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If ever there was an athlete to put a smile on a nation's face, it surely was Nicola Adams. But the most effervescent member of the Great Britain Olympic squad had to bite down hard on her gumshield here on Tuesday to secure at least a bronze with a one-fight passage through to the semi-finals.
The judges gave her a clear margin – 40-36, 39-37, 39-37 – against the lively 28-year-old Ukrainian Tetyana Kob and she can breathe easy before her second bout, a rematch against China's Ren Cancan, whom she beat in London for her debut gold four years ago.
The 33-year-old Leeds flyweight was happy enough with her performance and said: "I'm into the medals. She was a tough opponent, did not stop coming forward, really aggressive, quite strong. I just had to get through it; it was one of those working fights."
Adams also had a couple of tricky engagements on her way to winning the world title in May. Over four rounds of two minutes each the margin for error is slim, and she knows she will have no such luxury against Ren, who scored an easier points win over the Canadian Mandy Bujold.
"I was a little bit off with the ring rust," Adams said, "but, as the rounds go on now, I've got the first fight out of the way, and I'll improve in the next fight. I've been here four weeks and quite anxious to get in there and perform. Maybe next time, I might come out a little bit later."
Was that a hint that she was thinking about boxing on until the Tokyo Olympics? "I'm not sure yet," is all she would say. She knows she has plenty of work to do here first. "This means everything to me. I came here for a medal, but I always want the gold."
Although she has not been to any other events, she has been watching with the rest of the Great Britain team in the Olympic village. "Mo Farah, absolutely fantastic. For him to fall over and still get up and win shows true grit and determination, but that's what it takes to be a champion. Even when you're down, you have to find a way to get back up, push on, fight on and win those medals."
Adams received kind treatment for a sluggish start, all three judges apparently ill-disposed to reward the Ukrainian for catching her more illustrious opponent with a couple of eye-catching head shots in the first round – and in centre ring. They were hard to miss.
But the reigning champion started to move with more awareness for oncoming traffic in the second, presenting a more elusive target, and, with the cushion of that lead, she let the punches flow freely, especially with some neat counter-rights to the rib cage. They went to it in a mid‑round exchange that neither seemed to dominate and Adams got her jab going, along with an uppercut to the solar plexus, to shade the session.
This time, however, she got the nod from two of the judges, which seemed mildly perverse – from this seat in the faraway press box, anyway. Adams looked more in control than in the first.
Still, she had only to keep the shape in her boxing in the closing two rounds to go through. Kob, growing desperate, threw wildly and had intermittent success, but not enough. The officials again gave two of their three cards to Adams in the third.
And so to the fourth, for two minutes of hectic leather-swapping, where style and form often evaporate. Adams, still reaching for a convincing rhythm against a difficult opponent, managed to land more consistently on the retreat and did the more obvious work in front of the judges, although she took a couple of heavy shots on the bell.
She had done enough but, it has to be said, it was not the sort of performance to encourage confidence in her push for another gold medal. The next fight will be an altogether more demanding experience.

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Hey Coach,
Our team here at DragonFly MAX has been working tirelessly the past several months to enhance the user experience of managing participation forms. Our main goal has been to implement your feedback so parents and schools have a consistent, simplified experience to get ready for upcoming seasons. We've compiled your comments into some amazingly useful tools, and know that these tools are going to save you much time and effort in the 2018-19 school year.
We are excited to share with you that these upgrades will begin rolling out at the end of this week.
These are major changes that are going to improve your experience in DragonFly MAX. As such, the changes are going to require some limits to the parents forms area on our website to make technical upgrades. We are implementing the changes in this way to not interfere with your day-to-day use of DragonFly MAX. Today we want to communicate these changes and prepare you for the expected down time on our website in the coming days.
Here is what you can expect:
Upgrade Timeline
Friday, March 30th (Midnight) - Parent Forms access disabled
- Parents will no longer have access to complete electronic forms for their child. This will continue until all schools have been transitioned to the upgraded system.
March 31st through April 9th - Transition Period
- Users with Administrative Privileges will see significant changes to the overall User Interface of the website.
- Interface changes will NOT remove current functionality related setting up teams, creating custom school forms, or viewing athlete profiles.
- Participation packet checklist (currently found in the Today tab) will no longer be available. All checklists of forms will be transitioned to the new Eligibility Lists view.
Monday, April 9th (8 AM) - Parent Forms access returns
- Forms access returns for parents with an updated User Experience and 2018-19 forms ready for you to assign for your athletes.
Expected Changes
- Administrator setup of annual eligibility requirements.
- Simple eligibility checklists to quickly determine the status of athlete eligibility.
- Auto-completed checklists for electronically submitted participation forms.
- Form viewer mode to actively scroll through all athletes submitted forms.
- Form submission approvals for electronic and uploaded participation forms.
- Improved sign-up instructions to limit incorrect parent/athlete sign-ups.
- and much more...
We know this is a busy time of year for you, and we are very optimistic that you are going to be impressed with the ease of use after our upgrades are implemented. The timing of these changes will to ensure that everything about your preparation for the 2018-19 seasons is as smooth as possible.
As with all of our software development at DragonFly, we value your feedback and hope you will reach out to us with any questions or concerns.
Clint Sanders
Product Manager - DragonFly MAX
P.S. - If you haven't had a chance to jump on a product demonstration with us yet, we would love to show you through everything DragonFly MAX has to offer. Simply visit our website at https://www.dragonflymax.com/request-demo to sign-up for an interactive webinar.


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Designed by Helsinki-based graphic design studio Tsto for Artek, the grey Outline Softcover Memo Pad will ensure that you always have a place to take notes.
Adorned in abstract shapes, the Outline Memo Pad's cover was inspired by the organic outlines of some of Alvar Aalto's most iconic designs. Showing the shapes of Artek's armchair 41, lounge chair 43 and tea trolley 900, design lovers are sure to be delighted by these snippets of design history.
With 128 blank, unlined pages, the Outline Softcover Memo Pad is the perfect place to jot down ideas, doodles and lists.
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It's been 30 years since Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
An exhibit about her life opens this week at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth.
O'Connor is an El Paso native who spent summers on her family's Arizona ranch that initially didn't have electricity or water.
She said Wednesday she was pleased with the exhibit. She said her time on the ranch taught her responsibility and how to solve problems on her own.
The 3,000-square-foot exhibit opening Thursday features some items from her family's ranch and a robe from her time on the Supreme Court. She retired in 2006.
In 2002 she was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame.


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This is an entry level human services position providing desired supports to persons with disabilities, in a residential setting, so that they may achieve the highest level of independent living possible within their community.
The Renovation's Team primarily supports individuals who have a dual diagnosis. These individuals have some form of Intellectual Disability/Developmental Disability as well as a Psychiatric/Behavioral Diagnosis. These individuals are prone to exhibiting impulsive behaviors, poor decision making, and verbal/physical aggression. Behavioral Observation and Assessment and Crisis Intervention and Prevention Skills are used on a daily basis.
An employee in this class provides training and supports to assigned persons served in dressing, bathing, personal hygiene, house cleaning, laundry, and other activities of daily living. Additional responsibilities include assisting with the purchasing of groceries, training in food preparation, administering medications, and assist in the management of personal funds. This employee assists in the implementation of personal plans; contributes to the development and maintenance of a therapeutic environment; and establishes effective interpersonal relationships with each person served, their parents and/or guardians, and other members of the support team.
Work involves responsibility for observing and reporting information concerning the physical, mental, and behavioral condition of the persons served and for assisting in the maintenance of necessary records and reports to document these observations. Close supervision and direction is received from the Team Manager, the Program Supervisor, and/or other staff members who review work through reports and direct observations.


