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Craft Beer Cellar Grand Rapids is centrally located in the Heartside neighborhood in downtown Grand Rapids offering both a bottle shop of packaged beer of over 800 craft beers and a full bar with 20 taps. We are in the historic Klingman Furniture building where exposed brick and old growth timbers frame a warm and inviting space to hang out with friends and family. Across the street from us is the Grand Rapids Downtown market, which houses food stalls and restaurants. Since we are BYOFood, we encourage you to grab something to go from the market and bring it back to our place to pair with your favorite beer. There is ample street parking, which is free after 5pm and on weekends, plus two paid lots with affordable rates. The Downtown Market's lot is free for the first 30 minutes, making it a great spot to park if you're stopping in for a quick 6-pack to go.
Cat Herder and Barkeep
Jessica is a Michigan-native, born and raised in Kalamazoo. Love of arts led her to move to Boston to pursue a degree from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. After graduating, she decided to stay for a bit, which ended up being ten years. Jessica worked a number of different jobs that allowed her to build a variety of skill sets, essentially becoming a "Jack (or Jess) of all trades". Organization, logistics, and creative problem solving are her cups of tea.
During her time in Boston, she met and fell in love with Brian…and craft beer. In 2016, Jessica and Brian found themselves at a crossroads and decided to take a leap and make a change in their life. Apparently not content to make small changes, they decided to change careers, learn a totally new business, and uproot their life and cats some 800 miles to find a new home in Grand Rapids.
So here they are: opening a bottle shop and bar concept in downtown Grand Rapids, called Craft Beer Cellar. Jessica and Brian studied intensively with the Craft Beer Cellar mothership, both earning their Certified Beer Server certificates in the Cicerone program. Jessica continues to pursue her beer studies and is dedicated to geeking out about art, cats, and of course beer.
Beer Dungeon Master
Brian is an entrepreneur at heart. As a child he would go through the family basement and put price tags on things to bring to the toy cash register for purchase with play money. As an adult, his first foray into collecting real money was when he built a website to sell his photography. Somehow that led into starting a family business with his brother to sell antique maps and related map themed gifts in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This was a skills-learned-as-needed job, as Steven and Brian pretty much did everything themselves the first few years. Brian took the lead on the responsibilities of building their e-commerce website, managing their dye sublimation production facility, and maintaining their robust IT infrastructure.
After selling maps for 12 years, Brian and his wife Jessica decided to move to Grand Rapids. Brian, with his small biz experience, approached the Craft Beer Cellar brand about opening a franchise in Beer City. Brian and Jessica spent a few months training in the Belmont mothership to take their beer knowledge to the next level. While they had appreciated craft beer for years, they hadn't critically studied it in detail. Many days were spent on blind tastings, reading beer books and studying for the Cicerone exams. Today Brian is a Certified Beer Server and is studying for the next level, the Certified Cicerone.
Brian has a formal education in Graphic Design, loves cats and is an Eagle Scout.


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Now a full "season" of 12 issues thanks to fan support! Issue #7 of Season Zero kicks off a brand new storyline by writer Brandon Jerwa and artist Jackson Herbert!
In this issue, our creative team takes a look at the Galactica herself, and the role the ship plays in the lives of those that serve aboard her. In coming issues, look for the development of the human model Cylons along with the return of Byron Dane, the man that Adama brought back from neutral space and let loose into the colonies! Cover art by Jackson Herbert Stjepan Sejic and a BSG photo cover!
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text: The coconut palm (Cocosnucifera) is the quintessential feature of any tropical shoreline—a symbol of romance and earthly paradise to some, a natural resource of great nutritional and utilitarian value to others. Its wide distribution may be partly accounted for by the fact that the fruit of the coconut palm—the coconut itself—comes in a thick, buoyant husk which can keep the seed fresh for several months, even at sea and in high temperatures. Consequently, it can be transported for thousands of miles by ocean currents and still remain viable. Man, too, has probably played an important role in the distribution of the coconut palm; its good storage qualities make it an ideal source of food and water on long ocean crossings. As a source of food, the growing tip, or 'heart', of the coconut may be eaten lightly boiled as a vegetable, or else raw in a salad, while the fermented sap, drawn from the spadix or flower stem, produces a toddy called tuak, which can also be distilled into aliquor (arak). Alternatively, a syrupor sugar may be obtained if thewater content is removed by evapoeration. The flesh of the coconut is good toeat but can also be turned into an oilwhich may be used for cooking orelse applied to the skin and hair:Dried as copra, the meat is used inthe manufacture of soap and mar-garine, while the outer husk producesa natural fibre called coir, which isused to make ropes and door mats,or as a stuffing for mattresses. Theripened nut also contains a clear liqeuid which provides a refreshing drinkor cocktail base. Lastly, the leaves ofthe coconut tree may be woven intomats or roofing thatch.


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The HTC One M8 was announced last week, and not only did HTC announce a beautiful device with some very awesome features – review coming soon – but they also launched it in Verizon stores and Carphone Warehouse stores in the US and UK respectively the same day. That has never happened before. Not even with Apple. Typically manufacturers announce a phone and then it's available a few weeks later. Or if you're Apple it's about 10 days later. HTC also announced the Unlocked, Developer and Google Play Editions all at the same time, and they were also available for order the day of the announcement, as well as pre-orders for the T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint variants. Which to me is a pretty big deal. The HTC One M8 will be hitting carriers stores on April 10-11th, although it appears that HTC One M8 Google Play Edition is shipping from Google Play right now.
The Google Play Edition of the new HTC One is going for about $700, and according to the Google Play page it leaves the warehouse on April 15th. However we are getting reports that some of them are shipping out now, likely to arrive early next week. The Google Play Edition is basically stripping out the Sense 6.0 – or Sixth Sense as HTC calls it – and replaces it with just stock Android. Which is a great thing, but at that price, it's hard to recommend the Google Play Edition over the Sense version, since the Sense version is a bit cheaper.
Anyways, those that are interested in picking up the HTC One M8 Google Play Edition, it's shipping out now – reportedly. So if you've got $699 plus tax to throw down on a new device, be my guest and head over to the Play Store now and order your own Google Play Edition of this amazing smartphone. How many of you ordered a HTC One M8 Google Play Edition?


