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Chuck Norris doesn't sleep – he waits. Behind Dave Ramsey's goatee isn't a chin – but another fist. Seperately, they're here to kick butt on debt bondage.
Last year, the credit card industry "reaped a staggering $17.1 billion in controversial penalty fees alone – a ten-fold rise in such fees in the last decade." And the latest generation of consumers has used credit cards "to charge up $1.8 trillion a year, up from a $69 billion a year in 1980."
Are you free? Or are you slave to your own greed? Trust the ol' Figurehead on this – GET DEBT FREE and stay that way.
Read THIS article for more staggering stats on how debt is enslaving you and how it's time to stop ignoring this form of slavery.
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You are invited to an information session about our Evergreen program. We will cover what it's like to work for the ATO, how the Evergreen program works, and our recruitment process for the program.
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The Beauty of Photography In The Garden
Garden photography is beautiful and mesmerizing all at once. During the early spring months it gives us something to look forward to when planting our own gardens, or when we would like to make a trip to photograph another person's garden. I have a small container garden myself, but every summer I love to photograph a garden that is a little bit larger with more variety of plants than what I have in mine. There is just something alluring about the vibrant red color of the tomatoes and chili peppers, and the slightly purplish-red color of the dainty roses to be found in a larger garden.
There are many interesting things to photograph in the garden from the ripening tomatoes to the shadows on a habanero pepper plant in the noon day sun.
Flowers are beautiful to look at and tomatoes make me think about lunch and salads.
Flowers and tomatoes are lovely to photograph in the late summer months. I just love having the opportunity to take pictures of plants that are bold and vibrant.
Gazing upon the bounty of tomatoes to eat and photograph is quite awe inspiring. Such lovely displays of tomatoes would also make ideal subjects for still life paintings and drawings.
I am only able to grow a few tomato plants in my small container garden, but people with more space can grow unlimited numbers of tomatoes. Just think of all the money you can save by growing your own tomatoes, which you can freeze and can for the winter months. Tomatoes at the store are watery and have no flavor during the winter, so you could grow your own and have some delicious tomatoes on hand when everyone else has to buy the less stellar ones at the store.
Wonderful photographs..
Very good, I would have never thought to take photos of my food plants, but then mine never turn out quite that delicious looking!
Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing with us.
That is a beautiful garden... great photos and hub! Thank you for sharing this with us.
oh God, what a Garden, your parent's hard work is visible. keep up the photographic experiements; Good Work.
Great photography. I love to garden. I am jealous of this one!
Wonderful pictures. That's a wonderful garden. I have a few small beds and containers but nothing like this. I'm not very good at taking pictures, I don't have the patience for it.
Some lovely pics! I didn't know tomatoes were so very photogenic!


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【QUESTION NO.1】 There are three opaque boxes containing candies in front of you. One box contains only anise candies, one contains only mint candies, and the other contains a mixture of both candies. The three boxes are labelled Anise, Mint, and Mixture, but none of the labels on the boxes is correct. You can take one candy each time from each box to see what it is. How many times at least do you need to open a box and take out a candy in order to re-put correct labels to all three boxes? (Fermat's Room)
【ANSWER NO.1】 The answer is that you only need to take one candy out of the box labeled "Mixture" to know everything.
NONE of the labels on the boxes are correct. So you can be sure that the box labeled "Mixture" does not contain a mixture of both candies—this box contains either purely anise candies or purely mint candies. Suppose the candy you take from this box is anise, then this box should be labeled "Anise". Since the box of Anise is verified, you know that the box labeled "Mint" contains neither mint candies nor anise candies, so this box can only be a box of Mixture. And therefore, the only other box left is sure to be a box of Mint.
【QUESTION NO.2】 What is the password? (Death Bell)
5685 ➡ 2485 (Multiply 5 by 5 is 25)
5685 ➡ 2485 (Multiply 6 by 8 is 48)
2485 ➡ 1**0 (Multiply 2 by 5 is 10)
2485 ➡ *32* (Multiply 4 by 8 is 32)
As I was going to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Every wife had seven sacks
Every sack had seven cats
Every cat had seven kittens
Kittens, cats, sacks, and wives
How many were going to St Ives? (Die Hard: With a Vengeance)
【ANSWER NO.3】 I was going to St. Ives, and I met a number of other people. It is NOT said that any of them were also going to St. Ives. I met them as they were going the other direction. There is only one person going to St. Ives.
【QUESTION NO.4】 Find a secret rendezvous by breaking the cipher 'XFTUJOIPUFM607
'. (The Berlin File)
【ANSWER NO.4】 WESTINHOTEL 607 ⬅Previous letters of the cipher alphabets
【QUESTION NO.5】 A mother is 21 years older than her son, and six years later, her age will be five times her son's age. How old is the son? (Fermat's Room)
【ANSWER NO.5】 The son has not been born yet.
Suppose the mother's age is x and the son's age is y, you can make a binary linear equation:
x – y = 21
x + 6 = 5 x (y + 6)
Solving the equation, you get y = -3/4.
-3/4 x 12 = -9, that is, the son is -9 months old, which means he's just formed in the mother's womb—the son has not been born yet.
【QUESTION NO.6】 Guess what kind of commercial is is.
【ANSWER NO.6】 Bubble gum
【QUESTION NO.7】 Guess what kind of commercial is is.
【ANSWER NO.7】 Helmet
【QUESTION NO.8】 Guess what kind of commercial is is.
【ANSWER NO.8】 Bra
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Victor Valley motorists are closer to being able to get off Interstate 15 a little earlier, thanks to a decision by a regional transit authority.
San Bernardino Associated Governments voted 24-0 on Wednesday to divert money from previously approved but now stalled regional transportation projects and send those funds to the long-awaited Ranchero interchange project.
"Everything's moving forward," said Hesperia city councilman Mike Leonard, the council's representative to SANBAG. "Another step closer."
Federal funds and redevelopment dollars were to pay for the estimated $59 million interchange, but Gov. Jerry Brown shut down the state's redevelopment agencies and federal money has been slow in coming from a gridlocked Congress.
On Wednesday, SANBAG approved diverting $44.1 million in funding to the project. SANBAG will ask the California Transportation Commission for an additional $24.4 million in state funds, with any surplus available for other SANBAG projects.
If all goes well, city manager Mike Podegracz said the project would be under construction by late 2012 or early 2013.
"It gets us going in the right direction, when at one point, we were worried we'd have to shut the project (down) because funding wasn't available," city spokeswoman Kelly Malloy said.
Construction would take about 18 months with a target July 2014 opening of the interchange, a year after the $27 million Ranchero underpass is expected to be complete. The two projects will allow Hesperia and Apple Valley commuters to get off the freeway before the busy Main Street and Victorville exits and get home without putting yet more traffic on Main Street and Bear Valley Roads.
"The council did take a risk by going ahead and designing the project and having it shovel-ready," Podegracz said. "The risk will hopefully pay off."
There are currently no funds for the $15 million final portion of the Ranchero Corridor project � widening the two-lane road to six lanes from the underpass through the interchange � which will be a joint project of the city and San Bernardino County.
Beau Yarbrough may be reached at (760) 956-7108 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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9 comments:
- Aesop said...
Love this so much. Just proves that practice and arrangements and musical theory are a scam. I have wasted my life.
- September 29, 2009 at 3:34 PM
- Curious Guy said...
Main man is Jan van de Einden who ran WW Tapes. The first tape I think is the "Your Pet Cassette": 39 songs on a 15 mins. tape. then followed 2 live tapes: "No Applause" (for an audience of 8 people) and "Zyklon in Belgium" (a 90 mins. tape). Then there's "Porca Dio", a 5 mins. tape (19 songs) only available between 25-12-84 and 01-01-85. Next one is "Agent Orange".
He also released a few comp. tapes with live recordings of Alternative, The System, Flux Of Pink Indians, Subhumans ("Causes For Concern" & "Human Conflict") as well a few with poetry/spoken word e.g Andy T. Jan himself and even painters like Salvador Dali (the "Vorderingen" double cassette, "Wanklank Eener Natie" & "Discussiestukken Van De Stalinistische School"). Also a tape by acoustic punk/noise band De Doodvreters.
Wish I could hear all of them.
- October 2, 2009 at 9:09 AM
- the wizard said...
Fuck Yes! that's what I call a wealth of information! I only dread that now i KNOW there is so much more of this genius I will likely never hear. Thanks heaps for the background, I'll post the other demo I have from SECOND AUSCHWITZ (the 7th installment I believe) in the future.
- October 2, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Curious Guy said...
Got all the info from Dutch magazine Vinyl(collectable these days). It was mostly a new wave zine but it also had a page on the underground cassette scene. Seems that Jan v.d. Einden sent his tapes for review.
The 7th tape should be "Murderers" then.
Also found out he did a collage tape called 'Enver Hoxha Memorial" with recordings of Radio Tirana mixed with US propaganda.
He also released 4 1-sided tapes (all 60 mins.) of a similar band called Beatricks.
It was all rooted in punk but with a twist of dada.
Always good to know I can provide info. Glad I didn't throw those zines away!
- October 2, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- the wizard said...
oohhh, I know Vinyl magazine, if only for the flexis that came with the issues (the A FLUX IN 3D record I got last time I was in Amsterdam is fkkn amazing). good for us that you kept the old issues! thanks again for the background.
- October 2, 2009 at 10:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hello Earthlings,
Reading your comments it sounds like it was some band. Believe me: musically we weren't! Had lots of fun though, some 25 years ago.
Jan vd Einden (former lead singer of the lot)
- October 29, 2009 at 6:01 AM
- the wizard said...
thanks for commenting, and certainly it does seem that you were having loads of fun! drop me a line if you've got the time, I would love to hear some of your other messes (er, I meant "recordings") and perhaps even check out the zine(s) mentioned in the above comments...if you still have any of them handy, that is.
- November 11, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- abortus666 said...
reupload pls :'(
- March 7, 2014 at 4:27 PM
- the wizard said...
- March 21, 2014 at 12:45 PM


