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Merry Christmas And Happy New Year!
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I have been a little ambitious the other day when I said I would still blog about my food and recipes but I realise time has not been on my side at all. So I think I will just keep this short and wish all of you, my treasured readers…….
I'll let you have a glimpse of my busy past few days.
We had a most wonderful church pot luck over the weekend. The place was crowded. There was so much good food as everyone brought at least a dish, followed by a great evening of songs, skits and gifts.
I got up at 5a.m. to make 54 pieces of snowy skin moon cakes with red bean paste filling. It's definitely not enough to feed the big crowd. Maybe I should have cut each into 2! You may be laughing for making these mooncakes at the wrong time as it's not mooncake festival…..haha. I know it was already over but people love them so I decided to make for them.
I also cooked a big pot of belly pork stew and a big pot of chicken. Then went for a good game of badminton, came back to heat up the food, cooked a pot of rice and off to church. Phew….what an awesome day! It was exhausting but it was really great…..*BIG smiles*.
Then yesterday a lovely family arrived from Malaysia to visit….a long 30 hour journey! That's because it's a cheaper flight so the transit times were long. We had a wonderful dinner together. I'm completely amazed that they were able to stay wide awake. No jet lag problem….wow! I would have fallen asleep on the dinner table….haha. Had not seen them for about 7 years. We had such a wonderful evening of chat and laughters. Really a lot to update…..*grin*
Ok, I told myself to keep this short and I'll keep to that. I promised my girl to go out with her for some good mother-daughter time….*big smiles*. Got to go and get ready.
Once again…
Til then, see you in my next post. Take care and enjoy your year end!
Quote of the day……
"There is nothing to hold your negative feelings in place other than your own thinking. The next time you're feeling upset, notice your thinking—it will be negative. Remind yourself that it's your thinking that is negative, not your life."
- Richard Carlson
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suituapui on December 24th, 2012
Blessed Christmas to you, your hubby and your loved ones. Cheers!
Reana Claire on December 24th, 2012
What I love about Pot blessed is that most of them are home cooked food.. special in their own way!
Merry Christmas once again Mary.. I guess the wishes keep coming again and again… stay healthy and beautiful!!
Ann@Anncoo Journal on December 24th, 2012
Merry Christmas and Happy 2013 to you and your family!
Lena on December 24th, 2012
mary, you look terrific in that photo! Merry christmas to you and your family !
Gertrude on December 24th, 2012
May peace, happiness and goodwill be with you and your family not only on Christmas, but through out the year and beyond. Wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
somewhere in singapore on December 24th, 2012
Merry Christmas to you and your family!!!
Blackswan on December 27th, 2012
Wah, can't imagine myself making 50+ mooncakes myself! Happy holidays to u & family! With love from S'pore xoxo
Mistletoe on December 28th, 2012
Looks like you're having a very busy and exciting holiday. Doesn't matter if the food doesn't match the occasion. As long as everybody likes it, it's all good. I'm not a huge fan of moon cakes, but I do like the snowy skin ones. Next time just make smaller ones. Haha. Most ppl are going to end up sharing one anyways.
Wow, 30 journey?! Kudos to your friends. Hope you have a great remainder of your holidays with them!
Priya on December 28th, 2012
Belated xmas wishes Mary..Happy holidays.
suituapui on January 2nd, 2013
The same to you and your loved ones. God bless always in the year ahead… Cheers!
noobcook on January 4th, 2013
Wishing you a happy & delicious 2013!~
cakewhiz on January 4th, 2013
happy new year! it looks like you had a wonderful holiday season with loved ones and great food
btw, i made your chilli sauce and now, i am using it in my recipes. it tastes excellent!
Nami | Just One Cookbook on January 11th, 2013
I love red bean filling and you did such an amazing job to make 54 pieces (!!!!) of moon cakes! Happy New Year to you and your family. Sounds like you had a wonderful holiday!


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|Final Fantasy VII
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Final Fantasy VII was a seminal release in Square Enix's Final Fantasy series, widely regarded as one of the most successful gaming franchises in history. Released in 1997, FFVII was a gamble for the company. Prior to VII all the Final Fantasy games had been on Nintendo consoles but VII was released for the Sony PlayStation. FFVII took the series in a new direction, which it has pursued ever since. This landmark release paid off, as it is thought by some to be the most popular and well-liked game in the Final Fantasy series, possibly the best Japanese RPG ever made or even the best game ever made.
Final Fantasy VII was released under the same name in Japan, the US and Europe — correcting numbering inconsistencies between the regions. With each new release, Squaresoft (now Square Enix) added new features. The American, European (PAL), and international releases contained bonus material not seen before, namely the two Weapons, Ruby and Emerald.
In 2009 the game was released for the PS3 and PSP by way of the PlayStation Network.
In 2012 the game was re-released for PC, and included 36 achievements.
The iOS version was released in July 2015 and includes the option to turn off all random encounters (battles interwoven into the story still occur) and to automatically activate max stats for the current party level at any time outside of battle.
The game was released on the PlayStation 4 on December 5, 2015. This version is based on the PC re-release, and includes Trophies.
Table of Contents
- Mako Reactor no. 1
- Mako Reactor no. 5
- Wall Market
- The fall of Sector 7
- Shinra Headquarters
- Flight from Midgar
- Magic Materia (Green)
- Summon Materia (Red)
- Command Materia (Yellow)
- Support Materia (Blue)
- Independent Materia (Purple)
- Master Materia
editFinal Fantasy series
Main: Final Fantasy · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII · IX · X · XI · XII · XIII · XIV · XV
Related to specific titles: IV: The After Years · VII: Before Crisis · VII: Crisis Core · VII: Dirge of Cerberus · X-2 · XII: Revenant Wings · XIII-2 · XIII: Lightning Returns · XIV: A Realm Reborn
Other: Dissidia · Dissidia 012 [duodecim] · Mystic Quest · The 4 Heroes of Light · Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Compilations: Final Fantasy I-II · I & II: Dawn of Souls · Origins · Chronicles · Anthology · IV: The Complete Collection
Sub-series: Crystal Chronicles · Tactics · Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII

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Some of the DVD/Blu-Ray releases for this week.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 – Part 2 of DC's animated interpretation of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. I've not seen this myself but DC's animated movies tend to be very well made. You can check out Part 1 of this movie right here.
Hotel Transylvania – I love the idea and concept behind this movie. And I'm a huge fan of kids animated movies like this. But I will withhold actual judgement until I see it because it could all go horribly wrong. But I really want it to be good. I love the idea of using classic monsters in a movie like this. See also Rankin-Bass' Mad Monster Party.
Seven Psychopaths – I actually hear good things about this movie. Just look at that cast! Colin Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell. How can that NOT be a good movie?
Cold Light of Day – You may not have heard of this one. It also has a good cast. Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver and Henry Cavill. And it sounds nice and action-y. Plus, it's a good chance to see Cavill in an action role before he becomes mostly known as the new Superman. I like Cavill. You can also check him out in Immortals and The Count of Monte Cristo to get a good taste of what he can do before you see him in Man of Steel in June.
All Superheroes Must Die – I make no claims on the quality of the movie, but the premise of this movie sounds very intriguing. Plot in a sentence: Four superheroes awaken in a seemingly abandoned town, stripped of their powers and at the mercy of their sinister arch-nemesis who forces them into a series of brutal challenges. Sounds good right? I've heard it described as Batman meets Saw. Great premise, but I have no idea if the execution lives up to that potential.
Bat Masterson Complete Season One – As a big fan of westerns I have to mention this. A great classic western show. Not as great as say, Maverick, but still a really good show.
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley: The Complete Series – I never thought we'd see the day where every episode of this Ed Grimley cartoon from1998 is on DVD. And I still can't get the Teen Wolf cartoon on DVD.
White Zombie: Kino Classics' Remastered Edition – A remastered Blu-Ray of Bela Lugosi's White Zombie? Yes, please.


