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After performing with such bands as Toho Sara, Ohkami No Jikan, Musica Transonic, and Mainliner, Japanese guitarist Makoto Kawabata decided to continue his musical explorations by bringing together like-minded individuals to create trippy psychedelic freak-outs inspired by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Krautrock, and '70s progressive hard rock. Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (Underground Freak Out) were founded in 1996 as a "soul collective." It's not a commune in the full sense since the members don't all live together, but it is based on communal values and has even been mistaken by some people for a religious cult.
Kawabata started the collective because he wanted to give unknown musicians a chance to record and release albums that would reach a wider audience; his original intent was not to create an ongoing touring and recording band. Indeed, the group's self-titled debut album, which was released on Japan's PSF Records in November 1997, was essentially a Kawabata solo project. He performed jam sessions with several other musicians, then edited and overdubbed the tapes to create something akin to musique concrète. Kawabata must have been pleased with the results, because he assembled a group of musicians to tour overseas as Acid Mothers Temple in 1998.
Atsushi Tsuyama played guitar during a November 1998 Japanese tour and became the group's regular bassist in 1999. Eventually, the band's steady touring lineup solidified around Kawabata, Tsuyama, guitarist and synthesizer player Higashi Hiroshi, drummer Ichiraku Yoshimitsu, and vocalist and synthesizer player Cotton Casino. Buoyed by a well-deserved reputation as a superb live band, the group continued to tour and record. They released Wild Gals a Go-Go, the soundtrack to an uncompleted Russian underground film, in 1999, and Live in Occident, a double album of performances from their 1999 overseas tour, in 2000. Acid Mothers Temple continued to expand their range of influences; for example, they drew on Tsuyama's experience performing ancient folk music for La Nòvia, an album of Occitan traditional songs that they released in 2000. Then, in 2001, they released their fourth "official" album, New Geocentric World of Acid Mothers Temple, as well as a couple limited-edition releases. Meanwhile, the collective has spun out numerous offshoots, including Floating Flower, Nishinihon, and Tsurbami.
Many of these spinoffs appeared on the three-CD Do Whatever You Want, Don't Do Whatever You Don't Want. Released in 2002 on the Earworm label, the set featured Acid Mothers Temple music on the first disc and all the different side projects on the remaining two discs. The year 2002 ended up being an especially busy time for the band, with numerous releases including the concept album St. Captain Freak Out and the Magic Bamboo Request and their version of classical composer Terry Riley's groundbreaking In C. Magical Power from Mars landed in 2003 and collected some no longer available limited-edition 3" CDs. Mantra of Love from 2004 saw Cotton Casino exit the lineup and they changed their name temporarily to Acid Mothers Temple & the Cosmic Inferno. The band kept the ambitious release schedule going with both Just Another Band from the Cosmic Inferno and IAO Chant from the Cosmic Inferno in 2005. After adding drummer Shimura Koji to the roster, Acid Mothers Temple released Starless and Bible Black Sabbath, Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky, Myth of the Love Electrique (featuring the voice of new female singer Kitagawa Hao) in 2006. 2007 saw the return of the name Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. and the issue of the albums Soul of a Mountain Wolf, Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under the Stars, Acid Motherly Love, and Stones Women Records. The latter three were issued simply by Acid Mothers Temple (the reason behind the various name changes is a mystery known only to leader Makoto Kawabata. 2008 was, as is now typical for the group, another prolific year. The AMT collective issued no less than four albums beginning with Journey into the Cosmic Inferno, and continuing through Glorify Astrological Martyrdom, Pink Lady Lemonade (a suite long reprise of their original composition), and Recurring Dream and Apocalypse. The release schedule proved equally relentless in 2009 with no less than four albums on as many different labels seeing release: Interstellar Guru and Zero, Dark Side of the Moon: What Planet Are We On?, Are We Experimental?, and Lord of the Underground: Vishnu and the Magic Elixir. These oofficialreleases contain only part of the story, however. Both Makoto and AMT also released countless singles and compilation tracks available in very limited editions, have reissued catalog albums on different labels than the ooriginalreleases appeared upon, and have cut live recordings for sale only at shows, making finding their complete set of recordings virtually impossible. The band commenced their release schedule in 2010 with Album: In 0 to Infinity (credited to Acid Mothers Temple/Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O./The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.) on the Important imprint. ~ Todd Kristel & Thom Jurek, Rovi

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|Journals, 1849-1849 [FHL #317668] vol E p. 310 -311
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Daniel Mathias' Will
The State of Ohio Gallia County ss
Be it remembered that at a court of Common Pleas with
in and for the said county of Gallia held at the Court House in the Town of Gallipolis on the twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty Eight before the Honorable William V Peck, Joseph W Ross Daniel G Whiton and Moses R Mathews associate Judges the last will and testament of David Mathias late of this county deceased was brought before the court and was proved by the oath of R S Kerr and Daniel Davis two of the witnesses thereto whose examinations were allowed to writing and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the said Daniel Mathias at the time of executing said will was of full age and of sound mind and memory and not under any restraint, It is ordered that said will and the proof so received to writing be record
ed which are in the words and figures following to witt; I the name of the benevolent Father of all, I Daniel Mathias being of sound mind do hereby make and publish this my last Will and Testament. First I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughters Rachel Mary
Hannah and Sarah each one dollar Second I give and bequeath unto my beloved son David after the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses and after the death of my beloved wife and not before the north West quarter of the North East quarter of section No seven Township No six 6 Range No sixteen 16 also all the property that may be mine remains of my Estate. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 12th day of April A D 1848 Daniel Mathias {seal}
Signed Sealed and delivered by Daniel Mathias in our presence and signed by us in his presence this 12th day of April A D 1848 Richard S Kerr Daniel x Davis mark
In the matter of the last will and testament of Daniel Mathias late of Gallia County deceased Richard S Kerr and Daniel Davis make oathe and state to the Court that they heard the testator declare the paper produced in court to be his last will and testament that he was of sane mind over twenty one years of age and not under any restraint at the time that they signed the same as witnesses in his presence and at his request and are informed and believe that the testator is since dead. R. S. Kerr Daniel Davis his x mark
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court May 20th 1848. Attest S. B. Drouillard Dep Clk. And afterwards to witt at a Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Gallia aforesaid held at the Court House aforesaid on the twelfth day of August in the year last aforesaid on application and it appearing that there is no executor named in the last Will and testament of Daniel Mathias late of this county deceased proved at the last Term of this Court. It is ordered that David Williams be and he is hereby appointed administrator with the will annexed of the said Daniel Mathias and therefore the said David Williams came before the court and accepted said appointment and gave bond to the acceptance of the Court with Rees Harris and David Mathias his securities in penalty of Two Hundred dollars Conditioned according to Law.


