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When you think of the South Bronx, you don't think of modern, melodic rock anthems, passionately aggressive vocals, heavy guitars, ripping solos, driving bass lines or pounding drums fills. However, that is exactly what Brand of Julez delivers night after night.
Formed by brothers Julez Zamora(vocals/guitars) and Brandon Zamora(bass/backing vocals) in 2011 at the ripe old age of 16 and 13, Brand of Julez have raged their way up the NYC ranks with a passion and fury that cannot be denied. With the release of their debut EP in September 2012, Brand of Julez have relentlessly worked to bring their brand of heavy rock to the masses with incendiary performances at legendary venues like Webster Hall (The Studio, The Marlin Room & The Grand Ballroom), The Gramercy Theatre, The Bowery Ballroom, Mercury Lounge, Irving Plaza and Starland Ballroom. Their powerful performances have brought them to share the stage with recording artists like Pop Evil, Red Sun Rising, Ace Frehley, Drowning Pool, Adrenaline Mod, Burn Halo, Orianthi, Alice Cooper and Full Devil Jacket.
In 2014, Brand of Julez began working with producer Joey Z (guitarist for Life of Agony) in what has led to the band's first full length album. The culmination of those sessions led to the release of BOJ's first single "Monkey" at The Gramercy Theatre in June 2015. Their forthcoming full length album is currently being planned for a future release.
With the addition of Zakk Dubois on drums and percussion, whose powerful presence has ignited a new era for the band, Brand of Julez are ready to deliver their heavy rage of rock that will have you banging your head, with your horns raised and leave you with songs that you'll be singing long after the show has ended.
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My name is Joanna to ride on horseback.
My respected Great grandmother ,many winds in hair, was also one of many taken by a white fam. the Bailey's. She was to be the wife of one of their sons at the age of 13. They had only 1 child a daughter given a white mans name,Maria,but by her mother she was called speaks with crows. She also became the woman of a white man, my grandfather a pilgrim. together they had 7 children the oldest my father.
My father became the man of a white women after my grandfather had moved his fam. back to Europe, as he could not stand how the white man raped and killed many innocent peoples. This is where the heart ship of my grandmother began. She was not allowed to speak her language (Lakota) as my grandfather was to afraid she wouldn't be accepted in white mans community, so she for 6 years remained indoors. After having many grandchildren I was the one who was taught the Lakota way which I live by till this very day. Although I am the child of 2 wonderful people I saw a lot of pain in my fathers eyes but also many good things. One of them was Love,the others Respect and Honor. Why this long storie? My friend, the white man will never stop hunting us. It is all they know, destruction be it people,animals or Grandmother Earth. They are too ignorant coming to understand (among many other matters) that the children born from mixed blood will never end the search for whom they are or where they belong to, do I need to speak of the pain that comes with it? I in all honesty do not know, people here in the Netherlands see I differ from them, in the States the same thing. The only salvation for me is to speak to many of young, and tell them my storie and of my Brothers and Sisters. We American Indians be it a thin bloodline or completely American Indian will not be accepted by any Government or Institution of Human rights. So I do "feel" this Brother's despair. All my Heart and Spirit is able to tell him at this point is to never give up to Walk the Red Road! As it has been foretold A new Nation will arise and be called the Rainbow Warriors.
As for my name? I sit on that Horse and ride through life as a warrior of the good, protecting every child in Prayer and saving them to the best of my abilities as I am a woman and we give life so we must protect it! As we are now Entering a New Era one must hope for the better that the Great Mystery made all of us as One! Only it is hard to see non Indigenous people as such which is a result of their actions towards us and others alike us.Many of us have tried, it is however not easy for memories do not die in life.
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Netflix doesn't have anything called "LOST SPARROW".
Will anyone recommend any other films with Native American content to rent?
Carol, are you a dead person, or someone who lives outside the USA? Because if you are neither, get off your "not my fault" horse.
The Pine Ridge and Zuni reservations are the poorest counties in the NATION. Native Americans on reservations make an average of $4,500 per YEAR. The Sioux Nation by treaty owns the entire states of North and South Dakota. Think they will ever be given back? The government stole trillions of dollars in fund monies for Native Americans. NA children still routinely get removed from their homes and put in boarding schools.
So yes, you benefit every day from what white people did and DO, today. You live off a rape that continues today. So much for you not paying a price. Thanks, because you pay no price, Natives do. Daily. Because today's generation is no less ignorant than the last.
This comment is not to provoke. Only to encourage. If our education system is failing to tell the truth to America's youth today about the GENOCIDE of the North American Indian…don't we owe it to our children to teach them ourselves? As a Blackfoot Sioux…that's all I ask. Tell the truth…and look at us NOW. Please don't act like we exist only in myths and stories.
Although I understand what you're saying, I think you should reconsider. I made a similar statement to yours many years ago in a Black history class in College. I lived to regret it.
It's true that our white race has never stopped hunting and killing the Native Americans just as it has never stopped hunting down the runaway black slaves. It has never stopped humiliating the Chinese railroad worker. The list goes on.
Many Native Americans were hunted to extinction. Many others are near extinction. This is not a personal thing. The United States is a nation built upon greed and abuse and violence. Maybe God will forgive us, but let's not tell the Native Americans to forgive us.


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St. Susan Center in Jamestown, NY is a wonderful ministry, that simply put, feeds hungry people.
Each year St. Susan Center has a number of fundraisers, the latest of which, was their annual Basket Fair. Sue Colwell, the center's director (no, it's not named after her :-) ), asked me if I was available to do some photos at the fair. Seeing that my schedule was open that day I of course said yes. I've done some other projects for St. Susan and am always glad to help out. If you look at the St. Susan website you'll see a video I produced for them a few years ago. It really let's you know what St. Susan Center is all about and how you can help. If you have a few minutes I would encourage you watch it.
The Basket Fair this year was held, for the first time, in the Jamestown Community College Athletic Center and was their most successful fair ever. All the wonderful attendees helped St. Susan Center raise over $13,000.00.
The photos that follow are nothing spectacular, just some snap shots, really, of a whole bunch of people that came together one day to help out a great cause.
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Apparently there is hope for gender equality after all!
Exclusive golf clubs, which have historically been places where wealthy men went to smoke cigars and escape their wives, are now actively recruiting female members with services and classes that might appeal to them, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The reason? Interest in golf is at an all-time low, and the clubs are looking to attract new members — even female members it seems. Women are not so interested in golfing, however, and so these clubs are adding services like spas, yoga and pilates classes, childcare, pools and even golf classes — for women.
"Golf is an anchor," an official at one country club told the Journal. "But fitness and spa is the future."
Part of this change also comes from higher golf institution; the Muirfield golf club in Scotland, for instance, was barred from hosting the British Open again until it votes to allow women to become full members.


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As in previous editions, sponsors but also keynotes or experts will give presentations in the auditorium. The closing event will include presentations from national teams that usually count in the final score. This year, as a pilot, we will open the conference track to the audience so that promising students could benefit from advanced training and see cybersecurity as their potential future career path (registration required). As previous editions, sponsors will have the option to participate in the recruitment fair by a booth to meet the best European Cybersecurity Talents (contestants).
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As previous editions, sponsors will have the option to participate in the recruitment fair by a booth to meet the best European Cybersecurity Talents (contestants). The booths will be also open to anyone interested in becoming a cybersecurity professional. If that's you, don't miss this opportunity!
Minsait employment opportunities can be found here.
Accenture employment opportunities can be found here.
Palo Alto Networks employment opportunities can be found here.
