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More lovely books!
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It's Monday!
More lovely books!
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I put Island Treasures on hold at the public library. I like her Dancing Home. Thanks for the recommendation.ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope you enjoy it, Karen. I liked Dancing Home too, & also have Love, Amalia yet to read.Delete
I read the newest Mo Willems books, too. My students love the Elephant and Piggie books. They are really funny, but they have a sweet message about friendship, too.ReplyDeleteReplies
They are really a pleasure, I agree, Lisa. I think we start with a smile on our faces when we get ready to read! Thanks!Delete
Island Treasure sounds like a good read. I will have to check it out. I just finished Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engle which also talks about life in Cuba.ReplyDeleteReplies
It is good, Joanne. I am almost finished with Enchanted Air, enjoying it very much. Thanks!Delete
I am so eager to get my hands on Sloth Slept On. I very much liked the other book by Frann Gannon Reston I recently read--and was very impressed by the illustrations. I do need to get Enchanted Air. Reading so many good things about it.ReplyDeleteReplies
The cut-paper collage work by Reston is creative and clever, Elisabeth. I am enjoying Enchanted Air, like all the others by Margarita Engle. Thanks!Delete
New Elephant and Piggy! I'm going to have to put a hold on this pronto, because it is going to fly off the shelves as soon as it hits the library!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, probably already is, Jane. Enjoy!Delete
I love Alma Flor Ida so I have to get and read Island Treasures: Growing Up In Cuba. I'll have to wait to read it since it isn't available at our local library yet. I'm really envious of all the bloggers who have already read Elephant and Piggie. I'm waiting for our copy to arrive.ReplyDeleteReplies
So glad you like Alma Flor Ida. As you can see, I do too. Enjoy the new Mo Willems too!Delete
Great books here, Linda! Thanks for your review of The Houdini Box. With The Marvels out, it's nice to read some reviews of his older books!ReplyDeleteReplies
I didn't know it at all, just a 'find'. It isn't great, but the art is lovely, just like the newest ones. I was so pleased to see that word "wonderstruck" in his text. Thanks, Michele.Delete
I want to find A LUCKY THING. THe snippets of poems you shared are just enough to make me want more!ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope you can find it. I love Schertle's work, but this book blew me away!Delete
So many wonderful titles - Thank you so much. We are looking forward to reading Island TreasuresReplyDeleteReplies
It is lovely, & I hope you do find and read it!Delete
Love the picture books you mentioned! I love Found, Sloth, and Monster!ReplyDelete
I love Selznick's work, and I would love to read Houdini. Thank you for reminding us of it :)
Happy reading this week!Replies
Thanks, Kellee. It was a good week of reading.Delete
I'm intrigued by Island Treasures - it sounds like it would pair well with Enchanted Air, which I loved. I didn't know about Houdini - just finished The Marvels!ReplyDeleteReplies
There are some connections between the books, both memoirs about Cuba, Holly. And Crystal just reviewed another memoir titled My Havana. Hope you'll find & read it!Delete


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Linux, open systems move out enterprise's mainframe
Mainframes? That's so 20th century. Back in those old days, Sabre Holdings Corp. used mainframes to become a leader in travel commerce technology innovation. In the new millennium, the Southlake, Texas-based service provider -- the power behind Travelocity and the Web sites of many airlines -- is moving its Sabre Air Travel Shopping Engine (ATSE) and its Low-Fare Lookup application away from mainframes to take advantage of the lower costs and flexibility of Linux, open source MySQL databases and GoldenGate open systems software.
In part one of this two-part interview, Alan Walker, vice president of Sabre Holdings' Sabre Labs, describes how the company decided to reinvent its Sabre Air Travel Shopping Engine (ATSE) and its Low-Fare Lookup application, which provides real-time online reservation information to travel agents, airlines and consumers. In part two, he describes the software selection process, deployment of the software, and the challenges and benefits of the change.
Where does Low-Fare Lookup fit in?
In short, if the Expedias and Orbitzes of the world sell a ticket on American Airlines, Sabre computes the price for it. Our Low-Fare search is the application that people see when they go online and get all the flight options, the calendar of available dates, and so on. That's the one where there's a lot of competition, where you can get variable dates.
