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Thursday, November 14, 2002
Senate Democrats seem to be responding to the increasing evidence that bin Laden lives by attempting to score political points against the Administration - and that's probably going to continue to hurt the Democrats in major ways.
For example, Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota, who appears to have developed incurable political tinitinitis, said at a Capitol news conference. "Frankly, I think that it really caused many of us to be concerned about whether or not we are winning the war on terror."
And just what does Senator Daschle suggest be done to find bin Laden and win the War on Terror? Why, create an independent commission to investigate the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, of course! Just the ticket! That will help find and root out al Qaeda and bin Laden.
And while Senator Daschle is working all that out for himself, Florida Democrat Senator Bob Graham, the outgoing chairman (Get it, Bob? You're outgoing.) of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is insisting that the Administration had been distracted from the fight against terrorism by the preparation for a possible invasion of Iraq. "They are so focused on Iraq that they aren't paying adequate attention to the war on terror," he said in an interview. On a lighter note, Senator Graham did not actually cite any evidence or examples supporting his harsh and divisive accusation, no doubt not wanting to get bogged down in details. That is fine, since nobody really seems to be taking his statements on the matter very seriously.
Senator Graham did go Senator Daschle one better by actually offering as a putatively constructive suggestion that American intelligence agencies should undertake a crash program to identify and take action against terrorist threats in advance of any military action in Iraq. Senator Graham's implication that American intelligence agencies have not already undertaken to identify and take action against terrorist threats is a bit odd.
Perhaps the good Senator was on vacation during the Afghan war, snoozed through reports of the Predator drone annhilation of six al Qaeda operatives in Yemen (including al Qaeda's top man in Yemen) just before election day, was watching "Charmed" during the newsflash of the September arrests of six Americans who the U.S. government describes as members of an al-Qaeda terrorist cell outside of Buffalo, and was working out at the gym when the reports came through from Pakistani intelligence officials that at least 20 suspected members of al Qaida, possibly including one of bin Laden's sons were deported by Iran to Pakistan and handed over to the Americans.
But, of course, all that would not be enough for the outgoing chairman, anyway. What Senator Graham seems to want is proof that all substantial al Qaeda activity, at least, has ceased before action against Iraq can even be considered, since that's too "distracting." In other words, he wants to use his unreasonable demands to stop the Iraq incursion - and his agenda shows badly.
Such Democrat "leaders" don't seem to understand that most Americans see such tactics as just that: political tactics designed to score media points, not reasonable and good faith efforts to get the necessary security job done. That's a big reason why the Democrats were punished in the elections, and its a big reason most people don't think the Democrats have a grasp of national security issues
UPDATE: OOPS!. Another blow against al Qaeda inadvertently effected by the distracted Bush Administration.
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Conocarpus erectus var.sericeus
Common Names: silver buttonwood, silver-leaved buttonwood
Family: Combretaceae (white mangrove Family)
tree Shrub Drought Tolerant For Wet, Boggy Areas Can be Grown in
Containers Has Ornamental (non-edible) Fruit Has evergreen foliage
Silver buttonwood is a variety of buttonwood that usually grows as a
low branching shrub with several trunks, but under ideal conditions
silver buttonwood can become a handsome vase-shaped tree up to 50 ft
(15.2 m) tall with a 20 ft (6.1 m) spread. The evergreen leaves are
oblong to lance-shaped, 2-4 in (5.1-10.2 cm) long and arranged
alternately. Whereas typical buttonwood has glabrous (hairless)
leaves, the leaves of silver buttonwood are covered with a dense mat
of silky hairs which imparts a beautiful silver-gray color to the
plant. The flowers are inconspicuous but the fruit clusters are
rather showy brownish-red cone-like buttons, each containing many
tiny fruits. The cultivar, 'Momba', has a very dense crown and is
Typical buttonwood occurs in coastal swamps, coastal hammocks and
coastal strands from Dixie and Volusia Counties in Florida, south
throughout the New World tropics and on the other side of the
Atlantic along the coast of West Africa. (The fruit clusters float!)
It usually grows in a zone adjacent to and just inland from the
mangrove zone. The silver variety occurs naturally in southern
Florida but is widely cultivated.
Light: Prefers full sun but tolerates partial shade.
Moisture: Drought tolerant and also tolerates occasional to frequent
wet soil.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 10 - 11. Possibly hardy into Zone 9B
Propagation: By cuttings or layering
Silver buttonwood is salt tolerant and thrives in soils that are
acidic to alkaline, clayey to sandy, and dry to wet. It does well in
cities where air pollution, compacted soils and poor drainage
preclude most trees. It is one tough tree, but it doesn't like
frost! Silver buttonwood is often used in containers or above-ground
planters on patios or decks. It is widely planted in South Florida
and tropical America around parking lots and along streets. It is
ideal in an informal hedge, a clipped hedge, or as a specimen tree.
Silver buttonwood makes an outstanding beachfront tree where it will
become contorted and twisted as it adapts to the constant wind and
Buttonwood (whose wood is hard and without growth rings) was once an
important source of charcoal in South Florida. It is said to be
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This feature was written by guest blogger Amrit Mann from QA Apprenticeships.
Great news! Go Think Big has teamed up with the Tech Partnership, a network of employers who are working to create skills for the UK's digital economy. Their ambition is to create enough skills for a million people to have tech jobs by 2025. Now, we're working together to get you guys clued up on the benefits of digital apprenticeships and the huge range of digital careers you could have if you chose to do an apprenticeship.
When I think about tech, three words come to mind: universal, evolutionary and misunderstood. Even though we use tech every day; sending emails, checking messages or through little guilty pleasures like playing Pokémon Go (don't judge me!), working in the tech industry doesn't always have the reputation that it deserves. Why? I think that a big part of it is because people are not fully aware of the huge career opportunities in the sector.
Sadly, tech is not glamorised as the top career choice for people starting out in the world of work, even though tech jobs offer you the chance to be a part of a constantly developing business and have an ever-changing career.
So, I've decided to try and break down some of the misconceptions surrounding my industry by rounding up the top five reasons (there are obviously way more!) you should choose a career in tech when you leave school, college or uni this summer.
