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Recovered from a time capsule in 2008, this is a hip hop epic unearthed.
Featuring Boss of Sword of I-Ching, and Gravity Jones.
Opening the Gray – An Interview with Boss
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An interview with rapper / beat poet, Boss (Crown Jewels / Swords of I-Ching). A reflection upon origins, intent, and philosophies. Check out the new Boss album Defining Boss, available January 2011.
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Being that this has been one of the worst winters on record for the mitten state, I am really looking forward to spring. And, one of my favorite things to do come springtime, besides the usual spring clean, is to try a few crafty projects to add new life into my freshly cleaned space. Here are five projects I am looking forward to trying out over the next few months:
Retro Swag Light
One of the things I have been on the search for is a swag light to replace a temporary one over my bar in my living room. This project seems to be super easy and I love that I can customize it to match the colors in my room perfectly.
Record Sidetable
In the same room as my bar swag light dilemma, I have my record collection and turntable. This project also looks super easy and all the supplies can be easily found at thrift stores. A perfect use for heavily scratched records!
Retro Pintuck Pillow
What vintage lover doesn't like these pillows? I have a few vintage ones, but they are getting harder to come by around these parts, plus being able to select colors that will match the given space they will reside in and knowing they are clean is quite appealing.
Vintage Planter iPhone Dock
Isn't this just the cutest thing ever? While I am not one that normally goes in for upcycling, sometimes I think taking an item that isn't functional (as in the scratched records above or the following project below) and morphing it into something that is functional. I have an abundance of vintage planters and I will never have enough plants to fill them all. Plus, this is going to look so adorable on my bedside table! By the way, if you aren't already following Ashlee, you totally should!
Vintage Watch Locket
I recently bought a huge lot of vintage costume jewelry and in the bunch were several non-working vintage watches. While I could get them repaired (and some I might), I am always coming across vintage watches that are no longer in working order. I love what a creative idea this is and can't wait to transform one of my out of order watches into this sweet memento.
What crafty projects are you looking forward to working on this spring?

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Sam's story
Sam was an undergraduate at MIT, studying Physics, when he met Will MacAskill. Will had just given a talk presenting the basic ideas of 80,000 Hours, including earning to give. Sam was undecided about what to do after graduation, and became more convinced that, given his quantitative skills, earning to give could be the right first step.
He was introduced to several members of our community, who told him about the company where he now works. He tried an internship as a quantitative trader, and found he liked the company and was especially good at the work. The work involved using statistics and economics to create computer programs to place trades when the prices of two similar assets get out of line. Performing well requires good maths and programming skills, combined with a betting mindset and the quick thinking of a good poker player.
He's now in his first year. Although he's not having much impact directly through his work, he'll soon be making annual donations in the six figures – probably a bigger immediate impact than he could have made elsewhere. At the same time, the role builds his technical skills, communication skills, abilities to make decisions under pressure, and experience within business and finance; all of which give him lots of options for the future. Read more about quantitative trading.


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SingPost allows posties to track deliveries with mobile app
SmartPost – the digitalisation of Singapore's postal operations, has gone 'live'.
All of SingPost's 1,000 postmen and postwomen are now using a proprietary mobile app, in conjunction with Near Field Communication (NFC) tags installed at about 15,000 delivery points. The system allows the tracking of deliveries and electronic signing-over of registered mail in the current phase.
SingPost has also unveiled an integrated last-mile platform called LaMP. The technology brings together retailers and logistics providers to create open eCommerce ecosystems that offer businesses unparalleled control and flexibility with their parcel deliveries. Discussions with several retail and logistics partners to join the platform are at an advanced stage.
Other applications, including mobile notification of delivery status and notification for post office collection due to missed deliveries, will be rolled out subsequently by 2020 in the next phase.
These innovations are key components of SingPost's digital strategy to connect communities into the future world of eCommerce, building on the reliable and affordable postal services that the Group has provided in Singapore for the past 160 years.
Mr Paul Coutts, Group Chief Executive Officer of SingPost, said, "SingPost has a long and storied history and the business has evolved tremendously over the past 160 years. Yet our fundamental ethos remains unchanged: to deliver the best experience for our customers. In digitalising the postal service, we look to contribute to Singapore's Smart Nation vision, bringing fresh customer experiences, powerful urban logistics solutions, and opportunities to upskill our people with new capabilities for the future.
"SmartPost and LaMP build on our strong culture of innovation, harnessing technology to enhance our strengths in postal and logistics operations, and advance our position as a global eCommerce logistics and postal leader," he added.


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Avoiding plan-continuation bias
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With the introduction of OS v2.0 for its award-winning appliance family, StorSimple is raising the bar on the value of enterprise cloud storage by enabling broader operating system support, broader application support, enterprise manageability and features, and improved data recovery granularity.
|Higher Local Capacity
New appliance models with higher capacity controllers, NVRAM and increased local storage capacity with Enterprise SSD and HDDs.
|Performance Enhancements
|Higher capacity controllers with NVRAM support, along with software optimizations offer enterprise-level read/write performance and an order of magnitude increase over previous versions
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|Allows flexible scheduling of WAN bandwidth allocation according to day of the week and time of day combination allowing for better utilization of WAN bandwidth during off peak hours. Different QoS schedules are permitted for different cloud accounts
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|Support for additional cloud storage providers including Rackspace, IIJ, Nifty, Google and HP (Beta) has been introduced. In addition, native support for selection of Amazon regions and use of Amazon's Reduced Redundancy Storage (RRS) has also been introduced
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In the great state of Utah and, more specifically, in the city of Eagle Mountain, Funds4Claims is the best choice as your lawsuit funding source for all of your litigation finance needs. Funds4Claims offers quick and easy, low cost settlement loans to Eagle Mountain and all of its surrounding areas. Funds4Claims is a lawsuit funding company that offers low-cost lawsuit loans to residents of Eagle Mountain and surrounding cities. With Funds4Claims it is easy for residents of Eagle Mountain to qualify for lawsuit funding, we do not require personal or business credit. The only requirement for a lawsuit cash advance is that you have a valid lawsuit. Our lawsuit financing can help you pay for the cost of litigation or for any other expenses you need money for, we do not carry restrictions on how you use your lawsuit money. Funds4Claims is a highly respected lawsuit funding company that cares about their clients. We strive to provide financial stability for people living in Eagle Mountain going through the extensive court processes associated with a lawsuit. In addition, Funds4Claims provides litigation funding in Eagle Mountain, Utah for: Pre Settlement Funding, Post Settlement Funding, Structured Settlement Funding, Commercial Lawsuit Funding, and Law Firm Funding.
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The Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS) is proud to be working, under the the direction of the Special Education Division on the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), to develop and expand a variety of resources focused on the needs of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other disabilities who are transitioning from secondary education to postsecondary education or the workforce.
The goals of this project is to create resources that can be used by students with ASD, their family members, secondary and postsecondary educators and staff, employers, and members of the community, to better understand the transition process, the unique barriers faced by individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and to assist them in working towards or providing equitable access in the workplace/postsecondary setting.
The webpage for ATTA can be found at the following link: Autismcollegeandcareer.com
Presentations and Resources related to this project can be found at the following page: ATTA Resources


