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Bird table terror
Though they claim to the contrary, cats make terrible dinner guests at the bird table.
Cats normally known for their sophistication and grace, display bad manners at bird feeders and bird tables. A few criminally minded cats have even been caught burgling bird houses.
Some guests try to blend in but fail
A good trick is to tell them the wrong address and hope they get bored waiting
Others turn up unexpected or cause a scene
They may swear their innocence, but...
...claiming to be devoid of any mischief...
...they always have their true intentions written all over their chubby little
For they have a very different dinner in mind than their hosts.
Sometimes it come as a buffet...
...but what they really all want is a bit of feline fine dining.


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The Bellagio is well-known as one of the most luxurious, sophisticated and beautiful hotels in all of Las Vegas, and their incredibly romantic wedding packages are no exception.
In fact, at the Bellagio, your wedding can be anything you want it to be – intimate, extravagant or an elegant gathering of family and friends. And where you choose to say your vows – arguably the most memorable moment of your life – is entirely up to you, too. It can be just the two of you, starting your life together in the privacy of your luxurious Bellagio suite, or out on one of the Bellagio's exquisite courtyards. Learn more about all that a Bellagio wedding has to offer, and discover why this just might be the perfect place to make your once-in-a-lifetime memories as you say "I do".
When planning your Bellagio wedding, you aren't assigned to a specific venue – after all, there are so many to choose from! The South Wedding Chapel has the ability to hold just a few guests, or up to 130. Dressed up in warm, natural colors that evoke a feeling of nature, this chapel provides a beautiful backdrop for any wedding. The Bellagio's other chapel, the East Wedding Chapel, is specifically designed for more intimate ceremonies, with a stunning stained-glass backdrop to the ceremony itself.
The Fountain Courtyard is another popular venue. Framed by a breathtaking Tuscan landscape, the setting itself evokes a feeling of pure romance and lends itself to a truly intimate ceremony, allowing up to ten standing guests – or, just the two of you! The final venue – Terrazza Di Sogno – stands for "Terrace of Dreams" and always lives up to its reputation. Your ceremony will take place on toasted marble of the terrace, overlooking the Bellagio's serene Lago di Como, with up to 34 beloved friends and family.
Hair, Makeup & Luxurious Pampering
When you plan your wedding at the Bellagio, every effort is made to make your big day easy and elegant. Expert hairdressers, professional makeup artists, skilled beauticians, manicurists and more are on staff to help you prepare. Specially-designed spa treatment packages are also available for the bride – or for the happy couple to enjoy together. Below are just a few of the beautifying and pampering options available to couples at the Bellagio. Please note that prices are subject to change.
Flowers & Music
When it comes to fragrant and stunning flowers for your wedding, the Bellagio certainly has you covered. These distinctive floral arrangements are included in many of the Bellagio's wedding packages, with additional floral arrangements available for an extra charge. To make wedding planning easier, the Bellagio offers myriad stunning arrangements, or they can work with you to customize your wedding flowers. All styles and personalities are taken into account, with everything from cascade-style bouquets to traditional nosegay bouquets. The cost for additional floral arrangements beyond those provided in your chosen wedding package will vary.
The accompanying music for your wedding ceremony is determined by a combination of personal preference and the Wedding Package that you choose. Some packages offer music customized to the location and ceremony itself, while others include the services of a harpist. As with all details at the Bellagio, the goal is to personalize the ceremony to meet your unique needs and preferences.
Photography & Videography
With any wedding, it's important to capture the magic and memories of your big day with professional photography and even videography of the ceremony itself. At the Bellagio, skilled and experienced professionals are on hand to commemorate your wedding day with artful photography and videography.
Wedding photography is included in nearly all of the Bellagio's wedding chapel packages, and additional photographs beyond those included in the package can be purchased at any time. For couples who have friends and family who cannot attend, the Bellagio's Live Webcasting is a wonderful option. For $375.00 USD, your wedding ceremony will be broadcast live with one week's access. For a video of your wedding you can watch again and again, a professional DVD is included in most of the wedding packages.
Wedding Receptions & Catering
One of the benefits of hosting your wedding at a prestigious Las Vegas hotel like the Bellagio is the wide range of reception facilities and award-winning chefs ready to whip up reception fare to remember. The menu can be customized to your individual tastes, whether you want a wide selection of hors d'oeuvres, a full menu or a lavish wine tasting to help you celebrate your special day.
Your dedicated Bellagio Wedding Coordinator will help you find the perfect venue for your reception, whether it includes several guests or is a simple, intimate celebration. Private, beautifully-decorated rooms are available for receptions or bachelor/bachelorette parties. For instance, the Tranquility Room and Aquatic Room are both available for $85.00 USD per hour, based upon availability. If you are staying in a luxury suite with a spacious dining set and room for friends, you can easily (and conveniently) host your reception there. For instance, the Executive Parlor Suite features a billiards lounge, enclosed media room with surround sound and elegant dining area with seating for ten.
Wedding Packages
To make your Las Vegas wedding planning as seamless as possible, the Bellagio offers seven primary wedding packages. Half of the fun of a wedding in Las Vegas (and at the Bellagio, specifically) is choosing from their decadent, romance-centered wedding packages that offer everything you could possibly want in a wedding for one price. These packages range from $1,500.00 – $25,000.00 USD, from simple and romantic to simply extravagant.
In addition to the seven packages listed below, the Bellagio offers specialty packages depending upon the time of year and your unique relationship. They also offer the customized Ani L'Dodi Wedding Package, which is for Jewish couples. Among the wedding package options is a special Valentine's Day package, packages based on special dates (like 12-13-14), vow renewals and commitment ceremonies.
Meaning "the dream of life", the Il Sogno Di Vita Wedding Package is a luxurious wedding package that focuses on creating the perfect start to your new life together. Your wedding ceremony will be resplendent with fresh, fragrant flowers, romantic music and the beauty of the Bellagio's famous wedding chapels.
What does the Il Sogno Di Vita Wedding Package entail?
For those who want to celebrate their love with unparalleled romance and luxury, the Cosa Bella Wedding Package is certainly the crème de la crème. No expense is spared, and no detail overlooked. You and your soon-to-be spouse can simply relax and enjoy a breathtakingly beautiful day to remember.
What does The Cosa Bella Wedding Package entail?
A reception is also included, with the following menu:
When it comes down to it, every wedding is truly about just the two of you, and this elegant wedding package from the Bellagio celebrates that fact. With a beautiful backdrop, romantic music and beautifully arranged flowers, this wedding is sure to create unforgettable memories.
What does the Just for the Two of You Package entail?
When you want a truly intimate wedding ceremony, there's nothing quite like the Bellagio's unique Suite Package. The ceremony is held in your own private suite with all of the trimmings, including flowers and wine.
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In his dreams, a man meets Dream and confronts his fears.
Dream gives Joshua Norton a dream of importance and by doing so is able to keep Norton from the realms of Despair, Desire and Delirium.
Dream sends Lady Johanna Constantine to France to rescue his son from destruction.
Vassily tells his granddaughter a story from the Old Country.
By spending a day in the market, disguised as a beggar, Augustus Caesar hides his thoughts and plans from the gods.
Lost in the desert, Marco Polo finds he has entered a soft place where he meets others from different times and different realms.
The legend of Orpheus and Eurydice is retold within the Sandman mythos.
Daniel Hall ventures into the Dreaming where he hears tales from Cain, Abel and Eve.
The Caliph of Bagdhad makes a bargain with Dream to save the beauty of his city.
