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Band Submissions for DC Music Fest
Band Submissions for DC Music Fest
Washington, DC
Bands can make submissions to be considered for a slot at the DC Music Fest on May 7, 2011 at The Yards Park. Submission and payment does not guarantee a slot. Bands will be notified by February 7th, 2011 if they have been selected to perform at the DC Music Fest.
Saturday, May 7 2011 12:00 PM — 8:00 PM
DC Music Fest
DC Music Fest
Washington, DC
The festival will feature 12 of the best DC area bands on 2 stages from 12:00 to 8:00. We will feature 3 of the area's best singer/songwriters and 1 of DC's Hottest DJs! Food and Beer will also be provided by some of the best local and regional vendors.
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1. How old will you be in five years?
51 (yikes!)
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
My co-workers (thankfully, we all like each other)
3. How tall are you?
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
Writing, singing with my chorus
5. What's the last movie you saw?
Saving Mr. Banks - loved it!
6. Who was the last person you called?
I honestly can't remember. I'm not a fan of the phone. Was probably work related.
7. Who was the last person to call you?
My ex-husband.
8. What was the last text message you received?
Something from my ex regarding our son, I'm sure.
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voice mail?
One of the guys I sing with in a quartet.
10. Do you prefer to call or text?
11. What were you doing at 12 am last night?
12. Are your parents married/divorced?
Deceased, but were married up until my mother died. Dad died last year.
13. When did you last see your mom?
June 1997.
14. What color are your eyes?
15. What time did you wake up today?
Officially 6:30, but was up twice during the night to pee.
16. What are you wearing right now?
blue sweater, darker blue pants, sequined sneakers
17. What is your favorite Christmas song?
"Have a Holly Jolly Christmas"
18. Where is your favorite place to be?
In front of my computer at home; chorus practice and drinking after w/ friends
19. Where is your least favorite place to be?
20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
Right now? Disney World with my son. Specifically, first in line for the Haunted Mansion.
21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?
I honestly have no idea. My son graduates in 2016 and he wants to move. I might move with him.
22. Do you tan or burn?
Burn baby, burn
23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
My sister :)
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
My sister and I were drinking last night and ran into some very interesting men.
25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
26. How big is your bed?
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
short nightgowns, no underwear--if I can get away with it.
29. What color are your sheets?
right now... striped white/blue/red
30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
31. What is your favorite season?
33. What do you like about winter?
Christmas, specifically singing, getting together with family
34. What do you like about the summer?
Not being cold, going to beach
35. What do you like about spring?
the smells, daffodils
36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?
37. What cities/towns have you lived in?
Marietta, Pa; Ephrata, Pa, Reston, Va; Lawrence, KS; McLean, Va; State College, Pa; Lititz, Pa
38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
39. Are you a social person?
I like my quiet time, but I do love hanging out w/ others, yes
40. What was the last thing you ate?
McNuggets w/ sweet chili sauce
41. What is your favorite restaurant?
could never choose just one. I gravitate to Tex-Mex and steak though.
42. What is your favorite ice cream?
Turkey Hill chocolate peanut butter cup -- but am lactose intolerant so rarely eat ice cream
43. What is your favorite dessert?
44. What is your favorite kind of soup?
anything that's well made. I'm not picky.
45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
I never tried a combo I didn't like. I do like the PB to be crunchy though
46. Do you like Chinese food?
I do, if the meat is of decent quality
47. Do you like coffee?
Yes, but I don't LOVE it
48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?
49. What do you drink in the morning?
Turkey Hill Diet Iced Tea
51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
Yes, the right side
52. Do you know how to play poker?
I know the basics, but never actually played
53. Do you like to cuddle?
With my son or a puppy, yes....
54. Have you ever been to Canada?
Yes. Love it there.
55. Do you have an addictive personality?
With food, yes
56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
Out more than I should, but generally eat at home
58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
59. Do you want kids?
It's a bit late for that. I already have a 15 year old son. I don't want anymore though.
60. Do you speak any other languages?
Sign language
61. Have you ever gotten stitches?
62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seats?
not a fan of flying, Am going with aisle.
65. Do you know how to drive stick?
66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
earrings; food; my son
67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
Used to wear my wedding ring. Now, nothing.
68. What is your favorite TV show?
Supernatural, Haven
69. Can you roll your tongue?
70. Who is the funniest person you know?
I am blessed with many.
71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
Dude, I'm a 46 year old woman....
72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
Abba's "Take a Chance on Me"
73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
Yes, I got some from my grandmother when she passed away.
74. What red object is closest to you right now?
red editor's pen and a Big Boy statue
75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Closed... always closed.
77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
I'd rather be attack by Dean O'Gorman...
78. Do you flirt a lot?
I've been told I do. I think I just suffer from lack of attention.
79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
see #40
80. What is your favorite food?
filet mignon, grilled shrimp
81. Can you change the oil on a car?
82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?
several :)
83. Have you ever run out of gas?
no, but have come super close
84. What is your usual bed time?
around 10:45 pm
85. What was the last book you read?
I'm in the middle of "Dr. Sleep" by Stephen King.
86. Do you read the newspaper?
I WORK at the newspaper.
87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
89. Do you watch soap operas?
90. Do you dance in the car?
uh, kinda
91. What radio station did you last listen to?
Sirius XM, 80s on 8
92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?
my son
93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?
grocery list
94. What is your favorite candle scent?
patchouli, anything chocolatey
95. What is your favorite board game?
Clue, Life
97. When was the last time you attended church?
A funeral of one of my friend's husband ... Nov. 2013
98. Who was your favorite teacher in high school?
Mary-Margaret Ruth
99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?
a week. We camped a lot when I was a little girl/teenager.
100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
Nancy Kiser and Jennifer Seymour invited me to their home on Christmas eve because I was alone that night

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Parish Clergy
Rev. Fr. Matthew Moore, Presiding Priest
Father Matthew came to us from Boston after graduating from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He was ordained to the Diaconate on May 29th, 2014, and ordained to the Priesthood on May 30th, 2014, and was installed as our priest on June 1st, 2014. Father Matthew is passionate about Christian education, and fulfilling Christ's commandments to visit the sick, feed the hungry, and care for the poor. In his free time, Father Matthew enjoys woodworking and bread baking.
You can find Fr. Matthew on his (sometimes updated) blog and Instagram.
If you'd like to read some of Fr. Matthew's sermons please click here.
Fr. Matthew and Presbytera Jennifer were both born and raised in Iowa. They were married in 2003 and have three beautiful daughters: Adeline, Katherine, and Beatrice.


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When my counterpart and I started discussing Christmas dinner a few weeks back, I knew I wanted a cherry pie. I grew up in Northeast Wisconsin, and we spent our Christmases with my grandparents and cousins in Sturgeon Bay on the Door Peninsula, where orchards of tart cherries littered the landscape from Brussels bordering Kewaunee County in the south up to Gills Rock on the northern tip of the mainland where a ferry could take you to the islands on the very northern tip between Upper and Lower Michigan. Every Christmas, every holiday, ended with a tart cherry pie.
I haven't had a cherry pie for Christmas since that last Christmas with my grandmother in 2004. While I can usually count on my brother-in-law for a sweet potato pie - a regional favorite out here in Maryland - this year I decided that I was having a nice tart cherry pie like when I was a kid.
I have long been a fan of the basic pie crust in the Betty Crocker cookbook, but this year I deviated. I tried the Deluxe Butter Flaky Pastry Pie Dough from The Joy of Cooking, 1997 edition.
This is a double-crust recipe for a 10-inch pie. After recently discovering that my 9-inch pie pan is actually 9.5, I felt confident that this recipe would yield enough crust. For this pie crust, you will need:
2.5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks of cold unsalted butter
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon ice water
Mix together your dry ingredients and set aside.
