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Obox Solutions, LLC filed as a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the State of Texas filed on Thursday, August 4, 2005. This corporation is approximately ten years old according to documents filed with Texas Secretary of State. Obox Solutions, LLC also lists Thomas E. Dewitt as Director.
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Tim Dewitt is connected to other officers through these corporate roles. One of the top connections is Thomas E. Dewitt who is the Managing Member for Paris Wise House LLC and has interests in other companies, including Director of Obox Solutions, LLC .
Paris Wise House LLC also lists Thomas E. Dewitt as Managing Member, in addition to Tim's role of Managing Member. This corporation was registered six years after Obox Solutions, LLC as a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the State of Texas on Wednesday, October 5, 2011.
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Letter to Special Middle East Envoy George Mitchell
October 30, 2009
The Honorable George Mitchell, Special Middle East Envoy
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Tel Aviv 63903
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
Since taking office in January, the Obama Administration has placed great focus on achieving a just solution to the Arab-Israel conflict. Our organization, the Office for Israeli Constitutional Law and the people we represent, Jewish Americans in Israel, would like to express our appreciation for your sincere efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace between Israel and all her neighbors and inhabitants.
At the same time, we would like to express our concern that in pursuing these objectives, the United States is violating its signed agreements and treaties, and thus the oath of office, when you, as a senator, and President Obama swore to uphold the Constitution.
The current U.S. policy is leading the State of Israel farther and farther from the Jewish National Home as set forth under international law. Furthermore, it appears that you are in violation of the Anglo-American Treaty of 1924.
The British Government made a promise to the Jewish People in 1917, known as the Balfour Declaration. Thereafter, the Supreme Council of the Principal Allied Powers of World War I agreed to "entrust the Mandate for Palestine to "His Britannic Majesty (Great Britain), as Mandatory, under the Mandates System authorized in Article 22 of the Covenant of the "League of Nations. The Jewish People were the sole beneficial recipients of both the Balfour Declaration and the Mandate for Palestine.
Thereafter, the United States of America ratified a treaty a with the British Government known as the Anglo-American Treaty of 1924, which included by reference the aforementioned Balfour Declaration and includes, verbatim, the full text of the Mandate for Palestine.
"Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have also agreed that the Mandatory should be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on the 2nd of November 1917, by the Government of His Britannic Majesty, and adopted by the said Powers, in favour of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people…"
By doing so, the United States of America is legally bound to the principles contained in the "Balfour Declaration, and the "Mandate for Palestine."
More specifically:
Article 5 states: "The Mandatory shall be responsible for seeing that no Palestine territory shall be ceded or leased to, or in any way placed under the control of, the Government of any foreign power."
Suggesting a two state solution within the Mandated borders of Palestine is "ceding land and is a violation of the Treaty.
Article 6 states, in part: "The Administration of Palestine … shall facilitate Jewish immigration … close settlement by Jews on the land, including state lands and waste lands not required for public purposes."
Suggesting that settlements or Jewish housing anywhere within Mandated Palestine is illegal or must be stopped is a violation of the treaty.
In law we call these "rights, and there is a fundamental principle in law that "where there is a legal right, there is also a legal remedy. (Sir William Blackstone).
Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution says, in part: "This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the Supreme Law of the Land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby..."
In 1783, the Treaty of Paris was the end of the American Revolutionary War, and the rights you enjoy as Americans today stand on this document. What keeps the English from canceling this treaty and giving the land to someone else is the principle of Estoppel. Once the rights are given, they simply cant be taken back, and so it is with the Mandate for Palestine and the rights that the United States accepted, and committed itself to uphold, in this 1924 treaty, ratified by the Senate and proclaimed by President Calvin Coolidge on December 5th, 1925.
Article 7 (page 426) of the instant treaty states: "Nothing contained in the present convention shall be affected by any modification which may be made in the terms of the Mandate, as recited above, unless such modification shall have been assented to by the United States."
Notwithstanding the fact that there were no provisions for "modification within the Mandate for Palestine, thereafter, Britain violated this provision repeatedly. Not only did they make changes when none were permitted, but they failed to ask for the approval of the United States when making unauthorized changes. All of this was repeatedly called to the attention of the State Department and the full listing of these failures has been documented in the deliberations of the House of Representatives, Seventy-Eighth Congress, Second Session on House Resolutions 418 & 419, as printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Wherein we read:
"We desire to point out to the members of the House and to call to the attention of the State Department that Americans have invested over 100-million dollars in Palestine, relying upon the treaty between Great Britain and our Government, and upon which treaty they had a right to rely. It is the duty of the American Government to protect these rights by proper protest and to see to it that the treaty is carried out in good faith.
It appears that in eighty years, the situation has not changed.
The previous duplicity of the Executive and/or the United States State Department in failing to move Great Britain to adhere to the Mandate, or the failure of the United States itself to honor the commitments it made, does not release the current United States Administration from its obligations to the Jewish National Home or the Jewish People.
It is not too late to do the right thing. The time has come to honor the signed agreements and the commitments made by the United States and other countries to the Jewish People. The record of deliberations in the Joint Sessions of Congress, along with President Coolidges Proclamation, leave no doubt that all the problems were well known, discussed, deliberated upon, and solutions found.
What has been sorely lacking in the United States is simply the political will to do the right thing. The situation is much like the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Bill, which has become a global joke, with Israel the only State without the embassy in its capital city. Jerusalem has never been the capital of any nation other than Biblical Israel.
The Supreme Allied Powers of World War I, in the shadow of President Wilsons Fourteen Point Plan, did something entirely new: Rather than dividing the spoils of war between the victorious Allies, they created, from the ashes of the Central Powers, what are today, in the Middle East and North Africa, thirty-one Arab/Islamic/Muslim nation states, one Christian state (Lebanon), and one Jewish state (Palestine). Then, as the United States and the world looked on, Britain, in violation of Article 5, ripped away 78% of the Jewish National Home and called it Jordan. And now you want to make yet another Arab State from the 22% we have remaining? We say "No, and if necessary, the courts will confirm this and more.
