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"When I see birches bend to left and right / Across the lines of straighter darker trees, / I like to think some boy's been swinging them…"
So begins Robert Frost's famous poem, "Birches," which celebrates these beautiful, noble trees. Of course, Frost probably wasn't thinking of how birch can be transformed into beautiful hardwood flooring for Winston-Salem homeowners—but the experts at Floor Coverings International Triad still think that this incredible hardwood should be a strong contender for your home. Read on to find out why!
What is Birch Hardwood?
From the genus Betula, birch is a tree that grows all over the world in the Northern Hemisphere. The word "birch" probably comes from the Old English, "to shine"—no doubt a reference to the very recognizable gleaming white bark of the tree.
Birch wood is very hard, with a Janka rating of between 1200-1400 depending on the species. Historically the wood has been used for medicine, food (the sap supposedly makes a maple-like syrup), tool-making, sailing—and believe it or not, even aircraft! The largest sea-plane ever built, Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules, was constructed mostly out of birch.
Advantages of Birch Hardwood Flooring
Being such a versatile material, it's no wonder that birch makes excellent hardwood flooring. Here are some of the main reasons why your Winston-Salem neighbors choose birch:
- The light-hued wood helps brighten up dark rooms
- Ranges in color from pale white-yellow to rich gold
- Fine grain pattern resembles more expensive maple hardwood
- Extremely durable, and like all solid hardwood, can be refinished
- Sometimes more affordable than other hardwood species
Contact Us Today
Get in touch with Floor Coverings International Triad to start your next hardwood flooring project! Our team is proud to serve Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point and surrounding areas, so it's easy to schedule a free, in-home consultation with our mobile showroom. Conveniently browse through our beautiful selection of hardwoods, tile, carpet, vinyl, and more, while you receive the expert guidance of our design professionals. Contact us online or by phone to get started today!
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Congress Shows No Urgency On Voting Rights Act
Peter Granitz, APRN – Washington DC
In June, the United States Supreme Court struck down a key formula of the Voting Rights Act. Section IV of the 1965 law determined which states needed to get federal approval before changing any voting laws. Alaska was one of nine states subject to that rule known as preclearance. Immediately following the early summer ruling, a frustrated Attorney General Eric Holder condemned the decision.
Petersburg Concerned With Future of USCG In Community
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
Petersburg officials are seeking answers about the future of Coast Guard ships in the community. Borough Mayor Mark Jensen sent a letter to Senator Mark Begich this month voicing concern that the cutter Anacapa could be replaced by larger vessels planned for other Southeast ports.
FBI Tapes Indicate Keyes Victims In Washington
The Associated Press
FBI records show that serial killer Israel Keyes told authorities that five people in Washington State were among his 11 victims. Keyes was caught after killing his last victim, Anchorage resident Samatha Koenig.
More details about the killings emerged (on Tuesday) when the FBI released more than six hours of interviews conducted before Keyes committed suicide in an Anchorage jail last December.
Keyes indicated one person was killed and buried near Neah Bay. A couple were murdered and buried, and two other people – in separate incidents – were killed and submerged in one or two lakes.
He gave authorities few other details.
The FBI has released the interviews and a timeline with the hope that someone might be able to match his movements in the past 12 years to missing people.
With Arctic Growth Looming, Airlines Put Off Planning
Lauren Rosenthal, KUCB – Unalaska
Executives at Alaska Airlines and Peninsula Airways admit that their service to Unalaska isn't perfect. Lopsided demand for flights and rough Aleutian weather already make it tough for them to serve the community.
But huge demand from Arctic oil employees might make it even tougher. As KUCB's Lauren Rosenthal reports in a follow up to yesterday's story, Unalaska faces an uphill battle to get better air service before growth picks up in the Arctic.
Ft. Wainwright Helicopters To Conduct Night-Flying Training
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
A Fort Wainwright based helicopter unit will be conducting night fly exercises later this month. The Army Aviation Task Force training is scheduled to run two weeks beginning August 18th. US Army Alaska-North Deputy Chief of Public Affairs Captain Patrick Sawicki says deployments, training and support missions have prevented this training from happening locally in the recent years. He says the 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. helicopter operations will be conducted on Fort Wainwright as well as in the Yukon Training areas southeast of Fairbanks and the Donnelly Training area near Delta Junction.
Mississippi Fire Continues To Grow
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Mississippi Fire continues to grow in the Interior. Managers of the wildfire west of Delta Junction, report an 11,000 acre gain Monday, swelling the burn area to over 52,000 acres total.
Hass Reels In Juneau Derby's Biggest Fish
Lisa Phu, KTOO – Juneau
After more than two days of trolling for salmon during the Golden North Salmon Derby in Juneau, Jody Hass and her family were wrapping it up when one decided to bite.
State Fails To Meet Yukon Chinook Escapement Into Canada
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
Alaska has failed to meet the Yukon River Chinook escapement goal into Canada despite increased fishing restrictions this summer. An Alaska Department of Fish and Game sonar counter at Eagle counted 28,369 kings as of Aug. 8. With the run tailing off to just a few hundred fish a day, state Yukon area summer season manager Eric Newland says escapement into Canada will fall well short of this year's minimum goal.
Skagway Sees Abundance Of Kings
Margaret Friedenauer, KHNS – Haines
An abundance of King salmon is not a phrase heard very often in Alaska this season, but abundance is exactly what the small Southeast community of Skagway has this summer at the mouth of a little pond and creek in the middle of town.

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Ellen Dahlstet
Program Coordinator
NMDA has worked with Dr. Gus Cothran, Ph.D., of Texas A&M's Veterinary Integrative Biosciences Department since 2000 in two NMDA-sponsored DNA studies and most recently in continuing requests for DNA Typing*/Testing**. What follows is some basic information about the DNA process. For further details or questions please get in touch with me at: 2961 County Road 31, Blair, Nebraska 68008/ email@example.com/402-238-2738.
1. To begin the DNA process, simply send a copy of an individual's registration (front and back) to me along with a check (payable to NMDA). You will be sent a DNA Sampling Form that includes instructions necessary for processing by the laboratory. A veterinarian is not required to pull hair samples.
If an individual has not been registered as yet, all that's needed is: what their full registered name will be, birth date, gender and registration paperwork (front and back) of their papered sire and dam, if possible.***
2. The DNA Typing fee is $40/domestic and $45/foreign for each Miniature Donkey Typed. No additional fee is charged for animals already DNA Typed when future parentage qualifications are required.
3. After DNA is processed you will receive DNA Type Sheet(s) for your files. DNA Typing/Testing information is handled confidentially and the release of information either prior to or after the creation of a DNA Type Sheet is ultimately left to the discretion of the owner of the animal. The NMDA and its representative(s) will not act as arbitrator(s) between breeders.
4. Export Permits for DNA samples are required outside the U.S. If needed, one will be provided with the DNA Sampling Form. (Export Permits are not needed for Canadian samples.)
*DNA Typing for a lifetime of identification unique to each Miniature Donkey.
**DNA Testing for parentage qualification of offspring thereby encouraging more certain pedigrees.
***The DNA process can be initiated as a first step in the registration process even if registration numbers have not been issued.
After providing what the full registered name, date of birth and gender are for an individual to me, the usual DNA Sampling Form will be mailed to you. After the Form is completed but before it's mailed back for further processing, it's suggested that two copies be made . . . one to keep with your records and the other to send along with each of your MDR Application of Registrations to demonstrate that your Miniature Donkey(s) are in compliance with the permanent ID requirement that is now in place for this Registry.
NOTE: When one parent and offspring are DNA Tested the results are about 90%. When the dam and suspected sires are DNA Tested this rises to 99%. The one exception to this is where there is close breeding in the pedigrees of the jacks or dams involved — then it is necessary to DNA Type/Test all in order to qualify the parentage of the offspring.
As of August, 2010 the Miniature Donkey Registry (administered by The American Donkey and Mule Society, www.lovelongears. com) requires either microchipping or DNA as a form of permanent identification prior to registration. DNA Typing/Testing of Jacks and Jennets encourages more certain pedigrees than registries can provide. DNA is a scientific, objective approach to qualifying parentage that a registry is not capable of.
To recognize the contributions made to the Miniature Donkey community by DNA Typing, NMDA will annually publish The NMDA Miniature Donkey DNA Record reflecting the registered names of Miniature Donkeys who have been DNA Typed. Specific information on DNA Type Sheets will remain confidential. NMDA's goal is to encourage owners to have their Miniature Donkeys DNA Typed as a way to benefit themselves and also add to the "genetic library" for the betterment of the Breed. (1/11)
DNA Stickers
When DNA Type Sheets are generated by Texas A&M University, they show Accession Numbers that should not be noted on registration papers for reasons of confidentiality. However, a "DNA TYPED", tamper-resistant sticker is sent along with DNA Type Sheets that can be applied to registration papers. See sample below. (Extra stickers are provided for mature updates or in case multiple registries are involved).
