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The Directors Roundtable
Additionally, the magic of video allows us to bring you into the summit meeting itself; we compiled clips of the roundtable crew talking about crucial issues and present four of them here. Stay tuned throughout the week for more video excerpts.
The Recession
Do you want to know who you're bidding on jobs against?
Passing and Losing Jobs
Are the Boards Changing?
Treatments, Part 1
Treatments, Part 2
Boxing Directors
The Democratization of Technology
Viral Fever
Jake and the Family Scott
Don't forget to delve into the individual profiles and collect some wisdom:
Dougal Wilson, Blink and Furlined
Jeff Labbe, Sonny London
Chris Smith, Smuggler
Mathew Cullen, Motion Theory
Jake Scott, RSA Films
Dayton/Faris, Bob Industries
Peter Thwaites, Gorgeous and [email protected] Content
Bryan Buckley, Hungry Man
Paul Hunter, Prettybird
Smith & Foulkes, Nexus
Lance Acord, Park Pictures
The Perlorian Brothers, Furlined
Daniel Kleinman, Rattling Stick
Traktor, Partizan
Dante Ariola, MJZ
And that's not all!
Several of our directors have decided to lend even more insight into their creative process, so we're presenting some very special Breakdowns over the next few days:
Dante Ariola Breaks Down The Ladders 'Little Creatures'
Smith & Foulkes Break Down Coca-Cola 'Avatar'
Paul Hunter Breaks Down Rexona 'Zoom'
Lance Acord Breaks Down Acura 'Motion'


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The last item in the 1969 shifter section is incorrect. It states...."Small-block and big-block cars used unique shifter mounting plates bolted to the tailhousing, versus the aftermarket bracket mounted with U-bolts around the tailhousing"The 69 Hurst/Muncie aftermarket bracket bolted to the tailhousing similar to the factory 69 bracket but was the same for BB and SB.Hurst did not make an installation kit for the 69 with Saginaw
Victor,Yes, the evidence points to the Muncie handle. Specifically for late cars, I know of an 06C BB car with a Muncie handle and rare396bronze mentioned the 06A car.Why did they replace them? Just like any other warranty part - because it had a problem (esp if they were used hard). The reverse lockout assembly was a bad design and the design was changed - I don't recall when that occurred. There is a service bulletin on it, IIRC.
Looking at some shifters , I remember a question that has come up before on 67-68 Camaro Muncie/Saginaw shifters. There is a large "T" stamp on some on the chrome stick where it would be covered by the boot. Some have it and some don't.I don't think there was a difference in the shifter and don't think the "T" was a Chevy code. The 69-71 Camaro used a Hurst then 1972 and up used a "ITM" shifter that was stamped ITM. So maybe the "T" was a vendor stamp.


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HotReports, built upon TheDataWeb framework, use analytical output from DataFerrett to create custom, dynamic websites by bringing together relevant statistics from multiple datasets, eliminating the need to locate and extract information from many different data sources one dataset at a time. Because HotReports source data directly from TheDataWeb, which is the same source DataFerrett and the data API access, the same answer is assured no matter which method is used.
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The Social Security tax rate is 12.4 percent of earnings, 6.2 percent paid by the employee and 6.2 percent paid by the employer. In 2014 the wage cap for earnings taxed was 117,000, and the 2015 cap is $118,500, explains Business Management Daily.
Social Security taxes are comprised of the old age, survivors and disability insurance taxes, as stated by the IRS. A Medicare tax, also known as hospital insurance tax, is assessed at 2.9 percent, half paid by the employee and half paid by the employer. These two taxes are often referred to together as Social Security tax. There is no earnings cap applied to the Medicare tax, and an additional Medicare tax is assessed at 0.9 percent on earnings over $200,000 as of 2015.
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 introduced an employee-side Social Security tax reduction of 2 percent for 2011 and 2012. During those two years, employers were taxed 4.2 percent instead of 6.2 percent of their employees' wages, notes the IRS.
The old age and survivors tax was first collected in 1937 when the maximum contribution per year was $30. Disability insurance tax was added in 1957 and Medicare in 1966. The 2010 maximum contribution for Social Security tax, not including Medicare, was $6,621.60, according to the Social Security Administration.


text: As the title suggests, Molly (Molly Goes Shopping, 2003) is learning to ride a bicycle the hard way. Unfortunately, and fortunately, she crashes right into a driving instructor who clues her in to the secret of navigation—don't look directly at whatever it is you're trying not to run into, or, "Keep your eye on the road!" The best part of this simple story is the soft, old-fashioned colored-pencil illustrations of Molly, a charming young pig wearing a pumpkin-top helmet, and her kind, kerchief-sporting, blue-frocked Grandma, who might be a bear. Details such as the startled mouse waitress's joggled ice cream sundaes as Molly hits the instructor, and the scrappy stance of the mean kids who taunt Molly, are priceless. Youngsters may be comforted to discover that riding a bike may not be easy, but with a little practice and some sound advice, they might even surpass Grandma down the road. A quirky, winsome crash course for aspiring cyclists. (Picture book. 5-7)


