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In the last few weeks or so, the blood pressure of Nigeria must have risen tremendously. Though it is a quadrennial affair, this year's ritual of ascendancy to political offices by Nigerian politicians has generated so many flakes. As usual, the fever of politics has caught every Nigerian, irrespective of their profession. Bankers, journalists, lawyers, doctors etc. are interested in who is vying for what election at the local, state and national level. This is a time when it dawns on all Nigerians that we are all political animals, irrespective of our persuasions, as theorized by political scientists. Perhaps what we are gradually but grippingly realizing is the statement by late Jamaican reggae musician, Peter Tosh that though we are not politicians, we suffer the consequences of politics largely.
Today, in virtually all the nooks of Nigeria, there is so much horse trading and wheeler-dealer approach to politics among politicians. In the political parties, there is a huge rat race for offices that is not likely to be replicable in any country of the world. As usual, the highly advertised dirtiness of Nigerian politics is massively on display. Backstabbing, treachery, political corruption, lack of democracy in political party administration, perception of politicking as war by other means, occultism and all manner of unpleasant indices are being thrown up by Nigerian politicians. It is becoming clear to all and sundry that there is no iota of difference between one politician and another, as well as one Nigerian political party and the other. While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was felt to be the highest gauge of irresponsible politicking under Goodluck Jonathan, the All Progressives Congress (APC) under Muhammadu Buhari, on which many reposed hope of redemption of political values, has shown that it is no less rebarbative. It so bad that Nigerian politicians think that politics is in constant enmity with morality, so much that they have thrown decency to the dogs and the dogs, unable to contain the stench, threw it to the swine.
Those who are sufficiently alarmed about how the worst of us are ruling over the best of us and offered themselves for the redemption by engaging in politics, are suffering bruised noses and beating a retreat. It became obvious to this set of people that you cannot fight the pig in the piggery without being dressed in its robe of dirt. Those who remain in the pigsty with the politicians have become even worse than the politicians and the system they sought to change, apparently due to their education and exposure. Now, the politicians and those who tried to redeem the system are having a field day. So what is the way out? Are we going to continue to endure our politicians and Nigerian politics? Should we fold our arms and allow politicians continue to mess up our country?
On Friday last week, some Akure, Ondo State sons and daughters, under the aegis of the Ooye Develepment Initiative (ODI), as part of the celebration of the traditional annual leave period of our monarch, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun 11, named Ulefunta, decided to bring that ecumenical spirit, Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, to the ancient city of Akure. His brief was to speak to one of the contemporary Nigerian socio-political menaces of our time in a public lecture he couched as Building blocks of a good society. In the course of theorizing on the mess that is Nigeria, Kukah could not but dwell on the way out of the gangster politics that is all over the place in Nigeria today and how politicians have held the country to ransom.
In spite of the highly touted dull disposition of Nigerians to anything of the intellect, the hall of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) was full to the brim. Kukah's public discourse intervention pedigree had preceded him to the event. Afenifere leader, 92-year old Reuben Fasoranti, in spite of his advanced age, walked into the hall; Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Adeola Fuwape wouldn't want to be left behind; so also the man for whom the lecture was delivered, the Deji of Akure himself, as well as his chiefs.
Then Kukah began. Perhaps what marks him out among other contemporary interventionists in the art of public discourse is the rich repertoire of anecdotes, personal experiences and life stories that he churns out with admirable relish. He turned sideways and beheld on the high table the famous Christian from a tiny Ogbese village in Akure who is a professor of Arabic Language literature, ex-Professor of English at the University of the Western Cape and Department of Drama at Stellenbosch University, South Africa – Kole Omotoso – one whom Nelson Mandela once said was more popular than him in South Africa, and shook his head. If Nigeria were a sensible country, Kukah said, Omotoso should be the country's ambassador to South Africa, if only to interface between the country and her issues with MTN. Ghanaians are cleverer, Kukah reasoned. Alhaji Rashid Bawa, Ghanaian High Commissioner to the country grew up in Katsina State and speaks Hausa fluently. His Deputy also grew up in Talata Mafara, Sokoto State and if you get to the High Commission, you would feel at home as if you were in a Hausa town.
Humble to a fault, Kukah told everyone that he was a beneficiary of an unearned grace. For instance, he was later to say, he hails from the Zango Kataf area of Kaduna State and even of a minority tribe in the area who was privileged by providence to sit at table with virtually all Heads of State of Nigeria, except the draconian Sani Abacha. "Each of the presidents from (Shehu) Shagari to President Muhammadu Buhari is a decent Nigerian. So where is the problem?" he aked and said further, "I am a Bishop across borders," who "will probably go mad if I don't have an avenue to express myself."
Kukah submitted that politics in Nigeria is glorified banditry and that Nigerian politics cannot but be consumed by violence because violence is in its DNA. He apparently had in mind the gradual realization by all and sundry that in politics and political offices is the passport to unmerited wealth and unearned fake honour that Nigerian "big men" parade. "If we are looking for who will change our society, we must leave examples; the salvation of Nigeria won't come from politicians. Yes we can build a society that is good but for that to happen, we must be prepared to make the sacrifices that are needed," he said.
"The nature of our expectation and capacity to deliver on them vary. All of us are complicit. We have no agreement on free and fair elections. If our brother is the beneficiary of an election, even when it is conducted with shedding of blood, it is free and fair. We as a people are not as innocent as we make it look. We have outsourced our responsibility to God and we are complicit because despite the politicians' inability to change our lives, we are still voting them. We used to have a sense of shame as a people but today, we have moderated the sense of shame to accommodate our own inability. Politics will not solve our problem because it is not designed to solve the problem. We have a society in which we are all complicit. I don't know of any country where people will steal from their country to go and educate their children elsewhere like Nigeria. The society has stopped thinking. We think only politics can solve our problem and not the intellect," he said.
Kukah submitted that "the way out is that we need to begin to reward those who are doing well and punish those who do evil." In his reading, "Nigeria evidences a country that is either not thinking or is not prepared for development." He cited the case of implosion of population and how the country's leaders stand akimbo and unconcerned as a measurement of a leadership that does not understand how to build a good society nor is bothered by any need for such. He also cited the relativity concept that underpins the Nigerian society. "Everything in Nigeria is relative, everything depends. How do our children get admission into university? It depends. The reason this country is failing is that there are no goal posts; if you enter university, it is not about your qualification but relative to the people you know," he said.