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AREA Chicago is the result of the labor and energy of over 300 people throughout Chicago. AREA has a basic structure and a flexible set of working relationships that change depending on what publication or event is being developed, on special projects we might undertake and so on. Always guiding the project and giving it life, are the AREA advisors and the many contributors to the publications and events. Outlined below are some of the specific groups and individuals that make the whole project work. In addition, please see the editorial team for each of the print publications.
AREA Advisors
The Advisory Group meets 4x per year for and also for a day-long retreat to brainstorm, plan and reflect on the work of the organization.
Current Advisors: Sarah Jane Rhee, Sherry Williams, Claudia Garcia-Rojas, Rozalinda Borcila, Gabrielle Toth, Rachel Wallis, Frank Edwards, Sam Barnett, Robin Hewlett, Jerome Grand, Rebecca Zorach, Jayne Hileman, Martin Macias, Elise Zelekowski, Anne Dodge, Mohamed Medhi, Mecca Brooks, Phillis Humphries
Past Advisors: Annie Knepler, Jim Duignan, Amanda Guiterrez, Micah Maidenberg, Salem Collo-Julin, Martha Boyd, Laurie Palmer, Emily Forman, Tammy Ko Robinson, Demetrio Maguigad, Michelle Vannatta, Brett Bloom, Dan S. Wang, Kristen Cox, Claire Pentecost, Alex Blanchette, Lisa Sousa, Aaron Sarver, Cassie Fennel, Nance Klehm, Erica Meiners, Karen Reyes, Eric Triantafillou, Laurie Jo Reynolds, Lisa Lee, Dakota Brown, Beth Gutelius, Charles Vinz, David Marques, David Omotoso Stovall, Ryan Hollon, Daniel Tucker, Lee Ann Norman, Ashley Weger, Therese Quinn, n. sol ireri unzueta carrasco, Mairead Case, Dave Pabellon, Prudence Browne, Isaac Steiner, Abigail Satinsky
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A small group, elected from among the Advisors, that meets very often!! Council facilitates the working processes internal to the AREA community, helping to coordinate and also to support the various efforts of advisors, working groups, editors and contributors.
Current Advisory Council: Jayne Hileman, Rozalinda Borcila
Three CORE positions, meeting every week and monthly with the Council. COREdinators provide support and attend to the ongoing needs of the organization and its various publishing efforts. These three roles are Web and Social Media CORE (Muindi Fanuel Muindi), People CORE (Samuel Barnett) and Finance CORE (Gabrielle Toth).
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Hey, Earl-Leigh Designs readers!
I'm Nicole and I'm the gal behind the blog, Bloom.
I'm a member of the 20 Something Bloggers community (And if you're a 20 something blogger, you should be, too!) and this is my very first "blog swap".
I signed up having no idea what kind of blogger I would be swapping with, and I would be lying if I told you I wasn't nervous. But, the minute my partner was posted and I clicked my way over to Earl's blog my fears faded. Earl seems like a sweet, fun-loving gal and I'm so honored to get to post for her today!
So, the theme of this blog swap is Summer. And, really, who doesn't love summer?
I'm a travel lover. I'd rather live in a tiny house and travel the world than live in a gigantic mansion and never leave my hometown. This summer, I got the chance to take several fun trips, but my favorite being New York City. This wasn't my first time in the Big Apple, but it was one of my favorite trips to date! Here are a few highlights:
1. Checking out 9/11 memorabilia.
2. Seeing the city from a bird's eye view.
3. Enjoying yummy snacks.
4. Taking in the sights.
5. Being there with my guy.
It was a beautiful trip and one that I will treasure forever! But, I didn't post on Earl's blog today just to tell you about my fun, Summer trip. I want to encourage you to get out there. Money may be tight and your schedule may be packed, but get out there. There is so much for us to take in and experience right in our own backyard. Do you live in a town that does a free concert series? Go! Are you near a local farmer's market? Check it out! There is so much for you to experience without having to jump on a plane and spend a load of cash. You can try something new, fun, and exciting right where you live. All you have to do is open your eyes to the experiences around you!
Thanks for having me, Earl and Earl-Leigh Design readers!
Thank you for visiting Nicole! You are welcome back anytime…especially if you bring more cupcakes!-Earl


