know this as well as I do. Any loss, to a brother, friend, HS rival, blue-haired lady at the bingo hall, puts an ugly feeling inside you that can only be completely removed by a win. Sure, time will heal that would up but it will leave a scar. These losses are like snake bites in that the only real way to guarantee a full return to mental health is to quickly act. Those mixed metaphors are meaning to say it is good that we are playing so soon after, in the same place, with the same guys.
Kenny Smith, TNT Analyst tells the story of how the Suns came back on his Rockets and erased a 20 point lead to win a playoff game twice. Houston felt terrible, were angry and disappointed. Then they remembered how easy it was to get up 20 points. Similarly, after all the self-reflection, cathartic sharing of terrible losses during late night meals, and poetry writing (wild guess), the Spurs have to be thinking to themselves "Wow, we got up 10 points (and 5 etc) in the fourth quarter in a must-win game against the best player on the planet and his sidekick with the misspelled first name."[^2}. The question remains: can the Spurs muster the requisite physical energy to win this game? That is the big question. They may be mentally ready, but sometimes you just can't overcome playing 40+ minutes when you are 37-years-old.
Re: The Worst Spurs Loss Ever.
I don't consider this one the worst. Though I had a similar feeling to Game 7 vs Dallas in 2006, after Manu fouled Dirk and the Mavericks dominated OT, that was In-Their-Prime Spurs. Expectations were higher. This team was expected to limp out at the hands of Memphis/OKC/Denver. I maintain that life post-2007 has been a bowl of gravy. I don't have nearly the same level of hate for the Heat as I did the Mavericks. No one on Miami punched any of our guys in the nads, ya'll. No one there made fun of the River Walk. It just isn't the same.
Re: Illegal Substitution
The fan o' drama inside me would have loved to see them replay the final 5.2 seconds tonight with Miami's prize being an immediate game 7. A psuedo-NBA FInals double header! If the Spurs would have won, we'd have seen all those Miami attendees got home sooo disappointed. I'm cruel. I would have loved that.
Re: Finals Ratings
People are fickle, don't know much about basketball, and are sheep. This explains everything that is popular on television. In the same vein, this is the reason that there are unattended quality football and basketball games being played in your local area. _Ahem__UTSA_
Go Spurs Go.
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1. Slow, rec-league-caliber desk jockey, confined to his halficle for 8 hours a day, who looks forward to Starbucks and Taco Tuesday. No? Nothing like that at all? MMkay. [↩](#fnref:p53443728146-1)


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Statkraft – Q2 2009 - Acceptable results in a turbulent market
18.08.2009 08.00 | pressrelease
The Statkraft Group's gross operating revenues rose by 8 per cent in the six months to 30 June. The increase is primarily attributable to earnings from the power plants acquired from E.ON AG at the turn of the year. The rise in revenues was, however, less than expected owing to the sharp fall in German electricity prices compared with first-half 2008. Lower gas power production in Germany coincided with a fall in earnings from Norwegian hydropower, bringing about a weaker underlying result.
Statkraft's EBITDA, adjusted for unrealised changes in value and material non-recurring items, was NOK 6 654 million for the first half of the year (NOK 6 794 million)1, which is 2% down year-on-year. In the second quarter underlying EBITDA was NOK 2 047 million (NOK 2 503 million). Profit after tax for the first half of the year was NOK 3 293 million (NOK 3 218 million), and for the second quarter NOK 570 million (loss of NOK 585 million). Adjusted for unrealised changes in value and material non-recurring items, the profit after tax for the first half was NOK 3 326 million (NOK 4 513 million), and for the second quarter NOK 1 540 million (NOK 1 570 million).
"In the first six months, Statkraft strengthened its position as Europe's largest generator of renewable energy and laid the foundation for further growth. We have entered into a number of major agreements, including offshore wind power in the United Kingdom and hydropower in Southeast Europe," says Bård Mikkelsen, Statkraft's President and CEO.