Cut your butter down into small pieces about 1/4 inch thick. Cut the butter into your dry ingredients using a pastry blender. The recipe - and really all pie crust recipes - claim you can use two butter knives cutting in a cross-wise motion against each other for this process. This has never worked for me, and I doubt it has worked for anyone. If you are a baker, even if only around the end of the year, get a pastry blender.
Now, the point of pie crust is fairly contrary to the point of many other baked items. For pie crust, you want to keep everything cold. Especially so with a butter crust like this one, so don't over work it. Cut everything together until there are still some pea-sized lumps of butter.
At this point, the recipe calls for the vegetable shortening, but also mentions that you can just use more butter if you like. The authors note that an all-butter crust is more difficult to work with. I was undeterred, and cut another half stick of cold butter into my dough.
The dough should still be pretty coarse but also somewhat mixed. Here's where I work it by hand, adding that ice water a little at a time. You want just enough to pull it all together. The third cup plus tablespoon was all I needed.
Divide it in half, shape each half into a flat disk, and chill for at least 30 minutes.
When the pie crust is chilling, I took a little rest, then moved on to the filling.I used the Cherry Pie with Canned or Bottled Fruit, also in The Joy of Cooking. For this filling you will need:
4 cups canned or bottled cherries, juice drained but 1/2 cup added back
1.25 cups sugar for tart cherries
3 tablespoons corn starch
1 tablespoon lemon juice - I used the juice from one lemon
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2/3 tablespoons butter
I did not have any Door County cherries on hand, and I hear they are not as easy to come by as they used to be, most of the orchards having been sold or developed or let go to rot and ruin. This actually makes me quite sad. But, I had a good substitution with Oregon Tart Cherries in Water. I needed three 14.5 ounce cans to get the required four cups of fruit.
Oregon tart cherries - almost as good as my childhood memories of Door County
Mix the cherries and juice with the sugar, lemon juice, almond extract, and corn starch, and let the mixture sit for about 15 minutes.
Cherry pie filling
While it's sitting, you can preheat your oven to 425 and roll out your bottom crust. Despite the warning about the all-butter crust being difficult to work with, I had less trouble with this dough than with any other pastry dough I've ever attempted. I had enough to line my pie pan without tears or holes or patches. Cut off any overhang with a clean kitchen shears, leaving enough to crimp the top crust.
A single blemish on an otherwise perfect pie crust
If your 15 minutes have passed, pour the fruit filling into the pie crust and dot it with the butter.
Now, I know there are strong opinions among bakers about the lattice crust being the preferred topping for a fruit pie. A raging debate on this takes place in my own family. My niece has perfected the lattice top crust just to let us older women know that it really isn't that difficult. And it isn't. But, this is my Christmas pie, and I have something special in mind. So, I rolled out my top crust.
And reached for the Christmas tree cookie cutter. After some careful measuring, I determined where the center of my top crust would be and gently cut out five Christmas trees, tops pointing center. I used my pastry blade to ease the dough off the board and into position atop the pie, lining it up based on my measurements. I used the tried-and-true crimping tool of my forebears - a dinner fork - to secure the crust in place. Then, for the crowning touch, I took a small star cookie cutter and cut one out of the dough scraps. I used a little egg white to affix it to the center of my top crust to make Christmas pie perfection.
The top crust with Christmas tree cutouts
And in position atop the pie
So, whether you use a whole crust with vents or a lattice crust, bake your pie at 425 for about 30 minutes. Then, turn the oven down to 350 and slip a cookie sheet under the pie. Bake it for another 25-35 minutes, until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbling. During this second half of baking, use your nose to make sure the edges of the crust aren't overcooking. If they start to get too dark, cover them with foil.
Let the pie cool on a wire rack. You can store it at room temperature for only a couple of days, so clear a spot for it in the fridge.
The finished product - Mary Cherry Christmas Pie


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We are dying to try some of these fantastic drink and dessert recipes for Independence Day!
Sandia Smash
3 watermelon chunks,
3 additional watermelon chunks skewered on a pick for garnish
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce agave nectar
1/2 ounce St-Germain elderflower liqueur
2 ounces blanco tequila
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the 3 watermelon chunks. Add ice and the lime juice, agave nectar, St-Germain and blanco tequila and shake well. Fine-strain into a chilled, ice-filled collins glass and garnish the drink with the skewered watermelon chunks.
1/4 ounce absinthe
1 ounce genever, preferably Bols
3/4 ounce crème de violette (violet liqueur)
3/4 ounce pineapple gum syrup (thickened pineapple-flavored Simple Syrup)
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 spiral-cut lemon twist, for garnish
Rinse a chilled coupe with the absinthe; discard the excess. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all the remaining ingredients except the garnish; shake well. Strain into the coupe; garnish with the lemon twist.
Red Velvet
2 ounces chilled framboise lambic
1/2 ounce crème de framboise (raspberry liqueur)
2 ounces chilled Prosecco
1 or 2 raspberries skewered on a rosemary sprig, for garnish
In a chilled pint glass, combine the lambic and crème de framboise and stir gently. Pour the drink into a chilled flute and top with the Prosecco. Garnish with the rosemary-skewered raspberries.
Blueberries Gone Wild
11 blueberries, 3 skewered on a pick
1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/4 ounce agave nectar
Ice cubes, plus crushed ice
1 1/2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce pomegranate liqueur
1 lemon wheel
In a cocktail shaker, muddle 8 blueberries with the lemon juice and agave nectar. Add ice cubes and the gin and pomegranate liqueur and shake well. Strain into a crushed ice–filled rocks glass and garnish with the skewered blueberries and the lemon wheel.
Vanilla Ice Cream
2 cups milk or heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
Pinch salt
1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the heavy cream, vanilla, and the seeds, and cook until bubbles appear around the rim. This should take about 5 minutes.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar and egg yolks until the mixture becomes a pale yellow color. Temper your eggs in the bowl with half of the hot heavy cream mixture, and pour into the saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the sauce has thickened, about 4 to 5 minutes. The sauce should cover the spoon, and you should be able to draw a line through the sauce with your finger.
3. Immediately strain the sauce into a bowl over ice to stop the cooking. When cool, add to ice cream machine, following manufacturer's instructions for best results.
All recipes from Food&Wine and cbsnews.com


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The Mazatlan Attractions are quite a few, and you won´t be able to visit all of them in a single day. Here is a list of the most important ones so you can enjoy your visit to our city to its fullest.
Another of the Mazatlan Attractions is the monument to the fisherman or Los Monos Bichis as all the people in Mazatlan call this monument, it`s the more iconic sculpture in all the city.
It was inaugurated on November 20 of 1958 and was made by the sculptor Rodolfo Becerra Gomez.
It contains several sculptures:
A lighthouse and a nude fisherman next to it that represents the faith and hope that fishermen have to the lighthouse that guides them on dark nights so they can return home from the sea.
A nude woman reclined on a sea wave that represents the beauty of all the women from this area of the country.
Sea creatures like a shark, a dolphin and a sailfish that represents the abundance of these species in our region.
All of these sculptures were made inside a big seashell that represents the name that Mazatlan is Known for, "The Pacific Pearl"
In all Beach destinies you expect to find, well, sun, water, sand, but Mazatlan also have something else, and that is a very rich history that you can sense while walking in the streets and sideways of the old Mazatlan which is full of houses and buildings from 1800-1900 with European architecture.
In XIX century, the port cities of San Francisco California, Valparaiso in Chile and Mazatlan in Mexico were the most important trade ports in the Pacific.
