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Pioneer Avic-u310bt 4.3-inch In-dash Navigation Receiver With Cd Player And Bluetooth
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Pioneer's AVIC-U310BT is a no-nonsense in-dash navigation receiver with CD Player and Bluetooth. Get fast, easy-to-use in-dash navigation, talk hands-free with built-in Bluetooth, control your iPod or iPhone directly, and plenty more, all without breaking the bank.
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Navigation Built with You in Mind The AVIC-U310BT is provides the ideal solution for those who are ready for a fully integrated in-dash solution and want the full-featured navigation for which Pioneer is known. Out of the box, this system comes with an extensive map database to help you find your next destination. The built-in Text-to-Speech engine clearly pronounces turn-by-turn direction and street names to ensure smooth travels.
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The easy-to-operate Pioneer Navigation system has built-in maps that put the world at your fingertips. This includes major points of interest, such as restaurants, ATMs, gas stations, entertainment venues and more. Featuring convenient turn-by-turn voice guidance and detailed maps that display intersections and lane information, your Pioneer Navigation system is ready to go when you are.
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The system's database is fully expandable with AVIC feeds, Pioneer's PC application, which lets you create custom trips and your own points of interest.
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The Z-Series offers convenient voice-activated navigation, which allows you to simply say an address or find nearby points of interest.
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AVIC FEEDS for iPhone now available Unleash the power of your Pioneer navigation system with the AVIC FEEDS for iPhone application. Find a destination, then transfer it to your Pioneer navigation system for turn-by-turn routing.
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Start Planning your route before you even step into your car with the free AVIC FEEDS app. Now you can seamlessly use your iPhone with your Pioneer navigation receiver. Simply find your destination with the built-in Google Maps interface and transfer it via Bluetooth for easy, turn-by-turn directions.
Picture Yourself There
The AVIC FEEDS app also allows you to use the geo-tag data in your photos to be routed directly to places you've visited. The built-in GPS feature of iPhone 3G and 3GS has the ability to embed geo-tag information in the photos you take with its camera. AVIC FEEDS allows you to save destinations by reading these geo-tags. You can also use AVIC FEEDS to create destinations from geo-tagged photos that are sent to your iPhone.
Your iPod (and iPhone) Will Thank You On top of being an exceptional navigator, the AVIC-U series delivers an iPod experience that blows away FM transmitters or cassette adaptors. Even at the first glance, you will fall in love with the easy-to-use touch screen controls for your music on a brilliant 4.3-inch display.
With the optional cable (CD-IU50) connected to your iPod, you will notice how easily you can find songs, artists, or playlists with a few simple taps of your finger. The AVIC-U310BT also features powerful searching tools such as Link Play to help you quickly find the artist, album or genre that you want to hear.
Ditch the Headset with Built-in Bluetooth Take incoming calls through the AVIC-U310BT, and be heard clearly without a headset courtesy of Bluetooth technology. Connecting your compatible phone is easy and gives you instant touch screen access to your contacts.
With the X and Z-series receivers, you can also conveniently use voice-activated dialing to call contacts simply by saying a name.
Media Mogul Built to navigate, but born to entertain, the AVIC-U310BT offers audio playback from the most popular formats. Whether you're listening to WAV audio files, MP3 audio or iTunes AAC files on a CD or compatible USB device, there are several playback options for your favorite media.
From Disc
Play back CDs and CD-RWs, and burn discs with all your digital media, since the AVIC-U310BT also plays back MP3, WMA, AAC, and WAV files from CD.
From USB Device
If you don't feel like burning CDs just throw the MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV files you want on a USB device and enjoy.
Sound Minded Just because the AVIC-U310BT features a robust navigation platform, doesn't mean it holds back on sound quality. With 50 Watts through four channels, it packs plenty of punch.
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You can connect auxiliary audio devices using a stereo mini cable with the included aux in.
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In Europe? Well if you are and didn't have plans today now you do. Maha Amsterdam is opening the doors to a new location with more space and bigger activations. Teaming up with Nike on their Force is Female campaign, the next chapter in their retail story is bigger and better, continuing to offer more options for ladies in beautiful new ways.
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Fully automated snowmaking from a completely new perspective
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DEMACLENKO has developed the special snowVisual control system, which has been optimised for controlling snowmakers, pumping stations and cooling towers. snowVisual features a smart user interface, enabling you to control and monitor the system at all times. Once the necessary operating conditions for snowmaking have been reached, snowVisual starts up the snowmaker in the blink of an eye.
The entire snowmaking system on the screen: With snowVisual control software by DEMACLENKO, not only will you find general information about snowmaking products, but also a view of the entire system, which you can access from anywhere at your convenience. Detailed zooming enables you to check individual snowmakers, weather stations and pumping stations in real time. Two screens are available: the first provides geographical orientation, the second shows details of the individual components. Filters enable fast and efficient use.
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Rome is a site where you get the most profounded varieties. There are diverse structures and remembrances. These traps are so heavenly and amazing that you can see the significant within history of the same.
There are such countless spots like the trevi wellspring and also the palantine incline which really looks ethinic and has a mitigating splendid environment in it.rome has its own specific uniqueness and antiquity, it makes its own specific goodwill with its innovative element. You can similarly see the varieties so well, like how the Rome ruler regulated the dynasty. Romulus is one person who grabbed all the information and preched each one of those to the subordinates so well and this helped an incredible arrangement to the kingdom in all sense.
The quantity of occupants in the city of Rome is around 2.7 million. The entire metropolitan area of Rome has a normal 3.7 million people. By the mid fourth century, the Romans had manufactured a road arrangement of 53,000 miles all through the domain. Each Roman mile was around 1,000 paces (around 4,800 feet) and was stamped by a defining moment. Thusly the truism "All lanes lead to Rome."
