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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican businessman Lorenzo Zambrano, who turned cement maker Cemex into one of the country's first modern multinationals, but also almost brought it crashing down, died on Monday aged 70.
There were no immediate details about the cause of death in a statement released by Cemex, and there had been no reports of illness.
Before Zambrano took over as chief executive, Cemex was a financially solid, domestic operation that had successfully averted Mexico's dramatic economic crashes, and was risk-averse.
Zambrano moved to change that. A series of bold acquisitions extended the Cemex's reach to five continents, making him the poster boy for one of Latin America's most successful companies.
But a $16 billion acquisition of Australian building materials company Rinker in 2007, when the U.S. housing market was already months into a downturn, turned Cemex (CMXCPO.MX) into an early victim of the subprime housing meltdown.
At the time, Zambrano put a brave face on it.
"We've shown that a company that is born in a developing country can compete in the whole world and we want to keep doing it," he told Reuters in 2009.
Cemex would spend the following years coping with large debt obligations, struggling to make deals with lenders, and trimming costs by outsourcing and restructuring jobs.
Zambrano, who was also chairman of the board at Cemex and was a board member at IBM Corp , died in Madrid, the company said in a statement, adding that it would continue to operate normally.
Founded by Zambrano's grandfather more than a century ago, the company started producing cement in the northern city of Monterrey, which later became one of Mexico's industrial hubs.
Bearing the name of both his grandfather and his father, Lorenzo Zambrano was born March 27, 1944. Early on during his adolescence, Zambrano showed an interest in running the company, unlike his father who never took the lead.
He joined the company straight after graduate school in 1968, when he earned his master degree in business administration at Stanford University.
By 1985, at the age of 41, the board of directors give him full power as CEO and in due course, Zambrano began to turn Cemex into one of the largest cement companies in the world.
Zambrano did not attend the company's annual analyst meeting in New York in February because he was snowed out, the company's head of investor relations said at the time.
Zambrano did sign Cemex's annual report, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at the end of April.
Reporting by Elinor Comlay; Editing by Simon Gardner, Dave Graham and Andre Grenon

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A) please advise is staff more than $3500 cover under EA..
B) If staff is not under EA can company pays his overtime AFTER the last day of the next wags period. ? Eg: wages period 16/2-15/3, can the overtime to be paid on 20/3/2016 or must be paid by 14/3?
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The ORIGINAL gathering place for a merry band of Three Percenters. (As denounced by Bill Clinton on CNN!)
Sunday, May 10, 2015
I'd like to know more about this case.
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Their sin is that they know how to be self-sufficient in an age where the Gov't wants everyone dependent upon them. Having children is the pawn these NKVD agents use to destroy good people's lives.
- May 10, 2015 at 5:21 AM
The sin was annoying an anonymous tipster. It appears it was the LEOs responding to that tip who performed the kidnappings without help from CPS.
- May 10, 2015 at 6:53 AM
I gave $10. to their "GoFundMe" campaign, however, I do have some concern about the living conditions (not their chosen lifestyle). All 12 of them live in a three sided 280 sq ft shed with a tarp for the fourth wall in the colder months, heat is provided by wood stove and minimal electric by generator. No source of water near the homestead, so they haul bottled water. They plan on building an 800 sq ft cabin and drilling a well as they can afford it. The go fund me campaign has raised over $30k some will go for legal and I hope some will go for cabin and well.
They have a Facebook page "Blessed Little Homestead" if you want to learn more about them, see the "home" and help.
CPS took the kids deeming the home to be an unsafe living conditions.
- May 10, 2015 at 8:53 AM
Unsafe living conditions? Tell that to native americans or half the people in the third world!
- May 10, 2015 at 4:11 PM
These living conditions were endured by our ancestors as well. This resulted in some tough,freedom loving, self sufficient souls, not to mention an immune system of iron.
Maybe we should all go back to this, as we have gotten way to comfortable with our government telling us what we can and can't do, when the constitution is designed to tell the government what it can't do.
- May 11, 2015 at 8:28 AM


