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Lady Gaga - Grammys 2010 Red Carpet
Lady Gaga rocks the red carpet in a custom-made Giorgio Armani Prive gown at the 2010 Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday (January 31) in Los Angeles.
The 23-year-old "Bad Romance" singer is up for five awards tonight and has already won two!
Gaga took home the awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album for The Fame and Best Dance Recording for "Poker Face".
"We won two grammy's already little monsters + I dedicate them to u!" Gaga tweeted earlier this evening. "I ruined my makeup crying! Look for little monster suprise [sic] on the piano."

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Warmth and practicality in a Luxembourg townhouse (L1)
An antique French carreaux de ciment floor of 20cm square tiles has been relaid to great effect in this Luxembourg home.
In a high traffic area the tiles are a low maintenance solution for wet and muddy feet and family pets. But practicality can also be beautiful and in this case the burnt orange and offwhite palette of the tiles compliment so well the antique parquet in the soft light the floor to ceiling windows offer.
A fine delivery of a room space that is warm and relaxing but also highly practical, linking house and garden.
Original photographs of the floor can be found by clicking here


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Business Process Reengineering are services the business processes and workflows in your organization to test and redesign of the park. Related work for a business process activities that are performing by employees of the business of achieving a set of goals. We do operate our the business process performance and the business process reengineering the way we do your work so we better to meet our business objectives is to change the process. Changing the orientation of the company from a functional orientation of then reverse the processed and cross-functional orientation of. For this was the final Increase the Knowledge Among those Organization its members of, and a the Greater the degree. Business Process Reengineering is technology for analyze the company's central the processes and reassembling them in another way has been consisted of in proficient fashionable. Business processes that have cannot be redesigned, encompass the full range significant procedures from of manufacturing and production to sales and customer service.
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Washington: Al Qaeda is trying to "bring down" nuclear-armed Pakistan, US Vice President Joe Biden warned on Sunday, days after a war review tip-toed around Islamabad`s role in fighting extremists.
"Our overarching goal and our rationale for being there is to dismantle, ultimately defeat al Qaeda... to make sure that terrorists do not, in fact, bring down the Pakistani government, which is a nuclear power," Biden said.
The vice-president, in an interview with NBC`s "Meet the Press" program, repeated threads of a one-year report on the US military surge in Afghanistan that pointed to progress but warned that more time was needed.
Unveiling the policy assessment on Thursday, President Barack Obama urged Islamabad to do more to rein in extremists holed up along the Afghan border but also renewed US commitment to major aid programs for Pakistan.
The report trod carefully on the uneasy US anti-terror ally following pointed criticisms of Islamabad`s nuclear safety and other areas of policy revealed in the US cables published by WikiLeaks and other reports.
Many experts say Pakistan is far less willing to take action against militants seen as useful in fighting rival India or in preserving Islamabad`s influence in Afghanistan.
While the war review called relations with Pakistan "substantial" -- a departure from private US assessments that question Islamabad`s commitment to fighting extremists -- it did urge some readjustment.
"For instance, the denial of extremist safe havens will require greater cooperation with Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan," it said.
Biden measured success against al Qaeda by noting it had been restricted to efforts like the botched underwear attack on a US-bound jetliner last Christmas and a failed amateurish bombing in New York`s Times Square in May.
"They are planning much smaller bore but yet deadly attempts to go after the United States of America. We saw that in the underpants bomber last Christmas. We saw that in the Times Square effort."
"We have significantly degraded and knocked off a lot of the main planners and organisers and trainers. Does that mean we`ve succeeded? No. Does that mean we`re in much better shape than we were a year ago and two and three? Yes."
Obama on Thursday said Afghan progress was sufficient to permit a "responsible reduction" of US forces to begin in July 2011, though the size of the likely drawdown appeared limited.
The assessment comes one year after the President announced both a surge of 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan and the conditions-based July troop drawdown.
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These images were brought together with the idea of California always suffering from drought. The two environmental images off the water were taken in Big Bear, CA. To bring out the natural appearance in the tree stump, I highlighted the horizon and the grass in the foreground in Photoshop. I had adjusted the color contrast in the tree on the right and made the image cooler by adding the purple hue. This was intended to portray a cooler feel and draw an idea of change. It is early morning, yet the image appears as though it could have been taken closer to evening. The shadow and light are dramatically brought out. Finally, the silhouette that I had taken is the contrast that defines the thought of holding out for rain. The image was taken by placing two soft boxes against a white backdrop. The subject stood forward of the lighting to create the shadowed affect. My camera was set to ISO 100 and the aperture was set to 1/125.
Monthly Archives: September 2012
An Average Day?
The venture for the week was to go out into the world and take photographs of the events of a single day from start to finish. My body chooses not to function from start to finish so the idea of using the beginning to end photographs of the average day seemed unconventional…and realistically, I had assumed that most people would use very similar context of images to begin and end a storyboard for an average day.
Most of my mornings are a big blur…much like most of my evenings. Thus, I started from the beginning and ended at the end of this particular Saturday, September 15, 2012.
My family and I always try to go out and do something new as much as we possibly can. This time, my fiance and I took my mom to Bates Nut Farm, in Escondido, California to see the pumpkins before the pumpkin patch was open to the public.
Unfortunately, mom wasn't all that impressed with the pumpkins, or the animals on the farm. So, after a quick visit, we parted ways and my soon to be husband went with me to the bridal shop to pick up the brides maid dress for one of the members of our bridal party.
Of course, the excitement didn't end there! We had plans for the evening! A close friend of ours had been planning a 10 year anniversary surprise party for herself and her husband and it had finally come to the wire. We got all dressed up for a night on the town to meet very old friends of mine whom I hadn't seen since the glorious couple's wedding. Everyone met together at the Big Red Barn in Valley Center, California.
The men took the barn part of the invitation very literally…with the exception of the guest of honor standing on the far right who was under the impression he was going to a bed and breakfast for the night.
This leaves us with the end to our evening…myself working away at what I've ritualistically become accustomed to doing nearly everyday this year, working on Photoshop.
The rest of the day is a blur….
Much like every day.
Self Portrait
This gallery contains 5 photos.
While I was waiting to take pictures for the actual class assignment I was wondering the CSUSM campus a little bit and took these: They came out so uniquely that I had to share! I put them together through an app called pix-o-matic. Not too shabby!
Depth of Field
Back to school and the first class at Cal State San Marcos in the Visual and Performing Arts Department. Our assignment was to take photos and get acquainted with our cameras. Since I'm already acquainted, I decided to try and take some creative images playing with depth of field and adjusting perception a little it. Enclosed is what I came up with.
For this image, I used Lightroom to slightly adjust the warmth of the image to show the true reflection of the sunset against the tree.
This image was an end result to me spinning over a brick laid surface.
This spinning image gives a better view of what that brick surface really looks like.
Finally, this picture was just taken all in fun. I couldn't resist! The sunset just does it so much justice!


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Dubuque Component
The component uses email as our main communication to members and will try to keep all members informed after each Board of Trustees meeting with a small update by email on what has taken place at the board meeting. We are excited to have two of our own component members step up into leadership positions with IDHA. Congratulations to Pat Alden, IDHA President, and Emily Boge, IDHA President-Elect. We encourage all hygienists to step up and become more active members in their Professional Association.
President: Deb Schuler
Secretary: Deb Schuler
Treasurer: Lisa Woodward
Continuing Education: Trish Kemp
Counties : 4 counties
Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque and Jackson
Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/idha.dubuquecomponent?fref=ts
Deb Schuler: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cell number: Deb Schuler 815 291 4236
President Photo:
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This bespoke dressing room commission in Kensington is made from American Black Walnut which has been over veneered primarily in Olive Ash with a Burr Ash veneered panel running horizontally across the doors. A recessed shadow gap detail in American Black Walnut separates the Burr Ash panel from the Olive Ash veneer and the handles have been recessed and milled out of the Black Walnut lipping.
Primary materials: American Black Walnut, Olive Ash and Burr Ash.


