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VIENNA (Reuters) - A dealer in rare Stradivarius violins coveted by the world's top violinists was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison for embezzlement after his glittering global empire crumbled.
Dietmar Machold, 63, built his Bremen-based family business into a juggernaut with branches in Zurich, Vienna, New York and Chicago to serve elite musicians and collectors of the instruments that can command prices of several million dollars.
But the business collapsed in 2010, triggering claims against him worth tens of millions of euros (dollars) from creditors and clients who say they were bilked.
"I am a failure. I have lost everything," Machold said in a Vienna court as he was sentenced after being convicted of embezzling client funds and hiding assets from creditors.
"You played for high stakes and you lost a lot, but you understand you have to take the responsibility for this," Judge Claudia Moravec-Loidolt told him.
Prosecutor Herbert Harammer had traced the career of the fifth-generation violin expert who became one of the world's most influential dealers in instruments crafted by 18th-century masters like Antonio Stradivari, whose workshop in Cremona, Italy produced some of the finest violins and cellos ever made.
"This ascent was built on sand," Harammer had told the court, accusing Machold of leading a lifestyle that was a facade for a business that had actually been insolvent since mid-2006.
A fixture of high society, Machold lived in an Austrian castle, had a fleet of expensive cars and collected watches and cameras. His global network of rare instrument dealerships let him move in the highest circles of music, fame and money.
His former wife and her mother got one-year suspended sentences for helping him hide precious musical instruments and a valuable watch collection as his business imploded.
Machold admitted from the start that he embezzled money made from the sale of instruments entrusted to him by his customers, but denied fraud charges that are being handled separately.
"I did what I did and I am to be punished for it. That is the way it has to be," the German native told the court before sentencing, his voice calm before he teared up and had to pause.
Machold, who told the court he did not deserve a mild sentence given the magnitude of his misdeeds, had faced a sentence of up to 10 years. His lawyer did not say if he would file an appeal.
Machold said he acted in desperation after losing a lawsuit brought by a construction company which meant his Eichbuechl castle was at risk.
The high-profile dealer had at times given contradictory testimony, at one stage saying he built personal relationships with the instruments in his care that he called "my children".
But later he said he "simply forgot" one expensive violin that he failed to report to administrators.
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From Gisele Bündchen to Fergie, here are 13 stars who are bringing sexy back in provocative ad campaigns:
1. Gisele Bündchen
Gisele Bündchen for Gisele Intimates:
There's a reason Gisele is the world's highest paid supermodel. The beauty isn't afraid to bare it all for the cameras...and she proves it in this teaser for an upcoming ad campaign. The Brazilian posted this shot on her Instagram page with the caption "Backstage of a special project with my lingerie, Gisele Bündchen Intimates." Phew. We can't wait to see all the pics!
2. Fergie
Fergie for Calvin Klein:
Fergie teased fans with this clip from an upcoming Calvin Klein campaign. The new mamá bares it all in a pair of CK underwear -- showing off her toned tummy and sexy curves!
3. Alessandra Ambrosio
Alessandra Ambrosio for Vivara
Alessandra Ambrosio flaunted her baby belly in a campaign for Brazilian jewelry designer Vivara. The Victoria's Secret model proved that moms-to-be are among the most beautiful creatures on the planet.
4. Adriana Lima
Adriana Lima for Victoria's Secret
Adriana Lima bats her bedroom eyes in this ultra-sexy shoot for lingerie brand Victoria's Secret. The Brazilian bombshell shows off her out-of-this-world body in a series of provocative animal-print negligees and racy push-up bras.
5. Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz for Campari
Who knew liqueur could be so provocative? Penelope Cruz showed off her fabulous figure in a skintight red mini and skyhigh pumps for the 2013 Campari Calendar.
6. Selena Gomez
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Selena Gomez channeled her inner mermaid in a gorgeous, sexy campaign for her debut fragrance. The young star doesn't bare any skin, but still manages to look ethereal and seductive.
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In 2007, Salma Hayek starred in Campari's "Hotel Campari" Calendar. The glamorous campaign showcased the Mexicana in a plunging v-neck gown, showing off her...ahem...finer assets.
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Diddy and Ma$e killed a stellar set of a songs including "Been Around the World" and "All About the Benjamins" at the Belasco Theatre ... but their rendition of "'Mo Money, 'Mo Problems" was off the charts.
Eminem hit the stage later in the evening with Dr. Dre ... who also reunited with Blackstreet to perform "No Diggity."
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As for why they're not performing together, Black claims he can't work with Riley because of his "uncooperation."
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It is because a blessed marriage is holy that a broken marriage is a tragedy.
The writer of Genesis said of Adam and Eve: "And God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it;' Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh" (Genesis 1:28; 2:24). St. Paul wrote in Hebrews: "Let marriage be held in honor among all . . ." (Hebrews 13:4).
St. John Chrysostom typified the Orthodox Church Fathers: "From the beginning God has been revealed as the fashioner, by his providence, of this union (Greek: syzygias -- yoking wedlock married state as used by the Church Fathers) of man and woman, and He has spoken of the two as one: 'male and female He created them'" (Homily on Ephesians 5:22-33).
In a blessed marriage in the Orthodox Church, the couple is ordained as the leaders of their domestic church, crowned to be the king and queen of their domicile and granted grace for the "fair education of children" as the Orthodox wedding service proclaims.
How does brokenness in marriage occur? The answer is found both in the spiritual and psychological realms.
Understanding the spiritual definition of marriage helps explain the meaning of brokenness. Spiritually, in the marital relationship two individuals become "one flesh;" a term that means two individuals work in concert to become one mind and heart. They are joined together in love in a way that replicates how the Three Persons of the Trinity relate in love to one another.
Becoming "one flesh" in a blessed marriage is an act of agape, a selfless giving of one to the other; a self-emptying (Greek: kenosis) in a manner like Christ when He took on human flesh and assumed human nature. Marriage also replicates the creative energy of God where the couple as "one flesh" unites to create new life.
Marital self-emptying however occurs only if each partner consents to it. In making man in His image, God gave man freedom. This leads those in a marital union to a crossroad: The path of righteousness where marriage is a joined duality, or the path of self-satisfaction where marriage is defined as a singularity.
The latter is a marriage in name only. After the Fall we are predisposed to self-centered choices directed by the passions (lusts) rather than choices based on agape. St. Isaac of Syria tells us: ". . . pandering to the flesh, produce(s) in us shameful urges and unseemly fantasies" (Early Fathers from the Philokalia).
The passions spring from the heart of the person. Jesus told us: "For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, fornication, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man" (Mark 7: 21-23).
St. Paul wrote "While we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death" (Romans 5:7). The work of the passions can take place either before marriage or after the marital union takes place. In either case they lead to a choice of singularity or self-satisfaction over a righteous joined union.
Before marriage one may not understand or be committed to the Christian view of marriage (Morelli, 2004). After marriage, due to the brokenness of human nature, the passions may predispose a couple to discord. St. Paul's warning applies to the "demon's" attack on the marital union: "Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God" (Galatians 5:19-21). The Church Fathers attribute this to the demon of each passion that never tires of breaking union with God.
An example of how this works may aid our understanding. The demon of lust, the Church Fathers tell us, may take over our lives. Modern society facilitates this malady. Sex is broadcast everywhere for almost every use: art, fashion, music, news, pornography (especially the Internet), and the sale of almost any product from automobiles to computers, The secular world flagrantly exposes body parts, especially the genital areas.
The Church Fathers knew about such enticements a thousand years ago. St. Isaac of Syria wrote: "Passions are brought either by images or by sensations devoid of images and by memory, which at first is unaccompanied by passionate movements or thoughts, but which later produces excitation." One way to deal with these passions, continued St. Isaac: " . . . their thought must become attached to nothing except their own soul."
One has to make a choice between Christ and demon. St. Paul asked: "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation . . . distress . . . persecution . . . hunger . . . nakedness . . . danger . . . the sword? For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor power, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ our Lord" (Romans 8:35-39). Vigilance and discernment are major virtues to be acquired by those seeking Christ indwelling in them and desire to overcome the power of passions.
Ilias the Presbyter tells us: "Demons wage war against the soul primarily through thoughts . . . " (Philokalia, III). Ideally the marital couple will make a "spiritual desert" for themselves removing them from the "enticements" so prevalent in modern life. Spiritual death occurs when these thoughts are self centered.
St. Maximus the Confessor knew this as well: "The self love and cleverness of men, alienating them from each other and perverting the law, have cut our single human nature into many fragments." How much more should St. Maximus' words apply to those who have become "one flesh"?
Psychology and sociology aids us in understanding the social, cognitive, and behavioral factors that contribute to the spiritual breakdown (the demon's work) that creates marital brokenness. Cognitive-behavioral research (Beck 1988) and it's related marital investigation programs (Christianson and Jacobson, 2000 and Gottman, 1994, 1999) have done much to help delineate the cognitive factors that lead to marital discord and develop efficacious clinical interventions.
Beck example, points out the cognitive distortions that produce marital conflict. Individuals do not know the "state of mind-attitudes thoughts and feelings" of the other so they impose their own interpretation. There is a tendency to rely on ambiguous signals from the other and interpret them based on the observers own attitudes, thoughts and feelings.
The intensity of the degree of the observer's beliefs about the motives of the other is not a measure of the accuracy of the observer's interpretation, however. One major contributor to maintaining these inaccurate perceptions is what Beck labels a "closed perspective." Beck states: "Closed or self centered perspectives are defined by the individual frames of reference; people view events only according to how they relate to them."
Beck goes on to state something with which the Church Fathers could readily agree: "Marital conflict fosters and exaggerates egocentric perspectives." These biases determine perception and focuses on unfavorable features of the other's behavior while disregarding favorable ones.
Treatment procedures include training the spouses in recognizing that the source of many misunderstandings is differences in perception. Traits that each spouse has are not "bad" in and of themselves, but a "mismatch with their own traits." Each of the spouses has to restructure or reframe the perception or perspective of the other. They have to view the other "more benignly and realistically."
Christianson and Jacobson find three factors lead to marital discord: criticism, demands and cumulative annoyance. Gottman has extended this to include what he calls the "Four Horseman of the Apocalypse [that] clip-clop into the heart of marriage: criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling" (Gottman,1999).
The spiritual heritage of the Church may use different terminology, but the meaning is the same. In Gottman's research for example, a complaint focuses on a specific behavior, while criticism focuses on general character assassination. This is in accord with the Church Fathers. St. Peter of Damaskos taught: "For he who sins . . . will not dare to judge or censure anyone."
"Defensiveness" and "stonewalling" are terms not in scripture and the writing of the Church Fathers, but their meaning was readily apparent. The prophet Job, spoke of "a heart hard as stone" (Job 41:24). The prophet Ezekiel said: "But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they are not willing to listen to me; because all the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and of a stubborn heart" (Ezekiel 3:7-8), Even Our Lord warned about His words falling on "hard" soil, in the Parable of the Sower (Luke 8:13).
Pastorally and clinically I have found four factors are especially insidious in undermining marital relationships: mind-reading, reciprocity, entitlement, and constant urging (colloquially known as "nagging", (Burns, 1989).
Mind reading is the unrealistic cognition that one's partner should be able to know what the other is thinking, feeling or desiring. (All individuals perceive the world differently; it is the individual's responsibility to communicate to their spouse what their wants and needs are.)
Reciprocity is the unrealistic expectation, that if one does something for someone, they have the right to expect a return (even though the other may not be privy to this "unilateral contract." Spouses should clearly state what they want from the other and attempt to come to a common agreement.
Constant urging is the unrealistic expectation that if one urges (nags) one's partner enough, he will comply with what is wanted. Often the opposite is produced, people stonewall when feeling coerced. It is better to get individuals to voluntarily comply with requests on their own.
These psychological interventions can be enlivened by the Holy Spirit: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit, no provoking of one another, no envy of one another" (Galatians 5:22-26).
It takes two persons to keep the marriage together but it takes one to break it. Why? Because marriage is a conjoint relationship.
I was recently asked: "How does separation and divorce in a marriage fit into this holy business?" The basic answer is that it doesn't. But more is to come: Christ can transform all even what appears "bad" and is "bad" into good. How is this possible? St. Peter of Damaskos (Philokalia III) suggested: "The more we place our hope in the Lord with regard to all things that concern (us) whether of soul for body the more (we) will find that the Lord provides for (us) . . . The more (we) exert themselves for the sake of His love, the more God grows near to (us) through His gifts and longs to fill [us] with peace . . . "
In a world which is broken and disordered, problems will occur. If we respond by fighting the good fight as St. Paul said, and exert ourselves as St. Peter of Damaskos said, then we are growing near to God. Following the brokenness in marriage it can be a start "new creation". "Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to Himself" (2 Corinthians 5: 17-18).
This is done through prayer, participation in the holy mysteries, especially Confession and the reception of the Holy Eucharist. The greatest good after any brokenness is the capacity to be able to "love more."
Beck, A.T. (1988). Love is never enough. NY: Harper and Row.
Burns, D.D. (1989). The feeling good handbook: Using the new mood therapy in everyday life. NY: William Morrow.
Christensen, A. & Jacobson, N.S. (2000). Reconcilable differences. NY: Guilford
Gottman, J.M. (1994). Why marriages succeed or fail. NY: Simon & Schuster.
Gottman, J.M. (1999). The seven principles for making marriage work. NY: Three Rivers Press.
Kadloubovsky, E., & Palmer, G.E.D. (1954. trans.) Early fathers from the philokalia. London: Oxford
Morelli, G. (2004). Sex is holy: The responsibility of Christian parenting. The Word. 48 (6) 7-8.
Palmer, G.E.H., Sherrard, P., & Ware, K. (Eds). (1986). The Philokalia: The complete text compiled by St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St. Makarious of Corinth (Vol. III).Winchester, MA: Faber and Faber.
V. Rev. Fr. George Morelli Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Marriage and Family Therapist, Coordinator of the Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Ministry of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, (www.antiochian.org/counseling-ministries) and Religion Coordinator (and Antiochian Archdiocesan Liaison) of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion. Fr. George is Assistant Pastor of St. George's Antiochian Orthodox Church, San Diego, California.


