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Rajeev is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow on ecosystem-based Pacific herring research project sponsored by NSERC Strategic Grant at the university of British Columbia (UBC) since 2015.
Rajeev obtained his Ph.D. degree from UBC in early 2015 for his work on modelling of Mille Lacs Lake fish populations for ecosystem-based management, in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR), Section of Fish Management, USA.
Before joining to UBC in late 2006, he completed his Master's degree (M.F.Sc) in Fisheries Resource Management from the Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, India. His dissertation title was on the population dynamics and biology of Sciaenid Protonibea diacanthus from Mumbai waters". In 2002, Rajeev graduated from the Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, India with a degree of Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc).
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Kumar, R., Varkey, D., & Pitcher, T. (2016) Simulation of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion and evaluation of impacts on the Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota: An ecosystem model. Ecological Modelling, 333:68-76
Kumar, R., Surma S., Pitcher, T.J., Varkey, D., Lam, M.E., Ainsworth, C., and Pakhomov, E. (2016) An ecosystem model of the ocean around Haida Gwaii, northern British Columbia: Ecopath, Ecosim and Ecospace. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 24(2):76pp
Pitcher, T.J., Kumar, R., Lam, M.E., Surma, S. and Varkey, D. (2016) Spatial Modelling of the Haida Gwaii Ecosystem: Contributions to Haida Gwaii Marine Spatial Planning. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 24 (1):83pp
Kumar, R., Martell, S.M., Pitcher, T.J., Varkey, D.A. 2013. Temperature driven decline of a cisco population in Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. Volume 33: 669-681.
Nalwa, M. K., Kumar, R., Jaiswar, A. K., and Swamy, R. P. 2007. Morphometry, length-weight relationship and biology of Sepia aculeate (d' orbigny 1848) from Mumbai coast, India. Journal of Indian Fisheries Association, p. 19-27.


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From a batch of drawings destined for a forest scene which will form an end paper design for a future book
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Hey John these are fantastic!
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The show was a great success. Lots of spirit and spirits. Thanks to everyone who showed up and supported this show. We'll do it again in the future. I'll post some pictures soon if I can get them from the camera holders.
This image was one of the originals at the show that garnered some attention. Although very funny, I never thought of making it a print. After the response, I just may. Thanks for all the support. Best -Zak-


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My plan is to one day be a master baker, crafter, and seamstress... this blog is my inspiration: Heart of Light. I don't know who showed this to me... (if it was you please remind me so I can thank you!), but I love it. Always yummy food, great pictures, fun projects... I keep telling myself I will attempt all these ideas soon, but in reality they are all being jogged in a special place in my brain to pull out when my 1 year old is napping (no this is not a pregnancy announcement). However I do think I'm going to try to tackle these Margarita Cupcakes and this Ruffly Headband soon.
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I envy my Texas Orangeblood brethren waiting for the fall season's action to commence today. Here in Jordan we await the season opener in the Middle East Conference. We have heavily favored visiting (US) Navy up against Syria State in a still unscheduled match. Returning starter Tom A. Hawk Cruise will lead Navy's quick firing "missile offense" against Syria State's outmatched defense, though Head Coach Assad promises a "graveyard" for the visiting team. Navy's "CEO" Coach Obama counters that injuries should be slight since Cruise and his teammates will be heavily armored, in fact aren't even human, and they will disintegrate each time they score. Air Force, Army and Marines might follow Navy in future matches, all against hapless Syria State, which for curious reasons is decimating its own fan base. Meanwhile, Great Britain has decided to leave the conference, possibly to be replaced by France (of all teams) in a surprise move. Other match-ups in the conference include the longstanding Israel-Palestine rivalry series (which Israel leads 100 to 0), Egypt Army versus Muslim Brotherhood, and Iraqi Shiites versus Sunnites, where action has already ensued with more fireworks in store. TV deals are solid for the conference with non-stop global coverage provided by CNN, Al Jazeera and every major network in the planet. Syria State has landed a major equipment and sponsorship deal with Russia and won endorsements from China but it remains to be seen if this will assist its campaign this fall. Osama Bin Laden will not be returning for Al Qaeda (ever) but the squad promises a bevy of fresh recruits following this season's kickoff. Hook 'em from Amman.
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It's Thanksgiving morning here in Amman and we will feast on turkey, all the trimmings, and whip cream topped pumpkin pie later in the day like every red-blooded, corpulent American, and in fact, we'll repeat the food orgy the day after Thanksgiving, this time deep-fried turkey with all the trimmings, fried up by a Houstonian oil man friend of ours here in Amman who will be introducing non-Americans to the pleasures we enjoy before arteriosclerosis onset. Twenty thousand calories and depth-chart testing fat loads later, I will be in touch with my lean friend W.E. about his weight loss program. To offset in a minor way, I'm planning a turkey trot a bit later in the day in our neighborhood hills of still warm Amman, before the food kickoff begins in earnest!Sadly, though, I will not be able to witness the real kickoffs of Thanksgiving weekend college football classics like USC-Notre Dame, Alabama-Auburn, Michigan-Ohio State, Texas-TCU…wait, is that the Horned Frogs, not our beloved Aggies? No collie barking and peeing on the sidelines, no corps turds goose-stepping at midfield to the tune of the Patton theme song, no crew-cut gay guys in ice cream outfits leading the knee-hugging 13th man in schoolboy cheers? C'mon amigos, say it, you miss 'em, you really, really do. Now TCU ain't bad, perhaps not Sammy Baugh-good or the spoilers that they were in the early days of DKR's career, but the Frogs are worthy, to be sure, and like Willie says, they have the potential to derail the four-game streak that has emerged from the still too memorable consummate ass-whupping the Horns took in Dallas in mid-October, witnessed live in Jordan. You're right, W.E., the jury's still out, on the coaching staff in particular. Two games to go, then maybe, Inshallah, a bowl game where we get the opponent you don't want but c'mon, just for old times' sake and a story line we see Johnny Football and his resurgent College Station brethren clashing with an old friend. Happy hookin' to all this Thanksgiving Day, and let's win in Austin today.


