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In August of 2009, back when Myspace was so much cooler than Facebook, a young 17 year old girl sent me a friend request. Even though my profile was on private, I would occasionally get friend requests from teenagers who competed to have the most friends (remember that?) Her screen named was some teenage angst, like "beautiful disaster", so I just ignored it.
A few days later on Facebook, the same girl messaged me saying that she was pretty sure we were related and she had been trying to contact me.
My parents divorced when I was about a year in a half. I've made no secret that my mom is seven shades of crazy and it took a while before I realized that and broke free. But my entire life, all I heard was that dad was no good, he cheated on my mom and had a baby with another woman by the time the divorce went through, and discouraged me to try and make contact. Eventually, I lost any type of real interest. The only thing I knew was that my mom met my dad when she was in the military, I had an older half-sister and a not much younger half-brother.
So, when my younger sister Ashleigh messaged me, I was taken back. It went like this:
A: Hi I have tried adding you on myspace but it hasn't been
working... so I/m trying fb now... add me when you get a chance I think we are
Me: You're officially added. Where are you from? My parents separated when I was a toddler and all I know is that my dad's from Chicago.
A: Hey, I think my dad is your dad. I'm from Chicago
Me: What's your dad's name?
Me: Call me now!!!!!
I can't even describe how I was feeling. I always wanted to be a part of a family; I wanted a brother's face to stick maxipads on while he was asleep; sisters whose closest I could raid, siblings to scheme with, sneak out with, love, play, dote upon, siblings that looked like me, I wanted family game night, Thanksgivings, Christmases, I wanted traditions and reunions and all of these things were taken away from me for so many years. And here it was! All of a sudden I'm an older sister, a younger sister and an aunt. Being presented to me in in such an easy way that it didn't seem real. (Also my dad never impregnated anyone during his marriage to my mother, so no younger brother. Told you she was crazy.)
Through my sister, I connected with my dad for the first time ever. He was immediately apologetic; he said he was a different person, different priorities, some of it his fault, some of it not. And all of a sudden I have this family; not only do I have a younger sister but I have two older sisters (but a chunk of change older; I have nephews that are almost my age) and my dad's has ten siblings and from that there's 5000 members of his family scattered throughout Chicago (fun fact: I once had a professor who told me she knew who my people are because she grew up in Chicago, went to school with my dad's entire clan and flies back a few times a year. She actually goes to church with one of my aunts. Apparently our genes are very, very strong.) My dad and I talk once every couple of weeks and we're building a relationship and I think he's doing everything right. I've never, ever, called anyone "dad" before and the word feels and sounds like a foreign expression that you're not quite sure if you're saying right. But my dad has never once told me to call him dad or "pressured" me into saying I love him. Both of those eventually happened but it took until just last week for me to say it.
Sometimes I'll call him with just a random question; last week it was why did he name me what he did. Or to describe his Vegas wedding to my mother, other times more serious questions like why didn't he try and find me. He always gives me an honest answer.
My relationship with my sister is semi-complicated, at least on my end. Ashleigh is a child of an age where she can't really remember not being able to easily get ahold of someone, whereas I can remember killing a whole Saturday waiting for a call. She's not completely withdrawn from people or anything like that but I can tell the art of phone conversation is a bit lost on her. One time, I called her and she seemed distant and gave one worded answers so I ended the call. About five minutes later she IM'd me and we ended up talking for an hour.
I didn't meet Ashleigh until the very end of 2012; I was 28, an adult. I did have some high anxiety in the days leading up to her visit. What if we just don't connect? I barely hang out with people my own age, what the fuck am I going to say to a 20 year old? What if she thinks I'm too old (I remember being 20 and thinking how old 25 sounded)? What if we have nothing in common? Worse yet, WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T THINK OF ME AS HER COOL, OLDER SISTER THAT LIVES IN SAN DIEGO?!!
My anxiety disappeared. It was like we had known each other forever once we hugged. And she had my nose, the nose that I hated because it doesn't look like anyone on my mom's side and people would insult me over it (they said it was an "ethnic nose".) My rather big, flat nose was on my sister's face and I fell in love with it. My lips were her lips, our smiles were identical, though our bodies were…sheesh, I must gotten the recessive gene in boobs from both sides of the family.
The visit went great; I got to experience the first time being a big sister when she started crying over some boy and I gave her a chocolate martini. Our sister bond is still a work in progress; sometimes we go a month without talking. But when we do, it's like we just spoke yesterday. I'm happy I got to meet her when I did but sometimes I feel really cheated; I wish we had met her when we were kids so we'd be closer. But then again, maybe we wouldn't be (I was typically selfish as a teenager.) I actually wrote about the scenarios of meeting Ashleigh when I was 10, 13, 16, 18, and 21. And I'm definitely not trying to live in the past, but I can't help but wonder every now and then. But Ashleigh's wonderful and I love her dearly.
As for my dad, I'm planning flying out to Chicago to meet him as a Father's Day surprise, at which time I'll be thirty. I want to meet him, his wife, my sisters, my nephews and all 5000 members of his side of the family.
I might as well start my 30s off right.
Thanks for reading!
Ashleigh just called and said she's coming out next month for Spring Break! And she's 21 so I can get drunk with her!


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"The HistoryMakers is fortunate that Mr. Gordy will appear live in Chicago for a full-length interview with Gwen Ifill. Our special relationship with PBS makes it possible to produce these outstanding programs to present them during Black History Month
Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) November 09, 2012
The HistoryMakers will welcome and honor Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records, during An Evening with Berry Gordy on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at The Art Institute of Chicago. The program will consist of a one-on-one interview with Gordy conducted by award-winning journalist Gwen Ifill and taped live for airing on PBS-TV. Ifill's interview will lead the audience through Gordy's celebrated life as an entrepreneur, songwriter, record producer, movie director and producer who has left an indelible influence on music and films both nationally and internationally.
Some of Motown's most recognizable performers and producers will also be in attendance. R&B songwriter, producer, and singer Valerie Simpson of Ashford & Simpson fame will take the stage to honor Gordy. Simpson and her late husband Nick Ashford were an important part of the Motown family, having penned such hits as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "You're All I Need to Get By," and "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand." Simpson will be joined by a new generation of Motown's recording artists.
Popular singer Kem will deliver a special tribute during the taping. Gordy's son, Stefan Gordy -- known to the music world as Redfoo -- one-half of the hip-hop musical group, LMFAO, will be in attendance. Several early members of the Motown family, including Jimmy Ruffin, Claudette Robinson of the Miracles, Freda and Sherrie Payne, and Al Bell, former president of Stax and Motown Records, will also be on hand for this historic event.
Julieanna Richardson, founder and executive director of The HistoryMakers, serves as executive producer. Suzanne de Passe, former president of Motown Productions, and Charles Randolph-Wright, director of the upcoming Broadway production of Motown: the Musical, are serving as co-producers. Ray Chew, music director for American Idol, serves as the show's music producer. Music industry powerhouses Universal Music Group, Sony Music, David Geffen, Clarence Avant, and Jerry Moss are major underwriters for the evening.
Gordy founded Motown Records in 1959 and grew the company into the most successful African American-owned enterprise in the United States. He is also credited with having created a new sound that changed popular music – the Motown Sound. While working on an assembly line at Ford Motor Company, Gordy began writing and selling songs that were recorded by several local artists. After borrowing $800 from his father, he formed his own company – Motown Records – that was headquartered in a house on Detroit's West Grand Boulevard. In 1960, Motown released the song "Shop Around" written by Gordy's longtime friend Smokey Robinson and recorded by The Miracles with Robinson on lead vocals. The song sold more than a million copies and helped to launch the most influential era in the history of popular music. Motown quickly turned out successive hits by signing and grooming recording artists such as Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, and Mary Wells.
Founded in 1999, The HistoryMakers is a national, 501(c) (3) non-profit institution that develops, preserves, and provides easy online access to an internationally-recognized archival collection of thousands of African American videotaped oral histories. The oral histories document, promote, and celebrate the successes of African American individuals, events, movements, and organizations that are of historic value and importance to the African American community and American society.
As the hallmark celebrity interview program and fundraiser for The HistoryMakers, An Evening With… has previously honored men and women from multiple disciplines who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. Among those previously interviewed are Harry Belafonte, Dionne Warwick, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, B.B. King, Colin Powell, Della Reese, Russell Simmons, Diahann Carroll, Denyce Graves, Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Young, and Earl Graves.
Interviewer Gwen Ifill is the managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for "The PBS NewsHour," both on PBS-TV. She has been honored by the National Press Foundation, Ebony Magazine, the Radio Television News Directors Association, and American Women in Radio and Television. Ifill has also moderated two vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008 and is the author of the book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.
Julieanna Richardson is pleased that Berry Gordy's interview will be featured as one of the PBS-TV specials. "The HistoryMakers is fortunate that Mr. Gordy will appear live in Chicago for a full-length interview with Gwen Ifill. Our special relationship with PBS makes it possible for The HistoryMakers to produce these outstanding programs and to present them during Black History Month," said Richardson. "I was introduced to Mr. Gordy by Clarence Avant, former chairman of the board of Motown Records. This program represents a hallmark moment for The HistoryMakers because I have worked for 12 years on getting Mr. Gordy to agree to be interviewed. We are delighted to have him in Chicago for what will be an historic evening of song, history, and American culture," Richardson added.
Honorary co-chairs for An Evening with Berry Gordy include: Christie Hefner, Clarence Avant, Walter & Shirley Massey, and Richard Parsons. The title sponsor is Comcast NBC Universal. Other major sponsors include Universal Music Group which owns Motown, Sony Music which owns the Motown publishing rights, Discover, Abbott Laboratories, Chicago Tribune, and The Ritz Carlton Chicago.
For further information on The HistoryMakers, please visit the website at http://www.thehistorymakers.com.