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Monday, December 17th, 2016 sees the digital release and pre-order (physical) of a brand-new compilation of tracks in tribute to the various compositions of Stuart Moxham (Young Marble Giants, The G!st, solo work and with Louis Philippe and The Original Artists, Moxham & Halliday). Titled, "Stuart Moxham in the Straight World," the new LP also includes an exclusive track from a forthcoming album to be released by Moxham, as well as a new version of the G!st's track, "Being True," reimagined in the aptly titled, "Being True II."
All sixteen tracks were compiled via musician and curator Michael Korchia (of Bordeaux, France's wondrous pop groups Watoo Watoo, Photon and Melicoton). With works stemming from personal relationships Korchia has built up with artists and friends from across Europe, South America, Asia, and North America over the years, he was able to bring a varied cast of international friends together for this very special compilation to honor Moxham while also including him in celebration of his works.


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From Aggressive Benefit To Corporate Strategy
Companies need to create and deliver worth to its clients and stakeholders. There's a want for widespread taxonomy to help IT perceive the strategic intentions and manage accordingly to help enterprise to know the performance metrics -qualitative and quantitative – compiled by IT and different business units. B. the mission is to make a profit, whereas a strategic vision considerations how you can appeal to prospects. Perhaps the easiest way to have a look at the reality of HR strategy formulation is to remember Mintzberg, Quinn and James's (1988) assertion that strategy formulation is about 'preferences, selections, and matches' slightly than an train 'in applied logic'.
BoDs need to achieve the perception on the potential of know-how but also the liabilities, to play an necessary position in making efficient decisions on IT investment assessment, IT portfolio prioritization, GRC issues. Extra of a collaborative group effort that involves all managers and typically key workers striving to reach at a consensus on what the general best strategy must be.
The content of operation strategy consists of the key choice areas concerned with the construction (i.e. the physical attributes of facilities, capacity, course of technology and supply community) and infrastructure (i.e. planning and control, quality, group, human assets, new product growth and performance measurement) of operations.
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Washington among America's most entrepreneurial states
WASHINGTON — According to a new study by personal finance website NerdWallet.com, Washington is one of the most entrepreneurial states in the nation. The Evergreen State ranked sixth in the study.
The NerdWallet study looked at the number of SBA loans per 100,000 residents in each state, the average dollar amount of those loans and the number of small businesses per 100 people. Utah took the top spot, followed by Colorado, California, Connecticut and New York.
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This is basically just an idea dump. You might notice that there is a lot of unnecessary swearing. Do not enter if you are offended by 4 letter words.
Why developers will rule the world.
I did this post on why sysadmins will just get more powerful, by server and system, until they control the very air that we breathe.
Clearly in response to that actual post Forbes has decided to fight back, on the side of the developers with this article... "The Rise of Developeronomics" and make the case that is in fact the developers who will rule the earth.
Obviously I disagree mightily, but it is a good read none the less for anyone in a particularly technical career path.
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- three French hens
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chart from JBW designs "French Hen". Rules are same as in Day 1 (scroll down)
So long my friends,
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oooo I have some hens who actually do look like that ..lol buff Orpington's :) still singing the song ..lol :) love mouse xxxReplyDelete
These JBW designs are so cute! Blessings, ShirleeReplyDelete
The JBW designs are so interesting. I had a partner stitch one of the Christmas designs for an exchange and I love it.
Have a great day!!!
You are truly picking the most appropriate pattern for the day. Love this one just as the ones for day one and two.ReplyDelete
This is such a wonderful Christmas design exchange! I would love to be entered into the JBW "French Hen" design too!
Blessings This Day to You!
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I love this little hen with all the little chicks!
How sweet! I so enjoy your blog and reading about
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> March 2004
Archive - March 2004
29, 2004
Disney World Raises Ticket Prices
Walt Disney World announced the biggest ticket-price increase in the
last 15 years an adult ticket to any of its theme parks on Friday.
The price of a one-day, one-park adult admission increases $2.75 to
$54.75, before tax, restoring Disney's title as owner of Central
Florida's most expensive collection of theme parks. Experts
say that the record price increase is another signal that the
flagging tourism-based economy is on the mend.
Discussion Here
Section of Asia Now Open at DAK
The first passage towards Expedition: Everest at Disney's Animal
Kingdom is apparently now complete linking Asia to Dinoland, U.S.A.
The path includes a great view of the Tree of Life, construction of
the much anticipated roller-coaster, Expedition: Everest. The
path includes new themed areas including mountain-climber supply
building and a new restroom building.
Discussion Here
14, 2004
Bracketology Challenge!
sister site, UDFlyers.com has put together our Bracketology
Challenge and you are invited to join in the fun. What's at stake?
The three best bracketologists will receive a UDFlyers.com OR
INTERCOT t-shirt... your choice! You can sign up for the challenge
by following the instructions on the boards link.
Bracketology Challenge Info
March 9, 2004
Disney World Announces Resort SpecialsBeginning today, Disney has released resort specials for Florida
Residents, Annual Passholders and Room-only discounts. Room-only
rates are available for travelers vacationing at Walt Disney World
between 4/18/04-7/4/04. Rates range from $74+ per night for Value
Resorts, $94+ per night for Moderate Resorts and $139+ per night for
Deluxe Resorts. Rooms are subject to availability. For details on
these and other special rates call INTERCOT's Official Travel
Agency, Magical Journeys at 1-570-785-3283, or visit their web site
and fill out a quote form.
& Discussion Here
Magical Journeys
8, 2004
of Florida to Honor Two Disney Resort HotelsThe Florida Department of Environmental Protection says it plans to
recognize a pair of hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort with its
new Green Lodgings awards. Disney's Coronado Springs and Boardwalk
Resorts are two of the first four hotels in Florida to receive the
awards, which will be presented in ceremonies at the Boardwalk
Resort March 10.
& Discussion Here
March 6, 2004
of Green Reopens!The U.S. military recreation resort Shades of Green with its new
skyline rising above Disney's Palm and Magnolia Golf Courses, is
reopening in phases this month after a two-year expansion project.
The resort, available exclusively to active and retired members of
the U.S. military, National Guard and Department of Defense, as well
as their families, boasts a new five-story wing featuring 299 rooms
(bringing the resort total to 586 rooms), a 500-seat Magnolia
Ballroom, a fitness center, pools, tennis courts and a new lobby
featuring a vaulted ceiling, fireplace and veranda.
Discussion & Details Here
March 4, 2004
Disney To Add Venue
At Wide World of SportsWalt Disney World officials today will announce an expansion of the
resort's Wide World of Sports complex, further strengthening its
position as the world's largest multi-sport facility for amateurs.
An industry source closely tied to the negotiations, who asked not
to be identified, said Disney will break ground later this month on
the project -- the first expansion of the complex since it opened
seven years ago.
Discussion Here
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The iconic Mission Operations Control Room at NASA's Johnson Space Center is in "acute need of restoration," according to the space agency, and a new Kickstarter campaign aims to raise funds to restore the facility to its former glory.
Funds raised through the campaign will go toward restoration of five distinct areas of the Mission Control facility and will focus specifically on rehabilitation of flight control consoles and Apollo-era wall displays.
PHOTOS: NASA Mission Control through the years
At the end of the restoration process, Mission Control will reflect its history as a hub of innovation during the historic 1969 moon landing and beyond.
In addition to Mission Control proper, work will also be done to restore NASA's simulation control room, the recovery control room used to coordinate splashdown and the viewing area that housed NASA employees' family members and other VIPs during launches and landings.
The city of Webster has already made a $3.5 million gift to the $5 million restoration fund and will match an undisclosed amount of public donations.