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Also, although I knew it when I signed up for it, this laser vein surgery recovery SUCKS. Wearing compression hose in 98 degree weather is not agreeing with me at all. When you combine that inconvenience with my inability to walk much because of my foot, you get my least-fun summer ever. I've actually found myself longing to exercise, and those of you who know me, know that this is not me AT ALL. My body is screaming, Do something! Be active! I'm becoming an angry invalid.
So, yeah, physically...this has not been my season. I'm gunning for July to be better than June was, though, so a change in attitude is first-up. Mantra time:
I can be healthy!
I can be happy!
Yay, life!
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The low sizzle was almost inaudible, but I had a sense that something just wasn't right. As I turned around, a deafening explosion rocked the kitchen; both dogs began barking at the mysterious booming noise and Avery's cries at the abruptness of the sudden outburst filled the house with a harsh cacophony, like 200 musical instruments each being tuned at the same time.
Although the recipe calls for it specifically, chiles DO NOT belong in the microwave.
So, days later, as I still deal with the inferno underneath my fingernails from scraping the seeds out of the hot pepper, I have to confess: I don't think the "slow-cooker pork tacos" were worth the effort (or the pain). Since I already prattled on about my disappointment with the sausage pizza, I have to ask, what was worth the kitchen-exertion this week?
As I said, the chicken salad wraps were great, with a few modifications. I loved the addition of Greek yogurt instead of mayo- it made them lighter, and I thought the salad ended up having a better flavor.
Shrimp scampi- fantastic as always. Easy-peasey.
The chicken cutlets with tomato saute was okay. It may just be me, but I'm not really a fan of boneless, skinless chicken sauteed on the stove. The result can be a tough consistency and somewhat bland flavor. The tomatoes were good, though- a wonderful alternative to a much heavier tomato sauce.
Turkey burgers are tonight, but they're pretty basic, so they should be okay.
Overall, the week of food wasn't as bad as I thought looking back on it. I look forward to a mother's day tomorrow filled with food that was not made by me!


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Pulsar Sports – Dodgeball programme
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Pulsar Sports starts it's new dodgeball programme this term. Following a training programme from UK Dodgeball Association and looking at what it takes to be a team player and part of God's team, dodgeball is great fun for all abilities.
Kemble Primary: Tuesdays, 3:00-4:00pm
Sapperton Primary: Wednesday, 3:15-4:30pm
Chalford Hill Primary: Thursdays, 3:15-4:15pm
For more details on our sports programmes goto our sports page here.


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The Glennon Group Sticks to HP Indigo Digital Press for Flexible, Durable Labels
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Press release from the issuing companyPALO ALTO, Calif., February 27, 2006 -- HP today announced that The Glennon Group, a Pewaukee, Wis.-based firm specializing in printed labels as well as inkjet marking, packaging and labeling equipment, is offering critical time- and money-saving solutions to clients using the unique capabilities of the HP Indigo press ws4050. The Glennon Group expanded its digital label-printing operation with the new press, which was installed in 2005. The ability to skip thermal transfer imprinting while producing graphically superior labels enhances profitability for The Glennon Group, giving the firm a unique product offering in accurate SKU management on short-to-medium run, durable labels. "The HP Indigo press ws4050 provides a true business solution for label converters, enabling enhanced, profitable applications that they can offer their customers," said Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager, Indigo Division, HP. "For product-oriented companies, labels contain valuable information and often are the point of sale promotion for the product. It's critical that converters have flexibility and versatility in producing durable, high-quality labels on demand." The Glennon Group's customer base is already reaping the benefits of digital, in particular for one of Glennon's larger clients, a manufacturing company. Previously, the client had used flexographic printed labels that were thermal transfer-imaged with specific product information and SKUs prior to their final use. Because of the inkjet imprinting process, the customer was not able to have a varnish coating on its labels, making the labels vulnerable to scuffing and damage, and ultimately causing inventory management issues as well as unnecessary waste. Now, labels printed for the company come off the new HP Indigo press ws4050 complete with a SKU and other information. The Glennon Group varnish coats its HP Indigo labels, eliminating the losses its customer had incurred in the past. Using the new HP Indigo press ws4050, The Glennon Group can create exactly the right label for the job. For example, The Glennon Group recently produced a 15,000-label project for its client, which required four different label sizes with 66 different SKUs. "When multiple SKUs and inventory management are concerns, the HP Indigo press ws4050 gives us a tremendous advantage," said Charles Osborn Jr., president of The Glennon Group. "In addition, the graphical capabilities of this press are better than much of the flexographic printing we use, so the new press is expanding the types of products and solutions we can offer our customers. We have various projects we are offering to clients in a variety of industries, such as consumer products and paper distribution. Again these companies are looking for quality, as well as the ability to obtain various quantities of many SKUs." Designed for maximum productivity and cost-efficiency, the HP Indigo press ws4050 prints full-color variable labels on demand and has an enhanced substrate capacity suitable for a wide array of applications, from self-adhesive labels to shrink sleeves and flexible packaging. The press also offers high-quality color, fast turnaround times and the ability to consistently match up to 97% of the PANTONE Color range. Other value-adding features available for the HP Indigo press ws4050 include a reinsertion capability that enables duplex imaging for two-sided prime labels, as well as a validation program for the production of FDA-compliant pharmaceutical labels.
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Is This Doll Cursed? (3 pics)
This may very well be the creepiest doll ever. Singapore locals thing it may be cursed or haunted and we're not going to disagree with them.
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Photograph by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for New York Look
Christian Dior
I applied Makeup Forever silver glitter over the black shadow to create the effect of shiny, wet-looking lids that emulate the soulful greased eyes of Josephine Baker.
Nina Ricci
This look was inspired by
the idea of girls coming home from a ball, slightly disheveled with their lips and eyes worn from a night of partying. The makeup is softly deconstructed with remnants of a brown, smoky eye smudged along the lid and lower lash line,
and the lips left naturally rosy.
John Galliano
This look was inspired by flamenco dancers and the actress Rossy de Palma. It features dramatic colorful eyes framed by sweeping arched brows that extend out toward the temples. Brilliant red, fuchsia, and gold shadows were blended around the eyes in an expression of fiery Spanish color.
Viktor & Rolf
Porcelain doll
skin, flushed cheeks, rose lacquered lips, and softly rendered eyes. Subtle pink highlights brushed along cheekbones and bridge of the nose made the skin brighter. Gold highlights
at the inner eye corners gave the eyes
a sparkling light.
The starting point was words like fantasy, Art Nouveau, young, and sexy. The eyes were smoldering black, overlaid with brilliant gold and ruby shadows to mimic the jeweled iridescent colors of an insects wing. The overall effect was ethereal.