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Tottenham may need to add more experience to win league - Darren Fletcher
West Brom captain Darren Fletcher has suggested Tottenham may need to wise up and add more experience if they are to win the Barclays Premier League.
Spurs' chance appears to be over this season after their surprise draw against the Baggies left Leicester just three points away from being crowned champions.
Mauricio Pochettino's men have won many admirers for their verve and vibrant style of football, but points dropped at home against the likes of Stoke, Swansea and Newcastle, as well as West Brom, look to have cost them dear.
Spurs missed several chances to put the result beyond doubt on Monday night and then seemed shell-shocked when Tony Pulis' side equalised, failing to respond in the 18 minutes thereafter.
Fletcher, who won four league titles with Manchester United as well as the Champions League in 2008, says title-winning teams are more ruthless.
"You've got to rise to the pressure and thrive under it," Fletcher said,
"You've got to see it as a challenge and win games ugly. You've got to throw people in the box and see games out when you're winning 1-0.
"Passing the ball out from the back is nice and it's pretty on the eye but when you're winning 1-0 against West Brom, you shut up shop, see the game out and hit on the counter-attack.
"Who knows? It's not for me to say because Tottenham have had a fantastic season. They've been a credit to the league and playing against them is really difficult."
Tottenham's time may yet come again, given Pochettino is in charge of the youngest squad in the division, with blossoming talents like Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Christian Eriksen all set to improve even further.
There may be a case for adding extra experience in the summer, however, particularly if Spurs have to balance a renewed challenge with a tilt in the Champions League next season.
"To be honest at Manchester United we always had experience - we had Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Roy Keane," Fletcher said.
"They'd been there and done it, they were calm, and the manager had been there and done it. We were very fortunate to be around such people.
"It isn't easy. You do have to take one game at a time and you do have to realise sometimes the last three of four games are the most important in the whole season."
Tottenham's blip means Leicester are on the cusp of completing their fairytale campaign. They need a maximum of three points from their three remaining matches and will win the league at Old Trafford on Sunday with a victory over Fletcher's former club.
"You can't comprehend it, it's unbelievable but at the same time they thoroughly deserve it," Fletcher said.
"They've got quality, desire, they can sit in and defend for their lives. They're dogged, they can play, counter-attack, they've got a lot of attributes and it's just all seemed to come together for them.
"They've played some fantastic football. You know how they're going to play but you can't stop it."
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If you've had an unsatisfactory meal, you should be sure to know your rights and how to complain.
It's fair to expect that a trip to a restaurant should be an enjoyable experience, but if it falls short you should be aware of how to make a complaint. Consumer rights apply to restaurants as well, meaning that the law has you covered in these situations. If you've been let down by your dining experience, there are a number of steps you can take to resolve the issue.
When eating at a restaurant, you are entitled to the same rights as with any other goods and services, including the requirement that the food should be "as described" and "of reasonable quality". Obviously, it must also be safe to eat.
An example of a meal not being "as described" might be if it did not include some of the ingredients you expected or were promised. Not being "of reasonable quality" might mean that it is burnt or undercooked. Of course, "reasonable quality" might mean different things to different people, but in many cases it will be obvious if the food is not up to par.
As soon as you realise that your food is not up to standards, you should stop eating it and complain to a member of staff. You can ask for something else from the menu, ask that the dish be replaced, or simply opt not to eat. You should not have to pay for any meal you reject in this way, although you should of course pay for anything else that you ate or drank. You should also pay if they bring you a replacement meal which you deem acceptable.
If the member of staff serving you is unable to help you with your complaint, you should ask to speak to the manager instead. If you have difficulty persuading the manager that you should not have to pay for the unsatisfactory portion of the meal, you have several options available to you. You could pay the remainder of the bill, minus the amount owed for the food you rejected. If you do this, leave your contact details with the restaurant so they can chase you up for the remaining money if they genuinely believe that you should have paid. You will subsequently be able to make further protests if you feel you are in the right.
Alternatively, you could pay the bill in full, but make it clear that you are paying "under protest", write "paying under protest" on the bill itself and give your contact details to the restaurant. This will help you to claim a refund at a later date by sending the manager a letter of complaint. You can even take them to the small claims court if they do not respond within a reasonable amount of time, although it is unlikely that this would ordinarily be a necessary or worthwhile action to take.
If you develop food poisoning after eating at a restaurant, this is clearly a more serious matter, and you may be able to claim compensation. It can be hard to prove that you got food poisoning from a specific meal, but if you believe you can, you should gather any evidence required (including a doctor's note) and make a complaint to the restaurant. You can claim for the cost of the meal, plus compensation for pain and suffering, any loss of earnings that resulted from your illness and any other financial losses you incurred as a result of the food poisoning.
Food should always be prepared in clean and hygienic conditions. If you are concerned that food is not being stored or prepared properly, that the people handling the food are unclean, or that the premises where the food is being served are dirty or in bad condition, you may be able to argue that the food is not of satisfactory quality. You could ask for a refund because of this.
You may also want to contact your local environmental health department, who will be able to check up on whether the restaurant is meeting hygiene standards under the law.
Sometimes, dining out can be ruined not by the food itself but by the poor or unpleasant service provided by the waiting staff. Fortunately, your consumer rights still apply in these circumstances.
The relevant parts of the law state that any service must be done "with reasonable care and skill" and "within a reasonable time". This covers problems such as being treated poorly by staff or experiencing lengthy waits with no obvious cause before being served.
Bear in mind that "reasonable" can mean different things depending on the situation. For example, you would expect to wait longer for your food during the dinner rush than if you were sitting in an otherwise empty café at 3pm. Likewise, the quality of service in a burger bar would not be expected to match that of a high-class restaurant.
If you encounter poor service at a restaurant, you should make a complaint to the staff member who has been responsible for serving you, and ask to speak to the manager if you do not consider their response acceptable.
How your complaint is handled is at the discretion of the restaurant. You may be offered a discount on your bill or free drinks or desserts, for example.
If the service was poor, you can refuse to pay a service charge, even if it is considered compulsory and was stated upfront. However, you must pay the remainder of the bill, as you cannot refuse to pay for food you've eaten simply because the service was poor.
If the restaurant is unhappy with your refusal to pay the service charge, you can leave them your contact details to show that you are not simply trying to get out of paying the bill. They can then get in touch with you for the rest of the money later, though you may wish to contest this further.
Alternatively, you can choose to pay "under protest", noting this on the bill, and contact the restaurant with a letter of complaint later, asking for a refund due to the bad service. If they do not give you a satisfactory response, you could take the issue to a small claims court, although it is unlikely that this would be a reasonable response in all but the most extreme of cases.
You should only be charged the price stated on the menu for your food, though other fees, such as service charges, may be added to the bill. If you find that you have been overcharged, you can ask to have the prices reduced to those listed on the menu.
If the restaurant does not display its prices, you should not be charged more than a "reasonable amount" for the food. Exactly what is reasonable can sometimes be a matter of opinion, but it will sometimes be apparent that you are being overcharged.
It is important to note that if a restaurant does not display prices for their food, or attempts to charge its customers more than the listed price, it may be committing a criminal offence. You should contact your local Trading Standards office if this happens to you.
If a compulsory service charge is stated upfront, whether in writing or verbally, this is considered part of your agreement with the restaurant. By eating there you have accepted that you will pay the charge, unless the service turns out to be unacceptably bad (see 'Poor service' above).
However, if a service charge pops up on your bill unexpectedly, you are not required to pay it and can ask for it to be reduced or removed entirely. This kind of service charge can only ever be considered voluntary, even if the restaurant states otherwise, as you were not informed of it before dining and therefore have not agreed to pay it.
If you have reserved a table at a restaurant but they have double-booked and you don't get to eat there, you can claim compensation for this. You should be able to claim back the cost of the journey to the restaurant, as well as compensation for any distress or inconvenience caused if, for example, the meal was for a special occasion. If you have to dine at an alternative restaurant due to a double-booking, you may even be able to recover any extra money you had to spend as a result.
Under the Licensing Act 2003, any establishment which serves alcoholic drinks must also supply free tap water to customers. In restaurants where alcohol is not on sale, however, there is no requirement for them to supply free drinking water. They may charge you for water or not offer it at all.
Any restaurant serving alcoholic drinks, or which is open after 11pm, must have toilets available for the use of customers. Those which do not meet these criteria are not necessarily required to have toilet facilities available for customers, though they are advised to do so and some local authorities may also require it.


