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Running Time: 155 minutes
Released: 06/2011
Studio Name: Immoral Productions
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Blockchain and the applicability of distributed ledger technology will remain key themes in the coming year. Over
the course of 2016 through increased experimentation
and proof of concepts, we as an industry achieved a much
more realistic view of the applicability of the technology
and how fast it is going to develop.
In 2017, we expect to see further progress, as the
technology continues to mature, and as some of those
concepts move forward to address real business opportunities. The Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Project is also
progressing with multiple open source based initiatives,
including significant contributions from many vendors
and financial industry firms illustrating the benefit of the
group's open source collaborative approach.
If 2016 was the year of the mandatory clearing, 2017 will be the
year of the un-cleared margin
rules, with mandatory daily
variation margin calculation
starting 1 March for most non-cleared bilateral OTC derivatives
contracts. How the buy-side will
cope with challenges such as
the cost of the new infrastructures and the rise in operational
risk will be one to watch.
As a blockchain technology provider, we expect to see three
key trends in the way DLT is used in 2017.
For financial institutions, 2017 will be the year of small
scale adoptions of use-case specific DLT products beyond
in-house experimentations based on generic products, often
unfit for productive environments. In particular we anticipate
more activity around information flows on DLT such as proxy
voting. We also expect to see new solutions emerge catering
to asset flows, especially OTC traded assets or those which
are subject to less stringent regulation.
For technology providers, 2017 will see a continued trendtowards increased openness (open source), the adoptionof more open technology architecture principles, and moreclarity around how different solutions can interoperate.For regulators, 2017 will be a year of greater understandingof the technology and an even higher degree of willingnessto engage with solution providers, with a view to setting-upPredictions
The most important feature of tomorrows market
will be the need for banks
to avoid using balance
sheet in transactions. This
prevailing mandate will
impact a wide range of
activities not limited to but
certainly including securities finance.
I expect centrally cleared
repo and securities lending
will gain a solid foothold in
the markets for the same
reasons that listed derivatives products make sense
- lower balance sheets.
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Trainer John O'Shea has early spring targets for It's Somewhat, but the imported stayer was only given a very quiet trial at Royal Randwick this morning.
It's Somewhat contested the third barrier trial of the morning over 1050 metres and he was settled behind the leading group by James McDonald, while Master Agar, Boss Lane and Latin Salsa all fought for the lead in early stages of the barrier trial.
The three leaders all fought out the finish, with Boss Lane scoring a narrow victory over Master Agar, but McDonald elected to keep It's Somewhat under a heavy hold in the straight and he galloped to the line comfortably in fourth position.
It's Somewhat was purchased by Godolphin after he finished tenth in the 2014 edition of the Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes (2937m) while under the care of Mark Johnston and he made his Australian racing debut in the Group 3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m) at Warwick Farm on February 28 before he was far from disgraced in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on March 21.
O'Shea is confident that It's Somewhat is ready for a big 2015 Spring Racing Carnival campaign and he believes that the Group 2 Warwick Stakes (1400m) that will be held at Royal Randwick on August 22 will be the perfect race for the son of Dynaformer.
Boss Lane was having his first barrier trial since he finished a credible fourth in the Toyota Material Handling Handicap (1400m) at Royal Randwick on May 23 and his barrier trial performance indicated that he may be close to the form that saw him win the Listed Brian Crowley Stakes (1200m) in 2013 as a three-year-old.
Master Agar was making his first public appearance since he finished fifth behind Ruling Dynasty in the Brazilian Pulse Plate (2000m) at Kembla Grange on March 9 and he hit the line strongly to finish second behind his stablemate, while Latin Salsa knocked up a little bit late to finish third.
New Godolphin import Havana Cooler also contested the third barrier trial of the morning and, like his stablemate It's Somewhat, he was given a fairly easy time in his third trial since arriving in Australia.
Havana Cooler started his racing career under the care of Luca Cumani and he was purchased by Godolphin after he lost his rider in the Old Borough Cup (2816m) at Haydock Park in September last year.


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As it stands, Brayden Schenn is expected to be on his way to Manchester. But does he have a return ticket to Los Angeles?
The Los Angeles Kings are planning to send the 19-year-old prospect to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League on a conditioning stint. Schenn would be eligible to stay on the Kings' AHL affiliate for up to 14 days. At that time, it is back to prime time or bus rides.
Kings' general manager Dean Lombardi would have two weeks to decide whether Schenn's stint in the minors will result in a call up or a trip to the Brandon Wheat Kings, whom Schenn spent last season with.
Schenn has played eight games in the NHL this season. Two more and the first year of his three-year entry level deal kicks in, bringing him a season closer to restricted free agency. He has underperformed on the scoresheet with just two assists, but has impressed with his solid play in all three zones.
But many believe the fifth overall pick from the 2009 NHL Entry Draft is best suited in the Western Hockey League playing 25 minutes a game as opposed to a dozen a night with the Kings.
The concern for Schenn is the lack of ice time could stunt the development of the promising prospect. Others will counter with the idea that playing regularly against the best will be best for the Saskatoon, SK. native.
The Kings may be leaning toward reuniting Schenn with the Wheat Kings.
"My gut feeling on it is that he might need to go back and play, go to junior and play," head coach Terry Murray told the Los Angeles Times a week ago.
Instead, the team has opted for Manchester, at least temporarily, until they decide what is best for Brayden Schenn.
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What a shame that only two of Olive Borden's many vehicles of the 1920s appear to have survived. One of the most tantalizing of these "lost" films is Pajamas, in which Borden is cast as hoydenish young heiress Angela Wade. When the pilot of her father's private plane falls ill, Angela "mans" the controls of the plane herself. Alas, her good intentions are not matched by her flying skills, and soon our heroine crash-lands in the Canadian Rockies. While making her way back to civilization, Angela makes the acquaintance of handsome mountaineer John Weston (Lawrence Gray), who makes it his goal to "tame" the contentious but fascinating heroine.
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Baseball Canada Championships: Semis begin after round robin wrap-up
By Adam Morissette
Baseball Canada
OTTAWA – Championship pools are set as round robins came to a screeching halt at the Baseball Canada championships. Individual performances once again highlight a "scoreboard Saturday" that usually features the most action of the weekend.
See for yourself in the recap below.
13U National Championship
No stopping the North York train early on in this tournament, with the Ontario representative going 4-0 in the round robin stage of the tournament. They earn a spot in the semi finals with a win over host Repentigny 15-10.
They scored eight runs in the fourth, and rode big offensive performances from Kyle Mucin and Carson Lumley for the victory.
Quebec 4, Whitby (ON2) 10
Nova Scotia 7, Alberta 4
Prince Edward Island 5, Saskatchewan 10
North York (ON1) 15, Repentigny (Host) 10
Whitby (ON2) 5, British Columbia 7
Manitoba 6, Alberta 1
15U Ray Carter Cup
There is a logjam at the top of Pool B for the 15U national tournament, with both Alberta and Newfoundland tied at the top of the pool for first with a .500 record of 2-2.
However, Quebec is the decisive winner of the other pool. They hold a perfect 4-0 record. Nicolas Deschamps leads the tournament in average after the round robin, hitting an eye-popping .778 moving into the playoffs.
New Brunswick 8, British Columbia 0
Newfoundland and Labrador 11, Saskatchewan 10
Manitoba 8, Nova Scotia 3
Prince Edward Island 1, Quebec 11
Alberta 5, Newfoundland and Labrador 4
Ontario 8, New Brunswick 0
QF: Nova Scotia 1, New Brunswick 4
21U Women's Invitational
Semifinals are already complete in Stonewall, Man. – with Ontario and Quebec qualifying for the gold medal game.
Ontario blasted B.C. 11-1 in the first semi of the day, scoring three runs in the first and not looking back. It was a similar story in Quebec's semifinal against Nova Scotia, as they put up a 10-run effort. Most of their scoring came in the first two innings – the team put up a four-spot in both the first and second innings.
Nova Scotia and B.C. will face off for the bronze in advance of the championship game to round out Sunday's contests.
Ontario 3, British Columbia 2
Manitoba 3, Nova Scotia 9
SF: British Columbia 1, Ontario 11
SF: Nova Scotia 4, Quebec 10
Men's Championship
B.C. and New Brunswick continue to be the best in the senior championship on the West Coast – they're the only teams remaining to hold 4-1 records.
B.C.'s most impressive victory came over Nova Scotia, when they launched 22 runs in a blowout victory. Pitcher Jamie Whitehead allowed one hit in three innings, while Tyler Yorko notched a home run and four RBI.
There are two semifinals on the docket today, featuring those two teams along with both Alberta representatives.
