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Download Free Music Legally – Really?
Yes, these places do still exist – but they are scarce.
If you've been disappointed with countless 'free legal music download sites' that don't live up to what they're promising, or sick of being redirected to advertisers or getting spammed, you'll be pleasantly surprised when you finally find some real free music you can download legally.
As an independent or new artist, you'll understand that these sites also offer the best ways to showcase your work.
It's a shame there aren't many real places that provide quality free and safe music to download left.
You can tease your audience with excellent samples, which will make the listener more than happy to download (and pay for) the full track. Maybe even an entire CD.
In fact, many people actually do purchase a CD after hearing those songs they downloaded for free when they discovered a band, and there is no reason why you cant also list tracks at a price despite the site being part of the few truly free legal music download sites around.
You do need to be selective about the sites you choose to trust with your music. It goes without saying that any one of these places claiming to be free legal music download sites must be well designed and appealing to the eye, and offer a good deal to the artist providing the tracks.
How To Use Free Legal Music Download Sites
If you are an artist looking to sell your work, you'll first need to set up your website.
Never mind your average web designer – you will want to work with professionals who know your industry, who care about you, and who can connect with fans that enjoy and support your work. You provide a couple of quality downloads for free, while the site provides an irresistible package for the savvy listener.
For people looking for free and safe music downloads, these are places that are passionate about getting people's music heard so they care a lot less about the price, giving away songs, and don't have advertisements plastered all over them – these are in truth, the only few remaining sites that really do provide free music, and don't just direct you to sponsored ads.
An Example of Free Legal Music Download Sites
I know from my own efforts that the search for them is a long and time consuming one – it's worth it at the end, and I hope the above tips help. Look for original artists, and people passionate about their material.


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Isabel Mayer
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i'll start by saying that I don't know how the hell I ended up here, being a Webcam girl, my dream since little girl was always study astronomy, I had a crazy obsession for the universe and well, I suppose it's because I have always want to see beyond, I hate to limit me, I have very clear that I am on this earthy plane to experience, so I wanted to take this experience, and yeah, I've have met great people. I like to be treated with respect, I like the unusual thing, of what I can learn something new, ahh and I also like coffee in the mornings. I find it interesting to meet new people because of all them I'm left with something, I think we all have a little magic . I'm like that. Sometimes very spiritual, sometimes very earthy.
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It excites me to know your restless mint, that you feel the lyrics of the music and come back art our meeting, enjoy small pre-games before you begin to kiss my neck and slide on my back, leave me breathless and wanting more.
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My Sex Toys
Butt Plug, Giant Dildo, Vibrator
Role-Playing Scenarios
Boss / Secretary, Coach/Trainee, Doctor / Nurse, Master / Slave, Student/Teacher
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2-3 April 2007, UN Headquarters
Against the backdrop of the evolution of the UN agenda in the field of peace and security, notably the endorsement of the Responsibility to protect in the 2005 World Summit Outcome document, this seminar will examine how the international community can prevent genocide. The focus will be on both the structural and operational aspects of prevention. Looking at the legal, educational, economic, political and military tools and mechanisms that the international community has at its disposal, the seminar will discuss the crucial questions of "Who should act, how and when?".
This Seminar on Preventing Genocide is part of the Peace and Security Seminar Series organized by UNITAR in 2007. It is implemented in collaboration with Dr. David Hamburg, Chair of the UN Advisory Committee on Genocide Prevention and President Emeritus of the Carnegie Corporation, and generously funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden.
Contact: Sarah Rosengaertner
Further information
Information note (pdf) on the Seminar's focus and organization
Programme (pdf) of the Seminar
Summary report (pdf) on the outcomes of this Seminar
Introductory remarks (pdf)
Dr. David Hamburg, Chair of the UN Advisory Committee on Prevention of Genocide
Preventing Genocide© (pdf)
Dr. Gregory Stanton, President, Genocide Watch
The Genocide Convention and the role of the ICC in the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (pdf)
Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC)
Preventive Strategies, Preventive Diplomacy and the Prevention of Genocide (pdf)
Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Structural Prevention (pdf)
Dr. David Hamburg, Chair of the UN Advisory Committee on Prevention of Genocide
Framing a Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Role for the Private Sector (pdf)
Ms. Canan Gunduz, Programme Officer, Peacebuilding Issues Programme, International Alert
The Conflict Early Warning And Response Mechanism for the IGAD Region (pdf)
Ambassador Abdelrahim Khalil, Director, CEWARN
The role of targeted sanctions (pdf)
Ms. Loraine Rickard-Martin, Senior Political Affairs Officer, Security Council Affairs Division, Department of Political Affairs
Conflict Resolution and Genocide Prevention (pdf)
Dr. Andrea Bartoli, Director, Center for International Conflict Resolution
The international prevention architecture: Gaps and challenges (pdf)
Mr. Juan E. Mendez, former Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide
Closing remarks (pdf)
Dr. David Hamburg, Chair of the UN Advisory Committee on Prevention of Genocide
Background Material
Eight Stages of Genocide By Gregory H. Stanton (Originally written in 1996 at the Department of State; presented at the Yale University Center for International and Area Studies in 1998) (pdf)
ICISS's -International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (pdf)
Carnegie Commission Executive Summary "Preventing Deadly Conflict" (pdf)
Global Action to Prevent War -Program Statement 2003 (pdf)
International Alert - Executive Summary "Understanding Conflict and Building Peace" (pdf)
Du Massacre au Processus Génocidaire by Jacques Sémelin (CNRS/CERI) (pdf)
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights :Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Five Point Action Plan and the activities of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide (pdf)
CDA-Steps Toward Conflict Prevention Project: Case Study Resistance and Protection: Muslim Community Actions During the Rwandan Genocide (pdf)
A United Nations Emergency Peace Service To Prevent Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity by Robert C. Johansen, Rapporteur (pdf)
Journal of Genocide Research (2003), 5(2), 000–000. Toward a vocabulary of massacre and genocide by Jacques Sémelin (pdf)
Related Links:
Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict
Stockholm International Forum 2004: Preventing Genocide
UN Emergency Peace Service to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity
International Alert: Conflict-Sensitive Business Practice: Guidance for Extractive Industries
International Alert: Local Business, Local Peace: the Peacebuilding Potential of the Domestic Private Sector
International Criminal Court (ICC)
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)


