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What to do if your investment property becomes a drug lab
Drug manufacturing can cause serious damage to your investment property. Here's what to do if you suspect your tenants.
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Breaking Bad may have made folk heroes out of mercurial meth cooks Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, but the reality of drug manufacture is even messier than the gritty drama lets on. If you own an investment property and it's used to manufacture drugs, it can do untold damage to your property both structurally and reputationally.
If you suspect your property is being used to manufacture drugs, there are steps you need to follow to reclaim your investment and recoup your losses.
Prevention is the best cure
The best thing you can do to deal with tenants using your property to manufacture or sell drugs is to stave off the situation before it occurs.
Hiring a good property manager will go a long way to ensuring you secure trustworthy tenants who will use your property respectfully and legally. Make sure your property manager thoroughly screens applicants, and that all applicants for tenancy provide both professional and personal references. You also need to follow up to be sure your property manager actually takes the step of contacting references.
Once your tenants have moved in, you'll want your property manager to conduct regular property inspections. Once every three months is a fair frequency. Make sure they thoroughly examine the property, and note anything that seems amiss.
Identify the signs
Even if your property manager is conducting regular inspections, they'll need to know what to look for to identify if your property is being used for illicit purposes.
If you suspect that your tenant is using your property to manufacture drugs, tell your property manager to look for unauthorised modifications to the property. Pay attention to alterations in features like pipes, wiring and ventilation, or security features that have been added to the property without your authorisation, such as fencing.
Your property manager should also note if the property seems to be inhabited. If it's being used to manufacture drugs, it's likely the tenants do not actually live at the property.
They should also note any odd requests from the tenants, such as paying rent in cash or paying several months in advance.
Notify the authorities
If you do suspect your property is being used to manufacture drugs, your first reaction may be to confront your tenants. However, you should notify the proper authorities and deal with the tenants through legal channels rather than confronting them yourself.
If your tenants have given you reason to suspect that they're using your property for illicit activities, you can call your local police or report the activity anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Get rid of the tenants
If your suspicions are confirmed and your tenant is using your property to manufacture drugs, you'll need to move quickly to evict them. Laws dictating the eviction process vary by state and territory. Some states don't require a notice period when a tenant has used a property for illegal purposes, whereas others require the tenant be given notice and time to remedy.
Thoroughly repair the damage
Drug manufacturing can cause considerable damage to a property. Not only can lab setups cause structural harm to your premises, the fumes and chemicals involved in the manufacturing process can be dangerous.
You'll need to thoroughly repair any structural issues, and depending on the type of drug activity, you may have to go so far as to undertake soil testing to ensure any poisonous chemicals have been removed from the property.
If you've evicted your tenant for manufacturing drugs, you'll likely be able to claim the tenant's bond to help pay for repairs. However, where repair costs go above and beyond the bond amount, you'll need to check your landlord's insurance to make sure you're covered. Some policies don't cover damage caused by illegal activities.
In the event you're left out of pocket, you can consider taking legal action against the tenant.
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Twenty-two year old Adriano de Souza from Brazil claimed his inaugural ASP World Tour win today, taking out the Billabong Pro Mundaka, eliminating fellow Finalist Chris Davidson from Australia, in punchy two-to-three foot waves at the backup venue of Sopelana. The Billabong Pro Mundaka experienced an array of conditions for the event, from clean surf on the opening day at Mundaka to a lengthy seven-day wait before a marathon 24-heat session yesterday, culminating into today's dramatic finale.
De Souza, who had previously won the ASP World Junior Championships in 2003 and on the ASP World Qualifying Series winning in 2005, was rapt with his inaugural ASP World Tour victory. "I don't have words to express how happy I am right now," De Souza said. "I have been working so hard for this ever since winning the ASP World Junior Championships and the ASP WQS. To finally win here in Mundaka, where the culture is so rich and the people love surfing so much, is an incredible thing. This is the most special day of my life." The young Brazilian dominated the crumbling lefthander of Sopelana, racking up an insurmountable 16.40 out of a possible 20 to overtake his Australian opponent, resulting in his history-making win as the first South American to take out the prestigious event win. "The conditions have been hard for this event but we surfed the best waves that were available to us," De Souza said. "Davo (Chris Davidson) is such a strong surfer and he has been going after a win for so long. When he beat C.J. (Hobgood) in the Semifinals, I knew it was going to be a battle. I was able to get the better waves today and that's why I won." The victory rockets De Souza into a solid 3rd place on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings, putting him within striking distance for a shot at the ASP World Title. "I'm not thinking about the world title right now," De Souza said. "I am just enjoying my win. This is the biggest win of my career and have a lot of confidence heading into the next events."

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Congratulations to our NY group members Eric and Asaf for the birth of their boy & girl twins on January 13, 2012! Oz & Amalia are doing great and the family hopes to be back in NY by the end of the month.
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My friends over at The Splash Fantastic posted this about the Gummo studio in Amsterdam. They took some leftovers from the old office and a bunch of really ugly second-hand stuff and sprayed it all in the same grey paint. It's an environmentally friendly product called Polyurea Hotspray. Pretty brilliant solution, don't ya think? There's a little video explanation here.
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ECATEPEC DE MORELOS, Mexico — Isabel Valdez Rodríguez is expecting to pick up two free 24-inch digital televisions — one for herself; the other for her mother — courtesy of President Enrique Peña Nieto's government.
Her windfall, just two coupons printed with a promise at this point, is part of the government's effort to switch the country to digital television. To help Mexico's poorest citizens keep pace with technology, officials are vowing to give away 10 million free televisions.
But here in Mexico's most populous state, the handout has merged with something else: an election campaign.
While the government describes the television plan as the way to bring all Mexicans into the digital age, opposition parties on the left and the right call it old-fashioned vote buying.
On Sunday, Mexicans will vote in midterm elections that are widely seen as a referendum on Mr. Peña Nieto's performance.
Over the past couple of months, voters have been assaulted by millions of radio and television spots. They have been bused in for rallies. And they have been offered gifts by candidates from every party and every political stripe: baseball caps, food packages, school supplies and even rooftop water tanks.
Now voters are queuing for televisions.
At least some of the residents here in the State of Mexico, home to the densely populated working-class municipalities that wrap around Mexico City, agree with the opposition.
Ulises Flores González, 32, said workers from Mr. Peña Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, turned up at his house shortly after the state campaign kicked off last month.
"The PRI offered me a television screen to give my vote," said Mr. Flores, who works in his family's small produce store. "I rejected it. I wouldn't want to sell my vote."
María Carvajal, 41, who cleans houses in the state capital, Toluca, said that the PRI, which governed Mexico for seven decades before being dumped by voters in 2000 and returning to power under Mr. Peña Nieto in 2012, often hands out money or food packages at election time. The State of Mexico is Mr. Peña Nieto's home state and a PRI bastion.
"I don't think it is fair to just try to buy people off like that," she said, describing how she received her television coupon. "It is the same with the TVs, and it has always been this way."
There are big issues at stake in this election, which will choose all 500 members of Mexico's lower house of Congress and almost a third of the country's governors, as well as mayors and legislatures in more than half of the states.
Mr. Peña Nieto needs a working majority in Congress to support a budget overhaul in response to falling oil revenues and to restart his stalled security proposals. A majority would also give his party control over writing the fine print of a new anticorruption system it supported reluctantly.
Polls show that more than half of Mexicans disapprove of the president's job performance. His standing has been battered by a scandal over his wife's purchase of a mansion from a government contractor and his government's handling of an investigation into the disappearance of 43 students.
Amid continued drug violence and meager economic growth, about two-thirds of Mexicans believe that the country is on the wrong track, according to Francisco Abundis, director of the polling firm Parametría.
