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- /blab/, v., blabbed, blabbing, n. Informal.v.t.1. to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.v.i.2. to talk or chatter indiscreetly or thoughtlessly: Don't confide in him, because he blabs. She blabbed so much I couldn't hear the concert.n.3. idle, indiscreet chattering.4. a person who blabs; blabbermouth.Also, blabber /blab"euhr/.[1325-75; ME blabbe (n.), perh. back formation from blaberen to blabber; c. ON blabbra, G plappern]
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Blab — Blab, n. [OE. blabbe.] One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale. Avoided as a blab. Milton. [1913 Webster] For who will open himself to a blab or a babbler. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blab — [blAb] 1. n. talk; chatter; meaningless talk. □ I never pay any attention to blab like that. □ Cut the blab and get to work. 2. tv. to tell a secret; to reveal something private in public. □ I'll tell you if you promise not to blab it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Blab — Blab, v. i. To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales. [1913 Webster] She must burst or blab. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blab — [blæb] v past tense and past participle blabbed present participle blabbing [i]informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: blab person who talks too much, too much talk (14 20 centuries), probably from the sound] to tell someone something that should be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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blab — [blab] vt., vi. blabbed, blabbing [ME blabben: see BLABBER] 1. to give away (a secret) in idle chatter 2. to chatter; prattle n. 1. loose chatter; gossip 2. a person who blabs … English World dictionary
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By Susie Allen
At face value, it looks simple enough: A woman silhouetted against an abstract background of bright reds, oranges, yellows, and purples.
Her violet-colored eyes draw you in. Slowly, shapes swimming among a sea of "Kool-Aid" colors, and tangled within the woman's afro, emerge as letters. Though the words are disguised, their message is clear:
"To be free
We must protect our community
Come together to learn to defend us"
The silk-screen print, To Be Free, is part of a new exhibition, Looks Like Freedom, which runs through Oct. 4 at the DOVA Temporary Gallery on 53rd Street. Rebecca Zorach, Associate Professor in Art History and the College, organized the exhibition, which takes a closer look at the radical South Side art scene amid the politically charged time leading up to and following the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
"The thing that's interesting about it is the complexity of the message," says Zorach of Jones-Hogu's 1971 work. "'To be free' sounds like a blandly positive message, but when you read more closely, you realize that there's a message that emphasizes the need for self-defense. It's a sense of community that feels under attack."
Historians of 1968 have focused on antiwar protests and the violent police response outside the Chicago Hilton near Grant Park, but they paid relatively little attention to groups on the South Side. Looks Like Freedom commemorates the work of Chicago's lesser-known radical artists and thinkers of the mid-1960s and early '70s.
Exhibition 40 Years in the Making
Though much of her scholarly work focuses on Renaissance art, Zorach also has a personal and academic interest in contemporary works. The 40-year anniversary of the 1968 riots provided her an ideal opportunity to research the history of art and politics in Chicago, working together with students to prepare the exhibition and share the results with viewers.
In addition to several of Jones-Hogu's silk screens, the exhibition includes posters, photographs, and comic books featuring Bob Crawford, The Hairy Who, and The Chicago Women's Liberation Union Graphics Collective, as well as audio and newspaper clippings. The pieces engage a wide range of controversial topics from the time around the convention, including urban renewal, gender equality, and racial discrimination.
Zorach hopes the materials reflect the complexity of Chicago in the late 1960s. "The goal was to provide context for the more famous events around the convention, but with a focus on projects at the intersection of art and the political sphere."
Looks Like Freedom grew out of a class Zorach taught on Chicago in 1968. She wanted her students to better understand the year's events and be aware of the city's many resources for research. She encouraged them to explore the Chicago History Museum and the South Side Community Art Center, which lent many of the pieces in the exhibit.
"I wanted to encourage students to discover the city," she explains.
From Radical to Influential
As her students delved into research, they uncovered the rich South Side art scene of the 1960s. Among the most important art collectives was OBAC (Organization of Black American Culture). In 1967, OBAC's Visual Artists Workshop created the Wall of Respect, an influential mural. The Wall of Respect, painted on the face of a building at 43rd Street and Langley Avenue, depicted scenes of both historical and contemporary African-American leaders.
Several photos of artists at work on the Wall in August 1967 are included in the exhibition. "They wanted to do something positive to influence the community," says Faheem Majeed, curator of the South Side Community Art Center. While the mural might seem uncontroversial today, many once saw it as a dangerous assertion of African-American rights, Majeed explains. "They operated outside the mainstream."
Though OBAC fell apart, some of its original members reassembled to form AfriCOBRA (African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists). Like OBAC, AfriCOBRA used art to spread its message of black empowerment. Artists like Jones-Hogu incorporated African motifs and themes of heritage to promote a sense of collective identity. Little noticed by the mainstream art world, they sought alternative venues and banded together "as a means of mutual support and strengthening," Zorach says.
The work of the South Side's radical artists continued to influence the art world. The Wall of Respect gave rise to the urban mural movement, helping to make murals part of the visual landscape of many cities. Because of the wall, artists "began to see the mural as a possible medium of art in public," Zorach says.
AfriCOBRA artists presented militant views, but Zorach notes, their imagery is also related to the "Black is Beautiful" movement of the late 1960s and early '70s. "With their low-cost prints, they made art available to a wide audience of African Americans," Zorach says. "They gave the public Black images to hang on the wall and asserted their value as subjects of art."
Though not all of their art survived—the Wall of Respect was damaged and later demolished, and few of Jones-Hogu's prints remain—the political themes in the work of Chicago's radical artists became part of the cultural landscape of the late 1960s.
"The AfriCOBRA artists looked at their community and felt they needed to step up and make a change," Majeed says, "and their past and current efforts continue to inspire generations of younger artists."


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Dalrymple explains that Slavoj Žižek, the celebrity philosopher,
claims to believe in the necessity of terror and mass murder for the future happiness of the world.
