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Vimond workshop: Streaming web pages
Welcome to a workshop hosted by Vimond Media Solutions.
During the workshop you will learn how to create a streaming web page for a new customer using some of Vimond´s tools and APIs. Those of you with an interest in front-end programming will focus on React.js, fetching and displaying data from internal and external APIs, and HTML/CSS styling tasks. Back-end developers get to create microservices using the Dropwizard framework, doing behind-the-scene magic necessary for an amazing portal.
We will start off with a few words about Vimond, and you get to enjoy a sandwich while we talk. After the workshop, you are invited to join us for a proper meal, drinks, mingling and discussions at the SUMO restaurant in Vestre Torggate.
There might be a few programs you need to download before the workshop. A list of programs and tips to interesting tutorials can be found here: https://github.com/sondretjvimond/UiBFlix/blob/master/project/README.md
Store eller Vetle Auditorium, Høyteknologisenteret, Thormøhlens Gate 55, 5008 Bergen
Thursday 03.11.2016 kl. 16:15-19:00
There will be a limit of 20 students for this workshop.
Vimond will prioritise students in their 3rd-5th year of studies. In case of open slots after the deadline there will be room for 1st-2nd year students who have expressed an interest.
Vimond is a five-year old Bergen-based media technology company that delivers the technology, services and knowledge that power some of the best online video streaming services in the world. More than great products, our customers expect success by partnering with Vimond. Therefore, our employees are our greatest assets. As we continue to grow at an incredible speed, we want to get to know more students in Bergen and to give you insight into some of the cool stuff we work on every day. Maybe you will join us and impact millions of people around the globe!


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Vandals covered with black paint a church sign that read "God created man and woman, Satan created gays and transgender" that was visible to the public.
see the signs of the times here
It's hard to say that this is wrong because they have a right to free speech. At many a gay pride event I recall hearing gays spew hatred towards that kooky Baptist church. I go to gay seminars where hate is spread against many a religion and person.
Hate speech is hate speech. If you want to eliminate it you have to eliminate it all, in which case you might as well move mount Everest to Hawaii because it's blocking your view.
There must be more effective ways of scaling these mountains of hate.
There is that little used method of fighting hate speech with love speech.


