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Hines Earns A Pair Of Podium Finishes At The Western World
- Updated: November 17, 2012
New Castle, Ind.-Nov. 18, 2012- Being the reigning champion of the non-wing sprint car portion of the Western World, Tracy Hines had very high expectation heading back to the desert for this year's edition of the late-season classic, which shifted to Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz., just outside of Phoenix. Looking to repeat in the history-laden event, the veteran driver finished second on the first preliminary night and was third in the finale.
With the field split in two for the 45th FVP Western World Championships presented by Sands Chevrolet, Hines took to the track in his MP Environmental DRC on Thursday, Nov. 15, for the event sanctioned by the ASCS Canyon Region finishing second in the 25-lap preliminary feature to 2012 USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series champion Bryan Clauson. Hines opened the night by charging from eighth to fourth in the second eight-lap heat race. He found himself in the second eight-lap qualifier, which he won from the outside of the front row.
Hines lined up fourth for the 25-lap preliminary feature after passing points from the heat races and three qualifiers were tallied to determine the lineup. The native of New Castle, Ind., would move into third at the start of the preliminary feature, before battling Clauson for second and then Charles Davis Jr., finally taking the spot on the seventh circuit. Hines would take the checkered flag in the second spot to lock himself into Saturday's main event.
"The main goal for Thursday night was to get locked in for Saturday and we were able to accomplish that," said Hines. "The car was good all night and being able to pick up all of those positions in the heat race really helped us later in the night passing points-wise. When you run a passing points format, the heat races are very important and we were able to make the most of starting at the back of the heat and working out way forward."
Locked into the main event on Saturday, Nov. 17, by way of his runner-up finish on his preliminary night, Hines lined up in the fourth starting position for the 30-lap championship race, after a coin toss was used to determine inside/outside row starting positions. The veteran driver moved into third at the drop of the green and would remain in that position for the remainder of the race on a track that was very difficult to pass on. The yellow flag flew on the sixth lap, bunching the field back up. Hines would end up taking the checkered flag in third.
"It was just one of those nights on Saturday, where the racing surface was pretty challenging," Hines shared. "We knew the start would be important and we had a pretty good start and then just fell in line. We really wanted to win the Western World for the second straight year, but it just wasn't meant to be. To finish on the podium both nights we raced is nothing to be ashamed of. There was a strong field of cars there and we gave it our all."
Hines wraps up the 2012 season with the USAC Mopar National Midget Series on Thursday, Nov. 22 at Perris Auto Speedway in California in the 72nd Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix. He finished second at Perris on Nov.3 in the finale of the Budweiser Oval Nationals, after opening that two-night event with a fourth-place showing.
"We have one more chance to pick up a win this year and we'll give it everything we got at Turkey Night," stated Hines. "We ran very well in the sprint car at Perris a couple of weeks ago, so hopefully we can take that momentum back this week. There will be a very strong group of cars there, so qualifying well and starting up front is going to be very important. We're definitely looking forward to it."
Tracy Hines Racing would like to thank: MP Environmental, DRC, AFCO Racing Shocks, Bell Race Gear, FatHeadz, Kenny's Components, Race Bumpers, Rod End Supply, Schoenfeld Headers and Stanton Racing for their continued support.


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text: According to National Retail Federation data, the number of Thanksgiving weekend shoppers has fallen by nearly a third in just the past three years to 102 million in 2015, from 147 million in 2012, not only as a result of bricks and mortar stores starting the selling season earlier but due to stiff competition form online vendors, most notably Amazon. Moreover, early holiday promotions and online shopping hurt in-store spending by more than 6 percent last year. As a result, participation in this year's Black Friday looks like it may be the worst in history: according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,639 adults showed 63%, or nearly two-thirds, did not plan to shop on Black Friday this year. Some 32% said they plan to finish about half of their holiday shopping on that day. While selling tactics are certainly a factor, one wonders how much of decline in spending is due to lack of disposable income for the tapped out US consumer? Looks like America is starting to realize just how Black Friday is one of the most bogus shopping days in American history. Black Friday is known for it's zombie like violent shoppers on the day after Thanksgiving, where people are known to trample and push each other for ten dollar discounts on worthless products. Like come on America you give thanks on Thanksgiving then not few hours later your seen trampling, pushing, and cussing each other out for consumer goods. How about you start using the holiday season as a time to celebrate family, instead of using a time of thanks to gather your troops for the rioting chaos known as Black Friday. Like come on America if you give thanks on Thanksgiving for what your thankful for, then you go off and join the zombies for crappy discounts on crappy products...Does giving thanks on Thanksgiving truly mean anything? Be the sixty percent of Americans who actually want to use the holiday season to spend time with your loved ones, and not going out into the zombie riots of Black Friday...It's just a tool for retailers to make billions of dollars off of us anyways.


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I admit I rarely go to the Upper West Side unless it's attending a show at Lincoln Center, the Museum of National History, or there's really good food and a few friends are able to meet up with me. For this time around, it's the latter and we met up at Crave Fishbar (Upper West Side). This spacious second location of the original (in Midtown East) is a seafood restaurant that is inviting with the spacious bar area with a dedicated oyster shucking area and the charming herringbone wood ceiling. What makes this particular restaurant brand unique is it sources..
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Several evenings ago, I have attended a lovely PlantShed Cafe workshop to learn what kind of low maintenance plants are suitable for a New York City apartment (or an indoor space). (more…)
TESSA in the Upper West Side is a Mediterranean inspired restaurant that is a solid choice to dine in the neighborhood. Usually when you think of the Upper West Side, you don't normally think of dining destinations kind of place but there are very great places to shop for food or specialize in a certain dish (e.g. Zabar's and Barney Greengrass). When we entered the restaurant, there's exposed white-washed brick walls with the black steel gates on the ceiling that gives it an industrial yet rustic look and a long and deep bar. We were escorted to the main dining..
On Sunday, a friend and I had plans to see the Chinese Philharmonic performing at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Since it's a few minutes away, we had brunch at Grand Tier at the Metropolitan Opera. (The Sunday brunch at the Grand Tier started on December 4th.) A video posted by Tina Wong | Food & Travel (@wanderingeater) on Dec 12, 2016 at 6:40am PST Walking up to the second floor where the Grand Tier is located in the Met Opera house, it's a beautiful restaurant with the stunning drop chandeliers and natural light from the large windows with..
If you have been reading this site long enough, I am fans of Maison Kayser. I am excited that this amazing international, French-based patisserie and café brand finally opens in the Upper West Side. The new location is at 2161 Broadway on the corner of 76th Street. It's dangerously close to Fairway that I would extend my grocery shopping trip and carry a larger haul with their delicious, organic, artisanal loaves of bread and pastries. This new location is beautiful that my recent Saturday morning, the morning light filtering through the large windows just cast a gorgeous shadow on the..
Exterior and part of the interior of Boulud Sud This past Labor Day weekend, I had brunch with my girl friends at Boulud Sud. As you might know, I am a fan of this restaurant when lunch with my mother and my friends are familiar with the Boulud brand but ate at this particular restaurant for the first time. Heck, even one of them lives close by one particular dessert (I'll inform you soon which) convert her here to be a regular. Large format spicy Moroccan hummus, hummus, taramosalata, babaganoush and various flatbreads and dill potato chips for our table..
Recently we had a solid Mexican taco dinner at ChicoJulio in the Upper West Side. Once you step through the doors, it opens to an airy space with a handsome stocked with flights of mezcal, bacanora and pechuga (a Mexican liquor distilled using a chicken). As great as this was, we're here for the food and here's what we started with: (more…)
New Taste of the Upper West Side is an annual series of food events that benefits The Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District (BID), not-for-profit corporation, and one of New York City's official business districts. The BID area, from West 67th Street to West 82nd Street, is a continuous stretch of shops and restaurants, including the American Museum of Natural History and the New-York Historical Society. All commercial properties within the area are members of the BID. Our focus is on making our area a superb public space, so that business thrives and the quality of life for visitors and those..