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Girish Karnad's voice echoes over the PA system. His pre-recorded message requesting the ever-accommodating audience to "please switch of your mobile phones," is met for once by the chitter-chatter of a house-full show audience, that's has surprisingly turned out for a play, not representing anything relatively mainstream Indian.
The last two days have been surprising to say the least — at least for someone like me, who has been attending every single performance at this year's Ranga Shankara theatre festival!
The festival opened with Rama Bijoya, a treat to anyone who has never seen the quaint theatrical-dance form of Sattriya. This particular piece was performed by the Sattriya Monks of Uttar Kamalabari Sattra, in Majuli, Axom.
Now I am no master in the art myself, but I have seen Sattriya performances before this, and this wasn't the best the art could offer to a new audience. The monks performed the life of Lord Rama, till his betrothal to Sita, which was interesting enough a theme, but it didn't work for me…
Why it didn't work for me on principal, is basically because the art has not developed at all. Being practiced by the monks in closed almost Nazi camp like Sattras, the art is still lost in an old world full of hierarchy, which is not necessarily charming.
Consider the fact that male artists still perform the female roles and that the male actors are not far from being actual castratos and you suddenly realize how sordid the art is.
The performance was average to say the least, it didn't inspire me in parts nor did it evoke any exclamations of joy at discovering something astoundingly aesthete at any moment!
It warbled on, in the amusing Brajawali dialect of Assamese and while it was fun to watch how words were 'o'd and 'ou'd every now and then, such accentual differences couldn't keep me or half the audience too interested for too long.
But the God's of Theatre have a lot of mercy and the very next day, almost to make up for the downer on Day 1, we were brought two Kattaikkoottu performances.
Now what is Kattaikkoottu you must be wondering? Well, this old folk art form from the Northern Districts of Tamizhnaadu, is a performance based narrative art, that beautifully mixes, Koothu (street dancing), with folk music, a mask-drama-dance and several other such elements, creating a performance that is raw, sensual, fabulous and well-worth several views! To find out more, just visit this link: http://www.kattaikkuttu.org/
The Tamil Nadu Kattaikkuttu Kalai Valarchi Munnetra Sangam from Kanchipuram, more simply known as the Sangam, was invited to perform two pieces from their repertoire on Day 2 of the festival. The first performance was a from the normal 'Southern Style' cannon — Subhadhira Kalyaanam and this piece was extremely exciting as it featured the All Girls Kattaikkuttu Company, which is probably the ONLY all-female Kattaikkoottu company in the whole wide world! The Sangam is single handedly responsible for the introduction of this art to women. And even till today, women have to overcome quite a few obstacles posed by family and society to learn this art.
The performance was amazing and so full of energy and comedic timing, while the young artistes, who performed the role of Arjunan and Kannan (Krishna), were astoundingly good too!
I was more than ready for the next performance, later that very evening and my hopes were kept up with, thankfully.
The Kattaikkuttu Young Professionals troupe set the stage on fire with the evening performance, when they performed an abridged version of their repertory regular Pakatai Tukil, this time however called Diraupathi Tukil, a shortened version.
My favourite character from the previous performance, the young energetic pretty looking girl who played Arjunan, played one of the several Draupadi's in this energy-ravishing performance.
What however added to the overall exuberance and energy was the last extended, exclusively Tamizh addition to Draupadi's Vastraharan — the last dice game! I was as elated and impressed by this local twist, and believe me; I really wish this was added to all versions of the Mahabharata.
Impressed enough, I looked forward to every other performance in the festival, but was extremely disappointed for the next few days.
The next Wednesday, I was dragged, and I actually mean dragged to watch Dastangoi — new tales from Tilism-e-Hoshruba, a Hindustani performance that turned out to be in too chaste Urdu for anyone like me to follow or appreciate.
Firstly, I do not like narrative forms that involve one performer telling me a story, no matter how good the performance is! Secondly, I need to at least grasp the gist of what is being said on stage to understand and appreciate any art — however simple or rustic!
Now in this case, we were given print-outs with a general explanation of what this Dastangoi was all about, but even after almost memorizing it, the strangeness of the language and sheer bias against the style of art, left me bewildered first, and then terribly bored later.
Bewildered, why you ask? Well, I had no clue Bangalore had such a well-learned Urdu audience. Everyone seemed to be enjoying it but me. Co-viewer Faiqueee, however, also enjoyed the show, and he had reason enough to do so — he understood Urdu like he was supposed to! But I am still left wondering if that was the case with most of the audience, who predictably laughed at every funny looking comment and applauded every time one of narrators reached a crescendo. It was pitiable and sad and I am happy it's over.
No more Dastangoi for me, ever again and I assume I don't need to reiterate why I was bored?
The next day was Bangalore-is excited-day! Teejan Bai, the lone champion of Chhattisgarh's native art of Pandavani was in town! Now, I'd heard so much about Teejan Bai that I was extremely apprehensive of even going for the show. I have learnt the hard way, that when people talk a lot about a particular performer and their abilities, more often than not, you're left wondering what all the fuss was about in the first place.
My apprehensions were quite justified and the performance was just mediocre. Teejan Bai has lost her voice and the Draupadi Cheerharan (which is what the performance was all about) lasted for just 5 minutes! Yes, those five minutes were so raw and powerful that it made the rest of the boring 45 minutes or so seem so worth-it… But really, is a good 5 minute performance what people rave so much about?
What I must agree however, is that the use of English words that have become commonplace, like Total and Timepass, were effectively used in perfect comic timing and incited quite a few hearty laughs.
The only bit that stood out for me was the joke of Krishna asking Draupadi how she could blame him for him coming so late to the durbar, when she decided to call him Dwarknath, of all his names! He had to go all the way to Dwarka before he could come and save her, thanks to her choice of calling him that! Kinda stupid, but Oh! So enjoyable!
And then there was today! Yes, I finally manage to connect back to where I started this LONG LONG post!
The moment I saw how the director/set designer had set up the stage, I knew I was going to like it. Reminiscent of a village Laai Haraaoba platform, with a Bamboo fence and a plate of offerings — the stage suddenly seemed to posses depth that I didn't know Ranga Shankara was capable of creating… and superbly organized lights, that looked professional for once! And then there was the entrance!
Goosebumps and more goosebumps erupted all over me, when I heard the familiar sound of a Pena with the accompanying Pung and Dholok. The Tangkhul flute was almost magical in the way it was used and so was the atypical double conch… and then it all began…
First the much-seen circular formation, with musicians and narrator at the side and background and then the slow unknotting of an ancient tale, so typical a form to Meitei performing arts!
A friend just asked on FB, why it was called a ballad and all I can say to him now in reply is — what else can you call something that has reached such a sense of purity and finesse? No other word would justify the story of the Goddess of Rice, when said with such style, depth, rusticity and in such a huge emotional range.
The music was amazing, the writing even better and the performances — like I've never seen before. The lyrical quality of chaste Meiteilon came to life in this play, and the scenes with the interactions between the Goddesses, broke me down out of sheer joy at the beauty witnessed.
What really worked for the play was the wonderful mix of myth, religion, a love ballad and powerful narration, all interspersed and so beautifully directed into a perfect whole by M Mangangsana.
The proposal scene and the final day of meeting between Phou-Oibi and Akongjamba were the most beautifully etched. With a spirited mix of narration and beautiful sing-song folk-tune inspired interlude every now and then, the mood of these scenes brought a lot of warmth and excitement to the viewer, memories even!
Phou-Oibi showing her true colours to Akongjamba's mother, was a scene also done very cleverly. Keeping in mind the subtlety of the form, the power and all encompassing rage of Phou-Oibi was amazingly portrayed, invoking awe through the restrain used by the actress in almost everyone sitting in the audience.
To summarize the whole experience, if that's even possible — The Laihui troupe's presentation of Phou-Oibi was probably the best performance seen at this year's festival. I do realize there are three more performances, but I'm kinda convinced they will not reach this level of the mastery of an art. I am impressed and am officially now a fan!
Phou-Oibi has given me new goals in life. I hope to one day act in a Meitei theatrical production and to at least learn, if not master, one of these extremely refined arts, which were and still are, all mine for the taking!
I have new found joy in being Meitei :)
May your art find you too!
If you would like to see what the Laihui performance looks like... check out the directors channel on YouTube:


