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i'm so excited to tell you all that we finally had some gorgeous weather here and i got the "bella collage quilt" photographed!! yay!!!! i heart this quilt. it was such a fun one to whip up. it's all about the fabrics on this one. i'm a huge fan of lotta jansdotter's work and fell head over heels for her new line bella. i wanted something that was a great beginner quilt for all you fellow newbies but also something that let you have some wild fun with quilting if you were more experienced. you know me...i'm all about a bit of wild fun :P
one of my main goals for designing the bella collage quilt was to enable the sewer to use 6 yards of fabric fully with minimal cutting. i'm always looking for a way to use full yardage (i gotta thing for it) and i'll admit it...i suck at cutting. so if i can't get a pre-cut bundle i tend to lean towards yardage and fun quilting to add some flair. the finished size of this quilt is perfect for one adult. i'm all for that. i believe in selfish sewing these days and heck if my toes are warm and i'm all cozy and snuggled i'm happy. when the hubs is out and i need a warm me up i go straight to bella now. she keeps me nice and toasty.
being a blogger i make collages a lot...and i mean a lot. so the idea came to me when i was trying to figure out how to preserve as much of my yardage as possible to just make a collage. i lurve it and it is going to be well loved by this momma in our little apartment. i've been snuggling up with it non stop since i finished hand sewing the binding on and it really brightens up my sofa (which is definitely not as nice, or clean, as my friends whose is pictured above).
the bella collage quilt tutorial features:
: : 4 page full color pdf pattern complete with clear & easy to understand step by step instructions with bright photos and digitally drafted diagrams
: : instructions for a finished quilt including the tetris style quilting pattern.
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we had a blast photographing the bella collage quilt. this is one of my fave places in victoria. a beautiful lookout bluff that has 3 bright colored anorak chairs perched atop it. when you sit there you feel as if you're floating in the air above the ocean. it's one of my fave places to go and just breathe. it reminds me how amazing this place is and how to not sweat the small stuff. i can tell you that i needed it that day. it ain't easy photographing quilts peeps. i freely admit i stressed with this one. i wanted some shots that i could look back at and enjoy that weren't just for tutorial purposes. something to document that moment and our little family. i'm thankful the hubs & even the kidlets helped me out! i adore the pics and i get relaxed and calm just looking at them. i think one of these bad boys is going in a frame cause i need all the help i can get these days to just remember "to breathe".
so come, grab your fave quilt and a thermos of coffee and join me on the bluff...let's chat...and dream away an hour or two atop the ocean......
happy sewing from my home to yours! xoxoxo oh, and if you make one please upload some pics to our flickr group so we can all see your lovely quilts! i can't wait!
what do you think? do you think you'll make one? what fabric line are you crushing on that you would use? i can't wait to hear your thoughts!


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I feel really sorry for the poor camels in Halls of Origination. Not only do they have to lug my fat tree butt around, but when I dismount, they die!
This week I found a very amusing quest in Azshara that asked me to rescue baby raptors. Rather than be happy for their rescue, they tried to eat my face. That's gratitude for you.
My fiance bought me a fish last week. My cats are quite taken with it. I can't tell if they want to play with it or eat it though. Either way, I don't think it would end well for the fish.
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The maximum deviation from the average or equilibrium value of any repeatedly changing quantity, such as the position of a vibrating object, pressure, velocity, voltage, current and many others. The amplitude of a sound wave is the maximum amount by which the instantaneous sound pressure differs from the ambient pressure. The variation of (maximum) amplitude over time is called the envelope of the sound. (Source: Barry Truax - Handbook for Acoustic Ecology CD-ROM Edition. Cambridge Street Publishing, 1999 - CSR-CDR 9901)
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"That Jonathan chap has been pretty quiet recently," I can hear you thinking to yourself. Must be busy playing that racing game he kept going on about. Yes, it's true, here at Chez Gitlin, any gaming time has been devoted to Forza II, with the occaisional round of Zuma. But four months in, and with no sign of any DLC to make the game any bigger, even Forza's biggest fans are starting to look around the room and wonder what else is going on.
Of course, before we had Forza II, driving fans had one of the Xbox 360's launch titles to keep them busy, Project Gotham Racing 3. More arcade game than driving sim, PGR3 was a visual treat, although never fully satisfied some of the series' most devoted fans, who maintain that PGR2 was the high point of the franchise. Now, Microsoft Game Studios and Bizarre Creations have announced that PGR4, the newest instalment, has gone gold, and will be on sale October 2.
PGR4 is set to feature a mix of cars and motorbikes, and in addition to all the cities included in prior games, it will include a number of new venues, including Montreal and Macau. On top of that, the game will feature dynamic weather effects, including rain, fog and snow.
The developers have also been talking up the team aspect of the new game. When you begin your career, you'll pick your nationality, which will then play an important part in multiplayer games, although exactly how this will work remains to be seen.
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Eurocopter has decided to assemble AS350 Ecureuil light helicopters in the U.S. to shore up its production capacity in Columbus, Miss., but the move is riling French unions.
Workers unions at the Eurocopter plant in Marignane, near Marseille, where the AS350 is produced, are uncomfortable with the move to disperse helicopter production to locations outside France, often as part of offset deals. Company managers say it is part of Eurocopter's strategy to be closer to the customer and not about reducing production costs.
"This is not about looking for low-cost production. If we wanted to do that, we could have moved production to Mexico," said Dominique Maudet, Eurocopter executive vice president of global business and services, at the Helitech exhibition here last week.
He noted that the cost of producing aircraft in the U.S. is little different from doing so in France. "We are not de-localizing; we are just localizing. We are not saying jobs would leave [France] and go there, but we are developing the business in the U.S. This will increase the market share, and so this will benefit the European workforce as well," he added.
The Columbus plant, staffed by a large number of U.S. military veterans, is the main assembly site for the UH-72 Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) for the U.S. Army. But the Defense Department's April 10 budget trimmed the planned buy of 346 Lakotas by more than 30 aircraft, ending production in 2014, which would bring an early end to what is seen as a critical contract for the European defense manufacturer.
"We are still fighting to get the Lakota numbers back up," Maudet said. "We are not giving up."
Maudet points out that possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) could help boost production numbers. The government is negotiating the sale of six UH-72s to the Thai armed forces, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced in June.
The future of UH-72 production is now in the hands of Congress. Different budget committees have either supported the Army's plan to cut 2014-15 procurement or added back differing numbers of helicopters. The issue will have to be resolved in conference between the House and Senate later this year.
Eurocopter is keen to retain skilled staff in the hope that the Army's long-expected Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) program comes to fruition. EADS North America has developed several prototypes and carried out de-risking work on the AAS-72X+, an armed version of the Lakota at its own cost and risk. The aircraft would also be produced in Columbus, if selected by the Army, but the future of the AAS program is unclear.
The Army has issued another amendment to its request for information (RFI) on the AAS requirement, and completed another round of debriefings with contractors that participated in voluntary flight demonstrations (VFD) a year ago. The amended RFI and VFD debriefings indicate the Army is still working toward an AAS decision but not whether it will launch a competition for a new scout helicopter, extend the service life of the existing Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior or use Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters in the scout role until it can afford a replacement.
Eurocopter says it dominates 50% of the U.S. commercial helicopter market, where the Astar is its biggest-selling product. Before the economic crisis, the company was selling roughly one AS350 every business day, but sales have fallen to around half that. With the company planning to produce 40 AS350s in 2014, increasing to 50 in 2015 and 60 in 2016, French workers are perhaps nervous about what the changes might mean.
But Eurocopter officials are bullish about the prospects. "The market is not permanent," said Maudet. "We are a bit behind on Squirrel bookings, but this is not due to the commercial market but due to military deals."
