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Scott Cooper, the owner of Talent INC has named 2 new corporate leaders. Joshua Meeks has been named President and David Barbour is now the National Director of Talent INC. The executive office located in Charlotte North Carolina reaches to many major and minor markets across the United States.
Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) June 28, 2012
The Talent INC experience leads to a highly revered National Showcase where each talent can perform for representatives from these top markets in showcases featuring TV Commercials, Film Scenes, Monologues, Runway, Photography, Swim Suit, Singing and Dancing. After performing for these National and International industry professionals, each performer is able to network and interview with them to receive feedback, and possibly contract offers.
Being named President was a natural progression for Joshua Meeks. Mr. Meeks has been coordinating and planning the Talent INC showcases since 2005. He has introduced and negotiated contracts for models and actors in all major markets nationally and internationally. Mr. Meeks comes from a Corporate Retail and Fashion back ground in Management positions like American Eagle Outfitters. Joshua Meeks is committed to keeping the quality of development high as well as the best opportunities for Talent INC clients.
Meeks says, "I am taking on this challenge with pleasure. This job is not work for me. To see our talent working for clients like Elle, Glamour, Victoria's Secret, Abercrombie and Fitch, GQ, Cosmopolitan, major motion pictures and in various TV series is a reward like no other."
David Barbour joined the Talent INC. company as a Director in Columbus Ohio last November 2011. At the Talent Inc. showcase this past March, David coached one of his talent, Clarence Zanders, to earn the title, Best Overall Male Actor.
Mr. Barbour grew up in Charlotte, NC and comes from a long line of entertainers. His professional career got started at Carowinds Theme Park where he was singing and dancing in the stage productions for three seasons. David then moved to Nashville, TN. He worked a season in Opryland's outdoor show "Way out West". He then headed to Branson, MO to work in Louise Mandrell's first Christmas show "The Spirit of Christmas" at the Grand Palace Theater. Mr. Barbour also worked as a backup singer for many country stars. Throughout the past 25 years David has performed in many theater productions such as "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown", "Our Town", "Some Enchanted Evening", "Sarah Plan and Tall", "Peter Pan", "Big River", "Dames at Sea" and "The Music Man." David Barbour also had the opportunity to travel the world as a Singer, Dancer, Actor, Vocal Captain and Company Manager for entertainment companies including; Holland America, Norwegian, American Hawaii and Cunard Cruise Lines.
National Director, David Barbour says "Talent INC is designed to help kids and adults that want to be educated and introduced into the performing arts legitimately. We believe that the arts should be accessible to any person that has the talent and desire. We offer programs that start as low as $150.00 so that our development can fit into any family's budget."
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Consumers may like to touch base with businesses on social networks, but overload them with stupid posts and they might run like hell.
A recent study by SocialVibe found 70 percent of consumers who are active in various forms of social media have made a purchase after connecting with a brand online. Twenty percent of consumers connect with brands because they wish to see special offers.
But before you pummel your fans, followers or whatever with sales messages; another finding in the study states one-third of consumers who dumped brands from their network connections did so because they were being hammered by too many updates from the companies.
Posts made don't have to always be about selling, what you ate for breakfast, tacky promotions or blasted photos of kittens that can't spell. Nor should they continually urge people to tell others to like you too.
Updates can also consist of news within your industry that you feel may be of interest to your target group. The most important thing to remember is post when you have something of *substance* to say – something that could benefit the reader.
There seems to be a trend of monkey-see, monkey-do with companies on Facebook and many fail miserably because what works for company A may not work for company B – or even worse, it really blows up in their faces. Just on that point, approach humour carefully.
I'm not a social media expert, but while one of my sites has racked up 9,000 "likes", I approach Facebook as a one-way communications street where I can – just to let people know of new content on the site. I don't encourage discussion on that site's Facebook page.
Social media can be terribly time-consuming and if you're not a highly gregarious person; the pressure of time and your lack of interest in using social networks like they "should" will reflect in your updates and such. In short, don't be a faker; it usually won't work.
However, don't let anyone (including me) tell you how you *must* use Facebook, Twitter or anything else – use it the way that suits you and your target group. Tread carefully, find the happy medium and you may not grow a fan/follower base the size of some of your competitors; but like post frequency, it's a matter of quality over quantity in order to make the effort you do put in worthwhile for both you and consumers you are trying to woo.
Something else to bear in mind if you're suffering a case of fan/follower envy – the company you're envying may have bought those connections.
Aside from being a very lame thing to do as it can impact on a company's credibility and is against most social networks' rules, buying likes and +1's may also have legal implications.