9:00 Open Session
9:45 Team presentations
10:30 Cybersecurity: The Eye of the Tiger by Fernando Aranda Sánchez and Luis Miguel Cerrato (Minsait INDRA)
11:30 Innovating Security||Securing Innovation by Floris Van Del DoolAccenture
12:30 WhatsApp End to End Encryption Demystified by Raul SILES
13:15 Lunch break
14:30 Fighting malware with a Next Generation security platform by Jesús Díaz Barrero(Palo Alto Networks)
15:00 Pentesting Azure by Juan GARRIDO
15:45 Collaborative efforts to share threat data in a vetted member community by APWG
16:15 Source Code Analysis for Pentesters by Simon ROSES
17:00 Trust as a service by Carmen Fernández Gago (University of Malaga)
11:00 Round table: How to start your cybersecurity career? by INDRA, ACCENTURE and Palo Alto
12:00 Cybersecurity: from zero to hero by Fernando DIAZ(HISPASEC)
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The 14th edition of the QS World University Rankings was recently published, revealing top 959 universities in the world. All 13 Dutch research universities were scored among the best 400 institutions, while two of them have also made it into the top 100.
Top universities worldwide
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topped the overall QS ranking sixth year in a row, followed by Stanford University, Harvard University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Cambridge, and the University of Oxford.
Top Dutch universities
Delft University of Technology became the best Dutch university in the QS ranking 2017-2018. The university improved by 8 position since last year and was ranked 54th, overcoming the University of Amsterdam which was topping national chart for the 7 consecutive years. TU Delft was also named the national leader in the Engineering & Technology category (20th place in the world) and the Natural Sciences category (85th place).
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) lost 1 place this year, becoming 58th worldwide and 2nd best nationally. In terms of certain fields of sicences UvA is still topping national chart of Life Sciences and Medicine (35th in the world).
Eindhover University of Technology made an impressive breakthrough this year, climbing up by 17 positions in the overall ranking (104th from 121st) and by 4 positions in the Netherlands (3rd from 7th).
Other Dutch universities in the top 200 were Leiden University and Utrecht University (both 109th place), the University of Groningen (113th), Wageningen University (124th), Erasmus University Rotterdam (147th), the University of Twente (179th), and Maastricht University (200th).
To see positions of Dutch universities in certains fields of sciences, please visit the "Rankings of Univesities" page.
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I met Fern through the amazing bunch of ladies from the Bikini Burlesque Bootcamp troupe. She coaxed her co-worker/neighbor/friend, Zoe, to join her and participate in a Cover Beauty Photo Shoot with us.
They are both beautiful, intelligent NYC women, and at the time were both single and ready to mingle! They wanted images that made them feel Sexy, Glamorous, and Empowered. Funny... those are the 3 words that describe my brand! Hmmm this was going to be FUN!!
There is a great balance between their friendship. Fern is a total ham and very outgoing. Zoe is shy and more reserved, but you wouldn't guess that about her by looking at her shots! Despite how nervous she was, Zoe blew us away with her amazingly gorgeous smile and smoking hot sex appeal. As normal, in the beginning she was full of jitters, but by the last look she was a STAR.
Fern, a native New Zealander, has been taking NYC by storm. In between her day job in higher education, mud run races, triathlons, she is a Bikini Burlesque alumnus, and now a certified teacher for them.
After their sneak peaks went up on our Facebook fan page, both ladies received LOTS of attention, even from people they hadn't heard from in a long while! Everyone took notice of the messages their images conveyed, and how invigorated they looked!
Thank you ladies for trusting me to look into your eyes with my camera lens.
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Check out the behind the scenes video of their shoot at the very end!
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1) Yes, there is ONLY 1 IPHONE, that is assumed (not factual in any way) to be "universally friendly" to all users according to my opponent, all at one cost for the same iphone, regardless of the plan, only carried on a limited number of carriers. (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon)
2)There are multiple Android Phones (Droids) that distinguish themselves from one another based on software, compatibility, brand, and many other features, varying costs to those who are in a financial struggle, and extremely large variety of carriers and plans. (Cricket, Virgin Mobile,AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and much more!)
3) Let's escape the bias people, everyone sees the Iphone as the better phone, but it simply isn't
Apple is an extremely well known company, founded on April 1, 1976 By Friends Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs and the less well known Ronald Wayne. Since then. Apple has been producing consumer electronics, which have included the famous Macintosh line, and recently, the "Ipod" and "Iphone" lines. People buy these iphones for the hype, for the "It's an apple product!" and "All my friends have one!" hype. NOT because they see it as an amazing phone, but because everyone else is seemingly resigned to this phone, unable to look at the outside world of media, through other useful phones. After looking at my arguments from an unbiased standpoint, let's truly see which is better.
So now, the basics. Iphone or Android?
Let me go ahead and give the cons of an Iphone, and then follow up with the Pros of an Android, my opponent can go ahead and try to refute each one of these, ill give my sources at the end of the case.
Iphones, why they are bad:
First- Internet on the Iphone
The Iphone has both 3g/4g and wifi. But a commonly known fact in the service provider world, that most people don't want you to know, is that when you use your 3g/4g, AT & T and Verizon are simply switching you to their Edge Connection, which is a server that is used strictly for Iphones, that makes your internet slow as can be, and basically doesn't give you the 3G your paying for every month.
Going even further than that, ever notice you can't use anything with Adobe Flash? No Media Players, nothing. This is because Apple wants to restrict your access on the web, to music sharing and playlist sites like Grooveshark. On the Android, your not restricted, in fact there's even a grooveshark app on the Android market!
Second- The Iphone and charging/ updates
The Iphone, like all "Ipod/Iphone" products needs an update every few weeks, or an app update every week. Updates waste time, require you to sign onto 64 page contracts (That's right, 64 page... next time you update your Iphone to the latest firmware or you are updating an app, before clicking agree on that contract, look at the page numbers, should read 1/64 or something like that.) and on top of that, may reset many of the things you keep on you iphone. Also, why aren't you given a wall charger? Why do we always have to plug in our iphones to our computers or go buy a wall charger separately? May not seem like a big deal, but your just wasting more money, and Iphones must be synced to a computer whenever they are restored or you just get one. From there, Itunes will continually pop up every time you sync your iphone, and completely slows your computer. Itunes is just a waste of space, but then Safari and Apple's own media player will automatically download unless you keep deselecting the two items right before every single update.
Third- The constantly demanding cost, and the easy contract extension.
So, lets say you deactivate your iphone, should still work as an ipod touch right? You have $500 worth of Apps and Music on your iphone, but you recently had to cut the bill because it was too expensive (and instead you chose a cheaper and more reliably Droid). Well, let's say you want to at least listen to your songs and play your games, the iphone should let you do that right? WRONG, if you aren't paying them monthly for a $10 Phone made by Chinese Sweatshop workers in Asia, they won't have it (Made in California is false.) "Aww man, well lemee at least try and..." DON'T! After you have deactivated your Iphone, by plugging it back into your computer, it automatically renews a 2 YEAR CONTRACT!!!
Fourth- The Android is far more versatile, and "universally friendly" than the Iphone, and it's pure hype that leaves people wanting more.