What DNA Offers:
- Provides a lifetime of identification unique to each Miniature Mediterranean Donkey.
- Provides f or parentage qualification of offspring.
- Provides a more certain pedigree over time as generations are placed on file at the laboratory and offspring are qualified as to parentage.
- Contributes to the DNA "library" on Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys and its possible future use to benefit the Breed; for example, studies of dwarfism, disease or color.


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Anantara Resort Maldives is a tranquil tropical island set in the South Male Atoll, and it is just half an hour away from the Male international Airport.
Anantara Resort in Maldives offers you the ultimate Maldives experience that you have probably only dream about.
There are two lush islands here, Dhigufinolhu and Bodu Huraa.
You can relax here on the endless white sand beaches of the palm-fringed islands and bathe in the beauty of the pristine coral reefs.
On the Dhigufinolhu island, Anantara Resort near Maldives has 68 beach front villas, all of which are situated on a private stretch of the beach. They have unique outdoor bathrooms with rain showers. The two Beach front Pool Villas are very spacious and have their own private pools set in beautiful tropical gardens. The 38 over-water suites of Anantara Resort, situated right on the Indian Ocean, have private sun decks for the tourists to enjoy.
On the graceful island of Bodu Huraa in Anantara Resort, you can pamper yourself by living on a lagoon. The 36 over-water bungalows here are just a few meters away from the clear waters gleaming with lush coral gardens. You can lounge in your stylish thatched residence and unwind to your heart's content. At Anantara Resort, you can embrace the romance of the Maldives in your own private tropical getaway.
You can enjoy yourself to the hilt at Anantara Resort. When you're not relaxing on the beach, enjoying an Ayurvedic spa retreat, or simply lounging in the beach front infinity pool, you can spend all your days on the water - sailing, water skiing, taking seaplane flights, going for deep-sea fishing, or cruising in the sunset dhoni cruises with the dolphins swimming alongside.
Anantara Resort also has its own PADI Dive Centre, which offers diver certification courses in one of the world's leading diving destinations, Maldives.


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Work Step by Step
The product rule for radicals tells us that $\sqrt[n] a\times\sqrt[n] b=\sqrt[n] ab$ (when $\sqrt[n] a$ and $\sqrt[n] b$ are real numbers and $n$ is a natural number). That is, the product of two nth roots is the nth root of the product. Therefore, $\sqrt 5\times\sqrt 5=\sqrt (5\times5)=\sqrt 25=5$. We know that $\sqrt 25=5$, because $5^{2}=25$.


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September 2013 from 2nd to 8th
From 9.00a.m to 4.00p.m
Location CPRNY (www.www.cprnyc.org ) and B.A.C (www.bacnyc.org)
(Monday-Thursdayf rom 9.00a.m. to 12.00p.m. at cprny and from 1.00p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Performance Open Space: Urban Scenographies. Friday in B.A.C. from 10a.m. to 1p.m.)
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Keep Moving is an original method created by Mercedes Boronat (Spain) aimed at actors, dancers, musicians and performers who allow expand the meaning of movement, action, A in a present space-time allowing them to maximize their creativity.
Keep Moving permits from the spontaneity and naturalness of movement discovery energy strength, rhythm.This training is designed for those who want
enhance and make contact with a revolutionary new approach of the exploration of their own movement, providing tools that expand the creative skills.
New York, the city that since its inception has always been open to the imagination, is ideal for this type of work. Keep Moving to NYC will be an exploration of multiculturalism, to density, the creative intensity of a city that never sleeps. NYC requires an opening exercise in mental limits, requires a watch to the immediate, performative exercise itself. SEE, BE, CREATE.
In Keep Moving NYC we will explore the diversity of life forms becoming a stimulus to open the pores of your body and let it soak spontaneously emerging art of the most unexpected.
Keep Moving NYC has as its purpose to light the bulb creative from the opening to the immediate and establish trade with Professional between NYC and Barcelona, to create future projects.
Keep Moving NYC will be made annually.
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COVID-19 Safety Update
At Denver Plastic Surgery Associates we remain focused on caring for our patients and being here when you need us! While we may not be able to see your smiling faces in person, we still want to connect with you! Reach out to us anytime- we are still available via phone and email during regular business hours.Please Read
Dr. Christine M. Rodgers, MD
Dr. Christine M. Rodgers
Dr. Christine Rodgers is one of Denver's top rated plastic surgeons and is renowned over the past three decades for her unparalleled passion and expertise. As a board-certified and dependable authority in aesthetics and skincare, Dr. Christine Rodgers is a strong advocate for the health and wellbeing of all of her patients. As a breast cancer survivor herself, and a recipient of aesthetic surgery, Dr. Rodgers knows well what it is like to be a patient and can compassionately guide patients along their road to recovery following surgery or aesthetic treatments.
Dr. Rodgers earned her M.D. at Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University College of Medicine) in Philadelphia, followed by a 5-year general surgery residency at the Universities of Pennsylvania and Rochester. She completed an additional residency in plastic surgery at Harvard Medical School, plus a fellowship in Craniofacial Surgery at Hospital Necker des Enfants Malades in Paris, France. For her full bio, click here.
Surgical Services
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." This old adage reminds us that there are different interpretations of beauty. At Denver Plastic Surgery Associates, Dr. Christine Rodgers' patient centered approach helps clients see their beauty from the eyes of the most important beholder, themselves. Dr. Christine Rodgers combines her surgical prowess, with artistry and passion, to enhance the natural beauty that exists in each of her patients. With over 30 years of experience, advanced training and a keen sense of artistry, Dr. Rodgers incorporates balance, symmetry, and proportion into her craft. Her meticulous attention to detail and sharp focus allow her to collaborate with patients and help them realize the dream that they envisioned. Increasing a patient's self-confidence and giving them freedom to break down the barriers that hold them back is exactly why Dr. Christine Rodgers loves what she does. We invite you to learn more about your own potential through the surgical services we offer.
Skin Solutions
At Denver Plastic Surgery Associates, our services aren't just designed to make you look younger. They've been created to help you feel completely comfortable in your own skin—from the inside, out. To achieve this goal, we believe in a customized approach using a combination of our expert services and innovative, home-use products. We pride our business on offering the best quality skincare treatments personally selected by Dr. Rodgers herself. They are proven to be safe on skin and effective in reducing the signs of aging. Wrinkles, dull skin, pigmentation, sun damage, acne and volume loss don't stand a chance against our dedicated team of skincare specialists. And now it's your turn to meet the new you.
Vaginal Rejuvenation
Genetics, childbirth, chemotherapy, and age all contribute to the appearance of the labia and changes in the health of the vaginal tissues. Women are more open now in discussing these issues which directly affect their sexual life. Dr. Christine Rodgers is one of the first physicians in Colorado to offer labiaplasty, which can reduce the size of the labial tissues and /or correct deformities that may have arisen from trauma or childbirth. With the recent addition of the Sciton diVa™, Dr. Rodgers is now able to offer a non-surgical option as an additional technique to restore the heath of a woman's vaginal tissues.The state of the art diVa laser can aid with problems of urinary incontinence, vaginal dryness, and pain with sexual intercourse. Loose vaginal tissue can also be tightened as well. The best part is that most of these procedures can be performed in a comfortable office setting. The staff at Denver Plastic Surgery Associates understand that discretion and professionalism are paramount to a patient's experience when dealing with these delicate issues. Dr. Rodgers' patients benefit from the care, skill, understanding of an experienced female surgeon and her all female staff. Click below to learn more.
What Our Patients Are Saying
Dr. Rodgers is a physician, an artist, a survivor and a genuine human being. There can surely be no one finer and more capable than her when it comes to restoring a woman's identity--her breasts--following breast cancer treatment...
- Laurie H., Colorado
"Dr. Rodgers was far and away the most experienced and most thoughtful of the surgeons with whom I consulted."
"She was concerned both with my aesthetic desires for the augmentation as well as my health. I liked that she did not follow a cookie-cutter approach to augmentation. She took the time to understand not just the cup size that I wanted, but also the overall look and profile. I brought in picture samples of what my husband and I thought were the most attractive breasts, and she did an amazing job of matching that look for me. I could not be more pleased with her work as a surgeon. I was also very happy at the level of post-operative care that I received from her team, which was quite comprehensive. I felt that other surgeons with whom I consulted did not include adequate levels of post-op care."