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They found a few problems and fixed them, but the desktop remains the same(just black background) . I deleted the wp.exe file that I used the search(on windows XP) to locate and isolate. It is still in my recycle bin. I have downloaded Hijackthis and ran it, but I'm far from an expert (or even a novice for that matter) to do anything with it. Is there any hope for my desktop?


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My little man turned 4. My little man turned 4 many times, requiring many cakes. We began with the Elsa cake, moved on to the farm cake, had a favourite loaf cake for a birthday picnic in the parc and, my pièce de résistance, finished with the green dragon cake.
But enough about cake. My little man turned 4! And such a splendid little man he is. For his birthday he asked for an Elsa dress, and received a lovingly and beautifully handmade version from the ever impressive Auntie Katie, and an electric train. Owen is a modern man, in touch with all aspects of his eccentric personality. Just thinking about him and his happy little face makes me smile.
We went into school last week to celebrate with his class. Part of the birthday ritual at the Calandreta involves choosing 4 people to jump up and down with while the others chant along to the beat of a tambour (don't ask me why, it's all in Occitan and I haven't a clue what's going on). Last year when I came in with Owen to celebrate Matilda's birthday her first choice of fellow jumper was Owen. This year, with Matilda on special leave from her class, the first person Owen chose was Matilda. Their closeness nevers ceases to delight me. After Matilda followed a string of little blonde girls... "Ah, Owen et ses princesses!" his teacher sighed.
Owen also loves his teacher, Cati, who is not blonde but tall and foreboding with a shock of frizzy black curls. To be honest she's quite frightening. But all the kids adore her. Owen made her a thank you card for the end of the year.
When he showed me, I pointed to the small round object to the bottom right, "Is that a spider?" I asked innocently. "No, it's Cati's hand, someone cut it off". Well, that's nice isn't it. Nothing says thank you like a bit of dismemberment.
My strange and loving Owen, you give the biggest, bestest squeezy hugs, don't ever stop.


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Websites such as Coloring.ws and Activity Village offer free line-art images of dragons that can be printed and colored. Images on these two websites range from very simple drawings for young children to more intricate designs that older children or adults may prefer.
On Coloring.ws, images in a particular category are displayed on a grid. Simply clicking an image on the dragon page opens a new window where the image can be printed out at full scale in black and white. This website also offers coloring page images in many other categories that might appeal to dragon fans, including faeries, unicorns and wizards.
The selection of dragon coloring images on Activity Village includes various levels of difficulty as well as different coloring-based activities, such as color-by-numbers and tracing images. The pictures on this site are focused more on depicting specific dragons, for instance traditional Chinese dragons, and Welsh dragons. Some of the activity pages are aimed at teaching children facts about the mythology and history of dragons. In order to print images from Activity Village, users can save images directly from the website or opt to download a PDF version of the line art, which will print to fit a full letter-sized page.


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ROHNERT PARK, Calif. (KGO) --There's an intensifying challenge for students going to Sonoma State University, a shortage of affordable housing.
The average rental in Rohnert Park is $1,600. College students are finding themselves priced out, and realtors don't see the market cooling down any time soon. Watch the video above for Elissa Harrington's full report.


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The Mayones Regius 7 Quilted Maple Lava Burst is a true custom instrument from the Gdansk smithy Mayones, presenting the perfect balance of optical finesse, smooth playability and overwhelming sound. The Regius 7 was equipped with two British Bare Knuckle Aftermath humbuckers and solid hardware from Schaller, Hipshot and ABM. Last but not least, the uniquely matched top made of cloud maple and a transparent lava burst finish provide for interested looks on stage and in the rehearsal room.
The core construction of the Regius 7 is based on the continuous neck made of 11 strips of maple, mahogany, Amazkoe and wenge in the classic thin D-profile. The neck remains pleasantly slim and agile from head plate to neck foot, which is especially beneficial for players with advanced playing techniques. Glued wings made of lightweight sump ash form the body, which is finished by a two-part and carefully matched top made of cloud maple.
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Whenever I hear a sentence involving the words "campus" and "engagements" one thing immediately comes to mind—and it's not accidental pregnancy. CampusLive creates "challenges" that encourage college students across the United States take a quiz, participate in a raffle, or complete a task in order to win real-life prizes. Think of it as a site that is dedicated to those fun "shoot the monkey three times and win an iPad" banner ads, except catered to college students (not that shooting virtual monkeys isn't appealing to a college student) with bona fide prizes and big-name sponsorships.
Beginning life as a homepage for college students, CampusLive underwent a series of pivots to get to the point that it's at now. First the team deployed video chatting capabilities but found that they couldn't make the technology scale so they canned the feature and went back to the drawing board. The current iteration of the site began with a simple, McDonald's-sponsored raffle that brought in huge amounts of traffic and received a mass of positive feedback. Corporate-sponsored challenges quickly became the focus of the site, drawing the attention of companies like Microsoft, AT&T, and more.
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What makes CampusLive's users more likely to engage with a brand than they might be with, say, mobile ads? A large part of the equation is trust. Because CampusLive is focused on creating quality, relevant content, its users are more likely to interact with a challenge that asks them to engage with a brand; this trust has led to 40% of CampusLive users engaging with a brand instead of skipping over that optional step.
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Windhoek A sick prosecutor and full court roll caused the trial of Gobabis resident Erwin Tebele, who stands accused of killing his live-in girlfriend and mother of his minor child, to next year for continuation of trial. State Advocate Palmer Khumalo yesterday told Judge Dinah Usiku at the Windhoek High Court located at Windhoek Correctional Services that the prosecutor in the case, Felisitas Shikerete-Vendura, was booked off by the doctor. Due to an increasingly congested court roll, the only date available to continue the trial is in next year. Judge Usiku then postponed the matter to March 13 to 17 next year. Tebele faces a charge of murder for stabbing Nina Katjatenja once and killing her at their home at Freedom Square in Epako in the District of Gobabis. While Tebele admits the stabbing, he said it was accidental. He claims the deceased was stabbed accidentally in the chest during a struggle for a knife. His State-funded lawyer, Mbanga Siyomunji told the court his client claims self-defense, as he was defending himself from the deceased when she was stabbed. Siyomunji said his client was stabbed twice on the left arm with the same knife by the deceased and it was while he was trying to wrestle the knife away from her that she was stabbed. Siyomunji further told the court the accused's version is that he arrived late on that fateful evening and the deceased started to quarrel with him about his whereabouts and took a knife with which she stabbed him. The accused's version is that he then tried to take the knife from the deceased and in the process she was stabbed accidentally. Siyomunji said his client will testify that he did not intend to stab the deceased, or to cause her death and that he greatly regrets what happened. According to Siyomunji, the accused will testify that during the scuffle the children ran to their grandfather's house – which was in the same yard – and when the grandfather came there he (Tebele) told him to call the police. The deceased died on the scene due to internal bleeding caused by the stab wound. When the police arrived on the scene he was still holding the deceased in his arms, Tebele will testify, Siyomunji told the court. It is alleged in the indictment that during the late evening of September 3, 2013, the deceased and her two children were asleep inside the house they shared with the accused at Freedom Square in Epako. When the accused arrived home a quarrel ensued between him and the deceased and he grabbed a knife and stabbed the deceased once in the chest. So far the two children of the deceased have testified and because they are minors may not be identified. According to the children's testimonies the accused arrived at their home and started quarrelling with their mother. One of the children testified that the accused first took a fork to stab the deceased with and then a knife and the other said the accused just took a knife and summarily stabbed the deceased. They further corroborated Tebele's claim that they ran to their grandfather's house after the incident. The State is still probing its witnesses before Tebele will take the stand to tell his side of the story. He remains in custody at the Windhoek Correctional Services' holding area for trial awaiting prisoners.
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By Guita G. Hourani Chairperson of the Maronite Research Institute (MARI)
Around 1828, a baby boy entered this world. Throughout the land of his birth, the people suffered under the oppression of longtime invaders and greedy governors. His mountain village, often blessed by the airborne fragrance of God's cedars, was nestled in the sacred mountains of Lebanon at such a height that it appeared to reach the heavens.
Yussef Antoun Makhloof –later and forever after known as Sharbel– was of humble birth. This is confirmed by the mud-packed walls of the house in which he was born and his simple monk's burial without a coffin in the monastery catacombs 70 years later. These externals seem appropriate for one whose wealth, nobility and heroic achievements were spiritual.
In 1998, one hundred years after Sharbel's death, his hometown of Bekaa-Kafra, his hermitage in 'Annaya, his beloved bride the Maronite Church, and his blessed land of Lebanon are celebrating his centennial. Yet Sharbel belongs to more than his village, monastery, church or country. He belongs to the Universal Church and all Christians. When he was beatified on December 5, 1965, His Holiness Pope Paul VI announced that Saint Sharbel is "a new, eminent member of monastic sanctity [who] through his example and his intercession is enriching the entire Christian people." (Saint Sharbel: The Hermit of Lebanon 1977: 27)
Not much documentation on his life has been handed down to us. There have been searches for his birth certificate and anything in his handwriting, but what has been found must still be authenticated. There is only one authenticated document in the official records of the Monastery of Saint Maron and it is the entry announcing Sharbel's death.
When Sharbel died, Father Antonios Mishmeshani, the Superior of the Monastery was away at the Patriarchate because Patriarch John Peter el-Hage was dying. When the Superior returned to find that Sharbel had died, he wrote prophetically about him. This is the literal translation of the paragraph from the Monastery's official Death Record:
"On this day, the 24th of December 1898, Father Sharbel of Bekaa-Kafra, the Hermit, died of a stroke in the mercy of God after receiving the Sacraments of the Church. He was buried in the graveyard of the monastery at 68 years of age when Father Antonios Mishmeshani was the Superior. Because of what he [Sharbel] is going to accomplish after his death, I excuse myself from giving details of his life, especially in regard to the extent to which he kept his vows so that we can say his obedience was angelic and not human." ('Awwad 1952: 85; Daher 1993: 8-9)
The Lineage And Childhood Of Yussef, The Future Sharbel
Yussef, who later took the name Sharbel, was the youngest of five children born to Antoun Zaarour Makhlouf and Brigitta Elias al-Shediyaq. His siblings were Hanna, Beshara, Koun and Warde (Sfeir 1995: 15). His father died when he was three years old. Like many of the Christians from the Lebanese Mountain, his father had been taken away from his family [by the Turks] and forced into hard labor. Antoun was required to transport the harvest on his donkey to the Emir (Prince) (ibid. 1995: 25-26). On his way back to his hometown, he developed a high fever and subsequently died. Because Antoun was buried in Gherfeen, near Byblos, where he had fallen ill, his family was unable to pay its last respects. (ibid. 1995: 26; Hayek 1956: 28-29)
With his father's premature death, his mother became responsible for the welfare of her five children during another brutal period. She was a pious woman of strong character. In Bekaa-Kafra, Brigitta was renowned for daily fasting and praying the rosary. She was engaged in silk weaving like many other women of the village. (Hayek 1956: 36)
Upon the death of their father and in accordance with the custom of the times, Youssef and his siblings were placed under the guardianship of their paternal uncle, Tanious Zaarour Makhlouf. Two years later, the widowed Brigitta married Deacon Lahoud, son of Girgis Ibrahim Makhlouf, who later became a priest under the name of Abdel-Ahad. She had two more children, Noah and Tannous. (Sfeir 1995: 26)
Father Abdel-Ahad, Brigitta and the children lived together as a devout Christian family. Brigitta continued to raise her children with love, faith and piety. The future saint and his siblings were used to prayer, fasting and attending Mass every day. Under the care of his stepfather, Yussef grew spiritually as he assisted him at Mass and in serving the community. (Sfeir 1995: 37)
Yussef studied at the parish school and tended the family cow. He spent a great deal of time outdoors in the fields and pastures near his village and he meditated amid the inspiring views of boundless valleys and proud mountains. Outdoor work suited him perfectly because it allowed him to pray and meditate. He spent many hours in prayer at a grotto near the pastures. Around 1845, the village people named it "the Grotto of the Saint" even before he had decided to become a monk. (Sfeir 1995: 37)
Yussef had several good role models within his family. In addition to his pious parents and his stepfather, his maternal uncles Augustin and Daniel al-Shediyaq were hermits at the monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya in the Qadisha Valley, also called the Valley of Saints. He would visit them, follow their example and accept their guidance. He was so impressed by his uncles' devotion that his uncle Tanious and his mother were worried he would follow in their footsteps. Often, he said that he wanted to become a monk, but his uncle and mother were completely opposed and tried to change his mind. (Sfeir 1995: 49-50)