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We make every effort to see our patients on time, but we need your help in doing so! We ask that all patients (even established) patients arrive 15 minutes early. This will allow the staff to update your address/ insurance information and check the patient's vital signs. Arriving early to your appointment will allow you to spend more time face to face with your provider.
- When one patient arrives late it can affect the schedule for the rest of the day. Therefore, patients arriving 15 minutes or more after their appointment time will need to reschedule. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
All patient appointments are very valuable and very much in high demand. In an effort to serve you better, we ask for proper notice for any cancellation.
- Patients failing to provide at least 24-hour notice will be charged $50.00 for any missed appointments (no show) in the Denver (Rose) office. For missed appointments in Ft. Morgan, Avista(Coal Creek), Colorado Springs, Castle Rock and Lone Tree the charge will be $60.00.
- Patients who give same day cancellation notice will be charged $25.00 (less than the missed appointment fee).
Here at RMPP we make every effort to make sure our patients have their medications. If your child is in need of refills please call your pharmacy and have them fax us a request or send a request through e-Scripts. If the prescription is expired or has no more refills they still must send us the request. Please be patient as requests may take up to 48 hours to complete. Please do not wait until your child has no more medications.
We bill your insurance as a courtesy to you. Any fees not covered by your plan are your financial responsibility. Please call your insurance company and make sure we are in network with your plan. Coverage of the visits depend on your plan, please know the details of your plan to insure the visits will be covered. Co-pays are due at time of visit. We accept: checks, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
Families who are having financial hardships can contact our billing department at 1-888-701-8826 and set up a payment plan.
If a patient has a balance over $100.00, it must be paid by the time of next visit. We understand that some families may experience financial hardships. If payment cannot be made, the responsible party will need to speak with our billing department at 1-888-701-8826 ext 108 to set up a payment plan.
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The new GAA President Liam O'Neill has hinted that he would like to see the re-introduction of the controversial 'sin-bin' at inter-county level. He was involved in establishing it as an experiment back in 2009 but failed to muster the two-thirds majority needed at the time to make it a permanent rule change.
O'Neill said that he would be putting together a committee to look at and update the 2009 model.
However he stressed that it would be someone else's job to try and push it through as a rule change.
The Laois official also emphasised that he wanted to see a situation where 'the person who is wrong pays'.
It's well known that the new GAA President also has strong beliefs on how the game should be played. O'Neill believes it has become boring with too much defensive play and believes the essence of Gaelic football is physical contact and moving forward.
The problem with that opinion is that physical contact by its very nature will ensure there is wrongdoing on the pitch. To counter this, a strong disciplinary process has to be in place. It's not at present!
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Quezon Memorial Circle
|Quezon Memorial Circle
Quezon Memorial Shrine
|Barangay Central,[1]
Quezon City, Philippines
|14°39′03″N 121°02′54″E / 14.6507°N 121.0482°ECoordinates: 14°39′03″N 121°02′54″E / 14.6507°N 121.0482°E
|27 ha (67 acres)
|Quezon City government
(Majority; 26 hectares (64 acres))
National Historical Commission of the Philippines
(Quezon Memorial Shrine area; 1 hectare (2.5 acres))
The Quezon Memorial Circle is a national park located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
The park is located inside a large traffic circle in the shape of an ellipse and bounded by the Elliptical Road and is the main park of Quezon City (which served as the official capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976). Its main feature is a 66-metre (217 ft)[2] tall mausoleum containing the remains of Manuel L. Quezon, the second official President of the Philippines and the first of an internationally recognized independent Philippines, and his wife, First Lady Aurora Quezon.
This location will be the street alignment for the approved Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 7 named Quezon Memorial MRT Station and the station will be underground.
"Circle", as locals call it, has been undergoing significant changes in order to lure in more tourists both local and foreign. Due to these beautification efforts of the local government the number of visitors is continuously increasing.[3][4]
The site was originally intended as the grounds of the National Capitol to be built in Quezon City to house the Congress of the Philippines. The location was also part of a larger National Government Center located around Elliptical Road and the Quezon City Quadrangle (made up of the North, South, East, and West Triangles). The NGC was meant to house the three branches of the Philippine government (legislative, executive, and judicial). While the cornerstone for the structure was laid on November 15, 1940, only the foundations were in place when construction was interrupted by the beginning of the Second World War in the Philippines.[5] After World War II in December 1945, President Sergio Osmeña issued Executive Order No. 79 stipulating the creation of a Quezon Memorial Committee to raise funds by public subscription to erect a memorial to his predecessor, President Manuel L. Quezon.[6][7]
Former Quezon City Mayor Tomas Morato was instrumental to the selection of the site of the memorial park. Then President Elpidio Quirino proposed the relocation of the monument but this was opposed by Morato who resigned from his post as congressman representing Quezon province in 1949 due to disputes over the plan of then President Quirino.[8]
A national contest for the Quezon Memorial Project was held 1951. Filipino architect Federico S. Ilustre's design won the contest.[9] Aside from the monument itself, a complex of three buildings, including a presidential library, a museum, & a theater, were also planned to be erected.
Shortly after the People Power Revolution in 1986, the Quezon City Parks Development Foundation (QCPDF) was established during the term of then Quezon City Mayor, Brigido Simon Jr.[10] Under a tripartite agreement between the Quezon City government, National Historical Institute (NHI, now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines) and the National Parks Development Administration (NPDA), the NPDA was given jurisdiction over the 27 hectares (67 acres) park except a one hectare area covering the Quezon Memorial Shrine which is under the NHI. The NPDA turned over the management of the park to the QCPDF and the city government gave the foundation authority to raise revenue for the maintenance of the park.[10]
In the 1980s, the architecture firm of Francisco Mañosa made a masterplan for the park sometime in the 1980s.[11]
On July 1, 2008, the QCPDF which has been managing the park from September 27, 1988, transferred management duties to the Quezon City government.[12]
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Quezon Memorial Shrine[edit]
The Quezon Memorial Shrine is an art deco-themed monument was designed by Federico Ilustre and was built during the 1950s and serves as the centerpiece of the Quezon Memorial Circle. The 66-metre (217 ft) shrine[2] representing Quezon's age when he died from tuberculosis stands on a thirty-six hectare elliptical lot. It houses an observation deck that can accommodate sixty people at the top through a spiral staircase which gives the visitors a panoramic view of the city.[13]
At the top of the pylons are three mourning angels holding sampaguita (the national flower) wreaths[2] sculpted by the Italian sculptor Francesco Monti. The regional identity of each female angels figure could be discerned in the traditional costume they were clothed with.[14] The winged figures atop the three pylons represented Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.[2] The three pylons would in turn circumscribe a drum-like two-story structure containing a gallery from which visitors could look down at Quezon's catafalque, modeled after Napoleon Bonaparte's in the Invalides. The gallery and the catafalque below are lit by an oculus, in turn reminiscent of Grant's Tomb.
The planned auxiliary structures (presidential library, museum, and theater) were never built. Two smaller museums, one containing the presidential memorabilia of Quezon, and the other containing items on the history of Quezon City, were installed within the Shrine itself. In the 1980s, missing, lost, or incomplete bas reliefs for the outside of the memorial were installed.
A house of Manuel L. Quezon family in Gilmore, New Manila was transferred within the Quezon Memorial Circle and was made a museum. A city museum, the Quezon City Experience (QCX) was also opened within park grounds in late 2015.
