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John Seitz Memorial Recap
The fourteenth annual John Seitz Memorial at the River Cities Speedway is in the books, and the big winners were Lance Schill, driver of the No. 17 Schill Construction MB Custom, who collected his first career NLRA series feature win during the 'Prelude to the Johnny.' Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium SRT won his fourth NLRA series championship. And Aaron Turnbull, driver of the No. 21 Mack Auctions MB Custom, who won the 'Go Hard or Go Home' pole dash, and his second consecutive John Seitz Memorial championship.
Lance Schill Scores First NLRA Victory; Dustin Strand Wins Fourth Title
Lance Schill with his family and crew in victory lane after winning the 'Prelude to the Johnny.'
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On Thursday night at River Cities, Steffen Snare lined the No. 71S Todd's Electric Bloomquist on the pole, with Lance Schill to his outside. After a caution on the initial start, Schill took the lead, as Joey Pederson moved to second in the No. 7P Dahlstrom Motors Victory.
Ricky Weiss won all three features contested at River Cities on the John Seitz Memorial weekend.
Dustin Strand won the pole dash, and clinched his third series title with a fourth place run on Saturday afternoon.
Mike Spieker photos.
It was a big weekend for two-time series champion Ricky Weiss, driver of the No. 7 Keewatin Truck Service Bloomquist, as he won all three main events contested during the 12th annual John Seitz Memorial weekend at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks.
Seitz Memorial Recap
Another John Seitz Memorial is in the books as the tenth running of the event took place at the River Cities Speedway last week. Thursday night was marred by rain delays, but produced a new track record holder in Wissota national point leader Dustin Strand, and a new three-time NLRA series champion in Brad Seng. Friday saw the original Seitz memorial pole sitter, Steve Laursen, earn the pole once again. Saturday saw Elk Mound, Wisconsin native AJ Diemel join Brad Seng as the only two-time champions in the events' history.
Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium, continued his hot streak last week going undefeated in both heats and both features first on Thursday night in Winnipeg at the Red River Co-Op Speedway and at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks.
The wins are his fifth and sixth of the season in NLRA action, and his tenth and eleventh with the series overall, as he now sits tied for seventh on the all-time wins list.
He will head into the final four races of the season with the opportunity to tie and or break the record for wins in a single season, currently held by the late John Seitz, at seven victories. Strand has also won six of the last eight NLRA events, five of them have been sweeps, including four in a row.
Two-time and defending NLRA series champion Dustin Strand, driver of the No. 71 Q&Z Plumbing & Heating Millenium, picked up his first series win of the season Sunday evening at the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND.
The win was Strand's sixth career series triumph, which puts him in a tie for eleventh on the NLRA series all-time wins list, as he joins Dale Skytland, Kevin Sexton, and Pat Doar. Strand also became the first driver to win multiple NLRA features at the speedway.
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Two-time and defending NLRA series champion Dustin Strand picked up his first series win of the season Sunday evening at the Red River Valley Speedway. The win was Strand's sixth career series triumph, while also becoming the first driver to win multiple NLRA features at the speedway. Strand started second, and lead all 25 laps of the main event. Fellow two-time champ and current NLRA series point leader Brad Seng finished second, with Mike Balcaen third, two-time series winner this season Cole Schill in fourth, and Minnesota Iron Ranger Jeffrey Massingill rounding out the top five. Bill Mooney was the hard charger, backing up his B-Main win with a charge from the 17th spot to finish ninth. Seng will carry a 40 point lead over Shane Edginton into this Saturday nights' event at the Devils Lake Speedway.
Full Results.
Current Points.
Mike Spieker photo.
The NLRA is coming off a four race stretch, which started last Wednesday night at the Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN, helping kick off the 121st Norman County Fair.
The stretch kicked off last Wednesday night, as heat winners Kevin Robertson, driver of the No. 10R Nugget Vending MasterSbilt and Adam Fischer, and his No. 30 Northwest Auto Body Rocket, lead the field to the green flag in the feature. Iron Ranger Jeffrey Massingill, driver of the No. 6M Tesar Racing Engines Club 29, got off to a great start on the bottom of the track, and lead the field into turn one from the third starting spot.
Brad Seng took the lead from Jeffrey Massingill on lap four, and went on to victory during night one of the NLRA double header at the Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN. The wins is Seng's 32nd victory with the series, the most all time. The two-time series champion also closed his gap in the season long points race, as he'll head into night two at Norman County just two markers behind new point leaded Shane Edginton. Edginton is the third different point leader in four nights of action thus far this season, as former point leader Steffen Snare is just four points back in third. Winner at Norman County last July, Don Shaw, finished second, with Massingill, Mike Balcaen, and Jeff Wildung rounding out the top five. The races started just after seven pm, and were done at ten after nine. That fact coupled with the addition of Donny Schatz to what was already a stellar field, makes Thursday night at Norman County a can't miss. Remember you can by tickets online at ncraceway.com.
Full Results.
Current Points.
Mike Spieker photo.
Seitz Memorial Recap
Thursday: Diemel Wins The Race; Strand Wins Second Series Title
Defending Seitz Memorial champion AJ Diemel of Elk Mound, WI kicked off his title defense in style with a win Thursday night at the 'Prelude to the Johnny' at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND.
Diemel and Joey Pederson, driver of the No. 7P Dahlstrom Motors MB Custom, shared the front row at the start, in a rematch of last years' finale at the Seitz Memorial, as the pair was separated by just .114 seconds last September.
6 Days Until NLRA Season Opener
Jeffrey Massingill in the Razor Edge No. 6M at River Cities last June. Massingill picked up his first NLRA series win in 2013 at the Hibbing Raceway in Hibbing, MN during the running of the Mike Baumgardner Memorial. The NLRA returns to Hibbing on August 8th. The NLRA Season starts at the Viking Speedway on Saturday May 23rd and Sunday May 24th. Photo courtesy of Traci Palya.
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A Nation of Owners (Part 2)
The Federal Model
Each responsible citizen in the United States has a vote, but each citizen doesn't vote on every issue, every bill, every executive decision, every Supreme Court ruling. Such a voting system would create political and social gridlock. Instead, we elect representatives, then they vote for us, make executive decisions, and appoint judges and other government officials. If we don't like their voting record, we don't reelect them. It's not true democracy, but it is a workable compromise between potential anarchy and the imposed order of arbitrary authority.
We are, at least in theory, a democratic republic. And economic democratic republics would follow the same principles. Equal ownership, equal voice, equal representation. To prevent the abuses of power and position that we see in Congress, we would have to designate a limited term for those elected as managers within corporations and other organizations. Four or five years would be sufficient. And after a manager's administrative term was completed, he or she would then return to the regular workforce. This would eliminate the professional managerial class and would prevent the politicizing of organizational leadership, which is exactly what has happened to American government on the national level.
The advantages of this form of economic organization would be similar to those created in government by the U.S. Constitution. These advantages were laid out by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in The Federalist Papers, which were arguments made in support of our particular form of constitutional government. Among these advantages were the following.
The U.S. government represents a federation of states. The states retain some power and autonomy, but are bound into a greater whole. The creation of this federation was a move toward centralization, the intent being to overcome the major weak point of the Articles of Confederation—dissension among the states. The states needed to be strong, to be unified in a larger cause, and only a strong central government could achieve those ends. This move, of course, was also based on military, security, and commercial concerns.
In most businesses today, however, the movement would have to be in the opposite direction, toward decentralization, since most organizations are authoritarian in nature and dominated by strong central control. Departments or divisions, acting much as states do in the federal government, would retain certain powers and perform certain roles. Limited, universal ownership, however, would create strong incentives toward smaller, community-oriented businesses, and away from national or international conglomerates. There would be little purpose in or justification for large, nonregional businesses under such an ownership arrangement, and great impetus to break down today's conglomerates into regional- or community-sized pieces that focused on one particular product or a set of related products. Some companies might divide up into several small, independent, department-sized groups.
Checks and Balances
Our federal government, as established in the Constitution, is a brilliant plan for preserving political freedom and democracy by preventing one individual or a segment of government from gaining too much power. Power is balanced in at least four ways: between the states and the federal government, between the two houses of Congress, among the three branches of the federal government, and between the people and their elected leaders. It is not my purpose here to explore all the ramifications of these governmental checks and balances, only to say that a similar system would need to be established in large economic institutions.
In the vast majority of today's businesses, large and small, the owner or CEO or perhaps a small group of leaders hold total power. They function more or less as dictators, exercising the legislative (policy-making), the executive (administrative), and the judicial (decision-rendering) powers in the organization. They can do just about what they want to, with no internal checks and balances, for only certain (usually inadequate) external restraints prevent them from abusing the awesome power that is theirs. Separating the executive, legislative, and judicial powers in businesses makes perfect sense. It is the best way to prevent the abuse of authority, even if that authority is granted by the employees themselves through elected management.
Popular Sovereignty
Because in the United States the people are sovereign, their will influences all branches of government. Supposedly, the only tyranny possible under such a government would be the tyranny of the majority, which worried Tocqueville.