The New Taste of Upper West Side: Comfort Classics – Inside the tent, Host Adam Richman, Pastry Chef Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar, Momofuku Milk Bar's birthday cake truffles, 5 Napkin Slider The New Taste of Upper West Side's Comfort Classics is one of the three-part food event created by the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District (BID). This event (and others) benefit the Columbus Avenue BID's Streetscape Project as well as support the Wellness in its Schools program at the O'Shea School complex and P.S. 87. Comfort Classics is hosted by Travel Channel's Adam Richman and pastry chef Christina..


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I'm very attracted to certain foodie notes in fragrances, especially coffee, chocolate, chestnuts, and milk, despite the sad fact that very few fragrances do those notes justice. Coffee, when taken too far, can smell bitter and burned. Chestnuts lose all the peculiar mealy, soft-ish charm they possess in the flesh and become an overly sweet sponge to other more distinct notes. Chocolate, well. Chocolate is a minefield. Too much vanilla and the impact is diluted; not enough and its intensity turns the stomach.


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Thursday, December 15, 2016
December 15, 2016 at 09:15PM
I'm watching the football game.
I'm abandoning my free yahoo fantasy basketball team. I'm so sorry. It's just a distraction I don't need in 2017. My apologies to the other managers in Yahoo Public 124459 and of course, my squad: Dennis Schroder, Bradley Beal , Jordan Clarkson, Paul George, Clint Capela, Julius Randle, DeMarcus Cousins, Joel Embiid, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Rudy Gobert, Kyle Korver, Kevin Love and Emmanuel Mudiay.
y'all forever in my heart ✌-jeff
y'all forever in my heart ✌-jeff
Because it's important for me to have different user names on every platform (god help me), I've gone ahead and updated my fb page deets (user = Arar Bolera | fb page = Livesthetic). Unfortunately I can't seem to go live with either of these accounts and I have no idea 😡 Oh well, not gonna worry about it anymore today. I also have a new snapchat handle, microepmaker, which is meaningful because the only thing I use that for is to make my 'micro-EPs'––fitting, eh?
This bland Bill Simmons 'top cultural moments' list kinda speaks to his fairly sudden and unmistakable irrelevance.
EP. 204 battery chat 💭 (UPDATE: The automatic post creation for new podcasts as blogs seems to be working again via IFTTT. Check out EP. 203 aka the lost episode here.)


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Welcome back to #KCACOLS. I hope you are all well! We had 68 link ups! THANK YOU ALL so much for being part of the linky! I really appreciate your support. For new people joining us this week, I really hope you like #KCACOLS and that you come back again next time! You can also find out more about this linky in the #KCACOLS linky page! 🙂
I can't believe this linky has been running for 2 years already! I was supposed to mention something about it in the last linkup but I completely forgot! Life has been so busy lately that I missed such an important anniversary! I started this linky on 4th Oct 2015 and we are still here! I feel so proud of what we have built! This is a lovely community and we have people linking with us who have done so since we started which is so lovely! I hope you have enjoyed being part of this linky as much as I have and I hope we keep growing and can be around for much longer! Fingers crossed! 🙂
We have had another busy, but at the same time fun, 2 weeks. I attended the YouTube event organised by Britmums which was very interesting. I learnt a few things that I didn't know before such as technical things like the type of lighting and where to find all the analytics information we need to improve our channel.
We also went as a family to a super cute pony riding school which was part of a My Little Pony on Tiny Pop event. My girls absolutely loved this event, especially Bella who love animals! We also went to the multimedia screening of Wonder. OMG that movie is super emotional! I really recommend you to watch it. It has a very important message about bullying. The cast includes Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. Yesterday, Nick and I had fun at the Vuelio Blog Awards where it was lovely to see a few familiar faces. Finally today we have been to the press show of The Snowman theatre show in London. It was lovely! My girls, especially Sienna loved it! It is a really well done show which I highly recommend.
Each link up, I love sharing a couple of photos from my last 2 weeks on Instagram, so here are two of my favourites:
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*MUMSNET INFLUENCERS EVENT* I was so hesitated about attending this event because I didn't know what to expect. They had to change venue at the last minute and some people were affected so they couldn't come. For me, this last minute change meant that my journey was shorter so I could be there within 10 mins by car. This changed my mind and pushed me to go. I was feeling very tired that week due to my recent trip to Peru. I was still suffering with jetlag and hadn't managed to stop since getting back due to pre-organised commitments so I was feeling knackered by Saturday. But something inside me was telling me to go. Not sure why but I had that gut feeling that I should not miss it! And I am so glad I listened to that instinct because this event was fantastic! Lately, I have been feeling that there was less for me to learn from conferences but this time was different! The level was high and all the speakers came from the source of the topic. For example we had someone from Instagram that came from LA. The insight of this session was pretty good. Then we had a session of how to choose the correct camera for blogging or vlogging from the people from Canon. This was super handy. Then we had a really advanced talk about Facebook. This session was so advanced that I felt I needed to pickup up my knowledge on facebook a little bit more. We also had a business/branding session that for me was the best. I learnt so much about treating my blog as a business and the tips and resources we got were invaluable! I'm so grateful for that! We were given food and drinks (lunch and dinner) as well as tea & coffee throughout the day! And all of this was for FREE! How AMAZING is that? Another thing I would like to highlight is that the concept was about helping us to be better influencers and to up our game. That is why they didn't mix us up with other brands like they did last year at Blogfest. And there was no goodie bag either. It was not necessary. I really liked the concept and I think I learnt so much from it! I am now really looking forward to attending more #mumsnetinfluencers events in the future! Thank you, @mumsnet ❤ SWIPE LEFT TO SEE MORE PHOTOS & BLOGGERS! ☺
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*London Zoo* We were invited to stay overnight at @zsllondonzoo in their Gir Lion Lodges. The lodges were opened to the public in 2016 and have been a sucess so far! It was the most surreal experience ever! Sleeping next to the lions was AMAZING! Waking up the next morning with them roaring was out of this world! We loved it! If you have the opportunity to do something like this you should do it! You will love it! Have you experienced something like this too? If not, will you? #girlionlodges #girlodges #zoolife #londonzoo
Thank you so much for using the #KCACOLS hashtag on Instagram for all your photos. It is lovely to see your photos there! I would love it if more of you could use the hashtag for your photos and of course it would be even better if we all also spread some love there! I am featuring 2 photos from the community that have caught my eye since the last link up.
This time I'm featuring photos by:
- LEANNE from Litte Life of Scrap
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Here's my two from last weekend looking all cute and smart at a family friends wedding. It's been a hard week for me with my mum in hospital, the husband being unwell and my nephew being poorly. On top of my sister starting a new job and my job being insanely busy and stressful. Oh and in case you didn't know. Christmas is just around the corner. This (hopefully) explains the radio silence. I've been trying to keep on track, keep my head on straight and relax in the evening now staring at my screen. Hope insta people you are doing well! . . #littlefierceones#workingmummy #workingparents #mummyblogger #mummy #parenting #celebratingmotherhoodIG #instakids #ig_motherhood #thehappynow #myhappycapture #mumtoboys #letthembelittle #dailyparenting #littleloves #devlopinglife #Pblogger #KCACOLS #thismamaloves #ukparentingblogger #mumsofinstagram #reallifemum
2. JADE from The Parenting Jungle
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An Insta hack means I lost some of my favourite pics so it may not be the perfect pose, light or shade, may not be aesthetically perfect but this portrays my gorgeous, clumsy welly boot wearing grumpus of a six year old perfectly. I have been a hormonal wreck the last week and pretty short tempered. He ate my croissant and I cried. But all in all despite extra clinginess and talking back....so much talking back...I think my little man is doing pretty well with impending siblinghood. How did anyone else's kids react to pregnancy and expecting new family members? #Littlefierceones #Happylittlebuttons #Mydarlingmemory #WorldofLittles #Rememberingthesedays #Lionessmama #Myhappycapture #Mummyshot #Perfectandproud #Thismamaloves #DevelopingLife #Lifecloseup #Curiouslittleexplorers #funseekingkids #letsgolittles #Oureverydaymoments #Candidchildhood #Letthembelittle #ChildrenofInstagram #Dailyparenting #KCACOLS #Tribalchat, #Ukparentbloggers, #Totsphoto
THANK YOU to all of you that have joined the #KCACOLS CROWD Facebook Group. You can join us here. Also if you do join, please send me a direct message with the name of your blog so then I know who you are without having to figure out your blog name 🙂
NOTE: you can promote your posts and social channels there too because we host different threads to support each other so that is another reason to joing us!