This debate isn't about Apple's Macbooks and OS, its about their Phones. As stated before, Apple made itself known through consumer electronics that became a staple for many people who look towards electronics. Their Macbooks revolutionized the world, but their Iphones certainly have not. Iphones are the perfect example of blind spending. Just because a company is well known for a completely different product, you assume "hey let's get this!" or "They make great products, im sure this one is awsome, besides all my friends have one" well, maybe you should look into what your buying. Your buying a completely locked up phone, one that does not allow for really any other brand to even set their foot into. Android allows this. Ever wonder why people Jailbreak their Iphones? It's because it gives NO FREEDOM, no versatility, nothing! In fact, it's the exact opposite! Many People consider the Iphone to be the most secluded phone on the market, with it's lack of Flash which leaves half of the internet blocked out, and complexion that leaves even middle aged men and women clueless. It's only a toy for girls and boys in high school and college, all features of an iphone can be found on many different Androids, which all cost less and have enhanced features of the Iphone!
Now to why Androids are great!
1- Steve Wozniak, Co Founder of Apple Inc. (Which makes the Iphone) Said in his own words, quote "My primary phone is the iPhone," "I love the beauty of it. But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really do." The only reason he has an iphone is for publicity, he is still represented on the masthead of Apple as a Co Founder even though he is no longer with Apple, and yet behind Apple's back, he loves his Android more, and this is a guy who clearly can afford both, so you can base this quote off the features alone of any Droid, and how they are enhanced, and include freedom!
2-File Management-Using a mobile USB cable that you can buy from any retailer, your Droid can be hooked up to your computer and browsed like any external device. Unlike the iPhone, which locks you down to using a specific app to manage your files, the open nature of Android's OS lets you create folders, rename, delete, reorganize and drag-and-drop from one device to another using your native OS. If you prefer the file organization and sync capabilities of iTunes, check out Astro or DoubleTwist.
3-Apps-You may be shocked to see this one on the list, since apps have always been the iPhone's strongest selling point. The Android marketplace has an equivalent for just about every popular iPhone app, including Flickr (Instagram), Springpad, Pandora and Iris (Siri), but it one-ups Apple on both price and true integration with the entire Google App suite. An impressive 60% of apps offered through the Android Marketplace are free. That's about 33% more than Apple offerings. There may be less Android apps for now, but there is less redundancy. With more and more developers turning to Android, expect it to get even better.
4-Social Networking-An iPhone app exists for just about every major social network, but not all of them offer the full network experience. The iPhone also requires you to run an app or use the browser for social networking. With Android's new People app, contacts are connected with all of their social profiles automatically and accessible through the native contact list.
In the next speech Ill give many more reasons why the Android is better Vote Droid.
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1. Iphones have two Costs,
One for an 16 GB and one for a 32 GB Iphone, each pricey by itself (not to mention the 2 year mandatory contract) The Android market is so vast, for every Android out their you could make an entire mall out of pure Cell Phone shops, that only sell Droids. Each and every Android is unique in it's own way. Picture it like this,
A) The Iphone Ice Cream Shop sells 2 flavors, Strawberry, and Vanilla. (Black and White)
One scoop is $200 (WHAT?!) (16GB) and Two Scoops are $299 (WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!) (32GB)
The only reason people go here for insanely limited and outrageously priced ice cream is because it's been here for a long time.
B) The Droid Ice Cream Shop (Just opened up!) Sells over 10 Flavors! (Over 10 colors)
One Scoop is Free (Check 2 year contracts for Virgin Mobile and other small service providers) two Scoops is only $50 But then, it also offers a supercharged 3 Scoops for $100 But then, the granddaddy of them all, the 4 Scooper, for $150!! (When i say scoops, i mean Boatloads of ice cream at the Droid Ice Cream Shop) Now, would you like sprinkles with that?
2. Android can Run Multiple Apps at the Same Time
Starting with version 1.0, Android has been able to run multiple applications at the same time regardless of whether they are system apps or apps from the Android Marketplace. The current version of iPhone OS does offer limited multitasking, but only allows native applications such as Mail, iPod and Phone to run in the background. Android users benefit greatly from this discrepancy, as they can receive notifications, listen to music, or even record GPS data without keeping the application open. Apple will try to level the playing field with iPhone OS 4, granting developers access to a small and limiting list of APIs that can run certain services in the background, but it's a long way from the true multitasking that Android has.
3. Android Keeps Information Visible on Your Home Screen
One of the key features Android has is a customizable home screen keeps active widgets right at your fingertips, always accesible and always visible - without having to launch an application first. There are widgets for just about every app in the Android Marketplace from playing music to checking the weather and keeping up to date on Facebook. Meanwhile iPhone users are force to flip through their app list to locate and launch each app. If you wanted to check the forecast, for example, you would have to find the app, launch it, and then wait for it to load. With Android, all of that information can be displayed directly on your home screen, never more than a finger swipe away.
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Come Together and Comment Forever in Your Indefinitely Infinite Open Thread
Every comment is a brick in the bridge to whatever comes next for us.
Not sure why I wrote in the dek (publishing nonword for the teaser words that appear between the headline and this part) that this open thread is sexy, because how can I possibly know that it will be?
Maybe this week we'll make it sad or funny. Or we could talk about sex. Or all three. Welcome to it, whatever it is. What's on your minds, most beautiful ones?


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Since ancient times, Daoists have used poetry (诗) and other art forms to express their experience, convey teaching, and transmit energy. A Daoist poem arises naturally out of the stillness of an empty mind, like fresh grasses in the springtime. Embracing both wuji and taiji, Daoist poetry is an expression of Dao-De.
This page contains some of my poetry and calligraphy, as well as some classic poems and paintings.
Laozi, 4th-century BCE. Translated by Gu Shen Yu
The valley spirit does not die
It is called the dark womb
The gate of the dark womb is the root of heaven and earth
Continuously present
It functions without effort
Zen Master Seung Sahn, 20th-century
Your original nature is always shining and clear
Human beings make something and enter the ocean of suffering
But if you don't make anything, you are already complete
The high mountain is always blue; white clouds coming and going
Gu Shen Yu
Settling into stillness
Anything arising is nooo problem
Dooon't touch it -
It settles of itself
A withered old oak
Cold, dead ashes
Shhh -
The ground is firm
The sky is open
Gu Shen Yu
Utterly empty
Not looking inside
Not looking outside
Nothing to say
Nothing to do
Resting on the fundamental ground
Gu Shen Yu
The essential message of Daoism is:
Stop struggling
The sun shines freely
Through clear and tranquil waters
Gu Shen Yu
We have coarse
And we have fine
Most people let the coarse whirl about
And thereby lose sight of the fine
The sage gathers in the coarse
He collects it, consolidates it, and sends it downward
Mud settled, the fine reappears of its own
Gu Shen Yu
Emptiness is utterly mysterious
What could I possibly say?
Light and darkness are joined at the root
Gu Shen Yu
Chamber empty
Fire burning hot
Purple smoke rising
Sweet dew seeping
Wild birds riding on the wind
Gu Shen Yu
Blade of grass
Soft, weak
Fresh, rising
Watching the sunrise
Green tiger
Gu Shen Yu
Deepening my root
I conserve the three treasures
The river becomes broad, deep, and full
Stirring on the edge of the ocean
Gu Shen Yu
Cultivate strength -
End up weak
Cultivate weakness -
End up strong
When strength appears -
Only return to weakness
Not using strength -
This is called true strength
Gu Shen Yu
The sound of the temple bell
Opens the gate of mystery
10,000 immortals rush in
Flooding out all sense of self
One yang rises
Gu Shen Yu
I sink lower and lower
Hidden in the shadows
Turned in upon myself
The masses all hop along with joy
Without root, they exhaust their spirit
They may know my name
But they do not know me
In the darkness of midnight
The moon is full, round, and bright
Gu Shen Yu
Relaxing everything into a stable base
A powerful geyser wells up from deep inside
Lifting me beyond my senses
Without excitement, I ride the rising mists
Gu Shen Yu
Ten-thousand teachings
Settle to the bottom of my cup
The tea is ready
Gu Shen Yu
A morning respite after three days of toil
A single verse sums of the entire canon!