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Over that period, 2,204 UC students applied for graduation as they completed their requirements toward 2,257 degrees (some students earn more than one degree), including
There are 85 degrees to be awarded cum laude, meaning the graduates had a university grade point average between 3.60 and 3.7499.
There are 76 degrees to be awarded magna cum laude, representing a university grade point average between 3.75 and 3.8999.
There are 31 degrees to be awarded summa cum laude, representing a GPA netween 3.90 and 4.000.
The oldest graduate, earning a bachelor's degree, is 68. The youngest graduates, one earning an associate's degree and one earning a bachelor's degree, are 19.
The number of females earning degrees is 1,217 (55.2 percent).
The number of males earning degrees is 987 (44.8 percent).
The number of degrees representing science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM) is 920.
Nearly 13 percent of the graduates represent a minority group
The graduates represent 57 countries and 48 states plus Washington, D.C. The two states not included in the Decmber graduating class are Rhode Island and Maine. Eight-and-a-half percent of the graduates report citizenship in a country other than the U.S.
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River Cottage: Linga Longa Farm has been asked to supply beef for the filming of River Cottage Australia being produced at Sydney's Eveleigh Market on Saturday.
Volunteer Week: Greater Taree City Council will join thousands of organisations around the nation to mark the 25th anniversary of National Volunteer Week in Australia (May 12–18).
New CEO: Brett Goods will be leaving the position of CEO of Mayo Private Hospital in Taree in mid-May to take up a senior health management position in Sydney. Advertisements for a new CEO have been placed locally and nationally, and close today May 9.
Footpaths: Greater Taree City Council has sent out three special vans and two quad bikes to check over 1700km of pavement across the Manning Valley for the next three weeks.
Course: Spaces are still available on a free course designed for community leaders wanting to assist in times of natural disasters. The Manning Area Disaster Resilience Leadership course is a joint initiative of the NSW State Emergency Service (SES), Greater Taree City Council and the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and will be held at Club Taree on Saturday and Sunday May 17-18.
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Running, Writing, and When an Addictive Personality Can be Useful
I've had people ask me recently, "How did you write a novel, with a full time job? And how are you, a forty something Jewish chick who was never a sports or exercise enthusiast, suddenly running every day?"
Because of motivation and discipline – sure. Both are required to complete an arduous and lengthy task like a book. And to suit up in warm running clothes to get out the door on a winter day to run by yourself, without anyone to crack the whip. But underneath it all, I think it's what you call an addictive personality. Wrapped with impatience, restlessness, and the desire to surpass your personal benchmarks.
I didn't grow up in a household of artists, surely not writers. We didn't exercise regularly or use the treadmill in the basement. As the middle child, I was the artist – but mostly – that stems from wanting to do things my way. The hard way. If it's not a challenge or a lofty endeavor, I'm not interested.
In the last year, my husband and I moved from Chelsea, in the heart of the concrete retail jungle, up to the upper upper west side, adjacent to Riverside Park. Just when I was fantasizing about a country spot, amidst cows (and lots of dogs), we made a compromise. Columbia students, families, and grand stately buildings, and…the park. And the river.
I started running. Accompanied by a cheesy 80's/90's dance mix on my ipod (including "Love is a Battlefield," when I'm tempted to shimmie like those bad-ass broads in the music video), along with the wind, the water, and trees budding with bursts of pink. And dogs! Everywhere! Zooming by like escapee bumper cars , before taking a brief hump-break in the middle of my running path (Another perk about running in the park… there are no dogs at the gym).
And, alone time. Time to process the events of the day before, and the looming anxieties of a new day. Afterwards, the cobwebs in my head and the knots in my body and soul disappear. I feel weightless, and yet with more import. New ideas spring forth and connect seamlessly with old ones like reclaimed puzzle pieces. When people offer to run with me in the park, I wonder: "But how will I solve a work conflict, and fortify myself for my drinks with clients tonight? How will I come up with any ideas while I'm making conversation? (or breathe properly, for that matter). How will I solve my writing block, if I'm turned outward rather than inward?"
And then I wanted to know how far I was actually going, so I successfully downloaded an app (I can't believe it either). I started to compete against my self.
My knees suck. I had knee surgery on my right knee decades ago, and my left knee is up next. I have no business running. But my mind and the ensuing euphoria don't give a hoot.
When my parents saw how often and how far I was running, my father said, "Four miles? Oy. Try one." My response: "I'm sticking to the dirt paths. Don't worry, when my knee throbs, I stop." Dad: "Once it hurts, it's too late."
Around the same time, I dusted off a novel I had started five years ago. Once I rewrote it, I began the daunting and depressing task of querying literary agents (once again) and couldn't sleep as I waited, waited for that email in my inbox for someone to say, "I get this. I love this. I can sell this," I ran.
When I got an email from an agent who loved my book and wanted to meet me, I ran. And a a week later, just after 9am on a Monday, when I got an unexpected call from another agent, my dream agent who had passed on a previous project but with whom I'd felt a connection, she said she wanted to represent me and my novel – I ran. And cried.
Neither of these pursuits were in the foreground before, or endeavors I thought I'd embark on independently. I used to, a long time ago, write screenplays with my ex-husband. I'd intermittently attend spin classes, surrounded by other people, but that didn't last. Several months ago, I tried to embrace a restorative Yoga class at Canyon Ranch with my mother and sisters, even though I knew that following directions and syncing up with other people's movements has the opposite effect of "restorative" for me. Two minutes into the class, when everyone's eyes were closed, I bolted. My sisters didn't have to ask where I disappeared to. The grounds were graced with a secluded treelined running path.
When I submitted my rewrite to my agent, she said: "I'll peddle as fast as I can. In the meantime, as you wait, run a lot!'
And so I did. Until my right knee called it quits. I began limping, and this time mind over matter (and Alleve) didn't fix it. Ten days passed where I hoped it would pass, and a malaise and depression descended where all of my stressors felt more pronounced (aka: dramatic). I finished yet another rewrite on my book and sent it off to my agent, but now, I couldn't just run the stress and time off.
Eight months prior, an orthopedist had prescribed Physical Therapy, but I had ignored it. This time, not running was simply not an option. I told my PT at my first consult: "Don't tell me to swim. It's not gonna happen. I need to run again." He suggested biking, but that didn't stick. It's too cumbersome. The sweat in my helmet, the fear of falling or slamming into scaffolding (that happened), and not being able to run errands after – don't provide me with the same escape and freedom as running. Biking doesn't feel like flying.
I'm thrilled to be running again. To slower mixes (The Fray… snooze), and for less time (really, Dad!), even though the other day I wanted to sneak in another mile, until a bee in the park decided that it wasn't a good idea and stung me on my left butt cheek – right through my shorts emblazoned with the Under Armour logo (False advertising. Under Armour….my uh…ass). I've discovered a new use for frozen peas.
So I'm officially obsessed. With setting my own record. Against myself. With pushing past my own expectations of myself…before I move the goal post another mile. Or write another book. My knees (and the bees) will just have to pipe down.


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From the clothes we wear to the games we play, we are all individuals. Unique, delicate little flowers chock-full of free will, self-determination, and our own thoughts, dreams, and ideas. Well, ideally we could be bastions of individuality, free from influence, but then there's that damn pop culture thing around every corner you turn! BAM, it's on your TV! BANG, it's in your closet! BOOM, it's EVERYWHERE!!! Join us this week as the Monkeys are joined by their special guest (and Matt's wife), Nikki Fuller, and put on their thinking caps to discuss why exactly pop culture is something to be paid attention to! So, turn on the dog channel, prepare for some disappointment, and curse the Hollywood casting calls as you prepare for a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!
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The Autism Medication Maze
Parents of children with autism will invariably face difficult decisions regarding their
children's best course of treatment. Among the most agonizing of these, is the decision to use prescription
drugs to treat their condition. Against the backdrop of spiraling cases of autism, anti-psychotic medications, once reserved for schizophrenia and other major mental illnesses, are being used more and more to treat autism.
But NewsInferno
recently reports that an emerging study conducted at Stanford University School of Medicine and University of Chicago confirms long held suspicions
— that atypical anti-psychotic medications such as, Seroquel, Abilify, Zyprexa, and Risperdal are
not proven to work and can even lead to serious side effects, including substantial weight gain in the first three months of
use and a much higher incidence of diabetes and heart disease. Involuntary and permanent muscle spasms are also common after prolonged use.
And an article in The New York Times
states that federally financed drug research reveals that children covered by Medicaid are given powerful anti-psychotic medicines at a rate four-times higher than children whose parents have private insurance. Medicaid children are also more likely to receive the drugs for less severe conditions in lieu of individual and family therapy. Anti-psychotics are extremely expensive and Medicaid reimbursement rates are much higher
than traditional therapies.
Every major drug company selling atypical anti-psychotics has settled lawsuits in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Anti-psychotics also garner the single most complaints for false claims. But as anti-psychotics are one of their top grossing category of drugs, pharmaceutical companies obviously consider them well worth it.
When weighing the risks of anti-psychotics for autism versus the benefits, it is difficult to see
the value. And from someone who was lead down the garden path of consenting to a Risperdal trial for my son with autism, my advice is to avoid them altogether.
Standing in stark contrast to anti-psychotics is low-dose naltrexone (LDN). LDN was pioneered by the neurologist Bernard Bihari in the early 1980s, when he was studying medications used for drug and alcohol withdrawal. Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist, which means that it blocks opioid receptors in the brain and thus eliminates the feeling of pleasure caused by the addictive substance.
But Bihari noticed that very small doses of naltrexone (initially 3 mg, a fraction of the normal dose of at least 50 mg) taken at bedtime only blocked the opioid receptors temporarily, which stimulated the body to produce more of its endogenous opioids,
while producing no significant side effects.
The diseases treated with LDN typically involve abnormally low levels of endorphins. Restoration of normal levels of endorphins by LDN have the effect of reducing pain and increasing mood, energy and an individual's general sense of well-being.
Additionally, studies conducted by Dr. Jaak Panksepp of Washington State
University and Bowling Green State University have found that over half of
children with autism treated with LDN increased their social skills as a result.
Since 1985, low-dose naltrexone has been used "off-label" to treat a range of conditions sharing immunity dysfunction such as multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome,
fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, AIDS and autism.
LDN is currently not FDA approved because only pharmaceutical companies can afford the
multi-million costs of drug trials, and those companies are not interested in marketing a drug that costs only forty-dollars a month.
Dr. Jacqueline McCandless, famed autism expert, recommends LDN to her patients on the autism spectrum for immune system
modulation as well as social, cognitive, and language enhancement. Non-toxic, non-addictive, non-expensive, LDN can be taken orally or as a transdermal cream. Common side effects are initial sleeplessness and hyperactivity, which can be addressed by taking it just before bed in an already drowsy state or rubbing it into your
child's skin as they sleep. In a small percentage of cases, children develop cold symptoms when beginning LDN, but
then recover quickly.
At a time when over 7 million children are on Ritalin and psychotropics, and Electroshock Therapy
is being promoted for wider use among youngsters on the spectrum, LDN is a ray of sunshine cutting through dark
clouds of medical treatments for autism.
I'm not impartial on the subject. My son has been using LDN for over a year now. Coupled with diet, supplements, and anti-inflammatory medicine, it
has sent his Crohn´s Disease into remission and markedly improved his symptoms of autism.
His physician, prescribed it for him through a compounding pharmacy.
A Google search will render LDN providers in your area.


