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Special thanks to RU's resident expert ADAM FIRESTONE [1] for addressing the topic of 3-D printed firearms. I've been curious about these ever since I first heard about them. My imagination went wild, coming up with all kinds of ideas for wrongdoing – fictional, of course. As always, Adam was able to set me straight.
In the 1993 suspense/crime thriller In the Line of Fire, Clint Eastwood plays an American Secret Service Special Agent named Frank Horrigan and John Malkovitch is CIA assassin gone bad Mitch Leary. Leary is bent on killing both the President and Horrigan. To this end, Leary prepares for the assassination by building a two-barreled pistol made from a composite, plastic-like material which can evade detection by magnetometer. Interestingly, the composite gun is used several times in the film without breaking, and, after filming was complete, was destroyed in a legally compliant manner by being cut into three pieces.
Concern and fascination with easily hidden, hard to detect, "plastic" guns predates In the Line of Fire by a number of years. When Glock pistols were introduced into the US commercial market in 1985, misunderstanding and technical confusion led to wildly inaccurate claims that the guns, with their polymer frames, were thinly veiled assassin's tools.
In fact, 83% (by weight) of the Glock is ordinary gun steel and the "plastic" parts are a dense polymer which is radio opaque and thus also shows up under X-ray security equipment – such as the backscatter X-ray machines used at American airports. In addition, virtually all of the Glock's "plastic" parts contain embedded steel components. This is not done to make the pistol "detectable," but rather to make the polymer parts functional. For example, the Glock's slide rides on four steel rails that are integral to the polymer frame. Without those rails, the slide would simply fall off! Additionally, neither Glock, nor any other gun maker has ever produced a "ceramic" or "plastic" firearm which is undetectable by ordinary security screening devices.
Worries about plastic, ceramic and other types of "undetectable" pistols had largely returned to the province of fiction writers (and intelligence agencies) when the tocsin was again sounded with the advent of 3-D printers. 3-D printing (or "additive manufacturing") is one of any number of processes that produce a three-dimensional solid object of almost any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, in which successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes. This makes 3-D printing, as a manufacturing process, very different from traditional machining techniques which rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting, milling or drilling ("subtractive manufacturing").
The 3-D printer itself is really a limited type of industrial robot that carries out an additive process under computer control. 3-D printing technology has been available since the 1980s, but it was not until the early 2010s that the printers became widely available commercially. Since the turn of the century, 3-D printers have become much more prolific, and prices have dropped significantly. Despite the price drop, the overall market for 3-D printing technology has only increased. Indeed, between 2011 and 2012, the value of 3-D printers and services grew 29%.
Accompanying the rapid proliferation of 3-D printing technology were rising fears that the capability would be used for the illegal and uncontrollable production of firearms. Indeed, in May 2013, Cody Wilson, then 25 years old, made history when he test fired the first pistol printed on a 3-D printer. The pistol was named the "Liberator" in honor of a stamped, sheet metal, single-shot firearm produced during World War Two to arm resistance fighters.
Wilson's gun was made of plastic, with the exception of two metal pieces: a metal firing pin and a six ounce piece of steel that is required by law under the Undetectable Firearms Act. 15 of the gun's 16 functional pieces were printed by a Stratasys Dimension SST 3D printer (the metal firing pin is the 16th piece). While the Liberator functioned as advertised, it was little more than a proof of concept. It was slow to load. Due to its unrifled barrel it was extremely inaccurate and it had a limited lifespan; there were only so many times that the plastic was going to stand up to the pressures and stresses of firing modern ammunition.
Much more interesting, and practical, was the use of 3-D printers to produce AR-15 lower receivers. On the AR-15 rifle, the lower receiver bears none of the firing stresses – those are borne by the steel bolt and barrel extension. The lower receiver, in contrast, serves only to be a housing for the magazine and fire control components and an attachment point for the buttstock and pistol grip. Under US law, however, it is the only controlled part of the rifle, and commercial production and sale of AR-15 lower receivers requires licensure from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE).
In 2011, a shade-tree gunsmith, using the Internet nom de plume of HaveBlue announced in online forums that he had successfully printed a serviceable .22 caliber pistol. The pistol worked, firing over 200 rounds in testing. HaveBlue then decided to use his printer to make an AR-15 rifle. To do this, he downloaded plans for an AR-15 receiver in the Solidworks file format from a site called CNCGunsmith.com. After some small modifications to the design, he fed about $30.00 of ABS plastic feedstock into his late-model Stratasys printer. The result was a functional AR-15 lower receiver. This was mated to legally available parts. And, despite some minor feeding and extraction problems, it worked.
HaveBlue also tested the "marketplace" for 3-D printed firearms. To do this he asked Thingiverse.com, a 3-D design sharing site run by Makerbot Industries, whether it was permissible to post weapons designs or not. According to HaveBlue, Makerbot's senior leadership decided to not disallow, but to discourage, the posting of weapons designs. Haveblue then posted a design for an AR-15 lower receiver on Thingiverse. The design stayed online for a while – and nobody is certain how many times it was downloaded and/or redistributed – but eventually, Thingiverse removed the file.
What's clear from all of this is that it's perfectly feasible to make firearm components at home using 3-D printers and commonly available materials. What's less clear is whether we should care, or how effective a plot device this would be.
To start muddying the waters, there's absolutely nothing illegal about manufacturing a firearm for one's own personal use, provided it is not being made for resale. According to the BATFE, firearms may be lawfully made by persons who do not hold a manufacturer's license under the Gun Control Act of 1968 (as amended) provided they are not for sale or distribution and the maker is not prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms.
The only time "permission" is required is if the firearm being manufactured possesses a barrel below the minimum statutory length (18" for shotguns, 16" for rifles). In that case, the firearm falls under the provisions of the National Firearms Act of 1934, and requires a tax payment and advance approval by the BATFE. The only real restriction is on the production of a machinegun, or fully automatic firearm, which can only be made for the official use of a Federal, State, or local government agency.
Next, claims that 3-D printing will create a huge pool of untraceable black market firearms simply fail to take into account the reality of the production effort and the nature of the illegal firearms market. To 3-D print a receiver, and then produce a serviceable firearm requires a non-trivial investment in the printer, a computer and raw materials. It also requires a stock, if one is producing an AR-15, for example, of AR-15 parts.
It also requires significant technical knowledge in terms of both 3-D printing and gunsmithing. After all, one has to master both the 3-D printing process and the subsequent assembly. At the same time, there is a sizable trade in illegal firearms.
Now put yourself in the position of a criminal or terrorist. Why bother going to all the time, effort and expense associated with printing and assembling a 3-D firearm that MIGHT work when you can simply buy one illegally? In the end, it's simply more trouble than it's worth to print a firearm for nefarious purposes.
Unless, of course, you're John Malkovich.
Do you have questions for Adam about 3-D printed firearms? Please comment below if you have an idea for a future topic for Adam.
Check back next week when Christine Pride reveals editor's secrets and Nancy Fraser discusses writing cross-genre!