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1- Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think. Dir. Rob Gardner. Perf. Dalia Mogahed, John Esposito, Rami George Khouri,Kenneth Pollack . Unity Productions Foundation, 2009. DVD. www.upf.tv/films-menu/inside-islam.html
2- Emerick, Yahiya. The complete idiot's guide to understanding Islam. Indianapolis, IN: Alpha, 2002. Print.
3- Sultan, Sohaib. The Koran for dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Pub., 2004. Print.
4- Malik, Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam. English Translation of the Meaning of Al-Quran The Guidance for Mankind. Houston: The Institute of Islamic Knowledge, 1997. Print.
5- Ahmed, Sameera, and Mona M Amer. Counseling Muslims: a mental health handbook. New York, NY: Brunner-Routledge, 2011. Print.
6- Teaching About Islam and Muslims in the Public School Classroom. 3rd ed. California: Council on Islamic Education, 2002. Print.
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The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.
ICHITIOC 2022: 16. International Conference on Health Information Technology, Innovations, Opportunities and Challenges aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Health Information Technology, Innovations, Opportunities and Challenges. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Health Information Technology, Innovations, Opportunities and Challenges
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College Station, Texas - Allen Patrick ran for a career-high 173 yards and No. 18 Oklahoma sealed a 17-16 victory Saturday night over No. 21 Texas A&M; by converting a fourth-and-inches from its own 29 with 1:29 remaining.
The Sooners won their fourth straight in coach Bob Stoops' 100th game at Oklahoma and broke a four-game winning streak by the Aggies.
The Aggies (8-2, 4-2 Big 12) had a chance to get the ball back when Oklahoma (7-2, 4-1) came up a couple of inches short on third down late in the fourth quarter. Stoops made a bold call, electing not to punt and putting the game in the hands of his offensive line.
The gamble paid off.
Paul Thompson's second effort on a sneak gave Oklahoma the first down, but the play ended up being moot. Texas A&M; - home of the 12th man - was called for having 12 men on the field, giving the Sooners a first down and the ability to run out the clock.
Patrick now has 440 yards in the three games since replacing Adrian Peterson, who is out with a broken collarbone.
The Aggies got two late field goals to close the gap, but were foiled by their inability to convert two second-half turnovers by Oklahoma into any points. Texas A&M;'s defense forced fumbles by Patrick and Thompson on consecutive possessions, but the offense stalled both times and had to punt it away.
No. 4 Texas 36, Oklahoma State 10
Austin, Texas - Colt McCoy threw three touchdowns passes to break the Texas single-season record and the Longhorns stayed in control of the Big 12 South.
McCoy also had a career-high 346 yards on 23-of-29 passing for Texas (9-1, 6-0), which had to rally to win its previous four games but seized control early in this one.
McCoy's 27 touchdown passes broke the school mark of 26 shared by Vince Young (2005) and Chris Simms (2002). The redshirt freshman is two shy of the NCAA freshman season record of 29, set by Nevada's David Neill in 1998.
While McCoy had a career night, Bobby Reid had a miserable time for Oklahoma State (5-4, 2-3).
Reid, the third-rated passer in the country, was 11-of-28 for 123 yards and two interceptions and consistently misfired high and short of open receivers.
Texas Tech 55, Baylor 21
Lubbock, Texas - Graham Harrell threw for four touchdowns - three of them to Joel Filani - and 483 yards to lead the Red Raiders (6-4, 3-3).
It was the second straight week Harrell has put up big passing numbers. Last week he threw for 519 yards in Tech's loss to Texas.
Baylor freshman Blake Szymanski made his first collegiate start, struggling at times to move the Bears (4-6, 3-3 Big 12). He completed 16 of 30 passes for 196 yards with an interception and a touchdown. He ran for two 3-yard scores.
Szymanski replaced Shawn Bell, the nation's No. 4 passer, who is out for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the fourth quarter of Baylor's 31-21 loss to Texas A&M; last week.
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Doug Liman has ditched his Three Musketeers directing gig and taken on All You Need Is Kill instead.
Described as " Groundhog Day with aliens", All You Need Is Kill will be an adaptation of the novel by Japanese author Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
A spec script by Dante Harper was reportedly bought by Warner Bros in April for a sizeable sum.
The plot finds a young soldier fighting an alien entity and losing - but thanks to a handy time loop, every day he is killed and then wakes up to re-start the duel all over again. Sounds a bit like the Prince Of Persia game to us.
It's a fun concept, and Liman knows his action from his elbow. But can he pull it off without the repetition getting tedious? We hope so.
Liman's departure from The Three Musketeers comes as Paul W.S. Anderson's own Musketeers movie production has benefitted from expanding an impressive cast that includes Christoph Waltz, Mads Mikkelsen and, um, Orlando Bloom.
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TOKOROZAWA, SAITAMA PREF. – Hideto Asamura, the Pacific League's player of the month for July, saved some magic for August, belting a three-run sayonara home run as the Seibu Lions pulled out a 7-6 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Wednesday.
Trailing by two runs with two on and two out in the bottom of the ninth, Asamura took Fighters closer Hisashi Takeda (2-2) deep for his 20th home run of the season.
"What matters is that we won, it wouldn't do to lose games back to back," said the Lions' 22-year-old cleanup hitter. "But I expect to hit more home runs. I have higher goals than this."
Esteban German doubled with one out against Takeda and Naoto Watanabe drew a walk to set the table for Asamura, who drove in the last four runs for the Lions, who had been whipped 13-1 the night before.
The Fighters appeared headed for victory after Keiji Obiki untied the game with a two-run, eighth-inning double off lefty Randy Williams.
Lions ace Hideaki Wakui (5-5) worked a scoreless ninth to earn the win in relief.
The Fighters opened the scoring in the first inning following a hustling leadoff double from Daikan Yoh. After a sacrifice bunt, Sho Nakata plated the run with a sharp single to right.
The Lions tied it in the home half, when lefty Justin Thomas walked Ryan Spilborghs with the bases loaded.
Fighters' designated hitter Michel Abreu doubled in two runs in the top of the third, but the Lions managed to tie it again in the bottom of the inning. After two, one-out singles and another walk to load the bases, Spilborghs delivered a sacrifice fly and then the fun began. With two outs and runners on the corners, Asamura scored from third on a perfectly perpetrated double steal.
Shogo Akiyama lit off early for second then Thomas threw behind him to first. With the Fighters infielders attentive to the runner at third, Akiyama kept the farce between first and second up for some time. When it appeared a tag was imminent between first and second, Asamura sped home. First baseman Atsunori Inaba's throw beat the runner home, but backup catcher Kensuke Kato failed to handle the tricky throw and the tying run scored.
That was enough of Thomas for the Fighters. He allowed three runs on three hits, three walks and a hit batsman in three innings, while striking out one. Keisuke Tanimoto worked two solid innings of relief. Hirotoshi Masui survived an error that allowed the leadoff man on to work a scoreless sixth, and the visitors took the lead with a run in the top of the seventh.
Ken Togame was pulled after surviving a bases-loaded jam in the fifth. He gave up three runs on seven hits, a walk and a hit batsman, while striking out five. Veteran lefty Kazuhisa Ishii worked a 1-2-3 sixth, but righty Tatsushi Masuda gave up the lead in the seventh on a hit batsman, a single and back-to-back walks to Abreu and Nakata, who collected his second RBI of the night.
But the Lions proved once more they could respond in kind. German, who leads the PL in on-base percentage, reached on a leadoff infield single against lefty Yuya Ishii. A sacrifice and a grounder put him at third, from where he scored on a single by Asamura, who leads the league with 73 RBIs.
Buffaloes 2, Eagles 1
At Sendai's Kleenex Stadium, Orix right-hander Chihiro Kaneko (9-6) worked seven scoreless innings and a controversial fair call on a Ryoichi Adachi RBI double broke a scoreless tie as league-leading Tohoku Rakuten lost for the first time since July 25.
Eagles starter Manabu Mima matched Kaneko with seven scoreless innings, but Koji Aoyama (2-4) allowed a run on three hits. The back breaker was Adachi's double that was called fair by third base umpire Norihiro Akimura, who had fallen down and had his back to the ball.
Marines 2, Hawks 1
At Fukuoka's Yafuoku Dome, Craig Brazell's pinch-hit RBI single tied the game 1-1 in the top of the eighth inning, and Takashi Ogino plated the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth as Chiba Lotte came back late to defeat Fukuoka Softbank.
Hawks right-hander Vicente Padilla (3-6) entered a 1-0 game in the eighth and allowed both of the Marines' runs. Lotte lefty Takuya Furuta allowed a run in seven innings but the win went to Tatsuya Uchi (1-0), who allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless eighth. Naoya Masuda earned his PL-best 25th save.
Giants 12, BayStars 6
At Yokohama Stadium, Hisayoshi Chono's 13th home run, a two-run, eighth-inning blast, broke a 5-5 tie and league-leading Yomiuri routed the BayStars in a five-run ninth inning.
Itaru Hashimoto and Shuichi Murata, who won two CL home run crowns with the BayStars, also homered for the Giants. The BayStars lost their seventh straight.
Tigers 7, Carp 1
At Hiroshima's Mazda Stadium, lefty Minoru Iwata (2-4) allowed a run in seven innings despite giving up four hits, four walks and hitting a batter, and Hanshin took the lead for good on a first-inning Matt Murton RBI single in a win over Hiroshima.
Carp right-hander Kan Otake (5-7) gave up five runs, four earned, in five innings to take the loss. Ryota Arai hit his 11th homer for the Tigers, a two-run shot.
Swallows 4, Dragons 3
At Nagoya Dome, lefty Taiyo Fujita put out a fire in the ninth inning, retiring both batters he faced after coming on with the bases loaded and earning his first save since 2009 as Yakult beat Chunichi for the fourth straight time.
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The Winnipeg Jets have added Perry Pearn to their staff as an assistant coach.
It's full circle for the 16-year NHL assistant coach. His first job in the league was on Terry Simpson's staff as an assistant for the Winnipeg Jets in 1995-96.
Since then, Pearn has worked for the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens, who surprisingly fired him early last season.
"When I saw what happened in Winnipeg last year and sitting where I was sitting, it was certainly one of the cities where if there was an opportunity, I was going to be interested in going back," Pearn said Thursday.
Pearn has seen the new version of the Jets enough to know what he's getting into.
He was on the Montreal bench for last October's historic return of the NHL to Winnipeg and he scouted several games here later in the season on behalf of the Habs.
He recalled last season's opener vividly.
"I was very, very proud to know that I was standing on the bench with the Montreal Canadiens, but being one of the very few people in the building who had been involved with the Jets when they left," Pearn said. "I think we all left with a lot of pride (in 1996)."
The Jets also announced this afternoon that the rest of their coaching staff has agreed to contract extensions of two years. Assistants Charlie Huddy, Pascal Vincent, Wade Flaherty, Tony Borgford and St. John's assistant coach Mark Morrison all started out in the new organization with one-year deals.
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The 2010 Desjardins Award recognition program received a record 58 state-winning entries from a record 30 states. Judges selected the best dozen as worthy of standing as models for credit union youth financial education efforts nationwide.
In evaluating the entries, judges considered how well-focused the submissions were. Judge Marty Kelly, senior vice president of marketing and development for $799 million asset US Federal Credit Union, Burnsville, Minn., advises future entrants to tell a story.
"The better entries were presented in a narrative style and succinctly told a story with a clear beginning, middle, and end," he says. "The 'scrapbook' style entries were pretty to look at, but their primary messages were often lost in a sea of supporting data."
2010 Desjardins Award Recipients
The Desjardins Award, sponsored by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), recognizes leadership within the credit union movement on behalf of youth financial literacy.
This year's winners (asterisks indicate repeat award recipients):
This year's honorable mentions:
Winning entries will be on display during CUNA's 2011 Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C. Find more information here.
Although all six Desjardins winners and six honorable mentions are exemplary, the judges want to call special attention to their favorites:
Credit Union 1
Pamela Owens, director of education and training for the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, cites $711 million asset Credit Union 1, Anchorage, Alaska, for using youth financial education to reach adults.
"Credit Union 1's financial literacy program shows that with creativity and determination a new program can have a big impact," she says. "They are already seeing the positive results of their first in-school branch, which began in 2009. Credit Union 1 has a model that works successfully because it engages all the important stakeholders: youth, parents, school officials, and teachers.
"The Credit Union 1 model of establishing a school-business partnership has reached many of the students and taught responsible money management and saving techniques for future goals," Owens continues. "The added bonus of this financial literacy program is that the parents of the students are also now attending financial education classes, and many have opened savings accounts for their children."
DOCO Regional FCU
Kelly believes DOCO Regional Federal Credit Union, Albany, Ga., ($145 million in assets) is an outstanding example of how to stretch a strained educational staff and budget.
"With limited resources, DOCO Regional Federal implemented a custom financial literacy program that directly affects more than 2,100 students in the Albany, Ga., community," he reports. "Better yet, they purposely designed their program as a reusable resource with a viral quality—their initiative has the potential to reach more than 67,000 young people within their field of membership in the future."
Marty says the credit union's entry clearly and concisely outlined how its financial education initiative met the institution's overall mission, overcame the hurdles of implementation, "and will continue to combat financial illiteracy for years to come."
Mission SF FCU
Desjardins judge Donna Wagner, marketing director for $322 million asset Blackhawk Community Credit Union, Janesville, Wis., gives Mission SF Federal Credit Union in San Francisco high marks for motivating local children of low-income families to amass an average $400 in personal savings each.
She says "Mission SF Federal demonstrates a commitment to not only the cooperative philosophy, but innovative efforts for financial literacy in their community. The credit union's Prize-Linked Account for Youth (PLAY) has led to media coverage and more awareness to the issue of youth financial literacy, and showcases its creativity.
With more than 300 savers under the age of 18 already on board, representing more than $120,000 in assets, the $6 million asset credit union gives back in a big way. By operating the largest child and youth asset development program in the Bay area, it offers one-on-one counseling, public events, and peer education.
"Mission SF Federal's impact on youth and adults in the community is leading edge and offers very positive support," Wagner says. "Through planning, commitment, and hard work, it was a finalist for a 2010 Innovative Idea Champion award program from the Corporation for Enterprise Development, which works at the local, state, and federal levels to create economic opportunities that alleviate poverty."
PHILIP HECKMAN is CUNA's director of youth programs. Contact him at 608-231-4088.