How much longer will the poor Arab refugees be left in squalor before someone does the right thing and finds them new homes? How long must Jews be told they are unwanted or have no rights on the very lands they were promised and given rights to ninety years ago?
New plans, or new negotiations, are not necessary, because every problem has already been addressed and answered, discussed, and resolved, and is available, within the signed documents in our possession. We are here to assist you in understanding this treaty and the provisions of the Mandate for Palestine. We are available to answer your questions on every issue at any time that you need answers-by phone, fax, or e-mail.
The Office for Israeli Constitutional Law (Justice Now!) is an Israeli non-profit legal action organization. We are requesting that you move immediately to cease activities that are in violation of your treaty obligations under the Anglo-American Treaty of 1924 (Exhibit "A"). We are requesting your immediate assistance in moving forward with the provisions of the treaty using the primary documents and where support is needed, the records of the Joint Sessions of Congress, etc.
What we want-and what we deserve-is justice, nothing more, nothing less. We will also be sending this letter to President Barack Obama in the next couple weeks. If there is no progress on this issue within 30 days, we will file a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court.
Thank you for your kind attention to the content of this letter.
Respectively submitted,
Michael T. Snidecor, Ph.D.
Michael T. Snidecor, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board
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Fax: +972-72-231-4778
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The Anglo American Treaty of 1924
Exhibit B:
Map of Mandate for Palestine
Exhibit C:
Lodge-Fish Resolution (Joint Congressional Resolution 360)
Exhibit D:
Deliberations of the House of Representatives, June 30, 1922 House Resolution 360 (Rept. NO. 1172)
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This is a new approach: previous attempts focused on keeping the virus out of cells by blocking the interaction between the virus and cell surfaces. But there are more than 100 different varieties of the human rhinovirus with widely varying surface proteins, says Amy Patick, a virologist at Agouron Pharmaceuticals in La Jolla, so one drug couldn't work against them all.
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Rockville, MD – March 9, 2010 - The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) has urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider the potential negative impact that the misuse of entertainment media could have on the hearing and communication development of children.
ASHA raised its concerns in response to the FCC's solicitation of comments about how it can best empower parents and protect children in an evolving media landscape.
The agency's solicitation comes on the heels of the release of a Kaiser Family Foundation study in January that found that in 2009 children ages 8-18 were using entertainment media (TV, music, internet, etc.) 7 hours and 38 minutes of per day - and had even longer usage hours and minutes per day if media multitasking was taken into account. Those figures also represented a sharp increase from just five years earlier, the last time Kaiser studied the same age group's daily usage of media.
"We urge the FCC to include the communication health of our children as an area of importance to empower parents and protect children in an evolving media landscape," ASHA President Tommie L. Robinson, Jr, PhD, CCC-SLP, wrote FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski in comments that were submitted at the end of last month, "Public and private parties need to work together to address the adverse effect that the misuse of entertainment media can have on a child's health and communication skills. It is imperative the FCC raise these concerns in its public education efforts."
ASHA President Robinson noted what the misuse of entertainment may mean for a child's hearing and communication development.
In terms of hearing. Dr. Robinson wrote that the consequences of a hearing loss can be devastating, especially for a child. In fact, studies show that even a mild hearing loss due to excessive noise can lead to delays in speech and language development, affecting a student's ability to pay attention in the classroom.
With respect to communication development, ASHA President Robinson noted that a child's overreliance on entertainment media reduces opportunities for language interactions and reading and writing skills. He explained that the time spent in front of the computer screen or using other forms of entertainment media decreases the amount of time that parents have to talk to their children something that could lead to language delay in young children.
For older children, the overuse of electronic entertainment media such as sending text messages rather than talking to peers, can reduce or negatively affect the quality of written expression, ASHA President Robinson noted. He added that overreliance on text messaging also can impede a student's ability to read books and write papers that require understanding and the use of long, complex sentences with a variety of words.
The FCC should "include in its discussions these additional concerns: the potential risk of noise induced hearing loss from the misuse of personal audio technology, and the potential negative impact of the overuse of entertainment media on communication development, specifically in the areas of talking, listening, reading, and writing," ASHA President Robinson urged.
A copy of ASHA President Robinson's letter to the FCC can be found at: fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/
About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 135,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders.


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Richard France (left), who had understudied Steve Lawrence on Broadway and performed the role of Sammy Glick more than 30 times, starred in and directed the 1966 Casa Manana production of What Makes Sammy Run? France had appeared in the Broadway production as movie star Tracy Clark, partnering Graciela Daniele in several ballets. Judith Hastings, who had performed in the singing ensemble on Broadway and understudied Sally Ann Howes, co-starred with France at Casa Manana. Hastings had subbed for Howes when she had minor surgery and again when she took time off for her step-father's funeral. When Howes left the show early, Hastings played Kit until Bernice Massi took over the role.
France recalls the first time he played Sammy Glick: We were out of town in Philadelphia and the show was having trouble with the second act. Being Steve's stand-by, they had given me the first act, but not the second, being that they were changing it every night and never thought Steve would be out. Well, it was a Friday night and Steve said he wouldn't be able to play the Saturday matinee and evening performance. They came to me and said, "You're on tomorrow." Mind you, I had never learned Act II because they were changing it all the time. So, with what they had, I took the script and Mace Barrett, Bob Alda's stand-by, Judy Hastings, Sally Ann Howes' stand-by, and I went back to the hotel and worked until 5:00 am. I went to bed and Abe Burrows called that morning and said, "What do you think, kid?" and I said, "I'm scared!" and off to the theatre I went. Before the curtain went up, Abe went out front to tell the audience that Steve would not be going on, but that I would be playing the role and might be a little nervous. Off in the wings I said, "You bet your ass," and little did I know, it shot out over the audience. They laughed and that broke the ice. He brought me out in front of the curtain and had me take a bow and the show started. The first act went fine. When it came to Act II, it started off fine but by the middle of the act, I was in deep trouble. I went off stage, got the script, and did the last Act holding the script in hand. I even remember saying, "Boy, what I wouldn't give for a chorus of 'Tea For Two.'" Between shows, I studied the second act and all went fine for the evening show. I must say, Bob Alda and Sally Ann Howes couldn't have been more helpful.