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Carbon is the sequel to high seller "Basic Intro" and 18 sec opener for your clients, portfolio and videos.
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Ribbon embroidery picture
29 comments:
- Stamps and Paper said...
Marianne this is beautiful and so effective
- 11 April 2017 at 07:40
- ellyscard creatief said...
Wow, this is so beautiful.Love the flowers.
- 11 April 2017 at 07:55
- Allicat said...
Such a beautiful piece of needlework Marianne.I find embroidery so relaxing but never get the time for it. You have given me pause for thaught with your lovely work and perhaps I will get my silks out too. Xx
- 11 April 2017 at 08:16
- meg said...
Stunning Marianne the ribbon flowers are beautiful
- 11 April 2017 at 08:32
- Kath said...
A beautiful picture - I'm sure it will look lovely in your home.
Kath x
- 11 April 2017 at 08:34
- Rainey's Craft Room said...
This is very pretty Marianne, a beautiful wall-hanging and keepsake. I'm sure it will be snapped up quickly at your next craft fair.
- 11 April 2017 at 08:37
- julie_woolston said...
This is gorgeous Marianne and very effective
Hugs Julie xxx
- 11 April 2017 at 08:44
- Juls said...
Beautiful xx
- 11 April 2017 at 10:17
- cuilliesocks said...
Hi Marianne, saw ths stunning creation on FB this morning, I just love it, and your flowers are gorgeous, such a clever lady. The image is wonderful, and I'm guessing that there was no problem stamping it on to fabric, is it just a piece of linen?? Anyway, I love it, so different to your usual creations and they will sell like hotcakes on your stall, and would make wonderful gifts, Kate x
- 11 April 2017 at 12:09
- Christine Dol said...
Marianne, this is amazing...wow. I cant believe you did that with ribbon. Stunning piece!!!!
- 11 April 2017 at 12:34
- aussie aNNie said...
Very pretty, a treat to the eyes.x ♥[aNNie]
- 11 April 2017 at 12:44
- KraftyKoolKat said...
This is really beautiful Marianne. A real wow!!!
- 11 April 2017 at 13:40
- Pen Sunshinepen said...
Oh my goodness Marianne saw this on FB this morning (before FB crashed on me) and thought was a lovely thing. YOu are so clever. Wonder if you could do step by step on how you made this.
Wonderful design
Crafty hugs x x
- 11 April 2017 at 15:30
- Valerija said...
This is so pretty. Love the image and flowers!
Valerija xx
- 11 April 2017 at 15:37
- cotnob said...
This is pretty Marianne, I've not heard of ribbon embroidery before!
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
- 11 April 2017 at 17:40
- Lisa said...
Wow, this is stunning!! The flowers look amazing!! I love, love this!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
A Mermaid's Crafts
- 11 April 2017 at 17:52
- scrAPpamondo said...
I have never seen this technique before now, beautiful 3D effect for the flowers with the ribbon!!!
- 11 April 2017 at 17:53
- Chrissy said...
Absolutely gorgeous Marianne..gosh, these will be a big hit on your stall..
Luv CHRISSYxx
- 11 April 2017 at 19:26
- Lorraine said...
This is gorgeous Marianne, a lovely way to use ribbon- so pretty.
Lorraine x
- 11 April 2017 at 20:50
- Sarah said...
Love this wonderful piece Marianne and the hoop frames it perfectly xx
- 11 April 2017 at 21:05
- Carol S. said...
Brilliant project and love the scene. Very pretty and a fast seller!! Hugs, Carol S.xx
- 11 April 2017 at 22:14
- Fiki said...
ery pretty!
- 11 April 2017 at 22:20
- Debra K. said...
What a lovely kit which you've sewn beautifully! The wood look hoop compliments the wooden door wonderfully and the lace butterflies are a gorgeous addition. Debra x
- 12 April 2017 at 07:25
- misteejay said...
This looks so pretty Marianne. The hoop is the perfect frame for your lovely piece.
Toni xx
- 12 April 2017 at 08:15
- Pollard Carole said...
Just so clever this is amazing such pretty work Love and hugs Carole x
- 12 April 2017 at 10:03
- Barb said...
What a beautiful creation Marianne. It really is lovely. Some of these would look lovely on your stall. Barbxx
- 12 April 2017 at 12:25
- Nunzia Carusio said...
Very interesting this use of ribbon. Beautiful card!
- 12 April 2017 at 13:08
- Tracy Welham said...
Wow, a really stunning piece of ribbon embroidery. This is not something I've tried but I did borrow a book from the library on it a little while ago and was very tempted. Your piece is very inspiring. If it for one of your sales I think you will be inundated with orders! Creative Blessings, Tracy x
- 14 April 2017 at 16:34
- M Strach said...
Wow! Gorgeous! :)
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November 27, 2002
Mr. Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary
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Dear Mr. Katz:
KPMG LLP is pleased to provide our comments on the Commission's proposed rule, Disclosure Required by Sections 404, 406 and 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Release Nos. 33-8138; 34-46701; IC-25775 (the Proposed Rule). The Commission's rulemaking process for implementing the corporate governance reforms and financial disclosure enhancements prescribed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley) provides us with a unique opportunity to help improve the quality of financial reporting.
The Proposed Rule generally provides a workable framework for strengthening corporate governance and financial disclosure. Focused attention on the audit committee's financial knowledge and experience will likely improve that body's ability to exercise effective oversight of issuers' financial reporting and controls. Employee adherence to a code of ethics is a relatively simple and effective means of informing covered individuals, and their company's current and prospective shareholders, of the importance of integrity and honesty to financial reporting. The quality of a company's financial reporting can be improved with a more structured and expanded focus on its internal controls, and the added credibility provided by annual auditor attestation of management's assessment of those controls. All of these initiatives will help regain investor confidence in financial reporting.
While drafting final rules to meet the mandates of Sarbanes-Oxley, the Commission should also consider the practicalities faced by companies, their audit committees, independent auditors, and other professional advisors in complying with the new rules. For example, individuals with the attributes necessary to meet the proposed definition of a "financial expert" may be limited, thus leading to boilerplate disclosure instead of meeting the intent of Sarbanes-Oxley. Also, to maximize the impact of the Proposed Rule on the quality of financial reporting, the Commission should standardize the definitions and objectives used for evaluating internal controls, which will allow investors to assess issuers against a consistent set of standards. In short, we believe that the Proposed Rule could be enhanced by:
Our specific recommendations to satisfy the legislative intent of Sarbanes-Oxley and improve the practicality and effectiveness of the Proposed Rule follow.
For simplicity, throughout the remainder of this document we use the term internal control to refer to internal controls and procedures for financial reporting (the term proposed by the Commission) and internal control over financial reporting (the term currently used by the auditing profession to refer to the subset of internal controls that pertain to financial reporting objectives), unless use of the latter two terms is pertinent to our observation or recommendation.
Proposed Disclosure About Financial Experts Serving on a Company's Audit Committee (Section 407 of Sarbanes-Oxley)
We are supportive of the Commission's efforts to ensure that audit committees include members who are knowledgeable in financial accounting and reporting matters. We believe that enhancing an audit committee's collective knowledge about accounting measurement issues, financial reporting and disclosure, and auditing matters will enable the committee to carry out its important financial oversight responsibilities. However, we believe that certain aspects of the Proposed Rule would be detrimental to attracting or retaining qualified "financial experts" to audit committees.
Our recommendations with respect to the provisions of the Proposed Rule related to Section 407 of Sarbanes-Oxley include the following suggestions:
The required attributes included in the proposed definition of "financial expert" should be broadened.
Our primary concern is that the proposed definition of "financial expert" may be too narrow and may disqualify many experienced, knowledgeable board members from being a "financial expert." Based on a strict reading of the proposed definition, it is not inconceivable to conclude that an individual with the prescribed experience, who has been out of the work force for a brief period, would not be considered a "financial expert" due to changes in generally accepted accounting principles or reporting requirements during that period. Without further broadening the definition, those in academia, chief executive and operating officers, general counsels, etc., who may have years of financial accounting and reporting background, may not qualify as a "financial expert" as currently defined. We believe that, in many situations, the core skill sets of such individuals would meet the intent of "financial expert" as prescribed by Sarbanes-Oxley. We suggest that the Commission consider making the changes in wording discussed below.
In proposed Instruction 1 to Item 309 of Regulations S-K and S-B, we suggest striking "education and" in the definition of financial expert. The Commission includes education as a "factor" to consider when evaluating an audit committee member's background, and we believe that the type of higher education degree earned by the board member should be only one element of the board's consideration in making this designation.
We also suggest that the Commission consider the following changes in italics to the "attributes" included in the "financial expert" definition:
In summary, the proposed definition of "financial expert" may result in many issuers concluding that they are unable to identify an individual who meets both the criteria for board of directors membership and qualifies as a financial expert. In such instances, the Proposed Rule would require that these issuers disclose that their audit committees do not include a financial expert and the reasons why. If the definition of financial expert is overly restrictive, causing a significant number of companies to reach such a conclusion, we believe that the disclosure will evolve to boilerplate and the intent of Sarbanes-Oxley will not be met. We believe that our proposed changes to the attributes of a "financial expert" will result in the Commission meeting the intent of Sarbanes-Oxley with respect to the definition of a financial expert, which in turn will be consistent with the intent of Sarbanes-Oxley that the failure to designate a member of the audit committee as a financial expert is a circumstance requiring disclosure.
The term "financial expert" should be modified.
We suggest that the term "financial expert" be changed as it may suggest an oversight responsibility and potential liability beyond that of other audit committee members.
We recognize the stated purpose of the audit committee in Section 2 of Sarbanes-Oxley—"overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of the issuer and audits of the financial statements of the issuer"—and agree with the Commission's statements that the "mere designation of the financial expert should not impose a higher degree of individual responsibility or obligation on a member of the audit committee," and that this designation is not intended to "decrease the duties and obligations of other audit committee members or the board of directors" as they carry out their collective level of oversight. We believe that each member has a responsibility to contribute to the audit committee process and the use of the term "expert" in this context may suggest greater responsibility than intended. Additionally, as indicated in the proposing release, the use of "expert" will likely create confusion in reference to "expert" as discussed under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act).
We suggest that an alternate term be selected such as "Audit Committee Member—Financial Lead" or "Audit Committee Member—Financial Experience Resource."
The definition of "independent" with respect to directors should be consistent with that of the national securities exchanges and national securities association.
We support the proposed disclosure that the "financial expert(s)" are independent and concur with the Commission's stated intention to "propose rules directing the national securities exchanges and national securities association to require a company to have a completely independent audit committee as a condition to listing," as contemplated by Section 301 of Sarbanes-Oxley. However, we suggest that the definition of "independent" in this context be based on a uniform definition applied across the national securities exchanges and the national securities association. We encourage the Commission to work with these groups to develop a standard definition of "independent" with respect to directors to eliminate confusion, especially for directors who may serve public companies listed on more than one exchange.
"Financial expert" disclosure should be included in registration statements; the proxy statement is a proper location for "financial expert" disclosure; any changes in the designation of a "financial expert" should be reported on Form 8-K.
We concur with the Commission's statement that "disclosure of the names of the company's financial expert or experts would assist investors in evaluating the company's annual report and proxy or information statement disclosure that describes the background and business experience of the company's directors." Accordingly, where applicable, we believe that the annual proxy filing is the most appropriate location for the disclosure of the "financial expert" and that such disclosure also should be included in registration statements filed under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act).
For those issuers required to file an annual proxy statement, if the required disclosure is made in such statement, we suggest that it may be incorporated by reference into an issuer's annual report on Form 10-K/10-KSB. Foreign registrants, for which annual proxy statements are not available, should include such disclosures in their annual reports on Forms 20-F or 40-F.
Companies also should report any changes in the designation of a "financial expert" on Form 8-K. Though an addition or departure of a director would require Form 8-K disclosure under the Commission's proposed rule Release No. 33-8106, specifically indicating in the Form 8-K whether the director is/was designated as a "financial expert" would assist investors in evaluating the company's disclosures regarding the background and experience of the company's directors on a timely basis—rather than waiting for additional information in an annual filing. Similarly, investors would likely find useful the timely reporting on Form 8-K of changes in audit committee members designated as "financial experts."
For registered investment companies, the Commission should tailor the attributes of a "financial expert" to include those individuals who have experience preparing, auditing, reviewing or analyzing financial statements of issuers in industries in which the investment company may invest.
For registered investment companies, we believe the Commission should consider tailoring the "attributes" included in the definition of "financial expert" in order for individuals such as chief financial officers, controllers, investment analysts, or certified financial analysts (CFA's), who have direct experience in preparing, auditing, reviewing or analyzing the financial statements of companies in industries in which the investment company maintains significant investments, to qualify as "financial experts," in addition to those individuals who would otherwise qualify as "financial experts" under the Proposed Rule. The "attributes" included in the proposed definition of "financial expert" could disqualify certain individuals who have significant expertise in financial reporting relative to the industries in which the investment company invests. We recommend the Commission consider direct experience in preparing, auditing, reviewing or analyzing financial statements of companies consistent with the type of investments made by the registered investment company as appropriate "attributes," even though an individual may have no direct experience preparing, auditing, reviewing or analyzing financial statements of registered investment companies.
A transition period should be considered for the "financial expert" disclosure requirement.
We believe that the Commission should consider allowing a reasonable transition period for implementing the "financial expert" disclosure after issuance of the final rule. Companies will need ample time for the board of directors to evaluate the qualifications of existing audit committee members and, if necessary, to identify and recruit an individual that possesses the required attributes as described in the final rule.
Proposed Code of Ethics Disclosure
|Rule 3b-2 of the Exchange Act, referred to in Release No. 34-46685, indicates that an officer includes the company's "president, vice president, secretary, treasurer or principal financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer, and any person routinely performing corresponding functions with respect to any organization whether incorporated or unincorporated." The term "officer" includes an issuer's chief executive officer and other executive officers. Rule 3b-7 of the Exchange Act indicates that the "term `executive officer,' when used with reference to a registrant, means its president, vice president of the registrant in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration, or finance), any other officer who performs a policy making function or any other person who performs similar policy making functions for the registrant. Executive officers of subsidiaries may be deemed executive officers of the registrant if they perform such policy making functions for the registrant."
| Section 103 of Sarbanes-Oxley requires the independent auditor to present in the audit report or a separate report on internal control the findings of the independent auditor from the independent auditor's testing of internal control, and an evaluation of whether such internal control—


