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|The FIRESCOPE Board of Director's role is maintaining and improving FIRESCOPE products and services [i.e., Incident Command System (ICS) and the Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS)]. The decision-making process for these matters is built upon the FIRESCOPE organization and the "consensus" decision-making process that creates buy-in among diverse local, state, and federal fire agencies toward a common goal.
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the FIRESCOPE Board of Directors is to provide recommendations
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(OES); to maintain the FIRESCOPE Decision Process and continue
the operation, development, and maintenance of the FIRESCOPE
Incident Command System (ICS) and the Multi-Agency Coordination
System (MACS); and maintain a system known as the FIRESCOPE
Decision Process to continue statewide operation, development,
and maintenance of the following FIRESCOPE developed Incident
Command System (ICS) and Multi-Agency Coordination System
(MACS) components.
|The FIRESCOPE Board of Directors/OES Fire and Rescue Services Advisory vision is to continue national leadership in the development of all-hazard incident and multi-agency coordination systems, to enhance and encourage full California fire service in the statewide Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System, common voice for the California fire service relating to these issues.
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Well, I'm considering turning this into a quasi- baking type blog. Intermixed with personal ranting and stories, of course. So here are photos and links to recipes of some of my latest conquests in the kitchen. I'll make individual posts for the ones that I have to type out the recipes for, otherwise I'll just include links. Enjoy!
Strawberry Cream Roll
I believe this fairly impressive! Creamy delicous strawberry on the inside, spongy cake on the outside. Topped with strawberries, tastes amazing! And really not as hard to make as you might think.
Recipe: http://dessertfirst.typepad.com/dessert_first/2010/08/strawberry-cream-roll.html
Peach Tart
I decided to forgo the maple syrup and almonds, and it was delicious! And looks pretty dang awesome, if I do say so myself. So colorful!
Mango, Papaya, and Chocolate cake
So i couldn't find passion fruit, which is what this is supposed to contain, so i used papaya in passion fruit juice. Still tasted pretty awesome! Doesn't look as nice as Cafe Fernando's version, obviously, but pretty good for a novice. Most complex thing i have ever made! Took me all day to make all the parts.
Mango Mousse Tart
I love mango! this was pretty delicious, and very easy. Very light and fluffy; it would probably taste a million times better with fresh mango in a tropical country, but halifax is what I have…
Apple Cinnamon Muffins-
they don't look too hot, but they taste amazing! Got the recipe out of one of my mom's murder mystery food books- they have names like "death by chocolate" and are extremely weird. But apparently they have good recipes! https://tropicalpengawin.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/to-die-for-glazed-apple-streusel-muffins/
Hershey Kiss Cookies
Peanut butter and chocolate- a classic combo. These cookies are simple and elegant. A classic for every Christmas! https://tropicalpengawin.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/hershey-kiss-cookies/
Sugar Cookies with Icing
I'm always the only one who actually enjoys decorating these. My mother just ridicules me- "You're just going to eat them! Just slap the icing on!" But I still like to make them semi pretty. Though, as I've gotten older, they get more and more abstract…
Red and Green M&M cookies!
Classic. Basically chocolate chip cookies with M&M's in them. Very festive!
Chocolate Mousse
There was a recipe on Cafe Fernando's blog that involved only chocolate and water. I was intrigued, so I tried it. It was very rich and chocolately, a bit much so for my brother and mother. But I thought it was tasty!
Mint Swirl Brownies!
I felt like making something with the mint extract in the cupboard, and I have a party this afternoon. So I made mint swirl brownies! Fairly simple and fun, no crazy accidents to speak of.
Strawberry Mousse Cheesecake
Well, I finally have a chance to bake in a kitchen again! This is my first creation of the summer- very light and fluffy and delicious! Perfect dessert for a sunny summer afternoon. And who doesn't love strawberries? https://tropicalpengawin.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/strawberry-mousse-cheesecake/
Homemade Pop Tarts
So delicious and flaky and awesome! Thanks again to Mennonite Girls Can Cook. https://tropicalpengawin.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/homemade-pop-tarts/ . Way better than the store bought.
Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart Bread
This is freaking delicious- like cinnamon buns, but in a loaf! So warm and tasty right out of the oven, and not too hard to make either. https://tropicalpengawin.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/cinnamon-sugar-pull-apart-bread/
Easy Breezy Peanut Brittle
Recipe from my awesome roomie Heather! Just corn syrup, sugar, peanuts, and butter. Yum! Tasty treat. https://tropicalpengawin.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/easy-peanut-brittle/
Banana Muffins!
Simple, easy way to use up leftover rotten bananas! (Shhh, we won't tell anyone if you just let your bananas rot as an excuse to try this delicious recipe.) Add nuts or chocolate chips to your taste to make it your own muffin. https://tropicalpengawin.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/banana-muffins/

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The end of the year is nigh!
Just realised I've only got 66 days to complete all my 2014 writing goals. Don't tell anyone, but I haven't even started on half of them. I'm also way behind with my reading challenge. (I'm reading The River King by Alice Hoffman at the moment and can't help lingering over every word.)
But, ever optimistic, I've finally decided it's the right time to do something I wish I'd done many years ago – I've signed up for an online course on Illustrating Children's Books. I'm pretty sure I've left it too late to have any chance of becoming a professional illustrator, but it's a subject that's always fascinated me and I'm hoping that learning more about the technical side of illustration might be useful for my writing.
My first published stories were for children and I'd love to get back into writing for them. I have some ideas for picturebook stories where a lot of the story is told in pictures so it would be helpful if I could show a publisher some sketches instead of trying to explain it all in words. But even if nothing publishable comes out of it, I'm sure I'll enjoy doing the course.
Oh, yes, and I'm also going to do NaNoWriMo this year.
Perhaps I'll prove the old adage, if you want something doing, ask a busy woman!


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Ford shows off off-road prowess with giant playground toy
Ford unveiled a new Explorer last year and the new Explorer is so much better looking that the old one and a much more capable off roader as well. Ford gave the new Explorer a terrain management system that allows the driver to set a control to the terrain rather than just having a couple modes for off road driving.
To show off how well that terrain management system works Ford has taken the Explorer on the road and put the thing on a massive teeter-totter to show off how well it can handle abrupt changes in terrain.
The teeter-totter is being used in Chicago at the Chicago Auto show, was made from steel, and is 30-feet long. It has an angle approaching 22-degrees that has the passengers looking at the roof of the building as the Explorer climbs. The hill decent control keeps the Explorer from slipping or flying down the steep hill on the other side.


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I lost my patience this morning and it was barely 9:30 a.m.
It all began when I started the day off by spilling coffee (luckily cooled) on my shirt as I was getting ready to leave for a morning of errands. I really didn't HAVE to be in a hurry, but I wanted to get the errands done early so I could relax and enjoy my afternoon off. It took me a few minutes to change my shirt and clean up the coffee mess but I could tell my patience was testing me and I did not like it.
As I started my car, I noticed that my tank was near empty, so I traveled the closest gas station to fill my tank with gas at $4.04 per gallon that I had to pump myself. I believe the focus groups of the gas companies think that by positioning a television over the pump that you will be so enamored by watching the local weather report that you won't notice the pump silently slipping passed the price of a decent dinner out for two.
I miss the good old days of the early seventies when a nice gentleman in a freshly pressed dark blue uniform with the name "Bud" sewn over a left pocket would greet you with a smile and ask you if you'd like to fill it up at 50 cents a gallon. He'd place the gas nozzle into your tank and then proceed to check your oil with blue paper towel in hand. After gently closing the hood of the car, he'd cheerfully clean front and back windshields, at times even whistling while doing so. I was abruptly jolted from my nostalgic stroll down memory lane by a dark blue Volkswagen Jetta with tinted windows pulling in behind me at the station with music so loud I thought for sure my windshield was going to crack. I replaced the nozzle back in the pump after dripping some on my hand, and hopped in my car smelling like a small refinery. My patience testing me once again as I tried to breathe deeply while inhaling toxic fumes.
After pulling out of the gas station onto Route 3, I began following a small red construction truck of a local contractor, noted by several paint splattered ladders precariously tied to the side of its bed and what appeared to be several large drips of dried white paint originating from the bed of the truck, streaming down the length of the bumper. Personally, I would not hire this contractor with the actual physical evidence of his careless work ethic on display.
I could tell from my rearward position on the road that apparently there was a very animated conversation going on between the driver of the truck and the three other men squeezed like sardines in the cab of the vehicle. Arms and hands were flailing, heads were bobbing and shaking and it was obvious that they were discussing the inadequacies of their work ethic at the paint job from yesterday OR perhaps they were vehemently arguing over some sporting event disappointment. I'm guessing the latter. This distraction was causing the driver to travel at a rate of speed equal to that of a large snail. I got impatient because a large Michelob truck was on my left and I could not pass to begin my day off of errand running. I crept behind the truck for the better part of 2 miles at this slow pace before honking my horn and finally managing to scoot around it to turn onto the exit for the mall. I literally said out loud, "I've lost my patience already."
I got to thinking; would I ever find my patience again? Where DOES it go when it's lost? I mean, it's not like losing your keys, or losing your wallet. Although I DID think I lost my wallet last year at an after work Cinco de Mayo celebration that went on a little too late-o. I remember trying to locate the wallet and calling the bar to no avail. I retraced my path to my car with no luck. I decided to call then cancel all my credit cards and debit card. I purchased new license and registration ID online while freaking out over how stupid I could have been. I didn't discover until the following day when I took my suit to the dry cleaners, that my wallet was located in the jacket pocket of the suit I wore to the bar. I came close to losing my patience back then too.
Losing your patience is easy. It's not like losing your virginity, your religion or worse… your mind. Right? I guess I need to learn to be calmer; to relax and enjoy it when life slows me down. I'd count to 10 but I get impatient by the count of 6.
In the meantime, if you are out and about and happen to stumble into my patience, please be kind to it, grab it by the hand and let it stay the night but call me in the morning and I'll come pick it up. I'll even bring coffee.