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I can't remember if I ever posted these beauties before so here they are! I haven't watched this Naschy classic in a few years and I'm thinking it might be time. Even as we scale back the NaschyCast my love for the man's work continues to grow.
Saturday, February 13, 2016
THE MARK OF THE WOLFMAN (1968) poster art
Posted by Rod Barnett at 9:36 AM
Labels: european trash, Naschy, poster art, Spanish Horror, werewolves
2 comments:
- Nick Rentz said...
I bought this movie after listening to your podcast episode. I'm glad because apparently it's over $40 on Amazon and it's a good movie of course.
- Saturday, February 13, 2016
- Rod Barnett said...
It's a great monster film and that DVD is worth the cash. Well, maybe not $40 but it has some good extras and looks pretty darned good.
- Sunday, February 14, 2016
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The Nebraska softball team won its fourth straight road game on Wednesday, as the Huskers shutout the Kansas Jayhawks, 2-0. The win was the Huskers' fifth straight overall and eighth in the last nine games. Nebraska improved to 25-17 on the year and moved to 4-3 in Big 12 Conference play.
Junior right-hander Robin Mackin got the win, giving up seven hits over five innings, while walking two. She struck out seven and never got into serious trouble. Ashley Hagemann got the save for her fourth of the year. Heidi Foland was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI, and Brooke Thomason was 2-for-3 with a double. Julie Brechtel also doubled and drove in the other run.
Nebraska wraps up its five-game road trip today with a 4 p.m. contest at Iowa State.


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What would happen if Congress eliminated a popular federal tax break used to build sports stadiums?
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers want Congress to take a second look at recently reintroduced legislation that would eliminate the tax exemption for municipal bonds used to finance construction of professional sports stadiums. The issue has been a hot topic of late, with Nevada embarking on a $1.9 billion stadium in Las Vegas for the National Football League's Raiders—funded in part with the largest public subsidy for a stadium in the league's history.
The bills—introduced in the House (H.R. 811) by Rep. Steve Russell (R-Okla.) and the Senate (S. 1342) by Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.)—would eliminate the subsidy by creating a special rule under tax code Section 141(b).
"If a community wants to vote and tax themselves to improve their city or to do something to bring a sports team in, that is up to those local citizens," Russell told Bloomberg BNA. "But you shouldn't have people in Nevada asking for Oklahoma or New York tax dollars to fund their stadium," he said.
A September 2016 report from the Brookings Institution found that 36 NFL, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball stadiums that were newly built, extensively renovated, or under construction from 2000 through September 2016 were—at least in part—funded with tax-exempt municipal bonds, costing the federal government $3.2 billion when calculated using a 3 percent discount rate.
Russell, who has met with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) about the bill, said the measure is designed to be included in the tax reform package currently being crafted by Republican lawmakers and the White House. Booker told Bloomberg BNA he would rather see the measure enacted on its own.
The NFL is monitoring the legislation, said Jocelyn Moore, the league's senior vice president of public policy and government affairs. But a similar bill introduced by Russell last session (H.R. 4838) failed to gain traction, she noted. As far as the new legislation is concerned, "I don't think that either bill has garnered a significant amount of bipartisan cosponsors," Moore told Bloomberg BNA.
The bill's passage may be a long shot, but just how valuable are tax-exempt municipal bonds to the state and local governments and teams that rely on them to build new stadiums?
The average cost of debt service on the state and local level would increase 25 percent if stadiums lost the ability to use the bonds, said Dennis Zimmerman, director of projects at the American Tax Policy Institute and a former Congressional Research Service analyst who wrote a series of frequently cited reports on tax-exempt stadium financing in the 1990s. "That's generally the value of the tax subsidy."
The amount local taxpayers currently pay for the stadiums is equal to the total principal of tax-exempt bonds issued, which was $13 billion for the 36 stadiums surveyed in the Brookings report, said co-author Austin J. Drukker, a project coordinator and research assistant at the think tank.
"Assuming localities would switch from tax-exempt bonds to taxable bonds with the same principal value and other characteristics, the additional cost to local taxpayers would be equal to the federal subsidy"—$3.2 billion total—Drukker said in an email. Dividing $3.2 billion by $13 billion roughly equals a 24.6 percent increase in debt service, very close to Zimmerman's estimate.
"However, if localities used other financing options that were cheaper than taxable bonds (which have to pay interest to investors at the expense of the local taxpayers), the expense to the local taxpayer might be lower," he said.
The NFL's Moore said stadiums shouldn't be treated differently than opera houses, cultural centers, or education facilities that states and localities vote to build.
Federal investment in infrastructure is designed to bring in private dollars for local projects that will lead to economic development, "which our stadiums certainly do," Moore said.
Brett Bolton, principal associate for finance and intergovernmental relations at the advocacy group National League of Cities, echoed Moore's comments about flexibility in an emailed statement. "If a referendum passes or a council votes to build a large public project, we believe the city should be able to use every tool in the tool chest to finance and advance the project," he said. "That would include tax-exempt municipal bonds."
But the Brookings study, citing several research papers, said: "Academic studies consistently find no discernible positive relationship between sports facility construction and local economic development, income growth, or job creation." Among other explanations, the report said the money people spend attending a game at a newly constructed stadium is largely offset by reduced spending at other local venues.
