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SB 440 keeps cancer research donations on state tax returns through 2024, provides vital funding to fight 2nd leading cause of deathOctober 3, 2017 - SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, announced on Monday that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed his legislation to ensure that Californians can continue to mark boxes on their state tax returns to contribute money to cancer research.
(Left) Senator Robert Hertzberg
SB 440 extends a tax checkoff for cancer research from 2017 through 2024.
"Californians know that cancer research is a very important cause that deserves our support," Hertzberg said. "This bill continues a significant voluntary funding stream that will help advance scientific understanding of cancer and how to defeat it."
The California Breast Cancer Research Fund and the California Cancer Research Fund are two of the 19 tax checkoff funds that presently appear on tax returns, but they were scheduled to disappear after 2017 without legislative action. Checkoffs must be renewed every seven years to remain on tax returns.
Each of the two funds receives about $400,000 a year from the tax checkoffs. The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) oversees the two funds and how they distribute grants, using the money for high-impact research.
The California Breast Cancer Research Fund supports new approaches to diagnose, treat and prevent breast cancer, including investigating the causes of breast cancer and improving support networks for underserved Californians.
The California Cancer Research Fund supports research relating to the causes, detection and prevention of cancer, including expanding community-based education on cancer and providing prevention and awareness activities for communities that are heavily afflicted by the disease.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in California and the United States after heart disease. More than 57,000 Californians died of cancer in 2013, the most recent year for complete statistics on causes of death. The bill was sponsored by the UCOP and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
SB 440 follows legislation Hertzberg authored last year to increase transparency and oversight of charitable contributions made on tax returns. That bill (SB 1476) became law on Jan. 2.
Among its provisions, SB 1476 requires donations to be continuously appropriated to the administering agency. It also requires the administering agency to post online the process for awarding the money, how program funds are awarded and how much is spent on administration.
SB 1476 was the result of a Senate Governance and Finance Committee oversight hearing held in December 2015 that found problems with how the donations are managed. The committee learned that contributions could take years to reach the intended recipient and sometimes money that wasn't spent ended up reverting to the state general fund.
The state Legislature created the tax checkoff system in 1982, and it has raised more than $102 million for charitable causes. State tax returns currently list 19 checkoffs, and those funds collect, on average, between $4 million and $5 million each year.
Bob Hertzberg, chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water, represents nearly 1 million San Fernando Valley residents of Senate District 18, which includes part of Burbank and the following communities in Los Angeles: Arleta, Granada Hills, Hansen Dam, Lake View Terrace, Mission Hills, North Hills, North Hollywood, part of Northridge, Pacoima, Panorama City, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, part of Sun Valley, Sylmar, Toluca Lake, Valley Glen, Valley Village, Van Nuys, the City of San Fernando and Universal City. See a district map at http://sd18.senate.ca.gov/district. After serving in the Assembly from 1996-2002, including two years as Speaker, Hertzberg invested in solar, wind and electric-car projects; and worked for structural changes in government through the Think Long Committee of California. Learn more at www.senate.ca.gov/hertzberg.
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Ep. 56: Smadar Landau, Founder & CEO of Feelter, Has No Need For A Plan B
"I do believe that you don't need to compare yourself to anything. To be the best version of yourself...just understand who you are and what you want to do, how you're going to do it, and how it's going to work best for you."
Smadar Landau is the Founder and CEO of Feelter, a startup that collects and analyzes how customers feel about products across social media for ecommerce companies. Smadar's life story is one of fearlessness -- from studying Buddhism in the far east for seven years to winning multiple startup competitions for her company. "Fear is not something that controls me in any way," says Smadar. She is so confident that she will succeed that she does not ever have a plan B. It is impossible to listen to Smadar and not be inspired to grab life by the horns!
"When you are an entrepreneur, you must think out of the box."
We discuss her company, the secret to her success versus such tough competition, how she became confident enough to not need a Plan B, being bold enough to ask for the opportunity, how she moves beyond fear, figuring it out even if you lack the credentials, creating opportunities by not being afraid to try and do something different, being a woman in Silicon Valley, the huge role of Buddhism and meditation in her success, creating the DNA of her company, and what she learned from her father's passing.
"The only way to do it is just to do it...there's no chance for failure...I know what I want to do, I plan my way, and I know how I'm going to succeed."
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Civil Litigation, Arbitration and Jury Trials
Located in the historic Alfred I. Dupont Building in Miami, Florida, Michael S. Olin, P.A., represents individuals, small and large private businesses and public companies in need of highly skilled advocacy in civil proceedings from beginning through trial. Focused on extraordinary personal and efficient service, Mr. Olin strives for a prompt conclusion to client matters consistent with each client's identified goals.
Whether you or a loved one have suffered a serious personal injury , you or your company are a victim of corporate misconduct or have become embroiled in a business dispute , or you are an attorney in need of legal services or support , Michael S. Olin P.A. can help. Contact the firm to schedule an initial consultation.
Litigation Driven By Experience
Michael Olin is a peer-recognized and experienced trial lawyer who handles cases from beginning to end in a variety of practice areas in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels throughout the country. Because of his litigation and trial skills, he has received numerous accolades for excellence including:
- Inducted into the elite and "invitation only" International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a select group whose U.S. membership is limited to only 500 lawyers.
- Recognized in the annual publication "The Best Lawyers In America"
- Named as one of the "Legal Elite" by "Florida Trend Magazine"
- Acknowledged as a "Super Lawyer" and one of the Top 100 lawyers in Florida by "Law and Politics Magazine"
- Designated as a "Top Lawyer" by the "South Florida Legal Guide"
- Named as one of the "Best 100 Lawyers in Florida" by the Miami Herald.
Contact Michael S. Olin, P.A.
Michael S. Olin, P.A . is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday with additional hours by appointment. Personal injury cases are handled on a contingent fee basis. Business cases may be handled on a contingent, hourly, or blended fee basis as appropriate to the case and the needs of the client. E-mail the firm or call 305-677-5088 to arrange an appointment.


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What is your background?: I was Born in Lacrosse, Wis. and moved around a lot growing up. I moved to Cedar Rapids when I was in middle school and have called it home since. I went to high school at Thomas Jefferson, but earned my diploma through a program at Kirkwood in 2012. I started my college classes at Kirkwood that fall, but then took a break to get married and have two kids. I returned to Kirkwood when my youngest was three months old. I was raised by my father and have nine siblings. One of my brothers just graduated from Mount Mercy University with a degree in English, and one of my sisters will also be graduating from Mount Mercy University next year with a degree in education. Both of these siblings started their education at Kirkwood, and I have another sister who is currently working on her nursing degree at Kirkwood.
What brought you to Kirkwood and why?: Kirkwood's math and science department is the reason that I started here before transferring. I needed to get a good foundation in math/sciences before continuing with a degree in mechanical engineering at Iowa State University.
What is your program of study and what interests you about it?: I am studying engineering. I always loved math and science, and I found something I could study that incorporated both of these. I am interested in how to be a problem solver and how to analyze systems for improvement.
Are you involved in anything else on campus? If so, what and why?: At the end of this academic year I finished a year of being the president of the STEM Club. It is a club for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. I loved being involved with the STEM club and getting to be around other students who shared that same interest. Through STEM Club, I was able to participate in fun activities and travel to interesting places. I highly recommend STEM Club to any student wanting to get involved on campus. I am busy with my family, but I was still able to get involved and I am a better student because of it. I also worked in Tutoring Services as a Math/Science Walk-In Tutor. This was yet another opportunity that I had to get involved on campus, and I loved being able to help other students with subject material that I was interested in.
What do you do for fun?: I like to have game nights with a small group of my friends. We like to get together to play board games, card games or Xbox Kinect. I am also addicted to binge watching Netflix with my husband.
Where do you see yourself in five years?: I see myself as a college graduate who looks forward to going to work, and doesn't dread it every day. I see myself being financially stable for my family, and hopefully growing my family by a few more kids. I see myself happy.