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In 2008 there were 8.55 million internet enabled mobile phone users. Of those users, approximately 833,000 used their mobile phone for local search (source: ACMA Communications Report 2007/08). This was an increase of 88% from 4.56 million in 2007. The growth of mobile phone internet use cannot be ignored any longer.
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The implanted dose can often be controlled to within a few percent. In addition, doses in the range of 1010 to 1018 cm2 are needed for many applications and are almost impossible to achieve by a thermal diffusion process in many applications. Range and straggle are roughly proportional to ion energy.
In conventional ion implantation devices, an ion beam is extracted from a plasma source, accelerated to the desired energy, and then transported to the target. Typical beam currents are very small (in the microampere range) and the beam "footprint" area is less than 1 cm2. To process large-scale targets, and to avoid shadowing if the target is nonplanar, a combination of beam rastering and target manipulation during the process is required.
In the plasma source ion implantation (PSII) process, the object is immersed in a plasma in which the Debye length is much smaller than the dimensions of the object. The strongest electric field is then in the cathode sheath, which accelerates positive ions to the negatively biased object, which serves as a cathode. If the pressure is kept low enough to prevent an arc discharge, positive ions can be accelerated to energies of 100 kV or more and can be implanted into the cathode surface.
To control the process, the implantation voltage is pulsed. The process begins with the application of a high negative potential to the object relative to the vacuum chamber wall. As the potential of the surface becomes more and more negative, the sheath, or the region surrounding the surface from which the electrons have been expelled, expands into the plasma, reflecting the electrons ahead of it. Being more massive, the ions do not have time to move as the boundary sweeps through them. When the ions find themselves on the other side of the boundary, they are in a region of a strong inward electric field, which accelerates them to the cathode.
Currently, the factors and their interactions that influence this process are poorly understood from the standpoint of the behavior of the material that is implanted. To further advance this field, an understanding of how the bombarding particles interact with the base material and how to apply this knowledge to manufacturing techniques is required for industry to further exploit this technology. Three aspects of this technique, surface hardening and wear resistance, corrosion and oxidation resistance, and semiconductor applications, are ideally suited for the use of statistical methods for experimental design and, in particular, of response-surface methods for exploring interaction effects. These are crucial tools for further developments in this area.
To be applied successfully in industry, many of the applications of ion implantation must be demonstrated to be cost-effective. Here two classes of implantation applications—metals and dielectrics—are discussed. The inherent differences in metallic, as compared with dielectric, implantation need to be considered. In both cases, the substrate requires an applied bias voltage for ion acceleration, but dielectrics will undergo charging and therefore inherently degrade the ion acceleration sheath, thus modifying the implantation. Accordingly, the acceleration voltage will be applied either to a backing conductor or to a conducting metallic, graphitic, or diamond-like carbon film deposited on the substate, which will also act to inhibit its charging.
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Bimrose, Jenny, 1949- and McNair, Stephen. (2011) Career support for migrants : transformation or adaptation? Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol.78 (No.3). pp. 325-333. ISSN 0001-8791
Casey, Bernard. (2011) Pensions in Nigeria : the performance of the new system of personal accounts. International Social Security Review, Vol.64 (No.1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 0020871X
Crompton, Rosemary and Lyonette, Clare, 1960-. (2011) Women's career success and work-life adaptations in the accountancy and medical professions in Britain. Gender, Work & Organization, Vol.18 (No.2). pp. 231-254. ISSN 09686673
De Hoyos, Maria and Green, Anne E., 1958-. (2011) Recruitment and retention issues in rural labour markets. Journal of Rural Studies, Vol.27 (No.2). pp. 171-180. ISSN 07430167
Francis, Leslie J. and Littler, Keith. (2011) The Francis-Littler Charismatic Orientation Scale (COS) : a study in personality theory among Anglican clergymen. PentecoStudies, Volume 10 . pp. 72-86. ISSN 1871-7691
Gambin, Lynn, Hasluck, Chris, 1947- and Hogarth, Terence. (2011) Maximizing apprenticeship completion rates in England. Canadian Apprenticeship Journal, Vol.4 . ISSN 1920-7654
Livanos, Ilias and Nunez, Imanol. (2011) The effect of higher education on the gender wage-gap. International Journal of Education Economics and Development . ISSN 1759-5681
Livanos, Ilias and Pouliakas, Konstantinos. (2011) Wage returns to university disciplines in Greece: are Greek Higher Education degrees Trojan Horses? Education Economics, Vol.19 (No.4). pp. 411-445. ISSN 0964-5292
Lyonette, Clare, 1960-, Kaufman, Gayle and Crompton, Rosemary. (2011) 'We both need to work' : maternal employment, childcare and health care in Britain and the USA. Work, Employment & Society, Vol.25 (No.1). pp. 34-50. ISSN 0950-0170
Orton, Michael. (2011) Flourishing lives : the capabilities approach as a framework for new thinking about employment, work and welfare in the 21st century. Work, Employment & Society, Vol.25 (No.2). pp. 352-360. ISSN 0950-0170
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Toledo, OH - Toledo head women's tennis coach Tracy Mauntler has announced the signing of two members of the 2012 class, Emily Mazzola of Chagrin Falls High School (Chagrin Falls, OH) and Mackenzie Bowman of Henry M. Jackson High School (Bothell, WA).
Bowman, a four-star recruit, is currently ranked 184th nationally in the class of 2012, and the sixth-ranked player in the state of Washington. She won a Level 5 state doubles championship as a senior and reached the doubles final in the 2011 University of Colorado ITA Summer Circuit.
Mazzola, a three-star recruit, is the No. 202-ranked player in the class of 2012, and sixth-ranked player in Ohio. She was a three-time conference singles champion in her high school career, and a four-time state tournament qualifier.
"I'm extremely excited about the two additions to our Rocket Tennis Family," said head coach Tracy Mauntler. "With such a small team, it is so important to bring not only good players into the program, but good people as well. I believe both Emily and Mackenzie will have an immediate impact on our team. The thing that stands out the most to me is that they both have a lot of doubles experience from their junior career which is very rare to find!"