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Apartment 201
Written By: Danielle Ly
Her apartment is dusty. Not just on what little furniture decorates the room, but in the air, in the way it sits in my lungs. All the lights are off, except for her TV that glitches and flashes in the background of her living room. There's a bit more light leaking in through the blinds from the street lamps below, but everything else is dark. I can't see much.
"Do you think..." I adjust my eyes to watch her speak in the blue light of her TV. Her voice sounds older. She pulls her cigarette to her lips. She breathes in smoke and blows out sadness. "...I could have been something?"
She lies half naked on her couch. Her skin is pale - had it always been this pale? And when I look at her through the darkness I see who she could have been. She was beautiful and mysterious and her smile felt like standing on the edge of a tall building with your arms out wide.
I think about how funny she was, how kind she had been. I think about what her laugh sounded like and what her mouth looked like when she spoke. I look into her washed out brown eyes.
She could have been anything in the world.
Now though, she lies with her scrawny legs dangling over the arms of her dirty couch. She is so tiny that the cushions seem to swallow her whole. Her hip bones jut forward and her rib cage, under her paper thin skin, look like speed bumps on a snowy white road in January.
I look at her face, dotted with healing yellow bruises that look like spilled tea on pages of a book. Her hair is tangled and she keeps biting the skin of her lips - they're only red because of the blood. She pulls more smoke into her lungs and I watch her body seem to sigh in relief. Or maybe it just caves in from the pressure.
I force myself to look at her eyes now. They're milky and bloodshot. Tears are streaming down her dry cheeks but she doesn't seem to notice. Her chin is tucked in, as if her head is too heavy to hold up anymore. She lets the tears fall onto her chest and make tiny lakes on her collarbone.
I look at the ground littered with needles and burnt spoons, empty clear bags with only specks of powder.
I look back up at her, a skeleton playing pretend. She lifts her head, just barely, her cloudy eyes becoming dry and far away. Her chest is heaving in small bursts and I swear I can hear her heart beating, even at this distance. She takes a ragged breath in, and I hear the drop of the needle from her arm hitting the cracked hard wood floor beneath her.
She smiles at me, and before I can even move, she's left me.
"You were already something." I whisper into an empty room.


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Comedy at the Vic
A bunch of comedians will bring laughter to the people of Devonport. We deliver the best of Auckland's Stand-Up community direct to the North Shore in a venue older than my granddad's jokes. And he's 89. Or would be if he was still alive. Anyway, join us Friday June 24th at 9pm for our Fresh From The Festival show, featuring a whole bunch of comedians who had shows at this year's New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Check some of the acts credentials below. Plus several acts who sold out shows this year, including Danny McChrystal (A Theory of Everything), Stella Graham (Karma Comedian), Sean Downie, Alan McElory & Andy Whiteoak (Shabazz!!!).


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The Japanese electronics company Sanyo has begun manufacturing photovoltaic cells in its Hungarian plant in Dorog. The investment into this factory has been 4.5 billion Hungarian Forints, moreover 300 new jobs have been generated.
Part of the investment (HUF 900 million) has been funded by the European Union as well as by the Hungarian government.
3.7 billion of the total investment of 4.5 billion have been spent on new technologies for manufacturing. The first Sanyo plant in Dorog was opened in 1999 and started manufacturing air-conditioners, mobile phones, and rechargeable batteries. In 2005 Sanyo moved to Dorog the manufacturing of solar cells, this move increased - in 2007 - the number of employees to 1,350.
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When I started researching this I was expecting to find a glut of films that would fit this category in the 70s and 80s. There were a couple but they were a bit tenuous (The Exorcist). It seemed more like a nugget of a real-life event was taken and then turned into something completely different. I suppose this way no one extra had to be paid. This changes in the early 2000's and from 2005 onwards we have had a continual stream of Horror Movies based on 'real events'. This has culminated in the Conjuring films, based on the accounts of the Warrens.
Below is a list of 5 films that are based on alleged real paranormal events:
1. An American Haunting (2005)
Events: in 1817 the Bell family started to suffer an alleged haunting by a ghostly witch. It started when the head of the family, John Bell, came across a strange animal in his corn field. Shocked by the animal's appearance he opened fire, the animal vanished. That night for the first time, the family were bombarded by a beating sound on the side of their home. From that point on the haunting got worse.
The noises continued. Sometimes outside the house, other times in the same room as members of the Bell family. Many people as well as the family reporting the sounds as well as seeing and feeling things within the house over several years.
Whatever the entity was that was haunting the family it made its final attack in 1820, when it allegedly poisoned and killed John Bell. Laughing loudly as he took his final breathes. It is said that the ghost returned in 1828 for a short time but was not heard of again after that.
This is regarded as one of the earliest and most wide spread hauntings in American History.
Film: The film has got an interesting cast with Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek and several up and coming actors at the time. It has an interesting modern wrap around mechanism as access into the period setting. It also maintains the actual, relative down beat, ending of the legend but condenses the haunting period of years to what feels like months. While the film maintains the haunted happenings the scares and tension never really amount to much, it was only a 12 (PG-13).
It was an interesting exercise in period drama horror, however I think this would have been better if it had either been more stylised (ala Sleepy Hollow) or tried for some harder edged scares and content (ala Annabelle Creation).
2. The exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Events: The film is based on the tragic events that lead to the death of German woman Anneliese Michel. She dies in 1976 suffering from malnourishment and dehydration after months of being subjected to exorcist practices.
After suffering a seizure at the age of 16 Anneliese began to suffer increasing periods of depression. These low points and neuroses began to become focused on religious artefacts. A huge concern for a girl that came from such a religiously devoted family. Soon both she and her family became convinced that she was possessed by something evil. After several attempts the family convinced two priests that she needed intervention.
This started the exorcisms that eventually led to her death. Following her death her parents and the two priests were prosecuted for murder. They were found guilty of negligent homicide. This also forced the Catholic church to distance itself from the case and change its stance to state that she had been mentally ill and not in fact possessed by an evil force.
Film: They take a leap with this film as the story is told in retrospect, dealing with the court case that follows the death of Emily Rose. This is not a film about whether they can save the possessed girl, we know the answer is no. The film spends more time dealing with the question of whether she was possessed at all. It's an interesting conceit and that isn't fully explored. If they had had the confidence in the audience, it would have been a better film. However, they never want to completely condemn the priest.
In a better film, he would have been played as a more unreliable narrator. There would have been more uncertainty about whether she was possessed or if the priest hadn't been obsessed due to his religious zeal.
That said, the film is good fun and the core cast are mostly good. This is a solid possession horror film with an interesting concept. The frustration is that this had the potential to be something more and elevate the genre and story into a classic.
3. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
Events: of all the 'True Events' on this list, this is the one that has the most holes. This is the first but not the last appearance of the Warrens on this list and their paws are all over this. The haunting was alleged to have focused around the House and son of the Snedecker family, who was suffering from a form of Cancer. Minor events were reported but nothing of great note. That is when the Warrens got involved and the story became 'clearer'.
The entity harassing the family was supposed to have been linked to the previous use of the house as a mortuary. It was stated that there were several employees of the mortuary that practiced necromancy and necrophilia. It was the spirits of these people that were returning at the heart of the events.
This did lead to several grander events. This included the son attacking his cousin and being held in a mental health ward for a period. However, following Ed Warren's death in … several people linked with the investigation and the documenting of the events admitted that Ed told them to embellish what they knew in any way they could think of to make it scary.
The House is still occupied and the current occupants have frequently stated that they have never experienced any paranormal activity.
Film: The movie has a couple of well-placed scares and some moments of tension, however the overall film is very pedestrian. The facts from the true events are close enough regarding the house and its history. However, elements of the family are changed for safety. The focus on the main son having cancer is reduced.
There is little to say about this film really. It's competently made, the acting is sufficient and its creepy at times but it just feels very run of the mill and safe for this genre. It's a shame really because again, like the Exorcism of Emily Rose, this has the potential to add an element of ambiguity and tension with a just a few changes. Could the son's illness have been at the root of the events? Could it be suggested in the film that this was a hoax to raise money to cover medical costs.
It's worth checking out if you are a fan of the genre but there are better films on this list.
4. The Conjuring (2013)
Events: Ah the Warrens. The couple that have now become synonymous with modern haunted house movies, thanks mostly to this film. As is usually the case, the story the Warren's tell is very different from the truth the family have sated. The Perron family lived in the house at the heart of the story of a decade and the hauntings were spread over this while period.
The haunting was centred around the spirit of an alleged witch called Bathsheba Sherman who died in 1885. There is little evidence that she was in fact a witch, however it was alleged that she killed several infants as sacrifices to the devil. The haunting took on several aspects for the different inhabitants. Some saw apparitions, others were physically attacked but all the heard the noises and voices.
The haunting was never fully resolved. The case may have been closed by the Warren's however after the Perron's sold the house in 1980 there were further reports of ghostly activity. This is an event that I think deserves a more attention and possibly a closer adaptation of the story.
Film: Forgetting the alterations of the history this was a return to form for haunted house films. I really enjoyed the tone and feel of the film. It's has an excellent sense of creepiness and uneasiness running through it. There are some incredibly well placed and paced scares that are incredibly effective.
The strength of the film is in the first two thirds. The build-up of the family dynamic and the relationship that grows with the Warrens. This investment in characters underlines the tension and scares. However, this is partially undone by a clichéd and overly dramatic finale. This will most likely be regarded as a milestone in horror history however it just falls shy of becoming a horror classic. I won't even go into the dreadful sequel and Annabelle spin-offs. This Franchise has such potential but is being squandered on cheap jump scares and poorly written and preposterous characters.
5. Deliver us form Evil (2014)
Events: The book 'Deliver us from evil' written by Lisa Collier Cool, chronicles the supernatural cases of former New York Police officer Ralph Sarchie. It is set up to be like the real life X-files. It covers a number of cases of possession and ghostly attacks that are alleged to be related to crimes that were left unsolved. Of course, they have been solved by Sarchie but the truth would not be accepted by the public.
Sarchie has appeared on several podcasts, radio and TV shows to promote the book and Film, telling his tales of the supernatural that lives in the Bronx. Demon neighbours, ghostly vengeful brides and the exorcisms that were carried out to save the people involved. Its sounds like he was a busy guy, maybe the Bronx is over a hell mouth and they would have been better off with Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Film: Eric Bana is a New York cop that starts to uncover a conspiracy of soldiers possessed by demons from the middle east. The plot is a little daft and the direction is not subtle in anyway however this odd combination of horror and cop drama is fun if not scary. Bana is committed to the role and is sufficiently brooding and earnest about it all. It does all fall a part in the finale, as they usually do. If these events are alleged to have happened I am sure that someone in the media would have noticed.
A fun film for Halloween or with a few beers but not a solid recommend.