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Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre is a great place to visit when you are in New Quay; learn how to spot marine wildlife such as dolphin, porpoise and Atlantic grey seals from our brilliant team of volunteers.
In 2016 we celebrated our 20th year of working in marine conservation and held a special event in New Quay with our World Record Attempt!
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CBMWC is located on the slipway just off Glanmor Terrace (the main road down into New Quay) next to the RNLI lifeboat station, so if in doubt, head towards the sea and from there, look out for our sign with the CBMWC logo at the top of our slipway directing you to the centre. Here you can also book onto a boat trip with our colleagues at Dolphin Survey Boat Trips.
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New Quay is off the A487 (the main coast road between Cardigan in the south and Aberystwyth in the north) on the A486 (from Synod Inn) or the B4342 (from Llanarth).
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My neighbor Ioana Vaetoru-Fox bought me a Banana Guard from New Zealand. It's hard. It's big. It's almost manly!
I used to hate bringing a banana in my bag because it would end up looking like Gerber's mashed banana (literally!).
But this time it's different. I can confidently bring a banana in my bag to work, or anywhere else for that matter. I am tempted to carry it in my hand. It feels good. But, what would people say if I keep holding on to this thing? :)
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got -- Sheryl Crow
We've not really written much thing into our blog because we've been busy with different stuff.
Busy Reading and Other Activities
I think God punished me yesterday for going to Botak Jones three times within one week.
Just when I was about to finish my cajun meal with Eddy and Alex (both are from the Lau clan but unrelated to Andy Lau), I felt like I had a mixture of mustard and mayonnaise splattering on my face. The hearty stuff went into my eye, my mouth and stained my shirt! I waited for a few seconds and licked the corner of my mouth. It tasted kinda... fresh. Perhaps too refreshing for something that come out of a bottle.
Then I found out that the mustard-cum-mayonnaise was a fresh pigeon dropping. What a Guano day!
PS: Someone told me that I should have bought Lottery tickets yesterday.
This month will be another travelling month for our family. Rani and Noe flew to Jakarta last week and tomorrow they will fly to Surabaya while I travel back from Abu Dhabi to Singapore. The day after I will fly with my father to meet everyone in Bali for Anggi's sister-in-law (Rheni) wedding. A few days after that we have to fly back to Jakarta for Rani's sister wedding and then to Bandung for another wedding celebration for Anggi's sister-in-law.
I'm currently down with bad flu. Somehow the germs from Jakarta flood got into me. This is a kind of flu that confined me in my bed with a laptop, a really sore throat, headache and fever. I'm trying to alleviate the pain by drinking cups and cups of Bandrek, a ginger tea from Bandung (Courtesy of Andrea Fitrianto). It helped a bit.
Yesterday was a busy Sunday for our family.
At 8:45am Noe took his regular lesson at Marsden Swim School. Unlike him, he was not too happy in the water yesterday. Maybe because he did not have enough breakfast and there was no sunshine to cheer him up?
Later at 11:00am we had brunch at Breko in Holland Village with Clemens and Olin. Immediately after brunch, we went to Jurong East MRT to catch a 1:10pm shuttle bus to Tuas for something interesting. Now what did we have to go all the way to Tuas for?
Morning in Mexico City
Indi took Noe on a stroll around the hood looking for Louis Barragan's home studio but could not find it. I was mostly sleepy all morning due to jetlag.


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Budhia Singh may have been born to run, but what is more interesting are the twists of fate that followed him. He was sold by his own mother to a salesman, before being rescued and adopted by a Judo coach and a local do-gooder. The coach, Biranchi Das (Manoj Bajpayee), noticed that the boy could run for hours, and this is where the story begins.
That a four year old could be packaged as a professional marathon runner is a singular feat of rare imagination. What comes through convincingly in the film is the savvy and quiet aggression of his handler, whose idea it was. Sitting in Bhubaneswar, this coach is able to recognize the need for a regional hero who could become a national celebrity with some skillful marketing. Odisha pride is what was generated by the boy's freakish ability to run long distances, and Odisha pride it was that turned both boy and coach into celebrities.
This Biopic is able to do what 24X7 media coverage of the boy's running could not do then - to give us a perspective on the power of regionalism that sustained and nourished little Budhia Singh's ability to run a series of marathons without any political and social welfare organization being able to stop what was arguably the cynical exploitation of a child. Budhia's roadshows involved religious rites by priests to bless him and wild celebrations by village cultural societies that had never heard of a marathon runner before, let alone one that was four years old. No NGO or Government department dared to intervene, not even during the grueling 65 km run between Bhubaneswar and Puri that his coach made Budhia do in 2006.
The film shocks us more than it moves us, because it shows us the overweening ambition of an averagely talented individual who accidentally discovers a prodigy, and through him, is able to realize the social status he craves himself. Add to this, an assorted bunch of people, surrounding this coach, who have the same aspirations to regional stardom as he does, and you have an unhappy ending in the making.
Amongst other things, Manoj Bajpayee has this uncanny gift of being able to play a character who makes you uncomfortable from the moment you see him. This skill, coupled with the director's inclination to present young Budhia Singh (Mayur Patole) more as a victim than a hero, turns this movie into a reasonably good watch.


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Q&A: "THE LORDS OF SALEM" Actresses Meg Foster and Dee WallaceFearful Features,Movies/TV,News Roberto E. D'Onofrio
The city of Salem, Massachusetts probably would have stayed anonymous through history if it wasn't for the notorious witch trails that took place there between 1691-92. Cinema has frequently found inspiration in these infamous events, and filmmaker/musician Rob Zombie returns to the screen this Friday with THE LORDS OF SALEM, perhaps his darkest and most audacious work to date, with veteran genre stars Meg Foster (from John Carpenter's THEY LIVE, pictured above with Zombie) and Dee Wallace (from Joe Dante's THE HOWLING and others) among his cast.