1. Tech is not what it used to be
Ok, I'm sure we all remember those Word and Excel exams at school. They were hardly thrilling! But that does not reflect the tech industry today. So many of us associate tech with the entry-level ICT or computing classes we were made to take at school (I know I did), but the truth is that a job in tech is a gateway to working with modern technology, not just old PCs. Technology is all around us and constantly evolving to make our lives better and our businesses more competitive. A job in tech puts you right at the heart of these cutting-edge developments.
That could be the reason why a career in IT is one of the best-paying jobs on the market, earning up to approximately £50,000 per year. (Cha-ching!)
2. No two days are the same
Forget those boring office jobs, get yourself a job that challenges you! The tech industry is so fast paced and exciting, making dull days an irregularity. Tech jobs could also come with the opportunity to travel, the chance to work with different clients that need a little tech in their life, and the flexibility to have extra training to develop your skills. So no, you wouldn't just be building websites in a dingy basement (unless of course, that's what you want to do!)
3. The industry is constantly expanding
Remember those flip phones (the iPhones of 2004) that everyone either had or really wanted to have?! Technology has come a really long way since then, from dial-up modems to wireless hotspots, and Walkmans to virtual reality headsets - none of which would be possible without the ingenious tech developers and engineers who make our lives a million times easier. And the exciting part is, who knows where we'll be in ten years' time?! Right now is the perfect time to jump on the band wagon by joining the tech masters in being part of the next generation of inventions!
4. There's loads of roles to choose from
From app developers to data defenders, the tech industry consists of a whole heap of different levels and careers for you to choose from. If you enjoy problem-solving you could be a great business analyst. If you're more of the creative type, developing systems and games could be your forte. A career in tech will keep you away from being locked in one market as employers require tech in just about every industry and every major company - so you can set your sights on that dream employer you've always wanted to work for (how will you choose?!).
5. You don't have to be a tech whiz kid to choose a career in IT
Maybe a career in tech isn't at the top of your list, but have you ever considered it ? If you haven't, then ask yourself why. The reason I ask is because a lot of the time people don't think they are qualified enough or have the right skills for a career in tech, but that's not true! You don't have to spend all your spare time coding or building computers to qualify for a role. Employers are simply looking for young, bright individuals who are passionate about technology. So forget all those things you thought you knew about tech and stop holding yourself back!
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The United Arab Emirates is known as a place of international business and becoming better known as a location to find great artists at work. Although people around the world come here to take part in this epicenter of commerce; local cultural ways and customs are prevalent among the people who were born and raised here. Several contemporary artists from the UAE have gained world-wide attention.
One artist known as Hassan Sharif has broken through these expectations and changed the way people think about artistic themes so they can appreciate his mind-set. His current style recycles old shoes, papers, and other objects into beautifully sculptured pieces that challenge the mind into recognizing the time and imagination it takes into forming the bizarre work. His artwork has been shown at Alexander Gray Associates, a prestigious New York art gallery.
Other museums such as the Guggenheim, Centre Pompidou in Paris, M+ and Mathaf in Hong Kong, and the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar have collections of Arab art that feature Sharif. He serves as a role model for current and future generations of Emirati citizens.
Another well-known UAE artist is a contemporary of Sharif and his name is Abdullah Al Saadi. Al Saadi uses nature to inspire his work. He loves to travel by foot. He uses items found along the way to artistically journal his visions. He lives in Khor Fakkan, Sharjah. His work was included in a group show at "Here and Elsewhere" at the New Museum. Al Saadi has worked with Sharif and other supporters to promote Emirati based art associations.
Another artist from the UAE who is gaining notoriety is Ebtisam Abdulaziz. Her work draws from her background in mathematics. She also knows Shariff and has studied from him. Her work can be found at the Deutsche Bank, the Sharjah Art Foundation, and most likely in the palaces of the Emirati royalty who are known to own some of her pieces.
The United Arab Emirates have made their mark on the already exciting art world. Artists from this part of the world are inspiring their own people and those around the globe who appreciate visually enticing creativity coupled with hard work.


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CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - Superior Court Judge Raymond Batten, charged with determining the fate of the effort to recall Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. and Commissioner Bill Davenport, heard preliminary arguments Monday from lawyers on both sides of the issue.
The recall effort began last year, largely as a reaction to the city's high property-tax rate, and on May 19 the recall committees submitted what they believed were more than enough signatures to warrant a recall election, but on June 3, City Clerk Christopher Wood, who also serves as the recall election official, found the petitions were void because they contained invalid signatures.
In addition, Wood had initially told the recall committees they needed 615 signatures to move ahead with a recall, but he later learned that the number was actually 697, or 25 percent of the 2,788 voters registered at the time of the November 2007 general election.
The recall committees, represented by attorney Daniel Gallagher, challenged his findings, and now the matter is in Batten's hands.
Batten is being asked to decide how many signatures the recall petitions required, 615 or 697, and whether Wood was correct in his decision to declare signatures invalid for a variety of reasons.
Batten could make a ruling on some or all of those issues Friday, when the hearing resumes.
On Monday, Gallagher argued that the recall committees had every reason to believe Wood was correct when he told them 615 signatures were needed. In a Dec. 10 letter to Gallagher, Wood said the figure was based on information taken from the Cape May County Board of Elections.
But attorney Colin Bell, representing Davenport, said Wood's unsolicited comment about how many signatures were required did not trump the state's constitution, which requires the recall petitioners to collect signatures equaling 25 percent of the city's registered voters during the last general election prior to the recall effort. In this case, that would mean 25 percent of 2,788.
Bell said it was up to the recall petitioners to investigate the number of signatures needed. "You can't change the rules of the game. The rules of the game require 697 signatures," Bell said.
The recall petitions contained 790 signatures for Davenport's recall and 792 signatures for Troiano's recall, easily exceeding both the 615 and 697 figures.
However, many of those signatures were declared invalid for several reasons, including petitions that contained multiple signatures from the same person, unchecked boxes indicating signers had not read the petition, signatures that failed to match the voter registration certificates and signatures collected by nonresidents.
The nonresident issue, in particular, revolves around the case of property owner Kathleen McCullough.
McCullough, who owns homes in Wildwood and Philadelphia, has voted in city elections but was charged recently with multiple counts of registering to vote in an election district in which she is not a resident. McCullough is charged with three counts of false registration and was issued a summons.
