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Who We Are
Massive Post Productions is a boutique video production and post-production facility located in Culver City, California. Our unique, self contained workflow offers seamless integration from concept, pre-production and production through video and audio finishing, all within a comfortable and intimate atmosphere. We are a small, well equipped team of highly skilled, highly creative individuals whose decades of experience working together in both production and post have allowed us to streamline our process, creating a very flexible and cost effective environment in which to realize your creative vision.
The Team
Greg Conway picked up the guitar at the age of ten and has never gotten over his obsession with the instrument. His desire to express himself through music and sound eventually led him to a career as a film and TV composer, sound designer and mixer. His body of work spans several decades and includes a long list of feature films, commercials, documentaries, video games and hundreds of hours of broadcast television. As a sound designer, he has been nominated for three MPSE Golden Reel Awards. In his latest incarnation as a documentary producer, director and writer, his passion for music continues to be a driving force.
Steve Swersky has always had a passion for both music and the visual arts. A family friend in the entertainment industry sparked an interest in filmmaking and upon graduating college, Steve began a career as a Film and TV editor. Over the years, he had worked on hundreds of commercials, music videos, documentaries and features films. Editors tend to be producers by nature, so the progression to producing short films and documentaries was a natural fit. Most recently, he began work on the soon to be released, "She Rocks", a feature length documentary that explores the evolution of great female guitar players and the gender disparity that exists in the world of guitar heros.
- Alan Landsburg Productions
- Amberen
- Boston Scientific
- Bozell Inc.
- CBS Television
- Cemex
- Cisco
- Disney
- Discovery Network
- Enloe Medical Center
- EMI Records
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- Hershey's
- History Channel
- Impact PSA Inc.
- In 'n' Out
- Jeep
- Konami
- Kawasaki Motors Corp.
- Kubota Tractor Corp.
- Lightstorm Entertainment
- Lions Gate Films
- MTV Networks
- National Geographic Channel
- O'Leary & Partners
- Paul Reed Smith Guitars
- Pontiac
- Rap Rock Records
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Shakey's Pizza
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- Smithsonian Network
- Suicide Girls
- Suzuki Motors Corp.
- TEC Awards
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"If I could, I would have a studio in a trailer; I would just be making records in parking lots and playing shows every night."
zoetic (adj) pertaining to life; living; vital
"Zoetic" isn't in Merriam-Webster's Unabridged or Collegiate Dictionaries; to find the definition, you have to (a) cough up a subscription fee to Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary or (b) dig a little deeper on the web. All of this to say is that (a) Bryce Avery, aka The Rocket Summer, is a smart guy and (b) I'm a cheap girl.
The Rocket Summer's sixth and latest album is called—you guessed it—Zoetic, and as its moniker suggests, it's full of life. Avery has thrown a few different sounds into the mix, making it a relatively genre-defying listen. Although not every sound works as well as others, there's enough here to impress and entertain many times over.
In the midst of the first leg of a 30-date spring tour, Avery took a few minutes' break to answer some of my burning questions.
The Rocket Summer is your solo project. How does the music translate to the stage, where you play with a full band?
All the songs, especially on the new record Zoetic, are just super, super layered, intricate, and complex, and I'm really fortunate to be working with some incredible musicians. So, in a way some of the songs take on their own life with trying to sound as close to the record as possible.
Although new album incorporates a number of musical styles, my favorite songs are the pop-soul one. Why the decision to make such a "genre-busting" album? Is there one genre about which you're most passionate?
Thank you for the kind words! I think, with this album, I just really wanted to push myself to make something really unique for me, and hopefully something that didn't sound like anybody else or anything. I just really pushed myself to go further sonically with parts and just really leave no stone unturned with the songs, kind of leaving anything open for the possibilities to be endless. Which is why it took so long, 'cause I ended up writing so many songs for this.
Looking at your website, I see you've got quite the extensive discography. How long have you been writing and recording? How has your sound progressed through the years?
Yeah, I've been able to make records for quite a while, but for me it still feels like the beginning; it really does. I always set out to make music for my whole life and never be part of an era or scene, but just be making music forever. I think this newest record is my sixth full-length, and, yeah, it has evolved a lot over the years. The very first thing I did was in high school. It was my first little EP, and I almost don't even count it, but back then I was singing about the really important issues—like girls. [Laughs] And I still do, but it's a bit different now.
You're on a fairly lengthy U.S. tour: 30 dates. (I'm looking forward to the Denver show!) Is this your longest tour to date? Any favorite cities from past tours?
Yeah, we're on the Zoetic Tour right now and it's been going super well, just playing songs old and new, across the spectrum of The Rocket Summer albums. It's been so, so incredible, just hearing people sing along to the new songs as well as the old songs, and just experiencing this community that we have every night that really is The Rocket Summer. Everyone is as much a part of this as I am.
It's definitely not my longest tour to date; I think the longest one we did one which was five straight months long with no days off. [Laughs] But I actually love living on the road; being on the road feels like home to me. If I could, I would have a studio in a trailer; I would just be making records in parking lots and playing shows every night. But yeah, Denver is legitimately one of my favorite places to play, and I can't wait to play there.
What would be the perfect product placement for your music?
Probably a coffee company would be my favorite one. I kind of equate The Rocket Summer music to drinking coffee: It wakes you up. | Laura Hamlett
Remaining spring tour dates are below; tickets are available for all shows from http://www.therocketsummer.com/tour/.
03.29 | The Studio at Waiting Room, Buffalo NY
03.29 | Hard Luck Bar, Toronto
03.31 | Musica, Akron OH
04.01 | The Pike Room at the Crowfoot, Pontiac MI
04.02 | Subterranean, Chicago
04.03 | Triple Rock, Minneapolis
04.05 | Wooly's, Des Moines
04.06 | Firebird, St. Louis
04.08 | Barracuda, Austin
04.09 | 89th Street Collective, Oklahoma City
04.12 | Troubadour, W. Hollywood
05.06 | Beauty Bar, Las Vegas
05.07 | Club Sound, Salt Lake City
05.08 | Marquis Theater, Denver
05.10 | The Rebel Lounge, Phoenix
05.12 | Constellation Room, Santa Ana
05.13 | Quartyard, San Diego
05.14 | The Boardwalk, Sacramento
05.16 | Hawthorne Theatre, Portland
05.17 | Chop Suey, Seattle
05.19 | Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco

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As the Eurozone crisis continues to deepen, businesses should consider taking action to protect their position from the potential effects of the continuing drop in the value of the Euro and the possibility that one or more countries may drop out of the European Monetary Union, says Melissa Forbes, Associate, Taylor Wessing.
With sovereign debt levels continuing to rise and concerns abounding about the ability of the European states to repay their debts, there is a risk that countries will begin to withdraw from the European Union and that certain member states will abandon the Euro and re-introduce their own local currencies.
Where a business receives payments in Euros it may wish to consider amending its contracts to ensure that it is protected against any potential currency conversion in the less likely event that a dispute arises between the parties as to which currency shall apply instead.
It may also be prudent to consider inserting a similar provision in agreements where payments are made in Euros; for example to a supplier or a service provider, which shall apply where the Euro as a currency ceases to exist. Even if the default currency falls in value (which would benefit a company's position where it is obliged to make payments to other parties in Euros) there is the potential for uncertainty where there is more than one European jurisdiction that is connected to the contract.
For example, there may be a contract for the sale of products from the manufacturer in Germany to a purchaser in France and therefore, two European currencies that have a connection with the contract.
– Payments received in Euros
For contracts where payments are to be received in Euros, you could nominate a currency to apply if the Euro no longer exists or if a particular country pulls out of the Euro, or, introduces a second local currency. Ideally, you would choose a currency that is most likely to increase, or at least maintain its value over the term of the contract as the currency that the Euro is to convert to.