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ISRAELI FOLK SINGER CHAVA ALBERSTEINPERFORMS IN ZANKEL HALL ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 AT 8:30 P.M.Carnegie Hall presents Israeli singer-songwriter Chava Alberstein in Zankel Hall on Saturday, November 19 at 8:30 p.m. This is Ms. Alberstein's first appearance on a Carnegie Hall stage, and she performs with Avi Agababa on percussion and Oved Efrat on guitar. The concert features a selection of new and favorite works, which are mostly sung in Hebrew although she will perform a number of works in Yiddish as well.
Born in Poland and a resident of Israel since the age of four, Ms. Alberstein is considered by many to be one of Israel's most accomplished singers, having released over 50 albums since the late 1960s. Ms. Alberstein is well known for her strong social, cultural, and political statements, communicated through her songs. She has recorded more than 40 albums in Hebrew, six of which have been awarded the Kinor David prize, Israel's equivalent to a Grammy Award. Ms. Alberstein has also released six albums in Yiddish, including The Well—a collaboration with The Klezmatics released in 1998, and an English language album of standards ranging from works by Gershwin to Lennon and McCartney. In May 2005, Ms. Alberstein received an honorary Doctorate from the University of Tel Aviv, with the University Board of Directors describing her as "standing for 40 years in a central place on the Israeli stage, as a symbol and example for Israeli music."
Program InformationSaturday, November 19 at 8:30 p.m.Zankel HallCHAVA ALBERSTEIN, Vocalist
Ticket InformationTickets, priced at $38 and $45, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212- 247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, www.carnegiehall.org.
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Halloween Prep - Day 1
Judging from the enormous section at Michael's and every crafty magazine out there, you'd think Halloween was tomorrow. Check out Paper Crafts magazine on sale 8/16, it's loaded with great ideas, including a card and an easy candle project using PSA Essentials Peel & Stick stamps from our own Kelley Eubanks!
The reality is that Halloween is more than 12 weeks away. But every crafty lady knows that your creations don't happen overnight and the really good projects take time, which is why I am dedicating a whole week to Halloween ideas in the summer! Use this week as inspiration for your September and October projects. Leave a comment any one of the days to be entered to win a PSA Haunted Shack Peel & Stick pack! Each comment is an entry to win, but please – limit to one comment per day. Now you have a chance to win and you'll have plenty of time to get your projects done!
First project for your Halloween inspiration, see these treat bags by Kelley Eubanks. She's stamped the Haunted Shack, Pumpkin and Cat from PSA Haunted Shack using Orange & Black, and Black & Orange inks. She's also stamped "Boo" from PSA Haunted Shack. Adorable & easy! Put candy inside these and pass out to trick-or-treaters. You'll be the envy of the mom's on the block for sure.
Since this project should only take you 10 minutes depending on how many you are doing, check back tomorrow for more great ideas!
39 comments:
I'm definitely doing this for hallween. Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
how cute are those bags-great ideaReplyDelete
I need to win a set so I can make these :)
Fun! I love Halloween...these would be great for my Grandson's class.ReplyDelete
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These are adorable treat bags! I have some bags I could use for this, too! How fun!ReplyDelete
I love it! I always do treat bags 4 my son's class & I think I'll make the bags myself this year! thanx 4 the inspiration~prhmangel at gmail dot comI love it! I always do treat bags 4 my son's class & I think I'll make the bags myself this year! thanx 4 the inspiration~prhmangel at gmail dot comReplyDelete
This is going to be fun l always do treat bags for callers :) Sandra HReplyDelete
I love decorating my own goodie bags. These would be great for the "special" goblins on Halloween. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Very cute bags and stamps!ReplyDelete
Very cute treat bags!ReplyDelete
Great goody bags. My daughter would love these stamps since Halloween is her favorite holiday.ReplyDelete
cstephenson at q dot com
Adorable project! I always make goody bags for my niece and nephews...and now my little grand-daughter. This is a great idea!ReplyDelete
These are so cute. I have to make 40 goody bags for Halloween and these would be perfect.ReplyDelete
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I LOVE those, and I love Halloween (my favorite holiday). TOOOO CUTE! sharon dot gullikson at gmail dot comReplyDelete
Already shared this incredible idea with everybody!! How cute! Thanks to all of the creative team for their dedication and hours of commitment to bringing new, inspiring and creative ideas to life.ReplyDelete
These are going to be so great for the Halloween season. Plan on doing these for the football team and cheerleading squads. Can't wait until tomorrow.
I love halloween. How cute are those bags-great idea to make them for my god-daughter's class.ReplyDelete
I need to win a set so I can make them.
sweet treat bags! tfsReplyDelete
These bags are awesome... and so is the stamp set!ReplyDelete
What adorable bags! The stamps are pretty cute too!ReplyDelete
Brilliant-I am definitely doing that this year.ReplyDelete
Sweet treat stamp set and awesome goodie bags! Would be perfect for our grand nieces and nephews and friends in a retirement community. How great would that be to win these Peel & Stick stamps? Thanks for offering these to one lucky winner!ReplyDelete
Great idea! Perfect for sharing cookies with kidsReplyDelete
These are so cute! Love Halloween! TFS CallyAnn(follower)ReplyDelete
I just love Halloween time...these treat bags are the cutest and Love those new PSA Halloween stamps...ReplyDelete
These are soooo cute. Love the stamp set.ReplyDelete
Super cute stamps and love the bags!ReplyDelete
Ohh wicked cool =)ReplyDelete
Hugs from Lilli =)
l.a.nikolaisen at gmail dot com
great treat bags, would be perfect for making little treats to send to school. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Halloween is so fun and this stamp set is just that! LOVE the treat bags!!ReplyDelete
Love these stamps...especially the haunted house! The treat bags are so cute!ReplyDelete
what cute bags and halloween is coming way sooner than we think. It's only 2 months away! Thanks for getting us motivated to start working on stuff.ReplyDelete
Cute stuff! i love that haunted shack!ReplyDelete
Sweet idea and so easy with the perfect stamps!ReplyDelete
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very cute bags. tfs.ReplyDelete
I love these bags! I am waiting for my grandchildren to be old enough to make these projects with them!ReplyDelete
I love HalloweenReplyDelete
and all the spooky treats
I just love this project!! What a great class handout!ReplyDelete
FABULOUS treat bags!! LOVE these!!!ReplyDelete
love it!!ReplyDelete
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Do you know what email@example.com Ransomware is?
email@example.com Ransomware is yet another ransomware program from a big family of similar applications. All the programs in this group are based on the CrySis Ransomware, and so you can expect the same behavioral patterns from this new infection, too. Unfortunately, it is not that easy to revert whatever a ransomware program does to your computer. However, if you scroll to the bottom of this description, you will find lengthy manual removal instructions that should help you remove firstname.lastname@example.com Ransomware from the system for good. Once you have the program terminated, you will be able to focus on retrieving your files.
This program is related to firstname.lastname@example.com Ransomware, firstname.lastname@example.com Ransomware, firstname.lastname@example.com Ransomware, and many other similar programs that are named according to the email addresses they use in the ransom note. The interface for each program may differ, but they still employ the same principle to bully innocent users into giving away their money. firstname.lastname@example.com Ransomware will try to make you think there is no other way to restore your files, and thus it will try to make you contact the criminals behind it via the address given in the notification. Do you really have to contact these criminals? Absolutely not.
The point with the ransom payment is that, in the end, there is no guarantee the criminals would issue the decryption key. In fact, the payment transfer might get lost on the way because the connection between the infection and its control and command center may not be stable enough. Thus, paying for the decryption key is not an option, as this does not guarantee anything. If anything, you would only be giving these criminals what they want, and that is certainly something we should avoid. Instead, you should think about restoring your files from a file email@example.com Ransomware screenshot
Scroll down for full removal instructions
A back-up is any kind of storage space you may keep copies of your files. It could be an external hard drive, or you may store your data in some online cloud drive. What's more, perhaps you are not aware of that, but quite often users have a lot of files saved on their email inbox, draft box, or on the email provider storage. Thus, it could be a lot easier to get most of your files back than you think. Just do not forget you need to remove the infection before you transfer your files. It is very likely that the infection could encrypt the newly transferred files, too.
Aside from this, email@example.com Ransomware is just your regular ransomware application. It uses the AES-256 encryption key to affect your files. Once the files have been affected by this program, they will have a new extension added: .{firstname.lastname@example.com}. As you can see, the program even lets you know the email address in the encryption extension, too. Also, the program drops a file called "How to restore files.hta." The file opens an image that says all your files have been encrypted, but you can still get them back if you "communicate with us on an e-mail address firstname.lastname@example.com." This is the kind of "communication" that we have already mentioned, and we strongly discourage you from engaging into it.
Now, the instructions below may seem too complicated, but do not feel discouraged by the sheer length of it. They are long because email@example.com Ransomware leaves a lot of files on your system, and you have to remove them all. Also, the executable file associated with this infection may have a random name. In other words, in each computer infected with email@example.com Ransomware, you may encounter this executable file titled differently, and it is up to you to recognize it.
This may seem a bit too much of a task for you, so you can use an automated antispyware tool to delete firstname.lastname@example.com Ransomware from the system. If you run a full system scan, you will also be able to detect other unwanted or dangerous applications. Now, this may sound a little bit too far-fetched to you, but the truth is that malware programs seldom travel alone. What we mean is that there might be more dangerous products installed on your PC. And so, the most efficient way to get rid of them all is investing in a powerful antispyware tool.
How to Remove email@example.com Ransomware
- Press Win+R and the Run prompt will open.
- Type %APPDATA% into the Open box and click OK.
- Go to Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
- Locate and delete the random name .exe file.
- Press Win+R and enter %ALLUSERPROFILE%. Click OK.
- Go to Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
- Locate the random name .exe file and delete it. Press Win+R again.
- Enter %WINDIR% into the Open box. Click OK.
- Open the Syswow64 folder and delete the random name .exe file.
- Go back the WINDOWS folder and open System32.
- Find and remove the random name .exe file.
- Press Win+R and type regedit. Click OK to open Registry Editor.
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
- On the right pane, right-click the Wallpaper value.
- Modify the wallpaper's path or delete the value. Press OK.
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers.
- Remove the value C:\Users\user\Decryption instructions.jpg on the right.
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
- On the right pane, right-click and delete these values:
In non-techie terms:
email@example.com Ransomware is a dangerous infection that will not allow you to open your files anymore. It will demand that you pay a ransom fee in order to decrypt your files. However, you have to remove firstname.lastname@example.com Ransomware right now because there are no grounds to trust this infection and its creators. Should you need any assistance with the ransomware removal, be sure to leave us a comment. Also, do not forget to acquire a resilient antispyware application that would protect your PC from similar threats.


