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As of 10:15 a.m., the parking lots at the Dallas Zoo were completely full for the Zoo's semi-annual Dollar Day.
By the time the gates opened at 8 a.m. there were already more than 3,200 people waiting to get in, according to zoo officials.
That's more people than an entire day's zoo attendance on many mid-week days.
The record attendance for Dollar Days at the Dallas Zoo was more than 34,000 people.
Due to the crowds, traffic on I-35E was slowed around the Zoo area, while even more visitors try to get into the area.
The zoo recommends using the DART Red Line to head into the area in order to avoid the traffic and parking hassles.
Like last summer Dollar Day, the weather is expected to be in the triple digits.
Sean Greene, Deputy Director of the Dallas Zoo tells NBC 5 there are misting stations scattered throughout the park for people to cool off, as well as bottles of water available for $1 each.
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America's Army is pleased to announce the winner of our first YouTube video mission challenge is Fluffybeaver. After submitting several video entries, Fluffy clocked an unbelievable time of 1 minute 39 seconds using some speed techniques that even we didn't think of. Another America's Army fan, BlackThunder7, also put up a time of 1:39, but Fluffybeaver edged him out by submitting his video a few hours earlier. We asked Fluffy a few questions about his winning video entry and America's Army…
AA: How long have you been playing America's Army?
FB: I have been playing AA since 2005.
AA: Why do you enjoy playing America's Army?
FB: It is the best first person shooting game I have ever played. Loved to be the sniper with M24 on bridge and rush, often got called a hacker (heh). I must say I really miss my M24 on AA3.
AA: Do you have a clan of players that you regularly play with?
FB: I usually go where the ping is low and the server is not too packed. I was a member of the MFF clan for 4 years but when the AA division ended I decided to try the single life.
AA: What is your favorite AA mission and why?
FB: Well in AA2 Bridge was my favorite of all because although it didn't seem to be the most challenging map, with good players on OpFor it was both challenging and fun. In AA3 Alley and Ranch are fun ones, and after this mission challenge I find myself looking for a nice Pipeline server.
AA: How did you find out about the Mission Challenge?
FB: I saw the ad for it on the americasarmy.com.
AA: What was your strategy for the Mission Challenge?
FB: To cut every corner and every second shorter, with one thing on my mind - to win! And it seems that the saying "if you set your mind to something, you can achieve anything" is true. Tried over and over and over again and thanks to blackthunder7 I pushed myself even harder
AA: Did you share strategies with other YouTube users in trying to record the fastest possible time?
FB: Me and blackthunder7 worked on getting the max out of this route and we did.
Congratulations to Fluffybeaver on winning the first America's Army YouTube video mission challenge. We hope to see more from you and other AA players as we release more mission challenges. Mission Challenge 2 is currently underway. Check it out at www.youtube.com/americasarmy.
Congrats Fluffy.
Nice job for fluffybeaver its a hard player
but He finished the race in 1.39, but I finished in 1.38
copy of my comment aa3 youtube channel
iriminage67 (6 days ago) Spam Marked as spam Blackthunder7 v12 sent
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AAMC1 Blackthunder7 v12
Added: December 23, 2009, 01:28 PM
Strange no ...... 1 second less and i lost ......
Congratulations Fluffybeaver, a very nice run
Congrats man
The_Unbelievable:"exactly like bachirn said it"
What can I say ... they ruled that I won ... I'm very happy
charognard - for your information I'm not an American either ... I'm a foreign student from a country called Estonia
i am happy for you too VeiX , its not thats the problem you are good player and you have good skill too
For that alone you have the right to have the gift but not victory
but for me December 23 is December 23 and i post my video on 23 th that's all I see
they made a mistake proof is on youtube, when we were on a mission when have said extraction point charly to 1330 it was not 1100
Your honor is safe because you're well defended, it is not YOUR fault VeiX , this is not true of everyone here, when they made a mistake, has apologized
Blackthunder, I understand what you're saying, but the sad thing is that your last video was posted just hours after AAMC1 was closed
no no no Bachim the challenge say 2 december until 23 december , i receive confirmation by americas army youtube private message its 23 december at 23h59
i post my video youtube at AAMC1 Blackthunder7 v12 Added: December 23, 2009, 01:28 PM <<==== copy youtube
were doing when an error has apologized
I wish I had known there was such a contest and I would have attended
Hi BlackThunder7,
We've carefully gone over your latest entry again to double check ourselves and the final decision. We believe we've made the correct call in declaring Fluffy the winner as the time you and he posted is exactly the same, or so close that no difference can be detected.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss this further, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll be happy to answer any questions.
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Fluffybeaver opens the door on this video at 21 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...TKBj6Vs
i open the door at 22 on this video http://www.youtube.com/user/ir...-AC81b4 From: iriminage67 | December 23, 2009 | 81 views
1 seconde less not difficult to see that there is a second i think
Email sent Phoenix i stop my post for the moment
We did review the video you reference below, and found that the goal was not reached until 1:39. Our criteria may be different from what you are using. If you would like to discuss this or get a more detailed explanation, let's do so through email, but please, let's free up the forums of this discussion.

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Corrosion Control in Pulp & Paper Industry
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It is widely accepted that corrosion has an important economic impact at industrial scale. As an example, results of a study carried out in the US showed that the total annual estimated direct cost of corrosion in the country was $276 billion which was approximately 3.1% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Thus, within last decades, important effort has faced this issue and corrosion management has improved significantly in terms of better solutions including enhancement of the already existing equipment and new advanced materials for this purpose.
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Then, this morning I wake up to an email from Lauren at "Part Time House Wife" telling me that I won her contest and a weeks supply of Brown Cow Cream Top Greek Yogurt!!! I LOVE greek yogurt, especially with fresh berries and honey drizzled over the top! Super excited!!! You have got to check out Lauren's recipe for BLT Pizza.....it is to die for!!!
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A 60 year old manuscript showing a portion of the 'Flying Tigers' history in pictures is finally available to the public. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this photo journal is a 200,000 word first hand history of the First Squadron of the American Volunteer Group to China: 'Flying Tigers'. Real people, real names, real places, with the details (includes 24 pages of pilot log entries of George Burgard). This is the long lost story of a 'Flying Tiger' double ace, in his own pictures and words. (Some of the photos were taken by the group photographer)
George Burgard's photo journal was transferred to CD-ROM using software called Flip Album. It contains 180+ copies of original photographs and 180+ captions by George in 1942 explaining the photographs. The software has a soundtrack, provides full-screen views of the photographs, a search function for names and places, among other things. A second version of the photo journal is included. It comprises verbatim scans of the original photo journal on its own web site so you can see George's handwriting and his choice of photo placement. I would like to know which version you prefer.
I have completed a CD based version of this web site, and included it with the CD. The major difference in the two is the quality of the photos of the collection and documents. I am able to use a higher resolution pages with the CD based web site. I have also added photos of the majority of the George Burgard AVG collection. The CD web site can be run concurrently with the Flip Album(tm) Photo Journal, so you can go back and forth with the music in the background. It's the only way I am going to be able to simulate DSL out here in the country. I think that you will like these additions. Like this web site the entire diary is included. This combination makes a nice reference CD for your library. Each program on the CD is opened with a
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Camping World Inc. today announced that it has donated funds to the Boy Scouts of America, Three Fires Council in the greater Chicago area to assist in its ScoutReach program. According to a press release, the funding will be used by the Boy Scouts for sponsoring day camps and to reinforce the community outreach program.
The donation is part of Camping World's "commitment to foster greater appreciation for nature and outdoor activities while supporting worthy community organizations," the release stated.
The Three Fires Council ScoutReach program serves approximately 800 at-risk youth. Utilizing ScoutReach funding, the program aids youth within Kane County from economically challenged, and often single-parent, homes.