Five candidates have been killed, including one shot dead on Tuesday. Teachers opposed to a broad education overhaul promise to boycott the election in the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. Since Monday, demonstrators have stormed the National Electoral Institute's offices in both states, destroying equipment and burning ballots.
"We have to be prepared for the worst possible scenario," said Lorenzo Córdova, the president of the National Electoral Institute.
But the parties and their campaigns mostly gloss over the country's pressing issues by competing to hand out gifts while making vague promises of jobs, security, education and social programs.
"It's a structural problem," Mr. Córdova said. "As long as we have poverty, there is always the tendency to use public resources to profit from poverty for political gain."
The campaign gifts are illegal in most cases, but subjected to fines or other sanctions only after complaints are lodged with the Electoral Institute. Because all the parties break the law, such complaints are rare.
Mexico's elections are publicly financed, and parties receive free television and radio spots. Private donations are allowed, but they are capped, and there are limits on campaign spending.
Even so, private donations flow unchecked and spending often greatly exceeds the limits, with a variety of means used to avoid detection, said Luis Carlos Ugalde, a former president of the Electoral Institute. That is unlikely to be halted this year by new, tougher auditing rules, Mr. Ugalde said.
"Having money doesn't guarantee that you win," he said. "But not having money guarantees that you won't win."
Exhibit A during this campaign has been the misnamed Green Party, which is perhaps best known for its support of the death penalty. The party has broken the election laws so persistently that the fines imposed by the Electoral Institute have all but stripped it of its public funding.
Such blatant inducements — many voters received free movie tickets on behalf of the Green Party in the mail, for example — are more than a campaign curiosity. The Greens are the PRI's reliable allies. Because polls put the PRI's support at about 32 percent, a strong showing by the Greens is essential to ensuring a majority for Mr. Peña Nieto.
The question is how much impact the handouts will have, especially when the gift is as desirable as a television.
The television plan may be necessary for the country as a whole, Mr. Abundis said, but distributing screens during an election campaign "is like oiling the machinery."
Still, it is not clear whether inducements will tip the scales in the election. "However great the goody is, it won't convince you to change your vote," he said.
Mexico's communications ministry decided two years ago to jettison an earlier plan to give low-income families converter boxes that allow analog televisions to receive digital signals. Many countries, including the United States, enacted some version of subsidies for the boxes during their transitions to digital television.
Only Mexico, according to a detailed study of 34 countries by Gustavo Rivera Loret de Mola, a consultant on electoral issues, chose to give away televisions, a plan he said costs hundreds of millions of dollars more than providing converter boxes. He also found that some of the televisions have ended up in pawn shops.
The government's argument is that the digital televisions being given away have the added benefit of reducing electricity consumption by 60 percent. Beyond that, it says, buying so many screens supports manufacturing in Mexico, the world's second-largest exporter of digital televisions.
Working through the social development ministry, the government has handed out three million televisions to families on government assistance since the plan began last May. Some seven million screens must be distributed by the end of the year to meet a deadline set by Congress.
Yet criticism has been fierce.
"Without a doubt, the televisions are an exercise in political patronage," said Alfonso Zarate, a political analyst and columnist.
Despite complaints lodged by opposition parties, a commission of the National Electoral Institute voted against suspending the handout during the campaigns.
Here in Ecatepec, whose population of 1.66 million makes it the country's largest municipality after Mexico City — and a prize for any party — a brisk mayoral campaign has just wrapped up alongside the television handout.
The government expects to distribute about 178,000 televisions to households in Ecatepec by the end of this month.
But as Octavio Martínez, the mayoral candidate for the opposition Democratic Revolutionary Party, knocked on the metal gates of concrete-block houses to seek votes and hand out his cellphone number, he found that voters were often thinking about other matters.
"What do we want? Security," snapped María del Carmen Alvaréz Delgado, 55, an English teacher, saying that all the parties give something away during their campaigns and promise more handouts if they win.
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buffalo cauliflower tacos | easy vegan recipe
yo...we've missed you!
whether you're new to the blog or one of our OG readers, know it was not easy stepping away from herbanistic. *tear emoji*
it's been a solid 8 months since we gave you all a new recipe. we know, trash, but hear us out: life came at our black asses fast and we simply were not prepared.
universe/bills/responsibility/depression/failure: ...oh hey
for those of you who remember, the herbanistic family moved to the jungle of Costa Rica - where, btw, the sun was on absolute bullshit with us - only to move back within a few weeks. unfortunately, when we returned to the states our new living space was not suited for a food blog; much less the mental clarity needed to successfully run one. so, we went on a hiatus.
fast forward to 2018, we're now located in new york city! *cue started from the bottom by mr. culture vulture*
words cannot describe how excited we are to be blogging again. veganism is still too damn white, classed, cis, non-queer, fat-antagonist, and everything in-between. so we appreciate you joining the movement to shake things up 😈
and in case you're new (or you forgot), this platform exists to expand our ideas of liberation to include the abolition of nonhuman animal oppression alongside racism, cis/hetero/sexism, classism, sizism, and all that other woke shit.
soo...these tacos tho
this recipe was born out of pure broke desperation. you know the moment you wait too long to eat and have neither the energy to cook or the funds to order out? yea, that was us.
luckily, at the time we had leftover kale salad, taco shells, hot sauce, and a cauliflower. we didn't know it at the time, but the meal we made with minimal effort would turn out to be a staple.
while we live for those complicated dishes that bridge the gap between meat-eaters and vegans of the diaspora, there's always a need for simple dishes that are affordable, easy, and just plain good.
one could say, this dish is that bish.
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More bad economic news arrived today. Nevermind that it refers to last year; it is still pretty bad and makes me wonder what has happened since then. The overall national median income dropped by nearly 4%. And worse, still, income gaps increased substantially between 2007 and 2008. That was 2008, the good old days, when there was still debate about whether we were even in a recession.
In light of all that, I have to wonder what's up with yesterday's New York Times article about "the specter of socialism's slow collapse."
It says:
Even in the midst of one of the greatest challenges to capitalism in 75 years, involving a breakdown of the financial system due to "irrational exuberance," greed and the weakness of regulatory systems, European Socialist parties and their left-wing cousins have not found a compelling response, let alone taken advantage of the right's failures.
This is absurd. We are living through financial crisis that couldn't have been better designed in the wildest dreams of bolshevik propagandists. There are six people chasing every open job, foreclosures and homelessness are spiraling out of control, and furloughs are becoming almost normal. It seems like socialists have their work cut out for them. Where are your pitchforks, comrades?
Of course, the article isn't really about revolutionary socialism, so much as the electoral kind that just got trounced in Germany. Is this just an electoral quirk, brought on by conservative parties co-opting the socialist platform of government economic control?
Before I go on, I have to make a couple of side comments. First, it may be tempting to blame Obama for the wave of "socialism" sweeping America, but the Bush administration really got the ball rolling in its current direction. Second, I'm also including the Democrats in my concept of conservative, as one of the deep flaws of that party is that it is approximately as tied to big capitalist business as are the Republicans.
Ultimately, socialism's problem is that it has already been tried. I'll grant that there are many variations on the theme (Russia, China and Yugoslavia all had major differences, notwithstanding our paranoid belief that "The Reds" were coming to get us) and some of them have not fully played out yet (Cuba actually has some good bits, and might be a lot better if it weren't so severely isolated). But in general, there is a perception that socialism didn't/doesn't work.
Personally, my big beef with state socialism is that it is compulsory. Aside from offending my generally libertarian values (and please don't confuse that with the values of the Libertarian Party), it doesn't seem like that is a viable arrangement. People – at least those raised under capitalism – apparently have some need for rewards tied to performance. We also seem to need some sense of buy-in – a choice of joining or not.
But the question of why socialism isn't making a roaring comeback during capitalism's most embarrassing failure leads to another question: now what?