The NFL provided Bloomberg BNA with reports from the late 2000s that projected stadiums recently built in California, Minnesota, and Georgia—for the 49ers, the Vikings and the Falcons, respectively—would generate hundreds of millions in economic output. The league referred Bloomberg BNA to the individual cities to obtain the actual economic figures now that the first two stadiums are in service and the last one is nearing completion.
The mayor's office in Santa Clara County, Calif., didn't return requests for comment; the mayor's office in Minneapolis referred Bloomberg BNA to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, which didn't respond; and the mayor's office in Atlanta said the city uses the Bureau of Economic Analysis for information on economic growth but hadn't verified the projected numbers.
In general, the tax exemption "has been a cost-effective way for state and local governments to finance infrastructure, and if the tax exemption broadly for municipal bonds were to be eliminated, it would likely result in less infrastructure investment," said Robin Prunty, a managing director in the Public Finance Ratings Group at S&P Global Ratings. "I think that would follow through for stadiums."
If legislation eliminating the tax exemption becomes law, "[w]ill it have an effect on the amount of sports economic activity?" Zimmerman asked. "I think we can say with great assurance, it will not."
The federal subsidy isn't the main driver for states and localities looking to finance professional sports stadiums, said Ted Gayer, vice president and director of Brookings' economic studies program and a co-author of the 2016 report. Other factors play a role, including a local community's desire to have a team and local politicians who want to bring in a team as part of their legacy, he said. And "most importantly, if you want a football team, you can't create a football team, you have to go to the NFL," he said.
The demand for franchises far exceeds the supply, Zimmerman said. "It's that excess demand that gives them the leverage to extract subsidies from the local and state governments."
Moore, at the NFL, disagreed with the assessment that the league would be unharmed by the stadium bills. "I think it's a concern for all sports leagues that build stadiums," she said, adding that the public financing is used not only for stadium construction, but also for security and technology upgrades.
The NHL, NBA, and MLB didn't return requests for comment.
The tax-exempt bond market probably would fare well if the stadium bills were enacted, according to Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics Inc.
Tax-exempt stadium financing is a controversial corner of the municipal market. "It accounts for less than 1 percent of the bond market and yet it probably draws 25 percent of the criticism," Fabian said. Eliminating that small, problematic corner would legitimize the remainder of the market and reduce the risk of other areas losing their tax exemption, he said.
Any negative effects of killing the stadium-bond exemption would likely be felt by public finance bankers, he said.
Cutting stadium financing out of the tax-exempt space would mean that those bankers could no longer charge fees for their underwriting services on stadium bond issues. And while there aren't a lot of these bond issues in the market, they are generally lucrative for banks to bring in, Fabian said.
Stadium bond issues are complex and tend to be controversial, so an investment bank can generally get a larger spread for selling those bonds than general obligation bonds, he said. "These are harder transactions to structure and complete, which is a welcome change from the low-spread world of GO bond issuance."
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It's the year 2018! It is going to be a decisive year. I feel it in my spirit, for everyone more especially between the ages of 20 – 40 years, this is a defining moment. If you miss it, you might never be able to recover what the year will offer in the next 20 years of your life. I, more especially believe that this year holds the key to 2019 and beyond for the "country" Nigeria. I had some experiences in 2017 that has made it clear to me that 2018 is a make or mar. I am "living" serious!
Few years ago we voted into office our oldest president! 2019 we might be voting the oldest again setting a new record by breaking the former set by the same person. There are few highlights for me with lessons to learn. I spent about N24,000 on data and I barely made N10,000 doing that, I intend to get returns this year. Besides seeing Woli Agba's videos on Instagram, a whole lot of other videos did nothing to improve or cheer me up. I spent so much making calls for on employer's behalf that were literally a total loss to me as I didn't get any value in return for that (the calls were not on the house or reimbursed). I was as honest as I could be, but it looked like dishonest people got more value (I still intend to be honest but wise). Now I could rant all through the pages about a whole lot of stuffs from 2017, but one thing is crystal clear to me and should be to you, God didn't bring us this far so we could do the same thing every year! Remember it is insanity to do the same thing over and over again, while expecting different results each time, if you don't do better, you can't get further. God was immensely good to me in 2017. I got delivery of something I had been praying to receive for years. Hurray!
Now, straight to my objectives for the year 2018. God spoke to me via His word before the end of 2017 and it came in the book of 1Cor16:9 which reads "A great door and effectual is opened unto me and (not but) there are many adversaries". First thing to note, God opens a door/solution for triumph in all our challenges but there will always be adversaries. Today, the greatest of our adversaries as youths is the refusal to dream, if I may say it that way. A whole lot of youths have no dream! No goal of what they intend to become. The second adversary is for those of us who have dreams, we never commence the process of fulfillment for 1001 reasons. Yeah, the government is bad, the economy is not growing, but that is because our dreams are materialistic not to make the world better.
Practical steps now:
1. If we want to take over the future of the country as youths we must visualize it and the start the process! I am extremely encouraged in this and I believe that this is possible. Of the people outside our youth clique, Madame Oby Ezekwesili is a staunch supporter. We have recycled for too long politicians who refuse to let go the reins of power for personal benefits. Now it is time to establish a platform, with clear objectives. Infact, lets have platforms, let the goals be engineered towards taking over our future.
2. The only way to change Nigeria is not by going to politics. We can do a whole lot from outside that arena that will eventually change the game of politics. I am starting a youth alive campaign, that would see the Nigerian youths all around the world collaborate to make a "change ".
3. We have to read! This is the greatest challenge of the black world. Reading. For some who do, they read but not to edify. Until what you read becomes a part of you, you have read in vain. A whole lot of degrees are in vain. This year, I am setting a target of reading not less than 5 books a month and I have started with "Wining the war against poverty" by Dr. David O. Oyedepo. I would really love to read a book about the ideas of Oby Ezekwesilli, a whole lot them in one place.
