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CHARM 2017 Unleashes the Secrets of Hidden Pains in Your Body
Suffering from Chronic Pain? Are you a practicing Physician? Are you a resident/ trainee doctor or medical student doing your research on Degenerative diseases? Thinking about a physiotherapy session? Looking for Acupuncture Consultation? Were you recommended a PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) treatment? Are your loved ones experiencing chronic pain?
CHARM 2017 (Conference on Healing and Regenerative Medicine) has it all for you. Attending the 2 days pre-conference workshops before the actual conference (15th – 17th Dec 2017) will help you understand large number of causes that lead to chronic pain in different parts of the body. The most exciting part is that you get to learn about the most effective treatments and remedies that are referred to as Pain Management Interventions. Iffat Anwar Medical Complex along with Anwar Shah Trust, Pakistan Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Society (PSC & RMS), Society for Interventional Pain Medicine (SIPM) and National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS) has planned a comprehensive workshop on highlighting the root causes of pains with deteriorating conditions.
Our stressful work routines and irregular eating habits create a lot of untimely medical conditions, especially headaches such as migraine, lower back pains, Sciatica and pains due to degenerative or Herniated discs. During early years of career we are so engrossed in the daily work routine and competition with our colleagues that resting breaks like Lunch breaks and off days do not really matter. We spend our relaxation time in work not realizing the consequences to be tolerated over the course of time.
We have successfully addressed large number of issues and treatments for effective Pain Management during CHARM 2016. This year's CHARM includes showcasing everything live so we can create a huge community impact. There is a pre-conference workshop for 2 days that will focus on reasons and causes of Chronic Pain and Hands-on training "Interventions in Pain Management".
CHARM 2017 is a golden opportunity for those who are looking for answers to several unanswered questions in mind, and long prescriptions that you are actually not convinced for. Many of us feel hounded by the idea of taking pain killers every now and then. It's time when we think about working not on killing the pain but the actual cause of pain.
WE BELIEVE IN A PAIN FREE TOMORROW, Do YOU?
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Title: Whiteout
Author: Elyse Springer
My Rating: B+
Genre: Contemporary Romance (m/m)
Series: Seasons of Love #1
Main Characters: Noah and Jason
Release Date: January 2017
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
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Sexual Intensity: spicy
Jason O'Reilly is sexy as hell, treats Noah like he's precious, and seems determined to make this the romantic getaway they'd apparently dreamed of together. But Noah's more concerned that he's trapped alone with Jason in the middle of a blizzard while his slowly-returning memories bring hints of secrets and betrayal.
Noah's not sure what's the truth and what's a lie. But as he learns who he is—and who Jason is to him—he's forced to reevaluate everything he believes about himself, about loyalty . . . and about love.
My Review:
It's no secret that I love a good amnesia story and this was a good one. The entire book is told entirely from Noah's point of view and he's the one with amnesia, so it takes a long while for everything to become clear. He's slowly getting his memories back and when he does, it's shared with the reader. So the entire story is a big puzzle about what's actually going on in Noah's life...and I loved that because there were a lot of twists and turns to the story that I didn't see coming.
I'm not going to say a whole lot about the story line because it would be really hard to discuss anything about it without giving spoilers and I definitely don't want to do that, because so much of what makes this book so good is the layers of story as they are revealed.
The book is interesting and has two very distinct parts...the first, Noah is trying to piece together what he can't remember about his life. In the second, he's trying to figure out how to piece together his life because those few days where he doesn't remember changes everything for him.
All of this is layered in Christmas at a mountainous, snowy cabin... and the musical, Rent, performed in an off-Broadway theater in NYC, to create a wonderful ambience and backdrop that I really enjoyed. The story was really interesting. I was excited to see that it's part of a 4 book series, although the next two stories are f/f, which I don't really read, but I may make the exception for this series, because I did enjoy all these characters (and all the characters for the 4 books are intro'ed in this one).
My only real complaint was because we never got to read any of the book from Jason's pov, I felt a disconnect with his character. I understand that to have things from his pov would have ruined a lot of the story, but I wish there had been more observation from Noah about Jason's reactions to things so I could have gotten a better read on him and felt closer to his character than I did. But that's a minor niggle.
Overall, I just really liked this one. It will be interesting to see if the rest of the series captures my attention so completely.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review.

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Social conservative heavyweight James Dobson dedicated his radio show this morning to discussing Friday's shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, and like Mike Huckabee and Bryan Fischer, concluded the shooting was caused by Americans "turning our back on God." Specifically, he believes there are consequences to women getting abortions and marriage equality:
DOBSON: Our country really does seem in complete disarray. I'm not talking politically, I'm not talking about the result of the November sixth election; I am saying that something has gone wrong in America and that we have turned our back on God.
I mean millions of people have decided that God doesn't exist, or he's irrelevant to me and we have killed fifty-four million babies and the institution of marriage is right on the verge of a complete redefinition. Believe me, that is going to have consequences too.
And a lot of these things are happening around us, and somebody is going to get mad at me for saying what I am about to say right now, but I am going to give you my honest opinion: I think we have turned our back on the Scripture and on God Almighty and I think he has allowed judgment to fall upon us. I think that's what's going on.
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It's not surprising that these conservatives are championing their own self-fulfilling prophesies. They are clinging to values that are becoming increasingly obsolete, so in order to convince themselves that those points of view still have relevance, they attach meaning to every disaster that occurs, be it a shooting or a hurricane. As Hemant Mehta has pointed out, religious venues are no safer from such tragedies, so the exception Huckabee, Fischer, Dobson, and others anoint for themselves is a mere fabrication of superiority.