"The Boy Scouts of America help teach our children about leadership and encourage a set of strong values that will be part of them for the rest of their life," said Roger Nuttall, president of Camping World RV Sales. "At the same time, the young Boy Scouts are given a variety of useful tools for the outdoors."
"We are very thankful and appreciative of the donation from Camping World," said Larry Bethers, field director for the Boy Scouts of America, Three Fire Council. "Through the timely donation from Camping World, we will be able to continue serving the youth in our community that deserve a positive alternative to their environments and an opportunity to reach their goals through the scouting program."


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It's your last chance to win this classic western!
We here at Rumsey's are excited to announce that the classic western Four Guns to the Border arrives on DVD on the 9th May in the UK!
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'A smoulderingly laconic Rory Calhoun stars as Cully, charismatic leader of a gang of outlaws on the run after a bank robbery. Their dash for the border is brought to an abrupt halt by a chance meeting with an old compadre… and his beautiful young daughter.
Taking refuge from a storm in a barn, it's lust at first sight for Cully and the luscious Lolly Bhumer (Colleen Miller) – but her trigger-happy father (Walter Brennan) soon puts a stop to that.
Fate soon brings them back together when Cully and his men find the father and daughter being attacked by a band of renegade apaches.
Heroically, Cully sacrifices his escape from the Sheriff's posse in order to rescue them.
This is former actor Richard Carlson's second film and his first Western – and perhaps that's why this adaptation of Louis L'Amour's novel is so exceptionally original for its genre.
With a terrific supporting cast, including Walter Brennan, John McIntire and Charles Drake, this is a thoughtful and character-driven film. It's also sumptuously shot – and thanks to the powerful sexual chemistry between Cully and Lolly, it exudes a steamy sensuality you wouldn't expect to find in a fifties Western!'
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We here at Rumsey's have decided to team up with Simply Media to promote the release and they have been good enough to grant us a DVD copy to give away to one lucky Rumsey reader! To enter all you have to do is answer the simple question below by 9th of May.
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As you may or may not know, I hesitate to call my riding, time on the trainer and in the gym "training." I suppose it sort of is, but I think of it more as "doing stuff" so as not to get even fatter… and an attempt to get back to just mildly embarrassing myself on the bike next season (oppose to completely embarrassing myself as I did in 2013). Having once again said that disclaimer of my slackness and douchery I can get to the post at hand…
This week of doing stuff alternated between being OK, to great, to being sub-par. Today was one of the "sub-par" days. Last night I chose to meet some friends at the Tap Room and hang out there 'till 11 instead of going to bed at 9 as usual). As a result my time at the gym sucked. The weight training was OK, but I surely resembled a sweaty stuck in mid-pinch constipated turd whilst doing my cardio on the StairMaster. Such is life.
Since I only did 30 minutes of cardio and I didn't delve too deep into my vast surplus of stored energy, I figured I better lay low on the carbs today (or at least save them for some beers tonight!). So for lunch I baked up some chicken legs using some melted butter, Frank's Red Hot, Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Not sure why I got in the mood for chicken legs, but I did and they turned out pretty darn good. It's also pretty sweet that a 5 pack of legs only cost me a little over two dollars at Ric's ($2.22 to be exact).
Have some chicken, maybe some sex. You know, see what happens? – Champ Kind
I've attempted legs in the past with varying success, but today was probably the best version I've done and one that I will bake up again. I got the idea for the legs from this Ree Drummond recipe on foodnetwork.com. I gnarled on three for lunch and the rest Wifey is going to have with some salad for dinner. I was sort of in a funk after my piss-poor time at the gym so it was nice to salvage some mental mojo by cooking up these spicy chicken legs. When it comes to snapping out of a funk, I usually say "when in doubt, take pictures of Jake The Dog." But in this case I say "when in doubt, cook up chicken."
Temperatures look to be cold as tits the next couple days but I hope to drag my carcass outside to get some dirt time in. I sure hope so, I don't know how popular a cycling blog that talks about chicken legs is.


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These 15 movies are much more than chick flicks.
Don't let the Academy (or your cynical cinephile friend) tell you different: A great Rom-Com is a true work of art. If they were easy to make, there wouldn't be so many bad romantic comedies out there. We've chosen 15 of the best Netflix has to offer, because what better way is there to spend an evening, whether you're sharing the couch with someone you love or enjoying it all to yourself.
Everyone's favorite holiday movie doubles as a romantic comedy you can watch any time of the year. Follow along as the love lives of a dozen characters unfold and intersect in surprising, hilarious and moving ways.
Drama swiftly arises when a bride invites three men from her mother's past to her wedding ceremony. Although her plan was to meet her real father, the surprising reunion doesn't go at all the way she'd imainged. Grab your mom, your sister, or your best friend and prepare to indulge in one of the greatest sing-along chick flicks of our time.
This new release is already making a name for itself. The romance, based on the novel by Jenny Han, follows a teenage girl who writes letters to all her crushes—and then has these deeply personal notes exposed. This sweet tale of young love is endearing without being saccharine.
A magazine editor who's assigned to write a story on how to successfully scare off a guy meets an advertising executive who's bet that he can win the heart of any woman. As he struggles to make her fall in love with him and she tries to turn him off, madcap hijinks and reluctant romance abound.
After finding out that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase her memory of him, a heartbroken man decides to take matters into his own hands and have the same procedure As his memories of her start to disappear, he realizes more about their relationship and worries that he's made a terrible mistake. A twisty, inventive love story that doesn't shy away from the many ways lovers break each others hearts.
For those of you who struggle with a healthy work-life balance, this pick might be all you need to set your priorities straight. A hardworking chef gets a run for her money after she becomes both the guardian of her young niece and manager to a handsome sous-chef.
Kristen Bell can do no wrong. In this Netflix original, she plays a bride who's been left at the altar and decides to go on her honeymoon anyway. The love is real (if platonic) as this dreamy newlywed getaway turns into an unexpected family reunion when she's joined by her father, whom she hasn't seen since she was five years old.
Un-romantic comedy might be a better term for this classic. Tom Hanks and Shelley Long play a young married couple who begin to unravel as they renovate a dilapidated mansion. The film is the perfect reality check for anyone who thinks marriage, or real estate, is the key to a happy life.
Want to see what the money pit looks like now? Check out the Long Island estate, which recently sold for $5.9 million.
Two exhausted assistants conspire to set up their demanding bosses in the hopes of catching a break from their hectic workloads. Naturally, love is in the air for more than just their bosses. Although it's probably not the best idea to pursue a matchmaking scheme in your actual work life, it's fun to watch it play out on screen.
When a mysterious woman and her daughter open a slightly-magical chocolate shop in a small French town just before Lent, the village is thrown into chaos and long-simmering romances finally come to a head. This fantastical confection is as much about the love between a mother and daughter as it is about the attraction between Juliette Binoche and the pre-skeevy Johnny Depp.
Tired of the endless swiping on Tinder? Relive a simpler era of online dating with Must Love Dogs. The movie follows a woman (played by Diane Lane) who's hesitant to start dating again, until her sisters set her up with an online profile. Before long, she meets an eligible suitor (John Cusack), and a hesitant romance develops.
For everyone that remembers their awkward teen phase, The Princess Diaries really hits home. Yes, Anne Hathaway gets a make-over, but she finds a way to stay true to herself while assuming her royal role and, of course, getting the guy. An inspiration to us all.
Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis play monogamy-challenged characters who strike up a friendship, and vow support each other as they try to resolve their commitment issues—but it won't be easy.
With The Kissing Booth, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and now Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Netflix is cornering the market on teen romantic comedies. The latest is a new take on the classic 'nerd girl falls for popular boy' trope that's worthy of Rostand. Sierra Burgess does make the boy fall for her—but he thinks she's someone else.