About 30 people also submitted certifications asking that their names be removed from the petitions because they said they were tricked into signing them.
Bell told the judge that state law permits the recall election official to not only count the number of signatures but also to make judgments on their validity.
He said many were collected under false pretenses, with some residents being told their homes in Sandman Towers were in danger of being demolished and replaced with condominiums or that by signing the petition they were opposing a tax increase.
Gallagher questioned the sudden appearance of people claiming they were tricked.
"Magically people come out of the woodwork and say, 'I didn't know what I was signing,'" Gallagher said.
He pointed to the top of the petitions marked "recall petition."
As for McCullough, Gallagher said she was a politically active resident who had taken steps to give up her voting rights in Pennsylvania, where she also works, to vote in Wildwood.
Batten said the hearing would reconvene at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
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University offering new options for art students
OCAD University is getting set to launch a program that is the first of its kind in Ontario, according to Bonnie Devine, founding chair of the Aboriginal Visual Culture Program.
Starting in September, students will be able to get a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in Aboriginal Visual Culture.
Devine was hired in 2008 to develop the program. She assembled an Aboriginal Education Council made up of 26 art and design specialists from across Canada to serve as advisors. Architect Douglas Cardinal, filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, painter and filmmaker Shirley Cheechoo, and curator and painter Tom Hill are some of the members.
The program focuses on two things, said Devine. One is how to make art, and the second is the history of that practice and how that work has evolved from very early times and how contemporary artists take those practices and move it forward into something like digital art, for example. Indigenous people have been creating art since very early times, she said, like the petroglyphs and cave paintings.
"We want to develop the kind of student who is aware of the value of creative work and how to be good citizens and use their education, talent and skills for the common good," said Devine. One of the ways that the program reinforces the traditional Aboriginal value of individual responsibility to the collective is a mandatory summer course. Students are given the opportunity to share their artistic gifts by engaging in a community project to teach youth, for example.
Devine is enthusiastic about OCAD U's commitment to Aboriginal students. She has moved from a shared office space in 2008 where she was the only staff. Now Aboriginal Student Services has a meeting room, a research room with a computer for student use, a reference library and three staff in addition to Devine. Photographer and OCAD graduate Keesic Douglas is the Outreach Coordinator. Melissa General, also an OCAD graduate in Photography is the program assistant, and David General, curator, sculptor and former chief of Six Nations is the mentor/advisor for the students.
Out of a student population of 4,500 at OCAD, 87 have self-identified as Aboriginal. In 2008, there were only about a dozen. The increase is likely attributable to the increased Aboriginal support services.
"We encourage the students to find their own personal voice," said Devine. "Many of them are mixed heritage and are just beginning to explore their Aboriginal identity."
Devine said several successful Aboriginal artists have graduated from OCAD. Cynthia Lickers-Sage is one of them. She founded the imagineNATIVE Film Festival which celebrated its 13th anniversary in 2012. Another graduate is Georgina Toulouse who Devine said was very influential at OCAD. She lobbied to have an Aboriginal person teach the Native Studies course which brought artist Robert Houle into OCAD. She also formed a Native Students Group. Toulouse is now a successful entrepreneur who owns and operates Bebamikawe Studio in her home community of Wikwemikong, Ont.
One other development that Devine is excited about is OCAD U's partnership with Laurentian University in Sudbury. Starting in September, Aboriginal students in the north will be able to take the first year of OCAD's Bachelor of Fine Arts Program at a satellite campus at Laurentian. Students will take the same first year courses offered at OCAD in Toronto. However, extra support will be given to the students to prepare them for their eventual move to Toronto.
Courses that will be offered in the new program include Métis Cultural Practices from Riel to Nationhood, Aboriginal Ways of Storytelling and Story of Us, a survey of Aboriginal art practices across North America. One of Devine's long-term goals is a Master's degree in Aboriginal Visual Culture offered by OCAD U.
Since 2009, students have been able to get a minor in Aboriginal Visual Culture. Twenty-two-year-old Alexandre Nahdee is one such student who will be graduating this year.
Along with his hip urban wear and silver grill on his teeth, he wears a striking traditional breastplate made in the Contemporary Aboriginal Sculptural Practices course taught by Devine. The bone and glass beads are from his father's and uncle's collections and the clear crystal beads are from his mother.
"I honour both sides of my heritage," he said, accomplishing this in designing the breastplate. His father is Ojibway from Walpole Island First Nation and his mother is Portuguese.
"Students are encouraged to tell a story with their work," said Devine. "That gives the object power."
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Well, hello there! If you follow along here at My Baking Addiction on a regular basis, you may have realized that I've been somewhat absent for a little while.
I've popped in here and there to fulfill contractual obligations with the lovely brands that I work with, and shared recipes like these Chocolate Cherry Sandwich Cookies and this Slow Cooker Taco Soup, but other than those, I've been pretty silent.
What started out as a little break to recover from the busy holiday season rolled into me taking some time to focus on myself (at first), and then to suffering from serious anxiety after noticing my right underarm area was swollen.
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Lord Acton asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn): The Prison Service is committed to ensuring that women in prison have access to the same standards of breast and cervical cancer screening as are available to women in the community. Almost all establishments holding women prisoners provide a cervical cancer screening service, and a number also have arrangements in place with the NHS for breast screening. Progress is being made to achieve full coverage and equivalent standard of screening to the NHS, and to maintain continuity with NHS screening programmes in the community. A new health care standard, planned to be published by March 1999, will set out the arrangements for achieving this.
Lord Monkswell asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: I will publish a consultation paper on the review of asylum and immigration appeals at 10 a.m. today. A copy of the consultation paper will be placed in the Library.
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: The Government are aware of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons' concern to see continued improvements to prison regimes, and of the pressures facing the Prison Service. Already, my right honourable friend the Home Secretary has provided an additional £112 million in 1998-99 to increase capacity and support regime activities.
The Government's manifesto specifically commits us to the delivery of more constructive regimes for prisoners. The Prison Service have already appointed a new Director
Lord Lester of Herne Hill asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: Her Majesty's Government are fully committed to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention on Forced and Compulsory Labour. We do not consider that we are in contravention of the Convention because there are sufficient safeguards governing prisoners working in contracted out establishments to ensure compliance with the convention.