Bio: Adam Firestone brings more than 25 years of experience with weapon systems including small arms, artillery, armor, area denial systems and precision guided munitions to Romance University. Additionally, Adam is an accomplished small arms instructor, editor, literary consultant and co-author of a recently published work on the production of rifles in the United States for Allied forces during the First World War.
Adam has been providing general and technical editing services to authors and publishing houses specializing in firearms books since the early 2000s. Additionally, Adam provides literary consulting services to fiction authors including action scene choreography, technical vetting and technical editing. In this line of experience, Adam has had the fortune to work with well known authors including Shannon McKenna and Elizabeth Jennings.
Check out Adam's blog here: http://adamfirestoneconsultant.blogspot.com/ [9]
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Police and private investigators from Microsoft have swooped on a Palmerston North address in a trans-Tasman raid on a "moderate-to-large" international software piracy operation.
A 52-year-old man was arrested and charged with five offences under section 131 of the Copyright Act, 1994.
"The charges relate to knowingly making and selling infringing copies of Microsoft software," Detective Nigel Withell of Palmerston North Police said on Tuesday.
"There could be other charges once the investigation is complete."
Microsoft's intellectual property manager, Sarah Kaisser, said from Sydney that she had come to New Zealand for the raid.
"Software piracy is a global issue," she said.
Copyright owners estimate pirates cost them about $NZ29 million a year in New Zealand and 36 per cent of sales globally.
"That's a fair-sized result for the size of your country," Ms Kaisser said. She described the alleged Palmerston North operation as "moderate to large".
The swoop was made on December 1 after a series of tipoffs about a website offering software bargains were received on Microsoft's anti-piracy hotlines "in Australia, New Zealand and from around the world".
Because of the apparent scale of the operation, Microsoft had investigated the claims at some length, she said.
Within New Zealand they had used private investigators from the Auckland-based ICIL Group.
Once the information had been gathered, a complaint was laid with police in Palmerston North.
Withell said computer hardware and "other evidence relevant to the charges was found and seized".
Ms Kaisser warned consumers to beware of unrealistic software bargains on the Internet.
"If the price seems too good to be true, it probably is," she said.
Genuine Microsoft software had an edge-to-edge hologram, and a certificate, while pirated software often had hand-written labels.
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Nearly a week after the murder of the Salvation Army chief in Pakistan at its headquarters was reported, his body continued to remain in a government mortuary awaiting transportation to his homeland Norway - reports Anto Akkara.
Norwegian Bo Brekke, who was aged 50 when he was killed, took over as the territorial head of the Salvation Army church in Pakistan a year ago. He was found dead in a pool of blood from gun shots on 27 September at the Salvation Army campus in Lahore, which is watched over by 12 guards.
"The legal formalities are not yet over. It is delaying the process of sending his body home," Colonel Yousaf Gulam, who has taken over as chief secretary of the Salvation Army in Pakistan, told Ecumenical News International on 2 October after meeting police officials.
Though Gulam declined to speculate on the motive or culprits behind the killing, investigator Tassaduq Hussain said the denomination's chief was murdered due to a dispute over property or financial embezzlement.
Police had said the suspected killer was another Salvation Army worker who held an administrative position in the Lahore office, and he had been arrested in Pakistan, but had escaped from custody over the weekend.
After arresting the suspect, police said he had been censured by Brekke over financial embezzlement. Police said the Salvation Army officials and guards heard two gunshots just after Brekke left his office. Church leaders said they were confused by the reports of the escape.
"We were shocked by this murder right at our door step," said Victor Azariah, general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Pakistan, which includes the Salvation Army among its four member churches.
[With acknowledgements to ENI. Ecumenical News International is jointly sponsored by the World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, and the Conference of European Churches.]


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ORIGINAL POST, JUNE 22, 3:33 P.M.: For years, products from Urban Decay have been stamped with the same tagline: "We don't do animal testing. How could anyone?"
How could anyone? Turns out, easily when there are dollar signs involved.
The Newport Beach-based makeup company, which long prided itself on its "cruelty-free" stance, announced that week that it will be selling its cosmetics in China, where animal testing is required. Yeah, execs probably wish they went with the tagline, "我们卖出" ("We sell out," as translated by Bing).
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Urban Decay added on its Facebook page, "We absolutely realize that for many of you, it makes no difference who is doing the testing. But, animal rights are still very much important to Urban Decay, and our decision was a thoughtful one. Changes are already happening in China, and we will give our all to help advocate alternative methods." China is in fact in the final stages of approving the country's first non-animal testing method for cosmetics ingredients, according to PETA.
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The bnsia-custom-types.css stylesheet should not be over-written by updates.
Q. How do I use the 'show' and 'hide' parameters?
A. If you do not want to use the default 'show' and 'hide' parameters, you can change them to your own preference in each instance of the shortcode. If you want your aside type to be dynamically inserted into the message simply use the
%s placeholder in your custom message.
Here are some examples:
- Want to see my bacon?To hide the bacon click here.
- To see the soup click here.No soup for you!
- Released May 2015
- Added
BNS Inline Asides Update Messagefunction
- Added i18n support
- Added default and English (Canada) translation files
- Updated copyright years
- Minor code clean-up
- Released November 2014
- Added sanity checks for
BNS_CUSTOM_*define statements
- Added
_xi18n implementation to
hidedefault messages
- Replaced
- Renamed
- Updated
readme.txtto note additional default types of asides
- Released May 2014
- Moved custom CSS folder location to
- Move JavaScript enqueue to footer
- Updated required version to 3.6 due to use of optional filter variable in
- Updated WordPress version compatibility
- Updated copyright years
- Released December 2013
- Code reformatting to better reflect WordPress Coding Standards (see https://gist.github.com/Cais/8023722)
- Added functional option to put
- Code reductions (see
- Inline documentation updates
- Released August 2013
- Added new aside type: Update
- Added dynamic filter parameter to shortcode attributes
- Released July 2013
- Added new aside type: Correction
- Released <:3()~~~ 2013
- Added code block termination comments
- Added 'hat.png' image for "Hat Tip" type
- Added missing
bnsiaclass to theme elements other than default
- Added style definitions for "Hat Tip" type
- Minor documentation improvements
- Moved stylesheet into its own directory
- Moved images into their own directory
- Moved JavaScripts into its own directory
- Refactored $bnsia_element to simply $element
- Removed direct jQuery enqueue (called as a dependency of 'bnsia-script.js')
- Removed unused style definitions
- Use an array of elements rather than a convoluted if statement to sort out if an accepted container is being used
- Released January 2013
- Removed Jetpack counter-measures hack
- Moved JavaScript from inline to its own enqueued file
- Implemented
wp_localize_scriptto maintain the dynamic element
- Released December 2012
- Added Jetpack hack for single view conflict
- Released November 2012
- Add
elementshortcode attribute to allow the use of specific HTML tags
- Corrected documentation typos
- Implemented HTML tags: aside, blockquote, code, h1 through h6, pre, and q;
- Removed
load_plugin_textdomainas redundant
- Removed
pCSS related elements and properties
- Removed
background: noneproperty
- Updated the 'readme' FAQ section to reference the new functionality
- Implement OOP style class coding
- Internal documentation updates and improve code formatting
- Add Type: Footnote
- Add Type: Nota Bene (can also use the more common short-form NB)
- confirmed compatible with WordPress 3.4
- inline documentation updates
- added "changelog" styles
- released November 2011
- confirmed compatible with WordPress version 3.3
- added PHPDoc style documentation
- added
BNS Inline Asides TextDomaini18n support
- added
BNS Theme Elementto set CSS element to be used
- added
bnsiaclass (to be used as default)
- removed
is_admincheck from enqueue action function (not needed)
- removed 'span' support; going forward with block display elements only
- released June 2011
- re-wrote the enqueue stylesheets code to be more correct
- enqueued stylesheets
- released May 23, 2011
- verified to work with WordPress version 3.2-beta1
- re-wrote the BNSIA_PATH define statement
- re-wrote the stylesheet paths to use BNSIA_PATH
- released May 23, 2011
- verified to work with WordPress version 3.1.2
- added new parameters to allow end-user to define 'show' and 'hide' messages
- released: May 7, 2011
- add the 'span' element
- fix readme markup issues
- Initial Release.
