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Currently most of our Sales Pad users do not have access to GP and they have to wait for a GP log in user to assist when processing in order entry to invoicing.
I've usually handled this differently. Typically, I advised against adding one-off shipping methods to GP, especially when it was due to customer/merchant controlled transportation. We usually setup a single shipping method, something like "Customer" or "Customer Own", and then if we needed to reference the specific carrier, we used a SalesPad userfield. That would allow us to do things like making that field required if that shipping method was set as well as modifying the printed reports to include that additional field when that shipping method was set. This keeps your shipping method list a lot cleaner in GP.


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Hi, I'm Mitch Reed and my vlog today is on how to practice seconding by yourself on the fiddle. Seconding is what the Cajuns call when you play chords behind a melody. So when you're backing up the accordion, or another fiddle, or the vocals, you would second or some people call it playing the chords or comping; there's all kinds of words for it. Down here, most of the people, the term you hear is seconding. So that's just, you're backing up another lead instrument with chords.
When I teach private lessons, a lot of people ask me, "well how can I practice that?". Because, you know, it's hard to back up a melody, it's hard to play your chords and then play along with a record or you know really you'd have to go to a jam session to practice that…which those are all good things to do.
But if you're still maybe at a beginner level and you're playing at least six or seven tunes, you're not ready to go to jam yet, and not quite sure how to play along with a recording or a record. I wanted to share with y'all an easy way you can start to practice your seconding and your chords.
So the first thing to do is to learn your chords. So I'm tuned down, Cajun tuning, which I usually…I'm always tuned that way. So that's D-G-C-F. And what I've done is I've taken my iPhone or any smartphone you have and I've recorded myself playing a melody at a decent tempo, you know, something not…it doesn't have to be too fast. It's something at a good tempo that you can second along with when you play it back. So I'm going to…I just wanted to share this with y'all. This is how I actually practice. If somebody writes a song or wants me to work on the song and wants me to learn really both the melody and the accompaniment, this is how I work on it.
So there's two ways you can go about this. So what I did first was I took my smartphone. And what you're going to need is, you're going to need to find, on an iPhone, you need to find the Voice Memos app, which looks like this, if you can see it. And on another type of smartphone, most of them have… Android has some kind of voice record or whatever. So what you do is you take that and you record yourself playing a melody. So it could be anything that you're working on, something that you feel pretty good about so you can play it at a decent tempo.
So what I've done is I've recorded Mon Vieux Wagon which is a real common fiddle tune. Now what you do need is you need to know your chords. So maybe even before you try this, make sure that you can switch quickly from a G chord to the C chord to a D chord to an F chord. Those are the four chords that are most commonly used in a Cajun fiddle tuned down to Cajun tuning.
So you may want to do that first, just practice your G. So this is my G…[3:42] And the C…[3:46]. The D…[3:52].And then the F…[3:56] Okay. Pick a tune, so I picked Mon Vieux Wagon. Even if you don't know the chords, this gives you a chance to play it and, you know, try different chords, see what sounds good and just trying to use your ear. It's all about exercising your ear and getting confidence with your ear. This music is…well the tradition, it's handed down by ear. So it's not written down. There's people now you can get lessons with that can explain it and give you theory behind it. But the real tradition is just people picking up an instrument and trying to play along with recordings and jam with other people and that's how it works.
So what I'm going to do is I'm going to show you how you can practice your seconding. So I've already recorded Mon Vieux Wagon on my iPhone. I have it laying on a flat table because this will help the microphone to come out and be loud. So I'm going to lay it flat and…let me just make sure I got all this…okay. So I have the volume all the way up. That's the other thing that's important. Make sure your volume is all the way up. If you have an iPhone there's a little icon, a little speaker icon, in the upper right corner. You want to make sure that's blue. If it's white, it's just going to come out the headphone jack. It's not going to come out the actual speaker. A lot of people get frustrated with that. So make sure it's blue. Then you just hit play and you play along.
So I know the chords already, Mon Vieux Wagon, because I've recorded it. So I played it in the key of C so I'm going to start on the C chord and then it goes through a G. And that's it. It only has two chords. And then, because it's a two-step, I'm going to play a shuffle. So I'm going to play that, I call it that, "I'm happy you're happy" rhythm. So it's that, you know…[5:55 ]Okay?
Now I may have to play a little softer when I do this because I have to hear the speaker, okay? And I'm going to show you in a little while another technique you can use if you can't hear it. But I just want to show you a quick and easy way you can do this without having to make a big production, okay. So here I go, I'm going to play it…[6:20]…and there's the G…[6:26]
All right. So I just did one pass through the tune. Two A parts, two B parts. You can record it as long as you want and you can even do multiple songs one after another and this is a great way to practice seconding. Even if you don't know the chords, this gives you a chance to just fool with different chords and see which ones blend and how they go. That's kind of a skill that you need to develop anyway when you go to a jam session.
Okay… So I'm going to show you another technique that you can do with this. Say for instance you can't hear. Your complaint is that, "okay, I've tried, I just tried this, I can't hear the music. My fiddle's too loud or whatever." So what you can do is, if you buy a smartphone or you have a smartphone, we all have these. These are earbuds. So I use this technique a lot when I'm traveling with BeauSoleil and I need to learn a new tune or I need to practice a tune, practice the fiddle part and so this is a technique that works for me. May not work for everybody but I'd like to share this with you.
So what I do is I take my earbuds and I only put the left earbud in my ear. I leave the right earbud out. Because what I need is with this ear I need to hear the fiddle acoustically. But I put the earbud in the ear where the fiddle is because the fiddle is going to be really loud. So this way, I'm kind of creating this balance. So this way, the fiddle is not too loud because I have this ear bud in the left ear and with my right ear that's kind of pointed away from the fiddle I can hear the violin. Okay, if I explained that right hopefully.
So now, you still need to kind of come up with a balance. If you have the volume all the way up the music might be too loud. So you may need to come down with it. But figure out, we all hear differently, so figure out what works for you. So what I do now is, again I just play that recording…[9:11] Okay. This is a good thing. So remember the icon in the upper right, the little speaker icon on? This is only in the iPhone that I'm talking about. If it's blue it's going to continue to come out the phone. You have to hit that until it's white and then it will come out the earbuds, okay? That's an important thing because it frustrates a lot of people. Okay.
So, here we go…[9:40] Ok, it's a little loud, I'm going to turn it down. I know you can't hear the melody right now because it's coming through my earbuds. So I turned it down a little bit just where it's not crazy loud and then I'm going to play my fiddle and try to basically balance these two sounds…[9:57]…ah it's perfect. So I can hear the melody in my ear… And I can hear my fiddle… If I need the melody to be louder… I can just play it out on my phone… So this is a great way to practice… All right.
So I just wanted to share that with you. That's what The Vlog is this week. It's all about practicing and it's all about doing this every day, doing some kind of technique. You don't have to second every day. I still feel like the most important thing in Cajun fiddle for a fiddler to do is learn your melodies. Learn all your…I would start with your standard, what I call standard melodies. So those are the melodies that you're going to hear going to hear going to a jam session or most of the tunes that you're going to hear on the current recordings. But learn the standards first. Learn your melodies because there are still…I feel like there's still not enough fiddlers that know the true melodies of tunes. And when I say melodies, I mean what the accordion is playing when they kick off the tune or even what the singer's… the melody that the singer is singing in a song. So it's really important to learn that. So I always say, practice that, that's the most important thing, and then the seconding. And you don't have to do the seconding every day but you definitely want to practice it at least once a week in some kind of way. If it's doing what I just showed or going to a jam session or playing along with the record, you can even just play through your chords without accompanying a melody just to practice switching from chord to chord.
So hope this all helps. It's what I use on the road. It's my little secret, my little technique. Stay inspired, keep on fiddling and hope to see you out there soon. Thanks so much. Have a great day.