The Presidential Car Museum, housing the presidential cars of former Philippine presidents, was inaugurated on August 19, 2018.[15]
Recreation spaces[edit]
Quezon City Circle also hosts the Circle of Fun, a small amusement park which has various rides such as the "Fun Drop" a drop tower ride and the "Sea Dragon", a pirate ship type of amusement ride. A separate attraction, the Pedal N Paddle offers go-kart rides, boat rides in a small pond, fish spa, a 4D theater and Skybike, where patrons ride modified bicycles attached on an elevated rail.[16]
A children's playground and a rental bicycles are also available which can be used on a bicycle track within the park. Dining outlets and a flea market are also situated within park grounds.[17]
Previously the park had a disco area near the Quezon Memorial Shrine[18] but it has been closed down.[when?]
Public facilities for events such as the Seminar Hall, Century Hall, People's Hall, and a stage, as well as covered courts were introduced by the city government which took over administration of the park in 2008. A dancing fountain was also renovated by the city government which is illuminated with colors at night.[19]
Gardens, monuments, and markers[edit]
The elliptical park features smaller gardens and named green spaces within its grounds such as the Hardin ng Mga Bulaklak (lit. Garden of Flowers) and the Tropical Garden.[20] The Quezon Memorial Circle also host a demo urban farm which in 2015 is occupying a 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft). The urban farm inside the park is one of the several sites under the "Joy of Urban Farming" project of Vice Mayor, Joy Belmonte which was launched in 2010.[21][22] In 2011, the Cactus and Succulent Garden designed by Serapion Metilla was opened to the public.[23]
Among the other areas of the park is the World Peace Bell. The bell installed not before 1994, was a donation of the World Peace Bell Association, a Japanese organization promoting awareness on the world peace movement. The Philippines was the first Southeast Asian nation to receive a bell from the association.[24] The first bell was made from coins donated by the then 65 member countries of the United Nations, weighs 365 kilograms (805 lb), has a height of 1.05 metres (3.4 ft), and a diameter of 60 centimetres (24 in). It was designed by the Quezon City Planning Office.[25]
The bell was turned over to then Quezon City Vice Mayor, Charito Planas by World Peace Bell Association Executive Chairman Tomojiro Yoshida at the Tsunamachi Mitsui Club in Tokyo on July 1, 1994. The bell was inaugurated by then President Fidel V. Ramos on December 10, 1994 who formally presented the bell to then Quezon City Mayor Ismael Mathay.[25]
A Peace Monument was also erected inside the grounds of the park by the Rotary Club. It marked Quezon City as a Rotary Peace City as part of the "Community Peace Cities/Towns" concept conceived by the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga, Australia.[26] Quezon City is the fifth Rotary Peace Community in the Philippines and 25th in the world. The peace monument was inaugurated on December 7, 1999.[27]
The Philippine–Israel Friendship Park is hosted within the larger Quezon Memorial Circle beside the Quezon Heritage House.[28] The park had its groundbreaking in December 2017 and was inaugurated in August 2018.[28] It commemorate President Manuel L. Quezon's efforts to accept 1,000 Jewish refugees in the Philippines during the World War II era and the Philippines' support for the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine and the establishment of the State of Israel.[29]
The Quezon Memorial Circle is totally engulfed by the Elliptical Road. A ₱49 million pedestrian underpass was opened in October 2007 which connects the lot occupied by the Quezon City Hall and the park.[30] A second underpass connects the park to the Philcoa area near the Commonwealth Avenue.[16]
The park will also host an eponymous station of the Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 7 (MRT-7), which is under construction.
Vendors and stalls[edit]
As of 2017, the Quezon Memorial Circle hosts five restaurants and 13 food stalls. There are also 19 kiosks, 39 plant stalls, as well as 21 stalls from Agri-Aqua Network International. 7 other establishments also has presence in the park including the TEC bike rental, Pedal n Paddle Inc., and Philippine Mango Seedling.[31]
In 2012, it was reported that an average of 8,000 people visit the Quezon Memorial Circle daily. The average figures during the weekends were reportedly higher during the weekends amounting to 12,000 people. In December 2011, more than a million visited the park.[19]
See also[edit]
- List of parks in Manila
- Manuel L. Quezon
- Quezon City
- Marcos Museum and Mausoleum
- Libingan ng mga Bayani
- Manila North Cemetery
- Manila South Cemetery
- Manila Memorial Park
- ^ Yee, Jovic (17 January 2016). "Teen student, drop-out nabbed after stabbing sisters in QC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Introduction". Quezon Memorial Shrine. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
The Quezon Memorial Shrine is dedicated to the unrivalled legacy of the first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon. It is a national shrine highlighted by a 66-meter trylon monument at the heart of Quezon City's most important park. The monument's three columns and angels bowed in grief, holding sampaguita wreaths, represent Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It has a museum that features Quezoniana relics and memorabilia, and a mausoleum where the remains of Quezon and his wife, Aurora Aragon Quezon, were interred.
- ^ "Developments at the Quezon Memorial Circle". The Local Government of Quezon City. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
The Quezon City Government is continuously improving the Quezon Memorial Circle as a people's park and a fitting place for the shrine of a Philippine President. The place is not a forest park. On an ordinary day, when there are no special events there, an average of 8,000 people visit the park daily, with numbers increasing to 12,000 on weekends, and to over a million last December as more families chose to celebrate the holidays in affordable style outdoors.
- ^ Quick Tour in Quezon City Memorial Circle Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Manila Bulletin - War aborts Capitol Building; 61st Anniversary of Quezon City.(Opinion/Editorial) by Isabelo T. Crisostomo
- ^ "Executive Order No. 79; Creating a Quezon Memorial Committee to Take Charge of the Nation-Wide Campaign to Raise Funds for the Erection of a National Monument in Honor of the Late President Manuel L. Quezon". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Malacañan Palace, Manila, Philippines. 17 December 1945. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 12; Reorganizing the Quezon Memorial Committee, Created under Executive Order Numbered Seventy-Nine, dated December 17, 1945". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Malacañan Palace, Manila, Philippines. 19 August 1946. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Morato, Manuel (24 February 2000). "Keep Circle as a park". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Federico S. Ilustre". Arkitekturang Filipino Online. Art Studies Foundation, Inc., National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and United Architects of the Philippines. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ a b Jimenez-David, Rina (29 February 2000). "What it takes to run a park". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Developments at the Quezon Memorial Circle". Quezon City Official Website. Quezon City Government. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Quezon Memorial Circle to be converted into central park". ABS-CBN News. The Philippine Star. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Lico, Gerard (2008). Arkitekturang Filipino: A History of Architecture and Urbanism in the Philippines. Quezon City: The University of the Philippines Press. p. 398. ISBN 978-971-542-579-7.
- ^ al.], Chris Rowthorn ; Greg Bloom ; Michael Day ... [et (2006). Philippines (9th ed.). Paris: Lonely planet. p. 85. ISBN 9781741042894.
- ^ Montemayor, Ma. Teresa (19 August 2018). "Presidential car museum opens in Quezon City". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ a b Royandoyan, Ramon; Ocampo, Karl Angelica (18 December 2015). "12 ways to spend Christmas in Metro". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Segova, Julius (reporter) (25 December 2015). Playground, rides, tiangge at mga kainan, tampok sa Quezon Memorial Circle [Playground, amusement rides, flea market and dining venues, a hit at the Quezon Memorial Circle] (Television production) (in Filipino).
- ^ Lacuarta, Gerald (13 February 2000). "Disco at Circle hit". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b Palma, Tadeo (22 June 2012). "'Visit Quezon Memorial Circle'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Flower, garden exhibit Feb. 4-15 in QC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Fritzie, Rodriguez (1 September 2015). "#HUNGERPROJECT Making farming work in the big city". Rappler. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Fernandez, Rudy (7 August 2011). "QC urban farming program expanded". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Bolido, Linda (11 September 2011). "From classroom tutor to plant prof". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Bacobo, Ariel (10 July 1994). "Has Jaworski hurt his political ambitions - (Untitled subsection discussing the bell)". Manila Standard. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b Untitled (Marker). At the right portion of the south entrance of the World Peace Bell area in Quezon Memorial Circle.: Unknown. n.d.