Unfortunately, we still have 12 posts with less than 4 comments. I was hoping to get smaller figure but it didin't happen this time. I have chased some people very late about not commenting the post before theirs so I hope this number improves perhaps tomorrow.
The linky is a fortnightly linky. It will be open for 2 weeks until the second Wednesday at 8 pm or until we reach 100 link ups, whichever comes first.
The rules will be the same, the only difference is the amount of time that the linky will be open for. The co-hosts and I will be allowed to change our posts on the following Saturday after the linky is live. Please be aware of these changes during the second week.
I would suggest that you link up one post each week so you will be able to share something different and current each week. I will also be more strict regarding commenting on the post before yours.
I'm not tweeting individual people once the linky is live but I will tweet the people that have been featured and mentioned. I'll also post a link to the new linky post on the KCACOLS Facebook Group, pin it on my Twitter account and on my Facebook page together with some generic tweets. I will of course, email all of you the link. If you could also share it by clicking the link below that would be FABULOUS!
PLEASE START by commenting on the post linked up before yours FIRST and then comment on any other posts as much as you would like. Also, use the hashtag #KCACOLS when commenting (this is indeed very important so I can then see how many comments you are doing and then be able to feature you in my linky post which is always great for you as you get a backlink which helps improve your DA).
Thank you so much for all your comments on the host posts and the linky post. As always, I have read and liked all your comments! We will do our best for you to receive a comment from someone on behalf of the linky (either the co-hosts or me).
This week the "monthly" guest co-host is TRACEY from One Frazzled Mum. Here are her social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@frazzledmumblog) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, Celebrating Birthdays with the Bags of Love Personalised Photo Cushion linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!
I would like to say THANK YOU so much to MAINY from Myrealfairy.com and CASSIE from Gorgeous Georges Mama for helping me with the commenting this week! They have both done this before and have done a fantastic job! It was fab co-hosting with them again! 🙂
My first co-host this week is SARAH from Digital Motherhood. Sarah has not co-hosted this linky before so I am super excited to have her. She has a parenting blog. She is married and a mum of one. She has a background in Graphic Design and for the last 9 years she has worked in website management, digital marketing and social media. She set up her blog to share her experiences of being a working mum, in the hope that other working/work-at-home/freelance mums (and dads) can relate to her posts. Please give some love to her social media accounts which are (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@sarahjcronshaw) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, Family Days Out To Get You In The Christmas Spirit linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!
My second guest co-host this week is KELLY ANNE from Mimi Rose and Me. This is also the first time that Kelly Anne is co-hosting with me. She is a writer, blogger and mum to a beautiful girl, Amelia. She is married and lives in the beautiful countryside of Norfolk. She is a self certified tea addict, a lover of the 50s, stationary and loves eating too much Haribo. I am really looking forward to co-hosting with her. Please give some love to her social media accounts which are (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@Mimiroseandme) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, Is Performance Parenting A Thing? linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!
The person who commented the most was BREAD from Queer Little Family. And she did it AGAIN! Hurrah! Bread is back to the top 3 commenting for the second linkup in a row! How fantastic is that! We love here here at #KCACOLS because of how generous she is with her commenting! She was AMAZING commenting on 40 posts! Yay! One of her posts from the last link up was My Son Drank Bath Water and Other Bath Toys. Please go to the post and give some more love if you can.
The second person who commented a lot was ANN from Rainbows Are Too Beautiful. It is fantastic to have Ann back within the top 3 commenters! She is also very generous with her commenting. She has FANTASTIC job. She has commented on 34 posts! Yay! One of her posts from the last link up was Staying sane in the run up to Christams – Echo Dot Giveaway. Please go to the post and give some more love if you can.
The third-person who commented a lot was BETH from Life as Mum. I love Beth! She has been so supportive of this linky for a long time! She has commented on 28 posts! Super! Her post from last week was Freddie's 16 Month Update. Please visit her post and give her more love if you can.
Behind Bread, Ann and Beth were VICKY from The Mummy Bubble with 16 comments, RACHEL from Ordinary Hopes with 15 comments and LISA from Lisa Pomerantzster with 14 comments. Thank you so much to all of you! 🙂
For this week's linky I am linking up France – A Moment In Charante-Maritime – Part 1 and Loving My Nails & Blow Dry From Live True London so I hope you like them! 😉
Please do not forget to follow and check out the #KCACOLS Pinterest Board. We have pinned all your posts from last week's linky so please go and have a look. There are some great posts that deserve a read!
Now let's carry on with the linky:
Every 2 weeks I will choose 6 people who have commented A LOT within the linky. Three will be featured and another three will be mentioned on my fortnightly Saturday linky post. This means that 6 people will get a backlink on my new linky post every other Saturday!
1. Be sure to grab the #KCACOLS badge which can be found below or on my sidebar. Simply copy the code from the box below the badge and add it to the text/html at the bottom of your post or place it on your blog sidebar.
2. You can link up to 2 posts. I recommend you to link up one post each week to get the most of the linky.
3. You can share anything that you would like. It is open to absolutely any subject and also you can link up posts that are old or new. You are allowed to link up another linky ONLY if it is a promotional post about the linky and you can do this only once and I expect you to put my badge or a link to my linky and of course to follow the rules regarding commenting.
4. Comment on:
- one of the hosts' posts (choose one that you would like to comment).
- the monthly guest co-host post.
- the guest co-hosts posts.
- the post which is linked up immediately before yours.
- and finally, any other post that you would like to comment on.
That way everybody receives at least two comments (one from the host/guest co-hosts and one from others).
5. This linky will be open every other Saturday from 10 pm and will remain open until the following 2nd Wednesday at 08.00 pm or until we reach 100 link ups, whichever comes first.
6. If you would like us to tweet your post that is absolutely fine, just tweet your link to me @WithFranca, TRACEY @frazzledmumblog, SARAH @sarahjcronshaw and KELLY ANNE @Mimiroseandme and we will retweet it. Please remember to use the hashtag #KCACOLS.
7. Finally, if you could please follow A Moment With Franca (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest , Bloglovin, Google+ and YouTube) that would be fantastic!! 😉
I look forward to reading and commenting your posts!! 🙂

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The cafe, which replaced the beloved Mama Buzz in February 2012, serves up homemade sausages, pastries, beer, and coffee, all for under $10. Like its predecessor, the space hosts a gallery that features works by local artists.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Obscurity of the Day: Little Denny Mud -- He Owns a Camera
Gumby, the big green whatever-he-is, may be the most widely remembered clay cartoon figure, but he's far from the first. In fact, Gumby came fifty years too late. The Sculptor's Nightmare, released in 1908, seems to have the distinction of being at the forefront of that genre.
Photographs of clay sculptures with a cartoon or caricature theme have popped up in newspapers on occasion. In the 1910s, Helena Dayton-Smith's clay creations often appeared in newspapers. Unfortunately, despite an extensive output she seemed steadfast in never producing any actual series of her creations; at least I've never found one that I could qualify for listing in my book.
No, if we want a clay-modelled comic series, we must look to a fellow named C.A. Beaty, who created Little Denny Mud -- He Owns a Camera for the Chicago Tribune. The Tribune, generally a very conservative paper, was quite liberal in their openness to new ideas in the Sunday comics. For instance, they ran one of the most amazing experimental series of all time (in my humble opinion) with Crazy Quilt.