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Overwhelmed by gratitude. Amazed by all the kind and reassuring words. That's what I felt like reading your comments on my last post. Thank you so much! Opening up and publishing that post wasn't easy for me at all. The reason I did was that my blog has become such a special part of my life and with all that's been happening I couldn't just have kept writing as usual. I'm not sure which kind of reactions I expected but you definitely took me by surprise in the very best way. So thank you once more for not judging but encouraging me to listen to my heart.
Right now I feel like hanging in the air, not knowing what's to happen. It's still scary. Somewhere deep down I know quitting was the right decision but I can't completely push aside those twinges of regret. Mostly because I truly want to work and don't enjoy all the spare time I have at hand right now. Sorry for the rant but it's on my mind all of the time and I can't pretend it wasn't affecting my mood. Nevertheless, you've come for the food and it's not like I had given up happiness or eating when leaving the internship :). Here's to another fabulous What I ate Wednesday party! Publishing this early I don't know it yet but maybe even with Jenn's little chickpea joining us?
One of the upsides – yes, still trying to see the positive in every situation – of having time off is being able to prepare and eat meals in the comfort of my own home. [that's not to say I wouldn't more than happily trade this for a job any time, though.] During the weeks at the office I'd slacked a little on the kitchen creativity so I've dedicated some more time to experimentation the past days. One of the results was a creamy lentil and rice stew. Perfectly fall-ish despite me not being ready for fall yet.
If you read my post on Sunday you might have noticed me saying I'd tried one of the recipes I'd mentioned in my previous link-up post. Well, by now I can proudly say I even tried two. First up Jenn's Chocolate Chip Banana Bread – turned into mini loaves as I lack a large loaf pan and minis are always cute, right? There are no inside shots as we broke – literally broke as there was no cutlery left – into it at a friend's apartment. I visited him the day before he moved to another city so all kitchen utensils were at his new flat already. Sorry. But it was so delicious that I already have plans on baking another batch of mini loaves as soon as possible and I'll make sure to get some better pictures then.
Maybe not pretty but absolutely delicious was my second dish to cook from the list: Kabocha Squash Lentil Curry from Pinches of Yum. Follwing the recipe
to a T as well as a notorious kitchen rebel like me can and making substitutions as needed it turned out fantastic. Mine got its lovely [read: not] green hue from the fact that I never peel my kabocha. All that really matters is taste, though, and this dish was absolutely amazing on those terms. I just had to repeat it several days later again. I honestly can't recommend Lindsay's recipe enough. Go make it now :)!
Ending on a sweet note: Not wanting to leave my job in grievance I happily followed the [unwritten] rule of bringing cake on the last day of my internship. Crumbly in the best way , 'buttery' and rich without being too heavy: vegan hazelnut cake that made my highly vegan-sceptical coworker go back for seconds. Sorry to all non-German readers for the recipe being in German. I wish I could share it with all of you.
Now i'm back to writing applications and taking some recipe inspiration from the bonanza of deliciousness that is WIAW. Oh, and happy Macadamia Nut day [can't forget about those national food holidays even though they don't apply for us over here]! I have none around so I'd appreciate you eating some more for me, too ;).
Happy Wednesday!
Happiness inducing today: Catching up with a friend over coffee tea.
What's your favourite recipe using lentils?
Is it some kind of 'rule' to bring cake on the last day of internships for you, too?
Have you been on any 'food kicks' lately? Kabocha and lentils have definitely been some of my recent ones.


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COR WAS HERE is a personal project devoted to the photographer Cor Jaring, curated by the long-time admirer and photographer Sander Troelstra, who is generations younger. Cor Jaring worked his way up from dockworker to internationally-famed photographer, and photographed life as an adventure, with his own personality as a prime example.
Cor Jaring Cor Jaring (1936–2013) was a remarkable character who began working as a professional photographer in the 1950s. He came from humble origins and had started out as a dockworker. Between his working hours he started to photograph the marginal areas in which he moved, with friends, fellow dockers, gaugers and ironworkers as his subjects. He also used his kiekkassie, or 'snapbox', as he called his camera, to record mass redundancies and the cold-hearted automation of harbour work. Cor was one of those working men, and made his name as a photographer only later.
Cor Jaring gained international fame mainly through his photographs of the Dutch 'non-violent anarchist' Provo movement and his portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their 'Bed-In for Peace' in the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel in 1969. The fact that Jaring's beloved Amsterdam was not his sole work domain, but that he also reported – inimitably and cinematically – on the hard-working poor, transsexuals, and nude models on the other side of the world was an unexpected discovery made by the documentary photographer Sander Troelstra, after he started working with Jaring to look into his archive in 2011.
Sander Troelstra After graduating from the Amsterdam Photo Academy, Sander Troelstra (1976) first became acquainted with Cor Jaring through the PS Camera project, set up by the photographer Koos Breukel, in which young photographers work using the analogue cameras that belonged to 'old masters'. Using Jaring's camera to photograph in Glasgow cafes Troelstra began to imitate Jaring's working methods, and a friendship sprung up between the two photographers. Sander Troelstra photographed Cor Jaring himself over a period of two and a half years, until Jaring's death in late 2013, a series of portraits for which he won a Zilveren Camera award.


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Arizona Cardinals Owner, Former NBA Player Voice Continued Support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Figures in the sports industry who knew Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in high school and college came out in support of the candidate who has been accused of sexual misconduct and assault.
Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill, who expressed his support of Kavanaugh from his team's official Twitter account when President Donald Trump nominated him in July, doubled down on his support in a letter after three women accused the nominee of sexual misconduct. Bidwill and Kavanaugh were high school classmates during the time when the alleged misconduct took place.
"In the extensive amount of time we collectively spent with Brett, we do not recall having ever met someone named Julie Swetnick," said a letter of support released by the White House on Wednesday. "Nor did we ever observe Brett engaging in any conduct resembling that described in Ms. Swetnick's declaration."
New allegations came Wednesday from high school classmate Julie Swetnick, who said in a sworn statement that Kavanaugh would drink to excess and "engage in abusive behavior" toward girls while in high school.
Former NBA player and college classmate Chris Dudley pushed at the idea that Kavanaugh drank heavily. Dudley said the two would regularly drink together while at Yale, but it never became excessive, according to his estimation.
"When he went out Friday nights, I was usually with him," Dudley told various news outlets. "I never, ever saw him blacked out, never. … Brett would drink, but he'd also be the guy who never missed a class. There's a reason he was top of his class."
Deborah Ramirez alleged in a story published by The New Yorker that Kavanaugh, while drunk, exposed his penis to her at dorm party and made her touch it without consent during their freshmen year at Yale.
Kavanaugh continues to deny the allegations.
"Over the past few days, other false and uncorroborated accusations have been aired," Kavanaugh said in a statement ahead of his hearing. "There has been a frenzy to come up with something – anything, no matter how far-fetched or odious – that will block a vote on my nomination. These are last-minute smears, pure and simple."