If socialism has failed, capitalism is failing. The decline in income may turn around, but the income gap appears to be permanent and worsening and directly tied to capitalism's practice of rewarding wealth and power with more wealth and power (this is the basic structure of corporate governance, which is based on one vote per share).
That scheme obviously can't go on forever. There have previously been periodic socialist revolutions whenever wealth concentration gets too far out of hand. These serve to reset the system, but that fail-safe seems to be missing this time. So, again, now what?
If neither of the great economic ideologies work, then what the heck are we supposed to do?
It should come as no big surprise to my regular readers that I see a solution in cooperatives. These are businesses that give one vote per member, and which generally distribute profit based on use of the business (through profit sharing or patronage dividends). They are also a global movement involving perhaps a billion people worldwide.
Co-ops have been around for more than 160 years in their modern form, and at times they have been dominant players in national and regional economies. So far none have fully transformed a society, but they are still a work in progress. There are a growing number of models for how cooperatives can work on a gigantic scale, including two large federations in Italy (Confcooperative, and Legacoop), and The Co-operative Group in the UK – each with millions of members).
The most advanced and integrated, however, is perhaps Mondragon, which employs over 100,000 people in a system of worker ownership. In a half-century these cooperatives have effectively taken over many functions usually considered the work of government, including healthcare, social security, and education. They have one of Spain's largest banks and its largest domestically-owned grocery store chain – jointly owned with consumers. They have created a new economic system within the free market, which controls no territory beyond the real estate that it has purchased. No territory has ever been conquered, no land or property has been forcibly collectivized, and no one has been killed or captured in its name. It is a great answer to the stalemate between capitalism and socialism.
I will be in Mondragon in under two weeks, and I am looking forward to that in a way that can't really be described.
I'm not sure when I first learned of Mondragon, but it has been at least a decade. During that time I've gushed repeatedly about it; at times I'm sure I've misstated or exaggerated certain things. This trip will probably reveal more of these little errors (hopefully none in print!), and I am ready to be humbled in that way. Something that big and complex is impossible to fully grasp, especially from afar. Even ten days up close is just scratching the surface.
I know that Mondragon is not perfect, and some of their recent directions are a bit troubling to me. But the Basques have created a model that the whole world should be considering, finding its pros and cons, looking for ways to apply its lessons in our own communities. Capitalism and socialism are not going away, so we need to get to work organizing in their shadows, finding ways to achieve the best ideals of both while avoiding their pitfalls.


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Walk This Way: 4 Fall Hikes for the D.C.-Area Renter
I'm using the 2009 Washingtonian article "Take a Hike: Good Outdoor Walks for Fall" by Eliot Stein as a starting point, chiseling the dozen down to four, and adding my own crack research to come up with four fall hikes for the metro area renter to take.
[ Related: Hark! It's Time Again for the Maryland Renaissance Festival ]
You can always go to the original article to see what you missed, but you wouldn't do that, would you? You're here to be wooed by my magical writing into clicking on strategically placed links, where you'll be bowled over by the many marvelous apartments we serve up to rent, right?
1. Rock Creek Park – Founded in 1890, Rock Creek Park in Northwest, D.C., was one of the first federal parks. It's huge, and here are three short hikes to take. Help celebrate its 123rd birthday at the Rock Creek Park Day 2013 Festival on September 28.
2. Cabin John Stream Valley Trail – This 8.8-mile Potomac, Md., trail, which winds through Cabin John Regional Park, is so freaking long it takes three separate PDF images to get a handle on it. It features a few types of designations too, like hard surface, natural surface and hiker/biker-only. I never knew hiking was this categorized. This looks like quite a specimen.
3. Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail – So huge it traverses Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the capital, this mammoth trail network "follows the paths explored by George Washington."
4. Theodore Roosevelt Island – Sitting in the middle of the Potomac River, right between Washington, D.C., and Arlington, this natural wonder hosts miles of trails and is dedicated to our conservation president. And yes, the National Park Service should be ashamed of that PDF. It's 2013, not the time of Roosevelt – either one.
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Analysis of glycated hemoglobin A1c by capillary electrophoresis and capillary isoelectric focusing
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Koval, Dušan - Kašička, Václav - Cottet, H.
Analysis of glycated hemoglobin A1c by capillary electrophoresis and capillary isoelectric focusing.
Analytical Biochemistry. Roč. 413, č. 1 (2011), s. 8-15. ISSN 0003-2697
Grant CEP: GA ČR GP203/09/P485; GA ČR(CZ) GA203/08/1428
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z40550506
Klíčová slova: capillary zone electrophoresis * capillary isoelectric focusing * glycated hemoglobin HbA1c
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Impakt faktor: 2.996, rok: 2011
Two capillary electrophoretic methods were developed and evaluated for measurement of glycated hemoglobin HbA1c. Firstly, a capillary zone electrophoresis analysis is performed with a sodium tetraborate buffer of pH 9.3 as background electrolyte in a neutrally coated capillary. HbA1c is separated from HbA0 due to specific interactions of borate anions with the cis-diol pattern in the saccharide moiety of glycohemoglobin. Secondly, a capillary isoelectric focusing method, which exploits a difference in pI values of HbA0 and HbA1c, is performed with Servalyt pH 6-8 or alternatively with Biolyte pH 6-8 carrier ampholytes spiked with a narrow pH cut of pH 7.2 prepared by preparative fractionation of Servalyt pH 4-9 carrier ampholytes.
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What does Alliah mean?
Alliah as a girls' name is of Hebrew derivation, and Alliah means "exalted, sublime". Alliah is a version of Aliya (Hebrew): made popular by late singer Aaliyah.
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VARIANTS Aliye, Aliyah▲, Aliah, Alia▲, Aleigha, Aleeyah, Aleea, Aleah▲, Alea, Aaliyah▲, Aaliya
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How popular is Alliah?
Alliah is an unusual first name for females. Alliah is an uncommon last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Aaliyah (#53 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Alea, Aleah (#457), Aleeyah, Aleigha (#1324), Alia (#650), Aliah (#1176), Aliya (#848) and Aliyah (#155) are the popular related forms of Alliah (NOT RANKED) ranked in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Aliye, are seldom used. These relations of Alliah reached the peak of their popularity in the year 2012 (MEDIAN #861) and are almost as common today (#962, DOWN 19%). Aaliyah, Aleah, Alia and Aliyah are four of the more trendy baby names among these. (2016 BIRTH STATISTICS)
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Alliah is alike in pronunciation to Aalya, Aili, Aillie, Ala, Alah, Alais, Alla, Alley, Alli, Ally, Eilah, Elah, Elia, Ella▲, Ellia, Ellie▲, Eulah, Eulia, Illa, Illia, Olia, Olla, Ollie▼, Ulli and Yulia. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adriah, Ailith, Aisiah, Alanah, Albia, Aldith, Alenah, Alidah, Alikah, Alisah, Alizah, Allda, Alle, Allice, Allida, Allidah, Allidiah, Allina, Alline, Allis, Allisa, Allisah, Alliss, Allissah, Allix, Allma, Allmidah (see Almeda), Allmitah (see Almeda), Allta, Allydah (see Alida), Allynah, Allysah, Allysiah, Almah, Almidah (see Almeda), Almirah, Almitah (see Almeda), Aloha, Alvah, Alydah, Alynah, Amiah, Ariah▲, Ashiah, Asiah, Aviah, Daliah, Giliah, Laliah and Taliah. These names tend to be more commonly used than Alliah.See names in meaning and etymology.


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Ratings and Reviews
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I heard one song from Spyair, and now I'm hooked. I absolutely love this band and can't wait to hear more! In a time when I can be picky and just buy a couple songs, instead, this is one of the few albums I've purchased fully, and I'm loving every second of it.