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Boninsegna was named Capocannoniere twice between 1970 and 1972 while playing for Inter Milan.
Van Basten is the first Dutch player to win the Capocannonianere trophy first (1990 and 1992) while playing for AC Milan.
In 2000, Shevchenko was the second non-Italian player to be named Capocannoniere on his debut year in the country. Four years later, Shevchenko won it again with 24 goals in 32 league games (Both with AC Milan).
Toni became the first player since 1959 to score 30 or more goals in one league season (31 goals) while playing for Fiorentina. He was named Capocannoniere 9 years later while playing for Hellas Verona (2014-15).
Ibrahimovic was named Capocannoniere twice, first with Inter Milan in 2009 (25 goals in 35 games) then with Milan in 2012 (28 goals in 32 games).
Di Natale was named Capocannoniere two consecutive times (between 2009 and 2011) while playing for Udinese.
Out of 8 seasons spent with AC Milan, Nordahl was named Capocannoniere five times between 1949 and 1955, a record no other player has come close to.
Inter Milan's legend was the first player to be named Capocannoniere three times between 1929 and 1938.
Boffi finished on top of Serie-A's scoring list three times between 1938 and 1942 while playing for Milan.
Riva is the first (and only) player from Cagliari to be named Capocannoniere when he won it 3 times between 1966 and 1970.
In 1973, Pulici became the first player from Torino FC to be named Capocannoniere since the famous Superga air disaster in 1949. Since then, he won the trophy 3 times (1973, 75 & 76).
Pruzzo is the first Roma player to win the Capocannoniere trophy 3 times (between 1980 and 1986).
Platini is the first non-Italian player to become Capocannoniere on his debut year in Italy. Between 1982 and 1985 Platini was Serie-A top scorer for 3 consecutive times while playing for Juventus.
Signori is the first (and only) player from S.S. Lazio to be named Capocannoniere three times between 1992 and 1996.
The first player to be named Capocannoniere twice in a row (and twice in general) between 1932 and 1934.
Piola was the first Lazio player to finish top of the scoring list twice between 1937 and 1943.
Puricelli was named Capocannoniere twice between 1938 and 1941 while playing for Bologna.
Nielsen is the first Danish player to lead the goal-scoring list of Serie-A twice between 1962 and 1964 while playing for Bologna.
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Long-range SAN solutions
SAN over IP is bubbling up, but there are different protocols and so forth being used. This tip discusses the options.
Long-range SAN solutions
Rick Cook
Betting on new technology is always an enterprise fraught with excitement. If you bet right, you're an innovator and a hero in your company. Bet wrong, and you wasted a lot of money. This tip discusses the different ways now being offered for long range SANs. You can't tell the players without a program.
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The idea of a SAN that works at a distance has been attractive almost since SANs were invented. Evolving technologies and standards are making such "WAN SANs" increasingly practical. Already most of the major vendors, many of the smaller ones and a number of start-up companies have announced switches and other products that will allow long distance SAN architectures. However the products are new, diverse and no clear-cut winner has emerged in the technology race.
Even among the companies that are using the IP protocol, there are several different approaches. As in most new technology efforts, one will eventually win out, but in the meantime, there are competing options out there. Some, like Cisco (www.cisco.com) and IBM (www.ibm.com), are sending SCSI packets over IP. Others, such as Gadzoox (www.gadzoox.com) and Vixel (www.vixel.com), are sending Fibre Channel packets over IP. Nishan Systems (www.nishansystems.com) has its own procedure using what it calls storage over IP.
Over somewhat shorter ranges (60-100 miles, say from the financial district in Chicago to back-office centers somewhere in the suburbs) Fibre Channel extenders and multiplexers are being used. Among the companies offering equipment for these approaches are Finisar Corp. (www.finisar.com) and Nortel Networks (www.nortel.com).
Rick Cook has been writing about mass storage since the days when the term meant an 80K floppy disk. The computers he learned on used ferrite cores and magnetic drums. For the last twenty years he has been a freelance writer specializing in storage and other computer issues.
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A happy new year to you all. This is my fourth female vocals special after Vol19, Vol49 and Vol71. It's another diverse mix of new-to-tdats heavy psych, pop, blues and hard rock through the ages. All-girl The Pleasure Seekers was Suzi Quatro's first band and Martha Velèz's album had some big names playing on it like Eric Clapton, Paul Kossoff, Rick Hayward, Stan Webb and Brian Auger. Flame guitarist Jimmy Crespo later joined Aerosmith in 1979. Anne Sarofeen and Smoke's song is a cover of a track from the same Martha Velèz album that I took 'Feel So Bad' from. The Poppy Family offers a slice of creepy, ominous pop psych and Aura (not to be confused with the Aura on Vol93) was a brass funk band with great acid guitar. Cheryl Dilcher's otherwise pop-orientated album 'Butterfly' contained a couple of killer groove tracks with great guitar, 'All Woman' being one of them with it's male chauvinist-pleasing lyrics. Wild Honey were a Dutch band and their song here stands out from the rest as being part of a later-generation of rock.
01. Fear Itself - Crawlin' Kingsnake (1969)
from album 'fear itself'
02. Made In Germany - The Arrow and the Song (1971)
from album 'made in germany'
03. Sarofeen And Smoke - Swamp Man (1970)
from album 'sarofeen and smoke'
04. Medusa - Medusa (1978)
from album 'medusa'
05. Coreen Sinclair & Indiana - Hey Man (1971)
06. The Poppy Family - There's No Blood In Bone (1969)
from album 'which way you goin' billy'
07. 60,000,000 Buffalo - Royalty Rag & Cocaine Shuffle (1972)
from album 'nevada jukebox'
08. Flame - Queen Of The Neighbourhood (1977)
from album 'queen of the neighbourhood'
09. The Pleasure Seekers - Where Have You Gone (1968)
from retrospective 'what a way to die'
10. Cheryl Dilcher - All Woman (1973)
from album 'butterfly'
11. White Honey - Nothing Going On In The City (1979)
from album 'some kinda woman'
12. Martha Velèz - Feel So Bad (1969)
from album 'fiends & angels'
13. Aura - Skyrocket (1977)
from album 'aura'
14. Freedom North - Losing You (1970)
from album 'freedom north'
15. Fort Mudge Memorial Dump - Crystal Forms (1969)
from album 'fort mudge memorial dump'
The musicians gave up the unpopular name of "Take Five" and called themselves Made In Germany now. Stan Regal provided them the possibility to professionally record in an audio recording studio. First of all, there was planned the recording of a single, an album should follow. A part of the recordings were already completed, when the boys got to know Rita Peuker. Rita was the singer in a local band and the boys had watched her appearing. They were enthusiastic about her and wooed away her at once. The titles were now adapted for Rita and newly produced. Rita became the front woman of Made In Germany.
First, "Don't forget the Time" was published a single recording of the album. A few months later followed an album newly recorded on a CD for the first time.
In this album Made In Germany linked positively pop and progressive rock elements. This is also shown in the duration of the individual titles lasting for within about 3 minutes and up to 9 minutes. The short titles demonstrate the ability of the musicians to compose compact, melodious songs having an unrecognisable value with high standard, in which the flute stands out as leading instrument. On the longer titles the musicians prove their talent for improvisation. They also worked in surprises in sound. In the case of "Man in History" the mag-nificent organ sounds in a church are shown. In that time, Wolfgang Schulz (guitar, vocals) studied electrical engineering and tried out a lot of technical fiddling. So he had developed a rotosizer, an equipment which is based on quadrophonic sounds. It sends sounds smoothly one after the other into 4 loudspeakers. By this, the listener gains the impression, the music is flowing around him. This effect can especially be heard to its advantage when the band appeared in live.
However, Made In Germany would not have been tied to a definitive music trend. "Our style is that we have none!", said Stephan Pade, the songwriter of the band, in a newspaper interview in 1971. "We produce our songs ourselves; presently we are somewhat progressive, but you never know what we will think over tomorrow".
|Made In Germany
Financially, the album only had an average success. The reputation of the well-known band was especially restricted to Berlin. Indeed, the move to West Germany was repeatedly con-sidered , but, in the end, the band still stayed in their home town, Berlin, where it rather felt isolated, however. The recording company didn't support them when performing an all-German tournament so that the band couldn't sufficiently promote the album in order achieve a good turnover of their record.
In 1972 as well as in 1973 one each single was recorded for BASF which are contained as bonus tracks. In preparation for a second LP in 1974, there were other songs which were recorded in a Hamburg studio as demo version with a slightly changed team (new drummer). How-ever, this LP could never be completed, as Rita left this group shortly after the recording. From this time, there are three titles that can be heard as bonus tracks on the CD. Unfortunately, their sound quality doesn't correspond to the justified expectations. They shall not be withheld from the listeners, however, as a contemporary document.
In changing teams Made In Germany continued to play for several years. "Just for fun" the band recorded a German-language single which, however, can be ignored.
|Sarofeen and Smoke LP - rear
|The Poppy Family
|Which Way You Goin' Bill? LP (1969)
|Medusa - LP band shots with Gerry Brown and John Lee
|Medusa LP front (1978)
|Coreen Sinclair & Indiana - For Little Birds / Hey Man
|Judy Roderick & Bill Ashford
A huge thanks to Record-Fiend blog for this article on 60,000,000 Buffalo: "Upon the demise of the '60s, it was not uncommon for the folkies of that decade to embrace the rural rock movement of the early '70s. That is, if they hadn't already picked up electric instruments and started rockin' after the release of Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home in 1965. In the case of Judy Roderick, who had put out two highly regarded mostly acoustic albums for Columbia and Vanguard in the mid-1960s, Nevada Jukebox was the product of a 1971 recording session with her new group, 60,000,000 Buffalo. Her signature voice was still there, although years of woodshedding in her adopted home state of Colorado throughout the latter half of the 1960s clearly had an effect on her delivery, which showed the influence of Janis Joplin and other female vocalists of similar ilk. The album photography shows her looking somewhat like a less appealing Bonnie Bramlett along with a man who is probably either bassist Brent Williamson or guitarist Don DeBacker [Edit: It's actually Bill Ashford]. What a pity that the ravages of living through the 1960s deprived Roderick of her elfin beauty that was readily apparent on the cover of her Woman Blue LP.
|Nevada Jukebox - LP front (1972)
|Nevada Jukebox - LP rear (1972)
With Iovine's support Raymond began working with drummer Eddie Barbato, lead guitarist Jimmy Crespo, bassist John Paul Fetta, keyboardist Bob Leone, and rhythm guitarist Frank Ruby. As Flame the were subsequently signed to RCA Victor, releasing 1977's Iovine-produced "Queen of the Neighborhood" . The E Street band's Steve Van Zandt provided arrangements. While the band were quite an accomplished unit (particularly guitarist Crespo), from a marketing standpoint the spotlight was clearly on Raymond and her dark, sultry, slightly dangerous pout (check out the album cover). Raymond certainly had the vocal chops to attract your attention, though, like Joplin, it occasionally wasted on misguided boogie ('Everybody Loves a Winner'), or equally vapid AOR ballads ('You Sit In Darkness') that misinterpreted loud and shrill for good.
RCA made some attempts to market the band, sending them on the road opening for a host of national bands including BTO, and Foreigner. It didn't do much for sales, though the band did hang together long enough to record a sophomore LP."
|White Honey
Thanks for listenin! Rich
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Bacardi NH7 Weekender Express, Puducherry
Bacardi NH7 Weekender Express is coming to Puducherry. Get a taste of the happiest music festival in a power packed day with incredible performances by Indian Ocean, Divine, Skrat, Ritviz & more and that inimitable Bacardi NH7 Weekender vibe.
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Keeping your food cold while camping is much easier than it sounds. The key is to invest in a quality, completely air-tight ice chest that has a latch or lock on it to ensure that no hot air can get in and melt the ice. If possible, set your ice chest in the shade while you camp to prevent overheating. This method will work to keep any type of food cold, from meat to fruit to beverages.
How to Keep Food Cold While Camping
Place two bags of block ice at the bottom of a large ice chest. It is not necessary to unwrap them. Make sure the bottom of the ice chest is completely or almost completely covered.
Store the food you want to be kept cold in plastic containers and plastic freezer bags, making sure the lids are on tight and the bags are securely sealed. Place half of the food over the ice blocks in an even layer, stacking if necessary.
Open one bag of ice cubes and pour over the food containers. Place the second half of the food containers over the ice cubes. Open the second bag of ice cubes and completely cover the food containers. Shut the ice chest immediately, latching or locking it to ensure it is air tight. When retrieving an item from the ice chest, make sure the chest is open for a minimal amount of time. The food should stay cold and fresh for about four days, even if the ice partly melts and becomes cold water.


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Have been doing a bit of shopping lately – have tried to hold back cause I'm cruising through the sizes so quickly but just had to grab a bargain from City Chic recently. I actually bought two dresses cause they were heavily discounted and had rave reviews. They arrived yesterday (that was quick!) and I'm pleasantly surprised (particularly given they are size XS):
I also bought an outfit when I was on holidays in Sept and finally had occasion to wear it on the weekend. The top is a size 14 and the jeans are 16. Made me wonder about a comparison so here it is:
The picture on the left was taken May 2011 and I was around 144kgs. The one on the right is from Nov 2012 at 98kgs.