Our big differentiator is that our application checks availability in real time. So, when we display fares, we've actually verified that those seats are available at that price. Most of the other Web sites are just trying to predict [fares and availability} because they don't have the connectivity to the airlines that Sabre does.
Sabre has been a pioneer [with] our reservation system, and in the travel industry, in pushing the technology. Obviously, we've gone to a lot of trouble to make it work in real time. What does Sabre ATSE do?
Basically, it's the architecture that describes the collection of hardware and the applications that run on it. There are various applications that run on ATSE: applications that keep up to date the availability, schedule, fares and rules for the entire airline industry; an application that prices tickets; and so on. Did you evaluate other operating systems?
The biggest driver was the IBM Transaction Processing Facility (TPF) [an online high-volume transaction processing platform]. We were running Hitachi mainframes on an IBM TPF platform. This [proprietary] code was written in templates when IBM mainframes were very expensive. But we were finding that the cost of mainframe technology in some areas was no longer appropriate. In the proof of concept, we set out to show that we could write totally portable code that would be C++ and could be run anywhere. We initially did that, but we knew we wanted to go to Linux long-term because we wanted an operating system that could run anywhere. People who knew Linux told us that there's a Linux compatibility mode, so that you could compile Linux programs on our existing proprietary Unix systems. There was really no value to going to a new proprietary Unix when all the Unix boxes are now having to support Linux anyway. What problems were you having with Low-Fare Lookup, and why did you think moving away from a mainframe-centric architecture could help solve them?
Low-fare searches are driven by Web customers and don't really not gain much revenue because the look-ratios are very high. A lot more people browse than really buy. So we needed to drive down the costs of the technology as much as possible. With that in mind, when we started looking at our reservation system in 2000, we knew that we wanted to go to Linux on commodity servers.
The low-fare search can be horizontally scaled, so with Linux we can just throw more boxes at it and, if one of those boxes fails, it really doesn't matter. How did you get the project going?
We started with a proof of concept in 2000. We wanted the mainframe-like reliability for our core systems. So, we asked HP, which was then Compaq, to do a proof of concept on the HP NonStop architecture. It worked.
We developed a two-architecture strategy that calls for the HP NonStop core system transaction running data and the farm of Linux boxes doing the CPU- and memory-intensive work.
In late 2000, we made a presentation to senior management, got approval and went ahead with the project. Our team was composed of mainframe developers retrained in C++. We started in early 2001, and we had the first part of the system turned on in 2002. In parallel in 2002, we started doing the port, dealing with some small C++ and code issues, getting it to run on Linux and HP NonStop with identical code.
Read part two of this interview with Sabre Holdings' Alan Walker.
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ECB and Italy Tangle as Europe Unravels
A deal between Italy and the ECB for Italian bonds has been unraveling. Heard on The Street columnist Richard Barley outlines how the tangling over monetary policy may impact Europe. (Photo: AP.)
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Three Waukegan boats took part in this year's race to Mackinac Island and finished safely. All three of our boats won top honors in their sections. Everyone should congratulate the following boats, their skippers and crew:
|Finish Time
|Kris Kaminski
|1d 21h 28m 29s
|Sirocco 3
|Robert Klairmont
|2d 3h 52m 18s
|Jonathan Burba, Mike Cunningham and Jim Hellquist
|2d 11h 29m 22s
Husaria win 1st Place in Section 2
Congratulations to Kris and his crew for pulling in a 1st Place finish in their section.
Sirocco wins 2nd Place in Section 3
Congratulations to Sirocco who won 2nd place in Section 3.
Spitfire wins 3rd place in Section 6
Congratulations to Spitfire who won 3rd place in Section 6.
We wish all the racers safe travels as they bring their boats home. This year the race was marred by bad weather and the loss of one crewman from the boat Imedi. We pray for his family and friends.


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Homework: visit your old CS department
First, some interesting news: in Fall 2008, the University of Waterloo will teach first-year comp sci courses with Scheme (and some C and Python).