Mississauga SW (ON2) 12, Newfoundland and Labrador 4
Tecumseh (ON1) 3, Manitoba 2
Nova Scotia 8, Sherwood Park (AB1) 2
Red Deer (AB2) 4, New Brunswick 2
Victoria (Host) 11, Manitoba 7
British Columbia 22, Newfoundland and Labrador 1
Tecumseh (ON1) 3, British Columbia 11
Mississauga SW (ON2) 4, New Brunswick 5
Keep tabs on all four National Championships this week via Pointstreak!


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Farrukh Ahmad
Biography of Farrukh Ahmad
Farrukh Ahmad (Bengali-ফররুখ আহমেদ) was a poet and writer of Bangladesh. He was one of the most popular Muslim poets of Modern era.
He was born in the village of Sreepur Upazilla of Magura District. He was the second son of Syed Hatem Ali and Begum Rawshan.
He graduated from Khulna Zila School in 1937 and did his I.A. from Ripon College, Kolkata in 1939. Then enrolled at the prestigious Scottish Church College to study BA (Hons) in Philosophy and English Literature, but was unable to his complete studies.
Later Life
As a student, Farrukh Ahmed had been attracted to the radical humanism of Manabendra Nath Roy and had participated in leftist politics. From the forties, however, he supported the Pakistan movement. Despite his Pakistani and Islamic ideals, he supported the Language Movement in 1952 and, later, the liberation war of Bangladesh.
Literary Works
His poems reflect the Arabic and Persian legacy in Bengal and are replete with Arabic and Persian words. He also wrote satirical poems and sonnets.
Bangla Academy Award (1960)
President's Award for Pride of Performance (1961)
Adamjee Prize (1966)
UNESCO Prize (1966)
Ekushey Padak (posthumously, 1977)
Swadhinata Puraskar (posthumously, 1980)
Farrukh Ahmad's Works:
Majhi (1944)
Sirazam Munira (1952)
Naufel O Hatem (1961)
Muhurter Kavita (1963)
Hatemtayi (1966)
Habida Marur Kahini (1981)
Books For Children
Pakhir Basa (1965)
Harafer Chhada (1970)
Chhadar Asar (1970)
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Farrukh Ahmad Poems
Personal Explanation
Many a time my well-wishers opined that I have a very bright future before me− That is, through sinful earning,
The Sailor Of The Seven Seas
I don't know how many black curtains had to be raised to bring this morning. The green leaves shiver in the orange grove. The seven seas' tide has brought foam on your door-steps. O Sailor of the seven seas, see, your ship calls at your door,
A Moment's Poem
Time - eternal, still. Only the fleeting moments Swift restless like the wag-tail visit the sea-shore In the strong tide just like the seasonal birds And fill the earth with a spectrum-white yellow and blue.
The Whistle Of The Magpie Robin
From the impervious dark night's portal Comes the magpie robin's whistle, The day's last sun-rays burn wonderfully On the evening sand,
Punjeri (The Navigator)
When will the night end, punjeri? Still your sky overcast with cloud? Your star and crescent moon not yet up? You on mast and, row blindfold;
The Dead-Body
On one side at the corner of the broad street Where dust had no place on black shining pitch Lies a dead body flat on earth; The evening crowd never took notice of that.
An Atheist's Prayer : His Confession
When I heard that even the sun has death, And numerous celestial spheres' fate lies in death, That very moment I realized this sky is full of mystery; That very moment I thought this life a moment's song.
Dahuk's cooing all through the night... This hamlet is sleeping like a deep silent pond. I am awake alone in this long night. Keep aside the game of deception,
My heart is stupefied : mute with pain Like the lotus-bud mum in the chilly night, Like the lonely bird no more returning to its nest alone; Likewise my mind no more seeks freedom in speech.
I Called Her In That Name
I called her by that name which nobody uttered, I know her that mind which nobody could know: That mind blossomed like a flower in autumn night And ignored the gloomy evening with dreamy fragrance.
From Outside Of The Cradle
You swing the cradle from outside without rest, It swings up and down with two refrains; One brings deep sleep, other breaks the slumber.
The Background
The 8-30 AM train left ejecting its nightly contents: Sleepless people with hot head Walk on both sides of the road like cold reptiles; Also walk human forms as symptoms of cruel citizen's bestiality.
The Mind
My mind is like a whale in the approaching evening That dives into the night's sea; Yet I hear that far-off sound
Night At Kanchra Para
Night at Kanchra Para. The broken rail-engines are in the depot now. The cracked boilers puff out long sighs in their rest− Their movement obstructed. The mechanics then come And bring molten steel and hammer again and again.
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To My Poem
Once again you open wide your window,
Let starry light fall on the cobweb of thought,
Let the wounded mind rise with your measure and rhyme,
Come once to this world beset with dilemma
I have never denied earthly needs,
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A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial of Two Different Central Venous Catheter Flushing Schemes in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients in Alberta, Canada
Tunneled central venous catheters (CVCs) are now used routinely in pediatric hematology and
oncology patients. Flushing with heparin solution is routinely recommended to prevent
occlusion of long term CVCs, although the concentration of heparin used, and frequency of
its use varies between centres. Once weekly Normal saline is also used successfully in some
pediatric enters. There is little evidence to support one method over the other.
The investigators have designed a randomised crossover trial to directly compare once weekly
Normal saline flushing with 3 times per week 10U/ml heparin flushing, to determine whether
Normal saline is not inferior to heparin.
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
Occlusion rate
6 months
Martin A Campbell, MBBS FRACP
Principal Investigator
Alberta Children's Hospital
Canada: Ethics Review Committee
April 2011
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Turquoise has been used for thousands of years and it is found in many different locations throughout the world. Most of the Turquoise used in jewelry making here in the US comes from mines that are located in the southwestern part of the country. Most Turquoise is a bi-product of copper mines, but many of these mines also yield silver and gold. Chinese Turquoise is also used, but it is not as desirable as American Turquoise. There still many small mines in the US that yield small amounts of the stone. We use mostly Sleeping Beauty Turquoise in our jewelry, but there are other varieties that we occasionally use. The two following mines have been the largest producers of Turquoise for quite a while.
The Sleeping Beauty mine is located near Globe, Arizona and it has been producing Turquoise for many years. Sleeping Beauty is known for its clean sky blue color thought is can range into green, but this is very rare. The blue variety is highly desired by the Chinese, Japanese, and eastern Indians. Over the years they have consumed much of the production of this type of Turquoise, which has over the years has driven the price up. In 2012 the Sleeping Beauty was shut down, and since then prices have skyrocketed. Eventually all of the rough material that has been stashed away by the producers of beads and cabochons will run out and everyone knows it. Because of this the price keeps escalating at a pretty high rate.
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The Turquoise mine located near Kingman, Arizona has been yielding vast amounts of Turquoise for many years. This Turquoise runs the comes in a variety of blues and greens, but it usually never has the clean blue color that Sleeping Beauty is known for. Much of the Kingman Turquoise is stabilized because of its softness. It is not nearly as desirable as the Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, but since the closing of that mine, Kingman Turquoise has escalated in price because it is the only mine left producing large amounts Turquoise in the United States.
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Several years back I came across a stash of Armenian Turquoise, which I had never seen before. This Turquoise comes from the same mountain range that Persian (present day Iran) Turquoise used to come from, but it is on The Armenian side. These stones were cut more than 30 years ago and have some real diverse characteristics. It is too costly to import this stone these days because of the duties that the government in Armenia wants and you can imagine what it would be like trying to get Turquoise out of Iran these days. In the 1970's Persian Turquoise was available in this country, but that was before all the turmoil overtook the middle east. The reason I mention this stone is so people will know what we are talking about when we have a piece with Armenian Turquoise.
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Coral is found in locations all around the world. The most common Coral that is used in jewelry comes from the western Mediterranean Sea. Most of it is processed in Torre del Greco, near Naples, Italy, which has been the top Coral Trading center more than 200 years, and it processes nearly 75% of Coral used in jewelry. Most of the Coral from this area is of the red variety, but some beautiful orange Coral has come from the Sicily area. This area has been closed to Coral harvesting so all of this material was harvested in the past.
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Momo Coral is found in the area of the South China Sea. This Coral ranges in color from pink to orange to angel skin to deep red. It is highly desired just like the Mediterranean Coral, but there is much less of it. Harvesting this Coral has been banned so it is getting very scarce which in turn has driven the price for all Corals upward.
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Additional Stones
Most Spiny Oyster Shell used in the jewelry comes from the Baja California area of Mexico. The three predominant colors found in this region are bright orange, light to deep red, and purple. Some of the purple shells have some yellow in them, but this color is pretty rare. The Incans almost worshipped this shell and you will see it in their jewelry they made hundreds of years ago. Orange Spiny Oyster Shell is found in the Phillipines also, but since it is such a small shell with a very thin layer of color, these shells are limited as to what they can be used for. You never see beads made from this shell because of the thin layer of color, but it can be used for cutting smaller cabochons and also for inlay work.