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The Best Arm Exercises – Guide To Big Arms
You're interested in building bigger arms and that's good, real good! This article will give you the best arm exercises and everything you need to know to build those sleeve ripping guns you've been dreaming of.
The number one mistake people do when they try to build their arm mass is that they'll do millions of assistance exercises for their biceps and triceps and then wonder why they end up with all kind of pains and aches in joints and muscles. And with all that pain the progress is not what they had in mind.
Needless to say this kind of training is counterproductive to your arm development. Don't get me wrong the assistance exercises have their place also in your routines but they are just that, assistance / secondary exercises. They won't build you muscle in the most optimal manner.
Before we look at the exercises, let's take a quick peek at the anatomy of the arm.
Anatomy of the arm
You don't have to become expert in human anatomy but just understanding which muscle groups do what and how much mass they accommodate in your arms helps you to understand how to train them and where you should put your main emphasize on.
- Triceps are responsible for any PUSHING movement
- Biceps are responsible for PULLING movements
- Forearms are responsible for SQUEEZING
The upper arm mass is divided between the triceps and biceps. Triceps accommodate 2/3 of your upper arm mass and the biceps rest 1/3. So if you want to maximize the size of your arms you should pay attention to really work the triceps instead of biceps.
Then there is the Forearm which is basically divided into 2 different parts of wrist flexors running the under side of the forearm and wrist extensiors which are located on the top of the forearm.
Most beginners do the classic mistake that they think to get fit arms they have to do tons of different bicep curls to make their arms bigger. At many levels this is exact opposite what you want to do. As stated above the tricep covers most of the mass in your upper arm and naturally if you want bigger arms, you'll have to do some serious work with your triceps. Ofcourse this doesn't mean that you should neglect working the biceps either.
Compound Exercises
The basic heavy compound movements are the movements which build the most muscle in your triceps, biceps and forearms. They should be your core principles when planning an effective workout program to build some serious size into your frame. And what are these compound exercises you might ask? Here is the list what we're going to focus on here:
- Barbell Bent Over Row
- One-Arm Dumbbell Row
- Chin-Ups & Pull-Ups
- Barbell Bench Press
- Dumbbell Bench Press
- Barbell Overhead Press
- Dumbbell Overhead Press
- Dips
By planning your workouts upon these compound movements you'll be stimulating your whole arms to the greatest degree possible.
When these exercises are done properly they're not only the best way to build muscle but they will strengthen your core and posture which will have dozens of different positive effects on your general well being also.
Proper Form
Executing proper lifting technique should be one of the most important goals. Not only it decreases your risk of injury but it ensures that you're using the right muscles when performing the exercises AND the exercises will work the targeted muscles to a better degree.
In pulling movements such as different rows you'll want to keep your back always straight and not let it round. This will ensure that you won't put any unnecessary strain on your lower back.
In pushing movements the importance of keeping the upper back tight plays a big role. Your shoulders should always sit in their pockets when performing different presses. This eliminates the strain on the shoulder joint and will ensure that you won't crack your rotator cuffs and other joints and ligaments around your shoulders. Also retracting shoulder blades is very important when doing bench press. By doing this you'll again counteract the strain on the shoulder joints and keep the tension in your muscles rather than on the joints.
So now let's look at the actual exercises to get those arms to grow!
Like mentioned before the triceps are the muscle group that makes your arms really stand out and the best way to train them is to perform heavy compound pushing exercises. It is a good idea to make a workout routine where you hammer all of your pushing muscles in one workout, including:
- Pecs
- Shoulder
- Triceps
By targeting all of these muscle groups you'll experience the best gains in your triceps as well as shoulders and chest. It's the best bang for your buck so to say.
So let's look at the exercises and which order you should perform them:
- Barbell Bench Press 2 sets of 5-7 repetitions
- Dumbbell Incline Bench Press 2-3 sets of 8-15 repetitions
- Overhead Press (Barbell or Dumbbell) 2 sets of 8-12 repetitions
- Triceps Overhead Extensions 2 sets of 12-15 repetitions
- Triceps Rope Pushdown 2 sets of 12-15 repetitions
- Lateral Raises 2 sets of 8-12 repetitions
This workout is done from 1 to 6. Remember to do proper warm up for the barbell bench press before hitting the 2 work sets. Gradually increase the weight to your working set to hammer down the movement pattern and get your nervous system ready for the heavy work set. Never go and do your first heavy compound work set without warm up since it will increase your risk of injury greatly.
As you can see there is 3 compound lifts and additional 2 secondary exercises for your triceps and 1 secondary for shoulders. When doing secondary / assisting exercises focus on squeezing with the triceps and use light weights.
This workout here laid out will be enough to stimulate all your tricep, chest and shoulder gains. Do this twice a week for the best gains.
Next we have to work the biceps since even though they make up minority of the upper arm mass they still need some love ofcourse. So the way you should be doing this is training your biceps with the same workout as your back.
Your back training alone will give huge growth stimulus to your biceps when you utilize heavy compound rows. The one thing you'll want to do is to use supinated grip for all of these exercises. This will maximize the activation of the biceps to a greatest degree. Incase you don't know what is a supinated grip it means that you'll want to grab the barbell with your palms facing towards you.
So let's look at the exercises:
- Barbell Bent Over Row 3 sets of 8-15 repetitions
- Chin-Up or Pull-Up 3 sets of 8-12 repetitions
- One-Arm Dumbbell Row 3 sets of 8-15 repetitions
- Lat Pulldown 3 sets of 10-15 repetitions
- Dumbbell Bicep Curls 2-3 sets of 8-12 repetitions
When you perform all of these exercises with supinated grip you'll ensure that your biceps are heavily involved in the movement. But remember this should be first and foremost BACK workout. Eventhough it might sound weird that training biceps with the same movements as you're training back, this is the most efficient way.
One or two bicep isolation movements are enough for maximizing your bicep development. Do this workout twice a week.
Usually people tend to concentrate their forearm training in wrong fashion. They try to do wrist curls and extensions to build forearm mass. But this is not the way you want to go about training them. Those exercises put a lot of stress on the wrist joint and they also don't stimulate the muscles to best degree possible.
Instead what you want to do is train your forearms by Gripping exercises. But here is the catch. When you do your upper body workouts without lifting straps, as you progress and move onto heavier weights your forearms will grow bigger and stronger at the same time!
But if you're genetically weak on forearms you could add some extra forearm exercises to your routines. These next exercises are good for developing your forearms:
- Barbell Holds 3 sets of 30-60 sec holds
- Weight Plate Holds 3 sets of 30-60 sec holds
- Axle Barbell Holds 3 sets of 30-60 sec holds
- Pull-Up bar Holds 3 sets of 30-60 sec holds
- Grippers (Captains of Crush etc.)
These exercises will provide the extra stimulus if you feel it necessary. A good idea is to implement them to your routines as a last movement.
So there we have it. The blueprint for bigger arm development. If you start to implement these principles outlined here you'll be on your way to developing those great arms.
One thing to mention is that you shouldn't prioritize your arms over other body parts. You should train your body as a whole unit and keep everythin proportioned, this way you'll minimize muscle imbalances and that results in a lower injury risk and better looking physique. Think about it, about 99% of people who have great arm development are well built over all, not just the arms! Because they know that sticking with the compound movements they'll build muscle at the fastest and most optimal way while at the same time minimzing injuries.
The #1 biggest mistake is to isolate your arm work to bicep curls and tricep extensions and wrist curls, don't fall to that huge trap of fail. Instead build your routines around compound exercises and throw some isolation exercise on top of them and you'll be golden!
Let's recap what we've gone through here now:
- Main emphasize on heavy Basic Compound movements
- Isolation Exercises are just icing on the cake after heavy compounds
- Tricep has 2/3 of your upper arm mass
- Use always Supinated Grip when performing pulling exercises to maximize bicep development
- Forearms are built with Grip Exercises, not wrist curls and extensions
- Don't focus just in your arms, focus on your Whole Body
- Always use Proper Lifting Technique
- Avoid the use of Lifting straps
That's all there is to it guys and girls! Take a look at my guide on how to eat to build muscle to gain knowledge on how to structure successful diet to ensure that you'll be able to recover and grow HERE!
Did you find this article helpful? Do you have suggestions or opinions in mind? Drop me a comment down below, I'd love to hear what you think!
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by Jim Hanson
"SSG Sal Giunta, a paratrooper w/ the 173rd Airborne, is likely to be the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War. He earned this by charging a group of Taliban who were trying to make off with a wounded comrade in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. His actions broke the Taliban's attack and allowed him to regain control of SGT Josh Brennan. He also saved the lives of the many other members of his unit who had been caught in a near ambush by the Taliban. Giunta didn't hesitate one second before advancing on his own to ensure the enemy would never take one of ours, but sadly Josh Brennan was too badly wounded too survive. His cousin PVT Joe Brennan recently graduated airborne school and has joined the same unit proudly carrying on Josh's memory.
…Giunta was a Specialist when the action occurred and his squad was hit with a well-planned ambush at extremely close range. He was the trail team leader and Josh Brennan was the lead. When the fighting started Brennan was severely wounded, their squad leader was knocked to the ground, their medic was killed and several others were wounded. Giunta immediately began maneuvering toward the enemy throwing grenades and eventually charging them when he saw two of them hauling Josh away. He emptied a magazine killing one and wounding the other and grabbed Brennan telling Josh to stay with him so that he would get a chance to tell heroic stories. They did get Brennan on a medevac chopper, but unfortunately his wounds were too severe and he didn't survive. But Giunta's actions stopped the Taliban from taking him and by running headlong at the enemy he disrupted the ambush. SSG Giunta's story can be read in Junger's book "War" starting on page 115.
It has been far too long since we have awarded the Medal of Honor to someone who survived, and SSG Giunta is a wonderful addition to the ranks of those who have earned our country's highest honor. There are a number of others under consideration for this decoration and hopefully this is a sign that more of these brave warriors will be recognized. We have heard this was approved by the White House and they are only waiting to set a date for the ceremony.
We salute SSG Giunta and all who serve or have served our country…."