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Kid's Community College® aims to prepare its students to excel as young leaders of tomorrow by combining an exclusive collegiate-based curriculum tailored specifically for children with enhanced, first class child care services. Unlike our competitors, we offer advanced technology programs, after-school tutoring, and activities such as arts and crafts, dance, theatre and gymnastics, all in one location.
Kid's Community College is a privately held corporation run by its owner, Timothy Bernard Kilpatrick, Sr. Mr. Kilpatrick has 17 years of Executive Management (VP) and Budgeting experience, and extensive experience with budgeting methodologies and strategic planning, including the Balanced Scorecard approach. His advanced degree (and interest) in computer science is the driving force behind our technology component. He will be supported in daily operations by an industry consultant, a campus director, and a VP of educational operations, all with extensive experience in child care fields.
With inflation continuing to rise each year, the typical American family now requires dual or supplemental incomes. This trend has created a need for quality child care services. The population growth rate in the Riverview area of Hillsborough County is now over 14.6%, leading us to anticipate expanding market potential for this industry in our local area. Price, service, certification and reputation are critical success factors in the child care services industry. Kid's Community College® will compete well in our market by offering competitive prices, high-quality child care services, and leading-edge educational programs with certified, college-educated instructors, and by maintaining an excellent reputation with parents and the community we serve.
This is a daycare business plan for Kid's Community College®, which will focus on two subdivisions: 'Lake St. Charles' and 'The Villages of Lake St. Charles,' which are new upscale community developments within a 2 square mile radius, boasting over 900 new homes. Our target customers are dual-income, middle-class families who value the quality of education and child care we provide for their children, ages 4 months to 12 years.
We will open for business starting with an initial enrollment of 13 students. We project healthy revenues by the end of the first year, and expect to nearly triple that by the end of Year 3. Our biggest operating expenses will be compensation at industry standard rates for our highly-qualified personnel, and rent on our facilities, improved for our purposes during the start-up period. We would like to grow into four campuses, eventually, but growth is planned conservatively, to be financed from existing cash flow as we go. We anticipate a net profit beginning in our second year.
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Sprinkles has just had their 10th war win in a row!
Thanks for everyone that made this happen. We hope to find another war soon and not spent another 3 weeks searching.
Sprinkles has just had their 10th war win in a row!
Thanks for everyone that made this happen. We hope to find another war soon and not spent another 3 weeks searching.
Kudos to us
"I'm too old for this sh!t..." - Roger Murtaugh
February 23 of YR8 Our kingdom has begun a Gold Dragon project, 8========D, targeted at Checkmate (X:X).
Best dragon name ever
Not half bad if I do say so myself
congrats sprinkles friends.
Congratulations you crazy kids!
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Are they all genuine? Average opponent size is 95%....I have no idea so this is by no means an accusation.
Yeah, most of our warring partners are either our size or a bit bigger when we wave them. Counting on the land lost (or still in transit) after that wave, sometimes causes them to be a tad smaller when they declare.
Bottomfeeding and ghettobashing is for nubs!
smaller average opponent size might account for some of these scenarios:
1. kingdom waving an opponent same size or larger but only to have them declare when their nw is lower
2. kingdoms having arranged war at same acreage but opponents are less capable of pump
3. kingdom waving smaller kingdom and smaller kingdom declaring / arranging war with smaller kingdom and them agreeing to war
u can try to imagine the possibility of some of the above scenarios happening in war tier, especially number 3
that indicator hardly means anything
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As India succumbed to another 4-0 whitewash, fans and critics are trying to figure out who to blame for this miserable performance. A lot of the focus has been on the performances of VVS Laxman, who is considered to be Indias all-time greats, and part of the big three.
Team mates and coaches have stepped in on his defence, saying that just like any other great player Laxman will bounce back when it matters most. The fact that the team has failed as a whole has also helped Laxman, since there are people who suggest that the team should be blamed as a whole and not one person.
The true question, however, is that should Laxman be considered as a batting great of his generation? Here at CricketingMinds, we believe that Laxman is just an average batsman in the context of other great players, and we have the numbers to prove it.
Some of the standards shared by the greats of the game:
1 - Minimum of 20 test centuries
2 - A century against all test playing nations
3 - High rate of scoring centuries
4 - Low rate of scoring ducks
5 - Away average of > 40
6 - Overall average of > 50
7 - Consistent performance
A first look at Laxmans statistics shows that he is below the mark in 5 of the first 6 criteria listed above. Lets look at each piece one by one.
Minimum of 20 Test Centuries - FAIL
A great batsman is one who is able to convert starts into big valuable knocks. Tendulkar, Ponting, Kallis and Dravid have over 35 Test centuries.
Laxman has played 134 test matches and scored only 17 centuries. Rahul Dravid, on the other hand, has scored 36 centuries and has only 33 more matches. Laxman will have to score a century in less than every 2 matches just to equal that number. In fact, even Virender Sehwag, who has only played 96 test matches, has scored 22 centuries in a relatively shorter career.