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Friday, June 22, 2012
A New Season
We have been extremely blessed to live only minutes away from him for a very long time, and that has afforded us with so much time that we have been able to spend with him and my mother-in-law. I am deeply grateful for every minute of these past years that I have spent knowing him. He will most definitely be missed, but my heart is so full of rich memories of him that I'm quite sure they will tide me over until I see him once again in heaven.
My sister-in-law and brother-in-law have both written tributes to him here and here just in case you would like to read more about such a remarkable, Godly man.
5 comments:
- Mrs. T said...
Thanks, Monica,
I do wish to express my understanding of how much you all will now miss, but as you say, it is only temporary. It is more like saying goodbye to someone who has gone on a trip, but that doesn't mean you will miss him any the less.
- June 22, 2012 at 9:00 AM
- Sheila said...
Happy you have been blessed for such a while, and that you trust you will see him again one day.
- June 22, 2012 at 10:44 AM
- Florence said...
I am sorry for your loss! Hold onto those memories. Hugs! Florence
- June 22, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Jennie and Julie said...
What a nice tribute you wrote of him. I know what a blessing a wonderful father-in-law can be. And thanks also for sending us the links to Doug and Nancy's blogs to read further of his life. It seems he was blessed to have such a rich and long life. Blessings to you and your family. Jennie
- June 23, 2012 at 11:48 AM
- Woman of the House said...
I am sorry for your loss, but I'm glad to know his memories help to ease the pain. He sounds like a truly remarkable man.
- June 24, 2012 at 10:31 AM