- ^ "Peace & Friendship Monuments Initiated by Rotary International". Peace Monuments Around the World (& Notable Peacemakers). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Rotary Peace City Project. ManilaStatues.com (Plaque on monument). Lower portion of the central monument on the side facing south.: Unknown. n.d.
- ^ a b "QC friendship park inagurated". Metro News Central. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "QC hosts PH-Israel Friendship Park". Philippine Information Agency. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ del Rosario, Kenneth (2 October 2007). "Underpass to Quezon Memorial Circle now open". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Diega, Alladin (13 December 2017). "Quezon Memorial Circle store tenants get contract extension". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
External links[edit]
- Quezon Memorial Circle travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Media related to Quezon Memorial Circle at Wikimedia Commons
- Quezon Memorial Circle at OpenStreetMap


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The parties struck a deal Thursday afternoon under which the Green Party will delay submitting their list of candidates to the state until a court rules on the matter.
At issue is whether the party, in accepting the petitions from a nonprofit company, violates state law. An out-of-state Republican consultant arranged for the gathering of signatures, a deal first reported by The Dallas Morning News this week.
"Texans need to know the truth about Rick Perry's involvement in the Republican/Green Party petition scam," said state Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie.
Richie said the effort to collect 92,000 signatures to put the Green Party on the November ballot was a disguised attempt to help Perry. The Republican governor could be the main beneficiary if the liberal Green Party candidate for governor draws votes from Democrat Bill White. The governor's campaign has said it has no involvement in the petition drive.
Green Party state coordinator Kat Swift could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday. She has said the party believes the petition drive was legal but is awaiting written assurance before moving forward to field candidates.
The motion for a restraining order was filed Thursday in district court in Austin. The Democratic Party was hoping for a delay so its lawyers could take depositions under oath to find out who bankrolled the effort.
The secretary of state, who oversees elections in Texas, declared Wednesday that the petitions submitted by the Green Party are sufficient to win it a place on the fall ballot. Under the deal announced Thursday, the Green Party will hold off certifying its candidates to the state, even though it will choose them this weekend at its convention in Austin.
A hearing will be held in state court in Austin on June 24 to decide the issue of a corporate donation. Chad Dunn, general counsel for the Texas Democratic Party, said that would still leave the Green Party time to get its candidates on the ballot.
The petition drive on behalf of the Green Party was spearheaded by Tim Mooney, a GOP consultant from Arizona with a history of working for conservative causes and Republican candidates. Mooney arranged for a Chicago-based petition-gathering firm to collect the signatures with money from a Missouri group called Take Initiative America.
In 2004, Mooney was part of an effort in several states to put Ralph Nader on the presidential ballot, which analysts say benefited George W. Bush by taking votes away from Democrat John Kerry. Also that year, Mooney directed get-out-the-vote efforts in Florida for the Bush-Cheney ticket.
Swift says the Green Party intends to report the signatures as an in-kind contribution from Take Initiative America. But the actual source of the funding - perhaps more than $200,000 - is a mystery.
Swift says she doesn't know who actually paid for the drive and Mooney declined to say. A Republican attorney who heads Take Initiative America did not return telephone calls for comment.
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The Master of Business Administration program develops competencies essential to functioning professionally in a complex and competitive business environment. The program prepares students for responsible administrative positions and provides the background essential for advancement in professional management careers. The Master of Business Administration degree encompasses a program of breadth which builds a wide range of competencies required for effective management while permitting students to specialize in a functional area.
The Master of Business Administration is normally a 48-unit program for the graduate without an undergraduate degree in Business.
The Master of Business Administration program requires completion of a minimum of 36 units of graduate course work as established and approved by the College of Business Administration MBA office. The MBA program must include:
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Students who have not had an economics course prior to entering the MBA program must complete an economics course as a condition to obtaining an MBA degree.
MBA students should be guided by the following sequence of events as they progress through their graduate study in the College of Business Administration.
The masters degree presupposes mastery of a common body of knowledge. Students with a recent bachelor's degree in business administration from this University or from other AACSB accredited business schools within the last 3 years will have met much of the First Year Core requirements depending on the grades they achieved in certain courses. Upon acceptance to the MBA Program, student's transcripts are reviewed for completion of the necessary course work for mastery of the common body of knowledge. Generally, a grade of "B" or better within the last 3 years or an "A" in the last 4 years is required to meet the criteria. More information about this requirement is available from the MBA Office.
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Comyn, John (d.1274) (DNB00)
COMYN, JOHN (d. 1274), justiciar of Galloway, was the son of Richard Comyn and nephew of the powerful Walter Comyn, earl of Menteith [q. v.], and the hardly less important Alexander Comyn, earl of Buchan [q. v.] In 1248 he is mentioned as present at the courts of Alexander II at Berwick and Stirling (Acts Parl. Scot. i. 404 a, 409 a). He also attested several Melrose charters during the latter part of the same reign (Liber S. Marie de Melros, i. 191, 212, 214, Bannatyne Club) . In 1250 he granted to the monks of Melrose the right of passage through his lands of Dalswinton and Duncol in Nithsdale (ib. i. 280-1). In this valley and in Tyndale his property chiefly lay; so that he was a powerful man on both sides of the border. In Scotland he fully shared in the prosperity of his house during the early years of the reign of Alexander III. In close association with his two uncles, he took a prominent part in the government of the regency between 1249 and 1255, and fell like them in the latter year, when the personal intervention of Henry III transferred power to a new regency, better affected towards the English sovereign (Fœdera, i. 329; Acts Parl. Scot. i. 419 a; Chron. de Mailros; Wintoun). Next year the jury of Corbridge presented him for levying new tolls on King Henry's men on his Northumberland estates (Cal. Doc. Scot. i. 396). In 1257 he shared with his uncles in the capture of the young king at Kinross, which resulted in their return to power (Fœdera, i. 353; Fordun, i. 298). In 1258 he appears, with the new title of justice of Galloway (Fœdera, i. 370), as joining in the confederation of the Scottish nobles with Llewelyn of Wales against Henry III. But on peace being restored between Henry and the Comyns he became in 1260 one of those to whom Henry swore that he would not unnecessarily detain his daughter, the Queen of Scots, about to visit his court for her confinement (ib. i. 402). In August of the same year he received license from Henry to go through England to Canterbury, and thence beyond sea (Cal. Doc. Scot. vol. i. No. 2196). In January 1262 he again received a safe-conduct from the English king (ib. No. 2284), and during his stay at Henry's court obtained a confirmation of King David's grants to his great-grandfather of his Tyndale estates; a grant of 50l. for expenses during his residence at court; and license to hunt in the royal forests during his return home (ib. Nos. 2287, 2291, 2300). So completely was his former policy reversed that in 1263 he, along with John Baliol and Robert Bruce, led a band of Scottish troops to help Henry against the revolted barons. He was present at the capture of Northampton by Henry (Walt. Hem., i. 309, Eng. Hist. Soc.), and in 1264 was captured at Lewes and confined in gaol in London (Fordun, ed. Skene i. 302; Shirley, Royal Letters, ii. 255). The triumph of Henry in 1265 brought him signal benefits, grants of lands for his laudable services, limited rights of hunting in the king's forests, and of free warren over his Lincolnshire estates, to which was added leave to crenellate his new manor house at Tyrsete in Northumberland (Cal. Doc. Scot. 2431, 2446, 2462). In 1268 some of his retainers were slain by the citizens of York, and his favour with Henry and Alexander procured a successful termination of the feud thence arising. The city agreed to pay him 300l. compensation, and to perpetually maintain two priests to pray for the souls of the slaughtered servants upon the bridge over the Ouse, where the affray had occurred (Leland, Collectanea, i. 27). The end of his life was not eventful. He died in 1274.