A century against all Test playing nations - FAIL
Tendulkar, Dravid, Ponting and Kallis have all scored big in all conditions against all Test playing nations. Laxman on the other hand has failed to score a century against England (Hs: 75 in Ahemadabad) and minnows Bangladesh (Hs: 69* in Chittagong). Note that some of the greats like Matthew Hayden, Sehwag and Inzamam fail to satisfy this criterion but do well on the other criteria all of them have more than 20 test centuries.
High rate of scoring centuries - FAIL
Laxman takes approximately 13.11 innings to score every century. This happens to be almost twice as many innings per century than some of the following players:
As can be seen by the table above, the number of innings that Laxman takes to score a century is really high. In fact, amongst the top 66 Test centurions, only Alec Stewart does worse than Laxman scoring a century every 15.7 innings.
This begs the question then, why do the so called experts of the game (and fans alike) talk about Laxman as being a batsman who makes big scores and punishes the opposition when hes on song, when hes only scored 17 centuries in 134 test matches? Its simple; he has done it when the spotlight was on him.
Laxman has happened to have made a couple of big scores against Australia at times when he was about to get the axe. The media starts talking about the end of Laxman, and in his last chance, he happens make a big score in an innings which is nothing short of commendable. When this happens, it seems that the cricket experts are willing to forgive the number of times Laxman has failed to live up to the expectations. No one remembers his repeated failures and instead choose to focus on his heroics of one innings. Its just part of human nature, everyone likes a comeback.
Low rate of scoring ducks - FAIL
A great batsman is one who is considered a prize wicket by his opposition, and one who knows how to put his opposition on the back foot early on. VVS Laxman, however, knows how to give his opponents an early drinks break and happens to be quite kind to the scorers as well. Laxman has a really low number of innings per duck, and compared to some of the top batsmen of his generation, hes known to make quiet exits on a frequent basis.
On average, Laxman registers a duck every 15.9 innings.
Overall Away Average of > 40 - PASS
Laxman passes the criterion of an overall away Test average of over 40 to be a great batsman. He has scored heavily against the mighty Australians in Australia where he averages 44.14. He averages the most in Sri Lanka (48.18) and West Indies (47.75).
What is notable is that Laxman doesnt average more than 50 in any country except at Home and he averages only 39 in Bangladesh. This shows he hasnt been able to capitalize against weak oppositions.
Overall Average of > 50 - FAIL.
This is perhaps the most arguable of the points we are seeking to make. Yet, it is the most critical one in this argument, since it ties in very closely with the most subjective criteria
A great player is known to be consistent, and can cash in with a run of big scores when in form. The batting greats from Laxmans era, such as Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacque Kallis, Rahul Dravid, all have had not just good series, but great years when theyve made bucket load of runs.
Ponting during his golden run had back to back years with averages of over 70 during 2002-2003 and scored over 1000 runs in 2005-2006.
Kallis averages the most amongst these great batsmen (57.02 from 150 Test matches).
Dravid has averaged over 50 in Tests for 5 continuous years (2002-2006). This speaks volume about Dravids class. In 2003 Dravid averaged over a 100 including a match winning 233 and 72* vs Australia at Adelaide.
Using numbers to prove Tendulkars greatness would be just waste of space.
VVS Laxman, on the otherhand, has not managed to achieve an average of 50 despite playing 134 Test matches, a mark that top players have been able to maintain despite extended patches of poor runs in their careers.
(a) Runs scored: Year-by-Year
Only once during his 17 year career has Laxman hammered over 1000 runs in a calendar year (2008). To prove the point of Laxmans lack of consistency, in 2007 and 2009 Laxman couldnt even score 500 Test runs.
Tendulkar has pounded over 1000 Test runs in a calendar year 6 times in his career. Tendulkar was most consistent between 1997 and 2002, when he scored 1000 or more runs 4 times.
Dravid on the other hand has worked hard to score 1000 or more Test runs in a calendar year 3 times in his career.
Kallis and Ponting have achieved this 5 times in their careers; With Ponting scoring back-to-back 1000+ runs in 2002-2003 and again in 2005-2006.
(b) Average (Home, Away and Overall): Year-by-Year
The table below shows that Laxman has averaged a mere 24.06 for the first four years of his career, spanning from 1996-1999. It was only after this point that he started making meaningful contributions to the team. In 2000, his away average spiked to 87, but that was not a result of consistency, but rather one good performance against australia where he scored a century. Even then, he was unable to get his team over the line.
A more general observation, Laxman during the peak of his career, never seemed to have a purple patch where he would be on a tear of scoring runs at an average of 70+ for a couple of years. His best year was in 2003, where he averaged 85, but that was followed by an out of form calendar year performance with an average of 32.06. His average at home was 18.88, which is more significant because India played more matches at home that year.
His next best year was in 2009, but once again, it wasnt because Laxman played spectacularly throughout the year and dominated oppositions repeatedly, but rather because of a condensed schedule where he played only six matches in the entire year. This good year came for him after a gap of 6 years; again showing his lack of consistency. It also shows that he has never really been a threat to his opposition on a regular basis.
Note that we have saved Laxman from some embarrassment by excluding his performance in the 3 Tests he has played so far in 2012.
(c) Percentage of runs scored in last 6 series:
In Indias last 6 series, Dravid has been their main man scoring 16.09 % of the team runs. Whereas Laxmans contribution is worth just 12.24% which is lower than both Sachin & Dravids contribution.
NOTE: These stats take into account all the innings played which resulted in India being all out, chased a score successfully in the 3rd or 4th innings or the case where the batsman was dismissed. There was a case or two where India just played out 30 overs to secure a draw.
In Indias last 6 series, on 20 occasions Laxman has scored less than 10% of the team total which is the highest compared to Dravid (15) and Sachin (14).
Note that Sachin played less games than Dravid or Laxman and hence he has scored less than 10% runs of the team 14/28 times, Dravid 15/35 times, and Laxman 20/33 times.