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As a 501(C3) non-profit, Chow Chow Asheville is founded by a group of community-committed volunteers who believe in the unique connections between makers of all kinds—particularly as they gather in celebration of our creative food culture in Southern Appalachia.
With this signature event, we want to highlight the diversity of our culinary landscape. This includes initiatives to highlight all aspects of the supply chain - from farmer to maker, mixologist to chef, brewer to baker, artist to potter.
We will feature the diversity of our food, from our traditional Appalachian roots to modern takes on historic foods and culture of the region, to the ways immigrants and various ethnic backgrounds influence our cuisine.
We will offer high-quality programming designed to feature Asheville and offer a completely unique experience. We also want this event to be accessible to all in our local community, so in addition to high-end, luxury experiences, we'll include programming that is more affordable.
Access to affordable and healthy food and reducing food waste are important initiatives of the signature event's charitable giving goals. We are partnering with MANNA FoodBank to shine a light on their initiatives to ending hunger and raise money to further their goals. We will provide programming and education that focuses on access to affordable and healthy foods, supported by cooking demonstrations and farmer/chef initiatives. With the help of MANNA we will also capture unused food product at the festival and redirect it to those in need.
To align with the goals and the values that are important to our community, we are focused on reducing the environmental impact of our festival. We are partnering with Danny's Dumpsters to maximize composting. And as described in our charitable goals, our partnership with MANNA FoodBank and Food Connection will allow us to capture food that would typically be wasted and redirect it to communities and people in need.
The star of this festival is Asheville. While a cadre of guest chefs and makers will be a part of Chow Chow, the focus will be to shine a light on what makes our community special. We will feature aspects of our natural beauty, outdoor recreation, green spaces, and our edible landscapes. We'll promote our clean water and our local food ecosystem. Asheville is an amazing entrepreneurial community and a locally-focused economy. We will celebrate the diverse and eclectic local businesses that reflect Asheville.
The festival also provides an environment for local makers and other residents to connect with each other to provide a deeper understanding and appreciation for the creative sector that characterizes our community. It provides sustainability to this sector.
This festival will be supported by our non-profit organization and staffed by a volunteer board of committed and passionate local business people. Chow Chow will partner with our local City and County governments, whose goals align with our own.
This festival will have a significant economic impact for the residents and businesses of this community. Attendee spending will provide wages, business revenue, and taxes that provide services to citizens. It will increase revenue for a wide variety of businesses including farms, restaurants, artists, craft producers, craft beverage makers, musicians, venues, event suppliers, transportation, insurance, professional services, rentals, etc. Through sponsorship we will garner the attention of regional and national corporations, encouraging and attracting investment. Our goal is that the event will attract national media attention which will help continue to tell the Asheville story, enhancing economic development opportunities of every kind.
MANNA FoodBank's mission is to involve, educate, and unite people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina. Through a network of over 200 food access partners across 16 counties, MANNA distributes over 41,000 meals every day of the year, and serves over 100,000 people every year.
ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina. Our mission is to help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through connections to local food.
The Asheville Art Museum invites you to explore our outstanding collection of American art of the 20th and 21st centuries, and to discover the richness of Western North Carolina's unique artistic history. The newly renovated Museum is scheduled to reopen Summer 2019 with two inaugural exhibitions: Appalachia Now! and Selections from the Collection. Visit us at 2 South Pack Square.
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Food Connection, an Asheville based nonprofit, collects surplus freshly prepared meals from restaurants, caterers and institutions, and quickly delivers the meals to community partners who feed those in need in order to reduce food waste and ease the pain of immediate hunger. Learn more at Food-Connection.org
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The aluminum composite panel is composed of multiple layers of materials. It can be used for building exterior walls, curtain wall panels, old building renovation and renovation, interior wall and ceiling decoration, advertising signs, display stands, purification and dust-proof works, and belongs to a new type of building decoration materials.
The aluminum-plastic composite board is made up of multi-layer materials. The upper and lower layers are made of high-purity aluminum alloy plate, and the middle is non-toxic low-density polyethylene (PE) core board. The front side is also coated with a protective film. For outdoor use, the front side of the aluminum-plastic panel is coated with a fluorocarbon resin (PVDF) coating, and for the interior, the front side may be coated with a non-fluorocarbon resin. It consists of two materials (metal and non-metal) that are completely different in nature. It retains the main characteristics of the original constituent materials (metal aluminum, non-metal polyethylene plastic) and overcomes the shortcomings of the original constituent materials. Excellent material properties, such as luxury, colorful decoration, weather resistance, corrosion resistance, impact resistance, fire resistance, moisture resistance, sound insulation, heat insulation, shock resistance; light weight, easy processing, easy handling and installation. Therefore, it is widely used in various architectural decoration, such as ceiling, pillar, counter, furniture, telephone booth, elevator, storefront, billboard, factory wall material, etc., has become the three curtain wall (natural stone, glass curtain wall, metal The curtain wall) is a representative of the metal curtain wall. In developed countries, aluminum-plastic composite panels are also used in the manufacture of buses and trains, aircraft, sound-proof materials for ships, and design instrument cabinets.