The calculation date for the conversion of the currency may be set at a time that is reasonably prior to the date on which the trigger is to occur (i.e. the date on which the Euro may cease to exist, or the date upon which a member country of the European Monetary Union may begin to recognise a second form of currency as the legal tender for such country). The reason for this suggestion is that the Euro may decrease in value in the period immediately prior to the trigger date. By setting the calculation date reasonably, prior to the trigger date, it may reduce the risk of a potentially adverse effect of the currency conversion.
– Payments made in Euros
Where payments are to be made in Euros, the provision would ideally be drafted so that it is only to be exercised if the Euro disappears completely, rather than a particular country dropping out of the European Monetary Union or adopts a dual currency system. This would allow your business to benefit from the currency drop that is likely to ensue where countries drop out or adopt a dual currency system.
Similarly, the conversion would ideally occur based on the prices at the time of expiry of the Euro rather than a certain period beforehand in order to allow your business to benefit from the currency drop that is likely to ensue in the period prior to the expiry of the Euro.
However, you need to consider the contract as a whole in order to ensure that your position is adequately protected under the contract. "For example, the governing law and jurisdiction would need to be reviewed in order to ensure that the contract is subject to a legal system that is likely to enforce such a provision. There may also be a material adverse change provision or a force majeure provision in the agreement. If so, it would also be prudent to ensure that such provision is not drafted so broadly that it is triggered by the break-up of the Euro, a change of currency, or a drastic drop in currency value where payments are to be received in Euros," she says.
Protection against a drop in the value of the Euro by use of derivatives
Regardless of whether the Euro breaks up or not, it is likely that if the tensions keep mounting in Europe, it will result in a significant fall in the value of the Euro.
Mehdi Al Amine, Director, deNovo Corporate Advisors, suggests that foreign exchange derivatives could be used as a solution to protect businesses against the effect of a potential drop in the value of the Euro.
A foreign exchange derivative instrument such as the Option is a contract and an insurance, which allows a party to force its counterparty, the bank, to buy or sell a currency (in this case, the Euro versus the US Dollar ) for a particular price.
For example, a company is expecting to receive a payment in Euros in one year and, at the time of entering into the agreement, the exchange rate of USD 1.2750 to EUR 1. As Al Amine explains, the company could pay a percentage of the notional amount as a premium in order to buy the protection and, if the Euro falls, will force the bank in one year to buy the Euros for a pre-agreed level.
If the value of the Euro drops to USD 1.10, at the end of that one year period, the company will be protected from the USD 0.15
currency conversion loss per Euro that it would have otherwise incurred if it had not entered into the derivative agreement.
The cost of hedging the currency varies, depending on the exercise level of the option and other variable factors, but would usually be between 1-5% of the amount to be hedged.
Al Amine advises that "alternative and cheaper solutions are available where the business seeks only to protect itself against a strong depreciation in the Euro, which would correspond to a deepening of the Eurozone crisis, as opposed to a slight and manageable decrease in its value."
A business that employs a prudent risk management policy will want to explore these solutions, given the uncertain times that we face in the Eurozone.


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In 2016, the LT2 Rule and many others will undergo a periodic review that is required every 6 years. Some people think this means the LT2 Rule could be eliminated, but the fact is that the law requires that any revision to the regulation "must maintain or provide for greater protection."
- Visit this link to learn more about the LT2 Rule.
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- Author: Sam Allberry
- Title: Lifted: Experiencing The Resurrection Life
- Publisher: P&R Publishing (February 27, 2012)
- Paperback: 144pgs
- Reading Level: General Reader
- Audience Appeal: Anyone, but especially those looking for a short introduction to a practical theology of the resurrection
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[You're reading this review of Lifted because I asked P&R for a review copy and they said yes!]
We spent several weeks leading up to Easter navigating N. T. Wright's massive defense of the resurrection. Yesterday, we looked at Matt Chandler's The Explicit Gospel and I noted that it seemed weak in its presentation of the relevance of the resurrection. In stark contrast to Wright's valuable academic defense of the historical nature of the resurrection, and Chandler's certainly unintentional minimization of it, stands this extremely short defense of the practical nature of the resurrection. Though the resurrection is intensely practical and our faith would be shipwrecked without it, we rarely think about how the resurrection changes everything.
Sam Allberry hopes to change that, I think this little introduction goes a long way down that path. His book is very well written and easy to follow. It helps as well that he tells many short anecdotes that help you conceptualize some of the concepts. The tone is conversational, and this fits perfectly the point of the book.
Allberry organizes his discussion of the resurrection life around four topics: assurance, transformation, hope, and mission. These make up the chapters of the book, and at around 30 pages each, you've got a fairly short book on your hands. But, much like a window is small from a distance, once you're up close you can see outside into a whole new world.
In the introduction, Allberry notes that generally speaking, the doctrine of the resurrection has run into two problems: (1) Credibility and (2) Relevance. After reading Wright's book, I don't see the first being a real problem, but more of a smokescreen skeptics use to dodge the claims of Christianity. The second though is a little more of a pervasive issue within the church. This means that people who don't deny the authenticity of the resurrection will have trouble with the applications of the resurrection. To alleviate this, Allberry explores four topics, which conveniently make up the four chapters of his book.
The resurrection assures of many things, but in this chapter Allberry highlights two in particular. First, it assures of who Jesus is. In Wright's language, we could say the resurrection justified Jesus as both Messiah and Lord. Allberry adds to this that it assures of Jesus as the author of life and our savior. He then explores how this realization changed the disciples before highlighting that the resurrection also assures of what Jesus has done. Without the resurrection, we'd still be lost. But, because of the resurrection, Jesus has conquered sin and death and saved us from both.
This lays the basis for the next chapter which turns to transformation. While the first chapter covered a short "theology of the resurrection," this chapter covers the application of the resurrection. In short, Allberry wants to show how the resurrection really does bring new life, and that this is indicative of the God we worship. Throughout the Old Testament we see hints of this in Abraham and David, but they are really types pointing to what God will do in Christ. Jesus was both dead in our sins (58) and physically dead. But God raised him to new life of a qualitatively different sort than any person had experienced before. Those of us who in Christ by faith participate in this new life in an already/not yet since right now. Because of this, we are no longer bound to live dead in our sins, but can start living in obedience to God.
Now, we've moved up to the window, and can see out into the world in a whole new way. From this vantage point, Allberry explores the nature of our hope as Christians and how it is anchored in the resurrection. Because first, there is a resurrection from the dead, and second, it hasn't already taken place, we have hope for a future transformation. While the previous chapter showed how the resurrection is the basis for change in the present, this chapter is more focused on how the resurrection is also the basis for our hope in future change.
The key difference between our Christian hope and other versions of hope is that ours is not "I wish this would happen" kind of hope. We are definition people of hope (81) and that hope is based on the resurrection of Jesus (93). We learn this from nature itself (94-96) and by looking at the nature of Christ's resurrected body as hope for our own eventual transformation (96-101). Ultimately the entire creation will be resurrected and restored, all on the basis of God's action of raising Christ from the dead. Because of that, we are now anchored in an already/not yet reality where the new resurrected creation in Christ overlaps the old. As Allberry concludes, "God began the resurrection project and he will surely finish it" (112).
This leads naturally to an outworking in Christian mission. Using the unique metaphor of "God coming downstairs," Allberry distinguishes Christianity from all other religions in the world. God acted in raising Christ from the dead and has exalted him in heaven. Because of this, Christianity make claims on all people and demands that Jesus be worshiped. This is the basis for all Christian missions. Though I hadn't really thought of it this way before, while the cross is our symbol, the resurrection is more of the basis for our missionary activity. As John Piper has said, "missions exists because worship doesn't," and by implication, worship of Jesus exists because the resurrection does. Allberry ties this altogether excellently in the final chapter and shows how the resurrection lays the foundation for all Christian ministry.