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(Apologies to Kanye West for the blog title. Normally I wouldn't bother, but hey, this is Kanye 'Beat-Up-My-Own-Fans' West we're talking about.)
By the time you read this, most of you will know that Barack Obama has won the US presidential election and been crowned the new President-Elect of the United States of America. You've listened to tons of talking heads on TV yap about how historic it is and interview everybody who had anything to do with the election from Obama's campaign manager to the Indonesian janitor who cleaned the toilet he last sat on during his school days in Jakarta. So I'm not gonna wax lyrical about how amazing it is.
What I will say, though, is that two years ago I read this article on how the US election process was like The Apprentice. Being a Donald Trump fan, I devoured it, and sincerely believed its prediction that Obama was just a media darling and would lose to The Establishment in the end. I'm really, really glad it was proven wrong.
I'm not having that great a time in clinical school. My classmates make me feel stupid, my senior doctors sometimes don't appreciate my keenness, and some patients just like yelling at anything that moves. But for this one day, when the news broke, it made me look up from all the blood, gore and shit (literally) and smile. And feel that there was hope for the future.
So like millions of people around the world, I'm going to take this amazing victory as an inspiration. It's time for me to change.
Out of my pajamas, I mean. I've been lazing in bed all day.
(What, you didn't think I was gonna leave you without a lame joke, did you? You DO remember whose blog you're reading, right? --Editor)


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1. 3 hours required
BIBL-2713 - Introduction to Ministry
2. At least 6 hours chosen from
- YTMN-3113 - Evangelism, Discipleship, and Spiritual Formation With Adolescents
- YTMN-4113 - Media Culture and Adolescence
- YTMN-4313 - Volunteers, Parents, and Staff in Youth and Family Ministry
3. 9 hours from other courses in youth ministry or any course in religious education
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- B.A. Degree in Youth Ministry
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text: Outside Markets Add to Price Weakness November 19, 2012 11:33 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Fran Howard AgWeb Contributing Writer Email Corn and soybean prices have been pressured lower by outside markets for months. With the euro-zone economy now officially in its second recession in four years, the U.S. dollar continues to gain ground against the euro, making U.S. exports of corn and soybeans less competitive on world markets. At the same time, plunging crude oil prices are also weighing on grain and oilseed markets. On Nov. 15, the European Union's statistics office announced that gross domestic product (GDP) in the 17-nation euro-zone slipped 0.1% in the third quarter after logging a 0.2% decline in the previous three months. The same day, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that weekly U.S. oil inventories rose by 1.1 million barrels for the week ending Nov. 9. A week earlier, the EIA released a relatively bearish outlook for crude oil. The Recent EIA outlook shows: Hurricane Sandy resulted in the shutdown of two refineries, major petroleum distribution terminals, and pipelines due to power outages and flooding. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price will average $89/barrel in fourth-quarter 2012, which is $4 lower than EIA's previous-month forecast. Brent crude oil prices are expected to average about $1 less than last month's forecast at roughly $110/barrel. Next year's prices will be even lower, with WTI crude oil expected to average $88/barrel and Brent crude at $103 per barrel. Crude oil prices will pressured lower partly due to increased production, both here and abroad, according to EIA. This year, U.S. crude oil production is expected to average 6.3 million barrels per day. Projected production in 2012 is expected to increase to 6.8 million barrels per day, which would be the highest level of production since 1993. "Lower energy prices are fundamentally bearish," says Michael Swanson, economist with Wells Fargo, Minneapolis. "The dollar and crude oil prices are major fundamental drivers of the grain and oilseed markets." Both a strengthening dollar and weak global economic growth, which has weighed on crude oil prices, have been pressuring corn and soybean prices lower for some time and likely will continue to be market drivers. However, until the United States enters a more normal interest rate environment or something catastrophic occurs, like war between Israel and the Middle East, the price-changing impact from the dollar and crude oil will be small, says Swanson. "When the dollar strengthens 3 to 5 percent, it's negative for commodity exports, but we will need to see a 15 or 20 percent increase in the dollar to see strong changes in corn and soybean prices," Swanson says. "It's now mostly just random noise." Gasoline prices will also fall in 2013, according to EIA. Lower gas prices will work to lower the cost-of-production for corn and soybean producers. Since the start of October, the average U.S. price for regular gasoline fell from $3.80 to $3.49/gallon on November 5. While Hurricane Sandy, which contributed to higher wholesale gasoline prices on the East Coast, has clouded the near-term outlook, 2013 prices are expected to fall to $3.44/gallon next year from an average of $3.64 this year. While natural gas inventories are now at record high levels, prices are expected to increase next year. EIA projects that the Henry Hub natural gas spot price will average $2.77 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in 2012, rising to $3.49/MMBtu in 2013. Even with the increase, though, prices will remain well below 2011 prices, which averaged $4/MMBtu. Read more about these important outside markets: All that Glitters--and Gurgles Gold and crude oil are key markets for insight into grain prices For More Information See the latest market quotes with AgWeb's Market Center Back to news