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It was worth waiting for it, even thought it took me a bit to get it. I'm glad I get to listen Ike voice. ❤ ❤
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yet another smash hit. the album is clearly balalnced between intesne "this is how we rock" and subtle "scramble". they've gotten better and better through the years with this being the most mature album of them yet.


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Lauren Genovese (b. 1995, Westchester, NY) is a Baltimore-based artist and illustrator. She received her BFA in painting with a concentration in illustration from The Maryland Institute College Of Art in 2017. Using deceptively seductive colors and forms, she works with a combination of acrylic paint and drawing materials to build dark, dreamlike narratives with seemingly little logic. Her work adopts a visual language consisting of personal symbols, along with repurposed imagery from vintage animation, comics, and toys.
Currently available for both freelance and commissions.
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All images © Lauren Genovese unless otherwise noted. If you share, please provide credit by including Lauren's name and a link to this website.


text: Jordan Kaya grew up training in dance in St. Louis, MO. She attended Grand Center Arts Academy learning the ins and outs of stage performance and choreography under one of St. Louis' best, Ashley Tate. Jordan had been choreographing since the age of thirteen, but has been professionally teaching and choreographing for the past five years. In those five years she has won over twenty-five awards and acknowledgments for her choreography regionally and nationally. In recent years Jordan became a full fledged member of TigerStyle! Crew, a national dance crew and brand based out of Kansas City. In TSC! she has had the ability to teach nationwide on their Diversify Your Style! Tours, perform in their full length shows, and receive extensive training in foundation, technique, and artistry. Jordan has been trained at her home studio, Wildwood Dance, and with Missouri Ballet Theatre, in ballet, contemporary, modern, hip hop, musical theater, jazz, and improvisation. She believes every student has a valid story to tell and gives her classes to those untold stories. That artistry is not something to teach but to reveal within the student.


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Join us for live coverage of the New Hampshire primary.
The former New Hampshire governor John Sununu once said that "Iowa picks corn and New Hampshire picks presidents."
This year, New Hampshire may not live up to the billing — but it should nonetheless play a big role.
If the polls are anywhere near right Tuesday, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders will win the state, perhaps in landslides. Yet neither seems especially likely to win the nomination.
This is not to diminish the appeal of Mr. Sanders or Mr. Trump. Last summer, few could have predicted that they would be leading in every New Hampshire poll by at least seven percentage points during the final week of the race.
Nor should it diminish the importance of New Hampshire this year. Although you might wonder whether the state matters at all, given that it's about to hand victories to candidates who will remain significant underdogs, it could have big consequences for the Republican race. Who takes second won't just be a big Wednesday morning story; the New Hampshire primary could easily wind up deciding the G.O.P. nomination. At the very least, the results will help clarify some of the most important questions of the contest.
Can Rubio Clear the Field?
For all of the strength of Mr. Trump and Ted Cruz, the biggest challenge to the traditional mainstream of the Republican Party has been the splitting of votes of the four establishment candidates. The presence of Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Chris Christie has made it very difficult for any one of them to break out. The polls show them all tightly packed — each could finish in second, or fifth.
The four candidates have weakened one another with millions of dollars in attack ads. Not only have they split moderate voters, donors and other politicians, but they have also kept countless other donors and backers on the sideline. Nearly everyone is waiting to see which candidate proves strongest.
New Hampshire begins that winnowing process. If Mr. Rubio takes a strong second place and clearly distinguishes himself, Mr. Christie and Mr. Kasich, with little potential to build as broad a coalition throughout the Republican electorate, will almost certainly be forced to leave the race. A strong second by Mr. Rubio would also put considerable pressure on Mr. Bush to exit.
After Mr. Rubio's robotic performance in the last debate, there's reason to wonder whether he'll do well enough to clear the field. The upside for him is that his weak performance has probably lowered expectations: Even a modest second-place showing in the upper teens might now be a sign of resilience and strength.
The downside, of course, is that he really might underperform. He could finish behind John Kasich — or perhaps even lower.
But falling behind Mr. Kasich might not be as bad as it seems. Mr. Kasich has fairly limited appeal; it's hard to see him surviving a very conservative caucus in Nevada or a Southern state like South Carolina. Falling behind Mr. Bush would be much more dangerous for Mr. Rubio.
Trump's Number
Donald Trump will win in New Hampshire if the polls are anywhere near right. He's had a double-digit lead in every poll this year.
The number to watch is 31. That's Mr. Trump's share of the vote in the last New Hampshire polls.
If he finishes well beneath that mark, it will raise some pretty serious questions about just how legitimate his support is nationwide — whether it's because late deciders keep moving against him or because his mediocre field operation is failing to mobilize infrequent voters.
In Iowa, Mr. Trump underperformed his final tally in the polls by a surprising seven percentage points. It was the biggest underperformance in Iowa or New Hampshire since at least 2004.
If you want another number, try 27.2 percent: Pat Buchanan's share of the vote when he won New Hampshire in 1996. Mr. Trump outpaced Mr. Buchanan's 1996 showing in Iowa by one point, 24.3 to 23.3.
Can Cruz Outpace Past Iowa Winners?
Ted Cruz hasn't focused much on New Hampshire, and it's not hard to see why.
It's essentially the worst imaginable state for him. His appeal is narrowly concentrated among very conservative voters, and they are underrepresented in New Hampshire. To the extent he does respectably among less conservative voters, it's among evangelicals, who are also underrepresented in the state.
The last two winners of Iowa — Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum — faced a similar problem. They ultimately won just 11 and 9 percent in New Hampshire. Both lost the nomination.
New Hampshire is Mr. Cruz's first opportunity to demonstrate that he has broader appeal than past Iowa winners. He doesn't need to win, but if he takes only around 12 percent of the vote, as current polls suggest, or he can't break out of the single digits among moderates, it's a telling indicator of the limits of his appeal.
Can Sanders Win in a Blowout?
Bernie Sanders clearly has built-in strength in the state. He's from neighboring Vermont; two of New Hampshire's 10 counties are in the Burlington, Vt., media market, where Mr. Sanders has been a fixture as a mayor, a member of Congress and a senator for a total of 30 years.
He has been doing well in New Hampshire from the start. He was routinely breaking double digits in polling in New Hampshire in March or April before he even announced his candidacy — even in polls that also included a big favorite of the left, Elizabeth Warren.
The polls have been so good for Mr. Sanders that the expectations might be unbeatably high. He has occasionally led by more than 30 points, and those polls have received a lot more attention than the handful showing a single-digit race. On average, Mr. Sanders leads by 15 points — but even a 10- or 12-point victory could be taken (unfairly, in my view) as a fairly disappointing showing.
The race may have tightened since the last debate. The five polls released after the debate last week showed Hillary Clinton faring seven points better, on average, than a prior batch of polls. On the other hand, those prior polls showed her behind by an average of 15 points, so there may be some "reversion to the mean" at play — it might be that the five previous polls were unrealistically good for Mr. Sanders, not that Mrs. Clinton actually gained.
It would be tough to dismiss a huge Mr. Sanders victory simply by saying he's well known in Vermont. That's certainly true compared with the rest of the country, but it seems like a stretch to argue that the average New Hampshire voter should be extremely predisposed toward Mr. Sanders.
Ninety percent of the New Hampshire Democratic electorate isn't in the Burlington, Vt., media market, and the state's most populous area — the southeastern section — is also the area farthest from Vermont. It was also Mrs. Clinton's strongest area in 2008. Whether Mr. Sanders can beat her there, or at least do better than Barack Obama did in 2008, could offer real insight into the extent of Mr. Sanders's appeal.