The classics endure for a reason. Mores do change, and John Hughes movies don't always stand up to today's moral test (read Molly Ringwald talk about her regrets here) but there's still something special at the core of this high school rom-com that's worth revisiting all these years later.


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A truck loaded with N13m worth of motorcycles has been recovered by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji Adele, Lagos.
The truck marked, YK 134 NSH, was said to have been hijacked on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway by armed robbers about 5am on August 2, 2013.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the vehicle was headed for Obiaroko in Warri, Delta State. A suspect, identified as the motor boy of the truck, has been arrested in connection with the alleged robbery.
The owner of the truck, Fidelis Onyejegbu, told PUNCH Metro that the motorcycles were purchased from a company in Lagos.
Onyejegbu said, "I purchased about 130 pieces of the motorcycles from a company in Lagos for N13m.
"The motorcycles were loaded into the truck at Ojo Road on August 1 2013; I had someone make the arrangements for me. The truck was meant to leave for Obiaroko that same night.
"To my surprise, I got a call the next day, that the truck had been hijacked. It was intercepted by six armed men. The driver of the truck was forced out of the vehicle at gunpoint along with his motorboy.
"The driver later went to the Odogbolu Police Division in Ogun State to make a report, before I eventually came to FSARS to make another report."
PUNCH Metro gathered that the truck which was initially diverted to an unknown destination was traced by FSARS operatives to the Challenge area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
The Commissioner of Police, FSARS, Mr. Mohammed Gana, confirmed the incident and the recovery of the vehicle.
He said, "The truck was traced to Ibadan on August 14, 2013. When FSARS operatives stormed the hideout of the robbers in Challenge, a motor boy was found waiting in the truck.
"He has confessed during interrogation that the vehicle was due to take off from Challenge to Nnewi, Anambra State, where a buyer was waiting.
"We were able to recover 110 pieces of the motorcycles; 20 are missing. Efforts are being made to apprehend the other robbers, who are currently at large."
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Etter tolv små romantiske historier i My True Love Gave to Me er det på tide med en bok i en annen sjanger! Gods Behaving Badly handler om hvordan guder lever i det 21. århundre. Den skal visst være veldig morsom, og jeg gleder meg til å lese den denne uken!
Smakebiten jeg vil dele er fra begynnelsen av boken, der Artemis, guden av "hunting and chastity", kommer over et tre som ikke hører til.
She reminded herself not to get angry with the tree, that it wasn't the tree's fault. Then she spoke.
"Hello," she said.
There was a long silence.
"Hello," said Artemis again.
"Are you talking to me?" said the tree. It had a faint Australian accent.
"Yes," said Artemis. "I am Artemis." If the tree experienced any recognition, it didn't show it. "I'm the goddess of hunting and chastity," said Artemis.
Another silence. Then the tree said, "I'm Kate. I work in mergers and acquisitions for Goldman Sachs."
"Do you know what happened to you, Kate?" said Artemis.
The longest silence of all. Artemis was just about to repeat the question when the tree replied.
"I think I've turned into a tree."
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Chic Influencer Eleanor Pendleton of Gritty Pretty covers Collective's 25th issue for 'A New League.'
Covering 1 of the 4 covers released, Collective shines light on Eleanor and her bulletproof beauty e-magazine Gritty Pretty & how as a young entrepreneur she is a force to be reckoned with.
We're so happy for Eleanor & Gritty Pretty's amazing success and SO in love with the cover!
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When talking about my SF Signal column yesterday, there was something I meant to say. And didn't, because I'm a forgetful fool.
It was this: congratulations to the SF Signal crew for their recent triumph in the Hugo Awards. They won the coveted Hugo rocketship for Best Fanzine. That's quite a big deal, and having had just the tiniest glimpse of the effort that goes into making SF Signal run I think it's deserved.
My column there post-dates the period for which SF Signal won its award, so it's absolutely nothing to do with me. I just thought I'd take this chance to encourage anyone who's not a follower of SF Signal to go check it out. It's a lively, diverse and voluminous stream of conent, most of it produced by fans for fans, and judging by its new status as 'Hugo Award Winner' it's doing something right. The daily SF Tidbits posts alone are well worth the price of admission (which is zero, of course, making the whole thing even better value).
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Climate change migration : a review of the Literature
Initial apocalyptic depictions of migration have proceeded to more nuanced information, which allows for understanding migration not as a threat to human security but as means to achieve it.
Initial apocalyptic depictions of migration have proceeded to more nuanced information, which allows for understanding migration not as a threat to human security but as means to achieve it.
A study commissioned by the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague (Erasmus University Rotterdam), within the project on 'Migration, Gender and Social Justice'
Through analysis of the Bangladesh-India migration corridor, the paper attempts to explore nuances in South-South migration flows and suggests a shift from simplistic analysis towards a framework that adequately considers regional complexities.
As an emerging research field, South-South Migration (SSM) is only beginning to be explored, and research on the broader phenomena is small.
This policy brief looks at the prominent role (older) women play in the Community Work Programme (CWP).
In the case of the seasonal migration of blind beggars from Mali to Senegal, due to cultural relativism, the Malian girls engaged as guides for the blind do not necessarily fit prevailing social constructions of 'children' and 'gender' upon which
While social cohesion may be considered necessary to prevent violence, some studies show that the concept may also be a source of division, intolerance and violence.
The report includes seven case studies, six dealing with informal settlements, townships or other localities affected by forms of collective violence, including service delivery protests and xenophobia.
The project aimed to strengthen young women's public participation through information and communication technologies (ICT) including social media, developing IT skills, producing images, documentaries and public events and campaigns.
This project sought to understand how the specific ways in which natural resources are
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Categoria:Políticas globais
This category is for Wikimedia projects wide policies, i.e. projects which apply to each and every Wikimedia project. "Policies" enforce required practice (as differentiated from "guidelines", which document and explain best current practice). See also the index of policies and guidelines.
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Furry barbarian warrior
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Nice "little sketch," Petar! It makes me wonder what a "big sketch" would look like? Amazing piece!ReplyDelete
Well, John, you know me. A big sketch of this particular kind would be at least as "little" as the little sketch :)Delete
- LaurensOctober 18, 2012 at 6:04 PM
Absolute fabulous drawing! I'm jealous! ;-)ReplyDelete
Wonderful drawing Petar. The inks reminds me a bit of Buscema here and there.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Laurens en Ben!Delete
Wonderful. I love your use of black and white as well as your pencils. Can i ask you a question? since among all the artists in the muddycolors ensemble you are the nearest to me ( at least by birthplace), can I ask you what workshops you would suggest to be taken in Europe?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Paul TengOctober 28, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Prachtig, Petar!ReplyDelete
Amin is een mazzelaar!Replies
Bedankt, Paul! En gefeliciteerd met de Stripschapprijs 2013!Delete
- Paul TengOctober 29, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Dankjewel, Petar! :-)ReplyDelete
Hopelijk lopen we elkaar eens ergens tegen het lijf! Je werk is prachtig, en je posts zijn altijd interessant! Keep it up!Replies
We lopen elkaar zeker ergens tegen het lijf, eerder of later. Nederland is klein, en de Nederlandse strip wereld is nog kleiner :)Delete
Bedankt, Paul!


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NeoLoad Free Edition Tailored for Developers and Testers Running Small Load or Performance Tests
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Cameron University celebrated Earth Day with a tree planting, thanks to a donation from the Lawton Northeast On-Line Branch Lions Club, a branch of the Lawton Northeast Lions Club. This marks the third consecutive year the group has donated a tree to the university. Cameron Vice President for University Advancement Albert Johnson, Jr. was joined by Allen Granger, president of the Lawton Northeast On-Line Branch Lions Club, along with several club members to plant an Eastern Redbud on the south side of Cameron's Aggie Gym. Joe Wotring, a founding member of the branch club, picked out the tree.