Žižek dresses, Dalrymple notes,
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As a Marxist
of the mass-murder-of-the-bourgeoisie persuasion,
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Archaeological Survey for Monsanto Corporation, Dwindell #5 Well Pad and Access Road, Jackson County, Colorado
Author(s): Marcia J. Tate; Jim Brechtel
Year: 1980
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Archaeological Survey for Monsanto Corporation, Dwindell #5 Well Pad and Access Road, Jackson County, Colorado. Marcia J. Tate, Jim Brechtel. 1980 ( tDAR id: 140497)
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min long: -106.873; min lat: 40.323 ; max long: -105.852; max lat: 41.003 ;
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Sponsor(s): Monsanto Corporation, Denver, Co
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Greinke, Lawrence Eric. Canary Wine. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Metamorphosis Productions, 1970, printed in an edition of 500. Staple-bound, card wraps, 139mm by 216mm, 24 pp. Near fine with a light upper corner crease on the front cover. Signed by Greinke on the title page. The author's second chapbook. (eph) First Edition.
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In the webinar, we explore the FMSI 2017 Teller Line Study to show how certain trends are influencing branch evolution in the financial industry.
Over the past 25 years, the banking industry has witnessed a costly combination of steady labor cost increases and continued branch traffic declines. Average monthly volume for teller transactions is down 34.2 percent since 1992, while teller labor costs for the same period have risen a staggering 147.9 percent, forcing financial institutions to respond.
By analyzing transaction volumes, pay rates, labor costs per transactions, and part-time employee utilization, institutions can gain insight into how they can maximize workforce optimization, reduce operating costs, and improve sales and service levels.
Hear about QNC Bank's experience in transforming their branch model to be more efficient, productive, and aligned with today's customer needs. Dale Wentz, EVP/Chief Retail Office at QNB Bank is joined by Chad Davis, Senior Industry Marketing Manager, Kronos to share how moving from a traditional branch to a more customer-friendly one, with an emphasis on the technology, delivers the solution customers want.


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For some, the sport of golf can become an obsession. You can spend 20 hours a week on the course, watch every second of the week's PGA Tour or LPGA Tour tournaments and still not get enough. Having a job in the golf industry is one way to feed your need to be on or around the course, allowing you to be one of the first to try out new equipment, hone your skills and help others to get more enjoyment from the game.
Golf Professional
The occupation of golf professional should not be confused with being a professional golfer. But there are some similarities. Although being a golf pro doesn't require that you win on tour to collect a pay check, you still need to have a solid scratch golf game (you'll be tested to prove it). To go along with your talents on the course as a golf pro, you need to have a solid overall understanding of the various components that go into running a golf course.
As a golf professional, you need to have a variety of learned skills including the latest teaching techniques, a cordial attitude and ability to converse with a wide variety of club members, the latest information on new equipment and business savvy to deal with the financial aspects of running a course. You have to be certified to be a golf pro and a member of the PGA of America. Before you give up on the dream, there are schools where you can go to learn the trade, including The College of Golf, Golf Academy of America and the Jim McLean Golf School.
Although there are schools that will teach you what you need to know to be a golf professional, you can also start out as an assistant in the pro shop and learn on the job.
Golf Course Superintendent
The beauty of a course comes partially from the layout and partially from the skills of the people maintaining the course during the year. A golf course superintendent has the responsibility of making sure that the greens, fairways and roughs are cut to specific level, that the grass is watered, the pins are moved, the tee boxes maintained, the pesticides and lawn chemicals are applied and that the lawn equipment is properly cared for.
There are a variety of paths that one can take to becoming a golf course superintendent. If your lucky enough to get in to a course where the current superintendent is looking for someone to mentor, you could be set. Generally, going to school to learn about agronomy is your best bet for landing a job.
Golf Course Architect
If you love looking at golf courses, you might have a future as a golf course architect. The way courses are, you might think that you have to be a former touring pro in order to be able to design a course, but some of the best courses out there are designed by people who never had their PGA Tour card (see Robert Trent Jones Jr.). There are essentially three requirements that most golf course architects (those who aren't named Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer) must meet in order to find success in the field.
They have to have a degree in either architecture, landscape design or engineering. They need to have been educated in turf management and environmental sciences. Plus, it helps to have some experience working under the wings of a golf course contractor. Although it might be difficult to break in to the design part of golfing, and it's a longer haul than other golf careers, what you create lasts a lifetime.


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Recently I have found myself to be extremely busy. It's not that I find myself with too much work that I am practically sinking under it, but, I find myself with work that are just too plentiful, to the point that I merely have a second to breathe after finishing one before I begin the next one.
Well, I shouldn't be surprised, since it is the start of Week 11 tomorrow. Which means that I have one-third of the semester left, before I wrap up my act together. The thing that is totally not surprising at all is the fact that I am already starting to deal with Spring semester, even before this current Fall semester hasn't ended yet.
So, for this Sunday afternoon, I decided to pay a visit to the Music Library and check out some compact discs for my enjoyment, while I am working here in my office. And I picked up a theme. Today will be a day devoted to Franz Liszt.
Even when I was still in my musical days, when I was practicing the piano seven days a week, I never touched a Liszt piece. No, I take that back. I remember practicing a certain piece from his Years of Pilgrimage album. I think it was the Canzonetto de Salvador Rosa, but I am not sure. I can't even remember it. The main reason is because Franz Liszt is known for composing very virtuoso pieces. And I wasn't in that level by then.
Franz Liszt produced a huge collection of works. For now, I borrowed his Annees de Pelerinage, his Hungarian Rhapsodies, and his transcriptions of Beethoven's symphonies. Yes, the guy transcribed all 9 of Beethoven's symphonies for solo piano.
Well, if I cannot play them, then I'll do the next best thing. I'll listen to them.
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Decorating your cake with fondant can be tricky. You need a lot of practice. If you think that it is easy as it looks on TV, you are so wrong. You need to have experience with dough if you want to be good here. The principle is the same, and the softness of fondant has to be the same as the softness of dough, especially if you want to make some decorative figures such as flowers or similar things.
Pay attention to ingredients
If you want to avoid your dough falling apart and into pieces and you want to make shapes and figures easily you need to the exact measurements of ingredients. Always follow the recipe! People that wrote it have probably failed so many times in making it that they have realized what are the perfect proportions. You can even watch videos to see how to treat it and to catch some tricks and tips when it comes to preparation.
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If you want to shape your fondant and to make figures that need to be symmetric, then you are going to need the proper tool for that. To make it smooth and perfectly flat, you need to use smoother or polisher, for perfect shapes you should use creative molds and for the fine craft you need to use sugar craft ball fondant cutter tool.