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Bus Crashes Into Parade In Haiti, Killing At Least 34 And Injuring 17
A sad Incident occurs at 3 AM in Gonaïves in northern Haiti also the capital of the Artibonite. A bus hit the crowd in which 34 persons are died at the spot and more than dozens are minor and major are seriously injured.
First this bus hits two peoples on bus stop then it go up toward the flock of the "rara" parade. It is a melodic festival in which different musician perform dissimilar traditional gadgets in streets and markets which is only for the passer and joined them.
On Sunday rara was going on while a bus route for Cap Haitien to the capital Port-au-Prince, crashed the crowed.
The main purpose for the crash was not yet cleared but the driver and passengers were taken to a police station for investigation.
President of Haiti named Jovenel Moise ordered to investigate this incident soon and sent report towards his office.This bus was in possession of Blue Sky Logistics by a transportation company.
This is like a hit and run because the driver and a lot of passengers run away from the spot on foot. Then all the musicians and people who are (eyewitness or slightly injured) in the parade began throwing rocks at the bus and nearly passing other vehicles who injuring other travelers of bus and others. Those injured are treated in nearly hospitals of Gonaives.
Some roads of Haitian are so much dangerous and also disordered due to some their rules build or observed by the drivers, motorcyclists and the people who are on foot or bicycle. Road safety is very essential for all the vehicles to save the life for our self and the others.
It is our first obligation on the road to obey the traffic rules and save lives of other who travel on this road.