These stats reflect the mediocrity of Laxman and why he is the likeliest candidate, amongst Indias big 3, to be shown the exit door.
(d) 4th innings analysis
Laxman can be considered Indias most dependable when it comes to 4th innings despite his recent slump. He averages more than Sachin, Sehwag and Ganguly and is par with Dravids 4th innings efforts. What is notable is Laxmans performance in the 4th innings when India has won he averages over 100 which is much better than Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly and Sehwag. This would give the reader an impression that Laxman plays crucial match winning knocks in the 4th innings.
But how true is this statement?
(e) Laxman in Match-Winning Innings
For all the 50+ scores of Laxman, a match winning innings is one in which:
India has won and either:
(i) Laxman has scored more than 25% of the teams runs in 1st, 2nd or 3rd innings, or
(ii) scored a 50+ 4th innings total in a successful run chase.
Laxman has batted 259 times in Test cricket and only 17 times he has managed to produce a Match-Winning knock satisfying the above criteria.
This translates to show that when Laxman goes out to bat, the probability of him scoring a match winning 50+ score is 0.065 (6.5%)
(f) Laxman in Match-Saving Innings
For all the 50+ scores of Laxman, a match saving innings is one in which:
India has drawn and either:
(i) In 1st or 2nd innings: Laxman has batted during a crisis (collapse) OR
(ii) In 1st or 2nd innings or 3rd innings: Laxman has scored a 100 which is more than 25% of the teams total OR
(iii) In 1st or 2nd innings: Laxman has scored a 50 which is more than 40% of the teams total OR
(iv) In 3rd innings: Laxman has batted during a crisis (Note: There should be an attempted 4th innings chase by the opposition) OR
(v) In 3rd innings: Laxman has scored a 50 which is more than 30% of the teams total (Note: There should be an attempted 4th innings chase by the opposition) OR
(vi) In 4th innings: Laxman has scored 50 or more which is more than 30% of the teams total in order to save India from a loss.
Out of the 259 times Laxman has batted, he has produced a match saving innings only 11 times which satisfies the above criteria.
This translates to show that when Laxman goes out to bat, the probability of him scoring a match saving 50+ score is 0.042 (4.2%)
(You can contact us to see the full list of these match winning and match saving innings)
Contrary to popular belief that Laxman is a great batsman, the numbers in this article argue that Laxman might have shown glimpses of greatness but has failed to live up to the standards set by the great batsmen of his generation.
The table below summarizes Laxmans failure to grab the chance of being named amongst legendary batsmen like Tendulkar, Ponting, Kallis and Dravid.
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Woman Seeks New Judge and Venue for Murder Trial
CAMDENTON (AP) - A Kansas City lawyer charged in the deaths of her father and his girlfriend wants her trial moved out of Camden County.
Susan Van Note is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the October 2010 deaths of 67-year-old William Van Note and 59-year-old Sharon Dickson at the couple's home at the Lake of the Ozarks.
The Lake Sun Leader reports during a hearing Monday in Camden County Circuit Court, a request for a new judge was granted but the change of venue motion will not be decided until January 2014.
Dickson died at the scene of the shooting and William Van Note was hospitalized. Prosecutors allege his daughter forged durable power of attorney documents, leading doctors to remove the elder Van Note from life support.


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I had a few basic facts regarding my grandfather from my uncle
1) Name, Robert Davidson Nicolson from Dundee.
2) He finished in the 4/5 battalion, Black Watch
3) He was a territorial before the war started
From this I assumed that he started the war in either the 4 or the 5 territorial battalions
The 5 ( Dundee and Angus ) landed in France in Nov 1914.
The 4 ( City of Dundee ) landed in France in Feb 26 1915.
I have found what I believe is his Medals Index Card, see attached :-
On the card it says that he joined the French theatre on 24th Feb.
I know that the 4 left Dundee on the 23rd Feb, and arrived in Le Havre on the 26th,
do you agree that this was probably him ?
I cant seem to find his Service card, Maybe it is one of the 60% lost in the Kew bombing ?


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text: Ordinarily, when students go back to school in January after the winter or Christmas break , they would be asked by their teachers to list down their New Year's Resolutions. Based on experience, it is much easier to encourage middle school kids to formulate their resolutions than those in high school and college. New Year's resolutions can be similar to formulation of short, medium or long-term plans and programs in a corporate or business settings. The need to review the past year's performance and make assessments on which areas or operations should be stopped or would require improvements are … Continue reading Simple Wishes From Young Minds – A New Year's Resolution


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With reports issued today that the US economy is going to get much worse this year and even into 2010, the news and media paints a chilling picture for the New Year. While most of us might react with uncertainty and worry, there is one sector of the economy that remains hopeful: the Green Economy. Many Greenies are seeing this downturn as an opportunity to change and re shape the American economy. For example, with the American auto industry failing, it is an amazing chance for them to focus on electric, hybrid, and other new eco-friendly technologies. In fact a shift such as this could retool the entire industry.
The GreenBiz published a great article recently about Green economists optimistic view of 2009. It pushes the idea that many businesses are continuing green changes, yet everyone is pulling in the reins on spending rather than expanding. Still as we mentioned above, this recession is a chance to incorporate real changes to business. The GreenBiz Blog has also announced they plan on featuring articles related to the recession. So keep up with the green take on the recession on their blog as well as ours!
Co-op America has now officially changed over to Green America and they have suggested a few ideas on how green can change the economy. Check out their recently published 7 Fixes from the Green Economy. Within this article, they focus on suggestions to revamping and saving the American economy. There are several suggestions we've heard before like creating new green jobs and supporting local and fair trade. But there are also some inventive new ideas such as instituting Clean Energy Victory Bonds similar to those instituted in World War II and Community investing. These are the types of articles that need to be pushed forth during these trying times. While the mainstream media pushes fear and negativity, the green world is suggesting real ideas and a focus on the positive. After all the best way to jump start the economy is all in the perception.