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Great day at Goodison for Everton-mad Clonmel family
The O'Donnell family from Clonmel are huge Everton FC fans and enjoyed a wonderful day at Goodison Park
Margaret and Billy O'Donnell and their sons Luke and Simon attended the recent match against Norwich.
On the day Luke and Simon had the honour of leading out Everton on to the pitch as mascots.
It was a very special occasion for the O'Donnell family.


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Vikings fall to Lancers 45-21 in season ending loss
Rowan McEvoy, Staff Writer
November 30, 2013
Despite a strong effort, the Vikings lost 45-21 to the Saint Francis Lancers Friday night. In a true tale of two halves, the Vikings kept the game close in the first and second quarters, but could not hold on for the rest of the ride. A few bright spots included Keller Chryst ('14) and Eli Givens...
Football defeats Leland 54-24 in first round of CCS
Rowan McEvoy, Staff Writer
November 24, 2013
Looking to rebound from the regular season with a record 0f four out of nine wins, the Palo Alto Vikings' football team solidly defeated the Leland Chargers 54-24 in the first round of the CCS playoffs Saturday night. Keesean Johnson ('14) and Malcolm Davis ('14) scored four touchdowns a piece,...
Football: Vikings fall to Los Gatos on senior night
November 9, 2013
The 16 Paly seniors played their last game on the "Hod Ray" field tonight but fell short against the Wildcats 35-21. The Vikings came out to an early lead in the start of the game, scoring a touchdown on the first drive of the game. Marcus Brown ('14) caught a 55 yard pass from Keller Chryst ...
Vikings get blown out by Archbishop Mitty
Rowan McEvoy, Staff Writer
September 22, 2013
Unlike the rain that subsided midway through Saturday afternoon, the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs did not let up, blowing out the Vikings 34-14 Saturday night at Foothill College. Compiling an 80-yard drive that culminated in a 21-yard Keesean Johnson ('14) touchdown to open the game, Paly's quick start...
2013 Football preview: Young team to fill graduated gaps
Zoe Bhargava, Staff Writer
September 5, 2013
After last year's first round CCS playoff loss to the Serra Padres, the Paly football team looks to fill the gaps of its graduated seniors with both its returning players and new, younger additions to the team. In addition to new players, the Vikings will also be playing in a newly built stadium, whi...
Wrestling takes fifth in the SCVAL tournament
Tara Lawrence, Staff Writer
February 12, 2013
Paly wrestlers battled it out this weekend at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) finals, scoring fifth overall. Six of the wrestlers placed in SCVALS and will compete in CCS. Both Andrew Frick ('14) and Gary Hohback ('13) took first place in their division. Erik Anderson ('13), Eric...
Wrestling takes a beating from Wilcox, 51-21
Julia Saul, Staff Writer
January 24, 2013
The Paly wrestling team was dominated by Wilcox in an away meet on January 24th, resulting in a final score of 51-21. Erik Anderson ('13) at 182 pounds and Jordan Gans ('14) at 170 pounds both had pins. The rest of the points for Paly were by Gary Hohbach ('13) at 160 pounds, Eric Oshima ('16)...
Brief: Wrestling falls (64-18) to cross-town rival Gunn High School
Charlotte Biffar and Pippa Raffel
January 18, 2013
The Palo Alto High School wrestling team suffered a tough defeat (64-18) against cross-town rival Gunn High School. Both teams entered the Titans Gym last night with a 2-0 record in the De Anza Division of SCVAL, the Vikings having worked hard in anticipation of the dual. The Titans put up 12 point...
Wrestling preview
Audrey DeBruine, Staff Writer
November 28, 2012
The Paly wrestling team is coming off a successful 2011-2012 campaign which culminated with a fourth place finish at the Central Coast Section (CCS) Championship tournament. They will look to to rebuild following the graduation of a talented class of wrestlers. The 2012-2013 team returns two individual...
Football defeats Saratoga 51-34 on Homecoming Night
Rohit Ramkumar, Staff Writer
October 27, 2012
The Palo Alto Vikings football team defeated the Saratoga Falcons 51-34 on Homecoming night to cap off Spirit Week. The Viking's offense and defense were the stories of this game, as they were able to bring enough firepower to defeat a Saratoga team that threw for over 400 yards. The Vikings were...


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Now, before you get angry or happy about this, please let me explain. The Affordable Care Act did not help me, but not for the reasons that you may think. It didn't help because it was written to appease the insurance industry and Republicans who hated President Obama.
I could not afford health insurance before the Affordable Care Act, either. I became a Medical Assistant in 2008 and I worked for a small family practice. When I say small, I mean it: it was just me and the doctor. I did everything from front office to back office, yet I was not offered health insurance because I was a 19 year old female, which meant I was in the prime period of life to get pregnant. Instead of offering me health insurance, I was given $100 extra a month to buy my own. Even then I could not afford it.
Then came the Affordable Care Act. By that time I was working for a larger network and had insurance through my job. I paid about $200 a month just for myself and my deductible was over $1,000. This meant that I paid full price for every doctor's visit, except for my annual physical. I may as well have been self-pay and I would have saved $200 every month.
It wasn't until 2014 that I attempted to sign up for the ACA because neither of our employers offered us a healthcare plan. I was part-time and my husband worked for a small business. Because I live in a red state, which did not expand Medicaid in a childish F-U to President Obama and because of the area in which I lived, we were not offered subsidies and didn't qualify for Medicaid, since it wasn't expanded. This left us in a position of being too poor for insurance, yet too "wealthy" for Medicaid. So, we went without insurance that year.
The following year we were able to get subsidies, so I got us the most basic plan that was offered. It wasn't very good, but it at least allowed us to get our annual physicals and paid for some of my medications. I was satisfied with it at that point.
In late 2015 I logged into the exchange with the idea that I would just pick the same plan we had the year before for the following year. I quickly discovered that the plan's premiums had increased to the point that it was no longer worth it. Instead, I picked what I thought was a better plan, through Florida Blue, for about the same price. Unfortunately, I quickly found out that none of my doctors nor my pharmacy accepted this particular plan. I cancelled the plan in February of 2016 and we have been uninsured ever since.
In March of 2017 we filed our taxes and the IRS quickly took half of the money we were supposed to get back due to the fact that we hadn't had insurance the year before, yet on paper we should have been able to afford it. I was pretty angry about this until I realized that, in actuality, we had saved money. Had we kept that terrible Florida Blue plan, we would have paid double the amount that was taken from our taxes.