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TV watchdogs unhappy that FCC had no bite in 2005
The council cites '04 record, noting no indecency fines were levied this year
WASHINGTON - A leading television watchdog group expressed disappointment Thursday that U.S. regulators were poised to end the year without issuing any fines for on-the-air indecency after record citations in 2004.
Members of the Parents Television Council, which has crusaded against coarse language and sexual content on television, made numerous complaints during the year and fear that the inaction by Federal Communications Commission will lead to racier programming.
The council's primary targets included an episode of CBS' popular CSI: Crime Scene Investigation that included references to abuse of a man's private parts, as well as profanity during the ABC network's broadcast of the Live 8 concert that drew attention to poverty in poor countries.
The group also focused on episodes of NCIS on CBS and the Fox network's The Inside.
However, the FCC has not proposed a single fine this year after a record $7.9 million in 2004, including $550,000 against 20 CBS stations that aired the exposure of singer Janet Jackson's breast during the Super Bowl halftime show in Houston.
"Here 2005 is going to end essentially tomorrow and nothing has been done all year," Melissa Caldwell, the PTC's director of research and publications, said in a telephone interview. "I'm a bit disappointed. I would have expected to see something happen before now."
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who has pushed for stiffer enforcement of federal broadcast decency limits as a commissioner and became chairman in March, has said the agency would act soon on pending complaints but has declined to give a time frame or reveal how the agency will act.
Federal rules bar television and radio stations from airing obscene material and limit indecent content, such as sexual material or profanity, to late-night hours when children are less likely to be in the audience.
An FCC spokeswoman had no immediate comment on Caldwell's comments while a spokesman for the National Association of Broadcasters, which represents hundreds of local television and radio stations, declined comment.
Martin has been hamstrung in part because the Bush administration has been slow to fill vacancies on the five-member commission. It was split with two Democrats and two Republicans until this month when one Republican resigned.
Caldwell acknowledged those difficulties, but she said that since the FCC ruled last year that broadcasting the word "f---" was a violation of decency limits, the agency could quickly rule on cases like a 2003 Fox broadcast of the Billboard Music Awards during which celebrity Nicole Richie used that word.
Caldwell also said that inaction by the FCC could encourage broadcasters to push the envelope again with racier content after initially clamping down.
"But as soon as it seemed to them that the FCC was letting up a little bit, they went back to same old, same old," she said.
In addition to the FCC resolving complaints expected in 2006, Congress is expected to consider whether to try to put some restraints on cable and satellite broadcasts, which so far have escaped such regulation because they are subscription services.
Also on tap for lawmakers next year will be languishing legislation to increase indecency fines to as much as $500,000 per incident from the current $32,500.


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We are Lil and Big. We live in NYC, and we love adventures. We met in 2015, and it was basically love at first sight – read more here.
Lil is a PA at one of the top hospitals in the US. She had previously worked in the design field in Chicago and lived paycheck to paycheck until she faced foreclosure in 2010. Six years later, she is aggressively tackling her $100k of grad school loans and will have paid it off in less than 2 years thanks to budgeting, research, and Big.
Big is an Accountant at a cool tech company in NYC. He had previously played college football, obtained his MBA, and worked at a Big Four Accounting Firm. He has always been financially conscious; even in college, he acquired little debt through internships and scholarships and was able to pay it off with money made through stock investments. He is currently working at his dream job, has built up a solid portfolio of stocks, and uses discretionary income to go on adventures with Lil.


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Vadim Krasnoselsky
Since December 2016 the office of the President of Transnistria has been held by Vadim Krasnoselsky. President Krasnoselsky is an ethnic Russian, born in Zabaikalsky district and is a military expert and a laywer by training.
Igor Smirnov
From independence in 1990 until 2011 Transnistria was led by Igor Smirnov. President Smirnov, an ethnic Russian, born in Russia, was initially the Chairman of the Provisional Supreme Soviet and Chairman of the Republic from September 1990 until December 1991, with the exception of a brief hiatus due to imprisonment in Moldova. When the office of President of Transnistria was established Igor Smirnov held this post from December 1991 until December 2011.
Evgeniy Shevchuk
Since December 2011 until December 2016 the office of the President of Transnistria has been held by Evgeniy Shevchuk. President Shevchuk is an ethnic Ukrainian, born in Rybnitsa in the north of Transnistria and is a lawyer by training. Prior to his election as President Evgeniy Shevchuk was the Speaker of Parliament and leader of the political party Renewal. Evgeniy Shevchuk has worked in both the public and private sectors, including the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Mr. Shevchuk holds a Ph.D in Economics.


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On Thursday, footage surfaced of Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economist and chief architect of Obamacare, discussing the issue at the heart of the latest ACA court cases: whether subsidies are only available for state-run insurance exchanges or can also be paid as part of a federal exchange.
During a January 2012 lecture Gruber said, "I think what's important to remember politically about this, is if you're a state and you don't set up an exchange, that means your citizens don't get their tax credits."
Gruber spoke with Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor at The New Republic, about the video on Friday and said the remarks were a "mistake" made while "speaking off-the-cuff."
Shortly after Gruber's excuse, Breitbart News and John Sexton released an article with an audio clip of Gruber making the same "mistake" in a prepared speech in 2012.
Rather than wait around to hear Gruber's excuse for this second "mistake," I looked into what Gruber had put in writing. I wanted to see what the facts were. Gruber wrote an article for the New England Journal of Medicine in December 2009 titled "Getting the Facts Straight on Health Care Reform." In the article, Gruber wrote, "The primary role of the government in this reform is as a financier of the tax credits that individuals will use to purchase health insurance from private companies through state-organized exchanges."
Was this a mistake? What about the analysis the New York Times printed of Jonathan Gruber titled "The Senate Finance Committee Proposal Lowers Nongroup Premiums"? In this analysis, Gruber wrote, "The Senate Finance Committee proposal includes health insurance and delivery system reforms, new options, premium assistance and other proposals to improve quality, affordable health care for all Americans through state-based exchanges."
Must have been another typo. Perhaps his analysis changed over time. Well, what about the April 11, 2011 research report Gruber wrote with Ian Perry called "Realizing Health Reform's Potential – Will the Affordable Care Act Make Health Insurance Affordable?" In this research report, Gruber and Perry wrote, "Under the Affordable Care Act, individuals may obtain health insurance from a variety of sources. Most people will remain enrolled in the employer-sponsored insurance that is the major source of coverage today. The lowest-income residents–those with incomes below 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL)–will be eligible for free public insurance through the Medicaid program. All others will be able to purchase insurance through the newly established state insurance exchanges."
Good luck to Democrats arguing this was a "typo," or as White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday in response to the court ruling, "You don't need a fancy legal degree to understand Congress intended for the Affordable Care Act to provide tax credits regardless who was running the marketplace".
I think this will turn out to be the first major step in "Oblimination" – the reversal of Obama's failed policies.