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Gaspeite is a green stone that ranges in color from an olive green to a bright apple green. It got it's name from the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, Canada where it was first discovered, but it was a very small amount. All of the Gaspeite being used in jewelry today is from a nickel mine in southern Australia. One group of traders brought over tons of the stone in the mid 1990's, but that was a one shot deal. None has been brought over since then for reasons unknown to me, but this has made it mostly unavailable these days and if you can find it, the price is going to be almost prohibitive. The only reason we have any of this stone is because we bought several hundred kilos years back and have been having it cut overseas as we need it.
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Variscite is a green stone that varies in color from a pale green to an almost emerald green. Variscite has more of a lime green tint to it as opposed to Gaspeite which has a green apple color to it. It comes from several areas in the world, but the most highly desired stone is the dark green Variscite from Utah and the stone from Nevada that has veins of black running through it. It is still being mined and is available on the open market, but the highly desired colors are tending to get a little pricey.
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Chalcedony (pronounced Calsidney) is a translucent stone that actually belongs to the Quartz family of minerals. This stone can range in color from a soft grayish blue to light gray or even white. Much of this stone comes from Nevada, California, and Oregon while a small amounts originate in Namibia, Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe. There are a lot more beads made from this material due to the fact that the very clean Chalcedony, which is desirable for cabochons, is a lot more scarce.
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Charoite is a purple stone found only in Siberia. This stone ranges in color from violet to an light purple with a hint of gray. Charoite is pretty new to the market and although there are very limited quantities, it is still pretty reasonably priced.
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Denim Lapis is a lower grade of Lapis. It is not deep blue but rather more of the color of Levis which is where it got it's name. It can range from the color of brand new Levis to the color of faded out Levis. It became popular in the 1980's with jewelry makers in the Southwest and to this day is somewhat popular. The pale blue stone is not as readily available as regular Lapis, especially the good clean quality Denim Lapis. A lot of the Denim has little white specks running through it which makes it not very attractive. It has always been one of the cheaper stones on the market because of the limited number of people who use it.
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Lapis, sometimes called Lapis Lazuli, is a very dark blue stone. Most of it comes from Afghanistan, and it has been used for over 6000 years by the people of the middle east. It was so plentiful that kings and princes would actually built staircases, giant pillars, and whatever else they could think of out of the stone. It is still a stone that is very available and because of the amount of Lapis in the middle east the price has not really gone up too much over the years. Back when the Russians were trying to take over V Afghanistan, it got rather expensive because it was very hard to get out of the country, but the price has tapered off since then.
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Sugilite is a rare purple stone that was first discovered in Japan, but was not of jewelry quality. In 1979 a large deposit of high grade material was discovered at a manganese mine in South Africa. All of the Sugilite being used today in jewelry production came from this location. Sugilite gets its attractive purple colour from traces of manganese. It can range in color from pinkish-purple to a deep bluish-purple. The most desirable Sugilite is a deep opaque purple with no black matrix. Since it is no longer being pulled out of the ground, it has become much rarer and much more expensive.
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Tourmaline: Tourmaline comes in an array of colors, but the most common are pink and green. The qualities of this stone can vary widely from rich, almost Emerald green to a light green much like Peridot to a pink color ranging from light to an almost deep red pinkish color. Very high grade Tourmaline is usually cut into faceted stones for setting in prong mounts, but a lot of this material is cut into cabochons and also beads. Much of the Tourmaline on the market today is found in Brazil, but it comes form many other parts of the world. Good clear Tourmaline is not cheap, but it is still available.
Amethyst: Amethyst is a clear violet colored stone ranging in color from light to deep purple. It is from the Quartz family and owes its color to aluminum and iron impurities. There are several parts of the world that it comes from but the largest deposits are found in Brazil. There is no shortage of this stone so it is pretty reasonable in price except when buying the best of the best.
Citrine: Citrine is a clear yellow stone with the same characteristics as Amethyst except for the fact that it has less iron impurities causing it to be yellow instead of purple.
Iolite: Iolite is deep blue clear gemstone much resembling Sapphire. It is found throughout the world, but most of the Iolite on the open market today comes from India. The largest gem grade Iolite was discovered in 1996 in the state of Wyoming. It can range from a light smoky blue to a rich dark sapphire blue. It is readily available today in the open market.
Topaz: Topaz is a sky blue clear gemstone that has been around for more than 2000 years. It has always bee thought of as a blue stone, but the truth of the matter is that topaz can be many shades of color including white. What gives it its color is the impurities that are made up of the mineral composition of the stone. There is a lot of Topaz still available on the market today.
Peridot: Peridot is a light green gemstone with it's own characteristics. Unlike Amethyst and Citrine, Peridot's color comes from the basic chemical composition of the mineral itself and not from minor traces of impurities. All Peridot is green ranging from a light to dark in color. Most of the Peridot comes from Burma though there are deposits Pakistan, China, and Arizona as well. Since it is an all to itself in color stone, Peridot can get pretty pricey, but it is still very available on the open market.
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
About the Blog
"Deep Thoughts" is a reference to the computer "Deep Thought" in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In case you haven't read the series, get on it! All of the books are laugh-out-loud hilarious. They are far more compelling than any trivial drivel that you may read here. I am not going to gloat or sulk or hyperbolize my usually uneventful life stories here. To be simple and confusing, I will sometimes write about stuff that I find interesting. This involves a great deal of politics, often relating to the economy, the environment, Jon Stewart, or some combination of the three. I sometimes find sports amusing too, but they are rather unimportant. I don't know how long this will last or if anyone will read this, but ranting to a nonexistent audience is a worthwhile pursuit.
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Sacrament of Initiation
There are a few things to be aware of as you consider scheduling a Baptism at Assumption Parish.
The parents must be registered parishioners of Assumption for a minimum of 6 months.
The parents and godparents will be required to watch a brief video and participate in a Baptism Class.
There will be registration paperwork necessary to file at the parish office. Also, a date needs to be established and the Celebrant chosen by the parents.
Baptism is the first of the seven sacraments received and also in priority, since the reception of the other sacraments depends on it.
In Baptism we are called to be Priest, Prophet and King.
The Sacrament of Baptism has six primary effects, which are all supernatural graces:
• The removal of both original sin and personal sin.
• The remission of all punishment that we owe because of sin, both temporal and eternal.
• The infusion of sanctifying grace; the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit; and the three theological virtues.
• Becoming a part of Christ.
• Becoming a part of the Church, which is the Mystical Body of Christ on earth.
• Enabling participation in the sacraments, the priesthood of all believers, and the growth in grace.


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The media has an important role in society, there are Acts that requires public broadcasters to provide a varied range of programmes in the
fields of information, culture, education and entertainment. They are also responsible for providing a reliable news service.
The public broadcaster can help to maintain diversity and play an important role in fulfilling the public's right to know. The SABC also rely on the public funds and the public right to know is a reason for its existence.
One can not deny the fact that the media like any other sector should not harm, but promote environment and sociocultural aspects. We need the media that is social responsible, and social responsibility by definition is: is ethics that guide any action, be it in media or other organizations, that put an obligation towards environment, society, culture and economy.
Today we have social responsibility in the mass media which provides that one's right to free expression must be balanced against the private rights of others and against vital society interest. one believes that news reporting should not affect the social order but it must be objective and of public interest.
The decision by SABC to ban visuals of violence when reporting community protests in South Africa is very strange. It is the very SABC that go out its own ways to feed our kids with violent programms. They play movies that contains too much violence and sopies that contains too much sex and nudity. Today hlaudi motsoneng tells us that news reporting can incite violence, what a contradiction!!
The audience have the right to know what is going on in their country and the reporting must be real, and not sanitised .Showing people burning schools would not harm the public but it would help us improve as a society in terms of security and other aspects. For example if you show people barricades roads and burning tires a lot of questions will be asked about our police ability to enforce law and order. In that way spike debate and improve our security system and our people's behavior. For instance, Pretoria protester have learnt that burning of schools is not the right thing to do and even some of vuwani protester were actually in defense and protective of their schools. We want to see the visuals of those conducting criminal activities being apprehended, and we want to be the judges.
Banning of violent protest Visuals doesn't solve any thing it only contradicts with audience right to know which is crucial. The audience have the capabilities to interpret the news themselves and can't be guided to a certain interpretation.