Originating from a song on Zombie's EDUCATED HORSES album, THE LORDS OF SALEM (released by Anchor Bay Films; see our review here) was originally intended to become a comic book with the help of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT's Steve Niles. That project never saw fruition, and after directing the HALLOWEEN remake and its sequel, Zombie wanted to try something different and original. At this point, Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions offered him complete creative freedom on a film to be "supernatural in nature," and Zombie revived the LORDS idea. Shot in the real Salem and in Los Angeles between October-December 2011, the film is a throwback to the psychedelic, satanic horror movies of the early '70s.
Opening with a flashback to a 16th-century witches' sabbath violently crashed by the local authorities, the film then switches to the present day. Heidi, played by Sheri Moon Zombie, is a recovering addict who DJs with Whitey and Jackson (Jeff Daniel Phillips and Ken Foree) at a local radio station. One day, she receives a mysterious wooden box containing a vinyl record and a note stating, "A gift from the Lords." Assuming it's a demo from a rock band, they put on the album, but it begins to play backwards, and the music, strange and sinister, causes Heidi to experience hallucinations and flashbacks to a past tragedy—heralding the return of the witches, seeking revenge for the atrocities that occurred over 300 years ago.
Zombie, who describes LORDS as "If Ken Russell directed THE SHINING," has filled the film with familiar horror faces, also including Sid Haig, Michael Berryman and Andrew Prine. Fango caught up with Foster and Wallace (pictured below center with Patricia Quinn and Judy Geeson) at last October's Sitges Film Festival, right after the movie's European premiere.
FANGORIA: Meg, your role as the head of the witches' coven is small but pivotal; how did you prepare for it?
MEG FOSTER: I loved working with Rob Zombie. His crew was exceptional, and he created an amazing environment—he is the environment himself, totally free and constantly changing. I have never experienced this kind of direction before, perhaps because he also is a musician and a performer. I began feeling like I was a piece of the canvas, or paint on that canvas, and he just said how he wanted the scene done in a certain way, and I changed the color; it happened like that every day on the set.
I'm from New England and have been to Salem, as a child and as an adult, and when you live in New England, you know a lot about the witches. I also happened, when I was between grade one and two in school, to live on a road they called The Witch Lane, so I would say I was sort of mentally prepared for this role. But I and the rest of the cast were also helped by the extraordinary sets built by Jennifer Spence, who was the set designer for the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY sequels. She created an environment that gave us all the backstory of the characters, and the costumes helped so much too; it was very simple to get into the part. It's funny, because one day I was looking at myself in the mirror and thought, "Damn, I look like my brother!" But to prepare for the role, I did read a lot about Salem and the trials that started in northern Europe in the 14th century. It was a wonderful experience; I really enjoyed it.
FANG: LORDS OF SALEM has elements in common with Roman Polanski's ROSEMARY'S BABY; was Zombie paying a sort of homage to that movie?
DEE WALLACE: Yes, it's very similar; it has a similar flavor to it and a similar statement, but I don't think Rob was intentionally tipping his hat to it.
FOSTER: I think the witches played by me, Dee and Patricia Quinn go through a similar religious journey, but I also think it wasn't intentional.
FANG: Many critics say that Zombie is a very visual director, more interested in the visual aspects than the story…
WALLACE: I don't agree with that. I don't believe Rob chooses the visuals over the story, he uses his visuals to tell the story. He uses a lot of icons and images to make a statement about religion, and how it has limited people's thinking and created fear. That statement seems to run all through this film.
FOSTER: I think story and imagery are two things that intersect with each other, but as Rob was also the writer, I believe that when it came to actually filming his script, there were moments where he realized he didn't actually need dialogue, and therefore he sometimes took it out and chose to do it visually. Other times he decided to add it, because he was so generous that if he saw something Dee or I did with our own personalities, he changed the whole scene, as he wanted that side of our inner selves to come out. Rob is constantly creating; his process is like a stream that turns into a river and then an ocean. It's not something he premeditates; it is just his own personality.
FANG: Dee, how would you describe this movie, and how was the experience of working with Zombie again after HALLOWEEN and voicing Trixie in THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO?
WALLACE: All I can say is that it's Rob Zombie's most audacious project. The last scene is worth the entire movie. It's amazing, and a huge cinematic departure for him, as far as the look is concerned. Sheri Moon really had to step up in this film, and do some pretty amazing stuff out of her comfort zone. I believe she does her best acting to date. I can't say enough about Rob, and how much I love him and appreciate him and love working with his creativity. He wrote it, directed and edited it, a lot of his music is in it, he did the poster for it… I mean, literally, everything is Rob. You know, he called a lot of us and we were there. He wrote the part for me, and it is finally not the typical role I get at my age; if I have to play one more f**king mommy, I'm going to lose my mind! You just want to work with him.
FANG: How do you feel about working in movies as brutal as Zombie's?
WALLACE: When I'm doing it I love it, but when I watch it I turn away!
FANG: Your character at the beginning looks like a New Age guru, a very kind lady with some moments of humor, and then she turns evil. Were those two opposite sides of her in the script from the beginning?
WALLACE: Rob actually wrote this part for me, and he knew my other side in my real life—that I do healing work—so he incorporated that into my role. I am happy that there are moments of humor for my character, because it lifted the energy.
FANG: Can you tell us a bit more about your healing work? I know you have a radio show and just published a book…
WALLACE: Yes, the book is titled BRIGHT LIGHT: SPIRITUAL LESSONS FROM A LIFE IN ACTING. It's a great journey through all of my experiences with the major directors and actors I've worked with, and through that are also all the lessons I have learned as a creative person: how not to give up your power, how to regain your energy and our joy about what we do. I think it's very timely for anybody who is out there creating in every way; we're creating our lives, for sure, and have to realize that nobody can take anything away from us, and if we think they have, we are the only ones who can change that perception around and move back into our joy and our manifestation again.
FANG: You've worked with many filmmakers in the fantastic genre, and special FX have changed a lot since movies like THE HOWLING and E.T. Is it more difficult to act now with all the digital FX, as opposed to the practical kind?
WALLACE: Well, I like to have a job, so I don't mind if there are digital effects. I'm just as comfortable in front of a greenscreen as I was in front of E.T., which was a real object mechanically animated on the set; all the effects just become another character to me.
