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Germans fret about whether their sophisticated standards of production and consumer protection will survive the clash with permissive US approaches – warns Dr Sebastian Płóciennik
If the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the European Union and the United States was ever a solution looking for a problem, that problem has now emerged. The crisis in Ukraine requires a bold sign that the West is strong and united just as it was in the good old days. The creation of an economic area with a combined population of 820 million people and a gross domestic product that makes up almost 50 per cent of the global share, seemingly fits the bill. The protagonists of this 'economic NATO' are therefore pushing to expedite negotiations.
But not everybody is happy to take the fast track. Among the loudest grumblers are the Germans who fret about whether their sophisticated standards of production and consumer protection will survive the crash with permissive US approaches. In the last year the media was full of reports about chlorine-preserved poultry, genetically modified plant foods and growth hormones. The TTIP also throws a shadow over a domestic financial system supporting small banks as well as the national ban on hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking'.
Germans look suspiciously on the plan to offer extraordinary protection to investors – the idea that you can allow companies hit by governmental regulatory decisions to seek redress through special arbitration courts rather than through the normal national courts. It gives rise to the fear that large companies will gain leverage vis-à-vis governments planning to, say, increase social or environmental standards. For Germany, such concerns are no longer merely hypothetical. The Swedish energy concern Vattenfall claims that Germany's radical withdrawal from nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster has caused it losses of €3.7bn, and is suing the federal government by means of a special international body created for international disputes in the energy sector.
Promises that the economy will boom and new jobs will be created are now considered to be little short of propaganda. Likewise forecasts that GDP will rise by €120bn in the EU and 400,000 more jobs will be created. Indeed, there is widespread opinion that the lion's share of the gains will go to big business – which will drive wages down.
Such concerns can seem a bit surprising for outsiders. Since 1995, various German politicians have promoted the idea of a free-trade zone with America; viewing this as a means to boost exports and growth. Today the Mittelstand companies, the core of German capitalism, stand to gain most since these so-called pocket-sized multinationals should see their expansion into the American market eased. Berlin is also interested in using the deal with Washington as a means to soften up third countries dismissive of the multilateral trade order of the World Trade Organisation preferred by Germany. The medium is the message: TTIP should set the gold standard for an open and inclusive trade regime; but it should also show that the West is prepared to exclude those who don't play ball. The Ukraine crisis should only cement this argument.
The problem is that regular Germans have not been inducted into this way of thinking. Having graduated from the social-market economy from the 20th century, focused on post-war reconstruction and security, Germany is now a green-market economy treating local, environmentally-friendly consumption as a national sport and way of life. Germans are individualistic, anti-capitalist and hostile to economic elites and big business. This is underpinned by a growing Americo-scepticism, which all explains why the German government cannot afford a simple, neoliberal story for TTIP – bolstered by the specter of a new Cold War. A new story is needed that combines the virtues of free trade and existing liberal capitalism with green approaches. Framing such a story will be as difficult as it would be for a vegetarian to explain his job application in a butcher's shop. The TTIP is not a done deal.
Dr Sebastian Płóciennik is a senior researcher at the Polish Institute of International Affairs think-tank


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This appendix describes in detail all the fields and buttons available in the CABB web scheduler, and how to use them.
The name of the source. If the name of a calibrator in the ATCA calibrator database is entered into this field, the scheduler will automatically fill the
CalCodefields. The information in this field will be used by the correlator as the name of the source in the output FITS files. If observing a mosaic, this field should be set to the name of the mosaic file describing the mosaic pointings, without the
RA & Dec
These fields define where on the sky you want the array to point, ie. the phase centre. You must specify
RAin hours, minutes and seconds separated by colons (
:), and you must specify
Decin degrees, minutes and seconds separated by colons (
:). The
Decwill be in the system defined by the
Epochfield, thus they can also be used to represent azimuth and elevation angles, and Galactic latitude and longitude.
This defines the coordinate system used for the
Decfields. Four epochs are recognised:
J2000 (default)
Az/El (horizon coordinates)
A flag used to specify if a certain source is meant as a calibrator. It should either be "
C" for a calibrator, or blank for a non-calibrator. For baseline solutions, the
CalCodeis set to "
B", a feature that should not be used by normal observers. When a calibrator is selected from the "
Search Cal" screens, or matched from input to the
Sourcefield, this code will automatically be set to "
C". The
CalCodefield is reset to blank after a new scan is added to avoid inadvertantly calling a target source scan a calibrator scan.
The assistance program makes use of the
CalCodefield to determine the level of on-line checking that is done. If a calibrator scan is indicated, the checks (for stable amplitude, small delays, closure phase, etc.) are more stringent. If a calibrator scan is not labelled with "
CalCode=C" then these checks will not be performed. On the other hand, most target sources have structure and insufficient flux, so assistance would sound alarms continuously if a source like that was marked as a calibrator scan.
This indicates the length of time to spend on the current scan. It is specified in time format and should be specified as
HH:MM:SS, where
SSare the number of hours, minutes and seconds to spend on the source respectively. Unless the
ScanTypeis set to
Dwell, the scan time includes the time to drive to the source. The scan must be at least four integration cycles long.
For many types of scan, this field is essentially meaningless, although it must always be set to four integration cycles or longer. For
Closefilescans, the scan will take as long as it needs to, and the setting of the
ScanLengthfield is unimportant.
This field specifies special scan characteristics:
Normal: the scan will go for the length of time specified by
ScanLength, inclusive of all slewing/setup time to get on source. For example, if
ScanLengthis set to 10 minutes, then the scan will go for 10 minutes, even it takes 2 minutes to slew to source; in this case, only 8 minutes of data will be collected on-source.
Dwell: the scan will go for the length of time specified by
ScanLength, in addition to any slewing/setup time incurred while moving to the source. For example, if
ScanLengthis set to 10 minutes, and the telescope takes 2 minutes to slew to source, then this scan will go for 12 minutes, and 10 minutes of data will be collected on-source.
Mosaic: this must be selected to indicate that this scan is a mosaic scan, and that the
Sourcefield should be interpreted as the name of a mosaic file.
Point: indicates that this scan should be executed as a pointing pattern, which can be used to determine offsets for each antenna. This may be used for global pointing solutions as performed by local staff, or for reference pointing during observations.
Paddle: indicates that the paddle should be inserted during 3mm observations; this scan type will have no effect during observations at other bands.
Closefile: placing a scan with this scan type in a schedule causes the correlator to close the current file when it reaches this scan. No other scan parameters are interpreted when this scan type is specified. This is useful for keeping file sizes small, or for separating files based on the number of times the schedule has looped. The correlator will automatically start a new file when the next scan begins.
OTFMos: this must be selected to indicate that this scan is an on-the-fly mosaic scan, and that the
Sourcefield should be interpreted as the name of a mosaic file.
This field specifies the pointing mode of the antenna during the scan. Options are:
Global: the default pointing mode. It uses the global, all-sky pointing model determined at each reconfiguration.
Offset: uses the offsets from the latest pointing solution (which should be determined on a nearby calibrator) to improve the pointing locally (near the calibrator) and for a limited time (offsets are time variable). For experiments that track only a single source and a nearby calibrator, this is the safest pointing mode to use.
Offpnt: instructs caobs to find the best pointing solution for this scan by looking through all pointing solutions from the previous two hours, and selecting the one closest in az/el position and frequency. If no suitable pointing solution is found, it reverts to the global pointing model, which may cause serious problems, especially at 3mm wavelengths. This mode should be preferred over
Offsetpointing if many widely-separated sources are being observed together.
Refpnt: determine new local pointing offsets by executing a pointing pattern on a calibrator. Using this
Pointingmode causes the telescope to be put into global pointing mode before the new offsets are determined. This option only makes sense when combined with a
Point, and this should only be done while observing a calibrator.
Refpntwill make the scheduler automatically set the
Update: determine new local pointing offsets by executing a pointing pattern on a calibrator. Using this
Pointingmode causes the newly determined offsets to be added to the previously determined pointing solution. This option only makes sense when combined with a
Point, and this should only be done while observing a calibrator.