In that time Mazatlan was open to international trade by a decree from the Spain government. This made Mazatlan the trade port in which all kind of merchandise from Europe were distributed across all the country. The most important European trade business mainly from Spain, France, and Germany, build a subsidiary in the port and this began the construction of several buildings and houses with baroque, neoclassic and eclectic architecture. This is why the old Mazatlan was given the title of Cultural Heritage of humanity.
Teatro Angela Peralta
This is one of the most important Mazatlan Attractions, the Angela Peralta theater was open on February 15, 1874, with the name of Rubio Theater, which was the last name of the owner, and was built in the shape of a horseshoe in an Italian style.
Angela Peralta was a very famous singer that was born on July 6 of 1853. She was worldwide known for her voice. She came to Mazatlan in August of 1882 where she was given a loud applause for her presentation. In the same boat that she arrived were sick people with yellow fever which killed a lot of people in Mazatlan, among them was Angela Peralta.
This is why the theater was named after her. It was abandoned and after a hurricane struck Mazatlan in 1975, causing several damages in the city and it destroyed the theater.
In 1987 the local authorities rebuilt the theater, and for the third time, it was reopened for the public.
El Faro de Mazatlan
Mazatlán's lighthouse is the tallest natural Lighthouse of the world. It is located on the peak of Cerro del Creston, which is a 157 mts hill.
You can access to the lighthouse by a small path that leads to it. There are concrete steps halfway of the path and it is a very good exercise to get to the top. Many tourist and locals get there for the exercise and to watch the beautiful sights of the city and the ocean that are available on top of the Creston Hill.
Monumento a la Vida
It's a beautiful bronze sculpture made by Pedro Jimenez Corona. In it you can appreciate a couple standing on a snail shell watching some dolphins jumping from the water.
It represents the harmony that should exist between humans and nature.
Plazuela Republica
It is located in the Old Mazatlán and it is surrounded by the local government offices and the cathedral of Mazatlán. It is a small plaza full of green areas with trees and flowers, and small benches that are used by people to sit down and enjoy the surroundings. At the center of this small plaza is a kiosk which was made with French architecture.
It was built around 1870 by Germanic traders that wanted to give the surroundings a much better look.
Cathedral de Mazatlán
It is located in the Old Mazatlán, next to Plazuela Republica and Mercado Pino Suarez.
Its construction began in 1856 and was finished on 1899. Although it has an Eclectic design, you can appreciate a good balance neo-gothic and neo-Moorish style on both the exterior and the interior of the cathedral.
It has marble floor that was brought from Paris. Also from Paris was brought a Pipe Organ. In Latin America, there are only 3 of them and the one in the Cathedral has the best-preserved condition. It was inaugurated on May 7 of 1899, causing astonishment to the people that were in the Cathedral and several blocks around it. It had a very strong and beautiful sound.
El Mirador
This is a common place for locals and tourists for sightseeing. It is located on top of Cerro del Vigia.
You can watch beautiful sunsets from here, and have a great sight of the Lighthouse and the Ocean. Here you can also find a cannon that was used for protection on the last years of the XIX century. It was out of commission and now stands as a tribute to all the people that helped to protect Mazatlán on those years.
Explanada Sanchez Taboada
The Sanchez Taboada esplanade is a meeting point for tourists and locals. You can watch beautiful sunsets, how the ocean waves collide with the rocks, and also at sunset you get to watch a person who jumps from a high point into the ocean, this is known as El clavadista which is the person who does a dive in.
In the early years of Mazatlán, the high tide sometimes overflows the city, so at the middle of XIX century, a containing wall was created using materials from the Neveria hill, leaving a flat place where the subtracted materials were.
A German immigrant, Jorge Claussen, envision a place where people could gather to see the ocean waves hitting the rock wall, so he built the esplanade.
Mercado Pino Suarez
On May 05 of 1899, the Pino Suarez market was inaugurated. It was built with iron and steel, with an Art Nouveau style using the same techniques that seven years before were used to build the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
It is very near from Plazuela Republica and the Cathedral. A lot of sellers work here selling all kind of fresh food, like fruits, vegetables, meat, chicken, and fish. Also, you can find a lot of souvenirs shops and there are some restaurants on the second floor which offer Mexican food.
La Puntilla
This is a gathering point for the families of the fishermen when they start the shrimp fishing season. There is a monument of La Virgen de la Puntilla to whom people offers prays and leave flowers asking for the protection of their loved ones.
From here you can watch the incoming and sail off of all ships. It`s a great sight when a big ship like a cruise ship arrives or leave port.
There is also a seafood restaurant with the same name with high-quality dishes.
One of the most important Mazatlan Attractions is without a doubt the Mazatlan Beaches, here you will have a large array of options to choose from. Mazatlan a day on the Beach will show you how many things you can do on the sea. Also Around Mazatlan Villa Union and Concordia will show you that not only in Mazatlan are places to visit as you can go to the nearby towns to explore.
If you get hungry I have a post about Best Mazatlan Restaurants or I can tell you Where to eat the Best Seafood in Mazatlan
If you have any doubts about Mazatlan feel free to ask in the comment section. I will get back to you as soon as I can.
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July 20, 2017
Australia's industry super funds have turned their attention to agricultural investment, releasing a discussion paper which suggests that with the right incentives they would be prepared to direct funding to the area.
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has released the discussion paper authored by ISA Chief Economist Dr Stephen Anthony saying it represents a response to calls for the superannuation sector to invest in local agriculture and, in doing so, support regional development.
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The Voices Up! concert series in collaboration with Poets Out Loud produly presents: New Music, New Poetry
Saturday, April 22, 2017 - 7:30PM
Featuring mezzo-soprano Kathryn Krasovec, with Jesse Goldberg on piano
Music by Lawrence Kramer and Robin Julian Heifetz
Poetry by Elisabeth Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Hart Crane
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Photo: Greg K. Hull, Cool Adventures © Chasing Light Media
Article by Kim Hull
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Tis the season for Soul Scarves! Once again, Grace Place invites knitters, crochet-ers, and crafters to create/donate warm scarves (hats and gloves, too) to offer to guests at the weekly community breakfast. Plain colors and simple patterns are usually best. Please bring your creations to Grace Place beforeDecember 1.
Each Fall and early Winter we collect hand-knit scarves, hats, gloves and mittens (or machine-made ones, too) for the 180 people who come to breakfast here in GracePlace each Saturday morning.
You may drop your projects in GracePlace (Grace Episcopal Church) or mail to before December 1st:
Grace Place Episcopal Church
637 S Dearborn St STE 1
Chicago IL 60605
Please remember, when designing your projects that the recipient of your gift will most likely be a man.
Questions? Comments? Ideas? Please contact Doreen, coordinator, at email@example.com
Prior to the 10 AM service, the scarves, hats, gloves, and other winter gear donated are laid out. Each parishioner holds a scarf as the collection is blessed. Donations from as far and near as South Dakota and Chicagoland…
Many thanks all of those who contributed scarves and other winter wear during this year's collection.


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Brian Gilbert is a powerhouse of Gilbert + Burke and is the newest member of the ownership team. Brian has an extensive background in building and construction. His experience with traditional log homes, timber-frame joinery, and traditional building methods mark him as a seasoned and multi-disciplinary professional. Brian is an internationally recognized and award-winning project manager—although you might not know it from his humble, personable, and overall pleasant personality—and constantly exhibits best-in-class management practices.
Working in all areas of production and operations with Gilbert + Burke since 2007, Brian has proven to be a true asset for the company and for all of his valued clients. He is known for his comprehensive skills in organization, employee management, joint health and safety training, customer relations, fine carpentry of all types, leadership, integrity, honesty, and his impeccable work ethic.


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Around '96 or '97, Softimage was taking pre-release orders for XSI at one
of the entertainment conferences. I ordered a copy, and I then had to wait
four (yes, count them, 4) years for the actual release of XSI.