- Released: February 20, 2011
25 Comments
Nice work!
Is there a way that I can have an in-line link to the aside rather than the message? I'm thinking of defining words, adding details, you know, aside sorta stuff, but more cleanly.
Thanks again for developing this plug-in!
If I can just tell the plug-in not to do a carriage return, so that the aside stays on the same line next to its object (still right-justified) that would be very useful as well. Probably obvious, I'm just not seeing it!
[…] This may just be another excuse for me to use my BNS Inline Asides plugin; but, it is also yet another example of what it can be used […]
Great Plugin, Cais!
One feature I'd love to see is a shortcode parameter to specify the displayed link text (i.e. the hard-coded "To see the %s click here.") Since I have need for this very functionality, I'm going to hack it up myself. Would you like a patch when I'm done?
Hey Ed,
I'm using your plugin. How can I get rid of the question mark on mouse over?
~ Ruth
Hi Edward,
Thanks for the plugin – I'm just implementing it on my second site. As with Chip (in the comment above) I'd like a bit more control over the link text.
I thought I'd try and see if I could set this up in css (rather than building more code).
So – for the time being – I've tried modding a version of your code to comment out the "sprintf" commands (on lines 209/210) – as here :
. '' ./* sprintf( __( $show ), esc_attr( $type ) ) .*/ ''
. '' . /*sprintf( __( $hide ), esc_attr( $type ) ) .*/ '
… and set up the code in my .css file using the content:before attribute (for – in this case – an aside type of "story"):
.open-aside.story:before {
content : 'click to open ...\2192';
.close-aside.story:before {
content : 'click to close ...\2190';
It seems to work.
Hope you don't mind.
Thanks again,
Hi again,
Quick update:
I've gone back to the standard plugin, using the following shortcode :
[aside type="story" status="closed" show='' hide='']
So I can keep using the CSS setting for all entries for that aside type – less typing (and less typos) in my posts.
Glad you like "story" as a type (makes me feel useful !).
How are you supposed to use the Aside plug-in? There isn't anything I can see that says how. Plenty on how to install and how to configure different styles but how exactly am I supposed to use the damned thing?


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UK's Co-op Bank to shut 50 branches in rescue plan
11/04/2013 6:42amCo-operative Group, the U.K.'s biggest mutual business, said Monday it had agreed on a revised rescue plan to plug a 1.5 billion-pound ($2.4 billion) hole in its finances.
News Summary: Kellogg to cut 7 pct of workforce
11/04/2013 7:36amJOB CUTS: Kellogg Co. plans to trim its global workforce by 7 percent over the next four years. It's also consolidating plants and taking other cost-cutting measures as part of a plan it's calling "Project K."
News Summary: Court hearing on BP settlement
11/04/2013 9:44amSECOND OPINION: A federal appeals court is set to hear dueling arguments on whether a judge should have approved BP's multibillion-dollar settlement for compensating victims of its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Kellogg CEO: Kashi cereal got too 'mainstream'
11/04/2013 10:50amKashi cereal, once a favorite of the health-food set, has gotten too mainstream.
Argentina's Grupo Clarin would split into 6 parts
11/04/2013 11:22amArgentina's Grupo Clarin announced Monday how it would break itself into six separate companies to comply with the country's law against broadcast media monopolies.
Tri Pointe Homes to combine with Weyerhaeuser unit
11/04/2013 11:32amTri Pointe Homes Inc. is combining with Weyerhaeuser Co.'s homebuilding business in a deal valued at about $2.7 billion, looking to become a bigger player in the sector as the housing market continues its recovery.
Carnival shakes up management team
11/04/2013 11:32amCarnival is shaking up its management team in an effort to rebuild after several mishaps drove passengers away.
Carnival shakes up management team
11/04/2013 12:29pmCarnival Corp. is shaking up its management team in an effort to rebuild its business after a deadly accident and several other mishaps drove passengers away.
Questions on SAC Capital's insider trading case
11/04/2013 3:03pmIt has been dubbed an epic insider trading case, unmatched in the history of hedge funds.
J&J to pay $2.2B to settle marketing allegations
11/04/2013 3:03pmJohnson & Johnson has agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company promoted powerful psychiatric drugs for unapproved uses in children, seniors and disabled patients, the Department of Justice announced on Monday.
T-Mobile says free data offer applies to all
11/04/2013 3:48pmT-Mobile says its offer of free data for tablet owners is just that _ free.
Holder: Airlines must make concessions to merge
11/04/2013 3:57pmAttorney General Eric Holder says American Airlines and US Airways must make broad concessions if they want to settle a lawsuit blocking their proposed merger.
Hedge fund giant SAC Capital to pay $1.8B penalty
11/04/2013 10:06pmA federal prosecutor says the federal government has effectively shut down a hedge fund giant with a deal requiring it to plead guilty to criminal fraud charges and pay a record $1.8 billion, proving that no financial institution is "too big to jail."


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Nikomed Online Announces New Products for Their Line of Construction Equipment
Nikomed Online, the leading partner in construction and medical supplies, announces new products for their line of premium construction and industrial cleaning equipment.
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Nikomed Online, the leading partner in construction and medical supplies, announces new products for their line of premium construction and industrial cleaning equipment. The new products that will be featured by Nikomed Online include adhesive mats and floor protection products. Nikomed Online is the only company to turn to for jobs that are too tough. Nikomed Online has supplied millions of construction products to companies around the globe. Nikomed Online has become a reliable partner in construction because the company brings only the highest value products and most efficient customer service. With these new products, they will be sure to remain at the top of the industry. Customers know that a construction job will be done the right way because contractors use only the best in Nikomed products.
