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Been a while since I updated this place, been absolutely swamped out with work at uni and been trying to get my producing head on a little bit more too (some clips to come soon), so I realize the "Tune Of The Week" idea is a bit distant at the moment; so I'll just whack up what I been listening to recently:
DJ Die – Reincarnations
Big up Dan Barker-Wyatt for showing me this, excellent example of the Full Cycle sound in the mid-ninetees when Jungle was slowly turning into a darker, sleeker beast altogether. Reincarnations is an excellent example of the mannerisms of jungle being stripped back into a hazy smoke filled minimal bubble
Dismantle – Times Up
It's fantastic when people you know really make tunes that turn your head. Will Knighton's beastly UFO dubstep roller is exactly what I look for in the now extremely fragmented sound that was once dubstep. Dark vibes and weight. Big up William, taking over the world as we speak.
Mickey Pearce – Don't Ask Don't Get
Swamp81 raising the bar as usual for forward thinking mutations in bass music. Mickey Pearce (formally Shortstuff of the Blunted Robots) creates something that you literally cannot pin down in definition, but whatever it is, it's fucking amazing.
Burial – Kindred
Yep. It's here, Burial's Kindred EP, seemingly to make up the 2nd part of his 3rd album (at least this is what I assume as Street Halo was released with Kindred on CD together in Japan), I could rant for ages about how sublime this new EP is (and in my eyes shitting all over Street Halo) but I don't think I need to, we all know everything Burial touches turns to gold and that's not just hype-mongering. My fav cut from the EP is definitely Kindred, the opening chords/pad/strings and choir vocal sample all together hitting a strange ethereal note sends a shiver down my spine, and the percussion as always is spot on. And the fact it's over 11mins long just adds to the epicness of it all. Big up Burial, as always.
Skanna – Find Me
Found this in an untouched section in a mass of vinyl rips from my uncles hard drive i got years ago recently, I dunno why I never stumbled across it before and it seems just as I found it FACTmag did a lil' article on one of Skanna's EP's which you can read here. Skanna provides exactly for what I look for in the magic years between 1991-1994 when acid house became breakbeat hardcore which became jungle. Smooth vibes and rolling drums and a prevalent sub. Skanna is probably one of the most underrated producers from the era. Need to start collecting all the bits he produced before producing wank trance as Quivver.
In celebration of reaching 10,000 plays on youtube, i've put together a pack of old tunes by me to let out. Some of these being nearly 4 years old.
Summer Rain
Ashanti – Call (Remix)
Stavrogin – Tilted (Remix)
Boards Of Canada – A is to B is to C (Remix)
Teej & Tom Caruana – Glastonbury (Remix)
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So yeah, I haven't done a tune of the week for a while. so to make up for it, here is my top 50 tunes I've heard this year, not really in order coz I find it hard to pick favourites.
50. The Weeknd – What You Need
This goes without saying, I think anyone who actually listens to music fell for The Weeknd at some point in 2011, particularly this song.
49. Julio Bashmore – Battle For Middle You
Definitive tune of the summer, echoed across the crowded excitable fields of pretty much every festival this summer (apart from Reading probably coz it's a shithole)
48. Blawan – Getting Me Down
Another tune that completely tore up 2011, featured in so many mixes and club sets throughout the year but never lost it's originality, Blawan has to be my producer of 2011
47. Boddika & Joy Orbison – Swims
Despite still not actually being released, I think in 2012 this tune will become a bit tired. Similarly to the Blawan tune, has literally echoed throughout this years dance music scene crossing pretty much all underground genres
46. Bok Bok – Silo Pass
Absolute stomper from Night Slugs labelhead Bok Bok, gotta be one of my fav grime riddimzzzz
45. Darq E Freaker – Cherryade
Producer of the infamous Next Hype by Tempa T, Darq E Freaker brings back some dancefloor fire with Cherryade, Cannot stop moving when I hear this tune
44. A$AP Rocky – Acid Drip
Newcomer A$AP Rocky has caused a RIDICULOUS amount of hype in the past few months, and his mixtape dropped for free download last month each tune as amazing as the other, produced largely by Clams Casino. This is definately my pick of the mixtape though
43. SP:MC & LX One – Hunted
In terms of straight up dubstep there hasn't really been much interesting stuff about since it's hayday minus the obvious things from Mala, Coki etc… However this tune kills it in every way, heavy and dark.
42. DJ Champion – War Dance
Some standard UK Funky fun right here from DJ Champion
41. Kahn – Like We Used To
Definitely initially went under the radar this one, garage tinged vibes from Bristol's Kahn
40. Burial – Street Halo
Any new Burial material is generally met with wide acclaim, this is no different, it's also a much more dancier vibe from Burial, which is always nice (Speedball2 😦 )
39. Blawan – Shader
With Blawan now producing Techno pretty much full time, it's always nice to hear the mad percussive beasts that I got into him for
38. A Made Up Sound – Take The Plunge
One of those tunes that kind of makes you feel like you're about to explode in a club but you're not quite sure why. Mental tune.
37. Airhead – Lightmeters
As always, astounding emotive work from Airhead, who i still solemnly stand by as being one of my favourite producers ever.
36. Lone – Rapid Racer
Lone's productions in 2011 were absolutely on point, taking a strong influence from the golden age of rave and hardcore. This is my fav of the year, absolutely swimming in MDMA.
35. Swindle – Mood Swings VIP
Ridiculous production here from grime producer Swindle, def worthy of being called "epic"
34. Shlohmo – Just Us
If I could pick the whole Bad Vibes album, I would. But this tune is my pick of the album even so. Shlohmo blew everyones mind this year with this release, and his mix for FACTmag was also something else.
33. Aubyn – OCD
My personal pick off of the recent Stray Landings compilation and definately a tune to end the year. Fellow Brighton producer (and collaborator) Kane Aris (Aubyn) blasts through all expectations of a house tune and creates this wonderfully euphoric piece
32. Dub Phizix & Skeptical Feat. Strategy – Marka
Need I say more?
31. Enei – Danger Dance
Despite kind of loosing interest in Drum & Bass around 2009, some things can't be ignored, particularly this and some labels such as Shogun Audio, Invisible, Critical and Metalheadz (of course)
30. Tyler The Creator – Yonkers
If I said I didn't get sucked into the Odd Future hype earlier this year I'd be lying to myself, and so would you. Despite being everywhere you turned your head in 2011, Yonkers is still pure genius.
29. Dirty Dike – Hi I'm James
I gotta rep Brighton's music scene (particularly hip hop scene) everyday, not coz I feel I have to, but because it is fucking on point. Dike's album Constant Dikestar encompasses everything Brighton and lets be honest.. fun. Smashed this one out over summer, pure vibes.