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James Beriah Frazier
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Frazier was the son of a judge and a native of Bledsoe County, Tennessee. He was graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1878 and admitted to the bar in 1881, commencing practice in Chattanooga. A prosperous attorney, he was elected governor in 1902 as a Democrat. There were further reforms in education during his term as governor, and he was elected to a second two-year term in 1904. However, he served only two months of it. When U.S. Senator William B. Bate died in office, he arranged to have himself appointed to the vacant seat, resigning as governor on March 21, 1905. He was succeeded as governor by Speaker of the Tennessee Senate John I. Cox. He served as U.S. Senator until 1911. Unable to convince the state legislature to grant him another term (U.S. Senators were chosen by state legislatures until the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment), he returned to his Chattanooga law practice, dying in that city in 1937 and being buried in its Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Abundance, fruitfulness and fertility; perhaps marriage or children.
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I have worked as a BACP accredited counsellor and family therapist in Leicester since 2007.
Family therapy to help families find their own solutions
I practice family therapy with individuals and couples whose family problems are impacting on their relationships, and with families searching for better ways of relating. Each individual's growth challenges the family structure to grow and expand, and sometimes other family members refuse their permission. All counselling can help an individual assert their right to grow, but family counselling also draws in the people who aren't convinced of the need for change, or actively oppose it, producing growth all round.
Different ways to help
A useful gateway to understanding is to create a Genogram — a three-generation picture of the family that often uncovers the unspoken rules of belonging and the family history behind them. This can be a liberating piece of work in itself, or it may lead to ongoing counselling to support you and/or the whole family in challenging and rewriting the rules. I use Psychodynamic understanding to clarify issues from the past and Systemic Theory to make plans for change. I integrate these with Transactional Analysis and elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to give you an increased sense of control in your life.
What kinds of problems?
I am experienced in working with issues from the past like family secrets, unresolved arguments, and family break-up, which often create vulnerability to anxiety and depression in later life. I am also experienced in working with separation and loss in the present, and the special problems that face families dealing with issues of adoption and step-parenting. I have also helped families to manage the impact of diagnoses like ADHD, OCD and Asperger's Syndrome.
My practice is near Leicester city centre, not far from the train station.
For more information about me click on About Me.
For more information about what I offer click on Counselling.
For information about where and how to find me click on Practicalities.
To contact me for a free initial consultation email me or call 07550 012923. Skype and telephone counselling are available where appropriate.


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Adults can use extra dip as a spread for veggie wraps or sandwiches made with grated carrot, sliced cucumber, and lettuce.
How to Make It
Place all ingredients in a blender; process until smooth. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 2 days.
for your toddler: Serve the dip with tender raw vegetables like pea pods and cucumber halves or slightly steamed sugar snap peas, carrot sticks, and broccoli florets.
nutrition note: peanut butter facts
Whether spread on a piece of whole-grain bread or an apple slice, peanut butter makes a satisfying meal or snack in a matter of minutes. Part of the reason it's so satisfying is because each tablespoon of peanut butter contains about 4 grams of protein and 8 grams of fat, most of which is heart-healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat. When buying peanut butter, be sure to choose one labeled "natural" to avoid the trans-fatty acids that come from partially hydrogenated oils, which can increase the LDL, or bad cholesterol, levels in your body. Another bonusnatural peanut butter has much less added sugar and salt.
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With a client list that includes Harrods, Starbucks and Wembley Stadium, Shaw Stone Surfaces Ltd is being recognised in high places – and the firm's latest commission was no exception.
Brothers Gavin and Gareth Shaw, experienced stonemasons who founded the Halesowen business two years ago, were approached to help kit out Michelin-starred restaurant Casamia in Bristol, rated as one of the best in the UK by a certain Gordon Ramsay.
Owned by brothers Jonray and Peter Sanchez-Iglesias, the youngest Michelin-starred chefs in the country, Casamia was named Ramsay's Best Restaurant 2010 on a Channel 4 programme.
Shaw Stone Surfaces, which specialises in the design, production and installation of granite work surfaces, was asked to supply and install Silestone worktops in the restaurant's new kitchen.
The firm is the Midlands' only Gold rated fabricator of Silestone quartz work surfaces, which are treated with antibacterial agent Microban to ensure completely safe food preparation.
The kitchen will be used for research and development of creative dishes and for hosting cookery lessons and private dining experiences.
However, you don't have to be a celebrity chef to take advantage of the quality products supplied by Shaw Stone Surfaces, which fits kitchens and bathrooms in private homes as well as for independent kitchen specialists, leading retail chains, and the UK's largest home builders and architects.
"Another advantage of using Silestone is that it comes in more than 100 different colours, whereas with traditional granite you only get variations of black," says Gavin.
Blending the vision of design with their stonemasonry skills and the latest advancements in technology, Shaw Stone Surfaces has built its success on supplying quality products and excellent customer service – visit the showroom to find out for yourself.
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I love s'mores! My highlight of camping out or going to camp has always been the promise of s'mores. I don't even like marshmallows but I guess loving two out of three ingredients makes up for it.
According to Wikipedia, a s'more (sometimes spelled smore) is a traditional nighttime campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker. S'more is short for some more. It's like potato chips, who can just eat one?
While the origin of the dessert is unclear, the first recorded version of the recipe can be found in the 1927 publication Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. Those sweet-tooth-loving Girl Scouts — first came the s'mores than the cookies.
Here's a blog with a spin on the traditional s'more. While I don't think s'mores have to be improved one bit, these photos look good enough to eat.
What can make or break a s'more is how the marshmallow is toasted. If it's not toasted enough, the chocolate won't melt and if the marshmallow is too charred, it tastes burnt. I haven't tried s'mores with bittersweet chocolate but that might make for a more sophisticated taste vs. the traditional milk chocolate. Or if you're totally not a purist, substitute a peanut butter cup for the chocolate.
And if you're so inclined and truly ambitious, you can make your own marshmallows.
Happy S'more Day


