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Jak Tonge has a fresh blood article on caughtinthecrossfire this week .... Click HERE!!Also a little clip of ol' Dimitri himself ..
9 of the best from 09
Before I start ... The website is down .... Hopefully it will be back up in the next 24 hours ......
09 has been a really good year for Drawing Boards ... Many thanks to all the people who have supported us and helped us over the past year , as well as the independent shops who have backed us ... Also a big cheers to Tweaker , Crossfire , Kingpin and Sidewalk for the coverage ..
Thought we'd lay down 9 of the best images from 09 for ya ...
1.Potter got gnarly this year with a article on Tweaker as well as winning the Crawley comp .. And having it up in America .. (He also did some madness on tour .. hype , hype)
2.Was well stoked to see Darth getting coverage in Slam mag over in Oz ...
3.Speaking of Oz Matt Hardey was a welcome addition to the team in 09 ..
4.Over here there was more additions ... In the form of Elliot(pictured),Felix and Nick holding it down for the wheels team ..
5.Also stoked to have Jak Tonge aboard .. Who racked up coverage in Sidewalk , Crossfire and Tweaker this year .. Jak is on it !!
6.Can't forget ol Jerry who's been working hard this year but has still been a constant flow of inspiration . Junx steezed a Fresh Blood on Crossfire along with lots of footage style points ..
7.Although recent News , it's a big step for us to be included in the Sidewalk buyers guide amongst the biggest names in the industry .. This year has been a really productive one for new decks and merch .. Including .. Pencil Head decks , Crowded series decks , Flying pencils decks and Hoodies , Skate all Day decks , limited edition Fairs decks , loads of new stickers , New wheels , Worthless T'shirts ect ect blah blah ...
8.Pooch missed most of 09 with a shoulder injury .. He is amped and back .. Get ready ...
9.The "Czech my Puss" Tour was a massive success .. Thanks definitely need to go out to Martin for this ... I know we haven't really leaked any footage or photos from the tour , but we will so stay tuned ... Also loads of thanks to Smay for taking so many pics this year along with Lanners , Josh , Gorm , Lex , Austino , Jerry , Ranny and Marley who have all contributed to help spread the word with there Photos .. Baker Bot 4000 kills it ... Also spuds to Neddy and Toe for helping film .. And as always cheers to Si for all the input .. Charlie as well ... Also Congrats to Rob and Teaugey for putting out scene vids over the last 12 months .... Also happy we have been involved in the building of 2 skateparks this year , hopefully we can do more stuff like that next year aswell .... Mate, I better stop now otherwise I'm gonna get carried away ... Basically another year down ......... Lets av it next year !!
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Ivan in Carnes
Here's abit of random footage from a few days in Carnes featuring Ivan and his mate Tj .. You'll also be pleased to know Ivans face made a full recovery.And in other news this guy is back ...
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Ells out ..
Drawing Boards wheel team rider Big L is off round the world .. Jerry has often said he looks at the world upside down so now is his opportunity ... haha .. I only hope there ready for him ... Have fun and look after yourself fella .. Also look out for an edit from South Norwood with Elliot taking the enders ....
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Wesite down !!!
Ahh man the websites down .... So you'll have to make do with the ol' blog ... Xmas Crossfire article went up today with Jak getting 2 sick photos in the feature .. CLICK HERE !!Both Photos by Dom Marley
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The Flying Pooch
Flow Team member and general motivator Pooch has been laying low for sometime after his shoulder surgery .. Really stoked to see him coming back and gong big .. Many thanks to Austino for sending this pic in of him bonelessing over Jaks front tail ... Gonna be putting a lil winter edit together so watch out for this amongst the footage .. Yeaow
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Croydon and surrounding areas news ...
Get Involved in the making of skate parks in the Croydon area ... Here's where you can vote for the park you think needs money pumped into it .... http://www.croydononline.org/parkstobeproudof/5.htm We have been involved in the making of South Norwood Rec and will be involved in the remake of Wandle Park as well ... So stop taking pics of yourself and putting them on facebook .. Instead make yourselves heard and vote now !!! Heres Jerry enjoying a big concrete skatepark by grabbing his tail with glee after performing his tradeflip .... Photo by Smajor Smay
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Crossfire Crimbo
Crossfire Jam went down ... Well done again Zac and crew for all the hard work getting it together ... We were stoked to be involved in sponsoring this event ... Make sure you keep checking www.caughtinthecrossfire.com to see whats popping .... Here's a little edit of Jak from the day ...Oh yeah .. He's 21 today so if you see him either give him a present or whack him in the arm 21 times ... up to you x
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Jak is all over Tweaker
New Tweakerzine out now .... So hyped on the amount of coverage Jak has got !!! 6 Pages of pure Tonge ... Big props to RANNY who took all the photos in the article .. VIEW IT HERE !!!
Jak also crops up HERE and HERE .. Gorm you smashed it out again !!
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Sidewalk Buyers Guide
Forgot to post this from the Sidewalk Buyers Guide 2010 ..Many thanks to Sidewalk Magazine for the support .
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6:57 Incoming
The highly anticipated 6:57 Premiere this Thursday December 10th. Will be going off at Little Johnny Russells, Southsea . Rob Crawfords creation features some of the finest up and coming skateboard talent from Portsmouth and Southampton . Staring Adam Keys, Curtis Jarman, Joe Paget and Drawing Boards very own Jak Tonge among a host of others . Personally well hyped on this and you should be too if you know whats good ..
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I've been drawing these characters for about 10 years now .. On T'shirts , stickers . badges , walls and canvases ... And now in 3 limited runs of deck ... Click the image to get a more detailed look .. Let your local skate shop know if you want one ...
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When I painted this deck a while back it got a really good response ... Peoplists asked if we were gonna make it into a deck ... Enough people asked so it became a reality ... We also have this limited edition one too ...
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Incoming for December .....
Next Sat (5th) Bear Stuff Sale ...The following week (12th) Annual Crossfire Christmas Jam ... MORE INFO HERE
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Our Struggle: The Story Of An Unusual — And Deeply Unsettling — Family Heirloom
Most people are not repulsed by their family heirlooms. But then again most family heirlooms don't include a 1937 edition of "Mein Kampf."
I grew up with the story that my great uncle Eddie Cohen, from Brooklyn, N.Y., killed a German soldier in battle during World War II and found a copy of "Mein Kampf" in his enemy's rucksack. He pilfered the book from his victim and eventually brought it back with him to New York.
After spending almost four years researching the origins of this copy of Mein Kampf, I've learned that war stories can have second and third iterations as they are passed down through subsequent generations. And long after the veteran has died (the lone person who can set the record straight), the artifact at the heart of such tales remains intact, prompting the curious among us to investigate the story behind the object.
Yet the process is not clean-cut.
Most people are not repulsed by their family heirlooms. But then again most family heirlooms don't include a 1937 edition of 'Mein Kampf.'
What we do know is that Eddie gave the war souvenir to his sister, my Grandma Helen, who lived on Long Island. Helen's son (my dad) became its next owner in the 1960s. He later displayed it upside down on the bookshelf in his study throughout my childhood in Brookline and Newton.
If you ask my father now, he'll say that Uncle Eddie didn't actually kill the German soldier. He merely stumbled across the "Mein Kampf," which was lying next to the body of an already-dead German soldier.
If you ask my mother she'll say Eddie tucked the book inside his uniform, to protect him from flying bullets — an ironic twist that the anti-Semitic text that laid the groundwork for the Nazi party would be responsible for saving a Jew in battle.
My brother would side with my version of the story.
And if you ask my sister, she'll say, "I never heard that story growing up. I didn't even know dad had a copy of 'Mein Kampf' until you started doing research on it."
It's like a family-lore version of "telephone."
But we are all united in agreement that the thought of physically touching the book gives us the heebie-jeebies. The book, quite literally, creeps us out, even though it's been nearly 70 years since the end of World War II, and none of us were present in Europe during the years of fiery catastrophe. Along with the book, we inherited the very Jewish burden of second-degree, post-Holocaust trauma, a dizzying concoction of grief, guilt, ethnic sensitivity and fear. The book itself is a reminder that artifacts of war are not limited to physical objects, but can also include the feelings they invoke, which, like a physical object, is part of our inheritance too.
Using war heirlooms to test family history is tricky business. The story of Eddie's battlefield heroism did not mesh with the evidence that emerged through recent oral histories and archival research. So we're left with variations of a dramatic story we can never verify and a faded copy of Hitler's political manifesto whose existence we can't deny.
I've often joked with my husband, who recently completed a documentary film about this investigation, that the whole project would have been moot if my great uncle was still alive. The mystery of where and how he got the book could have been solved with a five-minute phone call.
I imagine Eddie chiding me for being too dramatic: "Hindaleh, why would I take the time to go through this soldier's sack with bullets flying overhead? You think I wanted to be weighed down in battle with a clunky Mein Kampf? That's a furshlugginer story. Actually I picked it up at a used bookstore along the Champs Elysees while on leave in Paris. Hate to break it to you."
And I'd say, "Oh thanks, Uncle, for clearing up the confusion." And this hypothetical conversation would have saved me years of research.
Yet the certainty he could have offered is unattainable. I became captivated by this Mein Kampf — and its physical and metaphorical place in a Jewish household — nearly a decade after Uncle Eddie died. We never spoke about the book.
If Eddie were still alive I would have told him what I learned about the Mein Kampf's original owners. Walter Jess was a bureaucrat. His wife, Klara, was a nurse before she married her husband. She enjoyed playing piano. They had three children. If Eddie knew German he could have read the inscription on the inside cover of the book, a wedding present to the Jess couple from their mayor in 1938.
I also would have told Eddie that I'm stuck contemplating the ways happenstance can be impactful. My only child, born this past June, shares the same birthday as Walter Jess. There's only a .2 percent chance of that happening. But it did. And now the uncomfortable connection between our two families is reinforced. Not through an act of war but through the birth of a baby.
My family is moving toward peace. Thanks to a copy of "Mein Kampf," brought home by a soldier, and the synchronicity that seems to follow it.
Hinda Mandell Cognoscenti contributor
Hinda Mandell, a Boston-area native, is associate professor in the School of Communication at RIT in Rochester, New York.
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Happy Friday and welcome to your AM Daily Buzz. Check out the hottest stories in pop culture below.
1.) Justin Bieber storms off stage mid-concert after fans upset him, later apologizes.
2.) Oprah Winfrey sets the record straight on tabloid's reported 'secret son' ambush.
3.) Inside Heidi Klum's Halloween costume fitting to become the 'ultimate male fantasy.'
4.) Lamar Odom's father claims the Kardashian family won't allow him to visit his son.
5.) Kourtney Kardashian continues to support Scott Disick in rehab, kids' visit was her idea.
6.) Check out the hottest arrivals at last night's amFAR gala!
7.) Chrissy Teigen reacts on Twitter to criticism over food she's eating while pregnant.
8.) Gigi Hadid's Victoria's Secrets audition lands her a spot in the upcoming show.
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Honey Baked Eggplant
Last Saturday, we hosted around a dozen new friends at the studio for a workshop that was all about publishing food stories. We spent the day discussing different perspectives on publishing from conception to blogs to books and magazines, from a variety of experts and cookbook authors. The conversation was informative, candid, but most importantly, inspiring and fun. It was our hope that everyone who was at the studio that day left feeling their creative energy completely recharged. I know that we certainly did.
Of course there was food. Lots of it. For lunch, we feasted on cauliflower with romesco, roasted brussels sprouts with a ginger scallion sauce, mushroom toasts, and this honey baked eggplant dish (which everyone kept calling eggplant lasagna, which is probably because it was reminiscent of lasagna/eggplant parmesan with layers of thinly sliced eggplant, red sauce, and cheese). We also made a vegan / dairy-free version by using a dairy-free cashew yogurt in lieu of the cheese, and that version was a big hit as well. So many people asked for the recipes so we decided it would be a great first recipe for our studio blog, where we hope to share many of the recipes we create in the studio for events or just for ourselves. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter so you will never miss a recipe. Enjoy!
Honey baked eggplant
This dish is inspired by a popular Catalan tapas dish, crispy fried eggplant with honey. A rich and big-flavored vegetarian dish, the silky, slightly sweet eggplant and the soufflé-like ricotta mixture provide a lightness that is hard to resist. If you can't find manchego, substitute with parmesan cheese, but use less, about 1 cup should be fine.
Serves 6
5-6 tbsp runny honey
1 cup (250ml) olive oil
juice ½ lemon
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 tsp ground coriander
4 medium, sliced lengthways into ½ cm (1/5 inch) thick
2 cups (500g) fresh whole milk ricotta
3 eggs, beaten
½ cup (125ml) heavy cream
2 cups (226g) grated manchego cheese
sea salt and black pepper
Tomato Sauce
1 onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 cups (750g or about 2 large cans) chopped tomatoes
handful of fresh herbs (parsley, thyme, oreganao), roughly chopped
2 tsp sugar
Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
To make the tomato sauce, place all the ingredients in a large pan, and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and turn down to simmer for 30-35 minutes, until thick and richly flavored. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the honey, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and coriander. Season well with sea salt and black pepper. Oil a large baking tray. Dip each piece of eggplant into the honey mixture, and place them onto the oiled baking tray. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes, until soft and golden.
Place the ricotta, eggs, heavy cream into a medium bowl, and whisk to combine. Add the manchego cheese and mix well. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
In a large gratin, place one layer of eggplant, followed by a layer of tomorrow and then the cheese. Repeat, alternating the layers, until all the eggplant has been used. You should finish with a layer of cheese. Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes, until the surface is golden and looks soufflé-like. Serve with a green salad, and some bread to mop up the sauce!