28. Ifan Dafydd – No Good
Peculiarly being released in time with Amy Winehouses death this tune caused a stir in the bass music scene this year and was endlessly accused of being a James Fake (which i do agree with) but ripping Blake's sound or not this tune stands on it's own two feet as being amazing in it's own right.
27. George Fitzgerald – Shackled
Definately my favourite Fitzgerald beat, mad vibes on this one.
26. Urulu – Untitled01
My boy Taylor Freels (Urulu) released 3 Untitled tunes this year for free, definitely my freebie's of the year, this is my pick of the 3, house done proper. Download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?qbe4hpd44ott3ra
25. Piff Gang – Bow Down
The 808 was absolutely rinsed this year (and last year), here is a prime example of it being used at it's best, Piff Gang's album is definitely one of the best produced hip hop album's i've heard this year
24. Breton – RDI (Girl Unit Remix)
This is probably one of the BIGGEST dancefloor destroyers ever, that bass. those air-raid sirens, it's ridiculous. Girl Unit knows wassup, been obsessed with this ever since I heard Ben UFO drop it in a boiler room set
23. Joker – Milky Way
Joker is another one of the original dubstep Pantheon who made it huge this year with his album, this is my pick from it, beautiful synth work as always from the originator of Bristol's "Purple Sound"
22. Zomby – Natalia's Song
Been in awe of this since Burial & Kode9's 2010 Mary Anne Hobbs mix and finally in early 2011 it dropped on 4AD followed by a brilliant album and recently EP from dubstep's most infamous character.
21. Sbtrkt – Trials Of The Past
I don't think I've met anyone that hasn't liked Sbtrkt's debut album this year, it deserved every inch of praise it received, this is still the pick of the album for me, sends chills down my spine, Sampha's vocal work is something else
20. Andy Stott – Execution
Andy Stott's album Passed Me By is possibly the most evil album in the world, I can't listen to it without being scared of getting posessed, pure dark, bass ridden, claustrophobic techno, how it should be done.
19. Objekt – The Goose That Got Away
One of the most unforgettable tunes to come out of bass music this year, ridiculously polished production and techno tendencies. Objekt is a producer to keep your eye on.
18. Run DMT – Dreaming
lo-fi folk/music in general has always been something close to my heart, I know anyone can simply make something in a low bitrate and make it sound broken down in many ways, but it creates a sense of nostalgia and adds a unique vibe to the sound similarly to Boards Of Canada's productions, this is good example, fused with psychadelic sounds of the 60's it creates a colourful soundscape.
17. TRC – Oo Aa Ee (Royal T's I ❤ Garage Remix)
Garage has made such a massive comeback in the past 2 years it's been hard to focus on any one artist bringing forth fresh sounding music (and to sift through the Burial rip offs), but Royal T brings his grime tinged stomper to the front of the crowd, proper dance destroyer.
16. Coki – Lower Octave
Despite completely turning my back on the screeching high pitched aggressive sounds of tear out dubstep around the end of 2009 when the mephedrone wore off, Coki's evil aggressive brain manglers always have a place in my heart, this released on his latest EP on DMZ is no exception
15. David Lynch – I Know
I am a self-confessed Lynch bum boy and have been for some years, but when I heard he was making an album, I gotta admit I kinda face-palmed and was expecting it to be extremely gimmicky. But to my surprise it's a wicked little album. This cut is def my fav, reminds me of Portishead.
14. Balam Acab – Apart
This is still one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have heard all year, maybe more?, Balam Acab's Wander/Wonder is def album of the year for me overall, I don't even know what genre it is, it doesn't matter, it's just fucking amazing. get it.
13. Clams Casino – All I Need
If Burial did Hip Hop, Clams Casino's instrumental mixtape released earlier this year was out of this world. It's free too, go get it.
12. Chris Brown – Look At Me Now Feat. Busta Rhymes & Lil' Wayne
Think what you want, but this tune is HEAVY and Busta Rhymes's verse is just ridiculous, tore up many a dancefloor and festival this summer.
11. Mosca – Done Me Wrong
The flipside (Bax) got all the hype this year down to it's catchy synth line and don't get me wrong it deserved it, but in my opinion this is THE ONE, got dropped in almost every DJ set i saw this year.
10. Sepalcure – See Me Feel Me
Sepalcure destroyed it this year with their self-titled album. beautiful vibes on this one, this is my pick of the album
09. Elgato – Music (Body Mix)
Smooth roller from Elgato, released on Hessle Audio's MASSIVE 116 & Rising compilation earlier this year
08. GonjaSufi – The Lows
I've been eagerly waiting for new GonjaSufi material since his debut album A Sufi & A Killer blew my mind, and this recent EP (The Ninth Inning) has satisfied me for now, this is my pick of the EP
07. LV & Josh Idahen – Primary Colours (Extended Mix)
LV's album Routes, released on Keysound earlier this year was an amazing hazy garage tinged bass exploration and an album so specific to London's inner city hustle bustle it's reminiscent of Burial's album's. This wasn't actually on the final cut of the album, but sums it up pretty well.
06. Sully – It's Your Love
Another full length on Keysound released this year, shows they have been extremely busy. This one from Sully one of the most underrated "future garage" (eugh I cringe even looking at it) around at the moment, and definately one of the best. This is the opener for the album and is def my fav track on there. dark edged garage
05. Martyn – Ghost People
Vibelicious treat from Martyn's album Ghost People, garage, techno, house, dubstep all rolled up into a ball of perfection.
04. Black Chow – Wonderland
One of the many ventures of Kevin (The Bug) Martin, featuring vocals from Kiki Hitomi who is also part of group King Midas Sound with Kevin Martin. They cook up a typical vibed sound with heavy bassline pressure and hazy atmospherics, wicked release
03. XXXY – Kerpow
Dancefloor tearing release from XXXY, was released for free with ridiculous about of other sick tunes via Adult Swim's Unclassified compilation, go get it!
02. Actress – Harrier ATTK
Actress re-defining the meaning of chill on this one, excellent release on Non-Plus earlier this year
01. Kahn – Azalea
Second helping from Bristol's Kahn in my top 50, also completely different from the other tune. Kahn take's dubstep backs to it's dark, baron half stepping roots with this. Definately my favourite tune to hear on big speakers this year.