Furthermore, we believe that the ILO's recommendations could have the perverse effect of reducing prison workshop activity. This would have an adverse effect on the Government's and Prison Service's commitment to the provision of constructive regimes and the rehabilitation of prisoners.
Lord Dholakia asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Williams of Mostyn: I understand that, at the end of June, 997 cases were awaiting detailed review by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, and 281 cases were subject to detailed review and investigation. Between April 1997 and March 1998, the average length of time taken to reach a decision on cases (other than those which the commission determined did not meet the eligibility criteria laid down by the Criminal Appeal Act 1995) was 122 days. As with any caseworking operation, there are likely always to be some cases which, following initial consideration, will be awaiting detailed review.
Lord Monkswell asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Baroness Hayman): Today my right honourable friend the Deputy Prime Minister will be announcing the Government's initial response to the Coalfields Task Force Report at the Coalfields Conference at Ollerton Miners' Welfare in North Nottinghamshire.
We will launch a detailed programme of action for the coalfields at a second conference to be held in the autumn.
Lord Brabazon of Tara asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Hayman: Information on personal injury accidents is available for eight named roads, seven of which are "A" roads, in the area concerned. This is contained in the following table.
|February 1996 to January 1997
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Viscount Exmouth asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Hayman: Following the lengthy delays caused by the protracted criminal prosecutions brought in connection with this tragic accident, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into the loss of "Pescado" is now being prepared for publication within four to six weeks.
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The Government have no plans to propose to UNESCO that a system should be developed to designate World Heritage objects. The United Kingdom already has export controls to ensure that objects of national importance can be saved for the nation, while taking account of the rights of owners. We also have in place a system which permits pre-eminent objects to be offered to the Government in lieu of inheritance tax thus ensuring that such objects remain in this country. Other countries are free to introduce such measures to protect their national heritage and many already have.
Earl Russell asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Baroness Hollis of Heigham): The Government want to develop an active family policy which links children's rights and parents' responsibilities. An active family policy requires that child support works effectively with other legislation which affects the family--in particular the Children Acts and the Family Law Acts.
This department has been working with the Lord Chancellor's Department to ensure that information about child support is given to separating couples during the information meeting pilots required under the Family Law Act. We also want to make sure that child support contributes to mediation and negotiations on care for the children between parents who are separated. At its best the child support service should allow separating parents to sort out their financial arrangements quickly and efficiently. This is why we propose a radically simpler assessment process and focus on a first-class service for all parents. This simplicity and transparency will contribute to an active family policy and will sit well with the mediation system under the Family Law Act.
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After exclaiming that I couldn't go on unless I had something with fur we started the puppy search. I came across a listing for American Bulldog puppies on Craigslist and emailed an inquiry. Initially we were going to look at a female but she was unsociable with us and the other puppies in the liter. We were about to leave when a little white and brindle male came strutting into view and plopped himself square on my fiance's left foot. "We'll take this one," he said. Weighing no more than 5-7 lbs. our little piglet came into our lives. A few weeks later, ready to leave his mom we brought Porkchop home and he has been the love of my life ever since. I know they say you're not supposed to think of them as your children and to remember they are dogs, but he will forever be my angelic dog son.View Profile
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A killer for the Russian Mafia in Vienna wants to retire and write a book about his passion - cooking. The mafia godfather suspects treason.
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Detailed policies and procedures are provided to our fiscally sponsored projects (FSPs) during orientation. The following provides some guidance on the fiscal sponsorship relationship.
1. What You Receive From Community Initiatives
Fiscal Sponsorship
- Tax-exemption for your individual donors
- Capacity to receive foundation and government grants
- Legal review of all contracts and agreements to ensure your rights and intellectual property are protected
- Strategic planning and advice to plan for growth, leadership transitions or other changes
- Programmatic oversight (Model A Only)
Financial Services
- Check stock
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- Bills paid within two weeks
- Deposits made weekly
- Monthly financial statements
- Audit (for use in fundraising)
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- Donor acknowledgment of gifts larger than $250
- EDD report filing on independent contractors
- State income tax processing for out-of-state contractors
- 1099 tracking and reporting
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- Commuter, health, and dependent care flex-spending accounts
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- Assistance in applying for government and foundation grants
- Tracking, completing financial section, and suggesting improvements on narrative in grant reports
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- Brainstorming around fundraising ideas
- Social media support to raise awareness around events or initiatives
- Stock, auto and online donation capability
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- General liability, property, umbrella, accident, crime
- Directors & Officers (D&O)
- Workers compensation
- Short- and long-term disability
- Certificates of Insurance
- Use of conference room at no cost
- Presence on CI's website, publications, and social media
2. Your Obligations To Community Initiatives
- 10 percent of revenues as received (Model A)
Semi-annual Reports
- Submit programmatic summaries by January 15 and July 15 of each year
Annual Budget Projections
- Submit both income and expense projections
- Projects need to maintain a minimum annual budget of $24,000 in order not to be billed a service fee of $200 per month.
- Projects with employees must monitor cash flow so that they maintain enough funds to cover three months of payroll at all times. Failure to do so could result in employee layoffs.
Agreement to:
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- Maintain an Advisory Committee of at least three people
- Inform CI promptly of changes in contact information for Advisory Committee and Project Director
- Alert CI promptly of potential risks (e.g., pending layoffs, litigation)
- Alert CI immediately of accidents or incidents on the project
- File grant reports in keeping with funders' deadlines
- Provide CI with all communication with funders (proposals, etc.)
- Adhere to CI's processes and procedures, including use of attribution and logo on website and project materials
- Respond to CI requests in a timely manner
- Submit contracts to CI for review and signature if Model A
- Review monthly financial statements in a timely manner
- Pay project expenses, including reimbursements, in a timely manner
- Forward any individual donations received by the project to CI for deposit in a timely manner
- Abide by the Sponsorship Policies
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There was a brief period of time in my life, spanning roughly 12 years, where television dictated every social and professional decision I made. When I was nannying at 16, the kids were in bed before American Idol was on. In college, I spent more time during finals week binge watching… [Read More]
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With just a few days remaining before the release of 15 brand new Arrested Development episodes on Netflix, the hype built up over the last year is raising into a crescendo. All fans of the show—whether they watched the series when it first aired, binged on its DVD/Netflix availability long… [Read More]


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Mental illness has good days and bad. When things are good, life is all about maintenance strategies and finding things you love to fill life with joy. The really bad days, being in crisis, are about basic survival. I've written many blogs about my maintenance strategies because most of the time they're my saviours. These strategies allow me to hold a job on a team I love, participate in volunteer charities, take archery lessons and have dinner with friends.