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It's almost 2 o'clock in the morning right now and I am awake, in my
bed, having just shut off the TV and turned off my Kindle/iPhone. My
husband is snoring peacefully next to me and I can hear my babies on the
monitor next to my bed.
And my paranoia is at an all time high.
Earlier this evening, a co-worker who lives in the same town as my family and I do now, texted me to let me know that their home had been almost burglarized for a second time. (Actually, the first time the thieves got in and took a bunch of stuff, this time they didn't get in.) And when the cops showed up to investigate they mentioned that there had been two burglaries in my development today.
Now, our development is fairly large and we live on a pretty busy street and one that is routinely patrolled by cops but still, my spidey senses went up and I went into high alert. Every window needed to be locked. Doors needed to be bolted. The key we once kept outside for family and friends who stopped by when we weren't home, now brought back inside. And a hammer next to my side of the bed- only because my Louisville Slugger has not made its way to our new home yet.
And as I laid here after all of my technology was shut down (before I sprang up and decided to write this) all I could think about was, as long my family was safe I really didn't care what anyone took.
Well, that's not completely true.
The family part? Absolutely true. The other part? Not so much.
The only other thing I would really care about would be my laptop and my phone. And if you're my husband or my parents and you're reading this, it's not for the obvious reasons. It is not because of my addiction to them.
It's because they hold the evidence of my memories, our memories as a family.
Would I be upset if someone came into my home and took my TVs and game systems and jewelery and clothes and anything else? Yes, I've had the majority of my possessions stolen before and it's quite possibly one of the worst feelings ever. But was I able to replace all of those things? Yes.
Yes, there are things that have sentimental value but they only have that value because of the memories attached to them. I will ALWAYS have the memories. I can somehow find a way to replace the THINGS.
Not having my jewelery or TVs would be upsetting and hard to deal with, at first, but we have insurance and it's there for this type of thing. We don't NEED things, we just have them.
Again, as long as my family was safe- it's all that matters.
But my phone and my laptop, why those things too? They hold my photos. They hold the tools I use to capture my memories. Yes, I could replace them. And, Yes, I should be backing them up to an external drive but I haven't yet. So, right now they hold on to all of the photos and moments that have been important, that I've wanted to capture.
They hold first birthdays and weeks spent on the beach. They hold ultrasounds that reveal two babies instead of one and they hold images of car seat challenges and first smiles. They are technology and it's not their physical presence I worry about but the purpose that they serve.
So, I sit here awake in my bed and think about how much I'd love to climb into bed with my 5 year old and snuggle with her while I listen to the even breathing of her and her two sisters and I realize that all the things we've filled our house with mean nothing without the people, memories and moments attached to them. I carry those with me all of the time and I always will.
Having our things here never made this a home, it has been the memories that have made it such. And no thief can ever take that, nor do I think they'll try.
But, I really do think I'll feel a bit more "Homey" if I had my home run machine slugger next to my bed, as it always had been.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Stealing Home
It's almost 2 o'clock in the morning right now and I am awake, in my
bed, having just shut off the TV and turned off my Kindle/iPhone. My
husband is snoring peacefully next to me and I can hear my babies on the
monitor next to my bed.
Posted by Unknown at 2:13 AM
2 comments:
- Odessa Hanton said...
Being victimized twice must be tough. Every incident of property lost, whether man-made or natural is devastating. I think it is high time for you and your neighborhood to take your home security system seriously. You can never guess when or how many times your home will be a target of burglaries. Tighten your home security and be aware of your surroundings.
- August 24, 2012 at 4:39 PM
- Alexander Landrum said...
Didn't they install a security system at home after they were first burglarized? It's sad that it happened to them twice. It must've been the same burglars that that sneaked into their house. This is a lesson that you should have a security system at home. It's for your family's and property's protection.
- March 1, 2013 at 3:42 PM


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Before you click add to shopping cart on a website selling replica Chanel wallets, know that all wallets are not made to the same high standards of Chanel and you will not be getting anything more than a cheap knock-off.
While fashion may come and go and fade in time, only style remains. When Coco Chanel opened the doors to her first shop in Paris she opened up a world of timeless elegance and enduring style. Because of this, across the world, Chanel has gained renown as a leader in designer fashion, a reputation which many have sought to replicate.
People have advertised 7 star mirror image replicas, top replica designer handbags and wholesale replica handbags but only with authentic Chanel handbags, watches, sunglasses, bags, earrings and jewelry will you always know that you are buying the very best. Whether you are going out to dinner, heading to work or just enjoying a walk in the park on a lazy Saturday morning Chanel has the look you want.
People on the top level of society can not feel what it is like when living in the bottom. Many things that the poor care much about mean nothing to the well-heeled. Ordinary people care about the price hike of the vegetables sold in the market, while the rich may not even have to know the exact price of the Ferrairi cars they've just bought. This situation can also be seen in the field of fashion. Women from high society take pride in their branded handbags and often like to flaunt what they've got before others, since it makes them feel good. Chanel clothes, Chanel handbags, Chanel sunglasses and so on and on. If you happen to be a lady from a lower class, have you ever dreamed about showing off your things before the rich? You may have done that but you knew it is not likely to be realized in the near future. But if you go for the replicas, this will become just a piece of cake to make this happen. Chanel Replica Handbags have also practiced the Chanel credo of quality, elegance and class. Made with great materials and the first-class workmanship, the Chanel replica bags look and feel exactly the same as their original models. It is very difficult for anyone to tell the differences between an original Chanel Handbag and its replica because in the process of manufacturing, a team is established to monitor each detail in every step, so as to let the buyers get completely satisfied. The market has been growing bigger and bigger, since more and more women need to make themselves look gorgeous, and more of them are aware of the fact that Chanel replica handags are as good while they cost far less. Chanel promises its clients elegant and unique designs; Chanel replicas guarantee you the same things minus the high prices. They are sure to show you the way to a brand new life.


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These deeds were reported as recorded by the office of Marion County Register of Deeds.
Marlin and Luella M. Janzen to Marlin and Luella M. Janzen, trustees, warranty deed; Lot 24, N 10' Lot 25, Parkside Addition, Hillsboro.
Sheriff of Marion County to Secretary of Veterans Affairs of Washington, D.C., sheriff's deed; Part of NE/4 S27-T19-R1.
Donald J. Mackey to Christa A. Lalouette and Michael B. Hett, warranty deed; Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, Block 8, Aulne; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Block 14, Aulne.
Truman Road Corridor Association to David and Stephanie Zeller, warranty deed; Lot 8, Funk's Addition, Hillsboro.
Elizabeth Lathrop Hunter family trust, by trustee, to Lathrop Hunter Propers, LLC, mineral deed; S/2 NE/4 and SE/4 S5-T22-R4.
Carol L. and Donley Duerksen to Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., warranty deed; Part of NW/4 S33-T20-R1.
Federal National Mortgage Association, by POA, to LJD Holdings, LLC, warranty deed; S 43.75' Lot 7, Block 47, North Peabody, Peabody.
Glenn J. Goertz, Individual and executor, to Kevin M. and Angela K. Jost, mineral deed; Part of SE/4 S30-T19-R2 (mineral interest only).
Carol E. Dies to Bradley and Paula Dies, warranty deed; Lots 15 and 16, Block 7, original town, Lehigh.
B. Carver Swindoll, Trustee, to Dudley J. Donahue, trustee's deed; NE/4 S7-T18-R2.
Galen G. Frick, Doris R. Frick, Raymond C. Bielefeld, and Janet M. Bielefeld, trustees to Curtis V. and Clara E. Frick, trustee's deed; Part of S/2 S/2 SE/4 S16-T18-R2.
Carol E. Dies to Rebecca Devine Wilcox, warranty deed; Lots 11, 12, Block 2, original town, Lehigh.