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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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Cheng Xi,ReplyDelete
I know that u r feeling very sad & down now.
Pls don't be so sad ok?
I can understand how u feel now.
As i am also a "过来人".
Frankly speaking, i know it really hurts & it is very hard to heal. It really needs time to heal totally.
Just try not to think so much & keep yourself occupied, so that u won't have much time to think abt it. But DON'T get over-worked or bury yourself into work ok? cos it is really a wrong way to torture yourself by doing these.
I know it is a hard way to go, but u can do it.
Trust me!
You will sure meet a better gal in the future.
Hope that u will get well very soon!
We are always here for u no matter what happens!
Jia You!! :)
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This song was written before 11/9/2001, when most people would still laugh at something like this. I still laugh at it. ANDREAS did remove this song from his site after The Event, and even removed the part mentioning Manhattan and planes from the video released for Tunak Tunak Tun.
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The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards
Jennifer Quigley - 2012 Student Recipient
JENNIFER LYNN QUIGLEY impresses those around her as a true humanitarian. As a pre-med student with a major in Hispanic studies and a minor in biochemistry, Jennifer has beautifully integrated her academic studies with her dedication to helping others at home and around the world. Her advisor noted with admiration Jennifer's "ability to combine two seemingly different academic disciplines…into a coherent model of humanitarian outreach."
While studying abroad in Ecuador last spring, Jennifer volunteered at a free public health clinic, cleaning and sterilizing rooms and equipment, setting up operating rooms, and assisting patients. She later worked with the Christian non-profit group CrossLink International to provide supplies to medical mission teams and mission hospitals. Although such activities will undoubtedly prepare her well for a future career in medicine, her nominators understand that Jennifer is motivated by something much greater than amassing credentials for her medical school applications. Her work is an expression of her faith, and in the words of one of her professors, "she serves because serving the underserved is her passion."
Jennifer has demonstrated that passion closer to home, as well. She is a member of the Alphi Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity, and has also served as a cooking shift leader for William & Mary's Campus Kitchen, a food assistance program for low-income residents in the Williamsburg area. As a student leader with the Branch Out National alternative breaks program, she organized and guided fellow students on a spring break service trip to Arlington, Virginia, where they learned about immigration issues and gained first-hand knowledge by working with staff and clients at Hogar Immigrant Services. She is an active member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and also builds bridges across faith communities as the Catholic Campus Chapel's coordinator of ecumenical programming. She does all of this—and more—with seemingly boundless energy, commitment, and humility.
After graduation, Jennifer will once again draw on her two academic disciplines as she completes an externship as a volunteer medical interpreter on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Her compassion, keen intellect, and spirit of helpfulness continue to inspire us, and will influence the lives of countless others in the years ahead.


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Good old drywall is everywhere in our houses, and it comes in for its share of daily wear and tear: We drill holes to hang mirrors and artwork, ram it with remote-controlled toys, and occasionally bump furniture into it, leaving large cracks and holes. (The classic: An interior door swings open and the doorknob punches a hole into an adjoining wall.)
The good news: Minor wall repairs are easy fix-its and use simple drywall tools. The other side of the coin: You'll probably have to repaint walls to cover the patch job.
Here are some tips to make walls as good as new:
Patch small holes — those ½-inch or smaller — using lightweight spackling compound, available at hardware stores and home improvement centers for $2 to $4 for an 8-oz. tub.
1. Place a small dab of spackle on a putty knife.
2. Press the spackle into the hole.
3. Scrape the knife clean on the edge of the spackle tub.
4. Hold the knife at a slight angle and scrape it across the hole to remove excess spackle.
5. Let dry. If necessary, sand lightly to remove any bumps.
Repair larger drywall holes — those bigger than ½-inch across — using commercially available patches. The sanity-savers come in various sizes — pick one that extends past your wall boo-boo by two inches all the way around.
Patches are made from rust-proof aluminum or fiberglass mesh. They're designed to hold spackle so you can completely cover the offending hole. Peel-and-stick backing clings to walls permanently, and makes repairs virtually fool-proof. An 8-by-8-inch patch is about $4.
1. Remove the backing from the patch, and place it over the hole so that the hole is right in the middle of the patch.
2. Press the patch into place so it adheres tightly to the wall.
3. Load up a putty or drywall knife with spackle, and press the spackling compound into the mesh. The object is to completely cover the mesh.
4. Feather the spackle out 2 inches beyond the patch in all directions so that the edge of the patch is hidden.
5. Let dry completely, then sand lightly to remove bumps.
If the job isn't perfect and the screen shows, that's OK. Go back over the patch with fresh spackle until the mesh screen is hidden. Paint the wall to complete the repair.
Congratulations! You've just one-upped Santa!
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AmLachDesigns, you are the winner of our Pendant Design Contest: Show Off 3D Printing Precious Metals with your Heart Cage Pendant. The design subtly shows off the way in which we can 3D print things within things with our jewelry grade materials like Sterling Silver and Gold Plated Brass with an elegant, feminine style.
It was not easy to pick a winner with over 160 entrants in what was one of our quickest contests we have ever hosted on Shapeways. We are continuing to work on bringing you more high quality 3D printing material options to Shapeways with our new Mystery Metal the next in line with many more to come. We are focusing not only on bringing new materials to Shapeways, but also working hard to improve the quality and consistency of our existing options. You should see your prints evolve over the coming months.