4. Always be driven by a desire to give and you will always receive. Money is not the only thing you can give, don't be a fool.
There would be adversaries, but what you don't believe, you cannot receive. You can only take as far as your eyes can see. I intend to vigorously pursue my dreams this year, I would have no apology for any "friend" who is to be dis-friend for non-compliance, you will not need some acquaintances this year and you will need to make some new ones, ensure that they are like minds. If I do not leave a better world for my children, then I have failed, because money will always fail but love never fails. I still have love left to spend for this "country".
The time to act is now!
The time to act is now!


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Most sundays I have a cook out to use up the content of my fridge ready for a restock of fresh vegetables. I enjoy cooking with vegetables that are non standard to see what I can make. Tindora is vegetable that can be found in most indian grocerys shops. Tindora also know as ivy gourd apart from tasting amazing is a good source of Iron, Vitamin B2, B1, fibre and calcium. Give it a go and let me know what you think.
- 2 cups Tindora
- 1 small Potato
- 1 1/2 tbs Sunflower Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Jira seeds
- 1 tsp Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp Jira and coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
- 2 medium Tomatoes
- 1/2 medium Lemon
- 1 bunch Coriander Finely chopped
- Wash and cut the tindora into think slices.
- Wash skin a potato and chop to similar small pieces.
- In a non stick pan add 1 1/2 tbs of sunflower oil and heat.
- On medium heat add 1tsp mustard seeds and jira seeds. Till they start to pop.
- Add tindora and potato and stir fry for 5 minutes till all the veg is covered with oil.
- Add 1tps salt, 1/2 tps tumeric, 1/2 red chilli powder, 1 tsp Jira and coriander powder and 1/4 garam masala.
- Grind 2 tomatoes in a blender and add to the vegetables.
- Add the lid and cook for 15 minutes till tindora are soft enough you can break them with a spoon.
- Add the juice of 1/2 lemon and garnish with corriander.
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It's been an interesting week for 911 operators. And by "interesting," I mean "weird." And by "weird," I mean "funny." And by "funny," I mean "crazy!" First, we had the guy who phoned up the emergency hotline because he had ... an emergency hankering for some booze, and now we have the dude who accidentally dialed 911 while he was in the middle of an alleged drug exchange.
It's the kind of thing you'd see in a movie and be all, "Yeah, okay, sure that would happen." According to police in Scranton, Pennsylvania, 24-year-old Justin Kryzanowski was allegedly in the middle of getting his drug deal on (as the buyer) when he inadvertently dialed 911, AKA the po-po. He was subsequently arrested and is being charged with possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, and prohibited offensive weapons after police traced his cellphone to his house. Technology. Always ruinin' stuff.
Anyway, according to the criminal complaint, when the cops got to Kryzanowski's house, they found syringes containing a medication used for treatment of opioid dependence, various prescription medications, drug paraphernalia, and brass knuckles. They also allegedly found Kryzanowski himself near a couple of pill bottles, talking with slow and slurred speech.
Oh, and lastly, they found his cellphone. Which matched the number that dialed 911. So, yeah.
Enjoy your weekend, 911! You deserve it. Oh, wait, you don't get one. Thank god!
Have you ever accidentally called 911?
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The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has released notification for admissions to various Master of Technology (M.Tech) courses for 2015-16 session through valid GATE score. Interested candidates can apply and send in their application in prescribed format on or before 30th April 2015.
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), a Deemed University (DU), imparts education and training on Defence Technology to the officers of Armed Forces, Scientists of the DRDO, Technical Officers of the Ordnance Factory Board, Directorate of Quality Assurance, Public Sector Undertakings, General Public and friendly foreign countries. The University conducts M.Tech and Ph.D Programmes and offers a number of short-term courses.
Courses available: M. Tech courses in the following streams are available for 2015-16 session.
- Aerospace Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electronics and Engineering
- Materials Science and Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Sensor Technology
- Modelling and Simulation
- Chemical Science and Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Signal Processing and Communication
- Robotics
Important Dates:
|online application process
|15th April 2015 onwards
|Last Date for accepting online application form
|30th April 2015
|Last Date of receipt of Hard copy of application
|5th May 2015
|Tentative Date of Interview / Written Test
|3 rd/4 th week of May 2015
|Tentative date of commencement of the programme
|07 July 2015
Eligibility criteria:
- A candidate must have scored a minimum of 55 per cent marksor 5.5 CGPA in their qualifying examinationfrom a UGC recognized University/Deemed to be University/Institution in India.
- A candidate must have a valid GATE score.
- The candidates must not exceed the age limit of 26 years (Relaxations as per GOI rules apply to SC/ST/OBC/PH applicants).
Note: The candidates who are in the final semester of their degree are eligible to apply; Mark sheet up to the last semester should be enclosed. Provisional certificate in such cases along with Mark sheet of the final semester are required to be submitted before commencement of program.
Selection Procedure:
The candidates will be selected on the basis of their merit, GATE score and personal interview which will be conducted by DIAT.
How to apply:
- The candidates must apply online and register themselves on the official website of DIA, which is:diatonline.co.in
- The candidates must then print their applications and send the hard copies through a proper channel.
- Hard copy of online application along with relevant documents must reach to
Deputy registrar (Academics) DIAT (DU) Girinagar, Pune-411025
Application fee:
- 200/- (100/- for SC/ST candidates) per programme.
Financial assistance: Selected candidate will be eligible for scholarship [Rs.8000/- per month at present] under DBT Scheme of AICTE.