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NFU SCOTLAND'S latest Shelfwatch, taking in 35 stores nationwide, has found a huge variance in the support being shown by supermarkets to Scottish lamb.
With lambing time just around the corner, members and staff at NFUS have been visiting supermarkets across Scotland to identify the amount of Scottish lamb on shelves. More than two-thirds of the lamb offered on supermarket shelves was found to be Scottish or British, but NFUS believes that this is a figure that can be significantly improved by greater retailer support.


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1. Southern BlackbirdsSome residents in an Arkansas town must have felt transported to an earlier age of superstition when, over the first weekend of the new year, thousands of red-winged blackbirds fell d**d from the sky. Like a grim omen, the same phenomenon occurred two days later, with some 500 blackbirds dropping d**d in Louisiana. Scientists have puzzled over what killed them, ruling out disease or some form of poisoning. Instead, initial autopsies revealed internal trauma and hemorrhaging, possibly as a result of some violent midair collision among the blackbirds, who tend to fly in very tight formations. They could have also been disoriented by a passing thunderstorm and waterlogged by its rainfall. In any event, EPA officials swiftly arrived on the scene, wearing gas masks and fully covered in hazmat gear while cleaning away the corpses. These blackbirds certainly won't be baked in a pie.
Large numbers of animals have mysteriously d**d recently, from the thousands of birds found d**d in two southern U.S. states to 100,000 d**d fish in Arkansas.
2. American Honeybees
It started in 2006. Scores of honeybees began dying for seemingly no reason, prompting scientists to come up with the term "colony collapse disorder." According to the Department of Agriculture, reported bee-colony d**th rates in the U.S. were 29% in 2009, rising to 34% in 2010. And although a handful of plausible explanations have been offered — fungal infection, pesticides, climate change — no one really knows why they're dying. But it's not just honeybees: a recent study by the University of Illinois suggests that the four main types of bumblebee populations have plummeted more than 90% in the past 20 years.
3. Bats with White-Nose Syndrome
A mysterious fungal disease has been killing bats across the U.S. since the first cases were reported in New York in 2006. More than 1 million bats have d**d in the 14 states and two Canadian provinces where the so-called white-nose syndrome has been identified in the nocturnal mammals. The fungus itself doesn't kill the creatures, but rather attacks the hibernating animals on their mouth and nose and prevents them from sleeping. When they are aroused from their slumber, the bats leave their caves for food and burn up body-fat reserves, eventually freezing or starving to d**th. Wildlife commissions across the nation have ordered the closure of hundreds of caves and abandoned mines until a source of the disease and a possible cure or treatment can be identified.
4. Chilean Birds (and Sardines)
Over the course of two months in 2009, millions of sardines, thousands of flamingos, hundreds of penguins and nearly 60 pelicans d**d in seemingly unrelated incidents. First, it was the penguins. About 1,200 were found d**d in late March on a remote beach in southern Chile. Next, in April, millions of sardines washed ashore nearby. Then thousands of the rare Andean flamingo abandoned their nests in the north of Chile, leaving their 2,000 chicks to d** in their shells. Lastly, in late May, nearly 60 pelicans were found d**d on the South American nation's central coast. What's worse, no one could say concretely why these animals had d**d. While some pointed to global w*rming, overfishing, pollution or disease, most blamed Chile's especially dry and hot 2009 summer.
5. Australian Pilot Whales
In late 2008, 60 pilot whales beached themselves along the rocky coast of the southern Australian island state of Tasmania. A week later, 150 long-finned pilot whales did the same. Then, in early January 2009, 45 sperm whales perished when they stranded themselves on a Tasmanian sandbar. And, lastly, in the most egregious in the string of incidents, 194 pilot whales and a handful of bottleneck dolphins beached themselves along the same coastline in March. By the time officials arrived at the scene, 140 were d**d. Using stretchers, small boats and jet skis, more than 100 volunteers managed to save 54. But with four beaching incidents in as many months, scientists found themselves at a loss to explain why the majestic mammals had gone ashore.
6. Uganda's Hippopotamuses
In 2004, an estimated 300 hippopotamuses in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park d**d after drinking water contaminated with anthrax. The lethal bacteria can frequently be found in the pools of stagnant water that form during Uganda's dry season. The country has suffered from occasional anthrax outbreaks since the 1950s and because of their semiaquatic nature, hippos are particularly vulnerable to contamination. That's probably why a massive kill happened again in June 2010, when 82 hippos and nine buffalo d**d after drinking water from Kazinga Channel, which links Lake Edward and Lake George, also in the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
7. The Battle of the Frogs
Legend has it that in 1754 in the hamlet of Windham in the Connecticut colony, the Battle of the Frogs commenced. No, we're not talking about the French. It was literally a battle pitting frog against frog. At the time, a number of men in the area had departed to fight the French and the Indians. One hot night in June, the remaining men in the town heard screeching and began to fire wildly, believing they were under attack. The next morning they discovered that the sounds had come from frogs that were either battling over the last remnants of water in a drought-stricken pond or just ticked off at each other. They never really knew why the whole episode occurred, but hundreds, some said thousands, of frogs d**d.
8. West Coast Pelicans
They crashed into cars and boats, huddled in yards and were struck by vehicles. Hundreds of pelicans from Oregon to Mexico were found either acting funny or d**d in 2009, and no one was really sure why. Rescuers speculated that the odd behavior was possibly an illness caused by a virus or contaminants washed into the ocean after forest fires in Southern California. Another theory was that unseasonable weather patterns threw off the birds' eating habits, causing them to act disoriented.
9. Mongolia's Livestock
In early 2010, a bitterly cold and snowy winter followed a summer drought, preventing many species in Mongolia from grazing adequately. The disaster, which Mongolians called a zud (this one was particularly devastating, but they are an all too common phenomenon), resulted in the d**ths of millions of camels, goats, sheep, cows, yaks and horses. The U.N. even started a program to pay herders to clear the animal carcasses. The d**ths were tragic enough, but in a country where much of the population depends on herding livestock, the disaster also threatened the livelihood of the area's humans.
10. Sea Turtles in El Salvador
As the bodies of several species of endangered sea turtles washed up on the shores of El Salvador in January 2006, the circumstances of their d**ths appeared mysterious. The Wildlife Conservation Society later said the sea turtles, some 200 of them, were the v*ct**s of red tide, toxic algal blooms that had killed before.