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You made it to the end of the holidays! Here are our top ten songs from musical theatre to help you and your little ones survive the school rollercoaster again.
1. 'Do-Re-Mi' from The Sound of Music
Let's start at the very beginningA very good place to startWhen you read you begin with "A-B-C"When you sing you begin with "Do-Re-Mi"
Always a popular number at our concerts, there's no better mantra for a little one who is new to school. Why can't all teachers be like Maria von Trapp?
2. 'When I Grow Up' from Matilda
And when I grow upI will eat sweets everyday on the way to work and I will go to bed late every nightAnd I will wake up when the sun comes up and I will watch cartoons until my eyes go squareAnd I won't care because I'll be all grown upWhen I grow up
Matilda has now been running in the West End for almost 6 years, and looks set to stay for much longer. Tim Minchin's show is full to the brim of catchy tunes and witty lyrics – this song stands out for it's beautiful simplicity. What do you want to be when you grow up?
3. 'Back To School' from Grease 2
Woe, is me, all summer long, I was happy and free
Save my soul, the board of education took away my parole
I gotta go back, back, back to school again
You won't find me 'til the clock strikes three
Because Grease 2 doesn't get enough love. One for the parents who grew up in the 80s – the ultimate song for a new term!
4. 'Mamma I'm A Big Girl Now' from Hairspray
Once upon a time I was a shy young thingCould barely walk and talk so much as dance and singBut let me hit that stage, I wanna take my bow'Cause mama, I'm a big girl now
Do you have a three-nager who keeps yelling 'I want to do it MYSELF!!'? This is the song for them.
5. 'My Shot' from Hamilton
I am not throwing away my shot!
I am not throwing away my shot!
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot!
No current list could be complete without a track from Broadway and-soon-to-be-West End-hit Hamilton – it's the musical of the moment. Want your little one to seize every moment at school and in the big wide world? This one will rev them up to never miss an opportunity.
6. 'Getting To Know You' from The King and I
It's a very ancient saying
But a true and honest thought
That if you become a teacher
By your pupils you'll be taught
Going to school means lots of new faces, new friends and lots of 'getting to know you'. This King and I classic reminds us that however much there is for our little ones to learn once they go back to school – we can usually learn an important thing or two from them too.
You can hear this performed live at our October and November concerts!
7. 'Heigh-Ho' from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Heigh-ho, Heigh-hoIt's off to work we go[Whistle]Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho
On a wet, grey British day it's easy to feel a little sluggish on the nursery/school run. With a chorus that even the littlest children can join in on, this classic from Disney's Snow White will perk you up and get you there in no time.
8. 'You're In The Band' from School of Rock
If you play the piano, you can play the keys
So just loosen it up and strut your expertise
Take a look at this music and let your mind expand – you're in the band
Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest hit (currently playing at the New London Theatre) shows us that no education is complete without the teaching of music and the arts – and who said it had to be all recorders, clarinets and flutes?
9. 'A Little More Homework' from 13
I'm trying to followI'm trying to leadI'm trying to find what is trueBut if you're going to stand with meThen you have to concedeThat we all have a little more homework to do
13 thirteen-year olds take to the stage in Jason Robert Brown's musical 13. After learning a tough lesson or two about growing up they realise they've got a little bit more life homework to do! Extra bonus points if you can spot a 12-year-old Arianna Grande, making her professional Broadway debut, giving some fierce backing vocals.
10. 'Naughty' from Matilda
But nobody else is gonna put it right for me
Nobody but me is gonna change my story
Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty
School rules are great…. but sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty! No-one does naughty better than the kids in Matilda.
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While local music fans are well-acquainted with The Haunted Windchimes, an upcoming Ivywild School show offers an excellent opportunity to see three of the Pueblo band's four members in a different light.
The March 25 show will feature Windchimes multi-instrumentalist Mike Clark and his gypsy-folk band The River Arkansas, prior to their departure for a series of concert dates in Texas. Joining them are in/PLANES, a new side-project from husband-and-wife duo Inaiah Lujan on electric guitar and Desirae Garcia on bass.
"Inaiah and I met and started to play music together as a duo in 2006; this project is to remember those roots," says Garcia. "We used to refer to our sound as 'vintage pop,' but these days, we are not so sure what to call it. We have always written and played songs while doing chores like cooking dinner or doing the dishes. We've taken those songs out of our kitchen at home and put them onstage to share them. [It's] a pretty intimate set of songs inspired by musical couples such as John and Yoko, Mickey & Sylvia and Gram and Emmylou."
The night after the Ivywild show, in/PLANES will appear with singer-songwriter Natalie Tate at Denver's Swallow Hill Music School. Then, on March 31, you can hear them performing with The Shapiro Brothers at Songbird Cellars, which is scheduled to move to its new location on Pueblo's Neon Alley later this month.
Elsewhere, announcements galore are coming from the MeadowGrass Music Festival. Much like last year, the festival is offering free admission to those who volunteer for four or more hours. Those who volunteer all three days will also receive a complimentary camping pass. It's a good deal, not to mention a great way for local music fans to get directly involved and help the festival run smoothly.
In addition, the festival has revealed its second wave of performers, who'll be joining headliners Jackie Greene, Fruit Bats, Jeff Austin Band, The Barr Brothers and Judah & the Lion:
Mandolin Orange, a wistful North Carolina-based duo, plays a gentle, rustic mix of bluegrass and country. Their most recent album, 2015's Such Jubilee, marked their second release on beloved indie label Yep Roc. After a series of tour dates across the United States and Europe, Mandolin Orange also appears at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in June.
David Wax Museum, formed in Boston by husband and wife David Wax and Suz Slezak, blends rhythmic roots rock, traditional American and Irish folk and Mexican son music, although their latest release, Guesthouse, widens the musical palate to include "technicolor" synthesizers and an array of percussion. The band's self-released albums have earned a loyal grassroots fanbase and praise in Paste, Time, Huffington Post and The New York Times.
Wendy Woo will be a familiar name amongst Colorado music aficionados, as her innovative, percussive guitar work has made her a live favorite across the state for decades. Woo is one of a select few performers to receive five Westword Music Awards.
Denver singer-songwriter Megan Burtt performs folk rock with an indie-pop sheen, and the Berklee graduate's songs have been honored at the Rocky Mountain Folk Festival and the Kerrville New Folk Festival. Her latest album, The Bargain, recounts her recovery from a near-fatal disease, and her busy performance schedule has taken her to Vietnam, Europe, and on regular holiday tours of the Pennsylvania prison system.
Boasting rich vocal harmonies and a sound steeped in traditional country, gospel and bluegrass, Gunnison trio Free the Honey scored the top-played album in November 2015, according to radio playlists compiled by FOLKDJ-L, with their third LP, Fine Bloom. The trio has kept up a healthy touring schedule and performed at many Colorado festivals, including the Mountain Harvest Festival and Palisade Bluegrass and Roots Festival.
Denver's Strawberry Runners play "shimmery, gritty, tender-hearted pop," led by confessional storytelling and the airy vocals of singer and songwriter Emi Night. The group's debut album, When We Were Good, is slated to be released this coming April, while the band recently completed an extensive tour in late 2015 and recorded a four-track Daytrotter session in January.
Finally, a familiar face for the Colorado Springs music scene: Popular singer-songwriter Chauncy Crandall makes another return from his new home base in Florida. Crandall will also be performing a late-night set in addition to his main stage appearance.
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Illustrated Pathology of the Spleen
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- Bridget S. Wilkins, University of Southampton
- Dennis H. Wright, University of Southampton
- Date Published: March 2000
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521622271
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The major aim of this book is to demystify splenic pathology for nonspecialist consultants and trainees in histopathology. The interpretation of pathological changes in the human spleen provides a significant challenge to the skills of even the most highly trained histopathologists. This comprehensive account of the most important and frequently encountered pathological conditions affecting the spleen is highly illustrated in color throughout with numerous detailed macroscopic and microscopic specimens. Emphasis is placed on the importance of adequate clinical information and technical preparation of splenectomy specimens in obtaining the best possible histopathological assessment of the tissue. A systematic, analytical approach to interpretation of pathological changes is used throughout the book. This text should enable readers to feel confident in their assessment of significant processes within the spleen. This volume will serve as an illustrated atlas, bench manual, text, and reference source.Read more
- Highly illustrated in colour throughout
- Systematic, analytical approach to histopathologial diagnosis of the spleen
- Immunohistochemistry, molecular genetic data and results of other ancillary investigations included where appropriate
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- Date Published: March 2000
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521622271
- length: 204 pages
- dimensions: 285 x 225 x 20 mm
- weight: 1kg
- contains: 14 b/w illus. 116 colour illus. 7 tables
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1. Introduction
2. Normal structure, development and functions of the spleen
3. Post-traumatic and incidentally removed spleen
4. The spleen in hereditary blood cell abnormalities and auto-immune disorders
5. The spleen in immunodeficiency and systemic infections
6. Lymphomas involving the spleen
7. The spleen in myeloproliferative disorders
8. Pathology of the splenic stroma
9. Metastasise and miscellaneous conditions
10. Summary: Some key points in splenic differential diagnosis
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I've been fortunate to live across the street from a park for the majority of my life in New York City. First Grammercy Park, then Monsignor McGolick park, and now Inwood Hill park. The hill happens to be prominent from our windows and it is beautiful in every season.
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Our M.A. program in Linguistics requires the student to develop a solid understanding of the core areas of the discipline in addition to an in-depth specialty in one of the many areas available through the research interests of the faculty. Areas of special strength in the graduate program include phonetics, phonology, syntax, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, first language acquisition, second language acquisition, semantics, and the study of indigenous languages.
The student will work with their academic advisor to devise a course of study that best suits the student's research interests.
The M.A. program takes two years. Students are encouraged to take level II courses (Phonetics II, Phonology, II, Syntax II, FLA II, SLA II, Psycholinguistics II, Neurolinguistics II) to develop their understanding of research in their area of interest.