What a lot of people don't seem to understand is that the Affordable Care Act really didn't change much in the way of how insurance works. Sure, it allowed you to be on your parent's plan until the age of 26 and made it to where insurance companies couldn't charge you more for a pre-existing condition, but other than that and making it mandatory, not much changed.
The basic set up of the plans was exactly the same. Some people's premiums went up, while others went down. This happened often before the ACA, as well. More people were eligible for Medicaid in some states, which helped a lot of people. No policy or plan will be universally loved, but in reality this policy helped more people than it hurt.
I am happy that millions of people who couldn't have insurance before now have it. I am happy to pay so that my fellow Americans can get the care they need. I hold nothing against anyone who has health insurance through the ACA and I do not blame poor people or anyone else for "taking" my health insurance, because I couldn't have afforded it even without the ACA.
No, who I blame for my lack of health insurance is my state legislature who would rather win a pissing contest than do what's best for their constituents. I blame our government and Supreme Court for making it to where insurance companies can bribe our politicians into doing their bidding through lobbying. I blame those who receive money from those lobbyists for their greed overpowering their desire to do what they were elected to do.
I've already spoken about how I feel about insurance companies and the current state of our healthcare system, but let me reiterate: Our healthcare system is broken. It is run by greed and greed alone. We live in a country that spends more on healthcare than any other nation, yet has some of the worst outcomes. We live in a country that idolizes capitalism and "free markets" to the point that we are totally comfortable letting people die from treatable illnesses instead of following the lead of every other developed nation and making healthcare a right.
The Affordable Care Act didn't help me, but it isn't because poor people got insurance or because I was forced to pay a tax for other's care. It didn't help me because it is still based on capitalism and is run by the insurance industry. I would be happy to pay more taxes so that everyone can live without worrying about an illness driving them into bankruptcy and homelessness, myself included.
Everyone asks how will we pay for a Medicare for All plan or universal coverage. Well, we can start by taking some of the tax money we give to our bloated, bureaucratic military, which is really great at wasting that tax money, and put it into the healthcare of our citizens. We can pay for it by closing the loopholes that allow our biggest companies to evade paying taxes on their billions of dollars in profits and putting that money toward healthcare for our citizens. We can pay for it by increasing taxes on the top 1% instead of cutting them.
There are ways of paying for this that would not put us into debt. It's just that we as humans fear change and refuse to progress into a nation that cares about its citizens.


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Sucker Punch Might Make More inFAMOUS: Second Son DLC like First Light if People Love it
Sucker Punch will release the stand-alone DLC inFAMOUS: First Light on August 26th, but there are more conduits in the world of inFAMOUS: Second Son, and First Light might not be the last of its kind according to Game Director Nate Fox.
During an interview on IGN Fox mentioned that if people love First Light there's the possibility of making more. That said, he also explained that Sucker Punch normally works only on one game at a time, probably meaning that once the studio will move to the next game they'll stop working on Second Son DLC.
Fox also described the world we'll be able to visit in First Light, and it'll include Seattle from a couple years before inFAMOUS: Second Son and Curdun Cay, the DUP prison for conduits.
The studio started working on First Light after a little break from Second Son, and Fox mentioned that it's actually really fun to do this kind of work, as everyone already knows how to do everything development-related and the tools are all already in place, so you can go directly to making content.
The decision to make First Light, according to Fox, was easy, first of all because Fetch is a cool character and people like her, and its also a way to make a compact story "with a beginning, a middle and an end," and it also offers a fresh gameplay experience as Fetch uses her neon powers in a different way from Delsin's.
Personally, I am a big fan of Second Son, and I can't wait to get my hands on First Light. It'll be the perfect way to relax after I get back from that hell called Gamescom.


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I added a stereo view by Valentine Blanchard to my recent acquisitions over the weekend and checking my collection last night , having researched him, I discovered another beauty of his I believe in my holdings. Its a view of the Bank Of England. This one is slightly unique as it has on the left a blind stamp from the San Francisco publishers and distributors. Lawrence and Houseworth. The link explains they sold London Sterescopic Company views. Make interesting reading. I have found quite a few good links about Blanchard who clearly has largely been forgotten by many.
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Afraid To Love
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E. H. Griffith
Florence Vidor
Clive Brook
Norman Trevor
Jocelyn Lee
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Sir Reginald Belsize's eccentric uncle dies leaving him his fortune on the condition that he give up Helen, with whom he is infatuated, and marry another girl within 24 hours. His lawyer, John Travers, who is also counselor for Katherine Silverton, at the moment in financial straits, proposes to marry Katherine to the Belsize fortune; Helen agrees to this arrangement provided that the girl, whom she has not seen, is less attractive than herself. Katherine, therefore, adopts a plain appearance, but on the train to Paris, Belsize discovers that she is a beautiful and cultured young lady. A wire from Travers informs him that a detective with a black moustache is following him, forcing him to make open demonstrations of affection to his bride; to complicate matters, Katherine hires eight men with black moustaches to follow them. The intrigue of Helen and Rafael, her former lover, is exposed after amusing complications, and Belsize and Katherine realize their mutual love.


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Las Vegas
High drama meets super-cozy
Seasonal specialties
Elevated farm-to-table
Spot-on, friendly, and knowledgeable
Tell us about your first impressions when you arrived.
Sage is a really deep room that, for its large size, is scaled intimately. Located right off of the main lobby, you might think the darkly romantic room is limited to the bar and lounge area in the front. Go deeper and you'll find the dining room, lined with massive columns and early modernist paintings reinterpreted and glowing in purple light. It's one of Vegas' most dramatic rooms.
What was the crowd like?
These diners likely know chef Shawn McClain's pedigree from the Green Zebra and Custom House in Chicago. He's a chef who carefully sources ingredients that are local and sustainable, and his seasonal menus are a thing of beauty. It's a rite of seasonal passage for locals to go to Sage to see what kind of magic he's making for the change of season.
What should we be drinking?
The wine list is strong here, and both servers and the sommelier are well-versed in pairing it with the ever-changing selections. But it's a cocktail lover's dream, too, with a knowledgeable bar staff that turns out perfect, traditional cocktails as well as riffs and seasonal quaffs. One of Sage's real claims to fame is its absinthe list, with more than a dozen selections sourced from Switzerland, Spain, France, and even Colorado and Pennsylvania!