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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
polygon window - surfing on sine waves
Monday, February 23, 2009
endless grift: real live show
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
songs from the crystalarium: elaste vol 1.
2. Mystery Man - Stevens, Clive & Brainchild
3. Dance On The Groove (And Do The Funk) - Love International
4. Crash - Doctor's Cat
5. I'm Your Money - Heaven 17
6. Clash (Chinjyu Of Sun) - Logic System
7. Basic - MC1
8. Oriental - Peru (1)
9. Horizons - Eloy
10. This Is Me - Chris & Cosey
11. Pop - Chocolate Star
vena cava crystalarium playlist
amorphous androgynous, "mountain goat"
brian eno, "golden hours"
throbbing gristle, "20 jazz funk greats"
der zyklus, "quasar"
cocteau twins, "beatrix"
kate bush, "the dreaming"
etienne daho, "arnold layne"
a mountain of one, "can't be serious"
eloy, "horizons"
holger hiller, "das feuer (pilooski edit)"
cerrone, "supernature"
delia gonzalez & gavin russom, "black spring"
tangerine dream, "thru metamorphic rock"
jean-michel jarre, "oxygene part 3"
vangelis, "heaven and hell, Part 1"
claire hamill, "sleep"
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
gem hunter presents: the phantom island
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
boredoms - ant 10 (lindstrom remix)
white noise / delia derbyshire
Sunday, February 1, 2009
mark lecky - fiorucci made me hardcore
amazing, beautiful and fascinating on many levels. mad props to alainfinkielkrautrock for posting this, which is fine I guess, I mean, it's not like they're hurting for reasons to receive mad props. But it's not like I have a finite props supply and have to be worried about a re-up.
Here's what artforum has to say, and who are you to argue with them?
After what might be read as a promising start--showing his neo-geo-inspired undergraduate works alongside the first medicine-cabinet sculptures of a then little-known Damien Hirst in "New Contemporaries" at London's Institute of Contemporary Art in 1990--Mark Leckey effectively disappeared. At the very moment when the British art scene was beginning to heat up, Leckey dropped off the map. His "comeback," the video essay Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore, 1999, was a revelation, as unexpected as it was disquieting. Compiled from found footage, Fiorucci charts the rise of British youth dance subcultures, from the talcum-powdered, amphetamine-fueled dance floors of '70s Northern Soul all-nighters to the Ecstasy-fueled raves of the late '80s. Described by one commentator as the best thing they'd ever seen in a gallery, Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore is an extended paean to the unadulterated bliss of nocturnal abandon. A documentary of sorts, Leckey's video chronicles the rites of passage experienced by successive generations of British (sub)urban youth. While obviously celebratory, Fiorucci is ultimately concerned with a collective loss of innocence; its subtext, an examination of the ritualistic behavior of heterosexuals on the threshold of adulthood. Leckey's young--ostensibly male--protagonists exist in the tungsten glare of the moment, blissfully unaware of (their) culture's inevitable passing. As one musical genre succeeds the next, so too are fashions consigned to the dustbin of history. Fiorucci revels in its detail: At one point an authoritarian voice-over intones a list of the once-prized sportswear brands favored by Britain's "casuals" (those elite tribes of mid-'80s football hooligans): Ellesse, Cerrutti, Sergio Tacchini, Lacoste, Fila, Kappa, Jordache, Fiorucci, each specific to a particular time and a particular team's supporters. Periodically a shadowy figure appears onscreen, disturbing the narrative flow. A surrogate for the artist, he watches over the rooftops of a twilit cityscape much as Balzac's artist-flaneur might have viewed the Parisian boulevards.


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We have good news and bad news for lovers of great barbecue. First the bad news: Pit boss Karl Fallenius has closed down operations of his Owlbear Barbecue at Finn's Manor at 2927 Larimer Street. The good news is that Fallenius plans to reopen in a yet-to-be-named permanent location under the Owlbear shingle.
Owlbear first started attracting the attention of smokehouse aficionados shortly after Finn's Manor opened in the summer of 2015, and made our list of the ten best barbecue joints in town a year later. The food was mostly Texas-style barbecue, with simple seasonings and no slathering of sauce. But the setup was entirely outdoors — perfect for Central Texas, but not so good for selling barbecue in the dead of winter in Denver.
With the move, Owlbear should be able to stabilize business year 'round and hopefully keep occasional specials, like mouthwatering housemade pastrami, on the menu board regularly.
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Effect: Summon Duplicate, Active • 3 points per rank
You can create a duplicate of yourself. Your duplicate is a minion with the same traits as you, except for this power and any victory points. You can spend your own victory points for your duplicate's actions.
You must have this power at a rank equal to your own character point total (not counting Duplication), divided by 15, and rounded up for your duplicate to possess your full abilities. If you have it at a lower rank, create your duplicate as a scaled-down version of yourself, with a power level equal to your rank in this power and starting character points determined accordingly (power rank x 15). So a power level 11 hero who has Duplication 8 creates a power level 8 "duplicate" with (8 x 15) 120 character points and proportionately lower-ranked traits.
Your duplicate thinks and acts just like you, so it is automatically helpful toward you. Gamemasters should generally allow the hero's player to determine the duplicate's actions. Your duplicate disappears if your power is countered for any reason. You can also make your duplicate disappear at will by turning off your power.
You can apply Summon modifiers to this power (see Summon). Use the Multiple Minions extra to be able to create multiple duplicates.


text: For one reason or any other, you might have decided to let a home as opposed to buying your own residence. Renting can be a great choice when you can manage to pay for a large down payment or when you do not arrange to reside in the location for a long period. No matter if you are preparing to reside in your leased house for just one 12 months or forever, you can find an excellent house listed for rent by working with a seasoned leasing specialist. Agencies perform directly together with property owners so that they understand exactly about each of the homes readily available. If you have questions regarding a home, such as characteristics of your community or the distance to roadways, an agent could get the solutions you need to aid you come to a decision. As soon as you find a handful of homes you believe you could dwell in, your professional can easily request a trip so you can view the interior of the residence and make up a final choice. An additional step to look at will be the expense of utilities within your home. Some property owners expect to have tenants to pay extra for drinking water and trash while others include them from the monthly rent payments. You can get more tips here about choosing a leasing home.