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A winner was selected from 111 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
Corporate Business Direct / CBD / CB Direct
Corporate Business Direct is a new communications dealership situated in Western Australia.
CBD are an agent for Telstra Australia. (http://www.telstrabusiness.com/business/ )
CBD offer Landline, Mobile and Internet.
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You Look Nice Today is an audio-based Journal of Emotional Hygiene, staffed by lonelysandwich, scottsimpson, and hotdogsladies.
The three hosts met on Twitter.com, and soon realized that none of them had anything better to do than this. And Twitter.
Nota bene: You Look Nice Today is an audio program that has been prepared by and for "adults." As a Journal of Emotional Hygiene, our program tackles many of the painful issues typically encountered by persons of this awkward age. Consequently, an uncontrollable level of candor and seemingly non-stop tsunami of profanity may be encountered by listeners. Please do not present this material to non-adults.
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text: It was a case of deja vu that Ashland steer wrestler Jule Hazen didn't want to relive; but it happened again in less than five seconds. Body type J: Hazen was in a prime position of winning the National Finals Rodeo and the ProRodeo Cowboys Association world title in his craft after five performances of the 10-night event at the Thomas and Mack Arena in Las Vegas. He had a steer that had stopped after coming out of the chute, so the bulldogger decided to wait for a split moment before going after the animal. Body type J: Animals are unpredictable and the steer left immediately and Hazen wasn't able to catch the steer, which resulted in a no time and the end of chances to win either lofty goal. It was the same misfortune Hazen had in 2007. Body type J: "It was a good feeling because my horse was working good and the steers were where they needed to be. Everything was all good," Hazen said. "We had a gameplan and, if anything, overthought it because the steer didn't stop. That's what happens with huge farm animals sometimes, and it's unforgiving in that little arena. Body type J: "It was probably just like the first time where if I don't miss that steer, then I would have won the World (title)." Body type J: Hazen still thinks of his grandfather, Richard Deegan, who taught him the skills of steer wrestling to his grandson. Deegan died between the Thursday slack and the second performance of the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo; but Hazen, who had a good time in the Thursday slack and returned that night to compete, got to see his grandfather in between the two runs before Deegan passed away. Body type J: Hazen placed a 'lucky charm' under his hat during the NFR in a small tribute to his grandfather. Body type J: "He always would flutter the local barber with dollar bills," Hazen said. "If the bill, depending on the call, came up heads or tails, he would have to pay him double the haircut or get it free. Body type J: "When my grandfather passed away, the barber sent an arraignment full of dollar bills. Grandmother gave all the grandkids the dollar bills and I stick mine in my hat. I have always loved his words of wisdom." Body type J: Hazen is already working hard for the start of 2014. He said his immediate goal is much more simpler. Body type J: "My major goal right now is to win a check," Hazen said. "We all start back at zero and you have to take it one steer at a time, just like the old cliche. A rodeo is more like a marathon because it goes the whole year. It's a long grind with driving and keeping your horses fed Hazen spent New Year's Eve afternoon working with his horse, Bam Bam, for some practice at his ranch. Body type J: "All I've ever wanted to do was compete in the NFR and it's my dream; so every morning when you wake up when you're competing there, you pinch yourself so you realize it's not a dream," he said. Body type J: Hazen said it takes both the wrestler and the horse to work in tandem for a good time in the arena to win paychecks by beating the competition. He also said that competitors must be very aggressive to succeed in the sport. Body type J: "The horse maybe more important," Hazen said. "I don't know what percentage of winning of horsepower it is to win, but I'd personally say 60 to 70 percent depends on the horse. It's something that takes a lot of practice. Body type J: "The tough part about bulldoging is that when you are learning through practice, you take wrecks like football players have never seen. You ride a horse going 40 miles per hour and then you jump off and tackle a large farm animal that weighs more than 600 pounds. In those 10 days in Vegas, I could be in better shape, but you get so sore because it's very physical." Body type J: Two other things most rodeo participants need is money and family that support you. Body type J: Hazen found a couple of sponsors in Boot Hill Casino and Logan's Western Wear, who help pay for his fuel and some other expenses, while his family has always been supportive in a number of ways while he's gone on the road for prolonged periods of time as he competes. Body type J: "My grandmother and my mom and dad have helped me practice, and they help us while I'm gone by taking care of the calves so we have other income," Hazen said. "What is also tremendous is before the sponsorship, we didn't have any other income other from what I won at the rodeo and what we have done here at the home. It's really stressful and it takes everybody for me to live my dream. I tremendously appreciate all of them."