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I don't think it would take much at all to pull the master bedroom together and give it that cozy, finished look that you are wanting. The basic layout of the room is exactly how I would arrange the furniture. The items that I would focus on: 1. headboard of some sort 2. window treatment 3. cohesive bedding 4. a new dresser or update the existing one with paint/new knobs. Below are some of my ideas/inspirations for this room:
I think creating some kind of headboard is the most important element of this room to make it feel finished and give it that "homey" feel. Because of the tall ceilings, the wall behind the bed right now just feels super empty and long. Whether it be something upholstered or something simple with wood (like above, perhaps something your husband could put together?), having a headboard with a bit of height to anchor the room and define the bed will make such a difference. I also love this simple neutral bedding and color scheme.
I love the simplicity and minimal look of this room too. This is what kind of headboard I was picturing if you choose to go with an upholstered option. I also like how simple the bedding is but it still looks chic.
I really love the idea of adding some wall sconces on each side of the bed instead of lamps. I think this will make the most of the space and make it feel roomier (while also adding some interest to that big wall). I love this size of bedside table too, the rug, layered bedding, and tall mirror (adding a leaning mirror like this, even if layered behind the bedside table will open up the room).
A bit more modern, but I love the mix of the distressed furniture with the more graphic pieces and the cozy layered neutral bedding.
One other idea to break up the space and make it feel larger, would be to do an accent wall behind the bed in a slightly darker color (doesn't have to be as dark as this, could even be a navy or gray tone). I love this overall bed setup with the bedside tables, bedding, and sconces.
More bedside sconces and simple, neutral bedding.
Love this mirror above the bedside table to help enlarge the space (you could even do matching mirrors on each side of the bed too). I also like all these blue tones if you wanted something other than white/neutral bedding.
Another neutral space with lots of pattern and midcentury lines. I think the sleeker look will work perfectly in this room to maximize the space and make it feel larger. Love the simple bamboo shade on the window and the simple headboard too.
Really love the mix of traditional, rustic, and modern in this room. The antique headboard is a little more modern with the color/paint finish and the all-white bedding opens up the room.
Another simple bamboo shade for the window- I think this type of window treatment would be perfect for this room. I also love the bedside tables, jute rug, bedding, and sconces beside the bed.
Another sleek, modern space- I love how all the white opens up this room and the patterned rug is beautiful. If you wanted to do a modern mirror like this above the bed instead of a headboard, I think that could also give the bed that finished look.
Old windows/doors are just another idea for adding height behind the bed. I really love this mix of charcoal grays, browns, and white bedding too. Floor lamps like this on each side of the bed would also be a great option that would add height and anchor the space.
I saw this idea and thought of your closets- I like the mirror on the sliding door because it would open up the room so much. Not sure if we could manage to do one door that slides all the way across, but just something to think about.
Beautiful blend of modern + antique pieces in this bright traditional bedroom.
Love this navy color on the wall, the beautiful bedding, neutral curtains + bamboo shade.
Another example of tall mirrors on each side of the bed to open up the room. I also love the simple fabric roman shade for the window.
Another idea for bedside tables that I thought was neat, looks cool but also saves a lot of space- and possibly something your husband could make too!
Below are my initial floor plan thoughts for this space. I'd love to really make the fireplace area a focal piece of the room. I love the tile that you have picked out for modernizing it and I think all it's missing is a statement piece above it (some kind of artwork/mirror/gallery wall/shelving). I even thought about using that giant gold mirror from the guest bedroom possibly over it (and that would really open up the whole room too and make it feel bigger). Other than that I would love to try the draft table floating away from the wall and facing the entrance of the room. Then I think we would have space for a floating conversation area facing the draft table (maybe 2 chairs and a small table?). I'd also love to add either open wall shelving or bookcases on each side of the window behind the draft table.
Below are some inspiration photos to help you visualize some of my ideas and parts of the floor plan above:
I love the simplicity but rustic, modern flair of this room. I like the idea of having your work table away from the wall and facing the entrance of the room too with a rug below. A nice console table or bookshelves on the wall behind it would add some dimension and fill the walls better.
Another simple, rustic space- I like how they highlighted the work table with the industrial pendants above it. I'd like to add some kind of lighting, either wall mounted or from the ceiling over your work table to really anchor the space.
I like all the old signage and pictures and it reminded me of some of your pieces that you have. It would be neat to find some old metal cubbies/organizers like they have to hang on the walls for extra storage, but they also fit in with the overall decor. I also noticed how they used an old chest on the left hand side for a printer stand- perhaps we could utilize your old chest in here for something similar near you desk.
Love this mounted wall light above the drafting desk and the overall simplicity of this space.
I'd love to add some floor lamps or table lamps too for some ambiance and I like these industrial style lamps. I also like how they have the desk floating in the center of the room with a little seating area facing it- this is one of the options I was picturing for your space, but leaving a walkway behind the seating area so you can easily pass through since this is an entry space. Love the old maps for wall art too- we could easily duplicate something like this with old maps, architectural drawings, or something similar and then frame them in more modern frames.
Loved this eclectic mix of wall art and the combination of old and new in here. I think one or two leather club chairs like this might fit the space better than a loveseat or settee and it would give us room to add a small side table/table lamp to make the sitting area feel cozy and complete.
This is a slightly smaller draft table than you have but I do like it at an angle in a corner too. This is just something we could try that might open up a lot more space.
I like this overall style of decor and the accessories for this room- would love to incorporate some leather chairs and a cowhide rug.
Super simple but functional- love the antique pieces and the simple sheer curtains.
Another small space with a floating desk in the center. I'd love to add some other furniture pieces like this metal filing cabinet, shelving, etc. to fill the walls. One or two pieces with some height will also help anchor the room.
I love this industrial shelving- I'd like to do some kind of shelving in the room on each side of the window (the window your drafting table is under now)- whether it be free standing bookshelves or something attached to the wall like above.
I also really love the neutral color scheme of this space (especially those curtains). I think some light linen fabrics like this would be so pretty with the wall/trim color you have now. I also really like the industrial shelving and console table they have added.
Another space with a floating desk- love the open shelving, jute rug (great for dogs!), and the elcectic mix of accessories.
Another drafting table angled in a corner, but I especially love the other furniture pieces they have in here and how they anchor the room and fill the space while giving you SO much extra storage! I've listed a few similar options at the end of this section, but these are also things I can find while out thrifting too.
Love this lighting over this workspace and the map/chalkboard wall art. We could easily fill the walls with some items like this (chalkboards, bulletin boards, calendars, etc.) that would be usable in an office space but still look good as wall decor.
A super simple space with vintage filing cabinet, industrial lighting, and overall minimal feel.
This is one of my all-time favorite office spaces- I love the mix of old + new and the cozy feel. These bamboo shades add so much warmth and texture to a room and they look great even without curtains on top. I have these on all my windows and they are very inexpensive too.
Love these ledges as a wall art/storage option too.
I really love this layout with the bookcases behind a work table (especially with those wall sconces in between).
One more idea for the curtains- these are just made from canvas dropcloth- an inexpensive but super simple look for windows that would fit perfectly with your rustic modern style.
You can click each item to see price + more details. If the item doesn't have a link, it is from one of my showroom catalogs so I've listed the price below it! These are just some ideas to get us started and we can of course look for similar items in different prices ranges/styles/etc.
Your living room doesn't really need much to pull everything together nicely. I know you mentioned getting a new couch and I added some leather options at the end of this section, but either way I think we can make the existing couch work if needed with some new pillows and accessories. See my favorite inspirations for this space below:
I love the overall rustic, neutral feel of this space just as far as inspiration for wall decor and accessories for you room. Love the simple rug, pops of green, leather, and woven elements. I'd love to do some kind of clustered gallery wall like this possibly over your couch, here they used botanical prints which I love, but we could also do something equestrian too.
I also love this neutral space with pops of navy and blue. Would love to add a coffee table like this to your room if you are open to replacing the ottoman (I've listed some options below).
I love how they used the stacked books beside the couch for a perfect space-saving side table. I also like the picture ledges with photos as another idea for behind your couch.
Loved this overall style for your living room with the leather, navys, and modern rustic style.
A gorgeous leather couch with lots of navy and printed pillows- love the black and white print above the couch too.
I really love the built-in bookshelves you have in this room and the colors you have painted them. I think we have room to mix in just a few more accessories for some pops of color + add layers of objects (see above and below)
This space reminded me a lot of yours, I love the burlap-look ottoman, shelf styling, and the pretty curtains. I'd love to add some neutral curtains with a little texture that drape to the floor similar to these and maybe mount them above the window frame too.
Love this coffee table (this is an antique/vintage piece which is something I could find pretty inexpensively for you if you'd rather have that than something new!) and I also love the addition of a floor lamp by the couch- this might be perfect for making the couch area feel finished without taking up a lot of space.
Love all the grays and neutrals and this industrial-chic coffee table!
I really like the contrast between the more traditional leather couch here and the more modern side table- would love to mix some modern side tables in with your couch possibly if we could fit one or two.
Another gorgeous leather couch, tufted ottoman, and I really also love this curtain set-up- bamboo shades + neutral, flowy linen panels.
I think if you wanted, you definitely have room for a slightly larger, longer console table on the right hand wall of the room (the wall opposite the window). I was picturing a set-up similar to above with lots of accessories and baskets/trunks underneath for extra storage. I also love this idea of the picture ledges filled with lots of old mirrors for some wall art (maybe above the couch- would really open up the room?)
One more modern-chic space with a leather couch, navy tones, and lots of neutrals- love the overall styling here.
A more eclectic gallery wall for above the couch and some clean-lined midcentury side tables are also an option for accessorizing the couch area.
My first priority in the guest bedroom would be to hang a curtain on the window behind the bed (extra high and wider than the window- see below). This will anchor the bed area and open up that little nook and make it feel bigger. I'd probably also get a taller lamp for the bedside table and put maybe a floor lamp or something on the other side to balance it out.
Love the curtains in this room and how they are hung behind the bed. I also liked the mix of modern with traditional furniture which reminded me of your space.
Another example of curtains hung behind the bed with a matching bamboo shade. I'd also love to layer the bedding up a little more to make it feel extra full and cozy for your guests- adding just a few more pillow shams and maybe a quilt or throw.
Loved this mix of antique and modern elements for this bedroom set-up.
More simple and modern style with the bed still in front of the window- love the leaning mirror to open up the small space.
I also loved this wall art arrangement and it reminded me of the unique angles/nooks in this bedroom. I know you had lots of pictures/frames piled up in here so maybe we could cluster them and hang them similar to this to fill some of the walls in here.
Love this old iron bed and all the white bedding with the simple jute rug.
Simple white curtains behind the bed and a few more pops of color throughout the wall art and bedding.
Another antique iron bed and a mix of antique and modern details- love the patterns and colors in here.
I love how cozy and udone this bedding feels and also think some wall sconces like this would be perfect for your bed nook in here and save some space.