Then he got to the critical crossroads of proffering solution to his long epistle of rot of Nigeria. Who will save us? What is the way out? Kukah's submission is that Nigeria is focusing too much on politics. Intellectual revolution is his proffer. "If we lose the intellectual end of the argument for our survival," he began, we are doomed, as "you cannot have a country that doesn't privilege the intellect as Aristotle said, overcoming its woes." He went into the journey of a not too distant Nigeria when the resilience of the intellectual community helped to withstand the slide in government. "We no longer have the intellectual resilience of the 1970s and 1980s when ASUU and students union confronted government. Things have worsened and what we are complaining about in Abuja isn't different from what we have in those schools. The students even call themselves 'government'. This is a manifestation of the contradictions of our society," he said.
Kukah concluded, later in the evening at a small dinner organized for him, on how some otherwise intangible perception of tribes of Nigeria can impede the building blocks of a good society. He told the story of how three Nigerians – Adebayo, Chukwuma and Abdullahi died in an accident and got to the gate of heaven. Satan stopped them from entering where they belonged, hell or heaven. So Satan told them that no one, except him, was aware of their death and he still had the powers to return them to their country, but demanded a million naira bribe. Adebayo hurriedly accepted Satan's proposal and promised that his people at home would wire the money to Satan. According to him, he was actually on his way to an Owambe party when he had the accident. Chukwuma exclaimed, "N1million!" and said that the money was too much as it was enough for his people to start business in Nigeria; he chose to enter hell instead. Abdullahi comfortably asked Satan not to worry, that he would give him the cell phone of government back at home, "Government will settle the bill, wallahi!"
Abiola Ajimobi's deus ex machina
Events in the last few weeks in the politics of Oyo State may well be proving that many of those who disagree with the politics of Governor Abiola Ajimobi could have underrated the inbuilt political deftness, wizardry and perhaps, his ability to swing a measure of deus ex machina into the surface of his politics. Deus ex machina is, literally, god from the machine. It is a literary device in literature whose end is to surprise an audience by bringing a tension-soaked tale to a happy ending. It throws up a seemingly unsolvable problem that gets suddenly and abruptly resolved through an occurrence that is unexpected and largely unlikely.
Oyo's ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) was perhaps one of the states of the South West where a huge explosion of political fire-crackers was expected. Some predicted bloodshed and so much bile, especially in the process of choosing a successor to the governor. Last week however, a firmament which pundits said would be awash in human blood came out as bright as the sunny morning. One by one, the sharks and whales in the ocean of the race for Agodi Government House began to swim down shore, leaving only the ex-Central Bank Deputy Governor, Adebayo Adelabu as the party flag flyer. What chemistry, what calculus produced this deft arithmetic?
Some have attributed it to Ajimobi's understanding of the ABC of political horse trading and his firm grip of the politics of the state. The governor himself is said to thump his chest when traducers seek to vanquish him that if he was as politically naïve as they claim, he wouldn't contest three gubernatorial elections and win, anchoring this on the general assumption that he suffered judicial robbery in his first outing as ANPP standard bearer in 2007.
Anyway, my hope is that Ajimobi actually chose the right person in Adelabu. I was in the political theatre where erstwhile Attorney General of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, was midwifed as governor in 2007. It looked so much like the current Oyo scenario. Even before he became governor, Chime chose himself as the pallbearer of the political machine and principal that threw him up. But for providence and a recent decision by an Nsukka man, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to bring Nnamani back from the political backwaters that Chime threw him, the decision to make Chime governor, though seemingly right at that time, was the costliest mistake in the life of Nnamani who changed the lives and politics of the people of the Coal City state for good. So I know that this may not yet be time for Ajimobi to clink celebration wine glass.
Come to think of it, the Oyo opposition parties have proven to be an assemblage of people who have no sense of history. Right by the tip of our noses, less than two weeks ago, the failure of the opposition to unite under a common umbrella returned to power by stealth a Rauf Aregbesola they had fought for eight years. With the recent rumour that ex-Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala was seeking governorship ticket of the ADP, I lost all hopes of redemption in the Oyo opposition. Though it is obvious that Rasheed Ladoja's selfish politicking would never allow him, couldn't Alao-Akala team up with young Seyi Makinde to give Ajimobi's Adelabu a run for his money? And after the 2019 election, all of them will gather together and sulk like a hen whose mother had just been hit by an oncoming vehicle.


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July 19, 2017 - OmegaBrandess is pleased to announce Cokin's developement of an adaptor ring specifically designed for the Olympus M.ZUIKO 7-14mm F2.8 PRO lens. The characteristic of this lens is to have a built-in hood and a round shaped front element without a thread. As a consequence, it was impossible to use filters on this lens, albeit tailored for landscape photography. After extensive development and testing, Cokin engineers have come up with a nice and easy solution to use filters that are essentials for landscape photography such as neutral density, graduated neutral density and circular polarizer filters.
The main component of the device is positioned around the lens body, then screwed on the adaptor ring, whose guides precisely fit the hood shape. The XL size (X-PRO Series) filter-holder (included in the kit) is then attached on the ring, leaving two slots available for filters. XL size filters are 130mm wide – a reduced footprint as compared with existing 150mm filter systems.
The XL filter-holder is compatible with CREATIVE filters, and neutral density (ND and GND) glass filters from the NUANCES range. It can be used on lenses with different diameters by using compatible adaptor rings available from diameter Ø62 to Ø112.
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Over the course the past five or six years, I've attempted to establish a tradition of creating and distributing an end-of-the-year mix CD to those friends and well-wishers who would appreciate such a thing. However, in my quintessential way, after the first few years of diligent and punctual distribution, my discipline began to flag.
For example, one recent year, I took the time to burn a stack of 30 or 40 CDs, and then proceeded to allow them to collect dust on my desk for five months. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my average level of follow-through!
And to top it all off, I don't believe people actually use these wasteful plastic discs anymore. I know I certainly don't. If I were to personally receive a compact disc from a friend, my best option for listening to it would be to pop it into the ol' Playstation; not exactly the ideal or most practical listening experience.
A paradigm shift is clearly in order. As they old saying goes, a demoralizing lack of follow-through is the mother of invention.