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The Pacific Northwest Historics hold a special place in my heart. Having attended my first race as a toddler I instantly fell in love with vintage racing and the cars associated with it.
One racer in particular, a blue BMW 2002, caught my eye from a young age. Even as GT40s and Porsche 911s rumbled by, the 2002 held my attention like no other. Over a decade later this 2002 inspired my first car purchase, a blue BMW 2002. Needless to say I have been addicted to BMWs ever since.
The 2015 featured marque was BMW, so there was a tent with a 2002 Turbo, an E30 M3, and an original 3.0CSL ALPINA racecar. The Pro3 race group of BMW e30s also came out and gave everyone a fun show as they let it all hang out.
Tommy Kendall even showed up, signing autographs and chatting cars with all of us gear heads. Of course the racing is great, but half the fun lies in meeting new friends and seeing old ones, not to mention roaming the pits.
This classic Honda was given a slick Gulf paint scheme that looked great next to the owner's vintage Porsche.
Every year different car clubs show up, further adding to the already diverse display of vintage cars, including Mustangs, BMWs, VW campers, Early Porsches and much more.


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Holistic treatments deliver more than a quick fix. We address causes rather than symptoms by encompassing the whole of the skin and not just the part-- meaning not just the wrinkle on your forehead. Fueled by a desire to find alternatives to promote healthy, toned skin at any age, Licensed Esthetician Pat Rorke has developed a holistic-minded approach to skincare call the Skin Fitness Program. Combining non-invasive cosmetic treatments, natural yet nutrient-rich skincare ingredients, and facial exercises, this program is designed to target all layers of the skin and has the power to change the very look of your skin that will still leave you looking like yourself.
Our skin, the largest organ in the human body, is a complex system of interconnected components which work at an optimal level only if its many parts are in balance. With this as our philosophy, we treat your skin from the Inside-Out-- from the dermis (the lowest level of the skin) to the epidermis (the outer layer). By focusing on the source of your skincare concerns, we are able to provide long-term, proven results.
This multi-phased program restores and rebuilds the actual structure of the skin so that the benefits are felt from the surface to the collagen, elastin, and fibroblasts that form the deep muscle foundation. This is achieved through a series of weekly facial treatments specific to the client's skin type.
Benefits Include
- New Collagen Production
- Visibly Lifted & Toned Brows, Sagging Skin, & Jowl Muscles
- Increased Elasticity
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- Improved Absorption of Nutrient-Rich Products
Facial Includes
- Stem Cell Therapy with Collagen Induction
- Oxygen & Peptide Infusion
- Microcurrent
- VenusVersa Intense Pulsed Light
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- Radio Frequency Skin Tightening
- LED Light Therapy
- Microdermabrasion
- Facial Exercises
Program Targets
- Mature/Aged Skin
- Sun Damage
- Rosacea
- Hyperpigmentation
- Acne Scarring


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The goal of the StartupAmsterdam Corporate Network is to deeply involve corporates in the local startup scene, and to facilitate corporate-startup collaboration. We have several joint activities to realize three benefits for our corporate members: access to startups & new technology; the opportunity to partner with initiatives and events; access to your peers. Find out below how we facilitate these three benefits.
#1 Access to startups & new technology
We list your Corporate Profile for maximum exposure and sign you up for Launchpad Meetups.
#2 Partner up easily
We will match you with startups directly at bi-annual events, you can easily invest in initiatives or events, offer mentorship to startups and you'll be the first to know all news with our Corporate Partner Newsletter.
#3 Access to peers
We organize offline peer-to-peer roundtables at our bi-annual event. And by appointing a single point of contact on both sides we'll establish crystal clear communication.