Fee Structure:
- Semester Fee Rs.5000/- per semester (subject to revision)
- Caution deposit (refundable at the end of the Programme less dues if any) of Rs.10,000/-


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The Justice Department's tepid OIG report, with its risible assertion that there was no political bias in the FBI's Clinton email probe, suggests that it was written by people afraid to tell the unvarnished truth about the conduct of the federal government's police apparatus, an agency that openly defies congressional oversight and has participated in a vendetta against a sitting president. The FBI's leadership clearly hopes that the Democrats will win majorities in Congress and put a halt to the investigations into its multifarious abuses of power. The OIG is loath to face the ruthless reprisals that would inevitably follow such a disaster.
In other words, the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General is filled with people who fear the FBI. Think about that for a minute. What is the usual term for a government whose members live in fear of its police arm? Ronald Reagan famously said, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." The OIG report suggests that its demise may be only one election away.


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6th Grade Ecosystem Mural Project
September 07, 2016
In Miss Matusik's class, small groups of students had to choose an ecosystem that they wanted to research and present. Students had to research 12 animals, 6 plants, and 3 decomposers. They had to research the ecosystem's biotic and abiotic factors and how those factors affect the ecosystem. They also had to create a food chain for their ecosystem. All of this information, was presented on their "Ecosystem Mural."


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From the roots and traditions of famed Brazilian choreographer Jelon Viera, Houston's Brazilian Arts Foundation presented "Capoeira Luanda" at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts July 20. Capoeira is considered a national treasure of Brazil. A unique Afro-Brazilian martial art, capoeira is played in a "roda," or circle, between two players. "Bringing to life and celebrating the Angolan roots that helped shape the exploding cultural art we now know as capoeira, Luanda celebrates and honors those capoeristas that came before us, our mentors in the present and welcomes those who have yet to discover capoeira," the foundation said.
The event was part of the Moody's program series inspired by and interacting with this summer's site-specific sculpture "Repeater" by Brooklyn-based artist David Scanavino.
(Photos by Jeff Fitlow)


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Steve Bixler has served in the state and local tax field for over 10 years primarily providing sales and use tax recovery and audit representation services. As a Senior Tax Manager, Steve is responsible for the implementation and execution of developed tax strategies including the identification and documentation of refund opportunities, as well as adapting tax strategies to meet the specific needs and requirements of unique business environments. Steve has provided sales and use tax services across many industries including serving clients in the insurance, financial, telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, aerospace, education, public sector, post-production and satellite broadcasting industries.
Prior to joining Downey, Smith & Fier, Steve worked for a state and local tax recovery firm located in Newport Beach, specializing in sales and use tax recovery and business tax incentives.
Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Diego State University in 1999.


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The Flip-Side
Some older posts you will enjoy full of great content
Things I MUST remember as a dog – this is great! check it out
Google is having an Identity Crisis with their logo
Feb 2 is Groundhog Day … but, I'm thinking we should re-name it to Beaver Day …
Dateline – To Catch a Predator Spoof — this is great good work to the creators at what else is on — Synopsis: Dateline NBC's Chris Hansen is at it again in the most memorable "Predator" yet.
Ok – I think that Gary Brolsma is caught up in his own fame … he created a new video of himself dancing and singing called – New Numa by Gary Brolsma
I don't know how I ever missed this one, but Friends of Foamy created a Badger Song for Foamy – Foamy Foamy Foamy Song – its great – I love the series and all the spoofs
Wired Magazine is reporting that Beck will be releasing a new album –> Beck – The Infinite Album – its a good read .. we hope to have some it on here to show you once it happens
One more episode for The Amazing Racist – Mexican Orange Vendor … one of these days this guy will get shot, but it is funnier than hell … LOL
This is the best real story I have come across in recent times … Leprechaun Spotted in Mobile, Alabama
Jesus Dress Up Game – gotta love it – that's all i can say.
A new Kevin Federline song has leaked – called Snap – and it is just as shiteous as all of his other music. – wanna listen? – Snap by Kevin Federline – "K-Fag, SNAP out of it. You will never be like Feminem."
This is some really interesting research – 40 Million Surfers Are Online Daily Just For Fun – Really?!??? I think we all already know this … isn't that why you are here?
Rejection Line Phone Numbers – I have the latest list of Rejection Line Phone numbers and it covers most major city areas.
Here is one for all the dot.com'ers out there – Laid Off by Odd Todd
There has been a lot of press lately about Dick Cheney and his famous hunting trip. This is a great flash video called Cheney's got a gun – check it out
This is just way too funny .. ButtPlug – commercial
Today someone showed my the funniest pictures .. I had to put them up – Brokeback Mountain Dolls
I am finally getting around to putting up some new videos .. these are controversial on the internet, so I hope not offend anyone by showing them, but ya know what … take it easy and enjoy then or not.
I ran across this quote today and had to make it available to my users – maybe the next time you are in a meeting you can think of this quote and find something better (like come to this site) to do with your time – you might need a laptop
"Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot actually masturbate." – Dave Barry
Numa Numa American Idol – The was a lot of work put into this flash animation/movie .. if you like the Numa Numa Video, then you should like this one as well.
Numa Numa – I have no idea what's going on here! Some guy singing O-Zone's Dragostea Din Tei and lip syncing while being captured on his web-cam. I guess he is famous now.
Blonde Star – I normally will not do audio, but this is one of my favorites. On Star Emergency Services Spoof for our blonde friends around the world.
American Idol – They said he was the worst in the whole world … hahaha … i could agree with that.
Your Real Horoscope – This is the genuine article .. the real deal – what they won't tell you.