Time, however, has proved this supposition wrong. The tyranny of the majority is not, in fact, the only tyranny possible in America. Our political system has been reshaped over time so that the wealthy and influential can exert a form of tyranny. This oppression will be with us until we accept certain types of political and economic reform. But tyranny of the majority is a very real thing in America. And, ultimately, it has but one check: the virtue of the people.
If the majority is wise and moral and virtuous in its selection of leaders, the potential tyranny of the majority will be of no consequence. The danger comes only when the majority forsakes its virtue. The Founders were well aware of this, but they had enough confidence in mankind to try this experiment anyway. Said Madison:
I go on this great republican principle, that the people will have virtue and intelligence to select men of virtue and wisdom. Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks, no form of government can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people is a chimerical idea. If there be sufficient virtue and intelligence in the community, it will be exercised in the selection of these men; so that we do not depend on their virtue, or put confidence in our rules, but in the people who are to choose them.1
The Founders quite clearly trusted the overall virtue of the people regarding the selection of political leaders. And I believe their confidence was well placed, for even though times have changed and our choice of political leaders is regrettably limited by money and influence, we still scrutinize these candidates through the lens of a morality that no longer governs our own lives. We expect (even demand) of our elected leaders standards of morality and virtue that we do not apply even to ourselves. The day may come when the majority totally loses its sense of virtue and surrenders to outright depravity, but sufficient moral feeling has survived to prevent the tyranny Tocqueville feared. [Okay, I have to insert a comment here. This may have been true in 1995, when this book was published, but I would argue that we have reached the point where the majority has lost its sense of virtue (at least the majority as represented in the Electoral College). The fact that America has elected the most corrupt president in its history, a completely amoral man who embodies everything the Founders tried to prevent, says something about where at least one of our political parties has gone. In 1995, I was pretty sure something like our current mess would never happen. Where we go from here will tell us who we are as a nation. I certainly hope for a strong reaction against the corruption of the Trump administration that has also infected the Republican Congress. Time will tell.]
If we organize our economic institutions according to the principles set forth in the Constitution, they would be subject to the same threat of tyranny from the majority. But this threat is insignificant next to the actual tyranny we see in our present authoritarian organizations. What this system would remove from our economic institutions is the ignorant body of employees that is willfully blind to injustice, pollution, dishonesty, and unfair business practices. No longer would there be powerless employees who say, "Hey, I didn't know. I just do my job and don't ask questions. I have no influence over what management does."
The leaders we elect after examining them under the media microscope are our representatives in government. They speak and act for us. The president of the United States executes the public will; the legislature enacts laws through the authority given it by the people; the Supreme Court acts for the people in determining whether laws (and decisions of lower courts) are in harmony with the guiding principles set forth in the Constitution. None of these branches of government, however, pleases everybody. Sometimes they don't please the majority. How is this possible?
Regardless of whether they were elected by popular vote or appointed by an elected official, these individuals have their own interpretations of right and wrong, good and bad, just and unjust. Representing a diverse populace is no easy matter. Sometimes special interests, because they have purchased influence (or gained it some other way), sway public representatives away from the majority position. Sometimes representatives, because of individual conscience, vote or act contrary to the will of their constituents. Sometimes there are several options, and pursuing even the most popular one still leaves 75 percent of the people dissatisfied. Representation, in short, is a compromise between the tyranny of the majority and the tyranny of individual rulers. It is the most necessary element of a republic.
In businesses this element would also be necessary in order to control the chaos into which a purely democratic workplace would inevitably fall. Every worker can't have a voice in every decision, nor would he or she want to. That would be highly inefficient. But every worker would need a voice in the overall management of the enterprise and a knowledge of what is being done and why—because the workers would be the owners. And they would exert the powers of that ownership not only in choosing those who represent them, but also in establishing limits on the power of their representatives.
These four features of our democratic republic, established by the Constitution, should apply to any organization comprising more than, say, fifty or so individuals. We must put ownership back where it belongs—in the hands of the people—but we must also avoid the chaos that a purely democratic system would spawn. The federal model is a viable solution, a perhaps imperfect although workable compromise.
Business leaders have recognized the benefits of giving employees at least the illusion of democracy, although they generally give employees only a fraction of the voice they deserve. The recent movement to permit employees to participate in ownership—from PepsiCo's "Share Power Plan" to Wendy's stock options for employees—is commendable and is gaining momentum in the United States. Much of this growth in employee ownership has come through employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), now in place at some eleven thousand companies, involving 11.5 million employees (13 percent of the civilian workforce). Employees now own more than $120 billion in their own companies' stock, which though impressive represents only 3 percent of all shares in U.S. firms.2
These plans are popular because they (predictably) increase employee commitment and generate cash flow, but they do not go far enough. Employee shareholding at limited or token levels should not be mistaken for actual employee ownership. A business can never become an economic "democratic republic" if most of the stock is held by either a few powerful individuals or a multitude of distant, uninterested shareholders. Authoritarianism with a democratic facade should not be confused with republican democracy.
The Conversion
If we are serious about overcoming our nation's deep problems, we must make sweeping fundamental changes in our economic system, in both theory and practice, by bringing it more in line with our political philosophy and our social ideals. Says Shann Turnbull:
To minimize corruption of all sorts, we need to decentralize power to the greatest extent possible so as to maximize checks and balances. The most fundamental sources of power in society arise from the ownership and control of land, enterprise and money. The current ownership system was developed to serve the needs of past rulers who sought absolute powers. As a result, there is no limit as to the extent and value of property which any person can possess. New rules are needed to decentralize the power of owning things—rules which follow the self-limiting and self-regulating principles found in all living things."3
Given the fact that capitalism as we know it is both corrupt and rapidly deteriorating, we are faced with the dilemma of how to get from our present system to one that is both more equitable and more workable. This will not be an easy transition, for it will involve the conversion of our present authoritarian organizations into democratic institutions. Unfortunately, recognizing that we need to make this transition is much easier than actually making it. How do you convert from a system of either narrow, unlimited ownership or widely dispersed absentee ownership to a system of limited, universal ownership?
A good argument can be built for making this transition gradually, over a long period of time. If we were to try to make this shift overnight, the consequences would likely be as horrible as they are predictable. Suddenly abolishing our present system of ownership would create a crisis far more perilous even than the Civil War, which arose from abolishing a different, although related, form of ownership. It would be naive to think that those who have accumulated vast amounts of money, property, and power would simply yield to reason (or even newly enacted laws) and give up these possessions without a fight. And I mean a literal fight, one in which the odds would be stacked against change and democracy. It is not difficult to imagine an actual civil war far more devastating than the one fought over slavery.
How then can we make this transition? Turnbull takes a shot at this dilemma. He proposes a system in which ownership of corporations transfers gradually, at a rate of 5 percent per year, from investors to stakeholders (employees, customers, suppliers). The investor would reap profits for ten years, after which this gradual transfer would begin. What this means is that thirty years after the initial capital infusion, the investor would have no ownership in the enterprise. This, says Turnbull, "would make corporate investment consistent with the time-limited rights provided to all investors in intellectual property like patents and copyright."4 Mature corporations, according to Turnbull's plan, would then finance new technology and market growth by transferring parts of their operations to spinoffs or "corporate offspring," which would attract new investors.
This system, although a far cry better than our present heap of perpetual, monopolistic shareholding, is still a system in which technology and economic growth would be supreme, and in which capital would still be concentrated enough that individuals and groups could invest heavily in new spinoffs or corporate offspring. Seen in the context of these issues, Turnbull's vision of economic change might be an intermediate step that would pave the way for a system of complete equality and limited, universal ownership.
The first question we should ask, though, is this: Do we have thirty years to convert our present system into Turnbull's vision, which is still only a halfway house from our current economic prison to the free society we would become? The answer, I fear, is that we may not have even ten years. Time is not on our side in this matter.
1. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay ["Publius"], The Federalist Papers (New York: Bantam Books [1787–88] 1982), xxi.
2. Corey Rosen, "The Options Option: A New Approach to Employee Ownership." Management Review, December 3, 1991, 30.
3. Shann Turnbull, "Transforming Society," World Business Academy Perspectives, winter 1992, 6.
4. Turnbull, "Transforming Society," 6.