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We finally made it out to the Iguana Grill, one of Birmingham's newest Mexican restaurants. Everything I had heard about the place promised an amazing interior - lanterns and metal artwork bring life to what could have been just another generic Mexican restaurant. The centerpiece of the waiting area is a sculpture of glass red star lanterns - this is the best way I know to describe it. I thought it was really beautiful. The dining area has hundreds of metal star lanterns hanging above and each booth seat is adorned with a piece of metal artwork. Lining the perimeter of the restaurant are metal palm trees with lighted coconuts and above the bar, metal horses leap from the wall.
Based on the decor alone, you'd think menu prices would be higher. We found it to be only $1 - $2 more than your typical Mexian fare (Sol Azteca, Los Compadres, Sabor Latino.) Iguana Grill serves two salsas with their chips - the first is a generic mushy red salsa and the second is made with (I'm guessing by the flavor) black beans and roasted red pepper. The black bean salsa was fantastic. I've never had anything like it. In defense of the red salsa, it did have a good flavor. I'm just not a huge fan of the mushy, thick texture.
Dinner was well above average - I had fajitas and my husband had the famed chili relleno. This chili relleno was the second best one I've ever tasted. (The very best chili relleno in town, I think, can be found at Sol Y Luna.) The fajitas had a really unique flavor different from most restaurants where the meat and vegetables are drenched in a salty marinade. My best guess at the seasoning on the chicken is coriander. I could be completely wrong, but whatever the seasoning, the chicken was fantastic.
Dinner was great and the service was even better. The restaurant was packed but the service never suffered. Our server worked so hard to be sure our glasses were full. I'm pretty sure Iguana Grill is my new favorite Mexican restaurant in town. Iguana Grill is located just off of Lorna Road at Colonial Drive in Fiesta Plaza.


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I won some ebay auctions from some sellers in the Hong Kong area advertising brick sets that fit Lego. I love the Engrish on those posts. Some household brand names include Enlightened Child, Kazi, and LoonGon. Actually these sets are pretty cool. Some of the Chinese sets you can get are basically Lego copied sets with the box pictures and all, these were all original designs. The Kazi sets actually have "Kazi" molded on the tubes of thier bricks, lego style. The other companies...uh, not so much. There were 25-35 pieces per set depending on the kit,most parts fit good, although there was some "flash" on pieces, and one small round piece I had was warped beyond fit. Well, I won some kits for one cents, and others for a buck, so I don't think I'm paying for quality control....
These kool little tanks are made by Kazi, I got them for around a buck each plus shipping. They will make great little drone tanks for some future Lego mega battle.
Here are two different missile trucks, and 2 mine detector vehicles, all also made by Kazi. These are small kits, in "scale" with the tanks but of course a minifig towers over them, so they will also make good drone vehicles. Of course, in world of Lego and Lego knock-offs, does it really matter? They just drive!
Lets get serious now, here comes the Military. These fill an area that Lego dosn't do. I think the mine detector vehicle is an Elightened Child set, and the cannon in the middle might be too, although they don't look like they came off the same production line. The biker with the rifle is a Kazi set. The cannon guy looks very happy to be blasting away with that thing, and the biker has a smug look on his face. The mine detector dude dosn't look too thilled though, I guess he was the guy who showed up late and got the lame vehicle.
On to the civilians. I'm not sure what kind of construction vehicle this represents, but the guy looks happy to operate it anyway. He picks up loose Lego's to take back to Pirate's Industrial Park. It's made by some company called LoonGon. The round section on top rotates all the way around. The police boat and the racing car are Enlightened Child kits. Boy, the cop looks like he's gonna meet his quota today, but the race car driver is all business. The strange little spaceship is made by Kazi and more in scale with the tanks and missile trucks. I think the design was put together by a guy with a bits box and nothing to do for an hour. If you liked this post, let me know and I'll pick up some more for review!


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Although there are quite a few orts in my jar, I feel like I haven't stitched for such a long time.
I have to say a big thank you for all your wonderful get well wishes for my husband.....they were much appreciated.
I did buy a small kit to pop in my bag so that I could do some stitching while waiting for doctor and hospital appointments. This is what I treated myself to......
It's a Dimensions Gold Collection petite called 'Beacon at Daybreak'. I thought it would make a nice companion piece to the lighthouse I did earlier in the year. You can see the finished lighthouse stitching here.
I bought 'Beacon at Daybreak' online from Amazon as my local needlework store has such a small collection of cross stitch kits and absolutely nothing that I would want to stitch. Anyhoo, I was thrilled when it arrived so quickly (thank you Amazon!) and promptly took everything out of the packaging to
Even though we were in the ER for six hours, I doubt that I would have made much progress on the design as I was so tired. Hubby has another couple of doctor's appointments this week and the kit is safely tucked away in my bag....hopefully I will get a few stitches done.
Until next time...happy stitching!