text: With the rapid development of information, computer, intelligence technologies, perception-based autonomous robots have been realized in our daily life such as self-driving cars, drones, humanoids, and manufacturing robots. The emergence of autonomous robots enables to make an accident-free and driving-license-free car, and a disaster-response robot that can work in nuclear power plants and earthquake area such as Fukushima nuclear plant. Moreover, human-like robots have appeared along with big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technology, who have already begun to replace human-workforces such as in logistics, transportation, and human interfacing. The goal of this course is to give students theory and practice of autonomous robots with a learning-through-experience philosophy. Students can have hands-on experiences of robot design and programming. Students are requested to form an inter-disciplinary team and make a new and useful autonomous robot to the public through skills learned in this course. International and non-engineering students are also welcomed to this course, because all lectures are alternatively provided in English and Korean; all materials are provided in English; and this course is a practice-intensive and experience-oriented course.


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Here's what you need to know so you can salt your food without getting too much sodium. The most important thing to remember about salt is that it attracts water. That's how salt increases our blood pressure. Over time, when we eat too much salt or sodium, it accumulates in our bloodstream. Water than enters […]
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Welcome to the Panopticon
Welcome to the panopticon, both a prison of design and a prison of the mind, where everyone is susceptible to surveillance and no one knows who's being watched. Join Robert and Julie as they explore the history, design and philosophical import of this physical and metaphorical prison.
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Crunchy Chip Cookies
"Somewhat like a chocolate chip cookie but this one has the added crunch of crisp rice cereal."
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a small bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Stir in the flour mixture and mix to combine. Stir in the crisp rice cereal, chocolate chips and raisins.
- Drop by level tablespoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.
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It's really a shame that little known gems like this recipe are buried under the "big guy" recipes! I can't believe that to date I am only the third person reviewing this and the first since 200...
This is a nice twist on an old classic. I left out the raisins and used a touch less flour than called for (around 1 1/8 cup). Definitely a keeper recipe.
Werent my favorite. My children liked them and my husband at them. But the texture was odd to me.
This is an interesting recipe, but be forewarned...DO NOT USE puffed rice! Only use crisp rice cereal. If you use puffed rice, it comes out weird. My cookies came out a little tough...don't r...


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Save Your Monitors!
Monitor lizards are heavily exploited for their meat and leather and for the international wildlife trade. There have been very few investigations into the ecology and conservation status of monitor lizards, and, as far as I am aware, no funds from the trade in monitor lizards has ever been used to fund research.
This project aims to improve this situation in the following way.
1. People who keep monitor lizards donate their dead animals to a national Save Your Monitors group.
2. Members of the national group make products from the dead monitor lizards (e.g. leather goods, skeletal preparations) and sell them on ebay
3. The profits generated are distributed as small grants to students in countries where monitor lizards live, allowing them to make basic investigations into local monitor lizard populations.
If the project worked it might a) generate indirect funding of monitor
lizard research from the monitor lizard trade b) generate the first
captive bred monitor lizard products ever available.
The project will require i) People with facilities to receive and
process donated animals in different countries, ii) people who are able
to make desirable objects from the donated animals in different
countries, iii) a team that can solicit, advertise and screen
applications for funding.
Anybody with relevant skills who is interested in the project please get in touch.
Butaan start to visit fruiting trees before they are large enough to
swallow the fruits. They make repeat journeys to trees, perhaps to
reinforce memory of the position of the tree. If the youngster survives
it may continue to use this tree for many decades. Fruiting trees like
this are a vital resource for entire populations of butaan. Learn more >
Since 1999 the Butaan Project has been studying the rare, endangered, and unique fruit-eating monitor lizards of the Philippines. Butaan is just one of several races of frugivorous monitor lizards in the Philippines ("Pandan Biawak"), all of which are of at least as great a conservation concern as the Komodo dragon, but receive virtually none of the attention. Pandan Biawak occur only in lowland dipterocarp forest. The first species (Butaan) was discovered in 1845 and not seen alive by a scientist until the late 1970s. The next species (Mabitang) was discovered in 2001. Other species remain undescribed, and some may have gone extinct without ever having been recognised.


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With everything in life, we grow, evolve, change and get inspired by the new. I'm planning a lot of changes here on the blog. More inspirational content, beautifully decorated spaces, health and beauty, etc. In an effort to inspire my Paid Decorator community, I'll be sharing inspirational interviews with some of the most fabulous designers and decorators who designed careers that they love.
Today begins the first installment of the Designer Profile series with a dynamic duo of design. If you haven't heard of them yet, you will LOVE them. Ashley & Laura of Toronto based design firm, The Design Co. I asked a few questions I thought you guys might enjoy. . .
Educational background:
A: University Degree in the History of Art & Architecture/ College Diploma in Interior Design
L: University Degree in Interior Design
Current city:
A & L: Toronto, Ontario. Canada
Astrological sign:
A: Pisces
L: Taurus
Did you always know you wanted to be a decorator/ designer?
A: I always knew that I loved anything to do with art, architecture, interior design and decoration. However, I didn't know exactly what career options were out there. This lead to a few different educational avenues before going into Interior Design school. I spent a total of 8 years in post-secondary education-which seems like a long time but I feel that my varied education has helped me in various way throughout my career thus far. My parents always told me that education is never a waste. This has proved to be true for me.
L: I pretty much knew that I wanted to be something like an Interior Designer from a young age; I started off in an Architecture program but quickly switched into Interior Design and have never looked back!
Once you knew you wanted to, what steps did you take to make that a reality?
We both acquired education (Degree/Diploma) in Interior Design and took on internships and part-time jobs in the field. We knew that experience was going to be invaluable and also a way to actually be hired at a desirable design firm after graduating school.
What gave you the courage to go for it?
Laura and I worked in a number of Interior Design/Architecture Firms before meeting-up at the same firm where we worked together on various projects. After a few years we realized we should be working for ourselves. We were working hard, producing great work and generally under-valued by our employer. I think we just had enough and thought let's just go for it! And obviously we did. Although we were young, we had experience and we were willing to work hard at our own business.
A: When we decided to take the leap into self-employment I had a baby son. I knew that working for someone else meant that there would be little flexibility for me as a mom and I felt that I was missing too much of my son growing up. I loved design but obviously I loved my son, something had to give- working for myself was the only good option. I am so lucky to have had a partner like Laura to do this with- I think having a business partner gave me more courage because we had each other to constantly fall back on and encourage each other.
What lessons have you learned along the way?
We both agree that the biggest lesson we've learned (the hard way) is to trust your instincts. If your gut is telling you that something is off, or a potential client is giving you a 'run-now' feeling, listen, and start running the other way. At the beginning of an entrepreneurship you often feel like you have to take whatever work comes your way for fear that more work may not appear. But, this often ends with you saying 'yes' to projects you should have said 'no' to. I am thrilled that at this point we get to say 'no' to projects that are simply not a 'good-fit' for us; but to be honest, I think this comes with time.
Do you have a signature style?
The Design Co.'ssignature style is a true blend of modern & traditional design elements. Our designs draw from our love of architecture, art and fashion- we create spaces using classical design principles and add a modern touch to keep things looking fresh, new and exciting. Laura and I are creatives at heart and we like to push the boundaries of design and do something new, creative, and unexpected in a home, something you haven't seen a million times over. I also think that our style is always evolving; and I like that- doing the same thing over and over gets boring!
What have you found works for you as far as organizing your business and time?
A & L: Toronto rush-hour traffic can be terrible, we have found that scheduling our site meetings and shopping trips when traffic is low and working at home or in the office during high-traffic times has been very efficient. We also try to have Mondays in the office to get organized and plan for the week so we start the week off right, rather than trying to play catch-up all week. It doesn't always work like this but we are trying our best to keep Mondays open for office time.
What do you wish you would have known going into this industry?
