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Grapes picked: 434 million kilograms
Volume of wine that qualified: 293,52 million litres
- Red wine: 258,15 million litres.
- White wine: 20,37 million litres.
- Rosé wine: 14,99 million litres.
Official vintage rating: 'GOOD'
The Control Board of the D.O.Ca. Rioja awarded an official rating of 'Good' to the 2014 vintage, with more quantity and better quality than last year. After a growing cycle with very favourable weather, Riojan vineyards showed excellent canopy development and plant health at the end of the ripening stage. This pointed to a great harvest in terms of both quality and quantity but adverse weather during the harvest only allowed forecasts to be partially fulfilled.
Largely, it can be said that these expectations have been met, and this is reflected in the 'GOOD' rating, the result of wide heterogeneity in the wines. Nonetheless, there is a significant percentage of top quality wines which is sufficient to meet the requirements of aged wine categories. Particularly notable is the excellent quality of this vintage's rosés and whites, and aspect on which all 140 members of the Control Board Tasting Panel unanimously concur.
On 21 October, the Control Board announced the official end of a harvest that had begun on 30 August in the eastern-most town of the Wine Region, Alfaro. The harvest had gradually accelerated until the first week of October, which is usually the most intensive harvesting period in Rioja. During this period, more than 300 million kg of grapes arrived at the crush pads in excellent condition. The last third of the harvest was affected by bad weather. This required Rioja growers to once again show how well prepared they are to face such situations and get the best out of each plot through selective harvesting. Adverse effects were minimised in most vineyards which had received appropriate treatment —cluster thinning, leaf plucking, etc.
Total grape production surface area in the region for 2014 was 61.645 hectares, two hundred less than the previous vintage. Of these, 57.761 hectares are planted with red grape varieties —which produced 398 million kg— and 3.884 hectares with white grape varieties— whose production amounted to 36 million kg. This volume is in line with the current potential of the D.O.Ca. Rioja, as determined by planted surface area and the maximum yield per hectare allowed this year.


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To build a connected brand, be human with your social media marketing. That's the main takeaway from the April 23-24 Social Media Strategies Summit, which featured content on how social media is changing the world and how marketers can capitalize on those changes to build better brands.
Being human means connecting with your audience at their level, in the spaces in which they are participating, and in the matter they are participating. Shouting your marketing message from the rooftops is not going to fly in social media. "Ditch the pitch," stated Maya Grinberg, chief evangelist and social media manager of Wildfire, a Division of Google. The social community – what Maya called Generation C – is creating, curating, connecting, and communicating content more than ever, and they want to be addressed in a way that allows them to continue doing so naturally. Ditching the pitch means the engagement level with your content will go up, improving your brand awareness, trust, and, ultimately, sales.
Ed Brill, director of product management of IBM Social Solutions, built on the idea of being human as well in his session Opting In: Lessons in Social Business, An IBM Case Study. Brill stated that, in order to be considered a social business, a brand needs to engage with its customers on a human level – but also be transparent and agile while optimizing interactions between these customers to gain a competitive advantage above others in your industry.
Other tips and tricks for improving your social performance from the event:
- Identify your influencers – Before you begin a social media campaign, take a look and see who'll be the most engaged and, therefore, who'll be your biggest advocates. Who will care the most? Where are they participating online? What do they say? Who do they say it to? How often do they participate in their social networks? Are they receptive to others joining in their online conversations? Answer those questions, and you'll not only have a quality list of influencers, but the foundation for building a successful content and social strategy.
- Become best friends with data – Jason Moriber, senior vice president of social communications at Weber Shandwick NYC, stated that all industries will be touched by big data; so we need to become "always-on" data analysts/marketing scientists. In other words, it's no longer enough to look at historical data for future ideas – we need to always be monitoring the changings landscape of data and revise our marketing plans to become more predictive. Umang Shah, director of social strategy at Walmart, mentioned the need for data analytics during his keynote speech. As I mentioned in a more extensive blog post April 24, Walmart's social team uses real-time data and campaign monitoring tools to edit social messages before they're sent, in order to achieve the greatest impact. That data has helped the Walmart social team craft better messages and interact at a more natural level with their networks.
- Fish where the fish are – When Meridith Valiando, Co-founder and CEO of DigiTour Media LLC, stated "Fish where the fish are," in her panel discussion Best Practices across Social Platforms, it was kind of a "duh" moment. The act of engaging with your audience and influencers in the places where they are already participating is the ultimate door opener for any marketer. But make sure that you understand the rules – both written and unwritten – of that community before participating. If you break these rules, you'll alienate yourself and your brand, which means you won't see any quality results from your efforts.
- Tell a story – Social media isn't just about sending a tweet every once in a while telling Twitter users to go visit your site. Social media is about storytelling. It's about engaging your fans, friends and customers with a story that speaks to them. Michele Wingate, social media manager of American Family Insurance, shared that American Family Insurance's most successful social media campaigns all revolved around a central story that connected directly with its customers, and made them want to interact with the brand more. But make sure you stay true to your brand as well. Jon Dick of Klout stated that you should find your brand's unique perspective on something, and then tell that story through social media and content marketing. Additionally, the act of being unique and remarkable will earn your brand media coverage and authority to help boost search engine visibility for SEO benefits as well.
- Don't be afraid to experiment – You may be expected to outline and provide a social media strategy that will win, and win big, no matter what. And while the ultimate goal of any social media campaign is to be successful, give yourself room to experiment first in order to identify the who, what, where, when and why of any ongoing social programs. Jennifer Dominiquini, CMO, season and outdoor living, Sears and Kmart, shared an experience in which her team created a profile for a fake grilling enthusiast on social sites like Facebook, and began connecting with an entire network of grillmeisters who were very vocal and engaged in the world of grilling. The experiment helped Sears learn about this network of grillers and learn what made them excited. They then took these insights and created a bigger, better social strategy that included building a blogging community for these grillers, which increased awareness and sales during that grilling season.
- Integration is key – Social media marketing, like all other marketing channels, should not live in a silo. Social, at its core, involves multiple people and ideas, and can connect many entities through many channels. Consequently an integrated social marketing initiative is key to the ongoing success of the campaign. Insights gained through social media can help shape and drive future online and offline marketing efforts. Sears was able to leverage its insights derived through its social media campaigns and find grilling and home events to participate in. Then, those offline efforts all tied back into the online world through press releases, tweets, images and blog posts, boosting the overall impact of the campaign from every angle. Social media experiences should also be integrated through other online experiences as well. The messages shared on social networks can also be shared on the main website as well, for a more connected feel. Also – hint, hint – those integrated experiences can be brought in-store, and shared through other offline marketing efforts as well.
It's clear that the integration of social media marketing into other aspects of marketing, including search, content, web development, analytics and even offline is the best strategy for engaging with your customers. Then, you'll truly become a connected brand.
Dana Notman is a senior natural search strategist at iCrossing

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Dr. Yogesh Kumar Gupta is a doctor who has received several awards in his field. He received his MBBS and MD from Manipal University. He has presented papers on topic relating Neonatal Thrombocytopenia and hypoglycemia. He has 13 years of experience in field of paediatrics.
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The Wiggins Tigers (6-3) surpassed 30 runs scored and took care of business easily over the Weldon Valley Warriors (0-6) in a 34-0 road win on Tuesday.
Having lost three of their last four games, the Tigers were looking to find some momentum before returning to league play this weekend, according to head coach Aaron Phillips.
"It never hurts to pick up a win, no matter who you play," Phillips said. "Wins are always nice and help with momentum."
Phillips didn't need to wait long to see his team take control of the game. His team batted through the lineup twice in the first inning and scored 15 runs to take a commanding lead early. Diego Cordero-Granados went 2-for-2 and drew a walk in his three at-bats during the inning, and picking up two hits in both their at-bats were Dillon Harshman and Jacob Jensen.
Wiggins chased starting pitcher Ethan Oblander out before the end of the first inning. Cole Hall was able to finish the first inning for the Warriors, but a comebacker that hit him in the leg would prevent him from continuing on the mound.