Electricity prices in the Nordic market in the first half-year were on a par with prices in the corresponding prior-year period, while prices in the German market were significantly lower. The average Nordic system price ended at 36.1 EUR/MWh (36.4 EUR/MWh) and the average German spot price was 39.9 EUR/MWh (61.0 EUR/MWh) for the first six months of the year.
The Group's output in the second quarter was 10.2 TWh (12.1 TWh), and in the first half-year 27.3 TWh (27.7 TWh). Hydropower production rose in the first half as a result of the consolidation of SN Power as a subsidiary from 13 January and the takeover of new power plants from the swap deal with E.ON AG. Norwegian hydropower production was, however, down as a result of lower inflow into water courses. Gas power production in Germany was also lower owing to the fact that there have been several periods this year when it has been unprofitable to generate energy because of a fall in demand for electricity on the back of the global financial crisis.
The Group's gross operating revenues for the second quarter totalled NOK 4 898 million (NOK 4 781 million). Accumulated for the first half, gross operating revenues were NOK 12 929 million (NOK 11 945 million), which represents an increase of 8%. The increase is primarily due to the new assets from the swap deal with E.ON AG.
The underlying operating profit for the second quarter was NOK 1 420 million (NOK 2 054 million), and for the first half-year NOK 5 363 million (NOK 5 892 million), a decrease of 31% and 9% respectively.
Highlights in the quarter
Statkraft and Boliden Odda have entered into a large-scale agreement that was finalised in the second quarter and became effective as of 1 July. As part of this agreement, Statkraft and Boliden Odda signed two long-term industrial power agreements for the period 2009-2030. The agreement for delivery of around 20 TWh is the largest industrial power agreement Statkraft has entered into since 1998. Statkraft SF owns the power facilities in Tyssedal, but the waterfall rights and power plants are leased out to AS Tyssefaldene on terms set by the authorities. In line with the agreement, Statkraft acquired Boliden's 39.88% shareholding in Tyssefaldene, and now owns 60.17% of the shares in Tyssefaldene. The remaining shares are owned by Eramet through the company DNN Industrier AS.
Power delivery to Ortviken Pappersbruk began on 1 June as a result of the agreement between Statkraft and the Swedish paper manufacturer SCA. The agreement with SCA was signed in the third quarter 2007 and included a ten-year contract to deliver 500 GWh annually to Ortviken Pappersbruk.
On 23 June, Statkraft acquired 95% of the shares in Yesil Enerji from the Turkish company Global Investment Holdings. This acquisition has given Statkraft the rights to six hydropower projects in Turkey with the potential to generate a total of approximately 2 TWh annually.
Statkraft has commenced construction of the Group's first solar park. The solar power plant is being built in the Latina region of Italy, 60 kilometres south of Rome, and will be completed during 2009. Installed capacity will be 3.3 MW, at an investment cost of about NOK 120 million.
In response to a large proportion of French hydropower licences being put out to tender in the years up until 2030, Statkraft set up an office in Lyon in France during the second quarter.
At the annual general meeting on 30 June, Hilde M. Tonne and Bertil Tiusanen were elected to serve as new members of the board of directors of Statkraft AS. The board now consists of Arvid Grundekjøn (chair), Ellen Stensrud (deputy chair), and board members Halvor Stenstadvold, Berit Rødseth, Hilde M. Tonne, Bertil Tiusanen, Thorbjørn Holøs, Astri Botten Larsen and Odd Vanvik.
1) Comparative figures for 2008 are shown in brackets.
Statkraft is Europe's largest generator of renewable energy. The Group develops and generates hydropower, wind power, gas power and district heating, and is a major player on the European energy exchanges. Statkraft also develops solar power, marine energy, osmotic power and other innovative energy solutions. Through owner participation in other companies, Statkraft delivers electricity and heating to about 600 000 customers in Norway. For 2008 the Group posted operating revenues of NOK 25.1 billion and an underlying profit after tax of NOK 8.1 billion. The Group employs more than 3 200 staff in over 20 countries.