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Review: Redmatica Compendium 1.5 (Mac)
Compendium is a bundle of Redmatica's three tools — ExsManager Pro, AutoSampler, and Keymap — for creating and managing multisampled instruments. Although all three work with sampler instruments in Apple Logic EXS24 mkII format, they are standalone products, and because most software samplers can import EXS-format instruments, they are powerful tools for working with any sampler.
ExsManager Pro manages EXS instrument libraries. It will be most valuable to those with large EXS libraries, but if you use AutoSampler and Keymap with other samplers, ExsManager will help you manage the sampler instruments they create. AutoSampler takes the drudgery out of resampling hardware and software virtual instruments, letting you get that aging synth or drum machine into your Mac before it expires. Keymap, the most versatile of the trio, simplifies and automates many of the tasks in converting a bunch of samples into a playable, multisampled instrument. That includes loop and riff libraries as well as sampled acoustic and synthesized instruments.
Management Crisis
After importing third-party sampler instruments and installing or upgrading content for multiple EXS-compatible hosts like GarageBand and Logic, you're bound to wind up with instruments and their samples spread all over your hard drives. ExsManager Pro helps you make sense of this mess by relinking instruments with their samples, reorganizing instruments and samples without breaking their links, and finding and optionally deleting duplicate samples. It also makes it easy to search through your library, back it up, and consolidate samples into monoliths, which are easier to transport and archive.
FIG. 1: ExsManager Pro scans your EXS instrument library and reports which samples are used by which instruments. Advanced settings let you fix errors.
ExsManager Pro does not maintain a database of your sampler library; it analyzes the library each time you launch it. Therefore it never gets out of sync. You point the program to the location of your instrument library and, optionally, other places to look for samples, and click on the Analyze button (see Fig. 1). This is not the time to go for coffee — the analysis will probably be finished before you get out of your chair. For my medium-size EXS library of 1,361 instruments, the analysis takes roughly 30 seconds.
As with most samplers, EXS instruments contain references to the samples they use. If you don't include other sample locations, ExsManager will simply report whether the internal references are correct. That's the fastest possible analysis (in my case it takes about 10 seconds), and if no errors are found, it's sufficient to let you know that your library is in working order. Adding other sample-search locations lets you find duplicates and missing samples, change sample references within instruments, and otherwise reorganize your library. That process is considerably more complex and must be used with care — for example, you don't want to delete or move samples used by other applications — but if your hard drive is clogged or your library is in complete disarray, ExsManager Pro offers the tools to fix it.
FIG. 2: You set the note and Velocity intervals along with MIDI layering conditions that AutoSampler uses to create a multisampled instrument.
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AutoSampler automates the process of resampling hardware or software instruments (see Fig. 2). If you have a synth some of whose presets you'd like to convert to multisampled virtual instruments, AutoSampler will save you hours of tedious work.
To do the job manually, you'd have to launch your recording software, route the output of the synth for recording, then play and record many notes at many Velocity levels and, perhaps, with a variety of MIDI controller settings. You could create MIDI clips to partially automate the process, but it would still entail hours of laborious, hands-on work. After capturing the sounds, you'd need to split them into individual hits, trim them as needed, and then arrange them into multisample maps for your sampler.
Alternatively, fire up AutoSampler, point it to your synth's MIDI input and audio output, set up its multisample parameters (note range, notes per octave, Velocity increments, and so on), then let it rip. You have a variety of options beyond simply sampling across note and Velocity ranges. You can layer instruments using multiple audio and MIDI ports and channels. AutoSampler will automatically change synth patches, letting you specify in advance which patch numbers to sample. A process called MultiDimensional Sampling (MDS) will automate two synth parameters and crossfade between multisamples for different parameter settings.
AutoSampler creates multisampled EXS instruments, and some of its more exotic features may not translate to other samplers. I used MDS and layering with two virtual instruments running on my PC, then opened the resulting EXS instrument in EXS24 mkII, Native Instruments Kontakt 3, and Ableton Live Sampler. In EXS and Kontakt, the layering and crossfading worked perfectly, but in Live Sampler, the MDS crossfading was not implemented because Sampler doesn't support grouping. If your target sampler has similar limitations, you might use AutoSampler to create basic multisampled instruments and then set up their layering and crossfading within your sampler. Alternatively, just use Keymap to separate the MDS groups and save them as individual EXS instruments.
multisample management tools$389.99with printed manual$529.99FEATURES 1 2 3 4 5 EASE OF USE 1 2 3 4 5 AUDIO QUALITY 1 2 3 4 5 VALUE 1 2 3 4 5
ultisampling Toolbox
Keymap, winner of an EM 2008 Editors' Choice Award, is the most complex application in the Compendium package, and there's a 360-page manual to prove it. The program contains many idiosyncrasies, but its basic purpose is straightforward: to let you quickly create layered and grouped multisamples, edit their zones individually or in bulk, and set up how the zones relate within an EXS instrument. Keymap's capabilities go beyond anything you can do directly in the EXS editor, and most tasks are easier to perform than in even the most full-featured samplers. If you create your own multisampled instruments on a Mac and your sampler is EXS compatible, Keymap is for you.
You start with a project, which might be empty or might be based on existing EXS instruments (a project can hold many EXS instruments). Instruments within a project have a slightly more complex structure than their EXS counterparts — they have multiple layers, each holding zones and zone groups. Layers are an artifact that makes it easier to manage overlapping zones, and they disappear when an instrument is converted to EXS format. If a project contains several instruments, you can easily combine some or all of them in a single EXS instrument, assigning them separate or overlapping key and Velocity ranges or crossfading between them with a MIDI controller. That's managed in Keymap's Setup window.
FIG. 3: Zones in each Keymap layer are automatically tiled as they are created. You can set up zone crossfades individually, as shown for the center zone here.
As in most samplers, you build your own multisampled instruments by loading or dragging samples (WAV, AIFF, SDII, MP3, and AAC) to a two-dimensional Zone window with columns representing notes and rows representing Velocities. Alternatively, draw in empty zones and fill them with samples later. A zone's width and height represent its key and Velocity range, and you can stretch zones in any direction.
In Keymap, zones cannot overlap; when you drag or stretch one zone into another, all affected zones are tessellated (tiled), with split zones being created as necessary. That's one reason for having layers — zones in different layers can overlap. You don't need different layers for key and Velocity crossfading, however; you can set up crossfades between zones on the same layer either individually or globally (see Fig. 3).
Resynthesize This
Keymap gives you a variety of sophisticated tools for processing the samples, and most of those tools apply to individual zones or to all selected zones. All of the processing is DSP based and doesn't rely on EXS components such as filters, modulators, and effects. And all of Keymap's DSP is nondestructive; the original samples are never altered. Instead, new samples are created as necessary when instruments are saved in EXS format.
Harmonic Resynthesis is among Keymap's most useful sample-munging features. It lets you manipulate the pitch, time, formants, and amplitude of the sample independently. The pitch, time, and formant operations are designed for monophonic material and work best on single hits rather than, say, bass or vocal loops. However, those operations often produce interesting results on unpitched sounds like speech and percussion. For example, you can pitch-shift speech without affecting formants or time to produce familiar chipmunk or Darth Vader effects without altering the rhythm of the original clips (see Web Clip 1).
The pitch and formant algorithm, which is the most sensitive to the material being transformed, has three modes: with formant adjust, without formant adjust, and standard pitch-shifting (like speeding up or slowing down the clip). With the first two algorithms, you can actually raise the pitch while using the independent time-shifting algorithm to lengthen the clip and vice versa. In addition to time and pitch adjustments, you get dynamics processing, highpass and lowpass resonant filtering, and saturation effects.
When you simply want to start with a sampled note and map it across a range of keys, you have the standard multisampling alternative of widening the key zone, but Keymap gives you another option called Polyphonate. That automates the Harmonic Resynthesis of pitch for a selected zone to create new, adjacent pitch-shifted zones over a range of up to two octaves. That's useful, for instance, when you have a sample with natural vibrato or tremolo and you want to preserve its rate.
Time to Split
Keymap takes a lot of the drudgery out of splitting and looping samples. It will automatically split single audio files at regular intervals or by detecting transients. It will then trim the individual hits based on attack and decay thresholds you set, and automap them to a new layer.
You get two approaches to automatic looping. Select a portion of the sample (a rough loop, for example) and let Keymap refine the boundaries to get the best loop. You can even apply that process simultaneously to multiple zones. The other approach, single-cycle looping, sets a very short loop to produce a specific pitch. Once the loop size is set, you change the loop location and the timbre by moving the start point with an onscreen slider.
Five drag-and-drop areas in the Instrument editor called Magic Pads invoke macros for common multistep processes involving splitting, looping, trimming, and layering groups of samples. I usually found that some hands-on editing was required after using the Magic Pads, but even so, they save a great deal of time.
As much as anything else, saving time is what the three applications in the Compendium bundle are about. You can accomplish most of what these programs do with a DAW and a full-featured sample editor. But Redmatica has painstakingly identified the most tedious tasks involved in creating and managing multisample libraries and has automated them to make things much simpler. In the process, it has added some very clever bells and whistles.
Len Sasso is an associate editor of EM. For an earful, visit his Web site atswiftkick.com.
PROS: Versatile suite of multisampling tools. Automates many tedious tasks. Powerful nondestructive DSP options.
CONS: User interface is crowded. Some processes could be more straightforward.


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Goddess in the MistI find myself looking for you, my Goddess in the mist,
I find myself longing for you, my Goddess in the mist,
I find myself lost in you, the Goddess of the mist,
And realize, that all this time, that I had spent looking for you my Goddess,
I was walking right next to you,
Breathing you,
My Goddess of the Mist
This poem was taken from my friends Book of Shadows.
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New Video: Quina Aragon – "Wine Mixed with Myrrh" (Spoken Word)
Written & Performed by: Quina Aragon
Title: "Wine Mixed with Myrrh"
Holy Week is a time when many focus on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. It's fitting, then, that Tampa spoken word artist Quina Aragon released her new piece yesterday entitled "Wine Mixed With Myrrh" shot by @Eikon.Media, SavannahLauren.com, and @Jon_Doulos. Mark 15:23 states: "They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it." Why did Christ refuse to drink the wine and myrrh offered Him at the cross? "Wine Mixed With Myrrh" is Quina's poetic reflection on this, challenging the listener to consider Christ's determination to embrace every ounce of suffering ordained for Him at the cross.
You can watch the video on YouTube and download the track for $1 at Music.QuinaisHidden.com. To read the full explanation of the poem and video concept visit QuinaisHidden.com/WxM.
Watch "Wine Mixed With Myrrh" below:
Download Quina Aragon's previous project The Eternal Saga of the Saints


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Our customers have access to 4 very prominent and respected web sites that allow customers to review our performance as a business and also interact with other customers with similar interests. All of these web sites encourage our customers to provide more feedback about our services than ever before and Gold Coast Local Moves will be able to become more in-tune with exactly what our customers want and expect from a professional moving company;
TrueLocal focuses on business that are genuinely set-up to serve the local community. This complements our business values as we specialise in the Gold Coast area and have 5 depots across the Gold Coast to reinforce this commitment.
Facebook is a strong communication tool that allows customers and related industry associates to post messages and ask questions about our services allowing us to communicate very quickly through a large network of customers and businesses.
Twitter is an interactive blog that allows real-time exchange of messages between us and the customer that other customers and interested people can also view at the same time.
Gold Coast Local Moves receives many phone calls, emails and letters from customers thanking us for their removal, providing valuable feedback on the work we do everyday. Below are just a few of our most recent comments from our customers. If you do not wish to have your comments posted on our website there is an option on our feedback form to request this. If you have ANY feedback you would like to provide us please contact us on (07) 5535 1787.