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Hugh's Room and Ontario All Good!
I am currently listening to "If Wishes Were Horses" off of Lucinda Williams' new record. It makes me want to get back to the ranch, saddle up Ruby, and ride off into the sunrise.
It has been and incredible stint out east. After driving through the west's most crazy blizzards I found a little refuge in the east. Our shows were ace and I ended it all with a solo gig out at Hugh's Room, opening and playing with the legendary and talented Kevin Fox. His new album, "Songs For Cello & Voice", is luscious, haunting, romantic, and inspiring. He plays cello like no other and has a great songwriting sensibility that is genuine, honest, and captivating. I was on the edge on my seat the entire concert. I then got to play on "Story" alongside his KILLER rhythm section consisting of Lyle Molzan on drums and Maury Lafoy on bass. These guys play with the best of the best and I definitely felt the groove.
With one hour of sleep we jumped into a cab and headed to the airport. Kevin and road manager were on their way to L.A. to play with Chantal Kreviazak and I was headed to Regina to find the band Suburban. It was then a matter of finding stored gear, gas, oil, and music that would keep me awake for the 8 hour drive to Edmonton. Most of the journey was cruise control, easy breezy. Then at Lloydminster freezing rain hit and black ice was everywhere. I almost crashed twice but luckily the trusty suburban recovered like a good northern vehicle should. My favorite record for that drive was Derek Truck's newest, Already Free. If you LOVE groove, great lyrics, SENSATIONAL SLIDE GUITAR, and a sexy voice, get it! I am soooooo happy the radio DJ, Peter North, passed his on to me. Soooo Happy!
So now I am in Edmonton taking Community Coaching Courses for x-country skiing so that I can coach beautiful and talented and inspiring children when I am not on the road. This weekend I am headed to "Fast and Female" which is a seminar on Female Empowerment Through Sport. Ideal really. Rocker Girl Camp is going to have some extra curricular activity this year!!


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This week's theme is the colour combination of Ocean Blue and Sea Green. This is perfect for a seaside wedding or if you are looking to create a very flowy, water-themed wedding. The obvious colour choices are blue and green, but don't be afraid to spice things up a bit by adding in some neutrals like white, black, ivory, or brown. You can even pull other colours that have similar tones like various shades of yellow to warm up your colour palette. Also, using different shades of the same colours creates an eye-catching look. Let's take a look at some great looks for Blue and Green.
Table Settings:
Using various shades of blue like the setting on the left creates an aesthetically pleasing napkin treatment, but the blue and green combo on the right is just as eye catching.Decorations:
Use seashells having from ribbon coloured with ocean tones to really set that scene for your seaside wedding. Blue tinted glass votive candle holders give the illusion of bright ocean water right at your guests' tables!
Different shades of green really makes these invitations pop just as much as the modern block design.
Candy & Dessert:
Who doesn't love candy? Especially when there are so many festive colours to choose from!
Using different coloured seashells on your cake, like the one on the left, will really compliment a water themed wedding.
Not every wedding with these colours has to be about water or the seaside. The cake on the right uses beautiful flowers to create the feel of a garden wedding and the ribbon design of the cake on the left is simple and elegant.
Stop in tomorrow for some great ocean and sea toned fashions and don't forget to cast your vote for next week's theme!


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VLSI Solution announces availability of VS1000 Audio Module
Low-cost, high performance, easy to use audio player that is controlled from the IO pins, UART, SPI or USB. The module has a 2MB Flash and a connector for an external microSD card for the audio content and an EEPROM for the custom firmware.
September 23 2010 - The VS1000 Module is a small, low -cost, high performance, easy to use audio player that is controlled from the IO pins, UART, SPI or USB. It can be used as a "plug -in" audio board in electronic systems or as a standalone small audio player. The module has a 2 Megabyte Flash for custom firmware and audio content. In addition there is a microSD card connector for additional content.
The VS1000 Module is an ideal choice for upgrading a system to be more user friendly. The module can play spoken instructions, music, user manuals etc in multiple languages. Such applications are for instance lifts, ticket machines, vending machines, and car accessories. Alternatively, the VS1000 Module can be used as a standalone player that is triggered by IO pins, UART or USB. These kind of applications are for instance alarm systems, PC accessories and Hi -Tech toys.
The product is supported by design services, audio content preparation and pre -programming. Alternatively, the firmware can also be customized by the user by using free Integrated Development Tools (VSIDE) of the VS1000 chip of VLSI Solution.
The unit price of the product is 5 Euro ($6.50) in 100 pcs shipments and can be purchased from VLSI Solution's Web Store (http://www.vlsi.fi/en/buy.html). The product is manufactured in Finland for high quality and it supports industrial temperature range. More information is available in http://www.vlsi.fi/en/products/vs1000module.html.
About VLSI Solution
VLSI Solution is an innovative new technology creator that designs and manufactures integrated circuits. Within its 19 years of existence VLSI has built an extensive in -house IP library and has the capability to pull through complicated mixed -signal IC projects, ranging from digital audio to RF applications.
For further information please contact:
Teppo Karema
+358 3 3140 8200
Distributed on behalf of VLSI Solution by NeonDrum news distribution service (http://www.neondrum.com)


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Company: Power of One Solar Car Project
Marcelo da Luz believes in The Power of One. Growing up in Brazil, Marcelo was distressed at the environmental degradation surrounding him so he turned his distress into a dream – a dream of building a solar car.
After years of blood, sweat tears and great ingenuity, Marcel's solar car was ready for the road. He became the first person in the world to drive an electric vehicle to the Arctic. It was a hair raising experience.
Marcelo is now based in Toronto, Ontario and enthrals audiences around the world with his message of determination, inspiration and deep respect for the world we live in.
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Butterflies are usually represented with their wings extended, so drawing a butterfly requires drawing two mirroring halves. To draw a butterfly, start with the basic outline, and then add the details. The project requires paper and a pencil with an eraser. Colored pencils are optional.
Start by drawing the top part of the body. One way to do this is by drawing an oval for the head and sketching a light line for the body. Alternatively, start just with the thorax or with an oval that represents the main body part.
Next, sketch the wings. The top wings, or forewings, should be large and drawn as triangles with rounded corners. The hindwings typically resemble flower petals. Both should be drawn in a radius from the thorax.
Now, extend the rest of the body down from the thorax, either as a single, long oval or as a series of segments. If desired, add tiny lines to the thorax to represent fur.
Add details to the wings. If desired, look at a picture of a butterfly, and copy the wing pattern. Alternatively, start with ovals, one in each wing. Add dots, ovals, arcs and lines. Some lines can be made darker or thicker.
Complete the drawing with eyes and antennae on the head. A proboscus can also be added. Use colored pencils to shade in the wings.