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individual donors
Individual donors can increase Rockland Rowing's impact. We are a not-for-profit community rowing association and are funded through program dues and charitable donations. Program dues cover operating costs - like coaching salaries, insurance, equipment maintenance and rents. However, to purchase rowing and related equipment we rely on the generosity of a range of individual and corporate donors and both private and public grant providers. These grants and donations allow us to buy rowing shells, oars, docks, coaching launches and other important equipment that helps ensure the safe enjoyment of rowing by our entire community.
Donations to the Rockland Rowing are tax deductible within the guidelines of the law. To claim a donation as a deduction on your tax return, please keep your email or letter donation receipt (depending on your method of gift) as your official record. Our Charity ID # is 56-2353626. We accept donations by check (mail to PO Box 7, Nyack, NY 10960) or credit card (click on Donate Now button below). We also now accept donations of used cars through V-DAC (right button). You can also click the center button below to register on Amazon Smile and we'll collect a small donation for every purchase you make on Amazon!
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Rockland Rowing would not run without the help of our many dedicated volunteers. Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com to find ways to help our program strengthen and grow. Your time and effort is greatly appreciated!


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This video tells the story of U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter from bootcamp, through his deployment and injury in Afghanistan, his recovery, and ultimately the call that notified him that he would receive the Medal of Honor. Throughout the piece Kyle and his Mother are reading letters they wrote back and forth to each other. Carpenter received the Medal of Honor on June 19, 2014.
This piece was edited by me with the majority of the narration provided through an interview I conducted. Footage shot by the Headquarters Marine Corps Combat Camera team.
This video is the 2014 Marine Corps Birthday Message, featuring the Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. The birthday message is an annual production showcasing the history and ethos of the United States Marine Corps on the anniversary of their birthday, November 10. I served as lead cinematographer on this project and conducted many of the interviews including assisting in lighting design.


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Usher Oak Armchair
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22.5" w x 23.25" d x 37.75" h
Usher Oak Armchair
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22.5" w x 23.25" d x 37.75" h
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Usher in a new era of casual dining perfection. This clean, contemporary oak-frame armchair has a finish that our artisans wire-brush by hand to bring out the wood grain. A pair of welcoming arms surround a cozy cushioned seat, inviting you to linger over dinner (and definitely have dessert!). The chair's woven back, crafted from sturdy rattan, adds texture and a healthy helping of nature-inspired appeal.
- An oak-frame armchair for casual dining, with sleek lines and a striking woven back
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Laramie, Wyoming
Client challenge:
The Laramie Regional Airport has 100 acres of undeveloped land that is offering neither income to the airport nor benefit to the community.
Coffey solution:
Work with Coffey Engineering & Surveying to transform the parcel of land into a commercial airpark and research center. To date, Coffey has completed the following:
- Planned airport infrastructure, including streets, parking lot layout design, water lines, sanitation lines and storm water runoff management structures
- Assisted with relocating an existing above-ground electrical power line
- Acquired a preliminary land plat for the airpark from the City of Laramie
- Designed and obtained City approval for water and sanitary sewer service lines
- Designed and obtained City approval for grading and storm water management facilities for the first building in the new park
- Worked to resolve airpark boundary issues required for final land plat submission
Ongoing benefits:
Coffey helped to transform the unused parcel of land into a thriving economic and learning destination. Due to Coffey's strong working relationship with city, county and state regulatory staff, the project's zoning and permitting approval process was highly streamlined. The project was completed on schedule and under budget, and is poised to eventually provide sustainable income for the airport, and tax revenue, jobs and learning opportunities to the Laramie community.
"As a former engineer, I appreciate high quality engineering, surveying, GIS and materials testing services. That's why I choose and recommend Coffey Engineering & Surveying. Coffey employees are conscientious and professional, and their thorough, accurate designs and estimates facilitate state grant applications and local approval processes for the Laramie Regional Airport."
– George Krell, Board Chairman, Laramie Regional Airport


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November 27, 2013
Demolition has started at the Surf Club Miami Beach. Located on 8 acres of pristine oceanfront property in Surfside, the new Surf Club is set to include a condominium/hotel development designed by renowned architects Richard Meier and Kobi Karp.
November 25, 2013
Throughout South Florida, developers are attaching valuable art to their residential projects as a way to attract wealthy homebuyers to exclusive condominium developments. Driven by the success of Art Basel Miami Beach, developers are teaming up with renowned architects and art curators to appeal to art-savvy buyers.
November 22, 2013
The Miami real estate market continued its upward march in the third quarter of 2013. Sales and the median price of homes and condos rose by double digits, as strong demand continued.
November 19, 2013
Home starts increased in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the third quarter of this year. New figures show that builders commenced construction on more single-family homes, townhomes and duplexes from July to September this year, compared to the same period a year earlier.
November 15, 2013
Marina Palms Yacht Club and Residences in North Miami Beach received a 98 million dollar construction loan. The waterfront condo development will consist of two 25-story towers, with a total of 468 units.
November 12, 2013
Now that the South Florida housing market is bouncing back, homebuyers are actively buying and builders are once again building. Today's buyers know what they want, and they are willing to spend the money. Amenities that were once regarded as pricey accessories are now becoming common home features.
November 8, 2013
More information on the Armani House by Cesar Pelli has emerged. The new condo development in Sunny Isles Beach is planned for a 4.9-acre oceanfront lot near 190th Street and Collins Avenue. The project will include two 55-story towers, with a total of 500 luxury condos.
November 5, 2013
The luxury real estate market in Palm Beach is on fire. Palm Beach estate homes are selling in greater numbers this year, driving up the average single-family home price to nearly 5 million dollars.
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What a gig!
Allready before the start of the concert, it shows that Mike Andersen and Band are popular in the Danish Blues scene.
The concert was sold out a long time before the gig date. Crossroads reacted quickly, and chose to move the concert to the bigger venue (Store Sal) inside Bygningen, Vejle. This move made it possible to sell twice as many ticket, and therby making it possible for twice as many spectators to enjoy this act.
Great move Crossroads! You made this a very special evening. This was a whole other experience, than the normal venue would have been. Well of cause this was'nt as intimate, but instead the great interior of the bigger venue gave us another (and christmasy) experience.
Mike and the rest of the guys started out in a low tempo and worked their way slowly into the encapsulated crowd. During the second set they cranked up the volume a bit and really set the joint on fire with a mix of up tempo songs and some more ballads.
Pictures are finaly there! Find them under collection or press the button below.


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Interesting article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex
Idea put forth by Vannevar Bush in 1945. Precursor to hyperlinking, but detailing a much grander idea of personal paths through collections of information. A user would indicate a linear sequence ("personal trail") for working through information, motivated by personal associations. Supplementing this with personal notes, the result could be stored and shared with others.


