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To provide nutritional meals to homebound persons, who are unable through medical or physical disability pursuant to certification by a license medical doctor, to purchase and prepare nourishing meals. The service is provided to the ill, disabled or elderly regardless of income and without distinction as to race, color, creed, national origin or sex.
Who is eligible?
There is no age, income or disability requirement. Many clients depend upon the service long-term. Others need the service temporarily as they recover from a hospital stay or illness.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Bloomington Meals on Wheels
Why are so many organizations called "Meals on Wheels"?
The name "Meals on Wheels" has, for decades, identified many unrelated organizations-including everything from nonprofits to government agencies to one-room mom-and-pop operations.
Is there a national organization for nonprofit Meals on Wheels?
No. A national association, the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) exists for all types of programs and related vendors. Though Bloomington Meals on Wheels, Inc. has a membership with MOWAA, that organization has no authority over MOW, its operations, board or staff. For more information about MOWAA go to www.mowaa.org
Is Bloomington Meals on Wheels, Inc. part of Area 10 Agency on Aging?
No. Bloomington Meals on Wheels, Inc. is an independent, nonprofit organization. Area 10 is primarily a government program, funded with federal and state appropriations as well as solicited donations. For more information about Area 10 go to www.area10.bloomington.in.us
Does Bloomington Meals on Wheels, Inc. put new clients on a waiting list?
No. We are generally able to serve clients within two to three business days after the physician's prescription required to start the service is received at the Meals on Wheels office. Clients are placed on a waiting list only if we are at full route capacity.
What are the age and income requirements needed to qualify for Bloomington Meals on Wheels?
Bloomington Meals on Wheels, Inc. has no age or income requirements to qualify for services. We can help people who are recovering from an accident or illness, experiencing either a temporary or permanent disability, or anyone who is homebound and unable to prepare food independently. Clients may receive services after obtaining a physician's prescription.
Are Bloomington Meals on Wheels services free?
No. The cost for two meals per day is $7.00. Some clients may qualify for financial assistance.
Who prepares the meals for Bloomington Meals On Wheels?
Our meals are prepared by Bloomington Hospital's dietary department and Meadowood Retirement Community. A registered dietician approves the menu.


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61% of low-income families have no children's books at home.
At-Risk Children
We provide inspiring literacy activities, support, and new, high-quality books to children from low-income families and to other children who are at risk of growing up with low literacy skills.
Activities and Support
At each event, a CLiF presenter talks with children about the joys of reading and gives a fun and interactive storytelling presentation. After the presentation, each child chooses two brand-new books to keep.
We provide an onsite library to each organization so children have even more access to high-quality books. We also offer a parent seminar sharing the importance of reading with children and modeling storytelling strategies to support caregivers who may not have strong literacy skills or may not be fluent English speakers.
Our Partnering Organizations Include:
- Shelters and low-income housing: These organizations serve children who often lack access to books in their daily lives. We also provide parent seminars to describe ways to make reading aloud with children easy and fun, even if parents aren't strong readers themselves.
- Community centers and childcare centers: We work with organizations and providers that support low-income families, foster children, teenage parents, refugees, and other at-risk populations.
- Camp Exclamation Point (CAMP!): We serve children of migrant workers in New Hampshire and Vermont through our partnership with this nonprofit institution that offers a free, weeklong camp for 110 children of local migrant families.
- ELL classrooms: Children of refugees who have relocated to New Hampshire and Vermont from Somalia, Burma, Sudan, Bosnia, Vietnam, and many other countries often face challenges in reading English. Our program in ELL classrooms supports refugees and their parents and increases English-language books in the home.
To Apply
Applications are currently closed. We will be announcing our Spring 2020 partners soon.
An organization, program, or facility must meet these requirements to apply for CLiF's At-Risk Children sponsorship:
- Be a social service provider, school-based program*, or community organization in Vermont or New Hampshire
- Serve children from birth to age 12 (or within that range)
- At least 35% of the children served must qualify for free or reduced lunch, reduced program tuition, or a scholarship
- Be able to gather at least 30 children for a storytelling event
*Examples of eligible school-based programs: ELL classrooms, after school programs, extracurricular programs. Educators cannot apply for this grant on behalf of their entire school.