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A 10-year study across eight countries reveals that rising temperatures will kill off lichen and moss across up to 40 per cent of the tundra, while encouraging woody plant species to grow in their place. The trees and shrubs will then accelerate warming because dark vegetation absorbs more solar radiation.
An international team of researchers studied Arctic sites from Alaska and Canada to Iceland and the Norwegian territory of Svalbard, as well as three mountainous tundra regions further south, including the Tibetan plateau. To mimic the effects of global warming they surrounded patches of tundra with transparent open-topped enclosures and warmed them by 1 to 3 ...
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It's been called the "warrior gene" – a mutation that seems to make people more aggressive. Now researchers report that people with this gene may not be aggressive, just better at spotting their own interests.
Previous research has found that people with MAOA-L, a gene that controls signalling chemicals in the brain, can be more aggressive. But there is enormous controversy about this, as the gene's effects seem to vary with people's backgrounds.
Cary Frydman and colleagues at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena have now found that people with MAOA-L "just make better choices", says Frydman. "This isn't the same as aggression."
Raising the stakes
Variants of the gene MAOA produce less or more of an enzyme that degrades several signalling chemicals, known as neurotransmitters. People with MAOA-L, which results in less of the enzyme,
To try to dissect these differences, Frydman gave 83 male volunteers 140 hypothetical choices. With 3 minutes for each choice, the men had to decide whether they preferred a sure thing, say being given $2, or a risky option, for example a 50:50 chance of gaining $10 or losing $5.
Previous research has shown that these choices can be used to reveal each person's overall aversion to risk. The team found this did not differ in people with or without MAOA-L.
But the calculation also allowed them to look at how often each person took the risky option that would also do them the most good. At every level of risk aversion among the participants, "the MAOA-L carriers were better at choosing what – for them – was the more beneficial option".
The results are consistent with previous research, says Frydman, but his team could distinguish for the first time between the two components of each decision: deciding how much each option was worth , then comparing them. The MAOA-L carriers were better at the second part.
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This edge may look like aggression or impulsivity in some situations, but may simply reflect more focused attention, thinks Frydman. "If two gamblers are counting cards, and one is making a lot of bets, it may look like he's more aggressive or impulsive. But you don't know what cards he's counting – he may just be responding to good opportunities."
"Previous studies that have associated MAOA-L with aggression or impulsivity might have to be interpreted carefully," says Antonio Rangel, who heads the lab where Frydman works. "The key question is whether, in the context of the lives of the subjects, these decisions were optimal or not."
In a study published last year Dominic Johnson of the University of Edinburgh, UK, found that MAOA-L carriers were more aggressive, but only after a large provocation and without apparent impulsiveness. "That could be explained by this new work," he says, because his subjects seemed to be acting in strategic self-interest, the very thing Frydman's MAOA-L carriers were good at. This also suggests how such behaviour – and the gene that shapes it – could be selected by evolution.
The implications go beyond the so-called "warrior gene". As gene sequencing gets cheaper, says Frydman, there will be more efforts to link genes to behaviour. To do that accurately, researchers will need to define the components of behaviour as carefully as they do the DNA.
Journal reference: Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2304
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The hard-working super mom / vampire slayer, Lily Drake, has just learned problems still exist even after you become immortal.
As everyone knows, even if you find your soul mate, you don't always get a happily-ever-after. Lily may have found temporary happiness being a newlywed, but the honeymoon is over. When she finds her husband going out for late night bites with another woman, Lily has to fight to try and regain what she wants most, love and a happy family.
If Lily thought being a single mom was hard, she'll find being married can be a bloody mess.
After a romantic dinner at The Cove, Mount Vernon's finest restaurant, Lily was not only stuffed but sleepy. She reluctantly changed into her hunting clothes, strapped on her custom-made sword and pulled her hair up into a tight ponytail. As she looked in the mirror, she caught the reflection of her delectable husband lounging on the bed behind her, watching her every move.
Stretched out like a lounging predator, Valentine smiled when he realized she was watching him. His infectious smile and irresistible laugh had made Lily fall in love with him. From the moment she'd laid eyes on him, she'd known he was trouble. She just never dreamed that trouble would be all hers.
"How am I supposed to leave when you look as delicious as that steak dinner I just had?"
"I think you're supposed to wait thirty minutes before vigorous exercise. Just think of it as biding some time and hurry up and get back home to me." He wagged his eyebrows.
"I feel like I'm neglecting you and Keaton with all this work Rose has thrown on me."
"Baby, it's important. I know that. When these recruits leave, we'll tell her we need to take a family vacation and I'll spend so much time with you that you'll sicken at the sight of me!"
"Not possible, but that's a deal. Talk to Keaton tonight and figure out where you guys want to go. I should get moving. I don't want your cousin to make me look bad."
Val chuckled. "We've already decided. I want to take you to New Orleans. As much as you love good food, you'll never want to leave there. And baby, remember, training the recruits isn't a competition." Val paused, then crowed. "Well, with you and Matty, it's always a competition. Regardless, please be careful tonight."
Before Lily could do more than narrow her eyes at him, he continued, "I know you're badass, darling. But you're still my wife, and I worry. Be careful for me."
Lily leaned down and gave her husband a light kiss on the lips and agreed. She knew what it was like to have confidence in a mate's abilities, yet still worry. She was concerned about him every night he left the house to hunt.
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The RoHun™ Process, which involves a sequence of therapeutic sessions, is taught and illustrated using live demonstrations. Students have the opportunity through supervised practice to administer and receive each phase in the sequence. Attention is given to deciphering the stages of the therapeutic process, particularly the moment of healing and exacting effective intervention. The student is able to practice and perform RoHun™ Purification Therapy at the completion of this workshop.
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While my blog posts are usually much more lively (even controversial), for this Salon I wanted to provide a few seminal resources.
Teaching the arts to a three-year-old is much different than a six or a 16-year-old. Here are some resources to help parents and educators alike understand some child development milestones so that they are creating appropriate experiences for early childhood arts experiences…
First, some basics of child development:
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) leads the way toward excellence in high-quality early care and education. NAEYC provides a list of empirically based principles of child development during birth through age eight. Below is a gross abbreviation, please visit their website.