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There's nothing quite like a day aboard a houseboat. Enjoying the warm days of summer on the water is amazing in itself and doing it with all of the luxuries and amenities of home makes every trip a memorable one. Unfortunately, staying on a houseboat requires a lot of power from your generator. Although they provide the necessary power, generators take a lot of maintenance and money to run. Luckily for houseboat owners, Donn DeVore and his team at Donn's Boat Shop, Inc., offers solar energy solutions to handle every one of the boat's electrical needs. Whether you're looking to watch your favorite movie, or light up the night for an evening with friends, you can now do so with the power of the sun.
Powering The Future
Donn's Boat Shop in Page, Ariz., offers an unlimited variety of services and no task is too difficult for DeVore and his team. Just a quick search through the website and it's clear to see, this is a great shop to get all of your houseboat work done. From custom fabrications to complete repair, Donn's is the Swiss army knife of houseboat care. With everything that the shop offers, it was only a matter of time before they began expanding the empire and reach for new sources of energy for the houseboat.
"Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be changed from form to form. But in one way I feel we are creating energy from the sun. It is free and simple," says DeVore. "So it just makes sense to use it when you play so you can focus your time with family instead of fuel costs. We have set up boats that run a household refrigerator, deep freeze, and other AC loads 24/7 and never run their generator unless they want the air-conditioning on. It just makes sense."
DeVore has a history in engineering and has been doing repairs and fabrications for houseboats for years, but he went several steps further with the implementation of solar power. Seeing the excessive energy used and potential hazards from using generator power, DeVore saw the amazing potential inherent in solar panels, and solar-powered houseboat owners can attest to the remarkable output of their solar panels.
"I've only ever had two complaints about solar power," says DeVore with a smile. "Some say, 'Donn, why didn't you convince us to get these panels sooner?', and, `Why didn't you convince us to use solar power for everything?'"
The power of solar has begun to make a strong presence in the houseboating community, so taking a deeper look into this phenomenon is a must.
The Solar Phenomenon
Throughout history, people the world over have understood the life-giving properties of the sun. From warming the days of summer, to providing life-sustaining energy to plants and animals, the sun has always been the literal "battery" powering Earth from the beginning. As technology progressed and fossil fuels began to dwindle, scientists and the environmentally concerned have looked for alternative ways to generate energy. For them, the obvious answer was right above their head. DeVore was no different. He began to teach others of the advantages of solar power by conducting seminars and showing there was more to solar than people previously thought.
"When solar panels first started, their efficiency was less than satisfactory," explains DeVore. "A lot of people refused to get them because the technology was new and panels were expensive. Now, we can add four 240-watt panels to a houseboat and they'll run every electrical system, aside from the AC."
Advancements in research have led to more efficient, less expensive solar panels and DeVore had it right when he said using them just makes sense. With all of the energy benefits solar power provides, it's also safer to use than generators and requires less maintenance and money to operate.
"Solar provides many other advantages and safety benefits as well," adds DeVore. "First, you will never have to be concerned about carbon monoxide building up in your cabin while running your generator. There's also the fuel cost savings by not running the generator, and if you moor your boat or don't have access to shore power, your batteries will constantly be charging, and you can continuously run any appliance that would normally require electricity."
For a long time, people have been in debate regarding the usefulness of solar panels, but spend a day with DeVore, and he'll make a compelling argument that will have you rethinking the power potential of the sun.
Energy For The Masses
When DeVore began to campaign the benefits of solar, he didn't fully know how far his reach would go. Throughout the United States, houseboaters have called on him to outfit their houseboat for solar, but the desire for renewable energy has stretched as far as New Zealand, Canada and Australia. Generally, each panel installed has a life of 25 years and the process of installation is simple and fast. According to DeVore, more than just houseboaters are finding the obvious advantages of solar including large commercial businesses.
One of the greatest innovations inherent in DeVore's panels is that people can install the standard panel, but Donn's also offers a more versatile, flexible panel that comfortably follows the contours of a houseboat and provides the same energy output. What once seemed an expensive, impractical approach to energy is now being recognized as a simple and promising resource that is not only renewable, but will lead to a safer and cleaner environment.
The most inspiring fact of solar, however, is how accessible it is. Whether you're located on the sunny shores of San Diego, Calif., or under the overcast skies of Long Island in New York, the panels equipped to a houseboat still convert enough of the sun's light to energy to operate the all electrical needs while onboard. Much of people's needs can be met simply by the powerful sun that creeps over the horizon each day. With the promise of a cleaner and safer world, a world powered by a completely renewable source of energy, the future of houseboating is beginning to look a little brighter, which makes a lot of sense.
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Assassin Interception was a virtual representation of one of Shay Cormac's genetic memories stored in the Helix, relived by a research analyst through the Animus.
Shay caught a pigeon and intercepted an assassination contract from the Assassins, targeting Rachel Plourde.
- Plourde: Is this not beautiful? This view on the infinite ocean... No need to present yourself, I know who you are. Unfortunately, I will not be sharing the same fate as you...
Shay found the Assassins who sought to kill Rachel Plourde, and killed them in turn, saving Plourde's life.
Assassin's Creed: Rogue Memories
|Sequence 1
|The Way the Wind Blows - Lessons and Revelations - Tinker Sailor Soldier Spy - By Invitation Only
|Sequence 2
|One Little Victory - We the People - Fiat Lux - Kyrie Eleison - Freewill
|Sequence 3
|The Color of Right - A Long Walk and a Short Drop - Circumstances - Keep Your Friends Close
|Sequence 4
|Honour and Loyalty - Armour and Sword - Scars
|Sequence 5
|Men o' War - Bravado
|Sequence 6
|The Heist - Caress of Steel - No Laws But Our Own - Cold Fire - Non Nobis Domine
|Incomplete memories
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|Assassin interceptions
|Scott Lawson - Kelly Snider - Lewis Johnson - Franklin Greear - Maria Gurley - Michael Crawley - Randall Gordon - Rachel Plourde - David Borgen - Philippe Beaubien - Conan Brown - Marla Capps
|Legendary battles
|The Battle of Labrador - The Battle of Quiberon Bay - Pirates of a Lost Age - The Storm Fortress


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Sausages may be a simple staple, but there are many flavour combinations which can be produced.
Committed to using the highest quality ingredients, the free range pork used in our workshops is sourced from producers who breed heritage pigs outdoors, where they are free to roam and forage, ensuring flavoursome sausages.
No preservatives or premixes are used, so our sausages are suitable for those with a gluten intolerance.
TMR can provide recommendations, but the fresh herbs & spices are available for you to make a sausage to your liking.
If you are interested in learning how to make tasty sausages, see our upcoming Sausage Making classes.