You may be wondering with all this talk about recession and economic changes, how will you survive? Green America once again published some great little tips on how to save money during these trying times: 4 Ways to Save Money! The tips they offer are: Cooperative Meals, Build a Community of your Neighbors and Pool Resources, Carpool with friends or neighbors, and Barter and Trade for your needs. While these are great ideas to keep money in your pocket, they aren't the exact answer to our country's economic woes as a whole. Green America plans on focusing on saving money through being green in 2009. So pay attention for more great saving ideas!
So remember even if the news won't let you forget we are in a troubling economy, try to keep your heads up and focus on the new economy coming our way. Keep putting pressure on our politicians to promote a green economy through organizations like Power Vote and Green Jobs Now. Or keep the green economy in the public sphere, by posting on your blogs, Myspace, and Facebook. The more we talk about the ideas for a change in our economy, the better chance we have of accomplishing it!


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The Last Bison's chamber-folk style is built on homespun, organic elements: The plink of a banjo, the thud of a single drum, soaring harmonies from violin and cello.
So, in some ways, the Norfolk Botanical Garden was a perfect setting for the Chesapeake band's first Hampton Roads show since release of its major-label debut disc, "Inheritance."
The mood at Sunday evening's event was surprisingly relaxed, more like a friendly reunion than a raucous, triumphant celebration.
No matter, though. The group led by singer-songwriter Ben Hardesty and his multi-instrumentalist father, Dan Hardesty, showed what a couple of months of steady touring can do for an already-tight band.
Tunes like "Iscariot" and "Dark Am I" found the band's intensity kicked up a notch. Ben Hardesty flung himself around the stage at times, breaking guitar strings, kicking off his shoes. "Gypsy Rag" had the crowd -- described as 2,000-plus by Virginia Arts Festival organizers -- clapping and cheering along. Elsewhere, Andrew Benfante used the top of his keyboard like a percussion instrument and Ben's sister Annah, who sings and plays bells, danced gracefully with a beatific smile spread across her face.
The band's cover of the M83 hit "Midnight City" was luminous, but bittersweet. Ben Hardesty dedicated it to James Steele, the former 96X DJ and programmer who got the band's single "Switzerland" added into regular rotation at WROX. He recently left the station.
Later on in the set, Dan Hardesty said he was warned that heavy rain was headed toward the garden. Thankfully, it never came. "But I think you guys brought the storm," he told crowd.


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Dennis H. O'Rourke and Jennifer A. Raff from the Department of Anthropology, of the University of Utah, written a fantastic review entitled: The Human Genetic History of the Americas: The Final Frontier
This interesting review is part of a special number published on Current Biology, 23 February, 2010 Volume 20, Issue 4. They concluded that:
The Americas, the last continents to be entered by modern humans, were colonized during the late Pleistocene via a land bridge across what is now the Bering strait. However, the timing and nature of the initial colonization events remain contentious. The Asian origin of the earliest Americans has been amply established by numerous classical marker studies of the mid-twentieth century.More recently, mtDNA sequences, Y-chromosome and autosomal marker studies have provided a higher level of resolution in confirming the Asian origin of indigenous Americans and provided more precise time estimates for the emergence of Native Americans. But these data raise many additional questions regarding source populations, number and size of colonizing groups and the points of entry to the Americas.Rapidly accumulating molecular data from populations throughout the Americas, increased use of demographic models to test alternative colonization scenarios, and evaluation of the concordance of archaeological, paleoenvironmental and genetic data provide optimism for a fuller understanding of the initial colonization of the Americas.
In the figure, it can see the hypothesized routes for original migration into the Americas.The Beringian and Pacific coastal routes (blue and yellow, respectively) may have been roughly contemporaneous following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), although contemporaneity is not certain. The more hypothetical northern migration path (red) implies a pre-LGM population movement. These migration paths need not be considered mutually exclusive.
Complete agreement between mtDNA, Y-chromosomal DNA and autosomal genetic systems has not yet been realized with respect to colonization models, although all three are consistent in failing to support the 'blitzkrieg' or 'three-wave' migration models. Nevertheless, these models and their underlying assumptions continue to be used as the framework for hypothesis testing in American colonization scenarios. There is an unquestionable need for more genetic data from under-sampled geographic regions, as well as from more, and more widely dispersed, ancient populations. Because of the presumed nature of the colonization, reconstructing the genetic history of the Americas should be relatively simple compared to the challenges presented by other continents, but genetic analyses of American populations continue to be hindered by inadequate geographic (and temporal) sampling, lack of standardization of analytical methods, and the heterogeneous patchwork of diversity resulting from post-contact admixture.
You can see the complete issue at:
Archaeogenetics, Towards a 'New Synthesis'?
The Evolution of Human Genetic and Phenotypic Variation in Africa
Archaeogenetics of Europe
The Human Genetic History of South Asia
The Human Genetic History of East Asia: Weaving a Complex Tapestry
The Human Genetic History of Oceania: Near and Remote Views of Dispersal
The Genetics of Human Adaptation: Hard Sweeps, Soft Sweeps, and Polygenic AdaptationA very interesting conclusion, America is a complete challenge in population genetic research...


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Baruch College Ranked Among "America's Top Colleges" by Forbes Magazine
NEW YORK, NY - July 25, 2013 - Baruch College was once again included in Forbes magazine's just-released annual listing of "America'sTop Colleges 2013." Baruch is ranked #280, up 71 spots from #351 last year. Baruch was also ranked #105 among the top colleges in the Northeast.
Forbes partnered with the Washington, D.C.-based Center for College Affordability and Productivity to evaluate 650 colleges that award undergraduate degrees or certificates requiring "4 or more years." Each of the colleges must be classified by The Carnegie Foundation as Doctorate- granting Universities, Master's Colleges and Universities, or Baccalaureate Colleges. Forbes compiled the rankings for the "America's Top Colleges" list based on five general categories, taking into consideration: quality of teaching and student satisfaction, post graduate success, high graduation rates, low-levels of debt and the academic success of its students.