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Sir Tom Jones has taken a break from his mentoring duties on The Voice to sing at Havana's 16th annual Cigar Festival.
Cigar enthusiasts paid more than 1.1 million US dollars (£657,000) for six handmade Cuban humidors at the gala event to close the festival, which was held for a 16th year.
Sir Tom was among the celebrities invited to the auction and sang three songs for attending guests, including his signature It's Not Unusual.
He said he has been smoking Cuban cigars since the 1960s, but had never visited the country before.
Officials said this week that sales of Cuban cigars rose 8% last year. Proceeds from the auction were to go to Cuba's state-run health-care system.


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NQ Radio services North Queensland with an exceptional quality range of programmes from our 5 radio stations.
Based in Innisfail and Mareeba, Radio 4KZ attracts a vast listening audience stretching north of Cairns, south of Townsville and west to the Gulf. 4KZ & 4AM have been a household name for almost five decades, having been on air since 1967.
KOOL FM also broadcasting from Innisfail, caters to a young and vibrant audience with top hits, best of pop and entertaining programme line-up.
Along with 4KZ it is the only commercial station servicing Innisfail, Tully and Mission Beach.
4AM is the voice of the prosperous Tablelands, on the air with a great mix of local programmes and hit segments, and a proud tradition of supporting our community.
KIK-FM also airs from the Tablelands, plays a top mix of Country music and has made quite a name
for itself in supporting North Queensland and Australian artists.
4AY Country similarly provides Innisfail and surrounds with a 24-hour feast of Country music.