Looking up with a smile, I suddenly notice
Clouds reflected clearly on the surface of the lake
Gu Shen Yu
Water flowing downstream
Just following the open channel
Left, right, effortless response
Rocks polish themselves
Gu Shen Yu
The hidden valley
Is wide open
No edge
It completely contains
Heaven and Earth
What to do with these Daoist bones?
Tea in the morning, bed at night
Gratitude to Dao, canon, and teachers
And a commitment to pass it on
Gu Shen Yu
The teapot has grown cold
And the candles have burned out
Pilgrims pass right on by
This lonely mountain temple
Dragon singing in a withered tree
Gu Shen Yu
Leaving the temple behind
I sneak deeper into the mountains
Finding an empty, hollow cave
I disappear into obscurity
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Taiji emerging from wuji
"Tai Ji"
"Dao Jia" (Family of the Way)
"Xian Xing" (Perceive Inner-Nature)
Laozi, riding away on his ox
Zhuangzi, dreaming
The 8 Immortals, crossing the sea
Zhongli Quan, embracing hun-dun
Ancestor Lu Dongbin, riding the clouds and mists


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Here at Arcade Direct, one of our unique selling points is the full customisation of arcade machines. We can supply these custom arcade machines for hire or for sale throughout the UK and Europe. Working with our graphics reproduction team, we can either re-create original artwork, to make your machine look like new, or completely transform it to match your brand or event.
To give you a little inspiration for your next office piece, exhibition or event here's a few examples from past projects:
Marr Clothing commissioned a totally customised machine to be a focal point of their new Shoreditch store. The machine is uniquely designed to match the Marr store and clothing designs. Marr Clothing pays just £35.00 per month, along with a small fee for the printing and application, this is a cost-effective solution to adding something exclusive to your store.
TopShop Oxford Street launched their new range of Stranger Things clothing by transforming their store into the set of Stranger Things. Arcade direct helped with 'The Arcade' by providing original retro uprights including PacMan, Galaxian and the Star Wars Trilogy. We also provided empty arcade machines to act as props and fully customised retro uprights.
One of our agency partners came to us with a brief to provide something totally different for a SnapChat roadshow, that will tour around various London locations. For this we provided two custom grabber cranes, which were fully branded and filled with cuddly SnapChat ghosts, as prizes. And two custom boxing machines that were fully branded with SnapChat cladding and oversized yellow buttons, that will test your strength.
Activision is a video game software developer which is based in California. We supplied over ten custom cabinets for a large global gaming exhibition in Germany, creating cabinets for titles that Activision own but had not yet been created into an arcade machine.
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Join us select Mondays. Next Meetup is AUGUST 20th.
Piano teacher Evan Borkstrom playing Eruption from Emerson, Lake & Palmer's second album Tarkus.
Guitar teacher Adam Larison, plays Lágrima by Francisco Tárrega.
Joan Marie Dauber performs C'est L'Extase from Ariettes Oublieés by C. Debussy.
Classical guitarist Cameren DeCaluwe captivates with El Arpa Del Guerrero from El Decameron Negro by Leo Brouwer.
Another amazing performer and musician, Simeon Tsanev, performing the Violin Sonata, No. 1, Adagio by J.S. Bach.
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I definitely did NOT love this movie, but I didn't hate it either. I feel kind of neutral about it. I absolutely love The Orphanage by the same director. This one is not near the quality in acting or plot. I can't say that I would ever watch this again, but at least I don't feel it was a waste of time.
Two young girls, Victoria and Lilly are involved in an incident that leads them to an abandoned cabin. Abandoned cabins are always a good thing in my book. Who doesn't love that secluded and mysterious atmosphere. The father takes the two young girls into the cabin and is about to kill them both with a gun when a shrouded figure kills the father, seemingly to protect the two innocent girls. The girls' uncle Lucas never gave up on the search for his nieces. Five years into the disappearance, his nieces are found in the cabin living like filthy animals. These feral creatures are taken to a facility to be observed by Dr. Dreyfuss. The performance of Lilly, by Isabelle Nélisse, is extremely well done by such a young girl.
The wild girls are allowed to live with Lucas and his rocker, strong-willed girlfriend, Annabel in a house that Dr. Dreyfuss has arranged so that he can have continued study of the children. Annabel is played by Jessica Chastain. I think we most remember her in The Help as a big-boobed, southern bell type. She has other good roles as well, but that was first one that popped into my mind. This character is such a total opposite- with super short, black hair, dark eyeliner, and loose-fitting punk clothes. I hated her makeover at first, but now I suppose I can see why it was done. Having her tough character fade into someone more loving. The last thing Annabel wants is to be a mother, but she does it because she loves Lucas. The girls claim that they did not live in the cabin by themselves, but that they were raised by Mama. Everyone and Dr. Dreyfuss agree that this is not true and that it is only a coping mechanism for the trauma they have lived through. But soon enough, Lucas and Annabel start noticing signs that they may not be in the house alone. Appearances of Mama in the film are often accompanied by the image of moths. I like this symbolic touch to the film. Moths are nocturnal creatures which can reflect intuitive perception over physical perception. Even when Mama is not physically seen by the characters, they definitely feel an ominous presence among them.
We can definitely tell Guillermo del Toro has a hand in this film, being the executive producer. I continually notice his reoccurring themes of ghosts and children (and children dying) with a usual sad/depressing ending. Even though this movie is PG-13, it has a few good scares in it without being hyper-violent or gory. This movie is more like a fairy tale. Not the happy type of fairy tale that kids are told today, but the original Grimm's tales that are darker and typically not referred to as child friendly. The ending is a bit sad, but I like that it chose to go with the darker ending rather than the happy ending. I really don't know if it could be called a horror movie if it had a happy ending.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
A Beer Guide Whinge
3 comments:
- HardKnott Dave said...
I often use the Good Beer Guide to find a good pub when in unfamiliar parts. I agree it can be confusing to know exactly which town or village to look under.
- 22 September 2010 at 09:41
In my opinion you are correct Tim in what you say the layout is somewhat confusing, often it is an idea to call in at a pub and either ask the locals or take a look at their local real ale magazine. Surely it would make sense for CAMRA to ask local branches to set out the pages just as they ask them to write the pub entries afterall they know they area and the pubs. I would also like to express my suprise that although we have some fabulous Clubs who incidently win numerous CAMRA awards in Huddersfield but they do not seem to be included in the guide this year.
- 26 September 2010 at 09:51
- Tyson said...
This is more tricky than it appears. I agree with you on principle and the example of Leeds is a good one. However, the problem can often be the landlord. They have the final say. Sometimes they will prefer to be classed in a specific area. So the pub in Holbeck may have chosen to be listed in Holbeck, possibly to stand out.
Also it has to be said that Manchester City is far from straight forward. Although listed as one entry, it has three branches input into it which can lead to problems of its own.
- 28 September 2010 at 12:20


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Mary Pat may not improve life for public housing residents, but she sure is giving Kurt lessons on how to be mayor.
Bentsen did not take long as Treasury secretary to oppose what he favored as senator.
It will be hard for Bill to invade Bosnia, Iraq, Cuba and Cambodia so long as the Pentagon is fighting him on the gay issue. Saddam and Slobodan are counting on it.