From now on, for the foreseeable future, I will feature my end of the year mix on this website (that is until our TechBro overlords invent some way to implant the sounds directly in our iBrains™). I'll also provide a link to the Spotify playlist (until Spotify goes the way of the CD and becomes the next obsolete vehicle) so that you can take it with you in your mobile device.
Now, a little bit about the playlist itself….
For starters, I don't play by the rules of selecting cuts released this year and this year only. While most of these jams will fit that criteria, I also like to throw in whatever I happened to glom onto in the past 12 months that may not have been on my radar previously.
I suppose I should also include a sidebar, lest you assume I had some sort of miserable depressive year based on the general gloominess of these 14 tracks, allow me reassure you: I always listen to this caliber of downer music.
In conclusion, I would like to sincerely invite you to make yourself a cocktail (more on that below), crank up the volume, and allow me to thank you for sticking with me this year.
Last call to porter
Adapted from Dinner Party Download
In addition to offering a playlist here, I would like to make an annual tradition of offering a cocktail to ring in the New Year. This is the season of cocktails, after all, with the egg nogs and the hot toddys and such.
I've already addressed the much maligned egg nog last year (though that is a cause for which I will tirelessly evangelize). And, while I like a good hot toddy, that seemed too pedestrian; I wanted something a little outside the box for this first installment of my yearly cocktail party playlist bonanza.
Fortunately, a cocktail that fit the bill reached out and tapped my eardrums as I was recently falling asleep to the Dinner Party Download podcast. Each episode of that program features a cocktail inspired by a recounting of a historical event, in this case the Great London Beer Flood of 1814. For our purposes here, let's gloss over the horror/glorious death that a tsunami of porter might cause, and examine the cocktail it inspired!
It's called Last Call to Porter, and it struck me, not only because it combines a number of components near and dear to my heart (I have a hard time saying no to anything incorporating Chartreuse), but also because it seemed to have such a soulful wintertime flavor profile.
It evokes equal parts floral honey, deep cocoa, rich oak, and a light kiss of herbal refreshment. Although it's shaken with ice, warming really is the best way to describe it.
Go warm yourself up.
- 1 oz. Knob Creek Bourbon
- 1/2 oz. Green Chartreuse
- 1/2 oz. Drambuie*
- Porter beer**
*The original recipe called for Benedictine, but I don't have any, and Drambuie is sweet and herbal, so—it works.
**I used the Bell's Porter because we only recently began to receive Bell's distribution in Southern California so I've been on a big kick lately, and it worked out quite lovely. But as always, just choose your favorite variety.
Pour liquor into ice-filled shaker. Stir for 10 to 20 seconds.
Strain into a coupe glass, then flood the mix with your favorite porter beer.
Drink and dance.
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Crossfit Garage, Crossfit Towne Lake – CrossFit
Coach's Choice (No Measure)
hit areas of body use in the strength/skill and WOD sections
Front Level practice (1 Attempt EMOM 15min )
Work through the progression coach gives you. There is no score, simply make notes of what variation you did.
We will be seeing these often to improve our lat strength for things like pull-ups, toes to bar, and muscle ups.
For an attempt, you will start on the bar or rings with your butt straight up in the air and your knees in your chest then lower yourself as slowly as possible even if it is less than a second.
If you can't get your butt straight up in the air for this, you will scale with band pulldowns(arms completely straight). You will do 4×15, make notes of the color you used. Reps need to be slow and steady, not fast.
5040302010 chipper (Time)
50 Doubleunders
40 Wallballs
30 KBS 2/1.5pd
20 Toes to Bar
10 Alt. lunges (each leg)
RX+ Climbs back up the ladder after Lunges (only does the lunges once) So:


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Haryana Board Of Secondary Education DEd 2011 Exam Result
DEd (Private) DEd (Semester) @ 7 AM !
To Improve Educational Standards At Middle Level. The Board Adopted 10+2 Pattern Of Education And Conducted XII Class Examination Under The New Scheme With Effect From 1987.
Results here: http://www.schools9.com/
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|"COOL DRINKS" Wonderfully Refreshing!
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Flavors: Key Lime Mint, Strawberry Peach, Raspberry Mango
|Tropical Fruit Fizzes - Just add soda water for the most refreshing, nose tickling, tropical treat. Each wicker printed tote makes one quart of fizz - 1/2 gallon of cooling deliciousness when served over ice. Tote is tied with raffia and two fun drinking umbrella straws. $6.00 each. Comes in Pineapple Passion Fruit Fizz, Watermelon Key Lime Fizz, Peach Mango Fizz.
|Pina Colada Mix - Easy recipes for alcoholic and non-alcoholic pina colada drinks and punches. Tongue tingling, tropical taste. Packed in green tote bag with framed pineapple label and wire whisk for mixing. $7.00 each
|Horseradish Bloody Mary Mix - Zesty seasoning mix to make 1 gallon of the best Bloody Marys. Packed in a Green Tote Bag with original framed artwork and a wire whisk for mixing. $7.00 each
|Margarita Mix - Enough mix to make Margaritas by the pitcher or glass - also non-alcoholic recipes. This mix will float your boat. Packed in green tote bag with framed lime and wire whisk for mixing. $7.00 each
|Refreshing Lemonade Mix - By popular demand - our best selling lemonade mix in brand new package - a neon green fold over gift box tied with a yellow ribbon, and a wire whisk. A refreshing and delicious summertime treat. $7.00 each
|Key lime, Raspberry or Peach Lemonade
Just add water for the most refreshing and delicious lemonade you have ever tasted. Great for both kids and adults, these bright yellow fold over gift boxes are adorned with colorful ribbons and whisks for mixing. We love them all! Key Lime Lemonade, Raspberry Lemonade or Peach Lemonade $7.00 each
|Instant Iced Tea Mixes
Refreshing and delicious instant teas packed into green fold over gift boxes with beautiful labels, decorative coordinated spotted ribbons, and a whisk for mixing. Perfect for those lazy, hazy days of summer or anytime. Comes in Peach Instant Iced Tea, Raspberry Instant Iced Tea, or Key Lime Mango Instant Iced Tea. $7.00 each.
|These cheesecake pieces are EASY to make, NO BAKE, and totally delicious!