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- Retribution and Protection have been slimmed down and cleaned up. They're really nice trees now, with a fair amount of free talent points to dip into the other trees. As well, the first tiers of each tree are very attractive now.
- Blessing of Kings got changed into a 5-point talent in Tier 1 Protection. While this makes it cost more for Prot, it's much easier for Ret and Holy to pick Kings up. I can make builds that include Kings for all three specs, and which I'd be happy to play.
- Art of War got redesigned yet again. It increases crit damage on Judgement, CS, and Divine Storm, and also gives you instant Flash of Lights when you get a melee crit! Unfortunately, at the moment the instant FoLs still reset your swing timer, but as soon as that is fixed, the talent will rock. It's really nice to see Ret be able to heal--if only a little bit--and not be punished for it. Also AoW's damage increase is bugged at 2% instead of 20%.
- Judgements of the Wise gives 20% of your total mana back. Essentially, Retribution doesn't need to worry about mana anymore. Ret is now limited more by cooldowns than by mana.
- Judgement of Command was changed. It no longer does double damage when hitting a stunned target. Instead, it's a guaranteed critical when you Judge a stunned target. It's a reduction in burst damage, but hopefully allows our sustained damage to keep pace.
- To be honest, Retribution is in really good shape at the moment. It plays well and is a lot of fun. It does solid damage. You press several buttons, but there's still room in the rotation to toss out Flash of Lights, Exorcism, Consecrates, Cleanses as you need to. It's quite possible that this is the best shape that any paladin spec has ever been in.
- There's some concern about JotW and Holy. At 20% total mana, it's really attractive for Holy to go 38/0/33 and pick up JotW. Part of the issue is that so much of the Holy tree centers around mana reduction, but getting back 20% of your total mana every 8-10s swamps all of those talents. It is expected that JotW will change to 20% of base mana, reducing its value for Holy, but keeping it the same for Ret as Ret base mana is roughly equal to Ret total mana.
- Protection is also in really good shape. It's doing a lot of damage, and is also fun. It's still missing an 11-point talent, so we'll see what Blizzard comes up with.
- Speaking of tanks, Blizzard appears to be changing course on general tank design. They seem to be doing away with extra threat on abilities, but increasing the damage to compensate. For example, Hammer of the Righteous used to do 100% weapon damage + 30% increased threat. It's been changed to 120% damage, but no extra threat. I think this is a great change in design philosophy, and will make playing a tank much more fun.
- Holy still needs some work. Kind of honestly, the biggest problem with the Holy tree is that it is very boring. Holy Shock is really the only talent that's remotely exciting. I think the new Infusion of Light, where you get instant Holy Lights after critical Holy Shocks has potential, but we'll have to see how it performs in instances.
- Beacon of Light is a weird talent. Part of the issue with Beacon is that it only works on effective healing, not raw healing. In a raid situation, this could cause problems, because if your heal target gets sniped by another healer before your heal lands, the Beacon target won't get healed. As the Beacon target is probably the tank, this will cause problems. On the other hand, if Beacon worked off raw healing, you would never ever heal the Beacon target. You'd spray overheals around like crazy, because the Beacon target would soak it all up.
I'm not sure what's going to happen with Beacon. A healer needs to heal the people who are hurt, not healthy people. At the same time, there's no sense in punishing the paladin because another healer got to her target half a second before her heal landed.
Anyways, that's a round-up of what's up with Paladins in Beta. Retribution and Protection are in good shape, have solid talent trees, and are fun to play. Holy needs some work.