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Retail Advertising Moving Toward Different Techniques
Mention retail advertising and most people think of crowded circulars or busy newspaper ads touting one-day sales with a laundry list of marked-down items.
But amid all the formidable spending, there are occasional bursts of real creativity. Witness Old Navy's TV commercials that mix Carrie Donovan with Morgan Fairchild and the Smothers brothers. Or Target's clever visual puns that depict household items as fashion, such as a $7.99 beaded car-seat worn as a dress with a $17.99 Gucci handbag knockoff.
Gap and sister company Old Navy Clothing Co. have been responsible for some of the most innovative retail advertising to come down the aisle in recent years. Both companies have flouted the convention of showing fashion models in pretty poses, featuring poets, musicians and kitschy Seventies and Eighties-era actors instead.
Last May, Gap broke new ground with its Easy Fit Jeans TV campaign featuring Aerosmith, L.L. Cool J., Lena Horne, Junior and Tanya Ray Brown, and Luscious Jackson. The performers sang their own renditions of the company's tag line, "Fall into the Gap."
Easy Fit Jeans was the company's first TV campaign in many years and can still be seen in certain markets, a spokeswoman said. Gap reportedly spent in the neighborhood of $160 million on advertising last year for its Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic divisions.
Gap's new campaign for khakis encompasses television, print and outdoor, and is a direct call to battle against Levi's Dockers. The three TV spots, which were directed by Matthew Rolston, Josh and Jonas Pate and Roman Coppola, the son of Francis Ford Coppola, set in-line skating, swing and hip-hop dance performances to different music.
Old Navy's new TV campaign, a quirky trilogy called "Destination," stars Old Navy regulars Magic the Dog, Carrie Donovan and Morgan Fairchild. Set in the first-class cabin of a luxury jet from the Seventies, the commercials are a spoof on value, with guest appearances by Dr. Joyce Brothers, Isabelle Sanford and Sherman Hemsley of "The Jeffersons" TV series, and Joan Collins.
The Collins spot, entitled "Woof," was scheduled to air last night along with a Gap khaki commercial on the final episode of "Seinfeld," for which NBC charged $1.7 million to $1.8 million per a 30-second spot.
Old Navy, with 300 stores in the U.S., has rescued more than one actor from obscurity, and Donovan, a former New York Times fashion editor, has found a new calling as a recurring TV character. Her authoritative voice lives on in an ongoing "column," which is actually an ad, that runs in the Times every Friday.
"Carrie has been someone great to introduce as `that lady with the big glasses,"' an Old Navy spokesman said. "We think Carrie gets people talking about the ads, wondering who she is. Carrie can talk about an item or a style in the ads, but she's penning them from the perspective of a fashion editor."
As Gap's main competitor, The Limited, which operates some 3,800 stores, has historically shunned advertising. The company has long believed its stores are the best form of promotion, giant beacons in malls and urban shopping districts that reinforce a chain in the consumer's consciousness.
But the divisions with the least advertising, Limited Stores, Express and Lerner New York, have suffered from weak sales and fuzzy brand image, while sales have soared at Victoria's Secret, which according to Competitive Media Reporting (CMR) spent $16 million last year.
The Limited is now rethinking its advertising strategy.
"We'd be comfortable spending up to 2 percent of sales on advertising for any one of the brands in our portfolio that has its act together in terms of merchandising, internal marketing and store design," said Edward Razek, president of Limited Brand & Creative services. Given that The Limited's total sales will be $10 billion this year, the company could spend $200 million on advertising. But Razek indicated that not every brand is ready for prime time.
"Express is coming on strong and getting their collective act together," Razek said. "Their merchandise and business is much improved. Limited Stores is a candidate. Their fall merchandise mix is the best I've seen in years."
But he said, "I wouldn't do any advertising for Lerner New York." Victoria's Secret catalog is its own best advertiser, according to Razek, noting its circulation of 420 million copies a year. The catalog bolsters Victoria's Secret stores. Nonetheless, the stores will spend $60 million this year, primarily on TV, to hone their image, Razek said.
Sears, Roebuck & Co., the biggest retail spender, with a $1.3 billion budget in 1997, occasionally steps out from the safer side of Sears to produce quirky advertising. For example, the company juxtaposes soft goods with descriptions of hard goods in its "Softer Side" campaign.
In one commercial, the jingle, "Hey, sunshine, I need a dropcloth now," refers to a bathing suit, and "metal screens" are silver shoes.
The campaign, which has been running since 1993, "continues to be very successful," said John Costello, senior executive vice president of marketing at Sears. "It is continuing to generate increases in awareness, positive attitudes and traffic for Sears apparel. The merchandise continues to be the focal point of the advertising.
Asked how much longer before it runs its course, Costello said, "The theme has lasting potential, but we will continue to evolve it to make it fresh. The tag line and music have the potential to last for a long time."
"We are continually testing new media, ranging from in-store displays to the Internet," Costello said. "Newspaper is the foundation of our advertising effort, but we have significantly increased TV, direct marketing and new media expenditures in recent years."
With its middle-American mentality, J.C. Penney — Sears' key competitor — won't push any creative boundaries with its advertising, but it uses plenty of muscle to deliver a mainstream message.
Penney's annual advertising budget for department stores is $400 million to $500 million, with $129 million allotted for television alone, according to knowledgeable sources. Although the company declined to specify how much it spends solely for its department stores, its total annual advertising budget last year, including catalog costs and promotions for its Eckerd drug store chain, came to $977 million.
"We're a national department store," said Lynn Wisdom, national broadcast media manager, noting that the chain has 1,200 stores. "If you were to regionalize our spending it would be more in line with [competitors]."
Penney's puts a lot of money into television and radio advertising because they are cost-effective ways of reaching its target audience of women. "Even with a lot of talk about TV viewership decline, it's still the place to reach more current customers and prospective customers at one time," Wisdom pointed out.
Penney's won't soon be changing its year-old slogan, "I love your style." Research has shown the tagline is "one of the strongest we've had in a long time, and the jingle is memorable," Wisdom said. "It's a feel-good campaign that women can identify with. We are very careful to cast commercials so they are real people, not fashion models."
Far more adventurous is Neiman Marcus, whose Art of Fashion series features the photography of Deborah Turbeville, who shot models in elegant gowns from the spring collections of Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace and Christian Lacroix in front of crumbling buildings and graffiti-riddled walls in Mexico.
The fall installment of the Art of Fashion was photographed last week in a studio here by Giovanni Gastel, an Italian photographer.
"We really see the Art of Fashion as an evolution," said Steven Kornajcik, senior vice president of creative services at Neiman's. "The last thing we want to do is repeat ourselves. We continually seek and find new approaches. The photographers and artists we've used we think have unique perspectives on fashion."
In other advertising news, the company named a new songstress, Diana Krall, twice nominated for a Grammy Award for best jazz vocalist, to succeed Bobby Short as the NM crooner in all upcoming radio commercials.
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February 15, 2015 at 12:06 pm Reply to this comment
Wow! The figure spent by these companies on advertising is unbelievable! I already know how important ads are for any business but these figures just made me realize this is really something that they have to make great plans for. The pressure just gets more deadly because everybody knows their competitors are up to the advertising challenge, too!
February 21, 2015 at 2:07 pm Reply to this comment
I get entertained whenever I see innovative ads, whether it's on TV, billboard or publication. I am amazed how these companies never run out of ideas. I guess, it's a demand that they have to put up with or their sales will end up suffering.


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Unannounced Lenovo Yoga book 'A12' with large 12-inch display pops up on Amazon for $ 299
There hasn't been hardly something exciting within the tablet world for a moment currently, however, Lenovo's recent unleash of the Yoga Book truly caught our attention with new options and a reasonably solid overall worth. However, it wasn't anyplace close to good. Now, it's like Lenovo is giving the shape issue another shot with a replacement Yoga Book model, now with a bigger show and more cost-effective worth point.
This new Yoga Book, that hasn't formally been proclaimed nonetheless and is presently documented because of the "Yoga A12 tablet," packs a bigger 12.2-inch display this point at 1280×800, below the previous 1920×1080 panel. It's unclear what processor is driving this updated model, however, we all know it's still a quad-core Intel chipset that is listed with a clock speed of 2.4GHz. alternative on-line listings show the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 that matches those specifications.
Under the hood, this new model additionally runs on prime of 2GB of RAM and android 6.0.1 marshmallow, presumptively with an equivalent productivity homeward-bound skin as found on the previous Yoga Book. The Amazon listing conjointly references 128GB of storage, however, it looks simply a trifle unlikely that most storage is enclosed at this worth purpose. alternative listings from on-line retailers in Germany list 32GB of storage that appears far more possible. The listing additionally confirms a weight of 2.2lbs at 0.43-inches thick.
One of the large complaints relating to the "Halo Keyboard" on the initial Yoga Book was, however, compact it absolutely was, however with the other size on this new model, that will now not be a difficulty. sadly, the Amazon listing doesn't make sure the come off the Wacom drawing digitizer on it same additional panel.
|Yoga A12 at amazon-source:amazon.com
As mentioned, Lenovo has nonetheless to officially announce this product with TabletMonkeys being among the primary to identify it. However, with MWC simply some weeks away, it sounds like the announcement can be right around the corner. It's also entirely attainable that this updated model may additionally introduce the Chrome OS variant that we've been waiting for.


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Everyone wants something to rally behind. A team they can cheer for, a cause they can support, a movement that's bigger than themselves on their own. And I'm no different. Sure we have sports teams and groups on campus, but so far, nothing had really stuck with me. Enter men's volleyball. New on campus this year, all the players are freshmen or transfer students, which means they could either fail miserably at adjusting to life in Due West, or they could take a nod from the Thrive initiative and, well, thrive. And thrive they have! Bonded yet not exclusive, the team seems to be making its home here at Erskine. The team came back from their fourth game on Tuesday with yet another win, and is scheduled to play – get this – Harvard later this season!
I've been to half of their games so far, the most recent being their Tuesday win over Emanuel in Georgia. Three friends and I drove down to watch them bring the fleet heat to the Lions, and I got to test out my new camera! It's a Cannon Rebel DSLR… and I think I geeked out… just a little. Anyways, here's to the Flying Fleet! I think my camera and I have found something we can rally behind.