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We are on our way to spring! This month our regular Circle of Hope Support Group sessions in Syracuse and Albany will occur, and both groups are welcoming many new members after we have had multiple positive pregnancies recently move on from our center. This is the perfect time for you to join, as many other new clients will be testing the support group waters over the next few months.
Syracuse Circle of Hope Support Group will meet Wednesday, March 11th from 7:30p-8:30p
Albany Circle of Hope will meet Tuesday, March 10th from 5:3op-6:45p.
Albany PCOS Support Group will meet Saturday, March 28th from 12:30p-1:30p.
For our full list of events this month, please visit our CNY Fertility Event Calendar.
Did you know that we started new Private Facebook Fertility and Pregnancy Groups for current clients? We also have groups for Secondary Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. Here, you can find a safe and secure space to share with other women and men facing similar challenges. You can get immediate support and feedback! If you are interested in joining, please email Lisa Stack at firstname.lastname@example.com
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A Pawn's Tale
For this little semi-interactive short animated film, we had around 3 weeks to brainstorm, conceptualize, write, animate, and score it from start to finish. Unfortunately, being at the end of the pipeline, that left me with about 4 days to compose and record 8 unique minutes of orchestral music, carefully and precisely synchronized to the action for a cartoon-like effect. Despite the time constraint, this is some of my favorite work, as I was able to play with leitmotifs and distinct textures that persist across multiple scenes and moods, all playfully (but carefully) timed to match the on-screen action.
(Fans of Shadow of the Colossus will recognize a quote of the Swift Horse theme about 2/3 of the way in!)
There are a few live-action scenes that are missing here, leaving the plot a little inscrutable, so here's the basic premise: the Pawn is hopelessly in love with the Queen, who is together with the Knight and barely notices such a lowly vassal. An idea occurs to him: if he gets to the opposite side of the board, he can transform into a Knight himself and win the Queen's heart! But as he will learn, that's not quite how it works (that's the mess of iconography that the enemy pawn explains about halfway through - you don't transform, you sacrifice yourself to revive a dead piece).^
Yeosu World Expo 2012
The WORLD EXPO? Hell yes I'll score something for that! You did say WORLD expo, did you not?
The Oceanus team wanted two scores for their two experiences, one a Twitter-based aquatic immersion with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean aesthetic influences, and the other a romp in the snow with some friendly polar bears. The snow-themed one turned out a little Christmas-y and a little Celtic, while my score for the water-based experience was my favorite, with a very immersive, heartwarming but also vaguely dystopian aesthetic, all revolving around the zither instrument called in various cultures koto, guzheng, gayageum, and other names.^
Silent Wanted trailer re-sound-design/score
This little sound design experiment was one of my first assignments in grad school - not having seen/heard the original trailer or film, I took a silent version of the trailer for Wanted and, over a weekend or so, added sound. This includes everything you hear in my version - sound effects/foley, ambiences, the final mix. I even wrote and directed/recorded original voiceover dialog (you can tell I haven't seen the movie) and composed the score synchronized to the action of the trailer!
The Bird & the Squirrel
The Bird & the Squirrel is a short film I scored for Rebecca Scully in November 2009. It's an incredibly cute animated fable, and it was selected for screening at the International Family Film Festival - it also received the Official Best of Fest award in the category of animation as well as in the category of family viewing, along-side such huge names as Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo and Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox.
The score was the result of some in-depth brainstorming sessions at the piano between Rebecca and I - it acts as a narrator, not only supporting the mood of the scenes but as punctuation supporting the action and the subtext.^
sin(Surfing) is a far out procedurally-generated surfing challenge game by Greg Peng and Raphael Mun. It's a simple game with a really stylish and colorful retro theme, so catchy chip pop background music was a must.
Originally for the TIGSource procedurally generated compo, it was ported to Xbox Live Arcade Community Games - if you've got a 360, check it out! It was in the top 10 for a month or two.^
Bossmen is a really creative and colorful game consisting of 8 unique boss battles. As the soundtrack artist, I was tasked with something unusual and wonderful - 7 NES-style chiptune boss-themes. I studied and studied (and discovered the magic of the Castlevania 3 soundtrack for the first time), and I love the way it turned out.
This is another IGF entrant with Game Creation Society.^
Various GCS Projects
I did soundtracks for a TON of projects over the course of 2006-2009 thanks to CMU's Game Creation Society. This is where I really learned how to listen to what my clients/project leads were saying (not as wide-spread or straight-forward a skill as it sounds).
Some titles: Origami, Super Ninja Go Jump, Spherena, Motora, Super GCS Brothers, AAA Extreme Ironing, Distorted, Parasomnia^
OverClocked ReMix Videogame Arrangements
OverClocked ReMix is a community dedicated to "the appreciation, preservation, and interpretation of video game music". It's an astounding collection of talent over there - this is where I first in earnest began to learn the elements of production and pop music styles, and it's the source of many of my mentors and inspirations.
Over the years I've had some ReMixes of my own posted on the site under the handle Rellik and had tracks on some OCReMix projects (Voices of the Lifestream was a really high-profile FF7 album released in 2007, Chrono Symphonic, Rise of the Star)^
Dreamscape is an IGF-submitted Game Creation Society dreamlike fantastical fighting game, from the analytical and creative minds of Greg Peng and John Nesky among many others. It has a unique feel, a very eccentric cast of characters, and a really cool 2d skeletal animation system supported by a rather polished animation design tool.
I got to do the entire soundtrack (a thematic track per fighter, plus title and credits screens), along with most of the sound design (which consisted of me determining every possible pairing of objects in my dorm room and recording them being slammed against each other). This was one of my favorite soundtracks to create, as the characters were rich with unique and unstereotypical characteristics.^


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Get it, girl! Would love to see what you did with those dresses! Love the shoes and tops. Isn't thrifting so fun?ReplyDelete
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Nice finding! You must have a really good thrift store. I use to shop at my local thrift stores, but I'm too curvy for some of the clothes, (all the cute ones are a little to small one me). If I was a little smaller and less curvy I would. But LOVE your findings.ReplyDelete
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Today's opening of the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20) through Washington Pass ceremoniously begins the "busy season" in North Cascades National Park Service Complex. "This is an exciting day as we celebrate with the park's gateway communities the increased opportunities for recreation and fun made possible by the highway's opening," said Chief Ranger Kinsey Shilling.
The North Cascades National Park Visitor Center, near the town of Newhalem, is open daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. beginning May 3. The center features exhibits, theater presentations, and is staffed by park rangers and volunteers to help answer questions and to suggest recreational activities. The center also provides access to the scenic Sterling Munro Overlook and a network of easy hiking trails such as the 1/3 mile Rock Shelter Trail and the 1.8 mile River Loop Trail.
The Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount is currently open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The center opens daily beginning May 18, with expanded hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Hours expand further beginning June 29 to Sunday through Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The center features trip planning information and is the main location for backcountry users to obtain permits which are required for all overnight stays in the backcountry. Updated trail information is available online at www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/hiking.htm.
Scenic drivers can tour State Route 20 through the park and enjoy Ross Lake Overlooks with views of Jack Mountain and Hozomeen Peak, which towers a mere two miles south of the Canadian border. By mid-May when the snow melts, people looking for short walks will access the Happy Creek Forest Walk, a 1/3 mile wheelchair accessible boardwalk loop trail through a western hemlock forest and the Ruby Creek Trail, a 3/4 mile round trip walk from the East Bank Trailhead to Ruby Creek. Both trails feature interpretive exhibits that explore the ecological relationships of the forest and the mining history of the area. Hikers can now access several longer trails from the East Bank Trailhead: travel east 3.3 miles on the Ruby Creek Trail to the confluence of Granite and Canyon Creeks and the Canyon Creek Trailhead (USFS), or turn west after the bridge to join the main East Bank Trail, which meanders 31 miles north to Hozomeen and provides short and long early-season hiking options.
The Goodell Creek Campground near Newhalem and Gorge Lake Campground near Diablo are open. The Colonial Creek Campground, on the shore of Diablo Lake, is also open but portions remain under snow. Water will be available at the Colonial Creek Campground May 21 and at the Goodell Creek Campground May 23. The Newhalem Creek Campground will open May 23. The Goodell Creek and Newhalem Creek Group Camps will also open May 23. Reservations for these group camps and for Loop C of Newhalem Creek Campground can be made online at www.recreation.gov.
The North Cascades Institute's spring and summer catalog of seminars, programs, and events is now available and contains a variety of offerings in the park such as Free Day Trips, Diablo Down Time, and Spring Birding Weekend. The Institute also invites people to its Annual Picnic May 31 at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. Catalogs can be browsed and downloaded from www.ncascades.org.