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Nicholas Simmons, 20, of Greece, N.Y., warms himself on a steam grate with three homeless men by the Federal Trade Commission, just blocks from the Capitol, during frigid temperatures in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014.
A man missing since Wednesday was found by his family after this photo appeared in the pages of USA TODAY.
Nicholas A. Simmons, 20, disappeared from his family's house in a tiny upstate New York town on New Year's Day. Three days later, a photographer with the Associated Press documenting the bitter cold in Washington, D.C., took Nicholas' photo as he warmed himself on a steam grate just a stone's throw from the U.S. Capitol.
Paul and Michelle Simmons — Nicholas' parents — saw the photograph of their missing son in the Sunday edition of USA Today. After authorities intervened, the parents reunited with Nicholas in Washington later that day.
"It was pure dumb luck how all this happened," said Sgt. David Mancuso, the lead investigator. "It's truly a miracle."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
An upstate New York family awaits reunion after spotting their missing son's photograph in a USA Today newspaper. WHEC's Chalonda Roberts reports.


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It was the penultimate day before Christmas when the phone rang at 7 a.m. Good news seldom comes by phone that early in the morning. Form held.
I was staying with a good friend on Long Island, on my way to Highlands, New Jersey—where the Jersey Shore begins and the home of my daughter Jen, where the family was to celebrate Christmas day.
Toni already was in the land of Christie, up from South Florida to nurse-maid my oldest who recently underwent surgery. It was Jen on the phone, telling me that Toni had been taken by ambulance to the ER three hours earlier with chest pains.
I collected my clothes, and my thoughts, and made the drive from Deer Park, watching my speed, trying to stay focused, and positive.
Toni, with Jen alongside, was in Riverview Hospital in Red Bank, still in pain but very much alive. Morphine was insuring that the discomfort level remain manageable while she awaited a room upstairs.
The following day, Toni was administered a stress test, an echocardiogram and a sonogram of the carotid artery. Of course, the carotid is where strokes live.
Toni passed the stress test but it took over a day to get the other results. The hospital has a very good reputation and, in fact, Jon Bovi, whose house can be seen from Riverview on the east side the Navasink River, had his children delivered there, a fact I found somewhat comforting.
On Christmas Eve at noon, Jen and I were in Toni's room awaiting her return from the testing area. Jen told me about a region above her left wrist where an I.V. was inserted that was tender to the touch. The red area appeared to be moving up her arm.
I looked at it and knew it was phlebitis, having dealt with it while in college. I told her to call her surgeon immediately. She described the symptoms and the doctor asked how far she was from Bayshore Community Hospital where he was making rounds.
We made the 25-minute drive from Riverview to Bayshore where her surgeon confirmed my suspicion. She was placed on antibiotics and was told that if there was no response, she would need intravenous antibiotics.
And if that didn't work, it would back to Bayshore for surgery.
On Christmas morning at 9:30, the phone rang as I was having breaking at the Sheraton Eatontown, which happened to be the Breeders' Cup media center the year Monmouth Park hosted the wettest event day on record.
"It's a Christmas miracle, dad," Jen said. "The infection stopped spreading and the redness is beginning to fade."
One down, one to go; but, still, no word on Toni's last two tests.
Shortly after I arrived at Jen's, the phone rang. It was Toni saying that the cardiologist had been by to visit, that the last two tests were negative, and that she was "ready to blow this popcorn stand."
The admitting doctor on staff followed the cardiologist's visit, sounding like a college football analyst. "Not so fast," he said. "That cardiologist is always doing those things. I need to talk with him. There's something on the 'echo' that I want to check first."
Prison break aborted.
Finally, about two hours later, I got a second call. "Get me out of here," Toni said.
The emergency turned out to be an acid-reflux experience so bad that the chest pains sent Toni to the cardiac ward. She had a negative reaction from a generic replacement for Aciphex, the only medication that keeps her particular condition in check.
The generic drug that the supplementary-insurance company had recommended not only didn't work but took Toni's problem to the next level.
The following day, we spent two hours on the phone with the insurance firm after the doctor had written a new prescription for Aciphex with the initials d.a.w.—dispense as written.
The prescription could not be filled, however, because coding language between the drug provider and insurance company was in error. If it were not for CVS Pharmacist Judy Picinich taking mercy on us, intervening with Empire Mediblue, we still might be arguing our case.
Fortunately, the issue was resolved and I was never so relieved to purchase 30 pills, a 15-day supply, for the bargain price of $170.
For all the critics of the Affordable Care Act, I admit that there might be a reasonable case to be made. But one way or another, that issue will be resolved in the future. Until then, people will just need to deal with a badly broken healthcare system.
On Christmas Day, I received two of the best gifts ever, presents that only can be described as priceless. Sometimes, Christmas comes when least expected.