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Die Linke und Migration: Wie lassen sich die Kämpfe von MigrantInnen, Nicht-MigrantInnen und nationalen Minderheiten zusammenführen?
Zeit: 29. - 30. Mai 2013
Ort: FGTB, 42 rue Haute à Bruxelles
Sprachen: Englisch, Französisch
Organisation: ACJJ (Association Culturelle Joseph Jacquemotte), Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Brüssel, Transform!, REALPE
Kontakt: Anna Striethorst
The left and migration: How to converge the common struggles between migrants, non-migrants and national minorities?
Theme: The attitude of the left towards issues linked to immigration and the inclusion of foreign origin groups in the struggle for social emancipation.
Description of the theme: The idea of organising this colloquium is based on three observations: For the past three decades and with the issue of immigration now ensconced in the political agenda of western countries, the parties that identify with the left find it hard to define a clear and progressive position on this question. At one time accused of being lax and naively optimist on these issues, the social-democrats now hold policies that differ less and less from those, more repression-oriented, implemented by the conservative parties.
The left of the left finds itself in a delicate position. Its ability to convince a working class population, severely affected by neo-liberal policies, of the need for a systemic change is hampered by the advance of the far-right which, surfing on the havoc wreaked by global capitalism, maintains a discourse that stigmatises immigrants as the objective allies of capitalism and as such a threat for the national workers. The trend is demonstrated in certain countries by the working class's tendencial shift towards the extreme right.
Lastly, in 'civil society' - associations and social movements - a growing segmentation in struggles for social equality can be discerned. This phenomena particularly affects populations of immigrant origin who tend to be fragmented and (quite legitimately) defend their rights without placing the question in a broader context. However, as these populations are a social category especially affected by exploitation by the economic system, their inclusion by the left in the broader framework of the struggle for social change is crucial. This is why it is important to take another look at the fight against racism and integrate it more largely in the movement of workers' demands.
Objectives: To organize a discussion on the attitude of the left towards these questions and to stimulate the reflections on what kind of policy the left should have on questions relating to immigration. Through the involvement of speakers and participants of immigrant origin to foster reflections on the interest of converging individual struggles into a broader fight for justice and emancipation which ideally characterises the mission of the left.
Method: This event will be organised as a colloquium. We opted for this format in the aim to encourage openness, dialogue and the constructive nature of exchanges on a subject that certain members of the left see as 'taboo'. One challenge of this colloquium will be to break down these 'taboos' in order to help renew the stance and ongoing reflection of the left on these subjects. The colloquium will thus be organised in three cycles: a) the left and policies on immigration and asylum, b) a fragmentation of the struggles within the immigrant populations and need for a broader progressive union, c) the left vis-à-vis immigration-based diversity (see below).
The colloquium will be a series of debates spread over two days (an afternoon, then the next morning and afternoon). The report prepared after the event will be published (in a form to be defined). On the basis of this report we intend to prepare an analysis summarising the topics discussed and the substance of the debates, thus inspiring subsequent reflections on the subject, in particular in the context of work ongoing in Transform (plans for an analysis for Transform magazine).
In order to further stimulate thinking and discussions, the attendees and speakers will receive a set of texts to read, along with a list of reference works for more in-depth study.
The focus will be on comparing different national situations. In order to enrich the discussions, the speakers will include people from academia, associations and politics (including social-democrats) from countries with a broad range of social-political contexts. A particular focus will be the stance of the left as regards various national models for integration, especially the French republican model and the British integration model. We shall also attempt to juxtapose experiences on the ground (movements in favour of undocumented persons, personalities of immigrant origin, empirical analyses by researchers, etc.) with other presentations that are more analytical and theoretical.
In order to give voice to those most directly interested, the speakers will also include people who are immigrants themselves or their descendents. We are hoping that the themes to be discussed and the choice of speakers will attract a multi-ethnic public from varied cultural and socio-economic horizons.
In the aim to encourage interaction with the public, each cycle of speeches will be followed by a question-answer period insofar as possible. Depending on the number of participants and the time available we will either collect written questions during the speeches and group them, or else have the participants ask their questions directly. In order to stress the dynamics of this colloquium and avoid it seeming too fixed, we will place particular emphasis on the role of the moderator who, depending on the subjects under discussion, will be able to intervene during the speeches to ask additional questions or request clarification for one statement or another.
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Day one is devoted to policies on asylum
I. Is an asylum and migration policy of leftist inspiration possible?
- European migration policies: critique and the issues at stake.
- Asylum policies: is there an alternative to repression and 'Fortress Europe'?
- The question of opening borders.
- How can the left adopt a humanistic and progressive discourse on this subject that can prevail among the working class?
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Day two will focus more on relations between the left and people of immigrant origin
II. The fragmentation of social movements promoting the rights of people of immigrant origin: how can they be assembled?
- How to include immigrants/people of immigrant origin in the left's broader struggles?
- The fight against social injustice vs. the fight against cultural and symbolic discrimination of people of foreign origin: are these struggles contradictory or complementary?
- The role of immigrants in class struggle.
- How can the demands of various social groups of immigrant origin be assembled with a view to including them in broader struggles by the left?
- Does the ethnicization of social demands hamper class struggle?
- The role of the associative, trade union and political sectors in converging various fights for the rights of minorities
- Taking a new look at questions of racial and cultural discrimination in the context of capitalistic exploitation.
III. Managing immigrant-based diversity: can the left make itself heard?
- Is there something special in the left's day-to-day administration of neighbourhoods with a high immigrant density? Talks by three elected officials or mayors of cities that are generally on the left and with a high immigrant population. Provisional proposals: Bobigny (France), Molenbeek and Schaerbeek (communes of Brussels, Belgium) and Berlin (Germany).
- The left's position in debates on non-sectarianism: is religion conservative or a factor for emancipation? The question of cultural and religious demands by people of immigrant origin.
- The left's position on the specific rights of minorities suffering from discrimination: positive discrimination, explanation of the terms: 'concerted adjustments', 'reasonable accommodation'
- How can immigrants and their descendents be included in the workers movement, and how can their demands be heard? Speakers from trade unions
End of the afternoon: Conclusions and close of the colloquium
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Darlene Martin is creative director and product designer of Canadian Jewelry brand that offers exciting jewelry pieces. Bracelets and necklaces are really one of a kind. Each of the items is filled with inner meaning. For example focal glass in the centre of the Shine Necklace represents the Earth from Space at the precise moment the sun begins to emerge from behind it.
The Shine Collection is the premiere offering of Darlene Martin. It's the product of thoughtful attention to detail, design and discerning quality. An array of Lave, Czech or Japanese glass, sterling silver, Swarovski crystal and semi precious stones are intentionally used to communicate a Shine theme throughout. Each piece of luxury statement jewelry in the collection is timeless and made to last a lifetime.
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text: Selling your existing home Selling your Help to Buy home If you want to sell your Help to Buy home, you will need to repay the equity loan you received to purchase the property at the time you sell it (unless you have already chosen to repay the equity loan before this point). The amount you have to pay is based on the market value of your property at that time. So, if you received a 20% equity loan to purchase your home, you will repay 20% of the value of your home at the time you sell. You must have an independent valuation carried out on the property and it should be sold on the open market at the established valuation. If the market value of your property falls below the level at which it was first purchased, you will repay less than the original amount the Government contributed to the purchase. As long as you have complied with all your obligations in the Help to Buy mortgage deed, you will not be required to provide for any shortfall in the equity loan if you sell when values have fallen. The Mortgage Administrator will collect the Government's repayment, and they must be informed if you are planning on selling your home as they must approve the sale before allowing the second charge to be released. Please visit www.myfirsthome.org.uk for more information. Please see your Help to Buy Buyer's Guide for more information. Selling your Shared Ownership Home If you want to sell your Shared Ownership home you must first inform the Housing Association who owns the remaining share on your property, as they may be able to nominate a person to buy your share. Secondly, you must have an independent valuation carried out on the property and it will be resold at the market value of the property at that time. If your Housing Association is unable to find a buyer for your home you may be able to sell your property on the open market, but it will be up to you to market and sell the property and pay the full cost of estate agent fees, solicitor fees, valuation report etc. Please bear in mind that the buyer for your property must meet the criteria for Shared Ownership and needs to apply for Shared Ownership via our website, and we will assess and process their application in the normal way. They must also be able to afford your share in the property - so if you own 50% of the property they must also purchase 50% - they cannot buy a lesser share. Please note that this process may vary depending on what it says in your lease. Staircasing You also have the option to buy more shares in your home, known as Staircasing. Most leases allow you to buy extra shares in your home after you have made your initial purchase and some allow you to eventually own 100% of your home. You can usually purchase additional shares in stages of 10% or 25%, depending on what it says in your lease. The amount you pay for the share will depend on the current value of your home. The amount of rent that you pay on the unsold share will reduce accordingly, but if you staircase to 100% there will be no rent to pay (there may still be a service charge to pay on some properties). If you would like to staircase and purchase additional shares the first thing you will need to do is contact your Housing Association. Staircasing is done in exactly the same way that you purchased your initial share in the property. Find out more Frequently Asked QuestionsHelp to Buy National Website Useful downloads Help to Buy Buyers Guide (pdf, 411.6 KB)Help to Buy Fact Sheet (pdf, 7.1 MB)Shared Ownership Fact Sheet (pdf, 242.2 KB)