The experimental series Little Denny Mud, on the other hand, has to be considered a dud. Although the samples shown atop this post look reasonably good, you can thank Cole Johnson for providing us with really well-printed examples, and for your Stripper spending a lot of time in Photoshop to bring out as much detail in the samples as possible. In the Chicago Tribune the strip appeared dark and muddy. The mono coloring certainly didn't help any, but thankfully was mostly used on the backgrounds, so we could at least see the main action in the panels pretty well, at least when the colorist took pity on us.
The other problem with Beaty's original brainchild is that even if the images were much clearer, the excruciatingly bad rhymes -- like fingernails on a blackboard -- would be enough to assign this series to the dustbin. I can't imagine that no one told Mr. Beaty that he would make the world a better place by sticking to prose.
Little Denny Mud -- He Owns a Camera ran in the Chicago Tribune Sunday comics section from January 16 to May 8 1910.
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The Victorian Oak panels, the elegant brass fittings & general ambiance will make you feel like you crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
Londoner Andrew Silber has owned The Whale & Ale since 1995 with his wife Adela, a local San Pedran.
Menu features pub fare such as Fish & Chips and Shepards Pie, Roast Prime Rib, Beef Wellington, Chilean Sea Bass, Atlantic Salmon, & much more.


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Paris Fashion Week's spots: where to eat and sip!
Fashion Week is starting again and it does not matter which side you belong, professional, amateur or simple resident of the capital, you will deal with it!
From the trainee in panic running the streets to the press editor super stylish going from shows to shows, the fashion blogger addicted to selfies is never far! The city immersed itself in the emulsion of an event select, colorful and entertaining.
Fashionista or not, we propose you to be part of the game and swap your compass for the GPS of your smartphone, taking this opportunity to discover new atypical and party locations!
1. Le Bar à Bulles
A brunch in the sun, away from the bustle of the street!
This garden and bar perched on the roof of the Moulin Rouge is a small haven of peace. A retro decor and attentive staff, Le Bar à bulles with its large green terrace could soon be part of your favorite places.
Our favorite: the delicious and homemade mackerel rillettes!
2. Le Maze
Cozy and festive, Le Maze, in between Paris and New York, has a cocktail menu that worths the visit! You will delight your palet with Ousseyne Soumah, one of the best mixologist of Paris who made his classes at Fouquet's.
Our favorite: the Caribbean Samouraï, a blend of 2006 Mezan Rum and Doorly's XO, with a touch of cinnamon!
3. Le Lavomatic
Hidden behind a launderette, this speakeasy bar reminds the Prohibition of the 20s and will undoubtedly delight your curious side.
With your best friends, you will sip the "Drunk in Love" made of fruits and coriander! The bar has swings, an original way of being sitted to enjoy the moment. The place also offers mixology workshops!
Our favorite: The Monkey Teatime!
4. Le Mezcaleria
We continue the discovery and stop by into this secret bar made for mezcal aficionados and the lovers of Latin America! The decoration, "Fiesta de los muertos" style is arty and will surprise you!
Our favorite: The Panarima with its touch of cynar and sumac!
5. Le Grand Bleu
This bar and restaurant located on the banks of the Seine, with its beautiful rooftop and large terrace is the perfect location to eat seafood and drink sweet beverages made of fresh and seasonal products. Ideal to soothe the tiredness of a hectic week!
Our favorite: the Lobster Carpaccio is gold!
6. La Surferie
The perfect spot for urban pirates and water sports enthusiasts, the Surferie is a space dedicated to the culture of surfing! This meeting place where travelers and fans of boards mingle and meet also offers many exhibitions, screenings and aperitifs.
Our favorite: Happy hours of course! (5.30-8.30)
7. Krügen
The Krügen, "rock out of water" in Breton, is a modern creperie decorated with surfboards. Let's talk little, talk pancakes, they are craft, gourmet and original! A good snack after Fashion Week, what more could you ask;)?
Our favorite: cheese crepes accompanied by the good cider Basajaun!


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How to Remove a Backsplash From a Corian Countertop
Corian -- a man-made solid surface material -- goes on kitchen and bathroom countertops, backsplashes and breakfast bars. Made from a proprietary formula that includes acrylic, it often resembles granite or rock in appearance. If you have a Corian countertop, more than likely you have a Corian backsplash as well. In rare cases, the backsplash and countertop consist of one molded piece, which prevents the removal of the backsplash separately. But contractors often glue most backsplashes on after installing the countertop. If you want to add tile as a backsplash, you can remove the Corian with common household tools.
Cut the rubbery glue loose from the backsplash by scoring a line around the perimeter using a utility knife.
Peel off as much of the glue as possible with your fingers or the tip of a putty knife.
Insert the tip of the putty knife behind the backsplash. Slide the knife behind the backsplash along its edge to continue loosening and cutting it free from the glue.
Insert the tip of a screwdriver behind the backsplash. Pry the backsplash loose gently on one end. Move the screwdriver to a location 6 inches away and pry again. Continue along the edge until the backsplash has a gap large enough to insert your fingertips.
Grasp the backsplash with both hands. Rock it back and forth until it loosens. Tilt it forward as far as possible and pull it away from the countertop. Scrape residual glue from the countertop's back edge with the putty knife.
Things Needed
- Utility knife
- Putty knife
- Screwdriver
- Take care when scraping off glue. Do not use excessive force as you may scratch the countertop.
- You can recognize a molded Corian backsplash by a lack of seams, glue or caulk. it cannot be removed without removing and damaging the countertop.
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A software engineer ended his life by hanging himself at his house in Someshwara Layout, Madiwala on Friday night.
The deceased has been identified as Jayaram, 26, who was employed leading in a IT firm in the City. Jayaram, who was from Mangalore, had married recently. On Friday, his wife had left for her parent's home in Mangalore.
According to police, Jayaram's wife repeatedly called him on his mobile phone on Friday evening. Worried at the lack of response, she called up Jayaram's friend and asked him to check
The friend visited the house on Friday night and saw Jayaram hanging from the ceiling fan in the hall. He immediately informed Jayaram's wife and summoned the local police.
Madiwala police broke open the front door and retrieved the body.
According to police, Jayaram left behind a suicide letter saying no one was responsible for the suicide. However, the cause for his extreme step is yet to be ascertained.
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Starting A Business? Why A Business Plan Isn't The Right First Step
You just came up with a new groundbreaking business idea. Maybe it's a new unique storefront you plan to open up on Detroit Avenue. Or perhaps it's a mobile app that will have much broader applicability — with users from Lakewood, Ohio to Lakewood Colorado (and everywhere in between). No matter the idea, where do you start? If your first inclination is to get started writing a 20-page business plan, you may want to reconsider.
The era of the business plan being the leaping-off point for entrepreneurs is no more. While it may have been considered a commendable first step for those getting businesses off the ground in the past, it's no longer the case. There are a few reasons why:
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In these modern times, the business plan hasn't gone away completely. The larger, oversized business plan does have a place — but much later in the startup process. The very first step for an entrepreneur, however, should be focused on validating the assumptions that they make about their business —and this is done through the Business Model Canvas.
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Mike Belsito is Lakewood's Entrepreneur in Residence and is Co-Director of Startup Lakewood.
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Mike Belsito is Lakewood's Entrepreneur in Residence and is Co-Director of Startup Lakewood. Mike is the Co-Founder of Product Collective, a community for product people and organizers of INDUSTRY: The Product Conference.
Mike is Author of the book, Startup Seed Funding For the Rest of Us, one of the top startup books on Amazon and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Design and Innovation at Case Western Reserve University.


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It would be so cool if you could resolve this issue
That's an excellent point -- I've noticed this and thought it'd be nice if the reply was automatically marked with someting indicating who it was in response to. It may not be something that's available through theh Lithium platform, though.
Another thing you can do is hit Quote.
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Well, most forum software takes care of that for you when you post a reply. Sorry, I wasn't aware that the replies weren't attaching the username in the reply.