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Though it only officially aired once in 1985, many people remember the He-Man/She-Ra Christmas Special fondly. Where else would you see He-Man, She-Ra and even Skeletor getting into the spirit of Christmas? We want to help you celebrate Christmas with an Eternian twist, and so we present to you the He-Man and She-Ra Faux Christmas Sweater. Designed to look like an ugly Christmas sweater, this festive holiday sweatshirt features superhero twins She-Ra and He-Man against a snow flaked background. He-Man's so jolly that he's even wearing a Santa hat! Any Masters Of The Universe fan who's been on Santa's "Nice" List, like Kevin, will definitely appreciate this holiday treat.
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This mincemeat is perfect for making and using on the same day.
We've added orange marmalade to make it more luscious, with heaps of tangy citrus flavours.
Any unused mincemeat can be covered and kept in the fridge for up to a week.
This mincemeat recipe makes enough for at least 36 pies.
Ingredients (Serves 12):
125g raisins
125g sultanas
125g currants
125g dried cranberries
75g cut mixed peel
50g light soft brown sugar
1 tsp ground mixed spice
½ tsp ground cinnamon
125ml brandy or cherry brandy
Finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange
300g Bramley cooking apples
100g orange marmalade
100g shredded suet
FOR THE SWEET SHORTCRUST PASTRY (for 12 pies):
200g plain flour, plus extra for rolling
125g cold butter, cut into cubes
1 tbsp caster sugar
Finely grated zest of ½ a lemon
1 medium egg, beaten
Beaten egg, to glaze
Icing sugar, for dusting
1 To make the mincemeat, put the dried fruit, mixed peel, sugar, spices, brandy, orange zest and juice in a medium saucepan.
Place over a low heat and bring the liquid to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
While the mixture is cooking, peel the Bramleys and cut into quarters, then remove the cores and coarsely grate the apples.
Stir the apple into the pan and cook for 1 minute more.
Remove from the heat, tip everything into a bowl and stir in the marmalade, then leave to cool.
When cold, stir in the shredded suet and set aside.
2 To make the pastry, put the flour, butter, sugar and lemon zest in a food processor and blitz on the pulse setting until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
With the motor still running, slowly add the beaten egg and blend until the mixture forms a ball.
Take it out of the processor and divide off about a third of the pastry to make lids for the pies, then roll the rest into a ball and flatten slightly.
3 Roll out on a lightly floured surface until it's about the thickness of a £1 coin.
Cut out 10cm rounds with a biscuit cutter and use them to line a 12-hole bun tin, pressing well into the base and sides.
Prick lightly and chill for 30 minutes.
4 Spoon a heaped teaspoon of the cooled mincemeat mixture into each pastry case.
Roll out the reserved pastry and cut out festive shapes or make circular pastry lids to top the pies.
Press the edges firmly to seal and fix any lids in place with a little beaten egg.
Make a small hole in each pie lid.
If using festive pastry shapes instead, you won't need to make any holes in the pastry.
5 Brush the tops with beaten egg to glaze.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6.
Bake the mince pies for 20 minutes, until the pastry is lightly browned and crisp.
6 Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before eating, as the mincemeat inside will be very hot.
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- salesthinwarenetAsked on March 26, 2015 at 02:22 AM
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Choosing the right paint or stain for your picnic table is now more complicated than ever. The vast number of different paints and stains available for outdoor furnishings can be staggering. Gone are the days when you had only a small selection of oil-based paint from which to choose to protect your wood picnic table. Now you can choose from a number of varnishes, stains and clear coat finishes as well as paints to make your picnic table really stand out as a centrepiece of your landscape design.
Exterior paint for use on your picnic table can be mixed to match a specified colour of your choosing. The paint swatches at your local home store can provide a range of colour from which to choose. All exterior paints used today still utilise an oil base, which allows the paint to avoid the absorption of water once the paint has dried as is common with latex water-based paints intended to be used indoors. Oil-based paint is generally thick and will tend to cover or hide the grain of the wood except on wood which is particularly heavy. In these cases, the paint will form around the wood grain and you will see the texture of the grain but not the colour variations.
Whitewash Wood Stain
A colour-based oil stain that coats the wood in a similar fashion to painting but which does so without hiding the natural grain of the wood is whitewash wood stain. Using whitewash wood stain provides protection for the wood but will show colour variations through the stain which are naturally occurring on the wood. These stains work particularly well on smooth-sanded pine boards, and though they are known as "whitewash" wood stains, they can be tinted to a number of different colours to suit your taste.
Wood Stains
Wood stains are composed of more traditional wood colours than you will find with whitewash stains. Wood stains are available in a variety of shades of brown and grey. Wood stains are also more translucent than whitewash stains and can effectively mask the presence of cheaper wood, such as pine, when viewed from a short distance. These stains are useful for providing a depth and consistent colour when building your picnic table using pressure-treated lumber, which has a generally yellowed look due to the pressure treatment process.
Water Repellent
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Underscar's 19 Century coach house and walled gardens have been sympathetically transformed to create 25 exclusive time-ownership cottages in an idyllic courtyard setting.
The one, two and three bedroom cottages each have their own individual character and design features. They are regularly inspected and meticulously maintained to ensure that owners will be as impressed after 30 years as they were the first time they opened their door.
Stunning design and unusually spacious, all cottages are sumptuously furnished and appointed to the highest standards. Their modern interiors combine with striking Italianate exteriors to complement the breathtaking scenery each cottage enjoys.
A little bit about our cottages
The majority of Underscar's cottages are configured with bedrooms and bathrooms downstairs and spacious accommodation upstairs to command the best panoramic views.
Master bedrooms have exquisite en suite bathrooms, and an additional family bathroom including under-floor heating, heated mirrors and a large shower that doubles as a steam room. Upstairs, the comprehensively equipped modern kitchen adjoins the split level living room and dining area.
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Kevin Long is a North American RPG and video game artist who worked on the FASA BattleTech line. Outside of his BattleTech work, Long is perhaps better known for working for Palladium Books during the late 1980s and early 1990s, notably as the primary US artist on the Robotech RPG which resulted in him drawing many of the Unseen.
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P.J. Harvey
Highest Rated: 89% The Book of Life (1998)
Lowest Rated: 42% A Dog Called Money (2019)
Birthday: Oct 9, 1969
Birthplace: Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK
Polly Jean Harvey was born in England on October 9th 1969. The daughter of a quarryman father and an artist mother, Polly Jean, or PJ as she is more commonly known, was raised on a sheep farm in Yeovil, Somerset. She learned to play a number of instruments as a child (including guitar, saxophone, and violin) and as a teenager played in several bands. After much procrastination and self-doubt regarding her future profession (she was torn for quite a while between her passion for music and her desire to become either a nurse or a vet) she eventually, at age 21, formed the band dubbed "PJ Harvey" with bassist Steve Vaughn and drummer Robert Ellis. The newly formed trio recorded their debut EP 'Dress' for very little money, but the demos were good enough to get them signed to British indie label Too Pure who released the EP in late 1991 (to enormous acclaim from the British music press.) PJ's first full-length record was released the following Spring, again to lavish praise from the music press. The album was released on the highly credible Island label in the US that same year.Shortly after touring in support of the record PJ suffered what was very nearly a total nervous breakdown (due to the pressure of her new found acclaim, success, and the strains of touring.) Nevertheless, she recorded her second album 'Rid Of Me' with notorious alternative producer Steve Albini later that year. The record was released in 1993 and was her biggest success to date. After the tour for the album Polly Jean parted ways with the two other members of the band and ventured out alone for her next album, 1995's 'To Bring You My Love'. Yet another critical success upon its February 1995 release, Polly toured the album for the next year, then took 1996 off. She recorded her next album 'Is This Desire?' in late 1997. Its release in 1998 prompted speculation in the music press about her mental state, the album being a deeply disturbing, dark, and confusing work. Ever stoical about her private life, PJ refused (for the most part) to comment. Two years later, after living in New York City for much of 1999, she reunited with her former bandmates and recorded her fifth album 'Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea'. The record was released in 2000 and recieved, as per usual, much acclaim. It was a slightly more mainstream effort than her previous "difficult" works, but nevertheless was well recieved by both old fans and newcomers to her distinctive musical sound. She toured the album for most of 2001 and received the Mercury Music Prize (one of the highest honours in the British music industry) for it on September 12th. She accepted the award by telephone from Washington DC (where she was on tour at the time) and called recieving the award "a very strange end to a very strange 24 hours." (in reference to the terrorist attacks of the previous morning in Washington and New York.) In December 2001 PJ was named the Number 1 female rock star in history by Q magazine.IMDb Mini Biography By: Home Trade MarkBlack hair, red lips & couture outfits.TriviaSingerWon the 2001 Mercury Music Prize for her album 'Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'.Is friends with 'Captain Beefheart' . She says she phones him up when she needs advice.Recorded and released her first album ('Dry') at age 21.Wanted to be a vet growing up and was passionate about horses.Was voted No.1 female rock star in history in a readers poll in British rock magazine Q in 2001. Madonna came in at number 2.In addition to music Polly Jean Harvey also enjoys writing poetry, sculpting, and acting. She has said that if she ever stops making music she would like to try her hand at acting as a profession.Ranked #55 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N RollOn June 8, 2004, she released her sixth album of all-original material, titled "Uh Huh Her."Holds a degree in sculpture and had her work exhibited in several galleries in the UKFavourite song is 'Tainted Love' by Soft Cell.Wrote a song for the late Jeff Buckley called 'Memphis'. It appears as a b-side on the 'Good Fortune' single. [Nov. 2000]Created a minor, indie scene style rumpus when she appeared topless on the front the NME - a set up parodied a few weeks later when Silverfish appeared, similarly misattired.Her song "The Desperate Kingdom of Love" -off her 2004 album "Uh Huh Her"- was used as title for an episode of One Tree Hill.Recorded an album with John Parish entitled "Dance Hall at Louse Point" [1996]
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Home Dialysis Central has pulled together this selection of helpful products for dialysis patients. Select a category to show only those related products. Do you have a product that you think could be useful for dialysis patients? Fill out this form to add it to our list.
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You will find contact info for each company under each product.
Listings in the Helpful Products Catalog on Home Dialysis Central are a service to you. The Medical Education Institute, its staff, its Board of Directors, and its sponsors do not endorse any product or service. Talk with your doctor if you don't know whether a product is safe or wise for you to use. We do strive to ensure that each listing is correct and complete—but, we can't guarantee it. We also can't and don't endorse, recommend, or review all of the links you could follow off of this site to another site. We are not responsible if a link you visit harms you or your computer, gives you wrong information, or if any other loss or damange occurs.
Champion Chair Dialysis Recliner
Champion Manufacturing is a leading supplier of patient seating to all of the nation's largest dialysis providers. The features that have made our recliner a best-seller in dialysis centers are the same features that make it well-suited for the home dialysis patient: comfort, quality, durability, and ease of operation for patients and their caregivers. Infection control is critical to the home dialysis patient, and Champion's dialysis recliner with antimicrobial vinyl upholstery and quick-release seats make cleaning and disinfecting surfaces easy. Champion ships via white-glove carrier to patient homes in most areas. Recliners are fully assembled and ready to use when they arrive.
Contact Info
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- 2601 Industrial Parkway
- Elkhart, 46516
- Phone: 800-998-5018
- Fax: 574-293-5760
- Email: info(a)homedialysis.org
- Website: www.championchair.com
Dialysis Cart
The Dialysis Cart Model DC14 is specifically designed for PD patients. It provides easy access, helps organize, and helps with transporting your dialysis supplies. The DC14 is made of schedule-40 durable PVC and will never rust. It is also extremely durable, easy to clean, and is bacterial-static, meaning that bacteria will not grow or reproduce on the cart. Warranty: 5 years on frame, 2 years on casters and fabric. Ships via UPS.
Model DC14 features:
- 43" H x 34" W x 16" D
- Specially designed for PD patients
- Sturdy 4-drawer cart with 2 shelves
- Easy-roll 3" dual-wheel casters (2 locking)
- Available in redwood (shown in picture)
Click here to see this product on the manufacturer's website.
Contact Info
- Innovative Products Unlimited, Inc.
- Phone: 800-833-2826
- Email: ipu(a)ipu.com
- Website: www.ipu.com
The Medcor Dialysis Recliner
Medcor manufacturers some of the most versatile dialysis chairs available. The Medcor Model 350 is designed for patient comfort, durability, user friendly, and infection control.
Model 180 is perfect for a Peritoneal program as it lays flat. The lay flat feature is what really sets this apart. It adds many possible uses for all types of treatments and comfortable sleep.
All chairs feature side tables, swing out arms, locking casters and lumbar support, four 5" thermal plastic locking casters, and Trendelenburg position. The overstuffed cushions and lumbar support give the patient the most comfortable treatment possible. The powder coated all steel frame is built to last. With levers on both sides of the chair Trendelenburg is attained quickly and efficiently.
We use a durable antimicrobial vinyl, with many color choices that will blend with any décor whether in your clinic or home.
Contact Info
- Medcor Inc
- 550 Scout Rd
- Lexington, 27292
- Phone: 888-579-1050
- Fax: 877-938-7307
- Email: info(a)medcor.net
- Website: medcor.net
Winco Hemodialysis Recliners
Winco offers recliners that provide the features required in dialysis centers with amazing comfort, contemporary style, and a modern form suited for the home. Coverings are available in a wide pallet of colors to match any décor and are stain resistant, easily cleaned, and easily disinfected with built-in antimicrobial properties. Model 6700 features durable and comfortably-contoured urethane arms to help protect the upholstery while providing a sleek and modern finish. Our model 6940 offers the same benefits, with the additional feature of swing-away arm construction on each side allowing easier transition from a wheel chair and enhanced cleaning accessibility. Winco clinical recliners feature a unique banding support system with no springs, wood, or other hard surface to create discomfort over time. All models are available with heat-only or heat-and-massage options.
Contact Info
- Winco Mfg., LLC
- 5416 SW 1st Ln
- Ocala, 34474
- Phone: 866-239-0430
- Fax: 352-854-9544
- Email: info(a)wincomfg.com
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If you think genre consistency isn't post-modern enough and you can't stand the stench of any cuisine that isn't a fusion, you're going to love 'Mile' by House Of Paris. This Brighton band describes itself as a noir art rock outfit, which can be a little misleading, despite the melancholy tone. Listening to 'Mile', I didn't think: "Hey, this is sort of bleak and monochromatic and I should become an ex-alcoholic private investigator," rather I wondered where the song decides to go next. Luckily, House Of Paris also call themselves progressive, which often means the guitar player just really likes David Gilmour, but here the vagueness is strangely fitting. 'Mile' doesn't take much time to announce itself – the first few piano chords are immediately accompanied by a voice with an air of nostalgia, but then these little Winehouse-like musings start to change. We're taken through a whole puberty of genre shifts: from chanson to mellow jazz, then everything becomes heavier and more complex, what seemed a little sombre in the beginning is suddenly quite fierce and fast-paced. There are even parts where a tremolo guitar is being carried by staccato bass and it all climaxes into repetition of an undirected accusation – then, finally, we are released. Come on, record label: unsigned? Not for long.
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El Geco Verde is an ecological country hotel with stunning views in the magical Altiplano region of Granada, Andalucia. Our little hotel is fully off-grid, family run and family friendly. We specialise in tailor-made walking and activity holidays, so you can go at your own pace and get the right balance between action and relaxation. The nearby natural parks of Cazorla and Castril offer fantastic terrain for all outdoor activities, from idyllic mountain walks to lovely calm lakes for kayaking with the kids.
Let our inside knowledge guide you through this fascinating and authentic corner of rural Spain, from sleepy whitewashed towns to curious troglodyte villages, discovering along the way a wealth of archaeological treasures and gastronomic delights.
We offer twin/double rooms, family rooms or the whole hotel to hire, with capacity for up to 20 people. So whether you are longing to get off the beaten track, seeking adventure with the kids or planning a special get-together for colleagues or friends, have no doubts; El Geco Verde is the place to be.