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Diabetes at work: Take frequent walking breaks to control blood sugar
A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes. In the United States over the past 50 years, one major contributing factor to the decrease in physical activity is the rise in the number of employees who work at a job that keeps them sitting for long periods of time. A new study finds an easy way to help gain health benefits – taking frequent walking breaks around the office.
A study by Louisiana State University last year found that the average American employee burns 100 fewer calories on the job than they did just 50 years ago. Technology can be partly to blame, as is the shift from agricultural and manufacturing jobs to mostly office work. Expending fewer calories can lead to obesity, a risk factor for developing Type 2 diabetes which is an excess of glucose in the blood (or blood sugar).
More recently, a study published in the journal Diabetes Care found that all it takes to reduce glucose and insulin levels in diabetics is scheduling a walking break every 20 minutes, instead of staying seated all day.
David Dunstan PhD, a professor at Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Australia, and colleagues selected 19 overweight adults who were sedentary and asked them to sit for seven hours at a time for three separate days in a laboratory setting while having blood sugar and insulin levels sampled hourly. After the first two hours, the subjects drank a 763 calorie drink high in sugar and fat.
On the first day, the volunteers sat the entire seven hours reading, watching TV or working on a computer. The second day, they took a two-minute leisurely walk every 20 minutes following the caloric beverage. The last day, they took similar breaks, but with more vigorous activity.
During the days when the subjects were able to get up from sitting every 20 minutes, blood sugar rises after the ingestion of sugar rose from 90 mg/dL (on average) to only about 126 mg/dL. This is compared to an average increase to 144 mg/dL when remaining sedentary the entire day. While vigorous activity reduced blood sugar more (30 percent), even light activity was beneficial, reducing the rise in glucose by an average of 24%.
The results for insulin levels were similar.
Large glucose and insulin spikes following a meal are linked to a greater risk of heart disease and diabetes. Muscle contractions help take up glucose out of the blood stream and into the muscle. "When we sit, our muscles are in a state of disuse and they're not contracting and helping our body to regulate many of the body's metabolic processes," Dr. Dunstan said.
A previous study by the University of Queensland also found that prolonged sitting increases levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammatory marker linked to a higher risk of diabetes and blocked arteries.
"What we have at the present is consensus ... that we should be looking at ways to minimize that exaggerated response (of insulin and glucose) after meals," said Dr. Dunstan.
Here are some tips for getting more physical activity during the work day:
• Wear a pedometer and daily set a goal to increase the number of steps you take each day.
• Set your computer or watch alarm to go off every 15 to 20 minutes. At that time, get up and walk around the office for two minutes, then return to your desk. You can accumulate papers for delivering to co-workers, fill a water bottle, or visit someone for a friendly "good morning."
• Take the stairs when you can, instead of an elevator or escalator.
• Stand and step in place while on the telephone.
• Take a walking break at lunch instead of sitting in the lounge. Instead of having a meeting at a conference table, suggest a walking meeting.
• Park your car a little further away from the front door to get in extra steps at the beginning and ending of the workday.
• Remember that a sedentary life does not only pertain to the workplace. At home, take a walk after dinner or play outside with your children instead of sitting in front of the television.
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David W. Dunstan, PhD et al. "Breaking Up Prolonged Sitting Reduces Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Responses" Diabetes Care, February 28, 2012. doi:10.2337/dc11-1931
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Update 8/19/19: Stuart is now the CMO of Waste Management
Stuart Redsun, former CMO of Columbia Sportswear Company, has worked with a lot of cool brands in his career, to include Nike, Gateway, Motorola, Sony, Under Armour and the portfolio of brands at Columbia Sportswear Company (Columbia, Sorel, Mountain Hardwear and prAna). He decided to take a time out to further broaden his perspective by consulting with a variety of consumer brands and agencies, as well as teach a branding course at his alma mater the University of Oregon because "just the ability to give back and then inspire others to continually learn is fun". I couldn't agree more! So before Professor Redsun takes on his next CMO role, I thought I'd grab him for a few minutes to hear more about what he's learned recently and what advice he has for others who are growing in their careers.
The first piece of advice Stu gives is to continually make moves that build on your experience in different functions and/or different industries. He started his career at Nike and spent 11 years experiencing Advertising, Retail Marketing and International Business.
"One of the things that helped me early in my career was I volunteered for things and would spend nights and weekends working extra because I wanted to learn, I wanted to do more. I wanted to show what else I could do and gain the trust in the leader."
The second big piece of advice Stu gives is to make sure you understand every touch point you have with your consumer. It's what prompted him to leave Nike to go to Gateway, which at the time was equal in sales (~ $10B), but was 100 percent direct response and where "you knew with every execution throughout the marketing funnel, what drove return". With the market shifting to mobile, Stu then joined Motorola and historically changed the marketing of mobile phones globally with the launch of RAZR. But more importantly, "it was a great thing for me to learn for the first time how much momentum marketing can create just internally with people stopping you in the halls and being so proud of working for the brand."
Hence, Brand Truth. Since Motorola, Stu went on to Sony, then Under Armour and then Columbia Sportswear Company, where "Brand Truth" couldn't be clearer. Join us in this fascinating conversation about Brand Truth, what it is, how to find it, how to apply it to bring not only consumer loyalty but employee loyalty. Also hear Stu's top advice for what to do in your first CMO role, how to gain credibility and leave your own mark. "I learned from previous roles you could come in and just start executing, but you really need to have that support at the top before you start making moves as a CMO."


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Diane Esmond was born in London and raised in Paris. She studied painting with the French artist Edouard MacAvoy in the 1930s. In 1940, she moved to New York, where she lived until 1952, at which time she returned to live in or near Paris for the rest of her life.
Diane Esmond worked in the tradition of French impressionist and post-impressionist painters. Her major subjects were landscapes, interiors, and still-lifes. Her landscapes were inspired notably by the Provençal countryside and by the Caribbean tropical forest. These and other subjects, as well as related semi-abstract representations, were conveyed by her in oils, in gouaches, and in ink drawings. She also designed stage-settings for performances of classic French theater, in collaboration with directors/actors Jean-Louis Barrault, Madeleine Renaud, and Marie Bell.
She participated in numerous individual and group exhibitions. Solo showings of her paintings were presented at galleries in New York, Paris, and London, including Carstairs, Chardin, Hammer, Knoedler, and Wildenstein.
Diane Esmond painted in a style that was no longer in vogue at the time of her major artistic output. Although her work received favorable – and in some cases enthusiastic – reviews, it did not gain wide attention in the art world. With the perspective of four additional decades, however, it may be possible to view it in a fresh light, seeing it as a uniquely powerful adaptation of artistic languages developed during the first half of the twentieth century.
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It's snowing outside my studio, and I am writing Taylor Swift poems. I am also drinking coffee and staring out the window, as I promised Michelle I would do.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. ~ Annie Dillard, from The Writing Life


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Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said in moving towards this direction, a 'bridge' must be provided to ensure that existing inventors could join trade practitioners whether in the industrial or commercial sectors so that their inventions would not only relevant but also fulfilled the aspirations of the consumers and industry.
"If we are unable to commercialise them, I feel that this will hinder our efforts to enhance our research and inventions in future," he told reporters after launching the Design Summit Meeting 2011 of the Design Development Centre (DDEC), here yesterday.
He said the commercialisation of all inventions would give an impact on the returns and investments by those concerned besides turning Malaysia into a competitive nation.
"We must come out of the cocoon where Malaysia only depends on commodities to a country that is capable of producing goods for international consumption," he said.
Earlier in his speech, Mohd Shafie said studies that met the market needs must be carried out on R&D products because they could become obsolete and unacceptable within a short period.
"We should not be disappointed over this but should instead treat it as a challenge and improve our research and development process further," he said. — Bernama
The summit meeting, beginning today until Sept 25, was the outcome of a collaboration between the DDEC and various parties such as Kuala Lumpur Design Weel Sdn Bhd and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).
It aims to introduce and promote the country's designing activities to small and medium industry (SMI) entrepreneurs to provide ideas, knowledge and exposure to the entrepreneurs so that they could come up with better products to penetrate local and international markets.
The DDEC, a subsidiary of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara), was set up with the aim of playing a role as a major reference centre for all designing activities as well as the development of brand names and products specifically to assist SMI entrepreneurs. — Bernama