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Typhoon Bopha lashes Philippines killing at least 52
A typhoon has slammed into the southern Philippines, setting off a mudslide that killed 44 people, as well as tearing up trees, causing floods and forcing thousands to flee their homes to emergency shelters.
Typhoon Bopha, the strongest storm to hit the country this year, killed at least 52 people in total after making landfall on the east coast of Mindanao island at dawn, packing winds of 210 kilometres an hour.
A mudslide in a mountainous area near an army patrol base in New Bataan town killed 43 civilians and a soldier, and injured more than two dozen others, local military spokesman Lyndon Paniza told reporters by telephone.
An ABS-CBN television reporter said she counted the bodies laid out in a government building that was converted into a temporary mortuary.
An army truck laden with soldiers and civilians was swept away in a flash flood that hit the town, a local official reported earlier.
The typhoon brought driving rain and strong winds to Mindanao, toppling trees and power lines, causing localised flooding and forcing more than 56,000 to seek refuge in emergency shelters, the civil defence office said.
Winds blew roofs off buildings and residents of coastal and low-lying communities moved into shelters as floods hit, residents and AFP reporters said.
Television footage showed logs being swept down a river, utility workers cutting up fallen trees that were blocking highways, and people lying on mats and cardboard sheets on the concrete floors of gyms turned into shelters.
People living in the path of the storm did what they could to protect their homes and possessions.
"We have taken our pigs and chickens inside our house because their shed might be destroyed," said shopkeeper Marianita Villamor, 46, from the southern farming town of San Fermin.
In Cagayan de Oro city, where giant waves crashed down on the shoreline, mayor Vicente Emano told ABS-CBN that police rounded up all residents in low-lying areas and moved them to government shelters.
In Tagum city, hotel waiter Edgie Atilano, 23, said he and his family hunkered down in their home as Bopha bore down.
"At 3:00 am, we were woken by strong rain and howling winds. Trees and branches started snapping off near the house," said the father-of-two.
"This is my first time to experience a strong typhoon. It was a bit scary."
As well as the 44 killed in New Bataan, officials said there were eight other confirmed deaths, all but one of them occurring on Mindanao, with three of the victims crushed by falling trees.
Four fishermen were also reported missing off Mindanao's east coast, said Freddie Bendulo, planning and development officer of Davao Oriental province.
By early evening the weakened typhoon was streaking across the Sulu Sea, having changed course westward in the afternoon after briefly threatening the central tourist islands of Bohol, Cebu and Negros, the state weather service said.
It was heading toward the north tip of the western island of Palawan and the South China Sea beyond.
A total of 146 flights to and from Mindanao and the central islands had been grounded since Monday night and more than 3,000 ferry passengers were stranded as vessels were ordered to stay in port, according to a civil defence update.
Large parts of Mindanao, which is not normally hit by typhoons, were still without electricity on Tuesday night, it added.
Typhoon Bopha comes after tropical storm Washi hit Mindanao in December last year, killing more than 1,200 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
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PEMBINA, N.D. - A Canadian television show that has children traveling the world to track down their French roots brought a 14-year-old Winnipeg girl to this northeastern North Dakota city.
Kali Moberg is a descendant of Antoine Gingras, a historic 19th century trader who built a chain of outposts throughout the region and later became a well-known political leader in the Minnesota Territory.
"I hadn't known much about him," Moberg said. "So that is why I'm doing this challenge, so I can learn more about him."
Moberg played herself in an episode for the show "La Quete" - or "The Quest" - which is set to begin airing next fall in Quebec and on cable across Canada. A film crew from Montreal set up in the Pembina State Museum, with the actors around the replica of an ox cart, which was used years ago to transport goods in the Red River Valley.
Moberg and her schoolmate, Prudence Etkin, 13, put on old-fashioned dresses and asked questions of Moberg's ancestor, who was played by Virgil Benoit. The University of North Dakota language professor has portrayed Gingras for a decade in Pembina.
Gingras, who was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 1821, became a leader in the Metis community. Metis were the descendants of French-Canadian fur trappers and American Indian women.
A trading post Gingras established near Walhalla has been turned into a state historic site.
"Gingras' life was very hidden," Benoit said. "He was not a straightforward person; he was an entrepreneur. He was very organized, and very generous to civic development."
"La Quete" will include 26 episodes featuring Canadian children tracking down their French roots all over the world, said researcher Caroline Bacle.
"One will be filmed in Holland, one in Morocco," she said.
The show is being produced for Television Franco Ontarienne, part of the Canadian government's support for the arts that celebrate French-speaking culture.


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So, the month of April has been amazing for both of us. We've saved a ton of money by saving on gas because the only place we take the car to is the grocery store. We walk to every other place. Including work. Also, we rediscovered black urad dal, kokum, barley, sorghum flour, Bulgar and what not in our pantry. And it has been a wonderful month for both of us. We've entertained guests this month, gone on a road trip and cooked some wonderful, easy, tasty and more importantly, healthy meals for the both of us. At the end of the month, we are feeling incredibly good about our savings, our life and our fitness levels.
Coming back to the actual reason for the post, we cooked a lot of stuff with fresh vegetables in the first half of the month thanks to our shopping. For the last two weeks, we've cooked Bulgar, Thai (with frozen veggies and pastes), Chinese, Poha (rediscovered) and couscous. One of the things we cooked a couple of days ago was Sev Tamatar.
Tomatoes - 6-7, medium size - diced
Onion - 1, medium size - diced
2 tbsp Kalonji or Nigella seeds
2 tsp Jeera or Cumin seeds
1 tsp Turmeric
Green Chillies 2-3
Garlic - 1 clove, finely chopped (optional)
Chilli powder - 2 tbsp
Garam Masala - 1-1.5 tsp
3 tbsp oil
Water - 1 cup*
1/2 packet of Sev - usually around 150- 200 gms per packet
Salt to taste
1. Heat 2 tbsp oil and add cumin seeds/Jeera and Kalonji. Let it splutter.
2. Add onions and garlic and let it cook until translucent
3. Add the Tomatoes and salt. Add the remaining oil to this and let cook for a couple of mins
4. Add the rest of the spices and the water and let it simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Once it thickens, add more water. Make sure its watery. This is not supposed to be a solid curry. Let it cook for a good 10 mins.
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If people had hearts like dogs, the world would be a better place!
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I've never seen that one... describes me perfectly late at night when I am up reading alone! Last night the cat jerked me back into my chair and house by walked over my lap... I nearly jumped!
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you tomatoes, make Bloody Marys.
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This was wonderful and went straight to my daughter - she manages a bookstore and spends every spare minute reading. Definitely a bookaholic.
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It does describe how we can get lost in our books. Thanks for sharing it, RB!
We lose ourselves in books and games. We find ourselves there, too.
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1. Come, rejoice, the King of glorySpeaks to earth again.Gladsome words ring out from heaven,Joyous, wondrous strain.Truth bursts forth in radiant light,Showing all the path of right.
(Chorus]Shout hosanna to his name;One and all his might proclaim.
2. Angels, messengers from heaven,Come to earth once more;Bring to men the glorious gospel;Priceless truths restore.Let all hear who live today!This is life, the truth, the way.
3. Great, oh, great is Christ our Savior.None can stay his hand.Now he brings to us salvation,Cheering ev'ry land.Sing, rejoice, the King of loveSpeaks to earth from heav'n above.
Text and music: Tracy Y. Cannon, 1879-1961, adapted (c) 1948 IRI.
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- Tracy Y. Cannon, 1879-1961, adapted (c) 1948 IRI
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- Doctrine and Covenants 29:4, Doctrine and Covenants 128:19-21
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It didn't take long for Greg Little to catch on with a new team.
The Oakland Raiders claimed the former Cleveland Browns receiver off the waiver wire, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday. The team later made the move official.
Despite question marks at receiver, the Browns released Little last Friday amid character concerns.