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Meet Coline-Marie Orliac, Harpist for A Feast of Carols
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Coline-Marie Orliac joins Mendelssohn Club as our solo harpist for A Feast of Carols on December 11th in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. She took a moment out from her busy recital and audition schedule to talk about her career as a harpist and her upcoming performance.
Why did you decide to study harp ?
What's been your favorite performance to date? Have you ever played the Ceremony of Carols before?
I was extremely privileged to play with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the summer of 2009. We were 6 harpists and played the Wagner's Götterdämmerung. The cast was absolutely unbelievable, not to mention the orchestra and its conductor Simon Rattle. The dream lasted for about 3 weeks…
I have never had the opportunity to perform the Ceremony of Carols until now. The piece, for some reason, never gets to be performed as much as in the United States; it is simply not as popular as it is here. I am very delighted to finally play it and especially with such a gorgeous choir.
This concert features works by our Composer-in-Residence Donald St. Pierre, who has been with us 15 years. How do you go about learning new works that do not have recordings or performance tradition? I have had the pleasure to know Donald St Pierre since my first year at Curtis in 2006. It is an honor and a privilege to be the harpist of his piece! I deeply love learning new works, it requires a complete different approach and it just fascinates to me.
Is there something unique that you would tell audiences to listen for during your upcoming concert with us?
To buy tickets to this performance, visit mcchorus.org.
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Rod Mar, the in-house photographer for the Seahawks and a former Seattle Times shooter, has revealed more than few secret of the trade for capturing that perfect football shot in a blog post at photoshelter.com.
Mar goes from the basics of getting the action to tips for behind-the-scenes shots.
"Of course you'll need to cover your bases and get shots of the important players and plays," Mar writes. "But every time you get the opportunity to shoot football, you get the chance to make a once-in-a-lifetime photograph.
"The moment is out there. It's your challenge to find it and freeze it forever."
Mar's first and most important rule is an old adage: two faces and a ball. If you get these elements, you have a usable photo.
Further tips include good field position, getting relevant shots for the story being told and getting beyond the field.
Check out Mar's tutorial here.


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Los Angeles, CA – (WORLD STOCK WIRE) – July 7, 2010 — Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. a publicly traded entertainment Company (OTCBB: GBHL), is pleased to announce that it has recently completed an exchange of shares with Arthur Wylie's Global Renaissance Entertainment Group (GREG). This was the final step towards commencing activities under a Joint Venture company formed last October with GREG called "Global Renaissance Funding" (GRF). GRF is 51% owned by Global Entertainment Holdings and will endeavor to raise capital for a slate of films to be jointly produced by GREG and Global Universal Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GBHL, and with Global Universal Pictures, its 30% owned Canadian affiliate.
Gary Rasmussen, CEO for Global Entertainment Holdings, remarked that, "With the finalization of our Share Exchange agreement, Global Entertainment Holdings now owns an equity interest in GREG, an indirectly in the Omar Tyree properties, and GREG is now a significant shareholder in our public company, GBHL, providing both GREG and GBHL with a vested interest in one another."
Last year, Mr. Wylie and Omar Tyree, the New York Times bestselling author, whose works have been read by millions, structured an exclusive deal to adapt his popular novels into film. Leslie, a supernatural thriller set in New Orleans, along with his best seller Flyy Girl are the first of Tyree's novels to be adapted to film by GREG and to be funded through GRF. Omar Tyree books have been sold and read by over 8 million people. Leslie and loyal Flyy Girl readers will provide a "built-in" audience for the film.
Leslie is intended to be just one of several films planned for production this Fall at the newly formed Wylie Studios in Southeastern Michigan. Arthur Wylie, CEO of GREG, has begun securing production rights from many of Hollywood's super-producers to produce high quality productions with better pricing. Plans are to operate from the 104-acre studio complex, which is located in the City of Allen Park, just ten miles outside of Detroit, Michigan, until they secure a more permanent site for their productions. What is now the studio complex was formerly the headquarters and warehouses of Montgomery Ward.
The vertical integration of the studio into the production structure of GRF and Global Universal will facilitate many upcoming film productions with reduced labor rates, hefty tax incentives from Michigan and enhanced production scheduling. "This paves the way for our companies to commence working on raising capital and starting the production of films in Michigan", stated Gary Rasmussen, GBHL CEO.
A recent article in Crains Detroit Business News attests to the fact that Arthur Wylie and GREG have established a major presence in Allen Park, Michigan. "I believe that all businesses must get back to the fundamentals of business, financing and protecting investors' equity, by utilizing a more efficient combination of debt, equity and tax incentives than typically structured by Hollywood", stated Arthur Wylie, GREG CEO.
About Global Renaissance Entertainment Group
Global Renaissance Entertainment Group, Inc. (www.theGlobalRenaissance.com), is a full service film and television production company located in Hollywood, CA, Atlanta, Georgia and Allen Park, Michigan. Our primary focus is to develop solid brands that have built in audiences, facilitating the successful release of content across multiple platforms of media. This consists of films originating from Global Renaissance Entertainment Group (GREG), as well as outside content from top production companies. We strategically structure the financing, marketing, distribution and production for films and television content to be released globally. The principals of GREG are currently developing a world-class film studio and entertainment complex in Allen Park, Michigan.
GREG, an Arthur Wylie owned and operated company, has recently joint ventured with Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc., a publicly‐held, fully reporting company whose common stock is traded over the counter (OTCBB: GBHL), creating GLOBAL RENAISSANCE FUNDING, LLC, for the purpose of forming and managing film funds. The principals of GBHL have been in business since 1987, and have produced over 15 feature-length films "on time" and "on budget."
About GBHL & Global Universal
Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (www.Global-GBHL.com) is a publicly-held, entertainment company traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol: GBHL. The Company's goal is to build a worldwide entertainment organization with a multitude of domestic and foreign production affiliates. GBHL, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Global Universal Entertainment, Global Universal Film Group and its affiliated Canadian company, Global Universal Pictures (www.GlobalUniversal.com), is in the process of developing and producing a slate motion pictures that will be produced in both the U.S. and in Canada with recognizable star names, financed with distribution and tax incentives, with worldwide sales handled through Global Universal Film Group. GBHL and its U.S. subsidiaries are located on the Raleigh Studios Lot in Hollywood, California USA, and Global Universal Pictures, a partially-owned, Canadian affiliate, is located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Information on previously completed films can be found on the Company's website, or on the Internet at: www.AmericanSunsetTheMovie.com, and www.PlasterRockMovie.com.
Global Renaissance Funding (GRF) is a Joint Venture entity formed by GBHL and Global Renaissance Entertainment Group (www.theGlobalRenaissance.com), helmed by Co-CEO Arthur Wylie. GRF intends to finance a slate of films, including films based on several best-selling books written by novelist Omar Tyree. GBHL, through another wholly owned entity, You've Got The Part (http://www.youvegotthepart.com), will attempt to capitalize on the current popularity of Hollywood and reality based programming by casting various film roles online. Anyone with access to a digital camera or cell phone will soon be able to submit their audition for a role in an upcoming film.