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The Babbity Bowster is a bar, restaurant and a small hotel located in the Merchant City area of Glasgow.
It is tucked away in a small pedestrian street where determined people make the effort to find us. It is a five minute walk from both Central and Queen Street stations and twenty minutes by bus or taxi from Glasgow airport.
This Georgian building, originally built in 1790 and attributed to the architect Robert Adam, was saved from demolition in 1983 and opened in October 1985 by the existing owner Fraser Laurie
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Just as people who have outhouses see more auroras, people who do long-distance driving see more great sunsets. Last night, as I neared the end of my 15-hour Glenora-Whitehorse day, was notable in that regard. The 3 photos below were shot along Teslin Lake at 11:15 pm; along Teslin Lake at 11:22 pm; and as I crossed over the Teslin River Bridge at 11:40 pm. Those of you who live further south may be interested to know that this time of year, the sun rises just a few degrees east of due north, and sets just a few degrees west of due north – basically it rises and sets in the north.
Some Yukoners (including my wife) look at the solstice and see the start of the slide towards winter. I don't much like winter, either, but I have to enjoy every one of these days without starting my dislike of winter a few months earlier than necessary!


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Review: Yogandha Oils
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Season Schedule
- Soccer practice will begin on August 19, 2019.
- Interested athletes should print, complete and return registration paperwork to the Athletic office prior to the deadline. Students may also register in the McDonell Central Catholic High School office. All required forms MUST be on file in the office BEFORE practice may begin.
Soccer is a co-op sport with Regis Catholic High School.


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Towns and cities - Alicante Costa Blanca
Surrounded by the Nature Parcs of the Sierra Mariola, the Carrascal de la Font Rotja, the Sierra els Plans and la Serreta, Alcoi has overcome the peculiar local terrain furrowed by ravines. Known as the city of bridges, the municipality maintains, in spite of a high level of industrialisation, links with its past, mixed with efforts to prosper amid beautiful surroundings. Tradition weighs heavily in its festive representations, between which stand out the Moors and Christians celebrations, declared as being of International Interest.
- Address:
- Ayuntamiento de Alcoi
- Plaça d'Espanya, 1
- 03801
- Alcoy
- Area: L'Alcoià
- Touristic area: Alicante Costa Blanca
- Altitude: 545
- How to get here:
From Valencia, the access to the city is via the A-7, direction N-340 until Alcoy. From Alicante, the access is exactly the same one, taking the A-7 towards N-340 Alcoy.


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Software development maturity driving down ZDI flaw submissions
Secure software development training is having an impact on vulnerability submissions, according to Brian Gorenc of HP TippingPoint DVLabs.
A rapidly rising secondary market for zero-day vulnerabilities and improved software coding practices are combining to reduce the number of submissions to the HP TippingPoint Zero-Day Initiative, according to a vulnerability researcher who is overseeing the bug bounty program.
As software development becomes more mature, submissions go down a little bit, but we're still focusing on critical software.
Brian Gorenc, manager, HP DVLabs
While the number of submissions appears to have declined this year, Brian Gorenc, manager of TippingPoint DVLabs at Hewlett-Packard, insists that a strong cadre of security researchers are submitting critical remote code execution vulnerabilities to the program. The flaws are in widely used software, Gorenc said, such as Java, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
"As software development becomes more mature, submissions go down a little bit, but we're still focusing on critical software," Gorenc said in an interview with SearchSecurity.com. "These vulnerabilities can cause widespread damage and our focus is to get them fixed."
The ZDI program took in a record 300 vulnerabilities in 2010 and the submissions increased to more than 350 last year. In 2012, ZDI has so far published 187 advisories for publicly disclosed vulnerabilities discovered by ZDI researchers.
The Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI) was created in 2005 and pays researchers up to $5,000 for serious vulnerabilities. Researchers can also earn points for each vulnerability purchased leading to cash bonuses and other perks. HP also sponsors annual contests with cash prizes for researchers that can demonstrate a working exploit. The researchers sticking by the program can use its existing relationships with software vendors to get recognition for finding the flaw and seeing that the software bug gets fixed, Gorenc said. "It lets those independent researchers focus on their work," he said. "We can act as a middleman for them and obviously they get compensated."
Gorenc said there are no anticipated changes to the ZDI program to address the growing secondary market for zero-day flaws. "We continue to see individuals who want to do security research and want to just do their research and get compensated for it," Gorenc said. "There will always be a place for the Zero-day Initiative. We will continue through 2013 and beyond."
Part of the decline can be traced to Google, Mozilla, Facebook and PayPal, which run programs to pay researchers for critical bugs submitted privately to them. Security firms such as VUPEN, openly admit that they sell exploits to governments and several firms have emerged selling vulnerability exploit information through a subscription model.
They claim to be ethical but the fact that they do not disclose to vendors is absolutely irresponsible and deplorable.
Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor, Sophos Canada.
Gorenc said the focus is on a specific product for the software vendor programs, while the ZDI program tries to address the entire software ecosystem with the goal to get the flaws fixed. It's important for transparency to track where the vulnerabilities are going through the system and whether or not they have been fixed," Gorenc said.
"Our responsible disclosure policy has worked well for us since beginning of the program," Gorenc said. "We deal directly with the vendors and we validate the case for when they patch an issue."
Some security experts are dismissing the secondary market acknowledging the uncertainty of its impact. Vulnerability researchers should get paid for their work, but turning to the grey or black markets is the wrong approach, said Chester Wisniewski, a senior security advisor at Sophos Canada. Wisniewski rejected firms that fail to disclose flaws to software makers, calling the practice "unethical" and "irresponsible."
"They claim to be ethical but the fact that they do not disclose to vendors is absolutely irresponsible and deplorable," he said. "It's important as a software vendor to get treated fairly under clear rules."
Zero-day protection, mobile flaw submissions
HP also uses ZDI to feed zero-day threat protection to its line of TippingPoint IPS appliances. VeriSign's iDefense Vulnerability Contributor Program provides similar advantage to iDefense customers. VeriSign did not return a request for an interview about the status of its program. Gorenc said the ZDI helps boost threat protection, but HP also has other mechanisms, including threat feeds from its partners, that help boost zero-day attack detection.
Web application vulnerabilities typically make up the bulk of the submissions to the ZDI program. Gorenc said he anticipates more mobile vulnerability submissions in 2013. Mobile baseband, which operates the cellular activity on a smartphone, could is gaining the interest of researchers. "We're going to see people spending more time going after harder to get targets," he said.
Near Field Communications (NFC), a communications protocol being developed for mobile payments, is also gaining interest. Mobile browsers errors, mostly Webkit flaws, are more common, he said. Researchers are also submitting Java flaws at a steady pace. Gorenc said he anticipates more researchers looking at ways to bypass mitigations employed by software makers, such as data execution prevention (DEP) and address space layout randomization (ASLR), methods now being more widely deployed that make code execution more difficult.