New compilation of mind bending bass warped techno, garage, house and dubstep from my main boys at Stray Landings featuring a tune from me titled "London" plus some other smashers from the likes of: Aubyn, Stavrogin, Ka, Anima and Tarquin
They're hosting their 2nd night at The Jazz Place in Brighton on the 4th of Jan, get down there!: http://www.facebook.com/events/330355323641423/
Recording of my 30min guest mix on Rood.fm for Ting's show today
1 – Groove Chronicles – Stone Cold
2 – Ghost – Passage Of Time
3 – Sully – Phonebox (Point B Remix)
4 – Mosca – Done Me Wrong
5 – Knowing Looks – Abandoned Skip
6 – Etch – Fog
7 – Etch – London
9 – Monz – Da Club
10 – Dexplicit – Bullacake
11 – DJ Zinc – Super Sharp Shooter (Remix)
12 – Cloud9 – Snow
Had to whack this up here as tune of the week, coz its just too freshhhhh. Made by fellow sound design student Dan Barker Wyatt. Some heavy drums a gwarn on a Blawan-esque tip, gotta love it


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Through the provision of coordinated, compassionate, and high‐quality services, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) strives to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one time. The Department provides assistance and support to homeless and at‐risk youth, adults and families to prevent imminent episodes of homelessness and end homelessness for people in San Francisco. Services including outreach, homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, drop‐in centers, transitional housing, supportive housing, short‐term rental subsidies, and support services to help people exit homelessness. For more information about the department, please visit our website: http://dhsh.sfgov.org/
What We Do
San Francisco is a pioneer in homeless services and a leader in providing supportive housing as a permanent exit from homelessness. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing seeks to be a national leader in the movement to end homelessness by developing a coordinated, client-focused system of services, piloting innovative models, and implementing proven solutions with measurable results. Major programs include: street outreach and service connection through the Homeless Outreach Team; 1,500-bed shelter system for single adults and families including shelters for members of the LGBT community and survivors of domestic violence; Navigation Centers that provide temporary shelter to chronically homeless individuals using a low-threshold entry model; rapid rehousing rental subsidies for families, single adults, seniors and transitional aged youth; the Homeward Bound program which has helped 10,000 individuals return to stable housing in their city of origin; and robust supportive housing programs of nearly 6,500 units which provide permanent housing and services to formerly homeless individuals and families.
What You'll Be Doing
Under direction of the Budget and Finance Manager, the Accountant IV in the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing serves as the accounting lead for the department's $250 million annual budget, including $40 million in federal funding. This position leads a team of accountants and account clerks in the performance of related work. The Accountant IV will be responsible for overall fiscal management of all Departmental federal and state grants and coordination of financial audits, including federal Single Audit compliance. The Accountant IV also participates in the implementation of accounting and fiscal procedures; makes recommendations for proper reporting and internal control; plans, directs, reviews accounting transactions; initiates, oversees and performs analyses in year-end closing activities; monitors departments overall financial position; prepares and presents management with financial status reports; presents and explains accounting activity to financial and non-financial managers, co-workers and stakeholders; leads in identification and preparation of functional processing and reporting requirements for financial processing and reporting systems; issues guidance and instructions to departmental staff on accounting matters.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervises, plans, directs and coordinates workload and assignments for professional accounting, administrative and clerical staff. Assigns, manages, and evaluates fiscal accounting work including budget preparation, purchasing activities, payroll and general ledger analyses, accounts receivables, payables, grants, bonds, revenue, cost allocation, capital assets, expenditures, and other accounting activities.
- Plans, directs and performs analysis and reconciliation of fiscal and accounting records and reports from automated financial information systems. Reviews transactions to conform with existing fiscal and legal requirements.
- Supervises staff in reviewing financial documents, accounting reports of receipts, disbursements and encumbrances affecting various funds and accounts to ensure conformance with budget and fiscal procedures, existing laws, ordinance and other fiscal requirements.
- Analyzes and interprets complex accounting procedures, prepares recommendations for their revision, participates in development and installation of accounting and fiscal procedures and methods.
- Evaluates staff performance by setting goals, objectives while providing feedback. Identifies staff needs and recommends or provides appropriate training for professional growth and career development.
- Initiates and maintains contact with key departmental staff and other parties in order to keep abreast of complex accounting and financial information.
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Requires a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, preferably with major course work in accounting, finance, business administration or a closely related field. Such education must include at least eighteen (18) semester units or twenty-four (24) quarter units of coursework in accounting; AND
Six (6) years of professional accounting experience which includes analysis or problem solving. Experience must include: Working with automated financial system (preferably a government system), performing difficult and responsible accounting and reporting work, preparing financial records, reports, and financial statements, in compliance with General Accepted Accounting Principles. Experience must include two (2) years of verifiable experience supervising subordinate staff. OR
2. City and County of San Francisco Employees with six (6) years of professional accounting experience including experience as a 1652 Accounting II or 1654 Accountant III. Experience must include two (2) years of verifiable experience supervising subordinate staff.
SUBSTITUTION: A Master's degree in accounting, business administration, computer information systems, public policy, or a closely related field may be substituted for one year of work experience.
How To Apply
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit www.jobaps.com/sf to register an account (if you have not already done so) and begin the application process.
- Select the desired job announcement
- Select "Apply" and read and acknowledge the information
- Select either "I am a New User" if you have not previously registered, or "I have Registered Previously"
- Follow instructions on the screen
Computers are available for the public (from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) to file online applications in the lobby of the Dept. of Human Resources at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco.
Applicants may be contacted by email about this announcement and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org).
Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.
Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Human Resources Analyst, Queena Poon, by telephone at 415-355-5212, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Selection Procedures
Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be implemented in order to determine candidates' qualifications. Only those applicants who most closely meet the needs of the hiring department will be invited to participate in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview.
Verification of Experience/Education
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience, at any point in the application, examination or departmental selection processes. Verification of work experience typically must be on the employer's letterhead, and must include the applicant's name, job title, description of job duties, dates of service, and signature of the employer. San Francisco City and County employees do not need to submit verification of their City employment, but must submit verification of outside experience. San Francisco City and County employees will not receive credit for experience obtained outside of their classification unless recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Rule 110.9.1. Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience, at any point in the application, examination or departmental selection processes. Verification of work experience typically must be on the employer's letterhead, and must include the applicant's name, job title, description of job duties, dates of service, and signature of the employer. San Francisco City and County employees do not need to submit verification of their City employment, but must submit verification of outside experience. San Francisco City and County employees will not receive credit for experience obtained outside of their classification unless recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Rule 110.9.1.
Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
Conviction History
As a finalist for a job, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction (or arrest, in limited circumstances) conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you are a finalist. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances, such as:
- Candidates applying for positions with the Unified School District and the Community College District may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under the California Education Code
- Candidates applying for positions with the Recreation and Park Department may be disqualified from consideration should their conviction history not meet the standards established under California Public Resources Code 5164.
Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with the City.
If you are selected as a finalist, the hiring department will contact you to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.