|Key Lime Cheesecake Pie Mix
All the appeal of our best selling Key Lime Pie Mix, but now in a cheesecake flavor with a graham cracker crumb pie crust mix. Packaged in a shiny green tote, tied with ribbon and a wooden spoon. Great gift and YUM YUM! $10.00 each
|Peach Cheesecake Mix
Down home peach flavor whipped with cream cheese in a graham cracker crumb crust. Honey, you can almost smell the magnolias! Take 5 minutes to stip up this treat then stand by to receive the complements! $10.00 each
|Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie Mix
Indulge your guests with our new no bake pumpkin cheesecake pie with gingersnap cookie crust. Kit is packaged in a green tote with raffia and wooden spoon. A perfect ending to any meal! $10.00 each
|Chocolate Cheesecake Pie Mix
Chocolate cheesecake in a chocolate wafer crust... two of the best flavors in the world combined into one easy no-bake dessert. Packaged in green tote with a ribbon and wooden spoon. There will be no leftovers when you serve this dessert. Great gift for anyone who loves to eat, but is not too enthusiastic about cooking. $10.00 each.
|This will be the hit of the party! Garden Party Vegetable Dip, Island Fiesta Salsa Mix, or Mexican Fiesta Salsa Mix. Easy to make and comes in this cute mini purple tin bucket with a mini garden shovel for serving. Best tasting! $9.00 each.
|Key Lime Pie Mix (best Selling), Peach Mousse Pie Mix, or Mile-high Strawberry Pie Mix. Totally Wonderful!! Enough to make 2 pies each. Comes topped off with a cute ribbon, handtag and whisk. $7.50 each.
|Soup Mixes in Jars
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|Miss Gracie's Cookie Mixes in Jars
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The ePrivacy Regulation (ePR) is a proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications. Its full name is "Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications)." It would repeal the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002 (ePrivacy Directive) and is lex specialis to the General Data Protection Regulation. It would particularise and complement the latter on the electronic communications data that qualify as personal data like the requirements for consent to the use of cookies and opt-outs.
The scope of the ePrivacy Regulation would apply to any business that provides any form of online communication service, uses online tracking technologies, or engages in electronic direct marketing.
The penalties for noncompliance are up to €20 million or, in the case of an undertaking, up to 4% of the total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher. It was intended to come in effect on 25 May 2018, but now somewhere in 2019.
Key points of Commission's proposal
According to the EU, the proposal for a regulation on high level of privacy rules for all electronic communications includes:
- New players: Privacy rules will also apply to new players providing electronic communications services such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Skype. That will ensure that the popular services guarantee the same level of confidentiality of communications as traditional telecoms operators.
- Stronger rules: All people and businesses in the EU will enjoy the same level of protection of their electronic communications through this directly applicable regulation. Businesses will also benefit from one single set of rules across the EU.
- Communications content and metadata: Privacy is guaranteed for communications like the time and the location of a call. Metadata have a high privacy component and must be anonymised or deleted if users did not give their consent unless the data is needed for billing.
- New business opportunities: Once consent is given for communications data (content and/or metadata) to be processed, traditional telecoms operators will have more opportunities to provide additional services and to develop their businesses. For example, they could produce heat maps indicating the presence of individuals, which could help public authorities and transport companies when developing new infrastructure projects.
- Simpler rules on cookies: The cookie provision, which has resulted in an overload of consent requests for internet users, will be streamlined. The new rule will be more user-friendly, as browser settings will provide for an easy way to accept or refuse tracking cookies and other identifiers. The proposal also clarifies that no consent is needed for non-privacy-intrusive cookies improving internet experience (like to remember shopping cart history) or cookies used by a website to count the number of visitors.
- Protection against spam: The proposal bans unsolicited electronic communications by emails, SMS, and automated calling machines. Depending on national law, people will either be protected by default or be able to use a do-not-call list to avoid receiving marketing phone calls. Marketing callers will need to display their phone number or use a special pre-fix that indicates a marketing call.
- More effective enforcement: The enforcement of the confidentiality rules in the regulation will be the responsibility of data protection authorities, already in charge of the rules under the General Data Protection Regulation.


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A Christmas Carol
Meet Ebenezer Scrooge, a penny clutching old miser, his heart so cold and steely it cannot be softened by any amount of festive cheer as Ballet Theatre UK whisk us on a magical journey to the dark and twisting streets of old Dickensian London in A Christmas Carol.
However, one magical night Scrooge is visited by mystical ghosts, who show him there is more to life than work and money and slowly he begins to recognize the true meaning of Christmas in this ultimate festive tale.
In this recording, we hear from the show's costume and visual designer Daniel Hope in an interview which originally appeared on Juice 107.2's Brighton Nights. Presenter Boogaloo Stu hears all about the performance, and how the company have managed to get Scrooge dancing…!


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- Date: February 2017
- Dimensions: 11 X 8.5 inch
- Medium: Pen and Ink, colored pencil
This image is a more minimalist approach to the use of color. Not sure if I feel it is successful but certainly a reminder of how quickly an image can change when you alter the treatment.
Status: Collection of the artist.


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Muntz Metal: Modern Brass
*Please note: If you're interested in working with Muntz metal, please call to discuss project details. Although we do not keep samples of this material on hand, we are happy to customize based upon your project's needs.
Muntz metal is a copper alloy made using primarily copper (60%), zinc (40%), and traces of iron. As a copper-zinc alloy, it falls under the brasses, and is used by designers seeking an alloy that exhibits a grey-yellow tone for interiors. Muntz metal acquired its name from its inventor, George F. Muntz, who developed the alloy for the lining of boat hulls in 1832.
Muntz metal is best suited for interior application and fewer lower stress exterior applications. This alloy is the highest numbered brass alloy and is at the extreme end of the beta phase. For this reason, its behavior under stress diverges from that of the ductile Yellow Brass and Cartridge Brass. It is also at risk for dezincification corrosion, in which small dark pits appear in the failing metal surface. Stress fracture corrosion is another concern that must be considered.
Cold-working this material is possible but difficult. The downside of alpha/beta brasses, is that the alloy will crack under severe cold-working operations. Interstitial annealing is required to form severe shapes. The annealing generates oxides on the surface, which are difficult to remove.
Under hot-forming operations this alloy performs well. Hot-forming processes are not commonly used for shaping architectural metal features. Hot forming will build up oxides on the surface, and discoloration of the surface will require post-polishing. However, welding and brazing this alloy is not an easy task and should be done with care.
Using lower cold-rolled tempers does little to soften this hard alloy. Muntz metal can be polished to a mirror finish. Satin polishes and custom polishing are also possible with this striking architectural alloy. It will take statuary finishes in all the available ranges. When used on the exterior of a building, Muntz metal should be protected with a clear coating. There are only a few available cold-working tempers.