Updatewill make the scheduler automatically set the
If you choose to have a
Pointand a
Pointingthat is not
Update, the scheduler will popup a query box asking if you are sure this is what you want. For normal observations, you should always have
Pointso that the pointing offsets determined during the pointing scan will be used for all subsequent
Offpntscans. There may be other cases where the observer does not want the pointing to be automatically updated (such as during an array reconfiguration), which is why this option is not strictly forbidden.
This is an ASCII string up to 12 characters long that is used to identify who made the observations. It is not critical to any on-line system and is merely a label for reference.
This is the project identification number (
nnn) allocated to observing projects, and should be specified here as
Cnnn. The
Projectfield value is used by cacor to name the extension of the output RPFITS files. It is important that it is set correctly as it is used for record keeping and by the ATNF Online Archive. The default
C999code is used for system testing and test files; such files will not be considered as valuable when it comes to deleting data.
The scheduler will complain if you enter a schedule file that doesn't look like
Vnnna(the latter being a VLBI project code). You can choose to ignore the warning, and the scheduler will save the schedule, but it is strongly advised that you do not use a project code that does not fit the above pattern.
The value of this field can only be set for source 1 in the schedule, and is used as the start time of the schedule. If
TimeCodeis set to
LST, then this value is only used for calculation of slew times and elevations by the scheduler's listing tab, and will be ignored by caobs. If
TimeCodeis set to
UTChowever, caobs will treat the schedule as an absolute time schedule, so each scan will only be executed between the time specified here (on the date specified in the
Datefield) and the time plus the value in
ScanLength. This will usually only be useful when coordinating the activities of the ATCA with other telescopes (such as for VLBI).
The selection made here sets the type of time desired for the
Timefield above. It can be either local sidereal time (LST) or coordinated universal time (UTC). This field can only set for source 1 in the schedule. See the description of the
Timefield for the consequences of setting this field to UTC.
The observing date can be set here to allow the scheduler to correctly determine the source positions and drive times. Of course, the date does not matter when setting LST, but is of vital importance when the
TimeCodeis set to UTC.
This field is also used when the scheduler calculates the apparent frequency of a spectral line, which will be affected by the velocity of the Earth on the date specified here.
The value of this field may (eventually) be used to configure the correlator. Currently, there are only a few easily-usable correlator configurations, and this field should be left blank, or given the default value of
This parameter specifies the number of cycles to average together when writing the data out to an RPFITS file on disk. Averaging will restart on source and frequency changes. We do not recommend that this field is set to values larger than
Setting this field requests caobs to record the attenuator and sampler settings assocated with each different field value, and recall those settings whenever a scan is encountered with the same value. Each frequency setting (modulo 1 MHz) allows for up to 128 such values. Valid
Environmentvalues are from 0 to 127.
PointingOffset1 & PointingOffset2
Use these fields and the
Pointingtype to make the telescope point away from the specified RA & Dec.
PointingOffset1is the offset in seconds to move in RA, and
PointingOffset2is the offset in arcseconds to move in Dec. Remember that the phase centre of the observation will always be at the position given in the
Decfields. Therefore if you wish to use these offset pointing fields to avoid a potential DC offset issue, you must put an offset position in
Decand then use
PointingOffset2to shift the pointing centre to be on source again.
When switching between different observing frequencies, the usable range of correlator channels will also change, due to RFI or bandpass shape. The correlator uses only a certain subset of channels – called the TV channels – to determine system temperatures, and if the TV channels are not kept constant for each individual frequency config then you may encounter amplitude problems later in the reduction process. The TV channels setting also affects what is displayed by vis. This parameter allows you to set the TV channels on a per scan basis, which makes frequency switching a far more automated process. This parameter should be either
nullto allow the current TV channel setting to be left as-is, or a set of four numbers, separated by commas, indicating (in order) the first and last TV channel for IF 1, and the first and last TV channel for IF 2.
During normal frequency-switching observations, cacor will itself remember the TV channels on a per-frequency basis, and restore them as the frequencies change. If everything works as expected, this scheduler field is not required. This field is here in case you don't want to rely upon cacor's memory.
This field can be used to instruct caobs to issue one or more commands each time it starts this scan. Multiple commands may be specified, separated by semi-colons, although this field has an 80 character limit. Each command must be a recognised caobs command. For example, the tied-array configuration could be changed by specifying
corr catie ant 123456 123456; corr catie gain 0.2 0.2
The first command listed in this field will be executed as soon as the scan is started, and each subsequent command will be executed as soon as the previous has been processed. To allow more flexibility in the timing of the commands listed in this field, there is a special command
WAIT n. This command (which cannot be used in manual caobs operation), waits for
nintegrations after the start of the scan. After this condition has been met, the commands after the
WAITcommand are executed. For example, to calibrate the phases after 5 cycles (to allow for data collection), specify
wait 5; corr pcal
There are important caveats on the
WAITcommand. It does not guarantee on-source cycles will be waited: if the command
wait 5is specified, but it takes 5 or more cycles before the telescope gets on-source, the subsequent command will likely be executed before valid data is collected. To guard against this, consider putting a dummy scan before the scan with the command specification. The dummy scan should have a small (one or two cycles) amount of dwell time so that caobs will wait until the telescope is on-source before proceeding to the next scheduled scan.
WAITcommand is not a progression command either. Take for example the following command:
wait 5; corr dcal; wait 4; corr pcalThis command will fail to do what you might naively expect, because after the
dcalcommand is issued, it will immediately issue the
pcalcommand. This is because the
wait 4command will immediately exit, as caobs has already waited for the fifth cycle to start, so it will no longer wait for the fourth cycle. Instead, this command should be:
wait 5; corr dcal; wait 9; corr pcal
CatVelfield can be set manually, or via the scheduler's "Pick Source" function. This allows for rapid and reliable frequency calculation with the scheduler's velocity calculator, as the information in this field is automatically propagated into the calculator. This field should be set as three values, separated by spaces as follows:
velocity velframe velconv
velocityis the velocity of the source in km/s (recession is positive),
velframeis the frame in which the velocity is measured (one of
Bary), and
velconvis the velocity convention (one of
This field must be set if you want to use the scheduler's zoom range checker.
FreqConfigfield is used to create a number of frequency and zoom settings that can be shared between scans. Setting the continuum frequencies and specifying up to 16 zooms in each IF can be tedious and error prone if it has to be repeated for many scans. The
FreqConfigfield lets you select one or more scans as
Masterscans and then assign other scans to be
Slavescans. Each
Slavescan inherits the exact frequency and zoom settings of the corresponding
Masterscan. Using this you can ensure source and calibrator are observed with the same settings, even after recalculating velocities and frequencies for a different date. The default setting of
nullleaves the settings independent of other scans.
This field can be used to leave comments for yourself in the schedule. It is it not used on-line, nor is this entry available outside the scheduler.
The ATCA can be in one of two "wraps", and the azimuth ranges observable in each wrap are different, although they overlap. This field can be used if you want to control which wrap to use for your observations. It can take one of three values:
North. See SectionĀ2.3.10 for a description of the wraps.
Continuum (MHz)
Enter the central frequency (in MHz) of the 2048 MHz continuum IF here. There is one of these fields in each of the
Freq2tabs, one for each available CABB continuum IF. If after entering a frequency in this box, the box text turns red on a yellow background, it means the frequency is invalid when considered with the frequency specified in the other IF. Putting the mouse over the frequency box will give you some information on how you might rectify this situation.
Chn. BW (MHz)
Select how wide (in MHz) each continuum channel will be for each IF. The channel width will also set the minimum bandwidth of each zoom band derived from this IF. There is one of these fields in each of the
Freq2tabs, one for each available CABB continuum IF.
Enter a frequency (in MHz) that will appear within the zoom band. The scheduler will then calculate the continuum (or offset continuum) channel that would have this specified frequency closest to its centre. This frequency must be within 1024 MHz of the frequency specified in the
Continuum (MHz)field. A maximum of 16 such bands can be specified in the scheduler for each IF when using a channel bandwidth of 1 MHz or 64 MHz.
Enter the wideband channel number to use for the zoom band. This will then restrict the frequencies available in the zoom band.