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Interview by Adrian Erdedi. Photos by Paramount Studios Sydney.
A little while ago I met a very sweet girl, at an event at Piano Room in Sydney. She introduced herself, she asked me how my day was, what I did and what my plans for the rest of the night were. She took interest in me, when she didn't even know me. And she continued to do this to so many others. Her name is Mindi Jackson of the Rogue Traders.
Since then, getting to know Mindi has been nothing but an absolute pleasure. She is so talented, she knows her stuff. She is so god damn sexy, and wears the most fabulous outfits. She is kind, generous and very intelligent. She is everything female artists (or females overall!) wish they were.
Below is an interview I did with Mindi, she is just fantastic!
EVENT: If you are one of the lucky people invited to the Romel Model Management and Paparazzi; Celeb 4 A Day Christmas Party this Tuesday the 7th of December at Piano Room, you will get to see the stunning Mindi perform onstage.
What projects are you currently working on or have in the near future?
Right now we're smack bang in the middle of the festive season, so we're busy doing gigs and events and things which is fun. Any spare time I spend writing and recording as much as I can and I'm also spending some time in the studio getting into production which I'm loving.
In February 2009, you joined the Rogue Traders, replacing Natalie Bassingthwaighte, how were you told that you were going to be part of such a well known band and what was your first reaction?
Well originally James Ash from Rogues approached me on Myspace and asked me if I was interested in auditioning. Initially I didn't believe it was really him! Very excited when I discovered it actually was.
I was totally into it and we moved forward from there. I went to their studio in Melbourne then they came to a gig of mine in Sydney and a few weeks later I got the official call. I was in Newtown eating gelato and James called me with the news. I was so pumped I wanted to get started straight away. Such exciting times! It was the beginning of a whole new chapter for me.
How did you find it settling into the band?
Really easy, the guys are great and were always all about me bringing who I am to the table musically and stylistically. So that made settling in really easy. James and I have very similar musical influences and we both have quite a warped sense of humour as well, so we hit it off from the get go.
You've been singing since the age of 5, so what advice would you give someone if they were thinking of a career in your industry?
Sing and play as much as you possibly can, practise your craft. Get out there on stages and perform in front of people. Listen to lots of music, old and new and see what floats your boat, it helps you learn who you are as an artist. And, always remember that persistence pays off.
Is there a charity/cause that is close to you and if so, why?
This year I did some work with the Sony Foundation for 'You Can'. 'You Can' are raising much needed funds to build long term care centres for 15 – 30 year old cancer sufferers. By donating old and unwanted phones Australians can help this cause.
A staggering 1 in 100 people in Australia are diagnosed with cancer before the age of 30, and in the last 25 years there has been next to no improvement in survival rates for this age group. 'You Can' aims to build specialised cancer centres for this age group and give them the services they need and deserve, and help them survive. It is a great cause, and so easy to make a contribution. Check it out at www.sonyfoundation.org.au
How do you maintain a life balance between work and home?
I make sure I spend lots of time hanging with my partner, family and friends. I love spending time outdoors going to the beach as well. Music is one of those things that's all encompassing, you could have it going through your head all day and all night. I just make sure I switch off sometimes and zone out….even just couch time in front of the tv is like heaven.
My Mother and Father always told me…
To turn the music up.
When was the last time you cried? If you wish to divulge, why?
Haha I'm useless….I can get teary watching Beauty and the Geek for goodness sake!
Which foods and drinks most excite your taste buds?
My number one is Shanghai dumplings…top of the list….steamed veggie with soy sauce and chilli. Yum! Wine and Cheese is one of my favourite indulgences. I find it decadent and completely relaxing. I love Indian and Italian food. I also can't live without my soy mocha hit on most days.
How often do you eat out and cook at home?
My favourite meal to eat out is breakfast, which I do a couple of times a week. I love breakfast down by the beach. Dinners I eat out a few times a week too. I love going out to eat with friends, but I also love to cook. I'll cook at home most nights. I really enjoy creating my own 'spin off' recipes.
Signature dish?
Probably a spicy Arrabiatta sauce with olives and fresh basil over Kamut spaghetti, topped with shaved grana padano cheese. Simple and fresh.
What is one of your best cooking tips?
My food philosophy is simple and fresh ingredients, organic where possible as it makes all the difference with flavour and with nutritional value.
Being in a great Australian band, you need to look the part, wearing the best threads. Who or what influences you most in Fashion?
I love quirky and bold fashion and I love being able to incorporate quite theatrical elements into the mix. I also love vintage shopping and finding rare and interesting pieces from years gone by.
A few of my all time favourite music and fashion icons are Deborah Harry, I'm a big Blondie fan, and David Bowie. And I love what artists like Gwen Stefani and Lady Gaga have brought into the pop music arena of today. Big fan.
In terms of designers, some of my faves (to name a few) are Ellery, Romance Was Born, By Weave, Justine Davis, Alex Perry, Balmain, Ginger & Smart, Tovah, Anthony Capon and Surafina.
What is a fashion trend you hope will never resurface? (eg.Hyper-colour shirts!)
Jelly sandals. they make your feet too sweaty.
Fashion must-have's?
Bold accessories, a GHD, black nail polish, a killer set of lashes, some statement heels, red lipstick, Oyster magazine.
Which celebrity wardrobe would you love to raid and why?
David Bowie's in the 70's because just imagine what you'd find! Goldmine.
What is your favourite piece of clothing or accessory?
At this moment (and it changes daily) it's a cream ankle boot by PeepToe.
Who or what influences you most in home décor?
I have to say my house is a little quirky. I like bursts of colour and interesting pieces. There's a few themes running through my house. We have music – the studio…it's organised chaos. Lots of gear and instruments, and a mirror ball for inspiration.
I have a retro dressing room which is basically a room full of clothes, shoes and vintage decor. I don't like everything to be perfect, I like a bit of character.
Home must-have's?
At home….. lots of music, good speakers, a comfy couch, an acoustic guitar, a big & full bookshelf, interesting art, herbal tea and good pillows.
What is your one design rule you like to stick to around the home?
I don't really have rules. My design approach is a little experimental.
Do you have one feature in your home you love most?
Probably my studio.
What is your kitchen like?
The kitchen itself is quite simple but the oven and stovetop is a big shiny stainless steel monster! I love it.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in a leafy suburb called Hornsby Heights in Sydney.
Where is your favourite place to relax in Australia?
The Hunter Valley. I love going up and renting a big house with a group of friends. We drink wine and play board games.
What car do you drive, best thing about the car and why you bought it?
Ford Escape. I love going for big drives and I love to have lots of room.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Probably my shoe collection.
Where would be your ultimate holiday destination?
France. I've never been, but I'm going this year and I can't wait!
The one thing I can't leave home without is…
Coffee money.
If you could be a fly on the wall of any celebrity home, who's wall would you like to sit on?
Prince. I'd fly around him and try and soak up some of his musical genius.
Three pet hates?
1. Rude people
2. Bad food
3. Ignorance
(One good thing and one bad thing about each)
good: Hearing your song on the radio!
bad: Having to think twice about leaving the house in trackies.
good: Australian fashion is amazing. Most of my favourite designers are Australian.
bad: I want too much of it!
good: the beaches
bad: the traffic!
good: I love a 'make it up as you go' holiday adventure. It's fun not knowing what's coming next.
bad: unpacking
good: he's naughty
bad: he's naughty


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Downsizing? Love the idea of a home-on-wheels? Always dreamed of kitschy décor? Look no further because Kees Hoekstra of Roulottes, has been restoring, designing and building gypsy caravans in Europe since '92 and he has some sweet options for you. Learn more about his designs after the jump.
When Hoekstra was a kid in the 60s, he saw these classic mobile caravans still in use and he promised himself that one day he would buy one. When he bought his first fixer-upper, he was a graphic designer/illustrator in Amsterdam – something that came in handy for designing, but didn't exactly train him to be a builder. However, with borrowed tools, 20 weekends and a trek to the south of France, he eventually had a beautifully restored caravan. People loved the design and immediately started asking: Is it for sale? Is for rent? Do you know of other caravans for sale?
Very few antique, restorable wagons were left, so Hoekstra decided to try his hand at designing and building one from scratch. He showed his early sketches to a friend who immediately bought it, and thus, a business was born.
Soon after, Hoekstra realized he needed carpenters and a workshop pronto, so he traveled to the Czech Republic to set up shop. The wagons are built with beer, laughter, and fine workmanship. They are popular with different people; some live in their wagon permanently, campsites and hotels buy them to rent as romantic get-aways, and some are even used as backyard workshops or studies. There is even one reported to be a cozy waiting room for a dentist's office in Switzerland.
In total, Roulettes has built and sold 80 caravans and they are noticing a trend for clients wanting caravans with bathrooms and energy efficient features. Moreover, what attracts customers to the designs are their unique look, compact size, and the fact that they do not need a building permit.
Hoekstra enjoys his clientele, saying: "Most are blessed with 'good taste'. If not, they would buy a plastic mobile home for less money. It's always fun for us to see how their new caravan is decorated. Most clients decorate their caravan with all kinds of fancy that they would never let into their houses; it is half the fun of owning one!"
In addition to designing and building caravans and datchas, Roulottes has eight caravans for rent on a beautiful campsite near Ajoux, France. Roulottes has interest in wagons from the USA, but the shipping cost to the USA from Europe is prohibitive, so this European gypsy caravan building business is seeking collaboration in the California area. So – got a hammer, a love of history and a flair with the paintbrush?


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Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Voter ID Lawby Howard W. Hewitt • April 28, 2008 Share:
Indiana Solicitor General Tom Fisher '91 and Secretary of State Todd Rokita '92 are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Indiana's voter ID law.
Fisher argued the case before the Supreme Court in early January. Rokita has been one of the law's biggest supporters and was named a defendant in the suit. The Indiana chapter (ICLU) of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit against the state.
The Court heard the case in January and announced its ruling Monday, April 28.
The case was the basis this year for the College's annual Moot Court competition.
Indiana's case has drawn national attention while other states look at similar laws.
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- Trustee Jennifer Evans Establishes Mothers' Fund
- Fearless: Q&A with Aaron Embree '19
- Preston Whaley '22: Dedicated to the Dream