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Ahmedabad: Alleging that the Narendra
Modi-led government has caused a `constitutional crisis` in
Gujarat, a delegation of eminent citizens led by former Chief
Minister Suresh Mehta has approached the Governor, seeking her
The delegation handed over a memorandum to Governor Kamla
on Thursday and apprised her of the alleged `breakdown` of the
constitutional machinery in Gujarat.
Besides Mehta, a former BJP leader, the delegation
includes senior advocate Balwantbhai Desai, former Additional
Solicitor General of India Irfan Engineer and social activist
Rohit Prajapati.
"The main cause of constitutional crisis is that the
Chief Minister of Gujarat is abusing his position as
administrative head of the state in practically all spheres of
administration," the delegation said in its memorandum.
Referring to IPS officers Rahul Sharma and Sanjiv Bhatt,
they alleged that Modi was intimidating civil servants to act
on his dictates, and he and his ministers victimised officials
by chargesheeting or suspending them, if they didn`t comply.
The Gujarat government has suspended Bhatt and charge-
sheeted Sharma for speaking against it over the 2002 riots.
The delegation further alleged that Modi instead of
prosecuting those guilty of murders, mayhem and destruction,
was taking steps to ensure that they go scot-free.
Demanding immediate resignation of Additional Advocate
General Tushar Mehta, the delegation alleged that instead of
performing his duty he was colluding with Modi and leaking
documents related to post-Godhra riots?to?the accused.
They accused Modi of `deliberately` promoting divisive
society and intimidating minorities. They further alleged that
Modi and his ministers were misusing state funds for political
and personal gains.
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# 157 Murphy's Laws
Murphy's General Laws
1. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
2. Anything that cannot go wrong will anyway.
3. If only two things can happen and one might lead to catastrophe, it does.
4. Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
5. After things have gone from bad to worse, the cycle repeats itself.
6. Everything is harder than it looks.
7. Everything takes longer than you think.
8. Everything costs more than the estimates.
9. Nothing is according to specs.
10. If several things can go wrong, they will.
11. After the first thing goes wrong, anything done to improve the situation only makes it worse.
12. If everything seems to be going well, you've overlooked something.
13. It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are too ingenious.
14. When you set out to do something, something else must always be done first.
15. Every solution breeds new problems.
16. Logic is a systematic method of confidently coming to the wrong conclusion.
17. After all is said and done, a lot more is said than done.
Murphy's Laws Quantified
1. When several things go wrong, the one that will go wrong first will be the one that will cause the most damage.
2. The damage caused is directly proportional to the cost of fixing it.
3. If there is a worse time for something to go wrong, it will.
4. If you determine there are n possible ways something can go wrong, and prevent them all, an n + 1st way will go wrong, then cause all other n ways to go wrong iteratively.
5. You never exhaust the things that can go wrong.
6. Nothing improves with age.
7. An expert is one who learns more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.
8. The degree of failure is in direct proportion to the effort expended and to the need for success.
9. Opportunity only knocks at the least opportune moment.
10. You get the most of what you need the least.
11. Things get worse under pressure.
12. Things get worse.
13. Sooner or later, the worst possible set of circumstances is bound to occur.
14. If a document has n chapters, and you pick one at random, it will prove necessary to understand all other n-1 chapters first.
15. If on an actuarial basis there is a 50-50 chance that something will go wrong, it will actually go wrong nine times out of ten.
16. Any improbable event which would create maximum confusion if it did occur, will occur.
17. The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.
18. Whenever one word or letter can change the entire meaning of a sentence, the probability of an error being made will be in direct proportion to the embarrassment it will cause.
19. Once you're over the hill, you pick up speed.
20. Those who have the shortest distance to travel invariably arrive latest.
21. The longer ahead you plan a special event, and the more special it is, the more likely it is to go wrong.
22. When the plane you are on is late, the one you want to transfer to was on time.
23. The legibility of a copy is inversely proportional to its importance.
24. When a peanut butter and jelly sandwich falls on the carpet, the probability it will fall face down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
Murphy'sSpecialized Laws
1. Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch to be sure.
2. Failures will not appear until an item has passed final inspection.
3. The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the solvency of the firm.
4. To spot the expert, pick the one who predicts the job will take the longest and cost the most.
5. If you have to ask, you're not entitled to know.
6. If you don't like the answer, you shouldn't have asked the question.
7. Memos are written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.
8. Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
9. If at first you don't succeed, you will never succeed.
10. Most general statements are false, including this one.
11. If you're feeling good, don't worry. You'll get over it.
12. Everything is always in the last place you look.
13. Clearly stated instructions will consistently produce multiple interpretations.
14. The leaks in the roof are never in the same location as the drip.
15. Any bus that can be the wrong bus will be the wrong bus. All others are out of service or full.
16. Good parking places are always on the other side of the street.
17. Pure drivel drives out ordinary drivel.
18. All warranty and guarantee clauses are voided by payment of the invoice.
19. No child throws up in the bathroom.
20. Doctors, dentists, and lawyers are only on time for appointments when you're not.
21. The other line moves faster.
Commentaries on Murphy's Laws
1. Murphy was an optimist.
2. If it doesn't matter, it matters.
3. If it seems too good to be true, it is.
4. Nice guys(girls) finish last.
5. Everything is uphill and against the wind both ways.
6. When things are going well, wait five minutes.
7. If you explain so clearly that nobody can misunderstand, they will.
8. No matter how long or how many times you explain, someone is not listening.
9. It's always darkest just after the lights go out.
10. Any discovery is more likely to be exploited by the wicked than applied by the virtuous.
11. Nature sides with hidden flaws.
12. Those who don't study the past will repeat its errors. Those who do study it will find other ways to err.
13. If you can keep your head when all about you others are losing theirs, you just don't understand the situation.
14. The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist knows it.
15. An object or bit of information most needed, will be least available.
16. Nobody notices when things go right.
17. Once you have exhausted all possibilities and fail, there will be one solution, simple and obvious, highly visible to everyone else.
18. No matter what goes wrong, it will probably look right.
19. When an error has been detected and corrected, it will be found to have been correct in the first place.
20. Washing your car to make it rain doesn't work.
Murphy's Laws of Management
1. Management assigns jobs to those least able to do them.
2. Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.
3. The primary function of the design engineer is to make things difficult to fabricate and impossible to service.
4. Whenever a system becomes completely defined, some fool discovers something which either obviates the system or expands it beyond recognition.
5. The degree of technical competence is inversely proportional to the level of management.
6. Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.
7. The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it's compromising.
8. Any simple idea will be worded in the most complicated way.
9. Organizations always have too many managers.
Murphy's Military Laws
1. Never share a foxhole with someone braver.
2. Military intelligence is neither.
3. No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.
4. The problem with taking the easy way out is that the enemy has already mined it.
5. If the advance is going well, you are walking into an ambush.
6. The quartermaster has two sizes, too large and too small.
7. If you need an officer in a hurry, take a nap.
8. Any order that can be misunderstood has been misunderstood.
9. The more a recruit knows about a given subject, the better chance he has of being assigned to something else.
10. Any military project will take twice as long as planned, cost twice as much, and produce only half of what is wanted.\
Murphy's Mathematical Laws
1. One plus one hardly ever equals two.
2. Rabbits can multiply but students can't.
3. All statistics are lies.
4. Theorems aren't.
5. All proofs have logical flaws.
6. All pure mathematics can be applied.
7. If you prove a theorem to be true, it's probably false.
8. If you prove a theorem to be false, it's surely true.
9. The probability that someone else proved your thsesis before you is directly proportional to the amount of time you spend on it and the prestige of the journal you plan to publish in.
10. Mathematicians can't count.
11. Everything is either false or a tautology.
Murphy's Scientific Laws
1. Sufficient research will tend to support your theory.
2. Even more research will tend to destroy all theories.
3. In any collection of data, the figure most obviously correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.
4. Every time you come up with a terrific idea, you find that someone else thought of it first.
5. Given any problem containing n equations, there will be n+1 unknowns.
6. All great discoveries are made by mistake.
7. If you can't understand it, it is intuitively obvious.
8. If an experiment works, something has gone wrong.
9. Everything that goes up must come down.
10. Any simple theory will be worded in the most complicated way.
11. When a distinguished but elderly scientist believes something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he believes something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
12. The number of different hypotheses erected to explain a given biological phenomenon is inversely proportional to the available knowledge.
13. An object in motion is heading in the wrong direction.
14. An object at rest is in the wrong place.
15. Any experiment is reproducible until another laboratory tries to repeat it.
16. If the experiment works, you must be using the wrong equipment.
17. If enough data is collected, anything may be proven by statistical methods.
18. No experiment is reproducible.
19. In any calculation, any error which can creep in will do so.
20. Any error in any calculation will be in the direction of most harm.
Murphy's Technology Laws
1. All technology is obsolete.
2. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
3. Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.
4. Always draw your curves, then plot your data.
5. Any circuit design must contain at least one part which is obsolete, two parts which are unobtainable and three parts which are still under development.
6. A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.
7. Under the most rigorously controlled conditions of pressure, temperature, volume, humidity, and other variables the organism will do as it damn well pleases.
8. Any instrument when dropped will roll into the least accessible corner.
9. Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will want to use it.
10. The new system will break down as soon as the old is disconnected and out.
11. If it can break, it will, but only after the warranty expires.
12. If it's good, they'll stop making it.
13. The Path of Progress: A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.
14. Any wire cut to length will be too short.
15. Tolerances will accumulate unidirectionally toward maximum assembly difficulty.
16. If a project requires n components, there will be n-1 units in stock.
17. Motors rotate in the wrong direction.
18. Failsafe circuits will destroy the circuits they are supposed to protect.
19. A transistor protected by a fast-acting fuse will protect the fuse by blowing first.
20. A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.
21. A purchased component or instrument will meet its specs long enough, and only long enough, to pass incoming inspection.
22. After the last of 16 mounting screws has been removed from an access cover, it will be discovered that the wrong access cover has been removed.
23. After an access cover has been secured by 16 hold-down screws, it will be discovered that the gasket has been omitted.
24. After an instrument has been assembled, extra components will be found on the bench.
25. The most difficult light bulb to replace burns out first and most frequently.
26. The more innocuous the modification appears to be, the further its influence will extend and the more plans will have to be redrawn.
27. The most delicate component will be the one dropped first.
28. If you mess with something long enough, it'll break.
29. If you need n items of anything, you will have n – 1 in stock.
30. Most accidents in well-designed systems involve two or more events of low probability occurring in the worst possible combination.
31. A component's degree of reliability is directly proportional to its ease of accessibility (i. e. , the harder it is to get to, the more often it breaks down).
32. If only one bid can be secured on any project, the price will be unreasonable.
33. If a test installation functions perfectly, all subsequent production units will malfunction.
34. Major changes in construction will always be requested after fabrication is nearly completed.
35. Parts that positively cannot be assembled in improper order will be.
36. Interchangeable parts aren't.
37. Any device requiring service or adjustment will be least accessible.
38. When anything is used to its full potential, it will break.
39. The most vital dimension on any plan or drawing stands the greatest chance of being omitted.
Murphy's Laws of Computing
1. The faster a computer is, the sooner it will crash.
2. Any non-trivial program contains at least one bug.
3. There's always another bug
4. To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
5. Computers are unreliable, but humans are even more unreliable. Any system which depends on human reliability is unreliable.
6. Documentation isn't.
7. Werk smarder, note harter and bee kareful knot two make speling mistrakes.
8. Any program, however complicated, if looked at long enough, becomes more complicated.
9. If a program is useful, it will have to be changed.
10. If a program is useless, it will have to be documented.
11. Any program will expand to fill available memory.
12. Program complexity grows until it exceeds the capabilities of the programmers who maintain it.
13. Undetectable errors are infinite in variety, in contrast to detectable errors, which by definition are limited.
14. In any program, any error which can creep in will eventually do so.
15. Constants should be treated as variables.
16. If the input editor has been designed to reject all bad input, an ingenious idiot user will discover a method to get bad data past it.
17. Any attempt to print Murphy's laws will jam the printer.
Peter Principles:
1. Every employee begins at his or her level of competence.
2. In every hierarchy, each person tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence.
3. Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.
4. Employees in a hierarchy do not object to incompetence in their colleagues.
5. Incompetence knows no barriers of gender, race, time, or place.
6. In a sufficiently mature organization, everyone is incompetent.
1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
3. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
4. A day without sunshine is like, well, night.
5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
6. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
9. It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end-to-end, someone from_________ (fill in the blank) would be stupid enough to try to pass them.
10. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.
11. The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.
12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
Murphy's Law Codicils
If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.
The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at.
Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.
The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm.
The first myth of management is that it exists.
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Bartha's role in creating frameworks for the advancement of stem cell research is critical at a time of intense debate about the ethics of medical science. As both bioethicist and lawyer, Bartha is Past Chair of the Ethics Committee of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO). She is Chair of the Ethics Working Party of the International Stem Cell Forum, as well as Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policy at McGill University in Montreal.
Bioethics & Stem Cells
It's impossible to have a discussion about stem cell science without touching on ethical and moral issues. The world is a diverse place, with diverse values. For example, debates continue about the source of cells — adult versus embryonic stem cells.
Despite this, Bartha Knoppers believes it is very possible to develop an ethical framework in which stem cell science can be pursued for the benefit of all humanity, while at the same time respecting important human values. In her effort to create such a framework, Bartha has compiled laws and policies from 44 countries. She's analyzed the commonalities in stem cell policies, looked at what's permitted and what's prohibited as part of her exhaustive attempts to understand accepted ethical principles and regulation of research.
Out of this have grown guidelines and frameworks adopted by international organizations. These frameworks are intended to provide a context for ethical conduct, while supporting the tremendous potential that stem cell science holds for the peoples of the world. And for humanity as a whole.