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As promised at the start of our July challenge I will show you how to turn this into the beautiful wall art below!
A smaller plaque, canvas, wooden hanging
Acrylic paint in an
Your choice of stain colors I used TH Distress in Vintage photo and Tumbled glass colors
A stencil or two I used TH Gothic
Texture paste either pre-tinted or you can add acrylic paint in your choice of color to tint regular white Ranger texture paste as I did.
Stamp of your choice I used a french font stamp that I love
Embossing ink and powders I used a tea color powder for the lettering background and a bronze color to distress my focal piece
paper towels for wiping excess gesso away
focal piece mine is a plastic fleur de
A quote stamp I chose one of
Step 1...Cover plaque with one or two coats of heavy white Gesso and let dry completely
Step 2...Using embossing ink on a word background stamp and embossing powder in a light brown shade for a subtle
Step 3...Add a few drops of your desired color of acrylic paint to texture paste and mix until you reach the desired shade.
Step 4...Apply texture paste mix through your choice of stencil in random areas (I chose to put mine in corners as you can see) Allow
to dry completely!! very important!
Step 6...Apply off white toned paint all over plaque and using a rag or paper towel gently wipe off in raised areas to reveal a bit of the colored texture
Step 8...Using fine sandpaper gently rub over random areas to distress
Step 9...Place focal piece in desired spot and glue down
Step 10...Stamp your desired sentiment in a color
Step 11..Using distress ink in a brown gently distress all around
Of course you can choose any colors, stencils, stamps, textures, and embossings to make yours!!
Happy crafting!!


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Ithaca College and its representatives on occasion take photographs for the College's use in print and electronic publications. This serves as public notice of the College's intent to do so and as a release to the College of permission to use such images as it deems fit. If you should object to the use of your photograph, you have the right to withhold its release by filling out a form at the Office of the Registrar.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this catalog is accurate and complete as of May 15, 2005. However, errors are possible and changes such as the addition or cancellation of courses may occur during the academic year. The College reserves the right to correct these or other errors in the catalog and to make changes in degree requirements, course offering regulations, and procedures as educational or financial considerations require. For the most up-to-date information, contact the appropriate department offices.
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Ithaca College seeks to ensure that all students have access to its programs and activities. The Office of Affirmative Action oversees the College's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Office of Academic Support Services for Students with Disabilities assists students in accessing reasonable accommodations and in determining which accommodations are appropriate.
Reasonable accommodations may include, but are not limited to, testing modifications, note-taking support, special parking permits, assistive technology, and assistance with class registration.
For additional information, contact the Office of Academic Support Services for Students with Disabilities at 607-274-1005 (TDD: 607-274-1767), or online at www.ithaca.edu/acssd.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is it?
What is Come, Follow Me: Learning Resources for Youth?
Come, Follow Me: Learning Resources for Youth is a new curriculum that will help teachers teach in the Savior's way and help youth become more fully converted to the gospel.
What classes will use Come, Follow Me?
Aaronic Priesthood quorums, Young Women classes, and Sunday School classes for youth ages 12 to 18 will use the curriculum for Sunday instruction.
What manuals does Come, Follow Me replace?
The following manuals are now obsolete: Aaronic Priesthood Manual 1 (34820), Aaronic Priesthood Manual 2 (34821), Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3 (34822), Young Women Manual 1 (34823), Young Women Manual 2 (34824), Young Women Manual 3 (34825), The Presidents of the Church (31382), and Preparing for Exaltation (31384).
Where do I find it?
Where do I find Come, Follow Me?
Learning outlines for Come, Follow Me are found online. Your leaders may also provide you with printed copies.
What if I have limited Internet access?
If there are many teachers and leaders who have limited Internet access in the area, area leaders may choose to print and distribute copies of Come, Follow Me. Ward or branch leaders may also choose to print copies of individual lessons from the Internet for teachers who need them.
When do I begin using Come, Follow Me?
Teachers should begin teaching from Come, Follow Me in January 2013. You can begin studying the learning outlines and related materials right now.
What languages is it available in?
Come, Follow Me will be available in the following 23 languages: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Fijian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Samoan, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Tongan, and Ukrainian.
What about other languages?
Wards and branches where members speak other languages will continue to use the basic youth curriculum as Church leaders evaluate making Come, Follow Me available in additional languages.
How will I learn about Come, Follow Me?
Area and local leaders should become familiar with Come, Follow Me. The site includes helpful videos that explain how to implement Come, Follow Me, ideas for preparing engaging learning activities, and a new guidebook, Teaching the Gospel in the Savior's Way. In addition, area and local leaders will provide training meetings to introduce leaders and teachers to Come, Follow Me before the end of 2012.
How does it affect me if I'm a teacher?
How will Come, Follow Me change the way I prepare and teach?
The learning outlines in Come, Follow Me do not prescribe everything you should say and do in class. Instead, they suggest scriptures and other resources to help you learn the doctrine for yourself, followed by a few ideas for you to choose from to help the youth discover the doctrine for themselves. Teaching in this way is not a lecture but a conversation guided by the Spirit. Youth will be invited to participate in learning and teaching more than ever before.
How do I know what to teach each week?
Come, Follow Me is organized into 12 monthly units. Each unit includes several outlines to choose from—you will not be able to teach all of them. Select outlines based on the needs of the youth. You can spend more than one week on an outline if necessary.
How do I know what the needs of the youth are?
To understand the needs of the youth, listen to them as they make comments and ask questions in class. Take an interest in their lives. Counsel with parents, leaders, and other teachers. Most important, seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost. Adapt your teaching to be responsive to the Spirit and the needs and interests of the youth.
What other resources will I need?
In addition to the scriptures and words of the living prophets, the following resources are referred to frequently throughout the learning outlines and are available in print and online:
- Fulfilling My Duty to God: For Aaronic Priesthood Holders
- Young Women Personal Progress
- True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference
- For the Strength of Youth
- Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Missionary Service
How can I show videos in class?
Most of the videos suggested in the outlines are available for download (some are not, because of copyright restrictions). A downloaded video can be shown on a portable electronic device. If a video is not downloadable, you can show it over the Internet using your meetinghouse's wireless Internet connection, if available.
How else could it affect me?
How can Come, Follow Me help me as a parent?
Come, Follow Me invites youth to share with their families what they are learning. As you give your children opportunities to do so, their faith, testimony, and ability to share the gospel will grow.
You can also reach out to teachers and leaders to help them better understand the needs of your children so they can tailor the lessons to these needs. Videos for youth and parents are available on lds.org/youth/learn.
How can Come, Follow Me help me as an Aaronic Priesthood holder or a young woman?
Come, Follow Me invites you to take personal responsibility for learning—by coming to class prepared to learn, searching the scriptures and words of the prophets, asking questions, teaching and explaining gospel truths to your peers and family, and sharing how the gospel is influencing your life.
Your testimony will grow stronger as you act on what you learn and establish righteous habits, including personal prayer and scripture study, living the standards of the Church, and inviting others to live the gospel through word and example.
You can find videos that introduce youth to Come, Follow Me.
How can Come, Follow Me help me as a seminary teacher?
Seminary will continue to teach the scriptures sequentially using seminary manuals, but you are encouraged to become familiar with Come, Follow Me so that you can be aware of what the youth are learning and experiencing in their Sunday quorums and classes. Wherever possible, seminary teachers and ward leaders and teachers should reinforce each others' efforts to strengthen the youth.
What coordination needs to take place?
How should teachers coordinate their efforts?
Helping youth become converted requires the combined efforts of all teachers of youth (Aaronic Priesthood, Young Women, Sunday School, and seminary). They should counsel together about the needs of the youth and let these conversations help determine what to teach. Teachers may decide to coordinate their weekly lessons to maximize their effectiveness for each youth and each class. They may also coordinate to share teaching ideas and techniques.
How can Come, Follow Me be tied to Mutual?
Leaders are encouraged to plan Mutual activities related to the monthly doctrinal topics in Come, Follow Me. These activities can give the youth opportunities to apply the things they learn on Sunday. In some cases, suggested activities in the learning outlines can be appropriate for Mutual.