text: Digital5 Great Ways To Promote Your Videos Across The WebBy Megan O'Neill|July 27, 2010 ShareBy Megan O'Neill|July 27, 2010 Share When you upload a video to the web you can cross your fingers and wish on a star that it will become an instant viral hit, but odds are you will have to do a bit of promotion to help get things moving if you want to get the big views. Fortunately, it doesn't take a huge amount of time or effort to promote your videos across the web. Read on for some simple tips that can help you to gain exposure and views for your online videos. Optimize Your MetadataA big part of promoting your video comes before the first viewer watches your clip, and that part is optimizing your metadata. It's important to optimize your tags, titles and text in order to boost your traffic. Make sure to include tags and keywords that people will search for in order to discover your video. If you don't pay attention to these tiny details when you upload your video then nobody will find it in search results.Tap Your Personal Social NetworksWhat are friends for if not to help you out? There's a good chance you already have a Facebook and Twitter account. Use these sites to promote yourself! If you've just uploaded a new video then post a link to your Facebook account and tweet about your new video on Twitter. Your friends are want to know what you are up to and what new projects you are working on – otherwise they wouldn't be a part of your Facebook network or following you on Twitter.Share your videos on any social bookmarking sites you are a member of as well, such as Stumble Upon. Ask your friends and contacts to share your video with their friends if they like it, and do the same for them when they share links with you.When you post videos on Facebook and Twitter you start building your base of views. Your friends will watch the videos because they know you and, if they enjoy your content, they might even share it with their own networks. Just keep in mind that you don't want to take a spammy approach to your friends. Posting a link to your newest video on your own Facebook wall is fine, but when you start posting your video to all your friends' walls or tagging all your friends in your videos it can get real old real fast, and could lose you some friends. However, share subtly and your personal social networks can be a great beginning to spreading your videos online.Don't Underestimate The Power Of Video SitesWhen you look at your profile on YouTube or Vimeo or whichever online video site you are using, if you see that you've got zero friends or contacts then you are going about things in the wrong way. One of the best places to promote your videos is on the video sites themselves, through your fellow video creators. If you don't have a network in place on your video site yet then get started.This will take a little bit more time than sharing links on Facebook and Twitter, but is definitely worth it in the long run. You also don't have to do it all in one sitting. As you see other online videos that you like, add the creators to your contacts. Comment on their posts, send them messages telling them you like their work and start building relationships. You will quickly discover that these creators will start watching your videos as well, commenting, "liking" and sharing with their own friends. This can lead to a boost in your video views, not to mention the fact that it will lead to creative inspiration as well as help you to grow and thrive as part of the online video community.On YouTube you can also promote your videos through video responses. Find a popular video that is about a similar topic and post your video as a response in the comments field. Your video will appear directly below the popular video clip, and viewers can click to check it out.Reach Out To BloggersIf you are looking to get a lot of views on your videos in a small amount of time then one of your best bets is to reach out to bloggers. Search for bloggers that cover the sorts of topics that you are making videos about. For instance, if you have created a series of cooking videos, in which you share your favorite recipes, then you can contact food bloggers to let them know about your project. You may never hear back from them, but if you are lucky they could write about you and embed some of your videos on their blog.Reaching out to bloggers can be frustrating at times, as it can be difficult to find contact information and you could email fifty bloggers and only hear back from a few. However, if you take the time to share your work with relevant bloggers it could pay off.On a side note, when contacting bloggers it's always best to personalize it. We know when you've just copy-pasted a form email to us, but if you seem to really know about us and about the content that we have covered in the past then we will be more likely to get back to you.Share Your Videos In Niche CommunitiesIn the same manner in which you share your video with niche bloggers (such as food bloggers for cooking videos), you should search for niche communities, groups and forums to share your videos as well. If there is a Facebook group for bread lovers then join it and post a link to your bread baking video; if you discover a forum for people who make ice cream then share a link to the video in which you share your recipe for cherry chocolate truffle milkshakes.Just keep in mind that different groups and communities have rules about sharing links and videos, so check first to make sure that you are complying with the rules and don't be spammy. 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456 Country Club Rd, #128
Wylie, TX 75098
@Country Club & Brown, in the center next to 711.
This class is recommended for kids ages 16 & Up. That could mean that this painting is a little advanced for TYPICAL kids under 16.
Little artists 13 & Up are welcome at parents' discretion.
Adults over 21 are welcome to BYOB, but please keep the environment safe for families.
We have bottle openers and cups, plates & paper towels for your convenience. Please let us know who you're sitting with in your reservation.
Feel free to arrive up to 30 minutes prior to class for a little Happy Half Hour. See you soon!
Get notified the next time we schedule this painting!
Paint this artwork at your own private event
REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY: Please note our policy to cancel applies to individuals in all public and private events. If you notify the studio more than 1 day from your reservation date, a full refund will be issued upon request. If you notify the studio 1 day before your reservation date a studio credit will be issued for your use towards a future class. If you fail to contact the studio, no refund or credit will be issued. Bad weather: Class will cancel if a weather emergency is declared or we determine the roads to be too unsafe to travel on, otherwise our cancellation policy is as stated above. In the rare case of a class cancelling due to poor weather conditions, studio credit will be issued to all registered guests. We will make every attempt to reschedule the class. Please see our calendar for updates in a case of questionable weather. Late arrivals: If you arrive 15 minutes or more late you may not be allowed to paint and lose the registration fee. We will do everything we can to accomodate you, but please arrive no later than the scheduled class time to ensure the best experience.


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153 Years Ago
Territorial Enterprise, Carson City, Nevada Territory June 1860 (Pyramid Lake War): "We have been permitted to make the following extracts from a letter from Dr. Ormsby to Mrs. W. M. Ormsby, giving an account of the discovery of his brothers' remains. —Ed.
Camp Ormsby, June 3, 1860, — Dear Sister: " … The Indians in great numbers attacked us from behind deep gulches … I suppose the fight lasted two or three hours … Captain Storey is mortally wounded … One of the greatest things for you, my dear sister, is the discovery of the Major's remains … This day we are burying him with military honors. The Carson City Guards, together with two companies of regulars attended, and Capt. Stewart conducted the ceremonies … Captain Stewart calls this "Camp Ormsby" in honor of the Major. Signed, W. S. Ormsby."
140 Years Ago
Col. Rosser: Six, and we don't know, but a dozen beautiful chimneys adorn Col. Rosser's new stone block … Maybe someone will sneer at this notion of beautiful chimneys, but if they act as well as they look, they will be voted beautiful indeed — for handsome is that handsome does.
130 Years Ago
All sorts: A gang of drunken young men were making night hideous in the vicinity of a house of prostitution in the rear of the Ormsby House … It's about time the police were looking after these shameless hoodlums.
120 Years Ago
Nevada's first lady lawyer: Laura M. Tilden, daughter of Judge M. C. Tilden of Virginia City, passed a most creditable examination and was admitted as an attorney and counselor in all the courts. Miss Tilden is the first lady to be admitted in this State and the youngest female lawyer in the world, being only 22-years-old.
70 Years Ago
Advertisement: "Carson Theatre: 'Desert Victory' — That great picture of our fighting forces in Africa. It's the best picture yet to come out of this war."
50 Years Ago
A three-man delegation from Nevada, Sens. Alan Bible and Howard W. Cannon and Rep. Walter S. Baring got out an invitation to members of the press to visit Bible's office for the Washington kick-off of Nevada's celebration of its centennial as a state …
30 Years Ago
Joan Rivers agreed to become the sole guest host for Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show." She will be taking over for Carson during his nine weeks of vacation …
Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.


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Ronald A. Nyberg
Phone: 630-434-0400 Ext. 143
Direct Line: (630) 428-8886
Fax: (630) 434-0444
Areas Of Practice
Ronald A. Nyberg focuses his practice on counseling business organizations and business owners on a wide range of matters including start-up and business formation strategies; partnership, operating, shareholder and buy-sell agreements; mergers and acquisitions; business succession planning; and providing general business advice. Mr. Nyberg also provides counsel to individuals and families on a variety of estate planning issues.
Prior to entering the private practice of law in October of 2000, Mr. Nyberg served for 17 years as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Van Kampen Investments, Inc. In addition to serving as General Counsel, Mr. Nyberg had a number of business responsibilities during his tenure at Van Kampen, including serving as point person for the company's mutual fund business and playing a lead role in the successful execution of a number of mergers and acquisitions involving Van Kampen.
Mr. Nyberg received his Juris Doctor degree with high honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1978 and his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Augustana College in 1975.
He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Guggenheim Partners' family of mutual funds. He also is a member of the American Bar Association and the Illinois Bar Association and is a former member of the Federal Rules Committee of the Investment Company Institute and a former director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company.