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text: FILE – In this Sept. 17, 2010 file photo Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell speaks in Washington. The dirty laundry is piling up this campaign season. The revelations about the personal and professional lives of congressional candidates aren't just fodder for "Saturday Night Live" parodies and Twitter feeds. They can become campaign wild cards, yanking the spotlight from big issues like the economy and impacting races as the midterm election nears. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)


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Hey guys
here's a cat scratching tower i made for my 2 burmese kitties, i used 2x sheets of mdf, carpet samples form Andersons (free), PVC piping (free from a plumbin outlet store), PVC pipe caps to attach to the mdf and lots and lots of carpet tacks.
I can write up a tutorial if anyones interested? the whole project cost around$40 bucks (AUS)
cheers w x
Quick tutorial guys,
you will need:
* MDF or particle board (3 peices)
* Carpet samples for covering the platforms and pipes if you want
* Screws and a drill for the PVC caps
* PVC piping 10mm 90cm x 3 pieces for the bottom legs
* PVC piping 10mm 60cm x 2 pieces for the top legs
* Rope or carpet for covering PVC verticle pipes
* Carpet tacks or staple gun
* Liquid nails or other heavy duty glue
Step 1
trace out a design on the MDF or particle board similar to the picture above
Step 2
cut out the PVC piping to lengths that you're happy with, I used 90cms for the bottom 3 pieces and 60cms for the top 2 pieces
Step 3
so that you can dismantle to the tower later if you need to, the way i constructed it is so the pvc caps are glued and screwed into the mdf and the poles just slot easily into them and can be taken apart just as easily. See below for placement:
Step 4
Work out where you want your poles to be. I used a tripod design on the lover level for extra stability. Place the poles where you want them and trace around the tops in order to get exact placement for where the caps will need to be screwed in.
Place some glue on the PVC caps once you're happy with the positioning and drill three pilot holes for the screws. Securely screw in the PVC caps to the MDF and then be sure to check that they again line up with the ones the pipes will slot into on the platform below.
Step 5
Using glue and carpet tacks or glue and a staple gun line up your carpet on the MDf and begin attaching it (note you will need to cut out holes for where you have attached the PVC caps.
Step 6
Using the liquid nails attach the rope or carpet to the verticle PVC pipes being sure to leave a couple of cm's uncovered each end to allow the pipes to still slot in to the caps.
Allow to dry, construct the tower and let your cats go wild!
I hope I've covered everything, if something is unclear please let me know.
Cheers w x


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Care Poems. Below are examples of poems about care. This list of poetry about care is made of PoetrySoup member poems. PoetrySoup is a great resource for examples of care poems or a list of care poetry. These examples show what care poems look like. There is also a link below to the definition of care and a page where you can discuss these types of poems.
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text: Thank you! I couldn't wait to do this cake! I just wish I had taken my car instead of driving up with my sister because having AC would definitely have made a difference lol. Or if I had taken photos before I left. Luckily it was for family so they were wicked excited about the cake.


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A request by ACC OP Development, LLC (contract purchaser) to rezone approximately 3.26 acres from R-3 (Medium Density Multiple-family Dwelling) to PUD 60 (planned unit development with a maximum of 60 du/ac) and variances to Sections 29-10(d)(5) and (7) and 25-43 of the City Code pertaining to PUD building height and perimeter setbacks and minimum required right-of-way width, respectively. The 3.26 acres contains 12 tracts of land located north of Turner Avenue, east of Providence Road, south of Stewart Road and west of Fifth Street. (Applicant requests that this item be tabled to the February 20, 2014 meeting. This is the applicant's second tabling request)