Crisis is a different beast. There is a line in the sand somewhere, an indistinguishable point I cross when my whole existence becomes about survival. The hobbies, the joy, the will to survive, they all disappear. I was in this place a few weeks ago. Breathing was hard; I constantly thought about going to sleep and never waking up, longing for the emptiness to end. I stared at the wall or my computer or out the window but I didn't take anything in. I was blank, void of emotion or thoughts, just existing and counting the seconds until I could sleep again.
In these times, none of the maintenance rules apply. Healthy eating? I was just trying to consume more than tea. Time is slippery in a crisis – I wake up at eight and then somehow it's two in the afternoon and then suddenly it's dinner and all I've consumed is a few cups of cold earl grey. Vegetables? No, solid food is the goal. Meditation? When thoughts keep straying to the sinking, empty feeling in my chest and the overwhelming burden I've become to my family it is not advisable to be left alone in silence with them.
What is hard to understand both for myself and for people around me in these times is that crises for me are chemical. Once in a while my brain goes off the rails. Levels of some hormone crash or spike and happy, busy Sarah, she disappears. A zombie wakes up in her place, alive but wishing she wasn't. And in these times, there is frankly nothing, and I mean nothing I can do about it. There is not a "think positive" solution, there is no pulling up the bootstraps. My brain is malfunctioning, plain and simple.
The one thing I always do is call in the professionals. If someone you know takes a nose dive like this, encourage them to call their doctor as soon as possible. If this is a new behaviour encourage them to head to the nearest mental health emergency room, such as CAMH in Toronto. When you cross that line in the sand it's time to call in the reinforcements. Until the new medications kick in just remember; don't take their negativity personally, try to get your friend out of the house, hug them long and hard. This is not your friend's personality, it is an illness.
I recently started seeing a new doctor. A wonderful older man who likes to chat with me about his latest book about obscure subjects, books he thinks I'd like. He fits me in within hours of my call, he listens closely to my disjointed thoughts. He writes me a new prescription and he sends me home. Within days, even hours, the fog lifts, the clouds part, the laughter returns. When he follows up the next week, he comments that on that day, I greeted him with a genuine smile. This is proof to me that my illness is not weakness, it is not laziness or cowardice. It is legitimate, it is treated with medicine, it is real.
If you wrestle with the beast too, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
About Sarah Lindsay
Sarah Lindsay is in her mid-twenties and lives in Toronto with her boyfriend and their dog (who also has some anxiety issues). Sarah was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 2005 at the age of 16 and is still trying to figure it out. Follow Sarah's story on HMC's Supportive Minds Blog, or additionally you can follow her on Twitter, Facebook or check out her new website: SarahsMoods.com


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High-Resolution Spectromicroscopy with Maximum - Photoemission Spectroscopy Reaches the 1000-Angstrom Scale
We present new results from the soft X-ray scanning photoemission microscope: MAXIMUM. The microscope is installed at the U41 undulator at the Synchrotron Radiation Center at the University of Wisconsin. The instrument is based on a multilayer-coated Schwarzchild objective, operating at 95 eV, and it has demonstrated spatial resolution better than 0.1 mum and electron energy resolution of 300 meV. We review the design and the implementation of the microscope. We also present recent results as well as a summary of the research programs that are bei conducted with MAXIMUM.
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Lawrence berkeley lab,berkeley,ca 94720. ecole polytech fed lausanne,dept phys appl,ch-1015 lausanne,switzerland. Ng, w, univ wisconsin,ctr xray lithog,3731 schneider dr,stoughton,wi 53589.
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From today's Wikileaks release:
John Anzalone to John Podesta (quoting Sen. Kirk of IL): "This agreement condemns the next generation to cleaning up a nuclear war in the Persian Gulf… This is the greatest appeasement since Chamberlain gave Czechoslovakia to Hitler."
John Podesta's reply: "Yup."My God people…they actually expect nuclear war.
And the paid the terrorist Iranian regime as much as $33.6 billion in cash and gold payments.
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Michael D. Ernst is a Professor in the Computer Science & Engineering department at the University of Washington.
Ernst's research aims to make software more reliable, more secure, and easier (and more fun!) to produce. His primary technical interests are in software engineering, programming languages, type theory, security, program analysis, bug prediction, testing, and verification. Ernst's research combines strong theoretical foundations with realistic experimentation, with an eye to changing the way that software developers work.
Ernst is an ACM Fellow (2014) and received the inaugural John Backus Award (2009) and the NSF CAREER Award (2002). His research has received an ICSE Most Influential Paper Award (2017), an ACM SIGSOFT Impact Paper Award (2013), 8 ACM Distinguished Paper Awards (FSE 2014, ISSTA 2014, ESEC/FSE 2011, ISSTA 2009, ESEC/FSE 2007, ICSE 2007, ICSE 2004, ESEC/FSE 2003), an ECOOP 2011 Best Paper Award, honorable mention in the 2000 ACM doctoral dissertation competition, and other honors. In 2013, Microsoft Academic Search ranked Ernst #2 in the world, in software engineering research contributions over the past 10 years. In 2016, AMiner ranked Ernst #3 among all software engineering researchers ever.
Dr. Ernst was previously a tenured professor at MIT, and before that a researcher at Microsoft Research.
More information is available at his homepage: http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~mernst/.
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Are you looking for a way to monitor the computer or cellphone activity of your children or employee? Then, it's high time for you to use a mobile monitoring software. Using the host of electronic device it can access data easily. Nonetheless, some mobile monitoring apps work in a different way. Consider these following features of mSpy Spy app to help you get more knowledge about the best monitoring apps.
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A company in London presented a mobile monitoring software named mSpy Spy app in the year 2011. In 2014, the computer version of this monitoring application was released, which is suitable for Windows and Mac OS. This application was introduced to help the parents and business persons in monitoring what their children and workers are really doing. Through this application, you could monitor the activities of your kids or staff using their mobile or computer. That's the reason why a lot of people pick this kind of apps to protect their kids from harmful content which is not ideal for them and by keeping the personnel on track.