UW isn't the first school to do so, but gives a shot in the arm to the growing ranks of schools that are moving away from teaching OO languages in the first year. Professor Prabhakar Ragde notes in the comments that this will impact 400 CS majors a year, plus about 700 non-CS Math majors.
I didn't do my undergrad at UW, but I was there for an intense, wonderful 2 years in the graduate program. When I saw the familiar name of Professor Ragde, I started poking around the website for old times' sake. (Sadly, I didn't take any classes with Ragde. He has a great reputation.)
Wow. Memories came flooding back, and I discovered that many professors have their own blogs. The little surfing expedition consumed hours.
Here's your homework assignment:
Visit your old school today! There's a chance that some of your favourite professors are still there and have blogs.
It's like Googling for Ex's Lite: all the nostalgia, without that "creepy feeling" aftertaste.


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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Interviewed At Finland's SONISPHERE (Video)
Kaaos TV conducted a video interview with guitarist Oscar Dronjak of Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL at the Finnish installment of the Sonispherefestival on July 2, 2011 at Kalasatama in Helsinki. You can now watch the chat below.
HAMMERFALL's new album, "Infected", sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD debuted at No. 16 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
HAMMERFALL's previous CD, "No Sacrifice, No Victory", opened with 1,400 units to land at No. 38 on the Top New Artist Albums chart.
"Infected" entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 2 (right behind LADY GAGA!). The CD was released in Europe on May 20 and was made available in North America on June 7 via Nuclear Blast Records. Laying down the foundation themselves in their own studio in Sweden, the members of HAMMERFALL then traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to finish it up with acclaimed producer James Michael (MÖTLEY CRÜE, SCORPIONS, MEAT LOAF). He also mixed the album, giving it a decisive updated edge without losing any of the essence of the band's sound. "James helped us create something that was new and exciting while still in the line of our heritage", Oscar Dronjak, guitar player and founder of the band, explains.
The album consists of eleven songs, and the limited first edition also includes a bonus DVD with unreleased video material of five of the "Infected" tracks.


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I've been a long time Max Lucado fan. I can remember the first time I read his book On The Anvil and being absolutely challenged and changed by Max's written words. (Wow! I think I was in middle school…has it been that long?) It was helpful that Max puts out a dozen books a year, because we always had something to give my dad for Christmas or his birthday. So much so that my dad would often say "I'm all 'Max-ed' out."
The thing I have appreciated most about Max's writings is how he puts muscle and flesh on what was previous just a skeleton of an idea, or thought, or belief, or story. He has helped make my faith real. He has a gift at drawing out the images I fail to see. He would expose what I failed to picture. If Jesus was drawing in the dirt, Max would point out the dirt in his fingernails, and I would go, "Oh yeah. That's right. Fingernails get dirty." That's what great communicators do. That's what great storytellers do. And I think at the heart of Max is that: a storyteller.
The past couple years Max Lucado has been my pastor, and having been subject to the leadership and teaching of Max I would say that Max believes in what he's selling. And that is the key to Max's storytelling, that's the key to Max's writing. How does Max catch what we can miss? Max has been spending a lot of time in that world. Why does Max catch the dirt in Jesus' fingernails? Because Max is hanging out with Jesus and watching him play in the dirt, getting in the dirt with him, and then having to wash his hands and clean those fingernails. (Have I taken that illustration too far yet?)
I guess what I'm saying is this: Max writes what he knows, and Max knows Jesus.
However. I haven't read any of Max's book in some time. Because the truth is one could get "Max-ed" out. With all the books, and booklets, and student edition books, and Bibles, and greeting cards, and etc…well…there may be something to the adage "everything in moderation". Also Max has a style of writing that can…um…that can…this is hard to write about your pastor, but…well his writing can get old. I remember reading In the Grip of Grace and coming to a point in the book and thinking, "This is all really good, but I'm bored." Now it didn't help that at the time I was attending Bible college; a place where yuppity, arrogant scholarly students referred to Max as "light".
So does that give you an idea as to how I approached reading and reviewing Max Lucado's new book entitled Fearless? I'm a huge fan of Max Lucado, as a pastor, as a writer, as a person and would recommend anything of his to anyone, but I had grown bored.