Sometimes I am accused of creating complexity out of something that is perhaps very simple and straightforward
to others because I spend time analyzing things. But if people can look at SABC decision juxtapost the current Paranoia of the ruling party, perhaps some would agree with me that the SABC has a hidden agenda, and they are banning violent visuals to protect the current government. There can not be any sensible justification by the broadcaster, their general program content is violent as it has been mentioned on this writing. The current government is paranoid after what happened to Brazilian government and they believe that there is underground forces that want to overthrow the government. Remember jessie Duarte utterances? "many of the protests were not about service delivery but fights over power and resources. The sad thing about our country is that wherethe ANC has truly delivered you find the worst nature protests. The reality is that BRICS (Brazil ' Russia' India' China and South Africa) is being attacked at the moment. What happened to Rousseff in Brazil could happen so easily here tomorrow because of what people call a colour revolution'". The ruling party believes that the protests are less about service delivery and more about a fight about resources and power.
"And so are we in trouble? Yes. And what must we do? We must close ranks now". Closing ranks start by controlling what people must see and hear, you start to promulgate propaganda and making people to believe that all is well.
In the same vein Gwede Mantashe said "We are aware of the programme that takes young people to the United States for six weeks then bring them back and plant them everywhere in the campuses."
"We must defend the revolution and defend every attack on the ANC structures,". As if it was not enough COSATU has came out with an election powerful phrase like "Defend the revolution". The question is against who?.. So It is not a coincidence at all, unless they can convince some of us.


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A Procurement Card or P-Card is a VISA credit card administered by SunTrust Bank in conjunction with the University Controller's Office with the use of the Banner Financial System. It is simply another tool that can help meet your department's needs in an expeditious and cost effective manner.
Full-time employees such as A&P, Faculty and USPS can get a P-Card. A few exceptions may be considered on a case by case basis.
The issuer of the UNF P-Card is SunTrust Bank.
Here are the steps on how to get a P-Card:
Standard Limits:
$999/$999/$2,500 for daily/single/monthly
Travel Limits: $2,500/$2,500/$2,500 for daily/single/monthly
Any requests for a higher limit must have a written justification from your Financial Manager (Dean, Department Head or Director). If you need to have a temporary increase in your credit limit, please email the P-Card Coordinator at email@example.com and copy your Financial Manager to give their approval for the increase. Limits will be reviewed on a yearly basis and be adjusted according to the average and maximum purchases from the previous year.
Your department pays for your P-Card charges. Please check your budget to make sure that you have enough available balance before making any purchases on the P-Card.
The cardholder has 3 business days to provide the account manager or business manager the receipts for the purchases that were made on the P-Card. The account or business manager has 5 business days to code the P-Card transactions in Banner.
A P-Card transaction that has not been coded within 5 business days will drop to the default account code 771098. If the charge does drop to the default account, a J09 will need to be done to transfer the funds to the correct account code provided that it is being transferred within the same fund. Always reference the "S document number" when doing a J09. If you have questions regarding J09s, please contact Stephanie Price at ext. 2747 or email at email@example.com. On the other hand, if the charge will need to be transfered to a different fund or a non-expense account, a journal transfer request will need to be emailed to General Accounting at firstname.lastname@example.com.
You need to fill out a Replacement P-Card Receipt Form and place it in your P-Card file. This form won't be accepted if the cardholder has more than three (3) missing receipts in a year period.
You need to inform the P-Card Coordinator as soon as possible by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling ext. 1738.
You need to contact the P-Card Coordinator as soon as possible by sending an email to email@example.com or by calling ext. 1738. Your P-Card will be closed immediately and you will get a new P-Card in less than 5 business days.
Your department will absorb the dispute or fraudulent transaction that was deemed unrecoverable by the bank or by VISA.
Yes. You need to return your P-Card if you no longer work for the University. Please fill out the Cardholder Termination Form
and send it to the P-Card Coordinator as soon as possible.
No. You do not need to use the UNF tax exempt certificate if you use the P-Card in other States. You can only use it in the State of Florida.
Yes. You need to contact the P-Card Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to any international travel so SunTrust Bank can be notified.
You need to send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com to request an exception. The following information needs to be included in your email.
The P-Card Coordinator will let you know if you will be granted a one-time exception to use the P-Card based on the information that you provided on your request. Please note that all P-Card exceptions are being considered on a case by case basis.
Please email all your questions regarding P-Cards to email@example.com. This inbox is being monitored by two other employees in the Controller's Office in case the P-Card Coordinator is out of the office.


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This must be the cutest and easiest to make diy ever.
Fruit balloons are so fun, either for a party or, if you don't need a reason, just to celebrate living with children!!
I found them on Oh Happy Day blog {here}, please click the link for the full instructions on how to make them.
It's really easy, just find some balloons of different colours, sizes and shapes and add paper and twine!
Follow the instructions and I promise it'll be the funnest and quickest party garland ever!
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The foggy, abandoned town of Abernyte holds a secret.
Lucy Parker has the picture-perfect life working as a detective in the city and working with her perfect boyfriend, Payton Shaw.
However, when she finds a mysterious newspaper in her cellar from 1867, she begins to realise that things are not quite as they seem in the Parker family.
A funeral leaves Lucy with some startling questions about her past, and she sets off to mysterious Abernyte to find some answers.
At first the people of Abernyte are kind and intresting. She is intrigued by the curiously admirable police officer, Christian Viner. However, after he introduces her to hard drugs, Lucy slowly finds herself drawn into a web of murder, robbery and perhaps, even drugs.
Can Lucy resist the charms of Christian Viner and uncover the secret of the weathered newspaper before it's too late, or will her demise become yet another Abernyte legend?
I got this story prompt from Story prompt generator. I will be writing a story on it later.


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I love this stamp, as soon as I saw it at convention I knew it was one that I needed! I'm sure you can all agree there are lots of things we NEED.
Here are some of the cards that I have created using the stamp, I wanted to show that it can be used for other projects not just valentines.
Order yours today, they are only available until 27th January xx


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Wild deer are herbivores, which means they eat mostly plant-based substances. Fruits, nuts, plants and grasses are most common in a wild deer's diet. Wild fawns are dependent on their mother's milk.
To feed a wild deer, it is important to provide a diet that is similar to what is available in the wild. If the deer is a fawn, goats milk can be substituted for mother's milk. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources warns against unnecessary feeding of wild deer, especially in the winter time. While it may seem that the deer needs supplemental nutrition, the wrong type of food certain times of the year can actually harm a wild deer.


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Sunday, June 22, 2014
Fabulous in Fifth!
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Yay Kelly!!! You will love 5th grade!! Happy Summer :) :)ReplyDelete
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Think, Wonder, & Teach
Welcome to 5th grade. I've seen so many bloggers announcing they are coming to 5th and 6th grade. Yay for me...even more ideas to learn about.ReplyDelete
Congrats!! Fifth grade is awesome! Going on my 16th year :)ReplyDelete
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I taught fifth grade for three years, and I loved it. Enjoy!ReplyDelete
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Thanks for all the wishes!!!ReplyDelete
I loved 5th grade. I did that for 15 years. Now I get to teach science. What are the major science concepts you have to teach? Always fun to hear what everyone has to do...ReplyDelete
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We give a state test that covers the science standards for grades 3-5. There is some review. My topics are the scientific method, weather, plant and animal adaptations, energy, and simple machines.Delete


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Written by Sandra Argese, photos by Thomas Campbell.
League Grand Final: Coastal Titans versus Swan Districts - Medibank Stadium at 2:30pm
Over each round of the 2017 Mundella WAWFL season, two teams have deservedly thrust themselves into the spotlight as the unarguable benchmarks of the competition. With these two teams, we have two stories to tell.
In the red corner, the Coastal Titans are the club that, since winning their first premiership in a fairy tale debut season in 2004, are synonymous with success. 2015 was the year when the club secured its seventh premiership - just another reason why they're often sitting within the realms of the top of the ladder. This year's minor premiers reminded us all why they're one of the best in the business, hitting the repeat button week after week on their red-hot form.
Defeating Swan Districts with a gritty five point win a fortnight ago in semi final 2, the Titans won themselves a golden ticket into this year's Grand Final.
In the blue corner, Swan Districts' sit alongside the Titans as the competitions other benchmark. After all, four premierships in the past five seasons will do that.
Finishing 2017 three games clear in second position on the ladder, the Swans' remarkable rise to success has been characterised by their prolific style of quick ball movement.
In fact, they're the only club to defeat the Coastal Titans throughout the 2017 with their three point triumph back in round 8.
So when both clubs collide and attempt to spoil the others' party in this year's final showdown, barely anything will separate the two - that's if recent history repeats itself of course.
Their last two meetings have been decided by less than five points. Swan Districts won one of those games, Coastal Titans the other.
If this doesn't set the stage for one of the closest, most highly-anticipated grand finals of the modern era, then not much else will.