Maintaining the color on Muntz metal requires either periodic polishing or sealing the material. The bright reflective brass color of Muntz metal will fade, losing reflectivity, and develop over time into a gray-green patina.


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Five defendants have been sentenced in connection with a mortgage fraud scam involving ten conspirators.
The following defendants have been sentenced to date:
Derek Edward Sawyer was sentenced to 18 months in prison on April 26, 2011. Rigoberto Monroy-Parra was sentenced to 18 months prison on September 21, 2011. Jaco Huguet was sentenced to 24 months in prison on October 11, 2011. Armando Horacio Salazar was sentenced to time served on November 8, 2011. Jose Luis Bernardi was sentenced to time served on February 23, 2012.
On June 16, 2010, ten defendants were indicted in connection with a mortgage fraud conspiracy in the metropolitan-Phoenix, Arizona area. The conspiracy involved the submission of mortgage loan applications on behalf of straw buyers that contained at least one or more of the following material false statements: false statements concerning the intent of the loan applicant to occupy the property as a primary residence; inflated income; false representations concerning employment; or failed to disclose that the loan applicant had recently purchased another property that contained a major liability, a mortgage.
A total of thirteen real estate transactions were involved in this "cash back" scheme. The estimated losses to the various financial institutions and/or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) relating to these transactions exceeded $1,000,000.
The investigation was conducted by special agents of the Criminal Investigation Division of Internal Revenue Service. The prosecution is being handled by Jonathan Granoff from the U.S. Attonrey's Office, District of Arizona.
"Mortgage fraud has contributed to the collapse of our real estate market in Arizona," said Dawn Mertz, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation. "IRS CI will continue to aggressively pursue those individuals who commit these types of crimes."


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A&M's Williams moves to secondary with ease
COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M's Brandon Williams had tried playing defense once. When he was 9 years old back home in Brookshire.
His stint at safety was about as long as a preteen's attention span.
"Other than that," Williams said, "I always played running back."
He played running back at Brookshire Royal High well enough to develop into a five-star prospect and sign with Oklahoma in 2011. Hungry for home, or at least somewhere not far across the prairie from it, he transferred to A&M in 2012, aiming to realize the potential of those five stars.
Over the past two years, Williams rushed for a combined 648 yards as a backup. He earned about twice as many carries in 2014 as 2013 (87 to 44), but his yards per carry dropped from 6.1 to 4.3.
Last spring, he was expected to compete this fall with fellow senior Tra Carson for carries. Then coach Kevin Sumlin called Williams into his office following spring drills with a career-altering request:
Would you mind playing cornerback? Pretty please?
Cornerback was the team's thinnest position entering the season, albeit one vital in new defensive coordinator John Chavis' scheme. In Williams, Sumlin and Chavis saw a swift but rangy running back at 6 foot and 200 pounds. Or, an ideally sized Southeastern Conference cornerback. That was one part of the pitch to Williams - the move could pay off for him after college, too.
Coaches' confidence
"My coaches believed in me - they thought I could do it," Williams said of making a position change so late in college. "That gave me confidence I could go out there and do it."
Through two games, he's gone out there and done it - playing well enough that his name has rarely been called on radio and television broadcasts. A good thing for a cornerback.
"Just the fact that he's out there," Chavis said of Williams' drive and athleticism, "has made us a better secondary already."
Chavis has coached top-level talent for the past 20 years as an SEC defensive coordinator (at Tennessee and LSU) and from 2009-13 placed 21 LSU defenders in the NFL draft. His praise of Williams' approach carries weight.
"Brandon's in a good place already, but he's got to continue to improve on his footwork, and gaining experience and confidence will be big for him," Chavis said. "That comes through reps (in games) and reps in practice, and he's working as hard as anybody I've been around."
Another non-conference tuneup is at hand, and Williams will be getting more experience when the No. 17 Aggies (2-0) host Nevada (1-1) at 11 a.m. Saturday. Things toughen for the Aggies with the opening of SEC play the following Saturday, when A&M faces Arkansas at AT&T Stadium.
At its most basic, cornerback is played in college like it is backyards across the country in pickup football: Find a man and stick to him. But learning the intricacies of the position has been a crash course for Williams. Fortunately for the Aggies, there have been no major crashes.
Good with the bad
Asked the most difficult aspects of his transition, Williams said: "Terminology and technique. And with me being so aggressive, I get a little 'handsy' sometimes."
Sumlin and Chavis will gladly take "handsy" if it means Williams is sticking to SEC receivers the rest of the season. Williams might even earn a few carries at another thin position, running back, as the season wears on, and all of this across-the-ball movement has prompted him to shed any labels attached to the sport.
"I'm not a running back, cornerback or defensive end. I'm a football player," Williams said. "Whatever I can do to help the team win I'll do."
Sumlin has said Williams' shift might be beneficial to him in the long term, considering he's built more like an NFL cornerback than a running back. With his final chance to live up to those five stars - albeit on the other side of the ball - winding down, Williams is having none of that pro talk.
"I'm not looking past this year, and we're only in the third game of the season," he said. "The NFL isn't even in my thoughts right now."
What is? A load of fresh terminology at a position Williams is learning on the run.


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Here's the first birthday card that I have made for a while, having been busy with Christmas and Valentines cards. I wanted to try a Z fold card for something a bit different and have been waiting for an opportunity to use the lovely Neroli paper pad.
For the card base I used a white 15 x 15cm card blank, scored down the centre of the front panel and folded it back on itself to create the Z shape.
I covered both the narrow front panel and the larger inside panel with turquoise card and layered that with a patterned paper from the Neroli pad with a lovely bold, bright design.
I die cut four decorative rectangles, two larger ones in orange card and two smaller ones in cream card I inked the edges of the cream ones with Terra Cotta pigment ink. I layered the cream die cut shapes onto the orange ones and then positioned one on the inside panel and the other on the front panel, lining it up with the one inside so that when the card is closed they are on top of each other.
I die cut two flourishes from gold card and attached these to the front panel as in the photo and then added three dark red flowers with the stems twisted into spirals. The last thing was to add the gold Happy Birthday peel off and gold metal gems to the corners.
I love the color scheme of this card and the unusual z fold base, I hope you like it too, feel free to leave your comments.