This is the number of continuum channels to use for this zoom band. Note that a maximum of 16 continuum channels can be used in each IF. Some of the
Widthboxes will be disabled if more than 1 continuum channel is assigned to any particular zoom band.
Use this to select whether to keep the continuum frequency fixed or keep the frequency of the first zoom fixed when you change the
Widthor velocity.
This button brings up the velocity calculator that lets you specify the source velocity and rest frequency to calculate the sky frequency of the spectral line. The sky frequency is rounded to the nearest possible frequency setting of the telescope and entered in the schedule when you press the
This tick box appears on the velocity calculator. When ticked, the same velocity setting will be used for all zooms on both frequencies. Use this to avoid having to enter the same information many times when the source has many spectral lines with more or less the same velocity.

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Food Swap
The Food Swap is THIS SUNDAY at 2pm! We encourage everyone to come, whether you're participating in the Nutrition Challenge or not. This is a great way to try out lots of Paleo recipes, plus if you bring your own dish to try you'll be leaving with FIVE new meals for the week. Info packets are on the front desk by the computer. Please fill out the second page and turn in to a trainer by Friday! Email Becky with any questions firstname.lastname@example.com
Free Community Workout
Our next free community workout is Saturday, November 3rd at 10:00 am and is open to anyone who wants to learn more about Centerville CrossFit. As always, we welcome repeat visitors, and we recommend you RSVP as soon as possible, as our last 11 events have sold out. If you're interested or have questions, please email Mitch at firstname.lastname@example.com
Friday Night Lights
Friday November 2nd at 6:00 pm we will be having our "Friday Night Lights" workout for our current members. Everyone is welcome to join us for a workout designed to replicate the feel of the Games Open. Come enjoy the WOD and cheer on your fellow CrossFitters.
Thursday WOD
In teams of 2:
AMRAP 15mins:
10 Wallballs
10 Push-ups
Rest 5mins
AMRAP 15mins:
5 Pull-ups
10 Burpees
*only one person working at a time, each partner must complete one full round before switching!
*If you did the WOD yesterday substitute 5 Deadlifts and 10 Paratroopers (L+R=1).


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DeepSpaceNews –– Back in the 1970s, NASA designers turned the agency's collective attention toward the construction of huge human communities in space. The folks over at Space.com collected some of the more intriguing designs in the following infographic. Check them out.
Credit: Karl Tate for Space.com
For DeepSpaceNews, I'm Gina Smith.


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Joel did the cooking tonight so that I could use my time to get my 8 miles of training in (I only ran 6, but who's counting?). We found this recipe in the Fixate Cookbook and thought they looked not only healthy, but also delicious. We were right 🙂
- 12 oz raw ground 93% lean turkey breast
- 3/4 medium onion, 1/4 finely chopped, 1/2 sliced, divided use
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 Tbsp. finely chopped parsley
- 1 tsp. hot pepper sauce
- 1 medium eggplant, peeled, sliced into 8 rounds
- 1 medium bell pepper, sliced
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 4 slices Muenster cheese
- 1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- Preheat grill or broiler to high.
- Combine turkey, chopped onion, egg whites, parsley, and hot sauce in a medium bowl, mix well. Form turkey into four patties.
- Grill or broil patties for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until no longer pink in the middle. Set aside. Keep warm.
- Brush sliced onion, eggplant and bell pepper with oil.
- Grill or broil for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until lightly browned.
- Place a slice of eggplant on each of four serving plates. Top each with a patty, a slice of onion, a slice of bell pepper, and a slice of cheese. Sprinkle with vinegar and top with a second slice of eggplant.
Ours were slightly different because A. I forgot onion at the grocery store (whoops) and B. I am trying to go dairy-free for a few weeks so we used dairy-free American cheese instead of Muenster. Still delicious! Enjoy 🙂


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Romance Promo Central is happy to welcome Ryshia Kennie to the blog! She's here today to answer some questions about her latest book, Fatal Intent, and also about her writing. If this book sounds like something that you would be interested in reading, please find some buy links at the bottom of the post and pick up a copy or two!
RPC – Try to describe your book in one sentence.
Ryshia – Murder, fear and confusion is not what Garrett expects as she leads a scientific team into the Borneo jungle nor is the passion that ignites between her and what appears to be a gorgeous man of the jungle offering help; but as the emerald world closes in there are no options and only one question, can anyone be trusted?
RPC – Where would you live if you could live anywhere in the world?
Ryshia – If I could live anywhere in the world I'd live in Thailand. Now, I put a caveat here in that there are many countries in the world I that haven't been to and if I were to travel to one of those yet unknown places, that could definitely change up my answer. But for now, I'm good with Thailand. I love the culture, the landscape and the weather. And if I could have everyone I know and love living just down the beach from me, it would be the perfect place.
RPC – What's your current guilty pleasure?
Ryshia – I love ice cream and especially hot fudge sundaes. But it's winter now so ice cream is out. Not because I wouldn't eat it if there was any in the house but somehow the urge to drive unnecessarily in the cold to Dairy Queen for that hot fudge sundae isn't as enticing as it is in the summer. So my winter guilty treat – chocolate.
RPC – Did you always had in mind to be a writer or it just happened?
Ryshia – I've been writing ever since I first held that fat red pencil in grade one. But the true beginning was in grade eight when I was inspired by my English teacher who loved my first line, something about a historic barber shop where the barber slits the man's throat. Her praise on that line and the story that followed opened a window that suggested I might have found something I was good at. After that I was hooked and wrote in the margins of my notebooks all the way through school. Of course it took me a while to figure out how to take the writing from the margins, so to speak, and into a place where I could contemplate publication.
RPC – Did you know the title before you started writing?
Ryshia – The title is one of the first things I choose. If I don't have the title when I begin, I'll have it before the first page is done. It is one of the things that makes the story real to me and allows me to begin to flesh out the story in my mind. Ironically, with every book, the title is one of the first things that is changed once it begins the process to publication, or as I like to think of it, goes out into the real world. That said, Fatal Intent did end up with a title I chose but it was a title I suggested while brainstorming with my publisher. I've come to think of that first title, the one at the story's inception, as the borrowed title.
RPC – Are you a plotter or a pantzer?
Ryshia – I began life as a pantser and I suppose I'll always lean that way as I think that's more personality than anything. But I've learned to plot, outline and think things through more before beginning. That tends to save time in rewrites.
RPC – What inspired you to write, you took any ideas from other books, movies etc? Did you do any research before start or during of the writing of the books?
Ryshia – I've been inspired throughout my life by the authors that have provided so many books for my enjoyment. Every time I step into a bookstore or library, I'm inspired. I can't say it was any particular book or movie that gave me any of my ideas but rather my story ideas were the result of a compilation of life experiences mixed with imagination. That time-worn what if thought combined with the perfect setting to plunk that what if question into. For Fatal Intent, while I was in Borneo I knew that I wanted to write a story set there. So I did as much research as I could on location beforehand. I also researched online and I purchased a few books on the history of the tribes in Borneo and the geography of the area. Borneo was one of the most fascinating settings I've used so far. But I didn't know which direction that research was going to go as far as a story until I stood on the sweeping verandah of an Iban Longhouse and heard the story of the human skull that swung back and forth in a quiet breeze. The guide told us that it was the last human head hunted and had been taken well over a hundred years ago. Fact or fiction – it was the beginning of a story.
RPC – Your favorite books and author?
Ryshia – Favourite authors – Stephen King, Ken Follett, Susan Wiggs, Lavryle Spencer, Julie Garwood, Rick Mofina and I could go on.
Favourite books – The Stand, Gone With the Wind, A Woman of Substance, and many of the books by my favourite authors. It seems there's no shortage of good books.
RPC – Where can readers find your books?
Ryshia – They can find the list of my books, and where they're available, on my website www.ryshiakennie.com. The books are available at all major online bookstores. Basically my website is the hub of it all – where my books can be found and where readers can contact me.