Disaster Service Workers
All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
Copies of Application Documents: http://www.sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=20#copies
Reasonable Accommodation Request: Information on requesting reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities can be found at:http://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#applicantswithdisabilities
General Information concerning City and County of San Francisco Employment Policies and Procedures:
Important Employment Information for the City and County of San Francisco can be obtained at http://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process or hard copy at 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor.
Right to Work: All persons entering the City and County of San Francisco workforce are required to provide verification of authorization to work in the United States. http://www.sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=20#identification
Issued: October 27, 2017
Reissued: November 15, 2017
Micki Callahan, Human Resources Director
Department of Human Resources
Recruitment ID Number: TEX-1657-081556
All employees hired on or after January 10, 2009 will be required (pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section A8.432) to contribute 2% of pre-tax compensation to fund retiree healthcare. In addition, most employees are required to make a member contribution towards retirement, ranging from 7.5%-13.25% of compensation. For more information on these provisions, please contact the personnel office of the hiring agency.
Click on the link below to apply:
|Fill out the Application NOW using the Internet.


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It's been a year since we relocated to the Pacific Northwest! I'm slowly getting a new show calendar established. We were at the Abernethy Spring Fiber Sale again this year in Oregon City, just a few minutes south of Portland. This summer I expect to be at the Black Sheep Gathering again as well, this time in it's new location in Linn County. Hopefully I will be able to add at least two more Fall shows as well!
I've also been busy designing new knitting patterns, keep an eye on the Ravelry shop for Libellula, a beautiful new shawl I designed for Freia Fibers, and Arbor Lace, the scarf features on the homepage. There are more new designs on the way too, I should have at least 3 more new patterns for Black Sheep.
While you are waiting to see me at a show, don't forget to shop the website! Pattern Buddies and Essentials Cases are fantastic companions for your spring and fall fiber show bag. Keep a copy of the patterns you are shopping for on hand, along with your favorite needles and notions, and you can start knitting as soon as you find that perfect yarn! To make things a little easier, I'll be offering free shipping on the website for the foreseeable future and for the next month (or until I run out), if you buy any two items on the site, I will send you a free small notions bag! No coupon needed!


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Gorgeous glamour model Jana Black at Max Glamour
Watch Jana Black slowly submit to you and you will be caught in the sensual web of desire that she weaves around you. She wants you to know the pleasure that can be found within her stunning body and once you have submitted Jana Black will allow you to take her in every way you want. A beautiful woman like Jana Black is to be savored like a fine wine and to be enjoyed completely and that is something that Jana Black understands perfectly and that is how she expects to be treated.


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How many times have we said it? Almost everyone needs an exchange.
There's this idea out there pushed by cryptocurrency advocates that digital currencies are akin to illicit drugs. That is, you can't stamp them out because motivated parties are always going to be able to transact with each other. The obvious problem with that analogy is that cocaine (for instance) is a physical thing. I can always meet José in the parking lot of the local Waffle House and hand him $900 for a zone. But even that's complicated by the fact that because it's illegal, our "exchange" options are limited to Waffle House parking lots or, if we're doing a bigger deal, the middle of the desert.
When you combine the shady aspect with a non-physical "asset" (i.e. cryptocurrencies) what you end up with is a situation where it's damn near impossible for regular people to transact in the absence of online exchanges. I can't meet someone at the Exxon and swap physical dollars for physical Bitcoin because there is no such thing as a physical Bitcoin. That, in turn, means that if the cryptocurrency exchanges run into problems, the market will crash simply because the vast majority of market participants will not be interested in figuring out how to go about obtaining cryptocurrencies. Everyone knows how to drive to the Waffle House. It's just a matter of if you have the connect and if you're willing to take the risk. With cryptocurrencies, there's an extra obstacle: figuring out how to actually do the trade in the absence of streamlined online exchanges.
Here's how we explained this in the context of Nassim Taleb's recent effort to espouse the virtues of Bitcoin (or at least the idea behind Bitcoin):
This notion that "no authority" can doom Bitcoin isn't true. Almost everyone needs an exchange. No, you cannot stop two determined parties from swapping Bitcoin for dollars, but the vast majority of people participating in this market are not "determined parties". They are speculators and their interest in participating will ebb and flow with how easy it is for them to participate. If governments shutter the exchanges or if central banks make convertibility into traditional currencies a crime, well then the vast majority of people are just going to say "fuck it", because it's not worth the effort. That's not an attempt to say anything bad about Bitcoin or about Taleb's assessment, it's just an attempt to communicate the reality that people are ignorant and lazy.
Given all of that, it should come as no surprise that cryptocurrencies are crashing on Friday after Tokyo-based Coincheck halted withdrawals in all currencies including the yen and stopped trading in NEM.
Here are the translated tweets (and the Bing translations make this even more amusing than it already was):
"In Japan, one of the world's biggest markets for cryptocurrencies, policy makers have introduced a licensing system to increase oversight of local venues, seeking to avoid a repeat of the Mt. Gox exchange collapse that roiled cryptocurrency markets worldwide in 2014," Bloomberg notes, in their piece documenting this situation, before adding that "Coincheck has yet to receive a license."
Here's the reaction across the market:
Apparently, this is the problem:
Here's NEM:
"Investors and traders are very sensitive to any news involving the big exchanges," Peter Sin, a trader and co-head of the digital currency sub-committee at ACCESS, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency and blockchain industry association, told Bloomberg for the same article linked above.
Indeed, Peter.
And the reason investors and traders are "very sensitive" to exchange news is precisely because without the exchanges, there is no fucking market.
For now, we'll leave you with the heatmap – which is a sea of red:


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Some tips from Spicy when playing this hero, based on my experiences.
- 6.86 [I Chose to put tips within the patches that I have experienced them on, just so I know if I should change a tip when a later patch hits]
- Aghanim's Scepter is a double-edged sword especially if you're rushing it as a first item. Rushing it is always situational, as enemy teams will probably build crowd-control items if you're bad at microing your treants. It's amazing at the later parts of the game for pushing, and you wouldn't have to worry about giving the other team a gold boost.
- Farm effectively by pushing a lane slightly(one or two waves) then sending your treants into the enemy team's jungle. This will increase your farm and lessen the burden you're putting on your team by pushing lanes out too far out. It also (kinda) keeps the enemy from easily clearing out your tree army.
- If you're teleporting in for a gank, teleport into a treeline, It'll help cover the super-obvious TP animation you have, giving the gank target no chance to retreat, REMEMBER TO SHIFT-QUEUE YOUR SPROUT!
- If you're going to sprout yourself so you can TP out safely, maybe try going into the treeline first, if you can. Not only will the sprout hide you, the enemy will also have a harder time cutting the right trees to get to you, especially if the have no vision-giving skills.