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Watch Jason Aldean & Garth Brooks Perform 'Friends in Low Places'
Jason Aldean brought out a surprise guest during a recent show in Nashville.
The country superstar performed a string of his hits Monday (Feb. 5) during Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, and in the middle of "My Kinda Party," he brought out the one and only Garth Brooks.
"The Dance" singer took the second verse of Jason's 2010 smash before they performed Garth's "Friends in Low Places."
Garth took the beginning of the iconic song, while Jason performed the song's live-only third verse.
Jason's new album Rearview Town, featuring the single "You Make It Easy," drops April 13.
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Rumor: Sprint Will Get iPhone 4, Won't Get iPhone 5, Something Something iPad 4G
Apparently Sprint has begun briefing its sales associates about a major upcoming product launch, and the word is that the carrier will be getting iPhone 4 this fall but will have to wait until next spring for iPhone 5. Which... maybe? It's one anonymous source, and there's not much clear logic behind it, so we're holding off for now. Oh, especially because the same source mentioned a 4G iPad 2 this fall, which nope! Not for even a whisper of a second. [TUAW]
Fatherhood Is Bad for Your Sperm Count
You know what happens when you have a kid? You don't sleep any more. You flush your bank account clean. Oh, and science informs us that your sperm count also plummets for a few months. Which maybe isn't the worst thing! At least that way you're less likely to have even more mouths to feed.
Your Facebook Password Works with Inverse Cases
It's not so much a security flaw as it is the world's most boring parlor trick: your Facebook password will also work with uppercase and lowercase letters reversed. That is to say, password and PASSWORD work equally well, as would pAsSwOrD and PaSsWoRd. But! If your password is password then pAssword won't work. See? Boring. But fun to do once just to prove to yourself that it works. [ZDNet]
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Twitter is adding web analytics! Which means you, website publisher, you will now have, uh, analytics for your... website? I dunno, I personally measure success in the number of rabid Belieber RTs I get. [Twitter]
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This is my first lager....I have a lager which is ready to be primed and bottled. It has been in the secondary fermentor for about 4-6 weeks. Should there be concern with not enough good yeast to start carbonation.
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If you didn't filter the yeast out there should be enough live yeast to carbonate the beer. It may take some time but if you introduce a measured amount of priming sugar, it will carbonate. The concern of viable yeast occurs when you are a month or greater in the fermentor. It's not that the yeast isn't there; it's that they are in poor health. In that case, pitch the yeast into the bottling bucket and you will be guaranteed carbonation. Too many time the brewer focuses his attention on the carbonation yeast when he should be looking at how much priming sugar is being added.
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In this paper, we present a viscoelastic rod model that is suitable for fast and sufficiently accurate dynamic simulations. It is based on Cosserat's geometrically exact theory of rods and is able to represent extension, shearing ('stiff ' dof), bending and torsion ('soft' dof). For inner dissipation, a consistent damping potential from Antman is chosen. Our discrete model is based on a finite difference discretisation on a staggered grid. The right-hand side function f and the Jacobian ∂f/∂(q, v, t) of the dynamical system q˙ = v, v˙ = f(q, v, t) – after index reduction from three to zero – is free of higher algebraic (e.g. root) or transcendent (e.g. trigonometric or exponential) functions and is therefore cheap to evaluate. For the time integration of the system, we use well established stiff solvers like RADAU5 or DASPK. As our model yields computation times within milliseconds, it is suitable for interactivemanipulation in 'virtual reality' applications. In contrast to fast common VR rod models, our model reflects the structural mechanics solutions sufficiently correct, as comparison with ABAQUS finite element results shows.
Inspired by Kirchhoff's kinetic analogy, the special Cosserat theory of rods is formulatedin the language of Lagrangian mechanics. A static rod corresponds to an abstract Lagrangian system where the energy density takes the role of the Lagrangian function. The equilibrium equations are derived from a variational principle. Noether's theorem relates their first integrals to frame-indifference, isotropy and uniformity. These properties can be formulated in terms of Lie group symmetries. The rotational degrees of freedom, present in the geometrically exact beam theory, are represented in terms of orthonormal director triads. To reduce the number of unknowns, Lagrange multipliers associated with the orthonormality constraints are eliminated using null-space matrices. This is done both in the continuous and in the discrete setting. The discrete equilibrium equations are used to compute discrete rod configurations, where different types of boundary conditions can be handled.