L: I would have like to have had a more realistic expectation as to how much actual creative design work I was going to do versus how much accounting, invoicing, ordering and emailing I would do on a daily basis. A lot of my time is spend on the latter, and going into this profession I naively thought that the majority of my time would be spent on the former.
A: I didn't know that it would be difficult to have a rewarding, exciting job at a big Toronto Design Firm and be the mom I wanted to be. I thought I could pull both off, no problem-but after starting out in such a firm and working late into the nights and weekends for someone else with little control or flexibility of my schedule, I realized that my career and mom-life were not going as I thought they would. Hence, the jump into entrepreneurship! I still work many evenings and weekends but I choose which ones, and what hours. This is so amazing!
What was the most challenging aspect of starting your own business? The most rewarding experience?
The most challenging aspect of starting your own business is probably the fear and anxiety that we felt at the beginning of starting our own business, wondering if this was actually going to work and if we could support ourselves and our families financially. Also, the sheer number of hours we worked in the beginning was overwhelming, but now we have a successful business up and running and we get to do what we love every day. The most rewarding experience of owning our own business has been the control that we have over our career and lives. When you work for yourself, you work very hard but you also directly reap all the benefits of that hard work and that makes it all worth it!
Highlight of your career so far?
It is always exciting to see our work published, whether it be on blogs we read, or magazines we've subscribed to for years. When you see your work published in a magazine that you've been reading since you were a child it is very exciting! It feels like a dream has come true...because it has.
Looking back, what would you do differently?
Nothing really, everything has worked out pretty well. Yes, we made some big and some small mistakes but we have learned some valuable lessons from each of our mistakes. Low points in a business happen. They can be very emotionally heavy, but Laura and I always have each other to lean-on and find the strength to pick ourselves back up, dust ourselves off, and go at it again. Things will not always be perfect, but having some resilience and a positive outlook will make it so you can continue to grow and enjoy your work.
What are the greatest challenges of running your own business? Do you ever miss the stability of working for someone else?
The greatest challenge of owning our own business is being fully and totally responsible for all aspects of the business. There are so many moving parts to a successful business and we have to make sure everything is running smoothly. There is a lot on our minds at any given point; this can be overwhelming but you kind of get used to it and maybe even thrive on the pressure?! It sounds crazy, but is kind of true. Neither of really miss the stability of working for someone else.
A: I'd prefer excitement, independence and a quality of life over stability.
Any business books you think other gals aspiring to run their own design business should read?
We both read 'Girl Boss' when it was first released and loved it! We felt energized and inspired after reading a book by a fellow female entrepreneur.
What parts of your work do you love? Do you NOT love?
We agree that the best part of our work is seeing a project come to fruition. After months and sometimes years of planning it is so amazing to see your work come to life-it is rewarding, gratifying and extremely exciting. We often describe delivery/install and photo shoot days as feeling like Christmas!
Best advice you've been given? Any advice that you'd give other entrepreneurs?
A: My parents always told me that if you are talented and willing to work hard you will be successful. And I think that has been true for me. I knew what my strengths and talents were, and I worked my ass off.
L: I would tell other entrepreneurs that you only get to live once, so go for it...whole heartedly, with everything you have, and see what happens. I would also remind anyone that is thinking about working for themselves that it is not for the thin-skinned, you need to be tough, and you can never be too organized- organization will save you time and money.
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Dell is a collective of customer-obsessed, industry-leading visionaries. At our core is a commitment to diversity, sustainability and our communities. We believe in working together to build a brighter future, celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit that lives inside us all, and marrying innovation with action. Dell is proud to offer unparalleled growth and development opportunities for our team members. We believe that technology is essential for driving human progress, and we're committed to providing that technology to people and organizations everywhere, so they can transform the way they work and live.Requirements
.Net Software Developer - Senior Analyst
Competitive salary
Our Dell Financial Services business unit in Bucharest is seeking talented .Net developers to join our energetic, fast-paced environment. You will be working with a globally distributed team on new development as well as system support activities, including designing, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting .Net applications. Our complex financial systems range from development of consumer and internal facing web based applications, to internal batch processing systems.
Dell Financial Services provides lease, loans and revolving credit services for Dell consumer and commercial customers. As a leader in the leasing, financing, disposition, and recovery of technology systems, we provide our customers with a single point of contact and accountability for their technology needs. By accessing Dell's worldwide online business model, we offer integrated order processing and tracking, outstanding customer service, and one-stop shopping for hardware, software, servers, workstations, and peripherals.
Essential Requirements:
- 2+ years on the I/T market
- Undergraduate course in Computer Science, System Analysis or similar - completed or in process
- Experience with Microsoft .NET - C#, Web services (WCF and ASMX), .NET Core, Visual Studio 2012/2015-2017, .NET 4.0
- Knowledge of Web Service standards (REST, SOAP, WSDL, JSON) & XML standards (XML, XML Schema, XLST, XPath etc)
- Application integration using web services
- Good oral and written communication skills AND fluency in English (reading, writing and speaking proficiency)
Desirable Requirements:
- Agile development in a Scrum/Kanban framework
- Understanding of CI/CD principles
- Batch processing: Experience with Control-M and batch scripts
- Previous experience in geographically distributed projects, having worked with teams located in different countries
- Experience developing IT solutions for the Financial Services industry
Key Responsibilities
- Designing, coding, testing, debugging and documenting .Net applications
- Partnering with business/user group representatives to understand business processes and requirements, translating those needs into formal, documented business requirements
- Examining document requirements, technical design documentations, unit test, system test, user acceptance test, and implementation plans for small to complex projects
- Developing estimates on related project work
- Staying up-to-date with new technology developments and development techniques
- Responsible for monitoring development, reporting project status and anticipating potential issues that could adversely impact scheduled progress
- Provide post-implementation support and ensure availability of systems through application monitoring
Our people are the most critical component of our long-term success and their health and wellbeing are our priority. You will enjoy a comprehensive, locally competitive benefits package.
If you're ready to develop cutting-edge software for a changing world, this is your opportunity to develop with Dell.
Dell is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Dell are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Dell will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at Dell.


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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kasasa®, formerly BancVue, announced that it has been named one of the Best Places to Work by Austin Business Journal for the second consecutive year. The awards ranked the companies in three different categories according to employee size. Kasasa was named the fifth best workplace in the large business category, which recognizes companies with more than 250 employees.
Kasasa was one of 75 companies judged based on confidential surveys submitted by employees. At least 95 percent of the company's workforce was required to respond to the surveys to be considered. The Austin Business Journal recognized the honorees at their annual awards luncheon on June 24 at the Hyatt Regency Austin.
The cornerstone of Kasasa's company culture starts with The Patch, a foundational commitment to workplace excellence. The Patch is the company's manifestation of their four key values: Interdependence, Five Star Leadership, Love and Badassitude. It defines everything Kasasa does, including how products are built, how clients are served, how to plan for the future and how to work together.
"We're dedicated to our mission of helping community banks and credit unions compete against the megabanks," said Gabe Krajicek, CEO of Kasasa. "To support that mission, it's vital that we foster an environment that drives all employees to embody our company's core values. Our employees are our most important asset – we want them to feel motivated, empowered and valued. By demonstrating this commitment to one another, we can continue to excel and grow."
Kasasa also participated in Glassdoor's 2016 Employees' Choice Awards, and was ranked the 30th "Best Place to Work" in the world, ranking #3 in the entire state of Texas and #1 in Austin.
Austin Business Journal published the complete list of Best Places to Work on June 24.
About Kasasa
Kasasa®, formerly BancVue®, is the innovative leader in branded, community-powered banking products proven to drive profit and growth for community financial institutions. With unprecedented access to training, compliance, research, support resources and customized consulting, Kasasa's flagship suite provides a research-based strategy leveraging the power of a branded relationship platform. Kasasa is making community financial institutions the topic of conversation for happy consumers nationwide. For more information, please visit www.kasasa.com, or visit them on Twitter @Kasasa, @KasasaNews, Facebook, or LinkedIn.