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Find out my style secrets for dressing pear shape women with curvy hips and thighs
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August 03, 2012
Matthew Emerzian ('97) Makes Every Monday Matter
Mobilizes the power of individuals to make a difference
When a friend asked Matthew Emerzian ('97) to manage his band, he thought he had finally found his niche. "Seemed like the logical thing to do with my MBA," jokes Emerzian. Having been a candy salesman, kindergarten teacher, swimming instructor and emergency medical technician before earning his MBA at UCLA Anderson, Emerzian was ready to apply his management and marketing skills. He thrived in the music business and was quickly hired as a Senior Vice President for a music marketing firm run by prominent attorney Robert Kardashian. There, Emerzian managed promotional projects for some of the largest artists in the world.
"I'm from Modesto, California," he says, "and it was stunning to suddenly work on projects for bands like U2, Coldplay, Usher, Avril Lavigne, Tim McGraw and the Black Eyed Peas. All of a sudden, I was in a different world." But the excitement of the job came with a price. "To be honest, it was a great run," he says, "but it also became an unhealthy run for me. Working hard during the day and then going out partying at night ... Your priorities get so skewed regarding what really matters in your life and it all becomes a very slippery slope."
Then, Emerzian got his wake-up call. One Monday while getting ready for work, he felt like he was having a heart attack. Driving to the doctor, he learned it was a severe panic attack. "The doctor said, 'Go home and rest and you should get better by the morning,'" Emerzian recalls. "Unfortunately, that didn't happen. It actually got worse to the point where my anxiety was so strong I couldn't drive, eat or sleep. I even became afraid of the dark."
Emerzian was referred to a therapist whose approach surprised him. "She told me that the theme of my recovery was going to be, 'It's not about you.' I didn't understand that concept at the time," he says. "I had become accustomed to the music business which is such a narcissistic industry that everything becomes about you. But she said that, until I understood this concept, I would never feel better."
So, while Emerzian continued working in the music business, the therapist assigned projects for him to do on Saturdays. The first Saturday, he was sent to feed homeless people. Then he was told to pick up litter. Then, paint over graffiti. Each Saturday brought a new project.
"Over time," he says, "Saturday mornings became my favorite time of the week because I got to go out and make it not about me. I got to serve others ... what a concept. I couldn't get enough of it."
Then, one day as he walked back to the office after lunch with a co-worker, Emerzian bent down to pick up a piece of litter and was challenged by his friend. "He asked me what I was doing, and I told him I was just going to throw it away, what's the big deal? But it ended up in an argument and with him saying, 'Dude, you're weird.'"
The argument was a life-changing event for Emerzian. Angered by the encounter, he called his friend Kelly Bozza and spontaneously expressed an idea that continues to grow and evolve after more than five years.
"I said, 'Listen Kelly, I want to write a book.' And she said, 'What are you talking about?' And I said, 'I want to write a book that shows that ordinary people can change the world through the little things we do.' My first thought was that if it took me one second to pick up a piece of litter and there are 300 million people in our country, what if we all pick up just one? It would just be one collective second but 300 million pieces of trash would be picked up. Or what if we all donated blood on a regular basis or what if we all planted a tree or what if we all smiled more? If we can get enough people to do these simple things, we can change the world. And in doing so, we would change people's lives because they would begin to understand that they matter and there is a greater purpose for them."
So Emerzian and Bozza wrote a book called, Every Monday Matters - 52 Ways to Make a Difference in which they emphasize the importance of individual actions and propose activities for each Monday over the course of 52 weeks. The book was published in 2008 by Thomas Nelson.
"About a month after it came out," Emerzian recalls, "I received an email from a single mother who had been driving when she saw a parked car with a woman hanging out of the window. Having just read Every Monday Matters, she decided to pull over and see if the woman needed help. When she got to the car, she learned the woman had planned to commit suicide but, by stopping, she saved the woman's life. At the end of the email, she said that if it weren't for the book, she never would have stopped. That's when I realized the power of this idea."
So Emerzian quit the music business and started developing the Every Monday Matters concept full time. "Once I figured out my idea," he says, "I had the tools to make it happen because of my Anderson experience and years in the music business." He shot a video and put it online. He was asked to write a newspaper column, which was soon syndicated to over 400 papers. Then he got a call from Oprah Winfrey's production staff and entered into a partnership that put the concept on Oprah.com every Monday as well as in her weekly Spirit newsletter.
Soon after the book was published, Emerzian was contacted by teachers who were looking for some sort of curriculum or lesson plan based on the book. "We ended up writing a school curriculum for K-12," he says. "It's called the You Matter Curriculum. It teaches students that they matter through self and social responsibility projects." After two and a half years, the curriculum is used in 1,400 schools in 42 states.
Companies wanting to apply his concept in their employee development programs also contacted Emerzian. "We started doing teambuilding events that we called Teambuilding Through Making a Difference," he says. "We take executives and employees out into the community to complete projects that we set up with non-profit partners. These are really powerful events. To preserve this energy we generate through our events, we continue to communicate with employees every Monday through our annual corporate social responsibility and employee engagement program. This reminds employees that they matter to each other, they matter to their company and they matter to the community. We have seen significant improvement in employee satisfaction surveys."
Emerzian also learned that prisons were using the book to show inmates that they matter and that they can have a positive impact on the world. "All of the sudden, I found myself speaking to people in ankle chains and handcuffs and telling them they matter," he says. "They told me they've never heard that they matter before and that's why they ended up in jail. It is heartbreaking." Emerzian had some 80 speaking engagements around the country last year.
These activities have enabled Emerzian to grow his company to seven people and move the operation out of his home. But now he finds himself at a crossroads. Last year, he received a fellowship that provided mentoring and workshops designed to develop his idea. "I took time to assess what we were doing," he says, "and I found that we have built a type of company that I didn't want to build. We became a sales organization and every day when we came to the office, it was about selling more schools or companies and that's not what I wanted to create. I realized we lost the grassroots nature of what this was becoming because we were focusing on sales and revenue."
So Emerzian is in the process of converting his firm to a not-for-profit. "We are going to get back to focusing on making Every Monday Matters a community where people can participate through our website, apps and social media. People matter. All people, not just our customers. We will invite individuals to be part of this community that commits itself to take on something different every Monday. So one Monday we might plant a tree and the next Monday it will be something else. When there is a natural disaster, we will mobilize the community toward that. But basically it's an overarching commitment to saying, 'Hey, I'm a difference-maker. I matter, and I want to be a part of this community.'"
Emerzian feels that this change in direction will massively increase Every Monday Matters' impact. "Our goal is to make a difference, change lives and transform communities. That's what we need to stay true to. But this is a new world for me because now I am talking to potential donors and partners. So it's challenging but it's exciting at the same time. It will be a movement that impacts millions and millions of lives and provides a space for individuals, companies, non-profits, foundations, schools and other organizations to connect, unify and make a difference each and every Monday. That concept matters to me."Contact Information
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Being a sailor is a bit like being a Mormon: you have more than one spouse, and strangely, the voiceless boat has her ways of invading your dreams too.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Scapegrace is sleeping quietly on her poppets in the Bronx, and the outboards are sleeping quietly at Sheila's place on City Island, and the fishy-smelling folded-up rubber dinghy is stinking up our storage locker in Harlem. But the weirdly temperate February weather has started up the old itch, an itch that wouldn't have shown up for another month in a normal year: time to go out and scrape the bottom -- especially that dismal boot stripe; I owe you a picture but I'm almost afraid to take it. And the sails need some stitching, which I could have done two months ago and haven't. And I should take the covers off the cushions and bring them home and wash them; two sweaty bachelor weeks in Long Island Sound last year left them smelling like the lion house at the zoo.
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Jonathan Simon selected for National Academies' NAKFI conference
Associate Professor Jonathan Simon (ECE/Biology), an affiliate of ISR, has been selected to attend the 10th Annual National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) conference, "The Informed Brain in a Digital World" at the Academies' Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, Calif., Nov. 14–17, 2012. The conference will focus the discipline of neuroscience on the challenges and opportunities presented by the digitally connected world.
Participants are selected through a competitive application process. At the conference they present posters on their latest research and participate in interdisciplinary research teams that develop a possible scientific plan to solve an outstanding challenge. The goals of the research teams are to spur new thinking, have people from different disciplines interact, and forge new scientific contacts across disciplines.
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The NAKFI conference theme changes each year. Professor K. J. Ray Liu (ECE) participated in a NAKFI conference on "Seeing the Future with Imaging Science" in 2010.
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Marik Tucker is the Bravest of the Bears
His name is Marik Tucker, which just happens to mean "warlike". He is an 11-year old boy who lives in Ledyard. In 2012, he was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a form of cancer. Marik got connected with the Coast Guard men's soccer team through an organization called Team IMPACT, a non-profit chartered to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening illnesses. Core to their model is harnessing the power of teamwork by matching these courageous kids with college athletic teams. Team IMPACT children are drafted onto local college athletic teams and, to the greatest extent possible, become an official member of the team for the duration of their treatment and beyond.
He had requested to be placed with the Coast Guard men's soccer team through Team IMPACT and head coach Chris Parsons was happy to have Marik as part of the team.
"When Team Impact asked if our men's soccer team was interested in getting involved in the program, I knew it could be a great experience for our players and Marik" said Coast Guard head coach Chris Parsons. "However, I wanted our involvement in the program to driven by the players, and not me. It had to be their experience. I polled the team, and the interest was unanimous. Carlos Gonzalez and Richie Burns, our two goalkeepers, stepped up to take the lead. The three of us drove to his house to meet Marik and his family, and the relationship has grown from there. "
Marik's life began with struggle, he was born with Bilateral Severe hearing impairment. He struggled with speech, learning, school, and socially as well. He always fought hard to fit in, and be a strong little boy that let nothing stand in his way. He barreled through any obstacle that was thrown his way.
On June 12, 2012, Marik and his younger sister and their mom went to the pool in Louisiana where they were living at the time. At one point, he came out of the water limping, they family placed him on crutches and decided to watch the injury.
The family was transitioning from Louisiana to Connecticut at the time as his dad George was in the Navy and was going to be stationed in Groton.
Marik's right leg continued to bother him. He would feel better, but then the pain would return. He had an x-ray and there was a small fracture, but the doctor saw a "shadow" around the fracture, which concerned him. So they would go see a orthopedic specialist.
The specialist upon looking at Marik's x-ray, proposed an MRI, CT, and bone scan. All three were performed. A few days later they received a call requesting he see a Pediatric Orthopedic Oncologist at Yale. The family was told not to worry, it was just a precaution.
Marik would undergo a bone biopsy and the results were great news, it was not cancer, but an Anuerysmal bone cyst, he would have surgery in two weeks, August 14th, 2012, a day that turned the families world upside down.
Thirty minutes into surgery, his parents were called into a room to speak to the surgeon who told them it was most certainly cancer.
As one could imagine, the next few days were a whirlwind of faces and places as him mom described it.
On August 22nd, Marik's leg was casted form the groin down to the toes, and an intense protocol of chemotherapy was started. They were told that in 12 weeks, we would know what type of surgery he would need.
Unfortunately, Marik's tumor was very large and aggressive, and continued to grow with treatment. They made the heart wrenching decision to amputate his right leg on November 27, 2012.
Today he still continues chemotherapy in hopes of killing any cancer cells that may be left in his body.
"When I first met Marik I could tell that he was a tough kid. He has had to deal with more so far then most people have to deal with in their entire life," said Burns. "Having him around at games and practices is a huge inspiration for all the guys on the team and everyone wants to do anything they can to cheer. Whenever he comes to games he comes on the field at halftime and kicks the ball around with me for a few minutes. It is truly amazing him kicking a soccer ball. He is truly an amazing little kid and I am honored to have him and his family as a part of this team."
He missed a complete year of school and all of his treatments are inpatient, so three weeks out of every month, Yale-New Haven Hospital is his home.
His mother Kelli says "My warlike son has been broken down and beaten, but refused to give up. The end is now in sight, yet the battle rages on."
This year, Marik went back to "real school" as he started his first day of fifth grade at The American School for the Deaf in West Hartford. He has attended several of the Bears men's soccer practices and was in attendance for the season-opener, a 3-0 win over Southern Maine on August 30th.
"Having Marik on the team has been the most rewarding experience for us on the soccer team and all the hooligans (the nickname of the Coast Guard soccer fans) that meet him at games," said Gonzalez. "Marik's smile is contagious, every practice or game that he has come to he has the whole team laughing and smiling. Having Marik on the team can turn any bad day here at the Academy into a good one."
Marik is truly an inspiration to all that come in contact with him and the Bears will honor him at a home game later this season.