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Rumor Has It Adele Is Married
For celebrity couples who want to keep their privacy, it makes perfect sense to keep the press at bay by saying that no wedding arrangements have been made, and all the while the couple have flown off to some tropical island or worn disguises to a local justice of the peace. And it works great, until, of course, one of them is caught by the paparazzi wearing a wedding ring.
Adele is the latest to possibly have her secret blown. The Daily Mail is reporting that on the cover of the new issue of Life and Style magazine, a very pregnant Adele was photographed in a maternity outfit. A blow-up of her hand, which is also included on the cover, reveals a gold band. The word "Wedding!" appears in large print, suggesting that Adele has married fiance Simon Konecki.
Neither the singer nor her spokesperson have commented on the news, yet an unnamed source confirmed the news to Life and Style: "'Adele and Simon managed to keep the baby news a secret for so long that there are rumors they've already gotten married, too. She's an old-fashioned girl and can't wait to be part of a family unit. She just wants to focus on the baby and the man she loves."
Adele and Konecki are reportedly expecting their first child next month.


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Pete Carroll, USC's new football coach, looks almost as fit and trim now as he did three decades ago as an all-conference defensive back at the University of the Pacific. He still plays a mean game of basketball, still throws a razor-sharp spiral.
His supporters say his energy and youthful enthusiasm make him an ideal choice for USC and will be invaluable when it comes to recruiting.
But Carroll's boyishness comes at a price. He was criticized as head coach of the New York Jets and then the New England Patriots for being too soft on his players, too informal, too lodged in Never Never Land.
When the Jets fired Carroll after the 1994 season, one of the first things they did was get rid of the basketball court he had painted in the parking lot of the team's practice facility. He and his assistant coaches regularly played three-on-three games there during their spare time.


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Four local youths earn Eagle rank
Aaron Broberg, Jonathan Malmrose, Porter Bent Hansen and Samuel Clark will be presented at a Court of Honor at 5:30 p.m. March 21 at the LDS Church building at 4550 Raymond Ave., La Crecenta.
Broberg, a 14-year-old eighth-grader at La Cañada High 7/8, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He is a member of Troop 398, associated with the La Cañada Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.


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Global impact investors Rockefeller Foundation and Omidyar Network have joined hands with Dasra, a strategic philanthropy foundation, to launch the Impact Investing Forum in India.
The forum on Saturday announced the launch of the India Impact Economy Innovations Fund to catalyse collective action and market development in India, a statement said.
Rockefeller and Omidyar announced a grant of $800,000. Dasra would administer the grant through the next few months. "We see a lot of potential for impact investing in India. With this grant, we hope to build an ecosystem that nurtures innovation, unlocks different forms of capital and fosters collaboration", said Margot Brandenburg, associate director, Rockefeller Foundation.
Today, many new organisations are addressing some of the toughest developmental challenges in India through market-based solutions. Investors are increasingly attracted to such investments. According to a recent study by the Planning Commission, investments by impact investment funds in India stand at about Rs 1,200 crore.
At on Saturday's launch event, Neera Nundy, partner and co-founder, Dasra, said, "We are bringing together different stakeholders and building a common voice to boost impact investing in India and take it to the next level."
The event was kicked off with a panel discussion led by philanthropist Rohini Nilekani, Vineet Rai, founder of Aavishkaar Fund and Manish Sabharwal, chairman and co-founder, Teamlease Services.
Jayant Sinha, partner, Omidyar Network, said, "India is the global epicentre for impact investing. We need to focus on a sector-based approach and build market innovation, policy and infrastructure to enable impact investing to flourish in India and move millions out of poverty….To create impact in India, there is a role for markets and state action. Sarkar and bazaar need to work together to deliver results ….It's only when market forces are at play that impact investing works. Ours is a combined network of for-profit and non-profit grant making."
Vineet Rai, who has been involved with the impact investing space for about 17 years, said, "A lot more patient capital needs to be unlocked and those providing funds should to be willing to wait a long while before their investments become profitable."


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Will and I met up with sweet little Austin and his parents in Washington for Austin's 9 month session. I can't believe how much this little guy has grown since his 6 month session. He's just as sweet as ever and is giving us some of the sweetest smiles that will simply melt your heart. I just love the family shots that are a part of this set! This whole family simply glows with joy and love.


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By the way, her weight is 7 kg.
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Friday, October 14, 2016
{Lazy Speckie Girl}
By the way, her weight is 7 kg.
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Awww she is such a beautiful girl! I love her shiny black coat, beautiful white shirt and gloves :-) And sounds like she is making you do the work - that's the right feline attitude, isn't it? Hahaha. She is adorable, happy and sweet girl :-)ReplyDelete
Speckie Girl and Gabbana have much in common. While Dolce wants to play ball and run about ... she prefers to curl up next to us. Speckie Girl looks adorable ... Hugs my friend..XOReplyDelete
Oh, Mariette,ReplyDelete
she is so lovely :O)))
They know absolutely, how they can get US to do things for then, so, they have time enough for relaxed times :O)))
Much hugs to this sweet lady cat,
sending you Love and hugs and blessings, dearest Mariette,
have agrest rest of the week and enjoy every minute with this sweet cat :O)
Liebe Mariette,ReplyDelete
Sonnige Grüße
Hi dear Mariette !ReplyDelete
Oh my cat spleed all the day too.
the cold is there and the ball stay on the sofa lol.
Have a good day Mariette
She is a very smart girl, dear Mariette! Why get up when you don't have to? I have a sign in my sewing room where my two cats like to sleep - 'Dogs have owners - Cats have slaves'. That seems to be very true! She is very cute with her white whiskers and mittens. Sending hugs xo KarenReplyDelete
Linda a Lazy, tive um gato muito parecido com este.ReplyDelete
Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.
Speckie is very cute. I've had a cat quite similar to her, that died a few years ago.ReplyDelete
I too wish I could just curl up and sleep in a nice warm place whenever I could!
lieve Mariette ,ReplyDelete
Nee daar kan je niet boos op worden op zo lief poesje ...
wij hebben ook een klein lief poesje en zo klein als hij is
zo slim als hij is ...heel veel lieve groetjes
She's just precious, Mariette. Looks like my Allegra, who, coincidentally, also has a weight problem and is on Purina OM (Overweight Management). She has lost weight, but like your Speckie will never be svelte. At least she can clean herself properly now, which, with her fat belly, she couldn't do before. Still, she's a beauty, just like your little girl.ReplyDelete
Great pictures.
Cheers, M-T
She was beautiful cute white whiskers she feel warm happy time can around but not standing her feet that was your love one. Dear Mariette San Have a good day.ReplyDelete
Ze doet haar naam eer aan, een beetje spekkie. Ze kunnen inderdaad zo lui een tik tegen een balletje geven en wachten dat het weer terug komt...ReplyDelete
Maybe you should have named this one Lazy Daisey. I would so like to have a cat...but. achooo.ReplyDelete
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Renault Zoe Overview: Zero Emission Supermini
Renault Zoe fully electric supermini overview: power, range, charging, trims, equipment, price and battery hire.
Motor, Power And Range
The Renault Zoe is a fully electric, zero emission and nicely equipped supermini that excels in the urban environment. Propulsion comes courtesy of its 88hp motor and single-speed, automatic, transmission. This combination – that virtually any motorist can operate instinctively - propels it to 62mph in 13.5 seconds which is comparable to many petrol/diesel powered cars from the same class.
The Renault Zoe also has 5 doors, 5 seats and a class competitive 338-litre boot. As with every electric vehicle, range varies based on factors such as the ambient temperature – but the manufacturer estimates that a best case scenario is about 149 miles.
The Zoe can be charged via a variety of means. The sale price includes a Chargemaster 7KW Wall Box that could be installed (say) inside a garage or on an exterior wall if the vehicle is more frequently parked on a driveway. It charges the battery from flat to full in 3 to 4 hours. A fleet of public charging ports provides an alternative.
Charger output varies from 3KW to 22KW and charge times from 8 to 1 hours, respectively. Option 3 is a rapid charger that might be found at a motorway service station. Its 43KW output charges the battery to 80%, in 30 minutes (depending on the model).
Trims And Equipment
The Renault Zoe is available with 3 trims. The Expression Nav is the entry level option and has satellite navigation, cruise control that incorporates a speed limiter, climate control and hill-start assist to prevent it rolling backwards on slopes when pulling into traffic.
The Dynamique Nav adds rear parking sensors, a rear-view camera, automatic headlights, automatic windscreen wipers, enhanced upholstery plus a leather steering wheel and gear knob. The Dynamique Nav Rapid Charge – as the name suggests – is the trim that can be charged to 80% in 30 minutes via a rapid charger. Lesser versions require 60 minutes.
Price And Battery Hire
The Zoe costs £18,445 to £20,545 on the road. These figures incorporate the government's plug-in car grant that encourages motorists to move from internal combustion, to electric. It totals 35% of the retail price up to £5,000. The alternative is to purchase the car then lease its battery.
This scheme recognises that a battery might lose capacity over time so a motorist might prefer not to own it. The battery is then replaced or repaired should its capacity fall below 75%. In this scenario, the vehicle costs £13,445 to £15,545 on the road including the government grant. The price of the lease varies based on duration and mileage.