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HOME > Temple of Amenhotep II
The two banks of the Nile, where today lies the city of Luxor, correspond to ancient Thebes. Thebes of the hundred gates (Homer - Iliad IX.381) or Uaset as it was named by the ancient Egyptians, was the capital of the 4th Nome of the Upper Egypt and, since the New Kingdom, it became the main political and religious centre of all Egypt.
The region of Thebes is an extraordinary archaeological site rich in holy and secular places, temples, tombs, palaces and mansions. On the east bank there are the temples dedicated to the god Amon, around which the ancient town grew: the temple of Karnak and the temple of Luxor linked by an avenue of sphinxes.
On the west bank there are the necropolis of the kings and the queens of the New Kingdom, the village of the artisans who worked on the tombs, the nobles tombs and a number of temples aligned from east to west all along the limit of the desert area and the cultivated fields. All these temples were devoted to the cult of the pharaohs together with the cult of Amon. The pharaoh Amenhotep III selected this bank and more precisely the Malqata area to build his palace, meanwhile, after the end of the Middle Kingdom an important centre developed in Medinat Habu, in the area of the temple of Ramses III.
All the pharaohs buried in the Valley of the Kings also have a temple between the valley and the western mountain. These buildings, once called Temples of Millions of years and identified with a name comprising that of the founding Pharaoh, were above all temples of Amon where the god assumed the kings personality. Usually the structure reflects that of the traditional Egyptian temple where the pylon, the courtyard, the hypostyle hall and the sanctuary follow one another. A specific place for the offerings dedicated to the deceased pharaoh was actually missing, but a structure named after his predecessor (on the left side) and another consecrated to the god Ra (on the right side) were present. In this way the royalty of the pharaoh was granted because he was linked to his human predecessor and to his divine father.
Not far from Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Ramses II built the greatest temple among the ones nowadays known and still preserved. Surrounded by a boundary wall measuring 260 m by 170, it is known as the Ramesseum. Many buildings are placed all around the core of the temple. Some of these structures were used for worship but many others had a practical use such as kitchens and warehouses. Ramses II built his temple in an area once occupied by an earlier necropolis, located in between the temples belonging to two kings of the XVIII dynasty: Amenhotep II on the northern side and his son the pharaoh Thutmosi IV on the southern side.
The temple of Amenhotep II, together with other temple structures, were briefly excavated by Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie who published the results of his research in Six Temples at Thebes 1896.


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For Immediate Release –
The North Atlantic Record Fades Away for Giovanni Soldini and his Maserati Team –
Following Three Days of Extreme Conditions and Intense Speed the Weather Fails
New York (May 14, 2012) – "We didn't make it; the barometer has started to rise." With these words Giovanni Soldini, on board Maserati, said that the New York-Lizard Point record attempt has definitely faded away. After blasting through the first 1,500 miles of the course, at speeds which averaged more than 20 knots and placed Maserati ahead of the existing world record, the weather models changed and destroyed their charge to the finish line.
The team ended up in a dead calm zone caused by the high pressure that suddenly placed itself in the boat's route. The weather forecasts originally predicted just after Newfoundland, a north- westerly wind of 20-25 knots would push Maserati toward the finishing line. However, the weather models changed by the moment, and Maserati was a mere 30 miles away from the north-westerly wind that would have let them escape the high pressure. The high pressure moved faster than Maserati and the wind relentlessly started decreasing.
There was nothing left to do for Giovanni Soldini and his team. Once they entered the weak winds after rushing through Newfoundland's icebergs and fog, the "virtual" advantage of 200 miles on Mari Cha IV (a 140 foot maxi yacht which set the North Atlantic speed record in 2003 in 6 days, 17 hours, 52 minutes, 39 seconds) got thinner and thinner.
Giovanni explains: "It's a pity. I am really upset about it. A great opportunity missed in an instant, but as usual we were in the sea's hands and we couldn't command it. I hope to have the opportunity to try again. The North Atlantic record falls through and we have to wait for the southerly wind. We showed that Maserati can break Mari Cha IV's record, it only needs a better weather situation, more settled and steady than the one we faced."
Many boats have tried to break the challenging North Atlantic record. In 1999 Giovanni Agnelli's Stealth had to abandon due to technical problems. Virgin Money (Speedboat), a 100 foot monohull chartered and helmed by Richard Branson, abandoned in 2008 due to a huge storm with waves 40 feet tall that damaged the boat and hurt the crew. In 2010 ICAP Leopard 3 (skipper Chris Sherlock, owner Mike Slade) ended up in a dead calm zone caused by high pressure just 350 miles before the arrival at Lizard Point.
On board Maserati is an international crew of skilled sailors: Giovanni Soldini (skipper), American Brad Van Liew (navigator and watch leader), Spaniard Javier de la Plaza (helm, pit), Frenchmen Sebastien Audigane (helm, trimmer) and Ronan Le Goff (helm, bowman), Italians Guido Broggi (boat captain), Corrado Rossignoli (bowman), and Brit Tom Gall (second bowman).
The record attempt can be followed live on Giovanni Soldini and Maserati's website (www.maserati.soldini.it). The site contains news, videos and photos of the lifestyle of crew members on board, and provides continuous monitoring of the marine weather conditions, as well as online tracking to check the position and speed of Maserati in real time. Continuous updates are also available on Facebook (through Giovanni Soldini's official page) and Twitter (@giovannisoldini and Brad Van Liew @BradVanLiew).
The challenge is being sponsored by Maserati as main partner and inspiration for the boat's name, by the Swiss bank BSI (Generali Group) and by Generali itself as co-sponsor.
Maserati's support and participation in this major Italian challenge in sport and technology confirms the company's role as a world ambassador for that level of excellence for which Italy is universally known. Maserati gives zealous expression to that excellence every day in 65 countries worldwide, through successful high-quality cars like the Quattroporte, GranTurismo and GranCabrio. The performance of Maserati cars on the road matches that of Giovanni Soldini and Maserati on water.
BSI and Generali
BSI is one of Switzerland's oldest banks and specialises in private wealth management through top flight global management. BSI is a fully controlled member of the Generali Group, and fields a presence on all major international financial markets, especially in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Generali is one of the world's largest international insurance groups with offices in over 60 countries. The group boasts a robust footprint in Europe, EEC member states, Asia and Latin America, serving over 70 million customers. The Generali Group is a European leader in life insurance with assets of over 400 billion euros.
Suppliers for the attempt include Vodafone Italia, responsible for providing telecommunication services and developing the official website, the marine clothing brand Murphy&Nye, who have supplied the clothing for the entire Maserati team, official time keeper Bulgari, and Boero Bartolomeo S.p.A. producers of the special paints and enamels used on the hull.
Maserati is also sponsored by Eataly, suppliers to the boat's galley, Beta Utensili, who have provided all the professional tools, Corderia Lancelin, supplier of the special ropes and cables, FPT Industrial for technical assistance with the engines, Jeppesen for the cartography, B&G Navico for technical assistance with on board instrumentation, Cantiere Picchiotti of La Spezia, home of Maserati on dry land, and the Port of La Spezia, home of Maserati when at sea.
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Here's a 2 foot high, 3 sided pyramid I made to sit out in our garden. It has three glazes layered on, painted from the top down to be thicker at the top so the glaze would flow downward. The glazes are variations of rutile blue. I painted an iron oxide wash at the top to bring out more blue and to provide variation with the brown the oxide is particularly thick.
The last pic shows a closeup of the glaze detail. Click on the pictures to see bigger versions.


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- Main Library Entrances, Learning Commons and the Service Desk
- Food for Thought Café
- Main Library Collections
- Main Library Gallery
- Iowa Women's Archives
- Special Collections and University Archives
- Art Library
- Business Library
- Engineering Library
- Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
- Sciences Library
- Music Library
Located in the Main Library
*Restricted access for All Entrances & Learning Commons
The Main Library is open all night, but after 1:00 a.m. access to the first floor Learning Commons (not any of the Main Library Collections) is available by swiping your UI IowaOne card and is open to current UI students, staff, and faculty.
Food for Thought Café
Located on the first floor of the Main Library, the Food for Thought Café is operated by University Housing & Dining. Open hours and more information about the Food for Thought Café can be found here.


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Banks & ATMs
For your convenience, representatives from several banks and credit unions will be available on campus during Orientation to help you establish a local account.
Check the schedule for the correct time and location of the Local Services Fair. A U.S. Bank ATM is available on the lower level of Gray Campus Center. Be aware of the fees if you're not a U.S. Bank customer. In addition, Wells Fargo, Chase, Key Bank, U.S. Bank, and OnPoint and Advantis credit unions can all be found in the Woodstock neighborhood, a short walk from campus.


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If you came here expecting an interview with Cycling '74 then please follow this link. I noticed that some websites pointed to my main blog page instead of the article itself. This article is about… The Kairatune Synthesizer (VST)Continue reading »
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Permadeath announced in Fire Emblem Heroes with April update
There's no Fire Emblem without permadeath
Ask any fan of the franchise, there's no Fire Emblem without permadeath. This is a way of living (or dying actually…), a way of playing with the thrill of the battlefield. Every move you make has a meaning, it's not just like any RPG where losing is followed by a "Continue?". And this is one of the reasons why the Fire Emblem franchise is so popular.
There's no permadeath in Fire Emblem Heroes, so the fans of the series think that this mobile game is just a mere interpretation of the true Fire Emblem experience. But it's all going to change. The developers announced a major update through in-game notifications, the "April Update". Along with new battle modes, arena fixes, and an additional way to collect feathers, they gave us a glimpse of upcoming classic Fire Emblem style events.
We don't know yet when those events will occur. However, the development team has confirmed that there will be some kind of permadeath in them. You won't definitely lose your characters, you "just" won't be able to revive them as long as this event is running. Not yet the core Fire Emblem feeling but hey, that's something.
"Although it is currently under development, we can not tell you in detail yet, but we are in the process of developing an event that requires capture under circumstances in which collapsed fellows do not resurrect. For both fans of the series and those who are not, we are developing with the aim of enjoying thrilling play like the past Fire Emblem series."