Little is a big-bodied receiver who has a knack for getting open; however, he struggles catching the ball -- a crippling problem for a man who gets paid to catch a ball.
Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie is willing to give Little a chance to bolster his thin receiving corps with little risk. Little joins Denarius Moore, Rod Streater and free agent acquisition James Jones on the Raiders depth chart.
If his character concerns follow him to the Bay Area and he can't cut down on the drops, Little will likely hit the waiver wire again in short order.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" plays the post-draft version of the game "What's More Likely" and breaks down all the latest news.


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air pol·lu·tion
contamination of air by smoke and harmful gases, mainly oxides of carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen, as from automobile exhausts, industrial emissions, or burning rubbish.
See also: smog.
See also: smog.
air pollution
Etymology: L, polluere, to defile
contamination of the air by noxious fumes, aromas, or toxic chemicals.
air pollutionThe presence in the air of substances suh as carbon monoxide (CO), NO2, ozone, particulate matter, and SO2, which are byproducts of human activities, and which have an adverse effect on health. Fine (diameter ≤2.5 µm) particles are derived primarily from the combustion of fossil fuels in transportation, manufacturing, and power generation, and are mixed with soot, acid condensates, nitrate and sulfate particles, and may pose a greater risk to health as they are generally more toxic and can be inhaled deeply into the lungs; there is a significant association between fine particulate air pollution and deaths from cardiopulmonary disease, lung cancer, and other causes.
Health effects of air pollution Respiratory complaints, restricted activity, chest discomfort, sore throats, eye irritation; CO and ozone are linked to heart malformations and heart valve defects.
air pol·lu·tion(ār pŏ-lū'shŭn)
Contamination of air by smoke, particulate matter, and harmful gases, mainly oxides of carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen, as from automobile exhausts, industrial emissions, and burning rubbish.
See also: smog
See also: smog
air pollutionthe presence of contaminants in the form of dust, fumes, gases or other chemicals in the atmosphere in quantities which adversely affect living organisms. See ACID RAIN.
the gaseous mixture that makes up the atmosphere. See also air sacs.
air capillaries
the minuscule vessels that connect the parabronchi in avian lungs, in which there are no blind-ended tubules.
air cell
the air-filled space between the internal and external shell membranes of a bird's egg.
air changes per hour
the standard measurements used to indicate the level of ventilation in a building especially with respect to removal of humidity, noxious gases and carbon dioxide.
air dried
said of feed that is dried in the open with only natural movement of air, e.g. conventional hay. Contains about 10% water.
air filtration
used as a means of reducing contamination inside a building, the efficiency depending on the pore size of the filter. A technique of some value when combined with temperature control in reducing the prevalence of pneumonia in calves in intensive veal producing units.
air flow rates
are important in assessing the suitability of a ventilating system in animal accommodation. Standards for suitable flow rates for different species and age groups for heating and cooling are available.
air gap technique
in radiography, a technique to reduce scatter of radiation by increasing the distance between the patient and the surface of the cassette.
air hunger
a distressing dyspnea affecting both inspiration and expiration which occurs in paroxysms; characteristic of diabetic acidosis and coma. Called also Kussmaul's respiration.
air movement
includes air changes voiding humidity and gases to the exterior plus movements within the space which facilitate cooling.
air passages
the combined air delivery system of the upper and lower respiratory tracts including nasal cavities, pharynx, laryngeal cavity, trachea, bronchi and bronchioles.
air pollution
contamination of the air with deleterious or esthetically unattractive chemical, physical or biological material. Usually reserved for pollutants generated by humans.
air pump
a small electrically driven appliance used to provide a constant stream of air bubbles to aquaria. The bubbles themselves add little oxygen to the water but the constant disturbance of the surface of the water does.
air quality
the determination of air flow rate, temperature, humidity, freedom from bacteria, solid particles, obnoxious effluvia and poisonous gases—especially hydrogen sulfide and methane from sullage pits under the animal accommodation.
air trapping
dilatation of alveoli without destruction of their walls.
air vesicles
extend radially from parabronchi in the lungs of birds and connect with air capillaries, in which gaseous exchange occurs with vascular capillaries.
Patient discussion about air pollution
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This ought to be easy to do but I just can't see for looking!
I have several PG3 and PG2 databases that I would like to merge into one - question is how do I do it??
I have tried the manual and couldn't see anything useful there - plenty about exporting files but not importing. Is there a way of opening multiple databases and then dragging and dropping data from database to database?


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The pleural space is the region between the two filmy membranes that surround the lung. It is normally very thin and contains only with a tiny amount of fluid.
If air or fluid, such as blood, gets into the pleural space, the lung can collapse, preventing adequate air exchange. Chest tubes are used to treat conditions that can cause the lung to collapse, such as:
Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and allow full expansion of the lungs. The tube is placed in the pleural space. The area where the tube will be inserted is numbed with local anesthesia. The patient may also be sedated. The chest tube is inserted between the ribs into the chest and is connected to a bottle or canister that contains sterile water. Suction is attached to the system to encourage drainage. A stitch (suture) and adhesive tape is used to keep the tube in place.
The chest tube usually remains in place until the x-rays show that all the blood, fluid, or air has drained from the chest and the lung has fully re-expanded. When the chest tube is no longer needed, it can be easily removed, usually without the need for medications to sedate or numb the nerves. Antibiotics may be prescribed to prevent or treat infection.
Recovery from the chest tube insertion and removal is usually complete, with only a small scar.
While the chest tube is in place, the nursing staff will carefully check for possible air leaks, breathing difficulties, and need for additional oxygen. Frequent deep breathing and coughing is necessary to help re-expand the lung, assist with drainage, and prevent normal fluids from collecting in the lungs.
The patient will stay in the hospital until the chest tube is removed. After the tube is removed, a chest x-ray is used to be sure the lung is normally expanded.
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Showtime Renews Masters of Sex and Ray Donovan — But What Got Canceled?
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James Ferraro: 100% is an exhibition in three parts, featuring new works by musician James Ferraro intended for specific sites within the infrastructure of MoMA PS1. For Ferraro, hotel lounge playlists, elevator music, and ringtones have become psychological and architectural components to the space of commerce and daily life. Such audio helps smooth the interactions between people, and between individuals and computer systems. 100% examines automated systems in order to highlight moments when such systems fail or malfunction, interrupting the flow of communication and capital. This webpage exhibits Eco – Savage Suite (2014), a suite of ringtones that are free for download.
The exhibition continues with Saint Prius (2014), a composition Ferraro made as hold music for MoMA PS1's phone system (call 718-784-2084); and Dubai Dream Tone (2014), a work created for the museum's elevator.
James Ferraro: 100% is organized by Christopher Y. Lew, Assistant Curator, MoMA PS1.
The exhibition is made possible by Matthew McNulty.
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Ars Ultionis, Sith Side
Ars Verendus, Republic Side AU Alt Guild
Begeren Colony - PVE Server
Ars Astrum, Republic Side
Ars Saevitia, Sith Side
To become a member of the guild(s), do a "/cj Ars" on either server, either side (all 4 are different channels) and ask for an invite, It's up to the officers of the that guild to set membership rules, but be prepared to identify your Ars Technica or Ars Clan username.
Imperials Companions and the gifts.
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Super Junior's Leeteuk revealed that Super Junior's sixth studio album will be released before he goes away to serve his two-year mandatory military service.
On May 27th, during Super Junior 'Super Show 4' in Seoul Olympic Park Stadium, Leeteuk went on stage and surprisingly revealed, "Our sixth album will be released before I go to serve my military service".
SM Entertainment confirmed through a phone conversation with Osen, "It is true that Super Junior is currently working on their sixth album".
Super Junior released their fifth album 'Mr. Simple' in August 2011, which garnered much love both domestically and internationally, therefore many fans are highly anticipating Super Junior's sixth album.