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Dale has been in the apartment service industry for more than 25 years. Before his long and distinguished Property Management career, Dale proudly served in the United States Army. Dale was stationed in Germany. His certifications include; Universal CFC, holds certifications as a Certified Pool Operator, and Wake County Pool Operator. Dale has been with Auston Grove since it opened in 2003. Dale takes great pride in doing the job right the first time and is a resident favorite. Dale is always available and willing to lend a helping hand to residents and co-workers alike. Dale has been happily married for 28 years and is proud of his three children, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Dale enjoys fishing and hunting in his spare time.
Here is an excerpt from his nomination:
This is one of those people that everyone would like to "clone". This person's never ending optimism, work ethic, and integrity is truly amazing. Besides the fact that he is an amazing Service Technician, he is an amazing human being. This person is always the first one at work and usually the person driving through the property at the end of the day to see if there are any new service requests. He constantly goes above and beyond his job description and is a major contributor to the curb appeal of this community. He is the first person to lend a helping hand to a coworker or a resident and the residents truly trust and adore him. He is never unhappy and never complains.
As one of his nominations said, "not only is Dale a crucial part of our team at Auston Grove, but he is the kindest man with the hugest heart".
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Barbecue without guilt? Impossible. But Bos reduces the stress, if not the mess, of enjoying barbecue by using Niman Ranch meat and Fulton Valley chicken. You'd be hard pressed to find meatier, smokier ribs. Its the only barbecue restaurant in the East Bay with a well-thought-out wine list and Belgian beers in the refrigerator case. And you finish your meal with a free bowl of soft-serve frozen yogurt.
Price: $-$$
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Entertainment: live jazz Thu.; live blues Fri.-Sat.
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Alec Baldwin Will Play Donald Trump on 'SNL' Following Inauguration
Alec Baldwin will be returning to Saturday Night Live to portray Donald Trump following his inauguration.
During an interview with Extra, the 58-year-old actor confirmed his upcoming appearance.
"We're going to play [Trump] the day after the inauguration. [I'm] doing SNL the day after the inauguration," he explained.
He added, "All of this comedy stuff we do on SNL, Trump is our head writer. Trump just hands it to us in a basket with a big bow on it every day."
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MyndBee Inc. announces the availability of its app, Picpal, for download on Android devices.
Picpal combines social media, real-time collages and selfies into one app. Want to share what you're doing right now with a group of friends, no matter where they are? Simply open Picpal, choose the friends you want in that collage and take a selfie. The app simultaneously sends a request to your friends to take a selfie too. The app then combines all photos into a collage, which users can share; they can then "heart" and comment on other Picpals posted by their friends as well.
Picpal is a new way for friends to stay in touch and communicate in real-time. Content in Picpal is co-created by a group of participants; its focus is on social content creation vs. the individual content creation seen in other social media apps.
Picpal is all about living in the moment, so the immediacy of the photo taking experience is present throughout the collage creation. The app provides no filters and no means to access stored pictures and friends are only allotted a limited time frame to respond to a Picpal photo request before the collage expires.
The iOS version of the app has been very well received in its limited release on select college campuses. It also received positive reviews on college publications such as Uloop News.
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Out of the Box 'Cornish Craft House' is a community venue and studio space in Bodmin for local artists and groups offering craft workshops and art classes for the local community.
It is a community art & craft centre with a primary objective of encouraging, supporting and welcoming creative people, artists and crafts people of all ages, providing an environment for community engagement and collaboration. The venue is also ideal for training sessions, meetings and private parties.
This bright and flexible space is on the Woods Browning Industrial Estate, Respryn Road, (off Lostwithel road), Bodmin. The area is perfect, a quiet cul-du sac of units with great parking, no heavy traffic and easily accessible.
The Cornish Craft House is a venue that promotes the opportunity for cross generations and mixed abilities to work together, to create galleries, pop up exhibitions and be part of a wider creative community. Artists and crafters can exhibit their work, hire the space to run workshops and classes or use it as a pop up art studio. Whilst the public can enjoy the opportunity to learn new skills, crafts and join the clubs that run from the centre.


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Throughout all the seasons, and for many, many years now, I've been marking all sorts of ingredients with chargrilled stripes. Stalks of asparagus and sprouting broccoli, wedges of halloumi and feta, chunks of bread, red tomatoes, orange squash, white cauliflower: the effect of the chargrill is to make things look great – those smart, black lines – and taste great, taking on the smoky flavours of the grill.
When the sun is not calling, I'll do this indoors, in the kitchen, on a ridged griddle pan, with a high flame on the stove and the extractor turned up to the max (or the window opened very wide). The results are pretty much the same, but nothing quite beats the allure of food that's cooked and eaten outdoors.
Whether you're cooking inside or outside, the time anything needs to spend on the grill will vary hugely depending on the make of your barbecue, the strength of the heat and how close the grill is to it. Use your own judgment, then, to look and prod until everything is just as stripy as it ought to be.
Baby peppers with grilled bread and salsa verde
If you're making this on a barbecue (you can use a griddle pan indoors), don't put the peppers directly over the hottest coals. You want the grill marks to be clear but not too heavy and dark: if you take the grilling too far, the peppers and bread will end up tasting bitter. Serves four as a side dish.
50ml olive oil
1 tbsp rose (or regular) harissa
550g small sweet peppers (a mix of yellow, red and orange ones, if possible), cut in half lengthways and deseeded, leaving the stalk on, if you can (but don't eat it)
100g sourdough bread (ie, 1-2 slices), crusts left on, torn into 5cm pieces
For the salsa verde
10g parsley leaves, finely chopped
10g basil leaves, finely chopped
5g mint leaves, finely chopped
1 tsp finely chopped rosemary
2 tsp capers (rinsed if salted, drained if brined), finely chopped
2 anchovy fillets, finely chopped
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ garlic clove, peeled and crushed
3 tbsp olive oil
Up to a day ahead, put all the ingredients for the salsa in a bowl and mix to a coarse salsa. Don't be tempted to do this in a food processor: you want a rustic salsa with some texture, not a refined, smooth paste.
Mix two tablespoons of the oil in a large bowl with the harissa and a quarter-teaspoon of salt, then add the peppers and toss to coat. Lay the peppers on a hot barbecue or griddle pan, and grill for four to five minutes on each side, until they begin to soften and get visible char marks. Transfer to a bowl and cover with cling-film (or a plate) for 20 minutes: the residual heat will help the peppers soften a bit more.
Toss the bread in the remaining oil and grill for one to two minutes on each side, until crisp and showing medium grill marks (again, take care not to take it too far and burn them). Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper.
Arrange the peppers on a platter, discarding any water that has collected in and around them, and season with a good pinch of salt. Scatter the grilled bread on and around the peppers, spoon over the salsa and serve.
Grilled cucumber with chilli and ginger
Grilled cucumbers are a bit of a revelation: yes, they take on that gorgeous smoky oomph from the grill, but they retain all their freshness, too. Once cooked, they'll begin to discolour after about an hour, so don't leave them sitting around too long. Serve just as they are, alongside grilled meat or fish, or with roast potatoes or sweet potatoes topped with a dollop of creme fraiche. Serves six as a side dish.
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1½ tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp sunflower oil
3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
Flaked sea salt
1 small garlic clove, peeled
2 cucumbers
2 large mild red chillies, cut in half lengthways and deseeded
5g mint leaves, roughly torn
5g coriander leaves, roughly chopped
½ tsp nigella seeds
For the dressing, whisk the vinegar, lime juice and oil in a small bowl. Put the ginger in a mortar with a teaspoon of salt, then crush to a paste. Add the garlic and pound again, until you have a coarse paste. Scrape the garlic and ginger into the dressing bowl and stir to combine.