So what did I find when I opened up Fearless?
I found Max Lucado all over again. Seriously have you read this guy's stuff. He's a good writer.
In Fearless, Max traces over the passages where Jesus speaks into the fear of his disciples and encourages them to fear less. In these encounters the disciples had much to fear; two thousand years later many of us find much to fear as well. We live in a world where there is enough evil and uncertainty that can shake our bones and rattle our nerves, but Max gently and pastorally guides his readers through encounters with a Christ who conquers fears.
This stuff will preach. And while I'm not sure which came first the rough drafts of the book or the sermons, it is true that Max has preached some of this material. Which reminds me of a chaplain at an Air Force base in Germany who was reading a chapter from one of Max's books each week. People were coming out of church really impressed with this chaplain's wordsmithing and oratory skills. My dad and I came out of church saying, "Those stories were really familiar, he's got a Lucado-ish way about his preaching." The following week I brought the book in with me and read along as he preached.
Like I said Max has been my pastor for the past couple of years. This fall Max is teaching thru the book of Acts and as a church we are asking how do we, like the early church, passionately live out the truths, passion, teaching and mission of Jesus. As we attempt to radically engage the city of San Antonio, I'm thankful for a pastor who is willing to fear less.
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Horan Nets 50th Career Double-Double
CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Visiting Marymount downed host Washington College, 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-12), on Wednesday night at the Cain Athletic Center in a non-conference volleyball match. In the loss, senior setter Taylor Horan (San Diego, Calif./Point Loma) notched her 50th career double-double with 20 assists and 10 digs, both team-highs.
Marymount 3 Washington College 0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-12)
How It Happened
- Trailing 16-15 in the first set, the Saints went on a 10-1 run to finish the set and win by eight. An assisted block by Alexa Marcum and Miranda Cooksey gave the guests the lead for good at 17-16 and an ace by Theresa Buscemi ended the first.
- Marymount was down 9-6 in the second set before going on a 6-1 run to take control of the set at 12-10 on a Mykael Johnson finisher. The Saints, who outscored the Shorewomen 13-7 the rest of the set, clinched the set on a Myah Cordery ace.
- In the third and final set, the Saints scored four of the first five points on their way to a 13-point win in the third set. Maggie Munro ended the contest with a kill from Maggie Viniard.
For Marymount (8-8)
- Emily Abramaitis (nine kills and match-topping 11 digs), Viniard (match-highs of 29 assists and three service aces)
- Team hit .237, served 10 aces and had three blocks on the night.
For The Shorewomen (13-6)
- Horan (20 assists and 10 digs for 50th career double-double), Lizzie Baden (nine kills and hit .318)
- WC hit .114 in the match, tallied two aces and scored four blocks.
- Baden was named the Goose Nation TV Shorewomen Player of the Match at the end of the broadcast.
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Gather 'round vintage motocross fans, cafe racer hipsters, and Internet lurkers. Steaming hot off the presses, may I present photos shot at Siege's Vintage Racing Motorcycle Show from - ahem - last January. Better late then never, my motto for today.
I've hit this show a few times over the years, a highlight on my gear head calendar. I did miss last year's version, so was itchy to attend this edition. Usually a pretty good turn out and interesting bikes show up for this gig. Mostly dirt oriented, but always a smattering of vintage road warriors as well.
Siege, the ring leader for these festivities, has also previously featured my photos on his site, which is cool and I enjoy contributing to the scene. Show held once again at large Harley dealer in Renton, now known as Lawless Harley-Davidson.
Enough yapping, let's look at some damn bikes already...
Yes indeed, circa 1980 Suzuki RM400 looking quite yellow and resting sky high. Later hand made pipe the proverbial icing on the two-stroke cake. This era of motocross machinery, the best looking bikes ever. Still air cooled, drum brakes, yet long travel suspension had arrived.
I've seen this van at various events and always worth the revisit. Fantastic resto-mod of '70s Yamahauler, right down to the period correct stickers. Super cool rig.