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Signs of a bad relationship | LA Times
Here's something new for the LA Times, LA Affairs section. It's for an essay about a woman whose dating a guy who is pretty deceptive of who he really is. From what I understand, you give someone flowers to show your affection or because you are in trouble with your partner. So replacing the flowers with red flags was a good nod to that analogy.
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Geek Chic on the Street: Ai Rika is Outta this World!
written by Justin Prince (@prince_justin)
Sometimes going to as many conventions, tradeshows, geek themed events as we do at Lifted Geek... the attendees can surprise you. Not in the the "pull-a-FNAF-jump-scare" surprise, but more like "hot damn what you're wearing is pretty on point" surprise.
Much like how other blogs feature the unique fashion of people on the streets of [insert metropolitan city here] this segment will be much like it... except with a geeky sort of twist. For this first one, I wanted to spotlight a friend of the site and all around bad-ass Ai Rika. She's an accomplished cosplayer with a full resume of amazing work... but on top of that, she's pretty damned fashionable and looks out of this world in these galaxy print pants.
Colorful and playful, she looks great in this comfy/casual con crawling cut of couture. Expect more random posts like this as we go to more events. Stay frosty and make sure to follow Ai Rika on facebook!
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Chinese New year of the Dog/
The year of the Dog will be on us soon, as we head towards what I feel will be one of the best years we have had for a long time. Why? well because this is such a wonderful animal, steeped in history and with its ancestral line, being descendants of the wolf, what else could we ask for. So I will do my best to explain, what is the best approach to deal with this power animal. First of all, here is the basic information before I get into the nitty gritty.
The season for full expression will be, autumn. The Element related to the dog is earth. The closest western zodiac star signs are,Libra (Oct 8 – Oct 22) and Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 6), so it should be interesting to see how these star signs work out for us all. The dates for the year of the Dog are: February 16th, 2018 To February 4th, 2019, Energy: Yang
If you were born in one of these years then you were born under the zodiac sign of the Dog. 1922, 1934, 1994, 1946, 1958, 1970, 2006, 1982, 2018, 2030.
There is so much to write about the year of the Dog, so here goes. To understand this Zodiac sign, I would ask that you stop thinking for a moment as the Dog just being a pet and consider their ancient roots, which descend from wolves, who are always going to be a pack animal, yes they are very tribal and very understanding in knowing there place within the pack, yet there loyalty is unlimited and will rarely deviate from there role and have unconditional love wrapped around their purpose of always placing the pack first. These characteristics we can see in the modern day dog, such as the loyalty, love and protection they have for there human family. To them you are their pack, so the first thing to consider this year is to look after your own pack, be loyal, be fair and learn where you fit in to your own pack and more importantly your role within the pack. Each member of a pack contributes in one way or another, so working out your own contribution, is to realise that this will be a year of giving from the heart. Over the past six years we have had our hearts opened up in many ways, mostly outside of our control and down to the movement of the planets, however we are slowly gaining back control over our own heart energy, which means we should learn the lesson of unconditional love and be giving in our nature.
By becoming a giving person, it does not mean being weak or charitable, it simply means to be with who you want to be with and stand strongly beside them, so you may fulfil your own destiny by opening your own heart and allowing it to be received by others.
At the beginning of the year of the Dog, we will see another shift in humanity, as we try to raise the vibration of our hearts, some of us will experience doubt, others will follow the forces of nature and in most situations, finally respond to our true calling. We will also be able to close past events that have effected us in this life and in past lives too, as we come to a better understanding of our selves, partners and close relationships. Karma will also have a huge impact on the true reality of our relationships, not only with others, but spirit world as well as all will come to light. This will have an influence on our way forward in this life as we continue to seek to grow our minds and hearts.
The bottom line is that we do need to remain upright and strong throughout this year, but in a way that we are constantly seeking to be loyal to those we care for and more importantly spirit world, because we will have let go of so much, we have to ask ourselves what will we replace the empty spaces within our hearts with, therefore Karma will have its say.
Do Dogs have Karma? how can these loving animals possible have Karma. All Dogs represent their owners energy, if a Dog is loving and kind, you are sure to find a loving and kind owner behind them. The Dog will always guide us in this life with our emotions and spiritual understanding of mother earth and spirit world, they want to be part of your pack, if you allow them to be, they will bring so much love into your life at times you will find this overwhelming. There will be so much energy this year filled with love, it is a great chance, to stop and to know that the earth will always be in a state of chaos and peace, the Dog knows how to walk through both of these cycles unaffected but wiser through there experience. The heavens are opening for us this year as it is a year of higher understanding, which must be expressed through this life. Our hearts sit in-between the heaven and the earth, this they call the human centre, where all things meet and this is the place where all connections are born and live, past and present.
More to come in part two, but for now there is plenty here to get your mind into.
Love and blessings Master Vasilios © Cyprus Tai Chi 2018


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Rutgers wins 4th straight in dominant fashion against Albany
On Sunday, the Rutgers women's basketball team played Albany at the Rutgers Athletic Center for its fourth home game win.
The Scarlet Knights (4-0) were scheduled to play at Charlotte this past Friday, but due to a snowstorm on Thursday, the game was postponed. Both teams are working to reschedule the game to a future date.
Rutgers dominated the first three quarters only allowing a maximum of 9 points per quarter, until the Great Danes (1-3) pushed a comeback in the fourth quarter by making 17 points.
While the Knights still walked away victorious in points per quarter, the last quarter was a tight race. Although the team has not traveled on the road yet, its next few games will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, as they will compete in the Vancouver Showcase over Thanksgiving break.
Senior forward Caitlin Jenkins went 5-5 from the field, scoring 12 points. She also made two free throw attempts and grabbed 10 rebounds, earning her third double-double of the season.
Her senior year is shaping up to be a memorable one, with consistently high field goal percentages along with stellar rebound numbers. Of her 10 rebounds, six came from the offensive end. There is a lot more potential for her games in the future.
"I feel like when the team rebounds offensively we get another chance to score and to execute. So it's like the second chance points matter a lot," Jenkins said.
Sophomore guard Tekia Mack made her season debut against Albany, after missing the first three games due to an elbow injury. Mack had a solid .500 field goal percentage and made the only 3-pointer she attempted on the night. After a successful debut, she will want to continue her success as the season progresses.
For the 16th time in the program's history, Rutgers has started the season with a 4-0 record. It has only allowed 13 field goals, which were the fewest made by an opponent since allowing Fairleigh Dickinson 13 shots from the field in 2017.
The Knights held the Great Danes to only 13 shots off 45 attempted field goals, a .289 field goal percentage. Rutgers had a .450 percentage, which was decent with an attempted 60 shots. Although, at the 3-point line, the Knights could use some more practice sinking those shots.
Sophomore guard Arella Guirantes scored 6 points in the first quarter. She had a .444 3-point percentage on the night.
"Overall, it was a better team effort, and we just had fun playing. We still have a long way to go, but we're making the right strides to where we need to be," Guirantes said.
Another success of the night was sophomore forward Mael Gilles. She ended the game with a .500 field goal, 3-point and free-throw percentage.
Rutgers will soon be playing Big Ten teams and the more intense competition will push the team to continue its strong play.
Their season has started off very successful, but there are still quite a few players on the bench due to injury. The Knights will need healthy players to ensure it can compete with challenging teams in the conference.
"Defensively, I think we were all on the same page," Guirantes said. "In the previous games we were a little shaky and not on the same page. Today, we came with a different level of focus and a different level of pride, so our defense turned into our offense. It all helped."