RPC – What are your thoughts on ebooks? (i.e. love them, hate them, wave of the future)
Ryshia – I love books in any format, so yes I love e-books. But right now I read more print than ebooks because I like the feel of holding a paper book. I can take a paper book into the bath, as long as I'm careful, I can line them up on shelves and have the rich feel of books all around me. But ebooks have their place. I love the ability to flip easily to another story or order a book that catches my interest without driving to a bookstore, library or waiting for that online bookstore to deliver. I also love the fact that, as I like to read more than one story at once, there's no decision as to which book to stick in my bag when I'm heading out the door – I just grab the e-reader and make the choice at the destination. And I love traveling with one device that holds a whole library. I sense e-books are the way of the future but as much as I love them I would mourn forever the loss of paper. I suspect, or maybe hope, that is a long way into the future.
RPC – Are you reading or writing something else at the moment?
Ryshia – I'm reading Ken Follett's Winter of the World and loving it. His historical novels are big, meaty with the characters sprawling across a broad landscape.
As far as writing – I'm working on the final revisions of a story that has me pretty excited. The idea of it began with an unexpected call from a friend and a tour through a house she was interested in purchasing which happened to be a hoarder's house. From that came the story I'm now working on. I'm in the midst of revising the story about a woman whose life unexpectedly intersects that of a hoarder after she buys a house that is still full of many of the hoarder's possessions.
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An expedition into the Borneo rain forest is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for entomologist Garrett Cole. It's this trip that could finally make her a star in her field. But when her team's guide is found dead and headless on the banks of the river, Garrett's dream trek suddenly becomes a nightmare. Lost in the heart of the jungle, she must fight to maintain her composure while leading a panicked team of scientists to safety.
When sexy and rugged Aidan arrives in the jungle looking as if he belongs, Garrett has no choice but to accept his help. But Aidan is more than she bargained for—a man of few words and fewer answers, as comfortable in the jungle as the mysterious native tribesmen. And as the days pass and passion flares between them, Garrett wonders if Aidan's good intentions are just another of the jungle's illusions.
In a land rife with predators and a killer still on the loose, can she trust the one man who claims to be their rescuer?
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Chapter One
She saw him floating headless through a mist of tears.
Even the river's roar was not enough to mask her scream, as overhead the Borneo midday sun skidded a brilliant reflection across the river's surface.
Garrett clapped her hand over her mouth and squinted against the bright sun. As if that would shift reality or change the fact that all that stood between Malcolm and anonymity was the San Diego Chargers logo on his torn, water-soaked T-shirt. Instead, tears washed her vision.
Malcolm's smiling face—his smiling, missing face. She choked and her foot slipped, bringing her dangerously close to the riverbank, and the body.
Brush crackled and something screeched, the sound harsh and loud in a place where there was never silence. It would have sent chills through the uninitiated but it was only an insect, an oversize bug—an insect that might not be classified, identified. There were so many and that was what brought her here. But now her guide was dead, headless. That thought alone was preposterous even when the evidence lay in front of her. She wanted to weep. She wanted to run. But it was up to her to get her team out of here. She needed another focus before panic clouded everything.
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Ryshia Kennie is the author of three published romances. From the Dust, is a romance set during the Great Depression. Her second book, Ring of Desire, was set against a backdrop of magic and mystery, in medieval England. With her third book she settled into a genre that piqued her interest and fed her love for travel, romantic suspense. Fatal Intent is a romantic suspense set in the heart of the Borneo jungle. An award winning author, her recent novels focus on women's fiction as well as suspense – always with a hint or even a dollop, of romance. The Canadian prairies are home where she lives with her husband and one opinionated Irish Terrier. Visit her website at http://www.ryshiakennie.com.
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Your First Best Picture Rumblewritten by cruzron on 2011-03-25 #news
What was the photo that you consider your first and best one at that time? We're sure there's a story behind that so tell us!227 75 Share Tweet
Lomo T-shirt Printing!written by shuttersentinel17 on 2011-10-07 #gear #tutorials
Nothing feels better than wearing a shirt you designed yourself!37 195 Share Tweet
50 of the Best Lomo LC-A+ MX Photos!written by edwinchau on 2012-03-22
Multiple Exposure — It is every Lomographer's basic trick instinct, and the LC-A+ is one of the best cameras for this technique. We've collected 50 of the most popular Lomo LC-A+ MX photos. Check these out and get inspired to shoot your own multiples!28 54 Share Tweet
Your First Best Picture Rumble Winners Announcementwritten by cruzron on 2011-05-09 #news
What was your first best picture? We're sure you remember it fondly! Here are the three winners whose stories delighted the whole community.36 33 Share Tweet
Lomography and Air Present the Voyage to the Moon LomoKino Competition!written by mmoya on 2012-06-21 #news
Lomography and the band, Air, teamed up for a special competition. This LomoKino movie competition asks you to submit your very own LomoKino Voyage To The Moon! Check out the details after the jump!43 25 Share Tweet
My Favorite Stage Shot Rumble – Winner Announcementwritten by tomas_bates on 2011-09-29 #news
There were some amazing submissions to the 'My Favorite Stage Shot' Rumble – Read on to see the pick of the bunch and find out who our competition winners are!28 36 Share Tweet
Stars and Moon Shotswritten by pvalyk on 2011-11-01 #gear #tutorials
I love stars and the moon. Taking a pictures of it might be the most beautiful thing one might perform, so here's a tutorial on how to do it with any camera.7 59 Share Tweet
Lomography & Phototuts+ Present the Portraits of Summer Competition - Winners Announcementwritten by mmoya on 2012-10-18 #news
Photo Tuts+ and Lomography launched a photo competition in search of the best portrait of summer! We received thousands of photos but only 3 photos stood out from the rest. Read on to see who won!35 21 Share Tweet
Lomography & Phototuts+ Present the Portraits of Summer Competitionwritten by mmoya on 2012-08-20 #news
Lomography and Phototuts+ have joined forces to bring you a photo competition that will bring out your true photography skills. We would like to present the Portraits of Summer competition! Just follow one of the two tutorials and submit your photos. Check out more information after the jump!7 46 Share Tweet
The Lomo LCA + or the Lomographic Dreamwritten by jaybees80 on 2013-07-11 #gear
The Lomo LC-A + is the camera of all dreams. An artistic ally, an extension of the arm, a link between a dreamer's brain and a hand which seeks to transcribe a dreamlike vision ...8 44 Share Tweet
Make Your SuperSampler Fly!written by darwin1974 on 2012-05-31 #gear #tutorials
Here's one tipster that is almost not one, but rather a boldness and nothing more. Read about how you can make your SuperSampler fly after the jump!11 38 Share Tweet
New Feature: Embed Code for Photos!written by shhquiet on 2011-04-28 #news
Want to share your Lomography photos on your blog or personal web page? It just got easy! We introduce you to a new Lomography feature - The embed code for photos17 32 Share Tweet
Are You Searching For Super Spray? Don't Be Fooled This April 1st!written by tomas_bates on 2014-03-10 #news
Oh no, we are terribly sorry! Alas, our amazing Lomography Super Photo Spray is only a pipe-dream invented by us cheeky chaps for April Fool's Day! Whilst this Super Spray would be pretty awesome (if the photos didn't take quite so long to develop!), there are still all kinds of ways you can enjoy analogue photography this very minute...25 23 Share Tweet
IRMA Records Compilation Album Competitionwritten by kyonn on 2012-07-05 #news
We can't make you a rock star, but we can offer you the chance to make one of your photographs the cover art for an iTunes album. Interested? Take a look after the jump for more details.3 40 Share Tweet
Analogue Jewelrywritten by erikagrendel on 2011-09-12 #gear #tutorials
I think that many of us have some special photos which deserve to become a part of jewelry. the past few days, I was thinking more about it and experimenting with polyester glass casting resin.6 36 Share Tweet
Most Popular Photos of Malaysia – Best of February 2012written by eva_eva on 2012-03-01 #news
There are tons of beautiful pictures uploaded by Malaysian users each month and here you go, we present you our 10 Most Popular Photos of Malaysia for February 2012!15 28 Share Tweet
Picture-Perfection with Lomo LC-Widewritten by erikagrendel on 2012-06-13 #gear