1. Domains of children's development—physical, social, emotional, and cognitive—are closely related. Development in one domain influences and is influenced by development in other domains.
2. Development occurs in a relatively orderly sequence, with later abilities, skills, and knowledge building on those already acquired.
3. Development proceeds at varying rates from child to child as well as unevenly within different areas of each child's functioning. Read the rest of this entry »


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A comedian with great material and an unbelieveable voice to deliver it
Dave Chappelle funniest sketch was "Black Bush" "THE NIGGA TRIED TO KILL MY FATHER!"
بواسطة African Bombatta and th Zulu Nation يناير 2, 2006
greatest comedian on earth, with such skits as "a moment in the life of little john" , "blind white suprimisist" , and " the niggar family"
appears on his show Chappelle's Show at 10:30 wednesdays, on comedy central. extremely funny man
appears on his show Chappelle's Show at 10:30 wednesdays, on comedy central. extremely funny man
"huuhhh!? DAVID CHAPPELLE????" said lucy. "thats right bitch. honk hoooonk"
-dave chappelle: killing me softly
-dave chappelle: killing me softly
بواسطة brad, MI مارس 31, 2004
a comedian & in great movies as Half Baked and Nutty Professor
I'm Rick James, bitch! and Samuel Jackson
بواسطة jamescox & teebowers مارس 19, 2004
the greatest comedian who busted on r. kelly with his skit i wanna piss on you on his show on comedy central
haters wanna hate, lovers wanna love, i don't even want none of the above i want to piss on u.
yes i do, i'll piss on u i'll pee on u.
yes i do, i'll piss on u i'll pee on u.
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funniest man alive. genius.
do you do drugs. uhh..define drugs. medicine? no. crack? of course not. marijuana? YEAH! YEAH YEAH YEAH! Nick Cannon's hillarious daddy! shut the fuck up son!
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To keep it simple... The Shit
He just fuckin is alright.
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The smartest and funniest mother f***** in the whole d*** world! he can make anybody laugh there freakin heads off!!
I'm Rick James Bitch!
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Police have arrested four men from Beitbridge for stealing 340kg of Zesa cables worth US$34 000 near Bubi Village some 80km out of the border town along the Beitbridge Masvingo road. Lawrence Sibanda (28), Panganai Dube (28), Smart Dube (28) and Tendai Dube were arrested while still collecting their loot in the bush on Sunday evening. Two other suspects, John Moyo and one identified only as Anderson, who fled from the scene, were still on the run.
The four were dragged before Beitbridge Resident Magistrate Miss Gloria Takundwa and were remanded in custody to today for bail hearing. Allegations against them are that on February 23, the accused persons, connived to steal Zesa cables before arming themselves with a bolt cutter and a cut saw.
They then proceeded to Bubi area at around 10 pm driving a Nissan Atlas truck registration numbers ACH 5970 and driven by Lawrence Sibanda. Upon arrival at the said destination, Smart and Tendai Dube are alleged to have gone to an 11-kilovolt Zesa feeder at Bubi where they cut four poles using the saw.
As a result there was a blackout in the area and during that point Lawrence and Panganai were monitoring the situation from the truck which was parked at Bubi Motel. However, residents around the area suspected that the black out was unusual and alerted Zesa officials and the police who then rushed to the scene where the four were subsequently arrested.
The other two suspects, John Moyo and Anderson managed to flee under the cover of darkness. A total of 340kg of copper cables that were detached from the said line into sizeable bundles along with the cutting instruments were recovered from the scene.
The copper cables are worth a total of $33 750 but only a loot worth $23 625 was recovered from the quartet.


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Learn more about Garmin nuvi 295W Automobile Portable GPS Navigator - 3.6" - 65536 Colors (16-bit) - Touchscreen - microSD Card - Voice Prompt - Wireless LAN - USB - 4 Hour:
nüvi 295W offers a new take on an old favorite with Wi-Fi connectivity, a 3 MP camera with auto-focus, a dual-orientation screen that switches between portrait and landscape view and much more. Wi-Fi connectivity on the nüvi 295W provides a full desktop web experience with an HTML browser so you can surf the web whenever and wherever you choose. Check and send e-mail, including Hotmail, G-mail, AOL mail, POP3 and IMAP, and view email attachments of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and JPG files. You can also search an abundance of customer-rated points of interest (POIs), such as restaurants, hotels and more, using Google Local Search.
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bought this on a whim when my previous nav was stolen. i love that this thing has more features. walking mode is great. i've used the wifi in a pinch to look something up, but wouldn't rely on it. screen is widescreen, but much smaller than you might be used to. i like it and will probably mount it on my airvent instead of the included cradle to get it closer to my eyesight.
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Took forever to boot (had to sit and wait in car for an eternity before GPS was ready to even start looking for satellites) and battery was always totally dead within a couple days of not being used. After reaching out to Garmin for help with no results, finally threw it out. Never had probs with other Garmin models before or since.
My 3rd Garmin, along with 3 of other brands. Each one gets better. Some of the features duplicate cell phone capabilities, but then again, most cell phones can do GPS :) They just aren't as good as a GPS at navigating. Overall, I'm real happy, wish it had a 'scooter mode' like some other versions, but it does have a 'walking mode'. WIFI works, camera is decent, Google and email seem to work, so no complaints.
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This is basically a personal organizer that has mapping and GPS capabilities. It's great, but does not do windows, Oh well, but it does a hell of a lot more than just tell you where to go!
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I purchased the 295W to have a smaller, easy to travel with GPS that would allow me to leave my 750 mounted in my car at home. It does what the 750 does and more. The WiFi allows me to get email without taking a laptop with me, which is great for quick one day trips. Overall a great value as a GPS.
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The Nuvi 295 does all it's description says it does. My only complaint is that when using it in the car the voice prompt volume is too low even at its highest setting.