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Car Loop Expectations
The do's and don'ts of the car rider loop at Calvert Elementary.
Car Loop Information Sheet
By completing this form you give permission to the named individuals to transport your child home from school. You will indicate the name of the individual as well as the color, make and model of their vehicle. If this information changes at any time during the year, please submit in writing to the main office.
Car Loop Letter to Parent/Guardian
The car rider loop has been established for those students who are picked up at dismissal rather than ride a bus home. You will indicate on the information sheet all authorized pick-up people and the days of the week for pick-up. Each family will be issued a car tag and specific number that will identify your car. If there are any changes to the information sheet during the school year, please notify the office in writing as soon as possible.


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This outfit is from a visit to the Middle East in July and August of 2001. We went to Iran to visit my Dad's family and we visited many places around the country. In this picture my mom and I are standing in front of a mosque in the holy city of Ghom. There are very strict rules in Iran about women practicing modesty and "guarding their virtue". In Iran's Holy City, and especially in the mosques there, the dress codes are even more strict. Not only would it have been disrespectful for a woman to be dressed like a "Westerner", but it was against the law and we would have been in a lot of trouble.
For me, this was quite an unpleasant experience. Although the mosque was beautiful and the experience of being there was unlike any other, I was very uncomfortable in the strange clothing and burning up hot in the summer sun. I was twelve years old at the time, and very close-minded. I was self-conscious in the long black shawl. When I saw myself I thought it looked strange, although I fit in to my surroundings much better with it on than I would have without it. By donning the uniform of those around me, I was sending a message of respect for their laws and culture. This style of dress identifies ethnicity, gender roles, and religious ideas which, in Iran, also tie into political beliefs. It also identifies a rite of passage, as girls do not start wearing "hijab", or the scarves covering their head and neck, until they are about eight or nine years old.