About Baruch College:
Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 17,000 students, who represent 160 countries and speak more than 100 languages. Ranked among the top 15% of U.S. colleges and the No. 5 public regional university, Baruch College is regularly recognized as among the most ethnically diverse colleges in the country. As a public institution with a tradition of academic excellence, Baruch College offers accessibility and opportunity for students from every corner of New York City and from around the world. For more about Baruch College, go to http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/.
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Most of the applications of Big Data we've discussed are focused on mass amounts of people over time. Simple, a retail bank opmtimized for you mobile device makes their users into the analysts.
As a Simple user, you essentially replace your bank with yourself in many of the traditional capacities a bank operates in.
As you spend, you can tag your expenditures with hashtags "#" and text to describe where you were, what you were doing, and who you were with. Then, when you look into your history, you can click search a specific hashtag and observe your spending habits on this topic. What's great is that the hashtags can be completely unique to you and don't depend on anyone else being able to understand what they mean and therefore your spending doesn't need to fit into a category generated by a bank.
Another really cool aspect of this business is savings. You can set a goal to do something like "save $400 for a vacation to Aspen" and set a deadline. Your account automatically saves money out of your account each day so that you can't spend it (unless you really need to, of course). Simple separates itself from other similar entities (like Mint) by its unique approach to data collection -
"Simple receives much richer data than third-party tools. With better
data, Simple can help you do things like categorize your transactions,
understand your spending in real time, and make all your activity
searchable. Our Reports feature gives you detailed analysis of your
finances over time. Budgeting is also much easier when it's right in
your account." (Simple FAQ - https://simple.com/faq/)
What's really cool is their Reports feature as mentioned above. You can view buying history based on keywords or hashtags and compare it against other things. So, for you parents out there - you can tell little Tommy that you do in fact spend more money on him than his sister Susie.
I think that this is such a cool idea because it gives a user more freedom to create their own tool. One of the main focuses of lean is to externalize operations to make a system/process improve. But, it seems as though in this case our desire to be more efficient has really limited our ability. This model really begs the question - what other areas of life could we see this applying to?
The information I have on this business is limited to their website and an article I read because you have to be "invited" to join Simple. Check it out here. Make sure you watch the video first (it's only like 3 minutes) to get a feel for what this company is all about.


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NJ Audubon: Photography Instructors' Summer Exhibition at the Wayrick Wildlife Art Gallery
June 1, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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NJ Audubon: Photography Instructors' Summer Exhibition at the Wayrick Wildlife Art Gallery
David DesRochers and Phil Witt, long-time instructors for the Sherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary's digital photography workshop series, have been photographing the natural world for decades. Their enthusiasm for both nature and photography is evident in their images — ranging from landscapes to wildlife captured from locations around the world. They, along with this year's workshop assistants, Cathy DesRochers, Becky Witt, and Jack & Ellen Moskowitz, will have a show of their nature-oriented images in the Wayrick Wildlife Art Gallery between May 31, 2019 and August 26, 2019.
There will be an Opening Reception for the exhibition on Sunday, June 2, 2019 between 1pm and 3pm where members of the public can meet the artists.
Friday, May 31, 2019 through Monday, August 26, 2019
Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday: Noon to 5:00pm
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Footbag Net
From Footbag Reference
Footbag Net is a sport governed by the IFPA's International Footbag Committee in which players use their feet to kick a footbag over afootbag net court. The rules of Footbag net are defined in the IFC's Rules of Footbag Sports, Article 3.
Footbag net combines the coordination of soccer, the court strategy of tennis, and the set-and-spike strategy of beach-volleyball , all while using only the feet. Players demonstrate remarkable agility by spiking the footbag over the net, using either the sole of the foot, a sweeping inside kick, or an outside push. Even more remarkable than the spikes are the "digs" players use to defend against the spikes. Players also block spikes in the air with amazing foot-to-foot battles over the net.
Basic Rules and Information
The full rules of footbag net are available in the online version of the International Rules of Footbag Sports.
For a basic description of the rules, see: Footbag Net Rules.
IFPA Footbag Net Rankings
The current official IFPA net rankings.
Open Doubles Net: 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
Open Singles Net: 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
Mixed Doubles Net: 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
Women's Doubles Net: 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
Women's Singles Net: 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008
Footbag Net was invented in the mid 1970s. It was originally played over an 8-foot high net and players were allowed a maximum of five kicks per side. After only a few years, however, the rules of Footbag net were changed to encourage fast-paced rallying and crowd pleasing spiking maneuvers. For more net history, see The History of Footbag Net.
Basic Kicks
The most common surfaces of the shoe used for kicking in Footbag net are the inside and outside surfaces. The sole of the shoe is also frequently used, however, only when performing a standing or flying spiking maneuver. Due to the large amount of court a player is responsible for covering, it is extremely important to have a good foundation of kicks with both the left and right legs. Outside kicks are generally thought to be the most important kick in net, as they are used to receive serves and to set oneself or one's teammate. Toe kicks are most frequently used when the footbag is falling in front of one's body. Inside kicks are frequently used to receive serve, to bump or set a teammate, or to direct a kick across the net. Inside kicks are also the predominant kick used for serving, however, many players also use toe kicks. Out side kick serves are uncommon but can be effective.
A spike is defined as kicking the footbag over the net with a downward trajectory. Spikes can be performed while standing (i.e., one foot remains on the ground while kicking) or while jumping or "flying" (i.e., both feet are in the air while kicking). While they are more difficult to learn, flying spikes are more advantagous to learn because they allow for a greater margin of footbag clearance over the 5-foot-high net.