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• Call management - You'll see all incoming and outgoing calls. It also gives you information such as how long the call lasted and actual time the call is placed.
• Text message monitoring - This program allows you to have access from any multimedia or text messages received and send by the smart phone user.
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The mSpy Spy app is able to keep track of all the possible activities of a particular computer or smartphones. Therefore, this program is ideal for all entrepreneurs who would like to monitor on their employees' day to day activities as well as those parents that need to secure their child from the harmful internet content.
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Detained former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina expressed doubts about parliamentary elections being held by December, as announced by the Election Commission.
She made the comment while talking to her counsel during consultation after adjournment of the proceedings of the barge-mounted power plant deal case in the special court at the highly secured parliament-bhaban complex.
Sheikh Hasina also expressed grave concern over the spiraling prices of essentials. The former prime minister remarked that the government does not have the efficiency to manage the prevailing food crisis.
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[Risbury]: Whittington Press, 1996. Quarto. Printed wrapper over decorated stiff covers. Heavily illustrated, including plates, inserts and folding plates. One stray pencil mark to upper panel of dust jacket, else fine, with No. 3, January, 1997 issue of the press NEWS laid in. Edited by John and Rosalind Randle. One of 830 copies bound thus, from a total edition of 925 copies printed on Somerville Laid, Zerkall Halbmatt, and Hahnemühle Bugra-Bütten papers. The substantial, informative and beautiful annual devoted to the arts of letterpress printing and illustration. Among the impressive roster of contributors are John Dreyfus, Diana Bloomfield, John Bell, Michael Johnson, Vance Gerry, Ruari McLean, Lottie Hoare, Alan Powers, Bridget O'Malley, and Amanda Degener, et al. (Inventory #: WRCLIT76743)


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Foodies Festival returns to Tatton Park this summer as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations. As the UK's largest celebration of food and drink, 17 – 19th July.
Families can look forward to a food and fun packed day out and enjoy exciting new features including a Champagne and Wine Theatre with Charles Metcalfe and Neil Philips and a Craft Beer, Cider and Spirits Theatre hosted by expert Melissa Cole.
These new features complement Foodies' other culinary offerings including the Chefs Theatre with Michelin starred chefs cooking their favourite recipes live and The Cake & Bake Theatre where you can take a masterclasses with baking, patisserie and chocolate experts before heading to the Chocolate, Cake and Preserves Village to satisfy your sweet tooth.
A BBQ Arena offers advice and inspiration on Al Fresco dinning with demonstrations and recipes, then head to the Producers Market where you can browse and sample local produce and chat with experts in the Wine and Cheese Village who will help match this season's wines with award-winning cheeses.
Hungry? Take a seat at the Feasting Table and tuck into hot and cold ready-to-eat foods from the neighbouring Street Food Avenue or dine outdoors at one of the Pop-Up Restaurants.
Little Foodies can look forward to the Childrens Cookery School where they can discover their taste buds and learn basic cooking skills.
Entertainment includes live music from the Entertainment Stage throughout the day, or if you are brave enough, enter the Chilli Eating Competition.
Tickets Friday ticket £10 (concessions £8, accompanied under 12's free), Sat & Sun tickets £13/£11 concession. VIP tickets available. Visit www.foodiesfestival.com or call 0844 995 1111.


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Some daft nonce has decided to throw some dog poo at my car this morning, as possibly they think I've not cleaned up after my dog outside their place. This couldn't be further from the truth as I'm proper anti lazy owners who are too lazy/feckless to clean up after their dog. They don't deserve own one. Even in fields I'll still pick it up and bin it.
Looking for a small CCTV camera that I can stick in the window and catch them doing it.
There's a Maplin down the road, but not sure if their stuff is any good. Thing with these things are their security is pants and is a major hole for the hackers.


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Two Moons stood on the top of the precipice scanning the valley before him. As an Indian brave he realized all the blood that had been spilled to protect these lands. They were back on this land, on a small reservation given to them after the war from the great white father. This was their land for as far back as anyone could remember, yet the tribe had been subdued, removed and only allowed to return after they signed a treaty. But Two Moons was born twenty years after the trouble, his two best friends were boys from the white settlement. Yet he wondered what it would be like to hunt and fish without any constraints or white rules to follow. Some of the old chiefs hated all whites and blamed them for all their troubles, Two Moons became friends with two white boys years ago when his mother would work at the family ranch a few days a week. Tommy and James Brenson were good people as was the rest of the family. Jon Brenson taught Two Moons to read and write, he taught him the white way of ranching. While the Indian would suggest alternatives his tribe had learned generations ago how to break horses in their own way and methods. He learned a great respect for Brenson and thought of him as a second father.


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Cool Chester - Little Miss Muffet DT
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Fabulous colouring Lisa and love little chester.The flower centre looks like a button so we will say it is a button without holes...that seems fair..lol..and very good answer by your lad..mine would have said craft.craft and more craft.ReplyDelete
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Awww, cuddles are now second best!!! Love your card and I'm glad I'm not the only one who forgets what themes I'm meant to be following!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous hun....:o)ReplyDelete
biggest of hugs Vicky xx
La, la, la, la, la, la, la. Not looking at the scrummy Doodlebug Papers or Die-Namics, nothing to see here on this gorgeous card. Pfffft! XReplyDelete
Adorable card Lisa and those papers really are fabulous. Chester is lovely, I've bought my first LMM stamps today so looking forward to them arriving!! Great buttons by the way!! xxReplyDelete
Kids are so funny, you can never be quite sure what they will say.ReplyDelete
A great Chester card again, I think you have a soft spot for him.