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Recently by James E. Miller: The Beatles Would Support Ron Paul
If they want to really change things, the first person to fire is Bernanke, who is a disastrous chairman of the Federal Reserve. The second person to fire is Geithner.
Everybody — everybody in the media who wants to go after the business community ought to start by going after the politicians who have been at the heart of the sickness which is weakening this country and ought to start with Bernanke, who has still not been exposed for the hundreds of billions of dollars.
And I'm going to say one last thing. I want to repeat this. Bernanke has in secret spent hundreds of billions of dollars bailing out one group and not bailing out another group. I don't see anybody in the news media demanding the kind of transparency at the Fed that you would demand of every other aspect of the federal government. And I think it is corrupt and it is wrong for one man to have that kind of secret power.
~ Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich
This was arguably the most important string of statements uttered thus far in the otherwise pitiful GOP primary debate contest. And it is because of this glaring admission of reality that it has become plainly obvious that Dr. Ron Paul has come out on top of this race. Between applause-pleading lines such as "repeal Obamacare" and "you flip flopped on universal health insurance while governor," substantial discussion on the role government should play in our lives has been largely devoid. Despite this lack of worthy debate, nuggets of brilliance such as Gingrich's verbal assault on the Fed continue to creep into every debate. This is all thanks to the Texas Congressman who was dismissed as a crackpot yet has unilaterally brought policy discussion toward a more libertarian view. And it is because of this Ron Paul is the real front runner in the race to secure the Republican nomination for president.
Just take a look at the latest candidate poll positions from Reuters:
Romney was backed by 23 percent of Republicans in the October poll, up from 20 percent in the most recent comparable Reuters/Ipsos poll carried out in June.
Cain, a businessman who has emerged as a surprise front-runner after proposing a radical tax reform, nearly tripled his support among Republicans in the same period, leaping to 19 percent from 7 percent four months ago.
Texas congressman Ron Paul was third with 13 percent and Texas Governor Rick Perry fourth, with 10 percent.
To further drive home the point, see the latest candidate face time measurements from the last three presidential debates from Talking Points Memo:
Ron Paul has consistently polled third place in most major polls yet has the least amount of speaking and face time compared to other candidates. Romney, the perceived front runner, has oodles of face time and media coverage to make his case. Though Paul is often treated as untouchable by debate moderators, he has maintained a steady position in virtually every national poll.
When it comes to straw poll victories however, Paul has been dominant. Despite his outside-the-conservative-mainstream views on foreign policy and drug legalization, Paul recently won the Values Voters straw poll. He came, in the words of Jack Cafferty, "within an eye lash" of beating Michele Bachmann in the Ames Straw poll. Just a few weeks ago, he came in first at the California Republican straw poll. Meanwhile, flash in the pan candidates such as Herman Cain who manage to win one straw poll become darlings of the mainstream attention despite their pitiful record of recognizing major economic problems. Paul's straw poll victories are dismissed largely because his passionate base of supporters show up in droves in order to support their candidate. What the media fails to consider is why Mitt Romney and Rick Perry don't attract such support. After all, straw polls are about showing how popular candidates are, not reflecting whom the mainstream media has already dubbed as the top tier contenders.
While Paul may be marginalized and considered an impossibility in the sphere of being a major player in the race, he continues to poll in the top 3 while driving the topics of discussion in every debate. Four years ago, who in the world would have predicted Newt Gingrich, the man who rallied an impeachment offense against Bill Clinton while committing adultery on his own wife, would be issuing such a pointed and critical attack on an institution that was hardly mentioned in the confines of conventional policy discussion? Political pandering or not, Gingrich's tirade is the direct result of Paul's decades long endeavor to put the Federal Reserve directly in the limelight of mainstream talk. Chairman Ben Bernanke can't utter one word now without the talking heads of CNBC dissecting its meaning and consequence for hours on end.
Gingrich has even admitted as such judging by this recent tweet:
"there is no question ron paul was the first serious national leader to take on federal reserve history will recognize him"
Bringing scrutiny to an institution that has operated almost a century in the dark is quite an accomplishment. And it's all due to Paul's unwavering drive to move the discussion from not limiting the growth of government but to stop it in its tracks and shift the clutch in reverse. The GOP presidential primary contest will ultimately come down to Mitt Romney vs. Ron Paul. Romney will get the financial backing of the banksters and K Street crowd. If he goes on to face President Obama in the general election, America will be choosing between two shades of the same candidate. It won't be an election but a continuation of the status quo.
Paul has an uphill battle to win the Republican nomination, but as far as making history and changing how millions of people view their government and equally corrupt financial system, he has already won. As David Franke says, "Ron Paul creates polls rather than responds to them."
Not too shabby for a country doctor.


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Reliability: fairly consistent
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Sea Temperature Today is: 26.6 °C
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Atacames in Esmiraldas is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here.
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Atacames:(click location name for more details)
- Closest break6 mi
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Wave buoys nearest to Atacames:
- Closest wave buoy1109 mi
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- Closest tide station12 mi
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- Fourth closest tide station56 mi
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Ski Resorts closest to Atacames:
- Closest ski areaHuascaran (Peru)707 mi
- Second closest ski areaChacaltaya (Bolivia)1441 mi
- Third closest ski areaCloudmont (United States)2346 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaSky Valley (United States)2371 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaScaly Mountain (United States)2373 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Atacames:
- Closest city location12 mi
- Second closest city location13 mi
- Third closest city location45 mi
- Fourth closest city location91 mi
- Fifth closest city locationTumaco (Colombia)97 mi
- The nearest passenger airport to Atacames is La Florida (Tumaco) Airport (TCO) in Colombia, which is 162 km (101 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Atacames is Mariscal Sucre International (Quito) Airport (UIO) in Ecuador, 188 km (117 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Atacames, Esmeraldas. Use the tab navigation above to view Atacames sea temperature, Atacames photographs, Atacames detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Atacames webcams, current wind from Esmeraldas live weather stations and Atacames tide predictions. The Ecuador swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Ecuador and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Ecuador wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Atacames.