Even with the large lead in place, the Tigers never allowed Weldon Valley to find a way back into the game. Logan Kerr shut down the lineup with some hard pitches and pounded the strike zone to put the pressure on the hitters in all five innings he threw.
"He's a guy we want to see more on the mound. He's got potential," Phillips said. "He just needs some cleanup work, but he's a guy we think could be a number two guy in the rotation, a middle relief guy, or even a closer to come in and finish the game for us."
Oblander reached on a single and Britney Filter was hit by a pitch in the first two at-bats of the game for the Warriors. Another single from Oblander would be all the damage allowed until the fifth inning as he shut down the rest of the lineup.
The Warriors were looking to prevent the shutout in the fifth inning after getting the first two hitters to reach, but a pair of strikeouts and ground ball back to the pitcher ended the game early and kept them off the board. Kerr ended the day with 10 strikeouts in the win.
"He's been doing a good job for us and is grinding every day in practice," Phillips said. "He's our only freshman out, so having a guy like that who is dedicated to play for the love of the game is nice to have."
With a big lead the entire way, Phillips was able to empty his bench and put in some players that have not gotten the chance to see as much time of the field this year. The late at-bats and time playing defense was not only an award for those players, but a chance to develop their games and help bring depth moving forward.
"Everybody got out there and contributed physically for us," Phillips said. "Our kids got a chance to see some action to help them become starters in the future for us."
Both teams will return to league action in their next games, with Wiggins hosting the Holyoke Dragons and the Warriors traveling to face the Peetz Bulldogs later this week.
"These guys have been working hard," Phillips said. "Guys are on time and working hard in practice. That's what you expect from this group."
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Creeping yellow cress (Rorippa sylvestris)
A weed that belongs to the brassica family, creeping yellow cress is found in cultivated ground, damp pasture and river beds. It is found throughout New Zealand and can create thick infestations in low lying pastures alongside rivers. This is a very common occurrence throughout the Waikato.
Creeping yellow cress is a perennial herb with creeping rhizomes that can create a thick mat of weed which completely smothers pasture. Leaves have toothed margins but vary in shape. Flowers have 4 yellow petals, are 4-6mm in diameter and have stems that are thin and erect. Flowering occurs from December to February.
Preside* Herbicide will provide grass and clover friendly control of creeping yellow cress. Best results are achieved when application is made prior to flowering. Because creeping yellow cress is a perennial, repeat application the following season to ensure good control. Follow-up treatments to control seedlings will be required in later years.
- Use rate - 50gm/ha
- Always apply Preside with Uptake* Spraying Oil.
- Select* Herbicide can be tank mixed with Preside to control thistles and other weeds if required. Refer to weeds controlled on the Preside label.
Preside and Select are registered pursuant to the ACVM Act 1997 No P4815 and P5202
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His first presentation.
His attempt to throw himself in front of the audience.
He worked hard to know more about engines.
He worked on himself to come out of his own inhibitions ( I can't, I don't, mistakes means others laugh).
He worked on making the presentation.
He worked on composing his flow of the session.
An hour session where he shared about parts of the engine, about the engine, pistons, cylinders, fuel, four-stroke process, gear system, differential and so on. He shared about petrol and diesel, to explain to us, he needed to understand himself about properties of petrol and diesel. Some he understood, some he could not answer.
He used vocabulary in his presentation - propeller shaft, combustion, torque...and so on. Some he understood, some he shared " I also didn't understand".
He began with a question "Why do we need an engine in any car?" and we just spent an hour understanding about engines...some process went over our heads, some made us think, some left us pondering, some we new for us and some we connected with the life around us!
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Banana Rollers To-Go
This gem of an idea has been around, but is new to us, and we're certainly glad to have found it! A sure-fire hit with kids, Banana Rollers are an easy activity for your budding chefs, and a healthy snack you can enjoy on-the-go. They may end up a little messy toward the last bites, but my three-year-old makes a bigger mess with a plain banana in her hand.
Peanut butter, almond butter or Nutella make an excellent "glue" to keep your wraps closed. Substitute for anything you have on hand, it's hard to go wrong! Add chocolate chips, cream cheese or honey if you're not worried about mess. These can be made in the morning, sliced in half and stored in a cooler for a snack later in the day.
- 1 Banana per Roller
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- 1 to 2 Tablespoons of Nut Butter
- Cinnamon and Sugar Sprinkle
Laying out a tortilla, spread an even coat of your toppings of choice and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Often I find a thinner coat is just as effective and less messy. Peel your banana and roll in the tortilla snugly starting at one side and rolling toward the other until it is sealed shut. (Add a bit of nut butter near the edge to keep it closed.) Cut in half or eat as it is!


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Dan Vitale commented on Events 2018-06-10 12:03:40 -0400Thanks for your response Dan. I saw you folks at the ADK Expo and got inspired. I think I'll grease up the old six string and give it a try.
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Who are the Sils?
The all-female Virginia Sil'hooettes is the most award-winning a cappella group at the University of Virginia.
In 2017, The Virginia Sil'hooettes became the first UVA a cappella group to release a music video, showcasing our award-winning rendition of "River" by Bishop Briggs. From the Depths, released in April 2017, won four Contemporary A Capella Recording Awards, including Best Female Collegiate Album, Best Female Collegiate Arrangement ("Black Water Lilies"), Best Female Collegiate Solo ("River"), and Best Female Collegiate Song ("Don't Let Me Down"). Our album Luster, released in December 2015, won the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (CARA) for Best Female Collegiate Album and received runner-up for Best Female Collegiate Arrangement ("Wait It Out"), Best Female Collegiate Song ("I Will Never Die"), and Best Female Collegiate Solo ("I Will Never Die"). Our album Playing with Lightning, released in 2012, won three CARAs, including Best Female Collegiate Album, Best Female Collegiate Song ("Around Us") and Best Female Collegiate Solo ("Mama"). Many of our songs are featured on various compilation CDs, but most notably, our song "Idioteque," originally by Radiohead, recently made it onto Best of BOCA: The First 20 Years.
Established in the spring of 1989, the Sils have enriched the University of Virginia with stellar and nationally recognized a cappella music for almost thirty years. While music is the commonality, the Sils hail from unique and diverse backgrounds, creating an eclectic group of young women who sing but also pursue different academic interests. The Sil'hooettes is comprised of future businesswomen, doctors, nurses, engineers, lawyers, teachers, and maybe a Broadway star or two.
The Sil'hooettes have accomplished quite a bit since the group was established in 1989. We sang at the White House in the winters of 2012 and 2015, entertaining guests as they viewed holiday decorations. We have opened for the recording artist B.o.B. and for musician Ben Folds and performed on national television, when MTV's "The Seven" aired a clip of an impromptu performance in New York City. We even were honored to sing at the University of Virginia's reception honoring Edward R. Stettinius Jr. Prize for Global Leadership recipient former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and Presidential Precinct Young Leader Award recipient Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye. Of course, while these performances have been thrilling adventures for past and present Sils, performing at UVA's Rotunda Sing and Lighting of the Lawn are definitely highlights of each year.
The Sils will sing anything from classic rock to 90's rap, pop punk, alternative, singer/songwriter, country, reggae, Top 40, and of course, Virginia standards. We also pride ourselves on writing and performing all of our own arrangements, and we constantly challenge ourselves to push the limits of our musical innovations every year.
All Sils, past and present, will agree that The Virginia Sil'hooettes is so much more than just a singing group. We have formed lifelong friendships and lasting memories with each other. Being a Sil'hooette is not just something we do; it's a part of who we are even after we graduate. S.I.L. "Sils Is Life."
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The Manufacturers Association of Israel on Sunday said Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer and his ministry were responsible for the lack of action, which has prevented the Israel Electric Corporation from attaining a 20 percent electricity reserve, as is the norm in the US and Europe.
"The powerlessness of the National Infrastructures Ministry over the past few years, which has led to delays in the planning and construction of new power stations and delays in the activation of the power stations of the electricity company, has brought the Israeli electricity market into today's critical condition of minimal electricity reserves of 4 to 5 percent," said Shraga Brosh, President of the Manufacturers' Association.