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Many will wonder, how did it happen?
For Judge it was simple: swing at strikes.
Last season Aaron Judge was susceptible to chasing pitches out of the strike zone, and his approach with two strikes was terrible.
The same player who was helpless with two strikes a year ago is now taking his walks and hitting the ball where it's pitched by using the entire field.
He's also taking a bunch of those pitches out of the ballpark...way out of the ballpark.
Over the last week, the legend of Aaron Judge grew some more.
Sunday, Judge hit two home runs and one was without question the furthest home run I've ever seen at Yankee Stadium.
Judge's first homer traveled 495 feet and went past the section of bleachers in left field.
Seriously, is this real life? Halfway up the bleachers? Nobody, and I mean nobody, hits the ball up there.
How does Judge follow up his two-homer display on Sunday? With a game-winning homer in the eighth inning on Monday night.
Forget the talk of New York, Aaron Judge is the talk of Major League Baseball.
If you're a baseball fan around town and Aaron Judge is in the batter's box, time to stop what you're doing and lock in.
His at-bats have become appointment-viewing theater.
If you miss an Aaron Judge at bat, you may miss a ball that flies out of Yankee Stadium.
After what I saw on Sunday, anything's possible.
That's the scary thing about Judge as a player. It's two-plus months into this season and it seems he continues to get better and better.
Judge's emergence is a thing of beauty for Yankees fans and a scary proposition for the rest of Major League Baseball.
All rise. All rise indeed.
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Matt Domsch
Matt Domsch is a Technology Strategist in the Dell Office of the CTO, with an affinity for Operating Systems (especially Linux) and virtualization.
Matt has been developing, debugging, testing, and fixing aspects of Linux since 1999. Matt is a member of the Fedora Project Board. He helped write and maintain DKMS and efibootmgr userspace apps, edd, efivars and ppp_mppe kernel modules, and has contributed to the maintenance of many other kernel modules. Matt maintains several packages in Fedora. Matt was a member of the 2004 and 2005 Ottawa Linux Symposium Program Committee. Matt holds a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a MS in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University . Matt lives in the Austin, TX area with his wife and children.
Matt runs the popular firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com mailing lists (subscribe and read archives at http://lists.us.dell.com/) for system administrators who use Linux on their Dell Power
Edge servers and Precision workstations.
See my other web pages.
http://linux.dell.com Dell Linux Engineering web site
http://dell.com/linux Dell Linux Sales and Marketing web site
http://dell.com/ubuntu Ubuntu on select Dell desktops and notebooks
http://lists.us.dell.com Dell's public mailing lists (mostly Linux related)
http://domsch.com/ personal web pages
Matt has helped Dell to donate several servers for Fedora Infrastructure
Mirror Wrangler
Matt is the acting Mirror Wrangler, meaning he's keeping the mirror lists current, and is the maintainer for MirrorManager which tracks all the mirrors. See Infrastructure/Mirroring for details.