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After numerous conversations with a friend about pursuit in marriage…. I started to do a little research! Check out what I found here
Month: November 2012
Dinner for 5! A response to Creativity Arise!
Thanksgiving this year will be different for us as well. My grandmother is spending it in CCU and my mother and grandfather by her side. We are thankful that she is yet alive to see another day and that we are still able to spend another holiday with her.
My sister and I are going to embark on this journey of Thanksgiving dinner alone! I can't wait to see how things turn out! Tomorrow sure will be fun!!!!
Share your Thanksgiving adventures with us as well!
A bowl full of lemons
I have fallen in love! So you al know I am all for a challenge! Why? I feel they make you stronger, make you exercise discipline and helps you to develop awesome habits. With that being said, I joined the 14 week challenge! Yes I did! I can wait to share all my stories with you. Stay tuned! This should be fun!
Listen to his voice
Borrowed from Joel Osteen… Today's meditation
I've heard it said, "What God orders, He will pay for." Just because something is good, if it's not God's plan for your life, there won't be an anointing on it. You have to stay sensitive to the peace of God on the inside. Don't go against that Still, Small Voice. You're not anointed to be everywhere; you're anointed to be where God has called you to be.
"Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the way, walk in it,' whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left." (Isaiah 30:21, NKJV)
Loving my Husband to Life!
Just a snip it from a blog I found on Facebook.
"So, men are not lost. Men are lonely and one of the greatest, most powerful institutions of restoration for them is marriage and family. Their women stand at the pinnacle of their rescue. Their women can love them back to life because real men want nothing more than a reason to belong to something. So women, love him, like you have lost your mind. Cultivate an environment that breaks his soul and makes him collapse into your arms. Give him a touch that reminds him that life is not over yet. Look at him as though your life depends on his success. Get behind him, beside him, underneath him, and even above him when he needs to be pulled forward. But most of all, get inside of him. You will find things there that will even secure your own insecurities. Cry the tears that won't fall from his eyes. Literally, take your tears and place them to his face. It's been too long for him and he knows that this marriage may be the only chance he has to find his life."
The entire article truly touched me this morning.
Lets continue to pray and lift up our marriages and spouses.
Sweet, Simple, Elegant, Clean
I have finally decided on a site background that fits me to a "T". I simply adore this theme. I didn't think I would like it at first but it is so me! Post thoughts and comments on the change. Be sure to stay close by the television as well. Its a night of history!!!!


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Kohepets: Singapore's Favourite Online Store [Review]
Reasons why we love shopping with Kohepets – affordable prices, a wide variety of products, free delivery above S$60, and fast delivery.
Kohepets has been our sponsor for more than three years. We are happy to collaborate with them because they have been our favourite online pet supplies store since the beginning.
3 reasons why we love shopping with Kohepets:
1. Cheaper prices and a wide variety of pet supplies
We did a couple of price comparisons across several online pet shops, and Kohepets is generally cheaper than other online pet shops in Singapore for the necessities we buy.
They are also well-stocked with a wide range of products. Being able to get almost everything we need in one place, is not only convenient, it also makes the next point easier to achieve.
2. Free delivery with S$60 purchase
It's quite easy to hit S$60 for pet supplies. The dog food we buy every month is already over S$100. If your order happens to fall below S$60, there will be a delivery charge of S$8.
3. Fast delivery
We are all about instant gratification so it's great the Kohepets promises to deliver your order within two days. If you have forgotten to restock pet supplies and need your order urgently, you can request for faster delivery in the delivery instructions box and they will try their best to deliver to you as soon as possible.
Our first order
From left to right: Nina Ottosson Dog Tornado Toy, Catit Fresh and Clear Drinking Fountain, Dogs on Board Bone Dispenser, JW Gripsoft Pin Brush, Pet Spill Anti Stain Water Bowl and some Pura Pets Soft Toys.
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VVA Home Page
Contact Us
VVA History
Articles of Incorporation
Vandenberg Village
Village Library
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Buena Vista Elementary
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Children's Montessori School
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SBC Education Office
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Village Directory
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Village Lions Club
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Village Farmers Market Assoc.
V. V. Park & Playground Coalition
Welcome to the
Vandenberg Village Association
The Vandenberg Village Association is a non-profit volunteer organization.
Our focus is improving our community through beautification projects,
supporting our local schools and library, and keeping our fellow residents
informed of issues affecting the Village.
Click here for
2017 Annual End of Year Newsletter
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We meet every 3rd Wednesday
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Meiko - Leave the Lights On (Morgan Page Remix)
I literally don't have the vocabulary to describe the feeling I get when I hear a song like this. I mean, I can usually trust Morgan Page's music to strike a chord with me, but this remix of his right here is unbelievably mind blowing. It is thee dirtiest, rawest, most illicit remix I have heard in a solid minute. It's a lot more visceral than what I would expect from him, and please, by all means...keep it coming, MP.
Theophilus London feat. ASAP Rocky - Big Spender
To take a classic 1960's song and turn it into this...is genius. Theophilus London has been on my radar for a short period of time now, but after writing about him for SNS <-- and watching some of his underground (or above ground actually...) performances, I'm falling deeper and deeper in love. I dig his style, his rhythm, and every single sick remix that has come from his music.
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (Rize Remix)
Don't. Judge. Me. For some reason, my friend and I had a sick obsession with this song, and would probably say it to each other an unnecessary amount of times when it first came out. And then I found this. It's more than decent, it starts out super strong with a killer build up, but gets a little sloppy on the first drop for the chorus. However, the end of the song makes up for whatever qualms I had with it. SO, all in all, it's a dance-able tune.
Major Lazer feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors - Get Free (Bonde do Role Remix)
Looks like our friend Dippy is at it again! I got really excited when the original to this dropped the other day, to end up being slightly unsatisfied with what I heard. This remix livens it up a bit, I suppose. It's adds a bit of tropical flavor to it, and it makes it significantly more upbeat. I think I'm a little confused by the vocals...is it just me or does it sound weirdly flat? Whatever, I can't deny Diplo or Switch's power, I know people will be all over this track.
Usher - Climax (prod. by Diplo) [Diplo & Flosstradamus Remix)
OK, here is another prime example of a song that words cannot describe. As if the original wasn't sexy enough, this remix comes forth and blows the other one RIGHT out of the damn water. Talk about a climax...the end of this song is definitely one of the most unreal climax's I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. Imagine listening to this on full blast in some underground dance hall. A girl can dream.
Rihanna - Where Have You Been (Vice Remix)
I don't like Rihanna. I keep trying to, but I just can't do it. However, listening to a song like this will definitely give her points in my book. (Like the girl needs my points...) Anyway, this is a killer dance track. Around 1:35 it grabs your soul and sucks you RIGHT into the line of fire. Holy music, this is one hell of a remix. Go Vice.
CAAN - Every Little Thing (Dynamikk Remix)
I like this guy a lot. I really appreciate musicians who can portray a level of emotion through their music without trying to hard. The original don of this is really a wonderful song, but what's better than a stellar remix to an already amazing song? Not much. I really like the darkly subtle dub that magnifies this song, it adds a deeper element of raw passion. Or something like that. Check out more of CAAN right HERE.
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More recently, a new miniseries came out on the Syfy channel called "Alice." It is a reinterpretation of Alice In Wonderland. In fact it is very different, almost futuristic, with parts based off of the original Alice. Needless to say I loved this one too! It has some fun well known people in it (Kathy Bates and Tim Curry), and also some lesser know actors that were wonderful. I thought the girl who played Alice was good and the guy who played "Hatter" was my favorite! If you are a fan of such things as well, you should definitely watch it!
December 14, 2009
Fairies, Leprechauns, And Alice
I don't know about anyone else, but I am a huge dork and love cheesy, made for TV miniseries. One came out a while ago which I loved and now own on DVD (and am watching right now as a matter of fact), entitled "The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns." If you enjoy fairies, leprechauns, other magical creatures, Ireland, Irish Music, or stories of forbidden love, then this movie is for you! Yes it is slightly cheesy, but in my opinion that is what makes it so great. I don't know why, but this song, which was in a scene of the movie, always made me feel fuzzy inside.
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A state senator has decided not to challenge the governor's veto of his bill to tax suspected illegal video machines, but to work with the governor on the legislation.
Sen. Paul Schumacher of Columbus says he drafted LB 70 after the suspect touch-screen computer games began to appear in bars, convenience stores, and clubs in Nebraska.
"Several bar owners, groups like that, contacted me and asked are they legal or illegal?" Schumacher told colleagues during legislative floor debate. "The truthful answer is you don't know unless you look through the software and figure out how it works."
Schumacher says he believes going through the tax code is the best way to rid the state of the machines that might be used for illegal gambling.
Gov. Pete Ricketts didn't agree and vetoed LB 70.
Instead of moving to override the veto, Schumacher said he will work with the governor to resolve the problem.
"Rather than work adverse to each other, we are going to work together over the summer to develop with the state patrol and other interested parties a piece of legislation that will be effective and that we can adopt with, hopefully, no opposition at the beginning of next year."
AUDIO: Sen. Paul Schumacher informs colleagues will not challenge veto of LB 70. [3:30]


