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Hi Danthonia,
I'm freelance designer, and I've done plenty of branding and logo work. Sign design is something I'm less familiar with. I have a question for you regarding a current project: On vertical signs, should the text read bottom-to-top, or top-to-bottom? Thanks for taking the time!
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Hi Freelance Designer,
You've hit on a hot topic. I've seen this one discussed at length on forums such as Typophile. The quick answer is that there is no rule about text orientation on signage. It can go either up or down, so take your pick!
Having said that, I've noticed that most vertical signs and banners have the text running from bottom to top. I'm not sure if there's any reason for that, besides that it looks better (to me, at least). When I'm standing on a busy city street, reading a banner that says 'Sapphire City Festival' (or any other message), I tilt my head to the left and run my eyes upwards. When I get to the end of the banner, I am looking at the sky and maybe a few trees. Generally, this is better than running my eyes downwards into the visual clutter of the street. Of course, for a smaller wall-mounted sign, the background would be consistent, so it wouldn't matter either way.
I used to think that downwards was the correct direction, since the text on book spines runs downwards. That was before I visited Germany and noticed that all the book spine text ran bottom-to-top, except on volumes so thick that space allowed for horizontal text (the ones that I wouldn't attempt to read). Americans justify running the text downwards because that way it's readable when the book is lying flat with the cover up. Europeans would argue that when a book is lying flat, the cover is plainly visible, so it doesn't matter that the text on the spine is upside-down.
But I digress. Signs aren't books, and they don't have covers or spines. What's more, signs have traditionally followed a slightly different set of rules than printed matter. Many of the old theatre signs, especially in the United States, are vertical. This is for the simple reason that vertical signs are much more practical to build and install on towering urban facades. Traditionally, these signs don't use vertical text at all, but rather vertically-stacked horizontal letters. Stacked letters have an art and a science of their own.
Roman letters are designed to sit side by side, not on top of one another. Stacks of lowercase letters are especially awkward because the ascenders and descenders make the vertical spacing appear uneven, and the varied width of the characters makes the stacks look precarious. (The letter I is a perennial problem.) Capital letters form more stable stacks than lowercase letters. Centering the column helps to even out the differences in width.
– Ellen Lupton, Thinking with Type
I'm not really sure why stacked text was so popular in days gone by. Possibly sign-makers simply couldn't stand the thought of tipping text ninety degrees. Maybe they felt that rotating text was an affront to the dignity of respectable letterforms. Or they may have believed that stacked text is more readable. It's not.
I would only consider stacking text on a sign that is designed to emulate the Art Deco style of the early twentieth century – or at least a sign with a bit of historic flavour. For anything else, it tends to look bad (unless it's a skateboard deck that says 'Gnarly' in decorative circus-style lettering).
Now I'll digress a little. Since we've talked so much about vertical text, I might as well touch on the topic of angled text too. If you ever consider using angled text on a sign design, make sure that it always angles 'uphill' (with the right side higher than the left). It just looks better, and ninety-nine percent of angled text angles upwards.
As sign designers, our challenge is to fit the appropriate text into the available space, in the most beautiful and effective way possible. Obviously, most signs use horizontal text, since it's the most readable and the English language is designed to be written in horizontal lines. On the other hand, the world is overloaded with horizontal lines of text. Sometimes, an angled, curved or vertical typographic design can catch people's attention simply because it's different.
Hope that helps!


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First the good news: A recent study by PriceMetrix, The State of Retail Wealth Management, showed that the average advisor AUM grew by just over 7.7% in 2014. For the first time in years, not only did advisors grow their assets, but the increase was (slightly) larger than a typical 60/40 book. In other words, AUM increased over what the market gave us.
Now the bad news: The disparity between top-producing advisors was huge. In fact, the top quartile of firms increased production by over 41%, but the bottom quarter actually had a 15% decline in production.
If you are one of those firms that didn't grow by 41%, or even 7.7%, what should you do?
Most of us get comfortable doing the same things repeatedly, especially when it comes to marketing. "If it works, why mess with it?" is a common response. But does it work, and could it be better? As we step into the second quarter of this year, challenge yourself to try something new. Think about stepping out of your comfort zone.
1. Uncomfortable with social media? Get over it; it's not going away. Do your compliance homework first -- but then spruce up your LinkedIn page and create a firm Twitter account and/or Facebook page. Traditional newsletters and other mailings mean you are talking at someone instead of with someone. Go social, make connections, and engage with your clients and prospects.
2. Start a blog to share your opinions and your personality. Prospects are checking you out well before they ever call you. Give them a taste of your character, your tone and what it would be like to work with you. Let them get to know and feel comfortable with the real you.
3. Hold a small client/prospect event. Marketing events don't have to cost a huge amount of money, and they can be intimate. Try dinner with your favorite client and have them invite a colleague or family member that you know would be a great client, too. Don't talk business; just get to know them (and let them get to know you). Don't worry -- your client will "talk you up," especially as you are buying. Think about a "hard to get in" restaurant or maybe a chef's table to give the evening a little excitement.
4. Now plan a larger client appreciation event. Ditch the boring economic update or wholesaler product presentation -- no one wants to hear that. Think about something you can do that is fun (and that clients will actually want to bring a guest to). Perhaps rent out a section at a minor league baseball game, or host a "wellness" dinner with a nutritionist as your guest speaker. Or maybe you could hold a wine and cheese night at a local gallery, or have a good old-fashioned barbeque. If you want to hold a client-appreciation event, actually show them you care and don't try to sell something.
5. Reach out to CPAs. Now that their busiest season is over, are there one or two centers of influence with whom you have always wanted to build a stronger relationship? Call them and schedule that one-on-one meeting. Use this meeting as a fact-finding mission: Ask them about their business, the challenges they face and their succession plans. Try not to talk about your business. If you find out more about their challenges, chances are that you two can brainstorm some solutions that would work for both of you.
6. Is there one prospect that you have targeted but haven't found that perfect moment to connect with? Forget about trying to find the right time -- just find it. Don't send an email or letter -- pick up the phone and call. Ask him/her out for coffee or lunch. Pick neutral ground.
Doing the same old thing and hoping for a different result isn't going to make your business improve. Get out of your office, mingle with your clients and prospects and do things you've never done before.
You just may find this gives your business the boost it's needed.
John Anderson is Managing Director of the Practice Management Solutions Team for the SEI Advisor Network and the author of SEI's practice management blog, "Practically Speaking".
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Slingshot's Vince Nairn had the chance to catch up with Christina Alejandre, vice president and general manager of ELEAGUE, during Group B play at the beginning of November. They talked about this season's changes, viability of non-endemic sponsors and preparations for hosting a Major in January.
Vince Nairn: Obviously there have been some changes to the format this season. What kind of led you to the tweaks you made?