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Elder Abuse In A Nursing Home: Seek Justice With A Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Was your loved one recently injured while under supervised care at a nursing facility? You may have selected the facility for your elderly loved one because he or she is unable to take proper care of themselves. Unfortunately, things may not have played out as expected. If someone caused harm to your aging loved one, taking action is a necessity. It is important to seek justice against those who have caused these injuries.
Obtain Medical Information
Before contacting a lawyer who can help you file a medical malpractice lawsuit, consider obtaining medical information on your loved one. Reports from doctor's offices or a local hospital could provide in-depth details on the different types of injuries your loved one sustained. It is important to have this information readily available so that you can understand exactly what your loved one has endured and so that you can hand this information over to the lawyer. You may want to take pictures of the injuries to keep as evidence, too.
Contact a Lawyer Right Away
Do not hesitate to seek help from a lawyer who may have experience with medical malpractice lawsuits. It may be hard for you to go through with the lawsuit process on your own, especially if you do not understand the legalities of the case. Having a legal expert in your corner to provide defense for your elderly loved one who was injured could potentially help with the case.
The lawyer may review the medical information and contact an expert medical witness who can provide testimony in the courtroom. He or she may work on obtaining any surveillance video footage from the nursing home that could provide complete proof on what happened to your loved one. A worker may have touched your loved one inappropriately, thus causing the injuries he or she sustained. If there is surveillance footage of the incident, it may be used in the courtroom as evidence against the individual who was involved.
Unfortunately, elder abuse does happen. You may have never expected it to happen to your loved one, especially if you selected a nursing home you felt was absolutely perfect. While it may not be the facility itself that is the problem, someone they hired could have made poor decisions leading up to the injuries that were sustained. In that case, the individual should be held responsible for the mistakes that were made and the pain that was caused to your loved one. A medical malpractice lawsuit could be the absolute best way to seek justice for an elderly person who may not be able to defend themselves. For more information, contact a professional such as R.J. Marzella & Associates, P.C.


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Since 2004 the Parisian Jeu de Paume has been the place of reference for 20th and 21st century images in all their forms: photography, cinema, video and digital arts. Whether they are focusing on well-known, unknown or emerging artists, on its exhibitions explore historical or contemporary stories, shifting between resonance and dissonance.
The Jeu de Paume also sees itself as an active education platform, a centre for image-based resources and ideas, with a highly communicative and participative approach.
From more than 140 exhibitions presented over the last 10 years in various locations, the Jeu de Paume has selected, exclusively for Wombat, 10 artists which have had an impact on its history.
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OneMain Financial, a subprime lender specializing in auto and personal loans, is actively soliciting buyers for a takeover bid, according to news outlets citing sources familiar with the matter.
This proposed acquisition is the latest in a long line of successions. Citigroup's former consumer lending arm, CitiFinancial, renamed itself OneMain in 2011 following the financial crisis. Then Springleaf Financial, an online personal loan lender, acquired OneMain in 2015 and converted its branding under the OneMain name.
There are a number of parties interested in buying the company, including rival lenders and private-equity firms, according to anonymous sources cited by The Wall Street Journal.
OneMain did not respond to a request for comment by press time. Notably, the request was made during a bank holiday and this article will be updated appropriately.
Although the company does not break out auto loans in its earnings, President and Chief Executive Jay Levine said that auto comprised 24% of the company's total originations in the second quarter, up from 18% in the fourth quarter of 2016. Given that the company's total consumer and insurance originations totaled $3 billion in 2Q, that would place auto originations at roughly $720,000, according to the company's latest earnings report.
OneMain's growth in the auto sector has hinged on its direct lending product and title loan program.
"We are not in the auto finance business as the industry generally defines it," Levine said back on the company's first-quarter earnings call. "Our basic loan product continues to be the traditional installment loan, which — in certain cases — may be secured by the borrower's title vehicle. Our loans are underwritten against the borrower's ability to repay, and the presence of collateral serves to reduce the bulk frequency with law severity eating much less in the back."
OneMain is one of the only companies on the secondary market securitizing this type of specialty loan, which makes it an entity to watch, Amy Martin, lead analyst for Auto ABS at S&P Global, said at the 2017 Nonprime Auto Financing Conference.
"The OneMain deal is very different from the others listed here," she said. "These individuals did not go and secure the loan at the time they bought the vehicle; this is basically cash-out refinancing, so this is really a new type of financing being securitized and we do not consider it the same as title lending."
OneMain also does not break out auto loan outstandings, but Levin said during the 2Q earnings call that the company holds $2.5 billion of secured direct auto loans representing 40% of the total portfolio.
For more content like this, check out the 17th annual Auto Finance Summit, which will take place on Oct. 25-27 at the Wynn Las Vegas. To learn more about this year's event — or to register — visit the Summit's homepage here.


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This former geisha quarter has only recently popped up on the radar of the city's hip youth. The place now has a reputation for French cuisine, quaint cafes and hidden pockets of Old Edo waiting around every corner.
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The narrow streets and small, independently owned shops of this neighborhood give it a laidback vibe. Known as Shimokita for short, the area is scheduled for redevelopment, so getting in now means being a part of a potentially exciting new neighborhood.
Koenji is fast becoming a favorite of the underground music scene. It's crammed with cool bars, hip restaurants and of course, live music houses. Great neighborhood for the musically inclined.