There were several reasons why I decided to buy a Lomo LC-Wide and because it belongs to the cameras you must start saving money few months ahead before you actually buy it, it was a long thinking process. But after almost a year of using it, I have to say that Lomo LC-Wide is worth every penny, and I really mean it!8 27 Share Tweet
How to Display Vintage Photo Booth Photoswritten by ipdegirl on 2011-10-27 #gear #tutorials
Collect all those skinny little pictures you've taken over the years in photo booths because I've got a great way to display them that doesn't involve a corkboard and thumbtacks.8 26 Share Tweet
Crowd Pleasers Rumblewritten by tomas_bates on 2011-07-11 #news
The musician on stage is only one half of what makes a music event so special – The crowd create the atmosphere by which you'll remember it all – So show us your favorite photo of the audience enjoying a music event, we've got Piggies for the winner!6 22 Share Tweet
Most Popular Photos from Stage 1 - Upload Acrobaticswritten by pan_dre on 2013-05-02 #news
Stage One of the Spring into Shape Challenge is over now and we are amazed by all the fresh new shots. With over 22.000 photos being uploaded in the last 24 hours, there is plenty of eye popping material out there.6 21 Share Tweet
Portraits of Strangers: Strangers Heart Lomo!written by shuttersentinel17 on 2012-04-02
My very first attempt to focus on shooting only strangers - and not in a stalking or stealthy kind of way! Read on!4 23 Share Tweet
Zenith Photosniperwritten by lomodirk on 2011-02-22 #gear
The world most martial photo camera. Again a boring day at a local flea market and there's nothing a Lomographer's heart desires. But don`t forget to keep your objective in view.10 16 Share Tweet
Upcycle a Vintage TV Into a Light Box!written by cruzron on 2013-08-16 #gear #tutorials
If you still have ancient television sets gathering dust in your home, repurpose it into a cool looking light box for your favorite Lomographs!3 21 Share Tweet
Panoramic Photos but Without A Panoramic Camerawritten by pvalyk on 2011-10-25 #gear #tutorials
You heard me. Trying different exposures, got me thinking what else I can do with my camera. That's when I found out about panoramic photos and how I can achieve such effect. This method has been around for a while and many professional photographers have been using and talking about it.4 21 Share Tweet
Photoville NYC LomoWall Winners Announcementwritten by mmoya on 2012-07-02 #news
Lomography called for photos of NYC for the 1st Annual Photoville exhibition. We recruited our community to submit their favorite photos of the city that never sleeps. Check out the lucky Lomographers whose photos were picked!13 9 Share Tweet
Most Popular Photos of Malaysia – Best of March 2012written by eva_eva on 2012-04-01 #news
There are tons of beautiful pictures uploaded by Malaysian users each month and here you go, we present you our 10 Most Popular Photos of Malaysia for March 2012!5 17 Share Tweet
Tip for Scanning Your Negatives Without a Scannerwritten by tonantzin on 2013-04-12 #gear #tutorials
Do you want to scan your negatives a different way? I have the solution, you don't even need a scanner! Just keep reading and you'll see! :)1 19 Share Tweet
Lomography Singapore's Best Photos of March 2012written by saysaysay on 2012-04-02 #news
Every month, we will recap the best of Singapore Lomographs. Ready? Let's look at March's best shots from the Lion City!6 13 Share Tweet
My 2011 in Analogue: A Photo a Monthwritten by kneehigh85 on 2011-12-31
My aim for 2011 was to make the most of free time and snap snap snap away. I think I achieved that as I became a much more active lomographer throughout the year. Here I will show you one photo I love from each month of 2011, and tell you a little about it.5 14 Share Tweet
Top 5 Things Students Worry About On Picture Daywritten by denisesanjose on 2013-03-04 #news
It's another manic Monday and I know you hardworking students are just longing for spring break already. But before you put those books away and kick your feet up by the pool, don't forget to look decent for Photo Day! Unless you want to be immortalized/ridiculed in bad yearbook or ID photos...3 15 Share Tweet


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The glittering Real Plaza shopping center in the Comas district north of Lima buzzes with middle-class energy, featuring franchises like Popeye's and KFC, DirecTV and RadioShack, McDonald's, China Wok and even a multi-screen "Cineplanet" movie theater. Like similar shopping malls across the sprawling Lima metropolitan area, the Comas Real Plaza is visibly aspirational; the economic prosperity and upward mobility that it represents to many Peruvians is hard to miss. Polished glass, spotless common areas, air-conditioned stores, plush cinema seats and American fast food all tell the story of a new, rising middle class.
This particular mall is almost an hour by car from the skyscrapers and manicured streets of San Isidro and Miraflores—Lima's more posh, moneyed districts. It also stands somewhat in contrast to other areas nearby. Not much farther north, many roads are unpaved and neighborhoods less developed. Even immediately outside the gates of the mall, Peru's colossal informal economy still flourishes, as vendors hawk street food, fruits and vegetables.
In Peru, one of Latin America's strongest-performing economies, scenes like Real Plaza are the visible trappings of the country's economic success story. They are also part of the allure that has over the past several decades drawn millions of Peruvians from towns and villages farther inland to the sprawling urban area around the capital.
Since 1980, the population of metropolitan Lima has doubled, going from 4.8 million to almost 10 million in 2015. Many of the new arrivals settled in sprawling informal settlements, known locally as "pueblos jovenes," or young towns. As a result, greater Lima—confined by the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west—has stretched and contorted along almost 125 miles of coastline. Lima is now the sixth-largest metropolitan area in Latin America, just behind Rio de Janeiro. However, unlike Rio's favelas, not all pueblos jovenes are slums or shantytowns; in Lima, the divide between formal and informal urban development has begun to blur. Many pueblos jovenes are now serviced by running water, electricity, paved roads, schools and other public goods. While most are still underserviced by global standards, many have also started to resemble middle-class neighborhoods.


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Pattern of scams reported by SECC
Everyone has heard the old adage "don't talk to strangers." A new version may be "don't accept packages for them, either."
In a series of four incidents -- two of them on campus -- reported by the South East Chicago Commission, a man identifying himself as a doctor or professor has called a place of business and asked that someone there accept a package that would soon be delivered and pay the courier's fee, which the caller would reimburse later that day.
"Some of the story lines were more elaborate than others, but in each case, the courier showed up to collect the money, but the caller -- who variably called himself Dr. Goldwin, Dr. Mitchell or Professor Goldman -- never did," said Robert Richards, law-enforcement coordinator for the SECC. The money collected by the "courier" ranged from $8 to $35.
The first incident was reported on March 28 at Caffe Florian. According to Richards, a similar incident occurred later that same evening at another Hyde Park business, although a formal police report was not filed. The attendant at the Hospitals parking structure reported an incident at 2 a.m. on April 9, and the bartender at the Pub in Ida Noyes Hall reported an incident in the late afternoon of April 10. In the latter incident, the courier showed up, but the bartender became suspicious and refused to accept the package or pay the fee. He notified University Police, but the courier left the premises before they arrived.
"We suspect that these may not be the only incidents that have occurred recently," Richards said. "Because the sums of money involved in some cases have been relatively small, people may be reluctant to file a police report, but we strongly encourage them to do so. We also encourage people never to accept packages, envelopes or any other items for or from anyone they do not know personally.
"If you receive a similar phone call, please notify the police immediately," Richards added. To reach University Police, dial 123 from any campus phone or call 702-8181.
Several similar incidents were reported in Hyde Park a few years ago. In all of the cases, the caller identified himself as a doctor or a professor.


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Rudy Scroggins, left, and his brother Joe play golf regularly together. Rudy sank a hole-in-one last month.
Rudy Scroggins has been a sports enthusiast all his life.
The Alton native grew up roller-skating and playing baseball as well as bowling. His athletic talents were well-known throughout the area. Named bowler of the year in 1958 and 1959, he averaged 170 pins per game throughout his best season, a record at the time. His single high game was a remarkable 280.
At the age of 72, Scroggins is still making his mark in another sport that he has been around and participated in his entire life – golf. He started playing golf in high school and has played the sport regularly ever since. Making it a family affair, he often plays the game with his sons and grandson as well as his brother.
Last month at the Woodlands Golf Club in Alton, Scroggins did something few manage to do at any age when he sank a hole-in-one.