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I've had several GPS devices from several manufacturers. That being said, I know these products. This small screen device is excellent. It gets you there and back without fail, so little else can be asked for. This device, however, adds more. With Wi-Fi, its easy to log on to a motels network and find a place to gas up or eat, and navigate to it with ease. You can check the weather, and even do e-mail with this little wonder. Again, it is a small screen device, but with voice commands for turns, you never really have to look at the screen.


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The Academy at City Theatre provides year-round youth arts education for ages 4-18.
Spring Classes are now in session and Summer Camp Enrollment has begun! We are currently accepting enrollment for ALL programs listed below, including Junior Theatre, Children's Theatre Workshops, Pizazz Song & Dance Troupe, The Whacky Actors (NEW), and our NEW Teen Musical Theatre troupe, the City Theatre Ratz.
Scholarships are available for all programs. Call 727-866-2059 for more information.
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Summer Camps for ages 7-14 run June through August and offer full-day immersion musical theatre education, culminating in three fully staged productions on the main stage each summer, in addition to a one-week Broadway Bootcamp which features a showcase at the conclusion of the camp.
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Junior Theatre is an after-school program designed for ages 8-14, offering sessions lasting four to six weeks long from September through June. Junior Theatre offers full scholarships with no child turned away from participating. This program produces 5 shows each year on the Mainstage.
- Tuition: $50 per session (sessions are 6 weeks long)
- Class times: 3:30pm-6pm on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons
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Pizazz Song and Dance Troupe:
Pizazz Song and Dance Troupe, designed for ages 7-14, runs year-round. Weekly classes in voice, acting, and dance result in Broadway showstopper production numbers. These young performers entertain all over the Tampa bay area.
- Tuition: $120 per month. Sibling discount is available.
- Class times: 1pm – 6pm on Saturdays
- Classes begin: September 6, 2014 and run throughout the year. Enrollment is open.
NEW THIS YEAR: PEEWEE PIZAZZ: designed for ages 4-6.
- Tuition: $40 per month.
- Class times: 1pm – 2pm on Saturdays
- Classes begin: September 6, 2014
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Children's Theatre Workshops:
Designed for ages 7-14, each session will include workshop classes in acting, singing and dancing, as well as rehearsal for the full-length production. Each session culminates in a fully staged production on our mainstage. Pizazz Song and Dance Troupe members receive a discount on tuition.
- Tuition: $325 per session, or $300 for City Theatre Members. $50 non-refundable deposit is required.
- Class times: 11am-1pm on Saturdays
- Children's Theatre Workshop will begin its third and final session of the season on Saturday, February 21, with a performance of SLEEPING BEAUTY on May 9.
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- Tuition: $325 per session, or $300 for City Theatre Members. $50 non-refundable deposit is required.
- Class times: 4:30pm – 6:30pm on Friday evenings
- Classes begin: January 30 for YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
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Training young actors, ages 12-17, in the art of IMPROV, while working with a script. This is part of our community outreach program, and there will be several performance opportunities throughout the community. At the end of the session, students will be allowed to audition for PAID positions in Whacky Tales Theatre Company. Classes take place on Saturdays.
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- Class times: 4pm -6pm on Saturdays
- Classes begin: September 5, 2014.
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Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's economy grew at an annual pace of 4.7 percent in the first quarter of 2012, slowing from the previous three months as a struggling export sector weighed on the economy despite firm domestic demand, the central bank said on Wednesday.
The first-quarter growth, which beat economists' expectations of a 4.5 percent expansion, comes as Malaysia's net exports slumped 20.8 percent from a year ago.
"For the Malaysian economy, domestic demand is expected to remain resilient, supported by continued expansion in private sector economic activity and public sector expenditure," the central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said in a news conference.
Private consumption rose 7.4 percent from a year ago, while public spending increased 5.9 percent. Malaysia's economy grew 5.2 percent year-on-year in the last three months of 2011, beating economists' expectations, but has been slowing since the third quarter of last year as the country feels the effects of weaker global activity.
In its monetary policy meeting on May 11, the central bank kept the overnight policy rate on hold for the sixth straight time, saying domestic demand has propped up growth even though the euro zone debt crisis continues to fester.
Inflation in April, released earlier on Wednesday, was 1.9 percent, below a Reuters poll forecast of a 2.1 percent year-on-year rise.
Malaysia's export growth in the first quarter fell to 4.4 percent from 9.9 percent in the fourth quarter. Shipments in March slumped, with exports contracting 0.1 percent.
In 2011, Malaysia's economy grew by 5.1 percent after a 7.2 percent expansion in 2010. Bank Negara has projected GDP to expand 4-5 percent this year, slowing from 5.1 percent in 2011. A Reuters quarterly poll last month estimates 2012 GDP at 4.1 percent.
Within the region, Thailand's economy, affected by severe flooding last October, grew 0.3 percent from a year ago while Indonesia reported a 6.9 percent year-on-year rise — its slowest growth in six quarters — as exports fell.
Singapore's first-quarter GDP grew 1.6 percent year-on-year, easing from 3.6 percent in the last three months of 2011.
China, Malaysia's largest trading partner, reported its slowest growth in nearly three years with a weaker-than-expected annual 1Q GDP growth of 8.1 percent.


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Farrah Abraham Disses Her Ex-Boyfriend: "I Need a Boy Better Than Daniel"
Farrah Abraham wants to get married, pop out babies, and hopefully live happily ever after with the man of her dreams. Sadly, her ex-boyfriend Daniel wasn't marriage material, which she found out on their not-so-romantic trip to Austin.
Everything was going swimmingly … until Farrah met Daniel's family and called his step mom a "lone bird." Uh oh!
"I was just being me at dinner with Daniel's parents," Farrah tells Mom Finds in her defense. "It seemed that Daniel's dad was cool, but Daniel and his stepmom were not meshing with me that well. I don't feel saying lone bird was mean. She was over-dramatic and wanted to be negative, so therefore I don't like how she turned it into a negative."
To make matters worse, Farrah decided that she wanted a commitment from Daniel after just a month of dating.
"Honestly, I want to know someone's intentions when they're dating me," Farrah explains. "Given that Sophia is getting older and I don't want men in and out of our lives, I'm happy that I talked about marriage with Daniel. Marriage is my goal! I'm not settling for anything less, so I need a better boy than Daniel … Where's my man?"