Cut each cucumber in half widthways, then cut each half lengthways into quarters. Lay the cucumber pieces on a very hot barbecue or griddle pan, and grill for four minutes a side (ie, 12 minutes in total), until they have visible char marks all over. Leave to cool slightly, then cut into 0.5cm-thick slices.
Put the cucumbers in a large bowl with a quarter-teaspoon of salt and combine with three-quarters of the dressing, then set aside for 10 minutes while you cook the chillies.
Grill the chillies on the barbecue for two minutes on each side until they get dark char marks. Leave to cool slightly, then cut into very thin slices, and mix with cucumbers and two-thirds of the herbs.
Use a large spoon to transfer the cucumbers and chillies to a platter, leaving behind most of the liquid (this can now be discarded). Drizzle the remaining dressing on top, scatter over the nigella seeds and remaining herbs, and serve.
Tropea onions with feta yoghurt
Tropea onions, which are grown in Calabria, southern Italy, are purple, elongated, juicier and sweeter than other onions. They're perfect here, but you can also use chunky salad onions, ideally with green shoots still attached. If you can get neither, use a combination of spring onions and regular red onions, though peel the red onions and cut them into quarters or eighths and leave the spring onions whole; the red onions will probably take a few minutes longer to cook, too. Serves four as a side dish or garnish for barbecued meat, fish or other grilled vegetables.
5-6 purple tropea onions (about 350g), green shoots intact (or red onions, peeled and cut into quarters or eighths)
40ml olive oil
Salt and black pepper
50g Greek-style yoghurt
25g feta, finely grated
1 lemon, zest finely grated, to get 1 tsp, then juiced, to get 1 tsp
¼ tsp cumin seeds, toasted and roughly crushed
Trim the roots and the tips of the onion shoots, then cut the onions lengthways into halves or quarters, depending on their size – try to cut them in such a way that each piece has some shoot attached. Put the onions in a bowl, season with two tablespoons of oil and half a teaspoon of salt, then toss to coat. Grill on a barbecue or hot griddle pan for eight minutes, turning the pieces of onion two or three times, until they have clear grill marks on all sides. Transfer to a bowl and cover with a plate for 10 minutes; the residual heat will soften the onions more. Meanwhile, mix together the yoghurt and feta.
Transfer the onions to a large plate and pour over the lemon juice. Spoon the yoghurt evenly over the top, then drizzle on the remaining two teaspoons of oil. Finish with a sprinkling of lemon zest, cumin seeds and a good grind of pepper.
Pointed cabbage with nam prik
Thanks to Calvin Von Niebel, our well-travelled dinner chef at Ottolenghi, for coming up with the recipe that inspired this. Serves six as a side dish.
4cm piece fresh galangal (or ginger), peeled and roughly chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tbsp fish sauce
1½ tsp aleppo chilli flakes (or 1 tsp regular chilli flakes)
1 tbsp tamarind paste
1¼ tbsp soft light brown sugar
50g cherry tomatoes
2 limes – 1 juiced, to get 1½ tbsp, the other cut into 6 wedges, to serve
3½ tbsp vegetable oil
2 pointed cabbages (aka sweetheart or hispi cabbage), quartered lengthways
Flaked sea salt
5g coriander, finely chopped
First make the nam prik. Put the galangal and garlic in the small bowl of a food processor and blitz. Add the fish sauce, chilli, tamarind, sugar, tomatoes and lime juice, blitz again, then tip into a small bowl and stir in a teaspoon and a half of the oil.
Toss the cabbage quarters in the remaining oil and a teaspoon of salt, then lay them on a very hot barbecue or griddle pan, and grill for four to five minutes on each side (ie, 12-15 minutes in total), until it has clear grill marks all over, and has softened on the outside but still has a crunch. Transfer to a platter, overlapping the cabbage quarters in places. Add the coriander to the nam prik, then spoon evenly over the cabbage pieces. Serve either warm or at room temperature, with the lime wedges.
Grilled apricots and blackberries with ginger nut biscuits and cream
I love roasting fruit on the barbecue, but it's not always practical, especially when that fruit is juicy and you don't want to lose those juices to the coals. My solution is to cook fruit in a small oven tray on top the grill. (Of course, if you're using a griddle pan on the stove top, you can just grill the fruit directly on it.) I like to serve these in individual dessert glasses, but any bowl or glass will do. You probably won't use up all the bay sugar: keep any leftovers in a jar for sprinkling on fruit salads or yoghurt. Serves six.
1½ tbsp mild olive oil
1 lemon, finely shave off the peel in 5 long strips, then juice, to get 1 tbsp
70g caster sugar
3 apricots, pitted and quartered
8 fresh bay leaves, 4 left whole, the rest finely blitzed or very finely chopped
300ml double cream
Seeds scraped from ½ vanilla pod
180g Greek-style yoghurt
150g blackberries
4 ginger nut biscuits, roughly chopped
In a large bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice and two tablespoons of sugar. Add the apricots, lemon peel and the whole bay leaves, and leave to infuse for at least 30 minutes.
Put the cream, vanilla seeds and two tablespoons of sugar in the bowl of a freestanding mixer with the whisk attachment in place (or large bowl, if using a hand-held whisk). Whisk on a high speed for one to two minutes until firm. Detach the bowl from the machine and gently fold in the yoghurt, keeping as much air in the mix as possible, then refrigerate.
In a small bowl, mix the blitzed bay leaves with two teaspoons of sugar, and set aside.
Put a small ovenproof tray on a hot barbecue to heat up. Once hot, tip the contents of the apricot bowl on to the tray and roast for about six minutes, turning the fruit once. Add the blackberries to the tray, mixing them in with the apricots, and cook for about four minutes more, until the blackberries begin to soften and turn syrupy and the apricots are completely soft. Leave to cool.
Spoon the yoghurt cream into six dessert glasses and sprinkle over half the chopped ginger nuts. Top with the apricots and blackberries, and finish with the remaining biscuits and a sprinkling of bay sugar.
Fiona Beckett's drink recommendations
These days, barbecues are less about the meat and more about the salads and sides. So take your cue from the style and origin of whatever you're serving. With bright Asian flavours such as Yotam's cucumber and cabbage dishes, I'd go for an Australian or German riesling, such as Wageck Fundament Green Label Riesling 2016 (£10.50 Oddbins; 12% abv), from the Pfalz. Salsa verde points to a crisp Italian white such as Morrisons The Best Verdicchio 2016 (£6.25; 13% abv), which would also do duty for the onions with feta yoghurt, although with that I'd be tempted by a Greek assyrtiko such as the 2015/16 Hatzidakis Assyrtiko from Santorini (£13.99 Waitrose; 13.5% abv).
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Happy Birthday SWIHA! Southwest Institute of Healing Arts is a nationally accredited (ACCET) private college and community-healing center for Holistic Healthcare careers and continuing education – and they have been in service now, open to the world, for 20 years today! For those who do not know, SWIHA is dedicated to providing professional, affordable education (on-campus and online) for those interested in entering the healing arts profession, for those interested in continuing their education, as well as to those seeking personal andspiritual growth. SWIHA is committed to providing on-going entrepreneurial support and career guidance through "Our Success Center" for holistic healthcare practitioners in private practice and to those establishing or growing a business.
Whether you seek to earn a degree, diploma, specialty certificate or take courses towards continuing education or personal development, you will receive more than an education at SWIHA; you'll receive a transformative experience. SWIHA graduates 'fully conscious' health professionals in Massage Therapy, Yoga Teacher Training, Holistic Nutrition, Western Herbalism, Bodywork, Life Coaching, Hypnotherapy and so much more.