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Left Bower in Sutherland, a quirky café offering great coffee, home baked cakes, breakfast and lunch. Besides great coffee you will find freshly squeezed juices and good old fashioned creamy milkshakes.
On approach, your mind automatically triggers that you are looking at something familiar. It's not just the outside of a café. It's subtle at first, you notice the smooth aluminium siding. Then the painted decorative retro orange design.
But hang on a minute. Are they taillights??
It then dawns on you. The façade of Left Bower has been designed to look like a retro caravan.
On entering you will be faced with an eclectic mix of 1950's style laminate tables and chairs, and the flatware and crockery keep in with that style. There are small tables and a larger share table. Grab a menu as you walk in the door and then take a seat.
Orders are taken at the table and our drinks come out first.
I had heard great things about the coffee here. I order a double espresso to kick off my morning along with a freshly squeezed orange juice. Josh decides on a caramel milkshake, creamy and delicious.
The coffee is as good as anticipated. The beans are sourced from Queensland and house roasted. With this sounding familiar it then clicks. Left Bower is the sister cafe to the popular Jack of Hearts and Jude in Engadine.
While enjoying my coffee there is no way to miss the hard work going on in the kitchen. It is an open kitchen where you can see everything. You can also smell everything which just adds to the morning's hunger pangs.
It's all rather cosy and you almost feel like you are in somebody's home kitchen.
The breakfast offerings are hearty. I order the Harty's famous scrambled eggs ($14.50). A reference to Jack of Hearts and Jude. The less wanky option on the menu. Yes, there is a section on the menu called "less wanky options". Their words, not mine!
The eggs are fluffy and generous with buttery leek. All sitting on two slices of toasted sourdough. Shavings of grated vintage cheddar adds a nice cheesy tang to the dish.
Funnily enough, it's only when I get back to re-read my write up of Jack of Hearts that I realise six years down the track I order exactly what Josh had for breakfast when we visited.
It seems that Josh orders from the 'wanky section' of the menu, with the corn zucchini waffles ($18.50). The waffle is topped with fried chorizo, yoghurt, house made beetroot relish, chargrilled corn, tomato salsa and a poached egg. Another hearty breakfast offering.
Everything has a retro touch, that is except for the meals. Behind the counter laden with house made cakes you will spy a retro style milkshake maker. On the shelving above are cake and storage tins that would have been at home in any Australian kitchen half a century ago.
For a Monday morning at 9.30am the café is pretty busy. Plus, there are a lot of locals that simply pop in to grab a take away coffee.
We will be back for the coffee, juice and milkshakes. Our sights are set on trying their French Toast with crispy bacon and maple syrup ($18.50), field mushrooms ($18.50), and dad's bacon and eggs ($13.50.
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Jack of Hearts and Jude – sister cafe with the same retro vibe and great coffee
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Como Grill – pub food with water views
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Here's Why More Models and Influencers Are in Hot Water Over Fyre Festival
Including Emily Ratajkowski and Kendall Jenner.
Hulu and Netflix are out educating the masses on the monumental disaster that was the Fyre Festival, but beyond the gloss of made-for-streaming docs, real-life action is being taken against the festival's head honchos. But the people in charge aren't the only ones being subpoenaed. Famous faces like Emily Ratajkowski and her model besties are also getting roped into legal proceedings.
The Fashion Law reports that Billy McFarland, the organizer of the festival, won't cooperate, and Gregory M. Messer, the court-appointed man in charge, is "required to uncover as much information as he can from third parties in order to gain a full understanding of [Fyre Media's] financial affairs."
Those third parties include modeling agencies IMG and DNA, which rep Ratajkowski, Bella Hadid, Hailey Baldwin, Alessandra Ambrosio, and other famous faces involved with the Fyre debacle. Kendall Jenner Inc., which reps Jenner, obviously, was also subpoenaed thanks to a quarter-of-a-million-dollar payment. Jerry Media, who orchestrated the whole debacle, is also being investigated.
During his fourth round of subpoena requests, Messer dug deeper into the $5.3 million that the modeling agencies got from Fyre organizers. By looking closely at all the financial records, the courts are hoping to figure out exactly where the tens of millions of dollars went — because it certainly was not used to not provide the luxe accommodations and performances promised. In previous rounds of fact-finding, Messer has requested information from Ja Rule; L.A. talent agencies CAA, NUE Agency, and ICM Partners; American Airlines; Starr Restaurants Catering Group; and American Express. As the bankruptcy investigation continues, other huge sponsors — and more A-list names — are sure to get pulled in.
The Fashion Law adds, "In this case, the [agencies] are the only source the Trustee has to gain a full understanding of the nature of the [wire] transfers."


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Stanislas puts down his suitcase in a country in the midst of reconstruction. Shaken by the death of his mother, he comes to join Walter, an old eccentric, who introduces himself as the father Stanislas never knew. Refusing all possibilities of friendship, Stanislas stubbornly throws his ball against the wall, until one day, a mysterious voice emanates from the stone to talk to him. Armed with gentleness and patience, this voice from the nights of long ago opens an unknown breach into the heart of the boy.
Author Sébastien Harrisson weaves a unique dialogue between a modern day child and a voice that bears the myths that forged our civilisations.
The production was created on October 21, 2007 at the Beloeil Cultural Centre. A study guide and workshop are available as an accompaniment to the performance.


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June Swenson's Meetup
Jerome Keating sends around the following:
To all,
We will have our June meeting for breakfast as Swensen's again–same venue as the last couple of times [MT: ADDRESS 9:30 am at the same place as last month; Swensen's #81 Keelung Rd. Sec. 2, Taipei.]. Saturday June 3rd. 9:30 am
Our speaker will be Avron A. Boretz
Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin (since 1998), where he teaches courses that focus on Chinese and Taiwanese society, religion, culture in general, and history
As a Texan, I will vouch for UT Austin as one of the top schools in the State–however any Texas Aggies will differ on that point (State joke)
Avron has his Ph.D. Cornell University (Anthropology) 1996; MA, Chinese Intellectual History, University of Chicago 1984
He first came to Taiwan as a student (Stanford Center) 1982-84; altogether has spent about 8 years here, much of that doing participant-observation fieldwork, mostly in Taidong (3+ years), Taizhong, and Taipei. Currently (since September 2004) Fulbright Research Fellow and Visiting Fellow, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica.
His research interests include Taiwanese and Chinese folk religion; secret societies and martial arts associations; ritual and social violence; and the social and cultural aspects of Taiwan's "shadow economy."
If you can't find anything in the above that interests you, then you don't belong in Taiwan!!
Talk Topic: "How and why violence and manhood have historically been (and continue to be) linked in Taiwanese working-class society"
And you thought it was only in the Legislature.
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Three appeals court picks—David Porter, Ryan Nelson and Richard Sullivan—were among the 15 names the U.S. Senate confirmed to federal judgeships Thursday, after Senate Republicans and Democrats agreed to vote on a batch of judicial nominees as part of a compromise.
Meet Donald Trump's Latest Batch of Judges
Three appeals court picks—David Porter, Ryan Nelson and Richard Sullivan—were among the 15 names the U.S. Senate confirmed to federal judgeships Thursday, after Senate Republicans and Democrats agreed to vote on a batch of judicial nominees as part of a compromise.
Porter, a Pittsburgh-based shareholder at the firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, was confirmed to the Third Circuit, 50-45. President Donald Trump nominated Porter to the appeals court in April over the strong objections of his home state Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat. Casey did not return a blue slip for Porter, while the Republican senator from Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey, did.
Porter also faced resistance from judicial advocacy groups, in part because of his ties to conservative organizations like The Federalist Society.
Nelson was approved for a Ninth Circuit seat, 51-44, after he was nominated in May. He's served as general counsel of Melaleuca Inc., an Idaho-based nutritional supplement and wellness company, since 2009. Before that, he was deputy general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget, and served as a deputy assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division.
Trump nominated Nelson to be solicitor for the Interior Department, but he was never confirmed to the post.
Sullivan, nominated in April, was confirmed to the Second Circuit by a 79-16 vote. Sullivan moves up to the circuit court from his seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where he has served since 2007. Before he joined the federal bench, he was general counsel and managing director of insurance broking company Marsh Inc., and was a federal prosecutor for over a decade in the Southern District.
Senators, who agreed to vote on the group of nominations Thursday before returning to campaigning in their home states ahead of the 2018 midterms, also approved a dozen picks to federal trial courts.
They confirmed William M. Ray II, 54-41, to the Northern District of Georgia; Liles Clifton Burke, 55-40, for the Northern District of Alabama; and Michael Joseph Juneau, 54-41, for the Western District of Louisiana.
They also voted in favor of Mark Norris, 51-44, for the Western District of Tennessee and Eli Jeremy Richardson, 52-43, to the Middle District of Tennessee. Thomas Kleeh was confirmed, 65-30, to the Northern District of West Virginia.
Senators confirmed by voice vote: Peter Phipps to the Western District of Pennsylvania; Susan Brnovich for the District of Arizona; Chad Kenney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Jeremy Kernodle for the Eastern District of Texas; James Patrick Hanlon for the Southern District of Indiana; and Lance Walker to the District of Maine.