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The Bayelsa State Government has described the killing of four soldiers in State as criminal, premeditated to cause security breach in the state.
The government said the killing carried out by suspected militants along the waterways of Letugbene community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state was sponsored by some highly placed persons in the state for their selfish interest, adding it was politically motivated.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Jonathan Obuebite, the government of Seriake Dickson regretted the unfortunate incident, describing it as unwarranted, barbaric and totally unacceptable.
He said the government discovered from its preliminary investigations that there was no dispute to have warranted an attack on soldiers, who were carrying out there legitimate duties.
He said it was purely an act of criminality, deliberately carried out to rubbish the security and peace efforts of the state government.
Obuebite, who expressed government's sympathy to the immediate families of dead soldiers and the Nigerian Army, called for a thorough investigation into the incident to ensure that everybody linked to the act was brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others.
He said: "To us, this incident is a politically motivated and sponsored by some persons in high places to heat up the state for their selfish interests and as a government, we would not fold our arms and allow a few individuals to rubbish the peace and security we have been able to bring to our state.
"We will support the security agencies in whichever way possible in carrying out their investigations in this matter."
Obuebite said the government would resist every move by mischief makers to take the state back to its inglorious past, when some politicians used their positions to perpetuate acts of lawlessness.
He also urged the Federal Government to ensure that anybody found culpable in the matter, no matter how highly placed, should be made to face the music.
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The Bayelsa State Government has described the killing of four soldiers in State as criminal, premeditated to cause security breach in the state.


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This is done by trapping warm air in pockets filled with down or synthetic material. Synthetic sleeping bags and quilts are generally more water proof than down. But don't be fooled into thinking all is good to sleep out in pouring rain; all sleeping insulation performs poorly when wet. Vigilance is the key: keep your bedding in a waterproof stuff sack and find a dry place for the night.Sleeping BagsThe Pros:Completely surrounded, not so reliant on a quality sleeping mat.Most have hoods for neck and head warmth.Seals out drafts for restless sleepers.The Cons:Heavier and bulkier than a quilt.Underbody insulating material is flattened under body weight and no longer effective.Combination of zippers and velcro tags means a bigger chance for things to go wrong.The argument over which is more effective, sleeping bags or quilts, is one gathering momentum in recent years. No one product fits all. Some bodies generate a lot of warmth, while others feel the cold. As a rule of thumb there can be as much as a10 degree difference between women's body heat and men's. With this in mind, testing protocols categorize people into 'cold sleepers' and 'warm sleepers'. It means most bags have a European Norm (EN) rating of two comfort levels: EN Lower Limit, and EN Comfort.Sleeping bags are more effective in sealing out drafts when the wind picks up. An important option for sleepers who toss and turn in their sleep and throw off quilt covers.Studies by the US military suggested 40 to 45 percent of body heat is lost by humans through their head. This has now been largely debunked, suffice to say, covering your head feels cozier on a cold night. Most of the mummy style and a small choice of rectangular style bags have a built in hood. For this review, we stick to three season sleeping bags with manufacturer's ratings between 10 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit.The Kelty Cosmic Down Sleeping Bag, Men'sA slightly heavier bag at 2lb. 9oz. 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09 janvier 2012
That was quick!
Guess who turned up with a cart load of windows and doors, while we were laying the fifth track?
He made a good start the first day. A couple of days later everything was in place.
As soon as the electricien has finished, we will be ready for the first passengers.


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Happy New Year on this Thoughtful Tuesday!
Know Better, Do Better, Be Better!
As I scrolled through social media outlets this past weekend, I noticed that there was no short of New Year's resolutions or declarations about what was going to (or no longer) take place this year. There is nothing wrong with resolutions or declarations if the intent is to actually purpose to walk them out all year. I would suspect that some folks are actually saying "This is what I want to do" instead of "This is want I'm going to do." There is a major difference between these two statements.
We all have areas that we can, need and should work on, and the first week of the year is a fantastic time to take control of those areas! So when you think of the word
"BETTER," what is the first image or thought that comes to your mind as it relates to your personal growth and your road to better? Whatever the image or idea is, that may be a great place to start this year. We have within us and standing before us the opportunity to know better, do better and be better – the choice is ours!
Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!"
Wishing you and your family all that God has in store for you in 2016!
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The committee's original report was in error on many points of fact. However, as of January 9, 2009, I am pleased to report that the original paper has now been replaced by a vastly improved document entitled: "Guidance on Contraceptive Methods". Thanks be to God!
Among other positive changes, this revised document no longer addresses the broader issue of contraception in general. For that reason, it is two pages shorter (18 rather than 20). While I am happy to report that the revised document is significantly better than the original, it still contains serious errors.
The most egregious error that remains, in my opinion, is a one-sentence statement claiming that the anti-implantation effects of ECPs ("emergency contraceptive pills") have been "refuted" by an endometrial study. This is NOT a factually true statement. Studies of ECPs thus far still cannot fully explain ECP's rates of "success" without taking anti-implantation effects into account. There are anti-implantation effects that the endometrial study wouldn't even address. Some of the research suggests abortifacient effects arrising not from failed implantation, but rather from such things as luteal phase dysfunction. The whole section on ECPs should have been re-written.
For this reason and others, this new report is still not a document I would direct anyone to for an accurate evaluation of the abortifacient properties of various birth control methods. However, it is not as grossly misleading as it was before on most counts.
Below is an important excerpt from the new report showing a vast improvement in the language of this revision as compared to the original document. While the third (one-sentence) paragraph in the snippet below is absurd (as I already abundantly informed them), it is at least offset by the context.
Concluding Remarks on hormonal contraceptionSo, read the new report and then comment below as to what you think of the revision.
Insofar as no hormonal contraceptive can suppress ovulation all the time there is some risk, whether great or small, of breakthrough ovulation, thus creating a scenario in which the egg may or may not be fertilized. If fertilized (which would lead to a pregnancy) it may or may not be able to successfully implant in an altered endometrium (which would either lead to a pregnancy or a chemical abortion).