text: Are cell phones really bad for your health? People are so tethered to their phones they often can't take their eyes off of them and are bumping into walls or even stepping out into traffic. But even worse from an attention standpoint is texting and driving, which has caused many new laws to be passed….


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Right, so last week I went on My Very First House Viewing with my Estate Agent Stuart. We looked at four different properties, all of which were quite similar to one another- 2 bedroom terraces, all in the same part of town.
Unfortunately, none of the properties managed to tick all the boxes. They were all very reasonable properties, but in all cases, either one bedroom out of the two was too small, or the main lounging area was too small. I'm looking for a property that can ideally accommodate two adults with a platonic relationship, consequently requiring two adult sized bedrooms. The properties I saw would have been ideal for a couple with a child. I just don't want to limit myself to a particular type of tenant (thinking ahead!).
Today I went and viewed another three properties. Again, all of which were 2 bedroom terraces, in exactly the same location as the previous four I viewed, and they were all with in my budget of £165k.
I saw a property I liked…
After having taken a close inspection of all three properties, I had taken a keen liking to one particular property. Obviously, I didn't make that obvious to Stuart, my Estate Agent, or the vendor. During the viewing I tried my best to keep my firm poker face on (I've never played poker before in my life, by the way), hoping that my excitement wouldn't glow through my cheap disguise. I think I may have looked slightly constipated as opposed to anything else.
Why I liked the property…
The house was ideal, and the best part is that it's an end of terrace with potential room for expansion on the side, which gives it a nice edge over the other properties in the same street.
The property is tucked away in the corner, so it's quite private. There's also an ample amount of space for cars to park right in front of the house. The back garden is nicely sized, making it perfect for BBQ's in the summer (Holy crap, I sound like a salesman).
The two bedrooms were very reasonably sized, both have enough space for double beds. The interior decor was neutral throughout, meaning I don't have to do much work to the property.
Besides from a lick of paint in a few areas, and a thorough clean, I'm confident tenants could move in pretty quickly.
The asking price is £164k. In a few days time I will put in a cheeky offer of £156k.
The luck of Christmas
The property market is generally slow during this time of year. Ideally, no one would want to move during the Christmas and New Year period because life is already manic and costly enough. Who needs the added stress?
Anyone that has their property up on the market during the festive season is probably a desperate seller, so it's easy to take advantage of the situation by making a cheeky offer. That's the general theory anyways. However, the vendor could simply be a Jehovah Witness, meaning my cheeky offer may get laughed at.
Disclaimer: I'm just a landlord blogger; I'm 100% not qualified to give legal or financial advice. I'm a doofus. Any information I share is my unqualified opinion, and should never be construed as professional legal or financial advice. You should definitely get advice from a qualified professional for any legal or financial matters. For more information, please read my full disclaimer.


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Carter's Brewing
ADDRESS:2526 Montana Ave-B
Billings, MT 59101
Open Monday-Saturday 4pm-8pm Sunday 2pm-6pm
Established in Billings, MT in July of 2007on historic Montana Avenue, Carter's Brewing is family owned and operated. The business was formed at about the same time that our son Carter James was born, hence the name. Construction and renovation of the brewery building which houses our taproom was done with help and support from an extended group of family and friends. We operate on a 7 bbl system that was pieced together from old dairy tankage with some modern additions. In our first year we produced 475 bbls of beer in over 70 different styles. Michael Uhrich, owner and Brew Master, got his start in the brewing world by making beer at home. He received a homebrew kit from his father-in-law and let's just say the rest is history. Mike landed his first commercial brewing job at Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co in Billings in 2001 and was head brewer there until 2007. We feel that Mike's best beers have been brewed since he has started Carter's and that the sky is the limit for what is yet to come!! Welcome to the family Mason Tyler Uhrich born May3, 2011. We are blessed to have you in our lives!


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When: 07/24/2018, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Crafty kids will love the East Hampton Library's "Snap Circuits," from 2 to 3 PM, where they will construct circuits that will light up, sound off, and power an accessory. This program incorporates STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) which makes learning electronics easy and fun! Kids will work in groups of two and materials are limited. The class is open to children ages seven and up. Sign up is required by dropping by the children's desk at the library or calling 631-324-0222 ext. 3.


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Five years.
Five years feels like some sort of milestone in grief time. Five years is halfway to ten years, and maybe at a decade you feel like you've officially moved on. A decade, after all is a different measurement of time entirely. You've kept living and healed while the person you loved just stopped. The pain becomes less about their absence, because you have grown accustomed to it. The pain becomes more of an occasional dull ache where your friend was. You wonder what their life would be like now had they chosen to continue living it. What would they have accomplished? Who would they have grown into? I think about Talya whenever I'm back home in North Carolina. In the delicious humidity, listening to the cicadas sing, out with friends in the places we loved, I wonder what that precious time would be like if she was there? What quirky, weird jokes would she make? How would she have brought extra love and light to our time together? Lucky for us, the years have cycled through to where she is able to bring such joy to that time together, even in her absence.
I loved Talya's voice. In the days after her death, we all talked about her singing, and huddled together around the few recordings of her singing we were lucky enough to find. I loved her weird ass humor. Case in point: The time I convinced everyone that we simply had to watch the awful disaster movie 2012, with John Cusack. Amidst the ridiculous CGI wrought explosions, and cities breaking apart for no other apparent reason than it being well, 2012; extras for the film, useless to the plot aside from suffering indignant deaths onscreen ran around like chickens with their heads cut off. I drunkenly pondered aloud: "What would you even do in this situation if it somehow happened in real life?" Without missing a beat, Talya replied "I'd run around yelling 'help help! I don't want to die a virgin!' and just see what happened". The room burst into bellyaching laughter.
I loved the way she would try to translate the nonsense phrases I got stuck into my head into German and say them back to me. Like the time we got fixated on the phrase "Honey I shrunk the Führer". Where the fuck did that even come from? Were we watching World War II movies and Disney movies in the same day? Talya started saying it in broken German, and I could not stop laughing. ADHD children all grown up that we were, I forgot about it shortly. In the following days, Tuesday absolutely forbade Talya from repeating it back to me, despite my insistent asking. He knew that he'd then be dealing with both of us glitching out and repeating it into forever, or at least until we got distracted.
I loved Talya's kindness. I am not sure I ever heard her say an unkind thing about another person, a true rarity in the world. I also cannot recall anyone having anything unkind to say about her; even before she died, which is even rarer. Talya was unique and so adored by everyone around her. At the end of the day was still in so much pain, that she chose a permanent ending to that pain.
Maybe I've finally come to respect that choice. I hate saying that aloud.
Five years ago today I couldn't imagine a future where Talya's death would ever hurt less. Heather Talley and I sat in the garden outside of Rosetta's at the wake and she asked "Where is the threshold? When do our hearts just finally break?". I thought maybe this was it. I couldn't envision a life where we'd all moved on to the degree that we have. All that was to be felt was a big, awful, empty now. Like trying to catch our collective breath and figure out what deal to make with the divine to get Talya back from beyond the veil, or stumbling home drunk and sobbing up Lexington Avenue was just what we do from now on.
And then five years passed in a flash. Night still followed day and the world kept spinning. Life moved on, albeit a little darker. I sometimes wonder if I used Talya's death as an excuse to continue down a path of hardening my heart, but I don't know if I would have survived that year if I hadn't. When we talk about Talya now, it's with an air of fond remembrance instead of soul-crushing despair. Because goddamn, she was so, so funny, and so weird, and just so kind. It is an overused phrase, but I'll use it anyway: There will never be another one like Talya. I'll talk about the life she lived bravely, and the qualities she embodied until the day I die.
Maybe some day I'll finally be done writing about her every August 9th.
Keep breathing.
Keep moving.
Keep shining.
Keep living.