"Cameron University's continued growth is impacted tremendously by the support of community groups like the Lawton Northeast On-Line Branch Lions Club," said Johnson. "We are truly appreciative that they continue to think of Cameron and are taking an active role in the beautification of our campus."
"Many of the Lawton Northeast On-Line Lions as well as our parent club, the Lawton Northeast Lions, have attended CU, graduated from CU, or have kids that are past, current or future CU students," Granger said. "Cameron continues to make a positive impact on this community, and this Earth Day tree donation is our way of saying thank you."
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Kentucky Oaks is an annual horse race which uses only purebred horses that are three years old. The competition is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, the United States on the Friday that precedes the Kentucky Derby. The entire Churchill Downs course spans 1 1⁄8 miles (1,800 m). It takes place within duration of one day and is on the whole quite eventful.
NBCSN will traditionally broadcast the undercard from noon to 3 pm ET; after a two-hour break, resumes at 5 pm ET for 90 minutes of coverage. Kentucky Oaks Post time is 6:12 pm et.
The Kentucky Derby horse race established on May 19th, 1875 and the Longines Kentucky Oaks race is one of the most popular and biggest continually held sporting events in American history, and one of the only horse races to take place at the original site of its inception.
Background Information
Each horse carries 55 kg (121 pounds) of weight. The winner of the race is presented three gifts. The first is $600,000 cash prize. The second is a bouquet of lilies called "Lillies for the Fillies", whereas the last one is silver Kentucky Oaks Trophy. The competition is modeled around Epsom Oaks. This is a British horse racing competition that is held annually at the Epsom Downs.
This race started on May 19, 1875. Its present venue was known as Louisville Jockey Club back then. It was the brainchild of Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr. He co-founded it alongside the Falls City Handicap, Kentucky Derby, and Clark Handicap. This competition, along with the Kentucky Derby, is the two oldest and continuously held sporting activities in the United States. It has been continuously running for the last 143 years!
Local Culture
Even though the race attracts several out-of-state visitors, it is primarily a local event. It is mainly attended by persons from the Ohio Valley. Other than horse racing, the event also features entertainment activities as well. These include musical, boardwalk games, and food. Attendees are prohibited from bringing in their own meals or alcohol. In all, the event attracts around 100,000 attendees each year.
If you are planning to attend this year in the Kentucky Oaks, we encourage you to wear any color as long as it is PINK to honor of the Oaks official flower. Every Kentucky fan has a great opportunity to attend in the Longines Kentucky Oaks Fashion Contest to win a Longines time piece.
Closing Remarks
Kentucky Oaks day, which regularly attracts over 100,000 people. This year's card features 13 races, six of them graded stakes, highlighted by the 144th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Kentucky Oaks. The Kentucky Oaks is a very nice sporting event which any enthusiast of horse-related races cannot even think of overlooking. In case you are such kind of a person, you should make every effort to attend the upcoming event.


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If you are interested in a career in the field of criminal justice, it is important to remember that you're not the only person interested in such a career. In fact, many individuals are interested in the different available criminal justice careers, and you may have to compete with these individuals in order to enter your desired career. Unfortunately, this competition may not be as straightforward a process as you might like because each person has a different set of skills, and you will have to prove that you are more skilled than all the other applicants for the position. In order for you to enter your desired criminal justice career, you not only need to find a position in your chosen career, but you also need to be prepared to demonstrate your skills as effectively as you can.
Fortunately, if you are having difficulty finding or obtaining a criminal justice job, you can do four things to improve your chances.
- First, try to change the way that you are looking. Job websites and newspapers are a good place to start your job search, but also you can try the recruiter's office for a local or state police department, the websites of state and federal agencies,criminal justice job clearinghouse websites like CopSeek.com and PoliceEmployment.com, and other places.
- Second, try to spruce up your cover letter and your résumé. Your cover letter and résumé are typically the first two things that a potential employer will see, and you need to make sure that your résumé creates a powerful, positive first impression.
- Third, try to make sure that you have prepared adequately for an interview before you get the call. Almost every criminal justice employer will want to you to come in for an interview at some point, and you have to be prepared to portray yourself as the kind of person that your employer would want to hire. Finally, try to make sure that you have at least three good references (preferably from individuals to whom you are not related) before you send out your résumé. Most of the employers with whom you will apply will want to talk to someone under whom you have worked or studied in the past, and you need to make sure that your potential employer can talk to some people who will describe you in a positive light.


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During my seven-year study of the behavior of wild blackfin reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus), (described in detail in my book, My Sunset Rendezvous, Crisis in Tahiti), I had many opportunities to observe these sharks in social situations. I expected them to bite in reaction to conflict or disturbance, based on my experiences while working with other animals. Yet they did not. Neither did the other shark species that shared the reef with them: Indo Pacific nurse sharks (Nebrius concolor), white tipped reef sharks(Triaenodon obesus), and the Indo-Pacific lemon shark, (Negaprion acutidens). I concluded that these sharks lacked the bite reflex that is so important for other animals in conflict.
I also never saw sharks fight with each other. In a personal exchange on the subject, shark ethologist Professor Arthur A. Myrberg of the University of Miami wrote:
"During my many observations over about 25 years or so in the field, I've never seen a shark acting aggressively toward another shark other than males pushing or biting females during what appeared as reproductive tactics. I've observed lemons, tigers, bonnetheads, silkies, oceanic white-tips, and blacknoses for reasonably long periods and nurses and blacktips for very short periods of time."
All other species, wild and tame, with whom I'd worked and played, had bitten me sooner or later, either by accident or in a fit of pique. So why had none of those hundreds of sharks of four different species, some many times my size, ever bitten me? I felt sure there must be a reason why Martha, my favourite, would coil through the sea in front of my face, snapping up the treats I was freeing for her while ignoring my hands and the little plastic bag containing the treats.
One night I accidentally kicked a shark with all my force, not realizing that the six foot animal was between my legs as I finned upward to reach into my kayak. Expecting her to turn and bite, I peered underwater to scrutinize the situation. But there was no change in her speed or trajectory as she curved around to lazily circle me. I was erroneously expecting a reaction from this shark based on my experiences with other animals.
We humans also share the automatic biting reflex seen so commonly in other animals. Anyone who is attacked will automatically bite in fear and self-defence; it is a powerful instinct for us. But I was wrong to assume that these sharks would display such a reflex too. The available evidence indicated that they lack the bite reflex—they bite to eat, not to injure another animal.
Shark ethologist Dr. Peter Klimley described in his book, The Secret Life of Sharks: A Leading Marine Biologist Reveals the Mysteries of Shark Behavior, how he discovered that the great white shark ritualizes conflict with other great whites when ownership of a seal prey comes into question. Videos of many such displays proved that the shark who splashes water farthest with its tail takes the seal. Thus a physical battle which could gravely harm both sharks, given their dentition, is avoided.
That such an ancient line of animals would have developed a way of ritualizing conflict, presumably to avoid serious injury to others of its species, adds to the evidence that the biting reflex so familiar in most animals should not be assumed to be present in all species of sharks.
I believe that our fear of sharks is very much based on their exaggerated teeth and the assumption that they will bite in aggression or for no discernable reason, like cats and dogs do. But as apex predators, it seems that the sharks I studied use those awesome teeth very purposefully for feeding, not reflexively for self-defence. Sharks are threatened by overfishing and by mistaken attitudes about their danger to humans. I wrote My Sunset Rendezvous in the hope that sharing my experiences with sharks could help correct some of these mistaken assumptions and help preserve these majestic and misunderstood creatures.