Comyn is described by Fordun as 'a man prone to robbery and rashness.' Wyntoun, who calls him 'Red Jhon Cwmyn,' speaks of him as 'a knycht of gret renown.' He was twice married, and left a large family, who after his death could not settle his heritage without disputes (Cal. Doc. Scot. ii. 51). William, his eldest son, who died early, engaged in an ineffectual struggle to obtain the earldom of Menteith. Of the two sons named John, the elder became lord of Badenoch and a claimant to the Scottish throne [see Comyn, John, Lord of Badenoch]. Alexander and Robert, the two youngest, were both taken prisoners at Dunbar, while Robert was slain with the Red Comyn at Dumfries. His four daughters all married into noble houses.
[Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, vols. i. and ii.; Rymer's Fœdera, Record edit., vol. i.; Acts of Parliament of Scotland, vol. i.; Fordun's Chronicon Gentis Scotorum, ed. Skene, i. 298, 302; Wyntoun's Chronykil of Scotland, ed. Laing, bk. viii. line 1161 sq., who gives a full account of his family; Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, i. 161–2; Mrs. Cumming Bruce's Bruce and Comyns, pp. 404–6. Dugdale, Baronage of England, i. 685, confuses John Comyn with his son the competitor.]


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Atlantic American Corporation, an insurance-holding company based in Atlanta, was incorporated in January 1968. With an emphasis on"niche insurance products in specialty markets," its subsidiaries include Bankers Fidelity Life, the flagship of the company's life and health operations; three property and casualty companies, American Southern Insurance Company, Association Casualty Insurance Company, and Georgia Casualty and Surety; and Self Insurance Administrators, which administers claims and provides other outsourcing services. The company's roots stretch back to 1937, when Austin Dilbeck and Dan Dominey pooled $250 to start the Dilbeckand Dominey Insurance Agency. Before long, the company wrote the most workers' compensation insurance policies in the state.
The company acquired its current name in 1962, after a number of post–World War II (1941-45) mergers and acquisitions. In 1974 Atlanta entrepreneur J. Mack Robinson bought the company. Offices moved from downtown Atlanta to Buckhead, and the company continued its upward climb in holdings. In 1988 Robinson, already chairman of Atlantic American, became president. In 1995 Robinson's son-in-law Hilton Howell Jr. took the helm; Robinson remains chairman of the board.
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The Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China, Songkhla held a meeting in Phuket last Thursday (Mar 9) in a wide-ranging appeal to police and all forms of tourism authorities in Phuket, as well as representatives from tour agencies.
The key official at the meeting was the Director of the China National Tourism Administration Bangkok office, Zhang Xinhong, who was joined by Chinese Consul General in Songkhla Zhou Haicheng, the lead Chinese government representative for all Southern Thailand.
Representing the Royal Thai Police were no less than three police generals: Region 8 Police Commander Maj Gen Chayohdom Jindawirote, who is the lead ranking police officer for upper Southern Thailand; Phuket Provincial Police Chief Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen; and Krabi Provincial Police Chief Maj Gen Worawit Phanprung.
Also present were officers from Tourist Police Region 5, the Tourism and Sports Ministry Phuket office, the Phuket Land Transportation Department (PLTO) and other government departments totalling 15 agencies in all, along with tour agency representatives.
Consul General Zhou thanked police in Phuket and Krabi for their efforts so far and expressed his appreciation that the two provincial governments had made great efforts to promote Thailand-China cooperation, and safeguard the safety of Chinese tourists.
However, he also stressed that with the number of Chinese tourists in southern Thailand rising sharply, water and traffic safety issues had become increasingly prominent.
"We hope that Thai authorities will strengthen their water safety management, such as snorkelling, and improve the construction of tourism safety facilities to ensure life and property security of Chinese tourists," Consul Zhou said.
To this, Phuket Police Chief Gen Teeraphol and his Krabi counterpart Gen Worawit spoke generally about safety issues and promised to ramp inspection and supervision of travel agencies, boat transport companies and other tourism enterprises and personnel.
They also vowed to crack down drunk driving, driving without license and other illegal activities, and "to make efforts to reduce the number of Chinese tourists drowning and traffic accident casualties."
Region 8 Police Commander Gen Chayohdom simply said, "The Thai government welcomes Chinese tourists to travel in Southern Thailand, and pays high attention to the life and property safety of Chinese tourists."
He added that Deputy Prime Minister Gen Thanasak Patimapragorn and Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul during their visit in Phuket on Mar 2 ordered Thai officials to take action on a broad range of issues to improve tourism in the region.
The Chinese delegation did not elaborate on the high number of Chinese tourists killed or injured while on holiday in Phuket, through drownings in hotel pools or while snorkelling at reefs or near beachfront resorts, or injured in "brake failure" bus crashes on Patong Hill, but did politely accept the speeches delivered by Thai officials.
"Meeting participants also exchanged views and reached important consensus on speeding up the construction of tourism infrastructure, having more signs in Chinese at the airport, piers and tourism landmarks, and strengthening the safety and rescue of beaches and other places in Phuket and Samui," noted a report posted on the Songkla Consulte-General official website.
"The relevant departments of the two sides have unanimously expressed that it is of great significance to promote the friendly exchanges between China and Thailand, and promote mutually beneficial cooperation by working on the safety of Chinese Tourists.
"The relevant parties will continue to liaise closely and strengthen cooperation to create a better and safe tourism condition for tourists," the report added.


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Real Estate Agent Assistant Settlement
Applying an assistant arrangement is essential when using the services of a real estate assistant. It must describe the performing connection between you and the assistant. The to start with factor you must take into consideration is no matter whether he or she is an staff or performing as an unbiased contractor. If you pick out to have an staff you have to deduct taxes, social safety and unemployment insurance from their fork out. This requires a large amount of history maintaining on your portion additionally the included expenditures you incur by obtaining an staff …
So immediately after thought most agents that use assistants pick out the unbiased contractor standing. You do not have to do any of the withholding. You just have to deliver a 1099 form. There is no salary only a commission or rate as payment or solutions rendered payment. This rate will also be deductible on your taxes as an expenditure .. It would be smart to check with your accountant to see how to deal with the payment program.
You must use an assistant that has an energetic real estate license for the reason that if they do not have one it will limit them to performing only what an unlicensed person can do. This will make a quite massive change for the reason that there are several tasks that want a accredited agent to execute. Some of the prerequisites you must take into consideration when interviewing an assistant would be obtaining computer skills in courses this kind of as Microsoft term, excel or equivalent courses. If they do not have a laptop computer you might have to deliver one. Despite the fact that it's an expenditure the investment will show nicely worth it.
Let's chat about what else an arrangement must do.
- Define the get the job done hrs
- Define commission or payment solutions
- Demonstrate what responsibilities you hope from an assistant
- Guide with showings
- Guide with market place value stories
- Go on market place value report appointments with you
- Established Appointments
- Do open up homes
- File maintaining
- Mailings
- Hand out flyers
- Location signals for open up homes
- Make telephone calls on your behalf
- Prospecting for new company
- Overview the day by day updates on the MLS
- Preview new listings
- Fulfill all of your clients and clients
- A team player mind-set
You should decide a payment program of how substantially, when and how usually the assistant must hope payment. Your company growth must have a direct outcome on commission raises for the assistant. A confidentially clause is vital to have in your arrangement. The assistant should know that what goes on between both equally of you stays private. Having this all on paper will set the tips. Your assistant will know their work description and their responsibilities .. A real estate assistant arrangement must protect both equally functions.