Main event: the food. Give us the lowdown—especially what not to miss.
McClain's menu is one of Vegas' most innovative, and has been since it opened in 2009. While everyone else was sourcing from as far away as possible, he was already buying heirloom tomatoes from Pahrump, Nevada. So although his focus is getting the best ingredients possible and treating them beautifully (including seafood and meat), if you're vegan or veggie-friendly, you can get one of the most satisfying and creative vegetable-based dinners of any on the Strip at Sage. Try anything that the servers tell you is amazing—they know! And don't miss McClain classics like his slow poached farm egg with black truffle and foie gras brûlée. Those who love a perfectly dressed salad will be in heaven here.
And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
Sage's staff is a group of pros who genuinely love pleasing people. When my oyster-obsessed seven-year-old sucked down all the Kusshi oysters while I wasn't looking, the server brought her an extra, gratis, on its own little bed of salt. Because the menu changes so frequently and the provenance of ingredients is SO important, servers know exactly where this food comes from and can give great recommendations.
What's the real-real on why we're coming here?
Sage is a really versatile restaurant. You can ask for one of the romantic alcoves in the back if you're looking to impress a date and want to look like you're in-the-know. But we've also seen good-sized groups of well-heeled execs dining here. Plus, the bar and lounge recently opened a post-dinner lounge evening (open until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday) with cocktails and live music.
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Doodle Cat is a confident squiggle. He really enjoys being red, and is just about the proudest drawing you'll ever find. Here to encourage imagination, celebrating the things you love and finding the magic in silliness, Doodle Cat is the kind of pal that helps you find the greatness in pretty much everything. Who doesn't want one of those? Also his best friend is a pangolin. If you want your child, parent or general favourite person to learn what a pangolin is, or simply be reminded of the universe's wonderfulness, then follow the Doodle Cat method: open up the book, celebrate lentils, educate yourself on atoms and feel happiness rise in your chest.
Winner of PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Children's Book 2015.
Kat Patrick's central occupation are words: editing online magazine Always Sometimes Anytime, while fitting in a light festival (Art in the Dark) and freelancing in between. She has an unending knowledge of books, films and sub-culture, and can often be found in lively debates in various jaunts around Auckland.
Lauren Marriott or 'Ralphi' is an avid doodler and cat fan currently based in Auckland. In 2007 Lauren graduated from Massey University with a first class Honours Degree in Design majoring in Illustration. In her time as a graphic designer she has worked together with some fantastic brands and built working relationships with some of the country's leading advertising agencies, magazines and fellow creative types. Now she is doing what she loves most, drawing and lots of it.


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Animal Friends Blog
A Call to Help Save Bear Rescue Facing Eviction
Animal Friends Insurance calls on the public to help save Animals Asia's Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre which faces eviction and relocation.
Animal Friends Insurance has received shocking news that Animals Asia – a charity working to end bear bile farming in China and Vietnam, with world-class bear sanctuaries in both countries, are suddenly being asked to close their sanctuary in Vietnam and leave Tam Dao National Park.
On Friday 5 October, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) informed Animals Asia that the Ministry of Defence had issued an order to evict the entire sanctuary operation and the 104 rescued bears that live there. The eviction is in direct violation of the Vietnam government's 2005 agreement allowing Animals Asia to develop a rescue centre on 12 hectares of the park that would permanently rehabilitate and house 200 endangered bears rescued from the industry.
It is believed that the park director Do Dinh Tien lobbied the Ministry of Defence to evict Animals Asia, so that he can hand the land to Truong Giang Tam Dao Joint Stock Company, of which his daughter is part-owner. The company intends to build commercial property including a tourist park and hotels. The closure of the sanctuary would see 104 bears that have been rescued from the bile industry evicted, 77 local Vietnamese staff made unemployed, and financial losses to Animals Asia of more than US$2 million.
Jill Robinson MBE, Dr.med.vet. h.c, Founder and CEO of Animals Asia commented:
"We are desperate to ensure that the rescue centre is not closed down and relocated. The welfare of 104 bears, who have already suffered enough, would be seriously compromised, and the rescue centre and US$2 million in donations would be lost. We're calling on the public, and the media, both in Vietnam and overseas to urgently appeal to the Prime Minister of Vietnam for justice, and to let him know their feelings on this terrible threat to the bears' welfare."
Ricky Gervais has also offered his support to the campaign, he said "These bears have spent their entire lives in cages having their abdomens jabbed and their bile sucked out of their bodies. They finally get rescued, they get freedom, they get to put their pain behind them… only now to have their home taken away from them, and why? So an official can muscle in and take over their land for his personal gain. Enough is enough. Stop the eviction of these bears from their homes. Support Animals Asia in their fight to save their bear sanctuary in Vietnam".
In the event of an eviction, the bears would be forced to return to cages to be relocated – a move that would have a major negative impact on their mental and physical well-being. Jill Robinson at Animals Asia expressed concerns that "It is likely to take at least two years to establish a new centre with outdoor enclosures".
Not only would it impact the great work Animals Asia have achieved it will also likely have a negative affect on the future of international trading with Vietnam. "The eviction is in direct violation of the Vietnam government's agreement with Animals Asia", Robinson continues, "future businesses will not be encouraged to trade there if that is the way agreements are treated by the Vietnamese government", added Chris Fairfax, Marketing Director at Animal Friends.
Animal Friends is asking everyone to support and help Animals Asia fight this eviction notice in a number of ways – by appealing directly to the Prime Minister of Vietnam and by enlisting help from the wider international community and the media. They need our urgent help now.
"As a leading pet insurance company in the UK Animal Friends has been working alongside Animals Asia for many years, Gemma the Moon Bear is even named after one of our employees. We want to draw this situation to the public's attention and to on-going the plight of the Moon Bear in Asia. As a company we pride ourselves on not just saying but doing." said Elaine Fairfax, MD, Animal Friends Insurance.
By writing emails and sending snail mail to the Prime Minister of Vietnam and The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture you can help petition against the eviction. To do your bit today by simply visiting /StopTheEviction, copying and pasting the enclosed emails and sending to the PM and Ministry of Agriculture.