- Sole Push
- Sweep
- Scuff
- Mouse Trap
- Bring Down
- Toe Reverse
- Sun Back
- Front Back
- Toe Spike
- Roll Sweep
- Roll Spike
Shoes -
- The Nike Air Max 90 are currently the most commonly used shoes by footbag net players, because World Champion Florian Goetze play with these shoes.
Pros: - easily available almost everywhere in the world. - inside and outside surfaces do not need to be modified. Cons: - pretty expensive. - casual shoes and not sport shoes.
- The New Balance 1123 are quite popular among footbag net players.
Pros: - real sport shoes. - inside and outside surfaces do not need to be modified. Cons: - running shoes made for forward not lateral movements.
- The Brooks Addiction Walker are quite popular among footbag net players, especially in the footbag net mecca Montreal.
Pros: - real sport shoes. - inside and outside surfaces do not need to be modified. Cons: - walking shoes made for forward not lateral movements. - insides can easily be modified to become even flatter.
- The Asics Gel Rocket are newly quite popular among Finnish footbag net players.
Pros: - real sport shoes. - indoors badminton shoes made for lateral movements. Cons: - inside and outside surfaces need to be modified. - only minor modifications needed.
- The Yonex shoes are the *new* thing in the footbag net scene.
Pros: - real sport shoes. - multi surfaces tennis shoes made for lateral movements. Cons: - inside and outside surfaces need to be modified. - major modifications needed.
Nets -
Buying a Net Set
You can buy any badminton net and use it for footbag, however, this is not recommended because of the different way footbag is played (namely, with your body in the air). When you "crash the net", you want to be assured that it will react appropriately -- i.e., you won't get hurt and the net will fall down without breaking.
So the best bet, and our number one recommendation for net players, is to use the: Footbagnet.com net set who is very similar to the "Jimmy c". as of today (30/01/08) it is the only serious net set available.
Making a Net Set
If you are low on cash (as many footbag players are), you can somewhat easily construct your own net set with materials costing less than $40 (U.S. currency). For a list of materials needed and instructions for creating your own net set, visit Making a net set.
Footbag Net Terminology
On the net court, you're likely to hear some words and phrases that you're unfamiliar with. While most of these terms are used in all net-playing countries, a few terms vary by region. Click here for a glossary of Footbag net terminology.
Footbag Net Training
There are several good ways to learn about Footbag Net through this website:
Footbag Net Clubs
More importantly, to get serious training on footbag net (or any foobag sport), check out the footbag clubs near you and consider getting help from more established players in your area (if available).
Footbag Net Competition
Footbag tournaments occur year-round, though net is not offered at every event.
Players and experienced organizers alike may want to offer net competition at a footbag event, or host their own tournament. For more information on running a footbag net tournament, see here.


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Marriage and step-motherhood have come naturally to Gisele Bündchen who in February wed New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, 18 months after his former girlfriend, model-actress Bridget Moynahan, gave birth to Brady's child, John Edward Thomas Moynahan.
"It was definitely a surprise for both of us," the supermodel, 28, tells Leslie Bennetts for Vanity Fair's May issue. Yet the baby's arrival in their lives, Bündchen insists, has not detracted from her bliss. In fact, little John Edward has contributed to it.
"In the beginning you're living this romantic fantasy; you're thinking, This can't be true, it's so good!" she says "And then, Whoops wake-up call!"


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Remember that Boba Fett cookie jar that was promised to come out before we even knew how annoying a Gungan can really be? Well, the fine people at StarWarsShop.com and Cards Inc. of the UK have finally answered your prayers.
This item runs about $60 and actually ships out, just in time, the day after Halloween. This way you know your candies will be safe from those who lurk in the shadows.
Cards Inc. of the U.K. now offers this exquisite ceramic cookie jar bust of the galaxy's most notorious bounty hunter. This robust sculpture is painted to match Fett's penchant for close scrapes and features a lifting helmet top that opens to reveal the mercenary's sweeter side.
This is just a little bit different than the original Boba Fett cookie jar prototype, shown in the picture below.


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Prayer of Mordecai. 1Recalling all that the Lord had done, Mordecai prayed to the Lord 2and said: "Lord, Lord, King and Ruler of all, everything is in your power, and there is no one to oppose you when it is your will to save Israel. 3You made heaven and earth and every wonderful thing under heaven. 4You are Lord of all, and there is no one who can resist you, the Lord. 5a You know all things. You know, Lord, that it was not out of insolence or arrogance or desire for glory that I acted thus in not bowing down to the arrogant Haman. 6I would have gladly kissed the soles of his feet for the salvation of Israel. 7But I acted as I did so as not to place the honor of a mortal above that of God. I will not bow down to anyone but you, my Lord. It is not out of arrogance that I am acting thus. 8And now, Lord God, King, God of Abraham, spare your people, for our enemies regard us with deadly envy and are bent upon destroying the inheritance that was yours from the beginning. 9Do not spurn your portion, which you redeemed for yourself out of the land of Egypt. 10Hear my prayer; have pity on your inheritance and turn our mourning into feasting, that we may live to sing praise to your name, Lord. Do not silence the mouths of those who praise you."
11All Israel, too, cried out with all their strength, for death was staring them in the face.
Prayer of Esther. 12b Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish, fled to the Lord for refuge. 13Taking off her splendid garments, she put on garments of distress and mourning. In place of her precious ointments she covered her head with dung and ashes. She afflicted her body severely and in place of her festive adornments, her tangled hair covered her.
14Then she prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: "My Lord, you alone are our King. Help me, who am alone and have no help but you, 15for I am taking my life in my hand.c 16From birth, I have heard among my people that you, Lord, chose Israel from among all nations, and our ancestors from among all their forebears, as a lasting inheritance, and that you fulfilled all your promises to them.d 17But now we have sinned in your sight, and you have delivered us into the hands of our enemies, 18because we worshiped their gods. You are just, O Lord. 19But now they are not satisfied with our bitter servitude, but have sworn an oath to their idols 20to do away with the decree you have pronounced, to destroy your inheritance, to close the mouths of those who praise you, to extinguish the glory of your house and your altar, 21to open the mouths of the nations to acclaim their worthless gods, and to extol a mortal king forever.