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Randal Rauser, associate professor of historical theology at Taylor Seminary, Edmonton, Canada, has penned an interesting blog on the foundations of the widespread Christian distrust of atheists. The popular notion that Christians regard atheists as immoral is wrong, he says. Making note of the now familiar study in which atheists were rated by Americans as the least trustworthy group — below Muslims — Rauser supposes that it's not morality but the nature of the worldview itself.
Citing a passage from an epistle of Paul, Rauser compares atheists who deny the "obvious" evidence for god's existence to (ironically) a medieval bishop denying the clear telescopic evidence that the earth revolves around the sun. Atheists are viewed by Christians the same way, he proposes. "In short, this means that atheists who deny the knowledge which is generally available to everyone are wickedly suppressing evidence that is available to them."
So it's not really about morality, at least not directly. Instead, Christians distrust anyone who is either so evil or so dumb that they can't see and accept the obvious. How can someone who makes such an elementary error be trusted with more "nuanced" decisions, especially the kind that dominate politics? Or morality?
READ THE REST ON EXAMINER.COM http://www.examiner.com/atheism-in-atlanta/why-don-t-christians-trust-atheists
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- Christian Responses: 'Can atheists be trusted?' (irreligion.org)
- More curiosity about atheists? | Gene Expression (blogs.discovermagazine.com)


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The General Police Inspectorate reported about the detention of 11 citizens of the Republic of Moldova, suspected in the theft of famous artists's paintings from the museum in Verona, Italy.
On November 19, 2015 the police of Moldova received a request from italian authorities, which mentioned that a group of people (italians suggested they were from Moldova) got illegally into the Museum Kastelvekko in Verona. The thieves immobilized the guards and brought away 17 paintings of famous artists of the Renaissance: Rubens, Tintoretto, Pisanello, Bellini, Montaigne, etc. The total value of the stolen paintings is more than 15 million euros.
The investigation was conducted jointly by the Department of the specific cases investigation of Moldova and the law enforcement agencies of Italy. As a result of their actions 3 members of the group were detained in Moldova and 8 in Italy.
20 searches were organized in both countries. A number of pieces of evidence proving the guilt of the young people was detected during the searches.
The Chisinau Central Court arrested the suspects for 30 days. The investigation aimed to establish the details of the theft continues.
The age of criminals who managed to steal the precious paintings in 10 minutes is between 25 to 35 years. The police suggests that the paintings were transported to Moldova for further sale on the «black market».
Italy is the second popular country after Russia, where at the moment are 150 thousand citizens of Moldova, which, we hope, will express their love for art in a legal way.


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Zoo officials kill two lions to protect 'suicidal man' in their cage
Security protocols kicked in immediately when staff saw the man climb down with a rope into the African lions' enclosure, the head of Santiago Zoo, Alejandra Montalva, told television network TVN.
The carnivorous felines, a male and a female, instinctively attacked and had to be put down. Anesthetic darts would not have stopped the attack in time, she explained.
"We're shaken by this because the animals in the zoo are part of our family," Montalva said.
"These were lions that had been with us for more than 20 years."
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld presented the City and County of Honolulu with a $499,000 Climate Showcase Communities grant and two Energy Star building awards for Honolulu Hale and the Fasi Municipal Building on March 31.
"EPA's funding will help Honolulu reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and save money. I congratulate Honolulu's, residents and businesses for their choice to become less reliant on imported energy," said Blumenfeld, "EPA and the entire federal family are committed to improving the nation's energy outlook, through projects like Honolulu's."
The grant funding will create lasting residential GHG reductions through community outreach to residents about their energy use, swapping out over 20,000 incandescent bulbs with energy efficient compact fluorescent and LED bulbs, and develop a Hawaii-specific residential energy audit. The project will also fund "green jobs" training in conducting an energy audit and weatherization work, and the installation of 300 whole-house, real-time energy monitors. Half of the households receiving a monitor will be given a comprehensive energy audit.
The city will work with Blue Planet Foundation, Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps, Kanu Hawaii and local community residents to reduce residential GHG emissions by more than 4.1 tons per year, provide residential savings of approximately $670,000 per year, and reduce electricity use of 2.7 million kWh per year.
Honolulu Hale and the Fasi Municipal Building in Honolulu are two of the latest buildings in Hawaii to be designated an Energy Star Building by EPA's Energy Star Program. The buildings met Energy Star's requirements for energy performance, thermal comfort, indoor air quality and lighting levels.


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Fair Housing
Fair housing is an issue of growing concern in Burlington. The city's population is increasingly diverse, and regional market conditions have had an increasingly significant effect on fair housing choice both within the City and within the surrounding region. The city's Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice identifies the key housing barriers facing people who are in protected classes.
What is Fair Housing?
"Fair housing" is a term that comes from Title VIII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the "Fair Housing Act." The Fair Housing Act, as subsequently amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents of legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability). In addition, Vermont provides even greater protection, adding the protected categories of sexual orientation, age, marital status, and receipt of public assistance.
Taken together, these state and federal legal protections prohibit unequal or unfair treatment in housing advertisement, rental of housing, housing sales, financing and insuring of housing or in terms or conditions contained in lease agreements or rules - written or verbal. Both federal and state law provide remedies to people who are victims of housing discrimination.
For more information, or if you think you have been discriminated against, contact:
The Fair Housing Project of CVOEO
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Fair Housing Video
CCTV Productions has produced a video for the CVOEO Fair Housing project, and it will be used in trainings around the state for municipal leaders. It describes the connection between fair housing and affordable housing. Municipalities have a responsibility to promote fair housing and adopting planning and zoning rules that allow for the creation of affordable housing is one way to meet those responsibilities. The video profiles projects in Middlebury and Tinmouth and features discussion of Burlington's efforts to promote fair and affordable housing. For more information, contact the CVOEO Fair Housing Project at 800-278-7971. You can also view the video online.