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Reviewby Allen Divers,
Maison Ikkoku
VHS 19: Dress You Up
Meet Godai, an average broke young man living in a run-down apartment building. Just to make matters worse, come the nosy and nosiest neighbors anyone could have. To top it all off is the beautiful manager of the building, Kyoko. Godai finds himself in love with this lovely widow, but can't find the words to tell her.
Another day at the apartments finds the neighbors doing what they always do, drinking at Godai's. While cleaning, Kyoko finds her old school uniform, which quickly leads to an impromptu costume party by the residents. Later, unsure where her relationship is going with Godai, Kozue turns to Mitaka for advice.
Maison Ikkoku Vol 19 Dress You Up brings two more episodes of Rumiko Takahashi's classic romantic comedy. Continuing in the great tradition of this series, these 2 episodes bring more insight into the past of the main characters.
Made in the 1980s, the animation is nothing out of the ordinary. Character designs are very consistent with Ms. Takahashi's work. Despite being made for Television, the animation is very lively and smooth. Any complaints would be on the washed out appearance of the colors, due mostly to the age of the source materials.
Translation is always hit or miss with Viz productions, but luckily Dress You Up shows little of this common practice. For the most part, the translation stays true to what is actually being said. Some expressions have been changed to fit more common English phrases. Most changes occur with the character names most notably when a character uses a common Japanese form of address to refer to another character. The subtitles will use the character name, but the listener will hear something different.
Maison Ikkoku is a different Anime than the standard fare. Being a romantic comedy it focuses on the interaction of the characters. Most plots for the episodes revolve around the characters that inhabit the apartment building. The first episode explores the past of Kyoko, after she finds her old school uniform. Lots of comedy and a bit of touching emotion fly when the rest of the gang catch her actually wearing the uniform. The second episode pulls away a bit from the main cast, and focuses on a Kozue. The beauty of Maison Ikkoku is the fact that the entire cast feels dynamic enough that each could be the center of an episode without pulling away from the main idea of the series.
Rumiko Takahashi is a true master when it comes to the romantic drama. Maison Ikkoku is very different than some of her other popular works, but holds its own in popularity. Despite its age, Maison Ikkoku remains a must-see series for fans of true romantic comedies. Dress You Up brings more insight into the past of Kyoko and delves into the relationship between Kozue and Godai keeping a smooth pace as the series continues.
Overall (dub) : A
Overall (sub) : N/A
Story : A
Animation : B
Art : B
Music : B
+ Another Rumiko Takahashi romantic comedy classic
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Gorman says illegal immigrants cost Rhode Island $400 million annually
There's been a lot of debate over the cost of illegal immigration, both nationally and to individual states. Terry Gorman, president of Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement, believes he knows the price tag for Rhode Island. And it's big.
During an appearance on the Jan. 6 Helen Glover Show on WHJJ radio, Gorman stated that "illegal aliens cost the state of Rhode Island $400 million a year."
We wondered if Gorman's number was accurate.
In an interview with PolitiFact, he broke the costs down into four categories: Incarceration, education, Medicaid and hospital care. We'll examine each individually.
This is the easiest category to deal with because there's reliable data. It's also the only one where Gorman is even close.
Gorman used three numbers to conclude that Rhode Island pays $7.2 million a year to keep illegal immigrants in prison. He said there were about 200 illegal immigrants incarcerated, at an annual cost of $43,000 per prisoner.
He multiplied those two numbers and then subtracted $1.2 million -- the amount he said the federal government pays the state to help cover the cost of their imprisonment. (The actual total is $7.4 million.)
We confirmed that annual cost (now $43,252) and the latest federal payment ($1 million) but discovered that the 200 number was a bit high. In 2010, the average quarterly count was 168, not all of whom turned out to be here illegally.
Gorman's total: $7.2 million. Our total: $6.2 million. That's as close as he got.
In the other categories, Gorman's numbers quickly fell apart.
Gorman says it costs the state $239 million a year to educate illegal immigrant children and children of illegal immigrants.
To determine whether that number is accurate, you have to know how many illegal immigrant children there are and what the per-pupil cost of educating them is.
That's not as easy as it sounds, because finding reliable data is difficult.
First, let's consider the number of children.
Gorman says the Census Bureau estimated that in 2004 there were 8,740 illegal immigrant children and children of illegal immigrants in Rhode Island.
No it didn't.
The Census Bureau told us there was no such count of illegal immigrant children in 2004, or any other year. "That's not something we collect," said spokesman Thomas Edwards.
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey does estimate the number of foreign-born children age 5 to 17. In 2009, that number was about 7,070.
Using data from the survey, we calculated that about 4,700 of those were not naturalized U.S. citizens. That's more than 4,000 fewer than Gorman's number.
And that number includes foreign-born children whose parents are in the country legally, such as youngsters whose parents were granted asylum.
So we looked for other ways to determine how many of those 4,700 children were here illegally.
The Census Bureau estimated that in 2009 there were 133,458 foreign-born people in Rhode Island in 2009. The bureau doesn't count how many of those are here illegally.
So we contacted the Department of Homeland Security, which offers estimates of the number of "unauthorized immigrants" in the United States. But DHS spokesman Michael Hoefer told us "we only provide estimates for the larger states due to uncertainty in the precision for smaller states."
Looking for some way to zero in on Rhode Island, we looked at DHS data for two of those larger states, which, like Rhode Island, are both urban and in the Northeast: New York and New Jersey.
The DHS estimated in 2009 that 3.3 percent of the population of those states was in the U.S. illegally. Applying the same rate to Rhode Island's population -- a big assumption -- would give us about 35,000 unauthorized immigrants.
Then, just last week, the Pew Hispanic Center issued a report estimating that there were roughly 30,000 illegal immigrants in Rhode Island in 2010.
The key question: what percentage of those are school-age children?
Let's go back to the Census Bureau estimate of 133,458 foreign born people in Rhode Island. If 30,000 (the Pew number) or 35,000 (the DHS number) are illegal immigrants, that's about 22 to 26 percent.
Apply those percentages to the total number of foreign-born children in Rhode Island age 5 to 17 years -- which, remember, the Census pegged at 7,070 -- and you get 1,589 to 1,854 school age children.
That's about one fifth of Gorman's 8,740 figure.
OK. So now that we have a more accurate number of children, how much does it cost to educate them?
Gorman says the price is $23,000 per child. Plus, he reasoned, 20 percent of those students would need special education, including English instruction. For those students, he adds another $22,000.
But the Rhode Island Department of Education told us the statewide average per-pupil cost for 2009, the latest for which complete data are available, is $14,186 per student -- which includes special education, English instruction and other special programs like career and technical education.
So Gorman's per-pupil cost is off by nearly $9,000. Even if we accept his special education cost estimate and assumed that every child needs extra English language instruction, the total would be no higher than $40 million to $47 million.
That's not even close to $239 million.
Gorman asserts that 35 percent of the money spent on Medicaid and RIteCare -- programs that provide health care to low-income people -- goes to illegal immigrants or the children of illegal immigrants. His estimate of that cost: $125 million.
He said he based his claim on a 2005 Providence Journal story that talked about how much of the RIteCare budget goes to "undocumented clients."
But we were unable to find any such story in our database.
And David Burnett, associate director of the state's Office of Health and Human Services, said the only undocumented people covered by Medicaid are 350 pregnant women currently covered by the RIteCare program through a special plan funded by the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). That's a tiny fraction -- less than three-tenths of a percent -- of the state's 121,000 RIteCare enrollees.
Not even close to 35 percent.
According to Burnett, the state's Medicaid budget is $1.7 billion; RiteCare makes up $602 million of that total. Two thirds of that is federal money, according to Linda Katz, co-founder of The Poverty Institute. So Rhode Island's share of RIteCare is about $201 million.
And 0.289 percent of $201 million is $579,926, which brings the state's RIteCare cost for pregnant illegal immigrants down to under $600,000.
What about children of illegal immigrants who were born here? Those children are citizens and the state does not track them in a separate category. As a result, those costs are unknown.
Gorman's estimate: $125 million. Our estimate: less than $600,000, plus the unknown cost of those U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants.
Finally, we looked at Gorman's estimate that half the money the state gives local hospitals to cover the costs of uncompensated care is spent treating illegal immigrants. (Hospitals are required to treat people regardless of their ability to pay.)
He says the hospitals get $139 million a year. Half of that would be $69.5 million.
The last state payment to the hospitals was actually $127 million, according to Michael Souza, vice president for finance at the Hospital Association of Rhode Island.
But the state only paid out $60 million; the rest was federal money.
How much of that uncompensated care goes to illegal immigrants?
Nobody knows.
Gorman says his source is a hospital translator who appeared on a public access cable show in 2010. He declined to name the source but said, "We stand by our figures."
The hospital association says hospitals don't even collect that data.
"Patients are not required to provide SSN or even green card numbers if they have them," said Gail Leach Carvelli, media relations for Lifespan, a consortium of five Rhode Island hospitals. "It's entirely optional. So to even try to put a percentage around it would be misleading."
So Gorman says uncompensated care for illegal immigrants costs the state $70 million a year. But the state is paying out only $60 million for all uncompensated care.
Even if he is correct that half the money goes to illegal immigrants -- and at this point, needless to say, we have our doubts -- that's $30 million, not $70 million.
We recognize that illegal immigrants impose a cost to the state, and there are costs that Gorman did not include, such as the added burden on law enforcement.
At the same time, he ignores mitigating factors, such as the taxes -- particularly sales taxes -- that even illegal immigrants pay to the state.
The $400 million figure he repeatedly cites sounds authoritative. But three of his four categories are based on numbers that are outdated, grossly inflated or have no documentation.
Thus, the inflammatory assertion that illegal immigrants drain the state of $400 million a year -- $400 for every man, woman and child in Rhode Island -- is ridiculously high.
And because inflammatory, ridiculous assertions qualify for our worst rating, we rule Pants On Fire!