As a result of this situation, Brosh said any fault or problem occurring in peak hours of electricity demand or excessive burden due to usage of air conditioning, would have the electric system collapse similar to what took place with electricity cuts in June this year.
Brosh warned that if the infrastructure ministry policy of "sitting around and doing nothing" continued, the market and the manufacturing industry, which uses 23% of total electricity demand, would suffer from a shortage of electricity within one or two years.
Thus Brosh urged Ben-Eliezer to move the issue of electricity reserves to the top of the ministry's agenda even before trying to endorse any structural changes within the Israel Electric Corp. in an effort avert an economic crisis - according to the Association's estimate, a collapse of the electric system because of a shortage or no electricity reserves could lead to damage that would cost industry up to NIS 1 billion.
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Today, I felt like goddamn Superwoman. This is, of course, notable purely because of it's rarity. I got caught up on all the work that I was backed up on from our no-nap Friday afternoon, ran a load of laundry & dishes, made bottles, played with the babies & got them back down for a nap. It doesn't sound like a lot when I write it out like that, but I promise you that it felt extremely productive. But to say that I'm Superwoman really takes away from how I was able to do it.
I think it's really really easy to forget how much we rely on each other to get things done, until they're not around. I was reminded of this recently, when my dad was working 12-hour night shifts. He always clears out the sink for bathtime, and helps rinse out and boils the bottles so that they're ready for me to fill up the next morning. I was reminded of it again this morning. The only reason I was able to get so caught up on my work was because BB took the girls out ALL MORNING. First he took them for a long run, then he came back and we changed them and put them in the other stroller (out of the jogger & into the car seat / stroller combo) and took them to jujitsu class. That gave me – no joke – three and a half hours to just slam through all the work I had. Now, that's not a huge amount of time, but three and a half hours without the girls is worth the whole day with them as far as productivity goes.
It's really really easy to get into the habit of thinking "I do everything around here" – I think everyone does it, at home and at work. It's easy to get caught up in what you do, and what others don't do, and feel put upon because you're doing so much more. But as soon as one person isn't around to do what you got used to them doing, you realize how dependent you are on the others around you, and that you can't be Superwoman (or Superman, I guess, though that just sounds silly) without them


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Recorded on August 17-18, 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Original music by Yelena Eckemoff with Yelena Eckemoff on piano, Mats Eilertsen on double-bass, and Marilyn Mazur on drums / percussion. 72 minute CD comes with 20 page color booklet documenting the session at the STC Recording Studios.
Russian born pianist Yelena Eckemoff's latest offering Forget-me Not is a jazz and classically infused exploration of beauty, textures and improvisational genius. The interactive chemistry between Yelena, bassist Mats Eilertsen, and drummer Marilyn Mazur is clear from the first lustrous passages. Eckemoff's compositions offer a journey of introspection, exploration and emotional intelligence. One cannot help but be profoundly moved by hearing her approach and ideas. Though classically influenced in nature, each composition is entrenched in the modern jazz idiom. With a vast discography, that includes some of the leading figures in jazz today, Eckemoff has clearly established herself as a top ranking composer. The question is no longer whether she can be considered in the ranks of top composers; it is now how far her musical journey will take her. ~H. Allen Williams, Jazz Times, published 06/09/12.
The scrolling notes of pianist of Yelena Eckemoff embroider imagery soundscapes that soothe, excite and entrap the listener in an experience beyond earthly dimensions." --Susan Frances, JazzReview.com.
A beautiful album of ECM quality.~L.J. Kopf, WWPV Burlington, VT
Russian-born pianist with a very open sound. At times it's ethereal, with more than a hint of avant-garde shading to it, but at other points she grooves with a relaxed, highly appealing vibe. This feels very much like an ECM record, and the presence of shape-shifting percussionist Marilyn Mazur is a big part of that. But Eckemoff doesn't settle into any easy niche, making this a really interesting disc. ~Forrest Dylan Brant, KZSU Stanford, CA
For several decades, Eckemoff has been establishing her reputation for creative music that is both free and romantic. Slower tempos reinforce the modest and restrained expressions, yet at the same time we discover that this group's vision is to make transcendent musical statements. The result is je ne sais quoi, with fascinating elements and qualities which are hard to describe. To fully understand and appreciate the nuance of this music, tune into the emotional content of the pieces. See if they don't become memorable as they resonate from heart to heart across cultures. ~Joe Ross, Blogcritics
FORGET-me-NOT is an album without borders, a gallery of animate snapshots that float on the wind. Its fluid transitions hang like a necklace from the neck of a mother who stares through the window of her past and finds a thousand songs to sing. Let's hope this is a sign of things to come for an artist who continues to add feathers to her wings with each new release. ~Tyran Grillo, ECM Reviews
Forget-me-Not, is an exploration of the pianist's imaginative compositional style with spirited group interplay. Bassist Mats Eilertsen and drummer Marilyn Mazur are both equal contributors to the music's open-ended direction... The pianist's technical prowess is evident without ever being overbearing... Eckemoff's approach to the traditional piano trio is fresh and appealing. ~John Barron, The Jazz Word
...Piano trio, with Mats Eilertsen on bass and Marilyn Mazur on percussion. Smart, precise, tasteful, as is everything I've heard from her. B+(***)~Tom Hull, Jazzprospecting.
The ambient soundscapes and eclectic tresses of Forget Me Not from pianist Yelena Eckemoff showcases music that stimulates the mind through complex entanglements and ethereally textured chimes reverberating in a broad range of keys and decibels. The improvised parts are proportioned to the structured motifs so the tracks keep their autonomy while maintaining a melodic fluidity. Accompanied by Mats Eilertsen on double bass and Marilyn Mazur on drums and percussions, Forget Me Not stays true to Eckemoff's character of being a member of the vanguard and keeping her audience guessing about what creations she has in store for them. ~Susan Frances, Yahoo!
FORGET-me-NOT is a captivating listen, which takes you beyond the usual jazz CD, a deeper musical message and an introspective appreciation for oneself through Eckmoff's music. You cannot help but reflect and enjoy as you listen along. Eckemoff's ability to transport the listener beyond their own boundaries is what we all look for in music. Clearly, Eckemoff has given the listener a chance to experience this opportunity through her expressive ideas and outstanding personnel choice. Mazur and Eilertsen create the circle of a perfect trio. The sound is symbiotic, expressive and meaningful. Don't miss the opportunity to be introduced to Eckemoff through any of her current or previous releases and experience the becoming of a true master in the making.~Geannine Reid, Ejazz News
Yelena Eckemoff is a virtuoso talent. There is a striking contrast of dynamic fusion of the more European classical with western improvisation. The truly captivating aspect of Forget Me Not is that no one influence is predominant over another. Eckemoff's chameleon like ability to change sonic colors and textures; most at will, make this release an artistic triumph. ~Brent Black, Critical Jazz
An exciting composer and improviser, Yelena Eckemoff has produced a thought provoking and engaging record that fuses multiple musical currents into a unique whole. Eckemoff weaves her different influences into her improvisations with seamless ease. ~ Hrayr Attarian, All About Jazz
YELENA ECKEMOFF/Forget-Me-Not: Working in a trio setting with Marilyn Mazur, Contemporary, very cool school stuff that can seamlessly bounce back and forth between background and foreground music. ~Chris Spector, Midwest Record Volume 35/Number 126
Forget-Me-Not is a simple trio album featuring Eckemoff (piano), Marilyn Mazur (drums), and Mats Elitersen, and together they bring the kind of great sensibility that one can often hear on jazz albums on ECM. Pick an era, and you may hear some of those qualities here. I think that I like about these musicians as they play is that there's an understanding for the goal of the song, and they allow each other breathing room. In a song like "Seven", you tend to imagine everything from snow falling to clouds crumbling as Eckemoff washes the rhythm section fresh as Eltertsen holds things together with his bass melody. ~John Book, This is Books Music
...Sound quality is excellent all the way through encouraging listeners to stay engaged for all elements. ~D. Oscar Groomes, O's Place Jazz Magazine
Forget-me-Not, Yelena Eckemoff. Russian pianist Eckemoff has been trained in the classical traditions, but this disc, recorded in Copenhagen with bassist Mats Eilertsen and drummer Marilyn Mazur, encompasses more than just classical. There is contemporary composition, flowing jazz rhythms, introspective passages, and conversational interplay, from the quietude of "Maybe," to the polyrhythmic dance of "Sand-Glass" and the classical-jazz of "Schubert's Code." This is cerebral jazz with feeling, as Eckemoff's subtle touches bring a deep feel to the sometimes classically avantgarde. ~Kyle O'Brien, Jazzscene


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Mark Albright is the president of the Washington DC South mission and shares these missionary stories with Meridian Magazine. This letter comes from Ryan D. Whitaker.