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Country singer Carrie Underwood sat down for her first interviews to promote her new song "Cry Pretty."
After months of hiding her face, Underwood finally had a "big reveal" while performing at the ACM Awards on Sunday. Of the facial injuries, Underwood told iHeartMedia's "The Bobby Bones Show" on Thursday, "I was taking the dogs out ... and I just tripped. There was one step, and I didn't let go of the leashes — priorities! — so that's why my left hand's fine, but I went to catch myself and I just missed a step. If I had fallen anywhere else I would be perfectly fine, but it was one step that messed everything up."
Carrie revealed that she fell around her mouth area, which required 40 to 50 stitches. Though she was afraid someone would "creep" on her at the grocery store and post it on Instagram while she was healing, she emphasized, "I've been very fortunate with the healing process." She added, "I was at a point where I didn't know how things were going to end up… I didn't know what it was going to heal like."
As for her son Isaiah's response to her injuries, Carrie said, "I was worried he would be scared of me. But now if I put makeup on, he's like 'Mommy, your boo boo's all gone.' "
On the same day, Carrie dropped by SiriusXM for her appearance on Highway's "Storme Warren Show," where she admitted that she was "nervous" about her ACM performance.
Carrie also explained why she didn't walk the red carpet at the ACM Awards, saying, "I didn't want to talk about my accident the whole time."
Of her initial reaction to the fall, Carrie said, "I thought I just busted my lip. Then I walked inside... and went to go survey the damage and was like, 'Oh, no!'"
"It wasn't pretty," Carrie shared. "It was a chipped tooth and my skin."


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I saw this ebay add for a fake PM2 so I asked the seller a question. Here's the conversation so far:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paramilitary-Cu ... 1906642647
My messages in blue.
Is the item #121906642647 that you have listed an authentic Spyderco knife?
His responses in red.
do you see any Spyderco in description ? it is a custom knife that's what I have list it for all I can say is this knife is nice the blade holds up good and I have one my self for years. I came up with the coating after I went diving. did not like the rust inside from sea water blade was no problem but internal parts. I also coat gun parts so I did decide to start coating knifes I do it the same way just like with the gun parts and it takes me few hours to do one knife.Please keep in mind there is no papers no box no logos on this knife and I do not even like to call it Spyderco because they never made the knife in a style like this with a paint job like this or a logo like this.
I did not see Spyderco anywhere in your add and that is why I asked the question. You obviously know that this is an unauthorized Chinese copy of a Spyderco Paramilitary 2, yet you do not state anywhere that it is a clone or that it is made in China. It is not unreasonable to think that someone might think that they are getting a quality Spyderco when in fact they are not. You should at least give a complete and thorough description of this product unless you are purposely trying to mislead people. Thank you for your prompt response to my question.
sorry but I do not try to miss lead anybody there are no labels on this knife on top of this this knife is not a copy because it is not exactly the same it does not even say Paramilitary 2 in my description, People who buy this knife buy it mostly because of the coating.
I do not see any patent number on those knifes ... therefore they can copy as long as they like to as long they do not use there labels but like I mention it is not even a copy because it is different. Just because it has a hole in the blade makes it not a Spydy copy.
And last I can assure you those are good knifes not bad at all combined with the coating I consider this as a better knife ... my opinion .... Somebody told me Chris Reef uses also KG Gun Coat so far I like the coating works great on all the stuff I did so far check this out its my 7mm Mauser ... lots of work.
You call it a "Paramilitary Custom Knife" in your add. Why use the term "paramilitary"? There is no reason to use it other than the fact that it is used by Spyderco on a model that looks almost exactly like this. You keep bragging about the great coating which is another reason why I initially asked the question. If it had been a real Spyderco, then all of that coating would have covered up their usual markings. If you are so positive that it is your custom work that will sell this knife, then why not give a complete and accurate description of the knife. Do you know the saying about putting lipstick on a pig? I'm just concerned that someone may not see past your lipstick and think that they are getting something that they are not. I would think that since it is your reputation that you would also be concerned about that, but your responses seem to indicate otherwise.
You funny yesterday I had a description No Spyderco in top header an ebay start to complain I have to take it out this is done. Now you start to cry about paratrooper ....yeah nobody use this name in combination with a knife until end of time. Just like police knife or military knife. A total joke. It will cut paper just like one of the 200 plus dollar knifes out there maybe even better but I am sure you can see on the pictures that the knife is junk. It will break at first attempt to cut some cardboard. Don t waste my time please.
The term you used was "Paramilitary" not paratrooper or have you changed it now? Why can't you just tell people that this is a Chinese made clone of a popular knife that is made by a company that you will not name. That would be an honest add that doesn't mislead people by leaving out information. I guess honesty and integrity are in short supply these days.
Yeah just like you hiding behind your 0 buy and sale account fresh made today just for one reason You try to tell me about be a straight up dude ....
How is that being dishonest. I am not the one trying make money on deliberate misinformation. I haven't had an ebay account in over 15 years and started this one to ask a simple and legitimate question. What is wrong with that?


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Activities and groups for children
Our church loves children, and we've got lots of special activities and groups that are ideal for kids at different ages and stages of life.
Sunday Services
Children are welcome at our 10am and 5pm Sunday services, and we have a specially-designed program for children.
Midweek Pre-school and Toddlers Program
On Tuesday mornings during school terms from 9.30am to 11.30am we have a special program for children aged 2 to 4 called 'TOTS', where parents and carers join their young ones for an age-specific program of play, craft, music and Bible teaching. For full details visit the TOTS page.
Midweek Kids' Club
Kids aged 4 to Year 2 enjoy a midweek kids program on Friday afternoons from 4pm to 5.30pm during school terms called 'Kids' Club'. Lots of food, games, craft, music, and a time to learn more about God. Full details on the Kids' Club page.
Midweek Middle-school Kids' Program
Kids in school years 3 to 6 come together also on Friday nights from 4pm to 5.30pm during school terms for 'Andy's Club'… a great program of games, activities, music and teaching about God. Something a bit more 'mature' for the older kids in the family. Find out more on the Andy's Club page.
Primary School Scripture (SRE)
During school terms, a team of accredited and authorised volunteers from our church teach Scripture (or 'Special Religious Education – SRE') at Oak Flats and Balarang Public Schools. Find out more at our SRE page.
Holiday Kids' Program
'Real Kids' is our holiday program, designed for children in Kindergarten through to Year 6. The program for the day includes food, games, Bible teaching and so much fun! We are all about encouraging Real Kids to have Real Hope in the Real Jesus. Find out more Phone: +61 (2) 4256 6464