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Calculation of Drawing Power in consortium accounts including CDR/bilaterally restructured accounts
Indian Banks' Association
No. C&I/Circular/2014-15/689
September 29, 2014
The Chief Executives of All Member Banks
Dear Sirs/Madam,
Calculation of Drawing Power in consortium accounts including CDR/bilaterally restructured accounts
The Managing Committee (MC) considered a reference received from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on issues relating to calculation and allocation of Drawing Power in respect of accounts under Consortium and CDR Restructuring. The reference contained a representation from a Member Bank in this regard and RBI suggested that these issues are procedural and may be examined and addressed, suitably by IBA.
2. The Committee noted that the banks follow RBI's approved MPBF methodology for arriving at the working capital requirement of their borrowers. The method of calculation of Drawing Power and its allocation under the Consortium Accounts presently followed by the Member Bank is in accordance with the MPBF system of working capital assessment. As regards the allocation of Drawing Power in Consortium Arrangement or a CDR Arrangement, the discipline envisaged in these arrangements demands that that the Drawing Power allocation made by the Consortium Leader / Monitoring Institution is binding on the members in the Consortium and CDR lending system.
3. As regards the Member Bank's reference on the security cover of accounts under CDR in bilateral restructuring mechanism, the Committee decided that the instructions contained in para 16.1.1. of the CDR Master Circular of 2012, relating to security coverage by way of realizable value of security, both primary and collateral, should be diligently followed by the lenders. RBI Master Circular dated 1st July 2014 on "Prudential Norms on Income Recognition Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances", has mandated that the classification of an asset is to be made on the record of recovery. It was pointed out that the accounts, which come for restructuring generally display weakness in availability of adequate drawing power. The asset should not be classified as NPA, merely on account of some deficiency, which is temporary in nature, such as non-availability of adequate drawing power based on the stock statement, balance outstanding exceeding the limit temporarily, non-submission of stock statements and non-renewal of limits on due date etc. In the matter of classification of accounts, with such deficiencies, banks may follow the laid down guidelines. The Committee desired that these guidelines may be reiterated to the member banks in terms of RBI's reference.
4. The detailed guidelines in this regard are contained in the Annexure. A copy of this circular is being forwarded to the RBI for their information.
Yours faithfully,
(senior Advisor)
Sangeet Shukla
Annexure to IBA Circular no. C&I/Circular/2014-15/689 dated September 29, 2014
1. The DP in case of consortium accounts would be calculated and allocated based on the method approved by RBI under the MPBF methodology as under –
|Total Value of Stocks(Closing balance of stocks, their value as per market rates or cost price, whichever is lower)
|Less : Excess of Sundry Creditors (Stocks)
|Excess of Other Sundry Creditors Over the level assumed at the time of assessment
|Net Value of Stock
|Add: Eligible Trade Debtors including advance for stocks and expenses as envisaged at the time of assessment.
|Less: Outstanding under Bills discounted
|Net Value of Debtors
|Total eligible Current Assets
|Less : Stipulated Margin
|Drawing Power
The allocation between the consortium members shall be done by the consortium leader pro-rata to the exposure assumed by these banks under consortium. The DP allocation advised to the consortium members will be binding on them for conduct of borrower's account. This may also apply to the facilities under the Multiple Banking Arrangements.
2. In case of the standalone credit facilities, it is advisable that the member banks adhere to the above methodology for the sake of uniformity and consistency so as to reduce confusion in operation staff and auditors alike.
3. As regards the status of restructured account and accounts referred to the CDR mechanism, the instructions issued by CDR Cell, vide Para 16.1 (i) of CDR Master Circular 2012, should uniformly apply, which are produced as under –
Fully secured: When the amounts due to a bank (present value of principal and interest receivable as per restructured loan terms) are fully covered by the value of security, duly charged in its favour in respect of those dues, the bank's dues are considered to be fully secured. While assessing the realisable value of security, primary as well as collateral securities would be reckoned, provided such securities are tangible securities and are not in intangible form like guarantee etc., of the promoter/others. However, for this purpose the bank guarantees, State Government Guarantees and Central Government Guarantees will be treated on par with tangible security.
As regard these accounts, the impact of stock audit should be ignored if the account is fully secured as indicated above by total security I.e., Primary and Collateral and is otherwise adhering to the terms of restructuring under the restructuring or CDR terms.
4. The classification of an asset as NPA should be based on the record of recovery. Account should not be classified as NPA, merely due to existing of some deficiency which are temporary in nature such as non-availability of adequate drawing power based on latest available stock statement, balance outstanding exceeding the limit temporarily.
Source: http://www.iba.org.in/


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The scientific name for this bird is Neophema Splendida. I am unable to pronounce or understand Latin words, but the last part of the name is easy to read. Splendida is obviously a description of how splendidly beautiful this bird is. Truly a bird of the rainbow. With pretty much every bright eye catching color adorning it, this bird has to be one of the most colorful ones out there. The males and females are similar, but have a slightly different color pattern. Males have a bright blue face and on the upper wing, scarlett chest and neck, yellow and orange on the lower belly and under the tail.
Green feathers complete this ensemble, by flowing from the back, along part of the wings and down to the tail. The main difference between the male and female in regard to color is the absence of the scarlett on the females chest. Green is found there instead. In addition, females have a much duller version of all the other colors. The bill is a grey or blackish color and the eyes are brown. This is a very small bird, coming in at a little over half a foot in length. They only weigh a few ounces at most.
This colorful bird originates in Australia. They most certainly prefer dry climates. In the wild they inhabit grasslands. They are actually a bit of a shy bird and not a great deal is known regarding their wild behavior and status. They are categorized as vulnerable on the endangered species list most likely due to pet trade capture and habitat destruction. In Australia, they are quite common as pets due to their small size and great personalities. They are generally quiet, producing cute little twittering noises. They do have the ability to make a piercing high pitched shriek though. One drawback to this bird is they tend to not be very hardy health wise. However this is debatable as some people insist with proper care this bird is actually a rather hardy bird. They have a rather short lifespan, with an average bird living to be about 10 years.
Feeding: A main course of small pellet is great. Perhaps canary or other small bird pellet. Mix in some scrumptious seeds and add in some fresh fruits and veggies for a delectable snack. Your bird will love you for many years if you keep them fed a nutritious balanced diet. Always remember to change water daily and keep a nice clean cage for your birdy companion.
These birds are ground foragers in the wild so a nice bowl of clean soil or dirt on the bottom of the cage may provide lots of fun for your little Australian pet.
Train-ability: These are small birds, so they may not learn all the marvelous tricks of their bigger cousins, such as the African Greys and Macaws. They are, however, able to learn simple tricks easily such as stepping up on your hand or flipping them upside-down. The main thing is you want to interact with your bird daily and for a good amount of time. They tend to be on the shy side, so it may take a while to earn your bird's trust. They are very sweet though, and make great little companion birds.
Common ailments:
- Intestinal worms
- Fatty liver syndrome
- Candidosis
- Aspergillosis
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Psittacosis