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Property Crowdfunding is one of the fastest growing segments of online investing in the UK, according to Nesta. Property Crowdfunding allows individuals to invest equity into property developments with established small and medium sized developers through online platforms. This article focuses on the 5 key benefits of crowdfunding for property developments.
Homegrown specialises in crowdfunding for property development projects. The platform enables SME Housebuilders to raise the equity finance they need to build more homes and offers everyday investors the opportunity to invest in individual development projects (from £500) in return for a share of development profits.
Below, we list the 5 key benefits of crowdfunding for property development.
Projected Returns
Equity investments are linked to the overall profit generated by the property development and therefore compare favourably when compared to alternative forms of development finance, such as fixed rate development loans (including peer to peer), reflecting the different risk profile of the investment. See our article on development financing for more information.
As an example, the project at London Fields in Hackney, London has a projected net return of 33.6% over a target investment term of 24 months (project net annualised return of 16.8% after fees).
Please note that past performance and financial projections are not an indication of future performance and should not be relied upon.
Invest alongside professional and institutional investors
One of the advantages of property crowdfunding for property development finance is that investors typically invest alongside and on the same terms as professional and institutional investors. This may provide investors with additional comfort over the quality of the investment opportunities and level of due diligence that has been undertaken by the crowdfunding platform, other professional and institutional investors and in most cases lenders, that have provded development finance.
Social Benefit
There is a housing crisis in the UK, driven by many factors, such as increasing demand from higher life expectancy, changing demographics, immigration, government policy and a lack of supply following years of building too few homes. This has resulted in falling home ownership, rising rents and increased reliance on housing benefit.
Crowdfunding for property developments will have a positive impact on the housing crisis by providing SME developers with equity finance which is difficult to raise from traditional financial institutions and will allow them to build more homes, create jobs and regenerate local areas.
Crowdfunding has made property investment more accessible for everyday investors by reducing the minimum investment amount. It also provides an opportunity for many individuals to diversify their property investment portfolio by project, location and time, which helps reduce their overall investment risk.
Investment risk is further mitigated by undertaking a detailed and independent review of each investment opportunity, working with established developers with a proven track record and by sourcing projects where finance and planning has been completed, or is at an advanced stage.
Interesting projects
Property development provides investors with an opportunity to be involved in large-scale real estate projects from start to finish, often transforming run-down sites into brand new residential developments. Investors receive progress reports and video updates on each project as it evolves over the life of the investment.
Crowdfunding for property developments is an exciting addition to the growing UK Property Crowdfunding sector which provides something different to existing buy to let and peer to peer lending opportunities that are available.
Investors retain the existing benefits of crowdfunding (accessibility, diversification, transparency, security) with an additional opportunity to invest in pre-vetted, interesting and high quality projects alongside and on the same terms as professional investors, with the potential to deliver attractive returns and have a positive social impact.
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Merrill Markoe is currently single.
Merrill Markoe has been engaged to David Letterman (1988 - 1985).
Merrill Markoe is a 68 year old American Writer. Born Margaret Cavanagh Merrill on 13th August, 1952 in New York City, New York, she is famous for Comedic Television Writer, Producer, Author. Her zodiac sign is Leo.
Merrill Markoe is a member of the following lists: David Letterman, Emmy Award winners and American screenwriters.
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Merrill Markoe (born August 13, 1948) is an American author, television writer, and occasional standup comedian.
Merrill Markoe and David Letterman were engaged for 3 years. They dated for 10 years after getting together in 1978. They were engaged in 1988 but later separated in 1988.
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Growing up, I was always told that my maternal great-grandfather, Wong Siew Fah, was a ladies' man. He had two daughters with my great-grandmother, Lucy Tsen, one of whom was my grandmother Alice Wong. He also had four sons by, as far as I know, two different women, maybe more. Two of these sons were raised by my great-grandmother. One of them was not formally acknowledged. The fourth remains a mystery — I asked one of my sisters about him as well as the unacknowledged son and her response was, 'I hope you don't write about all that. Don't offend the living.'
I remember stories about my great-grandparents' silent war as a result of his philandering. My great-grandmother stopped speaking to him after a time and would pass messages through other people in the household, even if he was right there in the same room as she was: 'Tell your father/grandfather ….' Apparently, she eventually told him to leave and stay elsewhere. Still, she raised his sons by another woman and, so I've been told, favoured them over her own daughters. (Like most Chinese women of her generation (and not just her generation), she was obviously taught to value boys more than girls.)
That unacknowledged great-uncle of mine was the result of my great-grandfather's affair with a woman who came to live with the family after her husband had been killed by the Japanese. She had two young daughters and it's said that my great-grandmother took pity on her and gave her work as a housemaid. One of the two young daughters became my mother's close friend and so I saw a lot of the family while I was growing up, and I knew the woman who had been seduced by my great-grandfather.
I don't rate Wong Siew Fah's looks but it seems like he knew how to turn on the charm. Then again, a poor, lonely widow with two young daughters to raise might not have felt in the position to reject the sexual advances of the relatively wealthy husband of her employer. I guess we will never know what actually transpired.
Wong Siew Fah was by no means the only badly behaved man in my family. I have various philandering uncles, most of whom were married to saintly women who forgave and forgot, and all but took their men back once the thrill of their affairs had worn off; their subsequent relationships broken down; or ill health had forced a realisation and admission of error. I won't go into too much detail so as not to 'offend the living'.