- Spacely
I couldn't be more pleased with my experience with Dr. Rodgers. She is professional and thorough. Most importantly, she genuinely listened to my goals and made sure my treatment plan and end results were in-line with what I wanted. Her staff is amazing, and from the beginning of the process to the end, they made sure I was well-informed and well-taken care of. I would highly recommend this group of professionals.
After losing over 120lbs during a two year period I was left with loose skin on my thighs, tummy and knees. I decided that after all the effort to lose the weight that I wanted to make the investment to get a tummy tuck, upper thigh lift and liposuction. This was a lot of procedures to undertake at once but I wanted to have them all done at the same time. I visited with a few plastic surgeons in the Metro Denver area to get a consultation. After a lot of thought I decided to go with Dr. Christine Rodgers at Denver Plastic Surgery as I was very impressed with her experience and how meticulous she was about every detail. I'm so happy with the results from the surgery and the ongoing care I have been receiving from her office, especially Katie Goodin, MMS, PA-C who I see for ongoing follow up appointments. Dr. Rodgers and her staff have been so wonderful and I would highly recommend Dr. Rodgers for any plastic surgery procedures you are considering.
My experience was awesome from the first phone call with Julie up to my last appointment. Every worker I dealt with was nice, positive, and radiated great energy! They are all so caring. Anytime I was there for a followup, they made sure I had a cold enough icepack to sit on for the 2 hour drive home. Whether it was an email or missed call, they got back with me immediately. It's nice knowing your doctor and their staff still cares after you walk out the doors. I highly recommend Dr. Rodgers. I will definitely go to her for future procedures.
Dr. Christine Rodgers is incredible. She did such an amazing job; the recovery time was fairly quick, the aftercare and follow-up was outstanding and timely. The staff is phenomenal and they provide world class service. The results I got were better than I expected. I would strongly recommend her to friends and family.
Schedule A Consultation
Have a question or comment? Or just need directions to our office? Everything you're looking for is right here. Dr. Rodgers and the entire Denver Plastic Surgery team invite you to get in touch and schedule a consultation.


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8619 Calumet Wy Symmes Twp OH
Sold for $550,000
Impeccably maintained transitional 2 story with open floor plan & lower level with AMENITIES GALORE! Over 5400 sq ft of living space. Circular staircase. Lower level makes home a standout. Home office, kitchen, eating area, theater room, billiard room, studio/craft room, full bath & 9' ceilings. California closets-3 car garage-circular driveway.
Directions to 8619 Calumet Wy Symmes Twp OH 45249: North on Montgomery Road past Kemper Road to Left on Calumet Way
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Is Your Colorado Home Covered for Winter Woes?
Sleet, snow, and ice can cause major damage to your home. Make sure you have a comprehensive homeowner's policy that will protect you against winter home damage. If you're unsure what your policy will cover, talk to an agent to understand your current coverage. You may need to widen the scope of your policy to include common winter damage. Also, be proactive in protecting your home against snow, ice, and water damage.
Snow and ice can damage your roof
Provided your roof isn't already damaged or compromised, it should be able to hold about 4 ft. of fresh powder, under ft. of old packed down snow, or approximately 4 inches of ice. However, you may see 4 ft. of fresh snow, but it could be hiding some packed snow or ice underneath, so don't let the snow pile up.
Ice dams can form on the eaves of your roof, preventing thawed ice and snow water from draining into your gutters and being directed away from your home. Water (and gravity) will find a way, so if it can't make it to your gutters, it'll sneak through your shingles and drain through your roof, walls, and interior.
Make sure your homeowner's policy will cover the cost of sagging or collapsed roof, and any water damage that may have been caused by ice damming. If there is uncertainty, talk to an agent about expanding the scope of your policy to cover all snow, ice, and water damage.
Check the installation of your roof and gutters
If a faulty installation is the cause of the damage, or you haven't fixed a broken gutter system, the insurance company could deny your claim. Make sure you check and maintain your roof and gutter system to prevent winter damage.
Get more coverage on your homeowner's insurance policy
We understand the concerns that Colorado homeowners have, especially in the winter time, because we all live in Colorado and have the same concerns. We are uniquely qualified to help fellow Coloradans find the best insurance for their Colorado homes.
Our agents are ready to assist you in understanding your policy and helping you determine if your policy is adequate for your home. If you need more insurance, extra insurance, or a new insurance policy, we'll help you research and choose the perfect policy based on your home, location, and budget.
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Within the space of a year, we have more than doubled in size. Already present in the UK, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, we're now focused on expanding our presence in existing markets and globally.
We are currently expanding our UK & I team and looking for an Account Manager to help build our local presence, focusing on Tier-1 firms across UK and Ireland.
In order to be successful, you will be entrepreneurial, a fast-learner, tech-savvy, forward-thinking, solutions-driven, professional and tenacious. We are still carving out the way we work, so you will also need to be a strong team player and most importantly - a builder!
- Identify and close new business with accounting firms in UK&I
- Prepare and run sales workshops with senior clients on C-level / Partner-level
- Develop and present improvement cases to accounting partners / stakeholders
- Maintain a comprehensive sales pipeline, constantly refreshing to qualify and identify new opportunities
- Collaborate with Silverfin leadership, Marketing and Technology departments to execute the sales strategy, introduce the product roadmap and new releases to clients
- Forecast future sales and forming sales plans to adapt to shifts on the market
- Serve as a business representative at major industry events, conferences, trade shows, and expositions
- Develop sales strategies to keep Silverfin competitive and innovative
- Ability to work in a cross-functional environment, utilising relevant skills where appropriate to close new business
- Ability to be autonomous, responsible and also work with other Account Executives
- 7+ years progressive experience in B2B sales roles, preferably selling to professional services, ideally within the technology space
- Proven track record of winning complex deals with new clients
- Solid understanding of cloud technology, SaaS, plus accounting (nice to have)
- Obsession with client happiness and deal generation
- Strong commercial outlook, excellent networker and consultative approach to business development
- Outstanding people and communication skills
- Self-starter and hands-on, able to drive sales process end-to-end
- Strong problem solving and creative commercial approach
- Audit/accounting experience is a big plus
Our Offer
- A competitive salary with additional benefits
- An office space next to Old Street station with a coffee shop on the ground floor and a rooftop terrace
- The opportunity to work for a fast-growth, exciting and evolving company
- A stimulating working environment with passionate like-minded colleagues
- Endless supply of excellent coffee, fresh fruit, snacks and... of course, drinks on Friday
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"Ultimately we're building a central nervous system for financial advisory and services firms, paving the way for us to become the first real-time monitor of businesses' financial data." - Silverfin co-founder Joris Van Der Gucht.


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Grigor Dimitrov no longer wears pink tennis shoes. Gone, too, from his ATP profile are the nicknames ''Baby Fed'' (enough about Roger) and ''Showtime'' (flamboyance being so 2013). The colour in Dimitrov's game is being toned down, even as his status as Maria Sharapova's handbag ensures a long lens trained on more than just his backhand.
Dimitrov, 22, is the exciting Bulgarian tipped in a 2013 crystal-ball exercise by French sports bible L'Equipe to be the world No.1 in May 2018. He reached his first ATP final in Brisbane 12 months ago, beat Novak Djokovic in Madrid and won his first title in Stockholm in October, early in his new collaboration with Australian coach Roger Rasheed.
Having started with Lleyton Hewitt, before guiding Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Rasheed had to be convinced. Still, the South Australian left a flying visit to Los Angeles confident that his new client was committed to graduating from promising to proven. To Rasheed, you're in, or you're not. Despite a second-round loss in Brisbane this week, a testing pre-season saw the first long-term foundations laid.
''I've never been scared of work, and especially going to the gym it's nice to have someone to challenge you, even though it's tough at the moment for me,'' says Dimitrov. Which is as it should be, says Rasheed, who uses the questions he asks daily in training to provide some reliable character-based answers. ''It's a great measure of what could actually happen down the track on the court when the heat's on.''
But, before that, the shoes: off. Just as Rasheed had initially ordered the outrageously athletic Monfils to pack away the party tricks, the message to Dimitrov was to limit the crazy low-percentage stuff - ''one of the first things Roger said to me was 'no more shenanigans','' laughs the world No. 23 - and bin the undignified footwear.
''He was like, 'From tomorrow, you're no longer playing with pink shoes' and I was OK, OK,'' Dimitrov recalls. Rasheed's version: ''I said to Grigor, 'Listen mate, first things first, you will never wear pink with me, ever'. So he's gone, 'Really? … OK. No worries'.
''It's almost a footy mentality, like a coach going 'what are you doing with that headband, or that ponytail, or something, get that off'. So there's a little bit of that, but I'm also really keen for Grigor to create his own image.''