Wife + Kids = No Sex and the Departure of My Sanity
I have created some new category pages to help you find the content you are looking for … I will be adding more content in the next couple weeks.
I also added a ton of new Adult Flash Games and Movies to that new section. Some are very funny, other are kinda sick .. then again that's why they are in the Adult Section.
If you love the movie "Office Space" as much as I do, then you should like some funny images that I have collected and are dedicated to Office Space.
Office Space INITECH ID Badges
… And in the Videos Section we have a Work Place Training Video on Sexual Harassment – I guess they had some problems with people not understanding common sense – LOL.
Happy Tree Friends – I have almost the whole collection of Happy Tree Friends videos, games, greeting cards (perfect for Christmas) and smoochies.
- Smiley Face Popper – Use the beach ball to pop as many smiley faces as possible in the time allowed – use the space bar and arrow keys to get the job done.
- Happy Tree Friends – Another Happy Tree Friends video animation for Valentines Day.
- XIAO XIAO Heineken – Flash Video of Stick Figures fighting it out over Heineken Beer.
- The Simpson's – Actually the Singhsons a parody of The Simpson's, not PC .. but funny none the less.
- Donkey Kong – Just like the original (as far as I can tell) check it out for memories … at least they will bring them back if you are as old as i am .. one of the greatest video arcade games ever.
- End of the World – A video (odd) of the world and how it is now and soon to be … just one individuals take on it … worth a watch.
- Cone Crazy – Driving thru Cones hit as many as you can in the time allowed .. yellow ones are a bonus they reward you for bad driving .. lol.
- Dr. Evil Says – Another of the celeb says games … Dr. Evil sounds galore all for the movie Austin Powers.
- Drunk Walker – See how far you can get the drunk to walk thru the street before he falls over on his butt.
- Balloon Maze – In this game you have to use a fan to move a animal holding onto a balloon thru a maze without touching the sides or you lose.
- Fly on Face – Use your mouse to annoy the living hell out the guy on the screen .. be careful he will catch you and eat you.
- Foamy's Rant – About life people, east coast men all kinda of stuff … just listen – many time I'm sure some people would like to have said a lot of this stuff.
- Footy Badger Song – Yet another of the famous Badger, Badger, Badger Songs made for Footy Football(Soccer) in England.
- Fuk her Gently – A love song by two cupids that shows the devil how to have sex properly … maybe we can all learn something from this romantic song about SEX.
- Ganguro Girl – This is the hack enabled version – password installed so you can get right to the best part .. having sex with the ganguro girl – very Adult in Nature.
- Hamster Taxidermy – A wonderful song about mounting a hamster on the wall of your den – Taxidermy style.
- Forum Posting and You! – this is soon to be a classic … watch how we educate little Billy in the art of forum posting (great commentary too). Novice and Veteran forum users should watch this we could all learn something.
- Dear P*nis Song – This is a classic song about the inner struggles of a man whom drinks and his plight … just watch it.
- Beer Golf – Widmer Hefeweizen Beer golf game … not too bad.
- Badger Song Banana Phone – A spoof of the famous badger song series … Banana Phone.
- Zoom Quilt – this is an amazing Flash Picture.
- Winky Hand – *WARNING* This is a little Adult in nature Flash Video.
- Tit-Tris – Adult Flash Game … the name says it all.
- The Man Project – The man will follow your mouse.
- The Swearing Movie – Flash Movie pretty funny.
- Stick Figure Sword Fighting – just as the title describes.
- Squares – a game where you must dodge certain squares.
- Smack the Monkey – How fast can you smack the monkey?
- Simon Says – Follow the colored buttons just as Simon does.
- Shoot the Distance – This is how the Happy Tree Friend play golf … how much distance can you get with your friends?
The Moon is made out of CHEESE! … and I have proof!
As some of you may have discovered, yesterday Google launched a new site called Google Moon (http://moon.google.com) – i was playing around with it and was able to confirm my suspicions about the moon being made of cheese .. that's correct CHEESE.
Take a look ( you will have to zoom all the way to the surface to see what I mean )
Click here for a larger version of the screen shot- Google Moon Large
Also, I have added a new story to the Funny Stories section of the site
Today, I have decided to add yet another section to the site … funny stories – i hope you all enjoy them … if you have any you would like to see up here … email them to me and they may get posted.
I created a new video section to display all the videos of commercials, spoofs and other oddities i have collected
Here is a list of some of my favorites for your enjoyment
- Bridgestone Tire Commercial – all about dog love (even if it is a dog love triangle).
- Don't Ask for Directions – i wouldn't ask this woman for directions either.
- Ford Sportka Commercial – Ka's Evil Twin the bird … this is a funny spoof.
- Master Card Spoof – This one rocks! One of the best spoofs parodies i've seen.
- Sex Bomb Commercial – from tel Aviv, this is an antiterrorist commercial.
I am putting up some very interesting image/picture for you to ponder … let me know what you think
I found a shit load of new flash files that i wanted to share with you … i will be placing more and more up here as the days go by … so stay tuned
- Lord of the Rings (Badger) – more Badger Song shit funny stuff
- Badger Christmas Song – another installment of the Badger Song for Christmas
- 4D Pong – Really good flash game
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Says – Nice sound bites form Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Kill Natives or get r*ped – Got to kill Natives or you WILL get a$$ … take a look
- AXE Commercial – AXE Touch Commercial form Europe
- Barb Wire Jump Rope – Kinda sick … LOL
- Boxing Grampa – Gramps is one old mean SOB – he'll kick your a$$
- Dizzy Wheel – Gotta try this one .. it is a great optical illusion
- Burger King Employee – Makes ya re-consider eating there ever again – quality people
It has been some time since my last update … I have been working a lot and not even playing online games … oh well
I do have some new (some old) stuff i uploaded … enjoy
- Kenya Song – great flash animation movie and educational as well
- Badger Song – one of the most annoying flash videos i have found, but funny
- The Wine Opener – this is a commercial for PokerRoom.com (WMV Format)
- Happy Tree Friends – A really really sick Flash Movie, but I like it 🙂
Good to be back at MT …
I know everyone has been asking when I am updating the games section of purple-twinie.com – so, here are a few that i have uploaded.