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Mon., Oct. 29, 2012, 9:49 a.m.
Two Wheel Transit prepares to peddle over to Perry Street
Downtown Spokane bicycle shop Two Wheel Transit Bicycles is moving in November to a new retail store in the South Perry Street district.
The move from 1405 W. First Ave. to about 5,000 square feet at 817 S. Perry, in the northern portion of the HiCo Market building, has been anticipated for months.
Owners Geoff Forshag and Bruce Abbots are closing the current store on Nov. 9 and opening the new store Nov. 13.
Forshag said the move will allow the store to provide more usable space and more customer amenities. Those include a kids' bike area, a bike fitting studio, a larger retail area and larger mechanics spaces.
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Cosway Warehouse Sale
Summary: Cosway is having it's Warehouse Sale. Amazing discounts on a variety of popular Cosway products ! Fantastic rock bottom prices as low as RM1.00!
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Time: 11:00AM – 7:00PM
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Sales: 26 Nov 2010 – 30 Nov 2010
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Carrie and I moved out of our home last Thursday. For the next 6 weeks we are living with some good friends before heading out to Denver Seminary. They are caring people, former missionaries to Austria, and they are really fun to talk to. Their son is a sophomore at the University of Northern Iowa and one of our former students. He and I stay up and chat on occasion about life, Jesus and things. It's a very nice homeless shelter and I'm thankful for it.
Still praying for:
1. An apartment in Denver
2. A job in Denver
3. Good closing weeks in Iowa with our parents, siblings and church family
Tomorrow I take off with a team of high school students and adult volunteers who have stepped up to the plate to serve on the student ministry team next year. We will talk about disciple-making, fruitfulness in Christ, spiritual disciplines, and the like. Then for one whole day they will plan out the upcoming semester and pray over such plans. Ask the Spirit to guide our weekend.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Quote of the Day - Angel Cabrera
"There are some players that have psychologists . . . I smoke."
-Angel Cabrera, yesterday's 2007 U.S. Open Golf Tournament winner
I just thought this quote a bit humorous. Angel (pronounced, an-hel, due to his Argentinian citizenship and Spanish speaking) is quite an exhibitionist. In our world of intense counseling and over-medicated patients, I thought Angel's comments were worth a blog spot.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Yahoo News - Kirk Cameron
What do you guys think of this? Yahoo News tells about Kirk Cameron's (known as Michael Sever on "Growing Pains") conversion to Christianity and new calling as an evangelist and internet preacherman.
I found the Yahoo News piece well-done and very interesting: http://potw.news.yahoo.com/s/potw/41/converting-kirk-cameron
I found the Yahoo News piece well-done and very interesting: http://potw.news.yahoo.com/s/potw/41/converting-kirk-cameron
Thursday, June 14, 2007
sorry for the limited action . . .
June is flying by. We have been relentlessly packing up our home and getting ready for the big move.
June 5-11th we traveled to the Pine Ridge Reservation in Wanblee, South Dakota. for 3 1/2 days we ministered to children, helped update a children's home, and helped a new ministry couple and family move in and clean up the place. then we spent 2 1/2 days in Sioux Falls on our return trip ministering at an urban mission and also to help set-up for a week-long rodeo Bible camp. We came home to prepare for our garage sale this Friday and Saturday. Next week we move out June 21st. We will pack up most of our stuff in a garage and spend 6 weeks living out of our suitcases in the home of friends until our August 5th departure to Denver Seminary.
At the same time, I am teaching through the book of Galatians (Romans-lite as a friend of mine calls it) to our 7-12th grade students on Wednesday evenings. Also, I have my 2nd of 4 Sunday morning messages on the book of Jude this Sunday AM.
On the side I am reading through a book called "Sacred Marriage" with my wife. I am half-way through N.T. Wright's "Jesus" and hoping to finish his "The Resurrection of the Son of God" as well before we ship off west. These are not books I'll probably get around to during the thick of seminary. I am also gearing up for my Greek entrance exam. I am using Machen's beginner's book and Mounce's as well.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
new computer and fun
Carrie and I brought a new child into our home on Thursday evening . . . no, she didn't deliver our baby 2 months early. We got a new computer. Carrie's desktop went up in a cloud of smoke almost 2 months ago. My laptop at church has been dying a slow death so we didn't think it was worth trying to take it out to Denver Seminary. So we purchased a new HP laptop. It's nothing over the top, but I am enjoying playing on it. It's an HP Pavilion dv6000, running Vista Home Premium, and Microsoft Office 2007.
My previous laptop was a Dell, and I lost loyalty to Dell as I made a huge investment in telephone conversations with service people and ordering new parts. I'm not ready to go Apple . . . maybe the next computer purchase. I don't think I'm enough artsy-postmodern-yupppy to go Apple. Soon though . . . I here Colorado transforms many people to the world of Macintosh.
BTW - I like Vista . . . a lot! And FYI, I've never had a PC crash due to Microsoft software . . . only due to hardware. I think Bill Gates knows what he's doing.
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Jay Z has been all over the news recently for his work musically (new album "Magna Carta Holy Grail"), his work cinematically (producing the soundtrack for "The Great Gatsby"), and his work athletically (becoming a sports agent and signing Robinson Cano and Kevin Durant). Thursday's headline deals with his work grammatically however. Word has gotten round that the rapper would prefer to go by the name "Jay Z," dropping the hyphen previously included in his alias.
Joe Levy, an editor for music magazine Billboard, reported on Twitter that he had spoken with sources at the Roc-A-Fella label who confirmed that Hov has adopted a hyphen-less spelling. According to Levy, the magazine will abide by the rapper's wishes and spell the name minus punctuation from here on out.
Breaking: Jay Z has dropped the hyphen from his name, according to his label. I am not kidding. (Wish I was.) Copy editors: take note.
— Joe Levy (@RealJoeLevy) July 18, 2013
It's a switch that's been a long time coming. As far back as 2011's "Watch The Throne," credits have listed the rapper's name without the hyphen. And most people probably haven't caught on because Jay hasn't said anything about it, and normally when Jay wants something to be known, he lets it air, such as scheduling a performance on top of David Letterman's marquee.
Jay probably figures that he's got better things to worry about, or realizes that his life is so charmed he could care less what we call him. So far, Wikipedia has yet to formally make the change, but we at Mstars (at least this writer) will abide by Jay's wishes. Don't expect any new entries in next year's AP Stylebook either.© 2018 Mstars News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.


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SEC Probes Groupon
The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining Groupon Inc.'s revision of its first set of financial results as a public company, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The regulator's probe into the popular online-coupon company is at a preliminary stage and the SEC hasn't yet decided whether to launch a formal investigation into the matter, the person said.
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Lil Pump x Zaytoven
On Sunday, Lil Pump shares the full song to his Zaytoven collaboration that he previewed in October on Instagram. While "Designer" does sound like another anti-establishment, turn-up anthem from Lil Pump, he continues to casually use the n-word with the lines, "All these diamonds drippin' on me, feeling like a water faucet/Broke n***as hatin' on me/Man, the shit, need to stop it/Lil Pump, the freshest n***a coming out my city/Hit KODs and I'm blowing straight fifties."
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Team America: uuuhhh
I think Trey and Matt were both trying to prove the point that everyone should be made fun of and to show, in no uncertain terms, the corruption of the horrors of war in our country. I am sure they did it with a great sense of humor, but this film, a love/war/action story told by PUPPETS made money in the box office. It shows deliberately and completely that America will buy into anything that has to do with war, we want it, crave it, need it and thrive on it. This film makes fun of every aspect of US's culture, from "Lease" on Broadway, with a graphic song about AIDS, to Times Square ads, the Derek Zoolander-esque lead male, the tragic love stories, the raunchy sex scene, the swearing, the over-zealous country songs promoting American domination. And yet, we saw it. We laughed. And Trey and Matt laughed all the way to the bank. The American public proved once and for all that no matter how bad it gets, we are obsessed with war and ourselves in it.
Despite my reservations and the shock on my roomates' faces when they realized what I was watching, I did really enjoy this. It gave me a good laugh and a much needed break from the serious subject matter of our previous films. This movie still leaves you with much to talk about and much to ponder, but you must also walk away remembering not to take us, and everything about us, too seriously.
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This two-bedroom park home is on the popular Marigolds residential site, which is situated just to the north of Bognor Regis.
The property, on Shripney Road, comprises of an entrance hall, galley style kitchen leading to the dining area and dual aspect sitting room, two bedrooms with fitted furniture and recently refurbished wet room.
The property also benefits from double glazing and gas calor heating via radiators.
Outside, gardens surround the home and there is parking/hardstand to the front.
No forward chain.
Price £59,950.
For more information, or to arrange a viewing, contact Charles Peck Estate Agents, 65 High Street, Bognor Regis. Telephone 01243 867777.


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Hi to all,
I'm kind of new to CSS and HTML. I just started creating a site based on the Fresh&Clean theme but I can't change a default theme font family with the Custom CSS.
For instance, for the Nav Bar I tryed (but it didn't work):
#access { font-family:raleway!important; }
The same for a page. I tried to change a page font with:
<p style="font-family:bree!important"> (...) </p>
It I define other standard fonts for the family, such as Georgia, or Verdana, or something, it actually uses them but never a "custom font". Almost like it doesn't recognize them. Don't know if this because of the theme or if i'm doing something wrong.
Thanks in advance for any help!
The blog I need help with is mundare.org.


text: Folks: Since there were at least some people out there who were clamoring for any sort of O2 code, I've put my latest patches up for ftp [1]. Unfortunately, this code still has serious issues, and it seems to work worse than previously (before I updated from the ~ end-of-Aug. base to a more recent code base). My Intel PCI GigE card now seems to lose a lot of interrupts, and so root-on-NFS isn't so much fun anymore (it's actually pretty damn unbusable). Also, the new R5000SC cache code seems broken (though Chris did warn about known issues with it), and gives the following output on my newly upgraded (to R5000SC) O2: CPU clock speed = 180.00Mhz*configging sdcache R5000/Rm5200 SCACHE Exception: <vector=ECC> Status register: 0x20000004<CU1,IPL=8,MODE=KERNEL> Error EPC: 0x802dc2c8 CacheErr 0xe5000008<ER,EC,ED,EE,EI,SIDX=0x8,PIDX=0x0> --> ECC/Parity ERROR on the SysAD bus CRASH calling ecc_error_decode So for the meantime I've resorted to always (under an #if 0, so it's easy to change in the code) turning off the secondary cache if there is one; when I do this, my R5000SC now boots, albeit without knowing it has a L2 cache. I'd like to make progress on the following things, probably in that order: (1) Get R5000 cache code working so we can run on machines with L2 without disabling it. Hopefully, an extra set of eyes and extra machine will get Chris Sekiya's code debugged and working soon. (2) Start the great interrupt code I've been meaning to do since the IP22 port was integrated; I figure maybe if I get going on O2 I should whack the IP22 stuff as well. Given my free time lately, I'm not promising any timeframes, but I did trip across some posts to the list ~ 2 years ago (!) about the (then new) O2 support, so I suppose it's been broken long enough 8-) --rafal [1] Diff vs. -current, including most of Chris Sekiya's changes from his Nov. 27th patch set: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/incoming/rafal/latest-o2.diff Diff vs. Chris Sekiya's Nov 27th tree (just the diffs between out trees, mainly for Chris): ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/incoming/rafal/sekiya-o2.diff ---- Rafal Boni firstname.lastname@example.com We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glowworm. -- Winston Churchill