Their mission is to help individuals discover their gifts and graces, and support them as they share their talents with the world in a loving and profitable way. SWIHA embraces individual, community and global healing, and teaches how to 'Touch Lives, Heal Bodies & Free Souls.'
Founder of SWIHA, KC Miller shares a bit about WHO SWIHA was made for:
Has anyone ever called you an 'odd-ball' or suggested YOU didn't 'fit in' . . . or maybe accused you of 'dancing to the beat of your own drum?' If so then YOU are not alone! It seems that those of us who are called to study and master the Holistic Healing Arts are destined to travel the road less traveled. Recently I was given a t-shirt with the phrase 'Spiritual Gangster' on the front; I considered the term a compliment.
Twenty years ago when I was guided to start Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA) many people thought I was crazy . . . far-out . . . woo-woo . . . and probably a lot of other things. However, from its humble roots, SWIHA has grown into an award-winning, state licensed, nationally accredited college offering Associate Degrees in Holistic Healthcare with a wide variety of diplomas, certificates, concentrations, and continuing education courses, both On-campus and Online, with one purpose in mind ~ to connect individuals with their inner guidance so as to discover their 'gifts and graces' and make a commitment as to how they would serve in the world.
IF you have even heard about SWIHA, we believe there are no accidents. You, too, may be a 'Spiritual Gangster,' a rebel . . . a teacher . . . or a leader in this movement that is now rapidly becoming a part of the very fabric of our current reality . . . Holistic Health Care, Urban Farming, Energy Healing, Yogic Philosophy and Lifestyle, and so much more. IF these words do not scare you, rather excite you about a new future for yourself and those you are ultimately being called to serve, please take a few minutes to explore what our Holistic College is all about. . . see what we have to offer . . . and listen to your own guidance. Whether you are drawn to take a single class with us for personal or spiritual development, or you are drawn to a diploma or degree . . . may today be the day you choose with your heart, and not just your head, as to what your next step in life is . . .
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BP suffered its first annual loss in nearly two decades after revealing that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will cost it more than $40 billion (£25.2 billion).
The British energy giant recorded a full-year loss of $4.9 billion (£3.1 billion) in the year to December 31, compared with profits of $13.9 billion (£8.7 billion) in 2009, after the financial impact of the fatal Deepwater Horizon explosion was deducted.
But chief executive Bob Dudley said the embattled firm would resume its quarterly dividend payment - after it was suspended last summer - at seven cents (4p) a share, half the level of its last payment in April.
The company also revealed plans to sell two refineries in North America - including the company's plant in Texas City, which was the site of a fatal fire and explosion in 2005.
BP reported lower-than-expected profits of $4.4 billion (£2.7 billion) in the fourth quarter. Analysts had forecast around $5 billion (£3.1 billion) for the period.
The full-year results take in one of the most damaging periods of BP's 100-year history, as the devastating explosion on April 20, which killed 11 workers and triggered the biggest offshore oil spill in history, shattered its reputation.
BP once again upped its estimate of the cost of the disaster to $40.9 billion (£25.5 billion) after it took an additional $1.04 billion (£647.8 million) hit in the fourth quarter.
But the company's decision to resume dividend payments is a signal that the firm is recovering and will be welcomed by pension holders as well as investors given the stock previously accounted for an estimated one in every six pension pounds invested.
Mr Dudley said he was determined to see BP emerge as a safer and more trusted company.
He said: "2011 will be a year of recovery and consolidation as we implement the changes we have identified to reduce operational risk and meet our commitments arising from the spill.
"But it will also be a year in which we have the opportunity to reset the company, adjusting the shape of our business, and focus on growing value for shareholders."
BP said it plans to grow the dividend level over time, in line with the "improving circumstances of the company".
BP shares dropped 1 per cent after the results were released but, having fallen from a high of 655p in April to a low of 303p in June, they have steadily climbed back to around 480p.
The company also unveiled plans to reshape its downstream business - the oil and gas operations which take place after the production phase - by concentrating on growth in developing and emerging markets.
As part of the strategy, the company said it would sell two refineries in Texas City, in Texas, and Carson, in California, in the US.
The plant in Texas City was the site of another disaster in 2005, when a fire and explosion killed 15 workers and injured more than 170 others. BP has paid more than $100 million (£62 million) in fines since the incident.
The decision follows a series of upstream - exploration and production - asset disposals in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
BP has managed to claw back around $20 billion (£12.6 billion) by selling interests in Argentina, North America, Egypt, Venezuela, Vietnam and Colombia. It said it was on track to meet its target of up to $30 billion (£18 billion).
BP said the ongoing divestment programme, as well as ongoing restrictions in the Gulf of Mexico, would hit its production levels and expects to produce some 3.4 million barrels of oil and gas a day in 2011.
In the fourth quarter, BP said it averaged around 3.67 million barrels of oil and gas a day – 9 per cent lower than the same period in 2009.
But BP said in 2010 it obtained licences to access basins in Brazil, the South China Sea, Indonesia, Azerbaijan and in 2011 Australia and Angola.
It added that in the next six years it plans to start up a total of 32 new projects, expected to contribute an extra one million barrels a day by the end of 2016.
BP lauded its recent £10 billion deal with Russian oil giant Rosneft to form an Arctic exploration alliance.
Analysts expect the Russian deal will help the company recoup some of the losses incurred from asset disposals.
However, BP is embroiled in a legal tussle with shareholders at TNK-BP, another Russian joint venture, who argue that the new deal breaches its shareholder agreement. The dispute will be taken to court in London today.


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As we continue to strive for a better life, at times in frustration and a feeling of helplessness, let us agree on one simple truth: where you are right now matters far less than where you are going from here. There is little that can be done to regain missed opportunities or retroactively correct the mistakes made in the past.
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I do not believe that long term business success is an accident or the result of good fortune. If you have already achieved great success, then you and your employees must have done many things right. I deeply respect you for your accomplishment.
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From cardio queen who saw no results other than being tired, irritable, bored and hating workouts, to gym bunny who feels strong, confident, health and happy!
You asked it, I'm here to answer - HOW DO I WORKOUT? WHAT'S MY WORKOUT ROUTINE?
My primary workouts are lifting weights. I lift weights ~6 times a week. That is of course, on average. Life and things get in the way that are more important that workouts ;)
My goals are to get stronger and build more muscle. My general workout split looks something like this:
Day 1 - Chest and Back
Day 2 - Legs
Day 3 - Shoulders and Arms
Day 4 - Legs
Day 5 - Chest and Back
Day 8 - Shoulders and Arms
Because my goal is to build strength and muscle, I vary the reps and weight range (intensity). Some days I will go "heavier" and only perform 5-6 reps of a set. While other days I will go for 8-10 reps. This is a great way to keep your muscles growing, and build muscular endurance.
I also incorporate super-sets into my program. This means you perform one exercise and then do another one right away and repeat for a desired amount of sets. This is a great way to focus on muscular endurance while keeping your heart rate up. It also helps get over strength plateaus and is just a fun way to mix things up!
But when I am focusing on STRENGTH and increasing strength, I do the main movement and take time to rest between sets. It's about QUALITY of movement.
There is no right or wrong way to lift. It's about progressive overload - increasing the weight you are lifting or increasing the reps you are lifting. THAT is how you get stronger and continue to see results.
My cardio is limited. I walk or row for 10 minutes at the end of my leg days. The ODD time I will do a full body circuit that focuses on endurance and cardio (this is about 20-30 minutes).