Aawww a fabulous card Lisa! Love little Chester and your colouring and colours are delish :)ReplyDelete
Adorable card hun - love Chester and the fabby bright colours. Hugs, Claire xReplyDelete
Just so cute its a great image See what you mean about the papers definitely another pad Fantastic card love and Happy Crafting Hugs Carole xReplyDelete
Awwwww I love that cute image, wonderful colouring and gorgeous papers too.ReplyDelete
hugs Sue xx
wonderful stuff \Lisa and yes - I can see some buttons ..... he he....xxReplyDelete
Gorgeous card Lisa, love the cute image and the papers are so pretty ....btw love the buttons :) x Susan xReplyDelete
Fabulous card Lisa! Love Chester and your colouring of him especially his ice cream. The buttons are a great finishing touch.ReplyDelete
A great answer from Dex not sure Morgan would agree though. My youngest son signs his cards to us 'from your favourite son'. Debra x
This is beautiful Lisa and that ice cream looks delicious. Love the colours.ReplyDelete
Enjoy the rest of your week.
Hugs Sharon. x
A gorgeous card, that ice cream looks luscious.ReplyDelete
Kids, don'tcha just love 'em :o)
Jackie xx
Gorgeous card Lisa, love the beautifully coloured image.ReplyDelete
Caz x
Love Chester he is just too cute. Fab layout and gorgeous papers, Lisa! But I especially love all the buttons!! :)ReplyDelete
Wow, what an absolute superstar Dex is! xx
well the enamel dot is sort of a button, right?ReplyDelete
Gorgeous card, lovely colours and colouring :) x
So cute and lovely and colourful, great buttons too!ReplyDelete
It's so cute!ReplyDelete
First of all I need to apologize for having been MIA for so long, but things at work have been soooooo hectic lately... Just didn't have enough time left to blog... But that makes it all the more fun to enter blogland again and to see all of your fabulous creations/cards again! You've done a wonderful job whilst I was away, lol! What a fine card maker you are Lisa! Take care, enjoy your evening, hugs, Ira xReplyDelete
Lovely cute card again Lisa, more scrum my papers xReplyDelete
What a fabolous fun card Lisa,and what a great answer from Dex!!ReplyDelete
XXX Heidy
Love these papers and the cute image - definitely getting me in the mood for some sun! Brilliant layout too.ReplyDelete
This card is so gorgeous and cheery; Chester always makes me smile!ReplyDelete
Big hugs, Kat
P.S. the buttons look fab ;-)
loooooooooove this one lisa.chester is such a cutie and fantastic bright colours :DReplyDelete


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Contrary to wide beliefs, Senate President Bukola Saraki, has defended his country stressing that Nigeria is not a corrupt country.
Though admitting that there were cases of corruption in the country, Saraki said he would rather prefer to market Nigeria than tag the country corrupt.
Speaking with BBC Hausa service, the Senate President said; "My take is that I must market my country, so I am not going to be able to label the country as such.
Read Also: Buhari's Government More Corrupt Than Jonathan's Administration – Femi Falana
"Yes, there are issues that we must address, but I am not going to dwell so much on that because I need to market my country so that I can get private sector in flow.
I must create an enabling environment that will encourage growth, because, without that, it will be difficult for us to be able to see the kind of growth that we are talking about. Government alone cannot do it."
When asked if he had ever witnessed corruption before, the Senate President who is currently facing trial for false and anticipatory assets declaration said:
"Of course there are, that is why we have oversight functions. Like many other countries, we have those kinds of challenges, but we have moved a long way."
The Senate President further said he acquired 95% of his wealth before venturing into politics, adding that his wealth is as a result of hard work and coming from a blessed family.
Bukola Saraki, who is standing trial for alleged corruption and false declaration of assets, expressed confidence that he would be cleared of the charges against him.
Also See: President Buhari Proud Of Nigerian Women In US
He also denied the tax evasion accusation highlighted in the Panama Papers, some documents which revealed the secretive offshore companies that influential personalities used to hide their wealth. His wife also appeared in those documents accused of registering a company offshore to buy a London property.


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Remember the open source community touting the 'OpenMoko' neo1973 handset as their answer to the proprietary Apple iPhone throughout last year. Well almost a year has passed and there has been quite some movement on the device, but unfortunately it is neither looking like an equivalent to the iPhone, nor an iPhone killer - as the following videos show.
Hopefully the competition heats up soon, but at the moment it still looks like iPhone is the phone to beat. Even with its own bugs.
Video: OpenMoko Train Wreck by Dave Fayram | More OpenMoko Train Wrecking by Dave Fayram
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Dylan Penn talks about her acting debut and why she'll never pose for Victoria's Secret
Dylan Penn has officially joined the family business! The 24-year-old daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright makes her acting debut in horror flick "Condemned," in which she plays a privileged teen squatting with her boyfriend in an abandoned New York City apartment building where a strange disease has taken hold of the residents.
Wonderwall.com caught up with the model-actress -- who's previously posed for Glamour, Vogue and Treats! magazines -- and got the scoop on the best advice she's gotten from her parents about the biz, why you'll never see her strut her stuff for Victoria's Secret and more. Keep reading for the highlights from our exclusive chat -- and don't forget to check out "Condemned" on iTunes and VOD now.
Dylan Penn on the advice Sean Penn gave her about her acting debut: "I didn't ask for much advice, and I wasn't really given any. But my dad said one thing that really stuck with me. He said, 'You're obviously playing a character and someone who's not you. But always know that if you're saying a line and it doesn't feel right in your mouth or you have to do a movement that isn't right to you, whatever it is, don't do it because if it feels false to you, it will read false.' I can tell now watching 'Condemned' -- I can see where I really took that into consideration and used it to my advantage and then when I didn't and said something that I wouldn't say or something that I didn't really believe. It comes off as fake, which translates into bad acting to the audience."
Dylan Penn on getting support from her dad at the Screamfest premiere of "Condemned": "It gave me a sense of comfort. It was so nice to have my dad as my date to my first premiere. Both my parents are so supportive, and I feel really lucky to be able to share [my career] with them and have them rooting for me."
Dylan Penn on the scariest part of making her acting debut: "The whole thing! It was my first movie and my first time acting without having any kind of formal training whatsoever. It was all really scary -- but exciting at the same time."
Dylan Penn on the most challenging part of making "Condemned": "Running up and down the stairs all day was pretty good exercise. Other than that, there's one scene at the end of the movie where [spoiler]... It was the last two days of shooting, and it was April and freezing cold. We were right by the water at night, and I was wearing a tank top and jeans and that was it. I literally felt like I was going to get hypothermia the whole time. Trying to act scared -- trying to act in general! -- while you're freezing your a-- off is definitely a challenge."