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With over 20,000 pages of free walking information, "Walking Britain" is dedicated to the footpaths that cross the landscape. The National Parks feature strongly in the lists of walks including the Lake District, the Peak District and Snowdonia, not to mention the Yorkshire Dales. Coverage also includes Counties and many areas of natural beauty (AONBs).
Although the natural world is the theme, man-made elements such as villages, bridges, mines and churches are also included in the many walking routes.
The North Wessex Downs are an area of undulating hills in Oxfordshire, Hampshire and West Berkshire. One of the highlights of the area is the Uffington White Horse from where you can enjoy a superb panorama looking north. Go to walk description
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Maps showing the location of all walks are now available. This feature offers an easy way to locate walks in the National Parks, Counties and other areas in the British Isles.
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Online Quiz on C/C++ Programming Language – Set 1
Online Quiz of C/C++ Programming Language – Set 1. On this online quiz set there are 10 Multiple Choice Questions related to the C/C++ Programming Language in Quiz format. This Online Quiz is for those user who want to test their knowledge/skill in C/C++ Programming Language. To attempt this online quiz type your name and click on start button bellow.
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The Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing cutting edge rehabilitation to people living with Parkinson's Disease (PD). In addition to directly providing rehabilitation to people with Parkinson's Disease in the greater Cincinnati area, we also strive to increase access to this therapy nationwide, via scientific research. At the Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation Institute we don't treat Parkinson's Disease, we treat PEOPLE with Parkinson's Disease. Our goal is to assure that, in addition to improving the clinical symptoms of the disease, we improve the quality of our patients' lives. We accomplish this goal by listening to our patients and developing a targeted rehabilitation plan that serves the unique needs of each individual. Our founder, Brian Terpstra, Ph.D., has the expertise to develop the rehabilitation strategies people living with Parkinson's Disease need.
How Our Approach Differs From Traditional Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy is widely used to improve motor symptoms in PD; however, Medicare and insurance companies only cover a limited amount of PT per year, resulting in a short-term model of treatment for a lifelong, progressive neurodegenerative disease. While this payment model is appropriate for many orthopedic injuries, it is inadequate when applied to PD. In fact, Dr. Pellecchia and colleagues at the University of Naples have shown that, although 20 weeks of traditional physical therapy was effective in improving the motor symptoms of PD, this benefit was lost following three months of no therapy. Therefore, the expense of paying "out of pocket" ($200/hr) creates a cost barrier to PD patients receiving the long-term PT necessary to maintain functional gains during lapses in coverage.
In order to provide an affordable long-term rehabilitation to people with PD in the greater Cincinnati area, we have developed a model to provide continuous rehabilitation throughout the entire time course of the disease. High-intensity exercise designed to improve the symptoms of PD, has been shown to be superior to the low-intensity approach of PT. Our approach is very intense and very effective. We expect you to work and you should expect results! Since all people with PD do not display the symptoms of the disease equally and the prominence of each symptom varies over the course of the disease, we integrate the scientifically established modes of exercise based on the predominate symptom(s) of each patient to provide personalized rehabilitation. An additional benefit of exercise for PD is the increase of proteins in the brain that enhance learning and cognition. Since cognitive deficits limit the ability of exercise to improve gait and balance, patients perform motor and cognitive rehabilitation simultaneously to enhance the effects of both therapies.


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I am okay with getting the that the first arg equation describes the arc of a circle, but i am a bit stuck on how to interpret the next part.Show that in an Argand diagram the equation
represents an arc of a circle and that is constant on this circle.
Find values of z corresponding to the points in which the circle is cut by the curve given by
anyone willing to give me a hand?
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How to Secure Your Website from Hackers #GuestPost
First off, I would like to thank Bek Davis for allowing me to guest post on her blog. She has been an incredible resource on marketing, monetizing, and building my blog and website. I highly recommend checking out her article on Why You Need to Have a Blog for Your Brand along with her incredible portfolio of website designs and graphics.
Now a website being hacked may seem like something that only happens to large scale websites that have something worth hacking. But, in actuality, large amounts of websites, big and small, are being hacked daily. Whether you have a simple website displaying your portfolio or a huge online business, it is not fun to be hacked. You put time and effort into creating your site, and should never have to deal with it being damaged or destroyed by hackers.
Thankfully, there are a few steps and actions you can take to help protect your website from internet spies and hackers.
Avoid Public Wi-Fi
Whether you are a frequenter of coffee shops or commonly use hotel Wi-Fi when traveling, public Wi-Fi may often seem like the most convenient and obvious choice. Although your public Wi-Fi network may seem safe, this can often be an illusion. Simply by being on the same network as someone, a hacker could potentially access any login information and spy on what you are doing. While there are other ways to prevent hackers from accessing your personal information, it is a smart idea to avoid using public Wi-Fi networks, especially when you are working with sensitive information.
Use a VPN
As much as we would like to avoid using public Wi-Fi, when working remotely or traveling on business trips, it can seem almost impossible to completely avoid potentially unsafe networks. A VPN, also known as a virtual private network, will encrypt the data you are receiving or sending. So even if someone is spying on a public Wi-Fi network, your information will be encrypted and protected. Not only will your login information be protected, but all of your online activity will also be hidden as well. At Secure Thoughts you can learn which VPN service is best for you depending on your location and level of security needed.
Use Security Plugins
Depending on how you are hosting your website, you may be able to easily add a few security plugins that can help give your site a little extra security and safety from hackers. However, always be careful and do your research before adding any plugins. Some plugins may cause more damage than help. But, after a little research, you can find plugins that can ensure password safety, fight against spam, protect against malicious URLs, and much more.
Keep Software Updated
Ensuring that your software is constantly updated when needed is immensely important when it comes to the security of your website. Software includes plugins, security and malware software, operating systems, and anything else that is used to run your website. Updates not only ensure you are using the highest quality software, but also help ensure that your software maintains the highest amount of security.
By using older versions of software, you become much more vulnerable to being hacked. New software is often created to fix bugs in older versions. Hackers can easily break into old software, as they may already know its vulnerabilities. It is a smart idea to make a habit of setting aside time to check if any of your software needs updates. However, before doing any updating always be sure to back-up your website. Some updates can occasionally cause sites to lose information, and it is better to be safe than sorry.
Use and Manage Quality Passwords
Using strong quality passwords may seem like a no brainer. Most of us know the importance of using passwords with a mixture of letters, numbers and symbols. We know not to write our passwords down for spying eyes to find, and to not use the same password for everything. Even though we know these rules, with so many passwords we need to remember, it is easy to fall into bad patterns of using passwords that are poor but easy to remember.
Unfortunately, by falling into bad password habits we are opening ourselves up to the dangers of hackers. Poor passwords make it easy for dangerous hackers to find their way onto your website. Thankfully, there are new tools and resources out there to help make it easier to not only create strong passwords, but remember them as well. A personal favorite of many is Lastpass. Lastpass will help you create strong and complex passwords for each site. It then secures all your passwords in one place for you, and automatically fills in your passwords. It gives you the ability to create complex passwords without ever having to remember them. Lastpass is just one of many services out there that now make it much easier to maintain safe and secure passwords.
Hopefully these tips and tricks will help keep your website secure and safe from hackers. It is easy to spend plenty of time creating and building an incredible website, but it is just as important to take steps to ensure that your sites information stays safe so that your website can continue to grow and thrive.
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Best American Travel Writing 2011 (editor)
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The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites . A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected—and most popular—of its kind. The Best American Travel Writing 2011 includes André Aciman, Christopher Buckley, Maureen Dowd, Verlyn Klinkenborg, Ariel Levy, Téa Obreht, Annie Proulx, William T. Vollmann and others.