Coverage of GBHL's common stock has been initiated by "The Wall Street Corner" (www.wallstreetcorner.com/daily.html). Further information on the Company and/or its publicly traded stock can be obtained from Worldwide Financial Solutions at: email@example.com, (765) 780-0915; or, directly from the Company at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Safe Harbor: Pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Exchange Act of 1934, any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals and assumptions of future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements." Forward looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated. Forward-looking statements in this release may be identified through the use of words such as "expects," "will," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," or statements indicating certain actions such as "may," "could," "Hopefully" or "might" occur. Such statements reflect the current views of GBHL and its affiliated companies with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the timely development and market acceptance and commercial appeal of its feature-length films, its film production services, competitive market conditions in the motion picture industry (both in the US and foreign markets), successful sale of the rights to film content produced, the ability to secure additional sources of financing, the ability to reduce operating expenses and other factors. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Neither Global Entertainment Holdings, nor its affiliate or subsidiary companies undertake any responsibility to update the "forward-looking" statements contained in this news release.
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On the morning of Wednesday, May 25, 2016, there was a fire at our church.
There was severe damage to the west end of the building and the sanctuary.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to accept donations for recovery at gofundme.com/VancouverUCC
The fire also displaced other groups that met in our building. We will post updates on where they will be meeting as information becomes available.
Martha's Pantry, who worked out of the church has also set up a GoFundMe page to support their recovery at gofundme.com/marthaspantry


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CN, don't forget Shakespear!! I nearly had Macbeth inflicted on me twice, but the lovely teacher at the school I moved to took pity on me, and we did 'The boys from the Black Stuff' instead. Just as depressing, but with flashes of humour and a load more accessible. I too like the Anne McCaffrey's Pern books, anything by Pratchett (Good Omens is falling to bits, it's been read and re-read so many times), Tolkien, the Philippa Gregory books, and the series of books written by PC Mike Pannett (if you don't laugh at those there's something seriously wrong with you), and for a good laugh the earlier Bill Bryson books - the later ones are good, but try too much to educate you rather than just making you laugh at his misfortunes. I once got looked at very much askance on a train for giggling (I couldn't stop myself), until the guard lifted up the book and found I was reading 'notes from a small island', and just smiled and nodded, clipped my ticket, and left me to my mad giggling fit.
Frank, we know & love you on this thread, you speak as you find and I for one respect that. You have the squaddie sense of humour (and I do hope that doesn't offend, as I know you weren't just a pte, but not quite a hofficer).
A while ago this site descended into madness and mayhem, as certain people took a dislike to other people and were quite publicly calling each other names. Life's too short for that S***, so anyone annoys me now I just hit the ignore button and they can call me whatever they want, but I aint listening (talk to the button, as the eyes aint seeing what you post).
Pam, your dog is a beauty. But then I think all GSDs are handsome, and such easy dogs to 'read'. Max still not out of the woods, but having his very expensive anti-biotics is helping. His toe is slowly returning to it's normal size/shape, and no longer t-shaped with all of the swelling at the end. Every time he's gone to lick it, he's been told 'NO!' and is leaving it alone now. Using that leg to stand on and pee (good sign), and even scratched his tabs with it yesterday (meaning I had to do the washing in saline to get rid of any grot he might have got on it!).
We are at the vet's tomorrow, so will see how he is then. Size of toe does fluctuate though, seems better in the mornings when he's kept his (not inconsiderable) weight off it overnight. Thanks for asking, I'm still worried about him, having the toe off (and it's a middle one) at his age would be traumatic for all of us.
The sharp sand is a good idea, as is removing the stones. If you buy turves, you'll need to make sure they get plenty of water (sprinkler on half hour in morning, half hour in afternoon), or wait until September to do it. If turfing from seed, you may want to do it in strips, and cover the bit you've just sown with fine netting, raised a few inches to stop the birds eating the seeds or grass seedlings.
GG, not really 'learnt' to train dogs by going to classes, but by growing up with them. I seem to find it easy to slide into a dog's brain and know what's going on in there. I have sworn at the telly when dog borstal has been on, there is the odd rogue dog that's not trainable (my Mum's Skye terrier that tried to bite me when I was 4 is one example), but they are few & far between. The only dog we've had problems with is Max, and we took him to a dog shrink, he didn't really tell us anything we didn't know, he couldn't decide if the constant barking when we were out was separation anxiety or the kids playing football in the street. In the end we think it WAS separation anxiety, after all, he was a rescue and had been around a bit, when he worked out he was in his forever home, he settled down. He knows what 'going shopping' means, an knows we'll be back, and is usually on the sofa before the front door has shut. If he had thumbs he'd be looking for 'Zoo vet' or somthing with the remote.
The biggest problem you find with dogs is weak owners. A dog that's in it's place, right at the bottom of the pack, is a happy dog. No need to worry about defending the place, raising puppies, keeping your place as top dog, finding food for the rest of the pack....bliss, for a dog. Remembering a dog is a wolf with centuries of domestication helps, as there are other important roles in the pack. Beta male and female, rounder-upper, and mediator are some. Bracken was a mediator when she was around, and Max is definitely beta male (or deputy dawg as he's sometimes known as). My favourite has definitely got to be GSD, or crossbreeds with GSD in there somewhere. I'd never have a border collie, I don't want a dog that's smarter than I am. We think Max is a mix of collie and GSD, had I known the mix I doubt we would have taken him on (we thought at first he was GSD and Dobermann).
Anyway, some random rants
* People who light a fag the minute they get out of a shopping centre - can you not wait until you're more than 5 feet away from the doors before lighting your vile cancer sticks?
* People out shopping who suddenly stop in random places with no warning
* Other drivers (in particular, doing 30 on a motorway, not bothering to indicate - I know which way you're going, I'm f*****g psychic, doing 40 in a 30 zone)
* Misuse of the apostrophe (heavens, it's not hard, you take some letters out, put an apostrophe in, use it to show possession, and NEVER use it for plurals).
Wish an x-brake was only 34.99 from Amazon. Had one of those on my wish list for the landy for a long time now. (Not any relation whatsoever to the x-hose).
For yapping, you need a distraction, and a big shout of NO! or Quiet! at the same time. for example, keys thrown onto concrete, pop bottle full of gravel rattled sharply, or, if you've the money and you really want them to shut the f*** up, you can get compressed air, quick blast of that onto their neck,and the command word.
It's not difficult to do, but so many dog owners can't slide into an animal's head. You have to do something into shocking them into quiet, and use the command word at the same time. Not easy if you aren't the owner (if the alpha male/female does it, they learn really quickly). Taught an owner to stop her dog 'going' for other dogs in about 10 minutes (when on holiday), teach the owners and the problem's solved. Max will only disobey and continue barking if the person at the door smells wrong (fear), the more scared they are, the more agitated he gets. Am trying to get one of small boy's friends to not be scared of dogs any more (a GSD went for him when he was about 2), unfortunately Max is half GSD, so looks big and scary. He might look the part, a bigger softie I've yet to meet. I can't go anywhere, he's fallen asleep on my feet, he's that big and scary - daft and hairy more like.