"It was quite a feeling," he says when asked what it was like. He explains he was more dumbfounded than anything. He says the achievement was the first hole-in-one the two people golfing with him ever had witnessed.
His enthusiasm for the sport is apparently contagious because what is even more remarkable is the fact the hole-in-one was the third of his lifetime and the 27th in his family. He refers to the feats as "all in the family holes-in-one."
Scroggins' older brother "Buckets" Scroggins, who passed away in 1996, had eight holes-in-one over his lifetime. Scroggins' brother Joe, with whom he golfs frequently, has had 10. Scroggins' son Allen has had one and his grandson Drew has had three. His brother's wife, Helen, also has one as well as Joe's son Joe Jr., making the family total an astonishing 27.
Scroggins is passionate about the sport in which he has invested a lifetime of participation. He plays three times a week and coordinates Alton's weekly senior scramble, run by the Alton Park and Recreation Department. He and his brother Joe golf together regularly. Scroggins' best scores have been a 31 for nine holes and a 70 for 18 holes.
He explains that he plays all year around, even in the winter. Last year he played 16 times from January to March. This year, even with frigid and brutal weather, he still played three times over that three-month period. Scroggins said he likes the individuality of the sport and the feeling of accomplishment he gets from it. He characterizes himself as a "bona fide golfing nut."
Scroggins and his wife, Priscilla, have been married for 47 years. They have four children and eight grandchildren. He says he enjoys playing golf with them as well as with his brother.
It is never too late to participate in recreation and exercise and to experience the most rewarding moments a sport has to offer. Rudy Scroggins' recent hole-in-one and his family's ongoing achievements in this area are testimony to the satisfaction and excitement pursuing one's passions can bring at any age.


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I bought these little terra cotta pots with seeds at the Dollar store. So cute - sunflowers, Forget-me-nots and clover. I put the little pots in one of my depression glass dishes on the window, they look really cute (which is good, I keep going to look at how cute they are, so I keep remembering to water them)
Remember my flood, how could you forget? Well the carpet in the bathroom got trashed, I hated it anyway. I really want tile in there, because I don't like carpet in a bathroom. But my Dad said a new subfloor had to be put in before we could put in tile, which basically means he didn't want to do it. So we ended up with carpet again. I was really anxious to get something in there because it looked bad. The only piece of carpet that was the right size and quality was a dark plum. Somehow I made it match my pale aqua walls. I bought shower curtains at the dollar store that had a paler version of the plum along with the aqua in them, and that pulled it together. It will do until I can find vintage fabric to make curtains and until I can get tile put in there.
Below is a shot of the walls with the magically matching curtains, and a few of my mermaids. The clothing in the next photo is my 'closet' - since there is no closet in the cottage, I have to hang my clothing off the side of the shower stall.
And here's the blue dress from above on me, yesterday. It's a great dress, very lightweight cotton, very comfortable.
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Air Ticketing
Nepal's Air Ticketing network includes some of the most remote and spectacular airstrips in the world. The approaches to these airstrips are difficult. Many are on mountain sides surrounded by high peaks. Therefore, if there are clouds or high winds, the pilot cannot land. The classic remark by one captain explains the picture perfectly: We don't fly through clouds because in Nepal the clouds have rocks in them'. Domestic service in Nepal is famous for delayed or cancel due to weather or technical problem however since regulation of the domestic airline business there are number of private companies operating flights who provide better service and are far more reliable then government owned Royal Nepal Airlines.
Some of airstrips; Lukla gate of Mt. Everest Region, Jomsom Airstrip, gate way of Mustang, Dolpa Dunai, Manang, Taplejung, Simikot, Phaplu are the most remote Airstrip in Nepal, Perhaps the world's.During summer, from June to till mid-September, airlines do not operate flight due to heavy monsoon rain and clouds. From mid September monsoon stop, weather changes and become clear, main trekking season begins a lot of individual trekkers and organized groups fly to those airstrips for trekking. If you are considered to book yours flight upon arrival in Kathmandu, you loose couple of days waiting for flight Ticket
Fare of Major Domestic Sectors ( With Heavy Discount )
From To & V.V. Flight Duration Major Airlines
Kathmandu Mountain Flight 01 Hour Buddha Yeti
Kathmandu Pokhara 25 Minutes Buddha Yeti
Kathmandu Lukla 30 Minutes Yeti Airlines
Kathmandu Phaplu Yeti
Kathmandu Bhairahawa 35 Minutes Yeti Buddha
Kathmandu Bharatpur 20 Minutes Buddha
Kathmandu Simara Yeti Buddha
Kathmandu Biratnagar 40 Minutes Yeti Buddha
Kathmandu Janakpur – Buddha Agni
Kathmandu Bhadrapur 50 Minutes Yeti Buddha
Kathmandu Nepalgunj 01 Hour Buddha Yeti
Kathmandu Rumjatar Yeti / Sita
Kathmandu Dhangadi Buddha
Pokhara Jomsom 20 Minutes Agni
Nepalgunj Simikot Yeti
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The Raven Grill
1916 Bissonnet St. (Hazard St.) Send to Phone
713-521-2027 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
OpenLunch Tues.-Sat., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sun.
- Parking lot
- Dress code: Casual
- Full bar
- Kid-friendly
- No Credit Cards
- Outdoor dining
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- Romantic setting
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The Raven Grill Restaurant Review: This cool --- but not overly cool --- hangout, which pays tribute to Edgar Allen Poe's most famous poem, is a favorite haunt of the stylish Southhampton neighborhood set. The trendy, industrial-chic décor is marked by a huge print of a raven at the entry, cute boxed birdseed cocktail tables, and a serene plant-filled outdoor patio. Most items lean toward Mexican and Southwestern cuisine; but then there's that pot roast dinner, held out as a Raven specialty, as well as a pasta primavera. The lunch crowd goes for the tuna salad, chicken salad and veggie sandwiches or the more robust mesquite-grilled burgers, with a choice of beef, turkey and portobello mushroom. At night, we suggest trying one of the dinner items grilled over a wood fire, such as New York strip with garlic mashed potatoes, or the catfish or tuna, each served with herbed rice and grilled vegetables. End it all with the kid-pleasing peanut butter pie, actually a mousse on a graham-cracker crust; or Chocolate Nevermore, a flourless cake with chocolate mousse filling, all covered in ganache. Enjoy a leisurely Sunday brunch with mimosas and the Raven sampler featuring Raven tacos, quesadilla, fried oysters, onion rings and a seafood cake. During the week they offer a kids' menu as well.
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Margaret Thatcher's dark legacy, Restricting abortion, The third Palestinian Intifada?
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin calls out the corporate media for embracing a one-sided narrative on former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and examines a darker side of her legacy that mainstream outlets have left out. Abby then talks to Karina Garcia of the National Women's Law Center about women's reproductive rights in America. BTS wraps up the show with an interview with independent journalist Harry Fear about Israel's multiple violations of the latest ceasefire agreement with Gaza, and how instability in the region could trigger the Third Intifada.
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Can we take a second to look at how gorgeous these ladies look in LoveCharles gear?
Diya from In Her Stilettos took a basic black vintage top and made it extremely chic.
Jemina has some of the most glamourous style i've seen in the blogging world! She takes killer 80's prints and makes them so positively modern.
And inspired by The Upside Of Wonder I realized I need to compile an FAQ, and have been meaning to for awhile. Shoot any questions that you might have over to firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll get them up on the page!
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Would you ever consider coming to Atlanta, (or better yet, Columbus, Georgia) sometime? I know Georgia doesn't have the best reputation, but there is a huge following of dark cabaret here.
I adore Atlanta! My violinist Paul Mercer lives there, and we have done some really amazing shows in Atlanta, including our "Musical Seance" and a gorgeous benefit concert for historical Oakland cemetery in 2008. Atlanta's WRAS (and the brilliant Michael Overstreet) was one of the first college stations in the country to play my music in the 90s, and it charted continuously for MONTHS!