FANG: Satan in THE LORDS OF SALEM is presented as a sort of tentacled thing rather than a powerful being; did you discuss that at all with Zombie?
FOSTER: Well, he didn't actually discuss the Satan material with me, and I wasn't there when they filmed it, but a lot of Rob's images are surreal and I totally accept them. You know, Satan is Satan, evil is evil, no matter what shape it has.
WALLACE: It's an interesting question, and I think, if I know Rob well enough—and I very well may not—it's kind of his statement that the Christ figure, the God figure or the Satan figure are less than what we created them to be—that these images of power that we've given our own power away to are actually quite smaller, or created in our minds as being a lot bigger than they really are. But as Meg said, Rob didn't really discuss it with anybody.


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If you have decided that engineering is the major you want to pursue, you are in the right place. This tutorial will give you instructions and hints which will enable you to be the best engineering student possible. The journey as an engineering student is tough but also rewarding. The steps below will help you become more confident as you prepare to enter engineering school.
1Pick the engineering major that you are most interested in. In most schools you do not have to declare your major until your second year of college. Therefore, selecting the broad field of engineering will allow you time to decide on what you want to specialize in. Many of the classes you will take as an underclassman are prerequisites for several different engineering fields–mechanical, civil, electrical, chemical, nuclear, ... Taking the general courses may guide your choice if you haven't yet targeted a specific path to take through the engineering world.
2Know the courses you will take. Engineering students are generally required to take several physics and calculus based classes. Some of the classes you should be expecting to take:
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- mechanics–stress and materials
3Obtain the materials you will need for your classes. Being organized and having the right materials for your classes is key in becoming a successful engineering student. You cannot wait until the first week or second week of school to go out and get your books, binders and notebooks like you used to do in high school. The engineering classes that you will be taking are challenging, so they're easy to fall behind in if you don't have the proper materials.
4Make friends and get along with your peers. You will be spending the next sixteen or more weeks with the students in your classes so it's a good idea to make friends with them. In the above steps, you were able to see some of the advanced courses that you will be taking. Many engineering students in your first semester classes will be taking similar classes with you semester after semester, so it is good to become familiar with your fellow classmates.
5Form your friends into teams or groups. Engineering school and careers are all about teamwork and co-operating with each other. Working alone can be very frustrating if you find yourself having trouble with a problem. Working with others will not only introduce other viewpoints to approaching a problem, it will also provide encouragement to become more of a successful student. You have to get used to working with groups in engineering school because that is what is expected out of you once you graduate.
6Take good notes, and keep everything after your classes are over. Engineering courses require a lot of note taking. Make sure you are paying close attention to what your professors are saying. Just because they do not write on the board or on a slide does not mean you shouldn't write it down on your paper. Professors throughout the semester will give you slight hints on what is going to be on the quizzes and exams, so make sure you are writing down everything. Following that, you should keep all of your notes and exams from previous semesters. Maths, physics, and engineering courses build up on each other. For example, something you learned in calculus 3 might show up in statics. So you can pull out your old notes to get a refresher on that subject.
7Learn your own study habits. There is no right or wrong way on how to study. That is why you need to figure out your own way on how to do so. Some people like to work in complete silence, others don't mind if they are in a loud environment. You need to spend several hours a week in your school's library working on your studies and doing research.
8Get along with your professors and teacher's assistants. Studying on your own is not enough to be a successful engineering student. You need to make sure your professors know who you are. Take advantage of their office hours and tutoring sessions. This goes pass just getting a good grade in their courses. Most of your engineering professors are engineers themselves, some will help you thrive to being the best engineering student.
9Ask questions in the classroom. Don't be scared to ask a question, there may be other students struggling too. Make sure you are asking different types of questions in your classes. This will give you a better understanding of the subject that you are learning. This will also familiarize your face with the professor going off the above steps. Professors love when students ask questions, it tells them that you are really interested in what they are lecturing about.
10Complete all of your assigned homework. Do not just copy what the solution manual has written down and think that will help you be a successful student. This will not be helping you in any way. Most of the time in engineering school homework is not even collected. It is for your own good to perform the assigned problems to help you on exams.
11Study for future exams. Exams should be your number one priority during engineering school. They are what the countless hours of studying will be for. It is so important to be prepared for an exam. Make sure for every exam you bring at least two pencils with erasers, a calculator, and whatever else is needed for your exam (scantron, bluebook, etc.). Don't stress yourself out too much, engineering exams can be very challenging with different problem solving skills. If you do not know the answer to a problem skip it and come back to it. Usually the other problems will help you get a good idea on the problem you are struggling on.
12Work honestly. Cheating will get you no where in life, if it has worked for you in the past it will not work for you in engineering school. Make sure you are doing your own work and you will be the best possible student you can be.
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The government yesterday announced it has reached settlements with three companies accused of bilking thousands of debt-ridden people out...
WASHINGTON — The government yesterday announced it has reached settlements with three companies accused of bilking thousands of debt-ridden people out of more than $100 million with schemes that often left clients in worse financial shape.
The Federal Trade Commission settled lawsuits it brought last year against National Consumers Council (NCC), Better Budget Financial Services and Debt Management Foundation Services, which have since ceased most operations.
The companies agreed to give back a total of more than $25 million to consumers, and two are in the process of being shut down. None of the owners faces jail time as the FTC does not have criminal authority.
Though the individuals involved are allowed to continue in the consumer-debt business, they would face tougher penalties if they repeat the fraud.
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I read this story sometime back and I truly don't remember on which link. But it touched me so much that I saved it and today while going through the archives I just decided to share this with you guys. Today is not mother's day but do we really need a day to celebrate this relationship! Please read through the story. I hope all of you will like it.
When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said. "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."
And God said, "Have you read the specs on this order?" She has to be completely washable, but not plastic. Have 180 move-able parts…all replaceable. Run on black coffee and leftovers. Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair. And six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head slowly and said. "Six pairs of hands…. no way."
It's not the hands that are causing me problems," God remarked, "it's the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have."
That's on the standard model?" asked the angel. God nodded.