If it's a fairly sturdy shed and will stand it, give it the once-over with a jet washer, that will get rid of the algae. Then give it a coat of paint, cuprinol do a range called 'shades' that is specifically for wood outside (sheds, fences, play houses etc), so you could pick a colour that you really like. Fences don't have to be bright orange or brown or green any more, can be any colour you like.
Have never used a fungicide on a shed before, but never had an algae problem. I'd paint it and see what happens, then if the algae comes back, use a fungicide. Don't know if outdoor timber paint contains one anyway - go to your local hardware store or B&Q and have a look at what it says on the tin.
The filters that are applied by schools and colleges are not foolproof, either. When at college, many moons ago, one of our cohort typed in 'sex' and 'sheep', and got a warning that his search was illegal. So he typed in 'Sheep' and 'Sex', and got taken straight to the 'Love ewe' site. I'll let you work out what that was about!
Yep, you can buy tops for 3 year olds with 'Bitch' emblazoned in bright metallic shiny letters. I WON'T be buying one of those, ever, and I question the mentality of parents that are happy for such young children to wear such items.
I'd love for my children to be bookworms, they both get the 'imagination library' books from the Dollywood foundation, and they are lovely books to get, and I will try to make sure they both get a book a month when that runs out (they are given one book a month, totally free, to try and encourage a love of reading until they are five).
When I was younger I used to drive my Mum to distraction, as during the summer holidays we didn't go away on holiday (at that point my Dad had a gambling addiction), I'd go to the library twice or three times a week to change my library books, I was that engrossed in what I was reading I'd not hear Mum calling me for dinner or tea. Sometimes back via the post office for a quarter of something nice if pocket money permitted (sometimes my big brother would give me 50p out of his wages for going and buying a huge list of chocolate and sweeties for him on pay day). I could get a packet of crisps, a quarter of dolly mixtures, a quarter of jelly babies and a bar of fry's five centres for that!!
Even now, my idea of heaven is two sound-asleep children, a bag of jelly beans or galaxy counters and something good on my kindle. Not that it happens that often, by the time I've wrestled the eldest small child into bed (the winner by 3 falls and a submission), all I'm good for myself is sleep!


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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zola® Fruits of the World™, makers of top-selling Coconut Waters and Acaí Juices in the United States, announces today its Coconut Water Lemonade is available nationwide. This newest flavor innovation combines naturally hydrating Coconut Water with the refreshment of lemonade for a taste that is a perfect balance of tart and sweet. With this release, Zola will roll out an exciting summer brand campaign encouraging consumers to embody Zola's passion for life and "Live Life to the Fullest."
"Zola Coconut Water continues to see double digit growth across the U.S. and Canada and we're ready to build on that momentum with the release of our Coconut Water Lemonade," said founder and CEO Chris Cuvelier. "At Zola, we combine our dedication to quality with our wanderlust for adventure by traveling the world for the best ingredients. We know our customers share in those passions, so this launch is about encouraging our fans to get outside with us this summer and 'Live Life to the Fullest.'"
On shelf now, Zola Coconut Water Lemonade is the 'Better for you lemonade.' At only 45 calories per 8 oz. serving, Zola Coconut Water Lemonade offers 60 percent fewer calories than the leading regular lemonade. With 100 percent daily value of Vitamin C and five essential electrolytes, including 220 mg of potassium, Zola Coconut Water Lemonade hydrates naturally, and the burst of lemon gives consumers a refreshing zing that is delicious and easy to drink.
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Starting July 14 and rolling through the summer, Zola will share its passion for life with consumers via a brand campaign that aligns travel and adventure with the dream to "Live Life to the Fullest." The campaign will engage with consumers through Facebook, Instagram and point-of-sale in U.S. retail stores.
Participants thirsty for adventure will be able to enter the "Live Life to the Fullest" Sweepstakes through the "LiveZola" Facebook page. Fans will be eligible to win a travel-themed "Go Bag" packed with adventure essentials, like a GoPro® Camera and $1,000 along with a one year supply of Zola Coconut Water. The Sweepstakes begins July 14 and runs through September 15.
In addition, five cinematic Zola webisodes that embody Zola's company mantra of living life to the fullest will run on YouTube, with supporting radio spots on Alice 97.3 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area and digital media on Hulu, Women's Health Network and Zola's website. Webisodes are available for viewing on YouTube.
About Zola
Zola was founded in 2002 and is the maker of top-selling Coconut Waters and Acaí Juices in the United States. At Zola we are fanatical about traveling the globe in search of the best ingredients. Our philosophy is to go directly to the source, and our promise is to produce only the best-tasting, most nutritious products. Zola's products include Coconut Water Original, Coconut Water with Espresso, Coconut Water with Pulp and the newly released Coconut Water Lemonade. Zola is also the maker of the leading Acaí juices in the United States including Original Acaí, Acaí with Blueberry and Acaí with Pomegranate. All products are available at grocery and natural food stores across the U.S. and Canada. For more information about Zola, please visit us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and at www.LiveZola.com.


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Galveston issues bacteria advisories ahead of Spring Break weekend
Updated 1:14 pm, Thursday, March 6, 2014
Beach advisories are in place all along the Galveston seawall as bacteria levels in the water rise above recommended levels for swimming.
The Galveston County Health District tests water at 52 stations along the island and Bolivar Peninsula, latest results show bacteria levels elevated, likely due to heavy rain fall.
"It means the water contains various bacteria and other contaminants that make it less safe to swim," said Mike Reardon from the Beach Patrol.
Reardon said rain leads to runoff from lawns and drains flowing into the ocean, bringing with it a variety of bacteria from urban living.
Swimming is still allowed. The Health District says the advisory is in place so people can make an informed choice.
"It's more dangerous if you have a compromised immune system or if you were to injest alot of water," said Reardon noting that there is bacteria in the water all the time, just at a lower level.
"It would also be an issue if you had cuts or open wounds." Reardon said.
Advisories exist from Fort Crockett Seawall Park to Stewart Beach number 2 but officials expect they will be cleared soon.
"With the sunshine today and the wind drop I would expect to see most of them gone by tomorrow," said Kurt Koopmann, spokesperson for the Galveston County Health District.
There are no beach advisories for Bolivar Pennisula.
Rain is forecast at times all over the weekend with sun not expected until Tuesday.
More information can be found at the Galveston County Health District website.


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COSTA MESA – Investigators are working to determine what led to a fire that caused about $110,000 in damage to a church school in Costa Mesa on Sunday morning, authories said.
Costa Mesa Fire Department Battalion Chief Tim Vasin said firefighters were called to the Harbor Trinity Preschool at 1230 Baker St. about 3:45 a.m. after multiple reports of a fire in the second floor of the school building at the church.
Confined to one large room that is used mostly for recreation and administration purposes, Vasin said about 34 firefighters had the blaze extinguished by about 4:10 a.m.
No injuries were reported, Vasin said.