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English clarinet soloist Peter Cigleris enjoys a wide and varied career.
Peter studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire from 1997 where his professors were Michael Harris and Colin Parr. Whilst at the Conservatoire, Peter won the prestigious John Ireland Chamber music award with a performance of that composer's Fantasy Sonata. He was also awarded a place on the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Training Scheme. At the Conservatoire Peter performed numerous concertos with the college's ensembles, he also developed an interest in early clarinets, which led to a performance with the Conservatoire's Baroque Capelle Orchestra with the Chalumeau Concerto by Fasch. Peter also premiered Guy Woolfenden's arrangement of Malcolm Arnold's Pre-Goodman Rag for wind ensemble; he later performed the complete Arnold Concerto with the Warwickshire Symphony under Guy Woolfenden as part of the composer's eightieth birthday celebrations.
Peter went on to graduate from the Royal College of Music in 2002 with a PGDip. There his professors were Janet Hilton, Richard Hosford, Robert Hill and Tim Lines. During the summer of that year, Peter was awarded the Prix de Fossat and was invited to France to perform for Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark at a private reception.
As soloist he has performed in many venues across the UK and Europe and premiered several new works for the instrument as well as giving performances of concertos by Mozart, Weber, Finzi and Arnold to name a few."
The Clarinet Concertino is a revamp of Arnold's Clarinet Sonatina. It was delightfully done by Peter Cigleris, a rising name in the clarinet world. Flighty insouciance makes way for a sunset glow after which there's a Furioso in which soloist and orchestra were in noticeably synchronous orbit.
Rob Barnett
Seen and Heard International
Fresh and Impressively Pleasing
"Peter has been involved with several major projects, most notably with the BBC as a member of the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique in the BBC docu-drama 'Eroica'. Peter was also awarded a place on the prestigious Jerwood Foundation Scholarship for Young Players in association with the Orchestra in the Age of Enlightenment. As an orchestral player he has worked with several well-known English orchestras including the CBSO, BBCCO and Orchestra of the Swan and is in demand as a session player. Peter has also held the principal clarinet seat with the Symphony Orchestra of India and has worked with conductors Charles Dutoit, Rafael Payare amongst others.
As a chamber musician Peter works with numerous pianists and musicians including Martin Cousins, John Lenehan and Julian Lloyd Weber. This has lead Peter to perform in the Windsor and Wooburn Festivals and various music clubs from Scotland to the South of England. Peter is also a member of London's newest chamber music series "Chamber Music Box". 2013 saw the release of Peter's debut CD 'English Fantasy' released on Cala Records. Since the release of 'English Fantasy' Peter has also featured on discs for Toccata Classics and Heritage Records.
"This is a fresh and impressively pleasing collection which mixes the usual and the unusual to good effect with more of the latter than the former. " Rob Barnett Musicweb-International
"…this pairing is not lacking, and they bring nuance and insight to bear, as well as fine tone and ensemble…" Jonathan Woolf Musicweb-International
Engagements further afield have included giving a recital and master class at the University of New Hampshire USA as well as working with local high school clarinetists and the Seacoast Wind Ensemble, performances in Russia, Spain for the inaugural Groba Festival and Mexico where Peter performed Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and gave the Mexican premiere of Malcolm Arnold's 2nd Clarinet Concerto. Peter has also coached chamber music for the Music for You Summer School and the Exmouth Summer School.
Peter is a Backun Musical artist and a Silverstein Works Artist."
"Carl Nielsen wrote his clarinet concerto for irascible virtuoso Aage Oxenvad. After trying it in a private performance Oxenvad said Nielsen must be a secret clarinettist since he knew which were all the most difficult notes to play. That jibe is understandable when listening to the phenomenally demanding part. No problem though for Birmingham Conservatoire-trained soloist Peter Cigleris: he rocketed from bottom to top register, was as mellifluous and raucous as Nielsen demanded and combined pyrotechnics with a delicate tone for the occasional musing and meditative passage."
Norman Stinchcombe
Birmingham Post
10/02/2019 3pm
Weymouth Bay Methodist Church, Melcombe Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 7TH
Francis Poulenc: Sonata
Mary Lucas: Sonata
David Maslanka: 'Eternal Garden' Four Songs for Clarinet and Piano
Michele Mangani: Sonata
Charles Villiers Stanford: Three Intermezzi Op. 13
Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertante Op. 48
Peter Cigleris-Clarinet
Martin Cousin-Piano
16/03/2019 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone, Kent
Folkestone Symphony, Folkestone and Hythe Orchestral Society
Susan Spain-Dunk: Cantilena (first performance in living memory)
Carl Maria von Weber: Concertino Op. 26, J. 109
Peter Cigleris – Clarinet
02/05/2019 1pm
St Georges Brandon Hill, Bristol
Francis Poulenc: Sonata
Charles Villiers Stanford: Three Intermezzi Op. 13
Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertante Op. 48
Michele Mangani: 'Blues' on Gershwin's 'American in Paris'
Peter Cigleris – Clarinet
Martin Cousin – Piano
22/09/2019 6.30pm
Conway Hall, London
Arthur Benjamin: Clarinet Quintet (British Premier)
Frederick Durrant: Clarinet Quintet in Eb (first performance in living memory)
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115
Peter Cigleris – Clarinet
Tippett Quartet
22/08/2019 12.30 pm
St John's Church, Greenhill, Sheepcote Road, Harrow, HA1 2JE
Michele Mangani: Sonata
Edward Cowie: Dragonfly Variations (World premier)
Neil Crossland: Three Dialogues
Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles Op. 23
Peter Cigleris – Clarinet
Neil Crossland – Piano
St James' Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
London Repertoire Orchestra
Ruth Gipps: Clarinet Concerto in G minor Op. 4 (Premier)
Peter Cigleris – Clarinet
David Cutts – Conductor