Christina Alejandre: Yeah, I think that we looked at Season 1, and Season 1 was a really long season. And it was a lot of content. We were pumping out about 30 hours of content per week. And looking back at the format, I think at the time the format made sense with the amount of teams that we had and kind of the structure. But Tuesday and Wednesday, very candidly, the matches mattered, but they didn't really matter. We wanted to make a format this season where every match matters. So every one of these best-of-ones the guys are playing right now matter. It depends on their placement and whether or not they're going to make it to our playoffs. And then (Saturday), every match matters because it is elimination day, essentially. There will be two teams going home and one additional team going (to the playoffs). So that, we felt, was the format that made the most sense. In addition, the amount of content, there's just a lot of fatigue. There's fatigue of the viewers because there's a lot of Counter-Strike content out there. There's fatigue of the players and teams because they have a lot of different competitions to play. They're long weeks. So we wanted to mitigate that as much as possible. That's kind of how we went into thinking about what the format changes were as we went into Season 2.
VN: Did you get much feedback from the teams? I wouldn't say they were complaints, but speaking to the players at the Season 1 playoffs, it seemed like the length of the season was something they wanted to be addressed. How much did any of that feedback play into your decisions, if at all?
CA: It's kind of funny that you asked this because I just went to the Group B team dinner. We do a dinner with all the teams every week, and I like to go and just talk and sit with all the teams. I was actually talking to the Virtus.pro guys, and I was like, "How does it feel to be back in Atlanta?" and they were like, "Atlanta is the city we've spent the most time in the United States in." Because they basically spent a month here (at the end of Season 1). And you have VP, one of them just had a baby. One of them has a baby on the way. So they spend a lot of time away from their families. So they weren't complaining because I think they really like being here. I don't want to speak on behalf of them. But that's a long time to be away for a tournament. We weren't getting complaints, per se. But even for us, it was a little (much). We had people switching teams, and then they have to kind of hold and not switch teams. It was over 10 weeks. I think it's just how we look at it. We are never as good as our last production. We always want to be better and we always want to find ways to improve. So it's us doing active listening and paying attention to things and seeing, experimenting. And this is what we came up with for Season 2.
VN: With the Overwatch Open happening over the summer, how did that opportunity arise? And what made this the right time to get involved with that game?
CA: We have active conversations with all kinds of different publishers. I can't speak on behalf of Blizzard. They went and did RFP process for this Overwatch tournament that was gonna be their pinnacle. They had a couple smaller tournaments, but this was going to be their big, featured tournament. We went in and kind of put a bid in with FaceIt, our partner, for the Overwatch Open, and they chose us. So we went in and we did a really great, kind of early stages online tournament with FaceIt, one of the premier online tournament platforms out there. So they ran that part, and then they came and kind of did a championship week with us. And it was great. For us, it was a little bit of proof of concept that we could do games that weren't just Counter-Strike. And I think that we really did well. The team really understands (Overwatch). They came in, they learned about it if they didn't understand it, and we were able to put together a really good product we were all pretty proud of.
VN: Likewise, you mention proof of concept. Do you feel any sort of validation to see the work you have done so far be rewarded with the next CSGO major? Especially to have that happen so quickly after getting on the scene?
CA: When I look back at Season 1, just because it's me running the business or whatever, but I look back at Season 1 and think of all the things we could do better. I'm extremely proud of the team, and at the end of Season 1 I teared up just because I was so happy and so proud of the team that we were able to kind of accomplish this feat on television that hadn't been done before. The finals went great, and it was such a great experience. But for me, I'm always thinking, "What did we do wrong? We've gotta fix this and gotta fix that." And we put our hats in for the Major knowing that we had kind of elevated the production level of esports. We felt like the players were happy and the talent was happy, but we just didn't know what Valve knew or recognized because they choose very established, amazing esports organizations. You have MLG, who did an amazing Major (in April). You have ESL, PGL, CEVO — all of them have done amazing things with the Major and they have long, storied histories in esports. So when we put our hat in the ring, it's like, "Well, I hope we really get it." We all really, really wanted it. But you always kind of wait with bated breath, right? Because you really want it, but you start looking back at Season 1 and the things you could have done differently, and also we had (only) one season under our belt. And then when we were granted the Major, I had such an immense feeling of happiness and pride for the team because what we were able to actually pull off for Season 1 showed we really got esports and understood it. We weren't just some TV network coming in and TV-i-fying esports and making it all about us. We were trying to stay as authentic to the space as possible. And our big mantra is what's good for esports is good for us. So when we got the Major, it was a little validation for the hard work we had done for Season 1.
VN: I think the only real question anyone had with y'all about the Major was the size of the venue. How do you look at that obstacle, I guess, for lack of a better term?
CA: We're always authentic to ELEAGUE and authentic to Turner Sports and WME | IMG. For us, it wasn't that we had to fill this huge, gigantic arena because 'that's gonna validate how awesome our Major is.' If you look at some of the early international tournaments or some of the earlier tournaments that take place, some of the best tournaments happened in a smaller venue. It also makes the feeling of it being more exclusive if it's a smaller venue. So we looked at the Fox Theater, and Atlanta is a really important location to us. We have our ELEAGUE Arena here at Turner Studios. We've been flying all these teams into Atlanta. We've been granted one of the biggest esports events. It would have broken my heart if we had taken it out of Atlanta. And we went and we toured the Fox and there was just something magical about the Fox Theater. You walk in and you just feel like you've stepped into another era. And there's something I really love about walking into the Fox Theater. It's one of the oldest venues in the United States and also in Georgia. And you have this very old school place, and then you're bringing in this amazing new thing called esports. It's a little bit of old school meets new school, and for me it's just something magical that's transformative. If you haven't' seen the pictures of the Fox Theater or walked in there, it has a very dessert kind of feel. And for me, it kind of reminded me of Mirage. So the experience people are going to encounter when they come to our Major — again, because it's such a small venue — will be such a more intimate, exclusive setting. For me, we got some flack on the internet for how small the venue is, but for me it's all about the experience. And I think the Fox Theater is really going to accommodate an amazing experience for this Major.
VN: To your point, I was recently at the quarterfinals of the League of Legends World Championship in Chicago, and that was at the Chicago Theater, which was a pretty small venue. And that had much of the same environment you're talking about trying to create.
CA: You feel like you're there. I love big stadium events. I love them. I went to ESL One in Barclays, and I've been to events in Cologne, and they're great. The feeling is palpable. But I think you can also get that in a smaller venue as well. In the first season during one of the post-game interviews, I think it was Olofmeister, and he was like "It's really weird. There are only a couple hundred people in here, but I feel like there are thousands." And that was because of the magic of our arena and the crowd that we had. I'm looking at the Dota Major that is happening, that PGL is running up in Boston. That's where I lived before I came here, so I'm super stoked. But that was at the Wang in Boston. I've gone to the Wang. It's all about the environment and just that feeling that you're able to create when you're there.
VN: What, if anything, are you going to have to do different — or even if it's just ramping things up — as it comes to getting prepared for the Major?