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They may currently lie second in the real table but champions Manchester City have topped the Twitter Premier League.
The blue half of Manchester has been named the club that interacts most with fans through the social network.
Twitter worked out its own league table by analysing the use of team hashtags, follower numbers for sides and their players and the engagement of fans with the content that clubs were putting on the site.
Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool and Arsenal rounded out the top five with Manchester United trailing down in 11th and Swansea and Wigan propping up the rest.
Lewis Wiltshire, head of sport at Twitter, said: "Over the past twelve months we've seen some great footballing moments on Twitter – Eden Hazard announced his transfer to Chelsea on the platform, and news of Mark Hughes' departure and Harry Redknapp's appointment at QPR was broken first by the club's Twitter feed."


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Hello Bloggers
Here is a Design Team Project from Kim G. These would make great Christmas Gifts. Enjoy
Here is a Design Team Project from Kim G. These would make great Christmas Gifts. Enjoy
Authentique Paper - Strong
Kaisercraft 3D Wall Art - Joy
Claudine Helmuth Studio Paint - Dash of Red
Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Mowed Lawn
Viva Décor Glitter Paste
Winsor & Newton Iridescent Medium
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fired Brick
Grunge board - Plain
Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Stars
Claudine Helmuth Multi Medium - Matte
Sizzix Bigz Die & Embossing Folders - Flower #2 and Holly & Berries #2
I love love LOVE Kaisercraft, so imagine my JOY when I opened my kit and found this inside!!!
First I cut the paper and adhered it to the slats. I sanded the edges smooth before inking them. Then I painted the wooden JOY and put it aside to dry. I ran the grunge board through my Big Shot twice – first to cut, then again to emboss. With JOYful strokes, I painted the grunge, zapped it with my heat gun, then applied a wash of Iridescent Medium. My brush looked so pretty with that iridescent color that I decided to use it on the dot over the J (in JOY!). While all that was drying, I stenciled the JOY using Glitter Paste.
Once everything was dry, I assembled it…with….(wait for it…)….(you know it's coming)…..I assembled it with JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was quick, easy and so much fun to put together!!! Try one!!! C'mon.....you know you wanna!!


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DJ Khaled – Suffering From Success (Album Cover)
DJ Khaled is preparing to release his album Suffering From Success on September 24th. The album will feature his newly released song I Wanna Be With You. Check out his album cover above and video of the cover shoot along with the deluxe version below.
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On 1 August 2016, a notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board (CMSB) governing securities underwriting activities 1 (the " New Regulation ") came into effect, overhauling another regulation of the CMSB implemented in 2009 2 . The New Regulation governs securities underwriting in a number of ways, including allotment procedures, the operations of a securities underwriter (e.g. dealing with subscription amounts, dissemination of information, and dealing in securities while acting as a securities underwriter) and characteristics that prevent an operator from acting as a securities underwriter. The scope of the New Regulation covers debt instruments, shares, share warrants, derivatives warrants, units in specified types of trusts (i.e. real estate investment and infrastructure trusts). This client alert discusses new regulatory requirements on the underwriting of debt instruments, and is the first half in our series on the New Regulation.
Certain types government bonds are also subject to the New Regulation
While removing certain types of securities that were obsolete, or for which the nature of their underwriting did not fit well with the provisions under the old regime, the New Regulation adds certain types of bonds (defined to mean bonds under the regulation governing an offering of debt instruments by Thai governmental agencies) (the "Regulated Bonds ") to the list of regulated debt instruments. As a result, a securities underwriter managing the sale of the Regulated Bonds must comply with the procedures under the New Regulation as well. The easiest way to comply with this requirement is to apply the underwriting procedures for corporate bonds to that of the Regulated Bonds.
Private placement of debt instruments (offerings to institutional investors and high-net worth investors) is no longer subject to allotment restrictions
Previously, an offering of debentures to institutional investors and high-net worth investors (an "II/HNW Offering") was subject to the underwriting requirements, because the regulation provided that it applied to any offering that is subject to the filing of a registration statement and draft prospectus. Although it is stated at the beginning of the allotment subsection of the New Regulation that it applies to all the offerings that require the filing (including the II/HNW Offering), provisions in the remainder of the subsection set out requirements that are applicable only to public offerings. The restrictions on the allotment of debt instruments that were applicable to II/HNW Offerings were struck from the New Regulation. We believe that this change indicates the CMSB's acceptance of the market practice, under which underwriters relied on an exemption by asking for a waiver of the fair allocation protection from each high-net worth subscriber. Therefore, old requirement is rendered ineffective.
Other requirements still apply
The New Regulation only relaxes underwriters' obligations to comply with allotment requirements, rather than removing all the requirements in relation to their underwriting. The New Regulation also mentions that an underwriter must comply with the notification of the CMSB governing standard conduct of business, management arrangement, operating systems, and providing services to clients of securities companies and derivatives intermediaries3 , and provides for the power of the Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Office of the SEC") to set out guidelines on underwriters' operations for their compliance with the New Regulation. It remains to be seen how the regulators will enforce this in practice.
More in the regulatory pipelines
On 21 July 2016, the Office of the SEC also published a consultation paper imposing requirements on intermediaries (i.e. securities underwriters) in offering securities to high-net worth investors. This comes after a few years of relaxation of the same requirement for debt instrument offerings. The Office of the SEC suggests in the consultation paper that the upcoming regulation when imposed will be applicable to all types of securities offered to high-net worth investors. The consultation period will continue until 19 August 2016. The Office of the SEC expects to release the final regulation by December 2016, and the same to come into effect by April 2017. Underwriters should pay special attention to the upcoming regulation, given that a regulation issued as a result of the consultation paper could affect its practice.