Which, clearly, means no more of the ''Baby Fed'' talk that began with Federer's former coach Peter Lundgren, who also worked with Dimitrov for a time at the Mouratoglou Academy in Paris. There is, undeniably, common ground in style, mechanics, and footwork, including that gorgeous one-handed backhand. But, inevitably, what was once a compliment became an irritation. ''Early on in my career at some point it was kinda fun to hear it, and I thought it was gonna stop eventually,'' Dimitrov says. ''But actually with every and each year it was just growing more and more and more, and people would keep talking about and mentioning that, so at some point I started feeling really uncomfortable with that cos I'm like 'guys, that's not my name, and that's not me'. So I guess I had to do something about it, and I guess I've proved quite a few things and shut a couple of doors for that.''
Necessarily, says Rasheed, who requested the nickname be cut from the ATP's 2014 media guide. ''That's just overdone, overused. It's good for the hype, and in the media and all that sort of stuff. I understand all that, that's all cool, but he wants to be his own person. They do have a lot of similarities, but as much as it's a good thing to have at the start, eventually you've got to move it on.''
Which leaves, instead, a whole lot about Maria. And that may not be a bad thing. ''Maria's hungry. She's got that great mentality that she wants to get out there and kill,'' Rasheed notes. ''So you're going into that space, you're watching someone who's been very dedicated and devoted, regardless of what dollar signs are near her name.
''That's irrelevant. To be out injured killed her. She lives to be on the tennis court, so I think that's a great rub-off, and they've worked it very well. They know they've both got jobs to do, so I don't think that's ever going to hinder [Dimitrov's] pathway.''
A former junior Wimbledon and US Open champion, Dimitrov has not been surprised by the media interest in his love life, as little as he says he reads about it. ''For sure, we know Maria's Maria, after all, and you can't hide that obviously, and everything happened so fast … but it's been a great thing though, it's been a great feeling, and I'm very happy with the situation of course.''
There is some tennis talk, naturally, ''but nothing serious and precise. We have a lot of common things outside tennis, so for us we're busy almost 100 per cent of our time, getting on court and preparing and fitness and all this and all that, so when we go home we just kinda want to have our time together and have nothing else to interrupt it. It's very precious time and I think we both cherish it in a very good way.''
Do they practice together? ''We've been hitting a few times. She's a great hitter. I've never doubted that. I always think that she'll cut me a bit of slack when she plays against me, but she's very competitive. But I give her a few of my shots, so that's different.''
Very. Rasheed likens Dimitrov's fondness for what the young star calls his ''weird'' shots born out of boredom in the time it took the freakishly talented Federer to shape and secure a game with so many options. But, enough. ''I've said to him, 'Do I want to see at the end of a tennis match three minutes of the highlight reel where you're featuring for 2½ minutes but you've lost three and three?' I'd rather not see that,'' Rasheed said.
''There's going to be a time when certain shots come out, and he'll do that naturally at times, but it's just maturity in knowing your game. It's not a criticism at all. It's just, 'Where do you want to get to? OK, here's what it takes, these are the non-negotiables.' It's just about understanding how to get your business done.''
Rasheed, originally Hewitt's fitness trainer, believes the slightly built Dimitrov should be more advanced, physically, for his body is two years behind where it should be. Still, in pure tennis terms, his best is exceptionally good, and it is now about building consistency for the long-term, and improving a poor grand slam record of one third round from 13 attempts. There is a lot of upside, though. A lot.
''If you pooled all the young kids out there and said, 'Who could I work with and would want to work with?' He's the one that made me go, 'Yeah, I can do that amount of weeks on the road [30] and mentor him off the court and on the court.' He's 22, he's a baby,'' Rasheed said.
But not Baby Fed. Not now. And no pink shoes for this - relative - tennis infant. Rasheed may liken his new charge to a mixed lolly bag full of colourful liquorice all-sorts, but, for Dimitrov, safe and sensible blue-chip might just end up being the perfect hue.
Linda Pearce is an award-winning Melbourne-based sportswriter


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Since most of my readers are family, you know where we've been since my last post. Boy, what a roller coaster we've been on. For those who don't know, we've been busy! We put our condo on the market for a third time and by the grace of God, we sold it. Not only did we sell it, but we also found and bought a new house within a month. So I've been packing, moving, unpacking, setting things up in the new house, finding homes for everything in the new house. Visiting Goodwill about once a week, as well as the recycle spots to dump boxes. Oh the joy. And not just sarcastically either. My husband and I were talking about our new house the other night, and how much we love it. I reminded him what I had been saying for the previous year, that our new house wasn't ready and/or the buyers of our old house weren't ready. And it's true. In talking with our new neighbors we found out that they used to live in our house and had outgrown it. The opportunity came up at the end of last year for them to buy the larger house next door. And the buyers of our old house were waiting for tax refunds to come in. Everything happens in the Lord's time and not ours.
And for the whole point of this blog – school. So we haven't been remiss in our schooling. We haven't schooled every day, but we have been learning. Cole will be starting first grade in the fall – and with that comes our official entry into the NC homeschooling world. I will be filling our Notice of Intent to Homeschool with the state this month.
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One of the cool things in our new neighborhood is the kids. There are kids around the same age as our in about half of the houses in our cul-de-sac. Every night after dinner we all go out in the cul-de-sac to play. Sometimes the parents chat while the kids ride bikes or play with various toys. Sometimes the dads play soccer or baseball with the kids. It's wonderful. Not only did the boys make new friends, but we have as well. And the other kids find our boys fascinating. Mainly because we homeschool. When do they wake up? How long are they in school for each day? What do we do the rest of the day? Not in a condescending manner, but just curious minds. I think some of them might be envious. One of the moms is a teacher, and she has given us some looks about homeschooling, but not said anything.
Since we did take some time off for the move, we are going to do some summer school. I found a great summer learning pack from Royal Baloo and 3 Dinosaurs. There is letter, number, shape recognition for Wyatt, and reading and math for Cole. We'll start working on that next week. There are sets for 5 weeks of learning, each set having a different theme (space, beach, etc).
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Require: 12 x D6, 12 x D8 , PnP Cards & Abomination Chart.
Recommended: Wulfsburg, NPC 1-2, Abomination Pack.
Why House Ruling Zombicide Black Plague?
Zombicide Black Plague game is a great game as it is! I just feel the options aren't there after a while and the randomness kills the fun. So the new rules focus on giving more tactical options by introducing a new, simple to grasp resource, namely the Boost Dice. You can now build your own dice pool by completing various quest described on the new Quest cards. Boost Dice allow to mitigate some of the randomness by temporary changing a weapon +1 into +2 damage or changing that terrible miss that you've had into a hit.
But it's not all unicorns and rainbows. Yes, Boost Dice help you out slightly, but at the same time this expansion makes the game more difficult by introducing an extra Activation each time you roll a 1 during an Attack! Armors and shields are now more important than ever and if you don't have your Boost Dice available, you will think twice whether to attack that Zombie horde because if you roll a 1 then ouch… but Boost Dice allow you to avoid that extra Activations by introducing the Evasion mechanic! Roll 6 and restore your Boost Dice. Use weapons that allow you to roll a lot of dice to restore Boost Dice faster but at the same time you'll be more likely to roll those pesky 1s, risk vs. rewards.
Abominations are… boring. It's fun for a couple of turns to run and hide but after a while it turns into seach camping for that goddamn Torch and Dragon Bile and that's just not gonna cut it for us, right? That's why Abominations now have a health point system. Just print it out and track their health with any D6. Easy and atmospheric because you plan your tactics, you hit & run or plan an ambush. And yeah you can still kill them with Dragon Fire if you want.
Lastly, more item variety. More weapons, spells, armors, shield, vault weapons for all those loot hoarders out there. They make the game more diverse and more fun. This expansion also introduces new item types like potions, chests, flying carpets, lockpicks and more!
Many ideas from this expansion like the Evasion mechanic are extracted from various BGG threads. Have fun!
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Rules of Hit & Run Unofficial Expansion 1.4.
New Items
Shuffle the New items into your equipment and Vault deck. New items compliment the regular deck by giving Players more one-time-use skills and more weapon and armor diversity. You'll be able to use items that grant skills otherwise locked behind KS characters. On the other hand, more item means that it will be harder to find Torch and Dragon Bile during a game. This pack contains new & exciting items:
Potions are free to use and they usually give Survivor a temporary ability for the next Action or for the whole Activation.