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Cinema of the Future
with ANCB Research Partner Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
since 2010
A project instigating a continuous debate about independent arthouse cinemas and their role in public urban space
Berlin is Germany's cinema capital with its large variety of different programmes and events, in particular the International Film Festival Berlin. Yet there are numerous challenges facing the city's cinema landscape today. The project Cinema of the Future aims at initiating a continuous debate on the subject of cinema in public urban space, by exploring on-the-ground situations in Berlin through architecture design studios informed by specialist input talks and debates as well as by evaluating and publicly presenting the outcomes. After examining the role of the cinema in the future urban public space of the city by exploring urban-architectural opportunities in 2010, and expanded socio-cultural and socio-economic programmes in 2011, Cinema of the Future 2012 focused on the future of the independent arthouse cinema as a critical element of the city's cultural offering using the Eiszeit Cinema in Berlin-Kreuzberg as a case study. Cinema of the Future 2013 was the fourth event in this ANCB series. Its focus was on how the cinema, as a local meeting spot, can act as a catalyst for cohesive social change, using the Rollberg Cinema in Berlin-Neukölln as a case study.
Cinema of the Future 2017. Hands on Cinema 2.0! Concepts for the Spatial Design and Strategic Development of Six Arthouse Cinemas
Design Studio with Münster School of Architecture (Prof. Kirsten Schemel, Prof. Kazu Hanada) and Münster School of Design (Prof. Gisela Grosse). Summer semester 2017 with intensive workshop at ANCB on 28 - 29 April 2017 and public presentation at the Filmkunstmesse Leipzig on 28 September 2017.
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Cinema of the Future 2016. Hands on Cinema! Concepts for the Spatial Design and Strategic Development of Five Arthouse Cinemas
Design Studio with Technische Universität Braunschweig (Prof. Almut Grüntuch-Ernst) and Beuth Hochschule Berlin (Prof. Bri Newesely): Summer semester 2016 with intensive workshop at ANCB on 10 - 11 June 2016 and public presentation at the Filmkunstmesse Leipzig on 22 September 2016.
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Cinema of the Future 2013. Cinematic Acupuncture. The Cinema as Social and Creative Catalyst
Design Studio with Universidad Europea de Madrid (Angel Luis Fernandez) and Dessau School of Architecture (Sam Chermayeff): 19 - 27 April 2013
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Public Debate: 19 April 2013
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Cinema of the Future 2012. New Strategies for a Neighbourhood Cinema
Design Studio with University of Pennsylvania and TU Braunschweig: 2 - 10 March 2012
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Public Debate: 2 March 2012
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Cinema of the Future 2011. Cinema and Urban Public Space
Exhibition: 15 July - 1 September 2011
Cinema of the Future 2011.Back to the Future?
Public Debate: 15 July 2011
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Cinema of the Future 2011. Can We? Make More Than a Cinema!The Why Factory, TU Delft
Design Studio: 18 - 24 February 2011
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Exhibition: Cinema of the Future 2010. Berlin Motion
16 - 29 July 2010
Cinema of the Future 2010. Berlin Motion. University of Applied Arts, Vienna
Design Studio: 13 - 20 February 2010
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Friday, October 30, 2009
water quality and the Temperance card
If you don't like the taste of a halogen gas that's toxic in micrograms, Bottlemania author author Elizabeth Royte advises for dechlorinating your tap water. The quickest way is to pour a body of water between two containers, back and forth for 5 repetitions. Tastier, purified water then remains after chlorine has evaporated out at an accelerated rate. The sound and tones of water falling in on itself as you practice guiding all the water in or between the cups. The scene reminds me of tarot card 14. I have been wanting to talk about tarot more and now it's time to start the conversation.
Successfully interpreting wisdom from a tarot card is based on, among other things, having thoughtfully lived through experiences that intuitively relate to what's on the card. Back in your past, (or in a story), is an experience that can serve as an entrance for your imagination to the event on the card. This information gets transmitted to you as impulses, thoughts, feelings, etc. As Buhner admonishes, don't tdiscount any data that comes to you during your seance. Lately when I offer a reading, I ask the querent to verbally describe what they observe happening on the card as a starting point. Then we discuss what both of us are feeling in response to the card. There never fails to be an outpouring of incite. Examining the symbol lore increasingly enriches theses discourse as I've heard more and more versions of the "Fool's Journey" from seasoned bards of various stripes.
"The Fool" is the first card in the major arcana sequence. Actually it is card 0, and in that sense eternal and utlimately non-existent. The picture usually shows a light-stepped traveler, walking down from the top of the mountain with a rose they've picked to give to the world below. (It's the path from Keter to Hokma) A small animal barks around their feet, perhaps just excited to be starting the journey, maybe trying to warn them of the noise and pain they will experience. Either way, the eternal boddhisatva Fool is cheerful and unlikely to be shocked into haulting.
"Continuing on his spiritual path, the Fool begins to wonder how to reconcile the opposites that he's been facing: material and spiritual (which he hung between as the Hanged man), death and birth (the one leading into the other in the Death card). It is at this point that he comes upon a winged figure standing with one foot in a brook, the other on a rock. The radiant creature pours something from one flask into another. Drawing closer, the Fool sees that what is being poured from one flask is fire, while water flows from the other. The two are being blended together!
"How can you mix fire and water?" the Fool finally whispers. Never pausing the Angel answers, "You must have the right vessels and the right proportions." The Fool watches with wonder. "Can this be done with all opposites?" he asks. "Indeed," the Angel replies, "Any oppositions, fire and water, man and woman, thesis and anti-thesis, can be made to harmonize. It is only a lack of will and a disbelief in the possibility of unity that keeps opposites, opposite." And that is when the Fool begins to understand that he is the one who is keeping his universe in twain, holding life/death, material world and spiritual world separate. In him, the two could merge, as in the vessels that the Angel uses to pour the elements, one to the other. All it takes, the Fool realizes, is the right proportions....and the right vessel."
On the Tree of life, Temperance represents the path between Yesod and Tiferet, the lunar and the solar aspects of God. Using your positive emotions (party to the 6th Sephirot, Tiferet) be the guiding force on your expression of erotic desire (housed in 9th Sephirot, Yesod) the path from the moon to the sun and it is part of the straight shot to Ultimate Reality. Submitting to desire out of love is the archetypal example. The other way I have found to look at this is, intelligently paying attention to one's instinctual impulses and following them through. BEING HONEST WITH ONESELF BECOMES MANDATORY DURING CRISIS, and after you get there lies an opportunity to make a holy habit of self-accountability. Exploring that subject is leading me into another path (that of the Hermit), 'tween Tiferet and Chesed. Outwardly that seems comically paradoxical, because I'm more intensely and convivially engaged with other humans than ever. It's internal alchemy of the psyche we're talking here, so no paradox. Talking more about that now would be an unwise decision, because over-analyzing a living prcoess over-emphasizes the intellect sphere (Hod) above the other means of experience, and that has been a blockage to further attainment for me that's decisively been removed to the composter.
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In the last weeks I got visit from Christophe and Michel in Munich. They took a lot of pictures of beautiful Munich. Additionally there are some pictures of the Deutsches Museum and the BMW Welt.
At the end of this entry you will also find a video of people surfing on the Eisbachwelle in the English Garden.
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BMW Welt - München
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Deutsches Museum - München
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Munich - Spring 2008
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Vector Operation Support for Transport Triggered Architectures
Järvelä, Mikko
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High performance and low power consumption requirements usually restrict the design process of embedded processors. Traditional design solutions do not apply to the requirements today, but instead demands exploiting varying levels of parallelism. In order to reduce design time and effort, a powerful toolset is required to design new parallel processors effectively. TTA-based Co-design Environment (TCE) is a toolset developed in Tampere University of Technology for designing customized parallel processors. It is based on a modular Transport Triggered Architecture (TTA) processor architecture template, which provides easy customization and allows exploiting instruction-level parallelism for high performance execution. Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD) paradigm provides powerful data-level parallel vector computation for many applications in embedded processing. It is one of the most common ways to exploit parallelism in today's processor designs in order to gain greater execution efficiency and, therefore, to meet the performance requirements. This work describes how data-level parallel SIMD support is introduced and integrated to the TCE design flow for more diverse parallelism support. The support allows designers to customize and program processors with wide vector operations. The work presents the required modification points along with the new tools that were added to the toolset. Much weight is given for the retargetable compiler, which must be able to adapt to all resources on TTA machines. The added tools were required to provide as much automatic behavior as possible to maintain effective design flow. In addition, the thesis presents how the modifications and new features were verified.