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'Building a happier, healthier, more connected world…one bug house at a time.'
Homes for Bugs was born in April 2017 because we believe that there is too much waste in the world… waste that can be rescued and repurposed to give the wildlife in our gardens and neighbourhoods much needed homes to rest, nest and shelter in.
According to the Wood Recyclers Association, 5 million tonnes of waste wood is generated in the UK every year. We rescue some of this wood to individually design and build handmade bug houses that offer beneficial insects safe and secure places to call home.
We love recycling scrap wood and working with individuals and groups to help them understand the importance of looking after the environment whilst encouraging people to think about improving the biodiversity in their gardens and neighbourhoods.
There's a lot of focus of the plight on the honey bee (and rightly so), but did you know that a single red mason bee is equivalent to 120 worker honeybees in the pollination it provides and these bees, along with other solitary bees, ladybirds, hoverflies and lacewings are so important to the pollination of our plants and the natural control of garden pests. That's why we focus our efforts on building homes specifically for these types of beneficial insects.
With the correct funding, we're looking to offer the opportunity for everyone to get involved in building their very own wildlife villages – including bug, bird, bat and hedgehog houses. By helping communities come together, we believe this project will help reduce social isolation, break down barriers between young and old, and give people living with anxiety and depression a real purpose to get involved in something meaningful that's happening on their doorstep. So if you think you could help us, please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you.
As our slogan says, we really do believe in 'Building a happier, healthier, more connected world…one bug house at a time,' and hopefully we can work together to achieve this aim.
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RTV and me have both set up a server each on which everyone can add tracks from TMX. You can now upload your beta tracks to tmx's beta area and add them to the server with the command /add <tmx ID>
Only Beta tracks and very new tracks are allowed to be added to the server. So if you want to have a premiere for your RPG track you can now easily get one by adding it to one of the two server.
Here the server links:
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These two server are not webserver, thus they need to be shut down over night. If anyone likes to create a webserver with the same functions, pm me
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Antoinetta (Toni) Schwanke - 69
4/1/1947 - 4/23/2016
Macomb Formerly of Tennessee
`Antoinetta (Toni) Schwanke age 69 of Macomb, formerly of Tennessee, Illinois, passed away at 5:20 P.M. Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb. She was born April 1, 1947 in Colchester to Jesse W. and Inza B. Reno Wayland. She was united in marriage on October 8, 1994, in South Moline Township to Dennis A. Schwanke, he preceded her in death May 20, 2000. She was also preceded in death by her parents, 2 Brothers: James and Douglas Wayland and 1 Sister: Lila Alton.
Surviving to mourn her passing are 1 Son: Jeffrey ( Brandi ) Schwanke, Coal Valley, Illinois, 2 Daughters: Dawn (Troy ) Tatro, Monmouth, Illinois, Cynthia Nelson, Tennessee, Illinois, 7 Grandchildren: Jeffrey Schwanke, Jr., Seth Schwanke, Rachel Bishop, Chad Craig, Cory Craig, Paige Nelson, Ericka McGovern, 1 Great Granddaughter: Alexandria McGovern, 6 Brothers: Richard Wayland, Colchester, Jesse (Carole) Wayland, Monmouth, Jack (Sherry) Wayland, Macomb, Joseph (Marsha) Wayland, Florida, 7 Sisters: Nedra Amerine, Macomb, Jacquline A. Groves, Oregon, Especia (Gaylord) Mason, Colchester, Alma Feathers, Colchester, Darlyne (Charles) Ackers, Avon, and Lyn (Richard) Newberry, Weaver, Iowa.