In the mean time they released pathetic updates following 3.5, like 3.51.
(Remember, this was when Microsoft owned them)
Finally, in 2000, they got it together and released v1 of XSI.
At first, they wouldn't give me a copy, claiming that I had not paid all
of the annual "milking of the customer" updates and customer support fees.
I threatened legal action, as my receipt clearly said, XSI v1, and I was still
waiting for my copy, regardless of the usual software
company billing shenanigans.
They coughed it up reluctantly, and as one would expect, it was not a stellar install.
Every time I would start the program, it would hang because of a "Service" error.
Calling Customer Support, they pointed out that what needed to be done every
time I wanted to use the program, was to go to "Services" and turn the
FlexLM software Off, and then back On.
For those of you that dont know what FlexLM is, it's just the anti-piracy app.
This is one of the things I find most unacceptable about software today, the idea on the part of the manufactures that their needs override that of the paying customer, to the point of
serious inconvenience to the paying customer. (Paying $7K in this case)
The first Customer Support robot actually thought that I should live with
the program is it is, always having to go to "Services" before I could start XSI.
So I called back again and got a surprisingly helpful individual, who first sent me
three patches, ...... but they didn't work.
At that point, I got what can only be referred to as
"The Best Customer Support Of All Time"!
He told me, as I had paid for one copy of XSI, I should feel free to go online
and get a Cracked copy of XSI. Cracked software will bypass the FlexLM garbage
software, allowing me to use the app that I had paid for.
Yes, you read correctly, he said, download the Crack.
(he could have been fired for that sound advice)
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Don't waste your time with the narrow minded tunnel vision attitude they have
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I am trying to find a way to create a single test with 2 possible attempts. If the first test is passed with a 70 or above there is no need to for a second attempt. If the test is failed with a 69 or below, I would like the option for a second attempt, but the second attempt would only allow for a maximum score of 70 points even if the score is above 70 points. If the score for the second attempt is less than 70 points that would be the grade used. Is this possible? I don't want to create a second adaptive release test. I want a single test with 2 attempts and one column in my grade center.
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I went through my storage and found this gem from my cellist painting days. The title is "Relativity", and is 60" x 48" painted in 2006. At the time I was working with the idea of multiple sounds of the cellists working in harmony. So I started painting two cellists on one canvas. When I hung it up yesterday for a client to see, I found it interesting that I am now putting two trees together in my current work. I enjoy seeing how the abstracted trees in my paintings, as well as the physical trees that inspired me, relate to one another. The relationship of subjects working together may be a recurring theme in my work.
I find one of the biggest pleasures of being an artist consistently working over the years, is that I can go back in time with my memory of past paintings and see what is consistent and recurring in my work and in my life.


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A collection of great minds with the sole purpose of helping to grow our startup community and produce world-class entrepreneurs.
Shubhobrotto (Shu) Das
Business consultant, scientist and writer
Shu grew up in India and came to Australia to study molecular biosciences and biotechnology at the University of Adelaide. After an Honours degree in Genetics, Shu managed research projects at some of Australia's leading research institutes. He has also worked on developing cutting-edge pharmaceutical drug discovery technologies at the biotech startup TGR Biosciences (tgrbio.com).
After a decade in science, Shu moved on to do postgrad studies in Finance and Accounting and currently works as a Risk Consultant for top-tier global professional services firm PwC, helping some of Australia's biggest public and private sector organisations deal with challenges in the areas of digital risk, information governance and data security.
Shu is a passionate advocate for STEM education and innovative entrepreneurship that blends the best of technology and business. Shu loves telling stories, and as the Director of Content at Startup Melbourne and creator of his personal blog Shu's Green Patch, he is helping tell stories of founders, creatives and startups from Melbourne and beyond.
Twitter: @Shubhobrotto
Chris Joannou
Chris Joannou is a Digital Artist, Entrepreneur, and Startup Pusher.
Founder of Startup Melbourne
General Manager - Startup Grind Australia / New Zealand (powered by Google for Entrepreneurs) we inspire, educate, and connect the Australasian Startup Scene. Focused on events and mentorship. Local partners include: ASX, Deloitte Private, Salesforce, IBM, Xero, Zendesk, and NAB.
Co-Founder of Private Label Lab - A full-service innovation house focused on private label food and beverage. Clients include Coles, Woolworths, Coca-Cola Amatil, and Bidvest.
Investor and Startup Ambassador @LawAdvisor
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/startupgrindaus
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/privatelabellab
Sean Qian
Sean is the founder of Queens Collective - Melbourne's home to world-class startups. Through his coworking space, Sean aims to support and grow the local startup ecosystem to an international standing. Queens Collective is a multi-storey coworking space on Queen Street in the Melbourne CBD, and home to companies such as General Assembly, StartupGrind, Drawboard, and more.
With partners in legal, education, finance, events, and a whole host of membership perks, QC aims to give its startup members the best chance of success in the difficult startup world. Here is the QC community featured in Forbes.
Sean has had a varied past, and has run an events management company, headed the marketing department of a private college, and also spent time in migration law.
In his spare time, Sean goes to as many startup events as possible, and pursues interests in virtual reality and anything to do with the maker movement.
Gaëlle Guesdon
Director of Communications at Startup Grind Australia
This self-made expat coming all the way from Paris France, via San Francisco and Folkestone (UK), is passionate about MarCom and social media. She loves surrounding herself with positive happy people, dreamers, achievers and, therefore…entrepreneurs. After many years working for small to big international companies in PR, Communications and Marketing all over the world, she finally decided to take a leap of faith and work for herself becoming small businesses' social media B#FF. (mysocialmediabff.com) When not glued to her Smartphone updating her clients' status, you will find her attending networking events around Melbourne, connecting people, snapping street art pictures and hunting out the perfect French croissant.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gaelleguesdon
LinkedIn: au.linkedin.com/in/gaelleguesdon
Remco Marcelis
Remco is a Startup Accountant, virtual CFO, VC and entrepreneurial educator and is the Founder of Standard Ledger.
As a CPA and seasoned CFO/COO he has worked with entrepreneurial technology/cleantech businesses for the last 10 years, preceded by 4 years in venture capital and by 10 years working with multinational management consulting/IT services companies.
Currently the General Partner with the Future Capital Bitcoin Fund and virtual CFO for a number of startup and grownup businesses he is passionate about growing successful sustainable businesses.
His career combines personal experience in his own start-ups, managing meteoric growth in a successful media company, a mobile App company and an early stage climate change company. His private equity experience included 20 early stage investments worth $25 million in total. His career was grounded with management consulting and IT services experience with Accenture, PricewaterhouseCoopers and EDS. This real-life experience has been rounded out with an advanced MBA degree, graduate of the Institute of Company Directors, Foundations in Venture Capital and courses through the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).
Matthew Snowden
Founder & CEO of 2 Australian start ups. World leader mobile app developer of BBC Worldwide mobile apps. Mentor and advisor to local start-ups.
M5895 Studios / Founder & CEO
One of Australia's leading mobile app studios. Developed a range of apps in partnership with BBC Worldwide. Lead a team of 12 to produce and release world-class apps.
• "Inside the World of Dinosaurs" with Stephen Fry. Winner of the Best Education App of 2012, Appy Awards. Editors Choice Awards for Best Children's App 2012. ZDNET App of the Week. CNET App of the Day. Featured by Apple. Nominated as the best dinosaur reference app.
• BBC's "Walking with Dinosaurs – Inside their World". No.1 app in United States and No.1 app in over 22 countries including Australia, Singapore, Japan and Canada. The official dinosaur reference app to the original Walking with Dinosaurs award winning documentary.