Ok, First off. I am a installer and have been doing Hughesnet for over 6 years. Before that exede dish and DTV. Two way communication is way different the sat TV. We have to follow F C C regulations for installs. Not following them we can get fined. Second, all of Hughesnets fittings have a rubber seal on the inside.. Hughesnet is the only company to use these.. We are also required to put in Dielectric grease in all outdoor fittings. Pointing is not has easy has you make it sound. When doing it threw your laptop threw the modem there is a big delay. But not threw or app that we use. Even thou you might have a signal level of 105. In your area it could need to be 109. And that makes a big diffence. When we do a install or repair.. It show signal levels of other customers in that area.. So we can tell if we are within range.
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Hate to burst your bubble but the F©© myth has been floating around for decades [and I started working with satellite dishes [C-Band] in the late 80s]! If you can find the exact F©© regulation that prevents someone from pointing a sat dish then please post it here
@WeaverCattleCo, not a myth when it comes to two-way based communications. TV is one thing, two-way comm. is another thing. We are only permitted by Hughesnet (the authorized entity) to operate, but not aim the satellites.
CFR 47 Chapter 1 Part 25 Subpart A §25.102
Station Authorization Required.
(a) No person shall use or operate apparatus for the transmission of energy or communications or signals by space or earth stations except under, and in accordance with, an appropriate authorization granted by the Federal Communications Commission.
(b) Protection from impermissible levels of interference to the reception of signals by earth stations in the Fixed-Satellite Service from terrestrial stations in a co-equally shared band is provided through the authorizations granted under this part.
The dealers that sell mobile kits are required to train those that purchase them in the operation, and proper pointing procedures, which will allow them to perform the install.
And the installers, while they can use just the modem WebGUI, and encouraged to use a special application to perform these installs, as @gokartergo24 points out, it provides far more data than the WebGUI provides.
@Amanda will look into getting your open ID error resolved when shes back in the office.
Again, that doesn't apply to the installers and only to HughesNet and the equipment they are issuing/using.
That's why that F©© device compliance sticker is stuck on or in all devices that transmit data in any fashion due to potential interference issues. Installers are only using equipment that's already meet F©© approval. Don't believe me, call the F©© and ask them
There is no F©© registration for sat installers of any kind, never has been, and probably never will be.
This is a old myth thats been around since the days of DirecWay and was debunked a long time ago. It was started by dealers/installers to discourage customers from buying & installing their own equipment cutting them out of their sale/service!
If F©© restrictions were as strict as your leading people to believe for installations then as I pointed out in a previous post there wouldn't be mobile installs because the test can be passed by anyone who has a reading comprehension beyond the 5th grade because its open-book!
These myths/misinformation are just as bad as the ones that plague the HVAC industry and its all due to installers/owners wanting to stick more cash in their pockets at the customers expense of course.
Now, the sat internet companies have always had their own policies and guidelines for installations (and to meet NEC codes when grounding) that I won't argue with
20+ years experience ... C-Band, DirecTV, Dish, DirecPC, Starband, DirecWay, WildBlue, HughesNet, etc.
lol ... I think I know what I'm saying when I say its easy to point a dish ... one-way or two-way ... makes no difference the goal is one and the same ... to peak the signal out as high as you can ... simple as that.
The only thing that has changed is the equipment use which has made things much easier for the installer.
It's not rocket science
... and my signal in perfect weather is around 114-115.
1: The rules make zero mentioning of having to pass a test, nor registering with the F.C.C.
2: Pretty sure most all DirecWay equipment (except the 6000 and 7000 maybe?) was one-way, as in, it was downlink via satellite, uplink via telephone, so the rule wouldn't apply to those units.
3: The rule doesn't apply to Satellite TV, the earth station for customers does not transmit, it only recieves.
4: The VAR's that sell the mobile stations will not sell to you unless you pass a test that they are required by contract with Hughes to conduct on a users abilities to perform proper pointing.
5: I encourage you to blast a signal into space and hit another satellite with it, or even off randomly to another area. The F.C.C. has chased after people who have done similar things in the past as it falls into signal jamming, which is a felony. While they have not specifically gone after someone that has jammed a satellite in the past, they can.
You, the end user unless signed up with the VAR for a mobile station, is not permitted to perform aiming of any kind. If an end-user points a dish intentionally with no training and it causes other satellites to have issues due to the interference, you are looking at a felony. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title18/html/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap65-sec1367.htm ...
Like I said, two-way communications is different from one-way communications. Go out and peak your satellite TV all you want, doesn't matter, it's not transmitting data into space.
Funny how "it started with dealers and installers" yet as I posted earlier, there are F.C.C. rules prohibiting end users from pointing of two-way satellite based communications. But I guess in your world, that rule doesn't exist because there's no requirement to register with the F.C.C. as an installer.
While you may have the ability and understanding of how to point a satellite, Hughesnet hasn't provided you with permission to do so (unless, as I said, you signed up through a VAR with a mobile station), and at the same time, encouraging others is stupidity.
@WeaverCattleCo wrote:
lol ... I think I know what I'm saying when I say its easy to point a dish ... one-way or two-way ... makes no difference the goal is one and the same ... to peak the signal out as high as you can ... simple as that.
Whether peaking a dish is as simple as breathing or as difficult as proving Fermat's Last Theorem doesn't really matter. Customers shouldn't be doing it, as attempting such can not only make the issue(s) worse, it can cost them money they may not have otherwise had to pay. Neither the experience level of the customer, nor their knowledge of satellite systems, matters. It's a blanket policy, and it's in place for good reason.
Tweaking the receive signal is fairly easy, tweaking the transmit is a whole different thing, takes a specialized tool (DAPT2). Lots of room for error on the receive side, very little on transmit side.
I have a significant amount of radio/satellite signal experience but would not try to adjust things on my own enless an emergency situation. I don't own the necessary tools. All I'm going to say, can take it or leave it.
Here is the full installation PDF: http://customer.kb.hughesnet.com/Documents/1041263-0001_a.pdf
1. That's right!
2. Wrong again! DirecWay was Two-Way only (DirecPC and Starband were One-Way).
3. Not exactly! This really falls under the satellite service provider policy. Whether they allow self-installations is totally up to them. Some commerical/business two-satellite providers allow their customers to order the equipment and self-install. This way they don't have to deal with dealers/installers which to them is nothing more than another middleman. The only catch with those companies is that its up to you to troubleshoot and repair issues [they do offer phone support if needed].
When it was DirecWay and early on when HughesNet, people could buy the own equipment and move it around at will which blows your whole theory out of the water. No one is talking about jamming a satellite. Most DIYers who bought their own equipment were quite capable of pointing a satellite dish. I installed my own equipment at that time with no installer number and the F©©, DirecWay, nor HughesNet came looking for me and I'm not a convicted felon either. It was harder to cancel the service than activating it especially when HughesNet took over!
Only later on due to complaints from dealers/installers did they really start cracking down on this practice and not once during that time did DirecWay or HughesNet complain about their satellite being jammed or service being degraded because of all those self-installations!
4. Right, I won't mention the company that does the mobile accounts but any fool can pass that test and they can re-point that dish anytime they want. Let me put this another way, pointing the dish is so easy that I'd wager a million dollars that no mobile account has ever caused a slowdown or jammed the satellite and most of these mobile users have little or no installation experience and that speaks volumes as to its difficulty. The only catch to all of this always boils down to money. If you want to self-installation, its going to cost you a small fortune and HughesNet and the Dealer happily take your money with little concern about you slowing down or jamming the satellite by giving you a test a monkey could pass and shipping you the equipment.
5. Again, has anyone been arrested for jamming a satellite or had their account teriminated for causing an interruption in service? Highly doubt it. What's to stop a misaligned dish from doing the samething that was installed by one of your "official" installers, are you able to check the signal of every dish pointed at that satellites spotbeam and determine the culprit and disable the single account that may be causing issue till resolved? If so that I would find amazing but I have my doubts
I know its a felony to jam any signal, tell me something that isn't obvious!