Toni was a member of the American Legion Aux. and V.F.W. Aux. both of Macomb. She had been the Administrator of the LaHarpe Davier Nursing home in LaHarpe, Illinois and employed at G & M Mechanical in Macomb. She is a graduate of Western Illinois University with a Masters Degree. She enjoyed the time spent with her friends at Grand Prairie playing Yatzee and visiting. She loved being with Family Fishing, Hunting, Mushrooming, spending time out doors. She also loved to cook for all her friends and family, but most of all she loved her grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at the Jones Mortuary with Rev. Bruce Goettsche. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Private family services will be held at Memorial Park Mausoleum, Rock Island, Illinois. The family would like to invite friends and family to the Macomb V.F.W. following the services on Wednesday for a luncheon. Memorials are to Colchester Veterans Memorial, American Heart, American Cancer. Friends may view and sign the register book at the funeral home after 1:00 P.M. Tuesday. Condolences may be expressed to the family at jonesmortuaryfh.com
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A Girl's Take on Guys' Style: 6 Ways to Transition From Summer to Fall
6 Ways to Transition from Summer to Fall:
Although the weather was recently more humid, hot, and disgustingly sweaty than it had been all summer, have some faith in the fact that Fall is right around the corner. That magical time of football, tailgating, maybe even apple picking, and yes- pumpkin spiced everything. It's always sad to say goodbye to beach season, but the transition from Summer to Fall can be easy, quick, and painless with these 6 key pieces:
1. The Denim Jacket
This is a great piece to throw over really any type of shirt to instantly make the shirt (and the guy) look a lot cooler. Wear it with a dress shirt and tie to give a classy outfit some extra style.
J Guillermo from Elliptical Patterns Blog sporting his denim jacket and Bedford & Broome goods
2. Plaid Button Down
Since it's definitely still too warm for flannel, now is the time for a light, plaid button down shirt. You can use it unbuttoned over a T-shirt for casual days or buttoned and with a bow tie or tie for dressier, but not outright formal, occasions.
2a. Buttoning UP - That's right, I threw a 2A in there.
I'm sure you've seen guys wearing their button down shirts buttoned all the way up to the very top button. Whether it's long sleeve or short sleeve. And while this might feel strange or like too much of a fashion statement for some, I'm here to tell you that I really like how it looks. And not just for hipsters. Fall is the perfect time to experiment with this look since it might actually serve the purpose of giving you a bit of added warmth around the neck for brisker Autumn days.
3. Tortoise Sunglasses
These are a seamless carryover from Summer, but they look perhaps even better in the Fall, once the leaves start to change and the coloring of the tortoiseshell matches everything around you. They go with any outfit you could possibly throw at them.
Denny from Look Rich Shop Cheap wearing some tortoiseshell shades to keep the paparazzi camera flashes at bay
4. Cuffed Pants
Put the shorts away and bring the pants back out. But, as a way to compromise between shorts and pants, you can cuff the bottoms of your pants and roll them up! Not just suits or dress pants, roll up the hem of your jeans, khakis, and chinos. Just make sure the pants are straightleg and not too long or baggy. Fold the cuff as many times and as thick as you want to. And this is probably the best time of year to bare a little ankle so you should fully indulge.
Cuff 'em up gents. Hint: remember these socks and the leather wrist band. You'll be seeing much more of them.
5. Socks
On the flip side of cuffed pants are: Socks. For a little later in the season, when your toes start to freeze without any cloth around them. Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you have probably heard of "sock game". I respect a man whose socks bring something to the table. They don't have to be anything too flashy or showy, but it's a chance to have some fun instead of just a boring old black/blue/gray sock. AND - if you are especially proud of a certain pair, then keep the pants cuffed to show a glimpse of those socks off.
6. Vests
Vests are the perfect layering piece. You can wear them over short sleeves, long sleeves, sweaters, sweatshirts. You can wear them under jackets. There are down vests, denim vests, dress vests, really any material you can think of. They go with everything and can be worn casually or formally (except probably not down vests for formal wear). Vests can solve any problem. They are probably the key to unlocking world peace. And they are especially perfect for colder Fall weather when you still just can't quite bring yourself to face the prospect of winter and don't want to break out a heavier coat.
Our friend, actor Andy Striph, embracing the Broome side of things with this fine wool vest.


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