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Poster Designs
A collection of different posters created for a variety of courses, clubs, and club events.
Arts Student Portfolio
A collection of different posters created for a variety of courses, clubs, and club events.
A selection of the pages I worked on throughout my years as senior editor on the CDNIS yearbook.
Some Things You Don't Forget is the title of a multimedia creative writing piece that features three short written works surrounding the theme of Mixed Emotions, accompanied by videos and photos.
What I Wish I Could Say is an art piece that features the embroidery of text on linen canvas. It plays on the idea of the differences between what we say and what we think.
The Look is an appropriation film pieces that takes some of the most famous romantic kisses from films and combines the moments of anticipation before the kiss whilst stripping them from their musical soundtrack, flipping the expectations common to the romance genre of Hollywood films.


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HONG KONG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Over 300 property industry professionals and business leaders unveiled
the investment potentials of ageing population at the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)'s Hong Kong Annual
Conference today (20 May) at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong.
Hong Kong's population displays a continuous ageing trend. One out of
every three Hong Kong citizens will be aged 65 or above within the next
20 years. Business opportunities from this increasing silver hair class
is huge but yet to be unlocked. RICS gathered local and overseas experts
to deliberate mature market experience and identify potentials from this
burgeoning market.
At his keynote speech, The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Matthew
CHEUNG Kin-chung, GBS, JP, mentioned, "As our ageing population will
continue to grow over the next 50 years, this will inevitably create
challenges in areas of healthcare, social welfare, elderly care services
and housing needs. Yet, along with the healthier, better connected and
better educated modern-day elderly come new economic and social
opportunities. The Government is committed to making Hong Kong more
age-friendly through a multi-pronged approach, while concerted efforts
are needed to unlock the immense potential of a growing and relatively
untapped silver hair market."
The conference provided a critical review of the emerging silver hair
market and an analysis of the business and investment potential that the
market could offer Hong Kong. Speakers from Asia and abroad presented
examples of countries that have previously experienced a similar
population shift. The successful case studies are expected to help
public and private sector entities in Hong Kong to prepare for required
expansion and fluctuation in infrastructure, public services and
Sharing Japan's experience as the most mature silver market in the
world, Mr Masatoshi Matsuo, President & CEO, Genkai Capital
Management Co., Ltd said, "Japan's elderly population ratio is high.
Silver hair market has been developed for years covering areas of
nursing homes, medical facilities and also investment-related markets
such as health care funds and REITs in elderly housing. These are all
popular sectors for investors. Investment capital is driving force for
sustainable development of the silver hair market. Asian countries can
take reference from cases in Japan with regard to silver hair market
Dr Charles LAM, Managing Director, Real Estate at Baring Private
Equity Asia, revealed that, "Hong Kong faces rising demand for
elderly housing. The provision of elderly houses on one hand secures
investment return and fulfils social responsibility on the other hand.
The success of private sector participation in the silver hair market
such as the investment returns focus will definitely need the support
from the Government and a sound working relationship with the non-profit
organizations, with specific design of the product as well as the
creation of a new elderly community. Investment returns and corporate
social responsibility on developing the Hong Kong silver hair market can
Mr Andrew Lee FRICS, Chair of RICS Hong Kong Board said, "Silver
hair market has tremendous development potential in Hong Kong. Today,
RICS brought together industry experts from across the world to discuss
the opportunities and challenges in silver hair market. Experts from
overseas were invited to share their expertise and show cases, from
which Hong Kong can take reference in the future. "
To engage next generation workforce, RICS hosted a career advice session
at the Conference with participation from over 40 university students.
The session provides a platform for students to interact with
practitioners and prepare them for future career.
About RICS
Confidence through Professional Standards
RICS promotes and enforces the highest professional qualifications and
standards in the development and management of land, real estate,
construction and infrastructure. Our name promises the consistent
delivery of standards – bringing confidence to the markets we serve.
We accredit 118,000 professionals and any individual or firm registered
with RICS is subject to our quality assurance. Their expertise covers
property, asset valuation, real estate management; the development of
infrastructure; and the management of natural resources, such as mining,
farms and woodland. From environmental assessments and building controls
to negotiating land rights in an emerging economy; if our members are
involved the same professional standards and ethics apply.
We believe that standards underpin effective markets. With up to seventy
per cent of the world's wealth bound up in land and real estate, our
sector is vital to economic development, helping to support stable,
sustainable investment and growth around the globe.
With offices covering the major political and financial centres of the
world, our market presence means we are ideally placed to influence
policy and embed professional standards. We work at a cross-governmental
level, delivering international standards that will support a safe and
vibrant marketplace in land, real estate, construction and
infrastructure, for the benefit of all.
We are proud of our reputation and work hard to protect it, so clients
who work with an RICS professional can have confidence in the quality
and ethics of the services they receive.
About RICS Asia
RICS Asia supports a network of over 20,000 individual professionals
across the Asia region with an objective to help develop the land,
property and construction markets in these countries, by introducing
professional standards, best practice education and training. We promote
RICS and our members as the natural advisors on all property matters. We
also ensure that services and career development opportunities are
provided to members.
RICS Asia region serves local member associations locating in Brunei,
Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The People's Republic of China,
Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan and South Korea. It also has members working
across the region such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos PDR, Macao SAR, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea,
The Maldives, The Philippines, Timor East and Vietnam. For more
information, please visit: www.ricsasia.org.
RICS Asia Public Relations Representatives
Ms Esther Kam, 3159-2978
Penn Leung, 3159-2986
Mobile: 6077-7342