CA: I won't lie. We have Season 2 and we have the Major championship qualifier. We also are doing the Americas qualifier for the Major qualifier. Lot of qualifiers. And then we have the Major next year. So for us, it's all about making sure people know as much as they can about ELEAGUE. So we're trying to get as much out there as possible. One of the things I was joking around with our marketing guy. There are a lot of broadcasts that are fantastic broadcasts, and they do online broadcasts and they broadcast regularly and it's in their small studio. For us, we always do things at the Turner Sports standard of production no matter what, whether it's a small, tiny online tournament or a live LAN tournament with teams here. So I was talking to my marketing guy, and I was like, "There is no difference this time in production, right?" It's not like we're going to completely elevate what we've already been doing because we've already kind of elevated it. So I told him good luck marketing that (laughs). But it's the same crowd. The same people you're marketing to, I think we have done a decent job at building the ELEAGUE brand. People know when they come to our events and watch our broadcasts that they're going to get a best-in-class experience no matter what. That's what we're gonna focus on. And it's only gonna be elevated more because it's the Major.
VN: Snickers, of course, is the new sponsor this season. As you say, authenticity is key, but what does that say about your ability to reach non-endemic sponsors?
CA: I use Arby's a lot as an example, but they're a great example. Arby's came in and said "We don't want to be the guys who weren't invited to the party but showed up anyway." Because they know this community, and they know this community could feasibly just eat you up and spit you out. Especially, they have a BS detector. They will sniff it out if they think it is, and if it's just this non-endemic brand coming in and slapping their name on it and not really kind of getting it. Arby's didn't want to put themselves in that situation, and none of our sponsors wanted to put themselves in that situation. I remember our first night and something we did and the Arby's logo popped up. I remember looking at the Twitch chat, and the Twitch chat was like "Sellout! Sellout! Sellout!" And then they saw the commercial because that came up right after. And the commercials were catered to Counter-Strike, and then all of the sudden, you saw the Twitch chat (change). You saw people tweeting about the Arby's commercial. How often in stick and ball sports do you see people tweeting about a commercial outside of the Super Bowl? You had people in the ELEAGUE Arena, who were here for the live event, chanting Arby's. I have never been to a stick and ball sporting event where people are chanting the name of a sponsor. They came in and they really thought about it and they wanted to show the community they got it. And we did a study after the season was over, and Arby's saw double-digit increases in brand likability, brand awareness and, most importantly, purchase intent. And also they didn't get any flack or backlash for it being esports. And I think other non-endemic sponsors were seeing that Arby's literally went all in. And instead of dancing around it, maybe we should go all in as well. Let's work with Turner and the team to figure out how we can integrate in a smart way, and I think that's how we were able to get Snickers because they were able to see for us it's not about slapping a label on something. We really wanna be thoughtful about how it's integrated.
VN: Is there something to the idea that esports fans actually might crave non-endemic sponsors? They're so used to being bombarded with the same couple types of products. If non-endemics can do it smartly, is the community open to that? We just published an interview about Dota 2, and the owner of a hot sauce company has sponsored a team. The community has automatically taken to it because they're intrigued with a fresh industry. Do you see that kind of continued opportunity?
CA: Yes. Absolutely. I think that these are people just like anybody else. If you have any pro athlete, pro athletes endorsing stuff all the time because they use them. While they might not be endemic to making yourself play better esports, they are endemic to them as human beings. Brands are catching on to that. It's not just esports. These are human beings playing a game. Human beings like hot sauce. They like eating Snickers. They have to have car insurance. They order pizza from Domino's Pizza. They go to Buffalo Wild Wings with their friends. They go eat Arby's roast beef sandwiches. They do all that stuff. Just like us. I think more non-endemic brands need to realize that and jump all in because I think dipping your toe in does kind of pose that risk of you not really getting integrated. So again, we're seeing that brands that are going all in are the ones being received the best.
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Some of Canada's leading think tanks badly want to make their country a dominant exporter of services. The Conference Board of Canada and the C.D. Howe Institute are among the policy shops pushing the idea. It's easy to understand why. Canada trains lots of highly skilled workers and it boasts the sorts of livable cities in which those highly skilled people like to live. That looks like a comparative advantage if there ever was one. We're currently paying the price for getting overly excited about becoming an energy superpower, and robots man the modern factory. If not services, then what else?
I have written previously about why we should avoid getting carried away by this idea. Few, if any, successful economies have been built a foundation on services. That doesn't mean it couldn't happen in theory; it just hasn't happened to date. But if Canada is going to become an exception, it has some work to do. The most recent data suggest there is nothing exceptional about our bankers, insurers, engineers and consultants. These and other service providers have had the advantage of a weak currency for years now and they aren't doing much with it.
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Portland, ME — Peak Organic Brewing's Citrus Saison stretches the bounds of the saison style in most refreshing of ways. As a follow up to their Ginger Saison release, the Citrus Saison puts a twist on a light Belgian farmhouse ale by blending in organic lemon and lime, creating a beer that has a truly unique balance of citrus and spice characteristics.
The Citrus Saison showcases organic wheat from Oechsner Farm in Newfield, New York, as well as a unique splash of citrus, reminiscent of a summer shandy. The complexity added by the yeast captures a dry, earthiness within the light, citrusy body. As Summer comes into full swing, the Citrus Saison will no doubt be quenching the thirst of Peak fans around the country.
"We've been experimenting with this Saison yeast strain in a number of beers and have been super thrilled with just how expressive it's flavor profile is, particularly in this beer," explained Peak founder/brewer Jon Cadoux. "I get a tremendous blend of bright citrus notes, followed by a combination of bubblegum and clove on the finish. I think we hit the citrus blend on the nose this year to really give the beer fantastic balance."
The Peak Citrus Saison is available through the remainder of the Summer. It is available in both draft and six-pack bottles. Reach out to Peak on Facebook (www.facebook.com/peakbrewing) or check out our "Beer Finder" app on our website (Peak Organic Brewery: Our Brews) to find a location pouring the Citrus Saison near you.
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Peak is a craft brewing company, dedicated to making delicious beer using local and organic ingredients. We believe that pure ingredients simply taste better. Our mission is to revolutionize the barley, wheat and hop supply chains – stimulating a large increase in sustainable and local growing. Our organic farmers grow the best ingredients in the world. It's our job to showcase their work through delicious beer.
Today, Peak produces 22 varieties, including IPA, Fresh Cut,, Summer Session, Simcoe Spring, Hop Harvest Oktoberfest, Winter Session, Hop Noir, Hop Blanc, Pale Ale, The Local Series (NY, MA, NY and ME), Oak Aged Mocha Stout, Nut Brown, Amber, The Maple Collaboration, Espresso Amber, King Crimson Imperial Red, Pomegranate Wheat, Weiss Principal Imperial Hefeweizen, Nitro Stout, Ginger Saison, Citrus Saison, and Holiday Saison.