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With widespread flu, cell phones possible culprit
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (KTVO) —
The flu is continuing to run rampant throughout the nation.
Doctors recommend getting the flu shot, but there are additional ways to protect yourself.
U.S. Cellular says your phone could be a major culprit.
The business suggests washing your hands regularly, routinely using disinfectants to clean devices, using antibiotic putty for hard to reach crevices and avoiding using your phone while in the bathroom.
The report also said phones carry 10 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.
One study claimed 61 percent of people use their phone in the restroom, which can carry all types of other germs.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 80,000 people have been infected with the illness in Missouri so far this season.
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SUPREME COURT DISCRETIONARY APPEALS Grants & Denials List
Court: TSC
CITIZENS CHOICE HOME CARE SERVICES, INC. v. UNITED AMERICAN HEALTH CARE CORPORATION
Court: TCA
Kevin A. Snider, Germantown, Tennessee, for the appellant, Citizens Choice Home Care Services, Inc.
Jeffrey C. Smith and Tricia T. Olson, Memphis, Tennessee, and Guilford F. Thornton, Jr. and Paul D. Krivacka, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, United American Health Care Corporation.
Judge: STAFFORD
This is an appeal from the grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant/Appellee. Plaintiff/Appellant filed suit on the basis of Defendant/Appellee's alleged underpayment of fees earned pursuant to a contract between the parties. The trial court found that the contract was not ambiguous as to the applicable fee schedule and that Plaintiff/Appellant's interpretation was incorrect as a matter of law. Discerning no error, we affirm.
LINDSI ALLISON CONNORS v. JEREMY PHILLIP LAWSON
Court: TCA
H. Franklin Chancey, Cleveland, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Jeremy Phillip Lawson.
Lindsi Allison Connors, pro se Appellee.
Judge: SWINEY
Lindsi Allison Connors ("Mother") and Jeremy Phillip Lawson ("Father") are the parents of a daughter (the "Child") who currently is eight years old. Several parenting plans have been entered over the years. Mother eventually moved with the Child to Florida, and thereafter, Father filed a petition claiming there had been a material change in circumstances such that it was in the Child's best interest for him to be designated the primary residential parent. Father also sought to have Mother held in contempt of court. Following a hearing, the Trial Court found Mother in contempt but refused to mete out any punishment for the contemptuous conduct. The Trial Court made no mention in its final judgment as to the petition for a change in custody. The Trial Court then abdicated jurisdiction and instructed the parties to take up any future matters with the Florida courts. We vacate the Trial Court's judgment and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BRANDON STACY LAMBERT
Court: TCCA
Robert W. White, Maryville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Brandon Stacy Lambert.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Matthew Bryant Haskell, Assistant Attorney General; Michael L. Flynn, District Attorney General; and Clinton Frazier, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: OGLE
The appellant, Brandon Stacy Lambert, was convicted of numerous drug related offenses, aggravated burglary, theft, and burglary. The trial court imposed a total effective sentence of seventeen years. The appellant was granted probation and was ordered to complete the drug court program. After the appellant was dismissed from the drug court program, the trial court revoked his probation and ordered him to serve his original sentence in confinement. On appeal, the appellant concedes a "technical violation" of the conditions of probation but requests that he once again be granted probation. Upon review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.
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Warden says he can check consciousness
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution warden Ricky Bell
says he has the qualifications
to check an inmate for consciousness during an execution despite a lack of medical training. Being able to ensure an inmate is properly sedated will be at the center of court hearings in Davidson County Chancery Court, ordered by the Tennessee Supreme Court after all scheduled executions were put on hold. The state has said that Bell will brush Stephen Michael West's eyelashes, shake him and call his name. Today the court issued the
scheduling order
for West. In other news today, a Texas judge held a
hearing on the constitutionality of the death penalty
in that state.
Report: Legal jobs down again in November
The monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released Friday, shows that the legal services sector lost 1,100 jobs in November. Currently there are 100 less legal jobs in the U.S. than at this point in 2009.
Learn more from The AmLaw Daily
9th Circuit looks at Prop 8
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest court to consider the legality of same-sex marriage in California, convening
a nationally televised hearing
today in San Francisco.
A related story
profiles Ted Olson, a conservative who has become the unlikely champion of efforts to overturn Proposition 8 in federal court.
NPR has analysis
Haslam picks Cate for special assistant
Governor-elect Bill Haslam announced today he has chosen Mark Cate of Maryville, who was his campaign manager, to be a special assistant in Nashville with duties as a political adviser, handling special projects and helping the governor's deputy with management.
The News Sentinel has more
U.S. Supreme Court
Court may end climate-challenge suit involving TVA
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed today to consider ending a federal lawsuit by eight states, New York City and others that accuses several power companies -- including the Tennessee Valley Authority -- of being among the largest emitters of carbon dioxide in the world. The suit asks a federal judge to order reductions in the emissions in plants in 20 states. The power companies do not want courts getting involved in the issue. They argue that only the Environmental Protection Agency can set emissions standards.
The News Sentinel carried this AP story
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Wilson County lawyer suspended
Wilson County lawyer Gary Wayne Vandever was temporarily suspended from the practice of law by the Supreme Court on Nov. 24. The court found that he had failed to respond to the Board of Professional Responsibility regarding a complaint of misconduct.
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Nashville lawyer suspended
The Tennessee Supreme Court on Nov. 17 temporarily suspended Nashville lawyer Kymberly Haas from the practice of law upon finding that she failed to respond to the Board regarding a complaint of misconduct.
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Law firm a sponsor of 5K to prevent child abuse
The law firm of Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge is sponsoring this year's Snowflake 5K to benefit the organization,
Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee
(PCAT). The race is Dec. 11, at Shelby Bottoms Park in East Nashville. All proceeds from the event will benefit PCAT, which provides several programs and services to help strengthen families and reduce the risk of child abuse in Tennessee. Sponsorships are still available at very level, ranging from a $100 to $5,000 donation. Firms and individuals also have the opportunity to "sponsor a girl" or several girls, allowing at-risk youth to participate in the race. For more information on sponsorship opportunities or to register to run the 5K, contact Jenney Keaty at
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Looking At The World Through Bug Eyes
Looking At The World Through Bug Eyes
By Barbara Cummings, Interpretive Naturalist, Turkey Run & Shades State Parks
Have you ever looked an insect in the eye? You might be surprised by what you see. Instead of an eyeball with one lens, like our eyes, insects have compound eyes, made of many lenses, making it look like a tiny honeycomb. Scientists think compound eyes see the world in a very different way.
Compound eyes don't give a nice, clear picture like the ones we see. But they're very good at detecting movement. Each lens takes its own picture, so as something moves across its field of vision, lenses are turned on and off, giving a flicker picture. That's why movement attracts their attention. Watch bees gather nectar – the flowers that are blowing in a breeze are much more popular than the ones standing still.
Some insects have better vision than others. Grasshoppers have only 2 lenses, while small flies have five thousand. But the winner in the compound eye world is the dragonfly. It has thirty thousand lenses, giving it the clearest flicker picture of them all!