Here's what it boils down to folks, if you cough up enough cash and were talking roughly $1700+ then a certain dealer and HughesNet will give you a simple little test to pass [most installers in my area are high school drop-outs and they pass it easily enough], ship you all the equipment, and allow you to aim and repoint the sat dish anytime/anywhere you want with absolutely no sat installation experience required!
This is why I find it amusing when certain people seem really worried about interference, signal jamming, especially when HughesNet dealers require potential installers to go through weeks of on-the-job training before getting an installer # [they don't pay you either] but if you have the cash you can do pretty much whatever you want
.... but hey, I only have 20+ years of installation experience, what do I know right?


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Athens November 6th 2019 – Pobuca (ex. SiEBEN) the fast growing scale-up CRM software house implemented five important initiatives seeking to highlight the contribution of new technologies and CRM solutions to the improvement of business and financial activity.
October was a quite busy month for Pobuca, the activity agenda of which included a series of initiatives and activities focusing on two major pillars: the contribution of cutting-edge technologies to the improvement of companies' productivity and on how a Greek business will be able to cope with the challenges of a demanding economic environment so that to be sustainable and efficient.
Specifically, within the frame of Dynamics 365 and Pobuca Loyalty workshops, held in Microsoft's offices, Pobuca's highly experienced executives presented an detailed mapping of outlooks available with CRM, while they analyzed innovative solutions for the support of B2B sales, customer loyalty as well as the potential for productivity enhancement. Furthermore, the participants had the opportunity to experience the capabilities of CRM as part of a live demo presenting the features of Pobuca's innovative CRM suite.
Furthermore the company presented Pobuca Connect Relationships, the first user-friendly Greek cloud-based CRM available for mobile phones. Apart from contacts management the program provides for customer-related task management while it also keeps the user updated on various sales opportunities.
Moreover, as part of the emphasis given to AI solutions development, Pobuca organized in October a closed-door round-table discussion with the participation of Giorgos Zarkadakis, Pobuca's special AI advisor. Within the frame of the event, held in Microsoft's offices, talks focused on issues related to the AI and how it can facilitate the digital transformation of businesses. In his presentation, Mr. Zarkadakis among others referred to the automation of procedures with the use of AI while he underlined the opportunities available for new products and services creation. In his presentation, Mr. Zarkadakis was accompanied by the CEO at Pobuca Mr. Isidoros Sideridis and the CTO of the company Mr. Stavros Laggousis.
In addition, in the sidelines of the 23rd Roundtable with the Government of Greece, sponsored by Pobuca, the company organized an informative session for its clients and partners in cooperation with IOBE's Scientific Partner Mr. Aggelos Tsakanikas. The discussion, which was held before Economist's main event with the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as guest-speaker, focused on the financial and business challenges with which a country has to cope with in the modern European market, while Mr. Sideridis presented the ways under which a company will be able to adapt and be sustainable, competitive and efficient.
"As a company operating amidst a dynamic environment, one major part of our activity is to keep track and monitor all developments related to our area of expertise along with broader ecosystem of the domestic and global economies. With the informative sessions and the workshops we organize from time to time, we seek to be aligned with the market's trends while we also wish to share our experiences with the audience, In addition, we believe that it is our duty to keep the business world informed over cutting-edge technology and the outlooks unraveled through it, making companies competitive and efficient" says the CEO at Pobuca, Mr. Isidoros Sideridis.


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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall on several lots of reusable breathing circuits manufactured by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. According to an FDA press release, the Class I recall was issued after defects were found in tubes transporting gas through the devices.
A reusable breathing circuit is used to deliver oxygen to adult patients receiving breathing therapies. In Nov. 2012, the company sent a letter to those who had purchased one of devices explaining that small pinholes were found in the tubing on devices from lot numbers 110810 and 111020. If leak testing does not detect the holes before the unit is sold, gas from oxygen therapies may leak from the tubes causing gas pressure to drop. A drop in pressure means patients may not receive their intended ventilation therapy, potentially resulting in patient death.
Those affected by the recall have been instructed to remove and destroy any affected breathing circuits found in inventory. Replacements will be dispatched upon receipt of the Product Recall Response form. Any questions regarding the recall should be directed to the product's manufacturer.
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Artist's book
In 2007, Michael Riedel created a modified version of the contemporary art magazine frieze by altering the commercial four-color printing process. A series of misprints of the May 2007 issue were produced by separating the standardized application of the colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and black which are abbreviated in the industry as CMYK. Riedel's modifications transformed the journal from a source of information into a limited edition series of artist books.
Editions of this artist's book are available to purchase. Please direct all inquiries email@example.com
Michael Riedel
Since the late 1990s, Michael Riedel has advanced his own model of a self-sustaining artistic production, continuously using reproductions as a means to "reintroduce the system of art into the art system." His practice has incorporated a wide range of media and included large-scale works on canvas, fabric works, film and video, audio recordings, installations, and events. A central focus is the production and design of books, catalogues, brochures, posters, and invitation cards; these works often accompany and document his exhibitions.
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Food and Climate Change: Step Up to the Plate
A City Hall Garden celebration/info fair and climate discussion with Anna Lappé
According to author Anna Lappé, "If we are serious about addressing climate change we have to talk about food."
Lappé will lead that conversation in Portland on Sunday, April 18 at 2 p.m. in the Portland Building when she participates in a panel discussion, Food and the Climate Challenge: Step Up to the Plate. This free event will also include other area experts discussing how food affects our personal and environmental health and the simple steps we all can take to make a difference.
The panel will follow a celebration of Portland City Hall's Better Together Garden's second year and a food gardening information fair. OSU Master Gardeners, Oregon Tilth, Growing Gardens, The Portland Tree Project and the City of Portland Community Garden program will be present to answer questions in the garden at 1221 S.W. Fourth Avenue, Portland.
Lappé's recently released book, Diet for a Hot Planet, The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It, states that our food system is likely responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, Johns Hopkins University reports that of four thousand articles on climate change published in sixteen leading U.S. newspapers, only 1 percent had a "substantial focus" on food and agriculture.
Just as Diet for a Small Planet, written by Anna's mother, Francis Moore Lappé, revolutionized our food consciousness in 1972, Diet for a Hot Planet will change the way we look at today's most pressing issue. Anna Lappé provides a clear account of our current condition and a road map of seven principles for a climate-friendly diet that can heal the planet.
Food and Climate Change: Step Up to the Plate
Sunday April 18, 2010
1 p.m. Rededication of the City Hall Better Together Garden
Portland City Hall (1221 S.W. Fourth Avenue)
See the spring plantings and get vegetable gardening advice from OSU Master Gardeners, Oregon Tilth, Growing Gardens, The Portland Fruit Tree Project, and the City of Portland Community Gardens program.
2 p.m. Food and the Climate Challenge: Step Up to the Plate
Portland Building (1120 SW Fifth Avenue)
Anna Lappé, television host and author of Diet for a Hot Planet
Scott Givot, President, International Association of Culinary Professionals
Chris Schreiner, Executive Director, Oregon Tilth
Allison Hensey, Oregon Environmental Council
Kunmar Venkat, President, CleanMetrics
Steve Cohen, Food Policy and Programs, City of Portland
For more details, visit www.portlandonline.com/bps/food or call Steve Cohen, 503-823-4225.
To help ensure equal access to City programs, services and activities, the City of Portland will reasonably modify policies/procedures and provide auxiliary aids/services to persons with disabilities. Call 503-823-7700 with such requests. City TTY: 503-823-6868. Oregon Relay System: 711.