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Moretons Menswear, moleskin specialists,has added a website and shopping cart to traditional customer service
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Geoff Moreton recommends menswear,especially moleskins - economical, good quality, easy care, - availablethrough shop, freephone, website.
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Geoff Moreton recommends menswear,especially moleskins - economical, good quality, easy care, - availablethrough shop, freephone, website.
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Currently, I've posted and visited waymarks in both Canada and the USA. This is a quick list, based on the 500 waymarks posts:
Massachusetts (USA): 426
Illinois (USA): 18
New Hampshire (USA): 18
British Columbia (Canada): 12
Connecticut (USA): 6
Louisiana (USA): 6
Vermont (USA): 5
Washington (USA): 5
Texas (USA): 3
Rhode Island (USA): 1
Massachusetts (USA): 74
Louisiana (USA): 24
Illiniois (USA): 24
New Hampshire (USA): 14
Washington (USA): 11
British Columbia (Canada): 2
Vermont (USA): 1
Rhode Island (USA): 1
Other (Blogs): 1*
*Blogs have a location based on where the waymarker decides to place the waymark representing it. It is is sort of a locationless waymark, though because, for most of them, you won't find the blogger at that exact location.
In the last 100 waymarks, the vast majority of postings were in Massachusetts, with the balance in New Hampshire (Portsmouth area).
I'm almost to 600 and I know that there are some big additions, so stay tuned.


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Water is life, and the quality of your water matters. Whether your water is used mostly for cooking or bathing or you also have an irrigation or sophisticated watering system in your yard, the companies that install these systems have to know what they're doing. Professional irrigation installation can only be achieved by the professionals and they also offer treatment and maintenance of these systems so that you don't have to do the work yourself.
Always Rely on the Experts
There are certain jobs around your home or office that you should never try to do yourself and installing or maintaining a water irrigation system is one of them. Whether the irrigation installation services that you need are simple or complex, these companies can be trusted to get them right every time. They work hard to provide you with high-quality fixtures and reasonable prices and visiting sites such as Casolawelldrillers.com can help you get started by giving you the information that you need to proceed. These companies can also provide water filtration systems for your home or office and even a free water analysis so that you will know exactly what you need and can get started right away.
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Companies that offer irrigation installation essentially do the hard work for you so that you won't have to worry about these tasks. Water systems of all types and sizes, whether large or small, commercial or residential, can be complex but with the right installation and repair company, the job becomes simple and uncomplicated. These companies are staffed by experts with the knowledge and experience that you have a right to get and they perform their services in a professional manner, even cleaning up after themselves when their work is done. This and many other reasons is why trusting your water system needs to the right company is always very important.
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McKay Photography Academy Presents
Alaskan Adventure 2017
Photography Tour!
Ice Caves, Dog Sledding, and the Northern lights!
December 6th -12th 2017
Limited Space Available!
Seriously one of the most amazing tours we do!
Dog sledding with Dallas Seavey
A 4 time Iditarod champion!
This is an exclusive opportunity due to our relationship with
Dallas and his kennel!
BONUS- Dog Mushing at Night! An MPA Exclusive. This is not something ANYONE can do in Alaska with out knowing the right people.
Imagine, sledding under the Aurora!
Ride the beautiful Alaskan Railroad train from Talkeetna up to Fairbanks.
Considered to be one of the most scenic train rides in the world and featured on Discovery Channels Alaskan Railroad.
- Dates: December 6th – 12th 2017
- Price: $3795
- Early Bird Rate Available $3295! Save $500 if registered by April 1st!
- Non Photographer Friend or Spouse Rate – $2495
- No interest payment plan available over 7 months!
- (Must be paid in full by Oct 1st)
- Airport:
- Arrive – Anchorage, AK (ANC)
- Depart Fairbanks, AK (FAI)
Included during tour dates:
- Instruction with David and Ally McKay and the MPA team
- 5-1 Max Client to Instructor Ratio!
- All accommodations!
- Hike and photograph the Matanuska Glacier with Lunch!
- Anchorage to Fairbanks Alaska Railroad Tickets!
- Breakfast including special Roadhouse Breakfast in Talkeetna
- Photographing the Aurora with a beautiful warm Yurt and friends as our base
- Night Time Dog Sled excursion
- McKay Team Image Reviews with Lightroom and Photoshop Instruction
- Transportation each day to shooting locations from our group hotel
- Photography-Travel-Friendship-Adventure! The McKay Motto!
As usually happens, we expect this tour to sell out within a day or two. So don't wait!
NOT included:
- Transportation to/from Alaska
- Personal Expenses such as meals not listed in itinerary, alchoholic beverages, laundry, souvenirs, etc.
- Trip Insurance (HIGHLY Recommend)
Our hearts desire is for everyone to have an experience of a lifetime that you cannot get with anyone else. We work incredibly hard to make sure you are well taken care of, instructed and enjoy an amazing adventure. That is why our clients return again, and again!
Scheduled Itinerary*:
- Dec 6 Wed – Arrive & Welcome Dinner – Overnight Anchorage
- Dec 7 Thurs – Breakfast, Matanuska Glacier w/ Lunch – Overnight Anchorage
- Dec 8 Fri – Breakfast, Lunch, Dallas Seavey Dog Sledding Tour, Dinner in Talkeetna – Aurora Shoot training
- Dec 9 Sat – Roadhouse Breakfast, Lunch, Alaska Railroad, Overnight Fairbanks
- Dec 10 Sun – Breakfast, Aurora Bear Yurt Shoot, Overnight Fairbanks
- Dec 11 Mon – Breakfast, Aurora Bear Yurt Shoot (Optional Chena Hot Springs Day Tour), Overnight Fairbanks
- Dec 12 Tues – Breakfast, Depart w/ Optional day room
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* Due to weather conditions, and other factors, Aurora & Dog Sled rides etc cannot be guaranteed. We go during the best times of year to increase the likelihood of seeing the lights by over 90%!


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The Amazon Echo has been quite a hit since its release, but one of the stopping points for many was its price point. Amazon is now offering refurbished versions of the popular speaker for just $134.99, which is $45 cheaper than buying a new one. This is a certified refurb unit, which means it will look, act, and feel like it is brand new, but you get to save a bit of cash on it. Amazon usually sells the refurbished versions for anywhere from $150 – $165.
You can use the Echo to control various smart home accessories, check on the local news, and even order pizza if you wanted to. Amazon has been adding new features to Alexa just about every week so it continues to become smarter and smarter. If you've been interested in checking one of these out and have been looking for a discount, this is the perfect way to see what all the hype is about.
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Online DatingWritten by Sierra Rein
Safe and successful online dating takes time, patience, and a bit of knowledge of how the Internet works. If you are not a computer person at heart, you may want to do a little research on such things as online chat rooms, message boards, and how to use a free web-based email account. Arm yourself with the skills you need to make the Internet experience effective and fun.
If you are new to the digital world, or have never dated people through a computer before, consider this online dating advice carefully. While using the Internet can be fun, easy, and extremely affordable, it can also be mined with dangers. Because you will not normally come across individuals using their real names, you have no real way of knowing who is on the other end (unless the dating site has strict screening procedures).
Tips to Make Your Online Dating Experience Safe
When creating an online profile for your membership, make sure not to include any information that reveals your phone number, home or business address, or any personal financial details. You may type in your hobbies, religious views, or how many children you have, but never specifics. This includes your last name, where your children go to school, and where specifically you work.
Once you go through the online chatting and are awaiting a face-to-face date, let a friend or family member know what your plans are. Bring a cell phone with you and do not get into your date's car at any time, whether you are a man or a woman. Be patient and wait until several encounters have progressed before deciding whether or not to completely trust your new friend in person.