Flash Games:
- Crimson Warfare: A Flash version of strategy games such as: Red Alert Series
- Frogmania: Try to catch all the insects as fast as possible by clicking on the frogs.
- Plumber 2: Fix everything in time so that the water can flow away
- Space Shooter: Very fast paced spaceship shooter game -kill everything that moves!
- Xmas mini-golf: These are great obstacle golf courses
- Mini-Putt Game:
- Orgasm Girl: 18 and up ONLY – Adult in Nature — Try your very best to give this girl the orgasm of her life. But, don't wake her up!
I found this on Valley of the Geeks [valleyofthegeeks.com] … thought you would enjoy it
"Got … CLAP?" <– click dat
Finally some updates to this site … it has been moths, but I have been busy or simply un-motivated { LOL }
Well, I have a vary serious collection of Flash games I want to share as well as some funny videos to check out. Now some of these games are a little adult in nature, so if you are not 18 … please do not access them — you can view the list here or by click on the button above .. "flash games "
This Page shows is a letter of resignation that I received via email … not sure if it is real, but there have been so many times and situations where I wanted to say these words … I thought I would share it with everyone.
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What is corporate governance?
The topic of corporate governance has probably never been more to the fore in business than at present, especially in the international arena.
Recent corporate failures in the USA and passing of legislation in that country to bring in more accountability of directors has only served to highlight the onerous responsibilities which are vested in directors. These responsibilities apply to not only directors of public companies but also private companies as well.
Corporate governance could be said to fall into two areas. Firstly, the requirement to comply with statutory duties, being primarily the Companies Act 1993. All directors are caught by this requirement, irrespective of the size or nature of the company or the nature of the appointment of those directors. The Companies Act does not distinguish between executive and non-executive directors. It applies to all directors. In addition to the statutory framework provided primarily by the Companies Act, there has been established an area of corporate governance best practice. This is primarily set out in New Zealand by the Code of Practice which has been promulgated by the Institute of Directors .
Okay, what is corporate governance?
It is the area of responsibility assumed by the directors as a body.
The major responsibilities of directors include:
- Maximising benefits of the shareholders investment while protecting the company's assets;
- Ensuring compliance with the company's Constitution as well as the common law, the Companies Act and other relevant legislation; and
- Implementing the resolutions passed by directors and shareholders.
Who really controls the company?
This involves an analysis of the respective roles of:
- Shareholders
- Directors
- Management
Because a company is an artificial person, it must be managed and represented by human agents.
The decision making powers are primarily found in two organs of the company:
- The Board; and
- The shareholders in General Meeting
In exercising the powers which fall within the jurisdiction of the company, either of these organs acts collectively as the company and any decision made by either of them is a decision of the company.
The powers which each may exercise are strictly defined by a long established doctrine in company law known "the division of powers".
The source of division of powers is found not in the Constitution of the company but in the Companies Act itself.
Role of the Directors:
The Companies Act provides that the business and affairs of the company must be managed by, or under the direction or supervision of the Board (section 128(1)).
The Board has all the powers necessary for managing and for supervising and directing the management of, the business and affairs of the company (section 128(2)).
Since management of the company by the Board is mandatory, it follows that the shareholders cannot themselves interfere in the management of the company but are limited to the remedy of removing the Board from office if they disagree with the decisions of the Board.
It must be emphasised that whilst one or more of the directors may be appointed by groups of shareholders or shareholder bodies, they are not delegates of that body and should not act on instructions from their appointing body as delegates. They are required to act in the best interests of the company even though those interests may, on the face of it, be contrary to the wishes or the interests of their appointing body.
On the other hand, a company may not enter into a "major transaction" unless it has first been approved by the shareholders. Certain transactions are deemed by the Companies Act to be of such importance that the decision of the directors to enter into them must be approved by the shareholders in general meeting.
It is not envisaged that the directors themselves undertake all tasks of management. In a company of any size, there must be some delegation by the directors of their powers. This right to delegate is found in section 130(1) of the Act which provides that the Board may delegate any one or more of its powers to a committee of directors, a director or employee (often the Chief Executive Officer) of the company or any other person. This rule is subject to the provisions of the Constitution which may cut down the scope of delegation of Board powers.
A number of powers cannot be delegated (despite anything which the Constitution may say to the contrary) but must be exercised by the Board itself. The powers incapable of delegation are set out in Schedule 2 of the Companies Act and relate for the most part to powers of the Board in relation to shares.
Delegation does not however absolve the Board of responsibility for the exercise of a Board of a power to a delegate. The Board remains responsible for the exercise of a delegated power as if the power had been exercised by the Board itself.
Role of Management:
As stated previously, whilst the Board is responsible for management of the company under the Act, many of the duties of management are delegated to management staff. This in many circumstances will be to the Chief Executive Officer and/or its senior staff.
It is essential to the smooth and efficient running of any company that where management responsibilities are delegated, that all parties know their roles and responsibilities including the limits of any authorities that may have been given.