Meanwhile, Super Junior held their 'Super Show 4′ encore stages in Seoul Olympic Park Stadium on May 26th and May 27th. Super Junior who has toured 10 cities and performed 24 times for 'Super Show 4′ to a total of 400,000 audience members.
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When the German explorer Albert von Le Coq was at Kizil as part of his grand travels to "borrow" ancient artifacts in Central Asia (carving frescos right off the walls in some cases!), he was stunned to come upon cave temples in what was by that time the middle of nowhere with murals of such beauty that he described them to be "the finest in all of Turkestan."
These murals were of astounding beauty. And most surprising of all was the blue pigment used in the paintings decorating the cave walls. He would write,
"…the extravagant use of a brilliant blue – the well-known ultramarine which, in the time of Benvenuto Cellini was frequently employed by the Italian painters, and was bought at double its weight in gold."
A color likened to the brilliant blue of the heavens above; as Le Coq explains, this ultramarine pigment was the same blue pigment so beloved by the Renaissance painters. How is it possible, he wondered, that the most expensive blue in the Renaissance painter's palate was also to be found in this remote spot in Central Asia?
Made from ground up lapis lazuli, Victoria Finlay, in her book, Color: A Natural History of the Palette, begins her chapter on blue with these words:
One Day many years ago somebody told me that all the true ultramarine paint in the world came from one mine in the heart of Asia.
It's true, it seems that all the ultramarine paint in the world was painstakingly derived from the lapis luzuli rocks mined from one place in northeast Afghanistan. Located not far from Bamiyan; from the Sar-e-sang mine in Afghanistan, donkeys transported the expensive pigment in rough sacks over an ocean of mountain ranges-- East to Central Asia and beyond, and West to Venice and beyond.
In Europe, the precious pigment was so expensive that it was worth more than gold, and the legendary painters of the Renaissance were forced to wait till their patrons provided them the pigment before they could apply the heavenly blue to Mary's robes (for by this time the color was symbolic of Mary).
Finlay says in today's money, a pound would cost about $3000.
The color is truly heavenly-- just look at the Wilton Diptych-- shown above. That is all lapis lazuli from Afghanistan. It is the same color blue that was used at Kizil in what is now Western China and the same color blue that was used in painting the great Buddhist statues that stood over the Bamiyan valley for 1400 years.
The Queen of Heaven
In Medieval Byzantium dark blue was the color reserved for an empress. It was also--along with gold--the costliest material of all and so was used in paintings of the Virgin Mary as an expression of devotion.The color became, therefore, a symbol of Mary, and this is where the term, la sacre bleu comes from too...
Cennino Cennini, in Il Libro dell'Arte, wrote that "Ultramarine blue is a color illustrious, beautiful and most perfect, beyond all other colors; one could not say anything about it, or do anything with it, that its quality would still not surpass."
Even the great Michaelangelo was famously unable to finish his painting The Entombment because his promised shipment of ultramarine fell through.
In the East too, lapis luzuli was treasured. Called vairya in Sanskrit, lapis luzuli was one of the Seven Buddhist treasures (七宝)--along with gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, and coral. In Japanese, it is written 瑠璃. Ruri is also used as a girl's name, signifying the beautiful gem-like quality of the color. In fact, one of the most beautiful women I ever met in my life had that heavenly name.
My own favorite blue is Huizong's blue --that shimmering lavendar blue he longed to re-create in his imperial ceramic glazes--like "the the color of the sky, in early morning after a rainshower..." That blue was the blue that would become a kind of longing in people --existing more in people's imaginations and hearts than anywhere else. But Cellini's blue--that lapis luzuli blue from Bamiyan-- is perhaps the most treasured blue of all times. It was, after all, a color to designate a celestial Queen.
See: Tyrian Purple 貝紫染
See: The Transmission of Buddhist Culture: The Kizil Grottoes (Digital Silk Road)


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Maria Grachvogel Fall 2012 Beauty Look: Hair, Makeup, Nails
1920s Androgyny Gets Gorgeous at Maria Grachvogel
1920s Androgyny Gets Gorgeous at Maria Grachvogel
One of the first shows of London Fashion Week was Maria Grachvogel. Downstairs in the Savoy Hotel, we saw all of the amazing styles and preshow beauty prep. The collection was sensational: full of color and depth that recalled the 1920s, but with a bit of art-deco androgyny mixed in among the artwork prints. Take a peek at the detailed hair and makeup from behind the scenes.


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Cotton capped a sixth straight monthly gain, the longest rally in three decades, as drought parches fields in Texas, while a deluge threatens crops in southeast areas of the U.S., the world's top exporter.
About 49 percent of Texas was in moderate-to-exceptional drought as of April 22, up from 21 percent at the start of the year, data from the U.S. Drought Monitor show. Cotton areas in northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi and eastern Arkansas got as much as 250 percent of normal rain this month, according to MDA Weather Services in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Prices have jumped 11 percent this year, increasing the chances of higher costs for apparel makers including Hanesbrands Inc. By July 31, U.S. stockpiles will be the smallest since 1990, the government said this month.
"The U.S. supply is very tight for the current marketing year," Gary Raines, the chief economist for fibers and textiles at INTL FCStone in Nashville, said in a telephone interview. "The outlook for next year is also going to be tighter than many people thought because of the weather issues and improving demand."
Cotton for July delivery added 0.2 percent to settle at 94.29 cents a pound at 2:23 p.m. April 30 on ICE Futures U.S. in New York. Prices climbed 0.8 percent in April, and are up 22 percent in six months, the longest rally since 1984.
Global demand will rise 2.2 percent from a year earlier to 23.93 million metric tons in the season that starts Aug. 1, according to Birkenhead, U.K.-based Cotlook Ltd. Output will drop 0.7 percent to 25.24 million, the group estimates.
In West Texas, the biggest U.S. growing region, about 75 percent of fields got less than half the normal rain this month, Drew Lerner, the president of Overland Park, Kansas-based World Weather Inc., said in a telephone interview.
"Green shoots of demand are percolating across different markets around the world, lifting all boats, including cotton," Raines of FCStone said. "The situation in Texas tells us we're probably going to see abandonment rates higher than average levels," dimming the supply outlook, he said.
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In the past five years, there has been a dramatic resurgence in interest in metabolism as it has become apparent that deregulation of metabolism underlies the pathology in a wide variety of common diseases, such as cancer, diabetes and neurological disorders. The 2012 annual meeting's symposium on metabolism and disease will focus on the role of metabolism in the context of signaling pathways, cancer, aging and the whole organism.
First, Joe Bass (Northwestern University) will talk about recent efforts to understand how metabolism and physiology are coordinated with circadian rhythms in mammals. Circadian rhythms have been linked to a variety of metabolic diseases, and it is of great interest and importance to understand this intimate relationship between the circadian clock and cellular metabolism.
Next, Manuel Llinas (Princeton University) will talk about the unique features of metabolism in the Plasmodium falciparum parasite that causes malaria. Understanding the metabolism of this organism and its relationship to the host may reveal novel opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
Then Benjamin Tu (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas) will describe his work, which focuses on understanding the role of metabolism and metabolic state in the regulation of cell growth and proliferation in budding yeast.
This round of talks will focus on how signal transduction pathways acutely control metabolism in response to different cellular stresses and environmental cues.
It will feature Jared Rutter (University of Utah), who will report on recent discoveries about a novel conserved mechanism by which mitochondrial protein turnover is connected to oxidative stress. Previously uncharacterized, conserved mitochondrial proteins play critical roles in a number of physiological circumstances.
Anne Brunet (Stanford University) will describe an unbiased biochemical approach to identifying new substrates of the AMP-activated protein kinase that connect energy sensing and metabolism to cell-cycle progression.
Finally, Reuben Shaw (Salk Institute) will cover recent discoveries connecting energy metabolism to control of autophagy. Mechanistic coordination of metabolism with pro-growth signaling pathways through modulation of the AMPK pathway also will be discussed.