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The Questions:
What have I been reading lately?
What am I reading now?
What will I read next?
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Saberhagen Redux: This past weekend I tore through Jack Williamson's Lifeburst, a good, old-fashioned space tale. Williamson was, literally, a Grand Master of SF, publishing his first story in 1928, and his last novel in 2005. Prolific and versatile, Williamson's body of work traces the evolution of modern science fiction. He has been one of my favorite SF writers for many years. That having been said, Lifeburst was just fair. The antagonist, a "Seeker" is a member of a biomechanical race designed as weapons in some forgotten war long ago, immediately bringing to mind Fred Saberhagen's Berserkers, and frankly, Saberhagen does it better. Williamson's story is an almost archetypal SF bildungsroman centered on a highly capable and resourceful young man, and Williamson carries it off as if he's done it a hundred times before. Which he has, and often with far more skill. Still, I took this one off the pile because I wanted a fun read, and it was definitely that, and comforting in its familiar progression. Even Grand Masters have to pay the rent, Readers Mine.
Unconditional Surrender: Sunday night I finally picked up Jean Edward Smith's Grant, and now I'm thoroughly sucked in. This is a great biography, and a great book. The research is meticulous, the scholarship of the highest caliber, and it grips the reader like the best of novels. I've read many biographies of US Grant, and none have been as well done as Smith's. I'm only a couple of hundred pages into the book, so I don't want to rave too much, lest it fall apart and disappoint, but I think this is that rare perfect diamond of a biography which will become a seminal work on the life of Grant. More on Smith's Grant later, but this one's worth buying. In hardcover.
I'm also still working on The Television Genre Book, edited by Glen Creeber. I'm happy to report that, after the introductory chapter, the book has become far more readable. It still drags at times, and occasionally sinks into the impenetrable mire of academese, but overall it's proving to be a handy introduction into the field of TV genre studies. Of necessity, the generic categories used are very broad and general, and seem to me to be a bit out of date. Then again most of my TV watching life has been during a period of increasing generic hybridity (I can do academese too, by the way). In other words, I grew up watching shows that tended to mix and match different genres, making easy pigeonholing of the shows as "cop show" or "science fiction" or "horror" very difficult. Most interesting thus far are the bits I'm learning on the history of generic development as TV broadcasting evolved in response to new technologies, economic realities, and social changes. Still, this one's definitely an I'm-reading-this-because-it's-good-for-me/I-need-the-information-in-it book.
What's Next? Soon, it's honeymoon time, Readers Mine, two weeks at the beach with very little to do but walk, read, eat, love, and live, so I would venture to say that Allan Quatermain may come back on the scene, or maybe even Mikhail Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time, which has been on the pile for a few months now. So many books, so little time…. YEA!!


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Newsletter March – April 2014: Director's Corner
Director's Corner
There's been a lot of talk about preschool and the importance of investing in early childhood education. In his January 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama called again for Congress to support high-quality preschool for every child in America. That same month, the California Legislature introduced the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2014 (SB 837), a bill that would make one year of high-quality transitional kindergarten (TK) available to every 4-year-old in California.
These moves at the federal and state level recognize the reality that an achievement gap among children is present well before children first step through the kindergarten door, and support First 5 San Diego's vision that funding a high-quality early education program is a wise investment.
The research is clear. Studies show that children who receive a high-quality early learning experience do better in school, are more likely to graduate from high school, get a college degree, stay out of crime, and become better contributing citizens to our community. Such investments benefit our economy, too. A study done by Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman concluded that investing in a high-quality preschool program yields high economic returns; every $1 invested generates $4 to $11 of economic benefits.
We take immense pride in the work we've done to establish a high-quality early childhood education system in San Diego. Today, the First 5 San Diego Quality Preschool Initiative (QPI) – a collaborative effort with the San Diego County Office of Education that provides free high-quality preschool to 3 and 4-year-olds throughout San Diego – flourishes in 17 communities. As we partner in the development of the County's Live Well San Diego thriving strategy to promote a region where residents can enjoy the highest quality of life, we have a clear path forward for ensuring all children start school ready to learn and succeed.
Kim Medeiros
Executive Director
First 5 San Diego


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Pressure/Vacuum Relief Valves are protection devices typically mounted on a nozzle opening on the top of a fixed roof atmospheric storage tank. Their primary purpose is to protect a tank against rupture or implosion by allowing the tank to breathe, or vent, when pressure changes in the tank due to normal operations.
Emergency Relief Valves protect tanks against excessive pressure caused by external fire exposure or flashes within the tank. Emergency relief valves provide higher flow capacity than standard pressure/vacuum relief valves.
Why Pressure/ Vacuum Relief Valves Are Required:
• Saves money by saving product
• Minimizes evaporation emissions
• Protects tank from over or under pressure when sized properly
• Protection against fire hazard when conforming to API standards
• Reduces atmospheric corrosion of tank
• Generally required by OSHA, EPA, etc.


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Pleasant Harbor Cruise
Murhut Falls Hike
Fort Flagler
Clean-up Party
Opening Day
Boat Parade
July 4th Cruise
Stuart Island
Halloween Party
"Scar"ibbean Party
PTYC Cruising Fleet
Stuart Island's Reid Harbor
PTYC Feasting & Gatherings
Clubhouse Meetings, Seminars & Projects
+25 Years--Earth Day Cleanup at State Marine Parks
Port Townsend "Opening Day" Boat Parade
Cruising Canada--Victoria, BC
Welcome to the Port Townsend Yacht Club (PTYC). We are located at 2503 Washington Street in the picturesque Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, Washington – the gateway to cruising in Puget Sound from Olympia and Seattle, to the San Juan Islands, the Canadian Gulf Islands, and north through the Inside Passage to Alaska. From here you can boat to some of the most spectacular places in the world. Our club is active throughout the year with cruises, seminars, socials and meetings. We welcome new members, visiting boaters via our reciprocal program, and community members with an interest in boating. Enjoy our website!