Find a lockpick to open doors with ease – be careful, the lockpick can break if roll 1. Discover a flying carpet to get once-per-round boost to speed. Or maybe discover the cursed Minotaur's Horn, and from now one all Abominations will target your Survivor, unless you find a way to get rid of it…
There are 3 types of chests that can be discovered when performing a Search Action. Two Chests will aid the Players, while one will hinder their progress. Chests can be opened by Survivors at specific levels displayed on the corresponding cards. Once a Chest is discovered, place its card in the same Zone. From now on, the Survivors can open it like they open doors to get the treasures held inside. Players can't search in the Zone where a chest was discovered for the rest of the game, even if the chest was opened, unless the scenario's rules demand it.
Random Encounters
Random encounters cards make the game more difficult for the Survivors. You can even find an extra Zombie spawn point!
Vault/Weapons/Spells/Totems/Amulets and More!
There are more weapons, armors, spells, and vault weapons to make the game more diverse. There are also amulets that you equip in armor slot for a cool effect, but they lack any defense, and totems that you can place on the map as a sentry ward to mitigate the randomness of the spawn points in the crucial moment of the game!
Some of the cards are purposefully vague so that you can make the adjustments! For example: Evil Armor says that you can bounce the Wound back to the attacker when you roll 6 on an Armor roll. Since most of Zombies deal 1 damage, I play it this way: it kills Zombies that has 1 HP, so it doesn't work against Abominations and Fatties but you can play it so it kills any attackers when you roll 6!
Abominations have HP based on the abomination sheet. All Abominations shrug off 1 point of damage from each attack, so a 2+ dmg weapon must be used to hurt them.
Wounds inflicted by Abominations can't be prevented by Armor rolls and Dragon bile will still eliminate abominations instantly.
Successfully inflicting damage to the abomination (regardless or damage dealt) will always grant the attacker 1 experience point. The Survivor who lands the final blow gets rewarded with 2 bonus experience points (for the total of 3 for hitting).
Alternative Spawn Rules for Abominations
When any abomination card is drawn, roll a die to decide on the spawn:
1. Abominatroll: normally has only 1 Action per activation, unless it has Line of Sight to any Survivors, then it gets 3 Actions. Also, regenerates all health at the end of the Game Round!
2. Abomination: has as many Actions as there are noise tokens in the loudest Zone on the map, divided by 2 and rounded up, e.g. 5 noise tokens = 3 Actions.
3. Wolfbomination: has 3 Actions.
4. Abominalpha: as long as the Abominalpha is on the board, all cards that would spawn Runners, spawn Wolfz instead.
5. Vault Warden: whoever deals the killing blow gets a random Vault item.
6. Abominotaur: does 2 damages when it hits. At the start of the activation step of the Zombies' Phase, set the Abominotaur's target Zone before moving it, ignoring closed doors and walls (but not Vault doors and ramparts). If an Abominotaur has to go through a closed door or wall, first put an "open door" token to link its starting and destination Zones. The broken wall is considered as an open door, and thus can generate a Zombie spawn in a previously closed building. Actors can now cross the Zones. After that, proceed with moving all the Zombies (as the Zombies' route can be redefined by the wall's destruction).
If you roll for an Abomination that's already on the board, it gets an extra Activation. Place a die in a proper row and use it to track the Abomination's health points. If any Survivor levels up to another danger zone e.g. from yellow to orange, the health points of all Abominations that are on the map also increase. Try to get them before you level up!
Some of the Abominations have extra abilities. These rules are explained on the Abomination Chart.
You can use any miniature for the Abominations or create 2D paper minis like I did. Instead of the real spawn cards you can use the Zombicide: Black Plague Companion app.
Attacks works like normal, with the exception of rolling '6' – apply Critical Hit rules and rolling '1' – apply Counter Attack and Evading Attacks rules.
Also, if a Player decides to re-roll his Attack dice results due to in-game items like "Plenty of Bolts" or in-game skills like "Lucky", any rolls of '1' or '6' do not trigger these special effects.
Critical Hit
Attacks that succeed with a roll of '6' unlock 1 Boost Die (see blow) e.g. a weapon with a requirement of 4+ to hit rolled 4, 6, 6, which means there are 3 successes and 2 of them unlock 2 Boost die. Apply Critical Hit rules before and other in-game effects like Counter Attack. Boost Dice rolls do not trigger Critical Hit effect, it is only triggered during regular Attack rolls.
Counter Attack
Missed attacks with a roll of '1' (regardless of skill/item +1 to dice roll effect) will trigger a Counter Attack, where the survived Zombies will gain an extra Activation phase, immediately closing in to the attacking Survivor or attacking if they are in range. Armour rolls still apply as usual. Zombies will only move towards/attack the attacking Survivor, hence ignoring all other Survivors in their path.
Ranged/Magic misses will still hit any Survivors who are in the same zone as the zombies. However, if they decide to spend their Boost Dice, they can attempt to Evade the damage (see below).
Melees get to choose which zombies to miss while ranged attacker will have to resolve the attack using the original targeting priority rules, applying the dice result to them in the order of hits > roll 1 misses > regular misses.
Zombie Counter attack will have a higher priority over the unique survivor skills which might trigger during an attack phase e.g. roll 6 +1 die, hit and run etc. Resolve the Counter attack before applying these skill effects.
Only zombies that were affected during the attack Action will get to trigger the Counter attack e.g. 6 dice rolls with 5 hits and 1 miss (roll 1) will only trigger 1 zombie Counter attack, even if there are 10 zombies in the zone. If the missed attack couldn't be directed into a Fatty or Abomination because the weapon was lacking the required damage, then these Zombies don't get an extra Activation.
Boost Dice
At the beginning of the game Players take Boost Dice (D6, 6-sided die) equal to the number of Survivors they control. During the game Players can get more Boost Dice by killing 5 NPCs or completing a Quest from the Quest Cards. Each time a Player uses a Boost Die for any of the controlled Survivors, it becomes unavailable until regained.
There can be a maximum of 12 Boost Dice in a game. If a Player controls 1/2/3/4/5/6 Survivors, he can have a maximum of 4/5/6/7/8/9 Boost Dice. In other words, you have your starting Boost Dice pool and you can get 3 more on your journey. If a Player would to exceed the upper limit of Boost Dice, he then exchanges one of his available D6 (6-sided die) Boost Die into an upgraded D8 (8-sided die) Boost Die. Therefore, increasing the odds of rolling 4+. A Player can also decide to upgrade one his D6 to D8 instead of getting another D6 when completing a Quest or by killing 5 NPCs like usual.
A Survivor regains 1 Boost die at the end of each Game Round and for triggering Critical Hit during the Attack Action.
Player can spend the Boost Dice any time after a failed roll of +2 to turn it into a success. It means you can't boost any rolls of 1! Roll of 1 is what this guide refers to as Critical Failure. Boost Dice always succeed when 4 or more is rolled, even if the proceeding Action required a different value. This means Boost Dice always have a 50% chance for success (however a Player can roll more Boost Dice to improve his odds of succeeding).
What Can You Do with the Boost Dice?
Re-roll Door/Vault/Chest Opening Failure (free)
If you rolled at least 2 when opening a door/vault/chest, you can try to use Boost Dice to change your roll into a success. Use as many dice as you want. Any result of 4+ will open the door/vault/chest. Remember: you can't re-roll rolls of 1 (Critical Failure) and you can't re-roll cards that have text telling you to roll a die to apply certain effects like Cursed Chest and Magic Carpet!
Re-roll Missed Attacks (free)
If you missed during an Attack, you can decide how many Boost Dice available you want to roll. For each die, any result of 4+ will change 1 miss into a hit. Remember: you can't re-roll rolls of 1 (Critical Failure)!
Enhanced Attacks (1 Action)
Boost Dice can also be used before an attack to enhance its damage.
Enhanced Attack (1 Action) – Before the Attack spend 1 Action and decide how many Boost Dice available you want to roll. For each die, any result of 4+ will add 1 damage to your next attack during this Activation.
Evading Attacks (free)
ONLY during a Counter attack scenario, instead of rolling for Armor block, the Survivor can attempt to Evade the Counter attacks.
Evade (free)– Decide how many Boost Dice at your disposal you want roll. For each die, any result of 4+ will evade 1 Wound.
Evade (free) can also be used to avoid friendly fire from another Survivor.
The Order of Resolving Boost Dice During an Attack Action
Successful Attacks > Critical Hits > Counter Attacks > Other (e.g. Re-roll missed attacks)
If during a single Attack Action you rolled both '1' and '6', thus triggering both Critical Hit and Counter Attack, you first apply Critical Hit effect to restore as many Boost Dice as '6' you had rolled. After that you apply Counter Attack to Activate as many Zombies as '1' you had rolled.