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The 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize will be announced on Wednesday, March 7th at 10am EST. Past Laureates include a roster of architecture's most influential names, including Philip Johnson, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Oscar Niemeyer, Norman Foster, Peter Zumthor, Toyo Ito, Alejandro Aravena and, most recently, Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta of RCR Arquitectes (full list).
2018 Pritzker Prize To Be Announced March 7th
Kazuyo Sejima Appointed as Newest Pritzker Prize Jury Member
Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, co-founder of Tokyo-based SANAA, has been appointed as the newest member of the Pritzker Prize Jury.
Who Should Win the 2018 Pritzker Prize?
The end of 2017 is nearly upon us, and with the start of 2018 comes speculation about who will be the next Pritzker Prize winner. Will the jury honor an influential member of the "old guard," as they did in 2015 when they bestowed the award upon the late Frei Otto? Or will they recognize a young architect who is redefining the profession, as they did when they selected Alejandro Aravena? Will the award go to an individual or to two or more architects working together? And will it reward virtuoso spatial design irrespective of context, or will the selection be more political, as it was last year when locally-focused practice RCR Arquitectes took the prize?
Wang Shu and André Aranha Corrêa do Lago Named to 2018 Pritzker Prize Jury
Architecture's most prestigious award, the Pritzker Architecture Prize, has announced the appointment of two new jurors to their distinguished jury: architect Wang Shu and Brazilian ambassador and architectural critic André Aranha Corrêa do Lago.
Alejandro Aravena on Moving Architecture "From the Specificity of the Problem to the Ambiguity of the Question"
This interview with the winner of the 2016 Pritzker Prize, Alejandro Aravena, was published last year in Issue 31 of Revista AOA, a Spanish-language magazine published by the Association of Architecture Offices of Chile. The interview was conducted by the editorial committee of Revista AOA—represented by Yves Besançon, Francisca Pulido and Tomás Swett—and is accompanied by photographs by Álvaro González. Aravena's openness and warmth allowed them to deliver a profound questionnaire about his thoughts and architectural projections, especially in light of Aravena's Venice Biennale which took place last year.
RCR Arquitectes' Pritzker Prize Acceptance Speech
On Saturday, Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta of RCR Arquitectes accepted the 2017 Pritzker Prize at a ceremony in the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. ArchDaily is pleased to share, with the permission of The Hyatt Foundation and The Pritzker Architecture Prize, a transcript of the winners' acceptance speech, delivered by Carme Pigem on behalf of the trio.
Kenneth Frampton On The Work of Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu
Until April 30th, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark is exhibiting the work of Wang Shu. The first in a new series of monographic exhibitions collectively titled "The Architect's Studio," this show of the work of the 2012 Pritzker Prize winner features an exhibition catalog that includes essays from Kenneth Frampton, Ole Bouman, Yiping Dong and Aric Chen. The following excerpt from the exhibition catalog, written by Kenneth Frampton, is republished here with the permission of the author and publisher.
Get to Know the Work of 2017 Pritzker Prize Winners RCR Arquitectes Through These Videos
The work of the Catalan firm RCR Arquitectes was, until its founders won the 2017 Pritzker Prize this month, little-known worldwide, with appreciation of their projects largely restricted to the few European locations in which they have built and a number of well-informed academic circles. Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta founded their office in the small town of Olot almost 30 years ago, and most of their work for the past three decades have been built in the surrounding regions of Catalonia. As the Pritzker jury has pointed out, one of their greatest qualities is their ability to show how architects can have "our roots firmly in place and our arms outstretched to the rest of the world." Through the videos presented in this article, it is possible to understand a little more about the work of the office, and more specifically, to appreciate the atmosphere of its built works.
Critical Round-Up: The 2017 Pritzker Prize
The 2017 Pritzker Prize was a surprise to many, awarded to the three founders of RCR Arquitectes, a modest Spanish firm located in the small town of Olot in Catalonia. Many people and critics shared their astonishment at the prize being awarded to three individuals for the first time since the Pritzker Prize began in 1979, including the third female winner, and at the relatively low profile of RCR Arquitectes before March 1st.
2017 Pritzker Prize Winners RCR Arquitectes' Work in 20 Images
Today, Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta were named the laureates of the 2017 Pritzker Prize, becoming the first trio of architects to be bestowed the profession's highest accolade. Working together since 1988 as RCR Arquitectes, the team has tackled a wide range of project types, from libraries to wineries to park designs – many of which are located in their home region of Catalonia, Spain. Continue to see 20 images from their work that exemplify the firm's outstanding attention to detail and considered use of materiality.
Who Are RCR Arquitectes? 9 Things to Know About the New Pritzker Prize Winners
Today, the Pritzker announced Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, the three founders of Catalan firm RCR Arquitectes, as the recipients of the 2017 Pritzker Prize. As designers of an architecture that is both stylistically and physically local—RCR Arquitectes' work is mostly found in Catalonia, although recent projects have taken them to France and Belgium—the firm has established a strong profile in north-eastern Spain and a cult following among academic circles around the world. However, other members of the architectural community might find themselves forced to reach for the nearest search engine. For those people, the following 9 facts will provide the information you need to understand architecture's newest Pritzker Prize laureates.
Ramon Vilalta of RCR Arquitectes Speaks of Pritzker Win and Post-Prize Ambitions
Two days ago ArchDaily had the distinct honor to interview Ramon Vilalta, one of the three architects named as 2017 Pritzker Laureates. Vilalta gave us an exclusive insight into history behind his collaboration with Rafael Aranda and Carme Pigem and how their connection to their small hometown of Olot, Spain has influenced a career that has produced exceptional projects by their firm, RCR Arquitectes.
Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta Named 2017 Pritzker Prize Laureates
Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta have been named as the laureates of the 2017 Pritzker Prize. Their projects emphasize materiality and craft – considered use of color, transparency (and thereby light) define an oeuvre which ranges from public buildings to houses, a kindergarten and a winery.
2017 Pritzker Prize To Be Announced March 1st
The 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize will be announced on Wednesday, March 1st at 10am EST. Past Laureates include a rostra of architecture's most influential names, including Philip Johnson, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Oscar Niemeyer, Norman Foster, Peter Zumthor, Toyo Ito and, most recently, Alejandro Aravena (full list).
Who Should Win the 2017 Pritzker Prize?
The end of 2016 is nearly upon us, and with the start of 2017 comes speculation about who will be the next Pritzker Prize winner. Will the jury honor an influential member of the "old guard," as they did in 2015 when they bestowed the award upon the late Frei Otto? Or will they recognize a young architect who is redefining the profession, as they did when they selected Alejandro Aravena earlier this year? Will they reward virtuoso spatial design, or will they once again acknowledge the role of social impact, as they did in recognizing Aravena and Shigeru Ban in 2014? Will the award go to an individual or to two or more architects working together, as it did in 2010 when SANAA scooped the prize?
Alejandro Aravena Is Profiled by Michael Kimmelman for T Magazine
On the eve of the Venice Biennale, The New York Times' Michael Kimmelman sits down with Alejandro Aravena in an intimate profile for T Magazine's Beauty Issue. Visiting a number of projects by the architect and his office, Elemental, Kimmelman experiences socially minded architecture in an age of informal growth, income inequality, and mounting threats linked to climate change, all while learning about Aravena's own path and growth as a practitioner. Although told by colleagues that he might be standoffish, Kimmelman finds Aravena to be "earnest, open, a little nerdy –– and deadly serious."
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ArchDaily is pleased to share, with the permission of The Hyatt Foundation and The Pritzker Architecture Prize, a transcript of Alejandro Aravena's acceptance speech at the April 4, 2016 award ceremony for the 2016 Pritzker Prize presented at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
ELEMENTAL Releases Plans of 4 Housing Projects for Open-Source Use
The 2016 Pritzker laureate Alejandro Aravena has announced that his firm, ELEMENTAL, has chosen to release four of their social housing designs to the public for open source use. Speaking in a panel discussion held by the Pritzker Prize earlier tonight titled Challenges Ahead for the Built Environment, Aravena stressed the need to work together to tackle the challenge of rapid migration that is taking place all around the globe, a message closely tied to the theme of the upcoming Venice Biennale which Aravena is directing. In this spirit, DWGs of these four designs - which offer the basic elements of a house at a low budget and encourage the residents to expand into an adjacent space as they find the money to do so - will be available for architects worldwide to learn from.


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|After the King: Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien
|Martin H. Greenberg, Jane Yolen (eds.)
|Tor Books
|November 15, 1991 (1st ed.)
After the King: Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien, is a Festschrift anthology published to celebrate the centenary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birth. The book contains nineteen short stories of fantasy and science fiction, and also includes an introduction on the role of Tolkien for the genre of fantasy.
- Note: None of the short stories are set in, or directly related to, Tolkien's legendarium.
[edit] Contents
- Introduction (Jane Yolen)
- "Reave the Just" (Stephen R. Donaldson)
- "Troll Bridge" (Terry Pratchett)
- "Long Night's Vigil at the Temple" (Robert Silverberg)
- "The Dragon of Tollin" (Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
- "Faith" (Poul and Karen Anderson)
- "In the Season of the Dressing of the Wells" (John Brunner)
- "The Fellowship of the Dragon" (Patricia A. McKillip)
- "Decoy Duck" (Harry Turtledove)
- "Nine Threads of Gold" (Andre Norton)
- "Conjure Man" (Charles de Lint; story starts with a quote from Tolkien)
- "Silver or Gold" (Emma Bull)
- "Up the Side of the Air" (Karen Haber)
- "The Naga" (Peter S. Beagle)
- "Revenge of the Sugar Plum Fairies" (Mike Resnick)
- "Winter's King" (Jane Yolen)
- "Gotterdammerung" (Barry N. Malzberg)
- "Down the River Road" (Gregory Benford)
- "Death and the Lady" (Judith Tarr)
- "Halfling House"(Dennis McKiernan)


text: Donna M. DeLorenzo Beaver Falls Donna M. DeLorenzo, 67, of Beaver Falls, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, in Good Samaritan Hospice. Born November 13, 1950, in Sewickley, she was the daughter of the late Donald Clyde Reed and Rose Marie Ketterer Reed. She was an active member of Park Alliance Church in Ellwood City. She had previously been employed by Dr. Steven Belich and most recently as the billing manager for the Heritage Valley Surgical Group in Bridgewater. She was a graduate of Hopewell High School, Class of 1968. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Duane Reed. She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Stephen M. DeLorenzo; her five siblings and their spouses, Diane and Frank Stickles, Hopewell Twp.; Debbie Reed, Prospect, Pa.; Darcy and Nick Alica, Monaca; Daryl Reed, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Daniel and Corrie Reed, McDonald, Pa.; her nieces and nephews, Jennifer and Joe, Joseph and Missy, Jacki, Nicole and Isaac, Nick and Darcie, Duane, Jr., Misty, David and Monica, and two great-nieces and seven great-nephews. Friends will be received Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the HILL & KUNSELMAN FUNERAL HOME, www.hillandkunselman.com, 3801 Fourth Ave., College Hill, Beaver Falls, where services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Wesley W. Sherry officiating. Private interment in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester, Pa. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Donna's name to the Children's Ministry, in care of Park Alliance Church, 701 Jefferson Ave., Ellwood City, PA 16117. Romans 12: 1,2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice , holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.