Circa 1970 Kawasaki Green Streak, if fading memory and Google searching are correct. All of 100cc of power and triple plated for your racing pleasure.
1981 Husqvarna CR250 looking AHRMA ready to Rock 'N' Roll. Two-stroke and long travel goodness direct from Sweden. Sorta like ABBA, but more noisy and dangerous.
Well done restore of Yamaha YZ, 125cc version I suspect, with modern ProTaper handlebar. I also suspect this specimen actually ridden and raced, much better then collecting dust in a barn somewhere.
Yamaha YZ465 greets and intimidates folks entering the show. Rowdy patrons forced to attempt kickstarting while wearing flip flops, ambulance at the ready.
Shine and patina, together again. Limited engagement, tickets now available. Call now, operators are standing by.
Yamaha MX or early YZ? You be the judge. Modern aluminum swingarm, trick pipe, and black rims adding to the excellent restoration.
Blurring the envelope of what's considered vintage, euro looking Yamaha YZ shows off its upside down fork, linkage rear suspension, disk brakes, and water cooling.
Penton Jackpiner 175 looking splendid in blue, posing in front of action shots. Yes kids, that does say KTM on the engine case. Back in the stone age, before $8000 dirt bikes and FMX existed, Penton family involved with initially bringing KTMs stateside.
Honda CR500 flexes his dented pipe to impress the adoring ladies. Unfortunately, he's shot down in flames.
Tasty Yamaha R5 250 complete with DG heads, expansion chambers, rearsets, and modern shocks. Just another example why vintage is cooler then modern.
Looking quite stock, Yamaha DT MX freshly emerges from time travel machine. Dudes in background debate using travel machine to return to the early '70s, modern YZ in tow, and kick everyone's ass.
Yamaha YZ100 rests comfortably on stolen hotel towel. Back in the dirt bike heyday of the late '70s and early '80s - not even counting mini-cycle classes - racing classes existed for 100, 125, 175, 250, and open class bikes. Freedom of choice is what you want.
Suzuki PE175 stares down dude in puffy blue jacket and wins. For the unknowing, the PE series ran from the late '70s into the early '80s, covering Suzuki's need for serious enduro bikes for the masses. Offered in 175, 250, and 400cc varieties during that time.
Yamaha RD400 looking showroom fresh, vision from the late '70s. I owned the '75 RD350 version back in the '80s. Quick 'N' Fun they were and still are today.
Yamaha RZ350, complete with official Kenny Roberts approval. Only available in the US from 1984 to 1986, last era of two-stroke street motorcycles. I almost bought one new in '85 and used in '91. Should have, always wanted this model of RZ and still on my bucket list.
Honda XL based road racer and apparently a successful one at that. Great looking bike, digging the '70s inspired graphics. I'll take a street legal version.
Yamaha YZ125 stands tall among admiring glances. Bumper crop of nice YZs represented at this event.
Bultaco Pursang straight outta Spain, '77 style. Bultaco, Montesa, and Ossa adding Spanish flair to the dirt bike boom of the '70s. Fantastic era for sure.
Vintage Husqvarna sporting superb restoration. Much off road history steeped into this marque and continues to this day. This era of Husky spinning off images of Malcom Smith and Steve McQueen.
KTM 540 even wheelies at rest. Water cooling, disk brakes, and teal graphics hint at '90s era vintage. Corrections gladly accepted.
Yamaha based flat track bike waiting to turn left.
Early '70s Maico showing off massive finned motor and aluminum coffin tank. Yes please.
Just the usual '81 Yamaha YZ frame with Honda XR100 motor wedged into it. M-Star and KTM stickers to further confuse spectators.
Small bore 1960's Yamaha, not sure of the model. Boatloads of similar looking bikes helped launch the Japanese motorcycle industry, eventually becoming powerhouses and eclipsing the euro brands. This similar to the first motorcycle I ever owned, the 60's Yamaha Twin Jet 100.
Better then new, impressively restored '74 Suzuki TM100 and TM400. Now just need to get 'em dirty. I owned 125cc version back in the day, yellow tank and green stripe memory in progress.