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Potential Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Sensorimotor Integration during Quiet Stance in Young Adults
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of sleep deprivation and rest on postural control. It was hypothesized that significant increases in COP deviations will occur after sleep deprivation. Methods. Four healthy adults (age= 21.50 years; mass= 68.93 kg) participated in two protocols involving sleep and sleep-deprivation. Within each condition multiple 40s impairments of visual, somatosensory, and/or vestibular sensory feedback were performed. Balance was quantified using root-mean-square (RMS) of the centre of pressure (COP) and COP Variance. Results. Two-way ANOVA demonstrated no significant effect of sleep deprivation on balance between sensory insults. Paired t-tests were performed nonetheless and revealed significant differences within the sleep-deprived condition. COP RMS and Variance were significantly greater medio-laterally with all systems impaired (ALL) (3.43 ± 0.63 mm, p<0.05; and 4.6 ± 1.60 mm, p<0.05) than with all systems unimpaired (QS) (2.36 ± 0.24 and 2.1 ± 0.45). Also, COP RMS was significantly greater in the visual/vestibular-impairment condition (3.19 ± 0.63, p<0.05) than in QS. Antero-posteriorly, COP RMS and Variances were significantly greater in ALL (7.0 ± 9.40, p<0.05; 20.30 ± 9.39, p<0.05), compared to QS (4.39 ± 1.01 and 6.64 ± 2.73). These values were both significantly greater than measurements in visual-impairment (RMS= 4.43 ± 1.41, p<0.05; Variance=6.06 ± 1.81, p<0.05) and somatosensory-impairment (RMS=4.03 ± 7.71, p<0.05; Variance=5.80 ± 2.73, p<0.05). COP RMS was elevated significantly (p<0.05) above QS and somatosensory in the somatosensory/vestibular-impairment condition (8.51 ± 3.17, p<0.05). Conclusions. Sleep deprivation may affect balance control. These interpretations are supported with weak statistical evidence, and must be considered tentatively.
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Nielson, Chantelle A.; Deegan, Emily G.; Hung, Aaron S.L.; and Nunes, Abraham J.
"Potential Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Sensorimotor Integration during Quiet Stance in Young Adults,"
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5206/wurjhns.2010.1
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Minister Flanagan addresses Dáil on US Executive Order re Immigration15 February 2017
Minister Flanagan addresses Dáil on behalf of the Government during Statements on the US Executive Order re Immigration
- On his recent visit to Washington DC, the Minister met leading US political leaders and expressed Ireland's concerns about the Executive Order on immigration
- Minister Flanagan highlighted implications in terms of humanitarianism, relations between the US & the global Muslim community & the US's global reputation
- Ireland shares the concerns of EU partners
- Government must maintain a dialogue with the US government to protect & advance the interests of our citizens
- Minister describes enduring and multi-faceted relationship with the US
- Minister briefs Dáil on factual aspects of Pre-Clearance facilities
Minister Flanagan this morning (Wednesday) delivered a statement to Dáil Éireann on the US Executive Order of President Trump, the full text of which can be found below.
Press Office
15 February 2017
Statement on behalf of the Government:
US Executive Order (27 January, 2017) by
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ceann Comhairle,
Executive Order of 27 January 2017
I wish to address the House with regard to the matter of the Executive Order signed by President Donald J. Trump on 27 January, 2017.
In particular, I wish to make clear the Government's position on the following three issues: this Executive Order; the operation of pre-clearance facilities at both Dublin and Shannon Airports; and Ireland's relationship with the United States.
The Government's position on this matter is clear and was set out in my in Press Statement on 29 January, 2017, immediately prior to my visit to Washington, DC, from 31 January to 2 February. As I noted in that statement, while US immigration policy is a matter for the US authorities, it is clear that the Executive Order signed by President Trump on 27 January last could have far-reaching implications, both on humanitarian grounds and for relations between the United States and the global Muslim community. I would further note that the Government fully shares the concerns expressed by other EU partners regarding this development.
Alongside these concerns, a question arose about the possible effects on dual nationals. On 31 January 2017, the US authorities issued a clarification which was also publicised by the US Embassy in Dublin. This noted that the Executive Order in question does not restrict the travel of dual nationals to the United States, so long as they hold the passport of an unrestricted country and possess a valid US visa, if required.
That means that Irish citizens travelling to the United States on Irish passports should encounter no difficulties in this regard, as long as they have followed the relevant procedures governing the US Visa Waiver Programme and, if necessary, have obtained a US visa prior to travel.
I wish to underline that Irish citizens, who are dual nationals of one of the seven states listed in the Executive Order signed on 27 January last, have the same rights to avail of the US Visa Waiver Programme as all other Irish citizens. A total of 5,003 certificates of naturalisation were issued in the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2016 to citizens of the seven states concerned. Around 8,000 current Irish passport holders were born in one of these seven countries.
As the House will be aware, I travelled to the United States from 31 January to 2 February 2017, as part of a pre-planned visit to Washington, DC. I had a number of meetings with several Congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle – that is, both Republican and Democrat – including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Paul Ryan; House Majority Leader, Mr Kevin McCarthy; and House Minority Leader Ms. Nancy Pelosi.
I also travelled to the White House where I met with representatives of the US Administration, including the Former US National Security Advisor – Gen. Michael Flynn. During my meeting with Gen. Flynn I expressed the Government's deep concerns with regard to the nature and impact of the Executive Order of 27 January. In response, Gen. Flynn outlined the rationale, in US immigration terms, for these temporary measures. I also pointed out to Gen. Flynn the damaging consequences of these measures in humanitarian terms, as well as the impact on the international reputation of the United States. I reiterated those views and concerns at my various meetings on Capitol Hill.
As the House will no doubt be aware, in recent days the US courts have intervened and imposed a temporary suspension on the implementation of the Executive Order of 27 January. It would not be appropriate for me to comment further on a matter which is still the subject of legal proceedings.
Pre-clearance at Dublin and Shannon Airports
In the context of discussions about the Executive Order in Ireland, the issue of Pre-Clearance facilities at both Dublin and Shannon Airports arose. The matter was discussed at Cabinet and the Taoiseach has already requested that a review of preclearance be carried out. This review – which is being chaired by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport – involves officials from the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Justice and Equality, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. I understand that this review is very close to completion.
However, I would like to clarify the facts regarding a number of questions that arose about Pre-Clearance facilities. The US-Ireland Pre-clearance Agreement was signed by the Minister for Transport and the Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security on 17 November, 2008 and given effect in Irish law on 8 July, 2009 by the Aviation (Preclearance) Act 2009 (No. 16 of 2009).
The US-Ireland Pre-clearance Agreement states that nothing therein diminishes the rights enjoyed by individuals under the Constitution and laws of Ireland or, where applicable, the United States of America. It expressly states that the pre-clearance facility is within Irish jurisdiction and that the laws of Ireland apply at all times.
US pre-clearance officers are not considered law enforcement officers. The only law enforcement officers at Irish airports are members of An Garda Siochána and Customs Officers. From an operational perspective, facilities are provided to the US Border and Customs staff to operate the facility and normal Garda assistance is available to passengers and US staff in these areas.
Passengers who wish to avail of pre-clearance do so on condition that they recognise and consent to the right of the US to grant or refuse pre-clearance in accordance with its laws. Passengers present voluntarily for pre-clearance and avail of the facility on a consensual basis. Until their flights depart, passengers remain in Irish legal jurisdiction and have the right to withdraw from the pre-clearance process at any time.
If an individual is refused leave to board, they revert to the Garda immigration officer and are considered in the same manner as if they had presented at the frontier of the State seeking permission to enter. Each case is examined on its individual merits, in accordance with Irish law. The existence of pre-clearance facilities therefore has no effect on the capacity of persons to claim asylum in Ireland nor on the way that such individuals are treated.
I would like to remind the House that pre-clearance of flights from Dublin or Shannon bound for destinations in the United States is not compulsory. Air carriers choose to apply to have their services pre-cleared in either Dublin or Shannon.
It is important to have clear factual information about Pre-Clearance in the public domain given its considerable benefits for Ireland. Shannon Airport was the first airport in the world outside the Americas to offer a US pre-clearance facility. Over 204,000 passengers used the pre-clearance facility at Shannon in 2016. Pre-clearance is a major selling point with the airport's business and tourism customers, supporting trans-Atlantic connectivity for its catchment area along the entire Western-seaboard: from Donegal to Kerry and also serving the Midland counties.