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It's been quite a year up here on the mountain. We fell in love with and bought a log cabin on 13 acres and fell in love even more with the cabin and land. We've now had almost a year up here and how could we not!
And that was just fall! As we settled in to our first winter we realize there wasn't enough wood. We needed to hire someone to plow and a scary new health issue reared it's ugly head, meaning shoveling the many paths needed over and over again was challenging.
Ya, I had to pull out my lined farmer overalls and hand knit hat and then go rest between shovelings. It was hard on the dogs, on the chickens and us!
But Spring , early Summer, new chicks and new life arrived up here on the mountain. So did better health, wonderful young farm hands, a new garden and a new appreciation of the slow but steady way of approaching physical labor! We got new spring chickens this year…and well I'm not one of them!
We've lost a few more of our elders this year…it's been hard as our family is so closely bonded and beloved to each other! I know we've missed all of them in our own ways…I can still hear all of their voices in my head. And now we become the elders of our nieces, nephews, grandchildren and the parents they remember. It truely is the cycle of time and family. I'm not sure any of you will ever know my memories and love of you all.
And then our animal companions. Not that everyone understands this but in some cases almost as important as our " human" family. Chichi, Digger, Iyago, Tilly, Cherry Merry, Agnus, Sherlock, Shirly, Bernie and Charlene, Lance and Jeremiah. Yup, I'm pretty sure these are names my siblings and cousins would remember.
Loss is coming to our home as time marches on. Nisha the Tuxeto kitty is gone now, Maeve kitty is 17 and hanging on best she can, Zelda is almost 14, losing a bit of speed, face color and hearing, Tanner will be 11 this fall and Frankie our "baby" just turned 8! The joy and sorrow of loving our companions…I can't stop loving them even as I know the sorrow to come.
I will not stop opening my heart to family and friends as I will not stop loving the animals that become part of my heart…my heart is big enough for you all!


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Paper has value. It's sustainable, personal and purposeful — and the more we know about it, the more we can understand how to make smart choices about when and how to use it. Choose an article in our Knowledge Center, and read on to learn more about how paper plays a role in forest protection, recycling, learning, preserving financial records — even finding a job. You may just find paper does more than you think.
Most financial institutions today encourage their clientele to manage their funds, statements, bill payments and other transactions via in-house online systems. Others have migrated these services to "the cloud", where customer data and applications are stored on remote Internet servers. There are definite advantages to these "anywhere-anytime" financial management capabilities. But, there are also some downsides to relying entirely on online tools to monitor your balances.
According to an expansive study conducted by Pitney Bowes, printed statements or bills receive more attention than their web equivalents1, a conclusion that supports the existence of a phenomenon that Douglas Rushkoff calls "Internet ADD". Mr. Rushkoff, a New School University professor and author, argues that we tend not to read things in depth online and therefore can fail to assimilate key information.2 Jakob Nielsen, a web-usability expert and author specializing in how people interact with technology, agrees and adds that this more superficial processing of information can lead some to lose sight of the long-term impact of their spending habits." 3
This may partially explain the noted preference of many people for keeping printed copies of the financial records, such as bank statements. According to Emmett Higdon, senior analyst of e-business and channel strategy at Forrester Research, only about 24% of U.S. bank account holders have given up paper statements and 37% of those who receive a paper statement today say they will never abandon paper in favor of online statements.4 Investors in the U.S. feel similarly, with only about 10% adopting electronic delivery of their statements and other financial documents over the last three years. Ask them why and they'll tell you they simply prefer paper!5
The digitization of programs like Social Security has seniors in the U.S., whom are not Internet savvy, very concerned about their finances. Starting in 2011, new recipients no longer had the option of printed statements or paper checks, which have been replaced with either a pre-loaded debit card or direct deposit. Advocacy groups argue that many recipients are profoundly uncomfortable with their ability to cope with the new process.6 Meanwhile, other citizens who do not have access to the Web or even own a computer, are equally unhappy about the U.S. government's decision to stop mailing out tax forms, worrying they may miss key deadlines because they can't obtain the proper documents.
While paper has proven a reliable method for tracking finances since time immemorial, many questions have been raised about the security of strictly online money management. As with any computer-based system, transactional technologies can fail. Servers can go down, cancelling out that acclaimed on-demand accessibility. As protected as they may be, servers can always technically be hacked into – and you could lose everything. Not having the benefit of human intuition, online systems don't necessarily signal or react to process changes (like a new address for a payee) and could stop paying your bills – which is clearly a problem...
Most institutions keep computerized records for only a limited amount of time, some only a few months, a fact that organizations such as the IRS or credit card companies are unlikely to sympathize with should an issue arise. Plus, while institutions process millions of transactions a day, people typically have only about 60 days to report discrepancies, which aren't always obvious on an online statement. This, of course, assumes that you've seen your statement and it hasn't been lost in an overflowing email box or sifted out by an anti-spam program.
The experts advise people to remain vigilant in monitoring their Web-based accounts even if online financial services providers assure that everything is taken care of. Mike Herd of NACHA, the electronic payments association, cautions that even after you sign up for online banking or automatic bill-paying you should still make sure to review your statements on a regular basis.8
On the one hand, technology can make managing our finances faster and more practical. On the other, tracking our funds exclusively online can make it more difficult to keep a firm handle on our spending. It could even have unwanted impacts such as being charged late penalties or not recovering funds that have been sent to the wrong place.
And isn't it already hard enough to know where our money goes?
Learning something new deserves all your attention.
Print is an art form.
Sometimes understanding the big picture means spreading it all out on the floor.
Sustainability is the only business model that will survive.
A lot of places worth going to don't get a signal, and hopefully never will.
All this social media might be making us less social.
Bringing in the mail is one of the few things we all still have in common.
Good design still matters.
Learning is more rewarding on paper.
Only tracking your finances online is a good way to lose track of your finances.
Over dependence on technology might be making us less intelligent.
The cloud can put all your files at your fingertips, just so long as you have a printer.
It's easier to learn on paper.
Sometimes a paper trail is the only way to find what you're looking for.
It's one of the most recycled products on the planet.
Well-managed, FSC certified forests guarantee that future generations will be able to experience nature, not just read about it.
No matter what color ink is printed on it, EarthChoice® paper is always green.
Opening a nice envelope is surprisingly exciting.
A résumé is a summary of your professional career, not a blog about what you had for breakfast.
Paper means that you mean business.
New customers are worth much more than the price of postage.
The mail carrier is getting a little pudgy.
You want more status, not status updates.
Memories are more fond on paper.
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Well-managed, FSC certified forests give wildlife more private places to "populate."
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Well-managed, FSC certified forests help protect plant species, wildlife, and the increasingly endangered North American manufacturing job.


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Our indoor productions take place in an intimate theatre at Fall Creek Studios which is located at the north end of Tioga Street in downtown Ithaca. The address is 1201 North Tioga Street.
The entrance into the Studios is located on the left side of the building, around the corner from the main movie theatre entrance. Free parking is available in any of the adjacent lots or on the surrounding streets.
The theatre box office and lobby opens 30 minutes before performance time. House opens 15 minutes before performance time.
Tickets are also available for purchase at the theatre during performances. We can only accept cash or checks when purchasing tickets at the theatre. Tickets will be sold at the door for any shows not sold out.
Click the "Directions" link in the map for step-by-step driving directions.
The Northstar Pub is our next-door neighbor in Fall Creek!
"Make a visit and you may find yourself drawn to it again and again, for the next-best-thing to a home-cooked meal."
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Northstar Pub is located at 202 East Falls Street, right next to the former Fall Creek Pictures building. For more information, they can be reached at 607-216-8580.
"Showcases the unpretentious cooking that is a grab bag of eccentric multicultural influences that lie at the heart of contemporary American cuisine. It's a straightforward and delicious food one wants to find at home, or in the neighborhood." — Ithaca Times
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Goliad Hosts 'Scare on the Square' Saturday
If you live in or around Goliad, then Halloween fun is right outside your door!
Games, Goblins and Treats-Oh my! Yes, fall is here and Goliad Main Street will be hosting the 17th Annual Scare on the Scare, Saturday, October 27th.
Costume Contest for kids and pets, Games, Fort Fright, Hayrides, Princess Tea Party, Sack Races, Fortune Tellers, Pumpkin Decorating and of course LOTS of treats! The night is capped off with the movie Halloween Town which is projected on the BIG screen. This is a great family event that just reiterates why Goliad is such a great place to live, work, play and visit!