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Kitchen Remodels That Scoff at the Recession
The folks at The Detroit News recently highlighted this fact in an article titled "Remodel your kitchen, the heart of your home."
Therein, the newspaper cited Remodeling magazine's 2008-2009 "Cost Versus Value" report to reveal that "nationally, the average cost for … a major kitchen remodel In spite of a firmly entrenched recession, the phrase "The kitchen is the heart of the home" holds especially true today. And "with more people staying in their homes rather than moving, kitchen remodeling is a hot topic" even at the hefty price tags quoted by Remodeling magazine. The economy is simply causing homeowners to approach kitchen remodeling differently.
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I was reading a wedding blog today and there was a newlywed complaining about having to write thank you notes after her wedding. I think this is the point when I realized that I might be different that most people. When we were deciding what kind of celebration we would have, my then boyfriend and I wanted something casual and relaxed. He even said "we don't even need to send out invitations" I guess he's lucky we're still together after a comment like that. I replied "that's the only party of this whole thing I want to do!" Of course, the party ended up bigger and better than we originally imagined and I was so happy to make the invites/announcements and was so pleased with the way they turned out.
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Let's not forget about Shungite. I notice when I remove my Shungite pendant, I am prone to an immediate allergy attack. When I put it back on, it begins to resolve. That is only one effect. When I see people who need Shungite more than I do, I often give them my pendant or whatever shungite I have on me. Shungite is a potent mineral/crystal–it can push people out of your life who should not be in your life, rather dramatically. It can precipitate a "crisis" in your life that is actually a healing crisis, an awakening. It always wants the best for you. I can attest to that the Shungite that comes from Cosmic Reality (CosmicReality.net) is real, which is all that matters. (No commercial affiliation.) I recommend the stickers, the nuggets, and the pendants. I am astounded by the effects of the fridge magnet. Food stays good much longer, and the fridge is much colder. It's quite astonishing.
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McALLEN — U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Veteran Miguel Simental and his family were met with cheers and applause from a crowd welcoming them as they arrived to the site of their future home.
Verturo Interests, a construction and development company, and H-E-B partnered with Operation FINALLY HOME to build a future mortgage-free home for Simental and his family. The surprise groundbreaking ceremony took place on Thursday morning with officials from organizations presenting the importance of celebrating and giving back to veterans. This the second home H-E-B has worked toward creating within the border region, and the city also waived building permits and other fees, according to a news release.
The veteran arrived with his wife Marlene, three daughters and his mother for what he thought was a preliminary interview process with Verturo Interests and Operation FINALLY HOME.
"Accepting help and small gestures has always been difficult for me… this is an unbelievable feeling," Simental said with his family standing by him. "I foresee the good things that will come from this, and I'm excited to share the great moments that my family and I will make in this future home."
"There is a community standing with you," Verturo Interests president Joey Holand said in a speech addressing the Marine.
Holand said he had a grandfather who served during World War II. The process up until the ceremony started in 2017, along with building funds for the future home. The company has worked to obtain donations for the construction of a new home.
"And if it weren't for a lot of people, it wouldn't have happened," Holand said.
Simental is a Purple Heart recipient who was wounded during his service in Iraq, according to the news release. His left leg was amputated following the severity of his injuries sustained by an Improvised Explosive Device. H-E-B has supported efforts across the state for military veterans and their families.
The audience waved American flags and held signs with "Semper Fi" and "Oorah," mottos and words associated with the Marines. Others held the scarlet red flag with the Eagle, Globe and Anchor in the center, the official emblem of the Marine Corps. A firetruck hoisted an American Flag overhead in the street and a cannon fired confetti sporting patriotic colors of red, white and blue.
Veterans, city officials and community members made up the crowd.
Speakers showed gratitude toward veterans as "brave warriors," in keeping the United States a "free country."
Veteran Frank Cavazos served in the Texas National Guard and his time in the military motivated him to attend the ceremony.
"I hope it keeps on going, it doesn't stop, he deserves more than this, he deserves a lot more," he added. "He gave up part of his body and time for us."
McAllen Mayor Jim Darling said the gesture represents the community's generosity and willingness to help. The mayor is also a veteran who served in Vietnam.
Darling said he hopes Simental will see his new home as "a symbol of the community's care and respect for you (him) and your (for his) service to our country."


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MI--SNAP: "Is he letting other accused abusers work in parishes?"
Victims seek help from prelates
"Each MI bishop should do outreach," SNAP says
Their colleague is accused of abusing seminarians
Group also wants Kalamazoo bishop to hold meeting
SNAP: "Is he letting other accused abusers work in parishes?"
"He should explain his decision & answer questions," they say
And group wants Battle Creek priest disciplined "for deception"
Holding signs at a sidewalk news conference, abuse victims and concerned Catholics will hand-deliver a letter and publicly urge Michigan bishops to seek out anyone who may have been hurt by a now-disgraced Twin Cities Archbishop. In addition to endangering children by covering up sex crimes, the archbishop allegedly made "unwanted sexual advances" toward at least six seminarians when he led a Detroit school for prospective priests.
The victims will also urge Kalamazoo's bishop to:
--hold an open meeting to explain why he let an accused archbishop work in the Kalamazoo diocese,
--discipline the Battle Creek pastor who was deceptive about the move, and
--reveal whether he's letting other sexually troubled or complicit clerics into his parishes.
And the victims will also urge "anyone who may have seen, suspected or suffered sexual misdeeds, crimes or cover ups" to "call police, expose wrongdoing and protect others."
Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 1:15 p.m.
In Kalamazoo, on the sidewalk outside the Kalamazoo Catholic diocesan headquarters (a.k.a. "chancery') 215 N Westnedge Ave. (corner of Eleanor St.) 269-349-8714
Four - five members of a support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, including aChicago woman who is the organization's founder and president
In a hand-delivered letter, victims of sexual abuse are asking that Michigan's bishops "come clean" and hold a public meeting about a disgraced archbishop who has also been accused of making "unwanted sexual advances" against students at a Detroit seminary.
Last week, the disgraced Twin Cities archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt was removed from a temporary position in a Battle Creek Parish after the media and SNAP informed the public and parishioners about the clerics' past.http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/archbishop-nienstedt-exits-early-battle-creek-mich-parish
In addition to covering up child sexual abuse in Minnesota, Nienstedt has also been accused of making "unwanted sexual advanced" against at least six seminarians while he was rector at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.http://www.startribune.com/former-seminarian-accuses-nienstedt-of-retaliation-over-rebuff/308571111/
Members of SNAP are asking Michigan's Bishops, especially Kalamazoo Bishop Paul Bradley, to hold a public meeting to address parishioners and victims concerns. They also want the bishop to punish the pastor of the parish, who mislead parishioners about Nienstedt's past.