- Build your items according to the game situation. Phase boots and Drums are super good on Furion, just saying.
- Don't be stingy. You're free farming a jungle with little to no contest whatsoever. Buy wards, get a quick Mekansm. You may be a rat, but be a rat who cares for the welfare of his team. Oh, and also wards help you to not get ganked. There's that.
- LOOK AT THE MAP. Especially during the early game, it's pretty damn important to keep tabs on possible ganks, or if a Spirit Breaker, and a lot of enemy heroes, are missing and is potentially on the way to kill your leafy *ss
A list of games I have played using Nature's Prophet.
Listed in chronological order, the first being the oldest game played:
- 6.86 [Post Spring Cleaning Patch] Nature's Prophet Jungle | The Spam Begins
- 6.86 Nature's Prophet Jungle | The Only Win in 5 Furion Games Today. Sad.
- 6.86 Nature's Prophet Jungle | Just Keep Playing the Profit
- 6.86 Nature's Prophet Safelane | The Spam Keeps Going
- 6.86 Nature's Prophet Jungle | The Spam Continues(2)
- 6.86 Nature's Prophet Jungle/Offlane | Can't stop me from playing the Rat


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CoolSculpting Procedure Is Turning Heads
In our continued search for innovative aesthetic technology, the CENTER offers the CoolSculpting treatments to freeze stubborn fat. Sometimes, no matter how healthy your diet is, or how much you exercise, stubborn fat seems impossible to lose. Additionally, as we age, it becomes even more difficult to get rid of those last five pounds.
But, thanks to a unique procedure that uses a controlled cooling applicator, there is a new non-invasive way to remove unwanted fat cells. The revolutionary contouring technique helps eliminate stubborn fat, and helps you achieve the body you deserve and have always wanted. In short, CoolSculpting gives you results that diet and exercise cannot achieve as quickly, or as effectively.
The Ideal Candidate for CoolSculpting
The perfect patient, and not everyone is the perfect patient obviously, is someone who is within reasonable range of their ideal body weight and follows a reasonable diet and exercise, but has an area of unwanted fat.
While this non-surgical approach is a good treatment for patients who only need minimal fat reduction, it is not an alternative to a healthy diet or lifestyle, and not a treatment to lose weight. In addition, please note that CoolSculpting cannot be used to treat cellulite, sagging skin or visceral fat areas.
How Does CoolSculpting Work?
We will place the CoolSculpting device, which consists of two cold panels, on the desired area of the body to be treated. The device will then draw your fat bulge up between the cooling panels, and it will feel like someone is pinching and pulling on your fat. This pressure is the result of the CoolSculpting device cooling your tissue and targeting your fat cells. It uses a very sensitive and specific temperature that affects the fat cells, while preserving the overlying skin. Because fat cells are susceptible to cold, prolonged exposure to it initiates a sequence called "apoptosis", or programmed cell death. This leads to the natural elimination of cells, without releasing harmful substances into the surrounding area. This unique technology uses a targeted controlled cooling process that kills the fat cells underneath the skin. Once the fat cells are crystallized from the CoolSculpting treatment, the fat cells die and are naturally eliminated from your body.
How long is a CoolSculpting Procedure?
The treatment itself usually takes just over an hour. During the first five minutes of the CoolSculpting treatment, you will feel a pulling or pinching sensation, as the fat is getting placed in between the two cold panels. While you might think it is cold at first, the area will eventually go numb. Many people will read books or watch movies while they wait.
Is CoolSculpting Safe?
This revolutionary procedure does not only provide amazing results, but is one of the safest treatment options currently on the market. It is FDA approved, and has proven results. It has been extensively studied, and has fairly consistent and predictable results. It is the combination of safety and results that makes this particular treatment option so appealing.
What Can I Expect from CoolSculpting?
With each one to two hour session, about 20% of the fat is removed. Although 20% might not seem like much to some, there is a noticeable improvement compared to before the appointment. In addition, those who would like more improvement may come back for more sessions until there are only a select amount of fat cells left.
What are the Benefits of CoolSculpting?
There are no knives, no suction hoses, no needles, and no scars in this non-invasive, safe, and FDA approved treatment option. CoolSculpting is a completely non-invasive treatment that gives you stunning results. Unlike other surgical procedures, which can require anesthesia, each CoolSculpting treatment will take about an hour, and take place right here in the CENTER office.
Another great benefit of CoolSculpting is that there is no downtime. You can return to your daily life immediately after your treatment. In fact, many people are able to squeeze their CoolSculpting treatment into their lunch break!
If you are having a hard time losing those last couple of pounds, you might be a good candidate for CoolSculpting. For more information, schedule a consultation today by calling 310.461.0303.
Before and after pictures courtesy of CoolSculpting Visit the CoolSculpting website.


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Positions for Postdoctoral fellows
We apply cutting edge tools, such as multichannel electrophysiology, two photon imaging, optogenetics and quantitative behavior to study the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive functions such as working memory. We are particularly interested in the neural mechanism that generates and maintains persistent neural firing which is a neural correlate of working memory.
Applicants should have background in Engineering, Physics, or Neuroscience. Competitive salary and benefit will be provided. If you are interested , please send your curriculum vitae to email@example.com.
Positions for Graduate students
For whom are interested in neural circuits and behavior, you are encouraged to join the lab for rotation. Students with background in quantitative analysis, optics, engineering are welcome. Potential practices include: (1) surgery to prepare mouse for behavior training, (2) mouse behavior training, and (3) brain clearing and imaging.
Positions for Undergraduate students
We welcome talented undergraduate students for dissertation.


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ts-unfold.htmlIf doomsday struck, and humans were wiped off the face of the Earth, what would happen to our planet?
According to a recent video, it won't take long for Earth to 'reset' itself - but the process would be terrifying.
Within a few hours most of the lights would turn off and within months, nuclear disasters would strike across the planet.
After thousands of years the only evidence of our existence would be in the form of stone structures like the Great Wall of China or Mount Rushmore.
'The reason is irrelevant, just imagine the results,' the narrator of the video, from viral YouTube channel '#Mind Warehouse', says.
The video was put together using footage created by National Geographic.
The video animations came from Life After People, a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth should humanity instantly disappear.
A few hours after humans disappear, most of the lights around the world will shut off because most of the power stations will not be able to run.
Fossil fuels power plants would run out of fuel and solar panels would eventually get covered in dust.
The only power plants still running would be hydroelectric stations.
'On the west of the United States, the generators of Hoover Dam are activated by the water flow from Lake Meade,' the narrator says. 'Thus, it can be left unattended for several months, or even years.'