The LCMS has historically determined that human life begins at conception. This position is firmly grounded on the science of embryology and on Holy Scripture.[1] Because of this confession on human life, some people have ethical concerns about the use of hormonal contraception. Some pro-life medical organizations have not taken a stance against hormonal contraception.[2] Other pro-life medical organizations emphasize "that the pill and similar birth control products act, part of the time, by design, to prevent implantation of an already created human being. These products clearly cause an early abortion and are - despite the semantic gymnastics of their ardent apologists - abortifacient."[4] Nearly all scientists and medical professionals agree that this is a possible action of the pill; however, scientific data does not exist to state with certainty how frequently such events occur. Therefore, the scientific data does not allow one to state definitively that hormonal contraceptive methods are abortifacients, but the possibility that this can occur must be acknowledged.
There are also some pro-life health care providers and theologians who believe that the Pill works solely by preventing ovulation.
The LCMS Sanctity of Life Committee following the mandate given to it by the Synod in Convention, cannot state definitively that hormonal contraception does not at least some of the time cause a chemical abortion. The medical and scientific community acknowledges this possibility but cannot state how frequently or if in fact this does occur. In light of this, some Christian couples may have concerns about hormonal contraception. Rather than defaulting immediately to the Pill or other hormonal methods, they should keep an open mind and make themselves aware of all forms of contraception including natural family planning, barrier methods, and sterilization in certain exceptionally difficult situations.


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BERLIN (Reuters) - After slumping to a 2-0 defeat at Hertha Berlin on Friday, champions Bayern Munich were knocked off the top of the Bundesliga by Borussia Dortmund, who beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2.
Here are five talking points from a weekend which produced 32 goals in 10 games.
Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho has yet to start a game this season but he has proved one of the team's most influential players with five assists in his 125 minutes of playing time.
The England under-18 international set up another two goals after coming on in the 68th minute of the 4-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday which saw the new leaders rally from two goals down at halftime.
Within one minute of his entrance, he set up Marco Reus to pull Dortmund level at 2-2 and also laid on the fourth goal for Paco Alcacer.
"The opponents knows that when Jadon comes in, we have a weapon coming on," Reus said.
Five players scored their first-ever Bundesliga goals at the weekend: Florent Muslija (Hannover 96), Jonathan de Guzman (Eintracht Frankfurt), Evan N'dicka (Eintracht Frankfurt), Federico Palacios (Nuremberg) and Hanno Behrens (Nuremberg).
Muslija, 20, who played for Karlsruher in the third tier last season, scored on his Bundesliga debut for Hannover although they lost 4-1 to Frankfurt.
Nuremberg defender Behrens, who helped his side win promotion last season, is playing his first Bundesliga season at the age of 28, although he has scored 26 goals in the second tier.
Canada midfielder De Guzman's goal came on his 22nd league appearance for Eintracht and in his second season at the club.
The well-travelled 31-year-old has also scored in Serie A for Napoli and Chievo, the English Premier League (Swansea City), La Liga (Real Mallorca) and the Dutch league (Feyenoord)
Bayern Munich's shock 2-0 defeat to Hertha Berlin on Friday was their first of the season, their first in nine years against their opponents and also their first for eight seasons during the Oktoberfest period.
It was also their first in nine competitive games under new coach Nico Kovac, although he saw little to complain about.
"People are clearly going to look at the last two games. I look at all nine, and for the first defeat to come after nine games isn't that bad, even if it's not what we expect," he said.
German media reports on Monday suggested that Bayer Leverkusen coach Heiko Herrlich is in danger of losing his job after his team squandered a 2-0 lead to Borussia Dortmund and lost 4-2.
Reports suggested that former RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuettl could be his replacement. Leverkusen have taken only six points from their first six games.
Hertha's win over Bayern left them level with their opponents on 13 points from six games — the best ever start to a Bundesliga campaign.
The club, one of the Bundesliga's founding members, has had a turbulent history and have never finished above third place, although they won the old pre-Bundesliga German championship twice, in 1930 and 1931.
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Jaguar Racing, Lear Corporation Present FIA With Extractable Seat Chassis
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Jaguar Racing, in cooperation with the team's Technology Partner, Lear Corporation, presented to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) a new lightweight Jaguar R1 chassis equipped with a Formula One extractable seat system for use in training sessions for Grand Prix race track marshals. The new Jaguar R1 training chassis, debuting at the French Grand Prix, will be shipped to subsequent Grand Prix races to train marshals for potential driver extrication.. The award-winning extractable seat system was a collaboration between technical and design engineers at Lear, Jaguar Racing (formerly Stewart Grand Prix) and the FIA. The seat is designed for rapid extrication of an injured driver (30% faster than conventional methods), to prevent further injury and to provide better stabilization. Track marshals are trained to apply the extractable seat system's head stabilization board, attach the belts and lift the immobilized driver from his car without causing further injury. Fortunately, the extractable seat has not been put to the test during the 1999 or 2000 Grand Prix seasons, but each driver now uses a version of the seat made in accordance with Lear-Jaguar Racing design specifications. The new design converted the uncomfortable, old foam seat to new, carbon fiber/kevlar composite structural sheet supplemented with individualized foam inserts to enhance driver comfort and support. The new seat structure also is lighter, an important factor in racing.


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>> Wednesday, March 11, 2009 – day in my life
Wednesday brought fever. Ice storm. Mud. Husband away. Meetings out of town again. Weepy child.
Wednesday brought balance. Canceled meeting. Fresh sheets. Hugs. Porridge with blueberries we picked one hot day. Dinner in the crockpot--chicken and spinach from last summer's garden.
Breakfast and dinner sound very good. I hope everyone is feeling a little better today.
I had the fever/weeping child/mud/husband away combo last week. Your dinner sounds good, though.
Sounds like a day to cuddle!
I wish my son, who is home sick today, were a little more sick so he wouldn't bounce off the walls so much :-)
I hope everyone is feeling a little better by the time you read this. Although I must say I do like the sound of your snug day.
I'm glad you were able to find some balance throughout it all...
Thinking of you and hoping your house is all on the mend soon.
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Pink has now posted another short video on Chapter 7 of his book sharing a study that suggests that rhyming may be another tool to enhance your message. People were given proverbs and asked to measure their accuracy of human behavior. One group was given proverbs with a rhyme and the other the same proverb without a rhyme. Those with a rhyme were rated more favorably than those without even though respondents said the rhyme did not influence their decision.
So, how might we use this tool in our message about the bond measure? View the short video for some insight.


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1. No posts dated after midnight tonight will count toward the minimum required for satisfying the blogging component of my fall, 2009 seminars. All posts throughout the semester must be dated and time-stamped.