During 2016, almost 1.2 million passengers used the pre-clearance facility at Dublin Airport. Dublin Airport has seen continuous growth in trans-Atlantic flights since the commencement of pre-clearance in 2011. Pre-clearance has been a key driver of transfer growth at Dublin Airport. Dublin Airport is the fifth busiest airport for connectivity to North America in Europe, behind Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt and Schiphol.
The availability of pre-clearance facilities at both Dublin and Shannon Airports is a key component of Ireland's continued competitiveness in attracting US foreign direct investment, and Ireland's position as a gateway to the wider EU single market.
It is worth noting in this context that the US is currently expanding the pre-clearance programme, with 10 airports short-listed as potential sites.
Relations between Ireland and the United States
Ceann Comhairle, I might make a few remarks regarding the relationship between Ireland and the United States.
The Government's priority is to ensure that the long standing and warm relationship between Ireland and the US is protected in the interests of Irish citizens on both sides of the Atlantic. Our relationship is complex and multi-layered, is based on shared values, as well as our deep political, historic and economic ties.
In economic terms aloneover 150,000 people are directly employed in over 700 US firms in Ireland and that these account for over 74 % of all IDA supported employment. In addition, Irish companies directly employ over 120,000 people in 227 companies at over 2,600 locations, in all 50 States across the USA. US firms in Ireland form a critical part of Ireland's cutting edge, internationally traded goods and services economy in industries such as information & communications technology, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technologies and financial services.
As a government we have a responsibility to protect and advance the interests of our country and our people. As the House will be aware, the Taoiseach was the first EU Head of State or Government to speak with then President-elect Trump immediately following his election on 8 November last. The Taoiseach also spoke with then Vice-President-elect Pence – who has strong links with Ireland. Separately, I spoke with Mr Paul Ryan, following his re-confirmation as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Following the US Presidential elections, there was some public debate about St. Patrick's Day events, specifically in Washington DC. Collectively, the St. Patrick's Day events in Washington provide invaluable opportunities for the Government to discuss, at the very highest levels with the US Administration, our priorities and concerns. It is also an opportunity to inform the new Administration and Congress of issues of Irish interest, including immigration reform and the Peace Process, and to reaffirm our longstanding relationship, based on shared values of democracy and the rule of law, as well as economic and historic ties.
St. Patrick's Day offers the Government the opportunity – in a spirit of honest friendship – to raise our concerns with the United States' Administration, as well as to honour the longstanding relationship between our two countries and peoples. The tradition dates back several decades, and has facilitated contact with both Republican and Democrat Administrations. It is a key date each year in our multi-faceted bilateral relations.
President Trump, Vice-President Pence and Speaker Ryan have all indicated that they would wish to continue with the tradition of marking St. Patrick's Day in Washington, DC.
As I have already noted, I visited Washington, DC, from 31 January to 2 February last and met, among others, Speaker Paul Ryan, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, as well as a large number of members of Congress and representatives of the Administration. Our on-going engagement with US political leaders – from both sides of the aisle – is essential in advocating issues of interest or concern to the Irish people and I would like to publicly thank the Congressional Friends of Ireland for their commitment to our country.
As Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, I am acutely conscious of the challenges facing the undocumented Irish in the United States. Achieving relief for undocumented Irish migrants in the US and agreement on a facility for future migration between Ireland and the US are longstanding Government objectives. The undocumented Irish in the United States are believed to number around 50,000 individuals, spread across the US.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has and will continue to seek practical, beneficial solutions to the plight of the undocumented Irish. The Government will also continue to support organisations that deliver frontline advisory services and community care to Irish emigrants through the Emigrant Support Programme, which is overseen by Minister of State McHugh, Minister of State for the Diaspora.
Many emigrants to the United States achieve great success but many others can find themselves in vulnerable circumstances. More than 70 % of the funds allocated through this programme are directed towards welfare services, including in support of the undocumented Irish in the U.S. In the last funding round for the Emigrant Support Programme, my Department was able to allocate more than € 2.3 million in funding to organisations in the United States. I have visited Immigration Centres and I know that that funding makes a valuable contribution to vulnerable Irish citizens far from home and far from family networks.
During my recent short visit to Washington, DC, I had an opportunity to be fully briefed by our Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Anne Anderson, and her colleagues at our Embassy on a range of issues of importance in our bilateral relations with the United States, including immigration reform. Indeed, my officials regularly update me on this priority issue for the Irish government, which my colleague Minister McHugh and I, along with all of our government colleagues, are dedicated to progressing.
Our Embassy in Washington and Consulates across the United States remain in active and ongoing contact with Irish immigration centres throughout the U.S. Ambassador Anderson hosted a meeting of stakeholders in the area of immigration at the Embassy on 12 January last for an exchange of views on how progress might best made in the new political context, and to underline the Government's continuing commitment to those working with Irish immigrants in the United States.
The bottom line is that it is only by continuing to engage with policy-makers in the US – both in the Administration and in Congress, as well as at State and local level – that we can articulate our concerns and seek to advance the interests of Irish citizens. Whether it be with regard to the recent Executive Order or concerning the need for immigration reform. As a Government we are determined to use every opportunity to set out our priorities on a broad range of issues, in the interests of our people, and of the values which both Ireland and the US share.


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[acm-tf] Date and time next ACM-TF meeting
Jochem de Ruig jochem at ripe.net
Tue Apr 12 06:40:25 CEST 2011
Dear all, The next meeting for the Abuse Contact Management Task Force is scheduled for: *2 May 10:30 - 13:00* The meeting will take place at: * The Dam Room 1st floor, Krasnapolsky Hotel, Amsterdam, NL* Web/tele conference facilities will be arranged for the meeting. There will a change in the support for the ACM-TF from the RIPE NCC side. Paul Palse will leave our employment by the end of April. Kaveh Ranjbar will take on all RIPE DB duties and will take place in the ACM-TF per direct. Please let Kaveh and me know whether you will attend and whether this will be in person or by web/tele conference. Regards, Jochem de Ruig RIPE NCC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/acm-tf/attachments/20110412/cd2f6a24/attachment.html>
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Cable car crossing posts lowest weekly passenger numbers since opening
PUBLISHED: 16:39 30 January 2013 | UPDATED: 16:39 30 January 2013
Passenger numbers on the cable car across the river Thames in east London continue to plummet - with fewer people using the service last week than in any other since it opened.
Fewer than 16,000 people used the cable cars in the week ending January 26 – 4,500 less than in any other since the service opened in June 2012.
Passenger numbers on the crossing, between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, have fallen by more than 80 per cent since the end of the Olympics. The decline in users is showing no sign of easing.
London Assembly Member for City and East, John Biggs, said the cars are not attractive to commuters because they are not linked to the rest of the network.
"The Mayor [of London, Boris Johnson] needs to decide if its part of the transport network or a tourist attraction."
"It's a bit of a white elephant at present, but in the future it might be more attractive", he added.
But Danny Price, who is Transport for London's head of the Emirate Air Line, claimed he was confident the number of people using the service would increase as east London's population continues to grow.
He said: "As with all new transport links, the number of regular users builds over time as people become familiar with new journey possibilities.
"Current passenger numbers are in line with TfL's forecasts", he added.
TfL is still waiting to recoup its £15.5m outlay from sponsors Emirates and EU funding.
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So let's start with Netflix:
- The Game Changer : I am a person who really thought that I would never ever be a vegetarian or vegan. Well, this documentary really changed my mind about how I think about meat. If you are into fitness or a healthy lifestyle - this is a MUST WATCH.
- Living with yourself: I really enjoyed these series. When I found this one I thought "Finally a series that covers an other topic" What I like most about this series is that it is easy to watch, gives you a good laugh and makes you think about yourself a bit.
- Good Girls: If you are in the mood for some Girl Empowerment, this series might be for you. See the power of friends and the thin line between what it means to be good or bad.
- Unleashed with Alexi Panos : The name actually says everything what this Podcast is about: how to unleash your successful life?
I hope you have a great week!


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16 CFR Part 310 Telemarketing Sales Rule- Debt Relief Amendments
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