Reserves Grand Final: Swan Districts versus East Fremantle - Medibank Stadium at 12pm
There isn't much going wrong for Swan Districts at the moment. In fact, all three of their WAWFL teams are grand finalists. It's been four years since the Swans' reserves side enjoyed premiership success, a feat they'll be looking to replicate when they take on East Fremantle in this weekend's reserves grand final. After keeping the Coastal Titans goalless in their preliminary final meeting, the Sharks enter this year's grand final brimming with confidence despite being tipped as the underdogs.
Rogers Cup Grand Final: Swan Districts versus South Fremantle - Medibank Stadium at 10am
??A mammoth four goal haul from South Fremantle's Ella Smith solidified the Bulldogs a comfortable spot in this year's Rogers Cup grand final. They'll come face-to-face with Swan Districts, who earnt themselves a week off as they head into the game after defeating the Bulldogs by a single point in semi final 1.


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Mr Trudeau had called up PM Modi today evening where the issue of the Paris Agreement came up for discussion.
Sharing details of the conversation through PM Modi's Twitter handle, the PMO said the two exchanged views on developments of mutual interest, specifically climate change.
"Prime Minister Modi reaffirmed India's commitment to take forward implementation of the Paris Agreement," the statement said.
PM Modi congratulated Mr Trudeau on the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation this year, the PMO said. He also appreciated the steady all round progress in diverse areas of bilateral engagement with Canada, it said.
Both leaders agreed to continue communication and cooperation to promote stronger ties, the PMO said.


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When I was at the movies a few days ago I saw a preview of the A Team movie, it looks great, but will it be as good as I remember the A Team television series being? I pity the fool who never got to watch it, it was one of the shows that I was glued to.....and we didn't watch much television in our house (in fact we went without tv for a few years, but that's a whole new story).
It will be interesting to see how Liam Neeson (Hannibal), Bradley Cooper (Face), Sharlto Copley (Maddog) and Quinton Jackson (BA) do in comparison to the classic team of Peppard, Benedict, Schultz and Mr T.
You can buy the complete series in this limited edition set which has a picture of Mr T driving the A Team van which would make it a great gift idea. Personally after seeing the shorts for the new movie I really want to watch the old series again and it's my birthday soon so I'm dropping a few hints!!


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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
M.Wells: A Taste of Nouveau Québécois
Regular readers of our blog (do any really exist?) probably know by now that Noah and I are steadfast supporters of M.Wells Diner, the Long Island City restaurant that's gotten plenty of attention for serving up typical diner fare with a dose of Québécois flair. (We've written about it here and here.)
Perpetually tempted by a menu that always prominently features at least one (or four) unique foie gras concoctions, we've diligently parsed through their ever-changing options, even ordering a salad when required. Until recently our M.Wells experiences were confined to lunch, but when news broke that this destination diner would finally begin serving dinner (currently Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday), it was only a matter of time before I made a reservation.
Reservations secured, Noah assembled a motley crew to assist in our gluttunous endeavors. Taking the all too familiar ride on the 7 train to Hunter's Point, I was the first of the group to arrive to a busy, but relatively calm dinner service. While I waited for the rest of our party to arrive, I was subjected to the glorious sights and smells emanating from the restaurant's open kitchen. Led by the always hungry Noah, the remainder of our posse arrived and were seated at the long communal table at the far end of the diner.
Fortuitously, our meal coincided with Sam Sifton's NYT review awarding M.Wells two coveted stars. Unfortunately, this will likely make reservations much more difficult to obtain in the future.
Our table quickly took advantage of M Wells' newly acquired liquor license. Cocktails ordered included: a well balanced M. Gibson - Gin, Dry Vermouth, Brine, Orange Bitters and an overly sweet Soft Rock - Rye, Lime, Cassis, Green Chartreuse - as well as some Arcadia Rye Ales and a Goose Island IPA. Begrudgingly sticking to my Lent pledge of no alcohol, I ordered a Hibiscus Iced Tea.
Taking matters into our own hands, Noah and I unilaterally decided upon on a number of the more intriguing options, which essentially meant ordering anything that contained foie. After weighing whether to order the massive burger, we ultimately declined and reluctantly fielded suggestions from the small plates portion of the menu. Granting the kitchen the freedom to send out dishes in whichever order they were finished, what initially started as a light drizzle rapidly escalated into a torrential downpour, as servers wedged more plates onto our ever-shrinking table.
The Veal Brains with a Grenobloise Sauce was first to arrive. Easily one of the night's best items, this dish is a must order if available. Two lobes were first pan fried before being enveloped in a bright Grenobloise sauce. Breaking through the crisp exterior yielded creamy innards that were perfectly complimented by the briny capers and lemon juice.
Next, was one of the restaurant's signature offerings, Escargot & Bone Marrow with Shallots and a Red Wine Purée. Since Noah already discussed the virtues of this dish ad nauseum, I'll abstain from rehashing the details other than to state that all of the M.Wells virgins enjoyed it.
Presented in a large serving bowl, the Queens Clam Chowder with Smoked Mussels, Soda Crackers and Foie Gras drew our neighboring diner's curiosity. While Noah and I helped ladle out individual portions to everyone, our anxiety grew. The soup itself was rich and seasoned aggressively, in fact, a bit too aggressively for the majority of us. Salinity aside, the soup was chalk full of smokey mussels, creamy potatoes and luscious foie gras, which drew few complaints.
No sooner had we begun to eat our soup than the BibiM Wells appeared. An interesting riff on the Korean classic bibimbap, M.Wells version included: Tuna, Oysters, Fried Anchovies, Pickled Vegetables, Avocado, a Poached Egg, Rice, a smear of Gochuchang (Korean red pepper paste) and allegedly, more Foie Gras. Instructed to mix all of the components together, despite being charged for it, we were dismayed at the mysterious exclusion of the foie gras. Damn you M.Wells! Much to our surprise, these seemingly disparate elements formed a rather tasty dish when eaten in tandem. Particularly good were the fried anchovies. In addition to their flavor, they mimicked the nooroongji (crispy rice), characteristic of any proper dolsot bibimbap.
Not to be forgotten amid all this food, the Whelks & Blood Sausage were strewn atop a bed of Soda Crackers and topped with a pungent Dill-Garlic Butter. In stark contrast to a majority of the food we ate this night, both the blood sausage and whelks were subtle in flavor and were unfortunately overwhelmed by the sharp mustard in the sauce.
The Pork Tenderloin was served over a slice of bread next to a small mountain of excellent French Fries and Red-Eye Gravy. The pork was cooked to a perfect medium rare, still juicy and full of flavor. The equally delicious fries were well seasoned. The rich, coffee-flavored gravy was sadly soaked up by the sliced bread like a dry sponge.
Our lone vegetable of the meal was Bok Choy with Lobster Butter. The choy was well prepared and came swimming in a pool of drool-inducing lobster butter. Tasting intensely of (you guessed it) lobster, the briny butter served to highlight the vegetable's natural sweetness.
But the Suckling Pig was the real showstopper, consisting of two ample Double-Cut Chops, each topped with their own slab of Seared Foie Gras and served with chunks of Pineapple and a ruby red Cherry Sauce. The succulent pork matched wonderfully with the savoriness of the foie, acid from the pineapple and sweetness of the cherry sauce that hearkened back to the nostalgic ham covered with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries, only the with foie gras. While each individual component was tasty on its own, when eaten together, they combined to form a truly special dish.
Having licked most of the plates clean and still gnawing on the bones of the suckling pig, we were easily convinced to sample a few desserts. The Paris-Brest - insert obvious joke here - was delicious and was the unanimous favorite. None of us had actually tried this classic pastry, but our naive palates found it excellent. Similar in shape to an over-sized doughnut, the pastry was split and filled with a sweet cream tasting faintly of espresso. The light pastry was the perfect end to our meal.
But there was more! Party Mix Cheesecake looked as if someone had raided the snack isle of a CVS and dumped the haul on a plain cheesecake. Beneath the layers of miscellaneous cookies, the dense cheesecake had a faint citrus taste. Like a tectonic plate, the cake's cookie crust was rock hard and contained enough sugar and butter to give Momofuku's infamous Crack Pie a run for its money.
Flat out disappointing was the mislabeled Killer Mexican Chocolate Brownie. Originally listed as a killer caramel brownie, the substitution wasn't nearly as chewy as we all had hoped for. Instead, the consistency was cake-like, and, save for the nice spicy finish, this dessert was forgettable.
Having been multiple times for both lunch and dinner, I believe M.Wells is still in the process of finding itself. As with our other meals, this experience was a mixed bag. That said, the restaurant's highs wildly outweighed even the moderate lows. It's in these flashes of brilliance (and our love of foie gras) that keeps Noah and I coming back.
M.Wells Diner
21-17 49th Avenue
Queens, NY 11101
(718) 425-6917
To see all the pictures from this meal click HERE.