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Since vitamins, minerals, and amino acids are essential to every important process in the body, deficiencies in these nutrients can result in a wide variety of ailments — from subtly impairing to entirely disabling. Some effort is required to identify these deficiencies, since symptoms vary according to the specific nutrients that are lacking in the diet of any given individual. Some of the more common, modern-day deficiencies are listed below.
Magnesium and Calcium – Few Americans ingest enough magnesium, a problem that, oddly enough, is complicated by public awareness of the need for calcium. Consuming too much calcium causes the body to excrete magnesium, reducing this important mineral to dangerously low levels, and making supplementation of magnesium a necessity. In fact, the National Institutes of Health found that 2 out of 3 people are deficient in magnesium.
A balanced combination of calcium and magnesium is essential to optimal health. However, magnesium supplementation is often a problem for those who suffer from chronic conditions. Since ingesting too much magnesium can produce a laxative effect, a magnesium supplement taken in a "sustained-release" form will act gently, over time, to keep the mineral within a healthy range — neither too much nor too little.
Trace Minerals – Trace minerals including copper, chromium, iron, manganese, selenium, and zinc are important factors in maintaining health across all systems, especially the immune system. For those with heavy metal toxicity, zinc and selenium are even more important, as listed below.
- Zinc – This mineral is critical for maintaining a healthy immune system and for producing neurotransmitters, but maintaining a normal level can be a challenge. People with toxic levels of mercury in their systems (from sources such as dental amalgam "silver" fillings) excrete excessive levels of zinc. Those with heavy metal toxicity may benefit from a mineral supplement containing zinc.
- Selenium – Of special interest is selenium's role in protecting the body against heavy metal poisoning, since mercury toxicity is a matter of concern to many Americans. Therefore, a multi-mineral supplement containing selenium may be the safest way to boost selenium to a healthy level.
B Vitamins – B vitamins are a catalyst for many of the body's important chemical reactions. A deficiency in any of these vitamins can cause normal body functions to break down and increase a person's susceptibility to illness. Supplementing B vitamins is relatively easy, although, as with many other nutrients, more is not always better. Excessive quantities of B vitamins in the intestine may fuel an overgrowth of Candida. A "sustained-release" B vitamin complex is best. Also, it's better to take a B vitamin complex, since the B's work best together, rather than independently.
Vitamin C – Vitamin C (or ascorbic acid), is required for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body. The body needs vitamin C to make its most abundant protein, collagen. Collagen is the cellular "glue" that holds the skin, blood vessels, arteries, muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments together. This is especially important in the artery walls, which must expand and contract with each beat of the heart.
Deficiency of vitamin C is very common today, and according to the National Institutes of Health, too little vitamin C can lead to signs and symptoms of deficiency, including: Dry and splitting hair, gingivitis (inflammation of the gums), bleeding gums, rough, dry, scaly skin, decreased wound-healing rate, easy bruising, nosebleeds, weakened tooth enamel, swollen and painful joints, anemia, decreased ability to fight infection, possible weight gain because of slowed metabolism.
Amino Acids – Amino acids are the "building blocks" of proteins and are necessary for virtually everything in our bodies, including most hormones and all neurotransmitters. Low levels of amino acids are closely associated with several chronic ailments. In particular, people with Candida have been found to be deficient in nearly all amino acids. Many Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients have low levels of L-tryptophan and L-tyrosine. L-tyrosine plays a key role in the production of thyroid hormone, so low levels of this amino acid may explain the prevalence of thyroid issues among chronically ill people. Amino acids can be maintained at healthy levels with the use of well-balanced dietary supplements, but only while also striving to get enough high-quality protein in the diet.
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Sustainable Blue hitches on global demand for local fish
THE CHRONICLE HERALD Published August 29, 2016 - 4:45pm Sustainable Blue hitches on global demand for local fishChanging consumer tastes leaves N.S. sea-free salmon farm set for fast growthThe CEO of the first firm in the world to farm saltwater salmon on land says his company is set for fast growth on the back of rising global demand for locally and sustainably-sourced fish.Sustainable Blue's Kirk Havercroft told the Chronicle Herald that increasing devastation of the world's oceans was compelling a growing proportion of global consumers to seek out and pay a premium for fish produced closer to its point of sale — and with no or relatively little risk to the environment.Located near Centre Burlington on 55 acres of woodland a short but nonetheless significant 500 metres from the Bay of Fundy, Sustainable Blue's landlocked and high tech 'closed-containment' facility uses propriety technology to sustainably grow Atlantic salmon without antibiotics — arguably a powerful differentiator in the eyes of increasingly discerning and eco-conscious consumers.Meanwhile, rendering the farm free from the sea removes the risk of its organically-fed fish escaping into the Atlantic and breeding with wild salmon — another common complaint against Nova Scotia's sea-based salmon farms.Last autumn, Sustainable Blue began selling its first-ever harvest of 10 tonnes to Nova Scotian restaurants and retailers and to a high-end restaurant broker in Toronto.Havercroft said the salmon retailed at approximately $6 to $7 a pound more than its sea-caged equivalents, a gap Havercroft expects to shrink over time as Sustainable Blue recoups eight years of startup costs.Soon after, the firm won a strong endorsement from the Halifax-based Ecology Action Centre, which said its proven and "world-leading technology" had defied the aquaculture industry's long-time skepticism regarding the commercial viability of land-based salmon farms.Havercroft said Sustainable Blue would increase capacity from 100 to 185 tonnes a year when it completed construction of a new production module this month. In 2017, he expects the company to produce about 150 tonnes of salmon.In addition, Havercroft said the company is currently breaking ground on a 500-tonne unit located on company-owned land beside the existing facility.And sometime during the next few years, Havercroft expects Sustainable Blue to expand into inland locations near larger Canadian cities, including some on the Prairies.He said the company's technology meant there was now no reason why fish lovers in large, landlocked cities like Calgary and Las Vegas couldn't have fresh product delivered by short-haul trucks rather than long-haul planes — a cut in transport-related emissions that would position the brand and methodology even more favourably with consumers.Overall, Havercroft estimates North American demand for land-grown salmon at about 40,000 tonnes per year. Current supply was at best a trickle, he said."Clearly, this is a commercially viable industry. We've seen that in the growth rates we've achieved and the data we've collected to date. We've shown we can grow premium Atlantic salmon here at a price which is extremely attractive to our target market in large volumes."He said he expected Sustainable Blue to begin turning a profit in a year — not a bad current bill of health for a firm that came close to death in March 2014, when a still-unexplained power failure killed its entire crop of nearly-ready fish.Sustainable Blue was founded by specialist Dr. Jeremy Lee, a British-born-and-bred Dalhousie University aquaculture and water treatment specialist, in 2007.Two years later, the company started growing fish commercially, beginning with European sea bass and bream before switching to Atlantic salmon in 2013.Both Lee and Havercroft, who is also British, were attracted to Atlantic Canada by the region's apparent environmental consciousness and preference for locally-produced fish.The seven-employee company, which has received repayable loans from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the province, is one of about four known firms in the world currently farming fish in land-based closed environments.http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1392553-sustainable-blue-hitches-on-global-demand-for-local-fish
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What OS did you try saving on?
@utz you really did a great job with the sequencer. But I really think you should make a save format. It shouldn't be hard saving the program state to a file and retrieving the data from there later.
It freezes when trying to save on a TI-84+ SE
@utz does HT2 auto-saves the song in progress until you load a different song? If not then perhaps Juju should extend his contest deadline until the saving bug is fixed, else no one will be able to submit an entry if save doesn't work.
Also TilEm for Windows lack sound support, unlike the Linux version. I tries the latest exe a few months ago and no sound option was available. So far it seems like I have no issue with OS 2.53MP, though, other than a few occasional freezing. I just have to savestate often.
Quote from: Ivoah on October 11, 2015, 02:18:32 amIt freezes when trying to save on a TI-84+ SE@Ivoah Stupid question, but did you enter a valid savestate number (0..8 ) and confirm with key [.]? So far I have no other reports confirming this, so it must be specific to 84+SE/MP2.55.
Also is it possible to duplicate or clone note sequences and copy+paste one row in the sequencer? That could be handy when we got two similar sequences of notes with just one different note and the other idea for when we have multiple similar song sections.
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Full-body scanners used for security screening at the nation's airports do not expose passengers to dangerous levels of radiation, according to a new independent analysis of the security devices.
The study by the Marquette University College of Engineering concluded that radiation from so-called backscatter scanners passes beyond a passenger's skin to reach 29 different organs — including the heart and brain. But the radiation levels are considerably lower than those of otherX-ray procedures such as mammograms, the study said.
The findings will be published in the next issue of Medical Physics, an international journal of medical physics research produced by the American Assn. of Physicists in Medicine.
The study, believed to be the first independent review of the scanners, is not likely to put to rest years of heated debate over the health risk of the machines operated by the Transportation Security Administration.


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Hobby Lobby says they are Christian. They say they love God. They claim that the reason they don't want to pay for employee health insurance is that some of that money might end up paying for someone's abortion, and they hate abortion. This is their argument:
1) If we pay for health insurance for our employees, that money goes into a pool of money that the health insurance company has to pay for things.
2) If that health insurance company covers abortions, then they might take some money out of that pool and give it to a hospital that performed an abortion.
3) Therefore, if we pay for health insurance for our employees it is the same as if we were paying for abortions.
As a result, they object, because they don't want to pay for abortions.
This style of argument is common. This is the same logic that we use to deny public funding to Planned Parenthood, even though only a teeny tiny fraction of what Planned Parenthood does has anything to do with abortion. The logic is like this:
1) If public money goes to Planned Parenthood, then it goes into a big bucket with all of their other money.
2) Some part of the money in that bucket might get used to pay a doctor who performs an abortion.
3) Therefore, if any public money at all goes to Planned Parenthood in any way, then it is the same as if we are paying for abortions.
As a result, we object to public money going to Planned Parenthood, because we don't want to pay for abortions. As you can see, the logic is impeccable.
Unfortunately, THERE IS A PROBLEM!!!!
Hobby Lobby buys some of its materials from Chinese companies! Now, everybody knows that Chinese companies pay money to the Chinese government in taxes, and the Chinese government forces women in China to have abortions.
Notice, this follows exactly the same logic:
1) If Hobby Lobby pays companies in China for their products, then that money goes into a big pool of money owned by the Chinese company.
2) If that Chinese company pays taxes, then some of their tax money will go toward GOVERNMENT-FORCED ABORTIONS IN CHINA.
3) Therefore, when Hobby Lobby buys products from China it is exactly as if Hobby Lobby is FORCING CHINESE PEOPLE TO GET ABORTIONS.
Clearly, as you can see, the logic is the same.
So, Hobby Lobby, I ask you this:
Why do you hate babies?
Why do you hate God?
Don't you realize that the only way to be Godly–using the logic that you are using to deny employees health insurance–is to make everything yourself and not interact with the world economy at all?
Honestly, Hobby Lobby. I thought you were better than this.