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My chocolate desserts are usually the over-the-top super-rich ones on my menu, but for a change I've gone petit and subtle with this Earl Grey-scented chocolate pot de crème. To accompany it, I've gone to the rich little cake bites from the beautiful Tartine by Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson. They are almost brownie-like, but not quite.
I know there are tons of petits pots de crème recipes online and in books, but for what it's worth... here's another...
Earl Grey petits pots de crème
makes 3 cups of custard base which is 8 demitasse cups
2 cups plus 2 tbsp whole milk
3 quality whole-leaf Earl Grey tea bags (cut open the bags and dump the tea out, discard the bags)
3-1/2 oz quality semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
5 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
Good pinch of salt
In a saucepan, bring the milk barely to a simmer. Put the loose tea in a container and then pour the hot milk over. Cover the container and let steep for 10 minutes. Then strain the tea-infused milk back into the pot and and the chocolate. Bring the milk back to a very gentle simmer, stirring constantly to melt the chocolate completely. In another bowl, gently whisk the yolks, sugar and salt. Temper the hot chocolate mixture into the eggs, being careful not to make too many bubbles. If there are lots of bubbles, the the mixture sit until the go away or spoon them off. Pour the custard base into your demitasse cups and place them in a larger pan. Pour about an inch worth of hot water into the pan and cover. Carefully place the covered pan in the oven and bake at 300º-325º until the custards are lightly set (about 20-30 minutes). Just like other baked custards, they will jiggle like Jell-O, that is, as a whole rather than in waves, when they are done. Remove the pots from the hot water and let cool, then chill to set up.
The chocolate friands are really easy. I use small tartlet molds that can be found at any baking supply shop, but you can use paper shells or mini cupcake pans. The dimensions given in the book recipe are for 1-1/2" by 1/2" glassine cups. My tartlet molds are basically that dimension. The only thing is that if you use a metal mold they must be buttered and floured, not just pan spray, not pan spray and flour, not just butter... butter and flour. I've tried all the combinations to make it quicker, but they do not come out of the mold unless you butter and flour.
Chocolate Friands
from Tartine by Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson
makes 24 (more or less) little cakes
6 oz quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup butter
11 oz sugar
3-3/4 oz flour
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
4 eggs
On a baking sheet line up your prepared baking molds and preheat the oven to 350º. Place the chocolate in a mixing bowl. Melt the butter in a saucepan and then pour over the chocolate and stir to melt smoothly. Sift the dry ingredients and stir them into the chocolate in three additions, then stir in two of the eggs, and then the last two. Depending on your chocolate, the mixture may look like it is seizing up, don't worry, with the last eggs it should smooth out into a silky batter. Scoop the batter into the molds about three-fourths of the way full (for those in the know, a purple scoop is the perfect amount). Bake for 12-15 minutes until the cakes just start to crack on top.
"Wait! What the heck is a 'friand', anyway?"
Well, it's a froo-froo French word for "small mouthful".


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1 Planning Applications, Ancillary Applications and Tree Preservation Orders
2 Decisions of Applications and Appeals; Withdrawn Applications
3 Any other business
Application No: 15/02050/FUL
Location: Darras Hall County First School, Broadway, Darras Hall, Ponteland NE20 9PP
Proposal: Installation of 2 independent mobile classrooms within the school grounds.
Applicant: Mr Peter Tincombe
Case Officer: Strategic & Urban Devt Team 01670 622633 Reply Date: 17/7/15
Application No: 15/02080/FUL
Location: Unit 2 Meadowfield, Ponteland NE20 9SW
Proposal: Change of use from light industrial to B1 (Office)
Applicant: Mr James Gray
Case Officer: Kate Blyth 01670 625546 Reply Date: 16/7/15
Application No: 15/02081/LBC
Location: 1st Floor Rear 25 Main Street, Ponteland NE20 9NH
Proposal: Listed building consent for internal alterations to first floor office, including windows replacement
Applicant: Mr Richard Marr
Case Officer: Kate Blyth 01670 625546 Reply Date: 16/7/15
Application No: 15/02071/FUL
Location: 10 Windsor Place, Darras Hall, Ponteland NE20 9AX
Proposal: Replacement of conservatory and entrance with creation of new entrance and garden room.
Applicant: Mr Robert Coker
Case Officer: Richard Laughton Reply Date: 21/7/15
Application No: 15/02108/PRUTPO
Location: 7 Woodvale, Darras Hall, Ponteland NE20 9JR
Proposal: Tree preservation order application to crown reduce two Ash trees by two metres and remove dead wood
Applicant: Mrs Young
Case Officer: Richard Laughton Reply Date: 21/7/15
Application No: 15/02130/FUL
Location: 61 Western Way, Darras Hall, Ponteland NE20 9AP
Proposal: Demolition of existing dwelling and subdivision of plot for the erection of 2no. two storey dwellings with detached garages and associated accesses.
Applicant: Mr Philip Lewis
Case Officer: Kate Blyth 01670 625546 Reply Date: 21/7/15
Application No: 15/02132/FUL
Location: West Farm Cottage West Farm Mews Prestwick Northumberland NE20 9TX
Proposal: Two storey extension to increase accommodation to 4no. bedrooms and associated works. Provision of additional parking on porous gravel surface
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Hayden & Lucy Gilmore
Case Officer: Malcolm Thompson 01670 622641 Reply Date: 21/7/15
Application No: 15/02133/FUL
Location: 1 Pont Haugh, Eland Mews, Ponteland NE20 9XD
Proposal: Convert existing garage to a kitchen area adding first floor( bedroom with en-suite). Existing garage will be removed in order to enhance its foundation
Applicant: Mr Anthony Boyd
Case Officer: Richard Laughton Reply Date: 28/7/15
Application No: 15/02141/PRUTPO
Location: 3 The Nursery, Medburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE20 0BN
Proposal: Works to trees protected by TPO: Prune back branch cluster on 1no Ash, remove 1no dead Larch, crown raise & prune 1no Fir, crown raise & prune 3no Larch.
Applicant: Mr Stephen Jackson
Case Officer: Richard Laughton Reply Date: 28/7/15
Application No: 15/02190/FUL
Location: 19 Main Street, Ponteland NE20 9NL
Proposal: Replacement of 1 no. external self service machine
Applicant: HSBC Group PLC
Case Officer: Joanne Wood 01670 625551 Reply Date: 24/7/15
Application No: 15/02207/FUL
Location: 1 West Thorn Farm, West Thorn, Kirkley, Newcastle upon Tyne NE20 0AG
Proposal: Construction of single storey rear extension to form Garden Room
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Pairman
Case Officer: Malcolm Thompson 01670 622641 Reply Date: 28/7/15