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StrongLifts 5×5 is going to tear up your hands. No doubt about it. But we also know that it's going to make your stronger and transform your body. Not to mention increase bone density. So is there a way to have your cake and eat it to? Yup. The answer is to wear weight lifting gloves for women's 5×5.
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There are a few main reasons why you want to get yourself a good pair of weightlifting gloves:
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When it comes to weightlifting gloves, you need to make sure you are buying a pairs made specifically for women. That way you will ensure comfort and performance. You also want to make sure that you are buying a high quality pair of gloves that will stand up to prolonged use…not to mention many trips through the washing machine.
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Welcome to the Sooty & Co guide at TV Tome. I can say with great admiration that Sooty & Co was one of the greatest kids shows ever! It had everything that the original series had, and much more! The camper-van was a great addition to the series, and the show ran for an enjoyable 6 years. It was a shame to see dear Matthew Corbett retire as, for me, he was the 'grown-up' of kids TV, and was the star of the show! I needed to make sure his hard work was recognised. Cast your mind back to the last ever The Sooty Show and fought it was sad to see a series that has lasted so long was about to end. And then missing it. We were all sad but we have the second Sooty Series called 'Sooty & Co' Theme Song: Mathew singing. Hey ho its Sooty & co
Everybody say Hello!!!(children: Hello!!!)
There's Sooty & Sweep a panda called Soo
Little cusion Scampi too
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Sooty & com-pany. About this series well Matthew helps Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Scampi to move
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IOF continued to fire at Palestinian workers, farmers and fishermen in border areas in the Gaza Strip.
IOF arrested 6 Palestinian fishermen and confiscated their boat.
Saturday, 25 December 2010
At approximately 15:00, Israeli soldiers stationed on observation towers on the northwestern border of the Gaza Strip opened fire at Palestinian fishermen who were fishing near Beit Lahia beach in the northern Gaza Strip. As a result, Ahmed Mohammed Zayed, 25, from Beit Lahia, was wounded by a bullet to the right foot.
Sunday, 26 December 2010
At approximately 18:30, Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats opposite to al-Nussairat beach in the central Gaza Strip, forcing them to sail back to the beach.
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
At approximately 19:15, Israeli naval troops arrested 6 Palestinian fishermen who were sailing opposite to al-Sudaniya beach in the northern Gaza Strip. They took the fishermen to Ashdod Port inside Israel for interrogation. They also seized the fishing boat on board of which the fishermen were sailing. The fishermen were released at approximately 06:00 on Wednesday, 29 December 2010. The fishermen are:
Ahmed Sha'ban al-Hissi, 58;
Subeh 'Abdul Salam al-Hissi, 23;
'Aadel 'Abdul Karim Baker, 49;Ramadan Isma'il al-Hissi, 49;
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ATLAS have released a conference note with new results for Higgs decays to ZZ and then two leptons and two neutrinos in the final states. The update uses 2.05/fb compared to 1.04/fb as first shown at the Europhysics conference in July. This is not the most exciting channel for discovery potential because it does not cover the light mass region, but it is good to see new data appearing now. No significant excesses are seen. Here is the main plot.
The note is aimed at the Hadron Collider Physics conference starting 16th November in Paris when we are already expecting to see a full LHC combination of Higgs searches in all channels based on data from the Lepton-Photon meeting.
As the 2011 proton physics run enters its last week, nearly 5/fb have been collected per experiment. That is enough data to give good observation potential at all possible Higgs masses except the crucial 115 GeV – 125 GeV light mass region. We may yet have to wait a few weeks before plots at that amount of data emerge.
Update 23-Oct-2011: Both ATLAS and CMS now have over 5/fb recorded.


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ABC Quality Meats and butchers, operate shops in Peterborough, Wisbech and Murrow within Cambridgeshire as well as on markets across the country and now online!!!
Founded in 1984, ABC Quality Meats is a friendly family business run by husband and wife Allan & Sue Carr. Their vision was to provide families and businesses with the best cuts of meat at very affordable prices; serving each customer with a friendly and cheerful smile.
Thanks to their hard work and commitment ABC Quality Meats has opened stores across the county with public and trade customers traveling far and wide to visit ABC not just at their stores but at markets and events across the country.
All of ABC's modern stores and Butcher Shops boast state of the art equipment and temperature controlled environments. Ensuring that all our products reach you in first class condition meeting our high standards of quality.
Our public trade shops add new products weekly and sell much more than top quality meat; they sell desserts, party food, frozen food, value food, pop, biscuits, specialty cheeses, quality fresh pork pies and much, much more!


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HMSA Business Friends
HMSA Business Friends.
Below is a list of Business Friends of the HMSA – together with an overview of their products, details on how you can purchase and some background as to why our friends wanted to link-up with the HMSA. Anybody is welcome to purchase from our business friends. You do not have to be a member of the HMSA, nor are any discounts mentioned strictly membership-only benefits.
Current Business Friends Supporting the HMSA
Becca Mackman – Silver Zebra Project
Abi Willshee – Scentsy Products
Richard Nook – Studio Wales
Anna Fairhead – Annica Wheatbags
Becca Mackman – Silver Zebra Project. Facebook link
"I chose to fundraise for the HMSA and set up the silver zebra project after being diagnosed with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome. I found the HMSA a great resource and a great place to speak to others who knew how I was feeling. As many know, the zebra is the mascot for us 'bendies' and the hypermobility community as a whole, and I wanted to include that in every item I made and sold. It is a great way to get people talking and to raise much needed awareness!"
Abi Willshee – Scentsy Products – 20% of the sale is donated back to the HMSA, when 'HMSA' is used as a reference. Facebook Link
"I love having a clean, fresh house and I fell in love with a popular brand of scented candles. However I could only have them on for a couple of hours in the day because of inquisitive animals and children. I then realised how dangerous they were with my own clumsiness which is part and parcel of my Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The amount of times I dropped one, knocked one over, or burnt myself became a joke. In desperation I then tried air freshener plug-ins but all that really gave me was a headache. A chance search on Google led me to Scentsy, and I fell in love with their warmers and wax. Scentsy is different. With a low wax melt temperature there is no chance of burning yourself, a child or an animal. Scentsy is a safer alternative and the large range of wax bars mean there is a scent perfect for everyone. The range of warmers and waxes are completely awesome! I couldn't get enough of the product so I became an independent Scentsy Consultant in 2014. This gave me the opportunity to have lots of great products in my home and allow me to order more when I needed them. It has also allowed me the opportunity to share my love for Scentsy with my family and friends who have become as much a fan as I am!"
"As the HMSA sales coordinator I have decided to combine my two favourite things, and so for every sale through my Scentsy shop or via my Facebook page I will donate 20% of the sale total to the HMSA. I often have something exciting going on within my Scentsy business so please add my page on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/zebrastripescents, and drop me a message if you would like to learn more. Also, check out my website where you can see all of our great products. Click here.
Richard Nook – Studio Wales – 0n check-out there is the option to donate 10% of the basket total (minus delivery charges) to the HMSA. Studio Wales Link
"We set up The Studio in 2014 combining our creative and design skills. We are now a well established business, producing personalised gifts, printed products and clothing that can be personalised with wording or imagery. We've been lucky enough to produce products for individuals and companies of all sizes and we pride ourselves on the quality of our products and our great customer service. Our shop is based in the village of Pontyclun, South Wales where we produce all of our products on site, we also have a website that allows our customers to choose whether to order in person or online.
I have suffered from the negative effects of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) since early childhood, I now use a powered wheelchair to get around safely and function successfully on a daily basis. I first joined the HMSA in 2011/12 and found the help and advice that was available at the time to be invaluable to help me receive the correct medical care. Our children also suffer from pain and other associated symptoms as a result of JHS and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome to varying degrees. We all have a 'there's always a solution' attitude towards any obstacles we face, joke that being stubborn is also a part of JHS, and never stop fighting to make our lives better.
We felt that it was time for us to give something back. We felt that the best way that we could help support the HMSA is to donate a portion of sales both in store and through our website (when you opt to donate a portion of your purchase at the online checkout or by showing us your membership card in store). We hope that you will help us support the HMSA so that they can continue to help all of us every day."
Anna Fairhead – Annica Wheatbags – Anna's products are listed in the HMSA SHOP, with 10% being donated by the HMSA.
"We first became aware of the HMSA when one of your members purchased a wheat bag from us at the Woking Hospice Christmas Fair in 2015. She explained about hypermobility and subsequently contacted us praising our product and asking if we would like to be involved in helping the charity in some way. The HMSA is hugely supportive of their members, promoting positive self management. Our wheat bags complement this idea as they are a wonderful way of helping to achieve a natural, drug-free solution to pain relief – particularly for joint and ligament pain and muscle fatigue.
We are a small family business run by sisters Anna and Erica, dedicated to producing high quality wheat bags for either hot or cold therapeutic purposes. As we are both therapists, we have combined our knowledge, and also our names, to create a wide range of hand crafted products specifically designed to offer you a safe and reliable way to relieve pain naturally.
Anna's family have grown wheat for generations on their farm on the South Suffolk border, and small amounts of this high quality product is now saved each year to form the natural heart of our luxury Annica Wheatbags. Being a very experienced seamstress, Erica enjoys sewing each and every wheat bag to the very high standard that our product requires. At the start of spring, we both spend many happy hours sourcing our new season fabrics to bring you the latest most vibrant, stunning colours.
If you are interested in becoming a Business Friend of the HMSA, please email email@example.com to request more information, we are happy to try and work with anybody who wants to link-up with the HMSA, and tailor a 'Business Friend Agreement' that works for both parties.