If you want to share a missionary story, send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please note the names of new converts and investigators may be changed to maintain privacy.
Dear President Albright,
Ricardo Gonzalez and his wife, lived in Barcelona, Spain. They had decided that the prominent Christian faith they had been raised in did not contain religious truth. Believing it was representative of all of Christendom, they also concluded that Christianity must not be the correct path to God. They studied and compared other world religions, and chose to immerse themselves in Hinduism. As part of their quest for the religious truth, they moved to India where they could be closer to the purest source of their chosen studies in the Hindu faith.
After two years of living in India, they became disenchanted with Hinduism. They moved back to their home in Barcelona, Spain, to pick up their lives where they had been left off. While unpacking their belonging, Sister Gonzalez ran into a book that caught her attention. It was titled, "The Book of Mormon." A friend had received it from some American missionaries years before. Not having any interest in it, her friend gave it to her. She thought it had something to do with the American Indians of the "Wild West", and knowing Brother Gonzalez was interested in those things, her friend thought he might be interested in it. Sister Gonzalez put the book away and forgot all about it years earlier. When she held the book in her hands this time, however, she was curious about it. She thumbed through its pages and thought it was odd and confusing; but she decided to pass it on to her husband anyway, thinking he might be interested in it.
When Brother Gonzalez started reading the Book of Mormon, he recognized right away that it was a religious book, not a book about the Cowboys and Indians of the Wild West! The more he read the more he realized it contained religious truth that he could believe in. He convinced his wife to read it with him. They quickly read the entire Book of Mormon together. During the course of their reading, each received a powerful spiritual testimony that this book was true. They strongly felt that it represented not only true religion, but true Christianity. They were very excited and wondered where it had come from. There was nothing in the book directing them where they might gain more information about the book or the church that produced it. They asked their friends if they knew anything about the source of the book. All they could tell them was that it came from those young, clean-cut American missionaries people occasionally saw around the city. No one knew the name of the church they represented or how to contact them.
Brother Gonzalez was determined to find these American missionaries. He had earned two weeks' vacation at his work. He decided to spend every day of his vacation walking up and down the streets of Barcelona, hoping by chance to cross paths with one of them. Day after day he wandered aimlessly throughout the streets, anxiously looking for the American missionaries. Near the end of his two week vacation, exhausted and discouraged, he was walking down a narrow side street when suddenly two American missionaries came out of a restaurant. Brother Gonzalez ran up to them, holding his Book of Mormon in his hand, and excitedly asked them, "Do you know anything about this book? How do I join your church!?" The missionaries were shocked at first, and then thought someone was playing a practical joke on them! However, they quickly realized that Brother Gonzalez was very earnest about his quest for truth!
Brother and Sister Gonzalez accepted the missionary lessons and joyfully entered the waters of baptism in the mid-1970s. They gladly and freely shared their testimonies of the Book of Mormon and their conversion story with the missionaries and members in the area. They have been solid pillars of faith in developing the church in Barcelona, Spain.
Ryan D. Whitaker, esq.
Barcelona Spain Mission, 1975-1977
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20th Century Fox has committed to make versions of all of its new movies in Ultra HD (UHD) with high dynamic range (HDR) for home entertainment. Recent releases like "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and "The Maze Runner" will also score HDR UHD versions.
High dynamic range improves the color and contrast range of filmed footage and is considered the key feature to create a noticeable picture advancement for viewers, with the results said to be more discernible and effective than resolution increases such as a 1080p to 4K resolution jump.
To so this though, an "agreed-upon, consistent and inter-operable HDR quality specification" is required for home entertainment in order to avoid a potential format war. The aim is to have one in place to coincide with the release later this year of Ultra HD Blu-Rays with HDR support.
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Photo-matching could help stop revenge porn.
Facebook is working to help users that are the victims of revenge porn. The social media platform added tools this week that allow users to report and automatically prevent the explicit images from being shared, reports Reuters.
"Revenge porn" is a term that refers to putting sexually explicit images online of a person's body (or of them engaging in a sexual act). The person in the photos has not consented to the images being distributed and the intent is to shame or even blackmail them. The news site shares that revenge porn affects women disproportionately and oftentimes comes at the hand of former romantic partners.
Facebook has been at the center of the revenge porn. For instance, the company came under fire in 2015 when it was unable to identify a Dutch revenge porn creator who was anonymous. In an interview with Reuters, Antigone Davis, global head of safety at Facebook, said that Facebook realizes it needed to do more to stop these crimes and has met with more than 150 women's safety organizations.
Under the new implementations, users now see the option to report a picture as inappropriate specifically because it is a "nude photo of me," per a Facebook statement. The largest social media network is also starting to use photo-matching software which automatically repeats the sharing of banned images.
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Police have arrested a Pellston woman on numerous felony charges in connection with allegations that she embezzled more than $70,000 from her former employer.
According to Emmet County Sheriff Pete Wallin, Debra Jean Brown, 35, turned herself in and was arraigned Wednesday on a 16-count felony warrant.
The charges include 11 counts of uttering and publishing, a 14-year felony; four counts of illegal sale/use of a financial transaction device, a four-year felony; and one count of embezzlement by agent or trustee $1,000-$20,000, a five-year felony.
Wallin said his department received a complaint from a Harbor Springs business on Oct. 27. The business owner told police he believed that his former secretary had stolen about $70,000 between May and October of 2003.


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Let's have a king
SINCE it is a bit too late to ask the British to relieve the people of Pakistan of the unmanageable burden of democratic governance, the best option available to us is to find a king, or an equivalent.
This is the result of the failure of aimless efforts to resolve the tussle between the Nawaz Sharif government and the challengers, as represented by Tahirul Qadri and Imran Khan, and Altaf Bhai's desperate plea to God to save Pakistan.
This is also the result of parliament's having been sentenced to death for rigging in the 2013 election on the solitary testimony of a retired Election Commission official Mohammad Afzal Khan.
Since Mohammad Afzal Khan said what his handlers wanted him to say and what the pretenders to the throne wanted to hear, and his testimony provided much needed grist to the media mills, the Islamabad trial concluded without subjecting him to even an elementary cross-examination.
History will surely be interested in the anatomy of the Islamabad trial of democracy.
Mohammad Afzal was not asked why he remained silent till the date for the umpire to raise his finger had passed. Earlier on, he had only suspected rigging, now he was convinced of it. Nobody asked him what evidence had fallen into his hands, and how and when that transformed his doubts into certitude. And he forgot to identify any single party as the culprit.
History will surely be interested in the anatomy of the Islamabad trial of democracy.
The targets of Afzal Khan's venom are three former judges. Former judge Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim (who chose to resign from the Supreme Court rather than submit to Ziaul Haq's diktat, and served with distinction as law minister and provincial governor) is accused of ignoring irregularities, that according to Afzal Khan were most common in Karachi, and of being afraid of asserting himself. Afraid of whom?
By playing up unsubstantiated allegations against the former chief election commissioner, who had accepted the assignment only to gratify his passion for holding a free and fair election, the media subjected an iconic figure to character assassination. But who cares for this when freedom is knocking at the door — pardon, at the container?
The two other former judges in the line of Afzal Khan's broadside are the two most recently retired chief justices of the apex court. In olden times hurling unsubstantiated charges against the judges might have been considered a grave offence. It might have been said that the deficiencies of the judiciary could be removed by corrective measures over a certain period. But such counsel has no value when revolution is only an arm's length away.