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Electrofilmika is a music, film and digital art festival created by Colectivo Piloto (thecplab) to experiment the collaborative work between filmmakers, digital artists and electronic musicians. Electrofilmika was first created in Barcelona, Spain, in 2009 under the direction of Pablo Herrera. Because of its success in Spain, in 2017, under the brand Electrofilmika, live film scores were hosted in La Sala at Cantina Royal in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Electrofilmika hosted performances with artists such as Vinilette (Beth Pibernat), Diego Armando, John Talabot, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Giovani Trilogy, Alexander Gentil, Mental Resonance, Rapirez, Marvin Technolasko, among others. Each of these performances received a very high turn-out and were greatly successful.
Electrofilmika has grown in magnitude and importance within the arts community in New York City since 2017. By hosting a variety of activities, such as fashion shows, panel discussions and conferences, synthesizer expositions, DJs/producers' showcases, live film scores, performances, screenings, virtual reality installations, workshops, and a Creative Lab, Electrofilmika seeks to establish an outpost in New York City as an important musical and film event.
During the activities programmed for 2017, Electrofilmika hosted the pioneers, legends and founders of techno music from Detroit, including Jeff Mills, Aux88 and DJ Stingray, and the main artists signed with New York Trax Records, including Richard Hinge, Another Alias, Dawid Dahl and Boris Brenecki. Since its creation, Electrofilmika involved more than 60 artists and 30 different representative agents from records labels, producers, brands and others within the music media industry.
As well during 2017 season Electrofilmika had created a Film Series called "Electronic Perspectives", curated by the filmmaker Pablo Herrera. This Series gathered 10 electronic and experimental musicians to put images to more than 100 films and footage archive. The series explores the diverse forms of audiovisual representations from the Second World War until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. During this period of time the curator has selected Avant-garde and home movies, 60s Sci-Fi movies and documentary archives with stories narrated through a personal, informational and artistic point of view.
Live Scores
Film screenings with live music present great opportunities for audience members to discover or rediscover masterpieces of the cinema and, for electronic musicians, to express their creativity and generate visual and sounding atmospheres. The following videos are a series of Live Scores performed by Pablo Herrera and Dr. Brodsky.
ELECTROFILMIKA "THX1138" Live Score by Pablo Herrera (Full Session)
THX 1138 is the first feature film of George Lucas released in 1971. This film is inspired by Aldous Huxley's movie, The Machine Stops, and by George Orwell's novel 1984 and is set in an underground dystopia. The story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
ELECTROFILMIKA "La Jetée" (Chris Marker) Live Score by Dr Brodsky (Excerpt)
Through a series of black and white photographies, La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962) is a French science fiction film. A man is sent back in time as part of a scientific experiment in a post atomic World War III, where nuclear radiation has devastated life on the surface. In this occasion ELECTROFILMIKA offers a reinterpretation of this astonishing Chris Maker's film scored by Dr. Brodsky and intervened by the Visual Artist NV (Visuals).
ELECTROFILMIKA "Detroit · Berlin · New York" Live Score by Pablo Herrera (Full Session)
This Live DJ&Film Set by Pablo Herrera, embodies the artistic relationship between Detroit, Berlin, and New York through a compilation of documentaries and films produced during the Cold War. The score includes Techno, Progressive, and House performing music of Anna, Miss Kittin, Eric Sneo, Joris Voorn, Detroit Techno Militia, Artefakt, among many others.
ELECTROFILMIKA "Metropolis" (Fritz Lang) Live Score by Pablo Herrera (Full Session)
"Metropolis" the masterpiece of German expressionist science-fiction drama filmed by Fritz Lang in 1927, and set in a futuristic urban dystopia. The live score include tracks of Moderat, Paul Kalkbrenner, Gui Boratto, among other renowned musicians from the German record label based in Cologne: Kompakt Records.
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Mazu Seafood Restaurant
Mazu Seaside Diner
The Goddess of the Sea
The eponymous Mazu (媽祖) is a water-dwelling goddess who roams the seas to protect sailors, seafarers, and fishermen from harm.
She is also regarded to with many other titles, such as "Princess of Heaven," "Patron of Seafarers," and "Holy Heavenly Mother."
It was customary for Chinese fishing villages to offer a tribute to Mazu after returning from a day at sea with a bountiful catch.
Mazu, the restaurant, pays homage to that by turning freshly caught seafood into delicious, steaming hot dishes.
The Lantern
It's worth noting that in her legend, Mazu would hold up a lantern to act as a beacon that guides sailors and fishermen to shore. Her lantern is a fitting icon to symbolize the return of fishermen to shore; a symbol of a safe arrival home and a generous catch at sea.
Hustle Ground Ventures
Hustle Ground Ventures
We were asked to create an identity system for a venture capitalist group that was young and professional. The system also had to be easily replicated for our clients to use in their collaterals, slides and presentations.
We came up with was a simple logotype applied to a grid system that allows the system to be flexible but distinct however it was laid out.
The logotype was created with a clean typeface adorned by a diamond, which alluded to how the group helps start-up businesses grow - making diamonds from coal.
The clean typeface was chosen for both print and digital applications, allowing the logotype to scale and remain readable even at smaller font sizes.
Hustle Ground Ventures' colors are bold and straightforward.
A Bright Orange, contrasted with a Dark Blue gives the brand personality while reflecting its values.
Sunny Side Sound
Sunny Side Sound
Sunny Side Sound's founder came up with its name while cooking eggs for breakfast. It was the perfect analogy for him - just like a perfectly done egg, music shouldn't be overcooked or undercooked, it should be done just right.
Inspired by sunny-side up eggs and the circular audio spectrum, the Sunny Side Sound logo can morph according to any project. Even when audio characteristics are translated visually, it only proves that every sound is truly unique.
"The sunset is the most relaxing time of the day. The bright warm of colors of the day slowly melts into the purple night."
Atlas Studios
Atlas Studios
Growing up means that sometimes we grow out of things, and it takes a certain maturity to acknowledge that you've grown out of your own brand. This was what the team formerly known as Shutterpanda realized, so they came to us for a re-brand.
The Shutterpanda brand used to house all of the team's photography services, which they've since placed under several stand-alone brands. They put their photography work for brands and corporations under Lunar.ph, while Atlas Studios became the branch that specialized in destination wedding photography.
Atlas Mark
Atlas Studios' logo mark is largely inspired by an armillary sphere. This ancient device puts you where you are in the perspective of the known universe. Atlas Studios does the same by putting their to-be-wed or newly-wed subjects front and center, especially on their special day.
The Color Journey
The photographers of Atlas has always been fascinated with grandeur landscapes and celestial skies. Their monochromic color palette, is accented by vintage colors of old maps, globes, and atlases.
Nautilus Bar
The Nautilus Bar
The task was to come up with a concept for a roofdeck bar. We were asked to put the family's history and heritage of being a fishing business into consideration when coming up with a name, and look for the bar.
From the Sea to the Sky
Getting inspiration from the book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," it was decided that the bar would be named after the famous vessel - the Nautilus. Being a rooftop bar however, the submarine was transformed into an steampunk airship.
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Intellectual Ventures President Adriane Brown on Global Impact, Benefits of Being Uncomfortable, and "Positive Change Through People"
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dealing with industry down cycles. We were cutting some resources because we were not able to meet our commitments. One thing that was falling short was applied research. The common thinking was we had to drop research. I told people I believed in research. It turned out there was a government grant [available], and we partnered with the University of Notre Dame. We were able to outsource our applied research as part of this grant; we gave them a loaned executive who ran this department. It would have been easier to cut the budget and keep moving forward. But I found that when one way doesn't work, go find another way.
X: What are your typical days at Intellectual Ventures like?
AB: I'm in lots of meetings. It's part of my management operating system to make sure I have one-on-one time with all my direct reports. Sometimes it involves some coaching and directing. It always involves lots of alignment. That means when they walk out of my office, let's make sure I can count on the actions we've talked about. This week, we have an executive leadership team meeting. Later this week, we have a founders meeting and a founders board meeting. I'll spend some time this week talking to investors. Since I've come on board, I've had 15 to 20 town hall meetings with employees, sharing my overview of the [company] goals—what are the expectations, ensuring they are enrolled and engaged. So what you're hearing is, communication is a key piece of what I spend my day on.
My role is company-wide. The first and most important role is the performance of the company. In 2010, my focus is heavily internally weighted. But the founders, employees, investors, and inventors—all these people are in my sphere of wanting to be engaged with.
X: So how do you prioritize? And since Intellectual Ventures has many different businesses, what is your main focus—where do you go from here?
AB: It all comes down to the goals we commit ourselves to. I have the capacity to walk and chew gum. I love the multi-facets of IV. I can sit in the lab and be part of an "invention session," and [shift] to talking about a particular licensing program. The whole process and whole thinking about the dynamics of our company is fantastic to me. I also navigate in the more mundane process development [areas]. I get great satisfaction in solving both big problems and small problems.
We have profound customer value. I look forward to the coming of scale where we've been able to demonstrate time and time again that we are an organization that will make technology more accessible, more profound, and more efficient for our customers. I am thrilled to see for myself that we can help companies find a much more efficient path to their future technologies. And have inventors continue to invent because there is value that continues to be realized through technology companies.