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I enjoyed watching S play ringette this evening. She and her team had a great game and beat the top team in their division. (S is #14. In this picture, her teammate shot and scored; the ring is in the middle of the picture.)
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
Tall Skinny Mini Album
Here is an album I made back in May for our DIL's birthday. Used lots of different designer papers and modified my 9 tag page down to only a couple of tags per page since I ended up adding so many pages! Also wanted this verticle instead of horizontal.
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As one of the UK's most well established and well recognised fabricators, the company has instigated this extensive development programme to accommodate increase in demand for the entire product range and to streamline production.
Investment in new machinery totalling approximately £1m as well as expansion and refurbishment of the 35,000 sq. ft factory, enables the company now to produce over 1000 windows every week.
This is the latest in a number of substantial investment programmes that have been initiated by senior management over the last few years due to the company's steady growth, and there is more promised for customers. Already, these developments have helped to strengthen the frameXpress brand throughout the industry in respect of quality, durability and performance.
FrameXpress Ltd has an extensive portfolio which incorporates PVC-u Windows, Doors and Conservatories, with "A" rated windows manufactured as standard in a variety of PVC-u from Profile 22 Systems. Composite Doors, Biflold doors and Aluminium products add to the comprehensive range available.
Directors Mark Westbrook and Stuart Green have over 55 years combined experience in the window industry which has established the company as the success it is today.
After major investment in machinery from Winmac UK Ltd, which includes a new SCHIRMER BAZ-1000-G6-VU2-VO "Tandem" Cutting and Machining Centre that is recognised as one of the fastest and most accurate machines of its type on the market, the company is set to further raise the benchmark. Two new ROTOX SMK 505 In-Line Five and Four Head Welders, were also installed along with an SEK701 Butt Welder and an LA 396PC Electronic Measuring system for Bead Measuring.
This equipment complements 3 other ROTOX CNC Corner Cleaners, a Crucifix Welder and a Quad Welder already installed at the company. frameXpress is now set to reinforce its corporate position with a 61 strong team and national delivery fleet which underpins the corporate ethos of providing premium quality standards and customer satisfaction.
Mark Westbrook, Managing Director comments: "Since the equipment has been installed we have seen faster manufacturing speeds and greater accuracy. I wish we had made this investment with Winmac UK years ago. Their overall support and technical advice during installation demonstrates why this is a positive Partnership."
At times when many companies have struggled to maintain positive trading results, frameXpress has sustained a strong corporate position. More recently, this has been validated further by the team being bolstered. Recruitment and internal restructuring has been initiated recently with the establishment of a number of key middle management positions to reinforce customer services.
Ian Davis, Sales Director comments "frameXpress has a notable reputation for high quality standards and a progressive approach to the industry with the entire portfolio proving very popular. Bolstering the team as well as expanding facilities gives us even greater scope for development."
Stuart Green, Managing Director concludes, "Expansion is an essential aspect of growth which enables us to provide customers with fast and efficient services. By investing in modern equipment we can provide faster turnarounds that our customers can rely upon."
Sales Director of Winmac UK, Kevin Noray, says: "it has been a pleasure to work with all of the team at FrameXpress and to be part of their success. I am sure that there will be more improvements over the coming years as they strive to remain – "ahead of the game." "
For more information on the products available in the frameXpress portfolio please call 01952 581100 or visit www.frameXpress.co.uk


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If anyone fancies a culture day round London, Marco and I are popping down soon as I can't make the dis weekend. This is my reward for being left holding the baby this weekend! ;-)
haw haw
yeah, little does she know but it will be a day of cultured booze!!
no problem
yeah as long as you let me loose for a few hours in oxford st with your credit card!
I'll babysit I'm reeling reproductive
I love the smell of babies. Apart from their arsholes. Does baby Marco have adorable dungarees? A mullet? A quiff?
They don't have culture in London
Just lots of artists and musicians queueing to get into the Wetherspoons :)
he had
a lovely smelling arse at 4am this morning!
ha ha ha ha ha
leave your baby with MARILYN A HA HA HA
Their heads smell brilliant
One day
A fella will write a sentence that doesn't include an exclamation mark. Maybe. I'm guessing mini.
Well it isn't too far away from mini!!!!
being able to type (he's a fast learner). I'm going to get him a sick proof laptop for Easter.
So, watch this space Brainlove!!!
You should try to protect him from the disorder early... take the "!" key off his baby Keyboard. It's not too late!
I think it is too! late!
My problem is deep set and irreversible! I have sought counselling for the problem but all they do is folder their arms and shake their heads!!!!! Can't they see I'm losing it! I may even need to consider calling BUPA! I have noticed mini making little 'chkchk' noises ALREADY.
He is doomed to a life of ridicule from senior wordsmiths. I dread him ever crossing paths with minibrainlove if such a thing exists!
not leave him with marilyn?
No aspersion on her real character was implied
merely the hedonistic front that she portrays sometimes on the boards.
The baby would be well laundered
ok then. Actually I was thinking of taking the little un along to culturise him early on in life.
some woman tried to give my friend her baby to hold at truck last year
my friend breathed on the kid and there was so much cider on his breath the kid promptly burst into tears.
always have dungarees. It is so they can't get naked in public as easily.
sometimes London is really
shit. sometimes
What happened prole...
Did someone have chicken again?
no a cyclist in shoreditch
not slowing down on a pelican crossing and almsot wiping me our -and also she didn't react to my pointed comments
next time
carry a grappling hook and make sure he doesn't get away before you've berated him properly.
bad road users...
and just before that
a ne'er do well approcched me and I assumed he was inquiring to my bank balance and whter I could be pursuaded to tender him 37p or something - I promptly ignored him and he went mental shouting 'I only want to know the fucking time' and continued in this fashion for about five minutes until I told him. He clearly wasn't late for work.
Two words
Tate Modern
(Turbine Room)
is first on my list. I love the place. First time I went there I was there for about 8 hours.
there's that silly Whiteread
exhibition in there now -well 'boxes' but there is a spatial discourse going on in there somewhere.
I've got London Fatigue (great album) at the moment - its the January thing I reckon


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Stolen sushi truck used in El Dorado County break-ins
Stolen sushi truck used in El Dorado County break-ins
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WEBVTT rtREPORTER: EARLY FRIDAY MORNING,STILL UNDER THE COVER OFDARKNESSrt Art THIEF GETS OUT OFTHE MIKUNI SUSHI VAN AND STARTSBANGING WITH AN AXE ON THE DOOROF A POLLOCK PINES CONVENIENCESTORE.WHEN THAT DOESN'T WORK, THE VANrtREPLACES THE AX.IT WORKS THE SECOND TIME.A PAIR OF THIEVES ENTER, ANDRANSACK THE STORE TAKING TOBACCOPRODUCTS, ALCOHOL, ELECTRONICS,AND CASH.>> IF YOU SEE IN THE TOP THEREIS CRACKS ALL OVER, AND THEWHOLE WALL IS INSIDE RIGHT NOW.rtREPORTER: FROM HERE, THE VAN HASTO EL DORADO HILLS.THE THIEVES BREAKING INTO ELDORADO SALOON AND GRILL rtWHERETHEY CONFRONT A BOOKKEEPERARRIVING FOR HER EARLY MORNINGSHIFT.>> SHE WALKED IN, THEY JUST SAIDTHAT THIS WAS A BURGLARY, ANDTHEY ASKED HER TO SIT DOWN,WHICH SHE COMPLIED.REPORTER: THOUSANDS IN CASHrtSTOLEN.>> WE HAVE A LOT OF HOT FOOD.REPORTER: BUT WHY DO IT IN ArtRIPPED OFF AND WELL MARKED VAN?MIKUNI EMPLOYEES ARE ASKING THESAME QUESTION AFTER THE VAN WENTMISSING OUT OF THEIR BACKPARKING LOT IN ROSEVILLE.>> YOU CAN'T MISS IT.I'M VERY SHOCKED BUT AT rtTHE SAMETIME VERY SURPRISED THAT THEYUSED THAT VAN TO DO WHAT THEYDID.REPORTER: INVESTIGATORS HOPE THErtCOLORFUL DESIGN AND THE WORDINGHELP.>> IT IS VERY WELL KNOWN, rtTO SEETHAT VAN ROLLING AROUND, WE AREHOPING IT WILL LEAD TO A QUICKTIP AND A QUICK APPREHENSION.REPORTER: WHILE THEY HAVEN'TrtMADE AN APPREHENSION, IT WAS ACHP OFFICER WHO FOUND THE VANABANDONED IN A ROSEVILLE PARKINGrtLOT THIS AFTERNOON.FROM THERE IT WILL BE TOWED, ANDPROCESSED FOR EVIDENCE.IN PLACERVILLE, TOM MILLER, KCRA3 NEWS.EDIE: THIS ESCALATED TO AROBBERY IN EL DORADO HILLS WHENTHE THIEVES CAME UPON THErtBOOKKEEPER IN THE RESTAURANT AND
Stolen sushi truck used in El Dorado County break-ins
Officers are searching for the thieves that stole a van early Friday morning from Mikuni Sushi Bar and later used it in a robbery and burglary in El Dorado County.
Two people were caught on surveillance video just before 5 a.m. breaking into a Valero Gas Station on Pony Express Trail at Ridgeway Drive in Pollock Pines.
About an hour the break-in, the crooks, driving the same van broke into the El Dorado Saloon and Grill on Embarcadero Drive, the sheriff's office said.
The Mikuni van was found later Friday in a Roseville parking lot. However, the thieves are still outstanding.
Get the full story in the video above.