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Star Trek may really reach the next generation soon.
Variety reports that CBS Television and Nickelodeon are currently in negotiations to bring an animated version of all those intergalactic adventures to the young audience-oriented channel, with writers Kevin and Dan Hageman helping to develop the project.
This would mark the second in-the-works animated Star Trek series, following CBS All Access' two-season order of Star Trek: Lower Decks, an animated half-hour comedy series about the support crew on one of Starfleet's least important ships. However, that series is expected to be geared towards grown-ups, whereas this one would be aimed at kids.
The Hagemans have a great deal of experience introducing little ones to fun and zany concepts. The brothers are known for their work on film fare like Hotel Transylvania, The Lego Movie and the upcoming adaptation of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, as well as writing and producing the small screen series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia and Ninjago; Masters of Spinjitzu.
The two confirmed their involvement in Nick's potential Star Trek cartoon project, writing on Twitter, "A little something we've been working on. Or kinda a big thing. Hey boys and girls, better get your moonboots on."
A little something we've been working on. Or kinda a big thing. Hey boys and girls, better get your moonboots on. 'Star Trek' Animated Kids Show in the Works at Nickelodeon - Variety https://t.co/dTPTsV2yLz— Dan & Kevin Hageman (@brothershageman) February 13, 2019
This as-yet-untitled animated series would add to the ever-expanding Star Trek universe, which currently includes the reboot film series — which may or may not get a fourth installment — and CBS All Access' ongoing series Star Trek: Discovery.
(Disclosure: TV Guide is owned by CBS Interactive, a division of CBS Corporation.)
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This homemade costume for pets entered our 2016 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Sandra, the 'Beauty and the Beast.' costume creator:
Tara is Beauty. She is wearing a yellow tee shirt that had the sleeves cut off and yellow tulle in a 6 inch wide spool was added to the top. the skirt was made with more yellow tulle tied around elastic to make the tutu, added yellow ribbon. Chubz is beast. She is wearing a blue tee shirt that i painted the yellow accents on, one roll of eyelet lace for the cuffs and sewed in rows on the breast. Her head gear was a small hat that I cut a hole for her face, added Brown fur in layers, the horns were from the 2 Tulle cardboard rolls and they had a while plastic circle on each end. I took off one circle, split the cardboard down 3/4 of the way. rolled the end tight. covered in black felt in strips to look like it was ind of spiraled. once felt added i bent the horns while the glue was still wet and held them in place with hairbands until totally dry. then remove hair band. the back ground was a large cardboard sheet and the styrofoam from the tv box. I painted it to look like the ball room. The rose dome and Chip character were done with soda bottles and Styrofoam. The dome was a 2 liter bottle with the top and the bottom cut off. after gluing the rose to a green florist wire and sticking in the Styrofoam i pushed the soda bottle down into the Styrofoam and glued in place. added a ribbon and yellow tulle. Chip character was the top of 2 different 20 oz soda bottles cut off, inverted and glued together then painted to look like Chip, I glued him on top of the dome to hid the hole from cutting off the top of the 2 liter. in the picture of just beast I added a glowing chandelier. This was made from the thick green florist wire with beads glued on to look like the candle holders and candles, Decorated with pearls and gold beads. glued small LED lights to it.
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If you've got a creative flair, love crafting and find that people are often complimenting the things you make for yourself, why not make a few more and sell them in your own jewelry business? You'll have to put a lot of time in to begin with, but the supplies can be fairly inexpensive and you can design and create your own product. Websites like Etsy and other online marketplaces are great places to start out with small crafting businesses, and can help you launch your new career.
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Our first day of boating went well. It was about 65 miles due east up the Caloosahatchee River to Lake Okeechobee. Under the watchful eye of Captain Al, George started to get the hang of operating the boat. The trick is to constantly switch between looking around, looking at the chart plotter, and looking at the depth finder.
We stayed on the boat that night at the Rollin Martin marina in Clewiston Florida. The restaurant was good. We enjoyed the gator bites, but weren't 100% convinced that they weren't actually chicken nuggets.
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Israel has sent around 150 pro-Fatah Palestinians who fled fighting in the Gaza Strip on Saturday to the West Bank, reversing a decision to send them back to Gaza. The Israeli government said their lives would be in danger if they returned to the Hamas-controlled territory. Eleven people died in factional fighting in Gaza at the weekend.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas initially wanted the men to go back to Gaza to maintain a Fatah presence but has agreed to their transfer to the West Bank. Meanwhile, Israeli security agents have been accused of denying medical care to some Palestinians who refused to act as informants.
Spokesperson for Physicians for Human Rights Doctor Ruchana Marton said: "The Shabak (Israeli intelligence) uses the weakness, the helplessness of the Palestinian patients in Gaza to try to force them, to pressure them, to be collaborators."
Government spokesperson David Baker denied the claims. He said: "The allegation that receiving medical treatment in Israek is conditional upon providing information to Israel's security services is simply ludicrous."
The number of Gazans seeking care in Israel has doubled since Hamas seized power over a year ago. Since then an Israeli blockade there has led to failing health services.


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Grew Up... in a small town in Georgia, the son of a pig farmer. Kenneth's optimism and hospitality always shine through, just as one might expect from a Southern country boy transplanted to the big city.
Living... in a bleak apartment in New York City, which is the best Kenneth can do on his meager salary. But he doesn't spend much time there, stopping home mostly just to feed his bird. Sometimes it seems like Kenneth literally lives at work.
Profession... NBC page. Kenneth basically functions as a go-fer for the staff of the sketch-comedy show TGS with Tracy Jordan. Heruns errands, solves problems, and does the dirty work others don't want to do, especially for the always needy Tracy Jordan. As menial as his work can be, Kenneth never complains because he's so happy to be involved in the thing he loves most – television.
Interests... God and TV. Kenneth is very religious, subscribing to a fundamentalist sect called Eighth Day Resurrected Covenant of the Holy Trinity. He says his favorite subject in school was science, "especially the Old Testament." When not saving souls, though, Kenneth devotes his time on Earth to seeing NBC and TGS succeed. He enjoys helping the people he works with regardless of how insignificant the task may seem and just wants everyone to be happy.
Relationship Status... who knows? Kenneth comes off as relatively asexual, either having little understanding of romantic relationships or simply having no interest in them. No, television is his mistress.
Challenge... not cracking from being under-paid and over-worked. His optimism seems unshakable no matter how much abuse is heaped on him: "My mother always told me that even when things seem bad, there's someone else who's having a worse day." Yet sometimes, one worries that if Kenneth doesn't vent every now and then, the potential explosion from his pent-up emotions will be epic. Jack Donaghy, his boss and the head of NBC, once predicted Kenneth will eventually either take over the network – or murder the entire staff.
Personality... sunny, cheerful, and happy-go-lucky, but perhaps a ticking time bomb. Kenneth might be the most enigmatic person at NBC. Is he truly what he seems, a perky rube who lives to help his fellow man and loves television more than anything? Or is he an immortal member of the undead disguised as a harmless page in a blue blazer? Your guess is as good as ours.
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I enjoyed this storybook event
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Had to collect during the night
No gems spent, event completed
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Do ponds work for scarab gathering? I've tapped a few and don't seem to be getting them (well seems to do ok). If we can continue gathering after finishing a chapter, I'm not sure I see where it will be beneficial to not complete the chapter. I wonder if I'm missing something. I also suspect I'm more of a creature of instant gratification with this game than I'd like to admit. I'm wishing I could go forward.
Does "Search the Desert" tick off when you start the adventure or when you finish it. My castle adventure will finish tonight. So maybe just leave it empty til I get the quest?
This will help on the final day as you will have collected almost everything on earlier days.
These adventures are important to get more deco that drop crucial items for upgrading the Pyramid.
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i also closed my chapter 2 and am able to collect scarabs fom my well and chopping the things. so far the drops havent stopped
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*accepting new neighbors. I answer all requests, but don't visit daily