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I don't even know if you are still around and I know that flippant responses tend to be the norm around here, but, if you are still feeling jaded I really recommend volunteering your time some where. I used to be very jaded and a friend asked me to do some volunteer work and it helped so much. Something about helping other people changes the way you look at the world.


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Joanne Southard has probably never had a greater vindication of her gut instincts than her decision last April to refuse to rent an apartment to James Holmes.
Now, in a building just a block away from the one the 55-year-old manages, Holmes' own apartment is a potentially lethal booby-trap filled with jars of unknown liquids, ammunition, tripwires and possible bombs.
Of course, at the time she rejected him, Southard had no inkling the neat and tidy young man in front of her had the potential to walk into a cinema and shoot 12 people dead.
She was more concerned with his failure to return phone calls or even answer the phone when she rang him.
"Thank God I had a sixth sense, otherwise he might have tried to build that thing in one of my apartments," she said.
Holmes' references for an apartment building were actually good.
"They said he was quiet. He was happy," she said. His arrest record was also a blank, save for a single speeding ticket.
All in all, that made him a potential model tenant in this rundown section of Aurora, full of working class apartment buildings and rundown houses.
But Southard turned him down. "He seemed nice. Clean cut. But I guess there was something just a little off. He seemed unreliable. So I said no," she said.
Instead Holmes ended up renting a different apartment in another building just a few hundred yards away.
That building is now evacuated and surrounded by police tape. Inside dozens of police and firemen are striving to defuse the traps and devices that Holmes left behind.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., February 11, 2014 – The farm and ranch families of Farm Bureau raised more than $810,000 and donated a record of more than 32 million pounds of food to assist hungry Americans as part of Farm Bureau's "Harvest for All" program in partnership with Feeding America. Combined, the monetary and food donations also reached a record level of the equivalent of more than 34 million meals.
Now in its 11th year, Harvest for All is spearheaded by members of Farm Bureau's Young Farmers & Ranchers program, but Farm Bureau members of all ages from across the nation contribute to the effort. In all, 18 state Farm Bureaus heeded the call to action. The joint effort between Farm Bureau and Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief organization, is a national community action program through which farmers and ranchers can help ensure every American enjoys the bounty of food they produce.
In addition to raising food and funds for the initiative, farmers and ranchers tallied nearly 13,000 volunteer friend hours assisting local hunger groups in 2013.
"We are encouraged by what we can accomplish by working together and sharing our bounty, to help nourish those who need help the most," said Jake Carter, who chairs the AFBF YF&R committee. He and his wife, Jennifer, offer u-pick strawberries, blueberries and blackberries, a fall corn maze and educational school tours year-round on their farm near McDonough, Ga.
"America's farmers and ranchers continue to step up to the table in a coordinated effort to serve their fellow Americans," Carter said. "No American should be allowed to go without food and because of Harvest for All, the equivalent of 34 million meals made it to the tables of those who needed it the most this past year."
Harvest for All is one of the most important community service efforts undertaken by Farm Bureau members. Despite some improvement in the U.S. economy overall, many Americans still need the help provided by Feeding America and its national network of local food assistance organizations, according to Carter.
"Feeding America greatly appreciates the American Farm Bureau and its Young Farmers & Ranchers for its consistent contributions through Harvest for All and for our 11-year partnership that has provided much-needed assistance for the 1 in 6 Americans who are struggling with hunger," said James Borys, regional produce officer at Feeding America.
The Florida Farm Bureau took top honors for donating the most food in 2013, 11,207,790 pounds. Illinois Farm Bureau raised the most money, $645,158. And, Michigan Farm Bureau tallied the most volunteer friend hours, 4,980. Thanks to the generosity of Chevrolet/GM, each of those state organizations received a $1,500 grant to donate to a local food bank of their choice.
Second-place winners were the California Farm Bureau for food donated at 11,088,062 pounds; Michigan Farm Bureau for donated funds at $38,558; and Illinois Farm Bureau for volunteer time at 2,986 hours. Each of the second-place winners received a $1,000 grant from Chevrolet/GM to donate to the local food bank of their choice.
In addition, five state YF&R committees received $500 grants from Chevrolet/GM for "most innovative" programs. Those winners were Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico and North Carolina.
The awards were presented Sunday during AFBF's YF&R Conference in Virginia Beach, Va. Since Harvest for All was launched 11 years ago, Farm Bureau families have gathered more than 105 million pounds of food, logged more than 84,000 volunteer hours and raised more than $3.5 million in donations. Combined, the food and money donations are the equivalent of more than 117 million meals.Return to Newsroom