And with that, the book comes to an abrupt end. There is no concluding remarks, but at the same time, the book almost doesn't need them. Allberry has taken the readers on a brief journey assuring us of our salvation, transformation, and hope. With the final chapter connecting it all to mission, the resurrection paradigm is firmly in place and we should never look out the window on life the same way.


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The story of Mephibosheth in the Bible is such a beautiful picture of God's love, grace and mercy!
For any Christian parent of a special needs child, this story (found in 2 Samuel 9), is an indescribable comfort! The love of King David for Jonathan's son is such a wonderful parallel to God's love for His special children.
"The king asked, "Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God's kindness?"
Ziba answered the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet."
Now I'm not a Bible expositor so I will not go into detail about the story, only to say how much it warms my heart and causes me to worship Him as I see the kindness of the Lord toward the handicapped and special needs children like my son David. Kelly Langston, mom of a son with Autism, goes into great detail on her blog and does a beautiful job.
But you know, the story of Mephibosheth is not only a picture of God's kindness and love toward special needs children, but it is a beautiful picture of His Grace and Mercy toward us wretched sinners through His Son Jesus. For we all all handicapped in our heart and in desperate need of a Savior! Here is a post written by Charles Stanley, written from this standpoint.
May you be blessed as you meditate on the reality of God's Grace and Mercy toward our special needs children as you ponder the story of Mephibosheth!
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I suppose if you're going to the effort and expense of building a house in the San Juan Islands why settle for a humble cabin? We saw some fine dwellings on our Puget Sound Express trip. Some would be nice on any sort of site.
Others took advantage of the rugged landscape
If you're going to go so far I suppose you may as well have room for a crowd.
No quick stroll to a grocery store or theater from these spots but I expect there are plenty of other diversions if you can pull off a house like this.


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A Muslim advocacy group is calling a campaign mailer sent by Republicans in the New Hampshire Senate race "Islamophobic."
The Massachusetts' chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is commenting on mail by One Nation, a third-party group backing Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte. The mailer criticizes Ayotte's opponent, Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan, as weak on terrorism.
The piece shows men wearing head scarves and holding guns next to the photo of a family in crosshairs. It says "Radical Islamic terrorists are determined to continue attacking America."
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Public engagement techniques
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Game Reviewed: Batman: Arkham Knight
Date Released: June 23rd, 2015
Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Publisher: WBIE
Platform: [Reviewed: PlayStation 4], Xbox One
Genre: Action-Adventure
Rated: M for Mature
Good things come to those who wait and all good things must come to an end. To what extent could be label Arkham Knight? It's the most anticipated conclusion to Rocksteady's trilogy to the legacy of Bruce Wayne, the Dark Knight himself, Batman. Everything you could ask for in an action adventure has been delivered in Arkham Knight.
Nine years after the death of the funniest criminal alive, though some may see it as no laughing matter, The Joker was incinerated. Crime has returned and flipped Gotham City upside down in less than 24 hours, causing a panic and emergency evacuation to avoid becoming Scarecrow's newest experiment and statistic. Gotham has met its inevitable doom.
Batman Arkham Knight is easily the greatest story in the series and Rocksteady's prize winner for the city of Gotham. Even if you never touched any of the previous Batman titles, you will with open arms embrace the vigilante's heroic adventure from beginning. And the change in the ESRB was a great touch as this allowed Rocksteady to go above and beyond.
There's Oswald (Penguin), Two Face, Ivy and more rampant in the streets with their thugs on every corner just waiting to destroy anyone associated with the Dark Knight. Thanks to Scarecrow, you also have unwanted guests looking to spoil the fun as well. But you'll find yourself more than anything questioning who is the Arkham Knight.
But you're not alone in this rodeo, in fact you have the opportunity to shortly play as some of the sidekicks. There's Gordon, Oracle, Nightwing, Robin and plenty of others to help, as well as keep you grounded. Lucious Fox, CEO of Wayne Enterprise also tweaks and perfects the Dark Knight suit and the presenter of the batmobile to Bruce.
The batmobile does absolutely everything you could look for and developers make sure you utilize the vehicle to its full potential. Remotely or physically inside you'll have a ton of excitement as you destroy drones and such planted around Gotham.
Batman has a plethora of available upgrades as you earn XP and the story doesn't end after solving the Arkham Knight story. Be prepared to face the riddler, solve mysteries and murders, and eve play for the first time ever as Batgirl.
Gotham, even with the streets in terror looks amazing. You truly get to appreciate the city as you take flight around Gotham listening to scarecrow and his goons underestimate who you are.
It's been quite a while since an action-adventure has managed to draw gamers in and genuinely drive this level of excitement. Warner Bros is on top however with Shadow of Mordor, Mortal Kombat X, The Witcher 3 and now the Arkham Knight. Rocksteady's finale will forever be the must-have game for the new-gen consoles.
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Gameplay: 4.75/5
Visuals: 4.5/5
Controls: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
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Common Application Prompt #1: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
Hello There, Admissions Associate! Research shows that no two voices are alike. However, after a while, the thousands of personal statements you read from the same demographic must begin to sound fairly familiar. Not mine. My background gives me a unique perspective that most students entering college today simply cannot duplicate. Unlike most applicants, who are on their iPhones creating Snap Chat streaks, I have written my stories in longhand, sometimes joyfully, sometimes painfully, without the benefit of instant replay. I am a living time capsule, and my very existence from the late sixties through today makes me a valuable contributor in any classroom. Following are examples from my life that make me uniquely qualified to attend your distinguished university.
I am resilient. I don't crumble at the first sign of adversity. You won't have to worry about my helicopter parents calling you to protest a B-minus, or complaining that my dorm isn't nice enough. As an only child of divorced narcissists, and a product of benign neglect (now called "free range parenting") I learned early how to fend for myself. Way early. I wasn't given the benefit of a boosted immune system through prenatal nutrition and round-the-clock breastfeeding. I was ripped from the womb and fattened up like a Christmas goose on Similac. When I had 104-degree fever I didn't stay home from school; I toughed it out. When I had an abscess in my lymph node, my parents didn't even bring me to the doctor until I looked like the Elephant Man. As a kid who spent a week off school during The Blizzard of '79, roaming the city on municipal buses, holding on to the sides of buildings to avoid being blown away in the Chicago wind, I think I can handle a full course load at your school and a couple loads of laundry per week.
I'm smart but, more importantly, I'm savvy. Being able to read people saves you a lot of heartache. My years in the workforce have taught me that most bosses reward people who make their lives easier; they don't care about genius, they want the path of least resistance. The same goes with professors. I know how to strike the balance of being a hardworking team player without appearing to be too brilliant. Nobody likes a smarty-pants. Having a six octave range won't get you to Carnegie Hall if people hate your guts. On a related note, I don't give any credence to standardized tests, and you shouldn't either. Let's be honest, you and I both know that shit has no bearing on real life. Also, while being a strong writer of both fiction and non-fiction, I'm not that into math. Again, life experience shows me that beyond basic financial management, if you're not going into a STEM career it doesn't matter. Nobody lists Trig as a skill on their resume.
I have excellent executive functioning skills and the wisdom that goes along with having made a few mis-steps in balancing academics and a social life. First of all, I won't make the rookie mistake of scheduling any classes before 11am, especially on Thursdays, a well-documented day of partying. I will never think that because you can't taste grain alcohol when it's mixed with Kool-Aid, that it isn't effective. Generally, less punch means a quicker reaction time when your toga falls off. I won't buy mushrooms from a random person at a Grateful Dead concert, because they could kick-in as you're approaching the on-ramp to the expressway. And I know that the munchies brought on by copious amounts of weed make it almost impossible to tell the difference between green icing and green mold on a cake that's been sitting in a frat house basement refrigerator for several weeks. Fortunately, the intoxicating ABC lineup of Ryan's Hope, All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital is no longer a temptation.