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Surging Sharks hold off Wildby Eric Gilmore
SAN JOSE -- When the San Jose Sharks took the ice at SAP Center on Thursday against the Minnesota Wild, they had five rookies in the lineup and an injury list that keeps getting longer.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose's top defenseman, was out with a upper-body injury. Forwards Mike Brown (lower body) and Matt Nieto (ankle) went on injured reserve, joining forward Tyler Kennedy.
So the Sharks recalled rookie defenseman Matt Tennyson and center Chris Tierney from Worcester of the American Hockey League and put them in the lineup along with three other rookies, defenseman Mirco Mueller and forwards Barclay Goodrow and Melker Karlsson.
Then the Sharks skated to a 2-1 victory against the Wild, getting goals from Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski and winning for the sixth time in their past seven games.
After a rocky start to the season when they played 16 of their first 21 games on the road, the Sharks (16-11-4) apparently have found their groove despite losing players.
"We sure hope so," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "We've recovered from the long trip. I'd like to say we're getting healthy but we're not. We seem to be going the other way but we're finding players. As the young players from Worcester come up they're able to contribute. That's a tremendous thing for our team moving forward. It's going to put pressure on everyone to perform and play and their confidence level should be going up. As we move forward we feel good about the group and we've got to keep going."
Goaltender Alex Stalock, making a third straight start for the first time in the NHL, made 18 saves in his first career appearance against his hometown team. Stalock started the past two games because Antti Niemi, San Jose's No. 1 goalie, was hit by a puck during the morning skate Tuesday before the Sharks played the Edmonton Oilers.
"Ever since I've played with Al he's been a great goaltender in the NHL," forward Logan Couture said. "He's slowly proving that. He's been through a roller coaster ride of a career, and he's the type of guy you just cheer for night in and night out. Great guy to be around, so funny and fun to be around. You cheer for him every night he's in the net. He's played great."
Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves and defenseman Christian Folin scored his first career NHL goal for the Wild (15-11-1). Minnesota went 0-for-2 on the power play and is 1-for-44 with the man-advantage on the road.
"We put ourselves in position for a winnable hockey game," Wild coach Mike Yeo said. "(Kuemper) was good all night. We did a good job defensively. Offensively we need to go harder. When we're scoring goals, we're a team that goes hard to the net. When we're not aggressive, it's too easy to defense us."
Like the Sharks, Minnesota wasn't at full strength. Defenseman Keith Ballard was out, recovering from a concussion and three facial fractures he sustained Tuesday on a hit by New York Islanders forward Matt Martin. Another defenseman, Marco Scandella, served the first of a two-game suspension for his check to the head of Islanders forward Brock Nelson.
Defensemen Justin Falk and Folin took their spots in the lineup. They helped limit the Sharks to two goals, and Folin scored Minnesota's only goal.
The Sharks took a 1-0 lead on Burns' power-play goal at 14:51 of the second period against his former team with Nate Prosser in the penalty box for interference. Burns crushed a slap shot from above the left circle into traffic, and the puck appeared to deflect off Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon's stick and past Kuemper. The goal was Burns' ninth of the season.
McLellan said Burns played with a decided edge throughout the game.
"He played with a lot of authority around the blue paint. That was a focus of ours going in," McLellan said. "A lot of their goals are scored on ... second and third opportunities in and around the blue paint. I thought he played with a bit of a growl and his net presence was very big and strong."
The Sharks nearly scored again late in the period when Karlsson, playing his second NHL game, ripped a shot from the slot, but Kuemper made the save.
Minnesota pulled even on Folin's goal at 1:03 of the third period. Sharks forward Tommy Wingels turned the puck over, passing it directly to Folin above the right circle in San Jose's zone, and Folin beat Stalock with a slap shot.
"We talked about getting off to a good start in the third period, and I think we did with my goal there," Folin said. "But they came right back."
The Sharks answered 45 seconds later on Pavelski's team-leading 15th goal of the season. Joe Thornton hit a wide-open Pavelski in the left circle with a cross-ice pass, and Kuemper couldn't get back across the crease in time to stop his wrist shot.
"They had just got one," Pavelski said. "We felt we were playing good. We couldn't revert to any other way. So we came out that next shift and I forget exactly how it got over to [Thornton] on the far side, but we changed sides and they all kind of shifted over. There was one guy and he kind of had to use his patience on, and with one guy [Thornton's] going to do that and he found me. He put it right where I wanted it."
Thornton got his second assist of the game, giving him 1,220 career points. He moved past the late Jean Beliveau into sole possession of 39th place on the NHL's all-time scoring list.
The Wild had a chance to score with less than three minutes left in the third period, but Stalock stopped Spurgeon's shot from the slot.
"There was traffic in front," Stalock said. "He had one place to shoot it, I figured, where there wasn't any traffic. I got a push over a little late but got a piece of it. Luckily enough it stayed in front of me."
The Wild pulled Kuemper with 2:16 left but didn't get a shot on goal with the extra attacker.
The Sharks outshot Minnesota 23-14 through the first two periods, but the Wild squandered four 2-on-1 rushes during that stretch, three of them in the opening period.
'That was the story of the game," Yeo said. "You're lucky enough to get one or two 2-on-1s and when we get four 2-on-1s and don't even get a shot off, that's the game."
The Wild had a prime scoring chance early in the first period. On a 2-on-1 rush, center Mikael Granlund sent a pass to Zach Parise in the left circle, but Parise didn't make solid contact and the puck went wide left.
Early in the second period, Minnesota had a great chance to take the lead on Thomas Vanek's wraparound. But Couture got his stick down on the ice at the left post and blocked Vanek's shot. The puck popped up, landed on Stalock's left pad and bounced away from the goal line. A video review confirmed the referee's call on the ice that Vanek's shot did not cross the goal line.
"We're finding ways," Couture said of the Sharks' hot streak. "It's not pretty night in and night out. If you look back a couple years ago maybe we were able to do that every night and beat teams, but we know what we've got in this room. We're going to have to find different ways to win every single night. Some nights you've got to play very well defensively and not give up many goals and get great goaltending like we've had all year, and find a way to win. It's nice to see us win and it's always nice to be at home, too."


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Have you seen this?
My Gf and I purchased a 2011 Mazda 3 Sport i with the 2.0, but wherever I have looked there was never an option for it.
2014 3S GT, Deep Crystal Blue, Eibach Pro-Kit, Enkei PF01s, Koni Sports, Pirelli P ZERO ALL SEASON PLUS tires, 225/45/18
2008 MX-5 Touring (Mazdaspeed CAI, HIDs, Progress/Koni Sports/Racing Beat sways, SST Magnaflow muffler and tips)
The title of the video is "Installing cruise control in a 2010 Mazda 3." They may have skipped a step or two but the video is about installing and wiring CC. You probably saw the next video, which is on using an OEM CC.
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Let's set the stage…
Jacob Lew, the Treasury secretary, just whispered that the next market crash begins no later than mid-October.
Of course, he didn't say those exact words. But he did report that the Treasury's 'extraordinary measures' to avoid hitting the debt ceiling will be 'exhausted in the middle of October'.
The US debt ceiling is a legally imposed limit on federal debt. You may remember the 2011 debt ceiling talks and the drama around a government shutdown.
This led Standard & Poor's to downgrade the US' credit rating for the first time ever. The market fell more than 15% while all of this was going on from April to August.
Well, we're looking at something like that all over again as the government's debt presses up against that ceiling.
Even though Lew's whispering those words now, soon he'll begin screaming about it. The budget deficit crisis will likely be front-page news in the month of September as the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling ramps up again. I think we're in for a rough couple of months.
It gets worse. There's a second clue that tells us more about the upcoming collapse.
As John Williams at ShadowStats points out, the Federal Reserve has bought 110% of the net issuance of US Treasury this year. Meaning the Federal Reserve Bank has bought every new dollar of debt issued and then some. As Williams says, this is 'a pace suggestive of a Treasury that is unable to borrow otherwise.'
By mid-October, the Federal Reserve's purchases should be approaching 140%, by his calculations. This is clearly absurd and can't go on forever. (If for no other reason than the Fed will eventually own the entire federal debt market. As it stands now, it owns about a third of it!) When it ends, interest rates will likely rise. That could also bring the easy-money party to a close.
Ironically, right before Labor Day weekend, the government issued its revised GDP numbers. It claims the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5% for the second quarter. This was a 47% boost from the initial government estimate of 1.7%.
Officially, the government is telling us that the economy has now completely recovered from the 2008 crisis. Economic activity is now higher than it was at the 2007 peak.
What's most interesting is the contrasting picture of a glowing GDP report with everything else.
'No other major economic series has shown a parallel pattern of full economic recovery,' Williams points out. 'Either the GDP reporting is wrong, or all other major economic series are wrong.'