This component will focus on how metabolic pathways are reprogrammed in cancer cells. Over a century ago, Otto Warburg discovered that tumor cells switch from oxidative phosphorylation to aerobic glycolysis as their primary form of glucose metabolism, which is now known as the Warburg effect.
The first speaker, Gregg Semenza (Johns Hopkins University), will address recent efforts to understand how hypoxia-inducible factor transcription factors contribute to the metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells. In particular, HIF-1a has been shown to regulate the expression of many glycolytic enzymes and enzymes downregulating oxidative phosphorylation, which broadly contribute to the Warburg effect.
Eileen White (Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute for Cancer Research) will discuss her lab's latest research decoding how autophagy plays key roles in tumorigenesis. Autophagy has emerged as a critical pathway normal and cancer cells utilize to maintain metabolic homeostasis, and deregulation of autophagy can lead to cancer.
Heather Christofk (University of California, Los Angeles) will highlight newly identified cellular mechanisms that cancer cells use in adapting their glucose metabolism and how such pathways may be exploited therapeutically.
This part will focus on the role of metabolism in aging and lifespan. First, Marc Van Gilst (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) will report on efforts to understand the role of nutrition and food intake on reproductive longevity and stem-cell viability using C. elegans as a model system.
Charles Brenner (University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine) will cover efforts to elucidate the complex relationship between calorie restriction, metabolism and cellular lifespan using budding yeast as a model system.
Meng Wang (Baylor College of Medicine) will emphasize the important role of lipids and lipid metabolism in aging and reproductive lifespan using C. elegans as a model system.
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The firm is the brainchild of the Oxford University geneticist Bryan Sykes, who [several] years ago published research showing that everyone of European extraction could trace their ancestry back to one of seven women who lived 40,000 years ago. Such was the demand from the public to know which of the "seven daughters of Eve" they were descended from, Professor Sykes spotted a business opportunity."
- Europeans mostly come from one of seven women
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Oklahoma Sooners Offensive News Conference (Transcripts)
On the overall team of Texas A&M: "We have spent time studying them and being aware of the types of challenges they put on you. We are going to be able to respond accordingly to their style of play. They figure that they will give you enough bad plays, put you behind the chains, get a sack, or cause a turnover, to where you're not going to be able to score. If you can't score the way they put pressure on you, it puts pressure on you to be efficient every single time you have the ball. It is very similar to the last month of the season where we played excellent offensive football teams. They try to force you into bad plays and they force you to be efficient when you have the football. They have that offense in their back pocket. It is a total team game plan package when you play a team like Texas A&M."
On the legacy of Landry Jones at Oklahoma: "He has won a bunch of football games. He is a four-year starter and has thrown for over sixteen thousand yards, more than any player in Oklahoma history. I think he has a fabulous legacy. Oklahoma has had great players and quarterbacks. Sometimes Landry may get forgotten when you compare him to Sam Bradford and Jason White, guys who in our recent past have won Heisman Trophies and been in national championships. The bar is set very high at Oklahoma. I don't think Landry Jones has to take a back seat to anybody. The guy has done more in college football than probably a handful of players. Some who have received big awards would love to have his resume to what he has done as an offensive player. He is a great player and he has been a tremendously efficient player for us. He has left a major imprint on us at Oklahoma and I know it is important for him to leave on a great note winning the AT&T Cotton Bowl."
On who will be missed the most from the 2012 team: "Obviously you're going to miss a guy like Landry. He allows us to play the way we play. We can play fast, efficiently, and attack the field. I think when people look at the type of throws that kid makes; there are not many college football players that can do what he can. There is no question we will miss Landry. Also, Lane is a senior and a very good lineman for us. So, we will miss those guys. Justin Brown is a guy that has been here only a handful of months, but has made an incredible impact on this team and coaching staff. Everything you want in the quality of a kid is what Justin Brown has. When you talk about Landry Jones, Justin Brown, and Lane Johnson, you can't get much better than that."
On how the offense has changed at Oklahoma: "We have had multiple offensive coordinators, and everyone puts their own touch on it. I think one thing we always try to do is put our kids in the best position to be successful. Because of that, it's changed year in and year out. It started with Mike Leach back in 1999 when I was the quarterback. If you look at who we are today, we are still are reminisce of that. It is somewhat similar to what Coach Sumlin is doing at Texas A&M. The branch of their offense is from the same tree. I think we have changed some over the last year, let alone over the last fourteen years. We typically play with a tight end on the field, but this year our personnel didn't allow us to do that. We are a lot different than we were a year ago offensively. Mainly because of those changes I think you saw us get better and better as the year went along."
On the up tempo style of the Oklahoma offense: "I think Oregon obviously was a part of starting that up tempo craze in college football. I think in 2008 we added to that as well with the success we had during that season. That was a mature football team that had a chance to go play in the national championship. When we go fast we are as fast as anybody. Because of our youth early in the year we felt we had to let a lot of those guys learn how to play and play fast. As they became more comfortable with what we were doing offensively that allowed us to play faster as the year went on."
On if the faster you go the better it is: "Not all the time. When you go fast you have to be able to put your kids in a good position and understand what you're getting in that fast of tempo. Our kids enjoy going fast and we think it does create an advantage for us typically. In all, it just depends on the ebb and flow of the ball game."
On what he has seen from the Texas A&M defensive line: "They are very talented with their hands and they throw all kinds of looks at you. Being able to slant and angle in, bring blitzes, they really mix it up well. They can definitely keep you guessing on the offensive side of the ball. We need to be able to diagnose every look that they are going to give us."
On the change from the 3-4 to the 4-3 defense of Texas A&M: "It is very difficult now. Last year all they ran was a three-man front. So, now they can just jump right into it and it isn't awkward at all for them. When they throw the four man front at you they are very good at that now, just as good as the three man front. We just have to recognize the front given to us."
On Damontre Moore: "He deserves all the hype. Being able to play in the SEC and put up the type of numbers he has takes being a special and talented player. He is a big physical guy with some God given talent."
On the added excitement to the AT&T Cotton Bowl being the last game of the year: "I definitely want to go out and prepare as I have always prepared. As far as a senior, I can't put too much pressure on this being the last game. I still must focus on the task at hand. I think you have to do what you've always done for every game, that's the key."
On being at the AT&T Cotton Bowl: "The A&T Cotton Bowl has been a great bowl. They have treated us well the entire time we have been down here. It is everything that I have expected it to be."
On his expectations for the game: "I expect this game to be real exciting. You have two great teams. Who knows if it will be high scoring or not, but it will be real exciting."
On having a fast start to the game: "Definitely. You always want to be able to start off fast in any game that you play. We just have to keep playing the way that we play."
On what he thinks about his overall career statistics: "I'm thankful. No too many get to play fifty games in their college career. For me, I'm thankful for what I have been able to do and the position I have been able to be in."
On his relationship with the fans of Oklahoma: "We both have extremely high standards. For our fans, it is either national championship or we wait for next year to start playing again. That is the typical feel around here, but that's OK. You would rather have that than say, "Okay, if we win five games we are happy." Our fans are great and they have always supported us."
On possibly having the type of success that Andrew Luck, RGIII, and Russell Wilson has had in their rookie years in the NFL: "You don't play this game if you don't think you are going to be successful. For me, there is no doubt in my mind that if someone picks me up I will be a good fit for that team. If someone picks me up, I know that we are going to win games, have successful years, and go after Super Bowls. I have that type of confidence in myself if someone wants to take a shot on me."
On the game he is expecting the AT&T Cotton Bowl to be: "I think it is going to be fast, fun, and physical. Those are the three things that I first think of right away. It is obviously the biggest game that we will play in all year. I'm not sure if it will be high scoring, but I don't mind either or. We have been in both tight games and shootouts, so we are prepared for both and whatever it may be."