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CertainTeed Corp. has updated its Shingle Applicator's Manual (SAM) mobile app to now display residential roofing installation instructions in Spanish. The SAM app, currently available for iOS and Android mobile devices, provides contractors with the official manufacturer installation instructions and reference videos for CertainTeed's steep-slope roofing products, as well as information about safety, roof tear-off, shingle underlayments and installing shingles on specially shaped roofs. Users can easily change the language version by swiping a button located on the app's home screen.
Mobile App Displays Spanish Roofing Installation Instructions
Reduce Cost of Managing Subcontractor Reports While Increasing Transparency
The One Team. One Report. program enables subcontractors to post notes, photos and labor to any project at no cost, no matter how many subcontractor companies are working on the project. Each subcontractor is allocated an individual NoteVault account. NoteVault links the subcontractor project to the construction company project report. This results in a professional daily report, including all subcontractor notes collated for easy reference, delivered every day or on demand. Plus, subcontractors receive their own reports for their work.
A NoteVault Account includes:
- NoteVault Daily Reporting Platform.
- Notes! app for Android or iOS.
- Activities Labor, Materials and Equipment app for Android or iOS.
- Immediate notification of incidents/accidents through keyword notification.
- Collaboration with colleagues using the comment feature.
- Professional human transcription (available for an additional charge).
Mobile App Determines Amount of Roofing Ventilation Products Needed
Rugged Tablet Features Built-in Accelerometer, Gyroscope, e-Compass and More
The Algiz RT7, which runs Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), provides a wide range of features and exceptional value to mobile workforces. It's fully rugged, meeting stringent MIL-STD-810G U.S. military standards for protection against drops, vibrations and extreme temperatures, and its IP65 rating means that it's waterproof, as well as fully sealed against sand and dust. Weighing just 650 grams, the Algiz RT7 is designed for mobility.
Technology from Qualcomm—an MSM8916 (Snapdragon) chipset and 1.2 GHz quad-core processor—powers the Algiz RT7 for impressive processing speed, ultra-fast connectivity and long battery life. The Algiz RT7 comes standard with LTE data and voice capabilities, as well as 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, BT Class 1 and Class 2, and NFC functionality. It also boasts dual cameras (8-megapixel rear-facing and 2-megapixel front-facing), as well as dual SIM card slots. The unit comes with a built-in accelerometer, gyroscope, and e-compass and a stand-alone u-blox GPS receiver for navigation.
Designed for the mobile worker, the Algiz RT7 sports a high-brightness 7-inch outdoor-viewable capacitive display that can handle true outdoor challenges. Battery performance is key for any mobile application and the Algiz RT7 comes with a long-life 3.7V 6000mAh lithium-ion battery. Four programmable buttons allow users to launch and use applications in the field. To enhance data capture, users can choose an optional 2-D imager or RFID plus 2-D imager.
The Algiz RT7 can be ordered immediately. Shipping will start in December with volume deliveries starting January 2016.
Malarkey Roofing Products Releases Roof Designer App for Android
Malarkey Roofing Products has released its Roof Designer app for the Android platform. Malarkey first released the roof-visualizer tool to its website in 2012 and followed with an iPad app in 2013. The new Android app has been optimized for faster speeds and features an updated user interface and real-time edit previews. The app allows users to take photographs of homes and customize them using Malarkey roofing materials and siding and trim variations. It is available for download now on the Google Play store.
Construction Companies Can Manage Tools via Mobile App
Industrial grade QR labels and cloud-based inventory allow authorized user to search, locate, request and returns tools within the app. Administrators are able to regulate user access, respond to pending tool requests and manage tool inventory, whether in the field or the office.
Companies can eliminate waste by spending less time searching for tools and less money replacing lost ones. They'll also be able to improve efficiency by quickly locating and accessing their tools from job sites.
Since the WiiN app is downloaded and accessed on smartphones, no bulky scanners or extra devices are needed to manage tool inventory. Currently, WiiN is available on iOS devices, with Android capability in the testing phase. Pricing is based on inventory size, with monthly and yearly subscription options.
Lithium Ion Batteries Connect to App via Bluetooth
These batteries pair with Apple and Android smart devices via the free Tool Connect App. This innovation gives DEWALT users the ability to control their compatible DEWALT batteries remotely via a Bluetooth device. For the early-adopter who runs a business on a job site, this technology allows greater control over tools in residential, MRO and commercial work sites.
Bluetooth-enabled batteries solve a number of job-site problems and the Tool Connect App takes just a few moments to set up. Users can simply connect their compatible DEWALT batteries to their Bluetooth-enabled smartphone or tablet (by initiating the pairing process) and view the inventory of paired units on the Tool Connect App home screen. This home screen allows users to remotely turn all compatible DEWALT Bluetooth batteries on or off at once, monitor battery charge level, view Bluetooth signal strength and pair additional batteries.
From the Tool Connect App home screen, users can select an individual battery to view its diagnostics and change settings by tabbing through four pages: Diagnostics, Actions, Info and Alerts. The Diagnostics screen indicates an individual battery's state of charge, temperature and connection to Bluetooth. This screen also allows users to enable and disable a particular battery. By disabling a battery, the user prevents it from being used until re-enabled. This feature makes it easy to shut down equipment at the end of the day to conserve battery life and deter theft.
The Actions screen allows the user to customize their alert preferences depending on what information they need and when they need it. These options include Alert if Out of Range, Disable if Out of Range, Alert at Low Battery Charge, Alert at High Temperature and Alert at Charge Completion. In addition, this screen offers a Lending Button, which allows for sharing of batteries. The user can select an amount of time for the tool (with battery) to be lent and when the time is exceeded, the battery shuts down and the owner receives an alert.
Finally, the Alerts screen provides a comprehensive list of all of the alerts that have been generated by the Tool Connect App and the compatible DEWALT Bluetooth batteries. From here, users can select an alert to view more details or clear some or all alerts in the log.
NRCA Partners with The Review Solution to Collect Customer Reviews
The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has announced its partnership with Franklin, Tenn.-based The Review Solution in order to provide members with the added benefit of collecting customer reviews at the point of service. These customer reviews can be posted to leading review websites such as Google+, Yelp, Houzz, Home Advisor, BBB and Angie's List.
The platform centers on an app that works on all iOS and Android mobile phones and tablets. The service requires no long-term contract.