"Despite extensive press coverage and your knowledge of the six men and their credible allegations—as well as Nienstedt's well-documented role in the cover-up of child sexual abuse in the Twin Cities—the bishop of Kalamazoo allowed Nienstedt to act as a priest in a parish," the letter says. "Bishop Bradley also did nothing when the pastor at that parish was deceptive to parishioners about Nienstedt's past. In the parish bulletin. Fr. John Fleckenstein did not inform parishioners in Battle Creek about Nienstedt's past in the Twin Cities or Detroit. Parishioners only learned about the risk of that Nienstedt poses through the media and SNAP."
The group also wants the bishops to reach out to anyone who may experienced, seen or suspected abuse. .
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ISLAMABAD, Sep 5 (APP): India's bid to dilute the ongoing Intifada in Kashmir hit a roadblock with the entire Hurriyet leadership refusing to meet the all-party Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh that arrived in Srinagar, yesterday.
Forceful anti-India and pro-freedom rallies were held across the territory against the visit of Indian parliamentarians, KMS reported.
Around 500 civilians were injured when Indian forces subjected the protesters to the worst kind of torture on the fateful day.
Four out of 28 Indian parliamentarians took upon themselves to reach out to the Hurriyet leaders, spearheading the anti-India uprising in the territory. Sitaram Yechury (CPM), D Raja (CPI) and Sharad Yadav (JD-U) went to meet Syed Ali Gilani and Yasin Malik, who are under detention at home and in jail respectively.
The members were received with slogans outside the residence of Syed Ali Gilani and the gate of his house was not opened for them. Gilani saw them from the window but refused to meet the parliamentarians.
Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM) went to meet Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, lodged in the Cheshmashi sub-jail.
"We will have a cup of tea," Yechury pleaded, but to no avail. The MPs left amid anti-India slogans.
The MPs then went to meet Abdul Ghani Butt and Shabbir Ahmed Shah, but in vain. Owaisi went to the Mirwaiz but the latter refused to talk.
"He is upset over the killings. He said they decided not to meet anybody because the Indian government was not serious on holding a political dialogue," Owaisi told media persons.


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US, Britain open Iraq diplomatic offensive
Jon Henley in Paris, Nick Paton Walsh in Moscow, Oliver Burkeman in New York and Nicholas Watt
Saturday September 28, 2002
The Guardian
France and Russia last night bluntly rebuffed concerted diplomatic efforts by senior US and British officials to persuade their fellow permanent members of the UN security council to back a resolution threatening Iraq with military action.
George Bush telephoned the French president, but Jacques Chirac was implacable, remaining "more than ever" in favour of an alternative two-step approach, with a first resolution covering the return of arms inspectors followed, if Baghdad fails to comply, by one laying out the consequences, his spokeswoman said.
Russia also rejected British and US overtures, expressing scepticism over claims that Saddam Hussein possesses weapons of mass destruction, while China warned of the "incalculable consequences" of a unilateral US strike.
The US under-secretary of state for political affairs, Marc Grossman, and the Foreign Of fice political director, Peter Ricketts, travelled to Paris for talks yesterday and were due to fly on to Moscow today. William Ehrman, the most senior Foreign Office official dedicated to defence issues, was dispatched to Beijing.
The Chinese premier, Zhu Rongji, visiting Paris, said the world must "respect Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity... if we do not have the authorisation of the security council, we cannot launch a military attack on Iraq - otherwise, there would be incalculable consequences".
Mr Grossman's mission followed an agreement reached by the US and Britain on Thursday on a draft resolution warning Iraq of "serious consequences" if it does not comply with UN weapons inspection and disarmament demands.
President Bush, visiting Denver yesterday, restated his willingness to work with the UN. "I'm willing to give peace a chance. I want the United Nations to work," he said, but warned that the Iraqi leader should "either get rid of his weapons and the United Nations can act, or the United States will lead a coalition to disarm this man".
Mr Chirac said late on Thursday that France had won the backing of China for a two-step approach, beginning, his spokeswoman Catherine Colonna told Reuters, with a resolution demanding "the rapid and unconditional return of UN inspectors to Iraq".
The Russian foreign minister, Igor Ivanov, said yesterday, on the eve of the British-US delegation's arrival, that there was "no definite proof" to support US claims that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.
The text of the Anglo-American draft is not expected to be presented to the other council members until Monday.
The British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, will also speak to his counterparts from France, Russia and China over the weekend.
The delay means that no UN security council resolution will be agreed by the time Hans Blix, the UN chief weapons inspector, meets Iraqi officials in Vienna on Monday.
Meanwhile, organisers of today's Stop the War march in central London are predicting that more than 100,000 protesters will voice their opposition to action against Iraq. They are hoping the march, which begins at 12.30pm at Embankment, will be Britain's biggest ever anti-war march.
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Like most people, especially those of us who have diabetes, I have to watch my weight all the time. That's why my favorite dessert is one that doesn't have any carbohydrates and only 30 calories.
It's simple to make with only four ingredients besides water. Another good thing about these ingredients is that since they aren't perishable, I always have them on hand. All the tools you need are a bowl, a measuring cup, and measuring spoons, a stove, and a freezer.
The only problem with this snack or dessert is that it doesn't give me instant gratification, since it has to set for an hour. But I consider that a small price to pay for something tasty and filling that won't attack my waist or my blood glucose level.
Most of us know my favorite dessert in a related, high-calorie form. And some of us think of it as a cheap substitute for a real dessert.
In the form of Jell-O, that's true. And my favorite dessert is certainly inexpensive, but tasty enough for my taste buds, which haven't touched Jell-O for years.
I'm talking about the generic form, gelatin. I start with a 7 gram packet of unflavored gelatin that the local Kroger chain sells in a box of 32 envelopes. All of the gelatin's calories come from protein.
I add the contents of the packet to 4 ounces of cold water and then add 4 packets of SweetLeaf Stevia from Wisdom Brands. This non-caloric sweetener recently won GRAS (generally recognized as safe) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Then in goes 1/8 teaspoon or a bit more of salt.
Meanwhile, I boil 8 ounces of water and add it to the gelatin along with 1/2 teaspoon or a bit more TrueLemon. Then I put it in my freezer for 55 minutes to an hour, when it's ready to enjoy.
Vegetarians might want to use something besides gelatin, which is a protein derived from collagen. Alternatives are agar, seaweed, carrageenan, and konjac.
What are your favorite low-calorie and low-carb snacks and desserts?
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Just about every politician champions God, motherhood and apple pie.
U.S. Senator Mark Begich is adding rubber boots to the list.
Begich, who's touring Southeast Alaska, says he's heard numerous complaints about Xtratufs since production moved to China. He says what he jokingly calls "Sort-of-tufs" leak and the soles separate after just a few weeks of wear.
"Oddly enough, when I landed here in Ketchikan, we were on the ferry coming over and a woman sitting across from us owns a store in Sitka and actually told us about a pile of these boots that she has to send back because they've fallen apart," Begich says.