2. Final, hard-copy versions of multistage, persuasive essays are due tomorrow in class.
3. Book reviews (in hard copy, along with their oral presentations) are due tomorrow in class.
I will accept no late papers, reviews, posts, etc. for any credit whatsoever unless accompanied by an official, written explanation as outlined in the official MCLA Student Handbook.


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C. Lee McKenzie is very kindly featuring me at TheWriteGame today. Stop by and see us. :)
I want to thank all of you for helping in making The Backworlds launch so visible this week. I have to say, it was incredibly awesome and flattering.
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FARGO, N.D. - Gov. Doug Burgum joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue during his visit to Fargo today, underscoring the importance of a strong farm bill and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for North Dakota's farmers and ranchers.
After touring agricultural research facilities, Burgum, Perdue, Sen. John Hoeven, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Congressman Kevin Cramer and former U.S. agriculture secretary and North Dakota governor Ed Schafer attended a roundtable discussion with producers and commodity groups at a North Dakota State University Extension greenhouse facility, with NDSU President Dean Bresciani also in attendance.
"We're grateful for Secretary Perdue's decision to visit North Dakota during his first year leading the USDA, and for the opportunity to discuss with him the potential impacts of NAFTA renegotiations and the upcoming farm bill," Burgum said. "We appreciate his approach of empowering states to solve problems through innovation, not regulation, which will allow our farmers to stay competitive in the 21st century economy."
Recognizing that Canada is North Dakota's No. 1 trading partner, Burgum stressed the relevance of NAFTA but acknowledged that the agreement needs updating. North Dakota exported $4.4 billion, or 83 percent of its exports, to Canada last year. Additionally, the governor advocated for an updated farm bill, set to be debated in Congress later this year.
"Our producers rely on strong crop insurance, disaster assistance, Price Loss Coverage and Agriculture Risk Coverage. Maintaining robust support for these programs in the farm bill gives our farmers and ranchers the confidence they need to continue feeding the world," he said.
Today's meeting with Perdue is Burgum's fourth in the past year, as part of the governor's ongoing commitment to building and strengthening relationships with federal partners.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The last two fugitives in a Jamaican lottery scam that authorities say cost dozens of mostly elderly Americans millions of dollars have been captured in the Caribbean country. A Jamaican counter-terrorism and fugitive apprehension team arrested Mario Hines on Jan. 9 and Gareth Billings on Feb. 23.
Authorities have sought the two men for years. They're among a group of 15 suspects who are still being prosecuted in North Dakota in what is believed to be the first large-scale Jamaican lottery scam tried in U.S. courts. Authorities say at least 90 Americans lost a total of more than $5.7 million.
A federal investigation resulted in conspiracy, fraud and money laundering charges against 27 people. All have pleaded guilty or been convicted except Hines, Billings and one other suspect.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Game and Fish Department is accepting applications for elk, moose and bighorn sheep hunting licenses. Hunters can apply online or call 1-800-406-6409 through March 28.
A record 334 moose licenses are available this year, up 89 from last year and 203 more than in 2015.
A total of 408 elk licenses are available, up 19 from last year and the most since 2011.
A bighorn sheep fall hunting season is tentatively scheduled, but it won't be finalized until after a summer population study. From two to eight licenses are usually issued in years when hunting is allowed.
Elk, moose and bighorn sheep lottery licenses are once-in-a-lifetime licenses in North Dakota. Hunters who have received a license in the past aren't eligible to apply for that species again.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Olympic women's hockey standouts Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux got a hero's welcome in their hometown of Grand Forks yesterday.
The twins helped the USA win the gold medal in South Korea. Monique scored the game-tying goal late in the third period of the gold-medal game against Canada, and Jocelyne scored the game-winner in the shootout with an impression deke of the goalie. She said she had practiced the move thousands of times in Grand Forks.
They were welcomed home Thursday with a ceremony at Ralph Engelstad Arena attended by hundreds of people. Gov. Doug Burgum declared the day as Monique and Jocelyn Lamoureux Day in the state. The twins are the first gold medalists from North Dakota. Monique said it was a goal she worked toward her entire life.
(Copyright 2018 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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Giggle, banter, and romance are some of the things you would do when you are with your love, right? But, what would you do to multiply naughtiness with your beloved? The answer is pretty simple, play games in the bedroom that will spice up your married life. All the games listed below will surely find room in your naughty cosmos filled with love and will help break bedroom boredom.
Dice Game
On a sheet of paper pen down numbers 2 till 12 and against each, both you and your partner will have to write an intimate act that you want each other to do/perform.
Rule of the Game:
You can't cheat. Whatever act corresponds the number will need to be performed. Write down what you fancy your partner doing and get going guys!
Dirty Dancing
Bedroom dancing is a different experience altogether, especially when you have only your partner as a spectator. Let your partner's eye take on its journey. Let go off any hesitation and perform for him/her.
Rule of the Game:
In this game, anticipation will drive your partner crazy. Prepare a playlist of sensuous songs and synchronise your dance as per the lyrics. Even if you are not a good dancer, your partner will surely be head over heels because you are setting a perfect scene for the rest of the night.
This simple board game will help test your intent for bedroom fun in a naughty way.
Rule of the Game:
The rule of the game is that you will have to make words with only sexual undertones to them. For instance- hot, sausages, berries, blow, etc. This will test how much can you think in words and convey what you want to your partner. You could make words suggestive of your hidden fantasies too. This way you will lead your partner into doing things that you want him/her to do to you.
Taste and Tell
Time to test your partner's taste buds.
Rule of the Game:
Blindfold your beloved and place different kinds of food on your body parts. You can make use of honey, chocolate syrup, pickle etc. from your kitchen cabinet and let some edible love overpower your partner. Ask your partner to locate a certain taste as he/she glides all over you doing it. You must give a sweet surprise each time he/she succeeds finding the right spot. Once they made it through the taste-test, switch roles and play all night long.
Strip Poker
As the name suggests, it will need you to strip before your partner, now that sounds naughty, isn't it?
Rule of the Game:
Both of you will have to wear same number of clothes, other than that you can have your own set of rules. You can both ask each other some questions from your routine life, for each wrong answer your partner will have to remove a piece of clothing. This will heat up the game and make your partner crave even more.
Now that we have planted a few ideas in your head, you can get going and surprise your partner by being sexy and a sumptuous delight in the night!