Features of The Review Solution include mobile and job-site readiness, reviews collected by email from past satisfied customers, and the ability to facilitate the posting of reviews to major online review sites. Additionally, multiple users from multiple locations can use the app, and business owners can receive real-time text and email notifications for all submitted reviews. Positive reviews for the members' businesses can be automatically syndicated to their Facebook and Twitter pages.
NRCA's affinity program offerings are a benefit of membership that offers products and services from affinity program partners at significant member discounts.
Employment App Makes It Easy to Find Construction Jobs and Job Seekers
Snagajob, an hourly employment marketplace for job seekers, announced the release of its free mobile app for iOS and Android, designed to meet the unique needs of those seeking to hire construction workers, builders or contractors for hourly employment. The free app makes the job posting/hiring process easier by using a smartphone's or tablet's video, photo and GPS technology. Employers can currently post jobs for free via the app's free trial promotion.
Snagajob offers a new way for employers to find and manage applicants on their mobile device. With Snagajob, employers can conveniently use their mobile device to:
- Manage their account's status and add additional postings for multiple locations
- Access and review applications for each job posting and quickly see their availability and qualifications
- Find qualified prospects in their area and then reach out via phone or email and encourage them to apply
- Easily rank/sort applicant and "star" the applicants they want to interview and note the ones they are not interested in.
The app's "Video Apply" feature allows employers to view a short clip that candidates can include with their application and lets them gauge the personality fit and enthusiasm of applicants before scheduling an interview, thus saving time and energy for both job seekers and employers.
Snagajob is currently used by thousands of employers across the country across a wide range of vertical markets including retail, food service, transportation, hospitality, child care and more.
QuickSquares Mobile App Now Available for Android Devices
EagleView Technologies Inc. has made its QuickSquares mobile app available for Android devices. The app provides users with one central place to easily order, receive notifications and review QuickSquares Reports. The report is a sales and marketing tool for contractors providing overall square footage and predominant pitch for up to two residential structures in a professional format in about an hour. The easy-to-use upgrade button for the EagleView PremiumReport makes this app critical for overall sales success in the field. Android users can download the app from the Google Play store. iPhone users running iOS 7.x can download the app from the iTunes App Store.


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The term autonomic computing is nothing new. Ever since IBM used this as a marketing term in 2001, this term has been on the periphery of most people focussed on the future IT trends. Clearly, the term has been suffering from overzealous IBM marketing for a long time and, every time I bring this up in a discussion, people always point to this failed marketing effort. In spite of this pushback, I am a strong believer in autonomic computing and believe that we are heading towards that 2001 vision of IBM with more realistic technologies.
In this blog post, I am going to talk about certain trends we consider as the drivers for the eventual evolution of autonomic computing. Let us be clear here. We are nowhere close to this goal but, as someone who sees patterns and extrapolates it to trends, I do see trends leading towards this future. And, this future will arrive sooner than what many in the industry expect. Keep in mind, none of the vendors are going to accept that their technologies will eventually lead to autonomic computing. Since autonomic systems will lead to dramatic reduction in IT operations, accepting its emergence will add resistance to the vendor sales process. The IT vendors and their employees are incentivized to keep autonomic computing very far away in the future.
Trends shaping this evolution
Public Clouds
Public clouds changed the way users thought about infrastructure. The success of public clouds brought mindset changes among the end users leading to a change in behavior when it comes to infrastructure services consumption and automation
- The self-service nature of public cloud pushed users to treat infrastructure as cattle than pets, pushing a code-centric approach to infrastructure operations (programmatic approach to operations). Whether it is early day infrastructure as code trends or GitOps pushed by Weaveworks or Infrastructure as developer friendly code pushed by Pulumi, we are seeing the emergence of a completely new way of dealing with infrastructure
- The responsibility for running compute services moved from data centers to hyperscale cloud providers, resulting in large-scale automation to squeeze cost and resource efficiencies. Now higher levels of automation are fast becoming the path for IT to create operational efficiencies and operate at scale
The large-scale automation is the first step in the (auto) management of any distributed system. The availability of programmable interfaces for managing infrastructure is another important criterion for autonomic systems
The declarative approach to Operations
Another trend that makes automation more efficient and, in the future, will make AI driven operations more seamless, is the declarative approach to infrastructure operations. It gained traction as the infrastructure as a code gained traction (with a big push from Puppet) but the success of Kubernetes has made the declarative approach the default way doing modern IT operations. Since the declarative approach allows for the specification of the preferred end state, we expect this model-driven approach to be the underlying fabric of autonomic systems (at least, in the early versions).
The other trend that is shaping up, and which will be the critical pillar for autonomic computing, is AIOps, AI-driven IT operations. Even though it is way too early for AIOps, we are seeing the application of machine learning and deep learning in areas like observability, security, governance, etc.. We expect AIOps to become mainstream in the next few years. Companies like Splunk, CloudFabrix, CoreStack, Instana, Moogsoft, Insight Engines, etc. are already offering products/services under this category.
The declarative approach to CI/CD pipeline
The modern application infrastructure encompasses the delivery pipeline along with the deployment platform. With the declarative approach to application deployment becoming the norm with Cloud Native Platforms, it is important to extend this approach to the application delivery pipeline. A truly autonomic system should take over the moment a developer checks in the code. We believe that there are plenty of opportunities to inject AI and automation in the CI/CD pipeline. Starting with the analytics layer on the top of the pipeline to handling the automation triggered by this analytics layer, AI will be playing an important role. The declarative approach to the delivery pipeline is a critical first step in this evolution. With tools like Concourse-ci from Pivotal using a declarative approach, expect to see a new generation of tools working closely with the cloud-native platforms.
How far away are we from the autonomic computing future?
As it was pointed out earlier, we are nowhere close to even building prototypes of autonomic systems. We are still in the academic phase with some advances in the areas mentioned above. There are many factors that should come together for this to happen.
- AI itself is in early stages. Even though there is a widespread adoption of machine learning and deep learning across many verticals, we still have to wait for the maturation of these technologies
- Data is still a weak spot for many of the vendors who are trying to implement machine learning/deep learning tools
- I would expect the autonomic system to be better applicable for cloud-native architectures. With enterprises, the proliferation of cloud-native architectures will take time. Till they completely modernize their infrastructure and application architectures, there will be resistance to autonomic computing
Who will lead this evolution?