Mr. Nyberg and his wife, Nancy, are active in numerous community, church-related and charitable organizations. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Augustana College, Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare System, The Rotary Club of Naperville- Downtown where he is a past President, and is the past Chairman of The Edward Hospital Foundation. Nancy serves on the Board of the DuPage Children's Museum, The Edward Hospital Foundation and was formerly a board member of the Naperville Education Foundation.
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1978
- J.D., High Honors
- Augustana College, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
- B.A., Cum Laude
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Guggenheim Partners' Family of Mutual Funds, Board Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Illinois Bar Association, Member
- Augustana College, Board Member
- Federal Rules Committee of the Investment Company Institute, Former Member
- ICI Mutual Insurance Company, Former Director
- Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare System, Board Member
- The Rotary Club of Naperville (Downtown), Former President
- The Edward Hospital Foundation, Former Chairman


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What do my mum and Christmas have in common? Well, they share the same date for one! And at the stroke of midnight with bells tolling in beautiful chimes in Church, it signifies the coming of Christ and my mum turning 50!
The Holidays are here! Christmas is today and let the festivities begin! Mum's birthday cake this year comes from Swensons with their hugely popular Ice Cream Log Cakes. A log pure decadence itself, this Nutty Noel version was smooth, delicate and creamy with a firm texture that longed to be eaten. But then again, the decoration is so pretty in itself that I simply had to take a picture of it first.
Christmas is a time to be with your loved ones. And a time to enjoy this heartwarming moment. It is also a day that hints the coming of the New Year. But what has all these joyous moments got to do with a simple log cake? There are many reasons and references behind it, but perhaps the one I identify and appeal to the most would be that the Yule Log is burned in the fireplace to welcome Christmas and with its warmth bonding the family closer together.
We each all have our own way to celebrate Christmas, and as for me, this year I am bringing my grandmother, mum and dad for Christmas dinner at RISE at Marina Bay Sands.
The bells are ringing and the carols on my Youtube Playlist are being played, so while the time ticks closer to a beautiful morning, let the festivities begin. Merry Christmas!


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Dr. Macrene Alexiades
Dr. Macrene: The Derm-Scientist
Macrene Alexiades, MD PhD FAAD holds three degrees from Harvard University: a BA from Harvard University, MD from Harvard Medical School, and a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University. She was a Fulbright Scholar with a research award year in Europe.
At Harvard, she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and awarded the Fay Prize, the highest undergraduate honor; at Harvard Medical School, she was honored in the Dean's Report and received the Paul Dudley White Award. At Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Science, she was awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute and Radcliffe College. As a dermatology resident at New YorkUniversity School of Medicine, she served as Chief Resident and was awarded the Husik Prize for her dermatologic research. She has been honored in Who's Who, the People's Choice Awards, Cosmetic Executive Women, and voted #1 Dermatologist in the USA by Aesthetic Everything. She has been named as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2014. Dr Macrene received Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award, Industry Leaders and American Women Award, Exceptional Women in Medicine, and New York Magazine's Top Doctors.
She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. She has achieved the rare status of Double Board-Certification in Dermatology in the European Union as well as the US; as one of 6 among 1200 who passed both medicine and surgery boards in Greece, she is certified to practice medicine, surgery and dermatology in the EU.
She is the Assistant Editor of the journal Dermatologic Surgery. She is Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, and Reviewer for the JAMA Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, Journal of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, Cosmetic Dermatology, Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, Journal of Photobiology and Photomedicine and the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, among others. She serves on the board of ASLMS, the Pan-American Photodynamic Therapy Association, Vice President of the Board of the Promenade Condominium, Board of the William Woodward School, the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Aesthetic Buyers Guide, Candela Lasers, and Cutera Lasers. She has served as Chair of Research for the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, author of her own Laser and Cosmetic News column for the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, and biographed in Who's Who. She is the ASLMS representative to the Laser Institute of America.
Dr. Alexiades' textbook entitled, COSMETIC DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, by Wolters-Kluwer-Lippincott will be published this fall.
She has served as Dermatologist and Skin Care Expert for L'Oreal, Paris with whom she developed an acne skin care line before she created her own skincare research company, NY Derm LLC. In April 2014 Lancome USA announced her as their leading Consulting Dermatologist & skincare authority, for whom she will collaborate with on skincare innovation & research projects.
She is a Diplomate of both the American and European Boards of Dermatology and Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine. She founded and directs her dermatology, laser surgery and research center in Manhattan and a lab-based skin care research company NY Derm LLC. She is an attending at Lenox Hill Hospital, Yale/New Haven Hospital and Yale/West Haven VA Hospital.
Dr. Alexiades has numerous publications and discoveries in the fields of basic science, dermatology and laser surgery. Her practice and academic work are focused on topical dermatologic anti-cancer and anti-aging therapies, laser technology and skin rejuvenation.
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Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Doctor of Medicine, June 1997
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Doctorate of Philosophy in Genetics, June 1997
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology, June 1989
Current Titles
Associate Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, October 2003-present
Director, Dermatology and Laser Surgery Private Practice, 955 Park Avenue, New York, NY August 2003- present
President and CEO, NY Derm LLC, Dr. Macrene Skin Results, 37 Extreme Actives
Attending Physician, Lenox Hill Hospital, Yale New Haven and Yale West Haven VA Hospitals
Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology
Fellow, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Athens, Sygros Hospital
Past Titles
Consulting Dermatologist Skin Care Expert Worldwide
L'Oreal, Paris May 2005-2008
Director of Research, Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York
New York, New York 10016 August 2001-2003
Post-Graduate Education
Internship, Internal Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, NY 1997-8
Residency, Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine1998-2000
Chief Residency Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine 2000-2001
Board Certification
Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology, October 2002
Credentialed, Medicine and Surgery, EU, July 2004
Dermatology Boards, EU, June 2009
Licensure in Medicine and Surgery
New York State, July 1997-present
Connecticut State, November 2004-present
European Union, July 2004-present
Board and Committee Memberships
Allergan, Medical Advisory Board
ASLMS Representative, Laser Institute of America
Pan-American Photodynamic Therapy Association
Promenade Condominium Board of Managers, Vice President 2008-Present
William Woodward School Board of Directors, 2002-Present
Archdiocese of North America Cathedral of Holy Trinity Board of Trustees 2009-11
Harvard Committee, Office of Admissions: 2002-present
The Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery International League, Organizing Committee 2009-present
Primaeva Medical, Medical Advisory Board, 2008-2010
Cutera, Medical Advisory Board, 2008-present
Aesthetic Buyers Guide, Editorial Advisory Board, 2007-present
Syneron Lasers, Medical Advisory Board, 2005-2007
The Cathedral School, Chair of Afternoon School PA 2007-2009
The Chapin School, Science Advisor, 2006-present, Art Committee 2004-2005, Parents Association 2004-2005, Founder, Chapin Tennis Club, Class I 2005-2006.