Farrah thinks Daniel's immaturity was their relationship's ultimate downfall, especially after he rejected her at a hotel in Austin.
"To me, the way Daniel acted showed how immature he is," Farrah says. "I also think he needs mental help because he acts one way on film and another way off camera. How he behaved just showed me he was a big waste of space."
So, does Farrah feel like she has any responsibility for this failed relationship?
"How an immature boy acts is not my fault," she says. "But there's more to come on the next episode of Teen Mom. You'll get to see more of how the relationship ended. I hope, though, that Daniel grows up given he's older than me."
Wait — there's even more Farrah and Daniel screen time next week? We're counting down the days!
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A crash along a stretch of road right next to the Cedar River sent two Cedar Rapids residents to the hospital with what police say are non-life threatening injuries.
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They say 26-year-old Marcus DeVore was driving east with a 20-year-old woman in the car when the vehicle missed a right-hand curve and became airborne. The vehicle landed across a fence on its top.
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UAE enforces stringent steps to eradicate child jockeys
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ABU DHABI The UAE is implementing stringent measures to eradicate, once and for all, the use of children as jockeys.
The Emirates Camel Racing Federation (ECRF) is spearheading the countrys efforts to crack down against the use of children as jockeys, a practice banned officially by the UAE since the year 2002.
While the ECRF is acting on the orders of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the implementation of the ban is being closely followed up by General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
The UAE was the first to ban the use of children under 15 as jockeys in the popular local sport of camel-racing when Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs announced the ban on July 29, 2002. Announcing the ban, Shaikh Hamdan made it crystal-clear that 'no-one would be permitted to ride camels in camel-races unless they had a minimum weight of 45 kg, and are not less than 15 years old, as stated in their passports.' He said a medical committee would examine each candidate to be a jockey to check that the age stated in their passport was correct and that the candidate was medically fit.
Shaikh Hamdan said all owners of camel racing stables would be responsible for returning children under 15 to their home countries. He also announced the introduction of a series of penalties for those breaking the new rules. For a first offence, a fine of Dh20,000 was to be imposed. For a second offence, the offender would be banned from participating in camel races for a period of a year, while for third and subsequent offences, terms of imprisonment would be imposed.
Shaikh Hamdan, who is also Chairman of ECRF, made it clear that the UAE Ministry of Interior had been assigned the task of implementing the new rules, in association with the local municipalities in each of the UAE s seven emirates, while the countrys airports and seaports had been notified to ensure that no child whose age is below 15 and is suspected of being brought to the country to be employed as a camel jockey is admitted.
UAE's move to ban children as jockeys drew commendations from the Unicef.
In a letter to Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Unicef representative for the Gulf area, Stefan Toma, wrote: 'The United Arab Emirates has always been one of the pioneering states in the Gulf in the field of social development. We at Unicef are very pleased to see that the UAE is taking such an important step on an important regional issue of child exploitation.'
In response to Tomas letter , Shaikh Hamdan assured the Unicef official that a federal legislation to this effect would be issued on March 31, 2005. And on March 14, 2005, Shaikh Hamdan announced that jockeys under 16 years of age would be banned from competing in camel races held in the country with effect from March 31, 2005.Following the issuance of the law, General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior, ordered implementation of the ban with immediate effect.
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Student Number 87221013 Author T-Xin Wang(王統新) Author's Email Address No Public. Statistics This thesis had been viewed 1486 times. Download 556 times. Department Mathematics Year 1999 Semester 2 Degree Master Type of Document Master's Thesis Language zh-TW.Big5 Chinese Title Smooth and Periodic Minimal l_2-Solutions of Some Linear Matrix Equations Date of Defense 2000-07-19 Page Count 41 Keyword minimal l_2 solution smooth and periodic Abstract Periodic matrices arise quite often in the study of dynamics.
The matrices with constant rank is important in applications related to differential algebraic system.In this paper we consider the following smooth and periodic linear matrix equations with constant rank matrix coefficients respectively.
(1.1) A(t)x(t)=b(t),
(1.2) A(t)X(t)B(t)=E(t),
(1.3) A(t)X(t) + Y(t)B(t)=C(t),
(1.4) A(t)X(t)B(t) + C(t)Y(t)D(t)=E(t).
Because they may be inconsistent (i.e., have no solution),
we are interesting in the following smooth and periodic minimal l_2-solution problems respectively.
(1.1a) min||A(t)x(t)-b(t)||_2
(1.2a) min||A(t)X(t)B(t)-E(t)||_2
(1.3a) min||A(t)X(t)+Y(t)B(t)-C(t)||_2
(1.4a) min||A(t)X(t)B(t)+C(t)Y(t)D(t)-E(t)||_2
Table of Content 1 Introduction................................................................................1
2 Preliminaries...............................................................................4
3 Smooth and periodic minimal `2-solution of problem (1.1a)........7
4 Smooth and periodic minimal `2-solution of problem (1.2a)......11
5 Smooth and periodic minimal `2-solution of problem (1.3a)......18
6 Smooth and periodic minimal `2-solution of problem (1.4a)......25
Reference [1] J. K. Baksalary and R. Kala, The matrix equation AX-YB=C, Linear Algebra Appl., 25:41-43, 1979.
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[4] S. Campbell, Numerical solution of higher index linear time varying singular systems of DAEs., SIAM J. Scient. Stat. Comp. 6, 334-348, 1988.
[5] J.-L. Chern, The smooth SSVD of periodic complex symmetric metrices, Preprint.
[6] J.-L. Chern and L. Dieci, Smoothness and periodicity of some matrix decompositions, to appear in SIAM J. Matrix Anal. Appl..
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I can't do it all but that's okay
I Can't Do It All
We have been working on a project for the house. We have a deadline. Do you know what happens when you have a project with a deadline? Everything else seems to go by the wayside.That is what has happened the past couple of weeks.
Since we started the project, we have hardly cooked. I have suggested to my husband that we stop eating but he didn't think that was a very good idea. Since we have hardly cooked, I have pulled a lot of leftovers from the freezer. Now there are no more leftovers in the freezer.