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Takeover of the LLP
Although usually treated for UK tax purposes as a partnership, an UK LLP is a body corporate.
This section looks at where the LLP is subject to a takeover by another body corporate.
The way that the excess profit allocation rules apply to takeovers will vary from case to case, depending on the facts of that case.
It is worth remembering that the principle behind the excess profit allocation rules is that they apply where an individual, or individuals, divert all or part of their profit share to a non-individual member or members, usually a company or companies, in order to reduce tax on their profit share or as part of profit deferral arrangements.
At the same time, the excess profit allocation rules do not apply to mixed membership partnerships in which the individual and non-individual partners are genuinely acting at arm's length and not intending to defer a profit share or secure a tax advantage.
Example 1
This example looks at whether a sum is deferred profit?
XYZ PLC acquires an interest in ABC LLP from the existing members who continue to be involved in the LLP as members following the transfer. Prior to becoming a member of the LLP, XYZ PLC was unconnected to ABC LLP or its members.
The sale price agreed is the open market value of that interest in ABC LLP as at that date. To protect the value of the business being bought, the terms of sale are that part of the consideration is deferred for two years. If the individuals leave in that time they will forfeit all or part of the consideration.
XYZ PLC, an unconnected party, acquired an interest for the OMV at the time. On a realistic view of the facts the sum deferred is a not a remuneration or benefit from the LLP. It is not linked to the profits made in the period in which XYZ PLC is a member of the LLP.
This can be contrasted with:
XYZ PLC agrees that, if they remain members for three years, the individual members will receive an additional sum based upon the profits of ABC LLP over that period.
This is a share of the profits that has been deferred and it is no different to any other case where a share of the profit is deferred. Condition X is satisfied.
Example 2
This example looks at a takeover where the previous members retain an equity stake after the takeover.
The new owners may want to ensure that the existing members remain with the business. This will particularly be true where it is a "people business".
RSTU LLP is a consultancy business. The ABC Corporation sees RSTU as a way of entering the UK market, however it sees it as important to retain the services of R, S, T and U, the existing members, and wants them to retain an interest in the LLP.
ABC buys a majority stake (80%) in RSTU LLP with each of the existing members retaining a 5% share.
It is recognised that R is looking to partially retire. It is agreed that in three years' time ABC will buy 20% of R's stake at the then OMV. It will buy a further 20% a year later and the balance when R decides to retire. The LLP Agreement provides that the individual partners must sell all their interests on retirement.
It is assumed that Condition Y is not satisfied as R does not have the power to enjoy the profit share allocated to the ABC Corporation.
The question is whether Condition X is satisfied? Is it reasonable to suppose that the purchase by the corporate member of R's interest in the LLP represents "remuneration or other benefits or returns" that have been deferred?
Reasonable to suppose means that you take a realistic view of the facts and use a balanced common sense approach.
Possible pointers include:
- The ABC Corporation is a large independent concern; it is not a money box retaining profits for the purpose of buying out interests.
- What are the profit sharing arrangements? Is there anything that looks as if it is money being held back from the individual members?
- Would the ABC Corporation have sufficient funds to buy the interest held by R regardless of the profitability of the LLP?
- How did R acquire the interest - was it acquired by purchase at arm's length or as an initial investor?
The question then is does it look as if the sum paid includes any profit held back, or does it look like the terms on which an independent party would buy that interest?


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Wooden motorcycle puzzle project free dxf file
Wooden motorcycle puzzle project and free dxf file!
I thought I would try my hand at a wooden motorcycle puzzle but i ran short of time and couldnt post the free dxf files here in this post. I will add them later to the download section or you can email me with your request.
Anyway here it is after a short study i decided to copy a honda cbx 250 dirtbike for this project. it turned ou pretty good but the pipe and the motor ar missing in the picture. until i get it up check this out here its not a wooden motorcycle but its pretts cool and allows you to practice a little if you have already a cnc machine. i did it in a couple minutes and you can too. but as for the motorcycle i promise i will get it out to you as soon as possible.


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Jeff Watkins: About the Artist
Click here to listen to his interview.
Jeff Watkins, President and Artistic Director of the Atlanta Shakespeare Company:
Jeff Watkins studied theater with Paul Baker at Trinity University where, in 1978 he received his degree in Theater and Mass Communications. After training and working throughout the United States and Europe, Watkins settled in Atlanta, GA. In 1984, he became Artistic Director of the Atlanta Shakespeare Company. Since that time, he has grown what was once only a single rack of costumes and a typewriter, into one of the most prolific Shakespeare repertory companies in the country. In August of 1995, he became the first American actor to perform on the stage of Shakespeare's Globe in London, England. Also, under his leadership, the Atlanta Shakespeare Company built America's only Shakespeare Tavern® and in March 2011 became the only American Shakespeare company to have performed all 39 plays currently ascribed to William Shakespeare (the 36 First Folio plays, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Edward III and The Two Noble Kinsmen). Watkins is an internationally known leader in the Original Practice movement in Shakespeare production and is the current President-elect of the international Shakespeare Theatre Association.
Also, Jeff has always made his living in the arts and has never had a real job.
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If you're looking for any old job, Dishoom isn't for you.
When you join our team, you join a family, where people really care about you – your career development, your future, your happiness and wellbeing. Ours is a close family, and a generous one.
Of course, running busy, award-winning restaurants isn't easy. Our standards are high, and the pace is fast. Our first-class teams are made up of first-class individuals (who are rewarded with our first-class culture, pay, benefits and training).
All of this makes Dishoom a place where smart, big-hearted, motivated people can truly flourish.


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Oh my goodness, I LOVE my bracelet it is so beautiful.Makes me so happy.
I'm definitely a "jewelry junky" and always looking for new pieces. I was elated to find The Onyx Feather, jewelry created and handmade by Tisa. Her pieces are cool classiness with a touch of whimsy.I can create looks of flirty, classy, chic, or casual by selecting the right bracelets to stack. And I know I won't see my creations on other ladies.
If you're looking for jewelry that not only makes a statement, but has healing properties as well look no further than The Onyx Feather.I love mixing and matching my pieces to create a truly customized look. The quality and color tone of stacks from The Onyx Feather is outstanding. I'm always wanting to add a new piece to the mix.
I have many of The Onyx Feather bracelets and I love wearing them plus I get a lot of love about my bracelets from other ladies. So happy with all of my bracelets.
The Onyx Feather has amazing jewelry. It is made well. I tell everyone to shop the Onyx Feather.Plus Tisa is a lovely person. I have never been dissatisfied with her jewelry and she stands behind her work.
So beautiful, it's hard to choose just one.
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Dit Dah Radio/
Being a fan of Morse code (or CW), I have a special affinity for pirates that use "the sacred language" in their broadcasts.
Last night, around 00:30 UTC (only a few minutes after WKND began broadcasting) I heard Morse Code on 6.935 MHz USB.
If you, too, love Morse code, you'll love "Dit Dah Radio;" after their preamble in Morse code, they follow with The Capris' 1960's hit, Morse Code of Love.
You can download the full recording as an MP3 file by clicking here, or listen via the embedded player below:


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I've realized, specifically over the course of this insane last 7 days that I've had, that I'm turning into my ex boyfriend. I'm turning into the person he was when we broke up, to be exact....
Now, this isn't a bad thing but it's a hell of a realization to have, and it shows me that life is spinning in a climax of organized chaos at the moment.
I have tons of respect for my ex, and there is a part of me that will always appreciate what we shared together. He still has split parentship of my cat for goodness sake.....
When we decided to split, it was a point at which he (probably even moreso than I) was gunning for his dreams like a fu*king Mac truck down the Auto Bahn. There was no stopping him. Frankly, that was one of the things I found sexiest about him. He was working two jobs, going to auditions, booking auditions, hitting the gym daily, and taking acting classes.
He turned into a machine.
I have never, in my life, ever witnessed anyone lock in and load off the way this man could. It was inhumane at points in time. Then at the end of it all, he had me. An entrepreneur and dream driver myself (no doubt) but as a woman I was born with that multitasking gene where we can do everything effectively for the most part, while only throwing our emotional stability into jeopardy.
So that was me, and that was him. And that's where it had to end.
Now, some nine months after the split. I am in a point in my life of machinery. I have become that damn machine. I juggle between any three given jobs, depending on the week, the Tribe, the series, building the business, and trying to keep some type of workout regime myself.
I more clearly understand where he was at this time. It's a mix of juggling and balancing simultaneously.
In looking at where I am, I asked myself the other day: How was he ever in a relationship and still doing all this stuff?
Granted, I am extremely supportive of my man's pursuits, so there wasn't any bitching. I initiated the end before we got there.
But damn....still. I don't know how he did it for however long he did because I realized over the course of this last week: I have no time to be in a serious relationship.
Besides being terrified of anything that would take time, energy, and focus away from this here movement....I simply don't have any of those things to spare at the moment. nada.
So I guess, this blog is a, "Ahh, I get it now..." type of blog. But it also let's me know I'm locked in. I have the most going on than ever. And I'm the farthest along I've ever been. That's not a coincidence.
I'm heading home knowing that I'm making the right decision...building is coming first right now, and being single (mingling is fine) is in my best interest at the moment.
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Yet another piece of my childhood is being torn away. There will no longer be a prize at the bottom of a box of Cracker Jacks.
My grandson will not get to experience the excitement of dumping out all the sugar coated popcorn and peanuts, grabbing the little bag and opening it to see what prize he won. No more tiny plastic rings or little plastic boats that will end up in the trash a day later.
The world will never be the same again! What will they take away next? The decoder ring inside a box of cereal? The plastic records they used to have on the back of cereal boxes that you could cut out and play on your record player? Oh, wait… Those things are already gone. This generation won't even know what a CD player is, much less a record player.
While we're on the topic of things that are becoming extinct, why aren't cassette players and DVD players on the list of endangered species? Isn't it discrimination to keep them off just because they aren't living things? And let's not even get into the Betamax.