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Friday, February 11, 2011
eHarmony Advice hacked in June 2009
It seems it was circulating between black hat hackers (the bad ones) a rumour about how to hack PlentyOfFish, eHarmony and other online dating sites.
Some white hat hackers (the good ones) received that information and decided to prove if that was true.
It takes nearly 4 seconds to download the info from a profile using SQL injections, 15 profiles per minute, and 900 per hour.
21,600 per day, and 1,388 days to download a 30 million profiles database (3.8 years)
It also seems several online dating sites, like PlentyOfFish and eHarmony HAD BEEN ALERTED IN ADVANCE, during 2009 about security holes, but they had not paid the attention it deserved.
See also from June 2009
"eHarmony is in big trouble: Have spammers hacked eHarmony Advice?"
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The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) (2 June 2019–5 January 2020) is an inter-generational show of 21 Chinese artists working from the 1980s to the present, including Ai Weiwei, Cai Guo-Qiang, Lin Tianmiao, Song Dong, He Xiangyu, Yin Xiuzhen, and Ma Qiusha.Staged on Level 2 of LACMA's Renzo...
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Season openers are always a little scary. What will the track surface be like? Will everything work? We were fortunate to accidentally choose the same date as the Super Bowl for our first race, which kept car counts at a manageable level. Everything worked, and we were able to get 5 races done rather than the usual 4. Next race - February 21. Check the schedule at http://slotcarhotrod.com/RaceDivisions.html
This year, the Reality Modifieds come to Smith Scale Speedway. On March 20, we will host a race for the 1/32 mods, and the Super Modifieds. We are also grateful for the new sponsors that have come on board for 2016, providing products, hats, etc. for our winners - Summit Racing Equipment, Competition Products, Blaster Corporation, and JVL Slot Chassis. Sponsors from last year, Sanel Auto Parts and Krud Kutter increased their prize packages dramatically for 2016. We're looking forward to an exciting season, and we are grateful to all those who support us.


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So, the big Fourth of July blockbuster this year is another resurrection of an old TV show. Know what it is (no fair cheating by remember what the title of this post was)
Wonder Woman? (That's way overdue.)
Archie and Jughead?
The Flash? Daredevil? Hawkman? Aquaman?
No. No. No. No. And WHY THE HELL NOT? (Though Aquaman was always the weakest link on my favorite cartoon as a kid, The Superfriends.)
It is THE LONE RANGER
*crickets chirping*
You know The Lone Ranger. Lawman of the Old West. Wears a mask. (No, I don't know why either). Rides a horse named Silver. Hi ho, Silver! Fights rustlers and train robbers and what not. The movie is sure to be filled with majestic landscapes, train robberies on horseback, intense gunfights and pwerful steeds riding for justice.
And it stars JOHNNY DEPP. *swoon*
He'll make an awesome Lone Ranger! He's tall and handsome and …
Johnny isn't playing The Lone Ranger? But he's getting top billing on the ads. Who the hell is he then?
The Lone Ranger's Native American sidekick?
But Johnny's a white dude…
No one seems to care, though. They're all OHMIGOD! JOHNNY DEPP IS IN A MOVIE! TALKING! AND MOVING! TALKING AND MOVING TOGETHER! *Drool uncontrollably* *collapse to the floor in a puddle of filth*
Do you even know who's playing THE LONE RANGER?
Armie Hammer.
(Stop giggling)
I'm sure Armie Hammer is a fine actor. They gave him the title role in this summer blockbuster. But from the advertising, you'd barely even know he was in the damn film. It's all about Johnny Depp. I don't even know what the plot of the movie is. The commercials are just Johnny doing quirky Johnny-things with a dead bird on his head.
I don't really think Johnny Depp or even the producers of the film intend to slap Native Americans in the face by putting a white guy in the Tonto role. I've read stuff with Johnny Depp saying his portrayal of some weird paintings this guy did of a white guy portrayed as a Native American. Depp says he wants, in his own way, to play this part to combat stereotypes. Johnny Depp is just weird enough for that to be believable.
I just think it's interesting how the promotion of this movie has gone; a movie called The Lone Ranger with almost no acknowledgement of the title character.
I suspect the movie might actually be pretty good. Of course, I thought the last big July 4th Western blockbuster – Wild, Wild West – was pretty good too.
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Now that everyone has calmed down from the possibility of a Stray Cats reunion (that is a lie, I'm still lactating at the thought). The idea popped in my head. How about some more reunions! The rockin world has brought soo many bands. Countless! I could spend an hour naming every rockabilly band in existence. And I wouldn't be done. With that, comes break ups. Either the band isn't making ends meet. Or members eventually get sick of each other. Or they simply grow up to raise a family. But at some point, the kids grow up. And they wanna rock. And we rejoice. Recently we got reunions from The Rockin Rebels and for a couple shows, Raging Teens. Today I'm going to through some fudge on the wall and see if it sticks (that makes no sense). Below are bands that I wanna see get back together. I'm excluding bands I know absolutely have 0 chance of ever reuniting. Who knows maybe we can revisit this page if anyone gets back together. Now read!
Shaking Pyramids
The Shaking Pyramids haven't been a band since 83 (33 years ago, I figured that one out easy because that is my birth year and my birthday was a couple of days ago…thought I"d let you know). It feels that there is no way that they could go back after all this time. Its just a little too long a gap. But I know that at least one member is still recording as a solo artist. I love their music. Had a more acoustic sound than most neo rockabilly bands at the time. They had a good Tennesse sound but still sounded very Scottish to me. I feel that almost every band from that era either has gotten back together. Or never broke up to begin with. If they got back together I feel a rockin circle would be complete.
The Amazing Royal Crowns
Not Royal Crown Revue! We're talking about the Rhode Island rockin band. They were signed to Time Bomb Recordings, own by Mike Ness (Wow Mr Ness did something right!). Now, unfortunately for these guys, they were forced to change their name to The Amazing Crowns after the other band I mentioned threatened legal action. We're done talking about that chapter. Moving on. These guys rocked! Very 90s sounding. To me they had their own sound. To the point I wasn't sure to add them to a list on rockabilly nerd. The Amazing Crowns broke up in the early 2000s, a couple of years before I discovered their music after going through used CDs at a thrift store. They have had two reunion shows since then. One in 2012 and 2015 but I want a full-fledged reunion. I'm talking a tour, and a set at a weekender. Please guys I'm begging you!
The Chop Tops
I made a promise to myself that I would not post about wanting the Chop Tops back when I started this page. But I feel enough time has passed that I can at least talk about it. Though they probably aren't getting back together any time soon. Those guys hit the road for years! Unlike the other two on this list. I've seen them live. Not only live but I've seen them multiple times (lead singer/drummer told me I was a brave man and must have big balls). Always a great show. High energy and great mid song banter. And they were sponsered by Murray's (I don't use that stuff any more cause my pillow cases can't be washed on a daily basis). I feel the world is missing something special without a show flyer with their logo on it.