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Available to download from
iTunes and all major digital platforms
and on CD from Dress Circle and Sound of Music.
Music and Lyrics by ALEXANDER S. BERMANGE
Produced by MIKE DIXON
with sleeve notes by TIM RICE
No less than 26 leading ladies and men from West End musicals have joined forces to record ACT ONE, a CD of songs from Alexanderĺs shows. The 20-track album boasts sleeve notes by triple Oscar-winning lyricist and long-time champion of Alexanderĺs writing Sir Tim Rice, who has enthused, ôAlexander S. Bermange is going from strength to strength. I urge all lovers of contemporary musical theatre to add this album to their collection pronto.ö
ACT ONE is the only album in existence to feature brand new recordings by such a large number of todayĺs musical theatre stars:
Ricardo Afonso,
Sabrina Aloueche,
Joanna Ampil,
Daniel Boys,
Earl Carpenter,
Dean Chisnall,
Dean Collinson,
Cassandra Compton,
Janie Dee, Mark Evans,
James Gillan,
Linzi Hateley,
Ben James-Ellis,
Ramin Karimloo,
Alexia Khadime,
Jon Lee,
Jenna Lee-James,
Shona Lindsay,
Susan McFadden,
Dianne Pilkington,
Lara Pulver,
Jon Robyns, Summer Strallen,
Oliver Thornton,
Oliver Tompsett,
Sally Ann Triplett.
The tracks on ACT ONE offer an exciting variety of musical styles, from showstopping anthems (Walking On The Sun) to hilarious comic numbers (My Prince) to heart-rending power ballads (If This Could Be Forever) to bombastic rock songs (Trial Of The Heart).
ACT ONE is released on Dress Circle Records.
1. WALKING ON THE SUN Jon Robyns
2. HOW YOU IMAGINE IT TO BE Susan McFadden
3. ANYONE BUT YOU Jenna Lee-James and Dean Collinson
4. TRIAL OF THE HEART Ricardo Afonso, Cassandra Compton and Sabrina Aloueche
5. I WANT TO REACH THE STARS Jon Lee
6. MY PRINCE Lara Pulver
7. IF THIS COULD BE FOREVER Linzi Hateley
8. MORE THAN A MEMORY Oliver Tompsett
9. THE THRESHOLD OF HER HEART Dean Chisnall and Sabrina Aloueche
10. YOU CAN READ MY HEART Daniel Boys
11. JUST FOR ONE MOMENT IN TIME Summer Strallen
12. HIGHER THAN A SHOOTING STAR Mark Evans and Susan McFadden
13. IĺVE GROWN TO LEARN James Gillan
14. THE MAGICĺS WITH ME TONIGHT Joanna Ampil
15. I ONLY WISH FOR YOU Shona Lindsay, Ramin Karimloo and Dianne Pilkington
16. THE LAND OF GOLD Earl Carpenter
17. WHEREĺS THE LOVE? Janie Dee
18. ENCHANTED Ben James-Ellis and Alexia Khadime
19. CANĺT GET ENOUGH Sally Ann Triplett
20. IF NO-ONE LOVES YOU Oliver Thornton


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In times of trouble
When I'm faced with difficult, proud and arrogant people, I always remind myself of this verse. I am secured because I know that God is with me and that He will vindicate me from false accusations. Thank you Lord giving me strength and peace in times of troubles.


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Join Big Spaceship for an in-depth discussion in this video Projects: HBO Voyeur, part of Creative Inspirations: Big Spaceship, Digital Creative Agency.
(Music playing) Michael Lebowitz: Another project that we did in the past year was a partnership with a HBO and their general agency, BBDO Worldwide. The concept that BBDO came up with was for where you had stripped away the wall of New York apartment building. So, you could see the eight apartments inside, and it's shot as a silent film.
There is no dialogue and you can watch all of these individual stories that are going on each apartment and then also some of the intersections that happen between the apartments themselves. They came to us before any of this had been shot. That was just sort of part of the plan. And the outdoor event, which was really neat, was to project this onto the side of a building on the lower-east side, so that you really felt like you were looking inside the building. When they actually did it, it was really fantastically beautiful. We went to the shoot and we participated with them. They hired Jake Scott, Ridley Scott's son, to shoot the piece and it's stunning, really beautiful.
And we really wanted to make sure that we were maintaining that piece of film as the hero of what we are doing, of our destination experience. One of the primary ways that we did it, technically, was rather than using pre-rendered 3D to allow you to sort of fly through the city of New York, we used the papervision3D engine in Flash that allowed us to create that sense of motion in a much, much lower bandwidth. We spent a lot of time working on the user interface that allowed people to do things like zoom in on the video, so you could see an individual apartment or a couple of apartments together, or you could see the entire wall turning on, which parts of it you could see and which you couldn't, in such a way that that user interface was only there when you needed to do something, but always faded into the background, so that, again, that beautiful piece of film could stand on its own as the focal point of the piece.
They also commissioned, I think, six composers to do different scores for this piece and we built a system allowed you to change the score in midstream and always stay synched up with the films. So, you really had some control over this experience and while it was like watching a film in a lot of ways and you could experience it that way, you also had a total freedom to experience it however you wanted. If you wanted to jump to the end, you can do that. If you wanted to change the tonality of it by changing the musical background, you could do that as well. We really spent a lot of time thinking about the difference between sitting back and watching something on your TV, where something is linear and you just watch, and the analogous experience in a world that you're used to controlling.
And that is one where you can't limit people to watch something four minutes long that goes from here to here. You have to let them go to any point in it, and see it however they want, and also bring it with them. So, we have built systems that allowed people to pull things into their iPod, to their PSP, to have a screensaver of the entire wall that they could watch. So, we are really trying to find ways of distributing this content out. And the response has been just tremendous. It generated more press, I think, than any other project we have ever done and has won, arguably, I think, the most awards we've ever received for a single project.
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Razors Shift 2 Aggressive Skates
Razors Shift 2 Skates (like the Shift and Cosmo) feature the IFC (Instant Frame Change) System, which allows a skater to change from an aggressive, to an urban, or even a powerblade set up with 3x110mm in seconds. With the t-nut hardware removed, simply push 2 buttons to remove the replaceable slider plate on the bottom outisde of the skate, and then the souls with frames still attached come off as well, without having to access any of the UFS hardware. Additional soul frames sold separately to have pre-made setups that can be thrown on with ease. Cosmo Soul Frames when used with Cosmo Sliders can be used on Shift/Shift2 boots.
The Shift 2 has the addition of t-nuts on the inner/negative part of the sole, and Reign Liners for a more stable, comfortable ride.
Ground Control FLT3 Frames ; 62mm 92A Wheels ; ABEC9 Bearings
UPPER/SHELL Razors Shift 2 Boot 2018
NEW Instant Frame Change system (IFC)
NEW slim boot shell
new cuff with buckle strap stash
1-piece soul plate/slider
Razors 62mm 92A wheels
42mm Anti-Rocker Wheels with Aluminum Spacers
BEARINGS Sealed ABEC9 Bearings FRAME
Instant Frame Change System
Ground Control Featherlite 3 Frames
Pre-Grooved Backslide Plates
Replaceable Grind Pieces
LINER Reign Liners WEIGHT
1.79KG (1 side- sz:10)
Razors Aggressives Skates generally fit about one half to one full size smaller than your shoe. For example, if your shoe size is a size 8, you would generally wear a size 8.5 to a 9 skate. Sizes below are those offered on sizing chart supplied by manufacturer.
USA Men's 6 7 8 9 10 10.5 11 12 13 14 EU 38 40 41 42 43 43 45 46 47 48 UK 5 6 7 8 9 9.5 10 11 12 13


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Crews remove tree limbs in Columbia neighborhoods
COLUMBIA - Crews worked Saturday to remove fallen trees and tree limbs from Columbia neighborhoods after the severe weather on July 7.
Matt McCracken, street division supervisor, said multiple divisions of Columbia Public Works were collaborating to get the city cleaned up.
"We've got some solid waste people in, along with the street department crew and a couple of people from the sewer department helping us," McCracken said.
McCracken said residents made around 150 calls to public works to report downed trees and limbs. He said the mapping department plotted the reports so the street division could conduct cleanup.
Most of the cleanup occurred in west Columbia.
McCracken said crews were out around 7 a.m. and if crews were not finished by 7 p.m. tonight, they would be out again tomorrow.