Ila France Porcher
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Galentine's Day Girls Night In
Galentine's Day is tomorrow and in honor of our favorite Leslie Knope created holiday, we have gathered some of the chicest cozy pieces to celebrate with your besties! So click the links below and let your fingers do the shopping or head out to the store to pull together a sweet and simple girl's night in! Load up with yummy snacks, a bottle or two of our favorite Chardonnay and get cozy for lots of Galentine's girl talk and some romantic comedy classics.
1 // Bae Watch Sweatshirt by Bow & Drape
2 // Reiko Kaneko Gold Lip Tease Mug
3 // Eberle Chardonnay
4 // Worth the Wait by Essie
5 // Surya Pucker Up Throw Pillow
6 // Tatiana's Movie Pick How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
6 // Chelsea's Movie Pick Leap Year
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Lose 10 pounds Shadow a dentist
Read a book in French (for beginners) Go on a road trip with best friends
Take a creole cooking class Visit all major museums in NOLA
Take a solo trip Complete all entries in Travel Journal
Participate in a 5k Take family portraits
Get rid of credit card debt (Yikes Rent a yacht for the dirty 30!
Host a wine tasting
Go on Haunted Tour of NOLA
Make a new vision board
Start attending church more often
Finish 2 scrapbooks
Increase money in my savings
Visit California
Go skydiving
Attend an Opera
See The Color Purple on Broadway
Get into a post-bac program
Visit my grandma's grave
Wear natural hair for 30 days
Increase fruit & vegetable intake
Workout at least 3 times a week
Open etsy store
Make a blog post daily
Start taking vitamins daily
-With my 30th birthday exactly 5 months away, I think I have time to accomplish all that is on my list. If not I will most definitely have fun trying! One of the items on my list, was to make a blog post DAILY…..even if it is to post a ridiculously funny meme to get to my goal I will!
I see you 30 before 30 list, and I challenge you…..


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Buying a house can come with all sorts of thoughts and decisions, especially if the house is in an area with a decent amount of space to work with. Creating thoughts on the expansion of building a beautiful patio or placing storage spaces like sheds or small garages.
When it comes to buying a house a patio may come by as a second thought but can be a very important deciding factor when buying a home. Depending on what the potential real estate owner is looking for and much more. Another thing to consider when buying a house is if it has potential to have a grand patio built later down the road, creating a strong potential to raise the value of the property itself. Giving a real estate owner a way to invest in the house more and create greater value from it should be the main focus depending on the owner. It's said that investing in a patio for a house can raise its value up by roughly 12.4% (https://www.today.com/news/best-backyard-improvements-add-most-value-wbna24013450) which in turn becomes a good investment later in time when the house is ready to be sold. The same idea can go for pieces like sheds and small garages too. Having that extra space and look to a house can add a lot for a potential buyer or renter.
The idea behind a good patio is creating a grander feel to the home, almost like it's more than just a home. Some patios can create a blend of a courtyard feeling that will make the property feel much higher in class and therefore is warranting a higher value. It creates a whole new target market for the property owner once they're ready to sell, giving them buyers who are willing to pay that extra price just because the owner made the decision to invest into a high-quality patio. The best part about some patio contractors is that they can build a compact layout (https://www.willowgateslandscaping.com/featured-project/outdoor-patio-builder) if the house doesn't have much space to work with so the owner will be getting the most out of a not so large piece of real estate.
Along with a patio a Gold Star Buildings shed or small garage can almost be placed somewhere in the back of a home that has the backyard space for it. The most important thing about these storage type investments is that they'll still help raise the value of the property without as major of an investment as a patio can be. The storage space may not scream elegance like a patio can but the practicality will draw a certain type of buyer then creating a higher value to that select buyer in their eyes. Raising the value of a house that holds opportunity can be a slight investment but brings a return later in time when it becomes time to make money off of it. Patios and shed like storage spaces hold great potential to raise the value of a house, especially if done right.


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Why do they call it the baby blues when the world is full of nothing but grey? When the colour blue makes me think of calm. Of warm oceans and clear skies and lightness of heart?
Why do they call it the baby blues when the world is not calm or warm or light? When my sun doesn't shine and the reality of just getting up and getting out of bed and *gasp* talking to people is the hardest thing in the world. Why do they give it such an easy sounding name?
Baby blues.
Cute. Happy. Peaceful. Calm. Inviting.
Where is the blue when the anger rises inside of me like a volcano rushing forth to destroy all thoughts of a sane nature? Where is the blue when the flashbacks engulf me and the darkness descends over my soul? Where is the blue when the searing white hot pain of reality hits home and I remember… I remember.
Why, oh WHY do they call it the baby blues? Like the baby has any say in this at all. As he lies in his cot with dream in his eyes and sleep covering his tiny body like a blanket. As he learns to smile, to laugh, to speak and to walk. Like he has any say at all in the mess that surrounded him, any colour but blue. Any colour.
And we live our lives in a half empty jar. We never quite manage to finish anything to an acceptable standard and we never quite manage to get to the end. We eat dinner that sticks in our mouths and clings to our throats. We move through rooms that are half done and lives that are half lived. And we go on.


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FAIR TIME: It's true that, in most places, a classic carnival-type fair would be an early harbinger of summer. But Southern California isn't most places; after all, one of our major county fairs happens in the wintertime, which is an anomaly as far as county fairs go. So the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo, which is on for five days at the Earl Warren Showgrounds, isn't a true predictor of warmer days; it does, however, foretell of carousels and midways and cotton candy and vintage-style sweetness.
APRIL 27-MAY 1: While many people will make plans to visit the fair over the weekend, fans of "The Wizard of Oz" should note that there's a costume contest happening on Wednesday, April 27. No real Totos will be permitted, but the fair organizers are asking potential Dorothys and Cowardly Lions to go all out. Several areas of the fair have Baum-y handles, too, like the Flying Monkey Stage. Even if you don't make opening day, bet you'll see animals aplenty (if not actual flying monkeys); like all classic fairs, SBFE has its share of bleats and clucks. An online adult ticket is $5.


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Friday, December 30, 2005
Holiday Recap
I've been off work this week and I made a conscious decision to not work on the house. It doesn't make for an exciting blog entry or give me the gratification that getting work done does, but it pays off dividends when I return to "house" work with new zeal and energy.
So, what did we do this week? Went out to for some nice dinners, hit the annual clearance at Anthropologie and REI. Spent time with Mom and Dad & Dave. Went to see Brokeback Mountain and going to see David Sedaris' "Santaland Diaries" tonight. Took some good long walks and actually tried that yoga class I've been meaning to get to for a long while.
One of us got a new 1/4" chisel from Woodcraft this year- guess who? But my most exciting gift is a new Web Camera. The reason for this camera is so I can keep in touch with my sister in CT and her husband and new baby. You see, I am about to become an auntie!
New Year's we like to be very low key. As I've said before I cannot abide expectations of certain days and I just feel like everyone expects too much out of these days we designate as holidays sometimes. This year I did really well and kept an even keel and just relaxed. Another benefit of not pushing myself to work on the house amidst the festivities.
We got a Honey Baked Ham for x-mas dinner and have been eating it all week. And I've been savoring the chocolates from Anderson's Candies that we get from my Dad every year.
Tomorrow, we do plan to work on finishing the entry trim, so we are doing a little bit. I am going to work on a recap of the year like I've seen HiP do. I think it's a great idea to look back at what's been accomplished in the previous year. It's so easy to just keep looking at what needs still to be done.
I am planning to do a recap on installing the new front door lock as well- just haven't been online much this week. That's it for now!
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- Scott in Washington said...
Enjoy your holiday!
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St John Vianney Church 14 September 2013
6.00pm Vigil
Audio Visual operator:
Lyn Mernagh.
Bob Cousins & Terry Plenty.
SM of C:
Neville Webb; Maureen McGrath;
Pauline McNamara.
Altar Servers:
Madeleine Kelly; Robert Wearden;
Ava Warren
Communion to the Sick:
from St Jude's 9.00am
Tim McNamara; Chris Bird & TBA
Burrangiri Respite Care:
Chris Bird.