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Diggy & Lacey Make Out During Romantic 'Bachelor in Paradise' Date - See Photos!
Things surely are heating up on the current season of Bachelor in Paradise and something that you can look forward to during episode 402B on Tuesday (August 22) is a date between Diggy Moreland and Lacey Mark!
ABC has released a large gallery of photos ahead of the episode's debut showing the reality stars going on a date at the beach.
A lot of PDA ensues and Diggy and Lacey also show off their hot bodies in their swimsuits. In last week's episodes, Lacey was upset that she would not find love this season after having to go home for her grandfather's funeral, but it looks like she's doing just fine!
If you're trying to watch Monday night's episode live in the NY area, unfortunately it has been pre-empted for a football game!
35+ pictures inside of Diggy Moreland and Lacey Mark making out on the beach…


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Today marked big news for the Chrysler Fiat (FCA) family, as CEO/dictator Sergio Marchionne announced the future of the brands.
The biggest news to American audiences was the retooling of the Dodge brand into what it should have been all a long, but lost in the shuffle is something that might actually be more interesting. The fate of the Alfa Romeo brand.
Alfa, one of motoring's proudest, if least reputable brands, has been suffering neglected in the corner for more than 20 years. Marchionne says that is about to change, and he is prepared to spend $7,000,000,000 to see it happen.
Alfa chief Harald Wester (he comes from the German part of Italy) says that the makeover will mark a return to Alfa's five core values: Advanced, innovative engines; perfect 50-50 weight distribution; a set of unique technical solutions; class exclusive power-to-weight ratios; and groundbreaking and distinctive Italian design.
The four year plan to make this happen (see it's not a "five year plan" so you can't call them Stalinists) will take Alfa from its current three car lineup to a full range of eight cars designed to enter the luxury segment fray, and take on the Germans. Crazy, right?
Crazy or not, FCA has a bold plan for Fiat. Beginning with the introduction of the 4C this year, Alfa will completely make over its lineup by 2016. The current MiTo and Giulietta, sold overseas, will be axed by 2015 and replaced with the midsize Giulia.
Over the following two years things will get really busy as Alfa plans to introduce two compacts, a midsize model, a full size luxury sedan, crossovers, and a specialty sports car; likely based on the same platform as the once-and -future Dodge Viper.
Though no officially confirmed details are forthcoming, it isn't hard to guess that the large sedan will likely be a rebadged retuned Maserati Ghibli, and that the smaller Alfas will be going up against the likes of the Mercedes CLA, Audi A3 and BMW 2 Series. In fact Alfa Romeo will be directly aping the Germans with the introduction of clover leaf branded "Quadrifoglio" performance editions in the mold of AMG or M Sport.
Oddly missing in all of this is the much anticipated Alfa Spyder which was to share a platform with the new Mazda MX-5 Miata. This doesn't mean the car won't be made, but that the convertible sports car will likely wind up under another FCA brand.
So what to make of all of this? On the one hand I am hopeful. Alfa has made some of the most beautiful and interesting cars that ever graced a showroom. But it has been a very long time since its offerings have been even close to competitive with the products coming out of Germany.
Spending seven billion is a good way to start making up that difference, but the problem is that Mercedes routinely finds that much money in its couch cushions. The automotive world is littered with the corpses of people and cars that have tried to take on the German luxury oligarchy. Even relative success stories like Cadillac still make up only around ten percent of market share.
In the end, Alfa may or may not succeed in approaching Teutonic levels of quality and success, but there is a silver lining in it for the rest of us.
Not only will be potentially get to enjoy Alfa's renaissance we will get to enjoy the spillover from all of that spending into other FCA products, which might mean a resurgence for some American icons like the Viper. And that is good news no matter how you look at it.


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I like the look of that team , pretty positive line up
so it looks like;------------------------------Howard------------------------------Hibbert---------Jagielka----------Distin-----------Baines--------------------Heitinga----------Neville--------------------Gueye-------------------Osman-----------Bilya------------------------------------------Beckford------------------------Still would have liked to have seen Vellios start as Beckford struggles on his own, especially against oposition like today. Still nice to see Gueye get his chance though.
I'm more trusting of fellas when they have my cock in their mouth
Sorry to hear that, mate. Hope we get the win for him then.
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Ipsy truly stumbled upon a beauty gem in February's Glam Bag! City Color Cosmetics has a line of blushes rightfully labeled Be Matte Blushes. After that bag is when a fellow YouTuber Catarina Smith released her Be Matte Blush swatch video she purchased a lot of the collection and made a enabling video for us all, instantly I ordered some. So I thought I would share the ones I am loving with you guys!
(Clockwise) Fresh Melon, Guava, BlackBerry, Papaya
First off can I just tell you how enormous these blushes are They are seriously bigger then my palm. You get 8.5 grams of product for only $2.99 that is almost criminal.
The quality of these blushes is marvelous. They are velvety soft, the color saturation is mindboggling. Again, I say for only $2.99
Bendability is smooth and seamless. Although, these are super pigmented and a few are a tad powdery they are easy to blend and the powder causes no issue.
The packaging is thin feeling but like I noted in my April Favorites, I would rather they put the money into the product and they certainly have.
Now on a side note; if you are allergic to Talc you may want to avoid these. I know in some it causes breakouts. So just know that Talc is the number one ingredient in the product which means that it contains the most of that substance.
(L-R) BlackBerry, Fresh Melon, Guava, Papaya
These are just an example of the shade range that they carry. They have shades for every skin tone. These are my favorite, and I highly recommend these for anyone with a light to medium skin tone. If you have a darker skin tone do not even fret my beauty babes, they have shades I wish I could wear but I am simply to light.
If you have watched my April Favorites video these made the list...easily. I have tried a few more items from City Color Cosmetics, so believe me if I find anymore gems I will let you guys know.
As you can see from the swatches below. The pigmentation is outstanding. I have to say these are my favorite drug store blushes out of the ones I have tried.
So please pop by City Color Cosmetics website and pick up a few of these wonderful blushes!