• BBC's "Walking with Dinosaurs – Dino Run" the official 3D action running game to the $80M BBC / 20th Century family movie. Featured by Apple and top the charts in many countries. Lead a team of 12 artists, engineers, and 3D modelers over 8 months,
Nicholas Ng
Nick is an Account Director with over 10 years' experience serving privately owned and operated businesses with revenues up to $300M.
Nick specialises in group restructuring, project management, back office support for entrepreneurial startups. He also has experience in 3D financial modelling and multinational tax experience.
Nick assists in leading the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Melbourne and is involved throughout the technology entrepreneurial community. His clients operate in industries including technology, media, telecommunications, property construction and management, retail, wholesale and distribution.
Nick's client experiences include working with:
• Webjet Limited
• B2Cloud
• HUB Australia
• Unleashed Software
• Tablo Publishing
Darcy Naunton, CFA
General Partner
M.App.Fin, Monash
B.Sci/B.Comm, UWA
Darcy Naunton, CFA is a co-founder and Partner of Adventure Capital, providing analytical expertise and a deep knowledge of capital markets and economics. He is also Managing Director of the York Butter Factory coworking/incubator space where he works closely with seed-stage tech startups. Darcy was previously an Investment Analyst at a major asset consultancy firm, where he provided portfolio construction and asset selection advice to large institutional investors. He first began working in the financial services industry in 2004 as a paraplanner at a private financial planning firm.
Matt Harrison
I am a Melbourne-based Partner at MitchelLake Executive, our executive search division. I partner with senior people to help great ideas succeed in a world of rapid change. My core work is focused consulting where transformation, disruption or innovation is supported - or caused - by digital and technology.
My work extends across all industry sectors and ranges from the smallest start-ups to the largest enterprise and government organisations.
I am from Melbourne but began my career in marketing roles in the United States for 8 years before moving home. In my second career, I've been in the consultancy space for 10 years.
When I'm not checking my device I'm wrangling two very energetic kids and barracking hard for the mighty Hawks.
Laura Mariakinaite
Laura's experience includes startup, automotive and not-for-profit marketing and business development.
She is a Director of Partnerships at Startup Grind Australia working with sponsors such as Deloitte, ASX, AussieCommerce Group, NICTA, etc. Laura is also a Retail Business Development Manager at Equiem - a startup that provides online portals to premium buildings in Australia and co-ordinates community engagement activities within these precincts. On the side, she's overlooking marketing for Vic Wind and Chilli Wind apps used by kitesurfers, windsurfers and alike.
Most recent past roles include consulting for Planet Innovation on crowdfunding Zen thermostat, and Database and Marketing Coordinator at BMW Melbourne.
Email: email@example.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Laurama_
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/laura-mariakinaite/14/786/15a
Erz Imam
I am an avid fan of emerging technologies having worked in the telecommunications industry for two decades before moving to Be.interactive, a mobile and digital marketing agency. It was at Be. that I got a real hint of the entrepreneurial spirit but the timing wasn't quite right.
After marrying Jodie in 2007, I joined her and the team at Leona Edmiston to build the e-commerce store. The online retail store was ahead of its time and quickly became the fashion label's stand out performer.
But again, something was still missing so Jodie and I quit our jobs, sold our house and moved back to Melbourne with our 18 month old and second baby on the way to build and launch our own business: Occasional Butler an online marketplace and depo8 which is a co-working space in Prahran. Occasional Butler was acquired by Airtasker in 2014 and depo8 continues to grow into a community of creative, free spirited business owners carving out a niche for themselves.
I am passionate about business, innovation, my friends but my entire drive comes from my three kids and a fantaboulous wife.
Simon Rossi
Simon's professional experience includes time working in regional leadership and general management positions and management consulting across Europe, the US and Australia.
Currently Simon is responsible for the development and growth of UBER in Australia, specifically Victoria and Western Australia. UBER, "Everyone's Private Driver," is a mobile app that reliably delivers you a private car in minutes so you can ride in style, making cities more fun and safer to move around in.
Prior to Uber, Simon was accountable for leading a high performing team of Enterprise sales and sales operations professionals across EMEA at Yammer - another start up out of San Francisco is defining what an Enterprise Social Network is, and our customers (including 80% of the Fortune 500) are re-defining what a modern working environment can be. Simon is/ has been active in the start-up communities in London, Melbourne and Silicon Valley. In his spare time Simon loves to travel the world, snowboard and build and lead disruptive businesses.
Thomas Mort
Thomas Mort is a Chartered Accountant and founder of Jungle Capital, an early to mid stage investment group aimed at assisting emerging companies through equity injections and mentoring.
Thomas is actively involved in a private business that includes listed equities, property and venture capital.
Thomas is a Director of Intelligence Bank, The Ploytech Group and a Non Executive Director of Aje. Thomas also sits on the board of Enterprise 500 Victoria and the My Room Trust (Children's Cancer Centre at The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne).
Stephanie Maynard
Stephanie arrived in Australia from Hong Kong in 2008 to complete her graduate and post-graduate studies in Graphic Design. Working as a freelance graphic designer, and attending a number of entrepreneur events to help meet people and build her network, she developed passion for entrepreneurship. Inspired by the proactive, problem solving attitude and positive energy at these events, she became involved with Startup Grind as a volunteer in 2013.
Motivated by her passion for connecting people and helping them grow, she started her own event, Ignite Dinners, in late 2013. Inviting speakers and running workshops, Ignite Dinners helped inspire people to do what they love in their business and career, and to follow their passion too.
For the last one and half years, Stephanie has taught Graphic Design at the Academy of Design, introducing the subject to new students, as well as readying the future graphic designers of Melbourne as they embark on their professional journey. In the final semester of 2014, she worked as Graphic Design Co-ordinator and had the pleasure of assisting in the development of multiple graphic design courses within the Academy.
Stephanie now works as a graphic designer at creative marketing agency Earl St., and is looking at a future in management and graphic design.
Stephanie is always looking for new ways to inspire people, bring them together and facilitate their growth.
James Nguyen
James comes from a background in Finance, most recently a Chief Financial Officer in the educational not-for-profit space, but lives and breathes entrepreneurship. Having been involved in startups from as early as highschool, James has worked across a number of diverse industries such as tech, importing and nightlife. Also an Australian representative in Public Speaking, he has worked as a coach in communication and brings a genuine passion for presenting. Outside the startup world,James is a health and fitness enthusiast.


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Hey, it's that time again, time to slow down, take a deep breath, and dig into the data!
About this Report, and the Obligatory Plug for Technorati
Technorati is known widely for its quarterly State of the Blogosphere reports, analyzing the trends around blogs and blogging. With this report, we expand on this tradition by introducing information and analysis relating to the broader range of social media on the Web -- what we and many others call the Live Web (another good definition). Technorati continues to grow well beyond its roots at the leading blog search engine; increasingly, we are the main aggregation point for all forms of social media on the Web, including blogs, of course, but also video, photos, audio such as podcasts and much more.
What makes this possible is the rise in the use of tags across all forms of social media and the increasing implementation of tags by the publishing platforms supporting each form of media. Increasingly, tags have become a lingua franca of Live Web, helping to categorize social media while also indicating where people's attention might be at any given moment. But because each form of media is published from unique platforms with their own established communities, the audience found itself hopping from platform to platform to get a sense of what might be hot at any given moment. Which is why our social media aggregation service -- made manifest on our tagged media pages -- is growing at a torrid pace.
While we still have substantial reporting on the the State of the Blogosphere, we now expanding the report to provide information about the State of Tags. Admittedly, the information we have on this new area of focus for our report isn't as deep or as expansive as our State of the Blogosphere, and we expect that over time, this and other new sections will expand, but we believe this is a good first step in trying to provide a more comprehensive snapshot of the Live Web.