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Yay! It's pumpkin season! And as it was my regular art journaling class at Art from the Heart this weekend I thought we should feature autumn pumpkins on our pages, using beautiful paint colours by Dina Wakley Media (ooh, the Cheddar is a perfect Pumpkin colour!)
We used a variety of fabulous stamps and stencils by Carabelle Studio on our backgrounds (now stocked by Art from the Heart), and I also snuck in a Paper Artsy mini on the pumpkin itself.
We usually aim for two pages in a class, which gives us time to play with new techniques in the afternoon, so using similar techniques we created another page featuring Carabelle Studio.
Byee for now. Happy Halloween everyone!


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This is what I have been working on in the last few days:
This is optional and per-SubView.
When the Add Record item from the context menu is selected, the status bar is temporary replaced by a different bar, that is used for record creation:
And the variant for cells:
Still have to do the variants for Referencebles and for References.
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The mild nor'easter this week should really stir things up in a good way, bringing warm water and clean seas to put fish on the chew. Only a few more days until Labor Day and the end of fluke season on Sept. 6 — make the most of it.
Croakers finally appeared in good numbers off the Ocean City beachfront according to John Grzymko, Fin-Atics, Ocean City. "Some decent sized schools have been hanging out in the 17-to-30-foot depths off the Ferris Wheel and north and south of there. Mainly, the croakers are hitting hi-lo rigs tipped with squid or 2-inch gulp shrimp. The gulp are out-fishing squid 3 to 1 though." Some kingfish and fluke are also mixed in when croaker fishing. Larger fluke have been caught at the Ocean City and Great Egg reef sites, and those reef sites are also holding a few small mahi, bonito and occasional skipjacks for trollers dragging spoons and feathers. Back bay action has been a dawn and dusk affair with striped bass. The bridges are giving up bass to 30 inches for striper hounds dropping live eels or jigging with bucktails.
"Flounder action improved this week, with some anglers catching their limits at the Cape May Reef, the Old Grounds and Reef Site 11," said Cathy Algard at Sterling Harbor Bait and Tackle, Wildwood. Frank Gregorio, of Medford, and crew limited out on flounder to 7 pounds at the Cape May Reef. Bill Laxton of Audubon weighed in a 4-pound, 1-ounce sea bass caught at Reef Site 11 and reported a nice catch of flounder as well. Flounder are also being caught in the Delaware Bay from Bayshore Channel to the Point with a ton of throwbacks and some croakers also in the mix. Inshore, trolling small feathers and cedar plugs around 4 FB and inside of the East Lump is producing mahi-mahi with an occasional wahoo. Yellowfin tuna seem to be congregating from the 30 Fathom Line out to the Canyons. Dr. Michael Lobianco and crew nailed three yellowfin to 65 pounds, a 44-pound wahoo, two mahi-mahi and two skippies while trolling near the 35-to-40 fathom line.
"Near doormat caliber fluke are making their way to the scales now on a regular basis," said Matt Slobodjian, Jim's Bait and Tackle, Cape May. "The Old Grounds, Cape May Reef and Reef Site No. 11 were all top spots to find big fluke." Frank Kohler landed a 6.76-pounder from the Cape May Reef, Jim Butcher of Ambler Pa., scored an 8.14-pound beast and Howard Steinberg hauled in an 8.04-pounder from Reef Site No. 11. Trolling has been a promising endeavor on the inshore grounds as of late. Wahoo have been found at the Cigar, Lori Dawn wreck, Elephant's Trunk and the 19th Fathom Lump, as well as further inshore at the East Lump and even Reef Site No. 11. Mahi, chub mackerel and false albies have been milling around at the 5 Fathom Bank. Even more wahoo, mahi and yellowfin tuna have been trolled up at the expanse between the Lobster Claw and the 40 Fathom Line. This week, the hot and heavy white marlin bite was at the 1,000 fathom line outside the Wilmington and Baltimore Canyons.


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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
G'Knight Ride week rolls on with BIKE PROM! Tonight!
What's that mean? Bike Prom is your opportunity to put on your fancy pants and ride bikes. We'll hit a variety of traffic circles as we dance through Old Town Longmont.
Post prom will happen at 8pm at Rosalee's Pizza downtown Longmont.
Join us at 6:30pm, tonight - June 10th - as we celebrate G'Knight Ride week.
Also - don't forget to register for the G'Knight Ride coming up on Saturday, June 13th. Go to www.gkride.org to register. THANKS!
See you tonight.
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Grandparents Day is just around the corner. My sweet friend Ana asked if I could design some cupcake toppers for a special Grandparents Day event at her school. I was excited to work on something that would be used to celebrate some very special people - the grandparents in our lives.
I recently lost one of my grandmothers this past summer. It is sad to see a special family member go, but I was thankful for all of the times we spent together.
I am even more grateful that I live nearby my parents and my husband's parents. I tell my kids how blessed they are that they can see their grandparents any time they want. Brody and Skylar get spoiled by their Lolo and Lola, Grammy and Dziadek, and even Babcia (great-grandmother). We don't know what we do without them and am so thankful for every moment we spend together.
If you want to make something special for the grandparents in your lives, I created 2-inch party tags that you can use to make cupcake toppers, gift tags, cards, or whatever you would like. Just go HERE to download the free printable.
Hope you have a wonderful time celebrating the grandparents in your lives! They spend so much of their time spoiling their grandkids, now it is their time to get spoiled!
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Java provides NumberFormat class to support currency formats based on local. All you need to do is get currency instance for NumberFormat class and calling format() method on top of the instance. An example is given below for your reference.
Sample Code:
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.Locale;
public class Currency {
public static void main(String a[]){
NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.US);
double currency = 52.12;
System.out.println("In Dollars: "+nf.format(currency));
nf = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.UK);
System.out.println("In British Pound: "+nf.format(currency));
In Dollars: $52.12
In British Pound: £52.12
Monday, April 5, 2010
How to get different country currency formats in java?
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About Candace Nelson
Candace Nelson is the founder and pastry chef of Sprinkles Cupcakes, the world's first cupcake bakery. Started in Beverly Hills in 2005, Candace's sophisticated take on the classic American cupcake made Sprinkles an overnight bakery sensation. Candace's cupcakes, made from the best ingredients and baked fresh throughout the day, inspire long lines of devoted fans as well as accolades from the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Blake Lively, Katie Holmes, Ryan Seacrest and Barbra Streisand. Today, Sprinkles has 22 locations nationwide, a traveling Sprinklesmobile – the world's first cupcake truck, and sells its cupcake mixes at over 250 Williams-Sonoma stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 2012, Sprinkles debuted the world's first Cupcake ATM and continued its foray into classic American desserts with the launch of Sprinkles Ice Cream. Future expansion plans include a franchise agreement that will bring 34 Sprinkles Cupcakes bakeries to the Middle East beginning in 2013.
Candace, a former investment banker, is a graduate of Tante Marie's Professional Pastry Program in San Francisco and Wesleyan University. Candace is a dedicated philanthropist, an angel supporter of Baby2Baby and a board member of LAXart.