Damage to the building is estimated at $100,000, he said. An additional $10,000 in damage to its contents – mostly recreation equipment that included a pool table – was also reported, he said.
While the fire never spread to other areas, Vasin said areas on the second floor sustained smoke damage, while some on the first floor had water damage.
Sunday afternoon, remnants of the blaze were visible, with black streaks stretching from the upstairs windows. Several staff members, including member-care pastor Gary Pierce, were surveying the damage and moving items to make sure there would be no disruptions in Monday's preschool program.
Pierce said the church had also carried on with its normal services at 10 a.m.
"We're just trying to figure out what happened and what we're going to do," Pierce said, adding that the church would be contacting its insurance carrier Monday.
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Originally posted by Young2Rice:
There are many posters who say Alex Smith had a bad game but......poor oline, coaching, wrs dropped passes, play calling.
Why can't it just be, Smith had a bad game...Yes its a team game, but this is a thread about the QB.
Smith is regressing from earlier solid form and i believe its because our run game is off.
Because the QB plays within the context of the team, not individually. Last year when Smith scrambled left, slipped, fell and tried to still pass thereby fumbling...that's the type of play where you can say the guy lost his composure and blew it. When he throws a pass that is slightly off but is being hit while he throws it, that is not on him alone. I understand that you think many do not critique Smith harshly enough but we disagree on that.
Gore may be injured, actually is injured according to Harbaugh, which may be why the run game is off. You might have noticed that Arizona did not bring the house on blitzes Sunday. They pulled a Baltimore by lining up 8 in the box but had different players backpedal as soon as Smith snapped the ball. Our offense, including Smith, is just not well enough developed to make them pay for their deception. But really, the OLine needs to be able to pick up four guys every play. Smith can scramble from one but not three guys getting to him every down.
As for our wonderful WRs that some are saying stack up with any in the NFL...they missed on three sure TDs this week by losing the ball in the sky. Even if you say it was Smith's fault that they didn't know where the ball was...look up...find it...catch it...run to end zone!


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Summer Session 2017
Summer Session 2017
Monday, July 17 at 9:00AM
K-6th Grade
Join us for a week of artistic expression! Students will experience three workshops each day focusing on arts & crafts, theater and clay creations. Learn to express yourself through the arts and have fun in a relaxed, kid friendly environment! Please bring a bagged lunch each day. (Microwave and 'fridge on site) Iced water available through out the day, Share Day at the end of the week at 2:00 Friday afternoon!!
6th-11th Grade
Join us for a week of artistic expression and exploration. Teens will focus on two workshops: Stop Animation and Fine Arts. The morning workshop will be geared towards students getting familiar with all aspects of stop animation. Concept story boards, camera use and editing will all be incorporated into this workshop. The afternoon is dedicated to the fine arts. Painting, drawing, watercolor, charcoal and the use of mixed media will be some of the areas that you will be exploring. Students will meet in the Epoch Cafe' for morning introduction and lunch each day. At the end of the week, students will share their short film and art work.
Thanks for coming to Unfinished People-2017
The original play, Unfinished People, focused on issues of social and economic differences, it looked at what causes separation, what distracts us from community involvement and how we can educate ourselves on issues that we know nothing about. It talked about characters who lived in a perfect diverse society, but when they are pulled out of that society and forced to look at the real world,they are shocked at how broken the world really is. "The play tackled current social and economic issues, as well as addressed the drug problems in this world that others seem to ignore. It taught us that we need to be passionate and active members of our community, instead of being distracted by superficial things," says actor Megan Crotty. The play asked the question of how we spend our time, what superficial things we fill it up with and should we be investing in people, rather than things. Sixteen year old cast member Robin Leet explained, "This isn't your average play. This show discusses important, sparsely spoken of issues, such as drugs, addiction and what it can do to a person, and the unhealthy things we consume ourselves with in daily life. We will speak of the vacancy in relationships and people caused by cell phones and other casual, everyday devices.We break down barriers you might not even know were there and bring attention to poverty, the middle to lower class, and how these issues can affect our community as a whole."


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Sit down, hold on to your hat, and kiss your loved ones goodbye, because I'm about to blow your mother-fluffing mind – Greg Oden is out for the season. The Portland Trail Blazers center, who hasn't played for the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2007 since December 5 of last season, will have surgery on his left knee, which is the same knee that kept him out of last season. But don't worry, it's not the same injury, so maybe he'll heal everything over the next 11 months and come back an unstoppable force next season. Haha, just kidding, I've been drinking Four Loko since midnight.
Oden injured his left patella during last season and required surgery to fix that, and prior to that he missed time because of surgery to his right knee. Before that he missed time with a severed spine, and in high school he missed six games with acute decapitation. While playing in middle school, Oden missed two weeks with mesothelioma, and in AAU he was declared legally dead for two playoff games over the span of 72 hours. Also, Greg missed two months as a fetus due to turf toe.
How's this No. 1 draft pick working out for the Blazers again, KGMI News?
The seven-foot Oden, 22, missed his entire rookie season after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee before playing 61 games during the 2008-09 campaign.
Oden, who had been expected to provide a dominant inside presence this season, has averaged 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds during his limited time on the court for the Trail Blazers.
And Kevin Durant has a scoring title, is a favorite for many as this season's MVP, he won a gold medal, just signed a huge extension, played basketball with Barack Obama recently, and he's quickly becoming the biggest "I'm buying tickets for the sh*tty team in my city just so I can go watch him play" guy in the NBA. At least Oden is a restricted free agent after this season and David Kahn is still employed by the Minnesota Timberwolves. So all is not lost, Blazers fans.


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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
the forsaken toys of others.
Your letter has drawn me from the solitude in which I had shut myself up for nearly nine months, and from which I found it hard to stir. You will not guess what I have been about. I will tell you for such things do not happen every day. I have been making a list of from two to three hundred radical words of the Russian language, and have had them translated into as many languages and jargons as I could find. Their number exceeds already the second hundred. Every day I took one of these words and wrote it out in all the languages which I could collect. This has taught me that Celtic is like the Ostiakian: that what means sky in one language means cloud, fog, vault, in others; that the word God in certain dialects means Good, the Highest, in others, sun or fire...I asked Professor Pallas to come to me, and after making an honest confession of my sin, we agreed to publish these collections, and thus make them useful to those who like to occupy themselves with the forsaken toys of others.
- Letter from Catherine the Great, dated 9 May 1785, from Curious Versions of Modernity, D.l. Martin, MIT Press 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
...der Heilige gibt den halben Mantel, die Gottheit den ganzen Schleier.
...the holy man gives half of his coat, divinity the whole veil.
- Franz Hessel, Ermunterung zum Genuss.
- Southern Netherlands, Reliquary of the Virgin's Veil, early 15th century, detail
thank you, woolgathersome, for bringing this image to me.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
a vagabond melancholy.