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In 2011 the gallery celebrated its tenth anniversary with a commemorative exhibition titled "Ten years and some days" wich collected, at least, one masterpiece from all the artists that had been showed individually in the gallery.
Remarking the anniversary, the influential art historian Francesc Fontbona published an article about Francesc Mestre in the magazine "EL TEMPS". Entitled "It's time to talk about Francesc Mestre", the article describes the trajectory of our art director and the gallery:
(…) Francesc Mestre, the art gallery director, has a long trajectory linked to the contemporary art, through art galleries that in the 60s and 70s had a strong importance in the new artistic sensibility in our country, like Adrià's Gallery or René Metrás's Gallery. Nevertheless, in that time, his name was just in mind of whose were usually in the artistic space, or even in the Barcelona art galleries. This professional career had made him an expert not only in Catalan art of the twentieth century in the aesthetic appearance, but also its sociological implications, and of course, the circumstances, not always innocent, that govern the imposition and diffusion of taste and names. Mestre treasures some experiences of the events and attitudes that would help to know and interpret the evolution of our art world since the postwar period until now, and that's why if he ever decide to write his book, that it seems not yet been raised, he would offer a superb document, not an anecdote, but-as would say Eugeni d'Ors- a qualified one.
Since he opened his own gallery he has oriented and focused in small format, but with chronological and stylistic range much greater, and his task was soon revealed remarkable to enter in the arts world to many who until then not dared to take the step of acquiring pieces because surely were economically unaffordable, or even because they weren't able to cross the barrier between the status of a mere visitor gallery and the active client. The dimensions of the Francesc Mestre Art's gallery, the fact of being at street level, and the effort that has made his owner bringing his drawings at reasonable prices- sometimes even in the gallery has organized artistic outlets- has done much to awaken shy amateur visitors to budding collectors.
The imagination of Francesc Mestre has been the promotion of art and history, it's time to be recognized for the excellence of his tactics contribution, atypical of a dealer, and whom vibe, know and love art passing through his hands (…)
Francesc Fontbona email@example.com
At Francesc Mestre Art Gallery you will find out works of many artists who have raised the art history of our country with their personality. We are specialized in discovering, dignifying and making them accessible for those who are sensitive.
APPRAISALS: insurances, testament, etc. COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTANCY: report, dictum, restoration, conservation, framing, certifications PAYMENT FACILITIES GUARANTEE
IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR, we offer you: - Finding artworks that may be of your interest - Research and documentation finding
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What the average consumer does not know about automobile insurance and how they conduct themselves, could fill a book, or at least an extensive report conducted by J.D. Power and Associates.
The Habits
In the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates conducted a study which focused on the habits of the average insurance consumer.
The J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. Insurance Shopping Study was based on responses to a series of questions asked to more than 14,000 shoppers who had requested an insurance quote in the previous 12 months.
Surprisingly the first thing they discovered was that 10 percent of these people did not choose the provider with the lowest price even when it might have saved them hundreds of dollars. Many of these shoppers could have saved themselves more than $250, but instead made their decision based on customer service rather than cost.
Customer Service is What People Want
Surprised to hear some people care about service more than they do about savings? You shouldn't be.
The study found that more than 75 percent of shoppers who got a quote they didn't like cited price as the reason they didn't go with that company for their insurance needs. Interestingly enough, the study also found that price accounted for less than 30 percent of the overall satisfaction the consumer felt toward their insurer.
"While competitive pricing is critical to closing the sale for most shoppers, insurers must perform on all elements of the purchase experience to gain and retain satisfied customers," said Jeremy Bowler, senior director of the insurance practice at J.D. Power and Associates. "In fact, past service experiences play a considerable role in the purchase decisions of retained customers, and in some cases, may even outweigh the appeal of a lower-priced competitor."
Erie Insurance ranked highest among insurers for the third consecutive year. The Hartford was second and Auto-Owners Insurance was third.
Age Factor
The study also found that younger customers were much less sensitive to price than any other category, while those in the Baby Boomer generation more often cited price as the determining factor. Interestingly enough, both those groups regularly made use of their insurnace company web site, about 58 percent for younger and 46 percent for the older drivers.
Another interesting point, the younger drivers were much more likely to buy their insurance direct from the company (51 percent) instead of through an agent (36 percent) like their more senior consumers.
According to the J.D. Power and Associates study there are certainly marked differences between age groups when it comes to buying habits of those looking for insurance. But overall, service is the biggest factor when it comes to who you want to give your money to.


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Swizz Beatz ft. Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne - Hands Up
- Artist: Swizz Beatz
- Track: Hands Up
- Feat. Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne
- Producer: Swizz Beatz
In 2010, DJ Khaled said, err, screamed Put Your Hands Up. More than a year later, 50 Cent went on to say the exact same thing. And, as you're probably well aware, this trend continued into 2012, which found Young Chris asking fans to put their Hands Up High. Now, a little less than 365 days later, Swizz Beatz looks to end the summer on a high note with the star-studded release of new single Hands Up. Joining Mr. Alicia Keys in celebration are, in order, a slightly more spastic Weezy than we've heard over the past year, a tough talking Nicki Minaj, an almost out of breathe Rick Ross and 2 Chainz (sorry, there was nothing interesting or groundbreaking about his closing verse). There is no word yet on where Hands Up will appear, but keep it locked to The DJBooth for all the latest.