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By KUIK CHENG KANG
Sin Chew Daily
The Chinese city of Hangzhou readily conjures up the image of the breathtaking beauty of West Lake.
But my latest trip to the city was not for the legendary lake but a visit to Jack Ma's home city with a score of Malaysian small businesses eager to transform themselves, to experience the face recognition payment at KPRO by KFC, the innovative retail concept of Hema Fresh and the Alibaba headquarters.
These businessmen are all very young, many of them born in the 1990s. They are involved in a very broad spectrum of businesses: F&B, curtain, beauty products, electricals, hardware and even a tutor among them. We were in China to learn something, not for sightseeing.
Thanks to the breakneck advancement in state-of-the-art technology, industries across the world are experiencing an unprecedented shake-up. While many businessmen remain loyal to the traditions, they are seeking opportunities to ride the tide of the emerging megatrend by jumping onto the technology bandwagon and making big bucks by taking their businesses online. However, many have little idea how to actually go about this thing.
Today, China is leading the world in the migration towards a cashless society. In one of the bookshops I visited in Hangzhou, the young shop assistant told me as I attempted to exchange a pile of coins for some paper bills: "We normally don't worry about small change nowadays. Customers just need to scan the QR code with their smartphones and leave with their purchases."
KPRO by KFC in Hangzhou has revolutionized the retail model of face recognition payment. And while we were still scrambling to find a way to venture into e-commerce, Hema Fresh opened its doors, taking online orders and setting up brick-and-mortar stores that put a fresh market, supermarket and F&B outlet all under the same roof, offering consumers an unprecedented cashless shopping experience.
China is very different today. Its digital adoption is way ahead of the rest of the world.
I hope our Malaysians ministers and senior government officials will pay a visit to China to broaden their scope of vision so that when they are back here, they know how to draw up proper policies to help Malaysians irrespective of race survive and thrive in a rapidly transforming world.
In a bid to transform themselves, these Malaysian Chinese businesses dug into their own pockets to join the Alibaba Taobao University Internet Business CEO Program Malaysia, and flew to China to get a deeper insight into the operation of e-commerce players there.
They know they need to change to survive. They cannot afford to sit back and wait to be swept out of market.
Unfortunately, not all businessmen are like them. Many are still stubbornly clinging onto the traditional way of doing things. They hardly see the looming crisis!
The same goes with our government. Those senior officials who are supposed to serve the rakyat are still running things with outdated mentality, BR1M being an example.
And this is not exclusive to BN alone, as Pakatan Harapan is fast catching up with the stale practice.
Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng recently announced that if PH were to form the next federal government, it would not remove the RM1,200 BR1M, but would change its name to "Bantuan Rakyat Integiriti Malaysia" instead.
Why those at the helm of government would never realize that we should teach people how to fish instead of feeding them with fish? The government should train the people to embrace new technology and take Malaysian-made products to the the world through web marketing.
This is exactly what our rural Malays need most at this moment.
Handing out goodies to the people will only provide a temporary relief to their financial woes. Only wealth created themselves through hard work is eternal. Continuously feeding these people will undermine their competitiveness further.
At a time when many businesses are facing the imminent threat of elimination, the government must seize the opportunity to help Malaysians transform themselves, not shouting loud and impressive political slogans.


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Open Studio at Pinot's Palette
Thursday, May 10
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It's an Open Studio at Pinot's Palette today.
It's an Open Studio at Pinot's Palette today. Please Call ahead to ensure availability!
Paint on a 16X20 canvas for just $35! All ages welcome! View all Open Studio painting options at: https://www....g/open-studio
Please note this is self-guided and will not be instructed by an artist. You will be provided with the step-by-step instructions to help guide you, or you can create your own masterpiece!
If your group is larger than 3 people, please let us know which paintings you would like to paint from our self-guided painting list, so we can have your painting station ready for you!
The Perfect Night Out
Enjoy drinks, upbeat music and hanging out with your favorite people while you paint! It's as fun for first-time painters as it is for experienced artists.
Fun Atmosphere
From the moment you walk in, the mood is light, the music is fun and the conversation comes easy!
Easy to Do
You don't need to be a seasoned painter — we make it easy for everyone to find their inner artist!
Sit Together
You'll get seats with all your friends, even if you book separately. Just tell us your friends' names when you register.
Paint Your Way
There's no rule that says you have to follow the artist's steps. It's your art, so paint it however you like!
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Check out our FAQs to learn more about what to expect from your Pinot's Palette experience or feel free to call the studio to speak to a member of our staff.
How do I sign up for a class?
Click on the Classes, click on the date and painting that you want and click "Sign Up For This Class." Follow the on-screen directions to complete the order. Contact us if you have trouble completing your order and we will walk you through the process. The system will send you an email confirmation and a reminder email a couple of days before your class is scheduled. It is that simple - see you painting!
What does it cost?
Cost is $35 or $45 depending on the painting being taught. Kid's and Family Days are $25
What do I need to bring to the class?
Just your smiling face! We provide everything for you. Wine, beer, non-alcoholic drinks and snacks are available for purchase at our bar. (Colorado law does NOT allow byob.)
When do I need to arrive for class?
We recommend you arrive 30 minutes before class starts to allow time for you to get settled in and mingle before the painting starts.
What is your cancellation policy?
Pinot's Palette cancellation policy is as follows: Any reservation that is cancelled may be issued a credit to attend another class if notification occurs at least 24 hours before class start. No refunds will be made. You can then use the credit to attend another class of your choice within a six month period. All credit requests must be approved by Pinot's Palette managers. Cancellation policy for Project Pet is 1 week for a credit to be issued. This cancellation policy applies to all public, private and off-site parties.


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You can find samples of my commercial music here.
Oxford Collapse was the band I was in from 2001 to 2009.
The Child Actors is my new "project."
I create most of the original music for the internet comedy show My Damn Channel Live.
I created the ambient and 8-bit score for the short film 8-BIT BROS.
I created the music for Pete Strackmeier's Living-Room Video-Game University.