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Dr. Deception
Season 1 • Episode 1
When Jean Claude Dominique is the victim of a hit-and-run, his wife Eliette rushes to his side. It's there she comes face-to-face with his OTHER wife. It's her first glimpse into his double life that leads to her fighting for her own.
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank
In 1955, the Dominion Bank (established 1869) merged with the Bank of Toronto (established in 1855) to form the Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank). In 1969, the bank unveiled its new corporate identity, along with the TD Shield, and in 1976 introduced its automated banking machine, or what is known today as the "Green Machine".
Today, Canada's second-largest bank is a Payments Canada member and direct participant. TD's main business lines include Canadian retail, U.S. retail, and wholesale banking. TD serves more than 25 million clients, has over 80,000 employees, and 1,150 branches. In 2016, it had $1.2 trillion in assets and reported $34.3 billion in revenue.
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The government bailed out savings-and-loan depositors during the thrift crisis in the late 1980s. The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve bailed out Mexico in the mid-1990s. The biggest policy mistake occurred with the Fed-supervised bailout of the hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management in 1998, because it gave a green light to Wall Street to keep leveraging up.
Another policy mistake was made in 2000, right after the Nasdaq collapsed. The system probably could have handled a recession then, but instead, the Fed engineered a drop in interest rates, eventually to 1%, that encouraged a huge housing bubble. After it burst in September 2008, Bernanke slashed short-term rates to near-zero, where they are still. Meanwhile, the stock market is up 150% from its 2009 lows.


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Simple games are often the most fun and this catapult game has proven to be just that. We wanted to create a game that took a little skill, was easy to make and could be easily replicated. All three categories have been checked for this toy. We have had a blast playing with it so far and I think the adults might be getting more joy out of it than the kids.
If you are the video watching type, here is a short video showing how we did it. If you'd rather read and look at some pretty pictures, there are details and images below the video as well.
If you want to make it, here's what materials you'll need:
- 1/8″ Hardboard (thicker may work also) – scraps should be plenty
- Hardwood or Pine Board scraps
- Short Screws
- Wood Glue
- Acrylic Paint
Also, here are the tools we used:
- Bandsaw
- Table Saw
- Clamps
- Screwdriver
- Drill
- Sandpaper
- Ruler or Tape Measure
Beginning Measurements & Cuts
The first image shows all the dimensions for the towers and the catapult. They are pretty simple and straightforward and honestly, they can be adjusted however you see fit. This isn't rocket surgery… at least I don't think it is, because I am not a rocket surgeon.
Anyhow, I started out by making a 2″ x 2″ block of oak that I planned to use for the fulcrum. I cut this down on the table saw to get those dimensions. Then I marked a line from corner to corner and ran it through the band saw to get to triangular pieces that then had a 45 degree angle. I left them long for now so I could get the width measurement a little bit later.
Cutting Continued
I cut two (2) 11″ strips out of a piece of 1/8″ hardboard that were 1.75″ wide. I then crosscut those so that I had a 5″ and 6″ piece. Keep in mind that while everything is being made that you will need to double every piece so that you have two sets when done.
After I had those cut out, I laid that across the oak fulcrum to get the correct width and then cut it to the correct dimension on the band saw.
I also cut two small strips of a piece of scrap walnut that were 1/2″ x 1/8″. This will be the rest for the projectiles. This can be made out of anything; even more hardboard.
Now, everything is cut out for the catapult itself. We'll get to assembly in a later step.
Making The Towers
The towers, as with most of this, can be made out of some scrap wood. I used some old pieces of a headboard from a bunk bed. These were ripped and jointed until I had long pieces that were .75″ x .5″. These were then crosscut into the following pieces (lengths for one set):
- 1 @ 6″
- 1 @ 5″
- 1 @ 4″
- 3 @ 2.5″
These will make up the towers for one player and each player will have a matching set. So, you will need to double the numbers above.
Initially these were going to be made out of pieces of dowel, but we quickly discovered that they were too light to actually knock the towers over. So, instead we made these .5″ x .5″ x .5″ cubes out of the same wood from which we made the towers. Make as many as you like. We made 12 of them.
Also, now is a good time to sand every single part that can be sanded. We won't bore you with pictures or video of that process. Blah!
Assembling The Catapult
Assembly of the catapult, much like the rest of this project, is pretty simple.
The fulcrum gets glued and clamped 2″ back from the front of the bottom panel, which is the 5″ long piece of hardboard. The small piece that is 1/8″ x 1/2″ gets glued and clamped 1″ from the end of the 6″ piece of hardboard. Let them set for a bit before moving onto the next step. Maybe 30-60 minutes.
Further Assembly
The 6″ piece of hardboard that has the projectile rest gets attached to the fulcrum. It gets attached on the side that has the longer part of the base protruding. It is attached by drilling two holes and driving in two screws. Make sure these are short screws. The reason for these being screwed in, is in case the firing or launching board ever breaks it can be easily replaced.
Test it out and see if it has some spring to it. If it does, you're good to go.
Painting Time
How you want to paint them is entirely up to you. We just painted them with opposing colors of white and blue. The tips of the towers were painted and the entirety of each catapult was painted to match. Acrylic paint worked great for this.
All Done!
That's it. These really are more fun than they might appear. The way we plat it is pretty simple. The two players are about 6-8 feet from each other. The towers can be set up however you'd like. The first one to knock down the opposing players towers wins the game. A typical usually lasts about 10 minutes or so.
At the end of the video in step 2, you can see us play it a bit.
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text: Dehydration occurs as a result of an individual not consuming enough water. Dehydration can lead to several health consequences, especially at times when hot weather is a factor. Although people think that consuming any liquid, like juice or soda, will help to prevent dehydration, they are incorrect. In fact, for many people, drinking juice or soda only makes them thirstier. Water is the only true cure for dehydration. Sometimes, people do not even realize the fact that they are suffering from dehydration; some people end up going several hours without drinking any water and they don't even realize it. Once dehydration sets in, side effects such as headaches, dizziness and nausea can set in. So, the only way to truly keep yourself hydrated is to drink plenty of water, especially during the summer. This will help to make sure that you stay healthy and your body has enough water in it to run properly.


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Weddings could mean good time to visitors, a life-changing event to respective families, or a moment of truth for soon-to-be married couples. But what does a wedding mean to wedding organizers? It is a lot of fun-filled work and preparations.
From customized invitations to memorable giveaways, there just has to be an event order involved. A specific order template could always be formulated for customers to provide a complete list of what they exactly want to be delivered. These wedding order templates on this page are the perfect aid for your long list of wedding needs.
Nowadays, wedding organizers tend to shy away from the typical and formal program card and envelope style. In this generation full of imagination and creativity, production of wedding program templates are already a thing.
Here are some wedding program template ideas that could also help lessen the items on your wedding order templates.
A wedding order to made especially for different reasons. This type of order is written solely for any order related to weddings. From flowers, cakes, gowns, and other wedding needs.
Here's how to write a wedding order accordingly:
These guidelines are provided for you in general terms and are greatly helpful for whatever wedding essentials that might be needed for orders.