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Executive, judicial, legislative, journalistic? Well, since the first two in China seem to constitute one big, dissident-destroying power-house, maybe journalists really only make up the third pillar, but whether they "should" be obligated to act as a watchdog has been called into question:
A new local regulation combating official corruption and abuse of duty in Henan's capital city of Zhengzhou makes specific mention of watchdog journalism, or "supervision by public opinion" (舆论监督), as a key form of monitoring. An article in today's official People's Daily notes with a hint of praise that the legislation "especially singles news media out", saying "news units should carry out supervision by public opinion on national government personnel" […] however, The Beijing News offered a moderate dissent in an editorial by a prominent legal scholar, saying the language "should" in the media-related portion was ill-chosen and that such legislation should emphasize the right rather than the duty of media to perform a watchdog role.
It looks like the Chinese are facing the same ethical dilemmas that have faced US media – should outlets begin give people what they "want," what "sells," or is it their job to tell us what we really ought to hear?


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A Buffalo man, who was committed to a mental institution last year under the state's civil confinement law for sex offenders, lost his appeal Friday.
The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state Attorney General's Office showed by "clear and convincing evidence" that Michael W. Matter "is a dangerous sex offender requiring confinement."
Matter, 48, was convicted in 1997 in Erie and Niagara counties of felonies involving the sexual abuse of two sisters. He served almost 11 years in prison and 21 months in a mental institution before State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. ordered him released.
After Matter lived on his own for a year and a half without incident, Kloch placed him on Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment, a tough parole regimen with 82 rules. Within a month, he had been accused of violating some rules.
Kloch accused the state's parole and mental health bureaucracies of undermining his order for supervised release, but after a hearing, he sent Matter to be institutionalized in April 2012.


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This is an application specially designed for you to develop your great drawing potential!
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With a simple and smooth interface, you can create any kind of pictures freely and casually. In the meantime, you can save your remarkable works to the photo album or send them to your family members and friends by email.
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The City of Fridley has two offices on the November 2020 ballot: The offices of Mayor and Councilmember-at-Large.
Note: You must be a resident of the City to file for office.
Filings for these offices opens and closes in the Spring of 2020.
If more than two candidates file for one office, a primary election will be held on August 11, 2020, to narrow the candidates to two. The two candidates receiving the most votes will move forward to the General Election on November 3, 2020.
Updated forms for filing in 2020 will be provided in the Spring of 2020.
The filing process will include a $10 filing fee and nominating petition.
Instructions for circulating and filing a Nomination Petition that has been signed by a minimum of ten registered voters during the filing period will be included in the Candidate Filing Forms.
Once a candidate spends or receives $750, the candidate must file a Campaign Finance Report within 14 days with the Fridley City Clerk. See Chapter 211A of the Fair Campaign practices Act. This information is provided in the Campaign Finance Information.
1. Candidate Filing Forms2. Campaign Finance Information and Reports3. 2018 Campaign Manual
The City of Fridley does not require permits for political signs. Signs, however, must adhere to the specific regulations. We are providing City, County and State regulations for you:
Download/Print the official City of Fridley code, Chapter 214, relating to political signs


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How can we contact Osage Vistas?
The Property Owners Association (POA) office is open 8:30 to 5:00 every day. Please call ahead for holiday schedule.
Our phone number is 573-693-9670. The fax number is 573-693-9674.
The email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our address is 251 Racquet Club Dr.
Lake Ozark, Mo 65049
What address do we use to put into a computer for directions?
Use the office address above to get directions to the property. If that address is not recognized, use 301 Carol Rd Lake Ozark, Mo 65049. Some GPS systems will tell you to turn on Susan Rd. Do not do that. Go ½ mile past Susan to the next intersection and turn onto Carol Rd and go about 1 -1 ½ miles. We are on the left side of the street.
What are check-in and check-out times?
Check out time is 10 AM. For check in please contact the POA office at 573-693-9670. This is due to a new check-in procedure. You will have a lock box with a combination and it will contain your keys to your condo.
How do I get my combination?
Please contact the POA at 573-693-9670 between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM.
Can we bring our pets with us?
The POA has a policy of no pets permitted for short term rentals. For a long term rental it is up to the individual owner, although most do not allow pets. Check with your rental agent.
Can we smoke in the condos?
The POA has a No Smoking policy for all Fraction, (timeshare) RCI, and Interval International condos. For a long term rental it is up to the individual owner, although most do not allow smoking. Check with your rental agent.
Is there a minimum age to rent a condo?
Our Board of Directors has set 25 as a minimum age to be able to rent a condo.
Is there an elevator in the building? What about stairs?
We do not have elevators on the property. Most of the condos are up or down several steps. If this is a concern to you, please call our office and we can give you specifics about the condo.
Is there a marina on the property? Can we bring our boat? What are the mile markers?
We are located on a hill overlooking the lake between the 3 and 4 mile markers. The marina is just a minute or two drive away. We have boat slips for our owners and 3 vacant boat slips available for our guests to rent. There is also an area for trailer storage. The fees are $10.00 a day for the slip and $5.00 a day for trailer storage. If you'd like to bring a boat with you, or rent one while you are here, please let us know ahead of time so a slip can be reserved for you.