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Lt. Chapman in the brilliant sunlight of Ascension.
Engineer's Top Secret Mission
Colonel William Ashley Chapman
"While tossed madly about by the violent sea I sensed that I was in the curl of another huge wave about to break on the steep beach. I gulped air which I knew I had to do to live. In a deadly sequence I was dashed up on the beach only to be helplessly swept back again into the next crashing breaker by the racing backwash.
As I was hurled up on the beach again a hand stuck out to grasp mine. With all my remaining strength, I grabbed it! That hand was attached to a human lifeline of brave soldiers of the United States Army 38th Engineers who had come to my rescue. A bath in the surf at Long Beach, Ascension Island, had nearly cost me my life.
That incident occurred a few days after we had landed on Ascension Island, the site of our mission. Ascension is a 34 square mile remote island at 8 degrees South latitude in the South Atlantic. Our top-secret mission was to build an airfield complete with a 6,000 foot paved runway, taxiways, aviation fuel storage and handling facilities, a sea pipeline for tanker unloading and all other requirements for a complete base facility.
Graduating in 1941 from Auburn University with a commission of 2d Lt., Corps of Engineers, I was ordered to active duty on September 1, 1941, with the 38th Engineer Regiment, Combat, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. We departed Charleston, South Carolina, March 22, 1942 for the mission. I was Platoon Leader of "F" Company and was a supervisor of runway construction.
We were tasked to complete the mission in 90 days, which required a maximum effort from all personnel. The work went on day and night, with men working twelve hours a day, seven days a week, until the job was completed. Living conditions were harsh physically and psychologically. Our water supply was extremely limited, with none [at first] for hygiene and barely enough to drink. There was no recreation, nothing but a routine of work, and time for eating and sleep. We were completely isolated with no personal communication with the outside world.
With the help of 75 tons of dynamite we blasted the hard rock into shape, and the first plane landed about June 15 on the partially completed runway. It was a British Fairey Swordfish biplane from the British carrier H.M.S. Archer cruising over the horizon nearby. When the Swordfish buzzed the settlement the American anti-aircraft battery, part of our Task Force 4612 equipped with 37 mm and .50 cal. AA guns, failed to identify the intruder and opened fire. As it came around the second time the markings were seen to be British, and the plane landed.
Out of it a very angry pilot emerged waving a pistol. One of the .50 caliber rounds had clipped the buckle of his parachute harness. We had to apologize for the hostile treatment, yet we had not expected a visit and were apprehensive of activity from a German raider thought to be in the area.
The first American plane, U.S. Army Air Corps B-24 "Kissin' Cousin," landed on the completed runway 10 July 1942, just 101 days after our arrival. We had achieved our goal, a significant accomplishment and an engineering triumph for Colonel R.E. Coughlin, TF 4612 commander.
Wideawake Field, as it was named, became a refueling stop for planes bound for the African Campaign [and the China, Burma, India Theater) and later served other theaters of war. It also was important as an anti-submarine base.
I remained on Ascension for nearly two years as a Platoon leader of the 898th Engineer Aviation Company. After returning to the States, I was reassigned as Company Commander of "C" Company of the 1902 Engineer Aviation Battalion, with an assignment to participate in the construction of an airfield in the Pacific Theater.
My unit landed on Ie Shima (near Okinawa) on April 19, 1945, the day after Ernie Pyle was killed there. Along with the other EABs we built runways and all necessary facilities, again on time. We were on Ie Shima about six months and were bombed every day, sometimes more than once, until the time of surrender. We saw kamakazi planes being shot down while others were seen striking ships. An LST was hit by a kamikazi, was beached and abandoned. The hulk was later hit by several more suicide planes. My friend, Captain Ray Kidd, our Company Commander on Ascension, was killed by a bomb during June of 1945, just six weeks or so before the surrender. He never saw his son who was born while we were on Ie Shima.
Our island was the stop-over for the planes carrying the Japanese surrender delegation flying in "Betty" bombers enroute to meet General Douglas MacArthur on Bataan, Philippines. Those planes were the same type of bombers they had used against us on Ie Shima. As you can imagine, we were all at the runway to see the two white-painted bombers carrying green crosses [those had been MacArthur's instructions] and watch the delegation change to a U.S. Army Air Corps C-54 plane. They were greeted with silence from the spectators.
In September of 1945 we were sent to Japan as a part of the occupation force. I visited Nagasaki and was awed by the sight of the destruction created by one A-bomb. Japan has [also] been very badly damaged by high explosive and fire bombs. The Japanese people were polite to us and exhibited no fear. The dear little children followed us around asking for "chewding" gun and candy.
The airbase at Ascension Island is now an active U.S. Air Force facility used for missile and satellite tracking. It was a staging base for the British during the Falkland Island War of 1982. The base has been in operation, with only a brief hiatus, since that first landing July 10, 1942. My wife and I were privileged to visit Ascension in 1988 as guests of the USAF to participate in the dedication of a remodeled building my platoon had constructed in 1943. Much has changed, for they now have ample water, air conditioning, paved roads and other amenities. The dust and everlasting wind remain."
William Ashley Chapman
Dad returned--with caution--to Long Beach, Ascension Island, where "rollers" can come in without warning and where he once almost lost his life. Ascension Island 1988


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A senior councillor who sits on the housing scrutiny committee that presided over Grenfell Tower has said he was unaware of concerns raised by residents before the fire, despite a public campaign that repeatedly voiced fears over safety.
Kim Taylor-Smith, Deputy Leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council, told the Today programme the refurbishment of the building, which is believed to have facilitated the devastating fire, was only examined when the works contract was submitted.
This is despite a long-running campaign by the Grenfell Action Group dating back to 2011 including a post from November 2016 that warned "only a catastrophic event will expose the ineptitude and incompetence of our landlord″.
Speaking to Radio 4′s Today programme, Taylor-Smith was asked by host Mishal Husain in what way he had scrutinised the building's refurbishment.
He said: "Personally I didn't get involved in the scrutiny, there's obviously something that has to be looked at."
Husain said: "You were on the housing scrutiny committee and you never heard any of the complaints in the blog posts that were in the public domain for everyone to see on the internet, warning of how angry people were and the specific things relating to this refurbishment.?"
Taylor-Smith replied: "No, but I repeat - this is a public inquiry and a criminal investigation."
Pushed as to why he hadn't been "looking out for that sort of thing", he then tried to excuse the oversight by saying Grenfell Tower was just one of many to have undergone refurbishment.
He said: "We have have refurbishment projects going on all the time, I can't comment on [how many] we had at that time but this was part of a refurbishment programme."
Joe Delaney, from Grenfell Action Group, told HuffPost UK: "This is typical of the council's blasé approach.
"It seems that the only time they take an interest in the concerns of residents is when their own interests are at stake."
Cladding used in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is thought to have played a large role in helping the fire spread so quickly, trapping many inside and leading to the deaths of around 80 people.
Last night saw the first Kensington and Chelsea council meeting since the disaster and was a night filled with drama as victim after victim of the horrific inferno took to the podium to direct fury and pain at the ruling Tory council.
Shouts of "murderer", "stand down now, and "shame on you" filled the air when Councillor Elizabeth Campbell was officially appointed as the authority's new leader.
Taylor-Smith has categorically ruled out stepping down.