Maico 490 looking deadly serious and perhaps even modern day competitive. Ironically, dude's jacket matches the color combo perfectly.
Blood red Maico 250 under the lights, showing off pair of Works Performance shocks and modern pipe. The stuff dreams are made of.
Yet another great example of all things vintage Maico. If not mistaken, '79 250cc version.
As per the attached hand scribbled note, the unrestored 1973 BSA B-50. Where has this been hiding? Try a 40+ minute moto on this dinosaur, history in motion.
1967 BSA 650 Spitfire in search of nearest Who concert. Total classic look and vibe to this bike.
My favorite bike of the show, appears to be TZ 350 based project and is street legal. Small integrated LED headlight and taillight, with electronic speedo as to not clutter up the works. Awesome. This brought to you by the folks at Twinline Motorcycles in Seattle.
Triumph speedway bike, sorta like a really fast bicycle. Interesting and minimalistic.
Severe patina alert. 1942 Harley-Davidson hill climber, certainly unrestored.
Back in black, Norton 850 Commando now considered rolling artwork. Great example of the historic British motorcycle industry during its heyday.
1966 BSA A65 Hornet posed to break the ton.
The lone CZ at this year's show, well represented by this '72 400. The early action shot a great addition to this display.
Royal Enfield observed trials bike, battleship sized engine case included. Another example of eclectic mix of machinery that shows up for this show.
Pre monoshock era Yamaha MX or YZ, hard for me to distinguish, especially with the modern touches of the restore. Either way, great job on this one.
How often do you see a Cotton motocross bike? Correct answer is almost never. Background dude in tuxedo, Siege, promoter of this annual event.
Yamaha YZ looking a bit fuzzy and dreamlike, complete with Bob Hannah inspired lightning bolts.
1971 Kawasaki F81M 250cc Green Streak balanced between the scrambles and motocross eras.
Second example of '73 BSA representing old school British motocross iron for the event.
Honda CR looking capable and race ready. Color combo reminding of the Mugen kitted CRs back in the day.
This Yamaha YZ125 build was extremely well done. Looks almost vintage works bike cool.
Well preserved 1928 Harley-Davidson keeps an eye on the festivities.
Circa '77 Husqvarna CR200. 200? Spectacular Husky project bike, off the charts trick indeed. The only way it would it look better, would to be in my garage.
Nicely kitted Honda XL250 wowing the old school four-stoke crowd.
Pick one. Semi-vintage Honda CR or vintage Husqvarna CR. There's no wrong answer, but I'll take the Husky.
Not something you see everyday, if ever. 1967 175cc Kawasaki F2M, direct from the era of Japanese companies diving into the early motocross scene.
Dude in background can blur hands at will, amazing passerby. Insanely well done Husqvarna 125 not impressed.
1974 Yamaha MX250 leans coyly to the right, showing off massive fork brace. Remember those?
Cluttered shot of early Hodaka Ace 90, if I have my vintage models correct. Hodaka supplying the masses with cheap and fun dirt biking adventure during the boom years.
Another Yamaha powered flat track bike to gawk at and soak in the details. I really need to hit a flat track race eventually.
Vintage Harley-Davidson sidecar rig guards the building entrance.
Race kitted Honda CB160 allows low cost introduction to road racing. Give it a whirl.
Yamaha RD350 project bike, courtesy of Twinline Motorcycles. Keeping the two-stroke flame alive and cafe racer hipsters happy. Great build on this one.
Well, there you have it. Another show in the books and full report posted - oh, 5 months later - not bad. Photos uploaded and lame caption generator now powered down. Life has a way of interrupting these little projects, hope you enjoyed the digital ride.
If you're in the Seattle area, pencil in next January to attend yourself, you'll be glad you did. Or better yet, maybe you have something to show. Bring it on out.
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Mr. Perez brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients and specializes in receiverships, fiduciary appointments, mediation, arbitration and general commercial litigation matters. Mr. Perez has extensive litigation experience in state, federal and administrative courts on the trial and appellate levels. During his four years as Circuit Court Judge in the 11th Judicial Circuit, Miami Dade County, Florida, Mr. Perez presided over nearly 100 jury and bench trials to verdict or ruling. Since leaving the bench to return to private practice in 2007, he has received numerous court appointments as Receiver, Special Magistrate, Special Master, and Mediator.