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Just a quick post to share a couple of layouts I created.
The first layout I created is for the
Items used: Simple Stories Hey Pop collection, Heidi Swapp chipboard word and Lawn Fawn Twine.
Here's the challenge:
The next layout I created is for
Items used: The My Mind's Eye page kit from The ScrapRoom's Doubleshot kit, American Crafts Thickers, Maya Road Twine and misc. stick pin.
Here's the challenge:
And here's the June's Doubleshot kit from The ScrapRoom
that I used for the layout:
Please visit each of the blogs:
for more information on the challenges.
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Skills >> Browse Articles >> Tools and Policies
Reference and Requests for Information Policy
March 09, 2008
The Reference and Requests for Information policy states that all inquiries regarding a present or past employee are to be referred to the Human Resources Department. Only factual information concerning an employee will be released. This information may be confined to confirming that the individual was employed with the company, the dates of employment, the position held, and the job description. The only response to a request for wage or salary information that can be made is confirmation of the information that the inquiring individual already has. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the company is obliged to preserve the privacy of an employee. Requests should be in writing on a company letterhead, and HR reserves the right to deny requests. Other criteria for release of information are included, as well as how to handle subpoenas. Additionally, the employee's signature is required to release certain information.
Subject: Reference and Information Requests
Organization: Anonymous
Example of: Standard Policy
Generally, all inquiries regarding a present or past employee are to be referred to the Human Resources Department. Only factual information concerning an employee will be released. This information may be confined to confirming that the individual was employed with the company, the dates of employment, the position held, and the job description. The only response to a request for wage or salary information that can be made is confirmation of the information that the inquiring individual already has. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the company is obliged to preserve the privacy of an employee.
Normally, any caller will be told that a request for information about an employee must be in writing on the company's letterhead, addressed to the Human Resource Department, and accompanied by a signed consent by the employee to release the information along with a prepaid, addressed envelope. Requests that do not meet these conditions are generally ignored.
Human Resources will respond in a timely manner to all subpoenas for employee records. Before responding, the Human Resources Department will confirm with counsel that the subpoena is proper. Further, the Human Resources Department will notify the individual employee of the existence of the subpoena in order to provide the individual with an opportunity to retain counsel and oppose it. (See attached form.) The company will not provide any legal advice to any employee in this regard.
Responses to requests for information from financial institutions concerning employees will only be made after employees give written permission to respond to specific inquiries. (See attached form.) Further, with regard to any inquiry made carrying the potential for continued employment, the following statement should be made: "While all employees of the company are employees at will, it is not anticipated that the employment status of the above-named individual will be altered."
If a request for information is from a government agency, it is generally the responsibility of the Human Resources Department to respond. Prior to releasing any information, however, there must be confirmation that the individual requesting it is actually associated with the government agency and has a proper reason for requesting the information. If an employee is under investigation for a criminal act, the employee will not be contacted regarding the request by a government agency. Otherwise, the employee will be asked to consent to the release of information. (See attached form.)
Before releasing any information, the individual in the Human Resources Department who responds to inquiries shall review the individual file. Information will not be provided based on memory.
Even on written request, no additional information will be disclosed unless there exists a subpoena or a written release by the employee to disclose the information in a form satisfactory to the vice president of Human Resources.
Some states require that the company state the reason for discharging an employee on the employee's request. Refer all such requests to Human Resources. The attached form will generally be used to respond to such requests.
Form to Notify Employee of Subpoena
TO: [name of employee]
On ________, 20__, a subpoena was properly served upon ABC Company for your personnel files. The subpoena was issued by the ___________Court, in connection with the lawsuit, styled and numbered: ____________________________ v. ______________________, No ____ in ________County in the state of ____________. The company is required by this subpoena to provide these records by __________, 20__.
If you desire to resist the exposure of these records, you should immediately contact an attorney to do so. In turn, your attorney should contact ________________________ at ___________________________ during the hours of ______ and ______ prior to the date for compliance with the subpoena. Unless ABC Company receives a proper notice from the above-named court not to comply with the subpoena or receives written notice from the party requesting the records not to comply with the subpoena, it will furnish the records by the above date.
The company will permit you time off without pay to meet with an attorney. It will not reimburse you for any costs associated with resisting the subpoena, including your attorney fees.
Attached is a copy of the subpoena.
If you have any questions, please contact _________________________________________ at _____________________________________, during the hours of __________and __________. Sincerely,
ABC Company by
Its: ___________________
Form to Notify Employee of Information Request
To: [name of employee]
From: ________________________________________________________________________
Date: _________________________
On __________, 20__, a (circle one) [written request] was received by ABC Company for the following information _____________________________________________.
This request was made by _______________________________________________________.
The company will not release this information without your written permission. To give your written permission, please complete the information below and return to __________________ at __________ by __________, 20__.
If your written permission is not received by this time, the information will not be disclosed.
To: ____________________________________________________________, ABC Company
Please comply with the above request. I hereby release ABC Company, its employees, officers, directors, and shareholders from any and all liability for damages arising out of the furnishing of this information as requested by me.
Employee Signature: _________________________________________________________
Witness Signature: ___________________________________________________________
Printed Name of Employee:_____________________________________________________
Printed Name of Witness: ______________________________________________________
Date: ___________
Form for Responding to Employees Request for Reason for Discharge
In accordance with applicable state law, in the event any employee requests in writing the reasons for his or her termination, the ABC Company will respond in writing. The following form will be used:
TO: [name of employee]
FROM: Director of Human Resources
RE: Your Written Request for a Service Letter
In response to your written request dated __________, your employment as ________________ [job classification] with ABC Company was terminated on __________, because of the reason(s) checked below:
__ Closing of facility
__ Customer complaint
__ Destruction of company property
__ Disclosure of confidential information
__ Elimination of position
__ Excessive absences
__ Excessive lateness
__ Exhaustion of leave of absence
__ Failure to follow cash-handling procedures
__ Failure to follow instructions
__ Failure to report to work and failure to call
__ Fighting
__ Harassment of other employees
__ Misappropriation of company property
__ Reduction in force
__ Rudeness to customer
__ Violation of discrimination policy
__ Violation of safety policy
__ Violation of written company policy
__ Other


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text: Gorgeous, young Jannis King is a lovely brunette with a taste for hard-core anal sex. The fishnet-clad cutie lounges beside the swimming pool, rubbing her pussy; she bends over to let the cameraman probe her tight asshole and drill it with large dildos. Then macho stud Tristan enters the picture; Jannis orally worships his big cock, and he fucks the young beauty's face as drool runs down her chin. In no time Tristan's got his dick deep inside her rectum. Stretching out the sultry slut's tormented sphincter, he reams her relentlessly... before finally filling Jannis' mouth with creamy cum.


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Tessa Hadley
- All for Love by Dan Jacobson
Hamish Hamilton, 262 pp, £16.99, February 2005, ISBN 0 241 14273 3
'If anthropology is obsessed with anything,' Clifford Geertz says, 'it is with how much difference difference makes.' The same could be said of the novel. And novelists' curiosity, like anthropologists', aims not to solve or explain the puzzle of lives lived, but to seize and transcribe it. In his new book, All for Love, Dan Jacobson captures a story from late 19th-century European history with an anthropologist's eye for detail. Through his foolish, unself-knowing lovers and the extraordinary, half-absurd drama of their affair, we seem to see the shapes and forms of living and imagining in prewar Europe: caste-ridden, smothered in protocol, carelessly rapacious, in thrall to high-flown romanticism.
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TORONTO - If I had to guess, I'd estimate that I've been to more than 150 WWE events over the years, so it was refreshing to bring a couple of neophytes to the live event Friday night at Toronto's Ricoh Coliseum and experience the spectacle through their eyes.
Along for the ride were my son, Quinn, who has been to one other WWE show and a few indies, and knows a lot about wrestling simply by living with me, and his best friend, Julian, and his father, Michael.
The kids, aged seven and eight, respectively, had fun for sure, though Quinn was far more into the booing for the bad guys (more than once he asked, "Who's the heel, Dad?") and cheering the heroes.
As for Michael, like many people in our age bracket, there's a familarity with pro wrestling that stems from the heyday of the WWF and Hulkamania. From the entire roster, the only WWE name that he knew was John Cena, and he wasn't even on the show.
The best example of the newness of it all came in the opener, which followed a showdown at the very start of the show between the Wyatt Family and The Shield, to hype the main event. Brad Maddox came out to announce that it would be a Street Fight match.
The first match was pretty darn good, with Alberto Del Rio facing Dolph Ziggler. It was textbook heel versus babyface, which made it easy for the newbies to follow.
"That guy's chewing gum!" exclaimed Julian.
Upon a kick to Ziggler's head by ADR, Michael cried, "I think that was his tooth" that went flying. (Probably the aforementioned gum!)
Julian continued to pepper us with comments and questions:
"Can you do timeouts on this?"
"They do end up looking at each other's bums a lot."
"This is a terrible job."
The Damien Sandow versus Sin Cara match was stoked twice by some mic work by Sandow. He was on the big screen in the arena to start the night, and demanded proper respect from the Canadian "halfwits" -- "eh!" -- for his entrance. Naturally the fans booed him instead. Kane came out and Sandow hightailed it. Kane beat up Sin Cara until Brad Maddox came out to try to talk him down. Maddox was attacked, which brought hoots of laughter from our kids -- somehow the guy in the suit getting beat up is funny? The Big Show arrived and Kane and Show brawled, but it was never an official match. At one point, Kane grabbed a section of the ring stairs to use as a weapon. "That's old-school," Michael explained to his son.
Michael and I had a bunch of laughs during the Kofi Kingston and Titus O'Neil bout. He asked about whether Indian burns were allowed, as his brother used to do to him. I confessed I wasn't sure, but that it's likely that purple nurples and wet Willies were permitted. Anyone know for sure?
There were two tables broken, kendo sticks, and chair shots. It was chaotic, but structured, if that makes sense.
I reflected back to what Seth Rollins told me on Monday for an interview on this site: "It's definitely different than working by yourself, because there's so many moving parts. Especially in a six-man tag match, you've really got to be aware of what's going on, not just for yourself, but for everybody else in the ring. You've got to play off each other's strengths, and weaknesses too, which is different than being out there by yourself. It's a whole different ballgame, but we've definitely perfected the art, I'd say."
At the end of the night, we had two very tired little boys, and the slow transit service, combined with the Blue Jays game at the Rogers Centre getting out around the same time didn't help.
It might be a couple of years -- if ever -- until the boys are like the couple of slightly older girls that we met on the streetcar ride down to the Exhibition grounds. They knew all the wrestlers, had John Cena and Ryback shirts on, and I was told by the one girl's mom that they spent a good part of last spring wearing title belts to school.
Beats the hell out of princess dresses and tiaras in my book.