If, however, an Attack resulted in Counter Attack but you have an option to use Boost Dice for re-rolling, you first have to apply the effect of the Counter Attack. For example you rolled 5, 2, 1 during an Attack and there's 3 Zombies in the targeted Zone. First kill 1 Zombie (5 rolled), then trigger Counter Attack (1 rolled), and at the end you use available Boost Dice to re-roll (2 rolled).
Food & Resurrection
After finding food you can decide to heal 1 HP instead of getting 1 EXP.
Any dead Survivors can be resurrected by another Player in the same Zone using 1 Action.
Resurrected Survivor's level is dropped to the starting point of the previous zone. (red > orange > yellow > blue). Hence, the skill affected by this change will be unlearned. Resurrected Survivor starts with 1 Wound.
By doing so, 1 additional Spawn Zone has to be added to the existing ones. Roll a D6 die to determine where to add it.
|Remember: according to the core rules, the game is immediately lost if a Necromancer manages to escape once there's a total of 6 Zombie Spawn tokens on the board (including the Necromancer Zombie Spawn tokens). Resurrecting dead Survivors will speed up the process!
Personal Quests
At the beginning of the game, after everyone choose their Survivors, Players draw personal Quest cards from the Quest deck equal to the number of Survivors they control. When a Player is able to complete his Quest card objective, he discards the Quest card and immediately receives a Boost die for it.
Quest card can be replaced by spending 1 Action during any of your Activations. In this case discard your current Quest card and draw a new Quest card from the Quest deck.
When Attacking you can change any of your misses into hits with Boost Dice but you can CAN'T do that with the results of 1!
Order during an Attack: Successful Attacks > Critical Hits > Counter Attacks > Other (e.g. Re-roll missed attacks).
Potions can be consumed for free or cost 1 Action, you decide!
When finding food you can decide to heal 1 HP instead of getting 1 EXP.
Any dead Survivors can be resurrected by another Player in the same Zone using 1 Action: add 1 Spawn Zone, start with 1 Wound, reduce experience.
During Zombies' Phase you can only roll for Armor, you can't use Boost Dice.
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London - Rafael Benitez's frustration at missing out on several transfer targets abated a little as Spanish striker Joselu on Wednesday agreed a move to Newcastle United from Stoke City.
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"I feel very happy because I have signed for a very big club," he told the club website.
"I'm very happy to be part of this club, and so excited. I'm looking forward to getting to know my team-mates, the city, the training ground, the stadium and all the supporters," added Joselu, who spent last season on loan with Deportivo La Coruna.
Joselu, who will compete with Dwight Gayle and Aleksandar Mitrovic for a place up front, is Benitez's sixth summer signing but the former Liverpool manager has expressed his frustration at missing out on other targets such as Arsenal's misfiring Spaniard Lucas Perez.
Benitez, who has clashed with controversial owner Mike Ashley over Newcastle's close season transfer activity, said Joselu could sparkle.
"We have known Joselu since his days at the Real Madrid academy, and we know that he has the potential to do well for us," Benitez told the club website.
"Obviously he has experience of English football and the Premier League and that was another thing we took into consideration.
"We think if we can exploit his full potential he will be a good signing for us.
"He knows and accepts the challenge we've given him at Newcastle United and he's keen to come and fight for a position in the team."
Joselu began his career with Celta Vigo and has also played for Real Madrid, Hoffenheim, Eintracht Frankfurt and Hannover.
He joins other new signings Christian Atsu, French defender Florian Lejeune, who is out for several weeks after being injured in the opening defeat by Tottenham, Jacob Murphy, Javier Manquillo and Mikel Merino.
Stoke moved quickly to fill the void left by Joselu's departure as they signed another Spanish forward, Jese on a year's loan from Paris Saint-Germain.


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Mon, 26 August 2013
Welcome!! Episode 3's contents:
1. LME News
2. NEWS: A story about the upcoming weather
3: Q&A: 5 questions from our listeners
4. A FACT from Country Shane
5. English Mastering Advice
This podcast is longer...I hope it's not boring. Please let me know^^
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Tue, 13 August 2013
Eats in the Big Apple
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Tue, 13 August 2013
South African
Podcast is broken into 3 parts.
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From TIDAL to Rihanna this week has had a few scandals
A LOT has happened this week! Here's a breakdown of some of the top stories in case you missed it!
The biggest story of the week was Tidal, Jay-Z's new music streaming service.
Jay-Z, Madonna, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and Rihanna were just a few of the artist gathered for the event. The world paid attention, and then complained.
Perhaps it was the absurdly serious tone the event and artists took that annoyed music lovers. Or perhaps it was the suggestion that we should pay anything for music. Whatever the case, people were not happy.
I'm personally all for paying artists and producers for their hard work. We've gotten spoiled with the accessibility of music over the past decade and often feel entitled to it, we aren't. Artists and producers should be paid for their work, but it's going to take more than Madonna straddling a table to make TIDAL's $240 a year price tag palatable for the masses.
The goal of the service is to make streaming services, which aren't going anywhere anytime soon, more fair. For instance Aloe Blac wrote in a Wired op-ed that despite co-writing and singing on "Don't Wake Me Up," the most played song in Spotify and Pandora history with over 168 million streams; he has received a whopping $4,000 from the service.
Several artists were outspoken about their distaste for TIDAL. Marina and Lily Allen were very vocal saying it's a money grab and too steep for fans.
TIDAL wasn't the only controversy, Rihanna caused a stir when the internet discovered a song by artist Just Britney that sounded very familiar to your new ratchet anthem, "***** Betta Have My Money."
Many of you were quick to attack Kanye, who is overseeing her album, but we should be setting our site on her producer Deputy who took credit for the songs construction before the controversy.
Deputy was cocky when he sat down with The Fader saying:
"The record is 90-95% me—it's no shade on nobody, but at the end of the day, the record is produced by Deputy. I been in this game for a minute, so I understand how the game is, and it's cool."
It's hard to argue with that.
In other news the final two Danity Kane members decided to cut their losses and start their own duo, Dumblonde.
Justin Bieber is in the studio working on his new album that will feature a "grown-up" sound.
And then…
T-Pain said Aaliyah's legacy was inflated because of her death.
There were quite a few great live performances this week between award shows and talk shows.
- Ciara performed her hit single "I Bet" on Kelly and Michelle
- Rihanna performed "***** Betta Have My Money" in bed for Jimmy Kimmel
- Justin Bieber forgot his lyrics while performing with Ariana Grande
- Kelly Clarkson performed "Heartbeat Song" on Idol
- Destiny Child reunited at the Stellar Awards
- The iHeart Radio Music Awards featured performances by Rihanna, Jason Derulo, Madonna, Nick Jonas, and Kelly Clarkson
- The Kids Choice Awards featured tame performances by Iggy, Nick Jonas, and 5 Seconds of Summer
There was a batch of new music videos from some of our faves:
- Azealia Banks served CGI Medusa realness in her new "Ice Princess" video
- Nick Jonas released another "Chains" video, because why not?
- Sia released the
3,000th3rd consecutive video featuring Maddie Ziegler for her song "Big Girls Cry"
- A never before seen version of Ellie Golding and Calvin Harris' "I Need Your Love" made it to the internet
- Jake Miller released the visuals to his Travie McCoy song "Dazed and Confused"
- Charlie Puth enlisted Meghan Trainor, not dressed as a 50's housewife, for the video for his song "Marvin Gaye"
- Killer's front man Brandon Flowers premiered the video, "Can't Deny My Love," from his latest solo effort
- Will Young premiered his colorful retro video for the song "Love Revolution"
We discovered new music from some familiar and unfamiliar voices.
- Chris Brown made a public statement to his ex with his remix of Beyonce's "Jealous"
- D.J . Craig had an interesting remake of a Backstreet Boys song
- Ciara released a dance remix of her song "I Bet" and her song "All Good" leaked
- Las Vegas native Shamir's buzz is increasing with his latest single "Call it Off"
- We heard a clip of a new Rihanna song featuring Florence and The Machine as well as her remix to "***** Betta Have My Money"
- Becky G is back with the Dr. Luke produced "Lovin' So Hard"
- Janelle Monáe released her frisky new single "Yoga"
- Madonna's "Ghostown" received the official remix treatment
Last, but not least our girl Britney has been laying low preparing for that "Pretty Girls" video. But the show goes on without her:
- A surprise "new" CD was discovered!
- Iggy confirmed that "Pretty Girls" is in for Britney's new album
- She ran into a glass door for April Fools Day
- Breatheheavy's James Dinh took us with him to a Britney dance class in NYC
- She won the Best Show in Vegas!