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If you are one of those who are looking for the right treatment for obesity and overweight related problems then the next few lines will be extremely useful. While there are many products in the market, there is no doubt that there is something very special and unique about Forskolin fit pro. It is a product that is generating lot of interest and excitement and helping hundreds of obese and overweight people to have a new lease of hope and expectation.
Though the product has been recently launched in the market, it has won the appreciation and goodwill of many customers because of the unique nature and effectiveness of the product. The product works even on stubborn and tough fat whether it is subcutaneous of visceral. There are quite a few ways by which this amazing product works. First and foremost it is made from natural flower extracts and therefore it is very safe with almost zero side effects. Further the product works in a very scientific way by increasing the increasing the thermogenesis of the body.
It is very safe and therefore can be used without the fear of suffering from side effects. The results start manifesting within a short period of time and this is what makes it very special. It is also reasonably priced and therefore affordable for a large section of society. It is a reasonably new entrant into the market and therefore paying a visit to the website of the company would give more information and knowledge.


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Victor Hiking Trails will lead a hike at 9:50 a.m. July 8 in Wesley Hill Nature Preserve, 6060-6280 Gulick Road, Naples.
The preserve features 5.6 miles of trails; plan on two to three hours of moderate, hilly hiking. Bring insect repellant, sunscreen and something to drink and eat.
Hikers can meet to carpool at 9 a.m. at Victor Town Hall, 85 E. Main St., or gather in the preserve's parking lot at 9:50 a.m.
For information, call 585-234-8226 or visit victorhikingtrails.org.


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This is page 4 of 5. "Digital Scrapbook" begins here.
Next look at the corners of the farm picture. They have masking tape on them. This is not an effect, it is an added picture, just like you added all the other pictures to the background.
Take a picture of some aged masking tape. Load it into your computer, then into Photoshop. Select the "Lasso" tool in the left tool bar. It looks like a tiny, little lasso rope. Now, at the top, select the "Magnetic lasso."
Next you will draw around the tape with the "Lasso" tool. Do that by hovering over the edge of the tape. Click and let up. You have initiated the lasso. Follow around the tape. At the end, click again. This closes the lasso. Now right click on the tape and click "Layer via cut."
Over to the right, in the "Layers" bin, click the little eye next to the background copy of the picture. The eye will go away.
Below is what you will see in the work area. It will be the tape only; surrounded by a bunch of little gray and white boxes. The boxes indicate that nothing exists there.
Now, in the photo bin, click back to your main scrapbook page; click and drag the tape onto that page. Resize and place it just like any other picture.
In this next picture, notice the dark line on the masking tape, where it goes off the edges of the photo. It looks like the picture has thickness.
To accomplish this; click on the brush tool about 2/3 of the way down the left hand toolbar.
On the top toolbar; Set Brush size about 2 to 3 Pixels and the opacity to 10%. Off you go.
To make the line place your pointer at the start position. Click and hold the mouse button. Then hold the shift key while you drag the cursor in the direction you want to go. It will make a perfectly straight line. It's so subtle, yet look at the difference between the top and the bottom piece of tape.
Is this exciting or what!?
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I had gone to the doctor that day, and she had given me a game to play. (Actually, she had gotten the idea from an Abraham–Hicks DVD.) The game was very simple, but as I've found out very effective. Take a piece of paper and write To Do across the top. Then divide the paper down the middle. On the left side, write Things I'll do. And on the right side, write Things for the Universe to do. Then on my side, I'm to write, only those things that feel good to do. Everything else went under the Universe side.
Wow! I was being given permission to do only what I wanted to do. This was a dream come true. But how would everything get done? Seeing as I had gone to the doctor for a back problem and was basically laid up, I was more than willing to give this a try, as I didn't have the energy to do what I didn't really want to do. I wondered, "What would change? Would I be lazy? What would I want to do?"
So, I quickly wrote on the Universe side:
Resolve any family issues with anger, perfection, image, and self-image.
Set up the website. (I was a bit overwhelmed with it.)
Resolve the leak in the yard.
Resolve the leak in the great room.
Healthy body.
I figured this was enough to start with. I'd add to the list as things came up.
Then, I lay down to read a book. Just a light mystery, not one of the zillion self-help books I own.
And an amazing thing happened. About halfway through the book, I was getting the feeling to go on a walk. So, I did. Even though Adam warned me that I would be tired afterwards, it felt great. When I returned, Adam was playing a Madden game on the computer – one that he promised he would be bored with in two or three days. Well, if I was allowed to do what I wanted, why not Adam too? (By the way, after an hour, he did get bored. And when I checked the computer later, he had gone to a math site for school and had done some work. Who would have thought?)
So, what did I want to do next? Since I was tired, I figured that watching an Abraham-Hicks DVD was in order. So, I did. Then about 7:30, Adam came in asking about dinner. He suggested we order in. I checked in with myself and realized that I would prefer to cook spaghetti. So, I did. Adam was happy with the decision too. As we were cleaning up (yes, I wanted to do that so I didn't have to look at the dirty kitchen), I told him what the doctor had said about me doing only what I wanted to do. We then started the chanting. It started out as "You-niverse," but as we finished many rounds, it felt like "U-niverse." We were cheering for the Universe. I can't teach my kid better than that! Or was he teaching me?
So, what happened to the other things on the Universe side of the list? As for the image, I shared with my father and friends what I was doing, and I got unanimous support. Amazing. Okay, the Universe was working on the image issue. Great. Now, how about the leak? Well, the city, who had previously decided they didn't want to help us, all of a sudden decided that maybe it would be worth their while to help us find the leak in the yard, as it was treated water that wasn't originating from our property. It is a step in the right direction. As for the website, I got an idea for writing and felt the urge to stop what I was doing and write. (Okay, first I dried off from the shower.) As for the healthy body, I have gotten the urge to walk and stretch. I did these because I really wanted to, not because someone told me they would be good for me. So, the rebel in me wasn't needed. Then to top it off, my naturopath called and said he was going to be in the office that afternoon, if I wanted to come in for an extra treatment, I could name my time. Wow. This was great, as he has very few openings.
Thank you Universe. If I had known you would be this effective, I would have tried you much sooner. I hope you don't get too tired from your side of the list being so long. But I plan on doing only those things that I really want to do. This was a great start after only two days.


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"Over hundreds of years, the literal has dominated the visual until today our eyes are forced to see in terms of words. My plea is that, as far as possible, pictures should be able to speak their own language."
- Ernst Haas, In America, 1975
"A good photograph can penetrate the subconscious - but only if it is allowed to speak for however much time it needs to get there."
- Ralph Gibson, Creative Camera, 1972
What's Going On Here?
One of the many great powers of photography is possibility to elevate the common and mundane to the beautiful and transcendent. This kind of transformation is my challenge and passion.
There is no agenda. I work only to create something beautiful. I will save any political or personal missions beyond simple creation of these works for other places and times.
For me, the most successful and arresting photographs are ones that evoke different reactions and feelings in different people. The juxtaposition of visual and emotional elements create a feeling of familiarity, remembrance and even nostalgia in the viewer. My images have a particular meaning for me. It is my wish that you find your own meaning in some of the images you find here.
My desire is to not only find interesting subjects and produce beautiful images but also to create beautiful photographs as objects in themselves. The physical presence of my works should be similar to hand-wrought ceramics, painting or sculpture. To accomplish this, I must find the finest materials and processes I can access. The subject, viewer, buyer and collector deserve nothing less.
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I loved the idea of photography long before I grasped any concept of the technical or aesthetic rules of the medium. I just knew it was something I wanted to do. I am thankful to my parents for permitting me to indulge in my hobby and helped me by granting me access to books and materials on this means of expression. The years of passive and active study and work, amateur and paid, prepared me for the future I am living today. I will forever be grateful to them.
- Ward Rosin, November 2015
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Helping Havin & Ahmed move their hands again
Ten-year-old Havin, her four siblings and parents were sleeping when a rocket landed outside their home in the suburbs of Damascus in January 2012.
Sheer terror and panic
In sheer terror and ensuing chaos, they threw off their blankets which landed on the wood fire stove, immediately catching fire and causing the gas oven to explode. The fire engulfed all of them. Eight-year-old Hovin and nine-year-old Abdel-Rahman died in the flames. The rest of the family were dragged out by neighbors and taken to a burns unit in Damascus where they were treated for severe burns.
Havin's tiny hands scarred into little claws, preventing her from being able to fully move her fingers. Her face was also severely scarred.
How we helped
INARA connected the children to a private donor who provided the funds for both hand surgeries. These operations were performed pro-bono by Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, an INARA partner providing discounted rates.
We also connected the children to the Get Well physiotherapy center run by Sawssan Haider, who gave the children the post-surgery exercise they needed. Both children have much better use of their hands, only facing small complications with the movement of their fingers.
Since treatment, Havin, Ahmed and their whole family have been resettled in Germany where they are undergoing further medical care and taking language classes. According to their mother, they are very happy!