Two or three days later, most underground train systems would flood because the pumps keeping water out would stop working.
After ten days pets and farm animals - including billions of chickens and millions of cows - would die of starvation, while packs of big dogs would form to hunt down other animals.
A month later, the cooling water in nuclear power stations would have evaporated. This would lead to a series of disasters across the world, stronger than Fukushima and Chernobyl.
'But overall the planet would recover from the radioactive contamination rather fast and easily,' the video says.
Earlier this year, Columbia University astrophysicists Michael Hahn and Daniel Wolf Savin explained how life on Earth will slowly begin to decline in an essay entitled How to Survive Doomsday published in Nautilus.
If Earth avoids a life-ending event like self-inflicted nuclear apocalypse or an extinction-sized asteroid the scientists say humans have less than 500 million years left on the planet.
This comes well before the planet is predicted to be melt 6 billion years from now, when the sun swells to become a red giant.
The predictions seem grim, but the researchers say there are a few ways humans can potentially save the fate of our planet. One such idea is to physically move the orbit of Earth.
If we fired a 100 km [62 mile] wide asteroid on an elliptical orbit that passed close to the Earth every 5,000 years, we could slowly gravitationally nudge the planets orbit farther away from the sun, provided that we dont accidentally hit the Earth, the authors write.
One year after the disappearance of humans, satellites around Earth would start to fall from their orbit, creating strange 'stars' in the sky.
Twenty five years later, three quarters of cities will be covered with vegetation, with some cities being buried in sand - like Dubai and Las Vegas.
The air in cities will become cleaner and visibility will improve.
Without humans, whales will thrive and breed to the maximum capacity the ocean allows.
Three hundred years later, metal buildings, bridges, and towers will start to break apart because of corrosion.
10,000 years later, the only evidence of our existence will be the things we have made with stone like the pyramids in Egypt, the Great Wall of China and Mount Rushmore.
The video:
What Would Happen If Humans Disappeared?


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In 2015 we've seen a lot of innovation in the bat space. From spinning handles, soft barrels and bats filled with helium—all have tried to convince parents that their player's bats are worth the premium. But no innovation, as we said in 2015, has quite squared up what the players are actually looking for as effectively as the opportunity to customize your own DeMarini bats.
For 2016, DeMarini ups the ante on their custom designed bat site by adding the new 2016 CF8 and Voodoo Raw to the baseball line. This is live here. For 2016, DeMarini added a few design features to the site—including the ability to wrap your grip for a left or right-hander and choose a grip thickness.
For those who have been out of the universe for the last several months, maybe I should point out that Custom DeMarini bats are now available for the full line of 2016 DeMarini Baseball bats, the CF8 Fastpitch bat and the slow pitch softball bat named ONE. Yes, this means, producing your own customized CF8, Voodoo Raw, Slapper, among others, is now very much possible.
(To see our design go to this Custom DeMarini Bats Blog: In Pictures).
Before we get ahead of ourselves, this very blog roll often points out that graphic design, although a major factor in a player's decision to purchase one bat over another, has between zero and nothing to do with ball exit speed or on base percentage. With that said, however, we confess our obsession and enthusiasm for the total awesomeness of DeMarini's custom design baseball bat site is nothing short of full blown and overjoyed.
If you're wondering why being able to customize the exact look of your bat is a good idea I have three suggestions for you.
- First: check your pulse.
- Second: Watch a little leaguer's reaction when you tell them they can customize their own bat. Once you explain what customize actually means – the chance to choose every color, pre-populated logo and 9 letter phrase on the knob and end cap – you'll see their jaws drop.
- Third: If that doesn't work just look through this:
When I explained this concept to my older two sons, they actually gave each other a fist bump—as if their lives somehow improved just by knowing they now live in a world where the ability to design your own bat exists.
And I can't say I wasn't quite a bit giddy myself. And after some soul searching I proceeded to tattoo my arm with the mournful phrase: "I Was Born Too Early". #nottrue
The bat building interface on www.DeMariniCustomBats.com is intuitive (which I find a strange way to describe something before I begin explaining it in detail). You log on, you follow the smooth interface to develop a bat through a number of obvious and clearly defined steps that start and go like the following screen capture montage:
Couple items to note before you run off to the site:
- Bat options are much more robust than the earlier in the year release:
- CF8 baseball line isn't live until 8/1/2015
- CF8 Fastpitch line
- 2016 DeMarini One (Slow Pitch Softball) is still included
- It may take up to four weeks for your custom metal bat to be made and delivered
We do try and check our hyperbole at the door here at justbatreviews.com, yet we are actually quite comfortable in saying the custom DeMarini bat approach is the single most innovative thing we've seen in the space since we've been following it. Hats off, for sure, to those companies trying to improve the performance of top shelf bats (and DeMarini also falls into that category) but the attempt to let players customize their bats—and a full selection of them in the CF8 and Voodoo Raw—is the only innovation this year we predict will shape the space for the years to come.
In one fell swoop, DeMarini changed the approach of top shelf performance bats forevermore. They shouldn't, and I don't believe will, use the predictable success of these custom bats to hamper their research and development, but that doesn't mean they didn't fill a now obvious void in the market that players around the country will be fist bumping about for years to come.
(See the 2015 DeMarini Bats line up here, the DeMarini CF7 Drop 5 Review here, the DeMarini Voodoo Review here, The DeMarini CF7 Review here, the DeMarini NVS Vexxum review here and the DeMarini Insane Review here).


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EroExpo in Moscow started today
21.10.2016 | Moscow, Russia – Today the EroExpo in Moscow, Russia started. The exhibition brings together manufacturers, distributors, small wholesale companies and more than 500 retail owners for the seventh time. You can have a look at the opening ceremony in Sign Magazine´s latest video.


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Shenzhen Qianhai Xindinghong Industrial Development Co.,Ltd
Add: Floor 3, ShiHong Building, No.2095, Longgang Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Contact:Crystal Wang
Adjustable angle and height of the product can be displayed by the retractable shoe rack.
Basic information:
1.Model NO .: OEM
2.Suitable for: clothing store / showroom / pavilion / hotel / shoes
3.Color: metal silver (multi-color optional custom)
4. N.W.:2.65 Kgs
5.Design Style: Modern,Concise
6.Packaging: 1PC for a Carton
7.Specification: ISO9001
8.HS Code: 8476900000 (Display Stands)
9.Material: Metal
10.Finishing: polished metal polishing
11.Size: High W10 * D10 * H30 ~ 45cm / W3.9 "* D3.9" * H11.8 ~ 17.7 "
13.Carton Size: L15*D15*H35CM
14.Trademark: XDH or OEM
15.Origin: Shenzhen, China
16.Accept all your customized requirements!