The senator sent a letter today to Honeywell Corporation, the New Jersey-based manufacturer of the popular boots. It protested the drop in quality and the loss of 250 to 300 jobs at the Illinois factory where Xtratufs used to be made.
Begich says his effort is similar to Congressional protests against American Olympic uniforms and Air Force gear made in China.
"When you think of things like Xtratufs or our military boots, these are pieces of equipment that take a lot of wear and tear. And there's no better country that knows how to build things," he says.
Begich says the Xtratuf manufacturer responded quickly and he hopes to talk to them soon.
An email from Honeywell spokesman Bruce Eric Anderson says the company has heard complaints about the boots' quality. He says it's "reviewed and strengthened our manufacturing processes to resolve the issues."
Begich says he'll continue trying to get Honeywell to return production to the United States.
"We've also said if there's issues within the tax code preventing you from doing that or causing you … to move your plant overseas, let me know and let us work with you to solve that problem," he says.
Honeywell spokesman Anderson says Xtratuf production moved to China to keep the company competitive in the global marketplace. He says the tax code is not the problem.
Xtratufs were first made by the tire company B.F. Goodrich. Honeywell bought the brand in 2008. Two years later, it announced plans to move manufacturing to China.
Begich, by the way, owns a pair of about six-year-old American-made boots. He says his wife has had her pair for about 20 years


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Top Shopping Malls in India
Doesn't it feel wonderful when you find all your favorite brand's showroom under one roof? Shopping Malls make these dreams come true. It is a perfect place to spend holidays and weekends shopping, watching movie and dining out. Shopping Malls are the place where one can relax and escape from the daily stress of work. It is definitely more than a shopping center.
Below is the list of few popular Shopping Malls in India, for all the shopaholics in India.
List of the best and the largest shopping malls in India.
- Lu Lu International Shopping Mall
Lu Lu is the largest shopping mall in India. The mall is located in the heart of Kerala, Kochi. The mall was opened in 2013 by Lu Lu Group. Lu Lu has around 143 outlets of popular clothing brands, footwear brands, lifestyle accessories showrooms, electronics showrooms etc. The mall even has facilities like baby care rooms, pram services, mobile charging stations, Wi-Fi services, ATMs, parking etc. It also have leisure zone which includes an indoor climbing wall, ice skating rink, 5D Cinema, arcade gaming zone, rides, party hall and a 12 lane bowling alley etc.
- Select City Walk
Select City Walk is a top-tier shopping mall in Delhi.The mall was started in the year 2007 by the Select Group and Aarone Group. The mall also has 180 stores which include top Indian and international brands of apparels, footwear etc. The mall is also famous for its eating houses like B-Bar, Geoffrey's, Punjab Grill, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Pizza Hut, Chicago Pizza and KFC etc.
- Phoenix Market City (Mumbai)
High Street Phoenix is one of the largest Shopping malls in India. Located In Mumbai, the shopping mall started it's operation in the year 2011. The brands you will find in this mall are Allen Solly, Aldo, Big bazaar, Being Human, Zara, Wrangle, Zodiac, Puma, Only, Swarovski, Jimmy Choo, Swatch etc. The mall also have eateries like Subway, Punjab Grill, McDonald's, Mad Over Donuts etc.
- Phoenix Market City (Chennai)
Phoenix Mall is the largest shopping Mall in the city, Chennai. It was opened for public in the year 2013. The mall has housed many Indian as well as international brands like Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Globus, Mango, Manchester United, Steve Madden etc. It also houses electronic stores like Access, Reliance Digital,AIDS Hospital, Croma, Poorvika and so on. The mall has KFC, Domino's pizza, Arabian Hut, Kailash Parbat, Moti Mahal Express, China Wall, Fruit Punch, Kwality walls, Wow Momo and so on.
- Mantri Square
Mantri Square is the most popular and the biggest shopping mall in the city, Bangalore. The malls has housed brands such as Lifestyle, Shoppers Stop, Pantaloon, Reliance Trends and Marks & Spencer. Apart from this the mall has facilities like 6-screen INOX multiplex, Amoeba bowling alley and gaming center, Food court and dining restaurants etc.
- Express Avenue
Express Avenue is among the popular shopping malls in Chennai. The mall is a combo of shopping, business and leisure. The mall has housed brands like Allen Solly, And, Arrow, Calvin klein, Crocodile, Fabindia, Flying Machine, Forever New, Lifestyle, Max, Mufti etc. The mall also has stores of footwear brands, jewellery brands, eyewear brands etc.
- Ambience Mall
Ambience Mall located in Gurgaon is one of the premier shopping malls of Delhi/NCR. The mall has accommodated many Indian as well as international brands like Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Next, Pantaloons, Reliance Trends, BMW car showroom, Jumbo Electronics, Monsoon Salon & Spa and Big Bazaar Hypermarket etc. The mall has a 7-screen PVR Cinemas multiplex which makes the movie time an unforgettable experience.
- Orion Mall
Orion Mall is a shopping Mall located at Brigade Gateway Enclave in Bangalore, Karnataka. It is the is the largest mall in Bangalore. It is a perfect place for a perfect date or family dinner. The restaurants like Beijing bites, Empire, Fish & chips, Kailash parbat, Mad over donuts, Mangalore express, McDonald's, Rajdhani, Sbarro, Subway, Sukh sagar and Yogurberry makes the dining time amazing and full of surprises. The mall has 4 floors of retail space which includes shopping zones, multiplex, Food & Dining and bowling & gaming zones.
- The Great India Place
GIP is one of the largest Shopping malls in India. It is located in Noida. The mall is situated next to the Entertainment City amusement park, Worlds of Wonder. The mall has houses wide numbers of retail outlets like Shopper's Stop, Globus, Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Home Town, Woodland, Lifestyle, Adidas, Nike, Guess, Marks & Spencer. Other than shopping, the mall facilities like food and entertainment zone, a 6-screen BIG Cinemas multiplex etc.
- DB City Mall
DB City Mall is the largest mall in the central India. It is located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The mall has housed large numbers of clothing brand outlets like Shoppers Stop, Pantaloons, Nike, Puma, Adidas, Reebok, Max, Westside, John Players etc. It also has showrooms of brands like Apple, World of Titan etc.


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Have you ever visited Starke County, Indiana? I haven't. I wouldn't even have heard of it if it wasn't for the little misadventure I'm about to relate. What lead me to Starke County is a rather bad habit that afflicts most of us, developers. No, not the lousy t-shirts… not the heavy coffee drinking… not the sleepless nights spent hacking… do we have that many bad habits? The one I want to single out today is our tendency to reinvent the wheel. I don't really know why but we all believe we can do better than whatever framework, library or system currently exists. The pursuit of perfection is a laudable ambition but all too often, it is the way to pain, because, as this post will highlight, we underestimate the effort required to get a decent wheel.