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Chairman of Research 2004-2007; Committee 2002-2007; Council on Education and Research Activities: 2004-2007; Work Group 2010- Present
Harvard Medical School M.D./Ph.D. Program Steering Committee: 1993 - 1994
Harvard Medical School M.D./Ph.D. Retreat Committee: 1992 - 1994
Harvard Medical School Minority Recruitment Committee: 1992 - 1995
Harvard Medical School Advanced Biomedical Sciences Committee: 1993 – 1995
- Chancellor of New York Roll of Honor for Community Service 1985
- Elizabeth Agassiz Scholar 1985 -1989
- John Harvard Scholar 1985 - 1989
- Frank Tarr Scholar 1985 - 1989
- Capt. Jonathon Fay Prize (Highest Harvard/Radcliffe Honor) 1989
- Phi Beta Kappa (Iota chapter) 1989
- Harvard Medical School Dean's Report 1996
- Fulbright Scholar 1989-1990
- Who's Who of American Women 2005-present
- Who's Who in America 2006-present
- Who's Who in the World 2007-present
- Leading Health Professional of the World 2009-present
- Who's Who Among Medical Professionals 2009-present
- Cambridge Who's Who 2009-present
- People's Choice Awards: Best Doctor 2010, 2011
- Project ALS Brainy Women 2011
- Most Compassionate Doctor Award 2012
- #1 Dermatologist in USA, Aesthetic Everything 2013
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2014-present
- Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award 2017
- Who's Who Industry Leaders Award 2017
- Who's Who American Women Award 2017
- Who's Who of America 2017
- New York Magazine Top Doctors 2017
- Westinghouse Science Talent Search Award 1983-1984
- Governor's Committee on Scholastic Achievement of New York Scholarship 1984 - 1989
- Victor Posner Award 1984 - 1989
- Radcliffe Science Research Fellowship 1986
- Harvard Bureau of Study Counsel Tutor Supervisor Award 1986 - 1989
- Fulbright Scholar 1989 - 1990
- Paul Dudley White Research Fellowship 1991
- National Eye Institute Training Grant 1992 - 1995
- Medical Scientist Training Program Scholarship (NIH) 1990 – 1997
- Husik Prize (New York University Dermatology Research Prize) 2001
- Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Research Competition First Place 2004
- Top Ten Presentation American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery 2007
- Top Five Treatments in New York, The New York Post 2008
- Patient Choice Awards: Best Doctor Award 2010, 2011
- Most Compassionate Doctor Award 2012
- Cosmetic Executive Women: Beauty Quest Award 2014
Academic Appointments / Hospital Affiliations
Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, October 2003 - present
Attending Physician, Yale New Haven Hospital, 2003-present
Attending Physician, Yale West Haven VA Hospital, 2006-present
Attending Physician, Lenox Hill Hospital, 2001-present
Massachusetts Medical Society: 1992 - 1997
Harvard Hellenic Association and Hellenic Society: 1992 - 1997
Hellenic Medical Society: 1996 - present
American Academy of Dermatology: 1997-present
American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery: Fellow 2001-present
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery: 2001-present
Dermatology Foundation: 1999-
Women's Dermatologic Society: 2006-present
DASIL, founding member, 2010-present
Journal and Extracurricular Activities
The Harvard Crimson, Editorial Board and Art Editor, 1985 - 1989
The Harvard Political Review, Art Editor, 1985 - 1989
The Biology Review, Staff Writer and Art Editor, Harvard University, 1986 – 1989
Harvard University Bureau of Study Council, Tutor Supervisor, 1985-1989
Harvard University Rape Crisis Counselor (Response center/hotline), 1988 -1989
Harvard Greek Club, 1986 - 1990
Harvard Medical School, Room 166 Peer Counselor, 1990 - 1992
Harvard Medical School, Vanderbilt Hall Athletic Facility, Yoga Instructor, 1990 - 1992
William Woodward Nursery School: President, Parents Association; Chair, Fundraising Committee; Board Member: 2003-present
Metropolitan Opera House, Patron: 2003-present
Dermatologic Surgery journal, Editorial Board, 2009-present; Staff Reviewer: 2001-present
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Senior Associate Editor, Editorial Board, and Columnist of "Laser and Cosmetic News": 2005-present
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Reviewer, 2007-present
Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, Reviewer, 2008-present
Promenade Condominium, Vice President of Board of Managers, 2008-present
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Reviewer, 2008-present
European Journal of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Reviewer, 2009-present
The Promenade Newsletter, Editor-in-Chief, 2009-present.
Archives of Dermatology, Reviewer, 2009-present
Journal of Photobiology and Photomedicine, Reviewer 2009-present
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Strategic Planning Committee, 2013
Residents for Reasonable Development, Founder, New York City 2013
Laboratory Researcher, Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Harvard University: 1984 to 1991
Photoregulation of plant gene expression
Director: Lawrence Bogorad, Ph.D
Insect development
Director: Carroll Williams, Ph.D
Fulbright Scholar, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Heraklion, Crete: 1989 to 1990
Isolation and genetic engineering of ice-strains of Pseudomonas in Greece for agricultural crop protection against frost injury
Director: Fotis Kafatos, Ph.D.
Paul Dudley White Research Fellow, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens Medical School: 1991
Evaluation of the effect of emergency measures on air pollution levels in the city of Athens
Director: Dimitrios Trichopoulos, M.D., Ph.D.
Doctorate Researcher, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School: 1991 to 1997
Cell fate determination in the vertebrate retina
Director: Constance Cepko, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York, 2001-2003.
Chair of Research Committee, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2004-present
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Hi All, I'm Surya. I'm from development and support background. I started my career with Visual basic and classic ASP programming and then moved to Rapid development using Power Builder tool. Then worked on .NET 1.1 through 4.5 Until 2012. With the change in software market needs, I learnt Microsoft Azure, Linux, Weblogic and WebSphere Administration and Hadoop 1.x.
Out of the new skills, I found hadoop is more interesting with the features of commodity hardware, distributed computing etc. and choose that as new career path.
Presently I'm working as Hadoop Technical Consultant @ Teradata India.
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Last 15 years , I been Working on Microsoft Products as Databse Developer and Data Architect. Currently due to changing Technology Trend and Growth in Data, my interest started moving towards hadoop. .I became
more excited about the hadoop architecture .
When i am not working , Myself and my wife work on our Yard. we Love our Garden . Like to Travel .
you can find me here on linkedin
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I am a software engineering student at the IIT (International Institute of Technology , North-American University of Sfax,Tunisia) .
I will graduate in June 2016 (hopefully) .
Currently , I am studying software engineering and data sciences . Through the intriductory courses , I understood how to manipulate data and extract
optimized predictions to help in making decisions . After studying the data mining course , I felt very passionate about data engineering and decided
to pursue my career as a big data software engineer .
That' s why I joined the Cloudera community to learn about Hadoop big data using my favourite programming language : JAVA .
I like swimming , playing card games , playing soccer computer games and watching comedy films .
You can find me on LinkedIn .
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Welcome to the community BigDev and best of luck with your studies. :)
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So glad to join this Cloudera Community. I am big fan of Hadoop.
1. I have been working at IT field for last over 20 years, however, I am basically a Oracle developer, dev and prod DBA. Worked for few banks, like Wellsfargo, Citigroup, Worldbank etc. and Apple Inc. Currently I am working on a Ericsson/Tmobile project and setup Oracle RAC 11gr2, Data Guard, Golden Gate 12c etc.
2. I got my CDH4 administrator and developer certificate in 2013 and practice since. Right now, I like to complete Cloudera Manager installation on AWS/EC2. and need use pig, hive and hbase for another potential projects.
3. I found some good tutorials online, and followed up. Anyhow, AWS/EC2 and Cloudera Manager are not easy get alone. Especially the hosts file. I am still working on it and need tips or samples of /etc/hosts file for this install.
4. Hiking, swimming, cooking and weightlifting are my routine. I do some oil paintings and fix my house like a handyman. I have finished 4 marathon in 10 years.
Please help, Looing forward to having more a lots info from this community.
My name is Robin Dong, base in San Jose, work all over US. like to be Big Data consultant in next few years.
Created 08-28-2015 09:46 AM
Thanks for joining our community, Robin! Wow, you have quiet an impressive skill set and stay very active! 4 marathons, wow! Congrats and welcome. We're glad to have you.