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Extang Trifecta Tonneau Cover is an easy to use tri-fold heavy duty vinyl cover with an attractive finish and impressive durability for your Dodge Ram 1500. This simple installation is as easy as placing the cover on your truck and tightening clamps and can be completed in seconds. Side by side with heavy duty vinyl, the build up of the Extang Trifecta Tonneau Cover is proven to keep your cargo protected from any type of weather you find yourself in. So you can rest easy parking and leaving your load behind, or driving through a variety of conditions. All components of this cover are designed to ensure the best in safety and security. Protect your truck bed and all the contents in it and let us also mention the improved aerodynamics! The Extang Trifecta Tonneau Cover puts a stop to wind resistance, saving you cash at the gas station. Impressive appearance, better fuel economy, and additional protection can be found with this tonneau cover making it easy to see why this is Extang's number one selling tonneau cover.
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Charlie Tenan, longtime host of "Dick Stacey's Country Jamboree" on WVII-7 ABC, passed away Thursday, Nov. 8 in Cherryfield. He was 81.
Tenan hosted the Jamboree in its many incarnations for more than 20 years. It started as "Frankenstein's County Jamboree" in 1963, before switching to simply the "Country Jamboree" in 1969. In 1973, Brewer entrepreneur Dick Stacey took over sole sponsorship, and "Dick Stacey's Country Jamboree" remained a local hit for 11 more years, until it ended its regular run in 1984. Reunion shows happened sporadically for the next few decades; the last reunion shows were in the summer of 2010 at the Bangor State Fair, and in Calais in the summer of 2011.
A generation of Eastern Maine and Canadian Maritime country music fans grew up on the show, which hosted amateur musicians from the entire region. Tenan corralled the musicians for the 21 years he hosted the show, and after it went off-air he continued to perform country music around Maine. He was also a town selectman for Cherryfield for more than 30 years.
In a Nov. 7, 2000 Bangor Daily News article, Bangor area broadcaster Pat LaMarche recalled watching the Jamboree as a teenager growing up in Bangor.
"There were no auditions, and you didn't have to be good," LaMarche said. "You just had to want to go out and entertain people. Charlie's only rules were that you had to be sincere and sober."
Tenan himself commented in an Aug. 10, 2010 Bangor Daily News article that his show was a standard-bearer for country music in Maine.
The music "kind of represented Down East Maine. This was about the last frontier of country music [in Maine]," Tenan said. Getting together to jam at house parties was a favorite form of entertainment "way back in the radio days" before television and computers took over, he said.
"I enjoyed every minute of it," he said. "It weren't for the money. I liked meeting people and we had a lot of fun, before, during and after shows. I met millions of nice, nice people."
A funeral service for Charlie Tenan will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Cherryfield Elementary School, 85 School St., Cherryfield. Arrangements by Bragdon-Kelley Funeral. Homes, Milbridge.


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I wanted a script that would allow me to set a bunch of differently sized objects to an exact width.
In illustrator it is easy to scale multiple objects at once, but if they are already placed, and I just want to shrink them to an exact size... I draw a blank.
So I wrote this to fix my problem, but while I was at it, I thought it might be fun to make it a little more flexible. You can use this script to bulk re-size things to specific dimensions. Or, if you're feeling a little more adventurous...
For more advanced (or masochistic) users:
You can also pass functions as values, for instance, assuming you entered:
as your attribute,
The following value will set color of all selected objects to red:
(function(){var c=new RGBColor();c.red=255;c.green=0;c.blue=30;return c;})();
Not super exciting, I know, but it's a start.
Another slightly more interesting example:
For attributes enter:
for values enter:
(function(){var c=new RGBColor(); var r = function(n){return Math.floor(Math.random()*n);} c.red=r(255);c.green=r(255);c.blue=r(255);return c;})();
The above will assign a random color to both the fill and stroke of each selected object. (assuming the object had a stroke to begin with.)
Let's try an even more complex example:
To set stroke, then set random stroke thicknessess and a random stroke color, do this:
true,(function(){return Math.random()*20;})(),(function(){var c=new RGBColor(); var r = function(n){return Math.floor(Math.random()*n);} c.red=r(255);c.green=r(255);c.blue=r(255);return c;})()
Granted, this is super messy, very error prone, and way overkill. If you want to do something this advanced, and you have the skills to write function closures in a prompt, you could easily just write your own custom script, but for quick 'one-off' tasks that don't need a script, maybe this 'advanced use' will come in handy for someone. If not, then maybe it's a good learning exercise.
Simple, or complex, let me know how you use it in the comments. Just remember, the advanced stuff is not required, the script just defaults to 'width,height', so you don't have to do anything complicated to use it.
Update: Script now takes any standard units, so '20mm' and '6ft' are valid values.
Script now also gives you the option to transform objects from their center, rather than defaulting to top,left.


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Discussion in 'DELETED POSTS' started by EFCC, May 16, 2011.
Free-iSMS AllInOne Final v1.13(0) S60v3v5 S^3 Signed
SMS AllInOne Beta is a new and improved application with rewitten interface UI, chat conversations, resulting in a more smooth scrolling effect. Free-iSMS displays your messages in threads, it can schedule your messages, and it can send fake messages to your inbox too. The fake messaging option of Free-iSMS works much better than Fake Messages and ActiveFile.
Key Features:
- New skin format support, more easily create a personalized love messages.
- Simplified skin production, installation and management functions, the skin used to choose the way coverflow, the skin effect of real time preview, dynamic presentation.
- Chat dialogue interface add a picture expression support, send messages to visualize bubble selection and insertion.
- Contact Interface Add to add, clear picture function, support jpg, png and other common image formats, picture settings and contacts within the contact head independently, and supports batch import picture.
- Added functionality to ignore iPhone style tips: 3rd edition phones can be prompted by the # key closed, 5th Edition mobile phone users can click the upper right corner of the red cross tips off tips, but does not change the state of new information.
- For 5th Edition Touch platform, the contact interface, new gesture support: contact entries on the left in the program contacts the right plan can be labeled and unmark operation.
New Function:
- iSMS add fetion function, It will convenient for the user to use.
- iSMS support using fetion number to login fetion function.
- Auto start for fetion function:fetion function will auto start after you setting fetion configurations.
- Double click will insert expression on flatform Symbian S60 5th and Symbian^3.
User feeling optimization:
- Function of start-flash-screen in iSMS have been moved to "about" option.
New platform adaptation:
- Correct the problem that fetion function can't be used on platform Symbian^3.
- Correct the problem that when you connect to wap that ask you to choose access point many times on platform Symbian^3.
- Correct the problem that iSMS don't support secret contact person function on platform Symbian^3.
1, new love chat, fetion, SMS three-channel intelligent choice, free chat with ease.
2, love to talk new picture file transfer features, support for local transmission of the picture file, and the scene photographed files.
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A New York City site once known for the size of its garbage heaps would be home to alternative energy sources that could generate 20 megawatts of renewable power, now that the city is soliciting bids to build and operate a wind farm and solar power plant there.
City officials put out a request for proposals on Tuesday to build solar and wind power facilities at Staten Island's Fresh Kills landfill. With 75 acres available for lease, city officials say the project at the closed landfill could generate enough energy to power 6,000 homes and would double the city's renewable energy capacity.
"New York City needs energy to keep it running, and we want that power to be reliable, clean, and affordable," Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said.
Andrew Darrell of the Environmental Defense Fund's New York office said clean energy projects like this one "put us on a path to a future with healthy air and economic growth."
"It's great that a landfill like Fresh Kills is helping to lead the transition from polluting power to competitive renewable energy," he said.
The landfill held the city's garbage for 53 years, handling more than 2 billion tons of trash before being closed in March 2001. It reopened briefly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack as a sorting place for debris from the World Trade Center.
In 2006, the city's Department of Parks and Recreation started working to turn the former dump into Freshkills Park


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What's up people!! Here today to show you a little DCWV layout using a totally BREATHTAKING stack from DCWV: The Butterfly Garden Stack!
If, like me, you are a fan of beautiful patterns, foil, and soft pretty colors – you are about to fall in LOOOVE with Butterfly Garden!
I tool MUCH inspiration from a layout I found in an old Creating Keepsakes magazine. I needed a little jumpstart to my mojo and that really did the trick!
I used some pre-made flowers along with some punches to create the beautiful cluster of elements here. DCWV paper just punches so cleanly and perfect!
Supplies: DCWV (The Butterfly Garden Stack). Other (Blue Moon Beads medallion, Flowers by Prima Marketing and Petaloo, Punches by Martha Stewart, Thickers by American Crafts, Butterfly buttons by CreatedByMartha)
Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you got some inspiration!
Keep it royal people!!