The key sentence in Mohammad Afzal's deposition was: everybody interfered with the electoral process in proportion to one's capacity (hasb-i-taufeeq). What this meant was that all contestants used mob power wherever they had it to secure results in their favour — a phenomenon known to election-watchers since the beginning of the election system in the subcontinent. Such manipulation rarely leads to the defeat of a popular candidate. It is also distinguished from rigging which is a term used for state-sponsored interference in the election process.
There are quite a few steps on the path of rigging that only the state can take. These include interference with the people's right to franchise (exclusion of people from the electoral lists, wrong entries, last-minute inclusions, et al); delimitation of constituencies in a manner favourable to a particular party (called gerrymandering); and leaving the polling process at the mercy of local, and vulnerable, functionaries. These problems have been noted during each election. But there is no time for arguments.
The three allegations against state functionaries are: that ballot papers were privately printed for the benefit of a particular party, that the returning officers were appointed contrary to the procedure and they manipulated the outcome; and that the popular verdict was interfered with by declaring a large number of votes invalid.
These charges used to be considered mere allegations until proved through a proper inquiry and judicial adjudication. When the government shows little keenness to have these accusations examined by a non-partisan tribunal and the challengers lack the patience to wait for the crucial scrutiny these questions bother no one except for some good-for-nothing devotees of democracy.
Similarly, the irregularities non-state actors can commit were known and could be measured. These included: impersonation, preventing a citizen from voting through threat of divine or cultural sanction, use of force or bribery, stuffing of ballot boxes, decamping with the ballot boxes, and booth-capturing. Whether such irregularities did occur last year, and where and to what extent, were matters of fact that needed to be established through a credible inquiry. But again there was no time for these unnecessary formalities.
Further, Pakistanis were needlessly told to learn from history and the experience of other peoples. They were asked to recall the 1977 movement against rigging which was none-too-cleverly turned into a drive for Nizam-i-Mustafa and ended up as Nizam-i-Zia.
They were also asked to study the reasons that persuaded the US Supreme Court to end the hearing of complaints of rigging in Florida during the Bush presidential election (the first one) and why the complainant (Al Gore) did not wish to bring the presidency under the cloud of illegitimacy. Now, are we going to take lessons from the Americans who could not find a place for the Statue of Liberty on their mainland?
Happily all props of a democratic order have been hacked away. The political parties have been replaced with supreme leaders' darbars in which party office-holders are mere errand boys, the ideas of settlement through mutual give and take have been buried, and parliament has been ridiculed by men consumed by ambition. Let's quickly find a king before the mischief-mongers among democrats start misleading the poor by promising them land reforms and workers' rights.
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Centipedes are usually beneficial predators in the landscape. They are similar to millipedes in appearance, but tend to occur in lower numbers and seldom exhibit the mass migrations that occur with millipedes. They range in size from less than 1 inch up to 5 inches for domestic species, and more than 12 inches for exotic species. They have one pair of legs per their body segment. Their body colors are a warning to the unwary, as their mandibles are capable of injecting venom.
Practices such as limiting mulch close to your foundation and maintaining a well aerated and dethatched lawn will help limit their harborage, as well as their population growth. Granular pesticides and perimeter sprays, such as those provided by one of our pest professionals will help reduce their population growth.
Millipedes are similar to centipedes, but have two pairs of legs per body segment. Some people mistakenly refer to them as "wireworms." (Wireworms are the larval stage of a beetle that feeds on roots of plants). Millipedes are usually brown to blackish in color. The elongated body is rounded, not flattened, and they have no poison claws or legs. They usually coil up when disturbed, similar to the behavior exhibited by sowbugs or pillbugs (a related invertebrate).
Millipedes are sometimes called "thousand-legged worms" because of their many legs.
Millipedes are usually restricted to moist places where they feed on organic matter. In the fall, they may become a nuisance because they migrate away from feeding areas and invade homes. Because they crawl along the ground, they are usually found in lower floors and basements. Once inside the home, they usually die due to desiccation, although in moist basements, they can survive longer.
Millipedes live in organic matter (leaves, mulch, piles of wood or wood chips) and other material close to the house. Overmulching and/or overwatering in the garden can result in millipede attack on vegetable plants. Removing the organic debris or mulch materials near your home will help reduce the potential for invading millipedes.
Earwigs are elongate, flattened insects, ranging from light red-brown to black and are easily recognized by their forcep-like appendages (pincers) on the end of the abdomen. The forceps (cerci) are unequal in length in the males. Earwig female forceps are straight-sided, whereas male forceps are strongly curved (caliper-like) and larger. They have chewing mouthparts and long, slender antennae. Some species are wingless but others have a pair of leathery forewings covering a few segments of the abdomen and the membranous hind wings, which have the tips protruding. There are many species of earwigs: the European earwig ranges from 13-20 mm (1/2 to 3/4 inch) in length, with banded legs and reddish head; the ringlegged earwig ranges from 13-18 mm (1/2 to 3/5 inch) in length and is black-yellowish underneath with legs having dark crossbands. Young earwigs (nymphs) are similar in appearance to adults. They are white to olive-green and lack wings.
For best control indoors, one must first control earwigs outdoors. Since they are attracted to lights, reduce lighting around doors, windows and other potential entry sites. Use good night light discipline and special sodium vapor yellow lights (less attractive to insects) instead of white, neon or mercury vapor lights.
Earwigs need and are very attracted to moisture. High populations, practically invisible during the day, may be present around foundations, in landscaped yards, in mulch, under boards, etc. Be sure to eliminate damp, moist conditions in crawl spaces under houses, around faucets, around air-conditioning units and along house foundations. Rain gutters and spouts should carry water away from the house foundation. Use caulking compound, putty and weather stripping around doors, windows, pipes and other entry sites, especially at the ground level. Change landscaping by creating a clean, dry border immediately around the foundation wall. Gravel or ornamental stones can make an attractive barrier against earwigs and other pest invaders.
Scorpions are members of the class Arachnida and are closely related to spiders, mites, and ticks. They are commonly thought of as desert dwellers, but they also live in Brazilian forests, British Columbia, North Carolina, and even the Himalayas. These hardy, adaptable arthropods have been around for hundreds of millions of years, and they are nothing if not survivors.
There are almost 2,000 scorpion species, but only 30 or 40 have strong enough poison to kill a person. The many types of venom are effectively tailored to their users' lifestyles, however, and are highly selected for effectiveness against that species' chosen prey.
Scorpions typically eat insects, but their diet can be extremely variable—another key to their survival in so many harsh locales. When food is scarce, the scorpion has an amazing ability to slow its metabolism to as little as one-third the typical rate for arthropods. This technique enables some species to use little oxygen and live on as little as a single insect per year. Yet even with lowered metabolism, the scorpion has the ability to spring quickly to the hunt when the opportunity presents itself—a gift that many hibernating species lack.
Such survival skills allow scorpions to live in some of the planet's toughest environments. Researchers have even frozen scorpions overnight, only to put them in the sun the next day and watch them thaw out and walk away. But there is one thing scorpions have a difficult time living without—soil. They are burrowing animals, so in areas of permafrost or heavy grasses, where loose soil is not available, scorpions may not be able to survive.
Although ticks are commonly thought of as insects, they are actually arachnids like scorpions, spiders and mites. All members of this group have four pairs of legs as adults and have no antennae. Adult insects have three pairs of legs and one pair of antennae. Ticks are among the most efficient carriers of disease because they attach firmly when sucking blood, feed slowly and may go unnoticed for a considerable time while feeding. Ticks take several days to complete feeding.
Ticks have four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph and adult. After the egg hatches, the tiny larva (sometimes called a "seed tick") feeds on an appropriate host. The larva then develops (molts) into the larger nymph. The nymph feeds on a host and then molts into an even larger adult. Both male and female adults find and feed on a host, then the females lay eggs sometime after feeding.
Ticks wait for host animals from the tips of grasses and shrubs (not from trees). When brushed by a moving animal or person, they quickly let go of the vegetation and climb onto the host. Ticks can only crawl; they cannot fly or jump. Ticks found on the scalp have usually crawled there from lower parts of the body. Some species of ticks will crawl several feet toward a host. Ticks can be active on winter days when the ground temperatures are about 45o Fahrenheit.