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I am working as a software engineer for the past 2.5 years, Basically i am .NET & SQL developer, one of our important client request for BigData solution for processing more than 100 Million CSV records, so i entered into Big data world (REALLY BIG WORLD) for past 6 months, I am still learning like student :)
I have done researching big data solution such as MongoDB (completely different platform than .NET & SQL), Google BigQuery (Excellent speed and output, easy to learn because SQL like queries, But costly). Once we are entered into BIG data world we can't able to skip the Hadoop. so i am working for past 3 months in hadoop tools (Hue, Hive, HBase, PIG, JAVA Map-Reduce etc...).
Initially i am really struggled to survive in hadoop environment (New tools including JAVA) but now i am really happy to here (community) i am learning as well as waiting for the big future too.
I am very passionate to playing chess learning form my DAD, now i am spending lots of time to play online chess in (Chess.com) apart from my job, i am not at all best i am still learning. :)


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- Upon frequent visitation to the church, I came to understand about the ethos that the Bible has been telling us to follow.
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Reticulation is one of the most interesting ways to create textures in silver. To begin, the silver must be depletion gilded to bring a layer of fine silver to the surface of the metal.
What is depletion gilding? Depletion gilding is the process of creating a layer of fine silver at the surface of a silver alloy. First, the silver is heated sufficiently to cause oxidation of the copper in the surface layer, then the oxidized copper is removed by soaking the silver in a mild acid (pickle) solution (the "depletion"). The heating and pickle process is repeated until a sufficient layer of fine silver has been brought to the surface. This process leaves a thin layer of fine silver on the surface of the metal (the "gilding").
Specially formulated reticulation silver alloy contains a lower percentage of silver and a higher percentage of copper (80/20), making it ideal for reticulation. Done effectively, reticulation presents a beautifully patterned surface finish, which lends itself well to a wide variety of jewelry designs.
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In some communities, it may feel like "keeping up with the Greenbergs" requires wasteful quantities of cellophane, ribbon, and styrofoam for your mishloach manot packages! But regardless of your community, you can create healthy, earth-friendly, beautiful and economical mishloach manot … Continue reading
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by Rabbi Akiva Gersh Purim comes at an auspicious time in the Hebrew calendar. Falling on the full moon in the month of Adar, when it is not a leap year, it occurs exactly one month, one cycle of the … Continue reading
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Work with me -- Find connections -- Promote My Service
Budget €2-90 EUR / hour
I need you to find influencers, people that have my ideal customers from social media, forums... and get in contact with them thru email or dm's (I'll send you the scripts) to advance the relationship.
I basically offer a consulting type of service, concentrated on actionable business growth strategies.
Answer these questions before applying:
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To better understand what I prefer to call penalty box pantomimes, we need to look at the law governing charging or barging an opponent. "Charging or barging an opponent is accepted as a challenge for space using physical contact WITHIN PLAYING DISTANCE OF THE BALL without using arms or elbows". What currently goes on in [Read more]
It matters little at what level the game of football is played the rules remain or at least should remain the same. The trouble with the professional game is the habitual bending of the laws by players at every given opportunity. Unfortunately commentators aided and abetted by the pundit sitting beside them at the game [Read more]
This season to date has witnessed Leicester City send a breathe of fresh air wafting through the Barclay's Premier League. Their title challenge has been repeatedly doubted and written off by various pundits aka as ex players who have managed to secure lucrative employment in the ranks of the media. However, with four matches remaining [Read more]
There was no doubt that Louis Suares' latest bite would result in punishment but as the offence was committed whilst playing for Uruguay surely the punishment should have been levied against player and country but not the parent club who were not involved. Foremost among the so called pundits calling for the death penalty was [Read more]
I was only 23 years old in February 1958 when the best football team of it's day was decimated in an air crash in Munich which resulted in severe loss of life. Football fans everywhere were devastated and although I was at the time, and still am a Liverpool fan I appreciated the brilliance of [Read more]
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According to media reports Wayne Rooney is both angry and confused at his current treatment at the hands of Manchester United. Given that he was born confused the only piece of news concerns his feeling of anger or should that be frustration at failing to get his own way. Fans will recall the first time [Read more]
Luis Suarez is in trouble again and judging by the now expected over the top reactions from the English media you could be excused for believing that he had committed a serious crime. He shouldn't have done it of course and no doubt the southern branch of the Ku Klux Klan aka the FA will [Read more]
The England manager recently reached the conclusion that the English premier league was spoiling his country's chances of winning a major tournament. Not that it's any consolation to Roy but some of us came to the same conclusion many years ago. Of the twenty premier league clubs at this point in time, only five have [Read more]
Well done to Roy Keane for daring to say that the referee's decision which went against Manchester United was a correct call. The fact that he has attracted a plethora of hysterical comments from united sympathisers both inside and outside the TV studio is not relevant. Those concerned seem to have forgotten the service he [Read more]


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A celebration for Summer of Love seems to be getting no love from San Francisco city officials.
For the second time, organizers on Saturday said they were denied a permit to host a festive concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the event.
"These permit officers have directly and intentionally denied our permit on onerous and unfounded grounds," organizers wrote in a statement.
City officials reportedly slammed the door on the event because the organizers advertised the event without receiving permission and didn't hire a city-appointed person to manage the concert, among other transgressions.
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I have a WebQueryOpen agent which connects to a WebPage which is basically a BluePages API Locator.
In the Log, I check that it successfully connects.
But when I make a subsequent call where I pass a NotesID to a function, which is basically another web page request, I get the following messages in Web & the function returned nothing. The same done in Notes Client would return the Internet email for that NotesID.
These are messages in the Log for the subsequent function call:
02/13/2018 03:29:49 AM WEB(2): Loading additional WEB task
02/13/2018 03:29:49 AM WEB(3): Initializing
Please can anyone advise on how to do HTTP requests in a Web agent? Also, I cannot create Microsoft.HTTP objects since I use a Linux based web server.
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It's time for Bread Bakers and I'm hosting it this month. We are baking bread with fall fruits and vegetables. So anything baked with apples, grapes, pears, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, acorn squash, butternut squash etc. are all welcome. I made this Harvest bread with sweet potato.
This is a very flavorful bread made with mashed sweet potato which gives it a nice golden color and light texture. The starch from the sweet potato keeps the bread fresh longer. Original recipe used roasted and mashed sweet potato, but I microwaved a peeled one and mashed it until smooth — a much quicker and easier alternate.
Recipe is from King Arthur Flour. The addition of warm spices makes it perfect for this time of the year. Bread turned out moist, soft and delicious. I added raisins but skipped the nuts. It is perfect to eat just as is or as a toast with some homemade plum jam. I made grilled cheese sandwich with it and loved the sweet, savory and cheesy taste of this bread.
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|1 loaf
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|Cook Time
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- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup Wholewheat flour
- 1 tbsp wheat Vital gluten
- 2 tsps yeast Instant
- 1½ tsps salt
- 1 sweet potato Small , baked, peeled and mashed
- ¼ cup unsalted butter , softened
- ¼ cup milk
- ¾ cup water
- 3 tbsps honey
- ½ tsp cinnamon Ground
- ¼ tsp nutmeg Ground
- ¼ tsp ginger Ground
- ½ cup Raisins
- ½ cup Walnuts Pecans or , chopped (I skipped this)
- Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix and knead to form a smooth, supple dough.
- Transfer the dough into a lightly greased bowl, cover and set aside for 60~90 minutes or until the dough is well risen and puffy.