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The defense industry and their associates in government continue to issue ominous warnings about the drastic hit to the economy the country would take if deep budget cuts become a reality. But a look at the revenue stream of top weapons manufactures like Lockheed Martin reveals steady profit margins even if the cuts take place. And warnings about significant job losses in states that manufacture weapons and warplanes ignore the vastly more productive jobs that could be created if the taxes previously redistributed to defense firms get to stay in the constructive economy.
Read the whole article from Spencer Ackerman at Wired's Danger Room.
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MADILL — Seven sets of eyes from the Ardmore Lady Tigers defensive third were trained on one pink headband.
The scouting report on stopping the Madill was pretty simple — stop No. 2 at all cost.
But in the second half, when a deflection sent the ball to Madill senior's feet those 14 eyes grew wide.
Soon the swarm was on with the Lady Tigers blitzing the Lady Wildcats forward just outside midfield.
It wouldn't matter.
Within seconds, she was on the loose, streaking into the box before sending another clinical strike past the outstretched arms of the diving keeper, giving the Lady Wildcats a 2-0 win over their rivals.
The story is a common one for Madill's opponents. Every team Madill faces knows what's coming. The tricky part has been doing anything about it.
For two straight seasons, every ball that's found the back of the net for the Lady Wildcats has come off the golden boots and blonde hair of one player, Madill senior Alyssa Emery.
Despite being marked, double teamed, tackled and pushed, game after game, whether it be by assists, chip shots, 40-yard bombs, penalty kicks, leaping headers, or dribbling the ball into the net after juking past the goalie, Emery has been the one constant variable on each of Madill's 49 goals.
So far, Emery has scored 22 goals and racked up a pair of assists in her senior season. Last year she had 21 goals and four assists.
Despite carrying the scoring load for the Lady Wildcats, Emery said the constant reliance on her to produce hasn't gotten to her.
"I don't mind," she said. "Scoring, creating — it's the best part."
And today, Emery will look to have some more fun as she enters the final playoff run of her high school career, beginning with a first-round matchup at Weatherford tonight.
Last season Madill made the playoffs, but the Lady Wildcats were eliminated in the first round. This year, Emery hopes to end her high school career on a different note.
"Our goal is to win," Emery said. "We have to work and work hard for 80 minutes against Weatherford. If we do that, I think we can beat them."
Following the postseason, Emery will play soccer for Central Christian College of Kansas.
Emery's rise through soccer is rare in southern Oklahoma. The game she loves, one of the oldest and most popular sports in the world, wasn't played at the high school level here until 2006, when Madill started its soccer program.
Ardmore High School is the only other school in the area that participates in the sport, and their program began in 2016, finishing its first year of district play this past season.
But before lighting up the scoreboard at Blake Smiley Stadium, Emery first discovered her talent for finding the net in her own backyard.
Soccer was the family sport for the Emery's. And after they moved from Michigan to Oklahoma, Emery learned how to be fearless and take on defenders – no matter their size, strength or talent level – during heated one-on-one soccer games with her older brother at an early age.
"I got him a few times," Emery said. "It made me better. If I could beat him, I knew I could take on girls my age."
And though Ardmore and nearby cities didn't offer select soccer teams, Emery did play in the recreational league G.O.A.L.S, often playing co-ed teams to help sculpt her into the elite player she is today.
She said playing against competition that was often stronger and bigger in rec leagues and at home made her that much better.
"It made me a better player," she said. "It made confident. I didn't get scared anymore."
Soon, Emery's talent and nose for finding the back of the net grew out of the local level.
Her family would take long weekend road trips to Dallas, Oklahoma City and Durant for Emery to face elite competition, playing on select teams and clubs. She currently plays on a club team based out of Sherman, Texas.
"I got a chance to really showcase my talent at the club level," she said.
And after her standout performance her junior year, putting up FIFA video game numbers to lead the Wildcats to the playoffs, Emery began seeing her dream of playing soccer at the next level become a reality. On Feb. 7, she signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Central.
Emery said the transition and competition for playing time will be tough in college. But like she has at every level, from the backyard battles with her brother to a final State Championship hurrah and eventually college, Emery said she's ready to enter her the next challenge head-on.
"I've been playing this game since I was little," she said. "it's been hard work year after year to get here. It's bittersweet [entering the playoffs of her senior season] but I'm excited for the next chapter and the playoffs, I'm excited to see where we go."


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Rasputin: Suite from the Ballet
Prior to 1991 Ukranian master composer Yevhen Stankovych's works were regularly censored or banned by Soviet authorities. The ballet "The Agony: Rasputin" (originally titled "Prometheus") was one such work. This suite from the ballet highlights Stankovych's uniquenely pronounced affinity with the vernacular, blending folk motifs with orchestral colors in multilayered polyphony. "Rasputin" was first performed with its original music and libretto in 1989 in Skopje, Macedonia. Score HL00141935 Parts on rental.
Dictum 2: Chamber Symphony No. 10
Yevhen Stankovych is pioneer in the rebirth of the neo-romantic style in the second half of the 20th century At the beginning of the 1980's he developed his own musical system, which he calls "polyphony of layers": Dictum for piano and strings is among the works written in this manner, composed shortly following the Chornobyl disaster is regarded as the only composition which adequately expresses the tragedy. Score HL00141937 Parts on rental.
Violin Concerto No. 2
Violin Cadenzas by Dima Tkachenko. Score HL00141934 Parts on rental.
Symphony No. 6
Stankovych's sixth symphony casts a dramatic arc across its unconventional, continuous two-movement structure. Competing themes emerge in the brooding first movement, the tension between them eventually leading to a powerful emotional climax midway into the piece. The second movement, now stealing in on sustained violins, assumes a more meloncholy character as the themes introduced previously become intertwined, and ultimately dissolve into a murmuring, hopeful conclusion. Score HL00141936 Parts on rental.
The full tonal palette of a six player ensemble containing winds, strings, percussion and piano is masterfully deployed by Stankovych, evoking shimmering images that are at times subtle and surprising at others. Duration ca. 11′. Score HL00141933 Complete set HL00141938
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NYPD officers stand up for Kaepernick as new wave of NFL protests form
Members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) rallied in support of Colin Kaepernick on Saturday as the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who ignited controversy last season for sitting out the national anthem during games, remains unsigned heading into the NFL season.
The gathering at Brooklyn Bridge Park featured roughly 80 officers, according to the New York Times. Kaepernick has not been signed by an NFL team this season, despite the belief of many football analysts that his talents would prove useful to teams who lack depth at the quarterback position.
The unusual show of support from police comes as a second wave of protests, modeled after what Kaepernick did last season in the name of "black people and people of color," is building in the NFL.
Look at this love from NYPD officers from 5 boroughs in their shirts saying #ImWithKap In the red is Brooklyn… https://t.co/vTLBmPuRyspic.twitter.com/2lx1GPWJ5W
— KnowYourRightsCamp (@yourrightscamp) August 19, 2017
Players from the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, and Tennessee Titans joined protests in week two of the NFL preseason, according to ESPN.
Marshawn Lynch, a running back for the Oakland Raiders, and arguably the most high profile star to join the national anthem protests since Kaepernick participated last season, sidestepped questions about his participation in them during a press conference last week.
Marshawn Lynch met with the media for the first time since remaining seated during the national anthem. pic.twitter.com/l7ihQslPEM
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 18, 2017
"I think that elephant just left the room, because a little mouse ran in here," Lynch said facetiously, responding to a question from a reporter who referred to the protests as "the elephant in the room."
The show of support for Kaepernick by some NYPD officers featured at least one high profile guest in Frank Serpico, who arrived at the gathering. The former officer is celebrated for his whistleblowing and anti-corruption efforts, which were the subject of a 1973 film starring Al Pacino.
Kaepernick was critical of the police last season after a series of highly publicized incidents in which black men were shot and killed by officers across the U.S.
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick said in 2016 during the preseason after his protests first drew the attention of the media. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."
The quarterback also drew intense criticism from officers after photos emerged of him wearing black athletic socks covered in illustrated pigs wearing police hats during a practice on August 10, 2016.
Kaepernick wrote in response to the controversy that he has family members who were police officers, and that he wore the controversial socks prior to taking a "public stance."
In addition to Saturday's gathering of New York police, the NAACP of Atlanta has called for a boycott of the NFL if Kaepernick does not find a team to play for this season.
NAACP announces national boycott of NFL over Kaepernick https://t.co/hDK0wAarpn via @@11AliveNews
— Gerald A. Griggs (@AttorneyGriggs) August 20, 2017
We are calling on @NFL and @AtlantaFalcons to take a stance on @Kaepernick7. Let him play or #EconomicDisturbance#Standing4Kaepernickpic.twitter.com/lUMclB10sb
— NAACP Atlanta (@NAACPAtlanta) August 12, 2017