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In the past I've posted some great Christmas videos for churches to use and share on social media, and I'll be sharing some for Easter very soon. But I also want to inspire you to start making your own videos. Nowadays, videoing and editing equipment doesn't cost the earth and can be easy to learn, so it's not out of the reach of churches at all. Videos are a fantastic way of telling stories and will engage people in ways that words can't, so the more videos churches create the better!
The ones I've chosen below aren't incredibly complicated or expensive, but they do tell stories in unique ways. Look at the many stories your church is telling (either in the bible or as a church family) and I hope some of these videos inspire you to start creating.
The Scared is Scared
The idea is simple – get a young child to create a story and turn that into a video. It's clever, funny, cute and simply made. How about you get some of the younger church members to tell a bible story and the adults have to recreate it?
The world's largest stop motion animation turned a beach into a canvas. How can you make use of your church building to create a smart stop motion story?
George's Boots
The story here is told in voiceover which means you can be creative over the visuals. In this video, the visuals aren't flashy and don't distract from the story, instead they help tell the story. What visuals would you put with someone telling their testimony?
Go All Day
What's great about this is how the story unfolds in one continuous shot. The logistics of this style of filmmaking can be hard to co-ordinate as everything has to be choreographed, but it will stand out from the crowd. How could you tell a story in one take but still keep it captivating?
There and Back – Columbia
What makes this video clever is the unusual perspective throughout the film. You get to see what they see and experience, making you feel like you could almost be there yourself. How could you experiment with unusual angles and perspectives?
Speed of Light
By using what you already have, but in a different way, you can can create something that'll make people not only stop and watch, but want to share it too.
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Expand your thinking
Some of you will know that, in the past, I've led the Promotions Team on CRAFTfest, and there's been a lot of discussion all the different ideas for promoting each event.
This got me thinking about how creativity and specifically how creative thinking works.
It reminded me of a story, told to me by a lady called Florence Madden, who runs various types of training courses in the area where I live. I'm not sure that its a true story; whether she got it from someone who made it up; or whether she just got fed up with no one saying anything in her training sessions, and made it up herself.
Either way, its a good little tale and demonstrates perfectly (I think) how you can do clever stuff if you only allow yourself.
Here's the story:
A telephone company in the very north of Canada were having a lot of bother providing a continual service due to poor weather conditions. The main problem was heavy snow weighing down and damaging the telephone lines.
It was costing plenty to keep making repairs and there was the problem that it was giving rubbish customer service as well. So a solution was sought.
A meeting was held to try and bash out some ideas.
The obvious idea was to try to keep the snow from building up to the point where it was damaging the lines.
Some bright spark suggested that they get the polar bears to do it.
Being a resourceful lot, this ridiculous idea was not rejected out of hand. They thought about how they could make it possible instead.
Some one suggested that they put something on top of the telephone poles that the bears would want, meaning that the poles would be wobbled and the snow would be knocked off before it got too thick.
What could they use? The smell of something edible would attract the bears. Fish would be good, but something that wouldn't fall off the pole would be better.
It was decided that they would try honey (known for the fact that...um...polar bears love it -??!?). It would last a while and stick as well - they just had to get it there.
Perhaps they could drop it from a helicopter? Pretty small target though, the top of a telephone pole! A skilled pilot could manage that if the copter was low enough.
The only problem with that would be that the rotor blades would blow the honey off...
...would blow the honey off...
...would blow the snow off..
So now when the snow gets a bit heavy, a helicopter flies out low over the lines to blow it off before it gets too bad.
The Moral Of The Story
There always is one isn't there - a moral.
Think positive, and keep exploring all the options until you get to a solution - its out there - you've just not let yourself consider it.
Think positive, and keep exploring all the options until you get to a solution - its out there - you've just not let yourself consider it.
Weather in KeswickThe rest of the UK seems to have been up to their Wellington boots in flood water, but here in the northern Lake District, we've been enjoying shorts and T shirt weather, with temperatures in the high 20s. Mind you, as I write this, the temperature has suddenly dropped to about 16°C, and its looking a bit dark...
I am taking part in Craftfestin order to expand the visibility of my resin bangles and statement jewellery from my WowThankYou, Etsy and Folksy shops.


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Mr Ahern reflected on the Northern Ireland political process and the change in relations between the Republic of Ireland and the UK.
All members of parliament - both the Lords and the Commons - were invited.
He told them: "We must sustain our hard-won achievements on Northern Ireland."
Mr Ahern added: "Remembering where we have come from, we must never, ever, take for granted the stability and the hope that are now taking root in Northern Ireland.
"We have built a remarkable foundation for a whole new level of co-operation between our two countries.
"For decades our relations have been filtered through the prism of conflict. Now, building on the peace and progress of the last decade, we can begin to pay greater attention to the wider partnership of common interests between our two islands."
Mr Ahern praised Tony Blair for his contribution to the peace process in Northern Ireland.
"Tony Blair has been a true friend to me, a true friend of Ireland," he said.
"He has an honoured place in Irish hearts and in Irish history.
"And we thank Prime Minister Blair for ten years of enormous effort to help us get to where we are today. And the fact is we would not have achieved it without his efforts."
Nelson Mandela
Senior figures from the Irish government and Irish opposition leaders were present at the event, as were prominent Irish community members in Britain.
Mr Blair also gave a speech, as did the speaker of the House of Commons, and the speaker of the House of Lords, who were jointly hosting the event.
Mr Ahern was following in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, Francois Mitterand, the Dalai Lama and Bill Clinton - some of the famous names who have made addresses to the joint Houses of Parliament in the past.
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In war, the omniscient view is always best. From the proper perspective, war is for the birds, for God, and for us to safely witness from on high. In the Sights of War exhibit at the Light Factory, we're afforded the enviable comfort of seeing the geographical center of the current storm, Baghdad, from a safe distance, from on high where God, the birds and we prefer to be.
In the center of the Knight Gallery at Spirit Square is a carpet printed with the image of downtown Baghdad. This is "Safety Routes," an inkjet print on polyester, by import rabble-rouser Marek Ranis. The image is from a de-classified US military image showing the safest routes for US military convoys in the center of Baghdad. "Safety route" in military lexicon is translated to civilian English as "path through mine field inked on wet napkin with trembling hand."
The carpet is large -- 12' x 15'. It is fringed with bright red coiled tassels and the edges are hemmed with red fabric. We see the city from three miles above. Baghdad is outlined by the broad grey sweep of the Tigris river. Varied rooftops define residential, commercial and industrial buildings, trees and bits of lawn divide highways traveled by tiny cars. Strands of bright red yarn woven into select city streets designate the safe route for military convoys.
Homes, garages, housing projects, sidewalks, parks, bridges, parking lots and offices fill the city. From a distance this place is common; reasonably unexceptional, a generic Bustling Metropolis, Planet Earth. What makes this place exceptional is our aerial and historical vantage points. We see Baghdad from a safe distance and with an understanding of what this city has become, with our national involvement, in the last two-and-a-half years.
Ranis underscores our comfortable daily distance from the hellhole by giving us an omniscient perch. Up here we witness no sanitation or electrical problems, no conflict, no bombs, no fear. Our contact is intellectual and antiseptic. We might as well be looking at Mars.
We're brought to the ground with a thud by seven like-minded photographers, known collectively as VII, who allow us to see the human factor of war up close and personal. VII chronicles the effects of human conflict. Their varied perspectives span continents of suffering around the world. These men introduce us to citizens of Rwanda, Kosovo, Israel, Albania, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Panama, Croatia and Chechnya. These are the faces of collateral damage in blood and bones.
An Afghan child is prepared for burial in a picture by Alexandra Boulat. Eight men and children watch a kneeling man place a small naked body on clean linen spread across the sand. The band of mourners is clad in grey, brown and black, the colors of the surrounding unforgiving terrain; their heads are wrapped in white headdress the color of the sky. The mountains and desert wrap the men, the men wrap around the dead boy lying slack in the last hands to hold him. All heads are turned toward the body except the smallest child, who stares into the camera with the stunned expression of an innocent witnessing his first world collapse.
"Orphans" by Antonin Kratochivil is a portrait of eight Hutu children lying under a sun-strafed blanket in an open air nursery in Zaire. The naked infants lie on their sides, placed randomly facing away and toward one another, eyes open and mouths closed. Their tiny bodies announce hunger attends their vigil. The smallest child squints his eyes and screams. He needs to grow up a bit to understand the futility of protest, to accept the sad, internally negotiated silent stillness practiced by his mates.
The woman lies on her shoulder over a thin carpet on wooden boards. She stares into the carpet millimeters from her nose. Her eyes are wide with terror and she holds her breath. Black skin wraps bones in her face, her arms are wrinkled sticks. The wall text tells us she is a Hutu refugee close to death after surviving a massacre by Rwandan Tutsi guerillas. Her brow is creased as if expecting something, as if bracing for another insufferable experience. She stares at the carpet as if wishing to become part of it.
An ancient TV sits on a cheap chest of drawers. Bullet holes pock the concrete and stucco wall in a rough arc above the settee. It's a view from the couch, a coarse invitation into a world where one universal cliché of boredom -- a TV against a blank wall -- becomes a quiet stage awaiting terror. "Bullet Holes" by Gary Knight was shot in Kosovo in 1999.
The wall text for James Nachtway's "Scarred Hutu Man" tells us here is "a scarred Hutu man who, since he did not support the genocide in Rwanda, was mutilated with machetes and imprisoned in a concentration camp." This man's face is the soul of the show. His vacant stare and listless jaw are shared expressions of war expressed repeatedly on these walls.
"Scarred Hutu Man" is a close-up profile of a man branded with four poorly healed scars running from his cheekbone past his ear. One slice across his head has removed the top of his ear. The scars are shiny and wide, and stretch across his face like a slug on hot asphalt. Clumsy stitch marks etch the scars. Two wounds remain partly unhealed, open and meaty. The open wounds serve as juicy metaphors for his remaining psychic life, and as invitations for us to bear witness to his plight, and to reconsider our own willful disregard.
There are two photographs with President Bush by Chris Morris. One presents the man we know well. He leans back comfortably in the back seat of his presidential limo, ankle cocked on his knee, one hand braced on the wide sill of his bulletproof window. The president's pugnacious grin 'n' sneer is in recess, replaced by the confident gaze of a man who knows world events, his legacy, and his life, are being handled by trusted mentors and minions. He sports a tiny American flag on his lapel.
A second photo captures Bush awarding the Purple Heart to an American soldier. The subject of the photograph is the recovering soldier, Bush is cut off from the knees and shoulders, we see only his torso, his arms and hands. The soldier lies with a black sheet covering his midsection, an oxygen line propped below his nose, another tube running up a nostril. The soldier stares without expression towards his own damaged half hand as he receives the medal. The image is in painful focus, except for Bush's hand, which is blurred from the movement of retraction after placing the medal.
David Brodeur's ink jet prints are bright, clear, clean and spare -- qualities only the military associates with war. Brodeur illustrates jets, missiles, armor piercing bullets, cannons and laser guided bombs with technical proficiency and a colorful and disturbing optimistic élan. "Highway of Death: One Second Burst" describes an instructive "exploded" drawing of a US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, with an illustration of the armor-piercing projectiles dispatched by the on-board 30mm cannon, manufactured by General Electric. The material is presented with the glib enthusiasm reminiscent of TV ads for action figures.
In wall texts which accompany Brodeur's prints we are informed that the military uses radioactive material, or Depleted Uranium, in current explosive armaments. The jury is still out on the long term health consequences associated with exposure to Depleted Uranium, but as Brodeur points out "the US Army acknowledges the hazards in a training manual, in which it requires that anyone who comes within 25 meters of any DU-contaminated equipment or terrain wear respiratory and skin protection...." It's likely most everything around Baghdad was DU contaminated after the exciting Shock and Awe adventure. We didn't find radioactive weapons in Iraq, but we delivered a few..
In his artist's statement Brodeur points out "This information is neither classified nor difficult to find. However, it is not on the nightly news."
Brodeur teaches art at UNCC. We'll hear more from him.
Video artist Bill Viola slows everything down. Five men are fixed on a large plasma TV in a walled off corner of the gallery. We sit and watch. The men are not fixed, but they move impossibly slowly. An eyelid lifts in ten seconds, a few seconds of motion pass in a full minute. The five men are reacting to something unpleasant, an event, perhaps a horrific event. Heads turn away, eyes close, hands rise to cover collapsed faces. It's like seeing a hundred sequential portraits of one event, but we are made to study each minute gesture; we aren't graced with the habitual balm of time passing quickly.
Perhaps that's a good way see this entire show -- to see this show in inverse proportion to how we view the nightly news. Not in quick soundbites, but in deliberate slow motion. In a culture enamored with results, we crave quick solutions and hasty resolutions. Often faulty resolutions will do.
Sights of War offers no quick resolutions, really no resolutions at all. The show offers alternative perspectives on the effects of conflict on humans caught in the fray. The show also challenges us to look into the eyes of the victims of conflict, to question America's commitments and reassess our own convictions. If not now, when?
The Sights of War opening reception at Spirit Square's Knight Gallery is Friday, Sept. 9, 6-9pm. The exhibit runs through October 13.