On the animosity between Oklahoma and Big 12 teams when Texas A&M left for the SEC: "I don't think there was much. There may have been more between the boosters and coaching staff. For us, we are out here to play and you take it for what it is. The only thing different about this game is that we are familiar with Texas A&M because they were once in our conference."
On the success Texas A&M has had going from the Big 12 to the SEC: "I don't think it opened anyone's eye on the competitive level in comparison of the Big 12 and the SEC. People of the SEC are at sometimes having belief only in the teams they have. I don't know how openly they welcomed Texas A&M and Missouri, but they are proving the point regardless of what people think."
On how he has changed in the past year: "I think I am more of a leader. I have become more vocal and taken on more responsibility. Just being able to help guys out and put them in the right place is definitely a part of me that has changed and grown into as a player. For example, in practice I am more focused on the task of keeping the guys around me on point."
On playing for the stereotypical fullback: "I think it is kind of funny I am in that spot and have been able to be as productive as I have. You have to take on the fullback pride. You meet other fullbacks after the games and they respect you for what you do. It is a kind of camaraderie that you enjoy being a part of and strive to play for the pride of the position."
On what he will remember most about the 2012 season: "The Texas game. It is one of those things where most of my one hundred yard games just go into my past. That entire game was awesome. We clicked as an offense and it was a great feeling to go out there and beat Texas. Being able to be productive and beat them like we did will be a great memory."


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We worked with Parfitt to improve his design and broaden its utility. Machined from stainless steel in our shop, our versions have a 19.90mm diameter post that fits snugly in the 20mm holes of the MFT/3. Each size of dog is supported on the surface of the bench by a thicker boss or collar, 25mm (just under 1") in diameter and 10mm (just over 3/8") tall, which provides a good bearing surface and stability in use. For additional security, each dog has a threaded hole to fasten it from below the table with an MFT accessory clamping knob (not included) or the inexpensive star-shaped knob we offer separately.
The two dogs can also be used as the starting point for a variety of different jigs. Aside from its use as a low-profile stop, the small dog can be set flush into a bench top or jig piece to exploit its M8 threaded through hole as an anchor point – the boss size was chosen to let you easily make a recess for it with a standard 25mm (1") bit. The Parf dog is 19.90mm in diameter above its collar, matching its post. You can make a simple beam compass with a long board by drilling a 20mm hole for the dog in one end and using a marking tool at the other. By replacing the marking tool with a router or jigsaw, a very stable and accurate trammel system can be created.
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I took a picture of my pup with a $5 bill clearly visible in his mouth, put it in an eye catching frame and wrote "My First Tip!" on it. My pup actually looks guilty which makes it perfect. Anyway, that's my subtle way of letting folks know tipping is not offensive, and doing so with humor.
BTW-that "first tip" was from my sister-requested by me in lieu of paying me, with the amount chosen as a suggestion of an appropriate tip amount. Geez-put into words it sounds so calculating!


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Monday, 10 January 2011 11:29
Economic crises are lately sweeping the globe like a contagious virus. They started in the US, the strongest economy in the globe, and then crept onto most European countries. They degraded the value of the American Dollar, the European Euro, and all international currency that use them as money reserve. The crises had led to what is referred to as austerity measures; cutting down luxury expenses, but instead the cutting down was on the necessary expenses; budget cuts on major social services including education, health, unemployment benefits, and social security, increase of taxes and educational tuition, loss of jobs leading to homelessness and poverty, loss of businesses, increase of retirement age, theft of retirement funds and attempts to tab into social security funds, among many other devastating measures.
These economic crises, we are told, were created by the governments' inability to repay debts and interests taken to cover the alleged global wars against terror. The important questions I like to pose in this regard are: who are the debtors and where did they get the debt money from?
Throughout thousands of years a political hierarchy of very wealthy financiers had grown into power elite whose ultimate goal is global economic domination and enslavement of nations.
The dream of conquering all nations and dominating the world is an ancient one. World domination is not a silly conspiracy theory. History is full of stories of political leaders and army generals leading huge armies and waging wars across continents to build empires; Chinese, Egyptian, Babylonian, Roman, Persian empires …etc, and lately British and American empires. Israeli empire is still in its infancy stage
Ancient rulers used to endanger their lives in their war conquests to usurp other people's riches and to enslave other nations. The power elite had discovered a better way of enslaving other nations without endangering their own lives. Through the control of money production of any country (central banking) and the entrapment of governments into debt the power elite gains influence over governmental institutions dictating their own political policies. Dept entrapment of corporations allows the power elite to manipulate the economy.
Through their wealth and political influence the power elite had established a network of privately owned central banks in many countries, whose job is to print money out of thin air, not backed by any real value of precious metals, loan them to governmental central banks through Fractional Reserve Banking system and charge them interest. The American Federal Reserve Banks, The Bank of England, the IMF, and the European Central Bank (ECB) are just few examples of these major privately owned central banks.
This network of privately owned central banks are like the multi-headed mythical hydra serpent with each head implanted in a separate country devouring its natural resources and siphoning them into its main body; the super wealthy power elite. In Greek mythology the hydra is a multi-headed serpent monster guarding the entrance to the underworld. It was said that when cutting off one of its heads two more would grow instead. As part of his twelve labors Heracles was supposed to kill the Hydra. With the help of his nephew, Lolaus, Heracles was able to kill the hydra by cauterizing the neck of each head he cut off preventing it from multiplying until he cut off all its heads.
Like the Biblical devil serpent who seduced Adam and Eve to eat from the apple tree causing them to fall into sin so that the devil can claim their souls, these central banks seduce governments into borrowing money they cannot repay later on, leading to foreclosures and the transfer of public wealth into the hands of the power elite. The power elite is not just after people's wealth and money, they are also after power and control of life and death of the souls of people through oppression and enslavement. The character Shylock in the tale of "Merchant of Venice" embodies the very satanic spirit of the power elite. Rejecting the repayment offer of three times the debt amount he insisted on cutting off a pound of flesh from merchant Antonio as the debt payment instead. Shylock, though, could not get his pound of flesh since his contract did not specify the shedding of blood. Instead, he was charged of conspiracy to commit murder and lost all his wealth as restitution.
Fearing backlash, retribution and punishments similar to Shylock's fate the power elite keep themselves in the shadow; unidentified and unknown. Through bribes, coercion, and blackmail they control political leaders to do their biddings while they hide behind the curtains. Their methods of stealth and manipulation are outlined in the document of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" as a road-map for their offspring to follow.
To build their empire the power elite need to provide money to the lower power structures to operate. With such money groups from the totally controlled social structure gain prestige and power and develop what is socially known as the middle class (the bourgeoisie), who develop their own ideologies (freedom, democracy, justice, peace) and demand a share in power. Unwilling to yield power the power elite crushes the middle class through manipulation of credit, money and stock markets, and the creation of wars. They distort religions and create antagonistic ideologies; Fascism, Nazism, Communism, Zionism, to segregate nations, to incite hatred and then start wars with false flag terror attacks such as 911. Wars destroy civilizations, collapse economies, and mainly oppress and bankrupt the middle class to revert them back into the slavery of the poor working class.
The theft and enslavement of Americans: The United States were expected to become the strongest power on earth. Thus, the power elite set their (50 -70 years) long term plans to control the American people and to manipulate them to do their bidding. During his first years of presidency Franklin D. Roosevelt outlawed the private ownership of gold and forced the American people to sell their gold to the government for the then set price of $20 per ounce paid for by tax money. Later in 1935 the price of gold was raised to $35 per ounce but only foreigners could sell their gold at this new price. The power elite, who plotted this scheme, bought gold for the $20 price, shipped it to UK, and later sold it back to US government for the $35 price. This constituted a huge loss in the American tax money.