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95% natural ingredients
High performance serum with enhanced formula; a necessary step in the holistic treatment against aging. Cutting-edge technology product for direct lifting.
- Greek royal jelly encapsulated in liposomes speeds up skin regeneration, smoothes wrinkles and increases skin elasticity and vigour.
- Lupine extract stimulates collagen production, improves skin elasticity and contributes to facial contour lifting.
- Cictus extract and hyaluronic acid enhance the natural defense and hydration levels of skin.
- Rabdosia rubescens extract prevents the appearance of dark spots and redness, while offering radiance and an even skin tone.
- Patented propolis extract provides antioxidant action and protects against oxidative stress and adverse environmental factors.
- Organic rose, myrrh and frankincense essential oils invigorate and rejuvenate skin and mood.
In the QUEEN BEE line, APIVITA has replaced water with Greek organic wild rose infusion from Nymfaio of Florina, which is rich in polyphenols and enhances the antioxidant effect of products.
Apply morning and evening, before using QUEEN BEE Day Cream, on cleansed face and neck gently patting with fingertips.
QUEEN BEE Holistic Age Defense Serum has a rich formula and contains 95% natural ingredients
|Royal jelly
|Rabdosia rubescens extract
|Propylene glycol
|Hyaluronic acid
|Mineral oil
|Cistus extract
|Rose, myrrh, frankincense essential oils*
|Wild rose* infusion instead of water
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Aqua** (Water**), Aqua (Water), Glycerin, C14-22 Alcohols, Olus Oil (Vegetable Oil), Butylene Glycol, Dodecane, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Ethoxydiglycol, Panthenol, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Leaf/Stem Extract, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Cistus Incanus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Royal Jelly, Mel* (Honey*) Extract, Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract, Rabdosia Rubescens Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Cera Alba* (Beeswax*), Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Phenethyl Alcohol, Decyl Glucoside, Glutamine, Retinyl Palmitate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Tocopherol, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf* Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Rosa Canina Fruit* Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Boswellia Carterii Oil*, Santalum Spicata (Sandalwood) Wood Oil*, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil*, Commiphora Myrrha Oil, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Bisabolol, Lecithin, Arginine, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Parfum (Fragrance), Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hydroxycitronellal
** Rosa Canina Fruit* Aqueous Infusion = Water from wild rosehip infusion
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Sometimes, everyone has to deal with an unexpected bill or expense. Your job might not always pay for these events. You may need help. The information provided here could be advantageous if you feel a payday loan is appropriate for you.
Always know the money you have to pay for the loan. It is tempting to focus on the money you will receive and not think about the fees. Request that the firm provide you with a written statement of all the fees that you must pay. This should be done before you apply or sign for anything. This will make sure you only pay back what you expect.
If you have borrowed from a payday lender, pay the loan back as soon as possible rather than rolling it over. If you extend these loans, you will simply compound the interest and make it even more difficult to pay off the loan down the road.
Payday loan services are all different. Make sure you do your research prior to taking out a payday loan so that you get the best deal. Find out as much as you can about places in your area so you can save some money and time.
Watch out for companies that automatically roll over the finance charge to the following pay period. When this happens, you end up paying the interest and other fees, and the original loan doesn't get paid off. Prior to being released from the loan, consumers have ended up paying five times more than the initial amount.
Avoid loan brokers and deal directly with the payday loan company. There are many sites out there that will take your information and try to match you with a lender, but this can be a little risky since you are giving out sensitive information about yourself.
If you plan to rely on payday loans in order to get by, you need to consider taking a debt counseling class in order to manage your money better. They can become a never-ending cycle and end up costing you a good bit of money.
Learn what documentation to bring with you to the payday loan office in order to get your loan. Most companies require a current paystub, a valid checking account and proof of employment. Find out the information that you need to provide to make a safe and effective transaction.
You need to have sufficient employment history before you can qualify to receive a payday loan. Typically, companies will only lend you money if you've been working consistently for three months and your income is stable. You'll need to have some sort of employment verification, such as a pay-stub.
Before taking out a payday loan, research the lending company and see if they have a good history. Not every firm is on the up and up. Read through the company responses to any complaints that are filed.
Check out the APR on the loan you're about to take out. This figure will help you decide the amount that you will be paying back.
If you are self-employed, secured personal loans may be a better choice than payday loans. Payday loans are hardly ever given to those who own a business. Regular income is a must, as payday loan providers may look down at you running your own business.
You need to establish a good payment history with the payday lender you are working with. You might need them again. Using the same loan company for payday loans helps you get bigger loans when you have a good track record with the company.
Before jumping into a payday loan, take a few minutes to consider if it is really your best option. Although a payday loan may be your final choice, many people acquire one just to be safe. Be certain your initial shock has passed and that you feel calm about the situation before rushing into any financial decisions.
Pay attention to how much your loan is going to cost you. The press justifiably hammers on the costs associated with this type of loan, but in some cases, there are no other options. Payday loans are typically given in smaller amounts than regular loans, usually from about $100-$1500. Typically the interest from a payday loan will cost you between $15-30 per $100 you borrow, if you repay the loan in two weeks. Think ahead whether or not you will be able to repay this amount out of your next paycheck, and if the answer is no, then decline the loan altogether.
Even though payday loans are typically used for paying off a sudden expense, they can also be utilized for managing your money. The extra money you receive from a payday loan can be used to set up a budget you can use in the future. Thus, while you must repay the principal as well as the interest, you may reap long term benefits from the transaction. You just have to use the loan responsibly.
Don't sign a contract until you read it thoroughly. Investigate the fine print and don't be shy about asking plenty of questions with customer service. If you do not understand everything or find any hidden fees, you should look for another lending institution for your payday loan.
No matter what the reasons, if you are unable to prove that you can repay the loan on the due date, you will be declined. If your application is rejected for this reason, you will have to find an alternative source for funding. You may find yourself stuck in a never ending cycle of paying but never getting debts paid off.
You shouldn't be using payday loans to fund your lifestyle. Everyone has a time when they need extra cash but payday loans should not be a constant way of life. Look for solutions that work to get you out of your debt and start getting money put away for emergency situations that may occur.
For those with a stable source of income who need access to money in a short time period, payday loans are a viable option. You do pay higher than normal interest for the privilege, however, it can be of benefit if done correctly. Make a payday loan work for you by utilizing the information provided to you here.


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It was a film centric Monday for me, as I started the day co-hosting Behind The Lens with film critic/interviewer debbie lynn elias over at Adrenaline Radio, where we discussed the new documentaries Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of and Energizing Our World (narrated by Edward James Olmos, whom we interviewed on the show).
But the day was far from over, as I trekked to Hollywood to catch an evening discussion with this year's Oscar nominated screenwriters. The "Q&A With Jeff Goldsmith" event took place at The Los Angeles Film School, a venue which, along with being an educational institution, also offers up free screenings and discussions for the general public.
Although Foxcatcher scribe E. Max Frye humorously complained to Goldsmith that the group was much funnier during their Santa Barbara International Film Festival panel, Monday evening's discussion was definitely informative. Each scribe reflected on the most challenging moments of their screenwriting careers and broke down the challenges of creating their respective narratives.
Along with Frye, the attendees included writers Damien Chazelle ("Whiplash"), Anthony McCarten ("The Theory of Everything") Graham Moore ("The Imitation Game"), Alex Dinelaris Jr. ("Birdman"), Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler), and Jason Hall ("American Sniper").
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What is Neurofeedback?
Our brains are amazing machines. Using a feedback control function to self-regulate, the brain is able to adapt and improve its own performance.
Because it is difficult to give the brain direct feedback, this feedback mechanism is rarely used to its full ability level. This means that when the brain's regulatory system 'misfires', the lack of the feedback means the brain doesn't realise there is a problem.
Just as it would be a struggle to drive a car without being able to see through a windscreen, or fly an aircraft without radar, without a correctly functioning feedback mechanism the brain's control function can't correct itself – it does not know how well it is working.
Brain deregulation has been linked to conditions as varied as ADHD (in children and adults), autistic spectrum disorders, epilepsy, depression, migraine, anxiety, anger, fibromyalgia syndrome, and post-cancer cognitive impairment ('chemo-brain').
So in simple terms, Neurofeedback is a tool to improve brain regulation. It closes the loop and provides high-quality information to your brain's control function, allowing the brain to self-regulate and learn how to work better.
A safe alternative to medication
Research has demonstrated that, unlike medication which only works whilst it is being taken, regular Neurofeedback training can provide lasting benefits. We believe this is because Neurofeedback brain training provides the brain with the feedback it needs to make permanent corrections itself, whilst medication simply controls the symptoms.
Neurofeedback has never harmed anyone, unlike medication which has unpredictable side effects which can be as serious as death, either directly due to a reaction to the medication or suicidal thoughts brought on by the medication tragically acted out.
Neurofeedback uses the brains own power to self-regulate, in other words previously 'incurable' conditions or conditions which are normally medicated now have an effective natural option.
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Bicycle part and accessory giant BBB have just released their new Commander model glasses. I've been wearing them for the last few weeks and I'm
French sports giant Decathlon have a new range of road bikes and I was lucky enough to get to try out their Triban RC520 model.
Bespoked 2019
My favourite show of the year has been and gone, and it was another good one. Some really interesting builds and creative use of technology.
Aldi cycling special buys
It's Aldi cycling special buy week this week….. here's my top picks. Self sealing inner tubes Now for someone who has just spent time making
Bournemouth and the 7mph obsession
7mph. The average speed I achieved driving from my house the 4 mile distance to pickup my two kids in rush hour recently. The return
Bournemouth is lucky enough to have two vintage cycle events in close proximity this year. Both organised at the team at VINTAGE CYCLE EVENTS. On
Bespoked 2019 coming soon
It's almost that time of year again where the UK's top custom bicycle builders get together in an old railway shed in Bristol. Actually I'm
Lusso Brand Ambassadorship
I have some great news to share with you. I've recently been asked to be a brand ambassador for Lusso cycle clothing. For a cycle
Colnago launch the E64
Big road bike news story of the week is the launch of the Colnago E64 electric road bike…. For many this may seem a sacrilege
Lusso windtex overshoes
In the winter theres one piece of clothing cyclists will be super grateful for……….. the overshoe. For Christmas I was lucky enough to receive a
Ftp test and training program
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Sa Calobra and Cap Formentor
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Yesterday I purchased a brand new Apple Macbook (Black) from the Apple Store in Salem, NH.
I know a collective "WHAT?" just came from those who know me, especially since I just bought an iMac 6 months ago.
The main reason is I really missed having a laptop. Being able to bring your computer wherever you need to, if you are traveling to see family or even for work is a huge plus. Plus I like sometimes using the laptop from my deck or in other locations of my house. An iMac prevented me from doing that.
Another huge plus is the ability to dual-boot Windows with Boot Camp. I installed Windows XP last night and as far as I can tell, everything is working just like a normal Windows computer…except on the best Windows computer out there, a Macbook 🙂 I plan on trying out Parallels as well.
I plan on writing a full review of the Macbook soon. So far though, I have had no hardware issues with it. No whine, the heat seems to be at an acceptable level so far, and the computer absolutely screams even with just 512 MB of memory. I just ordered two 2 GB sticks of RAM, so I will have this maxed out in about a week.
This is 6 months after I bought my first Mac and switched to Macs for home use. The iMac I had purchased then will be sold, probably on eBay. If anyone is interested in buying it from me (1.9 GHz G5, 1.5 GB of RAM, 160 GB HD, iLife '06 DVD, AppleCare 3-year warranty, etc.), please drop me a line at chris at . Serious offers only. The computer as been absolutely stellar for me and has never had an issue hardware wise. I would keep it, but I can only afford having one computer and the Macbook is the winner on that front.