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HARTFORD — The state awarded licenses Thursday for six medical marijuana retail outlets in Branford, Bridgeport, Bristol, Hartford, Montville and South Windsor.
State officials announced the six licenses, chosen from 27 applications, and said that the dispensaries will be up and running by summer. Two of the dispensary owners said Thursday that the start of their businesses will mainly depend on when the state's four licensed medical marijuana growers will have their products ready for sale.
The six businesses are:
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NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Morgan & Morgan announces that a class action has been filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, on behalf of all purchasers of the securities of Angie's List, Inc. ("Angie's List" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:ANGI) between February 14, 2013 and October 23, 2013 (the "Class Period").
If you purchased Angie's List stock during the Class Period, you may, no later than February 21, 2014 request that the Court appoint you lead plaintiff. A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Any member of the purported class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.
For more information about the Angie's List Lawsuit contact George Pressly, Esq. at 1 (800) 631-6234 or email George at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operational and compliance policies. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Angie's List had increased its reliance on providing free memberships in order to artificially boost its subscriber figures; and (ii) contrary to Angie's List's repeated Class Period statements that the online reviews were unbiased because Angie's List did not permit service providers to buy ratings on its website, the Company was consistently deriving more than half of its revenues from the service provider side of its business -- where it relied heavily on collecting fees for listing paid service providers more prominently. Angie's List stock declined over 30% from $20.99 on October 2, 2013 to close at $14.64 on October 24, 2013.
About Morgan & Morgan
Morgan & Morgan is one of the nation's largest 200 law firms. In addition to securities fraud, the firm also practices in the areas of antitrust, personal injury, consumer protection, wage and hour, and product liability. All of the Firm's legal endeavors are rooted in its core mission: provide investor and consumer protection and always fight "for the people."
Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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The Super Bowl 2014 is only hours away. We pulled together the list of Super Bowl 2014 Movie Trailers you can expect to see.
The Super Bowl 2014 is finally here today. The Big Game will have the Denver Broncos face-off against the Seattle Seahawks. Besides the game there will be again a huge line-up of Super Bowl ads. Fox managed to charge $4 million on average for 30 second spots. Tons of Super Bowl 2014 Ads have been already released. Watch the best ads in our Super Bowl 2014 Ad Video Gallery. Movie studios like to keep thing secret until last minute, but several Super Bowl 2014 trailers are confirmed or even released.
Super Bowl 2014 Movie Trailers:
Monuments Men Super Bowl 2014 Trailer - Released
Transformers 4 Super Bowl 2014 Trailer - Confirmed
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Super Bowl 2014 Trailer - Confirmed
Draft Day - Released
Need for Speed - Confirmed (Watch Teaser Below)
Pompeii - Released
Captain America: The Winter - Confirmed
Muppets Most Wanted - Released
Rumored Trailers:
The Expendables 3 Super Bowl 2014 Trailer - Rumored
Guardians of the Galaxy Super Bowl 2014 Trailer- Rumored
Super Bowl 2014 will take place in New Jersey on February 2. The big game will be played in the Metlife stadium in East Rutherford. It will be the first outdoor, cold-weather Super Bowl. The Broncos will take on the Seahawks. We are bringing you again full coverage of the Super Bowl Ads in our Super Bowl Hub and on Super Bowl Ads for Geeks.
Check out the complete list of Super Bowl 2014 Advertisers and watch the already released Super Bowl 2014 Ads. See also our Celebrity Superbowl Ad Tracker. The likely best Super Bowl 2014 Ad has already been released. Watch the viral sensation commercial now. It is the Budweiser Puppy Love Super Bowl 2014 Ad.
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Curren Caples is Pro
September 24th, 2013
Skateboarding seems to have come full circle and with it Curren Caples has risen through the amateur ranks with a unique combination of power and style. Appearing to have roots both from the Dogtown era as well as from skateboarding's leading edge of today, Curren is a true individual who cannot easily be categorized. His surf influence is obvious, gracing him with an ability to skate all terrains and find speed lines to which mere mortals simply don't have access. Congratulations Curren on turning pro for Flip.


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I gotta go work for Ned, we met today, that was fun, he's coming to my town next sat to an event I suggested to his office. thousands of people come.ummmm does kathleen totally rock?
Debate with Lieberman this Thursday night in Hartford. They're planning a lot of watching parties, but I think they better pack the place full, inside and out. I don't think they realize everybody is watching this match and the press, when you have a real senator, is overwhelming. I'm nervous. I don't know if anyone is doing position papers, or how he prepared for a debate. need that crowd. Off I go to see what I can stir up. I asked them if they could get a headquarters around here and they said yes in a week or so, soooo that'll be too much. gotta help pick out the place.
btw - i have some lieberman stuff to post from sibel's dirtydozen. if lamont wants any whistleblowers up there to support his case that leiberman is a WATB, we can make it happen. yay, rootz!
also from kathleen:
got to ask Cong. Rob Simmons today about the Marine One contract because Sikorski is here in CT. that was interesting. I'll get to that later. raised his eyebrows when I mentioned the yellowcake deal and our ambass to Italy during that time at mary maitlins house last week for libby's fundraiser, he gave me his card,and told me to come to his home office. I made him laugh even though I was saying something bad about Bush. it was about riding one of those new marine one helicopters when he leaves office cause bush said he wanted to do that. Simmons laughed and said finmeccania is not meeting the specs or the deadline, so he said I don't think he'll get to do that. I said, yeah especially if he leaves sooner, rather than later, raised eyebrows again.(recent reports suggest that finmeccania got the helicopter account as payback because SISMI organised the niger forgeries - also, weldon is a finmec beneficiary. his daughter works for them)
yay kathleen.
(im so glad im not james carville)


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Our Mission
Gathering Waters: Wisconsin's Alliance for Land Trusts' mission is to help land trusts, landowners and communities protect the places that make Wisconsin special.
Our Commitment to Land Conservation
Gathering Waters' Board of Directors and staff, in consultation with Gathering Waters' Land Trust Council, approved our strategic plan in January 2018 aimed at taking Gathering Waters to a new level of leadership and impact over the next five years. While our mission remains unchanged—we help land trusts, landowners, and communities protect the places that make Wisconsin special—our true objective is focused on the land. In short, the long-term impact that we seek to achieve is lasting land conservation that meets community and ecological needs throughout Wisconsin.
Realizing this long-term impact will require certain conditions—what we're calling the Essentials of Land Conservation in Wisconsin—be created or sustained. These conditions capture key people, resources, tools, and systems necessary for our success, including:
- Strong, sustainable land trusts committed to meeting standards of practice and providing leadership in promoting and sustaining land conservation
- Durable and effective legal tools that provide landowners with opportunities and options for lasting land conservation
- Funding and other resources sufficient for land acquisition and management
- Integrated networks of organizations and individuals leveraging resources, expertise, and influence
- Engaged constituencies who value, support, and join together in land conservation
Our Strategies for Lasting Land Conservation
In order to create or sustain these Essentials of Land Conservation in Wisconsin, we will employ the following cross-cutting Strategies for Lasting Land Conservation that together build the capacity of Wisconsin's land trusts, increase the rate and durability of land conservation, and elevate land conservation as a statewide priority.
- Develop the capacity of Wisconsin's land trusts to implement and sustain land conservation by meeting best practices, fostering leadership, and promoting effective and efficient operations
- Advocate for public policies and funding that promote land conservation
- Enhance strategic conservation planning and implementation by enabling exchange of knowledge and technical expertise among researchers and practitioners
- Advance effective financing options for land conservation by pursuing opportunities to access new sources of capital for acquisition and management, including environmental markets
- Cultivate cross-sector collaborations to effectively address conservation priorities and trends through regional alliances and partnerships to maximize conservation impact
- Connect people to the land and celebrate success to broaden the constituency that supports and benefits from land trusts and land conservation
- Compile, maintain, and market information about the benefits of land conservation and land trusts
Our Key Initiatives
Gathering Waters' strategic plan—our commitment to land conservation—is intended to be adaptive and responsive. The following Key Initiatives describe how we will implement our cross-cutting Strategies for Lasting Land Conservation.
- Land Trust Technical and Financial Assistance: Gathering Waters offers tailored training, technical assistance, and other support to meet the evolving needs of Wisconsin land trusts. Through our Land Trust Excellence and Advancement Partnership (LEAP) with the Land Trust Alliance, we leverage expertise and resources to provide high-quality, high-impact services.
- State Policy Advocacy: Gathering Waters is committed to advocating for reliable, sustainable state funding for land acquisition and management, through renewal of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program and alternative sources of revenue.
- Wisconsin Land Trust Advocacy Ambassadors: Local voices make the greatest impact in advocacy. We will enhance the effectiveness of our state and federal advocacy efforts by increasing the number of land trust staff, board members, supporters, and landowners who have relationships with their elected officials and can share compelling stories of land conservation from their communities.
- Federal Policy Advocacy: Through collaboration with state, regional, and national partners, we will engage members of Wisconsin's Congressional delegation and federal agency officials to strengthen relationships and advocate for funding and policies that support land conservation, including the Farm Bill, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
- Land Trust Cohort Learning: In collaboration with the Land Trust Alliance, we will provide opportunities to connect, learn, and share experiences to create a vibrant community for land conservation capable of collaborating to address complex, systemic challenges.
- Wisconsin Land Trust Conference: Our annual conference builds capacity and community among land trust staff, board members, and partners as they gain new knowledge and skills, reinforce best practices, celebrate successes, and commit to continued progress in land conservation.
- Wisconsin Land Trust Days: A new initiative aimed at leveraging the statewide voice of Gathering Waters with fun, local events hosted by land trusts from mid-August through mid-September. Gathering Waters will invest in creating a statewide branding and marketing effort, while land trusts will showcase special places around Wisconsin. Land Trust Days is intended to celebrate the impact that Wisconsin land trusts have in their communities.
- Land Conservation Leadership Awards Celebration: This annual event raises the profile of land conservation, land trusts, and Gathering Waters and celebrates the outstanding achievements and contributions of individuals, policy makers, land trusts, and other organizations protecting the places that make Wisconsin special. This event honors the power of committed citizens and offers inspiring examples of conservation success.
- Conservation Information: We are investing in Geographic Information System (GIS) capacity that will serve as a direct service to many land trusts and as a starting point for future capacity building and collaborative efforts, taking into account the range of land trusts' GIS and the importance of visual data for promoting lasting land conservation.