text: My history with basketry began in 2000 after learning to make willow chairs in Maine with Michael Emmons at a furniture making school in Rockland. I wanted to make a laundry basket out of willows because the plastic ones from the store never lasted and there would be the huge hunk of plastic to throw away. I was lucky to find two basketmakers to teach me how to weave two different styles of baskets. Lorenzo Armijo, a hispanic man from Cochiti (madeira) and Bob Allalunis, from Taos via Pennsylvania (moises). I finally made an acceptable laundry basket using old bike rims and find them to make very sturdy, lasting and fun baskets.


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The Toll Road Motor Inn is located in the quaint town of Manchester Center. Our rooms are known to be very spacious and clean. During the winter season the huge center fireplace in the lobby provides a relaxing glow after a day of winter sports. In the summer time, enjoy the sunshine at our large outdoor pool or the peaceful Bromley Brook that run in the back of the inn.
Each room is spacious, individually heated and air conditioned with color TV, refriegerator, hair dryers, coffee maker and private bath. During the summer enjoy our newly renovated large swimming pool and out sitting area by the Bromley Brook.
In Manchester, we have many attractions. For our skiers, we are only 5 minutes away from Bromley Mountain, 15 Minutes away from Stratton Mountain, and about 30 minutes away from Okemo Mountain. If one prefers to shop or dine, Manchester Center is filled with many designer outlets and the restaurants are superb. During the summer, we have a Horse Show Festival, an Antique Car Show, and a few Craft Shows.
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Mississippi John Hurt sings a classic spiritual.
[That one's for you, Calo.]
Jimi Hendrix – no slouch on a reversed and restrung 12-string.
Stevie Ray Vaughan burns it. The clip is apparently from a television show in France, date unknown. Some think that may be an impostor because his face is hidden, but I seriously doubt that any impostor who plays like that would need to pretend.
Have a great weekend folks.
Tags: blues, Jimi Hendrix, Mississippi John Hurt, Retro, Saturday Matinee, Stevie Ray Vaughan, video


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The figure of a wizard in dreams is he who has learned to use his powers of manifestation in a dispassionate manner. He is merlin, the sorcerer and the magician.
As a stage on the journey to wise old man, he is a recognizable archetype. Consult the entries for alchemy, magic / magician, wand and witch as well as the information on sorcerer in archetypes in the introduction.


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Dr Oz: Todd Wilbur's Top Secret Burger & Special Sauce Recipe
In this segment, Dr Oz introduced Todd Wilbur, the host of Top Secret Recipe, to unlock the secret recipes of your favorite fast foods. Is it possible to recreate McDonald's Big Mac at home, but to make it healthy? According to Todd, he has a "good pallet for copying tastes." Todd takes those tastes and then transforms them into healthy good eats.
Dr Oz: Big Mac Recipe Made Healthy
Dr Oz introduced Patricia, an audience member, who tried to cook healthy for herself and her son. The problem arises when she becomes busy and relies on fast food. Patricia stated that she loved the greasy, fattening, Big Mac. (Who doesn't?) Dr Oz issued a challenge to Todd: make Patricia's favorite fast food burger healthy. Could he do it? You be the judge. Try the recipe at home.
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I believe that I have seen a lot of change during my 39 years in Financial Services. After the Army, I earned a BA in Economics from The Ohio State University and, then, an MBA from Rutgers-Newark, in my home state of New Jersey. The Financial Services Arena was quite different when I entered it, since we still had the Glass-Steagall Act in place. "Glass" separated Commercial Banking (FDIC-Insured Deposits and Loans to Consumers and Businesses) from Investment Banking (High-End Finance and Investments).
Also, most brokerage firms were partnerships at the time. That meant that, when they took un-due risks, they were gambling with the partners' money, not bank deposits, or the equity of ownership the public shareholders.
The separation of the two areas of Finance was created after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Over the past 25 years or so, however, the divergence of Commercial Banking from Investment Banking was relaxed. Many wonder nowadays if that partially led to some of the problems, which caused the Melt-Down in the Financial Services Sector, back in 4Q07-1Q09. I certainly believe that to be the case! Obviously, the US Economy, and that of much of the World, still hasn't recovered completely yet.
Over the years, I had had to reinvent myself on numerous occasions, to keep-up with changes in the Financial Arena. I have seen a lot, and hopefully learned from–the Watergate Crisis in the Early 70s, several Oil Embargoes, The "Volcker-Created Recession" of 1981 (which I believe saved our Economy), the Stock Market Crash (falling some 21% in ONE day) of '87, the Dot-Coms, and then on to the Tragic Events of 2001, with two more Wars and, then, what I call "The Great Recession" (4Q07-1Q09), more recently.
During my career, I have always regarded the securities markets with two things in mind:
- Since only 23% of the World's Economic Activity (GDP or Gross Domestic Product) is produced in the US, I have always stressed a Global Approach to Investing. Currently, however, I do shy away from Europe, actually the Euro.
- We never know what the next hot stock will be or why some of the great companies of the past (i.e. Eastman Kodak, Sears, NCR, have fizzled. So, rather than trying to be a stock-picker, I have tried to focus somewhat on trends that will have more broad-based implications on the Economy, as well as the Financial Markets. Also, since the Financial Markets do not exist in a vacuum, it is important to consider everything in the broader contextual world around us!.
After four years in Manhattan, I spent the rest of my career in South Florida. All the while, however, I have had a multitude of Overseas Clients. I have always found it interesting that people who live in other countries often know quite a lot about the US, while many Americans seem to know very little about the world around us. Now, I realize that there are some reasons for that; however, I believe that a lack of global curiosity, on our part, might be a contributing factor.
I retired in early 2012 and my Daughter decided that I needed to find something to do–hence, this Blog. Although my professional background is financial, I also have always had strong views on Politics, Education, Foreign Affairs and a wide range of other topics. So, if you see a post that doesn't strike your fancy, just scroll-on to the next Post.
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Knowing the difference between letters, words, and sentences is one of those fundamental early literacy understandings that we sometimes assume our students "get", but for those who don't, it's a misunderstanding that can continue to confuse. Teresa Williams has a product to help. You can print these cards and laminate for a sorting activity, or make a copy for each student and use as a cut-and-glue. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Is-It-A-Letter-Word-or-Sentence
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Want to Have a Restaurant Business With Little Capital
When you want to open his own restaurant, often some doubt in your mind. One of the reasons you think the restaurant business that you will live require large capital and qualified experience.
With these doubts, the dream to get multiple benefits from the culinary business, a long time will be lost. Yet doubts like this are not always true. Because a lot of ways to have a restaurant, although with minimal capital.
Learn these tips so that you can have the restaurant business even minimal experience and minimal capital:
1. Determine the business model
The franchise business model, or often referred to as the franchise be an appropriate alternative for those with little capital and lack experience.
In the restaurant business, a franchise system has been proven to be able to realize many dreams are similar in Indonesia. You do not need to bother thinking about the business system as well as promotional activities, shopping raw materials, for all needs have been prepared tesebut franchise owner who is also known as the franchisor.
The main advantage of the restaurant franchise business model is the value of investments that are less than open his own restaurant business. Another advantage, you can join in existing business systems.
Make a cost comparison of many franchise restaurants that interest you. Pilihllah franchise that has a system that has worked well and proven to survive within two or three years, and has terms and low cost.
2. Looking for cheap capital
Who says having a culinary or restaurant businesses need big capital? You do not need to have ready-cash (money ready to use) in large quantities to start a business. Count carefully the financial needs to start a restaurant, and then look for cheap funds from the Loan (KTA).
For example, the cost of licensing a fast food restaurant franchise in Indonesia as well as a wide range of equipment is USD 60 million. You are an employee with an income of Rp 5 million per month and have monthly living expenses reached Rp 4 million. That is, you have a chance to save Rp 1 million per month to open the business.
With this scheme, you can collect a capital of USD 60 million within 60 months or 5 years. It does not include salary increases each year and THR bonus or you receive each year from the company.
If you get THR each year of Rp 5 million per year, of which about US $ 3 million set aside to add to your savings, then in one year you will have a savings of Rp 15 million (obtained from US $ 1 million over 12 months plus allowance THR Rp 3 million). That is, capital of USD 60 million can be obtained in just 4 years!
In order to speed up the collection of venture capital, you can use loans without collateral (KTA) from the bank. The loan you can pay each month from business profits.
After the loan is paid off, effort and your equipment are yours entirely. Furthermore you can find a loan KTA again to grow your business.
In contrast to regular loans, KTA is more flexible because it has a fixed rate and does not need to provide a guarantee (collateral) in any bank.