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Part memoir, part anecdotal history of Pittsburgh's North Side, where the author grew up, and part football book, "Ruanaidh" follows to its conclusion the extraordinary life of Art Rooney, Sr. - the Chief. The strange-looking title (pronounced Ru-ah-nee) is the Gaelic word for Rooney. Candid personality portraits of almost everybody in the Chief's wide orbit are mingled with tales from Art Rooney, Jr's own high school and college football-playing days, from his time as a failed drama student in New York, from his six months of boot camp training with the Marines, and from his subsequent career as personnel director of his father's football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Here are two of the many reviews concerning Ruanaidh":
"This is a thoughtful and interestingly detailed history of the Pittsburgh Steelers by Art Rooney, Jr., the team's vice president, who was the master mind of arguably the greatest player draft in NFL history, which resulted in four Super Bowl victories in six years."
William Buchanan, Retired Boston Globe reporter
"A terrific read! Funny stories, sad ones... a unique look back at the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers and their beloved patriarch."
Tom Danyluk, Pro Football Weekly
Ruanaidh" Limited Edition can be purchased in a soft bound paperback version for $21.00 with the hardcover edition selling for $30.00. You can purchase this book at the Steelers Sideline stores or directly from the following website: http://www.artrooneyjr.com
Also, you can read various excerpts from the book by clicking on the Table of Contents area at the top of the website.
RUANAIDH" is now available on the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, and the Apple iPad for only $9.99
Thank you Steelers Fans for this opportunity to bring you the "Ruanaidh" story.
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This is a free program for families with children who are 5 to 12 years old and on the autism spectrum. Families will have time to explore artworks in the galleries and get creative during a hands-on, art-making experience!
While the needs of individuals with autism are the focus of this program, it is also intended to be fun for parents, siblings (of all ages), and other relatives!
This program is offered on the second Saturday of every month. Reservations are required. Registration for this program opens November 1.
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Meet on the front steps of the Amon Carter to observe the presentation of the colors by a FWISD ROTC color guard in honor of our nation's veterans. A brief ceremony will include a description of the protocol for this military tradition, as well time to pay tribute to those who have served. In honor of Veterans Day, this program will serve as a prelude to the 11:15 a.m. tour Art and the Military.
For centuries American artists have depicted military people and subjects in their work. Civilian artists have portrayed military themes, while military artists have depicted both military and civilian subjects. Learn about connections between paintings and sculpture in the museum's collection and the military throughout American history. This tour includes rarely seen items from the archives. Meet at the Information Desk. No reservations required.


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The recent developments in Terrell Owens' life have been depressing rather than entertaining. But the NFL's second-leading receiver in career touchdowns isn't giving up hope of getting a job.
He even has a few high-profile quarterbacks trying to help him.
Brees, Palmer and Boller are working out together in San Diego. Joined by T.O. for throwing session todayâ Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) July 5, 2012
There is so much to love about this information. First are the panicked New Orleans Saints fans who will read some "Brees-to-Owens" headlines somewhere. (And their fears Owens will convert Drew Brees to the dark side.) And then there is the Kyle Boller connection.
Way back in 2004, the San Francisco 49ers tried to trade Owens to the Baltimore Ravens. But he helped to scuttle an agreed-upon deal with the help of an arbitrator in part because they didn't have a good starting quarterback. Their quarterback at the time: Kyle Boller.
Now Owens and Boller are working together, hoping for one last gig.
UPDATE: It appears that Chase Daniel, Sean Canfield and Darren Sproles also got in on the action. After the sesssion Daniel tweeted "Great throwing session w @DrewBrees C. Palmer, Boller, Canfield, @DarrenSproles today! @TerrellOwens even joined n on fun! Thumb is good!"


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You probably think this is a pretty easy case. This "Haager-Dasz" trademark was obviously filed in bad faith, and this local company should not be allowed to use it. This is yet another one of those trademark squatting situations, right?
Yes, but that doesn't mean that the case is, as we say back home, "open and shut." Let's look at the facts and run through the procedure:
A court in Beijing has confiscated the "Haager-Dasz" trademark from a clothing manufacturer, saying the public would confuse the name with the well-known Haagen-Dazs ice cream.
Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court on Dec 3 made a ruling in favor of General Mills Co, the American food corporation, which sought to remove the trademark from clothing.
First off, note that contrary to the China Daily article, the court did not, in fact, "confiscate" the trademark. Courts can't do that, and anyway, "confiscate" is not exactly a legal term of art. See below for what actually happened. Moving on:
On June 3, 2003, a manufacturer applied to register "Haager-Dasz" as a trademark for clothing items. General Mills, the owner of the Haagen-Dazs brand, raised objections with the trade appeal board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
The procedure here is that the clothing company filed the application, which was reviewed by the Trademark Office and slated for registration. While the mark was in the publication period, a three-month period of time prior to registration during which third parties can raise objections, General Mills filed what is called an opposition. This filing goes to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) for review, and the administrative ruling can take several years.
The board found that the materials provided by General Mills failed to prove that it has been "well-known in China's relevant public with high reputation" and therefore granted the Haager-Dasz registration.
Why was General Mills making a well-known mark argument? Because the "Haager-Dasz" mark application and the existing "Häagen-Dazs" registration specify different goods for protection. Specifically, clothing is in Class 25, while ice cream is in Class 30. (I'm assuming that the squatter was attempting to file in Class 25 and that General Mills at least had an existing Class 30 registration prior to 2003, if not other registrations.) Even identical marks can coexist on disparate goods like this, and since the clothing company was first to file this application, it would ordinarily be entitled to this registration.
Well-known mark protection is an exception to the general rule. In this case, if General Mills could prove that the "Häagen-Dazs" mark is sufficiently well known, than this status could be used to block the "Haager-Dasz" application in Class 25.
So TRAB ruled for the clothing company, finding that General Mills' well-known brand argument was unconvincing. Does this sound familiar? Yes, it's the same problem that other global brands have run into here in the past. If you recall my earlier posts on the subject, the problem isn't that the marks are dissimilar or even that the foreign brand isn't famous, but rather that the foreign company had insufficient evidence to prove its well-known status.
After TRAB ruled against General Mills, the administrative decision was appealed to Beijing's First Intermediate Court, which has exclusive jurisdiction over these appellate cases. The court ruled the other way, striking down the TRAB decision.
One technical issue here that I'm not sure about. After TRAB ruled for the clothing company, it's possible that the application went forward and the mark was duly registered. Then again, because the TRAB appeal was pending, maybe the registration remained in a holding pattern. I honestly can't remember what happens in that situation. Perhaps a PRC trademark agent or lawyer out there will chime in with the answer.
My only other question here is why the court disagreed with TRAB on the well-known mark issue. Was TRAB viewing the evidence incorrectly? Was this just a subjective difference of opinion? Since many other foreign brand owners have lost these cases, it would be useful to read the actual ruling and see what made the difference in this case.