Dylan Penn on what made "Condemned" the perfect project for her acting debut: "It was kind of an accident. I really loved the script, and I was surprised to be so interested in a horror film -- that's not my favorite genre. But I thought it was a very clever, smartly written script... And I felt like doing a small independent film like this would be a good first thing. And it was! It was a blast and I learned a lot."
Dylan Penn on her career aspirations: "My passion lies in writing and directing and producing my own things. But for now I want to continue acting -- and I want to get better at it. I feel like I'm learning a lot just being on set. In the next five years, I would like to have written, directed and produced my own film. I definitely hope to do that. But for now I'm just taking it step by step."
Dylan Penn on the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which she attended as a guest: "I've always wanted to go to the Victoria's Secret show for the performances. I am a huge fan of The Weeknd, so it was kind of like a dream to go and see him perform. And obviously those models are gorgeous, so it's entertaining watching them walk down the runway in underwear. I am in that world [of modeling], but I'm not as involved as some of my peers. It's kind of a separate, different world for me."
Dylan Penn on why she'd never walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: "I think it would be pretty cool to say that I walked the Victoria's Secret runway, but I don't think that's really what I want to be doing. I've tried to take jobs that are more out of the limelight in terms of modeling because I feel like if I'm going to be in the acting world and want to be taken seriously as a screenwriter and director one day, that wouldn't really look great on my résumé."
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"... basically I'm a guy that makes music in his bedroom apartment."
Q: Where exactly are you from?
A: I'm from New York, now living in Yorktown Heights, NY completely isolated from any real music scene. Except for work I'm pretty much a hermit.
Q: Do you want your real name mentioned? If so: What is your real name?
A: My name is Jason Raspa.
Q: How recorded?
A: Bug-Eyed Swamp was recorded mostly on a Tascam 388, Studio 8, reel to reel. It's a really cool piece of equipment. It works and looks like a 4 track cassette recorder except with 1/4 inch tape. And it's fecking huge. I recorded all the major instruments analog. I heard it said that if you record (minimum) the vocals and drums analog then it'll trick the ear into thinking it's all analog. I believe this is mostly true. Fortunately, I had room for eight. I transferred the analog tracks to digital with my digirack 02 interface and recorded the rest in Sonar and used Izotope 4.0 and Har-Bal to master. There's so much stuff going on in the songs I needed more tracks and didn't want to give up control of the individual components by bouncing down analog.
Q: When recorded?
A: This was recorded summer last year. I've done pretty much nothing to promote it and I don't have a band to play live with. I've recently decided to get off my ass so hopefully more people can hear it. If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, it probably has my CDs growing on it's branches. Which isn't good.
Q: Who involved? Who played what?
A: My friend Dave Kohen played drums. My brother Justin performed rhythm guitar on "Face" and bass on the "The Light You Give". John my luthier performed bass on "Turns to Gold" a very nice Beatle-esque one I might and bass on "Speed of A Crawl". Also ebow guitar on "Speed of a Crawl" and lead guitar on "Speed of Disillusionment". My buddy Mark did the lead guitar on "I Believe In You" and performed the bass line which I wrote. The rest I did myself including keys, all vocals, lead guitar, rythm guitar and bass. Mixing and mastering was scary but I'm very proud about the way it came out. Very high-fi, lo-fi.
Q: Since when does this band/project exist/are you into music?
A: I've been making music since '04. Ruined an album in '06 by drenching it in too much reverb. (Hmmm - can there be such a thing as 'too much reverb'? m-f) I didn't know what I was doing and printed the effects. I printed spring reverb on everything killed it. So muddy. At the time I told one of my only fans that my girlfriend got pissed and lit the master tapes on fire. I was too embarrassed to admit my amateur blunder. I was so crushed by the whole experience I gave up the ambition of having my own album for two years.
Q: How'd you "label" your music? (I know ... nobody wants to get labeled ... bla bla bla...)
A: I'd say my music is alternative, psychedelic, pop?
Q: Influences?
A: Not too hard to see my influences. Heavy Flaming Lips circa Soft Bulletin and all albums prior. My music isn't contrived in the slightest but I had been bombarding myself with the Lips for years and it had saturated my subconscious until I had all these songs coming out of me. They're still coming out but now though I'm moving in other directions. Luckily, I think when all was said and done the songs came out influenced but also very original and organic. Other notable influences, the Beach Boys, Beatles, Mercury Rev, Small Faces, Big Star, Magoo (not the rapper), Galaxie 500, Sparklehorse. Less notably, a lot of shit.
Q: Any more releases?
A: I have a new album almost done called MK-Ultraphonic. I release my CDs through my fake record company called Area 3 Records and free MP3 albums online with Quixodelic Records. It's really a collective of like minded people. Some great bands on there, most notably, The Loaded Whispers. Excellent band from Dublin. It's not Irish music. Everything on this label is psychedelic to some degree. And it's 100% free.
Q: Anything interesting to say to the readers?
A: Yes, eat your vegetables and brush daily!
(Pretty good advise, I'd say! m-f)
Favourite tracks: A Bug-Eyed Swamp, Mexico


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Discussion in 'Lawn Mowing' started by Curtis, Apr 3, 2012.
I have a real heavy weed eating job can you use 105 line on the 265t or will it slow it down ?
Thats the only line I use, it works fine and last a really long time, I use the gaor line.
you cannot stop that trimmer!
I probably couldn't stop it but the help can , they can never explain why when stuff gets tore up.
It should be fine running the 105 line.
what are the pros and cons of the T vs the regular 265. I what conditions is the difference noticeable? heavy weeds, wet grass, etc.?
T has higher gear ratio and it will turn slower, but it has more torque. If you run 105, T might be a good thing.
But if you need to wack some big weeds, I would go for a bigger trimmer. It's only a 25.4cc trimmer, it can only be so strong. Every brand has a little bigger trimmer.


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This year marks our 19th Annual Pumpkin Fest and is sure to be another successful event with thousands of people joining us for the fun. Pumpkin Fest activities includes tractor wagon rides to pick your own apples and pumpkins, pony rides, kiddie train rides, inflatable Playground, Children's barn, homemade apple pies, caramel apples, Kettle Korn, apple brats, and much more.
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