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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
When Memories Stink
Ah, the smells of childhood. I'm pretty sure those weren't the ones my mother was going for. Nor did she envision Sunday afternoon fights with the septic tank or mid-winter living room camp-outs when the heater broke. At the time, I bet she and my dad were beyond frustrated. Yet now, thirty some years later, many of those moments became cherished memories. (NOT the manure, cow, and skunk smells, in case you wondered. ;) )
It's funny what we moms think of, dream of, as we do this parenting thing. We've heard it's not about the quantity of time, it's about the quality. Of course, we've also been told you can't have quality without quantity. Then there's all that pressure of training and growing and equipping our child, of pushing them to excel and buffering them from disappointments. But along the way, we want more.
We want to make memories, like those we see depicted on Pinterest and Facebook.
At least I do, but too often, the memory I create falls so very short of the one I anticipated. Let's just say, many aren't quite Facebook worthy. Unless I'm going for the laugh-out-louds. Later. Like years later.
Maybe you can relate.
One summer, wanting to introduce our daughter to mountain biking, an activity my husband and I loved to do, I took her to Smithville Lake with it's paved paths and mountain biking trails. Backpack filled with snacks and water; sunscrean and bug repellant on, we were good to go.
My daughter was less than thrilled. Seemed she'd rather stay home. In the air conditioning. With a good book rather than venture out into the 90+, very humid heat.
Strange, I know.
But I was bent on making a memory and convinced she'd love our outing if she just gave it a chance. Or ten.
A mile in, after many starts and stops and lots of complaining, I heard a shriek. One of those long, loud shrieks that can only come from sweet, little nine year-old princesses. Being the highly attentive mom I was, I stopped, listened, mentally debated whether it was a true scream or a stall tactic, and turned to see my daughter flailing frantically, still screaming.
You've heard the midwest has ticks, right? Seemed maybe sometimes there could be a whole nest of them. Seemed my daughter knew exactly where that nest was.
And she wasn't exactly an arachnoid lover.
We can laugh about it now, although I might laugh harder than her. But we survived, as did our relationship. And I'm pretty sure we learned a few things, like:
Sometimes, despite your best laid plans, you land in a tick nest... but that doesn't mean the world has to end.
Flailing and shrieking may hurt one's ears, but it doesn't diminish a mother's love.
You can't let a failed adventure hinder you from trying something new, because the next one might be amazing.
Or not, but at least it'll spark a few wedding-day laughs.
We also learned to cut each other some slack, because honestly, no one lives up to their or other's expectations.
The trick in memory making, I believe, is in how we handle the stink.
How about you? Do you have any memory-making fails that later turned to laughter? How about any situations, like the mid-winter, living room camp-out I mentioned, that started out frustrating but turned out to be special?
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- Renette SteeleFebruary 23, 2014 at 8:26 PM
Hi Jennifer,ReplyDelete
Thanks for the walk down memory lane. You bring up some great points about making memories what we often think will be a great memory is not always the way others see the same thing.
When my dad past away i remember saying we all remember the same things but in different ways but what dad would want is for us to remember. Our memories our are own and special to us.
I have many good memories of growing up and of our children growing up.
One that sticks out to me is one i had in high school. Dressed as a clown i was to walk through the home coming parade with clown company ( several clowns) we road the queens float across town to the beginning of the parade. Just as the parade started we all jumped off to walk the parade. I managed to get run over by the float. Try explaining that to the Doctors and watch them keep a straight face. We all laugh about it now. PS i only dislocated my knee and hip GOD was truly watching out for me that day and every day!!!
Several years latter when my daughter in law was graduating from college the night before my nose decided to turn bright red and swell three sizes bigger. Once again the clown. GOD loves a good laugh and to keep us humble.
- Renette SteeleFebruary 23, 2014 at 9:15 PM
sorry i should have proofed this betterReplyDelete
Great post, Jennifer! Our youngest often unleashed one-liners that made the rest of us howl with belly laughter, although she wasn't the least impressed with our humorous take.ReplyDelete
On one occasion, her sister and I sat at our homeschooling table with her working on math. In the stillness, she kept sniffing as she battled with allergies.
Finally, I'd had enough. "Will you please blow your nose?"
She gaped at me, curled up her mouth, and said, "I wish you could have my nose for one day and see what a huge responsibility it is!"
We laugh about it now. ALL of us, for she now has a three-year-old that can sure deliver some hilarious one-liners, though he doesn't always catch the humor.
Oh, my! Ouch! Yes, He does, at that. What caused your nose to swell and turn red? Oh, what a sight that must have been! And what a story you now have to tell! :)ReplyDelete
I didn't notice anything unproofed. :) Have a blessed day!ReplyDelete
That is so funny! Kids are such a blessing! Our princess is a junior and in the college touring stage, which is a constant reminder to my husband and I that very soon, she will be launching from our nest. We often talk about how quiet our home will be once she's gone. Adore that girl! But my husband and i have a plan. We've decided to save up lots of money for frequent visits to wherever she lands. :)ReplyDelete
It's difficult--that first launch. But they do come back, as my firstborn reminded me during her transition from high school to college. And boy, was she right! We've enjoyed the opportunity of housing our little missionary families for extended periods of time. And love it! Given their mission work, we get them in bulk, not spread out like many families. But we consider each and every contact a special gift from God and an investment in their lives and ministries.ReplyDelete
Praying for you during this transition time!
- Renette SteeleFebruary 25, 2014 at 9:50 AM
We really don't know. Maybe a dog scratch from my sweet pom Hershey. Yes, it was quite the sight and i tried my best to hide it with make up for the graduation. lolReplyDelete
Great post, Jennifer! I love your point that "you can't let a failed adventure hinder you from trying something new, because the next one might be amazing." When I think of my own "memory making fails," the first time I hosted my in-laws for dinner comes to mind. As a young newlywed, my forte was not cooking, but I wanted to impress my new mother-in-law, who happened to be an incredible cook. As a result, I tackled a recipe far above my experience level, and in my fumbling, I managed to catch our stove on fire. Smoke filled the apartment and smoke detectors blared, forcing me to open doors and windows praying the air would clear before our guests arrived. Just as I was pointing a box fan out the front door to speed the smoke's exit, my in-laws showed up early to a clouded, smelly mess. We laugh about it now, but that day, I was in tears. Just think of all the lovely meals I would have missed if I hadn't been brave enough to give cooking for others another try. What you said is very true: "The trick in memory making . . . is in how we handle the stink." AMEN!ReplyDelete
Oh, my! That is so funny! And adorable, and actually, very sweet. :) I imagine they felt honored to initiate such effort in you. :) I hope your stove recovered!ReplyDelete
Oh, I remember those smells! Living in Central Florida, before tourists, our city was known for two things. Disney and the rodeo. Schools were even in for Presidents Day, but out for Rodeo Day. Lol!ReplyDelete
Great post, Jennifer! Thanks for sharing your memories and taking me down my own. =)
I knew we had a lot in common, and now it seems, we can add stink to our commonality list. ;)ReplyDelete
Wow, that is crazy, getting off for rodeos! And yet, what special family times those days probably created. Assuming folks got off work, too. :)
The stove recovered, but sadly, a brand new dish towel and pot holder did not. I don't remember even tasting my food that night, since I felt like such a failure, but alas! My in-laws still love me and none of us died of starvation. All's well that ends well, right?ReplyDelete
Absolutely. :) And now, when your daughter or son-in-law do something embarressing catastrophic, you'll remember your fire with empathetic fondness. :)ReplyDelete