One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, 'What are you kids doing in there?' when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say. 'I understand and I love you' without so much as uttering a word."
God," said the angel touching his sleeve gently, "Get some rest tomorrow…."
I can't," said God, "I'm so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick…can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger…and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower."
The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed.
But tough!" said God excitedly. "You can imagine what this mother can do or endure."
Can it think?"
Not only can it think, but it can reason and compromise," said the Creator.
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek.
There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told You that You were trying to put too much into this model."
It's not a leak," said the Lord, "It's a tear."
What's it for?"
It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride."
You are a genius, " said the angel.
Somberly, God said, "I didn't put it there."
P.S.: As mentioned earlier, this story is not my creation. I re-produced it here because it touched me. If the original writer has any objections about it, please get in touch with me. I shall promptly remove it.
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Aly Abousabaa became ICARDA's director general in October 2016. He brings 33 years of strategic leadership in sustainable development, operational and policy-based lending, and project management, spanning 35 countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
As vice president of the African Development Bank, Abousabaa led the preparation and execution of the Bank's key strategies. He was also in charge of resource mobilization and management of a US$ 11 billion portfolio in the areas of agriculture, water, natural resources management, climate change, infrastructure, women and youth, and governance, making transformational impact on the lives of millions of people in Africa.
He has an established global network of international partners on development, including the World Bank, the United Nations, European Union, African Union, bilateral agencies, such as GIZ, DFID, and NORAD, and non-governmental organizations.
He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt, and a master's in civil engineering from Montana State University in the United States.


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The Irish Whiskey Society is holding a Japanese whisky tasting at Brooks Hotel, Drury Street, Dublin from 7.30pm on Thursday, May 27.
Committee member, Zoltan Vari, a committee member of the society, visited three Japanese distilleries (Nikka, Yamazaki and Hakushu) on the Japan leg of a world trip in 2009. He will share some of his photos and experiences from the trip and also at least two Japanese whiskies that are hard to find in Ireland: Nikka All Malt (a very unusual blend of pot still malt and Coffey still malt) and Nikka Tsuru 17yo.
Entry is €15 for IWS members. You can purchase membership along with your ticket. Entry is €22.50 for non-members. Book here.
You scratch my back... 2007 St. Patrick's Day Parade, Harajuku
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Civitas thanks: 'Each person can make a difference'
Congratulations to Susan F. Cato of Beaufort for winning the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce's top honor at its annual Civitas Awards Dinner.
Cato earned the Lifetime Achievement Award for heading the Child Abuse Prevention Association for the past 29 years.
She started days after it opened its Open Arms Shelter for Abused and Neglected Children in 1985. She worked part-time out of her home, raising money for its $52,000 budget, coordinating volunteers and the few programs it offered to stop the cycle of child abuse.
The growth of the organization is a positive reflection on Cato's abilities. The annual operating budget is $1 million, it employs 23 people and has sheltered 2,113 children. It works with 6,000 children and adults annually in a number of programs. It coordinates with numerous agencies, always concentrating on "prevention."
Cato deserves the honor, but so do the countless people who volunteer and give to the nonprofit, which now depends heavily on income from CAPA's Closet thrift shop on Ribaut Road.
"I think that each and every person can make a difference if you just help one person, and then the world would be a better place," Cato said.
Each person and organization honored with Civitas Awards -- including Pat Conroy, W.R. "Skeet" VonHarten, Harris Pillow Supply, Second Helpings, the Heritage Classic Foundation, the Sea Eagle Market and others -- help prove that Cato's comment is true. We thank them all.


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I have a Laurastar iron which is good but the bottom of the iron has become dull. I have tried to use a wax stick to make it shiny again but it does not work. Any ideas?
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The mane of white hair is instantly recognisable, the twinkle that never fully conceals the toughness within is still the same, and the family features that seem to pass almost unchanged from one generation to the next are as striking as ever. But Wolfgang Wagner is a frail 88 now, and as he leaned on his daughter Katharina's arm to greet Angela Merkel and his other guests at the 2008 Bayreuth Wagner festival last week, it was clear that twilight is finally coming - not before time - for Wolfgang's generation of Europe's most remarkable and controversial artistic dynasty.
Wolfgang Wagner has ruled his hereditary corner of Europe for longer even than Queen Elizabeth has ruled hers. But his has also been the more troubled reign. It is 85 years since the four-year-old Wolfgang was introduced to Adolf Hitler at the family's Wahnfried home on the first of his many visits to Bayreuth. It is nearly 70 years since Wolfgang and his brother Wieland were photographed arm in arm with the Wagner-loving dictator he grew up knowing as "Uncle Wolf", and it is 57 years since the brothers reopened their grandfather Richard Wagner's Bayreuth festival in 1951 with the public declaration that it is art that counts, and that visitors should "kindly desist from discussion or debate of a political nature".
Somehow, Wolfgang has not merely survived from then until now. He has also succeeded in the terms that matter most to him. He has kept Bayreuth and its unique, visionary theatre in the forefront of European artistic life, ensured its funding and stability, maintained its generally high musical standards and continued to deliver an annual Wagner festival that could sell out many times over. He has done it, moreover, without relinquishing the Wagner family's control and often by taking the unexpectedly daring artistic option - notably in the centenary Marx and Shaw influenced Ring directed by Patrice Chéreau in 1976 and now again this year, in a truly remarkable new production of Parsifal by the Norwegian director Stefan Herheim.
All this, though, has come at a price. Though the Wagner family has always been refreshingly willing to conduct its arguments in public, Wolfgang himself has often steered a furtive course through the minefields of the Wagner and Bayreuth past. The family and festival's Nazi connections have frequently been downplayed in the years throughout which he has had charge. Wolfgang's English-born mother Winifred, indeed, openly continued to celebrate the friendship with Hitler until she died in 1980.
But the soul-searching that has marked modern German life has not often breached the walls of Bayreuth - the plaque commemorating the festival's Holocaust victims is tucked away in the theatre gardens. And Wolfgang has resisted demands for change to the festival itself - especially when they come from his brother's children and his estranged son Gottfried - insisting Bayreuth will continue to offer only a one-month summer festival, consisting of the 10 mature music dramas of his grandfather.