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The Muslim brotherhood officially announced that it will organize Pro-Morsi protests at the presidential palace.
In return now different political powers opposing the Muslim brotherhood began as well independent protesters began to spread calls on social networks urging the people to head to the Presidential palace in order to protect the protesters there.
The doctors now are speaking about having a field hospital there. There is true fear from a massacre for real. The Ultras Ahlawy is heading there too to protect the sit in !!!
Since early morning we began to hear threats from the Islamists especially from Hazemoon's supporters like Mr. Abdel Rahman Ezz. A terrorist talk from the first degree !!
There was a rumor last night that was denied by the Freedom and Justice Party that the MB has launched "the general mobilization call" directive to all its members all over the country to protect the legitimacy of the president even it will cost them blood and it will stand against the state itself in reference to the army and police for it !!!
It seems that it is a not a rumor after all the young members of MB were proudly repeating that directive with pride declaring that they are ready to die today for the sake of the President's legitimacy !!
You must know the Supreme guidance office of the Muslim brotherhood held meeting with Islamist powers and parties last night and they issued a statement that slammed the protests describing them as violent and horrifying demanding Morsi to act firmly against that minority !!
Elected President Mohamed Morsi must understand that Mubarak is in jail now because he did not protect the protesters in #Jan25


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text: Thursday, October 27, 2011 ACO Summaries Now Available Three documents summarizing the final rules issued last week for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been posted to www.apta.org/ACO. The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) summary provides the definition of an ACO, an ACO participant, an ACO professional, an ACO provider/supplier, and primary care services. Physical therapists in private practice, home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, and rehabilitation agencies would be considered for purposes of the ACO regulations an ACO provider/supplier. The summary also discusses ACO agreements with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), describes reporting requirements, and details the application process. A summary of the interim final rule addressing the 5 fraud and abuse waivers that apply to the MSSP are summarized in a separate document. CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General are seeking comments on this interim final rule by January 2, 2012. Additionally, APTA provides highlights of the Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice's final joint statement about how the agencies will enforce the antitrust laws as they relate to ACOs. The joint policy statement describes: (1) the ACOs to which it applies; (2) an antitrust safety zone for certain ACOs; and (3) the antitrust review process for ACOs that do not fit into the safety zone. Comments From the Private Practice perspective, the ACO question mark boils down to this: Will physical therapists participate as employees or as independent clinicians? Physicians have voted en masse to participate as employees. Record numbers of mergers and acquisitions, especially by large, publicly-owned hospitals, have decreased independently owned physician practices to single digits in my region of the county. Will "integration", in the name of health safety and cost-consciousness, destroy private enterprise in outpatient physical therapy? Tim Posted by Tim RIchardson, PT on 10/29/2011 10:10 AM The last 2 documents listed in this article and located on the apta website are the same 2 articles ("Waivers in Connection w/Medicare Savings Program Interim Final Rule") The anti-trust document is identical so I think there may be a missing document for the 3rd piece mentioned. Thanks Posted by David Knoeppel -> @IR[B on 10/30/2011 8:43 PM This is a pivotal moment in time for any of the health professions including physical therapy. The primary question for all health professions is to determine how health service delivery and reimbursement can be reformed so that accessible, affordable, effective care can be provided to all children and adults who reside in the United States. In the November 2011 issue of PTJ, physical therapists who are specialists in geriatrics, pediatrics, neurology, orthopedics, private practice, education, policy, law, and ethics from across the country have collaborated to publish a vision for physical therapy for the 21st Century. This publication summarizes the current political-social-economic environment and the essential role that the physical therapy profession contributes to the health of Americans. The challenge for our profession is to speak with one voice of the value of physical therapy to children and adults who have either episodic or chronic disability. The article proposes that our profession define a common, life course approach to physical health. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants are a potential solution to affordable, accessible care. Our professional members need to be informed of the demands expected from physical therapy and how we can participate in solutions to the current health crisis. Reform in physical therapist and PTA education, development of primary care physical therapy models with reimbursement reform so that physical therapists can address the physical-health needs of a community in collaboration with other health providers are examples of action needed today. Whether in private enterprise or as employees of institutions or ACO's, it is the value of physical therapy to the needs of society that will mark our success. Kathy Sullivan Posted by Katherine Sullivan -> ?LR[@ on 10/30/2011 11:26 PM