I tried to keep up with my garden. I picked the green beans before they got too big but the ones we didn't eat are still waiting to be frozen.
At this point in time, my house needs to be dusted. The rugs should be vacuumed and floors mopped. Cleaning the bathrooms would also be a good thing to do. There is laundry to be folded and more laundry to be washed.
We didn't mow the lawn.
Are you tired yet? I am.
What about my blog post?
Normally I write my blog posts in advance. Or, if not write them, at least I have ideas in my head about what I am going to post. I didn't get a post written for today and this morning I didn't even have an idea in my head. Have you ever experienced that?
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Do you know what happened when so many things did not get done? Nothing.
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Dave White's Natural Selectionby: Josh Spear
My friend Dave White is at it again– this time with a new exhibition (and his largest to date) entitled "Natural Selection" presented by London's The Hospital Club Gallery and artrepublic.
The show will shine a spotlight on a number of threatened animal species and consist of an array of oil paintings, limited edition prints and works on paper.
Additionally, in celebration of the upcoming exhibition, White and Talenthouse are extending an opportunity to animators, inviting submissions of showreels and short films inspired by the Amazonian Parrot, with the winning animator set to collaborate with White on a brand new piece to be featured in the London show. Those interested can find further info and enter here. "Natural Selection" is set to open on June 22 and run through July 7.
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Let's Meet & Workby: Josh Spear
Let's Meet & Work is a great idea. Currently serving London and NYC. Via Swiss Miss
Dave White's Eagleby: Josh Spear
Above is an exclusive limited edition print of Dave White's iconic Eagle print, taken from the critically-acclaimed Americana series (I purchased some pieces from that show, covered here and here).
The print will be released in an exclusive limited edition at an event hosted by artrepublic Soho on Thursday 28th July.
It's also worth mentioning that a small number of these works will be hand finished in gold leaf by the artist. Gorgeous and powerful as always!
Takashi Murakami: Gagosian Londonby: Josh Spear
I'm happy to report that I'll be in London to see the Takashi Murakami exhibit open at the Gagosian Gallery! It runs from June 28th through August 5th, 2011. New work, new sculptures, new dreams manifested.
Dave White Americana Openingby: Josh Spear
Miraculously I made it to Dave White's Americana opening in London last night. And left with this incredible Coyote below. Good article on him here– except Andy Warhol couldn't paint himself out of a box, and Dave is a master with the brush. Go see for yourself.
Dave White's Americana: Londonby: Josh Spear
The Coningsby Gallery is proud to announce the solo exhibition of Dave's White's latest collection of paintings: 'Americana'. Inspired by American heritage and the spirit of the West, this body of work features oil paintings in White's trademark expressive style.
The exhibition will feature a series of new oils on canvas, works on paper and limited edition prints.
The Halkin Hotel: Londonby: Josh Spear
I've spent literally months of my life in London, shacked up at every hotel known to man, but I'm rarely truly satisfied. The nicest five star places in town are usually full of fanfare and an explosion of luxury cars in front– a scene that's fun from time to time but hard to live with for more than a couple of nights before you can't stand the glitz.
The boutique size hotels are usually missing something when it comes to service and hospitality, unable to clench a true five star experience. They're small and quiet, but lack a certain kind of service you'd expect in a city with some of the best hotels in the world.
Well, my whole thought process changed after I stayed at The Halkin for a week.
The Halkin Hotel is part of the Como Group the team responsible for The Metropolitan in London and Bangkok, Parrot Cay in Turks and Caicos, the COMO Shambhala Estate in Bali, and few other incredible luxury destinations. Usually known for their Spa experiences– an associate of Como once told me the Shambhala Estate is a spa that just happens to have a hotel.
The Halkin is a short distance from Hyde Park, in the otherwise residential neighborhood of Belgravia. Boutique in size (just 41 guest rooms and suites) but huge in service, this place was truly special.
Simple design themes throughout the hotel, obviously influenced by the elements of Feng Shui. While most hotels spend a fortune on their public spaces, The Halkin decided to spend the money (and the space) on the guest rooms themselves.
I stayed in a couple of different room types during my stay, from a King Double (shown) all the way through to a Studio Suite (which was just perfect). Rooms are modern, simple, closet space ample and most importantly the beds were perfect for me (firmer rather than softer). Everything electronic in the room is controlled by a Crestron like system including a butler call (which I never used, but in retrospect should have, just to say hello).
Wifi is plentiful and free (if you are using an Apple be sure to tell them so they can give you an Airport for your room.)
I also managed to dine at Nahm– the first Michelin-starred Thai restaurant in Europe. And if you like Thai food like I do, it's a must try during your stay. Having it on call for room service was divine– and Chef David Thompson knows his food. I preferred lunch much more than dinner, as Lunch included all the good street food options and some of the staple Thai classics, as well as more seafood options (as someone who doesn't eat pork, chicken or beef that was crucial).
If you're considering hotels in London and want five star treatment in a boutique enviorment, this is the place. When I check out of a hotel and the front desk asks me 'how was your stay', I usually have some comment. An issue with something during my stay, a noisy night in the hallway, a broken some-thing-or-other. This time when the front desk of The Halkin asked me, I could honestly tell them with no question– my stay was totally great.
I was able to find good rates from the folks at Tablet, and Tablet Plus members receive a complimentary room upgrade, among other small perks.
Malta, Morocco, London…by: Josh Spear
Sorry for the radio silence the past week, I've been going, going, going! I've had a speech in Malta, a quick trip to Morocco where I reviewed some incredible hotels, and now I'm back in London for a week. Although it's been nice to unplug, I'm buried in email and interesting things to share from my trips. More soon! Thanks for your patience and support.
Phil Ashcroftby: Josh Spear
I think this British artist Phil Ashcroft is extremely talented. Stunning work.
Playground Screening: Londonby: Josh Spear
If you're in London on May 1st I highly encourage (if you're a friend of mine I demand) you go see the Playground film by my friend Libby Spears (no, not related to me). It's an incredibly sobering look into the child sex trade in America. I'm a huge supporter of Libby and her Nest Foundation.
For more information about the film and foundation checkout the website.