Spinnin' wheel
I'll start by contradicting what I just wrote: reinventing the wheel is a good thing. Take web-frameworks. They come in all shapes, sizes and colors. The variety is so abundant there has to be one that fits your needs perfectly — finding it is the topic of another post. Why would you want to come up with your own implementation? As James Brown famously said
please, please, please, please to which, far lesser known fact, he added
not another flamin' web-framework!. He was being polite. Yet, when Rails came out, it shook the web-framework arena with its simplicity and elegance. You might disagree with me regarding Rails' qualities, but you cannot dispute the seismic impact it has had on web development and on the popularity of dynamic languages. If this does not convince you, take a look at Seaside, KPAX or Django. Obviously reinventing the wheel has some advantages, at the very least it fosters ideas and progress. Heck, Linux started as a reinvention of existing UNIX systems.
Wheel of misfortune
But there are contexts when reinventing the wheel is a very, very bad idea. The worst context I can think of is in a corporate environment when the wheel is not your core business. Why? Well, there are several reasons:
- you are going to spend time and resources building this new wheel,
- you are going to spend time and resources testing this new wheel,
- you are going to spend time and resources documenting this new wheel,
- you are going to spend time and resources maintaining this new wheel.
See a recurring pattern? To be fair, the first point is rarely underestimated. What tends to happen though is that the promised benefits seem to justify the building cost because the others are underestimated.
The testing cost is always neglected. Think about it: how can you ensure your code receives at least the same exhaustive testing as the one it is supposed to better. Consider the constant QA bashing endured worldwide and around the clock by Struts, Tapestry or Spring. Sure, you will still find the occasional bug. You will lose time and patience working around the issue, or even better, you will fix it and submit a patch. Will someone do this for your code?
The documentation cost… well… what documentation? Up-to-date documentation is the unicorn of software development: a beast of legends. Mind you, if you have a good unit-test coverage, it can serve as documentation and it is guaranteed to be in sync with the code. This still falls short of the documentation of the wheel you are replacing: books, articles or blogs. What's your plan?
The maintenance cost is directly related to the previous two. The more tested your wheel is, the least it is likely to break down and require maintenance. If it does, the more documentation there is, the easiest it will be for a third party to resolve the issue. Let's face it, chances are the people implementing your new wheel today will be gone tomorrow, there are so many wheels to reinvent elsewhere!
Back to Starke County
You are probably wondering what is the link with Starke County, so here is my little anecdote. It all started by a bug report sent by the sales team. They were demonstrating the product to some potential customers in New-York. Naturally, they had set the system's time-zone to
EST in accordance with the local time. The time on the command-line interface to the system was accurate but, somehow, the time on the web front-end was off by one hour. The issue was logged and we got cracking straight away.
To give you a bird's eye view of the concerned parts of the system, the command line interface is implemented in C/C++, whereas the web front-end is Java based. It turned out the system uses its own home-made time-zone database for reasons I have yet to fathom. This database maps time-zones set by the administrator to UNIX or Java time-zones depending on the interface. We quickly spotted that
EDT_EST was mapped to
We ran simple tests on various platforms and where surprised to discover that the latest version of the JVM was giving the erroneous off-by-one answer. Hmm… weird. At that point we started to suspect something fishy. We even checked out Google earth to find out where the elusive Starke, unsuccessfully. Eventually, I stumbled upon this:
[…] other entries represent smaller regions like Starke County, Indiana, which switched from central to eastern time in 1991 and switched back in 2006.
It turned out the time-zone database on the Linux system was not up to date but the JVM one was. Java was right all along. Whoever populated the time-zone mapping database made a very poor choice when they picked
US/Indiana-Starke as a representative of
EDT_EST, especially when other candidates would be
EST5EDT… but what do I know.
Better still, the time-zone mapping table should have gotten the boot. There are wheels you should not even think about replacing. Without our home-made "improved" wheel, the choice of
US/Indiana-Starke or
America/New_York or anything else for that matter would have been left to the end-user, untouched by the system. Granted, the 25,000 potential users living in Starke County would still have suffered the bug, but the 20,000,000 potential users in New-York State would not have been affected — and I'm not even counting the other millions of people leaving on eastern time.
Where the wheel comes full circle
I hope you will remember this little anecdote next time you are thinking about reinventing the wheel. If you do, slow down and weight your options carefully. Is there an existing framework, library or system that already provides the functionality? To an acceptable degree? If not, is your employer fully aware of the risk and cost associated with your proposal? Make it clear! If you are self-employed, are you willing to take the risk and pay the cost? Are the benefits worth it? You get the picture: think it through. If you reach the conclusion that it is all worth it, you're either mad or incredibly lucky, because you will get to fulfill your inner-geek deepest desire: inventing your very own wheel!
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Shepherd III knows he always has family at his back on the track
Ryan Pyette, The London Free Press
When Pete Shepherd III crashed into a wall during practice for the NASCAR Pinty's Series race in Toronto this past weekend, his father helped save his rear end. Literally.
Dad Pete Jr. scooped up the entire posterior of the Dave Jacombs-owned No. 79 Ford and returned it to London for a long-distance emergency pit stop.
"He had to carry it through the lobby of Hotel X (near the Exhibition grounds)," Pete III said with a laugh. "It's got this big greasy back end and he went up an escalator with it to go load it in the truck. People were probably looking at him funny."
Pete, Jr. battled through Toronto rush-hour traffic on Friday to get the damaged hindquarters to McColl Racing Enterprises. With the race set for Saturday, he was facing a massive time crunch.
"The type of guy Mike (McColl) is, he stopped what he was doing and made sure he had enough bodies there to get that fixed," Pete III said. "He really looked out for us. And it was important Dad brought that piece back. We bent some tubes beyond repair. So even with new ones, MRE had to measure all the brackets, re-weld new ones and make sure they all matched."
Pete, Jr. zoomed back to the Big Smoke when they were finished. The crew — with all hands on deck — had the car back together by 11:30 p.m., leaving just final set-up in the morning.
They finished a memorable 10th on the Honda Indy Toronto undercard.
"It hurt the ego bouncing off the wall early and it was completely my mistake," Shepherd III said. "But the time these guys invested meant everything. We had good plans to get done practice and go have a nice steak and it all got ruined because I hit the wall. Everyone was really understanding and awesome."
Shepherd III had volunteered to go back to London but Pete Jr. felt it would be better off if he stayed put. Even Pete Sr., — a 76-year-old grandfather — rolled up his sleeves and started pulling the front calipers off the car.
"He's still going strong," Shepherd III said, "and my dad has always been part of it. He used to race himself and was pretty good at it. I have a lot of faith in him."
This race was important to the team.
It was their third straight Top 10 finish after missing the series opener. They weren't committed to a full national schedule, but have attracted a quality sponsor in British Columbia-based VRX Simulators, who recently helped put an Earnhardt (Jeffrey) in the Daytona 500 for the 40th consecutive season.