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About the StoryYour lover Black left, and your days are full of loneliness. Your progress in finding him, however, is blocked by none other than the Devil himself; and to get rid of him, you must commit the seven deadly sins. And that is just the beginning...
[--blurb from The Z-Files Catalogue]
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Language: English (en)
Current Version: Release 3
License: Freeware
Development System: Inform 6
Baf's Guide ID: 139
Nominee, Best Setting; Nominee - defeating the Kunkel, Best Individual Puzzle; Nominee - The devil, Best Individual NPC - 1997 XYZZY Awards
9th Place - 3rd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (1997)
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There aren't many games which I would highly recommend to one group of people and discourage others from playing, but Sins is one of them. If you're an raif and rgif regular, I think you'll find Sins quite funny and entertaining. If not, forget it. It's bound to be more baffling and irritating than anything else.
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Reading, for example, the description of the devil above, you will, I am sure, agree that the game is well written. It exudes atmosphere and this adds greatly to the game. However, I found Sins Against Mimesis to be a little bit weird for my liking but this is my personal taste. [...] To sum up, Sins Against Mimesis is fairly short (a pre-requisite of competition games), well written and fun to play.
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You have a mimesis plant (a joke explained in the game), and you have to commmit the seven deadly sins with it. Once you do, you progress to two more areas, encountering foes and friends.
The game heavily references the following:
-John's Fire Witch. An early puzzle game where you have to collect seven sins to get by a devil.
-Curses! The game contains three of the most important objects in Curses! and spoils the game a bit.
-So Far. The game mimics the ending of So Far, spoiling that ending.
-Jigsaw. The game is framed in terms of the main NPC from Jigsaw having abandoned you. It references some activities in Jigsaw.
In addition, it names 7 games to represent the seven sins, and contains one room each from games such as Adventure, So Far, Zork I, and so on.
I like works about the genre they are part of (like The Book with No Pictures for children's books). If you like self-referential work, I recommend this game.
sinful bastard til the end, January 8, 2016
despite building upon these sources, it's a whole short game on itself. Indeed the goal of the game is to commit some sins against mimesis, as observed by an ever watchful demon (or should it be a unix daemon?). Some fourth wall breaking jokes are at place and a few red herrings abound.
Not a difficult game, pretty straightforward fun for an IF beginner, even if unaware of all the context.
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peared, that he did not desire that such a calamity as this punishment of theirs amounted to, should be a demonstration of his courage. Yet was there no small quantity of the riches that had been in that city still found among its ruins, a great deal of which the Romans dug up ; but the greatest : part was discovered by those who were captives, and so they carried it away ; I mean the gold and the silver, and the rest of that most precious furniture which the Jews had, and which the owners had treasured up under ground against the uncertain fortunes of war.
3. So 'Titus took the journey he intended to Egypt, and passed over the desert very suddenly, and came to Alexandria, and took up a resolution to go to Rome by sea. And, as he was accompanied by two legions, he sent each of them again to the places whence they had before come ; the fifth he sent to Mysia, and the fifteenth to Pannonia ; as for the leaders of the captives, Simon and John, with the other seven hundred men, whom he had selected out of the rest, as being eminently tall and handsome of body, he gaye order that they should be soon carried to Italy, as resolving to produce them in his triumph. So, when he had had a prosperous voyage to his mind, the city of Rome behaved itself in his reception, and their meeting him at a distance, as it did in the case of his father. But what made the most splendid appearance in Titus's opinion was, when his father met him, and received him ; but still the multitude of the citizens conceived the greatest joy when they saw them all three * together, as they did at this time: nor were many days overpast, when they determined to have but one triumph, that should be common to both of them, on account of the glorious exploits they had performed, although the senate had decreed each of them a separate triumph by himself. So, when notice had been given beforehand of the day appointed for this pompous solemnity to be made on account of their victories, not one of the immense multitude was left in the city, but every body went out so far as to gain only a station where they might stand, and left only such a passage as was necessary for those that were to be seen to go along it.
4. Now, all the soldiery marched out beforehand, by companies, and in their several ranks, under their several
* Vespasian, and his two sons Titus and Domitian.
commanders, in the night-time, and were about the gates, not of the upper palaces, but those near the temple of Isis; for there it was that the emperors had rested the foregoing night. And, as soon as ever it was day, Vespasian and Titus came out, crowned with laurel, and clothed in those ancient purple habits which were proper lo their family, and then went as far as Octavian's walks: for there it was that the senate, and the principal rulers, and those that had been recorded as of the equestrian order, waited for them. Now a tribunal had been erected before the cloisters, and ivory chairs had been set upon it, when they came and sat down upon them, whereupon the soldiery made an acclamation of joy to them immediately, and all gave them attestations of their valour; while they were themselves without their arms, and only in their silken garments, and crowned with laurel; then Vespasian accepted of these siiouts of theirs : but while they were still disposed to go on in such acclamations he gave them a signal of silence. And when every body entirely held their peace, he stood up, and covering the greatest part of his head with his cloak, he put up the accustomed solemn prayers : the like prayers did Titus put up also : after which prayers, Vespasian made a short speech to all the people, and then sent away the soldiers to a dinner prepared for them by the emperors. Then did he retire to that gate which was cal. led the Gate of the Pomp, because pompous shews do al. ways go through that gate; there it was that they tasted some food and when they had put on their triumphal garments, and had offered sacrifices to the gods that were placed at the gate, they sent the triumph forward, and marched through the theatres that they might be the more easily seen by the multitudes.
5. Now, it is impossible to describe the multitude of the shews as they deserve, and the magnificence of them all; such, indeed as a man could not easily think of, as performed either by the labour of workmen, or the variety of riches, or the rarities of nature : for almost all such curi. osities as the most happy men ever get by piece-meal, were here one heaped on another, and those both admirable and costly in their nature; and, as all brought together on that day, demonstrated the vastness of the dominions of the Romans; for there was here to be seen a mighty quantity of silver, and gold, and ivory, contrived into all sorts
of things, and did not appear as carried along in pompous shew only, but, as a man may say, running along like a river. Some parts were composed of the rarest purple hangings, and so carried along, and others accurately represented to the life what was embroidered by the art of the Babylonians. There were also precious stones that were transparent, some set in crowds of gold, and some in other ouches, as the workmen pleased; and of these such a vast number were brought, that we could not but thence learn how vainly we imagined any of them to be rarities. The images of the gods were also carried, being as well wonderful for their largeness, as made very artificially, and with great skill of the workmen : nor were any of these images of any other than very costly materials; and many species of animals were brought, every one in their own natural ornaments. The men also, who brought every one of these shews were great multitudes, and adorned with purple garments, all over interwoven with gold; those that were chosen for carrying these pompous shews having also about them such magnificent ornaments as were both extraordinary and surprising, Besides these, one might see, that even the great number of the captives was not unadorned, while the variety that was in their garments, and their fine texture, concealed from the sight the deformity of their bodies. But, what afforded the greatest surprise of all was, the structure of the pageants that were borne along; for, indeed, he that met them could not but be afraid that the bearers would not be able firmly enough to support thiem, such was their magnitude: for many of them were so made, that they were on three or even four storeys one above another. The magnificence also of their structure afforded one both pleasure and surprise; for, upon many of them were laid carpets of gold. There was also wrought gold, and ivory fastened about them all; and many resemblances of the war, and those in several ways, and variety of contrivances, affording a most lively portraiture of itself. For their was to be seen an happy country laid waste and entire squadrons of enemies slain ; while some of them ranaway, and some were carried into captivity, with walls of great altitude and magnitude overthrown, and ruined by machines, with the strongest fortifications taken and the walls of most populous cities upon the tops of hills seized on, and an army pouring itself with. in the walls; as also every place full of slaughter, and sup. plications of the enemies, when they were no longer able to lift up their hands in way of opposition. Fire also sent upon temples was here represented, and houses overthrown, and falling upon their owners :-rivers also, after they came out of a large and melancholy desert, ran down, not into a land cultivated nor as drink for men, or for cattle, but through a land still on fire upon every side; for the Jews related that such a thing they had undergone during this war. Now, the workmanship of those representations was so magnificent and lively in the construction of the things, that it exhibited what had been done to such as did not see it, as if they had been there really present. On the top of every one of these pageants was placed the commander of the city that was taken, and the inanner wherein he was taken. Moreover, there followed those pa. geants a great numher of ships; and, for the other spoils, they were carried in great plenty. But, for those * that were taken in the temple of Jerusalem, they made the greatest figure of them all; that is, the golden table, of the weight of many talents; the candlestick also, that was made of gold, though its construction were now changed from that which we made use of : for its middle shaft was fixed upon a basis, and the small branches were produced out of it to a great length, having the likeness of a trident in their position, and had every one a socket made of brass for a lamp at the tops of them. These lamps were in number seven, and represented the dignity of the number seven among the Jews; and the last of all the spoils, was carried the law of the Jews. After these spoils passed by a great many men, carrying the images of victory, whose structure was entirely either of ivory, or of gold. After which, Vespasian marched in the first place, and Titus fol. lowed him ; Domitian also rode along with them, and made
* See the representations of these_Jewish vessels, as they still stand on Titus's triumphal arch at Rome, in Reland's very curious book de Spolüs Templi, throughout. But what things are chiefly to be noted are these : (1.) That Josephus says, the candlestick here carried in this triumph was not thoroughly like that which was used in the temple, which appears in the number of the little knobs and flowers in that on the triumphal arch, not well agreeing with Moses' description, Exod. xxv. 31-36. (2.) The small, ness of the branches in Josephus, compared with the thickuess of those on that arch. (3.) That the Law or Pentateuch does not appear on that arch at all, though Josepbus, an eye-witness, assures us it was carried in this procession. Al wbich things descrve the consideration of the inquisitive reader.
à giorious appearance, and rode on a horse that was worthy of admiration.
6. Now, the last part of this pompous shew was at the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, whither, when they were come, they stood still ; for it was the Romans' ancient custom, to stay till somebody brought the news, that the general of the enemy was slain. This general was Simon the son of Gioras, who had then been led in this triumph among the captives : a rope had also been put upon his head, and he had been drawn unto a proper place in the forum, and had withal been tormented by those that drew him along; and the law of the Romans required that malefactors condemned to die should be slain there. Accordingly, when it was related that there was an end of him, and all the people had set up a shout for joy, they then began to offer those sacrifices which they had consecrated, in the prayers used in such solemnities, which when they had finished, they went away to the palace. And, as for some of the spectators, the emperor's entertained them at their own feast; and, for all the rest there were noble preparations made for their feasting at home ; for this was a festival day to the city of Rome, as celebrated for the victory obtained by their army over their enemies, for the end that was now put to their civil miseries, and for the commencement of their hopes of future prosperity and happiness.
7. After these triumphs were over, and after the affairs of the Romans were settled on the surest foundations, Vespasian resolved to build a temple to Peace, which was tin. ished in so short a time, and so glorious a manner, as was : bevond all human expectation and opinion : for, he having now by Providence a vast quantity of wealth, besides what he had formerly gained in his other exploits, he had this temple adorned with pictures, and statues; for, in this temple was collected and reposited, all such rarities as men aforetime used to wander all over the habitable world to see, when they had a desire to see one of them after another : he also laid up therein those golden vessels and instruments that were taken out of the Jewish temple, as ensigns of his glory. But still he gave order that they should lay up their law, and the purple veils of the holy place, in the royal palace itself, and kept them there.