Having experienced misogyny, racism, sexism, unfair pay practices, sexual harassment, unsafe working conditions, verbally abusive bosses, and date rape first hand, I don't sweat the small stuff. If you happen to make an inappropriate comment in front of me, or refer to me by the wrong pronoun, no biggie. You have no way of knowing that my brother and sister are biracial, or that my husband is Jewish. How could you possibly know that there are gay people on both sides of my family? Micro-aggressions do not ruffle my feathers, at least not until you've fixed the big stuff. As long as you can protect me from spoiled athletes who don't know the difference between "getting some action" and sexual assault, and nerdy white boys in full body armor with AR-15s play acting Call of Duty, I'm good. In the words of Matthew McConaughey, my goal is to "just keep livin".
In conclusion, college can be a magical time, four years of intellectual stimulation, personal growth, creativity, close friendships and maybe even love, if you're lucky. There are the benefits of independence while being nurtured within a community, freedom within the structure and safety net of an institution, and relatively little real-life responsibility. If anyone can appreciate those things, it's a middle-aged adult like me. And that is why I deserve the chance to do it all over again, without the beer goggles on. I will scale back a bit on the partying in favor of some of the fabulous extra-curricular activities that your fine institution has to offer. I'll take a few more visual arts classes, even though they are outside of my major, because they put a smile on my face. I'll be the best damned 50-year-old Freshman you've ever seen, if you'll just give me the chance.


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– Pakistan Oilfields Limited has reported discovery of an oil and gas reserve Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to a notification issued by the department, initial tests suggest that 2,836 barrel oil and 19.26 cubic ft gas could be extracted each day from the site.
Experts have said that the freshly discovered reserve would help overcome energy crisis in the country.
Earlier this year, Mari Petroleum Company Limited discovered oil and natural gas reserve during drilling in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
During initial short-duration tests, the well flowed oil at the average rate of 1,425 barrels and 1.1MMSCFD of gas per day.


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By Ben Jacobs
Former WBA light-heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo (22-6-1, 9KOs) will return to the ring on May 9 against fellow Spaniard Ibrahim López. The bout which will take place in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands will be contested over eight rounds at a weight of 83.5 kilos (184 lbs). López is the current Spanish cruiserweight champion however this will be a non-title fight. In Campillo's last contest he was stopped by Poland's Andrzej Fonfara in round nine despite leading on two of the scorecards at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field.
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I'm sitting in the Whole Foods Cafe today and thinking about the founder John Mackey. I recall reading his book "Conscioius Capitalism " last year. I always find it so interesting to learn about the varied paths people take to self-employment.
Like many entrepreneurs, Mackey started his businesses because he had a passion and a strong belief that he could fill an unmet need and figured it out as he went along.
John Mackey took whatever college courses caught his interest, mostly philosophy, the arts and humanities but did not earn a degree. Here's what Mackey had to say: "I never took a single business class. I actually think that has worked to my advantage in business over the years. As an entrepreneur, I had nothing to unlearn and new possibilities for innovation."
I have never believed that I'd have been more successful had I majored in business rather than art.
When a young person tells me they want to start a business and asks if they should go to business college, I give them the following advice.
If you want to be an executive in a major corporation, get your MBA. If you want to open a small business, take a different route. Go to college if you can afford to without getting yourself into significant debt but forget business courses and take whatever classes interest you. Go to college for an education, not a job. Whether you go to college or not, I recommend you design your own internship. Work in the types of businesses you think you might want to start. Do as many different aspects of those businesses as you can and be a curious observer. Notice what's working well and what's lacking. What could make it better? Is there a complimentary service that you could provide to enhance this business? Ask lots of questions and take notes.
I have friends and clients who say they wish they'd gone to college or finished their degree but I've never heard a successful entrepreneur say, "I wish I'd majored in business".
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EAR 102 Miro Pajic The Art of Techno
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I have to say that I have really enjoyed the Olympics. Normally I don't watch them but this year I got a projector and have it hooked up and so it has been great. I love that they now have snowboarding as well as skiing. Also, last night I watched the figure skating and that was awesome. I can't believe Joannie Rochette was able to win the bronze last night, what a moment.
I know there have been a lot of weather problems that have interrupted certain events but I am glad to see that the show still goes on. I read this article on CNN this morning about the bronze win you might want to check it out.
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SCAS has a special presentation about bookbinding design and ornaments of books during the conference on May 24 organized by the Sofia History Museum and National Academy of Arts.
SCAS has presented to several conferences the lecture and workshop how to prepare the old books for digitization. How to select the books for digitizing, how to describe the books condition, how to fix the bindings and fasten the book etc. The information could be very useful for small and medium libraries or collections.
Quality of Youth Career Guidance and Nowadays Media Literacy Conference will take place in Sofia, July 15 and will present the modernization of career services.
More info: http://qycguidance.org/conference/
During the series of presentations SCAS has presented different approaches for the development of mobile games. New authoring systems for mobile games development have been showcased.
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We are approaching February and before you know it, another year will have passed.
I always have a list in my mind of what I want to get done each year, and of course where I want to jet off to. Africa has been on my travel list for the past few years. So have many destinations in Asia. I still have got to get to Hawaii! The list seems to never end and only get bigger.
This year, I am working on setting up two trips at the moment. Both might end up being in March, which is more than OK with me!
Work has been busy and the perk to having a husband recover with surgery is that it made me take a break from traveling so often and save more money. Now that he's itching to get back out there (and has a few ski trips planned), I too am itching to travel as I used to!
For me the norm has been to travel to one new country every month. That is a goal I would like to go back to, and if it doesn't happen each month I'm not worried about it.
I want to take longer trips, and further ones away from my home base in New York.
As I have been thinking what to schedule and when, I remembered the days of how hard this used to be in the past. Yet I'd usually average on 7 trips throughout the year when I had my office based position for a social services company.
If you are wondering how you can take MORE TRIPS this year, hear me out. I have suggestions up my sleeve that have worked for me:
Map Out the Holidays
One thing that will always allow you to make a trip more possible is when there is a holiday.
Christmas is usually huge for family gatherings, and if that is the case for you, stick to looking at the others that you may get off. This includes Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Columbus Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. An extra day off (paid hopefully) will get you more time for more options of destinations. Flights are usually cheaper on Tuesdays so don't come back on the holiday, but the day after if you can.
Supplement Vacation Days/Use Sick Days
By now you may have heard that so many U.S. workers don't even use all their vacation days. If you have rollover from the year before, take a week off and make a few stops.
This can be a trip to Europe or a cruise within the Caribbean Islands.
If you don't have rollover, see if you can use your sick days to act as vacation days. Sick days usually roll over less or need to be cashed out. Talk to your boss and see if you can supplement them in this way.
Cruise Out of Florida
For Americans mostly (but anyone can use this information), if you want to cruise, get yourself to Florida.
Cruising out of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or Tampa will get you the quickest to the islands and nearby countries. You can reach the Bahamas in less than 24 hours by cruise.
Don't waste your time with two days at sea cruising out of New York or the Carolina's if you want more beach and travel time.
Mistake Fares
I've said it before and I'll say it again – mistake fares exist now more often than ever!
I enjoy watching Airfarewatchdog for alerts or travel pages on Facebook for anyone who posts a deal. If you see one that is a really low price, snag it and then present it to your boss (is what I would do if it were me).