There on the pier, stabbed by an ice pick, the Empress Elizabeth, symbol of the oldest European monarchy, which must die at the villainous hand. The contemptible Lucheni raved about making noise and killing someone in the public eye. But it was really the enduring vagabond melancholy of Elizabeth Wittelsbach that, in the mysterious dialogue of souls, summoned the madman to Geneva from Piedmont and anointed him as her assassin. For that matter, even the Italian government was a Lucheni. (Perhaps in its death wish, Vienna itself summoned him.)
- Guido Ceronetti, The Silence of the Body
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
such moments in gestures.
I have read now quickly, now slowly through the whole of your wonderful book.
What at first would appear to be an Ars Morendi
Suddenly shifts into alternative contemplations
On history, literature, religion:
All products of the Self.
The resonance is of one who, because of age,
Contemplates his own mortality
And tries to persuade himself
That though the end is the end
Life is not pointless.
The art of book-making shines on every page
Reflecting the author's own claim to immortality
With rare choices and artful placement
On beautiful paper softly radiating a luminous sepia.
- Glenn Watkins on To Die No More
Glenn Watkins is the coeditor of the complete works of Gesualdo and author of Gesualdo: The Man and His Music (1973) and The Gesualdo Hex: Music, Myth and Memory (2010). He is also the author of Soundings: Music in the 20th Century (1988); Pyramids at the Louvre (1994); and Proof Through the Night: Music and the Great War (2003).
Monday, April 25, 2011
too light to sink, too faint to float.
If one of those little flakes of micasand, hurried in tremulous spangling along the bottom of the ancient river, too light to sink, too faint to float, almost too small for sight, could have had a mind given to it as it was at last borne down with its kindred dust into the abysses of the stream, and laid, (would it not have thought?) for a hopeless eternity, in the dark ooze, the most despised, forgotten, and feeble of all earth's atoms; incapable of any use or change; not fit, down there in the diluvial darkness, so much as to help an earth-wasp to build its nest, or feed the first fibre of a lichen;
— what would it have thought, had it been told that one day, knitted into a strength as of imperishable iron, rustless by the air, infusible by the flame, out of the substance of it, with its fellows, the axe of God should hew that Alpine tower; that against it—poor, helpless, mica flake! — the wild north winds should rage in vain; beneath it— low-fallen mica flake —the snowy hills should lie bowed like flocks of sheep, and the kingdoms of the earth fade away in unregarded blue; and around it—weak, wave-drifted mica flake! — the great war of the firmament should burst in thunder, and yet stir it not; and the fiery arrows and angry meteors of the night fall blunted back from it into the air; and all the stars in the clear heaven should light, one by one as they rose, new cressets upon the points of snow that fringed its abiding place on the imperishable spire?
John Ruskin, Modern painters, Volume 4
/Portrait of Miss Rose La Touche, 1874.
dedicated to kirston of woolgathersome.
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The Canadian dollar will slide to at least $0.90 relative to the US dollar, the Euro will correct down to 1.32 Euros, the British pound will fall to 1.60 GBP to the US dollar - all showing reduced vigour against the American market
Burlington, Ontario (PRWEB) February 14, 2014
February 14, 2014 - Liaquat Mian, LJM Developments CEO predicts most currencies will fall in relation to the US dollar through 2014 due to the US's early stimulus movements to boost the American economy.
A newswire on CBC News on January 14, 2014 reports that "The Canadian dollar will also move lower along with a number of other Western nations against the greenback as the US economy continues to improve. The Canadian dollar will slide to at least $0.90 relative to the US dollar, the Euro will correct down to 1.32 Euros, the British pound will fall to 1.60 GBP to the US dollar - all showing reduced vigour against the American market," Mian prognosticates.
The caveat to this devaluation may just be the Chinese and Japanese currencies. Mian states that "China is estimated to surpass the US as the largest economy in the world as early as 2015, which is five years earlier than previously predicted by most economists. This will assuredly increase the perceived value of their currency and raise those of its Asian counterparts, already being seen in Japan, with the highest Yen value in five years."
Although G20 nations will see slight currency devaluations against the US dollar, other developing nations have even more to be concerned about in relation to their currencies. Nations that are not part of the European Economic Union will continue to see their currencies fall (Source: frabatlanta.org | September 2013) as strong economic blocs in North America, Europe and Asia continue to dominate says Mian. The South African Rand, the Polish Zloty, and the Hungarian Forint will see their currencies devalued through 2014 according to Mian.
Areas of political unrest such as Turkey will also be adversely affected in a global market that is searching for safe investments in the short term. CNBC reports that Turkey will continue to see turmoil (December 27, 2013) and economic downturn as the country's political activities continue to dog their economy. With $100 billion lost to this political unrest, the Turkish Lira will continue to fall predicts Mian.
Mian believes the highlighted market trends and the forecasted movement in currency markets will cause precious metals to suffer. Precious metals (CNN Money | February 2014) including gold and silver may peak slightly in 2014 but will generally fall to pre-2009 levels as commodity corrections take place. Gold will see its value fall to $1,200 an ounce and should remain stable at that level. Gold has lost its shine as individual and institutional investors will be looking for stock market purchases to exit the precious metals category.
Due to the strong greenback, real estate has already started to make a come back as the growth trend of apartment sales in Manhattan (Financial Times | January 3, 2014) is the highest ever showing major markets for real estate are already coming back. Furthermore, the number of US building permits are up substantially increasing the overall real estate development numbers. Mian argues this trend will permeate other western nation's urban markets where value is perceived to be had.
According to Mian, there is significant value in the Canadian real estate market because of its relative inexpensive real estate in comparison with other major western urban centers. Although the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) as a whole will see continued growth, more attention and development will be seen between Toronto and Niagara Falls since the government has announced plans to extend the 407 highway to Niagara Falls and the GO train will be expanded to Grimsby. Through these recent announcements, major real estate developments are expected in Burlington, Hamilton and Grimsby through to Niagara Falls.
Mian believes the currency war throughout 2014 will be a major story to watch as nations attempt to combat the devaluation of their currencies and try to force corrections through possible currency raising tactics, such as interest rate changes and foreign investment incentives.
About Liaquat Mian
Mr. Mian is the CEO of LJM Developments, a real-estate development company based in Burlington, Canada. Mr. Mian is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member of the Fellowship of Chartered Accountants. He is a frequent blogger and gives talks on state of Global economy, real-estate markets, and currencies. Mr. Mian brings 20 years of experience in financial services and real-estate investment.
The opinions stated in this article are those solely of Mr. Liaquat Mian, and do not represent financial or investment advice, and may not represent L JM developments. Individuals must seek independent qualified financial advice from a licensed financial services provider before making any investments. Opinions, predictions, and forward looking statements in this article should not be used for making financial decisions or investments. Investors must be aware of the risks involved in making investments and must seek professional advice.


text: CNET – The Almond 3 is Securifi's new smart-home router and hub also features Amazon's digital assistant Alexa, allowing users to control their smart-home gadgets with just their voice. The Almond 3 also lets users see and control what devices are connected to their Wi-Fi. With a simple voice command to Alexa, users can disconnect any device from the Wi-Fi or set up a temporary guest network. LINK