The boundaries between the authority of the shareholders and the directors is generally not an issue. At the end of the day, the directors can be replaced by the shareholders if the shareholders do not like the decisions made by the Board. But it is particularly important with employed staff that they all know who has the right to do what and what decisions can be made without having to go back to the Board.
The boundaries are always set by the Board and generally based upon certain parameters. If a budget has been approved by the Board which provides for the purchase of equipment or appointment of staff within parameters, then generally those matters should not be required to come back to the Board unless they fall outside the parameters set.
In my experience, the companies which function most effectively and achieve the goals at the various levels are those companies where all of the various parties, being the shareholders, the Board and management, are all clear as to their respective roles, responsibilities and lines of authority, and stick within them.
Duties of Directors:
Let's now have a look at some of the duties of the directors. These include duties owed to the company, to shareholders and to third parties.
The duties owed to the company are as follows:
- To act in good faith and in the best interests of the company as a whole
- To exercise their powers for a proper purpose
- To comply with the Companies Act and the Constitution of the company
- To avoid reckless trading by carrying on the business of the company in a manner that does not create a substantial risk of serious loss to the company's creditors
- Not agree to the company incurring obligations where there are no reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to perform the obligation when required to do so (gone are the days of shelf companies being used to enter into contracts where there is no reasonable expectation of them being able to settle them
- Refrain from disclosing or making use of information contained in his or her capacity as a director, other than for the purposes of the company
- Exercise reasonable care, diligence and skill
The duties owed to the directors are as follows:
- A director is bound to take reasonable steps to ensure that the share register is properly kept;
- A director is required to disclose all material interests in transactions or proposed transactions of the company; and
- A director is bound to disclose to the Board a relevant interest in any shares issued by the company.
The two key obligations are however the fiduciary duty of good faith and the duty of care and skill owed to the company. The duty of good faith relates to the integrity of the directors' decisions and acts whereas the duty of care and skill relates to the standard required of a director's performance.
Duty of Good Faith:
- Conflict of interest - avoid situations where there is a conflict between the director's personal interests and those of the company as a whole. The best interests of the company must always prevail over the director's personal interests.
- Disclosure of interest in transactions - the director must disclose any interest in a transaction or proposed transaction - involves personal interest (business interests) of spouse, children and other family members.
- Confidentiality - all information must be kept confidential at all times.
Duty of Care and Skill:
- Attention to the affairs of the company
- A duty to be informed about the financial, social and political operations within the company
- Duty to obtain sufficient information to enable a proper decision to be made
- The presentation to shareholders of a balanced and understandable assessment of the company's performance and position - this may involve providing information in addition to the minimum required by law
- The directors should be aware of all statutory and regulatory requirements affecting the company and, where applicable, requirements of bodies such as the New Zealand stock exchange
- Directors must exercise the care and skill which can reasonably be expected of a person with their expertise - that standard may differ between directors, eg. the standard expected of a professionally qualified director may be different to that of a director with no qualifications or business experience
Duties to Third Parties:
Whilst a director's duties are largely owed to the company, the interests of third parties may intrude and must be taken into account.
There is a line of authority particularly strong in New Zealand and Australia which establishes that directors owe an obligation to consider the interests of creditors in situations of insolvency or near insolvency. Probably the necessity of a duty owed separately to creditors has been met by the structures of the Companies Act 1993. Central to the protection of creditors are the rules relating to distributions and the potential personal liability of directors to repay distributions not recoverable from shareholders. In addition, while a director's duties are owed to the company, a creditor of a company in liquidation has standing under section 301 to sue for breach of duty owed by a director to the company. Thus a creditor may be able to show that the director in jeopardising the interests of creditors had acted in breach of duty of care or in breach of provisions of the Companies Act.
The above is a brief summary of the respective roles and duties of shareholders, directors and lastly management.
The content of this document is necessarily general and readers should seek specific advice on particular matters and not rely solely on this document.
If you would like further information on any of the topics in this document, please contact the writer or your usual Auld Brewer Mazengarb & McEwen adviser.


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Endless Summer Hydrating Mocktail
It's still warm enough across the country to enjoy a drink in the sun. The fruits in this recipe will refresh you, and our "secret" ingredient of cinnamon helps to regulate blood sugar levels. The coconut water is packed with electrolytes to keep you hydrated while enjoying early fall warmth.
Endless Summer Hydrating Mocktail
Serves 1
1 cup seedless watermelon, cubed
½ cup cucumber, sliced
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup ice-cold water
6 organic raspberries
½ cup Harmless Harvest coconut water (this is a raw coconut water that's free of nasty pesticides, with a nice nutty flavor; but any coconut water will do)
- This recipe is as simple as mixing all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Enjoy in your favorite chilled glass or kick it up a few notches and use a martini glass for some extra added fun!
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The sale includes over 25 pupils at various levels of learning.
I have never paid for any advertising due to an effective word of mouth system, a high ranking website for many related search terms and busy mobile and land line numbers producing on average 10 new leads per week.
All of the above will be included in the sale and I can also sell a dual controlled, 60 plate Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 making this a perfect starter kit for a newly qualified ADI.
Sale price can be negotiated so please contact me for more details or post here and I will answer all public questions.]]>
Can I get details of the websites that you are selling?
However, she has opted for a different name and therefore I have this for sale. It was previously used by a driving school and would be perfect for this use again.
Selling for £90. Can't think of many better company names for a driving instructor personally!
If you want a website I can set you up with a simple website that looks the part for an extra £100.
Send me a message on here or via email at mattblake765 at gmail dot com.
He-Man model number 62E9
Just removed from a 2013 Corsa a by a friend who has bought the car from a driving school for private use.]]>