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As wonderful a sports month as March is, no month on the calendar can hold a candle to April.
Over the next four weeks, sports enthusiasts across the country will enjoy front-row seats to The Masters, opening week in Major League Baseball, the opening rounds of the NBA playoffs and the much-ballyhooed NFL draft.
Much closer to home, fans of high school athletics will be treated to the stretch run for the final season of the school year.
With the abundance of local prep sports, which one should take pole position here in Yorba Linda?
Thanks to the photographers at OC Varsity, you don't have to choose.


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STAGE TUBE: Tune In Wednesday for Live SMASH Postshow with Jeremy Jordan, Andy Mientus & Krysta Rodriguez
Tonight is the premiere of Season 2 of NBC's Golden Globe-nominated musical drama series SMASH (Tuesdays, 10-11pm ET), and for those who want a little something extra, tune in for a live web postshow tomorrow, Wednesday at 10:30 with comedian Mike Kelton and the 3 newest cast members of SMASH- Jeremy Jordan, Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez. During the show, the cast will recap the show and get some inside info on what the process has been like.
Click below at 10:30 on Wednesday to watch live!
In tonight's episode, back from a successful run in Boston, Eileen (Anjelica Huston), Julia (Debra Messing) and Tom (Christian Borle) are blindsided by both personal and professional obstacles as they seek to take Bombshell to Broadway. Karen (Katharine McPhee) consults her new mentor, Broadway star Veronica "Ronnie" Moore (guest star Jennifer Hudson), as she finds herself on the brink of fame, but her success may come at cost to Ivy (Megan Hilty). A new talent (Jeremy Jordan) is discovered in an unexpected place. Meanwhile, Derek (Jack Davenport) copes with a damaging accusation. Leslie Odom, Jr., Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez also star. Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstein, Thorsten Kaye, and Brian d'Arcy James guest star.