There are two groups of ticks, sometimes called the "hard" ticks and "soft" ticks. Hard ticks, like the common dog tick, have a hard shield just behind the mouthparts (sometimes incorrectly called the "head"); unfed hard ticks are shaped like a flat seed. Soft ticks do not have the hard shield and they are shaped like a large raisin. Soft ticks prefer to feed on birds or bats and are seldom encountered unless these animals are nesting or roosting in an occupied building.
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'Home Improvement' Reunion Set For Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson On 'Last Man Standing' (2)
Earl Hindman, the actor recognized to tens of millions as the odd neighbor barely seen as he peeks over the backyard fence in the long-running television scenario comedy "Home Improvement," died yesterday at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. So they make amends, they're best buds once more, except now they nothing to speak about on the ol' fence, so Wilson decides to not construct a greenhouse in spite of everything and Tim takes down his lights and… shines them in Al's window at evening for the hell of it. I even have not confronted these new neighbors yet but I plan to. This really upsets me because the ground is consistently moist, eroding away leaving the fence standing increased than it must be, and the fence itself is failing; not to mention my canine gets muddy on a regular basis.
For example, having been attacked by a canine as a bit girl, I nonetheless shrink back from canine I've by no means met." Therefore, it's essential to maintain your pet from being aggressive or even too friendly with neighbors until you recognize their stance. Your neighbor might really feel obliged to help out as a result of he does not know you nicely enough to inform you 'no' while your buddy will most definitely search for an excuse to not help out as soon as you ask. Wilson lives subsequent door to the Taylor household and acts as their neighbor, good friend, and all-figuring out sage. Anytime Garcia-Gutierrez went outdoors, she invariably ran into neighbors who had been additionally tackling home improvement initiatives on their new fixer-upper" homes. Even a pal or neighbor who's prepared to come over for moral support can be a big asset in staying motivated. This was based mostly on how Tim Allen noticed a next-door neighbor when he was rising up.
Put one of the best face outward: It's common follow to put the extra finished aspect of your fence facing the street and your neighbor's yard. If a neighbor's home enchancment challenge causes a water line to burst, creating flood or water damage, the neighbor will probably be accountable. I at all times thought it was extremely stupid and pointless to all the time cover the guy's face. In addition to asking a neighbor for help with a home improvement mission, you can also go to your mates for help. But perhaps the very best benefit of all is that it builds a real sense of community among neighbors. And for some motive, the Wikipedia entry on Home Improvement characters on the time I'm penning this explicit part has a whopping five subsections for Al Borland. From over the fence Wilson would dish out wisdom and recommendation to each of the family members.
Mr. Hindman played Wilson from next door, imparting bits of knowledge about life to Tim Taylor, the embattled principal character who knows easy methods to improve different individuals's homes but not his own home. Wilson: One of Home Improvement's lengthy-running jokes was that you just never bought to see the complete face of the Taylor's neighbour, Wilson (performed by Earl Hindman). On Last Man Standing," Richardson will play Helen Potts, a newly divorced neighbor of Allen's character Mike. Hindman had fewer roles after Home Improvement ended, with a few guest roles on Law & Order and an element in the 2001 movie Final. All home enchancment loans are secured mortgages (a lien is filed with the county).
His face is briefly revealed at the finish of the ultimate episode when the entire solid comes out to take their bows for the show's final curtain name. Tim Allen hated the concept and didn't want to do a Home Improvement movie so the thought was ditched. There is no real rule with regards to asking a neighbor that will help you with some house enchancment jobs. Another thing you must take into consideration with regards to asking a neighbor for assistance is that you would be able to expect him to do the identical thing at any time when he needs some assistance. Debbe Dunning started out in modeling and advertising earlier than landing the position on Home Improvement.


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RTA is pleased to announce the speaker for our annual breakfast event: Mr. Joe Esposito, who is the incoming SVP for Network Planning for Delta Air Lines. Joe will lead Delta's diverse global network strategy for the Atlanta-based airline, which is also the largest carrier at RDU. He will speak to air industry trends, as well as insights in to the domestic and global strategy of Delta, at the annual RTA breakfast. RTA would like to thank each of our Leadership Team investors and event sponsors for making the RTA 2018 Transportation Breakfast possible. All RTA members have one or more tickets included with their membership; you can reserve your seat now and/or sponsor the event. Individual tickets may become available July 1, space-permitting.
RTA Leadership says, "Let's strengthen RDU and Build NC"
At this week's quarterly RTA Leadership Team meeting, the organization endorsed RDU airport's state legislative focus for ongoing funding for North Carolina's commercial airports. The Leadership Team also endorsed NCDOT's Build NC innovative financing mechanism to accelerate regional and local highway priorities. Thank you to each of our RTA Leadership Team members for their strong support of the organization and for their engagement on transportation policy issues of importance to the business community.
Let's "cross over" for congestion relief
The region's first "diverging diamond" interchange (DDI) may be coming to Raleigh, at I-440 and Wake Forest Road. A DDI requires the side street travel directions to travel backwards through the interchange area – which sounds strange, but having the two travel streams cross over each other greatly simplifies left turns off and on the freeway. A DDI is not appropriate in many locations, but it can be very useful where significant turning traffic exists at exchanges along the freeway. You can learn more this coming Thursday, May 17, at an NCDOT public meeting from 4p-7p.
Thank you for your membership in the RTA business coalition!
Let's get moving,
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
A Small Planting; A Little Blossom
6 comments:
- Jeanne said...
So very lovely to see you here. Praise God for his provision for you!
You sound so, so much happier, my friend.
Can't wait to see ripple!
- July 12, 2011 at 9:43:00 PM GMT+9:30
- Bee Lady said...
So glad you are back with us, and you have a place to call home, at least for awhile. You'll figure that afghan out. I had one I had to figure out the other day because I put it away for too long. It might have a few mistakes in it, but I figure that's the beauty of home made, right?
You take care and keep us posted. And Jeanne is right...you sound happier.
Cindy Bee
- July 12, 2011 at 10:57:00 PM GMT+9:30
- Nö said...
Fingers crossed for the court case!
I am happy that you see some sunlight again after the stormy events over the last couple of months!
- July 14, 2011 at 2:13:00 AM GMT+9:30
So pleased things are more settled for you. Hope all went well at the court and you had a lovely birthday. Love Donna
- July 15, 2011 at 10:09:00 PM GMT+9:30
- Ess said...
Hi C
I have just caught up on your news; so sorry to hear what a tough time you have had of late.
Fingers crossed for the 29th July. Sounds like moral right is on your side.
We think we will be returning to Canberra in Jan 2012 and would love to catch up.
Sarah & Family
- July 17, 2011 at 10:03:00 AM GMT+9:30
- Cee said...
Hi Sarah
It would be lovely to catch up with you over here! Will you be moving back into your home here?
We may even have one of our own by then, although Canberra is still feeling very transient for us. Not sure how long we'll stay here. Depending on work I guess.
Thanks for your thoughts for the 29th. Indeed we hope moral right wins out.
See you soon
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'Family tax cut' on its way out, but still plenty of helpful ways to divvy your income
Seniors still have options, while younger people can get (legally) creative with their finances
The Liberals came into power last year promising to eliminate one form of income splitting, but there are still plenty of legitimate ways to move your money around and save you and your family some tax dollars.
The so-called family tax cut, which allowed parents with children under 18 to split their income to shrink their tax burden, was only announced by the Conservatives in 2014. While it will still be available for the 2015 tax year, the government has said it will repeal the program going forward.
"It was very, very short-lived," said Christine Van Cauwenberghe, assistant vice president of tax and estate planning with Investors Group.
- Income splitting helps fewer than 1 and 6 families, PBO says
- Tax changes to watch for this year
- Divorce means rethinking retirement plan
- RRSPs are good to age 71 — then what?
The tax cut benefited only a limited number of people and was capped at $2,000, but will still affect thousands of tax bills when it's taken away.