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Caribbean Bloggers Need To Be Noticed more by brands and other countries. I know this is totally different from what I normally post on Monday's but I felt the need to write this post. In my opinion caribbean bloggers are not recognized enough especially when it comes to working with brands.
A lot of the times when working with a brand or wanting to apply. It always says United States, United Kingdom & Canada. To work with a brand sometimes, you have to get a US shipping address from a company to actually be able to be qualified for a job. Which sometimes cost an arm and a leg depending on the weight of the product. I have read so many blogs that are from the Caribbean and their content is amazing. I read articles and blogs from all over the world and everyone deserves the chance to work with brands. Brands should not limit themselves to just US, UK or CA.
I have reached out to brands many times and as soon as they hear you are from the caribbean. Their response is they don't have any collabs available for bloggers outside the US but they will keep it in mind for future reference. While some do not respond any at all. Working with companies when doing fashion posts they don't limit you to where you are from. I know the brands are not big brands but their products are of great quality and they collaborate with people all around the world, no questions asked.
Maybe I am the one looking in the wrong direction when it comes to working with brands. Am I the only one who thinks this way. Even when I try to join surveys where you can get rewards or things of that nature you see many other countries except Caribbean countries. Every blogger no matter where in the world they are should be able to work with brands all over the world.
There are times when there is a brand you love and you are always using their products and you want to work with them and you can't. Why?. Because you are not from the US, UK or CA. Another problem is. It is hard for caribbean bloggers to receive their money from paypal. If you don't have a US account you are doomed!!. And you can't use the caribbean US accounts that you can create at the banks near you because it won't work. Maybe I am not educated enough on this. I could be wrong but as far as I know it is quite difficult for caribbean bloggers like myself as a blogger.
Another thing is subscription boxes!! You can't really find a subscription box that will ship to the Caribbean which sucks. One day I discovered a Jamaican subscription box by the name of Sugarplum. I was so excited!!. I did my first unboxing on my youtube channel lat year. I'm awaiting the latest box to be delivered so be on the look out. A blog post and a video will be coming. It is everything and more than I expected!!
I started blogging because of my passion for writing, not to do it because you can make money from it. If you can do something you love and also make an income at the same time then why not!!. Am i right or am i right?. Before I go last but not least. The Caribbean needs to recognize bloggers more!!. Thank you for reading!! Don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss a post!!