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Here is the latest on one of my clients. She was in a decade long abusive relationship. She has worked through so much, and this is her today:
"I feel free. He is gone and the divorce will be final next week! Today would have been our 10th anniversary and I don't miss him at all. I never thought I would see this day. I see the world as it is now. No more denial and hiding from the truth. No more lying to myself. No more taking crumbs and living in fear. Never again will I allow a man to hit me, demean me or terrorize me. Now I realize how strong I am. First I didn't see. Then I saw, but was frozen in fear. Then came the anger, but I stayed.
The click for me in getting out of this abusive relationship was that moment after an argument, when I felt such relief when he gave me the silent treatment and left me alone. When he left, my body collapsed into relaxation. I sighed in relief. When he returned, I began to notice how my muscles tightened and I couldn't breathe. I started listening to my body and even though it took me years to get here, I have arrived. I am free now."


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Looking back, I found that the days I spent down River Street was extremely precious, because the passion I witnessed there was not something I could see in my everyday life. Whenever I recall my life in Savannah, what jump into my mind first are not always beautiful gardens or houses, eloquent professors or kind classmates, but also the heartfelt laughter down River Street,the beautiful bar waitress who brought me free beer on the hot night, or the handsome young man who sitting beside me playing guitar, even the drunk homeless man who crashed my chair, while a couple of "coarse" southern women wrestling together in the middle of the street…
Many friends of mine back then were not so fond of Savannah, or "deep south" like I was. They looked down on its monotone culture and sluggish economy. They said the reason that I liked Savannah this much was because I had not yet seen other cities in the country, had not visited those multicultural places. However, after all these years, after being lived from place to place, Savannah remains as my favorite.
There is an old Chinese saying: different water and soil nurture different people (一方山水养一方人). Maybe some people would not take these words seriously, but I found it inspiring.I even think it reflects some evolutionary truth. I found, no matter where you go, southern cultures are usually more friendly or more human than those in north. For instance, comparing with art in northern Europe, art in Southern Europe are usually more passionate and romantic; ancient Chinese art had "southern style" painting and poetry, which were more sentimental than northern style; and my favorite South America music, full of passion, is also down south, under the warm climate.
Due to its historical contexts, the South of USA had its share of negative cultural traits, such as racial prejudice, fundamental religious ideology, etc. However, after being nurtured almost 300 years by the bright southern Sun, the southern culture has become much more tolerant than before, and I was able to feel that earthy warmness there much more than I did in the North.
It was in Savannah, down River Street that I fell in love with African-American music, especially Blues and Jazz. I cannot imagine an America without these music. Their fast paced rhythm and undulated melody always inspire me with a free spirit, sometime happy, cheerful, sometime melancholic, or contemplating. Every time when I hear these type of music, especially Blues, my memory would instantly fly back to Savannah, back to that crimson oil painting of southern landscape.
Savannah is hot and humid, but also colorful and passionate. Savannah in my memory, will always be that "beautiful woman with dirty face", and through her joyful eyes, I will always see the rich history hidden behind those exquisite architectures, the mysterious swaps stretched beyond oaks, the sweaty yet smiling faces under the Sun, and Jazz, Blues that drifted in the hot Summer night...
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I may be a fan of Absolue Pour Le Soir, but Maison Francis Kurkdjian's other releases never tempt me to reach for my credit card, so I was wary of trying this new, stronger version of Aqua Universalis, to which FK has attached the suffix 'Forte' (I presume 'Intense' and 'Extreme' are now passé). The original's clean citrus accord is so safe as to be almost insipid - probably because it falls into the trap of equating 'universal' with 'lowest common denominator' - but I'm pleased to say that the latest addition to the range is a far more interesting proposition. Inspired to create it whilst testing a batch of bergamot from a prospective supplier, Kurkdjian has bolstered the hesperidic notes, fleshed out the hay-and-tobacco base and livened up the contrasting sprinkle of sweetness. The result is effervescent and amiable, and whilst this isn't a gourmand scent, wearing it does at times feel like enjoying a slice of chilled lime cheesecake on a bright summer's day.
The sunny season can also be detected in Hermès' fourth entry in their garden series: Un Jardin Sur Le Toit. As you'd expect, this is an unostentatious affair, but instead of featuring Jean-Claude Ellena's characteristic, glass-like transparency, it diffuses the light, as though inviting us to imagine that its roof-top idyll is concealed behind a fine mist of rain. Consequently, it isn't as sparkling as it might have been, but still offers plenty of sniff-value. There's a suggestion of fresh herbs, green tomatoes and pale melons, all of which resolve themselves into a lychee and rose accord that's both comfortable and intriguing. I confess I was hoping to smell something with an urban edge - if this is a city garden, where are the exhaust fumes and the wet concrete? - but as an evocation of a tranquil space within the madding crowd, it works well.
Perhaps my contrary nature got the better of me, but our recent bout of warmer weather found me avoiding Kurkdjian's and Ellena's more artful offerings and opting for the modern simplicity of Thierry Wasser's Cologne Du Parfumeur. Guerlain's in-house nose hasn't had an easy ride since he pinned his bee brooch to his lapel, largely because so many people were disappointed with Idylle, but I'd like to think that his best is yet to come. This cologne - released in a flacon that makes a point of bearing his name - shows once again that when he's not being crushed by the weight of market research, he's capable of producing eminently wearable little gems. Taking his cue from what a true cologne is meant to be like - invigorating, luminous and fleeting - Wasser highlights the woods and the rosemary, takes the edge off the citrus and tones down the musks. Many consider Chanel's Les Exclusifs Eau De Cologne to be the epitome of this genre, and whilst I agree that it's an impressive piece of work, I also think it could do with being a bit more cheerful. Wasser's effort is a smile in a bottle, giving you just what you want in every spritz: an instant, uncomplicated lift.
[Review of Aqua Universalis Forte based on a sample of eau de parfum provided by Maison Francis Kurkdjian in 2011; review of Un Jardin Sur Le Toit based on a sample of eau de toilette obtained in 2011; review of Cologne Du Parfumeur based on a sample of eau de cologne provided by Guerlain in 2011; all fragrances tested on skin; for more reviews of some of these fragrances, please visit Now Smell This, Bois De Jasmin and 1000 Fragrances. Cologne Du Parfumeur will be released in the UK on 8th May and will be available exclusively at Harrods.]
I know you don't need me to tell you this, but it's the first of May, which means that perfume-lovers across the world will be reaching for their lily of the valley fragrances. I think I'll probably mark the occasion by permitting myself one spray from my tiny vial of Carillon Pour Un Ange. What about you?


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Buzz is building around the approaching release of the Polish translation of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki next Tuesday, November 5. An article in the Wroclaw edition of Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland's largest daily newspaper, carried an artist's rendition of the "Murakami Vending Machine," this one to be placed at Wroclaw Central Station:
We are very curious ourselves...
This blog is meant as an open forum where translators of Haruki Murakami can share ideas and discuss solutions to problems encountered in the process of translating his works. It was launched by two translators of Murakami into Norwegian and Polish, Ika Kaminka and Anna Zielinska-Elliott. Some of us have collaborated in the past, and many of us are in touch regularly by e-mail, but the publication of the new novel in 2013 served as a catalyst for the creation of an online translation blog.
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When we search leak memory in our application, we use SOS.dll in Windbg.exe or Visual studio IDE.
This tool is very very usefull but it is not easy to walk accross the references tree of object.
Visual Studio is more powerfull to do that. "Quick watch window" for example with its property explorator is perfect.
but "sos command's" returns only addresses of objects …
Evaluate an object in VS from GCHandle address
!GCRoot give often this type of informations :
!GCRoot -nostacks 00c58918
If you evaluate this in VS debugger :
System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandle.FromIntPtr(new IntPtr(0x3011f8)).Target
You found the instance of System.Threading.Thread (address 00c21b30) !!
Find address object in Quick watch windows …
It is possible to fix the memory area of an object with System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandle object. When you create a GCHandle on a object with GCHandleType.Pinned option. GCHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject() return the memory location of it !
BUT it is possible to use internal method to give the current address of object even if this object is not pinned
If you evaluate this, in "Quick Watch window" of VS, or in "Immediat window" :
? string.Format("{0:x}",int.Parse(System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandle.InternalAddrOfPinnedObject(System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandle.Alloc(myObjectSomeWhere).GetHandleValue()).ToString())-4)
The result give the same address of myObjectSomeWhere in SOS commands Like
- !DumpObj
- !GCRoot
- !DumpHeap
If you know where the object is in your application, you can find the address of it, and compare with SOS Commands results.
Evaluate object in VS from directly address
It would be very usefull to evaluate, for example, 00d0b0dc EventHandler instance in VS debugger !
BUT I did not found a tips to do this … directly, sorry … :-(
This reference http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3141428/conversion-from-void-to-object-in-c asks the same question without answer …
If I would find it, I will be able to update this post !
- Memory explanations about .Net Value and reference types : http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/net_type_internals.aspx
- Explanations about GCHandle and differences between GCHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject et GCHandle.ToIntPtr : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmstall/archive/2006/10/09/gchandle_5f00_intptr.aspx
- SOS.DLL microsoft documentation : http://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/bb190764.aspx


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With this blogpost, I would like to apply for a spot in the ColorCore Design Team. It would be really nice to be part of the group to promote this paper. I don't always work with it, but it's always nice to add some more texture to the projects. I'm mainly a scrapbooker, but I also love to make cards, so I would be able to do both for the DT work.
It wouldn't be a problem to promote the ColorCore. I have a very active blog with over 150 visitors each day and about 120 followers, mainly from Belgium and the Netherlands. I've only posted in Dutch so far, but I can do them in both languages as well. I also have a little scrapbook shop, and have a small assortment of ColorCore, so I could also give some workshops with them to promote the product.
Since I also do workshops, I could also make tutorials to put on the ColorCore blog, with extra pictures of the different steps in the proces and a list of supplies I've used. I normally only mention for example what kind of paper I've used, but of course I can do an effort for these blogposts. I never did video post, but maybe it would be great to give it a try too. Of course in English, it's not my mother tongue, but as a teacher in secondary school, I teach English to youngsters, so not a problem at all.
When I'm not busy working a teacher or running the shop, I can mostly be found on the internet, making blogposts ready or using Facebook. In my opinion, it's a great way to keep in touch with people and reach a very big group. My Facebookpage from the shop has over 500 likers, so that would be a great potential too to convince them to use the fantastic cardstock.
For this layout, I cut strips of brown ColorCore paper, and used my very old Dymo to emboss the letters in the paper. Then with a bit of sandpaper, the light core of the paper comes through, so the letters become readable.
Only the circle in the middle is made of ordinary scrapbookpaper. The base is light brown ColorCore, and sanded the edges. On the outside, I used another type of ColorCore cardstock. Under it, I did cardboard letters and then sanded over it. So the letters became very light on the paper. Then I've put the letters on top of the paper and traced with a black pen.
Thanks for your time reading my application!