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Allison Leotta is a former federal sex crimes prosecutor. That brings to mind a stereotypical image of a hardened woman, more male than female, tough enough to toe it with the big boys, and able to stomp down on the revulsion most of us would feel when confronted with the atrocities she had to face every day.
Well, the last two may be correct, but when meeting Allison, she's more soccer mom than calculating crime fighter. She is Barbie doll-pretty, tows her kids to book signings, and uses words like funnest. Over all, Allison Leotta is adorable.
She is also one of the best authors out there. Kind to a fault and always willing to give a hand to newer authors.
Gosh I admire this woman.
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Don't touch Bill Me later with a 10 foot gift wrapped pole!
One good reason not to use Bill Me Later is that it requires a credit check. This means, if you open an account your credit score will get dinged the same as if you opened a regular credit card. Given the current economic issues, protecting your credit score should be at the top of your list!
The second reason why I wouldn't go near Bill Me Later is that the standard interest rate is 19.99% APR, a rate much higher than most credit cards. The normal grace period for a Bill Me Later loan is 25 days, so unless you really think you are going to have the money in less than a month to pay off the purchase you're going to be hit with some nasty finance charges!
Perhaps Bill Me Later's biggest draw is that it offers a "No payments for 90 days" promotion at many stores, almost always with a minimum purchase requirement. I hesitate to get preachy about how you should spend your money but, if you need to defer payment on something for 90 days in order to get it, you shouldn't be making holiday purchases that meet $100, $250 and $500 minimums. Bill Me Later doesn't charge any interest if you pay it off before 90 days, but if you pay late you're on the hook for the all of the finance charges, possibly turning a $100 purchase into a $160 purchase!
If you really feel the need to finance your gift giving this year my advice would be for you to to make use of your credit card's standard grace period or apply for a credit card with an introductory rate of 0% and pay of your balance before the 6 month promo ends. By going this route not only do you have longer to pay but also have the benefit of building your credit history with a revolving line of credit. Then again, with the current financial crisis friends and family should be better able to understand your holiday cutbacks and the reason you decided to shun a "Credit Card Christmas" this year.


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Meet the Flavorman
Among the refreshments offered to students at Moonshine University in Louisville, Kentucky, cans of bourbon Coke stand out, first because the drink tastes like a powerful whiskey and cola and second because it's nonalcoholic. It's just a little something flavor maniac Dave Dafoe whipped up for fun.
"I want to flavor the world!" laughed Dafoe, not entirely joking as about 20 students -- ranging from veteran local bartenders to thirsty tourists -- file into a former mechanic's-garage-turned-booze-school known as the Distilled Spirits Epicenter.
Dafoe, founder of a Louisville-based flavor consultancy called Flavorman, runs the ambitiously named, 4000-square-foot center encompassing a classroom, distillery and bottling line. Here, as part of the curriculum of Moonshine U, students can take week-long courses in opening their own artisan distilleries or casual 2-hour "enthusiast" classes exploring topics from Prohibition bathtub gin to pairing bourbon with chocolate.
"This is the unofficial distilling center of the country," said Dafoe, referring to Louisville, home to dozens of pubs and restaurants with over 50 bourbons behind the bar, known as the Urban Bourbon Trail, and the gateway to the nine-distillery-strong Kentucky Bourbon Trail and associated cooperages, label companies and pot distillery forgers.
Anyone with an interest in whiskey could learn a thing or two from Dafoe. The 50-year-old launched Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers, developed Jack Daniel's cocktails like Lynchburg Lemonade and helped popularize the entire adult soda category by formulating early editions of Jones Sodas.
Today, he's renowned for his palate, but back in 1986, when he applied for a job at a flavor company and took his first taste test, he was unaware of his gift. The challenge consisted of five soufflé cups filled with what looked like water, with no color or texture. "The first one tasted like an orange," he recalled. "The second tasted like a pork chop. I remember thinking, 'That is so ridiculous.' But they urged me to say the first thing to mind, and I was right. I got all five."
Working with a flavor chemist, he tasted individual flavor chemicals -- benzaldyhyde, for example, is a cherry-flavor booster produced by a crushed peach pit -- cataloged them in his mind and then applied them to his creations. "You use those almost like a chef," he explained. "It's like making a tomato sauce, then you add the spices. Add a different spice, you get a different outcome. They are called flavor ingredients, but they are the same as spices in cooking."
Beverages like the NA bourbon Coke and gin-and-tonic-flavored soft drinks that are served at the Distilled Spirits Epicenter reveal Dafoe's playful side. Over the years, Dafoe has concocted savory drinks like habanero-spiced mango juice, a canned ham Jones soda as a joke for "The Late Show with David Letterman" and even a fish taco soda ("it was awful"). Lately, he's been playing with the flavor-of-the-moment, pomegranate, but believes the future could belong to the yumberry, an exotic that's "between a strawberry and an apple with a tropical twist."
"I've had a lot of drinks with Dave and his palate covers not only sodas, but he's got an excellent wine palate and his whiskey palate is outstanding," said Joe Heron, president of Crispin Cider, who engaged Flavorman to assist in formulating its hard cider. "That's his art really. Knowing what can work is different than knowing what will work."
Noting the ascent of micro-distilleries and the lack of schools teaching distilling, Dafoe opened the Distilled Spirits Epicenter next door to Flavorman last year. Here, those who have designs on making their own line of ryes, vodkas or gins come to tinker with the 250-gallon pot stills, cookers and fermenters under the tutelage of master distillers and beverage scientists, supplemented by experts from the worlds of distribution, marketing and law. Students have traveled from 13 states, Canada and Vietnam to learn the craft.
Tasting-focused enthusiast classes draw many in the local Louisville bar and restaurant business who can readily detect the difference between Jim Beam and Maker's Mark. Good-humored instructors and the occasional video of a guest instructor over-sampling his own recipes in the name of research keep the sessions light and lively.
"Louisville is this crazy epicenter of liquor appreciation coming from these families who have been in the distilling business forever," said Jacquelyn Zykan, bar director at La Coop and Doc Crow's restaurants, who shook up a few Prohibition-era cocktails for a recent program at the center. "And we like to talk about it while we're drinking it."
Check out more stories on drinks and travel on AOL Travel's Booze Week homepage.