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University of FloridaJ.D., 1988
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University of MiamiB.B.A., 1984
- magna cum laude
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Spoken Languages
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- Appointed Receiver over large, multi-unit condominium complex in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Tasked with reviving the condominium community, legally and physically, after years of gross mismanagement by prior discharged management team.
- Appointed Custodian Pendente Lite over wholesaler of wireless prepaid personal identification numbers with annual sales of more than US$140 million, to oversee and resolve disputes between management. Matter was filed under Florida Corporate Dissolution Statute.
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- Appointed Receiver over Five Star luxury hotel and condominium complex in Sunny Isles, Florida. Rescued hotel from immediate closing by retaining, after an extensive search and vetting process, a new major hotel operator while facilitating transition from prior operator. Negotiated and placed into effect new management agreement for hotel operations. Oversaw investigation and repair of numerous structural defects in building as well as litigation of claims such as initiating foreclosures and commercial litigation matters against unit owners and vendors owing sums to receivership estate.
- Appointed Interim Receiver in matter concerning local insurance company to default judgment against insurer. Investigated the matter and provided the court a report outlining a procedure to review the validity of the judgment creditors' interests while providing due process to the insurer.
- Appointed Receiver over large rental housing complex in Miami Springs, Florida. Conducted extensive investigation which uncovered the sale of the underlying property, a fact previously unknown to the court. Continue to oversee litigation of matters critical to the receivership estate such as evictions and pre-receivership vendor claims.
- Appointed Receiver over 80,000 square foot Class A office building, brought professional management into the building, and oversaw marketing of the building while successfully uncovering numerous and questionable real estate conveyances connected with the building.
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- Appointed Receiver of a multimillion dollar warehouse development complex. Receivership included the completion of an abandoned warehouse project and supervision of related litigation. Worked with various local, state and county agencies to remove legal obstacles to the completion of the project.
- Appointed Receiver in various matters involving condominium associations.
- Appointed lead counsel to Receiver in a federal prosecution of a "boiler room operation" involving the illegal sale of investment instruments. The action was initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
- Appointed as Arbitrator over numerous arbitration matters under the American Arbitration Association and International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR).
- Appointed as Special Master in numerous discovery-related litigation disputes, as well as Umpire in various insurance matters ranging to over US$100 million at issue.
- Lead local counsel in US$40 million foreclosure action representing borrowers including counterclaims for RICO violations, among others.
- Litigated numerous adversary proceedings under bankruptcy code.
- Served as one of the lead counsel in representing Fortune 500 consumer products company in antitrust/patent infringement matter in federal district court in Miami.
- Served as co-lead counsel in representing major accounting firm in federal district court in Miami alleging securities fraud and shareholder derivative actions. Case settled before trial.
- Successfully represented major financial institution in state trial court in multimillion dollar breach of contract and foreclosure matter involving aircraft engines and components. Prevailed on summary judgment, affirmed on appeal.
- Served as co-lead counsel representing major insurance company in environmental insurance coverage lawsuit in a multi-defendant, complex insurance coverage matter in federal district court in Miami with insured/plaintiff seeking multi-million dollar damages against its general liability insurers. Prevailed on summary judgment, affirmed on appeal.
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- One of trial counsels representing major airline in its labor disputes with various unions litigated in state trial court. Representation included preparation, filing and responding to numerous emergency injunction hearings.
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- Hispanic National Bar Association
- The Cuban American Bar Association
- The Dade County Bar Association
- Bankruptcy Bar Association of The Southern District of Florida
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA) of Florida
- The Florida Fiduciary Forum
- California Receivers Forum
- The Miami Dade Justice Association
- The Federal Bar Association
- The American Bar Association
- The Federalist Society, Miami Lawyer's Chapter
- Member; American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals
- Hispanic National Bar Association, Judiciary Council Member
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- Participated on Moot Court Appellate Panel for St. Thomas Law School in March of 2005.