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'Sleepy Hollow' Adds 'Fringe' Star John Noble for Major Role
John Noble is heading to Sleepy Hollow.
The Fringe alum is reuniting with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci on the Fox series with a major recurring role, the network announced Friday.
Noble, who starred as the beloved Walter Bishop for five seasons on Fringe, will join later in the season as Henry Parrish, a kind and reclusive man who possesses supernatural powers that have the potential to help Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison).
Sleepy Hollow premiered Sept. 16 to a strong 10.1 million viewers and a 3.3 rating among adults 18-49 in the 9 p.m. slot, making it Fox's most watched fall drama debut in seven years.
In the next episode, Ichabod Crane and Lt. Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) move forward in their mission to unravel the mysteries lurking in Sleepy Hollow. A scary vision from Icahod's ex-wife Katrina (Katia Winter) sends the duo on the hunt for a witch from the 1700s, who has waken up by unknown evils and is cutting a path of destruction through the quaint town.
Noble, the latest Fringe alum to land another meaty gig following the end of the series, is repped by Seven Summits Management and Coast to Coast Talent. Anna Torv booked Ryan Murphy's HBO pilot Open, while Joshua Jackson landed Showtime pilot The Affair. Following Fringe, Noble appeared in The Good Wife.
Sleepy Hollow airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on Fox.
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I want to buy all the things
I hate window shopping online. The cart fills and fills and fills and suddenly there's $300 worth of stuff in your cart. And no money to buy it. Omg, why do I have to be financially responsible? I could just throw it on the credit card. I don't splurge THAT often. It seems to happen at night. WHY? Ohh, that credit card is itching…
Alas, I'll be good, even though I really don't want to. I think. We'll see.
Any one have shopping temptations?


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The DBA Barge Life Calendar
To display Blue Flag correctly in a PDF reader, select the 'View, Double-page' and 'Separate Cover Page' options.
Tablets and phones may only display single pages.
A few sample copies of Blue Flag are visible to Guests. Members logged in to the site will be able to see all back copies
----To see latest issues at the top of the list, select Sort By: Title, DESC.
Blue Flag is the Barge Association's bi-monthly magazine, sent to members on paper and/or downloadable for people travelling. On the interim months we have an email Newsletter. These are a few samples of both, to whet the appetite of non-members and potential advertisers.
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Nautilus scripts are one of the biggest strengths of the Gnome desktop environment and the nautilus file manager. With Nautilus scripts, we can perform complex file manager and file specific operation with a few clicks. One such example is editing of images.
There are many applications available for editing images in Linux but a nautilus script has its own advantages. To know more about Nautilus scripts, visit this post on Nautilus Scripts. These are the five nautilus scripts you can use for fast image editing:
Rotate all images recursively in a directory:
This script rotates all images recursively in a directory. This rotates the images in the directory and any image in the subdirectory as well. The only disadvantage is that it rotates in one direction only.
Depends on: jhead
Resize images:
This script is used to resize and compress images in a directory. This is a very handy tool for bloggers and for uploading images to the web.
Depends on: zenity, imagemagick
Rotate-Mirror images:
This script rotates images by 90 °, 180 °, 270 °, vertical mirror and horizontal mirror. Also, this script makes the changes directly on the image being modified and deletes all earlier exif data. It cannot edit files in a directory but can edit multiple file selections.
Depends on: zenity, imagemagick
Convert to jpeg:
With this script, we can convert all selected files to .jpeg images. The quality of the image is set to 75; you can set it to a higher value for a better quality. The maximum value is 100.
Depends on: convert, sed
SVG to PNG:
This script converts images from svg to png format. This script like the rotate images script cannot convert files in a directory with directory selection but works on multiple files.
Depends on: zenity, inkscape
Save the script-text as a file into the nautilus directory and make it executable. These scripts will fail to work without the respective dependencies. The dependencies can be installed from the package manager or from the apt-get command line utility. For details on using the script, see this earlier post on nautilus scripts.


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Today's reading is Acts 17.
Yesterday we read about Paul's venture into Greece. While he was there, Paul found people who were ready to receive the gospel and others who were ready to persecute him and his team. As he always did, Paul started presenting the gospel to the Jewish people in every city, then expanded his witness out to the Gentiles (v. 2, 4, 10, 12, 17). Paul went to Athens (vv. 15-34) but not because he was planning to preach the gospel there. Instead, he was waiting there for his teammates Silas and Timothy who were supposed to get there ASAP (v. 15).
While in Athens, Paul did speak to the Jewish people who lived there (v. 17) but he also found a secular audience for his message in the marketplace (v. 17b) and on the hill called Areopagus (v. 19). This passage gives us a glimpse into how Paul presented Christ to Gentile non-believers. Notice that he did not seek common ground with these men; rather, he used their altar "to an unknown God" (v. 23) as a starting point for his message, but quickly moved to direct confrontation by saying they were "ignorant of the very thing you worship" (v. 23b). He told them that the true God, the Creator God, did not reside in manmade structures (v. 24) or need food from human hands (v. 25a). Furthermore, he chided them for thinking that manmade statues had any significance for knowing and worshipping God (v. 29), then he moved to preaching repentance, judgment, and the resurrection of Christ from the dead (vv. 30-31).
Of all the controversial things Paul said, the resurrection of the dead was the one that seemed to create the strongest negative reaction among his listeners (v. 32). This is not at all the only place where people objected to his teaching that Christ rose from the dead. Yet Paul never shied away from teaching that God was invisible, not an idol, or that Christ rose from the dead bodily.
Instead, he went straight to the truths of the Christian faith that would be most controversial. This approach is quite a bit different than the way that many of us talk about God. When we talk about God, we may be tempted to avoid the supernatural and just stick to talking about Jesus and what he can do for you. But the reason that Paul didn't retreat from the controversial aspects of the gospel is that he knew that believing the gospel required God's supernatural gift of faith, not a group of secular arguments.
The point for us to emulate here is not to minimize the difficult points of the gospel like the resurrection but to feature them in our presentation of the gospel. When we do that, we are relying on God's power to save people, not our ability to argue people into assenting that Jesus is the Christ.


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iCAP is the Internet Responsible Gambling Compliance Assessment Program that verifies internet gambling sites against the NCPG Internet Responsible Gambling Standards (IRGS). NCPG developed the IRGS based on best practices in online responsible gaming from jurisdictions around the world. They are the highest standard in the US for online responsible gaming.
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Get To Know Us: Meet Fleury
Fleury is from Burundi. He was born, as a twin, on 22 December 2000 and has three older brothers. Fleury's father was killed by soldiers just before he was born, hence his great sorrow never to have known his own father, leaving his mother to struggle on her own. When he was 13, soldiers came to their school and, as was their practise, abducted a truck full of boys to force them into their army. Fleury and his brothers were amongst them. They were taken to a house, forbidden to go out and, among other things, trained to kill, but not with a usual target. They would blindfold one of the boys and force another boy to shoot him. If they failed to comply, they were punished by being beaten with an overheated iron rod. This happened to Fleury too, when he refused to shoot his own brother. After one month, when the soldiers were out, the prisoners broke down the door and escaped to the forest, not being able to go home, since they would be traced there. Their mother used to bring food to the forest where they were hiding, but suggested they leave the country as they could not continue to live under these conditions. They came to Johannesburg in the luggage compartment of a truck, and caught a bus. Once here, they were taken in by an uncle. They enrolled at the English Course for Refugees at the Catholic cathedral and met the teacher, Diana, there. She fortunately was able to take him into Mercy House and he was enrolled at school.


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Security is a very important part of every internet web site and Adobe Experience Manager places great emphasis on it. One of the key elements of AEM authentication are Closed User Groups (CUGs), which can be set on the author instance, to be later transformed into access control lists on the publish instance. This post describes the process of that transformation.
In this post you can find information about:
- What happens on the author instance regarding authentication and authorization
- What happens on the author instance regarding Closed User Groups
- How Closed User Groups are transformed into access control lists on a publish Instance
- How requests are authenticated and authorized when they hit a publish instance (basics)
Authentication and Authorization object overview
I would like to define four Oak and JCR objects which will be referenced several times in this post. I hope that this will make it easier to understand parts of AEM Authentication and Authorization process. Those four objects are: ACL, ACE, Privilege and Restriction
- ACL – is an implementation of an AbstractAccessControlList which implements JCR's JackrabbitAccessControlList. It contains a list of ACEs. It has an abstract method for validating principal and creating ACEs. Default Implementations are NodeACL and PrincipalACL.
- ACE – AccessControlEntry. An implementation of JCR's JackrabbitAccessControlEntry. It is an entry in the ACL object. It contains set of Restrictions, a reference to PrivilageBits and Principal objects.