There is a lot of nonsense in economic reporting, and GDP is the worst of all. (Williams himself admits that GDP 'remains the most worthless and most heavily politicized' of the government series.) But let's look at something that's harder to fudge: median household income. See the chart below.
Let's put these clues together. We have another fiscal crisis imminent with a looming debt ceiling drama. We have a Federal Reserve that is already doing a huge and unsustainable amount of 'stimulus' buying. And we have an economy far weaker than it's been in more than a decade despite the bluster over GDP.
The bigger concern is that the market doesn't have any of this priced in at all. It's true that August was the worst month for stocks since May 2012. Yet the market fell just 3.1% and is only 4.5% off its all-time high. That's barely a scratch.
What's odd is that the stock market has pushed higher this year — putting in a new all-time high on Aug. 2 — even though earnings growth has clearly slowed. Earnings growth for the S&P 500, a broad proxy for the market, was up just 2% for the second quarter.
That was all due to the financials (banks, insurers). If you take them out, earnings actually fell 3%. Analysts have been adjusting their estimates. Earnings growth for the third quarter is now just 3.7%, versus 6.5% at the start of the quarter — a 43% correction!
Slowing profit growth and rising market mean valuations have climbed. Bloomberg reports that 'Valuations last climbed this fast in the final year of the 1990s technology bubble, just before the index began a 49% tumble.'
I don't think we have that big of a decline ahead of us, simply because we're starting at a much lower valuation. In 1999, the market went for 30 times earnings. Today, it goes 18 times earnings. That's still a high number, reflective of too much optimism about future growth.
Most still see earnings and the economy growing briskly in the back half of the year. Barron's recently polled 10 of the most influential Wall Street seers. They project 8% earnings growth in the second half! When it becomes obvious that is a fairy tale, the market is going to be in for a shock.
Keep your powder dry and your portfolio small.
After reading the above, you might be tempted to sell everything and wait for the storm to blow over.
I don't think you should.
First off, we have to realise that all of the above analysis could prove way off. Maybe Congress raises the debt ceiling without a hitch, buying more time. Maybe the Fed pulls some new rabbit out of its hat, buying yet more time.
Besides, guessing at what the market is going to do is just that — guessing. Humility before an unknowable future is the first step toward any sensible investing strategy. The only thing we can really do is to decide what risks to take.
Second, while I think now is a time to be cautious — simply due to the relative scarcity of cheap stocks — I don't think you should let market worries put you off a solid long-term investment plan. As Marty Whitman once said, 'You make more money sitting on your ass.'
In other words, you're often better off doing nothing and holding onto good companies growing their net asset values over time, rather than trying to play market timer.
So we will continue to invest in what cheap plays we find.
Chris Mayer
for Markets and Money
Ed Note: Near the US Debt Ceiling, No One Can Hear You Scream originally appeared in Markets and Money USA.
From the Archives…
Is a 50% Market Decline Possible?
30-08-2013 – Greg Canavan
Why The 30/20 Tax Rule May Rise Again
29-08-2013 – Vern Gowdie
The Investment Industry: Confusion, Conflicts and Cash
28-08-2013 – Vern Gowdie
The Federal Reserve's Crucial Next Step
27-08-2013 – Greg Canavan
Superannuation Overtakes Bank Deposits
26-08-2013 – Greg Canavan


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Lauri Veverka of Entertainment Partners Named 2015 Employee Owner of the Year by The ESOP Association
May 7, 2015 (Washington, DC) – Lauri Veverka of Entertainment Partners located in Burbank, California, has been named the 2015 Employee Owner of the Year by The ESOP Association. The award was presented at the Association's 38th Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The ESOP Association is the national trade association for companies with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the leading voice in America for employee ownership.
As the Marketing Creative Lead for Entertainment Partners, Ms. Veverka is a visible employee owner. She delivers the company's message through her work and is a vital force in the company's marketing and communications efforts. She also works internally to help align the employee owners of Entertainment Partners with the company's vision. According to Entertainment Partners, it would be difficult to find an employee owner more enthusiastic, or more effective, in promoting the ESOP. Ms. Veverka currently chairs the company's ESOP Communications Committee and was actively involved in promoting the ESOP before joining the Committee by designing a yearly Employee Ownership Month poster, creating the company newsletter, and documenting ESOP company events. As the current Committee Chair, she now leads all ESOP promotion efforts. She is involved with just about everything Entertainment Partners does to celebrate, encourage, and educate employee owners about the ESOP.
Adding her voice to the Association, she has become increasingly involved with the Association and the California/Western States Chapter. She participates on panels at the national Annual Conference and at Chapter conferences to promote the need for an effective ESOP Committee to engage and educate employee owners. In 2010 and 2014, Ms. Veverka designed the winning poster for the Employee Ownership Month Poster Contest, which is a national contest held by the Association each year. In addition, she prepares and submits the company's AACE Awards entry and won first place in the Special Events and Promotions – Series of Events, Over 250 Employees category in 2014.
Entertainment Partners provides payroll services, production employee services, residuals and talents payments, central casting, and production incentives to the entertainment industry. The employee owners of Entertainment Partners number more than 900, with offices in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Since 2004, Entertainment Partners has been fully owned by the employees. More information about Entertainment Partners: http://www.entertainmentpartners.com.
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Smoking-related TB could rise if worldwide smoking rates continue
October 10, 2011
By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
If smoking rates stay at current levels, smoking could create 18 million extra cases of tuberculosis worldwide and 40 million excess deaths from the disease by 2050, a study finds. Researchers produced mathematical models based on various smoking rate scenarios to estimate rates of tuberculosis disease and deaths in each World Health Organization region around the world. The baseline scenario used current smoking levels to come up with the 18 million and 40 million numbers; right now, almost 20% of people worldwide smoke tobacco, and that figure may rise in some poor countries, the study authors said.
The 50-year war on smoking
January 10, 2014
By The Times editorial board
The 1964 U.S. Surgeon General's report on smoking - the first official acknowledgment by the federal government that smoking kills - was an extraordinarily progressive document for its time. It swiftly led to a federal law that restricted tobacco advertising and required the now-familiar warning label on each pack of cigarettes. Yet there was nothing truly surprising about the conclusion of the report. Throughout the 1950s, scientists had been discovering various ways in which smoking took a toll on people's health.
CDC Falling Short in Bid to Reduce Smoking Rate
November 5, 1999
From Associated Press
Despite years of anti-smoking campaigns, lawsuits and bans, the smoking rate among American adults has hardly budged during the 1990s--because more and more 18- to 24-year-olds are lighting up. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that 24.7% of adults smoked in 1997. As a result, the CDC expects to fall far short of its goal of reducing smoking to 15% of the adult population by 2000.
Lung cancer rates down, with a narrowing gender gap
January 9, 2014
By Melissa Healy
Invasive lung cancer, still the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, claimed fewer lives over the five-year period ending in 2009, says a report issued Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Driven largely by the success of anti-tobacco campaigns, the decline in lung cancer was greater in men than in women, however. The grim result: a longstanding gender gap, in which women have lagged behind men in lung cancer rates, is narrowing. Fifty years after the U.S. surgeon general declared tobacco a hazard to the public's health, more than a million new cases of lung cancer were diagnosed from 2005 to 2009, according to the CDC's latest accounting.
Smoking Rates Hit Record Lows in State, Officials Say
April 5, 2003
Jia-Rui Chong, Times Staff Writer
California's smoking rates have dropped to record lows, state officials announced Friday. "Lots of folks said we wouldn't continue to see the declines," said Diana Bonta, director of the state Department of Health Services. "But our ... campaigns are working and the numbers continue to decline," she said. The announcement comes one day after two tobacco companies sued the state to stop it from airing anti-tobacco ads. The latest California Adult Tobacco Survey conducted by the state shows 16.
Should smokers pay more for health insurance?
March 29, 2013
By Robin Abcarian
I'm one of those non-smoking California types who has grown "allergic" to smoking. Can't stand to be around people who smoke, can't stand the way they stink up the joint, can't stand to look at an ashtray full of butts. The other day at a Santa Monica restaurant, the hostess seated a group next to my table and the whiff of tobacco - which came in on their clothes - permeated the air like rancid perfume. It almost ruined the taste of my vegan lasagna. That is a crime in these parts.
Miners and construction workers smoke the most, says a CDC report
September 29, 2011
By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Miners and people in the hotel and food service industry have the highest smoking rates, while those in education have the lowest, finds a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on smoking prevalence in various professions. Data from the National Health Interview Survey found that overall the incidence of smoking was highest among those who didn't graduate high school, had no health insurance and lived below the federal poverty line. Smoking rates among all working adults surveyed was 19.6%.