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All the Lion City folks around us are in the mood of celebrating the nation's 47th birthday this week. At Tusitala, we are definitely doing our part as well. Presenting to you our Unofficial National Day Fun Pack item: information + graphics.
We have been trying to 'kay poh' (poke our nose into) what's the situation like for Singapore in terms of the digital publishing scene here, but it has been a challenging journey getting hold of updated and localised data. However, in true Singaporean spirit, we did not give up and decided to have a bit of fun while at it. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, we are happy to present our initial findings as an infographic (see below). To commemorate this special presentation, we chose an all-things-Singaporean theme. From Singlish to our striking red and white colours.
So if you 'catch no ball' (clueless) about ebooks vs printed books , you don't have to be 'blur like a sotong' (confused) anymore. Check out the pros and cons of each medium, and perhaps think about how each one is affecting our lives here. Is there really a need to determine a winner, or will both mediums enjoy their own space in this tiny island? Which one do you enjoy reading more? Share your thoughts with us! You can write to us at firstname.lastname@example.com or simply leave your comments here. We will be most delighted to hear from you; your responses will definitely make a big difference to us. Let your voice be heard!
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A man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon after he stabbed his ex-girlfriend and killed her pregnant friend over the weekend in the Bushwick Houses in Brooklyn.
Jerry Brown, 34, portrayed himself as a killer on Facebook. In fact, he renamed himself the "Grim Creepa" on Facebook. His former girlfriend, who he still sometimes lived with, referred to him affectionately on Facebook as "Mr. 187", a slang for murder.
"My fucking man doe. Mr 187 himself. I love you daddy," Angela Valle boasted a month ago on Facebook.
"I love you my queen," he replied.
She had no idea she would soon become his latest victim.
The police arrested Mr. Brown for attacking two mothers, leaving one dead and the other fighting for her life.
Investigators found a bloody ax in the building's trash compactor that the police said they believed Mr. Brown used in the attack. The police will conduct more tests on the ax to confirm whether it is the murder weapon.
New York Times reports that, according to the police, Mr. Brown stabbed the women in the apartment of his former girlfriend, Angela Valle, where he sometimes stayed. She was also wounded in the attack.
An Uber driver Ms. Valle had called after the attack, saw her bleeding and called the police. When police arrived, they found Savannah Rivera, 20, in her friend's apartment, partially decapitated with several fingers severed, the police said. Ms. Valle's 4-year-old daughter was found unharmed in a bedroom, officials said.
Mr. Brown has a violent history. This includes 13 prior arrests and a stint in prison for attempted murder. In 2017, he was also arrested on charges of attempting to strangle a former girlfriend.
In an interview on Saturday before his arrest, Mr. Brown told a local television station, Pix11, that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and said he did not remember attacking the women earlier that day.
After the interview, Mr. Brown contacted detectives and arranged to meet them in Manhattan so he can surrender himself to the police. They drove him back to the 90th Precinct in Williamsburg, where he was interviewed and arrested.
Mr Brown was admitted on Sunday to a hospital where he was scheduled to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
As for his girlfriend, she remained in the hospital in serious condition on Sunday.
Ms. Rivera's family said was a mother to a three-year-old son named Sebastian, and was two months pregnant with her second child. Her aunt, Margaret Cruz, held back tears as she said:
He's a monster. She didn't have to die like that. It's hard. Every time I think about it, I want to cry. I want to go over there and squeeze him, 'Tell me, why? Why would you do this to her?'


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Archive for December, 2013
New Smartphone Mobile Blogs on Tennessean.com
Our main man JJ Rosen continues to contribute solid blog posts to Tennessean.com, and in the middle of the holiday season, there's plenty of mobile trends and news to talk about.
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Queensland Rail bosses won't be eligible for bonus payments until after commuter train services are back to the level they were before major rostering issues hit two years ago.
The government-owned company had approved financial handouts of up to 15 per cent for 384 senior managers on Friday last week.
But the payments were stopped on Tuesday night by Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad and Transport Minister Mark Bailey.
Mr Bailey said the move was an "error of judgment" while the organisation was still working to recover from a major service failure.
"I think the community expectation is that there should not be bonuses paid to QR executives until the timetable has been restored," Mr Bailey said.
"I absolutely support the commuters' view and the government has acted swiftly to ensure the timetable was blocked."
Deputy Opposition Leader Tim Mander said the money for the bonuses was allocated in the QR annual report tabled last Friday, and Mr Bailey either knew about the payments or didn't read the report.
"They've now only acted once there's been media focus and controversy about these bonuses being paid," Mr Mander said.
But Mr Bailey rejected the suggestion, explaining he had only found out about the decision to award the bonuses on Tuesday, and had acted as quickly as he could.
He said QR had made progress since October 2016 when cascading rostering failures led to the cancellation of hundreds of services in one day.
Mr Bailey said 101 drivers had since been brought on for a net gain of 50 positions, while 95 more were being trained.
Despite that, QR is still working to fill holes in its roster and restore many of the cancelled services.
It's also still having problems with its workforce, with train drivers and other workers taking excessive sick days in what's seen as an unofficial strike action in protest at the recent firing of staff.
The Fair Work Commission last Friday ordered workers not to stop work during Riverfire celebrations in Brisbane last Saturday night.


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Shiraishi Mai's 2017 Seitansai Project (Oshimen)
The day is near.
I was planning to do this since I planned for Ikuchan's in this year's first half. Well, many things distracted me to prepare this properly since the beginning, so I'll do it as I prepared last night.
At first, I was planning to to the same like I did on Ikuchan's; cut some scenes from TV program and gather them into some categories which became Maiyan's trademark. But it would take too much time. So I changed the plan into "posting some IkuMai moments that mentioned in Maiyan's blog". Not only that, I will also add some trivia in each post. So let's start with this 'Oshimen' first.
Actually I haven't heard/saw Maiyan said that Ikuchan is her oshimen in a TV show. But she was saying it in some interviews.
Here goes what I've discovered
Shiraishi Mai's Oshimen: Ikuta Erika
Ikuchan is very cute. She's good in singing, can play the piano, even good in dancing. She also has a nice style. In other words, she is perfect. Only one minus point she has; she can't cook (lol). I'm older than her so she talks to me as if I'm her big sister. And that is another cute part of her. If people ask me to choose one member as an oshimen in Nogizaka46, no doubt, it's Ikuchan for me. source
Next is from a magazine interview
Let's give it a zoom
Question 8: Your oshimen in the group?
Ikoma: *immediate answer* Nishino Nanase-chan! She's an angel.
Shiraishi: Ikuchan (Ikuta Erika) maybe?
Sakurai: Higuchi Hina-chan
Hashimoto: I'm a DD. Oh, but please make it as Saito Asuka if it's needed to be narrowed down (lol).
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Need more proofs? Challenge accepted! Here goes what I've found from Maiyan's blog
140125 Long Time No See(o^_^o)
◎How is Ikuchan like in usual times~?
She is honest, but sometimes she turns into amusing person. I don't know why she is always praising me.
Ikuchan's night spririt is very cute, you know?
Oh, wait. She is ALWAYS cute.
What can I say? She is my oshimen after all!
Another one
140805 To The Next(o^_^o)
Good evening
There was an announcement of 10th single senbatsu members
And then, Ikuchan welcome baaaack!
I'll support you as center. Let's do our best and enjoy it as you like!
Ikuchan is my forever oshimen. I love youー♡
"I love youー♡"
There was a time when Maiyan is almost oshihen (change oshimen) to Minami. She stated in her 755
Konekotan (fan): Who will be your next oshimen after Ikuchan?
Maiyan: Lately, I feel that Minami is getting cuter and cuter. Everytime I gave her some clothes, she always give back something to me. Yesterday she gave me chocolate (T ^ T)♡ She said that her mom insisted her to give it to me…(T ^ T) It's ok if I don't get anything though (T ^ T)
But in the end, her oshimen is still Ikuchan. Proof? If you are a regular reader of this blog, I'm sure you already read this one as well, right? (I'm too lazy to rewrite it so please refer to the attached link m(_ _)m )
That's all I could share this time. You can add more trivia regarding this topic by submitting them on the comment section, mention me on twitter, ask me on tumblr, anything! I'll gladly wait and open my arms for it.
Well then…I'll continue subbing another episode to upload on my other blog. See you later!


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