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Pick up a rotisserie chicken and assemble this hearty sandwich for a quick and easy weeknight meal.
How to Make It
Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add lettuce and next 4 ingredients (through tomatoes), tossing to coat.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Working with 1 flatbread at a time, cook bread 1 minute on each side or until toasted. Rub 1 side of each flatbread with cut sides of garlic. Arrange 1 1/2 cups chicken mixture in the center of each flatbread; roll up.
Chef's Notes
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I got tons of hate in the comments for just typing sksksksks in the description.... here's a link to the souuuubway game: https://subway.becketthodes.repl.run
Hi welcome to chipotle!
My name is Bob and i'm the first worker on the line.
Would you like: tacos, a burrito, or burrito bowl?
burrito bowl
Okay toasting your burrito bowl...
What meat would you like?
Okay putting your joe on your burrito bowl...
Done! Let me pass it to the next worker!
Hi i'm Jeff the second worker!
What toppings would you like?
Okay putting your mamma on your burrito bowl with joe...
Would you like chips? (y or n)
Thanks for coming to chipotle! That will be $12 please.
Would you like to pay or run?
(type pay or type run)
Inline 40, you spelled after like "afet", and you forgot to space the "meal" and string. Other than that, this is a really cool code, and I'm inspired.
@BeckettHodes I mean that the program does not end. you probably forgot to put a break (or I'm super wrong)
@BeckettHodes I most likely renamed it.
@ethanheys yea not funny. Repeated spam gets you banned from posting on repl talk
@Smartystuff I pinged you in the message. Try to be kind to others here please


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Hi, and welcome to my blog!
My name is Ellidh Cook, I'm in my early 30s, and were you to ask where I'm from, I think the fairest way to answer would be to say that I'm from 'around'.
I've lived in London, Cumbria, Ayrshire, St Andrews, Glasgow, and Johannesburg, but now I call Newcastle upon Tyne home.
I work with UCCF: The Christian Unions as a CU Staff Worker, which means a lot of different things day to day, but is best summarised as helping university students to know Jesus better, and to introduce their friends to him too. I absolutely love my job, and I often talk about it here, but all that being said, here's a wee disclaimer: The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent UCCF's position, strategies or opinions. Okay?
Other things that take up my time, and blogging attention include: being part of the wonderful family that is Christ Church, Newcastle; attempting to make beautiful things from yarn and cotton and cake (usually not all at the same time); rediscovering the joys (and pains) of ballet as a less flexible adult; talking, writing, reading and thinking about theology (especially the Old Testament) and feminism; accidentally travelling the world, often with students; and various other random pursuits.
I love to write, but I especially love to chat to people about what I'm writing, so please get involved in the discussion by commenting on posts.
Thanks for stopping by!


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Pumpkin desserts are always a welcome sign of fall. This is a really easy dessert that would be wonderful for guests or even the holidays. It starts with a boxed cake mix with pumpkin added in for a moist cake that just almost melts in your mouth. It is topped off with a drizzle of cream cheese icing and praline pecans, how could you resist?
I am glad for the cooler weather and the beautiful fall colors. I'm just not ready for the cold Wyoming winter. The last few days have been more like winter, but I think fall is coming back later this week.
I hated to not get more recipes up last week but I just couldn't make it happen. I had an appointment with the accountant, which is my real job, I do the bookkeeping on the ranch and for the other small businesses that we have.
We shipped cattle. I showed up to help move cattle- not really realizing that I was going to help- wearing light blue capris and a bright red, flowery shirt and tennis shoes without backs. Thank goodness I didn't need to ride a horse! I take a little teasing now and again for my clothing choices. I'm like the lady on the commercial who says "I'm too lazy for real pants".
I attended a JV football game where my middle son had a fantastic game with a fumble recovery and the game winning tackle. They don't call him the Tackling Tornado for nothing.
I cleaned house like mad for the interview with the "big city" news paper. I should've been practicing like I was going to be Rachael Ray for the day because they brought their video camera! They filmed me cooking and all I can say is I hope that they have an amazing video editor or else….. I'm sure you can fill in the rest. Now that you know where I've been, let's get to this wonderful fall dessert!
Pumpkin Mini-Cakes with Cream Cheese Icing
for cakes:
- 1 18.25 oz box spice cake mix (I used Betty Crocker)
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup pumpkin
for icing:
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup praline pecans, chopped
Cooking Directions:
for cakes:
Add cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, water and pumpkin to a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed with electric mixer until well combined.
Spray a mini-bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup batter into each. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Allow to cool in pan for a couple of minutes. Gently remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Repeat with remaining batter.
for icing:
In a large bowl combine cream cheese and butter until smooth. Stir in vanilla and milk. Add powdered sugar and beat in until smooth.
If cakes are mounded, you can trim them with a bread knife, allowing them to sit flat on your serving dish.
Pour icing over cooled cakes. Sprinkle with praline pecans.
*If you do not have mini-bundt pans, cupcakes will work just fine.
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Corinne Bailey Rae has a new album out and you can download the song "I'd Do It Again" from Walmart for free by using the code CORINNE. You have to have a Walmart account, but they've started to give away more and more song recently, so it's worth the 60 seconds it takes.
I decided to sing along, but halfway through a sheriff showed up and announced that I'd been banned from ever entering the city limits again. It turns out local governments can cut through all the red tape when there's a danger to public safety.


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Federal accident investigators are warning that a "major loss of life" could result from an accident involving the increasing use of trains to transport large amounts of crude oil.
They recommend a series of safety measures.
The National Transportation Safety Board took the unusual step of issuing its recommendations jointly with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood.
In July, a runaway oil train derailed and exploded in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. Forty-seven people were incinerated and 30 buildings destroyed.
Just this week, six cars derailed on a Philadelphia bridge carrying the same type of flammable crude that exploded in Quebec. The cars derailed over the Schuylkill River in a heavily-populated area near the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, Interstate 76 and three hospitals.
"As long as there's toxic crude oil hanging over the Schuylkill River on a twisted bridge ... there's still danger," said Marie Bloom, director of the environmental group Protecting Our Waters. Cleanup was still underway as late Thursday and the derailment happened early Monday morning.
"We came withing a hair's breadth of a calamity in Philadelphia," Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hanger said after the derailment.
Last month an oil train derailed and exploded near Casselton, N.D.
The joint recommendations by the NTSB and Canada's Transportation safety board include planning routes for hazardous materials trains to avoid populated and other sensitive areas.
Also recommended are stronger efforts to ensure hazardous cargo is properly classified before shipment.