So, yes! We will definitely be back to Atlanta. Paul and I began recording our Seance album there months ago, and just finished our score to the film "Nervous96" there, which will be released later this year. My spare keyboard is still in Atlanta! :)
will you be performing in Indianapolis or nearby anytime soon?JILL TRACY responded on 01/16/2011 Next question
Love your music! It's so cool, nothing else like it. Where should I tell people to buy your music? Is it best to send them to i-Tunes, Amazon, or to your website?JILL TRACY responded on 01/17/2011


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NASA receives LCROSS satellite
Northrop Grumman Corp. delivered a scientific satellite to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after it was developed at the company's Space Park facility in Redondo Beach.
The satellite known as LCROSS, for Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, will be launched this spring.
LCROSS will crash into the lunar surface in search of water, ice or hydrated minerals that could sustain human habitation as NASA plans to create permanent lunar bases.
Sanders named firm's new CFO
U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc., the Carson-based vehicle parts online retailer, appointed Theodore R. "Ted" Sanders Jr. as chief financial officer.
Sanders has 25 years of experience in financial and operational management in public and private sectors.
He most recently served as chief financial officer of ViewSonic Corp. Before that, Sanders served in the same role at PC Mall Inc., a Torrance seller of technology products.
Health screenings offered for free
On Monday, Ralphs supermarkets started a program to allow its customers and employees to register for free health screenings.
The screenings include cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes and body mass index. The grocery chain values the free service at $40.
The screenings will be conducted by Ralphs pharmacists at 34 Ralphs Southern California locations. Customers can make an appointment by calling 877-479-2546 or at www.ralphs.com/hearthealthy.
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Chapter: 7 (A straight liquidation bankruptcy in which an appointed trustee sells assets by auction or other means to pay creditors and trustee fees.)
Assets: $748,940
Debts: $327,229
Document: #LA09-10499-BR
File date: 1/11/09
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Fire and blood have awoken something ancient beneath the earth. It feasts on flesh, and no one can stop it. This is how the world ends. Grab a loved one.
You know the drill by now. Top story, top art, beautiful colors. What's not to love? This issue maintains the high standards seen so far in the series, gives us a wider view of what's going on and cranks the story up a notch. Special mention also for a great cover to this issue. Keep them coming. Read Full Review
Gasolina has been one of my favorite indy books for going on five months now. Not your typical horror story, this has elements not seen in most horror comics. There's crime, horror, suspense, drama and so much more. The stars of this story think it's all over at the compound, but little do they know what happened after they got away. Hopefully next month we'll find out exactly what that demonic creature is living in the boy's chest cavity and what its plans are. Read Full Review
Crossing horror, crime, local and international politics with action elements has given Gasolina as a whole something to work with that set it apart from most titles. On that same token, the muddled development of all that left a sour taste in my mind. God bless the letters page, where we learn that there is a cultural gap at play and get to see the narrative work in process happen in response to the letters from readers. Read Full Review


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I've also had a window on their team work through their blogs and through the minutes of their weekly team meetings posting on our course site. And I know by experience why many professors simply don't want to know what goes on inside those groups. Sometimes the reports don't reflect so well on the instructor's planning. In this case, I found that my careful schedule hadn't taken into account the necessity of digitizing each team's footage after it was shot -- a process that can only be done with the cameras. Meaning that the cameras were tied up and unavailable for team shooting for several hours each week. And since we have only two cameras, a glut of digitizing after the shooting was done made for a bottleneck, and it became difficult to get footage back to the team editors for them to use in constructing their films. I had thought that teams would have at a minimum three weeks to edit, but because of the bottleneck, most teams didn't get their footage until this week -- only one week before the deadline.
I'm perfectly able to take account of this in evaluating their work. The bigger worry is just the effect that this unforeseen difficulty has had on class morale. I would like for students not to feel as if I've set them an impossible task; I would like for them to have confidence in the instructional team, and by extension in the skills and insights we've tried to give them.
At tonight's brief meeting, though, the mood seemed upbeat. I asked students to fill out the course evaluation, and everyone was accommodating. I won't know what they think until after grades have been submitted, and I'm expecting some critique of the course structure and process. It certainly was an experiment, and it certainly wasn't perfect. I could use feedback. My hope is that the feedback will be constructive -- that the students will give us credit for our efforts. And my hope is that the experience of overcoming these obstacles will not only lead to good films at the final exam festival next week, but an appreciation for what they've learned and accomplished.


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PASS CHRISTIAN, MS (WLOX) - The Coast Guard confirms its search for Hung Nguyen has ended. Rescue teams scoured the Gulf of Mexico, but they were unable to find the Pass Christian man's body. According to reports, Nguyen disappeared from his dive boat a week ago, and never surfaced.
The end of the search was a devastating blow to the Nguyen family. For days, it was family, faith and a cell phone that kept his fiancee going.
Her name is Loan Hoang. She's been clutching her phone, praying it would ring with more encouraging news about the love of her life. When it rang on Friday, Hoang learned the shocking news her fiancee disappeared somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. "They said there's anywhere from 30 to 40 people on the boat and they looked on the boat from top to bottom and they couldn't locate him on the boat," said Hoang.
Hoang huddled with family members since receiving the chilling phone call. Nguyen's mother is a devout Buddhist and has dedicated much of the past 72 hours to prayer.
His fiancee said on Monday the family was trying to keep hope alive. "Hopefully he's asleep somewhere on the boat, and he's going to pop up," Hoang said.
Her hope was the glittering engagement ring on her finger would be replaced by a wedding ring. As she prayed for his safe return, Hoang often sobbed, worried this bad dream would destroy the future they planned together. "You hear about it happening, but you never think it will happen to you," said Hoang.
She described him as a funny, family man with a big heart. They grew up together on the coast. Over that time, it became obvious to everyone Nguyen has always loved the water. "Coast Guard told us they are still looking for him and they will continue looking for him tomorrow or at least until they see fit," said Hoang.
That search ended at noon on Thursday. It ended without search teams finding Hung Nguyen's body.
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Letter to the editor:
I am writing to express my disgust for Block "O" initiating the O-H-I-O chant every time the University of Michigan Marching Band took the field at the recent Ohio State-Michigan game. Ohio State fans cannot proclaim themselves to be "the best fans in the land" if this continues to happen. I enjoy hating on the University of Michigan as much as the next OSU fan, but this is too much. The U of M band spends the time and money to attend this game, and we effectively throw all of that away by making noise during both their pregame and halftime show performances. Ohio State fans need to show the U of M band the same respect they would show any other visiting team's band.
Rather than drowning out Michigan's band, Block "O" should devote more time to perfecting card stunts. I, and others around me, could barely make out the one card stunt Block "O" South attempted during the game. Look at old photos: card stunts at OSU used to look like billboards in the stands. Block "O" needs return to that caliber! Or, how about rallying students to beat Michigan in the annual Blood Battle. The announcer at the recent game stated that OSU has only beat Michigan twice (including this year) since 2008. If the members of Block "O" would rather get drunk and yell, then perhaps Block "O" should not be the largest student organization of the university.
There is no sense in acting like yelling will show that our band is better than Michigan's when we already know that we have THE best damn band in the land. Let's show we really are "the best fans in the land" and beat Michigan fans by performing epic cards stunts and outclassing them. Go Bucks!
Andy Prechtel
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Pulsed Power Conference, Jul 2009, Washington DC, USA (snaps)
Summer Bioengineering Conference, Jun 2009, Lake Tahoe, CA, USA (snaps)
International Conference on Plasma Science, May - Jun 2009, San Diego, CA, USA (snaps)
Trip to India, Mar-May 2009, INDIA (snaps)
2nd International Conference on Plasma Medicine, Mar 2009, San Antonio, TX, USA (snaps)
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3 Night Baja Mexico Carnival Imagination
3 Night Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)
Sail Date: December 03, 2015
Ship: Carnival Imagination
Cabin Type: Oceanview
Cabin Number: R170
Traveled As: Couple
Reviewed: 3 years ago
Review Summary
Since this was my first cruise I was expecting a little more than what I received. Carnival cruise should not be the first cruise line you experience. The room was ok, the food, was ok, the deserts needed help and some of the servers had a bad attitude. We dressed up for elegant dining (not at all what I expected) and we never met the captain, so changed clothes and shopped which was fun. The city and shopping tour was ok, however if Carnival is connected with a touring company they should at least have shopping at other places besides downtown Ensenada (that was disappointing). Overall is was good, looking forward to another cruise, but not with Carnival.