If taking off work is tricky, you can always present it as a "What if" situation if you are not ready to say you booked a flight. If you notice that there might be complications with work, have a backup plan ready for getting (or calling) out of work.
I know some of you have bosses that are wonderful and flexible. For those who don't necessarily have it that easy, don't mention the trip. You can always call out sick and go but then do not post on social media while you are there!
Combine With Friends
The more the merrier – sometimes.
I'm big on traveling solo or as a couple. I love my trips with girlfriends aka girls only.
I like traveling on my own terms and meetings others at a destination.
Depending on your preferences, see if you can meet friends on a trip or choose to rent an Airbnb (get $35 off your first booking here) or home together. That way, you have others you can plan with and make decisions with. If you would rather overlap a few days with friends and not be with them the entire time, do that! Just because someone can take one whole week off doesn't mean you can't go for only 3 days.
It's still great to enjoy your shorter time and that way you don't feel obliged to maybe spending as much as your peers.
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Landau-Zener extension of the Tavis-Cummings model: Structure of the solution
We explore the recently discovered solution of the driven Tavis-Cummings model (DTCM). It describes interaction of an arbitrary number of two-level systems with a bosonic mode that has linearly time-dependent frequency. We derive compact and tractable expressions for transition probabilities in terms of the well-known special functions. In this form, our formulas are suitable for fast numerical calculations and analytical approximations. As an application, we obtain the semiclassical limit of the exact solution and compare it to prior approximations. Furthermore, we also reveal connection between DTCM and q-deformed binomial statistics.
- Authors:
- Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9926; PLRAAN; TRN: US1701659
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review A
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 94; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9926
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Research Org:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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- 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; Feshbach Resonance
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Trap eyes Frei bid
By Thomas Zeh
Last Updated: 01/01/70 1:00am
Rennes striker Alexander Frei has emerged as Stuttgart's top target.New Stuttgart boss Giovanni Trapattoni has revealed that Rennes' Alexander Frei features high on his summer shopping list.
One of Trapattoni's top priorities at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion is to find a successor for Kevin Kuranyi, who has recently joined Bundesliga rivals Schalke.
Armed with a handsome transfer budget, the 66-year-old veteran tactician has admitted that he would like to land the Swiss striker.
''He is on our list, but there are also other names,'' Trap told Kicker.
''We are searching for a new striker and although we are prepared to look at all of the clubs' talents, we will bring in a fresh forward in any case.''
Trapattoni is expected to play with a lone front man next season and the pacey Switzerland international could be the ideal candidate - with Brazilian Cacao and Marco Streller to play off him.
Frei enjoyed an impressive campaign with Rennes, finishing as Ligue 1's top goalscorer but Stuttgart are set to face competition from clubs in Spain, Italy and fellow Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin to land the é¼8 million-rated forward.


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Beana wrote:My Bananas is now king of the jungle at 25!
Wayne we meet again. That Senegal of yours is green with envy that most of your pets are 25 except him!
Mr. Senegal is 25 now!
GrosBonda, lets get your Thundering Serpent Hatchling to 25!
Beana wrote:My Bananas is now king of the jungle at 25!
Wayne we meet again. That Senegal of yours is green with envy that most of your pets are 25 except him!
Contico wrote:Omg lol I didn't have much choice with Waynebrady so I opt to get your siamese cat to level 25
GrosBonda wrote:I was chatting with Bufo (between 2 die on his side) and we just cant believe your
Huge Toad Garden Frog leopard tree frog spotted bell frog are not yet lvl 25 like all your other frogs, they are so close they can almost small the 25
Kpb321 wrote:Wayne,
Your Ornage tabby and Corish Rex cat's would like to be lvl 25 like all your other cats.
Waynebrady wrote:GrosBonda, lets get your Thundering Serpent Hatchling to 25!
Arrianrhod wrote:Tiberius wrote:Waynebrady wrote:...
Tiberius, your Tiny Twister is an F1 and wants to be an F5.
Tiny Twister is now an F5 and he's made a bit of a mess of things, total chaos ensued after he gained his full powers. Might not show up yet in my roster, as I am still in game and hasn't been updated yet.
Arrianrhod, your Mr. Bigglesworth is feeling a bit unthawed, he needs more ice crystals to better freeze his opponents!
He's made it and is throwing up ice barriers and ice tombs all over the place.
Maylenne your Azure Crane Chick needs to learn how to Surge and Heal
GrosBonda wrote:What happen to you Forest Spiderling, he feeling alone with all those 25 around, get him to 25....
Waynebrady wrote:Kpb321, let's get your Roach and Mountain Cottontail to 25.
Maylenne wrote:
GrosBonda you're Enchanted Lantern is feeling lonely on level 1
Kpb321 wrote:Haevlyn wrote:Kpb321, your Skunk and Rock Viper both look like they're in need of a little love. Show them some!
My Skunk and Rock Viper are both lvl 25 now along with a couple friends.
Your Red Cricket is chirping about wanting to be level 25.
Kpb321 wrote:Wayne,
Your green wing macaw and Cockatiel both want to fly high. Get them to level 25.
Beana wrote:Kpb321 I see you have a Tainted Cockroach who isn't quite 25 yet
GrosBonda wrote:Tiberius
I think your Elwynn Lamb do not feel safe at this level, he need to reach 25 asap
Tiberius wrote:Tiberius
I think your Elwynn Lamb do not feel safe at this level, he need to reach 25 asap
GrosBonda wrote: Waynebrady, why your Water Snake is not 25 yet
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Themes and Meanings
(Comprehensive Guide to Short Stories, Critical Edition)
Like so many other Lawrence stories and novels, "Tickets, Please" concerns the sexual and spiritual war that is being waged just beneath the surface of civilized life. When that veneer is scratched, the psychological jungle is revealed.
It is appropriate that it is wartime. Aside from furthering the plot, the wartime setting is also a metaphor for the constant struggle between men and women. It is a "dangerous" but "exciting" time and, as in the stories of Ernest Hemingway at about the same time, wartime tends to show life in an exaggerated but intense reality.
This is particularly clear in the crucial battle between John Thomas and his vindictive captors. "Outside was the darkness and lawlessness of war-time," Lawrence tells his readers at the beginning of this section. Inside, there is also "war" or "lawlessness" waiting in the depot, as in the hearts of these women.
When the women corner John Thomas, something happens to them, and they are transformed into powerful sexual animals. "Strange wild creatures, they hung on him and rushed at him to bear him down." They have become the aggressors, and their new, animal, sexual power makes them feel "filled with supernatural strength." However, this conquest of the male brings them no satisfaction; it is, Lawrence writes, a "terrifying, cold triumph." Ironically, when they bring John Thomas down they destroy not only his male sexual advantage but also...
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What's Trending: Wednesday, September 14th, 2016
-Sources are saying that Lady Gaga is in talks to play the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
-Adele out, Gaga in?
-One of the reasons why the NFL is trying to grab her is because of her performance of the National Anthem at the 2016 Super Bowl.
-Meanwhile, people are asking if "Perfect Illusion" is about her ex, Taylor Kinney. She says it isn't.
-Study: Women prefer men with beards for long-term partners.
-Beards may act as a sign of potential traits such as enhanced fertility and survival ability.
-Women judged stubble as the most attractive facial hairstyle and prefer men with stubble over men with a full beard for shot-term relationships.
-However, women judge full beards as more attractive for long-term relationships.
-"Fifty Shades Darker" gets its full trailer.
-We've got it on our Facebook page in case you haven't seen it yet.
-A new poster was also released which shows Ana getting ready for a masquerade ball.
-Study: Women should go to sleep 2 hours earlier.
-Women's body clocks are apparently "shifted to a more easterly time zone."