Church Cleaning: C:
(5.45pm Friday unless
other arrangements
with the presbytery)
Frazer 6288 4324
Rososinski 6288 8259
Webb 6288 5874
Fairburn 0423 345 074
St Jude's Church 15 September 2013
9.00am Mass
Audio Visual operator:
Men's Choir.
Rosemary Burke & Alicia Peterson.
SM of C:
Peter Wynter.
Altar Servers:
Maia Schyvens; Ellen Brown;
Cecelia Maher.
Phil Muttukumaru & John O'Neill
Mirinjani Nursing Home:
Geraldine Lawler/ Donna Philippa; Rosemary Burke/ Michael Green.
Elizabeth Cox/ Kathy Bretz.
Communion to the
Sick in the home:
Ray Finnegan.
Church Cleaning
Group D:
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SACRED HEART vs. ROBERT MORRIS
Game 19 * January 14, 2012 * Charles L. Sewall Center * Moon Township, PA * 7:00 pm
The Storyline... Sacred Heart closes out the Western Pennsylvania portion of the schedule with a stop at Robert Morris Saturday night. The Pioneers overcame 22 turnovers by having their best shooting game of the season (56.1%) in a 71-68 win at Saint Francis (PA) Thursday night. Junior guard Shane Gibson netted 26 points despite a career-high nine turnovers to lead the offense. Gibson has nine 20-point games this season and six in his last seven outings and is averaging 24.4 ppg in Northeast Conference play. The Colonials are looking to rebound from their second-straight loss after falling 78-76 to Quinnipiac on Thursday.
Sacred Heart - Robert Morris All-Time Series... Saturday marks the 21st meeting between the two schools with Robert Morris leading the series 12-8. The Pioneers snapped a four-game Colonial winning streak in the series with an 84-75 win at home in the only meeting last season. Colonials won the only meeting last season, dealing SHU a 64-39 loss. The last SHU win at the Sewall Center was during the 2007-08 season.
The Coaches... Dave Bike (Sacred Heart '69) is in his 34th year as the head coach of Sacred Heart. He has a career record of 514-471, ranking him 20th among active coaches. Only Jim Boheim of Syracuse has spent more time coaching at one institution. He led the Pioneers to eight NCAA Division II tournaments and his 1985-86 team won the national championship while finishing 30-4. Bike was named the national Coach of the Year by the NABC following the title game. Andrew Toole (Penn '03) is in his second season as the head coach at Robert Morris University. Toole is in his fifth season overall at Robert Morris, having served as an assistant in 2007-08 and as associate head coach from 2008 through 2010. Toole led the Colonials to an 18-14 record last year and an appearance in the NEC title game.
Up Next... Sacred Heart returns home for their longest home stand of the season stating Thursday, January 19th. SHU will host Quinnipiac, CCSU, Wagner and the Mount to close out the month.
Quick Hits...
- Sacred Heart has shot 50.0% or better seven times this season but is just 3-4 in those games. SHU is coming off their top-shooting effort of the season in Thursday's win at Saint Francis (PA), burying 56.1% (23-41) on a season-low 41 shots. The Pioneers have shot 50.0% or better in four of their last five games and lead the NEC in shooting on the year (45.8%).
- The Pioneers tied their season-high with 22 turnovers vs. the Red Flash. SHU turned it over 22 times in a loss at Rutgers. Shane Gibson had nine of the Pioneers 22 turnovers, a career-high.
- Offensively, the Pioneers have scored 80 or more points four times this season but are just 1-3 in those games (L 82-80 ot at CCSU; W 84-79 vs. Lafayette; L vs. LIU Brooklyn 87-81; L vs. St. Francis-NY 99-84).
- Defensively, the Pioneers gave up their most points in an NEC game for the first time since the 2007-08 season in the 99-84 loss to St. Francis-NY. SHU lost 100-87 at home to Central Connecticut State in the season finale on March 2, 2008. On the year, SHU has allowed 80 or more points seven times and on three occasions given up 90 or more points.
- Junior Shane Gibson hit for 26 points at SFPA, his ninth 20-point game this year and his sixth in the last seven games. Gibson is second in the NEC in scoring (19.8 ppg). In five NEC games this year, the junior guard is scoring at a 24.4 per game clip.
- Gibson has found his stroke from behind the three-point line and ranks fourth in the NEC making 43.0% (43-100) from downtown on the season. He finished six-for-nine effort against LIU Brooklyn, matching his career-high for three's in a game. He previously hit six treys at Providence and at home against Monmouth, both last season.
- Gibson ranks eighth in the NEC in field goal percentage, creeping over the 50.0% mark on the year. He is shooting 51.6% (131-254).
- Freshman point guard Phil Gaetano is coming off a nine point, nine assist effort at Saint Francis (PA), both career-high marks. Gaetano leads the team with 74 assists, ranking fifth among NEC leaders (4.11 apg). He ranks fifth in assist/turnover ratio (74 a/45 to). As a team, SHU leads the league dishing 15.1 assists per game.
- Freshman guard Steve Glowiak came off the bench for an 11 point night at SFPA. Glowiak make four-of-eight and two-of-five from three. It was his third double digit game this season, all off the bench.
- Injury Bug - Last Thursday marked the first game this season the Pioneers did not play at least 10 players in a game. SHU continues to be without the services of senior guard Steve Zazuri. Starting point guard Evan Kelley was forced out of the line-up after suffering an ankle injury in the loss to LIU and has missed the last two games. Junior center Justin Swidowski was limited to just four minutes at Saint Francis (PA) after suffering a shoulder injury. He did not return to the game and is questionable for Saturday's game at Robert Morris.
Last Meeting with Robert Morris... The Sacred Heart Pioneers shot a scorching 61.9% (26-42) and had five players in double figures as they dealt Robert Morris an 84-75 loss in the Pitt Center on January 29, 2011. SHU guard Shane Gibson led the SHU scoring contingent with 19 points while forward Nick Greenbacker chipped in a career-high 17 points to help end an 0-5 stretch at home in conference play last season. Robert Morris's Velton Jones led all scorers with 22 points. The Pioneers made 13-of-21 shots in both the first and second halves and held a big advantage at the free throw line. SHU made 26-of-32 at the charity stripe, 22-of-26 coming in the second half. The Colonials went to the line just 11 times, making eight in the loss. SHU also dished out a season-high 21 assists led by senior Jerrell Thompson who passed out a career-high 15 in the win. Gibson's 19 points came on six-of-10 shooting while Greenbacker finished seven-of-nine while collecting six rebounds, a steal and a block. Chris Evans finished with 14 points and six rebounds while Stan Dulaire had 10 points and six boards. SHU's Evan Kelley came off the bench for 13 points, making nine-of-10 at the free throw line. Thompson's 15 assists came against just one turnover while he added seven points, all at the free throw line. The Colonials shot 44.4% (28-63) and were outrebounded 31-26. Karon Abraham finished with 19 points while Lawrence Bridges and Gary Wallace came off the bench for 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Facing the Colonials - Last 10 Meetings (Tied 5-5)...
1/27/11 SHU 84 RMU 75 Pitt Center
2/18/10 RMU 64 SHU 39 Sewell Center
2/12/09 RMU 85 SHU 79 Sewell Center
1/10/09 RMU 72 SHU 70 (ot) Pitt Center
2/28/08 RMU 82 SHU 69 Pitt Center
1/13/08 SHU 82 RMU 69 Sewell Center
1/18/07 SHU 84 RMU 82 Sewell Center
12/7/06 SHU 90 RMU 74 Pitt Center
2/26/05 RMU 77 SHU 74 Sewell Center


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Hollywood has often taken a disapproving stance toward Big Oil in recent years, from "Syriana" (2005) and "An Inconvenient Truth" (2006) to "Avatar" (2009) and "Cars 2" (2011). Even Disney's new "Muppets" movie stars an oil baron as the bad guy.