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Group 1 Automotive Inc. (GPI) Hits New 52-week Low During January 07 SessionEquities Staff Follow |
Group 1 Automotive Inc. (GPI) established a new 52-week low yesterday, and could be a company to watch at the open. After opening at $63.07, Group 1 Automotive Inc. dropped to $62.98 for a new 52-week low. By the closing bell, the company's stock was at $63.26 a share for a loss of 0.99%.
Falling to a new 52-week low is never fun for company's shareholder, but, depending on who you ask, it can be either a buy or a sell signal. Someone bearish on the stock might see it reaching its lowest price in a year as a sign of growing downward momentum and make sure they sell their shares. Bulls, though, are more likely to see a new 52-week low as the stock hitting its low point and anticipate a bounce in the share price.
However one plays it, it's often a critical moment for any stock and should be noted by investors.
Group 1 Automotive Inc. saw 422,775 shares of its stock trade hands, that's out of 23.69 million shares outstand. The stock has an average daily volume of 266,427 shares. After hitting a new 52-week low, Group 1 Automotive Inc. enters the new trading day with a market cap of 1.5 billion, a 50-day SMA of $80.49 and a 200-day SMA of $85.68
Group 1 Automotive Inc. now has a P/E ratio of 10.6.
For a complete fundamental analysis analysis of Group 1 Automotive Inc., check out Equities.com's Stock Valuation Analysis report for GPI. To see the latest independent stock recommendations from Equities.com's analysts, visit our Research section.
Group 1 Automotive Inc sells new and used cars and light trucks; it also arranges the related vehicle financing. It's activities include sale service and insurance contracts; provides automotive maintenance and repair services; and sell vehicle parts.
Group 1 Automotive Inc. has 12,800 employees, is led by CEO Earl J. Hesterberg, and makes its home in Houston, TX.
Group 1 Automotive Inc. is also a component of the Russell 2000 Index, which is generally viewed as the most reliable indicator of the health of the broader small-cap market. Using a rules-based methodology, it creates a simple, unbiased view of how America's stable of smaller publicly traded companies are performing in the stock markets.
The index consists of the 2,000 smallest companies of the 3,000 largest publicly-traded companies in the country as judged by market cap. It's constructed by Russell Investments, which also builds and maintains the Russell 3000 (an index consisting of all 3,000 biggest companies by market cap) and the large-cap Russell 1000 (which has the 1,000 largest companies from the Russell 3000).
For more news on the financial markets, go to Equities.com. Also, learn more about our independent proprietary equity research reports and our robust do-it-yourself Stock Valuation Analysis reports in our Research section.
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Dame Dash Rings In The New Year With His Son: 17-Year-Old Damon Dash Jr. A.K.A DJ Heir$ Boogz DJing For The New Years Eve Event! (Heather Hunter & More Attend)
Jeremy reports "The Dash family rang in the new year right this year and we cut together a nice little trailer of the evening. Dame Dash and son, up and coming DJ, "DJ HEIR$ BOOGZ" rang in the new year at New York City's The Plumm. Dame was fondly supporting his son who was exclusively DJing for the event. Damon Dash Jr. is an up and coming DJ who is fast on the rise and this was his first big club event EVER! He is only 17 and was KILLING IT! Guests in attendance included: The Plumm Owner Noel Ashman, Ethan Browne, Jeremy Dash, Adult Film Legend Heather Hunter, Fashion Designer Dwane Rich, Gbenga Akinnagbe from "The Wire", Felix Ortiz III, Siona Pouha of the New York Jets, and others!"
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Maui Community College VITEC "College for Kids" Program presents a free evening of family film and fun
August 22 screening of Alice Upside Down presented in partnership with UH Manoa KIDS FIRST! Film FestivalMaui College
Marketing and Community Relations
KAHULUI, Maui, Hawaiʻi - College for Kids, offered through the Maui Community College-VITEC program, joins with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa KIDS FIRST! Film Festival to present an evening of free family fun under the stars on Maui on Friday, August 22, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the Maui campus. The festivities include a screening of the feature film, "Alice Upside Down," and a new Wubbzy episode from Starz. In addition, there will be door prizes and information on future programs.
The event will be held on the Great Lawn located at the center of the Maui Community College campus. Parking is available for free on campus, and guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, mats and a picnic dinner. Snacks will be available for purchase from the Valley Isle Girlz 4-H Club. "Alice Upside Down" is appropriate for children ages 8 and older. For more information, call (808) 984-3231 on Maui.
The KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, a project of the Coalition for Quality Children's Media, travels to more than 100 locations nationwide each year, making it the largest kid's film festival in the world.
In its ninth year, the KIDS FIRST! Film Festival offers sneak peeks at new films from major studios, classic films, independents and shorts in a variety of styles including animation and live action. The films are evaluated by juries of adults and kids and must meet the KIDS FIRST! criteria of no gratuitous violence, no racial or cultural bias, no inappropriate content, and no condescension towards children.
"Alice Upside Down" was developed from the award-winning popular series of books by Newbery Medalist Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Alice McKinley (played with great charm by Alyson Stoner) is an endearing, 11-year-old heroine growing up without a mother. Through a series of incidents both hilarious and poignant, Alice grows from tweenship into teenship in an all-male household, with her father, Ben (Luke Perry), and 17-year-old brother, Lester (Lucas Grabeel). Her mother died six years ago and her father has moved the family to a new town for a new beginning. But as the new girl in school, Alice's life is full of anxiety, awkward moments and overwhelming challenges. With the support of her father, a special teacher (Penny Marshall) and her new friends, Alice charges forward through the chaos and embarrassment with imagination, humor and heart.
College for Kids, offered through the Maui Community College-VITEC (Vital & Innovative Training & Economic Development Center) program of the Office of Continuing Education and Training, introduces children to the college environment by providing an enriching, project-oriented, interdisciplinary curriculum and a positive learning experience that is safe, creative and interactive. The University of Hawaiʻi KIDS FIRST! Film Festival is presented by UH Mānoa Outreach College, and is supported in part by the Sidney Stern Memorial Trust and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaiʻi.


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The true test of a sharp, resonant logo is if it can be stripped down to its barest elements and still be recognizable. That's why we'll post just about any minimalist designs we find, including two different sets of NHL logos.
These come from designer S. Preston, who was responsible for those great minimalist MLB ballpark posters a few weeks back. Ten of our favorites are above, but he's got all 30 available for download. They're not available as prints, but they're the perfect dimensions for wallpaper on your phone.
While Preston's design is often a zoomed-in or isolated element of the existing logo, perhaps you're looking for a more drastic reimagining. For that, we have another option: this design study from Segments Design, posted last March.


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Rdio, the on-demand music streaming service from the founders of Skype, has announced exciting new additions to its selection of over 18 million songs with the recent inclusion of the catalog of metal and hard rock heavyweights from the Century Media Records. Founded in Germany in 1988 by Robert Kampf, the label has seen the likes of LACUNA COIL, SHADOWS FALL, IN THIS MOMENT, ARCH ENEMY, STUCK MOJO, NIGHTRAGE, BEHEMOTH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, SUICIDE SILENCE and GOD FORBID hit the Billboard charts.
Rdio is the groundbreaking digital music service that is reinventing the way people discover, listen to, and share music. With on-demand access to over 18 million songs, Rdio connects people with music and makes it easy to search for and instantly play any song, album, artist or playlist without ever hearing a single ad. Discover what friends, people with similar tastes, recording artists, and more are listening to in real-time and share across Twitter and Facebook. Build a digital music collection that's available everywhere – on the web, in-home or in-car, on tablets or mobile phones, and even offline.
Launched in August 2010, Rdio is headquartered in San Francisco and was founded by Janus Friis, one of the creators of Skype. Currently available in the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Great Britain, France, Sweden, Finland and Norway, Rdio is funded by Janus Friis through his investment entities, Atomico, Skype and Mangrove Capital Partners.
For more information and to sign up, visit www.rdio.com.


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2014 started with a burst of awesomeness in Chicago
You can register for our next meeting, Jan 8th, when @johnsprunger will show us all about #MvvmCross with @Xamarinhq
— Chicago ALT.NET (@ChicagoAltNet) December 30, 2013
@andyattebery and @johnsprunger from @WestMonroe presenting on @xamarinhq and #MvvmCross at @ChicagoAltNet! pic.twitter.com/HAEP9sJNbD
— Christopher M Miller (@christophermllr) January 9, 2014
@andyattebery and @johnsprunger - one of my spies reported back and told me this talk was awesome :) Top work - badge of awesomeness winning talking. Thank you!