- Privilege – This object has been described as follows: A privilege represents the capability of performing a particular set of operations on items in the JCR repository. Each privilege is identified by a JCR name. JCR defines a set of standard privileges in the
jcrnamespace. Implementations may add additional privileges in namespaces other than jcr.
- Restriction – restrictions are used to give the ability of more fine-grained permissions control. Default implementation contains four default restrictions: rep:glob, rep:ntNames, rep:prefixes and rep:itemNames.
How AccessControlEntries are saved into JCR repository ?
Before I begin on Closed User Groups and their transformation, I will explain how ACEs (AccessControlEntries) are saved into the JCR repository, for example when a User changes access rights to a specific node on the User Admin page.
Why do I want to talk about that first? Because Closed User Groups are transformed into ACLs and ACEs on a publish instance, and in the end, they are saved exactly in the same way as on the author instance.
On the author instance, when ACLs are set on the User Admin page, the following things happen:
- The AccessControlManager finds an AccessControlPolicy object for the path the changes have been made for.
- The AccessControlManager checks iftheretrieved AccessControlPolicy object is an instance of Oak's ACL (Access Control List),
- if it's not, then AccessControlException will be thrown.
- AccessControlManager gets an Oak's Tree object and validates it. It checks following things:
- if the requested path exists
- if permissions are granted
- if the given tree has already defined access controlled content.
- ACLs for each Tree are being saved under rep:policy node.
- The AccessControlTree is retrieved.
- If the node with path "/our/path/rep:policy" exists, then AccessControlManager will remove all its child Trees.
- If it doesn't exist, a rep:policy node will be created.
- When the AccessControlTree is empty, new ACEs (AccessControlEntries) are added. This is done by taking all ACEs from the ACL object.
- For each ACE, a check is made if the given ACE is an allow or deny entry, and based on that the node with name "allow" or "deny" with a number at the end (if there is more than one entry), will be added, and the following properties will be set on that new node:
- Property nt:name will be set to rep:GrantACE or rep:DenyACE.
- The principal name is retrieved from the ACE object and saved under rep:principalName property.
- Restrictions are saved into the repository under rep:restrictions property.
- Names of the Privileges which are present in the ACE object are also retrieved, but those are saved under /jcr:system/rep:privileges
Transformation of Closed User Groups into ACLs on the publish instance
Adobe defines CUGs succinctly:
Closed User Groups (CUGs) are used to limit access to specific pages that reside within a published internet site. Such pages require the assigned members to login and provide security credentials.
So CUGs are an additional way to restrict access to your page. If a page is restricted only for members of given CUGs, it has property cq:cugEnabled set to true. Of course it should also have a group assigned, because without that, the page won't be accessible even if the user is logged in. Groups which are allowed to view the given page or pages are saved under a page property called cq:cugPrincipals. You can also configure the login page path or Realm (name for the groups of pages).
When the page with CUG configured is activated, a few interesting things happen on the publish instance.
- When a page with property starting from "cq:cug" is activated, the page path is added to paths which may require authentication.
- Next, a check is made to verify if CUGs are enabled for the given page. This is done by checking the property cq:cugEnabled and by checking the path if it's not user generated content.
- If all those conditions are true then CugRoot object is created. It contains information about CUG configuration – principal names, login page path, registration page path and realms.
- CugRoot is added to existing CugRoots and the AccessControlList is installed.
- To install ACLs which comes from a CugRoot object, Applicable Policies are retrieved from the AccessControlManager,
- The first instance of JackrabbitAccessControlPolicy is taken to process ACL. Usually for a content page, a returned object would be an instance of NodeACL (already mentioned in this post).
- Now check if ACEs need to be installed at all. There are several conditions which must be met to not install ACEs again, but won't go into such detail here, because in most of the cases, ACEs need to be installed again.
- If ACEs needs to be installed, from ACL object all ACEs are removed,
- A new ACE object is added for Principal "Everyone", with Privilage ALL set to Deny.
- For each AccessControlPolicy (which were retrieved before from AccessControlManager), wherethe path is different from a CugRoot path, ACEs are added for exempted principals.
- This is done because exempted Principals are a special kind of Principal which can access a restricted page, even if they weren't configured for the given page. An example of an exempted principal is, for example, the Principal called "administrators", which of course makes sense, because administrators should have full access to the website. Administrators are added by default to the exempted Principal list.
- The last entries which are added, are added for Principals which were configured for CUG. The Principal list is taken from the CugRoot object and if the Principal exists – the ACEs are added to ACL object.
- Finally the AccessControlManager#setPolicy method is called and the policy is set.
- At the end, the session is saved. You can read how policies are saved at the beginning of this post.
Now it's time to update the configuration of the Day CQ Closed User Group (CUG) Support, with new CugRoot properties. It is important that sling.auth.requirements property is updated with paths for which CUGs were configured. SlingAuthenticator listens for changes on that property.
This property is used to dynamically extend the authentication requirements from the Authentication Requirement Configuration.
Why this is important? Because SlingAuthenticator reads authentication requirements, and performs authentication for paths which are configured in sling.auth.requirements.
Authentication Requirement Configuration can be found under /system/console/slingauth
For example, one would configure CUGs for two paths, and as we can see on the screenshot below, they were included in Authentication Requirement Configuration:
SlingAuthenticator does many things. One of its roles is to handle modifications of the property sling.auth.requirements properly, Itdefines a listener called SlingAuthenticatorServiceListener which listens for services, which are setting that property.
When a service is changing that property, SlingAuthenticatorServiceListener creates and then adds or removes an object called AuthenticationRequirementHolder from the PathBasedHolderCache. Of course, an AuthenticationRequirementHolder is added / removed for each path insling.auth.requirements property.
The whole transformation process of Closed User Groups is shown below.
Authentication on a publish instance
SlingAuthenticator is the main entry point for authenticating a request to SlingMainServlet. It holds a mapping between request paths and the corresponding authentication handlers, which are used to authenticate requests, but this is only the tip of the iceberg.
When SlingAuthenticator is authenticating a request, it checks if the request contains resource resolver. If resource resolver is not present then security handling begins. This is a very complicated process which deserves its own blog post, but if a user is not logged in, SlingAuthenticator checks if Anonymous access is allowed. This when the object PathBasedHolderCache list of AuthenticationRequirementHolders is retrieved. The latter class has a path, for which this object is applicable, and also contains information if authentication is required. It also contains a Service Reference, which has registered the Authentication Requirement.
If a proper Authentication Requirement entry is found and authentication is required, a redirect to the configured login page is sent to the user. If the user tried to log in, SlingAuthenticator would try to get the AuthenticationInfo object, which may be retrieved from AuthenticationHandlers objects.
SlingAuthenticator takes AuthenticationHandlers which are applicable for the requested path. The first AuthenticationHandler will extract the user credentials from the request, whose path is a prefix of the requested path.
If the method of extractCredential returns a non/null AuthenticationInfo object, then the AuthenticationFeedbackHandler is set on that object and it is returned for further processing. SlingAuthenticator won't invoke the rest of AuthenticationHandlers, even if the first one wasn't able to authenticate the user because, for example, credentials were invalid.
After that, all registered AuthenticationInfoPostProcessors are triggered, which can, for example, set additional properties on the AuthenticationInfo object.
The last step of authentication is to check the AuthenticationInfo type. There may be four cases:
- If the type is set to AuthenticationInfo.DOING_AUTH – it means that the request is already authenticated or authentication is still in progress and no further processing should be made.
- If the type is set to AuthenticationInfo. FAIL_AUTH – it means that credentials were present in the request, but authentication has failed because, for example, the password was invalid. The user will stay on the login page.
- If the type is missing – it means that the SlingAuthenticator wasn't able to extract credentials and the resource resolver wasn't present in the request. The request comes from an Anonymous user, and the SlingAuthenticator needs to check if the requested path is available for anonymous users. If the path is available for anonymous users, then an anonymous resource resolver object will be set on the request.
- If the type is present, but it's not AuthenticationInfo.DOING_AUTH or AuthenticationInfo. FAIL_AUTH – it means that the user has authenticated himself successfully and, in further processing, the resource resolver object should be set on the request. Also if the user was impersonated, proper information will be added to AuthenticationInfo object.
SummaryAs you can see, there is a lot happening during the authentication processing in AEM, and that's not everything, I haven't described everything in detail here, but I have discussed the basic objects which are used in authentication processing, and shown you how, in theory, simple Closed User Groups are transformed to the form which is used by Sling Authenticator. If you are interested in further details, or you want to check the code, please refer to the source code of Apache Sling and Jackrabbit Oak:
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