Yet now - he will be 89 at the end of this month - Wolfgang has finally been persuaded to step down as director of the festival, a post he has held outright since Wieland died in 1966 and which has remained in his family since the first festival in 1876, when Richard Wagner premiered his four-part Ring cycle to an audience that included the Kaiser, Nietzsche and Tchaikovsky. Wolfgang's departure has not been for want of trying by a succession of members of his own family and politicians - the trustees called on him to quit in 2002 - and there are those who still refuse to believe that it will actually happen when the Bayreuth Foundation meets at the end of the month.
Nevertheless, 2008 does seem at last to be Wolfgang's King Lear moment. Three Wagner women have long competed for the old man's succession. Now, Wolfgang has agreed to hand over to the daughters of his two marriages: Eva, an experienced opera administrator; and her much younger half-sister Katharina, whose 2007 Bayreuth directorial debut in Die Meistersinger received a deserved critical mauling. The most radical and best qualified claimant, Wolfgang's niece Nike Wagner, who wants to expand the festival repertoire and mount a less exclusive spring festival, remains out in the cold.
Yet perhaps even Wolfgang recognises that the status quo is not an option. It was he, after all, who commissioned Herheim's new deconstruction of Parsifal, in which Wagner's saintliest hero destroys a Nazi banner-bedecked Wahnfried, before signalling to the audience that they must now take responsibility for what comes next. Now, right on cue, the new generation of Wagners are about to get their chance.


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The logo should be a modified font in a shade of dark blue or dark grey as main colour. Famous logos we like are: "Scottrade", "Visa". We are also interested in seeing an icon created out of the "FX" or a stylized "X". Examples of sites doing this are http://www.fxonline.co.jp/en, http://www.flextrade.com/, and http://www.ebs.com/products/. We would like to see two versions of the logo, one just FXTRADE and the other adding JAPAN. All letters should be in uppercase. The "JAPAN" should be somehwhere below the main logo as we don't want it too long, and it should be much smaller than the "FXTRADE".
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|Nude purple fairy spotted in Talbot's Peak?
Ziva sends a growl out to the lovely Rebecca Gillan at Shapeshifter Seductions for making this picture just right!
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to my page!
Well, we're closing in on Halloween 2011, can you believe it...where does the time go?
I've been crazy busy of late with RL stuff, volunteer works and writing. I'm nearing completion on my re-write of my second Jag shifter novella, The Submission. My characters surprised me at the end of the original write with they typical "wait...wait, I have more to say" stuff so I've been behind on my own schedule, but hey...that's writing. ;)
Up next ideas have been driving me nuts with flashes... My Talbot's Peak residents have been eagerly awaiting their time on the page, but so has a new series about Werewolf cousins and the lovely ladies in their lives. My dragons have also been puffing smoke at me lately, reminding me that it's not nice to keep a fire breather waiting. Really? Ya don't say...
Maybe I'll just let them take each other on in a character smack-down and see who wins the right to the next story...LOL Unsurprisingly, they are all for it. I wonder if costumes will be included? ~wink~
Here's a really awesome Wednesday Word I came across lately, it's bound to make you smile...
Anoesis \an-oh-EE-sis\, noun:A state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
~~Sounds like one heck of an orgasm to me!~~
How about a fabulously dirty letter?
|Where's the letter?? ;)
Would you like an inspiring pic?
Or maybe a cute cartoon...
Well I'm off to finish Submitting to my WIP, refereeing a potential extreme MMA event in my head and, oh yeah, helping my Darling Diva carve up her pumpkin...can you hear him screaming?
Happy Halloween!
I've been busy of late writing and working on promo from my release A Magical Return. I never realized how hard the marketing/promo part of being an author was, due in large part I know, because I've never been real good at tooting my own horn. ~wink~ Wish me luck in finding good spots to show off my story!
During my time searching out where I want to market myself and my stories, I've come across a few sites that I'd not partaken of, but are proving to be quite interesting.
First is Authors.com. It's a bit like Myspace, Facebook and a forum all put together as one. I love the ability it gives you to interact with other authors in groups relating to writing. Come on over and give it a look-see.
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My other foray into promo options was to set up an author page over at Amazon. Some authors swear by it, others not so much(at least from what I've read). But I thought I'd give it a whirl. Stop by and say hi, let me know what you think of my stories or just check it out. :) Serena Shay Author Central
Exciting news - I've recently sold A Magical Return to Liquid Silver Books. Check out the blurb below:
|Release Date June 20th 2011
Conleth "Cole" Douglas, warlock and vessel, needs a miracle. A destructive force has taken hold of his town and it will take more than just he and his magical Other, Cole, to eradicate the Evil. When an attempt to open his lover, Emterra, to her destiny fails, Conleth and Cole are forced to stop the Evil the only other way they know how; by taking it, and themselves, to another realm.
Emterra "Irene" Azzurra, untapped witch and vessel, has lived the life everyone else thought she should. Devastated by the loss of her long time love, Conleth, she's given up on a happy-ever-after and faced her continuing time on earth, moment by moment.
When Conleth miraculously returns, opening her heart to him again seems to be too great a task for one middle-aged mayor of a dying town. Especially when he looks to be the same young Goth he was when he left and he's trying to convince her she's sharing skin with a magical being.
Can Conleth prove his claims of magic and the Others to be true? Can Emterra allow herself to believe in love and his wild claims? Or will the returning Evil finally be able to swallow this town and all its inhabitants into the deepest realms of hell.
Marina Jamison is a mystery. As a half-breed shapeshifter, she lives on the fringe of were-jaguar society. Though her love for pride leader Bastian LaRue is forbidden, she finds herself tied to him by a bond stronger than their individual wills, a psychic link born from their one-night stand. When her secret is revealed, she is scorned and excluded. Neither Bastian nor the pride can accept a half-breed queen.