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I thought I had squelched music after undergrad. Not squelched it in the sense that I never wanted it in my life anymore, mind you–but squelched in the sense that I thought I was through that part of my life where I needed music in order to breathe and be whole.
This is clearly not the case.
It has become even more apparent in the last few weeks before starting my doctoral program, and now the most prevalent after I've finished my first week of classes: I can't stop thinking about music. It's the first thing I think of when I wake up and the last thing I think of before going to sleep. If this is where my spirit lies, then I picked the wrong doc program. Shocking, I know…I've spent my entire musical life trying to run away from it in one way or another. Unfortunately (or fortunately), it has caught up with me and attached itself to my soul.
My mom likes to tell the story of when I was a junior in high school and decided that though it was incredibly icy out, I was going to drive to school. She said, "you aren't driving, it's icy outside. I will drive you!" Well, I got upset and walked out, slamming the front door on my way. It was incredibly icy outside. I slid off the porch steps and flew partway down the hill in our yard, only being stopped by my shoulder slamming into a tree. Yes, it hurt. Did I tell her? No, not until six months later it still hurt. She took me to the doctor and I ended up having torn my entire rotator cuff and had to have it reconstructed. That means surgery plus four to six months of rehab. Mom likes to refer to that as the "it's icy outside" moment, and often brings it up. Why? Because every time she tells me something that I don't pay attention to and then she turns out to be right (which is most of the time), all she has to say to me is, "Lauren, it's icy outside."
Music is no different. I told her today about thinking about going back to music and she replied with, "Lauren…it's icy outside." Why is this? Because she has told me ever since I was about 10 that I was destined to be in a musical field. Yes mom, I know, you're right again. That being said, it's not going to be in the realm of piano performance, like most of you would expect. My performance anxiety is too high to put that kind of stress on my body all the time. Do I know the specific field I want to pursue? Not really. Ethnomusicology, theory, composition…I pretty much want them all. Honestly, it doesn't matter to me, so long as it's music (though most of you also know that I'm somewhat obsessed with theory).
I know at least one person, maybe two, who will appreciate the on-paper (and possibly aural, as well) beauty of the works that are George Crumb's Makrokosmos. This is the kind of stuff that makes me excited. This is the stuff about which I'm passionate.
So many possibilities within so few tiny black dots.
I guess a decision needs to be made.


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Friday, July 30, 2010
Hypocritical Family Value Republicans
"State Sen. Preston Smith (mug shot), a Republican candidate for attorney general, had an extramarital affair with a [young] woman whom he hired to work in his Senate office in 2003 and 2004, according to transcripts of Smith's testimony in his 2009 divorce. The woman, who also worked on his Senate election campaigns, no longer lives in Georgia.
Copies of depositions from the divorce, in which Smith discussed his infidelity, marital acrimony and the couple's financial problems, have been sent to media outlets in recent days after Smith came in second in the race for Republican attorney general in the July 20 primary. Former Cobb County Commission Chairman Sam Olens came in first. The runoff election is set for Aug. 10.
Smith, 37, and his campaign did not return repeated calls for comment. Late Wednesday night, the campaign sent an e-mail to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution stating, 'my failed marriage was a complicated and incredibly difficult personal situation that I still live with every day. Without a doubt, I fell short in my personal life by getting a divorce, and people have the right to make a moral judgment on that if they chose.' He went on to say he still felt he was the best man to be Georgia's next attorney general.
The woman whom Smith said he had romantic relations with during his marriage and separation, did not return calls for comment. She now lives in Virginia and is married. Another woman with whom Smith said he was also involved during his separation could not be reached. The AJC has decided not to name the women, as they are not public figures.
Atlanta attorney Charles Medlin, who represented Michelle Smith in the divorce, said his client did not want to discuss the divorce, but Medlin talked about the case and depositions taken before it was settled.
Medlin said his client 'was shocked and hurt' when she first discovered the infidelity in 2004, but tried to work on the relationship. Smith's extramarital relations continued during the separation, according to Smith's own disposition. Part of that time, he continued to live in the Rome home of his wife and four children.
Smith, an attorney and former head of the Senate Judiciary committee, has run as a family-values, pro-Christian candidate since his first successful run for state senator in 2002. For years, Smith served on the board and the faculty of Summit Ministries, a Colorado-based ministry that supports and promotes Christian outreach programs in schools across the country. The group produces reading material for students including books on the importance of Christian morals. This year, Smith is stressing his conservative political record, but he makes no reference to his family or Christian values in his literature.
The state Ethics in Government Act does not explicitly prohibit sexual contact between superiors and employees. In a revision of the act earlier this year, language was added to prohibit 'sexual harassment,' including when conduct is made 'explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment.' There is no evidence Smith made his staffer's employment contingent upon their relationship. The state ethics law was changed this year partly in response to a series of scandals at the state house including allegations of infidelity on the part of elected officials. House Speaker Glenn Richardson resigned last fall after his ex-wife told the media he had a long-standing affair with a lobbyist.
State Senate rules do not ban supervisors from dating employees, but the standard of conduct requires senators to conduct all relationships 'in a courteous, professional, and discreet manner.'
The woman with whom Smith was involved was a Berry College student active in Republican politics. She worked on his campaigns and he hired her as a legislative aide, paying her $200 a month in 2003 and 2004, according to legislative fiscal records. In divorce depositions, Smith was questioned about his relations with two women, and acknowledged the relationships were romantic. At one point, Medlin asked about the staffer.
Medlin asked, 'Was she your personal secretary?'
Smith replied, 'I don't know whoever gave her a title. She was an assistant and did what needed to be done on the campaign and also on the Senate side.'
Asked about when the relationship began, Smith stated, 'It grew over time and it's hard to put a specific date on the start of it.'
Pressed further, he stated, 'some time in probably 2004.'
Medlin said Smith's wife discovered the relationship when she arrived as his state senate campaign headquarters one night. She found Smith's car in the lot, but all the lights were out in the office. She went inside, turned on the lights and discovered Smith and the woman.
'I don't know what possible campaign work a politician could be doing in the dark,' Medlin said.
Medlin said Michelle Smith still wanted to stay married, in large part for the sake of the couple's four children.
'The last thing she wanted to do was to be divorced, despite the infidelity,' he said."
When is the "family values" bull, going to pass from view? One of the legacies of Bill Clinton's impeachment issues was to "out" all of these braying hyenas among the evangelicals (Ted Haggard) and politics (Sen. David Vitter, Sen. John Ensign, and Gov. Mark Sanford)
Oh and 'lest you think this is just a problem on the right (it mainly is, because they feature these slogans) Ohio had an Attorney General Mark Dann who single-handedly reversed the temporary Democratic boomlet in that state with sexual misconduct not all that different from Sen. Preston Smith's.
For the most part these clowns are predator pols are lawyers. Nice.
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Labels: bad attorney, Bad politicians
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- AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 4:03 PM
Preston Smith is a member of the bar, but one disdained by almost all practicing lawyers in his hometown. He has never made it in law practice. His has basically lived off of the medical malpractice insurance industry for which he has been little more than a lobbyist while serving in the State Senate.ReplyDelete
Anon @ 4:03ReplyDelete
Thanks for your insight, he sure is a smary looking character. It's amazing what we tolerate in our law makers, it's as if we suffer some sort of mass-delusion.
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For me, the weather is absolutely perfect today. We have a sunny, breezy day in the 70s and my Bride's Bouquet bush is in full bloom. The yard looks nice and it just absolutely beautiful outside.
For your creative writing prompts today, one option is to free-write from the picture above.
For memoir writing, you can write about any memories you have of feeding ducks, geese, etc.
For a poetry prompt or essay prompt, I ask you to read this wonderful poem by Alice N. Persons called "The Perfect Day." You can read it on the Your Daily Poem website by clicking here.
After you read the poem, you can write your own poem or essay about what a perfect day would be for you.
May you all a have a WONDERFUL day (it doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful) and Happy Writing!