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Celebration marks construction progress of four NDIS specialist homes at St Albans
February 2018
A celebration today marks construction progress at this St Albans disability housing development by Active Community Housing and annecto, with Community Sector Banking providing its first loan in Victoria for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The 8 Browne Avenue project in St Albans will deliver four SDA dwellings to meet the growing need from NDIS participants in Melbourne's West. The house will feature an onsite staff unit to provide 24-hour support.
It is one of the first developments being built to meet NDIS' Supported Disability Accommodation standards – which are designed to provide people with disabilities greater independence and dignity in their living arrangements.
Gathered to celebrate the start of construction at the Browne Avenue site on 14 February was: The Hon. Martin Foley, Minister for Housing, Disability & Ageing, Chris Glennen, Active Community Housing CEO, Estelle Fyffe, annecto CEO, Bruce Argyle, Community Sector Banking Victorian State Manager.
Minister Foley said: "The NDIS rollout and the housing choices that will accompany it are about delivering the promise of an ordinary life for people with disability – and ensuring they are able to live their life, their way."
"We welcome these new accommodation units which will go a long way to assist NDIS participants in Melbourne's west."
"Victoria is committed to supporting people with disability and their families, the workforce and service providers as they transition to the NDIS."
"As one of the state's first specialist disability housing loans, this development is a true milestone for Victoria and Community Sector Banking," said Mr Argyle.
"Australia needs much more specialist disability housing to meet demand, and we are committed to supporting its development to ensure everyone has a safe and comfortable place to call home," he said.
Mr Glennen said: "We're proud to be a forward-focused part of the community housing sector delivering purpose built housing for people with complex support needs."
"We see the introduction of the NDIS as an important step towards helping the people who rely on us to enjoy greater security and independence and to have well designed, affordable, long term housing with high quality care and support provided by partners like annecto," he said.
Ms Fyffe said annecto was thrilled to be a partner in an innovative housing development for people with disability.
"We have been involved in the project since its conception, and have drawn upon our experience in disability housing support to help tailor the design to best suit people's lifestyles," she said.
"annecto will soon begin pre-planning with prospective tenants to ensure they receive the appropriate supports. We are looking forward supporting the residents to live independently."
The housing project will be completed in August 2018. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Victorian government who provided the land and the NDIS who provided an innovations grant of $448,000.
Active now on SWEP
September 2017
We are pleased to be included on the State-wide Equipment Panel (SWEP) of service providers. This means we can reach out to provide home modifications to more people with disabilities in their homes across Victoria.
This will help people live independently in their own homes and all our funds raised through this work will assist us grow the housing we can offer people with disabilities.
You may be aware that Active have been providing home modifications in our own houses for 20 years. What you may not know, is that last year we started our Better Home Better Lives modifications service which is now available across Victoria and we have recently been appointed to the Ballarat Health Services/State-wide Equipment Program panel.
All organisations on the SWEP Home Modifications Panel have undergone rigorous assessment of their credentials and are bound by service SWEP delivery guidelines.
Active's one stop home modifications services include: full at home assessment, project management, co-ordination of trades and installation of agreed modifications, post completion assessment and adjustments.
The works could be grab rails to remodelling from front fence to the back yard.


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In the case of Golden Globes this year, the Red-Carpet was a Runway!
We were awe-struck by the sheer beauty of Couture! It was quite a task to come up with a Best-Dressed list as everyone turned up in impeccable elaborate attires that made us fall in love!
Here are our Top Favourites!
Wearing Dior Couture and Chopard jewellery.
Wearing Delpozo.
Wearing a gown by Yves Saint Laurent Couture by Hedi Slimane and jewllery by Chopard.
Wearing Zuhair Murad.
Wearing a dress by Givenchy and Tiffany & Co. jewellery.
Wearing a Giambattista Valli gown, Jimmy Choo heels, and Harry Winston jewels.
Wearing a Valentino gown.
Wearing a Calvin Klein dress and jewellery by Tiffany & Co.


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I love MP3tunes and when they announced that they were expanding their service to include 1GB of free music storage I thought it was a brilliant move. The MP3tune service is pretty simple, give them $40 bucks a year and you can upload all the music you have into a virtual "locker". They store it for you, give you the software to synch it with a bunch of computers and they do deals to make it available via an ever expanding list of interenet connected devices. Its musical goodness.
Makin' Money with MP3tunesAugust 29, 2006
Music Biz Misplaces $40 Billion. Opps!April 17, 2006
Back in February I attended a panel discussion with the always humorous, Chief Digital Officer of MTV, Jason Hirschorn. One of the many provocative questions he threw out to the audience was "what are people filling their iPods with" given that only a billion songs have been sold for the 43 million iPods in circulation. Thats less then 25 songs per iPod! Great question Jason.
With all the expensive consultants and overpaid MBA's roaming the halls within media companies you'd think that a few of them would be able to figure this out. Alas, its not to be. Given, that I was once an underpaid consultant and I'm now an inexpensive MBA roaming the halls of a media company, I figure it wouldn't hurt anything if I gave it a try. After "running the numbers" (spreadsheet here), I came up with a couple of answers. One is that the music industry has lost roughly $40 billion dollars in revenue from not aggressively pursuing digital distribution. Read the rest of this entry »


text: Guest speaker and also council member of WACCC, Mr Henry Ng, shared his experience of Mandarin learning and life (in general), as a foreigner in Beijing. He also touched on some of the latest developments in Chinese infrastructure, technology and society and how these aspects may influence the world. If you wish to find our more about learning Mandarin in Beijing or other city in China, visit the Confucius Institute's website.