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What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today's guest posts is by Mary DeMuth. I've shared my sexual abuse story in the last few years, but I haven't always been so open. Initially I kept it silent for a decade, then over-shared, then went silent another decade. The healing journey hasn't been easy, but it has been good. About a year ago, I sensed it was time to be bold in sharing about sexual abuse. The overwhelming response to two posts I wrote about it prompted me to write Not Marked: Finding Hope and Healing after Sexual Abuse. In the book, my husband shared his unique journey of how to walk a loved one through their sexual abuse. The following is an excerpt from Not Marked about how a spouse can support a partner in recovery: It can be very difficult to become a victim of the fallout of someone else's abuse. As a spouse, it's all the more frustrating because you didn't cause the issue in the first place. You and your marriage are suffering for someone else's violation. On the practical side, allow your spouse to bring up the abuse whenever memories or emotions or thoughts arise. Don't sigh and give a resigned, "Okay." Listen without judgment or even comment about the abuser. Don't try to fix it (because you can't). Just listen carefully. Ask questions. Offer to listen after a counseling session as the stories and emotions unspool even more. And don't be afraid to ask, "What do you need from me right now?" Sometimes the need might be to be held through tears, sometimes it might be to stay away, or sit across the room and listen to rage exploding—again, without judgment. Be a safe place for your spouse to be on the healing path. The best thing you can do for your own broken-heartedness about her abuse is to process your pain with a trusted friend—particularly when she turns away from you, or can't seem to change at a pace that you'd prefer. I remember telling my husband about eight years ago, "I want to change. I want to be different. I just can't right now. There's some sort of blockage." I sought outside help. Eventually, the issue resolved, but not in fanfare or in one great moment. Over time, I began to desire my husband again. What made my healing journey harder was when he gave in to his anger, saw my difficulty with sex as an affront to him. If I sensed this kind of anger, I wanted to withdraw even further because I felt like I'd never get over it, never be the wife he wanted, never get better. Even though it's very, very hard, choose to reassure her that your love for her isn't dependent on her perfection or even desire in the marriage bed. That kind of grace opened me up to change and genuine growth.
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Welcome to Cady O'Daly Farm
Cady O'Daly Farm is a family farm located near Lynchburg, Virginia at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, convenient to Roanoke and Charlottesville. We breed Connemara sport horses, Pembroke Welsh corgis, and have an active sales program. Many of our horses and students compete in eventing, hunter/jumper or dressage shows, or foxhunting. We also have a vibrant lesson program with, based on Pony Club principles, with many children and adult students who enjoy weekend shows, events, or foxhunts throughout the year. Contact us to find out more about riding lessons, leasing a horse, our sales program, or training!
Latest News! We have two 2018 purebred Connemara foals for sale. Check out Cady O'Daly Henry and Cady O'Daly Pippa!


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Depression affects an individual's physical and mental well-being, according to AtHealth.com. Symptoms and bouts of depression often come and go throughout life. Understanding more about the cycles of depression can help those with the disorder as well as those around them to make informed treatment choices.
In this stage of the depressive cycle, individuals experience no physically visible or emotionally noticeable symptoms of the disorder. According to Mental Health America of Indiana, this stage of the depressive cycle will vary in length depending on the type of depression present in the individual. Some individuals with depression go years between incidents, while others battle symptoms perpetually throughout their lives.
Minor Depressive Episode
According to AtHealth.com, mild symptoms are a part of the depressive cycle. Individuals may not experience a full-blown depressive episode, but they may notice several of the effects of depression present in their lives, such as loss of interest in regular activities, decrease in appetite and a drop in energy levels. According to the "New York Times" Health Section, two to four of the common signs of depression will be present in a minor episode, and these symptoms may persist for as long as two years.
Major Depressive Episode
As reported in the "New York Times" Health section, major depressive episodes are a key part of the depressive cycle, which may last for at least two weeks, though many episodes last for six months or more. In this stage of the depressive cycle, five or more of the major symptoms and signs of depression will be present. According to Mental Health America of Indiana, individuals who do not have bipolar disorder will move from this stage of the cycle back to stasis.
Manic Episode
For individuals who have manic or bipolar depressive disorders, an additional cycle stage is present. Known as the manic stage, this part of the depressive cycle is characterized by extremely outgoing and animated social behaviors, often coupled with feelings of euphoria and invincibility, according to AtHealth.com.
Return to Stasis
In this final stage of the depressive cycle, individuals return to a steady mood state. According to Mental Health America of Indiana, this return can be motivated by a life change or medication. It may last for a lifetime or only a few weeks depending on the type of depression present in the affected individual.


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Surveyors can take on many different tasks and roles during their careers, depending on their qualifications and level of experience.
Surveying students at TAFE and university are able to get a taste of what surveying is really like by starting out as a survey assistant during their study. TAFE students can then move into a surveying technician or draftsperson role once they are qualified. Meanwhile, those in university complete their degree as a graduate surveyor, with some choosing to specialise in other related fields like geospatial information systems.
Graduate surveyors can further their career opportunities and remuneration by undertaking a professional training agreement to become a licensed surveyor.


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Healthy penis is something to cherish. There are things you can and should do to keep your penis in good health.
Good penis hygiene is very important for your penile health. Cleaning the penis gently once a day with warm water is sufficient to maintain good penile hygiene. If you use soap then choose mild or non-perfumed soap as too much washing with soap can cause skin irritation / soreness.
If you are uncircumcised, it is important to clean under the foreskin to avoid smegma building up. Gently pull the foreskin back and wash underneath it.
Smegma is a natural lubricant that keeps healthy penis glans moist and lubricates the movement of the foreskin.
If smegma is allowed to accumulate and decay in the foreskin cavity, it will become smelly and cheesy looking. It can become breeding ground for bacteria, causing inflammation of the penis glans (balanitis).
Cleaning the penis is though not enough, you need to clean the whole genital area on regular basis, i.e. the penis base, testicles, scrotum and anus.
After cleaning the genital area, dry it properly with clean towel. This will reduce the risk of getting rash or infection.
Penis Examination
Regular penis exam is vital to secure healthy penis. You should establish regular penis examination routine, e.g. on a fixed day every month.