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By now you've read the one list that really matters – the Thrash Hits Top 10 Albums of 2014 – but now we're giving you the opportunity to delve a little deeper into the minds that created it. Here are the unedited, unspoiled and unsullied opinions that we crunched together to distill our Top 10. We asked our contributors to tell us what their personal Top 10 records of the last 12 months were, and to justify their top choice to us.
Album of the Year
The Thrash Hits Top 10 Albums of 2014
December 15th, 2014
You know it and we know it: Album Of The Year Lists are a reductive and lazy way to generate clicks and site hits under the naff concept that you can somehow rank subjective artforms in order of merit. Blah blah blah. So what? We've done it every year for over half a decade and we're not going to stop now. We worked out our list via a complicated voting system whereby every single Thrash Hits contributor had their say, then Raz and Hugh carefully cooked the books to fudge the results how we wanted. Here it is: the Top 10 Albums of 2014 according to Thrash Hits. Why a Top 10? Because lists are terrible and you're a terrible person if you want a longer one. These are the 10 records you need.
The Thrash Hits Top 20 Albums of 2013
December 12th, 2013
Like any artform, music is not a competition. There is only good and bad music and that categorisation in itself is all down to subjective taste. However, in a bid for scientific rigour; some quantitative analysis to fortify the qualitative spiels, we've asked all the Thrash Hits contributors to list their favourite albums of 2013. Yeah, it's here to boost our egos by claiming what we say is best and it'll surely get some good clicks and you may (rightly) point out that it's just another list but, at the very least, you might see an album that you've never heard of and think about buying it. That would be cool.
Thrash Hits' Biggest Surprises of 2013
December 12th, 2013
One of the best things about music is its unpredictability. Sometimes, those moments can cause true horror but the best moments are just ace. That's why we spend so much time caring so much – for those moments. It's worth the risk. Most of the time. Here are all of the Thrash Hits contributors' biggest surprises of 2013. They're mainly bad, actually, but whatever…
Thrash Hits' Favourite Gigs of 2013
December 12th, 2013
Part and parcel of being opinionated music lovers is that we go and experience lots of music in its natural habitat – on a stage – and then we decide how good it was. Some spectacles are so powerful that they evoke emotions strong enough to form memories through the drunkenness. It's a rarity but that's why some here have to name several before deciding upon their Favourite Gig of 2013. There is zero reason for you to be reading this but if you've read this far, you'll get at least halfway down before clicking the cross.
Thrash Hits' Favourite Moments of 2013
December 12th, 2013
Life is funny. Music is fun. Life is serious. Music is serious. As in life, it is in music. There are moments that are hilarious and others that are much less so. Either way, they stick in your mind. Whether you revel in having fun or in poking fun, you will have had a Favourite Moment in 2013 and that's what this list is. Some of them are utter abominations of class and style but that's why you're on this pitiful excuse of a website. Hooray.
Thrash Hits Writers' Top Albums of 2013
December 11th, 2013
As much as it's The Right Thing to say that music isn't a competition, it's also fair and correct to point out that music is not your children. You're allowed to have a favourite and you usually do. That's why we like to focus on our favourites. here are some brief explanations as to why our contributors' favourite albums are their favourite albums.
Of course, all of these favourite albums were compiled and democratised into an overall Thrash Hits Album of 2013. If you'd like to read TH Editors, Raziq Rauf and Hugh Platt's Top 3 albums of 2013, you should click here. They're special and one of them is writing about himself in third person right now.
Thrash Hits Editors' Albums of 2013 – Raziq Rauf + Hugh Platt
December 11th, 2013
Due to the fact Raz and Hugh run things at Thrash Hits, their opinions are the most important. Yes there's an overall TH Top 20 Albums of 2013 and there's a list of the individual contributors' favourite albums, but their opinions are also the most correct. That's why they've got their own post where they can explain their own favourite albums of 2013 without being sullied by democracy.
The Thrash Hits Albums of 2013 In Numbers
December 10th, 2013
If you're on this page, you really should have seen the Thrash Hits Albums of the Year 2013 list already. If you haven't, you should click that link or this link and sort that out. This piece will attempt to delve into some vague statistical analysis of the results. This is really only interesting if you care deeply about either the Thrash Hits Top 20, any old statistical analysis or both, so the chances are you'll have clicked through to something else by now. Anyway…
Sunday Slaylist: The 2012 Christmas Sleighlist
December 23rd, 2012
It's here – what will (in all probability) be the final Slaylist of 2012. What with it being so close to Christmas and all, we figured wd' stick to tradition and wheel out a modified version of the gargantuan Xmas-themed Spotify Slaylist we made a few years ago – this year we've tweaked it, edited it, and got it to a neat hour of festive idiocy.


text: LawProblems.com http://www.lawproblems.com/ LawProblems.com offers useful news, tips, advice and information regarding real estate and real estate law. Sam Tamkin, a practicing real estate attorney, is the author of Ask the Real Estate Lawyer, the popular syndicated newspaper column. Choose Auction, Not Lottery, When Selling Your Home http://www.lawproblems.com/article.asp?Title=choose-auction-not-lottery-when-selling-your-home.html&ID=1684 What can you do if you're selling your home and your home has been on the market for several years to no avail? Should you think about selling your home with a lottery? While selling your home through a lottery may seem appealing, it is illegal in most states. If you're desperately selling your home, you may want to auction off your home instead. Learn why selling a home via an auction is preferable to selling a home using a lottery. Sam Tamkin 2009-03-07T00:00:00-05:00 Refinance Mortgage Loan - When Is The Right Time? http://www.lawproblems.com/article.asp?Title=refinance-mortgage-loan-when-is-the-right-time.html&ID=1683 What should you consider when you're debating whether to refinance your mortgage loan? When you're thinking about refinancing your mortgage loan you need to run the numbers - think about how long you'll be in the home and how many years you want your mortgage to last - then find out whether refinancing will reduce your monthly mortgage payment. When refinancing your mortgage loan you also need to look at interest rates. Sam Tamkin 2009-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 Missing Will, Title Make Getting Loan Difficult http://www.lawproblems.com/article.asp?Title=missing-will-title-make-getting-loan-difficult.html&ID=1682 When you inherit a home you may decide to put your name on the home's title with the help of an attorney. What if the attorney you hire to help you with the title loses the documents that prove you own the home, including the will and the title? You may have to contact the local courts to ensure that you own the home if the will and deed are missing, especially if you want to get a home loan to repair the home. Sam Tamkin 2009-03-05T00:00:00-05:00 Reversing A Quit Claim Deed When Unmarried Couple Separates http://www.lawproblems.com/article.asp?Title=reversing-a-quit-claim-deed-when-unmarried-couple-separates.html&ID=1681 When you want to ensure that your roommate has a place to live you may think about signing over part of your property ownership using a quit claim deed. Unless you want your roommate or partner to inherit the home as well, a quit claim deed may not be the right document to use for estate planning. Creating a life estate or a trust may be a better option than signing a quit claim deed when you want to ensure someone has a place to live. Sam Tamkin 2009-03-05T00:00:00-05:00 Home Inspection Problems May Lead To Seller Disclosure Lawsuit http://www.lawproblems.com/article.asp?Title=home-inspection-problems-may-lead-to-seller-disclosure-lawsuit.html&ID=1680 When you're buying a home you should have at least one home inspection that includes a look at the septic system. What's found during that home inspection including the septic system depends on the caliber of home inspector you hire. If you discover problems with your septic system after the home inspection and after you've taken possession of the home, it may be a case of inadequate seller disclosure and you may be able to sue the seller for not telling you about the septic system problems. Sam Tamkin 2009-02-27T00:00:00-05:00 Homeowners Association Can Sue You For Dues http://www.lawproblems.com/article.asp?Title=homeowners-association-can-sue-you-for-dues.html&ID=1679 When you live in a community with a homeowners association you have to pay dues. If you don't pay your homeowners association dues, the HOA may start charging you fines in addition to the dues. If you fail to pay the dues and fines in a timely manner, the homeowners association can sue you in a lawsuit in court. Sam Tamkin 2009-02-20T00:00:00-05:00 Partnership Agreement Helps Unmarried Couple Buy Home http://www.lawproblems.com/article.asp?Title=partnership-agreement-helps-unmarried-couple-buy-home.html&ID=1678 When you're buying property with a significant other but aren't married you should make sure that both of your interests are protected. A partnership agreement can spell out who has paid what toward the property and who is responsible for what in terms of home maintenance, taxes, etc. It's a big risk to have only yourself on a mortgage loan but both of you on the property title. Sam Tamkin 2009-02-20T00:00:00-05:00


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Rain will be discharged from military as planned on 10th… Ministry of National Defense would give him no punishment.
Among the controversy around the reality of the military services done by entertainment soldiers, the singer Rain (Jung Ji-Hoon) will be discharged from the military as previously arranged on coming 10th.
Colonel Wi Yong-Sup from Ministry of National Defense talked about the situation of the progression of the specialized investigation about the reality of entertainment soldiers' military services which became the controversy through the recent report given by SBS 'Site 21', in the Cabinet meeting held in the briefing room of the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul, Yongsan-gu, on 5th. According to Ministry of National Defense, the soldier Jung Ji-Hoon has nothing related to the controversy surrounding the entertainment soldiers' military services, and he will be discharged on 10th as previously arranged without punishment.
Rain had been in the center of controversy when SBS 'Site 21', which was broadcast on 25th of last month, reported the scene of him having meal and drinking alcohol outside after the performance of consolation for soldiers. About this, Ministry of National Defense said "Rain came back later after the consolation performance, and couldn't have a meal with other soldiers. Therefore, after he had meal with the executives, he came back to his lodgings and went to sleep." About the suspicion toward drinking alcohol, it was explained that "even if Rain had drunken alcohol, it was caused by the order given by the executive. The commanders could have offered him to drink in terms of encouragement."
The result of other entertainment soldiers' specialized investigation will be notified on next week. According to the Ministry of National Defense, the investigation of other entertainment soldiers, excluding Rain, and the commanders in charge of those will be proceeded as scheduled, and the investigation will be finished in next week, followed by strict action.
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