Even though the current push to AIOps is coming from vendors in the IT operations space with a niche focus, we expect the hyperscale cloud providers to take the lead in delivering autonomic systems. Don't be surprised if Google comes out and open sources the software and/or the necessary training data that could lead the way towards this trend. Vendors like Microsoft and AWS or Chinese hyperscale providers like Alibaba can lead the way. We cannot dismiss IBM and with their R&D investments, they can take a leadership role in this evolution (hopefully, with less marketing hype than last time). It is too early to say who will lead the innovation towards autonomic computing but we can confidently predict that it will arrive much sooner than what many pundits expect or the timeline vendors will like to accept (to avoid any resistance/backlash due to its potential threat to IT operations jobs). What do you think?
Update: John Willis, DevOps Guru, points out that it was Mark Burgess, founder of CF Engine, who coined the term in 1998 in this paper.
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I'm working on new delta printer design. This printer will be able to swing and pack the extruder when it's not used.( see the picture attached)
To do that I use an actuator driven by a 5 V binary signal ( 0 => extruder 1, 1 => extruder 2) so I need to drive an output every extruder switching.
Is it possible to do that with the Smoothieboard 5 ? If yes , how I can manage it on firmware.
Big thanks for you help .


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You have to go to Edit Properties and change "Who Can Access This" document per document.
This procedure is time consuming!
Why can't I selected multiple documents and change the access rights?


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Juilliard Opening Branch in China
September 28, 2015
The Juilliard School is teaming up with Chinese partners to open a branch in Tianjin, a busy port city in northern China.
The Tianjin Juilliard School is expected to open in 2018 and will offer U.S.-accredited master of music degrees in orchestral studies, chamber music and collaborative piano. The school will have its own permanent faculty; guest artists from the New York campus will also teach there.
The plans, which include a building designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, were announced Monday, during a visit to Juilliard's New York campus by Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan, a singer and the wife of President Xi Jinping.
In recent years, the renowned performing arts conservatory has been ramping up its global profile. Earlier this year it released its "Juilliard Opens Studios" app, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals and training at the school. It is also developing arts education curricula for K-12 students at some private schools in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
The Tianjin venture, first announced in 2012, is intended to deepen Chinese musicians' orchestral training and also serve as a cultural hub for the city. The school is a joint project with the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, the Tianjin Binhai New Area CBD Administrative Commission and the Tianjin Innovative Finance Investment Company, a state-owned entity.
Earlier this month, the Tianjin school's graduate degree program was granted preliminary approval from China's Ministry of Education, making it the first performing-arts institution in China to offer a U.S.-accredited master's degree, according to Juilliard. It is also expected to offer pre-college and instrumental training programs, as well as adult education, exhibitions and public performances.
The Wall Street Journal
By Jennifer Smith
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TeamSoloMid's former AD Carry has returned to the fold after a year with the Immortals.
TSM made the announcement official through their Youtube channel on Wednesday, which features the retuning Jason "Wildturtle" Tran giving a brief statement about how he feels to come back.
"Even though all the players changed, it still feels really familiar with me, I get along with all the players very well and I already worked with (Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg) before, and (Parth "Parth" Naidu), so I definitely know what that feels like," he said in the video. "I kind of already know what's happening, and it just feels like home."
TSM's owner and coach Andy Dinh spoke briefly about the appointment, and said that Wildturtle was the best fit in a couple of ways.
"Honestly it feels great that Turtle is back on TSM," he said. "I think that going with Turtle, we're going to do really well next year, and I think he was probably the best candidate to help us develop Biofrost. Not only does he fit in our team well inside the game, but he also fits in well outside the game."
Wildturtle has been the AD Carry for TSM for two years from 2013 to 2015 before his move to the Immortals for the 2016 season.
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- 12/24-12/29: Went to Seattle to visit the family. Ate some great food. Watched a bunch of Babylon 5. Watched Jason play World of Warcraft. Fun and relaxing.
- 12/29: Drove home, went immediately to j3h's birthday party. Great.
- 12/29-12/31: Decided to be a hermit in my house, stayed up all night one night playing World of Warcraft myself. This I profoundly regret doing.
- 12/31-1/1: Went to qousqous's kick-ass new year's party. Told people I was going to write an opera about botulism. Was pretty much sober when I said this. Stayed up all night again. No regrets whatsoever this time.
- 1/3: Returned to work after an 11 day vacation. Felt totally relaxed and de-stressed all day long. Got home and spent about an hour and a half playing the piano. Gotta build up my musical skills if I'm gonna write that opera.
- 1/5: Party at the Saluthaus with pmb, goteam, and the Portland crowd. Brain-bendingly delicious.
There. Hopefully that's caught y'all up a little bit. I think I'll make a new year's resolution to start journalling again more frequently.
My other new year's resolutions currently are:
- Stop using the snooze button on my alarm clock
- Get a hot tub for my house
And now I would like to quote esmesquall, who expressed my current sentiments far more concisely than I, with my wandering prose, ever could:
"So far, 2006 is a whole lot of awesome."


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✎ bad love
Friday, December 30, 2016 | December 30, 2016 |
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I really want to share this before but I always can't. First of all, if you feel uneasy about this post, please do not continue.
I met my first crush at school. That time I was 15 years old. I really like him because he is so handsome (because that time I don't know too much about love so I choose someone who was good in appearance not personality). I shouted his name from our class (balcony) - level 2. I knew he will look but I am afraid to look at him. So I decided to hide. That was so crazy. My friends laughed and they told me that he came and asked "who called me?".
He was 17 years old and a basketball player. I knew everything about him. Oh btw, I don't have facebook account and he did. I tried to stalk his profile using my friend's account and unfortunately, he didn't use his photo for profile picture. Sad.
We had a feast before 2011 end. I sent an invitation to him so he can celebrate with us. Thank God, he came. As soon as he entered our class, I smiled and told him to eat. He suddenly asked me, "want to take a picture with me?" ajksdjksjdkshkshflksasdkfhlskd you know that feelings?! I BET YOU DON'T!!!!!!
The next day, I texted him. We texted until late night and talked on the phone and we hung out and took pictures together because I madly in love with him (finally I love him. I mean, I started from like to love).
We kept this relationship being a friend until I was 17 years old and that time, I can't help my feelings because I cried too much. I hate myself before.
I texted him and he replied shortly and look like he didn't interested. I thought he maybe bored and stressed but I felt something strange.
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sorry for any grammatical errors here and there 😅