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- |adjective| characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components.
- |noun| a lack of symmetry
- |noun| (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- |noun| balance among the parts of something
- |noun| (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
- |adjective| having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
- |adjective|not symmetrical
Origin and Etymology of Asymmetric:
asymmetrical (adj.)
1680s; see asymmetry + -ical. Other forms that have served as an adjective based on asymmetry are asymmetral (1620s), asymmetrous (1660s), and asymmetric (1875); only the last seems to have any currency. Related: Asymmetrically
1650s, "want of symmetry or proportion," from Greek asymmetria, noun of quality from asymmetros "having no common measure; disproportionate, unsymmetrical," from a- "not" + symmetros "commensurable" (see symmetry).
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The term 'asymmetric warfare' is used extensively to describe battle operations by Department of Defense Officials. After researching however, I have come to realize that the term has become ubiquitous across many disciplines and sometimes in very interesting ways.
Asymmetric Information: When one party has much more information or data than another and is therefore in a better position to gain advantage.
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We finally decided to take some time and write about toronto lead water pipe replacement. This scorching hot topic has been around for a while, but there are still plenty of people who do not know how to prevent damaging their health and finally remove lead pipes. This article will be informative for those who would like to get rid of their lead pipes finally, but it will also give you a guideline on what you can do to do it quickly and efficiently.
For sure, it is not safe to intake lead, either with your food or with your drinks. We have been informed of the damage which lead can make for a while now, but still, not many things have changed in the piping system. It is necessary to raise the awareness of the lead pipes and the problems they can cause so that we can finally start doing something about this problem. It is not just a problem that affects you. Personally, it affects all of us. In fact, this problem affects all the people living in Toronto. Which is precisely why it is high time to do something about it!
For starters, you could start raising awareness. Then you could also change your lead pipes or test out your water to see whether there is any amount of lead in it. And if you cannot do any of these, you could then start using safe drinking water for drinking and food preparation at least. Using bottled water can be the only way out for some people. Especially if you live in a household with a young child, use it for food and formula preparation, so that you do not expose your baby to lead.
There was a time when people did not know about the damage which leads can do to their health and their bodies, and they made pipes and the water system out of the lead because they did not know any better. However, now that we do, we should strive to do something about it and change the situation we live in for the better. There are many pipes made of lead still out there, and we should replace them or at least be aware of them.
In case that you live in Toronto and are interested in replacing your pipes, contact us right away. We will be able to help you find the right contractors and even get a decent price. Because, ultimately, we care about your health. It is not a way to make easy money, and it is not something which should be unaffordable for people since it directly affects your health and your family's health. Everyone should be given the opportunity to live and lead a healthy life and stay healthy. With clean water, you can finally do so.
We at Mipeace work hard to help those who had an unfortunate luck to face the flooding that threatens their life and the safety of their household. Our support section is here to receive all distress calls and send people to the site as soon as possible.


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Today we bring you three enigmatic pieces by "the father of the Japanese short story." You probably know Ryūnosuke Akutagawa without realizing it—one of his short stories served as the basis for Akira Kurosawa's classic film Rashōmon. Each of these tales brings a quick punch of emotion, leaving an impression on the reader not unlike that of microfiction.
There was once a sennin who worked as a jurist in O Town near Lake Biwa. His favorite pastime, more than anything else, was collecting gourds. Stored inside a giant closet on the upper floor of his rented home was his vast collection hanging from nails hammered into the posts and lintels.
Three years had gone by, when, one day, the sennin received a notice of transfer from the government. He was to relocate forthwith to his new post in H City. He made arrangements for all of his furniture and belongings except for his gourds, of which he had amassed over two hundred. He had no idea how to go about moving them, and he refused to part with a single one.


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Miami Marlins Stadium Game Day and Events Parking. Steps from Marlins Stadium. Safe parking. Won't last.
Name of Event: Marlins Stadium Events
What City? Tip: Also include city in "Listing Title" above.: Miami, FL
Nearby Events or Venues Tip: Also include city in "Listing Title" above.:
Near Airport
Near Bus/Train Station
Near Stadium or Concert Venue
Near University or Hospital
Near Lake Beach or Seaport
Near Major Employer
Near Tourist Attraction
Near Major Bar, Club, or Restaurant
Near Other Events or Venues
Additional comments (description) of venues or events nearby: Miami Marlins Stadium
Event or Venue admission cost included with parking?: No
Vehicle Types (Check all that apply):
Recreational Vehicles (RV)
Long Haul Trucks
Boat Slips
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Car Wash
Covered Parking
Gated Community
24 Hour Security
Electric Charging Station
Other Parking Services
No Additional Services
Acknowledgement: I maintain full care, custody, and control of this property. I acknowledge that there are no local ordinances prohibiting this listing, rental, or lease. (To acknowledge, type Yes): Yes


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Oh Happy Day! This suite was designed for a genuine couple who got married outdoors on a family friend's property. Printed by Elefant Press in Dallas.
High Fancy Paper creates high quality paper goods with personality and a unique sense of style. We thrive on creating products that celebrate life and align with each client's creative desire and intent.
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New Year's Eve is a comin' and it's time to celebrate the year of the Crab. Calvin will be partyin' it up for Claw's first ever New Year's Eve Extravaganza.
Break out the party favors, put on your hats, and get those resolutions ready for the stroke of midnight. With plenty of bubbly and reasons to cheer, Claw is the place to bring in the New Year.
So it's time y'all gussied up and bring the New Year in with style.


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We watched some fireworks last night and plan to spend the day at home, doing a little Independence Day art, before heading to my parents' in the evening to celebrate with family. I hope your day is filled with hot dogs, corn on the cob, apple pie and all other things American!
Photo Credit: konditorandcook's flickr
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Happy Fourth!
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- marie said...
These look fun....I bet I could do something similar using paper, for a wall hanging. Hmmmm.
- July 6, 2012 at 11:12 AM
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text: TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Elpida Memory Inc. jp:6665 de:fno were up 2.3% in early Tokyo trading after business daily Nikkei reported in an unsourced story Tuesday that the chip maker plans to raise prices by about 10% as early as this month on personal computer dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips. The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.70% was up 0.1%. PC DRAMs are selling for one-third of what they cost a year ago, and a growing number in the industry think that prices are near bottom, the report said. It added that South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. SSNLF, +0.00% -- the world leader in production -- is tightening supply. DRAM prices are set in one-on-one negotiations with buyers, and Elpida will push for the higher prices to take effect with February-March shipments, the Nikkei report said.


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Check Out the Creepy Trailer for NBC's New 'Hannibal' Series!!!by Gumbercules9000 on Feb 19th, 2013
Hi, Bryan Here….
Dr. Hannibal Lecter is alive and well these days. NBC has just released a cool trailer for their new series 'Hannibal', which follows the insane and brilliant killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Hugh Dancy will play Will Graham, the FBI criminal profiler and Mads Mikkelsen will play the good Doctor. This will be based on 'Red Dragon'.
Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne, and Gillian Anderson will also star in the series which will start airing on NBC on April 4th and will have 13 episodes to start. Hell of a cast right now. I can only hope that this sort of story does well on a network station. Seems like this should be on a pay-cable channel. Oh well, I guess we'll see, but until then, enjoy the fava beans and chianti, and of course the trailer.