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Website Design Trends: What to Expect within Templates in 2014
Those who have even the slightest idea about where websites borrow their beauty from would be quite frequented with how important website templates are. A good template is actively responsible for holding visitors on the website. But as the general audience is growing more sensitive towards the look and feel of websites, it is becoming increasingly important for web templates to stay up to date with fashion and fulfill the hunger for a visual treat. Templates have to follow a cycle of dissolving and evolving. Web design trends of 2014 will bring to life the evolution of many great looking template designs. Let's review some of these trends.
This style has met wide acceptance world-wide and is supposed to stay on the stage for years to come. A minimalist template would basically not promise you much but will in fact provide a lot. It revolves around just one principle – a clean and uninterrupted navigation is the sole right of a visitor. Thus, with a minimalist template at your disposal, you can safely ensure that your visitors are not getting distracted and driven away from your website because of stuff like unnecessary cluttering, piercing colors, a fantastic circus of fonts, flashing pop-ups, self-suggesting images and a lot of other things that we are conventionally used to stuffing our websites with. The main reason why minimalism in web design and in templates are grabbing so much attention is the fact that people have literally grown tired of anything that resembles promotion. Stick an automated pop-up, and your visitor would not give you a second chance. Many businesses have realized the tonnage of damage that is caused to their traffic and conversion due to a cluttered website. So anti-cluttering has become an imperative approach.
Flat UI
A flat UI is an extreme of the minimalist type and the web design crowd has absolutely fallen in love with it. There is no gradient, no 3D effect, no dingy-dangy additions to create awe in visitors, no fabulous images to complement your text, no other fancy stuff that no one can prove to be useful. It's just plain text, embedded in a sensible selection of geometrical patterns. The small images that are iconic in nature, just to communicate the message to the visitor. A flat UI is extremely easy to understand and to go through. And most importantly, visitors do not feel load on their immediate memory. It is all very organized and clear. Although critics have blamed this web trend to be boring and extra-clean, we still can completely certify its presence in the 2014 web design arena.
Large Background
This is really trending these days and is supposed to stay on for a comfortable span of time ahead. A static large background helps a visitor to immediately connect to the business. Imagine this… When you open a website and you have a big good clear background of a plate of pasta, what would you think it to be? I would confidently say, "These people are great at pasta!" When we look at an image, our mind subconsciously enters a conclusion and prepares a list of 'to be expected' factors. Big background images, chosen in the right manner, can help you target your audience bang-on! More importantly, a large background, whether in static or in slideshow mode, eradicates the necessity of including smaller images here and there on the website. The complete motive is to direct the focus of audience towards what is written and conveyed.
Fixed Header and Body Sections
Scrolling is a pain at times, specifically when you do not find the proper navigation links at the place where you have just stopped scrolling. Though this might seem to be a pretty big of an issue, it would not be wise to ignore the amount of traffic that exits a website just because of navigational issues. While the conventional way out has been to include a "back to top" button, right at the end of the web pages, it still remains a problem for those who want to navigate to some other page before reaching the end of the page they are currently on. A wonderful solution would be a fixed header. So no matter how much you scroll, that header would always be there at an easy reach for a better navigation facility.
Vertical Content Alignment
Well well! This is something entirely new and there are actually very few current users of this template, compared to the acceptance and usage of all other templates. While in most cases you would find a horizontal alignment of all kinds of resources, including text, image, contact form, everything; in vertical alignment, all of it is vertically arranged. So whatever you click on, quickly gets aligned. Yes, it is not ordinary, not common, but it is definitely very refreshing to the visual sense. Vertical alignment is set to stay on for quite some time.
On an ending note, 2013 has seen a number of successful and widely accepted template trends. Some of them would be carrying forward their merits into the New Year while others would be left behind, to be replaced by better ones. The list of "the end of the year" prospective rulers for 2015 would be large and extremely impressive with a whole lot of new features and functionality. What's your thought on this?


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When I left for shul, the weather was clear and cold. By midway through the service, it was snowing hard. By the end, it was freezing rain mixed with sleet. I think the weather people quaintly call that "wintry mix," which sounds like some kind of candy you buy at the Bulk Barn.
The rebbetzin invited me to come to lunch again, which was nice. Vegan food — I'm not sure they eat much meat, although I've seen them eat fish. I skipped the pareve chulent, as I've discovered that chulent really isn't my thing.
In conversation I discovered something that might cause me some problems down the road. A lot of these people apparently just avoid most green leafy vegetables for fear that there might be insects in them. The rabbi says they're hard to check properly. (I have eaten parsley and spring mix in Israel, so they can't be that difficult.) This is an issue for me, because I really like a lot of those things, with the exception of many of the brassicas, which are often bitter. LZ related that her mother used to soak romaine lettuce in salt water for three days before she'd eat it. I'm really wondering how romaine lettuce soaked for three days in salt water is edible at all…
I guess I'm just going to have to ask him to give me a really thorough tutorial on how to check vegetables, although I have never seen an insect on those kinds of vegetables. Found one in a cauliflower once, though — I removed it and a section of the cauliflower it was in. And when I see spitbugs on my mint plants in the garden, I remove them with extreme prejudice. I actually worry more about cupboard weevils than thrips or aphids in my green veg. (And, speak of the devil, see his horns, I found some in some pasta last night. Time to KILL THE PANTRY CUPBOARD WITH FIRE.)
And yes, I look. News for Jews — goys aren't too fond of eating bugs generally, either, the existence of chocolate-covered ants notwithstanding. (Ew.)
Anyway, I think this could be a problem, but we'll burn that village when we come to it.
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The federal government has taxed income for more than 100 years. Some states have taxed income even longer, but state income taxation didn't really take off until the post-World War II era.
Today, 43 states impose a personal income tax, and 47 tax corporate income. In 1969, Maine adopted personal and corporate income taxes.
Almost from the beginning the federal government used the income tax as a major revenue source, and as a tool to stimulate a wide range of social and economic programs. The definition of income has changed many times and the number of exemptions, exceptions, deductions, credits, etc., has proliferated wildly. Many think today's federal income tax system is unfair, unwieldy, and so complex that most taxpayers are at the mercy of tax experts.
States welcomed the revenue, but historically have been reluctant to use the tax to achieve their own social engineering goals. A handful of states simply pegged state income tax burdens at a fixed percentage of a taxpayers federal tax burden; in other words, full conformity.
This strategy has the benefit of reducing income tax collection costs, because individual taxpayers avoid separate bookkeeping and tax preparation. However, it saddles these states with the ever-widening social and economic agenda fashioned by federal tax policy – a social and economic agenda that doesn't always fit state policy objectives or revenue needs.
The majority of states (including Maine) have rejected full conformity with the federal income tax code. They have fashioned their own definition of taxable income; they have individually conformed with those federal income tax code provisions that meet their needs, while rejecting other federal tax code provisions.
This careful and selective approach to conformity is most apparent when individual states consider federal tax code provisions that carve out tax benefits for special interests groups like businesses, farms, industries, energy sources, types of research and development, etc.
The beneficiaries of these tax provisions argue that they serve national interests. Opponents see them as unfair tax loopholes that are often too broad, too large, or may no longer be needed. Moreover, they reduce total federal/state revenues and shift the revenue-raising burden to those not benefited by the special tax provisions.
Fast forward to the present: In December 2015, Congress passed and the president signed the "Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015," known as the PATH Act. Only in the double-speak world of politicians is cutting off a special tax benefit, or closing a loophole characterized as a "tax hike." Most see these steps as increasing tax fairness.
The PATH Act contained 130 separate tax related items. Many were useful housekeeping measures, but approximately 50 were controversial special interest tax benefits – so controversial that they were originally enacted as temporary legislation, then extended for an additional period of time, and then extended again and again.
The PATH Act closed very few loopholes. It represented little more than congressional horse trading between Democrats and Republicans that made some of these controversial provisions permanent; others were again extended.
It led one Washington think tank to conclude: "The deal will revive or make permanent ineffective tax breaks for businesses. (It) will increase the (federal) deficit by $680 billion over the next 10 years. The trade-off between the good and the bad provisions is not equitable."
True, but the PATH Act is law. Maine (and other states that historically have rejected full conformity) must decide the degree to which they will conform to this Act. Full conformity will undoubtedly shrink state tax revenues, but many of the 130 provisions in the act deal with housekeeping matters and/or are inconsequential to Maine. Some clearly serve Maine's economic interests, and conformity with those makes sense.
But Gov. Paul LePage – who never met a business tax break he didn't like – wants nearly full conformity and omits only some minor depreciation provisions. The cost in lost state revenue of his conformity proposal (amended LD 1564) is $38 million over the bi-annum, and more in future years.
His proposal (which goes beyond the PATH Act) expands the Maine Capital Investment Credit. The benefit of giving these state tax dollars to corporate interests is speculative at best, and at worst irresponsible given spending shortfalls for education, drug control and rehabilitation, and elderly and low-income people's needs.
Maine has a long history of corporate welfare with little to show for it. We recently were duped by a one-day loan gimmick (millions were lost); now we face being duped by a conformity gimmick. Throwing money at corporations in the vain hope that this will create jobs has not worked. It needs to stop.
The Maine House has put a more modest conformity proposal on the table; it meets the governor's proposal more than half way, and meets some of the unmet spending needs noted above. Let's hope the legislators hold firm.
Orlando Delogu of Portland is emeritus professor of law at the University of Maine School of Law and a longtime public policy consultant to federal, state, and local government agencies and officials. He can be reached at email@example.com.