-That's why more women wake up in the middle of the night and have a hard time falling back to sleep.
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Tera Group LLC signed with Paragon to communicate the firm's Swap Execution Facility (SEF) through an integrated communications program. Paragon's industry experience was vital in Tera Group's navigation of the evolving regulatory landscape throughout 2014, and the company's pioneering role in bringing formal protocols to bitcoin. Paragon secured coverage in top tier media and key bitcoin publications to reach a wide array of audiences, explaining the finer details and complexities of the product releases.
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Calypso asked Paragon to conceive and execute an integrated communications program to capture the narrative around its business innovation. After meeting with Calypso to solidify its positioning and aspirations, Paragon embarked on a comprehensive campaign with sharpened brand messaging. In 2015, Paragon helped the company launch its pioneering "Bank-in-a-Box" solution with an incisive mixture of media relations, event coordination and a crisp product trailer.
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Listening for Ideas
It's Hard for Lay People to Be Heard!
I've been writing for 2×2 for five years now. I always write from the lay point of view. After all, I've been a lay person for 62 years.
Last year I was ordained. Maybe my work will carry more weight now. I still tend to see things from the lay point of view. Old habits die hard!
This morning I read an interview with the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Texas, C. Andrew Doyle. He's hyping a book, Church, A Generous Community Amplified for the Future.
The title isn't exactly an attention getter, but its obscurity may appeal to his readership.
Nevertheless, his ideas are refreshing and different from most online church leadership banter. He is saying things I've been writing about for five years, usually attracting criticism from church leaders. It is validating to see some of the ideas we had then getting some traction in leadership circles.
Here are a few of excerpts that could easily be taken from posts on this blog. The titles are links to 2×2 articles along the same vein. In most cases, 2×2 addressed the issues multiple times.
We need vision people; we need people who can communicate well; we need people who are using social media and are digital immigrants at the very least, and are digital natives at the very best.
The work really is coaching and sharing and connecting people. It's making myself available so that I can create some safe space for people, and say as a bishop of the church, "I'm interested in this." And that has power to shape conversation — to value things that maybe haven't been valued.
What does it say that Apple actually has an evangelist and understands that it has a mission, and yet we [the church] don't want to talk about it? That's a weird world. That is a strange situation, when the church abandons the language of mission and evangelists but Apple doesn't.
Imagine a CEO or a chief financial officer that is no longer only going to participate in your congregation by serving on the vestry or at the altar in some way but that actually is unleashed to use these gifts and talents that they bring to their corporate life, and to use those out in the world on behalf of the church. So we have huge assets. The reality is we haven't been courageous or visionary enough to see how the assets that we have can be used.
For example, I can tell you that average Sunday attendance and budget are huge predictors of what your congregation's probably like. But that may not be helpful in actually unlocking the needed energy for a mission that you have.
So maybe we should measure some different things. How are you in contact with your community over the week? How many telephone calls with members of your community?
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Walk With Me! Istanbul, Florence and Marakesh
I'm crazy for basketry, it's a practical artistic tradition I love; all the more so with the jaunty tassels and tufts shown above! Considering African arts, I can't help but think of the incredible inspiration the sculptural arts, in particular were, for many European artists early in the 20th century. Matisse, Picasso, Gauguin, on and on, found awesome expression and freshness in the arts of non-western cultures. They filled their studios with art from around the world. Shown here, at the Pompidou Center, is a display of objet from Andre Breton's studio, which included oceanic art. Outside the Pompidou, is Atelier Brancusi, given to the State of France with the condition the studio be re-created as found the day the artist died. Look at his magnificent work and you'll see the influence of African art as well.
Located in the Engadine Valley, Pontresina is a charming mountain resort town in south eastern Switzerland,10 minutes from it's better known neighbor St. Moritz. Many of the old village homes dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, are decorated with an incised decoration called "sgraffito" (the Italian term to scratch, and where the term graffiti comes from). Motifs include vines, (pictured left), geometric forms, floral designs and animals, the most
predominant being the "capricorn" (the latin term for Ibex) or Alpine Ibex. These fascinating homes share the streets with elegant Belle Epoque hotels in a sunny, sheltered surround of grand mountains. Pontresina is en route of the Bernina Express, a glorious train ride that goes up and over the highest railway pass in Europe with sweeping views of mountains and valleys all the way into northern Italy, a most enchanting trip.
Just home from a holiday in Switzerland with National Geographic Expeditions — an amazing trip, predominantly by train. One of the highlights was the magnificent sight of the Matterhorn, (instilled in my mind since the "bobsled ride" on "The Matterhorn" at Disneyland circa 1967.) The peak is the beloved symbol of Switzerland, the land of the sportiest people I have ever seen. We passed couples with strollers on high mountain trails, followed by their great grandparents. At the end of a long day we would cozy into chairs indoor or out lined with sheepskins; the warmth, cush and chicness embodying the perfect Alpine experience. That said, here in SB for al fresco dinners, we set pelts in dining chairs as well, so company can linger out under the stars.
This is the view from Room 301 at Relais Santa Croce in Florence. This site, along with the ringing of the evening bells brought visions of "A Room with a View" (a personal favorite) to mind. The art, architecture, the textiles, the food, pasticceria, and gelateria so much, an endless delight. There is such an elegance to life there like nowhere else.
I was last in Florence 15 years ago buying candles for a large company I used to work for. This time, I was looking for very different products for MAISON K and, as you can imagine, there is a plethora of gorgeous product.
Ubiquitous mint, found in gorgeous heaps throughout the medina in Marrakech, always delights. The glorious scent wafts down the alleyways as people carry bunches home to prepare fresh tea. Mint tea is not just a refreshing beverage, but as importantly, a ritual and art form,; it represents friendship and hospitality. Go to any home, any shop, any restaurant and you will be served this freshest of teas – loads of mint, a tiny bit of green tea and heaps of sugar. Served in a beautiful pot, poured into a tiny glass from above, and served on beautiful trays, this tradition is alive and well, one we can incorporate into our busy lives too!
Several years ago I had the pleasure of celebrating a friend's birthday in Mexico at Costa Careyes, located on the Pacific between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo. The resort was created by an Italian entrepenur who envisioned a grand, other worldly, eco-friendly resort utilizing a traditional yet contemporary Mexican architecture and design vernacular. Left is the fabulous palapa style villa I stayed in with a stunning lap pool. Outdoor yoga, fish tacos, sunset walks and magnificent parties with people from around the world are de rigueur here. Viva la Mexico!


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Host families, with their children and au pairs, enjoyed an afternoon of food, games and socializing with families in their group and new families with the program.
Children enjoyed face painting and temporary tattoos. Even the parents joined in. We held a raffle to sponsor our Kids First Foundation and one of my families won; twice!
Everyone had a wonderful time and we plan on holding another awesome Host Family Event next spring.
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WLADIMIR Klitschko has declared his fight with Australia's Alex Leapai on April 26 as the most important of his career but admits he can't focus properly on the human steamroller chasing him.
As he knuckles down to seven hard weeks of training leading into the world title fight in Oberhausen, Germany, Klitschko is torn apart emotionally as his country is ripped asunder by conflict. There is also the ever-present threat of a Russian invasion.
Klitschko admits the political turmoil and bloodshed in Ukraine has affected his preparation ahead of the bout with the powerhouse slugger from Logan.
It is the most important fight ever involving an Australian and Klitschko says it is the most crucial contest of his career.
``How can I even think about boxing when my fellow countrymen and women are being murdered in the streets of Kiev?'' he asked during an interview with London's Daily Mail.
``It is so terribly sad. I want to pay my respects to those tortured and beaten up, to those put in prison and to those who have been killed. They died as heroes.''
Klitschko says he must beat Leapai to boost the morale of the Ukrainian people.