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AN historic church is set to kick off celebrations for its 350th anniversary next month.
Tockholes United Reformed Church was first built in 1662, and despite being rebuilt 218 years later, it still stands on its original site to this day.
Church secretary Kathleen Knowles said some previous ministers would be coming back as part of the celebrations.
She said: "We are 350 years old this year, which is a big occasion.
"We are starting on Sunday, March 4, with a big civic service. And harpist Lucy Nolan will be coming from Oxford University to perform.
"And in June, we are hosting a history day, followed by a visit from the general secretary of the United Reformed Church, who will be coming all the way from London to give a service.
"We will be holding events almost every month up to the end of November.
"We will have past ministers coming back to deliver services and Eric Kirkman will deliver the Remembrance Service."
The building was rebuilt in 1880 on the foundations of the original site. The original was knocked down after falling into disrepair.
The church, which has seven members and a regular congregation of about 10, is currently without a minister, after Rev Sarah Moore left for Cumbria.
Kathleen said: "It is sad that she left as she has been such a good help.
"But we had all this planned long before she decided to go."
Darwen Town Councillor John East, who does some lay preaching at the church, said: "It is a remarkable achievement and Kathleen and everyone else at the church deserves congratulating.
"It is an idyllic church with a wonderful history."


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Now that UMNO has indeed started it s invasion of Jonker Walk is it any surprise, this blog highlighted the issue way back in December of 2011.
An UMNO invasion of Jonker walk is a reality, the writer had even highlighted this to some of the Jonker street businessmen and as UMNO begins to crawl in the businesses of Jonker street has to be vary of their designs.
Jonker street is not just a tourist attraction, it is not just a business street it is heritage, it was heritage and no quarter int he country shoudl be allowed to just march in and do what they like with what is after all heritage.
The beginnings of the invasion were witnessed with the establishment of UMNO related investments in the area, whilst it was not seen as an obvious threat it were the first indications that there were designs for that area.
Jonker street does not enjoy the privileges of Jalan Tengku Kelana in Klang, traffic in Tengku Kelana seems to have absolute immunity from the authorities, it is seen as a, "fixed deposit" zone by umno so traffic can take up an entire lane for parking although it is a main road leading to one of the main bridges in town connecting one part of Klang to the other, illegal parking is the order of the day in Tengku Kelana and it is becoming so again in Brickfields another "fixed deposit" enclave right at the doorstep of Kuala Lumpur Sentral.
All three Tengku Kelana, Brickfields and Jonker walk are indeed Malaysian icons, the tolerance practiced in one must be accorded to the other, as these areas iconic, they represent the country Malaysia.
To rob Jonker street of what has already been established, an to take away the glamour of the district that has already been created just as political revenge is nothing less than mere gangsterism.
Current affairs, human rights, justice with specific focus on Malaysia and where the world situation has a direct or indirect impact on the Malaysian political climate. Malaysians must never be told they are being "tolerated" when they exercise their constitutional rights, instead, the government of the day must respect their rights to do so.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Jeffrey Kitinglan releases the figures
When will Sabah have the good roads West Malaysia has?
When will Sabah have the great infrastructure we have buit in the West with Eastern money?
What has happened to the billions of ringgit taken from Sabah, has the Barisan Government become another colonial power raping that state and its people of their legitimate riches?
Has the Barisan government sold the rights of ethnic Sabahans to the people of Suluks as the RCI has discovered?
Jeffrey Kitingan has come out press statement asking the questions and we publish the same here for your reading.
"Tell the Truth or Be Investigated - Jeffrey"
Kota Kinabalu: "The Inland Revenue Board should be truthful about the tax revenues collected in Sabah rather than trying to cover up the truth just because Sabah is now claiming its constitutional share of this revenues" said Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, STAR Sabah Chief, in response to front-pages stories that only RM4 billion federal tax collection was targeted by the IRB from Sabah in 2013 and not RM40 billion as reported earlier.
The RM40 billion was initially announced by the IRB Sabah and they appear to be back-tracking as if to attempt a cover-up now that Sabah is entitled to two-fifths (40%) of the net revenue collected from Sabah.
The Sabah government must do more and investigate into the matter and not be side-tracked by accepting whatever is being pushed down all the time from Kuala Lumpur. It is the duty and responsibility of the Sabah government, first and foremost, towards the State and the people of Sabah not the political masters from Malaya.
Just looking at several preliminary figures, there appears to be basis for an amount of more than RM4 billion. Petronas takes RM17.88 billion from Sabah's oil and gas. What about the major oil companies producing oil and gas from Sabah? Sabah takes about RM1.1 billion in oil palm levies. Sabah produces about 35% of Malaysia's crude palm oil output and in 2012 Malaysia's palm oil export earnings posted a value of RM71.3 billion with RM73 billion targeted for 2013. Government-linked Sime Darby Berhad has 54,278 hectares of plantations while Felda has some 306,000 acres in Sabah. Many public listed plantation companies have most of their plantations in Sabah. Even Yayasan Melaka and Yayasan Selangor have palm oil plantations in Sabah!
Whether it is RM4 billion or RM40 billion, Sabah is still entitled to its legitimate 40% share!
Even assuming the lower figure, 40% of RM4 billion will increase Sabah's budget by RM1.6 billion, a whopping 43% increase, and which will help the Sabah government and contribute to the well-being of Sabahans.
The issue of linking this 40% entitlement with federal allocations is fully of idiocy and stupidity. Firstly, it shows that Sabah BN leaders do not prioritize Sabah but the federal/BN government, secondly, that they are not acting in the best interests of Sabah and Sabahans. Thirdly, it seems that they are more interested in bowing to their political masters from Malaya and protecting their party's interests and their interests and positions which will be jeopardized if they go against the wish of their political masters and finally, they are just accepting whatever is being shaft down their throats without thinking and evaluating what needs to be done from the perspective of Sabah.
It also lends credence to the saying by people that Sabah BN leaders are remote-controlled by their masters in Kuala Lumpur/Putrajaya.
Its just over 1 month after being elected by Sabahans in the general elections and the Sabah BN leaders are already forgetting about the interests of Sabah and its people. The people should seriously whether these leaders ought to continue to represent them or be booted out.
On the other hand, the Sabah BN leaders also fail to recognize that it is the duty and responsibility that the federal government to raise and provide development allocations. Tiny Perlis and other States without much revenue are still entitled to its development allocations but it does mean that Sabah should be deprived of their allocations.
If the federal government feels that Sabah is a liability and is so difficult to reimburse Sabah's entitlement and also to provide development allocations, it should just allow Sabah to go free and allow Sabah to manage its own revenue and resources. There is no in point keeping Sabah which is a burden given that the federal government has got a national debt in excess of RM508 billion.
Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan
Chairman, STAR Sabah
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Wires and optical fibers are covered with coatings to protect them against harsh environmental conditions. These coatings often serve as the last line of defense against damage, and their protective capability can define the lifetime of a product.
For decades, these coatings have been based on polyimide materials because of their exceptional thermal durability, chemical resistance, mechanical toughness, and dielectric properties. However, wires and optical fibers coated with existing commercial polyimide coatings are limited to a maximum temperature of 300°C for continuous operation with short excursions up to 400°C.
The need for higher-temperature polyimides is growing. The oil and gas industry, for example, needs electronics and sensors as it continues to explore deeper (and hotter) oil, gas, and geothermal wells. And, fiber optic sensors and electronics are being incorporated into hotter environments in automobile and aerospace engines. Polymer coatings that can withstand extended use at temperatures above 350°C and pressures up to 10,000 psi are required to enable the next generation of devices. However, under these conditions current polyimide coatings rapidly fail due to thermal and hydrolytic decomposition. In spite of continuous development by polyimide manufacturers over the past six decades, higher-temperature polyimides are still not available.
That is about to change. With a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Tetramer Technologies LLC, a Pendleton, SC-based small business, has developed advanced polyimide coatings to operate at higher temperatures. Through fundamental studies of the chemical reaction that forms polyimides, the company has identified the right conditions to make an optimal coating.
Polyimides are formed via a reversible reaction between a diamine and a dianhydride. The reaction first creates a polyamic acid intermediate, which is converted either chemically or thermally to the polyimide. The performance of the polyimide is determined by a combination of reactant architecture and process conditions that include the nucleophilicity of the amine, the electrophilicity of the anhydride, the concentration of the monomers and their order of addition, the dipolar aprotic solvent that is used, the viscosity change during the reaction, the temperature profile of the thermal imidization reaction, and how well reverse reactions and unwanted byproducts are controlled.
|Polyimide Coating Lifetime
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|Temperature, °C
|Commercial Coatings
|Tetramer Coating
With an understanding of the structure-property relationships of polyimides, the company was able to optimize these factors to produce a coating that could withstand high temperatures and pressures. The new coating can last ten times longer than existing coatings when operating at temperatures between 300°C and 350°C in air.
Existing commercially available polyimide coatings are difficult to strip from wires and fibers and require expensive stripping equipment or chemical stripping with hot (150°C) sulfuric acid. Because of this difficulty, the aerospace industry terminates polyimide fibers without stripping the coating — a practice that prevents the use of single-mode fibers. Tetramer's polyimide coatings are soluble in benign solvents, which facilitates easy stripping and termination.
Tetramer is commercializing its polyimide coatings with strategic partners in specialty optical fiber and wire applications. The company can currently produce a sufficient amount of coating to supply target fiber and wire customers and plans to expand production to meet the growing market needs.
This technology was funded through the NSF Small Business Innovation Research Program.
This article was prepared by the National Science Foundation in partnership with CEP.
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East Carolina and Mississippi State broke into the Top 25, but I take a little satisfaction in the fact that I already had them on my ballot and, in the case of the Bulldogs for a long time.
ECU became ranked in the Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2008, but I already had the Pirates ranked 22nd on my ballot a week ago. I moved them to 19th after they blew out North Carolina 70-41. Maybe the Big 12 should look at ECU as an expansion possibility.
I didn't have the guts to pick MSU at LSU but I'm not all that surprised the Bulldogs pulled off the upset. I've had Mississippi State ranked all year long, starting it out at No. 22 in my preseason vote and 15th a week ago. I slotted the Bulldogs at No. 8 after taking LSU to the woodshed.
My top seven teams remained the same at the top, paced by Oregon, Florida State and Texas A&M. I took a lot of grief last week for leaving Missouri out of my top 25. Not so much this week after it fell to — yikes — a lower-echelon Big Ten team.
Here's my ballot:
1. Oregon
2. Florida State
3. Texas A&M
4. Baylor
5. Oklahoma
6. Alabama
7. Auburn
8. Mississippi State
9. Arizona State
10. Notre Dame
11. Stanford
12. Michigan State
14. Ole Miss
15. Kansas State
16. South Carolina
17. Georgia
18. Boston College
19. East Carolina
22. Georgia Tech
23. Wisconsin
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Alicia has been squeezing since she was 6, and her musicianship shows it. Don't miss her at the 2019 edition of Oregon's Alpenfest Sept 26-29. In the video, she's playing the Pretzel Polka, her own composition.
She's originally from Portland but now lives in Denver and comes to play at Accordions at Alpenfest Thursday at Terminal Gravity Brewery as well as during each of our main shows Friday and Saturday.