It is best to perform penis exam after having warm bath or shower. It is not enough to check the penis, you should do thorough genital examination on regular basis.
See Specialist If You Notice Any Penis Problem
If you notice anything out of the ordinary during your penis examination or are concerned about anything (no matter how insignificant it may seem) go and see a doctor about it. Better safe than sorry should be your mantra when your penile health is involved.
Your physicians / general practitioner (GP) may be able to sort out some of your penis problems but you might have to see a specialist for some of them, e.g. urologist or endocrinologist (for hormone related disorders).
Avoid Penis Injury
It is important to avoid penis injury as it can result in serious penis health problems. Penis injury is the most likely cause of Peyronie's disease, a wound healing disorder that can result in bent or deformed penis.
These tips can help you reduce the risk of penis injury:
- Avoid sexual activities that put awkward pressure or strain on your healthy penis
- Make sure your erection is firm enough before attempting sexual intercourse, i.e. to reduce the risk of the penis buckling
- Keep your genitals (penis and testes) protected when playing contact sports
Monitor Your Erectile Health
Erection problems can lead to Erectile Dysfunction and impotence. Good erectile health is though not only important for having sex. Healthy penis is also one of the best indicators of man's overall health.
Firm erections indicate good blood circulation status. While poor quality erections can be the first indication of various health problems, like diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol level.
Monitoring your erectile health on regular basis is highly recommended by health professionals as it allows you to detect various health problems early on. The sooner you react to any health issue the better.
Unprotected Sex
You should avoid unprotected sex unless you are in monogamous relationship. Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are more common than most people realize and the consequences of getting STD can be serious, even life threatening.
Condoms are not only good contraceptive. Using condoms greatly reduces your risk of getting sexually transmitted disease, including AIDS.
Choose Your Sexual Partners Carefully
Avoiding unprotected sex is not enough, as condoms are not 100% safe protection from getting STD. Your best strategy is to choose your sexual partners carefully as well as avoid unprotected sex.
People that have had many sexual partners, work in the sex industry and / or are addicted to drugs / alcohol tend to be more risky sexual partners than the average person is.
Wear The Right Underwear
There is not full consensus among scientists if tight underwear is bad for sperm quality. More studies though support this view than not, like this one that concludes:
"The present study suggests that wearing tight fitting undertrousers is associated with higher scrotal and consequently testicular temperatures than wearing loose fitting undertrousers or none" (Oxford Journals, 2004 )
Therefore, if you follow the mantra that better safe than sorry, for healthy penis it is best to avoid tight underwear.
Healthy Lifestyle For Healthy Penis
Your lifestyle can affect how healthy you and your penis are. Good balanced diet and regular exercise is good for your overall health and your penis.
Smoking is especially bad for penile health. Clinical observations suggest that cigarette smoking impairs erectile function in patients with moderate arterial insufficiency (J Urol. 1987).
Researchers have also shown that smoking can decrease sexual desire and satisfaction, damage the smooth muscle inside the penis and even affect your penis size. Therefore, if you smoke, then stop smoking might be the best you can do for your penis health.
Take Educated Decisions About Your Penis
During your lifetime, you are likely to have to take decisions about your penis. Make sure all your penis decisions are educated decisions.
If you need to have penis treatment (e.g. penis surgery, Peyronie's treatment, STD treatment, erectile dysfunction treatment) make sure you do your homework carefully before undertaking any treatment.
If you choose to have any optional penile treatment (e.g. penis enlargement therapy, vasectomy, penis exercises, genital piercings, genital tattoo) again make sure you do your homework carefully before starting any treatment.
Penis health problems tend to be sensitive for most men. It makes it easy for some unscrupulous persons to take advantage. Always take everything you read or hear about penile health with a pinch of salt in the beginning. Double check the information, look for confirmations.
Healthy penis is not something you can guarantee for life so look after your penis and he will look after you.


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Al Qaeda / Ragnor
split tape
April 2011, c40
Ltd. 20 handnumbered copies
picture on cardboard
photo by Antonio Iorio
cost 3.50 €
side A
Windows Peak
Samples, repeatitions, re iterative deep percussions and infinite cymbals sounds, manipulated lyrics.
AL QAEDA live at Stork Club (CA)
March 6th, 2010
Californian trio Al Qaeda proposes in "Windows Peak" a collage of different sounds realized in different ways, approaching more "rock" guitar part with noise soundscapes, nonsense lyrics, passing from relaxed atmospheres to very aggressive parts of overloading deep frequencies with screaming voice, and still to electronic sounds. The result is a chaotic track about twenty minutes long, during which your attention is continuously captured by the sudden changes. Scott, Eric and Erin leverage all their different influences, sublimating and reorganizing them, walking in a way totally different from each personal experience that come out as the summa of each one's past experience and music taste.
side B
Codex Decium
Fjellets Taarer
Han Som Hoorer Deg
Codex Decium
Fjellets Taarer
Han Som Hoorer Deg
Ragnor is a black metal band currently seated between Tarragona and Barcelona (Spain). Founded by guitarist Khorne (Aleksander K.) in June 2007, initially was created simply as a solo project.
RAGNOR live at
Unholy Blackthrashed Night I
(Barcelona, Janyary 14th, 2011)
Still, in 2008 Overlord (David B.) joined the formation, and within months they made their first demo "Hat og Nag", 4 songs, composed and recorded by both members equally, focusing Khorne on the compositions and Overlord and the vocals.
After the demo was released, the project had been inactive, and it was not until the summer of 2010 when Khorne decided to rise the project again, this time as a band of 5 members.
Thus was born the new band as it currently is, in June joined Angrod (Alvaro) on drums and Arioth (Sergio) on bass. September arrived, seeing the need for a stable vocal concerts already scheduled, Deimos entered as a vocalist. And finally Nargath (Jordi Padilla) came as a guitarist in December, honestly and at the time that the band needed him most. With this latest addition to the band managed to make their first concerts in Barcelona, and even outside Spain. Finally in March 2011 joined Abaddon (Nefret, Infernal Kingdom) on vocals and prepare to release their first official album as a band.
RAGNOR - Codex Decium by scorzerecords