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It is the era of social and Google+ is the latest entry in the arena. This attempt at social networking by Google seems to be working as in a month only the user base shot up to 25 million. So, it has potential and if you want to mark your presence on Google+, then you will have to keep certain branding tips in mind.
Why Do You Need Google+
Apart from the fact that the user base is spreading really fast, (Google+ is expected to overtake Twitter in 2012), the features of the social network are also very promotion friendly. Also, the user experience of Google+ is bound to help you work better in making a connection with your target audience. The fact remains that Google+ features have integrated the best of what social media are offering- it has improved privacy options-sleeker interface- and with its Sparks and Circles, it has given a new meaning to online relationships. More on Google+ here.
Building Your Brands On Google+
Even though businesses are still waiting for Google+ to offer commercial set ups and pages, but they have started exploring it. Here are a few tips that can work for your brand as of now, on Google+.
Profile– Your profile is the first thing people notice about you, or look at, when they come across you. That is why it has to be top notch. For your profile to be genuine as well as interesting, follow these steps-
1. Your profile name must be authentic. Use your real name- not only will you come across as original and trust worthy to the users, but also to Google. The fact is that Google wants Google+ to be about real people. This means a name like- 'Avenger Angel 007' may not work on Google+.
2. Fill up your profile completely. Leave no columns empty. This tells people about what you really are all about. It displays what you have written in the "Bragging" section too. So it will make a good impression on people, if you say, "Scored the top of the SATs".
3. Another thing to remember while building your profile are the keywords. So, when you are writing a nice long description of yourself in the About me section- leave no stone unturned, and put in appropriate keywords. Use the same in the introduction, bragging rights and occupation columns.
4. Have a public profile. If you want people to connect to you, keep your doors open. Moreover, not only for the people, let the search engine crawlers can find you. Remember that when editing your profile; click the 'search visibility' tab- to maximize your exposure to search engines.
Building The Circles
- Circles are highly useful as they let you choose who all you want to share what content with.As compared to Facebook and Twitter (where every post or tweet is sort of shared with all friends), you can choose who you want to share some news about your brand. Also, with you choosing the Circles you want to see as a part of your stream, then your news feed remains unclogged with every single entry that your friends have shared. You can separate your personal Circle and professional circles separate from each other.
- With Circles, you can build 'sub-communities' of likeminded people who are potential customers. You can exchange meaningful information and content with chosen and influential groups via the Circles. A more targeted audience, that is what the sorting of Circles gets you.
- Include the influential people in your Circles. First you have to find out who are the names that can be really influential in your niche. You can do that by doing a simple Google+ search on your primary keyword- this will lead you to the recent conversations, and you can see the people doing it, and then know the ones that are the most influential in your stream. The next step is that you have to interact with them and get them in your Circles- most importantly get inside their Circles. So that you get access to potential clients and business associates.
- Share your content slowly and carefully. Do not post too much, as it will go unnoticed by all. Do it with each Circle and their interests in mind
The Potential Nuclear Power- The +1 Button
This little waving No.1 flag against most things on Google+, is your key to being successful on Google+. This has been agreed upon by the search engine experts in the SES San Francisco.
- Get a +1 button on your website quickly. Put it against most products and see the number of people 1ing it. The +1 button has real potential, and has even started showing in search results. on your website Then, visitors can mark their endorsement, boosting your site's SEO.
- Your aim here is to get as many +1s as possible. For the same, you have to create original- relevant and highly captivating content on your website, so that more and more people like it and +1 it. Try to include videos and images and catchy headlines in your post to make it interesting and thought provoking. The aim is to capture the people's attention and push them enough to press the +1 button.
- Sparks- will lead you to the groups with similar interests and you will really benefit from interacting with industry professionals.
Hangout Makes The Real Time Connect:
Using the Hangout feature to do video chats with people can also help. Interacting with them will give a personal and human touch to it all. You can form closer relationships with people of your industry and form a basis of future business. You can talk about common interests with your groups. And Huddle is an excellent group messaging tool to easily send specific information to one of your Circles
The Takeaway:
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Melanie Brown Gives Birth!by Hilton Hater at . Comments
Melanie Brown is a proud new mother, and the former Spice Girl finds the whole thing hilarious!
Brown gave birth to a girl last night, writing soon afterward: "Finally our baby arrives,Stephen nearly passed out,Phoenix screamed,I laughed so hard the baby popped out!!! She is just sooo amazing!!"
This is the first child for Melanie and husband Stephen Belafonte. She has two daughters from previous relationships, Phoenix, 12 and Angel, 4. Belafonte also has a daughter named Giselle.
Brown, meanwhile, concluded her busy evening with a message to her fans: "I wanna thank you ALL for your beautiful well wishes,it means a lot to me,you guys are the best,I am SOOOOOO blessed my heart is melting!!"
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text: What would you do during a zombie apocalypse? Well now you get a chance to see just what you'd do when faced with some tough decisions. In The Outbreak you find yourself in a group of 5 survivors trying to escape the oncoming zombie horde with little more than a double barrel shotgun and a spastic colon…ok I made that last one up. You are allowed to choose the way in which you will die, or survive depending on the wisdom of your decisions. It's also some good training for the day when the zombies actually do descend like locusts…and I know they will. If you make all the right choices you'll live to fight another day…otherwise you're zombie poo. It's a really cool interactive movie that lasts approximately 15 minutes (mostly due to all the dying and retrying) with a neat decision tree. While it's not the best movie ever it is a very interesting approach to movie making. I highly recommend you give it a whirl. Click on the link above or the picture below to try it out an ddon't forget to check their site out on MySpace.com – http://www.myspace.com/survivetheoutbreak.


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Originally Posted by Ilan
Most people will switch.= useless set. Last time I checked dark types aren't immune to psychic status moves like trick or hypnosis.
Well thanks for the feedback... LOL! I said that I don't even know if it works or not but maybe it won't be that useless, just gimmicky! Sleep mechanics changed in 5th gen and not many opponents will predict having nightmare on a hypno... So It's not that impossible to inflict the status. Even if the opponent switches, having a sleeping pokemon in one's party is not a good thing!
It might turn out to be a horrible set either, but I just thought of posting something new!
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I bought a big chunk of fresh ginger last week in order to remake my Carrot Ginger Dressing. I adore the smell and taste of fresh ginger and I love using it in my meals because I find that it really "wakes" everything up.
The only problem is that I find that fresh ginger goes-off quickly in my fridge. It either dries-out or gets all slimy and moldy before I have a chance to use it all up. So, instead of storing it in the fridge, I now store it in the freezer. I don't just toss it in the ice box whole though – I grate it first. The benefit of finely grating your ginger is that you won't end-up with those stringy bits of ginger in your food. Since it's a bit time-consuming, it's nice to do a whole bunch at once, that way you always have "fresh" ginger on hand when you need it. Time flies when you watch a documentary while peeling and grating…
Freezing Ginger
1. Cut your ginger into manageable pieces – pieces that you'll be able to easily handle and peel.
2. Using a small knife, remove the peel from the ginger and cut-out any rough bits. Save all your scrapings – I'll show you how to use them below!
3. Finely grate the ginger – watch those fingers!
4. I find that most of my recipes call for 1 tbsp of fresh ginger, so that's how I portion it.
5. Wrap the ginger in cling wrap, twisting at the ends like a candy wrapper, and tying in a knot
6. Place ginger parcels in a freezer-safe bag and store it in the freezer until ready to use.
Remember how I said to keep all those peelings?
I like to simmer the ginger peels along along with a squeeze of lemon in a saucepan filled with water for about 20 minutes. It's a natural air freshener for your kitchen!
I also use the collected juice and stringy bits to make a quick ginger tea.
Ginger Tea
- Seep the ginger remnants and juice in boiling water for about 5 minutes. You can make it as strong as you want, but 4 cups of water for these remnants was perfect for me.
- Strain the tea from the ginger pieces.
- Add a splash of lemon juice and a squirt of agave nectar.
- This is such an invigorating drink, and is especially nice if you're feeling run-down and/or feel a cold coming on.
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Skip to comments.How feminism is to blame for the breakdown of the family, by Left-winger Diane Abbott
Posted on 01/04/2013 2:28:06 AM PST by Olog-hai
Feminism is partly to blame for the breakdown of the family, one of Labours most senior female politicians has said.
Diane Abbott, the partys public health spokesman, said that major issues facing society stem from family breakdown. And in a surprise admission from one of the Lefts most outspoken feminists, she conceded that womens rights campaigners have neglected the family.
Abbott, a divorced mother with one son, also highlighted the harmful impact on society of internet pornography and fast food.
In a nod to Labour orthodoxy, Abbott said: When I talk about stable families, I do not only mean the heterosexual, 2.1-children set-up, but also extended families or same-sex relationships. But she added: I still believe some kind of stable family structure is vital and that is what most people want around them. I do not think we should abandon that terrain to the Right.
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Trolling for votes.
Evil fast food.
My wife doesn't support the Feminist Agenda because she refuses to be lowered to equality.
For gods sake, dont turn this woman into a hero.
I made sure to put in one particular paragraph (the last one quoted) so that does not happen here at least. I would say that no matter what effort is expended to defray it, the woman would be a hero to some segment of society anyway . . .
Abbott is an idiot, she is also a hypocrite and racist.
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The Manning region Catholic primary schools attended their regional swimming carnival at the Gloucester Swimming Pool Complex today (February 15).
This is the fourth year in a succession Gloucester's St Joseph's Primary School has won the bid to host the event.
Sport co-ordinator from St Joe's Gloucester, Lee Sullivan said the event always attracted a large crowd of spectators.
"It's a great way to showcase the town and a great boost for the local economy."
Five schools from the region attended the carnival with the top performers moving onto the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle's event on February 28.
Around 60 swimmers from St Joseph's Primary Schools in Gloucester, Wingham, Taree and Bulahdelah, along with Holy Name Primary School,Forster cheered each other on during the races.
Students from the Vocational Education Training (VET) Sport Coaching course at St Clare's High School also came over to help out by timekeeping each race.
According to Gloucester pool's recreation and aquatic supervisor, John 'Tad' Parish, it was "the biggest crowd for the regional carnival so far.