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G.1 Movie Review
The Film
G.1, the Good One, is the Telugu version of Shah Rukh Khan's Hindi film RA.One. The movie sets a benchmark in technical excellence for films made in India with its superb VSFX. It is a super hero film with a credible premise which is conceived intelligently and executed with superb technique and finesse.
The Synopsis
Sekhar Subramanyam (Shah Rukh Khan) is a geek working with a computer gaming conglomerate in London. He is happily married to Sonia (Kareena Kapoor) and has a computer savvy son Prateik (Aman Verma). At the request of Prateik, his dad creates a video game where the villain RA.One is more powerful than the hero G.One. Prateik starts playing the game and stops it midway.. Mysteriously, using the HART device, RA.One (Tom Wu & Arjun Rampal) enters the real world from the virtual space, is immensely resourceful and powerful, and wants to take revenge on Prateik for not completing the game. Sekhar becomes a victim of RA.One.
Will Prateik be able to activate G.One (Shah Rukh Khan) and bring it out of the cyber space? Can RA.One be contained and decimated? Will Prateik and Sonia survive the deadly onslaught being unleashed by RA.One? Answers to these questions take you to the climax.
The Performances
Shah Rukh Khan is his usual mischievous self and is pretty convincing as the geek while stiffly mobile and endearing as the G.One. Kareena Kapoor is all coy sweetness personified and carries her role with aplomb. Arman Verma as Prateik is the real surprise package. The boy wins your heart.
Arjun Rampal once again acquits himself well. Tom Wu is effective. Dalip Tahil and Satish Shah are their usual selves. Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra are enlivening in their brief cameos. All others fit into their author backed roles.
The Techniques
First of all, the film has been very well dubbed into Telugu. Kanika Dhillon and Mushtaq Sheik have written a believable story and the screenplay is gripping and makes the flow of narration interesting. The Telugu dialogues are translated well. Music by Vishal Sekhar is astounding. The background score adds to the visual thrills.
Cinematography by Nicola Pecorini is of world class standard. Martin Wals-Sanjay Sarma's editing is crisp and enhances the narration values. Resul Pookutty's sound design is astounding. Special effects by Synthespian Studios, RedChillies VFX and Pangon Digital are simply exhilarating. Action by Andy Gill and Spiro Razatos is thrilling, particularly the car chases and the train episode. Anubhav Sinha has given a great product which can be enjoyed by audience of all age groups.
The Verdict
G-1, the Telugu version of RA.One, is pretty good to watch though the climax is a tad disappointing. As a super hero film, it makes every Indian feel proud that we can surely produce world class films using the latest technology. The movie is not a Terminator or Titanic or Avatar, but it is a good beginning.
This is a hi-tech sci-fi film with scintillating action sequences and telling a story, in spiritual overtones and philosophical undertones, the perennial premise of the inevitable victory of Good over Evil. The movie uses cinematic euphemism to understate that the human being with his/her superior intelligence is capable of creating either Evil or Good. It also overstates that which is created by man is a potential threat to his own existence.
Go and watch G-1 with your entire family and take along your neighbour's kids. You may not be overjoyed, but you will certainly be not disappointed.
The Cast and Crew
Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arman Verma, Arjun Rampal, Dalip Tahil, Tom Wu, Satish Shah, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra and others
Music: Vishal Sekhar
Producer: Gauri Khan & Shah Rukh Khan
Director: Anubhav Sinha
The Rating
3.5 out of 5
Review by Deen Kumar
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There's a lot of excitement behind CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077. Some of the best information about the upcoming project has been from various job listings, which has revealed potential features that could wind up in the game and future events regarding the sci-fi RPG.
Notice: All of the information below should be taken with a grain of salt and may or may not turn up in Cyberpunk 2077. This information comes from CD Projekt Red's job listings, Glixel and a Totalcon 2017 attendee that met Mike Pondsmith, who is behind the upcoming sci-fi RPG.
Job Listings
Firstly, let's take a look at the job listings for Cyberpunk 2077. These listings can offer up quite a bit of information prior to major announcements and/or smaller events. However, they do not ensure that a specific feature or more will make it into a game, but we will look over the most plausible content featured in the job listings, which includes: Environment Artist, Senior Engine Programmer and Senior Animation Programmer.
Starting with the former, the Environment Artist job post highlights physicalized objects and destruction models. This means that a form of destructible environments and movable objects are more than likely to appear around Night City, but the real question is how much will be destructive and how many physics based items will players be able to interact with? While we ponder on that you can read the job listing below.
"CD PROJEKT RED in Krakow is looking for an Environment Artist to work on Cyberpunk 2077. The Environment Artist will take responsibility for creating wide range of photorealistic environments in futuristic settings, covering also physicalized objects and destruction models."
Next up comes the Senior Engine Programmer. This position sees optimization as an importance. In other words this means that the REDengine 4 will be tested thoroughly on different PC setups, and platforms like PS4 and Xbox One to see how well Cyberpunk runs. You can read the job listing below.
"As a Senior Engine Programmer you will be responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing and maintaining parts of our in-house engine both for the PC and the new generation of consoles (PS4, Xbox One). Person on this position will be cooperating with other engine programmers and Director Game Programming in order to create technical solutions meeting desired requirements."
I should note that this next part is not official, but seeing how the game is scheduled to come out either late 2018 through 2021, the game could technically bypass the PS4 and Xbox One and instead focus on their more high-end iterations like the PS4 Pro and Xbox Scorpio. For example, Bungie did this later into the lifespan of Destiny with the Rise of Iron expansion, which is only for PS4 and Xbox One and not for PS3 and Xbox 360.
The next job listing is just me being a rude boy here, but I thought it was rather funny that CDPR put this in, however the Senior Animation Programmer sees said position focusing on character facial animations, movement and combat, as well as cut-scenes. Hmm… didn't a certain AAA game that came out March of 2017 suffer from poor animations that were done by unqualified participants? You know what, I can't remember so instead you can read the listing for the Senior AP:
"DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES IN A NUTSHELL. Focusing especially on the characters: their facial animations, movement, locomotion, combat, etc. as well as cutscenes, camera and the like."
Gangs and Daft Cyberpunks
It wouldn't quite be a cyberpunk title if it didn't feature punks in a cyber world, eh? Well, the original tabletop game and universe featured a list of gang members, one of the gangs that make an appearance quite often are the Boostergangs — more information on them and others can be found on the official wikia. We just might see the ruthless, territorial daft-minded cyberpunks in the game, and if other gangs follow suit reputation points may be a thing like in other Sci-Fi games like Destiny and Warframe with syndicate groups.
Combat Zones
This is just speculation, but Combat Zones in the Cyberpunk realm are lawless "No Go" areas of the Urban Sprawl. The law is non-existent in this region and sees very little sane people traversing through aside from gangs looking to stir up pure chaos. This heavily controlled gang area that is not recommended to lurk around could be where the seamless multiplayer could step in. The Combat Zones could also stand as a hub for PvP or just unsafe areas around the Urban Sprawl in the single-player mode. Of course, this is all just speculation based on the Cyberpunk lore, so take with some salt.
Totalcon 2018
Over on the official Cyberpunk 2077 forum board, a certain user who killed one of the PC's neo-NAZI rockerboy characters on a train at the Totalcon 2017 event, named The Cybersmily, witnessed Mike Pondsmith do a Q&A and noted that…
"I wasn't able to get into any games that Mike was running. His son Cody was running Witcher there as well which I wasn't able to get in either. Not much of a report so far I know. Mike did a 30 minute Q&A which turned into more of a discuss of how cyberpunk real life has turned into. He talk a little bit about working with CD Projekt Red team. Gave absolutely no details about what they are doing, where the game is, what's been done so far. He only commented about how impressed he was with what he was seeing."
You are probably thinking "that's not anything useful!?" Actually that's very good information right there. Pondsmith is very specific when it comes to others handling the Cyberpunk realm that he created. He told Glixel that a lot of people want to do a game adaptation but change it way too much, as noted below.
"Pondsmith says that since its release, Cyberpunk has been under option almost constantly for a video game adaptation. "The closest we got was a mobile game," he says, "but they wanted to change it way, way, way too much." CDPR are the first to see it through."
So to see him happy as of 2017 of CDPR's progress means a lot and that it is exactly or near his imagination of the Cyberpunk world that he made. This now leads to Totalcon 2018, which is set to kick off on February 22-25th, 2018. Pondsmith has showed up three times to said event and could possibly show up for a fourth time and speak of Cyberpunk 2077 again. Sadly, only time will tell if he will do so.
Cyberpunk 2077 is set to come out with the new tabletop game; both are set to debut when they are ready. For more information on Totalcon 2018 you can hit up totalcon.com.