OK, on to the numbers!
The State of the Blogosphere
The state of the Blogosphere is strong, and is maturing as an influential and important part of the web.
For nearly four years, we've been tracking and enabling the growth of this phenomenon and theirs is much in our data to indicate that the medium is "growing up."
Technorati is now tracking over 70 million weblogs, and we're seeing about 120,000 new weblogs being created worldwide each day. That's about 1.4 blogs created every second of every day.
Spam and splogs (spam blogs) continue to be a problem in the blogosphere, and there was a marked increase in splogs that coincided with the holiday season last year. Technorati has been tracking between 3,000 - 7,000 new splogs created each day, but there was a significant spike in splog creation during early December, when we tracked over 11,000 splogs created each day during December - a total of 341,000 splogs that we removed from our indexes during that period.
Fortunately, spam rates have decreased somewhat since then, as blog hosting providers have responded to the issue during the months of January and February. My personal take on the issue of spam is that all healthy ecosystems have parasites - the only question is whether or not the system is structurally vulnerable to being overwhelmed. Thankfully, because of the accountability that is built into the web itself (the URL structure is fundamentally accountable), I believe that while the vulnerability of the live web to spam is real, it is managable.
Since our last State of the Blogosphere report in October 2006, we've seen a slowing in the doubling of the size of the blogosphere. This shouldn't be surprising, as we're dealing with the law of large numbers - it takes a lot more growth to double from 35 million blogs to 70 million (which took about 320 days) than when it doubled from 5 million to 10 million blogs (which took about 180 days).
We also see a slowing in growth in the rate of posts created per day; while there are spikes in blog posts during times of significant world crisis -- for instance, last summer's conflict between Israel and Hezbollah -- the overall trend is that posting volume is growing more slowly, at about 1.5 million postings per day. That's about 17 posts per second. In October 2006, Technorati was tracking about 1.3 million postings per day, about 15 posts per second.
Popularity of Blogs vs. the MSM
In previous reports, we looked at the popularity of mainstream media compared to blog sites. One interesting item to note in April 2007, the number of blogs in the top 100 most popular sites has risen substantially. During Q3 2006 there were only 12 blogs in the Top 100 most popular sites.
In Q4, however, there were 22 blogs on the list -- further evidence of the continuing maturation of the Blogosphere. Blogs continue to become more and more viable news and information outlets. For instance, information not shown in our data but revealed in our own user testing in Q1 2007 indicates that the audience is less and less likely to distinguish a blog from, say, nytimes.com -- for a growing base of users, these are all sites for news, information, entertainment, gossip, etc. and not a "blog" or a "MSM site".
Further, there is a wider diversity of languages represented here, specifically Farsi with TodayLink.ir, Persian Blog Fans Club, and Giliran.com making the Top 100. More on that in a moment, as we discuss the international growth of the Blogosphere.
The Global Blogosphere
In terms of blog posts by language, Japanese retakes the top spot from our last report, with 37% (up from 33%) of the posts followed closely by English at 36% (down from 39%). Additionally there was movement in the middle of the top 10 languages, highlighted by Italian overtaking Spanish for the number four spot.
The newcomer to the top 10 languages is Farsi, just joining the list at #10. It has been very interesting to watch the growth of the blogging world in the middle east, especially in countries like Iran, and it is reflected in the language distribution above.
English, Japanese and Chinese look almost identical to our last report in their posting distribution. With Italian overtaking Spanish, we get to see another language with a different distribution, which contrast both the extreme geographic correlations of the Asian languages and the relative lack of geographic correlations of English. Again it would appear that both English and Spanish are more global languages based on consistency of posting through a 24 hour period, whereas other top languages, specifically Japanese, Chinese, and Italian, are more geographically correlated. It would also appear that a significant number of people who are blogging are doing it during work hours.
The State of Tags
The explosive growth that we see in the Technorati index is mirrored in social media sites throughout the Web, including Flickr, YouTube, and the like. This shared phenomenon allows us to marry the wealth of information in our index with the wealth of that stored on social media sites across the Live Web through the shared construct of tags.
For the uninitiated, a tag is a category or descriptor that someone (often the creator) assigns to it . This descriptor literally hangs off the media that's published to the Web much in the same way a luggage tag hangs off your suitcase -- easily identifying the bag.
The bottom line: we're seeing explosive growth in the tags index. People are clicking on tags, people are using tags, Google features tagged media in its results pages. Tags adoption has become a phenomenon across the Live Web, and we are seeing a correlative explosive growth at Technorati.
On to the numbers:
Technorati is now tracking over 230 million posts using tags or categories, and the number of people who are using tags is growing:
As of February 2007, About 35% of all posts Technorati tracks use tags.
The number of bloggers that are using tags is also increasing month over month. About 2.5 million blogs posted at least one tagged post in February 2007.
Growth and Maturation
Back in 2002 when Technorati started tracking the blogosphere, social mores and community practices were still forming, and its growth was primarily through the written word. It was a fledgling medium that was initially reviled, then feared, and, now, embraced as mainstream.
The blogosphere started well before Technorati was founded, and its growth was fostered by many people and organizations that brought openness and cooperation to the medium. One of those people, Dave Winer, just celebrated the tenth anniversary of his weblog. Given this auspicious anniversary, I wanted to give my thanks and support to Dave and to all of the other early pioneers in the world of blogging, RSS, and the Live Web. Without Dave's efforts, the web wouldn't look the way it does today. His creation and support for systems like weblogs.com and open formats like RSS were critical in building the early infrastructure that Technorati relies upon and helps to support.
Thanks, Dave!
Wrapping it all Up
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Pass on Right, not in saftey 150(1)
From the moment I entered the road there was a suv towing a trailor in front of me and driving very slow. On this road it is commonplace for people hauling big loads to pull over and let people behind them pass.
After driving behind him for a while he without signal pulled off to the left. This is a 2 lane road where there is only 1 lane for each direction of traffic.
He pulled off to the left (oncomming traffic lane) and came to a complete stop, enough time for me to look at my sister and say I think this guy is letting me pass? And for her to say yes I think so too.
I slowly proceeded forward, since he was in the left lane, I did not have to drive on the shoulder or side of the road. I simply proceeded strait in the lane I was in. As I was almost clear he made a right turn from the left lane and clipped the back left bumper of my car. The whole time I was behind him he did not use any signals. All I could see was his break lights were on. His car had no damage mine looked bad but it was all cosmetic.
It turns out that he was making a right into a difficult to see driveway and because of his big trailor he was making a wide turn.
After the accident we spoke about the situation and he advised me that he was a lawyer and it is probably best for me if I just left and got it fixed without reporting it. I was a little hesitant and even tried calling OPP but had reception problems because the road is in the middle of nowhere. while still trying to figure out what to do he moved his vehicle back up to his cottage and I was left talking to his daughter.
I eventually left without reporting the accident because he said that we shouldnt report it. Much to my dismay I found out after that he called it in and they charged me with failing to report and passing on the right unsafely.
My thoughts are that since I maintained strait in my lane without having to go off to the side and he was making an unsafe turn from the oncomming traffic lane back into my lane without properly checking to see if there was someone there that I did not pass in the right, I just maintained my direction.
In regards to the failure to report, I got an invoice from the auto repair company and the dammage on my vehicle, although looked like a lot was less than 1000.00 after taxes. Does that automatically mean that I did not have to report the accident. Will they drop that charge because you do not have to report an accident under 1000.00 of damage.
Sorry for the long question but I wanted to get as much information as possible to get some advice or a good suggestion.
Thanks in advance.
As for passing on the right, here's the section.