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Nashville – The Tennessee Supreme Court has approved the petitions of two attorneys to receive pro bono emeritus status. Through the Court's pro bono emeritus program, retired attorneys may provide pro bono legal services through organizations that offer free legal services to Tennesseans who are unable to afford legal counsel.
Susan Carolyn Howard of Memphis and Charles E. Racine of Gallatin received pro bono emeritus status from the Supreme Court in January.
"We commend Ms. Howard and Mr. Racine for sharing their time and talents with the growing number of Tennesseans who cannot afford legal services," Chief Justice Cornelia A. Clark said. "We hope more attorneys will follow their example by participating in this program and other opportunities to provide pro bono legal assistance."
The pro bono emeritus program was established on Jan. 1, 2011, as part of the Court's ongoing efforts to improve access to justice in the state. Three attorneys statewide have received this designation since the pro bono emeritus program was adopted.
The pro bono emeritus rule gives retired attorneys the authority to perform all legal work, without pay, on behalf of a client. Pro bono emeritus attorneys may represent the client in court with the approval of the judge hearing the case.
Retired attorneys who wish to participate in the program must file an application with the appellate court clerk's office. They must have actively practiced law for five of the past 10 years or practiced law for 25 years preceding their application. The Supreme Court reviews all applications and provides a written approval to the attorney.


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Gravitational Lensing of Distant Galaxies
This diagram illustrates how gravitational lensing by foreground galaxies will influence the appearance of far more distant background galaxies. This means that as many as 20 percent of the most distant galaxies currently detected will appear brighter because their light is being amplified by the effects of foreground intense gravitational fields.
The plane at far left contains background high-redshift galaxies. The middle plane contains foreground galaxies; their gravity amplifies the brightness of the background galaxies. The right plane shows how the field would look from Earth with the effects of gravitational lensing added. Distant galaxies that might otherwise be invisible appear due to lensing effects.
Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)
Science Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Wyithe (University of Melbourne), H. Yan (Ohio State University), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and S. Mao (Jodrell Bank Center for Astrophysics, and National Astronomical Observatories of China)


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17 comments:
- TexWisGirl said...
'bias binding' just sounds like a bad thing all the way around... :)
- February 6, 2012 at 2:36 PM
- LindaG said...
I've heard the term, but no clue how to make it, and I'm pretty sure I don't know what to do with it. Yours looks good.
Good luck with your project!
As do your seedlings! Do you buy the covered pans? Just curious.
- February 6, 2012 at 3:28 PM
I am so happy to see your little seedlings. I'm still a month away from being able to plant seeds, so it's a joy to see yours!
- February 6, 2012 at 3:43 PM
- Love Of Quilts said...
Nothing boring about this post....you have been hard at work...can't wait to see what would have you go to the trouble of making all that bias.
- February 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM
- Poppy said...
I always worry too whether my seedlings are going to come up! I think that's why I plant too many in each pot every year!
Nice job on the binding, by the way! Making binding is hazardous to the fingertips!
- February 6, 2012 at 4:16 PM
- Terry said...
Your posts are never boring, and it's always good to hear from you.
- February 6, 2012 at 5:15 PM
- the wild magnolia said...
You are such a good little worker. Sewing and gardening to name just a few. I love to count the little plants and give them names. ;0).
I love your sharing. One thing it shows is how much work goes into creating and growing things.
Good job.
- February 6, 2012 at 5:57 PM
- Lynda said...
I bought a plug in mini iron to make my bias tape..and for quilting...it looks like a curling iron with a tiny little iron on the end.
Love the tomatoes...just planted mine.
- February 6, 2012 at 6:05 PM
- DebH said...
I find your post exciting, course I have visions of starting those seedlings here also...just not getting to it! Inspiration, thats just what I needed! Thanks!
- February 6, 2012 at 6:08 PM
- Lana said...
Your amazing dedication toward your projects, such as making your own bias, shows the reason your sewing is on such a higher level. The bias we get to "buy" is so ugly! I can't imaging making my own custom bias for something. I CAN'T WAIT to see what your project will be.
And, the seedlings look awesome. I feel like a bum after reading your post today!! :-/ I need to get my seeds planted, but the moving stuff is keeping me from doing my normal gardening routine. It's as if I feel like, well, we won't be living here much longer and they'll be in the way while marketing the house...pity trip big time!
I'll have to enjoy watching your garden come together.
And I'm not bias! :-)
- February 6, 2012 at 7:31 PM
- Rhonda said...
Hi there.... just found your blog, became a "FOLLOWER" and am leaving a comment. I see you've already got seedlings going. I live in central-ish Texas and need to get in gear with the planting.
Take care.
- February 6, 2012 at 7:54 PM
- Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...
Oh my goodness, little tomatoes! So exciting :-) I love garden tomatoes!
- February 7, 2012 at 5:50 AM
- LBP said...
Whoo Hoo! How happy this makes me to see those little sprouts! I can not wait until I can plant mine. Not much longer!
- February 7, 2012 at 7:11 AM
- Mimi Foxmorton said...
You must be....biased...... ;)
I find this blog making me feel like spring! :)
- February 7, 2012 at 7:21 AM
- Jim said...
Hey! Boring is in the eyes of the beholder! And this is NOT one of them! I appreciate a good sewing person! and a gardener to boot! We still have a few months to start planting things but you have got me thinking about it! Thanks.
- February 7, 2012 at 3:46 PM
- Jane M said...
Sewing projects, gardening projects, challenging maybe but never boring. You've been busy getting ready for more good things.
- February 8, 2012 at 2:58 AM
- Nancy @ A Rural Journal said...
I need to get my seed pots and dirt ready soon -- excited! :)
- February 8, 2012 at 4:34 PM


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Oprelvekin, rh-IL-11
Oprelvekin (rhIL-11) Solution for injection
What is this medicine?
OPRELVEKIN (oh PREL ve kin) helps your body make more platelets in the blood. It is used to prevent low platelet counts after chemotherapy.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of the following conditions:
brain tumor or high pressure around brain
heart disease
history of stroke or TIA
irregular heartbeat
kidney disease
pleural effusion
taking diuretics
an unusual or allergic reaction to oprelvekin, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
pregnant or trying to get pregnant
How should I use this medicine?
This medicine is for injection under the skin. It is usually given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
If you get this medicine at home, you will be taught how to prepare and give this medicine. Use exactly as directed. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
It is important that you put your used needles and syringes in a special sharps container. Do not put them in a trash can. If you do not have a sharps container, call your pharmacist or healthcare provider to get one.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Overdosage: If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
NOTE: This medicine is only for you. Do not share this medicine with others.
What if I miss a dose?
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?
This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
What should I watch for while using this medicine?
Visit your doctor for regular checkups. You will need regular blood work done while you are taking this medicine. Tell your doctor or health care professional if your symptoms do not start to get better or if they get worse.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
breathing problems
changes in vision
chest pain
confusion, disoriented
fast, irregular heartbeat
feeling faint or lightheaded, falls
low blood pressure
pain, tingling, numbness in the hands or feet
swelling of the hands or feet
trouble passing urine or change in the amount of urine
unusually weak or tired
white patches in the mouth
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
aches, pains
mouth sores
skin discoloration
trouble sleeping
This list may not describe all possible side effects. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Where should I keep my medicine?
Keep out of the reach of children.
Store unmixed vials in a refrigerator between 2 and 8 degrees C (36 and 46 degrees F). Protect from light. Do not freeze. After mixing, store in a refrigerator or at room temperature of less than 25 degrees C (77 degrees F) and use in 3 hours or less. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
March 21, 2017
U.S. FDA-approved Package Insert