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My Role: API Development
My First Production API
NNNEX was the first API I built that made it into production and has been a tremendous learning experience. I grew by leaps and bounds over the course of this project. NNNEX is a commercial real estate marketplace owned by NNNREIT. They came to Findsome & Winmore for a full redesign and rebuild of their existing application which had served them well for over a decade.
A New Email Campaign System
One piece of the application i am particularly proud of is the email campaigns system. NNNEX integrates SparkPost to send email transmissions through SMTP and their elaborate JSON API, and Stripe as a payment gateway. Users can schedule up to 3 campaigns app-wide per day, and these campaigns are sent to a growing list of ~23k subscribers. Payments for these campaigns are first authorized and a charge resource is stored within the API for later evaluation and payment capture. Once a day, a background process runs and evaluates the charge resources to see if any payments need to be collected.
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Train Cars Strike Pier Under an Overpass in Mason City
Mason City, IA – Four train cars jumped off the rails under an overpass in Mason City on Tuesday morning. No one was injured in the wreck.
The train was heading northbound hauling 61 mostly empty cars when some of the cars fell off the track under the 12th St. NW overpass. The reason as to why the train went off the tracks is still under investigation.
It was discovered that the cars had actually struck a pier under the overpass. Mason City's city engineer, Mark Rahm, says that the bridge is still stable.


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The Spring is a busy season for wildlife around Silver Lake. This video contains clips of a variety of wildlife around the lake shore and on floating platforms. Among the wildlife are frequent visitors including Mallard Ducks and a Beaver. The floating platforms and the motion activated trail cameras are part of the long-term monitoring…Read More
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The Daily Escape:
Snow in Grand Canyon, New Year's Day, 2019 – photo by AP. Lookout Studio is on the left.
Most of you know that Wrongo has been deeply skeptical of the Russia investigation, but as time has moved forward, we've learned quite a bit about Trump and his team's involvement with Russia. Apparently, he worked hard to get a Trump Tower built. Elsewhere, it is reported that Trump stood to gain $300+ million if the deal went through.
Until now, Trump has denied that any deal was considered while he was running for President. But, Buzzfeed broke news this week:
President Donald Trump directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter.
Trump also supported a plan, set up by Cohen, to visit Russia during the presidential campaign, in order to personally meet President Vladimir Putin and jump-start the tower negotiations. "Make it happen," the sources said Trump told Cohen.
The article also says: (brackets by Wrongo)
The special counsel's office learned about Trump's directive for Cohen to lie to Congress through interviews with multiple witnesses from the Trump Organization and internal company emails, text messages, and a cache of other documents. Cohen then acknowledged those instructions during his interviews with that office [Mueller].
All of this still needs to be confirmed, but IF it's true, it is without question an impeachable offense. And the Buzzfeed article appeared two days after Trump's Attorney General-designate William Barr testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that suborning perjury would be clearly criminal, even if done by a President. Well, Buzzfeed says Trump suborned perjury by asking Michael Cohen to lie about his discussions with Russia about a new Moscow Trump Tower. Marcy Wheeler, the best analyst of the Mueller investigation, notes: (brackets by Wrongo)
Discussing a real estate deal is not, as Trump has repeated, illegal. If that's all this were about, Trump and Cohen might not have lied about it.
But it's not. Even before the GRU [Russian intelligence] hacked John Podesta, even before Don Jr told his June 9 visitors that his dad would consider lifting sanctions if he got elected, Michael Cohen let a key Putin deputy know that Trump would be happy to discuss real estate deals that involved both partnering with the GRU and with sanctioned banks. And Putin has been sitting on that receipt ever since.
All of what Wheeler talks about is in the Buzzfeed article, along with her previous reporting.
It's going to be interesting to hear what Mr. Cohen has to tell Congress when he testifies next month. Telling someone to lie to Congress is obstruction of justice, and it's why the House drafted articles of impeachment for Richard Nixon in 1974. From Booman:
We can't have a chief executive who is compromised by a foreign power. That's a clear and present danger, and it's even more serious than the possibility that he may have engaged in a criminal conspiracy with them to help him win the office.
Directing someone to lie to Congress is probably next in line…
When Trump won on November 8th 2016, America had no idea of just how bad things might get over the next four years. Wrongo assumed Trump would appoint a few Supreme Court justices, pass a big tax cut for the wealthy, and gut Obamacare.
But, would you have believed that we would be on the precipice of impeachment within two years? Would you have believed that a one-month government shutdown wouldn't be the biggest news in town?
With all of that to consider, we need to take a break before our heads explode. We need another Saturday Soother. This one is the calm before Sunday's Snowpocalypse in the Northeast. So, check your snow blower, find your snow shovel, and go and buy all the bread and milk that's left in the market.
Now, brew up a hot steaming cup of Beanstock's Mexican Organic coffee ($11.99/12oz.) from Wellfleet MA's Beanstock Coffee. The roaster says it is sweet to the taste, with dark chocolate and toffee up front, and a soft, lingering lemon finish.
And, cup in hand, settle back and contemplate your local bad weather. It's time to listen to something different, so here is guitarist Gilad Hekselman performing "Do Re Mi Fa Sol" from his 2018 album "Ask for Chaos". Hekselman was born in Israel, and lives in New York. He won the Gibson–Montreux Jazz Festival Guitar Competition in 2005, and sounds to Wrongo like the second coming of Bill Frisell. Wrongo isn't sure we should be asking for chaos. but there we are:
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