Fortunately for the tax savvy, there are still options.
Seniors can still split retirement income
Most obviously, seniors still have the ability to split some retirement income, including Canada Pension Plan benefits.
If both you and your spouse are 60 or over and retired, you can split your CPP or Quebec Pension Plan benefits so that you each receive equal benefit. For instance, if you are entitled to $6,000 yearly and your spouse is entitled to $10,000 yearly, you can split the benefits and each receive $8,000.
Whether or not you have an adviser or some sort of software, run a few different scenarios.- Christine Van Cauwenberghe, Investors Group
Van Cauwenberghe raises of a couple of small caveats: The split isn't necessary if you're both receiving less than the $11,000 personal tax exemption; and the amount of money you can split is dependent on how long you've lived together.
"If you've only been with your current spouse for one year and they've been contributing for 40 years, your ability to income split would be less," she said.
Seniors who are 65 or over can also take advantage of pension income splitting, which was introduced by the Conservatives in 2007.
"Eligible pension income includes annuity payments under a pension plan, or lifetime annuity payments under an RRSP or deferred profit-sharing plan or payments from a RRIF [registered retirement income fund]," Van Cauwenberghe said. "But other types of income, most notable lump-sum RRSP withdrawals … they don't qualify as pension income for those purposes."
Couples with lower incomes might consider moving part of their registered retirement savings plan to an annuity or RRIF once they turn 65 to take advantage of the annuity payments, she said.
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Other tax efficiencies
If you're not a retiree, there are still approaches you can take that might not be labelled income splitting, but have similar results.
- Get a Registered Education Savings Plan for your child. Mark Ting, an investment adviser with Clearplan Wealth Management in Vancouver, said RESPs are "essentially income splitting with your children." You put after-tax dollars into an RESP and when it's taken out, it's taxed in your children's hands. "If your children are going to school and they're not really working then, essentially it's tax free because they'll have credits or writeoffs from their school, and all that growth becomes tax free."
- Tax-free savings accounts. Ting notes that if you give your spouse money and he or she invests it in a TFSA, the Canada Revenue Agency doesn't care where that money came from. "Whereas if it wasn't used in a tax-free savings account, all of a sudden I've made a lot of money and I've invested in my spouse's name and it grows, then CRA might come back and actually look at the source of that funds, and say, 'Oh, actually that's not the spouse's money, that's actually your money, so we're rejigging everything and you're paying tax on it.'"
- In-family loans. Ting and Van Cauwenberghe said these prescribed loans are little used, partly because you would have to loan a large sum of money to make it worthwhile, but they are available. The higher-earning spouse lends the lower-earning spouse money with an interest rate set by the government, currently one per cent. "That money can be used to be invested and any growth on that will be legitimately attributed back to the lower-income spouse," Ting said.
- Move money around when doing your taxes. In particular, you can merge you and your spouse's charitable contributions to bypass the lower rate of savings taxpayers receive on the first $200 of charitable contributions. Also, the medical expense credit is usually more valuable if you claim it on the lower-income earner's return because it's based on percentage of income.
- Family trusts and corporations. Ting says there is also money to be saved with family trusts and corporations if you have enough money and lots of good advice. "You have to structure things properly, otherwise CRA can deny everything … and you get penalized."
Van Cauwenberghe says getting good advice is key even for the simpler approaches to saving tax money.
"Make sure you're taking advantage of what's available and talk to someone to make sure you aren't missing anything, because it can get kind of complicated," she said. "Whether or not you have an adviser or some sort of software, run a few different scenarios and don't just assume that the 50 per cent split is best."
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Just kidding. If only I could like this show as much as Hannibal, and the truth is, I don't even like Hannibal all that much. I mean, it's okay. I do enjoy stories about serial killers. It's just no True Detective, which is not only a mystery (and I love mysteries), but also bares its characters' souls to the audience. But to be fair, Hannibal has its interesting moments. Most importantly, I can still relate to the characters in Hannibal. Moreso for True Detective. Maybe the 2nd season has been a bit too over-the-top with just how many fucked up characters it seemingly wants to cram into a single story, but at the end of the day, I can feel for these guys. I can see myself in Velcoro's shoes. I can feel what it's like when this is the worst day of my life. Now, of course, we're talking apples and oranges here… to a certain extent. Yep, to a certain, very particular extent, I can't compare a show on HBO to, well, anime. But even so, I shouldn't feel so disconnected to Laplace's characters! And that's an understatement! I just do not understand these fuckers. I do not understand this world. I do not understand anything. No, I'm not talking about one's basic understanding of the story's narrative. No, I'm not talking about an intellectual understanding. Rather, I'm talking about a pure and simple human one — so simple that its utter absence creates a gap between me and the story. But let's start from the top.
Did you not hear me? I said… symbolism.
And notice how washed out the world is. What could that mean? The easiest and simplest interpretation is that, well, the world is probably drab and boring, but we'll see.
After the opening credits, however, the world is colorful! Wow! What's changed? And why is there a bloodied saw in the main character's right hand?
Oh. And normally, this would be a pretty punchy way to start off a mystery, but then the main character adds, "That day, my boredom came to an end." Oh, so you're as fucked up as whoever killed that dude. I mean, really? You see blood every-goddamn-where and your headless teacher dismembered and grotesquely arranged into the shape of a chair, and all you say is, "Yay, interesting!" Okay, fine, maybe the main character is screwy in the head. That's possible. And it's okay, too… within limits. But the problem is the anime goes careening across that limit. You'll see.
So the main character's name is Kobayashi. And in case you hadn't realize, it's a boy. Uh-huh. Sure.
And less-than-important characters appear as nothing more than grey silhouettes. If the anime does something later with this, then sure, it's a metaphorical. Let's hope it's that and not laziness.
When a character's important, however, they come into view. Yep, 26-year-old superintendent. He's an adult, but not really.
Faces of anime… The thing is, no one really acts as if they've just seen something fucked up. I don't care how many years you have under the belt, no one walks into a room with a headless, dismembered corpse and is just so… unaffected. But you never get that moment where the inspectors just stop dead in their tracks because human nature can be so messed up. There's no WTF moment here, especially when the murder was so theatrical. But therein lies the irony! The theatricality ends up being diminished because no one seems to care one way or the other. I mean, the main character is less bored…
…that, we can play see. And sure, you can argue that these are veterans (yeah, 26-year-old veterans), so it's possible that they might have seen it all! But even then, you need someone who is normal in order to serve as a contrast to these dudes. An audience stand-in, basically. Maybe it's supposed to be this kid:
But I don't know. He seems preoccupied with protecting his weirdo friend than really reacting to everything around him like a normal person would. So there's nothing here to help drive home the fact that something horrific has taken place. So like a falling tree in an empty forest, is it really that horrific?
These characters just can't help acting like anime characters. And that sounds like such a dumb thing to say when you're watching an anime, but it really makes me think that no matter what, anime feels bound to its patterns and mannerisms. Like the dude above who's too cool for school… don't worry, you'll soon learn that he literally is too cool for school. But for now, he's everything that's wrong with this story:
Not only does he smirk as he walks up to a dismembered body, he's this brilliant, 17-year-old meitantei. There's a serial killer on the loose, and the main focus here is how fucking cool this kid is. Goddamn.
Man oh man…
And the people who are slightly concerned? Can't see them. More importantly, you can't see their faces.
But we sure as hell can see his!
At one point, Kobayashi gets lost in his own thoughts as he does his Will Graham thing where he tries to understand the killing from the killer's point-of-view. Will Graham is a sympathetic character because he can't help being so empathetic. He knows the crimes are fucked up, but he can't turn it off. He can't not feel what drove the serial killers on Hannibal to do what they do. Here, the kid's just bored, and this is fun to him. So there's no duality here. Just some good, ol' anime fun.
Dat head.