- Shape the dough into to a log and place it in a lightly greased 9"x5" loaf pan. Cover with a greased plastic wrap and allow to rise for 60 minutes until crowned 1" over the rim of the pan.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Bake the bread for 35~45 minutes or until a digital thermometer inserted into the center of the loaf registers 190°F. Remove the bread from the oven, turn it out on to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.
Check out what my fellow bakers have baked this month with Fall fruit & vegetables:
- Apple & Olive Oil Boulé from Food Above Gold
- Apple Cider Muffins from A Baker's House
- Apple, Pear and Persimmon Stuffed Brioche from A Shaggy Dough Story
- Baked Cauliflower Breadsticks from Sneha's Recipe
- Broccoli Burger Buns from Herbivore Cucina
- Brown Sugar Pumpkin Apple Bread from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Chilli and Cheddar Potato Rolls from Mayuri's Jikoni
- Easy Apple Banana Bread from Food Lust People Love
- Figs Quick Bread from Basic N Delicious
- Harvest Bread with Sweet Potato from Cook's Hideout
- Kartofel Khleb - Russian Potato Bread from Ruchik Randhap
- Potato Bread Rolls from Gayathri's Cook Spot
- Pumpkin Challah from Passion Kneaded
- Sauerkraut-Nut Bread from Palatable Pastime
- Savoury Potato Rose Rolls from Sara's Tasty Buds
- Spiced Apple Star Bread from Hostess At Heart
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Over the past few weeks there have been a few postings on the concept of trying to deny al Qaeda the 'semantic' war footing of allowing them to self-define and, instead, try to use 'proper Islamic terms' to define them. Wordsmith at Flopping Aces has been one of those, and now I get a relayed question from Shrinkwrapped on the General James Mattis article on attacking al Qaeda on this front with his follow-on to the James E. Killcullen view on this previously.
So, when asked for my general opinion, I will often give the pre-requisite Free Dumb Look!
That done, onto this actual concept of trying to remove the semantic playing field from the enemy by developing a 'new lexicon' for defining things which have, unfortunately, age-old terms that work just fine. While I do enjoy the military lexicon's ever inventive methods to circumlocute around an activity, so that 'friendly fire' actually means 'we shot at our own folks by accident' and thus being unfriendly even though it comes from those that are friends, the idea that a brand new lexicon is necessary or even wanted to 'undermine the memes' of al Qaeda and their propagation is one that is quite dangerous. Why is that?
First and foremost, the United States defines things in terms that are common to the People, understood by the common man, and based on actions not intent. Mind you the concept of 'conspiracy' is an intentful activity which is seeking to bear a common intent and, when done for criminal ends, is prosecutable under law. Conspiracy, itself is, literally, to 'breath together'. Those that conspire in secret to do unlawful acts are performing a conspiracy, which is an act in, and of, itself. To define 'terrorism' we must define what the activity actually is, first and foremost, before we go looking for fine tuning our definitions. If we don't know what the hell we are talking about, then we will be unable to do any fine tuning that is actually meaningful.
Terrorism is a conspiracy to commit unlawful acts, in this case acts that would give grounds for going to war. That has a term to it, also: casus belli. "Cause for war". That is the activity in and of itself that if performed by a Nation State would also give clear justification for declaring war on that Nation State. In the case of non-Nation State actors, the actual activity itself is still a casus belli because it is an unwarranted attack upon the land, people or commerce of a Nation using warlike means. What terrorists do *not* have is: government, land in which they govern, recognizable uniforms, accountability via diplomacy, or any of the things that would make them a Nation State and, thusly, open for the Nation State declaration of war.
That leaves them as 'outlaws' who are, indeed, 'outside the law'. This is the one place where the 20th century has really worked a case of amnesia upon modern culture as this was not unknown in prior centuries. The terminology applied to those that conspired to become a law unto themselves is rampant with colorful terms, but the meaning of it is quite old, as given to us by the American Heritage Dictionary via Answer.com:
WORD HISTORY The word outlaw brings to mind the cattle rustlers and gunslingers of the Wild West, but it comes to us from a much earlier time, when guns were not yet invented but cattle stealing was. Outlaw can be traced back to the Old Norse word ūtlagr, "outlawed, banished," made up of ūt, "out," and lög, "law." An ūtlagi (derived from ūtlagr) was someone outside the protection of the law. The Scandinavians, who invaded and settled in England during the 8th through the 11th century, gave us the Old English word ūtlaga, which designated someone who because of criminal acts had to give up his property to the crown and could be killed without recrimination. The legal status of the outlaw became less severe over the course of the Middle Ages. However, the looser use of the word to designate criminals in general, which arose in Middle English, lives on in tales of the Wild West.Italics in the original, bolding is mine. An outlaw is outside the protection of the law, and terrorists, by being unaccountable to any authority have put themselves outside of the Law of Nations and its protections. Being a law unto themselves and openly attacking and taking credit for attacks makes them something else and this will be taken from the Oxford University Press US Military Dictionary via Answer.com:
banditNote that a bandit can also be a plain outlaw belonging to a gang, typically operating in places like the caves of Northern Waziristan. Yes, those who are outlaws conspiring together are 'bandits'. Now a bit of insight into some of the trends of operation of 'terrorists' over the last decade or so. For this we will use the testimony given to the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, December 13, 2000 given by Ralf Mutschke, Assistant Director, Criminal Intelligence Directorate, International Criminal Police Organization - Interpol General Secretariat:
n. pl. bandits or banditti bænˈdiṭē 1. a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area.
2. slang an enemy aircraft.
banditry n.
Structural links between political terrorism and traditional criminal activity, such as drugs trafficking, armed robbery or extortion have come increasingly to the attention of law enforcement authorities, security agencies and political decision makers. There is a fairly accepted view in the international community that in recent years, direct state sponsorship has declined, therefore terrorists increasingly have to resort to other means of financing, including criminal activities, in order to raise funds. These activities have traditionally been drug trafficking, extortion/collection of "revolutionary taxes", armed robbery, and kidnappings. The involvement of such groups as the PKK, LTTE, and GIA in these activities has been established.There is much more from the testimony, including the indications of FARC activity working with Islamic groups in the Tri-Border Area of South America, but the basic linkages between these organizations shows that the concept of illegal activities to pay for banditry is ALSO a part of 'terrorism'. This does help to show that the trend of terrorism is away from the State sponsored sort of the old fashioned Hezbollah in Lebanon, and more to the al Qaeda 'blended mode' of crime and terror mixed together as seen by al Qaeda (and its affiliates), Hamas, Hezbollah - Chechnya, Bosnia, Tri-Border Area, FARC, Shining Path, and various other groups too numerous to be named.
I would like to draw the particular attention of the Committee to the Groupe Islamique Armé (GIA), considering the events of December last year. On 14 December 1999, Ahmed Ressam, was arrested near Port Angeles, Washington State, while trying to enter the United States from Canada. He was in possession of a timing device, explosive materials and false identification documents. Ahmed Ressam is known to have shared a Montreal (Canada) apartment with Said Atmani, a known document forger for the GIA. It has been established that before Ressam attempted to enter the US, he was in the company of Abdelmajid Dahoumane in Vancouver (Canada) for a 3 to 4 week period. An Interpol Red Notice was issued regarding the latter. The investigation has revealed links between terrorists of Algerian origin and a criminal network established in Montreal and specializing in the theft of portable computers and mobile telephones. The group in Montreal was in contact with individuals involved in terrorist support activity in France, and with several Moudjahidin groups who are active in Bosnia.
Subsequent to the arrest of Ressam, the Montreal police arrested twelve persons who were committing theft of valuable goods in cars in the Montreal downtown area. The proceeds of these criminal activities were sent to an international network with links to France, Belgium, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Bosnia.