In 1936 Fort Knox was built to house all the gold the American government had bought. Planning to allow the purchase of gold again to Americans and to raise the price of gold, the power elite had their eyes on the gold of Fort Knox. Through their financial and political influence on European governments, especially Germany, the power elite played a major role in igniting both World Wars. They also pushed to get the US involved in both wars. To finance the war efforts the Federal Reserve Board lent money to successive American administrations increasing the national debt.
In 1981 President Reagan appointed the Gold Commission to study the feasibility of returning to the gold standard. In 1982 the Commission reported that "the US treasury owns no gold at all". The gold at Fort Knox was used as collateral against the national debt and is now owned by the Federal Reserve Board. With the price of gold very high, about $1,450 per ounce, it is suspected that all the gold at Fort Knox had been secretly transferred to Europe since 1971 then reshipped back to be sold to the American central banks at the expense of the American tax money. This is a huge profit return for the investment of the power elite on the gold alone, and a huge loss to American tax payers. It is worth noting here that the last audit/inventory of the gold at Fort Knox was conducted in 1953 when ordered by President Eisenhower. This gold had also been sold to, and regained from European central banks with huge profits in similar fashion.
The theft of American wealth by the Federal Reserve has further been exposed lately by its "Shadow Bailout" programs constituting the biggest financial scam in world history costing tax payers a roughly estimated sum of $12.3 Trillion. Instead of bailing out American banks and financial institutions the Federal Reserve had created $12.3 trillion of American money and loaned it with less than 0% interest to central banks throughout the world, which turn around and loaned this same American money to American banks for higher interest. Instead of bailing out American industries such as the failing auto industries the Federal Reserve Board used American money to bail out the competitor Japanese Toyota Auto company. It seems that there is plenty of American money to bail out the rest of the world but nothing to bail out the American middle class. This is by design. Senator Bernie Sanders expressed this eloquently in his filibuster speech on the Senate floor.
The theft and enslavement of Europeans: The largest holder of gold (two thirds of world's gold supply) is the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its central banks. The IMF was established by the power elite as a financial tool to allow them to manipulate the economy of the globe. Under the allegation of stabilizing and standardizing the world economy after WWII the IMF was given authority to issue fiat money backed by gold called Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to allegedly regulate international credit policy of central banks in different countries. Member countries are encouraged to make their currency exchangeable for SDRs. The real goal of each of these central banks is to dominate the government of its country through its ability to control treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence the level of economic activity of the country, and to buy the loyalty of local politicians to influence governmental policies.
The power elite wanted to focus their control over the different European central banks. So they created in January 1999 the Euro currency system that is managed and administered by the Frankfurt-based European Central Bank (ECB) and the Euro-system composed of the central banks of the Euro zone countries. The ECB has sole authority to set monetary policy while the Euro system participates in printing, minting and distribution of notes and coins in all member states.
The Euro was made the official currency of what is called the Euro zone, which includes 17 member countries of the European Union (Estonia has just joined the Euro-zone on January 1st 2011). The Euro is also used in other five European countries with and without formal agreements. A financial campaign was launched to sell the Euro in an attempt to encourage world countries to adopt it as a global currency. The Euro was called "a currency without a state" by Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, who is considered the "intellectual impetus" behind the Euro and the "founding father" of the new currency. After former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, expressed the opinion, in September 2007, that it is "absolutely conceivable that the Euro will replace the Dollar as reserve currency, or will be traded as an equally important reserve currency", many world countries begged their own currency to the Euro and started using it as their reserve currency. The Euro became the second largest reserve currency and the most traded after the American Dollar.
The introduction of, and the artificial support, of the Euro had decreased the interest rate in member countries. This encouraged corporate borrowing and more importantly governmental borrowing to finance their global war on terror leading to inflation of national debts. The power elite took this opportunity to create the recent economic crises; they tightened the flow of money and called in loans. The inability of corporations and governments to repay their loans had resulted in bankruptcies, foreclosures, and economic collapse. Austerity measures, adopted by governments to allegedly repay the national debts, did not aim at cutting the luxurious expenses rather at the theft of billions of Euros of national pension reserve funds; e.g. 24 billions of Ireland's, 15 billions of Hungary's, and 36 billions of France's national pension funds (Financial News).
On the top of its annual list of prediction the London based Centre for Economics and Business Research predicted that the Euro has only 20% chance of surviving for the next decade in its present form due to the hundreds of billions of Euros of debt that the member states must replace. If the Euro does not break up it would be weakened substantially towards parity with the American Dollar.
The annual report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development on the 49 least developed countries states that the prevailed model of development (designed by the power elite) to move these countries towards economic development has not worked very well. During the last 30 years the number of these least developed countries has doubled. The number of people living in extreme poverty had increased by three million per year reaching to 421 million in 2007, and the number of people living under the poverty line has doubled from the 1980s.
As long as this economic hydra is alive with its heads devouring the wealth of countries, nations will get poorer and their offspring will continue being born in slavery bondage, while the power elite get richer and more powerful.
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My Favorite Luggage
I have two trips planned: one to New York City (my birthplace) and one to Charleston , South Carolina (a place that I have always wanted to visit). I intend to go on many more!
My husband and I have decided to add traveling to our activity list as we are not getting any younger. There are many places we want to see, and it is a great opportunity to reconnect away from the daily hustle and bustle. Shaking up the routine is healthy!
I am always prepared, and here are some of my tried and true favorite luggage choices:
Brighton Large Cosmetic Case
This case is as elegant as it is useful. It is large enough to function as an overnight bag, yet small enough to carry by its double handles or crossbody. It is sturdy and gorgeous.
We have been using Samsonite luggage for a zillion years. It is durable and Samsonite stands by its warranty with regard to repairs. We own the Samsonite LIFT 29″ Spinner Expandable and the Samsonite Cruisair Elite 29″ 4-wheel Spinner Luggage, among others.
I always travel with an empty LeSportsac Large Weekender folded in my other luggage. It inevitably gets filled with either dirty clothes or additional purchases made while on vacation.
Louis Vuitton
The most elegant carry-on! The Louis Vuitton Palermo GM is a great choice.
The Atlantic Luggage Ultra Lite 25 Inch Upright is the luggage that I go to when all I want is a carry-on and not checked baggage. It holds a lot and is easy to maneuver.
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The Briggs & Riley Deluxe Wheeled Garment Bag is good for holding everything and anything.


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Deportation looms over birthday vigil for Summit County's Jaime Leon Rivas
They sang "Happy Birthday" and ate cupcakes with frosting and candles on top. They wore "Free Jaime" T-shirts, as well as graduation caps and gowns, and held up signs that read "Let Jaime Graduate."
It was a party and a protest on Tuesday evening, as friends, family and supporters of Jaime Leon Rivas gathered outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lockup in Aurora.
Jaime Leon Rivas, who turned 19 on March 25, was less than a football field away from the event. While his friends and family spoke up on his behalf, he sat imprisoned deep inside the Aurora Detention Facility, where the federal government has held him since March 4.
Leon Rivas, a Snowy Peaks High School senior set to graduate in May, immigrated to the U.S. when he was 10 years old. He says that he and his brother, who was then 15, were fleeing gang violence in their home country of El Salvador when they illegally crossed the Rio Grande into Texas back in 2005. Leon Rivas and his brother, Carlos, were detained by ICE officials and led to sign voluntary departure forms.
The brothers didn't leave. Instead, they drove north to Colorado with an aunt. In Summit County, they reconnected with family members — their mother, their uncles, their nieces and nephews — many of whom attended the rally this week.
Carlos Leon Rivas remembers the two-month trip to the U.S. in more detail than his younger brother Jaime. He vividly recalls life in El Salvador; he can still feel the fear of growing old enough to become a target of gangs looking for new recruits. He said he is saddened that his brother might have to go back to a place of violence, a place where gangs murdered their grandfather.