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GRUB/EFI examples
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Apple Mac EFI systems
Generic Macs
Use bless command from within Mac OS X to set
grubx64.efi as the default boot option. You can also boot from the Mac OS X install disc and launch a Terminal there if you only have Linux installed. In the Terminal, create a directory and mount the EFI System Partition:
# cd /Volumes # mkdir efi # mount -t msdos /dev/disk0s1 /Volumes/efi
Then run bless on
grub.efi and on the EFI partition to set them as the default boot options.
# bless --folder=/Volumes/efi --file=/Volumes/efi/efi/arch_grub/grubx64.efi --setBoot # bless --mount=/Volumes/efi --file=/Volumes/efi/efi/arch_grub/grubx64.efi --setBoot
More info at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting#Apple_Mac_EFI_systems_.28both_EFI_architecture.29.
Z68 Family and U47 Family
# cp /boot/efi/EFI/arch_grub/grubx64.efi /boot/efi/shellx64.efi
After this launch the UEFI Shell from the UEFI setup/menu (in ASUS UEFI BIOS, switch to advanced mode, press Exit in the top right corner and choose "Launch EFI shell from filesystem device"). The GRUB2 menu will show up and you can boot into your system. Afterwards you can use efibootmgr to setup a menu entry, for example if you have the uefi partition in /dev/sda1: (read Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface)
efibootmgr -c -g -d /dev/sda -p 1 -w -L "Arch Linux (GRUB)" -l /EFI/arch_grub/grubx64.efi
If your motherboard has no such option (or even if it does), you can use UEFI shell (Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#UEFI_Shell) to create a UEFI boot option for the Arch partition temporarily.
Once you boot into the EFI shell, add a UEFI boot menu entry:
Shell> bcfg boot add 0 fs1:\EFI\arch_grub\grubx64.efi "Arch Linux (GRUB2)"
fs1 is the mapping corresponding to the UEFI System Partition and
\EFI\arch_grub\grubx64.efi is the the from the
--bootloader-id from the
grub-install command above.
This will temporarily add a UEFI boot option for the next boot to get into Arch. Once in Arch, modprobe
efivars and confirm that
efibootmgr creates no errors (no errors meaning you successfully booted in UEFI mode). Then Grub2#Install_to_UEFI_SYSTEM_PARTITION can be performed again and should successfully permanently add a boot entry in the UEFI menu.
P8Z77 Family
- Boot to live media and chroot into the target system.
- Make sure that a 100 MB fat32 partition is marked as "EFI System" (gdisk terminology).
# mount -t vfat /dev/sdXY /boot/efi # grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=arch --recheck # grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg # wget https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2/ShellBinPkg/UefiShell/X64/Shell.efi # umount /boot/efi
The EFI partition should be contain just two files:
/Shell.efi /EFI/arch/grubx64.efi
- Reboot and enter the BIOS (the Delete key will do this).
- Using the arrow keys, move to the 'exit' menu and drop down to the EFI shell.
- Add an entry for Arch to the menu. Below is an example, see the UEFI#Launching UEFI Shell article for more.
Shell> bcfg boot dump -v Shell> bcfg boot add 1 fs0:\EFI\arch\grubx64.efi "Arch Linux (grub manually added)" Shell> exit
- Reboot the machine and enter the BIOS.
- Navigate to the 'Boot' section and adjust the boot order to with the "Arch Linux (grub manually added)" being the one on the SSD.
- Boot to this entry and enjoy.
Finish the standard Arch install procedures, making sure that you install grub-efi-x86_64 and partition your boot hard disk as GPT.
From [1]:
The UEFI system partition will need to be mounted at
/boot/efi/ for the GRUB install script to detect it:
# mkdir -p /boot/efi # mount -t vfat /dev/sdXY /boot/efi
Where X is your boot hard disk and Y is the efi partition you created earlier.
Install GRUB UEFI application to
/boot/efi/EFI/arch_grub and its modules to
/boot/grub/x86_64-efi using:
# modprobe dm-mod # grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=arch_grub --recheck --debug # mkdir -p /boot/grub/locale # cp /usr/share/locale/en\@quot/LC_MESSAGES/grub.mo /boot/grub/locale/en.mo
Generate a configuration for GRUB
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Then copy the modified UEFI Shell v2 binary UefiShellX64.efi into your ESP root.
# cp ~/Shell2/UefiShellX64.efi /mnt/boot/efi/shellx64.efi
The reason that we need this shell application is that the efibootmgr command will fail silently during grub-install.
After this launch the UEFI Shell from the UEFI setup/menu (in ASUS UEFI BIOS, switch to advanced mode, press Exit in the top right corner and choose "Launch EFI shell from filesystem device"). The UEFI shell will show up. From here we need to add our GRUB UEFI app to the bootloader.
Shell> bcfg boot add 3 fs0:\EFI\Arch_Grub\grubx64.efi "Arch_Grub"
fs0 is the mapping corresponding to the UEFI System Partition and
3 is the zero based boot entry index.
To list the current boot entries you can run:
Shell> bcfg boot dump -v
S5400 Family
This board can run in BIOS or in EFI mode. BIOS mode requires an MBR-partitioned hard drive, EFI a GPT hard drive. Please note that this board operates on the Intel EFI v1.10 specification, and is i386 only. The normal procedure for UEFI installation can be followed, with the exception of the following changes.
- Instead of using the
grub-efi-i386has to be used
- The
bcfgcommand is not available for pre-UEFI (v2.0) firmware. A
startup.nshfile can be used on the root of the EFI partition containing the path to the bootloader. For example:
has to be placed in the
startup.nsh file on the root of the EFI partition.
- The
grub.cfgfile has to be placed in the same directory as the grub EFI file, otherwise grub will not find it and enter the interactive shell


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Looking at these paintings I encourage you to focus on the clouds. How did each painter see and paint clouds differently? I have put together a 7 page Clouds in Art Mini Unit Study Notebooking Page Set designed to help you and your students really get into the pieces of art. A short biography is included for each artist and some pages include easy art activites you might wish to spend some time completing after viewing the artwork. If you are interested in these pages see my post here.
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National Gallery of Art, Washington
1935 Oil on canvas 111.8 x 68.4 cm
Vancouver Art Gallery
Courtauld Institute Galleries, London
Royal Academy of Arts, London
c. 1923 Oil on canvas 86.5 x 102 cm
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American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference 2012*
and the
Florida AER Statewide Conference
*Formerly known as the Josephine L. Taylor Leadership Institute (JLTLI)
May 4-5, 2012 (pre-conference May 3)
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Hotel rate $149 + tax (single or double)
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- $175 for Friday and Saturday conference events
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We will also feature the AFB Access Awards on Friday and the Migel Medal Award ceremony on Saturday.
ACVREP clock hours will be available.
Florida AER conference is running concurrently with sessions geared to service providers.
Parents are welcome and the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) will be holding a meeting on Saturday.
Pre-Conference Strands, May 3
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The fine folks at iFixit have already torn down the new Verizon iPhone and while there's a lot that hasn't changed and some changes we knew about, the biggest shocker so far is that Apple used the Qualcomm MDM6600 chipset which supports both Verizon's CDMA/EVDO and AT&T's GSM/HSPA+ -- but the GSM part isn't enabled:
This is the same chipset as the Droid Pro world phone. It supports both GSM and CDMA—which means that Apple could have supported GSM!
Why didn't they? It may be that it was easier to design antennas for a CDMA-only phone-this phone supports two cellular frequency bands, while Apple supports five bands in the GSM version.
Most of the rest of the Verizon iPhone is the same as the AT&T/GSM iPhone, though the model numbers of some parts have been slightly incremented. Also noteworthy, however, is that the vibration motor has received a "complete makeover".
My tester said that the "Verizon vibration was quieter, a little softer to feel, and made a better sound on the table." (No, I'm not making a 'That's what she said' joke.) It used to be in the top right portion of the phone, across from the camera. Now it's on the bottom left. It's the silver circle bottom left in this photo:
If you want to watch iFixit tear into the Verizon iPhone, hit the link below. Anyone else disappointed Apple couldn't make a world phone work yet?


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According to lab officials, about 12 employees were accidentally exposed to Technetium-99, a type of low level radiation that travels fast, but is stopped by the clothing and skin. As of press time, LANL is determining when and how the exposure occurred.
"They are investigating what exactly happened and how to accurately characterize it at this point," said LANL Public Information Officer Nancy Ambrosiano.
The dosage they received is approximately 10 times lower than the allowable amount of millirems by law, and does not pose a public health threat, according to LANL officials.
LANL officials are also saying that some of the employees apparently took the radiation home with them and a clean up operation is now underway. As of late Monday afternoon LANL officials cannot say where the employees went after they left the lab.
One place that was checked though was Chamisa Elementary School. It was checked Sunday. According to a statement on the school's site, Chamisa was given the all clear sign, with no signs of contamination found. The statement also said that was the only school checked.
"We appreciate the thoroughness of the lab in assuring the safety of our students and staff," said a statement on the site.
LANL also canceled a ribbon cutting ceremony that was to happen at the Lujan Center Thursday.
According to Ambrosiano, the contamination was found during a routine safety scan.
"Fortunately, the maximum dose they received was ten times lower than the maximum amount of millirems allowed by law," she said.
Members of LANL's Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) teams are busy cleaning up the contamination and determining where else the employees may have gone besides their homes when they left the lab Saturday.
"We take any kind of accidental exposure extremely seriously, and we are now determining how it happened, where the material went, and where it came from," said Ambrosio.
According to Ambrosiano, Technetium 99 is a low-level radioactive product of uranium fission that can be used for medical or scientific research. The 12 exposed employees have not been harmed by the exposure, according to Ambrosio.
The accident occurred at the Lujan Neutron Scattering Center at LANL Science Center. The facility is located inside Technical Area 53, just off New Mexico State Road 4, otherwise known as the "truck route" into and out of town.
The region's anti-nuclear community is using the incident as an "I told you so" moment, calling Saturday's incident an all too common one in the history of Los Alamos.
"First, my concern goes out to the workers, their families and anybody else that was affected by this," said anti-nuclear activist Aleric Balibrera. Balibrera recently came to public attention through his hunger strike protesting lab activities.
He was quick to note that N.M. 4 is a school bus route, and he found it "very disconcerting" that notice wasn't immediately given to the community. He also criticized LANL's statement about the incident. "The sentence they have in there, 'The contamination poses no danger to the public' is LANL's typical boilerplate response to events like this. Their information is very unreliable and they shouldn't be trusted. As I said during my hunger strike in my open letter to LANL, Bechtel (the company that manages LANL) values profits over safety, people and science."
Available information online indicates that Technetium-99 (99Tc) is an isotope of technetium which decays with a half-life of 211,000 years to stable ruthenium-99, emitting soft beta rays, but no gamma rays. It is the most significant long-lived fission product of uranium fission, with a half-life over 2000 times as long as the next longest-lived fission product. Technetium-99 has a fission product yield of 6.0507% for thermal neutron fission of uranium-235.
On the other hand, Technetium-99m is a short-lived (half-life about 6 hours) metastable nuclear isomer used in nuclear medicine, produced from molybdenum-99. It decays by isomeric transition to technetium-99, a desirable characteristic, since the very long half-life and type of decay of technetium-99 imposes little further radiation burden on the body.
Official statements from lab officials have not clarified which type of Technetium-99 the employees were exposed to or how much of the substance was involved.
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211000 or 6 hour half-life?
Good point; it depends on what type of technetium-99 it was... we are attempting to find that out and will post details as soon as we get them.