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Introduction: Choosing Screens French Doors.
Choosing Screens French doors are becoming an increasingly popular design choice for homes and offices. Their simple design, combined with natural materials and a unique combination that allows for great views and plenty of natural light to pass through makes them a top choice for all types of homes. Whether you are building a new home or remodeling your existing one, French doors will make a great addition to virtually any room. By allowing a direct view of the other side, French doors really open up the space and make your living space seem larger and more inviting.
French Door Screens:
Because French doors are designed to overlook the outside and stay open for long periods of time, there are certain things you need to take care of. For example, you would want some kind of protection if you have young children or pets in the house and you don't want them going out. You could also use something to keep annoying insects and bugs out while your French doors are open. The solution to this predicament is using French door screens.
Selecting the Right French Door Screens:
When it comes to selecting door screens for your French doors, here are a few things that you should keep in mind. Before choosing screens french doors.
1. The Size:
Then choosing screens french doors they must be suitably sized to fit your French doors. Depending on the size of your French doors. you could get a suitable screen from a store or you may need to have a custom one built. Getting a custom screen door designed is simpler than it sounds. All you need is the correct measurement, and with a little bit of help from your local trade shop owners, you will be all set. It is also important to consider the walls on which the doors will be mounted. In some cases, you may only be able to get French doors that swing in or out in one direction only. Lastly,it is also important to consider if you will be keeping one or both doors open especially if you have little kids or pets in the house. There is no doubt that you will want to take advantage of the increased flexibility French doors offer. One way you can do that without worrying too much is by using screen doors.
2. Type of Screens:
Depending choosing screens french doors exterior, you could go with one of several types of screens. You could choose screen doors for French doors that open out or go with a sliding screen door for French doors. You could also choose a retractable screen door for French doors or select double screen doors for French doors. The eventual choice depends on the size, type of intended usage, and your personal taste.


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The conference will take place at two different locations. For the first day of our conference (April 18), our venue will be room 122 at the Social Sciences Research Building (1126 East 59th Street). For the second day (April 19), we will move to the Franke Institute for the Humanities, located inside the Joseph Regenstein Library (1100 East 57th Street).
Both venues are located on the University of Chicago campus (for a map of our campus, please click here). The University of Chicago is located in the Hyde Park neighborhood, approximately seven miles south of downtown Chicago. The following are some general tips for getting to and from campus:
Airport shuttles: If you are arriving in Chicago via O'Hare International Airport or Midway Airport, you may arrange to take the Omega Shuttle or the GO Airport Shuttle. Please note that reservations for the shuttle are required.
Bus: Various buses reach the University of Chicago from Midway Airport, downtown, and other points around the Chicago area. Visit the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) website for routes, schedules, and fees. Please note that Chicago buses require exact change, so plan your ride accordingly.
Train: From downtown Chicago you can take the Metra/Electric South Chicago Line train towards University Park. Catch the train downtown at the Millenium Park Station, located underground at the southwest corner of Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue. If you are staying at the Hyatt Place Chicago South or at the Chicago Lake Shore Hotel in Hyde Park, exit the train at 47th Street. To walk to campus, exit the train at the Univ. of Chicago/59th Street Stop. Fares can be purchased in the station, or on the train for an additional fee.
Car: The University of Chicago campus is easily reached via the 57th Street Exit off of S. Lake Shore Drive. You may also access the university via I-90/94 at the 55th Street Exit. It is easiest to use Google Maps to map a specific route to the University of Chicago.
For more detailed information on how to get to campus, including campus maps and parking, please click here.
The conference will be held on the University of Chicago campus, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. The following is a list of hotel options available in the Hyde Park area, just minutes from the conference location:
Hyatt Place Chicago South/University Medical Center, 5225 S. Harper Avenue. To make a reservation online, please click here. Phone: 773.752.5300. Email inquiries: email@example.com.
The Quadrangle Club, 1155 East 57th Street. Phone: 773.702.2550. Email inquiries: email@example.com.
Chicago Lake Shore Hotel, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive. Phone: 773.288.5800 / 773.288.5819. Email inquiries: email@example.com.
We are currently working on obtaining a special rate at these locations for our conference participants. More information about discounts coming soon.
Downtown Chicago is easily reached by a 15-minute train or bus ride from the above-metioned hotels, if you would like to visit the city.
For a more detailed list of hotel options on and near campus, in downtown Chicago and near airports, please click here.
We hope you enjoy your stay in the Windy City!