The events in Canada and the United States should be seen in a wider perspective. Indeed, intelligence shows that several Algerian terrorist leaders were present at a meeting in Albania, which could also have been attended by Usama bin Laden, who was believed to be in Albania at that time. It was during this meeting that many structures and networks were established for propaganda and fund raising activities, and for providing Algerian armed groups with logistical support. The arrest at the Canada-US border in December 1999 may indicate that the Algerian terrorists are prepared to take their terrorism campaign to North America.
The GIA is a very active and deadly terrorist organization operating mainly in Algeria but which has also mounted several terrorist attacks in France, including the hijacking of an Air France jetliner in 1994 and a bombing campaign in 1995. Their aim is the overthrow of the Algerian Secular Government and its replacement with an Islamic state. They have developed large scale support and financing activities in Europe and other parts of the world. An analysis recently conducted at the Interpol General Secretariat has revealed GIA involvement in a number of criminal activities in several European countries. Although the information received is fragmented, it has been established that GIA support networks are involved in extortion, currency counterfeiting, fraud, and money laundering.
The above examples concern traditional terrorist groups with a well-defined political ideology who are only involved in organized crime on a secondary level. However, two of the main emerging threats today seem to emanate, on the one hand, from more hybrid groups who operate in highly unstable, often war-torn countries or regions, and, on the other hand, loose alliances and cooperation among different, already existing transnational criminal organizations. Albanian crime groups are highly representative of this trend.
Finally, Albanian criminal groups frequently engage in burglaries, armed robberies and car theft in Europe and the United States.
There might still be links between political/military Kosovar Albanian groups (especially the KLA) and Albanian organized crime. Of the almost 900 million DM which reached Kosovo between 1996 and 1999, half was thought to be illegal drug money. Legitimate fundraising activities for the Kosovo and the KLA could have been be used to launder drug money. In 1998, the U.S. State Department listed the KLA as a terrorist organization, indicating that it was financing its operations with money from the international heroin trade and loans from Islamic countries and individuals, among them allegedly Usama bin Laden. Another link to bin Laden is the fact that the brother of a leader in an Egyptian Djihad organization and also a military commander of Usama bin Laden, was leading an elite KLA unit during the Kosovo conflict. In 1998, the KLA was described as a key player in the drugs for arms business in 1998, "helping to transport 2 billion USD worth of drugs annually into Western Europe". The KLA and other Albanian groups seem to utilize a sophisticated network of accounts and companies to process funds. In 1998, Germany froze two bank accounts belonging to the "United Kosova" organization after it had been discovered that several hundred thousand dollars had been deposited into those accounts by a convicted Kosovar Albanian drug trafficker.
The possibility of an Albanian/Kosovar drugs for arms connection is confirmed by at least two affairs in 1999:an Italian court in Brindisi (Italy) convicted an Albanian heroin trafficker who admitted obtaining weapons for the KLA from the Mafia in exchange for drugs.It is difficult to predict the further development of Albanian organized crime. Being a recent phenomenon, its stability is difficult to estimate. Nevertheless, future threats are realistic given the ruthlessness and lack of scruples displayed by Albanian crime groups, the international links which already exist, the professionalism which characterizes most of their activities and the strong ties created by ethnic Albanian origins. Moreover, the strong position of Albanian crime groups in Kosovo, F.Y.R.O.M. and the Albanian republic itself, is definitely a cause of concern to the international community, especially when one takes into account the geo-political instability in the region and the presence of a UN peacekeeping force.
An Albanian individual placed orders in the Czech Republic for light infantry weapons and rocket systems. According to Czech police sources, the arms were bound for the KLA.
Each KLA commander seems to have had funds at his disposal in order to be able to pay directly for weapons and ammunition for his local units' need.
Terrorists are bandits.
Terrorists are international outlaws.
Terrorists commit acts of war as a law unto themselves.
My, this isn't leading into the 'new lexicon' at all, now, is it? This 'defining groups by the activities they commit' is really moving away from terrorists and into an international brigandage situation... oh! That does bring up brigands and we must get some idea of that little word, too, and this time I will use the die.net look-up for this, which gets us the 1913 Webster's Dictionary, so we can have something before WWI to help us understand what we are seeing today:
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)There you go! Now far be it from me to say that living in the caves of Northern Waziristan, making war unaccountably and profiting by criminal activities of affiliated groups makes one a brigand! Or one of a band of robbers! I mean living in 'mountain retreats' and living off the bounty gained by ones confederates doesn't make one a terrorist, does it?
Brigand \Brig"and\ (br[i^]g"and), n. [F. brigand, OF. brigant
light-armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light-armed soldier (cf.
It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga
quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf.
Goth. brikan to break, brakja strife. Cf. Brigue.]
1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.]
2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of
robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain
retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter.
Oh! 'Confederates'! Well, back to die.net for this one, and their Word.net answer should do just fine:
ConfederateAnd you thought this was going to be *simple* didn't you? Just rustle up a few words from Islam, say that they mean something to undermine al Qaeda and Hezbollah and *miss* the entire problem of terrorism. Ah, if we go that route then we leave ourselves wide open to the others out there doing bad things. But by looking at what terrorists DO we define who they ARE without having to try and undermine their INTENT. Because what they DO is something that is an abomination to all Nations and all Peoples without having to get fancy about it.
adj 1: of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the
Civil War; "Confederate soldiers" [syn: Confederate]
2: united in a confederacy or league [syn: allied, confederative]
n 1: a supporter of the Confederate States of America [syn: Confederate]
2: someone who assists in a plot [syn: collaborator, henchman,
partner in crime]
3: a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
(especially an unethical or illegal plan) [syn: accomplice]
v 1: form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" [syn: band
2: form a confederation with; of nations
Now we have a few other terms picked up on this jaunt and we really do have to see if they fit this 'terrorism' label, also. A simple 'highwayman', or individual or group of same with AK-47s to rob is pretty self-explanatory, really. But, 'freebooter'? Ooooo! I love the sound of that! So lets see if 'terrorists' are 'freebooters' also! So back to die.net and Webster's (although the temptation for the Devil's Dictionary is hard to pass up):
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Hmmm... plunder, pillage and such without the authority of national warfare... predatory band... buccaneer... sea robber. Apparently not... but, wait! These go under the heading of Pirate! Anyone who has read anything on that topic here will now get some short and sweet of US Federal Code! Because, believe it or not, this *is* important. I have looked at this topic with these posts: When terrorists are Pirates, A deeper look at Terrorism and Piracy, and Why do we refuse to call terrorism what it is? Yes, a long look at that and so you will get the sweetened condensed version, and for the pure, raw stuff you will need to read those previous three posts.
Freebooter \Free"boot`er\, n. [D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to
plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See
Free, and Booty, and cf. Filibuster.]
One who plunders or pillages without the authority of
national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a
buccaneer; a sea robber. --Bacon.
Under 18 USC 1651 we get the first and broadest view of Piracy:
Sec. 1651. Piracy under law of nationsBlunt, direct, to the point. This is under the High Seas and commerce regularization power given to Congress for making law, and the Laws of the High Seas are for open an free transport across the waterways and being unassailed by outside organizations and Nations. When attacked on the High Seas without warrant or declaration of open warfare, or by groups not a part of any Nation, you can go to the Piracy laws to get relief via the US Admiralty courts. Yes, the Navy. As in: military law and justice. Suffice it to say I will point out one attack by al Qaeda that justifies this designation from this law alone: USS Cole bombing. Further, all of Hezbollah can be considered for its sinking of a merchantman vessel at sea last year. Any organization that attacks without warrant upon the High Seas is a Pirate.