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If you've played Alien: Blackout, you've undoubtedly noticed how hauntingly effective the soundscape is. Between the eerily beautiful music and the carefully crafted sound effects, Blackout has made an impact as a true sonic experience. We reached out to Rival Games' Tommi Hartikainen, the lead composer and sound designer, to learn more about why this thing is such a joy to listen to.
How did you come to be lead composer/sound designer on a mobile game title? What about your background—in music, in design/mixing, etc.—made you well suited to this sort of project?
One can find a differing demographic of players altogether on mobile platform, and as the control mechanisms and the device itself are so different from traditional consoles or PC, it also creates new interesting possibilities for game design. We were excited to make the Alien franchise accessible to new players and put a new spin on it.
My background is quite colourful. I've worked as a [deep breath] game designer, writer, sound designer, musician, band leader, recording-, mixing- and mastering engineer, music producer, arranger, composer, dialogue editor, re-recording mixer, foley artist, field recordist … and my latest title of audio director just stuck to me in a good way. Having a firm grasp of most of these jobs is a must, and the experience I have acquired from music production, live music, installations, theatre, film and gaming is a substantial bonus.
Were you a fan of Alien before this? What's your history with the franchise?
I was just a kid when I first saw Alien and was immediately enthralled and inspired by it. It is still most definitely one of my all-time favourite films. I have watched all the movies multiple times and still find new details and qualities I have not noticed before. The first time I was personally pitted against a xenomorph was either the really fine Alien 3 on Sega Mega Drive (as the Genesis was known outside North America), or the acquired taste that was Alien on Commodore 64. I do think I was late to that particular party.
What was the creative process like during Alien: Blackout? Were priorities, aesthetics, etc. laid out clearly from the beginning? Or was it more iterative?
Yes, we had quite clear goals, references and inspirations from the get-go. All departments did get to define their own vision with those goals in mind. We were aiming to capture—above all else—the atmosphere of the first movie, while incorporating that into what we do. We wanted to stay true to the franchise, but also make the game our own.
What are some of the challenges specific to designing for a mobile context? Did you find them creatively liberating?
Technical challenges are extremely motivating. Working with or around limitations, and to make best use of unique possibilities mobile devices offer can be very inspiring. The mobile platform presents specific challenges most notably with available hard drive space and to a lesser degree with processing power. Taking into account the humble default device speakers some choose to play on influences mixing greatly, as it must be taken into account.
The musical score is deeply evocative: string-driven and melodic, but somehow disembodied. It's relatively static, harmonically—there are lots of pedal points, etc.—but it never feels like it's actually at rest. It's a wonderful sonic texture. What lead you in that compositional direction?
Heartwarming to find people enjoying the soundtrack! The hook with the music used in-game was that I wanted it to react, on more of a subconscious level, to the game events unfolding. It had to establish the underlying mood while still staying musically relevant, yet not forcing itself to the forefront. The layering- functionality presented its own challenges, especially to the development of themes and sound envelopes, so to speak. I wanted to reflect the feel and specific qualities of the films while...quite literally bringing something of my own to the mix. The songs used in the static set-pieces are a bit more straightforward in nature and they were in a position to afford growing more eventful, while still maintaining the atmosphere as top priority.
What are your favorite tools of the trade, musically speaking? In terms of notation software, digital audio workstations, mastering software, MIDI devices, etc?
I'd hate to bore you to tears, but I probably will, as I'm using the industry standard (latest) Pro Tools as my DAW and only recently hopped from Finale to Sibelius as notation software. Nothing out of the ordinary. I do maintain a colourful collection of gear from esoteric, weird vintage stuff to common studio mainstays. Microphones, preamps, rack gear, alternative monitoring, synths, midi controllers, drums/percussion, a variety of stringed instruments and their assorted stomp boxes, amps and cabs. I did recently switch to EUCON-based Avid Artist series in DAW controllers as a fun opportunity turned up. I have always found tactile, intuitive and ergonomic tools downright essential. Especially in the high-speed world of game audio. Mostly yawn-tier stuff, though, as I feel there's a place somewhere for every single piece of audio gear ever made.
What's your favorite score from the Alien series?
I'm very much into a lot of them for completely different reasons, but should I have to pick one, I'd go with the original Alien by Jerry Goldsmith. Groundbreaking, evocative soundtrack.
What came first: the score or the sound mix? Did they influence each other at all?
That's a really good question! I started creating the soundscape for the game by recording, designing and mixing the basic ambiences of the space station, the humms and dronings, and the metal sounds that are very prominent throughout the game. They had to cut deep. The music started to take a sonic shape around that and yes, there is a deep level of reciprocation and a division of certain molds between the sound effects, voice overs and the soundtrack.
An added challenge was incorporating the original sounds we received for use from the franchise's archives. Mostly xenomorph- voices to stay as true as possible to the world of Alien, but also some foley for it and some specific environmental sounds to take some load off from the tight schedule. I had to painstakingly compile, extensively layer, re-edit and re-mix these to form the cohesive aural picture I had tried to envision. So no, there was absolutely no flipping of assets, here.
One of the first things you notice when playing Alien: Blackout is how directional the sound is. It seems like many games—even blockbuster releases—treat sound more as set-dressing than essential for gameplay. When sound DEFINES the gameplay experience—as it does in Alien: Blackout—does that influence your creative decisions?
Short answer: totally. Long, rambling answer: The gameplay is number one. Everything has to facilitate, deepen or support intuitive gameplay. Soundwise, voice overs are always number one. Nothing carries as much emotion and creates such immersion as the human voice. Voice mixing, I feel, is one of my strong suits, so that played in our favour here, luckily.
We did have lines of dialogue between direction, game-, graphic- and audio design open non-stop throughout development, even though me having to spend so much time behind closed doors in the studio sure creates little bumps along that road, at times. I think we managed practically everything I set out to say with sound, here, and a reasonable compromise with the rest. Our audio programmer, Ville Ojala, did swimmingly incorporate my unfathomable jargon and wild ideas into concrete events in the game. He also took part in sound design when doing so, as it should be. Audio programming is a vastly underappreciated discipline.
Are most of the sounds created digitally? Or did you record foley?
From the sound effects I created, there are only a handful of sounds of digital origin. I did do a whole heaping bunch of metal sounds in particular, but also ventilation sounds, fans, radiators, electronic devices, switches, whistles and such.
What was your favorite sound to create, and how did you go about making it?
Having to choose just a single sound, I'd go with one of the very specific metal tones I did. One that was bendy, punchy, crackly, short and percussive. While the most comedic one to make, it was used in a most unamusing situation in-game. Campfire-mode, engage! My family got a new microwave oven, and while I was heaving the metal monstrosity from the car to our place, I happened to apply pressure on the surface plate and it made this glorious bouncy sound with a very pleasing resonance that followed. Instead of the kitchen, I carried it to the studio, close-miked it in a small, dry room with a 421 and...I think it was an 47- replica I turned out liking the most for some reason, recorded a few appropriate elbow-presses on the thing, edited the best few takes, threw on a whole slew of processing, et voila! I had yet again managed to both act and look incredibly silly at work.
LISTENER QUESTION (from Mike Andrews): What inspired you to create an original soundtrack to Blackout (without relying on preexisting cues and motifs from the films)? Were you given complete creative freedom?
I thought we'd be able to get the best of both worlds with an original soundtrack that's inspired by—but not in debt to—the films. The xenomorph voices I re-mixed from the originals do plenty on their own to establish a direct auditory association with the franchise feel at a precise key point, in my view at least. I consider a cohesive, uniform approach most often the best way to approach audio, and having to borrow all music from the films clearly seemed more like a hindrance than a selling-point in favour of the game.
For all the new fans you've gained via your work on Blackout: where can we find more of your work?
We here at Rival Games are always working to create more quality entertainment, so my advice would be to stay tuned!


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