17.FOB port :Shenzhen Yantian port,China.
18.Payment: T / T 50% deposit, 50% balance before the shipment.
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Adjustable angle and height of the product can be displayed by the retractable shoe rack. Fine turning parts, not only easy to adjust but also firm and solid welding, the angle adjustment parts: according to the actual height, height adjustment. Handle screw: free angle, free adjustment (can be adjusted according to the angle of the angle of the exhibition frame) Surface treatment: smooth mirror processing, not only highlight the metal texture and generous beautiful, durable. EVA bottom pad: the base attached to high-quality rubber anti-skid pad is more fit the counter, to avoid moving the rack when scratched counter tops., Unique design, exquisite production process, display shoes, perfect product temperament. Smooth edges and polished, detailed treatment details. Exquisite workmanship, strict selection, excellence, QC to control, quality assurance.
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Morning folks.
Hope you're all tip-top and beaming with the joy of spring?! If not, today's exclusive PT&F17 post should be all the joy you need…
"4 whole months of Threads & Fades, so thanks men, but now it's time to mix it up a little…" by way of a super one-off feature with the @shockoe_atelier boys themselves about the project…
So we've had a few chops and changes recently that we highlighted in last month's feature HERE but one thing that, obviously, remains set in stone is the denim that's going on the journey and the provider @shockoe_atelier.
Shockoe have been so great through the process; starting at the beginnings when this project was just a pipe dream up until this point where they so graciously agreed to give us their thoughts on the 'Threads & Fades 2017' story…so far! There's a few juicy extras in their for you all as well so I'm not going to waste anymore of your time.
It's time to sit back, relax, crack open a beer (maybe a little early in some places but hey-ho it's 5pm somewhere right??) and listen to @shockoe_atelier about their take on @clobbercalm.threadsnfades2017 plus a few glances toward a rosy Shockoe future 😉
(Oh wait. I want feedback on PT&F17 – What do you guys want to see? Do you have any questions for the dudes? What do you want to see us do more of? Please do reach out people in the comments so I can incorporate your ideas. It would be a pleasure)
1. @shockoe_atelier, we're 4 months in (1/3 year) to the project, are you happy with how the jeans are looking?
Absolutely!! The Kojima fabric is an amazing one, for sure. All of the guys are producing some awesome images of the fades. Four months has always been, in my eyes, where you start to see some great electric blue shades starting to really make their presence known. This is the time frame where things start to get really interesting and evolve faster and faster.
2. Are the fades/wear what you would expect to see after this amount of time?
They are. Of course, everything is lifestyle dependent, but like I said four months is when you start to see each individual's character/life show through greatly in their jeans. Creases are set and indigo is fading more obviously than ever.
3. What would you like to see more of from the project? (Please be honest, we won't be offended)
We have always been fans of seeing people doing things in our jeans (more than just Instagram posing in the jeans/flats). We adore the images that have been made for Insta for sure and think they are the most effective thing for us, but with a competition it can really show the person's personal lives and images that aren't specifically all about the jeans that add some fun flair (and honestly keep people wanting to come back).
4. What's in store for Shockoe in the near future? Anything new product-wise?
Right now we are focusing on who we wanted to be when Shockoe was first born, a denim factory. We want to get the factory humming the way it should be and really just keep the shelves stocked while introducing limited runs of interesting fabrics or cuts. We really just want to hone in on what we do best.
We used to make this amazing double-faced twill pant called the Cottrell. It was a super interesting pant because when it's new it has a super dark green warp and a tan/khaki weft. As you wear it, it becomes super soft and the warp starts to look like an old school chalk board that has been written on and erased a ton. It was such an amazing piece for us and we honestly should have never stopped making it, but we are super, super stoked to have it in our line up again.
We will also be introducing a new fabric from Cone Mills in our Slim fit soon. We haven't used a fabric from them in a bit and decided that it's about damn time to have a 100% US made jean in our arsenal for a great price. Finally, we are going to be rolling out a new fit that is more a anti-fit looser jean (without looking like a JNCO). Personally, I am super excited to have that jean, but really it is for our customer that wants that more classic fit, or has bigger thighs/calves. Besides those we are just gonna crank out limited runs with some super interesting/special fabrics.
5. Obviously the T&F17 guys are currently wearing your Kojimas 24/7, 365 days-of-the-year (seriously, some are fashioning them as pyjamas!) so the question is…if you had to wear one of your garments, other than the Kojimas, for a whole year what would it be?
It's funny, online we sell boatloads of Kojima and Black Selvedge. In Richmond we mostly sell our Como fabric. Como is kind of the unsung hero of Shockoe. It is a little bit lighter in weight and darker in shade, but it is such an amazing fader of a jean. We have some guys that were die hard Japanese fabric only denim guys, and over sometime they all are addicted to Como now. Stays darker for a little longer, but once it starts fading there is no stopping it.
So peeps that's that! I'm sure you'll all agree that it's great to hear straight from the @shockoe_atelier boys! I know we say it a lot but, it's incredibly humbling to have the platform to make such great contacts and then share their thoughts with the world. Thank you so much for the above and everything else Shockoe. Really appreciated!
Everyone else, thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a top weekend guys. See the calendar below for what we have rocking over the next week…
As usual, stay close! We're always on the hunt to extend the @clobbercalm army!
Stay Blue Mad Cats.
Ben @clobbercalm.


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Estate agents are one of the gatekeepers when it comes to preventing money laundering in the UK, along with solicitors and banks.
Laundering money isn't a petty crime; the government is worried about the influx of illegal money because it is so often linked to terrorist groups, people trafficking and/or illegal drugs.
The preview clip showed an agent suggesting that he will circumnavigate the legal requirements for documentation. What followed in the program was a variety of ways of responding to 'Boris' – the reporter in disguise.
There is likely to be a backlash throughout the industry, especially as some of the agents caught in the spotlight are high street names.
While it is obviously not acceptable to do a deal with a person or institution that you suspect of money laundering, and stealing, it is also true that you must not let the client know that you suspect them of money laundering. So it is hard to get the balance right when faced with this sort of situation.
What the estate agents should not have done is say I'm afraid you cannot pay me that way because it is in contravention of the money laundering legislation in this country. What he must do is report it to the person in his company who is designated the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), and then must not tell anyone else.
Making suggestions to put the customer in touch with bent solicitors and suggesting ways to beat the system are out of order, but 'playing along' to get more information out of him might not be.
There are no hard and fast rules – each MLRO must use his or her discretion as to what to report and when. Government guidelines are just that, they are guidelines to be interpreted and Estate Agents are left to do the best they can to show due diligence in these situations.