He said he believes his brother's checkered past is now coming back to haunt him.
"Well, you know, since my brother started hanging around the wrong crowd I knew this was going to happen," he said of the potential deportation. "But he paid for his crimes. They shouldn't be doing this."
During his first several years in Summit County, Jaime Leon Rivas floundered: He was a bad student, a truant who didn't get along with his peers or teachers. And between 2007 and 2011, he bounced in and out of the juvenile justice system for offenses such as carrying a knife to school, stealing out of open cars and criminal mischief related to a fire set at a bus stop in Summit County.
He did his time for those acts, and then — to the surprise of many — he redeemed himself, becoming a leading light at the fledgling Snowy Peaks campus. About two months ago, he secured a work permit with the help of his ICE supervisor. But on March 4, for reasons that still aren't clear, ICE reversed course and detained Leon Rivas.
Brett Tomlinson, the principal of Snowy Peaks, says that Leon Rivas was instrumental in building the culture at the three-year-old alternative program. Tomlinson was outspoken at the rally on Tuesday, characterizing the government's recent action to deport Leon Rivas as arbitrary and senseless.
"At one point, I was very proud of our system," he said. "When Jaime made some poor choices a few years ago, the system reeled him in. They spent a lot of time and money, my money and your money, in helping him become a better person so he could improve his community. However, like a bingo game, the system then just randomly pulled his number years later only to detain him in this building."
Jen Wolinetz, a Snowy Peaks teacher, has known Leon Rivas since he was in middle school. She said at the protest that positive transformation born from the juvenile justice system is a rare thing.
"When students go to the juvenile justice system and return to the same home and the same school and the same community, they do not make the changes that Jaime did," she said. "Jaime returned to us in Summit County a respectful, dedicated, compassionate, kind young man. He is an important part of our school community. He is a leader in our school community. His family loves him and we need him in our classes learning. We need him at graduation."
Leon Rivas' girlfriend, Jenny Martinez, along with the Colorado Immigration Rights Coalition (CIRC), organized the event. They also are working together on a petition drive calling for Leon Rivas' return to Summit County. So far, they've collected more than 550 signatures.
It was Martinez that led the protest group in a round of "Happy Birthday" on Tuesday. She's been visiting Jaime in the detention center and talking with him on the phone every day. She's hopeful he'll return home soon.
"I just tell him to keep his head high," she said. "I just tell him to be patient. We're doing everything we can. We're not just sitting with our arms crossed."
Alex McShiras, Leon Rivas' immigration attorney, said that his client's stay of removal application is currently pending. He has also filed a petition that would reopen Leon Rivas' case, the first step in getting a withholding of removal, which would allow him to stay in the U.S. In addition, McShiras said he has filed a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals motion.
"We are working to pursue every possible legal option on his behalf," he said in a written statement.
The crux of the argument to keep Leon Rivas in the U.S. is that the country of El Salvador can't or won't control gang violence.
"Being deported will put Jaime's life in danger," Jenny Martinez said in a written statement. "He cannot be deported."
Over the past six years, the Obama administration has deported more than 2 million people. Recently, however, President Obama has called for a review of deportation practices, particularly ones that separate families. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper also recently criticized deportation practices intended to eject undocumented immigrants with a history of violent crimes from the country. Instead of removing just dangerous criminals from society, Hickenlooper explained, ICE practices have acted as an indiscriminate dragnet that ensnares even low-level offenders.
"Jaime is one of those people Obama is talking about," Martinez said in a written statement. "He's one of those people our governor is talking about. He's our role model, a part of our community, and there's no reason for him to be locked up like that and his future ripped away."
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Bank of America was an exception to the rule in the third quarter – it funded more mortgages than it did a year ago. Good news, right? So why did mortgage banking income fall so much, and the bank warn that it will cut jobs and other expenses in the unit?
There are a few reasons, most of them systemic to the banking industry. Here's a look.
*The margins are down. At first glance, it seems like a disconnect. Bank of America Corp. originated $22.6 billion worth of home mortgages in the quarter, up 11% compared to a year ago. (For context, mortgage originations were down 42% at Wells Fargo & Co. , down 14% at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. , and flat at Citigroup Inc. )
But Bank of America's mortgage banking income plunged 71%, to $585 million from more than $2 billion a year ago.
Rising interest rates played a big role. Obviously, they dampened demand for refinancings. But they also hurt the banks' margins. When a bank agrees to make a mortgage loan, the interest rate is locked in -- known, creatively, as a "rate lock" -- and then there's a lag time until the mortgage actually closes. When a bank locks in a mortgage at, say, 3.5%, and then rates rise to 4% before the mortgage close, then there's less profit to be made when the bank turns around to sell the loan.
It's also worth noting that most of Bank of America's mortgage activity is coming from refinancings, rather than new home loans. It's a pattern that's been common to the industry in an era of super-low rates. But for a bank, refinancing a mortgage is not as profitable as making a new one.
*There are legal expenses. CEO Brian Moynihan has taken the tactic of settling mortgage-related accusations and lawsuits early and often, which has been expensive but has also allowed the bank to move past many problems more quickly than some peers. But the bank continues to set aside money for potential mortgage repurchase demands. And in the Legacy Assets and Servicing division, which deals with problem loans left over from the financial crisis, litigation expenses were down over the year but up over the quarter.
*The mortgage making won't last forever. In a call with analysts, chief financial officer Bruce Thompson warned that the steady rhythm of mortgage originations wouldn't continue. He noted that the bank's mortgage originations were down when compared to the second quarter, and that the pipeline of mortgage applications was down 59% over that period. Servicing fees were also down, both over the year and over the quarter. (An exception was home equity loans -- a smaller unit, but its loan originations nearly doubled over the year and were also up over the quarter.)
Thompson said the bank would cut mortgage jobs and other expenses to get out ahead of the mortgage slowdown. He also noted that the bank is cutting jobs in the Legacy Assets and Servicing unit, which is bad for employees but a good sign for shareholders, as it signals there are fewer bad loans to deal with. That unit has 32,200 employees, making up 13% of the total workforce. A year ago it was at 58,200 employees, or 21% of the total.
The bank is also focused on getting rid of mortgage loans that are delinquent by two months or more, as another way to cut expenses. The bank now has about 400,000 such loans in the Legacy Assets and Servicing division, down from 900,000 a year ago. Some it sold to other servicers, some it charged off when it decided the loans were beyond rescuing, and some it modified so that borrowers started paying again.
*The history and the future. Mortgages have been both a medal of honor and a scourge in Bank of America's recent past. Its 2008 purchase of Countrywide, a California mortgage lender known for making unconventional loans to borrowers with weak credit, was hailed as a coup but soon turned into an albatross. Countrywide has brought the bank quarterly losses, risky loans, government investigations and lawsuits.
So when Moynihan became CEO in 2010, he started slashing the mortgage unit. Notably, the bank got rid of mortgage loans made by third parties, which make up a big chunk of the mortgage revenue at J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo.
Then, earlier this year, Bank of America made moves to reclaim more of the space on the mortgage scene. It put more mortgage officers in the branches, pushed to close loans more quickly and churned out ads targeted at existing customers.
But that was when the mortgage boom was still booming. And in a call with reporters Wednesday, Thompson was asked, basically, if the mortgage unit had outlived its usefulness.
Mortgages are something that customers want, Thompson replied, and "Mortgage is a business that we're going to be in."
"If we do the mortgage," he added, "then they'll want to do other business with us."
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Medicare to Publish Trove of Data on Doctors
Information on 880,000 Physicians to Offer Look at Issues Including Billing, Number of Procedures and Patients Treated
The Obama administration said it would publish as early as next week data on what Medicare paid individual doctors in 2012, aiming to boost transparency and help root out fraud.
The move, which faced fierce resistance from doctors' groups, would end a decadeslong block on making the information public.
Federal officials said they planned to...