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By Maik Kwambo
Kenya Harlequin FC are the 2009 Enterprise Cup winners courtesy of a 19-6 win over Kenya Cup champions Impala RFC at the RFUEA.
The match started on a tentative note, both sides cautious in their initial approaches and it was Quins who made the first forays into the Impala half, winning a penalty early on but scrum half Jude Thumbi was unsuccessful with his goal attempt.
The match continued to unfold slowly, Impala RFC uncharacteristically making several errors and would lose influential fly half Peter Ocholla on fourteen minutes through injury.
Thumbi would put Quins ahead a minute later when he slotted home a penalty after another Impala infringement.
Quins 3 Impala 0 on fifteen minutes.
Quins would then assert themselves for a good period though Impala fended off their attacks.
The Gazelles began to get back into the game though Quins rode the pressure. Dennis Muhanji would breach the Impala defense , earning his side a penalty that they failed to translate into points. Impala captain Innocent Simiyu would be stopped short of the try line as the Gazelles looked to put their first points on the board.
As the game rode on, Quins backrow man Victor Oduor would be sent to the sin bin on thirty two minutes. Impala would win a scrum down, and then a penalty as they piled pressure on Quins. Moses Kola slotted home the goal attempt to level the scores.
Quins 3 Impala 3 on thirty four minutes.
Fourteen man Quins responded right from kick off, Allan Onyango grounding the ball on thirty six minutes. Thumbi missed the conversion.
Quins 8 Impala 3 on thirty seven minutes.
Quins would then win a penalty right at the half time buzzer. Thumbi slotted home this goal attempt.
Quins 11 Impala 3 at half time.
Sniffing victory, Quins were quickest out of the box come the second half, camping in the league champion's half. Their pressure paid off when Dennis Muhanji touched down from a Daniel Kiptoo pass. Thumbi missed the conversion.
Quins 16 Impala 3 on fourty four minutes.
Quins continued to dominate, subduing the Gazelles. Impala briefly sprung into life, attacking and winning a penalty that Kola narrowly missed.
Simiyu,Impala's most outstanding player on the day, continued to fight for the Enterprise Cup, skipping past two defenders before being mowed down, winning a penalty.
This period of the match was characterized by casual play from Impala despite having plenty of possession. Kola would miss another penalty kick and Paul Oimbo contrived to spill the ball from the resultant touch kick from the Quins backs. Impala would earn another penalty that Kola would finally put over.
Quins 16 Impala 6 on sixty one minutes.
Fewer minutes left on the clock and the game was now a midfield affair, plenty of tackles, rucks and mauls the dominant feature. Thumbi would drill home another penalty to stretch Quins lead.
Quins 19 Impala 6 on sixty seven minutes.
Impala finally sprung into life at the business end of this half, camping in the Quins half but the Quins did just enough to weather the Impala backlash and claim the 2009 Enterprise Cup title.
Final Score Kenya Harlequin FC 19 Impala RFC 6
Speaking after the game, Quins head coach Edward Kinyany' said, "we are glad to be back to winning ways. We took the game from the start, hence the 11-3 lead at half time. We played to our strengths."
Impala RFC assistant coach Charles Ngovi said, "we made too many mistakes. We failed to settle and Quins rattled us. Losing "Och" (Peter Ocholla) after fifteen minutes also disrupted our game plan."
Earlier on, Kenya Commercial Bank RFC II,playing in their seventh successive final, led 15-8 at half time before beating Kenya Harlequin FC II 23-18 to lift the 2009 Mwamba Cup, their fourth title this decade.
Benjamin Ojema scored two tries for the Cubs with Anthony Ochino adding another. Steve Matioli added a conversion and two penalties.
Victor Sudi scored two tries for Quins with Cyrus Omondi adding a third try. Lyle Asiligwa kicked over one penalty.
Hit and run police driver arrested for killing pedestrian - Mwangi wa Dorcas died as he received treatment at King Fahad County Hospital.
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This video was kindly made by one of the participants in the Bike In Film Screening, and shows the mass Moonlit Bike Ride from Static Gallery down to the opening night of SCAN, 15 September 2008.
The screening, "The Living City" was curated by Jacqueline Passmore and included a programme of short experimental films about the city and urban navigation, including works by Ken Paul Rosenthal, Neil Grant, Rebecca Lennon, Semiconductor, and Masaki Hosokawa.
Here is a short video clip (a little dark) from last nights opening of SCAN which is part of AUDIOVISION – this weeks great sound and visual festival in Liverpool, curated by Hannah Peel. Me, Jeff and Jackie are all very happy with the piece and believe it adds a striking addition to the cityscape and architecture of the city.
More video to come..
A little less than 2 weeks until the installation and we are back with some blog activity. Previsualizing an installation and projection on this scale has been a huge challenge for all of us. We created a "mock-up" in Isadora, a software and programming environment for live video. We have used it to simulate ideas and visual concepts within the software, which will be part of our live manipulation. Here is a first look at how we envision our material (preshot urban footage, archival, pedestrian, architectural) to conceptually and visually project.
Last week I spent time in Liverpool working with Jacqueline and Hannah Peel, who is the curator of AudioVision. Much time was spent visiting the Air Vent site, filming inside the building and recording sound. I also spent time shooting areas of transit in the city – capturing a similar sense of urban activity and movement as previously shot material from New York. Since ideas of alternative city screens and urban visual architecture are part of our thinking for this project, it was interesting for me to look around for other natural city projection surfaces.
Further Glenn Small- check out this article: Trees cut crime rates. I found this when searching for a study I read several years ago which drew correlations between increasing the percentage of greenspace and lowering crime rates in New York City housing projects.
Boston will plant 100,000 trees during the next 13 years, with the bulk of the plantings to take root in the city's least green neighborhoods, Mayor Thomas M. Menino will announce today.
By expanding the urban forest by some 20 percent to cover more than one – third of the city, leaders hope to reap a range of benefits, including cooler temperatures in summer, absorption of carbon dioxide and storm water runoff, and increased psychological well-being among residents.
As part of the initiative, the mayor will also announce a new partnership with the US Forest Service that designates Boston as an urban experimental forest — one of three such sites in the country — where scientists and arborists will conduct research to document the effects of trees on people and the environment.
"There's no downside to having more trees," Menino said in an interview. "They bring people together and give people pride in their neighborhood."
The push to increase the tree cover in the city reflects growing national awareness of the value of urban trees, after decades when their potential to help cities address environmental problems was little considered. The project began with a comprehensive inventory of the trees in Boston, conducted by the city and private organizations over three years and completed last fall. Among the inventory's findings: The tree canopy covers 29 percent of Boston, more than several other major East Coast cities."
Biomorphic Biosphere Megastructure: 1965-1977 Developed over a span of ten years, Glen Small's biggest, most ambitious, and most recognized vision evolved from his Vertical City design. Small describes the BBM as "a perfect city designed to solve the ecological problems of the world in a beautiful, gorgeous manner,an "alternative to the existing mediocrity".
Some wild designs, centering on the city as an environmentally friendly utopia…
More on Glenn Small in an interview here
Some beautiful illustrations with fantastical and adventurous urban environments…
This is a public video installation from River to River Festival New York where me and Jeff used the anonymous activity of pedestrian activity to process a live feed. This is very much about MOVEMENT, exploring the random and predictable passage of pedestrians and the residue of movement.
In efforts to make our working process more transparent- and as well, to carve out a centralized platform for exchange for ourselves in re: our upcoming collaborative installation, here's a mesh of ideas that Peter and I discussed during last week's site visits to Liverpool:
Liverpool Queen's Dock Mersey air vent tower as lung. building as breathing. Eisenstien. forgotten ports. Liverpool as transmitter, New York as receiver. Manhatta. iron ships, their weight on the sea, 8 week journeys and the weight of consequence, the Weight by the Band. Britain: physical labour before New Labour. cultural anchors. Koolhas and the Harvard City Project- guerilla city planning. Liverpool once vs Liverpool One. Rodney Graham's Judd-like box sculptures crammed with copies of Ivanhoe: life finds a way. city screens which aren't selling anything. the Crosby deposit. the Paradise project. recollection of a lost cinema in Caribbean L8 called the Rialto. children building sandcastles from Blitz-smashed bricks. Rerouting public transport to construction sites to program future shopping- "That's fine love, but how do I get to Lewis's from here?" Blues music arriving on ships. Primark, bread and circus. Scouse girls as my patron saints. Blitz bricks worn down to rounded pebbles by the Irish Sea. new construction exposing Victorian foundations. Liverpool One, 250-year leaseholds on commercial land. Classism and land ownership. linking city centre to docks via Yves Saint Laurent. Sami genes on separate continents. Immigration/Emigration/Migrants/Migration patterns. Toxteth Race Riots redressed as Toxteth Class Riots. directing traffic patterns/directing traffic/directing patterns. the art of the spectacle. Ray Bradbury. Stop-and-Search laws, civil liberties, civil Libertarians. The New World, the Old World, Jonathan Richman. Thatcherism, Irish famine. Liverpool: War collapsing churches, economy collapsing cinemas. NYC: War collapsing economy, cinemas collapsing churches.