Right, 32…
Don't know where she got that idea…
But here's another moment that made me cringe. Your teacher just died, a serial killer's on the loose, a death occurred right in this very goddamn room… but it seems as though everyone's worries have gone poof like a fart in the wind! How would I feel in that situation? I sure as fuck wouldn't be talking about how cute the main character is — how he's even cuter than the girls in his class. I'd be like, "Mom, I'm ain't going to class today. No way, no how." But here, it feels like anime has to anime. So when we get to know the characters, it's not some solemn conversation between two people that perhaps reveals one man's nihilistic worldview which thematically ties into the crime that just preceded everything. No, it's this shitacular, vacuous babble about how girly the main character looks. Fine… fine… the main characters are nonplussed. But the whole world, too? No one's horrified? And I mean truly horrified. Not this fifteen seconds of, "Uguu they haven't found the killer, rig–… AMG LOOK HOW CUTE HE IS!" bullshit.
Eventually, the main character goes to meet Mr. 17-Year-Old Meitantei, and just in case you didn't already surmise just how goddamn smart he is…
Livin' the anime dream, man… get to skip school (but still kick ass on the exams), get to solve murder mysteries, get to have the constitution to smirk at horrific murders, get to have some cute trap walk up to your door… livin' the anime dream. There are some attempts at a tantalizing glimpse at Mr. Meitantei's past…
…but I'm too busy rolling my eyes at his lines. This would've been comedy gold if the jukebox had started playing Evanescence.
So they get around to talking about the case, and Mr. Meitantei reveals that he has squelched any possible media attempt to cover the story. After all, this will surely drive the attention-hungry serial killer crazy. Our boy genius then offers an insight on the Japanese people:
Hm, yes, quite. As opposed to us geniuses who take interests in stuff we don't perceive.
But wait, there's a twist! The victim — Kobayashi's teacher — was actually a serial killer himself! And worst of all, the main character's prints have been found all over the murder weapons! What say you, buddy?
Sometimes, it's a sad world because evil is just out there, an undeniable part of the landscape in this eternal struggle between light and darkness. Sometimes. Here, everything is just a fucking game, and nobody really cares so long as it's fun. But hey, what did I expect, right? The word "game" is literally in the show's title. No, I'm not expecting True Detective: The Anime, but c'mon… I'm probably just getting too old for this shit.
Anyway, I've been absent lately, because bad things happen. Not to me, but bad things can happen to people I care about. So I've been putting in as much time at work as I can, because sadly, money is the solvent to most of the world's problems. Not all of it, but a good deal of it. And at some point, I was too backed up on the spring season that I just told myself to wait it out. Wait until the summer. So for now, I can start blogging again… but as always, real life will come first if need be. Still, thank you to those who are sticking around, and I'll probably cover at least the last Fate episode before the week is over. I want to watch that Manglobe show first, though…


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As we all know the use of mobile number. This is a mobile telephone numbers use to identify a mobile subscriber. It is usually a 10 digit number that is assign to a mobile phone by the wireless carrier. This number is use by other subscriber to contact a particular mobile phone user.
Each mobile number are been assign by a wireless network carrier. There are lots of wireless network service providers around the globe. But note that not every wireless network service provider works everywhere you have to check for the one that works best in your country.
What's Virtual Phone Number
A virtual phone number is an online mobile number. That is programmed to forward incoming calls to a particular telephone number or system. With this number you can call, text and faxe.
This is a very unique system that cost less and very easy to use. Subscriber can make use of his or her existing mobile phone. No hardware component is needed if you have already had one.
A virtual phone number can be assign to multiple mobile numbers depending on various time of the day. You can assign your a virtual phone number to forward calls to your office telephone number.
Form 9am to 5pm on a working day and for weekends your home telephone number can be set as the default number where all calls from your virtual phone number we be forwarded to.
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And you need a mobile verification to verify that you are in country like United State, U.K, Australia etc. In other to access their services. You can make use of the virtual phone number system.
Let's take for instances you own a company that is based in Beijing you can create a virtual phone number for California or London for free without you being in California.
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Photographer Benjamin Von Wong represented superheroes the only way he knew how - putting cosplay models on a skyscraper edge and taking their picture.
Cosplaying may just be a hobby to most convention goers, but many designers went to impressive lengths recreating the perfect costumes. Now photographer Benjamin Von Wong is raising the bar - literally - by about 1000 feet. Similar to a previous project that made ordinary people look like athletes, Von Wong recreated the scope of superheroics by putting cosplayers on the edge of a San Francisco skyscraper before taking their picture.
"It's a fantasy we've all had at some point," Von Wong wrote on his website. "We imagine ourselves standing on the edge of a building, overlooking the city, hair blowing in the wind. As we get older, we stop dreaming. We stop believing that anything is possible because we've seen too much of what isn't. And that is why I wanted to photograph ordinary people as superheroes - so that they could see themselves as they had once dreamed.
"I wanted to capture the fearlessness of superheroes - without a green screen or cheap special effects."
Von Wong picked out a group of ordinary employees from SmugMug Films - specifically "dads, engineers, and customer service" staff. Each model brought their own costume before being hooked up to a safety cable, inching as close to the drop as possible, and posing for a photograph. The camera itself - a Nikon D800 - was attached to a triple riser steel boom stand and controlled remotely by the camera.
The results are gorgeous to look at, and more than a little thrilling when you consider the perspective wasn't produced with computer effects. Speaking personally, I'd have a lot of trouble getting close to that edge no matter what I was wearing, but the models seem to have enjoyed themselves immensely by the end of the day. (Perhaps partly because they could go home and hug their loved ones.)
It's too bad there weren't any Superman or Batman shots in there - the capes would have looked fantastic from that height. But regardless, there are now two things cosplayers can do that I haven't: Make impressive costumes, and stand on a building's edge without completely losing their nerves.
Source: Benjamin Von Wong, via PetaPixel


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We teamed up with one of the nastiest dudes on the metal scene, Putrid (www.Putridgore.com) for our first! This shirt is guaranteed to melt face and offend all onlookers!
You may be asking yourself, what can this shirt do for me? Well we've compiled a short list...
-Impress your metal friends
-Get thrown out of fancy places
-Scare your neighbors
-Hide disgusting scars and embarrassing tribal tattoos.
-Makes a great cum rag!
-Works as a parachute!*
-100% Fire retardant!**
*Does not work as a parachute
**12% fire retardant
***Could help, if they know who we are, just tell them you are friends with us or something.
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Submission to the Regional Satellite Television Service Review
Posted on July 5, 2018
The VAST service delivers television via satellite to households in rural and remote Australia that would not otherwise have access to free to air television programming. ICPA (Aust) believes the VAST service is vital to these families for the distribution of information, news, educational programs as well as providing entertainment. ICPA members not only use VAST for television services but also radio broadcasts.
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Can we take a moment here to appreciate the beauty that is this Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette. 2 beautiful glowy powders, 1 highlighter, 2 blushes and 1 bronzer. What else does one need? This palette was released last year as a limited edition palette. I had a gift card from US Sephora, and I decided to use it very wisely. I wanted to invest in a high-end, all-in face palette and when I saw this on the Sephora website, I was sold.
The packaging is the same as all Hourglass products, a dull gold, plastic exterior. However, it is definitely not fingerprint-friendly. It has a large mirror. The products are finely milled, super soft and creamy. The pans are much smaller than the full sized products, but that isn't a major concern for me as I never ever have finished a single blush till date. I like that I get to try so many different products in a single palette.
Starting from Top Left to Right, it contains Dim Light which is a neutral peach beige powder, Iridescent Strobe Light which is exclusive to this palette. It is a soft pink pearl sheer illuminating powder that gives a refined glow to the face. Next comes Diffused Light, which is a soft, warm, pale yellow powder that reduces redness. These powders blur imperfections and highlight the complexion. They can be used as setting powders or as a subtle highlight.
The second row contains Mood Exposure, which is a soft plum blush. It looks so pretty when applied. Luminous Flush, a champagne rose blush and is a great everyday blush shade. Luminous Bronze Light, a medium toned bronze shade fused with luminous light for softer, candlelit warmth. It has finely milled shimmer particles, that might not be most suitable for contouring, but I have used it to give definition to my face and it gives an amazing finish.
The palette costs 80 USD, which is approximately Rs. 5500, but it is worth the splurge. Read my US Sephora Haul here.