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I just had to take the time to tell you how much of a help and a blessing you were. You helped us immensely with selling our home in such a challenging time. Prior to you we had been trying soo many different things for years and years. I appreciate your professionalism, positive attitude and thorough follow through. I had run out of energy and motivation in dealing with our old home after we moved to California and your were seriously my last and final resort before I just let the house go foreclosure. You took the reins and handled all the stressful parts of getting the approval from the banks, finding a buyer, getting the property prepped and dealing with our crazy schedule. I definitely can say You are awesome!!
Thanks and God Bless!
– Richard J. Reliford, Los Angeles CA
Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions that will ever be made, and it is important to have the most efficient support team. Maria was most definitely a major part of our team. We purchased our primary residence with Maria in September 2008 and we are very happy with our new home. It was a pleasure working with her and her patience really paid off. It's great when a realtor allows you to take your time and understands the importance of your final decision. Being in the mortgage industry for over 6 years I've had many experiences both good and bad, and doing business with Maria was hastle free. Throughout our search Maria made us feel comfortable and although she is our realtor, she also became a friend of ours. I have and will continue to refer all of my own referrals/clients, friends and family to Maria knowing they are in good hands.
– Lourdes M Lopez, Frankfort IL
My wife Bethany and I first met Maria in June of 2009 when we were looking to sell our previous property. We lived in Aurora, and I went on-line to find local real estate agents. Maria's name came up right away, and when we met with her both Beth and I were comfortable from the start. Within a week of listing our home we were getting appointments, and in a month we received an offer. although the property was in nice condition, we truly believe the sale of our previous home was due to Maria's knowledge of the current market, and her professionalism in stay on top of the buyer's side of the transaction. After 1 month of inspections and working with lawyers, we closed on the sale of the home.
Now came the purchase of our new home. I am a small business owner, and like most businesses, my cash flow is what makes my company run. Because of this, we looked for the best "bang for our buck". Maria did an excellent job of finding homes in our price range. She knew I had resources and time to put the work in, and set up 4-5 appointments a day looking at foreclosure and short sale properties. Perhaps Maria's greatest attribute is that she has a very good understanding of her clients. Once we narrowed our selections to 4 properties, she did an excellent job of prioritizing what was most important, and really helping us aim for the perfect home. At the time, the foreclosure property looked like a challenge, but the three of us took one day at a time and lined up the right banking, law firm, and contractors to get the job done in a timely and efficient manner. After 6 weeks of hard work from all sides, we were able to close on the home of our dreams. A day doesn't go by that my wife and I cannot believe where we started 6 months ago, and where we are today. We have thanked Maria multiple times for all her hard work, but I think the smiles on our faces and our happiness due to our new home says it all. I also believe Maria took pride in being able to find this home for us, and she should. She did a great job.
– Damon & Bethany Foster, Oswego IL
Thank you so much. It's a delightful news, indeed. Your advice and wisdom in handling various situations have shined through, albeit with much turbulence. You are the best! Wish you the best!
– MH, Plainfield, IL
Maria, you were nothing but amazing! Thank you again for EVERYTHING!!!
– PS, Aurora, IL
Tracy and I would like to sincerely thank you for your honesty, persistence, professionalism, and optimism you showed us in the sale of our Naperville home. Selling a house is seldom easy, rarely fun, and then add to that a difficult housing market and our needing to relocate before the house was sold, but you went above and beyond marketing the house, keeping after buyers and agents, handling the lawyers and mortgagors and closing details, and managing all those little things that were difficult for us to handle being 200 miles away. You were there for us – keeping us connected and in the loop with what was happening and you were always just a quick phone call or email away. We couldn't be happier with the result of the sale…all thanks to you!
Best wishes and best of luck!
– S. Kruger, Naperville IL


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Areas of Focus
Sheila Bedi is the Director of Community Lawyering and Strategy and a Clinical Professor of Law at the Northwestern School of Law and an attorney with the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center. Her work focuses on ending mass imprisonment and enforcing the rights of people caught up in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Previously, Bedi served as the deputy legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center in New Orleans and Mississippi where she represented people who are imprisoned in federal class action litigation challenging abusive prison conditions and worked on community-based policy campaigns aimed at reducing incarceration rates, ensuring fairness in the administrative of justice, and improving access to public education and mental health services. Bedi worked with people who were formerly incarcerated and their families on hard fought campaigns that closed abusive prisons and jails, protected people who were imprisoned from sexual violence, improved access to counsel for poor defendants and people living behind bars, developed alternatives to imprisonment and reduced the number of children who are tried and convicted in the adult criminal justice system. Some of her honors include the Public Voices Fellowship, the Heroes for Children Award, the NAACP's Vernon Dahmer Award, the NAACP's Fannie Lou Hamer Award.


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There is a big debate/controversy going on in the music world right now in regards to streaming services, and specifically Spotify.
For anyone who is a Spotify user, you know that there are certain artists who have not joined the Spotify universe. Like with Itunes, and other streaming services, some artists have not yet released their catalogs to the Spotify universe. However, for me, the sheer amount of music that is available on Spotify is more than enough to make it worthwhile for me to pay the $9.99 a month for Spotify Premium.
I had also read several articles about the ongoing war in the music industry between flat-fee streaming services like Pandora and Spotify and artist who claim their music is not being valued at the price that it should, and that they can't make a living off of it. Streaming services have argued back that the format gives a wider exposure for artists, both big and small.
Then last month, Taylor Swift announced that she was pulling her entire catalog from Spotify, because streaming services basically de-value musical art to a point that it is unconscionable. Taylor wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal about the subject, basically defending the rights of artists who make far less income than she from the abuse of Spotify.
Then Aloe Blacc wrote similar piece arguing for proper monetary value for songwriting in Wired Magazine.
On the other side, several artists wrote pieces about how Spotify has helped their band or career.
Then the Spotify founder fired back at Taylor, defending the streaming service.
Aside from the fact that I am incredibly bummed that "Shake It Off" is no longer in my morning playlist, I am very interested in this new war in the music industry. I hate the idea of supporting an unjust corporation in the musical equivalent of a corporation using sweat shops. But I really do so love my Spotify!
Similar to the now oh-so-long-ago controversies around Napster and even how Itunes values music, if nothing else, it will be really interesting to see what the conclusion is of this battle between Spotify and music artists.


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In addition to various loan, grant and scholarship opportunities available to all Adelphi students, the College of Nursing and Public Health offers several departmental scholarships and achievement awards. Here are some of the recent awards our students have received.
Undergraduate Scholarships
Graduate Scholarships
Office of Student Financial Services
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