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Do not try the city and shopping tour.
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Latest News About Hills Balfour | Public Relations News
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Macerich Shopping Centers & Fashion Outlets have partnered with British Airways and Experience Scottsdale to promote shopping during the most wonderful time of the year in Scottsdale, Arizona. Staying at the Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows, the group enjoyed fantastic activities, luxury shopping and delicious dining over 4 days.More Info
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NICOPURE v FDA: PROTECTIVE ORDER, Jun 8, 2016June 9, 2016 12:37 am by Gene Borio
The PDF is Here
This Order shall govern the disclosure, handling, and use of the following documents and other information in the administrative record for this case, which are hereinafter referred to as "Protected Information":
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All information that is derived from Protected Information, even if incorporated into another document or compilation or referred to in testimony, shall be treated as Protected Information
Clerk, U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia
Civil Action No. 16-878 (ABJ)
Upon consideration of the parties' joint motion for entry of a Protective Order, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(l l ) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), it is hereby ORDERED that:
This Order shall govern the disclosure, handling, and use of the following documents and other information in the administrative record for this case, which are hereinafter referred to as "Protected Information":
On any document titled "PUBLIC SUBMISSION" and marked "Category:
Individual Consumer," any personally identifying information in the "submitter information" field, includ ing but not limited to name, address, and e-mail address if that information is not disclosed elsewhere in the document; and
Any other document marked by the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") as "Confidential" on the document header.
All information that is derived from Protected Information, even if incorporated into another document or compilation or referred to in testimony, shall be treated as Protected Information; provided, however, that summaries or statistical compilations of Protected
I nformation that do not contain information by which specific ind ividuals can be identified are not · covered by this Order.
Defendants are authorized to release Protected I nformation covered by the Privacy Act, 5 U .S.C. § 552a, without obtaining the prior written consent of the i nd ividuals to whom such records or i nformation pertai n.
Before prod uction, a prod ucing party shall mark Protected Information with "PRODUCED SUBJECT TO PROTECTIV E ORDER," "SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER," or a similar marking. For Protected Information whose med i um makes such marking i mpracticable, such as electronic fi les, a prod ucing party shal l mark any CD-ROM or d iskette case, and/or any accom panyi ng paper or emai l cover letter, with "PRODUCED SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER," "SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER," or a similar marking. Categories of docu ments may be marked general ly if the identification of ind ividual docu ments is i m practicable.
Protected I nformation may be used only for the purposes of l itigating this civil action and any appeals thereof. Except as prov ided in Paragraph 6, no person who obtains access to Protected Information pu rsuant to this Order shall disclose those documents or that i nformation without either the prior, express, wri tten consent of the prod ucing party or its counsel, or further order of the Court.
Cou nsel for the parties may disclose Protected Information only to (a) the Court and its staff, incl ud ing court reporters; (b) the attorneys of record for the parties; (c) associates and staff of the attorneys of record for the parties, but only to the extent necessary to perform their duties; (d) Defendants and their employees; (e) Plaintiff; (f) outside experts or consultants retained by any party, includ ing their associates and staff, but only to the extent necessary to provide their services; and (g) th ird-party contractors engaged i n copying, organizing, fil ing, coding, converting,
storing, or retrieving data or i nformation , i ncl ud i ng as part of a l itigation support system, but only to the extent necessary to render such serv ices.
Before Plai ntiff s cou nsel discloses Protected I nformation to any person l isted in Paragraph 6(e)-(g), that person m ust be provided with a copy of this Order, and must sign a copy of the Acknowledgment and Consent form attached hereto (Exhibit A). Plaintiff s counsel shall retai n copies of the signed Acknowledgment and Consent forms in their litigation files and shall make them avai lable to Defendants' counsel upon request.
If Protected I nformation is disclosed to any person not l isted i n Paragraph 6, upon learn ing of such d i sclosure Pl aintiff s counsel must promptl y (a) inform Defendants of the d isclosu re, i ncludi ng the surrou nd ing facts and circumstances; and (b) req uest the return or destruction of the Protected Information and seek to mini mize any further unauthorized d isclosure.
Any person to whom Pl aintiff s counsel d iscloses Protected I nformation shall return to Plaintiff's cou nsel (or destroy, and certify such destruction in writing to Plaintiff's counsel) al l such materials and any copies thereof u pon termi nation of this civil action and any appeals thereof, or when they are no longer assigned or retained to work on this case, whichever comes first.
A fai lure to designate any materials as Protected I nformation shall not constitute a waiver of any party 's assertion that the materials are covered by this Order. A produci ng party may notify a receiv ing party that Protected Information was inadvertently disclosed without first being marked as described in Paragraph 4. Upon receipt of such notice, the receivi ng party shall immed iately treat the materials as if they had been properly designated as Protected I nformation, and shal l promptly place an appropriate marki ng on the materials.
1 1 . Before filing a document containing Protected Information, a party shall move for leave to fi le the document u nder seal pursuant to LCvR 5(h). If leave i s granted, the party shall
file a pu bl ic version of the sealed document, with the Protected Information redacted, as soon as practicable. If leave is denied, the parties shall confer to discuss proced u res necessary to prevent the d isclosu re of the Protected I nformation. Prior to using any Protected Information in open cou rt, counsel for the parties shal l confer to di scuss proced u res necessary to prevent the disclosure of that i nformation, includ ing, without limitation, mov ing the Court to close the proceed ings.
Nothing in this Order shal l be construed to l imit the right of either party to i ntrod uce Protected Information into evidence, subject to the Federal Ru les of Civ i l Proced ure, Federal Rules of Evidence, applicable statutes or regulations, and any privacy protections the Court deems appropriate.
This Order shall continue to be bind i ng after the final termi nation of this l i tigation. With in 60 days after the termi nation of th is civil action and any appeals thereof, all Protected I nformation and any copies thereof -i ncl ud i ng documents created by Plai ntiff or its counsel, or anyone worki ng on their behalf -shal l be returned to Defendants or their counsel or destroyed, except for court filings retained by Plaintiff s counsel as part of their l itigation files, which shall remain subject to the terms of this Order. Within 60 days after the termi nation of this civi l action and any appeals thereof, Plai ntiff s cou nsel wil l certify to Defendants' counsel that all such material has been retu rned or destroyed.
Th is Order d oes not constitute a ru l ing on the question whether any particu lar document is confidential and does not constitute a rul ing on any potential objection to the asserted confidential ity of any record, other than objections based on the Pri vacy Act.
Each party reserves the right to seek to modify the terms of this Order at any time, and each party reserves the right to oppose any motion to modify the terms of this Order.
SO ORDE:r
Dated : 0- L\ {a
United States District Judge
Plai ntiff,
V. Civil Action No. 16-878 (ABJ)
et al.,
l hereby certify that:
I . I have read the Protecti ve Order (the "Order") entered by the Court in this case and I u nderstand its terms.
I understand that Protected I nformation is bei ng prov i ded to me u nder the terms of the Order, and that those materials are to be used only for pu rposes of thi s l itigation and for no other purpose.
I agree to be fully bou nd by the prov isions of the Order, including i ts provisions l i miti ng the use of Protected I nformation and restricti ng its fu rther d isclosure.
I agree to return all Protected Information and any copies thereof to Plai ntiff's counsel (or to destroy such materials, and to certify their destruction in writi ng to Plaintiff's counsel) u pon termi nation of this civ i l action and any appeals thereof, or when I am no longer assigned or retai ned to work on this case, whichever comes first.
I u nderstand that my obligations under the Order shall survive the termination of this case and are bind ing u pon me for all time.
I hereby submit to the ju risd iction of the U nited States District Court for the District of Colum bia for purposes of enforcement of the Order.
I u nderstand that a v iolation of the Order is punishable by contempt of Court and may su bject me to sanctions and such other rel ief as the Cou rt may order.
Dated: ——— Signature: ————
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