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According to the CPSC, the recalled dehumidifiers have caused 46 fires and linked to more than $2 million in property damage. There are twelve different brands being recalled: Danby, De'Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima. All were manufactured by Gree Electric Appliances of China, and sold nationwide at major retailers including Lowe's, Home Depot, and K-Mart.
The commission says no injuries have been reported as a result of the fires, but consumers are being strongly advised to turn off and unplug the listed dehumidifiers as soon as possible. To find out if your model is one of the ones affected, visit greedehumidifierrecall.com for identification information and more details on how to request a refund. Be sure to check out the Consumer Protection Safety Commission's information page for more details on the recall and to report an incident.


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If you're looking for ultimate braking power for your Chevy project, some of the best aftermarket systems available come from Wilwood brakes in Camarillo, California. For the past several decades, the experts at Wilwood have developed top-notch disc brake systems for all sorts of motorsports, and today you can even make your tired, old muscle car stop on a dime.
We chose Wilwood brakes for our late model-powered Chevelle project and were very impressed how much they improved the car's street prowess. The Chevelle's stock brakes, discs in front drum in the rear, could effectively stop the car, just not very quickly. And that's really what performance braking is about; it's not about if they can stop you, but rather how long it takes. Old cars are notorious for being sluggish to stop, so when you make this upgrade, it totally changes the driving experience.
We contacted Mike Hamrick, a Wilwood technician, to get the scoop on their various brake setups, including what we bolted on to our project. Wilwood actually offers five different levels of brake setups; their Forged Dynalite line which comes with an 11-inch rotor and fits most 15-inch wheels; the FDL Front Drag Brake, which is an 11.75-inch rotor designed for drag racing; the FNSL6R setup, which is a 12.88-inch rotor that works with most 17-inch wheels; the beefy W6A Big Brake kit for 18-inch and larger wheels; and the SUV/Truck brake setup for 20-inch and larger wheels. These five styles cover an array of performance levels, everything from mild street driving to all out competition.
Our Chevelle had already received a healthy powertrain consisting of an LQ9 engine and a 4L80E transmission; it only made sense to give it the braking ability to match. With one phone call to Wilwood, we had exactly what our street car needed, keeping mild racing (drag and autocross) in mind.
Q&A with Wilwood's Mike Hamrick
Chevy High Performance: How did you determine what brakes we needed?
Hamrick: The front kit was a snap, our 13-inch Challenge kit uses a 6 piston Superlite caliper over a one piece rotor, and aluminum hub; all for $1,199. The rear kit was selected because of the owners desire to use a 15-inch drag wheel occasionally, while retaining the parking brake. Our 11-inch Dynapro rear kit meets both those requirements.
CHP: What master cylinder did you recommend and why?
Hamrick: On a car equipped with a manual pedal, the 7/8th tandem master cylinder is the right way to go. It's a good compromise between leg effort and pedal travel, essentially, it doesn't take too much of either to activate the brakes.
CHP: How important is front-to-rear brake bias in a street car? What about an autocross car?
Hamrick: Front to rear bias is very important, as a matter of performance and safety.
CHP: What happens if the brake bias is off badly?
Hamrick: Generally, you want to be able to lock the wheels predictably. If either the fronts or rears lock up too easily, the car will be unpredictable and performance as well as safety will be compromised. The most common problem is having too much rear brake in the car, and having the rears lock up way before the fronts, somewhat unpredictably. The easiest way to solve this problem is with an adjustable proportioning valve. This lets you turn down the pressure to the rear brakes so that lock up happens at the same time on both ends of the car.
CHP: What type of brake fluid do you recommend and why?
Hamrick: Performance cars should always use a good DOT 3 or DOT 4 fluid, and for a car that's going to see track time, we always recommend our EXP600 fluid. The dry boiling point is 626 degrees, the highest in racing.


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When the story aired, there were about 55,000 photos pinned to the Historypin world map. Within a day that grew to more than 60,000. Genealogists could multiply that number exponentially. Have fun with Historypin - a brand new way to share family pictures.


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Laura began writing at the ripe old age of 12 when she penned a romance about a model falling for her photographer on a catalogue shoot in St. Thomas. Up until page 42, she faithfully wrote at least a page a day, but gave up when following her own junior high romantic pursuits became more fun than writing about someone else's!
Fast-forward a few years, and Laura met the love of her life her freshman year at the University of Arkansas. Three years and countless toga parties later, Laura and Terry married.
Interior design and marriage license in hand, Laura went to work for well-known Arkansas firms, Perry Butcher Architects and Albert Skiles Architects. Among her many projects were schools, churches, corporate offices and over two dozen luxurious private residences. She'd just been handed a dream assignment of designing her first public library when another dream came true — she discovered she wasn't just pregnant, but pregnant with twins!
Destiny soon put a twist in Laura's burgeoning career by adding complications to her pregnancy. Two months in, doctors placed her on bed rest. Seven months later, her life forever changed upon getting her first glimpse of precious boy/girl twins. She briefly considered returning to work, but couldn't fight the desire to stay home with her brood.
Two years later, while she loved being a stay-at-home mom, a part of herself had been lost in the process. Then one day, while sorting through dusty boxes, she came across her old romance manuscript. In finding that manuscript, along with her love of writing, fate gave Laura's life another twist, and she's never looked back.
Since then, Terry's engineering career has taken the family to places like Denver, Salt Lake City, and then on to Tulsa, OK, where she now resides. Throughout all of those moves, Laura never lost sight of her ultimate dream — to become a world-renowned romance author. While she's still hard at work on that "world-renowned" part of her dream, to date she's sold over seventy romantic short stories and many romance novels.
Now, Laura spends her days contentedly writing and chasing after the twins and their menagerie of pets, ranging from a mutt named Sweet Pea, a mini-long-haired dachshund named Cocoa, a black-and-white stealth cat named Domino and a yard full of ducks and geese who live in the backyard pond but would like to live in the house! When night falls, Laura usually finds time to steal a few romantic moments for herself and her own hunky cover stud!
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