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Well, the new catalogue is here and I've been having fun playing around with some of the great new stamp sets. This card features the Six Sided Sampler, which I think will be quite a versatile set to own. I have used one of the stamps to frame letters from the notable alphabet set to create a cute baby card.
This set also couples with a hexagon punch.
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Southern Labrador salmon returns very low
CBC NEWS - NLSouthern Labrador salmon returns very low, says DFODFO says counts for monitored rivers among lowest since counting beganCBC News Posted: Aug 23, 2016 12:44 PM NTSalmon returns are very low in some southern Labrador rivers, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans which monitors four rivers in the area. A federal fisheries researcher said the number of fish returning to at least one of those rivers — the southwest tributary of the Paradise River — is extremely low."It's going to be one of the lowest counts on record but not the lowest. We've been counting there since 1998 and it's going to probably be just above our lowest record, which was in 2009," said Martha Robertson, a DFO research scientist who studies salmon.Robertson said researchers are also finding low numbers of returning fish on the Sandhill River and in Muddy Bay Brook."This year on Paradise River and Sandhill River, we have less than half the fish we would expect on average," Robertson told CBC Radio's Labrador Morning.Robertson said it may be related to spawning fish numbers years ago."Looking back at historical numbers to see why numbers would be low this year, and I see low spawners coming into the river in 2009 and 2010. And this year's fish would be the young fish returning from those parents so given that we had low spawners years ago, it's not surprising," she said."But, you know, that wouldn't be the whole story. We have had low numbers going out but it really is driven by what their marine survival [in the ocean] would be."However, Robertson said there is some good news."Now northern Labrador, English River — where we count — it's doing great this year. So it is wide-spread but not everywhere this summer," said Robertson. "So it would suggest that it's something environmental. We don't really know where these fish go at sea. So it would look like maybe the fish from southern Labrador are eating in a different area than those fish from northern Labrador."Robertson said DFO plans to begin research in 2017 to try to understand what influences the survival of salmon at sea.
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Nash, Weiss & Co. hired four institutional sales traders to work in the Jersey City-based firm's new institutional department. Paul O'Hara, Thomas Fradella Sr., Robert Burns and Thomas F. Fradella all former sales traders at Mayer & Schweitzer in Jersey City will report to Neil Feldman, Nash Weiss president and chief executive, and James J. Welsh, a Nash Weiss executive vice president.
Additionally, Robert Lichtenthal joined Nash Weiss as a senior trader. Lichtenthal, most recently an equity trader at Herzog, Heine, Geduld in Jersey City, will also report to Feldman and Welsh.
Willie Walters and Cindy Heigman joined the institutional sales desk at Hanifen, Imhoff in Denver as sales trades. Walters was previously head of the Nasdaq trading desk at Branch Cabell & Co. in Richmond, and Heigman was a sales trader at CIBC Oppenheimer & Co. in New York before joining Hanifen Imhoff. They will report to Chris DiIorio, head of the equity sales desk.
The Boston Stock Exchange (BSE) promoted four employees: Anthony K. Stankiewicz, Nicole J. Kalicki, Bruce G. Goodhue and Katherine T. Gitto.
Stankiewicz added the role of corporate secretary to his previous responsibilities as vice president of government relations, listings and member services at the exchange. Kalicki, most recently manager of corporate communications, was named an exchange officer and assistant vice president of corporate communications. Formerly a listings administrator, Goodhue was promoted to manager of listings. And Gitto was named market-information specialist. She was previously an administrative assistant at the BSE.
Rich Angle joined Brink, Hudson & Lefever in Vancouver as head of the foreign trading desk. Angle was previously head of the U.S. trading desk at Georgia Pacific Securities in Vancouver.
Brenda Harvey and Dale Michaud both joined Angle in his move from Georgia Pacific to Brink Hudson. Harvey and Michaud, previously traders on the U.S. trading desk at Georgia Pacific, will trade on the foreign desk under Angle.
The National Quotation Bureau the New York-based owner and operator of the pink sheets hired Sigurdur Snorrason to manage the firm's new electronic quotation service. Snorrason, a native of Iceland, was formerly head of trading and information technology at the Iceland Stock Exchange. He will report to Cromwell Coulson, National Quotation Bureau chairman.
Coulson said the National Quotation Bureau is awaiting approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association of Securities Dealers to automate trading of the pink sheets. The pink sheets are a daily publication, named for their color, of thousands of over-the-counter stocks and their current prices. Coulson expects the pink sheets to be automated in early 1999.
Leo Hirata was named director of marketing and development for STRIKE Technologies, manager of a new electronic communications network owned by a consortium of trading firms, led by New York-based Bear, Stearns & Co. Hirata was previously a marketing executive at the New York branch of the Bank of Tokyo/Mitsubishi.


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Gonna see you again pink record
After a while been busy... now its time to go to see you again doc.
From apr and now in september. That long enough to see whether it has been grow and just stagnant.
.....................for about 2 weeks having fever... and... malas jumpa doc and today rasanya kena buang rasa malas tu. Have to see doc.


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In the United States Navy, Master at Arms is a title given to specialists who are involved in a number of different tasks, usually focusing primarily on the security and safety of a base or even a waterborne operation. The specific methods used by Master at Arms vary depending on the task at hand and on their location; some of them are even involved in investigations.
Masters at Arms are tasked with a very large list of crucial responsibilities that cover an array of different areas. All of their tasks are based primarily with ensuring the safety of their fellow enlisted Navy members. Occasionally, Masters at Arms operate their own watercraft, control certain parts of Navy bases, or supervise dog units for the Navy.
Other responsibilities of Master at Arms perform include regular base patrols and maintaining access points. Some Masters at Arms are responsible for determining that only qualified individuals are allowed to enter certain Navy areas, and they are also sometimes expected to protect oil platforms and rivers and to regularly check certain predetermined areas for narcotics or explosives. When large amounts of funds or weapons are moved, Masters at Arms are often used to provide a security detail.