Despite all this bad publicity, though, one Canadian oil company is apparently still a fan of the film industry. It's such a big fan, in fact, that it has built its brand identity — and the identities of its subsidiaries — around the names of Hollywood studios. And now it's adding another one to the list, it announced this week, with a new oil sands spinoff called Pixar Petroleum Corp.
That may sound odd, since the word "Pixar" is most famously associated with Pixar Animation Studios, the Disney-owned producer of such film franchises as the "Cars" and "Toy Story" movies. But it's business as usual for the parent company, Paramount Resources Ltd., which has a history of borrowing studio names.
Not only does its own name echo Paramount Pictures, owned by Viacom Inc., but many of its subsidiaries follow a similar pattern. Paramount Resources wholly owns Fox Drilling Inc. and Summit Resources Inc., which share names with the studios Twentieth Century Fox and Summit Entertainment LLC, respectively. It also owns a nearly $300 million stake in Trilogy Energy Corp. (reminiscent of Trilogy Entertainment Group) and more than $8 million in MGM Energy Corp. (similar to MGM Studios). None of these may stand out on its own, but together they seem to suggest a film fixation.
Pixar Petroleum ups the ante a bit, too, since "Pixar" isn't as generic of a term as "Paramount," "Summit" or "Trilogy." The original Pixar took its name from the Pixar Animation Computer, which was designed by a division of Lucasfilm that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs bought in 1986. The word was coined by Alvy Ray Smith and other founders of that animation studio, evoking "pixel" to sound like a made-up Spanish verb meaning "to make pictures." Jobs' investment group renamed the studio Pixar, and it soon became the multibillion-dollar producer of such hits as "Toy Story," "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles." Disney bought Pixar in 2006 for $7.4 billion.
Paramount Resources hasn't offered much insight into its naming decisions. Jim Riddell, the company's president and chief operating officer, didn't respond to MNN's request for a comment on Friday, and a Nov. 28 press release about Pixar Petroleum makes no mention of Pixar Animation Studios. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Paramount's pattern has been "a long-running mystery" to energy industry analysts.
Disney isn't amused by the apparent homage, telling the WSJ that "we intend to take the appropriate legal action." It remains unclear what that action would be, though, since the two Pixars operate in such different commercial spheres. While Disney owns entertainment-related trademarks on the Pixar name, its reach may not extend to the oil industry, which presumably has little audience overlap with "Ratatouille" or "WALL-E." The rules on brand trademarks are less rigid when two companies have distinct customer bases — like Delta Faucets and Delta Air Lines, for example.
"In an infringement claim, the issue is whether ... the relevant consuming public is likely to be confused," an intellectual property attorney tells the WSJ. "But just because you have a mark in one area, like in animation, doesn't mean you have a monopoly on a mark." Executives at Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and other studios have said they either didn't know about their oil-industry doppelgangers, or have no intention of pursuing legal action.
Paramount's naming method may be unconventional, but it's not unprecedented. Enron, the now-bankrupt Texas energy firm, created "shell companies" to hide its accounting fraud, and gave some of them "Star Wars"-based names like Chewco (à la Chewbacca) and Joint Energy Development Investment Ltd., or JEDI. There's no indication that Paramount Resources is involved in any such misdeeds, however — its Hollywood crush seems innocent, at least aside from any future trademark battles.
According to the Nov. 28 press release, Pixar Petroleum will combine all of Paramount's oil sands and carbonate-bitumen interests into one subsidiary. Paramount owns an array of fossil resources in Canada and the U.S. (as detailed in its 2010 annual report), and now Pixar Petroleum takes over its stake in the lucrative but controversial oil sands — the same type of oil sands behind the now-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline. Developing oil sands often requires clearing tracts of old-growth forest, and is also more energy- and carbon-intensive than traditional crude.
Yet even though Pixar Animation Studios and Disney have recently cast Big Oil as a bad guy — specifically the "über bad guy" in "Cars 2," as director John Lassester put it, and embodied by unscrupulous oilman Tex Richman in "The Muppets" — Paramount Resources seems unfazed. As the company boasted in its press release, "The creation of Pixar will allow for the accelerated development of these high impact, capital intensive properties, on a self-funding basis, which will further unlock the value of these assets for the benefit of Paramount's shareholders."
Here's the theatrical trailer for "Cars 2," which was released in June of this year:
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Our Leadership
Our Board of Directors
James P. Daley
Vice President, Administration
Alastair C. Torrance
Kilmorie Consulting
New South Wales, Australia
Vice President, Technical
Braden Lusk
Dyno Nobel
Janeen Smith
J. Smith & Associates, LLC
John Watson
Past President
John W. Eloranta (Jack)
Eloranta & Associates Inc.
Michael Allen
Mark Dean
William Hissem
Doug O. Hoy
Daniel Johansson
Kristen Kolden
Daniel Leach
Enrique Munaretti
Kurt Oakes
Yong Pan
William Reisz
Cameron Thomas
Simon Tose
Executive Director
J. Winston Forde
Awards Committee
Goal: To recommend a recipient for an Annual Award of Merit and other awards and to function as a mechanism for administration of these awards, which it believes promote the objectives of the society. Executive Liaison: Alastair Torrance; Chair: Janeen Smith
Blasters' Training and Education Committee
Goal: To promote training for the benefit of members and others who apply scientific principals and techniques as they pertain to the use, handling, manufacture, transportation and storage of explosives. Executive Liaison: John Watson; Chair: Kurt Oakes; Vice Chair Kristen Kolden
Conference Advisory Committee
Goal: An ad hoc committee developed to serve as a liaison for members to discuss suggestions for changes to the annual conference related to the non-technical activities and make recommendations to the executive director and the board of directors. Executive Liaison: Braden Lusk; Chair: Mark Dean
Conference Program Committee
Goal: To plan and organize the program of technical presentations at the annual conference. Executive Liaison: Braden Lusk; Chair: Doug Hoy; Vice Chair: Catherine Johnson
Constitution Committee
Goal: To monitor and propose changes to the organization's key governance documents. Executive Liaison: Alastair Torrance; Chair: John Watson
Ethics Committee
Goal: To be a sounding board for ethics concerns from members and to implement a monitoring system to handle inquires. Chair: Alastair Torrance
Explosives Security; Government Affairs and Transportation; Technical, Safety, and Environment Committee
Goal: To review standards and regulations regarding the security of explosives in the industry. Executive Liaison: John Watson; Chair: William Reisz
Finance Committee
Executive Liaison: Janeen Smith; Chair: Ric Hosley
Foundation Scholarship Committee
Goal: To support the education goals of the SEE Education Foundation. Scholarships are awarded to applicants who meet the following: Currently pursuing technical undergraduate, graduate or doctorate degrees in fields of education related to the commercial explosives industry; Must have completed at least one year of an accredited post secondary program; Able to demonstrate financial need. Executive Liaison: Jack Eloranta; Chair: Travis Davidsavor
International Committee
Goal: To implement the promotion of international relations and affiliations with organizations in the explosives field and related industries. Executive Liaison: Jim Daley; Chair: Simon Tose
ISEE Standards Committee
Goal: To develop and maintain standards consistent with the policies established by the board of directors. Executive Liaison: Doug Hoy; Chair: Ken Eltschlager
Membership and Chapter Development Committee
Goal: To promote membership in the society and make recommendations in the interest of members and ISEE. Executive Liaison: Jim Daley; Chair: Daniel Leach
Nominating Committee
Goal: To monitor and recruit candidates for the board of directors with a focus on strategic planning and resource needs for the governance of the organization. Executive Liaison: Alastair Torrance; Chair: Jack Eloranta
Planning Committee
Goal: To consider the long-range objectives for the society to determine the effectiveness with which the organization's objectives are being met. Executive Liaison: Alastair Torrance; Chair: Braden Lusk
Public Education and Public Relations Committee
Goal: To make recommendations regarding society activities that focus on raising public awareness, understanding and appreciation of the explosives industry. Executive Liaison: Daniel Leach; Chair: Tristan Worsey
Publications Committee
Goal: To review and recommend to the board of directors the policy to be established respecting the technical content of the official publication of the society (Journal of Explosives Engineering). Executive Liaison: Jack Eloranta; Chair: William Reisz
Drilling Section
- To conduct a meeting at the ISEE annual meeting; to form work groups within the section to examine drilling issues.