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Favorite Walks — Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetlands Exploration
Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetlands Exploration
- Distance: 5 miles, flat, easy walk (with shorter options)
- Surfaces: on sidewalks, paved trails, and unpaved trails with some uneven surfaces that are wet in winter months
- Download Laguna Exploration Walk description and map (pdf)
- Download Laguna Explorations Map only (pdf)
Situated along the east side of Sebastopol, the Laguna de Santa Rosa channel defines the City's very own wildlands and connects them to a much larger 9000-acre complex of wetlands stretching from Cotati to the Russian River. The following will guide you to through the different portions of the Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetlands Preserve from the Sebastopol Youth Park to the new Tomodachi ("friends" in Japanese) Park, with a optional stroll on the Laguna de Santa Rosa Trail along the way, then to the Joe Rodota Trail, and finally to the Laguna Uplands Preserve. Any one section can easily be reached from the plaza in 15 to 20 minutes.
Note: The seasonal bridge to Meadowlark Field and the Laguna de Santa Rosa trail is installed in summer only. Winter access is one-quarter mile east on Hwy 12. All trails except the Uplands Preserve are subject to flooding in winter.
Start: Walk to the Laguna Preserve in 10 to 20 minutes from the downtown plaza, taking Laguna Park Way (the police station is on the left, the cinema is on the right), or McKinley Street through The Barlow, then go left on Morris Street to the park.
The Laguna Preserve
Start at the grape-covered entry arbor on Morris Street at the southwest corner of the Community Center parking lot where you can sometimes find an interpretive trail guide. Follow the curving trail around the ball field and within 100 yards or so, the AmeriCorps Trail forks to the right.
Optional side trip: In the dry season, take the AmeriCorps trail south for 0.3 miles through lush riparian vegetation. Return the way you came.
Continue to the seasonal footbridge, located behind the picnic/playground areas. On a summer day you will often see pond turtles basking on fallen logs. If you are lucky, you may see a family of river otters or a flock of black-crowned night herons. With the bridge in place, you can cross to extend this walk an extra mile by circling Meadowlark Field on the east side of the Laguna — an area that served as Sonoma County's first airport in the 1920s and more recently, as a wastewater spray field for the Barlow Company's apple processing plant. Meadowlark Field, is slowly being restored after years of grazing and irrigation damage to the valley oaks. The dense vegetation and large oaks remaining along the east bank of the Laguna channel hints at the rich, beautiful oak savanna that once covered this region.
Optional side trip: To add 2.4 miles to this walk take the new trail operated by Sonoma County Regional Parks. You can pick up this multi-use trail at the northeast corner of the Meadowlark Field loop trail and walk to Occidental Road and back. Add another .5 mile with the loop around Kelly Marsh.
The Ponds
After re-crossing the bridge, continue right behind the ball fields and make a right at the first fork. The narrow trail follows along the top of the old dike separating one of the former sewer ponds from the main channel. Watch for the herons and other birds inhabiting the riparian vegetation. Shortly, make a right at the next junction and continue around the ponds. The three ponds, once part of the Sebastopol sewer system, are slowly naturalizing. Ducks are attracted to the open water of the largest pond (dry in summer), and redwing blackbirds nest in the cattails.
At the far end of the last pond, take the right fork (with the small amphitheater to the left) west up onto a little knoll created when the city used this area as a landfill. The land here is being restored with vegetation suited for the upland part of the floodplain. Stop at the bench for striking views of the Laguna, with Mount St. Helena and the Mayaacma Mountains in the distance. Continue on the path for several hundred feet to leave the park via the northern entry arbor and return to Morris Street.
Tomodachi Park
To reach Tomodachi Park from the Sebastopol Youth Park and Community Center, walk along Morris Street (or along AmeriCorps Trail) south to the highway and cross at the signal. Make a left and shortly find the park just before the bridge. The small park is full of mature valley oak trees with the Laguna channel flowing through. For many years the forest was used as a seasonal campground until purchased by the city and the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District.
In 2013 the creation of the park was spearheaded by Sebastopol City Councilman Patrick Slayter, who wanted to have a new name for the park to go along with the restoration of the property. Councilman Slayter acknowledged the rich history between the Japanese Americans and the Sebastopol area, especially during WWII when many friends and neighbors of the greater community rallied to help those of Japanese descent who were incarcerated due to Executive Order 9066. Councilman Slayter made a request to the Japanese American Citizens League to suggest a new name for the park and the JACL Board suggested the name "Tomodachi," a Japanese word that translates to "Friends."
Joe Rodota Trail and Laguna Uplands
To get to the Joe Rodota Trail and the Laguna Uplands, walk back along Sebastopol Avenue past Morris Street and turn left onto the Railroad Forest Trail that leads between the buildings. A few minutes' walk through the Railroad Forest — the southernmost portion of the Sebastopol Laguna Wetlands Preserve — brings you to the Joe Rodota Trail. Make a left and walk another few minutes out to the bridge across the main Laguna channel, and beyond. The trail is surrounded by dense riparian forest. You can walk all the way to Santa Rosa if you wish. Just over the bridge to the south (right), observe a forest of small oak trees that sprouted up after ranching ended here 20 years ago.
Returning towards town on the trail, in about 0.3 mile turn left on Petaluma Avenue and in a short block turn left on Fannen Avenue, then right on Eleanor Avenue, and left on Walker Avenue. The area along Fannen and Eleanor was at one time the site of a Pomo village. Watch for the sign at the alleyway starting on Walker marking the 8-acre Laguna Uplands Preserve owned and managed by The Laguna Foundation.
You can either walk onto the informal path (muddy in winter) or the alley behind the hospital, both leading to the grassy emergency helicopter landing pad. The expansive view includes a large area of wetland and riparian forest, as well as irrigated land. In the distance Hood Mountain, Bennett Peak, and Taylor Mountain top the eastern ridges. Farther north Mount St. Helena dominates the skyline, rising to over 4000 feet. A bench is located downhill below the pad, a good spot to rest and watch for birds.
This 8-acre parcel was slated for development in the 1980s, first for apartments, and later for a housing subdivision. Laguna lovers worked for preservation for many years, and convincingly held that the uplands part of the Laguna was just as important as the flood plain. During flooding Laguna creatures need dry ground to survive. Environmental activist Juliana Doms and businessman Bill Haigwood teamed up to lead the effort. The community, including local school kids, pitched in to raise $100,000, and then the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District stepped in with funds to seal the purchase. The Laguna Foundation agreed to manage the property. Over the last several years restoration efforts include removing fencing and non-native blackberry, and planting native plants.
A History of Saving of the Laguna
Thirty years ago the Laguna de Santa Rosa was a little understood "swamp," a 13-mile-long waterway, and 9000-acre flood plain, flowing from Cotati to the Russian River along the eastern edge of Sebastopol and the western side of the Santa Rosa plain. For the Pomo Indians it was an abundant resource. Over the course of 200 years of Spanish and American occupation, fill, pollution, draining, and ignorance destroyed much of the habitat. The giant valley oaks in the flood plain fell to the woodcutter as farming and grazing took over and sewage fouled the water. From early white settlement up to modern times Sebastopol residents boated, swam, and fished in the Laguna before pollution made it unwelcoming.
In the early 1980s the City of Sebastopol began to take notice of the Laguna when environmental activists (the author being one of them) questioned the wisdom of road construction and building in the flood plain and placing debris in the old decommissioned sewer ponds. Soon the City agreed to appoint a Laguna Advisory Committee, which produced a report advising the City on the importance of the Laguna wetlands complex. The Laguna is a major flood zone in the Russian River drainage, and without its water-holding capacity, the river flood crest at Guerneville on the lower Russian River would be 14 feet higher, putting many more structures along the river under water. The idea of saving the waterway gained traction. A critical turning point was reached when a first Laguna Conference was held in 1986, followed by formation of the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation.
Finally the City funded a master planning effort for the Laguna lands within the city limits. The plans included creating a natural Laguna park, creating trails, and saving and restoring the remaining lands in City jurisdiction.
Just as the City was struggling with how to fund a Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetland Preserve, Emmett Blincoe donated $200,000 in honor of his deceased wife to begin construction of trails and amenities for the City's newest parkland. Now key wetlands parcels have been saved in the larger Laguna complex. A developing system of trails explores one of the natural treasures of central Sonoma County. A non-profit, The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation (the author was a founding Board member) is a major force in saving and restoring the Laguna. Saving the Laguna makes sense from both an environmental and an economic point of view. As the waterway regains its luster and becomes more accessible, people have one more reason to visit Sebastopol. The Sebastopol portion of the Laguna is just a few blocks from Main Street, making downtown a gateway to the Laguna.
The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation website says this: "The Laguna is Sonoma County's richest wildlife area, with more than 200 varieties of birds, and wildlife ranging from bald eagles and mountain lions to river otters and endangered salmon. It is an important stop for birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway."
Reading: Field Guide to the Laguna de Santa Rosa may be purchased online at: lagunafoundation.org/store.htm or Copperfield's Books downtown. The Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetlands Preserve Trail Guide is free and is available at the trail head (sometimes) or Sebastopol City Hall.
© 2015 by Richard Nichols. From Sebastopol Walks, A Guide to Exploring Sebastopol on Foot, Third Edition, available at Copperfield's Books in Sebastopol.
Information contained in this route description is correct to the best of the author's knowledge at the date of publication. Author and publisher assume no responsibility for damages arising from errors or omissions. You must take responsibility for your safety and health while on these routes. Safety conditions may vary with seasons and over time. Be cautious and assume changes have occurred. Heed the warnings, and obey all traffic and pedestrian rules. Always check on local conditions.
5 miles Laguna Exploration
(Route as shown, with out-&-backs to Tomodachi Park, Joe Rodota Trail bridge, Laguna Uplands Preserve, and the return to the Plaza)
- Add 2.4 miles to Occidental Road & Kelly Pond Loop (off map)
- .7 miles The Ponds loop only
- 1.1 miles Meadowlark Field loop only
- .4 miles Tomodachi Park out-&-back
- .4 miles Joe Rodota Trail Bridge out-&-back
- .8 miles Laguna Uplands Preserve out-&-back (from the Joe Rodota Trail)
- Download Laguna Exploration Walk description and map
- Download Laguna Explorations Map only


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(HONG KONG, 27 June 2016) – The efficiency excellence and outstanding cargo service performance of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) are once again recognised in prestigious international awards. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) is pleased to announce that HKIA recently received the "Top Asian Airport Efficiency Excellence Award" from the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS), and was named the "Best Global Airport" by Asia Cargo News.
Fred Lam, Chief Executive Officer of the AA, said, "These awards are the result of the collective effort and dedication of our 73,000-strong airport staff, who work closely together to achieve consistently high levels of service - increasing passenger satisfaction and delivering efficient cargo operations." HKIA won the "Top Asian Airport Efficiency Excellence Award" in ATRS's Global Airport Benchmarking Report, which marks the sixth time HKIA has taken up this top honour since the award's establishment in 2003. Compiled by a task force comprising leading international academia, the Report measures and compares the operating and managerial efficiency, cost competitiveness, financial performance and airport user charges of more than 200 airports across Asia Pacific, Europe and North America.
ATRS is a leading academic society in the air transport field. Now in its 20th year, the organisation was established to enhance multi-national and multi-disciplinary research capability on air transportation matters. Meanwhile, HKIA has also been named the "Best Global Airport" in The Asian Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS) 2016 organised by Asia Cargo News. HKIA was commended on its cost competitiveness, cargo-friendly fee regime and provision of suitable cargo-related infrastructure, as well as its timely and adequate investment in new infrastructure to meet future demand.
A prestigious industry-wide award of the air cargo and logistics industry, the accolade honours awardees' development in cargo-related infrastructure, cost competitiveness and facilitation of air cargo ancillary services. Mr Lam said, "Looking ahead, we will continue to explore different ways to further enhance HKIA's passenger airport experience and operational efficiency, including leveraging new technologies and innovations. Some newly introduced facilities, like self-bag drop and mobile check-in agents, have made the check-in process faster and easier. We have also implemented applications to capture real-time operational data, allowing the airport community to deploy resources more effectively. On the other hand we will continue to work with our business partners to further improve cargo facilities and leverage new technology to streamline processing time, with a view to maintaining HKIA's status as an international and regional aviation hub."