``It is the most important fight of my entire career,'' he said.
``What can be more important than finding a way to keep your country united?''
Klitschko's older brother, Vitali, 43, a former world heavyweight champion himself, has been at the forefront of the political upheaval back home, appearing on the barricades during protests in Kiev's Independence Square.
He is a frontrunner to become president of the country, replacing the ousted Viktor Yanukovych, when Ukraine goes to the polls on May 25.
``Sport has the power to unite,'' Wladimir said.
``You only have to go back two years to the European soccer championship to see how Ukrainians, west and east, were united behind their team.
``'I meet Leapai four weeks before the elections. This is not just another fight. It is my stage.
``I'm expecting the whole of Ukraine to want me to win for our country. More than 150 countries will tune in to watch the fight. I am working on a few plans to help my country in the build-up and on the night. Trust me, I can do a lot for Ukraine on the night of April 26.''
Klitschko has been one of the most dominant world champions in boxing history, winning his first world title 14 years ago and compiling a record of 61 wins in 64 fights with 51 knockouts.
He says a Leapai victory would be disastrous not just for him but for his people during a critical time in their history.
``Every boxer who fights me knows it is their chance to become the new heavyweight champion of the world,'' Klitschko said.
``Just think of their motivation. It makes every single opponent dangerous, especially at heavyweight level when it can take just one punch.''
Klitschko said at 37 he felt as good as ever and had no plans on retiring after the Leapai fight, win, lose or draw.
``'The truth is I don't feel any older, slower or weaker. As long as I keep my motivation and health I will carry on fighting,'' he said
WLADIMIR Klitschko has set up a plush training camp in the Austrian ski resort of Going in the Tyrol mountains as he ups his preparation for the Leapai fight.
Klitschko has hired three tough guys from around the world who all resemble Leapai in size (183cm, 110kg) and style.
He will spar Samoan-born Natu Visinia, an unbeaten prospect based in Los Angeles, veteran Florida-based Sherman ``Tank'' Williams, from the Bahamas, and two-time British amateur champion Simon Barclay.
Leapai will begin sparring in Sydney on Monday, working with former rugby league hitman Solomon Haumono, former Aussie champ Michael Kirby and former Penrith Panthers junior Bowie Tupou, who is back in Australia after seven years fighting in America.
Barclay will be sparring Klitschko before he's even had a single pro fight.
``It is going to be a brilliant experience for me and I just can't wait to get out there,'' Barclay said this week.
``The training camp is state of the art and it will be great to see that in use.''
FORMER Australian heavyweight champ and one-time world title challenger Kali Meehan is on the comeback trail aged 44.
Meehan, whose son Willis is the Australian amateur super-heavyweight champion, Commonwealth Games aspirant and rising Roosters star, has entered the Super 8 Heavyweight Boxing Tournament on June 4 in Auckland.
The heavyweights will compete for a prize pool of $420,000 on one night, with the winner collecting $170,000.
Englishman Michael Sprott and Irishman Martin Rogan are also confirmed entrants.
Meehan went within a whisker of winning the WBO heavyweight title from American Lamon Brewster in Las Vegas in 2004. He dropped a split decision after having Brestwer on the edge of a knockout loss in Round 8.
Brewster had won the world title in his previous bout with a stunning upset KO of Wladimir Klitschko, who then beat Brewster in a rematch.
While Meehan fought just for the WBO portion of the heavyweight title, Alex Leapai will be the first Australian to fight for the unified title since Richmond footballer Bill Lang in September 1908.
Leapai's trainer Noel Thornberry is keen to use Meehan as a sparring partner for his fighter.
``Kali is long and lean like Klitschko,'' he said. ``He has a similar styler with the big jab-right hand. We hope to get some great rounds from Kali.''
FRESH from winning the biggest fight of his new career, former South Sydney halfback Joe Williams will probably hang up his gloves for a few months as he tries to help Wagga Brothers win the Group 9 rugby league championship.
Williams, who spent four years behind the Rabbitohs pack, won the World Boxing Foundation junior-welterweight title by outpointing Bribie Island's Ty Gilchrist at the Bolton Park stadium in Wagga Wagga two weeks ago.
``I want to defend the title in Wagga but it will have to wait until after the football season," Williams said. ``It will be all about footy from now on.''
Brothers are chasing their first Group Nine title since 1995.
Williams, who had lost a WBF title fight against Queensland lightweight Brett Smith in his previous fight in Brisbane, took a majority decision over Gilchrist, with two judges giving him the win 116-112 and the third judge scoring a draw 115-115.
The new champ now has a record of 11-2-1 (4 KOs) while Gilchrist is now 6-2-1 (2 KOs).
Williams is looking to fight on the Mundine-Clottey card on April 2 in Newcastle.
RISING Australian hotshot Will Tomlinson continues on his world title quest on Sunday (Australian time) when he enters boxing's biggest stage against Texan super-featherweight Jerry Belmontes at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Tomlinson, unbeaten in 22 fights, is a real talent, having seen off former world champ Malcolm Klassen and title challenger Irving Berry in his last two starts in Melbourne.
The feisty Aussie is now based in Los Angeles where he trains under the guidance of Manuel Robles.
Belmontes (18-3) lost a 10-round decision in his last fight against Mexican Francisco Vargas.
Sunday's main event sees Mexican hero Canelo Alvarez against heavy-hitting countryman Alfredo Angulo.
Alvarez is having his first fight since being outpointed by Floyd Mayweather in one of history's richest fights, last September.
The red-haired Mexican holds a decision over Australia's former world champ Lovemore Ndou, who has since graduated from Wollongong University as a Master of Laws.
IT'S onwards and upwards for Shannon O'Connell despite the blonde bomber's loss to WBC super-featherweight champion Diana Prazak in Melbourne last week.
Fighting two divisions above her best weight at 59kg, the Brisbane mother of two, 31, put up a gutsy effort, climbing off the canvas twice in the second round before referee Frank Hadley stopped the fight in the fifth.
But she is ready to have another crack.
Her trainer Phil Holiday, who once knocked out Jeff Fenech, says: ``Shannon can be very proud of her performance.
``She still holds the WBF (57kg) featherweight title and her best weight is probably 55kg. She is determined to win some more titles.
``We hope to get a crack at another WBC title at a lighter weight.
``She has a lot of talent and a huge heart.''
MOREE'S London Olympian Cameron Hammond will drop down to welterweight to fight Michael Correa as a late substitute on Saturday afternoon at Brisbane's Mansfield Tavern.
Hammond, undefeated in seven starts, has been fighting at 70kg but his trainer Gareth Williams said welterweight (66.5kg) would not be a struggle.
``He will be a very big and strong welterweight,'' Williams said, ``and we think that's where his future lies.''
Hammond was in great shape to take the fight at the last minute after sparring with Irishman Dennis Hogan in the last few weeks while Hogan's regular sparring partner, world No.3 middleweight Jarrod Fletcher has been nursing a perforated ear drum following his victory over European champ Max Bursak in Monte Carlo.
The Saturday fights start at 5pm.
Also on the card, Sunshine Coast lightweight star Brett Smith fights Thai Non Sithsaithong, Brent Elliott faces Korean Hwi Jong Kim and Waylon Law tackles Filipino Roberto Oyan.
Dennis Hogan defends his Australian middleweight title against Leroy Brown on March 16 at Brisbane's Irish club.
Meanwhile Gareth Williams' female fighting hope, Emma Carruthers, will contest the Australian championships in Perth in April at 57kg after losing her Commonwealth Games trial at 60kg against Jessica Retallack. Emma is focused on a place in the Australian team for this year's world championships in South Korea in November.
Sydney fitness trainer and middleweight powerhouse Kaye Scott will also be fighting in Perth this April, hoping to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games in July.