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optimized implementation of forEach
sync Oracle copyright years
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8177789: fix collections framework links to point to java.util package doc
micro-optimize heapify
prevent access constructor tag anonymous class creation
more straighforward and slight faster spliterator implementation
heapify: split into Comparable and Comparator loops
convert Spliterator implementations to inner classes
add reference to Floyd 1964
8132964: Spliterator documentation on Priority(Blocking)Queue
use standard javadoc at-clause order
8066070: PriorityQueue corrupted when adding non-Comparable
javadoc first sentence
kill remaining bridge methods
integrate upstream changes to PriorityQueue
optimize out redundant field initializers
standardize code sample idiom: * <pre> {@code
remove unused/redundant imports
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pico-optimize contains(Object)
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javadoc typo fixes from Sergey Malenkov; https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8022746
javadoc warning fixes: add serialization method @throws
port to latest lambda
conform to updated lambda Spliterator
Synch with lambda Spliterator API
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lambda-lib support
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blanket unchecked warning suppression for comparator-using classes
comment out assert statements
small improvements
consistent style for code snippets
Update legal notices to Oracle wording
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Location of Collections Guide has changed
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6394004: (coll) Thread-safety and Performance improvements to PriorityQueue
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6378729: Remove workaround for 6280605
copyright update for 2006
doc touchups
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SCCS keywords
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6355099: (coll) PriorityQueue.grow resizes internal array by 4, not 2
Resize on construction if necessary; Use Arrays.copyOf when possible
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Improve javadoc wording
Override javadoc specs when overriding AbstractQueue implementations
Martin Buchholz: sync with Tiger
Streamline declaration
Changed doc strings for generic params
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addAll(self) throws exception; javadoc touchups
Fix some javadoc inconsistencies
Proofreading pass -- many minor adjustments
AbstractQueue revisions for sake of producing better javadoc
Serialization fixes
Adjust headers; continue 1.5.0 resynch
Add cast
Improve PQ.remove; mention that Queues don't usually define equals, hashCode
Fix remove(i); COW workaround for iter.remove()
fixed erroneous link
Add parentheses to placate javadoc filter
Avoid negative index in fixdown
Serial ids; re-checkin in Random using j.u.c.aAtomicLong
Mention at top that traversal not ordered
Added raw cast as workaround for compiler bug
Use raw types for instanceof
Scrunched catch, finally, else clauses.
Fixes to minor errors found by DocCheck, includes stray Locks reference removal
Fixes to minor errors found by DocCheck
Final major updates to Collection related classes.
Remove Sorted interface, adjust PQ and PBQ
MOre tense changes
Regressed to describing a PQ as unbounded.
Make atomics emulation classes match the main atomics. Fix docs for atomics (both in main and emulation). Restored more specific iterator types in both blocking queue impls. Fix unchecked cast warning in PQ.
Some fixme's added. There are problems with both the docs and inherited code for this class due to its actual bounded nature.
Fix broken doc links
Fixed PriorityQueue along the lines of TreeMap.
Continued updates to explicit and inherited doc comments. Consistency over remove(null) Some inherited doc is still not right.
Added addAll() back in.
PQ shouldn't implement Sorted
Commented out BlockingQueue.addAll; changed a few signatures to please 2.2 compiler
Significant doc updates: - inherit comments where appropriate - ensure runtime exception comments inherited (overriding as needed) - consistent descriptions - introduce head and tail terminology
Default compiler is now 2.2-ea. Some sources are not compatible with 2.0-ea.
Workaround VM oddity
Misc minor tunings
Added missing javadoc tags; minor reformatting
Partial javadoc pass
re-checkin initial implementations
Use temp version of Sorted to allow a portion of PQ impl to be uncommented.
Added another type parameter
Copied Queue, AbstractQueue, and PriorityQueue from src/dl, fixed some type parameterization, and added some basic tests. Added control for -warnunchecked in user properties file.
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With endless outdoor activities and wild landscapes, New Zealand is a perfect match for family holidays.
While it can be hard to know how to start planning this type of trip, the truth is that there are few wrong turns you can take. This list is a good start in planning the perfect family holiday in New Zealand.
1. Set Your Family Budget
One of the most important steps is to set a budget to work within. Does your family love dining out or do they prefer outdoor activities? With so many adventure activities such as white-water rafting or walking on the famous glaciers, the cost can sneak up on you! Be sure to break your budget down into separate categories such as accommodation, food, and entertainment/activities.
2. Choose Accommodation Based on Needs
A family has specific needs when travelling. Choose a holiday rental that can help to meet those needs with a kitchen for stocking snacks and drinks, and laundry facilities. Your family will be able to spread out in the extra space a holiday rental provides – which is a bonus after a long day of exploring & enjoying NZ's beauty.
3. Don't Over-schedule
There are so many appealing & exciting things to do in New Zealand; it can be easy to try and pack too much into a single day. Remember that one goal of the trip is to spend quality family time together, so stick to one major thing to do a day while allowing for time to relax. Some activities like horse-riding or fiord trips can take a large portion of the day, so don't tire yourselves out too much!
4. Involve Your Family
Half the fun of a holiday is the planning. While some people take the lead and plan a trip, it can be fun to involve the family. What are your kids interested in learning or doing? Do they want to bungy-jump (depending on age of course!) Or would they rather check out glowworm caves? What amenities does your family need while looking for the perfect holiday rental? By involving the whole family in planning, you can be assured that everyone is happy!
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The plum tomatoes go into a food processor but not too long, keep it chunky. The freshest sauce is always the best with fresh plum tomatoes.
A medley here of shellfish include white shrimp, scallops, lobster meat and and crab.
We all eat vitamins and store garlic are used in his great taste and flavor is also good natural antibiotics even swine flu.ReplyDelete
Is this ever gorgeous! May I have some please? I don't want to go outside. The wind is howling. I love the chunky sauce and the platter of all those wonderful foods - all on one plate!ReplyDelete
I always serve a surprise dish of my own choosing on Christmas Eve. I think this will be my surprise this year. Thanks so much for sharing it.ReplyDelete
I bet your Dad and mine would have had a grand old time boasting about their tomatoes over a jelly jar glass of homemade wine....I love your stories! And man, am I jealous of the seafood you are getting down there.ReplyDelete
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garden fresh is the best and so is this recipe - I know you are proud of traditions and telling these stories brings about a better understanding of your food - thanks for sharing...ReplyDelete
And your dad was a very handsome man! I am sure he must have been popular :o) - what's better than seafood anyway? maybe chocolate?ReplyDelete
Those who love gardening revel in it. But natural. Good fish medley. Never tried mixing the fish.ReplyDelete
I would like someone to make this dish for me tonight for dinner. It looks so colorful!ReplyDelete
that looks delish, lots of great ingredients and flavors.ReplyDelete
I LOVE all this beautiful seafood! I also love that you post these great old pics - your dad looks like a movie star, for real!ReplyDelete
All that seafood looks just too yummy!ReplyDelete
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With almost a dozen contenders registered and more pouring in, everything is set for the What You Got Wednesday's DJ Tournament hosted by Loft 709 in association with sceneSTIR Productions. The complete list of DJ's will go public when registration closes and anyone interested can get involved in a prequalification round that will whittle out the top eight who will go head to head with one another over a three week public tournament.
The first night, each DJ that shows up will get their 15 minutes of fame – literally. But it won't quite be that easy. Unlike previous competitions that have taken place in the St. John's metro area – What You Got Wednesday's is on a mission to find the most versatile DJ – contestants will have to cram three different styles or genres of music into the time they're allotted. Outside of this requirement, anything's game.
Jonathan Loder is one of the event planners and the promoter but he attributed the idea of getting the competition going to the local and well loved DJ Sina. "Red Bull did DJ competitions across the country this year, but they didn't come to Newfoundland. Sina thought that it was important for the talented DJ's in St. John's to be showcased."
The judging panel will include Sina along with two additional local pro's yet to be named out of the St. John's music scene. They will be watching to see how each contestant reacts to the different crowds each night as the tournament progresses. "This contest is really going to show the contestants versatility as well as their ability to impress people who have an appreciation for DJ's and not just a particular type of music," Loder adds.
On a more tangible level, the judges will have to score each performance in five categories that include creativity, track selection, skills, stage presence and audience response. The performer with the highest score on a given night will proceed to the next round. With the top eight selected on night one, the second evening will cut things down to a top four with the final two being determined on night three, leading to the battle royale on the finale night. The performing set times will progressively increase from the beginning from 15 minute sets to half an hour to a full hour.
With $1,500.00 of cash and gear at steak, the winner will also be given a golden opportunity to open for Montreal-native DJ Shortcut, who was named the best club DJ in Montreal this year. "This is a great opportunity for people to get their music out, there are a lot of good DJ's in this city that most people don't get to hear. Hopefully a couple of people will end up with some gigs downtown out of this," Sina encouraged.
The contestants that do sign up can rest assured that they won't even need to be responsible for bringing their own gear. As the hosting sponsor of the event, Loft 709 will be providing a Pioneer DJ M800 mixer, 2 Technic 12's, 2 CDJ 800's and a Serato Scratch Live.
What You Got Wednesday's is all set to discover and uncover some of the amazing and talented DJ's and that's what Loder and Sina are looking forward to the most. The best advice from Loder, "be creative, make sure you plan out your set, and come prepared for some tough competition."
While every DJ is different in how they prepare for a performance, there is likely no dispute that the competition will be stiff. Sina is hoping there is opportunity to learn as well for the contestants, "because it will enhance [their] ability to transition between a variety of styles using beat matching and scratching, while keeping the crowds involved."
The What You Got Wednesday's DJ Tournament will begin Wednesday, June 3rd; presented by Loft 709 and sceneSTIR. Also being supported by local business Ballistic, and sponsors WESC and Volcom. Any interested DJ's that want to sign up can email their information to firstname.lastname@example.com (deadline Sunday, May 31st).


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The flooding in Thailand will cause a decline in PC shipments, according to analysts. The disaster has caused operations to cease at more than a dozen HDD factories in the country which, as of 2011, holds a 40 to 45 percent worldwide marketshare of HDD production. While most of 2011 production occurred before the flooding, […]
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There's a lengthy explanation from Bungie here as to why Halo 3's load times are increased by installing the game the an NXE-enabled 360's hard drive. For the time-pressed reader: the game caches maps to the HD whether it's loading from the disc or the drive. Hence, if it's running from the HD, it's reading […]
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My first purchase was this all-gold Casio number. After resisting for so long to get one because of its massive popularity, I finally pulled the trigger and gave in to what I truly wanted since the very beginning. No calculators on the face here, folks, I'm in it for the interesting juxtaposition of all-gold decadence with a price point that pokes fun at the supposed extravagance of it all (S$30 / P1,000). Just like every classic Casio, value-for-money was the name of the game!
The second timepiece I got was something I thought was unattainable. As mentioned here, the only reason I bought the Timex Campers was because I couldn't get a Timex x J.Crew military field watch. Well, the stars aligned - I saved up enough and my cousin was arriving from the US - so I finally got it! No going wrong with this one right here - black, brown, whatever - it works. You can even change the strap up, making this already universal watch even more versatile!