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Hi all of you people out there in blogworld! is anyone there!?!
Blogging has taken a backseat recently since in the ever so captivating "non-blog" world my hubs was in grad school and i wen't back to school (and i work full time) BUT since it's almost winter break...let's talk about pie!
This brown sugar pineapple pie is YUMMY! recipe here!
It's a recipe by Michelle Branch, yes the singer, and it's a good one. The filling is made with canned crushed pineapple, RUM (i may be overstating this) and there is a crumb topping that gets crisp and lovely on the top, it really complements the filling. I made this for thanksgiving (last year, YIKES i'm behind) and it was a lovely addition alongside the more "traditional" pies.
SIDENOTE: is this where i confess that i really don't like apple OR pumpkin pie?!? my in-laws say it's un-american, it's a good thing i'm still CANADIAN!
I hope you have now recovered from the shock that is a post on this seemingly defunct blog and


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Computer Addiction
Mandaue Branch
Research on
Computer addiction among 3rd year and 4th year students of St. Paul College Foundation INC
Jason A. Labaya
Jed C. Gorgonio
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements in English IV
High School Department
St. Paul College Foundation INC
Feb.21, 2011
The research paper attached hereto, entitled
"Computer addiction among 3rd year and 4th year students of St. Paul College Foundation INC", prepared and submitted by Jason Labaya and Jed Gorgonio, in partial fulfillment of the requirements in English IV is hereby accepted.
The researchers wish to express their deepest gratitude and warmest appreciation to the following people, who, in any way have contributed and inspired the researchers to the overall success of the undertaking: To Marvin Marilao for his guidance and support in the duration of the study.
To our friends, who have been unselfishly extending their efforts and understanding.
To our parents who have always been very understanding and supportive both financially and emotionally.
And above all, to the Almighty God, who never cease in loving us and for the continued guidance and protection.
The Researchers
This paper describes the effects of computer addiction to the academic performance of the third and fourth year students of Saint Paul College Foundation, INC. Due to the fast advancement of technology nowadays, third year and fourth year students were getting involved with the use of computer. With this trend, many students were developing too much dependency towards the computer (Kovach, 2001). Being too much dependent in computer is called computer addiction. Computer addiction has affected the study habits of the third and fourth year students. The computer programs that were invented were the reason why students were easily hooked with the computer.32 students of Saint Paul College Foundation, INC. Were surveyed about study habits and computer addiction. Luckily there no computer addicts among the students that we surveyed.
i. Title page
ii. Approval Sheet
iii. Acknowledgement
iv. ABSTRACT
I. Introduction
Background of the Study
Timeline of Computer Addiction
Statement of the problem
The effects of computer addiction
Significance of the study
Scope and Delimitation of the Study
Technology has developed so much that it is almost crucial to have electronic devices particularly the personal computers at home, school, internet café, etc. Teenagers have gotten so used to have technology around them. However, while having these computers that make life easier, comfortable, and handy at most of the times, it could also have negative effects on their lives particularly in their studies when used too much. When these computers are used too much by these teenagers, they will develop a kind of addiction which is now commonly called computer addiction. Computer addiction is defined as such a strong involvement with a machine or what can be displayed on it that the usual criteria for impairment through addiction are met (Lowinson, 2005). This is the most common addiction being observed by the researchers to the teenagers who are in third and fourth year at Saint Paul College Foundation, INC. Computer games, cyber sex, cyber relationship, internet gambling and information overload are the causes why students are being addicted to computer. These are the most common things that they do when they are in front of a computer (Deverensky & Gupta, 2004). These causes can affect the academic performance of the students. There are high rate of failure and dropout rate of the students. The nearby computer shops trigger the students to be easily hooked in computer use. That's why the researchers believe that...
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SANTA ANA — About one month after being placed on paid administrative leave following allegations that he had had inappropriate sexual relations with subbordinate staff, OC Public Works Executive Manager, and Santa Ana City Councilman Carlos Bustamante has left the building, literally.
UPDATE: From the OC Register this afternoon we see how, again, county managers get special treatment.
Bustamante said in his resignation letter that he is not entitled to a 90-day severance package because he is voluntarily resigning, but said he has agreed to accept a 90-day severance package in exchange for not suing the county.
Regular employees do not get such options. It just doesn't happen. Read the complete OC Register story here.
The Orange County Register reported last night:
County executive manager Carlos Bustamante, the target of an internal investigation into accusations that he had sexual encounters with his employees, resigned from his job Tuesday afternoon.
Bustamante, who is also a Santa Ana councilman, was put on paid administrative leave Sept. 12 after the county received an anonymous letter detailing allegations of a sexual nature against Bustamante, the director of administrative services for Orange County public works.
County CEO Tom Mauk confirmed Bustamante submitted a resignation letter Tuesday but declined to discuss whether the county's investigation into the accusations against Bustamante had been completed or if it had been expanded to other employees in public works.
"I can't confirm anything else," Mauk said.
Each of the five county supervisors was handed an envelope containing copy of Bustamante's resignation letter after Tuesday's board meeting. Details of the letter were not publicly revealed.
I can only presume that the allegations placed Bustamante in a position where he had two choices, stay and fight and likely face involuntary termination from his high level position, or cut and run while he could. The burning question is whether he will choose to resign his position on the Santa Ana City Council. The determination of his fitness to serve as an elected official after such allegations is between him and the voters of Santa Ana who will have the opportunity to decide a little more than a year from now in November 2012.
Bustamante was once a rising star in the Orange County Republican Party as one of the few Latino's in the party elected to a City Council. It should be interesting to see who joins in the calls for him to resign.
If it wasn't for the fact that I don't trust the Santa Ana City Council to make a good decision on a replacement I would probably join the calls for him to step aside. The allegations of infidelity by Bustamante have circulated for years. There has been no actual change other than greater public awareness to his character. The voters chose to reelect him in 2008 after his now infamous water-bra comment.
We'll have to watch and see what the fall out is in the coming weeks.


text: I am an animal. I am but one member of a bipedal species which is currently seven billion members strong. We are the most intelligent animal on our planet although we have only been around for a mere 50,000 years. As animals we belong to something we call the animal kingdom, which is our way of documenting and giving order to all known animals that have ever existed. Our race often forgets that we are included in this kingdom, under a category called mammals, and in a subgroup known as primates. My animal parents have decided to call me Ben. Sometimes our race forgets that we are all animals of the same species, which is perhaps our greatest downfall. Our race has decided to call our genetically-closest ancestor the Homo sapiens. As far as we can tell there were a number of different homo-type relatives of the Homo sapiens that co-existed with them. We think that because of our slight intellectual advantage we were able to evolve and they were not. Currently, the mass majority of our species inhabits the third planet from our home star; however a few of our astronauts are orbiting our planet in the International Space Station. Our species calls our planet 'Earth'. We have begun the search for nearby planets that could potentially be life sustaining. We have also started planning for a manned mission to our closest galactic neighbor named 'Mars'. Though it would be a great accomplishment for our race, living on Mars will be a formidable task indeed. We orbit our home star, which we have named 'The Sun', at an average distance of just under 93 billion miles. Our top intellectuals believe, with a great amount of certainty that our solar system resides in the middle of an arm of a flat spiral galaxy. Our species also believes that our galaxy, which we have named 'The Milky Way', contains a super massive black hole at it's center which keeps the galaxy running smoothly through its gravitational pull. We are not yet sure what part of the Universe we inhabit, but it appears we are located near the middle. We are also not sure if we inhabit the only universe, or if there are an infinite amount of them. It is believed that our universe is about 13.7 billion years old. We do not know what there was, if anything, before 13.7 billions years ago. We call the birth of our universe 'The Big Bang'. We do not know if there is life somewhere else in the universe, but we strongly suspect it because of the pure mathematical probability. We do not know what lies outside our universe if anything. We do not know how or when our universe will cease to exist. As humans we are incredibly intelligent but not so smart. We are immensely creative but doubly destructive. We are genuine, sentient beings but most of us strive for power. We enjoy our freedom and autonomy, but dislike when others have more than us. As animals, our kingdom is vicious and brutal. Most species are eaten alive or wounded and starve to death. But humans are by far the most ruthless creatures but mostly towards each other. Many of us believe we will be the cause of our own extinction. Many of us believe that our evolutionary, advantageous intellectual capability will be to blame for possibly the first time in our Earth's 4.6 billion years of existence that evolutionary pressures are to blame directly for the demise of a species.