She has a record of 30 wins against nine defeats.
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In that role Amir-Mokri is expected assist in implementing policy created under the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform bill as well as help direct an early warning system for problems in the global economy.
Before adjourning the Senate Monday night, Senate Majority Leader Harry ReidHarry Mason ReidDems search for winning playbook Dems face hard choice for State of the Union response The Memo: Immigration battle tests activists' muscle MORE (D-Nev.) also received unanimous consent for passage of S. 1637, H.R. 368. an act to amend the U.S. code to clarify and improve certain provision regarding the removal of litigation against federal officers or agencies in federal courts and for H.R.394, to clarify the jurisdiction of federal courts.
The Senate will convene at 10 a.m. on Tuesday and will shortly proceed to a number of amendment votes on H.R. 2112, the so-called "minibus" appropriations package.


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Materials Data on Ba2Re6S11 (SG:167) by Materials Project
Computed materials data using density functional theory calculations. These calculations determine the electronic structure of bulk materials by solving approximations to the Schrodinger equation. For more information, see https://materialsproject.org/docs/calculations
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Hey Trainers! Welcome to Daily Game Tips!
Sorry about not posting for a while, I was on a trip and was not able to post. Apologies!
Today I'm not going to give a tip, but my opinion on this game. As you all know almost every time something new comes out I try to give my opinion about it to you guys so you don't just see straight up facts.
Here are some reasons why I like Pokemon Go
1. It brings us as a community together
Becoming the most downloaded app in less than a week and over 100 million downloads total, Pokemon Go has created a legacy to last for a while. The Pokemon Go Reddit grew enormously in the first couple weeks of Pokemon Go's release but died down later on. Even though Pokemon go has been on a slow downfall, it still created a great community. r/PokemonGo and r/TheSilphRoad are great examples of this. Its also amazing to see hundreds of people (at PoGo's Peak) all come together to one place and yell when there was a Snorlax or a rare Pokemon nearby. Trust me, it was really fun to dash towards the exact spot where a Bulbasaur spawned.
2. It brings back the nostalgia of Pokemon
Although Pokemon is still being played by lots of people, its peak was around the 2000s. After that it died down a little but with the introduction of Pokemon Go, it brought the "good old days" into the real world. I bet many players of Pokemon found it really fun how Niantic brought in their favorite Pokemon to be able to be caught in augmented reality.
3. The hype for Pokemon Go was real
With the announcement of the Pokemon Go trailer, everyone was so hyped. Going back to #1, the hype brought us together as as community to prepare for this amazing game. Although there were some bits and bumps in the beginning, Niantic still created a game that was truly amazing. Here is an honest trailer for Pokemon Go:
4. Niantic's possibilities for this game are limitless
With over five generations of Pokemon and hundreds of Pokemon to add, Niantic's possibilities are limitless. Lots of updates could be added while still having hundreds of ideas. Things such as trading, one versus one, and adding new generations are just some of the possibilities Niantic could add.
5. The thrill of finding a new Pokemon is exhilarating
Its really fun to find a rare Pokemon while either on a casual walk or a mass hunt is amazing. Finally completing that Pokedex is exhilarating. Its just so fun!
Overall, I think that Pokemon Go is one of the best games that I've played for a while. It may not be as popular as in its zenith, but I predict it'll last for a while.
Thanks for reading!
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Atlanta Greek Festival (Sept. 23 – 25)
All the magic of Athens… Just miles from home! The Atlanta Greek Festival brings all the aromas, sounds, tastes and traditions of Greece to your doorstep. Your admission ticket becomes your passport as you enjoy all the Beauty of Santorini and the Fun of Mykonos. The Annunciation Cathedral and the Atlanta Greek Community are proud to host the Atlanta Greek Festival.
Sept 23 – 25 at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 2500 Clairmont Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329.


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The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center presents award-winning marimba player Naoko Takada at 8 p.m. Saturday in Ramsey Concert Hall.
Takada won first prize in the 2002 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and first prize in the 2000 Japan International League of Artists Competition. This concert will include several works composed especially for her.
Takada began to study the marimba at the age of 8, and she first appeared as soloist with orchestra at the age of 11 when she played with the Tokyo Symphony and the Tokyo Chamber Orchestra. She has performed with orchestras throughout the United States, as well as with the Xalapa Symphony in Mexico and the China National Symphony Orchestra.
Tickets to Saturday's concert are $17 and are half-price for UGA students. For more information, call (706) 542-4400.
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Kidz Bop 18, the newest installment in the Kidz Bop series, took a different turn than all its previous albums. Kidz Bop 18 is focused more on the hood, or the ghetto as many of the songs are Kidz Bop versions of famous gangsta rap or street music. Songs ranging from Eazy-Es Boyz In Tha Hood to N.W.A.s world famous Straight Outta Compton, this album takes Kidz Bop to a new level of song covering.
Known for their use of preteen children as their vocalists singing over instrumentals, or even just thesong itself, parents are outraged at the thought of young Timmy repeating a lot of the vile and discriminating phrases said in most of the songs on the album. I cant believe it, Said Nora Falopian, a mother of two who go to Fitch High School, how can they let kids that young repeat things that we banned on the radio at the time they came out? Nora told me that she will not be buying the new Kidz Bop album as it would corrupt their [her childrens] morals.
But not all people share Falopians view. Jamal J-Styles Jackson, a local of PQ and a former Fitch dropout, is excited to hear the Kidz Bop covers of his favourite songs. I hear my lilbrotha rappin along to all the songs I got on my radio an think its mad [meaning very] funny. Now I can be havin this on my iPod an laugh anywhere, yuhknow? When I mentioned Falopians name to Jackson, he just sucked his teeth and said, She aint knowin nothin. This the sound of the streets, this what goin on, right. This what is happenin. People need to know bout it.
What do you guys think? It's not finished, but I was assigned to the newspaper to do a Satirical story, so I decided to do something on Kidz Bop. I think it turned out pretty well, haha.
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On Wednesday in Jos, the Anti-bomb Unit of the Plateau Police Command destroyed 140 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) recovered from failed bomb attempts.
The unit Commander, Mr Abel Mbibi, who supervised the destruction exercise, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the bombs did not explode before they were discovered and defused by men of the unit in Jos and parts of Bauchi State.
Mbibi stated that the IEDs, which were recovered over time, were kept for public awareness purposes and identification by sister security agencies.
"The idea is to educate sister agencies to help them in identify IEDs because they take various forms and shapes," he explained.
The unit commander said that 90% of the enlightment on the bombs had been achieved and that there was need to destroy the IEDs as some had started deteriorating
According to him, the IEDs being destroyed are homemade and refined grenades, unexploded military stores (another type of explosive), compressors, gas cylinders and cone iron pipes.
"Also here are some devices manufactured inside vegetable tins, plastic cans, coca cola tins and several others in different shapes," he added.
Mbibi said the destruction of the IEDs was a routine exercise, aimed at saving the society from their harmful effects.
To ensure the safety of people around the Quarry area in Zaramaganda, Jos, where the exercise was carried out, he said that the unit gave several days notice, advising people to steer clear of the vicinity between 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
"We took time to ensure that nobody was anywhere close to the quarry to avoid any casualty as a result of the blast," he said.
Mbibi assured members of the public that the unit would not rest on its oars toward ensuring a bomb-free society.
He called on the public to always assist the police and other security agencies with useful information that would lead to the recovery of bombs before they exploded.
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-Exchange year in Clermont-Ferrand, France. One of the best years of my life.
-Semester in Irkutsk, "The Paris of Siberia" (according to people from Irkutsk).
-Every single one of my travels (international and domestic alike) has been amazing in its own way.
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