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BBX Capital Corporation, formerly BFC Financial Corporation, is a diversified holding company. The Company has investments in Bluegreen Corporation (Bluegreen) and Renin Holdings, LLC (Renin), and in real estate and middle market operating companies. Its segments include Bluegreen, BBX Capital Real Estate and Renin. Bluegreen markets, sells and manages real estate-based vacation ownership interests (VOIs) in resorts generally located in drive-to vacation destinations. The BBX Capital Real Estate segment's activities include the acquisition, ownership and management of real estate, and real estate development projects, as well as investments in real estate joint ventures. Renin manufactures interior closet doors, wall decor, hardware and fabricated glass products. Bluegreen is a sales, marketing and management company focused on the vacation ownership industry. Its real estate development assets include Beacon Lake Master Planned Development, PGA Station and Gardens on Millenia.
FINANCIAL RATIOS of BBX Capital Corporation (BBX)
Valuation Ratios
|P/E Ratio
|Price to Sales
|Price to Book
|Price to Tangible Book
|Price to Cash Flow
|Price to Free Cash Flow
Growth Rates
|Sales Growth Rate
|Sales - 3 Yr. Growth Rate
|EPS Growth Rate
|EPS - 3 Yr. Growth Rate
|Capital Spending Gr. Rate
|Cap. Spend. - 3 Yr. Gr. Rate
Financial Strength
|Quick Ratio
|Current Ratio
|LT Debt to Equity
|Total Debt to Equity
|Interest Coverage
Management Effectiveness
|Return On Assets
|Ret/ On Assets - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Return On Total Capital
|Ret/ On T. Cap. - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Return On Equity
|Return On Equity - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Asset Turnover
Profitability Ratios
|Gross Margin
|Gross Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|EBITDA Margin
|EBITDA Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Operating Margin
|Oper. Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Pre-Tax Margin
|Pre-Tax Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Net Profit Margin
|Net Profit Margin - 3 Yr. Avg.
|Effective Tax Rate
|Eff/ Tax Rate - 3 Yr. Avg.
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BBX stock valuation input parameters
Revenue. Company's revenue (or sales) is always the starting point of any cash flow forecast. In the BBX stock intrinsic value calculation we used $ million for the last fiscal year's total revenue generated by BBX Capital Corporation. The default revenue input number comes from 0001 income statement of BBX Capital Corporation. You may change it if you feel that it should be adjusted for some unusual circumstances that are not expected to be repeated in the future or if you already know (from interim financial statements, for example) that this year's revenue is going to be quite different.
Revenue growth rate. Forecasted future revenue growth rate is the most important input parameter for the intrinsic value calculation. Unlike other input parameters that are reasonably expected to be in line with their historic averages or their historic trends, the revenue growth rate by and large is a wild card: nobody really knows what the company's revenue will be in the future. Of course, the level of unpredictability is different for different industries (utility companies being the most predictable and, thus, less risky).
We use three input parameters to forecast the revenue growth rate in our BBX stock valuation model: a) initial revenue growth rate of 0% whose default value is the revenue growth rate in the most recent quarter compared to the quarterly revenue a year ago; b) terminal revenue growth rate of 5% whose default value is chosen to be close to the average nominal (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) GDP growth rate; and c) revenue decline factor of 0.9, which stipulates that revenue growth rate in each forecasted year will be equal to the difference of the revenue growth rate in the preceding year and the terminal revenue growth rate multiplied by this revenue decline factor (with the passage of time the revenue growth rate will be approaching the terminal revenue growth rate, but not quite reaching it - though the difference could be infinitesimally small).
At the revenue decline factor of 1, the future revenue growth rate is forecasted to be constant and equal to the initial revenue growth rate. The smaller the revenue decline factor, the faster the revenue growth rate will approach the terminal revenue growth.
Discount rate. The discount rate is used for determining the present value of future cash flows: future cash flows are "discounted" as at normal conditions (that translate into positive expected return on investment) one dollar today is worth more than the same dollar in the future. Unlike all other valuation models, we use variable discount rate, i.e. it increases for each consecutive year. This is done to account for higher risk of cash flows coming in further in the future.
The initial discount rate of 0%, whose default value for BBX is calculated based on our internal credit rating of BBX Capital Corporation, is applied to the cash flow expected to be received a year from now (well, actually, to be precise, in the financial year following the base year - the last year for which we have financial statements). For each consecutive year the discount rate is multiplied by the discount rate multiplier of 1.05, e.i. each year it increases by 5%. Feel free to change this number to correspond to your level of risk assessment of BBX Capital Corporation.
By the way, it is easy to set the discount rate to be constant (this would make comparison with other valuation models easier): just set the discount rate multiplier equal to 1 and chose the magnitude of the initial discount rate to your liking.
Variable cost ratio is the ratio of variable costs (i.e. costs that fluctuate with fluctuation of the volume of production) to the revenue expressed as a percentage. In the calculation of intrinsic value of BBX stock the variable cost ratio is equal to 0%.
Fixed operating expenses is just that - expenses that are not dependant on the volume of production. They are set to $ million in the base year in the intrinsic value calculation for BBX stock. These expenses increase with the level of inflation in subsequent years.
Interest rate on debt is the average all-in rate of interest paid by the company on its debt. It is set at 0% for BBX Capital Corporation.
Corporate tax rate of 27% is the nominal tax rate for BBX Capital Corporation. In reality, companies find ways to pay much less taxes than that or not to pay them at all.
Cash flow adjustment could be used for any adjustment the investor deems necessary. Most commonly we use this field to account for stock options-related effects in excess of what is reported on the company's income statement. The cash flow adjustment is expressed as a percentage of the revenue, and in the current valuation of the BBX stock is equal to 0%.
Production assets are the company's assets used for manufacturing products or provision of services. In the valuation model input table they are expressed as a percentage of revenue and for BBX are equal to 0%.
Life of production assets of years is the average useful life of capital assets used in BBX Capital Corporation operations. It is used to calculate yearly capital expenditures needed to keep these assets in good order - we call it the maintenance CAPEX.
Working capital is the difference between the company's current assets and liabilities. In the model we use the ratio of working capital to revenue, which for BBX is equal to 0%. A negative number means that the company is apt at using financial resources of its suppliers and customers; a large positive number, on the other hand, means that it either provides in-kind financing to others or is not good at managing its inventories.
Book value of equity - $ million for BBX Capital Corporation - is used in calculation of the "floor" for intrinsic valuation based on the discounted cash flow (DCF) method. Even if the prospects are very bad for a company, its assets could always be sold now for their current fair market value.
Shares outstanding of 97.764 million for BBX Capital Corporation is needed to calculate the intrinsic value of one share.
Market capitalization is used here only for reference purposes and as a quick check that the share price and the number of shares outstanding numbers are correct - something especially to be cognizant about at stock splits. So, the market capitalization of BBX Capital Corporation at the current share price and the inputted number of shares is $0.4 billion.


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For Obama, hipness is what it is
Obama's hipness reinforces that he's different, yet he's comfortingly familiar to Americans who want to revere their presidents as pedestal material while demanding that they be approachable as the guy next door.
So what's hipness got to do with public policy? For Obama, everything.
His personal charisma is a nonverbal form of communication, sending seemingly conflicting messages: the need for radical and sacrificial change, yet the reassurance to Americans that he's as sane and stable as the guy in the next barber's chair, said Roger Wilkins, who recently retired as a history professor at George Mason University.
"Hipness is a way of presenting to the world that you know what's going on and that you've got things under control," said Wilkins, who served in the Johnson administration and has had up-close dealings with every president since Kennedy.
"For Obama, his hipness exudes power. He just keeps on moving, no matter what comes his way, and he doesn't lose it. That's being hip — and I don't see any contemporary public figures whom I would think of as hip."
True, Obama uses his hipster personality as a weapon. His enormous popularity is a bludgeon that demands political respect, if not support. For example, almost immediately after settling into the White House, Obama left Washington to campaign in Ohio, Michigan and other hard-hit states to sell his economic stimulus plan. It was an effective effort at charm-school diplomacy, garnering outside-the-Beltway support and applying pressure on Washington insiders to get on board the Obama train.
The implication was that if you were not on board, you were not hip — you were square. And who wants to be so uncool as to be on the wrong side of the hip president, other than a few vocal anti-cools, such as radio yakker Rush Limbaugh, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner and former Vice President Dick Cheney?
There have been a few other nationally recognized hip politicians: the late Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of New York; former California Gov. Jerry Brown, who is currently the state's attorney general; and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown come to mind. For a brief period in the 1970s and 1980s, one might argue that Washington's eternal pol Marion Barry was hip; that was before drugs, booze and women brought him low.
To be sure, the track record for hip politicians isn't promising. History suggests that the power of personality has limitations in politics. It sours under public scrutiny.
So can it last? Can Obama's hipness survive the weight and responsibility of the office? Maybe there's a reason presidents aren't hip. War-making, secrecy, aging, unpopularity, sternness and sobriety — these are decidedly unhip. And all that could come in the next 100 days, because hipness is a trendy thing, subject to popular whim.
For now, with approval ratings over 60 percent, Obama is hip. But he will have to find a balance between being hip and being powerful while sitting in the world's most watched fishbowl.
"Hipness is what it is! And sometimes hipness is what it ain't," goes the famous song by Tower of Power. "There's one thing you should know. What's hip today might become passé."
Sam Fulwood III wrote about race and politics for the Los Angeles Times' Washington bureau for more than a decade and is a frequent contributor to The Root.com.


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