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ANNOUNCEMENT! Duly is Five Panel Tested Negative across the board!
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN - CLICK HERE Five Panel
We purchased Duly as a yearling at the time right when AQHA started registering the Cremello color. We were looking for a stallion with specific bloodlines that had the cremello coloring. We based the bloodlines on a very special horse we acquired previously who's outstanding temperament led us to realize that we could try to attempt to reproduce it by purchasing the same line of bloodlines.
The bonus of the cremello coloring is that it means we have a very high likelyhood of having palominos or buckskins, depending on the color of the mare we breed to. Duly also has a grey gene which means there is a possibility for his foals to turn grey which makes for some very unique coloring.
Duly has surpassed our expectations and we have many foals on the ground that have proven his ability to sire foals that "catch on so quick it seems like they already know what you are asking them to do before you train them to do it." They are quiet and easy to get along with and do what you ask and they look spectacular doing it.
Duly's Razz
is a 2002 AQHA Registered Manitoba Bred Cremello Stallion
He is a descendent of the legendary Impressive and is n/n.
He has an exceptionally calm disposition, he is extremely easy to work with and is approx. 15:2HH. His foals are all extremely easy to work with, very intelligent, very calm, with big hips and pretty heads.
*Mares bred to Duly will foal a
buckskin, a palomino or a smoky black baby,
he also has the grey gene and some of his foals will turn grey.
*Perlino, Cremello, buckskin & Palomino mares could also throw Perlino or Cremello or smoky black or smoky cream.
STUD FEE FOR 2017 is $800
Dulys Razz 4324368 2002 Cremello Stallion -
|SIRE side of pedigree
|Mr Conclusion
|Conclusive goes back to IMPRESSIVE
sorrel H- 42.0
Misters Razzledazzle
|Miss Amber Charge goes back to SUGAR BARS sorrel
|Rae's Lea
chestnut H- 1.0 P- 32.0
|McLeo Bars goes back to LEO and THREE BARS
sorrel 85 14 3 2 2 $3,129 H- 16.0 P- 12.0
|Kaos Razzledazzle palomino
|Super Rae goes back to DEPTH CHARGE and JOE REED II
sorrel P- 1.0
|Mr Charge Bar sorrel 75 8 1 4 0 $ 215 H- 11.0 P- 33.0
|Super James goes back to DEPTH CHARGE roan
|Kaos Candy Bar palomino
|Miss Top Bar goes back to JOE HANCOCK
|Kaos Golden Girl
|Knock Out Drop goes back to THREE BARS
|Mary C Sue Reed goes back to OKLAHOMA STAR
|DAM side of pedigree
|Diamond Go Te
palomino H- 6.5
|Sonny Go Te goes back to THREE BARS
sorrel H- 15.0
|ZE Keystone Man palomino
|Bunny Bee Gold palomino H- 7.0
|Top Notch Mink
|Dulys Top Bracket goes back to IMPRESSIVE
black P- 5.5
|Rlm Class Lass gray
|Scottish Wimpy goes back to SKIPPER W palomino
|Spartan Roan
|Kansas Cat goes back to GREY BADGER II
gray 55 9 0 1 0 $ 25 H- 2.0
|Spartan Lass
|Flint's Beauty - goes back to PETER MCCUE
|Tontogin's Gold
|Tonto Chuck goes back to THREE BARS
sorrel H- 1.0 P- 1.0
|Gold Bar's Girl
Dulys AQHA reg. Offspring
RDS MAJOR IMPRESSION 4695148 Palomino Gelding 06/02/2005 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- HQH SMART SKIPPER 4324203 Damsire- MICN MOORE 3263985
DOCS CUTTER BILLY 4832569 Palomino Mare 04/25/2006 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- DRY DOCS BABY PETE 4288468 Damsire- CUTTERS DOC PETE 2832515
DULYS STEELDUST LEO 4945211 Brown Gelding 06/14/2006 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- SABER GAL 2571642 Damsire- SABRE TIGER 1375587
RD CONCLUSIV COMMAND 4945813 Palomino Stallion 05/23/2007 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- HQH SMART SKIPPER 4324203 Damsire- MICN MOORE 3263985
RD DAZZLING HOLLY 5181106 Cremello Mare 06/18/2008 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- MITOS PERFECT JOEY 4425454 Damsire- MITOS PERFECT BUCK 3460763
RD DOCS JAGGEDCUTTER 5109283 Gray Gelding 04/19/2008 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- DRY DOCS BABY PETE 4288468 Damsire- CUTTERS DOC PETE 2832515
CP PERFECT COMMANDER 5349009 Gray Stallion 06/09/2009 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- MITOS PERFECT JOEY 4425454 Damsire- MITOS PERFECT BUCK 3460763
RD SMOOTH AZ HONEY 5428281 Gray Mare 05/04/2011 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- BMF HONEYS JAMEEN 4790402 Damsire- JUSTIN POCO CHICKS 3872916
LUKESMITYIMPRESSIVE 5499084 Gray Stallion 06/12/2012 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- IMPRESSIVEPERFECTION 5068480 Damsire- MITOS PERFECTION 2983374
RD PRESCRIBES JAMZE 5460720 Palomino Stallion 06/05/2012 HYPP Results:N/N
Dam- BMF HONEYS JAMEEN 4790402 Damsire- JUSTIN POCO CHICKS 3872916