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We have reviewed Amazon S3 Desktop Uploader and Downloader Similarly S3E is a free amazon browser designed to be an Amazon S3 client which allows you to manage buckets, and move files on your computer and Amazon S3. In order to use S3E, you need to sign up for the Amazon S3 web service. Once you have your S3 access key and secret access key, click on the "Account" button to enter them.
Some Things To Know About The Application
- To upload files, click on the "Upload" button, or drag files in from other applications. Multiple files can be uploaded or dragged at the same time.
- You can paste files in to S3E from the clipboard.
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- S3E support keyboard copy/paste shortcuts, as well.
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This post is in response to a request to filter posts based on the first letter of a custom field. The requestor was creating a staff listing where the person's last name was stored in a custom field named 'staff_last_name'. A menu of all letters was needed to allow the viewer to select the letter to view.
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How do various characters react to the relationship of Othello and Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello?
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Iago, who is the villain of this tragedy by Shakespeare, and several other characters are jealous of the relationship between Othello and Desdemona, including Roderigo. Roderigo (and probably Iago, on some level) wants Desdemona for himself, so naturally, he is jealous. Iago is jealous of Othello, too, because he is a skilled general and is much more talented and strong than he is. Iago has little love or respect for his wife, Emilia, who is Desdemona's lady-in-waiting. He treats her cruelly and with disdain, so he is probably jealous of the true love Othello and Desdemona share.
Other characters, including Desdemona's father, disapprove of their relationship because of how quickly they married and because they did it in secret. Also, some are upset because Othello is a Moor, which is a different race than Desdemona.
Others try to be supportive of their relationship, including Cassio and Emilia. They, however, get sucked into Iago's evil plan to make Othello kill Desdemona, which ultimately succeeds. All of the characters are touched in some way by this tragedy.


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We're super excited about this new school year, but I must admit, my kids make it easy. While My Little Man is not a fan of writing, he loves to read and to build things, and so I need only to bring books home. He'll find them, devour them, and remember much of the text word for word.
My Little Man and My Big Helper are so close in age and ability, most of our schoolwork happens together. They do most of the same assignments, study the same topics, and do most of the same projects. When their work differs, it's usually only in scope or the difficulty I expect from them – and math. They do separate math assignments.
With that in mind, this is what we're planning for this coming school year. We'll be starting next week – although the kids have already started reading their books and making up their own assignments. (I don't think they understand the meaning of 'vacation.') For this to make sense, though, you need to know how we do school. We incorporate as many subjects as we can into one thing – an interdisciplinary or project approach, also called unit studies – but we're pretty eclectic about the way that we do things, too. I choose history and/or science topics for us to focus on and then we read biographies, historical fiction, non-fiction, videos, documentaries, build things, take field trips, and write, so …
History: Mostly we'll be reading the types of books listed above. We fill in gaps between major time periods with Drive Through History: Columbus, the Pilgrims, and Early Boston'>this video series for a big world overview of what's happening in a given time period.
Science: We're going to be matching up scientists and discoveries with the time periods that we're studying. We'll learn about the science of navigation during our exploration unit, about the changes in weapons and warfare throughout our war studies, and other important ones in between. The kids' book clubs will be reading a fun trade paperback that makes use of physics and circuits, too – more on that to come. When we want more information, in addition to biographies, the 'Net, and documentaries, we'll be reading


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Jay Brannan
August 3rd, 2012 | Published in Artists
Singer/songwriter Jay Brannan is a New Yorker by way of Texas, California, and several stops in between. He first made headlines as an actor in John Cameron Mitchell's indie film sensation "Shortbus", offering an international platform for his first full-length musical release, entitled goddamned, which made its debut as the No. 25 overall Top Album on iTunes.
One Billboard-charting covers EP, three world tours, and a slew of YouTube videos later, Brannan brings us Rob Me Blind, his second full-length album of originals, produced by Grammy-winning producer David Kahne (Regina Spektor, Paul McCartney, The Bangles, Lana Del Rey, etc.).
Brannan's tenor voice combined with painfully honest lyrics surrounding taboo subjects has caught the attention of critics at such influential outlets as Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, which proclaimed that Brannan "makes even the saddest lyrics easy on the ear."
for more videos check out http://jaybrannan.com/videos


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I stared down at the metal bowl portion of the pan, considering that such a large kitchen item was a rather ridiculous choice of a souvenir. Then I sat on the suitcase and cursed zippers till they did my bidding and choked into one another.
I don't normally buy much when I travel. I prefer moments, photographs, conversations and calories as my take-away. I'm more apt to travel with emotional baggage rather than actual.
I couldn't leave Sri Lanka without an Egg Hopper pan.
Egg Hoppers are the national breakfast of Sri Lanka – a crazy cross between a crepe made from slightly sweet coconut flour and a fried egg. It's sprinkled with hot chilies and an onion sambal, if that's how you roll (that's definitely how I roll), and you carefully fold it like a burrito, biting through the chewy crust to release the delicious melt of runny egg yolk.
There's a specific Egg Hopper pan used to make them. It's a metal wok-shaped bowl, affixed to a wooden handle. Each pan comes with a lid and a metal spoon for whacking the side – a necessity to coax the Hopper onto the plate. On this trip, I ventured in a few kitchens to watch the process. Then I made a frantic dash into a grocery store on the way to the airport to grab the pre-mixed flour to carry home. The from-scratch flour apparently takes specialty yeast and 24 hours to make … and ain't no one got time for that.
I arrived in America, unzipped and gazed down onto what looked like a giant bag of cocaine. How is it that TSA stops me frequently to inquire about the underwire in my bra, but my bag sails through inspection filled with a kilo of white powder with no label? You are a mystical mystery, TSA.
I haven't made an Egg Hopper yet. I'm also woefully behind on this blog post. If you're planning a trip, here are a few things I'd do a second time.
Book a Walking Tour in Colombo with Mark Forbes
Mark Forbes is a National Geographic photographer and a local who's lived through the peaceful times as a child, then the war. He's now heading up the city's historic preservation. Through it all, he's had a camera. He guides you down streets, showing you his images of tanks, bomb sites and grainy chaos trapped in black-and-white images that will physically hurt your heart. Then you gaze up to the brilliance of sunlight on a bright white building. Cornices and chandeliers. Crown molding and curving stairwells. Tiles extending down sidewalks up and up walls. The cheeky honk of a Tuk Tuk's horn and the clang of vendors selling various fruits. Colombo is a postcard of another time, straddling what was and what's to come.
At the end of the tour, Mark took us to the Post Office, which just reopened in the fall of 2016 after years of war. The workers ran out to meet us, excited to put stamps on postcards bearing Mark's own images. I have to admit I cried a little. What a sweet way to end a day in Colombo.
To book with Mark, go here.
The Caves at Sunset in Dambulla
By the time we reached Dambulla (92 miles from Colombo but a staggering four hours in traffic), I was wrapped in a blanket of jet lag and sweltering temperatures that can make a person feel as though you've opted to wear a wool onesie in a nuclear reactor. Our trip had just started and I was weirdly a little over it. This is the travel most people don't recount. I recount it because it matters. Travel is hot and sweaty, exhausting and filled with mosquitos sometimes. It's okay to be honest about that.
I would go back to Dambulla because when I was hiking up past thousands (not an exaggeration) of monkeys, my shoulders were aching, my thighs were dripping sweat and I wanted to fall over and nap on the dirt.
At the top, the cooler temperatures and sky just sliding sideways into a blue-black sunset was enough to revive me slightly. I loved touring the caves with our guide and seeing the beautiful, glittering Buddhas that date to the 18th century, but I wish I'd had an hour, a blank journal and a moment alone for the sunset. If you go, carve that out for yourself. It's unforgettable and soul affirming. Also, figure out what monkey repellant is and do not bring a banana.
Climbing Lion Rock in the Wet Season
Lion Rock is intense. It's located in Sigiriya, and from what I saw, it's the real reason you go to Sigiriya. There are also ancient ruins here too, but the main draw is this 1,200 stair climb up the mountain. The backstory of Lion Rock is that a king had two sons. One went crazy and killed his father. The other son fled to India, and the murderer built himself a palace on top of the rock. He carved a giant lion into the stone entryway. Today, you can still see the incredibly preserved claws that mark the start of your ascent.
That ascent is gut-wrenching in parts. The metal staircase was built in the 1930s and it juts out into empty air. At the top, you see his water garden remnants, with large carved sections for rectangular pools. I'd go back to see them filled in the wet season, when the affect is akin to the Bolivian Salt Flats. The reflections create a stunning, mirror effect of sky and ground together.
Our days in Sigiriya were spent at a relatively new hotel called The Water Garden. It was lovely and will only become more so as their landscaping grows up around the grounds, giving it a softer feel than it has now. The thatched-hut luxury suites offer personal pools and the staff makes a stellar Egg Hopper too.
Take a Surf Lesson in Tangalle
We spent a few days lounging in Tangalle at the gorgeous Amanwella hotel. It's on a private stretch of untouched beach, where 70-foot palm trees bend down towards the water. A pack of friendly dogs bounce around you, and you'll have nothing to do save shaking off the rest of the world in this hidden paradise. I'd go back and take a surf lesson.
The beach in October is a riotous affair of loud, slamming waves. It's gorgeous to photograph and lovely to watch from a balcony, but if you head here in the autumn, you certainly aren't swimming in it. The hotel offers surf lessons, though, at a beach just a few miles away.
Write (or just read) a Novel in Galle
Galle was founded in the 16th century, but what you see now is the influence of the Dutch, who arrived in the 1700s. It's ramshackle resplendent. It has curving stone walls, churches, forts and ports.
You can shop for incredibly affordable gemstones in the hundreds of jewelry stores. In the afternoons, sip tea on weathered porches filled with rattan chairs and faded tile floors, or visit the open-air spice stalls, which sell tumeric and curry by the kilo. Galle has a Rudyard Kipling-type romance. It's Joseph Conrad's style of vacation destination. Sir Jonathan Swift would crack his knuckles here, pick up a pen and get to writing.
I wanted to write here, too. Specifically I wanted to move inside the lavish, old-world oasis of the Amangalla. This converted colonial home-turned-boutique-villa is going to set you back more than $1,000 per night.
Is any hotel worth that?
I can't say. If any is, it's this place … which feels like a daydream of some century you never lived in.
If you can't afford it, go and have dinner there. Executive Chef Sumit Batra just moved from working at the Nomad in New York City. Sri Lankan food is about to have a global heyday, and this man will be at the forefront.
My other favorite spots in Galle were the Stick No Bills poster shop, where you can pick up a vintage recreation of a cool travel poster for only $20, and the incredible lunch at the Fort Printers hotel. You dine by a jade pool on a stone interior terrace. The building dates to the 18th century and formerly served as a Buddhist printing center.
Well, that's all I have on Sri Lanka.
I'm off to Bangkok tonight. I still haven't packed. And in a few hours, that's going to pose a rather serious issue.
Goodbye for now, friends. And a very happy, early Thanksgiving!