CDC: Lung cancer rates drop as smoking falls
September 15, 2011
By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times / for the Booster Shots blog
Smoking rates have been declining across the United States -- and with them, so have lung cancer rates, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Men have been abandoning cigarettes at a steady clip over the last decade, with corresponding drops in the lung cancer rates -- 1.4% from 1999 to 2005, and 2.9% from 2005 to 2008. The West led the charge, with a decline of 3.9% in men's lung cancer incidence from 2006 to 2008. "Many of the states with the lowest lung cancer incidence, as well as smoking prevalence, were clustered in the West," the report said.
U.S. War on Smoking Faltering, Studies Show
January 6, 1989
ALLAN PARACHINI, Times Staff Writer
The nation's war on smoking is faltering because, while overall tobacco use is dropping, the number of people who quit is being largely offset by the recruitment of 3,000 new smokers per day--most of them young. And as this is happening, a series of government research reports to be published today finds, the demographics of smoking are undergoing vast change and, by the turn of the century, tobacco use is expected to become overwhelmingly a habit of the poorly educated.
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April 25, 1992
Your March 11 editorial "Goodby to 'Old Joe,' " contained several factual errors that I would like to correct. First and foremost, the Camel campaign is not targeted to young people. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is strongly opposed to youth smoking, and has multimillion-dollar programs in place to help counteract the peer pressure that young people feel to experiment with cigarettes, and to better enforce laws that set minimum ages to purchase cigarettes. The statistics the article referred to regarding Camel's share of market among underage smokers are incorrect.
Health campaign targets smoking in LGBT community
November 21, 2013
By Eryn Brown
Gay, lesbian and bisexual adults in Los Angeles smoke at a rate more than 50% higher than their straight counterparts and suffer disproportionately from the ill effects of tobacco use, health officials reported Thursday at the introduction of a new countywide campaign to stamp out the habit. The Break Up With Tobacco campaign is intended to sharply reduce smoking in the gay, lesbian and bisexual community, currently an estimated 20.6% in Los Angeles County, public health chief Dr. Jonathan Fielding said.
Should smokers pay more for health insurance?
March 29, 2013
By Robin Abcarian
I'm one of those non-smoking California types who has grown "allergic" to smoking. Can't stand to be around people who smoke, can't stand the way they stink up the joint, can't stand to look at an ashtray full of butts. The other day at a Santa Monica restaurant, the hostess seated a group next to my table and the whiff of tobacco - which came in on their clothes - permeated the air like rancid perfume. It almost ruined the taste of my vegan lasagna. That is a crime in these parts.
CDC: U.S. not on track to reach 2020 goal for lower smoking rates
January 28, 2013
By Amina Khan
When it comes to preventable deaths and disease, smoking is still a top killer in the U.S., says a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 443,000 people die from cigarette smoking each year, and 8.6 million suffer from a serious illness related to smoking, according to the Tobacco Control State Highlights 2012. Utah claimed the lowest adult smoking rate of 11.8%, according to the report released last week, while Kentucky topped the charts with 29%. California hovered above Utah at 13.7%.
Tobacco companies see Africa as fertile ground
December 12, 2012
By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times
DIEPSLOOT, South Africa - On the sunny side of a dusty township street, next to the metal gates of a school, Lucas Moyana's little shop is just a board propped on four plastic crates like a child's lemonade stand. For a couple of coins, he sells being cool, sells being free. A schoolboy in uniform hurries up, barely glancing at the cookie packets, lollipops and candies, grabs a Dunhill cigarette from a red box, puts a match to it and drops 22 cents on the table before hurrying away.
Teenage hookah smoking rates must be reduced, experts say
November 16, 2012
By Jon Bardin
While the lion's share of youth anti-smoking efforts has focused on cigarettes, a new report in the CDC journal Preventing Chronic Disease suggests more needs to be done to reduce the number of teens smoking flavored tobacco from hookahs. According to a recent survey cited in the report, 18.5% of 12th-grade students admitted to using a hookah in the previous year. And what's particularly concerning to the study authors, led by Daniel Morris of the Oregon Health Authority's public health division, is that many young people don't seem to recognize that hookah use carries serious health risks: Hookah smoke contains many of the same toxins as cigarettes and has been associated with a similar laundry list of diseases such as lung cancer and respiratory illness.
The wrong cigarette tax
June 8, 2012
Proposition 29, which would impose a $1-a-pack cigarette tax, is a deeply flawed initiative, and its defeat - which appears likely, though there are many ballots yet to be counted - would be a good thing for California. But even better for the state would be a new cigarette tax initiative that does it right. We urged voters to cast ballots against Proposition 29 because at a time when the state cannot afford to fulfill its most basic responsibilities, the initiative would have put most of the new revenue - more than $500 million a year - toward an entirely new agency and a new state function: the funding of disease research that already is relatively well funded by the federal government.
High school students show a slower rate of decline in smoking in recent years
July 8, 2010
By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times
One in five high school students in the U.S. is still smoking, and the rate of decline in smoking has slowed, according to a new report released Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Smoking rates among high school students slowed dramatically from the late 1990s through the early 2000s. But those rates of decline decreased more gradually from the early to late 2000s. The CDC analyzed data from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey of high school students in public and private schools in all states and the District of Columbia.
A plea for less smoking in films
August 28, 2003
From Reuters
Nearly half of all U.S. states asked Hollywood Tuesday to show less smoking in films as part of an effort to reduce cigarette use among teens. In a letter to Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, the attorneys general of California, New York and 22 other states urged him to use his leadership to reduce the depiction of smoking on screen. "We are hopeful you will use your best efforts again here to rally the industry from being a source of the problem," the letter said.
Cigarettes' lessons for climate change
March 4, 2012
By Auden Schendler
In the 1970s it seemed like we had problems we could never fix - and I'm not talking about white polyester disco suits and the band Air Supply. The '70s presented America with the residue of a catastrophic war, soaring inner-city crime rates, runaway inflation and subjugation to Middle East oil. To punctuate the dismal vibe, everybody smoked, or so it seemed if you were sitting on an airplane at the edge of the DMZ between the smoking and nonsmoking sections,...
Should it be illegal to smoke in your own car?
November 16, 2011
By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
How would you feel if the government told you that you couldn't smoke in your own car? Perhaps you'd endorse the idea that public health officials were trying to make it harder for people to maintain a habit that increases their risk of developing lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease and a host of other problems. Maybe you'd rejoice that you'd never again be forced to carpool to a meeting with a chain-smoking colleague. You might even breathe a sigh of relief for all the children of smokers who would be able to ride to school, soccer practice and piano lessons without being forced to inhale clouds of secondhand smoke.
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An example of a kind of "tailor made" Made in Italy, Patrizia Garganti's creations sweep us into the lighting design dimension, which employs the artful skills of craftsmanship. Mass production is unheard of here and every light is especially made according to the specific requirements of clients, who have always been one Patrizia Garganti greatest sources of inspiration.
For more than 30 years now, the Patrizia Garganti Company has been creating unique products, the greatest expression of Italian artistic tradition and craftsmanship: the historic trademark BAGA; BESPOKE01 and BESPOKE02, which arose out of the collaboration with architects of international renown; ME, Patrizia's own line and a reflection of her great personality and creativity.
In 2013, during the Furniture Design Exhibition in Milan, the Company presented its HOME line, a new creative outlook on the world of Interior Design and of "Made in Italy".
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Trading Name: Angel Hotel
Registered office: 31-32 West Parade, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7LB
Principal trading address: Angel Hotel, Castle Street, Cardiff, CF10 1SZ
Notice is hereby given that the creditors of the above named Company, which was voluntarily wound up on 28 December 2017, are required, on or before 28 March 2018 to send their full names and addresses together with full particulars of their debts or claims to Tait Walker, Bulman House, Regent Centre, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3LS, and, if so requested by me, to provide such further details or produce such documentary or other evidence as may appear to be necessary, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before debts are proved.
Note: This is a solvent liquidation and all known creditors have been or will be paid in full.
Date of Appointment: 28 December 2017
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A picture is worth a thousand words and a painting is worth a thousand bucks! One of our budding artists, Reetika has come-up with a series of her paintings.
This is just a beauty of the glimpse of her art. The paintings are more than words can describe. The most eye-catching painting that I found is the one where 2 ladies are shown talking to each other near a well. The background scenery brings live to the painting. Even the expressions are pretty deep and give a real life effect. The paintings are for display on Majhe Chanda [click here].
Thanks to Reetika for sharing such wonderful pics of her paintings. The painting are impressive and we are expecting to see more of these coming in.
We have a huge artist pool with us and the contributions have started flowing in. Keep watching the blog for more posts. Well, you want to just keep watching and not get listed in the talent club?? Send in your talents to email@example.com and we will tell you what it means to us.
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