Faraway Boys
These guys are a little bit on the obscure side. Any rockabilly folk in Orange County, California probably remembers seeing these guys open up for Three Bad Jacks on multiple occasions. They had a rum soaked pirate punk folk feel to their sound. They released one self released album. And had a song on a Sailor Jerry Rum ad as well as multiple other ones to. One of the few good things about living in south OC back in the day was that I some how constantly ran into members of the band. Either at their work or at other bands gigs. They reunited for a three song set for a friend of there's a couple of years ago. But I know there is a good chunk of people that would love to see them once more. Every now and again, I go on Facebook and someone posts a video of "Sailor Jerry Rum" by the Faraway Boys from YouTube. All the members have been in other really good bands, like Stealth by Starlight. And Vinny and the Hooligans. But we want the original. Make it happen!
Is there any other bands you feel need to get back together? Send me a message in the contact are and I might post it in a future sequel to this post. I encourage you to share this post on social media. While you're here feel free to LIKE the official Rockabilly Nerd Facebook page HERE.
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Just before Thanksgiving 2005, I was told I had been laid off from my well-paying job at a Fortune 50 company due to budget cuts. The day I found out, I came home that afternoon, put down my briefcase, and gathered my family together. I excitedly shared the news with them and reminded them that God says to give thanks in all things. So we joined hands in a circle and profusely thanked the Lord for my lay-off from work. We knew the Lord would be glorified in it, and He was.
After further prayer, I was rehired to another position with even more responsibility, and got a major pay increase of 25%. There is a whole testimony of how the Lord continued to be glorified in the months and years after that. But suffice to say that we did not go wrong by thanking the Lord. He's got everything in control and we can trust Him with out lives.
We recently played an after-dinner game as a family at the table, in which we went through the alphabet, and each person had to say something starting with that letter that they are thankful to God for. After about a week, we had the following list of natural and spiritual blessings that we are thankful for.
Air, Air conditioner, Alarm, Apples, Aunts, Automobile, Avocadoes, Bananas, Bed, Bible, Bicycle, Birthday, Blanket, Books, Brain, Calendars, Cameras, Carrots, CD player, CDs, Chairs, Clothing, Computers, Cousins, Cucumbers, Daddy, Dancing, Dentist, Dictionary, Dill, Dishes, Dishwasher, Disposable diapers, Doctors, Doorknobs, Doors, Dryers, DVD Player, DVDs, Education, Eggs, Elbows, Elders, Electricity, Epistles, Erasers, E-Sword Bible, Evangelism, Eyelids, Eyes, Face, Faith, Family, Feet, Fingers, Floss, Flowers, Food, Forks, Friends, Fruit, Fruit Tea, Fun, Games, Garage, Garden, Gas, Gates, Gems from heaven, Getaways, Glasses, Government, GPS, Grandparents, Grapefruit, Grapes, Grass, Growth, Guitar, Hands, Health, Heart, Heating system, Home, Instruments, Internet, Joseph, Justice, Kitten, Labor in the Lord, Lake(s), Language, Laughter, Library, Life, Light(s), Lilies, Lip balm, Lotion, Magnifying glass, Mints, Mirror, Mommy, Money, Mops, Nature, Nurses, Oatmeal, Olive oil, Oranges, Orchards, Oxygen, Paintings, Parents, Pastors, Peppers, Phones, Piano, Pictures, Pillows, Planes, Plants, Poetry, Potatoes, Presents, Printer, Q-tips, Quietness, Qumran texts, Rain, Raspberries, Reading, Red chili peppers, Red grapes , Relatives, Rest, Ribs, Roast turkey, Roosters, Roses, Salad, Salt, Sanitation services, Scissors, Shelter, Shoes, Silverware, Slippers, Soap, Socks, Sofa, Songs, Stars, Strength, Sun, Table, Tacos , Tape, Tapes, Tea, Teenagers, Teeth, Terrace, Tires, Toddlers, Toilet, Toilet paper, Tongue, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Toothpicks, Tow trucks, Trash cans, Trumpets, Umbrellas , Uncles, Underwear, Vacuum Cleaner , Variety, Vegetables, Verses, Violins, Vocal cords, Voice, Wallets, Walls, Wardrobe, Washing machine, Water, Weeping willow trees, Wellness, Wet wipes, Wind, Windows, Windshield wipers, Work, World, Writing, X-rays, Xylophone,Yard, Youth, Yo-yo , Zippers, and Zoo.
Angels, Anointing, Apostles, Ark of the Covenant, Armor, Atonement, Authority, Baptism, Beatitudes, Blessings, Blood of Jesus, Body of Christ, Breakthrough, Christ, Circumcision (of heart), Citizenship (in heaven), Cleansing of God, Communion, Compassion, Confirmations, Courage, Coverage, Covering, Cross, Deliverance, Direction, Divine appointments, Dreams from God, Edification, Election, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Eternal life, Evangelists, Every opportunity to: Be a witness, Cast out demons, Experience persecution, Give, Heal the sick, Impart holy fire, Love, Make disciples, Pray, Preach, Raise the dead, Share, Suffer for Christ, Teach, Visit the sick and those in prison; Every trial You have brought us through, Faith, Faithfulness, Father in heaven, Fear of the Lord, Fire of God, Forgiveness, Free will, Freedom, Fruit of the Spirit, Gifts of the Spirit, Glory, God, Goodness, Gospel, Grace, Growth, Guidance, Heaven, Help, Heritage, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Hope, Inspiration, Intercession of Christ and Holy Spirit, Intervention (of God), Jesus, Joy, Judgment of God, Justice, Justification, Kindness (of God), Kingdom of God, Knowledge, Law (of God), Laying on of hands, Lord's Supper, Lordship (of Christ), Love, Mansion in heaven, Marriage of the Lamb, Marriage Supper of the Lamb, Mediator, Mercy, Messages, Ministry, Miracles, New Covenant, New Life, New Wine, Obedience (of Christ), Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Omniscience, Oracles, Parables of Jesus, Patience, Patriarchs, Peace, Perfection of Christ, Persecution, Portal of Heaven, Power over demons, Power to heal, Praise, Predestination, Presence (God's), Promises of God, Prophecies, Prophets, Purification, Quiet time, Reality in Christ, Reason to live, Rebirth, Redemption, Refiner's fire, Reformation, Refuge, Reign of Christ, Rest, Restoration, Resurrection, Revelation / revelation, Revival, Rewards in heaven, Righteousness, River of Life, Sacrifice of Christ, Salvation, Sanctification, Seraphim, Sword of the Spirit, Tenderness, Throne of God, Tongues, Treasures in heaven, Trials, Trust, Truth, Understanding, Unity, Vicarious death of Christ, Victory, Vindication, Vine, Warnings, Wisdom, Worship, Year of the Lord's favor, Zeal for the Lord, and Zion.
Putting it All Together
The psalmist said, "I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart!" (Ps 100:4). When I approach the Lord in prayer, I come with thanks. There is so much to thank Him for, even when life's burdens weigh heavy upon me. "Every good and perfect gift flows down from the Father of Lights." I hope you will do the same. Aside from praise, thanks is the only other thing you can give to God that He has not given to you. What are you thankful for?
Image Credit: The "English Breakfast" illustration is by my sixteen-year old daughter C.V. You may find more of her artwork at A Brush with Life.
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Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?
"Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.'" (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe.
Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.


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Shawn Merwin is an RPG writer and editor. He began his career as an administrator and contributor to countless organized play programs (Living Greyhawk, Living Forgotten Realms, D&D Adventurers League, Xen'drik Expeditions, Ashes of Athas, etc.). He has worked as a freelancer for Wizards of the Coast on numerous books, magazine articles, and adventures. His early published credits include Designer in the WotC book Dungeon Delve and the co-designer (with Bruce Cordell) of P3: Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress. He also co-designed Halls of Undermountain with Matt Sernett. Shawn has worked on several seasons of D&D Encounters, and he has written many convention adventures for Wizards' in both 4e and 5e rules.
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