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On Currencies that are Not a Store of Value
On Currencies that are Not a Store of Value
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I know this is redacted, but it is advice to a reader in a really remote area of the world. You might find it interesting.
I am currently with the XXX team in XXX. We are taking about trying to budget the [project] with the inflation of the past months being 50%. And September being 91%. I think XXX would appreciate your thoughts on the likely economic and inflation situation. They are trying to decide whether to move to working on dollars. And how to budget if they stay in the [local currency].
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One question that may not matter so much… is the inflation rate 50-91%/year, or 50-91%/month? The reason I ask this is if that is the rate per month, then you should try to do as much business as you can in dollars, and/or treat the local currency like a hot potato… don't hold onto it long – it is not a store of value. It is normal in such a situation for another currency to become the practical currency when inflation gets that high… even if it is illegal.
If the rate is 50-91%/year, that's not great to work with, but prices are still moving slow enough for you to have some degree of a planning horizon in the local currency. Still, any big transactions should be done in dollars, unless you are certain that you are getting a favorable rate in the local currency.
As for budgeting, it could be useful to do the budget in both currencies. This will help to raise the natural question of what happens if you don't have the right currency. Here's what I mean: ask what currencies you would naturally use to transact to accomplish your goals – look at both revenues and expenses. If you find your expenses are mainly in dollars or euros, but revenues are in the local currency, you will need to do one of two things. Either a) try to charge in hard currency terms, or raise revenue rates regularly, or b) build in a significant pad in local currency terms for the things you would typically buy in a hard currency.
Feel free to send me a spreadsheet on this. As an aside, you can tell XXX that I have little trust that the situation will improve rapidly. The government is too corrupt, its budget way out of balance, and any revenue from oil is down. It would take a hero willing to end the corruption, and then survive ending it, in order for the inflation to stop.
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I realize that you all aren't investing in the country, but if you were, I would give the following advice: invest in land. In a nation where there are no securities market, and the government is the cause of the inflation, land is the only thing that retains value. AIG used to do this all the time in countries, particularly when they couldn't remit their earnings there back to the US. As they say in Argentina, "The wealthy preserve their wealth by owning land." So long as land is not expropriated, it protects wealth against governments who steal via inflation. Gold is similar, but where you are, something that light and valuable could easily be stolen.
Anyway, I missed you at XXX, and hope and pray that you are doing well. If you or anyone else on the team has questions on this, just let me know. I'll make time for you.
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