22"Lord, do not relinquish your scepter to those who are nothing. Do not let our foes gloat over our ruin, but turn their own counsel against them and make an example of the one who began this against us. 23Be mindful of us, Lord. Make yourself known in the time of our distress and give me courage, King of gods and Ruler of every power. 24Put in my mouth persuasive words in the presence of the lion, and turn his heart to hatred for our enemy, so that he and his co-conspirators may perish. 25Save us by your power, and help me, who am alone and have no one but you, Lord.
26"You know all things. You know that I hate the pomp of the lawless, and abhor the bed of the uncircumcised or of any foreigner. 27You know that I am under constraint, that I abhor the sign of grandeur that rests on my head when I appear in public. I abhor it like a polluted rag, and do not wear it in private. 28I, your servant, have never eaten at the table of Haman, nor have I graced the banquet of the king or drunk the wine of libations.* 29From the day I was brought here till now, your servant has had no joy except in you, Lord, God of Abraham. 30O God, whose power is over all, hear the voice of those in despair. Save us from the power of the wicked, and deliver me from my fear."
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Most outrageous business deductions ever filed
Travel and entertainment expenses are as beloved as they are behated.
You get a bunch of free stuff … but it's usually because you've been sent to some dismal rustopolis that ends in "burg" or "dong."
You eat, drink and travel more expensively than you might normally … but you'd rather just have the money instead.
And if you're a salesman, it's practically your job to spend hundreds, if not thousands, a month on prospective clients, making expenses-paid nights out a soul-forfeiting routine.
So taking liberties with an expense report is not only understandable, it's practically a duty. After all, you've got to spend money to make money.
We canvassed business travelers and professionals who've done just that; some out of necessity, some out of the spirit of innovation.
Following are some of the most extravagant, superfluous, indefensible expenses ever filed with an accounting department.
Editor's note: The accountants, auditors and business travelers quoted below shared their stories only on condition of anonymity.
Free vacation
Total cost: $150,000
Explanation: Global group tour of competing companies to determine best practices.
Real explanation: In 2007, two consultants hatched a plan to show their clients -- a board of eight Fortune 100 executives -- the world on the company dime.
Selling to their superiors a story about competitive research, they instead turned the trip into a company-funded vacation by simply changing all of the destinations on their itinerary from places like Guangdong and Houston to Vegas and Hawaii -- with the change penalties expensed, too, naturally.
When the companies they were supposed to visit called to inquire why they hadn't met as scheduled -- and the expenses came in at three times what was estimated -- the party was over and all involved were fired.
More on CNN: China to overtake U.S. as world's top business travel destination
College tuition
Total costs: Several hundred thousand dollars
Explanation: Charitable giving.
Real explanation: When you have a customer whose boss's kid is having trouble getting into the college of his choice, that's a business opportunity.
Several years ago, one such scion of a Chinese CEO unsuccessfully sought admission to a top-25 university in the northeastern United States.
A software sales rep looking to drum up business in China arranged for the admission of the CEO's son by donating on behalf of his company to the university, reaching the donor level necessary to set up a scholarship ... and to decide whose education that scholarship should fund.
Conveniently, the CEO's son was the perfect candidate.
Backup mattress
Total costs: $500
Explanation: A room service-related mishap resulted in irreversible mattress damage.
Real explanation: During the NFL's Super Bowl week in 2012, a publishing executive returned to his Indianapolis hotel room after entertaining a column of clients at a high-profile party thrown by his publication.
The broadcast of the game on NBC broke the record for the most-watched program in American television history
Having consumed an excessive amount of alcohol, the exec woke up the following morning to the realization that he had completely lost control of his bowels during the night, rendering the mattress unsalvageable.
After having paid to replace it among his other room incidentals, he had his assistant submit the expense to his accounting department under the line item "soiled mattress." His attempts at reimbursement were denied.
More on CNN: Business traveler's guide to surviving a Korean drinking session
Phantom food
Total costs: $10,000
Explanation: Routine meals at fine dining establishments.
Real explanation: Today's lean economy has hit those at the lower end of the hierarchy hardest, making per diems a secondary revenue stream.
So it's not uncommon to see younger sales guys or consultants of modest compensation eating at Subway and other similarly cheap supping troughs.
But when it comes time to submit an expense report, these five-dollar gullet stuffings become $50 dinners at some of the finest restaurants in town. These young professionals are dumpster diving, digging through trash cans for receipts far in excess of the expenses they incur.
In one year, a salesman turned in approximately US$10,000 worth of meal receipts on just US$3,000 of actual expenses, pocketing the difference.
Free Xbox
Total costs: $400
Explanation: Millionaire musicians are too cheap to buy their own video game consoles.
Real explanation: An event producer booked a 10-times-plus platinum hip-hop artist to perform a set at a party in Vegas he was organizing in 2009.
Included on the rapper's hospitality rider of required items was an Xbox video game system for use backstage before and/or after the show.
Ordinarily this kind of item would be rented, but the producer submitted a request for purchase. When accounting questioned him on why he wasn't renting, he explained that performers usually end up taking home such items and giving them to their friends.
Accounting relented and, sure enough, the rapper walked off with the X-Box.
Replacement wardrobe
Total costs: $6,000
Explanation: Needed a new wardrobe after leaving luggage in flight attendant's hotel room.
Real explanation: That's really it. On a flight from New York to Zurich In 2007, a director for a leading investment bank had a number of cocktails during the eight-hour ride and, having hit it off with one of the flight attendants, ended up going straight back to her hotel room.
The next morning, upon arrival at his own hotel, he realized that he left his suitcase at her's.
His boss loved the story so much that he signed off on a pricey new set of clothes. The banking director and flight attendant are still Facebook friends.
First published November 2012, updated August 2013