One of the most difficult things to balance is the requirement to prevent 'tipping off' the prospective purchaser that you suspect them of money laundering. Letting the client know you are onto him is also an offence – so in a set up like this the agent is damned if he does damned if he doesn't.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the industry following the From Russia with Cash program. It will also be interesting to see what the outcome of the subsequent investigations by the NAEA which were announced late last week. They threaten expulsion for any member contravening Anti Money Laundering legislation.
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Activity. PHOTOBOMB!!! Photobomb a picture with your favorite book. Share it of course.
This is actually tougher than it seems for the simple fact that I have TONS of favorite books and a lot of them are on my iPad Kindle app. So I'm cheating....slightly...
Meet our new 5 week old kitty, aka Angel Bear. And because my iPad Kindle app stores tons of my favorite books, today it gets the title of "Favorite Book". Here are some of my most recent favorites on my iPad:
Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker
Lick: Stage Dive 1 by Kylie Scott
Losing Hope: Hopeless #2 by Colleen Hoover
Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles
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Hello, dear reader. I hope this post find you safe and well and happy. As always, I apologise for the huge gaps between posts. Things recently for me have been tricky and sticky and icky. But, I'm not here to talk about that. I'm here to talk about this..
Being a parent is incredible. No-one can prepare you for the love you feel when you see your child or children for the first time. It is an all-encompassing, overwhelming and completely belittling experience. And I am speaking now as someone who had THE MOST powerful rush of love when I saw both of my daughters – I know that some women and men don't or can't feel this and I don't wish to exclude you from this – but please bear with me – what I have to say might have relevance for you too.
As well as not being prepared for the love and the exhaustion and the overnight complete change of everything in your life, no-one can prepare you either for everything else that follows after that initial rush-of-love, and the weeks and months of life that happen in the year or so afterwards. Although, there is a HUGE amount of books, blogs, support groups and the like that are there for new parents – I've found that as my children grow, the amount of support and advice on how to deal with everyday life dwindles in direct opposition to the children's age or situation.
Take, for example, going back to "normal" life after maternity leave. The world expects you to go back to work and apply yourself with as much dedication and energy as you had when 8 hour-a-nights sleep was a reality and you didn't have a small human being attached to you at every single minute of the day or night demanding every ounce of your affection. And then you have another one! And there are 2 of them (or more!) clinging to your leg every time you leave the house, leaving their Weetabix finger-prints and snot all over your best work trousers.
And that's just the beginning. Currently, I am a mother of two beautiful girls I have a house and a dog and a job. On paper, I should be laughing. In practise, not so much.
A colleague of mine asked me the other day how I do it. I replied, quite quickly, and without thinking, that the only way that I can both work and be a parent is to do neither very well. What a world.
So, that's what led me on to this. I'm fascinated by history. I love teaching it and learning about it. I often wonder what it would be like to live in another time. I've studied both History and Sociology and what has made me think is this – in the Dark Ages, people subsisted. They woke at the crack of dawn and immediately began working and they did so until the sun went down and then they went to bed. There was very little time for recreation. They lived because they worked. Otherwise they'd die. In our society now, in the 21st Century, we have so many labour saving devices and recreational activities because we don't have to subsist anymore. We can exist.
Unfortunately, over the past few weeks that's all I've felt I've been doing – subsisting. The responsibilities of being a working mother in today's world means that my life is a series of footsteps – one in front of another – moving forward from where I just was into the place where I am about to be. My best friend (who I haven't seen in months due to our busy schedules) calls it "the tunnel". An apt description. I can't remember the last time I properly laughed. I miss appointments and deadlines. How is one person supposed to deal with so much? I don't get to watch anything on television. I don't have time to swim. I read, thank god. But that's because I have a fantastic Kindle Paperwhite which means I can read at the same time that I'm putting the girls to bed without disturbing them. It's my only escape. Otherwise I get up, go to work, deal with the children or do the housework. My life is not my own. No books or blogs prepare you for that. Apart from my wonderful book club, and a very few of my wonderful friends and family, I've not spoken to anyone (properly) in weeks. My back is stooped and my heart is heavy.
I'm subsisting. But the difference between me and my ancestors is that if I stop getting up at the crack of dawn and working until the sunsets, I won't die. But I'm not living. Which is worse?


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Vans Warped Tour continues free parent ticket
The Van's Warped tour has been pumping out music for more than 22 years, and they have always tried very hard to accommodate their entire fan base which spans from tweens to as old as you can possibly get and still rock hard core.
Rumors were spreading that they were going to eliminate their parent program entirely, but instead they have chosen to rework it. Here are the deets:
1 ticket = 1 parent
1 parent age 28 and older will be permitted with 1 child under the age of 16 with a paid ticket. This is a complementary non-transferrable wristband, and the Vans Warped Tour reserves the right to deny entry.
In order to accompany your child for free, you must arrive the morning of the show with photo ID, the child, and the paid ticket at the yellow guest list tent by the nain gates. There are no exceptions, so if you don't have all three of the listed items, you will not be getting in.
- No switching parents out halfway through the day
- No older siblings permitted to act as the accompanying adult
- If you have a non-parental appointed legal guardian, please bring any available documentation the day of the show and we will work with you!
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Lawley's organization, ICM Registry, saw its application to enable the top-level domain .XXX killed back in March after three years and millions of dollars spent.
Lawley posted on the ICM Registry homepage that his company has filed a petition for an independent review of ICANN's decision.
Online guru Brandon "Fight The Patent" told XBIZ that the petition, even if it led to an independent review, would likely achieve the same result for Lawley: rejection.
"He's trying to cry foul that ICANN jerked him along until the very end and got him the thumbs-down vote on .XXX," he said. "He's also working the angle that the Department of Commerce put in their strong-arm of government to prevent .XXX from going through."
During the struggle to make .XXX a reality, the ICM Registry filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed against the Department of Commerce, accusing the agency of working behind the scenes to kill .XXX. A federal judge ruled against ICM.
In the announcement, Lawley complained that ICANN denied him the business he would have gained from the addition of the .XXX top-level domain.
"ICM has been wrongfully denied the opportunity to operate the proposed .XXX [top-level domain] and gain the significant 'first mover' business advantage that would have flowed from its registry contract for what has always been regarded as one of the more sought after and popular expected new [top-level domain]," the announcement reads. "Further, ICANN's rejection of ICM's application has denied the benefits the [top-level domain] would have provided to the sponsored community and other stakeholders, namely, empowering individuals wishing to select or avoid such adult content websites to do so easily and establishing a forum for the online adult entertainment community to communicate and proactively respond to the needs and concerns of the broader Internet community."
For more information, visit ICMRegistry.com.