Whoever, on the high seas, commits the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations, and is afterwards brought into or found in the United States, shall be imprisoned for life.
Doesn't matter if they have a ship or not, either. The commission of the crimes against the High Seas Laws for freedom of navigation for commerce and of National military craft adhering to Treaty obligations makes them sacrosanct against unwarranted attack as they sail. If Pirates, in days of yore, had set up cannon in frequently passaged straights to sink ships (both merchant or war vessel) they would be considered to be Pirates. Probably brigands, too, come to that. And their 'confederates' would also be Pirates.
As the Laws of the High Seas were made before air navigation the Congress has amended the US Code in 49 USC 40120 to extend the Laws of the High Seas into overlaying airspace, with compensations for navigation due to the way things work and a bit of amending for underwater and underground to be part of this, also. Now, think of every, single aircraft hijacking outside the United States and its territories that involved any of the following: US Citizens, US Armed Forces personnel, aircraft owned in whole or in part by the US or its companies or its citizen's investments. We have a term for those that take over aircraft to reroute them for personal gain and notoriety: Pirates. The aim is to gain cash and media attention for their cause, when they just aren't destroying them or killing the folks on board. That act of 'air piracy' outside the United States is Piracy in the air, not 'air piracy' due to the extension of the High Seas Law. Now think of every terrorist organization and group that has done THAT in its history. We now can name them as Pirates. You may peruse the articles to see the extensiveness of Piracy laws to cover lawful US commerce overseas, its property and individuals employed in same. Because they are all covered. Along with Admiralty offices which, due to the USMC presence at Embassies, includes each and every US Embassy - attack an Embassy and you are a Pirate in addition to being a 'terrorist'.
My, this is getting pointed now, isn't it? No longer just trying to 'undermine memes' but calling attention to the activity, the law and the fact that it is military law that is being broken, not civil law. It is almost like we didn't want to pay any attention to this for a few decades and it came back to bite us with a few thousand dead on a bright September morn. And we still don't.
Looking to 'undermine memes' of Islamic Terrorist organizations is 'undermining memes' of our civilization by trying to fight our enemies on their semantic turf.
To hell with that!
I have plenty of things I can call 'terrorists' without even having to resort to specializing them by Islamic or narcotics or blended-mode mafioso: outlaw, bandits, brigands, and Pirates.
They are these on the international scale an old nemesis of civilization rising up in modern form, but its form is still of that same shape and outline that can be easily described by our ancestors. No need to import new words for old criminal concepts, in fact that undermines the very basis of what the Law of Nations is founded upon: set concepts that one transgresses at their peril.
And since we already have what should be done with them, we should be doing it.
Not trying to play sweet semantic games, but using the blunderbuss of ancient terms so that barbarians can be named and brought to heel. They wish to live and rule by the sword.
It is up to us to make sure they die by the sword.
Or we are worthless descendants of worthy forebearers, unwilling to name enemies and do what is right for ourselves, our Nation and our civilization.


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I've got to admit I'm completely lost on this one. My bosses personal computer has been acting up for a while since the IT guy he was using cloned his old HD to his new HD in the same computer. Basically what was happening is his account would start taking forever at loading personal settings. Then Internet Explorer and most any other Browser would crash immediately after opening. Then I ended up working on it and did the below:
- Malwarebytes (No threats)
- Microsoft Security Essentials (No Threats)
- sfc /scannow (nothing)
- chckdsk /r /f (nothing)
- Repair Install -> Windows Updates
- Machine seemed to be working for about 2 weeks then explorer started crashing at login
- Managed to create a new user and was able to login fine.
- Disabled non-essential services and startup items and he was able to login fine
Now he can't login even with almost everything disabled. He logs in and explorer.exe crashes. I try to open it using the Task Manager->File->New Task->explorer.exe and it crashes again right away.
The events in the event viewer: 1000/1002 basically stating Explorer.exe is the faulting module and crashed. Also sometimes seeing drwtsn32.exe in the faulting application module errors.


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Fuckt Krankenhaus – watch now on Raw and Rough!
(The title? It's a play on the German 'Spukt Krankenhaus' which translates to 'Haunted Hospital')
The first film from my Berlin shoots at Easter is this hot scene between Nathan Henrik and Ken Taylor. This is Nathan's first porn film but I think you'll agree he's a natural!
I'd been in contact with both Ken and Nathan online before getting out to Berlin. Ken and I had been talking for a month or two and aside from me casting him for a shoot, he'd also suggested a few possible locations I could film at, which had been one of my big worries… Easter in Berlin is a huge fetish event and the city is packed so I knew that there wouldn't be any playrooms/dungeons/darkrooms available for filming so a bit of local knowledge was a huge help.
Nathan and I only got in contact just a few days before I flew out to Berlin but I could tell straight away he was very excited about his first shoot. I'd got eight guys on my list and I knew we'd be spending time together as a group because we'd all need to go out to the location together for the whole afternoon rather than a couple of guys at a time, so on the Thursday night I got everyone together and took them out for a few drinks. It's a good way to break the ice for the guys; meet everyone face to face in a social context like a bar before you're on set with a camera in your face being asked to perform with guys you've not met… One of the other guys was also new to porn and I can remember that nervous feeling before my first shoot, wondering what it would all be like – so I wanted him and Nathan especially to feel comfortable and at ease with everyone.
The next day we took a couple of cabs from the hotel where a few of us were staying out to the north-east of the city to Weißensee, and made our way to the Säuglings-und Kinderkrankenhaus (or Infant and Children's Hospital).
When it came time to shoot Nathan and Ken's scene, I was so impressed. We'd explored quite a bit of the huge building looking for suitable rooms to film in – I could have filmed anywhere as every single hallway, staircase, room and corner looked perfect but there were other explorers roaming around so we had to be careful to be somewhere where we couldn't be easily seen, and where we could stand one of the other guys to stop people from wandering in. Over in the surgical wing we found a small tiled room which I imagine might have been a scrub room.
Despite it being very cold and with the wind blowing through the broken windows as soon as I was ready with lights and cameras the guys threw their clothes off, Nathan was rock hard the whole time, and they both delivered a really hot fuck scene which was just amazing to watch. You can tell when guys are just going through the motions for a scene – faking their reactions, over-selling it, or thinking about what to have for dinner later or how much longer they've got to do this before the director has enough footage… Not these guys! You would never think that Nathan hadn't ever shot a porn film before, there was no hint of nerves, he wasn't shy or hesitant, he didn't need to be told how to position himself for the camera… he throws himself in to the action, taking charge of Ken (who's quite a bit taller than Nathan, something I hadn't realised until I saw them together the night before!) and pushing him where he wants him, with a look on his face that radiates how much he loves fucking… Ken (who in real life is vers/top!) is a perfect bottom, taking good care of his top and taking those thick 9 inches like a proper pig should.
Of course shooting somewhere like a derelict abandoned building comes with its fair share of dangers and risks and although we were all being very careful about avoiding broken glass, debris everywhere and even a few unstable floors, I narrowly avoided getting hit on the head when part of the ceiling fell down whilst I was filming. Now – it's no good telling a story like that if you can't see what happened. So you're in luck. It's on film! I've edited it together to show both *my* camera and the angle that was being filmed by Alexx through a window one floor above where we were.
If you like this scene then the good news is that I'll be shooting with both guys again very very soon – get your requests in for what you'd like to see! 😉