He should have signalled his turn, but it doesn't sound like you met any of the criteria for lawful passing under this section. I don't know what your chances of fighting the charge would be.Passing to right of vehicle
150. (1) The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only where the movement can be made in safety and,
(a) the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn or its driver has signalled his or her intention to make a left turn;
(b) is made on a highway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of vehicles in each direction; or
(c) is made on a highway designated for the use of one-way traffic only. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 150 (1).
I'd consider getting a paralegal to help you though with the Failing to Report charge if it doesn't get dropped. Pretty serious consequences if you're found guilty.
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You may be able to argue that, based upon the fact that there was no signal, he stopped, and the way was clear, you may argue that the circumstances indicated that you were okay to pass. However, as mentioned above, I would get a paralegal for these charges.
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When you say "appeared to be less than 1000 damage" does that mean that it doesn't matter if it is or not but if it appeared to be you have to report it? I ask because it looked like a lot of damage because the bumper was hanging off but it was a plastic bumper and it looked worse than it was.
The other thing is that the guys daughter said that "I would have thought the same thing because you didn't signal" Whether or not she would admit that in court I don't know but I think I am going to try to get her as a wittness to see if she will tell the truth under oath.
In the disclosure they kept saying that "I hit them" which based on their drawings and where I was hit it is basically impossible. They also said they were in the center of the road but based on the width of the road and the width of our two vehicles this is impossible.
Do these discrepencies in their story discredit their statements? Can I use that as an argument that if they are incorrect about parts I can physically prove that the rest of their story could be flawed as well?
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At the time of the accident, if the damage appeared quite minor and what a reasonable person would believe to be under $1000, then you would have a defence in court as to why you didn't report it right away. It doesn't sound like this was the case however.cworth wrote:When you say "appeared to be less than 1000 damage" does that mean that it doesn't matter if it is or not but if it appeared to be you have to report it? I ask because it looked like a lot of damage because the bumper was hanging off but it was a plastic bumper and it looked worse than it was.
Possibly. The problem is that you passed illegally on the right, so even if there is some argument about their exact position or if the driver signalled to turn right, you weren't legally in the clear to pass. The arguments you're trying to raise don't really seem to create a relevant defence. If the driver of the other vehicle had signalled to turn left, it would be different. Again though, I'd be much more worried about the fail to report charge then the passing not in safety charge.cworth wrote:Do these discrepencies in their story discredit their statements? Can I use that as an argument that if they are incorrect about parts I can physically prove that the rest of their story could be flawed as well?
On my ticket it says a $110.00 fine?
The officer told me that this isn't a crimal offense but instead a traffic violation.
Is there other things that can happen to me in court?
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New (after market) bumper costs arround $300 plus paint. Way below $2000.hwybear wrote:any cracked plastic bumper rarely can be repaired and must be replaced usually around $2000 and up
No, it's not a criminal offence. It's just a bad charge to have on your driving history, insurance companies really don't like it.cworth wrote:when you say very serious consequences for failure to report what do you mean?
On my ticket it says a $110.00 fine?
The officer told me that this isn't a crimal offense but instead a traffic violation.
Is there other things that can happen to me in court?
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And I go in again. And I go out again.
And when I'm in I say:
"Typical mean-spirited comment of a mean-spirited and lame jerk. Way to be lame, John. Way to be so so so lame."
And when I'm out I say:
"What was important about that?! Why couldn't I not care less? I should have not cared less!" (But maybe I'm in right now, so I might, when out, put it more eloquently. This I do not know.)
What was important was, when I was in, all we thought about was being pro-steak. But not everyone who was in was cool with steak. There were others who were against it. Two camps. Two factions. One object: steak.
(You have to understand, I am so rarely ever out. More often I am in. More often everyone is in.)
About steaks, a conversation usually devolved like this (when I was in, of course):
A steak-eater is more than unusually generous and loving. They love to love eating steaks and they hate not eating them. That's the definition of a steak-eater. Also they're free of prejudice and hate. Hate to speak hate! (and in only that contradictory way are they not free of hate, hating hate. But the contradiction has been around for some time, and is a kind of punchline in itself, given its obvious paradox, so much so that it probably doesn't bear mentioning and we should just skip it and focus on the genuinely held dislike of hate which steak-eaters most typically feel.)
"Sounds like me!" said a steak-eater for sure.
"Love! Love!" said another.
"Is it irony that these words are on my refrigerator scrawled over a picture of a juicy steak?" A jubilant one of us said.
"No, it isn't." said another correctly correcting the last one, the jubilant one of us. "That's not ironic." But people moved on in the conversation, not acknowledging the correction but some hopefully taking it into consideration, at least.
"Why be anything else?" said yet another come to enjoy the party.
But then came a person who held the opposite view. There was one of two views to hold in any scenario concerning steak: 1.) you love steak or 2.) you do not but instead hate it.
His name was John McNoodles. He said, "YEAH, ANYONE can be generous about eating steak when it's not their steak but OTHER people's, in the first place, and secondly they LIKE steak. Give me your steak and see how generous I can be! Need I remind you I HATE steak? If I ate it it's possible I would barf, but give me your steak and see how generous I can be with it anyway. If I eat it you'll also see me barf."
"I think we have a lying steak-hater in our midst. John has said nothing but derogatory remarks. But what is he really talking about? No one knows! He's a liar."
"It's a fact that steak-haters eat more of their steak than steak-eaters. We just usually barf it up after eating it because we hate it. So who's the real liar?"
Nicholson also came out in support of John McNoodles, who was no longer around. McNoodles had gone someplace else but his words were heavy and weighed "in" completely down with controversy. "That definition of 'steak-eater' comes from the 1700s during the 'Age of Steak', when people who supported the new wave of steakization in Steakland opposed the ruling anti-steakigarchy and called for greater freedom to eat steak, and also to sell it, if you hated steak or had no need for your steak. The modern steak-eater holds no correlation to that era's steak-eater, so stop flattering yourselves, steak-eating losers. Plus, steak does taste terrible and I hate to eat it."
But another steak-eater had a response to that steak-hater, Nicholson, and his words of historical significance or supposed historical significance. "Steak-eater's meaning is as true today as it was then, and news flash: back then it was loaded with the most meaning it has ever had till today, which is one and probably the only one rare occasion in history when its meaning is greater than it was then."
And the conversation goes. But you know what doesn't get decided? Whether steak-eaters or steak-haters are on the "right" side. Both sides just bleed into blurs of dreams and take on a kind of echo, until you see this picture of a baby and you and everyone are one, and the baby tells you how to live is very simple. One way or the other, you will live. You will be. It's hard to see the merits of eating and not eating steak. A mouth gets bigger but the rest stays the same size. Never gets older. Always stays the same person. Like a pillar of salt. And the dreams you have are the worst dreams ever. Banal and strict and acerbic and rote. You work in a manufactory blowing gray glass bottles and painting them grayer.
You're so rarely out, and you're almost always in.


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Muslim Wedding in United States
In Urdu 'Nikah' is described as muslim marriage. It has great importance inIslam and is even mandatory for all. Though the wedding rituals of Muslim marriage vary greatly from the Hindu religion, it significantly lays emphasis on the union of two souls. There are even varied rituals performed before and after the wedding, which lead to the completion of the ceremony. Given below is some vital information, regarding the Muslim wedding rituals.
Pre Wedding Rituals
The first wedding ritual is the Istikhara, wherein the religious head takes consent form Allah to perform the wedding. After it is done, the grrom's mather visits the bride's house with sweets and Imam-Zamin, a silver or gold coin wrapped in silken cloth. It is tied by her onto the upper portion of the girl's hand. This is called Imam-Zamin ceremony. The next is Magni, wherein the groom's family members visit the brie's house with sweets and fruits. This is reciprocated by the bride's family as well. Nowadays, the couple even exchanges rings. After this the Manjha ceremony takes place, in which the bride is dressed in yellow clothes and turmeric paste is applied on her body. After this, the bride is not supposed to step out of the house. Mehndi Ceremony is the next ceremony, which is held just before the marriage. During this ceremony, the hands and feet of the bride are adorned with henna designs. Subsequently, the Sanchaq ritual takes place, wherein the groom's family sends clothes and jewelries for the bride, to be worn at Nikah and Chauthi.