I also do Hot Yoga 1-2x a week. Since incorporating yoga, my flexibility and strength has improved greatly and my core strength has helped many compound movements, like squat, bench, deadlifts and overhead presses.
If I got a dollar for every time I was asked this question, I would be a rich B*TCH. When you strength train, you need to hold proper form, which means you are engage your core - THAT is an ab workout in and of itself. Some people who have shredded 6-packs claim they NEVER train abs. It has a lot to do with genetics. I would suggest focusing on an ab circuit 2-3 times a week. I also teach Pilates, so I do get a lot of ab strength and definition from that. But it was NOT until I started lifting and eating to perform that my ab muscles strengthened the most.
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Franklin Lodge No. 151 joins the family and Franklin community in mourning the loss of
Worshipful Walter "Billy" Beale, III
a 60-year member and past Worshipful Master of Franklin Lodge, on Monday, February 17, 2014. Wor. Beale's obituary is available here. Visitation will be held at Wright Funeral Home Wednesday 2/19 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Funeral services will be held at the Sycamore Baptist Church in Franklin on Thursday, February 20, at 2 pm. Burial will follow in Poplar Spring Cemetery.
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Franklin Lodge No. 151 joins the family and Franklin community in mourning the loss of
Right Worshipful Kyle Robertson Purvis
a 58-year member of Franklin, Boykins and Courtland Lodges on Monday, January 20, 2014. Rt. Wor. Purvis's obituary is available here. Memorial services will be held at the Wright Funeral Home on Saturday January 25, 2014 at 3 pm.
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Franklin Lodge No. 151 joins the family and Franklin community in mourning the loss of
Brother George Bryan Lupton
a 53-year member of Franklin Lodge, on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Bro. Lupton's obituary is available here. Memorial services with Masonic rites will be held at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, High Street & Forth Ave. Friday September 6 at 6 pm.
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Elected and installed on Thursday, December 13th, the Franklin Lodge No. 151 Officers for 2013:
Front row (L->R): Chip Talley, Sr. Steward; Joel Bradshaw, Senior Warden; Jim Hart, Worshipful Master; Dwight Hazard, 32nd District Deputy Grand Master; David Drewry, Tiler.
Second row: Ralph Tayloe, Marshal; Steve Thomas, Senior Deacon; L. Welton DeShields, proxy for Joe Carr, Junior Warden; Sterling Johnson, Junior Deacon
Back row: Greg Jackson, Secretary; Andrew Faison, Chaplain
Not pictured: Will Hart, Junior Steward
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Starting the New Year Off Correctly
For Secretaries and Worshipful Masters dues hold an annual dual-sided promise:
- Resources. The annual swell of the coffers to last throughout the year, often a sigh of relief for Lodge purses getting all too thin, especially from fall,holiday,installation and new officer expenses.
- The Chase. For a very small number of Brothers, the start of a cycle of emails, requests, calls, formal letters, and on rare cases submission for suspension or expulsion.
As we approach the new year, I stopped to contemplate dues. That Freemasonry requires dues on its face is nothing different than any other organization: e.g., Ruritan, Lions. Rotary Clubs and professional organizations. The responsibility from a member to the organization, to be split between local and national/state organizations. The baseline financial resources to pay the bills and routine operations. Yet, on a higher level there is more to it.
- Personal Responsibility. One must be a Man of good character before becoming a Mason. Meeting personal obligations, including moral and financial ones, are the foundation of a strong moral temple.
- Penalties. While there are often civil penalties, late fees, and interest for failing to meet financial obligations, masonry makes extraordinary outreach to the Mason. Only in perseverent cases relying on suspension and expulsion. Remember your Lodge has paid your capitation by the end of February each year. Delaying is the same as taking a loan from the Lodge for the $38 annual capitation.
- Special Circumstances. Life events occur that may man a choice of food, medication, or basic needs or pay dues. For these special circumstances Brothers come to the assistance of their own--often without knowing the name of the recipient.
- Charity and Sharing. Charity goes beyond helping with dues. A Worshipful Master or Secretary collecting "for a brother in need" often results in a Mason emptying his wallet for the cause. The once empty hat on the Secretary's desk fills, even without need of a vote of the Lodge. Most Lodges have a sharing fund intended for helping Masons, their families widows and orphans...meeting the intent within our obligation of a sublime degree of a Master Mason.
Many Brothers choose to use Life Membership in Perpetuity, paying 16 year's dues into an annuity which pays the Grand Lodge of Virginia and your Lodge perpetually, as a means to ensure their masonic obligations are paid now and forever.
In summary, if you have the means I urge you to make your first check of the year to be your Masonic dues. Enjoy the new year with a clear conscience. If you are strapped where the dues (generally under $8 per month, varying by Lodge) would force hard choices in life then please have a candid talk with your Secretary, a trusted mentor or friend.
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Contents include:
- Mouth-to-Ear: Bro Ernest Borgnine
- 234th Grand Annual mCOmmunication (Nov 2012)
- Biographical Sketch: James Carlton Tennant
- MW Edmund Jennings Randolph, Grand Master of Masons in Virginia, 1787-1788
- "Patriotism" Through Faith, Hope, and Charity
- Putting Masonry into Men Beyond the Ritual
- Things Really Do Change
Public News Article Count: 39
Celestial Lodge Article Count: 5
Brothers that have laid up their working tools to transfer to the Celestial Lodge Above.,
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GAB About The Crab!
Although it's been 'official' for almost two months, it's starting to feel like spring. Finally. And, by the end of the week, it will feel like summer! With longer hours of daylight, warmer weather, and outdoor activities, we hope you're GAB'bing about it all.
Over pasta dinner last night (not a kid fave in our house), we heard about horseshoe crabs on the move at this time of year. We now have a plan to start peeking along our shoreline during May, June and July in hopes of witnessing these "living fossils" whose ancestors date back to before the dinosaurs. Our daughter was a little hesitant to share the fact that horseshoe crabs are really not crabs at all (crustaceans) but more closely related to spiders and scorpions (arachnids). She thinks that crabs are much cuter! Either way, they are creatures to treasure.
Our bigger challenge (than divulging crab not-so-secret info) is that, with longer days comes later sports practices, end-of-school band recitals, friends asking to bike ride…..
This is all good. But dinner is rushed more now than ever and time to talk with the kids about their day is squeezed somewhere in between everything else. We remain intentional about it. We know that hearing about our kid's day, from them, has a boatload of positive, evidence based effects that last a lifetime (we're talking improved academics, strengthened executive functions, reduced at-risk behaviors in teen years….). We also know that some nights we'll GAB in the car en route to said sports practice, so it may be a 10 minute check-in. Other nights it will be an icky pasta dinner but with lots of chit-chat about crabs, PARCC testing, and saxophone rehearsal. For me, it's not just knowing about a specific lesson or event at school, it's how they tell the story. What is their perspective — did it excite them, confuse them, concern them, inspire them….? Just hearing my son or daughter share a GAB from their day tells me something. Hearing them elaborate on it, share their opinion, and ask questions…that tells me a lot more. And is something else to treasure.
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June-July 2016- The Princess, the Minstrel, and the Rabid Bat
Rabid Bat is excited to partner with the Night Out in the Parks program to remount The Princess, the Minstrel, and the Rabid Bat by founding Bat Ned Baker. For six nights in June and July, we will be bringing this swashbuckling story to parks across the city.
Directed by Ned Baker
October 2016 - Dog Night
A participatory, immersive haunting inside Edgewater's Gunder Mansion.