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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Christmas Trees
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We have been cutting down our own Christmas trees almost every year since we've been married, and it's always so much fun!ReplyDelete
Love your tree inspiration, have fun decorating!
We do real trees every year! I couldn't stand to have a fake one I don't think although the lack of pine needles everywhere would be nice. I just love the smell of a real one and the excitement of picking one out.ReplyDelete
Another great roundup! I love the one by The Inspired Room!ReplyDelete
I would love to do a real tree, but I have a fake one (a Martha Stewart one, oddly enough)! My parents do real ones though, so I can always smell theirs =). My tree has been up since the weekend before Thanksgiving! I like to enjoy mine as long as I can.ReplyDelete
We're debating on whether or not we even want to put one up this year. Normally we put ours up the day after Thanksgiving, but this year we just aren't much in the Christmas spirit. Maybe that will change later in the month though.ReplyDelete
Oh I just love that peacock tree! I forwarding that to my sister. We're going to get our tree this evening. Phils been out of town so I decorated our 3 mini artificial trees, and since he is back with his manly strength we can go get the "Big tree" lol Can't wait to see your tree!ReplyDelete
Fake or real? This has been a debate since the day my hubby and I have married! I always grew up with fake and he grew up with real. I have no desire to trek out in the cold to chop my own tree down and deal with all of those needles on my rug...LOL He's come around to embrace our artificial tree! We put ours up over TG break. Have fun!ReplyDelete
So pretty!ReplyDelete
Speaking of Christmas tree smells, there's a new thing out called "sentsicles" and they're a little green stick that you hang from your tree and it's pine scented. They have them at Target. You should check them out!
Beautiful pictures! I love the look and smell of a real tree in the house! Just adds to the christmas spirit!ReplyDelete
We do real trees....but I don't have it yet. We're going to go this weekend. However when I do have a bigger house I think I'll do two trees...one real and one fake.ReplyDelete
The peacock feather tree is really fun!ReplyDelete
We get a real tree. We are helping with a Christmas tree lot to raise money for a non-profit this year so we will definitely be piking ours up there. I'm hoping that will be this weekend!
These Christmas trees are gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
I'm loving every single one of them :)
Happy Thursday <3
love them all! we have a fake tree, but one day i hope to have a real one. right now this is just the most cost effective and doesn't require vaccuuming :)ReplyDelete
Does it make me a bad Jew to love pretty sophisticated Christmas trees? I was like a small child oohing and ahhing last night when the NBC tree was lit!ReplyDelete
Pretty! My mom used to help with an interior design place and so she always had the most lovely Christmas trees. Then as we grew up we wanted fun trees and she stopped. Now that we are out of the house she has the most awesome and colorful tree...reminds you of Dr. Seuss tree!ReplyDelete
We have a fake tree too - Malaysians aren't really into real trees. Happy decorating yours tonight! :)ReplyDelete
I have always had a fake tree but light candles that smell like pine. Fake trees are just too easy when they come prelit. xoReplyDelete
What lovely photos! We don't have our tree up yet (sad face) but I HOPE to get it all set up this weekend :) We are cutting down our own, which should be fun!ReplyDelete
oh i loved this post. so, so much. because what's better than a christmas tree?! i go with the real trees - and have gotten one each year i've been in nyc. it's quite different from my childhood though - i get a 3 foot tree, the smallest i can find, at the corner bodega. i mean, i never saw myself getting the smallest christmas tree at basically my neighborhood convenience store as a young girl, but such is the new york life.ReplyDelete
We always go for the real ones. This year we were blessed with 'trees for troops' and got a free tree! It's up in the living room and we're planning to decorate it tonight. I can't wait to turn off all the lights and just sit with the white lights on and listen to Christmas music. Love this time of year!ReplyDelete
I love real Christmas trees, but I hate setting them up. This year, I'm going for a small, fake tree that requires no decorating (I'm a grinch that way).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 10:02 AM
yeah, we have a fake tree too that's going up next Sunday ;-) And I do the same as you, I use scented candles. Well, I also buy a few branches from the florist, just to get the real smell.ReplyDelete
Yes, the tree and the rest of the house is decorated. I love this season, too :) I'm doing a little Christmas giveaway over on my blog. Will put you in the Christmas spirit even more! Scroll down a post and you will find it. Happy December!ReplyDelete
Love the trees...there is nothing like a decorated Christmas tree!! We don't have a tree!ReplyDelete
love all these photos!!ReplyDelete
the hubs and i debate this every year... i grew up with fake and he had real ones... but i've lost the battle the past 3 years. haha. i just hate going out in the cold/snow too get them... haha
So pretty! We're just going to put up our little tree since we'll be going home for Christmas in just a few days. I can't wait until we have our first full-size tree!ReplyDelete


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In a radio interview broadcast Sunday, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio affirmed he is "pretty well convinced" President Obama's birth certificate, as released by the White House in 2011, is a "fraudulent, fake document."
"I've been in law enforcement 55 years," stated Arpaio. "I think I know a fraudulent, fake document. I'm not a computer expert. I rely on my people. But I'm pretty well convinced it's a fake document."
The famous sheriff was being interviewed for "Aaron Klein Investigative Radio," broadcast on New York's AM 970 The Answer and Philadelphia's NewsTalk 990 AM.
Listen to "Aaron Klein Radio" clip of Joe Arpaio discussing Obama's birth certificate:
The subject of the interview was Arpaio's reaction to the controversy surrounding statements about Mexican immigrants made by presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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During the interview, Arpaio brought up the birth certificate.
"I thought we have freedom of speech in this country," stated Arpaio when asked about the decision by Univision, NBC and Macy's to cut business ties with Trump and reports the city of New York is reviewing its contracts with the billionaire's businesses.
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"And he's running for president. He has a right to voice his opinion."
Arpaio added that Trump "did talk about the birth certificate in the past."
"You know I've been working on that. So I don't know. I guess you got to be politically correct when you run for office," he said.
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Trump and Arpaio both have claimed Obama's birth certificate may be forged. Arpaio's office has been investigating the birth certificate since 2011.
Arpaio's statements prompted Klein to ask for an update on his team's investigation into the long-form birth certificate document, posted April 27, 2011 as a PDF file on the White House website.
Arpaio told Klein that "once again nobody wants to look at it right now."
"So it's not my problem. I did my job."
Obama's qualification for president as a "natural born citizen" has been challenged in court since before he was first elected in 2008. The White House finally relented in 2011 and posted a birth certificate, but Arpaio's investigative team concluded it is a forgery.
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Arpaio's appointed lead investigator on the birth-certificate case, Mike Zullo, has been promising the release of "universe-shattering" information regarding the document.
"When this information is finally exposed to the public, it will be universe-shattering. This is beyond the pale of anything you can imagine," he told WND in a December 2013 interview.
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Zullo has testified that the White House computer image of Obama's birth certificate contains anomalies that are unexplainable unless the document had been fabricated piecemeal by human intervention, rather than being copied from a genuine paper document.
See some of Zullo's evidence:
Zullo has noted that Reed Hayes, a document examiner who has served as expert witness for Seattle law firm Perkins Coie – the firm that flew an attorney to Honolulu to personally deliver two paper copies of the birth certificate to the White House – has concluded in a signed affidavit that the document posted on the White House website is "entirely fabricated."
The White House also has never verified the authenticity of a letter purportedly sent by President Obama to the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu in which he declares the center to be "the place of my birth."
There also remains a mystery as to why Obama is using a possibly fraudulent Connecticut-based Social Security Number, when he and his parents never resided in the Constitution State.


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