Wedding Rituals
On the main wedding day, the Baraat leaves for the bride's house. On the wedding venue, they are given a hearty welcome and the groom enjoys a glass of sherbet with his brother-in-law. Soon after this, the Nikah is commenced. There are two religious heads present at the place, representing the two parties. The amount of Mehar, a compulsory amount of money to be given to the bride by the groom's family is also decided. After this, the Maulavi asks the bride three times, whether she accepts the concerned person as her husband, with settled the amount of the Mehar. After her consent, the groom is asked three times, whether he accepts the concerned woman as his wife, with the decided amount of Mehar. After his consent, the Nikahnama is signed by the couple. This is followed by the recital of Khutba, a religious discourse. Blessings are showered upon the bride and the groom for a prosperous married life. Following a lavish dinner, the couple is seated fact to face each other, with their heads covered by a dupatta. The Holy Quran and a mirror placed are placed between them, through which they are allowed to see each other for the first time. This is known as Aarsi Mushaf.
Post Wedding Rituals
After the wedding rituals are over, the bride is bid farewell. This is called the Rukhsat ceremony. On reaching the groom's house, his mother holds the holy Quran over the bride's head as she enters the house. Next is the Valimah ceremony, which is a grand feast given by the groom's guardians. Subsequently, the Chauthi custom is observed, as per which the couple visits her parental home for the first time after marriage. They are given a lavish feast and presents by the bride's parents.
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The Hanhwa Galleria department stores are the most prestigious of its kind in Korea, and are known for their innovative combination of luxury shopping and art and design. Famous worldwide for their premium and VVIP shopping experience, OMA has taken this further by integrating the luxury department into the core of the building, where VVIPs ascend in full privacy into the heart of retail. The luxury cube, or "gem", becomes the central focus and visual register of the Busan Galleria shopping experience.
Back of house areas and mechanical cores are shifted to the exterior periphery to maximize uninterrupted shopping spaces that revolve around the luxury "gem".
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Director François Verster talks about the "Mbube" story as a "ground myth" for South Africa, his love of documentary filmmaking and what led him to A LION'S TRAIL.
How did you find out about Solomon Linda and the story behind "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"?
I was asked to do a 12-minute insert for a local TV magazine slot on how "Mbube" evolved into "Wimoweh" and from there into "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." In the course of doing this, I became aware of a much huger and extremely fascinating story lying behind all this, most of which could not be included in the short film because of political reasons or secrecy around certain events at the time. For a period of around three years I tried to raise further funds for a longer —and at that time more investigative—film. During this time I teamed up with Rian Malan, who was researching the story for Rolling Stone. We exchanged our findings, he wrote the article and we finally obtained money for a longer film.
What led you to make A LION'S TRAIL?
At the time of making the shorter film, no one seemed very keen to talk about the more troublesome issues surrounding the legalities of the transformation of "Mbube" to "Wimoweh" to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Already from the beginning it seemed that something more broadly important was at stake here. When I got to know the history of the song(s) better, it seemed clear to both Rian and me (and to the two producers who came on board, Dan Jawitz and Mark Kaplan) that the story of "Mbube" and the issue it represents is of huge importance to South Africa and, as an example of cultural commodification, to the world at large. As Rian put it, "the case of the wronged Zulu songwriter" seemed to be a story everyone in our country should know—a kind of "ground myth" almost.
We all hoped that this film would open up the debate not only around the ownership of the song itself, but also around how intellectual copyright from the third world has been exploited more broadly by those in a position of greater power and knowledge. The Ntsele family [Solomon Linda's daughters] shares ownership of the film, and the film itself was also intended both as a step towards a more just settlement of their affairs and as a way of giving recognition to an unsung hero from South Africa.
Apart from that, I simply wanted to tell a good story which presented great musical possibilities.
Tell us more about the interview process used in the film. How did you gain access to the subjects and gain their trust?
I had known Rian for a number of years already, and we had the same interests at heart. Other characters I met while researching the film. I would not say that this is the most intimate character film I have made, but I think everyone understood that something bigger was at stake and therefore gave their cooperation. I suppose our extensive battles to get the film going boosted our credibility to some degree. But basically, if one listens with respect and sensitivity (and, I suppose, what you could call integrity), most people also tend to open up fairly quickly in front of the camera.
What were some of the challenges you faced in making this film?
Primarily two things: severe budgetary constraints and dealing with music rights in film.
We made this film on about a third of our original budget, and, especially since we shot on three different continents, had to make serious compromises in terms of equipment, being able to use the same crew everywhere, edit time, and so on. All in all, however, I think we did a fairly decent job given these constraints.
Clearing music rights has been an ongoing nightmare, even well after completion (as new sales were being made)! I doubt I will ever make a film that involves this kind of thing again, unless one has full permission and cooperation from publishers and artists beforehand.
Filming access to various individuals was made impossible—but in the case of George Weiss, this possibly turned to our advantage.
The independent film business is a difficult one. What keeps you motivated?
I am not quite sure what else I would do! Documentary filmmaking not only combines many things I am very interested in, it is also a very real and meaningful way of connecting with the world, of learning and understanding things about the world one might not experience otherwise. One feels one is engaged in doing something worthwhile. I also like the "campaign" aspect of documentary films, whereby one becomes a "mini expert" on a wide array of subjects. Documentary making enriches one's humanity, one meets people one would not normally meet, etc., and somehow gets to the emotional and perhaps even philosophical basics of things one usually takes for granted. It also seems to me that documentary film makes it easier to attain a level of authenticity in creative pursuit: the balance of "actuality" and authorial subjectivity is a dynamic, challenging and almost "purifying" thing if one seriously takes it on board.
Why did you choose to present your film on public television?
It is extremely important that this story gets to be known by as many people as possible, especially in America, so as to increase public or other pressure to reverse the rights situation. Apart from that, like most other filmmakers, one wants one's films to be seen! The film itself was also more of a TV documentary than other films I have made (it was largely funded by broadcasters).
What are your three favorite films?
This is an impossible choice! I have far more than three favorites, and they change all the time, but a quick guess would include:
Aguirre, Wrath of God by Werner Herzog
The Idiots by Lars von Trier
Haiti Untitled by Jorgen Leth
What didn't you get done when you were making your film?
What we did not get done: direct access to George Weiss or Larry Richmond, further stylized environment shots, filming a reunion of The Tokens or a performance by them, filming Henri Salvador in Paris, inclusion of more "rural" Zulu music in the edit.
If you weren't a filmmaker, what kind of work do you think you'd be doing?
I used to teach at university, and am currently teaching a documentary course at a local media college, so I would probably do more of that. I am also working on a novel which may or may not be completed one day…
Which filmmakers have most influenced your work?
This sounds a little pompous; one takes bits and pieces from films that inspire one, and I suppose there is a long array: Werner Herzog, Jorgen Leth, Peter Neal, Jacob Thuesen, Viktor Kossakovsky, Lars von Trier, Pirjo Honkasalo, Claire Simon, Johan van der Keuken, etc.
What sparks your creativity?
Seeing amazing films, or having strong emotional experiences in specific environments or with specific people.
What was one of the greatest moments in making A LION'S TRAIL?
The greatest moment in making the film was when Joseph Shabalala, without us having any idea at all that this was going to happen, led his entire congregation to sing "Mbube" at the end of the church service… I almost felt we could stop filming and go home after that!