- To develop standards for drilling practices.
- To exchange information about drilling through the Journal of Explosives Engineering and the ISEE website.
- To submit papers on drilling safety, controls accuracy and new technologies for a drilling session at the annual conference.
Chair: Jim Peterson; Executive Liaison: Bill Hissem
Seismograph Section
- To conduct a meeting at the ISEE annual meeting.
- To form work groups within the section to examine seismograph issues.
- To develop standards for seismograph use.
- To exchange information about the blast vibration field through the Journal of Explosives Engineering and the ISEE website.
- To establish standards for seismograph equipment calibrations, standard protocol for testing and performance and user guidelines.
Chair: Kristin Kolden; Vice Chair: Doug Hoy
Fragblast Section
- To organize the International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting
- To develop and produce the Blasting & Fragmentation Journal with papers focusing primarily in the area of fragmentation by blasting from scientists and engineers from around the world.
Chair: Jose Sanchidrian; Executive Liaison: Daniel Johansson
Emerging Professionals Section
- Grow new industry professionals' involvement in the society by engaging, retaining, and mentoring new members through providing professional networking opportunities and guidance.
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The flowers are placed in the church today by Charlie, Nancy and Julie Beth McConnell in loving memory of Charlie's dad, Tige McConnell, and Charlie's sister, Linda Darby, on their birthdays.
We will not have Wednesday night services; instead, we will meet at 6 pm and share sandwiches together (bring your favorite sandwiches, drink and dessert). Then at 7 pm, we will go to the auditorium to watch a movie together, "The Wager†starring Randy Travis. "The Wager†is a soulful story of conviction and redemption that reminds us that in the face of adversity, we must find the strength to do what is right.
We have received $3580.08 toward our $5500 goal for Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. This offering supports over 5500 missionaries. Pray and give!
The newsletter for January will be mailed out on December 30th. If you have information to be included in the newsletter, please have it in the church office by tomorrow morning, December 28th.
Winter Bible Study starts February 10th on Wednesday nights. This year's study is "Stories for Life-Parables of the Kingdom in Matthew.†We need eight teachers, and we only have two signed up. You do not have to be a regular teacher to teach. Sign-up sheet is in the vestibule.
Youth and parents: The portion of what you owe on the $54 deposit is due today. Austin has the break down posted on his door. Please give the remaining needed money to Austin today!
If anyone wants the youth to do some work in the next two weeks, please put a note in Austin's box or send an e-mail email@example.com.
There are Christmas cards in the vestibule that have not been picked up. Please go by and check to see if you have any.
Key number 2 to the Fellowship Building is missing. If you have it, please return it to the Key Box in the church office. Thanks
Rev. and Mrs. Addis and the entire church family extend Christian love and sympathy to the Steve Elrod family in the home going of Steve's stepmother, Lucille Sayers Elrod and to Harold Herd and family in the home going of Harold's sister, Pauline Whitted.
Thank you church family for the fruit and the check you gave me for Christmas. My prayer is that all of you have a Jesus-filled year in 2010. Love in Christ, Ann


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Common Moto G4 and G4+ issues and their solutions.Tags >> Motorola , Android News By : Sajid Ayaz January 25,2017
Since the market revival of the company, Motorola has provided the smartphones market with good durable phones. The Moto G series boasts the company's take on budget phones, the Moto G4 and G4+ phones provide some sweet features on top of the budget offer. Since their release over 6 months ago, the devices have had a fair share of glitches. With the recent update of Android 7.0 Nougat platform coming to the devices, many issues have been resolved automatically like extended battery life and many other minor bugs. Many still remain but they can be fixed easily. Here's a list of the known problems and their easy solutions.
1. Yellow tinted display
A slightly yellow tinge to the display screen has been a very common issue. Coming from different manufacturers, it is possible that your device received an LCD that tilts towards the warmer scale of display temperature.
To get a better display output, you may consider switching display from standard mode to vibrant. To do so, go to Settings>Display>color mode and make your selection.
If this does not improve the output, you might want to head over to a service center to make sure there isn't any hardware problem.
2. Ghost touch during charging
Another reported issue is of random touches especially while the device is charging. Users have reported no input register by the touchscreen and random switching off of the display.
To tackle this problem, it is advised to use a different adapter or cable as the phone might be receiving charge input of more quantity than required especially if your charging socket is not properly grounded. The service centers have claimed that they have a solution to these ghost touches without interfering with the hardware. If you still face the problem even after taking the device to the service center, it is advised that you should get the device replaced.
3. Overheating
Device overheating during heavy usage like while gaming or heavy browsing have been reported many times. Almost all smartphones overheat when the CPU has to function at its peak. Motorola directly addressed the issue with the following pointers regarding the activity and possible ways to minimize heating;
1. Video recording; put the device in airplane mode/ Turn off stabilization.
2. Avoid turbo charger when room temperatures are high.
3. When watching videos or gaming, make sure you're not in a hot zone.
4. Avoid putting the phone under direct sunlight.
5. Hold off power intensive activities if the device is already hot. Let it cool down.
6. Remove the extra case to facilitate quicker cool down.
Though these solutions seem highly impractical, we'd still advise you to get the device replaced if it is overheating abnormally.
4. App crash and restart
Some users have reported random app crashes and device restarting. If you are facing this issue, we recommend booting into safe mode to check for any buggy applications. To do so, hold the Power button till you see the power off dialog. Press and tap the Power off button till you see the reboot to safe mode. Press OK to boot to safe mode.
Take note that once in safe mode, all third-party applications will be turned off and you will be able to see if the issue lies in the Operating Software itself. If the device does not reboot, it means there is a faulty app installed which needs to be removed.
If removing the application bears no result, a factory reset can be performed. Go to settings>Backup & reset, turn off Automatic restore and then tap Factory data reset>Reset phone. This should get the issue solved. If not, Visit the service center.
5. Short battery life
The Moto G4 and G4+ easily last a day on full charge out of the box. If you are facing an unusual battery drain, follow the steps;
1. Power intensive applications: Head to Settings>Battery to see a list of applications that might be eating the battery.
2. Turn on Battery saver mode: This mode enables you to get the most out of the battery.
3. Display settings: a lower brightness level of the screen and a shorter sleep interval will give a good boost to the battery life.
6. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
Such networking problems are not limited to just the G series. If you face problems of this nature, the first thing to do is figure out where the issue lies and try using a different device to connect to the same network. If that does not help, try disconnecting and start from ground zero. From the Wifi settings, select Forget network. Reconnect with the same network. This works most of the times. If not, restart the router or reset the modem. Same goes with the bluetooth issue. Unpair an already paired device and reconnect. If this fails, head over to settings>Backup & reset>Network settings reset.
Every electronic device faces problems and glitches. Sometimes the issues are easily resolved while other times a more technical help is needed. Feel free to contact your service centers to ensure that you have the device working at optimal capacity.
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Help Carl and Russel navigate the house in search of Paradise Fals! Use your mouse to avoid obstacles because the number of balloons you have reduces with every hit. Make sure you pick up hellium thoughout your trip or your house might not stay afloat!
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