"We caught a break," Shepherd III said. "They've come on board and changed the way we're doing things. We always had National Exhaust, who have been very supportive my whole career. Now, VRX is new to the Pinty's Series and they want to better the sport and make it more of a family-friendly experience."
They have picked a family that expects success — and will go the extra kilometre to ensure it.
"We have higher standards than Top 10," Shepherd III said. "Jacombs Racing won the championship last year (with driver Alex Labbe), so the equipment's there and Dave's reputation speaks for itself. We're really grinding hard for these finishes. But I'm confident we can get the job done and win races."
Now that the back end is repaired, time to start running up front.
: Cole Pearn of Mt. Brydges is crew chief of the hottest team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series. The defending champion Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota Camry has won three of the past six races and is ahead of last year's pace . . . DJ Kennington and Cole Powell are tied for fourth in the Pinty's Series standings after finishing eighth and 12th respectively in Toronto. This was Kennington's first race since finishing a career-best 13th at Daytona in the Monster Energy series July 7 . . . The APC United Late Models resume Saturday at Flamboro with legendary Ken Schrader back in the field. Rookie Jake Sheridan remains fourth through four races while Matt Pritiko is eighth. Defending champ Brandon Watson has won three times already.
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On this Thankful Thursday, I am grateful for the gifts that Mary Ann and Pete Martin bring to my life. Mary Ann grew up in South Carolina and graduated from Columbia College. She moved to Colorado and then California to teach. Pete grew up in Detroit and migrated to San Diego where he and Mary Ann met. Pete served in the Navy. He and Mary Ann moved to Charleston in the late 60s. Pete managed the Adios Warehouse. We met when Mary Ann and my late wife, Liz, worked part-time with Bill Daniels at Tidelands Realty. Pete later worked with the carillon bell company on Johns Island. Pete is a master cabinet maker and has built several pieces of furniture for me. His workmanship is amazing. Mary Ann is a teacher, but has volunteered for several years now in the office at Blessed Sacrament School. They are active members at St. Joseph Catholic Church where Pete has contributed much of the cabinetry. Pete went with me to see Bishop Guglielmone when I was seeking the Bishop's support for Say Something Nice Sunday. Mary Ann and Pete were rocks of support when Liz died. I will be forever grateful to them. They are remarkable thoughtful and generous friends. They are two of the original members of the Wednesday Night Dinner Group. On this Thankful Thursday, I am thankful for the gifts that Mary Ann and Pete Martin bring to my life.
Thankful Thursday is a day set aside to recognize the importance of someone to our lives and to let her or him know of our gratitude. Develop an attitude of gratitude. Say Something Nice; Be a Lifter. You will be glad that you did.


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Facebook to Seppukoo: Die!
Remember Seppukoo, that nifty little service that lets you kill your Facebook identity? Well, Facebook doesn't appreciate the idea.
In fact, Facebook doesn't want Seppukoo to exist at all, claiming that it violates the statement of rights and responsibilities. Therefore, Facebook has sent a cease and desist letter to Seppukoo, asking the program to stop breaching terms of service. Facebook is claiming that Seppukoo is violating the following terms of service:
* Soliciting users' Facebook login information. * Accessing a Facebook account that belongs to someone else. * Collecting users' content or information using automated means. * Sending commercial communications. * Using Facebook's intellectual property.
If Seppukoo continues doing business as usual, Facebook will likely sue them. From the letter:
"(Facebook will take) whatever measures it believes are necessary to enforce its rights, maintain the quality of its site, and protect its users' privacy and information."
In most cases, especially when we're talking about a non-profit, just-for-fun project such as Seppukoo, the owners would simply shut the site down to avoid trouble. But the folks behind Seppukoo — an imaginary Italian art group Les Liens Invisibles — don't plan to do that. They've replied to Facebook's lawyers, claiming that they don't plan to shut down the service, since Seppukoo is solely for artistic purposes. It doesn't have ads, and the service is completely free.
While it's understandable that Facebook doesn't want users "ritually killing" their accounts, I don't really see how what Seppukoo is doing can be considered illegal. Is this another PR disaster in the making? We'll keep a close eye on this one.


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Mezipatra Queer Film Festival coming to Prague
The 18th edition of Mezipatra presents Czech and foreign LGBTQ movies
Recent and classic films involving LGBTQ issues will be shown in Prague cinemas from Nov. 2 to 9.
Mezipatra will traditionally have different sections. The international feature film competition will present nine films showing the struggles of protagonists to understand not only others but especially themselves. Such movies as the South African film The Wound and or the American film Beach Rats will show the difficulties of LGBT in traditional cultures.
The international short film competition includes best short 2016 and 2017 films from Europe, Latin America, Canada, and Asia. The movies will touch upon such topics as forms of identity expression, value of family, following beliefs and various forms of relationships.
The festival will also present a selection of documentaries from all over the world. The desire to escape poor living conditions and to live a truthful life unites the movies.
Classic films will be shown in the retrospective section. Pedro Almodóvar's All About My Mother with Penélope Cruz shows how new beginnings help to deal with the past. The 1999 movie won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Pawel Pawlikowski's famous film My Summer of Love will also be shown in the retrospective section. 2004 British film presents a summer romance of two girls.
Stephen Frears' My Beautiful Laundrette, released in 1985, tells the story of romantic relationship between Pakistani immigrant and London slacker during the Thatcher era.
The groundbreaking 1989 East German queer film Coming Out will also be shown. The film won a Teddy and Silver Bear award.
Apart from that, after eight years, Mezipatra will present its non-competition section of short films Queer as FAMU II by students of the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
The official opening of the festival is the biographical drama Tom of Finland, which will be screened at Lucerna on Nov 2. The Scandinavian movie reflects the life and work of one of the most significant representatives of gay culture in the 20th century.
Following the screening of the movie, the Opening Party: Leather Your Leather with popular DJs Urxins and Rosier&Chlorophyll will take place at Lucerna Café at 10:30 pm.
The festival has an accompanying program which includes parties and lectures.
The audience will have an opportunity to visit the discussion about women in music, or discussion of gender issues in contemporary Czech cinema. The festival will also have a brunch and discussion called The Revolution Will Be Genderqueer.
Mezipatra also includes a lecture Struggle for Words. The assistant professor at European University at St. Petersburg will give a lecture on anti-modernity queerness discourse.
The main party of the festival will be on Nov. 4, with three Chillout Zone parties taking place in Patra café during the days of the festival.
The festival will end with closing party on Nov. 8 at 10:30 pm in Lucerna Café after the screening of All About My Mother.
Mezipatra is organized by non-profit organizations Mezpatra and STUD Brno. The festival introduces LGBTQ films apprised by a professional jury every year.
The aim of the festival is to broaden horizons and to provide the outlook into the variety of sexual and gender identities.
The festival is visited by about 12,000 people every year, and Mezipatra's goal is to offer a space for meetings and self-expression.
The full program of the festival is available here www.mezipatra.cz/en.
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