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Kids Sewing 102
Whether your child recently completed our Kids Sewing 101 Course or is coming in with previous sewing experience this dynamic course is great for children ages 7.5 - 13 who want to take their sewing experience to the next level! Children will work with more challenging projects that will enable them to gain a more solid foundation with various kinds of fabric, machine sewing and techniques.
Each session offers new and different projects so feel free to take it again and again to meet new people, work with other projects and expand upon skills.
Leave With:
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- List of sewing terminology
- List of over 50 local fabric stores
- General information on basic sewing supplies and sewing machines
Course Cost: $85 + $12 material fee. Feel free to bring your own sewing machine or rent one from the studio for a one time $5 fee at check-out. Families who register 2 or more children from the same family can use code TEN at checkout for a 10% family discount.
Prerequisite: Kids Sewing 100 & Kids Sewing 101 or equivalent experience
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text: Crown Resorts Horizon Hotel puts you within a 15-minute drive of Tombs of the Kings and features a rooftop terrace and a free kids' club. Guests can visit the spa to indulge in massages, aromatherapy, or mani/pedis, and Crown Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There's an indoor pool and a poolside bar, and rooms at this upscale hotel offer furnished balconies and sofa beds.


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Grateful Dead
Truckin' - June 28, 1974 (Dick's Picks 12)
Am ashamed to admit that have freaking finally dug out a pig/janice Lovelight and am freaking out with joy!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to admit my ignorance so loud and all-but so full of joy have to admit that have found my new fave LOVELIGHT ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now someone will prolly be asking WHICH pig/janice lovelight-like sunshine daydream just did. Suspecting is the 69 one. But not sure.
I don't know
don't really care
let there be songs
to fill the air
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you will still exist, but you have ceased to live.
Samuel Clemens
I asked about this in another thread and still haven.'t found the answer...
Anybody know anything about a version of Bird Song they play occasionally on the Sirius GDC. It doesn't sound like it's live-it's a pretty slow, quiet version, but not as psychedelic as the original Jerry solo. I've checked out alot of websites and haven't found the answer. Even tried emailing Sirius !
Any info would be "grately" appreciated...
4-13-1983, Patrick Gymnasium, UVM, Burlington
Single note transition between tunes gives me chills just thinkin' about it right now!
The boys were on FIRE that night and 3000 people had a blast!
..even a blind man knows when the sun is shinin'...you can feel it!..
...yes, let me once more try to convince you about this spectacular show... the boys had no easy task following The Who on that Rockpalast-night, but they did exceptionally well considering they played for an audience that hardly knew the band by name over here in Germany. You know, german audiences whistle, if they don't like something and there where lots of whistles during 1st set when they were tuning up between songs. People here like that "now we're gonna play our next song, it's called bla-bla-bla one two three four"-attitude. When the set crashed to an end with an incredible powerful Deal, they slowly had gotten into it.
The setlist reads quite conventional, but there really aren't any hang-ups, no vocal lapses, only strong versions, many of them able to turn on any dead-novice! A magnificient Sugaree that really rocks, a Shakedown both long and very potent, the above mentioned Deal, a pre-drums O1 with a very noisy and spacey synth and feedback section before giving way to drums... and the rest from NFA through to Good Lovin' is sheer power and delight throughout!
Pete Townsend sat in during that part; he was so stoned, that they turned down his guitar in the live-mix next to inaudible! (Jerry sent that occasional amused smile to him once in a while...)
So, people; if you still don't own that fantastic show on foreign ground: get it!
Have a listen
Gone are the days we stopped to decide........where we should go......we just ride.
o yea couple more EXCELLENT must listen DEWs
1972-12-31 w/ david crosby. ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE, crosby deserves a lot of credit because he is a large part to what makes this dew special, jerry bobby, david and phil all flowing together, god i love it!!!!
1972-10-21 - really love this one too, phil is just dropping bombs left and frikkin right
Jack Straw - 1987-04-06, Dead Set, Goin to Nassau, probably a lot i've forgot too.
High Time - 1981-05-06, anyone else know of a High Time with a guitar solo??????
Let it Grow - DP 25, 1990-09-12, DP32, DP13
China>Rider - DP12, DP31, 1989-07-17
Music Never Stopped - DP18, DP3
He's Gone - 1984-03-31
LLR - 1984-03-31 and 1985-11-08 (could be the 5th not the 8th, its one of them, and SMOKING!)
Deal - 1989-07-04, 1989-07-19
The Other One - so many out there but i really love 1978-01-22
Althea - 1990-09-12, 1989-07-19, Terrapin LTD. Goin to Nassau
Sugaree - 1989-07-19
Morning Dew - also, sooo many but DP28, DP3, 1972-09-21, New Years Cow Palace 76-77, 1977-05-08, 1977-05-22 etc....
New Minglewood - 1989-07-18, 1984-03-31
Feel Like a Stranger - 1987-04-06, 1989-07-17, 1984-03-31
ill be back later to post more.
...from 3/28/81 is both long -nearly 13 mins- and veeeery strong. A flawless version; let alone the little feedback noise...


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In Moscow the German Embassy put up a poster "You are sick in the head"
On Friday, August 12, at the Embassy of Germany in Moscow unknown hung a banner reading "Sie, sind Leute krank im Kopf" ("you People are sick in the head") and the logo of the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle reports "gazety". DW previously published a picture of the Russian cartoonist Sergei Elkin on the topic of banning Russian athletes to the Paralympics in Rio. After this, the Deputy head of the Duma Committee on labor, social policy and veterans Affairs Mikhail Terentiev demanded that the journalists an apology.
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What does ASCAP mean in Music?
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- ASCAP(n.)
- the American Society of Cinematographers. American Society of Composers, Authors and Puplishers
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