- Founding member in 2004 of the nationally recognized "It's Your Life" Foster Child Transition Program.
- Moderator: Miami Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society Presentation; "Can We Enforce Immigration Laws after 9/11?" held in November of 2003.


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Keeping up a blog is hard when on your normal days nothing happens and on the days you do something you'll have like 300 photos to choose from.
So I decided to to share you my Instagram account, which at the moment is only starting, but which seems easier to update as you can do it on the go.
For ones, keeping a post short, here's a link: https://www.instagram.com/katainjapan/
I'll try to update often and if nothing special happens, I'll post some other photos from my stay in Japan. :)


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Zoeys Christmas Surprise
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Christmas used to be Zoey's favorite time of year. Huge family gatherings, lots of presents beneath the tree, and food spilling from the dining room and kitchen tables. But this year she was a thousand miles from home in a city full of strangers. IfMoreChristmas used to be Zoey's favorite time of year. Huge family gatherings, lots of presents beneath the tree, and food spilling from the dining room and kitchen tables. But this year she was a thousand miles from home in a city full of strangers. If that wasn't bad enough, everywhere she looked there were couples.Couples shopping together- couples going out to parties- couples kissing beneath the mistletoe.Blah, blah, blah, blah, blahIt brought home to her what she was missing. Someone very special to share all the festivities.She wanted a man of her own. She wanted a family.She wanted a chance to be a little bit naughty.She'd resigned herself to spending the holidays all alone until her interfering older brother sent her a Christmas surprise.Nick Strong knew agreeing to do this favor for his best friend might end their friendship forever. But when he was asked to make sure Zoey Wilson didn't spend Christmas all alone, he couldn't say no. He'd lusted after the woman for years, her plus sized figure kicking his libido into overdrive every time she got near.Trouble was he didn't think his best friend would approve of how Nick planned on making sure the curvaceous black haired beauty didn't wake up all alone on Christmas morning.This is a short erotic story of approximately 9,500 wordsWARNING: This material is intended for mature audiences only. It contains explicit language, holiday romance and a happy-ever-after.EXCERPT:It was four days before Christmas and he had accomplished what David wanted – Zoey would not be alone for the Christmas holidays. He just hoped his best friend would understand when he found out how Nick planned on fulfilling his promise.On his way to her apartment, he'd stopped and bought another bouquet of roses along with a bottle of wine. He didn't know what they'd be having for dinner, but he knew for a fact what he planned on having for dessert.Zoey spread out before him with the wine running in rivulets across her breasts and down her mound. He wanted nothing more than to lick her from head to toe and taste all those sweet places in between.She greeted him at the door dressed in a tight pair of jeans clinging to her bottom like a loving hand. Her sweater was made of a light weight knit with a layered collar and a neckline that plunged down the middle of her chest, revealing the sides of her breasts. If she had on a bra, he could detect no sign of it."So are you ready for this pity date?"Nick stepped across the threshold and backed her against the wall before the words left her mouth. "Let me make one thing perfectly clear. This is not a pity date. This is a date with a man who finds you very, very attractive. Understand?"He moved closer, allowing her to feel the affect she was having on him. He'd spent every day since David had asked him to look up his baby sister in a constant state of arousal.Her eyes widened and he almost rethought his whole plan. This was David's little sister. A woman who was almost ten years his junior. A woman who probably had very limited experience in the bedroom. He knew she hadn't dated much before college, and he'd only ever heard of one serious relationship during college. Granted, he'd tried not to listen to the details about her life, but he was pretty certain David, being the overprotective big brother that he was, would have told him all about it."Any more questions?" Looking at her flushed face and beautiful brown eyes he realized he'd been a stupid, stupid man not to have pursued this attraction years ago.


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The boys had their last game on Tuesday this week. When their Thursday game was canceled due to weather, Jack sat alone in their bedroom crying while Josh was bathing Wyatt and I was making dinner with Logan. I was so grateful when he told me he'd been crying. I hugged him some more (causing him to cry again) and assured him that this is just the beginning of his being on a team and experiencing all the fun that sports have to offer.
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